Week 5, 1997

played in New York, NY

53 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	10	3	0	0	-	13
New York Giants	0	7	7	7	-	21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:34 CAR - Hardy Nickerson 31 interception return (John Kasay extra point)
1Q: 03:18 CAR - John Kasay 19 field goal
2Q: 12:07 CAR - John Kasay 19 field goal
2Q: 05:31 NYK - Ramondo Seifert 87 pass from David Greene (Doug Brien extra point)
3Q: 07:26 NYK - Will Smith 37 pass from David Greene (Doug Brien extra point)
4Q: 11:44 NYK - Anfernee Hardaway 26 pass from David Greene (Doug Brien extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:34 CAR - Hardy Nickerson 31 interception return (John Kasay extra point)
1Q: 03:18 CAR - John Kasay 19 field goal
2Q: 12:07 CAR - John Kasay 19 field goal
2Q: 05:31 NYK - Ramondo Seifert 87 pass from David Greene (Doug Brien extra point)
3Q: 07:26 NYK - Will Smith 37 pass from David Greene (Doug Brien extra point)
4Q: 11:44 NYK - Anfernee Hardaway 26 pass from David Greene (Doug Brien extra point)

Team Statistics CAR NYK
Record 2-3 5-0
First Downs 18 15
- by Rushing 5 2
- by Passing 13 13
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 386 324
- Offensive Plays 70 59
- Yards per Play 5.51 5.49
Net Rushing Yards 94 38
- Rushing Attempts 28 22
- Yards per Rush 3.36 1.73
Net Passing Yards 292 286
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 26 - 0 36 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 305 292
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/13 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 6.95 7.73
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 3/2
3rd Down Conversions 1/15 6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.1 8.8
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/45 7/40
Punt Returns/Yards 2/9 2/7
Kick Returns/Yards 1/17 1/42
Interception Ret./Yards 1/31 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 26
Time of Possession 33:52 26:08

Team Statistics	CAR	NYK
Record	2-3	5-0
First Downs	18	15
- by Rushing	5	2
- by Passing	13	13
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	386	324
- Offensive Plays	70	59
- Yards per Play	5.51	5.49
Net Rushing Yards	94	38
- Rushing Attempts	28	22
- Yards per Rush	3.36	1.73
Net Passing Yards	292	286
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 26 - 0	36 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	305	292
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/13	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	6.95	7.73
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	3/2
3rd Down Conversions	1/15	6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.1	8.8
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/45	7/40
Punt Returns/Yards	2/9	2/7
Kick Returns/Yards	1/17	1/42
Interception Ret./Yards	1/31	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 26
Time of Possession	33:52	26:08

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:15	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
1	12:21	3:47	OWN 25	8	42	Punt
1	6:12	3:01	OPP 34	6	32	Field Goal
1	2:10	5:09	OWN 20	9	78	Field Goal
2	10:46	3:13	OWN 21	7	33	Punt
2	5:13	2:38	OWN 20	4	27	Punt
2	1:17	0:49	OWN 41	3	9	Punt
3	12:54	1:58	OWN 6	3	3	Punt
3	7:12	1:36	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
3	5:36	2:17	OPP 39	4	2	Downs
3	2:23	2:57	OWN 27	8	43	Missed FG
4	11:34	1:43	OWN 22	3	8	Punt
4	8:28	1:35	OWN 22	3	7	Punt
4	1:50	1:50	OWN 11	6	75	Game

New York Giants
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:45	1:24	OWN 21	3	8	Punt
1	8:34	0:09	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
1	8:25	2:13	OWN 20	6	14	Fumble
1	3:11	1:01	OWN 20	4	27	Punt
2	12:01	1:15	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
2	7:33	2:20	OWN 5	5	95	Touchdown
2	2:35	1:18	OWN 15	3	1	Punt
2	0:28	0:28	OWN 17	1	1	Half
3	15:00	2:06	OWN 49	3	1	Punt
3	10:56	3:44	OWN 43	8	57	Touchdown
3	3:19	0:56	OWN 37	3	-3	Punt
4	14:26	2:52	OWN 37	6	63	Touchdown
4	9:51	1:23	OWN 38	3	-2	Punt
4	6:53	5:03	OWN 23	10	38	Punt

Game MVP: David Greene, New York Giants

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Robert Green	18	49	2.72	19	2
Antowain Smith	7	43	6.14	19	1
Steve McNair	2	3	1.50	3	0
Harvey Williams	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Thurman Thomas	15	20	1.33	7	0
Rodney Thomas	6	14	2.33	11	1
David Greene	1	4	4.00	4	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve McNair	40	26	305	2/13	0	40	0	88.0

