Week 7, 1985

played in Atlanta, GA

71 degrees, fair, calm

Carolina Panthers	0	10	0	0	-	10
Atlanta Falcons	14	0	7	7	-	28

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:04 ATL - Marcus Allen 5 run (Chris Bahr extra point)
1Q: 00:12 ATL - Robert Lavette 2 run (Chris Bahr extra point)
2Q: 08:35 CAR - Herman Heard 1 run (Bill Capece extra point)
2Q: 01:16 CAR - Bill Capece 49 field goal
3Q: 03:48 ATL - Marcus Allen 12 run (Chris Bahr extra point)
4Q: 08:36 ATL - Kellen Winslow 2 pass from Tommy Kramer (Chris Bahr extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:04 ATL - Marcus Allen 5 run (Chris Bahr extra point)
1Q: 00:12 ATL - Robert Lavette 2 run (Chris Bahr extra point)
2Q: 08:35 CAR - Herman Heard 1 run (Bill Capece extra point)
2Q: 01:16 CAR - Bill Capece 49 field goal
3Q: 03:48 ATL - Marcus Allen 12 run (Chris Bahr extra point)
4Q: 08:36 ATL - Kellen Winslow 2 pass from Tommy Kramer (Chris Bahr extra point)

Team Statistics CAR ATL
Record 3-4 5-2
First Downs 17 23
- by Rushing 4 12
- by Passing 13 11
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 326 401
- Offensive Plays 65 62
- Yards per Play 5.02 6.47
Net Rushing Yards 64 217
- Rushing Attempts 19 37
- Yards per Rush 3.37 5.86
Net Passing Yards 262 184
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 45 - 26 - 1 25 - 15 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 277 184
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/15 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.70 7.36
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 10/17 5/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.9 5.0
4th Down Conversions 0/1 1/1
Penalties/Yards 2/15 3/25
Punt Returns/Yards 2/6 2/9
Kick Returns/Yards 5/136 2/30
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/41
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 4/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 24
Time of Possession 28:08 31:52

Team Statistics	CAR	ATL
Record	3-4	5-2
First Downs	17	23
- by Rushing	4	12
- by Passing	13	11
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	326	401
- Offensive Plays	65	62
- Yards per Play	5.02	6.47
Net Rushing Yards	64	217
- Rushing Attempts	19	37
- Yards per Rush	3.37	5.86
Net Passing Yards	262	184
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	45 - 26 - 1	25 - 15 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	277	184
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/15	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.70	7.36
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	10/17	5/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.9	5.0
4th Down Conversions	0/1	1/1
Penalties/Yards	2/15	3/25
Punt Returns/Yards	2/6	2/9
Kick Returns/Yards	5/136	2/30
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/41
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	4/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 24
Time of Possession	28:08	31:52

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:57	3:11	OPP 49	5	9	Fumble
1	6:31	2:51	OPP 31	7	25	Interception
1	0:04	6:39	OWN 18	14	82	Touchdown
2	5:47	4:38	OWN 7	11	61	Field Goal
3	15:00	3:48	OWN 26	7	16	Punt
3	7:49	0:57	OWN 30	2	30	Fumble
3	3:40	1:55	OWN 26	3	7	Punt
3	0:21	1:12	OWN 24	3	1	Punt
4	8:28	2:06	OWN 44	3	2	Punt
4	2:03	2:00	OWN 6	10	78	Downs

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:03	OWN 15	7	85	Touchdown
1	7:46	1:15	OWN 40	3	3	Punt
1	3:40	3:36	OWN 42	7	58	Touchdown
2	8:25	2:38	OWN 20	5	23	Punt
2	1:09	1:09	OWN 19	3	21	Half
3	11:12	3:23	OWN 7	6	17	Punt
3	6:52	3:12	OWN 40	7	60	Touchdown
3	1:45	1:24	OWN 21	3	6	Punt
4	14:09	5:41	OWN 37	13	63	Touchdown
4	6:22	4:19	OWN 7	7	41	Punt
4	0:03	0:03	OWN 16	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Marcus Allen, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Herman Heard	10	25	2.50	8	0	1
Lorenzo Hampton	7	34	4.86	13	1	0
Orlando Whiteman	1	3	3.00	3	0	0
Bill Kenney	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Marcus Allen	27	175	6.48	36	7	2
Robert Lavette	8	40	5.00	13	1	1
Tommy Kramer	2	2	1.00	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bill Kenney	45	26	277	1/15	0	43	1	66.6

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tommy Kramer	25	15	184	0/0	1	21	0	96.1

