Wild Card Playoff Games, 1997

played in Carolina, NC

39 degrees, rain, 13 mph wind

Detroit Lions	3	0	10	7	0	-	20
Carolina Panthers	3	7	0	10	3	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:10 CAR - John Kasay 27 field goal
1Q: 03:01 DET - Matt Stover 34 field goal
2Q: 00:42 CAR - Troy Drayton 1 pass from Steve McNair (John Kasay extra point)
3Q: 06:46 DET - Eddie Kennison 17 pass from Bill Musgrave (Matt Stover extra point)
3Q: 03:20 DET - Matt Stover 25 field goal
4Q: 12:11 CAR - Antowain Smith 9 pass from Steve McNair (John Kasay extra point)
4Q: 01:17 DET - Michael Jackson 18 pass from Bill Musgrave (Matt Stover extra point)
4Q: 00:14 CAR - John Kasay 30 field goal
OT: 10:08 CAR - John Kasay 31 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:10 CAR - John Kasay 27 field goal
1Q: 03:01 DET - Matt Stover 34 field goal
2Q: 00:42 CAR - Troy Drayton 1 pass from Steve McNair (John Kasay extra point)
3Q: 06:46 DET - Eddie Kennison 17 pass from Bill Musgrave (Matt Stover extra point)
3Q: 03:20 DET - Matt Stover 25 field goal
4Q: 12:11 CAR - Antowain Smith 9 pass from Steve McNair (John Kasay extra point)
4Q: 01:17 DET - Michael Jackson 18 pass from Bill Musgrave (Matt Stover extra point)
4Q: 00:14 CAR - John Kasay 30 field goal
OT: 10:08 CAR - John Kasay 31 field goal

Team Statistics DET CAR
Record 9-8 12-5
First Downs 12 29
- by Rushing 2 7
- by Passing 10 20
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 278 439
- Offensive Plays 64 72
- Yards per Play 4.34 6.10
Net Rushing Yards 49 130
- Rushing Attempts 30 34
- Yards per Rush 1.63 3.82
Net Passing Yards 229 309
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 25 - 0 37 - 26 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 229 312
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 1/3
- Yards per Pass Play 6.74 8.13
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 3/3
3rd Down Conversions 5/17 5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.2 8.2
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/45 6/35
Punt Returns/Yards 2/22 4/17
Kick Returns/Yards 1/22 4/80
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 2/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 37 OWN 24
Time of Possession 32:05 34:31

Team Statistics	DET	CAR
Record	9-8	12-5
First Downs	12	29
- by Rushing	2	7
- by Passing	10	20
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	278	439
- Offensive Plays	64	72
- Yards per Play	4.34	6.10
Net Rushing Yards	49	130
- Rushing Attempts	30	34
- Yards per Rush	1.63	3.82
Net Passing Yards	229	309
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 25 - 0	37 - 26 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	229	312
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	1/3
- Yards per Pass Play	6.74	8.13
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	3/3
3rd Down Conversions	5/17	5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.2	8.2
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/45	6/35
Punt Returns/Yards	2/22	4/17
Kick Returns/Yards	1/22	4/80
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	2/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 37	OWN 24
Time of Possession	32:05	34:31

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:03	4:31	OWN 20	9	37	Punt
1	4:32	1:38	OPP 20	3	3	Field Goal
1	1:05	1:25	OWN 25	4	25	Punt
2	12:10	2:46	OWN 47	6	19	Missed FG
2	7:37	2:13	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
2	5:24	1:51	OPP 28	3	-1	Missed FG
2	0:34	0:34	OWN 20	2	3	Half
3	15:00	1:55	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
3	9:48	2:12	OWN 3	5	15	Punt
3	7:36	0:59	OPP 23	2	23	Touchdown
3	5:34	2:22	OPP 32	4	24	Field Goal
4	12:01	1:31	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
4	6:16	5:10	OWN 20	13	80	Touchdown
OT1	10:00	1:36	OWN 20	4	9	Downs

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:57	OWN 20	9	70	Field Goal
1	2:54	1:49	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
2	14:40	2:30	OWN 7	5	14	Punt
2	9:24	1:47	OWN 41	3	3	Punt
2	3:33	2:59	OWN 36	8	64	Touchdown
3	13:05	3:17	OWN 15	7	40	Punt
3	6:37	1:03	OWN 21	2	0	Interception
3	3:12	6:11	OWN 30	13	70	Touchdown
4	10:30	4:14	OWN 29	7	33	Punt
4	1:06	0:59	OWN 26	5	61	Field Goal
OT1	15:00	5:00	OWN 20	10	66	Field Goal

