Week 16, 1996

played in San Diego, CA

65 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	7	3	0	3	-	13
San Diego Chargers	0	3	10	7	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:17 CAR - Eric Blount 12 pass from Steve McNair (John Kasay extra point)
2Q: 08:10 CAR - John Kasay 35 field goal
2Q: 00:03 SDO - Tommy Pickles 51 field goal
3Q: 08:11 SDO - Tommy Pickles 33 field goal
3Q: 05:33 SDO - Jerry Rice 37 pass from Scott Mitchell (Tommy Pickles extra point)
4Q: 12:34 SDO - Garrison Hearst 4 run (Tommy Pickles extra point)
4Q: 09:34 CAR - John Kasay 30 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:17 CAR - Eric Blount 12 pass from Steve McNair (John Kasay extra point)
2Q: 08:10 CAR - John Kasay 35 field goal
2Q: 00:03 SDO - Tommy Pickles 51 field goal
3Q: 08:11 SDO - Tommy Pickles 33 field goal
3Q: 05:33 SDO - Jerry Rice 37 pass from Scott Mitchell (Tommy Pickles extra point)
4Q: 12:34 SDO - Garrison Hearst 4 run (Tommy Pickles extra point)
4Q: 09:34 CAR - John Kasay 30 field goal

Team Statistics CAR SDO
Record 5-10 11-4
First Downs 15 14
- by Rushing 4 2
- by Passing 11 12
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 260 323
- Offensive Plays 68 67
- Yards per Play 3.82 4.82
Net Rushing Yards 63 39
- Rushing Attempts 17 22
- Yards per Rush 3.71 1.77
Net Passing Yards 197 284
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 47 - 21 - 1 43 - 27 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 210 299
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/13 2/15
- Yards per Pass Play 3.86 6.31
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/18 7/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.4 8.4
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/18 2/15
Punt Returns/Yards 3/30 6/-7
Kick Returns/Yards 3/69 2/46
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/11
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 28
Time of Possession 28:11 31:49

Team Statistics	CAR	SDO
Record	5-10	11-4
First Downs	15	14
- by Rushing	4	2
- by Passing	11	12
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	260	323
- Offensive Plays	68	67
- Yards per Play	3.82	4.82
Net Rushing Yards	63	39
- Rushing Attempts	17	22
- Yards per Rush	3.71	1.77
Net Passing Yards	197	284
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	47 - 21 - 1	43 - 27 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	210	299
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/13	2/15
- Yards per Pass Play	3.86	6.31
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/18	7/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.4	8.4
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/18	2/15
Punt Returns/Yards	3/30	6/-7
Kick Returns/Yards	3/69	2/46
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/11
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 28
Time of Possession	28:11	31:49

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:30	1:02	OWN 41	3	-1	Punt
1	11:23	3:08	OWN 41	6	18	Punt
1	4:40	1:42	OWN 1	3	8	Punt
1	2:58	1:49	OPP 37	4	37	Touchdown
2	11:54	3:51	OWN 37	9	45	Field Goal
2	5:54	4:05	OWN 20	7	17	Punt
3	15:00	2:20	OWN 8	4	16	Punt
3	9:27	0:07	OWN 5	1	14	Fumble
3	8:04	1:57	OWN 30	4	12	Interception
3	5:18	2:32	OWN 25	6	13	Punt
4	12:27	3:00	OWN 42	6	45	Field Goal
4	7:10	1:44	OWN 9	4	10	Punt
4	4:19	0:46	OWN 19	3	3	Punt
4	2:23	1:06	OPP 19	8	13	Downs

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:30	OWN 33	3	-6	Punt
1	12:28	1:05	OWN 12	3	2	Punt
1	8:15	3:35	OWN 20	7	33	Punt
1	1:09	4:15	OWN 20	10	50	Missed FG
2	8:03	2:09	OWN 28	3	8	Punt
2	1:49	1:49	OWN 16	4	50	Field Goal
3	12:40	3:13	OWN 13	6	19	Punt
3	9:20	1:16	OPP 19	3	3	Field Goal
3	6:07	0:49	OPP 36	3	36	Touchdown
3	2:46	5:19	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
4	9:27	2:17	OWN 20	5	17	Punt
4	5:26	1:07	OWN 38	3	8	Punt
4	3:33	1:10	OWN 29	3	5	Punt
4	1:17	1:17	OWN 6	3	3	Game

Game MVP: Scott Mitchell, San Diego Chargers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Robert Green	8	31	3.88	14	1
Rodney Hampton	4	13	3.25	14	1
Steve McNair	4	16	4.00	11	1
Harvey Williams	1	3	3.00	3	0

