Week 5, 1993

played in Carolina, NC

70 degrees, stormy, 39 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	7	10	7	3	-	27
Carolina Panthers	7	3	0	3	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:20 ATL - Ostell Miles 68 run (John Kasay extra point)
1Q: 01:03 CAR - Gaston Green 5 run (Gary Anderson extra point)
2Q: 14:54 ATL - Rob Moore 74 pass from Scott Mitchell (John Kasay extra point)
2Q: 06:30 CAR - Gary Anderson 24 field goal
2Q: 00:03 ATL - John Kasay 55 field goal
3Q: 02:27 ATL - Robb Thomas 3 pass from Scott Mitchell (John Kasay extra point)
4Q: 09:32 CAR - Gary Anderson 31 field goal
4Q: 02:08 ATL - John Kasay 34 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:20 ATL - Ostell Miles 68 run (John Kasay extra point)
1Q: 01:03 CAR - Gaston Green 5 run (Gary Anderson extra point)
2Q: 14:54 ATL - Rob Moore 74 pass from Scott Mitchell (John Kasay extra point)
2Q: 06:30 CAR - Gary Anderson 24 field goal
2Q: 00:03 ATL - John Kasay 55 field goal
3Q: 02:27 ATL - Robb Thomas 3 pass from Scott Mitchell (John Kasay extra point)
4Q: 09:32 CAR - Gary Anderson 31 field goal
4Q: 02:08 ATL - John Kasay 34 field goal

Team Statistics ATL CAR
Record 4-1 4-1
First Downs 16 17
- by Rushing 5 7
- by Passing 10 9
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 336 290
- Offensive Plays 57 78
- Yards per Play 5.89 3.72
Net Rushing Yards 151 131
- Rushing Attempts 39 30
- Yards per Rush 3.87 4.37
Net Passing Yards 185 159
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 17 - 13 - 0 45 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 190 176
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 3/17
- Yards per Pass Play 10.28 3.31
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 3/1
3rd Down Conversions 1/11 5/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.5 7.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/4
Penalties/Yards 6/27 4/20
Punt Returns/Yards 4/21 2/13
Kick Returns/Yards 2/37 3/49
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 29
Time of Possession 30:08 29:52

Team Statistics	ATL	CAR
Record	4-1	4-1
First Downs	16	17
- by Rushing	5	7
- by Passing	10	9
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	336	290
- Offensive Plays	57	78
- Yards per Play	5.89	3.72
Net Rushing Yards	151	131
- Rushing Attempts	39	30
- Yards per Rush	3.87	4.37
Net Passing Yards	185	159
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	17 - 13 - 0	45 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	190	176
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	3/17
- Yards per Pass Play	10.28	3.31
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	3/1
3rd Down Conversions	1/11	5/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.5	7.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/4
Penalties/Yards	6/27	4/20
Punt Returns/Yards	4/21	2/13
Kick Returns/Yards	2/37	3/49
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 35	OWN 29
Time of Possession	30:08	29:52

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:19	1:46	OWN 37	3	5	Punt
1	9:45	1:36	OWN 27	3	3	Punt
1	7:18	1:17	OWN 17	3	83	Touchdown
1	0:57	1:22	OWN 16	4	84	Touchdown
2	9:28	0:13	OWN 35	1	-5	Fumble
2	6:24	4:08	OWN 20	7	35	Punt
2	0:25	0:25	OWN 37	2	25	Field Goal
3	15:00	3:09	OWN 20	6	20	Punt
3	10:01	2:54	OWN 37	5	17	Punt
3	6:04	3:46	OWN 42	8	58	Touchdown
4	14:53	1:39	OWN 5	3	4	Punt
4	9:24	1:58	OWN 32	3	-3	Punt
4	6:49	2:25	OWN 43	3	0	Punt
4	3:50	1:48	OPP 16	3	-1	Field Goal
4	1:31	1:07	OPP 26	3	-1	Missed FG

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:41	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
1	11:33	1:48	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
1	8:09	0:51	OWN 40	3	1	Punt
1	6:01	5:04	OWN 29	10	71	Touchdown
2	14:35	5:07	OWN 14	11	59	Missed FG
2	9:15	2:51	OPP 30	8	23	Field Goal
2	2:16	1:51	OWN 20	6	12	Punt
3	11:51	1:50	OWN 18	5	57	Fumble
3	7:07	1:03	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
3	2:18	2:25	OWN 13	5	20	Punt
4	13:14	3:50	OPP 46	9	32	Field Goal
4	7:26	0:37	OWN 49	4	8	Downs
4	4:24	0:34	OWN 16	4	0	Downs
4	2:02	0:31	OWN 20	4	6	Downs
4	0:24	0:24	OWN 34	1	-5	Game

