Week 15, 2023

played in Atlanta, GA

30 degrees, snow, 17 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	0	10	3	0	-	13
Atlanta Falcons	16	0	7	10	-	33

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:33 ATL - Graham Gano 19 field goal
1Q: 07:47 ATL - Rickey Davison 14 pass from Brayden Abeykoon (Graham Gano extra point failed)
1Q: 04:59 ATL - Clyde Danskin 11 pass from Brayden Abeykoon (Graham Gano extra point)
2Q: 12:18 CAR - Kody Weber 34 interception return (Cameron Emmons extra point)
2Q: 03:01 CAR - Cameron Emmons 36 field goal
3Q: 09:27 CAR - Cameron Emmons 23 field goal
3Q: 03:45 ATL - Ramon Luster 3 run (Graham Gano extra point)
4Q: 12:41 ATL - Ramon Luster 1 run (Graham Gano extra point)
4Q: 00:49 ATL - Graham Gano 26 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:33 ATL - Graham Gano 19 field goal
1Q: 07:47 ATL - Rickey Davison 14 pass from Brayden Abeykoon (Graham Gano extra point failed)
1Q: 04:59 ATL - Clyde Danskin 11 pass from Brayden Abeykoon (Graham Gano extra point)
2Q: 12:18 CAR - Kody Weber 34 interception return (Cameron Emmons extra point)
2Q: 03:01 CAR - Cameron Emmons 36 field goal
3Q: 09:27 CAR - Cameron Emmons 23 field goal
3Q: 03:45 ATL - Ramon Luster 3 run (Graham Gano extra point)
4Q: 12:41 ATL - Ramon Luster 1 run (Graham Gano extra point)
4Q: 00:49 ATL - Graham Gano 26 field goal

Team Statistics CAR ATL
Record 3-11 11-3
First Downs 16 23
- by Rushing 3 6
- by Passing 11 15
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 273 328
- Offensive Plays 65 71
- Yards per Play 4.20 4.62
Net Rushing Yards 92 73
- Rushing Attempts 23 30
- Yards per Rush 4.00 2.43
Net Passing Yards 181 255
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 22 - 0 39 - 26 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 210 263
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/29 2/8
- Yards per Pass Play 4.31 6.22
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/15 5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.7 6.1
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/41 3/15
Punt Returns/Yards 2/17 1/12
Kick Returns/Yards 1/21 4/124
Interception Ret./Yards 3/59 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 4/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 40
Time of Possession 28:04 31:56

Team Statistics	CAR	ATL
Record	3-11	11-3
First Downs	16	23
- by Rushing	3	6
- by Passing	11	15
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	273	328
- Offensive Plays	65	71
- Yards per Play	4.20	4.62
Net Rushing Yards	92	73
- Rushing Attempts	23	30
- Yards per Rush	4.00	2.43
Net Passing Yards	181	255
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 22 - 0	39 - 26 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	210	263
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/29	2/8
- Yards per Pass Play	4.31	6.22
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/15	5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.7	6.1
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/41	3/15
Punt Returns/Yards	2/17	1/12
Kick Returns/Yards	1/21	4/124
Interception Ret./Yards	3/59	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	4/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 40
Time of Possession	28:04	31:56

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:26	1:21	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
1	7:37	2:20	OWN 10	5	21	Fumble
1	4:48	2:04	OWN 25	6	25	Punt
1	0:23	1:43	OWN 36	3	6	Punt
2	7:25	0:46	OWN 33	3	-13	Punt
2	5:16	2:23	OWN 48	6	33	Field Goal
2	1:12	1:12	OWN 18	4	15	Half
3	15:00	5:41	OWN 26	9	68	Field Goal
3	7:17	1:17	OPP 34	3	7	Missed FG
3	3:35	2:09	OWN 25	4	12	Punt
4	12:30	4:05	OWN 25	10	31	Downs
4	6:11	1:31	OWN 20	5	21	Downs
4	0:44	0:44	OWN 25	4	37	Game

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:34	OPP 40	6	38	Field Goal
1	11:05	3:28	OWN 49	6	51	Touchdown
1	5:17	0:29	OPP 23	3	23	Touchdown
1	2:44	2:21	OWN 9	3	9	Punt
2	13:40	1:33	OWN 22	3	-3	Interception
2	12:07	4:42	OWN 39	10	35	Missed FG
2	6:39	1:23	OWN 33	4	26	Interception
2	2:53	1:41	OWN 28	3	6	Punt
3	9:19	2:02	OWN 23	5	15	Interception
3	6:00	2:25	OWN 34	9	66	Touchdown
3	1:26	1:35	OWN 19	3	0	Punt
4	14:51	2:21	OPP 34	5	34	Touchdown
4	8:25	2:14	OWN 44	3	8	Punt
4	4:40	3:56	OPP 41	9	32	Field Goal

