Week 14, 1991

played in Carolina, NC

40 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Houston Oilers	0	10	0	13	-	23
Carolina Panthers	3	6	3	6	-	18

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:15 CAR - John Lee 20 field goal
2Q: 14:20 HOU - Herschel Walker 4 pass from Neil Lomax (Norm Johnson extra point)
2Q: 08:39 CAR - John Lee 48 field goal
2Q: 01:28 HOU - Norm Johnson 33 field goal
2Q: 00:06 CAR - John Lee 28 field goal
3Q: 12:33 CAR - John Lee 24 field goal
4Q: 11:44 HOU - Herschel Walker 13 run (Norm Johnson extra point)
4Q: 02:31 CAR - Kenneth Davis 7 run (Thomas Magnum pass for conversion failed)
4Q: 00:16 HOU - Henry Ellard 32 pass from Neil Lomax (Herschel Walker run for conversion failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:15 CAR - John Lee 20 field goal
2Q: 14:20 HOU - Herschel Walker 4 pass from Neil Lomax (Norm Johnson extra point)
2Q: 08:39 CAR - John Lee 48 field goal
2Q: 01:28 HOU - Norm Johnson 33 field goal
2Q: 00:06 CAR - John Lee 28 field goal
3Q: 12:33 CAR - John Lee 24 field goal
4Q: 11:44 HOU - Herschel Walker 13 run (Norm Johnson extra point)
4Q: 02:31 CAR - Kenneth Davis 7 run (Thomas Magnum pass for conversion failed)
4Q: 00:16 HOU - Henry Ellard 32 pass from Neil Lomax (Herschel Walker run for conversion failed)

Team Statistics HOU CAR
Record 10-3 7-6
First Downs 21 16
- by Rushing 8 8
- by Passing 13 7
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 353 290
- Offensive Plays 71 55
- Yards per Play 4.97 5.27
Net Rushing Yards 158 125
- Rushing Attempts 34 29
- Yards per Rush 4.65 4.31
Net Passing Yards 195 165
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 20 - 0 26 - 14 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 214 165
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/19 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.27 6.35
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 12/18 6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.8 5.9
4th Down Conversions 1/1 1/1
Penalties/Yards 5/30 6/40
Punt Returns/Yards 2/16 2/21
Kick Returns/Yards 2/33 3/76
Interception Ret./Yards 1/15 0/0
2pt Conversions 1/0 1/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 1/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 35
Time of Possession 32:46 27:14

Team Statistics	HOU	CAR
Record	10-3	7-6
First Downs	21	16
- by Rushing	8	8
- by Passing	13	7
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	353	290
- Offensive Plays	71	55
- Yards per Play	4.97	5.27
Net Rushing Yards	158	125
- Rushing Attempts	34	29
- Yards per Rush	4.65	4.31
Net Passing Yards	195	165
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 20 - 0	26 - 14 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	214	165
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/19	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.27	6.35
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	12/18	6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.8	5.9
4th Down Conversions	1/1	1/1
Penalties/Yards	5/30	6/40
Punt Returns/Yards	2/16	2/21
Kick Returns/Yards	2/33	3/76
Interception Ret./Yards	1/15	0/0
2pt Conversions	1/0	1/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	1/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 35
Time of Possession	32:46	27:14

Drive Charts

Houston Oilers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:42	OWN 21	4	18	Punt
1	6:09	7:00	OWN 20	14	80	Touchdown
2	12:40	1:12	OPP 39	3	7	Missed FG
2	8:31	7:11	OWN 11	14	73	Field Goal
3	13:32	0:14	OWN 29	1	-6	Fumble
3	12:27	2:07	OWN 13	3	-1	Punt
3	8:46	5:51	OWN 9	11	45	Punt
3	1:13	4:35	OWN 48	10	52	Touchdown
4	2:25	2:23	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:18	6:09	OWN 25	10	72	Field Goal
2	14:09	1:29	OWN 32	2	4	Interception
2	11:28	2:57	OWN 39	6	30	Field Goal
2	1:20	1:20	OWN 44	7	45	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:28	OWN 31	3	-3	Punt
3	13:18	0:51	OPP 13	3	6	Field Goal
3	10:20	1:34	OWN 43	4	22	Punt
3	2:55	1:42	OWN 14	3	2	Punt
4	11:38	9:13	OWN 20	16	80	Touchdown
4	0:02	0:02	OWN 20	1	7	Game

