Week 1, 1974

played in San Diego, CA

61 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	7	7	6	3	-	23
San Diego Chargers	6	3	0	7	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:11 SDO - Chester Marcol 44 field goal
1Q: 06:05 CAR - Isaac Curtis 4 pass from Dale Zorn (Don Cockroft extra point)
1Q: 01:32 SDO - Chester Marcol 45 field goal
2Q: 06:37 CAR - David Knight 3 pass from Dale Zorn (Don Cockroft extra point)
2Q: 00:39 SDO - Chester Marcol 42 field goal
3Q: 06:35 CAR - Don Cockroft 37 field goal
3Q: 00:54 CAR - Don Cockroft 33 field goal
4Q: 11:17 CAR - Don Cockroft 24 field goal
4Q: 05:55 SDO - Mike Siani 13 pass from Dan Fouts (Chester Marcol extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:11 SDO - Chester Marcol 44 field goal
1Q: 06:05 CAR - Isaac Curtis 4 pass from Dale Zorn (Don Cockroft extra point)
1Q: 01:32 SDO - Chester Marcol 45 field goal
2Q: 06:37 CAR - David Knight 3 pass from Dale Zorn (Don Cockroft extra point)
2Q: 00:39 SDO - Chester Marcol 42 field goal
3Q: 06:35 CAR - Don Cockroft 37 field goal
3Q: 00:54 CAR - Don Cockroft 33 field goal
4Q: 11:17 CAR - Don Cockroft 24 field goal
4Q: 05:55 SDO - Mike Siani 13 pass from Dan Fouts (Chester Marcol extra point)

Team Statistics CAR SDO
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 20 17
- by Rushing 5 1
- by Passing 15 14
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 310 290
- Offensive Plays 68 64
- Yards per Play 4.56 4.53
Net Rushing Yards 104 63
- Rushing Attempts 30 18
- Yards per Rush 3.47 3.50
Net Passing Yards 206 227
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 25 - 0 45 - 24 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 213 232
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/7 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 5.42 4.93
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/15 5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.8 5.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 6/35 2/25
Punt Returns/Yards 2/15 3/46
Kick Returns/Yards 2/37 4/97
Interception Ret./Yards 2/16 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 30
Time of Possession 33:30 26:30

Team Statistics	CAR	SDO
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	20	17
- by Rushing	5	1
- by Passing	15	14
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	310	290
- Offensive Plays	68	64
- Yards per Play	4.56	4.53
Net Rushing Yards	104	63
- Rushing Attempts	30	18
- Yards per Rush	3.47	3.50
Net Passing Yards	206	227
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 25 - 0	45 - 24 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	213	232
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/7	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	5.42	4.93
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/15	5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.8	5.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	6/35	2/25
Punt Returns/Yards	2/15	3/46
Kick Returns/Yards	2/37	4/97
Interception Ret./Yards	2/16	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 30
Time of Possession	33:30	26:30

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:45	OWN 12	3	-9	Punt
1	12:03	6:05	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
1	1:26	3:29	OWN 27	7	31	Punt
2	11:55	5:27	OWN 36	10	64	Touchdown
2	3:51	2:00	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
2	0:32	0:32	OWN 20	2	19	Half
3	12:07	5:37	OWN 20	12	60	Field Goal
3	3:58	1:23	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
3	2:20	1:33	OPP 22	3	6	Field Goal
4	14:47	3:36	OPP 34	7	27	Field Goal
4	5:49	0:27	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
4	1:55	0:38	OWN 34	3	2	Punt
4	0:29	0:29	50	1	-1	Game

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:15	1:12	OPP 34	3	7	Field Goal
1	5:58	4:32	OWN 20	7	52	Field Goal
2	12:57	1:02	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
2	6:28	2:37	OWN 20	6	17	Punt
2	1:51	1:19	OWN 31	6	44	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:53	OWN 30	5	19	Punt
3	6:30	2:32	OWN 27	8	27	Punt
3	2:35	0:15	OWN 11	2	0	Interception
3	0:47	1:00	OWN 31	2	1	Interception
4	11:11	5:22	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
4	5:22	3:27	OWN 44	7	29	Missed FG
4	1:17	0:48	OWN 42	4	8	Downs

Game MVP: Dale Zorn, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Bob Hudson	16	46	2.88	7	0
Vic Washington	12	53	4.42	16	2
Dale Zorn	2	5	2.50	6	0

