Week 5, 1998

played in Los Angeles, CA

61 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	0	10	10	15	6	-	41
Los Angeles Rams	7	14	14	0	0	-	35

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:55 LA - David Sloan 24 pass from Troy Aikman (Ryan Longwell extra point)
2Q: 12:58 LA - Ricky Watters 4 run (Ryan Longwell extra point)
2Q: 07:56 CAR - Hart Lee Dykes 23 pass from Steve McNair (John Kasay extra point)
2Q: 03:07 LA - Herman Moore 16 pass from Troy Aikman (Ryan Longwell extra point)
2Q: 00:03 CAR - John Kasay 18 field goal
3Q: 09:57 CAR - Marvin Harrison 16 pass from Steve McNair (John Kasay extra point)
3Q: 08:38 LA - Ricky Watters 11 pass from Troy Aikman (Ryan Longwell extra point)
3Q: 03:14 LA - Ricky Watters 4 run (Ryan Longwell extra point)
3Q: 00:16 CAR - John Kasay 21 field goal
4Q: 02:02 CAR - Steve McNair 5 run (John Kasay extra point)
4Q: 00:14 CAR - Andrew Glover 6 pass from Steve McNair (Steve McNair pass to Marvin Harrison for conversion)
OT: 11:47 CAR - Antowain Smith 4 pass from Steve McNair

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:55 LA - David Sloan 24 pass from Troy Aikman (Ryan Longwell extra point)
2Q: 12:58 LA - Ricky Watters 4 run (Ryan Longwell extra point)
2Q: 07:56 CAR - Hart Lee Dykes 23 pass from Steve McNair (John Kasay extra point)
2Q: 03:07 LA - Herman Moore 16 pass from Troy Aikman (Ryan Longwell extra point)
2Q: 00:03 CAR - John Kasay 18 field goal
3Q: 09:57 CAR - Marvin Harrison 16 pass from Steve McNair (John Kasay extra point)
3Q: 08:38 LA - Ricky Watters 11 pass from Troy Aikman (Ryan Longwell extra point)
3Q: 03:14 LA - Ricky Watters 4 run (Ryan Longwell extra point)
3Q: 00:16 CAR - John Kasay 21 field goal
4Q: 02:02 CAR - Steve McNair 5 run (John Kasay extra point)
4Q: 00:14 CAR - Andrew Glover 6 pass from Steve McNair (Steve McNair pass to Marvin Harrison for conversion)
OT: 11:47 CAR - Antowain Smith 4 pass from Steve McNair

Team Statistics CAR LA
Record 3-2 2-3
First Downs 32 25
- by Rushing 11 11
- by Passing 21 14
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 621 449
- Offensive Plays 82 54
- Yards per Play 7.57 8.31
Net Rushing Yards 137 174
- Rushing Attempts 27 33
- Yards per Rush 5.07 5.27
Net Passing Yards 484 275
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 54 - 37 - 0 21 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 489 275
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 8.80 13.10
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 11/16 5/8
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.8 4.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 2/15 2/10
Punt Returns/Yards 1/6 3/24
Kick Returns/Yards 1/19 1/24
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 1/1 0/0
Red Zone Visits 6 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 4/2 4/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 18 OWN 29
Time of Possession 34:11 29:12

Team Statistics	CAR	LA
Record	3-2	2-3
First Downs	32	25
- by Rushing	11	11
- by Passing	21	14
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	621	449
- Offensive Plays	82	54
- Yards per Play	7.57	8.31
Net Rushing Yards	137	174
- Rushing Attempts	27	33
- Yards per Rush	5.07	5.27
Net Passing Yards	484	275
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	54 - 37 - 0	21 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	489	275
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	8.80	13.10
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	11/16	5/8
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.8	4.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	2/15	2/10
Punt Returns/Yards	1/6	3/24
Kick Returns/Yards	1/19	1/24
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	1/1	0/0
Red Zone Visits	6	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	4/2	4/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 18	OWN 29
Time of Possession	34:11	29:12

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:13	3:20	OWN 15	6	23	Punt
1	4:45	3:15	OWN 20	6	16	Punt
2	12:51	5:06	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
2	3:01	3:01	OWN 24	8	75	Field Goal
3	15:00	5:14	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
3	8:27	0:41	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
3	3:05	2:54	OWN 20	5	76	Field Goal
4	12:03	3:46	OWN 2	6	22	Punt
4	4:36	2:41	OWN 3	10	97	Touchdown
4	1:35	1:31	OWN 43	9	57	Touchdown
OT1	15:00	3:23	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown

