Week 1, 2030

played in Atlanta, GA

75 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	6	3	7	0	-	16
Atlanta Falcons	7	7	0	12	-	26

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:54 ATL - Levi Razo 3 pass from Brayden Abeykoon (Wayne Caminiti extra point)
1Q: 06:32 CAR - Alexander Rebensdorf 25 field goal
1Q: 00:31 CAR - Alexander Rebensdorf 36 field goal
2Q: 11:10 ATL - Ernest Quesnel 4 run (Wayne Caminiti extra point)
2Q: 00:03 CAR - Alexander Rebensdorf 20 field goal
3Q: 09:54 CAR - Rufus Kiser 3 pass from Maxwell Conley (Alexander Rebensdorf extra point)
4Q: 12:37 ATL - Wayne Caminiti 20 field goal
4Q: 10:39 ATL - Wayne Caminiti 33 field goal
4Q: 02:07 ATL - Shawn Poston 18 run (Wayne Caminiti extra point failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:54 ATL - Levi Razo 3 pass from Brayden Abeykoon (Wayne Caminiti extra point)
1Q: 06:32 CAR - Alexander Rebensdorf 25 field goal
1Q: 00:31 CAR - Alexander Rebensdorf 36 field goal
2Q: 11:10 ATL - Ernest Quesnel 4 run (Wayne Caminiti extra point)
2Q: 00:03 CAR - Alexander Rebensdorf 20 field goal
3Q: 09:54 CAR - Rufus Kiser 3 pass from Maxwell Conley (Alexander Rebensdorf extra point)
4Q: 12:37 ATL - Wayne Caminiti 20 field goal
4Q: 10:39 ATL - Wayne Caminiti 33 field goal
4Q: 02:07 ATL - Shawn Poston 18 run (Wayne Caminiti extra point failed)

Team Statistics CAR ATL
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 19 21
- by Rushing 6 11
- by Passing 12 8
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 315 324
- Offensive Plays 58 64
- Yards per Play 5.43 5.06
Net Rushing Yards 90 185
- Rushing Attempts 24 36
- Yards per Rush 3.75 5.14
Net Passing Yards 225 139
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 21 - 2 28 - 15 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 247 139
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/22 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 6.62 4.96
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/11 6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.4 5.5
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 11/90 4/37
Punt Returns/Yards 1/13 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 4/107 1/13
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/35
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/3 3/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 35
Time of Possession 27:37 32:23

Team Statistics	CAR	ATL
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	19	21
- by Rushing	6	11
- by Passing	12	8
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	315	324
- Offensive Plays	58	64
- Yards per Play	5.43	5.06
Net Rushing Yards	90	185
- Rushing Attempts	24	36
- Yards per Rush	3.75	5.14
Net Passing Yards	225	139
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 21 - 2	28 - 15 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	247	139
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/22	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	6.62	4.96
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/11	6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.4	5.5
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	11/90	4/37
Punt Returns/Yards	1/13	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	4/107	1/13
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/35
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/3	3/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 35
Time of Possession	27:37	32:23

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:45	4:21	OPP 44	7	36	Field Goal
1	4:15	3:52	OPP 47	6	28	Field Goal
2	14:09	1:33	OWN 20	3	-4	Fumble
2	11:04	2:16	OWN 29	4	28	Punt
2	3:22	3:22	OWN 20	11	77	Field Goal
3	15:00	5:16	OWN 32	9	68	Touchdown
3	8:17	1:22	OWN 48	3	-3	Punt
3	5:59	2:12	OWN 46	3	9	Punt
4	12:30	0:10	OWN 25	1	0	Interception
4	10:31	2:17	OWN 22	3	5	Punt
4	3:58	0:58	OWN 7	2	-5	Interception
4	1:58	1:43	OWN 25	6	40	Missed FG

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:15	OWN 25	12	75	Touchdown
1	6:24	2:09	OWN 15	3	0	Punt
1	0:23	1:14	OWN 25	3	-1	Punt
2	12:36	1:32	OPP 16	3	16	Touchdown
2	8:48	5:26	OWN 20	10	41	Punt
3	9:44	1:27	OWN 25	4	27	Fumble
3	6:55	0:56	OWN 7	3	8	Punt
3	3:47	6:17	OWN 10	11	87	Field Goal
4	12:20	1:49	OPP 28	4	12	Field Goal
4	8:14	4:16	OWN 30	8	35	Punt
4	3:00	1:02	OPP 35	3	35	Touchdown
4	0:15	0:15	OWN 42	1	-2	Game

