Week 1, 1985

played in Carolina, NC

63 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	7	10	3	0	-	20
Carolina Panthers	7	7	0	7	-	21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:56 CAR - Carlos Carson 46 pass from Bill Kenney (Bill Capece extra point)
1Q: 00:48 ATL - John Jefferson 85 pass from Tommy Kramer (Chris Bahr extra point)
2Q: 13:13 ATL - Deron Cherry 67 interception return (Chris Bahr extra point)
2Q: 09:01 ATL - Chris Bahr 52 field goal
2Q: 01:00 CAR - Dave Preston 50 pass from Bill Kenney (Bill Capece extra point)
3Q: 10:01 ATL - Chris Bahr 38 field goal
4Q: 14:00 CAR - Dave Preston 24 pass from Bill Kenney (Bill Capece extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:56 CAR - Carlos Carson 46 pass from Bill Kenney (Bill Capece extra point)
1Q: 00:48 ATL - John Jefferson 85 pass from Tommy Kramer (Chris Bahr extra point)
2Q: 13:13 ATL - Deron Cherry 67 interception return (Chris Bahr extra point)
2Q: 09:01 ATL - Chris Bahr 52 field goal
2Q: 01:00 CAR - Dave Preston 50 pass from Bill Kenney (Bill Capece extra point)
3Q: 10:01 ATL - Chris Bahr 38 field goal
4Q: 14:00 CAR - Dave Preston 24 pass from Bill Kenney (Bill Capece extra point)

Team Statistics ATL CAR
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 15 20
- by Rushing 7 5
- by Passing 7 14
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 316 433
- Offensive Plays 62 59
- Yards per Play 5.10 7.34
Net Rushing Yards 172 104
- Rushing Attempts 37 26
- Yards per Rush 4.65 4.00
Net Passing Yards 144 329
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 23 - 14 - 0 32 - 22 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 155 334
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 5.76 9.97
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 3/13 5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.9 6.8
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/45 6/66
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 2/32
Kick Returns/Yards 4/51 4/95
Interception Ret./Yards 3/127 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 33
Time of Possession 32:10 27:50

Team Statistics	ATL	CAR
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	15	20
- by Rushing	7	5
- by Passing	7	14
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	316	433
- Offensive Plays	62	59
- Yards per Play	5.10	7.34
Net Rushing Yards	172	104
- Rushing Attempts	37	26
- Yards per Rush	4.65	4.00
Net Passing Yards	144	329
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	23 - 14 - 0	32 - 22 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	155	334
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	5.76	9.97
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	3/13	5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.9	6.8
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/45	6/66
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	2/32
Kick Returns/Yards	4/51	4/95
Interception Ret./Yards	3/127	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 33
Time of Possession	32:10	27:50

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:51	2:37	OWN 29	6	39	Missed FG
1	9:46	5:54	OWN 3	12	58	Punt
1	1:38	1:10	OWN 13	2	87	Touchdown
2	10:41	1:47	OPP 40	3	5	Field Goal
2	8:12	1:27	OWN 36	3	7	Punt
2	3:43	2:21	OWN 20	5	26	Punt
2	0:43	0:43	OWN 20	1	4	Half
3	15:00	5:07	OWN 31	9	48	Field Goal
3	7:36	4:35	OWN 14	8	47	Punt
4	13:45	2:31	OWN 33	3	-8	Punt
4	7:48	1:28	OWN 15	4	16	Punt
4	3:54	1:29	OWN 27	3	3	Punt
4	1:37	0:48	OWN 24	3	-10	Downs

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:09	OWN 27	3	5	Punt
1	11:14	1:28	OWN 39	3	8	Punt
1	3:52	2:14	OWN 20	4	80	Touchdown
1	0:28	2:28	OWN 34	4	13	Interception
2	13:00	2:19	OWN 39	5	29	Interception
2	8:54	0:42	OWN 20	2	23	Interception
2	6:45	3:02	OWN 22	10	36	Punt
2	1:22	0:39	OWN 37	2	63	Touchdown
3	9:53	2:17	OWN 28	3	4	Punt
3	3:01	4:16	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
4	11:14	3:26	OWN 44	6	48	Fumble
4	6:20	2:26	OWN 37	4	36	Fumble
4	2:25	0:48	OWN 12	4	16	Punt
4	0:49	0:49	OPP 14	2	-3	Game

