Week 5, 1979

played in New York, NY

58 degrees, rain, 14 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	3	6	3	0	-	12
New York Giants	0	3	0	3	-	6

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:10 CAR - Don Cockroft 21 field goal
2Q: 14:50 NYK - David Posey 50 field goal
2Q: 10:18 CAR - Don Cockroft 43 field goal
2Q: 02:12 CAR - Don Cockroft 26 field goal
3Q: 03:19 CAR - Don Cockroft 19 field goal
4Q: 07:15 NYK - David Posey 36 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:10 CAR - Don Cockroft 21 field goal
2Q: 14:50 NYK - David Posey 50 field goal
2Q: 10:18 CAR - Don Cockroft 43 field goal
2Q: 02:12 CAR - Don Cockroft 26 field goal
3Q: 03:19 CAR - Don Cockroft 19 field goal
4Q: 07:15 NYK - David Posey 36 field goal

Team Statistics CAR NYK
Record 3-2 1-4
First Downs 12 15
- by Rushing 1 3
- by Passing 9 10
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 258 288
- Offensive Plays 57 70
- Yards per Play 4.53 4.11
Net Rushing Yards 68 132
- Rushing Attempts 30 24
- Yards per Rush 2.27 5.50
Net Passing Yards 190 156
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 19 - 0 42 - 20 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 190 179
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 4/23
- Yards per Pass Play 7.04 3.39
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 3/14 9/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.0 5.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 6/50 7/50
Punt Returns/Yards 2/3 1/12
Kick Returns/Yards 3/86 4/81
Interception Ret./Yards 2/19 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/3 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 24
Time of Possession 29:56 30:04

Team Statistics	CAR	NYK
Record	3-2	1-4
First Downs	12	15
- by Rushing	1	3
- by Passing	9	10
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	258	288
- Offensive Plays	57	70
- Yards per Play	4.53	4.11
Net Rushing Yards	68	132
- Rushing Attempts	30	24
- Yards per Rush	2.27	5.50
Net Passing Yards	190	156
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 19 - 0	42 - 20 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	190	179
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	4/23
- Yards per Pass Play	7.04	3.39
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	3/14	9/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.0	5.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	6/50	7/50
Punt Returns/Yards	2/3	1/12
Kick Returns/Yards	3/86	4/81
Interception Ret./Yards	2/19	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/3	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 24
Time of Possession	29:56	30:04

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:20	3:18	OPP 18	6	14	Field Goal
1	6:32	2:21	OWN 49	5	26	Fumble
2	14:42	4:29	OWN 40	7	34	Field Goal
2	7:00	0:10	OWN 28	1	17	Fumble
2	5:45	1:19	OWN 11	3	9	Punt
2	3:18	1:14	OPP 48	4	39	Field Goal
2	0:56	0:56	OWN 36	2	5	Half
3	15:00	2:23	OWN 32	3	0	Punt
3	11:10	7:59	OWN 21	14	77	Field Goal
3	1:45	1:02	OWN 39	4	6	Punt
4	11:56	1:58	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
4	7:09	2:29	OWN 45	3	-7	Punt
4	0:25	0:25	OWN 25	3	4	Game

New York Giants
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:40	OWN 18	1	0	Fumble
1	11:02	4:30	OWN 30	8	20	Interception
1	4:11	4:29	OWN 25	9	42	Field Goal
2	10:13	3:13	OWN 19	8	53	Fumble
2	6:50	1:05	OPP 45	3	-2	Punt
2	4:26	1:08	OWN 13	3	1	Punt
2	2:04	1:08	OWN 23	3	1	Punt
3	12:37	1:27	OWN 32	3	-2	Punt
3	3:11	1:26	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
3	0:43	3:47	OWN 20	6	30	Punt
4	9:58	2:49	OWN 33	7	48	Field Goal
4	4:40	4:15	OWN 4	17	78	Interception

Game MVP: George Martin, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Joe Washington	22	66	3.00	10	1
Rick Moser	5	5	1.00	2	0
Drew Pearson	1	2	2.00	2	0
Allen Carter	1	-4	-4.00	-4	0
Will Cureton	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Tony Green	11	28	2.55	8	0
James Owens	11	83	7.55	44	1
Steve Joachim	2	21	10.50	18	1

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Will Cureton	27	19	190	0/0	0	30	0	90.0

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Joachim	42	20	179	4/23	0	19	2	39.7

