Week 15, 1990

played in Carolina, NC

61 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	3	10	3	14	-	30
Carolina Panthers	0	3	0	3	-	6

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:32 ATL - Steve De Line 25 field goal
2Q: 11:58 CAR - John Lee 43 field goal
2Q: 05:43 ATL - Patrick Egu 7 pass from Chris Chandler (Steve De Line extra point)
2Q: 00:08 ATL - Steve De Line 45 field goal
3Q: 01:11 ATL - Steve De Line 50 field goal
4Q: 13:38 ATL - Stephone Paige 7 pass from Chris Chandler (Steve De Line extra point)
4Q: 11:28 ATL - Robb Thomas 73 pass from Chris Chandler (Steve De Line extra point)
4Q: 02:46 CAR - John Lee 30 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:32 ATL - Steve De Line 25 field goal
2Q: 11:58 CAR - John Lee 43 field goal
2Q: 05:43 ATL - Patrick Egu 7 pass from Chris Chandler (Steve De Line extra point)
2Q: 00:08 ATL - Steve De Line 45 field goal
3Q: 01:11 ATL - Steve De Line 50 field goal
4Q: 13:38 ATL - Stephone Paige 7 pass from Chris Chandler (Steve De Line extra point)
4Q: 11:28 ATL - Robb Thomas 73 pass from Chris Chandler (Steve De Line extra point)
4Q: 02:46 CAR - John Lee 30 field goal

Team Statistics ATL CAR
Record 7-7 6-8
First Downs 18 11
- by Rushing 1 5
- by Passing 16 6
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 385 220
- Offensive Plays 65 56
- Yards per Play 5.92 3.93
Net Rushing Yards 44 126
- Rushing Attempts 25 36
- Yards per Rush 1.76 3.50
Net Passing Yards 341 94
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 22 - 1 19 - 10 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 341 100
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 8.53 4.70
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 9/16 5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.5 6.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 2/10 7/40
Punt Returns/Yards 4/8 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 3/55 3/80
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/16
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 30
Time of Possession 29:40 30:20

Team Statistics	ATL	CAR
Record	7-7	6-8
First Downs	18	11
- by Rushing	1	5
- by Passing	16	6
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	385	220
- Offensive Plays	65	56
- Yards per Play	5.92	3.93
Net Rushing Yards	44	126
- Rushing Attempts	25	36
- Yards per Rush	1.76	3.50
Net Passing Yards	341	94
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 22 - 1	19 - 10 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	341	100
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	8.53	4.70
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	9/16	5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.5	6.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	2/10	7/40
Punt Returns/Yards	4/8	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	3/55	3/80
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/16
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 30
Time of Possession	29:40	30:20

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:39	OWN 37	3	21	Interception
1	10:10	2:44	OWN 40	7	52	Field Goal
1	3:24	1:05	OWN 34	3	1	Punt
2	11:52	6:16	OWN 33	12	67	Touchdown
2	1:55	1:53	OWN 41	7	31	Field Goal
3	12:50	3:02	OWN 26	6	31	Punt
3	9:02	2:49	OWN 31	6	41	Missed FG
3	4:32	3:29	OWN 15	8	52	Field Goal
3	0:25	1:55	OPP 19	6	19	Touchdown
4	11:28	0:17	OWN 27	1	73	Touchdown
4	8:06	1:42	OWN 13	3	-1	Punt
4	2:40	2:23	OWN 13	3	8	Punt

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:21	3:11	OWN 36	7	31	Missed FG
1	7:26	4:02	OWN 20	6	16	Punt
1	2:19	5:27	OWN 35	9	39	Field Goal
2	5:36	3:41	OWN 37	6	29	Missed FG
3	15:00	2:10	OWN 20	4	12	Punt
3	9:48	0:46	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
3	6:13	1:41	OWN 38	3	8	Punt
3	1:03	0:38	OWN 16	1	3	Fumble
4	13:30	2:02	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
4	11:11	3:05	OWN 33	4	13	Punt
4	6:24	3:44	OWN 48	8	39	Field Goal
4	0:17	0:17	OWN 44	2	10	Game

Game MVP: Chris Chandler, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Thurman Thomas	19	31	1.63	9	0	0
Patrick Egu	6	13	2.17	5	0	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
John Stephens	17	45	2.65	11	1
Kenneth Davis	12	64	5.33	22	2
Dennis Bligen	3	3	1.00	1	0
Napoleon McCallum	2	7	3.50	5	0
Neil O'Donnell	2	7	3.50	5	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Chris Chandler	40	22	341	0/0	3	73	1	98.0

