Week 7, 1979

played in Atlanta, GA

61 degrees, fair, calm

Carolina Panthers	0	0	0	0	-	0
Atlanta Falcons	10	0	0	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:28 ATL - Robert Miller 7 pass from Tommy Kramer (Chris Bahr extra point)
1Q: 04:06 ATL - Chris Bahr 51 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:28 ATL - Robert Miller 7 pass from Tommy Kramer (Chris Bahr extra point)
1Q: 04:06 ATL - Chris Bahr 51 field goal

Team Statistics CAR ATL
Record 3-4 1-6
First Downs 15 16
- by Rushing 6 8
- by Passing 8 8
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 245 267
- Offensive Plays 58 59
- Yards per Play 4.22 4.53
Net Rushing Yards 119 159
- Rushing Attempts 27 35
- Yards per Rush 4.41 4.54
Net Passing Yards 126 108
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 15 - 0 20 - 15 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 136 141
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/10 4/33
- Yards per Pass Play 4.06 4.50
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/13 5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.1 9.2
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/35 6/44
Punt Returns/Yards 1/5 3/5
Kick Returns/Yards 1/33 1/31
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 14 OWN 31
Time of Possession 26:53 33:07

Team Statistics	CAR	ATL
Record	3-4	1-6
First Downs	15	16
- by Rushing	6	8
- by Passing	8	8
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	245	267
- Offensive Plays	58	59
- Yards per Play	4.22	4.53
Net Rushing Yards	119	159
- Rushing Attempts	27	35
- Yards per Rush	4.41	4.54
Net Passing Yards	126	108
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 15 - 0	20 - 15 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	136	141
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/10	4/33
- Yards per Pass Play	4.06	4.50
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/13	5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.1	9.2
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/35	6/44
Punt Returns/Yards	1/5	3/5
Kick Returns/Yards	1/33	1/31
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 14	OWN 31
Time of Possession	26:53	33:07

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:18	1:35	OWN 11	3	3	Punt
1	4:01	4:05	OWN 37	8	62	Downs
2	10:27	3:17	OWN 13	7	34	Punt
2	2:40	2:40	OWN 2	5	29	Half
3	15:00	4:42	OWN 20	10	40	Punt
3	4:35	4:44	OWN 3	8	30	Punt
4	13:06	1:11	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
4	9:58	2:10	OWN 2	3	8	Punt
4	4:35	1:23	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
4	1:44	1:44	OWN 20	8	30	Game

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:42	OWN 35	8	65	Touchdown
1	8:43	4:42	OPP 44	7	10	Field Goal
2	14:56	4:29	OWN 1	8	42	Punt
2	7:10	4:30	OWN 7	12	52	Punt
3	10:18	5:43	OWN 20	9	32	Punt
4	14:51	1:45	OWN 38	3	8	Punt
4	11:55	1:57	OWN 46	3	0	Punt
4	7:48	3:13	OWN 44	4	17	Punt
4	3:12	1:28	OWN 33	5	21	Punt

Game MVP: Tommy Kramer, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Joe Washington	14	39	2.79	13	1
Allen Carter	10	67	6.70	16	2
Will Cureton	2	8	4.00	5	0
Drew Pearson	1	5	5.00	5	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Tony Dorsett	16	50	3.13	15	2
Eddie Lee Ivery	12	47	3.92	12	2
Mark Van Eeghen	5	47	9.40	23	2
Ron Groce	1	9	9.00	9	0
Jerry Butler	1	6	6.00	6	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Will Cureton	29	15	136	2/10	0	21	0	64.7

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tommy Kramer	20	15	141	4/33	1	18	0	110.6

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Steve Rivera	4	4	43	10.75	5	21
WR Ted Newton	2	2	14	7.00	1	8
TE David Hill	2	3	19	9.50	6	14
WR Dave Preston	2	8	22	11.00	0	11
WR Vic Washington	1	1	11	11.00	0	11
TE Burt Kobeski	1	2	6	6.00	0	6
TE Jeremy Wolf	1	1	8	8.00	3	8
RB Allen Carter	1	2	9	9.00	3	9
RB Joe Washington	1	3	4	4.00	0	4
WR Drew Pearson	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR John Jefferson	6	7	54	9.00	15	18	0
WR Doug Winslow	2	2	14	7.00	4	9	0
WR Robert Miller	2	2	25	12.50	0	18	1
TE Kellen Winslow	2	2	21	10.50	17	12	0
FB Mark Van Eeghen	1	3	6	6.00	1	6	0
RB Tony Dorsett	1	1	6	6.00	5	6	0
WR Jerry Butler	1	1	15	15.00	12	15	0
TE Russ Francis	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Ron Groce	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
Will Cureton	1	0	0
Quinn Hoffman	0	1	0
Steve King	0	0	1

