Week 17, 1989

played in Carolina, NC

61 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	0	14	0	0	-	14
Carolina Panthers	0	3	7	10	-	20

Scoring Summary
2Q: 14:19 CAR - John Lee 21 field goal
2Q: 09:34 ATL - Curtis Maxie recovered blocked punt in end zone (Steve De Line extra point)
2Q: 02:08 ATL - Thurman Thomas 5 run (Steve De Line extra point)
3Q: 08:28 CAR - Stephen Baker 33 pass from Bill Kenney (John Lee extra point)
4Q: 07:37 CAR - Kenneth Davis 1 run (John Lee extra point)
4Q: 02:03 CAR - John Lee 35 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 14:19 CAR - John Lee 21 field goal
2Q: 09:34 ATL - Curtis Maxie recovered blocked punt in end zone (Steve De Line extra point)
2Q: 02:08 ATL - Thurman Thomas 5 run (Steve De Line extra point)
3Q: 08:28 CAR - Stephen Baker 33 pass from Bill Kenney (John Lee extra point)
4Q: 07:37 CAR - Kenneth Davis 1 run (John Lee extra point)
4Q: 02:03 CAR - John Lee 35 field goal

Team Statistics ATL CAR
Record 8-8 11-5
First Downs 16 24
- by Rushing 8 13
- by Passing 7 9
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 279 416
- Offensive Plays 51 73
- Yards per Play 5.47 5.70
Net Rushing Yards 120 203
- Rushing Attempts 22 46
- Yards per Rush 5.45 4.41
Net Passing Yards 159 213
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 13 - 1 26 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 169 220
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/10 1/7
- Yards per Pass Play 5.48 7.89
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/9 7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.4 6.4
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/59 6/33
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 1/10
Kick Returns/Yards 2/39 2/55
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/4
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 27
Time of Possession 23:03 36:57

Team Statistics	ATL	CAR
Record	8-8	11-5
First Downs	16	24
- by Rushing	8	13
- by Passing	7	9
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	279	416
- Offensive Plays	51	73
- Yards per Play	5.47	5.70
Net Rushing Yards	120	203
- Rushing Attempts	22	46
- Yards per Rush	5.45	4.41
Net Passing Yards	159	213
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 13 - 1	26 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	169	220
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/10	1/7
- Yards per Pass Play	5.48	7.89
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/9	7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.4	6.4
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/59	6/33
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	1/10
Kick Returns/Yards	2/39	2/55
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/4
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 27
Time of Possession	23:03	36:57

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:55	1:37	OWN 20	4	21	Interception
1	6:30	2:36	OWN 34	5	29	Fumble
2	14:12	3:40	OWN 20	6	33	Punt
2	4:22	2:22	OWN 37	5	63	Touchdown
2	0:31	0:31	OWN 15	2	4	Half
3	15:00	4:28	OWN 26	8	40	Missed FG
3	8:13	1:58	OWN 41	4	7	Punt
3	0:17	1:29	OWN 48	3	-7	Punt
4	7:31	3:10	OWN 10	6	16	Punt
4	1:55	1:55	OWN 20	8	66	Game

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:05	OWN 20	6	33	Punt
1	10:18	3:48	OWN 45	8	28	Missed FG
1	3:54	4:42	OWN 37	9	59	Field Goal
2	10:32	1:12	OWN 15	3	8	Punt
2	9:20	4:58	OWN 34	8	36	Missed FG
2	2:00	1:29	OWN 28	3	-3	Punt
3	10:32	2:19	OWN 41	4	59	Touchdown
3	6:15	5:58	OWN 8	12	61	Missed FG
4	13:48	6:17	OWN 2	14	98	Touchdown
4	4:21	2:26	OWN 45	7	37	Field Goal

Game MVP: Bill Kenney, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Thurman Thomas	17	94	5.53	12	4	1
Patrick Egu	5	26	5.20	11	1	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Kenneth Davis	25	112	4.48	14	4	1
Napoleon McCallum	21	91	4.33	23	1	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Chris Chandler	27	13	169	2/10	0	43	1	52.8

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bill Kenney	26	16	220	1/7	1	35	0	101.4