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Neil O'Donnell	19	10	100	1/6	0	17	0	67.9

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Webster Slaughter	7	8	79	11.29	18	29	0
RB Thurman Thomas	4	6	64	16.00	45	33	0
TE Jonathan Hayes	3	6	24	8.00	0	19	0
WR Robb Thomas	3	8	125	41.67	76	73	1
RB Patrick Egu	2	2	31	15.50	16	24	1
WR Stephone Paige	1	3	7	7.00	0	7	1
WR Bobby Howard	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
WR Rob Moore	1	4	4	4.00	0	4	0
FB Ickey Woods	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Derrick Fenner	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Stephen Baker	3	6	46	15.33	9	16
RB John Stephens	3	3	25	8.33	19	17
WR Doug Donley	2	3	16	8.00	5	13
TE Damone Johnson	1	1	4	4.00	0	4
WR Walter Stanley	1	2	9	9.00	0	9
TE Trey Junkin	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Kenneth Davis	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Garry James	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Ron Lewis	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Lemuel Stinson	1	16	16.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Thurman Thomas	1	0	0
Stan Petry	0	1	1
Webster Slaughter	0	1	0
Brett Faryniarz	0	0	1

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
Neil O'Donnell	1	1	0
John Stephens	1	0	0
Jackie Shipp	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Sean Landeta	4	148	37.0	32.0	43	0

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Gary Linker	6	252	42.0	40.7	49	2

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Steve De Line	3/4	2/3	1/1	50	3/3

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Lee	2/4	1/3	0/2	43	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jarvis Williams	3	5	1.7	0
Robb Thomas	1	3	3.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Stephone Paige	2	43	21.5	0
Webster Slaughter	1	12	12.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Doug Donley	2	54	27.0	0
Carlton Williamson	1	26	26.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Derrick Thomas	7	0	0.0	32	15
S Bubba McDowell	6	2	0.0	34	19
DE Ray Agnew	5	0	0.0	12	6
ILB Hardy Nickerson	3	1	0.0	11	4
CB Jarvis Williams	3	1	0.0	31	19
DT Cortez Kennedy	3	1	0.0	24	10
DE Marvin Washington	3	0	0.0	27	18
CB Stan Petry	3	0	0.0	29	19
S Dave Whitmore	3	0	0.0	25	18
OLB Brett Faryniarz	2	3	1.0	25	9
DE Dennis Byrd	2	1	0.0	24	14
ILB Rob McGovern	2	1	0.0	30	17
DE Curtis Maxie	2	0	0.0	21	12
CB Robert Van Winkle	2	0	0.0	30	19
S Robert Blackmon	1	1	0.0	21	13
WR Rob Moore	1	0	---	---	---

Carolina	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Carlton Williamson	7	2	22	39
S Barney Bussey	4	3	13	15
ILB Britt Hager	4	3	18	32
ILB Jackie Shipp	4	0	11	21
OLB John Rade	3	1	22	35
CB Bobby Watkins	3	0	12	17
DE Bruce Smith	3	0	11	18
CB A.J. Johnson	3	0	13	23
CB Ben Smith	3	0	11	20
CB Lemuel Stinson	2	1	20	32
DT Jeff Wright	2	1	16	26
DE Sean Jones	1	2	19	28
OLB Gary Plummer	1	2	22	30
CB Harvey Clayton	1	1	10	18
OLB David Grayson	1	1	12	16
ILB Dante Jones	1	0	7	8
DT Glenn Montgomery	1	0	10	14

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Brett Faryniarz	1.0	0	0	9
OLB Derrick Thomas	0.0	2	1	15
DE Marvin Washington	0.0	1	0	18
S Dave Whitmore	0.0	1	0	18
DE Dennis Byrd	0.0	0	1	14

Carolina	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Sean Jones	1	2	1	28
OLB Gary Plummer	0	3	1	30
DE Bubba Baker	0	1	1	25
DT Jeff Wright	0	1	0	26
OLB John Rade	0	0	2	35

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Jarvis Williams	3	1	19
CB Robert Van Winkle	2	1	19
S Bubba McDowell	1	1	19
ILB Hardy Nickerson	1	0	4
ILB Rob McGovern	1	0	17
CB Stan Petry	1	0	19
S Dave Whitmore	1	0	18

