Week 5, 1989

played in Los Angeles, CA

78 degrees, rain, 5 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	3	7	0	7	-	17
Los Angeles Rams	3	7	3	0	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:14 LAS - Mick Luckhurst 26 field goal
1Q: 03:57 CAR - John Lee 51 field goal
2Q: 11:59 CAR - Doug Donley 2 pass from Bill Kenney (John Lee extra point)
2Q: 05:12 LAS - Greg Bell 46 run (Mick Luckhurst extra point)
3Q: 09:59 LAS - Mick Luckhurst 40 field goal
4Q: 08:46 CAR - Earl Cooper 34 pass from Bill Kenney (John Lee extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:14 LAS - Mick Luckhurst 26 field goal
1Q: 03:57 CAR - John Lee 51 field goal
2Q: 11:59 CAR - Doug Donley 2 pass from Bill Kenney (John Lee extra point)
2Q: 05:12 LAS - Greg Bell 46 run (Mick Luckhurst extra point)
3Q: 09:59 LAS - Mick Luckhurst 40 field goal
4Q: 08:46 CAR - Earl Cooper 34 pass from Bill Kenney (John Lee extra point)

Team Statistics CAR LAS
Record 3-2 0-5
First Downs 12 13
- by Rushing 3 7
- by Passing 9 5
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 280 296
- Offensive Plays 53 59
- Yards per Play 5.28 5.02
Net Rushing Yards 98 165
- Rushing Attempts 28 36
- Yards per Rush 3.50 4.58
Net Passing Yards 182 131
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 23 - 14 - 1 21 - 12 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 193 143
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 2/12
- Yards per Pass Play 7.28 5.70
Fumbles/Lost 4/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/13 1/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.0 6.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 9/66 2/15
Punt Returns/Yards 4/50 5/12
Kick Returns/Yards 2/59 3/50
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 39 OWN 18
Time of Possession 28:33 31:27

Team Statistics	CAR	LAS
Record	3-2	0-5
First Downs	12	13
- by Rushing	3	7
- by Passing	9	5
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	280	296
- Offensive Plays	53	59
- Yards per Play	5.28	5.02
Net Rushing Yards	98	165
- Rushing Attempts	28	36
- Yards per Rush	3.50	4.58
Net Passing Yards	182	131
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	23 - 14 - 1	21 - 12 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	193	143
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	2/12
- Yards per Pass Play	7.28	5.70
Fumbles/Lost	4/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/13	1/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.0	6.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	9/66	2/15
Punt Returns/Yards	4/50	5/12
Kick Returns/Yards	2/59	3/50
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 39	OWN 18
Time of Possession	28:33	31:27

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:46	OWN 46	3	-2	Punt
1	8:06	4:15	OWN 22	7	44	Field Goal
1	1:50	5:00	OWN 45	9	55	Touchdown
2	8:02	2:10	OWN 5	3	7	Punt
2	4:53	2:30	OWN 22	4	18	Punt
2	0:18	0:18	OWN 25	1	4	Half
3	9:52	3:41	OWN 20	6	25	Punt
3	4:23	0:38	OPP 49	3	23	Fumble
3	2:05	0:11	OPP 47	1	0	Interception
4	14:50	1:52	OWN 37	3	-4	Punt
4	10:39	2:08	OWN 46	4	54	Touchdown
4	5:38	2:07	OPP 48	4	6	Punt
4	1:53	1:53	OPP 13	5	10	Game

Los Angeles Rams
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:14	5:08	OWN 5	10	86	Field Goal
1	3:51	2:01	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
2	11:50	3:48	OWN 21	5	36	Punt
2	5:52	0:59	OPP 48	2	48	Touchdown
2	2:23	2:05	OWN 13	5	19	Punt
3	15:00	5:08	OWN 26	10	51	Field Goal
3	6:11	1:48	OWN 19	3	7	Punt
3	3:45	1:40	OWN 26	3	8	Punt
3	1:54	2:04	OWN 11	3	6	Punt
4	12:58	2:19	OWN 12	5	10	Punt
4	8:31	2:53	OWN 14	5	6	Punt
4	3:31	1:38	OWN 1	6	12	Downs

Game MVP: Gary Plummer, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
John Stephens	17	59	3.47	8	0
Kenneth Davis	9	37	4.11	11	1
Bill Kenney	2	2	1.00	3	0

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Greg Bell	22	101	4.59	46	1	1
Johnny Hector	7	35	5.00	14	2	0
Curt Warner	5	5	1.00	3	0	0
Steve Young	2	24	12.00	15	1	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bill Kenney	23	14	193	2/11	2	34	1	98.6