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Thurman Thomas	4	4	44	11.00	18	23
WR Stephone Paige	3	8	56	18.67	20	43
WR Webster Slaughter	3	5	36	12.00	0	20
WR Robb Thomas	2	5	29	14.50	5	19
TE Jonathan Hayes	1	1	4	4.00	0	4
WR Dwight Stone	0	3	0	0.00	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Stephen Baker	6	10	141	23.50	40	35	1
FB Dennis Bligen	2	2	17	8.50	12	17	0
TE Billy Griggs	2	2	9	4.50	0	5	0
RB Kenneth Davis	2	2	20	10.00	9	10	0
TE Earl Cooper	1	2	7	7.00	0	7	0
WR Doug Donley	1	3	9	9.00	0	9	0
WR Pete Mandley	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Napoleon McCallum	1	1	14	14.00	9	14	0
WR Byron Franklin	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Walter Stanley	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Perry Williams	1	4	4.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Force	TD
Thurman Thomas	1	0	0
Rickey Dixon	0	1	0
Curtis Maxie	0	0	1

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
Pete Mandley	1	0	0
Walter Stanley	0	1	0
Britt Hager	0	1	0
A.J. Johnson	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Sean Landeta	4	172	43.0	40.5	57	3

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Luke Prestridge	3	100	33.3	26.7	53	0

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Steve De Line	0/1	0/1	0/1	0	2/2

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Lee	2/5	0/3	0/0	35	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Pete Mandley	1	10	10.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Stephone Paige	2	39	19.5	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Pete Mandley	2	55	27.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Bubba McDowell	13	1	0.0	42	25
CB Jarvis Williams	8	0	0.0	40	23
OLB Derrick Thomas	5	3	1.0	38	25
ILB Rob McGovern	5	2	0.0	37	23
S Rickey Dixon	4	2	0.0	14	10
ILB Hardy Nickerson	4	1	0.0	16	10
CB Quintin Jones	4	1	0.0	25	18
OLB Brett Faryniarz	3	3	0.0	32	16
DE Curtis Maxie	3	0	0.0	46	27
S Terry Wright	2	2	0.0	24	18
DE Marvin Washington	2	2	0.0	46	27
OLB Ravin Caldwell	2	0	0.0	13	6
DE Dennis Byrd	2	0	0.0	30	24
CB Reggie Sutton	1	1	0.0	32	17
WR Stephone Paige	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Alex Moyer	1	0	0.0	9	4
CB Stan Petry	1	0	0.0	37	19
DE Don Fielder	0	1	0.0	16	3

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Carlton Williamson	7	0	0.0	19	26
CB A.J. Johnson	5	0	0.0	15	17
DE Sean Jones	4	1	1.0	16	23
CB Lemuel Stinson	4	0	0.0	12	23
ILB Jackie Shipp	3	2	0.0	14	4
OLB John Rade	3	1	0.0	17	25
DE Mark Studaway	2	1	0.0	11	18
OLB Gary Plummer	2	1	0.0	15	18
ILB Britt Hager	2	1	0.0	20	23
CB Bobby Watkins	1	0	0.0	7	14
CB Harvey Clayton	1	0	0.0	6	15
CB Perry Williams	1	0	0.0	15	21
DE Bruce Smith	1	0	0.0	6	6
DT Jeff Wright	0	2	0.5	16	19
OLB Howard Carson	0	1	0.5	7	5
S Solomon Wilcots	0	2	0.0	16	22
S Barney Bussey	0	1	0.0	3	6
DT Glenn Montgomery	0	1	0.0	6	10

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Derrick Thomas	1.0	1	3	25
DE Marvin Washington	0.0	1	1	27
DE Don Fielder	0.0	1	0	3
OLB Brett Faryniarz	0.0	1	0	16
OLB Jerry Olsavsky	0.0	1	0	2

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Sean Jones	1.0	0	1	23
DT Jeff Wright	0.5	1	0	19
OLB Howard Carson	0.5	0	0	5
OLB Gary Plummer	0.0	2	1	18
DE Jeff Tupper	0.0	2	0	11
DT Glenn Montgomery	0.0	1	0	10
OLB John Rade	0.0	0	1	25

