Week 17, 2034

played in Atlanta, GA

42 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	7	7	0	0	-	14
Atlanta Falcons	14	14	0	7	-	35

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:58 ATL - Trent Balent 35 run (Miguel Hill extra point)
1Q: 11:09 CAR - Miles Smith 69 pass from Reuben Croteau (Wade Benson extra point)
1Q: 06:45 ATL - Matthew Manning 5 run (Miguel Hill extra point)
2Q: 12:55 ATL - Owen Grayvil 36 pass from Lonnie Garrison (Miguel Hill extra point)
2Q: 03:51 ATL - Owen Grayvil 4 pass from Lonnie Garrison (Miguel Hill extra point)
2Q: 01:38 CAR - Corwin Cowley 9 pass from Reuben Croteau (Wade Benson extra point)
4Q: 14:00 ATL - Matthew Manning 1 run (Miguel Hill extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:58 ATL - Trent Balent 35 run (Miguel Hill extra point)
1Q: 11:09 CAR - Miles Smith 69 pass from Reuben Croteau (Wade Benson extra point)
1Q: 06:45 ATL - Matthew Manning 5 run (Miguel Hill extra point)
2Q: 12:55 ATL - Owen Grayvil 36 pass from Lonnie Garrison (Miguel Hill extra point)
2Q: 03:51 ATL - Owen Grayvil 4 pass from Lonnie Garrison (Miguel Hill extra point)
2Q: 01:38 CAR - Corwin Cowley 9 pass from Reuben Croteau (Wade Benson extra point)
4Q: 14:00 ATL - Matthew Manning 1 run (Miguel Hill extra point)

Team Statistics CAR ATL
Record 3-13 9-7
First Downs 17 27
- by Rushing 1 10
- by Passing 15 16
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 332 527
- Offensive Plays 61 76
- Yards per Play 5.44 6.93
Net Rushing Yards 27 209
- Rushing Attempts 21 40
- Yards per Rush 1.29 5.23
Net Passing Yards 305 318
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 21 - 0 34 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 321 331
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/16 2/13
- Yards per Pass Play 7.63 8.83
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 3/2
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 9/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.9 7.2
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/49 13/90
Punt Returns/Yards 1/3 1/6
Kick Returns/Yards 2/45 2/56
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 27
Time of Possession 24:16 35:44

Team Statistics	CAR	ATL
Record	3-13	9-7
First Downs	17	27
- by Rushing	1	10
- by Passing	15	16
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	332	527
- Offensive Plays	61	76
- Yards per Play	5.44	6.93
Net Rushing Yards	27	209
- Rushing Attempts	21	40
- Yards per Rush	1.29	5.23
Net Passing Yards	305	318
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 21 - 0	34 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	321	331
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/16	2/13
- Yards per Pass Play	7.63	8.83
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	3/2
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	9/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.9	7.2
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/49	13/90
Punt Returns/Yards	1/3	1/6
Kick Returns/Yards	2/45	2/56
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 27
Time of Possession	24:16	35:44

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:45	0:51	OWN 31	1	69	Touchdown
1	6:38	2:22	OWN 25	5	17	Punt
1	2:28	2:28	OWN 1	6	8	Punt
2	12:45	3:06	OWN 25	7	32	Punt
2	9:07	1:24	OPP 37	3	-6	Punt
2	3:40	2:02	OWN 25	9	75	Touchdown
2	0:08	0:08	OWN 20	1	-2	Half
3	15:00	2:25	OWN 33	5	13	Punt
3	7:52	3:08	OWN 12	6	19	Punt
4	13:49	4:09	OWN 25	8	53	Missed FG
4	9:24	1:08	OPP 31	5	18	Downs
4	6:14	1:00	OWN 40	5	21	Downs

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:15	OWN 38	5	62	Touchdown
1	10:54	4:16	OWN 36	10	64	Touchdown
1	4:16	1:48	OWN 17	4	35	Punt
2	15:00	2:15	OWN 47	5	53	Touchdown
2	9:39	0:32	OWN 20	2	17	Fumble
2	7:43	4:03	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
2	1:38	1:30	OWN 25	6	31	Punt
3	12:35	4:43	OWN 19	8	15	Punt
3	4:44	5:55	OWN 31	11	69	Touchdown
4	9:40	0:16	OWN 29	1	2	Fumble
4	8:16	2:02	OWN 13	3	2	Punt
4	5:14	5:14	OWN 39	12	45	Game

