Week 7, 1997

played in Atlanta, GA

71 degrees, fair, calm

Carolina Panthers	0	0	3	0	-	3
Atlanta Falcons	14	7	7	3	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:31 ATL - Tom Waddle 26 pass from Jim Kelly (Dale Dawson extra point)
1Q: 07:47 ATL - Derrick Thomas 25 interception return (Dale Dawson extra point)
2Q: 09:05 ATL - Freddie Scott 1 pass from Jim Kelly (Dale Dawson extra point)
3Q: 12:30 ATL - Brian Kinchen 11 pass from Jim Kelly (Dale Dawson extra point)
3Q: 01:00 CAR - John Kasay 27 field goal
4Q: 09:57 ATL - Dale Dawson 43 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:31 ATL - Tom Waddle 26 pass from Jim Kelly (Dale Dawson extra point)
1Q: 07:47 ATL - Derrick Thomas 25 interception return (Dale Dawson extra point)
2Q: 09:05 ATL - Freddie Scott 1 pass from Jim Kelly (Dale Dawson extra point)
3Q: 12:30 ATL - Brian Kinchen 11 pass from Jim Kelly (Dale Dawson extra point)
3Q: 01:00 CAR - John Kasay 27 field goal
4Q: 09:57 ATL - Dale Dawson 43 field goal

Team Statistics CAR ATL
Record 3-4 2-5
First Downs 10 15
- by Rushing 4 5
- by Passing 6 9
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 174 302
- Offensive Plays 63 57
- Yards per Play 2.76 5.30
Net Rushing Yards 77 121
- Rushing Attempts 25 32
- Yards per Rush 3.08 3.78
Net Passing Yards 97 181
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 17 - 3 24 - 15 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 123 186
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/26 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 2.55 7.24
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/16 2/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.0 7.8
4th Down Conversions 0/1 2/2
Penalties/Yards 8/66 4/25
Punt Returns/Yards 5/47 7/2
Kick Returns/Yards 4/92 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 3/25
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 29
Time of Possession 29:15 30:45

Team Statistics	CAR	ATL
Record	3-4	2-5
First Downs	10	15
- by Rushing	4	5
- by Passing	6	9
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	174	302
- Offensive Plays	63	57
- Yards per Play	2.76	5.30
Net Rushing Yards	77	121
- Rushing Attempts	25	32
- Yards per Rush	3.08	3.78
Net Passing Yards	97	181
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 17 - 3	24 - 15 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	123	186
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/26	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	2.55	7.24
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/16	2/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.0	7.8
4th Down Conversions	0/1	2/2
Penalties/Yards	8/66	4/25
Punt Returns/Yards	5/47	7/2
Kick Returns/Yards	4/92	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	3/25
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 29
Time of Possession	29:15	30:45

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:22	1:44	OWN 30	3	3	Punt
1	8:19	0:45	OWN 23	1	0	Interception
1	7:34	2:10	OWN 12	3	1	Punt
1	4:06	3:06	OWN 30	7	41	Interception
2	14:49	3:49	OWN 15	6	26	Punt
2	8:54	2:36	OWN 21	5	5	Punt
2	4:40	1:13	OWN 35	3	7	Punt
2	2:40	0:41	OWN 29	3	-4	Punt
2	0:34	0:34	OWN 20	3	6	Half
3	15:00	0:28	OWN 20	3	0	Interception
3	12:20	2:04	OWN 35	3	8	Punt
3	7:42	6:49	OWN 29	12	61	Field Goal
4	9:50	2:31	OPP 42	4	-9	Downs
4	5:19	2:22	OWN 32	4	15	Punt
4	1:06	1:06	OWN 40	3	4	Game

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:38	OWN 20	5	21	Punt
1	10:38	2:19	OWN 43	5	57	Touchdown
1	5:24	1:18	OWN 43	3	-3	Punt
1	1:00	1:11	OWN 11	3	7	Punt
2	11:00	2:06	OWN 20	4	80	Touchdown
2	6:18	1:38	OWN 27	3	7	Punt
2	3:27	0:47	OWN 22	3	2	Punt
2	1:59	1:25	OWN 31	3	21	Interception
3	14:32	2:12	OPP 25	4	25	Touchdown
3	10:16	2:34	OWN 18	6	14	Punt
3	0:53	6:03	OWN 20	12	54	Field Goal
4	7:19	2:00	OPP 49	3	1	Punt
4	2:57	1:51	OWN 8	3	6	Punt

