Week 9, 1987

played in Detroit, MI

51 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	3	10	7	6	-	26
Detroit Lions	14	7	7	0	-	28

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:16 DET - Timmy Smith 23 run (Uwe Von Schamann extra point)
1Q: 05:15 CAR - John Lee 47 field goal
1Q: 01:41 DET - Phil McConkey 18 pass from Doug Flutie (Uwe Von Schamann extra point)
2Q: 05:11 DET - Billy Sims 2 run (Uwe Von Schamann extra point)
2Q: 05:02 CAR - Lorenzo Hampton 100 kickoff return (John Lee extra point)
2Q: 00:22 CAR - John Lee 39 field goal
3Q: 04:11 CAR - Lorenzo Hampton 11 run (John Lee extra point)
3Q: 00:02 DET - Phil McConkey 36 pass from Doug Flutie (Uwe Von Schamann extra point)
4Q: 11:02 CAR - Herman Heard 3 run (Herman Heard run for conversion failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:16 DET - Timmy Smith 23 run (Uwe Von Schamann extra point)
1Q: 05:15 CAR - John Lee 47 field goal
1Q: 01:41 DET - Phil McConkey 18 pass from Doug Flutie (Uwe Von Schamann extra point)
2Q: 05:11 DET - Billy Sims 2 run (Uwe Von Schamann extra point)
2Q: 05:02 CAR - Lorenzo Hampton 100 kickoff return (John Lee extra point)
2Q: 00:22 CAR - John Lee 39 field goal
3Q: 04:11 CAR - Lorenzo Hampton 11 run (John Lee extra point)
3Q: 00:02 DET - Phil McConkey 36 pass from Doug Flutie (Uwe Von Schamann extra point)
4Q: 11:02 CAR - Herman Heard 3 run (Herman Heard run for conversion failed)

Team Statistics CAR DET
Record 6-3 2-6
First Downs 16 17
- by Rushing 10 6
- by Passing 5 11
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 292 342
- Offensive Plays 57 65
- Yards per Play 5.12 5.26
Net Rushing Yards 161 137
- Rushing Attempts 28 34
- Yards per Rush 5.75 4.03
Net Passing Yards 131 205
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 11 - 3 26 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 142 238
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 5/33
- Yards per Pass Play 4.52 6.61
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 3/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/10 5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.8 8.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/30 8/49
Punt Returns/Yards 6/13 4/25
Kick Returns/Yards 4/175 5/100
Interception Ret./Yards 1/23 3/11
2pt Conversions 1/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 30
Time of Possession 26:24 33:36

Team Statistics	CAR	DET
Record	6-3	2-6
First Downs	16	17
- by Rushing	10	6
- by Passing	5	11
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	292	342
- Offensive Plays	57	65
- Yards per Play	5.12	5.26
Net Rushing Yards	161	137
- Rushing Attempts	28	34
- Yards per Rush	5.75	4.03
Net Passing Yards	131	205
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 11 - 3	26 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	142	238
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	5/33
- Yards per Pass Play	4.52	6.61
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	3/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/10	5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.8	8.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/30	8/49
Punt Returns/Yards	6/13	4/25
Kick Returns/Yards	4/175	5/100
Interception Ret./Yards	1/23	3/11
2pt Conversions	1/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 30
Time of Possession	26:24	33:36

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:52	OWN 20	5	31	Punt
1	9:02	3:54	OWN 33	6	37	Field Goal
1	1:35	1:27	OWN 27	3	3	Punt
2	14:20	1:25	OWN 20	4	37	Fumble
2	10:51	1:06	OWN 28	3	3	Punt
2	6:41	0:10	OWN 20	1	-6	Fumble
2	2:47	2:32	OWN 5	10	73	Field Goal
3	12:34	5:45	OWN 22	10	35	Punt
3	4:41	0:39	OPP 14	2	14	Touchdown
4	15:00	4:05	OWN 38	6	62	Touchdown
4	8:04	1:26	OWN 30	3	7	Punt
4	3:44	0:09	OPP 49	1	0	Interception
4	2:19	0:16	OWN 29	2	11	Interception
4	0:07	0:07	OWN 18	1	0	Interception

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:08	3:06	OWN 16	6	84	Touchdown
1	5:08	3:33	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
1	0:08	0:48	OWN 43	3	1	Punt
2	12:55	2:04	OWN 43	4	29	Fumble
2	9:45	3:04	OWN 21	8	26	Punt
2	6:31	1:29	OPP 14	5	14	Touchdown
2	4:47	2:00	OWN 43	3	-7	Punt
2	0:15	0:15	OWN 22	1	4	Half
3	15:00	2:26	OWN 29	3	5	Punt
3	6:49	2:08	OWN 20	5	12	Interception
3	4:02	4:02	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
4	10:55	2:51	OWN 23	3	5	Punt
4	6:38	2:54	OWN 16	3	-6	Punt
4	3:35	1:16	OWN 15	3	9	Punt
4	2:03	1:56	OWN 38	3	-3	Punt