Game MVP: Alejandro Thornton, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
QB Cristian Barker	9	53	5.89	10	2
RB Caden Peterson	7	24	3.43	12	2
RB Vince Ford	7	15	2.14	9	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Ramon Luster	23	69	3.00	15	1	2
QB Brayden Abeykoon	7	4	0.57	8	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Cristian Barker	38	22	210	4/29	0	32	0	73.3

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brayden Abeykoon	39	26	263	2/8	2	27	3	70.7

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Adrian Westbrook	5	6	61	12.20	23	23
WR Martavis Bryant	4	8	30	7.50	23	32
TE Michael Burton	4	5	40	10.00	5	15
RB Vince Ford	3	4	7	2.33	1	7
WR Kamar Aiken	1	7	20	20.00	6	20
WR John Brown	1	2	22	22.00	13	22
RB Caden Peterson	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1
TE Gage Baird	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
WR Desmond McCarthy	1	3	3	3.00	0	3
FB Kai Francis	1	1	25	25.00	26	25

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Rickey Davison	9	15	88	9.78	7	18	1
TE Clyde Danskin	8	10	59	7.38	2	12	1
WR Levi Razo	5	9	71	14.20	30	27	0
WR Dean Maier	2	3	22	11.00	0	12	0
TE Aaron Tubbs	1	1	19	19.00	14	19	0
RB Ramon Luster	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Roman Mangold	2	25	12.50	0
S Kody Weber	1	34	34.00	1

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Force
WR Adrian Westbrook	1	0
QB Cristian Barker	1	0
OLB Sammy Andersen	0	1

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Brayden Abeykoon	1	0	0
C Kevin McDermott	0	1	0
WR Dean Maier	0	1	0
S Jameson Hanson	0	1	0
S Deone Bucannon	0	0	1
ILB Randall Upshaw	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Emmitt Fulkerson	5	201	40.2	37.8	47	2

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Matt Bosher	4	195	48.8	39.5	51	1

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cameron Emmons	2/3	0/1	0/0	36	1/1

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Graham Gano	2/3	0/1	0/0	26	3/4

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Adrian Westbrook	2	17	8.5	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wade Fellin	1	12	12.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vince Ford	1	21	21.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dean Maier	3	72	24.0	0
Graham Gano	1	52	52.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Ezra Wiggins	7	4	0.0	27	27
S Harrison Smith	6	2	0.0	28	38
S Byron Jones	5	0	1.0	30	41
OLB Za'Darius Smith	5	1	0.0	16	20
OLB Roman Mangold	5	1	0.0	26	40
CB Desmond Trufant	4	1	0.0	14	21
DE Ralph Ford	4	0	0.0	23	32
DE Louie Johnstone	3	1	1.0	26	33
DT Kawann Short	3	3	0.0	24	29
S Kody Weber	2	2	0.0	30	41
ILB Amarlo Herrera	2	1	0.0	1	9
CB Paul Barringer	2	1	0.0	30	41
DE Ed Stinson	2	0	0.0	17	22
ILB Lorenzo Mauldin	1	2	0.0	28	31
WR Kamar Aiken	1	0	---	---	---
CB Zachary Rose	1	0	0.0	2	6
OLB Sammy Andersen	1	0	0.0	2	9

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Randall Upshaw	8	2	0.0	17	30
ILB Alejandro Thornton	7	4	2.0	20	36
S Kendrick Forbes	7	3	0.0	23	42
CB Marc Cook	4	1	0.0	23	42
S Deone Bucannon	4	0	0.0	23	42
DT Danny Shelton	2	4	1.0	20	32
DE Alan Webster	2	0	1.0	19	33
S Jameson Hanson	2	1	0.0	22	34
ILB Archie Sims	2	0	0.0	11	23
TE Clyde Danskin	2	0	---	---	---
S Riddick Grisham	2	0	0.0	3	13
OLB Tyler Rodgers	2	0	0.0	7	7
DE Rodney Summers	2	0	0.0	19	36
OLB Isaac McNeil	2	0	0.0	8	21
CB Kai Vaughn	1	0	0.0	15	24
CB Camden Maxey	1	0	0.0	0	2

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
S Byron Jones	1.0	0	0	0	41
DE Louie Johnstone	1.0	0	0	0	33
DT Kawann Short	0.0	2	1	0	29
DE Ed Stinson	0.0	0	3	0	22
ILB Lorenzo Mauldin	0.0	0	0	1	31

