Week 1, 1991

played in Carolina, NC

83 degrees, rain, 8 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	0	3	0	0	-	3
Carolina Panthers	7	3	3	13	-	26

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:24 CAR - Stephen Baker 45 pass from Neil O'Donnell (John Lee extra point)
2Q: 13:04 ATL - Steve De Line 32 field goal
2Q: 02:28 CAR - John Lee 19 field goal
3Q: 00:25 CAR - John Lee 30 field goal
4Q: 14:33 CAR - Stephen Baker 3 pass from Neil O'Donnell (John Lee extra point)
4Q: 02:37 CAR - John Lee 39 field goal
4Q: 01:14 CAR - John Lee 32 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:24 CAR - Stephen Baker 45 pass from Neil O'Donnell (John Lee extra point)
2Q: 13:04 ATL - Steve De Line 32 field goal
2Q: 02:28 CAR - John Lee 19 field goal
3Q: 00:25 CAR - John Lee 30 field goal
4Q: 14:33 CAR - Stephen Baker 3 pass from Neil O'Donnell (John Lee extra point)
4Q: 02:37 CAR - John Lee 39 field goal
4Q: 01:14 CAR - John Lee 32 field goal

Team Statistics ATL CAR
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 11 14
- by Rushing 2 4
- by Passing 9 9
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 306 323
- Offensive Plays 57 61
- Yards per Play 5.37 5.30
Net Rushing Yards 86 98
- Rushing Attempts 21 32
- Yards per Rush 4.10 3.06
Net Passing Yards 220 225
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 20 - 2 28 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 231 231
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/11 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 6.11 7.76
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/14 4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.5 6.4
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/55 7/50
Punt Returns/Yards 3/14 2/40
Kick Returns/Yards 5/80 1/25
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/5
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 1/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 20 OWN 39
Time of Possession 26:35 33:25

Team Statistics	ATL	CAR
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	11	14
- by Rushing	2	4
- by Passing	9	9
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	306	323
- Offensive Plays	57	61
- Yards per Play	5.37	5.30
Net Rushing Yards	86	98
- Rushing Attempts	21	32
- Yards per Rush	4.10	3.06
Net Passing Yards	220	225
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 20 - 2	28 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	231	231
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/11	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	6.11	7.76
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/14	4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.5	6.4
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/55	7/50
Punt Returns/Yards	3/14	2/40
Kick Returns/Yards	5/80	1/25
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/5
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	1/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 20	OWN 39
Time of Possession	26:35	33:25

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:23	0:39	OWN 4	2	14	Interception
1	10:24	2:25	OWN 20	6	18	Punt
1	4:40	1:47	OWN 15	4	21	Punt
1	2:04	4:07	OWN 5	8	80	Field Goal
2	10:54	2:06	OWN 27	4	23	Punt
2	2:23	1:45	OWN 20	5	34	Punt
3	15:00	7:29	OWN 17	11	53	Missed FG
3	5:55	2:02	OWN 18	3	8	Punt
4	14:22	2:00	OWN 29	3	7	Punt
4	10:58	1:44	OWN 43	3	8	Punt
4	5:54	0:12	OWN 25	1	0	Interception
4	2:32	0:49	OWN 17	4	2	Downs
4	1:06	0:56	OWN 27	3	8	Downs

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:37	OWN 40	3	6	Punt
1	11:44	1:20	OPP 25	3	-15	Punt
1	7:59	3:19	OWN 32	6	16	Punt
1	2:53	0:49	OWN 38	2	62	Touchdown
2	12:57	2:03	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
2	8:48	6:25	OWN 20	11	78	Field Goal
2	0:38	0:38	OWN 2	2	15	Half
3	7:31	1:36	OWN 37	3	2	Punt
3	3:53	3:33	OWN 38	8	49	Field Goal
3	0:11	0:49	OPP 13	3	13	Touchdown
4	12:22	1:24	OWN 7	3	2	Punt
4	9:14	3:20	OWN 7	6	21	Punt
4	5:42	3:10	OWN 43	4	35	Field Goal
4	1:43	0:37	OPP 19	3	4	Field Goal
4	0:10	0:10	OPP 35	1	-2	Game

Game MVP: Neil O'Donnell, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Thurman Thomas	17	75	4.41	20	2	0
A.B. Brown	4	11	2.75	6	0	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Kenneth Davis	15	36	2.40	11	1
John Stephens	14	58	4.14	19	1
Harvey Williams	2	6	3.00	4	0
Neil O'Donnell	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Scott Mitchell	35	20	231	1/11	0	36	2	53.4

