Regular Season Week 4: Carolina Panthers at Kansas City Chiefs
September 23, 1973 71° Arrowhead Stadium
Attendance: 75,000 (100%)
Carolina Panthers 3 6 3 0 - 12
Kansas City Chiefs 10 17 0 0 - 27
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Kansas City Chiefs: 2-1-CAR 1 (11:15) (Hot Read) 9-Jimmie Chow pass complete to 24-James Avila for 1 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 3-Steven Bennett. KC. 73-Richard Ellis was injured on the play. He looks like he should be able to return. KC. 7 CAR 0
(Qtr 1) Carolina Panthers: 4-1-KC. 1 (4:12) 1-Juan Nelson 18 yard field goal is GOOD. KC. 7 CAR 3
(Qtr 1) Kansas City Chiefs: 4-1-CAR 40 (0:43) 3-Steven Bennett 58 yard field goal is GOOD. KC. 10 CAR 3
(Qtr 2) Kansas City Chiefs: 1-4-CAR 4 (13:01) 9-Jimmie Chow pass complete to 10-George Sorensen for 4 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 3-Steven Bennett. KC. 17 CAR 3
(Qtr 2) Carolina Panthers: 3-1-KC. 1 (5:33) 3-Esteban Kline pass complete to 12-Franklyn Harrill for 1 yards. TOUCHDOWN!
(Qtr 2) Kansas City Chiefs: 4-2-CAR 9 (3:21) 3-Steven Bennett 26 yard field goal is GOOD. CAR 26-Sidney Smith was injured on the play. He looks like he should be able to return. KC. 20 CAR 9
(Qtr 2) Kansas City Chiefs: 1-10-CAR 12 (0:23) (Hot Read) 9-Jimmie Chow pass complete to 87-Charles Varney for 12 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 3-Steven Bennett. KC. 27 CAR 9
(Qtr 3) Carolina Panthers: 4-2-KC. 2 (8:14) 1-Juan Nelson 19 yard field goal is GOOD. KC. 59-Kevin Willis was injured on the play. He looks like he should be able to return. KC. 27 CAR 12
Team Statistics
Kansas City Chiefs Carolina Panthers
First Downs 17 17
- Rushing 4 6
- Passing 13 10
- Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 400 304
- Offensive Plays 62 73
- Yards Per Play 6.45 4.16
Net Rushing Yards 45 124
- Rushing Attempts 17 26
- Yards Per Rush 2.65 4.77
Net Passing Yards 355 180
- Att/Comp/Int 42 / 27 / 2 44 / 21 / 2
- Gross Passing Yards 377 206
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3 / 22 3 / 26
- Yards Per Pass Play 7.89 3.83
- Yards Per Completion 13.96 9.81
Fumbles/Lost 0 / 0 1 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 2 / 12 4 / 16
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 6.4 7.8
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 2
Penalties/Yards 3 / 25 2 / 20
Punt Returns/Yards 0 / 0 4 / 28
Kick Returns/Yards 0 / 0 0 / 0
Int Returns/Yards 2 / -1 2 / 1
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 5 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3 / 1 1 / 2
Avg Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 29
Time of Possession 28:30 31:32
Drive Charts
Kansas City Chiefs
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 3:48 OWN 25 7 75 Touchdown
1 4:09 3:31 OWN 25 6 35 Field Goal
1 0:35 2:38 OPP 42 5 42 Touchdown
2 9:00 1:26 OWN 39 3 -3 Interception
2 5:29 2:11 OWN 25 5 66 Field Goal
