Week 16, 2041

played in Carolina, NC

26 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

New Jersey Jets	7	7	3	3	-	20
Carolina Panthers	10	14	0	7	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:26 NJY - Braxton Chaky 9 pass from Andre Politte (Horace Kaplan extra point)
1Q: 06:16 CAR - Troy Mesaros 5 run (Roberto Marshall extra point)
1Q: 02:22 CAR - Roberto Marshall 49 field goal
2Q: 08:38 CAR - Troy Mesaros 7 run (Roberto Marshall extra point)
2Q: 08:32 NJY - Lamar Kershaw 75 run (Horace Kaplan extra point)
2Q: 05:53 CAR - Troy Mesaros 20 pass from Matt Joyner (Roberto Marshall extra point)
3Q: 05:12 NJY - Horace Kaplan 18 field goal
4Q: 11:29 NJY - Horace Kaplan 21 field goal
4Q: 03:52 CAR - Leland Berry 1 run (Roberto Marshall extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:26 NJY - Braxton Chaky 9 pass from Andre Politte (Horace Kaplan extra point)
1Q: 06:16 CAR - Troy Mesaros 5 run (Roberto Marshall extra point)
1Q: 02:22 CAR - Roberto Marshall 49 field goal
2Q: 08:38 CAR - Troy Mesaros 7 run (Roberto Marshall extra point)
2Q: 08:32 NJY - Lamar Kershaw 75 run (Horace Kaplan extra point)
2Q: 05:53 CAR - Troy Mesaros 20 pass from Matt Joyner (Roberto Marshall extra point)
3Q: 05:12 NJY - Horace Kaplan 18 field goal
4Q: 11:29 NJY - Horace Kaplan 21 field goal
4Q: 03:52 CAR - Leland Berry 1 run (Roberto Marshall extra point)

Team Statistics NJY CAR
Record 5-10 9-6
First Downs 21 21
- by Rushing 4 10
- by Passing 13 11
- by Penalty 4 0
Total Net Yards 326 385
- Offensive Plays 60 65
- Yards per Play 5.43 5.92
Net Rushing Yards 122 120
- Rushing Attempts 22 27
- Yards per Rush 5.55 4.44
Net Passing Yards 204 265
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 22 - 1 38 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 229 265
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/25 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.37 6.97
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/12 8/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.5 8.1
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 2/10 14/91
Punt Returns/Yards 2/6 1/21
Kick Returns/Yards 3/81 4/94
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 34
Time of Possession 27:59 32:01

Team Statistics	NJY	CAR
Record	5-10	9-6
First Downs	21	21
- by Rushing	4	10
- by Passing	13	11
- by Penalty	4	0
Total Net Yards	326	385
- Offensive Plays	60	65
- Yards per Play	5.43	5.92
Net Rushing Yards	122	120
- Rushing Attempts	22	27
- Yards per Rush	5.55	4.44
Net Passing Yards	204	265
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 22 - 1	38 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	229	265
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/25	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.37	6.97
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/12	8/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.5	8.1
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	2/10	14/91
Punt Returns/Yards	2/6	1/21
Kick Returns/Yards	3/81	4/94
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 34
Time of Possession	27:59	32:01

Drive Charts

New Jersey Jets
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:40	OWN 37	6	63	Touchdown
1	6:06	2:45	OWN 30	4	2	Fumble
1	2:15	2:22	OWN 46	3	5	Punt
2	8:32	0:18	OWN 25	1	75	Touchdown
2	5:43	3:18	OWN 25	12	55	Missed FG
2	1:19	1:01	OWN 34	3	-7	Punt
3	10:05	4:59	OWN 37	10	62	Field Goal
3	3:24	7:01	OWN 31	15	65	Field Goal
4	9:50	2:06	OWN 16	3	2	Punt
4	3:41	0:48	OWN 25	4	27	Interception

