Week 2, 1998

played in Cincinnati, OH

53 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	7	14	0	0	-	21
Cincinnati Bengals	7	14	0	10	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:32 CIN - Tony Simmons 29 pass from Kurt Warner (Matt Stover extra point)
1Q: 02:17 CAR - Troy Drayton 8 pass from Steve McNair (John Kasay extra point)
2Q: 13:31 CIN - Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala 8 run (Matt Stover extra point)
2Q: 10:16 CIN - Sean Dawkins 20 pass from Kurt Warner (Matt Stover extra point)
2Q: 07:16 CAR - Troy Drayton 13 pass from Steve McNair (John Kasay extra point)
2Q: 04:25 CAR - Marvin Harrison 41 pass from Steve McNair (John Kasay extra point)
4Q: 15:00 CIN - Tupac Shakur 1 run (Matt Stover extra point)
4Q: 10:32 CIN - Matt Stover 55 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:32 CIN - Tony Simmons 29 pass from Kurt Warner (Matt Stover extra point)
1Q: 02:17 CAR - Troy Drayton 8 pass from Steve McNair (John Kasay extra point)
2Q: 13:31 CIN - Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala 8 run (Matt Stover extra point)
2Q: 10:16 CIN - Sean Dawkins 20 pass from Kurt Warner (Matt Stover extra point)
2Q: 07:16 CAR - Troy Drayton 13 pass from Steve McNair (John Kasay extra point)
2Q: 04:25 CAR - Marvin Harrison 41 pass from Steve McNair (John Kasay extra point)
4Q: 15:00 CIN - Tupac Shakur 1 run (Matt Stover extra point)
4Q: 10:32 CIN - Matt Stover 55 field goal

Team Statistics CAR CIN
Record 1-1 1-1
First Downs 22 19
- by Rushing 5 9
- by Passing 16 8
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 384 332
- Offensive Plays 71 54
- Yards per Play 5.41 6.15
Net Rushing Yards 95 134
- Rushing Attempts 23 33
- Yards per Rush 4.13 4.06
Net Passing Yards 289 198
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 44 - 30 - 1 21 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 315 198
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/26 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 6.02 9.43
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 9/17 3/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.8 5.3
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 11/80 5/25
Punt Returns/Yards 2/12 2/11
Kick Returns/Yards 3/62 2/38
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/3
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 29
Time of Possession 33:17 26:43

Team Statistics	CAR	CIN
Record	1-1	1-1
First Downs	22	19
- by Rushing	5	9
- by Passing	16	8
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	384	332
- Offensive Plays	71	54
- Yards per Play	5.41	6.15
Net Rushing Yards	95	134
- Rushing Attempts	23	33
- Yards per Rush	4.13	4.06
Net Passing Yards	289	198
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	44 - 30 - 1	21 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	315	198
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/26	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	6.02	9.43
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	9/17	3/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.8	5.3
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	11/80	5/25
Punt Returns/Yards	2/12	2/11
Kick Returns/Yards	3/62	2/38
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/3
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 29
Time of Possession	33:17	26:43

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:26	OWN 28	7	30	Punt
1	8:19	6:13	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
2	13:24	2:47	OWN 24	6	3	Fumble
2	10:02	2:56	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
2	5:43	1:36	OWN 46	3	54	Touchdown
2	1:50	1:50	OWN 29	5	16	Punt
3	13:08	3:01	OWN 35	5	24	Punt
3	8:25	2:26	OWN 46	3	3	Punt
3	4:29	1:39	OWN 26	3	-11	Punt
4	14:50	2:56	OWN 20	7	22	Downs
4	10:26	3:52	OWN 34	11	48	Interception

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:34	2:15	OWN 20	4	80	Touchdown
1	2:06	3:42	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
2	10:37	0:35	OPP 18	2	18	Touchdown
2	7:06	1:23	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
2	4:07	2:17	OWN 23	3	9	Punt
3	15:00	1:52	OWN 19	3	6	Punt
3	10:07	1:42	OWN 1	3	4	Punt
3	5:59	1:30	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
3	2:50	3:00	OPP 49	9	49	Touchdown
4	11:54	1:28	OPP 42	3	4	Field Goal
4	6:34	6:34	OWN 10	12	85	Game

Game MVP: Kurt Warner, Cincinnati Bengals

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Antowain Smith	12	14	1.17	7	0
Steve McNair	6	61	10.17	21	3
Robert Green	5	20	4.00	9	0

