Week 16, 1979

played in Carolina, NC

45 degrees, fair, calm

Tennessee Titans	0	10	0	6	-	16
Carolina Panthers	7	7	3	3	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:53 CAR - Drew Pearson 31 pass from Will Cureton (Don Cockroft extra point)
2Q: 13:52 TEN - Calvin Hickman 32 pass from Gary Huff (Benny Ricardo extra point)
2Q: 09:12 TEN - Benny Ricardo 44 field goal
2Q: 00:21 CAR - Steve Rivera 5 pass from Will Cureton (Don Cockroft extra point)
3Q: 08:08 CAR - Don Cockroft 19 field goal
4Q: 13:56 CAR - Don Cockroft 28 field goal
4Q: 10:03 TEN - Benny Ricardo 54 field goal
4Q: 05:20 TEN - Benny Ricardo 27 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:53 CAR - Drew Pearson 31 pass from Will Cureton (Don Cockroft extra point)
2Q: 13:52 TEN - Calvin Hickman 32 pass from Gary Huff (Benny Ricardo extra point)
2Q: 09:12 TEN - Benny Ricardo 44 field goal
2Q: 00:21 CAR - Steve Rivera 5 pass from Will Cureton (Don Cockroft extra point)
3Q: 08:08 CAR - Don Cockroft 19 field goal
4Q: 13:56 CAR - Don Cockroft 28 field goal
4Q: 10:03 TEN - Benny Ricardo 54 field goal
4Q: 05:20 TEN - Benny Ricardo 27 field goal

Team Statistics TEN CAR
Record 8-7 8-7
First Downs 14 19
- by Rushing 3 6
- by Passing 10 12
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 287 339
- Offensive Plays 55 73
- Yards per Play 5.22 4.64
Net Rushing Yards 51 115
- Rushing Attempts 16 38
- Yards per Rush 3.19 3.03
Net Passing Yards 236 224
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 20 - 2 35 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 247 224
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 6.05 6.40
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/12 10/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.4 7.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/40 6/50
Punt Returns/Yards 2/35 2/7
Kick Returns/Yards 2/66 5/82
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/13
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 26
Time of Possession 24:39 35:21

Team Statistics	TEN	CAR
Record	8-7	8-7
First Downs	14	19
- by Rushing	3	6
- by Passing	10	12
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	287	339
- Offensive Plays	55	73
- Yards per Play	5.22	4.64
Net Rushing Yards	51	115
- Rushing Attempts	16	38
- Yards per Rush	3.19	3.03
Net Passing Yards	236	224
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 20 - 2	35 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	247	224
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	6.05	6.40
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/12	10/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.4	7.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/40	6/50
Punt Returns/Yards	2/35	2/7
Kick Returns/Yards	2/66	5/82
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/13
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 26
Time of Possession	24:39	35:21

Drive Charts

Tennessee Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:36	3:51	OWN 37	6	17	Punt
1	3:24	1:10	OWN 37	3	3	Punt
1	0:55	2:20	OWN 43	5	57	Touchdown
2	12:15	3:08	OWN 21	7	52	Field Goal
2	7:26	1:25	OWN 25	3	-3	Punt
2	0:12	0:12	OWN 18	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	1:30	OPP 48	2	5	Interception
3	8:00	1:37	OWN 31	3	-3	Punt
4	13:50	3:55	OWN 20	9	43	Field Goal
4	7:16	2:02	OWN 20	4	70	Field Goal
4	3:41	1:51	OWN 34	7	40	Interception
4	1:13	1:13	OWN 34	6	17	Game

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:24	OWN 29	7	71	Touchdown
1	6:45	3:21	OWN 20	6	16	Punt
1	2:14	1:19	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
2	13:35	1:20	OWN 33	3	-1	Punt
2	9:07	1:41	OWN 28	3	5	Punt
2	6:01	5:49	OWN 32	14	68	Touchdown
3	13:30	5:30	OWN 46	11	52	Field Goal
3	6:23	7:33	OWN 14	15	75	Field Goal
4	9:55	2:39	OWN 33	5	23	Punt
4	5:14	1:33	OWN 18	3	3	Punt
4	1:50	0:37	OWN 20	3	4	Punt

Game MVP: Will Cureton, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Earl Campbell	8	20	2.50	7	0
Wilbert Montgomery	4	11	2.75	5	0
Gary Huff	2	3	1.50	4	0
John Riggins	2	17	8.50	13	1

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Joe Washington	20	34	1.70	12	2
Bubba Bean	15	68	4.53	17	1
Drew Pearson	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0
Vic Washington	1	0	0.00	0	0
Dave Preston	1	14	14.00	14	1

Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gary Huff	37	20	247	2/11	1	61	2	61.4

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Will Cureton	35	22	224	0/0	2	31	0	100.2

Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Earl Campbell	5	6	104	20.80	79	61	0
TE Marc Forbes	3	4	17	5.67	6	12	0
WR Hugh Stopek	3	6	38	12.67	0	18	0
FB Boobie Clark	2	2	7	3.50	3	4	0
TE Ken Garcia	2	2	13	6.50	7	7	0
WR Calvin Hickman	2	7	39	19.50	13	32	1
WR Wilbert Montgomery	2	2	21	10.50	1	16	0
WR Reggie Rucker	1	4	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Edward McIntyre	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Drew Pearson	9	12	101	11.22	24	31	1
WR Steve Rivera	3	3	32	10.67	1	15	1
WR Dave Preston	3	3	20	6.67	4	8	0
WR Vic Washington	2	2	25	12.50	12	14	0
WR Ted Newton	2	6	23	11.50	2	15	0
TE David Hill	2	5	10	5.00	0	5	0
RB Joe Washington	1	2	13	13.00	6	13	0
TE Burt Kobeski	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Bubba Bean	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Tennessee	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB J.T. Thomas	1	13	13.00	0
S Tom Hannon	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Tennessee	Fumb	Recov	Force
Mack Herron	1	0	0
Sidney Thornton	0	1	0
Ken Sawyer	0	0	1

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
Joe Washington	1	0	0
Wes Hamilton	0	1	0
Bob Kuziel	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Tennessee	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Greg Coleman	4	217	54.3	42.5	60	1

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Luke Prestridge	7	316	45.1	37.3	58	2

Kicking Statistics

Tennessee	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Benny Ricardo	3/3	2/2	1/1	54	1/1

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Don Cockroft	2/2	0/0	0/0	28	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mack Herron	2	35	17.5	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vic Washington	2	7	3.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mack Herron	1	31	31.0	0
Wilbert Montgomery	1	35	35.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg
Vic Washington	3	54	18.0
C.J. Garrett	1	13	13.0
Joe Washington	1	15	15.0

Defensive Statistics

Tennessee	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Jack Reynolds	8	3	0.0	36	31
S Kendrick Sullivan	7	2	0.0	30	25
S Frank Reed	7	1	0.0	34	30
OLB Donnie Thomas	6	2	0.0	25	23
S Don Schwartz	5	1	0.0	26	24
CB Jerome Dove	4	3	0.0	25	29
DE Bill Kollar	4	2	0.0	33	33
DT Craig Fulcher	4	0	0.0	18	16
CB Ken Sawyer	3	1	0.0	38	33
DT Doug English	3	0	0.0	26	28
OLB Frank LeMaster	2	1	0.0	10	10
DE Lee Roy Selmon	2	1	0.0	27	25
DT Rickey McBeal	1	2	0.0	29	26
OLB Jack Ham	1	0	0.0	14	12
QB Gary Huff	1	0	---	---	---
WR Reggie Rucker	1	0	---	---	---
CB Ronnie Covington	1	0	0.0	14	6

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB J.T. Thomas	6	2	0.0	12	33
DE George Martin	3	1	1.0	10	19
ILB Terry Beeson	3	1	0.0	15	38
S Glen Edwards	3	0	0.0	15	29
OLB Steve King	3	0	0.0	14	35
CB C.J. Garrett	3	0	0.0	11	31
S Tom Hannon	3	0	0.0	10	30
CB Dwayne Woodruff	3	0	0.0	10	35
DT Jim Wolf	2	1	0.5	9	18
OLB Gary Weaver	2	0	0.0	14	16
CB Marvin Cobb	2	0	0.0	13	35
DE Billy Howard	1	0	0.0	11	30
DE Dennis Johnson	1	0	0.0	6	20
ILB Bob Pifferini	1	0	0.0	3	2
OLB Derrel Luce	0	1	0.5	2	4
DT Dominic Winstead	0	2	0.0	7	21
DE Tony Cline	0	1	0.0	5	9

Pass Rush Statistics

Tennessee	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Will Wynn	1	1	11
DE Bill Kollar	0	2	33
ILB Jack Reynolds	0	1	31

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE George Martin	1.0	0	0	19
DT Jim Wolf	0.5	1	0	18
OLB Derrel Luce	0.5	0	0	4
DE Billy Howard	0.0	3	3	30
DE Dennis Johnson	0.0	2	4	20
OLB Steve King	0.0	2	1	35
DT Dominic Winstead	0.0	1	0	21

