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1997 Carolina Panthers

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Record: 7-9-0, Finished 2nd in NFC West Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 265 points (16.6/g), 27th of 30 in the NFL.
 Allowed 314 points (19.6/g), 13th.
 Differential of -49 points (-3.1/g), 20th.
 Expected W-L: 6.4-9.6.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -17 (-1.1/g), 27th.

Coached by Dom Capers (7-9-0)

1997 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

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Score Offense Defense
Week Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun August 31 box L 0-1 Washington Redskins 10 24 16 262 104 158 4 23 323 125 198
2 Sun September 7 box W 1-1 @ Atlanta Falcons 9 6 21 321 228 93 2 8 210 162 48 2
3 Sun September 14 box W 2-1 @ San Diego Chargers 26 7 21 279 138 141 1 17 251 155 96 4
4 Sun September 21 box L 2-2 Kansas City Chiefs 14 35 24 364 278 86 5 18 331 214 117 1
5 Mon September 29 box L 2-3 San Francisco 49ers 21 34 16 254 210 44 4 27 368 149 219 1
6 Bye Week
7 Sun October 12 box L 2-4 @ Minnesota Vikings 14 21 15 277 197 80 2 17 361 203 158 1
8 Sun October 19 box W 3-4 @ New Orleans Saints 13 0 15 269 196 73 1 15 200 89 111 2
9 Sun October 26 box W 4-4 Atlanta Falcons 21 12 14 228 91 137 3 17 301 233 68 3
10 Sun November 2 box W 5-4 Oakland Raiders 38 14 27 408 192 216 20 357 319 38 2
11 Sun November 9 box L 5-5 @ Denver Broncos 0 34 7 147 113 34 4 20 393 233 160 1
12 Sun November 16 box L 5-6 @ San Francisco 49ers 19 27 18 254 169 85 3 20 320 221 99
13 Sun November 23 box W 6-6 @ St. Louis Rams 16 10 17 302 254 48 1 12 268 187 81 1
14 Sun November 30 box L 6-7 New Orleans Saints 13 16 21 427 241 186 4 18 326 190 136 2
15 Mon December 8 box W 7-7 @ Dallas Cowboys 23 13 22 324 169 155 1 9 216 138 78 1
16 Sun December 14 box L 7-8 Green Bay Packers 10 31 9 172 32 140 1 26 458 240 218 1
17 Sat December 20 box L 7-9 St. Louis Rams 18 30 21 327 233 94 3 23 297 149 148

Team Stats and Rankings

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Passing Rushing
Pts Yds Ply Y/P 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD TO FL 1stPy
Team Offense 265 4615 1019 4.5 284 289 534 2845 17 24 4.9 170 441 1770 11 4.0 91 39 15 23
Team Defense 314 4980 1023 4.9 468 260 490 3007 17 11 5.7 163 497 1973 12 4.0 290 22 11 15
Lg Rank Offense 27 26 20 14 26 21 28 28 19 15 18 14 26 22
Lg Rank Defense 13 15 13 5 9 8 27 15 25 22 12 17 26 21

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
Kerry Collins 25 QB 13 13 200 381 52.5 2124 11 2.9 21 5.5 59 5.6 3.4 10.6 163.4 55.7 27 200 4.7 2.7 6.6
Steve Beuerlein 32 qb 7 3 89 153 58.2 1032 6 3.9 3 2.0 52 6.7 6.3 11.6 147.4 83.6 17 111 5.4 5.0 10.0
Team Total 27.6 16 289 534 54.1 3156 17 3.2 24 4.5 59 5.9 4.2 10.9 197.3 63.7 44 311 4.9 3.3 7.6
Opp Total 16 260 490 53.1 3007 17 3.5 11 2.2 6.1 5.5 11.6 187.9 74.1 36 246 5.7 4.6

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Rushing Receiving
Age Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
Fred Lane 22 RB 13 7 182 809 7 50 4.4 62.2 14.0 8 27 3.4 0 7 0.6 2.1 836 7 4
Anthony Johnson 30 rb 16 7 97 358 0 20 3.7 22.4 6.1 21 158 7.5 1 25 1.3 9.9 516 1 2
Tim Biakabutuka 23 8 2 75 299 2 26 4.0 37.4 9.4 299 2 1
Scott Greene 25 FB 16 14 45 157 1 10 3.5 9.8 2.8 40 277 6.9 1 25 2.5 17.3 434 2 1
Kerry Collins 25 QB 13 13 26 65 1 21 2.5 5.0 2.0 65 1 8
Rae Carruth 23 WR 15 14 6 23 0 6 3.8 1.5 0.4 44 545 12.4 4 52 2.9 36.3 568 4 2
Rocket Ismail 28 13 2 4 32 0 18 8.0 2.5 0.3 36 419 11.6 2 59 2.8 32.2 451 2 0
Steve Beuerlein 32 qb 7 3 4 32 0 20 8.0 4.6 0.6 32 0 1
Winslow Oliver 24 6 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.2 6 47 7.8 0 11 1.0 7.8 47 0 2
Ken Walter 25 P 16 0 1 -5 0 -5 -5.0 -0.3 0.1 -5 0 0
Wesley Walls* 31 TE 15 15 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 58 746 12.9 6 52 3.9 49.7 746 6 0
Mark Carrier 32 WR 9 6 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 33 436 13.2 2 36 3.7 48.4 436 2 1
Muhsin Muhammad 24 wr 13 5 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 27 317 11.7 0 38 2.1 24.4 317 0 0
Ernie Mills 29 wr 10 5 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 11 127 11.5 1 37 1.1 12.7 127 1 0
Kris Mangum 24 2 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 4 56 14.0 0 22 2.0 28.0 56 0 0
Walter Rasby 25 14 2 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 1 1.0 0 1 0.1 0.1 1 0 0
Team Total 27.6 16 441 1770 11 50 4.0 110.6 27.6 289 3156 10.9 17 59 18.1 197.3 4926 28 30
Opp Total 16 497 1973 12 4.0 123.3 31.1 260 3007 11.6 17 16.3 187.9 4980 29 26