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Neil O'Donnell	28	19	231	1/6	2	45	0	116.8

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Robb Thomas	6	9	85	14.17	22	28
WR Stephone Paige	4	8	64	16.00	6	22
TE Jonathan Hayes	2	4	9	4.50	0	7
RB Thurman Thomas	2	5	11	5.50	7	6
RB A.B. Brown	2	2	3	1.50	0	3
WR Rob Moore	2	5	50	25.00	8	36
FB Ickey Woods	1	1	2	2.00	0	2
WR Ernie Mills	1	1	7	7.00	0	7

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Stephen Baker	5	5	120	24.00	44	45	2
TE Jay Novacek	4	5	63	15.75	17	36	0
RB John Stephens	3	6	13	4.33	6	8	0
RB Kenneth Davis	2	2	11	5.50	8	8	0
WR Mike Pritchard	2	3	12	6.00	0	7	0
WR Doug Donley	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Napoleon McCallum	1	1	3	3.00	4	3	0
FB Harvey Williams	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	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 Lemuel Stinson	1	0	0.00	0
CB A.J. Johnson	1	5	5.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Robert Van Winkle	1	0	0	0

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Walter Stanley	0	1	0	0
Harvey Williams	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Shawn McCarthy	7	319	45.6	37.0	57	5

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mark Royals	7	324	46.3	41.4	51	3

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Steve De Line	1/2	0/1	0/0	32	0/0

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Lee	4/4	0/0	0/0	39	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jarvis Williams	3	14	4.7	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Pete Mandley	2	40	20.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Robert Van Winkle	4	63	15.8	0
Stephone Paige	1	17	17.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Pete Mandley	1	25	25.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Hardy Nickerson	9	2	0.0	32	29
S Bubba McDowell	7	2	0.0	31	29
S Dave Whitmore	5	0	0.0	15	19
CB Quintin Jones	4	1	0.0	20	19
ILB Walter Johnson	4	0	0.0	22	15
CB Jarvis Williams	3	3	0.0	22	23
ILB Richard Newbill	3	1	0.0	14	4
CB Robert Van Winkle	3	1	0.0	24	23
S Marcus Robertson	3	1	0.0	29	24
OLB Jerry Olsavsky	2	0	1.0	12	11
DE Curtis Maxie	1	1	0.0	19	18
DE Ray Agnew	1	1	0.0	11	10
WR Stephone Paige	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Wilber Marshall	1	0	0.0	18	14
OLB Brett Faryniarz	1	0	0.0	17	20
RB Thurman Thomas	1	0	---	---	---
DE Marvin Washington	1	0	0.0	26	21
DE Dennis Byrd	1	0	0.0	21	20
DT Israel Miller	0	2	0.0	19	20

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Britt Hager	8	2	0.0	19	30
S Carlton Williamson	6	3	0.0	20	33
ILB Jackie Shipp	5	1	0.0	13	13
CB Lemuel Stinson	5	0	0.0	16	35
DT Jeff Wright	3	1	0.0	17	26
OLB Gary Plummer	2	1	1.0	17	25
DE Sean Jones	2	0	0.0	13	26
OLB David Grayson	2	0	0.0	11	12
ILB Dante Jones	2	0	0.0	2	6
OLB John Rade	1	2	0.0	17	33
DE Earl Wilson	1	1	0.0	12	28
S Solomon Wilcots	1	1	0.0	16	24
CB A.J. Johnson	1	1	0.0	17	21
DE Bruce Smith	1	0	0.0	5	9
DE John Shannon	1	0	0.0	12	10
S Henry Jones	1	0	0.0	1	9
CB Ben Smith	0	1	0.0	6	12

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Jerry Olsavsky	1.0	1	0	11
DE Marvin Washington	0.0	1	2	21
OLB Brett Faryniarz	0.0	1	0	20
DE Ray Agnew	0.0	1	0	10

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Gary Plummer	1.0	0	2	1	25
OLB John Rade	0.0	1	3	2	33
DE Sean Jones	0.0	0	2	0	26
DT Jeff Wright	0.0	0	1	0	26

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Hardy Nickerson	4	0	29
CB Quintin Jones	3	1	19
CB Jarvis Williams	3	0	23
CB Robert Van Winkle	2	0	23
S Marcus Robertson	2	0	24
S Bubba McDowell	1	2	29
ILB Walter Johnson	1	0	15
DE Ray Agnew	1	0	10
ILB Richard Newbill	1	0	4
S Dave Whitmore	1	0	19

