Panthers 21-17 Falcons (17 Dec, 1995) Box Score

Atlanta Falcons

8-7, 2-6 away

	1	2	3	4	T
ATL					17
CAR					21

Carolina Panthers

7-8, 5-3 home

Atlanta Passing


Jeff George
Bobby Hebert
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	RTG
29/53	310	5.8	2	2	0-0	68.9
2/3	22	7.3	0	0	0-0	88.2
31/56	332	5.9	2	2	0-0	69.9

Carolina Passing


Kerry Collins
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	RTG
18/28	283	10.1	1	1	0-0	94.8
18/28	283	10.1	1	1	0-0	94.8

Atlanta Rushing


Craig Heyward
Jeff George
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
16	81	5.1	13
1	6	6.0	6
17	87	5.1	13

Carolina Rushing


Derrick Moore
Anthony Johnson
Mark Carrier
Bob Christian
Howard Griffith
Kerry Collins
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
10	31	3.1	1	12
1	4	4.0	0	4
1	4	4.0	0	4
3	4	1.3	0	2
1	3	3.0	0	3
8	-1	-0.1	1	2
24	45	1.9	2	12

Atlanta Receiving


Terance Mathis
Tyrone Brown
Eric Metcalf
Craig Heyward
Bert Emanuel
team

REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
8	102	12.8	0	38
8	89	11.1	0	23
9	84	9.3	1	18
5	48	9.6	1	24
1	9	9.0	0	9
31	332	10.7	2	38

Carolina Receiving


Willie Green
Mark Carrier
Anthony Johnson
Bob Christian
Howard Griffith
Blair Thomas
team

REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
4	147	36.8	1	89
7	62	8.9	0	17
3	39	13.0	0	37
2	19	9.5	0	14
1	11	11.0	0	11
1	5	5.0	0	5
18	283	15.7	1	89

Atlanta Fumbles


Tyrone Brown
Clay Matthews
team

FUM	LOST	REC
1	0	0
0	0	1
1	0	1

Carolina Fumbles


Derrick Moore
team

FUM	LOST	REC
1	1	0
1	1	0

Atlanta Defense



Jessie Tuggle
Clay Matthews
Kevin Ross
Jumpy Geathers
Moe Gardner
Devin Bush
Darryl Talley
Chris Doleman
Darnell Walker
Ron Davis
Ken Tippins
Elbert Shelley
D.J. Johnson
Mel Agee
Harper LeBel
Alton Montgomery
team

TACKLES				MISC
TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
13	7	0	0	0	0	0
5	4	0	0	0	0	0
4	4	0	0	0	0	0
3	3	0	0	0	0	0
3	2	0	0	0	0	0
3	1	0	0	2	0	0
3	1	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	1	0	0
2	1	0	0	0	0	0
2	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	1	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0	0
48	31	0	0	4	0	0

Carolina Defense



Brett Maxie
Rod Smith
Sam Mills
Greg Kragen
Steve Lofton
Lamar Lathon
Tyrone Poole
Pat Terrell
Tim McKyer
Mike Fox
Shawn King
Bubba McDowell
Darion Conner
team

TACKLES				MISC
TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
10	9	0	0	3	0	0
7	5	0	0	2	0	0
7	4	0	0	2	0	0
6	5	0	0	0	0	0
5	4	0	0	1	0	0
5	4	0	0	0	0	0
4	3	0	0	1	0	0
4	2	0	0	2	0	0
3	3	0	0	2	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
56	44	0	0	13	0	0

Atlanta Interceptions


Devin Bush
team

INT	YDS	TD
1	0	0
1	0	0

Carolina Interceptions


Sam Mills
Pat Terrell
team

INT	YDS	TD
1	6	0
1	0	0
2	6	0

Atlanta Kick Returns


Eric Metcalf
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
4	82	20.5	31	0
4	82	20.5	31	0

Carolina Kick Returns


Don Beebe
Paul Butcher
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
3	84	28.0	31
1	5	5.0	5
4	89	22.3	31

Atlanta Punt Returns


Eric Metcalf
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
1	8	8.0	8	0
1	8	8.0	8	0

Carolina Punt Returns


Mark Carrier
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
2	15	7.5	9	0
2	15	7.5	9	0

Atlanta Kicking


Morten Andersen
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
1/1	100.0	34	2/2	5
1/1	100.0	34	2/2	5

Carolina Kicking


John Kasay
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
0/0	0.0	0	3/3	3
0/0	0.0	0	3/3	3

Atlanta Punting


Dan Stryzinski
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
3	117	39.0	0	1	40
3	117	39.0	0	1	40

Carolina Punting


Tommy Barnhardt
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
3	107	35.7	0	0	49
3	107	35.7	0	0	49

5:00 AM, 17 December 1995

Attendance: 53,833

Referees:
Larry Nemmers

Team	W	L	PCT	PF	PA
Los Angeles	9	6	.600	329	347
Seattle	8	7	.533	339	340
Arizona	7	8	.467	344	342
San Francisco	6	9	.400	331	349

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