Week 3, 1998

played in Carolina, NC

63 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Washington Redskins	7	7	0	17	-	31
Carolina Panthers	3	3	10	3	-	19

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:00 WAS - Amp Lee 58 pass from Jack Ryan (Edward Hepburn extra point)
1Q: 00:22 CAR - John Kasay 18 field goal
2Q: 10:21 WAS - Jimmy Smith 2 pass from Jack Ryan (Edward Hepburn extra point)
2Q: 04:38 CAR - John Kasay 45 field goal
3Q: 07:54 CAR - Yancey Thigpen 7 pass from Steve McNair (John Kasay extra point)
3Q: 00:19 CAR - John Kasay 32 field goal
4Q: 12:12 WAS - Edward Hepburn 19 field goal
4Q: 07:06 CAR - John Kasay 35 field goal
4Q: 04:23 WAS - Reidel Anthony 24 pass from Jack Ryan (Edward Hepburn extra point)
4Q: 01:17 WAS - Spencer Finn 42 run (Edward Hepburn extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:00 WAS - Amp Lee 58 pass from Jack Ryan (Edward Hepburn extra point)
1Q: 00:22 CAR - John Kasay 18 field goal
2Q: 10:21 WAS - Jimmy Smith 2 pass from Jack Ryan (Edward Hepburn extra point)
2Q: 04:38 CAR - John Kasay 45 field goal
3Q: 07:54 CAR - Yancey Thigpen 7 pass from Steve McNair (John Kasay extra point)
3Q: 00:19 CAR - John Kasay 32 field goal
4Q: 12:12 WAS - Edward Hepburn 19 field goal
4Q: 07:06 CAR - John Kasay 35 field goal
4Q: 04:23 WAS - Reidel Anthony 24 pass from Jack Ryan (Edward Hepburn extra point)
4Q: 01:17 WAS - Spencer Finn 42 run (Edward Hepburn extra point)

Team Statistics WAS CAR
Record 2-1 1-2
First Downs 24 20
- by Rushing 9 6
- by Passing 14 13
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 444 301
- Offensive Plays 61 69
- Yards per Play 7.28 4.36
Net Rushing Yards 148 129
- Rushing Attempts 20 32
- Yards per Rush 7.40 4.03
Net Passing Yards 296 172
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 22 - 1 34 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 335 191
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/39 3/19
- Yards per Pass Play 7.22 4.65
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/13 6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.9 5.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 7/42 2/15
Punt Returns/Yards 1/4 3/30
Kick Returns/Yards 3/73 5/108
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/12
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 32
Time of Possession 26:02 33:58

Team Statistics	WAS	CAR
Record	2-1	1-2
First Downs	24	20
- by Rushing	9	6
- by Passing	14	13
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	444	301
- Offensive Plays	61	69
- Yards per Play	7.28	4.36
Net Rushing Yards	148	129
- Rushing Attempts	20	32
- Yards per Rush	7.40	4.03
Net Passing Yards	296	172
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 22 - 1	34 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	335	191
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/39	3/19
- Yards per Pass Play	7.22	4.65
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/13	6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.9	5.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	7/42	2/15
Punt Returns/Yards	1/4	3/30
Kick Returns/Yards	3/73	5/108
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/12
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 32
Time of Possession	26:02	33:58

Drive Charts

Washington Redskins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:55	OWN 24	6	10	Punt
1	11:43	1:01	OWN 19	2	81	Touchdown
1	8:30	1:28	OWN 18	3	-1	Punt
1	0:16	5:05	OWN 20	13	80	Touchdown
2	6:50	1:26	OWN 26	4	12	Interception
2	4:33	1:46	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
2	1:53	1:53	OWN 6	7	45	Half
3	7:46	2:21	OWN 29	5	7	Punt
3	0:14	3:08	OWN 40	5	58	Field Goal
4	6:59	2:50	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
4	2:55	1:53	OWN 37	6	63	Touchdown