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Carlton Williamson	3	2	0	39
CB Lemuel Stinson	3	1	1	32
ILB Jackie Shipp	3	1	0	21
CB A.J. Johnson	3	0	0	23
CB Bobby Watkins	2	0	0	17
CB Ben Smith	2	0	0	20
CB Harvey Clayton	1	0	0	18
OLB John Rade	1	0	0	35
DE Bruce Smith	1	0	0	18
OLB David Grayson	1	0	0	16
ILB Dante Jones	1	0	0	8
DT Jeff Wright	1	0	0	26
S Barney Bussey	0	1	0	15

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Ickey Woods	1	4	19	25
Dermontti Dawson	1	3	22	39
Houston Hoover	0	6	24	37
Tony Mayberry	0	4	20	30
Lenny Robinson	0	3	20	37
Jeff Criswell	0	2	23	33
Jonathan Hayes	0	1	17	22
Brian Kinchen	0	1	8	16
Doug Widell	0	1	5	9

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Keith Uecker	3	10	1	34	0	18
Mike Baab	1	8	0	32	1	18
Stefan Humpries	1	6	0	24	0	18
Ken Moyer	1	4	0	26	0	14
Trey Junkin	1	2	1	26	0	11
Harry Swayne	0	2	0	35	0	17
Dennis Bligen	0	1	0	20	0	4
Chris Port	0	1	0	18	0	5

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
A.B. Brown	2	25
Stan Petry	1	12

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Doug Donley	2	21
Napoleon McCallum	1	19
Damone Johnson	1	18
Harvey Clayton	1	14
Stephen Baker	1	12
John Stephens	1	4

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dermontti Dawson	22	39	---	---	8	69
Robert Van Winkle	---	---	30	19	18	67
Chris Chandler	25	40	---	---	---	65
Houston Hoover	24	37	---	---	2	63
Jeff Criswell	23	33	---	---	6	62
Stan Petry	---	---	29	19	12	60
Jarvis Williams	---	---	31	19	9	59
Bubba McDowell	---	---	34	19	5	58
Lenny Robinson	20	37	---	---	---	57
Marvin Washington	---	---	27	18	10	55
Robb Thomas	16	34	---	---	5	55
Tony Mayberry	20	30	---	---	5	55
Robert Blackmon	---	---	21	13	21	55
Webster Slaughter	13	24	---	---	14	51
Ickey Woods	19	25	---	---	7	51
Rob McGovern	---	---	30	17	4	51
Derrick Thomas	---	---	32	15	4	51
Thurman Thomas	19	27	---	---	1	47
Dave Whitmore	---	---	25	18	3	46
Jonathan Hayes	17	22	---	---	6	45
Rob Moore	16	25	---	---	---	41
Curtis Maxie	---	---	21	12	7	40
Dennis Byrd	---	---	24	14	2	40
Brett Faryniarz	---	---	25	9	4	38
Cortez Kennedy	---	---	24	10	3	37
Brian Kinchen	8	16	---	---	7	31
Patrick Egu	6	13	---	---	11	30
Stephone Paige	7	8	---	---	14	29
Tom Klever	---	---	5	2	21	28
A.B. Brown	0	0	---	---	25	25
Richard Cooper	7	10	---	---	8	25
Ray Agnew	---	---	12	6	2	20
Paul Green	1	0	---	---	18	19
Hardy Nickerson	---	---	11	4	2	17
Doug Widell	5	9	---	---	3	17
Tyler Houston	4	5	---	---	8	17
Craig Ogletree	---	---	7	5	2	14
Derrick Fenner	0	4	---	---	9	13
Steve De Line	0	0	---	---	11	11
Brian Marvin	---	---	8	1	1	10
Sean Landeta	0	0	---	---	8	8
Bobby Howard	3	2	---	---	2	7
Vince Evans	0	0	---	---	---	0
Sean Salisbury	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Carlton Williamson	---	---	22	39	13	74
John Rade	---	---	22	35	13	70
Lemuel Stinson	---	---	20	32	13	65
Gary Plummer	---	---	22	30	5	57
Neil O'Donnell	36	20	---	---	---	56
Mike Baab	32	18	---	---	5	55
Trey Junkin	26	11	---	---	16	53
Stephen Baker	24	17	---	---	12	53
David Grayson	---	---	12	16	25	53
Britt Hager	---	---	18	32	3	53
Keith Uecker	34	18	---	---	---	52
Harry Swayne	35	17	---	---	---	52
Sean Jones	---	---	19	28	3	50
Stefan Humpries	24	18	---	---	7	49
Jeff Wright	---	---	16	26	6	48
Damone Johnson	21	7	---	---	18	46
Bubba Baker	---	---	12	25	8	45
Harvey Clayton	---	---	10	18	14	42
Walter Stanley	17	13	---	---	12	42
Napoleon McCallum	14	8	---	---	19	41
Ken Moyer	26	14	---	---	---	40
A.J. Johnson	---	---	13	23	3	39
Bobby Watkins	---	---	12	17	9	38
John Stephens	20	14	---	---	4	38
Doug Donley	9	7	---	---	21	37
Ben Smith	---	---	11	20	4	35
Dennis Bligen	20	4	---	---	10	34
Chris Port	18	5	---	---	10	33
Jackie Shipp	---	---	11	21	---	32
Bruce Smith	---	---	11	18	---	29
Barney Bussey	---	---	13	15	---	28
Kenneth Davis	17	6	---	---	1	24
Glenn Montgomery	---	---	10	14	---	24
Solomon Wilcots	---	---	6	14	3	23
Ron Lewis	12	11	---	---	---	23
Jeff Tupper	---	---	8	9	3	20
Kevin Robbins	3	6	---	---	10	19
Dante Jones	---	---	7	8	3	18
Tom Baugh	6	2	---	---	9	17
Gary Linker	0	0	---	---	10	10
John Lee	0	0	---	---	7	7
Joey Banes	2	2	---	---	3	7
Mark Lewis	0	0	---	---	6	6
Garry James	0	2	---	---	---	2
Bill Kenney	0	0	---	---	---	0
Thomas Magnum	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	2	0.3
Middle	6	9	1.5
Right	12	33	2.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	20	2.9
Middle	14	38	2.7
Right	15	68	4.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Chris Chandler	40	22	5	2	2	5	7	5	1

