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