Week 12, 1974

played in Atlanta, GA

71 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	0	6	0	3	-	9
Atlanta Falcons	3	0	0	7	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:25 ATL - Ricky Fisher 36 field goal
2Q: 08:30 CAR - Don Cockroft 31 field goal
2Q: 02:08 CAR - Don Cockroft 41 field goal
4Q: 08:57 ATL - Fred Willis 2 run (Ricky Fisher extra point)
4Q: 03:05 CAR - Don Cockroft 43 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:25 ATL - Ricky Fisher 36 field goal
2Q: 08:30 CAR - Don Cockroft 31 field goal
2Q: 02:08 CAR - Don Cockroft 41 field goal
4Q: 08:57 ATL - Fred Willis 2 run (Ricky Fisher extra point)
4Q: 03:05 CAR - Don Cockroft 43 field goal

Team Statistics CAR ATL
Record 4-7 5-6
First Downs 13 15
- by Rushing 7 7
- by Passing 5 6
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 213 226
- Offensive Plays 55 56
- Yards per Play 3.87 4.04
Net Rushing Yards 94 128
- Rushing Attempts 25 34
- Yards per Rush 3.76 3.76
Net Passing Yards 119 98
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 21 - 0 19 - 12 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 134 117
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/15 3/19
- Yards per Pass Play 3.97 4.45
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 4/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/13 7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.8 7.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/26 6/50
Punt Returns/Yards 2/10 3/25
Kick Returns/Yards 3/53 2/30
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 30
Time of Possession 29:25 30:35

Team Statistics	CAR	ATL
Record	4-7	5-6
First Downs	13	15
- by Rushing	7	7
- by Passing	5	6
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	213	226
- Offensive Plays	55	56
- Yards per Play	3.87	4.04
Net Rushing Yards	94	128
- Rushing Attempts	25	34
- Yards per Rush	3.76	3.76
Net Passing Yards	119	98
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 21 - 0	19 - 12 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	134	117
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/15	3/19
- Yards per Pass Play	3.97	4.45
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	4/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/13	7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.8	7.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/26	6/50
Punt Returns/Yards	2/10	3/25
Kick Returns/Yards	3/53	2/30
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 30
Time of Possession	29:25	30:35

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:16	0:51	OWN 12	3	5	Punt
1	9:58	1:54	OWN 18	3	6	Punt
1	0:19	6:57	OWN 38	12	48	Field Goal
2	6:29	0:18	OWN 44	1	5	Fumble
2	6:05	4:05	OWN 44	10	32	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:39	OWN 35	4	18	Fumble
3	10:53	4:42	OWN 2	10	36	Punt
3	1:55	2:03	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
4	8:48	5:50	OWN 14	9	60	Field Goal
4	0:19	0:19	OWN 13	1	6	Game

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:44	OWN 24	4	29	Punt
1	11:25	1:27	OWN 37	3	6	Punt
1	8:04	7:45	OWN 26	14	55	Field Goal
2	8:22	1:53	OWN 24	3	-2	Punt
2	6:11	0:06	OPP 49	1	5	Fumble
2	2:00	2:00	OWN 20	3	19	Half
3	12:21	1:28	OWN 47	3	6	Punt
3	6:11	4:16	OWN 14	7	35	Punt
4	14:52	6:04	OWN 47	12	53	Touchdown
4	2:58	2:39	OWN 19	6	16	Punt

Game MVP: John Zook, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Brian Molinaro	13	42	3.23	11	1
Vic Washington	6	31	5.17	13	1
Bob Hudson	4	17	4.25	7	0
Dale Zorn	2	4	2.00	2	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Mack Herron	21	110	5.24	30	4	0
Fred Willis	11	8	0.73	5	0	1
Wayne England	1	2	2.00	2	0	0
Vince Wilkerson	1	8	8.00	8	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dale Zorn	27	21	134	3/15	0	18	0	87.3

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Wayne England	19	12	117	3/19	0	19	0	80.3