Game MVP: Steve McNair, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Chris Warren	25	51	2.04	11	1
Ickey Woods	3	-1	-0.33	1	0
Rodney Hampton	1	1	1.00	1	0
Bill Musgrave	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Robert Green	16	60	3.75	13	2
Antowain Smith	14	26	1.86	14	2
Steve McNair	4	44	11.00	15	3

Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bill Musgrave	34	25	229	0/0	2	23	0	111.0

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve McNair	37	26	312	1/3	2	32	1	102.5

Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Chris Warren	6	7	22	3.67	5	7	0
WR Michael Jackson	6	6	91	15.17	12	23	1
WR Eddie Kennison	6	12	56	9.33	10	18	1
TE Wesley Walls	3	3	29	9.67	4	19	0
WR Willie Mays Hayes	2	4	24	12.00	0	16	0
TE Eric Green	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
TE Tomur Barnes	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Robb Thomas	6	9	76	12.67	29	32	0
WR Marvin Harrison	6	9	58	9.67	34	14	0
WR Louis Davis	4	4	53	13.25	14	21	0
RB Antowain Smith	3	3	60	20.00	37	30	1
FB Harvey Williams	2	2	6	3.00	3	6	0
TE Troy Drayton	2	3	14	7.00	7	13	1
WR Calvin Williams	1	4	12	12.00	3	12	0
TE Andrew Glover	1	1	20	20.00	9	20	0
RB Robert Green	1	2	13	13.00	11	13	0

Interception Statistics

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Bryan Cox	1	0	0.00	0

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Detroit	Recov	Force
Eric Green	1	1
Chris Warren	1	0
Carwell Gardner	1	0
Todd Kalis	0	1
Nigea Carter	0	1

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Clayton Holmes	2	0	0	0
Lemuel Stinson	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Chris Gardocki	6	289	48.2	45.3	64	3

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mark Royals	5	237	47.4	35.0	56	2

Kicking Statistics

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Matt Stover	2/4	0/2	0/1	34	2/2

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Kasay	3/3	0/0	0/0	31	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eddie Kennison	2	22	11.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lemuel Stinson	2	3	1.5	0
Clayton Holmes	2	14	7.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Raymond Austin	1	22	22.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Clayton Holmes	3	63	21.0	0
Lemuel Stinson	1	17	17.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Bryan Cox	9	2	0.5	31	37
ILB Chris Spielman	7	0	0.0	24	27
CB Terry McDaniel	6	1	0.0	32	38
S Danny Copeland	6	1	0.0	25	28
CB Denard Walker	5	3	0.0	22	28
CB Raymond Austin	4	1	0.5	24	28
S Greg Jackson	4	2	0.0	32	36
DT Tim Dennis	3	3	0.0	25	26
DT Lionel Callicutt	3	1	0.0	24	32
OLB O.J. Brigance	3	1	0.0	10	10
CB Corey Gilliard	3	1	0.0	14	10
DE Karl Dunbar	1	2	0.0	26	26
DE Marco Coleman	1	0	0.0	26	30
OLB Ray Farmer	1	0	0.0	10	11
DE Simeon Rice	1	0	0.0	8	12
DE Jalen Guido	1	0	0.0	8	8
DT Tony Williams	1	0	0.0	9	13
S David Fulcher	0	1	0.0	5	4

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Hardy Nickerson	11	0	0.0	30	34
S Tommy Carlisle	7	4	0.0	30	34
CB Lemuel Stinson	5	2	0.0	30	33
OLB Brian Williams	5	0	0.0	23	16
CB Ray Buchanan	4	0	0.0	29	33
DE Alfred Anderson	3	2	0.0	22	25
DE Tracy Scroggins	3	1	0.0	24	33
DT Reggie White	3	0	0.0	13	22
DT Noland Rosenbach	3	0	0.0	18	14
S Robert Tate	2	2	0.0	30	34
OLB Britt Hager	2	0	0.0	7	13
CB Jimmy Spencer	2	0	0.0	22	25
WR Robb Thomas	1	0	---	---	---
DT Glenn Montgomery	1	0	0.0	14	23
DE Elijah Alexander	1	0	0.0	8	9
DE Chuck Smith	0	1	0.0	11	2
OLB Daved Benefield	0	1	0.0	3	4
DT Grady Jackson	0	1	0.0	7	3

Pass Rush Statistics

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Bryan Cox	0.5	0	0	1	37
CB Raymond Austin	0.5	0	0	0	28
DT Tim Dennis	0.0	2	1	0	26
DE Karl Dunbar	0.0	1	1	0	26
ILB Chris Spielman	0.0	1	0	0	27
DT Lionel Callicutt	0.0	0	1	0	32

