Week 3
Final
ARI
CAR1Q 09:35
0 - 3
G. Gano 45-yard field goal.
FG Made
4th & 2
1Q 04:45
0 - 10
T. Ginn 22-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
2nd & 3 21 yd
after contact
1Q 01:03
0 - 17
C. Brown 86-yard TD catch from C. Newton.
Touchdown
Made XP
3rd & 8 59 yd
after catch 51 yd
after contact
2Q 05:46
7 - 17
D. Johnson 1-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
2nd & Goal 1 yd
after contact
2Q 02:00
7 - 24
C. Newton 1-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
3rd & Goal
3Q 07:53
7 - 27
G. Gano 21-yard field goal.
FG Made
4th & Goal
3Q 02:14
7 - 34
C. Newton 12-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
1st & 10
4Q 14:22
15 - 34
D. Fells 21-yard TD catch from C. Palmer.
Touchdown
2PT Conversion
1st & 10 5 yd
after catch 3 yd
after contact
4Q 05:31
15 - 42
D. Funchess 5-yard TD catch from C. Newton.
Touchdown
2PT Conversion
3rd & Goal
4Q 05:20
15 - 49
L. Kuechly 22-yard TD interception return.
Touchdown
Made XP
1st & 10
Top Performers
Pass Yds
335
Newton
CAR
Rush Yds
83
Stewart
CAR
Rec Yds
113
Olsen
CAR
Scrim TD
2
Newton
CAR
Matchup
Pass Rush Rec
2015 NFC West
ARI CAR
Cardinals 
Seahawks 
Rams 
49ers | Team | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Panthers | 15 | 1 | 0 | .938 |
 Falcons | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 |
 Saints | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 |
 Buccaneers | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 |
Game Summary
The Carolina Panthers crushed the Arizona Cardinals, 49 to 15, in the 2015 NFC Championship game on January 24, 2016.
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Palmer #9 | 23/40 | 235 | 5.9 | 1 | 4 | 3-8 | 43.2 |
L. Fitzgerald #11 | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 39.6 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Newton #1 | 19/28 | 335 | 12.0 | 2 | 1 | 1-11 | 117.4 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Johnson #31 | 15 | 60 | 4.0 | 1 | 23 |
A. Ellington #38 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Stewart #28 | 19 | 83 | 4.4 | 0 | 23 |
C. Newton #1 | 10 | 47 | 4.7 | 2 | 14 |
T. Ginn #19 | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 1 | 22 |
M. Tolbert #35 | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 0 | 3 |
F. Whittaker #43 | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Anderson #3 | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | -1 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Johnson #31 | 9/9 | 68 | 7.6 | 0 | 16 |
M. Floyd #15 | 3/8 | 37 | 12.3 | 0 | 15 |
D. Fells #85 | 2/4 | 36 | 18.0 | 1 | 21 |
L. Fitzgerald #11 | 4/7 | 30 | 7.5 | 0 | 13 |
J.J. Nelson #14 | 2/3 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | 15 |
J. Brown #12 | 2/8 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | 12 |
J. Brown #13 | 1/1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 |
A. Ellington #38 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Olsen #88 | 6/8 | 113 | 18.8 | 0 | 54 |
C. Brown #10 | 4/7 | 113 | 28.3 | 1 | 86 |
T. Ginn #19 | 2/2 | 52 | 26.0 | 0 | 39 |
D. Funchess #17 | 2/3 | 21 | 10.5 | 1 | 16 |
J. Cotchery #89 | 2/2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 12 |
M. Tolbert #35 | 1/1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 |
J. Stewart #28 | 2/2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 3 |
F. Whittaker #43 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Dickson #84 | 0/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
C. Palmer #9 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
P. Peterson #21 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
L. Kuechly #59 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
T. Williams #21 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
T. Boston #33 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Jefferson #23 | 11-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Minter #51 | 8-2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Bucannon #20 | 8-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Golden #44 | 7-2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
P. Peterson #21 | 5-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
F. Rucker #92 | 5-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Johnson #26 | 4-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Bethel #28 | 4-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Powers #25 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Stinson #91 | 3-1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Campbell #93 | 3-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Brown #12 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Martin #96 | 2-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Gunter #95 | 2-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Bryant #79 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Sendlein #63 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Weatherspoon #56 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Mauro #96 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Fua #59 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
G. Martin #50 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Butler #2 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Clemons #30 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Kuechly #59 | 8-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
R. McClain #27 | 6-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Davis #58 | 6-4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Thompson #54 | 5-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Coleman #42 | 4-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
C. Finnegan #31 | 4-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Ealy #94 | 3-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A.J. Klein #56 | 2-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Lotulelei #98 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Norman #24 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Short #99 | 2-2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
R. Harper #41 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Johnson #95 | 1-1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
K. Love #77 | 1-1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Webb #14 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
F. Whittaker #43 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Williams #21 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Boston #33 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
R. Delaire #91 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Edwards #93 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Ginn #19 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Addison #97 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Catanzaro #7 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 1 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Gano #9 | 2/2 | 5/5 | 11 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Butler #2 | 4 | 195 | 48.8 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Nortman #8 | 3 | 119 | 39.7 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J.J. Nelson #14 | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F. Whittaker #43 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. Peterson #21 | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Ginn #19 | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Palmer #9 | 23/40 | 235 | 5.9 | 1 | 4 | 3-8 | 43.2 |