Game MVP: Brayden Abeykoon, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Corwin Cowley	17	44	2.59	12	2
QB Maxwell Conley	4	32	8.00	11	1
RB Kristopher Franco	2	18	9.00	11	1
WR Rick Diaz	1	-4	-4.00	-4	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Ernest Quesnel	22	112	5.09	17	3	1
RB Shawn Poston	8	49	6.13	18	2	1
QB Brayden Abeykoon	4	24	6.00	9	0	0
RB Eduardo Wiltz	1	4	4.00	4	0	0
FB Trent Balent	1	-4	-4.00	-4	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Maxwell Conley	30	21	247	4/22	1	29	2	78.1

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brayden Abeykoon	28	15	139	0/0	1	27	0	79.3

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Rick Diaz	4	9	54	13.50	25	29	0
WR Sean Luen	4	4	56	14.00	13	25	0
TE Rufus Kiser	4	4	37	9.25	8	21	1
RB Corwin Cowley	4	6	36	9.00	5	11	0
WR Edgar Dotson	3	4	35	11.67	20	16	0
TE Timothy Farr	2	2	29	14.50	22	28	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ty Trippi	6	11	28	4.67	5	11	0
WR Levi Razo	4	7	62	15.50	5	27	1
RB Ernest Quesnel	2	3	20	10.00	12	14	0
TE Shaun Mason	2	4	26	13.00	14	23	0
TE Clyde Danskin	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Brad Tucker	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Aiden Ward	1	10	10.00	0
S Kurt Evans	1	25	25.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Maxwell Conley	1	0	0
DE Burt Witten	0	1	0
S Kody Weber	0	0	1

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Ernest Quesnel	1	0	0
DT Butch Stone	0	1	0
DE Renaldo Pearson	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kris Maxwell	4	162	40.5	35.5	43	2

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Victor Howe	5	197	39.4	32.8	46	1

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Alexander Rebensdorf	3/4	0/1	0/1	36	1/1

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Wayne Caminiti	2/2	0/0	0/0	33	2/3

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rick Diaz	1	13	13.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rick Diaz	3	83	27.7	0
Edgar Dotson	1	24	24.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nickolas Meier	1	13	13.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Kody Weber	9	0	0.0	36	28
ILB Monty Gauthier	8	2	0.0	36	28
OLB Roy Smithen	6	6	0.0	35	27
S Nicolas Gibson	5	0	0.0	19	24
DT Wendell Foley	4	3	0.0	24	9
CB Korey Erickson	3	3	0.0	35	27
S Trevor Abrams	3	1	0.0	17	5
DT Marlon Benton	2	0	0.0	32	25
OLB Lincoln Frist	2	0	0.0	17	19
DT Dan Hein	1	2	0.0	14	17
WR Rick Diaz	1	0	---	---	---
DE Ralph Ford	1	0	0.0	3	2
DE Axel Damm	1	0	0.0	34	27
TE Rufus Kiser	1	0	---	---	---
CB Garrett DeLong	1	0	0.0	2	4
DE Burt Witten	0	1	0.0	35	27
CB Deon Gaarder	0	1	0.0	21	9

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Alejandro Thornton	10	1	1.0	19	24
S Marty Temes	6	2	0.0	18	28
CB Nickolas Meier	6	0	0.0	24	34
ILB Jessie Marshall	4	3	0.0	15	16
S Kurt Evans	4	0	0.0	23	30
OLB Brett Walendy	3	3	1.5	23	34
OLB Aiden Ward	3	1	0.0	19	28
DT Butch Stone	2	2	0.5	19	26
CB Marc Cook	2	1	0.0	9	21
DE Jim Poston	2	1	0.0	22	25
OLB Mackenzie Glover	2	0	0.0	6	5
DE Renaldo Pearson	1	0	1.0	22	30
S Curtis Floyd	1	3	0.0	23	34
CB Darryl Shaw	1	0	0.0	5	10
S Butch Downs	1	0	0.0	6	6

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Hurry	PPlay
DE Axel Damm	1	27
DT Marlon Benton	1	25
OLB Lincoln Frist	1	19

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Brett Walendy	1.5	0	0	34
DE Renaldo Pearson	1.0	1	0	30
ILB Alejandro Thornton	1.0	0	0	24
DT Butch Stone	0.5	0	1	26
DT Marco Taylor	0.0	1	0	8
OLB Aiden Ward	0.0	0	1	28

