Week 5, 1983

played in Los Angeles, CA

53 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	7	14	7	9	-	37
Los Angeles Rams	0	7	0	6	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:43 CAR - Carlos Carson 30 pass from Bill Kenney (Don Cockroft extra point)
2Q: 14:54 CAR - Carlos Carson 3 pass from Bill Kenney (Don Cockroft extra point)
2Q: 06:05 CAR - Carlos Carson 18 pass from Bill Kenney (Don Cockroft extra point)
2Q: 02:26 LAS - John Kimbrough 2 pass from Ed Burns (Joe Danelo extra point)
3Q: 06:11 CAR - Willie McClendon 6 pass from Bill Kenney (Don Cockroft extra point)
4Q: 13:20 CAR - Don Cockroft 33 field goal
4Q: 09:38 LAS - Curt Warner 1 run (Dennis McKenzie pass for conversion failed)
4Q: 03:10 CAR - Don Cockroft 48 field goal
4Q: 01:38 CAR - Don Cockroft 47 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:43 CAR - Carlos Carson 30 pass from Bill Kenney (Don Cockroft extra point)
2Q: 14:54 CAR - Carlos Carson 3 pass from Bill Kenney (Don Cockroft extra point)
2Q: 06:05 CAR - Carlos Carson 18 pass from Bill Kenney (Don Cockroft extra point)
2Q: 02:26 LAS - John Kimbrough 2 pass from Ed Burns (Joe Danelo extra point)
3Q: 06:11 CAR - Willie McClendon 6 pass from Bill Kenney (Don Cockroft extra point)
4Q: 13:20 CAR - Don Cockroft 33 field goal
4Q: 09:38 LAS - Curt Warner 1 run (Dennis McKenzie pass for conversion failed)
4Q: 03:10 CAR - Don Cockroft 48 field goal
4Q: 01:38 CAR - Don Cockroft 47 field goal

Team Statistics CAR LAS
Record 3-2 0-5
First Downs 26 23
- by Rushing 8 5
- by Passing 17 14
- by Penalty 1 4
Total Net Yards 430 299
- Offensive Plays 73 56
- Yards per Play 5.89 5.34
Net Rushing Yards 165 121
- Rushing Attempts 38 18
- Yards per Rush 4.34 6.72
Net Passing Yards 265 178
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 25 - 0 36 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 265 191
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/13
- Yards per Pass Play 7.57 4.68
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 13/17 3/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.2 8.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 9/66 3/27
Punt Returns/Yards 2/12 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 3/67 6/111
Interception Ret./Yards 1/29 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 38 OWN 25
Time of Possession 37:00 23:00

Team Statistics	CAR	LAS
Record	3-2	0-5
First Downs	26	23
- by Rushing	8	5
- by Passing	17	14
- by Penalty	1	4
Total Net Yards	430	299
- Offensive Plays	73	56
- Yards per Play	5.89	5.34
Net Rushing Yards	165	121
- Rushing Attempts	38	18
- Yards per Rush	4.34	6.72
Net Passing Yards	265	178
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 25 - 0	36 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	265	191
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/13
- Yards per Pass Play	7.57	4.68
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	13/17	3/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.2	8.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	9/66	3/27
Punt Returns/Yards	2/12	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	3/67	6/111
Interception Ret./Yards	1/29	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 38	OWN 25
Time of Possession	37:00	23:00

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:28	OWN 25	7	75	Touchdown
1	6:54	7:11	OWN 20	15	80	Touchdown
2	12:11	6:15	OWN 13	14	87	Touchdown
2	2:18	2:18	OWN 26	6	44	Missed FG
3	12:15	5:02	OWN 28	9	39	Punt
3	7:03	1:03	OPP 9	3	9	Touchdown
3	2:28	4:16	OWN 36	8	48	Field Goal
4	9:32	6:27	OWN 41	8	28	Field Goal
4	2:04	0:34	OPP 37	3	7	Field Goal

Los Angeles Rams
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:32	4:38	OWN 20	9	46	Punt
2	14:43	2:32	OWN 42	4	14	Punt
2	5:56	3:38	OWN 23	12	77	Touchdown
3	15:00	2:45	OWN 22	4	16	Punt
3	7:13	0:10	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
3	6:00	3:32	OWN 20	8	44	Fumble
4	13:12	3:40	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
4	3:05	1:01	OWN 37	4	0	Downs
4	1:30	1:30	OWN 26	4	48	Game

Game MVP: Bill Kenney, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Tony Green	22	81	3.68	10	2
Alonzo Becker	10	67	6.70	19	4
Willie McClendon	3	13	4.33	8	0
Dave Preston	1	3	3.00	3	0
Bill Kenney	1	2	2.00	2	0
Carlos Carson	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Johnny Hector	7	33	4.71	14	1	0
Curt Warner	7	58	8.29	30	2	1
Marvin Sims	3	26	8.67	15	1	0
Ed Burns	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bill Kenney	35	25	265	0/0	4	30	0	131.2