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Drew Pearson	4	4	35	8.75	0	11
WR Vic Washington	3	4	30	10.00	4	17
TE David Hill	3	5	27	9.00	8	13
WR Steve Rivera	3	3	28	9.33	0	20
WR Dave Preston	3	6	48	16.00	21	30
TE Burt Kobeski	2	2	18	9.00	9	19
TE Jeremy Wolf	1	1	4	4.00	0	4
WR Ted Newton	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
FB Curtis Brown	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

New York	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Dave Logan	5	8	49	9.80	20	17
TE Doug Cosbie	4	9	44	11.00	0	19
WR James Lofton	3	7	32	10.67	13	18
WR Ken Payne	2	3	11	5.50	0	6
WR Kris Haines	2	5	15	7.50	0	11
FB Joe Dawkins	1	2	2	2.00	0	2
WR Lawrence Williams	1	2	7	7.00	0	7
RB Tony Green	1	2	11	11.00	0	11
RB James Owens	1	2	8	8.00	0	8
FB David Sims	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Mark Iwanowski	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB J.T. Thomas	1	6	6.00	0
CB C.J. Garrett	1	13	13.00	0

New York	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
Vic Washington	1	0	0
Burt Kobeski	1	0	0
George Martin	0	1	0
Terry Beeson	0	1	0
Gary Weaver	0	0	2

New York	Fumb	Recov	Force
Steve Joachim	1	0	0
Tony Green	1	0	0
Isiah Robertson	0	1	1
Toby Tucker	0	1	0
Mike Weger	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Luke Prestridge	5	256	51.2	44.8	58	1

New York	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tom Skladany	6	249	41.5	37.7	50	1

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Don Cockroft	4/4	1/1	0/0	43	0/0

New York	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
David Posey	2/2	1/1	1/1	50	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Glen Edwards	2	3	1.5	0

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ken Payne	1	12	12.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Allen Carter	3	86	28.7	0

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Willie Germany	3	59	19.7	0
Ken Payne	1	22	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Jackie Derlange	7	1	0.0	21	40
OLB Gary Weaver	6	0	1.0	11	17
ILB Terry Beeson	6	2	0.0	24	44
CB Dwayne Woodruff	4	3	0.0	20	38
S Tom Hannon	4	1	0.0	19	34
DT Jim Wolf	3	2	0.0	10	20
DE George Martin	2	2	2.0	24	44
DT Dominic Winstead	2	0	1.0	14	26
DE Billy Howard	2	1	0.0	14	31
OLB Steve King	2	0	0.0	22	40
CB C.J. Garrett	2	0	0.0	13	29
CB Blake Gaylor	2	0	0.0	5	12
S Honor Jackson	1	2	0.0	13	30
DE Tony Cline	1	0	0.0	9	13
S Glen Edwards	1	0	0.0	17	36
CB J.T. Thomas	1	0	0.0	16	26
OLB Derrel Luce	1	0	0.0	2	6
OLB Eric Williams	1	0	0.0	5	9

New York	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Isiah Robertson	6	3	0.0	24	22
S Mike Sensibaugh	5	5	0.0	22	17
S Mike Weger	5	2	0.0	23	24
DE Shawn Hollingsworth	5	0	0.0	25	25
OLB Mike Hennigan	4	2	0.0	19	19
ILB Frank Nunley	4	1	0.0	11	8
OLB Ron McCartney	3	1	0.0	22	19
S Willie Germany	3	0	0.0	9	11
CB Ron Johnson	3	0	0.0	22	22
DE Wilbur Young	2	1	0.0	23	21
CB Ken Gannon	2	0	0.0	22	21
ILB Ted Washington	1	0	0.0	11	8
CB Toby Tucker	1	0	0.0	23	21
OLB Bo Harris	1	0	0.0	6	4
DE Don Ratliff	1	0	0.0	20	21
FB David Sims	1	0	---	---	---
TE Doug Cosbie	1	0	---	---	---
S Johnny Fuller	0	1	0.0	9	5
DT John Small	0	1	0.0	16	9

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE George Martin	2.0	1	1	0	44
DT Dominic Winstead	1.0	1	0	0	26
OLB Gary Weaver	1.0	0	0	0	17
DT Jim Wolf	0.0	1	0	0	20
DE Billy Howard	0.0	0	1	1	31
DE Dennis Johnson	0.0	0	1	1	4
OLB Steve King	0.0	0	1	0	40

New York	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Mike Hennigan	1	0	0	19
ILB Isiah Robertson	0	1	0	22
OLB Ron McCartney	0	1	0	19
DE Wilbur Young	0	0	1	21