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
David Greene	36	20	292	1/6	3	87	1	98.4

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Robb Thomas	7	12	71	10.14	26	20
WR Marvin Harrison	7	13	84	12.00	34	31
TE Andrew Glover	4	5	44	11.00	3	19
RB Robert Green	3	4	32	10.67	26	29
WR Eric Blount	3	3	62	20.67	24	40
TE Troy Drayton	1	1	10	10.00	3	10
WR Louis Davis	1	1	2	2.00	0	2

New York	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Will Smith	6	10	75	12.50	30	37	1
WR Ramondo Seifert	3	5	124	41.33	98	87	1
WR Anfernee Hardaway	3	4	33	11.00	0	26	1
TE Jason Dunn	3	4	26	8.67	0	14	0
RB Thurman Thomas	1	3	1	1.00	3	1	0
FB William Floyd	1	2	9	9.00	0	9	0
WR Rick Lockhart	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0
RB Rodney Thomas	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE Freddie Jones	1	3	14	14.00	6	14	0
WR Rae Carruth	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Hardy Nickerson	1	31	31.00	1

New York	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Recov	Force
Noland Rosenbach	1	0
Antowain Smith	1	0
Darryl Ingram	0	1
Jimmy Spencer	0	1
Tommy Carlisle	0	1

New York	Fumb	Recov
Maurice Hurst	1	0
David Greene	1	0
Eric Draven	1	0
Billy Tamburrino	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mark Royals	9	373	41.4	38.4	58	3

New York	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Louie Aguiar	8	354	44.3	40.6	53	3

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Kasay	2/3	0/1	0/0	19	1/1

New York	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Doug Brien	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jarvis Williams	1	4	4.0	0
Eric Blount	1	5	5.0	0

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Maurice Hurst	1	2	2.0	0
Eric Draven	1	5	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Clayton Holmes	1	17	17.0	0

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rae Carruth	1	42	42.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Hardy Nickerson	8	0	0.0	21	37
S Tommy Carlisle	6	4	1.0	22	35
S Ron Rice	6	1	0.0	22	35
CB Lemuel Stinson	4	0	0.0	21	36
OLB Brian Williams	3	0	0.0	14	24
OLB Johnny Holland	2	1	0.0	11	16
CB Ray Buchanan	2	1	0.0	22	36
OLB Britt Hager	2	0	0.0	6	8
DE Tracy Scroggins	2	0	0.0	19	31
CB Jimmy Spencer	2	0	0.0	10	22
DE Elijah Alexander	1	1	0.0	11	11
OLB Daved Benefield	1	0	0.0	3	5
DT Noland Rosenbach	1	0	0.0	13	29
CB Jarvis Williams	0	2	0.0	3	7
DT Reggie White	0	1	0.0	7	22
DE Alfred Anderson	0	1	0.0	11	26

New York	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Bennie Blades	9	2	0.0	28	37
OLB Godfrey Myles	7	5	1.0	14	19
ILB Donnie Edwards	6	1	0.0	25	38
CB Eric Draven	6	0	0.0	25	39
CB Maurice Hurst	5	0	0.0	6	17
DE Willie McGinest	4	2	1.0	23	37
ILB Andre Coleman	4	2	0.0	12	23
DE Kevin Henry	3	0	0.0	22	33
DT Joel Steed	2	1	0.0	18	22
S Merton Hanks	2	0	0.0	28	37
OLB Gabe Northern	2	0	0.0	10	13
CB Paul Bradford	2	0	0.0	3	6
DT Moe Gardner	1	0	0.0	22	25
S Gary Spears	1	0	0.0	25	36
CB Thomas Randolph	1	0	0.0	17	32
ILB Balthazar Getty	1	0	0.0	3	4
ILB Ronald McKinnon	0	2	0.0	9	7

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
S Tommy Carlisle	1.0	0	35
DT Noland Rosenbach	0.0	3	29
DE Alfred Anderson	0.0	3	26
DT Glenn Montgomery	0.0	1	8
DT Reggie White	0.0	1	22

New York	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Willie McGinest	1.0	0	1	37
OLB Godfrey Myles	1.0	0	0	19
DT Joel Steed	0.0	1	1	22
DT Spencer Curley	0.0	0	1	21