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Drew Pearson	6	9	41	6.83	0	13
WR Harold Jaeger	4	4	32	8.00	2	10
TE Andrew James	3	4	8	2.67	4	5
WR Isaac Curtis	2	2	16	8.00	1	12
TE Richard Hooper	2	2	27	13.50	1	18
WR David Knight	1	1	7	7.00	6	7
FB Hugh McKinnis	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
WR Vic Washington	1	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Brian Molinaro	1	3	0	0.00	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Dick Gordon	5	6	48	9.60	7	17
WR Bo Rather	2	3	28	14.00	0	19
WR Charley Young	2	3	22	11.00	0	19
RB Mack Herron	1	1	6	6.00	0	6
WR Fred Willis	1	2	3	3.00	3	3
WR Lionel Summers	1	2	10	10.00	0	10
TE Willie Frazier	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
David Knight	1	0	0
Harold Jaeger	1	0	0
Glen Edwards	0	1	1
Steve King	0	0	1
Gary Weaver	0	0	1
Perry Williams	0	0	1

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Mack Herron	2	0	0
Dick Gordon	1	0	0
Ken Grandberry	1	0	0
Willie Frazier	0	2	0
Bernie Jackson	0	1	0
Zach Muirbrook	0	1	0
Nate Crane	0	1	0
Tom MacLeod	0	0	2

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
John James	4	195	48.8	42.5	56	1

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tom Wittum	6	266	44.3	39.3	52	4

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Don Cockroft	3/3	2/2	0/0	43	0/0

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ricky Fisher	1/1	0/0	0/0	36	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Glen Edwards	2	10	5.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mack Herron	3	25	8.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Edddie Brown	2	32	16.0	0
C.J. Garrett	1	21	21.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dick Gordon	1	8	8.0	0
Ken Grandberry	1	22	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Glen Edwards	8	0	0.0	28	20
OLB Gary Weaver	6	1	0.0	32	22
DT Jim Wolf	5	1	1.0	28	20
OLB Steve King	5	4	0.0	33	21
OLB Waymond Bryant	4	0	1.0	24	17
S Honor Jackson	4	2	0.0	32	21
DE Dennis Johnson	3	1	1.0	31	20
ILB Sam Monson	3	2	0.0	11	5
DE Tony Cline	2	1	0.0	29	18
CB Karl Lynch	2	1	0.0	25	17
CB C.J. Garrett	2	0	0.0	27	20
CB J.T. Thomas	1	2	0.0	34	22
ILB Rick Kay	1	0	0.0	3	2
DT Floyd Tongue	1	0	0.0	10	5
ILB Carlos Nixon	1	0	0.0	7	2
DE Kenyon Hill	0	1	0.0	6	4

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Tom MacLeod	8	2	0.0	19	24
S Ralph McGill	6	1	0.0	22	27
OLB John Pergine	5	1	1.0	22	29
CB Allan Ellis	4	2	0.0	18	25
S Bernie Jackson	4	0	0.0	18	26
DE John Zook	3	2	2.0	20	27
DT Randy Crowder	2	3	0.0	17	24
DE Bennie Tapeh	2	1	0.0	5	3
OLB Ken Mitchell	2	0	0.0	11	10
DE Carl Wafer	2	0	0.0	20	21
OLB Richie Minter	2	0	0.0	14	11
S Nate Crane	2	0	0.0	19	23
CB Charlie Ford	1	1	0.0	10	13
OLB Clyde Werner	1	1	0.0	15	20
DT Earl Edwards	1	0	0.0	8	6
OLB Jorge Ballard	1	0	0.0	8	6
CB Ernie McGee	1	0	0.0	7	5

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Dennis Johnson	1.0	2	0	20
OLB Waymond Bryant	1.0	0	0	17
DT Jim Wolf	1.0	0	0	20
DT Floyd Tongue	0.0	1	0	5
DE Tony Cline	0.0	0	1	18

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE John Zook	2.0	0	1	3	27
OLB John Pergine	1.0	0	1	1	29
OLB Clyde Werner	0.0	1	0	3	20
DE Carl Wafer	0.0	0	1	0	21

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Steve King	3	0	21
S Glen Edwards	2	1	20
CB Karl Lynch	2	0	17
CB C.J. Garrett	2	0	20
OLB Waymond Bryant	1	0	17
OLB Gary Weaver	1	0	22
ILB Sam Monson	1	0	5
CB J.T. Thomas	0	1	22

