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  FINAL
Carolina 34, Atlanta 28
 
  RECAP | BOX SCORE

  1st 2nd 3rd 4th TOTAL
Atlanta 0 14 0 14 28
Carolina 3 17 7 7 34

Scoring
1ST QUARTER
CAR   FG   JOHN KASAY 30 YD, 12:19. Drive: 6 plays, 45 yards in 2:17. Key plays: Beuerlein 37-yard pass to Hayes to Atlanta 17. CAROLINA 3-0
2ND QUARTER
CAR   FG   JOHN KASAY 24 YD, 5:18. Drive: 10 plays, 51 yards in 6:31. Key plays: Beuerlein 22-yard pass to Jeffers to Atlanta 35; Beuerlein 9-yard pass to Kinchen to Atlanta 21; Biakabutuka 6-yard run to Atlanta 15; Biakabutuka 5-yard run to Atlanta 10. CAROLINA 6-0
ATL   TD   KEN OXENDINE 5 YD PASS FROM CHRIS CHANDLER (MORTEN ANDERSEN KICK), 10:47. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards in 5:29. Key plays: Christian 11-yard run to Atlanta 31; Chandler 12-yard pass to Mathis to Atlanta 46; Chandler 14-yard pass to Dwight to Carolina 40; Chandler 22-yard pass to Kelly to Carolina 6; Chandler 4-for-5 for 53 yards. ATLANTA 7-6
CAR   TD   DONALD HAYES 56 YD PASS FROM STEVE BEUERLEIN (JOHN KASAY KICK), 12:12. Drive: 3 plays, 69 yards in 1:25. Key plays: Beuerlein 12-yard pass to Walls to Carolina 44. CAROLINA 13-7
ATL   TD   BOB CHRISTIAN 12 YD PASS FROM CHRIS CHANDLER (MORTEN ANDERSEN KICK), 14:04. Drive: 6 plays, 63 yards in 0:43. Key plays: Chandler 17-yard pass to Calloway to Carolina 42; Chandler 14-yard pass to Mathis to Carolina 28; Chandler 11-yard run plus 5-yard holding penalty on Panthers' Barrow to Carolina 12. Chandler 4-for-4 for 47 yards. ATLANTA 14-13
CAR   TD   PATRICK JEFFERS 1 YD PASS FROM STEVE BEUERLEIN (JOHN KASAY KICK), 14:56. Drive: 7 plays, 62 yards in 0:52. Key plays: Beuerlein 16-yard pass to Hayes to Atlanta 39; Beuerlein 17-yard pass to Floyd to Atlanta 15; 14-yard pass interference penalty on Falcons' McBurrows to Atlanta 1. CAROLINA 20-14
3RD QUARTER
CAR   TD   TIM BIAKABUTUKA 11 YD RUN (JOHN KASAY KICK), 10:04. Drive: 11 plays, 91 yards in 6:59. Key plays: Biakabutuka 14-yard run to Carolina 23; Beuerlein 10-yard pass to Walls on 3rd-and-2 to Carolina 41; Beuerlein 14-yard pass to Biakabutuka to Atlanta 43; Floyd 16-yard run to Atlanta 27; Biakabutuka 7 carries for 43 yards. CAROLINA 27-14
4TH QUARTER
CAR   TD   WESLEY WALLS 11 YD PASS FROM STEVE BEUERLEIN (JOHN KASAY KICK), 2:13. Drive: 10 plays, 60 yards in 6:27. Key plays: Beuerlein 10-yard pass to Hayes on 3rd-and-4 to Atlanta 44; 19-yard pass interference penalty on Falcons' Buchanan to Atlanta 14; A Johnson 4-yard run on 3rd-and-4 to Atlanta 4. CAROLINA 34-14
ATL   TD   BRIAN KOZLOWSKI 15 YD PASS FROM CHRIS CHANDLER (MORTEN ANDERSEN KICK), 6:26. Drive: 9 plays, 74 yards in 4:13. Key plays: Chandler 14-yard pass to Dwight to Atlanta 40; Chandler 14-yard pass to Mathis to Carolina 34; Chandler 16-yard pass to Calloway to Carolina 18; Chandler 5-for-7 for 66 yards. CAROLINA 34-21
ATL   TD   TERANCE MATHIS 18 YD PASS FROM CHRIS CHANDLER (MORTEN ANDERSEN KICK), 11:48. Drive: 3 plays, 73 yards in 1:48. Key plays: Chandler 58-yard pass to Dwight to Atlanta 10. CAROLINA 34-28

