Week 14, 1989

played in Carolina, NC

61 degrees, fair, calm

New England Patriots	3	0	3	0	-	6
Carolina Panthers	7	3	10	6	-	26

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:05 CAR - John Stephens 11 pass from Bill Kenney (John Lee extra point)
1Q: 00:15 NED - Mike Wood 20 field goal
2Q: 00:02 CAR - John Lee 18 field goal
3Q: 06:27 CAR - John Lee 43 field goal
3Q: 05:12 CAR - Stephen Baker 44 pass from Bill Kenney (John Lee extra point)
3Q: 01:23 NED - Mike Wood 31 field goal
4Q: 12:52 CAR - John Lee 33 field goal
4Q: 02:26 CAR - John Lee 34 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:05 CAR - John Stephens 11 pass from Bill Kenney (John Lee extra point)
1Q: 00:15 NED - Mike Wood 20 field goal
2Q: 00:02 CAR - John Lee 18 field goal
3Q: 06:27 CAR - John Lee 43 field goal
3Q: 05:12 CAR - Stephen Baker 44 pass from Bill Kenney (John Lee extra point)
3Q: 01:23 NED - Mike Wood 31 field goal
4Q: 12:52 CAR - John Lee 33 field goal
4Q: 02:26 CAR - John Lee 34 field goal

Team Statistics NED CAR
Record 7-6 8-5
First Downs 9 20
- by Rushing 1 7
- by Passing 7 13
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 218 472
- Offensive Plays 54 69
- Yards per Play 4.04 6.84
Net Rushing Yards 76 197
- Rushing Attempts 26 44
- Yards per Rush 2.92 4.48
Net Passing Yards 142 275
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 11 - 1 25 - 14 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 147 275
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.07 11.00
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/14 4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.4 4.9
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 1/5 3/27
Punt Returns/Yards 1/-2 6/33
Kick Returns/Yards 5/174 2/33
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 1/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 30
Time of Possession 24:49 35:11

Team Statistics	NED	CAR
Record	7-6	8-5
First Downs	9	20
- by Rushing	1	7
- by Passing	7	13
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	218	472
- Offensive Plays	54	69
- Yards per Play	4.04	6.84
Net Rushing Yards	76	197
- Rushing Attempts	26	44
- Yards per Rush	2.92	4.48
Net Passing Yards	142	275
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 11 - 1	25 - 14 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	147	275
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.07	11.00
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/14	4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.4	4.9
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	1/5	3/27
Punt Returns/Yards	1/-2	6/33
Kick Returns/Yards	5/174	2/33
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	1/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 30
Time of Possession	24:49	35:11

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:24	OWN 33	3	2	Punt
1	8:22	1:44	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
1	2:59	2:51	OPP 47	5	44	Field Goal
2	11:28	2:25	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
2	6:13	2:25	OWN 40	4	16	Punt
2	2:21	1:09	OWN 30	3	6	Punt
3	12:11	2:01	OWN 20	5	17	Punt
3	6:21	0:35	OWN 48	1	3	Fumble
3	4:58	3:43	OWN 20	8	66	Field Goal
4	12:46	3:04	OWN 41	5	14	Punt
4	7:45	1:50	OWN 34	3	23	Punt
4	3:08	0:09	OWN 8	1	0	Interception
4	2:18	1:47	OWN 40	10	39	Downs

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:36	4:14	OWN 33	6	22	Punt
1	6:38	3:39	OWN 31	8	69	Touchdown
1	0:08	3:40	OWN 26	6	34	Punt
2	9:03	2:50	OWN 35	6	32	Missed FG
2	3:48	1:27	OWN 18	3	7	Punt
2	1:12	1:12	OWN 16	5	83	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:49	OWN 33	6	25	Punt
3	10:10	3:49	OWN 24	6	50	Field Goal
3	5:46	0:48	OWN 49	2	51	Touchdown
3	1:15	3:29	OWN 20	8	64	Field Goal
4	9:42	1:57	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
4	5:55	2:47	OWN 20	5	13	Punt
4	2:59	0:41	OPP 23	3	6	Field Goal
4	0:31	0:31	OWN 21	2	-2	Game

Game MVP: Bill Kenney, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Sylvester Stamps	17	36	2.12	5	0
Larry Heater	6	27	4.50	10	1
Gary Kubiak	3	13	4.33	6	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Kenneth Davis	22	97	4.41	19	2
John Stephens	20	102	5.10	18	3
Bill Kenney	2	-2	-1.00	-1	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gary Kubiak	27	11	147	1/5	0	42	1	43.3

