Exhibition Week 5, 1989

played in Birmingham, AL

77 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	14	3	3	10	-	30
Birmingham Texans	3	10	7	7	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:46 BIR - Matt Bahr 38 field goal
1Q: 01:33 CAR - John Stephens 5 run (John Lee extra point)
1Q: 01:25 CAR - John Rade 15 fumble return (John Lee extra point)
2Q: 11:19 BIR - Bo Jackson 8 run (Matt Bahr extra point)
2Q: 04:02 BIR - Matt Bahr 25 field goal
2Q: 00:05 CAR - John Lee 23 field goal
3Q: 08:38 CAR - John Lee 27 field goal
3Q: 03:30 BIR - Len Bias 5 pass from Bernie Kosar (Matt Bahr extra point)
4Q: 11:16 CAR - John Lee 18 field goal
4Q: 02:00 CAR - John Stephens 5 run (John Lee extra point)
4Q: 00:44 BIR - Frank Pillow 18 pass from Bernie Kosar (Matt Bahr extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:46 BIR - Matt Bahr 38 field goal
1Q: 01:33 CAR - John Stephens 5 run (John Lee extra point)
1Q: 01:25 CAR - John Rade 15 fumble return (John Lee extra point)
2Q: 11:19 BIR - Bo Jackson 8 run (Matt Bahr extra point)
2Q: 04:02 BIR - Matt Bahr 25 field goal
2Q: 00:05 CAR - John Lee 23 field goal
3Q: 08:38 CAR - John Lee 27 field goal
3Q: 03:30 BIR - Len Bias 5 pass from Bernie Kosar (Matt Bahr extra point)
4Q: 11:16 CAR - John Lee 18 field goal
4Q: 02:00 CAR - John Stephens 5 run (John Lee extra point)
4Q: 00:44 BIR - Frank Pillow 18 pass from Bernie Kosar (Matt Bahr extra point)

Team Statistics CAR BIR
Record 2-2 1-3
First Downs 17 23
- by Rushing 7 7
- by Passing 9 15
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 314 393
- Offensive Plays 56 66
- Yards per Play 5.61 5.95
Net Rushing Yards 118 153
- Rushing Attempts 35 23
- Yards per Rush 3.37 6.65
Net Passing Yards 196 240
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 21 - 14 - 0 39 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 196 264
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 4/24
- Yards per Pass Play 9.33 5.58
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 8/13 8/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 4.7 5.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/25 5/39
Punt Returns/Yards 1/15 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 5/131 4/75
Interception Ret./Yards 1/19 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/3 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 38 OWN 27
Time of Possession 28:33 31:27

Team Statistics	CAR	BIR
Record	2-2	1-3
First Downs	17	23
- by Rushing	7	7
- by Passing	9	15
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	314	393
- Offensive Plays	56	66
- Yards per Play	5.61	5.95
Net Rushing Yards	118	153
- Rushing Attempts	35	23
- Yards per Rush	3.37	6.65
Net Passing Yards	196	240
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	21 - 14 - 0	39 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	196	264
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	4/24
- Yards per Pass Play	9.33	5.58
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	8/13	8/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	4.7	5.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/25	5/39
Punt Returns/Yards	1/15	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	5/131	4/75
Interception Ret./Yards	1/19	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/3	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 38	OWN 27
Time of Possession	28:33	31:27

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:06	1:01	OWN 7	3	-4	Punt
1	5:39	4:14	OWN 37	10	63	Touchdown
2	11:11	3:48	OWN 37	5	19	Punt
2	3:56	3:19	OWN 25	6	33	Fumble
2	0:25	0:25	OPP 29	2	23	Field Goal
3	15:00	6:30	OWN 28	12	62	Field Goal
3	3:24	1:46	OWN 43	3	7	Punt
3	0:15	4:06	OWN 43	7	56	Field Goal
4	4:59	3:07	OWN 39	8	61	Touchdown
4	0:34	0:34	OPP 42	1	-1	Game

Birmingham Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:54	OWN 9	8	54	Punt
1	9:05	3:26	OPP 43	5	22	Field Goal
1	1:25	0:14	OWN 20	1	-5	Fumble
1	1:11	5:00	OWN 23	10	77	Touchdown
2	7:23	3:27	OWN 20	7	72	Field Goal
2	0:37	0:12	OWN 42	1	0	Interception
3	8:30	5:06	OWN 43	11	57	Touchdown
3	1:38	1:23	OWN 20	3	-6	Punt
4	11:09	6:10	OWN 8	14	60	Missed FG
4	1:52	1:18	OWN 33	6	67	Touchdown

