| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Quarter |
| Carolina Field Goal - 40-yarder by Olindo Mare. 4:07 Time Remaining. (10 plays, 33 yards. Time of Drive: 5:18). |
| 2nd Quarter |
| Carolina Touchdown - 14-yard run by Cam Newton. (Olindo Mare extra point is good). 14:03 Time Remaining. (6 plays, 62 yards. Time of Drive: 3:08). |
| Indianapolis Touchdown - 17-yard run by Donald Brown. (Adam Vinatieri extra point is good). 12:08 Time Remaining. (4 plays, 80 yards. Time of Drive: 1:55). |
| Indianapolis Field Goal - 43-yarder by Adam Vinatieri. 1:46 Time Remaining. (8 plays, 34 yards. Time of Drive: 2:27). |
| 3rd Quarter |
| Carolina Touchdown - 25-yard run by DeAngelo Williams. (Olindo Mare extra point is good). 9:13 Time Remaining. (7 plays, 64 yards. Time of Drive: 4:16). |
| Indianapolis Field Goal - 31-yarder by Adam Vinatieri. 0:32 Time Remaining. (6 plays, 48 yards. Time of Drive: 4:20). |
| 4th Quarter |
| Carolina Touchdown - 2-yard run by DeAngelo Williams. (Olindo Mare extra point is good). 10:23 Time Remaining. (8 plays, 80 yards. Time of Drive: 5:09). |
| Indianapolis Touchdown - 56-yard pass from Curtis Painter to Reggie Wayne. (Curtis Painter pass incomplete to Austin Collie, two-point conversion failed). 8:16 Time Remaining. (6 plays, 80 yards. Time of Drive: 2:07). |
| Carolina Field Goal - 41-yarder by Olindo Mare. 5:53 Time Remaining. (4 plays, 9 yards. Time of Drive: 2:23). |
| Final Team Statistics |
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| | Carolina | Indianapolis |
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| TOTAL FIRST DOWNS | 22 | 17 |
| By Rushing | 13 | 5 |
| By Passing | 9 | 10 |
| By Penalty | 0 | 2 |
| THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 6-12-50 | 1-9-11 |
| FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY | 0-0-0 | 1-1-100 |
| TOTAL NET YARDS | 377 | 323 |
| Total Off. Plays (inc. times thrown passing) | 65 | 54 |
| Avg. gain per offensive play | 5.8 | 6.0 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 201 | 105 |
| Total Rushing Plays | 35 | 23 |
| Avg. gain per rushing play | 5.7 | 4.6 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 176 | 218 |
| Times Thrown - yards lost attempting to pass | 3-32 | 2-8 |
| Gross yards passing | 208 | 226 |
| PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED | 27-20-0 | 29-15-2 |
| Avg. gain per pass play (inc. # thrown passing) | 5.9 | 7.0 |
| PUNTS Number and average | 4-45.3 | 5-45.6 |
| Net Punting Average | 46.0 | 41.0 |
| TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE (Not including kickoffs) | 23 | -3 |
| No. and Yards Punt Returns | 4-23 | 3--3 |
| No. and Yards Kickoff Returns | 2-100 | 0-0 |
| No. and Yards Interception Returns | 2-0 | 0-0 |
| PENALTIES No. and Yards | 6-92 | 2-15 |
| FUMBLES No. and Lost | 1-1 | 1-0 |
| TOUCHDOWNS | 3 | 2 |
| Rushing | 3 | 1 |
| Passing | 0 | 1 |
| EXTRA POINTS Made-Attempts | 3-3 | 1-1 |
| FIELD GOALS Made-Attempts | 2-3 | 2-2 |
| SAFETIES | 0 | 0 |
| FINAL SCORE | 27 | 19 |
| TIME OF POSSESSION | 36:17 | 23:43 |
| Final Individual Statistics |
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| Carolina | Indianapolis |
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| PASSING | ATT | CP | YDS | SK/YD | TD | LG | IN |
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| C.Newton | 27 | 20 | 208 | 3/32 | 0 | 30 | 0 | | Total | 27 | 20 | 208 | 3/32 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| | PASSING | ATT | CP | YDS | SK/YD | TD | LG | IN |
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| C.Painter | 29 | 15 | 226 | 2/8 | 1 | 56 | 2 | | Total | 29 | 15 | 226 | 2/8 | 1 | 56 | 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 | 4 | 181 | 45.3 | 0 | 2 | 52 | | Total | 4 | 181 | 45.3 | 0 | 2 | 52 |
| | PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | IN20 | LG |
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| P.McAfee | 5 | 228 | 45.6 | 0 | 0 | 54 | | Total | 5 | 228 | 45.6 | 0 | 0 | 54 |
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| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | LG | TD |
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| A.Edwards | 4 | 1 | 23 | 17 | 0 | | | | | | | | | Total | 4 | 1 | 23 | 17 | 0 |
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| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | LG | TD |
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| K.Pilares | 2 | 0 | 100 | 76 | 0 | | TOUCHBACK | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Total | 5 | 0 | 100 | 76 | 0 |
| | KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | LG | TD |
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| TOUCHBACK | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | Total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| KICKING | FG | PCT | LG | XP | PTS |
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| | | | | | | | Total | 2/3 | 66.7 | 41 | 3/3 | 9 |
| | KICKING | FG | PCT | LG | XP | PTS |
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| A.Vinatieri | 2/2 | 100.0 | 43 | 1/1 | 7 | | Total | 2/2 | 100.0 | 43 | 1/1 | 7 |
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