Week 15, 1999

played in Atlanta, GA

45 degrees, fair, calm

Carolina Panthers	0	9	0	18	3	-	30
Atlanta Falcons	7	3	17	0	0	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:44 ATL - Tiki Barber 3 run (Neil Rackers extra point)
2Q: 10:53 CAR - Jim Finn 5 pass from Eric Zeier (John Kasay extra point failed)
2Q: 03:31 CAR - John Kasay 35 field goal
2Q: 00:50 ATL - Neil Rackers 32 field goal
3Q: 10:45 ATL - Tiki Barber 2 run (Neil Rackers extra point)
3Q: 07:08 ATL - Neil Rackers 26 field goal
3Q: 04:06 ATL - Tom Waddle 3 pass from Jonathan Quinn (Neil Rackers extra point)
4Q: 13:45 CAR - John Kasay 25 field goal
4Q: 07:48 CAR - Keith Poole 18 pass from Eric Zeier (John Kasay extra point)
4Q: 00:44 CAR - Chris Penn 10 pass from Eric Zeier (Cristian Nofsinger run for conversion)
OT: 09:41 CAR - John Kasay 32 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:44 ATL - Tiki Barber 3 run (Neil Rackers extra point)
2Q: 10:53 CAR - Jim Finn 5 pass from Eric Zeier (John Kasay extra point failed)
2Q: 03:31 CAR - John Kasay 35 field goal
2Q: 00:50 ATL - Neil Rackers 32 field goal
3Q: 10:45 ATL - Tiki Barber 2 run (Neil Rackers extra point)
3Q: 07:08 ATL - Neil Rackers 26 field goal
3Q: 04:06 ATL - Tom Waddle 3 pass from Jonathan Quinn (Neil Rackers extra point)
4Q: 13:45 CAR - John Kasay 25 field goal
4Q: 07:48 CAR - Keith Poole 18 pass from Eric Zeier (John Kasay extra point)
4Q: 00:44 CAR - Chris Penn 10 pass from Eric Zeier (Cristian Nofsinger run for conversion)
OT: 09:41 CAR - John Kasay 32 field goal

Team Statistics CAR ATL
Record 6-8 8-6
First Downs 21 17
- by Rushing 4 8
- by Passing 14 8
- by Penalty 3 1
Total Net Yards 347 241
- Offensive Plays 74 64
- Yards per Play 4.69 3.77
Net Rushing Yards 81 133
- Rushing Attempts 32 33
- Yards per Rush 2.53 4.03
Net Passing Yards 266 108
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 29 - 1 31 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 287 108
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/21 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 6.33 3.48
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 10/17 3/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.4 6.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 3/22 5/45
Punt Returns/Yards 4/35 2/19
Kick Returns/Yards 3/61 1/25
Interception Ret./Yards 1/2 1/24
2pt Conversions 1/1 0/0
Red Zone Visits 6 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/3 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 39
Time of Possession 35:40 29:46

Team Statistics	CAR	ATL
Record	6-8	8-6
First Downs	21	17
- by Rushing	4	8
- by Passing	14	8
- by Penalty	3	1
Total Net Yards	347	241
- Offensive Plays	74	64
- Yards per Play	4.69	3.77
Net Rushing Yards	81	133
- Rushing Attempts	32	33
- Yards per Rush	2.53	4.03
Net Passing Yards	266	108
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 29 - 1	31 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	287	108
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/21	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	6.33	3.48
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	10/17	3/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.4	6.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	3/22	5/45
Punt Returns/Yards	4/35	2/19
Kick Returns/Yards	3/61	1/25
Interception Ret./Yards	1/2	1/24
2pt Conversions	1/1	0/0
Red Zone Visits	6	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/3	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 39
Time of Possession	35:40	29:46