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:05	1:22	OWN 29	3	20	Interception
1	10:42	2:12	OWN 35	3	1	Punt
1	7:02	6:46	OWN 34	13	65	Field Goal
2	10:11	3:21	OWN 18	5	19	Punt
2	5:24	0:51	OPP 35	3	7	Field Goal
2	2:47	0:54	OWN 34	3	9	Punt
3	15:00	7:14	OWN 22	14	78	Touchdown
3	5:25	5:11	OWN 24	9	61	Field Goal
4	12:06	5:07	OWN 32	9	50	Field Goal
4	4:09	1:14	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
4	1:02	1:02	OWN 44	5	5	Game

Game MVP: Jack Ryan, Washington Redskins

Rushing Statistics

Washington	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Forrest Gump	14	86	6.14	13	5	0
Spencer Finn	5	54	10.80	42	1	1
Jack Ryan	1	8	8.00	8	0	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Antowain Smith	18	55	3.06	18	1
Robert Green	9	29	3.22	19	1
Steve McNair	4	35	8.75	15	2
Harvey Williams	1	10	10.00	10	1

Passing Statistics

Washington	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jack Ryan	36	22	335	5/39	3	58	1	108.0

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve McNair	34	24	191	3/19	1	28	1	81.8

Receiving Statistics

Washington	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Amp Lee	5	7	147	29.40	60	58	1
WR Jimmy Smith	5	9	39	7.80	1	24	1
RB Forrest Gump	3	3	9	3.00	2	8	0
TE Frank Wycheck	2	3	30	15.00	1	15	0
WR Antwuan Wyatt	2	5	32	16.00	6	17	0
WR Reidel Anthony	2	2	47	23.50	18	24	1
TE Shannon Sharpe	1	3	2	2.00	0	2	0
RB Spencer Finn	1	1	22	22.00	1	22	0
FB Kevin McLeod	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
WR Mark Seay	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Yancey Thigpen	7	8	53	7.57	13	17	1
WR Marvin Harrison	6	7	46	7.67	18	13	0
FB Harvey Williams	4	4	22	5.50	17	13	0
WR Hart Lee Dykes	2	4	4	2.00	0	5	0
WR Mike Pritchard	2	4	39	19.50	23	28	0
TE Andrew Glover	1	2	2	2.00	0	2	0
TE Troy Drayton	1	2	17	17.00	16	17	0
RB Antowain Smith	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0

Interception Statistics

Washington	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Kevin Hardy	1	0	0.00	0

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Brian Williams	1	12	12.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Washington	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Washington	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Todd Sauerbrun	4	198	49.5	42.0	55	1

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dave Finzer	4	175	43.8	42.8	48	2

Kicking Statistics

Washington	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Edward Hepburn	1/1	0/0	0/0	19	4/4

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Kasay	4/4	1/1	0/0	45	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Washington	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Todd Lyght	1	4	4.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Hart Lee Dykes	3	30	10.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Washington	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Glyn Milburn	3	73	24.3	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Clayton Holmes	4	92	23.0	0
Hart Lee Dykes	1	16	16.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Washington	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Ronnie Ward	10	3	0.0	32	37
CB Todd Lyght	7	0	0.0	32	37
OLB Kevin Hardy	6	1	1.0	31	28
OLB Reggie Brown	5	1	1.0	24	30
DE Michael McCrary	5	2	0.0	27	25
S Roman Conway	4	4	1.0	29	36
CB Martin Mayhew	4	2	0.0	31	35
S Tito Wooten	4	0	0.0	31	37
ILB Kendrick Gilmore	4	0	0.0	24	22
DT Eric Swann	3	1	0.0	16	22
DT Matt Keneley	2	1	0.0	19	16
CB Lance Brown	2	0	0.0	8	15
DE Warren Powers	1	1	0.0	24	24
TE Shannon Sharpe	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Craig Sauer	1	0	0.0	8	7
OLB Bernard Carter	0	1	0.0	1	4
DE Tre Bayless	0	1	0.0	8	13
CB Scott McGarrahan	0	1	0.0	1	7