Game MVP: Derrick Thomas, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Antowain Smith	11	23	2.09	13	2
Robert Green	9	8	0.89	5	0
Steve McNair	4	39	9.75	16	1
Marvin Harrison	1	7	7.00	7	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Steve Broussard	15	48	3.20	10	1
Tiki Barber	15	64	4.27	24	1
Jim Kelly	1	3	3.00	3	0
Craig Erickson	1	6	6.00	6	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve McNair	34	17	123	4/26	0	32	3	22.0

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jim Kelly	18	10	161	1/5	3	69	1	102.1
Craig Erickson	6	5	25	0/0	0	11	0	84.0

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Eric Blount	5	7	72	14.40	23	32
WR Louis Davis	4	7	13	3.25	3	9
RB Antowain Smith	3	3	-1	-0.33	0	1
WR Robb Thomas	2	8	12	6.00	0	6
FB Harvey Williams	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1
TE Troy Drayton	1	5	13	13.00	0	13
WR Marvin Harrison	1	2	15	15.00	2	15
RB Robert Green	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Tom Waddle	5	7	64	12.80	19	26	1
WR Freddie Scott	4	9	83	20.75	44	69	1
WR Titus Dixon	3	4	15	5.00	3	11	0
WR Scott Schwedes	1	2	10	10.00	0	10	0
TE Brian Kinchen	1	1	11	11.00	4	11	1
WR Kenny Shedd	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Lemuel Stinson	1	0	0.00	0

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Derrick Thomas	1	25	25.00	1
S Jerome Woods	1	0	0.00	0
CB Michael Booker	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mark Royals	8	335	41.9	41.6	46	3

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Saxon	8	342	42.8	36.9	57	2

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Kasay	1/1	0/0	0/0	27	0/0

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dale Dawson	1/1	1/1	0/0	43	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jarvis Williams	5	47	9.4	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Garth Algar	6	4	0.7	0
Scott Schwedes	1	-2	-2.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Clayton Holmes	3	48	16.0	0
Lemuel Stinson	1	44	44.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB John Holecek	7	1	0.0	9	2
S Ron Rice	5	1	0.0	22	20
OLB Johnny Holland	4	1	0.0	17	14
CB Jimmy Spencer	4	1	0.0	19	11
CB Ray Buchanan	4	0	0.0	30	23
S Tommy Carlisle	3	4	0.0	26	21
ILB Hardy Nickerson	3	1	0.0	23	23
DE Tracy Scroggins	3	0	0.0	23	20
OLB Britt Hager	2	2	0.0	28	18
CB Lemuel Stinson	2	1	0.0	23	23
CB Clayton Holmes	2	0	0.0	10	5
DT Noland Rosenbach	1	0	1.0	15	16
CB Jarvis Williams	1	1	0.0	9	7
DT Reggie White	1	1	0.0	22	16
DE Kenard Lang	1	1	0.0	15	10
WR Eric Blount	1	0	---	---	---
DE Chuck Smith	1	0	0.0	9	5
OLB Daved Benefield	1	0	0.0	2	3
WR Louis Davis	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Artie Ulmer	0	1	0.0	3	0

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT R.C. Wrightman	9	3	2.0	21	28
S Sean Lumpkin	6	0	0.0	8	16
OLB Howard Dinkins	5	0	0.0	12	17
OLB Derrick Thomas	4	4	1.0	21	30
ILB Patrise Alexander	3	2	0.0	11	17
S Garth Algar	3	1	0.0	19	29
S Jerome Woods	3	0	0.0	16	27
CB Michael Booker	3	0	0.0	13	22
DE Greg Jefferson	2	0	1.0	6	11
DE Rick Lyle	2	1	0.0	19	27
OLB Graham Donaldson	2	0	0.0	9	14
DT Cortez Kennedy	1	2	0.0	20	33
ILB Yev Kassem	1	2	0.0	17	21
CB Randy Fuller	1	1	0.0	15	24
QB Jim Kelly	1	0	---	---	---
CB Robert Van Winkle	1	0	0.0	19	26
DT Dana Stubblefield	0	1	0.0	14	18
S Gerald McBurrows	0	1	0.0	11	22

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Knock	PPlay
DT Noland Rosenbach	1.0	1	0	16
DT Reggie White	0.0	1	0	16
DT Grady Jackson	0.0	1	0	8
OLB Britt Hager	0.0	0	1	18
DE Chuck Smith	0.0	0	1	5

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT R.C. Wrightman	2.0	0	0	28
DE Greg Jefferson	1.0	0	2	11
OLB Derrick Thomas	1.0	0	0	30
DE Orpheus Roye	0.0	1	1	21
OLB Howard Dinkins	0.0	0	1	17
DT Dana Stubblefield	0.0	0	1	18
DE Rick Lyle	0.0	0	1	27

