Week 7, 1986

played in Carolina, NC

63 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	0	7	6	0	-	13
Carolina Panthers	0	7	0	0	-	7

Scoring Summary
2Q: 11:50 CAR - Dave Preston 25 pass from Bill Kenney (John Lee extra point)
2Q: 04:39 ATL - Marcus Allen 5 run (Chris Bahr extra point)
3Q: 06:59 ATL - Chris Bahr 37 field goal
3Q: 02:35 ATL - Chris Bahr 19 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 11:50 CAR - Dave Preston 25 pass from Bill Kenney (John Lee extra point)
2Q: 04:39 ATL - Marcus Allen 5 run (Chris Bahr extra point)
3Q: 06:59 ATL - Chris Bahr 37 field goal
3Q: 02:35 ATL - Chris Bahr 19 field goal

Team Statistics ATL CAR
Record 6-0 2-5
First Downs 19 13
- by Rushing 7 4
- by Passing 12 9
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 347 189
- Offensive Plays 65 56
- Yards per Play 5.34 3.38
Net Rushing Yards 118 79
- Rushing Attempts 35 18
- Yards per Rush 3.37 4.39
Net Passing Yards 229 110
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 20 - 0 34 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 247 145
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/18 4/35
- Yards per Pass Play 7.63 2.89
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 3/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/16 4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.1 7.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 2/2
Penalties/Yards 4/40 4/26
Punt Returns/Yards 4/22 2/21
Kick Returns/Yards 2/50 1/13
Interception Ret./Yards 1/17 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 26
Time of Possession 36:09 23:51

Team Statistics	ATL	CAR
Record	6-0	2-5
First Downs	19	13
- by Rushing	7	4
- by Passing	12	9
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	347	189
- Offensive Plays	65	56
- Yards per Play	5.34	3.38
Net Rushing Yards	118	79
- Rushing Attempts	35	18
- Yards per Rush	3.37	4.39
Net Passing Yards	229	110
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 20 - 0	34 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	247	145
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/18	4/35
- Yards per Pass Play	7.63	2.89
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	3/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/16	4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.1	7.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	2/2
Penalties/Yards	4/40	4/26
Punt Returns/Yards	4/22	2/21
Kick Returns/Yards	2/50	1/13
Interception Ret./Yards	1/17	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 26
Time of Possession	36:09	23:51

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:18	OWN 35	4	25	Punt
1	8:57	5:52	OWN 22	9	29	Punt
2	11:36	7:07	OWN 28	12	72	Touchdown
2	1:05	0:45	OWN 11	3	1	Punt
3	12:50	5:57	50	10	30	Field Goal
3	5:54	3:24	OWN 32	9	66	Field Goal
3	1:10	1:18	OWN 26	3	4	Punt
4	13:55	1:37	OWN 10	3	2	Punt
4	10:37	4:50	OWN 31	8	53	Missed FG
4	4:10	2:13	OWN 31	5	25	Punt

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:42	2:45	OWN 20	5	17	Punt
1	3:05	6:29	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
2	4:29	3:24	OWN 20	9	22	Punt
2	0:20	0:20	OWN 41	3	15	Half
3	15:00	2:10	OWN 12	3	-8	Punt
3	6:53	0:59	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
3	2:30	1:20	OWN 22	3	-4	Punt
4	14:52	0:57	OWN 34	3	1	Punt
4	12:18	1:41	OPP 43	3	2	Interception
4	5:47	1:37	OWN 23	3	4	Punt
4	1:57	1:57	OWN 20	10	37	Game

Game MVP: Tommy Kramer, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Marcus Allen	26	79	3.04	18	1	1
Dalton Hilliard	9	39	4.33	10	1	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Herman Heard	10	40	4.00	16	1
Lorenzo Hampton	7	35	5.00	8	0
Bill Kenney	1	4	4.00	4	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tommy Kramer	27	20	247	3/18	0	36	0	101.9

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bill Kenney	34	18	145	4/35	1	25	1	61.5

