Week 9, 1983

played in Carolina, NC

42 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

St. Louis Cardinals	7	3	0	7	-	17
Carolina Panthers	3	14	7	7	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:44 CAR - Don Cockroft 34 field goal
1Q: 03:18 STL - Frank Pollard 65 pass from Joe Montana (Benny Ricardo extra point)
2Q: 12:41 CAR - Tony Green 2 run (Don Cockroft extra point)
2Q: 05:37 CAR - Tony Green 1 run (Don Cockroft extra point)
2Q: 00:02 STL - Benny Ricardo 54 field goal
3Q: 08:16 CAR - Dana McKenzie 8 pass from Bill Kenney (Don Cockroft extra point)
4Q: 10:58 CAR - Doug Donley 2 pass from Bill Kenney (Don Cockroft extra point)
4Q: 08:44 STL - Billy Ryckman 31 pass from Joe Montana (Benny Ricardo extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:44 CAR - Don Cockroft 34 field goal
1Q: 03:18 STL - Frank Pollard 65 pass from Joe Montana (Benny Ricardo extra point)
2Q: 12:41 CAR - Tony Green 2 run (Don Cockroft extra point)
2Q: 05:37 CAR - Tony Green 1 run (Don Cockroft extra point)
2Q: 00:02 STL - Benny Ricardo 54 field goal
3Q: 08:16 CAR - Dana McKenzie 8 pass from Bill Kenney (Don Cockroft extra point)
4Q: 10:58 CAR - Doug Donley 2 pass from Bill Kenney (Don Cockroft extra point)
4Q: 08:44 STL - Billy Ryckman 31 pass from Joe Montana (Benny Ricardo extra point)

Team Statistics STL CAR
Record 6-2 4-5
First Downs 16 29
- by Rushing 1 15
- by Passing 15 14
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 365 427
- Offensive Plays 57 73
- Yards per Play 6.40 5.85
Net Rushing Yards 22 238
- Rushing Attempts 13 44
- Yards per Rush 1.69 5.41
Net Passing Yards 343 189
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 42 - 27 - 0 25 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 354 214
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 4/25
- Yards per Pass Play 7.80 6.52
Fumbles/Lost 4/3 3/2
3rd Down Conversions 5/11 9/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.8 6.6
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/17 4/30
Punt Returns/Yards 1/10 2/8
Kick Returns/Yards 5/111 3/94
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 4/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 34
Time of Possession 22:27 37:33

Team Statistics	STL	CAR
Record	6-2	4-5
First Downs	16	29
- by Rushing	1	15
- by Passing	15	14
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	365	427
- Offensive Plays	57	73
- Yards per Play	6.40	5.85
Net Rushing Yards	22	238
- Rushing Attempts	13	44
- Yards per Rush	1.69	5.41
Net Passing Yards	343	189
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	42 - 27 - 0	25 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	354	214
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	4/25
- Yards per Pass Play	7.80	6.52
Fumbles/Lost	4/3	3/2
3rd Down Conversions	5/11	9/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.8	6.6
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/17	4/30
Punt Returns/Yards	1/10	2/8
Kick Returns/Yards	5/111	3/94
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	4/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 34
Time of Possession	22:27	37:33

Drive Charts

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:14	OWN 45	5	16	Missed FG
1	8:37	0:56	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
1	4:41	1:43	OWN 20	4	80	Touchdown
2	12:31	3:05	OWN 23	6	42	Fumble
2	5:31	1:28	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
2	1:47	1:47	OWN 20	6	43	Field Goal
3	12:41	0:52	OWN 48	2	8	Fumble
3	8:05	5:11	OWN 14	8	30	Punt
4	10:48	2:15	OWN 39	5	61	Touchdown
4	5:49	2:14	OPP 36	9	24	Fumble
4	1:00	1:00	OWN 9	6	44	Game

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:46	3:09	OWN 46	7	37	Field Goal
1	7:41	3:00	OWN 35	5	21	Punt
1	2:58	5:27	OWN 46	9	54	Touchdown
2	9:26	3:55	OWN 35	9	65	Touchdown
2	4:03	2:16	OWN 14	6	41	Punt
3	15:00	2:19	OWN 39	3	-12	Punt
3	11:49	3:44	OPP 45	7	45	Touchdown
3	2:54	7:06	OWN 16	15	84	Touchdown
4	8:33	2:44	OWN 36	4	0	Fumble
4	3:35	2:35	OWN 27	8	64	Fumble

Game MVP: Bill Kenney, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Frank Pollard	8	8	1.00	8
Sherman Smith	3	5	1.67	9
Joe Montana	2	9	4.50	5

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Tony Green	27	142	5.26	34	3	2
Alonzo Becker	16	91	5.69	14	4	0
Curtis Brown	1	5	5.00	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Montana	42	27	354	2/11	2	65	0	106.6