Game MVP: Herschel Walker, Houston Oilers

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Herschel Walker	20	118	5.90	13	5	1
Bartholomew Simpson	13	38	2.92	9	0	0
Neil Lomax	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Kenneth Davis	13	73	5.62	36	1	1
John Stephens	7	18	2.57	6	0	0
Harvey Williams	7	20	2.86	7	0	0
Walter Stanley	1	11	11.00	11	1	0
Thomas Magnum	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Neil Lomax	34	20	214	3/19	2	32	0	96.9

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Thomas Magnum	26	14	165	0/0	0	24	1	57.4

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Henry Ellard	6	11	96	16.00	42	32	1
RB Herschel Walker	4	4	30	7.50	7	11	1
WR Haywood Jeffires	4	4	39	9.75	4	20	0
WR Brian Brennan	2	6	25	12.50	4	15	0
WR Louis Lipps	1	4	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Jamie Holland	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Keith McKeller	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Bartholomew Simpson	1	1	12	12.00	0	12	0
TE KD Dunn	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Stephen Baker	4	6	65	16.25	21	24
TE Trey Junkin	2	3	17	8.50	0	12
RB Kenneth Davis	2	4	25	12.50	20	17
WR Mike Pritchard	2	2	24	12.00	1	13
FB Harvey Williams	2	2	10	5.00	0	7
WR Walter Stanley	1	2	17	17.00	7	17
RB John Stephens	1	3	7	7.00	0	7
WR Doug Donley	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
TE Jay Novacek	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S David Greenwood	1	15	15.00	0

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Neil Lomax	1	0	0	0

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Sean Jones	0	1	0	0
Gary Plummer	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brian Hansen	3	134	44.7	37.7	55	1

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mark Royals	3	121	40.3	35.0	54	2

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Norm Johnson	1/2	0/1	0/0	33	2/2

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Lee	4/4	1/1	0/0	48	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chris Green	2	16	8.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Pete Mandley	2	21	10.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chris Green	2	33	16.5	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Pete Mandley	2	55	27.5	0
Doug Donley	1	21	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Pepper Johnson	10	1	0.0	23	21
CB Mike Richardson	6	3	0.0	24	23
S Lloyd Burrus	4	1	0.0	26	20
ILB Riki Ellison	4	0	0.0	12	7
S Mark Carrier	3	0	0.0	18	20
CB James Hasty	2	2	0.0	22	18
OLB Ed Reynolds	2	1	0.0	12	14
OLB Simon Fletcher	2	1	0.0	21	15
CB Tim McKyer	2	1	0.0	20	19
DT Jamar Harris	2	1	0.0	18	16
DT Frank Bruno	2	0	0.0	20	18
OLB Jamie Kimmel	1	2	0.0	19	13
S David Greenwood	1	1	0.0	10	14
S Martin Bayless	1	0	0.0	7	11
TE KD Dunn	1	0	---	---	---
DE Jim Jeffcoat	0	1	0.0	20	18

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Carlton Williamson	6	5	0.0	31	36
DE Sean Jones	5	1	0.5	22	23
OLB John Rade	5	1	0.0	28	29
ILB Britt Hager	5	1	0.0	28	26
OLB Gary Plummer	4	1	0.5	27	33
CB Harvey Clayton	4	2	0.0	12	17
ILB Jackie Shipp	3	4	0.0	21	15
CB A.J. Johnson	3	1	0.0	20	22
S Barney Bussey	3	0	0.0	11	8
ILB Kurt Gouveia	3	0	0.0	7	14
OLB David Grayson	3	0	0.0	6	8
DT Jeff Wright	2	2	1.0	27	26
CB Bobby Watkins	2	1	0.0	14	17
S Solomon Wilcots	2	1	0.0	25	30
CB Lemuel Stinson	2	0	0.0	27	34
DE Bruce Smith	1	0	1.0	15	13
WR Doug Donley	1	0	---	---	---
DT Glenn Montgomery	1	0	0.0	8	11
DE Earl Wilson	0	1	0.0	21	24

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Ed Reynolds	1	0	0	14
OLB Jamie Kimmel	1	0	0	13
DE Jim Jeffcoat	0	1	1	18
OLB Simon Fletcher	0	1	0	15
DE Martin Harrison	0	1	0	23

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Bruce Smith	1.0	0	0	0	13
DT Jeff Wright	1.0	0	0	0	26
OLB Gary Plummer	0.5	1	4	6	33
DE Sean Jones	0.5	0	1	1	23
DE Earl Wilson	0.0	1	0	0	24
ILB Britt Hager	0.0	0	1	1	26

