Week 5, 1975

played in Carolina, NC

80 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	3	10	0	6	-	19
Carolina Panthers	0	3	0	0	-	3

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:24 ATL - Ricky Fisher 46 field goal
2Q: 13:39 ATL - Mark Van Eeghen 2 pass from Reuben Fields (Ricky Fisher extra point)
2Q: 03:13 CAR - Don Cockroft 31 field goal
2Q: 00:53 ATL - Ricky Fisher 51 field goal
4Q: 10:47 ATL - Ricky Fisher 35 field goal
4Q: 08:46 ATL - Ricky Fisher 36 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:24 ATL - Ricky Fisher 46 field goal
2Q: 13:39 ATL - Mark Van Eeghen 2 pass from Reuben Fields (Ricky Fisher extra point)
2Q: 03:13 CAR - Don Cockroft 31 field goal
2Q: 00:53 ATL - Ricky Fisher 51 field goal
4Q: 10:47 ATL - Ricky Fisher 35 field goal
4Q: 08:46 ATL - Ricky Fisher 36 field goal

Team Statistics ATL CAR
Record 3-2 0-5
First Downs 17 11
- by Rushing 7 4
- by Passing 9 6
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 261 208
- Offensive Plays 72 61
- Yards per Play 3.63 3.41
Net Rushing Yards 151 101
- Rushing Attempts 43 25
- Yards per Rush 3.51 4.04
Net Passing Yards 110 107
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 17 - 0 30 - 12 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 124 139
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/14 6/32
- Yards per Pass Play 3.79 2.97
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 3/2
3rd Down Conversions 8/19 6/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.1 7.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 4/25 7/79
Punt Returns/Yards 6/53 2/19
Kick Returns/Yards 1/19 5/109
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 39 OWN 29
Time of Possession 36:07 23:53

Team Statistics	ATL	CAR
Record	3-2	0-5
First Downs	17	11
- by Rushing	7	4
- by Passing	9	6
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	261	208
- Offensive Plays	72	61
- Yards per Play	3.63	3.41
Net Rushing Yards	151	101
- Rushing Attempts	43	25
- Yards per Rush	3.51	4.04
Net Passing Yards	110	107
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 17 - 0	30 - 12 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	124	139
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/14	6/32
- Yards per Pass Play	3.79	2.97
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	3/2
3rd Down Conversions	8/19	6/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.1	7.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	4/25	7/79
Punt Returns/Yards	6/53	2/19
Kick Returns/Yards	1/19	5/109
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 39	OWN 29
Time of Possession	36:07	23:53

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:48	2:29	OPP 46	5	17	Field Goal
1	8:43	1:25	OPP 48	3	5	Punt
1	5:26	6:52	OWN 43	14	57	Touchdown
2	11:06	2:06	OWN 20	5	21	Punt
2	3:06	2:18	OWN 20	7	46	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:41	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
3	12:41	1:38	OWN 33	3	4	Punt
3	10:03	1:02	OWN 29	3	0	Punt
3	7:31	4:48	OWN 34	11	46	Missed FG
4	14:07	3:25	OPP 39	6	21	Field Goal
4	10:06	1:26	OPP 12	3	-7	Field Goal
4	6:02	4:33	OWN 28	9	40	Missed FG
4	0:15	0:15	OWN 35	1	-2	Game

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:12	OWN 43	3	3	Fumble
1	10:19	1:36	OWN 31	4	-16	Punt
1	7:18	1:52	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
2	13:34	2:28	OWN 28	6	22	Punt
2	9:00	5:54	OWN 21	14	65	Field Goal
2	0:48	0:48	OWN 32	3	8	Half
3	13:19	0:38	OWN 43	3	-5	Punt
3	11:03	1:00	OWN 30	3	3	Punt
3	9:01	1:30	OWN 37	3	5	Punt
3	2:43	3:36	OWN 27	7	21	Punt
4	10:42	0:36	OWN 10	1	2	Fumble
4	8:40	2:38	OWN 23	6	17	Punt
4	1:29	1:14	OWN 39	7	26	Downs

Game MVP: Coy Bacon, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Mack Herron	24	86	3.58	9	0
Vince Wilkerson	17	65	3.82	16	1
Reuben Fields	2	0	0.00	2	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Vic Washington	12	47	3.92	10	1
Essex Johnson	11	47	4.27	10	1
Drew Pearson	1	6	6.00	6	0
Dale Zorn	1	1	1.00	1	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Reuben Fields	27	17	124	2/14	1	14	0	86.0

