Here allow three points in the fourth quarter Sam mills, let's go back and look at the touchdown You can be an effective leader as a quarterback. You have to be able to bring your team from behind They were down by seven points. It was a third and five play The fur line was ugly in the first half, but four on four on that drive in a really clutch play Now watch what happens at the end of the play. See Rasmu number 88 He left the bench came on the field did not have his helmet on. That's a 15-yard penalty in 1997 second and nine Andre Royal getting his first start tonight almost had his first pick of the game Yeah, this crowd down here, it's easy to you know be cheering when you're ahead, but this crowd is electric And maybe they haven't stood the test of time yet like the Washington Redskins fans and you know The Green Bay Packer fans, but this is a good crowd down here and really helps them in the fourth quarter He helps them in the fourth quarter. Third and eight. Deep left side battle flag on Tyrone Ford. That could go either way. I don't know who against who they're gonna call it, but that could go either way. They're gonna call it against Carolina. I think they're calling it after five yards. He can't put his hands on him. Even if he's going for the ball, he still can't Watch out on this play Tyrone Ford. He hits him there now. He can't touch him. He's going down the field He's not looking at the ball right there. He turned and looked late But I think I think that that was a veteran move by Elvin Harper to get a little bit of a push in there before the ball got there They rarely call it on the offensive player, but I I would have to argue that's offensive interference Or it shouldn't have been a penalty. Yeah, it looked like he was making a play on the ball 24 yard penalty first down at the 43 in a tie game. Barat goes deep right side man coverage And Leslie Shepard down there, but so is the veteran Eric Davis Number 25. Eric Davis is a guy that's been overlooked today when you think about defensive backs in the league He had the misfortune at least as far as northern variety where he is down here Playing in San Francisco with some great defensive backs His plays are cheered but not remembered, but he has played remarkably well through the last couple years down here Second and tenth. Ronaldo's turn will end defensively Number 97. Lines up at left end. Bowie out of the backfield Barat draw play. Terry Allen gets a little bit of a blow from Harper and they pick up about five and a half, six yards And Lamar Lason, number 57, is there to make the tuck One of the difference too between these teams is the kickers and the accuracy from great length Casey is remarkable for Carolina. Lanton, although very good inside the 40, has not been a good kicker from long range Henry Ellard is out. There's John Casey. He's going to get a rest now because the Redskins have the ball Third down and six. Shepard goes right. Harper and Westbrook come to the near side. Quick count. Farah on the line. Asher has the first down of the 29 And that's what the Washington Redskins have to do. Get Farah to set in that pocket, get rid of that ball and assert her fist up And go to a guy that's going to catch the ball, the tight end Jamie Asher Now, North Turner questioned the timing ability between his tight end and cornerback because Asher was injured in the first preseason game But thus far he's come through with three receptions for 20 yards. Two of those receptions First and ten at the 29 tie game Fake the draw. Tremendous pressure. Underhanded cross with Wraithen on his back Just saved 15 yards. I mean that's a heck of a play by Gus Farrott and a frustrating play for Lamar Lathan Lamar Lathan, the guy North Turner was more concerned about than becoming outside most of the game That time right inside beats Ferdonish very, very quickly, but boy what a nice play by Farah I'll give Sharpe Ferdonish one T. You got to touch the guy. You've got Lamar Lathan out there You've got to put your hands on him on a pass play. You can't let him run. Unintrued to the quarterback. You've got to touch him and hit him Yeah, Ferdonish lies too on the T. He whips Farah, heavy traffic. Andre Royle incomplete at the 24 It was Chad Cota who made the stop If you want to think about Gus Farrott, if you think about him, this is his third year as a starter now And you know, we talk about the process of becoming a big time NFL quarterback. He had a really solid year a year ago But the decisions he is making, if he did last year in this game, are very, very solid Like avoiding that sack a moment ago, that would have taken him at a field goal range in a 10-10 ball game It would be a 47-yard attempt by Blanton if they don't gain a yard They've got to avoid the sack Farah, caught by Asher First down at the 14-yard line, Farah and Jamie Asher team up again 15 yards and you can't throw it any better than that and Jamie Asher What a finger-tip catch there by Jamie Asher. The tiny mark that you were talking about, Farah was looking at it the entire way Perfect coverage by Mike Minter, number 30 Just a better throw by Farah and then a good catch by Asher from 15 yards in the first down And I think in this series Farah has really raised his level In the last few plays, he has really stepped it up Draw play, Allen breaks the tackle, has the tackler at the 5 and he takes him to the 3 and is finally down at the 2 A 13-yard game Emmett Smith and Terry Allen are the best red zone rushers in the National Football League We've mentioned several times the 21 touchdowns a year ago by Terry Allen Another cutback run, the strength, the yards after the hits, and he carries three Carolina defenders there, 125 yards tonight And he is down at the 1 First and goal Allen No! Sam Mills Sam Mills in the middle of it He didn't really get