Week 7, 2016

played in Atlanta, GA

59 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	7	0	3	0	-	10
Atlanta Falcons	0	17	7	13	-	37

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:17 CAR - Martavis Bryant 15 pass from Geoff Howard (Graham Gano extra point)
2Q: 12:55 ATL - Julio Jones 15 pass from Matt Ryan (Lance Clayton extra point)
2Q: 04:53 ATL - Lance Clayton 29 field goal
2Q: 01:55 ATL - Julio Jones 42 pass from Matt Ryan (Lance Clayton extra point)
3Q: 11:55 ATL - William Moore 50 interception return (Lance Clayton extra point)
3Q: 06:05 CAR - Graham Gano 21 field goal
4Q: 02:12 ATL - Devonta Freeman 2 run (Lance Clayton extra point failed)
4Q: 02:04 ATL - Desmond Trufant 38 interception return (Lance Clayton extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:17 CAR - Martavis Bryant 15 pass from Geoff Howard (Graham Gano extra point)
2Q: 12:55 ATL - Julio Jones 15 pass from Matt Ryan (Lance Clayton extra point)
2Q: 04:53 ATL - Lance Clayton 29 field goal
2Q: 01:55 ATL - Julio Jones 42 pass from Matt Ryan (Lance Clayton extra point)
3Q: 11:55 ATL - William Moore 50 interception return (Lance Clayton extra point)
3Q: 06:05 CAR - Graham Gano 21 field goal
4Q: 02:12 ATL - Devonta Freeman 2 run (Lance Clayton extra point failed)
4Q: 02:04 ATL - Desmond Trufant 38 interception return (Lance Clayton extra point)

Team Statistics CAR ATL
Record 1-6 1-5
First Downs 21 14
- by Rushing 2 3
- by Passing 13 10
- by Penalty 6 1
Total Net Yards 276 325
- Offensive Plays 75 52
- Yards per Play 3.68 6.25
Net Rushing Yards 55 41
- Rushing Attempts 27 22
- Yards per Rush 2.04 1.86
Net Passing Yards 221 284
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 47 - 25 - 4 29 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 226 296
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 1/12
- Yards per Pass Play 4.60 9.47
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/18 5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.7 10.0
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 9/73 11/97
Punt Returns/Yards 3/25 3/36
Kick Returns/Yards 3/81 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 4/113
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 29
Time of Possession 32:30 27:30

Team Statistics	CAR	ATL
Record	1-6	1-5
First Downs	21	14
- by Rushing	2	3
- by Passing	13	10
- by Penalty	6	1
Total Net Yards	276	325
- Offensive Plays	75	52
- Yards per Play	3.68	6.25
Net Rushing Yards	55	41
- Rushing Attempts	27	22
- Yards per Rush	2.04	1.86
Net Passing Yards	221	284
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	47 - 25 - 4	29 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	226	296
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	1/12
- Yards per Pass Play	4.60	9.47
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/18	5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.7	10.0
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	9/73	11/97
Punt Returns/Yards	3/25	3/36
Kick Returns/Yards	3/81	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	4/113
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 29
Time of Possession	32:30	27:30

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:32	2:07	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
1	7:33	2:23	OWN 20	6	17	Punt
1	4:05	3:56	OWN 25	10	75	Touchdown
2	12:49	1:50	OWN 36	3	1	Punt
2	4:47	1:43	OWN 20	3	-4	Punt
2	1:22	1:09	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
2	0:13	0:13	OPP 32	1	-5	Missed FG
3	15:00	3:17	OWN 20	7	16	Interception
3	11:43	5:43	OWN 25	10	71	Field Goal
3	3:29	2:45	OWN 20	7	51	Interception
4	14:50	3:55	OWN 26	9	24	Punt
4	8:56	2:46	OWN 39	7	9	Interception
4	3:52	0:46	OWN 20	4	-10	Downs
4	2:04	0:07	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
4	1:57	0:51	OWN 34	3	8	Punt

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:28	OWN 20	5	36	Punt
1	9:25	1:52	OPP 42	3	1	Punt
1	5:10	1:05	OWN 28	3	-3	Punt
1	0:09	2:20	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
2	10:59	6:12	OWN 12	12	76	Field Goal
2	3:04	1:42	OWN 24	4	76	Touchdown
3	6:00	2:31	OWN 20	5	33	Punt
3	0:44	0:54	OWN 35	3	6	Punt
4	10:55	1:59	OWN 3	3	-2	Punt
4	6:10	2:18	OWN 39	3	1	Punt
4	3:06	1:02	OPP 10	3	10	Touchdown
4	1:06	1:06	OWN 3	2	1	Game