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:20	6:14	OWN 25	11	75	Touchdown
1	3:21	1:06	OPP 32	3	0	Field Goal
2	14:53	6:21	OWN 20	13	80	Touchdown
2	8:14	2:31	OWN 40	5	60	Touchdown
2	2:25	1:06	OWN 27	3	2	Punt
2	0:18	0:18	OWN 26	1	-10	Half
3	15:00	4:55	OWN 25	9	49	Missed FG
3	5:06	1:42	OWN 17	3	9	Punt
4	11:23	1:33	OWN 34	3	5	Punt
4	7:44	4:03	OPP 39	7	39	Touchdown
4	2:53	2:53	OWN 36	7	18	Game

Game MVP: Matt Joyner, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

New Jersey	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Lamar Kershaw	12	96	8.00	75	2	1
RB Jeremy Lodge	4	5	1.25	6	0	0
QB Andre Politte	3	19	6.33	9	0	0
RB Quark Buckley	2	1	0.50	1	0	0
WR Ethan Burton	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Troy Mesaros	11	54	4.91	11	3	2
RB Leland Berry	8	33	4.13	7	0	1
QB Matt Joyner	3	23	7.67	17	1	0
QB Reggie Valle	3	13	4.33	7	0	0
FB Lee Tyler	1	-3	-3.00	-3	0	0
WR Glen Stevenson	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Jersey	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Andre Politte	35	22	229	3/25	1	27	1	79.3

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Joyner	33	22	221	0/0	1	43	0	95.6
Reggie Valle	5	3	44	0/0	0	20	0	88.8

Receiving Statistics

New Jersey	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Braxton Chaky	7	10	104	14.86	35	27	1
RB Lamar Kershaw	4	6	21	5.25	13	16	0
WR Dustin Kuehl	4	7	45	11.25	2	14	0
TE Corey Light	2	3	19	9.50	9	14	0
WR Roy Nelson	2	5	13	6.50	14	12	0
WR Ethan Burton	1	2	18	18.00	10	18	0
RB Jeremy Lodge	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
WR Ross Smoker	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Troy Mesaros	9	13	73	8.11	47	20	1
WR Glen Stevenson	6	11	59	9.83	14	18	0
WR Jon Logan	3	4	23	7.67	8	18	0
FB Lee Tyler	2	2	5	2.50	3	3	0
TE Clay Anderton	2	4	48	24.00	29	28	0
RB Leland Berry	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE Harold Vining	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0
WR Sammy Kerney	1	2	43	43.00	14	43	0

Interception Statistics

New Jersey	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Kristopher Whiting	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Jersey	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Andre Politte	1	0	0	0

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
OLB Louie Jennings	0	1	1	0

Punting Statistics

New Jersey	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dennis Franklin	3	138	46.0	32.3	49	0

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Zack Fletcher	3	131	43.7	41.7	48	1

Kicking Statistics

New Jersey	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Horace Kaplan	2/3	0/0	0/0	21	2/2

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Roberto Marshall	1/2	1/2	0/0	49	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

New Jersey	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lorenzo Gadget	2	6	3.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Leland Berry	1	21	21.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Jersey	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ross Smoker	2	60	30.0	0
Jonah Ellison	1	21	21.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Trey Finley	3	78	26.0	0
Ashton Kuntz	1	16	16.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Jersey	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Corbin Root	7	4	0.0	27	31
S Travis Farrell	7	3	0.0	25	38
ILB Michael Preston	7	2	0.0	25	38
CB James Arnold	7	0	0.0	27	38
S Louie Sandoval	5	0	0.0	27	38
DE J.J. Carpenter	3	2	0.0	20	23
DE Cristian Tyler	2	2	0.0	25	26
OLB Marco Wormeck	2	0	0.0	16	18
DT Donte Prior	2	0	0.0	24	36
DT Dalton Pearson	1	1	0.0	13	15
DT Ellis Watson	1	1	0.0	6	12
TE Corey Light	1	0	---	---	---
S Lorenzo Gadget	1	0	0.0	2	0
OLB Damon Bronson	1	0	0.0	0	7
DE Arnie Lane	1	0	0.0	8	19
ILB Charles Garner	0	1	0.0	2	0
DT Rickey Hutchins	0	1	0.0	11	13

