Week 1, 2018

played in Atlanta, GA

61 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	7	3	0	0	-	10
Atlanta Falcons	7	7	0	0	-	14

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:21 CAR - Teddy Williams 14 pass from Aaron Rodgers (Cameron Emmons extra point)
1Q: 05:02 ATL - Julio Jones 2 pass from Matthew Stafford (Caleb Sturgis extra point)
2Q: 09:55 CAR - Cameron Emmons 53 field goal
2Q: 05:13 ATL - Devonta Freeman 9 run (Caleb Sturgis extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:21 CAR - Teddy Williams 14 pass from Aaron Rodgers (Cameron Emmons extra point)
1Q: 05:02 ATL - Julio Jones 2 pass from Matthew Stafford (Caleb Sturgis extra point)
2Q: 09:55 CAR - Cameron Emmons 53 field goal
2Q: 05:13 ATL - Devonta Freeman 9 run (Caleb Sturgis extra point)

Team Statistics CAR ATL
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 17 17
- by Rushing 5 5
- by Passing 11 11
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 258 265
- Offensive Plays 75 60
- Yards per Play 3.44 4.42
Net Rushing Yards 69 79
- Rushing Attempts 29 29
- Yards per Rush 2.38 2.72
Net Passing Yards 189 186
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 42 - 21 - 0 30 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 215 192
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/26 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 4.11 6.00
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/19 4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.2 9.1
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/65 1/15
Punt Returns/Yards 2/20 3/18
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 3/82
Interception Ret./Yards 1/5 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 35
Time of Possession 32:52 27:08

Team Statistics	CAR	ATL
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	17	17
- by Rushing	5	5
- by Passing	11	11
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	258	265
- Offensive Plays	75	60
- Yards per Play	3.44	4.42
Net Rushing Yards	69	79
- Rushing Attempts	29	29
- Yards per Rush	2.38	2.72
Net Passing Yards	189	186
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	42 - 21 - 0	30 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	215	192
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/26	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	4.11	6.00
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/19	4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.2	9.1
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/65	1/15
Punt Returns/Yards	2/20	3/18
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	3/82
Interception Ret./Yards	1/5	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 35
Time of Possession	32:52	27:08

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:40	OWN 20	7	24	Punt
1	11:07	0:54	OPP 27	4	27	Touchdown
1	8:26	1:29	OWN 6	3	1	Punt
1	4:56	2:38	OWN 20	6	-4	Punt
1	1:01	6:14	OWN 20	15	44	Field Goal
2	5:03	2:34	OWN 20	5	25	Punt
2	1:13	1:13	OWN 20	4	18	Half
3	9:18	1:41	OWN 37	3	-3	Punt
3	5:54	1:44	OWN 45	4	19	Missed FG
3	2:35	4:21	OWN 15	9	36	Punt
4	9:40	0:46	OWN 24	3	4	Punt
4	6:25	3:40	OWN 20	9	38	Downs
4	1:08	0:58	OWN 20	4	-1	Downs

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:20	1:13	OWN 17	3	1	Interception
1	10:13	1:47	OWN 40	3	5	Punt
1	6:57	2:01	OPP 48	5	48	Touchdown
1	2:18	1:17	OWN 46	3	3	Punt
2	9:47	4:44	OWN 41	9	59	Touchdown
2	2:29	1:16	OWN 29	6	31	Punt
3	15:00	5:42	OWN 25	10	49	Missed FG
3	7:37	1:43	OWN 4	3	5	Punt
3	4:10	1:35	OWN 43	3	2	Punt
4	13:14	3:34	OWN 7	6	37	Punt
4	8:54	2:29	OWN 36	4	23	Punt
4	2:45	1:37	OWN 42	5	24	Punt
4	0:10	0:10	OPP 19	1	-2	Game

Game MVP: Jalen Collins, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Le'Veon Bell	20	40	2.00	9	0	0
Glen Wunder	9	29	3.22	9	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Devonta Freeman	22	70	3.18	20	3	1
Matthew Stafford	3	10	3.33	7	0	0
Tevin Coleman	3	3	1.00	2	0	0
Jordan Todman	1	-4	-4.00	-4	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Aaron Rodgers	42	21	215	4/26	1	27	0	73.0