Los Angeles Rams
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:47	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
1	9:53	5:08	OWN 29	9	71	Touchdown
1	1:30	3:39	OWN 31	7	69	Touchdown
2	7:45	4:44	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
3	9:46	1:19	OWN 20	3	80	Touchdown
3	7:46	4:41	OWN 37	9	63	Touchdown
3	0:11	3:08	OWN 20	7	41	Punt
4	8:17	3:41	OWN 39	5	24	Punt
4	1:55	0:20	50	2	7	Fumble

Game MVP: Steve McNair, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Antowain Smith	16	65	4.06	10	1	0
Robert Green	7	40	5.71	15	1	0
Steve McNair	4	32	8.00	19	1	1

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Ricky Watters	24	139	5.79	18	4	2
Wilmont Perry	7	26	3.71	6	0	0
Wade Reeves	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0
Terrell Davis	1	10	10.00	10	1	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve McNair	54	37	489	1/5	4	67	0	121.5

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Troy Aikman	21	19	275	0/0	3	49	0	158.3

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Yancey Thigpen	8	11	52	6.50	32	18	0
WR Marvin Harrison	8	13	87	10.88	14	17	1
WR Hart Lee Dykes	6	6	64	10.67	25	23	1
TE Andrew Glover	4	6	68	17.00	31	41	1
RB Antowain Smith	4	4	45	11.25	43	25	1
FB Harvey Williams	3	5	36	12.00	30	27	0
TE Troy Drayton	3	4	104	34.67	84	67	0
RB Robert Green	1	2	33	33.00	26	33	0
WR Mike Pritchard	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Los Angeles	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Herman Moore	7	7	122	17.43	14	49	1
WR Joe Jurevicius	5	6	48	9.60	0	14	0
TE David Sloan	2	2	38	19.00	18	24	1
RB Ricky Watters	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	1
FB Wade Reeves	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
TE Pierson Hill	1	1	19	19.00	2	19	0
WR Frank Sanders	1	2	35	35.00	2	35	0
RB Wilmont Perry	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Los Angeles	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
Antowain Smith	1	0	0
Brian Williams	0	1	0
Chris Naeole	0	1	0
John Holecek	0	0	1

Los Angeles	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Ricky Watters	1	0	0	0
Austin Robbins	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dave Finzer	4	165	41.3	35.3	49	0

Los Angeles	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Shane Edge	3	133	44.3	42.3	62	3

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Kasay	2/2	0/0	0/0	21	3/3

Los Angeles	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ryan Longwell	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	5/5

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Yancey Thigpen	1	6	6.0	0

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Iheanyi Uwaezuoke	2	13	6.5	0
Frank Simmons	1	11	11.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Clayton Holmes	1	19	19.0	0

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Joe Jurevicius	1	24	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
DT Michael Myers	6	1	26	20
OLB Greg Favors	5	2	15	10
S Shawn Williams	5	1	32	19
ILB Hardy Nickerson	4	2	32	20
S Ron Rice	4	0	10	4
DE Kenard Lang	4	0	24	19
CB Clayton Holmes	3	0	29	20
CB Ray Buchanan	3	0	31	20
OLB Brian Williams	3	0	23	12
DT Noland Rosenbach	2	2	22	12
DE Elijah Alexander	2	0	28	17
S Tebucky Jones	1	4	21	12
OLB Britt Hager	1	1	10	9
DT Reggie White	1	1	12	5
ILB Artie Ulmer	1	1	5	3
S Robert Tate	1	1	14	10
ILB John Holecek	1	0	1	1
DT Grady Jackson	0	3	18	10

Los Angeles	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Alex Molden	10	1	0.0	18	50
ILB Levon Kirkland	7	0	0.0	25	50
CB Frank Simmons	6	1	0.0	25	54
CB Kevin Smith	6	1	0.0	27	55
S Lawyer Milloy	6	1	0.0	26	52
DT Austin Robbins	4	1	0.0	18	32
DT Esera Ruaolo	3	2	1.0	13	26
OLB Chris Spielman	3	1	0.0	15	30
DE Chuck Smith	3	0	0.0	22	41
DT Clint Haynes	2	3	0.0	19	35
S Hannibal Lecter	2	1	0.0	27	55
S Derrick Hoskins	2	1	0.0	5	20
ILB Antony Jordan	2	1	0.0	11	19
OLB Dean Wells	2	0	0.0	14	16
DE Sean Moran	1	1	0.0	20	44
DE Duane Ashman	1	0	0.0	5	14

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Kenard Lang	0.0	0	1	0	19
DT Michael Myers	0.0	0	1	0	20

Los Angeles	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Esera Ruaolo	1.0	0	0	1	26
DT Austin Robbins	0.0	1	1	0	32
DE Sean Moran	0.0	0	4	0	44
DE Chuck Smith	0.0	0	1	0	41
ILB Levon Kirkland	0.0	0	0	1	50

