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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| NWE | Adam Vinatieri 19 yard field goal | 3 | 0 |
| NWE | Ty Law 46 yard interception return (Adam Vinatieri kick) | 10 | 0 |
| CAR | John Kasay 29 yard field goal | 10 | 3 |
| 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 |
| 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 | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | |
| Tom Brady | NWE | 17 | 29 | 198 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Antowain Smith | NWE | 21 | 81 | 1 | ||||||||
| J.R. Redmond | NWE | 8 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 42 | 0 | |||||
| David Patten | NWE | 4 | 54 | 0 | ||||||||
| Troy Brown | NWE | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 45 | 0 | |||||
| Jermaine Wiggins | NWE | 2 | 36 | 1 | ||||||||
| Marc Edwards | NWE | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0 | |||||
| Fred Coleman | NWE | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||
| Kevin Faulk | NWE | 2 | -3 | 0 | ||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | |
| Richard Huntley | CAR | 22 | 168 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 0 | |||||
| Chris Weinke | CAR | 15 | 36 | 144 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Brad Hoover | CAR | 4 | 44 | 0 | ||||||||
| Steve Smith | CAR | 3 | 36 | 0 | ||||||||
| Nick Goings | CAR | 4 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Kris Mangum | CAR | 3 | 22 | 0 | ||||||||
| Donald Hayes | CAR | 1 | 14 | 0 | ||||||||
| Patrick Jeffers | CAR | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||