Exhibition Week 4, 1983

played in Carolina, NC

89 degrees, rain, 15 mph wind

New England Patriots	7	3	0	3	-	13
Carolina Panthers	3	3	0	14	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:57 CAR - Don Cockroft 26 field goal
1Q: 02:28 NED - Lin Dawson 2 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Bucky Wallace extra point)
2Q: 07:35 CAR - Don Cockroft 44 field goal
2Q: 02:18 NED - Bucky Wallace 48 field goal
4Q: 14:10 CAR - Ken Grandberry 7 pass from Will Cureton (Don Cockroft extra point)
4Q: 09:39 NED - Bucky Wallace 33 field goal
4Q: 03:29 CAR - Tony Green 1 run (Don Cockroft extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:57 CAR - Don Cockroft 26 field goal
1Q: 02:28 NED - Lin Dawson 2 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Bucky Wallace extra point)
2Q: 07:35 CAR - Don Cockroft 44 field goal
2Q: 02:18 NED - Bucky Wallace 48 field goal
4Q: 14:10 CAR - Ken Grandberry 7 pass from Will Cureton (Don Cockroft extra point)
4Q: 09:39 NED - Bucky Wallace 33 field goal
4Q: 03:29 CAR - Tony Green 1 run (Don Cockroft extra point)

Team Statistics NED CAR
Record 1-2 3-0
First Downs 18 20
- by Rushing 8 6
- by Passing 8 12
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 219 344
- Offensive Plays 60 64
- Yards per Play 3.65 5.38
Net Rushing Yards 115 156
- Rushing Attempts 26 34
- Yards per Rush 4.42 4.59
Net Passing Yards 104 188
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 14 - 0 30 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 124 188
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/20 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 3.06 6.27
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 8/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.4 4.5
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/59 11/100
Punt Returns/Yards 2/16 4/37
Kick Returns/Yards 4/106 3/59
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 34
Time of Possession 26:34 33:26

Team Statistics	NED	CAR
Record	1-2	3-0
First Downs	18	20
- by Rushing	8	6
- by Passing	8	12
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	219	344
- Offensive Plays	60	64
- Yards per Play	3.65	5.38
Net Rushing Yards	115	156
- Rushing Attempts	26	34
- Yards per Rush	4.42	4.59
Net Passing Yards	104	188
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 14 - 0	30 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	124	188
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/20	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	3.06	6.27
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	8/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.4	4.5
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/59	11/100
Punt Returns/Yards	2/16	4/37
Kick Returns/Yards	4/106	3/59
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 34
Time of Possession	26:34	33:26

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:52	7:33	OWN 32	12	68	Touchdown
2	15:00	1:35	OWN 17	5	21	Punt
2	7:27	5:15	OWN 15	12	54	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:21	OWN 20	7	20	Punt
3	11:14	2:00	OWN 41	3	8	Punt
3	6:31	1:33	OWN 5	3	7	Punt
4	13:59	4:25	OPP 47	7	31	Field Goal
4	3:19	1:20	OWN 18	8	33	Downs
4	1:29	1:10	OWN 20	5	-8	Downs

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:08	OWN 33	11	58	Field Goal
1	2:19	2:19	OWN 27	4	17	Punt
2	13:25	5:58	OWN 16	10	57	Field Goal
2	2:12	2:12	OWN 28	6	15	Half
3	12:39	1:25	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
3	9:14	2:43	OWN 23	5	22	Punt
3	4:58	5:59	OWN 40	12	60	Touchdown
4	9:34	6:15	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
4	1:59	0:30	OWN 49	3	6	Punt
4	0:19	0:19	OPP 12	1	-2	Game

Game MVP: John Rade, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Jimmy Rogers	14	66	4.71	10	3
Stan Edwards	8	39	4.88	15	2
Larry Lawrence	2	0	0.00	2	0
Artie Francis	1	6	6.00	6	0
Walter White	1	4	4.00	4	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Alonzo Becker	18	102	5.67	24	2	0
Louis Jackson	6	21	3.50	9	0	0
Tony Green	3	28	9.33	24	1	1
Doug Donley	2	1	0.50	1	0	0
Trey Junkin	2	4	2.00	2	0	0
Drew Pearson	1	2	2.00	2	0	0
Will Cureton	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0
Steve Rivera	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Larry Lawrence	26	9	96	3/20	0	21	0	46.3
Steve Bartkowski	5	5	28	0/0	1	11	0	129.6

