Week 7, 1980

played in Atlanta, GA

79 degrees, fair, calm

Carolina Panthers101700-27
Atlanta Falcons03157-25

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:27 CAR - Don Cockroft 24 field goal
1Q: 00:29 CAR - David Hill 8 pass from Bill Kenney (Don Cockroft extra point)
2Q: 10:44 CAR - Junior Miller 59 fumble return (Don Cockroft extra point)
2Q: 10:25 CAR - Po James 6 run (Don Cockroft extra point)
2Q: 04:33 CAR - Don Cockroft 34 field goal
2Q: 00:10 ATL - Chris Bahr 41 field goal
3Q: 06:37 ATL - Henry Monroe 8 interception return (Tommy Kramer pass to Charles Alexander for conversion)
3Q: 02:11 ATL - Lionel Summers 84 punt return (Chris Bahr extra point)
4Q: 02:00 ATL - Jerry Butler 22 pass from Tommy Kramer (Chris Bahr extra point)

Team StatisticsCARATL
Record3-43-3
First Downs2115
- by Rushing93
- by Passing912
- by Penalty30
Total Net Yards282297
- Offensive Plays7465
- Yards per Play3.814.57
Net Rushing Yards13743
- Rushing Attempts4019
- Yards per Rush3.432.26
Net Passing Yards145254
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt33 - 18 - 245 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards152259
- Sacks/Yards Lost1/71/5
- Yards per Pass Play4.265.52
Fumbles/Lost0/02/2
3rd Down Conversions4/152/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down7.27.7
4th Down Conversions0/00/2
Penalties/Yards2/1710/50
Punt Returns/Yards1/176/116
Kick Returns/Yards5/1025/124
Interception Ret./Yards1/02/19
2pt Conversions0/01/1
Red Zone Visits43
- Red Zone TDs/FGs2/21/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 26OWN 32
Time of Possession35:3824:22

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
112:568:37OWN 141779Field Goal
13:192:5850650Touchdown
212:101:33OWN 634Punt
210:310:16OPP 626Touchdown
27:240:08OWN 1310Interception
26:422:17OWN 20863Field Goal
23:151:33OWN 258Punt
315:001:25OWN 34413Punt
310:381:55OWN 2311Punt
37:210:54OWN 523Interception
36:274:25OWN 17617Punt
32:022:18OWN 30415Punt
413:183:02OWN 19619Punt
45:432:30OWN 3737Punt
41:470:45OWN 2630Punt
40:220:22OPP 421-1Game
Atlanta Falcons
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:002:04OWN 353-2Punt
14:191:00OWN 243-5Punt
10:213:11OWN 37515Punt
210:370:06OWN 201-4Fumble
210:152:51OWN 21518Punt
27:160:34OPP 736Interception
24:251:10OWN 4434Punt
21:421:40OWN 32944Field Goal
313:352:57OWN 18634Punt
38:431:22OWN 4436Punt
414:441:26OWN 20413Punt
410:164:33OWN 17946Downs
43:131:26OWN 15785Touchdown
41:020:40OWN 3547Downs

Game MVP: Noah Jackson, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

CarolinaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Po James15704.671311
Vince Wilkerson14332.36600
Curtis Brown5244.801410
Bill Kenney341.33300
Cleo Montgomery362.00400
AtlantaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Tony Dorsett7213.001610
Vagas Ferguson650.83500
Mark Van Eeghen5153.00900
Tommy Kramer122.00200

Passing Statistics

CarolinaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Bill Kenney33181521/7121251.6
AtlantaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Tommy Kramer45212591/5141163.1

Receiving Statistics

CarolinaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
FB Curtis Brown44399.7521150
WR Dave Preston466015.0033210
TE David Hill36134.33281
WR Carlos Carson34186.00390
WR Drew Pearson2784.00050
WR Vic Washington111111.001110
TE Junior Miller1433.00030
RB Po James0100.00000
AtlantaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR John Jefferson6146611.000210
TE Russ Francis585110.207140
WR Jerry Butler468421.0029411
WR Dennis Franklin252613.007150
RB Tony Dorsett22178.505110
WR Robert Miller1544.00040
RB Vagas Ferguson121111.000110
FB Mark Van Eeghen0100.00000
TE J.T. Galles0100.00000

Interception Statistics

CarolinaIntsYardsAvgTD
S Dave Waymer100.000
AtlantaIntsYardsAvgTD
ILB Tom MacLeod11111.000
CB Henry Monroe188.001

Fumble Statistics

CarolinaFumbRecovForceTD
Dennis Johnson0110
Junior Miller0101
Dan Nugent0010
AtlantaFumbRecovForceTD
Lionel Summers1000
Tony Dorsett1000

