Week 17, 1992

played in Carolina, NC

43 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	7	7	7	0	-	21
Carolina Panthers	10	0	0	6	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:57 ATL - Thurman Thomas 90 run (John Kasay extra point)
1Q: 07:10 CAR - Rodney Culver 4 pass from Thomas Magnum (Gary Anderson extra point)
1Q: 02:54 CAR - Gary Anderson 53 field goal
2Q: 04:50 ATL - Rob Moore 4 pass from Chris Chandler (John Kasay extra point)
3Q: 03:29 ATL - Derrick Fenner 5 pass from Chris Chandler (John Kasay extra point)
4Q: 14:50 CAR - Gary Anderson 25 field goal
4Q: 06:30 CAR - Gary Anderson 44 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:57 ATL - Thurman Thomas 90 run (John Kasay extra point)
1Q: 07:10 CAR - Rodney Culver 4 pass from Thomas Magnum (Gary Anderson extra point)
1Q: 02:54 CAR - Gary Anderson 53 field goal
2Q: 04:50 ATL - Rob Moore 4 pass from Chris Chandler (John Kasay extra point)
3Q: 03:29 ATL - Derrick Fenner 5 pass from Chris Chandler (John Kasay extra point)
4Q: 14:50 CAR - Gary Anderson 25 field goal
4Q: 06:30 CAR - Gary Anderson 44 field goal

Team Statistics ATL CAR
Record 7-9 6-10
First Downs 21 18
- by Rushing 5 6
- by Passing 13 10
- by Penalty 3 2
Total Net Yards 338 297
- Offensive Plays 73 57
- Yards per Play 4.63 5.21
Net Rushing Yards 156 108
- Rushing Attempts 35 26
- Yards per Rush 4.46 4.15
Net Passing Yards 182 189
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 18 - 1 29 - 16 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 197 196
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/15 2/7
- Yards per Pass Play 4.79 6.10
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 4/1
3rd Down Conversions 9/18 2/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.7 9.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/40 7/67
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 3/26
Kick Returns/Yards 1/26 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/5
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 30
Time of Possession 31:42 28:18

Team Statistics	ATL	CAR
Record	7-9	6-10
First Downs	21	18
- by Rushing	5	6
- by Passing	13	10
- by Penalty	3	2
Total Net Yards	338	297
- Offensive Plays	73	57
- Yards per Play	4.63	5.21
Net Rushing Yards	156	108
- Rushing Attempts	35	26
- Yards per Rush	4.46	4.15
Net Passing Yards	182	189
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 18 - 1	29 - 16 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	197	196
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/15	2/7
- Yards per Pass Play	4.79	6.10
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	4/1
3rd Down Conversions	9/18	2/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.7	9.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/40	7/67
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	3/26
Kick Returns/Yards	1/26	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/5
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 30
Time of Possession	31:42	28:18

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:31	0:54	OWN 11	2	89	Touchdown
1	7:01	2:11	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
1	2:46	0:43	OWN 20	3	-4	Punt
2	14:07	9:27	OWN 21	20	79	Touchdown
2	3:14	3:10	OWN 42	10	38	Interception
3	15:00	1:22	OWN 27	4	13	Punt
3	11:33	3:24	OWN 13	6	17	Punt
3	4:59	1:37	OWN 20	3	80	Touchdown
4	14:45	1:32	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
4	11:28	0:59	OWN 19	3	-9	Punt
4	8:48	0:55	OWN 7	3	19	Fumble
4	6:22	5:15	OWN 6	12	52	Punt
4	0:59	0:59	OPP 34	2	-3	Game

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:29	OWN 20	5	23	Punt
1	11:37	4:36	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
1	4:50	2:04	OWN 43	5	21	Field Goal
1	2:03	2:56	OWN 47	7	32	Fumble
2	4:40	1:26	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
2	0:04	0:04	OWN 11	1	6	Half
3	13:38	2:05	OWN 34	3	5	Punt
3	8:09	3:10	OWN 24	5	32	Punt
3	3:22	3:37	OWN 20	7	72	Field Goal
4	13:13	1:45	OWN 30	5	17	Punt
4	10:29	1:41	OWN 30	3	10	Punt
4	7:53	1:31	OPP 26	3	-1	Field Goal
4	1:07	0:08	OWN 20	1	0	Interception

Game MVP: Thurman Thomas, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Thurman Thomas	27	138	5.11	90	3	1
Ostell Miles	4	15	3.75	10	1	0
Chris Chandler	2	-3	-1.50	-1	0	0
Derrick Fenner	2	6	3.00	7	0	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Kenneth Davis	15	84	5.60	16	4
Rodney Culver	6	0	0.00	4	0
Thomas Magnum	3	23	7.67	10	1
John Stephens	2	1	0.50	1	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Chris Chandler	36	18	197	2/15	2	44	1	73.5

