Week 15, 1984

played in Carolina, NC

66 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	3	3	3	8	6	-	23
Carolina Panthers	0	14	0	3	0	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:31 ATL - Chris Bahr 32 field goal
2Q: 11:02 ATL - Chris Bahr 27 field goal
2Q: 08:15 CAR - Greg Hawthorne 41 pass from Bill Kenney (Don Cockroft extra point)
2Q: 02:21 CAR - David Hill 3 pass from Bill Kenney (Don Cockroft extra point)
3Q: 09:33 ATL - Chris Bahr 44 field goal
4Q: 13:28 CAR - Don Cockroft 43 field goal
4Q: 00:53 ATL - Kellen Winslow 15 pass from Tommy Kramer (Tommy Kramer pass to Harry Holt for conversion)
OT: 13:07 ATL - Kellen Winslow 47 pass from Tommy Kramer

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:31 ATL - Chris Bahr 32 field goal
2Q: 11:02 ATL - Chris Bahr 27 field goal
2Q: 08:15 CAR - Greg Hawthorne 41 pass from Bill Kenney (Don Cockroft extra point)
2Q: 02:21 CAR - David Hill 3 pass from Bill Kenney (Don Cockroft extra point)
3Q: 09:33 ATL - Chris Bahr 44 field goal
4Q: 13:28 CAR - Don Cockroft 43 field goal
4Q: 00:53 ATL - Kellen Winslow 15 pass from Tommy Kramer (Tommy Kramer pass to Harry Holt for conversion)
OT: 13:07 ATL - Kellen Winslow 47 pass from Tommy Kramer

Team Statistics ATL CAR
Record 11-3 6-8
First Downs 17 21
- by Rushing 5 8
- by Passing 12 13
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 417 379
- Offensive Plays 63 74
- Yards per Play 6.62 5.12
Net Rushing Yards 114 146
- Rushing Attempts 24 33
- Yards per Rush 4.75 4.42
Net Passing Yards 303 233
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 19 - 0 41 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 315 233
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/12 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 7.77 5.68
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/15 10/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.7 6.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/25 5/40
Punt Returns/Yards 2/20 4/17
Kick Returns/Yards 5/98 3/65
Interception Ret./Yards 1/12 0/0
2pt Conversions 1/1 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 30
Time of Possession 27:51 34:21

Team Statistics	ATL	CAR
Record	11-3	6-8
First Downs	17	21
- by Rushing	5	8
- by Passing	12	13
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	417	379
- Offensive Plays	63	74
- Yards per Play	6.62	5.12
Net Rushing Yards	114	146
- Rushing Attempts	24	33
- Yards per Rush	4.75	4.42
Net Passing Yards	303	233
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 19 - 0	41 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	315	233
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/12	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	7.77	5.68
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/15	10/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.7	6.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/25	5/40
Punt Returns/Yards	2/20	4/17
Kick Returns/Yards	5/98	3/65
Interception Ret./Yards	1/12	0/0
2pt Conversions	1/1	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 30
Time of Possession	27:51	34:21

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:20	3:57	OWN 40	10	45	Field Goal
1	4:24	1:21	OWN 49	3	2	Punt
2	14:48	3:54	OWN 47	8	43	Field Goal
2	7:59	1:21	OWN 29	3	7	Punt
2	2:14	1:08	OWN 28	3	0	Punt
3	15:00	5:34	OWN 21	9	52	Field Goal
3	4:04	3:05	OWN 11	5	43	Punt
4	13:21	1:57	OWN 23	3	25	Fumble
4	10:01	1:53	OWN 4	5	18	Punt
4	4:25	1:01	OWN 1	3	4	Punt
4	1:53	1:11	OWN 20	5	80	Touchdown
4	0:05	0:05	OWN 40	1	4	Half
OT1	15:00	2:12	OWN 26	5	74	Touchdown

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:40	OWN 36	13	47	Missed FG
1	5:23	0:59	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
1	3:03	3:15	OWN 24	7	27	Interception
2	10:54	2:55	OWN 32	5	68	Touchdown
2	6:38	4:24	OWN 30	10	70	Touchdown
2	1:06	1:06	OWN 32	3	13	Half
3	9:26	5:22	OWN 20	11	29	Punt
3	0:59	2:38	OWN 20	7	54	Field Goal
4	11:24	1:23	OPP 48	3	-1	Punt
4	8:08	3:43	OWN 29	5	15	Punt
4	3:24	1:31	50	5	13	Punt
4	0:42	0:37	OWN 15	3	7	Punt

Game MVP: Tommy Kramer, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Marcus Allen	16	87	5.44	15	4
Clarence Williams	7	21	3.00	7	0
Tommy Kramer	1	6	6.00	6	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Herman Heard	25	118	4.72	20	2	0
Greg Hawthorne	8	28	3.50	7	0	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tommy Kramer	38	19	315	1/12	2	48	0	95.8

