Week 15, 1975

played in Atlanta, GA

32 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	10	0	0	0	-	10
Atlanta Falcons	0	14	0	7	-	21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:34 CAR - Essex Johnson 7 run (Don Cockroft extra point)
1Q: 00:39 CAR - Don Cockroft 47 field goal
2Q: 09:59 ATL - Mark Van Eeghen 4 pass from Reuben Fields (Ricky Fisher extra point)
2Q: 02:41 ATL - Mack Herron 1 run (Ricky Fisher extra point)
4Q: 08:37 ATL - Jim Robinson 2 pass from Reuben Fields (Ricky Fisher extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:34 CAR - Essex Johnson 7 run (Don Cockroft extra point)
1Q: 00:39 CAR - Don Cockroft 47 field goal
2Q: 09:59 ATL - Mark Van Eeghen 4 pass from Reuben Fields (Ricky Fisher extra point)
2Q: 02:41 ATL - Mack Herron 1 run (Ricky Fisher extra point)
4Q: 08:37 ATL - Jim Robinson 2 pass from Reuben Fields (Ricky Fisher extra point)

Team Statistics CAR ATL
Record 1-13 6-8
First Downs 11 20
- by Rushing 5 11
- by Passing 6 9
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 237 294
- Offensive Plays 56 63
- Yards per Play 4.23 4.67
Net Rushing Yards 113 184
- Rushing Attempts 31 42
- Yards per Rush 3.65 4.38
Net Passing Yards 124 110
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 24 - 14 - 1 20 - 13 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 132 118
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/8 1/8
- Yards per Pass Play 4.96 5.24
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 4/14 4/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.4 5.4
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 14/85 2/15
Punt Returns/Yards 1/1 5/29
Kick Returns/Yards 2/41 2/51
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 21 OWN 41
Time of Possession 28:29 31:31

Team Statistics	CAR	ATL
Record	1-13	6-8
First Downs	11	20
- by Rushing	5	11
- by Passing	6	9
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	237	294
- Offensive Plays	56	63
- Yards per Play	4.23	4.67
Net Rushing Yards	113	184
- Rushing Attempts	31	42
- Yards per Rush	3.65	4.38
Net Passing Yards	124	110
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	24 - 14 - 1	20 - 13 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	132	118
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/8	1/8
- Yards per Pass Play	4.96	5.24
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	4/14	4/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.4	5.4
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	14/85	2/15
Punt Returns/Yards	1/1	5/29
Kick Returns/Yards	2/41	2/51
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 21	OWN 41
Time of Possession	28:29	31:31

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	7:33	OWN 29	14	71	Touchdown
1	5:15	4:44	OWN 20	8	50	Field Goal
2	9:50	2:28	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
2	2:32	1:47	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
3	12:02	1:14	OWN 8	3	3	Punt
3	8:57	2:57	OWN 20	6	16	Punt
3	5:09	2:16	OWN 26	4	10	Punt
4	14:49	1:35	OWN 15	3	-4	Punt
4	8:31	2:06	OWN 39	3	9	Punt
4	2:20	0:28	OWN 30	3	9	Fumble
4	1:45	0:32	OWN 21	4	-10	Downs
4	0:54	0:27	OWN 10	2	6	Interception

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	7:27	2:12	OWN 20	5	34	Punt
1	0:31	5:41	OWN 22	11	78	Touchdown
2	7:22	4:50	50	9	50	Touchdown
2	0:45	0:45	OWN 34	2	12	Half
3	15:00	2:58	OWN 29	5	16	Punt
3	10:48	1:51	OPP 36	3	-3	Punt
3	6:00	0:51	OWN 32	3	1	Punt
3	2:53	3:04	OWN 28	5	15	Punt
4	13:14	4:43	OWN 39	9	61	Touchdown
4	6:25	4:05	OWN 4	6	13	Punt
4	1:52	0:07	OPP 24	1	3	Fumble
4	1:13	0:19	OPP 11	2	6	Fumble
4	0:27	0:27	OPP 48	2	-2	Game

Game MVP: Reuben Fields, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Essex Johnson	20	64	3.20	10	1	1
Vic Washington	10	47	4.70	12	1	0
Dale Zorn	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Mack Herron	19	83	4.37	10	2	1
Vince Wilkerson	19	92	4.84	12	2	0
Reuben Fields	4	9	2.25	8	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dale Zorn	24	14	132	1/8	0	19	1	56.3