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:34	2:17	OWN 33	3	9	Punt
1	7:07	1:50	OWN 22	3	-6	Punt
1	1:36	5:52	OWN 20	13	80	Touchdown
2	7:31	4:08	OPP 39	6	21	Field Goal
2	0:43	0:43	OWN 24	2	16	Half
3	15:00	1:25	OWN 29	2	8	Interception
3	10:38	1:29	OWN 20	3	-12	Punt
3	7:00	2:54	OWN 13	5	18	Punt
3	3:58	5:20	OWN 20	12	72	Field Goal
4	12:40	5:02	OWN 36	9	64	Touchdown
4	2:01	1:23	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
OT1	13:56	1:16	OPP 49	3	6	Punt
OT1	12:17	2:43	OPP 41	5	26	Field Goal

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:26	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
1	11:17	4:10	OWN 12	7	28	Punt
1	5:17	3:41	OWN 46	8	54	Touchdown
2	10:44	3:13	OWN 20	7	19	Downs
2	3:23	2:40	OWN 27	7	58	Field Goal
3	13:35	2:57	OPP 19	6	19	Touchdown
3	9:09	2:09	OPP 31	4	22	Field Goal
3	4:06	0:08	OPP 3	1	3	Touchdown
4	13:38	0:58	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
4	7:38	5:37	OWN 20	9	44	Punt
4	0:38	0:38	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
OT1	15:00	1:04	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
OT1	12:40	0:23	OWN 20	3	-5	Interception

Game MVP: Eric Zeier, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Sean Bennett	22	61	2.77	9
Cristian Nofsinger	9	20	2.22	5
Asher Ackerman	1	0	0.00	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Tiki Barber	15	51	3.40	13	1	2
Olandis Gary	10	24	2.40	8	0	0
Jonathan Quinn	8	58	7.25	14	3	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Eric Zeier	39	29	287	3/21	3	24	1	109.6

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jonathan Quinn	31	18	108	0/0	1	19	1	62.3

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Keith Poole	6	7	63	10.50	23	19	1
WR Marvin Harrison	5	8	65	13.00	25	24	0
WR Chris Penn	4	4	48	12.00	8	23	1
WR Bobby Shaw	4	6	28	7.00	4	11	0
TE Andrew Glover	3	3	33	11.00	0	19	0
RB Sean Bennett	2	4	17	8.50	5	11	0
FB Jim Finn	2	3	15	7.50	13	10	1
TE Troy Drayton	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
TE Asher Ackerman	1	2	7	7.00	6	7	0
RB Cristian Nofsinger	1	1	3	3.00	3	3	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jerome Pathon	4	11	32	8.00	9	19	0
WR Hart Lee Dykes	3	4	32	10.67	1	18	0
RB Tiki Barber	3	3	10	3.33	0	5	0
FB Derrick Fenner	2	3	13	6.50	2	15	0
WR Ryan Thelwell	2	4	6	3.00	3	5	0
RB Olandis Gary	2	2	5	2.50	0	6	0
WR Tom Waddle	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	1
TE Henry Anderko	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
TE Tomur Barnes	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Jimmy Spencer	1	2	2.00	0

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Yev Kassem	1	24	24.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Taylor Cochrane	5	169	33.8	26.0	46	1

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Craig Hentrich	6	267	44.5	35.3	62	2

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Kasay	3/3	0/0	0/0	35	1/2

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Neil Rackers	2/2	0/0	0/0	32	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chris Penn	3	22	7.3	0
David Meggett	1	13	13.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jerome Pathon	2	19	9.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bruce Hill	3	61	20.3	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charles Woodson	1	25	25.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Antonio Armstrong	9	1	0.0	33	31
ILB Chris Claiborne	8	0	0.0	22	17
S Shawn Williams	5	4	0.0	33	31
CB Andy Macdonald	5	3	0.0	29	31
OLB Ron Johnson	5	1	0.0	33	26
OLB Mike Morton	5	1	0.0	31	30
CB Jimmy Spencer	3	0	0.0	26	27
S Louis Riddick	2	1	0.0	31	29
DE Renaldo Wynn	2	0	0.0	28	21
DE Hugh Douglas	1	1	0.0	21	20
DE Kenard Lang	1	1	0.0	12	11
S Tommy Carlisle	1	0	0.0	2	3
S Ron Rice	1	0	0.0	9	6
FB Jim Finn	1	0	---	---	---
DE John Copeland	0	1	0.0	12	9