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Tommy Kramer	1	0	0
Emmanuel Zanders	0	1	0
Rob Niarne	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Luke Prestridge	7	269	38.4	34.9	48	1

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Larry Swider	7	324	46.3	37.0	54	4

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chris Bahr	1/1	1/1	1/1	51	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Glen Edwards	1	5	5.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bernie Jackson	2	5	2.5	0
Henry Stuckey	1	0	0.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Allen Carter	1	33	33.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Henry Stuckey	1	31	31.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Terry Beeson	7	3	1.0	34	22
DT Jim Wolf	7	1	0.0	22	12
S Tom Hannon	5	6	0.0	31	21
OLB Gary Weaver	5	2	0.0	27	12
S Glen Edwards	4	0	0.0	33	18
DE George Martin	3	1	1.0	24	9
DT Dominic Winstead	3	0	0.0	13	12
CB Jackie Derlange	3	0	0.0	31	17
DE Dennis Johnson	2	1	0.5	11	15
S Honor Jackson	2	0	0.0	6	9
CB Blake Gaylor	2	0	0.0	16	9
CB Dwayne Woodruff	2	0	0.0	29	17
DE Tony Cline	1	1	1.0	10	9
OLB Steve King	1	4	0.5	32	23
DE Billy Howard	1	3	0.0	25	15
CB C.J. Garrett	1	0	0.0	6	11
CB Marvin Cobb	1	0	0.0	18	15
OLB Derrel Luce	1	0	0.0	3	1
OLB Eric Williams	1	0	0.0	7	5
ILB Jerry Blanton	1	0	0.0	2	6
ILB Bob Pifferini	0	1	0.0	5	6

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Jeff Severson	5	1	0.0	22	23
OLB Cecil Johnson	4	4	0.0	22	19
S Ralph McGill	4	3	0.0	24	24
DT Randy Crowder	4	0	0.0	20	21
DE Lawrence Pillers	3	1	1.0	18	18
DT Joe Klecko	3	1	0.5	13	12
OLB Rob Niarne	3	0	0.0	16	17
DE Gary Burley	2	0	0.5	16	19
CB Randy Logan	2	2	0.0	17	25
ILB Tom MacLeod	2	2	0.0	16	19
CB Henry Stuckey	2	2	0.0	16	17
CB Rolland Lawrence	2	1	0.0	15	23
S Bernie Jackson	2	0	0.0	9	17
CB Tim Fox	2	0	0.0	16	16
ILB Dirt Winston	1	1	0.0	11	8
OLB Gary Cobb	1	1	0.0	9	15
DE Harvey Martin	1	0	0.0	20	26
DT Charlie Johnson	1	0	0.0	17	22

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Tony Cline	1.0	1	0	9
DE George Martin	1.0	0	0	9
ILB Terry Beeson	1.0	0	0	22
DE Dennis Johnson	0.5	0	2	15
OLB Steve King	0.5	0	1	23
DE Billy Howard	0.0	1	0	15

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Lawrence Pillers	1.0	0	1	18
DE Gary Burley	0.5	1	0	19
DT Joe Klecko	0.5	0	0	12
DE Harvey Martin	0.0	2	2	26
DT Randy Crowder	0.0	1	1	21
CB Randy Logan	0.0	1	0	25
ILB Dirt Winston	0.0	1	0	8
OLB Gary Cobb	0.0	1	0	15

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Glen Edwards	2	0	18
S Honor Jackson	2	0	9
DE George Martin	2	0	9
CB Jackie Derlange	1	1	17
DE Dennis Johnson	1	0	15
DT Dominic Winstead	1	0	12
CB C.J. Garrett	1	0	11
CB Blake Gaylor	1	0	9
OLB Derrel Luce	1	0	1
ILB Terry Beeson	1	0	22
ILB Jerry Blanton	1	0	6
CB Dwayne Woodruff	1	0	17
OLB Eric Williams	0	1	5

