Week 9, 1986

played in Carolina, NC

74 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

St. Louis Cardinals	7	7	3	8	-	25
Carolina Panthers	14	7	7	3	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:28 CAR - Barry Bennett 62 fumble return (John Lee extra point)
1Q: 08:14 STL - Roy Green 23 pass from Joe Montana (Benny Ricardo extra point)
1Q: 02:36 CAR - Freddie Solomon 6 pass from Bill Kenney (John Lee extra point)
2Q: 08:10 STL - Rodney Holman 47 pass from Joe Montana (Benny Ricardo extra point)
2Q: 04:52 CAR - Trey Junkin 7 pass from Bill Kenney (John Lee extra point)
3Q: 12:05 CAR - Dave Preston 12 pass from Bill Kenney (John Lee extra point)
3Q: 02:32 STL - Benny Ricardo 48 field goal
4Q: 04:21 STL - Frank Pollard 4 pass from Joe Montana (Joe Montana pass to Al Walker for conversion)
4Q: 01:43 CAR - John Lee 39 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:28 CAR - Barry Bennett 62 fumble return (John Lee extra point)
1Q: 08:14 STL - Roy Green 23 pass from Joe Montana (Benny Ricardo extra point)
1Q: 02:36 CAR - Freddie Solomon 6 pass from Bill Kenney (John Lee extra point)
2Q: 08:10 STL - Rodney Holman 47 pass from Joe Montana (Benny Ricardo extra point)
2Q: 04:52 CAR - Trey Junkin 7 pass from Bill Kenney (John Lee extra point)
3Q: 12:05 CAR - Dave Preston 12 pass from Bill Kenney (John Lee extra point)
3Q: 02:32 STL - Benny Ricardo 48 field goal
4Q: 04:21 STL - Frank Pollard 4 pass from Joe Montana (Joe Montana pass to Al Walker for conversion)
4Q: 01:43 CAR - John Lee 39 field goal

Team Statistics STL CAR
Record 2-6 4-5
First Downs 26 20
- by Rushing 5 8
- by Passing 20 11
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 457 345
- Offensive Plays 73 63
- Yards per Play 6.26 5.48
Net Rushing Yards 90 196
- Rushing Attempts 17 31
- Yards per Rush 5.29 6.32
Net Passing Yards 367 149
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 53 - 30 - 1 32 - 17 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 386 149
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/19 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 6.55 4.66
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/13 7/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.5 5.8
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/66 10/74
Punt Returns/Yards 2/5 1/11
Kick Returns/Yards 2/34 3/80
Interception Ret./Yards 3/0 1/15
2pt Conversions 1/1 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 21 OWN 33
Time of Possession 29:44 30:16

Team Statistics	STL	CAR
Record	2-6	4-5
First Downs	26	20
- by Rushing	5	8
- by Passing	20	11
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	457	345
- Offensive Plays	73	63
- Yards per Play	6.26	5.48
Net Rushing Yards	90	196
- Rushing Attempts	17	31
- Yards per Rush	5.29	6.32
Net Passing Yards	367	149
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	53 - 30 - 1	32 - 17 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	386	149
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/19	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	6.55	4.66
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/13	7/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.5	5.8
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/66	10/74
Punt Returns/Yards	2/5	1/11
Kick Returns/Yards	2/34	3/80
Interception Ret./Yards	3/0	1/15
2pt Conversions	1/1	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 21	OWN 33
Time of Possession	29:44	30:16

Drive Charts

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:40	OWN 9	8	53	Fumble
1	11:20	3:19	OWN 34	7	66	Touchdown
1	2:27	1:41	OWN 20	4	13	Punt
2	13:47	2:29	OWN 20	4	11	Punt
2	10:44	2:50	OWN 28	5	72	Touchdown
2	4:42	3:27	OWN 22	10	50	Interception
2	0:48	0:48	OWN 8	3	12	Half
3	11:57	1:34	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
3	5:58	3:34	OWN 20	7	49	Field Goal
3	1:29	1:29	OWN 16	6	24	Punt
4	7:40	3:28	OWN 35	12	65	Touchdown
4	1:38	1:18	OWN 20	6	44	Downs

