Week 8, 1985

played in Washington, DC

72 degrees, rain, 14 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	0	7	7	8	-	22
Washington Redskins	7	0	17	9	-	33

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:21 WAS - Willard Reeves 1 run (Ray Wersching extra point)
2Q: 02:00 CAR - Dave Preston 57 pass from Bill Kenney (Bill Capece extra point)
3Q: 13:57 WAS - Walter Abercrombie 62 fumble return (Ray Wersching extra point)
3Q: 10:21 WAS - Ray Wersching 23 field goal
3Q: 06:48 CAR - Lorenzo Hampton 3 run (Bill Capece extra point)
3Q: 00:03 WAS - Mervyn Fernandez 7 pass from Bert Jones (Ray Wersching extra point)
4Q: 06:25 WAS - Ray Wersching 34 field goal
4Q: 04:35 WAS - Ray Wersching 42 field goal
4Q: 02:14 WAS - Ray Wersching 39 field goal
4Q: 00:52 CAR - Dave Preston 2 pass from Bill Kenney (Bill Kenney pass to Steve Folsom for conversion)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:21 WAS - Willard Reeves 1 run (Ray Wersching extra point)
2Q: 02:00 CAR - Dave Preston 57 pass from Bill Kenney (Bill Capece extra point)
3Q: 13:57 WAS - Walter Abercrombie 62 fumble return (Ray Wersching extra point)
3Q: 10:21 WAS - Ray Wersching 23 field goal
3Q: 06:48 CAR - Lorenzo Hampton 3 run (Bill Capece extra point)
3Q: 00:03 WAS - Mervyn Fernandez 7 pass from Bert Jones (Ray Wersching extra point)
4Q: 06:25 WAS - Ray Wersching 34 field goal
4Q: 04:35 WAS - Ray Wersching 42 field goal
4Q: 02:14 WAS - Ray Wersching 39 field goal
4Q: 00:52 CAR - Dave Preston 2 pass from Bill Kenney (Bill Kenney pass to Steve Folsom for conversion)

Team Statistics CAR WAS
Record 3-5 5-3
First Downs 16 21
- by Rushing 4 5
- by Passing 11 15
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 350 368
- Offensive Plays 46 74
- Yards per Play 7.61 4.97
Net Rushing Yards 62 103
- Rushing Attempts 14 40
- Yards per Rush 4.43 2.58
Net Passing Yards 288 265
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 19 - 0 31 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 313 283
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/25 3/18
- Yards per Pass Play 9.00 7.79
Fumbles/Lost 4/4 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/10 9/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.3 8.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/47 10/70
Punt Returns/Yards 1/6 2/-1
Kick Returns/Yards 4/98 3/43
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 1/1 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 37
Time of Possession 20:30 39:30

Team Statistics	CAR	WAS
Record	3-5	5-3
First Downs	16	21
- by Rushing	4	5
- by Passing	11	15
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	350	368
- Offensive Plays	46	74
- Yards per Play	7.61	4.97
Net Rushing Yards	62	103
- Rushing Attempts	14	40
- Yards per Rush	4.43	2.58
Net Passing Yards	288	265
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 19 - 0	31 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	313	283
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/25	3/18
- Yards per Pass Play	9.00	7.79
Fumbles/Lost	4/4	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/10	9/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.3	8.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/47	10/70
Punt Returns/Yards	1/6	2/-1
Kick Returns/Yards	4/98	3/43
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	1/1	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 37
Time of Possession	20:30	39:30

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:20	OWN 27	5	15	Punt
1	7:14	1:35	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
1	2:50	3:00	OWN 2	4	25	Punt
2	13:32	1:24	OWN 36	3	6	Punt
2	7:47	3:25	OWN 20	6	46	Punt
2	2:25	0:40	OWN 14	2	86	Touchdown
3	13:29	0:38	OWN 34	1	2	Fumble
3	10:16	1:45	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
3	8:31	1:52	OPP 23	5	23	Touchdown
4	15:00	1:55	OWN 37	3	46	Fumble
4	4:30	1:01	OWN 20	5	10	Fumble
4	2:08	1:24	OWN 19	6	81	Touchdown

