Week 16, 1983

played in Tennessee, AL

51 degrees, rain, 7 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	0	3	7	0	-	10
Tennessee Titans	0	14	3	7	-	24

Scoring Summary
2Q: 13:37 TEN - Earl Campbell 6 run (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)
2Q: 09:05 CAR - Don Cockroft 41 field goal
2Q: 03:27 TEN - Earl Campbell 2 run (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)
3Q: 07:44 CAR - Dave Preston 5 pass from Bill Kenney (Don Cockroft extra point)
3Q: 05:08 TEN - Ali Haji-Sheikh 38 field goal
4Q: 12:55 TEN - Boobie Clark 21 pass from Tony Eason (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 13:37 TEN - Earl Campbell 6 run (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)
2Q: 09:05 CAR - Don Cockroft 41 field goal
2Q: 03:27 TEN - Earl Campbell 2 run (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)
3Q: 07:44 CAR - Dave Preston 5 pass from Bill Kenney (Don Cockroft extra point)
3Q: 05:08 TEN - Ali Haji-Sheikh 38 field goal
4Q: 12:55 TEN - Boobie Clark 21 pass from Tony Eason (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)

Team Statistics CAR TEN
Record 8-7 5-10
First Downs 10 19
- by Rushing 3 16
- by Passing 6 2
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 185 349
- Offensive Plays 43 62
- Yards per Play 4.30 5.63
Net Rushing Yards 83 263
- Rushing Attempts 25 44
- Yards per Rush 3.32 5.98
Net Passing Yards 102 86
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 16 - 13 - 0 18 - 10 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 118 86
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/16 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.67 4.78
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/11 8/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.7 7.1
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/49 10/71
Punt Returns/Yards 4/32 3/78
Kick Returns/Yards 5/122 2/61
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 30
Time of Possession 24:40 35:20

Team Statistics	CAR	TEN
Record	8-7	5-10
First Downs	10	19
- by Rushing	3	16
- by Passing	6	2
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	185	349
- Offensive Plays	43	62
- Yards per Play	4.30	5.63
Net Rushing Yards	83	263
- Rushing Attempts	25	44
- Yards per Rush	3.32	5.98
Net Passing Yards	102	86
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	16 - 13 - 0	18 - 10 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	118	86
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/16	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.67	4.78
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/11	8/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.7	7.1
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/49	10/71
Punt Returns/Yards	4/32	3/78
Kick Returns/Yards	5/122	2/61
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 30
Time of Possession	24:40	35:20

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:02	OWN 26	4	2	Punt
1	9:03	3:11	OWN 20	5	23	Punt
2	13:29	4:32	OWN 26	8	50	Field Goal
2	3:19	2:00	OWN 38	3	6	Punt
2	0:15	0:15	OWN 36	1	13	Half
3	13:20	5:44	OPP 43	11	43	Touchdown
3	5:00	2:23	OWN 16	3	8	Punt
3	0:01	0:47	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
4	12:40	2:46	OWN 37	4	21	Punt
4	8:23	2:17	OWN 47	3	-14	Punt

Tennessee Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:58	3:55	OWN 11	6	30	Punt
1	5:52	7:23	OWN 14	14	86	Touchdown
2	8:57	5:38	OWN 28	9	72	Touchdown
2	1:19	1:04	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
3	15:00	1:40	OWN 6	3	3	Punt
3	7:36	2:36	OWN 46	4	33	Field Goal
3	2:37	2:36	OPP 44	5	10	Punt
4	14:14	1:34	OPP 23	3	23	Touchdown
4	9:54	1:31	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
4	6:06	6:06	OWN 23	12	54	Game

Game MVP: Earl Campbell, Tennessee Titans

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Tony Green	11	31	2.82	9	0
Alonzo Becker	10	37	3.70	15	1
Drew Pearson	1	5	5.00	5	0
Dave Preston	1	4	4.00	4	0
Bill Kenney	1	2	2.00	2	0
Trey Junkin	1	4	4.00	4	0