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bill Kenney	25	14	275	0/0	2	44	0	121.3

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Mike Wilson	3	8	64	21.33	30	42
WR Terry LeCount	2	6	4	2.00	3	4
TE Pete Holohan	2	4	14	7.00	5	11
RB Larry Heater	1	1	12	12.00	6	12
WR Jimmy Teal	1	2	37	37.00	8	37
WR Herbert Harris	1	2	13	13.00	0	13
TE Eric Kattus	1	1	3	3.00	2	3
WR Bobby Jones	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Lin Dawson	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Stephen Baker	5	6	134	26.80	83	44	1
TE Billy Griggs	4	8	75	18.75	33	26	0
TE Earl Cooper	2	3	33	16.50	4	21	0
WR Walter Stanley	2	4	22	11.00	16	14	0
RB John Stephens	1	2	11	11.00	0	11	1
FB Dennis Bligen	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Kenneth Davis	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Perry Williams	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Eric Kattus	1	0	0	0

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Jackie Shipp	0	1	0	0
Britt Hager	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rick Engles	8	360	45.0	35.9	54	3

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Luke Prestridge	6	267	44.5	34.8	57	1

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mike Wood	2/2	0/0	0/0	31	0/0

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Lee	4/5	1/2	0/1	43	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Fred Bohannon	1	-2	-2.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Pete Mandley	5	34	6.8	0
Doug Donley	1	-1	-1.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg
Kevin Clark	3	113	37.7
Fred Bohannon	1	36	36.0
Carl Monroe	1	25	25.0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Pete Mandley	2	33	16.5	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Rick Dennison	9	4	0.0	30	18
CB Toi Cook	6	0	0.0	40	20
S Vencie Glenn	5	1	0.0	30	20
ILB John Anderson	4	0	0.0	15	9
S Michael Stewart	4	0	0.0	21	14
OLB Greg Gaines	3	4	0.0	34	14
S Fred Bohannon	3	3	0.0	34	12
DT Pete Koch	3	0	0.0	31	15
ILB Johnny Taylor	3	0	0.0	17	15
DE Reggie White	3	0	0.0	32	21
CB Kevin Clark	2	1	0.0	35	18
OLB Andrew Melontree	2	0	0.0	10	9
S Ken Johnson	2	0	0.0	39	18
CB Ray Crockett	2	0	0.0	13	2
DT Harvey Armstrong	1	1	0.0	20	11
CB Don Griffin	1	1	0.0	27	21
DE Doug Barnett	1	0	0.0	26	8
FB Stan Edwards	1	0	---	---	---
DE Burt Grossman	0	2	0.0	23	20

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Carlton Williamson	9	7	0.0	24	26
S Barney Bussey	5	1	0.0	22	25
ILB Britt Hager	4	2	0.0	20	23
ILB Jackie Shipp	4	0	0.0	12	11
CB Perry Williams	2	1	0.0	19	23
ILB Otis Wilson	2	0	0.0	6	5
CB Harvey Clayton	2	0	0.0	7	13
OLB John Rade	1	3	1.0	21	24
OLB Gary Plummer	1	1	0.0	20	21
CB A.J. Johnson	1	1	0.0	13	16
OLB Howard Carson	1	0	0.0	5	3
DE Sean Jones	1	0	0.0	23	21
DE Mark Studaway	1	0	0.0	14	12
DE Jeff Tupper	1	0	0.0	12	16
CB Lemuel Stinson	1	0	0.0	13	16
DT Jeff Wright	1	0	0.0	20	17

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Doug Barnett	1	0	0	8
DE Reggie White	0	3	3	21
ILB Johnny Taylor	0	1	0	15

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB John Rade	1.0	0	0	1	24
DT Glenn Montgomery	0.0	1	0	0	11
OLB Gary Plummer	0.0	0	2	1	21
DE Sean Jones	0.0	0	2	0	21
ILB Jackie Shipp	0.0	0	1	0	11
DE Mark Studaway	0.0	0	1	0	12
DE Bruce Smith	0.0	0	1	0	7

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Don Griffin	3	1	21
CB Kevin Clark	2	1	18
CB Toi Cook	2	1	20
ILB Rick Dennison	2	0	18
S Vencie Glenn	1	1	20
S Fred Bohannon	1	0	12
ILB Johnny Taylor	1	0	15
S Michael Stewart	1	0	14
S Ken Johnson	1	0	18

