Week 17, 1986

played in Atlanta, GA

55 degrees, fair, calm

Carolina Panthers3003-6
Atlanta Falcons71000-17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:12 CAR - John Lee 18 field goal
1Q: 04:30 ATL - John Jefferson 13 pass from Tommy Kramer (Chris Bahr extra point)
2Q: 13:51 ATL - Marcus Allen 9 run (Chris Bahr extra point)
2Q: 00:43 ATL - Chris Bahr 18 field goal
4Q: 12:11 CAR - John Lee 31 field goal

Team StatisticsCARATL
Record7-910-6
First Downs1922
- by Rushing311
- by Passing1411
- by Penalty20
Total Net Yards310340
- Offensive Plays6363
- Yards per Play4.925.40
Net Rushing Yards74171
- Rushing Attempts1836
- Yards per Rush4.114.75
Net Passing Yards236169
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt43 - 21 - 126 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards249176
- Sacks/Yards Lost2/131/7
- Yards per Pass Play5.246.26
Fumbles/Lost1/00/0
3rd Down Conversions7/155/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down6.86.1
4th Down Conversions0/30/0
Penalties/Yards4/255/40
Punt Returns/Yards2/271/6
Kick Returns/Yards2/301/23
Interception Ret./Yards1/201/9
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits33
- Red Zone TDs/FGs0/22/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 29OWN 21
Time of Possession26:2133:39

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:003:55OWN 20779Field Goal
14:242:05OWN 20438Punt
213:456:37OWN 271141Interception
20:350:35OWN 29223Half
37:280:54OWN 473-6Punt
33:540:48OWN 3135Punt
31:414:36OWN 351051Field Goal
49:144:16OWN 29941Downs
43:061:57OWN 201158Downs
40:340:34OWN 3840Downs
Atlanta Falcons
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
111:056:41OWN 261274Touchdown
12:193:34OWN 20780Touchdown
27:086:33OWN 221177Field Goal
315:007:32OWN 201348Interception
36:342:40OWN 3526Punt
33:061:25OWN 3034Punt
412:052:51OWN 20515Punt
44:581:52OWN 30418Punt
41:090:35OWN 2233Punt

Game MVP: Marcus Allen, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

CarolinaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Lorenzo Hampton13604.621610
Herman Heard3124.00700
Bill Kenney111.00100
Steve Folsom111.00100
AtlantaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Marcus Allen20864.302231
Dalton Hilliard16855.312410

Passing Statistics

CarolinaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Bill Kenney43212492/13031157.2
AtlantaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Tommy Kramer26181761/7143184.7

Receiving Statistics

CarolinaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
FB Ted Brown5105310.603310
WR Freddie Solomon455814.5012310
WR Dave Preston485714.2529190
WR Carlos Carson29189.000100
TE Trey Junkin222311.500150
TE Steve Folsom111313.0012130
WR Byron Franklin131111.000110
RB Herman Heard1144.00140
RB Lorenzo Hampton121212.000120
TE Dan Ross0200.00000
AtlantaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR John Jefferson687813.0028431
RB Marcus Allen56367.203110
TE Kellen Winslow24136.500100
TE Manute Bol223015.000190
WR Jerry Butler1188.00280
WR Zach Thomas1266.00060
WR Hassan Jones1255.00050
WR Clint Sampson0100.00000

Interception Statistics

CarolinaIntsYardsAvgTD
S Lester Lyles12020.000
AtlantaIntsYardsAvgTD
S Darrol Ray199.000

Fumble Statistics

CarolinaFumbRecovForceTD
Bill Kenney1000
Dave Lutz0100
AtlantaFumbRecovForceTD
Lawrence Pillers0010

Punting Statistics

CarolinaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Luke Prestridge313846.037.3561
AtlantaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Sean Landeta522344.635.2541

Kicking Statistics

CarolinaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
John Lee2/20/00/0310/0
AtlantaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Chris Bahr1/10/00/0182/2

Punt Return Statistics

CarolinaRetYardsAvgTD
Rick Upchurch22713.50
AtlantaRetYardsAvgTD
John Jefferson166.00

Kick Return Statistics

CarolinaRetYardsAvgTD
Lorenzo Hampton23015.00
AtlantaRetYardsAvgTD
John Jefferson12323.00