2 1:10 0:50 OWN 4 4 96 Touchdown
3 8:11 1:40 OWN 25 3 -16 Punt
3 5:02 1:33 OWN 20 3 1 Punt
3 1:56 2:11 OWN 15 5 9 Punt
4 13:17 1:32 OWN 15 5 28 Punt
4 10:53 1:36 OPP 36 4 19 Interception
4 8:12 2:15 OWN 30 4 18 Punt
4 4:37 2:07 OWN 27 3 -3 Punt
4 2:14 0:26 OPP 28 3 7 Missed FG
4 0:46 0:46 OWN 34 2 0 Game
Carolina Panthers
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 11:12 7:03 OWN 25 11 74 Field Goal
1 0:39 0:04 OWN 25 1 0 Interception
2 12:57 3:57 OWN 25 6 42 Missed FG
2 7:34 2:06 OPP 44 5 44 Touchdown
2 3:18 2:08 OWN 25 4 22 Punt
2 0:20 0:20 OWN 25 1 -3 Half
3 15:00 6:49 OWN 25 13 73 Field Goal
3 6:31 1:29 OWN 44 3 5 Punt
3 3:29 1:33 OWN 35 3 2 Punt
4 14:46 1:29 OWN 47 3 -9 Punt
4 11:45 0:52 OWN 9 3 0 Interception
4 9:17 1:05 OWN 20 3 -3 Punt
4 5:57 1:19 OWN 20 5 14 Punt
4 2:30 0:16 OWN 28 4 34 Downs
4 1:49 1:02 OWN 27 8 53 Downs
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Kansas City Chiefs
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#48 Frank Bell 11 40 3.64 7 0 0
#40 Matthew Smith 3 3 1.00 4 0 0
#88 Juan Torres 1 2 2.00 2 0 0
#18 Jimmie Chow 2 0 0.00 0 0 0
Carolina Panthers
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#10 Phillip Strickland 14 102 7.29 36 4 0
#29 Michael Hager 11 24 2.18 10 1 0
#31 Jim Nance 1 -2 -2.00 -2 0 0
Passing Stats
Kansas City Chiefs
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#18 Jimmie Chow 42 27 377 3 / 22 3 51 2 97.02
Carolina Panthers
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#3 Esteban Kline 44 21 206 3 / 26 1 22 2 50.00
Receiving Stats
Kansas City Chiefs
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#87 Charles Varney 10 176 17.60 51 1
#20 Andrew Wilson 4 59 14.75 32 0
#89 George Hathaway 2 59 29.50 30 0
#10 George Sorensen 3 31 10.33 14 1
#84 James Urias 3 26 8.67 15 0
#48 Frank Bell 3 17 5.67 11 0
#40 Matthew Smith 1 8 8.00 8 0
#24 James Avila 1 1 1.00 1 1
Carolina Panthers
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#20 Michael Green 6 78 13.00 22 0
#84 Franklyn Harrill 4 36 9.00 16 1
#85 Bryon Waters 2 35 17.50 22 0
#89 Frank Dixon 1 17 17.00 17 0
#89 William Lancaster 3 15 5.00 6 0
#29 Michael Hager 2 15 7.50 10 0
#10 Phillip Strickland 2 9 4.50 5 0
#31 Jim Nance 1 1 1.00 1 0
Blocking Stats
Kansas City Chiefs
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#59 Paul Dickerson 57 28 1 1
#24 James Avila 46 20 1 3
#63 Edward Lewis 9 8 1 1
#48 Frank Bell 6 8 0 1
#77 Richard Ellis 56 23 0 1
#63 Michael Michael 48 23 0 1
#71 Donald Glanz 57 23 0 0
#20 Andrew Wilson 0 16 0 1
#89 George Hathaway 10 18 0 0
#87 Charles Varney 9 17 0 2
#10 George Sorensen 0 15 0 1
#40 Matthew Smith 10 2 0 0
#58 Darren Unger 12 0 0 0
#78 Eric Griffin 1 0 0 0
#75 Carlos Chapman 10 0 0 0
#58 Rocky McGhee 11 0 0 0
#84 James Urias 0 4 0 0
#90 Keith Smith 0 2 0 0
#88 Juan Torres 2 3 0 0
#97 Michael Walton 5 0 0 0
#65 Derek Grose 0 1 0 0
#64 Lewis Denniston 0 2 0 0
#42 Joseph Sun 0 1 0 0
#32 Brian Gowan 0 1 0 0
