Conference Finals, 1989

played in Portland (OR), OR

38 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	7	7	10	14	-	38
Portland (OR) Seahawks	0	0	3	7	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:15 CAR - Walter Stanley 18 pass from Bill Kenney (John Lee extra point)
2Q: 07:01 CAR - Doug Donley 11 pass from Bill Kenney (John Lee extra point)
3Q: 08:10 CAR - John Lee 38 field goal
3Q: 05:21 POR - Scott Norwood 30 field goal
3Q: 02:32 CAR - Billy Griggs 22 pass from Bill Kenney (John Lee extra point)
4Q: 12:43 POR - Earnest Byner 16 pass from Jim Kelly (Scott Norwood extra point)
4Q: 06:32 CAR - Doug Donley 38 pass from Bill Kenney (John Lee extra point)
4Q: 04:13 CAR - Napoleon McCallum 55 run (John Lee extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:15 CAR - Walter Stanley 18 pass from Bill Kenney (John Lee extra point)
2Q: 07:01 CAR - Doug Donley 11 pass from Bill Kenney (John Lee extra point)
3Q: 08:10 CAR - John Lee 38 field goal
3Q: 05:21 POR - Scott Norwood 30 field goal
3Q: 02:32 CAR - Billy Griggs 22 pass from Bill Kenney (John Lee extra point)
4Q: 12:43 POR - Earnest Byner 16 pass from Jim Kelly (Scott Norwood extra point)
4Q: 06:32 CAR - Doug Donley 38 pass from Bill Kenney (John Lee extra point)
4Q: 04:13 CAR - Napoleon McCallum 55 run (John Lee extra point)

Team Statistics CAR POR
Record 14-5 13-5
First Downs 16 17
- by Rushing 7 0
- by Passing 9 17
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 429 402
- Offensive Plays 58 69
- Yards per Play 7.40 5.83
Net Rushing Yards 217 35
- Rushing Attempts 33 12
- Yards per Rush 6.58 2.92
Net Passing Yards 212 367
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 24 - 13 - 0 52 - 29 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 217 398
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 5/31
- Yards per Pass Play 8.48 6.44
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 9/16 3/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.2 8.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 4/25 6/40
Punt Returns/Yards 3/47 3/15
Kick Returns/Yards 3/59 4/88
Interception Ret./Yards 1/10 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 23
Time of Possession 29:42 30:18

Team Statistics	CAR	POR
Record	14-5	13-5
First Downs	16	17
- by Rushing	7	0
- by Passing	9	17
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	429	402
- Offensive Plays	58	69
- Yards per Play	7.40	5.83
Net Rushing Yards	217	35
- Rushing Attempts	33	12
- Yards per Rush	6.58	2.92
Net Passing Yards	212	367
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	24 - 13 - 0	52 - 29 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	217	398
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	5/31
- Yards per Pass Play	8.48	6.44
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	9/16	3/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.2	8.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	4/25	6/40
Punt Returns/Yards	3/47	3/15
Kick Returns/Yards	3/59	4/88
Interception Ret./Yards	1/10	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 35	OWN 23
Time of Possession	29:42	30:18

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:09	OWN 18	4	24	Punt
1	8:59	2:53	OWN 48	6	52	Touchdown
1	0:26	1:14	OWN 11	3	6	Punt
2	13:38	2:46	OWN 39	6	6	Punt
2	8:55	2:04	OPP 48	5	48	Touchdown
2	5:02	3:07	OWN 45	6	18	Missed FG
2	1:07	1:07	OWN 31	3	0	Punt
3	12:52	4:50	OWN 32	9	47	Field Goal
3	5:16	2:55	OWN 21	5	79	Touchdown
4	12:33	3:37	OWN 18	6	29	Punt
4	6:53	0:35	OPP 38	3	38	Touchdown
4	4:13	0:20	OWN 45	1	55	Touchdown
4	0:25	0:25	OWN 45	1	2	Game