Pass Defense Statistics

Tennessee	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Jerome Dove	5	0	29
OLB Donnie Thomas	4	0	23
S Frank Reed	3	0	30
S Don Schwartz	2	1	24
ILB Jack Reynolds	2	0	31
CB Ken Sawyer	2	0	33
OLB Frank LeMaster	1	0	10
DT Rickey McBeal	1	0	26
CB Ronnie Covington	1	0	6
S Kendrick Sullivan	1	0	25
CB Earl Dvorak	0	1	16

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB J.T. Thomas	4	1	1	33
ILB Terry Beeson	3	2	0	38
CB C.J. Garrett	3	1	0	31
CB Dwayne Woodruff	3	0	0	35
CB Marvin Cobb	2	0	0	35
S Tom Hannon	1	0	1	30
S Glen Edwards	1	0	0	29
DE Dennis Johnson	1	0	0	20
OLB Gary Weaver	1	0	0	16
OLB Eric Williams	1	0	0	9

Blocking Statistics

Tennessee	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Carlton Malone	2	3	1	12	1	28
Dave Studdard	1	3	0	11	1	28
John Riggins	1	1	0	12	0	14
Andy Dawson	1	1	0	12	0	37
Pete Adams	0	2	0	13	0	27
Kris Wheeler	0	2	0	14	0	30
Ken Garcia	0	1	0	9	0	21
Juan Bruce	0	1	0	4	0	11

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Bob Kuziel	3	7	30	30
Wes Hamilton	2	7	33	29
Lionel Antoine	2	5	31	27
Quinn Hoffman	1	6	34	28
Jeff Williams	1	5	35	34
Dan Nugent	1	4	17	18
David Hill	0	2	31	22
Noah Jackson	0	1	10	9
Curtis Brown	0	1	19	15

Special Teams Tackles

Tennessee	Tackles	STPlays
Mike Hunt	3	13
Sidney Thornton	2	21
Edward McIntyre	1	13
Don Schwartz	1	10

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Bob Kuziel	2	9
C.J. Garrett	1	17
Curtis Brown	1	17

Participation

Tennessee	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ken Sawyer	---	---	38	33	12	83
Bill Kollar	---	---	33	33	9	75
Frank Reed	---	---	34	30	5	69
Jack Reynolds	---	---	36	31	1	68
Donnie Thomas	---	---	25	23	17	65
Doug English	---	---	26	28	9	63
Don Schwartz	---	---	26	24	10	60
Kendrick Sullivan	---	---	30	25	3	58
Rickey McBeal	---	---	29	26	2	57
Jerome Dove	---	---	25	29	2	56
Gary Huff	16	39	---	---	---	55
Andy Dawson	12	37	---	---	6	55
Lee Roy Selmon	---	---	27	25	1	53
Calvin Hickman	15	31	---	---	---	46
Kris Wheeler	14	30	---	---	1	45
Hugh Stopek	3	25	---	---	15	43
Earl Campbell	11	32	---	---	---	43
Ken Garcia	9	21	---	---	12	42
Pete Adams	13	27	---	---	---	40
Carlton Malone	12	28	---	---	---	40
Dave Studdard	11	28	---	---	---	39
Vincent Forbes	8	23	---	---	7	38
Jack Ham	---	---	14	12	11	37
Reggie Rucker	11	23	---	---	2	36
Craig Fulcher	---	---	18	16	---	34
Ronnie Covington	---	---	14	6	14	34
Edward McIntyre	3	14	---	---	13	30
Mack Herron	1	4	---	---	24	29
Earl Dvorak	---	---	12	16	---	28
Marc Forbes	8	18	---	---	2	28
John Riggins	12	14	---	---	1	27
Will Wynn	---	---	15	11	1	27
Frank LeMaster	---	---	10	10	5	25
Boobie Clark	2	5	---	---	16	23
Juan Bruce	4	11	---	---	7	22
Sidney Thornton	0	0	---	---	21	21
Mike Hunt	---	---	2	4	13	19
Dan Ryczek	2	9	---	---	6	17
Wilbert Montgomery	5	7	---	---	5	17
Todd Christensen	0	1	---	---	15	16
Mark Dennard	4	2	---	---	3	9
Benny Ricardo	0	0	---	---	8	8
Reggie Mathis	---	---	4	3	---	7
Greg Coleman	0	0	---	---	4	4
Randy Hedberg	0	0	---	---	3	3
Jim Zorn	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jeff Williams	35	34	---	---	9	78
Will Cureton	38	35	---	---	2	75
Quinn Hoffman	34	28	---	---	9	71
Bob Kuziel	30	30	---	---	9	69
Wes Hamilton	33	29	---	---	2	64
C.J. Garrett	---	---	11	31	17	59
Lionel Antoine	31	27	---	---	---	58
David Hill	31	22	---	---	5	58
Terry Beeson	---	---	15	38	4	57
Tom Hannon	---	---	10	30	16	56
Drew Pearson	28	27	---	---	---	55
Steve King	---	---	14	35	3	52
J.T. Thomas	---	---	12	33	6	51
Curtis Brown	19	15	---	---	17	51
Marvin Cobb	---	---	13	35	2	50
Joe Washington	22	23	---	---	5	50
Dwayne Woodruff	---	---	10	35	3	48
Glen Edwards	---	---	15	29	3	47
Bubba Bean	16	12	---	---	19	47
Dave Preston	16	23	---	---	8	47
Vic Washington	18	15	---	---	13	46
Billy Howard	---	---	11	30	3	44
Dan Nugent	17	18	---	---	8	43
Burt Kobeski	9	12	---	---	18	39
Dennis Johnson	---	---	6	20	8	34
Dominic Winstead	---	---	7	21	5	33
George Martin	---	---	10	19	4	33
Gary Weaver	---	---	14	16	1	31
Jackie Derlange	---	---	7	14	8	29
Jim Wolf	---	---	9	18	1	28
Jeremy Wolf	13	9	---	---	6	28
Noah Jackson	10	9	---	---	8	27
Ted Newton	12	12	---	---	---	24
Steve Rivera	6	5	---	---	12	23
Eric Williams	---	---	1	9	10	20
Derrel Luce	---	---	2	4	10	16
Jerry Blanton	---	---	1	0	15	16
Tony Cline	---	---	5	9	---	14
Don Cockroft	0	0	---	---	7	7
Bob Pifferini	---	---	3	2	2	7
Luke Prestridge	0	0	---	---	7	7
Honor Jackson	---	---	0	1	---	1
Floyd Tongue	---	---	0	0	1	1
Quentin Vaughn	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bill Kenney	0	0	---	---	---	0
Rick Moser	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	5	1.7
Middle	9	26	2.9
Right	3	21	7.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	19	60	3.2
Middle	4	2	0.5
Right	15	53	3.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gary Huff	37	20	3	1	0	4	9	8	2