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
Michael Bates* 28 RET 16 0 1 8 0 8 8.0 47 1281 0 56 27.3 1289
Tyrone Poole 25 RCB 16 16 26 191 0 40 7.3 1 5 0 5 5.0 196
Winslow Oliver 24 6 0 14 111 0 26 7.9 158
Ernie Mills 29 wr 10 5 4 65 0 33 16.3 192
Scott Greene 25 FB 16 14 3 18 0 8 6.0 452
Walter Rasby 25 14 2 3 32 0 12 10.7 33
Dwight Stone 33 16 0 3 76 0 37 25.3 76
Sam Mills 38 LILB 16 16 2 12 0 12 6.0 12
Frank Garcia 25 C 16 16 1 11 0 11 11.0 11
Team Total 27.6 16 41 310 0 40 7.6 64 1500 0 56 23.4 6736
Opp Total 16 38 2 55 1276 1 23.2

Kicking & Punting

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
0--19 20--29 30--39 40--49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
Age Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
Ken Walter 25 P 16 0 85 3604 62 0 42.4
John Kasay 28 K 16 0 1 1 7 6 8 8 4 4 6 3 26 22 84.6% 25 25 100.0%
Team Total 27.6 16 1 1 7 6 8 8 4 4 6 3 26 22 84.6% 25 25 100.0% 85 3604 62 0 42.4
Opp Total 16 25 21 84.0% 35 35 100.0% 88 3758 42.7

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
Michael Barrow 27 LOLB 16 16 8.5 3 0 2 0 0 68 21
Kerry Collins 25 QB 13 13 8 2 -14 0
Tyrone Poole 25 RCB 16 16 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 3 3 11 0 48 4
Les Miller 32 LDE 16 11 5.5 0 0 1 3 0 45 7
Michael Bates* 28 RET 16 0 4 2 0 0
Eric Davis 29 LCB 14 14 5 25 0 17 0 0 1 2 0 35 6
Fred Lane 22 RB 13 7 4 2 0 0
Andre Royal 25 RILB 16 13 5.0 3 0 1 0 0 60 13
Mike Minter 23 FS 16 11 3.5 1 0 2 0 0 53 16
Chad Cota 26 SS 16 16 1.0 2 28 0 15 0 0 1 0 0 86 31
Anthony Johnson 30 rb 16 7 2 2 0 0
Lamar Lathon 30 ROLB 15 15 2.0 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 44 11
Rae Carruth 23 WR 15 14 2 0 0 0
Shawn King 25 9 2 2.0 10 1
Greg Kragen 35 NT 16 16 2.0 45 9
Sam Mills 38 LILB 16 16 1 18 0 18 1 1 0 0 0 72 27
Winslow Oliver 24 6 0 2 0 0 0
Steve Beuerlein 32 qb 7 3 1 0 0 0
Tim Biakabutuka 23 8 2 1 0 0 0
Mark Carrier 32 WR 9 6 1 0 0 0
Toi Cook 33 16 0 1.0 10 2
Scott Greene 25 FB 16 14 1 0 0 0
Tim Morabito 24 8 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 3
Tarek Saleh 23 3 0 1.0
Ray Seals 32 RDE 14 7 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 19 2
Dwight Stone 33 16 0 0 1 0 0 1
Pat Terrell 29 fs 16 5 0 0 1 0 0 30 13
Renaldo Turnbull 31 16 2 1.0 11 5
Israel Raybon 24 9 0 0.5 5 1
Team Total 27.6 16 35.0 11 72 0 18 12 30 22 2 0 686 180 1
Opp Total 16 44 26 15

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
John Kasay 28 K 16 0 25 22 91
Fred Lane 22 RB 13 7 7 42
Wesley Walls* 31 TE 15 15 6 36
Rae Carruth 23 WR 15 14 4 24
Tim Biakabutuka 23 8 2 2 12
Mark Carrier 32 WR 9 6 2 12
Scott Greene 25 FB 16 14 1 1 12
Rocket Ismail 28 13 2 2 12
Anthony Johnson 30 rb 16 7 1 1 8
Kerry Collins 25 QB 13 13 1 6
Ernie Mills 29 wr 10 5 1 6
Muhsin Muhammad 24 wr 13 5 1 2
Dwight Stone 33 16 0 1 2
Team Total 27.6 16 11 17 2 25 22 1 265
Opp Total 16 12 17 2 1 35 21 314