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Barry Green	7	3	0.0	22	38
ILB Devin McIntyre	7	2	0.0	21	38
OLB Louie Jennings	5	2	1.0	20	29
CB Kristopher Whiting	5	1	0.0	20	36
OLB Tom Freitag	3	3	0.0	12	22
CB Brian Prescott	3	2	0.0	11	19
OLB Ethan Gray	3	0	0.0	2	7
DE Sean Jervey	2	0	1.0	15	22
DE Nick Bruce	2	0	0.5	8	19
DT Herman Kosters	2	2	0.0	21	35
DE Bennett Turner	1	1	0.5	20	32
DT Eduardo Davidds	1	1	0.0	12	21
S Bill Stargell	1	1	0.0	20	32
CB Trey Finley	1	1	0.0	12	20
DT Kevin Fleming	1	0	0.0	10	15
CB Jonathan Summers	1	0	0.0	11	21

Pass Rush Statistics

New Jersey	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Cristian Tyler	2	0	26
DT Donte Prior	0	2	36
S Travis Farrell	0	1	38

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Sean Jervey	1.0	0	1	0	22
OLB Louie Jennings	1.0	0	0	0	29
DE Bennett Turner	0.5	1	2	0	32
DE Nick Bruce	0.5	1	1	1	19
DT Herman Kosters	0.0	1	0	1	35
ILB Devin McIntyre	0.0	0	0	1	38

Pass Defense Statistics

New Jersey	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB James Arnold	5	1	38
ILB Michael Preston	5	0	38
S Louie Sandoval	5	0	38
S Travis Farrell	2	2	38
OLB Corbin Root	2	0	31
OLB Marco Wormeck	2	0	18
OLB Damon Bronson	1	1	7
DE Cristian Tyler	1	0	26
DE Arnie Lane	1	0	19
DE J.J. Carpenter	1	0	23
CB Rico Jarvis	0	1	21

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Devin McIntyre	5	1	0	38
S Barry Green	4	0	0	38
CB Kristopher Whiting	3	0	1	36
OLB Ethan Gray	3	0	0	7
CB Brian Prescott	3	0	0	19
CB Jonathan Summers	2	0	0	21
DE Bennett Turner	1	0	0	32
OLB Louie Jennings	1	0	0	29
S Bill Stargell	0	1	0	32
CB Trey Finley	0	1	0	20

Blocking Statistics

New Jersey	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Willie Carter	3	7	22	0	38
T Alonzo West	1	3	22	0	38
G Al Delrio	0	3	22	1	38
T Conner Martinez	0	3	22	1	38
C Kelly Benson	0	3	22	1	38

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
G Maxwell Walsh	5	7	1	27	38
T Johnny Rose	5	6	1	27	38
G Lucas Soutsos	3	6	0	27	38
T Aaron Wilcox	1	2	0	27	38
TE Harold Vining	1	1	0	7	6
C Chase Jenkins	0	2	0	27	38
TE Clay Anderton	0	1	0	26	38

Special Teams Tackles

New Jersey	Tackles	STPlays
Alonzo West	2	11
Damon Bronson	1	19
Travis Farrell	1	13
Robbie Ellis	1	6

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Donny May	1	19
Leland Berry	1	19
Isaiah Dillon	1	16
Devin McIntyre	1	12
Jonathan Summers	1	4