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Garrison Hearst	15	34	2.27	15	1	1
Ki-Jana Carter	6	6	1.00	3	0	0
Scott Mitchell	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve McNair	47	21	210	4/13	1	27	1	56.1

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Scott Mitchell	43	27	299	2/15	1	40	0	91.1

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Robb Thomas	6	15	66	11.00	17	24	0
WR Marvin Harrison	5	8	58	11.60	20	25	0
WR Eric Blount	4	12	43	10.75	0	27	1
WR Calvin Williams	3	7	27	9.00	2	14	0
RB Rodney Hampton	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
TE Troy Drayton	1	3	1	1.00	0	1	0
WR Louis Davis	1	1	14	14.00	4	14	0

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jerry Rice	6	8	107	17.83	66	37	1
RB Garrison Hearst	6	9	72	12.00	20	40	0
TE Tony McGee	4	4	21	5.25	3	11	0
WR Anthony Miller	3	4	12	4.00	3	6	0
WR Robert Brooks	3	9	34	11.33	14	17	0
FB Pete Russell	2	3	14	7.00	3	8	0
TE Andrew Jordan	2	2	12	6.00	0	9	0
WR Kenny Lofton	1	2	27	27.00	21	27	0
FB Reggie Cobb	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Patrick Jeffers	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Rick Vaughn	1	11	11.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Robert Green	1	0	0	0
Jimmy Spencer	0	1	1	0

San Diego	Fumb	Recov	Force
Anthony Miller	1	0	0
Willie Williams	0	1	0
Chris Mims	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mark Royals	8	380	47.5	45.9	61	2

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Joe Prokop	8	369	46.1	39.9	64	4

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Kasay	2/2	0/0	0/0	35	1/1

San Diego	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Tommy Pickles	2/3	1/2	1/1	51	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eric Blount	2	20	10.0	0
Lemuel Stinson	1	10	10.0	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Anthony Miller	5	-5	-1.0	0
Kenny Lofton	1	-2	-2.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lemuel Stinson	3	69	23.0	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Robert Brooks	2	46	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Tommy Carlisle	10	3	0.0	21	40
ILB Ed Brown	6	3	0.0	16	41
OLB Brian Williams	5	1	0.0	17	29
DT Jeff Wright	4	0	0.0	16	30
S Michael Stewart	3	0	0.0	21	38
CB Ray Buchanan	3	0	0.0	18	42
S Ron Rice	3	0	0.0	6	20
DE Elijah Alexander	2	0	1.0	10	11
CB Jimmy Spencer	2	2	0.0	13	31
CB Lemuel Stinson	2	1	0.0	21	41
DE Alfred Anderson	2	1	0.0	12	34
OLB Daved Benefield	2	0	0.0	12	11
DT Glenn Montgomery	1	0	1.0	4	10
OLB Johnny Holland	1	1	0.0	6	6
OLB Britt Hager	1	1	0.0	4	16
TE Troy Drayton	1	0	---	---	---
DT Noland Rosenbach	1	0	0.0	18	35
DT Reggie White	0	1	0.0	5	15

San Diego	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Bill Romanowski	6	1	0.0	14	37
S Apu Nahasapeemapetilon	4	1	1.0	17	50
CB Maurice Hurst	4	0	0.0	17	51
DT John Parrella	4	0	0.0	10	33
CB Willie Williams	4	0	0.0	13	29
ILB Rick Vaughn	3	5	0.5	17	51
DT Alfred Oglesby	3	0	1.0	6	8
S Anthony Dorsett	3	0	0.0	17	50
OLB Marvcus Patton	2	1	1.0	7	21
CB Corey Fuller	2	2	0.0	9	41
DE Chris Mims	2	0	0.0	11	33
DE Derrick Alexander	1	0	0.5	15	47
DT Dan Footman	1	1	0.0	13	30
DE Eric England	1	0	0.0	6	18
CB Tory James	1	0	0.0	4	23
S Ryan Stewart	0	1	0.0	1	11

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Glenn Montgomery	1.0	0	0	0	10
DE Elijah Alexander	1.0	0	0	0	11
DE Tracy Scroggins	0.0	1	2	0	35
DE Alfred Anderson	0.0	1	1	0	34
DE Chuck Smith	0.0	0	0	1	10

San Diego	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Alfred Oglesby	1.0	0	0	1	8
OLB Marvcus Patton	1.0	0	0	0	21
S Apu Nahasapeemapetilon	1.0	0	0	0	50
ILB Rick Vaughn	0.5	0	1	0	51
DE Derrick Alexander	0.5	0	1	0	47
OLB Bill Romanowski	0.0	1	0	0	37
DE Eric England	0.0	1	0	0	18
DE Chris Mims	0.0	0	5	1	33
DT Dan Footman	0.0	0	2	0	30
DE Melvin Donnalley	0.0	0	2	0	4