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Britt Hager	6	0	0	30
CB Lemuel Stinson	4	0	1	35
ILB Dante Jones	2	0	0	6
S Solomon Wilcots	1	1	0	24
CB A.J. Johnson	1	0	1	21
DE Sean Jones	1	0	0	26
DE Bruce Smith	1	0	0	9
OLB Gary Plummer	1	0	0	25
DE John Shannon	1	0	0	10
DT Jeff Wright	1	0	0	26
S Henry Jones	1	0	0	9

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Richard Cooper	2	5	0	19	0	28
Bob Olderman	2	4	1	17	0	30
Dermontti Dawson	2	4	0	17	1	33
Ickey Woods	1	1	0	18	0	24
Lenny Robinson	0	5	0	17	0	27
Doug Widell	0	1	0	14	0	26
Tyler Houston	0	1	0	9	0	16

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Gene Williams	2	5	0	25	0	24
Keith Uecker	1	8	0	25	1	24
Mike Baab	1	5	1	25	0	24
Tom Baugh	1	4	0	12	0	8
Ken Moyer	1	2	0	24	0	24
Chris Port	0	3	0	25	0	24
Harry Swayne	0	2	0	9	0	7
Trey Junkin	0	1	0	20	0	13
Kevin Robbins	0	1	0	8	0	5

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Walter Johnson	1	18
Robert Van Winkle	1	10
Bill Jones	1	9
Hardy Nickerson	1	4

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Harvey Williams	2	20
Carlton Williamson	2	12
David Grayson	1	24
Walter Stanley	1	22
Trey Junkin	1	19
Doug Donley	1	9

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jarvis Williams	---	---	22	23	31	76
Hardy Nickerson	---	---	32	29	4	65
Bubba McDowell	---	---	31	29	4	64
Dermontti Dawson	17	33	---	---	9	59
Marvin Washington	---	---	26	21	11	58
Scott Mitchell	21	36	---	---	---	57
Robert Van Winkle	---	---	24	23	10	57
Bob Olderman	17	30	---	---	9	56
Walter Johnson	---	---	22	15	18	55
Marcus Robertson	---	---	29	24	2	55
Ickey Woods	18	24	---	---	10	52
Dave Whitmore	---	---	15	19	18	52
Curtis Maxie	---	---	19	18	11	48
Robb Thomas	11	26	---	---	11	48
Doug Widell	14	26	---	---	7	47
Jerry Olsavsky	---	---	12	11	24	47
Richard Cooper	19	28	---	---	---	47
Dennis Byrd	---	---	21	20	4	45
Lenny Robinson	17	27	---	---	---	44
Quintin Jones	---	---	20	19	3	42
Stephone Paige	8	22	---	---	11	41
Brett Faryniarz	---	---	17	20	4	41
Thurman Thomas	17	23	---	---	1	41
Rob Moore	14	26	---	---	---	40
Israel Miller	---	---	19	20	1	40
Wilber Marshall	---	---	18	14	3	35
Jonathan Hayes	12	22	---	---	1	35
A.B. Brown	4	13	---	---	17	34
Tyler Houston	9	16	---	---	9	34
Ernie Mills	11	10	---	---	12	33
Brian Kinchen	8	11	---	---	6	25
Mark Stepnoski	3	9	---	---	9	21
Ray Agnew	---	---	11	10	---	21
Richard Newbill	---	---	14	4	2	20
Paul Green	0	1	---	---	18	19
Houston Hoover	4	8	---	---	---	12
Derrick Fenner	2	1	---	---	9	12
Bill Jones	0	1	---	---	9	10
Tony Mayberry	5	3	---	---	2	10
Shawn McCarthy	0	0	---	---	9	9
Nick Bell	0	0	---	---	6	6
Steve De Line	0	0	---	---	4	4
Sean Salisbury	0	0	---	---	---	0
Chris Chandler	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Carlton Williamson	---	---	20	33	12	65
Lemuel Stinson	---	---	16	35	11	62
Jay Novacek	20	20	---	---	21	61
Neil O'Donnell	32	29	---	---	---	61
Chris Port	25	24	---	---	10	59
Stephen Baker	26	27	---	---	2	55
John Rade	---	---	17	33	4	54
Harvey Williams	22	12	---	---	20	54
Trey Junkin	20	13	---	---	19	52
Britt Hager	---	---	19	30	2	51
Mike Baab	25	24	---	---	---	49
Keith Uecker	25	24	---	---	---	49
Earl Wilson	---	---	12	28	9	49
Gene Williams	25	24	---	---	---	49
Ken Moyer	24	24	---	---	---	48
David Grayson	---	---	11	12	24	47
Jeff Wright	---	---	17	26	3	46
Gary Plummer	---	---	17	25	2	44
Solomon Wilcots	---	---	16	24	1	41
Sean Jones	---	---	13	26	1	40
A.J. Johnson	---	---	17	21	1	39
Bobby Watkins	---	---	6	17	15	38
Mike Pritchard	20	18	---	---	---	38
Walter Stanley	4	8	---	---	22	34
John Stephens	17	17	---	---	---	34
Doug Donley	9	14	---	---	9	32
Jackie Shipp	---	---	13	13	5	31
Tom Baugh	12	8	---	---	10	30
Kenneth Davis	16	10	---	---	1	27
Harry Swayne	9	7	---	---	11	27
John Shannon	---	---	12	10	5	27
Harvey Clayton	---	---	7	17	2	26
Damone Johnson	0	0	---	---	25	25
Napoleon McCallum	6	6	---	---	12	24
Kevin Robbins	8	5	---	---	11	24
Pete Mandley	0	0	---	---	21	21
Ben Smith	---	---	6	12	2	20
Bruce Smith	---	---	5	9	1	15
Glenn Montgomery	---	---	4	10	1	15
Joey Banes	7	5	---	---	2	14
John Lee	0	0	---	---	11	11
Henry Jones	---	---	1	9	---	10
Dante Jones	---	---	2	6	---	8
Mark Royals	0	0	---	---	7	7
Tom Jones	0	0	---	---	4	4
Thomas Magnum	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	37	5.3
Middle	8	33	4.1
Right	6	16	2.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	44	4.0
Middle	7	22	3.1
Right	13	34	2.6
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Scott Mitchell	35	20	4	2	1	1	8	3	2