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Freddie Solomon	9	15	109	12.11	21	30
WR Carlos Carson	6	10	58	9.67	30	25
WR Dave Preston	5	9	67	13.40	16	43
WR Orlando Whiteman	2	4	16	8.00	1	10
FB Randy Love	2	2	10	5.00	3	6
RB Herman Heard	1	1	5	5.00	0	5
RB Lorenzo Hampton	1	1	12	12.00	6	12
WR Rick Upchurch	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE David Hill	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Trey Junkin	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR John Jefferson	4	8	46	11.50	7	21	0
WR Anthony Hancock	4	5	52	13.00	11	19	0
TE Kellen Winslow	3	3	41	13.67	17	21	1
WR Jerry Butler	3	5	43	14.33	9	18	0
RB Robert Lavette	1	1	2	2.00	3	2	0
WR Mercury Duncan	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Marcus Allen	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Mel Owens	1	41	41.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Carlos Carson	1	0	0	0
Lorenzo Hampton	1	0	0	0

Atlanta	Recov	Force
Vern Roberson	1	0
Dwight Hicks	1	0
Charlie Johnson	0	1
Bobby Humphrey	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Luke Prestridge	4	191	47.8	45.5	52	3

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Sean Landeta	5	197	39.4	38.2	57	3

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bill Capece	1/1	1/1	0/0	49	1/1

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chris Bahr	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rick Upchurch	2	6	3.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tim Fox	2	9	4.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rick Upchurch	3	94	31.3	0
Lorenzo Hampton	2	42	21.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
John Jefferson	2	30	15.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Brian Ingram	8	1	0.0	27	21
OLB John Rade	5	2	0.0	28	19
S Tom Hannon	5	0	0.0	24	20
OLB Cliff Lewis	4	1	0.0	25	6
CB Bobby Watkins	4	0	0.0	21	13
DT Steve Niehaus	3	2	0.0	23	16
ILB Terry Beeson	3	0	0.0	10	4
ILB Jackie Shipp	3	0	0.0	9	6
DE Bruce Smith	2	1	0.0	32	20
CB Dwayne Woodruff	2	0	0.0	16	16
DE Sean Jones	1	3	0.0	31	20
S Doug Jones	1	2	0.0	33	21
S Dave Waymer	1	1	0.0	30	21
CB Harvey Clayton	1	1	0.0	16	12
S Rich Miano	1	1	0.0	13	6
DT Mark Shumate	1	1	0.0	17	12
DE Ross Browner	1	0	0.0	14	11
OLB Tom De Paso	1	0	0.0	3	6
WR Carlos Carson	1	0	---	---	---
DT Paul Godfrey	0	1	0.0	23	15

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Deron Cherry	7	0	0.0	17	41
OLB Mel Owens	4	0	0.0	11	25
DE Lawrence Pillers	3	0	0.5	14	37
CB Henry Monroe	3	1	0.0	11	30
CB Dwight Hicks	3	1	0.0	17	42
CB William Judson	3	1	0.0	13	39
CB Bobby Humphrey	3	1	0.0	12	29
DT Charlie Johnson	3	0	0.0	15	30
DE Rulon Jones	2	2	0.0	15	28
ILB Tim Golden	2	1	0.0	7	12
ILB Dirt Winston	2	0	0.0	12	34
CB Sam Seale	2	0	0.0	8	17
DE Don Fielder	2	0	0.0	9	27
DT Joe Klecko	1	1	0.5	12	28
CB Tim Fox	1	1	0.0	2	11
OLB Gary Cobb	1	1	0.0	11	28
S Vern Roberson	1	0	0.0	10	24
OLB Hugh Green	1	0	0.0	4	4

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Ross Browner	1	1	0	11
DT Steve Niehaus	0	1	0	16
OLB John Rade	0	1	0	19
DE Sean Jones	0	1	0	20
DT Mark Shumate	0	1	0	12
OLB Cliff Lewis	0	0	1	6

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Lawrence Pillers	0.5	1	1	0	37
DT Joe Klecko	0.5	0	0	1	28
ILB Dirt Winston	0.0	1	0	0	34
DE Rulon Jones	0.0	0	2	1	28
DE Don Fielder	0.0	0	1	1	27
DT Charlie Johnson	0.0	0	1	0	30

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Brian Ingram	4	0	21
S Tom Hannon	2	0	20
OLB Cliff Lewis	2	0	6
OLB John Rade	2	0	19
CB Dwayne Woodruff	1	1	16
S Dave Waymer	1	1	21
CB Harvey Clayton	1	1	12
OLB Tom De Paso	1	0	6
CB Bobby Watkins	1	0	13