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Tupac Shakur	20	80	4.00	31	2	1
Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala	9	51	5.67	14	2	1
Kurt Warner	3	7	2.33	6	0	0
Sebastian Meeker	1	-4	-4.00	-4	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve McNair	44	30	315	4/26	3	41	1	101.9

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kurt Warner	21	16	198	0/0	2	31	0	136.6

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Mike Pritchard	7	8	43	6.14	9	15	0
WR Marvin Harrison	7	10	125	17.86	39	41	1
TE Troy Drayton	6	7	50	8.33	8	13	2
RB Antowain Smith	3	3	6	2.00	0	11	0
WR Hart Lee Dykes	2	4	29	14.50	6	26	0
WR Yancey Thigpen	2	7	46	23.00	27	37	0
TE Andrew Glover	1	3	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
FB Harvey Williams	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB Robert Green	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Tupac Shakur	5	6	32	6.40	24	10	0
WR Sean Dawkins	5	6	79	15.80	5	31	1
TE Jeremy Willie	2	2	20	10.00	3	15	0
WR Tony Simmons	2	5	44	22.00	15	29	1
TE Aaron Pierce	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Matthew Hatchette	1	1	17	17.00	10	17	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB John Mobley	1	3	3.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
Steve McNair	1	0	0
Antowain Smith	1	0	0
Troy Drayton	0	1	0
Ron Rice	0	0	1

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force
Tony Simmons	1	0	0
Mark Smith	0	1	1
Justin Armour	0	1	0
William Wallace	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dave Finzer	5	201	40.2	34.0	48	2

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brad Maynard	5	210	42.0	39.6	46	0

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Kasay	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Matt Stover	1/1	1/1	1/1	55	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Hart Lee Dykes	1	7	7.0	0
Yancey Thigpen	1	5	5.0	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dedrick Dodge	2	11	5.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Clayton Holmes	3	62	20.7	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tony Simmons	2	38	19.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Hardy Nickerson	8	1	0.0	31	19
OLB Greg Favors	6	1	0.0	20	9
S Shawn Williams	5	3	0.0	31	21
CB Clayton Holmes	4	1	0.0	26	18
DT Grady Jackson	3	1	0.0	26	15
DE Elijah Alexander	3	0	0.0	30	18
OLB Brian Williams	2	3	0.0	24	15
S Ron Rice	2	2	0.0	9	5
DT Michael Myers	2	2	0.0	29	18
S Robert Tate	2	0	0.0	12	11
OLB Britt Hager	1	2	0.0	9	6
CB Ray Buchanan	1	2	0.0	32	21
DT Reggie White	1	1	0.0	10	6
S Tebucky Jones	1	1	0.0	22	10
CB Jimmy Spencer	1	0	0.0	11	8
QB Steve McNair	1	0	---	---	---
WR Marvin Harrison	1	0	---	---	---
DE Kenard Lang	1	0	0.0	18	14
ILB Artie Ulmer	1	0	0.0	3	2
DT Noland Rosenbach	0	2	0.0	18	13

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Lenny McGill	7	1	0.0	23	46
CB Butler By'not'e	6	2	0.0	7	26
CB Troy Vincent	6	1	0.0	21	45
ILB Canute Curtis	5	3	0.0	20	47
S Keith Lyle	5	2	0.0	21	45
OLB John Mobley	5	2	0.0	19	42
DE Bryant Young	4	0	1.5	21	40
S Dedrick Dodge	4	0	0.0	21	45
OLB William Wallace	3	0	0.0	13	17
DT Warren Sapp	2	1	1.0	16	35
DT Jim Flanagan	2	0	0.0	14	33
S Damon Burgess	2	0	0.0	5	10
DE Mark Smith	1	0	1.0	2	8
OLB Jamal Brooks	1	0	0.0	7	13
DT Sherman Klump	1	0	0.0	7	13
DE Wayne Martin	0	1	0.5	18	39
DT Keith Hamilton	0	1	0.0	8	11

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Noland Rosenbach	0.0	0	1	0	13
CB Ray Buchanan	0.0	0	1	0	21

Cincinnati	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Bryant Young	1.5	1	0	40
DT Warren Sapp	1.0	0	0	35
DE Mark Smith	1.0	0	0	8
DE Wayne Martin	0.5	0	2	39
DT Keith Hamilton	0.0	1	0	11
DT Jim Flanagan	0.0	0	1	33

