Week 16, 1981

played in Carolina, NC

61 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

New York Jets	0	7	7	0	-	14
Carolina Panthers	14	3	0	14	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:38 CAR - Po James 4 run (Don Cockroft extra point)
1Q: 01:30 CAR - Carlos Spencer 23 run (Don Cockroft extra point)
2Q: 06:48 NYJ - Kevin House 10 pass from Neil Lomax (Frank Corral extra point)
2Q: 00:13 CAR - Don Cockroft 28 field goal
3Q: 06:09 NYJ - Ottis Anderson 7 run (Frank Corral extra point)
4Q: 12:02 CAR - Drew Pearson 17 pass from Bill Kenney (Don Cockroft extra point)
4Q: 01:56 CAR - Carlton Williamson 48 interception return (Don Cockroft extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:38 CAR - Po James 4 run (Don Cockroft extra point)
1Q: 01:30 CAR - Carlos Spencer 23 run (Don Cockroft extra point)
2Q: 06:48 NYJ - Kevin House 10 pass from Neil Lomax (Frank Corral extra point)
2Q: 00:13 CAR - Don Cockroft 28 field goal
3Q: 06:09 NYJ - Ottis Anderson 7 run (Frank Corral extra point)
4Q: 12:02 CAR - Drew Pearson 17 pass from Bill Kenney (Don Cockroft extra point)
4Q: 01:56 CAR - Carlton Williamson 48 interception return (Don Cockroft extra point)

Team Statistics NYJ CAR
Record 4-11 11-4
First Downs 27 16
- by Rushing 9 7
- by Passing 16 8
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 421 410
- Offensive Plays 79 48
- Yards per Play 5.33 8.54
Net Rushing Yards 156 203
- Rushing Attempts 30 31
- Yards per Rush 5.20 6.55
Net Passing Yards 265 207
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 45 - 24 - 3 16 - 11 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 287 212
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/22 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 5.41 12.18
Fumbles/Lost 3/2 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/14 3/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.8 6.8
4th Down Conversions 0/3 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/34 7/40
Punt Returns/Yards 3/25 2/-11
Kick Returns/Yards 4/106 2/64
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 3/75
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 23
Time of Possession 33:23 26:37

Team Statistics	NYJ	CAR
Record	4-11	11-4
First Downs	27	16
- by Rushing	9	7
- by Passing	16	8
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	421	410
- Offensive Plays	79	48
- Yards per Play	5.33	8.54
Net Rushing Yards	156	203
- Rushing Attempts	30	31
- Yards per Rush	5.20	6.55
Net Passing Yards	265	207
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	45 - 24 - 3	16 - 11 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	287	212
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/22	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	5.41	12.18
Fumbles/Lost	3/2	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/14	3/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.8	6.8
4th Down Conversions	0/3	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/34	7/40
Punt Returns/Yards	3/25	2/-11
Kick Returns/Yards	4/106	2/64
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	3/75
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 23
Time of Possession	33:23	26:37

Drive Charts

New York Jets
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:11	OWN 41	5	17	Punt
1	9:48	2:41	OPP 44	6	19	Fumble
1	4:30	2:21	OWN 21	6	35	Fumble
1	1:15	3:19	OWN 47	6	17	Downs
2	10:06	3:29	OWN 33	6	67	Touchdown
2	3:26	1:52	OWN 2	6	65	Interception
2	0:05	0:05	OWN 20	1	-2	Half
3	12:14	1:46	OWN 10	3	7	Punt
3	9:12	3:13	OWN 16	6	84	Touchdown
3	3:55	3:05	OWN 20	6	7	Punt
4	11:54	4:36	OWN 20	9	40	Punt
4	5:16	2:10	OWN 34	10	46	Downs
4	2:16	0:31	OWN 32	3	13	Interception
4	1:45	1:45	OWN 25	6	6	Interception

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:49	2:01	OWN 1	3	7	Punt
1	7:07	2:37	OWN 25	5	75	Touchdown
1	2:09	0:54	OWN 44	2	56	Touchdown
2	12:56	2:50	OWN 36	5	20	Interception
2	6:37	3:11	OWN 20	6	32	Punt
2	1:34	1:29	OWN 10	3	79	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:46	OWN 28	4	11	Punt
3	10:28	1:16	OWN 31	3	-3	Punt
3	5:59	2:04	OWN 42	3	9	Punt
3	0:50	3:56	OWN 8	8	92	Touchdown
4	7:18	2:02	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
4	3:06	0:50	OWN 20	3	9	Punt

