Sunday, 12/18/11
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina | 7 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
| Houston | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| Time and Attendance | |
|---|---|
| Time | 2:56 |
| Attendance | 71,540 |
Play-by-Play
| 1st Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Carolina - 15:00 | ||
| 0-0, Car35 | 15:00 | Olindo Mare kicks off to the Hou0. Touchback. |
| Houston - 15:00 | ||
| 1st-10, Hou20 | 15:00 | Arian Foster rush to the left for 1 yard to the Hou21. Tackled by Andre Neblett. |
| 2nd-9, Hou21 | 14:26 | Arian Foster rush to the left for 5 yards to the Hou26. Tackled by Jordan Senn. FUMBLE, recovered by Car (James Anderson). Tackled by Arian Foster. |
| Carolina - 14:16 | ||
| 1st-10, Hou26 | 14:16 | DeAngelo Williams rush to the left for 9 yards to the Hou17. Tackled by Danieal Manning. |
| 2nd-1, Hou17 | 13:35 | DeAngelo Williams rush up the middle for 1 yard to the Hou16. Tackled by Connor Barwin. |
| 1st-10, Hou16 | 12:53 | Cam Newton sacked at Hou26 for a loss of 10 yards by Connor Barwin. |
| 2nd-20, Hou26 | 12:14 | Cam Newton pass to the right to Steve Smith for 26 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 0-0, Hou2 | 12:07 | Olindo Mare extra point is good. |
| 0-0, Car35 | 12:07 | Olindo Mare kicks off to the Hou0. Touchback. |
| Houston - 12:07 | ||
| 1st-10, Hou20 | 12:07 | Ben Tate rush to the left for a loss of 1 yard to the Hou19. Tackled by Dan Connor. |
| 2nd-11, Hou19 | 11:32 | Ben Tate rush to the right for 7 yards to the Hou26. Tackled by Jordan Senn. |
| 3rd-4, Hou26 | 10:59 | T.J. Yates pass to the right to Joel Dreessen for 8 yards to the Hou34. Tackled by Jordan Senn. |
| 1st-10, Hou34 | 10:16 | T.J. Yates pass to the left to Bryant Johnson for 18 yards to the Car48. Tackled by Sherrod Martin. |
| 1st-10, Car48 | 9:45 | T.J. Yates sacked at Hou50 for a loss of 2 yards by Jason Shirley. |
| 2nd-12, Hou50 | 9:12 | T.J. Yates pass to the left to Bryant Johnson for 5 yards to the Car45. Tackled by Jordan Senn and Captain Munnerlyn. |
| 3rd-7, Car45 | 8:26 | T.J. Yates pass to the left to Ben Tate for 4 yards to the Car41. Tackled by Jordan Senn. |
| 4th-3, Car41 | 7:49 | Matt Turk punts for 23 yards to Car18. No return. |
| Carolina - 7:41 | ||
| 1st-10, Car18 | 7:41 | DeAngelo Williams rush to the left for a loss of 1 yard to the Car17. Tackled by J.J. Watt. |
| 2nd-11, Car17 | 7:03 | Cam Newton pass to the left to Steve Smith for 4 yards to the Car21. Tackled by DeMeco Ryans and Kareem Jackson. |
| 3rd-7, Car21 | 6:15 | Penalty: Delay of Game on Carolina (Cam Newton) -5 yards. |
| 3rd-12, Car16 | 5:46 | Cam Newton incomplete pass to the left intended for Steve Smith. |
| 4th-12, Car16 | 5:38 | Jason Baker punts for 48 yards to Hou36. Jacoby Jones return for 6 yards to Hou42. Tackled by Antwan Applewhite. |
| Houston - 5:25 | ||
| 1st-10, Hou42 | 5:25 | T.J. Yates pass to the left to Lawrence Vickers for 2 yards to the Hou44. Tackled by Jordan Senn. |
| 2nd-8, Hou44 | 4:48 | T.J. Yates pass to the right to Lawrence Vickers for 17 yards to the Car39. Tackled by Sherrod Martin. |
