1996 Carolina Panthers (NFL) |
| 1st place • National Football Conference • Western Division • 12-4-0 .750 |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| NFC Divisional Playoff | |||||||||
| Sun | 1/5/1997 | H | Dallas Cowboys | 26-17 | W | Charlotte, NC | Ericsson Stadium | 72808 | |
| NFC Championship | |||||||||
| Sun | 1/12/1997 | A | Green Bay Packers | 13-30 | L | Green Bay, WI | Lambeau Field | 60216 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Carlton Bailey | 54 | RILB | 6-3 | 239 | 32 | North Carolina | 2 | 2 |
| Myron Baker | 53 | LB | 6-1 | 234 | 25 | Louisiana Tech | 2 | 0 |
| Michael Bates | 82 | WR | 5-10 | 193 | 27 | Arizona | 2 | 0 |
| Duane Bickett | 50 | LB | 6-5 | 249 | 34 | Southern California | 2 | 0 |
| Blake Brockermeyer | 75 | OT | 6-4 | 302 | 23 | Texas | 2 | 0 |
| Matt Campbell | 66 | LOT | 6-4 | 300 | 24 | South Carolina | 2 | 2 |
| Mark Carrier | 83 | WR | 6-0 | 185 | 31 | Nicholls State | 2 | 2 |
| Kerry Collins | 12 | QB | 6-5 | 246 | 24 | Penn State | 2 | 2 |
| Toi Cook | 41 | CB | 5-11 | 188 | 32 | Stanford | 2 | 0 |
| Chad Cota | 37 | S | 6-1 | 197 | 25 | Oregon | 2 | 0 |
| Norberto Davidds-Garrido | 76 | ROT | 6-5 | 315 | 24 | Mount San Antonio JC; Southern California | 2 | 2 |
| Eric Davis | 25 | LCB | 5-11 | 184 | 28 | Jacksonville State | 2 | 2 |
| Matt Elliott | 52 | LOG | 6-1 | 265 | 28 | Michigan | 2 | 2 |
| Mike Fox | 93 | LDE | 6-8 | 293 | 29 | West Virginia | 2 | 2 |
| Frank Garcia | 65 | C | 6-2 | 300 | 24 | Washington | 2 | 2 |
| Willie Green | 86 | WR | 6-4 | 190 | 30 | Mississippi | 2 | 2 |
| Kevin Greene | 91 | LOLB | 6-3 | 247 | 34 | Auburn | 2 | 2 |
| Scott Greene | 43 | FB | 5-11 | 235 | 24 | Michigan State | 2 | 0 |
| Howard Griffith | 30 | FB | 6-0 | 232 | 29 | Illinois | 2 | 2 |
| Rocket Ismail | 81 | WR | 5-11 | 183 | 27 | Notre Dame | 2 | 0 |
| Anthony Johnson | 23 | RB | 6-0 | 225 | 29 | Notre Dame | 2 | 2 |
| John Kasay | 4 | K | 5-10 | 200 | 27 | Georgia | 2 | 0 |
| Greg Kragen | 71 | NT | 6-3 | 265 | 34 | Utah State | 2 | 2 |
| Lamar Lathon | 57 | ROLB | 6-3 | 260 | 29 | Houston | 2 | 2 |
| Brett Maxie | 39 | SS | 6-2 | 200 | 34 | Texas Southern | 2 | 2 |
| Les Miller | 69 | DE | 6-7 | 295 | 31 | Kansas State; Fort Hays State | 2 | 0 |
| Sam Mills | 51 | LILB | 5-9 | 227 | 37 | Montclair State | 2 | 2 |
| Muhsin Muhammad | 87 | WR | 6-2 | 217 | 23 | Michigan State | 1 | 0 |
| Winslow Oliver | 20 | RB | 5-7 | 185 | 23 | New Mexico | 2 | 0 |
| Damon Pieri | 27 | S | 6-0 | 190 | 26 | Phoenix JC; San Diego State | 2 | 0 |
| Tyrone Poole | 38 | RCB | 5-8 | 188 | 24 | Fort Valley State | 2 | 2 |
| Walter Rasby | 88 | TE | 6-3 | 251 | 24 | Wake Forest | 2 | 0 |
| Mark Rodenhauser | 63 | C | 6-5 | 274 | 35 | Illinois State | 2 | 0 |
| Andre Royal | 58 | LB | 6-2 | 226 | 24 | Alabama | 2 | 0 |
| Greg Skrepenak | 75 | ROG | 6-7 | 330 | 26 | Michigan | 2 | 2 |
| Rod Smith | 31 | CB | 5-11 | 187 | 26 | Notre Dame | 2 | 0 |
| Rohn Stark | 3 | P | 6-3 | 205 | 37 | Florida State | 2 | 0 |
| Dwight Stone | 80 | WR | 6-0 | 194 | 32 | Marion Military Institute JC; Middle Tennessee State | 2 | 0 |
| Pat Terrell | 40 | FS | 6-1 | 211 | 28 | Notre Dame | 2 | 2 |
| Mark Thomas | 95 | DE | 6-5 | 269 | 27 | North Carolina State | 2 | 0 |
| Wesley Walls | 85 | TE | 6-5 | 246 | 30 | Mississippi | 2 | 2 |
| Curtis Whitley | 64 | C | 6-1 | 292 | 27 | Clemson; Chowan JC; Clemson | 2 | 0 |
| Gerald Williams | 93 | RDE | 6-3 | 293 | 33 | Auburn | 2 | 2 |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 14 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 39 |
| Opponents Totals | 3 | 25 | 13 | 6 | 47 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 25:40 | 30 | 9 | 18 | 3 | 9/24 37.5% | 1/2 50.0% | 5 | 38 |
| Opponents Totals | 34:20 | 43 | 15 | 24 | 4 | 13/29 44.8% | 1/1 100.0% | 11 | 106 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | X2 | X2A | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Kasay | 0 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 100.0 | 0 | 21 |
