Week 8, 1979

played in Washington, DC

51 degrees, rain, 4 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	0	3	10	0	-	13
Washington Redskins	7	0	0	10	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:48 WAS - Jack Cornell 13 fumble return (John Leypoldt extra point)
2Q: 10:13 CAR - Don Cockroft 49 field goal
3Q: 08:23 CAR - Don Cockroft 20 field goal
3Q: 02:14 CAR - Joe Washington 7 pass from Will Cureton (Don Cockroft extra point)
4Q: 13:49 WAS - John Leypoldt 22 field goal
4Q: 07:21 WAS - Jeff Kinney 2 run (John Leypoldt extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:48 WAS - Jack Cornell 13 fumble return (John Leypoldt extra point)
2Q: 10:13 CAR - Don Cockroft 49 field goal
3Q: 08:23 CAR - Don Cockroft 20 field goal
3Q: 02:14 CAR - Joe Washington 7 pass from Will Cureton (Don Cockroft extra point)
4Q: 13:49 WAS - John Leypoldt 22 field goal
4Q: 07:21 WAS - Jeff Kinney 2 run (John Leypoldt extra point)

Team Statistics CAR WAS
Record 3-5 7-1
First Downs 12 17
- by Rushing 2 7
- by Passing 9 10
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 203 308
- Offensive Plays 53 62
- Yards per Play 3.83 4.97
Net Rushing Yards 76 125
- Rushing Attempts 32 32
- Yards per Rush 2.38 3.91
Net Passing Yards 127 183
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 19 - 12 - 2 29 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 144 188
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/17 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 6.05 6.10
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/13 3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.7 6.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/27 4/20
Punt Returns/Yards 3/10 2/22
Kick Returns/Yards 4/126 3/85
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/3
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 37 OWN 26
Time of Possession 29:05 30:55

Team Statistics	CAR	WAS
Record	3-5	7-1
First Downs	12	17
- by Rushing	2	7
- by Passing	9	10
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	203	308
- Offensive Plays	53	62
- Yards per Play	3.83	4.97
Net Rushing Yards	76	125
- Rushing Attempts	32	32
- Yards per Rush	2.38	3.91
Net Passing Yards	127	183
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	19 - 12 - 2	29 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	144	188
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/17	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	6.05	6.10
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/13	3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.7	6.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/27	4/20
Punt Returns/Yards	3/10	2/22
Kick Returns/Yards	4/126	3/85
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/3
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 37	OWN 26
Time of Possession	29:05	30:55

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:39	3:29	OWN 25	6	13	Punt
1	2:41	2:30	OWN 34	3	5	Punt
2	14:07	4:01	OWN 42	8	26	Field Goal
2	8:00	3:10	OWN 20	6	41	Punt
2	2:49	1:49	OWN 30	4	45	Interception
3	15:00	6:44	OWN 43	11	54	Field Goal
3	6:32	3:41	OWN 28	5	13	Punt
3	2:14	0:06	OPP 7	1	7	Touchdown
4	13:41	2:05	OWN 43	3	3	Interception
4	7:14	1:43	OWN 38	3	-4	Punt
4	1:57	0:36	OWN 14	3	-7	Punt

Washington Redskins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:21	OWN 32	12	62	Missed FG
1	5:10	2:29	OWN 14	5	20	Punt
1	0:11	1:04	OWN 32	3	-3	Punt
2	10:06	2:06	OWN 41	4	22	Punt
2	4:50	2:01	OWN 20	4	23	Punt
2	1:00	1:00	OWN 15	3	15	Half
3	8:16	1:44	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
3	2:51	0:37	OWN 6	2	1	Fumble
3	2:08	3:27	OWN 28	9	67	Field Goal
4	11:36	4:22	OWN 31	8	69	Touchdown
4	5:31	3:34	OWN 26	6	19	Punt
4	1:21	1:21	OPP 44	3	7	Game

Game MVP: Ken Greene, Washington Redskins

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Joe Washington	17	34	2.00	14	2	0
Allen Carter	15	42	2.80	10	1	0

Washington	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Delvin Williams	16	59	3.69	29	2	0
Jeff Kinney	13	49	3.77	16	1	1
Norm Bulaich	1	8	8.00	8	0	0
Bert Jones	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0
Mike Siani	1	10	10.00	10	1	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Will Cureton	19	12	144	2/17	1	46	2	64.2

Washington	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bert Jones	29	16	188	1/5	0	33	0	75.1

