Week 7, 1998

played in Carolina, NC

48 degrees, rain, 10 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	3	3	10	7	-	23
Carolina Panthers	0	10	0	14	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:11 ATL - Dale Dawson 30 field goal
2Q: 13:45 ATL - Dale Dawson 23 field goal
2Q: 06:26 CAR - John Kasay 40 field goal
2Q: 01:25 CAR - Robert Green 15 pass from Steve McNair (John Kasay extra point)
3Q: 09:56 ATL - Ryan Thelwell 17 pass from Ramon Shonta (Dale Dawson extra point)
3Q: 04:52 ATL - Dale Dawson 45 field goal
4Q: 15:00 CAR - Troy Drayton 2 pass from Steve McNair (John Kasay extra point)
4Q: 10:07 ATL - Derrick Fenner 32 pass from Ramon Shonta (Dale Dawson extra point)
4Q: 00:47 CAR - Marvin Harrison 4 pass from Steve McNair (John Kasay extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:11 ATL - Dale Dawson 30 field goal
2Q: 13:45 ATL - Dale Dawson 23 field goal
2Q: 06:26 CAR - John Kasay 40 field goal
2Q: 01:25 CAR - Robert Green 15 pass from Steve McNair (John Kasay extra point)
3Q: 09:56 ATL - Ryan Thelwell 17 pass from Ramon Shonta (Dale Dawson extra point)
3Q: 04:52 ATL - Dale Dawson 45 field goal
4Q: 15:00 CAR - Troy Drayton 2 pass from Steve McNair (John Kasay extra point)
4Q: 10:07 ATL - Derrick Fenner 32 pass from Ramon Shonta (Dale Dawson extra point)
4Q: 00:47 CAR - Marvin Harrison 4 pass from Steve McNair (John Kasay extra point)

Team Statistics ATL CAR
Record 4-2 4-3
First Downs 26 17
- by Rushing 8 5
- by Passing 14 12
- by Penalty 4 0
Total Net Yards 470 304
- Offensive Plays 72 60
- Yards per Play 6.53 5.07
Net Rushing Yards 197 68
- Rushing Attempts 32 21
- Yards per Rush 6.16 3.24
Net Passing Yards 273 236
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 22 - 1 36 - 30 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 278 254
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 3/18
- Yards per Pass Play 6.83 6.05
Fumbles/Lost 4/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/15 6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.7 7.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/43 4/26
Punt Returns/Yards 2/17 1/5
Kick Returns/Yards 1/23 1/24
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 19 OWN 31
Time of Possession 31:57 28:03

Team Statistics	ATL	CAR
Record	4-2	4-3
First Downs	26	17
- by Rushing	8	5
- by Passing	14	12
- by Penalty	4	0
Total Net Yards	470	304
- Offensive Plays	72	60
- Yards per Play	6.53	5.07
Net Rushing Yards	197	68
- Rushing Attempts	32	21
- Yards per Rush	6.16	3.24
Net Passing Yards	273	236
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 22 - 1	36 - 30 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	278	254
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	3/18
- Yards per Pass Play	6.83	6.05
Fumbles/Lost	4/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/15	6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.7	7.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/43	4/26
Punt Returns/Yards	2/17	1/5
Kick Returns/Yards	1/23	1/24
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 19	OWN 31
Time of Possession	31:57	28:03

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:04	4:59	OWN 20	11	67	Field Goal
1	2:14	3:36	OWN 18	7	76	Field Goal
2	12:11	1:54	OWN 35	3	9	Punt
2	6:20	0:50	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
2	2:14	0:49	OWN 5	3	9	Interception
2	1:18	1:18	OWN 20	5	26	Half
3	15:00	5:14	OWN 19	13	81	Touchdown
3	8:11	3:25	OWN 24	7	48	Field Goal
4	14:53	4:59	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
4	8:04	2:40	OWN 21	4	51	Fumble
4	4:00	1:49	OWN 9	3	4	Punt
4	0:36	0:36	OWN 20	5	26	Game

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:56	OWN 20	7	34	Punt
1	6:05	3:51	OWN 20	8	20	Punt
2	13:38	1:27	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
2	10:17	3:57	OWN 20	7	57	Field Goal
2	5:30	3:16	OWN 31	6	19	Punt
2	1:25	0:07	OPP 15	1	15	Touchdown
3	9:46	1:35	OWN 37	3	7	Punt
3	4:46	4:53	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
4	9:54	1:50	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
4	5:24	1:24	OWN 28	3	2	Punt
4	2:11	1:35	OWN 41	8	59	Touchdown

