Week 1, 2021

played in Carolina, NC

72 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

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

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:08 CAR - Cameron Emmons 41 field goal
1Q: 06:17 ATL - Rickey Davison 52 pass from Brayden Abeykoon (Ryan Succop extra point)
2Q: 10:52 CAR - Terrell Downs 3 pass from Jimmy Garoppolo (Cameron Emmons extra point)
2Q: 00:03 ATL - Ryan Succop 22 field goal
3Q: 07:34 ATL - Ryan Succop 26 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:08 CAR - Cameron Emmons 41 field goal
1Q: 06:17 ATL - Rickey Davison 52 pass from Brayden Abeykoon (Ryan Succop extra point)
2Q: 10:52 CAR - Terrell Downs 3 pass from Jimmy Garoppolo (Cameron Emmons extra point)
2Q: 00:03 ATL - Ryan Succop 22 field goal
3Q: 07:34 ATL - Ryan Succop 26 field goal

Team Statistics ATL CAR
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 17 14
- by Rushing 10 6
- by Passing 5 7
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 294 220
- Offensive Plays 60 61
- Yards per Play 4.90 3.61
Net Rushing Yards 152 124
- Rushing Attempts 39 40
- Yards per Rush 3.90 3.10
Net Passing Yards 142 96
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 20 - 13 - 2 20 - 12 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 146 104
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/4 1/8
- Yards per Pass Play 6.76 4.57
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/11 4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.4 7.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 3/20 4/17
Punt Returns/Yards 4/23 1/11
Kick Returns/Yards 3/76 1/21
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 22
Time of Possession 29:24 30:36

Team Statistics	ATL	CAR
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	17	14
- by Rushing	10	6
- by Passing	5	7
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	294	220
- Offensive Plays	60	61
- Yards per Play	4.90	3.61
Net Rushing Yards	152	124
- Rushing Attempts	39	40
- Yards per Rush	3.90	3.10
Net Passing Yards	142	96
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	20 - 13 - 2	20 - 12 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	146	104
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/4	1/8
- Yards per Pass Play	6.76	4.57
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/11	4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.4	7.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	3/20	4/17
Punt Returns/Yards	4/23	1/11
Kick Returns/Yards	3/76	1/21
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 22
Time of Possession	29:24	30:36

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:02	4:03	OWN 22	7	78	Touchdown
1	4:30	3:48	OWN 9	8	50	Punt
2	10:42	1:56	OWN 43	3	9	Punt
2	6:19	2:38	OWN 18	7	21	Interception
2	1:53	1:53	OWN 24	5	71	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:48	OWN 27	5	10	Punt
3	10:43	3:15	OPP 32	5	23	Field Goal
3	3:57	4:06	OWN 22	7	26	Punt
4	13:05	1:21	OWN 47	3	4	Punt
4	10:11	1:24	OWN 46	3	-5	Interception
4	4:49	2:52	OWN 37	6	13	Punt
4	0:21	0:21	OWN 47	1	-1	Game

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:58	OWN 20	9	56	Field Goal
1	5:59	1:29	OWN 39	3	-2	Punt
1	0:42	5:00	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
2	8:46	2:27	OWN 20	5	13	Punt
2	3:41	1:48	OWN 35	3	7	Punt
3	12:12	1:29	OWN 6	3	3	Punt
3	7:28	3:31	OWN 20	6	12	Punt
4	14:51	1:46	OWN 4	3	-1	Punt
4	11:44	1:33	OWN 20	3	-7	Punt
4	8:47	3:58	OWN 33	9	30	Downs
4	1:57	1:36	OWN 26	6	27	Downs

Game MVP: Ramon Luster, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Ramon Luster	31	103	3.32	12	4
Calvin McDonald	5	33	6.60	22	2
Brayden Abeykoon	3	16	5.33	9	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Le'Veon Bell	30	97	3.23	10	1
Caden Peterson	5	14	2.80	6	0
Jimmy Garoppolo	4	15	3.75	8	0
Vince Ford	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brayden Abeykoon	20	13	146	1/4	1	52	2	63.8

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jimmy Garoppolo	20	12	104	1/8	1	40	0	90.4