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Brian Williams	5	1	29
S Tommy Carlisle	5	0	40
ILB Ed Brown	3	1	41
S Ron Rice	3	0	20
CB Lemuel Stinson	2	2	41
S Michael Stewart	2	1	38
CB Ray Buchanan	2	0	42
OLB Johnny Holland	1	0	6
DT Jeff Wright	1	0	30
OLB Britt Hager	1	0	16
OLB Daved Benefield	1	0	11
DE Alfred Anderson	1	0	34

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Maurice Hurst	5	2	0	51
OLB Bill Romanowski	4	1	0	37
CB Willie Williams	3	1	0	29
S Apu Nahasapeemapetilon	3	0	0	50
CB Corey Fuller	2	0	0	41
S Anthony Dorsett	1	1	0	50
DT Alfred Oglesby	1	0	0	8
OLB Marvcus Patton	1	0	0	21
CB Tory James	1	0	0	23
ILB Rick Vaughn	0	2	1	51

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tim Grunhard	2	5	17	0	51
Scott Conover	1	3	17	3	51
Eric Andolsek	0	3	17	0	51
Gary Ivan Gordon	0	1	17	1	51
Troy Drayton	0	1	16	0	32
Marco Rivera	0	1	17	0	51

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Bruce Armstrong	3	4	0	22	0	45
Pete Russell	2	3	0	5	0	11
Reggie Cobb	1	2	1	15	0	20
Jerry Fontenot	0	5	0	22	0	45
Ed King	0	3	0	22	0	45
Fred Lamson	0	3	0	22	0	45
Kip Vickers	0	1	0	22	2	45

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Jimmy Spencer	2	22
Darryl Ingram	2	18
Ron Rice	2	18
Harvey Williams	1	18
Troy Drayton	1	15

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
Kenny Lofton	3	24
Andrew Jordan	1	18
Anthony Miller	1	15
Pete Russell	1	10

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tommy Carlisle	---	---	21	40	19	80
Marco Rivera	17	51	---	---	10	78
Lemuel Stinson	---	---	21	41	12	74
Eric Andolsek	17	51	---	---	---	68
Tim Grunhard	17	51	---	---	---	68
Scott Conover	17	51	---	---	---	68
Gary Ivan Gordon	17	51	---	---	---	68
Steve McNair	17	51	---	---	---	68
Jimmy Spencer	---	---	13	31	22	66
Troy Drayton	16	32	---	---	15	63
Ray Buchanan	---	---	18	42	3	63
Michael Stewart	---	---	21	38	3	62
Eric Blount	13	34	---	---	15	62
Ed Brown	---	---	16	41	3	60
Tracy Scroggins	---	---	21	35	3	59
Alfred Anderson	---	---	12	34	11	57
Noland Rosenbach	---	---	18	35	3	56
Jeff Wright	---	---	16	30	4	50
Brian Williams	---	---	17	29	1	47
Andrew Glover	8	30	---	---	8	46
Robb Thomas	10	34	---	---	1	45
Ron Rice	---	---	6	20	18	44
Marvin Harrison	8	25	---	---	10	43
Calvin Williams	8	22	---	---	11	41
Rodney Hampton	7	21	---	---	11	39
Robert Green	10	28	---	---	---	38
Harvey Williams	4	13	---	---	18	35
Darryl Ingram	0	14	---	---	18	32
Britt Hager	---	---	4	16	11	31
Reggie White	---	---	5	15	6	26
Daved Benefield	---	---	12	11	---	23
Elijah Alexander	---	---	10	11	---	21
Chuck Smith	---	---	1	10	7	18
Johnny Holland	---	---	6	6	4	16
Glenn Montgomery	---	---	4	10	---	14
Greg Werner	0	0	---	---	10	10
Dean Caliguire	0	0	---	---	10	10
Kevin Donnalley	0	0	---	---	10	10
Chris Villarrial	0	0	---	---	10	10
Hardy Nickerson	---	---	0	0	8	8
Mark Royals	0	0	---	---	8	8
John Holecek	---	---	0	0	8	8
John Kasay	0	0	---	---	6	6
Louis Davis	1	2	---	---	---	3
Frank Reich	0	0	---	---	2	2
Sean Salisbury	0	0	---	---	---	0