Game MVP: Steve McNair, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Tiki Barber	28	165	5.89	32	5	0
Eddie Watson	4	32	8.00	18	1	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Antowain Smith	16	34	2.13	10	1
Steve McNair	3	31	10.33	16	1
Robert Green	2	3	1.50	3	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ramon Shonta	39	22	278	1/5	2	35	1	85.2

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve McNair	36	30	254	3/18	3	38	0	123.8

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jerome Pathon	5	9	64	12.80	30	21	0
WR Tom Waddle	4	12	64	16.00	15	35	0
FB Derrick Fenner	3	5	47	15.67	43	32	1
RB Tiki Barber	3	3	16	5.33	11	9	0
WR Ryan Thelwell	3	5	52	17.33	0	28	1
TE Brian Kinchen	1	1	11	11.00	1	11	0
WR Titus Dixon	1	2	13	13.00	8	13	0
TE Frank Wainright	1	1	7	7.00	6	7	0
RB Eddie Watson	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Marvin Harrison	8	9	46	5.75	6	15	1
TE Troy Drayton	7	9	63	9.00	36	38	1
WR Yancey Thigpen	4	5	44	11.00	4	21	0
WR Hart Lee Dykes	2	2	20	10.00	1	15	0
TE Andrew Glover	2	3	12	6.00	3	9	0
WR Mike Pritchard	2	2	33	16.50	18	26	0
RB Robert Green	2	2	26	13.00	9	15	1
RB Antowain Smith	2	3	10	5.00	14	13	0
FB Harvey Williams	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Britt Hager	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Tiki Barber	2	0	0
Jerome Pathon	2	0	0
Brian Kinchen	0	1	0
Scott Rehberg	0	1	0
Jeff Posey	0	1	0
Chad Hennings	0	0	1

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
Antowain Smith	1	0	0
Steve McNair	0	1	0
Michael Myers	0	1	0
Clayton Holmes	0	0	1
Jimmy Spencer	0	0	1
Greg Favors	0	0	1
Shawn Williams	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Craig Hentrich	3	152	50.7	42.3	56	0

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dave Finzer	7	322	46.0	40.7	55	4

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dale Dawson	3/3	1/1	0/0	45	2/2

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

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jerome Pathon	2	17	8.5	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Hart Lee Dykes	1	5	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Michael Booker	1	23	23.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Clayton Holmes	1	24	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Cortez Kennedy	9	1	2.0	21	36
ILB Yev Kassem	7	0	0.0	21	39
CB Homey D Clown	5	1	0.0	20	34
OLB Howard Dinkins	4	1	1.0	15	24
CB Robert Van Winkle	4	2	0.0	20	36
DE Greg Jefferson	4	1	0.0	18	35
OLB Derrick Thomas	3	4	0.0	17	28
S Jerome Woods	3	2	0.0	12	24
S Sean Lumpkin	3	1	0.0	19	38
OLB Jeff Posey	3	1	0.0	4	12
CB Michael Booker	2	1	0.0	2	10
DT Chad Hennings	1	0	0.0	2	3
DE Raylee Johnson	1	0	0.0	17	34
S Gerald McBurrows	1	0	0.0	9	17
ILB Patrise Alexander	1	0	0.0	5	6
WR Ryan Thelwell	1	0	---	---	---

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Shawn Williams	7	3	0.0	31	39
ILB Hardy Nickerson	6	3	0.0	28	35
CB Clayton Holmes	5	2	0.0	29	36
CB Ray Buchanan	5	2	0.0	29	37
S Robert Tate	4	1	0.0	22	25
DE Elijah Alexander	3	3	0.5	28	34
DT Grady Jackson	3	1	0.0	16	12
S Ron Rice	3	0	0.0	9	12
DE Kenard Lang	2	3	0.5	24	25
OLB Brian Williams	2	5	0.0	22	24
DT Michael Myers	2	1	0.0	25	29
OLB Britt Hager	2	0	0.0	10	16
CB Jimmy Spencer	2	0	0.0	18	23
DT Noland Rosenbach	2	0	0.0	20	31
ILB John Holecek	2	0	0.0	4	4
S Tebucky Jones	2	0	0.0	13	21
OLB Greg Favors	1	0	0.0	10	13

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Cortez Kennedy	2.0	1	2	36
OLB Howard Dinkins	1.0	0	0	24
DE Orpheus Roye	0.0	1	1	36
DE Raylee Johnson	0.0	1	0	34

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Elijah Alexander	0.5	0	34
DE Kenard Lang	0.5	0	25
DT Noland Rosenbach	0.0	3	31

