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Box Score: Carolina Panthers at Atlanta Falcons
Posted: Sun October 4, 1998 at 6:49 p.m. EDT
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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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