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Yev Kassem	10	1	0.5	32	41
S Jason Perry	8	6	0.0	29	37
S Garth Algar	7	0	1.0	29	41
CB Charles Woodson	5	1	0.0	30	41
DE Michael Strahan	5	0	0.0	30	38
DE Orpheus Roye	4	1	0.5	30	37
OLB Clint Kreiwaldt	4	3	0.0	27	27
OLB Jeff Posey	4	2	0.0	23	24
CB Michael Booker	3	1	0.5	32	41
DT D'Marco Farr	3	1	0.0	23	25
DT Spencer Curley	2	1	0.0	23	25
S Jerome Woods	2	0	0.0	0	2
ILB Hardy Nickerson	1	2	0.0	9	17
WR Jerome Pathon	1	0	---	---	---
CB Eric Warfield	1	0	0.0	5	11
DT Chuck Johnson	0	2	0.5	9	17
DE Raylee Johnson	0	1	0.0	14	17
S Oliver Augustynowicz	0	1	0.0	5	14

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Hugh Douglas	1	0	20
OLB Mike Morton	0	2	30
DE Kenard Lang	0	2	11
OLB Ron Johnson	0	1	26

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
S Garth Algar	1.0	0	0	0	41
DE Orpheus Roye	0.5	0	0	2	37
DT Chuck Johnson	0.5	0	0	0	17
ILB Yev Kassem	0.5	0	0	0	41
CB Michael Booker	0.5	0	0	0	41
DE Michael Strahan	0.0	1	1	1	38

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Antonio Armstrong	3	1	0	31
CB Jimmy Spencer	3	0	1	27
S Shawn Williams	3	0	0	31
CB Andy Macdonald	2	1	0	31
ILB Chris Claiborne	2	1	0	17
OLB Ron Johnson	2	0	0	26
OLB Mike Morton	2	0	0	30
S Ron Rice	1	0	0	6

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Jason Perry	5	1	0	37
S Garth Algar	5	0	0	41
ILB Yev Kassem	4	1	1	41
CB Charles Woodson	3	1	0	41
OLB Jeff Posey	2	1	0	24
DE Orpheus Roye	2	0	0	37
S Jerome Woods	2	0	0	2
OLB Clint Kreiwaldt	2	0	0	27
ILB Hardy Nickerson	1	0	0	17
DE Michael Strahan	1	0	0	38
CB Michael Booker	1	0	0	41
S Oliver Augustynowicz	1	0	0	14
CB Eric Warfield	0	1	0	11

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Chris Naeole	4	9	32	1	42
Pat Harlow	2	8	32	1	42
Gary Ivan Gordon	2	3	32	0	42
Chris Villarrial	1	5	32	0	42
Tim Grunhard	1	4	32	1	42
Troy Drayton	1	1	27	0	22
Jim Finn	0	2	19	0	26

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Joe Panos	2	7	33	31
Derrick Fenner	2	3	15	16
Randy Shughart	2	3	33	31
Scott Rehberg	2	3	33	31
Barry Sims	1	7	33	31
Courtney Hall	1	3	33	31

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Bruce Hill	1	22
Booker Foxx	1	8
Chris Naeole	1	8

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Tom Waddle	2	20
Hardy Nickerson	1	31
Eddie Watson	1	28
Derrick Fenner	1	17
Jerome Woods	1	12
Olandis Gary	1	6

