Week 7, 1988

played in Carolina, NC

75 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons0073-10
Carolina Panthers617310-36

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:37 CAR - John Lee 39 field goal
1Q: 03:53 CAR - John Lee 45 field goal
2Q: 10:44 CAR - Trey Junkin 16 pass from Bill Kenney (John Lee extra point)
2Q: 05:27 CAR - Stephen Baker 54 pass from Bill Kenney (John Lee extra point)
2Q: 00:21 CAR - John Lee 18 field goal
3Q: 07:49 CAR - John Lee 27 field goal
3Q: 06:18 ATL - Jamie Mueller 35 fumble return (Steve De Line extra point)
4Q: 15:00 CAR - Carlos Carson 28 pass from Bill Kenney (John Lee extra point)
4Q: 07:28 ATL - Steve De Line 28 field goal
4Q: 00:52 CAR - John Lee 25 field goal

Team StatisticsATLCAR
Record0-75-2
First Downs1027
- by Rushing113
- by Passing914
- by Penalty00
Total Net Yards128549
- Offensive Plays5576
- Yards per Play2.337.22
Net Rushing Yards46249
- Rushing Attempts1546
- Yards per Rush3.075.41
Net Passing Yards82300
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt36 - 12 - 029 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards108305
- Sacks/Yards Lost4/261/5
- Yards per Pass Play2.0510.00
Fumbles/Lost1/03/1
3rd Down Conversions4/155/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down9.19.4
4th Down Conversions0/20/0
Penalties/Yards4/338/75
Punt Returns/Yards1/65/39
Kick Returns/Yards7/1202/42
Interception Ret./Yards1/00/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits25
- Red Zone TDs/FGs0/11/4
Avg. Drive StartOWN 26OWN 30
Time of Possession21:0438:56

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:001:51OWN 293-2Punt
18:311:25OWN 1731Punt
13:482:04OWN 2936Punt
210:381:21OWN 2831Punt
26:240:57OWN 103-6Punt
25:121:50OWN 32614Punt
20:160:16OWN 151-2Half
37:431:32OWN 1231Punt
33:471:35OWN 344-7Punt
414:457:25OWN 201569Field Goal
46:171:19OPP 34622Downs
43:010:31OWN 4240Downs
40:460:46OWN 16113Game
Carolina Panthers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
113:094:38OWN 311047Field Goal
17:063:18OWN 44728Field Goal
11:446:06OWN 221378Touchdown
29:172:53OWN 36522Punt
25:270:15OWN 46154Touchdown
23:223:06OWN 20879Field Goal
315:007:17OWN 251265Field Goal
36:112:24OWN 1733Punt
32:122:27OWN 36664Touchdown
47:201:03OWN 2033Interception
44:581:57OWN 1232Punt
42:301:44OPP 42634Field Goal

Game MVP: John Stephens, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

AtlantaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Thurman Thomas8334.131310
Jamie Mueller5132.60400
Jeff Kemp1-2-2.00-200
Scott Schwedes122.00200
CarolinaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
John Stephens281846.572260
Herman Heard18653.611010

Passing Statistics

AtlantaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Jeff Kemp183202/13011039.6
Sean Salisbury189882/13014064.1
CarolinaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Bill Kenney29183051/53541117.7

Receiving Statistics

AtlantaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Kelvin Edwards513418.205140
WR Glen Kozlowski363110.330140
WR Dwight Stone1366.00060
TE Ferrell Edmunds161414.007140
WR Flip Johnson1366.00060
TE Brian Kinchen121010.000100
RB Jamie Mueller0100.00000
WR Scott Schwedes0100.00000
RB Thurman Thomas0100.00000
CarolinaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Stephen Baker479122.7551541
WR Carlos Carson347625.3339331
WR Doug Donley364615.339200
FB Dennis Bligen222814.001290
TE Billy Griggs232110.500150
RB John Stephens23126.00080
WR Byron Franklin121515.000150
TE Trey Junkin111616.009161
TE Steve Folsom0100.00000

Interception Statistics

AtlantaIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Reggie Sutton100.000
CarolinaIntsYardsAvgTD

Fumble Statistics

AtlantaFumbRecovForceTD
Thurman Thomas1000
Jamie Mueller0101
Kelvin Edwards0100
Dwight Stone0010
Brett Faryniarz0010
Curtis Maxie0010
CarolinaFumbRecovForceTD
Bill Kenney1000
William Judson1000
Herman Heard1000
Marsharne Graves0100
Stefan Humpries0100
John Rade0010

Punting Statistics

AtlantaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Sean Landeta839048.841.4621
CarolinaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Luke Prestridge312842.740.7461