Participation

New Jersey	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Travis Farrell	---	---	25	38	13	76
T Alonzo West	22	38	---	---	11	71
CB Tommy Rosas	---	---	27	38	2	67
CB James Arnold	---	---	27	38	2	67
S Louie Sandoval	---	---	27	38	2	67
ILB Michael Preston	---	---	25	38	2	65
C Kelly Benson	22	38	---	---	3	63
DT Donte Prior	---	---	24	36	2	62
G Al Delrio	22	38	---	---	---	60
G Willie Carter	22	38	---	---	---	60
T Conner Martinez	22	38	---	---	---	60
QB Andre Politte	22	38	---	---	---	60
OLB Corbin Root	---	---	27	31	---	58
RB Lamar Kershaw	16	22	---	---	20	58
WR Ethan Burton	14	23	---	---	17	54
TE Braxton Chaky	18	35	---	---	---	53
WR Dustin Kuehl	18	29	---	---	6	53
DE Cristian Tyler	---	---	25	26	---	51
WR Roy Nelson	19	31	---	---	---	50
DE J.J. Carpenter	---	---	20	23	---	43
CB Rico Jarvis	---	---	11	21	7	39
OLB Marco Wormeck	---	---	16	18	---	34
TE Corey Light	11	18	---	---	1	30
DE Arnie Lane	---	---	8	19	2	29
DT Dalton Pearson	---	---	13	15	---	28
TE Norbert Walsh	2	6	---	---	19	27
OLB Damon Bronson	---	---	0	7	19	26
DT Rickey Hutchins	---	---	11	13	---	24
DT Ellis Watson	---	---	6	12	5	23
RB Quark Buckley	3	7	---	---	13	23
RB Jeremy Lodge	7	12	---	---	1	20
S Lorenzo Gadget	---	---	2	0	14	16
DE Jimmy Appel	---	---	1	7	5	13
WR Jonah Ellison	0	2	---	---	11	13
WR Ross Smoker	2	5	---	---	6	13
CB Ernie Seau	---	---	0	0	12	12
ILB Charles Garner	---	---	2	0	9	11
K Horace Kaplan	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Scottie Thomason	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Dennis Franklin	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Harry Donaldson	0	0	---	---	6	6
T Camden Melville	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Robbie Ellis	0	0	---	---	6	6
QB Kris Henrichsen	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Leo Brownback	---	---	0	0	---	0
OLB Lamont Compton	---	---	0	0	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
ILB Devin McIntyre	---	---	21	38	12	71
C Chase Jenkins	27	38	---	---	---	65
T Johnny Rose	27	38	---	---	---	65
G Maxwell Walsh	27	38	---	---	---	65
G Lucas Soutsos	27	38	---	---	---	65
T Aaron Wilcox	27	38	---	---	---	65
WR Glen Stevenson	27	37	---	---	1	65
WR Jon Logan	27	37	---	---	---	64
TE Clay Anderton	26	38	---	---	---	64
S Barry Green	---	---	22	38	3	63
CB Kristopher Whiting	---	---	20	36	3	59
DT Herman Kosters	---	---	21	35	3	59
S Bill Stargell	---	---	20	32	3	55
DE Bennett Turner	---	---	20	32	2	54
RB Troy Mesaros	17	35	---	---	---	52
OLB Louie Jennings	---	---	20	29	3	52
QB Matt Joyner	16	33	---	---	---	49
CB Trey Finley	---	---	12	20	14	46
CB Brian Prescott	---	---	11	19	14	44
DE Sean Jervey	---	---	15	22	1	38
DT Eduardo Davidds	---	---	12	21	4	37
WR Sammy Kerney	11	20	---	---	6	37
OLB Tom Freitag	---	---	12	22	2	36
CB Jonathan Summers	---	---	11	21	4	36
FB Lee Tyler	7	11	---	---	16	34
RB Leland Berry	10	3	---	---	19	32
DE Nick Bruce	---	---	8	19	5	32
OLB Ethan Gray	---	---	2	7	18	27
DT Kevin Fleming	---	---	10	15	1	26
S Isaiah Dillon	---	---	2	7	16	25
WR Harrison Burrows	3	2	---	---	16	21
TE Donny May	0	1	---	---	19	20
QB Reggie Valle	11	5	---	---	---	16
TE Harold Vining	7	6	---	---	---	13
WR Ashton Kuntz	0	0	---	---	10	10
ILB Earnest Copeland	---	---	1	0	8	9
DT Marcos Blair	---	---	2	5	1	8
K Roberto Marshall	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Zack Fletcher	0	0	---	---	5	5
G Everett Gartland	0	0	---	---	5	5
C Darnell Wheeler	0	0	---	---	5	5
T Darryl Berton	0	0	---	---	5	5
C Jeremy Henderson	0	0	---	---	5	5
G Harris Schuster	0	0	---	---	5	5
RB Cooper Thompson	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Lee Humphries	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	-1	-0.5
Middle	15	113	7.5
Right	5	10	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	6	2.0
Middle	16	76	4.8
Right	7	39	5.6
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Jersey	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Andre Politte	35	22	1	2	0	3	4	3	1

