Week 2, 1981

played in Buffalo, NY

59 degrees, rain, 13 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	0	0	0	10	6	-	16
Buffalo Bills	0	3	0	7	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
2Q: 01:14 BUF - Carson Long 44 field goal
4Q: 13:46 CAR - Dave Waymer 43 interception return (Don Cockroft extra point)
4Q: 02:18 BUF - Richard Todd 2 run (Carson Long extra point)
4Q: 00:10 CAR - Don Cockroft 32 field goal
OT: 11:19 CAR - Carlos Spencer 26 run

Scoring Summary
2Q: 01:14 BUF - Carson Long 44 field goal
4Q: 13:46 CAR - Dave Waymer 43 interception return (Don Cockroft extra point)
4Q: 02:18 BUF - Richard Todd 2 run (Carson Long extra point)
4Q: 00:10 CAR - Don Cockroft 32 field goal
OT: 11:19 CAR - Carlos Spencer 26 run

Team Statistics CAR BUF
Record 1-1 1-1
First Downs 20 19
- by Rushing 8 5
- by Passing 12 14
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 338 352
- Offensive Plays 66 68
- Yards per Play 5.12 5.18
Net Rushing Yards 141 84
- Rushing Attempts 28 24
- Yards per Rush 5.04 3.50
Net Passing Yards 197 268
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 21 - 0 41 - 27 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 214 285
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/17 3/17
- Yards per Pass Play 5.18 6.09
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/15 9/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.5 6.4
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/1
Penalties/Yards 3/15 2/10
Punt Returns/Yards 2/9 3/31
Kick Returns/Yards 4/72 1/18
Interception Ret./Yards 1/43 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 20 OWN 20
Time of Possession 30:43 33:13

Team Statistics	CAR	BUF
Record	1-1	1-1
First Downs	20	19
- by Rushing	8	5
- by Passing	12	14
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	338	352
- Offensive Plays	66	68
- Yards per Play	5.12	5.18
Net Rushing Yards	141	84
- Rushing Attempts	28	24
- Yards per Rush	5.04	3.50
Net Passing Yards	197	268
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 21 - 0	41 - 27 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	214	285
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/17	3/17
- Yards per Pass Play	5.18	6.09
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/15	9/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.5	6.4
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/1
Penalties/Yards	3/15	2/10
Punt Returns/Yards	2/9	3/31
Kick Returns/Yards	4/72	1/18
Interception Ret./Yards	1/43	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 20	OWN 20
Time of Possession	30:43	33:13

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:08	OWN 35	6	13	Punt
1	7:08	5:36	OWN 1	9	54	Punt
2	12:52	2:17	OWN 20	5	13	Punt
2	8:25	2:40	OWN 34	5	21	Punt
2	1:09	1:09	OWN 29	3	19	Half
3	11:48	3:43	OWN 21	7	24	Punt
3	4:13	4:27	OWN 20	8	30	Punt
4	7:23	0:31	OWN 30	3	0	Punt
4	6:00	1:55	OWN 3	3	3	Punt
4	2:06	2:03	OWN 13	9	72	Field Goal
OT1	15:00	3:56	OWN 21	8	79	Touchdown

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:52	4:44	OWN 4	7	47	Punt
1	1:32	3:40	OWN 20	6	40	Punt
2	10:35	2:10	OWN 24	8	42	Downs
2	5:45	4:36	OWN 6	10	67	Field Goal
3	15:00	3:12	OWN 20	6	15	Punt
3	8:05	3:52	OWN 2	6	25	Punt
4	14:46	1:13	OWN 7	4	21	Interception
4	13:33	6:10	OWN 20	10	50	Fumble
4	6:52	0:52	OWN 43	3	0	Punt
4	4:05	1:59	OPP 40	8	40	Touchdown

Game MVP: Bill Kenney, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Po James	13	78	6.00	31	3	0
Carlos Spencer	12	64	5.33	26	1	1
Drew Pearson	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0
Dave Preston	1	2	2.00	2	0	0
Cleo Montgomery	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Walter Payton	15	59	3.93	17	2	0
Earl Gant	5	16	3.20	18	1	0
Richard Todd	3	6	2.00	3	0	1
Billy Jackson	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bill Kenney	35	21	214	3/17	0	25	0	77.5

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Richard Todd	41	27	285	3/17	0	44	1	75.8

