Week 1, 1994

played in Atlanta, GA

67 degrees, fair, calm

Carolina Panthers	3	0	0	0	-	3
Atlanta Falcons	0	3	3	0	-	6

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:33 CAR - Gary Anderson 50 field goal
2Q: 00:03 ATL - John Kasay 53 field goal
3Q: 03:27 ATL - John Kasay 38 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:33 CAR - Gary Anderson 50 field goal
2Q: 00:03 ATL - John Kasay 53 field goal
3Q: 03:27 ATL - John Kasay 38 field goal

Team Statistics CAR ATL
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 11 14
- by Rushing 3 7
- by Passing 8 6
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 160 265
- Offensive Plays 58 67
- Yards per Play 2.76 3.96
Net Rushing Yards 91 138
- Rushing Attempts 23 46
- Yards per Rush 3.96 3.00
Net Passing Yards 69 127
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 12 - 1 20 - 15 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 93 129
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/24 1/2
- Yards per Pass Play 1.97 6.05
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 3/2
3rd Down Conversions 4/15 8/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.4 6.5
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/17 2/15
Punt Returns/Yards 4/26 4/27
Kick Returns/Yards 1/17 1/13
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 27
Time of Possession 24:36 35:24

Team Statistics	CAR	ATL
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	11	14
- by Rushing	3	7
- by Passing	8	6
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	160	265
- Offensive Plays	58	67
- Yards per Play	2.76	3.96
Net Rushing Yards	91	138
- Rushing Attempts	23	46
- Yards per Rush	3.96	3.00
Net Passing Yards	69	127
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 12 - 1	20 - 15 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	93	129
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/24	1/2
- Yards per Pass Play	1.97	6.05
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	3/2
3rd Down Conversions	4/15	8/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.4	6.5
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/17	2/15
Punt Returns/Yards	4/26	4/27
Kick Returns/Yards	1/17	1/13
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 27
Time of Possession	24:36	35:24

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:20	OWN 20	4	15	Punt
1	9:08	1:22	OWN 31	3	6	Punt
1	5:53	0:21	OPP 44	2	0	Interception
1	5:22	0:57	OPP 38	3	5	Field Goal
2	14:55	2:08	OWN 39	4	15	Punt
2	8:32	1:52	OWN 6	4	9	Punt
2	2:55	0:57	OWN 38	3	4	Punt
3	14:02	2:56	OWN 44	5	18	Missed FG
3	10:03	1:26	OWN 4	3	3	Punt
3	3:21	4:06	OWN 12	6	9	Punt
4	7:56	4:55	OWN 19	12	49	Missed FG
4	1:52	1:29	OWN 27	9	20	Downs

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:40	3:32	OWN 10	6	18	Punt
1	7:46	1:53	OWN 12	3	2	Punt
1	5:32	0:10	OWN 33	1	14	Fumble
1	4:25	4:30	OWN 14	8	54	Missed FG
2	12:47	4:15	OWN 20	8	31	Punt
2	6:40	3:45	OWN 7	6	24	Punt
2	1:58	1:58	OWN 15	5	49	Field Goal
3	15:00	0:58	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
3	11:06	1:03	OWN 45	3	1	Punt
3	8:37	5:16	OWN 43	9	36	Field Goal
4	14:15	6:19	OWN 40	11	41	Fumble
4	3:01	1:09	OWN 39	3	2	Punt
4	0:23	0:23	OPP 47	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Cortez Kennedy, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Kenneth Davis	15	51	3.40	13	1
Rodney Hampton	7	36	5.14	16	1
Thomas Magnum	1	4	4.00	4	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Darrick Hollie	24	66	2.75	17	1
Ostell Miles	15	39	2.60	14	1
John Elway	3	16	5.33	14	1
Derrick Fenner	3	13	4.33	9	0
Thurman Thomas	1	4	4.00	4	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Thomas Magnum	31	12	93	4/24	0	14	1	33.4

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
John Elway	20	15	129	1/2	0	34	0	91.5