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bill Kenney	25	19	214	4/25	2	29	0	127.8

Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Mike Friede	7	11	74	10.57	16	18	0
WR Billy Ryckman	5	5	64	12.80	31	31	1
WR Roy Green	5	7	43	8.60	6	16	0
FB Kevin Long	3	3	19	6.33	11	8	0
WR Alfred Jenkins	2	4	43	21.50	15	30	0
RB Frank Pollard	2	2	67	33.50	65	65	1
RB Sherman Smith	1	1	12	12.00	10	12	0
TE Don Hasselbeck	1	3	15	15.00	0	15	0
TE Rodney Holman	1	5	17	17.00	2	17	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE David Hill	7	7	96	13.71	44	29	0
WR Dave Preston	3	6	38	12.67	15	27	0
WR Drew Pearson	2	3	35	17.50	6	20	0
RB Alonzo Becker	2	3	9	4.50	0	7	0
WR Carlos Carson	2	2	23	11.50	3	14	0
TE Dana McKenzie	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	1
RB Tony Green	1	1	3	3.00	1	3	0
WR Doug Donley	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	1
TE Trey Junkin	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force
Joe Montana	2	0	0
Sherman Smith	1	0	0
Frank Pollard	1	0	0
Bernie Jackson	0	1	0
Reggie McKenzie	0	1	0
John Goodman	0	1	0
Bob Breunig	0	0	1
Walter Packer	0	0	1
Mike Woods	0	0	1

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
Alonzo Becker	2	0	0
Tony Green	1	0	0
Barry Bennett	0	3	0
Keith Uecker	0	1	0
Glen Edwards	0	0	3
Brian Ingram	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bucky Dilts	3	157	52.3	49.7	66	2

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Luke Prestridge	3	124	41.3	24.7	45	0

Kicking Statistics

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Benny Ricardo	1/2	1/2	1/2	54	2/2

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Don Cockroft	1/1	0/0	0/0	34	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bernie Jackson	1	10	10.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jackie Wallace	2	8	4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bernie Jackson	5	111	22.2	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ken Grandberry	2	66	33.0	0
Alonzo Becker	1	28	28.0	0

Defensive Statistics

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Mike Woods	10	1	0.0	36	28
S Leonard Smith	7	3	0.0	31	29
DT Gary Johnson	7	1	0.0	30	16
OLB Bob Breunig	6	2	0.0	34	22
S John Sanders	5	1	1.0	18	12
DE John Goodman	4	3	1.5	26	20
CB Walter Packer	4	0	0.0	30	23
CB Albert Lewis	3	2	0.5	30	21
CB Wayne Smith	3	0	0.0	41	24
S Chris Williams	3	0	0.0	21	17
S Bernie Jackson	2	4	0.0	37	18
DT John Woodcock	2	3	0.0	16	15
DT Kent Kremer	2	1	0.0	33	19
OLB Jeff Davis	2	1	0.0	16	5
OLB Kervin Wyatt	2	0	0.0	10	3
DE Keith Ferguson	1	0	1.0	35	21
WR Alfred Jenkins	1	0	---	---	---
WR Billy Ryckman	1	0	---	---	---
DT Dave Pear	0	1	0.0	11	8

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Glen Edwards	6	2	0.0	8	28
ILB Terry Beeson	5	1	0.0	11	32
S Carlton Williamson	4	0	0.0	12	40
DE Barry Bennett	3	0	1.0	7	27
CB Harvey Clayton	3	1	0.0	8	29
OLB John Rade	3	1	0.0	10	32
S Tom Hannon	3	0	0.0	6	26
CB Dwayne Woodruff	3	0	0.0	8	29
OLB Guy Frazier	3	0	0.0	7	13
ILB Brian Ingram	2	0	1.0	6	21
S Dave Waymer	1	2	0.0	7	27
DT Jim Wolf	1	1	0.0	11	31
CB Jackie Wallace	1	0	0.0	6	26
CB Jackie Derlange	1	0	0.0	12	37
OLB Bruce Huther	1	0	0.0	3	8
DE Walt Bowyer	0	2	0.0	11	26
DT Floyd Tongue	0	1	0.0	3	17

Pass Rush Statistics

St. Louis	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE John Goodman	1.5	0	20
DE Keith Ferguson	1.0	1	21
S John Sanders	1.0	0	12
CB Albert Lewis	0.5	0	21
DT Kent Kremer	0.0	2	19

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Barry Bennett	1.0	0	0	27
ILB Brian Ingram	1.0	0	0	21
DE Walt Bowyer	0.0	1	0	26
OLB John Rade	0.0	1	0	32
DE Billy Howard	0.0	0	3	31
DT Floyd Tongue	0.0	0	1	17

