The Patriots punished the Panthers on Friday Night.  Tom Brady was razor sharp as he completed 17 of 22 passes for 167 yards with 2 TD passes.  The other three Patriots’ QBs only completed 5 of 11 passes for 69 yards.  2nd year man Laurence Maroney had a solid game with 15 carries for 58 yards (3.9 ypc).  Fullback Heath Evans was a force as he carried the ball 7 times for 58 yards (8.3 ypc) with 1 TD run and they also caught 2 passes for 19 yards and a TD.  Sammy Morris also got his work in with 7 carries for 27 yards (3.9 ypc) and he also caught 2 passes for 23 yards.  The Patriots rushed the ball for 148 yards on 36 carries (4.1 ypc) and they completed 22 of 33 passes for 236 yards.

The defense was sharp as they held the Panthers to 57 yards rushing on 18 carries (3.2 ypc).  The Panthers did throw for 222 yards on 22 of 36 passing.

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