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Robert Van Winkle	5	0	36
CB Homey D Clown	5	0	34
S Sean Lumpkin	3	0	38
ILB Yev Kassem	3	0	39
S Jerome Woods	3	0	24
OLB Jeff Posey	3	0	12
OLB Howard Dinkins	2	0	24
CB Michael Booker	2	0	10
OLB Derrick Thomas	1	1	28
DT Cortez Kennedy	1	0	36
DE Greg Jefferson	1	0	35
ILB Patrise Alexander	1	0	6
S Gerald McBurrows	0	1	17

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Ray Buchanan	4	1	0	37
ILB Hardy Nickerson	3	1	0	35
S Shawn Williams	3	0	0	39
S Robert Tate	2	2	0	25
CB Clayton Holmes	2	1	0	36
DT Noland Rosenbach	2	0	0	31
CB Jimmy Spencer	1	1	0	23
OLB Greg Favors	1	1	0	13
S Tebucky Jones	1	1	0	21
OLB Britt Hager	1	0	1	16
OLB Brian Williams	1	0	0	24
S Ron Rice	1	0	0	12

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Randy Shughart	3	7	32	0	40
Brian Kinchen	3	5	29	0	35
Joe Panos	3	5	32	0	40
Courtney Hall	2	9	32	0	40
Scott Rehberg	1	3	32	1	40
Melvin Hayes	0	2	32	0	40
Frank Wainright	0	1	8	0	6

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Chris Naeole	2	8	21	0	39
Tim Grunhard	1	4	21	0	39
Chris Villarrial	1	3	21	1	39
Ed Ellis	1	2	21	1	39
Gary Ivan Gordon	0	1	21	1	39
Andrew Glover	0	1	7	0	17

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Titus Dixon	1	19
Sean Lumpkin	1	9

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Ron Rice	1	19
Jimmy Spencer	1	18
Clayton Holmes	1	13

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Scott Rehberg	32	40	---	---	6	78
Courtney Hall	32	40	---	---	---	72
Randy Shughart	32	40	---	---	---	72
Ramon Shonta	32	40	---	---	---	72
Joe Panos	32	40	---	---	---	72
Melvin Hayes	32	40	---	---	---	72
Brian Kinchen	29	35	---	---	7	71
Sean Lumpkin	---	---	19	38	9	66
Tom Waddle	30	32	---	---	2	64
Jerome Pathon	26	32	---	---	6	64
Robert Van Winkle	---	---	20	36	6	62
Yev Kassem	---	---	21	39	1	61
Tiki Barber	28	32	---	---	---	60
Raylee Johnson	---	---	17	34	8	59
Cortez Kennedy	---	---	21	36	1	58
Derrick Fenner	17	24	---	---	16	57
Homey D Clown	---	---	20	34	1	55
Orpheus Roye	---	---	18	36	1	55
Greg Jefferson	---	---	18	35	1	54
Derrick Thomas	---	---	17	28	---	45
Howard Dinkins	---	---	15	24	1	40
Ryan Thelwell	14	21	---	---	5	40
Gerald McBurrows	---	---	9	17	13	39
Jerome Woods	---	---	12	24	2	38
Michael Booker	---	---	2	10	25	37
Eddie Watson	4	8	---	---	23	35
Jeff Posey	---	---	4	12	17	33
Frank Wainright	8	6	---	---	18	32
Titus Dixon	2	8	---	---	19	29
Garth Algar	---	---	3	12	10	25
Patrise Alexander	---	---	5	6	10	21
Kenny Shedd	2	2	---	---	16	20
Carl Hansen	---	---	8	5	7	20
Dale Dawson	0	0	---	---	9	9
Gregg Gamble	0	0	---	---	6	6
Craig Hentrich	0	0	---	---	6	6
Hessley Hempstead	0	0	---	---	6	6
Payton Feeley	0	0	---	---	6	6
Marcus Spriggs	0	0	---	---	6	6
Chad Hennings	---	---	2	3	---	5
Howard Hendree	---	---	0	0	5	5
Mike Saxon	0	0	---	---	---	0
Craig Erickson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jon Kitna	0	0	---	---	---	0
Todd Washington	0	0	---	---	---	0
Stanley Bridges	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Clayton Holmes	---	---	29	36	13	78
Shawn Williams	---	---	31	39	7	77
Hardy Nickerson	---	---	28	35	8	71
Elijah Alexander	---	---	28	34	7	69
Ray Buchanan	---	---	29	37	3	69
Chris Naeole	21	39	---	---	8	68
Ed Ellis	21	39	---	---	8	68
Troy Drayton	17	30	---	---	18	65
Tim Grunhard	21	39	---	---	---	60
Gary Ivan Gordon	21	39	---	---	---	60
Steve McNair	21	39	---	---	---	60
Chris Villarrial	21	39	---	---	---	60
Jimmy Spencer	---	---	18	23	18	59
Antowain Smith	18	23	---	---	18	59
Robert Tate	---	---	22	25	9	56
Michael Myers	---	---	25	29	1	55
Harvey Williams	13	22	---	---	18	53
Noland Rosenbach	---	---	20	31	2	53
Yancey Thigpen	15	27	---	---	10	52
Marvin Harrison	19	33	---	---	---	52
Kenard Lang	---	---	24	25	2	51
Brian Williams	---	---	22	24	4	50
Ron Rice	---	---	9	12	19	40
Britt Hager	---	---	10	16	10	36
Tebucky Jones	---	---	13	21	---	34
Andrew Glover	7	17	---	---	8	32
Grady Jackson	---	---	16	12	3	31
Hart Lee Dykes	5	9	---	---	13	27
Mike Pritchard	7	20	---	---	---	27
Reggie White	---	---	8	14	2	24
Greg Favors	---	---	10	13	1	24
Robert Green	3	14	---	---	1	18
Artie Ulmer	---	---	2	3	10	15
Bobby Shaw	1	0	---	---	13	14
Renaldo Wynn	---	---	4	7	1	12
Dave Finzer	0	0	---	---	8	8
John Holecek	---	---	4	4	---	8
DeAndre Urpsis	0	0	---	---	8	8
Mo Collins	0	0	---	---	8	8
Chris Ruhman	0	0	---	---	8	8
John Kasay	0	0	---	---	6	6
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