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dale Zorn	30	12	139	6/32	0	21	0	54.7

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Russ Francis	4	5	48	12.00	14	14	0
FB Mark Van Eeghen	3	3	13	4.33	0	8	1
WR Charley Young	3	3	18	6.00	0	9	0
WR Lionel Summers	2	5	12	6.00	0	8	0
RB Vince Wilkerson	2	5	8	4.00	0	6	0
WR Robert Miller	2	2	19	9.50	0	10	0
WR Jim Robinson	1	3	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Len Garrett	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR David Knight	3	7	39	13.00	2	21
WR Isaac Curtis	2	5	23	11.50	0	12
FB Hugh McKinnis	2	3	8	4.00	1	6
WR Vic Washington	2	3	27	13.50	8	16
TE Andrew James	2	3	30	15.00	8	17
WR Harold Jaeger	1	3	12	12.00	4	12
RB Essex Johnson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Drew Pearson	0	4	0	0.00	0	0
TE Richard Hooper	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Vince Wilkerson	1	0	0
Coy Bacon	0	1	1
John Pergine	0	1	0
Mark Van Eeghen	0	1	0
Dave Pear	0	0	2

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
Dale Zorn	2	1	0
Vic Washington	1	0	0
Dave Washington	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tom Wittum	5	196	39.2	31.4	43	0

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
John James	8	269	33.6	27.0	44	1

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ricky Fisher	4/6	2/3	1/1	51	1/1

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

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mack Herron	6	53	8.8	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Glen Edwards	2	19	9.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ken Grandberry	1	19	19.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Essex Johnson	4	87	21.8	0
Vic Washington	1	22	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Randy Crowder	7	1	0.0	24	33
S Bernie Jackson	5	1	1.0	20	30
DE Coy Bacon	4	2	2.5	25	34
DT Dave Pear	4	0	1.0	16	19
CB Allan Ellis	4	1	0.0	24	35
OLB John Pergine	4	0	0.0	25	35
CB Ernie McGee	4	0	0.0	22	32
ILB Tom MacLeod	2	4	0.0	23	32
S Ralph McGill	2	1	0.0	23	33
DE John Zook	1	1	1.5	25	35
CB Randy Logan	1	3	0.0	13	20
ILB Steve Shull	1	0	0.0	2	2
DE Carl Wafer	1	0	0.0	1	5
OLB Richie Minter	1	0	0.0	4	7

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Honor Jackson	7	4	0.0	37	25
OLB Steve King	7	3	0.0	40	27
S Glen Edwards	7	0	0.0	39	25
OLB Gary Weaver	6	4	0.0	40	26
CB Marvin Cobb	6	1	0.0	29	18
DT Jim Wolf	4	1	1.0	40	26
DE Dennis Johnson	4	1	0.5	37	28
CB J.T. Thomas	4	2	0.0	37	28
DE Tony Cline	4	1	0.0	18	6
OLB Dave Washington	4	1	0.0	19	11
DT Floyd Tongue	2	1	0.5	3	3
CB C.J. Garrett	2	0	0.0	33	25
DE George Martin	2	0	0.0	31	25
ILB Bob Pifferini	1	0	0.0	4	3
S Edddie Brown	0	1	0.0	8	7
DT Mike Fanning	0	1	0.0	27	23

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Coy Bacon	2.5	0	2	2	34
DE John Zook	1.5	0	2	1	35
S Bernie Jackson	1.0	0	0	0	30
DT Dave Pear	1.0	0	0	0	19
DT Randy Crowder	0.0	1	0	0	33
OLB John Pergine	0.0	1	0	0	35

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Jim Wolf	1.0	1	0	26
DE Dennis Johnson	0.5	2	2	28
DT Floyd Tongue	0.5	0	0	3

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Ernie McGee	4	1	32
CB Allan Ellis	3	0	35
OLB John Pergine	2	1	35
S Bernie Jackson	1	1	30
ILB Steve Shull	1	0	2
OLB Richie Minter	1	0	7
ILB Tom MacLeod	0	1	32
S Ralph McGill	0	1	33