Portland (OR) Seahawks
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:51	2:52	OWN 26	7	26	Fumble
1	6:06	2:00	OWN 10	3	0	Punt
1	4:06	3:40	OWN 37	7	59	Interception
2	14:12	0:34	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
2	10:52	1:57	OWN 10	5	8	Punt
2	6:51	1:49	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
2	1:55	0:48	OPP 49	4	25	Missed FG
3	15:00	2:08	OWN 29	4	7	Punt
3	8:02	2:46	OWN 26	5	61	Field Goal
3	2:21	4:48	OWN 27	8	73	Touchdown
4	8:56	2:03	OWN 5	4	33	Fumble
4	6:18	2:05	OWN 20	10	35	Downs
4	3:53	3:28	OWN 18	6	44	Missed FG

Game MVP: Bill Kenney, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Napoleon McCallum	17	153	9.00	55	2	1
John Stephens	16	64	4.00	15	1	0

Portland (OR)	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Allen Pinkett	6	19	3.17	5	0	0
Tim Worley	6	16	2.67	9	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bill Kenney	24	13	217	1/5	4	44	0	124.5

Portland (OR)	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jim Kelly	43	25	354	5/31	1	58	1	82.9
Scott Bull	9	4	44	0/0	0	31	0	59.5

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Doug Donley	3	3	69	23.00	26	38	2
WR Stephen Baker	3	7	64	21.33	14	44	0
TE Trey Junkin	2	2	29	14.50	17	21	0
TE Billy Griggs	2	2	29	14.50	4	22	1
WR Walter Stanley	2	5	21	10.50	0	18	1
WR Byron Franklin	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
FB Dennis Bligen	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Pete Mandley	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB John Stephens	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Portland (OR)	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Earnest Byner	8	14	111	13.88	35	31	1
RB Allen Pinkett	5	5	44	8.80	27	23	0
WR Jessie Hester	4	8	40	10.00	15	16	0
C Tony Hunter	3	6	52	17.33	28	25	0
WR James Pruitt	3	5	52	17.33	23	28	0
FB Alfred Anderson	2	2	8	4.00	10	12	0
TE Marv Cook	2	5	25	12.50	6	14	0
WR Wesley Walker	1	5	58	58.00	40	58	0
FB Mike Guman	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
TE Todd Christensen	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Perry Williams	1	10	10.00	0

Portland (OR)	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
Pete Mandley	1	0	0
Mark Studaway	0	1	1
John Rade	0	1	0
Jeff Tupper	0	0	1

Portland (OR)	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jim Kelly	2	0	0
Ellis Gardner	0	1	0
John Gesek	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Luke Prestridge	5	242	48.4	45.4	62	3

Portland (OR)	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Michel	5	206	41.2	31.8	49	0

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Lee	1/2	0/1	0/1	38	5/5

Portland (OR)	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Scott Norwood	1/3	0/2	0/1	30	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Pete Mandley	3	47	15.7	0

Portland (OR)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nolan Cromwell	3	15	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Pete Mandley	2	42	21.0	0
Doug Donley	1	17	17.0	0

Portland (OR)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
James Pruitt	3	71	23.7	0
Nolan Cromwell	1	17	17.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Carlton Williamson	6	1	0.0	10	51
ILB Britt Hager	6	1	0.0	10	45
CB Perry Williams	5	0	0.0	8	45
OLB John Rade	4	0	1.0	11	43
S Solomon Wilcots	4	0	0.0	7	48
CB Lemuel Stinson	3	2	0.0	5	33
ILB Jackie Shipp	3	1	0.0	9	23
DT Jeff Wright	3	0	0.0	6	38
OLB Gary Plummer	2	0	1.5	10	41
CB Bobby Watkins	2	0	0.0	5	27
DE Mark Studaway	1	2	1.5	6	38
DE Jeff Tupper	1	1	1.0	6	19
CB A.J. Johnson	1	1	0.0	9	33
CB Harvey Clayton	1	0	0.0	6	21
S Barney Bussey	1	0	0.0	2	9
DE Sean Jones	1	0	0.0	8	36
DT Glenn Montgomery	1	0	0.0	6	19
ILB Otis Wilson	0	1	0.0	2	16