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bill Kenney	41	25	233	0/0	2	41	1	82.7

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR John Jefferson	5	8	68	13.60	7	23	0
RB Eddie Lee Ivery	3	3	67	22.33	22	48	0
TE Kellen Winslow	3	9	89	29.67	63	47	2
WR Jerry Butler	2	3	33	16.50	20	29	0
WR Stan Rome	2	4	23	11.50	3	15	0
RB Marcus Allen	2	4	15	7.50	6	11	0
TE Harry Holt	1	4	14	14.00	0	14	0
WR Lionel James	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB Clarence Williams	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Carlos Carson	6	12	34	5.67	1	10	0
TE David Hill	4	4	15	3.75	3	7	1
WR Dave Preston	4	6	34	8.50	6	22	0
WR Drew Pearson	2	4	35	17.50	11	21	0
TE John Sawyer	2	3	41	20.50	28	24	0
RB Greg Hawthorne	2	2	49	24.50	39	41	1
RB Herman Heard	2	2	19	9.50	2	10	0
FB Toussaint Tyler	1	2	8	8.00	2	8	0
TE Trey Junkin	1	4	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
WR Daryl Turner	1	2	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Terry Rennaker	1	12	12.00	0

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
John Jefferson	1	0	0	0

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Skip Wilcox	0	1	0	0
Carlton Williamson	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Larry Swider	6	256	42.7	36.5	53	1

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Luke Prestridge	6	264	44.0	37.3	55	3

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chris Bahr	3/3	1/1	0/0	44	0/0

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Don Cockroft	1/2	1/1	0/0	43	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lionel James	2	20	10.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ken Grandberry	4	17	4.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tim Fox	4	82	20.5	0
Vern Roberson	1	16	16.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jackie Derlange	2	34	17.0	0
Ken Grandberry	1	31	31.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Darrol Ray	11	5	30	40
OLB Gary Cobb	6	0	28	28
OLB Mike Singletary	5	5	30	39
DE Lawrence Pillers	5	0	31	39
S Vern Roberson	4	1	7	9
S Rick Sanford	3	1	19	32
OLB Mel Owens	3	0	6	11
CB Tim Fox	2	1	10	11
DT Joe Klecko	2	1	28	28
DE Lionel Collier	2	0	15	17
ILB Dirt Winston	2	0	3	2
CB Henry Monroe	2	0	14	11
CB William Judson	2	0	26	32
CB Dwight Hicks	1	4	29	33
CB Rolland Lawrence	1	1	16	16
OLB Terry Rennaker	1	1	12	24
DT Charlie Johnson	1	0	16	24
DE Rulon Jones	1	0	19	22
OLB Hugh Green	1	0	3	7
DT Keith Guthrie	1	0	20	26

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Dave Waymer	6	2	0.0	20	33
OLB John Rade	5	1	1.0	21	38
S Carlton Williamson	5	2	0.0	22	36
ILB Jackie Shipp	5	1	0.0	16	24
CB Harvey Clayton	4	0	0.0	15	29
DE Sean Jones	2	1	0.0	21	36
CB Jackie Derlange	2	0	0.0	11	25
DE Barry Bennett	2	0	0.0	9	17
CB Dwayne Woodruff	2	0	0.0	19	21
DT Lynn Madsen	2	0	0.0	14	19
CB Perry Williams	2	0	0.0	12	17
ILB Skip Wilcox	1	1	0.0	9	17
S Tom Hannon	1	1	0.0	8	14
ILB Terry Beeson	1	0	0.0	4	2
WR Carlos Carson	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Guy Frazier	1	0	0.0	10	18
S Glen Edwards	0	1	0.0	13	23
DE George Martin	0	1	0.0	11	29
ILB Brian Ingram	0	1	0.0	10	10
DE Walt Bowyer	0	1	0.0	17	17

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Charlie Johnson	1	1	0	24
DT Joe Klecko	1	0	2	28
DT Keith Guthrie	0	3	0	26
DE Rulon Jones	0	2	1	22

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB John Rade	1.0	0	0	38
DE Sean Jones	0.0	2	1	36
OLB Guy Frazier	0.0	0	1	18
ILB Brian Ingram	0.0	0	1	10

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Gary Cobb	4	0	0	28
S Darrol Ray	3	1	0	40
OLB Mike Singletary	3	1	0	39
S Rick Sanford	3	0	0	32
DE Lawrence Pillers	2	0	0	39
CB Dwight Hicks	2	0	0	33
OLB Mel Owens	2	0	0	11
CB Henry Monroe	1	1	0	11
OLB Terry Rennaker	1	0	1	24
CB Rolland Lawrence	1	0	0	16
CB Tim Fox	1	0	0	11
OLB Hugh Green	1	0	0	7
CB William Judson	1	0	0	32