Washington Redskins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:40	5:26	OWN 27	10	73	Touchdown
1	5:39	2:49	OWN 16	6	30	Punt
2	14:50	1:18	OWN 15	3	-8	Punt
2	12:08	4:21	OWN 22	8	33	Punt
2	4:22	1:57	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
2	1:45	1:45	OWN 33	5	39	Missed FG
3	15:00	1:31	OWN 29	3	71	Touchdown
3	12:51	2:35	OPP 25	5	19	Field Goal
3	6:39	6:39	OWN 12	12	88	Touchdown
4	13:05	6:45	OWN 24	11	59	Field Goal
4	6:11	1:41	OPP 25	3	0	Field Goal
4	3:29	1:21	OPP 17	3	-5	Field Goal
4	0:44	0:44	OPP 38	2	-4	Game

Game MVP: Bert Jones, Washington Redskins

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Lorenzo Hampton	11	49	4.45	24	1	1
Herman Heard	3	13	4.33	10	1	0

Washington	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Walter Abercrombie	24	56	2.33	11	1	0
Willard Reeves	13	50	3.85	13	1	1
Bert Jones	2	-4	-2.00	-2	0	0
Maurice Carthon	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bill Kenney	28	19	313	4/25	2	57	0	129.0

Washington	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bert Jones	31	23	283	3/18	1	30	0	112.6

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Freddie Solomon	5	5	76	15.20	22	48	0
WR Dave Preston	5	7	101	20.20	43	57	2
WR Orlando Whiteman	4	8	76	19.00	30	43	0
TE David Hill	2	3	16	8.00	2	12	0
WR Carlos Carson	2	4	46	23.00	39	30	0
FB Randy Love	1	1	-2	-2.00	0	-2	0

Washington	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Mike Rozier	5	6	83	16.60	11	27	0
WR Mervyn Fernandez	4	7	56	14.00	10	19	1
RB Walter Abercrombie	3	3	20	6.67	7	10	0
WR Gary Clark	3	4	46	15.33	12	30	0
WR Rich Erenberg	3	5	11	3.67	9	7	0
TE Anthony Jones	2	2	34	17.00	16	22	0
RB Willard Reeves	2	2	34	17.00	28	18	0
FB Maurice Carthon	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
WR Tracy Porter	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Washington	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
Lorenzo Hampton	2	0	0
Rick Upchurch	1	0	0
Bill Kenney	1	0	0
Herman Heard	0	1	1
Rich Miano	0	0	1

Washington	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Mike Williams	1	0	1	0
Rich Erenberg	1	0	0	0
Walter Abercrombie	0	1	0	1
Ralph Ortega	0	1	0	0
Mark Nichols	0	1	0	0
Ernest Gibson	0	1	0	0
Keith Millard	0	1	0	0
John Woodcock	0	0	1	0
Benny Perrin	0	0	1	0
Daniel Hunter	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Luke Prestridge	6	254	42.3	39.2	56	1

Washington	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Greg Coleman	4	208	52.0	45.5	63	1

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bill Capece	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Washington	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ray Wersching	4/5	1/2	0/0	42	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rick Upchurch	1	6	6.0	0

Washington	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mike Williams	2	-1	-0.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rick Upchurch	4	98	24.5	0

