Week 5, 1996

played in Atlanta, GA

81 degrees, fair, calm

Carolina Panthers	7	10	0	7	-	24
Atlanta Falcons	7	7	17	6	-	37

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:05 ATL - Steve Broussard 5 run (Dale Dawson extra point)
1Q: 07:17 CAR - Marvin Harrison 35 pass from Steve McNair (John Kasay extra point)
2Q: 14:51 ATL - Jerome Woods 28 interception return (Dale Dawson extra point)
2Q: 09:12 CAR - John Kasay 38 field goal
2Q: 01:56 CAR - Rodney Hampton 1 pass from Steve McNair (John Kasay extra point)
3Q: 13:59 ATL - Steve Broussard 1 run (Dale Dawson extra point)
3Q: 08:29 ATL - Dale Dawson 47 field goal
3Q: 07:43 ATL - Yev Kassem 44 interception return (Dale Dawson extra point)
4Q: 14:04 CAR - Mike Pritchard 5 pass from Steve McNair (John Kasay extra point)
4Q: 05:41 ATL - Dale Dawson 29 field goal
4Q: 02:57 ATL - Dale Dawson 18 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:05 ATL - Steve Broussard 5 run (Dale Dawson extra point)
1Q: 07:17 CAR - Marvin Harrison 35 pass from Steve McNair (John Kasay extra point)
2Q: 14:51 ATL - Jerome Woods 28 interception return (Dale Dawson extra point)
2Q: 09:12 CAR - John Kasay 38 field goal
2Q: 01:56 CAR - Rodney Hampton 1 pass from Steve McNair (John Kasay extra point)
3Q: 13:59 ATL - Steve Broussard 1 run (Dale Dawson extra point)
3Q: 08:29 ATL - Dale Dawson 47 field goal
3Q: 07:43 ATL - Yev Kassem 44 interception return (Dale Dawson extra point)
4Q: 14:04 CAR - Mike Pritchard 5 pass from Steve McNair (John Kasay extra point)
4Q: 05:41 ATL - Dale Dawson 29 field goal
4Q: 02:57 ATL - Dale Dawson 18 field goal

Team Statistics CAR ATL
Record 2-3 2-3
First Downs 18 19
- by Rushing 3 8
- by Passing 14 10
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 289 302
- Offensive Plays 61 69
- Yards per Play 4.74 4.38
Net Rushing Yards 52 116
- Rushing Attempts 18 35
- Yards per Rush 2.89 3.31
Net Passing Yards 237 186
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 42 - 20 - 4 34 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 245 186
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/8 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.51 5.47
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 5/1
3rd Down Conversions 1/10 7/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.9 6.5
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/54 3/20
Punt Returns/Yards 4/36 4/5
Kick Returns/Yards 4/101 2/50
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 4/96
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 37
Time of Possession 23:50 36:10

Team Statistics	CAR	ATL
Record	2-3	2-3
First Downs	18	19
- by Rushing	3	8
- by Passing	14	10
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	289	302
- Offensive Plays	61	69
- Yards per Play	4.74	4.38
Net Rushing Yards	52	116
- Rushing Attempts	18	35
- Yards per Rush	2.89	3.31
Net Passing Yards	237	186
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	42 - 20 - 4	34 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	245	186
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/8	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.51	5.47
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	5/1
3rd Down Conversions	1/10	7/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.9	6.5
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/54	3/20
Punt Returns/Yards	4/36	4/5
Kick Returns/Yards	4/101	2/50
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	4/96
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 37
Time of Possession	23:50	36:10

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:59	2:52	OWN 32	5	68	Touchdown
1	5:11	1:44	OWN 44	4	14	Punt
1	0:26	0:45	OWN 20	3	1	Interception
2	14:41	2:08	OWN 37	3	7	Punt
2	11:32	2:28	OWN 49	5	30	Field Goal
2	5:29	3:40	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
2	0:43	0:43	OPP 41	4	11	Missed FG
3	15:00	0:47	OWN 20	2	-3	Interception
3	13:52	2:04	OWN 36	3	-12	Punt
3	8:24	0:49	OWN 33	2	0	Interception
3	7:35	1:23	OWN 12	3	3	Punt
3	1:35	1:52	OWN 20	5	17	Punt
4	14:43	0:46	OPP 29	3	29	Touchdown
4	12:19	1:36	OWN 22	3	-7	Punt
4	5:35	0:23	OWN 20	2	-8	Fumble
4	2:52	1:11	OWN 6	5	29	Interception

