Exhibition Week 5, 1975

played in Denver, CO

78 degrees, fair, 13 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	10	0	0	6	-	16
Denver Broncos	0	3	7	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:54 CAR - Vic Washington 5 run (Don Cockroft extra point)
1Q: 01:57 CAR - Don Cockroft 19 field goal
2Q: 11:40 DEN - David Ray 18 field goal
3Q: 04:39 DEN - Joe Beauchamp 22 interception return (David Ray extra point)
4Q: 06:57 CAR - Don Cockroft 19 field goal
4Q: 04:09 CAR - Don Cockroft 29 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:54 CAR - Vic Washington 5 run (Don Cockroft extra point)
1Q: 01:57 CAR - Don Cockroft 19 field goal
2Q: 11:40 DEN - David Ray 18 field goal
3Q: 04:39 DEN - Joe Beauchamp 22 interception return (David Ray extra point)
4Q: 06:57 CAR - Don Cockroft 19 field goal
4Q: 04:09 CAR - Don Cockroft 29 field goal

Team Statistics CAR DEN
Record 2-2 2-2
First Downs 15 19
- by Rushing 4 5
- by Passing 9 12
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 269 311
- Offensive Plays 67 65
- Yards per Play 4.01 4.78
Net Rushing Yards 99 115
- Rushing Attempts 37 20
- Yards per Rush 2.68 5.75
Net Passing Yards 170 196
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 20 - 1 44 - 18 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 180 198
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/10 1/2
- Yards per Pass Play 5.67 4.36
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 7/17 4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.3 6.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/3
Penalties/Yards 12/118 9/56
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 4/38
Kick Returns/Yards 2/57 3/63
Interception Ret./Yards 3/29 1/22
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/3 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 39 OWN 27
Time of Possession 35:43 24:17

Team Statistics	CAR	DEN
Record	2-2	2-2
First Downs	15	19
- by Rushing	4	5
- by Passing	9	12
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	269	311
- Offensive Plays	67	65
- Yards per Play	4.01	4.78
Net Rushing Yards	99	115
- Rushing Attempts	37	20
- Yards per Rush	2.68	5.75
Net Passing Yards	170	196
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 20 - 1	44 - 18 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	180	198
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/10	1/2
- Yards per Pass Play	5.67	4.36
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	7/17	4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.3	6.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/3
Penalties/Yards	12/118	9/56
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	4/38
Kick Returns/Yards	2/57	3/63
Interception Ret./Yards	3/29	1/22
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/3	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 39	OWN 27
Time of Possession	35:43	24:17

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:34	8:48	OWN 20	18	80	Touchdown
1	4:38	2:49	OPP 13	4	11	Field Goal
2	11:33	1:44	OWN 24	3	-1	Punt
2	7:03	3:59	OWN 1	6	26	Punt
2	1:53	1:27	OWN 3	3	7	Punt
3	15:00	2:12	OWN 32	3	1	Punt
3	11:12	1:16	OPP 37	3	1	Punt
3	5:18	0:48	OWN 16	2	3	Interception
3	4:30	1:13	OWN 35	3	3	Punt
3	0:29	8:37	OWN 20	15	78	Field Goal
4	6:40	2:36	OPP 16	3	4	Field Goal
4	2:14	0:32	OPP 43	3	4	Punt
4	0:17	0:17	OPP 34	1	-1	Game

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:26	OWN 22	6	37	Punt
1	1:49	5:16	OWN 20	10	79	Field Goal
2	9:49	2:46	OWN 44	5	17	Punt
2	3:04	1:11	OWN 42	5	14	Punt
2	0:26	0:26	OWN 42	3	20	Half
3	12:48	1:36	OWN 30	4	8	Interception
3	9:56	4:38	OWN 20	10	56	Interception
3	3:17	2:48	OWN 17	8	46	Punt
4	6:52	0:12	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
4	4:04	1:50	OWN 24	7	19	Downs
4	1:42	1:25	OWN 20	8	14	Downs

Game MVP: Tony Cline, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Brian Molinaro	18	42	2.33	8	0	0
Vic Washington	11	34	3.09	14	1	1
Essex Johnson	7	24	3.43	8	0	0
Tony Adams	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Floyd Little	9	36	4.00	8	0
Ed Podolak	9	70	7.78	21	2
Joe Ferguson	2	9	4.50	6	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tony Adams	28	20	180	2/10	0	25	1	73.5

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Ferguson	35	13	140	1/2	0	20	3	14.0
Billy Kilmer	9	5	58	0/0	0	17	0	75.2

