NFL: SAN FRANCISCO (3-8) at CAROLINA (4-7) <h3>Panthers still looking for first home win</h3> San Francisco (3-8) at Carolina (4-7) 1:00 pm EST CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Ticker) - For the Carolina Panthers,home is definitely not where the heart is. The Panthers, who have dropped five straight overall, once againtry for their first home win of the season on Sunday when theyhost the San Francisco 49ers. Carolina fell to 0-5 at Bank of America Stadium with last week'sdismal 31-6 loss to the New Orleans Saints in its worst effortof the season. The Panthers' disastrous quarterback situation took another turnfor the worse as David Carr was benched in the fourth quarter. Carr got the start after 44-year-old Vinny Testaverde was a latescratch with a sore back, but struggled through a brutalperformance. Carr threw seven straight incompletions to start the game andfinished just 10-of-22 for 95 yards and two interceptions. Hewas replaced in the fourth quarter by Matt Moore. Panthers coach John Fox indicated that Testaverde will startagainst the 49ers - provided he is healthy. "I'm almost reluctant to name one," Fox told the CharlotteObserver. "I think it would be fair to say, though, that if(Testaverde) was healthy, he would be the guy." The 49ers snapped an eight-game losing streak last week with a37-31 overtime victory over the Arizona Cardinals in perhaps thewildest finish to an NFL game this year. Linebacker Tully Banta-Cain recovered Kurt Warner's fumble inthe end zone to give the 49ers their first win since a 17-16victory at St. Louis in Week Two. For the first time this season, the 49ers generated an effectiveoffense. Trent Dilfer passed for 246 yards and two touchdowns,while running back Frank Gore rushed for 116 yards and twoscores. San Francisco still has scored an NFL-low 150 points.
NFL: SAN FRANCISCO at CAROLINA <div class="pre">NFL SAN FRANCISCO 0 CAROLINA 0 14:55 LEFT, 1ST QTR SFO BALL ON SFO 32 YD LINE 1ST AND 10</div>
NFL: SAN FRANCISCO at CAROLINA <div class="pre">NFL SAN FRANCISCO 0 CAROLINA 0 13:07 LEFT, 1ST QTR CAR BALL ON CAR 17 YD LINE 1ST AND 10</div>
NFL: SAN FRANCISCO at CAROLINA <div class="pre">NFL SAN FRANCISCO 0 CAROLINA 0 10:05 LEFT, 1ST QTR SFO BALL ON SFO 20 YD LINE 1ST AND 10</div>
NFL: SAN FRANCISCO at CAROLINA <div class="pre">NFL SAN FRANCISCO 0 CAROLINA 0 6:44 LEFT, 1ST QTR CAR BALL ON CAR 47 YD LINE 1ST AND 10</div>
NFL: SAN FRANCISCO at CAROLINA <div class="pre">NFL FG CAR JOHN KASAY 19 YD SAN FRANCISCO 0 CAROLINA 3 1:29 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>
NFL: SAN FRANCISCO at CAROLINA <div class="pre">NFL SAN FRANCISCO 0 CAROLINA 3 1:26 LEFT, 1ST QTR SFO BALL ON SFO 32 YD LINE 1ST AND 10</div>
NFL: SAN FRANCISCO at CAROLINA <div class="pre">NFL SAN FRANCISCO 0 CAROLINA 3 15:00 LEFT, 2ND QTR CAR BALL ON CAR 20 YD LINE 1ST AND 10</div>
NFL: SAN FRANCISCO at CAROLINA <div class="pre">NFL SAN FRANCISCO 0 CAROLINA 3 10:35 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>
NFL: SAN FRANCISCO at CAROLINA <div class="pre">NFL TD CAR DANTE ROSARIO 5 YD PASS FROM VINNY TESTAVERDE (JOHN KASAY KICK) SAN FRANCISCO 0 CAROLINA 10 10:03 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>
NFL: SAN FRANCISCO at CAROLINA <div class="pre">NFL SAN FRANCISCO 0 CAROLINA 10 9:55 LEFT, 2ND QTR SFO BALL ON SFO 46 YD LINE 1ST AND 10</div>
NFL: SAN FRANCISCO at CAROLINA <div class="pre">NFL TD CAR RICHARD MARSHALL 73 YD INTERCEPTION RETURN (JOHN KASAY KICK) SAN FRANCISCO 0 CAROLINA 17 6:32 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>
NFL: SAN FRANCISCO at CAROLINA <div class="pre">NFL SAN FRANCISCO 0 CAROLINA 17 6:25 LEFT, 2ND QTR SFO BALL ON SFO 26 YD LINE 1ST AND 10</div>
NFL: SAN FRANCISCO at CAROLINA <div class="pre">NFL SAN FRANCISCO 0 CAROLINA 17 4:48 LEFT, 2ND QTR CAR BALL ON CAR 34 YD LINE 1ST AND 10</div>
NFL: SAN FRANCISCO at CAROLINA <div class="pre">NFL SAN FRANCISCO 0 CAROLINA 17 2:40 LEFT, 2ND QTR SFO BALL ON SFO 21 YD LINE 1ST AND 10</div>