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Troy Drayton	5	7	35	7.00	6	12
WR Mike Pritchard	3	10	33	11.00	12	14
RB Kenneth Davis	1	2	1	1.00	1	1
TE Greg Scales	1	3	5	5.00	5	5
RB Rodney Hampton	1	1	6	6.00	0	6
WR Calvin Williams	1	4	13	13.00	0	13
WR Quinn Early	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
WR Louis Davis	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
FB Derrick Fenner	5	5	37	7.40	31	34
WR Robb Thomas	3	5	18	6.00	0	8
WR Chris Walsh	3	3	19	6.33	0	12
TE Brian Kinchen	2	3	29	14.50	10	22
RB Ostell Miles	1	1	8	8.00	3	8
WR Todd Kinchen	1	1	18	18.00	7	18
WR Dave Groh	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Billy Shinners	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

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

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
Carl Lews	1	0	0
Gary Plummer	0	2	0
Carleton Bailey	0	1	0
Matt Vanderbeek	0	0	1
Harvey Williams	0	0	1
Elijah Alexander	0	0	1

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
John Booty	1	0	0
Ostell Miles	1	0	0
Darrick Hollie	1	0	0
Shaft Covington	0	1	0
Derrick Fenner	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mark Royals	7	381	54.4	47.7	78	4

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Pat O'Neill	7	290	41.4	37.7	50	3

Kicking Statistics

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

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Kasay	2/3	1/2	1/1	53	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Carl Lews	4	26	6.5	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
John Booty	4	27	6.8	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Carl Lews	1	17	17.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Robert Van Winkle	1	13	13.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Matt Vanderbeek	9	4	0.0	40	17
S Rickey Dixon	8	0	0.0	46	21
S Greg Jackson	6	1	0.0	46	21
DE Elijah Alexander	5	1	0.5	34	15
OLB Gary Plummer	5	0	0.0	27	8
CB Ray Buchanan	5	0	0.0	45	21
DT Jeff Wright	4	5	0.5	38	14
CB Lemuel Stinson	4	2	0.0	46	21
DT Glenn Montgomery	4	2	0.0	32	16
CB Jimmy Spencer	3	0	0.0	15	10
OLB Victor Jones	2	0	0.0	6	3
ILB Ed Brown	2	0	0.0	6	4
OLB Britt Hager	1	3	0.0	37	18
DT Noland Rosenbach	1	1	0.0	17	10
TE Greg Scales	1	0	---	---	---
DE Tracy Scroggins	1	0	0.0	24	14
DE Alfred Anderson	1	0	0.0	13	7
DE Darrell Davis	0	2	0.0	25	7

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Cortez Kennedy	6	0	1.5	15	26
S Dave Whitmore	4	2	0.0	20	35
ILB Hardy Nickerson	4	1	0.0	15	33
CB Quintin Jones	3	1	0.0	12	31
S Bubba McDowell	3	1	0.0	23	35
CB Robert Van Winkle	3	1	0.0	23	35
OLB Derrick Thomas	3	0	0.0	18	29
ILB Kevin Jefferson	3	0	0.0	11	4
DE Dennis Byrd	2	0	1.0	17	28
CB Greg Jeffries	2	2	0.0	18	33
DT Dan Footman	2	0	0.0	8	9
DE John Copeland	1	0	1.0	1	3
DE Michael Strahan	1	2	0.0	22	32
QB John Elway	1	0	---	---	---
S John Booty	1	0	0.0	1	3
OLB Tuineau Alipate	1	0	0.0	10	4
DE Rick Lyle	0	1	0.5	6	7
DT Keith Hamilton	0	3	0.0	12	5
S Marcus Robertson	0	1	0.0	10	23

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Elijah Alexander	0.5	0	1	0	15
DT Jeff Wright	0.5	0	0	0	14

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Cortez Kennedy	1.5	0	2	1	26
DE Dennis Byrd	1.0	0	1	0	28
DE John Copeland	1.0	0	0	0	3
DE Rick Lyle	0.5	1	0	0	7
ILB Hardy Nickerson	0.0	1	0	0	33
ILB Chuck Powell	0.0	1	0	0	4
DE Michael Strahan	0.0	0	1	0	32

