Week 9, 1975

played in Detroit, MI

32 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	3	0	0	10	-	13
Detroit Lions	0	13	7	0	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:16 CAR - Don Cockroft 22 field goal
2Q: 13:49 DET - Frank Lewis 2 pass from Bill Demory (Mercury Tchaikovski extra point)
2Q: 05:12 DET - Mercury Tchaikovski 52 field goal
2Q: 00:31 DET - Mercury Tchaikovski 34 field goal
3Q: 05:18 DET - Charlie Sanders 17 pass from Bill Demory (Mercury Tchaikovski extra point)
4Q: 03:38 CAR - Don Cockroft 31 field goal
4Q: 02:15 CAR - Dave Washington recovered blocked punt in end zone (Don Cockroft extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:16 CAR - Don Cockroft 22 field goal
2Q: 13:49 DET - Frank Lewis 2 pass from Bill Demory (Mercury Tchaikovski extra point)
2Q: 05:12 DET - Mercury Tchaikovski 52 field goal
2Q: 00:31 DET - Mercury Tchaikovski 34 field goal
3Q: 05:18 DET - Charlie Sanders 17 pass from Bill Demory (Mercury Tchaikovski extra point)
4Q: 03:38 CAR - Don Cockroft 31 field goal
4Q: 02:15 CAR - Dave Washington recovered blocked punt in end zone (Don Cockroft extra point)

Team Statistics CAR DET
Record 1-8 6-2
First Downs 17 16
- by Rushing 6 7
- by Passing 8 8
- by Penalty 3 1
Total Net Yards 253 267
- Offensive Plays 62 59
- Yards per Play 4.08 4.53
Net Rushing Yards 110 126
- Rushing Attempts 34 32
- Yards per Rush 3.24 3.94
Net Passing Yards 143 141
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 26 - 15 - 2 26 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 156 146
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/13 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 5.11 5.22
Fumbles/Lost 3/1 3/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/15 4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.2 5.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 3/42 9/79
Punt Returns/Yards 3/28 1/9
Kick Returns/Yards 4/128 3/82
Interception Ret./Yards 1/6 2/35
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 40 OWN 23
Time of Possession 29:53 30:07

Team Statistics	CAR	DET
Record	1-8	6-2
First Downs	17	16
- by Rushing	6	7
- by Passing	8	8
- by Penalty	3	1
Total Net Yards	253	267
- Offensive Plays	62	59
- Yards per Play	4.08	4.53
Net Rushing Yards	110	126
- Rushing Attempts	34	32
- Yards per Rush	3.24	3.94
Net Passing Yards	143	141
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	26 - 15 - 2	26 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	156	146
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/13	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	5.11	5.22
Fumbles/Lost	3/1	3/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/15	4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.2	5.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	3/42	9/79
Punt Returns/Yards	3/28	1/9
Kick Returns/Yards	4/128	3/82
Interception Ret./Yards	1/6	2/35
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 40	OWN 23
Time of Possession	29:53	30:07

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:50	OWN 20	9	75	Field Goal
1	8:39	3:39	OPP 41	7	25	Interception
2	13:39	4:18	OWN 45	8	25	Interception
2	5:04	2:49	OWN 48	5	12	Punt
2	0:26	0:26	OWN 44	2	38	Half
3	13:13	3:02	OWN 23	7	19	Punt
3	5:12	2:27	OWN 40	3	1	Punt
3	0:48	1:41	OPP 49	5	14	Punt
4	12:24	1:50	OPP 46	4	24	Fumble
4	8:54	5:24	OWN 32	12	54	Field Goal
4	0:06	0:06	OWN 34	1	0	Game

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:10	1:31	OWN 39	3	-5	Interception
1	5:00	6:21	OWN 43	12	57	Touchdown
2	9:21	4:17	OWN 23	7	42	Field Goal
2	2:15	1:49	OWN 20	8	63	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:47	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
3	10:11	4:59	OWN 23	11	77	Touchdown
3	2:45	1:57	OWN 15	3	-2	Punt
4	14:07	1:43	OWN 4	3	9	Punt
4	10:34	1:40	OWN 22	3	2	Punt
4	3:30	1:30	OWN 31	3	7	Punt
4	2:00	1:54	OWN 16	3	-2	Punt

Game MVP: Skip Thomas, Detroit Lions

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Essex Johnson	19	52	2.74	8	0	0
Vic Washington	15	58	3.87	10	1	0

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Jess Phillips	15	73	4.87	17	3
Carlos Spencer	14	47	3.36	14	1
Bill Demory	3	6	2.00	5	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dale Zorn	26	15	156	2/13	0	53	2	43.1

