PAT RIOTS VS. PANTHE RS SERIES HISTORY LAST MEETIN G: PANTHER S 27, PATRI OTS 17 The Patriots an d Panthers will meet for Sept. 18, 2005 ¹ Bank of Americ a Stadium (At t: 73,528) just the fourth time in the re gul ar season 1 2 3 4 Final and the first ti me since the 200 5 season. New En gland Patri ots 7 0 10 0 — 17 While the over all series is tie d at 2-2, Caro lina Panthers 7 1 0 3 7 — 27 Carolina leads the re gular-sea son series with a 2-1 reco rd. The 2005 m eetin g was The Patriots d ropped their first game of the 2005 the first since t he two met in S uper Bowl camp ai gn, fallin g to the Panthers in Charlotte, 27-1 7. The New XXXVIII when New En gland sc ored a 32- En gla nd defense pla yed solidly a gainst the Panthe rs’ passin g attac k, holdin g Carol ina si gnal caller Jake Delhomm e to just a 29 victory. 42.3 percent comple tion rate (11-2 6) and 154 yar ds with an The Patriots- Panthers Super Bowl is widel y believed to b e inter ception. But Pa nthers runnin g back Stephen D avis scored amon g the mo st entertainin gS uper Bowls ev er played, as th e three touchdowns and Carolina f orced two cos tly Patriots Panthers took a fourth-quarte r lead only to see the Patriot s turno vers to provide the difference in the game. came up with a game-winnin g field goal to cli nch the see-sa w The Patriots got on the board fi rst, takin g a 7- 0 lead on a battle in the fin al seconds. 1-yar d touchdown pa ss from Tom Br ady to Daniel G raham. The In the 2005 meetin g, Caroli na beat New E ngland 27-17 i n play was set up by a 71-yard catch-a nd-run play by Troy Brown, Charlotte. After that loss, the Patriots wo n the l ongest Patriots reception in nea rly two season s. The New 17 re gul ar-season gam es a gainst NF C En gla nd lead was sh ort-lived, howev er, as the Panth ers offense opponent s until losin g t o the Saints tw o came out firin g on the ensuin g dr ive. Delhomme completed weeks a goo. back- to-back passes of 23 and 41 y ards to se t up the first of The se ries dates back to 1995, whe n Davis ’ three 1-yard touchdown runs , tyin g the scor e at seven the Pant hers claimed a 20-17 win a t with 1:20 left in the fi rst quarter. Foxboro S tadium in their i nau gural season . In the second stanza, the Pa triots appeared poised to The two t eams have also played six time s coun terpunch as Bra dy led a drive that reached th e Panthers’ in the preseaso n, with the Pat riots holdin g a 4-2 lead in thos e 23-y ard line. But foll owing a 10-yard holdin g penalty, Brady was games. picke d off by Panthe rs linebacker W ill Witherspoon to end the scori nng threat. Caroli na took advanta ge, seizin g the l ead on the Re gula r Season – Ne w En gland 1 , C arolina 2 ensui nng possession as a 51-yard fie ld goal by John Kasay put Date Resul t Score H/A Stadium the Panthers ahea d, 10-7. With the momentu m now on 10/29/95 L 17-20 H Foxboro Stadi um Carol ina’s side, the P anthers stopped the Patriots’ ne xt offensive 01/06/02 W 38-6 A Ericsson Stad ium poss ession, settin g u p a Patriots punt that was return ed by Chris 9/18/05 L 17-27 A Bank of Amer ica Stadium Gam ble for a 76-yard gain that gave Carolina posses sion on the New England 13-yard line. Four plays later, Davis’ se cond 1-yard Posts eason – New England 1, Car olina 0 scori nng scamper gav e the Panthers a 17-7 lead tha t they took Date R esult Score H/A St adium into halftime. 02/01/04* W 32-29 N Re liant Stadium Carolina got th e ball to be gin the second hal f and used * = Super Bowl XXXVIII i n Houston, Texas anot her lon g Kasay fi eld goal (52 yar ds) to take a 20- 7 lead. The Patri ots then set into motion a seque nce of events th at got them Overall Recor d (includin g pl ayoffs) ........... ................ 2-2 back into the game, as a 45-yard fi eld goal by Ada m Vinatieri Record in Foxb orou gh ............. ........................ ................. 