Game MVP: Dave Preston, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Marcus Allen	30	145	4.83	21	4
Robert Lavette	6	24	4.00	8	0
Tommy Kramer	1	3	3.00	3	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Lorenzo Hampton	17	77	4.53	14	3
Herman Heard	7	30	4.29	11	2
Bill Kenney	2	-3	-1.50	-1	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tommy Kramer	23	14	155	2/11	1	85	0	95.3

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bill Kenney	32	22	334	1/5	3	50	3	95.0

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR John Jefferson	3	4	94	31.33	78	85	1
WR Jerry Butler	3	5	29	9.67	0	14	0
RB Marcus Allen	3	3	18	6.00	6	11	0
TE Harry Holt	3	6	11	3.67	0	10	0
TE Kellen Winslow	1	3	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Anthony Hancock	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Mercury Duncan	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Dave Preston	6	8	149	24.83	76	50	2
WR Carlos Carson	5	7	97	19.40	56	46	1
TE David Hill	3	3	32	10.67	2	16	0
WR Orlando Whiteman	2	2	17	8.50	0	18	0
RB Herman Heard	2	2	5	2.50	0	6	0
WR Freddie Solomon	1	4	6	6.00	6	6	0
FB Randy Love	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0
TE Trey Junkin	1	1	15	15.00	13	15	0
RB Lorenzo Hampton	1	2	4	4.00	1	4	0
WR Rick Upchurch	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Steve Folsom	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Gary Cobb	1	22	22.00	0
S Deron Cherry	1	67	67.00	1
OLB Mel Owens	1	38	38.00	0

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Recov	Force
Dirt Winston	1	1
Deron Cherry	1	0
Gary Cobb	0	1

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Lorenzo Hampton	2	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Sean Landeta	7	292	41.7	31.4	53	3

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Luke Prestridge	5	233	46.6	42.6	54	2

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chris Bahr	2/3	1/2	1/1	52	2/2

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bill Capece	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rick Upchurch	2	32	16.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tim Fox	4	51	12.8	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rick Upchurch	2	48	24.0	0
Lorenzo Hampton	2	47	23.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Charlie Johnson	6	2	0.0	25	18
ILB Dirt Winston	5	3	0.0	21	27
S Deron Cherry	4	1	0.0	22	25
S Vern Roberson	4	0	0.0	14	25
OLB Mel Owens	4	0	0.0	10	19
CB William Judson	3	1	0.0	19	22
CB Dwight Hicks	3	0	0.0	24	31
DE Rulon Jones	2	0	1.0	13	19
DE Lawrence Pillers	2	2	0.0	20	26
CB Henry Monroe	2	1	0.0	14	15
DT Pete Kugler	2	1	0.0	15	25
ILB Tim Golden	2	0	0.0	5	6
OLB Gary Cobb	1	4	0.0	18	21
CB Bobby Humphrey	1	2	0.0	12	14
DT Joe Klecko	1	0	0.0	8	15
DE Don Fielder	1	0	0.0	19	21
OLB Hugh Green	0	1	0.0	3	5

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB John Rade	9	3	1.0	29	22
CB Harvey Clayton	6	1	0.0	33	22
ILB Terry Beeson	4	1	0.0	26	16
S Tom Hannon	4	0	0.0	28	15
CB Bobby Watkins	3	3	0.0	23	19
S Dave Waymer	3	1	0.0	30	20
OLB Cliff Lewis	3	1	0.0	14	8
S Rich Miano	3	1	0.0	10	10
DE Sean Jones	2	0	1.0	25	18
DT Dino Mangiero	2	2	0.0	14	8
S Doug Jones	2	1	0.0	33	16
DT Mark Shumate	2	1	0.0	20	9
ILB Jackie Shipp	2	0	0.0	16	12
S Lester Lyles	2	0	0.0	10	13
DE Ross Browner	1	3	0.0	12	7
DE Bruce Smith	1	1	0.0	30	22
DT Steve Niehaus	1	0	0.0	17	16
OLB Tom De Paso	1	0	0.0	4	0
QB Bill Kenney	1	0	---	---	---
CB Dwayne Woodruff	1	0	0.0	9	5
T Keith Uecker	1	0	---	---	---
TE Trey Junkin	1	0	---	---	---
DE Walt Bowyer	0	1	0.0	7	3

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Rulon Jones	1.0	0	1	0	19
DT Pete Kugler	0.0	0	2	0	25

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Sean Jones	1.0	0	0	2	18
OLB John Rade	1.0	0	0	1	22
DE Bruce Smith	0.0	1	3	0	22
DT Steve Niehaus	0.0	0	1	0	16
DT Mark Shumate	0.0	0	1	0	9