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Greg Jackson	3	0	21
CB Ray Buchanan	2	1	21
OLB Gary Plummer	2	0	8
S Rickey Dixon	2	0	21
ILB Matt Vanderbeek	2	0	17
CB Lemuel Stinson	1	1	21
DT Glenn Montgomery	1	0	16
CB Jimmy Spencer	1	0	10
ILB Ed Brown	1	0	4
OLB Britt Hager	0	1	18

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Greg Jeffries	2	2	0	33
S Dave Whitmore	2	1	0	35
CB Quintin Jones	2	0	0	31
ILB Kevin Jefferson	2	0	0	4
S Bubba McDowell	1	1	1	35
ILB Hardy Nickerson	1	0	0	33
OLB Derrick Thomas	1	0	0	29
CB Robert Van Winkle	1	0	0	35

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ken Moyer	3	10	1	23	2	35
John Gesek	2	5	0	23	1	35
Gary Ivan Gordon	2	3	0	23	1	35
Joey Banes	1	1	0	23	0	35
Tim Grunhard	0	2	0	23	0	35
Harvey Williams	0	1	0	16	0	22

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Joe Panos	4	7	46	0	21
Tony Mayberry	3	16	46	0	21
Randy Shughart	1	6	46	0	21
Brian Kinchen	1	2	45	0	18
Richard Cooper	0	5	46	1	21
Doug Widell	0	5	46	0	21
Derrick Fenner	0	2	28	0	14

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Harvey Williams	2	13
Victor Jones	2	10
Carl Lews	1	11

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Hardy Nickerson	3	20
Thurman Thomas	1	20
Derrick Fenner	1	13

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Greg Jackson	---	---	46	21	12	79
Rickey Dixon	---	---	46	21	7	74
Lemuel Stinson	---	---	46	21	4	71
John Gesek	23	35	---	---	10	68
Ray Buchanan	---	---	45	21	2	68
Troy Drayton	23	34	---	---	10	67
Matt Vanderbeek	---	---	40	17	6	63
Thomas Magnum	23	35	---	---	---	58
Ken Moyer	23	35	---	---	---	58
Britt Hager	---	---	37	18	3	58
Tim Grunhard	23	35	---	---	---	58
Joey Banes	23	35	---	---	---	58
Gary Ivan Gordon	23	35	---	---	---	58
Jeff Wright	---	---	38	14	1	53
Elijah Alexander	---	---	34	15	4	53
Harvey Williams	16	22	---	---	13	51
Glenn Montgomery	---	---	32	16	2	50
Mike Pritchard	17	30	---	---	---	47
Kenneth Davis	18	17	---	---	8	43
Tracy Scroggins	---	---	24	14	3	41
Gary Plummer	---	---	27	8	3	38
Rodney Hampton	7	18	---	---	12	37
Darrell Davis	---	---	25	7	5	37
Calvin Williams	14	21	---	---	---	35
Quinn Early	9	16	---	---	6	31
Jimmy Spencer	---	---	15	10	6	31
Noland Rosenbach	---	---	17	10	2	29
Carleton Bailey	---	---	8	3	17	28
Alfred Anderson	---	---	13	7	8	28
Greg Scales	4	10	---	---	13	27
Victor Jones	---	---	6	3	10	19
Jim Hermeling	---	---	0	0	15	15
Ed Brown	---	---	6	4	4	14
Carl Lews	---	---	1	1	11	13
Daryl Hobbs	1	0	---	---	12	13
Louis Davis	6	7	---	---	---	13
Mark Royals	0	0	---	---	10	10
Greg Werner	0	0	---	---	10	10
Chris Port	0	0	---	---	10	10
Scott Conover	0	0	---	---	10	10
Darian Rose	0	0	---	---	10	10
Gary Anderson	0	0	---	---	5	5
Neil O'Donnell	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jay Walker	0	0	---	---	---	0
Eric Mahlum	0	0	---	---	---	0
Tommy Carlisle	---	---	0	0	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Joe Panos	46	21	---	---	10	77
Brian Kinchen	45	18	---	---	7	70
Hardy Nickerson	---	---	15	33	20	68
John Elway	46	21	---	---	---	67
Doug Widell	46	21	---	---	---	67
Tony Mayberry	46	21	---	---	---	67
Richard Cooper	46	21	---	---	---	67
Randy Shughart	46	21	---	---	---	67
Robert Van Winkle	---	---	23	35	5	63
Bubba McDowell	---	---	23	35	3	61
Dave Whitmore	---	---	20	35	3	58
Michael Strahan	---	---	22	32	4	58
Derrick Fenner	28	14	---	---	13	55
Robb Thomas	32	13	---	---	9	54
Greg Jeffries	---	---	18	33	3	54
Chris Walsh	35	17	---	---	---	52
Derrick Thomas	---	---	18	29	3	50
Quintin Jones	---	---	12	31	6	49
Dennis Byrd	---	---	17	28	4	49
Cortez Kennedy	---	---	15	26	4	45
Marcus Robertson	---	---	10	23	11	44
Billy Shinners	14	7	---	---	15	36
Ostell Miles	18	13	---	---	3	34
Darrick Hollie	27	7	---	---	---	34
Todd Kinchen	21	6	---	---	1	28
Shaft Covington	---	---	5	2	18	25
Thurman Thomas	1	2	---	---	20	23
Keith Hamilton	---	---	12	5	6	23
Dave Groh	9	8	---	---	6	23
Dan Footman	---	---	8	9	6	23
John Booty	---	---	1	3	17	21
Rick Lyle	---	---	6	7	5	18
Kevin Jefferson	---	---	11	4	2	17
Tuineau Alipate	---	---	10	4	---	14
Dermontti Dawson	0	0	---	---	10	10
Mark Stepnoski	0	0	---	---	10	10
Chuck Powell	---	---	3	4	3	10
Eric Moore	0	0	---	---	10	10
Gary Brown	0	0	---	---	10	10
Santana Dotson	---	---	3	4	---	7
Pat O'Neill	0	0	---	---	7	7
John Copeland	---	---	1	3	2	6
John Kasay	0	0	---	---	5	5
Ramon Shonta	0	0	---	---	3	3
Glenn Foley	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	17	3.4
Middle	12	46	3.8
Right	6	28	4.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	17	1.7
Middle	18	55	3.1
Right	17	67	3.9
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Thomas Magnum	31	12	0	2	5	4	4	1	1

