FINAL
Atlanta 15, Carolina 10
 
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  1st 2nd 3rd 4th TOTAL
Atlanta 3 7 0 5 15
Carolina 0 10 0 0 10

Scoring
1ST QUARTER
ATL   FG   MORTEN ANDERSEN 38 YD, 5:56. Drive: 4 plays, 7 yards in 2:10. Key plays: Buchanan 38-yard interception return to Carolina 20. ATLANTA 3-0
2ND QUARTER
ATL   TD   JAMAL ANDERSON 26 YD RUN (MORTEN ANDERSEN KICK), 4:03. Drive: 6 plays, 77 yards in 3:16. Key plays: Chandler 26-yard pass to Jefferson to Atlanta 49; Chandler 4-for-4 for 48 yards. ATLANTA 10-0
CAR   FG   RICHIE CUNNINGHAM 33 YD, 10:38. Drive: 14 plays, 65 yards in 6:29. Key plays: Beuerlein 13-yard pass to Walls on 3rd-and 4 Carolina 26; Beuerlein 6-for-10 for 61 yards. ATLANTA 10-3
CAR   TD   MUHSIN MUHAMMAD 9 YD PASS FROM STEVE BEUERLEIN (RICHIE CUNNINGHAM KICK), 14:45. Drive: 7 plays, 63 yards in 1:36. Key plays: Beuerlein 22-yard pass to Hayes to Atlanta 32; 4-yard pass interference penalty on Falcons' Brookings on 3rd-and-3 to Atlanta 9. ATLANTA 10, CAROLINA 10 3RD QUARTER: NONE 4TH QUARTER: ATL - FG, MORTEN ANDERSEN 27 YD, 10:50. Drive: 7 plays, 20 yards in 4:29. Key plays: Ambrose 36-yard interception return to Carolina 30. ATLANTA 13-10
ATL   SAFETY   CAROLINA'S DOUG EVANS RECOVERED JAMAL ANDERSON'S FUMBLE AT THE CAROLINA 2-YARD LINE, AND FELL INTO THE CAROLINA END ZONE., 12:48. ATLANTA 15-10

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
10
7
3-16
0-0
262
59
4.4
108
30
3.6
154
21-27
5.3
2-20
6-42.8
152
2-0
4-77
2-75
7-57
3-2
33:14
17
11
4-12
0-1
284
58
4.9
59
16
16.0
225
21-38
5.4
4-16
5-29.4
92
2-5
3-87
0-0
4-28
3-2
26:46

PLAYER STATISTICS
Missed field goals
Atlanta (Morten Andersen 50, 47); Carolina (Richie Cunningham 25).
Atlanta rushing
Jamal Anderson 22-97, Bob Christian 2-7, Chris Chandler 6-4.
Carolina rushing
Tim Biakabutuka 12-45, Steve Beuerlein 4-14.
Atlanta passing
Chris Chandler 21-27 for 174 yards, 0 INT, 0 TD.
Carolina passing
Steve Beuerlein 21-37 for 241 yards, 2 INT, 1 TD, Ken Walter 0-1 for 0 yards, 0 INT, 0 TD.
Atlanta receiving
Bob Christian 6-26, Shawn Jefferson 5-77, Terance Mathis 5-42, Brian Finneran 3-17, Jamal Anderson 2-12.
Carolina receiving
Tim Biakabutuka 5-62, Muhsin Muhammad 5-34, Donald Hayes 4-69, Wesley Walls 3-45, Kris Mangum 2-16, William Floyd 1-9, Issac Byrd 1-6.
Atlanta tackles-assists-sacks (unofficial)
Keith Brooking 9-3-0, Marty Carter 4-0-0, Shane Dronett 3-1-0, Ray Buchanan 3-1-0, Ronnie Bradford 3-1-1, Gerald Mcburrows 3-0-0, Travis Hall 3-0-1, Ashley Ambrose 2-0-0, Chuck Wiley 2-0-2, Jessie Tuggle 2-0-0, Henri Crockett 1-1-0, Patrick Kerney 1-0-0, Brady Smith 2-0-0.
Carolina tackles-assists-sacks (unofficial)
Dean Wells 6-1-0, Mike Minter 6-0-0, Doug Evans 5-1-0, Lester Towns 4-1-0, Eugene Robinson 4-0-0, Lee Woodall 4-0-0, Eric Davis 3-1-0, Tim Morabito 3-0-0, Jason Peter 3-0-1.
Interceptions
Atlanta (Ashley Ambrose 1 for 37 yards).
Fumbles lost
Atlanta (Terance Mathis, Jamal Anderson); Carolina (Tim Biakabutuka, Jimmy Hitchcock).
Opponent's fumbles recovered
Atlanta (Ray Buchanan, Gary Downs); Carolina (Doug Evans, Lee Woodall).
Officials
Referee-Larry Nemmers, Umpire-Chad Brown, Head linesman-Mark Baltz, Line judge-Mike Spanier, Field judge-Tom Sifferman, Side judge-Carl Cheffers, Back judge-Bill Leavy.
A: 66,498; T: 3:02.

 


ALSO SEE
NFL Scoreboard

Atlanta Clubhouse

Carolina Clubhouse