TEAM STATISTICS
  ATL CAR
FIRST DOWNS
Passing
3RD-DOWN EFFICIENCY
4TH-DOWN EFFICIENCY
TOTAL NET YARDS
Total plays
Average gain
NET YARDS RUSHING
Rushes
Average per rush
NET YARDS PASSING
Completed-attempted
Yards per pass
Sacked-yards lost
PUNTS-AVERAGE
RETURN YARDAGE
Punts-returns
Kickoffs-returns
Interceptions-returns
PENALTIES-YARDS
FUMBLES-LOST
TIME OF POSSESSION
22
16
4-11
0-1
343
61
5.6
64
15
4.3
279
24-42
6.1
4-36
6-38.7
128
2-15
7-113
0-0
14-137
1-1
23:57
25
14
7-14
0-0
380
67
5.7
126
38
3.3
254
18-27
8.8
2-8
4-40.8
88
1-30
4-58
0-0
8-54
2-1
36:03

PLAYER STATISTICS
Missed field goals
Carolina (John Kasay 47).
Atlanta rushing
Ken Oxendine 11-36, Bob Christian 1-11, Chris Chandler 1-11, Winslow Oliver 1-3, Tim Dwight 1-3.
Carolina rushing
Tim Biakabutuka 31-94, William Floyd 3-23, Anthony Johnson 2-10, Steve Beuerlein 2-minus 1.
Atlanta passing
Chris Chandler 24-42 for 315 yards, 0 INT, 4 TD.
Carolina passing
Steve Beuerlein 18-27 for 262 yards, 0 INT, 3 TD.
Atlanta receiving
Terance Mathis 9-98, Tim Dwight 5-102, Brian Kozlowski 3-29, Chris Calloway 2-33, Bob Christian 2-19, Reggie Kelly 1-22, O.j. Santiago 1-7, Ken Oxendine 1-5.
Carolina receiving
Donald Hayes 5-133, Wesley Walls 3-33, Patrick Jeffers 3-31, Tim Biakabutuka 3-25, William Floyd 2-24, Brian Kinchen 1-9, Eric Metcalf 1-7.
Atlanta tackles-assists-sacks (unofficial)
Keith Brooking 8-2-0, Gerald Mcburrows 6-2-0, Jessie Tuggle 5-2-0, Chuck Smith 5-1-1, Shane Dronett 3-2-1, Ray Buchanan 4-0-0, Eugene Robinson 2-2-0, Lester Archambeau 3-0-0, Henri Crockett 2-0-0, Travis Hall 2-0-0, Ronnie Bradford 2-0-0, Ed Jasper 1-1-0, Patrick Kerney 1-1-0, Omar Brown 1-1-0, Marty Carter 1-0-0, Pellom Mcdaniels 1-0-0, Elijah Williams 0-1-0.
Carolina tackles-assists-sacks (unofficial)
Eric Davis 7-1-0, Brent Alexander 5-0-0, Dean Wells 5-0-0, Doug Evans 2-2-0, Michael Barrow 2-2-0.5, Kevin Greene 2-1-2.5, Esera Tuaolo 2-0-1, Mike Minter 2-0-0, Chuck Wiley 2-0-0, Roderick Mullen 1-1-0, Mike Rucker 1-0-0, Sean Gilbert 1-0-0, Antonio Edwards 1-0-0, Damien Richardson 1-0-0.
Interceptions
None.
Fumbles lost
Atlanta (Chris Chandler); Carolina (Steve Beuerlein).
Opponent's fumbles recovered
Atlanta (Travis Hall); Carolina (Esera Tuaolo).
Officials
Referee-Tony Corrente, Umpire-Ron Botchan, Head linesman-Terry Gierke, Line judge-Tom Barnes, Field judge-Tom Sifferman, Side judge-Doug Toole, Back judge-Buddy Horton.
A: 55,507; T: 3:27.

 


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