Punting Statistics

CarolinaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Luke Prestridge940945.436.3644
AtlantaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Larry Swider837146.444.3506

Kicking Statistics

CarolinaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Don Cockroft2/20/00/0343/3
AtlantaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Chris Bahr1/11/10/0412/2

Punt Return Statistics

CarolinaRetYardsAvgTD
Danny Colbert11717.00
AtlantaRetYardsAvgTD
Lionel Summers611619.31

Kick Return Statistics

CarolinaRetYardsAvgTD
Vic Washington36220.70
Po James24020.00
AtlantaRetYardsAvgTD
Lionel Summers410225.50
Dennis Franklin12222.00

Defensive Statistics

CarolinaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
CB J.T. Thomas600.01534
OLB Gary Weaver500.01217
DT Jim Wolf401.01330
ILB Terry Beeson410.01238
CB Marvin Cobb400.01339
ILB Skip Wilcox310.0917
S Ray Brown230.01737
S Tom Hannon220.01435
CB Danny Colbert210.01230
CB Dwayne Woodruff210.01438
DE Dennis Johnson200.01332
DE Billy Howard120.01433
OLB Steve King120.01743
DT Floyd Tongue100.0618
CB Danny Reece100.019
TE Junior Miller10---------
S Dave Waymer020.0926
AtlantaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
DT Joe Klecko641.03528
OLB Cecil Johnson510.02926
S Darrol Ray510.03933
S Jeff Severson500.02824
CB Randy Logan420.02925
DT Charlie Johnson410.03224
OLB Rob Niarne400.0118
CB Henry Monroe400.02224
ILB Dirt Winston330.02126
S Scott Burk310.01716
CB Rolland Lawrence230.02623
DE Ed Smith210.01614
ILB Tom MacLeod200.0198
CB Tim Fox200.01816
OLB Gary Cobb110.02111
DE Rulon Jones110.02222
OLB Terry Rennaker110.040
DT Ken Novak100.02625
DE Lawrence Pillers100.02420
QB Tommy Kramer10---------
WR John Jefferson10---------

Pass Rush Statistics

CarolinaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Jim Wolf1.002030
OLB Steve King0.012243
DE Billy Howard0.011133
DE Dennis Johnson0.010232
ILB Skip Wilcox0.001017
DT Floyd Tongue0.001018
AtlantaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Joe Klecko1.012028
DT Charlie Johnson0.012024
DE Rulon Jones0.001022

Pass Defense Statistics

CarolinaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB J.T. Thomas51034
S Ray Brown32037
OLB Gary Weaver30017
ILB Terry Beeson30038
CB Marvin Cobb20039
CB Dwayne Woodruff12038
OLB Steve King11043
ILB Skip Wilcox11017
CB Danny Reece1009
S Tom Hannon10035
S Dave Waymer01126
CB Danny Colbert01030
OLB Brian Cabral0104
AtlantaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Henry Monroe40124
CB Randy Logan31025
OLB Cecil Johnson21026
S Scott Burk21016
S Darrol Ray20033
CB Rolland Lawrence10023
S Jeff Severson10024
DE Ed Smith10014
CB Tim Fox10016
ILB Dirt Winston10026
DE Lawrence Pillers01020
ILB Tom MacLeod0018

Blocking Statistics

CarolinaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Noah Jackson58039030
Lionel Antoine23028028
Curtis Brown22023021
Jeff Williams17036031
Dan Peiffer16032031
Quinn Hoffman13035131
Gene Killian12013010
Junior Miller12015016
David Hill02029025
Dan Ryczek010803
Dan Nugent010403
AtlantaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Jeff Van Note33016043
Derrel Gofourth25118041
Karl Baldischwiler04015041
Andre Hines020516
Louis Bullard02016031
Dan Alexander01013038
Mark Slater0108024

Special Teams Tackles

CarolinaTacklesSTPlays
Danny Colbert323
Vince Wilkerson229
Jerry Blanton220
Cleo Montgomery113
Dan Nugent111
Danny Reece111
AtlantaTacklesSTPlays
Vagas Ferguson219
Dirt Winston217
Rob Niarne129
Russ Francis114