a chance to leap there, Vern, because there's a few times some penetration And right as he was trying to leap, he was just getting people around his feet Sam Mills cleaned it up The contact before Mills got there And I think he's got to get a little closer to the line of scrimmage before he leaps Because you'd have to be Carl Lewis to meet that ball at that time Second and goal Play action Farah pressure Lamar racing, no flag Now that looked like interference And that was a play North Turner thought was going to be wide open I mean, every Sunday, you see tight ends wide open in the end zone On play, action passes down by the go-long Lamar Latham was not fooled And I take that back, that is not pass interference, that's very good play by Lamar Latham So we've seen Lamar Latham rush We've seen him play well inside on the run, and that time great coverage by JDS Third and goal Allen Touchdown Washington Went right, and Bob Dole, the injured guard, was in on short yardage mark In the Washington Rescue and Offensive Line, Coach Russ Grimsoll said Bob Dole only plays short yardage and goal line He gets great leverage here, look at the push The right guard, right tackle, right end, they pin everyone inside And Terry Allen, as Pat suggested before, it's those yards after contact that makes him a great rusher Marcus Allen may be the best short yardage runner, but that was a heck of a short yardage run by Terry Allen Went right, his second touchdown tonight, and Blanton is on out of Farah's hole with the extra point It is up and it is good So the Redskins counterpunch, and this is the first time in a season and a game, in regular season That Carolina's given up a fourth quarter touchdown 8.52 to go in regulation play, the Redskins with three third down conversions in that drive Keep in mind it was set up, Terry Allen's touchdown that is, by the 15 yard unsportsmanlike call after the score For the removal of the helmet by Walter Rasmussen So they had good field position to start the drive Michael Bates hoping to counter Yeah, this guy's in some field position Redskin ball, it's the fourth turnover tonight for Carolina And it's the kicker that recovered it Can you believe that the kicker recovered that? You talk about tough guys on the football field, the Redskins have one of the kickers A year ago the Carolina Panthers made you beat them They did not beat themselves But that's the fourth turnover tonight And that ball clearly comes out, clearly shown by that shot Easy call, and a big break for the Redskins Providing the pictures from overhead at Erickson Stadium This spectacular second year facility in the city of Charlotte and the fumble a moment ago Michael Bates led the league in returns a year ago It was Greg Jones, the rookie number two draft pick out of Colorado that forced it And the kicker recovered it Terry Allen gets the handoff and a big hole Gets by Cota And scoots down the sidelines out of bounds at the 8 yard line Chad Cota chasing a 23 yard gain for Terry Allen And Terry Allen runs behind his big right tackle, Ed Simmons He's had the most success running to the right in his career with the Washington Redskins And that's what you want to see your running back do Go through the hole and skate 24 carries, 144 yards and two TDs Big head Ed Simmons I played a few years with him The guy can dance on a light bulb That was his forte with the Redskins He's got sweet feet Sweet feet, sweet feet Stephen Davis gets the handoff, number 48 And he's down to the 5 yard line Well you know just following up with Ed Simmons Remember he was out for five games last year And the Redskins weren't nearly as effective running the ball And I think he ran for like 80 yards less per game when he was out I remember when Big Ed was a rookie out of Eastern Washington Came in, the first game we had he looked around RFK It was a preseason game The first thing he said was, are all these seats going to be filled with people? I've never seen that many people in my life Yeah Second and goal at the 5 Stephen Davis coming left, flag is down And so is Stephen Davis at the 6 yard line Michael Barrow, number 56 leading the defensive charge But we'll check the flag on the far side of the field Offside, Carolina Keep in mind that Dom Caper's team yielded an average of 98 yards Offside, number 97, defense Hits the distance to the goal line Repeat the down, back and down Just to continue the theme as Ronaldo Turnbull is ruled offside This Carolina team gave up 142 yards per game in preseason 150 tonight They gave up, they were minus 8 in turnovers every season Minus 4 tonight You know they said it's just a preseason, just a preseason, just a preseason But it is very difficult to turn that switch on on opening night Second and goal at the 2 Now on the back here Losers yardage back to the 5 yard line If Carolina is going to have any chance of winning this ball game They're going to have to force the field goal attempt They cannot give up a touchdown It is not a dynamic enough offensive team to come down Returns by 14 points Come from behind by 14 points I'll get this burned, don't worry I'm just glad to see you whiff And Kerry Collins due back late September Third and goal at the 5, he can't help tonight 17-10, 6.45 to go in regulation play North Turner And Gus Perot That's the right thing Now he's got to explain it's Norville Maybe it wasn't the right thing Who's been thinking about that? And physical leader of this team, 38-year-old Sam Mills, Carolina linebacker Out of the game with an injured ankle, they've taped it But his return is, we are told, questionable He has started every game in Panther history And now he looks on as his teammates defend a Washington third and goal They scored on third and goal the last time they were down here Sheppard in motion, Perot In the endzone as we shepard