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Quintin Jones	4	0	18
CB Jarvis Williams	3	1	23
ILB Hardy Nickerson	3	0	10
S Bubba McDowell	2	0	25
S Terry Wright	1	0	18
OLB Brett Faryniarz	1	0	16
DE Curtis Maxie	1	0	27
OLB Derrick Thomas	1	0	25
S Rickey Dixon	0	1	10
CB Stan Petry	0	1	19

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB A.J. Johnson	3	1	0	17
CB Lemuel Stinson	3	0	0	23
CB Bobby Watkins	1	2	0	14
S Carlton Williamson	1	1	0	26
CB Perry Williams	1	0	1	21
CB Harvey Clayton	1	0	0	15
OLB John Rade	1	0	0	25
DE Bruce Smith	1	0	0	6
ILB Britt Hager	1	0	0	23

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dermontti Dawson	3	7	21	0	29
Tyler Houston	3	3	10	0	11
Houston Hoover	2	6	22	1	29
Lenny Robinson	1	2	16	1	23
Bob Olderman	1	1	22	0	29
Ickey Woods	1	1	10	0	10
Jeff Criswell	0	2	18	0	24

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Keith Uecker	5	8	0	42	0	21
Stefan Humpries	5	6	0	34	0	23
Mike Baab	3	6	0	42	0	21
Dave Lutz	2	9	0	46	1	26
Marsharne Graves	2	7	1	36	0	23
Tom Thayer	2	4	0	16	0	10
Trey Junkin	1	2	0	31	0	14
Terry Tausch	1	1	0	10	0	4
Billy Griggs	1	1	0	25	0	16
Earl Cooper	0	1	0	16	0	7
Dennis Bligen	0	1	0	25	0	12

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Patrick Egu	1	13
Thornton Chandler	1	12
Rickey Dixon	1	9

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Doug Donley	2	9

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Curtis Maxie	---	---	46	27	8	81
Marvin Washington	---	---	46	27	8	81
Bubba McDowell	---	---	42	25	8	75
Jarvis Williams	---	---	40	23	8	71
Stan Petry	---	---	37	19	12	68
Derrick Thomas	---	---	38	25	5	68
Brett Faryniarz	---	---	32	16	15	63
Rob McGovern	---	---	37	23	3	63
Terry Wright	---	---	24	18	18	60
Dennis Byrd	---	---	30	24	2	56
Bob Olderman	22	29	---	---	4	55
Reggie Sutton	---	---	32	17	4	53
Houston Hoover	22	29	---	---	1	52
Chris Chandler	22	29	---	---	---	51
Dermontti Dawson	21	29	---	---	---	50
Quintin Jones	---	---	25	18	4	47
Robb Thomas	17	21	---	---	7	45
Stephone Paige	17	20	---	---	6	43
Jeff Criswell	18	24	---	---	---	42
Thurman Thomas	17	23	---	---	---	40
Lenny Robinson	16	23	---	---	---	39
Webster Slaughter	13	21	---	---	---	34
Rickey Dixon	---	---	14	10	9	33
Dwight Stone	9	11	---	---	9	29
Jonathan Hayes	12	16	---	---	---	28
Hardy Nickerson	---	---	16	10	1	27
Tyler Houston	10	11	---	---	5	26
Ickey Woods	10	10	---	---	5	25
Patrick Egu	5	6	---	---	13	24
Don Fielder	---	---	16	3	3	22
Ravin Caldwell	---	---	13	6	1	20
Brian Kinchen	6	12	---	---	1	19
Glen Kozlowski	0	2	---	---	14	16
Jerry Olsavsky	---	---	9	2	5	16
Alex Moyer	---	---	9	4	2	15
Derrick Fenner	4	2	---	---	9	15
Thornton Chandler	0	1	---	---	12	13
Derek Tennell	0	0	---	---	8	8
Mark Stepnoski	1	0	---	---	5	6
Sean Landeta	0	0	---	---	5	5
Doug Widell	0	0	---	---	5	5
Steve De Line	0	0	---	---	4	4
Paul Green	0	0	---	---	2	2
Vince Evans	0	0	---	---	---	0
Kevin Kellin	---	---	0	0	---	0
Sean Salisbury	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bill Kenney	46	27	---	---	---	73
Dave Lutz	46	26	---	---	---	72
Napoleon McCallum	31	19	---	---	17	67
Keith Uecker	42	21	---	---	3	66
Mike Baab	42	21	---	---	---	63
Stefan Humpries	34	23	---	---	5	62
Marsharne Graves	36	23	---	---	---	59
Carlton Williamson	---	---	19	26	11	56
Trey Junkin	31	14	---	---	9	54
Stephen Baker	30	20	---	---	2	52
John Rade	---	---	17	25	9	51
Walter Stanley	26	12	---	---	11	49
Billy Griggs	25	16	---	---	7	48
Dennis Bligen	25	12	---	---	8	45
Lemuel Stinson	---	---	12	23	9	44
Britt Hager	---	---	20	23	1	44
Kenneth Davis	25	16	---	---	---	41
Sean Jones	---	---	16	23	---	39
Solomon Wilcots	---	---	16	22	1	39
Earl Cooper	16	7	---	---	15	38
Perry Williams	---	---	15	21	1	37
Jeff Wright	---	---	16	19	2	37
A.J. Johnson	---	---	15	17	3	35
Tom Thayer	16	10	---	---	8	34
David Grayson	---	---	8	7	19	34
Gary Plummer	---	---	15	18	---	33
Doug Donley	12	11	---	---	9	32
Mark Studaway	---	---	11	18	2	31
Jeff Tupper	---	---	11	11	5	27
Bobby Watkins	---	---	7	14	4	25
Pete Mandley	1	3	---	---	19	23
Terry Tausch	10	4	---	---	8	22
Harvey Clayton	---	---	6	15	1	22
Jackie Shipp	---	---	14	4	2	20
Tom Baugh	4	6	---	---	8	18
Glenn Montgomery	---	---	6	10	1	17
Howard Carson	---	---	7	5	3	15
Byron Franklin	8	5	---	---	---	13
Bruce Smith	---	---	6	6	1	13
Barney Bussey	---	---	3	6	1	10
John Lee	0	0	---	---	10	10
Kevin Robbins	0	1	---	---	8	9
Otis Wilson	---	---	2	6	---	8
Bobby Hebert	0	0	---	---	5	5
Luke Prestridge	0	0	---	---	3	3
Thomas Magnum	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	72	7.2
Middle	7	36	5.1
Right	5	12	2.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	63	4.5
Middle	11	69	6.3
Right	21	71	3.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Chris Chandler	27	13	3	1	1	4	6	3	1