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	PPlay
ILB Hardy Nickerson	4	19
CB Clayton Holmes	3	18
OLB Greg Favors	3	9
S Robert Tate	2	11
OLB Britt Hager	1	6
CB Ray Buchanan	1	21
DT Grady Jackson	1	15
S Shawn Williams	1	21

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Lenny McGill	7	1	0	46
CB Butler By'not'e	5	0	0	26
ILB Canute Curtis	5	0	0	47
OLB John Mobley	3	2	1	42
S Dedrick Dodge	2	2	0	45
CB Troy Vincent	2	2	0	45
OLB William Wallace	2	0	0	17
OLB Jamal Brooks	1	0	0	13
DE Bryant Young	1	0	0	40
DT Sherman Klump	1	0	0	13
S Damon Burgess	1	0	0	10
DE Wayne Martin	0	1	0	39

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Gary Ivan Gordon	2	6	23	1	48
Tim Grunhard	2	2	23	0	48
Chris Naeole	0	5	23	2	48
Chris Villarrial	0	2	23	1	48
Troy Drayton	0	1	17	0	35
Ed Ellis	0	1	23	0	48

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Jeff Mitchell	4	7	33	21
Aaron Taylor	3	6	33	21
David Williams	2	3	33	21
Jeremy Willie	1	5	22	10
Tra Thomas	1	3	33	21
Sebastian Meeker	1	1	20	10
Roger Duffy	0	6	33	21

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Jimmy Spencer	2	16
Ron Rice	1	15
Chris Naeole	1	5

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Butler By'not'e	1	25
Brett Carolan	1	16
Harold Shaw	1	15
Aaron Pierce	1	12
Justin Armour	1	11

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Chris Naeole	23	48	---	---	5	76
Ed Ellis	23	48	---	---	5	76
Antowain Smith	15	39	---	---	20	74
Tim Grunhard	23	48	---	---	---	71
Gary Ivan Gordon	23	48	---	---	---	71
Steve McNair	23	48	---	---	---	71
Chris Villarrial	23	48	---	---	---	71
Troy Drayton	17	35	---	---	15	67
Marvin Harrison	21	44	---	---	1	66
Shawn Williams	---	---	31	21	11	63
Yancey Thigpen	21	30	---	---	11	62
Hardy Nickerson	---	---	31	19	7	57
Clayton Holmes	---	---	26	18	11	55
Elijah Alexander	---	---	30	18	6	54
Ray Buchanan	---	---	32	21	1	54
Harvey Williams	18	21	---	---	14	53
Michael Myers	---	---	29	18	6	53
Brian Williams	---	---	24	15	2	41
Grady Jackson	---	---	26	15	---	41
Jimmy Spencer	---	---	11	8	16	35
Andrew Glover	5	23	---	---	6	34
Noland Rosenbach	---	---	18	13	1	32
Kenard Lang	---	---	18	14	---	32
Tebucky Jones	---	---	22	10	---	32
Hart Lee Dykes	2	15	---	---	14	31
Mike Pritchard	8	23	---	---	---	31
Ron Rice	---	---	9	5	15	29
Greg Favors	---	---	20	9	---	29
Robert Tate	---	---	12	11	5	28
Britt Hager	---	---	9	6	10	25
Robert Green	8	9	---	---	---	17
Reggie White	---	---	10	6	1	17
Artie Ulmer	---	---	3	2	10	15
Bobby Shaw	0	1	---	---	10	11
John Holecek	---	---	2	2	4	8
Dave Finzer	0	0	---	---	5	5
DeAndre Urpsis	0	0	---	---	5	5
Mo Collins	0	0	---	---	5	5
Chris Ruhman	0	0	---	---	5	5
John Kasay	0	0	---	---	4	4
Sean Salisbury	0	0	---	---	---	0
Kevin Donnalley	0	0	---	---	---	0
Eric Zeier	0	0	---	---	---	0
Marco Rivera	0	0	---	---	---	0

