Week 2, 2001

played in Buffalo, NY

79 degrees, fair, 11 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	7	14	7	0	-	28
Buffalo Bills	0	3	0	3	-	6

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:52 CAR - Jim Finn 1 pass from Steve McNair (Rick McKenzie extra point)
2Q: 10:30 CAR - Marvin Harrison 3 pass from Steve McNair (Rick McKenzie extra point)
2Q: 05:03 BUF - David Beckham 43 field goal
2Q: 01:23 CAR - Jim Finn 4 run (Rick McKenzie extra point)
3Q: 09:50 CAR - Bobby Shaw 11 pass from Steve McNair (Rick McKenzie extra point)
4Q: 09:53 BUF - David Beckham 42 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:52 CAR - Jim Finn 1 pass from Steve McNair (Rick McKenzie extra point)
2Q: 10:30 CAR - Marvin Harrison 3 pass from Steve McNair (Rick McKenzie extra point)
2Q: 05:03 BUF - David Beckham 43 field goal
2Q: 01:23 CAR - Jim Finn 4 run (Rick McKenzie extra point)
3Q: 09:50 CAR - Bobby Shaw 11 pass from Steve McNair (Rick McKenzie extra point)
4Q: 09:53 BUF - David Beckham 42 field goal

Team Statistics CAR BUF
Record 2-0 1-1
First Downs 22 21
- by Rushing 7 7
- by Passing 14 14
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 357 370
- Offensive Plays 65 69
- Yards per Play 5.49 5.36
Net Rushing Yards 106 132
- Rushing Attempts 27 22
- Yards per Rush 3.93 6.00
Net Passing Yards 251 238
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 25 - 0 42 - 27 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 272 262
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/21 5/24
- Yards per Pass Play 6.61 5.06
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 3/3
3rd Down Conversions 8/13 8/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 4.9 10.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 5/28 4/43
Punt Returns/Yards 2/25 2/14
Kick Returns/Yards 3/70 2/31
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 4/0 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 22
Time of Possession 29:55 30:05

Team Statistics	CAR	BUF
Record	2-0	1-1
First Downs	22	21
- by Rushing	7	7
- by Passing	14	14
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	357	370
- Offensive Plays	65	69
- Yards per Play	5.49	5.36
Net Rushing Yards	106	132
- Rushing Attempts	27	22
- Yards per Rush	3.93	6.00
Net Passing Yards	251	238
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 25 - 0	42 - 27 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	272	262
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/21	5/24
- Yards per Pass Play	6.61	5.06
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	3/3
3rd Down Conversions	8/13	8/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	4.9	10.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	5/28	4/43
Punt Returns/Yards	2/25	2/14
Kick Returns/Yards	3/70	2/31
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	4/0	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 22
Time of Possession	29:55	30:05

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:43	1:49	OWN 47	3	0	Punt
1	8:51	2:53	OWN 9	6	43	Punt
1	5:34	0:13	OPP 29	2	19	Fumble
1	3:49	3:04	OPP 46	8	46	Touchdown
2	14:14	3:53	OPP 43	8	43	Touchdown
2	4:57	3:44	OWN 29	10	71	Touchdown
3	15:00	5:19	OWN 17	12	83	Touchdown
3	4:51	4:12	OWN 39	6	13	Punt
4	9:48	4:38	OWN 26	6	26	Punt
4	2:59	0:39	OWN 14	3	4	Punt
4	1:00	1:00	OWN 21	2	4	Game

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:17	OWN 20	5	-5	Punt
1	10:54	2:03	OWN 24	3	8	Punt
1	5:58	0:24	OWN 20	2	20	Fumble
1	5:21	1:32	OWN 10	3	-2	Punt
1	0:45	1:31	OWN 20	4	23	Fumble
2	10:21	5:24	OWN 20	11	54	Field Goal
2	1:13	1:13	OWN 29	4	37	Missed FG
3	9:41	4:50	OWN 28	8	46	Fumble
3	0:39	5:51	OWN 14	13	61	Field Goal
4	5:10	2:11	OWN 20	9	66	Downs
4	2:20	1:20	OWN 45	7	34	Downs

Game MVP: Steve McNair, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Chris Floyd	9	65	7.22	19	2	0
Jim Finn	8	18	2.25	6	0	1
J.R. Redmond	6	6	1.00	4	0	0
Steve McNair	3	16	5.33	11	1	0
Marvin Harrison	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala	13	46	3.54	13	4
Eddie George	7	65	9.29	18	3
Dave Schnell	2	21	10.50	13	1

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve McNair	35	25	272	3/21	3	27	0	122.5

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	LG	Rate
Dave Schnell	24	19	134	2/10	20	89.9
Jamie Martin	10	3	42	1/6	31	44.6
Trent Dilfer	8	5	86	2/8	32	99.0