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE David Hill	6	8	67	11.17	20	25
WR Carlos Carson	5	8	49	9.80	11	18
WR Dave Preston	4	6	36	9.00	2	12
WR Eddie Bell	1	1	8	8.00	0	8
RB Po James	1	2	9	9.00	2	9
WR Drew Pearson	1	3	4	4.00	0	4
RB Carlos Spencer	1	1	10	10.00	2	10
WR Steve Rivera	1	3	21	21.00	17	21
TE Junior Miller	1	1	10	10.00	8	10
FB Curtis Brown	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Tony Hill	7	11	72	10.29	6	16
WR Archie Griffin	4	8	35	8.75	3	16
RB Walter Payton	3	3	16	5.33	2	9
FB Ted McKnight	3	3	13	4.33	10	10
RB Earl Gant	3	3	24	8.00	10	14
TE Gary Shirk	2	4	31	15.50	16	21
FB Billy Jackson	2	2	22	11.00	6	16
WR Dennis Franklin	1	2	44	44.00	28	44
WR Wally Henry	1	1	17	17.00	4	17
TE Walt Arnold	1	2	11	11.00	0	11
WR George Farmer	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Dave Waymer	1	43	43.00	1

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Jim Wolf	0	1	1	0
George Martin	0	0	1	0

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Richard Todd	2	0	0	0
Ted McKnight	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Luke Prestridge	8	363	45.4	39.0	53	5

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Pat McInally	5	248	49.6	43.8	60	4

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Don Cockroft	1/1	0/0	0/0	32	1/1

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Carson Long	1/1	1/1	0/0	44	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Danny Colbert	2	9	4.5	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Graham Spreen	3	31	10.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eddie Bell	3	51	17.0	0
Cleo Montgomery	1	21	21.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Graham Spreen	1	18	18.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB J.T. Thomas	7	3	0.0	22	38
DE George Martin	6	0	0.5	12	20
ILB Terry Beeson	4	3	0.0	15	30
S Tom Hannon	4	1	0.0	16	37
S Carlton Williamson	4	1	0.0	23	40
S Glen Edwards	4	0	0.0	16	30
OLB Andy Selfridge	4	0	0.0	12	19
DE Billy Howard	3	2	1.0	20	41
DT Jim Wolf	3	0	1.0	15	29
OLB Steve King	3	1	0.5	21	40
CB Dwayne Woodruff	3	1	0.0	20	33
OLB Guy Frazier	2	2	0.0	13	28
DE Dennis Johnson	2	0	0.0	16	27
S Dave Waymer	2	0	0.0	7	18
CB Danny Colbert	1	1	0.0	10	17
OLB Gary Weaver	1	0	0.0	4	5
DT Bill Dunstan	0	1	0.0	9	15
OLB Steve Towle	0	1	0.0	8	7

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Jim Collins	6	3	0.0	20	25
OLB Tom Toner	6	2	0.0	22	32
ILB Don Blackmon	4	1	1.0	20	19
CB Dwight Harrison	4	2	0.0	22	28
DT Mike Dawson	4	1	0.0	16	19
S Bryant Salter	4	0	0.0	24	28
S Tommy Casanova	3	2	0.0	17	24
CB Jeff Wright	3	1	0.0	13	17
CB Kenny Johnson	3	0	0.0	15	25
DE Doug McDougald	2	0	1.0	7	12
DE Andy Dorris	2	1	0.0	20	28
ILB Don Rives	2	1	0.0	7	12
DT Carl Barisich	2	0	0.0	13	19
S Jack Tatum	2	0	0.0	13	17
OLB Frank LeMaster	1	1	1.0	7	9
CB Graham Spreen	1	2	0.0	20	31
DE Walt Patulski	1	1	0.0	21	26
OLB Keena Turner	1	1	0.0	14	21

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Billy Howard	1.0	0	2	2	41
DT Jim Wolf	1.0	0	0	0	29
OLB Steve King	0.5	1	0	1	40
DE George Martin	0.5	0	0	0	20
DT Bill Dunstan	0.0	1	0	0	15

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Doug McDougald	1.0	0	1	0	12
OLB Frank LeMaster	1.0	0	0	0	9
ILB Don Blackmon	1.0	0	0	0	19
DE Will Wynn	0.0	1	1	1	10
DE Andy Dorris	0.0	0	1	0	28
ILB Jim Collins	0.0	0	1	0	25