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Pat Harlow	32	42	---	---	8	82
Chris Naeole	32	42	---	---	8	82
Tim Grunhard	32	42	---	---	---	74
Gary Ivan Gordon	32	42	---	---	---	74
Ron Johnson	---	---	33	26	15	74
Eric Zeier	32	42	---	---	---	74
Chris Villarrial	32	42	---	---	---	74
Shawn Williams	---	---	33	31	10	74
Marvin Harrison	31	40	---	---	1	72
Jimmy Spencer	---	---	26	27	13	66
Antonio Armstrong	---	---	33	31	2	66
Jim Finn	19	26	---	---	20	65
Mike Morton	---	---	31	30	2	63
Louis Riddick	---	---	31	29	2	62
Andy Macdonald	---	---	29	31	2	62
Troy Drayton	27	22	---	---	6	55
Chris Claiborne	---	---	22	17	13	52
Renaldo Wynn	---	---	28	21	1	50
Cristian Nofsinger	9	21	---	---	20	50
Bobby Shaw	8	20	---	---	17	45
Keith Poole	17	27	---	---	---	44
Michael Myers	---	---	21	22	1	44
Sean Bennett	23	20	---	---	---	43
Hugh Douglas	---	---	21	20	1	42
Ray Crockett	---	---	13	12	14	39
Andrew Glover	15	17	---	---	2	34
Chris Penn	7	11	---	---	16	34
Kenard Lang	---	---	12	11	7	30
Asher Ackerman	3	5	---	---	21	29
Ron Rice	---	---	9	6	13	28
David Meggett	0	1	---	---	25	26
John Copeland	---	---	12	9	5	26
Bruce Hill	1	0	---	---	22	23
Mike Lodish	---	---	7	12	3	22
John Kasay	0	0	---	---	10	10
Donnie Spragan	---	---	0	3	7	10
Jeff Small	0	0	---	---	8	8
Booker Foxx	0	0	---	---	8	8
Chris Ruhman	0	0	---	---	8	8
Tommy Carlisle	---	---	2	3	---	5
Taylor Cochrane	0	0	---	---	5	5
Alan Rodgers	0	0	---	---	3	3
Dermontti Dawson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Steve McNair	0	0	---	---	---	0
Marco Rivera	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Michael Booker	---	---	32	41	9	82
Charles Woodson	---	---	30	41	9	80
Jason Perry	---	---	29	37	11	77
Michael Strahan	---	---	30	38	8	76
Yev Kassem	---	---	32	41	3	76
Scott Rehberg	33	31	---	---	8	72
Garth Algar	---	---	29	41	1	71
Orpheus Roye	---	---	30	37	3	70
Hart Lee Dykes	30	21	---	---	17	68
Courtney Hall	33	31	---	---	---	64
Randy Shughart	33	31	---	---	---	64
Joe Panos	33	31	---	---	---	64
Jonathan Quinn	33	31	---	---	---	64
Barry Sims	33	31	---	---	---	64
Jerome Pathon	29	29	---	---	5	63
Clint Kreiwaldt	---	---	27	27	4	58
Hardy Nickerson	---	---	9	17	31	57
Tomur Barnes	29	22	---	---	5	56
D'Marco Farr	---	---	23	25	3	51
Spencer Curley	---	---	23	25	2	50
Jeff Posey	---	---	23	24	3	50
Derrick Fenner	15	16	---	---	17	48
Tiki Barber	20	21	---	---	---	41
Eddie Watson	7	6	---	---	28	41
Henry Anderko	10	5	---	---	21	36
Tom Waddle	3	11	---	---	20	34
Raylee Johnson	---	---	14	17	3	34
Chuck Johnson	---	---	9	17	5	31
Ryan Thelwell	9	14	---	---	6	29
Olandis Gary	13	10	---	---	6	29
Oliver Augustynowicz	---	---	5	14	4	23
Carlos Brooks	---	---	0	4	12	16
Eric Warfield	---	---	5	11	---	16
Derrick Thomas	---	---	1	2	12	15
Jerome Woods	---	---	0	2	12	14
Brian Johnston	0	0	---	---	8	8
Craig Hentrich	0	0	---	---	8	8
Rod Payne	0	0	---	---	8	8
Marcus Spriggs	0	0	---	---	8	8
Todd Washington	0	0	---	---	8	8
Neil Rackers	0	0	---	---	8	8
Patrise Alexander	---	---	1	1	3	5
Ramon Shonta	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jon Kitna	0	0	---	---	---	0
Stanley Bridges	0	0	---	---	---	0
Todd McClure	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	19	2.1
Middle	13	43	3.3
Right	10	19	1.9
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	31	2.6
Middle	11	78	7.1
Right	10	24	2.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Eric Zeier	39	29	3	0	2	5	1	3	1