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matthew Stafford	30	18	192	1/6	1	27	1	76.0

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Teddy Williams	7	10	102	14.57	32	27	1
RB Le'Veon Bell	5	5	22	4.40	12	9	0
WR Clay Dominquez	4	6	45	11.25	22	17	0
WR Martavis Bryant	3	10	22	7.33	1	10	0
TE Rob Gronkowski	2	5	24	12.00	15	15	0
WR Devin Funchess	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Grady Hopper	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Abel Andrade	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Julio Jones	4	7	28	7.00	11	14	1
WR Paul Richardson	4	5	51	12.75	17	27	0
RB Devonta Freeman	3	3	13	4.33	2	12	0
WR Terrence Fayo	3	8	55	18.33	5	19	0
TE Gavin Escobar	2	3	34	17.00	14	19	0
RB Tevin Coleman	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
FB Noah Floyd	1	1	12	12.00	14	12	0
TE Brandon Myers	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR T.J. Graham	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Winston Prescott	1	5	5.00	0

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Sean Davison	7	302	43.1	40.6	62	3

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Matt Bosher	8	353	44.1	31.6	53	3

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cameron Emmons	1/2	1/2	1/2	53	1/1

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Caleb Sturgis	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Winston Prescott	2	20	10.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Devonta Freeman	3	18	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Douglas Craig	3	82	27.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Johnathan Cyprien	9	6	0.0	29	31
DT Kawann Short	7	0	0.0	25	29
OLB DeAndre Levy	4	2	0.0	27	30
OLB Anthony Chickillo	4	0	0.0	21	9
CB Senquez Golson	3	4	0.0	27	30
OLB Jason Rogers	3	1	0.0	14	13
CB Winston Prescott	3	0	0.0	29	31
OLB Shaq Thompson	2	0	0.0	15	18
CB Curtis Banks	2	0	0.0	8	15
DT Tucker Simms	2	0	0.0	21	16
DE Kony Ealy	1	2	1.0	24	25
S Harrison Smith	1	3	0.0	22	31
DE Datone Jones	1	1	0.0	22	15
DE Mark Belin	1	0	0.0	11	18
DT Robbie Careil	1	0	0.0	12	16

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Kendrick Forbes	12	4	0.0	29	46
ILB Rey Maualuga	7	3	0.5	29	45
CB Jalen Collins	5	0	1.5	29	46
S William Moore	5	3	0.0	29	46
CB Desmond Trufant	5	1	0.0	26	43
CB Douglas Craig	5	1	0.0	20	35
DE Vic Beasley	3	1	1.0	26	39
DE Alan Webster	2	1	1.0	27	32
DE Adrian Clayborn	2	0	0.0	7	23
ILB Will Hiler	2	0	0.0	22	37
DT Clinton McDonald	1	2	0.0	16	25
OLB Brooks Reed	1	1	0.0	7	10
WR Julio Jones	1	0	---	---	---
DT Johnathan Hankins	1	0	0.0	19	36
OLB Todd Caldwell	1	0	0.0	7	9
DT Kent Foreman	1	0	0.0	14	13
S Tre Boston	0	2	0.0	7	16

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Kony Ealy	1.0	1	0	25
DE Datone Jones	0.0	1	1	15
DT Kawann Short	0.0	1	0	29
DT Robbie Careil	0.0	0	1	16

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
CB Jalen Collins	1.5	0	0	0	46
DE Vic Beasley	1.0	0	4	2	39
DE Alan Webster	1.0	0	0	1	32
ILB Rey Maualuga	0.5	0	0	0	45
DT Johnathan Hankins	0.0	2	0	0	36
DE Adrian Clayborn	0.0	0	1	0	23

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Senquez Golson	4	0	0	30
S Johnathan Cyprien	3	0	0	31
OLB DeAndre Levy	2	0	0	30
OLB Anthony Chickillo	2	0	0	9
OLB Shaq Thompson	2	0	0	18
OLB Jason Rogers	2	0	0	13
CB Winston Prescott	1	1	1	31
S Harrison Smith	1	1	0	31
CB Curtis Banks	1	0	0	15
OLB Chance Wagner	0	1	0	7