Game MVP: Lonnie Garrison, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
RB Corwin Cowley	17	38	2.24	9
RB Cory Pefley	2	-8	-4.00	-2
WR Miles Smith	1	-1	-1.00	-1
QB Reuben Croteau	1	-2	-2.00	-2

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Matthew Manning	25	81	3.24	10	1	2
FB Trent Balent	5	59	11.80	35	2	1
RB Johnny Stevens	5	34	6.80	16	1	0
QB Lonnie Garrison	4	35	8.75	29	1	0
WR Kirk Victor	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Reuben Croteau	38	21	321	2/16	2	69	0	100.8

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Lonnie Garrison	34	26	331	2/13	2	39	0	125.9

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR William Lester	9	20	95	10.56	2	22	0
RB Corwin Cowley	8	9	88	11.00	22	19	1
TE Rufus Kiser	2	2	50	25.00	38	32	0
WR Miles Smith	1	5	69	69.00	48	69	1
RB Cory Pefley	1	1	19	19.00	9	19	0
TE Geoff Foreman	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Owen Grayvil	10	13	167	16.70	69	39	2
FB Trent Balent	5	5	33	6.60	18	14	0
WR Chance DeWacht	3	4	35	11.67	3	14	0
TE Tanner McDaniel	3	3	42	14.00	8	16	0
RB Matthew Manning	3	4	22	7.33	12	15	0
TE Earl Browning	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Kirk Victor	1	1	24	24.00	0	24	0
TE Shaun Mason	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Brant Ackerman	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Recov	Force
DE Burt Witten	1	1
ILB Monty Gauthier	1	0
CB Dustin Thomason	0	1
ILB Brayden Grant	0	1

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Johnny Stevens	2	0	0	0
TE Tanner McDaniel	1	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Derrick Wolf	6	250	41.7	34.0	44	2

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ron Hampton	4	193	48.3	42.5	54	2

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Wade Benson	0/1	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Miguel Hill	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	5/5

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
James Boswell	1	3	3.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kurt Evans	1	6	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Miles Smith	1	24	24.0	0
James Boswell	1	21	21.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Collin Heninger	2	56	28.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Monty Gauthier	14	1	0.0	38	35
DE Burt Witten	7	1	1.0	39	33
CB Alexander Pardo	7	1	0.0	40	36
ILB Brayden Grant	7	1	0.0	36	31
CB Corbin Dole	6	5	0.0	38	35
S Herman Null	4	2	0.0	39	36
CB Dustin Thomason	4	2	0.0	40	36
DE Jeff Brooks	3	0	0.0	19	20
DT Jeffery Messinna	2	1	0.0	32	30
CB Korey Erickson	2	0	0.0	16	15
DE Axel Damm	1	2	1.0	30	25
DT Jared Young	1	3	0.0	40	36
OLB Devon Grebene	1	1	0.0	23	20
ILB Ken Collins	1	0	0.0	3	1
OLB Ken Walsh	1	0	0.0	2	2
CB Alec Watkins	1	0	0.0	5	5

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Kaleb Jamison	8	1	0.0	19	30
ILB Jessie Marshall	7	2	0.0	20	40
OLB Brett Walendy	4	2	0.0	9	25
CB Collin Heninger	3	3	0.0	21	40
S Shaun Russ	3	1	0.0	20	31
S Kurt Evans	3	0	0.0	15	23
DE Orlando Jaeger	2	0	1.0	14	28
S Mason Jordan	2	3	0.0	20	39
DE Theodore Bates	2	2	0.0	19	28
DT Marco Taylor	2	0	0.0	6	22
S Donny Doctrow	2	0	0.0	21	39
DE Renaldo Pearson	1	0	1.0	6	13
OLB Perry Hammond	1	0	0.0	2	1
DT Arnie Perea	1	0	0.0	17	24
DT Jimmy Holdman	0	1	0.0	14	18
OLB Lester VanDervoort	0	1	0.0	6	25

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Axel Damm	1.0	0	2	0	25
DE Burt Witten	1.0	0	1	2	33
DT Jeffery Messinna	0.0	1	1	0	30
DT Jared Young	0.0	0	1	0	36
DE Jeff Brooks	0.0	0	1	0	20

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Orlando Jaeger	1.0	3	1	28
DE Renaldo Pearson	1.0	0	0	13
OLB Lester VanDervoort	0.0	2	3	25
DT Arnie Perea	0.0	1	1	24
DT Jimmy Holdman	0.0	1	0	18