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Marvin Harrison	10	14	133	13.30	36	26	1
WR Bobby Shaw	4	7	32	8.00	2	16	1
WR Nate Jacquet	3	5	58	19.33	29	27	0
TE Asher Ackerman	2	3	24	12.00	4	15	0
FB Jim Finn	2	2	13	6.50	2	12	1
WR Moe Barber	2	2	4	2.00	0	7	0
TE Troy Drayton	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Matthew Hatchette	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Stephen Alexander	7	10	55	7.86	17	19
WR Brian Finneran	5	11	33	6.60	4	17
WR Joey Galloway	3	4	51	17.00	23	32
WR Todd Pinkston	3	6	42	14.00	3	31
WR T.J. Housmandzadeh	3	4	19	6.33	3	9
WR Wayne McGarity	2	3	11	5.50	0	7
TE Eric Johnson	2	2	44	22.00	23	24
TE David Sloan	1	1	4	4.00	0	4
RB Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala	1	1	3	3.00	0	3

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
Marvin Harrison	1	0	0
Grady Jackson	0	1	0
Donnie Spragan	0	1	0
Kiwuakee Thomas	0	1	0
Alonzo Harris	0	0	2
Ray Buchanan	0	0	1

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force
Dave Schnell	1	0	0
Eddie George	1	0	0
Eric Johnson	1	0	0
Jason Sehorn	0	1	0
Rogers Beckett	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Taylor Cochrane	5	210	42.0	31.2	48	2

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Joe Prokop	3	154	51.3	43.0	53	1

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rick McKenzie	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	4/4

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
David Beckham	2/3	2/3	0/1	43	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kiwuakee Thomas	2	25	12.5	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
T.J. Housmandzadeh	2	14	7.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kiwuakee Thomas	2	41	20.5	0
J.R. Redmond	1	29	29.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wayne McGarity	1	15	15.0	0
T.J. Housmandzadeh	1	16	16.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Matt Bowmen	8	1	0.0	22	41
CB Ray Buchanan	7	0	0.0	21	36
OLB Alonzo Harris	5	0	0.5	12	25
CB Marshall Mathers	5	3	0.0	15	34
CB Kiwuakee Thomas	5	0	0.0	21	46
ILB Na'il Diggs	4	3	0.0	22	32
S Willie Kramer	3	0	0.0	13	27
S Sam Garnes	3	0	0.0	16	35
DT Darwin Walker	2	0	1.5	4	32
OLB Jerry Jensen	2	4	1.0	17	34
DE Adewale Ogunleye	2	0	1.0	18	15
DT Grady Jackson	2	3	0.5	10	18
OLB Mo Bishop	2	0	0.0	8	19
ILB Donnie Spragan	1	2	0.0	5	12
CB Jimmy Spencer	1	1	0.0	2	18
DT Joe Salave'a	1	1	0.0	12	29
DE Hugh Douglas	0	2	0.5	6	20
DE Michael Myers	0	1	0.0	16	27
ILB Anthony Denman	0	1	0.0	1	16

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Eric Hill	8	0	0.0	25	34
OLB Vernon Crawford	6	1	2.0	18	28
S Rogers Beckett	6	5	0.0	27	37
S Zach Bronson	6	3	0.0	23	34
CB Robert Bean	5	0	0.0	17	21
ILB Barry Minter	3	2	0.0	14	19
OLB Robert Jones	2	2	0.0	21	27
CB Phillippi Sparks	2	2	0.0	15	26
DT Bill Goldberg	2	0	0.0	17	14
T Max Lane	2	0	---	---	---
CB Jason Sehorn	2	0	0.0	23	36
DE Darren Howard	1	2	1.0	14	26
DE Jamal Duff	1	1	0.0	13	12
DE Chidi Ahanotu	1	0	0.0	15	16
S John Heeter	1	0	0.0	12	20
OLB Terry Killens	1	0	0.0	9	6
ILB Phil Glover	1	0	0.0	2	4
OLB Rob Morris	1	0	0.0	6	11
DT John Thornton	0	1	0.0	10	24

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Darwin Walker	1.5	0	2	1	32
OLB Jerry Jensen	1.0	0	1	0	34
DE Adewale Ogunleye	1.0	0	0	0	15
DE Hugh Douglas	0.5	1	2	0	20
DT Grady Jackson	0.5	0	0	0	18
OLB Alonzo Harris	0.5	0	0	0	25
DT Joe Salave'a	0.0	0	2	3	29
OLB Mo Bishop	0.0	0	2	0	19

Buffalo	Sack	Block	PPlay
OLB Vernon Crawford	2.0	0	28
DE Darren Howard	1.0	0	26
DE Chidi Ahanotu	0.0	1	16

