Week 15, 1993

played in Atlanta, GA

46 degrees, fair, calm

Carolina Panthers	3	7	3	9	-	22
Atlanta Falcons	7	0	0	3	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:33 ATL - Thurman Thomas 3 pass from Scott Mitchell (John Kasay extra point)
1Q: 00:03 CAR - Gary Anderson 37 field goal
2Q: 07:37 CAR - Kenneth Davis 29 pass from Neil O'Donnell (Gary Anderson extra point)
3Q: 03:16 CAR - Gary Anderson 24 field goal
4Q: 13:51 ATL - John Kasay 39 field goal
4Q: 07:25 CAR - Gary Anderson 21 field goal
4Q: 04:10 CAR - Gary Anderson 50 field goal
4Q: 02:00 CAR - Gary Anderson 43 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:33 ATL - Thurman Thomas 3 pass from Scott Mitchell (John Kasay extra point)
1Q: 00:03 CAR - Gary Anderson 37 field goal
2Q: 07:37 CAR - Kenneth Davis 29 pass from Neil O'Donnell (Gary Anderson extra point)
3Q: 03:16 CAR - Gary Anderson 24 field goal
4Q: 13:51 ATL - John Kasay 39 field goal
4Q: 07:25 CAR - Gary Anderson 21 field goal
4Q: 04:10 CAR - Gary Anderson 50 field goal
4Q: 02:00 CAR - Gary Anderson 43 field goal

Team Statistics CAR ATL
Record 8-6 9-5
First Downs 17 15
- by Rushing 5 3
- by Passing 11 11
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 291 245
- Offensive Plays 69 56
- Yards per Play 4.22 4.38
Net Rushing Yards 100 83
- Rushing Attempts 35 26
- Yards per Rush 2.86 3.19
Net Passing Yards 191 162
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 22 - 0 30 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 204 162
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/13 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.62 5.40
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 9/18 5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.5 6.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 5/30 4/20
Punt Returns/Yards 1/10 3/-1
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 1/21
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 22
Time of Possession 36:03 23:57

Team Statistics	CAR	ATL
Record	8-6	9-5
First Downs	17	15
- by Rushing	5	3
- by Passing	11	11
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	291	245
- Offensive Plays	69	56
- Yards per Play	4.22	4.38
Net Rushing Yards	100	83
- Rushing Attempts	35	26
- Yards per Rush	2.86	3.19
Net Passing Yards	191	162
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 22 - 0	30 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	204	162
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/13	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.62	5.40
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	9/18	5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.5	6.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	5/30	4/20
Punt Returns/Yards	1/10	3/-1
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	1/21
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 35	OWN 22
Time of Possession	36:03	23:57

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:32	0:58	OWN 24	3	-2	Punt
1	6:27	6:27	OWN 20	12	60	Field Goal
2	13:19	5:59	OWN 29	11	71	Touchdown
2	5:25	1:58	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
2	1:01	1:01	OWN 22	3	45	Half
3	15:00	1:37	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
3	11:40	8:30	OWN 20	15	73	Field Goal
4	13:43	1:32	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
4	12:11	4:52	OPP 26	9	22	Field Goal
4	5:44	1:39	OPP 33	3	0	Field Goal
4	3:03	1:09	OPP 31	3	5	Field Goal
4	0:16	0:16	OWN 35	1	-1	Game

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:28	OWN 20	5	11	Punt
1	11:34	5:07	OWN 32	11	68	Touchdown
2	15:00	1:41	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
2	7:20	1:55	OWN 20	4	15	Punt
2	3:27	2:26	OWN 17	4	16	Punt
3	13:23	1:43	OWN 37	3	1	Punt
3	3:10	4:27	OWN 20	8	58	Field Goal
4	7:19	1:35	OWN 20	5	10	Interception
4	4:05	1:02	OWN 23	4	8	Downs
4	1:54	1:38	OWN 20	9	45	Downs

Game MVP: Neil O'Donnell, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Kenneth Davis	22	72	3.27	15	1
Gaston Green	9	24	2.67	5	0
Neil O'Donnell	2	1	0.50	2	0
Harvey Williams	2	3	1.50	3	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Thurman Thomas	20	75	3.75	12	1
Derrick Fenner	2	3	1.50	2	0
Ostell Miles	2	0	0.00	0	0
Scott Mitchell	1	7	7.00	7	0
Nick Bell	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Neil O'Donnell	32	22	204	2/13	1	29	0	96.3