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Gary Weaver	4	1	26
S Glen Edwards	2	0	25
CB J.T. Thomas	2	0	28
CB C.J. Garrett	2	0	25
CB Marvin Cobb	2	0	18
S Honor Jackson	1	1	25
DE Dennis Johnson	1	0	28
OLB Steve King	1	0	27
OLB Dave Washington	1	0	11
OLB Derrel Luce	1	0	3
CB Ed Torrice	0	1	9

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jon Morris	4	9	43	0	27
Jeff Van Note	3	11	40	0	28
Mark Van Eeghen	2	6	34	0	22
George Kunz	2	4	42	0	20
Travis Roach	1	4	34	0	23
Matt Atkins	1	3	31	2	21
Len Garrett	1	2	27	0	16
Ted Fritsch	0	1	3	0	1
Kyle Mathis	0	1	9	0	8

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Steve Riley	2	7	0	24	4	35
Julio Bauer	2	3	0	9	0	9
Bob Kuziel	1	3	0	21	0	34
Paul Laaveg	1	3	0	20	0	30
Noah Jackson	1	2	0	20	2	32
Hugh McKinnis	0	2	1	11	0	18
Richard Hooper	0	2	0	16	0	16
Andrew James	0	1	0	21	0	28
Quinn Hoffman	0	1	0	22	0	27

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Vince Wilkerson	2	19
Nate Crane	2	15
Willie Frazier	1	19
Ken Grandberry	1	15
Bernie Jackson	1	15

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Isaac Curtis	3	10
Vic Washington	1	22
Hugh McKinnis	1	21
Dave Dalby	1	9
Noah Jackson	1	2

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
George Kunz	42	20	---	---	11	73
Jon Morris	43	27	---	---	3	73
Reuben Fields	43	29	---	---	---	72
Mark Van Eeghen	34	22	---	---	15	71
Jeff Van Note	40	28	---	---	---	68
Bernie Jackson	---	---	20	30	15	65
Travis Roach	34	23	---	---	8	65
John Pergine	---	---	25	35	1	61
John Zook	---	---	25	35	1	61
Coy Bacon	---	---	25	34	1	60
Allan Ellis	---	---	24	35	1	60
Ralph McGill	---	---	23	33	3	59
Randy Crowder	---	---	24	33	1	58
Tom MacLeod	---	---	23	32	1	56
Russ Francis	26	21	---	---	9	56
Vince Wilkerson	19	17	---	---	19	55
Ernie McGee	---	---	22	32	1	55
Len Garrett	27	16	---	---	11	54
Rolland Lawrence	---	---	22	31	1	54
Matt Atkins	31	21	---	---	---	52
Mack Herron	24	12	---	---	8	44
Dave Burk	13	17	---	---	11	41
Lionel Summers	24	15	---	---	---	39
Dave Pear	---	---	16	19	3	38
Charley Young	21	16	---	---	---	37
Randy Logan	---	---	13	20	1	34
Jim Robinson	20	14	---	---	---	34
Willie Frazier	10	4	---	---	19	33
Kyle Mathis	9	8	---	---	11	28
Ken Mitchell	---	---	0	1	25	26
Van Terry	---	---	1	3	19	23
Robert Miller	10	8	---	---	---	18
Richie Minter	---	---	4	7	5	16
Nate Crane	---	---	0	1	15	16
Ted Fritsch	3	1	---	---	11	15
Dick Gordon	0	0	---	---	15	15
Ken Grandberry	0	0	---	---	15	15
Carl Wafer	---	---	1	5	8	14
Thomas Hinton	---	---	3	6	5	14
Ricky Fisher	0	0	---	---	12	12
Jorge Ballard	---	---	2	2	8	12
Steve Shull	---	---	2	2	2	6
Wayne England	0	0	---	---	6	6
Tom Wittum	0	0	---	---	5	5
Fred Willis	0	0	---	---	2	2
John Hufnagel	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
J.T. Thomas	---	---	37	28	12	77
Glen Edwards	---	---	39	25	9	73
Steve King	---	---	40	27	5	72
Gary Weaver	---	---	40	26	6	72
Dennis Johnson	---	---	37	28	6	71
Jim Wolf	---	---	40	26	5	71
Honor Jackson	---	---	37	25	6	68
C.J. Garrett	---	---	33	25	6	64
Vic Washington	13	28	---	---	22	63
Dale Zorn	25	36	---	---	---	61
George Martin	---	---	31	25	5	61
Andrew James	21	28	---	---	11	60
Steve Riley	24	35	---	---	---	59
Paul Laaveg	20	30	---	---	7	57
Mike Fanning	---	---	27	23	6	56
Bob Kuziel	21	34	---	---	---	55
Noah Jackson	20	32	---	---	2	54
Marvin Cobb	---	---	29	18	4	51
Hugh McKinnis	11	18	---	---	21	50
Richard Hooper	16	16	---	---	17	49
Quinn Hoffman	22	27	---	---	---	49
Isaac Curtis	14	22	---	---	10	46
Dave Washington	---	---	19	11	15	45
Drew Pearson	17	26	---	---	---	43
David Knight	11	16	---	---	12	39
Ed Torrice	---	---	17	9	13	39
Tony Cline	---	---	18	6	8	32
Essex Johnson	12	8	---	---	7	27
Julio Bauer	9	9	---	---	9	27
Harold Jaeger	9	17	---	---	---	26
Kenny Frame	4	10	---	---	9	23
Dave Dalby	5	3	---	---	9	17
Marco Vehar	1	1	---	---	15	17
Edddie Brown	---	---	8	7	1	16
Bob Pifferini	---	---	4	3	8	15
Floyd Tongue	---	---	3	3	6	12
Derrel Luce	---	---	3	3	5	11
Kenyon Hill	---	---	4	1	5	10
Kyle Davis	0	0	---	---	9	9
John James	0	0	---	---	8	8
Jamie Castillo	---	---	7	0	---	7
Sam Monson	---	---	0	0	5	5
Don Cockroft	0	0	---	---	3	3
Gerald Rasberry	0	0	---	---	1	1
Tony Adams	0	0	---	---	---	0
Terry Schmidt	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	18	3.0
Middle	27	93	3.4
Right	9	42	4.7
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	24	3.0
Middle	10	41	4.1
Right	7	36	5.1
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Reuben Fields	27	17	0	1	3	3	3	2	0