| 1st-10, Car39 | 4:07 | Ben Tate rush to the left for 1 yard to the Car38. Tackled by Dan Connor and Jordan Senn. |
| 2nd-9, Car38 | 3:29 | Arian Foster rush to the right for 4 yards to the Car34. Tackled by James Anderson. |
| 3rd-5, Car34 | 2:48 | T.J. Yates pass to the left to Arian Foster for 3 yards to the Car31. Tackled by R.J. Stanford. |
| 4th-2, Car31 | 2:17 | 49 yard field goal attempt by Neil Rackers is NO GOOD. Holder: Matt Turk. |
| Carolina - 2:12 | ||
| 1st-10, Car39 | 2:12 | Penalty: False Start on Carolina (Byron Bell) -5 yards. |
| 1st-15, Car34 | 2:12 | Carolina Panthers timeout. |
| 1st-15, Car34 | 2:12 | Cam Newton sacked at Car34 for no gain by Earl Mitchell. |
| 2nd-15, Car34 | 1:36 | Cam Newton incomplete pass to the right intended for Brandon LaFell defensed by Glover Quin. |
| 3rd-15, Car34 | 1:30 | Cam Newton pass to the right to Steve Smith for 19 yards to the Hou47. Tackled by Johnathan Joseph. |
| 1st-10, Hou47 | 1:30 | Penalty: Illegal Substitution on Carolina -5 yards. |
| 1st-15, Car48 | 0:44 | Jonathan Stewart rush up the middle for 5 yards to the Hou47. Tackled by Brian Cushing and Earl Mitchell. |
| 2nd-10, Hou47 | 0:02 | Penalty: Roughing Passer on Houston (Brian Cushing) 15 yards. |
| 2nd Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Carolina - 15:00 | ||
| 1st-10, Hou32 | 15:00 | DeAngelo Williams rush to the right for 3 yards to the Hou29. Tackled by DeMeco Ryans. |
| 2nd-7, Hou29 | 14:22 | Cam Newton rush to the left for 4 yards to the Hou25. Tackled by Brian Cushing. |
| 3rd-3, Hou25 | 13:34 | Cam Newton pass to the left to Greg Olsen for 17 yards to the Hou8. Tackled by Danieal Manning. |
| 1st-8, Hou8 | 13:01 | DeAngelo Williams rush to the left for a loss of 1 yard to the Hou9. Tackled by Brian Cushing. |
| 2nd-9, Hou9 | 12:26 | Cam Newton pass to the right to Jeremy Shockey for 9 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 0-0, Hou2 | 12:19 | Olindo Mare extra point is good. |
| 0-0, Car35 | 12:19 | Olindo Mare kicks off to the Hou0. Touchback. |
| Houston - 12:19 | ||
| 1st-10, Hou20 | 12:19 | T.J. Yates pass to the left to Arian Foster for 3 yards to the Hou23. Tackled by Dan Connor. |
| 2nd-7, Hou23 | 11:43 | T.J. Yates incomplete pass to the right intended for Joel Dreessen defensed by Greg Hardy. |
| 3rd-7, Hou23 | 11:43 | T.J. Yates incomplete pass to the left intended for Owen Daniels. |
| 4th-7, Hou23 | 11:32 | Matt Turk punts for 36 yards to Car41. Armanti Edwards return for 1 yard to Car42. Tackled by Jesse Nading. Penalty: Holding on Carolina (Josh Thomas) -10 yards. |
| Carolina - 11:23 | ||
| 1st-10, Car32 | 11:23 | Cam Newton incomplete pass to the right intended for Jeremy Shockey. |
| 2nd-10, Car32 | 11:17 | Jonathan Stewart rush to the left for 7 yards to the Car39. Tackled by Jason Allen. |
| 3rd-3, Car39 | 10:32 | Cam Newton incomplete pass to the middle intended for Steve Smith defensed by Quintin Demps. |
| 4th-3, Car39 | 10:27 | Jason Baker punts for 47 yards to Hou14. Jacoby Jones return for 8 yards to Hou22. Tackled by Captain Munnerlyn. |