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Kody Weber	4	0	28
S Nicolas Gibson	3	1	24
OLB Roy Smithen	3	0	27
ILB Monty Gauthier	2	1	28
OLB Lincoln Frist	2	0	19
DE Axel Damm	1	0	27
CB Alexander Pardo	0	2	22

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Alejandro Thornton	4	0	0	24
CB Nickolas Meier	3	1	0	34
S Kurt Evans	3	0	1	30
OLB Aiden Ward	2	0	1	28
OLB Brett Walendy	2	0	0	34
ILB Jessie Marshall	2	0	0	16
CB Darryl Shaw	1	0	0	10
CB Marc Cook	1	0	0	21
S Marty Temes	1	0	0	28
S Butch Downs	1	0	0	6
OLB Mackenzie Glover	1	0	0	5

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Ken Terry	3	8	0	24	1	34
C Lionel Hochheiser	2	4	1	24	1	34
C Leroy Flynn	2	3	0	24	0	34
TE Rufus Kiser	1	2	0	21	0	33
G Randal Davis	0	2	0	24	1	34
T Melvin Blanchard	0	2	0	24	1	34
TE Timothy Farr	0	1	0	12	0	7

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
T Bart Cable	5	7	2	36	28
G Rodolfo Boss	3	9	0	36	28
G Earnest Nixon	3	5	0	36	28
T Jake Lochtefeld	2	5	0	36	28
C Bryson Howard	2	3	0	36	28
TE Shaun Mason	1	1	0	25	22
FB Trent Balent	0	2	0	16	9

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Corwin Cowley	1	9

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Curtis Floyd	2	22
Darryl Shaw	2	19
Clyde Danskin	1	21

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Ken Terry	24	34	---	---	12	70
WR Rick Diaz	22	34	---	---	12	68
S Kody Weber	---	---	36	28	2	66
G Randal Davis	24	34	---	---	8	66
C Lionel Hochheiser	24	34	---	---	8	66
T Melvin Blanchard	24	34	---	---	8	66
ILB Monty Gauthier	---	---	36	28	2	66
CB Korey Erickson	---	---	35	27	3	65
OLB Roy Smithen	---	---	35	27	2	64
DE Burt Witten	---	---	35	27	2	64
DE Axel Damm	---	---	34	27	2	63
QB Maxwell Conley	24	34	---	---	4	62
RB Corwin Cowley	20	33	---	---	9	62
DT Marlon Benton	---	---	32	25	2	59
C Leroy Flynn	24	34	---	---	---	58
CB Alexander Pardo	---	---	31	22	2	55
TE Rufus Kiser	21	33	---	---	---	54
S Nicolas Gibson	---	---	19	24	3	46
WR Sean Luen	16	27	---	---	1	44
CB Deon Gaarder	---	---	21	9	14	44
DT Wendell Foley	---	---	24	9	6	39
OLB Lincoln Frist	---	---	17	19	2	38
WR Edgar Dotson	8	22	---	---	7	37
S Trevor Abrams	---	---	17	5	14	36
WR Theodore Rivera	9	7	---	---	18	34
DT Dan Hein	---	---	14	17	1	32
TE Timothy Farr	12	7	---	---	13	32
RB Kristopher Franco	2	1	---	---	23	26
RB Marty Barrett	7	6	---	---	13	26
OLB Deron Collette	---	---	3	3	19	25
C Shawn Stargell	2	0	---	---	10	12
CB Garrett DeLong	---	---	2	4	5	11
OLB Theodore Kemp	---	---	0	0	11	11
DE Ralph Ford	---	---	3	2	5	10
K Alexander Rebensdorf	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Jack Prescott	0	0	---	---	8	8
WR Earnest Clayton	0	0	---	---	8	8
DE Stephen Lillis	---	---	2	5	---	7
T Earnest Primeau	1	0	---	---	4	5
P Kris Maxwell	0	0	---	---	4	4
QB Jamie Hawkes	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Rex Noonan	---	---	0	0	---	0
G Junior Jennings	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Russell Vreede	---	---	0	0	---	0
T Garrett Qaderi	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Teddy Anunson	---	---	0	0	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Curtis Floyd	---	---	23	34	22	79
CB Nickolas Meier	---	---	24	34	14	72
G Earnest Nixon	36	28	---	---	7	71
TE Shaun Mason	25	22	---	---	21	68
G Rodolfo Boss	36	28	---	---	2	66
QB Brayden Abeykoon	36	28	---	---	---	64
T Jake Lochtefeld	36	28	---	---	---	64
T Bart Cable	36	28	---	---	---	64
C Bryson Howard	36	28	---	---	---	64
OLB Brett Walendy	---	---	23	34	4	61
S Kurt Evans	---	---	23	30	8	61
DE Renaldo Pearson	---	---	22	30	4	56
WR Ty Trippi	33	23	---	---	---	56
DE Jim Poston	---	---	22	25	7	54
TE Clyde Danskin	14	17	---	---	21	52
OLB Aiden Ward	---	---	19	28	5	52
WR Brad Tucker	28	23	---	---	---	51
S Marty Temes	---	---	18	28	4	50
DT Butch Stone	---	---	19	26	4	49
RB Ernest Quesnel	26	13	---	---	10	49
ILB Alejandro Thornton	---	---	19	24	4	47
FB Trent Balent	16	9	---	---	16	41
ILB Jessie Marshall	---	---	15	16	9	40
RB Shawn Poston	10	11	---	---	17	38
WR Levi Razo	21	13	---	---	---	34
CB Darryl Shaw	---	---	5	10	19	34
CB Marc Cook	---	---	9	21	2	32
OLB Mackenzie Glover	---	---	6	5	18	29
DE Eduardo Everett	---	---	4	14	1	19
DT Marco Taylor	---	---	5	8	4	17
S Butch Downs	---	---	6	6	1	13
CB Nicholas Whitfield	---	---	1	1	10	12
TE Jon Douglas	4	6	---	---	---	10
C Roosevelt Fullerton	0	0	---	---	9	9
K Wayne Caminiti	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Chase Stone	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Victor Howe	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Skip McCollam	0	0	---	---	7	7
WR Norman Hazelwood	1	1	---	---	3	5
RB Eduardo Wiltz	2	2	---	---	---	4
S Shaun Russ	---	---	1	0	---	1
DT Matthew Griffin	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Toby Crabtree	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Van Heffernan	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Jerald Boone	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Theodore Bates	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	26	5.2
Middle	14	50	3.6
Right	5	14	2.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	21	3.5
Middle	17	92	5.4
Right	12	74	6.2
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Maxwell Conley	30	21	4	3	0	1	2	2	2