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Tom MacLeod	6	0	24
CB Allan Ellis	3	0	25
S Bernie Jackson	3	0	26
OLB John Pergine	2	1	29
S Ralph McGill	2	0	27
S Nate Crane	2	0	23
CB Charlie Ford	1	0	13
OLB Ken Mitchell	1	0	10
CB Ernie McGee	1	0	5

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Rodney Bridges	3	3	0	4	0	10
Steve Riley	1	5	0	25	0	27
Hugh McKinnis	1	2	1	18	0	18
Dave Dalby	1	2	0	20	0	25
Noah Jackson	1	2	0	23	0	27
Quinn Hoffman	1	2	0	21	0	20
Richard Hooper	1	1	0	17	0	21
Julio Bauer	0	3	0	21	1	21
Andy Dawson	0	1	0	5	1	11
Perry Williams	0	1	0	5	0	2
Kenny Frame	0	1	0	5	0	6
J.B. Shepard	0	0	0	1	1	3

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jeff Van Note	5	7	1	30	0	11
Kyle Mathis	2	4	0	24	0	13
George Kunz	2	3	0	34	1	22
Jon Morris	1	6	1	23	0	15
Matt Atkins	1	3	0	34	1	22
Travis Roach	1	2	0	17	1	13
Mark Van Eeghen	1	2	0	20	0	7
Willie Frazier	0	2	0	24	0	18
Zach Muirbrook	0	2	0	14	0	4
Ted Fritsch	0	1	0	8	0	13
Mickey Gmerek	0	1	0	6	0	8

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Glen Edwards	2	16
Perry Williams	2	8
Carlos Nixon	1	14

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Ken Mitchell	3	21
Charlie Ford	1	14
Zach Muirbrook	1	13