| Houston - 10:16 | ||
| 1st-10, Hou22 | 10:16 | Ben Tate rush to the left for 8 yards to the Hou30. Tackled by Dan Connor. |
| 2nd-2, Hou30 | 9:46 | Ben Tate rush to the right for 4 yards to the Hou34. Tackled by Frank Kearse. |
| 1st-10, Hou34 | 9:08 | Arian Foster rush to the left for 5 yards to the Hou39. Tackled by Dan Connor. |
| 2nd-5, Hou39 | 8:33 | T.J. Yates pass to the right to Lawrence Vickers for 6 yards to the Hou45. Tackled by Jordan Senn. |
| 1st-10, Hou45 | 8:05 | Arian Foster rush to the left for 15 yards to the Car40. Tackled by Charles Godfrey and James Anderson. |
| 1st-10, Car40 | 7:21 | Ben Tate rush to the right for 5 yards to the Car35. Tackled by Chris Gamble. |
| 2nd-5, Car35 | 6:46 | Ben Tate rush to the left for 2 yards to the Car33. Tackled by R.J. Stanford and Sherrod Martin. Penalty: Holding on Houston (Wade Smith) -10 yards. |
| 2nd-13, Car43 | 6:46 | T.J. Yates incomplete pass to the right intended for Owen Daniels. |
| 3rd-13, Car43 | 6:12 | T.J. Yates pass intended for Kevin Walter INTERCEPTED by Jordan Senn and returned for 21 yards. Tackled by Antoine Caldwell. |
| Carolina - 6:03 | ||
| 1st-10, Hou48 | 6:03 | DeAngelo Williams rush to the left for a loss of 2 yards to the Car50. Tackled by Antonio Smith. |
| 2nd-12, Car50 | 5:20 | Cam Newton rush to the right for 11 yards to the Hou39. Tackled by DeMeco Ryans. |
| 3rd-1, Hou39 | 4:45 | Jonathan Stewart rush up the middle for 5 yards to the Hou34. Tackled by Glover Quin. |
| 1st-10, Hou34 | 4:10 | Armanti Edwards pass to the left to Steve Smith for 11 yards to the Hou23. Tackled by DeMeco Ryans. |
| 1st-10, Hou23 | 3:38 | Jonathan Stewart rush up the middle for 6 yards to the Hou17. Tackled by Shaun Cody and Brian Cushing. |
| 2nd-4, Hou17 | 2:57 | Penalty: False Start on Carolina (Jordan Gross) -5 yards. |
| 2nd-9, Hou22 | 2:32 | Cam Newton pass to the left to Legedu Naanee for 7 yards to the Hou15. Tackled by DeMeco Ryans and Shaun Cody. |
| 3rd-2, Hou15 | 2:00 | Two Minute Warning. |
| 3rd-2, Hou15 | 2:00 | Jonathan Stewart rush to the right for 4 yards to the Hou11. Tackled by Brian Cushing and J.J. Watt. |
| 1st-10, Hou11 | 1:23 | Cam Newton pass to the right to Richie Brockel for 4 yards to the Hou7. Tackled by Brian Cushing. |
| 2nd-6, Hou7 | 0:59 | Richie Brockel rush to the left for 7 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 0-0, Hou0 | 0:55 | Penalty: False Start on Carolina (Byron Bell) -5 yards. |
| 0-0, Hou7 | 0:55 | Olindo Mare extra point is good. |
| 0-0, Car35 | 0:55 | Olindo Mare kicks off to the Hou0. Quintin Demps return for 34 yards to Hou28. Tackled by Thomas Keiser and Sherrod Martin. |
| Houston - 0:48 | ||
| 1st-10, Hou28 | 0:48 | Penalty: Holding on Houston (Eric Winston) -10 yards. |
| 1st-20, Hou18 | 0:44 | T.J. Yates pass to the right to Arian Foster for 5 yards to the Hou23. Tackled by Jordan Senn. |
| 2nd-15, Hou23 | 0:38 | Houston Texans timeout. |
| 2nd-15, Hou23 | 0:38 | T.J. Yates rush up the middle for no gain to the Hou23. FUMBLE, recovered by Hou (Arian Foster). |