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Ron Rice	3	0	0	20
OLB Johnny Holland	2	0	0	14
OLB Britt Hager	2	0	0	18
CB Clayton Holmes	2	0	0	5
CB Lemuel Stinson	1	1	1	23
ILB Hardy Nickerson	1	1	0	23
CB Jimmy Spencer	1	1	0	11
CB Ray Buchanan	1	0	0	23
S Tommy Carlisle	1	0	0	21
ILB John Holecek	1	0	0	2

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Sean Lumpkin	4	0	0	16
CB Michael Booker	3	1	1	22
OLB Howard Dinkins	3	1	0	17
OLB Derrick Thomas	2	1	1	30
ILB Patrise Alexander	2	0	0	17
CB Robert Van Winkle	1	3	0	26
S Garth Algar	1	0	0	29
OLB Graham Donaldson	1	0	0	14
S Jerome Woods	0	0	1	27

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ed Ellis	1	4	21	2	28
Chris Naeole	1	4	24	0	37
Mike Smith	1	1	4	0	7
Dean Caliguire	1	1	6	0	12
Chris Villarrial	0	5	21	2	31
Tim Grunhard	0	2	19	0	26
Troy Drayton	0	2	19	0	19
Gary Ivan Gordon	0	2	21	0	34

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Courtney Hall	3	10	27	0	22
Randy Shughart	2	4	31	0	25
Scott Rehberg	2	3	28	1	23
Derrick Fenner	1	1	12	0	12
Joe Panos	0	5	27	0	23
Melvin Hayes	0	4	29	0	23
Gregg Gamble	0	1	6	0	1
Hessley Hempstead	0	1	4	0	3
Marcus Spriggs	0	1	3	0	2

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Jimmy Spencer	2	17
Ed Ellis	2	9
Marvin Harrison	1	18
Darryl Ingram	1	17
Harvey Williams	1	9

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Frank Wainright	2	15
Sean Lumpkin	2	12
Hessley Hempstead	2	9
Eric Kattus	1	17
Scott Schwedes	1	16
Braden Young	1	6

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Chris Naeole	24	37	---	---	9	70
Marvin Harrison	19	28	---	---	18	65
Antowain Smith	13	27	---	---	24	64
Steve McNair	25	38	---	---	---	63
Britt Hager	---	---	28	18	14	60
Ray Buchanan	---	---	30	23	7	60
Ed Ellis	21	28	---	---	9	58
Eric Blount	15	27	---	---	15	57
Gary Ivan Gordon	21	34	---	---	---	55
Hardy Nickerson	---	---	23	23	8	54
Lemuel Stinson	---	---	23	23	8	54
Chris Villarrial	21	31	---	---	---	52
Tommy Carlisle	---	---	26	21	1	48
Jimmy Spencer	---	---	19	11	17	47
Troy Drayton	19	19	---	---	9	47
Tracy Scroggins	---	---	23	20	3	46
Tim Grunhard	19	26	---	---	---	45
Ron Rice	---	---	22	20	2	44
Darryl Ingram	10	16	---	---	17	43
Reggie White	---	---	22	16	3	41
Clayton Holmes	---	---	10	5	23	38
Elijah Alexander	---	---	18	15	3	36
Andrew Glover	8	18	---	---	8	34
Noland Rosenbach	---	---	15	16	3	34
Jarvis Williams	---	---	9	7	16	32
Johnny Holland	---	---	17	14	---	31
Robb Thomas	13	17	---	---	1	31
Glenn Montgomery	---	---	17	9	4	30
Louis Davis	10	17	---	---	1	28
Kenard Lang	---	---	15	10	3	28
Marco Rivera	9	15	---	---	3	27
Harvey Williams	6	10	---	---	9	25
Dean Caliguire	6	12	---	---	6	24
Robert Green	12	11	---	---	---	23
Mike Smith	4	7	---	---	9	20
Grady Jackson	---	---	9	8	1	18
Chuck Smith	---	---	9	5	3	17
John Holecek	---	---	9	2	1	12
Artie Ulmer	---	---	3	0	7	10
Greg Werner	0	0	---	---	9	9
Brian Williams	---	---	3	6	---	9
Mark Royals	0	0	---	---	8	8
Daved Benefield	---	---	2	3	---	5
John Kasay	0	0	---	---	3	3
Frank Reich	0	0	---	---	1	1
Sean Salisbury	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Scott Rehberg	28	23	---	---	8	59
Michael Booker	---	---	13	22	24	59
R.C. Wrightman	---	---	21	28	7	56
Garth Algar	---	---	19	29	8	56
Randy Shughart	31	25	---	---	---	56
Cortez Kennedy	---	---	20	33	2	55
Derrick Thomas	---	---	21	30	2	53
Steve Broussard	16	12	---	---	25	53
Melvin Hayes	29	23	---	---	---	52
Courtney Hall	27	22	---	---	1	50
Joe Panos	27	23	---	---	---	50
Robert Van Winkle	---	---	19	26	2	47
Rick Lyle	---	---	19	27	1	47
Brian Kinchen	21	15	---	---	9	45
Jerome Woods	---	---	16	27	2	45
Gerald McBurrows	---	---	11	22	9	42
Randy Fuller	---	---	15	24	1	40
Freddie Scott	20	20	---	---	---	40
Graham Donaldson	---	---	9	14	17	40
Yev Kassem	---	---	17	21	---	38
Orpheus Roye	---	---	16	21	1	38
Eric Kattus	12	8	---	---	17	37
Tom Waddle	17	20	---	---	---	37
Tiki Barber	16	13	---	---	8	37
Derrick Fenner	12	12	---	---	12	36
Sean Lumpkin	---	---	8	16	12	36
Patrise Alexander	---	---	11	17	8	36
Frank Wainright	13	6	---	---	15	34
Jim Kelly	14	19	---	---	---	33
Dana Stubblefield	---	---	14	18	---	32
Scott Schwedes	11	4	---	---	16	31
Howard Dinkins	---	---	12	17	1	30
Titus Dixon	13	13	---	---	3	29
Shaft Covington	---	---	8	15	2	25
Greg Jefferson	---	---	6	11	8	25
Craig Erickson	18	6	---	---	---	24
Kenny Shedd	9	2	---	---	13	24
Gregg Gamble	6	1	---	---	9	16
Hessley Hempstead	4	3	---	---	9	16
Rod Payne	5	3	---	---	6	14
Jim Booker	0	0	---	---	9	9
Mike Saxon	0	0	---	---	8	8
Marcus Spriggs	3	2	---	---	3	8
Braden Young	0	0	---	---	6	6
Dale Dawson	0	0	---	---	1	1
Ramon Shonta	0	0	---	---	1	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	28	5.6
Middle	18	54	3.0
Right	2	-5	-2.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	55	4.2
Middle	7	28	4.0
Right	12	38	3.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve McNair	34	17	1	0	1	6	6	0	3