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Glen Edwards	---	---	28	20	16	64
J.T. Thomas	---	---	34	22	8	64
Steve King	---	---	33	21	4	58
Gary Weaver	---	---	32	22	1	55
Dale Zorn	25	30	---	---	---	55
Honor Jackson	---	---	32	21	1	54
Drew Pearson	17	24	---	---	13	54
Dave Dalby	20	25	---	---	7	52
Dennis Johnson	---	---	31	20	1	52
Steve Riley	25	27	---	---	---	52
C.J. Garrett	---	---	27	20	5	52
Noah Jackson	23	27	---	---	---	50
Karl Lynch	---	---	25	17	8	50
Jim Wolf	---	---	28	20	1	49
Tony Cline	---	---	29	18	1	48
Hugh McKinnis	18	18	---	---	12	48
Julio Bauer	21	21	---	---	5	47
Andrew James	14	18	---	---	14	46
Richard Hooper	17	21	---	---	6	44
Waymond Bryant	---	---	24	17	1	42
Quinn Hoffman	21	20	---	---	---	41
Brian Molinaro	14	15	---	---	---	29
Bob Hudson	4	5	---	---	19	28
David Knight	9	8	---	---	10	27
Harold Jaeger	11	14	---	---	---	25
Isaac Curtis	9	15	---	---	---	24
Rick Kay	---	---	3	2	19	24
Andy Dawson	5	11	---	---	7	23
Carlos Nixon	---	---	7	2	14	23
Floyd Tongue	---	---	10	5	6	21
Sam Monson	---	---	11	5	3	19
Kenny Frame	5	6	---	---	7	18
Vic Washington	7	10	---	---	---	17
Kenyon Hill	---	---	6	4	6	16
Rodney Bridges	4	10	---	---	2	16
Perry Williams	5	2	---	---	8	15
Edddie Brown	---	---	6	2	4	12
Terry Schmidt	---	---	7	4	---	11
J.B. Shepard	1	3	---	---	7	11
Don Cockroft	0	0	---	---	7	7
John James	0	0	---	---	4	4
Terry Hanratty	0	0	---	---	3	3
Jack Mildren	---	---	0	0	1	1
Steve Neils	---	---	1	0	---	1
Tony Adams	0	0	---	---	---	0
Kyle Wooden	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
George Kunz	34	22	---	---	7	63
Wayne England	34	22	---	---	---	56
Matt Atkins	34	22	---	---	---	56
Ralph McGill	---	---	22	27	6	55
John Pergine	---	---	22	29	3	54
Nate Crane	---	---	19	23	9	51
John Zook	---	---	20	27	3	50
Allan Ellis	---	---	18	25	4	47
Willie Frazier	24	18	---	---	5	47
Bernie Jackson	---	---	18	26	3	47
Tom MacLeod	---	---	19	24	4	47
Jon Morris	23	15	---	---	7	45
Randy Crowder	---	---	17	24	3	44
Carl Wafer	---	---	20	21	3	44
Kyle Mathis	24	13	---	---	7	44
Ken Mitchell	---	---	11	10	21	42
Jeff Van Note	30	11	---	---	1	42
Rolland Lawrence	---	---	17	21	3	41
Dick Gordon	22	15	---	---	3	40
Fred Willis	11	12	---	---	17	40
Charley Young	20	16	---	---	3	39
Charlie Ford	---	---	10	13	14	37
Clyde Werner	---	---	15	20	2	37
Mack Herron	22	9	---	---	5	36
Travis Roach	17	13	---	---	6	36
Mark Van Eeghen	20	7	---	---	4	31
Zach Muirbrook	14	4	---	---	13	31
Lionel Summers	20	10	---	---	---	30
Bo Rather	9	9	---	---	11	29
Ted Fritsch	8	13	---	---	7	28
Richie Minter	---	---	14	11	1	26
Mickey Gmerek	6	8	---	---	10	24
Ernie McGee	---	---	7	5	12	24
Jorge Ballard	---	---	8	6	6	20
Jermaine Perkins	---	---	5	9	4	18
Earl Edwards	---	---	8	6	---	14
Ken Grandberry	1	1	---	---	8	10
Bennie Tapeh	---	---	5	3	---	8
Tom Wittum	0	0	---	---	6	6
Dave Rowe	---	---	0	0	5	5
Ricky Fisher	0	0	---	---	4	4
Vince Wilkerson	1	1	---	---	---	2
Buddy Ursino	0	0	---	---	1	1
Wally Watson	0	1	---	---	---	1
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0
Reuben Fields	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	15	2.1
Middle	14	43	3.1
Right	4	36	9.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	49	7.0
Middle	21	47	2.2
Right	6	32	5.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dale Zorn	27	21	0	0	1	1	3	7	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Wayne England	19	12	0	0	2	2	3	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	14	51	3.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	7	83	8.3
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	6	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	4	4	21	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	5	52	4.7
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	38	19.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Drew Pearson	9	6	0	41	24
TE Andrew James	4	3	0	8	18
WR Harold Jaeger	4	4	0	32	14
RB Brian Molinaro	3	1	1	0	15
WR Isaac Curtis	2	2	0	16	15
TE Richard Hooper	2	2	0	27	21
WR David Knight	1	1	0	7	8
FB Hugh McKinnis	1	1	0	3	18
WR Vic Washington	1	1	0	0	10

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Dick Gordon	6	5	0	48	15
WR Bo Rather	3	2	0	28	9
WR Charley Young	3	2	1	22	16
TE Willie Frazier	2	0	1	0	18
WR Fred Willis	2	1	0	3	12
WR Lionel Summers	2	1	0	10	10
RB Mack Herron	1	1	0	6	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Dale Zorn	1	2	2.00	2.00

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Fred Willis	4	0	0.00	0.73
Mack Herron	2	8	4.00	5.24
Vince Wilkerson	1	8	8.00	8.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dale Zorn	1	1	0	0.00	4.96

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Wayne England	2	0	0	0.00	6.16

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Brian Molinaro	1	1	0	0.00	0.00

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Willie Frazier	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Dick Gordon	1	0	0	0.00	8.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Brian Molinaro	2	2
Vic Washington	1	1
Dale Zorn	1	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Mack Herron	4	3
Fred Willis	1	0
Vince Wilkerson	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dale Zorn	9	7	3

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Wayne England	8	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Drew Pearson	5	3	2
TE Andrew James	2	2	1
WR Vic Washington	1	1	0
WR Harold Jaeger	1	1	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dick Gordon	3	2	1
WR Bo Rather	2	1	1
RB Mack Herron	1	1	1
WR Charley Young	1	1	0
WR Lionel Summers	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 52,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,800 (21,400)
End Zone 11,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,200 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,900 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	52,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,800 (21,400)
End Zone	11,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,200 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,900 (3,300)