| Atlanta Falcons at Carolina Panthers Game Statistics |
| Date: September 1, 1996 Location: Charlotte, NC |
| Venue: Ericsson Stadium Attendance: 69522 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 80 F Humidty: 47% Wind: 7 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Carolina Panthers | 7 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 29 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | ATL | CAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carolina Panthers | Mark Carrier 12 pass from Kerry Collins (John Kasay kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Atlanta Falcons | Morten Andersen 46 FG | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | Carolina Panthers | John Kasay 32 FG | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | Atlanta Falcons | Morten Andersen 33 FG | 6 | 10 |
| 2 | Carolina Panthers | John Kasay 36 FG | 6 | 13 |
| 2 | Carolina Panthers | Wesley Walls 1 pass from Kerry Collins (John Kasay kick) | 6 | 20 |
| 3 | Carolina Panthers | John Kasay 53 FG | 6 | 23 |
| 4 | Carolina Panthers | John Kasay 38 FG | 6 | 26 |
| 4 | Carolina Panthers | John Kasay 42 FG | 6 | 29 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | J.J. Birden |
| 87 | WR | Bert Emanuel |
| 81 | WR | Terance Mathis |
| 21 | WR | Eric Metcalf |
| 70 | LOT | Bob Whitfield |
| 61 | LOG | Robbie Tobeck |
| 65 | C | Roman Fortin |
| 64 | ROG | Jeff Pahukoa |
| 62 | ROT | Dave Richards |
| 1 | QB | Jeff George |
| 34 | RB | Craig Heyward |
| Defense | ||
| 92 | LDE | Lester Archambeau |
| 98 | LDT | Travis Hall |
| 67 | RDT | Moe Gardner |
| 90 | RDE | Chuck Smith |
| 97 | LLB | Cornelius Bennett |
| 58 | MLB | Jessie Tuggle |
| 50 | RLB | Ron George |
| 26 | LCB | Anthony Phillips |
| 25 | SS | Devin Bush |
| 24 | FS | Patrick Bates |
| 45 | RCB | Darnell Walker |
| Carolina Panthers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Mark Carrier |
| 86 | WR | Willie Green |
| 74 | LOT | Mark Dennis |
| 65 | LOG | Frank Garcia |
| 64 | C | Curtis Whitley |
| 75 | ROG | Greg Skrepenak |
| 75 | ROT | Blake Brockermeyer |
| 85 | TE | Wesley Walls |
| 12 | QB | Kerry Collins |
| 21 | RB | Tim Biakabutuka |
| 30 | FB | Howard Griffith |
| Defense | ||
| 93 | LDE | Mike Fox |
| 71 | NT | Greg Kragen |
| 91 | LOLB | Kevin Greene |
| 51 | LILB | Sam Mills |
| 57 | ROLB | Lamar Lathon |
| 25 | LCB | Eric Davis |
| 39 | SS | Brett Maxie |
| 40 | FS | Pat Terrell |
| 38 | RCB | Tyrone Poole |
| 29 | NB | Steve Lofton |
| 41 | DB | Toi Cook |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Jamal Anderson | 14 | 108 | 7.7 | 24 | 0 |
| Craig Heyward | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 4 | 0 |
| Jeff George | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Carolina Panthers | |||||
| Tim Biakabutuka | 26 | 69 | 2.7 | 11 | 0 |
| Winslow Oliver | 6 | 37 | 6.2 | 14 | 0 |
| Kerry Collins | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Dwight Stone | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Howard Griffith | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Jeff George | 35 | 16 | 45.7 | 0 | 215 | 6.1 | 55 | 0 | 7 | 53 | 65.8 |
| Carolina Panthers | |||||||||||
| Kerry Collins | 31 | 17 | 54.8 | 0 | 198 | 6.4 | 30 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 95.9 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Eric Metcalf | 6 | 56 | 9.3 | 16 | 0 |
| Terance Mathis | 4 | 123 | 30.8 | 55 | 0 |
| Bert Emanuel | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 11 | 0 |
| J.J. Birden | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Craig Heyward | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Jamal Anderson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carolina Panthers | |||||
| Mark Carrier | 6 | 78 | 13.0 | 30 | 1 |
| Willie Green | 4 | 57 | 14.3 | 18 | 0 |
| Wesley Walls | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 16 | 1 |
| Howard Griffith | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 19 | 0 |
| Dwight Stone | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Carolina Panthers | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Dan Stryzinski | 5 | 224 | 44.8 | 51 | 0 |
| Carolina Panthers | |||||
| Rohn Stark | 3 | 105 | 35.0 | 41 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Eric Metcalf | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Carolina Panthers | ||||||
| Winslow Oliver | 3 | 0 | 63 | 21.0 | 29 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||
| Morten Andersen | 3 | 213 | 71.0 | 1 |
| Carolina Panthers | ||||
| John Kasay | 8 | 562 | 70.3 | 3 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Jamal Anderson | 3 | 68 | 22.7 | 27 | 0 | |
| Eric Metcalf | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 23 | 0 | |
| Carolina Panthers | ||||||
| Michael Bates | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35 | 0 | |
| Winslow Oliver | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 33 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |
| Chuck Smith | 2.0 |
| Travis Hall | 1.0 |
| Dan Owens | 1.0 |
| Carolina Panthers | |
| Lamar Lathon | 3.0 |
| Kevin Greene | 2.0 |
| Duane Bickett | 1.0 |
| Toi Cook | 1.0 |
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