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	97	8.8
Middle	8	26	3.3
Right	13	74	5.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	2	1.0
Middle	10	57	5.7
Right	9	9	1.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ramon Shonta	39	22	5	3	2	8	3	0	1

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve McNair	36	30	3	1	0	2	3	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	34	4.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	10	102	6.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	62	8.9
Long (19+ Yds)	8	3	80	10.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	13	3.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	19	132	6.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	7	109	10.9
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tom Waddle	12	4	1	64	1	32
WR Jerome Pathon	9	5	1	64	2	32
FB Derrick Fenner	5	3	0	47	1	24
WR Ryan Thelwell	5	3	0	52	1	21
RB Tiki Barber	3	3	0	16	0	32
WR Titus Dixon	2	1	0	13	0	8
TE Brian Kinchen	1	1	0	11	0	35
TE Frank Wainright	1	1	0	7	0	6
RB Eddie Watson	1	1	0	4	0	8

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Troy Drayton	9	7	63	1	30
WR Marvin Harrison	9	8	46	0	33
WR Yancey Thigpen	5	4	44	1	27
TE Andrew Glover	3	2	12	0	17
RB Antowain Smith	3	2	10	0	23
WR Hart Lee Dykes	2	2	20	0	9
WR Mike Pritchard	2	2	33	1	20
RB Robert Green	2	2	26	0	14
FB Harvey Williams	1	1	0	0	22

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tiki Barber	4	-4	-1.00	5.89

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ramon Shonta	6	2	24	4.00	7.13

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve McNair	7	5	40	5.71	7.06

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Tom Waddle	2	0	0	0.00	5.33
WR Ryan Thelwell	2	1	17	8.50	10.40
TE Frank Wainright	1	1	7	7.00	7.00
WR Jerome Pathon	1	0	0	0.00	7.11

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Marvin Harrison	3	3	23	7.67	5.11
TE Troy Drayton	2	1	2	1.00	7.00
TE Andrew Glover	1	0	0	0.00	4.00
RB Robert Green	1	1	15	15.00	13.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Eddie Watson	2	2
Tiki Barber	1	0

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Antowain Smith	3	1
Steve McNair	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ramon Shonta	12	7	5

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve McNair	9	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
FB Derrick Fenner	3	2	1
WR Tom Waddle	3	1	1
WR Ryan Thelwell	2	1	1
WR Jerome Pathon	2	2	1
WR Titus Dixon	1	0	0
RB Tiki Barber	1	1	1

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Hart Lee Dykes	2	2	1
WR Yancey Thigpen	2	1	0
WR Marvin Harrison	2	2	2
RB Antowain Smith	2	1	1
TE Troy Drayton	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 59,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,300 (21,300)
End Zone 11,100 (15,300)
Mezzanine 8,000 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 11,200 (13,500)
Club Seats 6,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	59,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,300 (21,300)
End Zone	11,100 (15,300)
Mezzanine	8,000 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	11,200 (13,500)
Club Seats	6,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,700)