Portland (OR)	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Dino Hackett	14	1	0.0	32	21
OLB Johnie Cooks	6	1	0.0	30	23
CB Dwight Hicks	3	1	0.0	28	21
DE Steve McMichael	3	1	0.0	28	18
CB Lonnie Young	3	1	0.0	17	19
S Kywin Supernaw	3	1	0.0	13	8
OLB Tyrone Stowe	2	0	0.0	14	7
OLB Darrin Miller	2	0	0.0	11	10
OLB Mike Johnson	1	1	1.0	15	13
CB Elvis Patterson	1	0	0.0	21	17
WR Jessie Hester	1	0	---	---	---
DT Mike Gray	1	0	0.0	25	18
ILB Eric Naposki	1	0	0.0	2	5
DE Hal Hoyem	1	0	0.0	8	6
DT Matt Brock	1	0	0.0	8	7
S Nolan Cromwell	0	3	0.0	30	22
OLB Jim Morrissey	0	3	0.0	21	8
DE Richard Dent	0	2	0.0	25	19

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Gary Plummer	1.5	0	3	3	41
DE Mark Studaway	1.5	0	2	0	38
OLB John Rade	1.0	1	2	1	43
DE Jeff Tupper	1.0	0	0	0	19
DE Bruce Smith	0.0	1	1	0	21
DE Sean Jones	0.0	0	1	0	36

Portland (OR)	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Mike Johnson	1.0	1	0	13
DE Steve McMichael	0.0	2	1	18
DE Richard Dent	0.0	1	0	19
DT Mike Gray	0.0	1	0	18
DE Hal Hoyem	0.0	1	0	6
OLB Johnie Cooks	0.0	0	1	23

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Solomon Wilcots	5	0	0	48
ILB Britt Hager	5	0	0	45
CB Perry Williams	4	0	1	45
S Carlton Williamson	4	0	0	51
OLB John Rade	3	0	0	43
CB Lemuel Stinson	2	2	0	33
CB Bobby Watkins	2	1	0	27
ILB Jackie Shipp	2	0	0	23
CB A.J. Johnson	1	1	0	33
DE Sean Jones	1	0	0	36
CB Harvey Clayton	0	2	0	21
ILB Otis Wilson	0	1	0	16

Portland (OR)	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Dwight Hicks	4	0	21
ILB Dino Hackett	2	1	21
CB Lonnie Young	2	0	19
OLB Tyrone Stowe	1	1	7
S Kywin Supernaw	1	1	8
S Nolan Cromwell	1	0	22
DE Steve McMichael	1	0	18
ILB Eric Naposki	1	0	5

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dave Lutz	2	6	30	1	24
Mike Baab	2	6	30	0	22
Keith Uecker	2	3	21	0	21
Stefan Humpries	1	5	30	0	23
Trey Junkin	1	3	21	0	15
Ken Moyer	1	3	26	0	21
Marsharne Graves	1	1	7	0	4
Billy Griggs	1	1	21	0	15
Tom Thayer	0	2	15	0	6
Tom Baugh	0	2	3	0	3
Dennis Bligen	0	1	20	0	12

Portland (OR)	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Bruce Kozerski	2	2	9	0	50
John Gesek	1	1	8	1	42
Bubba Paris	0	3	11	2	48
Chris Riehm	0	2	8	1	39
Ellis Gardner	0	2	5	0	19
Broderick Thompson	0	1	10	1	52
Brian Blankenship	0	1	3	0	14

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
David Grayson	2	26
Doug Donley	2	15
Earl Cooper	1	17
Lemuel Stinson	1	13
Dennis Bligen	1	12

Portland (OR)	Tackles	STPlays
Brian Johnston	2	8
Elvis Patterson	1	26
Marv Cook	1	16
Jim Morrissey	1	9
John Gesek	1	6

