Week 15, 2017

played in Atlanta, GA

45 degrees, fair, 13 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	0	3	6	6	-	15
Atlanta Falcons	7	14	3	7	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:25 ATL - Devonta Freeman 2 run (Dan Carpenter extra point)
2Q: 14:30 ATL - T.J. Graham 17 pass from Matt Ryan (Dan Carpenter extra point)
2Q: 07:00 ATL - Terrence Fayo 13 pass from Matt Ryan (Dan Carpenter extra point)
2Q: 00:57 CAR - Graham Gano 40 field goal
3Q: 09:23 ATL - Dan Carpenter 47 field goal
3Q: 05:16 CAR - Le'Veon Bell 6 pass from Aaron Rodgers (Graham Gano extra point failed)
4Q: 14:54 CAR - Graham Gano 34 field goal
4Q: 12:22 CAR - Graham Gano 33 field goal
4Q: 01:59 ATL - Jalen Collins 69 interception return (Dan Carpenter extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:25 ATL - Devonta Freeman 2 run (Dan Carpenter extra point)
2Q: 14:30 ATL - T.J. Graham 17 pass from Matt Ryan (Dan Carpenter extra point)
2Q: 07:00 ATL - Terrence Fayo 13 pass from Matt Ryan (Dan Carpenter extra point)
2Q: 00:57 CAR - Graham Gano 40 field goal
3Q: 09:23 ATL - Dan Carpenter 47 field goal
3Q: 05:16 CAR - Le'Veon Bell 6 pass from Aaron Rodgers (Graham Gano extra point failed)
4Q: 14:54 CAR - Graham Gano 34 field goal
4Q: 12:22 CAR - Graham Gano 33 field goal
4Q: 01:59 ATL - Jalen Collins 69 interception return (Dan Carpenter extra point)

Team Statistics CAR ATL
Record 2-12 6-8
First Downs 19 20
- by Rushing 3 7
- by Passing 14 12
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 297 326
- Offensive Plays 67 61
- Yards per Play 4.43 5.34
Net Rushing Yards 76 120
- Rushing Attempts 18 27
- Yards per Rush 4.22 4.44
Net Passing Yards 221 206
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 44 - 25 - 2 29 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 261 245
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/40 5/39
- Yards per Pass Play 4.51 6.06
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/13 5/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.4 6.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 2/10 6/30
Punt Returns/Yards 3/41 4/36
Kick Returns/Yards 2/47 1/22
Interception Ret./Yards 1/15 2/77
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 26
Time of Possession 27:23 32:37

Team Statistics	CAR	ATL
Record	2-12	6-8
First Downs	19	20
- by Rushing	3	7
- by Passing	14	12
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	297	326
- Offensive Plays	67	61
- Yards per Play	4.43	5.34
Net Rushing Yards	76	120
- Rushing Attempts	18	27
- Yards per Rush	4.22	4.44
Net Passing Yards	221	206
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	44 - 25 - 2	29 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	261	245
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/40	5/39
- Yards per Pass Play	4.51	6.06
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/13	5/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.4	6.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	2/10	6/30
Punt Returns/Yards	3/41	4/36
Kick Returns/Yards	2/47	1/22
Interception Ret./Yards	1/15	2/77
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 26
Time of Possession	27:23	32:37

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:09	OWN 20	6	10	Punt
1	8:43	1:25	OWN 30	3	7	Punt
1	3:19	1:26	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
2	14:19	3:33	OWN 20	8	38	Punt
2	6:53	2:44	OWN 43	5	6	Punt
2	1:45	0:56	OPP 21	3	-2	Field Goal
3	9:18	4:13	OWN 15	8	85	Touchdown
3	3:32	3:46	OWN 32	7	51	Field Goal
4	13:11	0:57	OPP 21	3	5	Field Goal
4	10:22	2:12	OWN 23	5	5	Punt
4	5:59	1:11	OWN 10	5	13	Interception
4	2:33	0:42	OWN 20	3	32	Interception
4	1:51	1:51	OWN 20	8	49	Game

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:51	3:08	OWN 25	5	11	Punt
1	7:18	3:59	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
1	1:53	2:34	OWN 42	6	58	Touchdown
2	10:46	3:53	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
2	4:09	2:24	OWN 10	6	20	Fumble
2	0:49	0:49	OWN 20	2	5	Half
3	15:00	5:42	OWN 20	10	50	Field Goal
3	5:05	1:33	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
4	14:46	1:35	OWN 23	3	12	Interception
4	12:14	1:52	OWN 20	3	-8	Punt
4	8:10	2:11	OWN 40	3	3	Punt
4	4:48	2:15	OPP 44	3	6	Punt