Game MVP: Billy Sims, Detroit Lions

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Herman Heard	15	46	3.07	9	0	1
Lorenzo Hampton	13	115	8.85	33	4	1

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Billy Sims	23	92	4.00	15	2	1
Timmy Smith	6	30	5.00	23	1	1
Doug Flutie	3	17	5.67	10	1	0
Steve Largent	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0
Tony Collins	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bill Kenney	27	11	142	2/11	0	48	3	18.3

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Doug Flutie	26	18	238	5/33	2	39	1	107.5

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Dave Preston	3	7	69	23.00	12	48
TE Steve Folsom	3	5	20	6.67	0	13
FB Ted Brown	1	2	22	22.00	8	22
WR Carlos Carson	1	3	3	3.00	0	3
TE Trey Junkin	1	3	4	4.00	0	4
RB Herman Heard	1	1	8	8.00	0	8
WR Stephen Baker	1	5	16	16.00	0	16
WR Dwight Collins	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Phil McConkey	5	7	99	19.80	23	38	2
TE Ozzie Newsome	3	3	23	7.67	3	16	0
RB Billy Sims	3	4	33	11.00	31	22	0
WR Ken Margerum	2	3	35	17.50	0	20	0
FB Tim Spencer	2	2	42	21.00	37	39	0
WR Steve Largent	1	4	4	4.00	3	4	0
FB Ron Wolfley	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
WR Kelvin Edwards	1	2	3	3.00	2	3	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Jackie Shipp	1	23	23.00	0

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg
S Fred Marion	1	6	6.00
CB Duane Galloway	1	5	5.00
CB Ron Francis	1	0	0.00

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
Bill Kenney	1	0	0
Ted Brown	1	0	0
John Rade	0	1	1
Gary Plummer	0	0	1
Solomon Wilcots	0	0	1

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force
Doug Flutie	2	1	0
Steve Largent	1	0	0
Matt Millen	0	1	0
Randy Grimes	0	1	0
Niko Noga	0	1	0
Randy Edwards	0	0	1
Duane Galloway	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Luke Prestridge	5	228	45.6	36.6	52	3

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Russell Erxleben	8	380	47.5	43.4	59	3

Kicking Statistics

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

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Uwe Von Schamann	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Carlton Williamson	5	9	1.8	0
Harvey Clayton	1	4	4.0	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Phil McConkey	3	18	6.0	0
Tony Collins	1	7	7.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lorenzo Hampton	4	175	43.8	1

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tony Collins	4	75	18.8	0
Billy Sims	1	25	25.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Gary Plummer	9	4	2.0	26	24
ILB Craig Shaffer	8	2	0.0	27	21
S Carlton Williamson	6	1	0.0	31	25
ILB Jackie Shipp	5	1	0.0	17	18
S Eric Williams	4	4	0.0	27	25
OLB John Rade	3	1	1.0	26	26
S Solomon Wilcots	3	1	0.0	15	16
DE Sean Jones	2	2	1.0	28	27
DT Bob Nelson	2	1	1.0	18	15
WR Carlos Carson	2	0	---	---	---
CB Perry Williams	2	0	0.0	10	10
OLB Tim Harris	2	0	0.0	5	3
OLB David Grayson	2	0	0.0	14	14
CB Harvey Clayton	1	1	0.0	27	22
DT Mark Shumate	1	1	0.0	17	16
OLB Howard Carson	1	0	0.0	8	7
DE Greg Meisner	1	0	0.0	21	17
TE Trey Junkin	1	0	---	---	---
S Rich Miano	1	0	0.0	3	6
DE Fred Smerlas	0	1	0.0	14	14
DE Mark Studaway	0	1	0.0	6	4

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Brian Sochia	6	1	0.0	23	25
S Ronnie Lott	5	1	0.0	19	19
S Fred Marion	4	0	0.0	15	18
DE Randy Edwards	3	2	1.5	20	22
DT Emanuel Weaver	3	2	0.0	15	6
ILB Matt Millen	3	0	0.0	17	16
OLB Craig Bingham	2	2	0.0	14	18
ILB Niko Noga	2	2	0.0	11	12
CB Bobby Butler	2	0	0.0	17	19
CB Reyna Thompson	2	0	0.0	16	20
CB Ron Francis	2	0	0.0	16	20
DE Jacob Green	1	3	0.5	19	17
CB Wyatt Henderson	1	0	0.0	16	15
DT Jerome Sally	1	0	0.0	12	14
WR Phil McConkey	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Duane Bickett	1	0	0.0	14	11
DE Dennis Boyd	0	2	0.0	21	21
S Tom Flynn	0	1	0.0	11	18