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Jackie Derlange	6	2	0	40
ILB Terry Beeson	3	1	0	44
S Tom Hannon	2	1	0	34
CB Dwayne Woodruff	2	0	0	38
CB J.T. Thomas	1	1	1	26
S Glen Edwards	1	1	0	36
DE George Martin	1	1	0	44
CB C.J. Garrett	1	0	1	29
OLB Gary Weaver	1	0	0	17
CB Blake Gaylor	1	0	0	12
OLB Eric Williams	1	0	0	9

New York	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Isiah Robertson	3	0	22
OLB Mike Hennigan	2	1	19
S Mike Sensibaugh	2	1	17
S Willie Germany	2	0	11
S Mike Weger	2	0	24
CB Ron Johnson	2	0	22
ILB Frank Nunley	1	0	8
ILB Ted Washington	1	0	8
DE Shawn Hollingsworth	1	0	25
CB Ken Gannon	1	0	21
CB Toby Tucker	1	0	21
OLB Ron McCartney	1	0	19
CB Skip Thomas	0	1	6

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Jeff Williams	1	6	30	27
Dan Nugent	1	5	29	25
Curtis Brown	1	1	16	12
Bob Kuziel	0	9	27	27
Wes Hamilton	0	3	17	13
Lionel Antoine	0	2	17	19
Dan Peiffer	0	1	5	1
Quinn Hoffman	0	1	25	23
David Hill	0	1	22	15

New York	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Halvor Hagen	3	7	21	0	41
Ed Newman	2	3	19	0	39
Billy Shields	1	4	22	2	38
Zach Waite	1	4	22	0	43
Gery Palmer	0	2	22	0	38
Andy Maurer	0	1	5	2	12
Joe Dawkins	0	1	9	0	10

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Jerry Blanton	2	15
Burt Kobeski	1	16
Tom Hannon	1	14
Quinn Hoffman	1	9

New York	Tackles	STPlays
Lawrence Williams	2	14
Mark Iwanowski	1	16
Willie Germany	1	14
Frank Nunley	1	8

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
George Martin	---	---	24	44	8	76
Terry Beeson	---	---	24	44	2	70
Tom Hannon	---	---	19	34	14	67
Jeff Williams	30	27	---	---	9	66
Steve King	---	---	22	40	3	65
Jackie Derlange	---	---	21	40	2	63
Dan Nugent	29	25	---	---	9	63
Glen Edwards	---	---	17	36	8	61
Will Cureton	30	27	---	---	4	61
Dwayne Woodruff	---	---	20	38	1	59
C.J. Garrett	---	---	13	29	15	57
Quinn Hoffman	25	23	---	---	9	57
Bob Kuziel	27	27	---	---	---	54
Billy Howard	---	---	14	31	1	46
Honor Jackson	---	---	13	30	1	44
J.T. Thomas	---	---	16	26	2	44
Curtis Brown	16	12	---	---	16	44
David Hill	22	15	---	---	6	43
Joe Washington	23	20	---	---	---	43
Drew Pearson	23	18	---	---	---	41
Dominic Winstead	---	---	14	26	1	41
Wes Hamilton	17	13	---	---	9	39
Dave Preston	18	17	---	---	3	38
Lionel Antoine	17	19	---	---	---	36
Gary Weaver	---	---	11	17	5	33
Vic Washington	7	11	---	---	14	32
Ted Newton	16	16	---	---	---	32
Jim Wolf	---	---	10	20	1	31
Burt Kobeski	8	6	---	---	16	30
Blake Gaylor	---	---	5	12	8	25
Tony Cline	---	---	9	13	1	23
Jeremy Wolf	7	8	---	---	8	23
Eric Williams	---	---	5	9	9	23
Steve Rivera	3	5	---	---	12	20
Jerry Blanton	---	---	0	4	15	19
Allen Carter	1	0	---	---	17	18
Derrel Luce	---	---	2	6	8	16
Rick Moser	6	7	---	---	3	16
Dan Peiffer	5	1	---	---	9	15
Bob Pifferini	---	---	4	2	6	12
Dennis Johnson	---	---	1	4	6	11
Don Cockroft	0	0	---	---	9	9
Luke Prestridge	0	0	---	---	5	5
Marvin Cobb	---	---	0	1	---	1
Quentin Vaughn	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bill Kenney	0	0	---	---	---	0