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ted Newton	3	4	26	8.67	8	16	0
WR Drew Pearson	2	4	28	14.00	0	20	0
TE David Hill	2	5	53	26.50	22	46	0
RB Joe Washington	2	2	7	3.50	2	7	1
WR Vic Washington	1	2	11	11.00	0	11	0
WR Steve Rivera	1	1	16	16.00	4	16	0
WR Dave Preston	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0

Washington	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
FB Norm Bulaich	3	4	47	15.67	19	22
WR John Fuqua	3	5	29	9.67	10	17
WR Don McCauley	3	6	35	11.67	2	33
WR Mike Siani	2	5	31	15.50	5	20
RB Delvin Williams	2	2	18	9.00	11	12
WR Lou Piccone	1	3	4	4.00	0	4
TE Mike Barber	1	1	6	6.00	0	6
WR James Thompson	1	1	18	18.00	8	18
FB Jim Braxton	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Mike Donohoe	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Washington	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Ken Greene	2	3	1.50	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
Glen Edwards	2	0	0
Billy Howard	0	1	0
C.J. Garrett	0	1	0
Dennis Johnson	0	0	1
Steve King	0	0	1

Washington	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Delvin Williams	2	0	0	0
Jack Cornell	0	1	0	1
Mike Siani	0	1	0	0
Jim Braxton	0	0	1	0
Al Dixon	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Luke Prestridge	6	268	44.7	37.7	53	3

Washington	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Craig Colquitt	6	243	40.5	35.5	47	2

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Don Cockroft	2/2	1/1	0/0	49	1/1

Washington	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Leypoldt	1/2	0/0	0/0	22	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Glen Edwards	3	10	3.3	0

Washington	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lou Piccone	2	22	11.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vic Washington	2	72	36.0	0
Allen Carter	2	54	27.0	0

Washington	Ret	Yards	Avg
Jeff Kinney	1	26	26.0
Lou Piccone	1	38	38.0
Danny Reece	1	21	21.0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Terry Beeson	7	2	0.0	29	29
OLB Steve King	6	2	0.0	30	27
S Tom Hannon	6	2	0.0	22	25
S Glen Edwards	4	1	0.0	27	26
DT Dominic Winstead	3	2	0.5	16	20
OLB Gary Weaver	3	1	0.5	21	23
CB Blake Gaylor	3	1	0.0	14	13
CB C.J. Garrett	2	1	0.0	28	24
OLB Eric Williams	2	1	0.0	6	4
CB Dwayne Woodruff	2	1	0.0	27	23
CB Jackie Derlange	2	0	0.0	3	7
TE David Hill	2	0	---	---	---
DE George Martin	1	1	0.0	18	20
DE Tony Cline	1	0	0.0	8	5
DE Billy Howard	1	0	0.0	24	25
DE Dennis Johnson	1	0	0.0	14	10
ILB Bob Pifferini	1	0	0.0	10	6
DT Jim Wolf	1	0	0.0	16	10
ILB Jerry Blanton	1	0	0.0	6	2
S Honor Jackson	0	1	0.0	13	9
CB Marvin Cobb	0	1	0.0	18	19

Washington	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Jeff Merrow	4	4	0.5	21	14
OLB Reggie Williams	4	3	0.0	25	21
ILB Ralph Ortega	4	2	0.0	26	16
S Tom Pridemore	4	1	0.0	25	19
DT John Mendenhall	3	2	0.5	16	7
CB Lloyd Mumphord	3	1	0.0	25	19
DE Richard Neal	3	0	0.0	12	9
S Tommy Jeffries	3	0	0.0	21	11
DE Cleveland Elam	2	1	1.0	26	16
OLB Curtis Townsend	2	1	0.0	19	10
OLB Stan White	2	0	0.0	7	0
OLB Bo Conway	2	0	0.0	6	5
CB Danny Reece	2	0	0.0	20	13
ILB Neal Olkewicz	2	0	0.0	6	5
DE Mike Fultz	1	2	0.0	20	12
DT O.J. Sanford	1	1	0.0	18	10
DE Lem Burnham	1	0	0.0	11	7
OLB Bob Martin	1	0	0.0	5	2
S Ken Greene	1	0	0.0	22	20
CB Dave Parkin	0	1	0.0	21	15

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Gary Weaver	0.5	0	0	0	23
DT Dominic Winstead	0.5	0	0	0	20
OLB Steve King	0.0	1	2	2	27
DE Billy Howard	0.0	0	1	1	25
DE George Martin	0.0	0	1	0	20

Washington	Sack	Block	Knock	PPlay
DE Cleveland Elam	1.0	0	0	16
DE Jeff Merrow	0.5	0	1	14
DT John Mendenhall	0.5	0	0	7
DT O.J. Sanford	0.0	1	0	10
ILB Neal Olkewicz	0.0	1	0	5

