Exhibition Week 4, 1987

played in Carolina, NC

64 degrees, fair, 11 mph wind

New England Patriots	0	7	3	7	0	-	17
Carolina Panthers	7	0	0	10	3	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:40 CAR - Byron Franklin 6 pass from Bill Kenney (John Lee extra point)
2Q: 02:26 NED - Tony Nathan 1 run (Mike Wood extra point)
3Q: 06:59 NED - Mike Wood 41 field goal
4Q: 14:22 CAR - John Lee 23 field goal
4Q: 03:26 CAR - Trey Junkin 25 pass from Bill Kenney (John Lee extra point)
4Q: 01:10 NED - Stan Edwards 15 pass from Gary Kubiak (Mike Wood extra point)
OT: 08:08 CAR - John Lee 41 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:40 CAR - Byron Franklin 6 pass from Bill Kenney (John Lee extra point)
2Q: 02:26 NED - Tony Nathan 1 run (Mike Wood extra point)
3Q: 06:59 NED - Mike Wood 41 field goal
4Q: 14:22 CAR - John Lee 23 field goal
4Q: 03:26 CAR - Trey Junkin 25 pass from Bill Kenney (John Lee extra point)
4Q: 01:10 NED - Stan Edwards 15 pass from Gary Kubiak (Mike Wood extra point)
OT: 08:08 CAR - John Lee 41 field goal

Team Statistics NED CAR
Record 1-2 2-1
First Downs 17 22
- by Rushing 5 6
- by Passing 12 13
- by Penalty 0 3
Total Net Yards 263 374
- Offensive Plays 68 72
- Yards per Play 3.87 5.19
Net Rushing Yards 77 152
- Rushing Attempts 27 43
- Yards per Rush 2.85 3.53
Net Passing Yards 186 222
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 16 - 1 27 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 191 235
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 2/13
- Yards per Pass Play 4.54 7.66
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 3/1
3rd Down Conversions 7/17 9/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.6 5.0
4th Down Conversions 0/1 1/1
Penalties/Yards 4/30 7/50
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 3/14
Kick Returns/Yards 3/99 2/34
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/9
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 26
Time of Possession 29:06 37:54

Team Statistics	NED	CAR
Record	1-2	2-1
First Downs	17	22
- by Rushing	5	6
- by Passing	12	13
- by Penalty	0	3
Total Net Yards	263	374
- Offensive Plays	68	72
- Yards per Play	3.87	5.19
Net Rushing Yards	77	152
- Rushing Attempts	27	43
- Yards per Rush	2.85	3.53
Net Passing Yards	186	222
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 16 - 1	27 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	191	235
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	2/13
- Yards per Pass Play	4.54	7.66
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	3/1
3rd Down Conversions	7/17	9/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.6	5.0
4th Down Conversions	0/1	1/1
Penalties/Yards	4/30	7/50
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	3/14
Kick Returns/Yards	3/99	2/34
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/9
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 26
Time of Possession	29:06	37:54

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:21	2:29	OWN 3	5	16	Punt
1	1:34	3:52	OWN 44	8	31	Fumble
2	9:35	7:18	OWN 20	14	80	Touchdown
3	15:00	2:52	OWN 35	6	11	Punt
3	10:05	3:11	OWN 47	7	29	Field Goal
3	4:38	2:09	OWN 45	5	21	Missed FG
4	14:16	2:53	OWN 32	5	14	Punt
4	7:12	0:30	OWN 46	3	0	Punt
4	4:02	0:24	OWN 34	2	-10	Interception
4	3:10	1:27	OWN 20	8	47	Downs
4	1:26	0:26	OPP 23	2	23	Touchdown
OT1	15:00	1:48	OWN 20	3	1	Punt

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:39	OWN 22	7	29	Punt
1	7:52	6:18	OWN 45	10	55	Touchdown
2	12:42	3:07	OWN 25	6	26	Punt
2	2:17	2:17	OWN 20	4	17	Half
3	12:08	2:03	OWN 17	3	6	Punt
3	6:54	2:16	OWN 12	3	0	Punt
3	2:29	3:13	OWN 43	5	51	Field Goal
4	11:23	4:11	OWN 8	8	61	Missed FG
4	6:42	2:40	OWN 1	6	17	Punt
4	3:38	0:28	OPP 25	2	25	Touchdown
4	1:43	0:17	OWN 33	2	1	Fumble
4	1:00	1:00	OWN 17	6	39	Half
OT1	13:12	5:12	OWN 39	10	37	Field Goal

