Exhibition Week 1, 1986

played in Carolina, NC

75 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

Birmingham Texans7373-20
Carolina Panthers71700-24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:05 BIR - James Pruitt 7 pass from Fulton Piccolo (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)
1Q: 00:35 CAR - Napoleon McCallum 2 run (Bill Capece extra point)
2Q: 09:05 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 27 field goal
2Q: 07:04 CAR - Napoleon McCallum 4 run (Bill Capece extra point)
2Q: 03:37 CAR - Napoleon McCallum 8 run (Bill Capece extra point)
2Q: 00:17 CAR - Bill Capece 19 field goal
3Q: 00:25 BIR - Mike Burns 85 interception return (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)
4Q: 05:46 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 28 field goal

Team StatisticsBIRCAR
Record0-11-0
First Downs1321
- by Rushing011
- by Passing119
- by Penalty21
Total Net Yards185353
- Offensive Plays6169
- Yards per Play3.035.12
Net Rushing Yards8168
- Rushing Attempts431
- Yards per Rush2.005.42
Net Passing Yards177185
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt50 - 28 - 135 - 16 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards213204
- Sacks/Yards Lost7/363/19
- Yards per Pass Play3.114.87
Fumbles/Lost2/01/1
3rd Down Conversions1/145/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down10.910.2
4th Down Conversions0/10/0
Penalties/Yards8/447/47
Punt Returns/Yards3/37/61
Kick Returns/Yards4/704/107
Interception Ret./Yards2/991/21
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits35
- Red Zone TDs/FGs1/23/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 23OWN 42
Time of Possession29:0630:54

Drive Charts

Birmingham Texans
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
113:254:27OWN 241076Touchdown
15:051:52OWN 203-3Punt
10:252:11OWN 2537Punt
212:243:26OPP 41631Field Goal
26:561:37OWN 63-2Punt
23:281:08OWN 2532Interception
20:110:11OWN 171-1Half
315:003:09OWN 14519Punt
38:101:09OWN 343-5Punt
34:591:50OWN 1537Punt
413:461:30OWN 113-4Punt
411:191:27OWN 113-1Punt
49:013:23OPP 49738Field Goal
43:101:09OWN 463-5Punt
41:260:33OWN 74-3Downs
Carolina Panthers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:001:35OWN 2738Punt
18:583:53OWN 32733Punt
13:132:48OWN 43757Touchdown
213:140:50OWN 38211Fumble
28:582:02OWN 38462Touchdown
25:191:51OPP 32432Touchdown
22:202:09OPP 32630Field Goal
311:513:41OWN 21952Missed FG
37:012:02OWN 34530Punt
33:092:54OWN 16626Interception
30:151:29OPP 493-9Punt
412:160:57OWN 4130Punt
49:520:51OPP 4828Interception
45:382:28OWN 113-6Punt
42:010:35OWN 4936Punt
40:530:53OPP 42-2Game

Game MVP: Sean Jones, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

BirminghamAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Bo Jackson273.50400
Gary Marangi1-1-1.00-100
Fulton Piccolo122.00200
CarolinaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Lorenzo Hampton15835.532430
Napoleon McCallum11474.271013
John Witkowski430.75300
Carlos Carson13535.003510

Passing Statistics

BirminghamAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Gary Marangi38191316/31036147.1
Fulton Piccolo129821/51190120.8
CarolinaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
John Witkowski186793/1903028.5
Bill Kenney17101250/0043081.7

Receiving Statistics

BirminghamCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
RB Bo Jackson888811.0047360
WR James Pruitt79598.434181
WR Herbert Harris353612.003230
TE Tom Mullady25-3-1.500-10
WR Gerald Carter25147.000130
WR Doug Donley2773.50090
WR Mike Martin2394.50080
RB Robert Weathers1222.00020
C Harper LeBel1211.00010
WR Butch Johnson0400.00000
CarolinaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Carlos Carson457318.2510300
WR Rick Upchurch37279.006140
WR Dave Preston38279.004140
FB Ted Brown35217.003130
WR Johnny Perkins111111.000110
WR Byron Franklin154343.0011430
RB Napoleon McCallum1122.00120
TE Dan Ross0200.00000
TE Trey Junkin0100.00000

Interception Statistics

BirminghamIntsYardsAvgTD
S Mike Burns18585.001
DE Larry Roberts11414.000
CarolinaIntsYardsAvgTD
OLB Gary Plummer12121.000

Fumble Statistics

BirminghamFumbRecovForceTD
Fulton Piccolo1100
Gary Marangi1000
Bo Jackson0100
Kevin Murphy0100
Jack Del Rio0010
CarolinaFumbRecovForceTD
Carlos Carson1000
Brad Shearer0010
Sean Jones0010

Punting Statistics

BirminghamPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Jim Arnold938843.136.3562
CarolinaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Luke Prestridge728741.037.7553

Kicking Statistics

BirminghamFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Ali Haji-Sheikh2/20/00/0282/2
CarolinaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Bill Capece1/20/10/0193/3