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Mike Richardson	4	1	0	23
S Lloyd Burrus	2	0	0	20
ILB Riki Ellison	2	0	0	7
ILB Pepper Johnson	2	0	0	21
CB James Hasty	1	0	0	18
DT Frank Bruno	1	0	0	18
S Mark Carrier	1	0	0	20
DT Jamar Harris	1	0	0	16
CB Chris Green	0	1	0	9
S David Greenwood	0	0	1	14

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB A.J. Johnson	3	1	22
CB Harvey Clayton	3	0	17
OLB John Rade	3	0	29
S Solomon Wilcots	3	0	30
ILB Britt Hager	2	0	26
S Carlton Williamson	1	0	36
CB Bobby Watkins	1	0	17
ILB Kurt Gouveia	1	0	14
OLB Gary Plummer	1	0	33
OLB David Grayson	1	0	8
CB Lemuel Stinson	1	0	34

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
John Alt	2	6	27	1	30
George Lilja	2	6	27	0	29
Dennis McKnight	2	4	30	0	32
Keith McKeller	2	2	22	0	20
Rob Taylor	1	3	20	0	27
KD Dunn	1	1	14	0	21
John Clay	0	4	17	0	15
Jeff Bostic	0	3	30	2	29
Jessie Clark	0	2	11	0	15
Jeff Davidson	0	2	10	0	12

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Keith Uecker	2	4	25	21
Gene Williams	2	3	24	19
Mike Baab	1	5	23	25
Harry Swayne	1	5	20	22
John Gesek	1	4	12	15
Harvey Williams	1	2	24	16
Trey Junkin	1	1	23	19
Chris Port	0	3	19	13
Joey Banes	0	1	7	5

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Chris Green	2	17
Chris Singleton	1	15
Bartholomew Simpson	1	15
David Greenwood	1	10

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Harvey Williams	1	17
Trey Junkin	1	14
Jay Novacek	1	14
John Stephens	1	12

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Neil Lomax	34	37	---	---	---	71
Jeff Bostic	30	29	---	---	3	62
Dennis McKnight	30	32	---	---	---	62
George Lilja	27	29	---	---	4	60
John Alt	27	30	---	---	---	57
Henry Ellard	28	28	---	---	---	56
Bartholomew Simpson	21	20	---	---	15	56
Mike Richardson	---	---	24	23	5	52
Martin Harrison	---	---	26	23	3	52
Lloyd Burrus	---	---	26	20	3	49
KD Dunn	14	21	---	---	14	49
Pepper Johnson	---	---	23	21	4	48
Tim McKyer	---	---	20	19	9	48
Keith McKeller	22	20	---	---	6	48
Rob Taylor	20	27	---	---	---	47
Brian Brennan	16	17	---	---	13	46
Louis Lipps	22	23	---	---	---	45
Herschel Walker	21	19	---	---	5	45
James Hasty	---	---	22	18	4	44
Mark Carrier	---	---	18	20	4	42
Jim Jeffcoat	---	---	20	18	3	41
Frank Bruno	---	---	20	18	2	40
Jamar Harris	---	---	18	16	6	40
Simon Fletcher	---	---	21	15	2	38
David Greenwood	---	---	10	14	10	34
Jamie Kimmel	---	---	19	13	2	34
John Clay	17	15	---	---	1	33
Jessie Clark	11	15	---	---	4	30
Martin Bayless	---	---	7	11	12	30
Ed Reynolds	---	---	12	14	2	28
Chris Green	---	---	2	9	17	28
Jeff Davidson	10	12	---	---	5	27
Haywood Jeffires	11	12	---	---	---	23
Riki Ellison	---	---	12	7	2	21
Darrell Thompson	3	4	---	---	14	21
Chris Singleton	---	---	6	0	15	21
Brian Ingram	---	---	5	4	11	20
Jamie Holland	1	6	---	---	12	19
Ben Jefferson	5	9	---	---	4	18
Dexter Manley	---	---	8	3	4	15
Rich Moran	4	2	---	---	5	11
Norm Johnson	0	0	---	---	7	7
Rich Dixon	---	---	0	0	5	5
Brian Hansen	0	0	---	---	5	5
Kevin Sweeney	0	0	---	---	---	0
Gary Ortego	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Carlton Williamson	---	---	31	36	12	79
Lemuel Stinson	---	---	27	34	12	73
Gary Plummer	---	---	27	33	2	62
John Rade	---	---	28	29	2	59
Solomon Wilcots	---	---	25	30	2	57
Harvey Williams	24	16	---	---	17	57
Trey Junkin	23	19	---	---	14	56
Britt Hager	---	---	28	26	2	56
Thomas Magnum	29	26	---	---	---	55
Jeff Wright	---	---	27	26	1	54
Earl Wilson	---	---	21	24	5	50
Mike Baab	23	25	---	---	---	48
Sean Jones	---	---	22	23	2	47
Keith Uecker	25	21	---	---	---	46
Jay Novacek	18	13	---	---	14	45
John Stephens	16	17	---	---	12	45
A.J. Johnson	---	---	20	22	2	44
Gene Williams	24	19	---	---	---	43
Harry Swayne	20	22	---	---	---	42
Chris Port	19	13	---	---	7	39
Jackie Shipp	---	---	21	15	2	38
Bobby Watkins	---	---	14	17	6	37
Doug Donley	12	14	---	---	10	36
Stephen Baker	15	14	---	---	5	34
John Gesek	12	15	---	---	5	32
Harvey Clayton	---	---	12	17	1	30
Bruce Smith	---	---	15	13	2	30
Kurt Gouveia	---	---	7	14	9	30
Mike Pritchard	14	15	---	---	---	29
Walter Stanley	4	7	---	---	16	27
David Grayson	---	---	6	8	12	26
Kenneth Davis	14	11	---	---	---	25
John Shannon	---	---	10	14	1	25
Damone Johnson	3	3	---	---	15	21
Pete Mandley	2	1	---	---	17	20
Kevin Robbins	6	7	---	---	7	20
Glenn Montgomery	---	---	8	11	1	20
Barney Bussey	---	---	11	8	---	19
Tom Baugh	9	3	---	---	6	18
Joey Banes	7	5	---	---	3	15
Darrin Miller	---	---	7	4	2	13
Perry Williams	---	---	7	3	---	10
John Lee	0	0	---	---	9	9
Tom Jones	0	0	---	---	4	4
Mark Royals	0	0	---	---	3	3
Neil O'Donnell	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	60	5.5
Middle	8	28	3.5
Right	15	70	4.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	38	3.8
Middle	7	21	3.0
Right	12	66	5.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Neil Lomax	34	20	2	3	2	1	6	8	0