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Scott Mitchell	30	18	162	0/0	1	21	1	71.8

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Quinn Early	4	5	47	11.75	16	21	0
WR Calvin Williams	4	5	40	10.00	0	18	0
WR Walter Stanley	3	6	48	16.00	8	25	0
FB Harvey Williams	3	3	-2	-0.67	0	0	0
RB Kenneth Davis	2	4	32	16.00	29	29	1
TE Aaron Pierce	2	2	14	7.00	0	10	0
TE Troy Drayton	2	3	15	7.50	6	12	0
TE Jay Novacek	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Mike Pritchard	1	3	5	5.00	0	5	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Thurman Thomas	4	4	29	7.25	12	15	1
RB Bill Jones	4	6	39	9.75	18	21	0
WR Rob Moore	4	9	31	7.75	2	12	0
WR Dave Groh	3	3	33	11.00	2	14	0
FB Derrick Fenner	2	3	27	13.50	11	21	0
WR Chris Walsh	1	3	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Todd Kinchen	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Greg Jackson	1	0	0.00	0

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
John Gesek	0	1	0	0
Greg Jackson	0	0	1	0

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
John Booty	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mark Royals	4	187	46.8	47.0	50	1

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Shawn McCarthy	5	239	47.8	41.8	62	1

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Gary Anderson	5/5	2/2	1/1	50	1/1

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Kasay	1/1	0/0	0/0	39	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Walter Stanley	1	10	10.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
John Booty	3	-1	-0.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
John Booty	1	21	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Barney Bussey	7	0	23	30
OLB Gary Plummer	6	2	23	27
ILB Kurt Gouveia	5	0	16	7
CB Ray Buchanan	4	3	24	30
OLB Carleton Bailey	4	2	13	14
CB Lemuel Stinson	4	2	26	30
CB Jimmy Spencer	4	1	9	21
S Carl Lews	2	2	18	19
DT Glenn Montgomery	2	0	17	21
OLB Britt Hager	1	3	13	6
OLB Victor Jones	1	1	3	2
ILB Dante Jones	1	0	3	8
DT Jeff Wright	1	0	19	16
S Greg Jackson	1	0	7	21
DE Darrell Davis	0	4	21	22
DE Elijah Alexander	0	1	21	26

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Bubba McDowell	9	4	0.0	35	34
CB Robert Van Winkle	9	1	0.0	32	33
S Dave Whitmore	6	3	0.0	22	30
DT Cortez Kennedy	5	1	1.5	29	26
ILB Hardy Nickerson	5	3	0.5	35	34
DT Keith Hamilton	5	1	0.0	20	6
S Marcus Robertson	4	0	0.0	26	26
ILB Chuck Powell	3	1	0.0	11	8
CB Greg Jeffries	2	3	0.0	25	25
CB Quintin Jones	2	1	0.0	30	30
DE Michael Strahan	2	0	0.0	30	33
OLB Todd Kelly	2	0	0.0	24	26
S John Booty	1	1	0.0	14	14
DE Dennis Byrd	1	0	0.0	28	24
FB Derrick Fenner	1	0	---	---	---
DT Santana Dotson	1	0	0.0	7	10
DE Curtis Maxie	0	1	0.0	5	1

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Darrell Davis	0.0	0	1	1	22
DT Jeff Wright	0.0	0	0	1	16

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Cortez Kennedy	1.5	0	0	26
ILB Hardy Nickerson	0.5	0	0	34
DE Michael Strahan	0.0	1	1	33

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Barney Bussey	4	1	0	30
CB Lemuel Stinson	3	0	0	30
CB Ray Buchanan	2	3	0	30
OLB Carleton Bailey	2	0	0	14
CB Jimmy Spencer	2	0	0	21
S Carl Lews	1	1	0	19
S Greg Jackson	1	0	1	21
ILB Kurt Gouveia	1	0	0	7
OLB Gary Plummer	1	0	0	27
ILB Dante Jones	1	0	0	8