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Kellen Winslow	6	6	82	13.67	16	26
WR John Jefferson	4	7	76	19.00	31	36
RB Marcus Allen	4	4	17	4.25	1	9
WR Jerry Butler	3	3	36	12.00	3	18
FB Charles Alexander	1	1	6	6.00	0	6
WR Clint Sampson	1	2	12	12.00	1	12
WR Hassan Jones	1	1	18	18.00	0	18
TE Manute Bol	0	3	0	0.00	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Dave Preston	3	8	36	12.00	2	25	1
FB Ted Brown	3	3	0	0.00	0	3	0
TE Trey Junkin	3	3	26	8.67	0	13	0
TE Dan Ross	2	2	3	1.50	0	3	0
WR Byron Franklin	2	5	18	9.00	0	15	0
WR Freddie Solomon	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Rick Upchurch	1	1	20	20.00	8	20	0
WR Carlos Carson	1	2	9	9.00	0	9	0
TE Steve Folsom	1	3	5	5.00	0	5	0
RB Herman Heard	1	1	22	22.00	13	22	0
WR Johnny Perkins	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Lorenzo Hampton	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Gary Cobb	1	17	17.00	0

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jerry Butler	1	0	0
Hassan Jones	0	1	0
Lawrence Pillers	0	0	1
Rulon Jones	0	0	1
Clint Sampson	0	0	1

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
Bill Kenney	2	0	0
Rick Upchurch	1	0	0
Brad Shearer	0	1	0
Mike Baab	0	1	0
Dave Lutz	0	1	0
Perry Williams	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Sean Landeta	6	268	44.7	31.2	49	0

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Luke Prestridge	7	350	50.0	46.9	58	2

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chris Bahr	2/3	0/0	0/0	37	1/1

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Lee	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
John Jefferson	4	22	5.5	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rick Upchurch	2	21	10.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
John Jefferson	1	26	26.0	0
Jerry Butler	1	24	24.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lorenzo Hampton	1	13	13.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Mike Singletary	7	4	0.0	17	35
S Darrol Ray	5	4	0.0	15	32
CB Bobby Humphrey	4	0	0.0	13	21
DE Lawrence Pillers	3	2	1.0	16	29
OLB Mel Owens	3	0	0.0	5	19
DE Rulon Jones	2	1	1.5	15	33
CB Jim Burroughs	2	2	0.0	18	36
S Rich Miano	2	1	0.0	3	15
DT Gary Fair	2	0	0.0	14	27
DT Charlie Johnson	2	0	0.0	9	20
CB Dwight Hicks	2	0	0.0	12	32
CB William Judson	2	0	0.0	12	29
OLB Gary Cobb	1	1	1.0	13	22
DT Joe Klecko	1	0	0.0	12	13
OLB Terry Rennaker	1	0	0.0	4	5
DE Don Fielder	0	1	0.5	6	20

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Gary Plummer	9	2	0.0	29	23
OLB John Rade	7	1	0.0	33	28
CB Perry Williams	5	1	0.0	24	21
ILB Craig Shaffer	5	0	0.0	8	12
DE Bruce Smith	4	2	1.5	31	23
S Carlton Williamson	4	4	0.0	27	28
CB Darryl Hemphill	3	2	0.0	29	24
CB Dwayne Woodruff	3	1	0.0	27	27
DE Greg Meisner	3	1	0.0	17	16
DE Sean Jones	3	0	0.0	29	23
OLB Howard Carson	2	0	1.0	17	12
S Tom Hannon	2	0	0.0	9	2
DT Bob Nelson	2	0	0.0	21	12
DE Barry Bennett	1	1	0.5	10	14
DT Brad Shearer	1	1	0.0	14	18
WR Dave Preston	1	0	---	---	---
CB Harvey Clayton	1	0	0.0	21	18
S Lester Lyles	1	0	0.0	6	6
DT Mark Shumate	1	0	0.0	18	14

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Rulon Jones	1.5	0	3	1	33
DE Lawrence Pillers	1.0	0	2	0	29
OLB Gary Cobb	1.0	0	0	0	22
DE Don Fielder	0.5	0	0	0	20
OLB Mike Singletary	0.0	1	0	0	35
DT Joe Klecko	0.0	0	2	1	13
S Darrol Ray	0.0	0	1	1	32
CB Dwight Hicks	0.0	0	1	0	32

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Bruce Smith	1.5	0	1	23
OLB Howard Carson	1.0	0	0	12
DE Barry Bennett	0.5	0	0	14
DE Sean Jones	0.0	2	2	23
DE Greg Meisner	0.0	1	0	16
DT Bob Nelson	0.0	1	0	12

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Mike Singletary	5	0	0	35
CB Jim Burroughs	3	1	0	36
S Darrol Ray	3	0	0	32
OLB Mel Owens	2	0	0	19
DE Lawrence Pillers	1	0	0	29
CB Dwight Hicks	1	0	0	32
OLB Terry Rennaker	1	0	0	5
CB Bobby Humphrey	1	0	0	21
S Rich Miano	1	0	0	15
OLB Gary Cobb	0	0	1	22