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
John Elway	20	15	2	0	1	3	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	20	3.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	4	33	4.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	4	40	3.1
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	33	6.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	6	37	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	4	59	9.8
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Mike Pritchard	10	3	2	33	30
TE Troy Drayton	7	5	0	35	34
WR Calvin Williams	4	1	1	13	21
TE Greg Scales	3	1	1	5	10
RB Kenneth Davis	2	1	0	1	17
WR Quinn Early	2	0	0	0	16
WR Louis Davis	2	0	1	0	7
RB Rodney Hampton	1	1	0	6	18

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Robb Thomas	5	3	0	18	0	13
FB Derrick Fenner	5	5	0	37	1	14
TE Brian Kinchen	3	2	0	29	1	18
WR Chris Walsh	3	3	0	19	0	17
RB Ostell Miles	1	1	0	8	0	13
WR Todd Kinchen	1	1	0	18	0	6
WR Dave Groh	1	0	1	0	0	8
TE Billy Shinners	1	0	0	0	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Darrick Hollie	1	0	0.00	2.75

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Kenneth Davis	1	0
Thomas Magnum	1	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Ostell Miles	6	2
John Elway	1	1
Derrick Fenner	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Thomas Magnum	12	5	4

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
John Elway	9	7	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Troy Drayton	4	3	3
WR Calvin Williams	2	1	1
WR Mike Pritchard	2	0	0
WR Louis Davis	2	0	0
WR Quinn Early	1	0	0
RB Rodney Hampton	1	1	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Robb Thomas	3	2	0
FB Derrick Fenner	2	2	1
RB Ostell Miles	1	1	1
WR Todd Kinchen	1	1	1
WR Chris Walsh	1	1	1
WR Dave Groh	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 63,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,700 (17,100)
End Zone 10,600 (12,400)
Mezzanine 6,300 (7,100)
Sideline Seats 9,800 (10,900)
Club Seats 14,200 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 7,500 (7,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	63,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,700 (17,100)
End Zone	10,600 (12,400)
Mezzanine	6,300 (7,100)
Sideline Seats	9,800 (10,900)
Club Seats	14,200 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	7,500 (7,500)