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Will Cureton	30	22	188	0/0	1	19	0	100.4

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Stanley Morgan	4	4	35	8.75	0	14	0
WR Benny Malone	2	4	10	5.00	0	7	0
WR Johnny Perkins	2	7	13	6.50	0	10	0
TE Lin Dawson	2	3	16	8.00	0	14	1
TE Chris Dressel	2	3	17	8.50	0	11	0
WR Lynn Swann	1	5	21	21.00	0	21	0
FB Stan Edwards	1	1	12	12.00	14	12	0
WR Reuben Gant	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Wayne Givens	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ken Grandberry	7	7	53	7.57	6	11	1
WR Steve Rivera	3	6	43	14.33	16	19	0
TE Junior Miller	3	4	35	11.67	6	16	0
WR Drew Pearson	2	3	11	5.50	0	11	0
RB Alonzo Becker	2	2	13	6.50	5	10	0
WR Doug Donley	2	4	23	11.50	9	18	0
RB Tony Green	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0
RB Louis Jackson	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
Unknown	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rick Engles	4	194	48.5	39.3	56	3

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Luke Prestridge	4	179	44.8	35.8	50	2

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bucky Wallace	2/2	1/1	0/0	48	1/1

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Don Cockroft	2/2	1/1	0/0	44	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lynn Swann	1	12	12.0	0
Stanley Morgan	1	4	4.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jackie Wallace	4	37	9.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Edddie Brown	2	64	32.0	0
Lynn Swann	2	42	21.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ken Grandberry	3	59	19.7	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Milt McColl	7	1	20	18
S Steve Luke	5	2	24	23
S Vinny Hoover	5	0	18	18
ILB John Anderson	4	3	23	14
S Edddie Brown	4	2	28	22
ILB Shane Nelson	4	1	13	9
OLB Gary Campbell	4	0	20	17
CB Herman Edwards	3	2	27	27
Unknown	3	1	10	13
S Mike Davis	3	0	18	22
DE Al Harris	2	1	14	17
DT Ron Fernandes	2	0	20	19
ILB Jim Eliopulos	2	0	11	7
DT Jeff Lloyd	1	3	14	11
DE Karl Lorch	1	2	16	8
DE Barney Chavous	1	1	18	22
OLB Sam Hunt	1	0	16	17
DE Jim Young	1	0	20	13
CB Eddie McMillan	0	1	23	14

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Tom Hannon	8	1	0.0	22	30
OLB Sanders Shiver	4	0	0.0	12	14
CB Harvey Clayton	4	0	0.0	18	28
OLB John Rade	3	1	2.0	23	29
ILB Brian Ingram	3	2	0.0	12	10
CB Jackie Wallace	3	1	0.0	11	21
DE Barry Bennett	3	1	0.0	16	25
CB Jackie Derlange	3	0	0.0	18	22
OLB Guy Frazier	2	2	0.0	23	25
Unknown	2	0	0.0	14	9
DE Billy Howard	1	0	1.0	17	22
DT Floyd Tongue	1	2	0.0	12	25
CB Kirk Collins	1	2	0.0	22	31
S Ray Brown	1	0	0.0	21	25
S Bill Simpson	1	0	0.0	13	21
DE George Martin	1	0	0.0	4	5
ILB Skip Wilcox	0	1	0.0	9	7

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Sam Hunt	1	17
DT Jeff Lloyd	1	11
CB Mike Washington	1	19
ILB John Anderson	1	14

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB John Rade	2.0	2	0	29
DE Billy Howard	1.0	0	0	22
DT Floyd Tongue	0.0	0	1	25
DE Barry Bennett	0.0	0	1	25
DE Walt Bowyer	0.0	0	1	16
Unknown	0.0	0	1	9

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Vinny Hoover	4	0	18
ILB John Anderson	3	0	14
S Edddie Brown	2	0	22
S Steve Luke	2	0	23
S Mike Davis	2	0	22
CB Herman Edwards	2	0	27
ILB Shane Nelson	2	0	9
OLB Milt McColl	2	0	18
Unknown	2	0	13
CB Eddie McMillan	1	0	14
OLB Gary Campbell	0	2	17

