| Carolina Panthers at San Francisco 49ers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 8, 1996 Location: San Francisco, CA Venue: 3Com Park Attendance: 66291 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 61 F Humidty: 67% Wind: 8 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina PanthersCAR | 10 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 30 |
| San Francisco 49ersSF | 0 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CAR | SF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carolina PanthersCAR | Wesley Walls 5 pass from Kerry Collins (John Kasay kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Carolina PanthersCAR | John Kasay 18 FG | 10 | 0 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Brent Jones 1 pass from Steve Young (Jeff Wilkins kick) | 10 | 7 |
| 2 | Carolina PanthersCAR | Wesley Walls 5 pass from Kerry Collins (John Kasay kick) | 17 | 7 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Terrell Owens 46 pass from Steve Young (Jeff Wilkins kick) | 17 | 14 |
| 2 | Carolina PanthersCAR | Willie Green 20 pass from Kerry Collins (John Kasay kick) | 24 | 14 |
| 2 | Carolina PanthersCAR | John Kasay 26 FG | 27 | 14 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Jeff Wilkins 31 FG | 27 | 17 |
| 3 | Carolina PanthersCAR | John Kasay 33 FG | 30 | 17 |
| 4 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Jerry Rice 5 pass from Steve Young (Jeff Wilkins kick) | 30 | 24 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Carolina Panthers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Mark Carrier |
| 86 | WR | Willie Green |
| 81 | WR | Rocket Ismail |
| 66 | LOT | Matt Campbell |
| 52 | LOG | Matt Elliott |
| 65 | C | Frank Garcia |
| 75 | ROG | Greg Skrepenak |
| 76 | ROT | Norberto Davidds-Garrido |
| 85 | TE | Wesley Walls |
| 12 | QB | Kerry Collins |
| 23 | RB | Anthony Johnson |
| Defense | ||
| 93 | LDE | Mike Fox |
| 71 | NT | Greg Kragen |
| 93 | RDE | Gerald Williams |
| 91 | LOLB | Kevin Greene |
| 51 | LILB | Sam Mills |
| 54 | RILB | Carlton Bailey |
| 57 | ROLB | Lamar Lathon |
| 25 | LCB | Eric Davis |
| 39 | SS | Brett Maxie |
| 40 | FS | Pat Terrell |
| 38 | RCB | Tyrone Poole |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Terrell Owens |
| 80 | WR | Jerry Rice |
| 74 | LOT | Steve Wallace |
| 65 | LOG | Ray Brown |
| 61 | C | Jesse Sapolu |
| 67 | ROG | Chris Dalman |
| 72 | ROT | Kirk Scrafford |
| 84 | TE | Brent Jones |
| 8 | QB | Steve Young |
| 41 | HB | Terry Kirby |
| 40 | FB | William Floyd |
| Defense | ||
| 92 | LDE | Roy Barker |
| 97 | LDT | Bryant Young |
| 94 | RDT | Dana Stubblefield |
| 56 | RDE | Chris Doleman |
| 51 | LILB | Ken Norton |
| 50 | RILB | Gary Plummer |
| 22 | LCB | Tyronne Drakeford |
| 46 | SS | Tim McDonald |
| 26 | FS | Merton Hanks |
| 23 | RCB | Marquez Pope |
| 33 | NB | Dedrick Dodge |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina Panthers | |||||
| Anthony Johnson | 25 | 52 | 2.1 | 12 | 0 |
| Kerry Collins | 5 | 3 | 0.6 | 4 | 0 |
| Howard Griffith | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rocket Ismail | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Steve Young | 5 | 63 | 12.6 | 33 | 0 |
| Terry Kirby | 6 | 10 | 1.7 | 9 | 0 |
| William Floyd | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina Panthers | |||||||||||
| Kerry Collins | 37 | 22 | 59.5 | 0 | 327 | 8.8 | 50 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 115.5 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||||
| Steve Young | 41 | 27 | 65.9 | 2 | 393 | 9.6 | 52 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 101.0 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina Panthers | |||||
| Willie Green | 7 | 157 | 22.4 | 50 | 1 |
| Wesley Walls | 5 | 35 | 7.0 | 15 | 2 |
| Mark Carrier | 4 | 83 | 20.8 | 39 | 0 |
| Rocket Ismail | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 32 | 0 |
| Winslow Oliver | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Howard Griffith | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Anthony Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Jerry Rice | 10 | 129 | 12.9 | 37 | 1 |
| Brent Jones | 6 | 68 | 11.3 | 26 | 1 |
| Terrell Owens | 5 | 110 | 22.0 | 46t | 1 |
| Terry Kirby | 5 | 80 | 16.0 | 52 | 0 |
| Ted Popson | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina Panthers | |||||
| Chad Cota | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35 | 0 |
| Eric Davis | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina Panthers | |||||
| Rohn Stark | 3 | 138 | 46.0 | 49 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Tommy Thompson | 4 | 182 | 45.5 | 65 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina Panthers | ||||||
| Winslow Oliver | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6.5 | 10 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Dexter Carter | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina Panthers | ||||
| John Kasay | 7 | 454 | 64.9 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||
| Jeff Wilkins | 4 | 238 | 59.5 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina Panthers | ||||||
| Michael Bates | 3 | 99 | 33.0 | 58 | 0 | |
| Scott Greene | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Dexter Carter | 7 | 130 | 18.6 | 31 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Carolina Panthers | |
| Lamar Lathon | 2.0 |
| Toi Cook | 1.0 |
| Kevin Greene | 1.0 |
| Sam Mills | 1.0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |
| Roy Barker | 1.0 |
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