Week 3, 1979

played in Carolina, NC

50 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Detroit Lions	3	6	3	6	-	18
Carolina Panthers	3	10	0	0	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:40 CAR - Don Cockroft 24 field goal
1Q: 00:39 DET - Uwe Von Schamann 48 field goal
2Q: 12:13 CAR - Don Cockroft 26 field goal
2Q: 08:18 DET - Uwe Von Schamann 37 field goal
2Q: 05:46 DET - Uwe Von Schamann 38 field goal
2Q: 00:44 CAR - Dave Preston 2 pass from Will Cureton (Don Cockroft extra point)
3Q: 02:31 DET - Uwe Von Schamann 24 field goal
4Q: 12:33 DET - Uwe Von Schamann 40 field goal
4Q: 05:33 DET - Uwe Von Schamann 30 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:40 CAR - Don Cockroft 24 field goal
1Q: 00:39 DET - Uwe Von Schamann 48 field goal
2Q: 12:13 CAR - Don Cockroft 26 field goal
2Q: 08:18 DET - Uwe Von Schamann 37 field goal
2Q: 05:46 DET - Uwe Von Schamann 38 field goal
2Q: 00:44 CAR - Dave Preston 2 pass from Will Cureton (Don Cockroft extra point)
3Q: 02:31 DET - Uwe Von Schamann 24 field goal
4Q: 12:33 DET - Uwe Von Schamann 40 field goal
4Q: 05:33 DET - Uwe Von Schamann 30 field goal

Team Statistics DET CAR
Record 1-2 1-2
First Downs 13 20
- by Rushing 8 3
- by Passing 5 15
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 225 326
- Offensive Plays 57 65
- Yards per Play 3.95 5.02
Net Rushing Yards 136 114
- Rushing Attempts 32 36
- Yards per Rush 4.25 3.17
Net Passing Yards 89 212
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 22 - 10 - 1 29 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 108 212
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/19 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 3.56 7.31
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 3/13 5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.7 9.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/32 8/66
Punt Returns/Yards 3/31 2/5
Kick Returns/Yards 3/87 4/77
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/4
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/4 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 41 OWN 30
Time of Possession 29:46 30:14

Team Statistics	DET	CAR
Record	1-2	1-2
First Downs	13	20
- by Rushing	8	3
- by Passing	5	15
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	225	326
- Offensive Plays	57	65
- Yards per Play	3.95	5.02
Net Rushing Yards	136	114
- Rushing Attempts	32	36
- Yards per Rush	4.25	3.17
Net Passing Yards	89	212
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	22 - 10 - 1	29 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	108	212
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/19	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	3.56	7.31
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	3/13	5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.7	9.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/32	8/66
Punt Returns/Yards	3/31	2/5
Kick Returns/Yards	3/87	4/77
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/4
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/4	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 41	OWN 30
Time of Possession	29:46	30:14

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:40	OWN 37	5	14	Fumble
1	7:35	0:58	OWN 20	2	2	Interception
1	4:35	4:01	OWN 20	7	49	Field Goal
2	12:08	3:55	OWN 34	7	46	Field Goal
2	7:17	1:38	OPP 26	3	5	Field Goal
2	0:34	0:34	OWN 36	2	5	Half
3	9:48	7:24	OWN 20	15	73	Field Goal
3	1:32	1:32	OWN 43	3	5	Punt
4	14:07	1:41	OPP 29	3	6	Field Goal
4	8:51	2:53	OWN 36	4	20	Punt
4	5:58	0:30	OPP 3	3	-10	Field Goal
4	3:33	1:12	OWN 13	3	5	Punt

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:20	4:45	OWN 49	9	44	Field Goal
1	6:37	2:02	OPP 28	3	-9	Punt
1	0:34	3:26	OWN 21	9	70	Field Goal
2	8:13	0:56	OWN 19	2	7	Fumble
2	5:39	5:05	OWN 37	9	63	Touchdown
3	15:00	5:12	OWN 19	11	43	Punt
3	2:24	0:52	OWN 20	4	-9	Punt
4	15:00	0:53	OWN 20	2	-1	Interception
4	12:26	3:35	OWN 20	5	13	Punt
4	5:28	1:55	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
4	2:21	2:21	OWN 34	11	58	Game

Game MVP: Uwe Von Schamann, Detroit Lions

Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Carlos Spencer	17	88	5.18	18	5	0
Dexter Bussey	15	48	3.20	12	1	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Joe Washington	18	73	4.06	15	4
Bubba Bean	14	30	2.14	9	0
Will Cureton	2	7	3.50	5	0
Drew Pearson	1	4	4.00	4	0
Curtis Brown	1	0	0.00	0	0

Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bill Demory	22	10	108	3/19	0	29	1	41.5

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Will Cureton	29	20	212	0/0	1	29	1	87.1

Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Speedy Thomas	3	3	31	10.33	4	15
RB Dexter Bussey	1	2	8	8.00	3	8
WR Van Harmon	1	3	3	3.00	0	3
WR Lamont Marrow	1	5	29	29.00	15	29
WR Jack Dolbin	1	3	7	7.00	2	7
WR Preston Dennard	1	1	12	12.00	6	12
TE Ozzie Newsome	1	3	7	7.00	0	7
FB Mosi Tatupu	1	2	11	11.00	4	11

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE David Hill	6	9	80	13.33	42	29	0
WR Drew Pearson	3	3	41	13.67	14	17	0
WR Ted Newton	3	3	25	8.33	1	11	0
RB Joe Washington	3	3	26	8.67	0	10	0
WR Dave Preston	2	2	8	4.00	0	6	1
TE Burt Kobeski	1	1	17	17.00	2	17	0
TE Jeremy Wolf	1	3	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Steve Rivera	1	3	10	10.00	5	10	0
RB Bubba Bean	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
DE Dennis Boyd	1	0	0.00	0

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB J.T. Thomas	1	4	4.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force
Bill Demory	2	0	0
Carl Barzilauskas	0	1	0
Jesse Burgess	0	1	0
Joe Bostic	0	1	0
Edddie Brown	0	0	1
Maurice Spencer	0	0	1

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
Glen Edwards	1	0	0
Bubba Bean	1	0	0
Jim Wolf	0	1	0
Steve King	0	0	1
George Martin	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Russell Erxleben	3	146	48.7	40.3	52	1

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Luke Prestridge	5	242	48.4	34.2	63	1

Kicking Statistics

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Uwe Von Schamann	6/6	2/2	0/0	48	0/0

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Don Cockroft	2/2	0/0	0/0	26	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Danny Colbert	3	31	10.3	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Glen Edwards	1	1	1.0	0
Vic Washington	1	4	4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Edddie Brown	3	87	29.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Allen Carter	4	77	19.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Phil Villapiano	10	3	0.0	36	28
S Doug Wyatt	8	4	0.0	36	29
DT Carl Barzilauskas	4	2	0.0	23	23
DT Gary Dunn	4	0	0.0	19	11
CB Danny Colbert	3	1	0.0	32	25
OLB Ed O'Neil	3	1	0.0	31	26
DT Herb Orvis	3	1	0.0	24	19
CB Maurice Spencer	3	1	0.0	23	21
OLB Bob Horn	3	0	0.0	7	4
DE Dennis Boyd	3	0	0.0	26	19
S Johnnie Gray	2	2	0.0	34	24
S Edddie Brown	2	1	0.0	13	8
CB Ron Mabra	2	1	0.0	26	23
CB Dale Lucas	2	0	0.0	5	5
DT Donnell Erofeev	1	1	0.0	11	10
WR Van Harmon	1	0	---	---	---
S Scott Perry	1	0	0.0	6	8
DE Barry Bennett	1	0	0.0	25	19
DE Tim Rossovich	0	1	0.0	10	11

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Gary Weaver	6	2	0.0	23	17
OLB Steve King	5	0	1.0	29	19
ILB Bob Pifferini	3	2	0.0	11	7
S Honor Jackson	3	0	0.0	10	12
DE Dennis Johnson	3	0	0.0	24	19
CB C.J. Garrett	3	0	0.0	15	8
ILB Terry Beeson	3	0	0.0	29	25
DE George Martin	2	2	1.0	14	11
DE Billy Howard	2	1	1.0	13	13
S Tom Hannon	2	1	0.0	27	23
DE Tony Cline	2	0	0.0	13	7
S Glen Edwards	2	0	0.0	24	20
CB Jackie Derlange	2	0	0.0	20	18
ILB Jerry Blanton	2	0	0.0	5	0
DT Jim Wolf	1	1	0.0	17	15
CB Dwayne Woodruff	1	1	0.0	22	21
CB Blake Gaylor	1	0	0.0	4	0
OLB Derrel Luce	1	0	0.0	3	6
FB Curtis Brown	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Eric Williams	1	0	0.0	7	1
CB J.T. Thomas	0	1	0.0	27	22

Pass Rush Statistics

Detroit	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Ed O'Neil	1	0	26
DE Barry Bennett	1	0	19
DT Gary Dunn	0	1	11

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Steve King	1.0	1	0	0	19
DE Billy Howard	1.0	0	1	2	13
DE George Martin	1.0	0	0	0	11
DE Dennis Johnson	0.0	1	0	0	19
DE Tony Cline	0.0	0	1	0	7
DT Dominic Winstead	0.0	0	1	0	11