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Robert Van Winkle	7	0	33
S Dave Whitmore	4	1	30
S Marcus Robertson	4	1	26
ILB Hardy Nickerson	2	0	34
CB Quintin Jones	2	0	30
S Bubba McDowell	1	1	34
ILB Chuck Powell	1	0	8
OLB Todd Kelly	1	0	26
CB Greg Jeffries	0	1	25

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ken Moyer	3	7	35	0	34
Joey Banes	2	5	35	0	34
Tom Baugh	1	8	35	1	34
John Gesek	1	6	35	0	34
Gary Ivan Gordon	1	3	35	1	34
Troy Drayton	1	2	29	0	20
Harvey Williams	0	2	27	0	18

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Dermontti Dawson	4	7	1	26	30
Paul Bingham	1	3	0	26	30
Randy Shughart	1	3	0	26	30
Brian Kinchen	1	2	0	23	22
Doug Widell	0	4	0	26	30
Derrick Fenner	0	3	0	21	15
Keith Slough	0	2	1	26	30
Nick Bell	0	1	0	2	3

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Greg Jackson	2	15
Aaron Pierce	2	15

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Paul Bingham	1	6

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
John Gesek	35	34	---	---	9	78
Tom Baugh	35	34	---	---	---	69
Ken Moyer	35	34	---	---	---	69
Neil O'Donnell	35	34	---	---	---	69
Joey Banes	35	34	---	---	---	69
Gary Ivan Gordon	35	34	---	---	---	69
Troy Drayton	29	20	---	---	16	65
Harvey Williams	27	18	---	---	19	64
Lemuel Stinson	---	---	26	30	2	58
Gaston Green	13	20	---	---	23	56
Mike Pritchard	30	26	---	---	---	56
Ray Buchanan	---	---	24	30	1	55
Barney Bussey	---	---	23	30	1	54
Gary Plummer	---	---	23	27	2	52
Elijah Alexander	---	---	21	26	2	49
Jimmy Spencer	---	---	9	21	19	49
Walter Stanley	8	17	---	---	20	45
Greg Jackson	---	---	7	21	15	43
Calvin Williams	19	23	---	---	1	43
Darrell Davis	---	---	21	22	---	43
Kenneth Davis	23	18	---	---	---	41
Glenn Montgomery	---	---	17	21	1	39
Carl Lews	---	---	18	19	1	38
Kurt Gouveia	---	---	16	7	15	38
Carleton Bailey	---	---	13	14	10	37
Jeff Wright	---	---	19	16	1	36
Quinn Early	12	12	---	---	10	34
Noland Rosenbach	---	---	14	14	4	32
Tracy Scroggins	---	---	13	11	6	30
Aaron Pierce	3	8	---	---	15	26
Britt Hager	---	---	13	6	1	20
Jay Novacek	10	5	---	---	1	16
Victor Jones	---	---	3	2	10	15
Dante Jones	---	---	3	8	3	14
Gary Anderson	0	0	---	---	12	12
Daryl Hobbs	1	3	---	---	7	11
Keith Uecker	0	0	---	---	9	9
Greg Werner	0	0	---	---	9	9
Chris Port	0	0	---	---	9	9
Gene Williams	0	0	---	---	9	9
Jim Hermeling	---	---	3	5	---	8
Tom Jones	0	0	---	---	5	5
Mark Royals	0	0	---	---	4	4
Rodney Culver	0	0	---	---	3	3
Warren Moon	0	0	---	---	---	0
Darian Rose	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bubba McDowell	---	---	35	34	20	89
Robert Van Winkle	---	---	32	33	11	76
Quintin Jones	---	---	30	30	15	75
Hardy Nickerson	---	---	35	34	5	74
Michael Strahan	---	---	30	33	6	69
Keith Slough	26	30	---	---	6	62
Doug Widell	26	30	---	---	6	62
Paul Bingham	26	30	---	---	6	62
Marcus Robertson	---	---	26	26	9	61
Cortez Kennedy	---	---	29	26	4	59
Dennis Byrd	---	---	28	24	5	57
Dermontti Dawson	26	30	---	---	---	56
Scott Mitchell	26	30	---	---	---	56
Dave Whitmore	---	---	22	30	4	56
Randy Shughart	26	30	---	---	---	56
Todd Kelly	---	---	24	26	4	54
Greg Jeffries	---	---	25	25	4	54
Thurman Thomas	24	26	---	---	1	51
Brian Kinchen	23	22	---	---	5	50
John Booty	---	---	14	14	17	45
Derrick Fenner	21	15	---	---	8	44
Rob Moore	19	24	---	---	1	44
Chris Walsh	9	15	---	---	13	37
Bill Jones	14	19	---	---	---	33
Keith Hamilton	---	---	20	6	3	29
Chuck Powell	---	---	11	8	7	26
Ostell Miles	2	4	---	---	19	25
Dave Groh	9	15	---	---	1	25
Roger Patrick	5	5	---	---	15	25
Santana Dotson	---	---	7	10	4	21
Nick Bell	2	3	---	---	14	19
Dan Footman	---	---	6	8	2	16
Walter Johnson	---	---	0	0	15	15
Todd Kinchen	2	2	---	---	11	15
Israel Miller	---	---	5	6	1	12
Ray Bentley	---	---	1	0	10	11
Curtis Maxie	---	---	5	1	1	7
Mark Stepnoski	0	0	---	---	6	6
Shawn McCarthy	0	0	---	---	6	6
Eric Moore	0	0	---	---	6	6
John Kasay	0	0	---	---	4	4
Sean Salisbury	0	0	---	---	---	0
Derrick Thomas	---	---	0	0	---	0
Jordan Moore	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	19	2.4
Middle	21	70	3.3
Right	5	12	2.4
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	28	3.1
Middle	9	33	3.7
Right	8	22	2.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Neil O'Donnell	32	22	3	0	5	4	1	1	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Scott Mitchell	30	18	2	0	4	5	1	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	28	7.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	9	59	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	10	117	9.0
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	4	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	103	7.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	6	55	5.0
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Walter Stanley	6	3	0	48	1	17
WR Quinn Early	5	4	0	47	1	12
WR Calvin Williams	5	4	1	40	0	23
RB Kenneth Davis	4	2	2	32	1	18
WR Mike Pritchard	3	1	1	5	0	26
FB Harvey Williams	3	3	0	-2	0	18
TE Troy Drayton	3	2	1	15	0	20
TE Aaron Pierce	2	2	0	14	0	8
TE Jay Novacek	1	1	0	5	0	5