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Walt Garrison	12	28	2.33	4	0
Monroe Eley	5	32	6.40	14	1
Dan Fouts	1	3	3.00	3	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dale Zorn	37	25	213	1/7	2	21	0	100.3

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dan Fouts	45	24	232	1/5	1	31	2	56.9

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Vic Washington	6	7	60	10.00	21	19	0
WR Drew Pearson	5	6	54	10.80	12	21	0
WR Isaac Curtis	3	6	20	6.67	0	13	1
TE Andrew James	3	4	25	8.33	6	10	0
WR David Knight	2	6	12	6.00	0	9	1
FB Perry Williams	2	2	16	8.00	0	10	0
WR Harold Jaeger	2	3	15	7.50	4	9	0
FB Hugh McKinnis	1	1	7	7.00	1	7	0
TE Richard Hooper	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	0

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Walt Garrison	7	9	43	6.14	0	11	0
WR Mike Siani	6	7	96	16.00	17	31	1
TE Jerry Smith	4	8	44	11.00	10	15	0
WR Ken Burrough	3	9	22	7.33	4	9	0
WR Johnny Rodgers	3	5	20	6.67	2	12	0
WR Broderick Van Pelt	1	6	7	7.00	0	7	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Glen Edwards	2	16	8.00	0

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

San Diego	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
John James	6	274	45.7	34.7	57	3

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Bragg	4	188	47.0	33.3	51	1

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Don Cockroft	3/3	0/0	0/0	37	2/2

San Diego	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chester Marcol	3/4	3/4	0/0	45	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Glen Edwards	2	15	7.5	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Johnny Rodgers	3	46	15.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vic Washington	1	25	25.0	0
C.J. Garrett	1	12	12.0	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ken Burrough	2	48	24.0	0
Johnny Rodgers	2	49	24.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Gary Weaver	7	1	0.0	16	42
OLB Steve King	7	0	0.0	18	42
CB Karl Lynch	6	1	0.0	17	41
S Honor Jackson	5	2	0.0	15	44
CB C.J. Garrett	5	1	0.0	13	41
S Glen Edwards	3	1	0.0	17	42
DE Dennis Johnson	2	0	1.0	15	43
CB J.T. Thomas	2	1	0.0	17	44
DE Tony Cline	1	1	0.0	17	40
DT Jim Wolf	1	0	0.0	14	42
DE Kenyon Hill	1	0	0.0	4	8
ILB Sam Monson	1	0	0.0	3	7
S Edddie Brown	0	1	0.0	4	5
CB Terry Schmidt	0	1	0.0	6	21

San Diego	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Charlie Babb	11	1	0.0	29	36
OLB Ray May	7	3	0.0	28	33
OLB Don Goode	5	1	0.0	17	21
S Sam Williams	4	3	0.0	14	20
DE Ron Carpenter	4	0	0.0	28	36
CB Ernie Jackson	4	0	0.0	28	33
DT Charles Davis	3	2	0.0	17	16
OLB Charles Anthony	3	0	0.0	27	37
DE Mel Lunsford	2	1	1.0	25	36
CB Bobby Brooks	2	0	0.0	7	12
DT Bob Lurtsema	2	0	0.0	25	27
CB Nathan Conrady	2	0	0.0	28	33
DT Ron Fernandes	1	3	0.0	13	19
S Dick Conn	1	2	0.0	14	21
WR Ken Burrough	1	0	---	---	---
CB Levi Johnson	1	0	0.0	4	6
ILB Jack LeVeck	1	0	0.0	3	1
WR Broderick Van Pelt	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Dennis Johnson	1.0	0	43
DT Jim Wolf	0.0	3	42
OLB Steve King	0.0	1	42
OLB Gary Weaver	0.0	1	42
ILB Sam Monson	0.0	1	7
DT Floyd Tongue	0.0	1	5

San Diego	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Mel Lunsford	1.0	1	0	36
DE Ron Carpenter	0.0	1	1	36
DE Mike Barnes	0.0	1	0	22

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Karl Lynch	5	2	0	41
CB C.J. Garrett	5	0	0	41
OLB Steve King	4	0	0	42
S Honor Jackson	3	1	0	44
S Glen Edwards	2	2	2	42
OLB Gary Weaver	2	0	0	42
CB J.T. Thomas	1	1	0	44
DE Tony Cline	1	0	0	40
ILB Sam Monson	1	0	0	7