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Will Cureton	35	22	1	4	2	2	4	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	34	8.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	9	109	6.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	5	54	5.4
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	50	10.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	24	13	103	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	9	121	11.0
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Calvin Hickman	7	2	39	1	31
WR Hugh Stopek	6	3	38	0	25
RB Earl Campbell	6	5	104	2	32
WR Reggie Rucker	4	1	8	0	23
TE Marc Forbes	4	3	17	0	18
WR Edward McIntyre	3	0	0	0	14
FB Boobie Clark	2	2	7	0	5
TE Ken Garcia	2	2	13	0	21
WR Wilbert Montgomery	2	2	21	0	7

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Drew Pearson	12	9	0	101	1	27
WR Ted Newton	6	2	1	23	0	12
TE David Hill	5	2	1	10	0	22
WR Steve Rivera	3	3	0	32	0	5
WR Dave Preston	3	3	0	20	0	23
WR Vic Washington	2	2	0	25	0	15
RB Joe Washington	2	1	0	13	0	23
TE Burt Kobeski	1	0	0	0	0	12
RB Bubba Bean	1	0	0	0	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Gary Huff	1	4	4.00	1.50
Wilbert Montgomery	1	3	3.00	2.75
Earl Campbell	1	2	2.00	2.50

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Joe Washington	3	-2	-0.67	1.70
Dave Preston	1	14	14.00	14.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Will Cureton	5	2	13	2.60	6.40

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Drew Pearson	2	0	0	0.00	8.42
WR Ted Newton	1	0	0	0.00	3.83
WR Steve Rivera	1	1	5	5.00	10.67
WR Dave Preston	1	1	8	8.00	6.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tennessee	Rushes	Conversions
John Riggins	1	1
Earl Campbell	1	0

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Bubba Bean	3	0
Joe Washington	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gary Huff	9	5	3

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Will Cureton	14	10	9

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Edward McIntyre	2	0	0
FB Boobie Clark	1	1	0
WR Reggie Rucker	1	1	0
TE Ken Garcia	1	1	1
TE Marc Forbes	1	1	1
WR Hugh Stopek	1	0	0
WR Calvin Hickman	1	0	0
RB Earl Campbell	1	1	1

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Drew Pearson	7	6	5
WR Steve Rivera	2	2	2
WR Vic Washington	1	1	1
WR Ted Newton	1	0	0
TE Burt Kobeski	1	0	0
TE David Hill	1	0	0
RB Joe Washington	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 65,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,100 (21,400)
End Zone 14,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,700 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	65,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,100 (21,400)
End Zone	14,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,700 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)