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Harvey Clayton	5	0	29
S Dave Waymer	3	0	33
S Carlton Williamson	2	3	36
OLB John Rade	2	2	38
CB Jackie Derlange	2	1	25
S Tom Hannon	1	1	14
CB Perry Williams	1	1	17
CB Dwayne Woodruff	1	0	21
OLB Guy Frazier	1	0	18
ILB Jackie Shipp	1	0	24
DE George Martin	0	1	29

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Derrel Gofourth	2	7	22	0	37
Curt Marsh	2	5	22	0	32
Don Bailey	2	2	12	0	20
Dan Alexander	1	4	23	0	38
Charles Alexander	1	3	12	0	19
Billy Lindstrom	1	1	14	0	26
Hardy Dillon	0	1	20	1	34

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Keith Uecker	4	5	0	27	34
Noah Jackson	2	8	0	33	41
Dan Nugent	2	5	0	33	41
Marsharne Graves	2	4	0	21	36
Mike Baab	1	4	0	28	35
David Hill	1	3	1	27	24
Bob Kuziel	1	1	0	5	6
Ben Akbar	1	1	0	12	5
John Sawyer	0	1	0	20	22
Trey Junkin	0	1	0	27	28

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Eddie Lee Ivery	2	22
Harry Holt	1	19
Sam Seale	1	13
Vern Roberson	1	11
John Jefferson	1	9
Kellen Winslow	1	7

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Tom Hannon	2	12
Toussaint Tyler	1	16
Brian Ingram	1	14
David Hill	1	12
Daryl Turner	1	10
Dan Nugent	1	8

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Lawrence Pillers	---	---	31	39	5	75
Darrol Ray	---	---	30	40	3	73
Mike Singletary	---	---	30	39	2	71
Dan Alexander	23	38	---	---	9	70
Derrel Gofourth	22	37	---	---	9	68
Joe Klecko	---	---	28	28	9	65
Dwight Hicks	---	---	29	33	2	64
Tommy Kramer	24	39	---	---	---	63
Gary Cobb	---	---	28	28	7	63
Kellen Winslow	22	32	---	---	7	61
William Judson	---	---	26	32	2	60
Hardy Dillon	20	34	---	---	---	54
Curt Marsh	22	32	---	---	---	54
John Jefferson	18	26	---	---	9	53
Rick Sanford	---	---	19	32	2	53
Billy Lindstrom	14	26	---	---	9	49
Eddie Lee Ivery	7	20	---	---	22	49
Harry Holt	10	19	---	---	19	48
Keith Guthrie	---	---	20	26	2	48
Charles Alexander	12	19	---	---	13	44
Terry Rennaker	---	---	12	24	7	43
Rulon Jones	---	---	19	22	1	42
Charlie Johnson	---	---	16	24	1	41
Marcus Allen	16	23	---	---	2	41
Don Bailey	12	20	---	---	9	41
Jerry Butler	14	19	---	---	6	39
Tim Fox	---	---	10	11	17	38
Rolland Lawrence	---	---	16	16	3	35
Bill Ring	9	10	---	---	14	33
Lionel Collier	---	---	15	17	---	32
Henry Monroe	---	---	14	11	7	32
Vern Roberson	---	---	7	9	11	27
Lionel James	1	2	---	---	22	25
Clarence Williams	8	14	---	---	1	23
Dean Steinkuhler	7	8	---	---	8	23
Mel Owens	---	---	6	11	1	18
Dirt Winston	---	---	3	2	10	15
Hugh Green	---	---	3	7	5	15
Stan Rome	3	11	---	---	---	14
Sam Seale	---	---	0	0	13	13
Chris Bahr	0	0	---	---	8	8
Larry Swider	0	0	---	---	6	6
Clayton Weishuhn	---	---	0	0	6	6
Bobby Humphrey	---	---	1	0	5	6
Ed Luther	0	0	---	---	3	3
Bradyn Pyle	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Noah Jackson	33	41	---	---	8	82
Dan Nugent	33	41	---	---	8	82
Bill Kenney	33	41	---	---	---	74
Keith Uecker	27	34	---	---	7	68
Sean Jones	---	---	21	36	9	66
Mike Baab	28	35	---	---	1	64
David Hill	27	24	---	---	12	63
Dave Waymer	---	---	20	33	9	62
John Rade	---	---	21	38	3	62
Trey Junkin	27	28	---	---	6	61
John Sawyer	20	22	---	---	18	60
Carlton Williamson	---	---	22	36	2	60
Marsharne Graves	21	36	---	---	---	57
Dave Preston	22	24	---	---	9	55
Herman Heard	25	29	---	---	---	54
Jackie Derlange	---	---	11	25	13	49
Harvey Clayton	---	---	15	29	2	46
Greg Hawthorne	8	12	---	---	24	44
George Martin	---	---	11	29	3	43
Jackie Shipp	---	---	16	24	3	43
Dwayne Woodruff	---	---	19	21	2	42
Carlos Carson	13	27	---	---	---	40
Toussaint Tyler	11	12	---	---	16	39
Glen Edwards	---	---	13	23	2	38
Skip Wilcox	---	---	9	17	12	38
Walt Bowyer	---	---	17	17	2	36
Perry Williams	---	---	12	17	6	35
Tom Hannon	---	---	8	14	12	34
Brian Ingram	---	---	10	10	14	34
Barry Bennett	---	---	9	17	7	33
Lynn Madsen	---	---	14	19	---	33
Guy Frazier	---	---	10	18	3	31
Drew Pearson	8	22	---	---	---	30
Ben Akbar	12	5	---	---	8	25
Terry Beeson	---	---	4	2	17	23
Ken Grandberry	0	0	---	---	20	20
Bob Kuziel	5	6	---	---	8	19
Daryl Turner	4	5	---	---	10	19
Geoff Reece	6	7	---	---	---	13
Jack LeVeck	---	---	2	4	6	12
Don Cockroft	0	0	---	---	7	7
Luke Prestridge	0	0	---	---	6	6
John Witkowski	0	0	---	---	2	2
Randy Dean	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	20	4.0
Middle	17	75	4.4
Right	2	19	9.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	55	4.2
Middle	6	25	4.2
Right	14	66	4.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tommy Kramer	38	19	5	2	3	9	3	0	0

