Week 15, 1996

played in Carolina, NC

43 degrees, fair, 11 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	10	6	0	10	-	26
Carolina Panthers	3	3	0	7	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:24 CAR - John Kasay 36 field goal
1Q: 03:07 ATL - Steve Broussard 4 run (Dale Dawson extra point)
1Q: 00:37 ATL - Dale Dawson 54 field goal
2Q: 11:39 CAR - John Kasay 48 field goal
2Q: 02:22 ATL - Dale Dawson 35 field goal
2Q: 00:44 ATL - Dale Dawson 19 field goal
4Q: 15:00 ATL - Ramon Shonta 3 run (Dale Dawson extra point)
4Q: 12:04 CAR - Daved Benefield 42 interception return (John Kasay extra point)
4Q: 02:13 ATL - Dale Dawson 20 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:24 CAR - John Kasay 36 field goal
1Q: 03:07 ATL - Steve Broussard 4 run (Dale Dawson extra point)
1Q: 00:37 ATL - Dale Dawson 54 field goal
2Q: 11:39 CAR - John Kasay 48 field goal
2Q: 02:22 ATL - Dale Dawson 35 field goal
2Q: 00:44 ATL - Dale Dawson 19 field goal
4Q: 15:00 ATL - Ramon Shonta 3 run (Dale Dawson extra point)
4Q: 12:04 CAR - Daved Benefield 42 interception return (John Kasay extra point)
4Q: 02:13 ATL - Dale Dawson 20 field goal

Team Statistics ATL CAR
Record 6-7-1 5-9
First Downs 16 12
- by Rushing 4 3
- by Passing 12 9
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 276 231
- Offensive Plays 69 64
- Yards per Play 4.00 3.61
Net Rushing Yards 49 69
- Rushing Attempts 34 21
- Yards per Rush 1.44 3.29
Net Passing Yards 227 162
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 17 - 1 42 - 17 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 232 169
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 1/7
- Yards per Pass Play 6.49 3.77
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/16 4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.7 8.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 5/39 3/20
Punt Returns/Yards 5/18 6/68
Kick Returns/Yards 3/68 5/83
Interception Ret./Yards 3/22 1/42
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/3 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 40 OWN 23
Time of Possession 33:27 26:33

Team Statistics	ATL	CAR
Record	6-7-1	5-9
First Downs	16	12
- by Rushing	4	3
- by Passing	12	9
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	276	231
- Offensive Plays	69	64
- Yards per Play	4.00	3.61
Net Rushing Yards	49	69
- Rushing Attempts	34	21
- Yards per Rush	1.44	3.29
Net Passing Yards	227	162
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 17 - 1	42 - 17 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	232	169
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	1/7
- Yards per Pass Play	6.49	3.77
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/16	4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.7	8.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	5/39	3/20
Punt Returns/Yards	5/18	6/68
Kick Returns/Yards	3/68	5/83
Interception Ret./Yards	3/22	1/42
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/3	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 40	OWN 23
Time of Possession	33:27	26:33

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:21	2:19	OWN 14	5	17	Punt
1	5:19	2:22	OWN 30	4	70	Touchdown
1	2:03	1:32	OPP 34	3	-3	Field Goal
2	11:34	1:00	OWN 20	3	-4	Punt
2	8:59	6:43	OWN 12	14	70	Field Goal
2	2:10	1:31	OPP 23	4	21	Field Goal
2	0:02	0:02	OWN 47	1	0	Half
3	15:00	4:00	OWN 24	6	11	Punt
3	9:56	2:13	OWN 48	5	9	Punt
3	6:19	1:30	OWN 35	3	-1	Punt
3	3:23	1:20	OWN 18	3	6	Punt
3	1:09	1:19	OPP 41	4	41	Touchdown
4	12:04	0:12	OWN 33	1	0	Interception
4	11:52	2:33	OWN 31	5	8	Punt
4	7:08	3:59	OWN 31	5	11	Punt
4	2:40	0:33	OPP 3	3	0	Field Goal