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Thomas Magnum	26	14	2	2	2	2	3	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	14	122	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	72	9.0
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	20	3.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	8	8.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	7	66	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	91	9.1
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Henry Ellard	11	6	1	96	1	28
WR Brian Brennan	6	2	0	25	0	17
WR Louis Lipps	4	1	1	6	0	23
RB Herschel Walker	4	4	0	30	0	19
WR Haywood Jeffires	4	4	0	39	1	12
TE Keith McKeller	2	1	0	3	0	20
TE KD Dunn	1	0	0	0	0	21
WR Jamie Holland	1	1	0	3	0	6
RB Bartholomew Simpson	1	1	0	12	0	20

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Stephen Baker	6	4	0	65	2	14
RB Kenneth Davis	4	2	1	25	0	11
TE Trey Junkin	3	2	0	17	0	19
RB John Stephens	3	1	1	7	0	17
WR Doug Donley	2	0	0	0	0	14
TE Jay Novacek	2	0	0	0	0	13
WR Walter Stanley	2	1	0	17	0	7
WR Mike Pritchard	2	2	0	24	0	15
FB Harvey Williams	2	2	0	10	0	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bartholomew Simpson	4	10	2.50	2.92
Herschel Walker	1	13	13.00	5.90

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Harvey Williams	4	15	3.75	2.86
Kenneth Davis	3	15	5.00	5.62
John Stephens	2	1	0.50	2.57

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Neil Lomax	2	2	8	4.00	6.29

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Thomas Magnum	4	1	8	2.00	6.35

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Herschel Walker	2	2	8	4.00	7.50

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Kenneth Davis	3	1	8	2.67	6.25
RB John Stephens	1	0	0	0.00	2.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Herschel Walker	5	3
Bartholomew Simpson	2	1
Neil Lomax	1	0

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Harvey Williams	4	3
John Stephens	1	0
Thomas Magnum	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Neil Lomax	9	9	8

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Thomas Magnum	7	2	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Haywood Jeffires	3	3	2
WR Henry Ellard	2	2	2
WR Brian Brennan	2	2	2
RB Herschel Walker	2	2	2

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Stephen Baker	3	1	1
WR Doug Donley	1	0	0
TE Jay Novacek	1	0	0
RB John Stephens	1	0	0
WR Mike Pritchard	1	1	1

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

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