Week 14, 1975

played in Carolina, NC

66 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

Houston Oilers	7	3	7	0	-	17
Carolina Panthers	3	0	0	0	-	3

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:43 HOU - Irving Royer 1 pass from Lynn Dickey (John Smith extra point)
1Q: 00:31 CAR - Don Cockroft 26 field goal
2Q: 10:38 HOU - John Smith 47 field goal
3Q: 03:54 HOU - Orlando Whiteman 13 pass from Lynn Dickey (John Smith extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:43 HOU - Irving Royer 1 pass from Lynn Dickey (John Smith extra point)
1Q: 00:31 CAR - Don Cockroft 26 field goal
2Q: 10:38 HOU - John Smith 47 field goal
3Q: 03:54 HOU - Orlando Whiteman 13 pass from Lynn Dickey (John Smith extra point)

Team Statistics HOU CAR
Record 7-6 1-12
First Downs 21 18
- by Rushing 2 9
- by Passing 17 9
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 293 257
- Offensive Plays 59 65
- Yards per Play 4.97 3.95
Net Rushing Yards 80 152
- Rushing Attempts 23 38
- Yards per Rush 3.48 4.00
Net Passing Yards 213 105
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 24 - 1 24 - 15 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 219 121
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 3/16
- Yards per Pass Play 5.92 3.89
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/12 7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.0 4.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 5/35 5/31
Punt Returns/Yards 2/13 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 2/42
Interception Ret./Yards 1/11 1/26
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 28
Time of Possession 26:52 33:08

Team Statistics	HOU	CAR
Record	7-6	1-12
First Downs	21	18
- by Rushing	2	9
- by Passing	17	9
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	293	257
- Offensive Plays	59	65
- Yards per Play	4.97	3.95
Net Rushing Yards	80	152
- Rushing Attempts	23	38
- Yards per Rush	3.48	4.00
Net Passing Yards	213	105
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 24 - 1	24 - 15 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	219	121
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	3/16
- Yards per Pass Play	5.92	3.89
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/12	7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.0	4.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	5/35	5/31
Punt Returns/Yards	2/13	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	2/42
Interception Ret./Yards	1/11	1/26
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 28
Time of Possession	26:52	33:08

Drive Charts

Houston Oilers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:50	4:17	OPP 43	8	43	Touchdown
1	0:23	4:53	OWN 20	10	50	Field Goal
2	5:23	5:02	OWN 12	13	56	Interception
3	15:00	4:03	OWN 20	8	24	Punt
3	6:16	2:30	OWN 40	6	60	Touchdown
4	14:11	2:58	OWN 1	7	25	Punt
4	6:08	0:14	OWN 24	1	-4	Fumble
4	4:31	1:04	OWN 17	3	7	Punt
4	1:14	0:36	OPP 37	3	7	Missed FG

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:33	10:10	OWN 16	15	75	Field Goal
2	10:30	5:07	OWN 20	9	35	Punt
2	0:21	0:21	OWN 44	3	18	Half
3	10:57	4:41	OWN 2	10	37	Punt
3	3:46	4:35	OWN 22	8	41	Punt
4	11:13	5:05	OWN 11	9	28	Punt
4	5:54	1:23	OPP 20	3	4	Interception
4	3:27	2:13	OWN 21	7	16	Downs
4	0:38	0:38	OWN 37	1	3	Game

Game MVP: Lynn Dickey, Houston Oilers

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Roland Hooks	16	51	3.19	10	1
Sam Green	6	24	4.00	7	0
Ed Williams	1	5	5.00	5	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Essex Johnson	19	57	3.00	8	0
Vic Washington	18	90	5.00	12	3
Dale Zorn	1	5	5.00	5	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Lynn Dickey	35	24	219	1/6	2	21	1	92.4

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dale Zorn	24	15	121	3/16	0	16	1	57.8