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Charles Anthony	4	1	37
S Charlie Babb	4	0	36
OLB Ray May	3	1	33
OLB Don Goode	3	0	21
CB Ernie Jackson	3	0	33
CB Bobby Brooks	2	0	12
DT Charles Davis	2	0	16
S Sam Williams	2	0	20
CB Nathan Conrady	1	1	33
S Dick Conn	1	0	21

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Julio Bauer	2	8	22	0	32
Bob Kuziel	2	3	29	0	32
Steve Riley	1	5	29	1	36
Dave Dalby	1	1	2	0	7
Noah Jackson	0	4	25	0	35
Perry Williams	0	2	10	0	12
Andy Dawson	0	2	12	0	8
Hugh McKinnis	0	1	9	0	6
Andrew James	0	1	14	0	18
Rodney Bridges	0	1	4	0	7

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Joe Brunson	1	3	7	0	20
Dave Lapham	1	2	13	0	25
Carl Mauck	0	4	12	0	29
Jerry Smith	0	3	14	0	35
Solomon Freelon	0	2	11	0	28
Chester Brennan	0	2	6	0	17
Russ Washington	0	1	14	0	27
Tom Condon	0	0	13	1	34

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Carlos Nixon	4	17
Ed Torrice	2	15
Bob Hudson	1	24

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
Don Goode	2	16
Jim Beirne	1	19
Charlie Babb	1	7

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
J.T. Thomas	---	---	17	44	15	76
Glen Edwards	---	---	17	42	13	72
Steve King	---	---	18	42	9	69
Dale Zorn	30	38	---	---	---	68
Karl Lynch	---	---	17	41	8	66
Steve Riley	29	36	---	---	---	65
Honor Jackson	---	---	15	44	3	62
Dennis Johnson	---	---	15	43	4	62
Gary Weaver	---	---	16	42	4	62
C.J. Garrett	---	---	13	41	8	62
Julio Bauer	22	32	---	---	8	62
Tony Cline	---	---	17	40	4	61
Noah Jackson	25	35	---	---	1	61
Bob Kuziel	29	32	---	---	---	61
Bob Hudson	17	18	---	---	24	59
Jim Wolf	---	---	14	42	3	59
Quinn Hoffman	26	31	---	---	---	57
Drew Pearson	22	28	---	---	2	52
Andrew James	14	18	---	---	19	51
Richard Hooper	18	25	---	---	5	48
David Knight	14	15	---	---	15	44
Isaac Curtis	16	25	---	---	---	41
Perry Williams	10	12	---	---	19	41
Harold Jaeger	17	21	---	---	---	38
Waymond Bryant	---	---	10	25	2	37
Vic Washington	13	20	---	---	3	36
Terry Schmidt	---	---	6	21	2	29
Andy Dawson	12	8	---	---	9	29
Carlos Nixon	---	---	4	8	17	29
Rick Kay	---	---	1	4	19	24
Rodney Bridges	4	7	---	---	9	20
Hugh McKinnis	9	6	---	---	4	19
Dave Dalby	2	7	---	---	9	18
Ed Torrice	---	---	1	2	15	18
Kenyon Hill	---	---	4	8	4	16
Irving Merchant	0	2	---	---	14	16
Sam Monson	---	---	3	7	4	14
Floyd Tongue	---	---	4	5	5	14
J.B. Shepard	1	2	---	---	9	12
Edddie Brown	---	---	4	5	1	10
Don Cockroft	0	0	---	---	9	9
John James	0	0	---	---	6	6
Terry Hanratty	0	0	---	---	3	3
Steve Neils	---	---	2	0	---	2
Tony Adams	0	0	---	---	---	0
Brian Molinaro	0	0	---	---	---	0