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Thomas Magnum	29	16	196	2/7	1	36	1	73.3

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Robb Thomas	4	6	40	10.00	9	21	0
WR Rob Moore	4	13	42	10.50	13	19	1
WR Dave Groh	3	4	62	20.67	13	44	0
TE Ken Whisenhunt	2	2	25	12.50	0	13	0
RB Thurman Thomas	2	5	5	2.50	7	4	0
WR Stephone Paige	1	3	12	12.00	13	12	0
TE Thornton Chandler	1	2	6	6.00	1	6	0
FB Derrick Fenner	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	1

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Kenneth Davis	4	4	34	8.50	27	22	0
FB Harvey Williams	3	3	29	9.67	14	15	0
TE Jay Novacek	2	4	23	11.50	10	17	0
WR Calvin Williams	2	5	15	7.50	8	11	0
WR Walter Stanley	1	2	36	36.00	17	36	0
WR Mike Pritchard	1	6	27	27.00	27	27	0
RB Rodney Culver	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	1
TE Aaron Pierce	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0
WR Cash Gifford	1	2	18	18.00	12	18	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Bubba McDowell	1	0	0.00	0

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Gary Plummer	1	5	5.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Thurman Thomas	1	0	0
Dave Groh	1	0	0
Thornton Chandler	0	1	0
Rob McGovern	0	1	0
Hardy Nickerson	0	0	1
Quintin Jones	0	0	1
Bill Jones	0	0	1
Robert Van Winkle	0	0	1

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
Walter Stanley	1	0	0
Thomas Magnum	1	0	0
Calvin Williams	1	0	0
Rodney Culver	1	0	0
John Gesek	0	1	0
Solomon Wilcots	0	1	0
Dante Jones	0	1	0
Gene Williams	0	1	0
Carl Lews	0	0	1
Tracy Scroggins	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Shawn McCarthy	7	328	46.9	40.3	60	2

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mark Royals	6	263	43.8	40.5	53	4

Kicking Statistics

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

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Gary Anderson	3/3	2/2	1/1	53	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Walter Stanley	3	26	8.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Robert Van Winkle	1	26	26.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Bubba McDowell	6	4	0.0	26	31
OLB Derrick Thomas	6	2	0.0	23	27
S Dave Whitmore	5	1	0.0	25	29
CB Robert Van Winkle	4	1	0.0	26	31
CB Duane Galloway	3	1	0.0	20	23
ILB Hardy Nickerson	3	1	0.0	26	31
ILB Rob McGovern	3	0	0.0	6	8
DT Cortez Kennedy	3	0	0.0	16	25
DE Dennis Byrd	2	1	1.0	18	17
CB Quintin Jones	2	1	0.0	24	27
DE Ray Agnew	2	0	0.0	11	12
ILB Richard Newbill	1	0	1.0	6	9
DE Curtis Maxie	1	2	0.0	15	19
RB Thurman Thomas	1	0	---	---	---
DT Keith Hamilton	1	0	0.0	8	14
DT Israel Miller	0	2	0.0	10	6
S Marcus Robertson	0	2	0.0	17	17

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Gary Plummer	11	1	0.0	34	38
ILB Victor Jones	5	2	0.0	20	17
CB Lemuel Stinson	4	1	0.0	34	38
S Barney Bussey	4	0	0.0	33	36
OLB Rufus Porter	3	0	1.0	14	12
OLB John Rade	3	1	0.0	24	26
CB Jimmy Spencer	3	0	0.0	30	36
ILB Dante Jones	2	0	0.5	6	9
DE Elijah Alexander	2	1	0.0	20	15
DE Leonard Griffin	2	0	0.0	15	23
DT Jeff Wright	2	0	0.0	23	24
DT Glenn Montgomery	2	0	0.0	12	14
DE Tracy Scroggins	1	2	0.5	28	33
S Carl Lews	1	3	0.0	33	33
OLB David Grayson	1	2	0.0	8	6
ILB Britt Hager	1	1	0.0	16	17
CB Alan Haller	1	1	0.0	16	20
TE Jay Novacek	1	0	---	---	---
DE Bruce Smith	1	0	0.0	8	5
S Solomon Wilcots	0	1	0.0	4	12

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Dennis Byrd	1.0	0	17
ILB Richard Newbill	1.0	0	9
DT Cortez Kennedy	0.0	1	25

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Rufus Porter	1.0	1	0	12
ILB Dante Jones	0.5	1	0	9
DE Tracy Scroggins	0.5	1	0	33
DT Jeff Wright	0.0	3	0	24
OLB Gary Plummer	0.0	1	2	38
DT Glenn Montgomery	0.0	1	0	14
DE Bruce Smith	0.0	0	1	5