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Shawn Williams	7	0	1.0	20	38
CB Ray Buchanan	6	0	0.0	20	37
CB Clayton Holmes	5	0	0.0	17	35
OLB Brian Williams	5	0	0.0	14	32
DE Elijah Alexander	4	2	1.5	18	32
DE Renaldo Wynn	3	0	1.0	18	33
CB Jimmy Spencer	3	0	0.0	8	25
S Robert Tate	2	0	1.0	10	28
ILB Hardy Nickerson	2	2	0.0	17	39
S Tebucky Jones	2	2	0.0	11	14
TE Troy Drayton	1	0	---	---	---
DT Noland Rosenbach	1	0	0.0	11	27
S Ron Rice	1	0	0.0	3	14
ILB Artie Ulmer	1	0	0.0	2	3
OLB Greg Favors	1	0	0.0	10	12
DT Grady Jackson	0	2	0.5	11	24

Pass Rush Statistics

Washington	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Reggie Brown	1.0	1	1	1	30
OLB Kevin Hardy	1.0	0	0	0	28
S Roman Conway	1.0	0	0	0	36
DE Warren Powers	0.0	0	2	0	24

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Elijah Alexander	1.5	0	1	32
DE Renaldo Wynn	1.0	1	0	33
S Robert Tate	1.0	0	0	28
S Shawn Williams	1.0	0	0	38
DT Grady Jackson	0.5	0	0	24
DT Noland Rosenbach	0.0	0	1	27
OLB Brian Williams	0.0	0	1	32
DT Michael Myers	0.0	0	1	36

Pass Defense Statistics

Washington	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Todd Lyght	6	0	0	37
S Tito Wooten	4	0	0	37
ILB Ronnie Ward	4	0	0	37
ILB Kendrick Gilmore	2	0	0	22
S Roman Conway	2	0	0	36
CB Martin Mayhew	1	1	0	35
OLB Kevin Hardy	1	0	1	28
DE Michael McCrary	1	0	0	25
CB Lance Brown	1	0	0	15
OLB Reggie Brown	1	0	0	30
OLB Craig Sauer	1	0	0	7
DT Eric Swann	0	1	0	22

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Ray Buchanan	5	3	0	37
OLB Brian Williams	3	1	1	32
CB Clayton Holmes	3	0	0	35
ILB Hardy Nickerson	2	2	0	39
DE Elijah Alexander	2	0	0	32
S Ron Rice	2	0	0	14
S Shawn Williams	2	0	0	38
CB Jimmy Spencer	1	0	0	25
ILB Artie Ulmer	1	0	0	3
OLB Greg Favors	1	0	0	12
S Robert Tate	0	1	0	28

Blocking Statistics

Washington	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dwayne White	3	7	20	1	41
John Jackson	2	4	20	2	41
Chad Overhauser	2	4	20	0	41
Jamie Nails	1	2	20	1	41
Keith Kartz	1	1	20	1	41
Frank Wycheck	1	1	15	0	30

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Chris Naeole	4	8	32	1	37
Tim Grunhard	2	6	32	0	37
Chris Villarrial	1	7	32	0	37
Harvey Williams	1	2	25	0	30
Gary Ivan Gordon	0	5	32	1	37
Ed Ellis	0	1	32	1	37

Special Teams Tackles

Washington	Tackles	STPlays
Shannon Sharpe	1	17
Glyn Milburn	1	17
Amp Lee	1	16
Lance Brown	1	16
Spencer Finn	1	16
Scott McGarrahan	1	14
Trevor Van Pelt	1	11
Reidel Anthony	1	10

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Troy Drayton	1	19
Jimmy Spencer	1	16
Ron Rice	1	16
Clayton Holmes	1	13