Game MVP: Bill Kenney, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Tony Nathan	15	31	2.07	5	0	1
Billy Taylor	10	31	3.10	17	1	0
Gary Kubiak	1	8	8.00	8	0	0
Eric Kattus	1	7	7.00	7	0	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Lorenzo Hampton	25	81	3.24	12	2
Herman Heard	15	62	4.13	12	1
Bill Kenney	2	4	2.00	2	0
Trey Junkin	1	5	5.00	5	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gary Kubiak	40	16	191	1/5	1	29	1	53.2

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bill Kenney	27	18	235	2/13	2	35	0	118.6

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Stanley Morgan	4	12	71	17.75	25	29	0
RB Billy Taylor	2	2	12	6.00	2	10	0
WR Carl Roaches	2	6	18	9.00	1	12	0
TE Lin Dawson	2	2	15	7.50	2	12	0
FB Stan Edwards	2	3	24	12.00	7	15	1
WR Phil Freeman	2	4	19	9.50	3	10	0
WR Carl Monroe	1	3	19	19.00	14	19	0
TE Eric Kattus	1	3	13	13.00	5	13	0
WR Mike Wilson	0	5	0	0.00	0	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Carlos Carson	5	5	52	10.40	10	18	0
TE Steve Folsom	3	4	62	20.67	41	35	0
FB Ted Brown	2	3	38	19.00	30	35	0
WR Byron Franklin	2	2	29	14.50	0	23	1
TE Trey Junkin	2	2	30	15.00	16	25	1
RB Herman Heard	2	2	7	3.50	2	8	0
WR Dave Preston	1	2	9	9.00	0	9	0
RB Lorenzo Hampton	1	1	8	8.00	2	8	0
WR Stephen Baker	0	6	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB John Rade	1	9	9.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
Gary Kubiak	1	0	0
Doug Greene	0	1	0
Greg Gaines	0	0	1
Jim Eliopulos	0	0	1
Toi Cook	0	0	1

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
Lorenzo Hampton	1	1	0
Bill Kenney	1	0	0
Herman Heard	1	0	0
John Rade	0	1	1
Steve Folsom	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rick Engles	5	226	45.2	42.4	53	3

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Luke Prestridge	5	216	43.2	39.2	49	1

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mike Wood	1/2	1/2	0/1	41	2/2

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Lee	2/3	1/2	0/0	41	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Carlton Williamson	2	8	4.0	0
Carlos Carson	1	6	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
James Hunter	2	65	32.5	0
Kevin Clark	1	34	34.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Carlos Carson	2	34	17.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Greg Gaines	10	1	1.0	25	18
ILB Jim Eliopulos	7	0	0.0	22	11
S Doug Greene	5	3	0.0	35	26
CB Kevin Clark	5	1	0.0	27	13
ILB John Anderson	4	3	0.0	25	20
CB James Hunter	4	2	0.0	26	24
OLB Andrew Melontree	4	1	0.0	24	12
CB Toi Cook	3	1	1.0	25	20
DT Johnny Robinson	3	2	0.0	25	17
DE Donald Evans	3	2	0.0	26	22
DE Bruce Clark	3	1	0.0	29	21
S Mike Davis	2	4	0.0	25	21
DE Reggie White	2	2	0.0	27	10
CB Elbert Shelley	2	2	0.0	32	20
OLB Todd Seabaugh	2	0	0.0	17	16
DE Bob Kohrs	1	1	0.0	23	17
CB Herman Edwards	1	0	0.0	18	9
TE Eric Kattus	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Jerry Blanton	0	1	0.0	13	4

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB John Rade	5	1	1.0	24	37
S Carlton Williamson	5	2	0.0	24	36
ILB Jackie Shipp	4	5	0.0	20	15
OLB Gary Plummer	4	0	0.0	22	34
S Solomon Wilcots	4	0	0.0	11	27
CB Bobby Watkins	3	1	0.0	19	27
ILB Craig Shaffer	2	2	0.0	22	30
DE Sean Jones	2	1	0.0	21	33
DE Greg Meisner	2	0	0.0	14	21
CB Darryl Hemphill	2	0	0.0	8	14
CB Harvey Clayton	2	0	0.0	19	38
CB Perry Williams	2	0	0.0	11	25
DE Bruce Smith	2	0	0.0	22	30
ILB Anthony Griggs	1	1	0.0	5	11
OLB Tim Harris	1	1	0.0	2	3
DT Bob Nelson	1	0	0.0	14	20
WR Stephen Baker	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Howard Carson	0	1	0.0	5	7

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Greg Gaines	1.0	0	18
CB Toi Cook	1.0	0	20
DE Donald Evans	0.0	2	22
DE Bruce Clark	0.0	1	21
DT Johnny Robinson	0.0	1	17
OLB Todd Seabaugh	0.0	1	16

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB John Rade	1.0	0	1	0	37
DE Greg Meisner	0.0	1	0	0	21
DE Bruce Smith	0.0	1	0	0	30
OLB Gary Plummer	0.0	0	4	4	34
DT Bob Nelson	0.0	0	1	1	20
DE Mark Studaway	0.0	0	1	0	8