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Neil O'Donnell	28	19	4	1	1	3	4	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	14	2.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	7	57	4.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	6	84	7.0
Long (19+ Yds)	6	3	76	12.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	27	3.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	7	49	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	3	45	15.0
Long (19+ Yds)	8	3	110	13.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Robb Thomas	9	6	0	85	1	26
WR Stephone Paige	8	4	0	64	2	22
RB Thurman Thomas	5	2	0	11	0	23
WR Rob Moore	5	2	0	50	1	26
TE Jonathan Hayes	4	2	1	9	0	22
RB A.B. Brown	2	2	0	3	0	13
FB Ickey Woods	1	1	0	2	0	24
WR Ernie Mills	1	1	0	7	0	10

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB John Stephens	6	3	1	13	0	17
TE Jay Novacek	5	4	0	63	1	20
WR Stephen Baker	5	5	0	120	3	27
WR Mike Pritchard	3	2	0	12	0	18
WR Doug Donley	2	1	0	3	0	14
WR Walter Stanley	2	0	0	0	0	8
RB Kenneth Davis	2	2	0	11	0	10
FB Harvey Williams	2	1	0	6	0	12
RB Napoleon McCallum	1	1	0	3	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Thurman Thomas	1	0	0.00	4.41
A.B. Brown	1	6	6.00	2.75

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
John Stephens	4	12	3.00	4.14
Kenneth Davis	1	6	6.00	2.40

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Scott Mitchell	2	0	0	0.00	6.60

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Neil O'Donnell	5	3	9	1.80	8.25

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Stephone Paige	1	0	0	0.00	8.00
WR Rob Moore	1	0	0	0.00	10.00

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Jay Novacek	1	1	-1	-1.00	12.60
WR Stephen Baker	1	1	3	3.00	24.00
RB John Stephens	1	0	0	0.00	2.17
WR Mike Pritchard	1	1	7	7.00	4.00
FB Harvey Williams	1	0	0	0.00	3.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Thurman Thomas	1	0

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
John Stephens	2	1
Kenneth Davis	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Scott Mitchell	12	6	3

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Neil O'Donnell	11	6	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Robb Thomas	3	1	0
WR Stephone Paige	2	1	1
RB Thurman Thomas	2	2	1
WR Rob Moore	2	0	0
TE Jonathan Hayes	1	0	0
RB A.B. Brown	1	1	0
WR Ernie Mills	1	1	1

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB John Stephens	3	2	1
WR Doug Donley	2	1	0
TE Jay Novacek	2	2	1
WR Walter Stanley	2	0	0
RB Napoleon McCallum	1	1	1
WR Mike Pritchard	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 63,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,300 (21,300)
End Zone 13,900 (15,300)
Mezzanine 8,000 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 12,200 (13,500)
Club Seats 6,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,400 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	63,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,300 (21,300)
End Zone	13,900 (15,300)
Mezzanine	8,000 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	12,200 (13,500)
Club Seats	6,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,400 (3,700)