Game MVP: Billy Howard, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Ottis Anderson	17	107	6.29	24	3	1
Steve Rogers	11	49	4.45	12	2	0
Neil Lomax	2	0	0.00	2	0	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Po James	14	122	8.71	60	2	1
Carlos Spencer	13	70	5.38	23	2	1
Curtis Brown	2	7	3.50	6	0	0
Bill Kenney	2	4	2.00	2	0	0

Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Neil Lomax	45	24	287	4/22	1	30	3	52.7

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bill Kenney	16	11	212	1/5	1	43	1	106.2

Receiving Statistics

New York	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Robin Earl	5	6	60	12.00	9	18	0
RB Ottis Anderson	4	4	39	9.75	20	18	0
WR Kevin House	4	6	41	10.25	7	18	1
TE Walter White	3	6	26	8.67	1	23	0
WR Wes Chandler	2	10	22	11.00	2	13	0
FB Adger Armstrong	2	2	36	18.00	24	30	0
WR Cris Collinsworth	2	7	29	14.50	4	17	0
TE Mike Cobb	1	1	27	27.00	3	27	0
WR Don Bass	1	3	7	7.00	0	7	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Dave Preston	3	3	85	28.33	61	43	0
WR Drew Pearson	2	4	24	12.00	13	17	1
TE Junior Miller	2	2	23	11.50	12	18	0
RB Po James	1	2	10	10.00	5	10	0
TE David Hill	1	1	8	8.00	1	8	0
FB Curtis Brown	1	1	42	42.00	34	42	0
WR Carlos Carson	1	3	20	20.00	10	20	0

Interception Statistics

New York	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Jim LeClair	1	0	0.00	0

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Glen Edwards	2	27	13.50	0
S Carlton Williamson	1	48	48.00	1

Fumble Statistics

New York	Fumb	Recov
Walter White	1	0
Ottis Anderson	1	0
Neil Lomax	1	0
Kevin House	0	1

Carolina	Recov	Force
Billy Howard	1	1
Terry Beeson	1	1
Carlton Williamson	0	1

Punting Statistics

New York	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Johnny Evans	4	187	46.8	44.5	61	2

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Luke Prestridge	7	332	47.4	41.0	63	3

Kicking Statistics

New York	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Frank Corral	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Don Cockroft	1/1	0/0	0/0	28	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eddie Payton	3	25	8.3	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Danny Colbert	2	-11	-5.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Raymond Clayborn	3	68	22.7	0
Eddie Payton	1	38	38.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eddie Bell	1	32	32.0	0
Po James	1	32	32.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New York	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Rod Rhodes	4	3	0.0	14	6
ILB Dewey Selmon	4	2	0.0	22	12
DE Ron Rydalich	4	0	0.0	17	10
OLB Jeff Barnes	3	1	1.0	21	13
ILB Jim LeClair	3	0	0.0	17	12
S Tony Peters	3	0	0.0	15	5
CB Lucious Smith	3	0	0.0	7	5
S Vince Castillo	2	4	0.0	19	13
DE Fred Smerlas	2	1	0.0	16	8
S Bob Glazebrook	2	0	0.0	8	3
S John Harris	2	0	0.0	26	14
OLB Mike Hawkins	2	0	0.0	12	4
DT Rush Brown	2	0	0.0	13	4
DE Randy White	1	3	0.0	30	15
ILB Jim Haslett	1	1	0.0	5	4
G Kurt Schumacher	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Ray Preston	1	0	0.0	19	13
CB LeRoy Irvin	1	0	0.0	24	10
WR Cris Collinsworth	1	0	---	---	---

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Carlton Williamson	7	1	0.0	27	47
CB Dwayne Woodruff	6	2	0.0	24	45
ILB Terry Beeson	5	4	1.0	24	40
OLB Guy Frazier	5	2	0.5	19	22
DE Billy Howard	4	2	1.5	22	37
DE George Martin	4	1	1.0	18	35
S Glen Edwards	4	0	0.0	26	44
OLB Andy Selfridge	3	2	0.0	11	13
DE Dennis Johnson	3	0	0.0	20	26
DT Jim Wolf	2	2	0.0	16	35
S Dave Waymer	2	2	0.0	22	42
DT Bill Dunstan	2	1	0.0	14	14
OLB Steve Towle	2	1	0.0	8	7
CB Jackie Derlange	2	0	0.0	24	45
CB Danny Colbert	1	1	0.0	21	37
OLB Gary Weaver	1	1	0.0	4	4
RB Po James	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Steve King	1	0	0.0	26	45

Pass Rush Statistics

New York	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Jeff Barnes	1.0	0	0	0	13
DE Randy White	0.0	0	1	0	15

