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Box Score: Carolina Panthers at Atlanta Falcons

Posted: Sun October 4, 1998 at 6:49 p.m. EDT

NFL     FINAL             1ST  2ND  3RD  4TH     TOTAL

CAROLINA 3 0 6 14 23 ATLANTA 14 3 21 13 51 FINAL
SCORING SUMMARY

1ST QUARTER: ATL - TD, TIM DWIGHT 93 YD KICKOFF RETURN (MORTEN ANDERSEN KICK), 0:15. ATLANTA 7-0 ATL - TD, TONY MARTIN 30 YD PASS FROM CHRIS CHANDLER (MORTEN ANDERSEN KICK), 6:23. Drive: 5 plays, 56 yards in 2:55. Key plays: J Anderson 20-yard run to Carolina 34;. ATLANTA 14-0 CAR - FG, JOHN KASAY 28 YD, 13:49. Drive: 8 plays, 59 yards in 3:14. Key plays: Collins 23-yard pass on 3rd-and-6 to Carrier to Atlanta 42; Lane 14-yard run plus 14-yard face mask penalty on Falcons' Robinson to Atlanta 14. ATLANTA 14-3 2ND QUARTER: ATL - FG, MORTEN ANDERSEN 23 YD, 13:52. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards in 5:50. Key plays: Chandler 27-yard pass to J Anderson to Atlanta 49; Chandler 12-yard pass to Martin to Carolina 39; Chandler 5-yard pass to Martin to Carolina 27; Dwight 22-yard pass on 3rd-and-10 to Chandler to Carolina 5. ATLANTA 17-3 3RD QUARTER: ATL - TD, BOB CHRISTIAN 1 YD RUN (MORTEN ANDERSEN KICK), 8:33. Drive: 11 plays, 78 yards in 6:12. Key plays: Chandler 38-yard pass on 3rd-and-1 to Mathis to Carolina 31; Chandler 18-yard pass to Martin to Carolina 18; Chandler 6-yard pass on 3rd-and-3 to Mathis to Carolina 5. ATLANTA 24-3 ATL - TD, O.J. SANTIAGO 26 YD PASS FROM CHRIS CHANDLER (MORTEN ANDERSEN KICK), 8:59. Drive: 1 play, 26 yards in 0:06. Key plays: Hall recovery of Lane fumble at Carolina 26. ATLANTA 31-3 ATL - TD, WILLIAM WHITE 18 YD FUMBLE RETURN (MORTEN ANDERSEN KICK), 9:21. ATLANTA 38-3 CAR - TD, WESLEY WALLS 24 YD PASS FROM KERRY COLLINS (PAT BLOCKED), 12:20. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards in 2:59. Key plays: Collins 9-yard pass on 3rd-and-8 to Muhammad to Carolina 31; Collins 46-yard pass to Ismail to Atlanta 23. ATLANTA 38-9 4TH QUARTER: CAR - TD, MARK CARRIER 5 YD PASS FROM KERRY COLLINS (TWO-POINT CONVERSION FAILED), 1:41. Drive: 2 plays, 16 yards in 0:42. Key plays: R Smith 43-yard interception return to Atlanta 16. ATLANTA 38-15 ATL - TD, JAMAL ANDERSON 20 YD RUN (MORTEN ANDERSEN KICK), 8:57. Drive: 10 plays, 76 yards in 7:16. Key plays: Chandler 7-yard pass to Anderson to Carolina 46; 15-yard pass interference penalty on Panthers' Alexander on 3rd-and-9 to Carolina 30; Chandler 12-yard pass to Santiago to Carolina 18. ATLANTA 45-15 CAR - TD, MUHSIN MUHAMMAD 72 YD PASS FROM KERRY COLLINS (KERRY COLLINS RUN FOR TWO-POINT CONVERSION), 9:38. Drive: 2 plays, 80 yards in 0:41. ATLANTA 45-23 ATL - FG, MORTEN ANDERSEN 25 YD, 11:55. Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards in 1:35. Key plays: Archambeau recovery of Collins fumble at Carolina 13. ATLANTA 48-23 ATL - FG, MORTEN ANDERSEN 28 YD, 14:17. Drive: 4 plays, (-7) yards in 1:36. Key plays: White 36-yard interception return to Carolina 4. ATLANTA 51-23 TEAM STATISTICS CAR ATL