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bill Demory	26	21	146	1/5	2	20	1	99.7

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Drew Pearson	6	9	46	7.67	5	13
RB Essex Johnson	3	4	16	5.33	2	10
WR Isaac Curtis	2	3	11	5.50	0	8
TE Andrew James	2	3	27	13.50	0	19
WR Vic Washington	1	2	53	53.00	43	53
TE Richard Hooper	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
WR David Knight	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
FB Hugh McKinnis	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Marco Vehar	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Lamont Marrow	5	6	23	4.60	5	10	0
TE Charlie Sanders	4	4	27	6.75	11	17	1
WR Jack Dolbin	4	5	34	8.50	2	11	0
WR Wally Francis	2	3	31	15.50	0	20	0
WR Frank Lewis	2	3	10	5.00	3	8	1
RB Jess Phillips	2	3	11	5.50	7	8	0
RB Carlos Spencer	2	2	10	5.00	4	7	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB J.T. Thomas	1	6	6.00	0

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Larry Ball	1	1	1.00	0
CB Skip Thomas	1	34	34.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Drew Pearson	2	1	0	0
Essex Johnson	1	0	0	0
Kenny Frame	0	1	0	0
Gary Weaver	0	0	2	0
Floyd Tongue	0	0	1	0
Dave Washington	0	0	0	1

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force
Bill Demory	1	0	0
Carlos Spencer	1	0	0
Lamont Marrow	1	0	0
Sam Adams	0	1	0
Tom Luken	0	1	0
Charlie Sanders	0	1	0
Sherman White	0	1	0
Lem Barney	0	0	1
Tom Hayes	0	0	1
Doug Wyatt	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
John James	4	159	39.8	32.5	53	2

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff West	6	233	38.8	34.2	54	0

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Don Cockroft	2/2	0/0	0/0	31	1/1

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mercury Tchaikovski	2/2	1/1	1/1	52	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Glen Edwards	3	28	9.3	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charlie West	1	9	9.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Essex Johnson	2	62	31.0	0
Vic Washington	2	66	33.0	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg
Wally Francis	1	38	38.0
Tom Hayes	1	24	24.0
Charlie West	1	20	20.0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB J.T. Thomas	8	1	0.0	26	26
OLB Gary Weaver	7	1	1.0	28	25
OLB Steve King	7	2	0.0	30	26
OLB Dave Washington	5	3	0.0	16	9
DT Floyd Tongue	5	0	0.0	21	22
CB Terry Schmidt	4	0	0.0	10	7
S Honor Jackson	3	2	0.0	27	23
DE George Martin	3	1	0.0	26	25
CB Marvin Cobb	2	3	0.0	23	19
DE Dennis Johnson	2	2	0.0	26	26
DE Tony Cline	2	0	0.0	12	3
DT Jim Wolf	1	3	0.0	25	24
S Glen Edwards	1	1	0.0	28	25
WR Drew Pearson	1	0	---	---	---
WR Vic Washington	1	0	---	---	---
DT Mike Fanning	1	0	0.0	13	5
S Edddie Brown	0	1	0.0	6	6

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Charlie Weaver	8	4	0.0	30	26
S Mel Phillips	8	2	0.0	34	25
DT Mike Tilleman	7	0	1.0	16	13
S Charlie West	5	3	0.0	30	21
CB Lem Barney	5	0	0.0	14	17
CB Skip Thomas	3	1	1.0	31	27
S Chuck Crist	2	2	0.0	14	12
OLB Larry Ball	2	1	0.0	9	7
DE Sherman White	2	1	0.0	33	28
OLB Mike Varty	2	0	0.0	7	5
S Doug Wyatt	2	0	0.0	26	23
OLB Ed O'Neil	1	3	0.0	31	27
DE Tim Rossovich	1	1	0.0	32	26
WR Wally Francis	1	0	---	---	---
CB Tom Hayes	1	0	0.0	19	9
DT Herb Orvis	1	0	0.0	27	23
DT Greg Wojcik	1	0	0.0	4	6
DT Bob Pollard	0	1	0.0	6	7

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Gary Weaver	1.0	0	0	0	25

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
CB Skip Thomas	1.0	0	0	0	27
DT Mike Tilleman	1.0	0	0	0	13
DE Tim Rossovich	0.0	1	0	2	26
DE Sherman White	0.0	0	2	2	28