Washington	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Willard Reeves	2	23	11.5	0
Mike Williams	1	20	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB John Rade	9	5	1.0	34	27
ILB Brian Ingram	6	4	1.0	31	28
DE Sean Jones	6	2	0.0	31	22
S Rich Miano	6	1	0.0	30	26
OLB Tom De Paso	5	0	0.0	12	7
S Dave Waymer	5	0	0.0	38	32
DT Paul Godfrey	4	2	0.0	22	13
CB Dwayne Woodruff	4	1	0.0	34	27
S Doug Jones	3	1	0.0	37	28
DT Steve Niehaus	3	0	0.0	20	24
DE Bruce Smith	2	2	1.0	28	28
DT Dino Mangiero	2	2	0.0	19	21
OLB Cliff Lewis	2	0	0.0	15	12
CB Bobby Watkins	1	1	0.0	22	18
CB Perry Williams	1	1	0.0	13	16
WR Freddie Solomon	1	0	---	---	---
G Terry Tausch	1	0	---	---	---
T Keith Uecker	1	0	---	---	---
DE Walt Bowyer	1	0	0.0	12	6
ILB Jackie Shipp	1	0	0.0	6	8
S Lester Lyles	1	0	0.0	7	9

Washington	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Daniel Hunter	7	0	0.0	10	22
S Joey Browner	5	1	0.0	13	26
OLB Reggie Williams	4	0	1.0	9	24
S Charles Romes	4	0	0.0	12	30
DT John Woodcock	3	2	1.0	10	18
DT Tim Krumrie	3	2	0.5	7	27
ILB Neal Olkewicz	3	2	0.0	11	29
CB Mike Williams	2	0	0.0	11	23
OLB Gregg Carr	1	0	1.0	3	5
DE Sean McNanie	1	2	0.0	11	19
DT Rickey McBeal	1	0	0.0	8	10
DE Mike Fultz	0	1	0.5	7	19
S Tom Pridemore	0	2	0.0	13	19
ILB Ralph Ortega	0	1	0.0	3	3
S Benny Perrin	0	1	0.0	4	25

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Brian Ingram	1.0	0	0	0	28
OLB John Rade	1.0	0	0	0	27
DE Bruce Smith	1.0	0	0	0	28
DE Sean Jones	0.0	1	1	1	22
CB Perry Williams	0.0	0	1	0	16
DT Mark Shumate	0.0	0	1	0	10

Washington	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Reggie Williams	1.0	0	0	0	24
DT John Woodcock	1.0	0	0	0	18
OLB Gregg Carr	1.0	0	0	0	5
DE Mike Fultz	0.5	0	0	1	19
DT Tim Krumrie	0.5	0	0	0	27
DE Sean McNanie	0.0	1	0	0	19
DT Keith Millard	0.0	0	1	1	22

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Dave Waymer	5	2	32
OLB John Rade	5	1	27
S Rich Miano	3	0	26
OLB Tom De Paso	2	0	7
CB Dwayne Woodruff	2	0	27
ILB Brian Ingram	2	0	28
S Doug Jones	1	0	28
DT Steve Niehaus	1	0	24
CB Bobby Watkins	1	0	18
S Lester Lyles	1	0	9

Washington	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Daniel Hunter	4	1	22
S Charles Romes	3	2	30
OLB Reggie Williams	3	0	24
ILB Neal Olkewicz	2	1	29
S Benny Perrin	2	0	25
S Joey Browner	2	0	26
DT Rickey McBeal	1	0	10
DT John Woodcock	1	0	18
DE Sean McNanie	1	0	19

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dan Nugent	3	3	12	0	27
Terry Tausch	1	5	12	0	26
Keith Uecker	1	3	11	0	26
Mike Baab	0	1	12	2	27
Marsharne Graves	0	1	12	1	25
Dan McQuaid	0	1	3	1	12

Washington	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Cleveland Green	4	7	31	0	24
Doug Dumler	3	12	36	1	29
Ken Reeves	1	4	35	0	28
Melvin Jones	1	2	30	1	27
David Jordan	0	5	30	0	29
Keith Shelton	0	3	10	0	5
Jim Hough	0	3	14	0	12
Boobie Clark	0	1	19	0	8
Maurice Carthon	0	1	8	0	12
Jim Lachey	0	0	9	1	10