FIRST DOWNS 16 18 Rushing 2 6 Passing 12 11 Penalty 2 1 3RD-DOWN EFFICIENCY 4-12 9-16 4TH-DOWN EFFICIENCY 1-2 0-0 TOTAL NET YARDS 346 323 Total plays 57 67 Average gain 6.1 4.8 NET YARDS RUSHING 57 130 Rushes 17 42 Average per rush 3.4 3.1 NET YARDS PASSING 289 193 Completed-attempted 20-38 14-23 Yards per pass 7.2 7.7 Sacked-yards lost 2-13 2-28 Had intercepted 2 2 PUNTS-AVERAGE 4-34.3 4-38.8 RETURN YARDAGE 246 223 Punts-returns 0-0 0-0 Kickoffs-returns 9-200 4-169 Interceptions-returns 2-46 2-54 PENALTIES-YARDS 8-47 6-53 FUMBLES-LOST 5-4 1-0 TIME OF POSSESSION 22:50 37:10 PLAYER STATISTICS Missed field goals: Carolina (John Kasay 54). Carolina rushing: Fred Lane 15-48, Kerry Collins 2-9. Atlanta rushing: Jamal Anderson 31-117, Ken Oxendine 6-12, Tim Dwight 2-7, Bob Christian 1-1, Chris Chandler 1-minus 1, Terance Mathis 1-minus 6. Carolina passing: Kerry Collins 20-38 for 302 yards, 2 INT, 3 TD. Atlanta passing: Chris Chandler 12-20 for 189 yards, 2 INT, 2 TD, Tim Dwight 1-1 for 22 yards, 0 INT, 0 TD, Steve Deberg 1-2 for 10 yards, 0 INT, 0 TD. Carolina receiving: Muhsin Muhammad 4-104, Raghib Ismail 4-82, William Floyd 4-19, Mark Carrier 3-37, Wesley Walls 2-35, Luther Brougton 1-13, Anthony Johnson 1-8, Fred Lane 1-4. Atlanta receiving: Tony Martin 4-65, Terance Mathis 3-51, O.j. Santiago 2-38, Jamal Anderson 2-34, Gary Downs 2-11, Chris Chandler 1-22. Carolina tackles-assists-sacks (unofficial): Greg Lloyd 7-2-0, Kevin Greene 7-0-2, Brent Alexander 6-1-0, Michael Barrow 6-1-0, Jeff Brady 4-2-0, Tim Morabito 4-1-0, Rod Smith 4-1-0, Jason Peter 3-2-0, Tony Veland 4-0-0, Sean Gilbert 3-0-0, Eric Davis 2-1-0, Mike Fox 1-0-0. Atlanta tackles-assists-sacks (unofficial): Ray Buchanan 7-0-0, William White 6-0-0, Jessie Tuggle 4-1-0, Travis Hall 2-3-0, Shane Dronett 4-0-2, Craig Sauer 3-1-0, Cornelius Bennett 3-0-0, Ronnie Bradford 2-0-0, Eugene Robinson 2-0-0, Lester Archambeau 1-0-0, Antonio Edwards 1-0-0, Devin Bush 0-1-0. Interceptions: Carolina (Rod Smith 1 for 43 yards, Greg Lloyd 1 for 3 yards); Atlanta (Ray Buchanan 1 for 18 yards, William White 1 for 36 yards). Fumbles lost: Carolina (Luther Brougton, Fred Lane, Muhsin Muhammad, Kerry Collins); Atlanta (Chris Chandler). Opponent's fumbles recovered: Atlanta (Lester Archambeau, Ronnie Bradford, Travis Hall, William White). Officials: Referee-Walt Coleman, Umpire-Garth Defelice, Head linesman-Paul Weidner, Line judge-Ron Phates, Back judge-Bob Lawing, Side judge-Terry Mcaulay, Field judge-Dick Creed. A: 50,724; T: 3:25.


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