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jim Kelly	18	10	2	1	1	3	0	0	1
Craig Erickson	6	5	0	0	0	0	0	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	-4	-1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	11	69	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	58	7.3
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	7	2.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	8	60	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	3	24	6.0
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	95	19.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Robb Thomas	8	2	0	12	0	17
WR Eric Blount	7	5	0	72	1	27
WR Louis Davis	7	4	0	13	0	17
TE Troy Drayton	5	1	0	13	0	19
RB Antowain Smith	3	3	0	-1	0	27
WR Marvin Harrison	2	1	0	15	0	28
FB Harvey Williams	1	1	0	-1	0	10
RB Robert Green	1	0	1	0	0	11

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Freddie Scott	9	4	0	83	1	20
WR Tom Waddle	7	5	1	64	1	20
WR Titus Dixon	4	3	0	15	0	13
WR Scott Schwedes	2	1	0	10	0	4
TE Brian Kinchen	1	1	0	11	0	15
WR Kenny Shedd	1	1	0	3	0	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Antowain Smith	2	8	4.00	2.09

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Steve Broussard	1	4	4.00	3.20
Tiki Barber	1	4	4.00	4.27

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve McNair	2	1	-1	-0.50	3.62

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jim Kelly	2	2	12	6.00	8.94

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Louis Davis	1	0	0	0.00	1.86
RB Antowain Smith	1	1	-1	-1.00	-0.33

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Brian Kinchen	1	1	11	11.00	11.00
WR Freddie Scott	1	1	1	1.00	9.22

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Steve McNair	2	0
Antowain Smith	2	0
Robert Green	1	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Steve Broussard	4	0
Tiki Barber	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve McNair	10	4	2

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jim Kelly	5	3	1
Craig Erickson	3	3	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Robb Thomas	4	1	0
WR Eric Blount	3	2	1
WR Louis Davis	2	0	0
WR Marvin Harrison	1	1	1

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Titus Dixon	2	2	0
WR Tom Waddle	2	2	1
WR Freddie Scott	2	1	0
WR Scott Schwedes	1	0	0
TE Brian Kinchen	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 59,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,000 (17,100)
End Zone 10,100 (12,400)
Mezzanine 5,900 (7,100)
Sideline Seats 9,300 (10,900)
Club Seats 13,300 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 7,200 (7,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	59,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,000 (17,100)
End Zone	10,100 (12,400)
Mezzanine	5,900 (7,100)
Sideline Seats	9,300 (10,900)
Club Seats	13,300 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	7,200 (7,500)