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	PPlay
ILB John Anderson	3	20
S Doug Greene	3	26
CB James Hunter	2	24
OLB Andrew Melontree	2	12
OLB Greg Gaines	2	18
ILB Jim Eliopulos	2	11
S Mike Davis	1	21
CB Toi Cook	1	20
DE Donald Evans	1	22
CB Elbert Shelley	1	20

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Solomon Wilcots	3	1	0	27
CB Perry Williams	2	2	0	25
CB Bobby Watkins	2	1	0	27
CB Harvey Clayton	2	1	0	38
ILB Jackie Shipp	2	1	0	15
OLB John Rade	2	0	1	37
ILB Craig Shaffer	2	0	0	30
DE Bruce Smith	1	0	0	30
OLB David Grayson	0	1	0	4

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ron Solt	3	3	20	0	27
Larry Tearry	1	6	16	0	25
Bill Cherry	1	5	11	1	16
Steve August	0	4	20	0	24
Randy Dixon	0	3	21	0	35
Duval Love	0	2	13	0	20
Stan Edwards	0	1	16	0	25
Don Maggs	0	1	17	0	29
Mark Behning	0	1	10	0	12

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Marsharne Graves	3	9	1	36	0	20
Dave Lutz	3	9	0	43	0	27
Keith Uecker	2	7	1	32	1	23
Terry Tausch	1	2	0	36	1	23
Trey Junkin	1	1	0	33	0	25
Mike Baab	0	6	0	38	0	26
Greg Roberts	0	3	0	14	0	13
Steve Folsom	0	2	0	35	0	17
Geoff Reece	0	1	0	5	0	5
Ben Akbar	0	1	0	11	0	6

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Carl Monroe	2	16
Sylvester Stamps	1	18
Duval Love	1	7
Tony Nathan	1	5

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Dwight Collins	1	17
Trey Junkin	1	15
Herman Heard	1	8

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Gary Kubiak	27	41	---	---	---	68
Eric Kattus	21	32	---	---	15	68
Randy Dixon	21	35	---	---	7	63
Doug Greene	---	---	35	26	1	62
James Hunter	---	---	26	24	11	61
Lin Dawson	23	30	---	---	8	61
Elbert Shelley	---	---	32	20	4	56
Kevin Clark	---	---	27	13	14	54
Donald Evans	---	---	26	22	6	54
Bruce Clark	---	---	29	21	3	53
Andrew Melontree	---	---	24	12	17	53
Ron Solt	20	27	---	---	6	53
Toi Cook	---	---	25	20	7	52
Mike Davis	---	---	25	21	3	49
John Anderson	---	---	25	20	4	49
Bob Kohrs	---	---	23	17	8	48
Billy Taylor	11	20	---	---	16	47
Stan Edwards	16	25	---	---	6	47
Don Maggs	17	29	---	---	---	46
Larry Tearry	16	25	---	---	4	45
Greg Gaines	---	---	25	18	2	45
Steve August	20	24	---	---	---	44
Glenn Blackwood	---	---	27	17	---	44
Johnny Robinson	---	---	25	17	2	44
Tony Nathan	16	21	---	---	5	42
Stanley Morgan	12	25	---	---	3	40
Duval Love	13	20	---	---	7	40
Reggie White	---	---	27	10	2	39
Todd Seabaugh	---	---	17	16	4	37
Carl Roaches	13	16	---	---	7	36
Jim Eliopulos	---	---	22	11	3	36
Herman Edwards	---	---	18	9	8	35
Carl Monroe	6	13	---	---	16	35
Mike Wilson	13	18	---	---	---	31
Jerry Blanton	---	---	13	4	12	29
Mark Behning	10	12	---	---	7	29
Bill Cherry	11	16	---	---	2	29
J.D. Maarleveld	7	17	---	---	---	24
Phil Freeman	4	5	---	---	11	20
Sylvester Stamps	0	0	---	---	18	18
Rick Engles	0	0	---	---	5	5
Milt McColl	---	---	2	1	2	5
Allan Leavitt	0	0	---	---	4	4
Mike Wood	0	0	---	---	2	2
Erik Kramer	0	0	---	---	2	2
Mike Pagel	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
John Rade	---	---	24	37	16	77
Trey Junkin	33	25	---	---	15	73
Bill Kenney	43	29	---	---	---	72
Dave Lutz	43	27	---	---	---	70
Steve Folsom	35	17	---	---	16	68
Mike Baab	38	26	---	---	4	68
Harvey Clayton	---	---	19	38	11	68
Carlton Williamson	---	---	24	36	5	65
Marsharne Graves	36	20	---	---	7	63
Ted Brown	30	21	---	---	10	61
Lorenzo Hampton	26	13	---	---	22	61
Terry Tausch	36	23	---	---	---	59
Gary Plummer	---	---	22	34	3	59
Stephen Baker	34	24	---	---	---	58
Keith Uecker	32	23	---	---	---	55
Sean Jones	---	---	21	33	1	55
Bruce Smith	---	---	22	30	2	54
Craig Shaffer	---	---	22	30	1	53
Bobby Watkins	---	---	19	27	2	48
Solomon Wilcots	---	---	11	27	10	48
Carlos Carson	19	12	---	---	12	43
Herman Heard	18	17	---	---	8	43
Bob Nelson	---	---	14	20	5	39
Jackie Shipp	---	---	20	15	3	38
Perry Williams	---	---	11	25	2	38
Greg Meisner	---	---	14	21	2	37
Greg Roberts	14	13	---	---	8	35
Eric Williams	---	---	17	15	1	33
Dave Preston	11	8	---	---	11	30
Darryl Hemphill	---	---	8	14	5	27
Ben Akbar	11	6	---	---	8	25
Dwight Collins	3	2	---	---	17	22
Anthony Griggs	---	---	5	11	5	21
David Grayson	---	---	3	4	14	21
Mark Studaway	---	---	6	8	6	20
Geoff Reece	5	5	---	---	7	17
Fred Smerlas	---	---	5	11	---	16
Howard Carson	---	---	5	7	---	12
Byron Franklin	6	6	---	---	---	12
Luke Prestridge	0	0	---	---	10	10
Rich Miano	---	---	3	5	2	10
Tim Harris	---	---	2	3	5	10
Dan McQuaid	0	2	---	---	2	4
Tim Gray	0	0	---	---	3	3
John Lee	0	0	---	---	3	3
Jeff Kemp	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	16	1.8
Middle	10	44	4.4
Right	8	17	2.1
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	15	61	4.1
Middle	11	38	3.5
Right	17	53	3.1
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gary Kubiak	40	16	2	2	5	7	7	5	1