Participation

Washington	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Todd Lyght	---	---	32	37	9	78
Martin Mayhew	---	---	31	35	9	75
Ronnie Ward	---	---	32	37	4	73
Tito Wooten	---	---	31	37	4	72
Roman Conway	---	---	29	36	6	71
Kevin Hardy	---	---	31	28	10	69
Dwayne White	20	41	---	---	5	66
Jamie Nails	20	41	---	---	5	66
Chad Overhauser	20	41	---	---	5	66
Keith Kartz	20	41	---	---	---	61
John Jackson	20	41	---	---	---	61
Jack Ryan	20	41	---	---	---	61
Reggie Brown	---	---	24	30	3	57
Jimmy Smith	19	37	---	---	---	56
Michael McCrary	---	---	27	25	1	53
Warren Powers	---	---	24	24	3	51
Kendrick Gilmore	---	---	24	22	3	49
Kevin McLeod	13	23	---	---	11	47
Forrest Gump	15	31	---	---	---	46
Amp Lee	11	18	---	---	16	45
Frank Wycheck	15	30	---	---	---	45
Eric Swann	---	---	16	22	3	41
Lance Brown	---	---	8	15	16	39
Matt Keneley	---	---	19	16	3	38
Shannon Sharpe	4	13	---	---	17	34
Spencer Finn	5	10	---	---	16	31
Antwuan Wyatt	11	20	---	---	---	31
Tre Bayless	---	---	8	13	7	28
Bernard Carter	---	---	1	4	20	25
Scott McGarrahan	---	---	1	7	14	22
Mark Seay	1	6	---	---	13	20
Reidel Anthony	2	8	---	---	10	20
Kelly Humphrey	---	---	5	12	3	20
Glyn Milburn	0	0	---	---	17	17
Henry Anderko	4	9	---	---	4	17
Craig Sauer	---	---	8	7	1	16
Trevor Van Pelt	---	---	1	0	11	12
Edward Hepburn	0	0	---	---	7	7
Booker Foxx	0	0	---	---	5	5
Mason Marshall	0	0	---	---	5	5
Todd Sauerbrun	0	0	---	---	4	4
Harvey Nichols	---	---	0	0	4	4
Ben Anderson	0	0	---	---	1	1
Donald Igwebuike	0	0	---	---	---	0
Tim Mangum	0	0	---	---	---	0
Happy Gilmore	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Chris Naeole	32	37	---	---	8	77
Ed Ellis	32	37	---	---	8	77
Harvey Williams	25	30	---	---	20	75
Tim Grunhard	32	37	---	---	---	69
Gary Ivan Gordon	32	37	---	---	---	69
Steve McNair	32	37	---	---	---	69
Chris Villarrial	32	37	---	---	---	69
Troy Drayton	27	21	---	---	19	67
Shawn Williams	---	---	20	38	9	67
Antowain Smith	21	23	---	---	22	66
Clayton Holmes	---	---	17	35	13	65
Hardy Nickerson	---	---	17	39	8	64
Ray Buchanan	---	---	20	37	1	58
Marvin Harrison	27	31	---	---	---	58
Michael Myers	---	---	16	36	4	56
Yancey Thigpen	18	27	---	---	10	55
Elijah Alexander	---	---	18	32	5	55
Renaldo Wynn	---	---	18	33	1	52
Jimmy Spencer	---	---	8	25	16	49
Brian Williams	---	---	14	32	1	47
Robert Tate	---	---	10	28	7	45
Noland Rosenbach	---	---	11	27	2	40
Andrew Glover	13	18	---	---	5	36
Grady Jackson	---	---	11	24	1	36
Hart Lee Dykes	7	8	---	---	18	33
Ron Rice	---	---	3	14	16	33
Mike Pritchard	11	18	---	---	---	29
Tebucky Jones	---	---	11	14	---	25
Britt Hager	---	---	6	9	8	23
Greg Favors	---	---	10	12	1	23
Robert Green	10	9	---	---	---	19
Bobby Shaw	1	0	---	---	16	17
Reggie White	---	---	5	11	---	16
Artie Ulmer	---	---	2	3	11	16
John Kasay	0	0	---	---	10	10
Dave Finzer	0	0	---	---	8	8
John Holecek	---	---	3	2	3	8
DeAndre Urpsis	0	0	---	---	8	8
Mo Collins	0	0	---	---	8	8
Chris Ruhman	0	0	---	---	8	8
Sean Salisbury	0	0	---	---	---	0
Kevin Donnalley	0	0	---	---	---	0
Eric Zeier	0	0	---	---	---	0
Marco Rivera	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	68	6.2
Middle	3	19	6.3
Right	6	61	10.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	33	6.6
Middle	14	55	3.9
Right	13	41	3.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Washington	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jack Ryan	36	22	7	0	1	7	4	0	1