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Kendrick Forbes	4	1	46
CB Desmond Trufant	3	1	43
ILB Rey Maualuga	3	0	45
CB Douglas Craig	3	0	35
CB Jalen Collins	2	3	46
OLB Brooks Reed	1	2	10
DT Clinton McDonald	1	0	25
S William Moore	1	0	46
DE Adrian Clayborn	1	0	23
DE Vic Beasley	1	0	39
OLB Todd Caldwell	1	0	9
CB Cary Williams	0	1	4

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
D.J. Fluker	3	8	29	1	46
Kelvin Beachum	3	7	29	1	46
Mike Pouncey	1	3	29	0	46
Kenneth Kirk	1	2	29	1	46
Cyrus Kouandjio	0	5	29	0	46
Grady Hopper	0	3	19	0	21
Jeff Cumberland	0	1	5	0	6
Rob Gronkowski	0	0	29	1	38

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Eric Harrison	2	3	29	0	31
Jake Matthews	1	4	29	0	31
John Sullivan	1	3	29	1	31
Gavin Escobar	1	1	20	0	20
Jake Long	0	8	29	0	31
Fernando Crocton	0	5	29	0	31
Noah Floyd	0	2	22	0	19

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Jeff Cumberland	2	16
Devin Funchess	2	16
Le'Veon Bell	1	20
Rob Gronkowski	1	14

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Douglas Craig	1	23
Jordan Todman	1	16

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
D.J. Fluker	29	46	---	---	9	84
Rob Gronkowski	29	38	---	---	14	81
Le'Veon Bell	20	37	---	---	20	77
Aaron Rodgers	29	46	---	---	---	75
Mike Pouncey	29	46	---	---	---	75
Kelvin Beachum	29	46	---	---	---	75
Cyrus Kouandjio	29	46	---	---	---	75
Kenneth Kirk	29	46	---	---	---	75
Winston Prescott	---	---	29	31	9	69
Johnathan Cyprien	---	---	29	31	1	61
Martavis Bryant	23	37	---	---	---	60
Senquez Golson	---	---	27	30	3	60
DeAndre Levy	---	---	27	30	1	58
Kawann Short	---	---	25	29	1	55
Harrison Smith	---	---	22	31	1	54
Teddy Williams	20	34	---	---	---	54
Kony Ealy	---	---	24	25	1	50
Grady Hopper	19	21	---	---	8	48
Jason Rogers	---	---	14	13	17	44
Tucker Simms	---	---	21	16	3	40
Abel Andrade	12	25	---	---	3	40
Clay Dominquez	8	17	---	---	13	38
Datone Jones	---	---	22	15	---	37
Shaq Thompson	---	---	15	18	4	37
Robbie Careil	---	---	12	16	8	36
Curtis Banks	---	---	8	15	11	34
Glen Wunder	9	9	---	---	15	33
Anthony Chickillo	---	---	21	9	2	32
Mark Belin	---	---	11	18	1	30
Jeff Cumberland	5	6	---	---	16	27
Devin Funchess	0	6	---	---	16	22
Van Everett	---	---	8	1	6	15
Corey Graham	---	---	1	5	8	14
David Mayo	---	---	2	1	8	11
Chance Wagner	---	---	1	7	2	10
Donte Schneider	0	0	---	---	9	9
Earl Bates	0	0	---	---	9	9
Darren Bernstein	0	0	---	---	9	9
Spencer Null	0	0	---	---	9	9
Jon Griffith	---	---	0	0	8	8
Sean Davison	0	0	---	---	7	7
Cameron Emmons	0	0	---	---	5	5
Les Moran	---	---	0	0	5	5
Alex Smith	0	0	---	---	2	2
Damon Anthony	0	0	---	---	---	0
James Bratton	---	---	0	0	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Douglas Craig	---	---	20	35	23	78
William Moore	---	---	29	46	2	77
Jalen Collins	---	---	29	46	2	77
Kendrick Forbes	---	---	29	46	2	77
Rey Maualuga	---	---	29	45	2	76
Desmond Trufant	---	---	26	43	2	71
Eric Harrison	29	31	---	---	9	69
Vic Beasley	---	---	26	39	2	67
Will Hiler	---	---	22	37	3	62
Devonta Freeman	26	25	---	---	10	61
Alan Webster	---	---	27	32	2	61
Jake Long	29	31	---	---	---	60
John Sullivan	29	31	---	---	---	60
Matthew Stafford	29	31	---	---	---	60
Jake Matthews	29	31	---	---	---	60
Fernando Crocton	29	31	---	---	---	60
Julio Jones	27	31	---	---	1	59
Johnathan Hankins	---	---	19	36	2	57
Gavin Escobar	20	20	---	---	14	54
Noah Floyd	22	19	---	---	7	48
Terrence Fayo	24	23	---	---	---	47
Clinton McDonald	---	---	16	25	3	44
Tre Boston	---	---	7	16	15	38
Adrian Clayborn	---	---	7	23	7	37
Todd Caldwell	---	---	7	9	20	36
T.J. Graham	9	13	---	---	11	33
Kent Foreman	---	---	14	13	---	27
Brandon Myers	9	7	---	---	8	24
Tevin Coleman	3	6	---	---	14	23
Brooks Reed	---	---	7	10	3	20
Jordan Todman	1	0	---	---	16	17
Paul Richardson	4	10	---	---	---	14
Cary Williams	---	---	4	4	5	13
James Stone	0	0	---	---	9	9
Justin Hardy	0	1	---	---	8	9
Monty Keys	0	0	---	---	9	9
Michael Donaldson	0	0	---	---	9	9
Victor Rosenthal	0	0	---	---	9	9
Matt Bosher	0	0	---	---	8	8
Brady Davis	---	---	1	1	6	8
Paul Worrilow	---	---	0	0	7	7
Sean Weatherspoon	---	---	0	0	5	5
Caleb Sturgis	0	0	---	---	4	4
Ricardo Allen	---	---	0	0	4	4
Oliver Durham	0	0	---	---	1	1
Sean Renfree	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	44	4.4
Middle	8	22	2.8
Right	11	3	0.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	27	2.7
Middle	10	31	3.1
Right	8	23	2.9
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Aaron Rodgers	42	21	2	1	4	8	5	3	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matthew Stafford	30	18	1	2	1	3	2	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	32	6.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	12	111	6.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	5	72	4.2
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	24	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	8	71	5.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	3	60	6.7
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	37	18.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Teddy Williams	10	7	0	102	2	34
WR Martavis Bryant	10	3	2	22	0	37
WR Clay Dominquez	6	4	1	45	0	17
TE Rob Gronkowski	5	2	0	24	0	38
RB Le'Veon Bell	5	5	0	22	0	37
FB Grady Hopper	2	0	0	0	0	21
WR Abel Andrade	2	0	1	0	0	25
WR Devin Funchess	1	0	0	0	0	6