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bill Kenney	27	18	4	3	1	0	5	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	22	11.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	6	55	4.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	8	114	6.3
Long (19+ Yds)	7	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	-1	-1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	11	140	10.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	5	73	12.2
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	23	3.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Stanley Morgan	12	4	1	71	2	25
WR Carl Roaches	6	2	1	18	0	16
WR Mike Wilson	5	0	1	0	0	18
WR Phil Freeman	4	2	0	19	0	5
FB Stan Edwards	3	2	0	24	0	25
WR Carl Monroe	3	1	2	19	0	13
TE Eric Kattus	3	1	0	13	0	32
RB Billy Taylor	2	2	0	12	0	20
TE Lin Dawson	2	2	0	15	0	30

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Stephen Baker	6	0	0	0	0	24
WR Carlos Carson	5	5	0	52	0	12
TE Steve Folsom	4	3	0	62	1	17
FB Ted Brown	3	2	1	38	1	21
WR Dave Preston	2	1	0	9	0	8
WR Byron Franklin	2	2	0	29	1	6
TE Trey Junkin	2	2	0	30	1	25
RB Herman Heard	2	2	0	7	0	17
RB Lorenzo Hampton	1	1	0	8	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tony Nathan	2	4	2.00	2.07
Billy Taylor	1	1	1.00	3.10

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Herman Heard	3	11	3.67	4.13
Lorenzo Hampton	2	2	1.00	3.24
Bill Kenney	1	2	2.00	2.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gary Kubiak	1	1	15	15.00	4.78

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bill Kenney	1	1	6	6.00	8.70

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Stan Edwards	1	1	15	15.00	8.00

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Byron Franklin	1	1	6	6.00	14.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Tony Nathan	4	2
Billy Taylor	1	1

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Herman Heard	4	2
Bill Kenney	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gary Kubiak	11	4	4

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bill Kenney	12	9	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Stanley Morgan	3	2	2
WR Carl Roaches	3	1	1
WR Mike Wilson	2	0	0
WR Carl Monroe	2	0	0
WR Phil Freeman	1	1	1

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Carlos Carson	4	4	4
WR Dave Preston	2	1	0
RB Herman Heard	2	2	1
FB Ted Brown	1	0	0
TE Steve Folsom	1	1	1
WR Byron Franklin	1	1	1
WR Stephen Baker	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 60,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,300 (21,300)
End Zone 13,100 (15,300)
Mezzanine 7,500 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 11,600 (13,500)
Club Seats 6,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,200 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	60,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,300 (21,300)
End Zone	13,100 (15,300)
Mezzanine	7,500 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	11,600 (13,500)
Club Seats	6,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,200 (3,700)