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Dwayne Woodruff	3	0	27
OLB John Rade	3	0	28
CB Perry Williams	3	0	21
OLB Gary Plummer	3	0	23
S Carlton Williamson	2	0	28
ILB Craig Shaffer	2	0	12
OLB Howard Carson	1	1	12
CB Darryl Hemphill	1	0	24
DE Sean Jones	1	0	23
S Lester Lyles	1	0	6

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Curt Marsh	3	6	30	0	28
Dean Steinkuhler	2	7	27	0	22
Dan Alexander	2	3	27	1	27
Derrel Gofourth	1	6	34	0	27
Hardy Dillon	1	3	31	0	23
Karl Baldischwiler	1	2	12	2	15
Manute Bol	1	1	17	0	14
Charles Alexander	0	3	26	0	14
Kellen Winslow	0	2	30	0	24
Tom Baugh	0	2	14	0	8

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dave Lutz	2	4	18	0	35
Mike Baab	2	3	18	0	37
Marsharne Graves	1	3	15	1	34
Ben Akbar	1	2	3	0	8
Karl Swanke	1	1	5	0	9
Keith Uecker	0	3	15	2	30
Terry Tausch	0	1	16	1	34

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Zach Thomas	1	16
Sam Seale	1	16
Clint Sampson	1	15

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Johnny Perkins	2	14
Steve Folsom	2	14
Rick Upchurch	1	18
Craig Shaffer	1	6

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Derrel Gofourth	34	27	---	---	8	69
John Jefferson	30	26	---	---	13	69
Tommy Kramer	35	30	---	---	---	65
Hardy Dillon	31	23	---	---	9	63
Dan Alexander	27	27	---	---	9	63
Curt Marsh	30	28	---	---	---	58
Kellen Winslow	30	24	---	---	3	57
Jim Burroughs	---	---	18	36	---	54
Rulon Jones	---	---	15	33	5	53
Mike Singletary	---	---	17	35	1	53
Dwight Hicks	---	---	12	32	7	51
Marcus Allen	26	23	---	---	---	49
Dean Steinkuhler	27	22	---	---	---	49
Charles Alexander	26	14	---	---	7	47
Darrol Ray	---	---	15	32	---	47
Lawrence Pillers	---	---	16	29	---	45
Sam Seale	---	---	8	21	16	45
William Judson	---	---	12	29	1	42
Gary Fair	---	---	14	27	---	41
Robert Lavette	8	9	---	---	22	39
Manute Bol	17	14	---	---	8	39
Karl Baldischwiler	12	15	---	---	9	36
Gary Cobb	---	---	13	22	---	35
Bobby Humphrey	---	---	13	21	---	34
Don Fielder	---	---	6	20	7	33
Zach Thomas	9	6	---	---	16	31
Alex Moyer	---	---	5	7	18	30
Tom Baugh	14	8	---	---	8	30
Charlie Johnson	---	---	9	20	---	29
Joe Klecko	---	---	12	13	2	27
Mel Owens	---	---	5	19	2	26
Clint Sampson	3	8	---	---	15	26
Jerry Butler	9	8	---	---	6	23
Dalton Hilliard	9	5	---	---	7	21
Thornton Chandler	2	3	---	---	14	19
Rich Miano	---	---	3	15	---	18
Hassan Jones	6	10	---	---	---	16
Terry Rennaker	---	---	4	5	6	15
Tim Lucas	---	---	1	2	6	9
Sean Landeta	0	0	---	---	9	9
Chris Bahr	0	0	---	---	7	7
Hugh Green	---	---	0	0	1	1
Larry Swider	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ed Luther	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bradyn Pyle	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
John Rade	---	---	33	28	7	68
Mike Baab	18	37	---	---	4	59
Carlton Williamson	---	---	27	28	3	58
Bruce Smith	---	---	31	23	3	57
Bill Kenney	18	38	---	---	---	56
Darryl Hemphill	---	---	29	24	3	56
Marsharne Graves	15	34	---	---	7	56
Dwayne Woodruff	---	---	27	27	1	55
Gary Plummer	---	---	29	23	3	55
Trey Junkin	17	26	---	---	11	54
Sean Jones	---	---	29	23	2	54
Dave Lutz	18	35	---	---	---	53
Terry Tausch	16	34	---	---	---	50
Steve Folsom	15	19	---	---	14	48
Perry Williams	---	---	24	21	2	47
Keith Uecker	15	30	---	---	---	45
Lorenzo Hampton	8	19	---	---	18	45
Harvey Clayton	---	---	21	18	3	42
Dave Waymer	---	---	12	6	20	38
Mark Shumate	---	---	18	14	6	38
Freddie Solomon	7	19	---	---	11	37
Brad Shearer	---	---	14	18	5	37
Herman Heard	11	19	---	---	5	35
Greg Meisner	---	---	17	16	1	34
Bob Nelson	---	---	21	12	1	34
Dave Preston	7	26	---	---	---	33
Ted Brown	10	18	---	---	4	32
Howard Carson	---	---	17	12	3	32
Barry Bennett	---	---	10	14	7	31
Carlos Carson	5	20	---	---	1	26
Craig Shaffer	---	---	8	12	6	26
Rick Upchurch	3	3	---	---	18	24
Karl Swanke	5	9	---	---	7	21
Johnny Perkins	1	4	---	---	14	19
Jackie Shipp	---	---	3	3	13	19
Tom Hannon	---	---	9	2	7	18
Ben Akbar	3	8	---	---	7	18
Dan Ross	4	5	---	---	6	15
Lester Lyles	---	---	6	6	3	15
Byron Franklin	2	12	---	---	---	14
Dan McQuaid	0	3	---	---	7	10
Luke Prestridge	0	0	---	---	8	8
John Lee	0	0	---	---	1	1
Tim Gray	0	0	---	---	---	0
John Witkowski	0	0	---	---	---	0
Napoleon McCallum	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	39	4.3
Middle	14	34	2.4
Right	12	45	3.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	23	4.6
Middle	6	21	3.5
Right	7	35	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tommy Kramer	27	20	3	2	0	1	4	3	0

