Week 3, 1987

played in Dallas, TX

68 degrees, rain, 10 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	3	13	0	3	-	19
Dallas Cowboys	3	3	7	0	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:41 CAR - John Lee 18 field goal
1Q: 02:54 DAL - Donald Igwebuike 47 field goal
2Q: 11:20 CAR - Lorenzo Hampton 9 pass from Bill Kenney (John Lee extra point)
2Q: 07:01 DAL - Donald Igwebuike 39 field goal
2Q: 05:01 CAR - John Lee 41 field goal
2Q: 00:10 CAR - John Lee 47 field goal
3Q: 05:33 DAL - Preston Gothard 3 pass from Tony Eason (Donald Igwebuike extra point)
4Q: 03:30 CAR - John Lee 18 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:41 CAR - John Lee 18 field goal
1Q: 02:54 DAL - Donald Igwebuike 47 field goal
2Q: 11:20 CAR - Lorenzo Hampton 9 pass from Bill Kenney (John Lee extra point)
2Q: 07:01 DAL - Donald Igwebuike 39 field goal
2Q: 05:01 CAR - John Lee 41 field goal
2Q: 00:10 CAR - John Lee 47 field goal
3Q: 05:33 DAL - Preston Gothard 3 pass from Tony Eason (Donald Igwebuike extra point)
4Q: 03:30 CAR - John Lee 18 field goal

Team Statistics CAR DAL
Record 2-1 1-2
First Downs 16 16
- by Rushing 4 3
- by Passing 12 12
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 305 286
- Offensive Plays 66 54
- Yards per Play 4.62 5.30
Net Rushing Yards 136 106
- Rushing Attempts 32 20
- Yards per Rush 4.25 5.30
Net Passing Yards 169 180
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 19 - 0 30 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 189 205
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/20 4/25
- Yards per Pass Play 4.97 5.29
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 4/1
3rd Down Conversions 9/18 4/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.0 9.9
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/2
Penalties/Yards 5/32 4/21
Punt Returns/Yards 2/16 2/13
Kick Returns/Yards 2/82 4/95
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 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 36 OWN 26
Time of Possession 34:11 25:49

Team Statistics	CAR	DAL
Record	2-1	1-2
First Downs	16	16
- by Rushing	4	3
- by Passing	12	12
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	305	286
- Offensive Plays	66	54
- Yards per Play	4.62	5.30
Net Rushing Yards	136	106
- Rushing Attempts	32	20
- Yards per Rush	4.25	5.30
Net Passing Yards	169	180
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 19 - 0	30 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	189	205
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/20	4/25
- Yards per Pass Play	4.97	5.29
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	4/1
3rd Down Conversions	9/18	4/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.0	9.9
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/2
Penalties/Yards	5/32	4/21
Punt Returns/Yards	2/16	2/13
Kick Returns/Yards	2/82	4/95
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	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 36	OWN 26
Time of Possession	34:11	25:49

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	9:24	OWN 22	15	77	Field Goal
1	2:48	6:37	OWN 20	13	80	Touchdown
2	6:55	2:00	OPP 22	3	-2	Field Goal
2	2:09	1:26	OWN 26	3	-6	Punt
2	0:29	0:26	OPP 38	2	8	Field Goal
3	11:21	0:56	OWN 2	3	3	Punt
3	5:26	3:02	OWN 20	6	17	Punt
3	0:47	2:16	OPP 38	6	30	Missed FG
4	10:19	6:57	OWN 33	12	66	Field Goal
4	1:07	0:40	OWN 41	3	9	Punt

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	5:36	2:48	OWN 23	4	47	Field Goal
2	11:11	4:16	OWN 41	7	37	Field Goal
2	4:55	2:46	OWN 28	3	5	Punt
2	0:43	0:14	OWN 45	1	-5	Fumble
3	15:00	3:39	OWN 20	6	29	Punt
3	10:25	4:59	OWN 44	10	59	Touchdown
3	2:24	1:37	OWN 9	3	-7	Punt
4	13:31	3:12	OWN 26	8	41	Downs
4	3:22	2:15	OWN 20	10	39	Downs
4	0:27	0:27	OWN 4	2	38	Game

Game MVP: Gary Plummer, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Lorenzo Hampton	16	67	4.19	11	1
Herman Heard	14	63	4.50	24	1
Bill Kenney	1	3	3.00	3	0
Stephen Baker	1	3	3.00	3	0

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Neal Anderson	14	86	6.14	54	2
Gerald Willhite	4	13	3.25	8	0
Matt Cavanaugh	1	5	5.00	5	0
James Jones	1	2	2.00	2	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bill Kenney	31	19	189	3/20	1	23	0	89.3

