Week 17, 1980

played in Carolina, NC

62 degrees, rain, 11 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	0	14	0	3	-	17
Carolina Panthers	10	3	0	0	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:36 CAR - Dave Preston 5 pass from Bill Kenney (Don Cockroft extra point)
1Q: 04:59 CAR - Don Cockroft 25 field goal
2Q: 11:30 ATL - Tony Dorsett 3 run (Chris Bahr extra point)
2Q: 04:18 CAR - Don Cockroft 37 field goal
2Q: 03:43 ATL - Jerry Butler 72 pass from Tommy Kramer (Chris Bahr extra point)
4Q: 02:05 ATL - Chris Bahr 47 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:36 CAR - Dave Preston 5 pass from Bill Kenney (Don Cockroft extra point)
1Q: 04:59 CAR - Don Cockroft 25 field goal
2Q: 11:30 ATL - Tony Dorsett 3 run (Chris Bahr extra point)
2Q: 04:18 CAR - Don Cockroft 37 field goal
2Q: 03:43 ATL - Jerry Butler 72 pass from Tommy Kramer (Chris Bahr extra point)
4Q: 02:05 ATL - Chris Bahr 47 field goal

Team Statistics ATL CAR
Record 13-3 8-8
First Downs 15 12
- by Rushing 3 4
- by Passing 11 7
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 341 262
- Offensive Plays 56 62
- Yards per Play 6.09 4.23
Net Rushing Yards 81 127
- Rushing Attempts 28 40
- Yards per Rush 2.89 3.18
Net Passing Yards 260 135
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 26 - 18 - 1 22 - 11 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 273 135
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/13 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 9.29 6.14
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/13 3/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.3 6.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/50 5/37
Punt Returns/Yards 2/8 4/25
Kick Returns/Yards 2/47 2/43
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/25
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 28
Time of Possession 29:39 30:21

Team Statistics	ATL	CAR
Record	13-3	8-8
First Downs	15	12
- by Rushing	3	4
- by Passing	11	7
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	341	262
- Offensive Plays	56	62
- Yards per Play	6.09	4.23
Net Rushing Yards	81	127
- Rushing Attempts	28	40
- Yards per Rush	2.89	3.18
Net Passing Yards	260	135
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	26 - 18 - 1	22 - 11 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	273	135
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/13	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	9.29	6.14
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/13	3/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.3	6.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/50	5/37
Punt Returns/Yards	2/8	4/25
Kick Returns/Yards	2/47	2/43
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/25
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 28
Time of Possession	29:39	30:21

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:29	2:04	OWN 32	3	7	Punt
1	6:13	0:10	OWN 25	1	0	Interception
1	4:54	2:05	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
2	14:20	2:58	OWN 39	7	61	Touchdown
2	9:17	1:57	OWN 13	4	22	Punt
2	4:12	0:46	OWN 20	2	80	Touchdown
2	1:41	1:37	OWN 9	6	51	Missed FG
3	15:00	5:03	OWN 20	9	39	Punt
3	8:29	1:51	OWN 26	3	7	Punt
3	4:41	1:39	OWN 18	3	8	Punt
3	1:39	1:50	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
4	13:19	2:27	OWN 17	5	13	Punt
4	9:20	2:10	OWN 49	3	2	Punt
4	5:22	3:25	OWN 39	5	31	Field Goal

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:31	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
1	7:25	1:12	OWN 30	3	2	Punt
1	6:03	1:09	OPP 16	3	8	Field Goal
1	2:49	3:29	OWN 33	6	35	Missed FG
2	11:22	2:05	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
2	7:20	3:08	OWN 41	7	39	Field Goal
2	3:26	1:45	OWN 28	3	2	Punt
2	0:04	0:04	OWN 47	2	20	Half
3	9:57	1:28	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
3	6:38	1:57	OWN 18	3	7	Punt
3	3:02	1:23	OWN 17	3	1	Punt
4	14:49	1:30	OWN 26	3	1	Punt
4	10:52	1:32	OWN 14	3	0	Punt
4	7:10	1:48	OWN 3	3	3	Punt
4	1:57	1:57	OWN 33	9	41	Game

