Regular Season Week 15: Wheels at Panthers
December 09, 1979 33° Pontiac Silverdome
Attendance: 61,637 (77%)
Wheels 21 10 21 0 - 52
Panthers 0 7 0 3 - 10
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Wheels: 1-10-MIC 12 (10:54) 6-Henry Prieto pass complete to 88-Paul Lee for 12 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 2-Jose Fouche. MIC 0 DET 7
(Qtr 1) Wheels: 1-9-MIC 9 (6:57) 6-Henry Prieto pass complete to 10-John Risinger for 9 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 2-Jose Fouche. MIC 0 DET 14
(Qtr 1) Wheels: 2-5-DET 15 (4:31) 6-Henry Prieto pass complete to 10-John Risinger for 85 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 2-Jose Fouche. MIC 0 DET 21
(Qtr 2) Wheels: 4-4-MIC 35 (7:55) 2-Jose Fouche 52 yard field goal is GOOD. MIC 0 DET 24
(Qtr 2) Panthers: 2-2-DET 2 (4:21) 16-Jerry Ruiz pass complete to 34-Roy Weeks for 2 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 8-Donald Gary. MIC 7 DET 24
(Qtr 2) Wheels: 1-10-DET 35 (3:36) 6-Henry Prieto pass complete to 10-John Risinger for 65 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 2-Jose Fouche. MIC 7 DET 31
(Qtr 3) Wheels: 3-9-MIC 25 (10:01) 6-Henry Prieto pass complete to 88-Paul Lee for 25 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 2-Jose Fouche. MIC 7 DET 38
(Qtr 3) Wheels: 2-3-MIC 30 (9:06) 6-Henry Prieto pass complete to 10-John Risinger to MIC 0 for 29 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 2-Jose Fouche. MIC 7 DET 45
(Qtr 3) Wheels: 3-27-MIC 30 (0:48) 6-Henry Prieto pass complete to 80-Timothy Hanna to MIC 0 for 30 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 2-Jose Fouche. MIC 7 DET 52
(Qtr 4) Panthers: 4-7-DET 15 (5:54) 8-Donald Gary 33 yard field goal is GOOD. MIC 10 DET 52
Team Statistics
Panthers Wheels
First Downs 16 18
- Rushing 3 4
- Passing 12 13
- Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 266 626
- Offensive Plays 63 74
- Yards Per Play 4.22 8.46
Net Rushing Yards 46 122
- Rushing Attempts 4 40
- Yards Per Rush 11.50 3.05
Net Passing Yards 220 504
- Att/Comp/Int 48 / 24 / 3 33 / 22 / 0
- Gross Passing Yards 294 513
- Sacks/Yards Lost 11 / 74 1 / 9
- Yards Per Pass Play 3.73 14.82
- Yards Per Completion 12.25 23.32
Fumbles/Lost 2 / 1 2 / 1
3rd Down Conversions 1 / 11 9 / 15
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 12.6 8.9
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 3 / 30 8 / 75
Punt Returns/Yards 2 / 3 5 / 24
Kick Returns/Yards 4 / 124 1 / 34
Int Returns/Yards 0 / 0 3 / 2
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1 / 1 3 / 0
Avg Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 29
Time of Possession 23:25 36:36
Drive Charts
Panthers
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 10:50 1:27 OWN 28 4 26 Fumble
1 6:53 1:44 OWN 34 5 14 Punt
1 4:20 2:18 OWN 24 5 24 Punt
2 14:21 3:41 OWN 36 5 12 Punt
2 7:51 3:33 OWN 25 7 75 Touchdown
2 3:25 2:23 OWN 25 5 12 Punt
3 15:00 1:30 OWN 23 4 7 Punt
3 9:56 0:09 OWN 25 2 0 Interception
3 9:01 0:38 OWN 25 3 3 Punt