Pass Defense Statistics

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Phil Villapiano	3	0	0	28
S Edddie Brown	2	0	0	8
CB Danny Colbert	2	0	0	25
CB Maurice Spencer	2	0	0	21
S Doug Wyatt	2	0	0	29
CB Ron Mabra	2	0	0	23
OLB Bob Horn	2	0	0	4
DE Dennis Boyd	1	0	1	19
CB Dale Lucas	1	0	0	5
DT Donnell Erofeev	1	0	0	10
S Johnnie Gray	1	0	0	24
S Scott Perry	1	0	0	8
OLB Ed O'Neil	0	1	0	26

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Bob Pifferini	2	0	0	7
CB Dwayne Woodruff	1	2	0	21
CB C.J. Garrett	1	1	0	8
S Glen Edwards	1	0	0	20
DE Billy Howard	1	0	0	13
S Honor Jackson	1	0	0	12
OLB Steve King	1	0	0	19
OLB Gary Weaver	1	0	0	17
ILB Terry Beeson	1	0	0	25
CB J.T. Thomas	0	0	1	22

Blocking Statistics

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Charley Hannah	2	8	0	25	1	22
Paul Howard	2	6	0	20	0	20
Dan Neal	2	4	1	29	0	24
Jesse Burgess	2	2	0	15	0	6
Paul Fersen	1	5	0	27	1	19
Steve August	1	4	0	30	1	24
Joe Bostic	1	2	0	7	0	3
Mosi Tatupu	0	1	0	25	0	16

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Bob Kuziel	2	10	35	26
Quinn Hoffman	2	2	33	22
Lionel Antoine	1	6	30	23
Dan Nugent	1	4	30	26
Curtis Brown	1	2	24	18
Burt Kobeski	1	1	9	9
Noah Jackson	0	5	36	27
Jeff Williams	0	2	15	15
Dan Peiffer	0	1	1	6
David Hill	0	1	19	18

Special Teams Tackles

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Edddie Brown	3	15
Dexter Bussey	2	25
Danny Colbert	1	26

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Jerry Blanton	2	13
Tom Hannon	2	12
Burt Kobeski	1	18
Steve Rivera	1	14

Participation

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Danny Colbert	---	---	32	25	26	83
Doug Wyatt	---	---	36	29	2	67
Phil Villapiano	---	---	36	28	1	65
Mosi Tatupu	25	16	---	---	22	63
Johnnie Gray	---	---	34	24	3	61
Dan Neal	29	24	---	---	6	59
Ed O'Neil	---	---	31	26	1	58
Bill Demory	32	25	---	---	---	57
Steve August	30	24	---	---	---	54
Speedy Thomas	20	16	---	---	16	52
Ozzie Newsome	24	19	---	---	9	52
Ron Mabra	---	---	26	23	2	51
Dexter Bussey	15	10	---	---	25	50
Maurice Spencer	---	---	23	21	5	49
Carl Barzilauskas	---	---	23	23	2	48
Charley Hannah	25	22	---	---	---	47
Barry Bennett	---	---	25	19	3	47
Paul Fersen	27	19	---	---	---	46
Paul Howard	20	20	---	---	6	46
Herb Orvis	---	---	24	19	3	46
Dennis Boyd	---	---	26	19	1	46
Edddie Brown	---	---	13	8	15	36
Carlos Spencer	17	15	---	---	---	32
Walter White	11	5	---	---	16	32
Jack Dolbin	17	14	---	---	---	31
Gary Dunn	---	---	19	11	1	31
Jesse Burgess	15	6	---	---	7	28
Lamont Marrow	13	15	---	---	---	28
Donnell Erofeev	---	---	11	10	6	27
Preston Dennard	4	4	---	---	19	27
Scott Perry	---	---	6	8	10	24
Tim Rossovich	---	---	10	11	2	23
Larry Ball	---	---	5	3	12	20
Tom Sullivan	5	4	---	---	10	19
Joe Bostic	7	3	---	---	9	19
Randy Coffield	---	---	4	2	11	17
Van Harmon	9	7	---	---	---	16
Bob Horn	---	---	7	4	4	15
Cody Risien	5	6	---	---	4	15
Uwe Von Schamann	0	0	---	---	13	13
Burt Prince	2	1	---	---	9	12
Dale Lucas	---	---	5	5	1	11
Shane Nelson	---	---	0	1	6	7
Buddy Ursino	0	0	---	---	6	6
Russell Erxleben	0	0	---	---	3	3
Mike Nott	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Noah Jackson	36	27	---	---	7	70
Will Cureton	36	29	---	---	2	67
Dan Nugent	30	26	---	---	7	63
Quinn Hoffman	33	22	---	---	7	62
Tom Hannon	---	---	27	23	12	62
Bob Kuziel	35	26	---	---	---	61
Terry Beeson	---	---	29	25	6	60
Steve King	---	---	29	19	6	54
J.T. Thomas	---	---	27	22	5	54
Lionel Antoine	30	23	---	---	---	53
Glen Edwards	---	---	24	20	8	52
Drew Pearson	29	20	---	---	---	49
Curtis Brown	24	18	---	---	7	49
Dave Preston	27	15	---	---	7	49
Dwayne Woodruff	---	---	22	21	6	49
Joe Washington	19	21	---	---	7	47
Dennis Johnson	---	---	24	19	2	45
Gary Weaver	---	---	23	17	4	44
Jackie Derlange	---	---	20	18	5	43
Jeremy Wolf	16	14	---	---	11	41
David Hill	19	18	---	---	3	40
Steve Rivera	15	11	---	---	14	40
C.J. Garrett	---	---	15	8	16	39
Jeff Williams	15	15	---	---	7	37
Burt Kobeski	9	9	---	---	18	36
Jim Wolf	---	---	17	15	3	35
George Martin	---	---	14	11	8	33
Dominic Winstead	---	---	15	11	5	31
Billy Howard	---	---	13	13	3	29
Honor Jackson	---	---	10	12	6	28
Bubba Bean	17	8	---	---	---	25
Tony Cline	---	---	13	7	3	23
Allen Carter	0	0	---	---	21	21
Bob Pifferini	---	---	11	7	2	20
Derrel Luce	---	---	3	6	11	20
Eric Williams	---	---	7	1	12	20
Jerry Blanton	---	---	5	0	13	18
Vic Washington	1	2	---	---	14	17
Blake Gaylor	---	---	4	0	11	15
Dan Peiffer	1	6	---	---	7	14
Ted Newton	4	9	---	---	---	13
Don Cockroft	0	0	---	---	6	6
Luke Prestridge	0	0	---	---	5	5
Quentin Vaughn	0	0	---	---	---	0
Marvin Cobb	---	---	0	0	---	0
Bill Kenney	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	36	5.1
Middle	17	67	3.9
Right	8	33	4.1
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	17	63	3.7
Middle	9	37	4.1
Right	10	14	1.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bill Demory	22	10	1	2	1	3	3	2	1