Punt Return Statistics

BirminghamRetYardsAvgTD
Butch Johnson2-5-2.50
Mike Burns188.00
CarolinaRetYardsAvgTD
Rick Upchurch5489.60
Johnny Perkins2136.50

Kick Return Statistics

BirminghamRetYardsAvgTD
Butch Johnson23417.00
James Pruitt23618.00
CarolinaRetYardsAvgTD
Unknown25226.00
Lorenzo Hampton25527.50

Defensive Statistics

BirminghamTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Jack Del Rio640.02834
CB Walter Packer510.02029
S Russell Gary410.01620
ILB Jerry Robinson310.01426
CB Steve Haworth310.02123
S Eric Williams310.02623
S Mike Burns300.01832
ILB Mike Hunt300.01314
DT Gerald Williams300.02319
OLB Bob Brudzinski200.0159
S Domingo Bryant200.02327
DE Alonzo Mitz200.02428
DE Mark Studaway111.0710
DE Larry Roberts111.02225
DE Fletcher Jenkins101.0913
WR Gerald Carter10---------
OLB Jesse Penn100.02022
CB J.C. Pearson100.02025
DT Pat Ogrin010.0920
CarolinaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
CB Dwayne Woodruff520.0231
S Rich Miano400.0225
DE Sean Jones302.0436
CB Darryl Hemphill310.0340
ILB Jackie Shipp310.0023
OLB John Rade300.0434
DT Brad Shearer201.0228
CB Bobby Watkins210.0237
ILB Anthony Griggs200.0324
TE Trey Junkin20---------
CB Perry Williams200.0441
DE Barry Bennett111.5021
DE Walt Bowyer101.0220
DE Bruce Smith101.0237
DE Greg Meisner100.5322
Unknown11---------
S Dave Waymer100.0433
OLB Howard Carson100.006
OLB Gary Plummer100.0133
DT Mark Shumate010.0135

Pass Rush Statistics

BirminghamSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Fletcher Jenkins1.000013
DE Mark Studaway1.000010
DE Larry Roberts1.000025
OLB Bob Brudzinski0.00109
DT Pat Ogrin0.001020
OLB Jesse Penn0.001022
DE Alonzo Mitz0.001028
OLB Kevin Murphy0.001013
CarolinaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Sean Jones2.003336
DE Barry Bennett1.500021
DT Brad Shearer1.001128
DE Walt Bowyer1.001120
DE Bruce Smith1.001037
DE Greg Meisner0.501022
DT Mark Shumate0.010035
OLB John Rade0.000134
DT Bob Nelson0.000129

Pass Defense Statistics

BirminghamCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
OLB Jack Del Rio30034
S Domingo Bryant22027
ILB Jerry Robinson20026
S Eric Williams20023
S Mike Burns10132
CB Walter Packer10029
S Russell Gary10020
CB Steve Haworth10023
DE Alonzo Mitz10028
CB J.C. Pearson10025
DT Gerald Williams10019
DE Fletcher Jenkins01013
DE Larry Roberts00125
CarolinaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Dwayne Woodruff50031
CB Bobby Watkins40037
CB Darryl Hemphill32040
S Rich Miano31025
ILB Jackie Shipp30023
OLB John Rade20034
CB Perry Williams20041
OLB Gary Plummer11133
DT Brad Shearer10028
S Dave Waymer10033
OLB Howard Carson1006
ILB Anthony Griggs10024
S Carlton Williamson01035

Blocking Statistics

BirminghamKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Dennis Fisher0102228
Don Bailey0101021
Jim Sexton0003336
Eric Moran0003136
Jim Dombrowski0004153
CarolinaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Terry Tausch35021128
Geoff Reece35023022
Keith Uecker35025034
Karl Swanke23020027
Dave Lutz12016126
Ted Brown11011015
Trey Junkin11024025
Dan McQuaid11017020
Dan Ross02016014
Unknown01012111
Walt Downing01021022

Special Teams Tackles

BirminghamTacklesSTPlays
Robert Weathers221
Tom Mullady219
Russell Gary219
Domingo Bryant215
Walter Packer126
Harper LeBel122
Mike Martin113
CarolinaTacklesSTPlays
Trey Junkin218
Johnny Perkins122
Rick Upchurch121
Unknown113
Dan Ross112
Walt Downing18

