Week 3, 1997

played in San Francisco, CA

65 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	0	10	3	8	-	21
San Francisco 49ers	10	24	0	3	-	37

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:58 SFO - Warrick Dunn 8 run (Steve Christie extra point)
1Q: 07:06 SFO - Steve Christie 32 field goal
2Q: 13:40 SFO - Warrick Dunn 2 run (Steve Christie extra point)
2Q: 10:01 CAR - Darryl Ingram 8 pass from Steve McNair (John Kasay extra point)
2Q: 08:36 SFO - Warrick Dunn 34 pass from Mark Brunell (Steve Christie extra point)
2Q: 04:35 SFO - Steve Christie 22 field goal
2Q: 01:24 SFO - Warrick Dunn 19 pass from Mark Brunell (Steve Christie extra point)
2Q: 00:12 CAR - John Kasay 42 field goal
3Q: 10:13 CAR - John Kasay 46 field goal
4Q: 09:47 SFO - Steve Christie 42 field goal
4Q: 05:42 CAR - Darryl Ingram 42 pass from Steve McNair (Steve McNair pass to Darryl Ingram for conversion)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:58 SFO - Warrick Dunn 8 run (Steve Christie extra point)
1Q: 07:06 SFO - Steve Christie 32 field goal
2Q: 13:40 SFO - Warrick Dunn 2 run (Steve Christie extra point)
2Q: 10:01 CAR - Darryl Ingram 8 pass from Steve McNair (John Kasay extra point)
2Q: 08:36 SFO - Warrick Dunn 34 pass from Mark Brunell (Steve Christie extra point)
2Q: 04:35 SFO - Steve Christie 22 field goal
2Q: 01:24 SFO - Warrick Dunn 19 pass from Mark Brunell (Steve Christie extra point)
2Q: 00:12 CAR - John Kasay 42 field goal
3Q: 10:13 CAR - John Kasay 46 field goal
4Q: 09:47 SFO - Steve Christie 42 field goal
4Q: 05:42 CAR - Darryl Ingram 42 pass from Steve McNair (Steve McNair pass to Darryl Ingram for conversion)

Team Statistics CAR SFO
Record 2-1 1-2
First Downs 21 19
- by Rushing 2 4
- by Passing 18 14
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 420 385
- Offensive Plays 66 66
- Yards per Play 6.36 5.83
Net Rushing Yards 65 72
- Rushing Attempts 16 36
- Yards per Rush 4.06 2.00
Net Passing Yards 355 313
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 47 - 33 - 1 28 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 369 322
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/14 2/9
- Yards per Pass Play 7.10 10.43
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/12 9/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.5 6.6
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/19 2/10
Punt Returns/Yards 1/9 1/-2
Kick Returns/Yards 2/40 1/54
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/8
2pt Conversions 1/1 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 3/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 20 OWN 39
Time of Possession 27:40 32:20

Team Statistics	CAR	SFO
Record	2-1	1-2
First Downs	21	19
- by Rushing	2	4
- by Passing	18	14
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	420	385
- Offensive Plays	66	66
- Yards per Play	6.36	5.83
Net Rushing Yards	65	72
- Rushing Attempts	16	36
- Yards per Rush	4.06	2.00
Net Passing Yards	355	313
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	47 - 33 - 1	28 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	369	322
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/14	2/9
- Yards per Pass Play	7.10	10.43
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/12	9/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.5	6.6
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/19	2/10
Punt Returns/Yards	1/9	1/-2
Kick Returns/Yards	2/40	1/54
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/8
2pt Conversions	1/1	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	3/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 20	OWN 39
Time of Possession	27:40	32:20

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:52	1:08	OWN 8	4	1	Interception
1	6:59	4:01	OWN 17	6	20	Punt
2	13:32	3:37	OWN 34	6	66	Touchdown
2	8:25	1:24	OWN 20	3	-5	Punt
2	4:28	1:28	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
2	1:18	1:12	OWN 20	5	55	Field Goal
3	15:00	4:53	OWN 20	9	51	Field Goal
3	8:47	3:05	OWN 37	6	31	Missed FG
3	2:33	2:38	OWN 20	7	35	Punt
4	9:40	0:54	OWN 20	3	30	Fumble
4	6:42	1:15	OWN 20	4	80	Touchdown
4	2:54	2:54	OWN 5	11	52	Game

San Francisco 49ers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:08	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
1	8:44	1:45	OPP 13	3	-2	Field Goal
1	2:58	4:26	OWN 34	10	66	Touchdown
2	9:55	1:30	OPP 39	3	39	Touchdown
2	7:01	2:33	OWN 35	7	60	Field Goal
2	3:00	1:42	OWN 33	7	67	Touchdown
2	0:06	0:06	OWN 20	1	-2	Half
3	10:07	1:20	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
3	5:42	3:09	OWN 39	6	18	Punt
4	14:55	5:15	OWN 20	9	55	Field Goal
4	8:46	2:04	OPP 48	3	-3	Punt
4	5:27	2:33	OPP 46	3	2	Punt