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB J.T. Thomas	6	2	0	38
OLB Andy Selfridge	3	0	0	19
ILB Terry Beeson	3	0	0	30
CB Dwayne Woodruff	3	0	0	33
S Dave Waymer	2	0	1	18
S Tom Hannon	2	0	0	37
S Carlton Williamson	2	0	0	40
CB Danny Colbert	1	0	0	17
S Glen Edwards	1	0	0	30
DE Billy Howard	1	0	0	41
DT Jim Wolf	1	0	0	29
DE George Martin	1	0	0	20
OLB Guy Frazier	1	0	0	28

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Bryant Salter	3	1	28
S Tommy Casanova	3	0	24
CB Kenny Johnson	3	0	25
ILB Don Rives	2	0	12
OLB Tom Toner	2	0	32
ILB Don Blackmon	2	0	19
ILB Jim Collins	2	0	25
CB Graham Spreen	1	2	31
CB Dwight Harrison	1	1	28
S Jack Tatum	1	1	17
CB Jeff Wright	1	0	17

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Noah Jackson	4	7	0	26	0	34
Bob Kuziel	3	7	1	27	1	30
Kenny Frame	1	6	0	15	1	19
Lionel Antoine	1	4	0	18	0	24
Quinn Hoffman	1	2	0	21	0	31
Jeff Williams	0	2	0	24	1	30

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Don Macek	3	8	22	0	40
Reggie McKenzie	2	5	20	1	40
Kelvin Clark	1	3	19	0	40
Walt Arnold	1	1	12	0	21
Ken Huff	0	1	21	2	38
Dave Scott	0	1	3	0	6
Ted McKnight	0	1	11	0	26
Billy Jackson	0	1	9	0	9

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
M.L. Harris	2	12
Guy Frazier	2	12

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Dextor Clinkscale	4	14
George Farmer	1	13
Chad Bush	1	6

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Billy Howard	---	---	20	41	6	67
Bill Kenney	28	38	---	---	---	66
Noah Jackson	26	34	---	---	4	64
Carlton Williamson	---	---	23	40	1	64
Steve King	---	---	21	40	1	62
Bob Kuziel	27	30	---	---	5	62
Jeff Williams	24	30	---	---	8	62
J.T. Thomas	---	---	22	38	1	61
Tom Hannon	---	---	16	37	8	61
David Hill	22	30	---	---	8	60
Po James	14	23	---	---	21	58
Dwayne Woodruff	---	---	20	33	1	54
Guy Frazier	---	---	13	28	12	53
Quinn Hoffman	21	31	---	---	---	52
Curtis Brown	16	21	---	---	14	51
Andy Selfridge	---	---	12	19	17	48
Junior Miller	16	17	---	---	15	48
Glen Edwards	---	---	16	30	1	47
Terry Beeson	---	---	15	30	2	47
Dave Preston	18	24	---	---	4	46
Jim Wolf	---	---	15	29	1	45
Dennis Johnson	---	---	16	27	1	44
Kenny Frame	15	19	---	---	9	43
Lionel Antoine	18	24	---	---	---	42
Danny Colbert	---	---	10	17	13	40
Carlos Carson	16	23	---	---	---	39
Steve Rivera	8	13	---	---	12	33
Dave Waymer	---	---	7	18	8	33
Drew Pearson	13	19	---	---	---	32
George Martin	---	---	12	20	---	32
Bill Dunstan	---	---	9	15	5	29
Gene Killian	7	13	---	---	9	29
Carlos Spencer	13	15	---	---	---	28
Dan Peiffer	2	9	---	---	9	20
Steve Towle	---	---	8	7	3	18
M.L. Harris	1	2	---	---	12	15
Eddie Bell	2	3	---	---	8	13
Jackie Derlange	---	---	4	8	---	12
Gary Weaver	---	---	4	5	2	11
Luke Prestridge	0	0	---	---	8	8
Skip Wilcox	---	---	1	2	4	7
Cleo Montgomery	1	0	---	---	4	5
Don Cockroft	0	0	---	---	4	4
Will Cureton	0	0	---	---	1	1
Dan Ryczek	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dennis McKenzie	0	0	---	---	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Steve Riley	24	44	---	---	---	68
Richard Todd	24	44	---	---	---	68
Graham Spreen	---	---	20	31	16	67
Ken Huff	21	38	---	---	6	65
Don Macek	22	40	---	---	2	64
Reggie McKenzie	20	40	---	---	---	60
Kelvin Clark	19	40	---	---	---	59
Tom Toner	---	---	22	32	2	56
Tony Hill	16	32	---	---	8	56
Bryant Salter	---	---	24	28	2	54
Dwight Harrison	---	---	22	28	2	52
Andy Dorris	---	---	20	28	1	49
Walt Patulski	---	---	21	26	1	48
Kenny Johnson	---	---	15	25	8	48
Earl Gant	5	21	---	---	21	47
Jeff Wright	---	---	13	17	16	46
Walt Arnold	12	21	---	---	13	46
Don Blackmon	---	---	20	19	7	46
Jim Collins	---	---	20	25	---	45
Gary Shirk	11	24	---	---	8	43
Ted McKnight	11	26	---	---	6	43
Tommy Casanova	---	---	17	24	1	42
Mike Dawson	---	---	16	19	5	40
Dextor Clinkscale	---	---	9	16	14	39
Keena Turner	---	---	14	21	4	39
Walter Payton	19	18	---	---	---	37
Dennis Franklin	5	17	---	---	14	36
Carl Barisich	---	---	13	19	3	35
Wally Henry	14	21	---	---	---	35
Archie Griffin	14	20	---	---	---	34
Frank LeMaster	---	---	7	9	16	32
Jack Tatum	---	---	13	17	1	31
George Farmer	4	11	---	---	13	28
Doug McDougald	---	---	7	12	9	28
Billy Jackson	9	9	---	---	9	27
Don Rives	---	---	7	12	3	22
Will Wynn	---	---	8	10	---	18
Chad Bush	5	4	---	---	6	15
Dave Scott	3	6	---	---	6	15
Steve Courson	4	4	---	---	---	8
Todd Thomas	2	4	---	---	2	8
Len Gotshalk	0	0	---	---	6	6
Pat McInally	0	0	---	---	5	5
Carson Long	0	0	---	---	5	5
Jack Thompson	0	0	---	---	1	1
Dave Mays	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	15	42	2.8
Middle	6	41	6.8
Right	7	58	8.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	12	2.4
Middle	16	48	3.0
Right	3	24	8.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bill Kenney	35	21	2	0	4	5	4	1	0