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Young	21	12	143	2/12	0	44	0	78.0

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Kenneth Davis	4	4	21	5.25	13	8	0
WR Walter Stanley	3	5	49	16.33	11	19	0
WR Doug Donley	2	4	21	10.50	0	19	1
TE Billy Griggs	2	2	37	18.50	8	22	0
TE Earl Cooper	1	1	34	34.00	0	34	1
FB Dennis Bligen	1	1	13	13.00	0	13	0
WR Stephen Baker	1	4	18	18.00	1	18	0
WR Byron Franklin	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB John Stephens	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Los Angeles	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Jerry Butler	3	9	68	22.67	42	44
WR Jerry Rice	3	5	28	9.33	6	14
WR Robert Clark	2	3	18	9.00	6	16
TE John Spagnola	1	1	6	6.00	1	6
WR Otis Grant	1	1	7	7.00	0	7
RB Johnny Hector	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
TE Jay Novacek	1	1	13	13.00	5	13

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Los Angeles	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Terry Taylor	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
Kenneth Davis	2	0	0
Bill Kenney	1	1	0
Doug Donley	1	0	0
Keith Uecker	0	1	0
Stephen Baker	0	1	0
Barney Bussey	0	0	1

Los Angeles	Fumb	Recov	Force
Johnny Hector	1	0	0
Darrell Green	0	1	0
Steve Young	0	1	0
Mike Singletary	0	0	2
Rulon Jones	0	0	1
Terry Taylor	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Luke Prestridge	6	278	46.3	44.3	55	5

Los Angeles	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jim Arnold	8	300	37.5	31.3	57	1

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Lee	1/1	1/1	1/1	51	2/2

Los Angeles	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mick Luckhurst	2/2	1/1	0/0	40	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Pete Mandley	3	39	13.0	0
Doug Donley	1	11	11.0	0

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jerry Butler	5	12	2.4	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Doug Donley	1	33	33.0	0
Pete Mandley	1	26	26.0	0

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jerry Butler	2	35	17.5	0
Deron Cherry	1	15	15.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Carlton Williamson	6	5	0.0	34	22
ILB Jackie Shipp	6	1	0.0	19	12
CB Perry Williams	4	1	0.0	27	16
DE Bruce Smith	4	1	0.0	20	10
ILB Otis Wilson	4	0	0.0	14	8
OLB Gary Plummer	3	2	1.5	27	19
DE Sean Jones	3	2	0.0	24	12
DE Jeff Tupper	3	1	0.0	7	8
ILB Britt Hager	3	1	0.0	25	18
CB A.J. Johnson	3	1	0.0	22	18
OLB John Rade	2	3	0.0	35	20
CB Bobby Watkins	2	0	0.0	18	10
DE Mark Studaway	1	0	0.5	22	17
CB Harvey Clayton	1	1	0.0	14	12
DT Jeff Wright	1	1	0.0	27	16
DT Glenn Montgomery	1	1	0.0	9	8
S Barney Bussey	1	0	0.0	7	3
WR Walter Stanley	1	0	---	---	---
S Solomon Wilcots	1	0	0.0	35	21

Los Angeles	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Mike Singletary	8	3	0.0	25	23
S Deron Cherry	4	1	0.0	23	23
DE Mike Hammerstein	3	0	1.0	18	18
CB Darrell Green	3	3	0.0	25	19
DE Jerome Foster	3	1	0.0	17	8
DE Rulon Jones	3	0	0.0	22	21
OLB Tim Harris	2	0	1.0	7	7
CB Charles Wright	2	2	0.0	19	18
ILB Mike Hunt	2	0	0.0	7	2
S Darrol Ray	2	0	0.0	19	17
CB Terry Taylor	2	0	0.0	20	17
ILB Shane Conlan	2	0	0.0	6	5
OLB Mel Owens	1	0	0.0	21	18
CB Vito McKeever	1	0	0.0	6	12
S Roland Mitchell	1	0	0.0	4	4
S Steve Atwater	1	0	0.0	10	10
DT Gary Lewis	0	1	0.0	16	18

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Gary Plummer	1.5	4	5	19
DE Mark Studaway	0.5	0	0	17
OLB John Rade	0.0	1	0	20

Los Angeles	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Tim Harris	1.0	1	7
DE Mike Hammerstein	1.0	0	18
DE Rulon Jones	0.0	1	21