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Vern Roberson	6	0	0	25
CB Dwight Hicks	3	1	0	31
OLB Mel Owens	3	0	1	19
ILB Dirt Winston	2	0	0	27
CB William Judson	2	0	0	22
S Deron Cherry	1	0	1	25
CB Henry Monroe	1	0	0	15
OLB Hugh Green	1	0	0	5
ILB Tim Golden	1	0	0	6
CB Sam Seale	1	0	0	14
DE Don Fielder	1	0	0	21
OLB Gary Cobb	0	0	1	21

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Tom Hannon	2	0	15
CB Harvey Clayton	2	0	22
S Lester Lyles	2	0	13
S Rich Miano	2	0	10
ILB Terry Beeson	1	1	16
OLB John Rade	1	1	22
S Dave Waymer	1	0	20
OLB Cliff Lewis	1	0	8
CB Bobby Watkins	1	0	19
DE Bruce Smith	1	0	22

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dan Alexander	4	8	37	1	25
Dean Steinkuhler	3	6	22	0	18
Don Bailey	2	8	29	1	24
Hardy Dillon	2	5	34	0	22
Curt Marsh	1	4	37	0	25
Karl Baldischwiler	1	3	18	0	10
Charles Alexander	1	2	30	0	13

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dan Nugent	2	4	22	0	27
Terry Tausch	2	4	22	0	28
Keith Uecker	1	4	25	0	25
Mike Baab	1	3	24	0	30
Marsharne Graves	0	4	20	1	30
Karl Swanke	0	3	8	0	10
Geoff Reece	0	1	2	0	4
Dan McQuaid	0	1	6	0	3

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Sam Seale	2	20
Anthony Hancock	2	16
Arnold Morgado	1	23
Deron Cherry	1	5

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Herman Heard	1	21
Steve Folsom	1	14
Trey Junkin	1	13
Randy Love	1	8

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dan Alexander	37	25	---	---	10	72
Kellen Winslow	34	19	---	---	16	69
Hardy Dillon	34	22	---	---	10	66
Dwight Hicks	---	---	24	31	9	64
Curt Marsh	37	25	---	---	2	64
Tommy Kramer	37	25	---	---	---	62
John Jefferson	27	19	---	---	14	60
Don Bailey	29	24	---	---	7	60
Deron Cherry	---	---	22	25	5	52
Dirt Winston	---	---	21	27	3	51
Charles Alexander	30	13	---	---	6	49
Anthony Hancock	17	15	---	---	16	48
Lawrence Pillers	---	---	20	26	---	46
Marcus Allen	31	15	---	---	---	46
Sam Seale	---	---	12	14	20	46
Don Fielder	---	---	19	21	5	45
Charlie Johnson	---	---	25	18	---	43
William Judson	---	---	19	22	1	42
Pete Kugler	---	---	15	25	---	40
Dean Steinkuhler	22	18	---	---	---	40
Vern Roberson	---	---	14	25	---	39
Gary Cobb	---	---	18	21	---	39
Karl Baldischwiler	18	10	---	---	10	38
Harry Holt	14	13	---	---	9	36
Jerry Butler	16	10	---	---	9	35
Rulon Jones	---	---	13	19	1	33
Mel Owens	---	---	10	19	1	30
Henry Monroe	---	---	14	15	---	29
Russell Davis	7	6	---	---	14	27
Bobby Humphrey	---	---	12	14	---	26
Arnold Morgado	0	2	---	---	23	25
Terry Rennaker	---	---	8	7	9	24
Joe Klecko	---	---	8	15	---	23
Tim Fox	---	---	4	8	9	21
Hugh Green	---	---	3	5	13	21
Joe Bostic	8	1	---	---	9	18
Robert Lavette	6	8	---	---	3	17
Tim Golden	---	---	5	6	3	14
Sean Landeta	0	0	---	---	10	10
Mercury Duncan	3	5	---	---	---	8
Chris Bahr	0	0	---	---	8	8
Alex Moyer	---	---	0	0	5	5
Carlos Bradley	---	---	0	0	4	4
Larry Swider	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ed Luther	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bradyn Pyle	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Doug Jones	---	---	33	16	14	63
Dave Waymer	---	---	30	20	12	62
Bill Kenney	26	33	---	---	---	59
John Rade	---	---	29	22	7	58
Harvey Clayton	---	---	33	22	2	57
Mike Baab	24	30	---	---	1	55
Bruce Smith	---	---	30	22	2	54
Dan Nugent	22	27	---	---	4	53
Freddie Solomon	16	21	---	---	14	51
Terry Tausch	22	28	---	---	---	50
Keith Uecker	25	25	---	---	---	50
Marsharne Graves	20	30	---	---	---	50
Terry Beeson	---	---	26	16	4	46
Herman Heard	7	18	---	---	21	46
Sean Jones	---	---	25	18	3	46
Tom Hannon	---	---	28	15	2	45
Bobby Watkins	---	---	23	19	3	45
Jackie Shipp	---	---	16	12	17	45
Carlos Carson	17	26	---	---	---	43
Dave Preston	16	26	---	---	---	42
Trey Junkin	20	9	---	---	13	42
Lorenzo Hampton	19	15	---	---	5	39
Steve Niehaus	---	---	17	16	4	37
Steve Folsom	10	12	---	---	14	36
Paul Godfrey	---	---	17	14	1	32
David Hill	8	13	---	---	11	32
Cliff Lewis	---	---	14	8	10	32
Mark Shumate	---	---	20	9	1	30
Randy Love	9	12	---	---	8	29
Dwayne Woodruff	---	---	9	5	15	29
Dino Mangiero	---	---	14	8	7	29
Rick Upchurch	2	3	---	---	22	27
Orlando Whiteman	6	10	---	---	10	26
Lester Lyles	---	---	10	13	1	24
Karl Swanke	8	10	---	---	5	23
Ross Browner	---	---	12	7	3	22
Rich Miano	---	---	10	10	1	21
Walt Bowyer	---	---	7	3	7	17
Ben Akbar	1	8	---	---	5	14
Dan McQuaid	6	3	---	---	2	11
Geoff Reece	2	4	---	---	4	10
Luke Prestridge	0	0	---	---	5	5
Tom De Paso	---	---	4	0	---	4
Bill Capece	0	0	---	---	4	4
Tony Adams	0	0	---	---	---	0
John Witkowski	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	56	6.2
Middle	15	47	3.1
Right	13	69	5.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	39	5.6
Middle	8	23	2.9
Right	9	45	5.0
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tommy Kramer	23	14	1	1	0	2	5	3	0