San Diego	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Charlie Babb	---	---	29	36	7	72
Charles Anthony	---	---	27	37	4	68
Ron Carpenter	---	---	28	36	3	67
Dan Fouts	18	46	---	---	---	64
Ernie Jackson	---	---	28	33	3	64
Mel Lunsford	---	---	25	36	3	64
Ray May	---	---	28	33	3	64
Nathan Conrady	---	---	28	33	3	64
Mike Siani	11	32	---	---	15	58
Bob Lurtsema	---	---	25	27	5	57
Jerry Smith	14	35	---	---	6	55
Don Goode	---	---	17	21	16	54
Johnny Rodgers	13	28	---	---	13	54
Tom Condon	13	34	---	---	5	52
Monroe Eley	5	21	---	---	24	50
Ken Burrough	12	28	---	---	8	48
Dave Lapham	13	25	---	---	8	46
Seth Hallen	9	27	---	---	8	44
Mike Barnes	---	---	13	22	6	41
Carl Mauck	12	29	---	---	---	41
Russ Washington	14	27	---	---	---	41
Solomon Freelon	11	28	---	---	---	39
Sam Williams	---	---	14	20	5	39
Broderick Van Pelt	11	24	---	---	4	39
Walt Garrison	13	25	---	---	---	38
Dick Conn	---	---	14	21	2	37
Ron Fernandes	---	---	13	19	3	35
Joe Brunson	7	20	---	---	8	35
Charles Davis	---	---	17	16	1	34
Levi Johnson	---	---	4	6	22	32
Bobby Brooks	---	---	7	12	11	30
Jim Beirne	2	7	---	---	19	28
Gerald Taylor	5	23	---	---	---	28
Chester Brennan	6	17	---	---	3	26
Mike Hawkins	1	4	---	---	19	24
Les Strayhorn	4	14	---	---	4	22
Bo Matthews	4	12	---	---	5	21
Claude Dawson	0	0	---	---	19	19
Bob Pifferini	---	---	3	4	10	17
Jack LeVeck	---	---	3	1	10	14
Chester Marcol	0	0	---	---	9	9
Bruce Mangum	---	---	2	3	4	9
Ed Benson	---	---	5	2	2	9
Mike Bragg	0	0	---	---	4	4
Dean Carlson	0	0	---	---	4	4
Bill Munson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	59	4.2
Middle	10	31	3.1
Right	5	15	3.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	16	8.0
Middle	10	26	2.6
Right	6	21	3.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dale Zorn	37	25	1	4	2	3	3	1	0

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dan Fouts	45	24	2	2	3	6	7	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	26	19	132	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	81	9.0
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	4	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	15	106	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	7	91	6.5
Long (19+ Yds)	8	1	31	3.9

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Vic Washington	7	6	0	60	0	20
WR Isaac Curtis	6	3	0	20	0	25
WR David Knight	6	2	1	12	0	15
WR Drew Pearson	6	5	1	54	1	28
TE Andrew James	4	3	0	25	0	18
WR Harold Jaeger	3	2	0	15	0	21
FB Perry Williams	2	2	0	16	0	12
TE Richard Hooper	2	1	0	4	0	25
FB Hugh McKinnis	1	1	0	7	0	6

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ken Burrough	9	3	1	22	0	28
RB Walt Garrison	9	7	0	43	0	25
TE Jerry Smith	8	4	1	44	0	35
WR Mike Siani	7	6	0	96	2	32
WR Broderick Van Pelt	6	1	1	7	0	24
WR Johnny Rodgers	5	3	0	20	0	28

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bob Hudson	2	5	2.50	2.88
Dale Zorn	1	6	6.00	2.50

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dale Zorn	10	6	34	3.40	5.76

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dan Fouts	1	1	13	13.00	5.16

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR David Knight	4	2	12	3.00	2.00
WR Isaac Curtis	2	1	4	2.00	3.33
TE Andrew James	2	1	8	4.00	6.25
FB Hugh McKinnis	1	1	7	7.00	7.00
WR Vic Washington	1	1	3	3.00	8.57

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mike Siani	1	1	13	13.00	13.71

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Bob Hudson	2	1
Vic Washington	1	1

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions
Dan Fouts	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dale Zorn	12	5	4

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dan Fouts	13	7	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Isaac Curtis	3	0	0
WR David Knight	3	1	1
TE Andrew James	2	1	1
TE Richard Hooper	2	1	1
WR Vic Washington	1	1	1
FB Perry Williams	1	1	0

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ken Burrough	3	1	1
RB Walt Garrison	2	1	1
WR Johnny Rodgers	2	1	0
TE Jerry Smith	2	2	1
WR Broderick Van Pelt	2	1	1
WR Mike Siani	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 56,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,300 (21,400)
End Zone 12,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,000 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,500 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	56,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,300 (21,400)
End Zone	12,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,000 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,500 (3,300)