Game MVP: Jalen Collins, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Le'Veon Bell	12	43	3.58	8	0
Glen Wunder	3	17	5.67	16	1
Aaron Rodgers	2	16	8.00	9	0
Grady Hopper	1	0	0.00	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Devonta Freeman	23	99	4.30	26	3	1
Tevin Coleman	4	21	5.25	14	1	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Aaron Rodgers	44	25	261	5/40	1	33	2	62.8

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Ryan	29	24	245	5/39	2	48	1	110.5

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Rob Gronkowski	9	10	121	13.44	38	33	0
RB Le'Veon Bell	8	10	53	6.63	31	22	1
WR Martavis Bryant	4	9	24	6.00	2	8	0
WR Teddy Williams	3	7	49	16.33	20	21	0
WR Paul Richardson	1	1	14	14.00	0	14	0
WR Brandon LaFell	0	6	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Grady Hopper	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Julio Jones	8	8	77	9.63	27	28	0
WR Michael Crabtree	4	4	43	10.75	4	14	0
WR T.J. Graham	3	5	34	11.33	19	17	1
WR Terrence Fayo	3	5	20	6.67	0	13	1
FB John Kuhn	2	2	55	27.50	53	48	0
RB Devonta Freeman	2	2	3	1.50	0	4	0
TE Brandon Myers	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0
RB Tevin Coleman	1	1	5	5.00	5	5	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Johnathan Cyprien	1	15	15.00	0

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Jalen Collins	2	77	38.50	1

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Recov	Force
Kawann Short	1	0
Anthony Chickillo	0	1
Winston Prescott	0	1

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov
Matt Ryan	1	0
Julio Jones	1	0
T.J. Graham	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Sean Davison	6	264	44.0	34.7	54	2

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Matt Bosher	5	269	53.8	41.6	67	3

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Graham Gano	3/3	1/1	0/0	40	0/1

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dan Carpenter	1/1	1/1	0/0	47	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Winston Prescott	3	41	13.7	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Devonta Freeman	4	36	9.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Glen Wunder	2	47	23.5	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Devonta Freeman	1	22	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB DeAndre Levy	9	4	1.0	26	34
DT Kawann Short	8	1	0.5	23	34
OLB Whitney Mercilus	8	0	0.0	27	34
CB Winston Prescott	6	2	0.0	27	34
S Harrison Smith	5	1	0.0	22	31
CB Senquez Golson	4	1	0.0	26	27
CB Nevin Lawson	3	2	0.0	9	15
DE Kony Ealy	2	2	1.5	22	27
OLB Anthony Chickillo	2	1	1.0	14	20
DT Tucker Simms	2	1	1.0	25	27
DE Nick Foreman	1	1	0.0	27	34
S Michael Griffin	1	0	0.0	1	4
RB Le'Veon Bell	1	0	---	---	---
S Johnathan Cyprien	1	0	0.0	27	34
DT Grady Campbell	1	0	0.0	5	7
ILB David Mayo	0	1	0.0	1	0

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Paul Worrilow	10	1	0.5	18	45
S Kendrick Forbes	6	3	0.0	18	49
CB Cary Williams	5	1	0.0	10	38
OLB Brooks Reed	4	1	0.0	12	28
CB Jalen Collins	4	0	0.0	18	49
OLB Todd Caldwell	3	1	0.0	14	28
S William Moore	3	0	0.0	18	49
DE Alan Webster	2	0	2.0	13	44
DT Ra'Shede Hageman	2	0	0.0	12	25
S Ricardo Allen	2	0	0.0	2	15
DT Johnathan Hankins	1	1	1.5	11	37
DE Adrian Clayborn	1	1	1.0	8	23
CB Desmond Trufant	1	2	0.0	16	44
DE Malliciah Goodman	1	0	0.0	15	31
T Jake Matthews	1	0	---	---	---
WR Terrence Fayo	1	0	---	---	---
DT Kent Foreman	1	0	0.0	11	20
CB Douglas Craig	1	0	0.0	0	7

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Kony Ealy	1.5	1	0	27
OLB DeAndre Levy	1.0	0	0	34
OLB Anthony Chickillo	1.0	0	0	20
DT Tucker Simms	1.0	0	0	27
DT Kawann Short	0.5	0	0	34
DE Nick Foreman	0.0	0	1	34

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Alan Webster	2.0	1	44
DT Johnathan Hankins	1.5	2	37
DE Adrian Clayborn	1.0	1	23
ILB Paul Worrilow	0.5	2	45
DE Malliciah Goodman	0.0	1	31
OLB Todd Caldwell	0.0	1	28