| 3rd Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Houston - 15:00 | ||
| 0-0, Hou35 | 15:00 | Neil Rackers kicks off to the Car0. Touchback. |
| Carolina - 15:00 | ||
| 1st-10, Car20 | 15:00 | DeAngelo Williams rush to the right for no gain to the Car20. Tackled by Brian Cushing and J.J. Watt. |
| 2nd-10, Car20 | 14:21 | Cam Newton pass to the middle to Greg Olsen for a loss of 2 yards to the Car18. Tackled by Brian Cushing and Glover Quin. |
| 3rd-12, Car18 | 13:36 | Cam Newton pass to the left to Jonathan Stewart for 5 yards to the Car23. Tackled by Brian Cushing. |
| 4th-7, Car23 | 13:12 | Jason Baker punts for 54 yards to Hou23. Jacoby Jones return for 42 yards to Car35. Tackled by Josh Vaughan. |
| Houston - 12:54 | ||
| 1st-10, Car35 | 12:54 | Arian Foster rush to the left for 5 yards to the Car30. Tackled by Charles Johnson and Charles Godfrey. |
| 2nd-5, Car30 | 12:33 | Arian Foster rush to the right for 18 yards to the Car12. Tackled by Jordan Pugh. |
| 1st-10, Car12 | 11:54 | Arian Foster rush to the left for 5 yards to the Car7. Tackled by Frank Kearse. |
| 2nd-5, Car7 | 11:21 | T.J. Yates incomplete pass to the right intended for Arian Foster. |
| 3rd-5, Car7 | 11:16 | T.J. Yates incomplete pass to the right intended for Kevin Walter defensed by Chris Gamble. |
| 4th-5, Car7 | 11:10 | Neil Rackers 26 yard field goal attempt is GOOD. Holder: Matt Turk. |
| 0-0, Hou35 | 11:07 | Neil Rackers kicks off to the Car0. Kealoha Pilares return for 21 yards to Car18. Tackled by Jason Allen. |
| Carolina - 11:02 | ||
| 1st-10, Car18 | 11:02 | Cam Newton incomplete pass to the right intended for Brandon LaFell. |
| 2nd-10, Car18 | 10:57 | Jonathan Stewart rush up the middle for no gain to the Car18. Tackled by J.J. Watt. |
| 3rd-10, Car18 | 10:15 | Cam Newton rush to the right for 17 yards to the Car35. Tackled by Quintin Demps. |
| 1st-10, Car35 | 9:28 | Penalty: Illegal Formation on Carolina (Greg Olsen) -5 yards. |
| 1st-15, Car30 | 8:58 | Cam Newton incomplete pass to the left intended for Brandon LaFell. |
| 2nd-15, Car30 | 8:52 | Cam Newton incomplete pass to the right intended for Jeremy Shockey defensed by DeMeco Ryans. |
| 3rd-15, Car30 | 8:43 | Cam Newton pass to the middle to Jonathan Stewart for 3 yards to the Car33. Tackled by J.J. Watt and Connor Barwin. |
| 4th-12, Car33 | 8:09 | Jason Baker punts for 49 yards to Hou18. Jacoby Jones return for 1 yard to Hou19. Tackled by Dan Connor. Penalty: Illegal Block on Houston (Tim Dobbins) -10 yards. |
| Houston - 7:59 | ||
| 1st-10, Hou9 | 7:59 | T.J. Yates pass to the right to Lawrence Vickers for 4 yards to the Hou13. Tackled by Chris Gamble and Jordan Senn. |
| 2nd-6, Hou13 | 7:27 | T.J. Yates pass to Ben Tate for 10 yards to the Hou23. Tackled by Jordan Senn. |
| 2nd-6, Hou13 | 7:06 | T.J. Yates incomplete pass to the left intended for Bryant Johnson. |
| 3rd-6, Hou13 | 7:00 | T.J. Yates pass to the left to Kevin Walter for 7 yards to the Hou20. Tackled by Chris Gamble. |
| 1st-10, Hou20 | 7:00 | Carolina Panthers timeout. |
| 1st-10, Hou20 | 6:43 | T.J. Yates incomplete pass to the right intended for Owen Daniels. |
