| Atlanta Falcons at Carolina Panthers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 17, 1995 Location: Clemson, SC Venue: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 53833 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 53 F Humidty: 46% Wind: 7 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Carolina PanthersCAR | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | ATL | CAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Eric Metcalf 15 pass from Jeff George (Morten Andersen kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Craig Heyward 5 pass from Jeff George (Morten Andersen kick) | 14 | 0 |
| 2 | Carolina PanthersCAR | Kerry Collins 1 run (John Kasay kick) | 14 | 7 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Morten Andersen 34 FG | 17 | 7 |
| 3 | Carolina PanthersCAR | Derrick Moore 1 run (John Kasay kick) | 17 | 14 |
| 4 | Carolina PanthersCAR | Willie Green 89 pass from Kerry Collins (John Kasay kick) | 17 | 21 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Tyrone Brown |
| 87 | WR | Bert Emanuel |
| 81 | WR | Terance Mathis |
| 21 | WR | Eric Metcalf |
| 70 | LOT | Bob Whitfield |
| 61 | LOG | Robbie Tobeck |
| 65 | C | Roman Fortin |
| 72 | ROG | Mike Zandofsky |
| 62 | ROT | Dave Richards |
| 1 | QB | Jeff George |
| 34 | RB | Craig Heyward |
| Defense | ||
| 90 | LDE | Chuck Smith |
| 92 | LDT | Lester Archambeau |
| 67 | RDT | Moe Gardner |
| 56 | RDE | Chris Doleman |
| 57 | LLB | Clay Matthews |
| 58 | MLB | Jessie Tuggle |
| 99 | RLB | Darryl Talley |
| 45 | LCB | Darnell Walker |
| 36 | SS | Kevin Ross |
| 42 | FS | Devin Bush |
| 44 | RCB | D.J. Johnson |
| Carolina Panthers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Mark Carrier |
| 86 | WR | Willie Green |
| 68 | LOT | Blake Brockermeyer |
| 65 | LOG | Frank Garcia |
| 64 | C | Curtis Whitley |
| 52 | ROG | Matt Elliott |
| 62 | ROT | Mark Dennis |
| 88 | TE | Pete Metzelaars |
| 12 | QB | Kerry Collins |
| 20 | RB | Derrick Moore |
| 44 | FB | Bob Christian |
| Defense | ||
| 93 | LDE | Mike Fox |
| 98 | RDE | Gerald Williams |
| 57 | LOLB | Lamar Lathon |
| 51 | LILB | Sam Mills |
| 56 | ROLB | Darion Conner |
| 38 | LCB | Tyrone Poole |
| 39 | SS | Brett Maxie |
| 40 | FS | Pat Terrell |
| 22 | RCB | Tim McKyer |
| 21 | NB | Rod Smith |
| 27 | DB | Steve Lofton |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL | 34:40 | 25 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 10/15 | 0/1 | 9 | 60 | 1 | 0 |
| CAR | 25:20 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 5/10 | 2/2 | 4 | 25 | 1 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Craig Heyward | 16 | 81 | 5.1 | 13 | 0 |
| Jeff George | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 17 | 87 | 5.1 | 12 | 0 |
| Carolina Panthers | |||||
| Derrick Moore | 10 | 31 | 3.1 | 12 | 1 |
| Bob Christian | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 2 | 0 |
| Mark Carrier | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Anthony Johnson | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Howard Griffith | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Kerry Collins | 8 | -1 | -0.1 | 2 | 1 |
| Team Totals | 24 | 45 | 1.9 | 12 | 2 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Jeff George | 53 | 29 | 54.7 | 2 | 310 | 5.8 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 68.9 |
| Bobby Hebert | 3 | 2 | 66.7 | 0 | 22 | 7.3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88.2 |
| Team Totals | 56 | 31 | 55.4 | 2 | 332 | 5.9 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 69.9 |
| Carolina Panthers | |||||||||||
| Kerry Collins | 28 | 18 | 64.3 | 1 | 283 | 10.1 | 89t | 1 | 0 | 0 | 94.8 |
| Team Totals | 28 | 18 | 64.3 | 1 | 283 | 10.1 | 89 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 94.8 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Eric Metcalf | 9 | 84 | 9.3 | 18 | 1 |
| Terance Mathis | 8 | 102 | 12.8 | 38 | 0 |
| Tyrone Brown | 8 | 89 | 11.1 | 23 | 0 |
| Craig Heyward | 5 | 48 | 9.6 | 24 | 1 |
| Bert Emanuel | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 31 | 332 | 10.7 | 38 | 2 |
| Carolina Panthers | |||||
| Mark Carrier | 7 | 62 | 8.9 | 17 | 0 |
| Willie Green | 4 | 147 | 36.8 | 89t | 1 |
| Anthony Johnson | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 37 | 0 |
| Bob Christian | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Howard Griffith | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Blair Thomas | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 18 | 283 | 15.7 | 89 | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Devin Bush | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carolina Panthers | |||||
| Sam Mills | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Pat Terrell | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||
| Dan Stryzinski | 3 | 117 | 39.0 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 117 | 39.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Carolina Panthers | |||||||
| Tommy Barnhardt | 3 | 107 | 35.7 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 107 | 35.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Eric Metcalf | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Carolina Panthers | ||||||
| Mark Carrier | 2 | 0 | 15 | 7.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||
| Morten Andersen | 4 | 243 | 60.8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | ||||
| Carolina Panthers | ||||
| John Kasay | 4 | 259 | 64.8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | ||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Eric Metcalf | 4 | 0 | 82 | 20.5 | 31 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 0 | 82 | 20.5 | 0 | |
| Carolina Panthers | ||||||
| Don Beebe | 3 | 0 | 84 | 28.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Paul Butcher | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 0 | 89 | 22.3 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |
| Team Totals | 0.0 |
| Carolina Panthers | |
| Team Totals | 0.0 |