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Monty Gauthier	7	1	35
CB Alexander Pardo	5	0	36
CB Dustin Thomason	4	0	36
ILB Brayden Grant	3	0	31
S Herman Null	2	0	36
OLB Devon Grebene	2	0	20
ILB Ken Collins	1	0	1
CB Corbin Dole	1	0	35
CB Alec Watkins	1	0	5

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Jessie Marshall	4	1	40
OLB Brett Walendy	4	0	25
S Kurt Evans	3	2	23
OLB Kaleb Jamison	3	0	30
CB Collin Heninger	2	2	40
DE Orlando Jaeger	1	1	28
S Troy Gallery	1	0	10
DT Marco Taylor	1	0	22
S Shaun Russ	1	0	31
S Donny Doctrow	1	0	39
S Mason Jordan	0	1	39

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Richie Poles	1	6	21	0	40
G Reid Scioli	1	3	21	1	40
T Melvin Blanchard	1	3	21	1	40
T Ken Terry	0	6	21	0	40
T Alexis Holmes	0	2	21	0	40

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Bryson Howard	6	9	40	1	36
G Abel Cloutier	5	6	40	0	36
T Corwin Conley	3	9	40	0	36
TE Tanner McDaniel	2	2	39	0	35
G Rodolfo Boss	1	6	40	0	36
T Bart Cable	0	3	40	1	36
FB Trent Balent	0	1	14	0	10

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Jeffery Messinna	2	13
Cory Pefley	1	20

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Trent Balent	2	15
Tanner McDaniel	1	19

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Corbin Dole	---	---	38	35	11	84
CB Alexander Pardo	---	---	40	36	1	77
ILB Brayden Grant	---	---	36	31	10	77
DT Jared Young	---	---	40	36	---	76
CB Dustin Thomason	---	---	40	36	---	76
S Herman Null	---	---	39	36	---	75
DT Jeffery Messinna	---	---	32	30	13	75
ILB Monty Gauthier	---	---	38	35	---	73
DE Burt Witten	---	---	39	33	---	72
T Alexis Holmes	21	40	---	---	7	68
WR William Lester	20	35	---	---	8	63
T Ken Terry	21	40	---	---	---	61
C Richie Poles	21	40	---	---	---	61
G Reid Scioli	21	40	---	---	---	61
T Melvin Blanchard	21	40	---	---	---	61
QB Reuben Croteau	21	40	---	---	---	61
TE Rufus Kiser	21	37	---	---	2	60
RB Corwin Cowley	19	39	---	---	---	58
DE Axel Damm	---	---	30	25	---	55
WR Miles Smith	15	22	---	---	15	52
WR Rod Hall	14	23	---	---	14	51
OLB Devon Grebene	---	---	23	20	---	43
DE Jeff Brooks	---	---	19	20	---	39
CB Korey Erickson	---	---	16	15	---	31
WR James Boswell	7	13	---	---	11	31
TE Geoff Foreman	7	20	---	---	---	27
RB Cory Pefley	2	3	---	---	20	25
TE Timothy Farr	0	5	---	---	18	23
OLB Ken Walsh	---	---	2	2	19	23
CB Alec Watkins	---	---	5	5	4	14
RB Phillip Milburn	0	3	---	---	10	13
CB Abraham Sneller	---	---	0	0	12	12
G Randal Davis	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Cristian Flannery	0	0	---	---	7	7
TE Elias Janke	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Derrick Wolf	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Cornelius Brennan	0	0	---	---	7	7
ILB Ken Collins	---	---	3	1	---	4
K Wade Benson	0	0	---	---	4	4
ILB Evan Oliver	---	---	0	0	4	4
S Lance Pearson	---	---	0	0	2	2
WR Floyd Finch	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Lionel Grasmanis	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Stephen Lillis	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Eduardo Boswell	0	0	---	---	---	0
CB K.C. Holmes	---	---	0	0	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
TE Tanner McDaniel	39	35	---	---	19	93
RB Matthew Manning	34	34	---	---	13	81
G Abel Cloutier	40	36	---	---	4	80
T Bart Cable	40	36	---	---	---	76
G Rodolfo Boss	40	36	---	---	---	76
C Bryson Howard	40	36	---	---	---	76
QB Lonnie Garrison	40	36	---	---	---	76
T Corwin Conley	40	36	---	---	---	76
S Donny Doctrow	---	---	21	39	14	74
WR Owen Grayvil	37	34	---	---	---	71
CB Collin Heninger	---	---	21	40	5	66
ILB Jessie Marshall	---	---	20	40	1	61
S Mason Jordan	---	---	20	39	1	60
OLB Brett Walendy	---	---	9	25	20	54
S Shaun Russ	---	---	20	31	2	53
OLB Kaleb Jamison	---	---	19	30	---	49
DE Orlando Jaeger	---	---	14	28	7	49
WR Chance DeWacht	25	23	---	---	---	48
DE Theodore Bates	---	---	19	28	---	47
S Kurt Evans	---	---	15	23	8	46
WR Kirk Victor	23	20	---	---	---	43
DT Arnie Perea	---	---	17	24	1	42
OLB Lester VanDervoort	---	---	6	25	11	42
FB Trent Balent	14	10	---	---	15	39
DT Marco Taylor	---	---	6	22	7	35
DT Jimmy Holdman	---	---	14	18	---	32
TE Shaun Mason	14	11	---	---	---	25
TE Brant Ackerman	5	4	---	---	13	22
DE Renaldo Pearson	---	---	6	13	---	19
CB Leslie Hamilton	---	---	0	4	13	17
WR Greg Barnes	0	0	---	---	15	15
S Troy Gallery	---	---	1	10	1	12
RB Johnny Stevens	6	2	---	---	3	11
TE Earl Browning	3	7	---	---	---	10
T Efrain Baker	0	0	---	---	10	10
ILB Donald Meyer	---	---	1	0	9	10
K Miguel Hill	0	0	---	---	6	6
CB Fred Poston	---	---	0	0	6	6
P Ron Hampton	0	0	---	---	4	4
C Maxwell Joseph	0	0	---	---	4	4
C Sedrick Arcenaux	0	0	---	---	4	4
G Efrain Lemke	0	0	---	---	4	4
OLB Perry Hammond	---	---	2	1	---	3
ILB Alejandro Thornton	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Toby Crabtree	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Curtis Floyd	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	21	3.5
Middle	6	11	1.8
Right	8	-3	-0.4
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	38	3.8
Middle	22	150	6.8
Right	7	22	3.1
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Reuben Croteau	38	21	4	1	2	7	7	5	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Lonnie Garrison	34	26	6	0	0	1	6	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	33	8.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	123	9.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	5	53	4.1
Long (19+ Yds)	8	3	112	14.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	22	5.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	13	113	7.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	6	113	10.3
Long (19+ Yds)	4	3	83	20.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR William Lester	20	9	2	95	2	35
RB Corwin Cowley	9	8	0	88	0	39
WR Miles Smith	5	1	0	69	1	22
TE Rufus Kiser	2	2	0	50	1	37
TE Geoff Foreman	1	0	0	0	0	20
RB Cory Pefley	1	1	0	19	0	3