Game MVP: Matt Ryan, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Todd Gurley	17	41	2.41	12	1
Jonathan Stewart	7	6	0.86	8	0
Martavis Bryant	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0
Zach Zenner	1	4	4.00	4	0
Geoff Howard	1	5	5.00	5	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Devonta Freeman	16	33	2.06	11	2	1
Tevin Coleman	6	8	1.33	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
E.J. Manuel	30	12	149	0/0	0	24	3	16.5
Geoff Howard	17	13	77	1/5	1	25	1	79.7

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Ryan	29	23	296	1/12	2	42	0	132.1

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Todd Gurley	8	11	117	14.63	87	25	0
WR Martavis Bryant	6	12	37	6.17	5	15	1
WR Ted Ginn	3	6	15	5.00	3	10	0
WR Kelvin Benjamin	2	4	13	6.50	3	12	0
WR Jordan Matthews	2	6	14	7.00	3	12	0
TE Cory Bishop	2	4	15	7.50	0	15	0
TE Greg Olsen	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
RB Zach Zenner	1	1	13	13.00	0	13	0
RB Jonathan Stewart	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Julio Jones	7	8	155	22.14	82	42	2
WR Roddy White	6	6	44	7.33	5	13	0
RB Devonta Freeman	3	4	2	0.67	3	7	0
WR Terrence Fayo	3	5	47	15.67	35	38	0
TE Owen Daniels	2	3	34	17.00	12	23	0
FB John Kuhn	1	2	9	9.00	2	9	0
RB Terron Ward	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S William Moore	2	50	25.00	1
CB Desmond Trufant	2	63	31.50	1

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
Todd Gurley	1	0	1
Geoff Howard	1	0	0
Demetrius McCray	0	1	0
Cyrus Kouandjio	0	1	0
Grady Hopper	0	1	0

Atlanta	Fumb	Force
Devonta Freeman	1	0
Vic Beasley	0	1
Justin Hardy	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Vince Knight	7	326	46.6	41.4	55	3

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Matt Bosher	7	360	51.4	36.4	63	1

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Graham Gano	1/2	0/1	0/1	21	1/1

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Lance Clayton	1/1	0/0	0/0	29	4/5

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Todd Gurley	3	25	8.3	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Devonta Freeman	3	36	12.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Todd Gurley	3	81	27.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Anthony Chickillo	5	1	0.0	10	15
CB DeAngelo Hall	4	1	0.0	18	22
S Harrison Smith	4	0	0.0	20	28
CB Dwayne Gratz	4	0	0.0	12	22
OLB DeAndre Levy	3	2	0.0	20	26
DT Kawann Short	3	2	0.0	16	24
ILB David Mayo	3	2	0.0	13	14
DT Herman Dresslar	3	0	0.0	12	10
DE Charles Johnson	2	2	0.0	22	30
OLB Thomas Davis	2	0	0.0	10	8
S Tre Boston	2	0	0.0	16	29
CB Senquez Golson	2	0	0.0	20	28
DT Tucker Simms	2	0	0.0	15	21
ILB Kony Ealy	1	2	1.0	16	25
WR Ted Ginn	1	0	---	---	---
OLB A.J. Klein	1	0	0.0	2	4
WR Martavis Bryant	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Shaq Thompson	1	0	0.0	2	5
S Abel Crane	1	0	0.0	7	6
DE Datone Jones	0	1	0.0	6	5
S Devin Gray	0	1	0.0	2	2

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Kendrick Forbes	10	3	0.0	27	46
CB Robert Alford	7	1	0.0	20	39
ILB Paul Worrilow	5	4	0.0	25	46
S William Moore	5	1	0.0	26	48
OLB Brooks Reed	4	2	0.0	27	41
CB Jalen Collins	4	2	0.0	27	46
CB Desmond Trufant	4	0	0.0	24	41
DE Vic Beasley	3	0	1.0	25	46
DT Jonathan Babineaux	3	3	0.0	22	40
DE Adrian Clayborn	1	2	0.0	19	33
DT Haloti Ngata	1	0	0.0	10	17
CB Leon Hall	1	0	0.0	3	9
S Robert Blanton	1	0	0.0	4	4
DT Ra'Shede Hageman	1	0	0.0	12	23
S Ricardo Allen	1	0	0.0	8	10

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Kony Ealy	1.0	1	0	25
DE Charles Johnson	0.0	2	0	30
DE Datone Jones	0.0	2	0	5
DT Kawann Short	0.0	0	1	24

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Vic Beasley	1.0	0	3	4	46
DE Tyson Jackson	0.0	1	0	0	8
DE Adrian Clayborn	0.0	0	2	0	33
OLB Vincent Rey	0.0	0	0	1	6
DT Ra'Shede Hageman	0.0	0	0	1	23