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dennis McKenzie	21	11	104	0/0	0	18	0	66.4
Ed Burns	15	9	87	2/13	1	17	1	70.7

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Carlos Carson	8	9	98	12.25	34	30	3
WR Dave Preston	6	7	70	11.67	23	24	0
WR Steve Rivera	4	5	51	12.75	27	18	0
WR Drew Pearson	3	3	19	6.33	4	9	0
RB Willie McClendon	2	2	17	8.50	1	11	1
TE Dana McKenzie	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB Tony Green	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	0
WR Ken Grandberry	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Alonzo Becker	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Trey Junkin	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Los Angeles	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Freddie Solomon	8	11	81	10.13	13	17	0
WR Stephone Paige	3	4	36	12.00	4	18	0
TE McDonald Oden	2	2	13	6.50	0	10	0
FB Marvin Sims	2	2	15	7.50	7	10	0
WR Van Harmon	1	6	15	15.00	1	15	0
WR John Kimbrough	1	7	2	2.00	1	2	1
TE Rick Walker	1	1	15	15.00	4	15	0
TE Joe Rose	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0
RB Johnny Hector	1	1	5	5.00	4	5	0
RB Curt Warner	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Tom Hannon	1	29	29.00	0

Los Angeles	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Recov	Force
Dwayne Woodruff	1	0
Barry Bennett	0	1
Walt Bowyer	0	1

Los Angeles	Fumb	Recov
Johnny Hector	1	0
Curt Warner	1	0
Andy Frederick	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Luke Prestridge	1	33	33.0	13.0	33	0

Los Angeles	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
George Roberts	3	111	37.0	26.3	42	1

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Don Cockroft	3/4	2/3	0/0	48	4/4

Los Angeles	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Joe Danelo	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jackie Wallace	2	12	6.0	0

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ken Grandberry	2	48	24.0	0
Alonzo Becker	1	19	19.0	0

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Fred Bohannon	5	94	18.8	0
Davlin Mullen	1	17	17.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Dwayne Woodruff	6	0	0.0	14	31
OLB John Rade	5	1	0.5	13	33
CB Jackie Derlange	4	2	0.0	16	28
ILB Terry Beeson	4	1	0.0	16	24
S Dave Waymer	4	1	0.0	14	29
OLB Bruce Huther	3	0	0.0	7	14
DE Walt Bowyer	2	0	1.0	14	23
S Glen Edwards	2	3	0.0	13	25
DE Barry Bennett	2	1	0.0	7	21
CB Jackie Wallace	1	2	0.0	5	8
S Carlton Williamson	1	1	0.0	18	34
S Bill Simpson	1	0	0.0	6	15
DT Jim Wolf	1	0	0.0	12	24
DT Floyd Tongue	1	0	0.0	7	19
CB Harvey Clayton	1	0	0.0	7	15
DE Billy Howard	0	2	0.5	14	28

Los Angeles	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Darrell Green	7	4	0.0	21	28
OLB Greg Gaines	6	3	0.0	28	25
DT Bob Golic	5	1	0.0	17	20
OLB Andrew Melontree	5	1	0.0	14	14
ILB Avon Riley	4	3	0.0	23	24
CB Myron Dupree	4	3	0.0	20	22
DT Stan Johnson	4	2	0.0	31	31
DT Mike Charles	3	2	0.0	25	22
DE Bob Kohrs	3	1	0.0	23	18
S Jimmy Allen	3	0	0.0	23	21
CB Don McNeal	3	0	0.0	21	20
S Jerry Reese	2	1	0.0	28	22
OLB Anthony Dickerson	2	1	0.0	15	7
S Fred Bohannon	2	1	0.0	23	23
S Bruce Jackson	2	1	0.0	8	10
DE Brison Manor	2	0	0.0	24	19
OLB Jeff McIntyre	1	2	0.0	17	11
CB Davlin Mullen	1	1	0.0	33	23
WR John Kimbrough	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Walt Bowyer	1.0	0	0	23
DE Billy Howard	0.5	0	1	28
OLB John Rade	0.5	0	1	33
DE Barry Bennett	0.0	1	1	21
ILB Brian Ingram	0.0	0	1	19

Los Angeles	Hurry	PPlay
DT Stan Johnson	1	31
DT Bob Golic	1	20
DE Bob Kohrs	1	18
S Bruce Jackson	1	10

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Dwayne Woodruff	4	2	0	31
OLB Bruce Huther	3	1	0	14
S Dave Waymer	3	1	0	29
ILB Terry Beeson	3	0	0	24
OLB John Rade	3	0	0	33
S Glen Edwards	1	0	0	25
CB Jackie Derlange	1	0	0	28
S Carlton Williamson	1	0	0	34
CB Harvey Clayton	1	0	0	15
S Tom Hannon	0	0	1	7