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Reuben Fields	20	13	118	1/8	2	28	0	114.2

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Drew Pearson	5	10	53	10.60	3	17
TE Richard Hooper	4	4	38	9.50	4	19
RB Essex Johnson	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
WR David Knight	1	2	13	13.00	3	13
FB Hugh McKinnis	1	1	6	6.00	0	6
TE Andrew James	1	2	8	8.00	0	8
WR Marco Vehar	1	2	11	11.00	4	11
WR Isaac Curtis	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
FB Mark Van Eeghen	3	3	8	2.67	4	5	1
TE Russ Francis	3	4	20	6.67	0	9	0
WR Lionel Summers	2	4	16	8.00	0	13	0
WR Jim Robinson	2	3	19	9.50	10	17	1
WR Ken Grandberry	1	2	18	18.00	0	18	0
RB Mack Herron	1	1	28	28.00	0	28	0
WR Fred Willis	1	1	9	9.00	2	9	0
TE Len Garrett	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Vince Wilkerson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Randy Logan	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
Essex Johnson	1	0	0
Drew Pearson	1	0	0
Hugh McKinnis	0	1	0
Jim Wolf	0	1	0
C.J. Garrett	0	1	0
Dennis Johnson	0	0	1
Bob Pifferini	0	0	1

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Mack Herron	1	0	0
Vince Wilkerson	1	0	0
Rolland Lawrence	0	1	0
Tom MacLeod	0	0	1
Ralph McGill	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
John James	7	289	41.3	37.1	51	2

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tom Wittum	6	259	43.2	36.3	47	2

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Don Cockroft	1/1	1/1	0/0	47	1/1

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ricky Fisher	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Glen Edwards	1	1	1.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mack Herron	4	19	4.8	0
Bernie Jackson	1	10	10.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Essex Johnson	2	41	20.5	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ken Grandberry	2	51	25.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Gary Weaver	9	0	0.0	39	21
S Honor Jackson	7	3	0.0	37	21
CB J.T. Thomas	5	0	0.0	39	20
DT Jim Wolf	4	4	0.0	37	20
S Glen Edwards	4	1	0.0	36	20
DE Dennis Johnson	4	1	0.0	38	21
CB C.J. Garrett	4	1	0.0	36	19
CB Marvin Cobb	3	2	0.0	28	18
OLB Steve King	2	2	0.0	41	20
DE Tony Cline	2	1	0.0	8	2
ILB Bob Pifferini	2	1	0.0	6	2
DT Mike Fanning	2	1	0.0	33	17
OLB Derrel Luce	2	0	0.0	15	3
DE George Martin	1	4	1.0	37	19
RB Essex Johnson	1	0	---	---	---
TE Andrew James	1	0	---	---	---

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Tom MacLeod	7	1	0.0	30	21
DT Dave Pear	6	0	0.0	19	12
S Ralph McGill	5	0	0.0	28	20
S Bernie Jackson	4	2	0.0	18	19
DE Coy Bacon	3	3	0.5	30	25
OLB John Pergine	3	2	0.0	31	24
DE Carl Wafer	3	1	0.0	7	7
CB Ernie McGee	3	1	0.0	21	19
DT Dave Rowe	2	1	0.5	6	2
CB Randy Logan	2	2	0.0	21	17
CB Allan Ellis	2	1	0.0	27	25
CB Rolland Lawrence	2	1	0.0	27	22
DT Randy Crowder	2	0	0.0	27	24
C Ted Fritsch	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Richie Minter	0	2	0.0	12	4
DE John Zook	0	1	0.0	30	23

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE George Martin	1.0	0	1	0	19
DT Mike Fanning	0.0	1	0	0	17
DE Tony Cline	0.0	0	1	0	2
DE Dennis Johnson	0.0	0	0	2	21

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Coy Bacon	0.5	4	5	25
DT Dave Rowe	0.5	1	1	2
DT Randy Crowder	0.0	1	0	24
DE John Zook	0.0	0	2	23

