Week 7, 1992

played in Atlanta, GA

48 degrees, fair, calm

Carolina Panthers	3	3	0	0	-	6
Atlanta Falcons	7	10	7	0	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:15 CAR - Gary Anderson 40 field goal
1Q: 05:13 ATL - Ernie Mills 8 pass from Chris Chandler (John Kasay extra point)
2Q: 15:00 CAR - Gary Anderson 44 field goal
2Q: 08:38 ATL - John Kasay 32 field goal
2Q: 02:51 ATL - Thurman Thomas 57 run (John Kasay extra point)
3Q: 12:15 ATL - Duane Galloway 46 interception return (John Kasay extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:15 CAR - Gary Anderson 40 field goal
1Q: 05:13 ATL - Ernie Mills 8 pass from Chris Chandler (John Kasay extra point)
2Q: 15:00 CAR - Gary Anderson 44 field goal
2Q: 08:38 ATL - John Kasay 32 field goal
2Q: 02:51 ATL - Thurman Thomas 57 run (John Kasay extra point)
3Q: 12:15 ATL - Duane Galloway 46 interception return (John Kasay extra point)

Team Statistics CAR ATL
Record 2-5 3-3
First Downs 10 20
- by Rushing 1 11
- by Passing 9 9
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 188 326
- Offensive Plays 66 68
- Yards per Play 2.85 4.79
Net Rushing Yards 32 189
- Rushing Attempts 17 47
- Yards per Rush 1.88 4.02
Net Passing Yards 156 137
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 46 - 18 - 1 20 - 13 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 183 142
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/27 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 3.18 6.52
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/18 8/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.0 8.8
4th Down Conversions 1/4 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/30 4/30
Punt Returns/Yards 5/54 5/8
Kick Returns/Yards 3/66 2/56
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/46
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 27
Time of Possession 24:09 35:51

Team Statistics	CAR	ATL
Record	2-5	3-3
First Downs	10	20
- by Rushing	1	11
- by Passing	9	9
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	188	326
- Offensive Plays	66	68
- Yards per Play	2.85	4.79
Net Rushing Yards	32	189
- Rushing Attempts	17	47
- Yards per Rush	1.88	4.02
Net Passing Yards	156	137
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	46 - 18 - 1	20 - 13 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	183	142
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/27	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	3.18	6.52
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/18	8/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.0	8.8
4th Down Conversions	1/4	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/30	4/30
Punt Returns/Yards	5/54	5/8
Kick Returns/Yards	3/66	2/56
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/46
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 27
Time of Possession	24:09	35:51

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:50	OWN 20	8	57	Field Goal
1	5:02	5:08	OWN 27	11	46	Field Goal
2	8:32	3:52	OWN 20	6	24	Punt
2	2:30	1:14	OWN 26	3	-7	Punt
2	0:12	0:12	OWN 23	1	-6	Half
3	13:04	0:59	OWN 42	3	-4	Interception
3	12:05	1:44	OWN 23	3	-12	Punt
3	7:19	1:28	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
3	2:55	0:57	OWN 32	3	-2	Punt
4	14:10	4:18	OWN 38	16	54	Downs
4	8:18	0:49	OPP 29	4	3	Downs
4	2:28	0:45	OWN 20	4	6	Downs
4	0:22	0:22	OWN 20	1	7	Game

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:10	7:08	OWN 20	13	80	Touchdown
2	14:54	6:22	OWN 30	12	55	Field Goal
2	4:40	2:10	OWN 2	5	98	Touchdown
2	1:16	1:04	OWN 30	4	17	Punt
3	15:00	1:56	OWN 35	3	1	Punt
3	10:21	3:02	OWN 43	6	19	Punt
3	5:51	2:56	OWN 17	6	13	Punt
3	1:58	2:48	OWN 18	6	9	Punt
4	9:52	1:34	OWN 8	3	-3	Punt
4	7:29	5:01	OWN 26	7	26	Punt
4	1:43	1:21	OPP 26	3	-9	Punt

Game MVP: Thurman Thomas, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Kenneth Davis	6	4	0.67	5
Rodney Culver	5	15	3.00	7
Thomas Magnum	4	15	3.75	9
John Stephens	2	-2	-1.00	-1

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Thurman Thomas	32	164	5.13	57	6	1
Ostell Miles	9	18	2.00	9	0	0
Bill Jones	4	-1	-0.25	1	0	0
Chris Chandler	2	8	4.00	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Thomas Magnum	41	15	170	3/27	0	33	1	39.7
Neil O'Donnell	5	3	13	0/0	0	7	0	64.6