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:39	OWN 14	5	18	Punt
1	9:02	3:43	OWN 37	8	44	Field Goal
1	2:57	0:54	OWN 30	2	0	Interception
1	0:31	3:57	OWN 20	8	49	Field Goal
2	10:34	1:35	OWN 37	3	0	Punt
2	0:39	0:37	OWN 20	4	20	Interception
3	11:00	1:04	OWN 24	3	-3	Punt
3	7:43	1:24	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
3	4:49	1:26	OWN 35	3	4	Punt
3	2:03	0:54	OWN 20	2	28	Interception
4	14:50	2:46	OWN 24	6	11	Punt
4	9:19	2:11	OWN 21	3	2	Punt
4	3:09	0:29	OWN 3	4	0	Downs
4	2:07	2:07	OWN 27	10	44	Game

Game MVP: Dale Dawson, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	TD
Freddie Bradley	15	17	1.13	4	0
Steve Broussard	14	15	1.07	5	1
Derrick Fenner	2	13	6.50	7	0
Ramon Shonta	2	9	4.50	6	1
Tom Waddle	1	-5	-5.00	-5	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Robert Green	8	9	1.13	14	1
Steve McNair	8	59	7.38	28	1
Rodney Hampton	4	-1	-0.25	3	0
Harvey Williams	1	2	2.00	2	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ramon Shonta	34	17	232	1/5	0	43	1	59.9

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve McNair	42	17	169	1/7	0	28	3	22.8

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Rob Moore	4	8	47	11.75	6	16
WR Willie Gault	3	7	35	11.67	6	21
WR Tom Waddle	3	5	75	25.00	38	43
WR Scott Schwedes	2	2	36	18.00	0	33
TE Brian Kinchen	2	6	11	5.50	7	12
WR Titus Dixon	1	2	14	14.00	7	14
RB Steve Broussard	1	2	-4	-4.00	0	-4
RB Freddie Bradley	1	1	18	18.00	7	18
TE Frank Wainright	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Robb Thomas	4	12	58	14.50	15	28
TE Andrew Glover	3	4	42	14.00	34	24
WR Eric Blount	3	6	26	8.67	0	15
WR Calvin Williams	2	4	2	1.00	0	1
RB Robert Green	2	2	18	9.00	16	13
RB Rodney Hampton	1	3	1	1.00	0	1
WR Louis Davis	1	2	11	11.00	0	11
WR Marvin Harrison	1	6	11	11.00	0	11
TE Troy Drayton	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg
OLB Todd Jones	1	9	9.00
CB Greg Jeffries	1	0	0.00
ILB Yev Kassem	1	13	13.00

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Daved Benefield	1	42	42.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Bob Knight	1	0	0
Ken Liggett	0	1	0
Yev Kassem	0	1	0
Steve Broussard	0	0	1

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Jarvis Williams	1	0	0	0
Jimmy Spencer	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Saxon	8	413	51.6	40.6	61	4

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mark Royals	7	309	44.1	41.6	53	2

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dale Dawson	4/4	1/1	1/1	54	2/2

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Kasay	2/2	1/1	0/0	48	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bob Knight	5	18	3.6	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jarvis Williams	5	57	11.4	0
Lemuel Stinson	1	11	11.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Robert Van Winkle	2	47	23.5	0
Bob Knight	1	21	21.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lemuel Stinson	4	65	16.3	0
Jarvis Williams	1	18	18.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Robert Van Winkle	5	0	0.0	20	42
DT Cortez Kennedy	4	1	0.0	19	37
OLB Derrick Thomas	4	0	0.0	15	35
DE Greg Jefferson	4	0	0.0	17	41
S Garth Algar	3	2	0.0	20	42
ILB Yev Kassem	3	1	0.0	19	37
S Gerald McBurrows	3	0	0.0	4	25
DE Michael Strahan	2	3	1.0	21	42
CB Bob Knight	2	4	0.0	15	37
CB Greg Jeffries	2	2	0.0	19	40
S Jerome Woods	2	2	0.0	21	40
DT Chuck Osborne	2	1	0.0	18	22
OLB Todd Jones	2	0	0.0	6	6
ILB Trevor Wilmont	1	0	0.0	6	8