Game MVP: John Rade, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
John Stephens	23	82	3.57	11	2	2
Napoleon McCallum	10	34	3.40	6	0	0
Bill Kenney	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0
Earl Cooper	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Bo Jackson	19	129	6.79	61	3	1
Spencer Tillman	4	24	6.00	8	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bill Kenney	21	14	196	0/0	0	35	0	96.5

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bernie Kosar	39	25	264	4/24	2	37	1	90.1

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Walter Stanley	4	5	50	12.50	22	29
WR Stephen Baker	3	4	50	16.67	2	35
TE Billy Griggs	2	3	27	13.50	0	19
WR Doug Donley	1	1	6	6.00	7	6
WR Byron Franklin	1	1	6	6.00	0	6
FB Dennis Bligen	1	2	30	30.00	25	30
WR Pete Mandley	1	2	18	18.00	0	18
RB Napoleon McCallum	1	1	9	9.00	5	9
TE Earl Cooper	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Trey Junkin	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Birmingham	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Frank Pillow	6	6	52	8.67	9	18	1
TE Len Bias	5	6	50	10.00	0	18	1
WR Cris Carter	5	10	65	13.00	27	37	0
WR Wes Chandler	4	8	47	11.75	12	20	0
RB Bo Jackson	2	3	9	4.50	3	5	0
TE Gary Wilkins	2	2	38	19.00	0	22	0
RB Spencer Tillman	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Greg Baty	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Barney Bussey	1	19	19.00	0

Birmingham	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Pete Mandley	1	0	0	0
Walter Stanley	1	0	0	0
John Rade	0	1	0	1
Bobby Watkins	0	1	0	0
Jeff Wright	0	0	1	0

Birmingham	Fumb	Recov	Force
Bernie Kosar	1	0	0
Craig Curry	0	1	0
Jeff Fuller	0	0	1
Len Bias	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Gary Linker	3	134	44.7	31.3	50	0

Birmingham	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Feagles	2	88	44.0	36.5	58	1

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Lee	3/3	0/0	0/0	27	3/3

Birmingham	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Matt Bahr	2/3	0/1	0/0	38	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Pete Mandley	1	15	15.0	0

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Doug Donley	4	108	27.0	0
Pete Mandley	1	23	23.0	0

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Paul Palmer	3	48	16.0	0
Cris Carter	1	27	27.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Carlton Williamson	7	4	0.0	21	43
CB Harvey Clayton	6	1	0.0	12	29
DT Jeff Wright	5	0	1.5	18	36
ILB Jackie Shipp	4	2	0.0	11	17
ILB Britt Hager	4	0	0.0	19	26
OLB Gary Plummer	3	1	1.5	15	34
OLB John Rade	3	0	1.0	19	37
CB Bobby Watkins	3	1	0.0	16	30
S Barney Bussey	3	0	0.0	16	23
ILB Craig Shaffer	2	0	0.0	4	15
DE Sean Jones	2	0	0.0	19	24
DE Mark Studaway	2	0	0.0	14	34
S Solomon Wilcots	1	4	0.0	18	22
S Eric Williams	1	1	0.0	7	30
OLB Howard Carson	1	0	0.0	7	5
OLB David Grayson	1	0	0.0	6	8
DT Glenn Montgomery	1	0	0.0	7	8
Unknown	0	1	---	---	---
CB A.J. Johnson	0	1	0.0	11	22

Birmingham	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Jack Del Rio	7	3	0.0	27	20
S Jeff Fuller	6	1	0.0	24	17
S Kenny Easley	5	1	0.0	32	21
CB Donnell Woolford	5	0	0.0	25	13
CB Martin Mayhew	4	0	0.0	26	17
DE Skip McClendon	3	1	0.0	22	15
ILB Ken Norton Jr.	3	1	0.0	16	8
CB J.C. Pearson	3	0	0.0	14	9
DT Rush Brown	2	2	0.0	26	12
OLB Bruce Scholtz	1	2	0.0	25	17
OLB Mike Douglass	1	0	0.0	11	5
OLB Al Richardson	1	0	0.0	9	2
RB Bo Jackson	1	0	---	---	---
DE Alonzo Mitz	1	0	0.0	13	11
DE Larry Roberts	1	0	0.0	22	10
CB Brian Davis	1	0	0.0	13	9
DE Warren Powers	1	0	0.0	13	6
OLB Kenny Tippins	0	3	0.0	23	12
DT Gerald Williams	0	1	0.0	11	10
S Bennie Thompson	0	1	0.0	4	1

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Jeff Wright	1.5	1	1	36
OLB Gary Plummer	1.5	0	0	34
OLB John Rade	1.0	0	0	37
DE Mark Studaway	0.0	1	0	34
DE Sean Jones	0.0	0	1	24

Birmingham	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Bruce Scholtz	1	0	17
DE Alonzo Mitz	0	1	11
DE Larry Roberts	0	1	10

