Week 5, 1999

played in Carolina, NC

61 degrees, rain, 11 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	7	0	10	13	-	30
Carolina Panthers	0	14	0	10	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:08 ATL - Jerome Pathon 15 pass from Duante Culpepper (Neil Rackers extra point)
2Q: 15:00 CAR - David Meggett 18 fumble return (John Kasay extra point)
2Q: 03:41 CAR - Carlos Galloway 6 pass from Eric Zeier (John Kasay extra point)
3Q: 08:18 ATL - Neil Rackers 30 field goal
3Q: 04:39 ATL - Garth Algar 97 interception return (Neil Rackers extra point)
4Q: 08:28 ATL - Neil Rackers 22 field goal
4Q: 05:41 CAR - Stephen Boyd 26 interception return (John Kasay extra point)
4Q: 01:54 ATL - Neil Rackers 41 field goal
4Q: 01:06 ATL - Garth Algar 52 interception return (Neil Rackers extra point)
4Q: 00:18 CAR - John Kasay 22 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:08 ATL - Jerome Pathon 15 pass from Duante Culpepper (Neil Rackers extra point)
2Q: 15:00 CAR - David Meggett 18 fumble return (John Kasay extra point)
2Q: 03:41 CAR - Carlos Galloway 6 pass from Eric Zeier (John Kasay extra point)
3Q: 08:18 ATL - Neil Rackers 30 field goal
3Q: 04:39 ATL - Garth Algar 97 interception return (Neil Rackers extra point)
4Q: 08:28 ATL - Neil Rackers 22 field goal
4Q: 05:41 CAR - Stephen Boyd 26 interception return (John Kasay extra point)
4Q: 01:54 ATL - Neil Rackers 41 field goal
4Q: 01:06 ATL - Garth Algar 52 interception return (Neil Rackers extra point)
4Q: 00:18 CAR - John Kasay 22 field goal

Team Statistics ATL CAR
Record 2-3 1-4
First Downs 19 18
- by Rushing 8 5
- by Passing 11 11
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 300 295
- Offensive Plays 61 66
- Yards per Play 4.92 4.47
Net Rushing Yards 111 56
- Rushing Attempts 24 26
- Yards per Rush 4.63 2.15
Net Passing Yards 189 239
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 23 - 1 40 - 27 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 193 239
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/4 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.11 5.98
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/13 8/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.2 6.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/40 1/5
Punt Returns/Yards 2/25 3/18
Kick Returns/Yards 3/71 4/122
Interception Ret./Yards 3/149 1/26
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 28
Time of Possession 29:16 30:44

Team Statistics	ATL	CAR
Record	2-3	1-4
First Downs	19	18
- by Rushing	8	5
- by Passing	11	11
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	300	295
- Offensive Plays	61	66
- Yards per Play	4.92	4.47
Net Rushing Yards	111	56
- Rushing Attempts	24	26
- Yards per Rush	4.63	2.15
Net Passing Yards	189	239
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 23 - 1	40 - 27 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	193	239
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/4	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.11	5.98
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/13	8/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.2	6.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/40	1/5
Punt Returns/Yards	2/25	3/18
Kick Returns/Yards	3/71	4/122
Interception Ret./Yards	3/149	1/26
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 28
Time of Possession	29:16	30:44

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:53	4:53	OWN 36	9	64	Touchdown
1	2:48	1:40	OWN 19	3	3	Punt
2	14:53	1:45	OWN 30	3	3	Punt
2	3:31	2:56	OWN 28	8	21	Punt
3	15:00	6:49	OWN 20	14	67	Field Goal
3	3:08	1:15	OWN 36	3	5	Punt
4	13:42	5:19	OWN 27	10	68	Field Goal
4	6:28	0:59	OWN 20	2	0	Interception
4	5:29	3:41	OWN 27	9	49	Field Goal

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:07	OWN 31	3	9	Punt
1	8:00	5:12	OWN 20	11	58	Interception
1	1:08	1:15	OWN 33	3	9	Punt
2	13:08	9:37	OWN 15	19	85	Touchdown
2	0:35	0:35	OWN 17	2	9	Half
3	8:11	3:45	OWN 33	7	44	Interception
3	4:26	1:18	OWN 27	3	-3	Punt
3	1:53	3:11	OWN 7	6	27	Punt
4	8:23	1:55	OWN 20	5	20	Punt
4	1:48	0:55	OWN 20	3	23	Interception
4	0:53	0:40	OPP 34	3	29	Field Goal
4	0:06	0:06	OWN 49	1	0	Game