Game MVP: Scott Mitchell, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Thurman Thomas	27	66	2.44	22	2	0
Ostell Miles	7	83	11.86	68	2	1
Derrick Fenner	4	3	0.75	5	0	0
Nick Bell	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Kenneth Davis	19	101	5.32	20	4	0
Gaston Green	8	26	3.25	8	0	1
Walter Stanley	1	-4	-4.00	-4	0	0
Neil O'Donnell	1	7	7.00	7	0	0
Harvey Williams	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Scott Mitchell	17	13	190	1/5	2	74	0	151.5

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Neil O'Donnell	45	18	176	3/17	0	29	0	51.7

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Thurman Thomas	3	4	22	7.33	12	11	0
WR Robb Thomas	3	3	32	10.67	4	15	1
WR Rob Moore	3	3	109	36.33	74	74	1
TE Brian Kinchen	2	3	26	13.00	3	15	0
WR Chris Walsh	2	2	1	0.50	0	3	0
FB Derrick Fenner	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Dave Groh	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Kenneth Davis	5	6	60	12.00	42	29
WR Calvin Williams	4	12	26	6.50	3	10
WR Walter Stanley	2	11	26	13.00	0	14
WR Quinn Early	2	4	18	9.00	0	12
TE Troy Drayton	2	3	19	9.50	13	16
WR Phil McConkey	1	5	3	3.00	0	3
TE Jay Novacek	1	1	14	14.00	4	14
RB Gaston Green	1	1	10	10.00	3	10
FB Harvey Williams	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Daryl Hobbs	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Scott Mitchell	1	0	0
Greg Jeffries	0	1	0
Dennis Byrd	0	0	1
Bubba McDowell	0	0	1
Israel Miller	0	0	1

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
Neil O'Donnell	1	1	0
Kenneth Davis	1	0	0
Troy Drayton	1	0	0
Dante Jones	0	1	0
Joey Banes	0	1	0
Jeff Wright	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Shawn McCarthy	8	334	41.8	32.6	58	2

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mark Royals	6	284	47.3	43.8	62	2

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Kasay	2/3	1/2	1/1	55	3/3

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Gary Anderson	2/3	0/1	0/0	31	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
John Booty	4	21	5.3	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Phil McConkey	2	13	6.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Robert Van Winkle	2	37	18.5	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Phil McConkey	3	49	16.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Dave Whitmore	6	3	0.0	21	34
ILB Hardy Nickerson	6	2	0.0	30	45
DT Cortez Kennedy	6	0	0.0	26	38
S Marcus Robertson	4	1	0.0	21	41
DT Keith Hamilton	4	1	0.0	12	12
CB Greg Jeffries	4	1	0.0	21	41
DE Dennis Byrd	3	2	1.5	27	38
DE Michael Strahan	3	0	1.0	28	40
OLB Derrick Thomas	3	2	0.5	26	44
S Bubba McDowell	3	3	0.0	30	48
CB Quintin Jones	3	0	0.0	27	43
S John Booty	1	0	0.0	3	10
OLB Brett Faryniarz	1	0	0.0	9	7
CB Robert Van Winkle	1	0	0.0	30	47
DT Israel Miller	1	0	0.0	6	7
DT Dan Footman	0	1	0.0	4	10

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Barney Bussey	11	1	0.0	32	12
ILB Kurt Gouveia	10	2	0.0	31	8
OLB Gary Plummer	7	1	0.0	37	14
S Greg Jackson	6	1	0.0	39	17
DT Jeff Wright	5	2	1.0	32	15
CB Ray Buchanan	2	3	0.0	39	17
ILB Dante Jones	2	0	0.0	4	5
DT Glenn Montgomery	2	0	0.0	27	11
DE Darrell Davis	1	1	0.0	31	12
DE Leonard Griffin	1	0	0.0	9	4
S Rickey Dixon	1	0	0.0	7	6
CB Lemuel Stinson	1	0	0.0	39	18
OLB Britt Hager	1	0	0.0	11	10
C Tim Grunhard	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Victor Jones	0	2	0.0	29	11
DT Noland Rosenbach	0	2	0.0	15	8
CB Jimmy Spencer	0	1	0.0	5	7

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Dennis Byrd	1.5	0	1	0	38
DE Michael Strahan	1.0	2	0	1	40
OLB Derrick Thomas	0.5	0	1	0	44
DT Cortez Kennedy	0.0	1	2	1	38
DT Israel Miller	0.0	0	1	0	7
DT Santana Dotson	0.0	0	1	0	10

