Sunday, January 6, 2002
New England Patriots 38, Carolina Panthers 6| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots (11-5-0) | 10 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 38 |
| Carolina Panthers (1-15-0) | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| NWE | CAR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | NWE | Adam Vinatieri 19 yard field goal | 3 | 0 |
| NWE | Ty Law 46 yard interception return (Adam Vinatieri kick) | 10 | 0 | |
| 2nd | CAR | John Kasay 29 yard field goal | 10 | 3 |
| 3rd | NWE | Troy Brown 68 yard punt return (Adam Vinatieri kick) | 17 | 3 |
| CAR | John Kasay 40 yard field goal | 17 | 6 | |
| NWE | Antowain Smith 32 yard rush (Adam Vinatieri kick) | 24 | 6 | |
| 4th | NWE | Jermaine Wiggins 5 yard pass from Tom Brady (Adam Vinatieri kick) | 31 | 6 |
| NWE | Otis Smith 76 yard interception return (Adam Vinatieri kick) | 38 | 6 |
| NWE | CAR | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 16 | 18 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 36-102-1 | 26-193-0 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 17-29-198-1-2 | 15-36-144-0-3 |
| Sacked-yards | 1-2 | 3-15 |
| Net pass yards | 196 | 129 |
| Total yards | 298 | 322 |
| Fumbles-lost | 2-1 | 4-3 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 6 |
| Penalties-yards | 6-70 | 4-37 |
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Tom Brady | NWE | 17 | 29 | 198 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Antowain Smith | NWE | 21 | 81 | 1 | 32 | ||||||||||
| J.R. Redmond | NWE | 8 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 42 | 0 | 17 | ||||||
| David Patten | NWE | 4 | 54 | 0 | 25 | ||||||||||
| Troy Brown | NWE | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 45 | 0 | 17 | ||||||
| Jermaine Wiggins | NWE | 2 | 36 | 1 | 31 | ||||||||||
| Marc Edwards | NWE | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17 | ||||||
| Fred Coleman | NWE | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||
| Kevin Faulk | NWE | 2 | -3 | 0 | -1 | ||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Richard Huntley | CAR | 21 | 168 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 23 | ||||||
| Chris Weinke | CAR | 15 | 36 | 144 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Brad Hoover | CAR | 4 | 44 | 0 | 19 | ||||||||||
| Steve Smith | CAR | 3 | 36 | 0 | 19 | ||||||||||
| Nick Goings | CAR | 4 | 25 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||
| Kris Mangum | CAR | 3 | 22 | 0 | 11 | ||||||||||
| Donald Hayes | CAR | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 | ||||||||||
| Patrick Jeffers | CAR | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Troy Brown | NWE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 70 | 35.0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||
| Kevin Faulk | NWE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Ty Law | NWE | 1 | 46 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Willie McGinest | NWE | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Patrick Pass | NWE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 59 | 29.5 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Otis Smith | NWE | 1.0 | 2 | 85 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Luther Broughton | CAR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Deon Grant | CAR | 2 | 57 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Mike Rucker | CAR | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Steve Smith | CAR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 96 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||