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Gary Weaver	3	2	23
S Glen Edwards	2	1	26
S Tom Hannon	2	1	25
CB Dwayne Woodruff	2	1	23
CB Blake Gaylor	2	0	13
ILB Terry Beeson	2	0	29
DE Billy Howard	1	0	25
CB C.J. Garrett	1	0	24
CB Jackie Derlange	1	0	7

Washington	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Ralph Ortega	2	0	16
CB Danny Reece	2	0	13
OLB Reggie Williams	2	0	21
S Ken Greene	1	2	20
CB Lloyd Mumphord	1	0	19
OLB Bo Conway	1	0	5
OLB Bob Martin	1	0	2
S Tom Pridemore	1	0	19
ILB Neal Olkewicz	1	0	5

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Noah Jackson	2	9	30	0	20
Jeff Williams	1	6	32	0	20
Lionel Antoine	1	5	30	1	13
Dan Peiffer	1	4	26	0	16
Wes Hamilton	1	1	8	0	7
Quinn Hoffman	0	3	31	0	19
Curtis Brown	0	2	20	0	11
Dan Nugent	0	1	3	1	10
Burt Kobeski	0	1	14	0	4

Washington	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dean Lang	3	7	0	28	0	26
Keith Shelton	3	3	1	32	0	30
Jim Hough	2	6	0	27	0	26
Tom Luken	1	2	0	23	1	22
Doug Dumler	0	7	0	30	0	30
Mike Donohoe	0	2	0	10	0	7
Jack Cornell	0	1	0	13	0	12
Harris Richardson	0	1	0	3	0	0
Mike Barber	0	1	0	23	0	14
Ronnie Lee	0	1	0	4	0	4

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Burt Kobeski	2	16
Jerry Blanton	1	15
Tom Hannon	1	12
Jeremy Wolf	1	8

Washington	Tackles	STPlays
Jim Braxton	2	16
Stan White	1	22
Al Dixon	1	16
Don McCauley	1	13
James Thompson	1	10
Ronnie Lee	1	8

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
C.J. Garrett	---	---	28	24	22	74
Glen Edwards	---	---	27	26	8	61
Terry Beeson	---	---	29	29	2	60
Jeff Williams	32	20	---	---	8	60
Steve King	---	---	30	27	2	59
Tom Hannon	---	---	22	25	12	59
Noah Jackson	30	20	---	---	8	58
Will Cureton	32	21	---	---	2	55
Quinn Hoffman	31	19	---	---	2	52
Dwayne Woodruff	---	---	27	23	2	52
Billy Howard	---	---	24	25	2	51
Dan Peiffer	26	16	---	---	8	50
Allen Carter	15	10	---	---	22	47
David Hill	23	17	---	---	6	46
Gary Weaver	---	---	21	23	1	45
Lionel Antoine	30	13	---	---	---	43
George Martin	---	---	18	20	3	41
Drew Pearson	27	13	---	---	---	40
Curtis Brown	20	11	---	---	8	39
Dominic Winstead	---	---	16	20	2	38
Marvin Cobb	---	---	18	19	1	38
Blake Gaylor	---	---	14	13	9	36
Dave Preston	11	11	---	---	13	35
Burt Kobeski	14	4	---	---	16	34
Dennis Johnson	---	---	14	10	9	33
Jim Wolf	---	---	16	10	2	28
Joe Washington	17	11	---	---	---	28
Vic Washington	11	11	---	---	5	27
Eric Williams	---	---	6	4	17	27
Honor Jackson	---	---	13	9	2	24
Jerry Blanton	---	---	6	2	15	23
Steve Rivera	9	3	---	---	10	22
Wes Hamilton	8	7	---	---	6	21
Dan Nugent	3	10	---	---	8	21
Ted Newton	9	10	---	---	---	19
Bob Pifferini	---	---	10	6	1	17
Jeremy Wolf	4	4	---	---	8	16
Tony Cline	---	---	8	5	---	13
Derrel Luce	---	---	2	3	7	12
Jackie Derlange	---	---	3	7	---	10
Don Cockroft	0	0	---	---	6	6
Luke Prestridge	0	0	---	---	6	6
Bubba Bean	0	0	---	---	3	3
Quentin Vaughn	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bill Kenney	0	0	---	---	---	0
Rick Moser	0	0	---	---	---	0