3 6:21 0:56 OWN 18 4 17 Interception
3 0:43 0:20 OWN 25 3 0 Punt
4 11:29 1:53 OWN 6 6 28 Punt
4 8:01 2:10 OWN 28 7 57 Field Goal
4 4:20 0:39 OWN 23 3 -4 Punt
4 1:57 0:04 OWN 42 1 0 Interception
Wheels
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 4:10 OWN 29 8 71 Touchdown
1 9:23 2:30 OWN 46 7 54 Touchdown
1 5:09 0:50 OWN 10 2 90 Touchdown
1 2:01 2:41 OWN 9 6 13 Punt
2 10:40 2:49 OWN 13 5 52 Field Goal
2 4:18 0:53 OWN 25 2 75 Touchdown
2 1:02 1:02 OWN 27 2 -4 Half
3 13:30 3:34 OWN 19 8 81 Touchdown
3 9:47 0:46 OPP 37 2 37 Touchdown
3 8:22 2:02 OWN 26 3 9 Punt
3 5:25 4:42 OWN 49 9 51 Touchdown
3 0:23 3:54 OWN 25 7 34 Punt
4 9:36 1:35 OWN 22 3 4 Punt
4 5:51 1:31 OWN 25 3 2 Punt
4 3:41 1:44 OWN 42 4 14 Fumble
4 1:53 1:53 OWN 36 3 18 Game
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Panthers
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#34 Roy Weeks 4 46 11.50 15 3 0
Wheels
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#37 Enrique Pacheco 28 74 2.64 12 1 0
#26 Robert Costello 11 46 4.18 8 0 0
#6 Henry Prieto 1 2 2.00 2 0 0
Passing Stats
Panthers
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#16 Jerry Ruiz 48 24 294 11 / 74 1 34 3 50.17
Wheels
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#6 Henry Prieto 33 22 513 1 / 9 7 85 0 149.31
Receiving Stats
Panthers
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#81 Gerald Miller 4 87 21.75 34 0
#36 Darrell Trotter 4 49 12.25 24 0
#11 Julio Prince 3 39 13.00 20 0
#80 Anthony Toler 3 38 12.67 20 0
#15 Philip Bell 1 31 31.00 31 0
#87 George Berndt 1 19 19.00 19 0
#28 Steven Napier 3 12 4.00 13 0
#17 Thomas Coley 2 12 6.00 9 0
#88 David Billy 2 5 2.50 3 0
#34 Roy Weeks 1 2 2.00 2 1
Wheels
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#13 John Risinger 8 281 35.13 85 4
#80 Timothy Hanna 5 90 18.00 30 1
#88 Paul Lee 5 77 15.40 37 2
#83 Rigoberto Gonzales 3 54 18.00 26 0
#13 David Ortiz 1 11 11.00 11 0
Blocking Stats
Panthers
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#67 Jason Graf 62 15 3 3
#79 David Rodman 59 11 2 2
#59 Richard Robinson 64 18 1 3
#34 Roy Weeks 12 3 1 1
#72 Marion Long 47 11 1 3
#88 David Billy 10 11 0 0
#54 Arturo James 67 11 0 1
#60 Timothy Gates 9 4 0 0
#45 Bryan Salinas 15 10 0 1
#94 Arthur Bowie 0 4 0 0
#36 Darrell Trotter 8 14 0 0
#56 Alton Pastor 0 5 0 0
#86 Cristobal Robinson 1 4 0 0
#28 Steven Napier 21 2 0 0
#66 William Downing 10 2 0 1
#93 Samuel Heard 0 1 0 0
#61 Jason Derosa 11 1 0 0
#41 Elvis Thomas 20 5 0 0
#11 Julio Prince 0 9 0 0
#81 Gerald Miller 0 7 0 0
#17 Thomas Coley 0 4 0 1
#15 Philip Bell 3 0 0 0
#69 Jamie Westbury 5 0 0 0
#36 Michael Ellis 0 1 0 0
#99 Dwayne Walker 0 1 0 0
#97 Manuel West 0 2 0 1
#80 Anthony Toler 0 1 0 0
Wheels
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#84 Timothy Milligan 48 45 1 5
#53 Donald Martinez 0 3 0 0
#70 Thomas Watson 45 37 0 1
#57 Edward Flores 0 5 0 1
#30 David Peralta 2 4 0 3
#52 Richard Sharp 0 1 0 0
#92 Chad Brown 0 2 0 0
#24 Bradley Mondragon 3 4 0 3