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:01	OWN 28	10	72	Touchdown
1	7:07	1:56	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
1	3:27	3:01	OWN 20	6	27	Punt
2	12:33	1:01	OWN 5	3	6	Punt
2	9:04	3:35	OWN 31	5	21	Punt
2	1:49	1:06	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
3	14:13	0:21	OPP 4	2	4	Touchdown
3	11:48	3:24	OWN 32	9	38	Field Goal
3	6:12	4:37	OWN 35	8	32	Punt
4	13:57	1:38	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
4	10:43	5:08	OWN 43	9	45	Field Goal
4	5:12	2:20	OPP 4	3	3	Field Goal
4	1:41	1:41	OWN 40	5	26	Game

Game MVP: Yev Kassem, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Robert Green	7	6	0.86	4	0
Rodney Hampton	6	4	0.67	3	0
Steve McNair	4	38	9.50	14	2
Harvey Williams	1	4	4.00	4	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Steve Broussard	19	46	2.42	8	0	2
Ken Liggett	12	56	4.67	16	2	0
Ramon Shonta	4	14	3.50	6	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve McNair	42	20	245	1/8	3	35	4	50.3

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ramon Shonta	34	21	186	0/0	0	23	0	76.3

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Marvin Harrison	7	16	108	15.43	45	35	1
WR Mike Pritchard	4	5	80	20.00	25	35	1
TE Darryl Ingram	2	3	13	6.50	0	11	0
RB Rodney Hampton	2	2	2	1.00	1	1	1
RB Robert Green	2	2	12	6.00	1	9	0
TE Troy Drayton	2	3	27	13.50	13	17	0
WR Calvin Williams	1	9	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Robb Thomas	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Rob Moore	6	11	75	12.50	19	23
WR Tom Waddle	5	5	36	7.20	3	10
WR Willie Gault	3	7	34	11.33	12	20
RB Steve Broussard	3	4	12	4.00	0	20
FB Derrick Fenner	2	2	13	6.50	2	7
TE Brian Kinchen	1	1	13	13.00	5	13
TE Frank Wainright	1	2	3	3.00	0	3
WR Scott Schwedes	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Titus Dixon	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Yev Kassem	2	68	34.00	1
CB Robert Van Winkle	1	0	0.00	0
S Jerome Woods	1	28	28.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
Steve McNair	1	0	0
Marco Rivera	0	1	0
Rodney Hampton	0	0	2
Harvey Williams	0	0	2
Alfred Anderson	0	0	1

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Willie Gault	4	0	0
Ken Liggett	1	0	0
Mark Montreuil	0	2	0
Chuck Osborne	0	1	1
Randy Shughart	0	1	0
Michael Strahan	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mark Royals	6	268	44.7	40.5	51	1

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Saxon	7	289	41.3	30.4	56	2

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Kasay	1/2	0/1	0/0	38	3/3

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dale Dawson	3/3	1/1	0/0	47	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jarvis Williams	4	36	9.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Willie Gault	4	5	1.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Clayton Holmes	4	101	25.3	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Robert Van Winkle	2	50	25.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Hardy Nickerson	9	3	0.0	35	34
CB Lemuel Stinson	8	0	0.0	35	34
OLB Johnny Holland	7	3	0.0	19	11
S Tommy Carlisle	6	6	0.0	35	34
CB Ray Buchanan	3	1	0.0	35	34
OLB Brian Williams	3	1	0.0	24	24
S Michael Stewart	3	0	0.0	29	32
OLB Britt Hager	3	0	0.0	10	8
DT Noland Rosenbach	3	0	0.0	29	31
DE Alfred Anderson	2	1	0.0	23	23
DE Tracy Scroggins	2	0	0.0	29	31
CB Jimmy Spencer	2	0	0.0	11	21
DE Elijah Alexander	1	1	0.0	20	15
T Scott Conover	1	0	---	---	---
DT Reggie White	1	0	0.0	19	23
TE Troy Drayton	1	0	---	---	---
WR Marvin Harrison	1	0	---	---	---

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Patrise Alexander	6	2	0.0	8	14
S Garth Algar	4	2	0.0	18	43
ILB Yev Kassem	4	2	0.0	18	41
DT Chuck Osborne	3	0	0.5	7	20
CB Robert Van Winkle	3	1	0.0	18	43
S Shaft Covington	3	1	0.0	2	13
DT Cortez Kennedy	2	4	0.0	17	34
S Jerome Woods	2	2	0.0	18	41
OLB Derrick Thomas	2	1	0.0	16	36
DE Orpheus Roye	2	1	0.0	18	40
OLB Howard Dinkins	2	0	0.0	10	23
CB Greg Jeffries	2	0	0.0	17	43
DE Michael Strahan	1	2	0.5	18	43

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Elijah Alexander	0.0	0	1	0	15
DE Alfred Anderson	0.0	0	1	0	23

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Michael Strahan	0.5	0	1	43
DT Chuck Osborne	0.5	0	0	20
DT Cortez Kennedy	0.0	1	1	34
DE Orpheus Roye	0.0	1	0	40
OLB Howard Dinkins	0.0	0	1	23
ILB Yev Kassem	0.0	0	1	41