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Carlton Williamson	---	---	10	51	11	72
John Rade	---	---	11	43	12	66
Bill Kenney	33	25	---	---	---	58
Stefan Humpries	30	23	---	---	4	57
Perry Williams	---	---	8	45	4	57
Solomon Wilcots	---	---	7	48	2	57
Britt Hager	---	---	10	45	2	57
John Stephens	24	16	---	---	16	56
Dave Lutz	30	24	---	---	---	54
Mike Baab	30	22	---	---	---	52
Gary Plummer	---	---	10	41	1	52
Lemuel Stinson	---	---	5	33	13	51
Sean Jones	---	---	8	36	5	49
Jeff Wright	---	---	6	38	5	49
Ken Moyer	26	21	---	---	---	47
Trey Junkin	21	15	---	---	10	46
Mark Studaway	---	---	6	38	2	46
Keith Uecker	21	21	---	---	3	45
Dennis Bligen	20	12	---	---	12	44
A.J. Johnson	---	---	9	33	2	44
Walter Stanley	15	13	---	---	15	43
Billy Griggs	21	15	---	---	5	41
Stephen Baker	21	18	---	---	2	41
David Grayson	---	---	1	13	26	40
Bobby Watkins	---	---	5	27	7	39
Jackie Shipp	---	---	9	23	2	34
Napoleon McCallum	17	15	---	---	1	33
Doug Donley	9	8	---	---	15	32
Earl Cooper	10	4	---	---	17	31
Jeff Tupper	---	---	6	19	6	31
Harvey Clayton	---	---	6	21	3	30
Tom Thayer	15	6	---	---	7	28
Glenn Montgomery	---	---	6	19	1	26
Bruce Smith	---	---	4	21	---	25
Pete Mandley	2	2	---	---	17	21
Otis Wilson	---	---	2	16	1	19
Marsharne Graves	7	4	---	---	7	18
Howard Carson	---	---	1	8	6	15
Barney Bussey	---	---	2	9	3	14
Tom Baugh	3	3	---	---	7	13
Byron Franklin	5	7	---	---	---	12
Kevin Robbins	3	1	---	---	7	11
John Lee	0	0	---	---	9	9
Luke Prestridge	0	0	---	---	5	5
Bobby Hebert	0	0	---	---	2	2
Thomas Magnum	0	0	---	---	---	0

Portland (OR)	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Nolan Cromwell	---	---	30	22	14	66
Elvis Patterson	---	---	21	17	26	64
Bubba Paris	11	48	---	---	3	62
Broderick Thompson	10	52	---	---	---	62
Bruce Kozerski	9	50	---	---	1	60
Jim Kelly	11	48	---	---	---	59
Dino Hackett	---	---	32	21	3	56
John Gesek	8	42	---	---	6	56
Johnie Cooks	---	---	30	23	2	55
Jessie Hester	6	38	---	---	9	53
Dwight Hicks	---	---	28	21	1	50
Marv Cook	6	26	---	---	16	48
Wesley Walker	6	28	---	---	13	47
Steve McMichael	---	---	28	18	1	47
Allen Pinkett	6	40	---	---	1	47
Chris Riehm	8	39	---	---	---	47
Tim Worley	6	20	---	---	21	47
Richard Dent	---	---	25	19	1	45
Tony Hunter	6	32	---	---	7	45
Mike Gray	---	---	25	18	2	45
Tyrone Stowe	---	---	14	7	22	43
Daryll Jones	---	---	22	18	2	42
James Pruitt	7	22	---	---	13	42
Earnest Byner	5	35	---	---	---	40
Jim Morrissey	---	---	21	8	9	38
Lonnie Young	---	---	17	19	2	38
Mike Guman	7	23	---	---	7	37
Alfred Anderson	4	20	---	---	12	36
Ellis Gardner	5	19	---	---	8	32
Kywin Supernaw	---	---	13	8	10	31
Darrin Miller	---	---	11	10	9	30
Mike Johnson	---	---	15	13	1	29
Brian Blankenship	3	14	---	---	7	24
John Davis	3	13	---	---	7	23
Matt Brock	---	---	8	7	5	20
Brian Johnston	3	8	---	---	8	19
Michael Mayes	---	---	8	8	3	19
Hal Hoyem	---	---	8	6	1	15
Scott Bull	1	9	---	---	3	13
Tim Johnson	---	---	5	7	1	13
Eric Naposki	---	---	2	5	2	9
Scott Norwood	0	0	---	---	6	6
Mike Michel	0	0	---	---	5	5
Romby Ifeanyichukwu	---	---	0	0	5	5
Todd Christensen	1	1	---	---	---	2
Dave Schnell	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	106	8.2
Middle	4	13	3.3
Right	16	98	6.1
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	5	1.0
Middle	0	0	0.0
Right	7	30	4.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bill Kenney	24	13	5	0	2	3	6	2	0