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bill Kenney	32	22	6	2	1	1	3	0	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	-3	-3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	11	134	8.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	2	24	6.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	9	97	10.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	5	37	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	4	73	8.1
Long (19+ Yds)	7	4	127	18.1

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Harry Holt	6	3	11	0	13
WR Jerry Butler	5	3	29	0	10
WR John Jefferson	4	3	94	1	19
TE Kellen Winslow	3	1	3	0	19
RB Marcus Allen	3	3	18	0	15
WR Mercury Duncan	1	0	0	0	5
WR Anthony Hancock	1	1	0	0	15

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dave Preston	8	6	0	149	4	26
WR Carlos Carson	7	5	1	97	2	26
WR Freddie Solomon	4	1	0	6	0	21
TE David Hill	3	3	0	32	0	13
WR Orlando Whiteman	2	2	0	17	0	10
RB Herman Heard	2	2	0	5	0	18
RB Lorenzo Hampton	2	1	0	4	0	15
WR Rick Upchurch	1	0	0	0	0	3
FB Randy Love	1	1	0	9	0	12
TE Steve Folsom	1	0	0	0	0	12
TE Trey Junkin	1	1	0	15	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Marcus Allen	1	4	4.00	4.83

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bill Kenney	2	-3	-1.50	-1.50
Lorenzo Hampton	1	2	2.00	4.53

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tommy Kramer	1	0	0	0.00	6.74

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Harry Holt	1	0	0	0.00	1.83

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Robert Lavette	2	1

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Herman Heard	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tommy Kramer	9	4	2

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bill Kenney	10	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR John Jefferson	2	1	1
TE Kellen Winslow	2	0	0
TE Harry Holt	2	1	0
WR Mercury Duncan	1	0	0
WR Jerry Butler	1	1	1
WR Anthony Hancock	1	1	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Freddie Solomon	3	1	0
WR Dave Preston	2	2	2
WR Carlos Carson	2	1	1
RB Herman Heard	2	2	1
WR Rick Upchurch	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 67,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,700 (21,400)
End Zone 14,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,100 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,600 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	67,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,700 (21,400)
End Zone	14,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,100 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,600 (3,300)