Game MVP: Mark Brunell, San Francisco 49ers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Antowain Smith	8	30	3.75	8	0
Robert Green	5	9	1.80	7	0
Steve McNair	3	26	8.67	12	1

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Warrick Dunn	22	56	2.55	10	1	2
Jerome Bettis	9	4	0.44	4	0	0
Mark Brunell	4	16	4.00	10	1	0
Wayne Chrebet	1	-4	-4.00	-4	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve McNair	47	33	369	3/14	2	42	1	98.6

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mark Brunell	28	21	322	2/9	2	41	0	136.3

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Marvin Harrison	9	14	99	11.00	55	38	0
TE Darryl Ingram	5	6	78	15.60	12	42	2
WR Eric Blount	4	9	39	9.75	22	19	0
RB Antowain Smith	4	5	9	2.25	2	7	0
WR Robb Thomas	3	5	31	10.33	9	12	0
FB Harvey Williams	3	3	14	4.67	4	9	0
WR Calvin Williams	2	2	25	12.50	6	16	0
TE Andrew Glover	2	2	41	20.50	25	31	0
RB Robert Green	1	1	33	33.00	35	33	0

San Francisco	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Joe Horn	6	9	101	16.83	46	35	0
RB Warrick Dunn	5	6	107	21.40	89	41	2
WR Wayne Chrebet	4	6	64	16.00	36	39	0
TE Kyle Brady	2	3	15	7.50	11	8	0
TE Shannon Sharpe	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
WR Shawn Jefferson	1	1	9	9.00	2	9	0
RB Jerome Bettis	1	1	16	16.00	16	16	0
FB Tony Richardson	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

San Francisco	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Terrance Shaw	1	8	8.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov
Robert Green	1	0
Antowain Smith	1	0
Darryl Ingram	0	1

San Francisco	Recov	Force
Al Harris	1	0
Kelvin Pritchett	0	1
Willie Clay	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mark Royals	4	167	41.8	37.3	48	0

San Francisco	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Greg Montgomery	4	180	45.0	32.8	51	1

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Kasay	2/3	2/3	0/0	46	1/1

San Francisco	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Steve Christie	3/3	1/1	0/0	42	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eric Blount	1	9	9.0	0

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Colby Bajorek	1	-2	-2.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lemuel Stinson	2	40	20.0	0

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chandler Bing	1	54	54.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Hardy Nickerson	11	5	0.0	35	29
CB Ray Buchanan	5	2	0.0	34	30
CB Lemuel Stinson	5	0	0.0	36	29
DT Glenn Montgomery	5	0	0.0	12	11
OLB Johnny Holland	4	1	1.0	18	13
S Robert Tate	4	1	0.0	34	29
S Tommy Carlisle	3	2	0.0	34	27
OLB Britt Hager	3	1	0.0	19	22
DT Noland Rosenbach	2	3	0.0	24	19
DT Reggie White	2	2	0.0	22	19
CB Jarvis Williams	2	0	0.0	2	2
OLB Daved Benefield	2	0	0.0	7	5
CB Jimmy Spencer	2	0	0.0	12	14
DE Tracy Scroggins	1	0	1.0	31	26
DE Elijah Alexander	1	2	0.0	28	19
ILB Ed Brown	1	1	0.0	16	6
TE Darryl Ingram	1	0	---	---	---
WR Marvin Harrison	1	0	---	---	---
DE Kenard Lang	1	0	0.0	8	11
DT Grady Jackson	0	3	0.0	12	9
S Ron Rice	0	1	0.0	5	5

San Francisco	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Koby Thomas	8	1	0.0	16	49
OLB Joe Bowden	6	4	0.0	11	44
CB Al Harris	6	2	0.0	10	44
CB Terrance Shaw	5	1	0.0	13	49
DT Stimpson Cat	4	1	0.5	13	37
ILB Mike Barber	4	1	0.0	15	48
S Willie Clay	3	4	0.0	16	50
S Cliff Martin	3	2	0.0	16	50
DT Kelvin Pritchett	3	0	0.0	16	43
DE Joe Johnson	2	1	1.5	13	46
S Anthony Newman	2	1	0.0	3	20
DE Lee Carter	1	0	1.0	13	36
DE Lance Johnstone	1	0	0.0	5	6
CB Tyrone Williams	1	0	0.0	5	4
OLB Scott Galyon	0	1	0.0	5	7

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Johnny Holland	1.0	0	0	0	13
DE Tracy Scroggins	1.0	0	0	0	26