NFL: SAN FRANCISCO at CAROLINA <div class="pre">NFL TWO MINUTE WARNING, 1ST HALF SAN FRANCISCO 0 CAROLINA 17 SFO BALL ON SFO 48 YD LINE 1ST AND 10</div>
NFL: SAN FRANCISCO at CAROLINA <div class="pre">NFL SAN FRANCISCO 0 CAROLINA 17 1:26 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>
NFL: SAN FRANCISCO at CAROLINA <div class="pre">NFL SAN FRANCISCO 0 CAROLINA 17 0:19 LEFT, 2ND QTR SFO BALL ON SFO 2 YD LINE 1ST AND 10</div>
NFL: SAN FRANCISCO at CAROLINA <div class="pre">NFL HALFTIME 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL --- --- --- --- ----- SAN FRANCISCO 0 0 0 CAROLINA 3 14 17 HALFTIME SCORING SUMMARY 1ST QUARTER: CAR - FG, JOHN KASAY 19 YD, 13:31. Drive: 11 plays, 51 yards in 5:15. Key plays: Lewis recovery of fumble at Carolina 47; Testaverde 23-yard pass to Foster on 3rd-and-10 to San Francisco 30; Williams 16-yard run to San Francisco 14; Smith 5-yard run on 3rd-and-4 to San Francisco 3. CAROLINA 3-0 2ND QUARTER: CAR - TD, DANTE ROSARIO 5 YD PASS FROM VINNY TESTAVERDE (JOHN KASAY KICK), 4:57. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards in 4:57. Key plays: Testaverde 29-yard pass to Smtih on 3rd-and-3 to San Francisco 44; Smith 16-yard run to San Francisco 12. CAROLINA 10-0 CAR - TD, RICHARD MARSHALL 67 YD INTERCEPTION RETURN (JOHN KASAY KICK), 8:28. CAROLINA 17-0</div>
NFL: SAN FRANCISCO at CAROLINA <div class="pre">NFL HALFTIME 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL --- --- --- --- ----- SAN FRANCISCO 0 0 0 CAROLINA 3 14 17 HALFTIME SCORING SUMMARY 1ST QUARTER: 13:31 CAR - FG, J Kasay 19 Yd. Drive: 11 plays, 51 yards in 5:15. Key plays: Lewis recovery of fumble at Carolina 47; Testaverde 23-yard pass to Foster on 3rd-and-10 to San Francisco 30; Williams 16-yard run to San Francisco 14; Smith 5-yard run on 3rd-and-4 to San Francisco 3. Carolina 3-0. 2ND QUARTER: 4:57 CAR - TD, D Rosario 5 Yd Pass From V Testaverde (J Kasay Kick). Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards in 4:57. Key plays: Testaverde 29-yard pass to Smtih on 3rd-and-3 to San Francisco 44; Smith 16-yard run to San Francisco 12. Carolina 10-0. 8:28 CAR - TD, R Marshall 67 Yd Interception Return (J Kasay Kick). Carolina 17-0. San Francisco - Carolina End 2nd Qtr Statistics TEAM STATISTICS San Francisco Carolina FIRST DOWNS 5 11 Rushing 1 4 Passing 4 6 Penalty 0 1 THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY 1-6-17% 5-8-63% TOTAL NET YARDS 85 172 Total offensive plays 26 33 Average gain per play 3.3 5.2 NET YARDS RUSHING 25 76 Rushing attempts 11 16 Average gain per rush 2.3 4.8 NET YARDS PASSING 60 96 Times sacked: Number-Yards 3-18 1-5 Gross passing yards 78 101 PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED 12-7-2 16-11-1 Avg gain per pass play 4.0 5.6 PUNTS: Number and Average 3-50.3 2-45.0 PENALTIES: Number-Yards 4-35 3-25 FUMBLES: Number-Lost 2-1 0-0 TOUCHDOWNS 0 2 Rushing 0 0 Passing 0 1 Interceptions 0 1 Other (blocked kicks, etc.) 0 0 EXTRA POINTS: Made-Attempts 0-0 2-2 Kicking: Made-Attempts 0-0 2-2 Passing: Made-Attempts 0-0 0-0 Rushing: Made-Attempts 0-0 0-0 FIELD GOALS: Made-Attempts 0-0 1-1 SAFETIES 0 0 TIME OF POSSESSION 13:31 16:29 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS San Francisco Carolina RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- F GORE 7 24 3.4 10 0 D FOSTER 11 42 3.8 11 0 M HICKS 1 5 5.0 5 0 S SMITH 2 21 10.5 16 0 T DILFER 2 -1 -0.5 0 0 D WILLIAMS 3 13 4.3 6 0 A BATTLE 1 -3 -3.0 0 0 PASSING CM-AT-YDS IN TD LG PASSING CM-AT-YDS IN TD LG -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- T DILFER 7-12- 78 2 0 22 V TESTAVER 11-16-101 1 1 29 Sacked-Yards Lost: T DILFER 3-18. Sacked-Yards Lost: V TESTAVER 1-5. RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- F GORE 3 35 11.7 22 0 S SMITH 6 55 9.2 29 0 A BATTLE 3 31 10.3 17 0 D FOSTER 2 28 14.0 23 0 D JACKSON 1 12 12.0 12 0 D CARTER 1 10 10.0 10 0 D ROSARIO 1 5 5.0 5 1 J KING 1 3 3.0 3 0 KICKING XP/XPA FG/FGA KICKING XP/XPA FG/FGA ---------------------------------- ---------------------------------- J KASAY 2/2 1/1 Dist.: 19</div>