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Terrence Fayo	8	3	0	55	0	23
WR Julio Jones	7	4	0	28	0	31
WR Paul Richardson	5	4	0	51	1	10
TE Gavin Escobar	3	2	1	34	0	20
RB Devonta Freeman	3	3	0	13	0	25
TE Brandon Myers	1	0	0	0	0	7
WR T.J. Graham	1	0	0	0	0	13
RB Tevin Coleman	1	1	0	-1	0	6
FB Noah Floyd	1	1	0	12	0	19

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Matthew Stafford	2	3	1.50	3.33
Devonta Freeman	2	12	6.00	3.18

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Aaron Rodgers	3	1	14	4.67	5.12

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matthew Stafford	2	2	-1	-0.50	6.40

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Rob Gronkowski	1	0	0	0.00	4.80
WR Teddy Williams	1	1	14	14.00	10.20
FB Grady Hopper	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Julio Jones	1	1	2	2.00	4.00
RB Devonta Freeman	1	1	-3	-3.00	4.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Le'Veon Bell	3	2
Glen Wunder	3	2

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Devonta Freeman	5	1
Tevin Coleman	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Aaron Rodgers	10	4	4

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matthew Stafford	8	3	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Martavis Bryant	4	1	1
WR Clay Dominquez	3	1	1
WR Teddy Williams	2	2	2
WR Abel Andrade	1	0	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Terrence Fayo	3	2	2
WR Julio Jones	2	0	0
WR Paul Richardson	2	1	1
TE Brandon Myers	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 59,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 12,800 (21,400)
End Zone 14,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,900 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	59,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	12,800 (21,400)
End Zone	14,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,900 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)