San Francisco	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Joe Johnson	1.5	0	0	0	46
DE Lee Carter	1.0	0	0	0	36
DT Stimpson Cat	0.5	1	1	0	37
ILB Mike Barber	0.0	0	1	0	48
DT Kelvin Pritchett	0.0	0	0	1	43

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Hardy Nickerson	9	0	29
CB Lemuel Stinson	2	1	29
CB Ray Buchanan	2	1	30
OLB Britt Hager	2	0	22
DT Glenn Montgomery	2	0	11
S Tommy Carlisle	1	1	27
OLB Johnny Holland	1	0	13
OLB Daved Benefield	1	0	5
ILB Ed Brown	1	0	6

San Francisco	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Koby Thomas	7	1	0	49
OLB Joe Bowden	6	0	0	44
CB Terrance Shaw	5	1	1	49
CB Al Harris	4	1	0	44
ILB Mike Barber	3	1	0	48
S Willie Clay	3	0	0	50
S Cliff Martin	3	0	0	50
S Anthony Newman	1	3	0	20
DT Kelvin Pritchett	1	0	0	43

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tim Grunhard	3	7	15	0	32
Ed Ellis	0	2	16	1	50
Chris Naeole	0	2	16	0	50
Darryl Ingram	0	1	5	0	25
Chris Villarrial	0	1	16	0	50
Gary Ivan Gordon	0	0	16	2	50

San Francisco	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Adam Timmerman	2	8	1	36	0	30
Mike Devlin	2	8	0	36	0	30
Tarik Glenn	1	4	0	36	1	30
Calvin Collins	1	3	0	36	0	30
Eric Harris	0	5	0	36	1	30
Tony Richardson	0	3	0	21	0	16
Kyle Brady	0	1	0	29	0	19

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Eric Blount	1	21
Jimmy Spencer	1	20

San Francisco	Tackles	STPlays
Travis Davis	2	12
Tommy Kane	1	16

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Marvin Harrison	13	48	---	---	17	78
Lemuel Stinson	---	---	36	29	12	77
Hardy Nickerson	---	---	35	29	12	76
Chris Naeole	16	50	---	---	7	73
Ed Ellis	16	50	---	---	7	73
Ray Buchanan	---	---	34	30	3	67
Gary Ivan Gordon	16	50	---	---	---	66
Steve McNair	16	50	---	---	---	66
Chris Villarrial	16	50	---	---	---	66
Robert Tate	---	---	34	29	3	66
Tommy Carlisle	---	---	34	27	3	64
Tracy Scroggins	---	---	31	26	3	60
Antowain Smith	9	24	---	---	24	57
Eric Blount	8	25	---	---	21	54
Robb Thomas	13	39	---	---	1	53
Harvey Williams	11	26	---	---	16	53
Elijah Alexander	---	---	28	19	4	51
Darryl Ingram	5	25	---	---	18	48
Andrew Glover	11	27	---	---	10	48
Tim Grunhard	15	32	---	---	---	47
Noland Rosenbach	---	---	24	19	4	47
Jimmy Spencer	---	---	12	14	20	46
Britt Hager	---	---	19	22	3	44
Reggie White	---	---	22	19	3	44
Robert Green	7	26	---	---	---	33
Johnny Holland	---	---	18	13	---	31
Ed Brown	---	---	16	6	7	29
Jarvis Williams	---	---	2	2	23	27
Glenn Montgomery	---	---	12	11	2	25
Ron Rice	---	---	5	5	13	23
Grady Jackson	---	---	12	9	1	22
Kenard Lang	---	---	8	11	2	21
Marco Rivera	1	18	---	---	---	19
Calvin Williams	3	10	---	---	4	17
Chuck Smith	---	---	6	4	2	12
Daved Benefield	---	---	7	5	---	12
Artie Ulmer	---	---	0	0	12	12
John Kasay	0	0	---	---	8	8
Mike Smith	0	0	---	---	7	7
Greg Werner	0	0	---	---	7	7
Kevin Donnalley	0	0	---	---	7	7
John Holecek	---	---	1	1	4	6
Mark Royals	0	0	---	---	4	4
Frank Reich	0	0	---	---	3	3
Sean Salisbury	0	0	---	---	---	0
Louis Davis	0	0	---	---	---	0

