| Denver Broncos 24,
Carolina Panthers 10
at Santa Clara, CA
| First Quarter |
 | Den--FG B.McManus 34, 4:17.
Den--M.Jackson fumble recovery in end zone (B.McManus kick), 8:33. |
| Second Quarter |
| Car--J.Stewart 1 run (G.Gano kick), 3:35.
Den--FG B.McManus 33, 8:02. |
| Third Quarter |
| Den--FG B.McManus 30, 6:42. |
| Fourth Quarter |
| Car--FG G.Gano 39, 4:39.
Den--C.Anderson 2 run (B.Fowler pass from P.Manning), 11:52. |
| A--71,088. |
| | CAR | DEN |
| FIRST DOWNS | 21 | 11 |
| Rushing | 8 | 4 |
| Passing | 10 | 5 |
| Penalty | 3 | 2 |
| 3RD-DOWN EFFICIENCY | 3-15 | 1-14 |
| 4TH-DOWN EFFICIENCY | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| TOTAL NET YARDS | 315 | 194 |
| Total Plays | 75 | 56 |
| Average Gain | 4.2 | 3.5 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 118 | 90 |
| Rushes | 27 | 28 |
| Average per Rush | 4.4 | 3.2 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 197 | 104 |
| Completed - Attempted | 18-41 | 13-23 |
| Yards per Pass | 4.1 | 3.7 |
| Sacked - Yards Lost | 7-68 | 5-37 |
| Had Intercepted | 1 | 1 |
| PUNTS-AVERAGE | 7-45.0 | 8-45.9 |
| RETURN YARDAGE | 63 | 100 |
| Punt Returns - Yards | 3-2 | 1-61 |
| Kickoff Returns - Yards | 2-42 | 2-42 |
| Int. Returns - Yards | 1-19 | 1-(-3) |
| PENALTIES-YARDS | 12-102 | 6-51 |
| FUMBLES-LOST | 4-3 | 3-1 |
| TIME OF POSSESSION | 32:47 | 27:13 |
| INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS |
| RUSHING -- |
| | CAR: | C.Newton 6-45, J.Stewart 12-29, F.Whittaker 4-26, M.Tolbert 5-18. |
| | DEN: | C.Anderson 23-90, R.Hillman 5-0. |
| PASSING -- |
| | CAR: | C.Newton 18-41-265-0-1. |
| | DEN: | P.Manning 13-23-141-0-1. |
| RECEIVING -- |
| | CAR: | C.Brown 4-80, T.Ginn 4-74, G.Olsen 4-41, D.Funchess 2-40, J.Cotchery 2-17, F.Whittaker 1-14, J.Stewart 1-(-1). |
| | DEN: | E.Sanders 6-83, C.Anderson 4-10, A.Caldwell 1-22, O.Daniels 1-18, D.Thomas 1-8. |
| MISSED FIELD GOALS -- |
| | CAR: | G.Gano 44. |
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