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Bobby Humphrey	4	3	0	29
CB Dwight Hicks	3	2	0	42
CB William Judson	3	0	0	39
OLB Mel Owens	2	0	1	25
ILB Dirt Winston	2	0	0	34
CB Henry Monroe	2	0	0	30
S Deron Cherry	2	0	0	41
CB Sam Seale	2	0	0	17
OLB Hugh Green	1	1	0	4
CB Tim Fox	1	0	0	11
DE Lawrence Pillers	1	0	0	37
S Vern Roberson	1	0	0	24
ILB Tim Golden	1	0	0	12
DE Don Fielder	1	0	0	27
OLB Gary Cobb	0	2	0	28

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Mike Baab	1	5	14	0	42
Terry Tausch	1	3	17	0	34
Keith Uecker	1	3	16	0	40
Geoff Reece	1	2	6	1	21
Dan Nugent	1	1	18	0	29
Marsharne Graves	0	3	17	0	40
Ben Akbar	0	1	3	0	6

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Dan Alexander	6	8	0	37	25
Curt Marsh	3	5	0	37	25
Derrel Gofourth	3	4	0	18	13
Joe Bostic	3	3	0	13	6
Don Bailey	2	5	0	24	19
Hardy Dillon	2	4	0	36	22
Charles Alexander	1	1	1	24	14
Russell Davis	1	1	0	13	6
Dean Steinkuhler	0	3	0	20	15
Kellen Winslow	0	1	0	32	20

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Freddie Solomon	2	9
Steve Folsom	1	13
Herman Heard	1	13

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Anthony Hancock	2	10
Sam Seale	1	16
Jerry Butler	1	13
Russell Davis	1	8
Dwight Hicks	1	8
Charles Alexander	1	5

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bill Kenney	19	46	---	---	---	65
Doug Jones	---	---	33	21	10	64
Dave Waymer	---	---	30	21	8	59
Freddie Solomon	10	39	---	---	9	58
Carlos Carson	12	33	---	---	13	58
Mike Baab	14	42	---	---	1	57
Marsharne Graves	17	40	---	---	---	57
Keith Uecker	16	40	---	---	---	56
Bruce Smith	---	---	32	20	---	52
Dan Nugent	18	29	---	---	4	51
Brian Ingram	---	---	27	21	3	51
Terry Tausch	17	34	---	---	---	51
Sean Jones	---	---	31	20	---	51
Herman Heard	12	25	---	---	13	50
John Rade	---	---	28	19	1	48
Dave Preston	15	32	---	---	---	47
Tom Hannon	---	---	24	20	---	44
Randy Love	11	18	---	---	13	42
Lorenzo Hampton	9	28	---	---	5	42
Steve Niehaus	---	---	23	16	1	40
Paul Godfrey	---	---	23	15	1	39
Dwayne Woodruff	---	---	16	16	7	39
Orlando Whiteman	10	28	---	---	---	38
Cliff Lewis	---	---	25	6	5	36
Bobby Watkins	---	---	21	13	---	34
Geoff Reece	6	21	---	---	5	32
Mark Shumate	---	---	17	12	2	31
Ross Browner	---	---	14	11	5	30
David Hill	10	12	---	---	7	29
Harvey Clayton	---	---	16	12	---	28
Rick Upchurch	3	7	---	---	17	27
Jackie Shipp	---	---	9	6	12	27
Trey Junkin	3	8	---	---	12	23
Karl Swanke	2	12	---	---	5	19
Rich Miano	---	---	13	6	---	19
Tom De Paso	---	---	3	6	8	17
Walt Bowyer	---	---	9	7	1	17
Terry Beeson	---	---	10	4	1	15
Ben Akbar	3	6	---	---	5	14
Steve Folsom	0	0	---	---	13	13
Dan McQuaid	2	6	---	---	1	9
Lester Lyles	---	---	3	3	1	7
Luke Prestridge	0	0	---	---	4	4
Bill Capece	0	0	---	---	4	4
Tony Adams	0	0	---	---	1	1
John Witkowski	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dwight Hicks	---	---	17	42	8	67
Dan Alexander	37	25	---	---	4	66
Deron Cherry	---	---	17	41	8	66
Kellen Winslow	32	20	---	---	13	65
John Jefferson	33	20	---	---	11	64
Hardy Dillon	36	22	---	---	5	63
Curt Marsh	37	25	---	---	1	63
Tommy Kramer	37	25	---	---	---	62
Lawrence Pillers	---	---	14	37	1	52
William Judson	---	---	13	39	---	52
Dirt Winston	---	---	12	34	5	51
Charlie Johnson	---	---	15	30	3	48
Don Bailey	24	19	---	---	5	48
Marcus Allen	29	17	---	---	---	46
Charles Alexander	24	14	---	---	5	43
Rulon Jones	---	---	15	28	---	43
Bobby Humphrey	---	---	12	29	1	42
Gary Cobb	---	---	11	28	2	41
Henry Monroe	---	---	11	30	---	41
Sam Seale	---	---	8	17	16	41
Don Fielder	---	---	9	27	5	41
Joe Klecko	---	---	12	28	---	40
Jerry Butler	15	11	---	---	13	39
Mel Owens	---	---	11	25	1	37
Derrel Gofourth	18	13	---	---	5	36
Vern Roberson	---	---	10	24	1	35
Dean Steinkuhler	20	15	---	---	---	35
Harry Holt	19	11	---	---	4	34
Pete Kugler	---	---	7	19	2	28
Anthony Hancock	6	12	---	---	10	28
Russell Davis	13	6	---	---	8	27
Joe Bostic	13	6	---	---	5	24
Tim Golden	---	---	7	12	2	21
Tim Fox	---	---	2	11	5	18
Arnold Morgado	0	1	---	---	17	18
Hugh Green	---	---	4	4	7	15
Robert Lavette	8	7	---	---	---	15
Mercury Duncan	6	6	---	---	1	13
Terry Rennaker	---	---	2	1	8	11
Chris Bahr	0	0	---	---	5	5
Sean Landeta	0	0	---	---	5	5
Alex Moyer	---	---	0	0	4	4
Carlos Bradley	---	---	0	0	2	2
Larry Swider	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ed Luther	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bradyn Pyle	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	23	4.6
Middle	4	9	2.3
Right	10	32	3.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	70	5.8
Middle	15	108	7.2
Right	9	40	4.4
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bill Kenney	45	26	4	1	2	8	5	3	1