Los Angeles	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Greg Gaines	4	0	25
CB Darrell Green	4	0	28
OLB Andrew Melontree	3	1	14
CB Myron Dupree	3	0	22
S Jimmy Allen	2	2	21
OLB Anthony Dickerson	2	0	7
CB Don McNeal	2	0	20
S Bruce Jackson	2	0	10
DE Brison Manor	1	0	19
S Jerry Reese	1	0	22
DE Bob Kohrs	1	0	18

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Bob Kuziel	3	8	0	32	29
Noah Jackson	3	7	0	32	31
Keith Uecker	3	5	1	31	29
Quinn Hoffman	2	3	0	30	29
Trey Junkin	2	2	0	31	23
Dan Nugent	1	4	0	34	29
Dana McKenzie	1	2	0	26	17
Ben Akbar	1	1	0	8	9
Curtis Brown	0	2	0	25	22
Mike Baab	0	2	0	15	13
Dan Ryczek	0	1	0	8	6

Los Angeles	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
A.J. Pritchett	2	4	12	0	24
Andy Frederick	2	3	16	0	29
Rod Walters	2	2	9	1	24
Keith Fahnhorst	1	2	11	0	28
Eric Moran	1	2	9	0	19
Bob Van Duyne	0	2	15	0	28
Rick Walker	0	1	2	0	4
Larry Ruebens	0	1	7	0	20
Steve Alvers	0	0	11	1	18

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Ken Grandberry	2	15
Jackie Wallace	2	13
Bill Simpson	1	11
Harvey Clayton	1	9

Los Angeles	Tackles	STPlays
Eric Lane	1	18
Stephone Paige	1	11
Marvin Sims	1	6
Johnny Hector	1	6
A.J. Pritchett	1	3

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bill Kenney	38	35	---	---	---	73
Dan Nugent	34	29	---	---	5	68
Noah Jackson	32	31	---	---	1	64
Curtis Brown	25	22	---	---	16	63
Bob Kuziel	32	29	---	---	---	61
Keith Uecker	31	29	---	---	---	60
Trey Junkin	31	23	---	---	6	60
Quinn Hoffman	30	29	---	---	---	59
Dana McKenzie	26	17	---	---	13	56
Dave Preston	24	27	---	---	1	52
Carlton Williamson	---	---	18	34	---	52
Jackie Derlange	---	---	16	28	3	47
John Rade	---	---	13	33	1	47
Dwayne Woodruff	---	---	14	31	---	45
Dave Waymer	---	---	14	29	---	43
Billy Howard	---	---	14	28	---	42
Terry Beeson	---	---	16	24	2	42
Glen Edwards	---	---	13	25	1	39
Tony Green	25	10	---	---	4	39
Carlos Carson	18	18	---	---	2	38
Walt Bowyer	---	---	14	23	---	37
Jim Wolf	---	---	12	24	---	36
Brian Ingram	---	---	7	19	10	36
Steve Rivera	8	11	---	---	14	33
Bill Simpson	---	---	6	15	11	32
Mike Baab	15	13	---	---	4	32
Barry Bennett	---	---	7	21	3	31
Harvey Clayton	---	---	7	15	9	31
Drew Pearson	14	15	---	---	---	29
Bruce Huther	---	---	7	14	8	29
Willie McClendon	3	11	---	---	15	29
Ken Grandberry	6	7	---	---	15	28
Alonzo Becker	10	14	---	---	3	27
Floyd Tongue	---	---	7	19	1	27
Jackie Wallace	---	---	5	8	13	26
Guy Frazier	---	---	7	17	2	26
Ben Akbar	8	9	---	---	5	22
Dan Ryczek	8	6	---	---	5	19
Sanders Shiver	---	---	0	4	11	15
Don Cockroft	0	0	---	---	12	12
Tom Hannon	---	---	1	7	---	8
Mike Adams	0	0	---	---	5	5
Will Cureton	0	0	---	---	4	4
Jack LeVeck	---	---	0	0	3	3
Luke Prestridge	0	0	---	---	1	1
Randy Dean	0	0	---	---	---	0