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Billy Howard	1.5	1	2	2	37
DE George Martin	1.0	0	0	0	35
ILB Terry Beeson	1.0	0	0	0	40
OLB Guy Frazier	0.5	0	0	0	22
DT Jim Wolf	0.0	1	1	0	35
OLB Steve King	0.0	0	2	0	45
DT Bill Dunstan	0.0	0	1	0	14
DE Dennis Johnson	0.0	0	1	0	26

Pass Defense Statistics

New York	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Rod Rhodes	4	0	0	6
ILB Dewey Selmon	2	1	0	12
S Vince Castillo	1	0	0	13
OLB Jeff Barnes	1	0	0	13
S Bob Glazebrook	1	0	0	3
S John Harris	1	0	0	14
CB Lucious Smith	1	0	0	5
CB Bobby Brooks	0	1	0	9
ILB Jim LeClair	0	0	1	12

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Carlton Williamson	5	1	1	47
S Glen Edwards	3	1	2	44
OLB Andy Selfridge	3	0	0	13
ILB Terry Beeson	2	2	0	40
OLB Steve Towle	2	0	0	7
CB Dwayne Woodruff	2	0	0	45
S Dave Waymer	2	0	0	42
OLB Guy Frazier	2	0	0	22
CB Jackie Derlange	1	1	0	45
CB Danny Colbert	1	0	0	37
OLB Gary Weaver	1	0	0	4
OLB Steve King	0	1	0	45

Blocking Statistics

New York	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Charley Hannah	5	9	23	0	38
Todd Watkins	3	4	22	2	33
Steve August	3	3	25	0	44
Rod Walters	1	1	8	0	13
Dan Neal	0	4	24	1	43
John Hicks	0	4	21	0	34
Adger Armstrong	0	1	20	1	31
Robin Earl	0	1	14	0	18
Keith Eck	0	1	6	0	6

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dan Nugent	4	6	0	27	0	16
Noah Jackson	3	6	2	28	1	17
Lionel Antoine	1	5	0	26	0	13
Curtis Brown	1	4	0	19	0	9
Quinn Hoffman	1	3	0	25	0	14
Bob Kuziel	0	4	0	26	0	16
Kenny Frame	0	1	0	9	0	5

Special Teams Tackles

New York	Tackles	STPlays
Tony Peters	1	13
Rich Mauti	1	13
Mike Cobb	1	12
Robin Earl	1	9

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Carlton Williamson	2	14
Po James	1	20
Danny Colbert	1	13
Eddie Bell	1	10
David Hill	1	7
Dan Nugent	1	6