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Gary Weaver	4	0	21
CB J.T. Thomas	2	3	20
CB C.J. Garrett	2	0	19
OLB Derrel Luce	2	0	3
S Honor Jackson	1	0	21
OLB Steve King	1	0	20
CB Marvin Cobb	1	0	18
S Glen Edwards	0	1	20

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Ernie McGee	3	0	0	19
ILB Tom MacLeod	2	1	0	21
CB Allan Ellis	2	0	0	25
CB Rolland Lawrence	2	0	0	22
S Ralph McGill	2	0	0	20
S Bernie Jackson	1	1	0	19
OLB John Pergine	1	0	0	24
DE Carl Wafer	1	0	0	7
CB Randy Logan	0	0	1	17

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Kyle Davis	4	4	26	0	21
Quinn Hoffman	2	7	25	0	24
Steve Riley	2	3	30	0	25
Noah Jackson	1	6	28	0	19
Julio Bauer	1	2	25	1	22
Hugh McKinnis	0	4	21	0	14
Paul Laaveg	0	2	10	0	9
Dave Dalby	0	1	5	0	4
Kenny Frame	0	1	6	0	1

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jeff Van Note	4	11	0	37	0	21
Travis Roach	4	8	0	39	0	13
George Kunz	3	6	0	39	0	16
Jon Morris	2	6	1	40	0	21
Dave Burk	2	3	0	18	0	8
Mark Van Eeghen	1	2	1	34	0	19
Kyle Mathis	1	1	0	5	1	8
Ted Fritsch	1	1	0	5	0	0

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Hugh McKinnis	3	11
Essex Johnson	1	21
Marco Vehar	1	13
Isaac Curtis	1	8
Dave Dalby	1	8

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Van Terry	1	20
Willie Frazier	1	13
Allan Ellis	1	2

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Glen Edwards	---	---	36	20	15	71
J.T. Thomas	---	---	39	20	7	66
Steve King	---	---	41	20	2	63
Gary Weaver	---	---	39	21	---	60
Dennis Johnson	---	---	38	21	---	59
Honor Jackson	---	---	37	21	---	58
Essex Johnson	20	16	---	---	21	57
Jim Wolf	---	---	37	20	---	57
George Martin	---	---	37	19	1	57
Steve Riley	30	25	---	---	1	56
C.J. Garrett	---	---	36	19	1	56
Dale Zorn	31	25	---	---	---	56
Noah Jackson	28	19	---	---	8	55
Julio Bauer	25	22	---	---	7	54
Andrew James	22	18	---	---	13	53
Mike Fanning	---	---	33	17	---	50
Quinn Hoffman	25	24	---	---	---	49
Kyle Davis	26	21	---	---	---	47
Hugh McKinnis	21	14	---	---	11	46
Marvin Cobb	---	---	28	18	---	46
Drew Pearson	23	19	---	---	2	44
Richard Hooper	18	17	---	---	9	44
David Knight	15	10	---	---	13	38
Isaac Curtis	16	12	---	---	8	36
Terry Schmidt	---	---	13	5	12	30
Marco Vehar	7	10	---	---	13	30
Paul Laaveg	10	9	---	---	8	27
Vic Washington	11	9	---	---	3	23
Derrel Luce	---	---	15	3	3	21
Bob Pifferini	---	---	6	2	12	20
Dave Dalby	5	4	---	---	8	17
Tony Cline	---	---	8	2	6	16
Kenny Frame	6	1	---	---	8	15
Floyd Tongue	---	---	6	1	6	13
Jim Harrison	2	0	---	---	7	9
Edddie Brown	---	---	7	0	---	7
John James	0	0	---	---	7	7
Jamie Castillo	---	---	5	2	---	7
Kenyon Hill	---	---	1	0	5	6
Sam Monson	---	---	0	0	5	5
Don Cockroft	0	0	---	---	4	4
Brian Molinaro	0	0	---	---	4	4
Gerald Rasberry	0	0	---	---	1	1
Tony Adams	0	0	---	---	---	0
John Fuqua	0	0	---	---	---	0
Karl Lynch	---	---	0	0	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Mark Van Eeghen	34	19	---	---	11	64
Jon Morris	40	21	---	---	2	63
Reuben Fields	42	21	---	---	---	63
George Kunz	39	16	---	---	6	61
Jeff Van Note	37	21	---	---	---	58
Coy Bacon	---	---	30	25	1	56
Randy Crowder	---	---	27	24	5	56
John Pergine	---	---	31	24	1	56
Travis Roach	39	13	---	---	4	56
Bernie Jackson	---	---	18	19	18	55
Russ Francis	35	13	---	---	7	55
Allan Ellis	---	---	27	25	2	54
John Zook	---	---	30	23	1	54
Rolland Lawrence	---	---	27	22	4	53
Tom MacLeod	---	---	30	21	2	53
Vince Wilkerson	22	11	---	---	18	51
Ralph McGill	---	---	28	20	1	49
Matt Atkins	27	18	---	---	---	45
Ernie McGee	---	---	21	19	4	44
Randy Logan	---	---	21	17	1	39
Mack Herron	20	10	---	---	8	38
Jim Robinson	22	8	---	---	8	38
Lionel Summers	22	14	---	---	---	36
Dave Pear	---	---	19	12	4	35
Dave Burk	18	8	---	---	6	32
Len Garrett	17	11	---	---	2	30
Fred Willis	24	4	---	---	---	28
Van Terry	---	---	4	4	20	28
Willie Frazier	5	3	---	---	13	21
Ken Grandberry	8	10	---	---	3	21
Ken Mitchell	---	---	0	1	20	21
Carl Wafer	---	---	7	7	7	21
Kyle Mathis	5	8	---	---	6	19
Richie Minter	---	---	12	4	2	18
Charley Young	1	2	---	---	14	17
Ted Fritsch	5	0	---	---	6	11
Jim Beirne	0	0	---	---	9	9
Jorge Ballard	---	---	2	5	2	9
Dave Rowe	---	---	6	2	---	8
Tom Wittum	0	0	---	---	6	6
Steve Shull	---	---	1	1	3	5
Ricky Fisher	0	0	---	---	4	4
John Hufnagel	0	0	---	---	---	0
Wayne England	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	34	4.3
Middle	18	66	3.7
Right	5	13	2.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	80	5.7
Middle	15	67	4.5
Right	11	39	3.5
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dale Zorn	24	14	0	0	1	2	6	8	1