Pass Defense Statistics

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Mike Woods	4	0	28
CB Albert Lewis	3	1	21
OLB Bob Breunig	2	0	22
CB Wayne Smith	2	0	24
S Bernie Jackson	1	0	18
S John Sanders	1	0	12
DT John Woodcock	1	0	15
CB Walter Packer	1	0	23
DT Kent Kremer	1	0	19
S Chris Williams	1	0	17
OLB Jeff Davis	1	0	5
S Leonard Smith	1	0	29

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Terry Beeson	3	1	32
S Glen Edwards	3	0	28
CB Dwayne Woodruff	3	0	29
S Carlton Williamson	3	0	40
CB Harvey Clayton	3	0	29
S Tom Hannon	2	1	26
CB Jackie Derlange	2	0	37
OLB Guy Frazier	2	0	13
OLB John Rade	2	0	32
S Dave Waymer	1	1	27
CB Jackie Wallace	1	0	26
OLB Bruce Huther	1	0	8
DE Barry Bennett	1	0	27

Blocking Statistics

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Larry McCarren	1	3	1	11	0	36
Dan Dierdorf	1	2	0	13	1	40
James Jones	1	1	0	5	0	5
John Scully	0	4	0	11	0	41
Dennis Lick	0	1	0	12	0	36
Angelo Fields	0	0	0	1	1	8

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Bob Kuziel	7	7	1	34	0	26
Noah Jackson	5	8	1	36	0	27
Keith Uecker	4	5	0	35	3	25
Mike Baab	3	5	0	20	0	8
Dan Nugent	2	4	0	38	1	23
Curtis Brown	1	3	0	33	0	21
Quinn Hoffman	0	4	0	32	0	24
David Hill	0	3	0	34	0	19
Dan Ryczek	0	2	0	12	0	5
Ben Akbar	0	2	0	13	0	7
Dana McKenzie	0	1	0	27	0	13

Special Teams Tackles

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Mardye McDole	4	14
James Jones	1	10

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Brian Ingram	3	10
Harvey Clayton	1	11
Trey Junkin	1	11
Ken Grandberry	1	10

Participation

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Walter Packer	---	---	30	23	15	68
Wayne Smith	---	---	41	24	1	66
Bernie Jackson	---	---	37	18	10	65
Mike Woods	---	---	36	28	1	65
Leonard Smith	---	---	31	29	4	64
Bob Breunig	---	---	34	22	2	58
Joe Montana	13	44	---	---	---	57
Keith Ferguson	---	---	35	21	1	57
John Scully	11	41	---	---	5	57
Dan Dierdorf	13	40	---	---	---	53
Kent Kremer	---	---	33	19	1	53
Albert Lewis	---	---	30	21	1	52
Roy Green	12	35	---	---	3	50
Larry McCarren	11	36	---	---	2	49
Chris Williams	---	---	21	17	11	49
Dennis Lick	12	36	---	---	---	48
Reggie McKenzie	10	37	---	---	---	47
Gary Johnson	---	---	30	16	1	47
Billy Ryckman	7	28	---	---	12	47
John Goodman	---	---	26	20	1	47
Mike Friede	7	34	---	---	5	46
Frank Pollard	10	31	---	---	1	42
Alfred Jenkins	7	30	---	---	---	37
John Woodcock	---	---	16	15	3	34
John Sanders	---	---	18	12	---	30
Kevin Long	3	14	---	---	12	29
Don Hasselbeck	3	12	---	---	13	28
Elvis Franks	---	---	18	9	---	27
Kervin Wyatt	---	---	10	3	14	27
Mardye McDole	1	12	---	---	14	27
Rodney Holman	7	14	---	---	6	27
Jeff Davis	---	---	16	5	5	26
Dave Pear	---	---	11	8	4	23
Sherman Smith	3	5	---	---	14	22
James Jones	5	5	---	---	10	20
Angelo Fields	1	8	---	---	5	14
Tommie Ginn	2	8	---	---	1	11
Mark Brown	---	---	4	7	---	11
Ed Fisher	3	7	---	---	---	10
Dan Stonebarger	2	3	---	---	5	10
Burt Prince	0	4	---	---	5	9
Ken Woodard	---	---	7	2	---	9
Benny Ricardo	0	0	---	---	5	5
Bucky Dilts	0	0	---	---	3	3
Scott Bull	0	0	---	---	2	2
Mark Malone	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bill Kenney	44	29	---	---	---	73
Noah Jackson	36	27	---	---	4	67
Dan Nugent	38	23	---	---	4	65
Bob Kuziel	34	26	---	---	---	60
Curtis Brown	33	21	---	---	6	60
Keith Uecker	35	25	---	---	---	60
Quinn Hoffman	32	24	---	---	1	57
David Hill	34	19	---	---	3	56
Jackie Derlange	---	---	12	37	5	54
Tony Green	27	14	---	---	13	54
Carlton Williamson	---	---	12	40	2	54
Dana McKenzie	27	13	---	---	12	52
Harvey Clayton	---	---	8	29	11	48
Terry Beeson	---	---	11	32	3	46
Dave Preston	20	23	---	---	3	46
John Rade	---	---	10	32	3	45
Jackie Wallace	---	---	6	26	12	44
Jim Wolf	---	---	11	31	1	43
Tom Hannon	---	---	6	26	9	41
Carlos Carson	21	19	---	---	---	40
Barry Bennett	---	---	7	27	5	39
Dwayne Woodruff	---	---	8	29	2	39
Walt Bowyer	---	---	11	26	2	39
Glen Edwards	---	---	8	28	2	38
Billy Howard	---	---	7	31	---	38
Trey Junkin	22	5	---	---	11	38
Brian Ingram	---	---	6	21	10	37
Dave Waymer	---	---	7	27	2	36
Alonzo Becker	17	15	---	---	3	35
Mike Baab	20	8	---	---	3	31
Drew Pearson	14	11	---	---	---	25
Floyd Tongue	---	---	3	17	4	24
Ben Akbar	13	7	---	---	4	24
Dan Ryczek	12	5	---	---	4	21
Bruce Huther	---	---	3	8	9	20
Guy Frazier	---	---	7	13	---	20
Steve Rivera	1	0	---	---	12	13
Sanders Shiver	---	---	0	4	9	13
Ken Grandberry	1	0	---	---	10	11
Doug Donley	3	5	---	---	---	8
Don Cockroft	0	0	---	---	7	7
Jack LeVeck	---	---	0	0	3	3
Luke Prestridge	0	0	---	---	3	3
Will Cureton	0	0	---	---	1	1
Randy Dean	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	4	1.0
Middle	6	19	3.2
Right	3	-1	-0.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	121	8.6
Middle	7	12	1.7
Right	23	105	4.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Montana	42	27	3	0	5	3	4	0	0