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jonathan Quinn	31	18	0	2	1	3	5	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	55	9.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	12	86	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	8	61	4.7
Long (19+ Yds)	6	4	85	14.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	-1	-0.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	40	3.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	51	6.4
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	18	3.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Marvin Harrison	8	5	1	65	2	40
WR Keith Poole	7	6	0	63	0	27
WR Bobby Shaw	6	4	0	28	0	20
WR Chris Penn	4	4	0	48	1	11
RB Sean Bennett	4	2	1	17	0	20
TE Andrew Glover	3	3	0	33	0	17
FB Jim Finn	3	2	0	15	0	26
TE Asher Ackerman	2	1	0	7	0	5
TE Troy Drayton	1	1	0	8	0	22
RB Cristian Nofsinger	1	1	0	3	0	21

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Jerome Pathon	11	4	0	32	29
WR Hart Lee Dykes	4	3	0	32	21
WR Ryan Thelwell	4	2	1	6	14
FB Derrick Fenner	3	2	0	13	16
RB Tiki Barber	3	3	0	10	21
WR Tom Waddle	2	1	0	3	11
RB Olandis Gary	2	2	0	5	10
TE Tomur Barnes	1	0	0	0	22
TE Henry Anderko	1	1	0	7	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Sean Bennett	3	8	2.67	2.77

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tiki Barber	5	16	3.20	3.40
Olandis Gary	4	9	2.25	2.40
Jonathan Quinn	1	5	5.00	7.25

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Eric Zeier	7	4	42	6.00	7.36

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jonathan Quinn	4	2	9	2.25	3.48

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Chris Penn	1	1	10	10.00	12.00
WR Marvin Harrison	1	0	0	0.00	8.13
TE Asher Ackerman	1	0	0	0.00	3.50
WR Keith Poole	1	1	18	18.00	9.00
WR Bobby Shaw	1	1	9	9.00	4.67
RB Sean Bennett	1	0	0	0.00	4.25
FB Jim Finn	1	1	5	5.00	5.00

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Tom Waddle	2	1	3	1.50	1.50
WR Ryan Thelwell	1	0	0	0.00	1.50
RB Olandis Gary	1	1	6	6.00	2.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Sean Bennett	3	2
Cristian Nofsinger	2	1

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Tiki Barber	1	0
Olandis Gary	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Eric Zeier	11	8	7

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jonathan Quinn	12	7	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Keith Poole	4	3	3
WR Chris Penn	2	2	2
WR Marvin Harrison	2	2	1
WR Bobby Shaw	2	1	1
RB Sean Bennett	1	0	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jerome Pathon	4	1	1
WR Ryan Thelwell	3	1	0
WR Hart Lee Dykes	2	2	1
RB Tiki Barber	2	2	1
FB Derrick Fenner	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 69,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,700 (17,100)
End Zone 12,000 (12,400)
Mezzanine 7,100 (7,100)
Sideline Seats 10,900 (10,900)
Club Seats 15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 7,500 (7,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	69,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,700 (17,100)
End Zone	12,000 (12,400)
Mezzanine	7,100 (7,100)
Sideline Seats	10,900 (10,900)
Club Seats	15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	7,500 (7,500)