| Willie Green | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Howard Griffith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Wesley Walls | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 3 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 100.0 | 0 | 39 |
| Opponents Totals | 4 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 85.7 | 1 | 47 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Kasay | 6 | 6 | 100.0 | 0/0 | 3/3 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 0/0 |
| OWN | 6 | 6 | 100.0 | 0/0 | 3/3 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 0/0 |
| OPP | 6 | 7 | 85.7 | 0/0 | 4/4 | 2/2 | 0/1 | 0/0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Johnson | 37 | 135 | 3.6 | 12 | 0 |
| Winslow Oliver | 5 | 26 | 5.2 | 11 | 0 |
| Rocket Ismail | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Kerry Collins | 7 | 4 | 0.6 | 8 | 0 |
| Rohn Stark | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 51 | 172 | 3.4 | 12 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 69 | 297 | 4.3 | 35 | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kerry Collins | 59 | 31 | 52.5 | 25 | 315 | 5.3 | 10.2 | 27 | 3 | 5.1 | 3 | 5.1 | 2 | 9 | 306 | 63.9 |
| Team Totals | 59 | 31 | 52.5 | 25 | 315 | 5.3 | 10.2 | 27 | 3 | 5.1 | 3 | 5.1 | 2 | 9 | 306 | 63.9 |
| Opponents Totals | 65 | 37 | 56.9 | 24 | 457 | 7.0 | 12.4 | 66 | 3 | 4.6 | 4 | 6.2 | 3 | 31 | 426 | 68.6 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Green | 10 | 104 | 10.4 | 22 | 1 | ||
| Wesley Walls | 6 | 58 | 9.7 | 20 | 1 | ||
| Mark Carrier | 5 | 72 | 14.4 | 27 | 0 | ||
| Howard Griffith | 5 | 24 | 4.8 | 9 | 1 | ||
| Anthony Johnson | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Winslow Oliver | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Rocket Ismail | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 31 | 315 | 10.2 | 27 | 3 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 37 | 457 | 12.4 | 3 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Mills | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Chad Cota | 1 | 49 | 49.0 | 49 | 0 |
| Pat Terrell | 1 | 49 | 49.0 | 49 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 132 | 33.0 | 49 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 35 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rohn Stark | 6 | 219 | 36.5 | 42 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 196 | 32.7 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 219 | 36.5 | 42 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 196 | 32.7 |
| Opponents Totals | 5 | 225 | 45.0 | 59 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 184 | 36.8 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winslow Oliver | 3 | 1 | 21 | 7.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 1 | 21 | 7.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | OB | TB | OSA | OSR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Kasay | 11 | 684 | 62.2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rohn Stark | 1 | 60 | 60.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 12 | 744 | 62.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 12 | 714 | 59.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Bates | 9 | 0 | 214 | 23.8 | 51 | 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 |
| Team Totals | 12 | 0 | 241 | 20.1 | 51 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 10 | 0 | 205 | 20.5 | 49 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Lamar Lathon | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| Les Miller | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| (Team) | 1.0 | 14.0 |
| Team Totals | 3.0 | 31.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 2.0 | 9.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Green | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Johnson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lamar Lathon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Winslow Oliver | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Rodenhauser | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -37 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -37 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -5 | 0 |
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