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rob Moore	9	4	3	31	0	24
RB Bill Jones	6	4	0	39	1	19
RB Thurman Thomas	4	4	0	29	0	26
FB Derrick Fenner	3	2	0	27	1	15
WR Chris Walsh	3	1	1	3	0	15
WR Dave Groh	3	3	0	33	0	15
WR Todd Kinchen	1	0	0	0	0	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Kenneth Davis	4	10	2.50	3.27
Gaston Green	1	1	1.00	2.67
Harvey Williams	1	3	3.00	1.50

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Thurman Thomas	2	9	4.50	3.75

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Neil O'Donnell	4	2	-1	-0.25	6.38

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Scott Mitchell	1	1	3	3.00	5.40

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Walter Stanley	2	0	0	0.00	8.00
FB Harvey Williams	2	2	-1	-0.50	-0.67

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Thurman Thomas	1	1	3	3.00	7.25

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Kenneth Davis	2	1
Harvey Williams	2	1

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Thurman Thomas	2	0
Ostell Miles	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Neil O'Donnell	14	8	7

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Scott Mitchell	10	7	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Walter Stanley	4	1	1
WR Quinn Early	3	2	2
WR Calvin Williams	3	2	2
TE Aaron Pierce	2	2	2
WR Mike Pritchard	1	0	0
FB Harvey Williams	1	1	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Rob Moore	3	3	2
RB Thurman Thomas	2	2	1
RB Bill Jones	1	0	0
FB Derrick Fenner	1	1	1
WR Todd Kinchen	1	0	0
WR Dave Groh	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,100 (17,100)
End Zone 12,400 (12,400)
Mezzanine 7,100 (7,100)
Sideline Seats 10,900 (10,900)
Club Seats 15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 7,500 (7,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,100 (17,100)
End Zone	12,400 (12,400)
Mezzanine	7,100 (7,100)
Sideline Seats	10,900 (10,900)
Club Seats	15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	7,500 (7,500)