Game MVP: Garth Algar, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Tiki Barber	15	68	4.53	13	4
Olandis Gary	7	39	5.57	12	1
Duante Culpepper	2	4	2.00	4	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Sean Bennett	13	21	1.62	6	0
Cristian Nofsinger	8	21	2.63	13	1
David Meggett	2	11	5.50	9	0
Eric Zeier	2	6	3.00	7	0
Jim Finn	1	-3	-3.00	-3	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Duante Culpepper	36	23	193	1/4	1	38	1	75.3

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Eric Zeier	31	20	180	0/0	1	20	2	63.9
Steve McNair	9	7	59	0/0	0	22	1	54.4

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Hart Lee Dykes	9	12	73	8.11	13	17	0
WR Jerome Pathon	6	9	84	14.00	44	38	1
TE Tomur Barnes	3	3	25	8.33	2	11	0
FB Derrick Fenner	2	2	1	0.50	0	3	0
RB Olandis Gary	2	4	-2	-1.00	0	2	0
WR Ryan Thelwell	1	4	12	12.00	0	12	0
WR Tom Waddle	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Marvin Harrison	9	15	106	11.78	43	18	0
WR Carlos Galloway	5	7	36	7.20	0	15	1
RB Sean Bennett	4	4	18	4.50	10	8	0
WR Bruce Hill	3	4	21	7.00	3	19	0
TE Troy Drayton	3	4	13	4.33	0	5	0
RB Cristian Nofsinger	1	1	22	22.00	20	22	0
FB Jim Finn	1	1	3	3.00	4	3	0
WR Moe Barber	1	3	20	20.00	7	20	0
TE Andrew Glover	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Garth Algar	2	149	74.50	2
CB Charles Woodson	1	0	0.00	0

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Stephen Boyd	1	26	26.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Jerome Pathon	1	0	0	0

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
David Meggett	0	1	0	1
Chris Naeole	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Craig Hentrich	4	201	50.3	45.8	54	3

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Taylor Cochrane	5	228	45.6	36.6	60	2

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Neil Rackers	3/3	1/1	0/0	41	3/3

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Kasay	1/1	0/0	0/0	22	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jerome Pathon	2	25	12.5	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
David Meggett	2	16	8.0	0
Bruce Hill	1	2	2.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charles Woodson	3	71	23.7	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bruce Hill	2	47	23.5	0
Carlos Galloway	2	75	37.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Yev Kassem	8	0	24	35
OLB Jeff Posey	7	0	13	22
S Jerome Woods	5	1	25	39
CB Charles Woodson	5	1	25	40
OLB Clint Kreiwaldt	4	2	19	33
DT D'Marco Farr	4	0	22	22
ILB Hardy Nickerson	3	1	12	11
CB Michael Booker	2	4	26	38
DE Michael Strahan	2	1	25	36
DE Orpheus Roye	2	1	23	35
S Jason Perry	2	1	19	27
ILB Patrise Alexander	2	0	2	4
S Oliver Augustynowicz	2	0	4	13
CB Eric Warfield	1	2	7	14
DT Spencer Curley	1	1	14	18
DT Chuck Johnson	1	0	4	18
S Garth Algar	0	1	8	16

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Shawn Williams	11	2	0.0	22	34
ILB Antonio Armstrong	6	0	0.0	19	36
CB Jim Lyles	5	1	0.0	10	26
S Tebucky Jones	5	1	0.0	23	34
CB Ray Crockett	4	1	0.0	24	34
CB Jimmy Spencer	3	1	0.0	22	31
ILB Stephen Boyd	3	1	0.0	16	15
DE Hugh Douglas	3	0	0.0	10	26
DE Kenard Lang	2	1	1.0	15	11
OLB Mike Morton	2	1	0.0	16	29
TE Troy Drayton	1	0	---	---	---
S Tommy Carlisle	1	0	0.0	6	11
DT Michael Myers	1	0	0.0	17	28
OLB Jerry Jensen	1	0	0.0	15	27
DE John Copeland	0	1	0.0	7	9
DE Renaldo Wynn	0	1	0.0	14	25

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
S Jason Perry	0.0	1	0	0	27
DE Orpheus Roye	0.0	0	1	0	35

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Kenard Lang	1.0	0	0	11
DT Mike Lodish	0.0	1	0	12
OLB Mike Morton	0.0	1	0	29
DE Hugh Douglas	0.0	0	1	26
DE Renaldo Wynn	0.0	0	1	25
DT Michael Myers	0.0	0	1	28