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Neil O'Donnell	19	10	0	1	1	3	4	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	78	15.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	12	91	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	51	7.3
Long (19+ Yds)	10	3	121	12.1

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	25	8.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	4	3	22	5.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	53	6.6
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Webster Slaughter	8	7	0	79	1	24
WR Robb Thomas	8	3	1	125	2	34
TE Jonathan Hayes	6	3	1	24	0	22
RB Thurman Thomas	6	4	0	64	1	27
WR Rob Moore	4	1	0	4	0	25
WR Stephone Paige	3	1	0	7	0	8
RB Patrick Egu	2	2	0	31	1	13
WR Bobby Howard	1	1	0	7	0	2
FB Ickey Woods	1	0	0	0	0	25
FB Derrick Fenner	1	0	0	0	0	4

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Stephen Baker	6	3	0	46	17
WR Doug Donley	3	2	0	16	7
RB John Stephens	3	3	0	25	14
WR Walter Stanley	2	1	0	9	13
TE Trey Junkin	1	0	0	0	11
TE Damone Johnson	1	1	0	4	7
RB Kenneth Davis	1	0	1	0	6
WR Garry James	1	0	0	0	2
WR Ron Lewis	1	0	0	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Thurman Thomas	3	3	1.00	1.63

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
John Stephens	1	-1	-1.00	2.65

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Chris Chandler	11	5	46	4.18	8.53

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Neil O'Donnell	1	1	3	3.00	5.26

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Webster Slaughter	3	2	20	6.67	9.88
WR Stephone Paige	2	1	7	3.50	2.33
WR Robb Thomas	2	0	0	0.00	15.63
TE Jonathan Hayes	1	0	0	0.00	4.00
RB Thurman Thomas	1	1	12	12.00	10.67
RB Patrick Egu	1	1	7	7.00	15.50
WR Rob Moore	1	0	0	0.00	1.00

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB John Stephens	1	1	3	3.00	8.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Thurman Thomas	2	1

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
John Stephens	4	1
Dennis Bligen	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Chris Chandler	14	9	8

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Neil O'Donnell	10	7	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Webster Slaughter	3	3	2
RB Thurman Thomas	3	2	2
WR Robb Thomas	3	0	0
RB Patrick Egu	2	2	2
WR Stephone Paige	1	1	1
TE Jonathan Hayes	1	1	1
WR Rob Moore	1	0	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Doug Donley	3	2	1
WR Stephen Baker	2	1	1
RB John Stephens	2	2	1
TE Damone Johnson	1	1	1
WR Walter Stanley	1	1	0
WR Garry James	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 65,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,000 (21,300)
End Zone 14,300 (15,300)
Mezzanine 8,200 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 12,600 (13,500)
Club Seats 6,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,500 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	65,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,000 (21,300)
End Zone	14,300 (15,300)
Mezzanine	8,200 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	12,600 (13,500)
Club Seats	6,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,500 (3,700)