Week 1, 2033

played in Carolina, NC

73 degrees, fair, 11 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	7	3	10	0	-	20
Carolina Panthers	0	7	0	7	-	14

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:01 ATL - Brett Hatchette 8 pass from Toby Crabtree (Marlon Harper extra point)
2Q: 08:53 CAR - Corwin Cowley 42 run (Alexander Rebensdorf extra point)
2Q: 02:02 ATL - Marlon Harper 30 field goal
3Q: 05:47 ATL - Lenny Scott 4 run (Ron Hampton extra point)
3Q: 01:49 ATL - Ron Hampton 39 field goal
4Q: 07:33 CAR - Corwin Cowley 3 pass from Reuben Croteau (Alexander Rebensdorf extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:01 ATL - Brett Hatchette 8 pass from Toby Crabtree (Marlon Harper extra point)
2Q: 08:53 CAR - Corwin Cowley 42 run (Alexander Rebensdorf extra point)
2Q: 02:02 ATL - Marlon Harper 30 field goal
3Q: 05:47 ATL - Lenny Scott 4 run (Ron Hampton extra point)
3Q: 01:49 ATL - Ron Hampton 39 field goal
4Q: 07:33 CAR - Corwin Cowley 3 pass from Reuben Croteau (Alexander Rebensdorf extra point)

Team Statistics ATL CAR
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 23 13
- by Rushing 11 8
- by Passing 12 3
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 356 222
- Offensive Plays 73 54
- Yards per Play 4.88 4.11
Net Rushing Yards 180 185
- Rushing Attempts 41 23
- Yards per Rush 4.39 8.04
Net Passing Yards 176 37
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 16 - 1 29 - 10 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 176 54
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/17
- Yards per Pass Play 5.50 1.19
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/14 2/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.0 8.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 11/81 4/25
Punt Returns/Yards 4/32 3/15
Kick Returns/Yards 2/40 3/62
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/9
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 28
Time of Possession 36:10 23:50

Team Statistics	ATL	CAR
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	23	13
- by Rushing	11	8
- by Passing	12	3
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	356	222
- Offensive Plays	73	54
- Yards per Play	4.88	4.11
Net Rushing Yards	180	185
- Rushing Attempts	41	23
- Yards per Rush	4.39	8.04
Net Passing Yards	176	37
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 16 - 1	29 - 10 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	176	54
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/17
- Yards per Pass Play	5.50	1.19
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/14	2/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.0	8.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	11/81	4/25
Punt Returns/Yards	4/32	3/15
Kick Returns/Yards	2/40	3/62
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/9
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 28
Time of Possession	36:10	23:50

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:43	OWN 25	5	23	Punt
1	9:24	1:26	OWN 47	3	6	Punt
1	6:17	4:24	OWN 32	8	68	Touchdown
2	15:00	0:48	OWN 22	3	11	Interception
2	13:03	0:35	OWN 27	4	-15	Punt
2	11:26	1:55	OWN 6	3	6	Punt
2	8:35	2:13	OWN 21	3	4	Punt
2	5:35	3:42	OWN 44	9	43	Field Goal
2	1:23	1:04	OWN 33	3	7	Punt
3	11:55	6:17	OWN 30	13	70	Touchdown
3	4:12	2:30	OPP 32	5	10	Field Goal
4	14:53	1:02	OWN 38	3	1	Punt
4	7:24	7:03	OWN 17	12	81	Missed FG

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:17	2:53	OWN 3	4	12	Punt
1	7:58	1:41	OWN 20	3	-5	Punt
1	1:53	1:53	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
2	14:12	1:09	OPP 30	4	20	Missed FG
2	12:28	1:02	50	3	3	Punt
2	9:31	0:56	OWN 38	2	62	Touchdown
2	6:22	0:47	OWN 28	3	2	Punt
2	1:53	0:30	OWN 32	3	0	Punt
2	0:19	0:19	OWN 23	1	6	Half
3	15:00	3:05	OWN 22	7	21	Interception
3	5:38	1:26	OWN 25	4	7	Downs
3	1:42	1:49	OWN 22	3	5	Punt
4	13:51	6:27	OWN 15	13	85	Touchdown
4	0:21	0:21	OWN 20	2	5	Game

Game MVP: Corwin Cowley, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Ernest Quesnel	22	75	3.41	17	2	0
RB Matthew Manning	7	31	4.43	18	1	0
WR Chance DeWacht	5	30	6.00	22	2	0
QB Toby Crabtree	4	31	7.75	9	0	0
RB Johnny Stevens	2	9	4.50	5	0	0
WR Lenny Scott	1	4	4.00	4	0	1