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Richard Todd	41	27	2	5	2	2	2	3	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	15	129	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	6	85	7.1
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	1	10	3.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	16	120	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	10	155	11.1
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE David Hill	8	6	1	67	1	30
WR Carlos Carson	8	5	1	49	0	23
WR Dave Preston	6	4	1	36	0	24
WR Drew Pearson	3	1	0	4	0	19
WR Steve Rivera	3	1	0	21	1	13
RB Po James	2	1	0	9	0	23
FB Curtis Brown	2	0	1	0	0	21
WR Eddie Bell	1	1	0	8	0	3
RB Carlos Spencer	1	1	0	10	0	15
TE Junior Miller	1	1	0	10	0	17

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tony Hill	11	7	1	72	0	32
WR Archie Griffin	8	4	0	35	0	20
TE Gary Shirk	4	2	1	31	1	24
RB Walter Payton	3	3	0	16	0	18
FB Ted McKnight	3	3	0	13	0	26
RB Earl Gant	3	3	0	24	0	21
WR Dennis Franklin	2	1	0	44	1	17
TE Walt Arnold	2	1	0	11	0	21
WR George Farmer	2	0	0	0	0	11
FB Billy Jackson	2	2	0	22	0	9
WR Wally Henry	1	1	0	17	0	21

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Richard Todd	1	2	2.00	2.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Richard Todd	2	1	9	4.50	6.95

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Archie Griffin	1	1	9	9.00	4.38
TE Walt Arnold	1	0	0	0.00	5.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Carlos Spencer	2	1
Po James	1	0
Cleo Montgomery	1	0

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Earl Gant	3	1
Walter Payton	2	2
Richard Todd	1	1
Billy Jackson	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bill Kenney	11	5	5

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Richard Todd	10	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Carlos Carson	3	1	1
TE David Hill	2	1	1
WR Dave Preston	2	2	2
WR Eddie Bell	1	1	1
RB Po James	1	0	0
WR Steve Rivera	1	0	0
FB Curtis Brown	1	0	0

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tony Hill	3	1	1
WR Archie Griffin	2	1	1
WR Dennis Franklin	1	1	1
RB Walter Payton	1	1	1
TE Gary Shirk	1	0	0
WR Wally Henry	1	1	0
RB Earl Gant	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 49,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,400 (21,400)
End Zone 11,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,700 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 1,900 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	49,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,400 (21,400)
End Zone	11,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,700 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	1,900 (3,300)