Coverage: CBS
4:15 PM ET, December 14, 2008
Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, NC
Top Performers
Passing: J. Delhomme (CAR) - 253 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: D. Williams (CAR) - 12 CAR, 88 YDS, 1 TD
Receiving: S. Smith (CAR) - 9 REC, 165 YDS, 1 TD
Scoring Summary
| FIRST QUARTER | DEN | CAR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | TD | 10:58 | P.J. Pope 7 Yd Pass From Jay Cutler (Matt Prater Kick) | 7 | 0 |
 | TD | 08:21 | Steve Smith 15 Yd Pass From Jake Delhomme (John Kasay Kick) | 7 | 7 |
| FG | 03:37 | Matt Prater 43 Yd | 10 | 7 |
| FG | 00:10 | John Kasay 39 Yd | 10 | 10 |
| SECOND QUARTER | DEN | CAR | |||
| TD | 06:29 | Jonathan Stewart 2 Yd Run (John Kasay Kick) | 10 | 17 |
| FG | 00:00 | John Kasay 44 Yd | 10 | 20 |
| THIRD QUARTER | DEN | CAR | |||
| TD | 12:49 | Deangelo Williams 56 Yd Run (John Kasay Kick) | 10 | 27 |
| FOURTH QUARTER | DEN | CAR | |||
| FG | 11:22 | John Kasay 42 Yd | 10 | 30 |
Team Stat Comparison
Denver | Carolina | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Downs | 15 | 18 |
3rd down efficiency | 6-13 | 4-10 |
4th down efficiency | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Total Yards | 279 | 400 |
| Yards per play | 4.7 | 7.1 |
| Total Drives | 0 | 1 |
| Passing | 158 | 253 |
Comp-Att | 21-33 | 17-26 |
Yards per pass | 4.8 | 9.7 |
Interceptions thrown | 1 | 1 |
Sacks-Yards Lost | 3-14 | 0-0 |
| Rushing | 121 | 147 |
Rushing Attempts | 23 | 30 |
Yards per rush | 5.3 | 4.9 |
| Penalties | 3-25 | 5-35 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
Fumbles lost | 1 | 0 |
Interceptions thrown | 1 | 1 |
| Possession | 29:10 | 30:50 |
| DEN Passing | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | QBR | |
| J. Cutler | 21/33 | 172 | 5.2 | 1 | 1 | 3-14 | 42.4 |
| Team | 21/33 | 158 | 4.8 | 1 | 1 | 3-14 | -- |
| CAR Passing | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | QBR | |
| J. Delhomme | 17/26 | 253 | 9.7 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 88.8 |
| Team | 17/26 | 253 | 9.7 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | -- |
| Denver Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| P. Pope | 7 | 51 | 7.3 | 0 | 24 |
| T. Bell | 7 | 43 | 6.1 | 0 | 16 |
| S. Young | 6 | 19 | 3.2 | 0 | 7 |
| J. Cutler | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 5 |
| T. Scheffler | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 23 | 121 | 5.3 | 0 | 24 |
| Carolina Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| D. Williams | 12 | 88 | 7.3 | 1 | 56 |
| J. Stewart | 16 | 52 | 3.3 | 1 | 10 |
| S. Smith | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| J. Delhomme | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 30 | 147 | 4.9 | 2 | 56 |
| Denver Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| E. Royal | 6 | 48 | 8.0 | 0 | 13 |
| B. Marshall | 5 | 48 | 9.6 | 0 | 19 |
| D. Graham | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | 16 |
| P. Pope | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 1 | 16 |
| B. Stokley | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | 11 |
| T. Bell | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 6 |
| Team | 21 | 172 | 8.2 | 1 | 19 |
| Carolina Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| S. Smith | 9 | 165 | 18.3 | 1 | 38 |
| M. Muhammad | 4 | 70 | 17.5 | 0 | 27 |
| J. King | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 |
| D. Williams | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Team | 17 | 253 | 14.9 | 1 | 38 |
| Denver Fumbles | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| FUM | LOST | REC | |
| S. Young | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Carolina Fumbles | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| FUM | LOST | REC | |
| T. Brayton | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Denver Interceptions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| INT | YDS | TD | |
| J. Barrett | 1 | 34 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 34 | 0 |
| Carolina Interceptions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| INT | YDS | TD | |
| C. Gamble | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Denver Tackles | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | SACKS | SOLO | |
| J. Bell | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| J. Barrett | 7 | 0 | 5 |
| D. Bly | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| M. Haggan | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| N. Webster | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| J. Winborn | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| D. Williams | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| M. Manuel | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| J. Engelberger | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| K. Peterson | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| W. Woodyard | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| V. Fox | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| E. Royal | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| D. Robertson | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| J. Williams | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| M. Thomas | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| R. Harris | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| E. Ekuban | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| L. Green | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 56 | 0 | 47 |
| Carolina Tackles | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | SACKS | SOLO | |
| J. Beason | 10 | 0 | 9 |
| C. Gamble | 7 | 0 | 6 |
| R. Marshall | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| T. Brayton | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| T. Davis | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| C. Godfrey | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| C. Johnson | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| C. Harris | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| K. Lucas | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| D. Lewis | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Q. Teal | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| N. Diggs | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| J. Stewart | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| M. Kemoeatu | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| N. Goings | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| L. Johnson | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| R. Lloyd | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Curry | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 56 | 3 | 52 |
| Denver Kick Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| E. Royal | 3 | 74 | 24.7 | 39 |
| S. Young | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 |
| C. Mustard | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 |
| Team | 5 | 116 | 23.2 | 39 |
| Carolina Kick Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| M. Jones | 3 | 60 | 20.0 | 24 |
| Team | 3 | 60 | 20.0 | 24 |
| Denver Punt Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| E. Royal | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 |
| Carolina Punt Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| M. Jones | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 16 |
| Team | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 16 |
| Denver Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| M. Prater | 1/2 | 50.0 | 43 | 1/1 | 4 |
| Team | 1/2 | 50.0 | 43 | 1/1 | 4 |
| Carolina Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| J. Kasay | 3/3 | 100.0 | 44 | 3/3 | 12 |
| Team | 3/3 | 100.0 | 44 | 3/3 | 12 |
