Week 15, 1981

played in Atlanta, GA

45 degrees, fair, calm

Carolina Panthers	7	9	3	7	-	26
Atlanta Falcons	0	7	7	8	-	22

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:59 CAR - Carlos Spencer 4 run (Don Cockroft extra point)
2Q: 10:52 ATL - Bill Ring 2 run (Chris Bahr extra point)
2Q: 05:56 CAR - Safety, holding called in the end zone
2Q: 05:49 CAR - Po James 78 kickoff return (Don Cockroft extra point)
3Q: 11:01 ATL - Eddie Lee Ivery 8 run (Chris Bahr extra point)
3Q: 02:53 CAR - Don Cockroft 26 field goal
4Q: 11:58 ATL - Kellen Winslow 1 pass from Tommy Kramer (Tommy Kramer pass to John Jefferson for conversion)
4Q: 02:49 CAR - Cleo Montgomery 3 run (Don Cockroft extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:59 CAR - Carlos Spencer 4 run (Don Cockroft extra point)
2Q: 10:52 ATL - Bill Ring 2 run (Chris Bahr extra point)
2Q: 05:56 CAR - Safety, holding called in the end zone
2Q: 05:49 CAR - Po James 78 kickoff return (Don Cockroft extra point)
3Q: 11:01 ATL - Eddie Lee Ivery 8 run (Chris Bahr extra point)
3Q: 02:53 CAR - Don Cockroft 26 field goal
4Q: 11:58 ATL - Kellen Winslow 1 pass from Tommy Kramer (Tommy Kramer pass to John Jefferson for conversion)
4Q: 02:49 CAR - Cleo Montgomery 3 run (Don Cockroft extra point)

Team Statistics CAR ATL
Record 10-4 8-6
First Downs 20 23
- by Rushing 5 11
- by Passing 15 10
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 351 313
- Offensive Plays 64 63
- Yards per Play 5.48 4.97
Net Rushing Yards 91 137
- Rushing Attempts 27 34
- Yards per Rush 3.37 4.03
Net Passing Yards 260 176
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 27 - 2 29 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 260 176
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 7.03 6.07
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 12/17 7/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.3 4.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 8/45 5/49
Punt Returns/Yards 2/7 1/8
Kick Returns/Yards 3/124 2/52
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/1
Red Zone Visits 4 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 21 OWN 26
Time of Possession 32:19 27:41

Team Statistics	CAR	ATL
Record	10-4	8-6
First Downs	20	23
- by Rushing	5	11
- by Passing	15	10
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	351	313
- Offensive Plays	64	63
- Yards per Play	5.48	4.97
Net Rushing Yards	91	137
- Rushing Attempts	27	34
- Yards per Rush	3.37	4.03
Net Passing Yards	260	176
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 27 - 2	29 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	260	176
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	7.03	6.07
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	12/17	7/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.3	4.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	8/45	5/49
Punt Returns/Yards	2/7	1/8
Kick Returns/Yards	3/124	2/52
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/1
Red Zone Visits	4	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 21	OWN 26
Time of Possession	32:19	27:41

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:51	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
1	12:20	7:30	OWN 1	17	99	Touchdown
2	14:44	0:12	OWN 18	1	0	Interception
2	10:44	4:14	OWN 22	5	27	Punt
2	3:34	2:38	OWN 47	9	50	Interception
3	10:55	8:07	OWN 24	14	67	Field Goal
4	11:47	1:35	OWN 20	3	-4	Punt
4	8:55	6:16	OWN 21	12	79	Touchdown

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:09	1:49	OWN 39	4	16	Punt
1	4:50	5:06	OWN 9	9	23	Punt
2	14:32	3:48	OPP 24	8	24	Touchdown
2	6:30	0:41	OWN 5	2	-20	Safety
2	5:36	2:02	OWN 12	3	8	Punt
2	0:56	0:56	OWN 20	2	21	Half
3	15:00	4:05	OWN 22	7	78	Touchdown
3	2:48	6:01	OWN 34	11	66	Touchdown
4	10:12	1:17	OWN 32	3	9	Punt
4	2:39	2:39	OWN 20	15	75	Game

Game MVP: Carlos Spencer, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Carlos Spencer	14	57	4.07	14	1	1
Po James	8	19	2.38	8	0	0
Bill Kenney	2	8	4.00	6	0	0
Cleo Montgomery	2	6	3.00	3	0	1
Dave Preston	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Bill Ring	17	77	4.53	12	2	1
Eddie Lee Ivery	10	53	5.30	10	2	1
Mark Van Eeghen	2	5	2.50	3	0	0
Tommy Kramer	2	5	2.50	3	0	0
John Jefferson	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0
Charles Alexander	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
Jerry Butler	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bill Kenney	37	27	260	0/0	0	22	2	69.6