Kicking Statistics

AtlantaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Steve De Line1/10/00/0281/1
CarolinaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
John Lee5/51/10/0453/3

Punt Return Statistics

AtlantaRetYardsAvgTD
Jarvis Williams166.00
CarolinaRetYardsAvgTD
Doug Donley4297.30
William Judson11010.00

Kick Return Statistics

AtlantaRetYardsAvgTD
Glen Kozlowski59318.60
Jamie Mueller22713.50
CarolinaRetYardsAvgTD
Doug Donley12020.00
Phil Freeman12222.00

Defensive Statistics

AtlantaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Brett Faryniarz711.03625
S Rickey Dixon740.04124
DE Steve Hamilton630.03421
OLB Alex Moyer530.03019
CB Brian Marvin500.03325
ILB Hardy Nickerson410.0166
DE Don Fielder400.0229
ILB Don Graham330.03321
OLB Ravin Caldwell310.0128
DT Mickey Mestnik300.02316
CB Jarvis Williams250.04127
OLB Ken Rose210.0139
CB Reggie Sutton210.03223
S Terry Wright210.03519
DE Reggie Rogers200.0129
DE Curtis Maxie200.02421
S Rich Johnson120.01512
OLB Scott Burman110.0105
DT Deangelo Hall110.02314
CB Quintin Jones030.02117
CarolinaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
CB William Judson510.0825
S Carlton Williamson510.01439
OLB John Rade411.01435
OLB Gary Plummer202.01129
DE Sean Jones201.01230
ILB Craig Shaffer210.01129
CB Harvey Clayton200.01227
DT Mark Shumate200.01021
ILB Dante Jones200.0410
S Barney Bussey110.034
WR Doug Donley10---------
CB Bobby Watkins100.01025
OLB David Grayson100.0517
DT Jeff Wright100.0519
ILB Jackie Shipp010.0410
CB Lemuel Stinson010.0412

Pass Rush Statistics

AtlantaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Brett Faryniarz1.001025
DE Steve Hamilton0.001021
OLB Scott Burman0.00105
DE Reggie Rogers0.00109
DT Deangelo Hall0.001014
CB Brian Marvin0.001025
CarolinaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Gary Plummer2.004629
DE Sean Jones1.003230
OLB John Rade1.000135
DT Mark Shumate0.001121
OLB David Grayson0.001017

Pass Defense Statistics

AtlantaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Rickey Dixon40024
OLB Alex Moyer30019
CB Brian Marvin21025
DE Steve Hamilton20021
ILB Don Graham20021
CB Reggie Sutton10123
ILB Hardy Nickerson1006
OLB Brett Faryniarz10025
DE Curtis Maxie10021
S Rich Johnson10012
CarolinaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB William Judson50025
S Carlton Williamson23039
OLB John Rade12035
CB Bobby Watkins11025
CB Harvey Clayton11027
ILB Dante Jones11010
ILB Craig Shaffer10029
S Solomon Wilcots02029
S Barney Bussey0104
CB Perry Williams01029
CB Lemuel Stinson01012

Blocking Statistics

AtlantaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Wesly Whitehead12014240
Houston Hoover05015040
Ickey Woods02010016
Gerald Bennett01012128
Bill Monger01010127
Jeff Criswell01015040
Dermontti Dawson0109025
Brian Kinchen0105014
CarolinaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Dan McQuaid48138022
Stefan Humpries46036124
Keith Uecker45039027
Mike Baab310139026
Terry Tausch330604
Marsharne Graves25040026
Ben Akbar12015011
Tom Baugh03017010
Billy Griggs02136020
Trey Junkin01023015
Dennis Bligen01030014

Special Teams Tackles

AtlantaTacklesSTPlays
Terry Wright219
Dwight Stone216
Glen Kozlowski115
Flip Johnson115
Derek Tennell19
CarolinaTacklesSTPlays
David Grayson231
Steve Folsom220
William Judson130
Doug Donley118
Carlton Williamson113
John Rade113