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Ed Brown	9	0	0.0	32	34
CB Jimmy Spencer	6	2	0.0	15	27
S Tommy Carlisle	4	4	0.0	30	31
S Michael Stewart	4	0	0.0	32	32
CB Ray Buchanan	4	0	0.0	31	33
DE Alfred Anderson	4	0	0.0	19	28
DT Noland Rosenbach	3	0	1.0	22	32
CB Lemuel Stinson	3	0	0.0	34	33
DT Jeff Wright	2	1	0.0	29	23
OLB Brian Williams	2	1	0.0	24	23
CB Jarvis Williams	2	0	0.0	4	7
OLB Britt Hager	2	0	0.0	10	9
DE Tracy Scroggins	2	0	0.0	28	28
OLB Johnny Holland	1	0	0.0	1	3
DT Glenn Montgomery	1	0	0.0	13	3
TE Aaron Pierce	1	0	---	---	---
TE Troy Drayton	1	0	---	---	---
WR Marvin Harrison	1	0	---	---	---
S Ron Rice	1	0	0.0	5	7
DT Reggie White	0	1	0.0	4	10
OLB Daved Benefield	0	1	0.0	20	8

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Michael Strahan	1.0	1	2	0	42
DT Cortez Kennedy	0.0	0	2	3	37
ILB Yev Kassem	0.0	0	1	0	37
S Jerome Woods	0.0	0	1	0	40

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Noland Rosenbach	1.0	0	0	2	32
DE Tracy Scroggins	0.0	1	3	0	28
DT Jeff Wright	0.0	0	2	2	23
DE Alfred Anderson	0.0	0	1	0	28
DE Chuck Smith	0.0	0	0	1	7

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Robert Van Winkle	4	1	0	42
OLB Derrick Thomas	3	0	0	35
S Gerald McBurrows	3	0	0	25
CB Greg Jeffries	2	0	1	40
CB Bob Knight	2	0	0	37
OLB Todd Jones	1	1	1	6
ILB Yev Kassem	1	0	1	37
ILB Trevor Wilmont	1	0	0	8
S Garth Algar	0	3	0	42
S Jerome Woods	0	1	0	40

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Jimmy Spencer	4	0	0	27
S Michael Stewart	2	2	0	32
CB Ray Buchanan	2	1	0	33
ILB Ed Brown	2	0	0	34
CB Lemuel Stinson	1	1	0	33
S Tommy Carlisle	1	1	0	31
OLB Johnny Holland	1	0	0	3
CB Jarvis Williams	1	0	0	7
OLB Britt Hager	1	0	0	9
OLB Brian Williams	1	0	0	23
S Ron Rice	1	0	0	7
DT Noland Rosenbach	0	1	0	32
OLB Daved Benefield	0	0	1	8

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Joe Panos	2	5	34	0	35
Gregg Gamble	1	7	34	1	35
Randy Shughart	1	6	34	0	35
Joel Crisman	0	7	34	0	35
Brian Kinchen	0	3	25	0	26
Derrick Fenner	0	3	25	0	12
Frank Wainright	0	1	9	0	2

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Mike Smith	1	2	18	0	31
Tim Grunhard	0	5	21	0	43
Scott Conover	0	3	21	0	43
Marco Rivera	0	2	21	0	43
Gary Ivan Gordon	0	1	21	1	43
Andrew Glover	0	1	11	0	27

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Maurice Douglass	4	32
Joel Crisman	2	12
Steve Broussard	1	35
Titus Dixon	1	20
Scott Schwedes	1	16
Frank Wainright	1	12
Trevor Wilmont	1	10