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Carlton Williamson	3	0	22
ILB Otis Wilson	2	0	8
CB Bobby Watkins	2	0	10
ILB Jackie Shipp	2	0	12
CB A.J. Johnson	2	0	18
S Solomon Wilcots	1	0	21
CB Harvey Clayton	0	1	12
CB Perry Williams	0	1	16
OLB Gary Plummer	0	1	19

Los Angeles	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Darrell Green	3	0	0	19
S Deron Cherry	2	2	0	23
OLB Mike Singletary	2	0	0	23
ILB Shane Conlan	2	0	0	5
CB Vito McKeever	1	1	0	12
CB Terry Taylor	1	0	1	17
ILB Dennis Gibson	1	0	0	2
S Roland Mitchell	1	0	0	4
CB Charles Wright	1	0	0	18
S Steve Atwater	0	1	0	10

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Mike Baab	2	6	0	22	0	20
Ken Moyer	2	5	0	24	0	17
Dave Lutz	1	5	1	28	1	24
Stefan Humpries	1	2	0	17	0	21
Dennis Bligen	1	1	0	16	0	14
Tom Baugh	1	1	0	6	0	5
Keith Uecker	0	3	0	24	1	21
Tom Thayer	0	3	0	11	0	4

Los Angeles	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Gerry Feehery	3	8	21	0	11
Rich Umphrey	1	6	27	1	21
Paul Gruber	1	6	33	1	22
Jumbo Elliott	1	3	30	0	19
Wayne Wilson	1	1	12	0	10
Leotis Harris	0	4	30	0	21
Joey Howard	0	3	30	0	16
Jay Novacek	0	1	27	0	7
Frank Winters	0	1	6	0	4
Tommy Tucker	0	1	3	0	1

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Carlton Williamson	2	20
Kenneth Davis	2	15
Walter Stanley	1	16
Doug Donley	1	12
Trey Junkin	1	8
Marsharne Graves	1	7

Los Angeles	Tackles	STPlays
Zach Thomas	2	18
Charles Wright	2	13
Tommy Tucker	1	10
Steve Atwater	1	8

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Carlton Williamson	---	---	34	22	20	76
Solomon Wilcots	---	---	35	21	10	66
John Rade	---	---	35	20	10	65
Bill Kenney	28	25	---	---	---	53
Dave Lutz	28	24	---	---	---	52
Britt Hager	---	---	25	18	9	52
Mark Studaway	---	---	22	17	10	49
Kenneth Davis	16	18	---	---	15	49
Gary Plummer	---	---	27	19	2	48
Jeff Wright	---	---	27	16	4	47
Keith Uecker	24	21	---	---	---	45
Dennis Bligen	16	14	---	---	15	45
Perry Williams	---	---	27	16	2	45
Bobby Watkins	---	---	18	10	16	44
A.J. Johnson	---	---	22	18	3	43
Mike Baab	22	20	---	---	---	42
Stefan Humpries	17	21	---	---	4	42
Walter Stanley	11	15	---	---	16	42
Ken Moyer	24	17	---	---	---	41
Sean Jones	---	---	24	12	3	39
Stephen Baker	18	17	---	---	4	39
Billy Griggs	18	12	---	---	8	38
Trey Junkin	17	12	---	---	8	37
Bruce Smith	---	---	20	10	4	34
Earl Cooper	10	7	---	---	15	32
Jackie Shipp	---	---	19	12	---	31
Doug Donley	7	11	---	---	12	30
John Stephens	18	12	---	---	---	30
Harvey Clayton	---	---	14	12	2	28
Pete Mandley	1	1	---	---	21	23
Otis Wilson	---	---	14	8	---	22
Tom Thayer	11	4	---	---	7	22
David Grayson	---	---	2	1	18	21
Marsharne Graves	4	8	---	---	7	19
Tom Baugh	6	5	---	---	7	18
Glenn Montgomery	---	---	9	8	1	18
Dan McQuaid	4	4	---	---	7	15
Jeff Tupper	---	---	7	8	---	15
Byron Franklin	8	6	---	---	---	14
Howard Carson	---	---	8	2	---	10
Barney Bussey	---	---	7	3	---	10
Luke Prestridge	0	0	---	---	6	6
John Lee	0	0	---	---	5	5
Kevin Robbins	0	1	---	---	3	4
Bobby Hebert	0	0	---	---	1	1
Thomas Magnum	0	0	---	---	---	0