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Drew Pearson	8	10	62	7.75	19	25
WR John Fuqua	5	5	62	12.40	8	21
RB Essex Johnson	3	3	25	8.33	2	14
WR Marco Vehar	2	2	22	11.00	1	11
RB Brian Molinaro	1	1	4	4.00	0	4
TE Richard Hooper	1	3	5	5.00	0	5
TE Andrew James	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
WR Irving Merchant	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Riley Odoms	6	11	89	14.83	24	20
RB Floyd Little	5	5	35	7.00	2	14
TE Chip Glass	2	2	25	12.50	14	20
WR Ron Shanklin	1	4	19	19.00	8	19
WR Jack Snow	1	3	6	6.00	0	6
WR Howard Twilley	1	11	10	10.00	0	10
WR Dick Drake	1	4	11	11.00	0	11
FB Roosevelt Leaks	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
RB Ed Podolak	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg
ILB Bob Pifferini	1	8	8.00
CB Karl Lynch	1	12	12.00
CB C.J. Garrett	1	9	9.00

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Joe Beauchamp	1	22	22.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Recov	Force
Hugh McKinnis	1	0
Jim Harrison	0	1
Derrel Luce	0	1

Denver	Fumb	Recov
Ed Podolak	1	0
Billy Thompson	1	0
Zach Waite	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
John James	7	307	43.9	32.7	53	2

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dave Chapple	4	157	39.3	29.3	41	2

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Don Cockroft	3/3	0/0	0/0	29	1/1

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
David Ray	1/1	0/0	0/0	18	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Billy Thompson	3	27	9.0	0
Floyd Little	1	11	11.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Essex Johnson	1	32	32.0	0
Vic Washington	1	25	25.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Billy Thompson	2	34	17.0	0
Floyd Little	1	29	29.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Bob Pifferini	7	1	0.0	19	43
DE Tony Cline	6	0	1.0	18	42
OLB Derrel Luce	6	1	0.0	18	44
CB Marvin Cobb	5	1	0.0	18	42
CB Terry Schmidt	3	0	0.0	8	25
S Jack Mildren	2	3	0.0	18	44
CB C.J. Garrett	2	2	0.0	15	41
ILB Sam Monson	2	0	0.0	8	8
DT Mike Fanning	2	0	0.0	15	43
CB Karl Lynch	1	3	0.0	14	39
S Edddie Brown	1	1	0.0	17	40
DT Floyd Tongue	1	0	0.0	15	23
DE George Martin	0	1	0.0	17	42

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Billy Thompson	8	3	0.0	34	27
OLB Tom Jackson	8	1	0.0	26	18
DE Lyle Alzado	5	1	1.0	33	27
DT John Little	5	3	0.0	35	25
CB Leslie Drake	5	0	0.0	21	22
DT Paul Smith	4	0	0.5	29	20
S Garry Lyle	4	2	0.0	26	26
DE Stan Lewis	3	3	0.5	35	28
ILB Randy Gradishar	3	0	0.0	30	26
OLB Dave Schrader	2	1	0.0	8	5
CB Joe Beauchamp	2	0	0.0	32	28
OLB George Webster	2	0	0.0	17	14
CB Jimmy Warren	1	3	0.0	34	27
S Al Randolph	1	2	0.0	9	12
DE Craig Hanneman	1	0	0.0	3	2
OLB Rick Kingrea	1	0	0.0	4	4
TE Riley Odoms	1	0	---	---	---
RB Ed Podolak	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Guy Roberts	1	0	0.0	9	4
WR Jack Snow	1	0	---	---	---
CB Blake Gaylor	1	0	0.0	6	3
DT Josh Lane	0	1	0.0	2	5

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Tony Cline	1.0	1	4	1	42
DE Jamie Castillo	0.0	2	0	0	6
ILB Bob Pifferini	0.0	0	1	0	43
DE George Martin	0.0	0	1	0	42

Denver	Sack	Knock	PPlay
DE Lyle Alzado	1.0	3	27
DT Paul Smith	0.5	0	20
DE Stan Lewis	0.5	0	28

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Marvin Cobb	3	2	0	42
ILB Bob Pifferini	3	1	1	43
CB C.J. Garrett	3	0	1	41
S Jack Mildren	2	2	0	44
CB Terry Schmidt	2	0	0	25
OLB Derrel Luce	2	0	0	44
CB Karl Lynch	1	2	1	39
DE Tony Cline	1	0	0	42
DT Mike Fanning	1	0	0	43
S Edddie Brown	0	1	0	40