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Reuben Fields	20	13	1	0	0	4	2	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	7	41	4.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	7	91	7.6
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	-1	-1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	8	51	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	3	40	6.7
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	28	28.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Drew Pearson	10	5	1	53	19
TE Richard Hooper	4	4	0	38	17
WR Isaac Curtis	2	0	0	0	12
WR David Knight	2	1	0	13	10
TE Andrew James	2	1	0	8	18
WR Marco Vehar	2	1	0	11	10
RB Essex Johnson	1	1	0	3	16
FB Hugh McKinnis	1	1	0	6	14

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Lionel Summers	4	2	16	0	14
TE Russ Francis	4	3	20	0	13
FB Mark Van Eeghen	3	3	8	0	19
WR Jim Robinson	3	2	19	0	8
WR Ken Grandberry	2	1	18	0	10
TE Len Garrett	1	0	0	0	11
RB Mack Herron	1	1	28	1	10
WR Fred Willis	1	1	9	0	4
RB Vince Wilkerson	1	0	0	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Essex Johnson	3	16	5.33	3.20
Vic Washington	1	4	4.00	4.70

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Vince Wilkerson	6	22	3.67	4.84
Mack Herron	4	17	4.25	4.37

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Reuben Fields	4	3	11	2.75	5.90

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Mark Van Eeghen	2	2	9	4.50	2.67
WR Jim Robinson	2	1	2	1.00	6.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Essex Johnson	3	1
Dale Zorn	1	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Vince Wilkerson	3	2
Mack Herron	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dale Zorn	10	5	3

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Reuben Fields	5	2	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Drew Pearson	5	2	1
WR David Knight	2	1	0
FB Hugh McKinnis	1	1	1
WR Marco Vehar	1	0	0
TE Richard Hooper	1	1	1

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
FB Mark Van Eeghen	2	2	1
TE Len Garrett	1	0	0
WR Lionel Summers	1	0	0
RB Vince Wilkerson	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 41,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 12,100 (21,400)
End Zone 9,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 5,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 8,100 (13,600)
Club Seats 4,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 1,800 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	41,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	12,100 (21,400)
End Zone	9,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	5,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	8,100 (13,600)
Club Seats	4,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	1,800 (3,300)