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Lemuel Stinson	5	0	34
ILB Hardy Nickerson	4	1	34
OLB Johnny Holland	3	0	11
S Michael Stewart	2	1	32
CB Jimmy Spencer	2	1	21
OLB Brian Williams	2	0	24
CB Ray Buchanan	1	1	34
OLB Britt Hager	1	0	8
DT Reggie White	1	0	23
S Tommy Carlisle	0	2	34
DE Alfred Anderson	0	1	23

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Robert Van Winkle	4	1	1	43
OLB Howard Dinkins	3	0	0	23
ILB Patrise Alexander	3	0	0	14
ILB Yev Kassem	2	0	2	41
S Shaft Covington	2	0	0	13
OLB Derrick Thomas	1	2	0	36
S Jerome Woods	1	1	1	41
S Garth Algar	1	1	0	43
CB Greg Jeffries	1	1	0	43
DT Cortez Kennedy	1	0	0	34
DT Chuck Osborne	1	0	0	20

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Darryl Ingram	1	1	7	0	21
Scott Conover	0	4	18	0	43
Mike Smith	0	3	18	0	43
Gary Ivan Gordon	0	3	18	0	43
Tim Grunhard	0	1	18	1	43
Eric Andolsek	0	1	18	0	43
Troy Drayton	0	1	16	0	33

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Gregg Gamble	5	10	35	34
Joe Panos	3	7	35	34
Randy Shughart	1	5	35	34
Brian Kinchen	1	1	26	25
Frank Wainright	1	1	9	4
Derrick Fenner	0	3	20	18
Melvin Hayes	0	2	35	34
Hessley Hempstead	0	2	35	34

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Harvey Williams	2	21
Rodney Hampton	2	15
Darryl Ingram	1	20
Jimmy Spencer	1	12

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Maurice Douglass	2	20
Sean Lumpkin	2	14
Titus Dixon	1	23
Scott Schwedes	1	19
Bob Knight	1	13
Hessley Hempstead	1	10

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Hardy Nickerson	---	---	35	34	14	83
Lemuel Stinson	---	---	35	34	12	81
Marvin Harrison	17	43	---	---	15	75
Ray Buchanan	---	---	35	34	3	72
Tommy Carlisle	---	---	35	34	3	72
Eric Andolsek	18	43	---	---	8	69
Michael Stewart	---	---	29	32	2	63
Tracy Scroggins	---	---	29	31	2	62
Noland Rosenbach	---	---	29	31	2	62
Mike Smith	18	43	---	---	---	61
Tim Grunhard	18	43	---	---	---	61
Scott Conover	18	43	---	---	---	61
Troy Drayton	16	33	---	---	12	61
Gary Ivan Gordon	18	43	---	---	---	61
Steve McNair	18	43	---	---	---	61
Brian Williams	---	---	24	24	6	54
Alfred Anderson	---	---	23	23	3	49
Darryl Ingram	7	21	---	---	20	48
Reggie White	---	---	19	23	3	45
Jimmy Spencer	---	---	11	21	12	44
Calvin Williams	14	29	---	---	---	43
Elijah Alexander	---	---	20	15	8	43
Britt Hager	---	---	10	8	24	42
Harvey Williams	8	12	---	---	21	41
Rodney Hampton	7	17	---	---	15	39
Robert Green	11	26	---	---	---	37
Johnny Holland	---	---	19	11	3	33
Aaron Pierce	3	10	---	---	20	33
Robb Thomas	3	9	---	---	20	32
Glenn Montgomery	---	---	14	7	8	29
Jarvis Williams	---	---	3	2	19	24
Clayton Holmes	---	---	0	0	21	21
Mike Pritchard	4	15	---	---	---	19
Ron Rice	---	---	1	2	13	16
Chuck Smith	---	---	8	5	1	14
Ed Brown	---	---	6	3	---	9
Robert Jenkins	0	0	---	---	8	8
Greg Werner	0	0	---	---	8	8
Dean Caliguire	0	0	---	---	8	8
Marco Rivera	0	0	---	---	8	8
John Kasay	0	0	---	---	7	7
Mark Royals	0	0	---	---	6	6
John Holecek	---	---	0	0	4	4
Frank Reich	0	0	---	---	2	2
Sean Salisbury	0	0	---	---	---	0
Chris Villarrial	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Randy Shughart	35	34	---	---	10	79
Hessley Hempstead	35	34	---	---	10	79
Willie Gault	32	28	---	---	11	71
Robert Van Winkle	---	---	18	43	8	69
Gregg Gamble	35	34	---	---	---	69
Michael Strahan	---	---	18	43	8	69
Ramon Shonta	35	34	---	---	---	69
Joe Panos	35	34	---	---	---	69
Melvin Hayes	35	34	---	---	---	69
Garth Algar	---	---	18	43	2	63
Greg Jeffries	---	---	17	43	3	63
Yev Kassem	---	---	18	41	2	61
Jerome Woods	---	---	18	41	2	61
Orpheus Roye	---	---	18	40	2	60
Brian Kinchen	26	25	---	---	6	57
Ken Liggett	13	16	---	---	28	57
Derrick Thomas	---	---	16	36	4	56
Cortez Kennedy	---	---	17	34	2	53
Rob Moore	26	25	---	---	---	51
Derrick Fenner	20	18	---	---	10	48
Tom Waddle	19	21	---	---	8	48
Howard Dinkins	---	---	10	23	13	46
Steve Broussard	22	18	---	---	1	41
Greg Jefferson	---	---	10	24	3	37
Eric Kattus	4	4	---	---	23	31
Scott Schwedes	3	7	---	---	19	29
Titus Dixon	1	4	---	---	23	28
Bob Knight	---	---	2	13	13	28
Chuck Osborne	---	---	7	20	---	27
Frank Wainright	9	4	---	---	13	26
Patrise Alexander	---	---	8	14	3	25
Maurice Douglass	---	---	0	1	20	21
Shaft Covington	---	---	2	13	5	20
Sean Lumpkin	---	---	1	0	14	15
Dale Dawson	0	0	---	---	11	11
Todd Jones	---	---	0	0	11	11
Drayton Swinton	0	0	---	---	10	10
Norberto Davidds-Garrido	0	0	---	---	10	10
Matt Landry	0	0	---	---	10	10
Mike Saxon	0	0	---	---	7	7
Mark Montreuil	---	---	0	0	6	6
Trevor Wilmont	---	---	0	1	4	5
Scott Zolak	0	0	---	---	3	3
Gerald McBurrows	---	---	0	0	3	3
Craig Erickson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Freddie Bradley	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	1	0.3
Middle	14	48	3.4
Right	1	3	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	29	2.2
Middle	6	25	4.2
Right	15	63	4.2
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve McNair	42	20	4	4	2	6	4	0	4

