| San Francisco 49ers at Carolina Panthers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 29, 1997 Location: Charlotte, NC Venue: Ericsson Stadium Attendance: 70972 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 69 F Humidty: 53% Wind: 10 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ersSF | 7 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 34 |
| Carolina PanthersCAR | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | SF | CAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Terrell Owens 8 pass from Steve Young (Gary Anderson kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Steve Young 2 run (Gary Anderson kick) | 14 | 0 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Gary Anderson 25 FG | 17 | 0 |
| 2 | Carolina PanthersCAR | Rae Carruth 17 pass from Kerry Collins (John Kasay kick) | 17 | 7 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Gary Anderson 48 FG | 20 | 7 |
| 3 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Garrison Hearst 3 run (Gary Anderson kick) | 27 | 7 |
| 4 | Carolina PanthersCAR | Rocket Ismail 8 pass from Steve Beuerlein (John Kasay kick) | 27 | 14 |
| 4 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Terry Kirby 3 run (Gary Anderson kick) | 34 | 14 |
| 4 | Carolina PanthersCAR | Mark Carrier 20 pass from Steve Beuerlein (John Kasay kick) | 34 | 21 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Terrell Owens |
| 83 | WR | J.J. Stokes |
| 63 | LOT | Derrick Deese |
| 65 | LOG | Ray Brown |
| 67 | C | Chris Dalman |
| 66 | ROG | Kevin Gogan |
| 76 | ROT | Kirk Scrafford |
| 84 | TE | Brent Jones |
| 8 | QB | Steve Young |
| 20 | RB | Garrison Hearst |
| 40 | FB | William Floyd |
| Defense | ||
| 92 | LDE | Roy Barker |
| 97 | LDT | Bryant Young |
| 94 | RDT | Dana Stubblefield |
| 56 | RDE | Chris Doleman |
| 54 | LOLB | Lee Woodall |
| 50 | LILB | Gary Plummer |
| 51 | RILB | Ken Norton |
| 26 | LCB | Rod Woodson |
| 46 | SS | Tim McDonald |
| 36 | FS | Merton Hanks |
| 38 | RCB | Darnell Walker |
| Carolina Panthers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Rae Carruth |
| 89 | WR | Ernie Mills |
| 78 | LOT | Blake Brockermeyer |
| 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 |
| 33 | RB | Anthony Johnson |
| 43 | FB | Scott Greene |
| 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 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Garrison Hearst | 28 | 141 | 5.0 | 14 | 1 |
| Terry Kirby | 8 | 41 | 5.1 | 11 | 1 |
| William Floyd | 7 | 21 | 3.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Steve Young | 6 | 16 | 2.7 | 9 | 1 |
| Carolina Panthers | |||||
| Anthony Johnson | 8 | 21 | 2.6 | 7 | 0 |
| Kerry Collins | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Tim Biakabutuka | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Steve Beuerlein | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||||
| Steve Young | 24 | 16 | 66.7 | 0 | 152 | 6.3 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 97.9 |
| Carolina Panthers | |||||||||||
| Kerry Collins | 24 | 11 | 45.8 | 3 | 126 | 5.3 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 36.5 |
| Steve Beuerlein | 11 | 9 | 81.8 | 0 | 94 | 8.5 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 141.9 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Terrell Owens | 5 | 48 | 9.6 | 14 | 1 |
| J.J. Stokes | 4 | 53 | 13.3 | 23 | 0 |
| Garrison Hearst | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 11 | 0 |
| Brent Jones | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Iheanyi Uwaezuoke | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| William Floyd | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Terry Kirby | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Carolina Panthers | |||||
| Mark Carrier | 6 | 77 | 12.8 | 20t | 1 |
| Rae Carruth | 4 | 74 | 18.5 | 24 | 1 |
| Rocket Ismail | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 8t | 1 |
| Winslow Oliver | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 11 | 0 |
| Wesley Walls | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Scott Greene | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Merton Hanks | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 26 | 0 |
| Tyronne Drakeford | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carolina Panthers | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Tommy Thompson | 5 | 231 | 46.2 | 54 | 0 |
| Carolina Panthers | |||||
| Ken Walter | 4 | 170 | 42.5 | 51 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Iheanyi Uwaezuoke | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Carolina Panthers | ||||||
| Winslow Oliver | 4 | 0 | 21 | 5.3 | 9 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||
| Tommy Thompson | 7 | 369 | 52.7 | 0 |
| Carolina Panthers | ||||
| John Kasay | 4 | 233 | 58.3 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Chuck Levy | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Iheanyi Uwaezuoke | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Carolina Panthers | ||||||
| Michael Bates | 4 | 126 | 31.5 | 53 | 0 | |
| Ernie Mills | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Walter Rasby | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Scott Greene | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |
| Dana Stubblefield | 1.0 |
| Chris Doleman | 1.0 |
| Carolina Panthers | |
| Les Miller | 1.0 |
| Micheal Barrow | 1.0 |
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