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Harvey Clayton	5	0	0	29
CB Bobby Watkins	4	1	0	30
ILB Britt Hager	3	0	0	26
S Carlton Williamson	2	1	0	43
S Barney Bussey	2	0	1	23
ILB Craig Shaffer	2	0	0	15
ILB Jackie Shipp	2	0	0	17
OLB John Rade	1	1	0	37
OLB Howard Carson	1	0	0	5
OLB David Grayson	1	0	0	8
S Solomon Wilcots	1	0	0	22
DT Jeff Wright	1	0	0	36

Birmingham	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Jeff Fuller	4	0	17
CB Donnell Woolford	3	1	13
CB Martin Mayhew	2	1	17
OLB Jack Del Rio	2	0	20
CB J.C. Pearson	2	0	9
S Kenny Easley	1	0	21
OLB Bruce Scholtz	0	2	17

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Ken Moyer	3	9	31	14
Keith Uecker	3	8	28	18
Stefan Humpries	1	6	30	16
Billy Griggs	1	2	21	11
Dan McQuaid	1	1	7	3
Tom Baugh	1	1	11	9
Dennis Bligen	0	2	20	13
Kevin Robbins	0	2	27	15
Mike Baab	0	1	29	17
Ben Akbar	0	1	8	6
Trey Junkin	0	1	21	10

Birmingham	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jim Dombrowski	4	5	1	18	1	39
Jim Sweeney	3	5	0	21	0	36
Todd Peat	2	4	0	22	1	40
Len Bias	1	1	1	17	0	28
Charles Alexander	1	1	0	10	0	17
Karl Nelson	0	2	0	17	1	37
Steve Wilson	0	2	0	11	0	19
Vlade Divac	0	2	0	20	0	32
Greg Baty	0	1	0	7	0	11
Tom Crockett	0	0	0	6	1	11

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Doug Donley	2	15
David Grayson	1	19
Walter Stanley	1	14

Birmingham	Tackles	STPlays
Sam Kennedy	2	12
Paul Palmer	1	20
Al Toon	1	15
Frank Pillow	1	12
Len Bias	1	8

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Carlton Williamson	---	---	21	43	16	80
John Rade	---	---	19	37	15	71
Bobby Watkins	---	---	16	30	17	63
Bill Kenney	35	21	---	---	---	56
Jeff Wright	---	---	18	36	2	56
Mark Studaway	---	---	14	34	5	53
Gary Plummer	---	---	15	34	2	51
Stefan Humpries	30	16	---	---	4	50
Mike Baab	29	17	---	---	2	48
Britt Hager	---	---	19	26	2	47
Keith Uecker	28	18	---	---	---	46
Trey Junkin	21	10	---	---	14	45
Ken Moyer	31	14	---	---	---	45
Sean Jones	---	---	19	24	1	44
Stephen Baker	23	15	---	---	6	44
Earl Cooper	20	5	---	---	18	43
Harvey Clayton	---	---	12	29	2	43
Walter Stanley	17	12	---	---	14	43
Solomon Wilcots	---	---	18	22	3	43
Kevin Robbins	27	15	---	---	---	42
Barney Bussey	---	---	16	23	1	40
John Stephens	25	14	---	---	---	39
Eric Williams	---	---	7	30	1	38
Dennis Bligen	20	13	---	---	5	38
Napoleon McCallum	13	7	---	---	18	38
Unknown	9	26	---	---	1	36
Doug Donley	9	11	---	---	15	35
Billy Griggs	21	11	---	---	3	35
A.J. Johnson	---	---	11	22	2	35
David Grayson	---	---	6	8	19	33
Jackie Shipp	---	---	11	17	3	31
Tom Baugh	11	9	---	---	6	26
Pete Mandley	1	4	---	---	16	21
Craig Shaffer	---	---	4	15	1	20
Ben Akbar	8	6	---	---	6	20
Marsharne Graves	4	7	---	---	6	17
Glenn Montgomery	---	---	7	8	2	17
Dan McQuaid	7	3	---	---	6	16
Howard Carson	---	---	7	5	1	13
Bruce Smith	---	---	4	3	2	9
John Lee	0	0	---	---	9	9
Byron Franklin	5	3	---	---	---	8
Gary Linker	0	0	---	---	6	6
Lemuel Stinson	---	---	0	1	1	2
Bobby Hebert	0	0	---	---	---	0
Thomas Magnum	0	0	---	---	---	0