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dale Zorn	30	12	1	3	4	5	4	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	12	12.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	9	45	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	7	67	5.2
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	2	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	4	39	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	6	77	5.5
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	21	3.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Lionel Summers	5	2	1	12	15
RB Vince Wilkerson	5	2	0	8	17
TE Russ Francis	5	4	0	48	21
FB Mark Van Eeghen	3	3	0	13	22
WR Charley Young	3	3	0	18	16
WR Jim Robinson	3	1	1	6	14
WR Robert Miller	2	2	0	19	8
TE Len Garrett	1	0	1	0	16

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR David Knight	7	3	1	39	1	16
WR Isaac Curtis	5	2	1	23	0	22
WR Drew Pearson	4	0	1	0	0	26
FB Hugh McKinnis	3	2	0	8	0	18
WR Vic Washington	3	2	0	27	0	28
TE Andrew James	3	2	0	30	0	28
WR Harold Jaeger	3	1	1	12	0	17
RB Essex Johnson	1	0	0	0	0	8
TE Richard Hooper	1	0	0	0	0	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Mack Herron	2	3	1.50	3.58
Vince Wilkerson	1	8	8.00	3.82

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Dale Zorn	1	1	1.00	1.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Reuben Fields	2	1	2	1.00	4.59

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dale Zorn	1	0	0	0.00	4.63

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Mark Van Eeghen	1	1	2	2.00	4.33
RB Vince Wilkerson	1	0	0	0.00	1.60

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Harold Jaeger	1	0	0	0.00	4.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Vince Wilkerson	4	3
Mack Herron	3	1
Reuben Fields	1	1

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Vic Washington	2	1
Essex Johnson	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Reuben Fields	11	6	3

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dale Zorn	13	4	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Vince Wilkerson	3	1	0
WR Lionel Summers	2	1	0
WR Robert Miller	2	2	1
TE Len Garrett	1	0	0
WR Charley Young	1	1	1
TE Russ Francis	1	1	1
WR Jim Robinson	1	0	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR David Knight	3	0	0
WR Vic Washington	3	2	2
WR Isaac Curtis	2	1	1
WR Drew Pearson	2	0	0
WR Harold Jaeger	2	0	0
TE Andrew James	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 52,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,400 (21,400)
End Zone 10,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,200 (13,600)
Club Seats 4,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,000 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	52,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,400 (21,400)
End Zone	10,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,200 (13,600)
Club Seats	4,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,000 (3,300)