The Carolina Panthers beat the Cincinnati Bengals, 52 to 31, on December 8, 2002.

2002 Carolina Panthers

Final

CIN

Bengals

1-12-0

31

CAR

52

1

7

9

2

10

7

3

14

21

4

0

15

Total

31

52

1st quarter

CIN

CAR

Bengals

Peter Warrick 37-yard pass from Jon Kitna (Neil Rackers kick)

7

0

Panthers

Al Wallace 0-yard fumble return (Shayne Graham kick)

7

7

Panthers

Safety

7

9

2nd quarter

CIN

CAR

Panthers

Steve Smith Sr. 61-yard punt return (Shayne Graham kick)

7

16

Bengals

Peter Warrick 3-yard pass from Jon Kitna (Neil Rackers kick)

14

16

Bengals

Neil Rackers 24-yard field goal

17

16

3rd quarter

CIN

CAR

Panthers

Steve Smith Sr. 31-yard pass from Rodney Peete (Shayne Graham kick)

17

23

Bengals

Takeo Spikes 45-yard fumble return (Neil Rackers kick)

24

23

Panthers

Muhsin Muhammad 2-yard pass from Rodney Peete (Shayne Graham kick)

24

30

Panthers

Steve Smith Sr. 87-yard punt return (Shayne Graham kick)

24

37

Bengals

Jon Kitna 12-yard run (Neil Rackers kick)

31

37

4th quarter

CIN

CAR

Panthers

Wesley Walls 2-yard pass from Rodney Peete (Shayne Graham kick)

31

44

Panthers

Dee Brown 6-yard run (Nick Goings rush for two-point conversion)

31

52

Bengals

Panthers

1st Downs

25

23

Passing 1st Downs

15

16

Rushing 1st Downs

6

5

1st downs from penalties

4

2

3rd down efficiency

6 - 15

5 - 9

4th down efficiency

0 - 0

0 - 1

Total Plays

70

58

Total Yards

340

401

Yards per play

4.9

6.9

Passing

257

319

Comp - Att

25 - 37

21 - 29

Yards per pass

6.3

11

Interceptions thrown

0

1

Sacks - Yards lost

4 - 38

0 - 0

Rushing

83

82

Rushing Attempts

29

29

Yards per rush

2.9

2.8

Penalties

5

10

Turnovers

1

3

Fumbles lost

1

2

Interceptions

0

1

Possession

31:08

28:52

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Jon Kitna 25 37 295 8.0 2 0 4 109.6
Team 25 37 257 8.0 2 0 4 109.6

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Corey Dillon 18 55 3.1 0
Jon Kitna 5 20 4.0 1
Rudi Johnson 5 8 1.6 0
Lorenzo Neal 1 0 0.0 0
Team 29 83 2.9 1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Chad Johnson 6 114 19.0 0 8
Peter Warrick 3 52 17.3 2 5
T.J. Houshmandzadeh 3 43 14.3 0 4
Corey Dillon 4 30 7.5 0 4
Ron Dugans 4 28 7.0 0 6
Rudi Johnson 2 15 7.5 0 2
Matt Schobel 2 9 4.5 0 2
Danny Farmer 1 4 4.0 0 1
Lorenzo Neal 0 0 0 1
Team 25 295 8.0 2 33

Fumbles

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Mark Roman 8 7 0.0 1 0 0
Brian Simmons 6 6 0.0 1 1 0
JoJuan Armour 6 5 0.0 0 0 0
Jeff Burris 5 5 0.0 0 0 0
Bernard Whittington 4 4 0.0 1 0 0
Tony Williams 5 4 0.0 0 0 0
Justin Smith 3 3 0.0 1 0 0
Cory Hall 3 2 0.0 0 1 0
Artrell Hawkins 2 2 0.0 0 0 0
Kevin Kaesviharn 2 2 0.0 0 1 0
Takeo Spikes 3 2 0.0 0 0 0
Canute Curtis 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
Marquand Manuel 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
Reggie Myles 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
Lorenzo Neal 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
Adrian Ross 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
Reinard Wilson 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
Eric Ogbogu 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
Team 54 48 0.0 4 3 0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Neil Rackers 1 2 4 7
Team 1 2 4 7