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bill Kenney	26	16	4	0	2	3	5	4	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	2	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	5	51	8.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	53	5.9
Long (19+ Yds)	10	2	63	6.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	41	10.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	5	50	8.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	73	7.3
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	56	9.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Stephone Paige	8	3	1	56	1	20
WR Webster Slaughter	5	3	0	36	1	21
WR Robb Thomas	5	2	0	29	0	21
RB Thurman Thomas	4	4	0	44	1	23
WR Dwight Stone	3	0	0	0	0	11
TE Jonathan Hayes	1	1	0	4	0	16

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Stephen Baker	10	6	0	141	4	20
WR Doug Donley	3	1	0	9	0	11
TE Earl Cooper	2	1	1	7	0	7
FB Dennis Bligen	2	2	0	17	0	12
TE Billy Griggs	2	2	0	9	0	16
WR Walter Stanley	2	0	0	0	0	12
RB Kenneth Davis	2	2	0	20	0	16
WR Byron Franklin	1	0	1	0	0	5
WR Pete Mandley	1	1	0	3	0	3
RB Napoleon McCallum	1	1	0	14	0	19

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Thurman Thomas	2	17	8.50	5.53

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Kenneth Davis	4	11	2.75	4.48
Napoleon McCallum	3	7	2.33	4.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bill Kenney	1	1	0	0.00	8.46

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Dennis Bligen	1	1	0	0.00	8.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Thurman Thomas	3	1

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Kenneth Davis	4	2
Napoleon McCallum	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Chris Chandler	6	3	1

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bill Kenney	10	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Stephone Paige	2	1	0
WR Robb Thomas	2	1	1
WR Webster Slaughter	1	1	0
WR Dwight Stone	1	0	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Stephen Baker	3	2	2
WR Doug Donley	2	0	0
FB Dennis Bligen	2	2	1
WR Byron Franklin	1	0	0
WR Walter Stanley	1	0	0
RB Napoleon McCallum	1	1	1

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

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