Los Angeles	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Davlin Mullen	---	---	33	23	11	67
Stan Johnson	---	---	31	31	4	66
Fred Bohannon	---	---	23	23	15	61
Greg Gaines	---	---	28	25	3	56
Myron Dupree	---	---	20	22	14	56
Jerry Reese	---	---	28	22	4	54
Darrell Green	---	---	21	28	4	53
Greg Brown	---	---	24	25	3	52
Avon Riley	---	---	23	24	3	50
Mike Charles	---	---	25	22	3	50
Jimmy Allen	---	---	23	21	3	47
Brison Manor	---	---	24	19	2	45
Andy Frederick	16	29	---	---	---	45
Bob Kohrs	---	---	23	18	4	45
Bob Van Duyne	15	28	---	---	1	44
Don McNeal	---	---	21	20	2	43
Keith Fahnhorst	11	28	---	---	3	42
Van Harmon	10	19	---	---	12	41
Jeff McIntyre	---	---	17	11	12	40
A.J. Pritchett	12	24	---	---	3	39
Bob Golic	---	---	17	20	1	38
Freddie Solomon	11	25	---	---	---	36
Joe Rose	11	22	---	---	2	35
Marvin Sims	10	19	---	---	6	35
Stephone Paige	8	16	---	---	11	35
Rod Walters	9	24	---	---	1	34
Curt Warner	9	25	---	---	---	34
Andrew Melontree	---	---	14	14	5	33
John Kimbrough	10	22	---	---	---	32
McDonald Oden	6	15	---	---	10	31
Eric Moran	9	19	---	---	3	31
Anthony Dickerson	---	---	15	7	8	30
Johnny Hector	9	15	---	---	6	30
Ed Burns	12	17	---	---	---	29
Steve Alvers	11	18	---	---	---	29
Eric Lane	4	7	---	---	18	29
Larry Ruebens	7	20	---	---	1	28
Dennis McKenzie	6	21	---	---	---	27
Bruce Jackson	---	---	8	10	8	26
Rick Walker	2	4	---	---	14	20
Barry Pearson	0	1	---	---	2	3
Joe Danelo	0	0	---	---	3	3
George Roberts	0	0	---	---	3	3
Steve Busick	---	---	0	0	1	1
Russ Ferrell	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	86	6.1
Middle	5	15	3.0
Right	19	64	3.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	39	6.5
Middle	7	44	6.3
Right	5	38	7.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bill Kenney	35	25	2	1	2	3	4	0	0

Los Angeles	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dennis McKenzie	21	11	0	2	2	1	4	0	0
Ed Burns	15	9	0	1	1	3	0	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	27	20	199	7.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	66	9.4
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	20	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	6	30	3.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	11	141	8.3
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Carlos Carson	9	8	0	98	1	18
WR Dave Preston	7	6	1	70	1	27
WR Steve Rivera	5	4	0	51	0	11
WR Ken Grandberry	3	0	0	0	0	7
WR Drew Pearson	3	3	0	19	0	15
RB Alonzo Becker	2	0	0	0	0	14
RB Tony Green	2	1	0	4	0	10
RB Willie McClendon	2	2	0	17	0	11
TE Dana McKenzie	1	1	0	6	0	17
TE Trey Junkin	1	0	1	0	0	23

Los Angeles	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Freddie Solomon	11	8	1	81	25
WR John Kimbrough	7	1	0	2	22
WR Van Harmon	6	1	1	15	19
WR Stephone Paige	4	3	0	36	16
TE McDonald Oden	2	2	0	13	15
FB Marvin Sims	2	2	0	15	19
TE Rick Walker	1	1	0	15	4
TE Joe Rose	1	1	0	9	22
RB Johnny Hector	1	1	0	5	15
RB Curt Warner	1	0	1	0	25

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tony Green	3	6	2.00	3.68

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Johnny Hector	1	0	0.00	4.71
Curt Warner	1	1	1.00	8.29

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bill Kenney	7	4	38	5.43	7.57

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dennis McKenzie	2	0	0	0.00	4.95
Ed Burns	2	2	17	8.50	5.80

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Willie McClendon	2	2	17	8.50	8.50
WR Carlos Carson	2	2	21	10.50	10.89
WR Ken Grandberry	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Steve Rivera	1	0	0	0.00	10.20
TE Trey Junkin	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Los Angeles	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Van Harmon	1	0	0	0.00	2.50
WR Freddie Solomon	1	0	0	0.00	7.36
WR John Kimbrough	1	1	2	2.00	0.29
TE Rick Walker	1	1	15	15.00	15.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Alonzo Becker	1	1
Tony Green	1	0
Carlos Carson	1	0

Los Angeles	Rushes	Conversions
Curt Warner	2	0
Johnny Hector	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bill Kenney	14	12	12

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ed Burns	4	2	2
Dennis McKenzie	2	2	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Steve Rivera	5	4	4
WR Carlos Carson	3	3	3
WR Dave Preston	2	2	2
RB Willie McClendon	2	2	2
WR Ken Grandberry	1	0	0
WR Drew Pearson	1	1	1

Los Angeles	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Stephone Paige	3	2	1
WR Van Harmon	2	1	1
WR Freddie Solomon	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 60,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,400 (21,400)
End Zone 13,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,900 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	60,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,400 (21,400)
End Zone	13,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,900 (3,300)