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Irving Royer	5	9	38	7.60	0	18	1
FB Jon Keyworth	4	4	33	8.25	4	11	0
WR Butch Stark	3	5	35	11.67	6	15	0
RB Roland Hooks	3	4	16	5.33	0	8	0
WR Mike Thomas	3	5	28	9.33	7	11	0
WR Orlando Whiteman	2	3	22	11.00	0	13	1
WR Mercury Duncan	2	2	25	12.50	0	21	0
TE Paul Seymour	1	2	16	16.00	2	16	0
RB Sam Green	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Vic Washington	4	5	26	6.50	7	11
WR Drew Pearson	3	8	33	11.00	5	15
WR David Knight	2	3	17	8.50	0	12
TE Andrew James	2	2	12	6.00	0	7
WR Isaac Curtis	1	2	6	6.00	0	6
RB Essex Johnson	1	1	4	4.00	0	4
WR Marco Vehar	1	2	7	7.00	1	7
TE Richard Hooper	1	1	16	16.00	1	16

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Ron Brandon	1	11	11.00	0

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Glen Edwards	1	26	26.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Sam Green	1	0	0
Benny Malone	0	1	0
Prentice McCray	0	0	1
Kendrick Sullivan	0	0	1

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
J.T. Thomas	1	0	1
Andrew James	1	0	0
Steve King	0	1	0
Hugh McKinnis	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tom Blanchard	3	166	55.3	55.3	57	2

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
John James	4	140	35.0	31.8	36	2

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Smith	1/2	1/2	0/0	47	2/2

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Don Cockroft	1/1	0/0	0/0	26	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Orlando Whiteman	2	13	6.5	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Essex Johnson	1	17	17.0	0
J.T. Thomas	1	25	25.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Jim Cheyunski	11	4	0.0	38	27
S Ron Brandon	10	1	0.0	37	26
DE Elvin Bethea	6	3	1.5	37	26
ILB Bob Stein	5	0	0.0	14	6
DE Steve Baumgartner	4	0	1.0	36	27
DT Curley Culp	4	3	0.0	36	27
S Prentice McCray	4	1	0.0	31	25
OLB Larry Stallings	3	4	0.0	37	27
CB Jeris White	3	1	0.0	36	24
ILB Steve Neils	2	0	0.5	30	17
CB Tommie Burns	2	3	0.0	25	22
CB Nelson Munsey	1	0	0.0	33	24
DT R.J. Crozier	1	0	0.0	2	0
RB Roland Hooks	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Ike Delgado	0	1	0.0	2	2

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Steve King	8	3	0.0	22	36
OLB Gary Weaver	6	0	0.0	22	35
S Honor Jackson	5	3	0.0	18	34
CB J.T. Thomas	5	0	0.0	22	34
DE Dennis Johnson	4	1	1.0	20	34
CB C.J. Garrett	4	1	0.0	18	32
CB Marvin Cobb	3	0	0.0	14	28
DT Mike Fanning	3	0	0.0	15	23
S Glen Edwards	2	3	0.0	20	33
ILB Bob Pifferini	2	0	0.0	5	3
S Edddie Brown	1	0	0.0	6	2
WR Isaac Curtis	1	0	---	---	---
DT Floyd Tongue	1	0	0.0	9	5
DE George Martin	1	0	0.0	19	35
DT Jim Wolf	0	3	0.0	15	32

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Elvin Bethea	1.5	1	0	26
DE Steve Baumgartner	1.0	0	1	27
ILB Steve Neils	0.5	0	0	17
DT Curley Culp	0.0	0	1	27
OLB Larry Stallings	0.0	0	1	27

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Dennis Johnson	1.0	1	4	2	34

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Ron Brandon	5	0	1	26
OLB Jim Cheyunski	3	0	0	27
CB Jeris White	2	1	0	24
S Prentice McCray	2	0	0	25
CB Nelson Munsey	1	1	0	24
DE Steve Baumgartner	1	0	0	27
OLB Larry Stallings	1	0	0	27
S Steve Foley	0	1	0	10

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Steve King	5	1	0	36
CB J.T. Thomas	5	0	0	34
CB C.J. Garrett	4	1	0	32
CB Marvin Cobb	3	0	0	28
OLB Gary Weaver	2	1	0	35
S Honor Jackson	2	0	0	34
S Glen Edwards	1	0	1	33
S Edddie Brown	1	0	0	2
DE Dennis Johnson	1	0	0	34

