| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Quarter |
| Carolina Touchdown - 26-yard pass from Cam Newton to Steve Smith. (Olindo Mare extra point is good). 12:07 Time Remaining. (4 plays, 26 yards. Time of Drive: 2:09). |
| 2nd Quarter |
| Carolina Touchdown - 9-yard pass from Cam Newton to Jeremy Shockey. (Olindo Mare extra point is good). 12:19 Time Remaining. (9 plays, 61 yards. Time of Drive: 4:53). |
| Carolina Touchdown - 7-yard run by Richie Brockel. (Olindo Mare extra point is good). 0:55 Time Remaining. (9 plays, 48 yards. Time of Drive: 5:08). |
| 3rd Quarter |
| Houston Field Goal - 26-yarder by Neil Rackers. 11:07 Time Remaining. (6 plays, 28 yards. Time of Drive: 1:47). |
| Houston Field Goal - 34-yarder by Neil Rackers. 2:53 Time Remaining. (12 plays, 75 yards. Time of Drive: 5:06). |
| 4th Quarter |
| Houston Touchdown - 1-yard run by Arian Foster. (Neil Rackers extra point is good). 13:48 Time Remaining. (8 plays, 68 yards. Time of Drive: 3:37). |
| Carolina Touchdown - 24-yard run by DeAngelo Williams. (Olindo Mare extra point is good). 9:54 Time Remaining. (7 plays, 80 yards. Time of Drive: 3:54). |
| Final Team Statistics |
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| | Carolina | Houston |
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| TOTAL FIRST DOWNS | 20 | 18 |
| By Rushing | 11 | 7 |
| By Passing | 8 | 11 |
| By Penalty | 1 | 0 |
| THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 9-14-64 | 2-9-22 |
| FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 |
| TOTAL NET YARDS | 316 | 358 |
| Total Off. Plays (inc. times thrown passing) | 60 | 57 |
| Avg. gain per offensive play | 5.3 | 6.3 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 166 | 150 |
| Total Rushing Plays | 34 | 25 |
| Avg. gain per rushing play | 4.9 | 6.0 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 150 | 208 |
| Times Thrown - yards lost attempting to pass | 2-10 | 2-4 |
| Gross yards passing | 160 | 212 |
| PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED | 24-14-0 | 30-19-2 |
| Avg. gain per pass play (inc. # thrown passing) | 5.8 | 6.5 |
| PUNTS Number and average | 5-50.4 | 2-29.5 |
| Net Punting Average | 37.8 | 29.0 |
| TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE (Not including kickoffs) | 27 | 63 |
| No. and Yards Punt Returns | 1-1 | 5-63 |
| No. and Yards Kickoff Returns | 1-21 | 2-84 |
| No. and Yards Interception Returns | 2-26 | 0-0 |
| PENALTIES No. and Yards | 7-40 | 6-60 |
| FUMBLES No. and Lost | 0-0 | 2-1 |
| TOUCHDOWNS | 4 | 1 |
| Rushing | 2 | 1 |
| Passing | 2 | 0 |
| EXTRA POINTS Made-Attempts | 4-4 | 1-1 |
| FIELD GOALS Made-Attempts | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| SAFETIES | 0 | 0 |
| FINAL SCORE | 28 | 13 |
| TIME OF POSSESSION | 32:34 | 27:26 |
| Final Individual Statistics |
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| Carolina | Houston |
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| PASSING | ATT | CP | YDS | SK/YD | TD | LG | IN |
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| C.Newton | 23 | 13 | 149 | 2/10 | 2 | 26 | 0 | | A.Edwards | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0/0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | | Total | 24 | 14 | 160 | 2/10 | 2 | 26 | 0 |
| | PASSING | ATT | CP | YDS | SK/YD | TD | LG | IN |
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| T.Yates | 30 | 19 | 212 | 2/4 | 0 | 25 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | Total | 30 | 19 | 212 | 2/4 | 0 | 25 | 2 |
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| | INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | LG | TD |
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| None | | | | | | | | Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | IN20 | LG |
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| J.Baker | 5 | 252 | 50.4 | 0 | 1 | 54 | | Total | 5 | 252 | 50.4 | 0 | 1 | 54 |
| | PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | IN20 | LG |
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| M.Turk | 2 | 59 | 29.5 | 0 | 1 | 36 | | Total | 2 | 59 | 29.5 | 0 | 1 | 36 |
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| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | LG | TD |
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| A.Edwards | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | | OUT OF BOUNDS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Total | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| | PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | LG | TD |
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| J.Jones | 5 | 0 | 63 | 42 | 0 | | | | | | | | | Total | 5 | 0 | 63 | 42 | 0 |
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| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | LG | TD |
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| K.Pilares | 1 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 0 | | TOUCHBACK | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Total | 4 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 0 |
| | KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | LG | TD |
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| Q.Demps | 2 | 0 | 84 | 50 | 0 | | TOUCHBACK | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Total | 5 | 0 | 84 | 50 | 0 |
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| KICKING | FG | PCT | LG | XP | PTS |
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| Total | 0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 4/4 | 4 |
| | KICKING | FG | PCT | LG | XP | PTS |
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| Total | 2/3 | 66.7 | 34 | 1/1 | 7 |
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