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB J.T. Thomas	6	0	1	26
OLB Steve King	3	0	0	26
OLB Gary Weaver	3	0	0	25
OLB Dave Washington	2	0	0	9
DT Floyd Tongue	2	0	0	22
CB Marvin Cobb	1	1	0	19
S Glen Edwards	1	0	0	25
DE Dennis Johnson	1	0	0	26
CB Terry Schmidt	1	0	0	7
DT Jim Wolf	1	0	0	24
S Honor Jackson	0	1	0	23

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Lem Barney	3	0	0	17
OLB Charlie Weaver	2	0	0	26
S Doug Wyatt	2	0	0	23
S Charlie West	1	1	0	21
CB Skip Thomas	1	0	1	27
S Chuck Crist	1	0	0	12
OLB Ed O'Neil	1	0	0	27
S Mel Phillips	1	0	0	25
OLB Mike Varty	1	0	0	5
DE Sherman White	1	0	0	28
DT Greg Wojcik	1	0	0	6
OLB Larry Ball	0	0	1	7

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Noah Jackson	2	5	29	0	24
Steve Riley	2	4	30	1	26
Kenny Frame	2	2	9	0	8
Quinn Hoffman	1	7	29	1	22
Paul Laaveg	1	3	10	0	9
Dave Dalby	1	2	8	0	10
Kyle Davis	1	2	26	0	18
Julio Bauer	0	4	29	0	23
Hugh McKinnis	0	2	21	0	17
Richard Hooper	0	2	19	0	16
Andrew James	0	1	25	0	24

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
John Didion	2	10	0	32	0	19
Tom Luken	2	5	0	28	1	18
Sam Adams	2	3	0	20	0	19
Ronnie Carroll	1	3	1	26	0	24
Horace King	1	2	0	13	0	18
Don Morrison	0	3	0	27	0	26
Paul Howard	0	2	0	17	0	17
Charlie Sanders	0	1	0	25	0	27

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Hugh McKinnis	2	16
David Knight	1	14
Isaac Curtis	1	7

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Tom Hayes	4	15
Jess Phillips	1	21
John Didion	1	7
Tom Neville	1	5

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Glen Edwards	---	---	28	25	10	63
J.T. Thomas	---	---	26	26	11	63
Dale Zorn	34	28	---	---	---	62
Steve King	---	---	30	26	4	60
Noah Jackson	29	24	---	---	6	59
Steve Riley	30	26	---	---	2	58
Andrew James	25	24	---	---	8	57
Essex Johnson	19	16	---	---	21	56
Julio Bauer	29	23	---	---	4	56
Dennis Johnson	---	---	26	26	3	55
Gary Weaver	---	---	28	25	2	55
Hugh McKinnis	21	17	---	---	16	54
George Martin	---	---	26	25	3	54
Jim Wolf	---	---	25	24	4	53
C.J. Garrett	---	---	27	23	3	53
Honor Jackson	---	---	27	23	2	52
Drew Pearson	31	20	---	---	1	52
Marvin Cobb	---	---	23	19	10	52
Quinn Hoffman	29	22	---	---	---	51
Richard Hooper	19	16	---	---	14	49
David Knight	19	12	---	---	14	45
Floyd Tongue	---	---	21	22	2	45
Kyle Davis	26	18	---	---	---	44
Isaac Curtis	16	12	---	---	7	35
Dave Washington	---	---	16	9	8	33
Vic Washington	15	12	---	---	5	32
Marco Vehar	5	11	---	---	13	29
Terry Schmidt	---	---	10	7	10	27
Paul Laaveg	10	9	---	---	6	25
Dave Dalby	8	10	---	---	6	24
Kenny Frame	9	8	---	---	6	23
Mike Fanning	---	---	13	5	4	22
Tony Cline	---	---	12	3	4	19
Edddie Brown	---	---	6	6	---	12
Bob Pifferini	---	---	3	1	8	12
Derrel Luce	---	---	4	2	4	10
Brian Molinaro	0	0	---	---	8	8
Don Cockroft	0	0	---	---	6	6
Sam Monson	---	---	0	0	6	6
Kenyon Hill	---	---	1	0	4	5
John James	0	0	---	---	4	4
Gerald Rasberry	0	0	---	---	2	2
John Fuqua	0	0	---	---	1	1
Karl Lynch	---	---	0	0	1	1
Tony Adams	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jamie Castillo	---	---	0	0	---	0