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Aaron Pierce	3	20
Harvey Williams	2	19
Jimmy Spencer	1	19
Troy Drayton	1	19
Kevin Donnalley	1	9

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Randy Shughart	34	35	---	---	12	81
Joel Crisman	34	35	---	---	12	81
Steve Broussard	16	23	---	---	35	74
Yev Kassem	---	---	19	37	18	74
Bob Knight	---	---	15	37	19	71
Gregg Gamble	34	35	---	---	---	69
Ramon Shonta	34	35	---	---	---	69
Joe Panos	34	35	---	---	---	69
Melvin Hayes	34	35	---	---	---	69
Robert Van Winkle	---	---	20	42	5	67
Greg Jefferson	---	---	17	41	9	67
Michael Strahan	---	---	21	42	2	65
Garth Algar	---	---	20	42	2	64
Jerome Woods	---	---	21	40	2	63
Greg Jeffries	---	---	19	40	---	59
Brian Kinchen	25	26	---	---	7	58
Cortez Kennedy	---	---	19	37	2	58
Willie Gault	25	31	---	---	1	57
Rob Moore	27	30	---	---	---	57
Derrick Thomas	---	---	15	35	2	52
Derrick Fenner	25	12	---	---	12	49
Chuck Osborne	---	---	18	22	9	49
Maurice Douglass	---	---	5	10	32	47
Tom Waddle	14	21	---	---	1	36
Gerald McBurrows	---	---	4	25	5	34
Scott Schwedes	7	10	---	---	16	33
Titus Dixon	2	5	---	---	20	27
Freddie Bradley	17	10	---	---	---	27
Trevor Wilmont	---	---	6	8	10	24
Eric Kattus	1	0	---	---	22	23
Frank Wainright	9	2	---	---	12	23
Ken Liggett	2	5	---	---	11	18
Drayton Swinton	0	0	---	---	12	12
Todd Jones	---	---	6	6	---	12
Norberto Davidds-Garrido	0	0	---	---	12	12
Matt Landry	0	0	---	---	12	12
Dale Dawson	0	0	---	---	11	11
Orpheus Roye	---	---	5	4	---	9
Mike Saxon	0	0	---	---	8	8
Sean Lumpkin	---	---	1	3	4	8
Mark Montreuil	---	---	0	0	7	7
Patrise Alexander	---	---	0	1	4	5
Scott Zolak	0	0	---	---	4	4
Shaft Covington	---	---	0	1	---	1
Craig Erickson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Lemuel Stinson	---	---	34	33	13	80
Ray Buchanan	---	---	31	33	13	77
Marco Rivera	21	43	---	---	9	73
Ed Brown	---	---	32	34	4	70
Michael Stewart	---	---	32	32	2	66
Tim Grunhard	21	43	---	---	---	64
Scott Conover	21	43	---	---	---	64
Gary Ivan Gordon	21	43	---	---	---	64
Tommy Carlisle	---	---	30	31	3	64
Steve McNair	21	43	---	---	---	64
Eric Blount	13	31	---	---	18	62
Tracy Scroggins	---	---	28	28	6	62
Jimmy Spencer	---	---	15	27	19	61
Jeff Wright	---	---	29	23	6	58
Troy Drayton	15	24	---	---	19	58
Noland Rosenbach	---	---	22	32	2	56
Alfred Anderson	---	---	19	28	8	55
Brian Williams	---	---	24	23	4	51
Robb Thomas	16	34	---	---	---	50
Marvin Harrison	15	23	---	---	12	50
Mike Smith	18	31	---	---	---	49
Andrew Glover	11	27	---	---	9	47
Jarvis Williams	---	---	4	7	34	45
Rodney Hampton	7	18	---	---	17	42
Robert Green	13	25	---	---	---	38
Britt Hager	---	---	10	9	17	36
Aaron Pierce	3	12	---	---	20	35
Daved Benefield	---	---	20	8	2	30
Harvey Williams	3	4	---	---	19	26
Ron Rice	---	---	5	7	14	26
Elijah Alexander	---	---	15	7	2	24
Calvin Williams	8	15	---	---	---	23
Reggie White	---	---	4	10	9	23
Chuck Smith	---	---	6	7	6	19
Glenn Montgomery	---	---	13	3	2	18
Chris Villarrial	3	12	---	---	---	15
Johnny Holland	---	---	1	3	10	14
Eric Andolsek	0	0	---	---	9	9
Greg Werner	0	0	---	---	9	9
Dean Caliguire	0	0	---	---	9	9
Kevin Donnalley	0	0	---	---	9	9
Mark Royals	0	0	---	---	7	7
John Kasay	0	0	---	---	6	6
Louis Davis	1	2	---	---	2	5
Frank Reich	0	0	---	---	2	2
Sean Salisbury	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	11	0.8
Middle	14	27	1.9
Right	7	11	1.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	-8	-2.0
Middle	16	75	4.7
Right	1	2	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ramon Shonta	34	17	3	1	2	6	6	5	1