Game MVP: Tommy Kramer, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Eddie Lee Ivery	13	47	3.62	11	1	0
Tony Dorsett	12	16	1.33	10	1	1
Mark Van Eeghen	1	7	7.00	7	0	0
Tommy Kramer	1	4	4.00	4	0	0
John Jefferson	1	7	7.00	7	0	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Po James	19	62	3.26	49	1
Vince Wilkerson	19	61	3.21	11	1
Steve Rivera	1	2	2.00	2	0
Bill Kenney	1	2	2.00	2	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tommy Kramer	26	18	273	2/13	1	72	1	100.3

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bill Kenney	22	11	135	0/0	1	35	0	84.4

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Robert Miller	4	5	78	19.50	18	23	0
TE Russ Francis	3	3	46	15.33	0	29	0
WR Dennis Franklin	3	3	14	4.67	0	9	0
WR John Jefferson	3	6	39	13.00	7	18	0
WR Jerry Butler	3	4	80	26.67	58	72	1
FB Mark Van Eeghen	2	2	16	8.00	2	10	0
TE Kellen Winslow	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE David Hill	4	4	75	18.75	24	35	0
WR Dave Preston	4	5	39	9.75	5	16	1
WR Drew Pearson	3	5	21	7.00	7	8	0
WR Vic Washington	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Carlos Carson	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Junior Miller	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Jackie Derlange	1	25	25.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Larry Swider	9	404	44.9	39.9	56	3

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Luke Prestridge	9	466	51.8	50.9	63	2

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chris Bahr	1/2	1/2	0/1	47	2/2

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Don Cockroft	2/3	0/1	0/0	37	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lionel Summers	1	1	1.0	0
Dennis Franklin	1	7	7.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Danny Reece	4	25	6.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lionel Summers	2	47	23.5	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vic Washington	2	43	21.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Jeff Severson	8	3	0.0	32	20
DT Charlie Johnson	7	1	0.0	36	18
S Darrol Ray	6	2	0.0	38	20
DE Rulon Jones	4	2	0.0	26	9
ILB Dirt Winston	3	1	0.0	23	15
CB Randy Logan	3	0	0.0	33	17
DT Ken Novak	2	2	0.0	23	10
CB Henry Monroe	2	2	0.0	25	17
DE Ed Smith	2	1	0.0	14	6
OLB Cecil Johnson	2	1	0.0	28	19
CB Tim Fox	2	0	0.0	15	15
DT Greg Wojcik	1	2	0.0	23	18
CB Rolland Lawrence	1	1	0.0	27	13
DE Lawrence Pillers	1	1	0.0	30	17
OLB Gary Cobb	1	1	0.0	16	2
S Scott Burk	1	1	0.0	18	13
C Jeff Van Note	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Terry Rennaker	1	0	0.0	4	2
OLB Al Richardson	1	0	0.0	0	2
ILB Tom MacLeod	0	2	0.0	17	6
OLB Rob Niarne	0	1	0.0	12	3

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Dwayne Woodruff	6	0	0.0	23	21
ILB Terry Beeson	5	1	0.0	18	23
CB J.T. Thomas	5	0	0.0	23	23
S Ray Brown	4	1	0.0	19	27
S Tom Hannon	4	1	0.0	21	22
OLB Gary Weaver	4	0	0.0	20	16
DT Jim Wolf	3	1	0.0	19	14
CB Marvin Cobb	3	1	0.0	23	18
DE Billy Howard	2	1	1.0	16	24
OLB Brian Cabral	2	0	0.0	11	9
OLB Steve King	1	2	1.0	27	25
DE Dennis Johnson	1	2	0.0	22	16
CB Jackie Derlange	1	1	0.0	20	21
DE George Martin	1	1	0.0	15	16
OLB Steve Towle	1	1	0.0	7	11
CB Danny Reece	1	0	0.0	10	6
ILB Jerry Blanton	1	0	0.0	2	2
DT Floyd Tongue	0	3	0.0	12	14

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Lawrence Pillers	1	1	17
ILB Dirt Winston	1	0	15
DT Charlie Johnson	0	1	18

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Steve King	1.0	1	25
DE Billy Howard	1.0	0	24
DE Dennis Johnson	0.0	1	16
DT Jim Wolf	0.0	1	14

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Darrol Ray	2	1	20
CB Tim Fox	2	0	15
OLB Cecil Johnson	2	0	19
CB Henry Monroe	1	2	17
S Scott Burk	1	1	13
ILB Dirt Winston	1	0	15
OLB Gary Cobb	1	0	2
OLB Al Richardson	1	0	2
CB Rolland Lawrence	0	1	13

