2017 Week 4 · Sun, Oct 1, 2017 · Gillette Stadium
Carolina PanthersWinner
33
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New England Patriots
30
NE -9 upsetO 48 ✓
Carolina Panthers 33–30 — decided on the final possessions.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · CAR
22/29, 316 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT
20.4 expected points added · +12.6% completion over expected
Passing · NE
32/45, 307 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
9.8 expected points added · +5.2% completion over expected
Receiving · CAR
4/4 for 104 yds, 0 TD
14% of team targets · 8.5 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
Carolina Panthers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Newton | 22/29 | 316 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 20.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Stewart | 14 | 68 | 4.9 | 0 | -4.8 |
| Cam Newton | 8 | 44 | 5.5 | 1 | 3.0 |
| Christian McCaffrey | 6 | 16 | 2.7 | 0 | -1.6 |
| Damiere Byrd | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 0.8 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelvin Benjamin | 4 | 4 | 104 | 0 | 14% | 8.5 |
| Devin Funchess | 7 | 9 | 70 | 2 | 31% | 8.5 |
| Ed Dickson | 3 | 4 | 62 | 0 | 14% | 4.0 |
| Fozzy Whittaker | 3 | 3 | 34 | 1 | 10% | 2.7 |
| Christian McCaffrey | 4 | 6 | 33 | 0 | 21% | 1.1 |
| Russell Shepard | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 3% | 1.4 |
| Jonathan Stewart | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.5 |
| Damiere Byrd | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -2.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Kuechly | 11 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaq Thompson | 9 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Bradberry | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Adams | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Julius Peppers | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Demetrious Cox | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kawann Short | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Stewart | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Damiere Byrd | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Star Lotulelei | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
New England Patriots
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 32/45 | 307 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Gillislee | 12 | 49 | 4.1 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Dion Lewis | 4 | 18 | 4.5 | 1 | 2.0 |
| James White | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Brandin Cooks | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | -0.1 |
| Tom Brady | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.4 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rob Gronkowski | 4 | 5 | 80 | 0 | 11% | 7.6 |
| Chris Hogan | 5 | 9 | 60 | 1 | 20% | 0.6 |
| James White | 10 | 12 | 47 | 0 | 27% | 0.3 |
| Danny Amendola | 6 | 7 | 42 | 1 | 16% | 5.2 |
| Brandin Cooks | 3 | 6 | 38 | 0 | 13% | -0.2 |
| Phillip Dorsett | 1 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 2% | 1.1 |
| James Develin | 2 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 4% | 0.9 |
| Dion Lewis | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2% | 0.6 |
| Dwayne Allen | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | -0.8 |
| Jacob Hollister | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | -0.8 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malcolm Butler | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Trey Flowers | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Van Noy | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephon Gilmore | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Chung | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Devin McCourty | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malcom Brown | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elandon Roberts | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Jones | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lawrence Guy | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NE -9
- Closing total
- 48
- CAR moneyline
- +385
- NE moneyline
- -450
Patriots closed -9 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 48; the game landed 63 — over by 15.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Gillette Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 61°F, wind 6 mph
- Referee
- Jerome Boger
- Rest
- CAR 7 days · NE 7 days
- Coaches
- Ron Rivera vs Bill Belichick