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Earl Campbell	33	200	6.06	37	6	2
John Riggins	9	62	6.89	25	2	0
Tony Eason	2	1	0.50	2	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bill Kenney	16	13	118	2/16	1	16	0	118.2

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tony Eason	18	10	86	0/0	1	21	0	86.7

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE David Hill	4	5	50	12.50	14	15	0
WR Drew Pearson	3	3	24	8.00	1	11	0
WR Steve Rivera	3	3	28	9.33	2	16	0
WR Ken Grandberry	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Dave Preston	1	3	5	5.00	0	5	1
RB Tony Green	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0

Tennessee	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Wilbert Montgomery	3	4	21	7.00	8	8	0
FB Boobie Clark	2	3	25	12.50	3	21	1
WR Nat Moore	2	3	28	14.00	8	15	0
WR Mike Siani	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Earl Campbell	1	2	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
TE John Tice	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0
WR Freddie Scott	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Tennessee	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov
Jackie Wallace	1	0
Bill Kenney	1	0
Noah Jackson	0	1
Jackie Derlange	0	1

Tennessee	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Fletcher Jenkins	0	0	1	0
Steve Haworth	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Luke Prestridge	7	331	47.3	31.3	56	2

Tennessee	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jim Arnold	5	208	41.6	31.2	49	1

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Don Cockroft	1/1	1/1	0/0	41	1/1

Tennessee	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ali Haji-Sheikh	1/1	0/0	0/0	38	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jackie Wallace	4	32	8.0	0

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nat Moore	3	78	26.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ken Grandberry	5	122	24.4	0

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wilbert Montgomery	2	61	30.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
OLB John Rade	7	1	31	16
ILB Terry Beeson	6	1	29	8
S Carlton Williamson	5	2	39	13
S Tom Hannon	4	4	32	14
CB Jackie Derlange	4	0	31	13
OLB Sanders Shiver	4	0	19	6
DE Billy Howard	3	1	42	16
CB Dwayne Woodruff	3	1	33	16
S Dave Waymer	3	1	29	15
ILB Brian Ingram	3	0	40	15
DT Jim Wolf	2	1	22	13
OLB Bruce Huther	2	0	14	8
S Glen Edwards	1	1	17	7
DE George Martin	1	1	15	3
DE Walt Bowyer	1	1	18	9
OLB Guy Frazier	1	0	7	1
DE Barry Bennett	0	2	35	13

Tennessee	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Russell Gary	5	0	0.0	15	10
DE Bill Neill	5	0	0.0	20	11
ILB Mark Arneson	4	1	0.0	23	15
DE Bruce Clark	3	2	1.0	20	7
CB Skip Thomas	3	0	0.0	18	13
S Mike Wagner	3	0	0.0	7	10
DT Rickey McBeal	3	0	0.0	13	13
DE Fletcher Jenkins	2	0	0.5	16	11
S Mike Burns	2	2	0.0	20	16
ILB Merv Krakau	2	0	0.0	7	6
CB Bobby Watkins	2	0	0.0	10	10
CB Jerry Holmes	1	1	0.0	16	12
CB Steve Haworth	1	1	0.0	23	15
DT Dave Pureifory	1	0	0.0	12	7
OLB Sam Merriman	0	3	0.5	19	15
DE Lee Roy Selmon	0	1	0.0	17	16
ILB Robert Jackson	0	1	0.0	6	4

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay

Tennessee	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Bruce Clark	1.0	0	7
DE Fletcher Jenkins	0.5	0	11
OLB Sam Merriman	0.5	0	15
DT Rickey McBeal	0.0	1	13

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Dwayne Woodruff	3	0	16
OLB John Rade	2	1	16
S Tom Hannon	1	1	14
S Dave Waymer	1	1	15
CB Jackie Wallace	1	0	6
OLB Guy Frazier	1	0	1
ILB Brian Ingram	1	0	15
CB Jackie Derlange	0	1	13

Tennessee	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Mike Wagner	3	0	10
CB Bobby Watkins	3	0	10
CB Skip Thomas	2	0	13
S Russell Gary	2	0	10
ILB Robert Jackson	1	0	4
CB Jerry Holmes	1	0	12
CB Steve Haworth	1	0	15
S Mike Burns	0	1	16