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Rick Upchurch	2	22
Herman Heard	2	22
Trey Junkin	1	17

Washington	Tackles	STPlays
Mike Barber	2	17
Derrick Harmon	1	21
Bobby Micho	1	21
Benny Perrin	1	20

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Doug Jones	---	---	37	28	21	86
Dave Waymer	---	---	38	32	16	86
Dwayne Woodruff	---	---	34	27	13	74
John Rade	---	---	34	27	4	65
Brian Ingram	---	---	31	28	4	63
Bruce Smith	---	---	28	28	5	61
Sean Jones	---	---	31	22	5	58
Rich Miano	---	---	30	26	2	58
Steve Niehaus	---	---	20	24	4	48
Carlos Carson	10	21	---	---	16	47
Bill Kenney	14	32	---	---	---	46
Dan Nugent	12	27	---	---	6	45
Dino Mangiero	---	---	19	21	4	44
Bobby Watkins	---	---	22	18	4	44
Mike Baab	12	27	---	---	3	42
Herman Heard	3	17	---	---	22	42
Paul Godfrey	---	---	22	13	4	39
Terry Tausch	12	26	---	---	---	38
Trey Junkin	6	15	---	---	17	38
Freddie Solomon	7	18	---	---	12	37
Keith Uecker	11	26	---	---	---	37
Marsharne Graves	12	25	---	---	---	37
Cliff Lewis	---	---	15	12	8	35
Mark Shumate	---	---	20	10	5	35
Dave Preston	13	21	---	---	---	34
Lorenzo Hampton	11	15	---	---	8	34
Tom De Paso	---	---	12	7	14	33
Perry Williams	---	---	13	16	4	33
Randy Love	6	16	---	---	9	31
Steve Folsom	4	5	---	---	18	27
Rick Upchurch	0	2	---	---	22	24
David Hill	5	13	---	---	5	23
Ross Browner	---	---	9	12	2	23
Orlando Whiteman	5	17	---	---	---	22
Jackie Shipp	---	---	6	8	7	21
Walt Bowyer	---	---	12	6	2	20
Lester Lyles	---	---	7	9	4	20
Dan McQuaid	3	12	---	---	5	20
Geoff Reece	5	10	---	---	4	19
Karl Swanke	2	6	---	---	6	14
Luke Prestridge	0	0	---	---	6	6
Bill Capece	0	0	---	---	4	4
Ben Akbar	1	1	---	---	2	4
Tony Adams	0	0	---	---	---	0
Harvey Clayton	---	---	0	0	---	0
John Witkowski	0	0	---	---	---	0

Washington	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Doug Dumler	36	29	---	---	9	74
Bert Jones	40	34	---	---	---	74
Gary Clark	27	24	---	---	16	67
Melvin Jones	30	27	---	---	6	63
Ken Reeves	35	28	---	---	---	63
David Jordan	30	29	---	---	---	59
Mike Rozier	33	26	---	---	---	59
Cleveland Green	31	24	---	---	---	55
Mike Williams	---	---	11	23	18	52
Benny Perrin	---	---	4	25	20	49
Ernest Gibson	---	---	4	20	23	47
Mervyn Fernandez	23	20	---	---	2	45
Anthony Jones	19	19	---	---	5	43
Mike Barber	15	10	---	---	17	42
Charles Romes	---	---	12	30	---	42
Keith Millard	---	---	12	22	8	42
Walter Abercrombie	25	16	---	---	---	41
Neal Olkewicz	---	---	11	29	---	40
Joey Browner	---	---	13	26	---	39
Maurice Carthon	8	12	---	---	16	36
Jim Hough	14	12	---	---	8	34
Tim Krumrie	---	---	7	27	---	34
Boobie Clark	19	8	---	---	6	33
Reggie Williams	---	---	9	24	---	33
Tom Pridemore	---	---	13	19	1	33
Willard Reeves	15	15	---	---	3	33
Daniel Hunter	---	---	10	22	---	32
John Woodcock	---	---	10	18	3	31
Sean McNanie	---	---	11	19	1	31
Mark Nichols	---	---	5	8	16	29
Rich Erenberg	12	14	---	---	1	27
Mike Fultz	---	---	7	19	---	26
Tracy Porter	2	5	---	---	18	25
Keith Shelton	10	5	---	---	9	24
Bobby Micho	2	1	---	---	21	24
Jim Lachey	9	10	---	---	4	23
Derrick Harmon	0	0	---	---	21	21
Ronnie Lee	5	6	---	---	9	20
Rickey McBeal	---	---	8	10	---	18
Ralph Ortega	---	---	3	3	12	18
Ray Wersching	0	0	---	---	13	13
Gregg Carr	---	---	3	5	2	10
Greg Coleman	0	0	---	---	9	9
Andy Headen	---	---	1	3	---	4
Dennis McKenzie	0	0	---	---	---	0
Sam Adkins	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	26	3.7
Middle	4	3	0.8
Right	3	33	11.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	15	1.9
Middle	29	88	3.0
Right	1	4	4.0
None	2	-4	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bill Kenney	28	19	5	2	1	4	1	2	0