Washington	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Doug Dumler	30	30	---	---	3	63
Keith Shelton	32	30	---	---	1	63
Bert Jones	32	30	---	---	---	62
Jim Hough	27	26	---	---	7	60
Dean Lang	28	26	---	---	---	54
Lloyd Mumphord	---	---	25	19	9	53
Lou Piccone	24	19	---	---	9	52
Dave Parkin	---	---	21	15	15	51
Tommy Jeffries	---	---	21	11	17	49
Reggie Williams	---	---	25	21	1	47
Tom Luken	23	22	---	---	---	45
Cleveland Elam	---	---	26	16	3	45
Tom Pridemore	---	---	25	19	1	45
Jeff Kinney	14	13	---	---	16	43
Ralph Ortega	---	---	26	16	1	43
Mike Barber	23	14	---	---	6	43
Ken Greene	---	---	22	20	1	43
Don McCauley	14	13	---	---	13	40
Curtis Townsend	---	---	19	10	11	40
Jeff Merrow	---	---	21	14	4	39
Mike Siani	20	17	---	---	---	37
Danny Reece	---	---	20	13	4	37
Delvin Williams	18	17	---	---	---	35
John Fuqua	13	20	---	---	1	34
Mike Fultz	---	---	20	12	2	34
Jack Cornell	13	12	---	---	8	33
Jim Braxton	8	8	---	---	16	32
Mike Donohoe	10	7	---	---	15	32
Norm Bulaich	14	15	---	---	1	30
O.J. Sanford	---	---	18	10	2	30
Stan White	---	---	7	0	22	29
John Mendenhall	---	---	16	7	5	28
Richard Neal	---	---	12	9	4	25
Al Dixon	0	3	---	---	16	19
Lem Burnham	---	---	11	7	---	18
James Thompson	2	4	---	---	10	16
Ronnie Lee	4	4	---	---	8	16
Neal Olkewicz	---	---	6	5	4	15
Bo Conway	---	---	6	5	3	14
Harris Richardson	3	0	---	---	8	11
Bob Martin	---	---	5	2	---	7
John Leypoldt	0	0	---	---	6	6
Craig Colquitt	0	0	---	---	6	6
Steve Rogers	0	0	---	---	3	3
Scott Hunter	0	0	---	---	2	2
Joe Pisarcik	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	15	41	2.7
Middle	5	5	1.0
Right	12	30	2.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	7	1.8
Middle	21	62	3.0
Right	6	57	9.5
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Will Cureton	19	12	2	1	2	0	0	1	2

Washington	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bert Jones	29	16	3	1	2	5	4	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	62	4.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	1	16	5.3
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	66	22.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	33	5.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	5	34	2.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	88	12.6
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	33	16.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE David Hill	5	2	1	53	1	17
WR Drew Pearson	4	2	0	28	1	13
WR Ted Newton	4	3	1	26	0	10
WR Vic Washington	2	1	0	11	0	11
RB Joe Washington	2	2	0	7	0	11
WR Steve Rivera	1	1	0	16	0	3
WR Dave Preston	1	1	0	3	0	11

Washington	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Don McCauley	6	3	0	35	1	13
WR John Fuqua	5	3	0	29	0	20
WR Mike Siani	5	2	2	31	1	17
FB Norm Bulaich	4	3	0	47	1	15
WR Lou Piccone	3	1	0	4	0	19
RB Delvin Williams	2	2	0	18	0	17
FB Jim Braxton	1	0	0	0	0	8
TE Mike Donohoe	1	0	0	0	0	7
TE Mike Barber	1	1	0	6	0	14
WR James Thompson	1	1	0	18	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Allen Carter	2	3	1.50	2.80
Joe Washington	2	14	7.00	2.00

Washington	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jeff Kinney	2	2	1.00	3.77
Delvin Williams	1	0	0.00	3.69

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Will Cureton	1	1	7	7.00	7.58

Washington	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bert Jones	9	2	29	3.22	6.48

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Joe Washington	1	1	7	7.00	3.50

Washington	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mike Siani	3	0	0	0.00	6.20
WR Lou Piccone	2	0	0	0.00	1.33
FB Norm Bulaich	1	1	11	11.00	11.75
TE Mike Donohoe	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Don McCauley	1	0	0	0.00	5.83
WR James Thompson	1	1	18	18.00	18.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Joe Washington	4	1

Washington	Rushes	Conversions
Delvin Williams	4	1
Bert Jones	1	0
Jeff Kinney	1	0
Mike Siani	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Will Cureton	8	4	3

Washington	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bert Jones	5	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

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

Washington	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Don McCauley	2	0	0
FB Norm Bulaich	1	1	1
WR Lou Piccone	1	1	0
WR James Thompson	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 65,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,100 (21,400)
End Zone 14,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,200 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	65,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,100 (21,400)
End Zone	14,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,200 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)