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brayden Abeykoon	28	15	3	1	5	4	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	31	7.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	10	101	8.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	8	115	9.6
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	5	24	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	6	51	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	2	13	1.6
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	51	25.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rick Diaz	9	4	54	1	34
RB Corwin Cowley	6	4	36	0	33
WR Edgar Dotson	4	3	35	0	22
WR Sean Luen	4	4	56	1	27
TE Rufus Kiser	4	4	37	1	33
TE Timothy Farr	2	2	29	1	7

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ty Trippi	11	6	3	28	0	23
WR Levi Razo	7	4	0	62	2	13
TE Shaun Mason	4	2	1	26	1	22
RB Ernest Quesnel	3	2	0	20	0	13
TE Clyde Danskin	2	1	1	3	0	17
WR Brad Tucker	1	0	0	0	0	23

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Corwin Cowley	5	8	1.60	2.59

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Ernest Quesnel	4	18	4.50	5.09
RB Shawn Poston	3	23	7.67	6.13
QB Brayden Abeykoon	2	17	8.50	6.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Maxwell Conley	8	6	46	5.75	8.23

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brayden Abeykoon	6	3	12	2.00	4.96

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Rick Diaz	2	1	4	2.00	6.00
WR Edgar Dotson	2	2	32	16.00	8.75
WR Sean Luen	1	1	6	6.00	14.00
TE Rufus Kiser	1	1	3	3.00	9.25
RB Corwin Cowley	1	0	0	0.00	6.00
TE Timothy Farr	1	1	1	1.00	14.50

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ty Trippi	4	2	9	2.25	2.55
WR Levi Razo	1	1	3	3.00	8.86
WR Brad Tucker	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Corwin Cowley	2	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
RB Ernest Quesnel	2	2
QB Brayden Abeykoon	1	0
RB Shawn Poston	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Maxwell Conley	8	5	3

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brayden Abeykoon	9	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Rick Diaz	3	1	0
RB Corwin Cowley	3	2	1
WR Edgar Dotson	2	2	2

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ty Trippi	4	3	2
WR Levi Razo	2	1	1
TE Clyde Danskin	1	0	0
WR Brad Tucker	1	0	0
TE Shaun Mason	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 83,100 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,900 (25,300)
End Zone 13,100 (18,200)
Mezzanine 9,000 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 13,600 (16,100)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 7,600 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	83,100 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,900 (25,300)
End Zone	13,100 (18,200)
Mezzanine	9,000 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	13,600 (16,100)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	7,600 (9,900)