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Charles Woodson	5	1	1	40
OLB Jeff Posey	4	1	0	22
S Jerome Woods	4	0	0	39
ILB Yev Kassem	3	1	0	35
OLB Clint Kreiwaldt	2	1	0	33
ILB Patrise Alexander	2	0	0	4
S Oliver Augustynowicz	2	0	0	13
DT Spencer Curley	1	0	0	18
DT Chuck Johnson	1	0	0	18
DE Orpheus Roye	1	0	0	35
CB Michael Booker	1	0	0	38
CB Eric Warfield	1	0	0	14
S Garth Algar	0	1	2	16

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Shawn Williams	5	0	0	34
ILB Antonio Armstrong	4	1	0	36
CB Jimmy Spencer	3	1	0	31
CB Jim Lyles	3	0	0	26
S Tebucky Jones	3	0	0	34
CB Ray Crockett	2	1	0	34
OLB Mike Morton	1	1	0	29
ILB Stephen Boyd	1	0	1	15
DT Michael Myers	1	0	0	28

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Randy Shughart	3	3	24	1	37
Joe Panos	2	4	24	0	37
Tomur Barnes	2	2	19	0	24
Courtney Hall	1	5	24	0	37
Barry Sims	1	4	24	0	37
Derrick Fenner	1	1	12	0	20
Doug Brzezinski	0	3	24	0	37

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Chris Villarrial	2	4	26	40
Chris Naeole	1	10	26	40
Andrew Glover	1	2	8	12
Troy Drayton	1	1	17	23
Tim Grunhard	0	4	26	40
Pat Harlow	0	2	26	40
Jim Finn	0	1	9	20

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Tom Waddle	3	19
Hardy Nickerson	2	27
Henry Anderko	1	17
Garth Algar	1	13

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Ron Rice	2	18
Chris Naeole	2	6
David Meggett	1	22

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Michael Booker	---	---	26	38	7	71
Charles Woodson	---	---	25	40	6	71
Hart Lee Dykes	22	29	---	---	17	68
Doug Brzezinski	24	37	---	---	7	68
Michael Strahan	---	---	25	36	6	67
Jerome Woods	---	---	25	39	3	67
Courtney Hall	24	37	---	---	---	61
Randy Shughart	24	37	---	---	---	61
Joe Panos	24	37	---	---	---	61
Yev Kassem	---	---	24	35	2	61
Duante Culpepper	24	37	---	---	---	61
Barry Sims	24	37	---	---	---	61
Orpheus Roye	---	---	23	35	---	58
Jason Perry	---	---	19	27	10	56
Jerome Pathon	20	29	---	---	5	54
Clint Kreiwaldt	---	---	19	33	---	52
Hardy Nickerson	---	---	12	11	27	50
Derrick Fenner	12	20	---	---	17	49
Tomur Barnes	19	24	---	---	5	48
D'Marco Farr	---	---	22	22	2	46
Tiki Barber	17	25	---	---	1	43
Garth Algar	---	---	8	16	13	37
Eddie Watson	4	8	---	---	23	35
Jeff Posey	---	---	13	22	---	35
Ryan Thelwell	10	18	---	---	6	34
Raylee Johnson	---	---	13	19	1	33
Eric Warfield	---	---	7	14	12	33
Spencer Curley	---	---	14	18	---	32
Henry Anderko	5	9	---	---	17	31
Tom Waddle	3	8	---	---	19	30
Olandis Gary	8	15	---	---	4	27
Chuck Johnson	---	---	4	18	4	26
Oliver Augustynowicz	---	---	4	13	2	19
Derrick Thomas	---	---	1	0	12	13
Neil Rackers	0	0	---	---	10	10
Patrise Alexander	---	---	2	4	2	8
Brian Johnston	0	0	---	---	7	7
Craig Hentrich	0	0	---	---	7	7
Rod Payne	0	0	---	---	7	7
Scott Rehberg	0	0	---	---	7	7
Marcus Spriggs	0	0	---	---	7	7
Ramon Shonta	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jon Kitna	0	0	---	---	---	0
Todd Washington	0	0	---	---	---	0
Stanley Bridges	0	0	---	---	---	0
Todd McClure	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Pat Harlow	26	40	---	---	6	72
Chris Naeole	26	40	---	---	6	72
Marvin Harrison	23	35	---	---	10	68
Shawn Williams	---	---	22	34	12	68
Jimmy Spencer	---	---	22	31	14	67
Tim Grunhard	26	40	---	---	---	66
Gary Ivan Gordon	26	40	---	---	---	66
Chris Villarrial	26	40	---	---	---	66
Ray Crockett	---	---	24	34	3	61
Tebucky Jones	---	---	23	34	3	60
Antonio Armstrong	---	---	19	36	3	58
Carlos Galloway	11	29	---	---	12	52
Eric Zeier	18	31	---	---	---	49
Mike Morton	---	---	16	29	3	48
Michael Myers	---	---	17	28	3	48
Jim Lyles	---	---	10	26	10	46
Jim Finn	9	20	---	---	17	46
Troy Drayton	17	23	---	---	4	44
Jerry Jensen	---	---	15	27	1	43
Renaldo Wynn	---	---	14	25	2	41
Hugh Douglas	---	---	10	26	3	39
Bruce Hill	14	14	---	---	10	38
Stephen Boyd	---	---	16	15	7	38
Moe Barber	15	18	---	---	5	38
David Meggett	6	9	---	---	22	37
Sean Bennett	15	22	---	---	---	37
Cristian Nofsinger	9	13	---	---	15	37
Ron Rice	---	---	2	12	18	32
Kenard Lang	---	---	15	11	4	30
Mike Lodish	---	---	10	12	4	26
Asher Ackerman	3	5	---	---	18	26
Andrew Glover	8	12	---	---	2	22
Jeff Prior	---	---	7	5	8	20
Chris Claiborne	---	---	5	1	12	18
John Copeland	---	---	7	9	1	17
Tommy Carlisle	---	---	6	11	---	17
Steve McNair	8	9	---	---	---	17
Donnie Spragan	---	---	4	1	7	12
Jumbo Elliott	0	0	---	---	6	6
John Kasay	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jeff Small	0	0	---	---	6	6
Booker Foxx	0	0	---	---	6	6
Taylor Cochrane	0	0	---	---	5	5
Alan Rodgers	0	0	---	---	1	1
Dermontti Dawson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Marco Rivera	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	77	6.4
Middle	3	5	1.7
Right	9	29	3.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	5	0.8
Middle	7	12	1.7
Right	12	40	3.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Duante Culpepper	36	23	1	0	3	4	3	0	1