#58 Juan Frigo 0 1 0 0
#46 Chuck Johnson 1 2 0 0
#71 Billy McKissick 45 48 0 10
#67 Ronald Davis 44 38 0 1
#63 Chad Mannings 44 44 0 2
#88 Paul Lee 10 39 0 0
#80 Timothy Hanna 0 27 0 0
#83 Rigoberto Gonzales 0 32 0 0
#87 Cesar Wear 10 20 0 0
#13 John Risinger 0 23 0 0
#37 Enrique Pacheco 11 4 0 0
#67 Joe Gomez 14 5 0 0
#54 Robert Basso 10 0 0 0
#72 Thomas Waldon 8 0 0 0
#26 Robert Costello 7 6 0 0
#57 Mathew McNeil 3 6 0 0
#59 Brian Workman 1 6 0 1
#86 Raymond Sato 2 4 0 0
#96 William Williams 0 2 0 0
#13 David Ortiz 0 3 0 0
#87 Bobby Logan 0 2 0 0
#90 Israel Rogers 0 2 0 0
#99 Josh Daughtry 0 1 0 0
#56 Bobby Wells 0 1 0 0
#48 Aaron Robinson 0 1 0 0
#45 Eric Spann 0 1 0 0
Interception Stats
Panthers
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Wheels
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#30 David Peralta 2 1 0.50 0
#34 Charles Clifton 1 1 1.00 0
Fumble Stats
Panthers
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#16 Jerry Ruiz 1 0 0 0
#87 George Berndt 1 0 0 0
#17 Thomas Coley 0 1 0 0
#57 Carl Shank 0 1 0 0
#56 Alton Pastor 0 0 1 0
Wheels
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#37 Enrique Pacheco 1 0 0 0
#26 Robert Costello 1 0 0 0
#92 Chad Brown 0 1 0 0
#6 Henry Prieto 0 1 0 0
#46 Chuck Johnson 0 0 1 0
Punting
Panthers
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#14 Cruz Townsend 9 411 45.67 43.56 52 1
Wheels
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#5 Ernest Sanders 5 222 44.40 44.40 50 1
Kicking
Panthers
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#9 Donald Gary 1 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 33 1 / 1
Wheels
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#2 Jose Fouche 1 / 1 1 / 1 1 / 1 52 7 / 7
Punt Return
Panthers
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#87 George Berndt 2 3 1.5 2 0
Wheels
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#13 John Risinger 5 24 4.8 12 0
Kick Return
Panthers
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#87 George Berndt 4 124 31.0 0
Wheels
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#13 John Risinger 1 34 34.0 0
Defensive Stats
Panthers
Name Tackles Sacks
#20 Christopher Chen 9 0
#56 Jonathan Hansley 9 0
#36 Michael Ellis 7 0
#33 Delbert Hurley 7 0
#56 Alton Pastor 7 1
#94 Arthur Bowie 4 0
#73 Michael Kay 3 0
#44 David Oxford 3 0
#97 Manuel West 2 0
#35 Juan Jacobson 2 0
#99 Dwayne Walker 2 0
#49 Walter Daniels 2 0
#79 David Rodman 1 0
#93 Samuel Heard 1 0
#70 Henry Crenshaw 1 0
#36 Darrell Trotter 1 0
#80 Anthony Toler 1 0
#57 Carl Shank 1 0
#96 William Puckett 1 0
#11 Julio Prince 1 0
Wheels
Name Tackles Sacks
#24 Bradley Mondragon 8 0
#56 Bobby Wells 4 1
#34 Charles Clifton 4 0
#96 William Williams 4 3
#44 Robbie Hammock 4 0
#46 Chuck Johnson 3 0
#30 David Peralta 3 0
#57 Edward Flores 2 1
#92 Chad Brown 2 2
#53 Donald Martinez 2 1
#48 Aaron Robinson 2 0
#70 Thomas Watson 1 0
#93 Christopher Turner 1 1
#45 Eric Spann 1 0
#79 Timothy Adams 1 1
#99 Josh Daughtry 1 1
#63 Chad Mannings 1 0