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Harvey Clayton	3	0	28
CB Jackie Wallace	2	0	21
S Tom Hannon	1	2	30
CB Kirk Collins	1	1	31
S Ray Brown	1	0	25
OLB Bo Cornell	1	0	9
S Bill Simpson	1	0	21
CB Jackie Derlange	1	0	22
OLB Sanders Shiver	1	0	14
OLB Guy Frazier	1	0	25
ILB Brian Ingram	1	0	10
OLB John Rade	0	2	29

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Larry Tearry	5	7	2	18	0	25
Wade Griffin	3	6	0	19	1	23
Burt Prince	3	4	0	19	0	26
John Hannah	1	4	0	16	1	23
Montique Anderson	0	3	0	23	0	26
Chris Dressel	0	1	0	17	0	19
Irv Pankey	0	0	0	14	1	21

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Mike Baab	4	7	29	24
Ben Akbar	2	5	28	24
Mike Adams	1	5	27	26
Dana McKenzie	1	4	25	16
Dan Peiffer	1	3	19	14
Nat Hudson	1	3	29	25
Dan Ryczek	1	1	5	6
Quinn Hoffman	1	1	4	3
Keith Uecker	0	3	29	28
Unknown	0	1	15	15

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Lin Dawson	2	14
Johnny Perkins	2	7
Mike Washington	1	18
Reuben Gant	1	12
Jimmy Rogers	1	12

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Trey Junkin	3	9
Louis Jackson	1	15
Carlos Carson	1	14
Junior Miller	1	14

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Edddie Brown	---	---	28	22	11	61
Mike Washington	---	---	21	19	18	58
Herman Edwards	---	---	27	27	2	56
Montique Anderson	23	26	---	---	6	55
Milt McColl	---	---	20	18	17	55
Joe Fields	21	26	---	---	6	53
Burt Prince	19	26	---	---	6	51
Steve Luke	---	---	24	23	2	49
Larry Lawrence	17	29	---	---	2	48
Larry Tearry	18	25	---	---	3	46
Wade Griffin	19	23	---	---	3	45
Jimmy Rogers	16	17	---	---	12	45
John Hannah	16	23	---	---	5	44
Barney Chavous	---	---	18	22	3	43
Lin Dawson	14	15	---	---	14	43
Ron Fernandes	---	---	20	19	3	42
Walter White	16	11	---	---	15	42
Mike Davis	---	---	18	22	2	42
Vinny Hoover	---	---	18	18	5	41
Stanley Morgan	16	22	---	---	3	41
John Anderson	---	---	23	14	4	41
Chris Dressel	17	19	---	---	4	40
Eddie McMillan	---	---	23	14	1	38
Gary Campbell	---	---	20	17	1	38
Stan Edwards	9	14	---	---	15	38
Johnny Perkins	8	22	---	---	7	37
Sam Hunt	---	---	16	17	3	36
Benny Malone	7	15	---	---	13	35
Lynn Swann	14	14	---	---	7	35
Jim Young	---	---	20	13	2	35
Irv Pankey	14	21	---	---	---	35
Al Harris	---	---	14	17	2	33
Karl Lorch	---	---	16	8	4	28
Jeff Lloyd	---	---	14	11	---	25
Unknown	---	---	10	13	1	24
Shane Nelson	---	---	13	9	1	23
Jim Eliopulos	---	---	11	7	5	23
Reuben Gant	3	6	---	---	12	21
Artie Francis	8	9	---	---	1	18
Steve Bartkowski	9	5	---	---	---	14
Wayne Givens	2	6	---	---	---	8
Rick Engles	0	0	---	---	4	4
Allan Leavitt	0	0	---	---	4	4
Bucky Wallace	0	0	---	---	2	2
Cullen Bryant	0	0	---	---	---	0
Joe Gilliam	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Will Cureton	34	30	---	---	2	66
Kirk Collins	---	---	22	31	10	63
Mike Adams	27	26	---	---	6	59
Nat Hudson	29	25	---	---	3	57
Keith Uecker	29	28	---	---	---	57
Tom Hannon	---	---	22	30	4	56
Mike Baab	29	24	---	---	3	56
John Rade	---	---	23	29	2	54
Trey Junkin	22	22	---	---	9	53
Ben Akbar	28	24	---	---	---	52
Ray Brown	---	---	21	25	4	50
Guy Frazier	---	---	23	25	---	48
Jackie Wallace	---	---	11	21	15	47
Barry Bennett	---	---	16	25	6	47
Dana McKenzie	25	16	---	---	5	46
Harvey Clayton	---	---	18	28	---	46
Bill Simpson	---	---	13	21	10	44
Jackie Derlange	---	---	18	22	2	42
Billy Howard	---	---	17	22	1	40
Louis Jackson	9	16	---	---	15	40
Dan Peiffer	19	14	---	---	6	39
Floyd Tongue	---	---	12	25	2	39
Unknown	15	15	---	---	9	39
Doug Donley	22	15	---	---	---	37
Sanders Shiver	---	---	12	14	10	36
Junior Miller	11	10	---	---	14	35
Drew Pearson	15	15	---	---	4	34
Ken Grandberry	8	12	---	---	13	33
Walt Bowyer	---	---	15	16	2	33
Alonzo Becker	22	10	---	---	---	32
Tony Green	6	8	---	---	15	29
Steve Rivera	13	10	---	---	4	27
Unknown	---	---	14	9	3	26
Brian Ingram	---	---	12	10	2	24
Bo Cornell	---	---	4	9	9	22
Skip Wilcox	---	---	9	7	4	20
Carlos Carson	2	1	---	---	14	17
Quinn Hoffman	4	3	---	---	6	13
Dan Ryczek	5	6	---	---	---	11
George Martin	---	---	4	5	---	9
Don Cockroft	0	0	---	---	7	7
Dan Nugent	0	0	---	---	6	6
Luke Prestridge	0	0	---	---	4	4
Randy Dean	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bill Kenney	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dave Waymer	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	60	5.0
Middle	4	14	3.5
Right	10	41	4.1
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	45	4.1
Middle	10	41	4.1
Right	12	72	6.0
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Larry Lawrence	26	9	1	2	3	5	4	0	0
Steve Bartkowski	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Will Cureton	30	22	0	0	2	2	4	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	18	9.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	6	31	2.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	5	54	4.9
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	21	4.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	18	125	6.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	4	63	7.0
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Johnny Perkins	7	2	1	13	0	22
WR Lynn Swann	5	1	1	21	1	14
WR Benny Malone	4	2	0	10	0	15
WR Stanley Morgan	4	4	0	35	0	22
TE Lin Dawson	3	2	0	16	0	15
TE Chris Dressel	3	2	0	17	0	19
WR Reuben Gant	2	0	1	0	0	6
WR Wayne Givens	1	0	0	0	0	6
FB Stan Edwards	1	1	0	12	0	14