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Ralph McGill	3	1	24
OLB Cecil Johnson	3	0	19
CB Rolland Lawrence	2	0	23
CB Henry Stuckey	2	0	17
OLB Rob Niarne	2	0	17
DT Randy Crowder	1	0	21
S Jeff Severson	1	0	23
CB Tim Fox	1	0	16
DE Harvey Martin	0	1	26

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dan Peiffer	3	6	24	0	29
Dan Nugent	1	6	23	0	30
Jeff Williams	1	4	25	0	28
Quinn Hoffman	1	2	21	1	27
Lionel Antoine	1	2	25	0	21
Burt Kobeski	0	2	12	1	15
Wes Hamilton	0	2	14	0	18
Curtis Brown	0	1	19	0	17

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jeff Van Note	3	9	31	0	21
Karl Baldischwiler	2	6	25	0	21
Emmanuel Zanders	1	5	34	1	22
Jim Langer	1	4	28	0	20
Mark Van Eeghen	1	3	25	0	21
Keith Fahnhorst	1	2	31	3	21
J.T. Galles	1	1	1	0	1
Russ Francis	1	1	12	0	11
Louis Bullard	0	2	14	0	6
Derrel Gofourth	0	1	7	0	4
Kellen Winslow	0	1	31	0	19

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Allen Carter	1	18
Tom Hannon	1	9
Jeff Williams	1	7
Steve Rivera	1	4

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Eddie Lee Ivery	2	7

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tom Hannon	---	---	31	21	9	61
Dan Peiffer	24	29	---	---	7	60
Dan Nugent	23	30	---	---	7	60
Jeff Williams	25	28	---	---	7	60
Glen Edwards	---	---	33	18	8	59
Will Cureton	27	31	---	---	---	58
Terry Beeson	---	---	34	22	1	57
Steve King	---	---	32	23	1	56
Quinn Hoffman	21	27	---	---	7	55
Jackie Derlange	---	---	31	17	1	49
Dwayne Woodruff	---	---	29	17	1	47
Lionel Antoine	25	21	---	---	---	46
Billy Howard	---	---	25	15	1	41
Curtis Brown	19	17	---	---	5	41
Drew Pearson	23	17	---	---	---	40
Allen Carter	12	10	---	---	18	40
David Hill	15	18	---	---	7	40
Gary Weaver	---	---	27	12	---	39
Wes Hamilton	14	18	---	---	7	39
Burt Kobeski	12	15	---	---	11	38
Dave Preston	16	19	---	---	3	38
Dennis Johnson	---	---	11	15	11	37
George Martin	---	---	24	9	4	37
Joe Washington	15	21	---	---	---	36
Jim Wolf	---	---	22	12	1	35
Marvin Cobb	---	---	18	15	---	33
Vic Washington	6	14	---	---	11	31
Blake Gaylor	---	---	16	9	5	30
C.J. Garrett	---	---	6	11	12	29
Eric Williams	---	---	7	5	17	29
Jeremy Wolf	9	11	---	---	6	26
Dominic Winstead	---	---	13	12	---	25
Jerry Blanton	---	---	2	6	13	21
Tony Cline	---	---	10	9	---	19
Honor Jackson	---	---	6	9	3	18
Bob Pifferini	---	---	5	6	6	17
Ted Newton	7	6	---	---	---	13
Steve Rivera	1	7	---	---	4	12
Derrel Luce	---	---	3	1	4	8
Luke Prestridge	0	0	---	---	7	7
Bob Kuziel	3	2	---	---	---	5
Bubba Bean	0	0	---	---	3	3
Don Cockroft	0	0	---	---	1	1
Quentin Vaughn	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bill Kenney	0	0	---	---	---	0
Rick Moser	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Emmanuel Zanders	34	22	---	---	8	64
Tommy Kramer	35	24	---	---	---	59
Jeff Van Note	31	21	---	---	6	58
Kellen Winslow	31	19	---	---	8	58
Mark Van Eeghen	25	21	---	---	9	55
Harvey Martin	---	---	20	26	7	53
Henry Stuckey	---	---	16	17	20	53
Keith Fahnhorst	31	21	---	---	---	52
Rob Niarne	---	---	16	17	17	50
Randy Crowder	---	---	20	21	7	48
Jim Langer	28	20	---	---	---	48
Ralph McGill	---	---	24	24	---	48
Karl Baldischwiler	25	21	---	---	---	46
Jeff Severson	---	---	22	23	---	45
John Jefferson	27	18	---	---	---	45
Cecil Johnson	---	---	22	19	2	43
Bernie Jackson	---	---	9	17	16	42
Randy Logan	---	---	17	25	---	42
Tony Dorsett	21	19	---	---	---	40
Rolland Lawrence	---	---	15	23	1	39
Charlie Johnson	---	---	17	22	---	39
Lawrence Pillers	---	---	18	18	---	36
Tom MacLeod	---	---	16	19	---	35
Gary Burley	---	---	16	19	---	35
Tim Fox	---	---	16	16	1	33
Russ Francis	12	11	---	---	7	30
Dirt Winston	---	---	11	8	10	29
Louis Bullard	14	6	---	---	8	28
Jerry Butler	16	10	---	---	---	26
Doug Winslow	8	6	---	---	11	25
Joe Klecko	---	---	13	12	---	25
Eddie Lee Ivery	13	4	---	---	7	24
Gary Cobb	---	---	9	15	---	24
Robert Miller	14	7	---	---	---	21
Derrel Gofourth	7	4	---	---	8	19
Lionel Summers	4	3	---	---	8	15
J.T. Galles	1	1	---	---	12	14
Ron Groce	1	1	---	---	12	14
Dan Alexander	1	2	---	---	8	11
Mark Slater	4	3	---	---	1	8
Larry Swider	0	0	---	---	7	7
Charles Alexander	2	0	---	---	3	5
Chris Bahr	0	0	---	---	4	4
Virgil Carter	0	0	---	---	1	1
Terry Miller	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	33	3.7
Middle	4	15	3.8
Right	14	71	5.1
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	34	5.7
Middle	20	79	4.0
Right	9	46	5.1
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Will Cureton	29	15	1	3	1	2	7	4	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tommy Kramer	20	15	0	1	0	2	2	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	12	93	5.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	3	43	5.4
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	21	5.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	9	84	8.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	3	36	7.2
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dave Preston	8	2	0	22	0	19
WR Steve Rivera	4	4	0	43	1	7
TE David Hill	3	2	0	19	0	18
RB Joe Washington	3	1	0	4	0	21
WR Drew Pearson	2	0	0	0	0	17
WR Ted Newton	2	2	0	14	0	6
TE Burt Kobeski	2	1	0	6	0	15
RB Allen Carter	2	1	1	9	0	10
WR Vic Washington	1	1	0	11	0	14
TE Jeremy Wolf	1	1	0	8	0	11