Defensive Statistics

CarolinaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Carlton Williamson730.03426
DE Sean Jones501.03025
OLB John Rade530.02724
CB Dwayne Woodruff500.01819
OLB Howard Carson410.02310
ILB Craig Shaffer320.02517
CB Perry Williams310.01617
CB Bobby Watkins300.0188
CB Harvey Clayton300.02818
S Lester Lyles300.02625
DT Mark Shumate300.02919
DE Bruce Smith300.02522
ILB Jackie Shipp220.093
ILB Anthony Griggs200.01110
DT Bob Nelson110.03118
WR Carlos Carson10---------
DE Walt Bowyer100.0115
OLB Gary Plummer010.042
AtlantaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Darrol Ray1120.01642
OLB Gary Cobb410.01634
CB Bobby Humphrey310.01125
OLB Terry Rennaker300.0310
S Deron Cherry300.01540
CB William Judson300.01431
DE Lawrence Pillers221.01634
ILB Tim Lucas220.01833
OLB Mel Owens200.0817
CB Jim Burroughs200.0614
DT Charlie Johnson101.0825
CB Dwight Hicks120.01337
DT Joe Klecko110.01319
TE Kellen Winslow10---------
DE Rulon Jones100.01531
CB Sam Seale100.0416
DE Don Fielder100.0527

Pass Rush Statistics

CarolinaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Sean Jones1.000125
DE Barry Bennett0.01008
DE Walt Bowyer0.00105
AtlantaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Lawrence Pillers1.012134
DT Charlie Johnson1.000025
DE Don Fielder0.011027
DE Rulon Jones0.002131
DT Joe Klecko0.001119
ILB Tim Lucas0.001033

Pass Defense Statistics

CarolinaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Lester Lyles30125
S Carlton Williamson30026
CB Dwayne Woodruff21019
CB Bobby Watkins2008
OLB John Rade20024
CB Perry Williams20017
OLB Howard Carson10010
ILB Anthony Griggs10010
ILB Craig Shaffer10017
CB Harvey Clayton10018
AtlantaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Darrol Ray70142
CB William Judson33031
OLB Terry Rennaker20010
OLB Mel Owens20017
CB Jim Burroughs20014
CB Dwight Hicks11037
S Deron Cherry11040
ILB Tim Lucas11033
OLB Gary Cobb10034
CB Bobby Humphrey10025
OLB Alex Moyer0105

Blocking Statistics

CarolinaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Terry Tausch23014137
Dave Lutz15018143
Mike Baab14014039
Marsharne Graves13015037
Trey Junkin11115026
Keith Uecker01017040
AtlantaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Derrel Gofourth411033025
Hardy Dillon35029123
Curt Marsh34034025
Buddy Cutler25015011
Damian Johnson23025020
Dean Steinkuhler13127021
Charles Alexander12025015
Karl Baldischwiler010704
Manute Bol01014013
Tom Baugh0101006

Special Teams Tackles

CarolinaTacklesSTPlays
Rick Upchurch116
Herman Heard112
AtlantaTacklesSTPlays
Clint Sampson111
Sam Seale110
Dalton Hilliard19
Buddy Cutler15