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	PPlay
CB DeAngelo Hall	5	22
CB Dwayne Gratz	3	22
OLB Anthony Chickillo	3	15
OLB DeAndre Levy	2	26
S Harrison Smith	2	28
S Tre Boston	2	29
OLB Thomas Davis	1	8
OLB A.J. Klein	1	4
CB Senquez Golson	1	28
ILB David Mayo	1	14
OLB Shaq Thompson	1	5
DT Tucker Simms	1	21

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Robert Alford	5	2	0	39
ILB Paul Worrilow	5	1	0	46
CB Desmond Trufant	3	0	2	41
OLB Brooks Reed	3	0	0	41
CB Jalen Collins	2	1	0	46
S William Moore	2	0	2	48
DT Jonathan Babineaux	1	0	0	40
CB Leon Hall	1	0	0	9
DE Adrian Clayborn	1	0	0	33
S Ricardo Allen	1	0	0	10
S Kendrick Forbes	1	0	0	46

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Trai Turner	2	8	27	1	46
Michael Oher	0	5	27	0	48
Cyrus Kouandjio	0	5	25	0	48
Ryan Kalil	0	3	24	0	41
Grady Hopper	0	3	12	0	11
Andrew Norwell	0	1	27	0	48
Cory Bishop	0	1	23	0	36

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Andy Levitre	2	7	21	0	30
Jake Long	1	4	22	0	30
Monty Keys	1	4	22	0	30
Eric Harrison	1	3	21	1	30
Jake Matthews	1	2	22	0	30
Owen Daniels	0	1	13	0	21
John Kuhn	0	1	11	0	14

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Todd Gurley	2	25
Abel Crane	1	13

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Justin Durant	2	26
Justin Hardy	2	15
Terrence Fayo	1	10
Eric Harrison	1	8

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Andrew Norwell	27	48	---	---	9	84
Martavis Bryant	21	42	---	---	18	81
Todd Gurley	18	34	---	---	25	77
Michael Oher	27	48	---	---	1	76
Cory Bishop	23	36	---	---	17	76
Trai Turner	27	46	---	---	1	74
Cyrus Kouandjio	25	48	---	---	---	73
Ryan Kalil	24	41	---	---	---	65
Charles Johnson	---	---	22	30	6	58
Jordan Matthews	19	37	---	---	---	56
Harrison Smith	---	---	20	28	1	49
Senquez Golson	---	---	20	28	1	49
Zach Zenner	11	18	---	---	20	49
Kawann Short	---	---	16	24	8	48
DeAndre Levy	---	---	20	26	1	47
Tre Boston	---	---	16	29	1	46
Dwayne Gratz	---	---	12	22	10	44
DeAngelo Hall	---	---	18	22	2	42
Ted Ginn	10	25	---	---	7	42
Kony Ealy	---	---	16	25	1	42
E.J. Manuel	10	30	---	---	---	40
Tucker Simms	---	---	15	21	2	38
Kelvin Benjamin	5	15	---	---	17	37
Geoff Howard	17	18	---	---	2	37
Grady Hopper	12	11	---	---	14	37
Anthony Chickillo	---	---	10	15	8	33
Jonathan Stewart	8	14	---	---	7	29
A.J. Klein	---	---	2	4	23	29
David Mayo	---	---	13	14	2	29
Greg Olsen	8	6	---	---	13	27
Abel Crane	---	---	7	6	13	26
Thomas Davis	---	---	10	8	4	22
Herman Dresslar	---	---	12	10	---	22
Demetrius McCray	---	---	3	6	9	18
Donte Schneider	3	7	---	---	8	18
Chris Olevao	2	2	---	---	9	13
Datone Jones	---	---	6	5	1	12
Shaq Thompson	---	---	2	5	4	11
John Denney	0	0	---	---	9	9
Kenneth Kirk	0	0	---	---	8	8
Vince Knight	0	0	---	---	7	7
Devin Gray	---	---	2	2	3	7
Graham Gano	0	0	---	---	5	5
Devin Funchess	0	2	---	---	---	2
Korey Hambrick	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
William Moore	---	---	26	48	3	77
Jalen Collins	---	---	27	46	2	75
Kendrick Forbes	---	---	27	46	2	75
Paul Worrilow	---	---	25	46	3	74
Vic Beasley	---	---	25	46	2	73
Brooks Reed	---	---	27	41	3	71
Desmond Trufant	---	---	24	41	2	67
Jonathan Babineaux	---	---	22	40	2	64
Robert Alford	---	---	20	39	2	61
Jake Long	22	30	---	---	8	60
Eric Harrison	21	30	---	---	8	59
Adrian Clayborn	---	---	19	33	3	55
Matt Ryan	22	30	---	---	---	52
Devonta Freeman	16	26	---	---	10	52
Jake Matthews	22	30	---	---	---	52
Monty Keys	22	30	---	---	---	52
Andy Levitre	21	30	---	---	---	51
Julio Jones	20	28	---	---	3	51
Roddy White	13	19	---	---	17	49
Justin Hardy	13	17	---	---	15	45
John Kuhn	11	14	---	---	13	38
Owen Daniels	13	21	---	---	3	37
Ra'Shede Hageman	---	---	12	23	1	36
Tevin Coleman	6	4	---	---	25	35
Terrence Fayo	10	14	---	---	10	34
Haloti Ngata	---	---	10	17	6	33
Justin Durant	---	---	0	7	26	33
Malliciah Goodman	---	---	8	15	8	31
Ricardo Allen	---	---	8	10	10	28
Tyrus Westbrook	5	4	---	---	18	27
Leon Hall	---	---	3	9	7	19
Robert Blanton	---	---	4	4	10	18
Vincent Rey	---	---	5	6	6	17
Tyson Jackson	---	---	4	8	---	12
Terron Ward	0	2	---	---	9	11
Vincent Dole	---	---	0	2	9	11
James Stone	2	0	---	---	8	10
Todd Caldwell	---	---	1	1	7	9
J.J. Jansen	0	0	---	---	8	8
Mike Person	0	0	---	---	8	8
Lance Clayton	0	0	---	---	8	8
Matt Bosher	0	0	---	---	7	7
Mike Jenkins	---	---	0	0	4	4
Michael Crabtree	3	1	---	---	---	4
Thad Lewis	0	0	---	---	1	1
Sean Renfree	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	22	2.2
Middle	14	36	2.6
Right	3	-3	-1.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	38	5.4
Middle	6	6	1.0
Right	9	-3	-0.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
E.J. Manuel	30	12	2	4	3	2	5	3	3
Geoff Howard	17	13	1	1	0	2	0	3	1