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	PPlay
S Shawn Williams	5	19
CB Clayton Holmes	3	20
CB Ray Buchanan	3	20
OLB Greg Favors	3	10
OLB Brian Williams	1	12
S Ron Rice	1	4
DE Kenard Lang	1	19
ILB Artie Ulmer	1	3
S Tebucky Jones	1	12

Los Angeles	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Alex Molden	10	1	50
CB Kevin Smith	8	0	55
CB Frank Simmons	5	1	54
S Lawyer Milloy	4	1	52
S Derrick Hoskins	2	2	20
OLB Chris Spielman	2	0	30
ILB Levon Kirkland	2	0	50
S Hannibal Lecter	1	0	55
DE Chuck Smith	1	0	41
DE Duane Ashman	1	0	14
ILB Antony Jordan	1	0	19
OLB Dean Wells	0	1	16

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Chris Naeole	5	9	27	0	55
Tim Grunhard	3	3	27	0	55
Ed Ellis	2	3	27	1	55
Harvey Williams	1	2	21	0	33
Chris Villarrial	1	2	27	0	55
Andrew Glover	1	1	9	0	26
Gary Ivan Gordon	0	2	27	0	55
Troy Drayton	0	1	22	0	39

Los Angeles	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Greg Huntington	4	8	1	33	21
Robbie Tobeck	4	7	0	33	21
John Flannery	3	5	0	33	21
Jumbo Elliott	2	6	0	33	21
Todd Weiner	1	5	0	33	21
Wade Reeves	1	1	0	19	13
Pierson Hill	1	1	0	6	2

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Jimmy Spencer	2	17
Ron Rice	1	17
Chris Naeole	1	6

Los Angeles	Tackles	STPlays
Joe Jurevicius	1	15
Wade Reeves	1	6

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Chris Naeole	27	55	---	---	6	88
Ed Ellis	27	55	---	---	6	88
Tim Grunhard	27	55	---	---	---	82
Gary Ivan Gordon	27	55	---	---	---	82
Steve McNair	27	55	---	---	---	82
Chris Villarrial	27	55	---	---	---	82
Antowain Smith	20	40	---	---	22	82
Troy Drayton	22	39	---	---	19	80
Harvey Williams	21	33	---	---	18	72
Marvin Harrison	24	47	---	---	1	72
Yancey Thigpen	21	30	---	---	10	61
Clayton Holmes	---	---	29	20	12	61
Hardy Nickerson	---	---	32	20	8	60
Shawn Williams	---	---	32	19	3	54
Ray Buchanan	---	---	31	20	---	51
Michael Myers	---	---	26	20	3	49
Elijah Alexander	---	---	28	17	3	48
Kenard Lang	---	---	24	19	---	43
Hart Lee Dykes	4	20	---	---	15	39
Andrew Glover	9	26	---	---	4	39
Brian Williams	---	---	23	12	1	36
Jimmy Spencer	---	---	10	8	17	35
Noland Rosenbach	---	---	22	12	---	34
Tebucky Jones	---	---	21	12	---	33
Mike Pritchard	7	24	---	---	---	31
Ron Rice	---	---	10	4	17	31
Robert Tate	---	---	14	10	7	31
Grady Jackson	---	---	18	10	---	28
Britt Hager	---	---	10	9	7	26
Greg Favors	---	---	15	10	---	25
Robert Green	7	15	---	---	---	22
Artie Ulmer	---	---	5	3	12	20
Reggie White	---	---	12	5	---	17
Bobby Shaw	0	1	---	---	15	16
John Kasay	0	0	---	---	8	8
Dave Finzer	0	0	---	---	6	6
DeAndre Urpsis	0	0	---	---	6	6
Mo Collins	0	0	---	---	6	6
Chris Ruhman	0	0	---	---	6	6
John Holecek	---	---	1	1	2	4
Tommy Carlisle	---	---	0	0	2	2
Sean Salisbury	0	0	---	---	---	0
Kevin Donnalley	0	0	---	---	---	0
Eric Zeier	0	0	---	---	---	0
Marco Rivera	0	0	---	---	---	0