Carolina	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Glenn Montgomery	1	0	23
DE Tracy Scroggins	1	0	33
DE Alfred Anderson	0	1	25

Pass Defense Statistics

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Terry McDaniel	6	1	0	38
ILB Chris Spielman	4	0	0	27
CB Raymond Austin	4	0	0	28
S Danny Copeland	3	0	0	28
CB Denard Walker	2	1	0	28
OLB Bryan Cox	2	0	1	37
CB Corey Gilliard	2	0	0	10
S Greg Jackson	1	1	0	36
OLB O.J. Brigance	1	0	0	10
OLB Ray Farmer	1	0	0	11

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Lemuel Stinson	5	1	33
ILB Hardy Nickerson	5	0	34
CB Ray Buchanan	4	0	33
CB Jimmy Spencer	3	0	25
S Tommy Carlisle	2	1	34
S Robert Tate	2	0	34
OLB Britt Hager	1	0	13
DE Tracy Scroggins	1	0	33
DT Reggie White	1	0	22
OLB Brian Williams	1	0	16

Blocking Statistics

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Colton Gordon	2	6	30	34
Wesley Walls	2	4	25	22
Kirk Scrafford	1	4	21	20
Keith Miller	0	5	30	34
Ickey Woods	0	3	20	14
Victor Flowers	0	3	9	14
Nathan Parks	0	3	30	34
Todd Kalis	0	1	30	34

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ed Ellis	2	10	1	34	0	38
Tim Grunhard	2	8	0	34	1	38
Gary Ivan Gordon	1	5	0	34	0	38
Chris Villarrial	1	4	0	34	0	38
Marco Rivera	0	3	0	34	0	38

Special Teams Tackles

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Eric Green	3	16
Chris Spielman	3	14
Nigea Carter	1	17
Todd Kalis	1	10

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Jimmy Spencer	2	19
Ron Rice	1	16

Participation

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Chris Warren	29	33	---	---	21	83
Todd Kalis	30	34	---	---	10	74
Colton Gordon	30	34	---	---	10	74
Nathan Parks	30	34	---	---	10	74
Terry McDaniel	---	---	32	38	3	73
Willie Mays Hayes	25	30	---	---	16	71
Bryan Cox	---	---	31	37	3	71
Greg Jackson	---	---	32	36	2	70
Chris Spielman	---	---	24	27	14	65
Bill Musgrave	30	34	---	---	---	64
Keith Miller	30	34	---	---	---	64
Denard Walker	---	---	22	28	14	64
Danny Copeland	---	---	25	28	9	62
Eddie Kennison	23	31	---	---	7	61
Marco Coleman	---	---	26	30	4	60
Raymond Austin	---	---	24	28	7	59
Karl Dunbar	---	---	26	26	5	57
Lionel Callicutt	---	---	24	32	1	57
Ickey Woods	20	14	---	---	19	53
Tim Dennis	---	---	25	26	1	52
Wesley Walls	25	22	---	---	---	47
Eric Green	14	15	---	---	16	45
Kirk Scrafford	21	20	---	---	---	41
Corey Gilliard	---	---	14	10	11	35
Victor Flowers	9	14	---	---	10	33
O.J. Brigance	---	---	10	10	11	31
Tony Williams	---	---	9	13	8	30
Jamel Williams	---	---	9	10	11	30
Ray Farmer	---	---	10	11	7	28
Simeon Rice	---	---	8	12	5	25
Nigea Carter	1	7	---	---	17	25
Michael Jackson	10	14	---	---	---	24
Carwell Gardner	0	0	---	---	21	21
Jalen Guido	---	---	8	8	2	18
David Fulcher	---	---	5	4	3	12
Jon Hand	---	---	7	3	1	11
Peter Boulware	---	---	3	1	7	11
Walter Reeves	0	0	---	---	10	10
Matt Stover	0	0	---	---	10	10
Chris Gardocki	0	0	---	---	10	10
Tomur Barnes	2	2	---	---	6	10
Rodney Hampton	1	2	---	---	3	6
Matt Finkes	---	---	0	0	5	5
Roman Fortin	0	0	---	---	---	0
Johnny Utah	0	0	---	---	---	0
Leroy Wickert	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Marvin Harrison	34	36	---	---	14	84
Lemuel Stinson	---	---	30	33	19	82
Marco Rivera	34	38	---	---	8	80
Ed Ellis	34	38	---	---	8	80
Hardy Nickerson	---	---	30	34	15	79
Tim Grunhard	34	38	---	---	---	72
Gary Ivan Gordon	34	38	---	---	---	72
Steve McNair	34	38	---	---	---	72
Chris Villarrial	34	38	---	---	---	72
Robert Tate	---	---	30	34	5	69
Ray Buchanan	---	---	29	33	6	68
Tommy Carlisle	---	---	30	34	4	68
Jimmy Spencer	---	---	22	25	19	66
Antowain Smith	15	22	---	---	28	65
Tracy Scroggins	---	---	24	33	4	61
Troy Drayton	28	25	---	---	8	61
Harvey Williams	18	23	---	---	16	57
Alfred Anderson	---	---	22	25	7	54
Robb Thomas	21	25	---	---	---	46
Brian Williams	---	---	23	16	6	45
Glenn Montgomery	---	---	14	23	4	41
Reggie White	---	---	13	22	5	40
Britt Hager	---	---	7	13	17	37
Noland Rosenbach	---	---	18	14	5	37
Calvin Williams	11	8	---	---	17	36
Robert Green	19	16	---	---	---	35
Darryl Ingram	5	4	---	---	20	29
Andrew Glover	9	16	---	---	2	27
Louis Davis	10	15	---	---	---	25
Clayton Holmes	---	---	0	2	22	24
Ron Rice	---	---	3	5	16	24
Elijah Alexander	---	---	8	9	4	21
Johnny Holland	---	---	6	10	---	16
Chuck Smith	---	---	11	2	---	13
Grady Jackson	---	---	7	3	1	11
John Kasay	0	0	---	---	9	9
Mike Smith	0	0	---	---	8	8
Greg Werner	0	0	---	---	8	8
Dean Caliguire	0	0	---	---	8	8
Daved Benefield	---	---	3	4	1	8
Mark Royals	0	0	---	---	5	5
John Holecek	---	---	0	0	5	5
Frank Reich	0	0	---	---	3	3
Ed Brown	---	---	0	0	3	3
Sean Salisbury	0	0	---	---	---	0
Kevin Donnalley	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	6	0.9
Middle	15	15	1.0
Right	7	30	4.3
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	34	3.8
Middle	21	99	4.7
Right	4	-3	-0.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bill Musgrave	34	25	1	2	3	2	2	1	0