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Jeff Wright	1.0	0	1	2	15
DE Darrell Davis	0.0	1	1	0	12
DT Noland Rosenbach	0.0	1	0	0	8

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Dave Whitmore	3	1	34
CB Quintin Jones	3	0	43
S Marcus Robertson	2	3	41
ILB Hardy Nickerson	2	0	45
S Bubba McDowell	2	0	48
CB Greg Jeffries	2	0	41
S John Booty	1	0	10
OLB Brett Faryniarz	1	0	7
OLB Derrick Thomas	1	0	44
DT Keith Hamilton	1	0	12
CB Robert Van Winkle	0	2	47

Carolina	Caught	PPlay
S Barney Bussey	3	12
ILB Kurt Gouveia	3	8
OLB Britt Hager	2	10
S Greg Jackson	2	17
CB Ray Buchanan	2	17
OLB Gary Plummer	1	14

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dermontti Dawson	2	10	39	0	18
Keith Slough	2	8	39	0	18
Doug Widell	2	5	39	1	18
Richard Cooper	1	8	39	0	18
Derrick Fenner	1	3	27	0	13
Randy Shughart	0	3	39	0	18
Brian Kinchen	0	1	34	0	17
Nick Bell	0	1	8	0	0

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
John Gesek	4	7	1	30	2	48
Keith Uecker	2	4	0	30	0	48
Jay Novacek	2	2	0	23	0	22
Harvey Williams	1	7	0	18	0	20
Joey Banes	1	2	0	30	1	48
Tim Grunhard	1	2	0	30	0	48
Ken Moyer	0	5	0	30	0	48

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Bill Jones	1	24
Nick Bell	1	19
Walter Johnson	1	16
Chris Walsh	1	13
Greg Jeffries	1	11

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Phil McConkey	1	25
Aaron Pierce	1	16
Greg Jackson	1	13
Walter Stanley	1	10
Jimmy Spencer	1	10
Harvey Williams	1	8

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Robert Van Winkle	---	---	30	47	7	84
Bubba McDowell	---	---	30	48	3	81
Hardy Nickerson	---	---	30	45	3	78
Marcus Robertson	---	---	21	41	14	76
Quintin Jones	---	---	27	43	3	73
Greg Jeffries	---	---	21	41	11	73
Derrick Thomas	---	---	26	44	2	72
Michael Strahan	---	---	28	40	3	71
Dennis Byrd	---	---	27	38	4	69
Keith Slough	39	18	---	---	11	68
Doug Widell	39	18	---	---	11	68
Cortez Kennedy	---	---	26	38	3	67
Dave Whitmore	---	---	21	34	3	58
Dermontti Dawson	39	18	---	---	---	57
Scott Mitchell	39	18	---	---	---	57
Richard Cooper	39	18	---	---	---	57
Randy Shughart	39	18	---	---	---	57
Brian Kinchen	34	17	---	---	5	56
Derrick Fenner	27	13	---	---	9	49
Thurman Thomas	31	16	---	---	---	47
Robb Thomas	30	13	---	---	1	44
Rob Moore	31	13	---	---	---	44
John Booty	---	---	3	10	28	41
Chris Walsh	11	8	---	---	13	32
Roger Patrick	8	0	---	---	21	29
Nick Bell	8	0	---	---	19	27
Keith Hamilton	---	---	12	12	2	26
Bill Jones	0	0	---	---	24	24
Chuck Powell	---	---	4	4	15	23
Dan Footman	---	---	4	10	5	19
Santana Dotson	---	---	3	10	4	17
Walter Johnson	---	---	0	0	16	16
Brett Faryniarz	---	---	9	7	---	16
Ostell Miles	8	2	---	---	5	15
Todd Kinchen	1	0	---	---	13	14
Dave Groh	6	8	---	---	---	14
Israel Miller	---	---	6	7	---	13
Curtis Maxie	---	---	2	8	1	11
Mark Stepnoski	0	0	---	---	11	11
Paul Bingham	0	0	---	---	11	11
Shawn McCarthy	0	0	---	---	11	11
Eric Moore	0	0	---	---	11	11
Ray Bentley	---	---	0	1	8	9
John Kasay	0	0	---	---	8	8
Sean Salisbury	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jordan Moore	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
John Gesek	30	48	---	---	9	87
Keith Uecker	30	48	---	---	---	78
Ken Moyer	30	48	---	---	---	78
Neil O'Donnell	30	48	---	---	---	78
Tim Grunhard	30	48	---	---	---	78
Joey Banes	30	48	---	---	---	78
Walter Stanley	24	40	---	---	10	74
Greg Jackson	---	---	39	17	13	69
Lemuel Stinson	---	---	39	18	3	60
Ray Buchanan	---	---	39	17	3	59
Phil McConkey	10	23	---	---	25	58
Jay Novacek	23	22	---	---	8	53
Gary Plummer	---	---	37	14	2	53
Gaston Green	8	19	---	---	26	53
Elijah Alexander	---	---	30	14	8	52
Kenneth Davis	22	29	---	---	---	51
Calvin Williams	17	34	---	---	---	51
Jeff Wright	---	---	32	15	3	50
Quinn Early	11	22	---	---	16	49
Kurt Gouveia	---	---	31	8	8	47
Darrell Davis	---	---	31	12	4	47
Harvey Williams	18	20	---	---	8	46
Barney Bussey	---	---	32	12	1	45
Victor Jones	---	---	29	11	5	45
Britt Hager	---	---	11	10	21	42
Glenn Montgomery	---	---	27	11	3	41
Troy Drayton	10	13	---	---	12	35
Aaron Pierce	5	11	---	---	16	32
Noland Rosenbach	---	---	15	8	1	24
Rickey Dixon	---	---	7	6	10	23
Jimmy Spencer	---	---	5	7	10	22
Leonard Griffin	---	---	9	4	8	21
Curt Jarvis	---	---	12	8	1	21
Lonnie Young	---	---	0	0	17	17
Dante Jones	---	---	4	5	7	16
Daryl Hobbs	2	7	---	---	6	15
Greg Werner	0	0	---	---	9	9
Chris Port	0	0	---	---	9	9
Gene Williams	0	0	---	---	9	9
Darian Rose	0	0	---	---	9	9
Gary Anderson	0	0	---	---	7	7
Mark Royals	0	0	---	---	6	6
Carl Lews	---	---	0	1	3	4
Tom Jones	0	0	---	---	3	3
Warren Moon	0	0	---	---	---	0
Gary Ivan Gordon	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	20	1.4
Middle	15	82	5.5
Right	10	49	4.9
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	33	4.1
Middle	12	48	4.0
Right	10	50	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Scott Mitchell	17	13	2	0	0	0	2	2	0