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Gary Plummer	2.0	0	1	4	24
DE Sean Jones	1.0	0	1	1	27
OLB John Rade	1.0	0	0	0	26
DT Bob Nelson	1.0	0	0	0	15
DE Greg Meisner	0.0	1	0	0	17
DE Fred Smerlas	0.0	0	1	0	14

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Randy Edwards	1.5	0	3	1	22
DE Jacob Green	0.5	0	0	0	17
DT Jerome Sally	0.0	1	1	0	14
DE Dennis Boyd	0.0	0	1	0	21

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Craig Shaffer	4	0	0	21
ILB Jackie Shipp	3	0	1	18
S Eric Williams	2	1	0	25
CB Perry Williams	2	0	0	10
OLB David Grayson	2	0	0	14
CB Harvey Clayton	1	1	0	22
S Carlton Williamson	1	0	0	25
CB Bobby Watkins	1	0	0	20
S Rich Miano	1	0	0	6
OLB Gary Plummer	1	0	0	24

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Ron Francis	2	0	1	20
S Ronnie Lott	2	0	0	19
CB Duane Galloway	1	2	1	21
S Fred Marion	1	1	1	18
CB Bobby Butler	1	1	0	19
OLB Duane Bickett	1	1	0	11
DT Emanuel Weaver	1	0	0	6
ILB Niko Noga	1	0	0	12
CB Reyna Thompson	1	0	0	20
ILB Matt Millen	0	1	0	16
CB Wyatt Henderson	0	1	0	15

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Keith Uecker	3	8	22	0	24
Dave Lutz	2	5	28	1	28
Terry Tausch	2	3	22	1	20
Ted Brown	2	2	26	0	15
Marsharne Graves	1	3	20	0	28
Greg Roberts	1	2	14	0	10
Steve Folsom	1	1	22	0	16
Trey Junkin	0	2	23	0	25
Geoff Reece	0	1	4	0	3
Ben Akbar	0	1	6	0	5

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tom Newberry	2	5	20	0	19
Rich Umphrey	2	4	19	0	17
Tom Baugh	1	4	20	2	22
Randy Grimes	1	3	19	0	16
Anthony Munoz	1	2	28	1	24
Ron Hall	1	1	5	0	3
Paul Fairchild	0	5	32	0	27
Ron Wolfley	0	4	16	0	15
Cody Risien	0	2	29	2	21
Ozzie Newsome	0	1	19	0	15
Tim Spencer	0	1	12	0	11

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Carlton Williamson	3	23
Trey Junkin	2	18
Dave Preston	1	20
Dwight Collins	1	17
Steve Folsom	1	16
Solomon Wilcots	1	11

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Reyna Thompson	3	22
Phil McConkey	2	20
Tony Collins	2	19
Tom Flynn	1	15
Kelvin Edwards	1	11

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Carlton Williamson	---	---	31	25	23	79
Trey Junkin	23	25	---	---	18	66
Harvey Clayton	---	---	27	22	12	61
Herman Heard	15	20	---	---	26	61
Bill Kenney	28	29	---	---	---	57
Mike Baab	24	26	---	---	7	57
John Rade	---	---	26	26	5	57
Dave Lutz	28	28	---	---	---	56
Sean Jones	---	---	28	27	---	55
Steve Folsom	22	16	---	---	16	54
Eric Williams	---	---	27	25	1	53
Gary Plummer	---	---	26	24	3	53
Marsharne Graves	20	28	---	---	4	52
Ted Brown	26	15	---	---	10	51
David Grayson	---	---	14	14	23	51
Dave Preston	12	18	---	---	20	50
Craig Shaffer	---	---	27	21	1	49
Keith Uecker	22	24	---	---	---	46
Bobby Watkins	---	---	22	20	2	44
Terry Tausch	22	20	---	---	---	42
Solomon Wilcots	---	---	15	16	11	42
Greg Meisner	---	---	21	17	2	40
Jackie Shipp	---	---	17	18	5	40
Bob Nelson	---	---	18	15	4	37
Lorenzo Hampton	14	10	---	---	10	34
Mark Shumate	---	---	17	16	---	33
Stephen Baker	15	17	---	---	---	32
Greg Roberts	14	10	---	---	7	31
Darryl Hemphill	---	---	12	11	8	31
Fred Smerlas	---	---	14	14	---	28
Carlos Carson	10	12	---	---	---	22
Dwight Collins	2	3	---	---	17	22
Mark Studaway	---	---	6	4	10	20
Perry Williams	---	---	10	10	---	20
Ben Akbar	6	5	---	---	7	18
Howard Carson	---	---	8	7	---	15
Geoff Reece	4	3	---	---	7	14
Rich Miano	---	---	3	6	4	13
Tim Harris	---	---	5	3	4	12
Luke Prestridge	0	0	---	---	11	11
Byron Franklin	1	9	---	---	---	10
Dan McQuaid	0	1	---	---	3	4
Tim Gray	0	0	---	---	2	2
John Lee	0	0	---	---	2	2
Lester Lyles	---	---	0	0	1	1
Jeff Kemp	0	0	---	---	---	0