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB J.T. Thomas	5	0	0	23
CB Dwayne Woodruff	4	0	0	21
CB Marvin Cobb	3	1	0	18
S Ray Brown	2	0	0	27
OLB Steve Towle	1	0	0	11
CB Danny Reece	1	0	0	6
ILB Terry Beeson	1	0	0	23
OLB Brian Cabral	1	0	0	9
CB Jackie Derlange	0	0	1	21

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dan Alexander	2	8	1	27	0	21
Mark Van Eeghen	1	5	1	15	0	16
Mark Slater	1	2	0	10	1	12
Derrel Gofourth	1	1	0	22	0	22
Karl Baldischwiler	0	4	0	22	0	24
Louis Bullard	0	3	0	20	0	18
Kellen Winslow	0	2	0	25	0	24
Jeff Van Note	0	1	0	26	1	26
Jim Langer	0	1	0	7	0	13

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Lionel Antoine	2	9	34	15
Gene Killian	2	8	37	20
Dan Ryczek	2	6	40	22
Quinn Hoffman	1	5	32	17
Kenny Frame	1	2	8	5
Noah Jackson	0	4	38	20
Curtis Brown	0	2	30	14
Jeff Williams	0	2	11	10
Junior Miller	0	1	29	13

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Eddie Lee Ivery	3	18
Vagas Ferguson	3	13

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Jeremy Wolf	1	20
Curtis Brown	1	18
Vic Washington	1	17
Junior Miller	1	10

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Darrol Ray	---	---	38	20	4	62
Dan Alexander	27	21	---	---	11	59
Kellen Winslow	25	24	---	---	10	59
Jeff Van Note	26	26	---	---	5	57
Charlie Johnson	---	---	36	18	3	57
Tommy Kramer	28	28	---	---	---	56
Derrel Gofourth	22	22	---	---	11	55
Jeff Severson	---	---	32	20	2	54
Randy Logan	---	---	33	17	2	52
Karl Baldischwiler	22	24	---	---	6	52
John Jefferson	23	25	---	---	4	52
Tim Fox	---	---	15	15	21	51
Cecil Johnson	---	---	28	19	4	51
Greg Wojcik	---	---	23	18	9	50
Lawrence Pillers	---	---	30	17	2	49
Dirt Winston	---	---	23	15	7	45
Henry Monroe	---	---	25	17	2	44
Rob Niarne	---	---	12	3	27	42
Eddie Lee Ivery	15	9	---	---	18	42
Rolland Lawrence	---	---	27	13	1	41
Mark Van Eeghen	15	16	---	---	10	41
Scott Burk	---	---	18	13	8	39
Louis Bullard	20	18	---	---	---	38
Robert Miller	11	13	---	---	13	37
Ken Novak	---	---	23	10	4	37
Tony Dorsett	13	19	---	---	4	36
Rulon Jones	---	---	26	9	1	36
Mark Slater	10	12	---	---	10	32
Jerry Butler	15	17	---	---	---	32
Ed Smith	---	---	14	6	11	31
Tom MacLeod	---	---	17	6	5	28
Dennis Franklin	9	7	---	---	11	27
Russ Francis	7	6	---	---	12	25
Gary Cobb	---	---	16	2	6	24
Lionel Summers	1	1	---	---	20	22
Andre Hines	6	4	---	---	11	21
Jim Langer	7	13	---	---	---	20
J.T. Galles	0	1	---	---	19	20
Charles Alexander	6	2	---	---	12	20
Vagas Ferguson	0	0	---	---	13	13
Larry Swider	0	0	---	---	9	9
Terry Rennaker	---	---	4	2	1	7
Chris Bahr	0	0	---	---	6	6
Al Richardson	---	---	0	2	4	6
Ed Luther	0	0	---	---	2	2
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jackie Derlange	---	---	20	21	32	73
Gene Killian	37	20	---	---	9	66
Dan Ryczek	40	22	---	---	---	62
Curtis Brown	30	14	---	---	18	62
Bill Kenney	40	22	---	---	---	62
Marvin Cobb	---	---	23	18	18	59
Noah Jackson	38	20	---	---	---	58
David Hill	33	14	---	---	10	57
Jeremy Wolf	24	11	---	---	20	55
Steve King	---	---	27	25	2	54
Junior Miller	29	13	---	---	10	52
Lionel Antoine	34	15	---	---	---	49
Ray Brown	---	---	19	27	3	49
J.T. Thomas	---	---	23	23	3	49
Vince Wilkerson	20	10	---	---	19	49
Quinn Hoffman	32	17	---	---	---	49
Tom Hannon	---	---	21	22	2	45
Dwayne Woodruff	---	---	23	21	1	45
Billy Howard	---	---	16	24	2	42
Terry Beeson	---	---	18	23	1	42
Dennis Johnson	---	---	22	16	3	41
George Martin	---	---	15	16	10	41
Steve Towle	---	---	7	11	21	39
Gary Weaver	---	---	20	16	---	36
Jim Wolf	---	---	19	14	1	34
Po James	20	7	---	---	4	31
Dave Preston	16	10	---	---	5	31
Floyd Tongue	---	---	12	14	1	27
Brian Cabral	---	---	11	9	7	27
Vic Washington	3	6	---	---	17	26
Danny Reece	---	---	10	6	10	26
Kenny Frame	8	5	---	---	12	25
Jeff Williams	11	10	---	---	3	24
Carlos Carson	12	10	---	---	---	22
Drew Pearson	11	9	---	---	---	20
Jerry Blanton	---	---	2	2	16	20
Steve Rivera	2	1	---	---	11	14
Dan Peiffer	0	1	---	---	12	13
Cleo Montgomery	0	5	---	---	8	13
Dan Nugent	0	0	---	---	12	12
Bob Simmons	0	0	---	---	12	12
Luke Prestridge	0	0	---	---	9	9
Don Cockroft	0	0	---	---	7	7
John Small	---	---	0	0	7	7
Will Cureton	0	0	---	---	3	3
Quentin Vaughn	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	46	3.8
Middle	10	28	2.8
Right	6	7	1.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	70	5.8
Middle	7	9	1.3
Right	21	48	2.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tommy Kramer	26	18	4	2	1	1	3	0	1