Participation

AtlantaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Rickey Dixon------41241176
Terry Wright------35191973
Jarvis Williams------4127573
Brett Faryniarz------3625566
Jeff Criswell1540------964
Houston Hoover1540------964
Wesly Whitehead1440------963
Reggie Sutton------3223661
Brian Marvin------3325361
Steve Hamilton------3421459
Don Graham------3321458
Alex Moyer------3019352
Jamie Mueller622------2452
Curtis Maxie------2421550
Glen Kozlowski230------1547
Mickey Mestnik------2316443
Kelvin Edwards1229------142
Thurman Thomas919------1442
Gerald Bennett1228------242
Dermontti Dawson925------741
Quintin Jones------2117341
Deangelo Hall------2314340
Ravin Caldwell------1281939
Ferrell Edmunds1227---------39
Rich Johnson------15121239
Don Fielder------229637
Bill Monger1027---------37
Scott Schwedes1521---------36
Flip Johnson315------1533
Ickey Woods1016------733
Jeff Kemp920---------29
Hardy Nickerson------166426
Sean Salisbury620---------26
Scott Burman------1051025
Ken Rose------139123
Brian Kinchen514------423
Thornton Chandler02------2022
Reggie Rogers------129122
Dwight Stone05------1621
Brock Turk00------1717
Derek Tennell10------910
Sean Landeta00------99
Steve De Line00------44
Bob Olderman00---------0
Unknown00---------0
Unknown00---------0
CarolinaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Bill Kenney4630---------76
Mike Baab3926------671
Dennis Bligen3014------2771
Keith Uecker3927------268
Billy Griggs3620------1167
Carlton Williamson------14391366
Marsharne Graves4026---------66
Stefan Humpries3624------666
William Judson------8253063
John Rade------14351362
Dan McQuaid3822---------60
Stephen Baker3622------260
Trey Junkin2315------1755
David Grayson------5173153
Steve Folsom2012------2052
Mark Studaway------1032951
John Stephens2821---------49
Doug Donley916------1843
Sean Jones------1230143
Solomon Wilcots------1229243
Gary Plummer------1129242
Craig Shaffer------1129---40
Harvey Clayton------1227140
Perry Williams------829138
Bobby Watkins------1025136
Tom Baugh1710------835
Carlos Carson2212---------34
Ben Akbar1511------834
Mark Shumate------1021233
Herman Heard199------331
Jeff Wright------519---24
Cornell Burbage02------2123
Bruce Smith------312722
Jackie Shipp------410620
Phil Freeman00------1919
Terry Tausch64------818
Lemuel Stinson------412117
Dante Jones------410115
Byron Franklin77---------14
Greg Meisner------56---11
Max Zendejas00------88
Barney Bussey------34---7
John Lee00------66
Mike Howard00------55
Luke Prestridge00------33
Thomas Magnum00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left7253.6
Middle482.0
Right3155.0
None1-2-2.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left181015.6
Middle12756.3
Right16734.6
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

AtlantaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Jeff Kemp18300111350
Sean Salisbury1890012650
CarolinaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Bill Kenney29185121601

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen2163.0
Short (0-8 Yds)157503.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)174523.1
Long (19+ Yds)2000.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen1144.0
Short (0-8 Yds)10710710.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)15916511.0
Long (19+ Yds)31299.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

AtlantaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Kelvin Edwards135041029
WR Glen Kozlowski63031030
TE Ferrell Edmunds61014027
WR Dwight Stone310605
WR Flip Johnson3116015
TE Brian Kinchen21010014
RB Jamie Mueller1000022
WR Scott Schwedes1010021
RB Thurman Thomas1000019
CarolinaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Stephen Baker74291122
WR Doug Donley63046116
WR Carlos Carson43076212
TE Billy Griggs32021020
RB John Stephens32012021
WR Byron Franklin2101507
FB Dennis Bligen22028114
TE Steve Folsom1000012
TE Trey Junkin11016015

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

AtlantaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Jamie Mueller263.002.60
CarolinaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
John Stephens7294.146.57
Herman Heard4112.753.61

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

AtlantaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Sean Salisbury62244.004.89
CarolinaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Bill Kenney21168.0010.52

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

AtlantaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Glen Kozlowski21147.005.17
TE Ferrell Edmunds2000.002.33
WR Dwight Stone1000.002.00
TE Brian Kinchen111010.005.00
CarolinaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Doug Donley1000.007.67
TE Trey Junkin111616.0016.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

AtlantaRushesConversions
Thurman Thomas10
CarolinaRushesConversions
John Stephens31
Herman Heard10

Third Down Passing Statistics

AtlantaAttCompConversions
Jeff Kemp721
Sean Salisbury433
CarolinaAttCompConversions
Bill Kenney844

Third Down Receiving Statistics

AtlantaTargCatchConversions
WR Kelvin Edwards522
WR Glen Kozlowski210
TE Ferrell Edmunds211
WR Scott Schwedes100
WR Flip Johnson111
CarolinaTargCatchConversions
WR Doug Donley311
WR Carlos Carson222
WR Byron Franklin211
RB John Stephens100

SectionAttendance
Stadium64,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck19,500 (21,300)
End Zone14,000 (15,300)
Mezzanine8,000 (8,800)
Sideline Seats12,400 (13,500)
Club Seats6,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes3,400 (3,700)