San Diego	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Fred Lamson	22	45	---	---	11	78
Rick Vaughn	---	---	17	51	3	71
Maurice Hurst	---	---	17	51	3	71
Anthony Dorsett	---	---	17	50	4	71
Apu Nahasapeemapetilon	---	---	17	50	2	69
Bruce Armstrong	22	45	---	---	---	67
Jerry Fontenot	22	45	---	---	---	67
Scott Mitchell	22	45	---	---	---	67
Ed King	22	45	---	---	---	67
Kip Vickers	22	45	---	---	---	67
Robert Brooks	19	40	---	---	5	64
Derrick Alexander	---	---	15	47	2	64
Jerry Rice	20	38	---	---	---	58
Tony McGee	19	29	---	---	9	57
Garrison Hearst	16	40	---	---	---	56
Bill Romanowski	---	---	14	37	3	54
Corey Fuller	---	---	9	41	2	52
Willie Williams	---	---	13	29	9	51
Tory James	---	---	4	23	24	51
Kenny Lofton	6	20	---	---	24	50
Marvcus Patton	---	---	7	21	22	50
Dan Footman	---	---	13	30	6	49
John Parrella	---	---	10	33	2	45
Reggie Cobb	15	20	---	---	9	44
Chris Mims	---	---	11	33	---	44
Eric England	---	---	6	18	9	33
Anthony Miller	1	16	---	---	15	32
Leonard Renfro	---	---	4	22	3	29
Jon Vaughn	0	1	---	---	27	28
Pete Russell	5	11	---	---	10	26
Andrew Jordan	3	3	---	---	18	24
Ryan Stewart	---	---	1	11	9	21
Ki-Jana Carter	6	4	---	---	9	19
Alfred Oglesby	---	---	6	8	2	16
Patrick Jeffers	0	3	---	---	11	14
Butch Rolle	0	0	---	---	11	11
Barney Gumble	0	0	---	---	11	11
Peter Blahak	0	0	---	---	11	11
Jeff Small	0	0	---	---	11	11
Jamie Fields	---	---	4	2	3	9
Joe Prokop	0	0	---	---	8	8
Tommy Pickles	0	0	---	---	7	7
Melvin Donnalley	---	---	2	4	1	7
John Friesz	0	0	---	---	3	3
Heath Shuler	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ronnie Booty	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	18	2.6
Middle	9	40	4.4
Right	1	5	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	22	3.7
Middle	15	18	1.2
Right	0	0	0.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve McNair	47	21	3	0	5	7	11	2	1

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Scott Mitchell	43	27	5	2	4	5	3	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	23	13	77	3.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	20	7	106	5.3
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	27	9.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	6	33	4.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	24	15	160	6.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	66	9.4
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	40	10.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Robb Thomas	15	6	1	66	1	34
WR Eric Blount	12	4	2	43	1	34
WR Marvin Harrison	8	5	1	58	1	25
WR Calvin Williams	7	3	1	27	0	22
TE Troy Drayton	3	1	0	1	0	32
RB Rodney Hampton	1	1	0	1	0	21
WR Louis Davis	1	1	0	14	0	2

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Robert Brooks	9	3	0	34	0	40
RB Garrison Hearst	9	6	1	72	1	40
WR Jerry Rice	8	6	1	107	3	38
WR Anthony Miller	4	3	0	12	0	16
TE Tony McGee	4	4	0	21	0	29
FB Pete Russell	3	2	0	14	0	11
WR Kenny Lofton	2	1	1	27	1	20
TE Andrew Jordan	2	2	0	12	0	3
FB Reggie Cobb	1	0	0	0	0	20
WR Patrick Jeffers	1	0	1	0	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Garrison Hearst	2	4	2.00	2.27
Ki-Jana Carter	1	1	1.00	1.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve McNair	16	5	34	2.13	4.47

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Scott Mitchell	3	2	10	3.33	6.95

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Robb Thomas	5	1	4	0.80	4.40
WR Eric Blount	4	2	15	3.75	3.58
WR Calvin Williams	3	0	0	0.00	3.86
TE Troy Drayton	2	1	1	0.50	0.33
WR Louis Davis	1	1	14	14.00	14.00
WR Marvin Harrison	1	0	0	0.00	7.25

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jerry Rice	2	2	10	5.00	13.38
RB Garrison Hearst	1	0	0	0.00	8.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Robert Green	2	2

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions
Garrison Hearst	4	1
Scott Mitchell	1	0
Ki-Jana Carter	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve McNair	13	5	4

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Scott Mitchell	12	8	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

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

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Garrison Hearst	3	3	3
WR Jerry Rice	2	2	1
WR Anthony Miller	2	2	0
WR Robert Brooks	2	1	1
WR Kenny Lofton	1	0	0
FB Pete Russell	1	0	0
WR Patrick Jeffers	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,400 (21,400)
End Zone 15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,400 (21,400)
End Zone	15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)