New York	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Steve Joachim	24	46	---	---	2	72
Halvor Hagen	21	41	---	---	8	70
Gery Palmer	22	38	---	---	8	68
Ed Newman	19	39	---	---	8	66
Zach Waite	22	43	---	---	---	65
Billy Shields	22	38	---	---	---	60
Toby Tucker	---	---	23	21	13	57
Shawn Hollingsworth	---	---	25	25	4	54
Ken Gannon	---	---	22	21	11	54
James Owens	11	21	---	---	20	52
Doug Cosbie	15	25	---	---	12	52
Ken Payne	12	26	---	---	12	50
Isiah Robertson	---	---	24	22	4	50
Dave Logan	15	34	---	---	1	50
Mike Weger	---	---	23	24	2	49
Kris Haines	11	25	---	---	12	48
Wilbur Young	---	---	23	21	3	47
Ron McCartney	---	---	22	19	6	47
Ron Johnson	---	---	22	22	3	47
Don Ratliff	---	---	20	21	3	44
Mark Iwanowski	12	16	---	---	16	44
Mike Hennigan	---	---	19	19	5	43
Mike Sensibaugh	---	---	22	17	2	41
David Sims	8	19	---	---	8	35
Tony Green	13	21	---	---	1	35
James Lofton	13	22	---	---	---	35
Willie Germany	---	---	9	11	14	34
Joe Dawkins	9	10	---	---	8	27
Frank Nunley	---	---	11	8	8	27
John Small	---	---	16	9	2	27
Lawrence Williams	1	11	---	---	14	26
Ted Washington	---	---	11	8	6	25
Bo Harris	---	---	6	4	15	25
Ross Browner	---	---	8	6	6	20
Warren Bryant	2	8	---	---	8	18
Andy Maurer	5	12	---	---	---	17
Johnny Fuller	---	---	9	5	2	16
Skip Thomas	---	---	8	6	1	15
Earl Inmon	---	---	4	7	3	14
Randal Farley	5	8	---	---	---	13
Larry Tearry	2	3	---	---	8	13
Ron Shumon	---	---	3	1	5	9
Tom Skladany	0	0	---	---	6	6
David Posey	0	0	---	---	5	5
Lynn Dickey	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jeff Rutledge	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	34	3.1
Middle	14	32	2.3
Right	4	3	0.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	6	1.5
Middle	17	74	4.4
Right	3	52	17.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Will Cureton	27	19	2	2	0	3	2	1	0

New York	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Joachim	42	20	0	2	4	7	4	2	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	13	97	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	5	73	7.3
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	20	20.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	14	105	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	5	55	3.4
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	19	3.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dave Preston	6	3	48	1	17
TE David Hill	5	3	27	0	15
WR Drew Pearson	4	4	35	0	18
WR Vic Washington	4	3	30	0	11
WR Steve Rivera	3	3	28	1	5
TE Burt Kobeski	2	2	18	0	6
WR Ted Newton	1	0	0	0	16
TE Jeremy Wolf	1	1	4	0	8
FB Curtis Brown	1	0	0	0	12

New York	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
TE Doug Cosbie	9	4	1	44	25
WR Dave Logan	8	5	2	49	34
WR James Lofton	7	3	1	32	22
WR Kris Haines	5	2	0	15	25
WR Ken Payne	3	2	0	11	26
FB Joe Dawkins	2	1	0	2	10
WR Lawrence Williams	2	1	0	7	11
RB Tony Green	2	1	0	11	21
RB James Owens	2	1	0	8	21
FB David Sims	1	0	0	0	19
TE Mark Iwanowski	1	0	0	0	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Joe Washington	7	12	1.71	3.00

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Will Cureton	6	3	25	4.17	7.04

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Joachim	4	0	0	0.00	4.26

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE David Hill	4	2	17	4.25	5.40
WR Drew Pearson	1	1	8	8.00	8.75
WR Ted Newton	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

New York	Target	Overall Avg
TE Doug Cosbie	2	4.89
WR Dave Logan	1	6.13
TE Mark Iwanowski	1	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Joe Washington	2	0
Will Cureton	1	0

New York	Rushes	Conversions
James Owens	4	2
Tony Green	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Will Cureton	11	8	3

New York	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Joachim	11	7	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Drew Pearson	3	3	1
WR Vic Washington	2	2	1
TE David Hill	2	1	0
WR Ted Newton	1	0	0
TE Burt Kobeski	1	1	0
WR Steve Rivera	1	1	1
WR Dave Preston	1	0	0

New York	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dave Logan	5	2	1
WR James Lofton	2	2	2
WR Kris Haines	2	1	1
WR Ken Payne	1	1	1
TE Doug Cosbie	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 51,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,600 (21,400)
End Zone 11,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,900 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	51,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,600 (21,400)
End Zone	11,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,900 (3,300)