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Desmond Cribbs	4	7	22	0	34
Winston Hill	1	5	21	0	31
Larry Jarvis	1	3	11	0	20
Ron Saul	0	3	22	1	32
Robert Jackson	0	3	18	0	28
Jon Keyworth	0	2	17	0	20

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Kyle Davis	3	8	30	0	23
Quinn Hoffman	3	5	28	0	25
Noah Jackson	2	7	32	1	24
Julio Bauer	2	7	31	1	21
Paul Laaveg	1	3	13	1	9
Dave Dalby	1	1	8	0	4
Steve Riley	1	1	38	0	24
Jim Harrison	0	2	7	0	1
Hugh McKinnis	0	2	25	0	20
Kenny Frame	0	1	10	0	5

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Jackie Wallace	1	10
Kendrick Sullivan	1	7

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Marvin Cobb	1	8
Dave Dalby	1	5

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jim Cheyunski	---	---	38	27	3	68
Larry Stallings	---	---	37	27	1	65
Steve Baumgartner	---	---	36	27	1	64
Elvin Bethea	---	---	37	26	1	64
Curley Culp	---	---	36	27	1	64
Ron Brandon	---	---	37	26	1	64
Jeris White	---	---	36	24	1	61
Lynn Dickey	23	36	---	---	---	59
Prentice McCray	---	---	31	25	3	59
Nelson Munsey	---	---	33	24	1	58
Ron Saul	22	32	---	---	4	58
Winston Hill	21	31	---	---	5	57
Desmond Cribbs	22	34	---	---	1	57
Tom Banks	20	31	---	---	5	56
Steve Neils	---	---	30	17	2	49
Tommie Burns	---	---	25	22	1	48
Butch Stark	13	23	---	---	10	46
Robert Jackson	18	28	---	---	---	46
Jon Keyworth	17	20	---	---	7	44
Paul Seymour	16	20	---	---	5	41
Roland Hooks	16	24	---	---	---	40
Mike Thomas	17	23	---	---	---	40
Irving Royer	14	21	---	---	2	37
Larry Jarvis	11	20	---	---	5	36
Orlando Whiteman	8	21	---	---	4	33
Steve Foley	---	---	10	10	5	25
Bob Stein	---	---	14	6	4	24
Tom Gallimore	5	8	---	---	10	23
Jackie Wallace	---	---	5	3	10	18
Ed Williams	1	2	---	---	15	18
Sam Green	6	8	---	---	4	18
Ike Delgado	---	---	2	2	10	14
Benny Malone	1	3	---	---	8	12
Dan Peiffer	1	4	---	---	5	10
Vernon McAlister	---	---	0	0	9	9
Kendrick Sullivan	---	---	1	1	7	9
Leo Brooks	---	---	6	2	---	8
Mercury Duncan	1	7	---	---	---	8
John Smith	0	0	---	---	6	6
R.J. Crozier	---	---	2	0	4	6
Jermaine Perkins	---	---	2	0	4	6
Vincent Boutte	---	---	0	1	4	5
Tom Blanchard	0	0	---	---	3	3
Jimmy Bernard	---	---	0	0	2	2
Jeff Gainey	0	0	---	---	2	2
Larry Cipa	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dale Zorn	38	27	---	---	---	65
Steve Riley	38	24	---	---	2	64
J.T. Thomas	---	---	22	34	8	64
Steve King	---	---	22	36	5	63
Andrew James	35	23	---	---	5	63
Noah Jackson	32	24	---	---	5	61
Glen Edwards	---	---	20	33	5	58
Gary Weaver	---	---	22	35	1	58
George Martin	---	---	19	35	2	56
Dennis Johnson	---	---	20	34	1	55
Julio Bauer	31	21	---	---	3	55
Honor Jackson	---	---	18	34	2	54
Hugh McKinnis	25	20	---	---	8	53
C.J. Garrett	---	---	18	32	3	53
Quinn Hoffman	28	25	---	---	---	53
Kyle Davis	30	23	---	---	---	53
Marvin Cobb	---	---	14	28	8	50
Drew Pearson	27	20	---	---	2	49
Jim Wolf	---	---	15	32	2	49
Essex Johnson	19	14	---	---	14	47
Richard Hooper	23	14	---	---	10	47
Mike Fanning	---	---	15	23	3	41
David Knight	18	11	---	---	9	38
Vic Washington	19	13	---	---	3	35
Terry Schmidt	---	---	9	16	6	31
Isaac Curtis	12	11	---	---	4	27
Paul Laaveg	13	9	---	---	5	27
Marco Vehar	5	8	---	---	8	21
Kenny Frame	10	5	---	---	5	20
Derrel Luce	---	---	9	8	2	19
Bob Pifferini	---	---	5	3	10	18
Dave Dalby	8	4	---	---	5	17
Floyd Tongue	---	---	9	5	3	17
Jim Harrison	7	1	---	---	6	14
Tony Cline	---	---	5	3	3	11
Edddie Brown	---	---	6	2	2	10
Jamie Castillo	---	---	3	3	---	6
Kenyon Hill	---	---	2	0	3	5
John James	0	0	---	---	4	4
Don Cockroft	0	0	---	---	3	3
Brian Molinaro	0	0	---	---	3	3
Sam Monson	---	---	0	0	2	2
Gerald Rasberry	0	0	---	---	1	1
Tony Adams	0	0	---	---	---	0
John Fuqua	0	0	---	---	---	0
Karl Lynch	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	10	1.7
Middle	14	54	3.9
Right	3	16	5.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	41	5.1
Middle	16	49	3.1
Right	14	62	4.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Lynn Dickey	35	24	1	1	1	3	4	2	1

