Panthers 31-6 Oilers (24 Nov, 1996) Box Score

Carolina Panthers

8-4, 3-4 away

	1	2	3	4	T
CAR					31
HOU					6

Houston Oilers

6-6, 2-4 home

Carolina Passing


Steve Beuerlein
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	RTG
11/18	165	9.2	3	0	1-5	130.8
11/18	160	9.2	3	0	1-5	130.8

Houston Passing


Chris Chandler
Steve McNair
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	INT	SACKS	RTG
13/22	116	5.3	1	3-16	54.4
10/17	91	5.4	1	1-5	48.9
23/39	186	5.3	2	4-21	52.0

Carolina Rushing


Anthony Johnson
Steve Beuerlein
Raghib Ismail
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
27	86	3.2	12
2	12	6.0	13
1	-4	-4.0	-4
30	94	3.1	13

Houston Rushing


Eddie George
Rodney Thomas
Steve McNair
Chris Chandler
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
19	62	3.3	14
3	15	5.0	16
2	5	2.5	5
1	3	3.0	3
25	85	3.4	16

Carolina Receiving


Wesley Walls
Mark Carrier
Willie Green
Howard Griffith
Anthony Johnson
team

REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
3	60	20.0	1	40
3	47	15.7	0	31
2	42	21.0	2	30
2	11	5.5	0	8
1	5	5.0	0	5
11	165	15.0	3	40

Houston Receiving


Frank Wycheck
Chris Sanders
Malcolm Floyd
Roderick Lewis
Rodney Thomas
Sheddrick Wilson
Ronnie Harmon
Willie Davis
Derek Russell
Eddie George
team

REC	YDS	AVG	LONG
4	44	11.0	29
4	44	11.0	13
3	29	9.7	15
2	27	13.5	15
3	17	5.7	12
1	14	14.0	14
2	13	6.5	7
2	13	6.5	9
1	6	6.0	6
1	0	0.0	0
23	207	9.0	29

Carolina Fumbles


Winslow Oliver
Steve Beuerlein
Toi Cook
Sam Mills
team

FUM	LOST	REC
1	1	0
1	0	0
0	0	1
0	0	1
2	1	2

Houston Fumbles


Steve McNair
Willie Davis
Mel Gray
John Henry Mills
team

FUM	LOST	REC
1	1	0
1	1	0
1	0	0
0	0	1
3	2	1

Carolina Defense



Sam Mills
Carlton Bailey
Les Miller
Tyrone Poole
Chad Cota
Brett Maxie
Pat Terrell
Kevin Greene
Toi Cook
Gerald Williams
Shawn King
Eric Davis
Greg Kragen
Rod Smith
Andre Royal
Lamar Lathon
Damon Pieri
Steve Lofton
Dino Philyaw
Mike Fox
Myron Baker
team

TACKLES				MISC
TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
10	5	0	0	1	0	1
7	5	1	0	0	0	0
7	4	0.5	0	0	0	0
6	4	0	0	1	0	0
5	3	0	0	1	0	0
4	3	0	0	1	0	0
4	3	0	0	0	0	0
4	1	1	0	1	0	0
3	3	0	0	0	0	0
3	1	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	1	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	2	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	1	0	0	1	0	0
2	0	0	0	1	0	0
2	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0.5	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0	0
71	42	4	0	9	0	2

Houston Defense



Micheal Barrow
Henry Ford
Anthony Cook
Gary Walker
Blaine Bishop
Barron Wortham
Rafael Robinson
Cris Dishman
James Roberson
Lenoy Jones
Marcus Robertson
Joe Bowden
Rodney Thomas
Darryll Lewis
Steve Jackson
Bryant Mix
John Henry Mills
Terry Killens
Robert Young
Sheddrick Wilson
team

TACKLES				MISC
TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
11	4	0	0	0	0	0
6	4	1	0	0	0	0
6	3	0	0	0	0	0
5	3	0	0	0	0	0
4	3	0	0	0	0	0
4	2	0	0	0	0	0
3	2	0	0	0	0	0
3	1	0	0	0	0	0
3	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	1	0	0	0	0	0
2	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	0	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
1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0	0
60	26	1	0	0	0	0

Carolina Interceptions


Eric Davis
Chad Cota
team

INT	YDS	TD
1	11	0
1	0	0
2	11	0

Houston Interceptions

	INT	YDS	TD
No Houston Interceptions

Carolina Kick Returns


Raghib Ismail
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
3	70	23.3	30	0
3	70	23.3	30	0

Houston Kick Returns


Mel Gray
Frank Wycheck
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
5	110	22.0	25
1	5	5.0	5
6	115	19.2	25

Carolina Punt Returns


Winslow Oliver
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
3	38	12.7	22	0
3	38	12.7	22	0

Houston Punt Returns


Mel Gray
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
1	3	3.0	3	0
1	3	3.0	3	0

Carolina Kicking


John Kasay
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
1/1	100.0	49	4/4	7
1/1	100.0	49	4/4	7

Houston Kicking


Al Del Greco
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
2/2	100.0	45	0/0	6
2/2	100.0	45	0/0	6

Carolina Punting


Rohn Stark
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
6	271	45.2	1	2	60
6	271	45.2	1	2	60

Houston Punting


Reggie Roby
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
6	309	51.5	1	1	68
6	309	51.5	1	1	68

5:00 AM, 24 November 1996

Attendance: 20,107

Referees:
Gary Lane

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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