Participation

New York	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Neil Lomax	30	49	---	---	---	79
Dan Neal	24	43	---	---	3	70
Steve August	25	44	---	---	---	69
Charley Hannah	23	38	---	---	---	61
Walter White	22	29	---	---	9	60
John Hicks	21	34	---	---	4	59
Todd Watkins	22	33	---	---	---	55
Adger Armstrong	20	31	---	---	4	55
Randy White	---	---	30	15	8	53
Ottis Anderson	18	33	---	---	---	51
Kevin House	16	31	---	---	4	51
Steve Rogers	12	16	---	---	20	48
Raymond Clayborn	---	---	26	13	8	47
Cris Collinsworth	15	31	---	---	---	46
Robin Earl	14	18	---	---	9	41
John Harris	---	---	26	14	1	41
Wes Chandler	10	30	---	---	---	40
Ray Preston	---	---	19	13	7	39
Ron Carpenter	---	---	17	14	7	38
Dewey Selmon	---	---	22	12	3	37
Mike Cobb	10	15	---	---	12	37
Don Bass	11	10	---	---	15	36
Jeff Barnes	---	---	21	13	1	35
LeRoy Irvin	---	---	24	10	1	35
Jim LeClair	---	---	17	12	5	34
Vince Castillo	---	---	19	13	1	33
Tony Peters	---	---	15	5	13	33
Randy Young	12	17	---	---	4	33
Lucious Smith	---	---	7	5	17	29
Ron Rydalich	---	---	17	10	1	28
Kurt Schumacher	9	17	---	---	---	26
Jim Haslett	---	---	5	4	17	26
Rod Walters	8	13	---	---	4	25
Fred Smerlas	---	---	16	8	1	25
Mike Hawkins	---	---	12	4	8	24
Bobby Brooks	---	---	13	9	1	23
Rod Rhodes	---	---	14	6	2	22
Rush Brown	---	---	13	4	---	17
Rich Mauti	2	1	---	---	13	16
Keith Eck	6	6	---	---	4	16
Bob Glazebrook	---	---	8	3	4	15
Eddie Payton	0	0	---	---	13	13
Johnny Evans	0	0	---	---	4	4
Frank Corral	0	0	---	---	3	3
Scott Bull	0	0	---	---	---	0
Cliff Olander	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Carlton Williamson	---	---	27	47	14	88
Jackie Derlange	---	---	24	45	16	85
Danny Colbert	---	---	21	37	13	71
Steve King	---	---	26	45	---	71
Glen Edwards	---	---	26	44	---	70
Dwayne Woodruff	---	---	24	45	---	69
Terry Beeson	---	---	24	40	---	64
Dave Waymer	---	---	22	42	---	64
Billy Howard	---	---	22	37	---	59
George Martin	---	---	18	35	4	57
Guy Frazier	---	---	19	22	13	54
Jim Wolf	---	---	16	35	---	51
Dan Nugent	27	16	---	---	6	49
Noah Jackson	28	17	---	---	3	48
Bill Kenney	31	17	---	---	---	48
Po James	16	11	---	---	20	47
David Hill	26	14	---	---	7	47
Dennis Johnson	---	---	20	26	---	46
Curtis Brown	19	9	---	---	15	43
Bob Kuziel	26	16	---	---	---	42
Andy Selfridge	---	---	11	13	17	41
Lionel Antoine	26	13	---	---	---	39
Quinn Hoffman	25	14	---	---	---	39
Junior Miller	14	9	---	---	16	39
Bill Dunstan	---	---	14	14	4	32
Drew Pearson	19	12	---	---	---	31
Dave Preston	15	10	---	---	3	28
Carlos Carson	16	10	---	---	---	26
Steve Rivera	8	3	---	---	13	24
Kenny Frame	9	5	---	---	8	22
Carlos Spencer	15	6	---	---	---	21
M.L. Harris	7	1	---	---	9	17
Dan Peiffer	6	3	---	---	7	16
Steve Towle	---	---	8	7	---	15
Jeff Williams	5	1	---	---	8	14
Eddie Bell	0	0	---	---	10	10
Ray Brown	---	---	3	1	5	9
Gary Weaver	---	---	4	4	---	8
Don Cockroft	0	0	---	---	7	7
Luke Prestridge	0	0	---	---	7	7
Skip Wilcox	---	---	1	0	3	4
Dan Ryczek	3	0	---	---	---	3
Cleo Montgomery	0	0	---	---	2	2
Will Cureton	0	0	---	---	1	1
Dennis McKenzie	0	0	---	---	---	0
Doug Donley	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	47	5.9
Middle	9	43	4.8
Right	12	68	5.7
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	114	10.4
Middle	12	46	3.8
Right	8	43	5.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Neil Lomax	45	24	3	3	0	6	7	2	3

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bill Kenney	16	11	4	1	0	2	1	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	18	18.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	12	103	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	8	98	6.5
Long (19+ Yds)	10	3	68	6.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	11	212	14.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	1	0	0	0.0
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New York	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Wes Chandler	10	2	22	0	30
WR Cris Collinsworth	7	2	29	0	31
TE Walter White	6	3	26	1	29
TE Robin Earl	6	5	60	0	18
WR Kevin House	6	4	41	0	31
RB Ottis Anderson	4	4	39	0	33
WR Don Bass	3	1	7	0	10
FB Adger Armstrong	2	2	36	1	31
TE Mike Cobb	1	1	27	1	15

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Drew Pearson	4	2	24	0	12
WR Dave Preston	3	3	85	2	10
WR Carlos Carson	3	1	20	1	10
RB Po James	2	1	10	0	11
TE Junior Miller	2	2	23	0	9
TE David Hill	1	1	8	0	14
FB Curtis Brown	1	1	42	1	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ottis Anderson	1	7	7.00	6.29

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Po James	1	4	4.00	8.71

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Neil Lomax	6	2	17	2.83	6.38

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bill Kenney	1	1	17	17.00	13.25

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New York	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Wes Chandler	2	0	0	0.00	2.20
WR Kevin House	2	2	17	8.50	6.83
TE Walter White	1	0	0	0.00	4.33
WR Cris Collinsworth	1	0	0	0.00	4.14

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Drew Pearson	1	1	17	17.00	6.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New York	Rushes	Conversions
Ottis Anderson	3	2
Steve Rogers	2	1
Neil Lomax	1	1

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Carlos Spencer	4	0
Po James	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Conversions
Neil Lomax	7	3	3

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bill Kenney	4	3	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New York	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Wes Chandler	2	0	0
RB Ottis Anderson	2	2	2
TE Walter White	1	0	0
WR Kevin House	1	1	1
WR Cris Collinsworth	1	0	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Drew Pearson	2	1	1
WR Dave Preston	1	1	1
TE Junior Miller	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 66,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,300 (21,400)
End Zone 14,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,900 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	66,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,300 (21,400)
End Zone	14,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,900 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)