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Hardy Nickerson	4	2	0	31
S Bubba McDowell	3	0	1	31
CB Duane Galloway	2	2	0	23
CB Robert Van Winkle	2	1	0	31
S Dave Whitmore	2	0	0	29
ILB Rob McGovern	1	0	0	8
OLB Derrick Thomas	1	0	0	27
DE Ray Agnew	1	0	0	12
CB Quintin Jones	0	1	0	27

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Victor Jones	3	1	0	17
CB Lemuel Stinson	3	1	0	38
S Barney Bussey	2	2	0	36
S Carl Lews	2	2	0	33
OLB Gary Plummer	2	0	1	38
CB Jimmy Spencer	2	0	0	36
OLB John Rade	1	0	0	26
ILB Dante Jones	1	0	0	9
DT Jeff Wright	1	0	0	24
CB Alan Haller	1	0	0	20
ILB Britt Hager	0	1	0	17

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tony Mayberry	2	10	35	1	38
Doug Widell	2	8	35	0	38
Ellis Gardner	2	4	35	0	38
Richard Cooper	1	6	35	1	38
Dave Cullity	0	5	35	0	38

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
John Gesek	3	7	0	26	1	31
Tom Baugh	3	5	1	26	0	31
Ken Moyer	0	8	0	26	0	31
Gene Williams	0	2	0	26	0	31
Joey Banes	0	1	0	26	1	31

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Bill Jones	1	21
John Booty	1	17
Derrick Fenner	1	15

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Kurt Gouveia	1	15

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ellis Gardner	35	38	---	---	7	80
Dave Cullity	35	38	---	---	7	80
Chris Chandler	35	38	---	---	---	73
Doug Widell	35	38	---	---	---	73
Tony Mayberry	35	38	---	---	---	73
Richard Cooper	35	38	---	---	---	73
Bubba McDowell	---	---	26	31	8	65
Robert Van Winkle	---	---	26	31	7	64
Quintin Jones	---	---	24	27	12	63
Stephone Paige	22	28	---	---	12	62
Hardy Nickerson	---	---	26	31	4	61
Thurman Thomas	31	29	---	---	1	61
Duane Galloway	---	---	20	23	15	58
Rob Moore	27	30	---	---	---	57
Dave Whitmore	---	---	25	29	3	57
Derrick Thomas	---	---	23	27	4	54
Robb Thomas	22	28	---	---	2	52
Thornton Chandler	23	20	---	---	6	49
Cortez Kennedy	---	---	16	25	3	44
Derrick Fenner	16	9	---	---	15	40
Curtis Maxie	---	---	15	19	3	37
Dennis Byrd	---	---	18	17	2	37
Dave Groh	8	16	---	---	13	37
Marcus Robertson	---	---	17	17	2	36
Ken Whisenhunt	16	15	---	---	1	32
Ray Agnew	---	---	11	12	7	30
Keith Hamilton	---	---	8	14	4	26
Bill Jones	1	3	---	---	21	25
John Booty	---	---	2	5	17	24
Ostell Miles	4	7	---	---	10	21
Wilber Marshall	---	---	3	5	12	20
Brian Kinchen	2	1	---	---	16	19
Rob McGovern	---	---	6	8	5	19
Richard Newbill	---	---	6	9	4	19
Israel Miller	---	---	10	6	2	18
Ernie Mills	3	4	---	---	9	16
Jerry Olsavsky	---	---	4	5	1	10
Brett Faryniarz	---	---	0	0	8	8
Dermontti Dawson	0	0	---	---	7	7
Mark Stepnoski	0	0	---	---	7	7
Shawn McCarthy	0	0	---	---	7	7
Tim Wilmont	0	0	---	---	7	7
John Kasay	0	0	---	---	4	4
Sean Salisbury	0	0	---	---	---	0
Steve De Line	0	0	---	---	---	0
Scott Mitchell	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Lemuel Stinson	---	---	34	38	9	81
Carl Lews	---	---	33	33	9	75
Gary Plummer	---	---	34	38	---	72
Jimmy Spencer	---	---	30	36	4	70
Barney Bussey	---	---	33	36	---	69
John Gesek	26	31	---	---	9	66
Harvey Williams	16	24	---	---	25	65
Jay Novacek	18	27	---	---	19	64
Tracy Scroggins	---	---	28	33	---	61
Tom Baugh	26	31	---	---	---	57
Thomas Magnum	26	31	---	---	---	57
Ken Moyer	26	31	---	---	---	57
Joey Banes	26	31	---	---	---	57
Gene Williams	26	31	---	---	---	57
John Rade	---	---	24	26	1	51
Jeff Wright	---	---	23	24	3	50
Mike Pritchard	22	25	---	---	1	48
Elijah Alexander	---	---	20	15	9	44
Walter Stanley	11	9	---	---	23	43
Victor Jones	---	---	20	17	6	43
Alan Haller	---	---	16	20	7	43
Calvin Williams	19	22	---	---	1	42
Leonard Griffin	---	---	15	23	2	40
Kenneth Davis	17	14	---	---	7	38
David Grayson	---	---	8	6	22	36
Rodney Culver	6	12	---	---	18	36
Britt Hager	---	---	16	17	1	34
Aaron Pierce	10	5	---	---	14	29
Rufus Porter	---	---	14	12	2	28
Cash Gifford	5	12	---	---	10	27
Glenn Montgomery	---	---	12	14	---	26
Dante Jones	---	---	6	9	5	20
Solomon Wilcots	---	---	4	12	---	16
Kurt Gouveia	---	---	0	0	15	15
Bruce Smith	---	---	8	5	---	13
John Stephens	6	5	---	---	---	11
Henry Jones	---	---	7	4	---	11
Keith Uecker	0	0	---	---	9	9
Mark Lewis	0	0	---	---	9	9
Michael Durrette	0	0	---	---	9	9
Harry Swayne	0	0	---	---	9	9
Gary Anderson	0	0	---	---	8	8
Mark Royals	0	0	---	---	6	6
Tom Jones	0	0	---	---	3	3
Neil O'Donnell	0	0	---	---	---	0
Chris Port	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	120	9.2
Middle	10	7	0.7
Right	10	32	3.2
None	2	-3	-1.5

