| NFC Championship |
| Carolina Panthers at Green Bay Packers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: January 12, 1997 Location: Green Bay, WI Venue: Lambeau Field Attendance: 60216 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 5 F Humidty: 62% Wind: 14 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina PanthersCAR | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| Green Bay PackersGB | 0 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 30 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CAR | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carolina PanthersCAR | Howard Griffith 3 pass from Kerry Collins (John Kasay kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Green Bay PackersGB | Dorsey Levens 29 pass from Brett Favre (Chris Jacke kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Carolina PanthersCAR | John Kasay 22 FG | 10 | 7 |
| 2 | Green Bay PackersGB | Antonio Freeman 6 pass from Brett Favre (Chris Jacke kick) | 10 | 14 |
| 2 | Green Bay PackersGB | Chris Jacke 31 FG | 10 | 17 |
| 3 | Green Bay PackersGB | Chris Jacke 32 FG | 10 | 20 |
| 3 | Carolina PanthersCAR | John Kasay 23 FG | 13 | 20 |
| 3 | Green Bay PackersGB | Edgar Bennett 4 run (Chris Jacke kick) | 13 | 27 |
| 4 | Green Bay PackersGB | Chris Jacke 28 FG | 13 | 30 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Carolina Panthers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Mark Carrier |
| 86 | WR | Willie Green |
| 66 | LOT | Matthew 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 |
| 30 | FB | Howard Griffith |
| 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 |
| Green Bay Packers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 86 | WR | Antonio Freeman |
| 84 | WR | Andre Rison |
| 64 | LOT | Bruce Wilkerson |
| 73 | LOG | Aaron Taylor |
| 52 | C | Frank Winters |
| 63 | ROG | Adam Timmerman |
| 72 | ROT | Earl Dotson |
| 89 | TE | Mark Chmura |
| 4 | QB | Brett Favre |
| 34 | RB | Edgar Bennett |
| 30 | FB | William Henderson |
| Defense | ||
| 92 | LDE | Reggie White |
| 93 | DT | Gilbert Brown |
| 71 | NT | Santana Dotson |
| 96 | RDE | Sean Jones |
| 59 | LLB | Wayne Simmons |
| 54 | MLB | Ron Cox |
| 51 | RLB | Brian Williams |
| 21 | LCB | Craig Newsome |
| 36 | SS | LeRoy Butler |
| 41 | FS | Eugene Robinson |
| 33 | RCB | Doug Evans |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina Panthers | |||||
| Anthony Johnson | 11 | 31 | 2.8 | 7 | 0 |
| Winslow Oliver | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Kerry Collins | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Green Bay Packers | |||||
| Edgar Bennett | 25 | 99 | 4.0 | 13 | 1 |
| Dorsey Levens | 10 | 88 | 8.8 | 35 | 0 |
| Brett Favre | 5 | 14 | 2.8 | 5 | 0 |
| Jim McMahon | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| William Henderson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina Panthers | |||||||||||
| Kerry Collins | 37 | 19 | 51.4 | 2 | 215 | 5.8 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 55.6 |
| Green Bay Packers | |||||||||||
| Brett Favre | 29 | 19 | 65.5 | 1 | 292 | 10.1 | 66 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 107.3 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina Panthers | |||||
| Willie Green | 5 | 51 | 10.2 | 19 | 0 |
| Mark Carrier | 4 | 65 | 16.3 | 27 | 0 |
| Howard Griffith | 4 | 23 | 5.8 | 9 | 1 |
| Wesley Walls | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Rocket Ismail | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Anthony Johnson | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Winslow Oliver | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Green Bay Packers | |||||
| Dorsey Levens | 5 | 117 | 23.4 | 66 | 1 |
| Antonio Freeman | 4 | 43 | 10.8 | 25 | 1 |
| Andre Rison | 3 | 53 | 17.7 | 23 | 0 |
| Keith Jackson | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Edgar Bennett | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Don Beebe | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Mark Chmura | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina Panthers | |||||
| Sam Mills | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Green Bay Packers | |||||
| Craig Newsome | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35 | 0 |
| Tyrone Williams | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina Panthers | |||||
| Rohn Stark | 5 | 180 | 36.0 | 42 | 0 |
| Green Bay Packers | |||||
| Craig Hentrich | 2 | 72 | 36.0 | 40 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina Panthers | ||||||
| Winslow Oliver | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Green Bay Packers | ||||||
| Desmond Howard | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Mike Prior | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina Panthers | ||||
| John Kasay | 4 | 241 | 60.3 | 0 |
| Green Bay Packers | ||||
| Craig Hentrich | 7 | 385 | 55.0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina Panthers | ||||||
| Michael Bates | 4 | 0 | 59 | 14.8 | 21 | 0 |
| Scott Greene | 1 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Winslow Oliver | 1 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Myron Baker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Green Bay Packers | ||||||
| Desmond Howard | 4 | 0 | 104 | 26.0 | 49 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Carolina Panthers | ||
| Green Bay Packers | ||
| Wayne Simmons | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| Keith McKenzie | 1.0 | 3.0 |
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