San Francisco	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Calvin Collins	36	30	---	---	7	73
Willie Clay	---	---	16	50	4	70
Cliff Martin	---	---	16	50	3	69
Koby Thomas	---	---	16	49	3	68
Terrance Shaw	---	---	13	49	5	67
Mike Devlin	36	30	---	---	---	66
Mark Brunell	36	30	---	---	---	66
Eric Harris	36	30	---	---	---	66
Joe Johnson	---	---	13	46	7	66
Mike Barber	---	---	15	48	3	66
Adam Timmerman	36	30	---	---	---	66
Tarik Glenn	36	30	---	---	---	66
Al Harris	---	---	10	44	10	64
Joe Bowden	---	---	11	44	8	63
Kelvin Pritchett	---	---	16	43	3	62
Wayne Chrebet	29	29	---	---	---	58
Joe Horn	27	30	---	---	---	57
Stimpson Cat	---	---	13	37	3	53
Lee Carter	---	---	13	36	4	53
Kyle Brady	29	19	---	---	4	52
Warrick Dunn	25	24	---	---	---	49
Tony Richardson	21	16	---	---	8	45
Anthony Newman	---	---	3	20	21	44
Chandler Bing	14	15	---	---	5	34
Shannon Sharpe	13	8	---	---	12	33
Aaron Hayden	6	2	---	---	24	32
Tyrone Williams	---	---	5	4	19	28
Patrick Fitzgerald	2	0	---	---	20	22
Scott Galyon	---	---	5	7	8	20
Jerome Bettis	11	6	---	---	---	17
Colby Bajorek	0	0	---	---	17	17
Tommy Kane	0	0	---	---	16	16
Bernard Clark	---	---	0	3	13	16
Shawn Jefferson	3	1	---	---	9	13
Bob Kuberski	---	---	1	12	---	13
Travis Davis	---	---	0	0	12	12
Steve Christie	0	0	---	---	11	11
Lance Johnstone	---	---	5	6	---	11
Mike Morton	---	---	5	2	3	10
Ken Blackman	0	0	---	---	7	7
Shar Pourdanesh	0	0	---	---	7	7
Vince Browning	0	0	---	---	7	7
Francisco Atkins	0	0	---	---	7	7
Greg Montgomery	0	0	---	---	4	4
Tony Graziani	0	0	---	---	3	3
Jason Woodard	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	6	2.0
Middle	8	45	5.6
Right	5	14	2.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	25	1.9
Middle	19	45	2.4
Right	3	4	1.3
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve McNair	47	33	5	1	2	7	2	1	1

San Francisco	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mark Brunell	28	21	6	1	3	3	0	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	11	9	33	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	15	190	12.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	8	104	6.1
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	42	10.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	117	19.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	100	7.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	105	13.1
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Marvin Harrison	14	9	1	99	2	48
WR Eric Blount	9	4	0	39	0	25
TE Darryl Ingram	6	5	0	78	1	25
WR Robb Thomas	5	3	0	31	0	39
RB Antowain Smith	5	4	1	9	0	24
FB Harvey Williams	3	3	0	14	0	26
WR Calvin Williams	2	2	0	25	0	10
TE Andrew Glover	2	2	0	41	1	27
RB Robert Green	1	1	0	33	1	26

San Francisco	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Joe Horn	9	6	1	101	3	30
WR Wayne Chrebet	6	4	1	64	1	29
RB Warrick Dunn	6	5	1	107	2	24
TE Kyle Brady	3	2	0	15	0	19
TE Shannon Sharpe	1	1	0	-1	0	8
WR Shawn Jefferson	1	1	0	9	0	1
RB Jerome Bettis	1	1	0	16	0	6
FB Tony Richardson	1	1	0	11	0	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Antowain Smith	1	8	8.00	3.75

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Warrick Dunn	4	11	2.75	2.55
Mark Brunell	2	16	8.00	4.00
Jerome Bettis	1	2	2.00	0.44

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve McNair	1	1	8	8.00	7.85

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mark Brunell	5	2	18	3.60	11.50

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Darryl Ingram	1	1	8	8.00	13.00

San Francisco	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Joe Horn	2	0	0	0.00	11.22
TE Shannon Sharpe	1	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00
TE Kyle Brady	1	0	0	0.00	5.00
RB Warrick Dunn	1	1	19	19.00	17.83

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Antowain Smith	1	1

San Francisco	Rushes	Conversions
Jerome Bettis	2	0
Warrick Dunn	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve McNair	10	6	3

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mark Brunell	12	10	9

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Marvin Harrison	3	1	1
RB Antowain Smith	2	2	0
TE Darryl Ingram	1	0	0
WR Robb Thomas	1	1	1
WR Calvin Williams	1	1	1
FB Harvey Williams	1	1	0
WR Eric Blount	1	0	0

San Francisco	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Warrick Dunn	4	3	3
WR Wayne Chrebet	3	2	2
WR Joe Horn	3	3	3
TE Shannon Sharpe	1	1	0
WR Shawn Jefferson	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 53,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,000 (21,400)
End Zone 11,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,300 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,900 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	53,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,000 (21,400)
End Zone	11,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,300 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,900 (3,300)