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Tom Jackson	4	0	0	18
CB Leslie Drake	3	0	0	22
CB Joe Beauchamp	2	1	1	28
DT John Little	2	0	0	25
S Garry Lyle	2	0	0	26
S Al Randolph	1	1	0	12
S Billy Thompson	1	1	0	27
CB Jimmy Warren	1	1	0	27
OLB Rick Kingrea	1	0	0	4
OLB Guy Roberts	1	0	0	4
DT Paul Smith	1	0	0	20
CB Blake Gaylor	1	0	0	3
ILB Randy Gradishar	0	1	0	26

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Kyle Davis	2	11	35	0	27
Steve Riley	2	6	31	2	27
Paul Laaveg	2	3	21	0	15
Quinn Hoffman	2	2	26	0	14
Dave Dalby	0	6	30	0	23
Julio Bauer	0	4	27	0	24
Hugh McKinnis	0	3	17	0	13
Andrew James	0	1	26	0	22

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Milt Sunde	2	3	1	15	1	34
Bruce Van Dyke	2	2	1	18	0	34
John Schmitt	1	5	0	12	0	26
Zach Waite	1	3	0	8	0	19
Darryl Carlton	1	2	0	16	0	34
Buddy Hudson	1	1	0	6	0	11
Francis Peay	0	2	0	11	0	33

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Jim Harrison	4	15
Hugh McKinnis	2	16
Ed Torrice	1	13

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Chip Glass	1	13
Dave Schrader	1	11

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Derrel Luce	---	---	18	44	12	74
Bob Pifferini	---	---	19	43	9	71
Marvin Cobb	---	---	18	42	9	69
Kyle Davis	35	27	---	---	6	68
Tony Adams	37	30	---	---	---	67
Tony Cline	---	---	18	42	5	65
Dave Dalby	30	23	---	---	10	63
Jack Mildren	---	---	18	44	1	63
Karl Lynch	---	---	14	39	9	62
George Martin	---	---	17	42	---	59
Edddie Brown	---	---	17	40	1	58
Steve Riley	31	27	---	---	---	58
Mike Fanning	---	---	15	43	---	58
C.J. Garrett	---	---	15	41	---	56
Andrew James	26	22	---	---	7	55
Drew Pearson	26	23	---	---	5	54
Julio Bauer	27	24	---	---	---	51
Hugh McKinnis	17	13	---	---	16	46
Paul Laaveg	21	15	---	---	9	45
John Fuqua	19	14	---	---	11	44
Richard Hooper	16	12	---	---	16	44
Kenny Frame	15	17	---	---	10	42
Floyd Tongue	---	---	15	23	4	42
Quinn Hoffman	26	14	---	---	---	40
Irving Merchant	24	14	---	---	---	38
Terry Schmidt	---	---	8	25	4	37
Essex Johnson	7	6	---	---	22	35
Brian Molinaro	18	14	---	---	2	34
Marco Vehar	11	13	---	---	10	34
Vic Washington	12	10	---	---	9	31
Jim Harrison	7	7	---	---	15	29
Sam Monson	---	---	8	8	1	17
Jamie Castillo	---	---	9	6	2	17
Ed Torrice	---	---	0	3	13	16
John Williams	0	3	---	---	9	12
Kenyon Hill	---	---	5	6	1	12
Steve Neils	---	---	6	4	---	10
Don Cockroft	0	0	---	---	8	8
John James	0	0	---	---	7	7
J.B. Shepard	0	0	---	---	5	5
Kyle Wooden	2	2	---	---	---	4
Gerald Rasberry	0	0	---	---	3	3
Rodney Bridges	0	0	---	---	1	1
Carlos Nixon	---	---	0	0	1	1
Waymond Bryant	---	---	0	0	---	0
John Hufnagel	0	0	---	---	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Billy Thompson	---	---	34	27	12	73
Stan Lewis	---	---	35	28	3	66
Joe Beauchamp	---	---	32	28	4	64
Jimmy Warren	---	---	34	27	3	64
Lyle Alzado	---	---	33	27	3	63
John Little	---	---	35	25	3	63
Randy Gradishar	---	---	30	26	4	60
Riley Odoms	16	34	---	---	9	59
Garry Lyle	---	---	26	26	6	58
Paul Smith	---	---	29	20	7	56
Milt Sunde	15	34	---	---	5	54
Bruce Van Dyke	18	34	---	---	1	53
Darryl Carlton	16	34	---	---	---	50
Francis Peay	11	33	---	---	5	49
Leslie Drake	---	---	21	22	6	49
Joe Ferguson	12	36	---	---	---	48
Glenn Resslet	15	33	---	---	---	48
Tom Jackson	---	---	26	18	3	47
Roosevelt Leaks	13	26	---	---	4	43
Jack Snow	8	20	---	---	14	42
John Schmitt	12	26	---	---	2	40
Floyd Little	10	23	---	---	6	39
Howard Twilley	10	29	---	---	---	39
Chip Glass	7	16	---	---	13	36
Al Randolph	---	---	9	12	15	36
Dick Drake	11	21	---	---	1	33
Ed Podolak	10	22	---	---	---	32
Ron Shanklin	9	21	---	---	1	31
George Webster	---	---	17	14	---	31
Zach Waite	8	19	---	---	4	31
Blake Gaylor	---	---	6	3	21	30
Guy Roberts	---	---	9	4	16	29
Buddy Hudson	6	11	---	---	10	27
Dave Schrader	---	---	8	5	11	24
Steve Knutson	5	12	---	---	5	22
Cullen Bryant	0	0	---	---	20	20
Billy Kilmer	8	9	---	---	---	17
Orlando Matsui	---	---	10	4	3	17
Rolf Krueger	---	---	4	3	6	13
Rick Kingrea	---	---	4	4	4	12
Josh Lane	---	---	2	5	5	12
John Barnes	0	2	---	---	9	11
Craig Hanneman	---	---	3	2	---	5
Dave Chapple	0	0	---	---	4	4
David Ray	0	0	---	---	4	4
Terry Hanratty	0	0	---	---	1	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	50	3.8
Middle	16	43	2.7
Right	7	7	1.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	41	8.2
Middle	12	43	3.6
Right	3	31	10.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tony Adams	28	20	2	1	1	5	0	3	1