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Corwin Cowley	21	164	7.81	42	6	1
WR Theodore Rivera	1	11	11.00	11	1	0
QB Reuben Croteau	1	10	10.00	10	1	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Toby Crabtree	32	16	176	0/0	1	20	1	64.1

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Reuben Croteau	29	10	54	2/17	1	11	1	40.5

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Brett Hatchette	4	9	54	13.50	0	20	1
WR Lenny Scott	3	5	23	7.67	1	10	0
WR Chance DeWacht	3	4	43	14.33	16	20	0
RB Ernest Quesnel	2	2	7	3.50	0	8	0
TE Jon Douglas	2	5	19	9.50	0	11	0
TE Earl Browning	1	1	16	16.00	0	16	0
RB Matthew Manning	1	4	14	14.00	4	14	0
FB Trent Balent	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Shaun Mason	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Corwin Cowley	6	11	33	5.50	11	11	1
WR Rod Hall	2	4	10	5.00	0	6	0
TE Geoff Foreman	1	7	5	5.00	1	5	0
WR Theodore Rivera	1	4	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Rufus Kiser	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Dixon Baxter	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Miles Smith	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Leslie Hamilton	1	0	0.00	0

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Devon Grebene	1	9	9.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
S Curtis Floyd	0	0	1	0

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Corwin Cowley	1	0	0	0
WR Miles Smith	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ron Hampton	7	329	47.0	42.0	57	2

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Derrick Wolf	7	302	43.1	38.6	56	1

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ron Hampton	1/2	0/0	0/0	39	1/1
Marlon Harper	1/1	0/0	0/0	30	1/1

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Alexander Rebensdorf	0/1	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kurt Evans	4	32	8.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Miles Smith	3	15	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brett Hatchette	1	18	18.0	0
Collin Heninger	1	22	22.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
James Boswell	3	62	20.7	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Jessie Marshall	5	0	0.0	23	31
S Kurt Evans	4	1	0.0	23	31
DT Butch Stone	4	0	0.0	21	22
S Shaun Russ	4	0	0.0	23	31
DE Theodore Bates	3	0	1.0	21	19
OLB Brett Walendy	3	1	0.0	12	21
S Curtis Floyd	3	0	0.0	23	31
CB Collin Heninger	3	0	0.0	23	31
OLB Kaleb Jamison	2	2	0.0	19	19
DT Marco Taylor	1	1	0.5	12	23
WR Brett Hatchette	1	0	---	---	---
DE Renaldo Pearson	1	0	0.0	11	14
DT Arnie Perea	0	1	0.5	11	14
DE Eduardo Everett	0	2	0.0	10	15

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Herman Null	8	2	0.0	38	25
ILB Monty Gauthier	7	3	0.0	41	32
OLB Devon Grebene	7	2	0.0	36	24
CB Alexander Pardo	7	2	0.0	39	30
CB Corbin Dole	6	2	0.0	39	31
DE Stephen Lillis	4	4	0.0	40	30
DE Axel Damm	4	0	0.0	39	29
DE Burt Witten	3	0	0.0	35	28
OLB Lincoln Frist	3	0	0.0	14	15
DT Marlon Benton	2	1	0.0	33	20
CB Korey Erickson	1	1	0.0	38	27
OLB Theodore Kemp	1	0	0.0	1	1
WR Miles Smith	1	0	---	---	---
CB Dustin Thomason	1	0	0.0	30	23
DT Jeffery Messinna	1	0	0.0	5	7

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Theodore Bates	1.0	0	1	0	19
DT Marco Taylor	0.5	1	2	0	23
DT Arnie Perea	0.5	0	0	0	14
DE Renaldo Pearson	0.0	1	0	0	14
DE Eduardo Everett	0.0	0	4	2	15
DE Jim Poston	0.0	0	1	1	12
DT Butch Stone	0.0	0	1	0	22
OLB Kaleb Jamison	0.0	0	0	2	19

Carolina	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
CB Korey Erickson	1	0	0	27
DE Jeff Brooks	1	0	0	13
DE Stephen Lillis	0	4	2	30
DE Burt Witten	0	2	2	28
DE Axel Damm	0	2	1	29

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Kurt Evans	3	0	0	31
OLB Brett Walendy	2	0	0	21
ILB Jessie Marshall	2	0	0	31
CB Collin Heninger	1	2	0	31
S Shaun Russ	1	0	0	31
OLB Kaleb Jamison	1	0	0	19
CB Leslie Hamilton	0	1	1	24