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Yards	PPlay
WR John Jefferson	7	6	54	18
FB Mark Van Eeghen	3	1	6	21
WR Doug Winslow	2	2	14	6
WR Robert Miller	2	2	25	7
TE Kellen Winslow	2	2	21	19
TE Russ Francis	1	0	0	11
RB Ron Groce	1	0	0	1
RB Tony Dorsett	1	1	6	19
WR Jerry Butler	1	1	15	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Allen Carter	1	10	10.00	6.70
Joe Washington	1	0	0.00	2.79

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Will Cureton	3	1	11	3.67	4.69

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tommy Kramer	2	2	16	8.00	7.05

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Joe Washington	2	0	0	0.00	1.33
WR Dave Preston	1	1	11	11.00	2.75

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Doug Winslow	1	1	9	9.00	7.00
WR Robert Miller	1	1	7	7.00	12.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Joe Washington	3	1
Drew Pearson	1	0
Allen Carter	1	1

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Tony Dorsett	3	1
Mark Van Eeghen	2	2
Eddie Lee Ivery	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Will Cureton	7	3	2

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tommy Kramer	6	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Drew Pearson	2	0	0
WR Steve Rivera	2	2	2
WR Dave Preston	2	0	0
WR Ted Newton	1	1	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
FB Mark Van Eeghen	2	0	0
WR John Jefferson	2	2	1
RB Tony Dorsett	1	1	0
TE Kellen Winslow	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 54,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,000 (21,400)
End Zone 12,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,700 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,700 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	54,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,000 (21,400)
End Zone	12,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,700 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,700 (3,300)