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Rickey Davison	5	7	79	15.80	51	52	1
TE Zach Ertz	2	3	32	16.00	6	29	0
FB Dustin Bullock	2	2	17	8.50	15	15	0
RB Ramon Luster	2	2	20	10.00	2	20	0
WR Davante Adams	1	2	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0
TE Aaron Tubbs	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
WR Dean Maier	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Martavis Bryant	3	6	32	10.67	11	21	0
WR Darren Waller	2	3	46	23.00	41	40	0
TE Gage Baird	2	2	1	0.50	0	3	0
WR Clay Dominquez	2	5	15	7.50	0	11	0
RB Le'Veon Bell	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Terrell Downs	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	1
WR Desmond McCarthy	1	2	7	7.00	1	7	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Desmond Trufant	2	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Vic Beasley	0	0	1	0

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Le'Veon Bell	1	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Matt Bosher	6	278	46.3	34.5	57	3

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Emmitt Fulkerson	7	315	45.0	41.7	53	2

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ryan Succop	2/2	0/0	0/0	26	1/1

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cameron Emmons	1/1	1/1	0/0	41	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rickey Davison	4	23	5.8	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Adrian Westbrook	1	11	11.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rickey Davison	2	61	30.5	0
Dean Maier	1	15	15.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vince Ford	1	21	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Kai Vaughn	9	0	0.0	38	20
DT Johnathan Hankins	7	4	1.0	28	9
ILB Archie Sims	6	0	0.0	35	17
S Kendrick Forbes	4	3	0.0	40	21
DT Danny Shelton	4	1	0.0	25	15
ILB Will Hiler	3	3	0.0	39	19
DE Vic Beasley	3	1	0.0	34	20
CB Jalen Collins	3	1	0.0	40	21
DE Quinn Linquist	3	1	0.0	19	10
OLB Tyler Rodgers	3	0	0.0	17	8
DE Alan Webster	2	2	0.0	32	13
OLB Walt Benoit	2	0	0.0	4	2
S Jairus Byrd	1	1	0.0	40	21
WR Rickey Davison	1	0	---	---	---
S Kim Carr	1	0	0.0	3	4
WR Dean Maier	1	0	---	---	---
CB Pete Nixon	1	0	0.0	25	17
DT Donnell Armstrong	0	1	0.0	19	13

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Barry Church	7	2	0.0	39	21
ILB Lorenzo Mauldin	7	1	0.0	39	21
DT Dwight Lyon	6	2	1.0	26	12
CB Carter Terrell	4	4	0.0	22	15
OLB Stephone Anthony	4	1	0.0	17	8
DE Kony Ealy	4	0	0.0	35	19
CB Paul Barringer	4	0	0.0	39	21
S Harrison Smith	3	3	0.0	39	21
OLB Andres Houston	3	2	0.0	24	12
DT Kawann Short	2	2	0.0	34	18
CB Desmond Trufant	2	0	0.0	37	20
DE Kelvin Hardman	1	3	0.0	26	12
S Benjamin Ramsey	1	1	0.0	4	6
OLB Clay Matthews	1	0	0.0	4	2
OLB Chance Wagner	1	0	0.0	12	5
DT Efrain Grant	1	0	0.0	19	9
DE Mark Belin	0	1	0.0	13	9

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Johnathan Hankins	1.0	0	0	0	9
DE Quinn Linquist	0.0	1	2	0	10
DE Alan Webster	0.0	0	1	1	13
DE Vic Beasley	0.0	0	0	1	20

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Dwight Lyon	1.0	0	0	12
DE Mark Belin	0.0	1	1	9
DE Kelvin Hardman	0.0	1	1	12

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Jalen Collins	3	0	21
CB Kai Vaughn	3	0	20
ILB Archie Sims	2	1	17
CB Pete Nixon	2	0	17
S Jairus Byrd	1	0	21
DT Danny Shelton	1	0	15

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Desmond Trufant	2	1	2	20
S Barry Church	2	0	0	21
OLB Stephone Anthony	2	0	0	8
CB Carter Terrell	2	0	0	15
CB Paul Barringer	1	1	0	21
S Harrison Smith	1	0	0	21
ILB Lorenzo Mauldin	1	0	0	21
OLB Chance Wagner	1	0	0	5
S Benjamin Ramsey	1	0	0	6