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve McNair	42	17	2	5	3	6	6	3	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	-4	-2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	9	101	7.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	4	65	5.9
Long (19+ Yds)	7	3	70	10.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	3	27	3.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	8	60	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	4	55	4.2
Long (19+ Yds)	7	2	27	3.9

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rob Moore	8	4	0	47	0	30
WR Willie Gault	7	3	1	35	1	31
TE Brian Kinchen	6	2	1	11	0	26
WR Tom Waddle	5	3	0	75	1	21
WR Scott Schwedes	2	2	0	36	1	10
WR Titus Dixon	2	1	0	14	0	5
RB Steve Broussard	2	1	0	-4	0	23
TE Frank Wainright	1	0	0	0	0	2
RB Freddie Bradley	1	1	0	18	0	10

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Robb Thomas	12	4	0	58	1	34
WR Eric Blount	6	3	1	26	0	31
WR Marvin Harrison	6	1	0	11	0	23
WR Calvin Williams	4	2	0	2	0	15
TE Andrew Glover	4	3	0	42	1	27
RB Rodney Hampton	3	1	1	1	0	18
RB Robert Green	2	2	0	18	0	25
TE Troy Drayton	2	0	0	0	0	24
WR Louis Davis	2	1	1	11	0	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Steve Broussard	4	11	2.75	1.07
Freddie Bradley	4	2	0.50	1.13
Ramon Shonta	2	9	4.50	4.50

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Steve McNair	1	-4	-4.00	7.38

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ramon Shonta	4	1	-1	-0.25	6.82

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve McNair	2	0	0	0.00	4.02

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Willie Gault	3	1	-1	-0.33	5.00
TE Brian Kinchen	1	0	0	0.00	1.83

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Rodney Hampton	1	0	0	0.00	0.33
WR Marvin Harrison	1	0	0	0.00	1.83

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Steve Broussard	4	0
Ramon Shonta	1	1

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Steve McNair	3	2
Robert Green	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ramon Shonta	11	5	3

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve McNair	10	2	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tom Waddle	3	2	2
WR Willie Gault	2	1	0
TE Brian Kinchen	2	0	0
WR Rob Moore	2	2	1
WR Titus Dixon	1	0	0
RB Steve Broussard	1	0	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Robb Thomas	3	0	0
TE Andrew Glover	2	1	1
RB Rodney Hampton	1	0	0
WR Calvin Williams	1	0	0
WR Eric Blount	1	1	1
WR Louis Davis	1	0	0
WR Marvin Harrison	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 54,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,600 (21,300)
End Zone 11,600 (15,300)
Mezzanine 7,000 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 10,500 (13,500)
Club Seats 5,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	54,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,600 (21,300)
End Zone	11,600 (15,300)
Mezzanine	7,000 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	10,500 (13,500)
Club Seats	5,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,700)