Los Angeles	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Hannibal Lecter	---	---	27	55	15	97
Frank Simmons	---	---	25	54	16	95
Kevin Smith	---	---	27	55	6	88
Levon Kirkland	---	---	25	50	11	86
Lawyer Milloy	---	---	26	52	2	80
Alex Molden	---	---	18	50	10	78
Chuck Smith	---	---	22	41	3	66
Sean Moran	---	---	20	44	2	66
Chris Spielman	---	---	15	30	15	60
Robbie Tobeck	33	21	---	---	3	57
Clint Haynes	---	---	19	35	2	56
Jumbo Elliott	33	21	---	---	---	54
Troy Aikman	33	21	---	---	---	54
John Flannery	33	21	---	---	---	54
Greg Huntington	33	21	---	---	---	54
Austin Robbins	---	---	18	32	4	54
Todd Weiner	33	21	---	---	---	54
Frank Sanders	32	18	---	---	1	51
Herman Moore	28	17	---	---	---	45
Ricky Watters	25	14	---	---	1	40
Esera Ruaolo	---	---	13	26	---	39
Wade Reeves	19	13	---	---	6	38
David Sloan	25	9	---	---	4	38
Joe Jurevicius	6	10	---	---	15	31
Dean Wells	---	---	14	16	---	30
Antony Jordan	---	---	11	19	---	30
Derrick Hoskins	---	---	5	20	---	25
Pierson Hill	6	2	---	---	16	24
Shawn Collins	6	7	---	---	10	23
Wilmont Perry	15	8	---	---	---	23
Alonzo Spellman	---	---	7	11	4	22
Duane Ashman	---	---	5	14	1	20
Daryl Johnston	2	2	---	---	14	18
Terrell Davis	1	1	---	---	15	17
Iheanyi Uwaezuoke	0	1	---	---	16	17
Arthur Marshall	0	3	---	---	13	16
Doug Colman	---	---	0	1	15	16
Ryan Longwell	0	0	---	---	7	7
DeShaun Smith	0	0	---	---	3	3
Frank Garcia	0	0	---	---	3	3
Shane Edge	0	0	---	---	3	3
Drew Koplitz	0	0	---	---	3	3
Ryan Tucker	0	0	---	---	3	3
Bernie Kosar	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dave Brown	0	0	---	---	---	0
Benji Olson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	12	3.0
Middle	13	67	5.2
Right	10	58	5.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	34	6.8
Middle	23	105	4.6
Right	5	35	7.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve McNair	54	37	7	2	1	6	6	2	0

Los Angeles	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Troy Aikman	21	19	4	0	0	0	2	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	13	10	111	8.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	23	18	225	9.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	8	134	10.3
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	19	4.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	5	5	43	8.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	11	134	12.2
Long (19+ Yds)	5	3	98	19.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Marvin Harrison	13	8	0	87	0	47
WR Yancey Thigpen	11	8	0	52	0	30
WR Hart Lee Dykes	6	6	0	64	1	20
TE Andrew Glover	6	4	0	68	1	26
FB Harvey Williams	5	3	0	36	1	33
TE Troy Drayton	4	3	0	104	2	39
RB Antowain Smith	4	4	0	45	1	40
WR Mike Pritchard	2	0	1	0	0	24
RB Robert Green	2	1	0	33	1	15

Los Angeles	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Herman Moore	7	7	122	2	17
WR Joe Jurevicius	6	5	48	0	10
WR Frank Sanders	2	1	35	1	18
TE David Sloan	2	2	38	1	9
RB Ricky Watters	1	1	11	0	14
FB Wade Reeves	1	1	2	0	13
TE Pierson Hill	1	1	19	0	2
RB Wilmont Perry	1	1	0	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Steve McNair	1	5	5.00	8.00
Antowain Smith	1	1	1.00	4.06

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ricky Watters	2	8	4.00	5.79
Wilmont Perry	1	6	6.00	3.71

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve McNair	11	8	50	4.55	9.06

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Troy Aikman	3	3	27	9.00	13.10

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Marvin Harrison	3	3	27	9.00	6.69
FB Harvey Williams	2	1	4	2.00	7.20
WR Hart Lee Dykes	1	1	1	1.00	10.67
TE Andrew Glover	1	1	6	6.00	11.33
WR Mike Pritchard	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Yancey Thigpen	1	1	8	8.00	4.73
RB Antowain Smith	1	1	4	4.00	11.25

Los Angeles	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Herman Moore	1	1	16	16.00	17.43
RB Ricky Watters	1	1	11	11.00	11.00
RB Wilmont Perry	1	1	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Robert Green	2	2
Antowain Smith	2	1

Los Angeles	Rushes	Conversions
Ricky Watters	5	4
Wade Reeves	1	0
Wilmont Perry	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve McNair	12	10	8

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Conversions
Troy Aikman	1	1	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

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

Los Angeles	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE David Sloan	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 93,400 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 24,700 (25,300)
End Zone 18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine 9,000 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 14,900 (16,100)
Club Seats 17,500 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,100 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	93,400 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	24,700 (25,300)
End Zone	18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine	9,000 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	14,900 (16,100)
Club Seats	17,500 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,100 (9,900)