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Joyner	33	22	3	0	3	4	3	0	0
Reggie Valle	5	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	39	9.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	13	97	6.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	6	79	6.6
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	14	3.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	11	8	70	6.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	11	72	4.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	80	8.9
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	43	14.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Jersey	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Braxton Chaky	10	7	104	1	35
WR Dustin Kuehl	7	4	45	0	29
RB Lamar Kershaw	6	4	21	0	22
WR Roy Nelson	5	2	13	0	31
TE Corey Light	3	2	19	0	18
WR Ethan Burton	2	1	18	0	23
RB Jeremy Lodge	1	1	4	0	12
WR Ross Smoker	1	1	5	0	5

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Troy Mesaros	13	9	2	73	1	35
WR Glen Stevenson	11	6	0	59	0	37
WR Jon Logan	4	3	1	23	0	37
TE Clay Anderton	4	2	0	48	2	38
FB Lee Tyler	2	2	0	5	0	11
WR Sammy Kerney	2	1	0	43	1	20
RB Leland Berry	1	1	0	5	0	3
TE Harold Vining	1	1	0	9	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Jersey	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Lamar Kershaw	2	1	0.50	8.00
RB Jeremy Lodge	2	-3	-1.50	1.25

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Troy Mesaros	3	10	3.33	4.91
RB Leland Berry	2	5	2.50	4.13
QB Matt Joyner	1	4	4.00	7.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Jersey	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Andre Politte	8	3	28	3.50	6.54

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Joyner	5	3	27	5.40	6.70
Reggie Valle	2	1	14	7.00	8.80

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Jersey	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Lamar Kershaw	3	2	19	6.33	3.50
TE Braxton Chaky	2	1	9	4.50	10.40
WR Dustin Kuehl	2	0	0	0.00	6.43
WR Roy Nelson	1	0	0	0.00	2.60

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Troy Mesaros	4	3	27	6.75	5.62
WR Glen Stevenson	2	1	14	7.00	5.36
TE Clay Anderton	1	0	0	0.00	12.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Jersey	Rushes	Conversions
QB Andre Politte	2	1
RB Jeremy Lodge	1	1

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Leland Berry	1	1
RB Troy Mesaros	1	1
QB Reggie Valle	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Jersey	Att	Comp	Conversions
Andre Politte	9	6	3

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Joyner	9	6	5
Reggie Valle	2	2	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Jersey	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Lamar Kershaw	2	1	0
WR Dustin Kuehl	2	2	0
WR Roy Nelson	2	1	1
TE Braxton Chaky	1	1	1
WR Ethan Burton	1	0	0
RB Jeremy Lodge	1	1	1

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Glen Stevenson	3	3	2
WR Jon Logan	2	1	1
TE Clay Anderton	2	1	1
RB Troy Mesaros	2	2	2
TE Harold Vining	1	1	0
WR Sammy Kerney	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,300 (70,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,500 (19,500)
End Zone 13,900 (13,900)
Mezzanine 8,000 (8,000)
Sideline Seats 12,300 (12,300)
Club Seats 12,800 (12,800)
Luxury Boxes 3,800 (3,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	70,300 (70,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,500 (19,500)
End Zone	13,900 (13,900)
Mezzanine	8,000 (8,000)
Sideline Seats	12,300 (12,300)
Club Seats	12,800 (12,800)
Luxury Boxes	3,800 (3,800)