Participation

CarolinaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Jeff Williams3631------976
Dan Peiffer3231------1174
Bill Kenney4034---------74
Noah Jackson3930------271
Quinn Hoffman3531---------66
Danny Colbert------12302365
Steve King------1743262
David Hill2925------761
Lionel Antoine2828---------56
Ray Brown------1737256
Vince Wilkerson1511------2955
Marvin Cobb------1339355
Skip Wilcox------9172753
Dave Waymer------9261853
Drew Pearson2824---------52
Terry Beeson------1238252
Dwayne Woodruff------1438---52
Curtis Brown2321------751
Tom Hannon------1435150
Dennis Johnson------1332449
J.T. Thomas------1534---49
Jeremy Wolf1511------2248
Billy Howard------1433---47
Junior Miller1516------1647
Po James2118------645
George Martin------1125945
Jim Wolf------1330144
Carlos Carson2217---------39
Steve Rivera136------1736
Gene Killian1310------1134
Dave Preston1513------533
Gary Weaver------1217---29
Floyd Tongue------618125
Jerry Blanton------212023
Cleo Montgomery45------1322
Danny Reece------191121
Kenny Frame53------1119
Dan Nugent43------1118
Vic Washington03------1316
Brian Cabral------54413
Dan Ryczek83---------11
Luke Prestridge00------99
Don Cockroft00------88
John Small------0044
Will Cureton00------22
Quentin Vaughn00---------0
AtlantaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Russ Francis1944------1477
Darrol Ray------3933274
Joe Klecko------35281073
Derrel Gofourth1841------968
Jeff Van Note1643------766
Tommy Kramer1946---------65
John Jefferson1742------665
Dirt Winston------21261764
Dan Alexander1338------960
Cecil Johnson------2926459
Karl Baldischwiler1541------258
Charlie Johnson------3224157
Tim Fox------18162256
Randy Logan------2925155
Jeff Severson------2824254
Ken Novak------2625253
Rolland Lawrence------2623---49
Mark Van Eeghen1220------1749
Rob Niarne------1182948
Henry Monroe------2224248
Louis Bullard1631---------47
Tony Dorsett1132------346
Lawrence Pillers------2420145
Scott Burk------17161245
Rulon Jones------2222145
Robert Miller523------1543
Ed Smith------16141141
Mark Slater824------941
Vagas Ferguson814------1941
Jerry Butler1327---------40
Gary Cobb------2111638
Tom MacLeod------198734
Dennis Franklin318------1132
Charles Alexander54------1827
Lionel Summers13------2125
J.T. Galles12------2023
Andre Hines56------920
Jim Langer46---------10
Al Richardson------1179
Larry Swider00------88
Chris Bahr00------66
Terry Rennaker------40---4
Kellen Winslow01---------1
Ed Luther00------11
Bill Troup00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left10555.5
Middle9283.1
Right20552.8
None1-1-1.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left6162.7
Middle10161.6
Right3113.7
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

CarolinaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Bill Kenney33182024502
AtlantaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Tommy Kramer452132010751

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen0000.0
Short (0-8 Yds)26161365.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)72162.3
Long (19+ Yds)0000.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen1000.0
Short (0-8 Yds)1911854.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)2181316.2
Long (19+ Yds)324314.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

CarolinaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Drew Pearson7218024
TE David Hill63013025
WR Dave Preston64160213
FB Curtis Brown44039021
WR Carlos Carson43018017
TE Junior Miller4103016
RB Po James1000018
WR Vic Washington1101103
AtlantaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR John Jefferson146066142
TE Russ Francis85051044
WR Jerry Butler64084227
WR Dennis Franklin52026018
WR Robert Miller5104023
RB Tony Dorsett22017032
RB Vagas Ferguson21011014
FB Mark Van Eeghen1000020
TE J.T. Galles100002

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

CarolinaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Po James166.004.67
AtlantaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

CarolinaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Bill Kenney73192.714.61
AtlantaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Tommy Kramer4161.505.76

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

CarolinaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
TE David Hill2184.002.17
WR Carlos Carson2173.504.50
WR Drew Pearson1000.001.14
FB Curtis Brown1144.009.75
TE Junior Miller1000.000.75
AtlantaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
FB Mark Van Eeghen1000.000.00
TE Russ Francis1000.006.38
RB Tony Dorsett1166.008.50
RB Vagas Ferguson1000.005.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

CarolinaRushesConversions
Cleo Montgomery31
Vince Wilkerson20
Curtis Brown11
Bill Kenney10
AtlantaRushesConversions
Mark Van Eeghen10
Tony Dorsett10

Third Down Passing Statistics

CarolinaAttCompConversions
Bill Kenney822
AtlantaAttCompConversions
Tommy Kramer1122

Third Down Receiving Statistics

CarolinaTargCatchConversions
TE David Hill300
WR Dave Preston211
WR Drew Pearson100
WR Vic Washington111
WR Carlos Carson100
AtlantaTargCatchConversions
WR John Jefferson622
WR Robert Miller200
FB Mark Van Eeghen100
WR Dennis Franklin100

SectionAttendance
Stadium68,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck16,700 (17,100)
End Zone12,100 (12,400)
Mezzanine6,900 (7,100)
Sideline Seats10,600 (10,900)
Club Seats14,700 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes7,300 (7,500)