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Eric Zeier	31	20	1	1	2	4	1	0	2
Steve McNair	9	7	1	0	0	1	0	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	16	2.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	11	96	6.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	66	6.6
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	15	3.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	31	5.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	12	80	4.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	8	109	9.1
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	19	4.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Hart Lee Dykes	12	9	1	73	0	29
WR Jerome Pathon	9	6	1	84	1	29
WR Ryan Thelwell	4	1	1	12	0	18
RB Olandis Gary	4	2	0	-2	0	15
TE Tomur Barnes	3	3	0	25	0	24
FB Derrick Fenner	2	2	0	1	0	20
WR Tom Waddle	2	0	0	0	0	8

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Marvin Harrison	15	9	1	106	0	35
WR Carlos Galloway	7	5	0	36	0	29
WR Bruce Hill	4	3	0	21	0	14
TE Troy Drayton	4	3	0	13	0	23
RB Sean Bennett	4	4	0	18	0	22
WR Moe Barber	3	1	1	20	1	18
TE Andrew Glover	1	0	0	0	0	12
RB Cristian Nofsinger	1	1	0	22	1	13
FB Jim Finn	1	1	0	3	0	20

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tiki Barber	3	8	2.67	4.53

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Sean Bennett	2	6	3.00	1.62
David Meggett	1	9	9.00	5.50
Eric Zeier	1	7	7.00	3.00
Jim Finn	1	-3	-3.00	-3.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Duante Culpepper	6	3	27	4.50	5.36

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Eric Zeier	2	2	9	4.50	5.81

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jerome Pathon	2	2	20	10.00	9.33
WR Hart Lee Dykes	1	1	7	7.00	6.08
WR Tom Waddle	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Ryan Thelwell	1	0	0	0.00	3.00
RB Olandis Gary	1	0	0	0.00	-0.50

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Troy Drayton	1	1	3	3.00	3.25
WR Carlos Galloway	1	1	6	6.00	5.14

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Tiki Barber	2	2
Olandis Gary	2	1

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Sean Bennett	3	1
Cristian Nofsinger	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Duante Culpepper	8	5	3

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Eric Zeier	7	4	4
Steve McNair	4	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Hart Lee Dykes	3	3	2
WR Ryan Thelwell	2	1	1
RB Olandis Gary	2	1	0
WR Jerome Pathon	1	0	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Marvin Harrison	4	3	2
WR Bruce Hill	2	1	1
WR Carlos Galloway	2	2	2
TE Andrew Glover	1	0	0
TE Troy Drayton	1	0	0
WR Moe Barber	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 59,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,100 (21,300)
End Zone 12,800 (15,300)
Mezzanine 7,400 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 11,400 (13,500)
Club Seats 6,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,400 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	59,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,100 (21,300)
End Zone	12,800 (15,300)
Mezzanine	7,400 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	11,400 (13,500)
Club Seats	6,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,400 (3,700)