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Herman Null	4	0	0	25
ILB Monty Gauthier	3	1	0	32
CB Corbin Dole	3	0	0	31
OLB Devon Grebene	1	2	1	24
DE Axel Damm	1	0	0	29
CB Korey Erickson	1	0	0	27
OLB Lincoln Frist	1	0	0	15
CB Alexander Pardo	1	0	0	30
CB Dustin Thomason	1	0	0	23

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
T Bart Cable	4	9	41	32
G Rodolfo Boss	4	6	41	32
C Bryson Howard	1	10	41	32
T Efrain Baker	1	5	41	32
G Abel Cloutier	1	5	41	32
TE Shaun Mason	1	1	17	10
TE Jon Douglas	1	1	26	24

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Ken Terry	4	7	1	23	1	31
T Melvin Blanchard	3	5	0	23	0	31
G Lionel Grasmanis	2	3	1	23	0	31
G Reid Scioli	1	2	0	23	1	31
C Leroy Flynn	0	2	0	23	0	31
TE Rufus Kiser	0	1	0	3	0	6
TE Geoff Foreman	0	1	0	21	0	27
FB Gus Reese	0	1	0	3	0	6

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Johnny Stevens	4	18
Efrain Baker	1	15
Curtis Floyd	1	14

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Ken Terry	2	11
Lincoln Frist	1	25
Lance Pearson	1	16
Corwin Cowley	1	10
Bucky Nathanson	1	7

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Efrain Baker	41	32	---	---	15	88
G Abel Cloutier	41	32	---	---	10	83
WR Lenny Scott	36	22	---	---	18	76
T Bart Cable	41	32	---	---	---	73
G Rodolfo Boss	41	32	---	---	---	73
C Bryson Howard	41	32	---	---	---	73
QB Toby Crabtree	41	32	---	---	---	73
WR Brett Hatchette	37	28	---	---	3	68
S Curtis Floyd	---	---	23	31	14	68
S Kurt Evans	---	---	23	31	8	62
CB Collin Heninger	---	---	23	31	4	58
OLB Brett Walendy	---	---	12	21	23	56
S Shaun Russ	---	---	23	31	1	55
ILB Jessie Marshall	---	---	23	31	1	55
TE Jon Douglas	26	24	---	---	---	50
CB Leslie Hamilton	---	---	15	24	9	48
RB Ernest Quesnel	30	18	---	---	---	48
WR Chance DeWacht	29	19	---	---	---	48
DT Butch Stone	---	---	21	22	1	44
DT Marco Taylor	---	---	12	23	8	43
DE Theodore Bates	---	---	21	19	---	40
OLB Kaleb Jamison	---	---	19	19	---	38
FB Trent Balent	7	7	---	---	18	32
RB Matthew Manning	9	13	---	---	8	30
TE Brant Ackerman	0	4	---	---	25	29
TE Shaun Mason	17	10	---	---	---	27
DE Renaldo Pearson	---	---	11	14	1	26
DE Eduardo Everett	---	---	10	15	---	25
DT Arnie Perea	---	---	11	14	---	25
DE Jim Poston	---	---	2	12	8	22
TE Earl Browning	10	12	---	---	---	22
RB Johnny Stevens	2	1	---	---	18	21
S Mason Jordan	---	---	2	3	14	19
S Donny Doctrow	---	---	0	0	14	14
P Ron Hampton	0	0	---	---	11	11
C Maxwell Joseph	0	0	---	---	10	10
ILB Donald Meyer	---	---	0	0	10	10
C Sedrick Arcenaux	0	0	---	---	10	10
G Efrain Lemke	0	0	---	---	10	10
T Jerald Boone	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Marlon Harper	0	0	---	---	4	4
WR Johnnie Hawkins	2	1	---	---	---	3
QB Edgar Garciaparra	0	0	---	---	3	3
OLB Perry Hammond	---	---	2	0	---	2
WR Levi Razo	0	1	---	---	---	1
ILB Alejandro Thornton	---	---	0	0	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
ILB Monty Gauthier	---	---	41	32	3	76
DE Stephen Lillis	---	---	40	30	3	73
CB Alexander Pardo	---	---	39	30	3	72
CB Corbin Dole	---	---	39	31	2	72
DE Axel Damm	---	---	39	29	3	71
CB Korey Erickson	---	---	38	27	3	68
DE Burt Witten	---	---	35	28	3	66
T Ken Terry	23	31	---	---	11	65
S Herman Null	---	---	38	25	2	65
RB Corwin Cowley	23	30	---	---	10	63
G Reid Scioli	23	31	---	---	8	62
T Melvin Blanchard	23	31	---	---	8	62
G Lionel Grasmanis	23	31	---	---	8	62
OLB Devon Grebene	---	---	36	24	1	61
DT Marlon Benton	---	---	33	20	2	55
C Leroy Flynn	23	31	---	---	---	54
OLB Lincoln Frist	---	---	14	15	25	54
QB Reuben Croteau	23	31	---	---	---	54
CB Dustin Thomason	---	---	30	23	1	54
WR Miles Smith	19	25	---	---	7	51
TE Geoff Foreman	21	27	---	---	2	50
WR Theodore Rivera	17	22	---	---	7	46
WR Rod Hall	16	20	---	---	---	36
DE Jeff Brooks	---	---	12	13	8	33
WR Dixon Baxter	6	10	---	---	15	31
S Lance Pearson	---	---	5	8	16	29
FB Gus Reese	3	6	---	---	16	25
TE Timothy Farr	0	1	---	---	21	22
CB Alec Watkins	---	---	3	6	13	22
DT Jeffery Messinna	---	---	5	7	8	20
RB Cory Pefley	0	0	---	---	16	16
OLB Theodore Kemp	---	---	1	1	13	15
CB Abraham Sneller	---	---	0	1	14	15
WR Floyd Finch	5	6	---	---	---	11
WR James Boswell	2	1	---	---	7	10
TE Rufus Kiser	3	6	---	---	---	9
C Jack Prescott	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Derrick Wolf	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Bucky Nathanson	0	0	---	---	7	7
OLB Ken Walsh	---	---	3	2	---	5
K Alexander Rebensdorf	0	0	---	---	4	4
RB Phillip Milburn	0	1	---	---	---	1
G Randal Davis	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Cristian Flannery	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Eduardo Boswell	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Robert Hodgins	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	68	8.5
Middle	27	89	3.3
Right	6	23	3.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	72	12.0
Middle	12	83	6.9
Right	5	30	6.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Toby Crabtree	32	16	2	0	2	3	8	5	1