Participation

CarolinaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Bill Kenney1845---------63
Lorenzo Hampton1535------1363
Carlton Williamson------3426161
Dave Lutz1843---------61
Mike Baab1439------558
Keith Uecker1740---------57
Marsharne Graves1537------557
Sean Jones------3025156
Mark Shumate------2919654
Trey Junkin1526------1253
John Rade------2724152
Terry Tausch1437---------51
Lester Lyles------2625---51
Bob Nelson------3118150
Harvey Clayton------2818349
Craig Shaffer------2517648
Bruce Smith------2522148
Dwayne Woodruff------1819744
Steve Folsom1020------1242
Carlos Carson324------1239
Howard Carson------2310639
Ted Brown1027------138
Dan Ross1121------537
Freddie Solomon820------836
Perry Williams------1617---33
Herman Heard415------1231
Dave Preston524---------29
Jackie Shipp------931527
Geoff Reece714------526
Bobby Watkins------188---26
Greg Meisner------1311125
Rick Upchurch44------1624
Barry Bennett------98522
Anthony Griggs------1110---21
Tom Hannon------38819
Karl Swanke48------517
Walt Bowyer------115---16
Byron Franklin59---------14
Dave Waymer------62513
Ben Akbar15------511
Gary Plummer------42511
Luke Prestridge00------66
Tim Gray00------22
Dan McQuaid02---------2
John Lee00------22
John Witkowski00---------0
AtlantaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Tommy Kramer3627---------63
Derrel Gofourth3325------462
Kellen Winslow3222------862
Darrol Ray------1642260
John Jefferson2723------959
Curt Marsh3425---------59
Deron Cherry------1540257
Gary Fair------1438254
Hardy Dillon2923------254
Dwight Hicks------1337454
Tim Lucas------1833354
Lawrence Pillers------1634252
Gary Cobb------1634151
Damian Johnson2520------651
Rulon Jones------1531450
Dean Steinkuhler2721---------48
William Judson------1431146
Charles Alexander2515------444
Marcus Allen2018------341
Bobby Humphrey------1125137
Don Fielder------527436
Charlie Johnson------825134
Joe Klecko------1319133
Buddy Cutler1511------531
Dalton Hilliard166------931
Jerry Butler158------730
Clint Sampson118------1130
Sam Seale------4161030
Manute Bol1413------330
Mel Owens------817429
Robert Lavette96------1429
Zach Thomas911------828
Jim Burroughs------614727
Tom Baugh106------622
Terry Rennaker------310821
Karl Baldischwiler74------617
Thornton Chandler21------1316
Alex Moyer------15915
Hugh Green------010111
Rich Miano------27211
Sean Landeta00------66
Chris Bahr00------55
Hassan Jones04---------4
Larry Swider00---------0
Ed Luther00---------0
Bradyn Pyle00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left11524.7
Middle4123.0
Right3103.3
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left12564.7
Middle13665.1
Right11494.5
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

CarolinaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Bill Kenney43212057731
AtlantaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Tommy Kramer26181131111

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen32289.3
Short (0-8 Yds)128373.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)2391225.3
Long (19+ Yds)526212.4
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen22126.0
Short (0-8 Yds)129534.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)106929.2
Long (19+ Yds)21199.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

CarolinaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
FB Ted Brown105153127
WR Carlos Carson92118024
WR Dave Preston84157024
WR Freddie Solomon54158120
WR Byron Franklin3111109
TE Dan Ross2000021
TE Trey Junkin22023026
RB Lorenzo Hampton21012035
TE Steve Folsom11013020
RB Herman Heard1104015
AtlantaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR John Jefferson86078123
RB Marcus Allen65036018
TE Kellen Winslow42113022
WR Zach Thomas2116011
TE Manute Bol22030013
WR Hassan Jones211504
WR Jerry Butler110808
WR Clint Sampson100008

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

CarolinaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Herman Heard177.004.00
Lorenzo Hampton122.004.62
AtlantaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Marcus Allen4123.004.30
Dalton Hilliard221.005.31

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

CarolinaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Bill Kenney6181.335.79
AtlantaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Tommy Kramer33248.006.77

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

CarolinaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Dave Preston2000.007.13
WR Byron Franklin2000.003.67
WR Freddie Solomon1188.0011.60
TE Dan Ross1000.000.00
AtlantaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR John Jefferson33248.009.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

CarolinaRushesConversions
Lorenzo Hampton22
AtlantaRushesConversions
Marcus Allen21

Third Down Passing Statistics

CarolinaAttCompConversions
Bill Kenney1265
AtlantaAttCompConversions
Tommy Kramer1044

Third Down Receiving Statistics

CarolinaTargCatchConversions
WR Freddie Solomon433
WR Carlos Carson300
WR Dave Preston200
FB Ted Brown110
TE Steve Folsom111
TE Trey Junkin111
AtlantaTargCatchConversions
WR John Jefferson311
TE Kellen Winslow311
WR Hassan Jones211
RB Marcus Allen111
WR Clint Sampson100

SectionAttendance
Stadium68,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck17,100 (17,100)
End Zone12,400 (12,400)
Mezzanine7,100 (7,100)
Sideline Seats10,900 (10,900)
Club Seats15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes6,400 (7,500)