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Carlton Williamson	2	2	0	26
ILB Jackie Shipp	2	1	0	11
S Barney Bussey	2	0	0	25
ILB Britt Hager	2	0	0	23
ILB Otis Wilson	1	0	0	5
CB Harvey Clayton	1	0	0	13
CB A.J. Johnson	1	0	0	16
OLB Gary Plummer	0	1	0	21
CB Perry Williams	0	0	1	23

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ron Solt	1	4	0	18	0	13
Larry Tearry	0	5	0	16	0	16
Duval Love	0	3	0	18	0	18
Bill Cherry	0	3	0	13	0	14
Ron McNair	0	3	0	20	0	24
Randy Dixon	0	2	1	15	0	20
Don Maggs	0	1	0	17	1	23
Pete Holohan	0	1	0	15	0	13
Vince Stroth	0	1	0	13	0	12

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Stefan Humpries	4	5	0	42	22
Mike Baab	3	10	1	40	25
Keith Uecker	3	7	0	39	21
Dave Lutz	1	7	0	44	23
Ken Moyer	1	6	0	34	20
Dennis Bligen	1	2	0	31	15
Tom Thayer	1	1	0	7	7
Marsharne Graves	0	4	0	10	5

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Sylvester Stamps	3	10
Carl Monroe	2	20
Lin Dawson	1	18
Vince Stroth	1	10
Bill Cherry	1	6

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
David Grayson	2	32
Napoleon McCallum	1	26
Doug Donley	1	17
John Rade	1	11
Trey Junkin	1	10

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Kevin Clark	---	---	35	18	23	76
Ken Johnson	---	---	39	18	18	75
Toi Cook	---	---	40	20	13	73
Reggie White	---	---	32	21	4	57
Fred Bohannon	---	---	34	12	10	56
Greg Gaines	---	---	34	14	6	54
Gary Kubiak	26	28	---	---	---	54
Vencie Glenn	---	---	30	20	4	54
Eric Kattus	18	17	---	---	19	54
Johnny Taylor	---	---	17	15	21	53
Don Griffin	---	---	27	21	4	52
Rick Dennison	---	---	30	18	3	51
Larry Heater	7	17	---	---	25	49
Pete Koch	---	---	31	15	3	49
Burt Grossman	---	---	23	20	4	47
Don Maggs	17	23	---	---	6	46
Randy Dixon	15	20	---	---	10	45
Ron McNair	20	24	---	---	---	44
Doug Barnett	---	---	26	8	8	42
Carl Monroe	11	11	---	---	20	42
Harvey Armstrong	---	---	20	11	9	40
Sylvester Stamps	19	11	---	---	10	40
Larry Tearry	16	16	---	---	5	37
Pete Holohan	15	13	---	---	9	37
Duval Love	18	18	---	---	---	36
Michael Stewart	---	---	21	14	1	36
Ron Solt	18	13	---	---	4	35
Vince Stroth	13	12	---	---	10	35
Stan Edwards	13	14	---	---	7	34
Mike Wilson	16	17	---	---	---	33
Bill Cherry	13	14	---	---	6	33
Lin Dawson	6	8	---	---	18	32
John Anderson	---	---	15	9	6	30
Terry LeCount	11	15	---	---	---	26
Dan Murray	---	---	7	10	7	24
Andrew Melontree	---	---	10	9	3	22
Herbert Harris	3	6	---	---	12	21
Jimmy Teal	10	9	---	---	---	19
Ray Crockett	---	---	13	2	2	17
Rick Engles	0	0	---	---	8	8
Bobby Jones	1	2	---	---	5	8
Allan Leavitt	0	0	---	---	3	3
Mike Wood	0	0	---	---	2	2
Art Okoye	0	0	---	---	2	2
Reggie Fisk	0	0	---	---	---	0
Chris Miller	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Stefan Humpries	42	22	---	---	7	71
Bill Kenney	44	25	---	---	---	69
Mike Baab	40	25	---	---	2	67
Dave Lutz	44	23	---	---	---	67
Keith Uecker	39	21	---	---	2	62
Dennis Bligen	31	15	---	---	16	62
Carlton Williamson	---	---	24	26	11	61
John Rade	---	---	21	24	11	56
Ken Moyer	34	20	---	---	---	54
Stephen Baker	30	20	---	---	3	53
Kenneth Davis	30	19	---	---	3	52
Billy Griggs	28	22	---	---	1	51
Barney Bussey	---	---	22	25	1	48
David Grayson	---	---	12	3	32	47
Bobby Watkins	---	---	14	15	17	46
Trey Junkin	27	9	---	---	10	46
Sean Jones	---	---	23	21	2	46
Earl Cooper	13	12	---	---	20	45
Britt Hager	---	---	20	23	2	45
Gary Plummer	---	---	20	21	3	44
Perry Williams	---	---	19	23	---	42
Jeff Wright	---	---	20	17	5	42
Lemuel Stinson	---	---	13	16	12	41
Walter Stanley	15	8	---	---	17	40
Jeff Tupper	---	---	12	16	11	39
John Stephens	22	13	---	---	---	35
Doug Donley	12	3	---	---	17	32
Mark Studaway	---	---	14	12	4	30
A.J. Johnson	---	---	13	16	1	30
Jackie Shipp	---	---	12	11	4	27
Marsharne Graves	10	5	---	---	11	26
Napoleon McCallum	0	0	---	---	26	26
Tom Thayer	7	7	---	---	11	25
Harvey Clayton	---	---	7	13	1	21
Pete Mandley	1	0	---	---	19	20
Glenn Montgomery	---	---	6	11	---	17
Byron Franklin	11	4	---	---	---	15
Tom Baugh	4	0	---	---	11	15
Kevin Robbins	0	2	---	---	11	13
Howard Carson	---	---	5	3	4	12
Otis Wilson	---	---	6	5	---	11
John Lee	0	0	---	---	11	11
Bruce Smith	---	---	3	7	---	10
Luke Prestridge	0	0	---	---	6	6
Bobby Hebert	0	0	---	---	5	5
Thomas Magnum	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	9	2.3
Middle	16	42	2.6
Right	6	25	4.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	20	95	4.8
Middle	11	29	2.6
Right	11	75	6.8
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gary Kubiak	27	11	3	1	2	4	7	2	1