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Chris Chandler	20	13	142	1/5	1	23	0	102.5

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Jay Novacek	4	8	65	16.25	25	33
RB Kenneth Davis	3	4	18	6.00	0	8
RB John Stephens	3	5	28	9.33	5	12
WR Mike Pritchard	3	6	40	13.33	16	19
TE Aaron Pierce	2	4	11	5.50	0	6
WR Pete Mandley	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
WR Walter Stanley	1	5	7	7.00	0	7
WR Stephen Baker	1	10	11	11.00	0	11
TE Trey Junkin	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Calvin Williams	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
FB Harvey Williams	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Thurman Thomas	3	3	14	4.67	0	15	0
WR Stephone Paige	2	3	27	13.50	0	15	0
TE Brian Kinchen	2	3	19	9.50	0	10	0
WR Rob Moore	2	6	39	19.50	19	23	0
FB Derrick Fenner	1	1	9	9.00	2	9	0
WR Ernie Mills	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	1
WR Todd Kinchen	1	1	14	14.00	0	14	0
WR Dave Groh	1	1	12	12.00	2	12	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Duane Galloway	1	46	46.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mark Royals	5	272	54.4	52.8	61	3

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Shawn McCarthy	8	324	40.5	26.3	50	1

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Gary Anderson	2/2	2/2	0/0	44	0/0

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Kasay	1/1	0/0	0/0	32	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Pete Mandley	5	54	10.8	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Stephone Paige	5	8	1.6	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Pete Mandley	2	46	23.0	0
Carlton Williamson	1	20	20.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Robert Van Winkle	2	56	28.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Carlton Williamson	11	4	0.0	44	21
ILB Victor Jones	8	2	0.0	37	15
ILB Dante Jones	5	3	0.0	41	20
CB Perry Williams	5	0	0.0	39	16
S Carl Lews	4	3	0.0	44	21
OLB John Rade	4	2	0.0	45	15
DT Jeff Wright	4	0	0.0	29	13
ILB Kurt Gouveia	3	0	0.0	15	2
OLB Rufus Porter	3	0	0.0	35	14
CB Lemuel Stinson	2	2	0.0	42	21
CB Jimmy Spencer	2	2	0.0	15	12
DE Elijah Alexander	2	0	0.0	30	12
DE Tracy Scroggins	2	0	0.0	28	14
DE Leonard Griffin	1	0	1.0	17	9
DT Glenn Montgomery	1	2	0.0	19	8
S Henry Jones	1	2	0.0	5	0
DE Bruce Smith	1	0	0.0	19	7

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Dave Whitmore	7	1	0.0	16	48
CB Robert Van Winkle	6	1	0.0	17	47
ILB Hardy Nickerson	5	2	0.0	17	46
OLB Derrick Thomas	3	0	2.0	15	48
DE Ray Agnew	3	0	0.0	6	24
CB Quintin Jones	2	2	0.0	14	48
CB Duane Galloway	2	1	0.0	11	45
ILB Rob McGovern	2	0	0.0	6	4
S Bubba McDowell	2	0	0.0	16	38
DT Cortez Kennedy	1	1	1.0	8	33
DT Santana Dotson	1	3	0.0	9	16
OLB Wilber Marshall	1	1	0.0	11	20
S John Booty	1	0	0.0	5	17
DE Curtis Maxie	1	0	0.0	11	25
DT Keith Hamilton	1	0	0.0	6	17
DE Dennis Byrd	0	1	0.0	11	32

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Leonard Griffin	1.0	0	0	0	9
OLB John Rade	0.0	0	1	1	15

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Derrick Thomas	2.0	0	0	2	48
DT Cortez Kennedy	1.0	0	4	1	33
DE Dennis Byrd	0.0	1	1	0	32
DT Keith Hamilton	0.0	1	0	0	17
DT Santana Dotson	0.0	0	3	0	16
OLB Wilber Marshall	0.0	0	1	0	20
DE Curtis Maxie	0.0	0	1	0	25
OLB Jerry Olsavsky	0.0	0	1	0	9
DE Ray Agnew	0.0	0	1	0	24

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Perry Williams	3	0	16
ILB Victor Jones	3	0	15
S Carl Lews	2	1	21
S Carlton Williamson	2	0	21
OLB Rufus Porter	1	0	14
CB Lemuel Stinson	1	0	21
CB Jimmy Spencer	1	0	12
OLB John Rade	0	1	15

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Dave Whitmore	6	0	0	48
CB Robert Van Winkle	3	0	0	47
CB Duane Galloway	2	3	1	45
CB Quintin Jones	2	1	0	48
ILB Hardy Nickerson	2	0	0	46
DE Curtis Maxie	1	0	0	25
ILB Rob McGovern	1	0	0	4
S Bubba McDowell	1	0	0	38
OLB Derrick Thomas	0	1	0	48