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Whitney Mercilus	4	0	34
CB Senquez Golson	4	0	27
OLB DeAndre Levy	3	0	34
S Harrison Smith	3	0	31
CB Winston Prescott	3	0	34
S Johnathan Cyprien	2	1	34
S Michael Griffin	1	0	4
DE Kony Ealy	1	0	27
CB Nevin Lawson	1	0	15
OLB Anthony Chickillo	1	0	20
DT Grady Campbell	1	0	7

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Paul Worrilow	5	1	0	45
CB Cary Williams	4	0	0	38
CB Jalen Collins	3	1	2	49
OLB Brooks Reed	3	0	0	28
S Kendrick Forbes	3	0	0	49
S William Moore	2	1	0	49
S Ricardo Allen	2	0	0	15
OLB Todd Caldwell	2	0	0	28
CB Douglas Craig	1	0	0	7
CB Desmond Trufant	0	1	0	44

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Kenneth Kirk	2	4	18	1	49
Rob Gronkowski	2	4	16	0	43
B.J. Rock	2	2	18	0	49
Mike Pouncey	0	3	18	2	49
Trai Turner	0	1	18	2	49
Cyrus Kouandjio	0	1	18	0	49
Grady Hopper	0	1	12	0	25

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Eric Harrison	3	6	27	1	34
Jake Matthews	2	5	27	2	34
Monty Keys	1	6	27	0	34
Jake Long	1	4	27	2	34
John Kuhn	1	2	18	0	16
Andy Levitre	0	4	27	0	34

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
DeAndre Levy	1	22
Le'Veon Bell	1	21
Glen Wunder	1	20
Michael Griffin	1	12
B.J. Rock	1	9

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
John Kuhn	2	12
Cary Williams	1	26
Gavin Escobar	1	17
Robert Blanton	1	10

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
DeAndre Levy	---	---	26	34	22	82
Le'Veon Bell	13	44	---	---	21	78
Rob Gronkowski	16	43	---	---	17	76
Kenneth Kirk	18	49	---	---	9	76
B.J. Rock	18	49	---	---	9	76
Whitney Mercilus	---	---	27	34	7	68
Aaron Rodgers	18	49	---	---	---	67
Mike Pouncey	18	49	---	---	---	67
Cyrus Kouandjio	18	49	---	---	---	67
Trai Turner	18	49	---	---	---	67
Winston Prescott	---	---	27	34	6	67
Harrison Smith	---	---	22	31	12	65
Johnathan Cyprien	---	---	27	34	1	62
Nick Foreman	---	---	27	34	1	62
Martavis Bryant	17	43	---	---	---	60
Kawann Short	---	---	23	34	2	59
Tucker Simms	---	---	25	27	4	56
Senquez Golson	---	---	26	27	1	54
Teddy Williams	17	36	---	---	---	53
Kony Ealy	---	---	22	27	---	49
Grady Hopper	12	25	---	---	7	44
Brandon LaFell	4	21	---	---	14	39
Nevin Lawson	---	---	9	15	13	37
Anthony Chickillo	---	---	14	20	---	34
Glen Wunder	5	2	---	---	20	27
Cory Bishop	0	3	---	---	19	22
Paul Richardson	3	17	---	---	---	20
Jerome Simpson	0	3	---	---	16	19
Tre Boston	---	---	4	3	11	18
Grady Campbell	---	---	5	7	6	18
Michael Griffin	---	---	1	4	12	17
Warren Dobreski	3	8	---	---	2	13
Collin Harper	---	---	4	3	5	12
Jon Griffith	---	---	4	2	5	11
Kelvin Beachum	0	0	---	---	9	9
Kenneth Battle	0	0	---	---	9	9
Donte Schneider	0	0	---	---	9	9
Graham Gano	0	0	---	---	8	8
Sammie Lee Hill	---	---	3	4	---	7
Sean Davison	0	0	---	---	6	6
Damon Anthony	0	0	---	---	3	3
David Mayo	---	---	1	0	---	1
Datone Jones	---	---	0	0	---	0
Geoff Howard	0	0	---	---	---	0
Earl Bates	0	0	---	---	---	0
James Bratton	---	---	0	0	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Cary Williams	---	---	10	38	26	74
William Moore	---	---	18	49	4	71
Jalen Collins	---	---	18	49	3	70
Kendrick Forbes	---	---	18	49	3	70
Eric Harrison	27	34	---	---	6	67
Paul Worrilow	---	---	18	45	3	66
Devonta Freeman	23	26	---	---	16	65
Desmond Trufant	---	---	16	44	4	64
Jake Long	27	34	---	---	---	61
Matt Ryan	27	34	---	---	---	61
Andy Levitre	27	34	---	---	---	61
Jake Matthews	27	34	---	---	---	61
Monty Keys	27	34	---	---	---	61
Julio Jones	26	32	---	---	2	60
Alan Webster	---	---	13	44	3	60
Johnathan Hankins	---	---	11	37	2	50
Malliciah Goodman	---	---	15	31	2	48
Brandon Myers	21	21	---	---	5	47
Todd Caldwell	---	---	14	28	5	47
John Kuhn	18	16	---	---	12	46
Ra'Shede Hageman	---	---	12	25	8	45
Brooks Reed	---	---	12	28	4	44
T.J. Graham	9	15	---	---	15	39
Adrian Clayborn	---	---	8	23	7	38
Terrence Fayo	15	21	---	---	---	36
Tevin Coleman	4	8	---	---	23	35
Gavin Escobar	6	10	---	---	17	33
Kent Foreman	---	---	11	20	1	32
Sean Weatherspoon	---	---	2	5	23	30
Michael Crabtree	10	14	---	---	---	24
Ricardo Allen	---	---	2	15	2	19
Terron Ward	3	3	---	---	11	17
Douglas Craig	---	---	0	7	10	17
Justin Hardy	0	4	---	---	12	16
Robert Blanton	---	---	0	1	10	11
Dan Carpenter	0	0	---	---	7	7
J.J. Jansen	0	0	---	---	6	6
Matt Bosher	0	0	---	---	6	6
Mike Person	0	0	---	---	6	6
Vincent Rey	---	---	0	1	5	6
James Stone	0	0	---	---	6	6
Fernando Crocton	0	0	---	---	6	6
Vincent Dole	---	---	0	0	5	5
Sean Renfree	0	0	---	---	---	0
Kaleb Arnold	0	0	---	---	---	0
Michael Donaldson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	30	6.0
Middle	11	47	4.3
Right	2	-1	-0.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	9	9.0
Middle	12	48	4.0
Right	14	63	4.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Aaron Rodgers	44	25	4	2	3	4	8	0	2