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Kiwuakee Thomas	5	0	46
OLB Alonzo Harris	5	0	25
CB Marshall Mathers	4	0	34
S Matt Bowmen	4	0	41
S Sam Garnes	2	1	35
ILB Na'il Diggs	2	1	32
CB Ray Buchanan	2	0	36
CB Jimmy Spencer	1	0	18
S Willie Kramer	1	0	27
ILB Donnie Spragan	1	0	12

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Robert Bean	5	0	21
ILB Eric Hill	4	0	34
S Rogers Beckett	4	0	37
CB Jason Sehorn	2	2	36
S Zach Bronson	2	2	34
S John Heeter	2	0	20
OLB Vernon Crawford	2	0	28
CB Phillippi Sparks	1	1	26
OLB Robert Jones	1	0	27
ILB Barry Minter	1	0	19
ILB Phil Glover	1	0	4
OLB Terry Killens	0	1	6

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Chris Naeole	3	4	1	26	2	38
Marvel Smith	2	4	0	25	0	38
Chris Ruhman	2	3	0	24	0	38
John Wade	1	6	0	26	1	38
Jim Finn	1	3	0	19	0	20
Chris Villarrial	1	2	0	24	0	38
Pat Harlow	1	1	0	5	0	0
Steve Hutchinson	0	1	0	4	0	0

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Visanthe Hall	2	5	22	1	40
Chris Gray	2	5	22	0	46
Max Lane	2	4	22	1	46
Flozell Adkins	0	4	22	2	40
Chris Conrad	0	1	22	1	36
Eric Johnson	0	1	4	0	13

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Omar Espinosa	2	11
Jim Finn	1	15
Ray Buchanan	1	14

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Eddie George	2	19
Rahim Abdullah	2	6
Reggie Nelson	1	6

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Kiwuakee Thomas	---	---	21	46	20	87
Ray Buchanan	---	---	21	36	14	71
Chris Villarrial	24	38	---	---	5	67
Matt Bowmen	---	---	22	41	3	66
Steve McNair	27	38	---	---	---	65
Chris Naeole	26	38	---	---	1	65
Bobby Shaw	25	31	---	---	8	64
John Wade	26	38	---	---	---	64
Marvel Smith	25	38	---	---	---	63
Chris Ruhman	24	38	---	---	---	62
Jerry Jensen	---	---	17	34	9	60
Sam Garnes	---	---	16	35	6	57
Na'il Diggs	---	---	22	32	3	57
Jim Finn	19	20	---	---	15	54
Marvin Harrison	18	32	---	---	2	52
Marshall Mathers	---	---	15	34	3	52
Asher Ackerman	14	28	---	---	4	46
Nate Jacquet	16	20	---	---	9	45
Michael Myers	---	---	16	27	2	45
Willie Kramer	---	---	13	27	2	42
Joe Salave'a	---	---	12	29	---	41
Adewale Ogunleye	---	---	18	15	5	38
Alonzo Harris	---	---	12	25	1	38
J.R. Redmond	9	17	---	---	11	37
Darwin Walker	---	---	4	32	---	36
Jimmy Spencer	---	---	2	18	13	33
Grady Jackson	---	---	10	18	4	32
Mo Bishop	---	---	8	19	4	31
Troy Drayton	10	7	---	---	13	30
Hugh Douglas	---	---	6	20	4	30
Chris Floyd	11	15	---	---	---	26
Anthony Denman	---	---	1	16	7	24
Moe Barber	8	11	---	---	---	19
Donnie Spragan	---	---	5	12	---	17
Omar Espinosa	2	2	---	---	11	15
Pat Harlow	5	0	---	---	5	10
Steve Hutchinson	4	0	---	---	5	9
Eddie Evans	2	3	---	---	1	6
Buddy Ferguson	0	0	---	---	5	5
Matthew Hatchette	1	4	---	---	---	5
Deion Jordan	1	0	---	---	4	5
Taylor Cochrane	0	0	---	---	5	5
Rick McKenzie	0	0	---	---	5	5
Andre Dyson	---	---	1	1	---	2
Eric Zeier	0	0	---	---	---	0
Alan Rodgers	0	0	---	---	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Chris Gray	22	46	---	---	6	74
Flozell Adkins	22	40	---	---	6	68
Max Lane	22	46	---	---	---	68
Rogers Beckett	---	---	27	37	---	64
Jason Sehorn	---	---	23	36	4	63
Visanthe Hall	22	40	---	---	---	62
Eric Hill	---	---	25	34	1	60
Chris Conrad	22	36	---	---	---	58
Zach Bronson	---	---	23	34	---	57
Robert Bean	---	---	17	21	18	56
Eddie George	8	26	---	---	19	53
Stephen Alexander	16	27	---	---	9	52
David Sloan	12	24	---	---	14	50
Robert Jones	---	---	21	27	---	48
Joey Galloway	16	26	---	---	5	47
Vernon Crawford	---	---	18	28	---	46
Brian Finneran	18	27	---	---	---	45
Dave Schnell	18	26	---	---	---	44
T.J. Housmandzadeh	8	23	---	---	12	43
Phillippi Sparks	---	---	15	26	---	41
John Heeter	---	---	12	20	8	40
Darren Howard	---	---	14	26	---	40
Chidi Ahanotu	---	---	15	16	8	39
Barry Minter	---	---	14	19	3	36
John Thornton	---	---	10	24	2	36
Carl Powell	---	---	12	22	1	35
Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala	14	21	---	---	---	35
Bill Goldberg	---	---	17	14	3	34
Mark Campbell	11	21	---	---	---	32
Todd Pinkston	1	15	---	---	14	30
Terry Killens	---	---	9	6	13	28
Wayne McGarity	2	12	---	---	13	27
Eric Johnson	4	13	---	---	10	27
Jamal Duff	---	---	13	12	---	25
Antonio Stofa	0	15	---	---	6	21
Reggie Nelson	0	12	---	---	6	18
Rob Morris	---	---	6	11	---	17
Trent Dilfer	4	10	---	---	---	14
Jamie Martin	0	11	---	---	3	14
Phil Glover	---	---	2	4	4	10
Rahim Abdullah	---	---	4	0	6	10
David Beckham	0	0	---	---	6	6
Albert Fix	0	0	---	---	6	6
Joe Prokop	0	0	---	---	3	3
Leon Bender	---	---	0	1	---	1
Curtis Alexander	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	35	8.8
Middle	17	50	2.9
Right	5	23	4.6
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	38	5.4
Middle	4	27	6.8
Right	11	67	6.1
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve McNair	35	25	3	1	2	6	0	0	0