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Mike Baab	1	4	17	0	45
John Gesek	1	1	17	1	48
Joey Banes	0	4	12	1	23
Ken Moyer	0	2	17	0	44
Gene Williams	0	1	17	1	46
Harvey Williams	0	1	8	0	27

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tony Mayberry	5	14	0	47	0	21
Doug Widell	3	12	0	45	0	21
Dave Cullity	3	5	1	42	1	21
Ellis Gardner	3	5	0	43	0	21
Derrick Fenner	1	4	0	27	0	8
Richard Cooper	0	3	0	46	0	21
Ken Whisenhunt	0	1	0	18	0	3
Brian Kinchen	0	1	0	36	0	15

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Harvey Williams	2	14
Rodney Culver	1	23
Walter Stanley	1	12
Jimmy Spencer	1	9
Michael Durrette	1	7
Kurt Gouveia	1	7

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Bill Jones	3	16
John Booty	2	16
Brian Kinchen	1	16
Derrick Fenner	1	14
Ostell Miles	1	12

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Carlton Williamson	---	---	44	21	17	82
Stephen Baker	16	44	---	---	16	76
John Gesek	17	48	---	---	7	72
Lemuel Stinson	---	---	42	21	9	72
Carl Lews	---	---	44	21	6	71
John Rade	---	---	45	15	3	63
Gene Williams	17	46	---	---	---	63
Mike Baab	17	45	---	---	---	62
Dante Jones	---	---	41	20	1	62
Jay Novacek	14	39	---	---	8	61
Thomas Magnum	17	44	---	---	---	61
Ken Moyer	17	44	---	---	---	61
Perry Williams	---	---	39	16	1	56
Victor Jones	---	---	37	15	---	52
Rufus Porter	---	---	35	14	1	50
Harvey Williams	8	27	---	---	14	49
Rodney Culver	5	19	---	---	23	47
Tracy Scroggins	---	---	28	14	4	46
Jeff Wright	---	---	29	13	2	44
Elijah Alexander	---	---	30	12	1	43
Michael Durrette	5	26	---	---	7	38
Leonard Griffin	---	---	17	9	12	38
Aaron Pierce	5	22	---	---	11	38
Jimmy Spencer	---	---	15	12	9	36
Joey Banes	12	23	---	---	---	35
Mike Pritchard	8	27	---	---	---	35
David Grayson	---	---	5	6	20	31
A.J. Johnson	---	---	8	5	16	29
Calvin Williams	9	19	---	---	---	28
John Stephens	6	20	---	---	1	27
Glenn Montgomery	---	---	19	8	---	27
Bruce Smith	---	---	19	7	---	26
Walter Stanley	6	7	---	---	12	25
Kenneth Davis	7	17	---	---	---	24
Kurt Gouveia	---	---	15	2	7	24
Pete Mandley	1	2	---	---	19	22
Tom Baugh	0	5	---	---	7	12
Harry Swayne	0	5	---	---	7	12
Mark Lewis	0	0	---	---	7	7
Trey Junkin	0	2	---	---	4	6
Gary Anderson	0	0	---	---	5	5
Mark Royals	0	0	---	---	5	5
Neil O'Donnell	0	5	---	---	---	5
Henry Jones	---	---	5	0	---	5
Chris Port	0	3	---	---	---	3
Tom Jones	0	0	---	---	2	2