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Reuben Croteau	29	10	0	2	2	3	9	5	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	6	47	6.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	22	8	94	4.3
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	35	17.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	19	2.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	2	9	0.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	3	26	4.3
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Brett Hatchette	9	4	1	54	1	28
WR Lenny Scott	5	3	1	23	0	22
TE Jon Douglas	5	2	0	19	0	24
WR Chance DeWacht	4	3	0	43	1	19
RB Matthew Manning	4	1	0	14	0	13
RB Ernest Quesnel	2	2	0	7	0	18
TE Earl Browning	1	1	0	16	0	12
FB Trent Balent	1	0	0	0	0	7
TE Shaun Mason	1	0	0	0	0	10

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
RB Corwin Cowley	11	6	1	33	30
TE Geoff Foreman	7	1	1	5	27
WR Theodore Rivera	4	1	0	6	22
WR Rod Hall	4	2	0	10	20
TE Rufus Kiser	1	0	0	0	6
WR Dixon Baxter	1	0	0	0	10
WR Miles Smith	1	0	0	0	25

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Ernest Quesnel	6	18	3.00	3.41
QB Toby Crabtree	1	8	8.00	7.75
WR Lenny Scott	1	4	4.00	4.00
RB Matthew Manning	1	0	0.00	4.43

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Corwin Cowley	2	0	0.00	7.81
WR Theodore Rivera	1	11	11.00	11.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Toby Crabtree	5	3	15	3.00	5.50

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Reuben Croteau	5	2	7	1.40	1.86

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Brett Hatchette	2	1	8	4.00	6.00
RB Ernest Quesnel	2	2	7	3.50	3.50
RB Matthew Manning	1	0	0	0.00	3.50

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Geoff Foreman	2	0	0	0.00	0.71
RB Corwin Cowley	2	1	3	1.50	3.00
WR Rod Hall	1	1	4	4.00	2.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
RB Ernest Quesnel	3	2
RB Matthew Manning	3	0

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Toby Crabtree	8	3	2

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Reuben Croteau	11	6	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Jon Douglas	2	1	1
RB Ernest Quesnel	1	1	0
FB Trent Balent	1	0	0
TE Shaun Mason	1	0	0
WR Lenny Scott	1	0	0
WR Chance DeWacht	1	1	1
RB Matthew Manning	1	0	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Corwin Cowley	6	5	2
WR Rod Hall	2	1	0
TE Geoff Foreman	1	0	0
WR Theodore Rivera	1	0	0
WR Dixon Baxter	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 55,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,600 (19,800)
End Zone 11,200 (14,300)
Mezzanine 6,500 (8,300)
Sideline Seats 10,100 (12,700)
Club Seats 6,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 6,500 (7,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	55,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,600 (19,800)
End Zone	11,200 (14,300)
Mezzanine	6,500 (8,300)
Sideline Seats	10,100 (12,700)
Club Seats	6,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	6,500 (7,500)