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:01	5:34	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
1	0:46	1:59	OWN 20	5	32	Interception
2	11:18	0:34	OWN 34	3	0	Punt
2	7:54	3:12	OWN 39	6	61	Touchdown
2	1:15	0:27	OWN 34	3	0	Punt
3	15:00	2:55	OWN 42	3	9	Punt
3	12:05	0:08	OPP 12	1	12	Touchdown
3	10:23	4:25	OWN 28	8	28	Punt
3	2:24	0:55	OWN 46	1	23	Interception
4	15:00	7:20	OWN 5	12	46	Interception
4	4:12	2:34	OWN 15	8	63	Field Goal
4	0:20	0:20	OWN 36	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Joe Montana, St. Louis Cardinals

Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Frank Pollard	12	69	5.75	34	2
Joe Montana	2	8	4.00	5	0
Derrick Harmon	2	10	5.00	7	0
Tony Paige	1	3	3.00	3	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Herman Heard	15	62	4.13	17	1
Lorenzo Hampton	10	116	11.60	43	3
Steve Folsom	3	17	5.67	10	1
Bill Kenney	2	1	0.50	2	0
Ted Brown	1	0	0.00	0	0

Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Montana	53	30	386	3/19	3	47	1	90.6

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bill Kenney	32	17	149	0/0	3	20	3	57.9

Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Roy Green	10	19	128	12.80	22	23	1
WR Vance Johnson	8	11	94	11.75	28	24	0
RB Frank Pollard	4	6	22	5.50	4	9	1
TE Rodney Holman	3	3	55	18.33	32	47	1
WR Billy Ryckman	2	4	20	10.00	3	12	0
WR Eugene Goodlow	2	4	45	22.50	15	38	0
WR Al Walker	1	4	22	22.00	0	22	0
RB Derrick Harmon	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Dave Preston	3	8	27	9.00	10	12	1
TE Trey Junkin	3	5	15	5.00	0	8	1
FB Ted Brown	2	4	20	10.00	0	11	0
TE Dan Ross	2	3	22	11.00	7	14	0
WR Carlos Carson	2	2	27	13.50	3	20	0
TE Steve Folsom	2	4	23	11.50	8	20	0
WR Freddie Solomon	1	4	6	6.00	0	6	1
WR Byron Franklin	1	1	10	10.00	1	10	0
RB Lorenzo Hampton	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0

Interception Statistics

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Leonard Smith	2	0	0.00	0
OLB Kervin Wyatt	1	0	0.00	0

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Bobby Watkins	1	15	15.00	0

Fumble Statistics

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Al Walker	1	0	0	0
Roy Green	1	0	0	0

Carolina	Recov	Force	TD
Barry Bennett	1	0	1
Dan McQuaid	1	0	0
Howard Carson	0	1	0
Trey Junkin	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bucky Dilts	4	209	52.3	44.5	67	1

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Luke Prestridge	4	182	45.5	39.3	58	2

Kicking Statistics

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Benny Ricardo	1/1	1/1	0/0	48	2/2

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Lee	1/1	0/0	0/0	39	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Al Walker	2	5	2.5	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rick Upchurch	1	11	11.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Al Walker	2	34	17.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lorenzo Hampton	3	80	26.7	0