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bill Kenney	41	25	4	1	3	3	6	3	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	5	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	10	151	8.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	6	88	6.3
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	71	14.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	23	18	144	6.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	7	89	4.9
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Kellen Winslow	9	3	0	89	2	32
WR John Jefferson	8	5	2	68	1	26
WR Stan Rome	4	2	0	23	0	11
RB Marcus Allen	4	2	0	15	0	23
TE Harry Holt	4	1	1	14	0	19
RB Eddie Lee Ivery	3	3	0	67	1	20
WR Jerry Butler	3	2	0	33	1	19
WR Lionel James	2	1	0	6	0	2
RB Clarence Williams	1	0	0	0	0	14

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Carlos Carson	12	6	0	34	0	27
WR Dave Preston	6	4	0	34	1	24
WR Drew Pearson	4	2	1	35	1	22
TE David Hill	4	4	0	15	0	24
TE Trey Junkin	4	1	1	-1	0	28
TE John Sawyer	3	2	0	41	1	22
RB Greg Hawthorne	2	2	0	49	1	12
FB Toussaint Tyler	2	1	0	8	0	12
RB Herman Heard	2	2	0	19	0	29
WR Daryl Turner	2	1	1	-1	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tommy Kramer	1	6	6.00	6.00
Clarence Williams	1	1	1.00	3.00

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Greg Hawthorne	2	5	2.50	3.50
Herman Heard	2	16	8.00	4.72

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tommy Kramer	4	2	19	4.75	8.29

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bill Kenney	5	3	13	2.60	5.68

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Kellen Winslow	2	1	15	7.50	9.89
WR Jerry Butler	1	1	4	4.00	11.00
TE Harry Holt	1	0	0	0.00	3.50

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE David Hill	2	2	8	4.00	3.75
TE John Sawyer	1	0	0	0.00	13.67
WR Dave Preston	1	1	5	5.00	5.67
WR Carlos Carson	1	0	0	0.00	2.83

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Tommy Kramer	1	0
Marcus Allen	1	1

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Herman Heard	2	2
Greg Hawthorne	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tommy Kramer	13	7	5

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bill Kenney	16	10	8

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Kellen Winslow	3	2	2
WR John Jefferson	2	0	0
TE Harry Holt	2	0	0
WR Lionel James	2	1	1
RB Eddie Lee Ivery	1	1	0
WR Jerry Butler	1	1	0
WR Stan Rome	1	1	1
RB Marcus Allen	1	1	1

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Carlos Carson	7	4	3
WR Dave Preston	2	0	0
WR Daryl Turner	2	1	0
WR Drew Pearson	1	1	1
TE John Sawyer	1	1	1
TE David Hill	1	1	1
RB Greg Hawthorne	1	1	1
FB Toussaint Tyler	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 69,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,100 (21,400)
End Zone 15,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,400 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	69,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,100 (21,400)
End Zone	15,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,400 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)