L. Fitzgerald #11 | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 39.6 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Johnson #31 | 15 | 60 | 4.0 | 1 | 23 |
A. Ellington #38 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Johnson #31 | 9/9 | 68 | 7.6 | 0 | 16 |
M. Floyd #15 | 3/8 | 37 | 12.3 | 0 | 15 |
D. Fells #85 | 2/4 | 36 | 18.0 | 1 | 21 |
L. Fitzgerald #11 | 4/7 | 30 | 7.5 | 0 | 13 |
J.J. Nelson #14 | 2/3 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | 15 |
J. Brown #12 | 2/8 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | 12 |
J. Brown #13 | 1/1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 |
A. Ellington #38 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
C. Palmer #9 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
P. Peterson #21 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Jefferson #23 | 11-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Minter #51 | 8-2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Bucannon #20 | 8-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Golden #44 | 7-2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
P. Peterson #21 | 5-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
F. Rucker #92 | 5-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Johnson #26 | 4-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Bethel #28 | 4-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Powers #25 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Stinson #91 | 3-1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Campbell #93 | 3-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Brown #12 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Martin #96 | 2-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Gunter #95 | 2-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Bryant #79 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Sendlein #63 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Weatherspoon #56 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Mauro #96 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Fua #59 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
G. Martin #50 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Butler #2 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Clemons #30 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Catanzaro #7 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 1 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Butler #2 | 4 | 195 | 48.8 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J.J. Nelson #14 | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. Peterson #21 | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Newton #1 | 19/28 | 335 | 12.0 | 2 | 1 | 1-11 | 117.4 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Stewart #28 | 19 | 83 | 4.4 | 0 | 23 |
C. Newton #1 | 10 | 47 | 4.7 | 2 | 14 |
T. Ginn #19 | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 1 | 22 |
M. Tolbert #35 | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 0 | 3 |
F. Whittaker #43 | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Anderson #3 | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | -1 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Olsen #88 | 6/8 | 113 | 18.8 | 0 | 54 |
C. Brown #10 | 4/7 | 113 | 28.3 | 1 | 86 |
T. Ginn #19 | 2/2 | 52 | 26.0 | 0 | 39 |
D. Funchess #17 | 2/3 | 21 | 10.5 | 1 | 16 |
J. Cotchery #89 | 2/2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 12 |
M. Tolbert #35 | 1/1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 |
J. Stewart #28 | 2/2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 3 |
F. Whittaker #43 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Dickson #84 | 0/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
L. Kuechly #59 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
T. Williams #21 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
T. Boston #33 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Kuechly #59 | 8-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
R. McClain #27 | 6-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Davis #58 | 6-4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Thompson #54 | 5-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Coleman #42 | 4-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
C. Finnegan #31 | 4-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Ealy #94 | 3-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A.J. Klein #56 | 2-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Lotulelei #98 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Norman #24 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Short #99 | 2-2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
R. Harper #41 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Johnson #95 | 1-1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
K. Love #77 | 1-1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Webb #14 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
F. Whittaker #43 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Williams #21 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Boston #33 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
R. Delaire #91 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Edwards #93 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Ginn #19 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Addison #97 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Gano #9 | 2/2 | 5/5 | 11 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Nortman #8 | 3 | 119 | 39.7 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F. Whittaker #43 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Ginn #19 | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 |
Punt
3 plays,
3 yd,
01:340-0
Field Goal
8 plays,
39 yd,
03:560-3
Punt
6 plays,
14 yd,
01:430-3
Touchdown
5 plays,
44 yd,
03:160-10
Punt
6 plays,
25 yd,
02:430-10
Touchdown
3 plays,
88 yd,
00:590-17
Fumble
7 plays,
42 yd,
03:060-17
Punt
3 plays,
-1 yd,
00:560-17
Touchdown
10 plays,
59 yd,
06:037-17
Punt
3 plays,
7 yd,
00:597-17
Touchdown
5 plays,
41 yd,
02:497-24
Fumble
1 play,
0 yd,
00:097-24
Interception
2 plays,
0 yd,
00:517-24
Interception
1 play,
0 yd,
00:077-24
End of Half
2 plays,
-2 yd,
00:497-24
Field Goal
11 plays,
75 yd,
07:107-27
Punt
3 plays,
8 yd,
01:317-27
Touchdown
8 plays,
79 yd,
04:117-34
Touchdown
10 plays,
80 yd,
02:5215-34
Punt
3 plays,
3 yd,
01:1815-34
Interception
5 plays,
15 yd,
01:2015-34
Touchdown
9 plays,
89 yd,
06:1215-42
Interception
1 play,
0 yd,
00:1515-49
Interception
2 plays,
13 yd,
00:4115-49
Downs
6 plays,
14 yd,
03:1315-49
End of Game
5 plays,
28 yd,
01:1715-49
287
Total Yds
476
227
Pass Yds
324
60
Rush Yds
152
13
Total Drives
13
60
Total Plays
66
4.8
Yards Per Play
7.2
5.2
Yards Per Pass
11.2
3.8
Yards Per Rush
4.1
23:21
Possession
36:39
0
Biggest Lead
34
21
1st Downs
21
14
Passing 1st Downs
11
5
Rushing 1st Downs
8
2
1st Downs from Penalties
2
3/10
3rd Down
8/14
2/2
4th Down
0/1
4
Punts
3
7
Turnovers
1
4
Interceptions Thrown
1
3
Fumbles Lost
0
8
Penalties
5
1.0
Sacks
3.0
3
Tackles For Loss
3
0
D/ST TD
0