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Noah Jackson	2	7	22	0	17
Quinn Hoffman	2	4	21	0	13
Dan Nugent	1	2	22	0	11
Bob Kuziel	0	5	19	0	16
Mike Baab	0	3	19	0	14
Curtis Brown	0	2	20	0	10
Ben Akbar	0	1	17	2	15

Tennessee	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Jim Sexton	7	12	1	44	18
Stan Walters	4	7	0	43	17
Kris Wheeler	3	6	0	44	18
Billy Ard	2	4	0	37	14
Ron Baker	1	5	0	36	15
John Tice	1	3	0	42	10
Boobie Clark	1	1	0	33	13
Rich Coady	1	1	0	14	5
John Riggins	0	3	0	33	9

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Dana McKenzie	2	16
Jackie Wallace	1	13
Harvey Clayton	1	10
Ken Grandberry	1	9

Tennessee	Tackles	STPlays
Steve Haworth	2	18
Mike Wagner	2	10
Will Scarpitto	1	21
John Riggins	1	13
Boobie Clark	1	11
Gregg Bingham	1	7
Bobby Watkins	1	7

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Brian Ingram	---	---	40	15	12	67
Billy Howard	---	---	42	16	6	64
Jackie Derlange	---	---	31	13	15	59
Barry Bennett	---	---	35	13	6	54
Carlton Williamson	---	---	39	13	1	53
Dwayne Woodruff	---	---	33	16	1	50
Tom Hannon	---	---	32	14	2	48
John Rade	---	---	31	16	1	48
Noah Jackson	22	17	---	---	8	47
Tony Green	15	14	---	---	16	45
Dave Waymer	---	---	29	15	1	45
Bill Kenney	25	18	---	---	---	43
Dan Nugent	22	11	---	---	7	40
Terry Beeson	---	---	29	8	3	40
Curtis Brown	20	10	---	---	10	40
Ben Akbar	17	15	---	---	7	39
Trey Junkin	19	8	---	---	11	38
Quinn Hoffman	21	13	---	---	2	36
Bruce Huther	---	---	14	8	14	36
Bob Kuziel	19	16	---	---	---	35
Jackie Wallace	---	---	16	6	13	35
Jim Wolf	---	---	22	13	---	35
Mike Baab	19	14	---	---	---	33
Harvey Clayton	---	---	15	6	10	31
Dana McKenzie	10	4	---	---	16	30
Sanders Shiver	---	---	19	6	5	30
Steve Rivera	7	9	---	---	13	29
David Hill	13	10	---	---	5	28
Walt Bowyer	---	---	18	9	1	28
Dave Preston	9	11	---	---	5	25
Glen Edwards	---	---	17	7	---	24
Drew Pearson	13	10	---	---	---	23
Alonzo Becker	10	4	---	---	5	19
George Martin	---	---	15	3	---	18
Mike Adams	5	4	---	---	8	17
Ken Grandberry	2	3	---	---	9	14
Carlos Carson	7	5	---	---	---	12
Guy Frazier	---	---	7	1	1	9
Dan Ryczek	0	0	---	---	8	8
Luke Prestridge	0	0	---	---	7	7
Jack LeVeck	---	---	0	0	5	5
Don Cockroft	0	0	---	---	4	4
Skip Wilcox	---	---	0	0	3	3
Doug Donley	0	2	---	---	---	2
Will Cureton	0	0	---	---	1	1
Randy Dean	0	0	---	---	---	0