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tommy Kramer	29	17	176	0/0	1	34	0	87.7

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Dave Preston	8	10	80	10.00	12	19
TE David Hill	5	7	66	13.20	20	19
WR Drew Pearson	4	6	14	3.50	3	9
TE M.L. Harris	3	4	21	7.00	0	12
WR Steve Rivera	2	3	25	12.50	14	20
FB Curtis Brown	2	2	16	8.00	0	8
WR Carlos Carson	2	3	32	16.00	4	22
RB Carlos Spencer	1	2	6	6.00	0	6

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jerry Butler	7	9	95	13.57	11	34	0
FB Mark Van Eeghen	2	2	16	8.00	6	11	0
WR Robert Miller	2	4	8	4.00	1	5	0
WR John Jefferson	2	4	19	9.50	3	14	0
TE Kellen Winslow	2	6	9	4.50	0	8	1
WR Tony Galloway	1	1	19	19.00	0	19	0
RB Eddie Lee Ivery	1	1	10	10.00	8	10	0
TE Jim Thaxton	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Rolland Lawrence	1	0	0.00	0
OLB Hugh Green	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Luke Prestridge	3	144	48.0	45.3	60	1

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Larry Swider	4	172	43.0	41.3	48	2

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Don Cockroft	1/1	0/0	0/0	26	3/3

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

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Danny Colbert	2	7	3.5	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
John Jefferson	1	8	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Po James	3	124	41.3	1

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Robert Miller	2	52	26.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Terry Beeson	7	1	0.0	23	22
OLB Steve King	6	1	0.0	32	26
S Carlton Williamson	5	3	0.0	30	27
CB Dwayne Woodruff	5	0	0.0	26	25
S Glen Edwards	4	3	0.0	25	15
DE Dennis Johnson	4	1	0.0	33	27
DE George Martin	3	1	0.0	16	8
CB Jackie Derlange	2	3	0.0	24	24
S Ray Brown	2	1	0.0	13	15
DT Jim Wolf	2	1	0.0	19	20
DE Billy Howard	2	0	0.0	19	23
OLB Gary Weaver	2	0	0.0	5	4
OLB Guy Frazier	1	1	0.0	23	12
CB Danny Colbert	1	0	0.0	15	13
CB J.T. Thomas	1	0	0.0	8	16
WR Dave Preston	1	0	---	---	---
QB Bill Kenney	1	0	---	---	---
S Dave Waymer	1	0	0.0	27	22
OLB Steve Towle	0	1	0.0	8	2

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Mike Singletary	8	3	22	29
S Darrol Ray	7	3	26	35
DE Lawrence Pillers	5	1	23	24
CB Rolland Lawrence	4	1	16	23
OLB Hugh Green	4	1	16	16
OLB Mel Owens	4	1	9	14
CB Randy Logan	3	1	12	20
ILB Dirt Winston	3	1	5	8
OLB Gary Cobb	2	1	7	6
S Scott Burk	2	1	12	22
DT Dominic Winstead	2	0	17	26
OLB Al Richardson	2	0	7	11
CB William Judson	2	0	21	34
S Jeff Severson	1	1	23	25
DT Joe Klecko	1	1	26	32
CB Henry Monroe	1	1	18	27
DE Rulon Jones	1	0	21	26
DT Charlie Johnson	0	1	16	29

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Jim Wolf	2	0	20
OLB Andy Selfridge	1	1	9
DT Bill Dunstan	1	0	9
DE George Martin	1	0	8
DE Billy Howard	0	1	23

Atlanta	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Rulon Jones	1	1	0	26
DT Joe Klecko	1	0	0	32
DT Dominic Winstead	0	1	0	26
DE Lawrence Pillers	0	1	0	24
OLB Mel Owens	0	0	1	14

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Steve King	3	0	26
CB Jackie Derlange	2	1	24
S Ray Brown	2	0	15
CB Dwayne Woodruff	2	0	25
OLB Guy Frazier	1	1	12
S Carlton Williamson	1	1	27
CB Danny Colbert	1	0	13
DE Dennis Johnson	1	0	27
CB J.T. Thomas	1	0	16
OLB Gary Weaver	1	0	4
ILB Terry Beeson	1	0	22
S Dave Waymer	1	0	22
S Glen Edwards	0	1	15

