| Atlanta Falcons at Carolina Panthers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 26, 1997 Location: Charlotte, NC Venue: Ericsson Stadium Attendance: 54675 |
| Weather: Light Rain Temp: 56 F Humidty: 100% Wind: 5 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 |
| Carolina PanthersCAR | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | ATL | CAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carolina PanthersCAR | Tim Biakabutuka 12 run (John Kasay kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Carolina PanthersCAR | Mark Carrier 16 pass from Kerry Collins (John Kasay kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Morten Andersen 34 FG | 3 | 14 |
| 3 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Morten Andersen 44 FG | 6 | 14 |
| 4 | Carolina PanthersCAR | Tim Biakabutuka 26 run (John Kasay kick) | 6 | 21 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Jamal Anderson 14 pass from Billy Joe Tolliver (Billy Joe Tolliver run failed) | 12 | 21 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | WR | Bert Emanuel |
| 81 | WR | Terance Mathis |
| 70 | LOT | Bob Whitfield |
| 61 | LOG | Robbie Tobeck |
| 68 | C | Calvin Collins |
| 69 | ROG | Gene Williams |
| 77 | ROT | Matt Willig |
| 88 | TE | O.J. Santiago |
| 13 | QB | Tony Graziani |
| 32 | RB | Jamal Anderson |
| 44 | FB | Bob Christian |
| 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 |
| 94 | RLB | Henri Crockett |
| 34 | LCB | Ray Buchanan |
| 35 | SS | William White |
| 25 | FS | Devin Bush |
| 23 | RCB | Ronnie Bradford |
| Carolina Panthers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Mark Carrier |
| 83 | WR | Rae Carruth |
| 78 | LOT | Blake Brockermeyer |
| 66 | LOG | Matt Campbell |
| 65 | C | Frank Garcia |
| 75 | ROG | Greg Skrepenak |
| 76 | ROT | Norberto Davidds-Garrido |
| 85 | TE | Wesley Walls |
| 12 | QB | Kerry Collins |
| 21 | RB | Tim Biakabutuka |
| 43 | FB | Scott Greene |
| Defense | ||
| 69 | LDE | Les Miller |
| 71 | NT | Greg Kragen |
| 99 | RDE | Ray Seals |
| 56 | LOLB | Micheal Barrow |
| 51 | LILB | Sam Mills |
| 58 | RILB | Andre Royal |
| 57 | ROLB | Lamar Lathon |
| 25 | LCB | Eric Davis |
| 37 | SS | Chad Cota |
| 30 | FS | Mike Minter |
| 38 | RCB | Tyrone Poole |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Jamal Anderson | 15 | 50 | 3.3 | 10 | 0 |
| Tony Graziani | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Byron Hanspard | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Billy Joe Tolliver | 4 | -3 | -0.8 | 2 | 0 |
| Carolina Panthers | |||||
| Tim Biakabutuka | 23 | 104 | 4.5 | 26t | 2 |
| Scott Greene | 6 | 27 | 4.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Kerry Collins | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | 5 | 0 |
| Fred Lane | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Anthony Johnson | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Billy Joe Tolliver | 28 | 17 | 60.7 | 0 | 217 | 7.8 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 96.9 |
| Tony Graziani | 18 | 4 | 22.2 | 2 | 24 | 1.3 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Carolina Panthers | |||||||||||
| Kerry Collins | 25 | 12 | 48.0 | 1 | 107 | 4.3 | 16t | 1 | 3 | 16 | 56.6 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Terance Mathis | 8 | 107 | 13.4 | 28 | 0 |
| Bert Emanuel | 5 | 48 | 9.6 | 19 | 0 |
| Harold Green | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 20 | 0 |
| Michael Haynes | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Jamal Anderson | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14t | 1 |
| O.J. Santiago | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Bob Christian | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Carolina Panthers | |||||
| Mark Carrier | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 16t | 1 |
| Rocket Ismail | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Wesley Walls | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Anthony Johnson | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Scott Greene | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Rae Carruth | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Ray Buchanan | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carolina Panthers | |||||
| Eric Davis | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Chad Cota | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Dan Stryzinski | 7 | 242 | 34.6 | 45 | 0 |
| Carolina Panthers | |||||
| Ken Walter | 8 | 350 | 43.8 | 54 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Todd Kinchen | 5 | 1 | 61 | 12.2 | 38 | 0 |
| Carolina Panthers | ||||||
| Winslow Oliver | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||
| Morten Andersen | 4 | 234 | 58.5 | 0 |
| Carolina Panthers | ||||
| John Kasay | 4 | 265 | 66.3 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Byron Hanspard | 3 | 84 | 28.0 | 37 | 0 | |
| Juran Bolden | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Carolina Panthers | ||||||
| Michael Bates | 3 | 89 | 29.7 | 38 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |
| Henri Crockett | 1.0 |
| Cornelius Bennett | 1.0 |
| Lester Archambeau | 0.5 |
| Chuck Smith | 0.5 |
| Carolina Panthers | |
| Toi Cook | 1.0 |
| Les Miller | 1.0 |
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