| 2nd-10, Hou20 | 6:35 | T.J. Yates pass to the left to Joel Dreessen for 11 yards to the Hou31. Tackled by Jordan Senn. |
| 1st-10, Hou31 | 6:03 | Arian Foster rush to the right for 9 yards to the Hou40. Tackled by Jordan Pugh. |
| 2nd-1, Hou40 | 5:27 | T.J. Yates pass to the left to Owen Daniels for 17 yards to the Car43. Tackled by R.J. Stanford. |
| 1st-10, Car43 | 4:44 | T.J. Yates pass to the left to Arian Foster for 25 yards to the Car18. Tackled by Sherrod Martin. |
| 1st-10, Car18 | 4:11 | Penalty: Holding on Houston (Joel Dreessen) -10 yards. |
| 1st-20, Car28 | 3:50 | T.J. Yates pass to the middle to Owen Daniels for 12 yards to the Car16. Tackled by Jordan Senn. |
| 2nd-8, Car16 | 3:11 | T.J. Yates incomplete pass to the left intended for Joel Dreessen. |
| 3rd-8, Car16 | 3:04 | Houston Texans timeout. |
| 3rd-8, Car16 | 3:04 | T.J. Yates incomplete pass to the left intended for Bryant Johnson. |
| 4th-8, Car16 | 2:57 | Neil Rackers 34 yard field goal attempt is GOOD. Holder: Matt Turk. |
| 0-0, Hou35 | 2:53 | Neil Rackers kicks off to the Car0. Touchback. |
| Carolina - 2:53 | ||
| 1st-10, Car20 | 2:53 | Cam Newton incomplete pass to the left intended for Jonathan Stewart. |
| 2nd-10, Car20 | 2:53 | Cam Newton incomplete pass to the left intended for Brandon LaFell. |
| 3rd-10, Car20 | 2:44 | Cam Newton incomplete pass to the right intended for Brandon LaFell. |
| 4th-10, Car20 | 2:37 | Jason Baker punts for 54 yards to Hou26. Jacoby Jones return for 6 yards to Hou32. Tackled by Jason Williams. |
| Houston - 2:25 | ||
| 1st-10, Hou32 | 2:25 | T.J. Yates rush up the middle for 15 yards to the Hou47. Tackled by James Anderson. |
| 1st-10, Hou47 | 1:49 | Arian Foster rush to the left for 7 yards to the Car46. Tackled by Jordan Senn. |
| 2nd-3, Car46 | 1:32 | Arian Foster rush to the right for 22 yards to the Car24. Tackled by Sherrod Martin. |
| 1st-10, Car24 | 1:11 | Penalty: Illegal Touch on Houston (Kevin Walter) -5 yards. |
| 1st-15, Car29 | 1:04 | Arian Foster rush to the left for a loss of 1 yard to the Car30. Tackled by James Anderson. |
| 2nd-16, Car30 | 0:32 | T.J. Yates pass to the right to Kevin Walter for 19 yards to the Car11. Tackled by R.J. Stanford and Dan Connor. |
| 4th Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Houston - 15:00 | ||
| 1st-10, Car11 | 15:00 | Arian Foster rush to the right for 6 yards to the Car5. Tackled by James Anderson. |
| 2nd-4, Car5 | 14:30 | Arian Foster rush to the left for 4 yards to the Car1. Tackled by Sherrod Martin and Frank Kearse. |
| 1st-1, Car1 | 13:52 | Arian Foster rush to the left for 1 yard for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 0-0, Car2 | 13:48 | Neil Rackers extra point is good. |
| 0-0, Hou35 | 13:48 | Neil Rackers kicks off to the Car0. Touchback. |
| Carolina - 13:48 | ||
| 1st-10, Car20 | 13:48 | DeAngelo Williams rush to the left for 2 yards to the Car22. Tackled by J.J. Watt and Tim Jamison. |
| 2nd-8, Car22 | 13:14 | Cam Newton rush to the left for 13 yards to the Car35. Tackled by Glover Quin. |