0-1 mad e the score 20-1 0, and a 24-ya rd interception r eturn for a Record in Charl otte ................. ........................ ................. 1-1 touch down by Mike Vrabel cut the gap to 20-17 with 6:08 left in Record in Houst on ................... ........................ ................. 1-0 the third quarter. New En gland st opped the Pan thers’ next Total Points in t he Series .......... ......... Patriots 1 04, Panthers 82 offen sive bid to get t he ball back with a chance to tie or take the Patriots’ Lar gest Mar gin of Victo ry ............ 32 p oints (01/06/02) lead, but the Panthe rs’ Mike Rucker sacked Brady an d caused a Patriots’ Lar gest Mar gin of Defe at… .......... 10 p oints (09/18/05) fumb le that was reco vered by Julius Peppers at the Patriots’ 12- Hi ghest Combin ed Point Total ... ................61 p oints (02/01/04) yard line. Five plays l ater, Davis plun ged into the end zone for a Lowest Combin ed Point Total ... ................37 p oints (10/29/95) third time to make t he score 27-17 with 14 seconds elapsed in Games Decided by Seven or Fe wer Points ......... .................... 2 the fi nal quarter. Games Decided by 21 or More P oints ................ .................... 1 Neither team could move th e ball into its opponent’s Current Win Str eak .................. ..................Car olina, one game territ ory for much o f the final quart er until the Pat riots broke PATRIOT S VS. NFC onto Carolina’s side of the field wit h around three minutes to The Patriots have been su ccessful a gains t NFC teams i n play, trailin g by 10 points. New En glland made it as far as the recent seasons, compilin g a 3 0-5 (.857) re gul aar -season recor d Carol ina 32-yard line , but a fumble by Ben jamin Watson with 2:17 left in the game was recove red by the Pan thers’ Dan against the con ference since 20 01. Includin g th e postseason, th e Mor gaan. Carolina was able to keep th e ball and run o ut the clock Patriots are 33- 6 (.846) a gains t the NFC with a 3-1 Super Bo wl to sc ore the victory. record since 20 01. The Patriots are 2-1 so far i n 2009 a gainst t he NFC followin g THIS WE EK IN PATRI OTS HISTOR Y DECEMBER 1 0-16 a 26-10 win ov er Atlanta on Se pt. 27 at Gillette Stadium, a 35- 7 Dec. 12, 1982 — Thhe Patriots defe ated the Miami Dolphins, 3- win vs. Tampa Bay on Oct. 25 in London, and a 38-17 loss a t 0, in the “Snow Plow Game” at Scha efer Stadium. P rior to John New Orleans o n Nov. 30. The Patriots hold an all-time mark o f Smit h’s 33-yard fiel d goal – the o nly points of t he game – 21-14 (includin g postseason) a gainst the four teams that mak e stadi um worker Mar k Henderson us ed a John Deer e tractor to up the NFC Sou th. brus h off a clean ki ckin g surface on the turf. The tractor is curre ntly on display at the Hall at Patriots Place pr esented by Rath eon. Dec. 15, 1996 — Thhe Patriots clinc hed the 1996 AF C East title, earni nng their first division champ ionship since 1985. New En gla nd would go on to win their sec ond AFC Champi onship. Dec. 12, 2004 — Thhe Patriots clinc hed the 2004 A FC East title with a 35-28 win ove r the Cincinnati Ben gals at Gillett e Stadium. PATRIOTS VS . PANTHERS TALE OF THE TAPE CONNECTIONS (continued) 2009 Regular Season New England Carolina ¾ Patriots DL Myron Pryor and Panthers OT Garry Williams Record 7-5 5-7 were teammates at Kentucky from 2005-08. Divisional Standings 1st 3rd ¾ Patriots Special teams Coach Scott O’Brien served as Asst. Total Yards Gained 4,975 3,852 Head Coach/Special Teams for the Panthers from 1999-2004. Total Offense (Rank) 414.6 (2) 321.0(22) ¾ Panthers Offensive Coordinator Jeff Davidson was a Rush Offense 113.0 (17) 151.9 (3) member of the New England Patriots coaching staff from Pass Offense 301.6 (2) 169.1 (27) 1997-2004. Points Per Game 27.3 17.9 ¾ Panthers Strength and Conditioning Coach Jerry Simmons Total Yards Allowed 3,863 3,909 was a member of the Patriots staff from 1988-90.