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Will Cureton	29	20	1	0	3	1	1	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	7	7.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	7	57	3.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	2	44	11.0
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	13	130	6.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	7	82	9.1
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Lamont Marrow	5	1	1	29	1	15
WR Speedy Thomas	3	3	0	31	0	16
WR Van Harmon	3	1	0	3	0	7
WR Jack Dolbin	3	1	0	7	0	14
TE Ozzie Newsome	3	1	0	7	0	19
RB Dexter Bussey	2	1	0	8	0	10
FB Mosi Tatupu	2	1	0	11	0	16
WR Preston Dennard	1	1	0	12	0	4

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE David Hill	9	6	2	80	1	18
WR Drew Pearson	3	3	0	41	0	20
WR Ted Newton	3	3	0	25	0	9
TE Jeremy Wolf	3	1	0	5	0	14
WR Steve Rivera	3	1	0	10	0	11
RB Joe Washington	3	3	0	26	0	21
WR Dave Preston	2	2	0	8	0	15
TE Burt Kobeski	1	1	0	17	0	9
RB Bubba Bean	1	0	1	0	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Dexter Bussey	3	4	1.33	3.20
Carlos Spencer	2	4	2.00	5.18

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Joe Washington	3	5	1.67	4.06
Bubba Bean	2	-1	-0.50	2.14

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bill Demory	6	0	0	0.00	4.91

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Will Cureton	9	5	37	4.11	7.31

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Target	Overall Avg
TE Ozzie Newsome	2	2.33
RB Dexter Bussey	1	4.00
WR Lamont Marrow	1	5.80
WR Jack Dolbin	1	2.33
FB Mosi Tatupu	1	5.50

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE David Hill	2	1	8	4.00	8.89
WR Steve Rivera	2	1	10	5.00	3.33
WR Ted Newton	1	1	8	8.00	8.33
TE Jeremy Wolf	1	0	0	0.00	1.67
RB Joe Washington	1	1	9	9.00	8.67
WR Dave Preston	1	1	2	2.00	4.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Dexter Bussey	2	0

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Joe Washington	4	1
Will Cureton	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bill Demory	10	6	3

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Will Cureton	8	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Speedy Thomas	3	3	2
WR Lamont Marrow	2	0	0
WR Jack Dolbin	2	1	0
FB Mosi Tatupu	2	1	1
WR Van Harmon	1	1	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Steve Rivera	3	1	1
TE Jeremy Wolf	2	1	1
WR Ted Newton	1	1	1
TE David Hill	1	1	1
RB Joe Washington	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 60,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,600 (21,400)
End Zone 13,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,800 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	60,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,600 (21,400)
End Zone	13,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,800 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,300)