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Travis Dorsch 5 162 32.4
Team 5 162 32.4

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
T.J. Houshmandzadeh 5 99 19.8 0
Rudi Johnson 2 37 18.5 0
Team 7 136 19.4 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Team 0 0 0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Rodney Peete 21 29 319 11.0 3 1 0 128.4
Team 21 29 319 11.0 3 1 0 128.4

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Dee Brown 17 45 2.6 1
Nick Goings 4 23 5.8 0
Brad Hoover 5 12 2.4 0
Muhsin Muhammad 1 3 3.0 0
Rodney Peete 2 -1 -0.5 0
Team 29 82 2.8 1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Steve Smith Sr. 5 144 28.8 1 6
Muhsin Muhammad 8 106 13.3 1 10
Wesley Walls 2 29 14.5 1 2
Kris Mangum 2 22 11.0 0 2
Dee Brown 2 9 4.5 0 5
Nick Goings 2 9 4.5 0 2
Karl Hankton 0 0 0 1
Team 21 319 11.0 3 28

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Dee Brown 1 0
Rodney Peete 1 0
Al Wallace 0 1
Team 2 2 1

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Reggie Howard 12 11 0.0 2 2 0
Will Witherspoon 12 9 1.0 1 0 0
Mark Fields 8 5 2.0 1 0 0
Terry Cousin 6 4 0.0 0 0 0
Mike Minter 4 4 0.0 0 0 0
Mike Rucker 6 4 0.0 0 0 0
Brentson Buckner 4 3 1.0 2 0 0
Kris Jenkins 4 3 0.0 1 0 0
Dante Wesley 3 3 0.0 0 2 0
Deon Grant 3 2 0.0 0 0 0
Kemp Rasmussen 2 2 0.0 0 0 0
Brian Allen 2 1 0.0 0 0 0
Deke Cooper 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
Kory Minor 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
Muhsin Muhammad 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
Damien Richardson 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
Rod Smart 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
Josh Taves 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
Al Wallace 1 1 0.0 0 1 0
Team 73 58 4.0 7 5 0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Shayne Graham 0 0 6 6
Team 0 0 6 6

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Todd Sauerbrun 3 120 40.0
Team 3 120 40.0

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Isaac Byrd 5 115 23.0 0
Steve Smith Sr. 1 16 16.0 0
Kris Mangum 1 12 12.0 0
Team 7 143 20.4 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Steve Smith Sr. 3 153 51.0 2
Team 3 153 51.0 2

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2,877

Young

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902

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REC

1,014

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PPG

13.9

31st

OPP PPG

24.5

29th

RUSH YDS/G

104.1

20th

PASS YDS/G

190.9

32nd

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CAR Panthers

2-15-0

0

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1
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13 4 0 .765
2
Browns Browns
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AFC East W L T PCT
1
Bills Bills
11 6 0 .647
2
Dolphins Dolphins
11 6 0 .647
AFC West W L T PCT
1
Chiefs Chiefs
11 6 0 .647
2
Raiders Raiders
8 9 0 .471
AFC South W L T PCT
1
Texans Texans
10 7 0 .588
2
Jaguars Jaguars
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1
Lions Lions
12 5 0 .706
2
Packers Packers
9 8 0 .529
NFC West W L T PCT
1
49ers 49ers
12 5 0 .706
2
Rams Rams
10 7 0 .588
NFC East W L T PCT
1
Cowboys Cowboys
12 5 0 .706
2
Eagles Eagles
11 6 0 .647
NFC South W L T PCT
1
Buccaneers Buccaneers
9 8 0 .529
2
Saints Saints
9 8 0 .529