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Doug Widell	45	21	---	---	8	74
Ellis Gardner	43	21	---	---	9	73
Quintin Jones	---	---	14	48	7	69
Tony Mayberry	47	21	---	---	1	69
Duane Galloway	---	---	11	45	12	68
Robert Van Winkle	---	---	17	47	4	68
Brian Kinchen	36	15	---	---	16	67
Richard Cooper	46	21	---	---	---	67
Hardy Nickerson	---	---	17	46	3	66
Dave Whitmore	---	---	16	48	2	66
Dave Cullity	42	21	---	---	2	65
Derrick Thomas	---	---	15	48	2	65
Chris Chandler	41	21	---	---	---	62
Bubba McDowell	---	---	16	38	3	57
Rob Moore	36	18	---	---	1	55
Thurman Thomas	34	16	---	---	2	52
Derrick Fenner	27	8	---	---	14	49
Stephone Paige	23	13	---	---	9	45
Dennis Byrd	---	---	11	32	2	45
Dave Groh	27	17	---	---	1	45
Cortez Kennedy	---	---	8	33	2	43
Curtis Maxie	---	---	11	25	3	39
John Booty	---	---	5	17	16	38
Marcus Robertson	---	---	4	19	13	36
Ray Agnew	---	---	6	24	3	33
Wilber Marshall	---	---	11	20	1	32
Ernie Mills	11	9	---	---	11	31
Santana Dotson	---	---	9	16	4	29
Jerry Olsavsky	---	---	4	9	15	28
Ken Whisenhunt	18	3	---	---	6	27
Keith Hamilton	---	---	6	17	4	27
Ostell Miles	9	2	---	---	12	23
Bill Jones	4	0	---	---	16	20
Todd Kinchen	6	3	---	---	10	19
Mark Stepnoski	6	0	---	---	9	15
John Williams	6	0	---	---	7	13
Nick Bell	4	1	---	---	7	12
Rob McGovern	---	---	6	4	---	10
Shawn McCarthy	0	0	---	---	9	9
Tim Wilmont	0	0	---	---	9	9
Scott Mitchell	6	0	---	---	---	6
Richard Newbill	---	---	0	3	3	6
John Kasay	0	0	---	---	6	6
Sean Salisbury	0	0	---	---	---	0
Steve De Line	0	0	---	---	---	0
Israel Miller	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	0	0.0
Middle	11	37	3.4
Right	4	-5	-1.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	62	6.9
Middle	17	57	3.4
Right	21	70	3.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Thomas Magnum	41	15	2	1	6	5	12	3	1
Neil O'Donnell	5	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Chris Chandler	20	13	1	0	4	2	1	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	10	99	5.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	19	7	51	2.7
Long (19+ Yds)	8	1	33	4.1

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	-4	-4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	5	56	6.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	7	90	11.3
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Stephen Baker	10	1	1	11	0	44
TE Jay Novacek	8	4	3	65	2	39
WR Mike Pritchard	6	3	0	40	0	27
WR Walter Stanley	5	1	0	7	0	7
RB John Stephens	5	3	1	28	0	20
RB Kenneth Davis	4	3	0	18	0	17
TE Aaron Pierce	4	2	1	11	0	22
TE Trey Junkin	1	0	0	0	0	2
WR Pete Mandley	1	1	0	3	0	2
WR Calvin Williams	1	0	0	0	0	19
FB Harvey Williams	1	0	1	0	0	27

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rob Moore	6	2	2	39	1	18
WR Stephone Paige	3	2	1	27	0	13
TE Brian Kinchen	3	2	0	19	0	15
RB Thurman Thomas	3	3	0	14	0	16
WR Ernie Mills	2	1	1	8	0	9
FB Derrick Fenner	1	1	0	9	0	8
WR Todd Kinchen	1	1	0	14	0	3
WR Dave Groh	1	1	0	12	0	17

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Thurman Thomas	5	0	0.00	5.13

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Thomas Magnum	7	1	7	1.00	4.15

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Chris Chandler	4	3	26	6.50	7.10

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Stephen Baker	3	0	0	0.00	1.10
WR Walter Stanley	1	0	0	0.00	1.40
RB John Stephens	1	1	7	7.00	5.60
WR Mike Pritchard	1	0	0	0.00	6.67
TE Aaron Pierce	1	0	0	0.00	2.75

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Thurman Thomas	2	2	18	9.00	4.67
WR Rob Moore	1	0	0	0.00	6.50
WR Ernie Mills	1	1	8	8.00	4.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
John Stephens	2	0
Thomas Magnum	2	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Thurman Thomas	2	2
Bill Jones	2	0
Chris Chandler	1	0
Ostell Miles	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Thomas Magnum	12	7	6
Neil O'Donnell	1	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Chris Chandler	11	7	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB John Stephens	4	3	3
WR Stephen Baker	3	1	1
WR Mike Pritchard	2	2	1
TE Aaron Pierce	2	1	1
WR Calvin Williams	1	0	0
FB Harvey Williams	1	0	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Rob Moore	3	1	1
WR Stephone Paige	2	1	1
RB Thurman Thomas	2	2	1
TE Brian Kinchen	1	0	0
WR Ernie Mills	1	1	1
WR Todd Kinchen	1	1	1
WR Dave Groh	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 61,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,800 (17,100)
End Zone 11,000 (12,400)
Mezzanine 6,300 (7,100)
Sideline Seats 9,700 (10,900)
Club Seats 13,800 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 6,600 (7,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	61,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,800 (17,100)
End Zone	11,000 (12,400)
Mezzanine	6,300 (7,100)
Sideline Seats	9,700 (10,900)
Club Seats	13,800 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	6,600 (7,500)