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Paul Fairchild	32	27	---	---	8	67
Doug Flutie	34	31	---	---	---	65
Cody Risien	29	21	---	---	8	58
Reyna Thompson	---	---	16	20	22	58
Phil McConkey	16	20	---	---	20	56
Anthony Munoz	28	24	---	---	2	54
Billy Sims	26	20	---	---	8	54
Craig Bingham	---	---	14	18	22	54
Tom Baugh	20	22	---	---	8	50
Dennis Boyd	---	---	21	21	7	49
Brian Sochia	---	---	23	25	1	49
Ron Wolfley	16	15	---	---	14	45
Tom Newberry	20	19	---	---	6	45
Randy Edwards	---	---	20	22	2	44
Tom Flynn	---	---	11	18	15	44
Duane Galloway	---	---	16	21	7	44
Randy Grimes	19	16	---	---	8	43
Kelvin Edwards	16	15	---	---	11	42
Steve Largent	23	16	---	---	2	41
Ronnie Lott	---	---	19	19	2	40
Ron Francis	---	---	16	20	4	40
Bobby Butler	---	---	17	19	2	38
Ozzie Newsome	19	15	---	---	3	37
Matt Millen	---	---	17	16	4	37
Jacob Green	---	---	19	17	---	36
Rich Umphrey	19	17	---	---	---	36
Fred Marion	---	---	15	18	2	35
Wyatt Henderson	---	---	16	15	3	34
Mike Mularkey	17	12	---	---	5	34
Ken Margerum	10	14	---	---	7	31
Jerome Sally	---	---	12	14	5	31
Niko Noga	---	---	11	12	6	29
Tim Spencer	12	11	---	---	6	29
Duane Bickett	---	---	14	11	2	27
Ron Hall	5	3	---	---	19	27
Tony Collins	3	4	---	---	19	26
Timmy Smith	7	10	---	---	7	24
Emanuel Weaver	---	---	15	6	2	23
Johnny Taylor	---	---	10	5	3	18
Guy McIntyre	3	9	---	---	---	12
Tim Cofield	---	---	6	2	1	9
Russell Erxleben	0	0	---	---	8	8
Uwe Von Schamann	0	0	---	---	5	5
Vince Evans	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	61	4.7
Middle	3	9	3.0
Right	12	91	7.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	25	2.5
Middle	10	52	5.2
Right	14	60	4.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bill Kenney	27	11	2	0	0	7	5	1	3

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Doug Flutie	26	18	5	1	0	2	3	5	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	5	22	2.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	5	72	6.0
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	48	9.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	8	53	5.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	4	42	6.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	2	34	8.5
Long (19+ Yds)	6	4	109	18.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dave Preston	7	3	69	1	18
TE Steve Folsom	5	3	20	0	16
WR Stephen Baker	5	1	16	0	17
WR Carlos Carson	3	1	3	0	12
TE Trey Junkin	3	1	4	0	25
FB Ted Brown	2	1	22	1	15
WR Dwight Collins	1	0	0	0	3
RB Herman Heard	1	1	8	0	20

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Phil McConkey	7	5	99	2	20
WR Steve Largent	4	1	4	0	16
RB Billy Sims	4	3	33	1	20
TE Ozzie Newsome	3	3	23	0	15
WR Ken Margerum	3	2	35	1	14
FB Tim Spencer	2	2	42	1	11
WR Kelvin Edwards	2	1	3	0	15
FB Ron Wolfley	1	1	-1	0	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Lorenzo Hampton	4	22	5.50	8.85
Herman Heard	2	4	2.00	3.07

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Billy Sims	2	8	4.00	4.00
Timmy Smith	2	3	1.50	5.00
Tony Collins	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00
Doug Flutie	1	3	3.00	5.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Doug Flutie	2	2	21	10.50	9.15

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Phil McConkey	2	2	21	10.50	14.14

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Lorenzo Hampton	2	2
Herman Heard	1	1

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Billy Sims	3	1
Doug Flutie	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bill Kenney	7	2	0

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Doug Flutie	7	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch
WR Stephen Baker	3	0
WR Carlos Carson	2	1
WR Dave Preston	1	1
WR Dwight Collins	1	0

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Steve Largent	2	1	1
WR Ken Margerum	2	2	2
WR Phil McConkey	2	0	0
FB Ron Wolfley	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 60,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,900 (21,400)
End Zone 13,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,900 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,900 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	60,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,900 (21,400)
End Zone	13,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,900 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,900 (3,300)