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tony Eason	26	17	168	3/20	1	28	0	96.3
Matt Cavanaugh	4	3	37	1/5	0	19	0	103.1

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Stephen Baker	5	10	57	11.40	15	14	0
WR Byron Franklin	4	5	38	9.50	3	12	0
WR Dave Preston	3	6	41	13.67	9	21	0
TE Trey Junkin	3	4	16	5.33	9	7	0
RB Lorenzo Hampton	2	2	9	4.50	3	9	1
FB Ted Brown	1	1	23	23.00	2	23	0
WR Carlos Carson	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE Steve Folsom	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Eddie Brown	7	9	76	10.86	22	23	0
WR Mark Nichols	3	3	55	18.33	10	28	0
WR Ricky Sanders	2	5	26	13.00	12	16	0
TE Preston Gothard	2	2	8	4.00	0	5	1
RB Neal Anderson	2	2	16	8.00	4	13	0
TE Robb Rubick	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
RB Gerald Willhite	1	2	8	8.00	5	8	0
FB James Jones	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Bill Brooks	1	3	11	11.00	2	11	0
WR Lam Jones	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Recov	Force
Mark Shumate	1	0
Greg Roberts	0	1
Trey Junkin	0	1
John Rade	0	1
Sean Jones	0	1

Dallas	Fumb	Recov
Jeff Fisher	2	1
Tony Eason	1	0
Neal Anderson	1	0
Preston Gothard	0	1
Bobby Futrell	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Luke Prestridge	4	190	47.5	44.3	52	2

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rich Camarillo	3	142	47.3	42.0	51	2

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Lee	4/5	2/2	0/0	47	1/1

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Donald Igwebuike	2/2	1/1	0/0	47	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Carlton Williamson	2	16	8.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jeff Fisher	1	-4	-4.0	0
Gerald Willhite	1	17	17.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Carlton Williamson	1	60	60.0	0
Lorenzo Hampton	1	22	22.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jeff Fisher	4	95	23.8	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Carlton Williamson	6	1	0.0	16	32
OLB John Rade	6	0	0.0	19	32
OLB Gary Plummer	5	2	2.0	17	31
S Eric Williams	5	2	0.0	13	27
ILB Craig Shaffer	4	3	0.0	16	19
CB Harvey Clayton	3	0	0.0	16	26
DE Sean Jones	2	1	1.0	15	21
ILB Jackie Shipp	2	1	0.0	12	12
S Solomon Wilcots	2	1	0.0	11	22
DE Bruce Smith	2	0	0.0	17	22
DT Bob Nelson	2	0	0.0	9	19
DE Fred Smerlas	1	1	1.0	4	12
CB Bobby Watkins	1	0	0.0	12	22
DT Mark Shumate	1	0	0.0	11	16
ILB Wayne Davis	1	0	0.0	5	12
CB Darryl Hemphill	0	2	0.0	8	12
S Rich Miano	0	1	0.0	5	3

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Andre Young	7	0	0.0	23	22
ILB Lance Mehl	6	5	0.5	21	20
OLB Robert Lyles	6	1	0.0	24	23
DE Dan Hampton	5	1	1.5	22	28
S Terrance Hoagie	5	2	0.5	27	28
DE Mack Moore	4	0	0.0	18	18
CB Kirby Jackson	4	0	0.0	19	23
DE Dave Lindstrom	3	1	0.0	20	16
ILB Jerry Robinson	3	1	0.0	18	11
ILB Jack Squirek	2	1	0.0	11	14
DT Stan Johnson	2	0	0.0	23	23
CB Jeff Fisher	2	0	0.0	24	25
S Wes Hopkins	2	0	0.0	12	18
CB Steve Brown	1	1	0.0	18	21
T John Giesler	1	0	---	---	---
CB Bobby Futrell	1	0	0.0	6	14
OLB Greg Bracelin	0	3	0.5	17	19
CB Everson Walls	0	3	0.0	12	13

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Gary Plummer	2.0	0	3	3	31
DE Sean Jones	1.0	1	0	0	21
DE Fred Smerlas	1.0	0	0	0	12

Dallas	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Dan Hampton	1.5	1	1	1	28
OLB Greg Bracelin	0.5	0	0	0	19
ILB Lance Mehl	0.5	0	0	0	20
S Terrance Hoagie	0.5	0	0	0	28
CB Jeff Fisher	0.0	0	1	1	25
OLB Mario Celotto	0.0	0	1	0	13
CB Steve Brown	0.0	0	1	0	21
DE Mack Moore	0.0	0	1	0	18