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Ken Grandberry	7	7	0	53	12
WR Steve Rivera	6	3	0	43	10
TE Junior Miller	4	3	1	35	10
WR Doug Donley	4	2	0	23	15
WR Drew Pearson	3	2	0	11	15
RB Alonzo Becker	2	2	0	13	10
RB Tony Green	2	1	1	5	8
RB Louis Jackson	1	1	0	5	16
Unknown	1	1	0	0	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jimmy Rogers	3	18	6.00	4.71
Larry Lawrence	1	-2	-2.00	0.00

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Alonzo Becker	3	7	2.33	5.67
Will Cureton	1	-2	-2.00	-2.00
Tony Green	1	1	1.00	9.33
Doug Donley	1	0	0.00	0.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Larry Lawrence	1	0	0	0.00	3.69
Steve Bartkowski	1	1	2	2.00	5.60

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Will Cureton	7	5	31	4.43	6.27

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Johnny Perkins	1	0	0	0.00	1.86
TE Lin Dawson	1	1	2	2.00	5.33

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ken Grandberry	1	1	7	7.00	7.57
WR Drew Pearson	1	1	11	11.00	3.67
WR Steve Rivera	1	1	8	8.00	7.17
RB Tony Green	1	1	5	5.00	2.50
TE Junior Miller	1	0	0	0.00	8.75
WR Doug Donley	1	0	0	0.00	5.75
Unknown	1	1	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Larry Lawrence	2	0
Jimmy Rogers	2	1
Stan Edwards	2	2

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Tony Green	3	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Larry Lawrence	7	2	2

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Will Cureton	12	8	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Lynn Swann	2	1	1
WR Johnny Perkins	2	0	0
WR Wayne Givens	1	0	0
WR Stanley Morgan	1	1	1

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ken Grandberry	4	4	3
WR Steve Rivera	3	1	1
WR Doug Donley	3	1	1
WR Drew Pearson	1	1	0
RB Louis Jackson	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 57,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,700 (21,400)
End Zone 12,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,200 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	57,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,700 (21,400)
End Zone	12,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,200 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (3,300)