Defensive Statistics

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Fredd Young	7	3	0.0	27	29
DT Kent Kremer	6	1	0.0	24	23
OLB Jeff Davis	4	1	0.0	16	19
OLB Ken Woodard	4	0	0.0	17	16
S Leonard Smith	3	2	0.0	27	26
CB Wayne Smith	3	0	0.0	21	24
CB Jerry Gray	3	0	0.0	16	21
DT Gary Johnson	2	0	0.0	16	17
CB Tim Washington	2	0	0.0	15	15
CB Albert Lewis	2	0	0.0	23	24
S Rod McSwain	2	0	0.0	12	14
S Cornell Gowdy	2	0	0.0	15	22
DE Ben Thomas	1	4	0.0	15	15
DT Eric Holle	1	1	0.0	22	18
DE Keith Ferguson	1	0	0.0	22	24
DE Shawn Miller	1	0	0.0	16	17
FB Tony Paige	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Kervin Wyatt	0	2	0.0	5	3
DE Smiley Creswell	0	1	0.0	10	8

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Carlton Williamson	8	1	0.0	13	53
OLB Gary Plummer	6	0	0.0	13	45
S Dave Waymer	5	1	0.0	15	42
OLB John Rade	3	1	0.0	15	49
S Lester Lyles	3	0	0.0	5	10
OLB Howard Carson	2	0	1.0	6	15
DT Mark Shumate	2	0	1.0	12	26
DT Bob Nelson	2	0	1.0	7	33
CB Bobby Watkins	2	1	0.0	11	39
S Tom Hannon	2	0	0.0	8	22
DE Greg Meisner	2	0	0.0	5	30
DE Bruce Smith	2	0	0.0	12	49
CB Darryl Hemphill	1	4	0.0	12	45
CB Harvey Clayton	1	1	0.0	11	33
QB Bill Kenney	1	0	---	---	---
DT Brad Shearer	1	0	0.0	10	24
WR Byron Franklin	1	0	---	---	---
TE Trey Junkin	1	0	---	---	---
DE Sean Jones	1	0	0.0	14	39
CB Perry Williams	1	0	0.0	2	14

Pass Rush Statistics

St. Louis	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Keith Ferguson	1	1	1	24
DT Gary Johnson	0	1	0	17
DT Eric Holle	0	1	0	18
ILB Fredd Young	0	1	0	29
CB Jerry Gray	0	1	0	21

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Mark Shumate	1.0	1	0	0	26
DT Bob Nelson	1.0	0	1	0	33
OLB Howard Carson	1.0	0	0	0	15
DE Barry Bennett	0.0	1	2	0	24
DE Bruce Smith	0.0	1	1	2	49
DE Sean Jones	0.0	0	3	2	39
DT Brad Shearer	0.0	0	1	0	24

Pass Defense Statistics

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Jeff Davis	3	0	0	19
CB Tim Washington	3	0	0	15
CB Jerry Gray	3	0	0	21
OLB Ken Woodard	1	1	0	16
DT Gary Johnson	1	0	0	17
DT Kent Kremer	1	0	0	23
DE Keith Ferguson	1	0	0	24
CB Albert Lewis	1	0	0	24
S Rod McSwain	1	0	0	14
ILB Fredd Young	1	0	0	29
S Cornell Gowdy	1	0	0	22
S Leonard Smith	0	0	2	26
OLB Kervin Wyatt	0	0	1	3

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Dave Waymer	6	1	0	42
S Carlton Williamson	6	1	0	53
OLB Gary Plummer	3	1	0	45
CB Darryl Hemphill	2	3	0	45
S Tom Hannon	2	1	0	22
OLB John Rade	2	1	0	49
CB Bobby Watkins	2	0	1	39
S Lester Lyles	2	0	0	10
OLB Howard Carson	1	1	0	15
CB Harvey Clayton	1	1	0	33
DE Greg Meisner	1	0	0	30
CB Perry Williams	1	0	0	14
DT Bob Nelson	1	0	0	33

Blocking Statistics

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Luis Sharpe	2	4	17	0	52
John Scully	1	6	16	0	55
Larry McCarren	1	1	11	1	50
Don Laster	1	1	4	0	14
Leotis Harris	0	2	15	1	44
Dennis Lick	0	1	13	1	42
Tony Paige	0	1	8	0	23