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve McNair	34	24	1	0	2	2	3	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	10	67	4.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	6	103	7.9
Long (19+ Yds)	8	5	165	20.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	7	37	4.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	14	110	6.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	3	44	7.3
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Washington	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jimmy Smith	9	5	0	39	1	37
WR Amp Lee	7	5	0	147	3	18
WR Antwuan Wyatt	5	2	0	32	0	20
TE Shannon Sharpe	3	1	0	2	0	13
TE Frank Wycheck	3	2	0	30	0	30
RB Forrest Gump	3	3	0	9	0	31
WR Mark Seay	2	0	1	0	0	6
WR Reidel Anthony	2	2	0	47	2	8
RB Spencer Finn	1	1	0	22	1	10
FB Kevin McLeod	1	1	0	7	0	23

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Yancey Thigpen	8	7	1	53	0	27
WR Marvin Harrison	7	6	0	46	0	31
WR Hart Lee Dykes	4	2	0	4	0	8
WR Mike Pritchard	4	2	1	39	1	18
FB Harvey Williams	4	4	0	22	0	30
TE Andrew Glover	2	1	0	2	0	18
TE Troy Drayton	2	1	0	17	0	21
RB Antowain Smith	2	1	0	8	0	23

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Washington	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Forrest Gump	3	29	9.67	6.14
Spencer Finn	2	0	0.00	10.80

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Antowain Smith	7	6	0.86	3.06
Robert Green	1	3	3.00	3.22
Steve McNair	1	5	5.00	8.75

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Washington	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jack Ryan	4	2	4	1.00	9.31

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve McNair	5	4	14	2.80	5.62

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Washington	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jimmy Smith	2	1	2	1.00	4.33
TE Shannon Sharpe	1	1	2	2.00	0.67
WR Mark Seay	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Hart Lee Dykes	2	1	5	2.50	1.00
WR Yancey Thigpen	2	2	6	3.00	6.63
FB Harvey Williams	1	1	3	3.00	5.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Washington	Rushes	Conversions
Forrest Gump	5	4
Spencer Finn	2	1

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Antowain Smith	2	0
Robert Green	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Washington	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jack Ryan	6	3	3

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve McNair	12	9	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Washington	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Amp Lee	3	2	2
TE Frank Wycheck	2	1	1
WR Jimmy Smith	1	0	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Hart Lee Dykes	3	2	1
WR Mike Pritchard	3	2	1
WR Yancey Thigpen	2	2	2
TE Andrew Glover	1	1	0
FB Harvey Williams	1	1	0
WR Marvin Harrison	1	1	1
RB Antowain Smith	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 58,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,100 (21,300)
End Zone 11,000 (15,300)
Mezzanine 8,000 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 11,000 (13,500)
Club Seats 6,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	58,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,100 (21,300)
End Zone	11,000 (15,300)
Mezzanine	8,000 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	11,000 (13,500)
Club Seats	6,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,700)