| Carolina Panthers at Atlanta Falcons |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 7, 1997 Location: Atlanta, GA Venue: Georgia Dome Attendance: 51829 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina PanthersCAR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CAR | ATL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Morten Andersen 25 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Morten Andersen 28 FG | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | Carolina PanthersCAR | John Kasay 31 FG | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | Carolina PanthersCAR | John Kasay 31 FG | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | Carolina PanthersCAR | John Kasay 39 FG | 9 | 6 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Carolina Panthers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Rae Carruth |
| 89 | WR | Ernie Mills |
| 66 | LOT | Matt Campbell |
| 52 | LOG | Matt Elliott |
| 65 | C | Frank Garcia |
| 75 | ROG | Greg Skrepenak |
| 76 | ROT | Norberto Davidds-Garrido |
| 88 | TE | Walter Rasby |
| 85 | TE | Wesley Walls |
| 7 | QB | Steve Beuerlein |
| 33 | RB | Anthony Johnson |
| Defense | ||
| 93 | LDE | Mike Fox |
| 71 | NT | Greg Kragen |
| 98 | RDE | Gerald Williams |
| 56 | LOLB | Micheal Barrow |
| 51 | LILB | Sam Mills |
| 58 | RILB | Andre Royal |
| 57 | ROLB | Lamar Lathon |
| 25 | LCB | Eric Davis |
| 37 | SS | Chad Cota |
| 40 | FS | Pat Terrell |
| 38 | RCB | Tyrone Poole |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | WR | Bert Emanuel |
| 81 | WR | Terance Mathis |
| 70 | LOT | Bob Whitfield |
| 61 | LOG | Robbie Tobeck |
| 65 | C | Roman Fortin |
| 72 | ROG | Scott Davis |
| 76 | ROT | Antone Davis |
| 88 | TE | O.J. Santiago |
| 83 | TE | Ed West |
| 12 | QB | Chris Chandler |
| 32 | RB | Jamal Anderson |
| Defense | ||
| 92 | LDE | Lester Archambeau |
| 98 | LDT | Travis Hall |
| 93 | RDT | Dan Owens |
| 90 | RDE | Chuck Smith |
| 97 | LLB | Cornelius Bennett |
| 58 | MLB | Jessie Tuggle |
| 51 | RLB | David Brandon |
| 34 | LCB | Ray Buchanan |
| 35 | SS | William White |
| 25 | FS | Devin Bush |
| 23 | RCB | Ronnie Bradford |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | 33:20 | 21 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 7/15 | 0/0 | 7 | 55 | 2 | 2 |
| ATL | 26:40 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2/12 | 0/0 | 5 | 39 | 4 | 2 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina Panthers | |||||
| Anthony Johnson | 24 | 86 | 3.6 | 12 | 0 |
| Scott Greene | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Steve Beuerlein | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Rocket Ismail | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 28 | 93 | 3.3 | 0 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Jamal Anderson | 17 | 42 | 2.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Harold Green | 6 | 5 | 0.8 | 3 | 0 |
| Byron Hanspard | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Bob Christian | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Joe Tolliver | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 27 | 48 | 1.8 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina Panthers | |||||||||||
| Steve Beuerlein | 35 | 21 | 60.0 | 0 | 268 | 7.7 | 52 | 0 | 6 | 40 | 84.0 |
| Team Totals | 35 | 21 | 60.0 | 0 | 268 | 7.7 | 0 | 6 | 40 | 84.0 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Billy Joe Tolliver | 17 | 7 | 41.2 | 0 | 79 | 4.6 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55.8 |
| Chris Chandler | 6 | 4 | 66.7 | 0 | 83 | 13.8 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 109.7 |
| Team Totals | 23 | 11 | 47.8 | 0 | 162 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71.3 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina Panthers | |||||
| Muhsin Muhammad | 8 | 71 | 8.9 | 15 | 0 |
| Wesley Walls | 7 | 147 | 21.0 | 52 | 0 |
| Rocket Ismail | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 20 | 0 |
| Rae Carruth | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Anthony Johnson | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 21 | 268 | 12.8 | 0 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Bert Emanuel | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 18 | 0 |
| Terance Mathis | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 42 | 0 |
| Jamal Anderson | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Bob Christian | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 6 | 0 |
| O.J. Santiago | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Harold Green | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 11 | 162 | 14.7 | 0 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina Panthers | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina Panthers | |||||||
| Ken Walter | 6 | 252 | 42.0 | 51 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 252 | 42.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||
| Dan Stryzinski | 8 | 354 | 44.3 | 57 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 354 | 44.3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina Panthers | ||||||
| Tyrone Poole | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Todd Kinchen | 4 | 2 | 11 | 2.8 | 11 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 2 | 11 | 2.8 | 0 | |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina Panthers | ||||
| John Kasay | 3 | 198 | 66.0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | ||||
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||
| Morten Andersen | 3 | 170 | 56.7 | 2 |
| Team Totals | ||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina Panthers | ||||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Byron Hanspard | 3 | 0 | 59 | 19.7 | 23 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 0 | 59 | 19.7 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Carolina Panthers | |
| Team Totals | 0.0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |
| Lester Archambeau | 2.0 |
| David Brandon | 1.0 |
| Dan Owens | 1.0 |
| Shane Dronett | 1.0 |
| Chuck Smith | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 6.0 |