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Keith Uecker	3	6	26	27
Mike Baab	3	5	30	31
Terry Tausch	3	4	27	26
Marsharne Graves	1	6	23	28
Karl Swanke	1	3	13	11
Dave Lutz	1	3	31	32
Ted Brown	0	2	19	15

Special Teams Tackles

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Junior Tautalatasi	2	9
Wayne Smith	1	16
Zeke Mowatt	1	16

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Rick Upchurch	2	20
Trey Junkin	1	15
Dave Waymer	1	12

Participation

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Joe Montana	17	56	---	---	---	73
John Scully	16	55	---	---	---	71
Luis Sharpe	17	52	---	---	---	69
Leotis Harris	15	44	---	---	5	64
Al Walker	12	35	---	---	15	62
Larry McCarren	11	50	---	---	---	61
Wayne Smith	---	---	21	24	16	61
Roy Green	12	46	---	---	1	59
Fredd Young	---	---	27	29	1	57
Vance Johnson	13	33	---	---	10	56
Dennis Lick	13	42	---	---	---	55
Leonard Smith	---	---	27	26	1	54
Frank Pollard	14	36	---	---	---	50
Jeff Davis	---	---	16	19	14	49
Kent Kremer	---	---	24	23	1	48
Albert Lewis	---	---	23	24	---	47
Keith Ferguson	---	---	22	24	---	46
Tim Washington	---	---	15	15	13	43
Eric Holle	---	---	22	18	2	42
Eugene Goodlow	6	29	---	---	5	40
Rodney Holman	8	25	---	---	5	38
Jerry Gray	---	---	16	21	1	38
Derrick Harmon	3	14	---	---	20	37
Tony Paige	8	23	---	---	6	37
Ben Thomas	---	---	15	15	7	37
Cornell Gowdy	---	---	15	22	---	37
Gary Johnson	---	---	16	17	1	34
Mark Boyer	3	17	---	---	14	34
Ken Woodard	---	---	17	16	---	33
Shawn Miller	---	---	16	17	---	33
Billy Ryckman	4	14	---	---	12	30
Chris Williams	---	---	7	9	12	28
Rod McSwain	---	---	12	14	1	27
Paul Butcher	---	---	15	8	4	27
Zeke Mowatt	2	8	---	---	16	26
Ken Dallafior	3	13	---	---	5	21
Kervin Wyatt	---	---	5	3	12	20
Don Laster	4	14	---	---	2	20
Smiley Creswell	---	---	10	8	1	19
Tommie Ginn	6	6	---	---	3	15
Kelvin Clark	0	4	---	---	5	9
Junior Tautalatasi	0	0	---	---	9	9
Benny Ricardo	0	0	---	---	6	6
Bucky Dilts	0	0	---	---	4	4
Scott Bull	0	0	---	---	1	1
Mark Malone	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Trey Junkin	28	27	---	---	15	70
John Rade	---	---	15	49	6	70
Dave Waymer	---	---	15	42	12	69
Carlton Williamson	---	---	13	53	---	66
Mike Baab	30	31	---	---	4	65
Bill Kenney	31	32	---	---	---	63
Dave Lutz	31	32	---	---	---	63
Bruce Smith	---	---	12	49	1	62
Gary Plummer	---	---	13	45	1	59
Steve Folsom	21	21	---	---	16	58
Darryl Hemphill	---	---	12	45	---	57
Marsharne Graves	23	28	---	---	5	56
Herman Heard	18	16	---	---	20	54
Terry Tausch	27	26	---	---	---	53
Keith Uecker	26	27	---	---	---	53
Sean Jones	---	---	14	39	---	53
Bobby Watkins	---	---	11	39	2	52
Harvey Clayton	---	---	11	33	1	45
Tom Hannon	---	---	8	22	12	42
Mark Shumate	---	---	12	26	3	41
Bob Nelson	---	---	7	33	1	41
Freddie Solomon	13	12	---	---	15	40
Barry Bennett	---	---	8	24	6	38
Dave Preston	16	21	---	---	---	37
Lorenzo Hampton	13	19	---	---	5	37
Greg Meisner	---	---	5	30	1	36
Ted Brown	19	15	---	---	1	35
Brad Shearer	---	---	10	24	---	34
Craig Shaffer	---	---	5	15	11	31
Karl Swanke	13	11	---	---	5	29
Rick Upchurch	1	4	---	---	20	25
Carlos Carson	13	6	---	---	6	25
Dan Ross	10	9	---	---	5	24
Perry Williams	---	---	2	14	8	24
Howard Carson	---	---	6	15	1	22
Jackie Shipp	---	---	3	9	10	22
Johnny Perkins	0	1	---	---	15	16
Lester Lyles	---	---	5	10	1	16
Ben Akbar	5	5	---	---	5	15
Byron Franklin	3	9	---	---	---	12
Luke Prestridge	0	0	---	---	10	10
Dan McQuaid	0	0	---	---	5	5
Tim Gray	0	0	---	---	1	1
John Lee	0	0	---	---	1	1
John Witkowski	0	0	---	---	---	0
Napoleon McCallum	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	49	8.2
Middle	9	35	3.9
Right	2	6	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	103	7.4
Middle	8	22	2.8
Right	8	72	9.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Montana	53	30	5	0	0	10	8	4	1