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bill Kenney	34	18	3	1	1	1	9	3	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	8	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	8	101	11.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	6	71	6.5
Long (19+ Yds)	3	3	67	22.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	1	0.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	11	62	3.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	57	7.1
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	25	6.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR John Jefferson	7	4	76	2	26
TE Kellen Winslow	6	6	82	1	24
RB Marcus Allen	4	4	17	0	23
WR Jerry Butler	3	3	36	0	8
TE Manute Bol	3	0	0	0	14
WR Clint Sampson	2	1	12	0	8
FB Charles Alexander	1	1	6	0	14
WR Hassan Jones	1	1	18	0	10

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dave Preston	8	3	1	36	1	26
WR Byron Franklin	5	2	0	18	0	12
FB Ted Brown	3	3	0	0	0	18
TE Steve Folsom	3	1	0	5	0	19
TE Trey Junkin	3	3	0	26	0	26
WR Freddie Solomon	2	1	0	6	0	19
TE Dan Ross	2	2	0	3	0	5
WR Carlos Carson	2	1	0	9	0	20
WR Rick Upchurch	1	1	0	20	1	3
WR Johnny Perkins	1	0	0	0	0	4
RB Herman Heard	1	1	0	22	1	19
RB Lorenzo Hampton	1	0	0	0	0	19

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Marcus Allen	2	5	2.50	3.04
Dalton Hilliard	2	8	4.00	4.33

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Herman Heard	1	3	3.00	4.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tommy Kramer	6	3	28	4.67	9.15

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Manute Bol	2	0	0	0.00	0.00
TE Kellen Winslow	1	1	11	11.00	13.67
WR Jerry Butler	1	1	15	15.00	12.00
RB Marcus Allen	1	1	2	2.00	4.25
WR Clint Sampson	1	0	0	0.00	6.00

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Marcus Allen	5	3

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Herman Heard	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tommy Kramer	9	6	4

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bill Kenney	13	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jerry Butler	3	3	3
WR John Jefferson	2	1	0
TE Manute Bol	2	0	0
TE Kellen Winslow	1	1	1
RB Marcus Allen	1	1	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Byron Franklin	3	1	0
WR Dave Preston	2	0	0
TE Dan Ross	2	2	1
WR Freddie Solomon	1	0	0
WR Rick Upchurch	1	1	1
WR Johnny Perkins	1	0	0
FB Ted Brown	1	1	1
RB Lorenzo Hampton	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 66,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,200 (21,300)
End Zone 14,500 (15,300)
Mezzanine 8,300 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 12,800 (13,500)
Club Seats 7,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,500 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	66,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,200 (21,300)
End Zone	14,500 (15,300)
Mezzanine	8,300 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	12,800 (13,500)
Club Seats	7,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,500 (3,700)