Coverage: FOX
4:05 PM ET, December 16, 2012
Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, CA
Top Performers
Passing: C. Newton (CAR) - 231 YDS, 2 TD
Rushing: D. Williams (CAR) - 22 CAR, 93 YDS
Receiving: S. Smith (CAR) - 6 REC, 57 YDS, 1 TD
Scoring Summary
| FIRST QUARTER | CAR | SD | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TD | 08:29 | Mike Tolbert 1 Yd Run (Graham Gano Kick) | 7 | 0 | |
| TD | 04:54 | Mike Tolbert 1 Yd Run (Graham Gano Kick) | 14 | 0 | |
| TD | 00:58 | DeAngelo Williams 45 Yd Pass From Cam Newton (Graham Gano Kick) | 21 | 0 | |
| SECOND QUARTER | CAR | SD | |||
| FG | 00:06 | Graham Gano 33 Yd | 24 | 0 | |
| THIRD QUARTER | CAR | SD | |||
| TD | 08:56 | Steve Smith 4 Yd Pass From Cam Newton (Graham Gano Kick) | 31 | 0 | |
| FOURTH QUARTER | CAR | SD | |||
| TD | 14:02 | Antonio Gates 9 Yd Pass From Philip Rivers (Nick Novak Kick) | 31 | 7 | |
Team Stat Comparison
CAR | SD | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Downs | 29 | 12 |
Passing 1st downs | 12 | 4 |
Rushing 1st downs | 13 | 6 |
1st downs from Penalties | 4 | 2 |
3rd down efficiency | 7-14 | 3-9 |
4th down efficiency | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Total Plays | 74 | 45 |
| Total Yards | 372 | 164 |
| Yards per play | 5.0 | 3.6 |
| Total Drives | 10 | 11 |
| Passing | 217 | 94 |
Comp - Att | 19-33 | 16-23 |
Yards per pass | 6.6 | 4.1 |
Interceptions thrown | 0 | 0 |
Sacks - Yards Lost | 2-14 | 6-27 |
| Rushing | 155 | 70 |
Rushing Attempts | 39 | 16 |
Yards per rush | 4.0 | 4.4 |
| Red Zone (Made-Att) | 3-4 | 1-2 |
| Penalties | 6-48 | 9-70 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
Fumbles lost | 1 | 2 |
Interceptions thrown | 0 | 0 |
| Defensive / Special Teams TDs | 0 | 0 |
| Possession | 37:32 | 22:28 |
| Carolina Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | QBR | RTG | |
| C. Newton | 19/33 | 231 | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 2-14 | 53.4 | 99.4 |
| Team | 19/33 | 217 | 6.6 | 2 | 0 | 2-14 | -- | -- |
| San Diego Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | QBR | RTG | |
| P. Rivers | 16/23 | 121 | 5.3 | 1 | 0 | 6-27 | 5.1 | 96.5 |
| Team | 16/23 | 94 | 4.1 | 1 | 0 | 6-27 | -- | -- |
| Carolina Rushing | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | ||
| D. Williams | 22 | 93 | 4.2 | 0 | 12 | |
| M. Tolbert | 9 | 40 | 4.4 | 2 | 13 | |
| S. Smith | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 | |
| C. Newton | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 0 | 3 | |
| A. Smith | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Team | 39 | 155 | 4.0 | 2 | 15 | |
| San Diego Rushing | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | ||
| C. Brinkley | 6 | 42 | 7.0 | 0 | 13 | |
| R. Mathews | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 0 | 9 | |
| P. Rivers | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 0 | 3 | |
| J. Battle | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 0 | 3 | |
| Team | 16 | 70 | 4.4 | 0 | 13 | |
| Carolina Receiving | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | TGTS | ||
| S. Smith | 6 | 57 | 9.5 | 1 | 18 | 9 | |
| G. Olsen | 5 | 56 | 11.2 | 0 | 26 | 9 | |
| D. Williams | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 1 | 45 | 2 | |
| M. Tolbert | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | |
| G. Barnidge | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | |
| L. Murphy | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | |
| B. Hartsock | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |
| Team | 19 | 231 | 12.2 | 2 | 45 | 32 | |
| San Diego Receiving | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | TGTS | ||
| M. Floyd | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 0 | 30 | 2 | |
| A. Gates | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 1 | 9 | 6 | |
| C. Brinkley | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | 6 | 3 | |
| J. Battle | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | |
| D. Rosario | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | |
| R. Mathews | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | 9 | 4 | |
| M. Spurlock | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |
| D. Alexander | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Team | 16 | 121 | 7.6 | 1 | 30 | 22 | |
| Carolina Fumbles | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| FUM | LOST | REC | |
| D. Williams | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| C. Newton | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| N. Chandler | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| F. Alexander | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| San Diego Fumbles | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| FUM | LOST | REC | |
| P. Rivers | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| L. English | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Carolina Defensive | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TACKLES | MISC | ||||||
| TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HTS | TD | |
| T. Davis | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| L. Kuechly | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| G. Hardy | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| C. Johnson | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| J. Dockery | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Thomas | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Phillips | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Munnerlyn | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| N. Chandler | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| F. Kearse | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Campbell | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| -. Team | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Addison | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B. Bell | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Norman | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Neblett | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Senn | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| F. Alexander | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Godfrey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 53 | 42 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| San Diego Defensive | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TACKLES | MISC | ||||||
| TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HTS | TD | |
| T. Spikes | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| E. Weddle | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Lynch | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Gachkar | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| A. Garay | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| A. Cason | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Liuget | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| J. Johnson | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Ingram | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B. Bird | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| K. Reyes | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| C. Thomas | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Q. Jammer | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| S. Phillips | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| K. Haslam | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B. Taylor | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Franklin | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Gilchrist | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| G. Guyton | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Carr | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| L. English | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R. McMichael | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 82 | 61 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| Carolina Kick Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| M. Tolbert | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| A. Smith | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Team | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| San Diego Kick Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| M. Spurlock | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 26 | 0 |
| Team | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 26 | 0 |
| Carolina Punt Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| J. Adams | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Team | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| San Diego Punt Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| M. Spurlock | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Carolina Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| G. Gano | 1/1 | 100.0 | 33 | 4/4 | 7 |
| Team | 1/1 | 100.0 | 33 | 4/4 | 7 |
| San Diego Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| N. Novak | 0/0 | 0.0 | -- | 1/1 | 1 |
| Team | 0/0 | 0.0 | -- | 1/1 | 1 |
| Carolina Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| B. Nortman | 4 | 158 | 39.5 | 1 | 1 | 44 |
| Team | 4 | 158 | 39.5 | 1 | 1 | 44 |
| San Diego Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| M. Scifres | 6 | 291 | 48.5 | 1 | 1 | 64 |
| Team | 6 | 291 | 48.5 | 1 | 1 | 64 |
Attendance: 53,832