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Ferguson	35	13	3	2	3	7	4	1	3
Billy Kilmer	9	5	0	0	0	1	2	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	11	61	4.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	8	98	8.2
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	21	10.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	11	5.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	5	43	4.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	26	11	144	5.5
Long (19+ Yds)	6	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Drew Pearson	10	8	0	62	1	23
WR John Fuqua	5	5	0	62	1	14
RB Essex Johnson	3	3	0	25	0	6
TE Richard Hooper	3	1	0	5	0	12
TE Andrew James	2	0	1	0	0	22
WR Marco Vehar	2	2	0	22	0	13
WR Irving Merchant	2	0	0	0	0	14
RB Brian Molinaro	1	1	0	4	0	14

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Riley Odoms	11	6	0	89	2	34
WR Howard Twilley	11	1	0	10	0	29
RB Floyd Little	5	5	0	35	0	23
WR Ron Shanklin	4	1	2	19	0	21
WR Dick Drake	4	1	1	11	0	21
WR Jack Snow	3	1	0	6	0	20
TE Chip Glass	2	2	0	25	1	16
RB Ed Podolak	2	0	0	0	0	22
FB Roosevelt Leaks	1	1	0	3	0	26

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Vic Washington	5	24	4.80	3.09
Essex Johnson	2	7	3.50	3.43
Brian Molinaro	2	-1	-0.50	2.33

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Floyd Little	1	4	4.00	4.00
Ed Podolak	1	0	0.00	7.78

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tony Adams	6	5	29	4.83	6.43

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Billy Kilmer	2	1	11	5.50	6.44

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Essex Johnson	2	2	11	5.50	8.33
WR Drew Pearson	2	1	2	1.00	6.20
WR Marco Vehar	1	1	11	11.00	11.00
TE Richard Hooper	1	1	5	5.00	1.67

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jack Snow	1	0	0	0.00	2.00
WR Dick Drake	1	1	11	11.00	2.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Vic Washington	4	0
Essex Johnson	1	0

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Ed Podolak	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tony Adams	12	10	7

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Ferguson	11	5	4
Billy Kilmer	1	0	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR John Fuqua	3	3	2
WR Drew Pearson	3	3	2
RB Essex Johnson	2	2	2
TE Richard Hooper	2	1	0
TE Andrew James	1	0	0
WR Marco Vehar	1	1	1

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Howard Twilley	4	0	0
TE Riley Odoms	2	1	1
WR Ron Shanklin	2	1	1
TE Chip Glass	1	1	1
RB Floyd Little	1	1	1
WR Dick Drake	1	0	0
FB Roosevelt Leaks	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 52,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,400 (21,400)
End Zone 11,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	52,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,400 (21,400)
End Zone	11,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,100 (3,300)