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck
Dave Schnell	24	19	1	0	1	0	4	2
Jamie Martin	10	3	1	0	1	2	3	1
Trent Dilfer	8	5	2	1	0	0	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	46	7.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	9	54	3.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	9	130	10.8
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	42	14.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	19	126	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	6	81	5.4
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	55	13.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Marvin Harrison	14	10	1	133	1	32
WR Bobby Shaw	7	4	1	32	0	31
WR Nate Jacquet	5	3	0	58	2	20
TE Asher Ackerman	3	2	0	24	0	28
FB Jim Finn	2	2	0	13	0	20
WR Moe Barber	2	2	0	4	0	11
TE Troy Drayton	1	1	0	6	0	7
WR Matthew Hatchette	1	1	0	2	0	4

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Brian Finneran	11	5	1	33	0	27
TE Stephen Alexander	10	7	0	55	0	27
WR Todd Pinkston	6	3	1	42	1	15
WR Joey Galloway	4	3	0	51	1	26
WR T.J. Housmandzadeh	4	3	0	19	0	23
WR Wayne McGarity	3	2	0	11	0	12
TE Eric Johnson	2	2	0	44	2	13
TE David Sloan	1	1	0	4	0	24
RB Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala	1	1	0	3	0	21

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Chris Floyd	3	10	3.33	7.22
Steve McNair	1	7	7.00	5.33
Marvin Harrison	1	1	1.00	1.00
Jim Finn	1	4	4.00	2.25
J.R. Redmond	1	2	2.00	1.00

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve McNair	8	4	23	2.88	7.77

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jamie Martin	3	0	0	0.00	4.20

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bobby Shaw	3	1	11	3.67	4.57
WR Marvin Harrison	2	1	3	1.50	9.50
TE Asher Ackerman	1	0	0	0.00	8.00
WR Nate Jacquet	1	1	8	8.00	11.60
FB Jim Finn	1	1	1	1.00	6.50

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Brian Finneran	3	0	0	0.00	3.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Chris Floyd	2	2
Jim Finn	2	1
J.R. Redmond	1	1

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Eddie George	2	1
Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve McNair	6	6	4

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dave Schnell	6	5	4
Jamie Martin	3	1	1
Trent Dilfer	2	2	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Marvin Harrison	2	2	2
WR Nate Jacquet	1	1	1
WR Bobby Shaw	1	1	0
FB Jim Finn	1	1	1
WR Moe Barber	1	1	0

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Brian Finneran	5	3	3
WR Todd Pinkston	3	2	2
WR Joey Galloway	1	1	1
WR Wayne McGarity	1	1	1
WR T.J. Housmandzadeh	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 67,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,600 (21,400)
End Zone 14,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,400 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	67,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,600 (21,400)
End Zone	14,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,400 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)