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Eric Wood	5	7	0	39	0	21
Jake Matthews	4	9	2	39	0	21
Arie Kouandjio	2	8	0	39	0	21
Alan Crane	2	2	0	39	1	21
Eric Fisher	1	6	0	39	0	21
Aaron Tubbs	1	2	0	23	0	12
Dustin Bullock	0	2	0	30	0	13

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Trai Turner	2	8	40	0	21
Kenneth Kirk	2	6	40	0	21
Craig Folston	2	5	40	1	21
Kelvin Beachum	1	9	40	0	21
Terrell Downs	1	2	16	0	7
Gage Baird	1	1	32	0	18
D.J. Fluker	0	3	40	0	21
Edgar Maloney	0	2	30	0	15

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Tre Boston	1	12
Tim McAddley	1	11

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Carter Terrell	3	27
Edgar Maloney	1	19
Clay Matthews	1	13
Gage Baird	1	13
Harrison Smith	1	4

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jake Matthews	39	21	---	---	8	68
Jalen Collins	---	---	40	21	7	68
Alan Crane	39	21	---	---	8	68
Jairus Byrd	---	---	40	21	5	66
Rickey Davison	32	21	---	---	11	64
Kendrick Forbes	---	---	40	21	1	62
Eric Wood	39	21	---	---	---	60
Eric Fisher	39	21	---	---	---	60
Arie Kouandjio	39	21	---	---	---	60
Brayden Abeykoon	39	21	---	---	---	60
Will Hiler	---	---	39	19	1	59
Kai Vaughn	---	---	38	20	1	59
Zach Ertz	32	14	---	---	11	57
Dustin Bullock	30	13	---	---	14	57
Pete Nixon	---	---	25	17	14	56
Vic Beasley	---	---	34	20	1	55
Archie Sims	---	---	35	17	1	53
Ramon Luster	34	14	---	---	---	48
Dean Maier	20	15	---	---	12	47
Alan Webster	---	---	32	13	1	46
Tyler Rodgers	---	---	17	8	18	43
Danny Shelton	---	---	25	15	2	42
Johnathan Hankins	---	---	28	9	1	38
Donnell Armstrong	---	---	19	13	6	38
Quinn Linquist	---	---	19	10	7	36
Aaron Tubbs	23	12	---	---	---	35
Noah Floyd	5	0	---	---	14	19
Calvin McDonald	11	8	---	---	---	19
Davante Adams	7	6	---	---	3	16
Tre Boston	---	---	2	0	12	14
Silas Hadavi	0	0	---	---	14	14
Kim Carr	---	---	3	4	7	14
Tim McAddley	0	0	---	---	11	11
Benjamin Huntley	0	1	---	---	8	9
Kevin McDermott	0	0	---	---	8	8
Eric Harrison	0	0	---	---	8	8
Kelly Hughes	0	0	---	---	8	8
Kiko Alonso	---	---	0	1	6	7
Matt Bosher	0	0	---	---	6	6
Walt Benoit	---	---	4	2	---	6
Ryan Succop	0	0	---	---	5	5
Oliver Durham	0	0	---	---	2	2
Kevin Page	1	1	---	---	---	2
Nick Foles	0	0	---	---	---	0
Maxwell Garrett	0	0	---	---	---	0
Alfred Meadows	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
D.J. Fluker	40	21	---	---	8	69
Barry Church	---	---	39	21	6	66
Harrison Smith	---	---	39	21	4	64
Carter Terrell	---	---	22	15	27	64
Edgar Maloney	30	15	---	---	19	64
Gage Baird	32	18	---	---	13	63
Lorenzo Mauldin	---	---	39	21	2	62
Paul Barringer	---	---	39	21	2	62
Kelvin Beachum	40	21	---	---	---	61
Jimmy Garoppolo	40	21	---	---	---	61
Trai Turner	40	21	---	---	---	61
Kenneth Kirk	40	21	---	---	---	61
Craig Folston	40	21	---	---	---	61
Kawann Short	---	---	34	18	8	60
Desmond Trufant	---	---	37	20	2	59
Kony Ealy	---	---	35	19	1	55
Le'Veon Bell	32	13	---	---	4	49
Darren Waller	25	15	---	---	7	47
Dwight Lyon	---	---	26	12	7	45
Martavis Bryant	30	14	---	---	---	44
Kelvin Hardman	---	---	26	12	2	40
Andres Houston	---	---	24	12	---	36
Chance Wagner	---	---	12	5	18	35
Terrell Downs	16	7	---	---	7	30
Efrain Grant	---	---	19	9	1	29
Stephone Anthony	---	---	17	8	2	27
Clay Dominquez	16	9	---	---	---	25
Mark Belin	---	---	13	9	---	22
Clay Matthews	---	---	4	2	13	19
Desmond McCarthy	9	4	---	---	5	18
Vince Ford	2	2	---	---	14	18
Benjamin Ramsey	---	---	4	6	5	15
Adrian Westbrook	1	1	---	---	13	15
Caden Peterson	7	7	---	---	---	14
Chris Watt	0	0	---	---	8	8
Reginald Branch	0	0	---	---	8	8
Percy Pellegrino	0	0	---	---	8	8
Spencer Null	0	0	---	---	8	8
Emmitt Fulkerson	0	0	---	---	7	7
Bjoern Werner	---	---	0	0	6	6
Cameron Emmons	0	0	---	---	4	4
Omar Lutey	---	---	0	0	2	2
Je'Rod Linegar	0	0	---	---	1	1
Karl McKnight	0	0	---	---	---	0
Timothy Franz	0	0	---	---	---	0
Brett Shelton	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	58	5.3
Middle	15	45	3.0
Right	12	50	4.2
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	33	4.7
Middle	24	49	2.0
Right	9	42	4.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brayden Abeykoon	20	13	3	0	1	2	2	2	2