Washington	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bert Jones	31	23	4	0	1	3	3	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	34	6.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	8	65	6.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	88	12.6
Long (19+ Yds)	6	3	126	21.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	49	8.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	9	69	6.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	68	9.7
Long (19+ Yds)	7	4	97	13.9

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Orlando Whiteman	8	4	0	76	1	17
WR Dave Preston	7	5	0	101	2	21
WR Freddie Solomon	5	5	0	76	1	18
WR Carlos Carson	4	2	0	46	1	21
TE David Hill	3	2	1	16	0	13
FB Randy Love	1	1	0	-2	0	16

Washington	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mervyn Fernandez	7	4	1	56	0	20
WR Mike Rozier	6	5	0	83	2	26
WR Rich Erenberg	5	3	0	11	0	14
WR Gary Clark	4	3	0	46	1	24
RB Walter Abercrombie	3	3	0	20	0	16
TE Anthony Jones	2	2	0	34	1	19
RB Willard Reeves	2	2	0	34	0	15
WR Tracy Porter	1	0	0	0	0	5
FB Maurice Carthon	1	1	0	-1	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Lorenzo Hampton	3	2	0.67	4.45

Washington	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Walter Abercrombie	3	13	4.33	2.33
Willard Reeves	2	4	2.00	3.85

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bill Kenney	6	4	25	4.17	11.18

Washington	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bert Jones	4	3	22	5.50	9.13

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE David Hill	3	2	16	5.33	5.33
WR Dave Preston	2	1	2	1.00	14.43
WR Orlando Whiteman	1	1	7	7.00	9.50

Washington	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Rich Erenberg	2	1	5	2.50	2.20
WR Mervyn Fernandez	1	1	7	7.00	8.00
WR Gary Clark	1	1	10	10.00	11.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Lorenzo Hampton	1	1

Washington	Rushes	Conversions
Willard Reeves	3	1
Walter Abercrombie	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bill Kenney	7	4	2

Washington	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bert Jones	12	9	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Orlando Whiteman	4	3	2
WR Freddie Solomon	1	1	0
WR Dave Preston	1	0	0
WR Carlos Carson	1	0	0

Washington	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Rich Erenberg	3	1	1
WR Mike Rozier	3	3	3
WR Tracy Porter	1	0	0
RB Walter Abercrombie	1	1	0
WR Mervyn Fernandez	1	1	1
WR Gary Clark	1	1	1
TE Anthony Jones	1	1	1
FB Maurice Carthon	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 64,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,900 (21,400)
End Zone 14,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,300 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,200 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	64,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,900 (21,400)
End Zone	14,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,300 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,200 (3,300)