#39 Lawrence Dooley 0 1 0 0
#29 Robert Rounds 0 1 0 1
Carolina Panthers
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#71 George Chao 53 32 1 2
#73 Jeffrey Tobin 51 32 1 1
#64 Harold Price 57 37 0 0
#61 Nathaniel Daniels 54 42 0 2
#78 Gerald Mizer 57 27 0 5
#10 Phillip Strickland 7 1 0 0
#39 Marlin Briscoe 3 18 0 1
#89 William Lancaster 5 24 0 0
#86 Matthew Zazueta 0 10 0 1
#20 Michael Green 1 13 0 1
#89 Frank Dixon 0 7 0 0
#85 Bryon Waters 0 11 0 0
#31 Jim Nance 4 2 0 0
#54 James Stephens 9 1 0 0
#46 Earl Garcia 4 2 0 2
#55 Paul Imler 4 2 0 0
#73 Randy Sullivan 6 0 0 0
#84 Franklyn Harrill 0 8 0 1
#29 Michael Hager 14 4 0 1
#69 Donald Howard 0 1 0 0
#66 Victor Lang 2 0 0 0
#32 Robert German 6 0 0 0
#68 Joseph Pitre 0 2 0 0
#47 John Dunham 0 2 0 0
#50 Leslie Carter 0 1 0 0
#73 David Stein 0 1 0 0
#75 Steven Mathews 0 1 0 0
Interception Stats
Kansas City Chiefs
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#58 David Ali 1 0 0.00 0
#43 Thomas Martinez 1 -1 -1.00 0
Carolina Panthers
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#24 Edward Cross 1 1 1.00 0
#46 Earl Garcia 1 0 0.00 0
Fumble Stats
Kansas City Chiefs
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Carolina Panthers
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#10 Phillip Strickland 1 0 0 0
#3 Esteban Kline 0 1 0 0
Punting
Kansas City Chiefs
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#13 Jerome Bailey 6 298 49.67 41.00 56 0
Carolina Panthers
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#5 Micheal Miler 6 294 49.00 44.50 58 1
Kicking
Kansas City Chiefs
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#3 Steven Bennett 2 / 3 1 / 1 1 / 1 58 3 / 3
Carolina Panthers
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#1 Juan Nelson 2 / 3 0 / 1 0 / 0 19 0 / 1
Punt Return
Kansas City Chiefs
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Carolina Panthers
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#85 Bryon Waters 4 28 7.0 17 0
Kick Return
Kansas City Chiefs
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Carolina Panthers
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Defensive Stats
Kansas City Chiefs
Name Tackles Sacks
#43 Thomas Martinez 7 0
#59 Kevin Willis 7 0
#40 Mike Haynes 6 0
#42 Joseph Sun 4 0
#90 Keith Smith 4 0
#58 Nathan Campbell 4 0
#58 David Ali 3 0
#29 Robert Rounds 3 0
#65 Derek Grose 3 1
#64 Lewis Denniston 2 1
#94 Kevin Taylor 2 0
#78 Eric Griffin 2 0
#36 John Odom 2 0
#44 James Wright 1 0
#10 George Sorensen 1 0
#32 Brian Gowan 1 0
#53 Aaron White 1 1
Carolina Panthers
Name Tackles Sacks
#40 Roman Morgan 5 0
#55 Paul Imler 5 0
#55 Sidney Smith 5 0
#27 Glenn Curry 4 0
#24 Edward Cross 4 0
#46 Earl Garcia 4 0
#69 Donald Howard 3 0
#75 Steven Mathews 3 2
#50 Leslie Carter 2 0
#30 Leonard Ratcliff 2 0
#20 Michael Green 2 0
#72 Richard Williams 1 0
#73 David Stein 1 1
#40 Thomas Lawrence 1 0
#68 Joseph Pitre 1 0
#32 Robert German 1 0