Atlanta	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Mel Owens	4	0	14
OLB Mike Singletary	4	0	29
CB Rolland Lawrence	3	1	23
CB Randy Logan	3	0	20
OLB Hugh Green	2	1	16
OLB Gary Cobb	2	0	6
S Scott Burk	2	0	22
CB William Judson	2	0	34
S Jeff Severson	1	0	25
ILB Dirt Winston	1	0	8
CB Henry Monroe	1	0	27
S Darrol Ray	1	0	35
OLB Al Richardson	1	0	11

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Quinn Hoffman	3	4	26	32
Lionel Antoine	2	6	24	24
Bob Kuziel	2	6	27	34
Noah Jackson	1	6	25	33
Curtis Brown	1	1	17	21
Dan Ryczek	0	1	2	4
David Hill	0	1	23	25
M.L. Harris	0	1	15	24

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Andre Hines	5	7	30	24
Jeff Van Note	3	4	32	28
Derrel Gofourth	3	4	29	24
Dan Alexander	2	4	30	26
Fred Dean	1	3	28	16
Curt Marsh	1	2	9	8
Karl Baldischwiler	1	1	4	5
Charles Alexander	1	1	11	8
Kellen Winslow	1	1	30	27
Blake Moore	0	3	8	14
Jim Thaxton	0	1	15	7
Mark Van Eeghen	0	1	18	12

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Guy Frazier	2	8
Eddie Bell	1	11

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Dirt Winston	2	14
Jim Thaxton	1	14
Vagas Ferguson	1	5

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Carlton Williamson	---	---	30	27	8	65
Bill Kenney	27	37	---	---	---	64
Bob Kuziel	27	34	---	---	---	61
David Hill	23	25	---	---	13	61
Dennis Johnson	---	---	33	27	---	60
Noah Jackson	25	33	---	---	1	59
Steve King	---	---	32	26	---	58
Quinn Hoffman	26	32	---	---	---	58
Jackie Derlange	---	---	24	24	7	55
Dan Nugent	18	32	---	---	3	53
Curtis Brown	17	21	---	---	13	51
Dwayne Woodruff	---	---	26	25	---	51
Dave Waymer	---	---	27	22	---	49
Lionel Antoine	24	24	---	---	---	48
Dave Preston	15	28	---	---	5	48
M.L. Harris	15	24	---	---	8	47
Terry Beeson	---	---	23	22	1	46
Po James	10	17	---	---	18	45
Guy Frazier	---	---	23	12	8	43
Danny Colbert	---	---	15	13	14	42
Billy Howard	---	---	19	23	---	42
Glen Edwards	---	---	25	15	---	40
Andy Selfridge	---	---	12	9	18	39
Jim Wolf	---	---	19	20	---	39
Ray Brown	---	---	13	15	10	38
Carlos Spencer	15	20	---	---	1	36
Steve Rivera	7	11	---	---	15	33
Bill Dunstan	---	---	15	9	4	28
George Martin	---	---	16	8	4	28
Drew Pearson	14	13	---	---	---	27
Kenny Frame	4	17	---	---	4	25
J.T. Thomas	---	---	8	16	---	24
Carlos Carson	11	12	---	---	---	23
Cleo Montgomery	7	11	---	---	5	23
Jeff Williams	9	5	---	---	4	18
Eddie Bell	1	2	---	---	11	14
Steve Towle	---	---	8	2	2	12
Gary Weaver	---	---	5	4	2	11
Dan Peiffer	0	4	---	---	4	8
Don Cockroft	0	0	---	---	6	6
Dan Ryczek	2	4	---	---	---	6
Skip Wilcox	---	---	1	0	5	6
Luke Prestridge	0	0	---	---	3	3
Will Cureton	0	0	---	---	1	1
Doug Donley	0	1	---	---	---	1
Dennis McKenzie	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jeff Van Note	32	28	---	---	3	63
Tommy Kramer	34	29	---	---	---	63
Darrol Ray	---	---	26	35	1	62
Kellen Winslow	30	27	---	---	4	61
Dan Alexander	30	26	---	---	4	60
William Judson	---	---	21	34	4	59
Joe Klecko	---	---	26	32	---	58
Henry Monroe	---	---	18	27	11	56
Derrel Gofourth	29	24	---	---	1	54
Andre Hines	30	24	---	---	---	54
Mike Singletary	---	---	22	29	3	54
Rulon Jones	---	---	21	26	4	51
Jeff Severson	---	---	23	25	1	49
Lawrence Pillers	---	---	23	24	1	48
Charlie Johnson	---	---	16	29	1	46
Eddie Lee Ivery	14	18	---	---	14	46
Robert Miller	15	18	---	---	12	45
Scott Burk	---	---	12	22	11	45
Fred Dean	28	16	---	---	---	44
John Jefferson	17	13	---	---	14	44
Dominic Winstead	---	---	17	26	---	43
Jerry Butler	15	19	---	---	9	43
Mark Van Eeghen	18	12	---	---	12	42
Rolland Lawrence	---	---	16	23	1	40
Jim Thaxton	15	7	---	---	14	36
Hugh Green	---	---	16	16	2	34
Randy Logan	---	---	12	20	1	33
Bill Ring	20	11	---	---	---	31
Tony Galloway	12	10	---	---	5	27
Dirt Winston	---	---	5	8	14	27
Mel Owens	---	---	9	14	4	27
Blake Moore	8	14	---	---	3	25
Charles Alexander	11	8	---	---	5	24
Al Richardson	---	---	7	11	4	22
Curt Marsh	9	8	---	---	4	21
Karl Baldischwiler	4	5	---	---	4	13
Gary Cobb	---	---	7	6	---	13
Rob Niarne	---	---	0	0	10	10
Vagas Ferguson	3	2	---	---	5	10
Chris Bahr	0	0	---	---	5	5
Larry Swider	0	0	---	---	4	4
Terry Rennaker	---	---	0	0	2	2
Andy Hawkins	---	---	0	0	1	1
Unknown	---	---	0	0	---	0
Tom Cousineau	---	---	0	0	---	0
Ed Luther	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	15	38	2.5
Middle	5	16	3.2
Right	7	37	5.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	46	4.2
Middle	18	67	3.7
Right	5	24	4.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bill Kenney	37	27	2	0	3	0	3	1	2