Los Angeles	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Leotis Harris	30	21	---	---	10	61
Steve Young	36	23	---	---	---	59
Rich Umphrey	27	21	---	---	8	56
Paul Gruber	33	22	---	---	---	55
Jerry Butler	20	19	---	---	14	53
Deron Cherry	---	---	23	23	5	51
Charles Wright	---	---	19	18	13	50
Mike Singletary	---	---	25	23	1	49
Jumbo Elliott	30	19	---	---	---	49
Jay Novacek	27	7	---	---	14	48
Joey Howard	30	16	---	---	---	46
Darrell Green	---	---	25	19	1	45
Rulon Jones	---	---	22	21	---	43
Mel Owens	---	---	21	18	3	42
Jerry Rice	25	15	---	---	---	40
Gerry Feehery	21	11	---	---	7	39
Terry Taylor	---	---	20	17	1	38
Darrol Ray	---	---	19	17	1	37
Mike Hammerstein	---	---	18	18	1	37
Greg Bell	24	12	---	---	---	36
Gary Lewis	---	---	16	18	1	35
Robert Clark	23	12	---	---	---	35
James Haynes	---	---	17	17	---	34
Curt Warner	12	8	---	---	13	33
Richard Anderson	---	---	10	5	18	33
John Spagnola	12	13	---	---	7	32
Harper LeBel	8	6	---	---	18	32
Vito McKeever	---	---	6	12	14	32
Bob Clasby	---	---	13	11	6	30
Otis Grant	10	6	---	---	14	30
Steve Atwater	---	---	10	10	8	28
Johnny Hector	7	5	---	---	15	27
Wayne Wilson	12	10	---	---	4	26
Jerome Foster	---	---	17	8	1	26
Zach Thomas	0	2	---	---	18	20
Frank Winters	6	4	---	---	10	20
Tim Harris	---	---	7	7	4	18
Mike Hunt	---	---	7	2	8	17
Shane Conlan	---	---	6	5	4	15
Tommy Tucker	3	1	---	---	10	14
Dennis Gibson	---	---	3	2	6	11
Jim Arnold	0	0	---	---	10	10
Roland Mitchell	---	---	4	4	1	9
Mick Luckhurst	0	0	---	---	6	6
Mike Kruczek	0	0	---	---	---	0
Larry Albright	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	50	3.8
Middle	3	6	2.0
Right	11	43	3.9
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	53	13.3
Middle	13	46	3.5
Right	19	66	3.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bill Kenney	23	14	2	1	1	4	2	0	1

Los Angeles	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Young	21	12	1	0	1	3	5	5	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	8	8.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	5	5	34	6.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	6	98	8.9
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	53	8.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	11	127	9.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	1	16	2.0
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Walter Stanley	5	3	0	49	0	15
WR Doug Donley	4	2	0	21	0	11
RB Kenneth Davis	4	4	0	21	0	18
WR Stephen Baker	4	1	0	18	0	17
TE Billy Griggs	2	2	0	37	1	12
TE Earl Cooper	1	1	0	34	1	7
WR Byron Franklin	1	0	1	0	0	6
FB Dennis Bligen	1	1	0	13	0	14
RB John Stephens	1	0	0	0	0	12

Los Angeles	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jerry Butler	9	3	1	68	1	19
WR Jerry Rice	5	3	0	28	0	15
WR Robert Clark	3	2	0	18	0	12
TE John Spagnola	1	1	0	6	0	13
WR Otis Grant	1	1	0	7	0	6
RB Johnny Hector	1	1	0	3	0	5
TE Jay Novacek	1	1	0	13	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
John Stephens	6	25	4.17	3.47
Bill Kenney	1	-1	-1.00	1.00

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Johnny Hector	3	3	1.00	5.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bill Kenney	1	1	2	2.00	8.39

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Doug Donley	1	1	2	2.00	5.25

Los Angeles	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Bill Kenney	1	0
John Stephens	1	1

Los Angeles	Rushes	Conversions
Johnny Hector	2	0
Curt Warner	2	0
Greg Bell	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bill Kenney	10	5	4

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Young	6	1	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Doug Donley	3	2	1
WR Walter Stanley	3	2	2
WR Stephen Baker	2	0	0
WR Byron Franklin	1	0	0
RB Kenneth Davis	1	1	1

Los Angeles	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jerry Butler	4	0	0
TE Jay Novacek	1	1	1
WR Robert Clark	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 79,300 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,900 (25,300)
End Zone 14,300 (18,200)
Mezzanine 8,200 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 12,700 (16,100)
Club Seats 15,700 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 8,500 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	79,300 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,900 (25,300)
End Zone	14,300 (18,200)
Mezzanine	8,200 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	12,700 (16,100)
Club Seats	15,700 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	8,500 (9,900)