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bill Kenney	25	19	3	2	0	1	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	7	140	17.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	10	65	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	7	91	8.3
Long (19+ Yds)	6	3	58	9.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	14	130	7.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	84	10.5
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mike Friede	11	7	2	74	0	34
WR Roy Green	7	5	1	43	0	35
WR Billy Ryckman	5	5	0	64	1	28
TE Rodney Holman	5	1	0	17	0	14
WR Alfred Jenkins	4	2	1	43	1	30
TE Don Hasselbeck	3	1	1	15	0	12
FB Kevin Long	3	3	0	19	0	14
RB Frank Pollard	2	2	0	67	1	31
RB Sherman Smith	1	1	0	12	0	5

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE David Hill	7	7	96	1	19
WR Dave Preston	6	3	38	1	23
WR Drew Pearson	3	2	35	1	11
RB Alonzo Becker	3	2	9	0	15
WR Carlos Carson	2	2	23	0	19
TE Dana McKenzie	1	1	8	0	13
RB Tony Green	1	1	3	0	14
WR Doug Donley	1	1	2	0	5
TE Trey Junkin	1	0	0	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tony Green	11	18	1.64	5.26
Alonzo Becker	2	13	6.50	5.69

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joe Montana	4	2	18	4.50	8.43

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bill Kenney	7	4	28	4.00	8.56

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Don Hasselbeck	1	0	0	0.00	5.00
WR Roy Green	1	1	16	16.00	6.14
RB Frank Pollard	1	1	2	2.00	33.50
TE Rodney Holman	1	0	0	0.00	3.40

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Drew Pearson	1	0	0	0.00	11.67
RB Alonzo Becker	1	0	0	0.00	3.00
TE Dana McKenzie	1	1	8	8.00	8.00
TE David Hill	1	1	9	9.00	13.71
WR Carlos Carson	1	1	9	9.00	11.50
WR Doug Donley	1	1	2	2.00	2.00
TE Trey Junkin	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Sherman Smith	1	0

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Alonzo Becker	2	1
Tony Green	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Montana	9	5	5

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bill Kenney	10	8	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mike Friede	5	2	2
WR Roy Green	2	1	1
WR Alfred Jenkins	1	1	1
WR Billy Ryckman	1	1	1

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Alonzo Becker	3	2	1
WR Dave Preston	2	1	1
WR Drew Pearson	1	1	1
TE Dana McKenzie	1	1	1
TE David Hill	1	1	1
WR Carlos Carson	1	1	1
WR Doug Donley	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 65,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,100 (21,400)
End Zone 14,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,700 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	65,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,100 (21,400)
End Zone	14,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,700 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,300)