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jimmy Garoppolo	20	12	2	1	2	1	3	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	15	3.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	5	65	10.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	2	17	4.3
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	49	8.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	4	1.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	8	79	7.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	1	21	5.3
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rickey Davison	7	5	0	79	1	21
TE Zach Ertz	3	2	0	32	1	14
WR Dean Maier	3	0	1	0	0	15
WR Davante Adams	2	1	0	-4	0	6
FB Dustin Bullock	2	2	0	17	0	13
RB Ramon Luster	2	2	0	20	1	14
TE Aaron Tubbs	1	1	0	2	0	12

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Martavis Bryant	6	3	2	32	1	14
WR Clay Dominquez	5	2	0	15	0	9
WR Darren Waller	3	2	0	46	1	15
TE Gage Baird	2	2	0	1	0	18
WR Desmond McCarthy	2	1	0	7	0	4
RB Le'Veon Bell	1	1	0	0	0	13
TE Terrell Downs	1	1	0	3	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ramon Luster	2	-1	-0.50	3.32
Brayden Abeykoon	1	9	9.00	5.33

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Le'Veon Bell	3	11	3.67	3.23
Caden Peterson	2	2	1.00	2.80

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brayden Abeykoon	1	1	3	3.00	7.30

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jimmy Garoppolo	1	1	3	3.00	5.20

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Zach Ertz	1	1	3	3.00	10.67

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Terrell Downs	1	1	3	3.00	3.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Ramon Luster	4	1
Calvin McDonald	2	1

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Le'Veon Bell	3	1
Jimmy Garoppolo	1	0
Caden Peterson	1	1
Vince Ford	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brayden Abeykoon	5	1	1

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jimmy Garoppolo	8	5	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Rickey Davison	3	1	1
WR Davante Adams	1	0	0
WR Dean Maier	1	0	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Gage Baird	2	2	0
WR Clay Dominquez	2	0	0
WR Martavis Bryant	1	0	0
WR Darren Waller	1	1	1
TE Terrell Downs	1	1	1
WR Desmond McCarthy	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 60,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,700 (21,400)
End Zone 13,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,800 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	60,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,700 (21,400)
End Zone	13,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,800 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,300)