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bill Kenney	32	17	2	1	4	1	5	1	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	26	4.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	13	105	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	10	172	10.8
Long (19+ Yds)	12	3	83	6.9

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	2	0.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	11	100	7.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	3	47	4.3
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Roy Green	19	10	128	1	46
WR Vance Johnson	11	8	94	1	33
RB Frank Pollard	6	4	22	0	36
WR Al Walker	4	1	22	1	35
WR Billy Ryckman	4	2	20	0	14
WR Eugene Goodlow	4	2	45	1	29
TE Rodney Holman	3	3	55	1	25
RB Derrick Harmon	1	0	0	0	14

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dave Preston	8	3	4	27	0	21
TE Trey Junkin	5	3	0	15	0	27
WR Freddie Solomon	4	1	0	6	0	12
FB Ted Brown	4	2	0	20	0	15
TE Steve Folsom	4	2	0	23	1	21
TE Dan Ross	3	2	0	22	0	9
WR Carlos Carson	2	2	0	27	1	6
WR Byron Franklin	1	1	0	10	0	9
RB Lorenzo Hampton	1	1	0	-1	0	19

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joe Montana	4	2	3	0.75	7.28

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bill Kenney	4	3	25	6.25	4.66

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Al Walker	1	0	0	0.00	5.50
RB Frank Pollard	1	1	4	4.00	3.67
TE Rodney Holman	1	1	-1	-1.00	18.33
RB Derrick Harmon	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Freddie Solomon	1	1	6	6.00	1.50
WR Dave Preston	1	1	12	12.00	3.38
TE Dan Ross	1	0	0	0.00	7.33
TE Trey Junkin	1	1	7	7.00	3.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Derrick Harmon	1	1

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Lorenzo Hampton	2	1
Bill Kenney	1	0
Ted Brown	1	0
Herman Heard	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Montana	11	7	5

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bill Kenney	8	5	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Roy Green	4	3	2
WR Vance Johnson	3	3	3
RB Frank Pollard	2	1	0
WR Al Walker	1	0	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dave Preston	2	0	0
WR Carlos Carson	2	2	2
TE Trey Junkin	2	1	1
FB Ted Brown	1	1	1
WR Byron Franklin	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 63,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,300 (21,300)
End Zone 13,900 (15,300)
Mezzanine 8,000 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 12,200 (13,500)
Club Seats 6,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,400 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	63,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,300 (21,300)
End Zone	13,900 (15,300)
Mezzanine	8,000 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	12,200 (13,500)
Club Seats	6,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,400 (3,700)