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tommy Kramer	29	17	1	1	2	4	5	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	28	20	150	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	7	110	12.2
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	8	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	8	49	4.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	66	7.3
Long (19+ Yds)	7	2	53	7.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dave Preston	10	8	1	80	0	28
TE David Hill	7	5	1	66	0	25
WR Drew Pearson	6	4	0	14	0	13
TE M.L. Harris	4	3	1	21	0	24
WR Steve Rivera	3	2	0	25	1	11
WR Carlos Carson	3	2	0	32	1	12
RB Carlos Spencer	2	1	0	6	0	20
FB Curtis Brown	2	2	0	16	0	21

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jerry Butler	9	7	0	95	1	19
TE Kellen Winslow	6	2	1	9	0	27
WR Robert Miller	4	2	0	8	0	18
WR John Jefferson	4	2	1	19	0	13
TE Jim Thaxton	2	0	0	0	0	7
FB Mark Van Eeghen	2	2	0	16	0	12
WR Tony Galloway	1	1	0	19	0	10
RB Eddie Lee Ivery	1	1	0	10	0	18

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Carlos Spencer	4	11	2.75	4.07
Po James	2	9	4.50	2.38
Bill Kenney	1	2	2.00	4.00
Cleo Montgomery	1	3	3.00	3.00

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Eddie Lee Ivery	4	24	6.00	5.30
Bill Ring	3	4	1.33	4.53
Mark Van Eeghen	2	5	2.50	2.50
Tommy Kramer	1	3	3.00	2.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bill Kenney	3	1	5	1.67	7.03

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tommy Kramer	2	2	6	3.00	6.07

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE David Hill	1	0	0	0.00	9.43
WR Steve Rivera	1	0	0	0.00	8.33
WR Dave Preston	1	1	5	5.00	8.00

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Mark Van Eeghen	1	1	5	5.00	8.00
TE Kellen Winslow	1	1	1	1.00	1.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

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

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Eddie Lee Ivery	4	3
Mark Van Eeghen	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bill Kenney	12	9	9

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tommy Kramer	7	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dave Preston	3	3	3
WR Drew Pearson	2	1	1
TE David Hill	2	1	1
WR Steve Rivera	2	1	1
RB Carlos Spencer	1	1	1
WR Carlos Carson	1	1	1
TE M.L. Harris	1	1	1

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

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,100 (17,100)
End Zone 12,400 (12,400)
Mezzanine 7,100 (7,100)
Sideline Seats 10,900 (10,900)
Club Seats 15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 7,500 (7,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,100 (17,100)
End Zone	12,400 (12,400)
Mezzanine	7,100 (7,100)
Sideline Seats	10,900 (10,900)
Club Seats	15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	7,500 (7,500)