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dedrick Dodge	---	---	21	45	6	72
Troy Vincent	---	---	21	45	5	71
Lenny McGill	---	---	23	46	1	70
Canute Curtis	---	---	20	47	---	67
Keith Lyle	---	---	21	45	---	66
Bryant Young	---	---	21	40	---	61
John Mobley	---	---	19	42	---	61
Aaron Taylor	33	21	---	---	6	60
Butler By'not'e	---	---	7	26	25	58
Wayne Martin	---	---	18	39	---	57
David Williams	33	21	---	---	---	54
Roger Duffy	33	21	---	---	---	54
Kurt Warner	33	21	---	---	---	54
Jeff Mitchell	33	21	---	---	---	54
Tra Thomas	33	21	---	---	---	54
Warren Sapp	---	---	16	35	2	53
Jim Flanagan	---	---	14	33	3	50
Matthew Hatchette	16	17	---	---	15	48
Sean Dawkins	30	16	---	---	---	46
Sebastian Meeker	20	10	---	---	16	46
Tony Simmons	24	17	---	---	4	45
Tupac Shakur	25	17	---	---	1	43
Jamal Brooks	---	---	7	13	16	36
Jeremy Willie	22	10	---	---	---	32
William Wallace	---	---	13	17	---	30
Justin Armour	8	10	---	---	11	29
Damon Burgess	---	---	5	10	13	28
Aaron Pierce	7	3	---	---	12	22
Jay Williams	---	---	5	9	8	22
Sherman Klump	---	---	7	13	1	21
Keith Hamilton	---	---	8	11	---	19
Brett Carolan	2	1	---	---	16	19
Harold Shaw	0	0	---	---	15	15
Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala	11	4	---	---	---	15
Armon Williams	---	---	2	3	9	14
Mark Smith	---	---	2	8	---	10
Clyde Bernard	---	---	3	1	4	8
Matt Stover	0	0	---	---	7	7
Troy Sadowski	0	0	---	---	6	6
Van Diligiro	0	0	---	---	6	6
Maxwell Fisher	0	0	---	---	6	6
Rufus Hanshew	0	0	---	---	6	6
Brad Maynard	0	0	---	---	5	5
Mel McCarthy	0	0	---	---	5	5
Frankie Thorp	0	0	---	---	1	1
T.J. Rubley	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	14	4.7
Middle	13	75	5.8
Right	7	6	0.9
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	53	8.8
Middle	21	68	3.2
Right	5	14	2.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve McNair	44	30	4	0	3	8	2	3	1

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kurt Warner	21	16	3	3	0	0	2	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	6	0.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	15	128	6.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	8	114	7.6
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	67	22.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	22	4.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	6	54	6.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	3	56	18.7
Long (19+ Yds)	5	3	66	13.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Marvin Harrison	10	7	0	125	2	44
WR Mike Pritchard	8	7	0	43	0	23
WR Yancey Thigpen	7	2	1	46	1	30
TE Troy Drayton	7	6	1	50	0	35
WR Hart Lee Dykes	4	2	0	29	1	15
TE Andrew Glover	3	1	1	-1	0	23
RB Antowain Smith	3	3	0	6	0	39
FB Harvey Williams	1	1	0	6	0	21
RB Robert Green	1	1	0	11	0	9

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Tupac Shakur	6	5	32	0	17
WR Sean Dawkins	6	5	79	2	16
WR Tony Simmons	5	2	44	1	17
TE Jeremy Willie	2	2	20	0	10
TE Aaron Pierce	1	1	6	0	3
WR Matthew Hatchette	1	1	17	0	17

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Antowain Smith	1	-4	-4.00	1.17

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tupac Shakur	5	14	2.80	4.00
Kurt Warner	3	7	2.33	2.33
Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala	1	8	8.00	5.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve McNair	4	2	21	5.25	7.16

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kurt Warner	1	1	20	20.00	9.43

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Troy Drayton	2	2	21	10.50	7.14
WR Yancey Thigpen	1	0	0	0.00	6.57
WR Marvin Harrison	1	0	0	0.00	12.50

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Sean Dawkins	1	1	20	20.00	13.17

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Steve McNair	3	2
Robert Green	2	1

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
Tupac Shakur	2	1
Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala	2	2
Kurt Warner	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve McNair	11	9	6

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kurt Warner	5	2	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mike Pritchard	3	3	2
WR Hart Lee Dykes	2	1	1
WR Yancey Thigpen	2	2	2
WR Marvin Harrison	2	1	1
FB Harvey Williams	1	1	0
TE Troy Drayton	1	1	0

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch
WR Tony Simmons	2	0
TE Aaron Pierce	1	1
RB Tupac Shakur	1	1
WR Sean Dawkins	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 51,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 11,500 (19,000)
End Zone 10,500 (13,700)
Mezzanine 5,800 (7,900)
Sideline Seats 9,000 (12,100)
Club Seats 6,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 8,500 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	51,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	11,500 (19,000)
End Zone	10,500 (13,700)
Mezzanine	5,800 (7,900)
Sideline Seats	9,000 (12,100)
Club Seats	6,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	8,500 (9,900)