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bill Kenney	25	14	6	0	2	4	4	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	7	2.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	5	27	3.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	2	34	2.6
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	79	19.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	48	16.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	6	102	11.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	81	10.1
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	44	8.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mike Wilson	8	3	1	64	2	17
WR Terry LeCount	6	2	0	4	0	15
TE Pete Holohan	4	2	1	14	0	13
TE Lin Dawson	2	0	0	0	0	8
WR Jimmy Teal	2	1	0	37	1	9
WR Herbert Harris	2	1	0	13	0	6
WR Bobby Jones	1	0	0	0	0	2
RB Larry Heater	1	1	0	12	0	17
TE Eric Kattus	1	1	0	3	0	17

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Billy Griggs	8	4	0	75	2	22
WR Stephen Baker	6	5	0	134	3	20
WR Walter Stanley	4	2	0	22	0	8
TE Earl Cooper	3	2	0	33	1	12
RB John Stephens	2	1	1	11	0	13
FB Dennis Bligen	1	0	0	0	0	15
RB Kenneth Davis	1	0	1	0	0	19

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Sylvester Stamps	4	10	2.50	2.12

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Kenneth Davis	1	-2	-2.00	4.41
John Stephens	1	2	2.00	5.10

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gary Kubiak	1	0	0	0.00	5.44

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bill Kenney	2	1	11	5.50	11.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jimmy Teal	1	0	0	0.00	18.50

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Stephen Baker	1	0	0	0.00	22.33
RB John Stephens	1	1	11	11.00	5.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Sylvester Stamps	3	0
Larry Heater	1	0
Gary Kubiak	1	0

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
John Stephens	9	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gary Kubiak	8	4	3

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bill Kenney	5	2	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mike Wilson	4	3	2
WR Terry LeCount	1	0	0
TE Lin Dawson	1	0	0
WR Jimmy Teal	1	0	0
WR Herbert Harris	1	1	1

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Stephen Baker	2	1	1
TE Earl Cooper	1	0	0
WR Walter Stanley	1	1	1
RB John Stephens	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 66,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,400 (21,300)
End Zone 14,600 (15,300)
Mezzanine 8,400 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 12,900 (13,500)
Club Seats 7,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	66,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,400 (21,300)
End Zone	14,600 (15,300)
Mezzanine	8,400 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	12,900 (13,500)
Club Seats	7,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (3,700)