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Ray Buchanan	3	3	0	36
ILB Hardy Nickerson	3	1	1	37
CB Lemuel Stinson	3	0	0	36
S Ron Rice	3	0	0	35
OLB Johnny Holland	2	0	0	16
CB Jimmy Spencer	2	0	0	22
S Tommy Carlisle	2	0	0	35
OLB Britt Hager	1	0	0	8
OLB Brian Williams	1	0	0	24
OLB Daved Benefield	0	1	0	5

New York	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Eric Draven	5	0	39
CB Maurice Hurst	4	0	17
S Bennie Blades	3	0	37
OLB Godfrey Myles	3	0	19
ILB Andre Coleman	3	0	23
S Merton Hanks	2	0	37
CB Paul Bradford	2	0	6
ILB Donnie Edwards	1	3	38
CB Thomas Randolph	1	1	32
OLB Gabe Northern	1	1	13
ILB Balthazar Getty	1	0	4

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ed Ellis	3	6	28	2	42
Gary Ivan Gordon	2	8	28	0	42
Dean Caliguire	1	6	28	0	42
Chris Naeole	1	4	28	0	42
Chris Villarrial	1	3	28	0	42

New York	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jeff Hartings	1	6	22	0	37
Willie Roaf	1	3	22	0	37
Frank Middleton	1	2	22	0	37
Vlade Divac	1	1	22	0	37
William Floyd	0	4	14	0	25
Joe Cocozzo	0	3	22	1	37
Jason Dunn	0	2	14	0	28

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Jimmy Spencer	2	16
Darryl Ingram	1	19

New York	Tackles	STPlays
Jason Dunn	1	16
Rae Carruth	1	14
Matt Groenig	1	9

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Chris Naeole	28	42	---	---	12	82
Ed Ellis	28	42	---	---	12	82
Marvin Harrison	25	39	---	---	16	80
Dean Caliguire	28	42	---	---	---	70
Gary Ivan Gordon	28	42	---	---	---	70
Steve McNair	28	42	---	---	---	70
Chris Villarrial	28	42	---	---	---	70
Hardy Nickerson	---	---	21	37	4	62
Lemuel Stinson	---	---	21	36	4	61
Harvey Williams	16	28	---	---	17	61
Troy Drayton	22	26	---	---	12	60
Ray Buchanan	---	---	22	36	---	58
Ron Rice	---	---	22	35	1	58
Tommy Carlisle	---	---	22	35	---	57
Robb Thomas	23	30	---	---	---	53
Tracy Scroggins	---	---	19	31	2	52
Antowain Smith	8	16	---	---	28	52
Jimmy Spencer	---	---	10	22	16	48
Eric Blount	13	13	---	---	21	47
Robert Green	20	26	---	---	---	46
Noland Rosenbach	---	---	13	29	1	43
Alfred Anderson	---	---	11	26	5	42
Brian Williams	---	---	14	24	---	38
Reggie White	---	---	7	22	4	33
Darryl Ingram	2	7	---	---	19	28
Johnny Holland	---	---	11	16	---	27
Elijah Alexander	---	---	11	11	5	27
Andrew Glover	6	20	---	---	---	26
Clayton Holmes	---	---	1	2	23	26
Jarvis Williams	---	---	3	7	15	25
Britt Hager	---	---	6	8	11	25
Grady Jackson	---	---	12	11	---	23
Glenn Montgomery	---	---	9	8	4	21
Louis Davis	5	5	---	---	4	14
Mike Smith	0	0	---	---	12	12
Greg Werner	0	0	---	---	12	12
Kevin Donnalley	0	0	---	---	12	12
Mark Royals	0	0	---	---	9	9
Daved Benefield	---	---	3	5	1	9
John Holecek	---	---	1	0	8	9
Kenard Lang	---	---	3	6	---	9
Artie Ulmer	---	---	0	0	8	8
John Kasay	0	0	---	---	7	7
Frank Reich	0	0	---	---	3	3
Sean Salisbury	0	0	---	---	---	0
Marco Rivera	0	0	---	---	---	0