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ramon Shonta	34	21	5	4	0	7	2	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	4	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	71	5.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	22	8	135	6.1
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	35	7.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	-8	-4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	14	111	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	3	40	4.4
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	43	14.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Marvin Harrison	16	7	1	108	2	43
WR Calvin Williams	9	1	1	3	0	29
WR Mike Pritchard	5	4	0	80	2	15
TE Darryl Ingram	3	2	0	13	0	21
TE Troy Drayton	3	2	0	27	0	33
WR Robb Thomas	2	0	0	0	0	9
RB Rodney Hampton	2	2	0	2	0	17
RB Robert Green	2	2	0	12	0	26

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rob Moore	11	6	75	3	25
WR Willie Gault	7	3	34	1	28
WR Tom Waddle	5	5	36	0	21
RB Steve Broussard	4	3	12	1	18
FB Derrick Fenner	2	2	13	0	18
TE Frank Wainright	2	1	3	0	4
WR Scott Schwedes	1	0	0	0	7
TE Brian Kinchen	1	1	13	0	25
WR Titus Dixon	1	0	0	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Rodney Hampton	1	0	0.00	0.67

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Steve Broussard	4	7	1.75	2.42
Ramon Shonta	2	9	4.50	3.50
Ken Liggett	2	4	2.00	4.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve McNair	4	3	9	2.25	5.83

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ramon Shonta	2	0	0	0.00	5.47

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Robb Thomas	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
RB Rodney Hampton	1	1	1	1.00	1.00
WR Calvin Williams	1	1	3	3.00	0.33
WR Mike Pritchard	1	1	5	5.00	16.00

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Willie Gault	1	0	0	0.00	4.86
WR Titus Dixon	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Robert Green	1	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Ken Liggett	2	1
Steve Broussard	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve McNair	9	3	1

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ramon Shonta	14	9	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Marvin Harrison	6	3	1
WR Calvin Williams	2	0	0
WR Robb Thomas	1	0	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Rob Moore	6	3	3
WR Willie Gault	2	1	1
WR Tom Waddle	2	2	2
WR Titus Dixon	1	0	0
FB Derrick Fenner	1	1	0
RB Steve Broussard	1	1	0
TE Frank Wainright	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 56,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,300 (17,100)
End Zone 9,700 (12,400)
Mezzanine 5,600 (7,100)
Sideline Seats 8,700 (10,900)
Club Seats 12,300 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 6,400 (7,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	56,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,300 (17,100)
End Zone	9,700 (12,400)
Mezzanine	5,600 (7,100)
Sideline Seats	8,700 (10,900)
Club Seats	12,300 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	6,400 (7,500)