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tommy Kramer	25	15	2	1	0	3	5	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	6	30	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	12	118	6.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	6	56	3.7
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	73	36.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	2	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	6	70	6.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	7	93	8.5
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	19	19.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Freddie Solomon	15	9	1	109	2	39
WR Carlos Carson	10	6	0	58	1	33
WR Dave Preston	9	5	0	67	1	32
WR Orlando Whiteman	4	2	1	16	0	28
FB Randy Love	2	2	0	10	0	18
WR Rick Upchurch	1	0	0	0	0	7
TE David Hill	1	0	0	0	0	12
TE Trey Junkin	1	0	0	0	0	8
RB Herman Heard	1	1	0	5	0	25
RB Lorenzo Hampton	1	1	0	12	0	28

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR John Jefferson	8	4	46	1	20
WR Jerry Butler	5	3	43	0	11
WR Anthony Hancock	5	4	52	0	12
TE Kellen Winslow	3	3	41	1	20
RB Marcus Allen	2	0	0	0	17
WR Mercury Duncan	1	0	0	0	6
RB Robert Lavette	1	1	2	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Herman Heard	4	8	2.00	2.50
Orlando Whiteman	1	3	3.00	3.00

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Marcus Allen	6	22	3.67	6.48
Robert Lavette	1	2	2.00	5.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bill Kenney	8	3	13	1.63	6.16

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tommy Kramer	4	2	14	3.50	7.36

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Carlos Carson	3	1	4	1.33	5.80
WR Dave Preston	2	1	3	1.50	7.44
WR Orlando Whiteman	1	1	6	6.00	4.00
WR Freddie Solomon	1	0	0	0.00	7.27
TE David Hill	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Marcus Allen	2	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR John Jefferson	1	1	12	12.00	5.75
TE Kellen Winslow	1	1	2	2.00	13.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Herman Heard	3	2

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Robert Lavette	2	2
Tommy Kramer	1	0
Marcus Allen	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bill Kenney	14	8	8

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tommy Kramer	7	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Freddie Solomon	4	2	2
WR Carlos Carson	3	1	1
WR Orlando Whiteman	2	1	1
WR Dave Preston	2	2	2
FB Randy Love	2	2	2
TE Trey Junkin	1	0	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR John Jefferson	2	1	1
TE Kellen Winslow	2	2	2
WR Mercury Duncan	1	0	0
WR Jerry Butler	1	0	0
RB Robert Lavette	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 67,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,900 (17,100)
End Zone 12,200 (12,400)
Mezzanine 7,000 (7,100)
Sideline Seats 10,700 (10,900)
Club Seats 14,800 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 6,100 (7,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	67,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,900 (17,100)
End Zone	12,200 (12,400)
Mezzanine	7,000 (7,100)
Sideline Seats	10,700 (10,900)
Club Seats	14,800 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	6,100 (7,500)