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	20	3.3
Middle	16	79	4.9
Right	4	9	2.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Chris Chandler	36	18	2	0	2	7	8	3	1

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Thomas Magnum	29	16	3	4	1	6	1	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	23	3.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	7	55	3.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	3	42	6.0
Long (19+ Yds)	6	3	77	12.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	7	57	7.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	8	103	9.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	0	0	0.0
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	36	6.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rob Moore	13	4	0	42	0	30
WR Robb Thomas	6	4	0	40	1	28
RB Thurman Thomas	5	2	1	5	0	29
WR Dave Groh	4	3	0	62	1	16
WR Stephone Paige	3	1	1	12	0	28
TE Ken Whisenhunt	2	2	0	25	0	15
TE Thornton Chandler	2	1	0	6	0	20
FB Derrick Fenner	1	1	0	5	0	9

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mike Pritchard	6	1	0	27	1	25
WR Calvin Williams	5	2	0	15	0	22
TE Jay Novacek	4	2	0	23	0	27
RB Kenneth Davis	4	4	0	34	1	14
FB Harvey Williams	3	3	0	29	0	24
WR Walter Stanley	2	1	1	36	1	9
RB Rodney Culver	2	1	0	4	0	12
WR Cash Gifford	2	1	0	18	0	12
TE Aaron Pierce	1	1	0	10	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Derrick Fenner	1	-1	-1.00	3.00
Ostell Miles	1	1	1.00	3.75

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Kenneth Davis	2	3	1.50	5.60
Thomas Magnum	1	10	10.00	7.67
Rodney Culver	1	0	0.00	0.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Chris Chandler	8	3	24	3.00	5.47

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Thomas Magnum	3	1	4	1.33	6.76

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Rob Moore	4	2	19	4.75	3.23
RB Thurman Thomas	2	0	0	0.00	1.00
FB Derrick Fenner	1	1	5	5.00	5.00
WR Dave Groh	1	0	0	0.00	15.50

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Calvin Williams	1	0	0	0.00	3.00
RB Rodney Culver	1	1	4	4.00	2.00
WR Cash Gifford	1	0	0	0.00	9.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Thurman Thomas	5	2
Ostell Miles	1	0

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
John Stephens	2	0
Thomas Magnum	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Chris Chandler	12	9	7

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Thomas Magnum	7	2	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Robb Thomas	4	3	2
WR Rob Moore	3	2	2
WR Stephone Paige	1	1	1
TE Ken Whisenhunt	1	1	1
TE Thornton Chandler	1	1	1
RB Thurman Thomas	1	0	0
WR Dave Groh	1	1	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Jay Novacek	2	1	1
WR Mike Pritchard	2	0	0
WR Calvin Williams	1	0	0
RB Rodney Culver	1	0	0
TE Aaron Pierce	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 69,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,300 (21,300)
End Zone 15,300 (15,300)
Mezzanine 8,800 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 13,500 (13,500)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	69,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,300 (21,300)
End Zone	15,300 (15,300)
Mezzanine	8,800 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	13,500 (13,500)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (3,700)