Birmingham	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Cris Carter	23	42	---	---	4	69
Bernie Kosar	23	43	---	---	---	66
Todd Peat	22	40	---	---	2	64
Jim Sweeney	21	36	---	---	5	62
Karl Nelson	17	37	---	---	5	59
Jim Dombrowski	18	39	---	---	---	57
Wes Chandler	16	31	---	---	8	55
Kenny Easley	---	---	32	21	2	55
Len Bias	17	28	---	---	8	53
Vlade Divac	20	32	---	---	---	52
Jack Del Rio	---	---	27	20	1	48
Bruce Scholtz	---	---	25	17	4	46
Martin Mayhew	---	---	26	17	3	46
Bo Jackson	19	25	---	---	1	45
Jeff Fuller	---	---	24	17	2	43
Gary Wilkins	10	16	---	---	17	43
Skip McClendon	---	---	22	15	4	41
Rush Brown	---	---	26	12	2	40
Donnell Woolford	---	---	25	13	2	40
Frank Pillow	7	19	---	---	12	38
Kenny Tippins	---	---	23	12	2	37
J.C. Pearson	---	---	14	9	13	36
Larry Roberts	---	---	22	10	3	35
Brian Davis	---	---	13	9	12	34
Steve Wilson	11	19	---	---	3	33
Tim Gordon	---	---	11	7	13	31
Mike Douglass	---	---	11	5	12	28
Charles Alexander	10	17	---	---	1	28
Alonzo Mitz	---	---	13	11	4	28
Paul Palmer	1	7	---	---	20	28
Spencer Tillman	4	11	---	---	11	26
Ken Norton Jr.	---	---	16	8	2	26
Craig Curry	---	---	10	8	7	25
Al Toon	1	8	---	---	15	24
Greg Baty	7	11	---	---	5	23
Gerald Williams	---	---	11	10	2	23
Tom Crockett	6	11	---	---	5	22
Sam Kennedy	---	---	8	1	12	21
Al Richardson	---	---	9	2	9	20
Warren Powers	---	---	13	6	---	19
Matt Bahr	0	0	---	---	9	9
Bennie Thompson	---	---	4	1	1	6
Carlton Haselrig	0	1	---	---	5	6
Jeff Feagles	0	0	---	---	5	5
Phil Autry	0	0	---	---	---	0
Matt LoVetere	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	16	48	3.0
Middle	4	10	2.5
Right	14	61	4.4
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	23	2.9
Middle	10	119	11.9
Right	5	11	2.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bill Kenney	21	14	3	1	1	4	1	2	0

Birmingham	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bernie Kosar	39	25	3	4	1	3	2	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	6	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	8	98	9.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	57	7.1
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	35	17.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	6	23	2.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	90	6.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	8	111	10.1
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	40	6.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Walter Stanley	5	4	0	50	1	12
WR Stephen Baker	4	3	0	50	1	15
TE Billy Griggs	3	2	1	27	0	11
FB Dennis Bligen	2	1	0	30	1	13
WR Pete Mandley	2	1	0	18	0	4
TE Earl Cooper	1	0	0	0	0	5
WR Doug Donley	1	1	0	6	0	11
WR Byron Franklin	1	1	0	6	0	3
TE Trey Junkin	1	0	0	0	0	10
RB Napoleon McCallum	1	1	0	9	0	7

Birmingham	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Cris Carter	10	5	0	65	1	42
WR Wes Chandler	8	4	1	47	1	31
TE Len Bias	6	5	0	50	0	28
WR Frank Pillow	6	6	0	52	0	19
RB Bo Jackson	3	2	0	9	0	25
TE Gary Wilkins	2	2	0	38	1	16
RB Spencer Tillman	2	1	0	3	0	11
TE Greg Baty	1	0	0	0	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
John Stephens	10	32	3.20	3.57
Napoleon McCallum	6	20	3.33	3.40

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bo Jackson	5	12	2.40	6.79

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bill Kenney	1	0	0	0.00	9.33

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bernie Kosar	6	4	36	6.00	6.77

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Stephen Baker	1	0	0	0.00	12.50

Birmingham	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Frank Pillow	3	3	31	10.33	8.67
TE Len Bias	1	1	5	5.00	8.33
WR Cris Carter	1	0	0	0.00	6.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
John Stephens	8	5

Birmingham	Rushes	Conversions
Spencer Tillman	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bill Kenney	5	4	3

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bernie Kosar	11	8	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Pete Mandley	2	1	1
WR Byron Franklin	1	1	0
FB Dennis Bligen	1	1	1
RB Napoleon McCallum	1	1	1

Birmingham	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Len Bias	5	4	4
WR Wes Chandler	2	2	2
WR Cris Carter	2	1	0
RB Spencer Tillman	1	0	0
WR Frank Pillow	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 45,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,600 (21,400)
End Zone 9,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine 5,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 8,700 (13,600)
Club Seats 4,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,600 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	45,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,600 (21,400)
End Zone	9,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine	5,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	8,700 (13,600)
Club Seats	4,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,600 (3,300)