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Carlton Williamson	3	1	32
S Eric Williams	3	1	27
CB Harvey Clayton	3	0	26
OLB John Rade	3	0	32
ILB Craig Shaffer	2	1	19
S Solomon Wilcots	2	0	22
ILB Jackie Shipp	1	0	12
DE Bruce Smith	1	0	22
OLB Gary Plummer	1	0	31
ILB Wayne Davis	1	0	12
CB Bobby Watkins	0	1	22
OLB David Grayson	0	1	5

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Kirby Jackson	4	0	23
S Andre Young	3	1	22
S Terrance Hoagie	2	1	28
DE Dan Hampton	2	0	28
ILB Lance Mehl	2	0	20
OLB Robert Lyles	2	0	23
CB Jeff Fisher	1	0	25
CB Steve Brown	1	0	21
S Wes Hopkins	1	0	18
CB Bobby Futrell	1	0	14
ILB Jerry Robinson	0	1	11

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dave Lutz	2	7	32	1	33
Greg Roberts	2	3	26	0	25
Mike Baab	1	6	26	0	29
Keith Uecker	1	5	29	0	28
Ted Brown	1	2	26	0	23
Marsharne Graves	0	3	27	0	23
Geoff Reece	0	2	10	1	13
Trey Junkin	0	2	27	0	28
Ben Akbar	0	1	4	1	8

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ray Donaldson	2	3	19	1	32
James Jones	2	3	11	0	15
Ron Heller	1	4	17	1	29
John Giesler	0	4	17	1	30
Charlie Ane	0	2	15	1	31
Preston Gothard	0	1	13	0	17
Jamie Dukes	0	1	8	0	6
Byron Ingram	0	1	10	0	29

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Herman Heard	1	22
Trey Junkin	1	16
Dave Preston	1	15
Harvey Clayton	1	11
Greg Roberts	1	9
Mike Baab	1	4

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Miles Turpin	1	19
Mario Celotto	1	10
Andre Young	1	6
Jamie Dukes	1	5

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Trey Junkin	27	28	---	---	16	71
Bill Kenney	32	34	---	---	---	66
Ted Brown	26	23	---	---	16	65
Dave Lutz	32	33	---	---	---	65
Greg Roberts	26	25	---	---	9	60
Steve Folsom	25	18	---	---	17	60
Mike Baab	26	29	---	---	4	59
Carlton Williamson	---	---	16	32	10	58
Marsharne Graves	27	23	---	---	8	58
Herman Heard	16	20	---	---	22	58
Keith Uecker	29	28	---	---	---	57
John Rade	---	---	19	32	4	55
Harvey Clayton	---	---	16	26	11	53
Gary Plummer	---	---	17	31	3	51
Stephen Baker	25	26	---	---	---	51
Solomon Wilcots	---	---	11	22	14	47
Eric Williams	---	---	13	27	2	42
Lorenzo Hampton	18	14	---	---	10	42
Bruce Smith	---	---	17	22	---	39
Craig Shaffer	---	---	16	19	3	38
Bobby Watkins	---	---	12	22	4	38
Dave Preston	6	16	---	---	15	37
Sean Jones	---	---	15	21	---	36
Geoff Reece	10	13	---	---	9	32
Bob Nelson	---	---	9	19	2	30
Mark Shumate	---	---	11	16	2	29
Wayne Davis	---	---	5	12	10	27
Jackie Shipp	---	---	12	12	2	26
Carlos Carson	14	11	---	---	---	25
Mark Studaway	---	---	5	13	6	24
Darryl Hemphill	---	---	8	12	3	23
Ben Akbar	4	8	---	---	9	21
Cornell Burbage	0	2	---	---	17	19
Fred Smerlas	---	---	4	12	2	18
Perry Williams	---	---	4	13	1	18
Byron Franklin	3	12	---	---	---	15
Terry Tausch	5	9	---	---	---	14
David Grayson	---	---	2	5	6	13
Rich Miano	---	---	5	3	3	11
Luke Prestridge	0	0	---	---	10	10
Dan McQuaid	1	2	---	---	4	7
Howard Carson	---	---	3	3	---	6
Tim Gray	0	0	---	---	5	5
John Lee	0	0	---	---	5	5
Jeff Kemp	0	0	---	---	---	0
Lester Lyles	---	---	0	0	---	0