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Alejandro Thornton	2.0	1	1	0	36
DE Alan Webster	1.0	0	1	3	33
DT Danny Shelton	1.0	0	0	0	32
DE Rodney Summers	0.0	0	2	0	36
DE Rusty Weathers	0.0	0	1	0	25
DT Hector Vince	0.0	0	1	0	20

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Harrison Smith	6	0	0	38
S Byron Jones	4	0	0	41
OLB Roman Mangold	3	1	2	40
CB Desmond Trufant	2	0	0	21
ILB Amarlo Herrera	2	0	0	9
OLB Za'Darius Smith	2	0	0	20
CB Paul Barringer	2	0	0	41
S Kody Weber	1	0	1	41
DE Ed Stinson	1	0	0	22
DE Louie Johnstone	1	0	0	33
OLB Ezra Wiggins	1	0	0	27
CB Zachary Rose	1	0	0	6

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Alejandro Thornton	5	0	36
CB Marc Cook	4	0	42
ILB Randall Upshaw	3	0	30
S Kendrick Forbes	2	1	42
ILB Archie Sims	2	0	23
CB Kai Vaughn	1	1	24
S Deone Bucannon	1	0	42
S Riddick Grisham	1	0	13
OLB Tyler Rodgers	1	0	7
OLB Isaac McNeil	1	0	21
CB Camden Maxey	1	0	2
S Jameson Hanson	0	3	34

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Craig Folston	2	5	23	1	42
G Troy Toth	2	4	23	2	42
T Jake Lochtefeld	0	2	23	0	42
C Leroy Flynn	0	1	23	1	42
FB Kai Francis	0	1	4	0	9
G Connor Garber	0	1	23	0	42

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Rodolfo Boss	4	8	30	0	41
C Rod Sutter	2	7	30	0	41
G Earnest Nixon	1	5	30	1	41
T Bart Cable	1	5	30	1	41
T Eric Fisher	1	2	30	0	41
RB J.J. Politte	1	1	11	0	9

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
John Brown	2	18
Harrison Smith	1	22
Earnest Primeau	1	9
Troy Toth	1	8
Omar Lutey	1	7

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Deone Bucannon	1	23
Camden Maxey	1	15
Rodolfo Boss	1	7