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Ryan	29	24	2	0	2	0	1	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	7	30	3.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	7	79	6.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	11	152	8.9
Long (19+ Yds)	7	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	76	10.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	12	97	6.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	55	7.9
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	17	17.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Rob Gronkowski	10	9	0	121	2	43
RB Le'Veon Bell	10	8	1	53	1	44
WR Martavis Bryant	9	4	0	24	0	43
WR Teddy Williams	7	3	1	49	1	36
WR Brandon LaFell	6	0	0	0	0	21
WR Paul Richardson	1	1	0	14	0	17
FB Grady Hopper	1	0	1	0	0	25

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Julio Jones	8	8	0	77	1	32
WR T.J. Graham	5	3	1	34	0	15
WR Terrence Fayo	5	3	1	20	0	21
WR Michael Crabtree	4	4	0	43	0	14
FB John Kuhn	2	2	0	55	1	16
TE Brandon Myers	2	1	0	8	0	21
RB Devonta Freeman	2	2	0	3	0	26
RB Tevin Coleman	1	1	0	5	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Glen Wunder	1	-3	-3.00	5.67

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Devonta Freeman	1	2	2.00	4.30
Tevin Coleman	1	1	1.00	5.25

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Aaron Rodgers	3	1	6	2.00	5.93

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Ryan	3	2	30	10.00	8.45

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Le'Veon Bell	2	1	6	3.00	5.30
WR Martavis Bryant	1	0	0	0.00	2.67

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Terrence Fayo	2	1	13	6.50	4.00
WR T.J. Graham	1	1	17	17.00	6.80

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Le'Veon Bell	2	1
Glen Wunder	1	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Devonta Freeman	3	2
Tevin Coleman	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Aaron Rodgers	9	5	2

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Ryan	4	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Brandon LaFell	2	0	0
RB Le'Veon Bell	2	1	0
WR Martavis Bryant	2	1	0
TE Rob Gronkowski	1	1	0
WR Teddy Williams	1	1	1
WR Paul Richardson	1	1	1

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR T.J. Graham	2	2	1
WR Michael Crabtree	1	1	1
WR Julio Jones	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 61,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,700 (21,400)
End Zone 13,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,300 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,200 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	61,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,700 (21,400)
End Zone	13,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,300 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,200 (3,300)