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jeff Fisher	---	---	24	25	19	68
Terrance Hoagie	---	---	27	28	3	58
Eddie Brown	16	27	---	---	14	57
Dan Hampton	---	---	22	28	5	55
Ray Donaldson	19	32	---	---	2	53
Robert Lyles	---	---	24	23	6	53
John Giesler	17	30	---	---	4	51
Andre Young	---	---	23	22	6	51
Steve Brown	---	---	18	21	10	49
Stan Johnson	---	---	23	23	2	48
Charlie Ane	15	31	---	---	1	47
Ron Heller	17	29	---	---	---	46
Kirby Jackson	---	---	19	23	4	46
Lance Mehl	---	---	21	20	3	44
Preston Gothard	13	17	---	---	14	44
Dave Lindstrom	---	---	20	16	7	43
Byron Ingram	10	29	---	---	3	42
Tony Eason	12	29	---	---	---	41
Mack Moore	---	---	18	18	4	40
Neal Anderson	15	24	---	---	---	39
Greg Bracelin	---	---	17	19	2	38
Bill Brooks	5	18	---	---	15	38
Brad Shearer	---	---	15	17	4	36
Mario Celotto	---	---	12	13	10	35
James Jones	11	15	---	---	9	35
Ricky Sanders	14	20	---	---	---	34
Everson Walls	---	---	12	13	8	33
Jack Squirek	---	---	11	14	8	33
Jerry Robinson	---	---	18	11	3	32
Gerald Willhite	5	10	---	---	17	32
Wes Hopkins	---	---	12	18	2	32
Miles Turpin	---	---	8	4	19	31
Bobby Futrell	---	---	6	14	10	30
Mark Nichols	10	19	---	---	---	29
Russell Davis	1	11	---	---	10	22
Robb Rubick	9	8	---	---	5	22
Jamie Dukes	8	6	---	---	5	19
Rich Moran	6	6	---	---	5	17
Matt Cavanaugh	8	5	---	---	---	13
Chad Lane	3	4	---	---	5	12
Richard Brown	---	---	2	4	4	10
Phil LaPorta	5	3	---	---	---	8
Lam Jones	1	1	---	---	5	7
Donald Igwebuike	0	0	---	---	6	6
Rich Camarillo	0	0	---	---	3	3
Richard Todd	0	0	---	---	2	2

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	18	85	4.7
Middle	7	22	3.1
Right	7	29	4.1
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	0	0.0
Middle	12	100	8.3
Right	2	6	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bill Kenney	31	19	2	1	2	3	5	2	0

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tony Eason	26	17	2	0	1	5	2	2	0
Matt Cavanaugh	4	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	26	6.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	9	63	4.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	77	7.7
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	23	11.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	19	3.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	9	74	6.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	6	84	7.6
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	28	14.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Stephen Baker	10	5	0	57	0	26
WR Dave Preston	6	3	1	41	1	16
WR Byron Franklin	5	4	0	38	0	12
TE Trey Junkin	4	3	0	16	0	28
WR Carlos Carson	2	1	0	5	0	11
RB Lorenzo Hampton	2	2	0	9	0	14
FB Ted Brown	1	1	0	23	1	23
TE Steve Folsom	1	0	1	0	0	18

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Eddie Brown	9	7	0	76	1	27
WR Ricky Sanders	5	2	0	26	0	20
WR Mark Nichols	3	3	0	55	1	19
WR Bill Brooks	3	1	0	11	0	18
RB Gerald Willhite	2	1	0	8	0	10
FB James Jones	2	1	0	6	0	15
TE Preston Gothard	2	2	0	8	0	17
RB Neal Anderson	2	2	0	16	0	24
WR Lam Jones	1	0	1	0	0	1
TE Robb Rubick	1	1	0	-1	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Herman Heard	4	9	2.25	4.50
Lorenzo Hampton	4	17	4.25	4.19

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Neal Anderson	2	-2	-1.00	6.14

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bill Kenney	7	4	31	4.43	6.10

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tony Eason	2	1	3	1.50	6.46

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Dave Preston	1	1	7	7.00	6.83
WR Carlos Carson	1	0	0	0.00	2.50
TE Steve Folsom	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Byron Franklin	1	1	12	12.00	7.60
TE Trey Junkin	1	1	3	3.00	4.00
RB Lorenzo Hampton	1	1	9	9.00	4.50
WR Stephen Baker	1	0	0	0.00	5.70

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Gerald Willhite	1	0	0	0.00	4.00
TE Preston Gothard	1	1	3	3.00	4.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Herman Heard	3	2
Lorenzo Hampton	1	0

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Neal Anderson	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bill Kenney	14	8	7

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tony Eason	6	6	2
Matt Cavanaugh	2	2	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dave Preston	4	2	2
WR Byron Franklin	4	4	4
WR Stephen Baker	3	0	0
TE Trey Junkin	2	2	1
TE Steve Folsom	1	0	0

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Eddie Brown	3	3	1
WR Mark Nichols	1	1	1
FB James Jones	1	1	0
WR Ricky Sanders	1	1	0
RB Neal Anderson	1	1	0
WR Bill Brooks	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 66,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,500 (21,400)
End Zone 14,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,000 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,200 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	66,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,500 (21,400)
End Zone	14,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,000 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,200 (3,300)