Tennessee	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Kris Wheeler	44	18	---	---	4	66
Jim Sexton	44	18	---	---	1	63
John Tice	42	10	---	---	11	63
Tony Eason	44	18	---	---	---	62
Stan Walters	43	17	---	---	---	60
Boobie Clark	33	13	---	---	11	57
Billy Ard	37	14	---	---	6	57
Steve Haworth	---	---	23	15	18	56
John Riggins	33	9	---	---	13	55
Earl Campbell	37	18	---	---	---	55
Ron Baker	36	15	---	---	---	51
Nat Moore	23	8	---	---	10	41
Mark Arneson	---	---	23	15	2	40
Wilbert Montgomery	25	12	---	---	3	40
Mike Burns	---	---	20	16	2	38
Sam Merriman	---	---	19	15	3	37
Lee Roy Selmon	---	---	17	16	1	34
Fletcher Jenkins	---	---	16	11	7	34
Will Scarpitto	12	1	---	---	21	34
Skip Thomas	---	---	18	13	2	33
Russell Gary	---	---	15	10	8	33
Bill Neill	---	---	20	11	1	32
Merv Krakau	---	---	7	6	17	30
Jerry Holmes	---	---	16	12	2	30
Rickey McBeal	---	---	13	13	2	28
Bruce Clark	---	---	20	7	1	28
Mike Wagner	---	---	7	10	10	27
Bobby Watkins	---	---	10	10	7	27
Rich Coady	14	5	---	---	6	25
Mike Siani	7	8	---	---	9	24
Dave Pureifory	---	---	12	7	2	21
Freddie Scott	8	10	---	---	1	19
Jack Mildren	---	---	10	6	---	16
Darrin Baker	0	1	---	---	15	16
Robert Jackson	---	---	6	4	6	16
Aaron Meyer	2	3	---	---	6	11
Gregg Bingham	---	---	1	1	7	9
Tom De Paso	---	---	2	0	5	7
Jim Arnold	0	0	---	---	6	6
Tremain Rogers	0	0	---	---	6	6
Steve Mike-Mayer	0	0	---	---	5	5
Ted Choma	---	---	0	0	4	4
Ali Haji-Sheikh	0	0	---	---	1	1
Pete Adams	0	0	---	---	---	0
J.J. Jones	0	0	---	---	---	0
Rich Campbell	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	51	5.1
Middle	3	9	3.0
Right	12	23	1.9
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	15	85	5.7
Middle	24	174	7.3
Right	4	5	1.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bill Kenney	16	13	0	1	0	1	1	0	0

Tennessee	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tony Eason	18	10	1	1	3	4	0	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	7	58	6.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	6	60	8.6
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	15	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	4	27	3.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	3	44	6.3
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Yards	PPlay
TE David Hill	5	4	50	10
WR Drew Pearson	3	3	24	10
WR Steve Rivera	3	3	28	9
WR Dave Preston	3	1	5	11
WR Ken Grandberry	1	1	8	3
RB Tony Green	1	1	3	14

Tennessee	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Wilbert Montgomery	4	3	0	21	0	12
FB Boobie Clark	3	2	0	25	1	13
WR Nat Moore	3	2	0	28	0	8
WR Freddie Scott	3	0	2	0	0	10
WR Mike Siani	2	1	0	3	0	8
RB Earl Campbell	2	1	1	-1	0	18
TE John Tice	1	1	0	10	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Alonzo Becker	1	7	7.00	3.70
Dave Preston	1	4	4.00	4.00
Trey Junkin	1	4	4.00	4.00

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Earl Campbell	5	4	0.80	6.06

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bill Kenney	1	1	5	5.00	7.38

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tony Eason	1	0	0	0.00	4.78

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Dave Preston	1	1	5	5.00	1.67

Tennessee	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mike Siani	1	0	0	0.00	1.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Alonzo Becker	2	0

Tennessee	Rushes	Conversions
Earl Campbell	5	5
John Riggins	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bill Kenney	8	6	2

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tony Eason	8	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Steve Rivera	3	3	1
WR Dave Preston	2	0	0
WR Ken Grandberry	1	1	0
TE David Hill	1	1	1
RB Tony Green	1	1	0

Tennessee	Targ	Catch	Conversions
FB Boobie Clark	2	1	1
WR Nat Moore	2	2	0
WR Freddie Scott	2	0	0
WR Wilbert Montgomery	2	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 57,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,100 (21,400)
End Zone 13,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,500 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 1,500 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	57,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,100 (21,400)
End Zone	13,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,500 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	1,500 (3,300)