New York	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Eric Draven	---	---	25	39	14	78
Donnie Edwards	---	---	25	38	6	69
Merton Hanks	---	---	28	37	3	68
Bennie Blades	---	---	28	37	2	67
Joe Cocozzo	22	37	---	---	8	67
Willie Roaf	22	37	---	---	8	67
Frank Middleton	22	37	---	---	8	67
Gary Spears	---	---	25	36	2	63
Willie McGinest	---	---	23	37	3	63
Vlade Divac	22	37	---	---	---	59
David Greene	22	37	---	---	---	59
Jeff Hartings	22	37	---	---	---	59
Jason Dunn	14	28	---	---	16	58
Kevin Henry	---	---	22	33	2	57
Will Smith	20	30	---	---	6	56
Andre Coleman	---	---	12	23	19	54
Thomas Randolph	---	---	17	32	2	51
Moe Gardner	---	---	22	25	2	49
William Floyd	14	25	---	---	9	48
Joel Steed	---	---	18	22	6	46
Anfernee Hardaway	10	18	---	---	15	43
Thurman Thomas	15	24	---	---	2	41
Godfrey Myles	---	---	14	19	7	40
Gabe Northern	---	---	10	13	15	38
Freddie Jones	6	16	---	---	15	37
Rodney Thomas	7	13	---	---	15	35
Ramondo Seifert	17	17	---	---	---	34
Maurice Hurst	---	---	6	17	9	32
Spencer Curley	---	---	9	21	1	31
Rae Carruth	3	6	---	---	14	23
Paul Bradford	---	---	3	6	12	21
Ronald McKinnon	---	---	9	7	4	20
Matt Groenig	---	---	1	8	9	18
Billy Tamburrino	2	1	---	---	15	18
Chris Benoit	---	---	1	0	16	17
Duane Clemons	---	---	7	8	---	15
Balthazar Getty	---	---	3	4	6	13
Rick Lockhart	2	7	---	---	---	9
Scott Von der Ahe	---	---	0	0	9	9
Joe Milinchik	0	0	---	---	8	8
Louie Aguiar	0	0	---	---	8	8
Duane Young	0	0	---	---	8	8
Doug Brien	0	0	---	---	4	4
Steve Wallace	0	0	---	---	---	0
Steven Hiller	0	0	---	---	---	0
Justics Main	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	3	1.5
Middle	12	33	2.8
Right	14	58	4.1
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	-1	-0.2
Middle	16	36	2.3
Right	1	3	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve McNair	40	26	5	1	3	5	3	0	0

New York	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
David Greene	36	20	4	0	2	5	8	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	33	6.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	14	140	7.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	70	7.8
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	62	10.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	11	2.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	12	107	7.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	1	10	1.0
Long (19+ Yds)	7	4	164	23.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Marvin Harrison	13	7	3	84	2	39
WR Robb Thomas	12	7	0	71	1	30
TE Andrew Glover	5	4	0	44	0	20
RB Robert Green	4	3	0	32	1	26
WR Eric Blount	3	3	0	62	1	13
TE Troy Drayton	1	1	0	10	0	26
WR Louis Davis	1	1	0	2	0	5

New York	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Will Smith	10	6	0	75	1	30
WR Ramondo Seifert	5	3	0	124	2	17
WR Anfernee Hardaway	4	3	0	33	1	18
TE Jason Dunn	4	3	0	26	0	28
RB Thurman Thomas	3	1	0	1	0	24
TE Freddie Jones	3	1	1	14	0	16
FB William Floyd	2	1	0	9	0	25
WR Rick Lockhart	2	1	1	5	0	7
WR Rae Carruth	2	0	0	0	0	6
RB Rodney Thomas	1	1	0	5	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Antowain Smith	2	18	9.00	6.14
Steve McNair	1	0	0.00	1.50

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve McNair	4	1	7	1.75	7.63

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Marvin Harrison	3	1	7	2.33	6.46
TE Andrew Glover	1	0	0	0.00	8.80

New York	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Robert Green	3	0
Steve McNair	1	0

New York	Rushes	Conversions
Thurman Thomas	1	0
David Greene	1	0
Rodney Thomas	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve McNair	10	6	1

New York	Att	Comp	Conversions
David Greene	11	6	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Robb Thomas	3	2	1
WR Marvin Harrison	3	1	0
TE Andrew Glover	1	1	0
RB Robert Green	1	1	0
WR Eric Blount	1	1	0

New York	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Will Smith	3	2	2
WR Ramondo Seifert	2	1	1
WR Anfernee Hardaway	2	1	0
WR Rae Carruth	2	0	0
RB Rodney Thomas	1	1	1
TE Jason Dunn	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 81,100 (81,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 24,900 (24,900)
End Zone 17,900 (17,900)
Mezzanine 10,300 (10,300)
Sideline Seats 15,800 (15,800)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 4,800 (4,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	81,100 (81,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	24,900 (24,900)
End Zone	17,900 (17,900)
Mezzanine	10,300 (10,300)
Sideline Seats	15,800 (15,800)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	4,800 (4,800)