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve McNair	37	26	5	0	0	3	3	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	12	80	6.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	7	89	8.9
Long (19+ Yds)	6	3	60	10.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	22	3.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	13	181	8.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	7	109	12.1
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Eddie Kennison	12	6	2	56	0	31
RB Chris Warren	7	6	0	22	0	33
WR Michael Jackson	6	6	0	91	1	14
WR Willie Mays Hayes	4	2	1	24	0	30
TE Wesley Walls	3	3	0	29	0	22
TE Eric Green	1	1	0	-1	0	15
TE Tomur Barnes	1	1	0	8	0	2

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Robb Thomas	9	6	76	1	25
WR Marvin Harrison	9	6	58	0	36
WR Calvin Williams	4	1	12	0	8
WR Louis Davis	4	4	53	1	15
TE Troy Drayton	3	2	14	0	25
RB Antowain Smith	3	3	60	2	22
FB Harvey Williams	2	2	6	0	23
RB Robert Green	2	1	13	0	16
TE Andrew Glover	1	1	20	1	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ickey Woods	2	0	0.00	-0.33
Chris Warren	2	6	3.00	2.04
Rodney Hampton	1	1	1.00	1.00

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Antowain Smith	4	-1	-0.25	1.86
Robert Green	2	9	4.50	3.75

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bill Musgrave	3	2	35	11.67	6.74

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve McNair	7	3	21	3.00	8.43

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Eddie Kennison	2	1	17	8.50	4.67
WR Michael Jackson	1	1	18	18.00	15.17

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Marvin Harrison	3	1	11	3.67	6.44
WR Robb Thomas	1	0	0	0.00	8.44
RB Robert Green	1	0	0	0.00	6.50
TE Troy Drayton	1	1	1	1.00	4.67
RB Antowain Smith	1	1	9	9.00	20.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Chris Warren	2	0
Ickey Woods	1	0

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Antowain Smith	3	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bill Musgrave	14	12	5

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve McNair	9	7	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Michael Jackson	4	4	2
WR Eddie Kennison	4	2	0
WR Willie Mays Hayes	2	2	1
RB Chris Warren	2	2	1
TE Wesley Walls	1	1	1
TE Tomur Barnes	1	1	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Robb Thomas	3	2	1
RB Antowain Smith	2	2	2
WR Calvin Williams	1	0	0
FB Harvey Williams	1	1	0
WR Louis Davis	1	1	1
WR Marvin Harrison	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,300 (21,300)
End Zone 15,300 (15,300)
Mezzanine 8,800 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 13,500 (13,500)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,700 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,300 (21,300)
End Zone	15,300 (15,300)
Mezzanine	8,800 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	13,500 (13,500)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,700 (3,700)