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bill Kenney	22	11	1	0	1	5	2	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	2	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	6	37	4.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	9	205	14.6
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	29	14.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	8	8.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	5	50	8.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	5	77	5.9
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR John Jefferson	6	3	0	39	0	25
WR Robert Miller	5	4	1	78	2	13
WR Jerry Butler	4	3	0	80	1	17
TE Russ Francis	3	3	0	46	1	6
WR Dennis Franklin	3	3	0	14	0	7
TE Kellen Winslow	3	0	0	0	0	24
FB Mark Van Eeghen	2	2	0	16	0	16

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Drew Pearson	5	3	1	21	0	9
WR Dave Preston	5	4	0	39	0	10
TE David Hill	4	4	0	75	1	14
TE Junior Miller	3	0	0	0	0	13
WR Vic Washington	2	0	0	0	0	6
WR Carlos Carson	2	0	0	0	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tony Dorsett	1	3	3.00	1.33
Eddie Lee Ivery	1	2	2.00	3.62

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Vince Wilkerson	4	9	2.25	3.21
Steve Rivera	1	2	2.00	2.00
Bill Kenney	1	2	2.00	2.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tommy Kramer	1	1	10	10.00	10.50

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bill Kenney	3	2	12	4.00	6.14

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Mark Van Eeghen	1	1	10	10.00	8.00

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Dave Preston	2	2	12	6.00	7.80
TE Junior Miller	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Eddie Lee Ivery	3	0
Tony Dorsett	2	0
Tommy Kramer	1	0
John Jefferson	1	0

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Vince Wilkerson	5	1
Po James	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tommy Kramer	6	3	3

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bill Kenney	10	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR John Jefferson	2	1	1
FB Mark Van Eeghen	1	1	1
WR Robert Miller	1	1	1
TE Kellen Winslow	1	0	0
WR Jerry Butler	1	0	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Drew Pearson	3	1	1
WR Dave Preston	3	2	1
WR Vic Washington	2	0	0
WR Carlos Carson	1	0	0
TE Junior Miller	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 67,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,500 (21,400)
End Zone 14,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,000 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	67,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,500 (21,400)
End Zone	14,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,000 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)