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Sherman White	---	---	33	28	2	63
Mel Phillips	---	---	34	25	2	61
Ed O'Neil	---	---	31	27	2	60
Tim Rossovich	---	---	32	26	2	60
Skip Thomas	---	---	31	27	2	60
Bill Demory	32	27	---	---	---	59
Charlie Weaver	---	---	30	26	3	59
Doug Wyatt	---	---	26	23	10	59
John Didion	32	19	---	---	7	58
Charlie West	---	---	30	21	7	58
Charlie Sanders	25	27	---	---	5	57
Jess Phillips	19	15	---	---	21	55
Don Morrison	27	26	---	---	---	53
Herb Orvis	---	---	27	23	3	53
Ronnie Carroll	26	24	---	---	---	50
Tom Luken	28	18	---	---	3	49
Jack Dolbin	20	15	---	---	11	46
Wally Francis	22	17	---	---	5	44
Tom Hayes	---	---	19	9	15	43
Paul Howard	17	17	---	---	8	42
Sam Adams	20	19	---	---	1	40
Horace King	13	18	---	---	8	39
Frank Lewis	15	10	---	---	11	36
Chuck Crist	---	---	14	12	9	35
Lem Barney	---	---	14	17	3	34
Lamont Marrow	19	13	---	---	1	33
Mike Tilleman	---	---	16	13	2	31
Carlos Spencer	14	14	---	---	---	28
Larry Ball	---	---	9	7	10	26
Earl Thomas	11	6	---	---	9	26
Paul Fersen	10	4	---	---	8	22
Bruce Coslet	2	0	---	---	17	19
Bob Pollard	---	---	6	7	4	17
Ron Hornsby	---	---	0	0	15	15
Dan Neal	0	8	---	---	7	15
Mike Varty	---	---	7	5	3	15
Roger Stillwell	---	---	7	5	3	15
Merv Krakau	---	---	3	1	8	12
Greg Wojcik	---	---	4	6	---	10
Mercury Tchaikovski	0	0	---	---	7	7
Eugene Johnstone	---	---	0	0	6	6
Jeff West	0	0	---	---	6	6
Tom Neville	0	0	---	---	5	5
Gary Marangi	0	0	---	---	2	2
Bill Gergory	---	---	1	0	---	1
Charles Swift	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	59	4.2
Middle	9	6	0.7
Right	11	45	4.1
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	24	4.8
Middle	16	66	4.1
Right	10	37	3.7
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dale Zorn	26	15	1	2	3	1	2	4	2

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bill Demory	26	21	1	1	1	2	0	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	11	105	6.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	3	32	4.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	19	9.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	27	6.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	15	99	5.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	2	20	6.7
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Drew Pearson	9	6	1	46	0	20
RB Essex Johnson	4	3	0	16	0	16
WR Isaac Curtis	3	2	0	11	0	12
TE Andrew James	3	2	0	27	0	24
WR Vic Washington	2	1	0	53	1	12
WR Marco Vehar	2	0	1	0	0	11
WR David Knight	1	0	0	0	0	12
FB Hugh McKinnis	1	0	1	0	0	17
TE Richard Hooper	1	1	0	3	0	16

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Lamont Marrow	6	5	0	23	0	13
WR Jack Dolbin	5	4	0	34	0	15
TE Charlie Sanders	4	4	0	27	0	27
WR Wally Francis	3	2	0	31	1	17
WR Frank Lewis	3	2	1	10	0	10
RB Jess Phillips	3	2	0	11	0	15
RB Carlos Spencer	2	2	0	10	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Essex Johnson	5	-4	-0.80	2.74

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bill Demory	1	5	5.00	2.00
Carlos Spencer	1	3	3.00	3.36

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dale Zorn	1	0	0	0.00	6.00

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bill Demory	3	3	29	9.67	5.62

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Drew Pearson	1	0	0	0.00	5.11

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Frank Lewis	1	1	2	2.00	3.33
TE Charlie Sanders	1	1	17	17.00	6.75
WR Lamont Marrow	1	1	10	10.00	3.83

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Essex Johnson	4	2

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Bill Demory	3	1
Jess Phillips	3	2
Carlos Spencer	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dale Zorn	10	7	6

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bill Demory	5	3	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Drew Pearson	4	3	3
RB Essex Johnson	2	2	2
WR David Knight	1	0	0
WR Vic Washington	1	1	1
TE Andrew James	1	1	0
WR Marco Vehar	1	0	0

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Wally Francis	2	1	1
WR Frank Lewis	1	0	0
RB Jess Phillips	1	1	0
TE Charlie Sanders	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 48,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,100 (21,400)
End Zone 10,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,500 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,200 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	48,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,100 (21,400)
End Zone	10,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,500 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,200 (3,300)