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Neil O'Donnell	45	18	1	3	9	6	6	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	10	2.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	5	37	6.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	4	128	25.6
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	15	7.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	53	13.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	9	72	4.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	22	5	51	2.3
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Thurman Thomas	4	3	22	0	16
TE Brian Kinchen	3	2	26	0	17
WR Robb Thomas	3	3	32	0	13
WR Rob Moore	3	3	109	2	13
WR Chris Walsh	2	2	1	0	8
FB Derrick Fenner	1	0	0	0	13
WR Dave Groh	1	0	0	0	8

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Calvin Williams	12	4	3	26	0	34
WR Walter Stanley	11	2	4	26	0	40
RB Kenneth Davis	6	5	0	60	1	29
WR Phil McConkey	5	1	0	3	0	23
WR Quinn Early	4	2	2	18	0	22
TE Troy Drayton	3	2	0	19	0	13
TE Jay Novacek	1	1	0	14	0	22
RB Gaston Green	1	1	0	10	0	19
FB Harvey Williams	1	0	0	0	0	20
WR Daryl Hobbs	1	0	0	0	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Thurman Thomas	3	0	0.00	2.44
Derrick Fenner	1	-2	-2.00	0.75
Ostell Miles	1	12	12.00	11.86

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Kenneth Davis	3	3	1.00	5.32
Gaston Green	1	5	5.00	3.25

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Scott Mitchell	1	1	3	3.00	11.18

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Neil O'Donnell	7	1	10	1.43	3.91

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Robb Thomas	1	1	3	3.00	10.67

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Walter Stanley	2	0	0	0.00	2.36
WR Phil McConkey	1	0	0	0.00	0.60
WR Quinn Early	1	0	0	0.00	4.50
WR Calvin Williams	1	1	10	10.00	2.17
FB Harvey Williams	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
TE Troy Drayton	1	0	0	0.00	6.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Thurman Thomas	6	0
Ostell Miles	1	0

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Gaston Green	1	1
Neil O'Donnell	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Scott Mitchell	4	3	1

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Neil O'Donnell	15	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Thurman Thomas	1	1	0
WR Robb Thomas	1	1	1
WR Chris Walsh	1	1	0
WR Dave Groh	1	0	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Walter Stanley	4	0	0
WR Calvin Williams	4	2	1
WR Quinn Early	3	1	1
WR Phil McConkey	1	0	0
RB Kenneth Davis	1	1	1
TE Troy Drayton	1	1	1
WR Daryl Hobbs	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,000 (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 3,700 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	70,000 (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	3,700 (3,700)