Portland (OR)	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jim Kelly	43	25	6	1	2	4	8	4	1
Scott Bull	9	4	1	0	1	3	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	6	49	7.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	4	86	9.6
Long (19+ Yds)	6	3	82	13.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	8	54	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	10	99	6.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	23	11	245	10.7
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Stephen Baker	7	3	0	64	1	18
WR Walter Stanley	5	2	1	21	0	13
WR Doug Donley	3	3	0	69	2	8
TE Trey Junkin	2	2	0	29	1	15
FB Dennis Bligen	2	0	0	0	0	12
TE Billy Griggs	2	2	0	29	1	15
WR Byron Franklin	1	1	0	5	0	7
WR Pete Mandley	1	0	1	0	0	2
RB John Stephens	1	0	0	0	0	16

Portland (OR)	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Earnest Byner	14	8	1	111	1	35
WR Jessie Hester	8	4	0	40	0	38
C Tony Hunter	6	3	1	52	2	32
WR Wesley Walker	5	1	0	58	1	28
RB Allen Pinkett	5	5	0	44	1	40
WR James Pruitt	5	3	0	52	2	22
TE Marv Cook	5	2	1	25	0	26
FB Alfred Anderson	2	2	0	8	0	20
TE Todd Christensen	1	0	0	0	0	1
FB Mike Guman	1	1	0	8	0	23

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
John Stephens	1	0	0.00	4.00

Portland (OR)	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Allen Pinkett	1	2	2.00	3.17

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bill Kenney	3	2	29	9.67	9.04

Portland (OR)	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jim Kelly	4	2	17	4.25	8.23

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Walter Stanley	2	1	18	9.00	4.20
WR Doug Donley	1	1	11	11.00	23.00

Portland (OR)	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jessie Hester	2	0	0	0.00	5.00
WR Earnest Byner	1	1	16	16.00	7.93
RB Allen Pinkett	1	1	1	1.00	8.80

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
John Stephens	5	3
Napoleon McCallum	1	1

Portland (OR)	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bill Kenney	10	6	5

Portland (OR)	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jim Kelly	8	3	2
Scott Bull	3	3	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Doug Donley	3	3	3
WR Stephen Baker	2	1	0
TE Trey Junkin	1	1	1
TE Billy Griggs	1	1	1
WR Pete Mandley	1	0	0
WR Walter Stanley	1	0	0
RB John Stephens	1	0	0

Portland (OR)	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Earnest Byner	3	2	1
WR Wesley Walker	2	0	0
WR Jessie Hester	2	1	0
WR James Pruitt	2	1	1
FB Alfred Anderson	1	1	0
RB Allen Pinkett	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 68,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,100 (18,600)
End Zone 13,500 (13,500)
Mezzanine 7,800 (7,800)
Sideline Seats 11,900 (11,900)
Club Seats 12,000 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 6,200 (6,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	68,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,100 (18,600)
End Zone	13,500 (13,500)
Mezzanine	7,800 (7,800)
Sideline Seats	11,900 (11,900)
Club Seats	12,000 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	6,200 (6,200)