Participation

BirminghamRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Walter Packer------20292675
Jim Dombrowski453------1168
Domingo Bryant------23271565
Jack Del Rio------2834163
Tom Mullady236------1957
Mike Burns------1832656
Russell Gary------16201955
Alonzo Mitz------2428254
Eric Williams------2623352
Steve August443------350
Eric Moran336------1150
Larry Roberts------2225249
Bob Brudzinski------1592448
Mark Dennard041------647
Gerald Williams------2319547
Gary Marangi244---------46
Jesse Penn------2022446
J.C. Pearson------2025146
Butch Johnson127------1745
Steve Haworth------2123145
James Pruitt240------345
Gerald Carter234------844
Jerry Robinson------1426242
Dennis Fisher228------1141
Jim Sexton336------140
Robert Weathers118------2140
Tim Wilson218------1838
Bo Jackson335---------38
Doug Donley430---------34
Mike Hunt------1314633
Herbert Harris330---------33
Frank Hamilton327------232
Pat Ogrin------920231
Fletcher Jenkins------913729
Harper LeBel04------2226
Kevin Murphy------913123
Don Bailey121---------22
Mike Martin08------1321
Mark Studaway------710219
Niko Noga------46515
Fulton Piccolo213---------15
Jim Arnold00------1111
Earl Gant05------49
Charley Young00------88
Ali Haji-Sheikh00------77
Jack Thompson00---------0
CarolinaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Trey Junkin2425------1867
Lorenzo Hampton2020------2767
Keith Uecker2534------160
Dave Waymer------4332057
Rick Upchurch1520------2156
Karl Swanke2027------956
Carlos Carson1623------1655
Geoff Reece2322------954
Walt Downing2122------851
Terry Tausch2128------150
John Rade------4341250
Perry Williams------441247
Johnny Perkins815------2245
Darryl Hemphill------340245
Dan McQuaid1720------845
Ted Brown1115------1743
Carlton Williamson------235643
John Witkowski2221---------43
Dan Ross1614------1242
Dave Lutz1626---------42
Jackie Shipp------0231942
Dave Preston2021---------41
Unknown127------1341
Sean Jones------436141
Bruce Smith------237241
Gary Plummer------133741
Bobby Watkins------237140
Mark Shumate------135440
Byron Franklin1419------538
Brad Shearer------228636
Dwayne Woodruff------231235
Bob Nelson------229334
Unknown1211------932
Napoleon McCallum1118------332
Anthony Griggs------324229
Rich Miano------225128
Bill Kenney917---------26
Walt Bowyer------220426
Greg Meisner------322---25
Barry Bennett------021324
Tim Harris------010919
Lynn Madsen------0099
Luke Prestridge00------77
Bill Capece00------77
Howard Carson------06---6
Tim Gray00------22

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left000.0
Middle393.0
Right000.0
None1-1-1.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left13614.7
Middle8313.9
Right8789.8
None2-2-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

BirminghamAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Gary Marangi38192263651
Fulton Piccolo1290002120
CarolinaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
John Witkowski1862242202
Bill Kenney17101121300

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
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Short (0-8 Yds)107373.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)199995.2
Long (19+ Yds)51234.6
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen6361.0
Short (0-8 Yds)84212.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)106868.6
Long (19+ Yds)113918.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

BirminghamTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR James Pruitt97159040
RB Bo Jackson88088135
WR Doug Donley7207030
TE Tom Mullady521-3036
WR Gerald Carter52014034
WR Herbert Harris53236130
WR Butch Johnson4010027
WR Mike Martin320908
RB Robert Weathers2112018
C Harper LeBel210104
CarolinaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Dave Preston83127021
WR Rick Upchurch73227020
FB Ted Brown53121015
WR Carlos Carson54073223
WR Byron Franklin51143119
TE Dan Ross2010014
WR Johnny Perkins11011015
TE Trey Junkin1000025
RB Napoleon McCallum1102018

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

BirminghamAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
CarolinaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Napoleon McCallum4194.754.27
John Witkowski300.000.75
Lorenzo Hampton3258.335.53

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

BirminghamAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Gary Marangi63111.833.45
Fulton Piccolo22126.006.83
CarolinaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Bill Kenney3141.337.35

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

BirminghamTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
RB Bo Jackson2263.0011.00
WR James Pruitt22105.006.56
WR Butch Johnson1000.000.00
WR Doug Donley1000.001.00
RB Robert Weathers1000.001.00
WR Herbert Harris1177.007.20
CarolinaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Dave Preston2142.003.38
TE Dan Ross1000.000.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

BirminghamRushesConversions
Bo Jackson10
CarolinaRushesConversions
Napoleon McCallum32

Third Down Passing Statistics

BirminghamAttCompConversions
Gary Marangi1030
Fulton Piccolo221
CarolinaAttCompConversions
John Witkowski722
Bill Kenney321

Third Down Receiving Statistics

BirminghamTargCatchConversions
WR Doug Donley310
WR Gerald Carter210
C Harper LeBel210
RB Robert Weathers100
WR Mike Martin100
WR Herbert Harris100
RB Bo Jackson110
WR James Pruitt111
CarolinaTargCatchConversions
WR Rick Upchurch521
WR Carlos Carson322
WR Dave Preston100
WR Byron Franklin100

SectionAttendance
Stadium60,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck18,500 (21,300)
End Zone13,300 (15,300)
Mezzanine7,600 (8,800)
Sideline Seats11,700 (13,500)
Club Seats6,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes3,200 (3,700)