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dale Zorn	24	15	0	1	0	3	3	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	11	58	3.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	12	140	8.2
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	21	10.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	7	7.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	10	60	4.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	54	6.8
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Irving Royer	9	5	0	38	0	21
WR Butch Stark	5	3	0	35	0	23
WR Mike Thomas	5	3	0	28	0	23
FB Jon Keyworth	4	4	0	33	0	20
RB Roland Hooks	4	3	0	16	0	24
WR Orlando Whiteman	3	2	0	22	0	21
TE Paul Seymour	2	1	1	16	0	20
WR Mercury Duncan	2	2	0	25	1	7
RB Sam Green	1	1	0	6	0	8

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Yards	PPlay
WR Drew Pearson	8	3	33	20
WR Vic Washington	5	4	26	13
WR David Knight	3	2	17	11
WR Isaac Curtis	2	1	6	11
TE Andrew James	2	2	12	23
WR Marco Vehar	2	1	7	8
RB Essex Johnson	1	1	4	14
TE Richard Hooper	1	1	16	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Sam Green	1	2	2.00	4.00
Roland Hooks	1	4	4.00	3.19

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Essex Johnson	3	9	3.00	3.00
Vic Washington	2	8	4.00	5.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Lynn Dickey	4	4	23	5.75	6.26

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dale Zorn	1	0	0	0.00	5.04

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Butch Stark	1	1	7	7.00	7.00
WR Orlando Whiteman	1	1	13	13.00	7.33
WR Irving Royer	1	1	1	1.00	4.22
RB Roland Hooks	1	1	2	2.00	4.00

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Isaac Curtis	1	0	0	0.00	3.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Roland Hooks	1	0

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Essex Johnson	2	2
Vic Washington	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Lynn Dickey	10	7	6

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dale Zorn	10	5	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Irving Royer	4	2	2
WR Butch Stark	2	1	1
FB Jon Keyworth	1	1	1
TE Paul Seymour	1	1	1
RB Roland Hooks	1	1	1
WR Mike Thomas	1	1	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Drew Pearson	4	1	1
WR Vic Washington	2	1	1
WR Isaac Curtis	1	0	0
WR David Knight	1	1	1
TE Andrew James	1	1	1
TE Richard Hooper	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 50,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,700 (21,400)
End Zone 10,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,700 (13,600)
Club Seats 4,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 1,900 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	50,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,700 (21,400)
End Zone	10,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,700 (13,600)
Club Seats	4,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	1,900 (3,300)