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Roman Mangold	---	---	26	40	23	89
S Harrison Smith	---	---	28	38	22	88
S Byron Jones	---	---	30	41	3	74
CB Paul Barringer	---	---	30	41	3	74
S Kody Weber	---	---	30	41	3	74
G Troy Toth	23	42	---	---	8	73
T Craig Folston	23	42	---	---	8	73
T Jake Lochtefeld	23	42	---	---	8	73
G Connor Garber	23	42	---	---	8	73
QB Cristian Barker	23	42	---	---	3	68
WR Kamar Aiken	23	36	---	---	7	66
C Leroy Flynn	23	42	---	---	---	65
DE Louie Johnstone	---	---	26	33	3	62
ILB Lorenzo Mauldin	---	---	28	31	2	61
WR Martavis Bryant	22	37	---	---	---	59
DE Ralph Ford	---	---	23	32	1	56
OLB Ezra Wiggins	---	---	27	27	2	56
DT Kawann Short	---	---	24	29	2	55
TE Michael Burton	9	22	---	---	23	54
DE Ed Stinson	---	---	17	22	6	45
RB Vince Ford	8	13	---	---	19	40
WR Adrian Westbrook	15	21	---	---	4	40
CB Desmond Trufant	---	---	14	21	3	38
OLB Za'Darius Smith	---	---	16	20	2	38
RB Caden Peterson	14	22	---	---	---	36
TE Gage Baird	12	17	---	---	7	36
WR John Brown	3	13	---	---	18	34
FB Kai Francis	4	9	---	---	18	31
CB Zachary Rose	---	---	2	6	15	23
OLB Sammy Andersen	---	---	2	9	12	23
WR Desmond McCarthy	1	8	---	---	11	20
TE Terrell Downs	4	12	---	---	---	16
DT Landon Barker	---	---	2	6	4	12
ILB Amarlo Herrera	---	---	1	9	---	10
T Earnest Primeau	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Dustin Harper	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Cameron Emmons	0	0	---	---	7	7
S Omar Lutey	---	---	0	0	7	7
DT Dwight Lyon	---	---	2	2	2	6
P Emmitt Fulkerson	0	0	---	---	5	5
CB Brent Burton	---	---	2	3	---	5
G D.J. Fluker	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Todd Cooper	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Rufus Watkins	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Deone Bucannon	---	---	23	42	23	88
T Eric Fisher	30	41	---	---	7	78
G Earnest Nixon	30	41	---	---	7	78
T Bart Cable	30	41	---	---	7	78
G Rodolfo Boss	30	41	---	---	7	78
C Rod Sutter	30	41	---	---	---	71
QB Brayden Abeykoon	30	41	---	---	---	71
S Jameson Hanson	---	---	22	34	15	71
WR Rickey Davison	29	40	---	---	---	69
S Kendrick Forbes	---	---	23	42	3	68
CB Marc Cook	---	---	23	42	3	68
TE Clyde Danskin	28	36	---	---	3	67
RB Ramon Luster	25	38	---	---	---	63
DE Rodney Summers	---	---	19	36	8	63
WR Levi Razo	21	36	---	---	---	57
ILB Alejandro Thornton	---	---	20	36	1	57
DT Danny Shelton	---	---	20	32	2	54
DE Alan Webster	---	---	19	33	2	54
DE Rusty Weathers	---	---	14	25	12	51
ILB Randall Upshaw	---	---	17	30	1	48
ILB Archie Sims	---	---	11	23	12	46
WR Dean Maier	13	21	---	---	11	45
CB Kai Vaughn	---	---	15	24	3	42
DT Hector Vince	---	---	9	20	8	37
OLB Tyler Rodgers	---	---	7	7	22	36
TE Marshall White	4	3	---	---	23	30
OLB Isaac McNeil	---	---	8	21	1	30
TE Aaron Tubbs	13	14	---	---	---	27
RB J.B. Zlotnik	0	0	---	---	23	23
RB J.J. Politte	11	9	---	---	---	20
WR Allen Robinson	0	0	---	---	19	19
CB Camden Maxey	---	---	0	2	15	17
S Riddick Grisham	---	---	3	13	---	16
K Graham Gano	0	0	---	---	12	12
WR Clayton Czaplicki	5	7	---	---	---	12
WR Wade Fellin	1	1	---	---	9	11
T Alan Crane	0	0	---	---	10	10
P Matt Bosher	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Kevin McDermott	0	0	---	---	7	7
WR Courtney Eisner	0	0	---	---	3	3
G Robert Myers	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Randal Barton	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Britt Blow	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Corey Atkins	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Bryan Meyer	---	---	0	0	---	0
S Keith Liao	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	12	12.0
Middle	16	56	3.5
Right	6	24	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	-6	-2.0
Middle	20	70	3.5
Right	7	9	1.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Cristian Barker	38	22	6	2	2	5	6	3	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brayden Abeykoon	39	26	1	2	1	1	4	1	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	5	28	3.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	9	58	3.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	8	124	11.3
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	15	3.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	9	62	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	20	14	186	9.3
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Martavis Bryant	8	4	0	30	1	37
WR Kamar Aiken	7	1	2	20	1	36
WR Adrian Westbrook	6	5	0	61	2	21
TE Michael Burton	5	4	0	40	0	22
RB Vince Ford	4	3	0	7	0	13
WR Desmond McCarthy	3	1	0	3	0	8
WR John Brown	2	1	0	22	1	13
RB Caden Peterson	1	1	0	-1	0	22
TE Gage Baird	1	1	0	3	0	17
FB Kai Francis	1	1	0	25	1	9

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rickey Davison	15	9	0	88	0	40
TE Clyde Danskin	10	8	0	59	0	36
WR Levi Razo	9	5	1	71	1	36
WR Dean Maier	3	2	0	22	0	21
TE Aaron Tubbs	1	1	0	19	0	14
RB Ramon Luster	1	1	0	4	0	38

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Cristian Barker	1	3	3.00	5.89

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Ramon Luster	6	17	2.83	3.00
QB Brayden Abeykoon	2	-12	-6.00	0.57

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Cristian Barker	5	3	0	0.00	5.53

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brayden Abeykoon	5	4	38	7.60	6.74

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Adrian Westbrook	2	1	-2	-1.00	10.17
WR Martavis Bryant	1	1	3	3.00	3.75
RB Caden Peterson	1	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00
WR Desmond McCarthy	1	0	0	0.00	1.00

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Rickey Davison	2	2	17	8.50	5.87
TE Clyde Danskin	2	2	21	10.50	5.90
WR Levi Razo	1	0	0	0.00	7.89

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
QB Cristian Barker	3	1

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
RB Ramon Luster	5	3
QB Brayden Abeykoon	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Cristian Barker	12	7	4

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brayden Abeykoon	8	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kamar Aiken	3	0	0
WR Adrian Westbrook	3	3	2
WR Martavis Bryant	2	1	0
TE Michael Burton	1	1	1
RB Caden Peterson	1	1	0
WR Desmond McCarthy	1	0	0
RB Vince Ford	1	1	1

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Clyde Danskin	5	3	1
WR Rickey Davison	2	0	0
TE Aaron Tubbs	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 65,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,400 (21,400)
End Zone 15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,200 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	65,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,400 (21,400)
End Zone	15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,200 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,300)