| 1st-10, Car35 | 12:35 | DeAngelo Williams rush to the right for 5 yards to the Car40. Tackled by Jason Allen and Earl Mitchell. |
| 2nd-5, Car40 | 11:53 | DeAngelo Williams rush to the right for 1 yard to the Car41. Tackled by Brian Cushing and Brooks Reed. |
| 3rd-4, Car41 | 11:13 | Cam Newton pass to the right to Legedu Naanee for 9 yards to the Car50. Tackled by Jason Allen. |
| 1st-10, Car50 | 10:47 | Cam Newton pass to the middle to Jeremy Shockey for 26 yards to the Hou24. Tackled by Danieal Manning. |
| 1st-10, Hou24 | 9:59 | DeAngelo Williams rush up the middle for 24 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 0-0, Hou2 | 9:54 | Olindo Mare extra point is good. |
| 0-0, Car35 | 9:54 | Olindo Mare kicks off to the Hou0. Quintin Demps return for 50 yards to Hou44. Tackled by Josh Vaughan. |
| Houston - 9:45 | ||
| 1st-10, Hou44 | 9:45 | T.J. Yates pass to the left to Jacoby Jones for 24 yards to the Car32. Tackled by Sherrod Martin. |
| 1st-10, Car32 | 9:21 | T.J. Yates pass to the left to Arian Foster for 22 yards to the Car10. Tackled by Dan Connor. |
| 1st-10, Car10 | 8:44 | Arian Foster rush to the left for 3 yards to the Car7. Tackled by James Anderson and Jason Shirley. |
| 2nd-7, Car7 | 8:10 | T.J. Yates sacked at Car9 for a loss of 2 yards by Greg Hardy. |
| 3rd-9, Car9 | 7:34 | T.J. Yates pass intended for Jacoby Jones INTERCEPTED by James Anderson and returned for 5 yards. Tackled by T.J. Yates. |
| Carolina - 7:25 | ||
| 1st-10, Car3 | 7:25 | Jonathan Stewart rush up the middle for 1 yard to the Car4. Tackled by Antonio Smith and DeMeco Ryans. |
| 2nd-9, Car4 | 6:42 | Jonathan Stewart rush to the left for 1 yard to the Car5. Tackled by J.J. Watt and DeMeco Ryans. |
| 3rd-8, Car5 | 6:00 | Cam Newton rush to the left for 8 yards to the Car13. Tackled by DeMeco Ryans. |
| 1st-10, Car13 | 5:17 | Jonathan Stewart rush to the left for 2 yards to the Car15. Tackled by Brooks Reed. |
| 2nd-8, Car15 | 5:12 | Houston Texans timeout. |
| 2nd-8, Car15 | 5:12 | Cam Newton pass to the right to Steve Smith for 22 yards to the Car37. Tackled by Glover Quin. |
| 1st-10, Car37 | 5:01 | Houston Texans timeout. |
| 1st-10, Car37 | 5:01 | Jonathan Stewart rush up the middle for 12 yards to the Car49. Tackled by Brian Cushing. |
| 1st-10, Car49 | 4:19 | Jonathan Stewart rush up the middle for no gain to the Car49. Tackled by Earl Mitchell. |
| 2nd-10, Car49 | 3:34 | DeAngelo Williams rush to the left for 8 yards to the Hou43. Tackled by Danieal Manning. |
| 3rd-2, Hou43 | 3:28 | Cam Newton rush to the left for 3 yards to the Hou40. Tackled by Tim Jamison. |
| 1st-10, Hou40 | 2:45 | DeAngelo Williams rush to the left for 3 yards to the Hou37. Tackled by Tim Jamison. |
| 2nd-7, Hou37 | 2:00 | Two Minute Warning. |
| 2nd-7, Hou37 | 2:00 | DeAngelo Williams rush to the right for 3 yards to the Hou34. Tackled by Earl Mitchell and Antonio Smith. |
| 3rd-4, Hou34 | 1:17 | DeAngelo Williams rush up the middle for 6 yards to the Hou28. Tackled by Glover Quin and Brian Cushing. |
| 1st-10, Hou28 | 0:33 | Cam Newton rush up the middle for a loss of 1 yard to the Hou29. |