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Ryan	29	23	6	0	1	0	5	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	12	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	23	16	122	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	7	92	5.1
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	13	155	9.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	5	87	14.5
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	54	27.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Martavis Bryant	12	6	1	37	0	42
RB Todd Gurley	11	8	0	117	3	34
WR Ted Ginn	6	3	0	15	0	25
WR Jordan Matthews	6	2	1	14	0	37
WR Kelvin Benjamin	4	2	1	13	0	15
TE Cory Bishop	4	2	0	15	0	36
RB Jonathan Stewart	2	0	0	0	0	14
TE Greg Olsen	1	1	0	2	0	6
RB Zach Zenner	1	1	0	13	0	18

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Julio Jones	8	7	0	155	4	28
WR Roddy White	6	6	0	44	0	19
WR Terrence Fayo	5	3	1	47	1	14
RB Devonta Freeman	4	3	0	2	0	26
TE Owen Daniels	3	2	0	34	1	21
FB John Kuhn	2	1	0	9	0	14
RB Terron Ward	1	1	0	5	0	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jonathan Stewart	2	-7	-3.50	0.86
Todd Gurley	1	0	0.00	2.41

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Devonta Freeman	4	9	2.25	2.06
Tevin Coleman	1	0	0.00	1.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
E.J. Manuel	1	0	0	0.00	4.97
Geoff Howard	1	1	15	15.00	4.53

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Ryan	1	1	15	15.00	10.21

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Martavis Bryant	1	1	15	15.00	3.08
RB Todd Gurley	1	0	0	0.00	10.64

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Julio Jones	1	1	15	15.00	19.38

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Todd Gurley	3	1
Jonathan Stewart	1	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Devonta Freeman	3	2
Tevin Coleman	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
E.J. Manuel	8	4	3
Geoff Howard	6	4	2

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Ryan	9	8	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ted Ginn	3	2	2
WR Martavis Bryant	3	2	2
WR Kelvin Benjamin	2	1	0
RB Todd Gurley	2	1	0
RB Jonathan Stewart	1	0	0
WR Jordan Matthews	1	0	0
RB Zach Zenner	1	1	1
TE Cory Bishop	1	1	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Roddy White	3	3	1
WR Julio Jones	3	2	1
WR Terrence Fayo	2	2	1
TE Owen Daniels	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 49,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,900 (21,400)
End Zone 7,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 8,800 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,400 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	49,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,900 (21,400)
End Zone	7,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	8,800 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,400 (3,300)