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Owen Grayvil	13	10	167	5	34
FB Trent Balent	5	5	33	0	10
WR Chance DeWacht	4	3	35	0	23
RB Matthew Manning	4	3	22	0	34
TE Tanner McDaniel	3	3	42	0	35
TE Earl Browning	2	1	8	0	7
TE Shaun Mason	1	0	0	0	11
TE Brant Ackerman	1	0	0	0	4
WR Kirk Victor	1	1	24	1	20

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Corwin Cowley	1	9	9.00	2.24

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Matthew Manning	4	4	1.00	3.24
QB Lonnie Garrison	1	-1	-1.00	8.75
FB Trent Balent	1	5	5.00	11.80

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Reuben Croteau	5	2	16	3.20	8.45

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Lonnie Garrison	5	5	21	4.20	9.74

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR William Lester	3	1	7	2.33	4.75
TE Geoff Foreman	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
RB Corwin Cowley	1	1	9	9.00	9.78

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Owen Grayvil	3	3	7	2.33	12.85
TE Tanner McDaniel	1	1	11	11.00	14.00
RB Matthew Manning	1	1	3	3.00	5.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Corwin Cowley	1	1

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
QB Lonnie Garrison	2	1
FB Trent Balent	2	2
RB Matthew Manning	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Reuben Croteau	13	7	4

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Lonnie Garrison	8	5	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR William Lester	5	3	1
RB Corwin Cowley	4	3	2
WR Miles Smith	3	0	0
TE Rufus Kiser	1	1	1

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Chance DeWacht	2	1	1
WR Owen Grayvil	1	1	1
FB Trent Balent	1	1	1
TE Shaun Mason	1	0	0
RB Matthew Manning	1	1	1
TE Brant Ackerman	1	0	0
WR Kirk Victor	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 50,400 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 000 (25,300)
End Zone 6,900 (18,200)
Mezzanine 7,600 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 11,900 (16,100)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 4,100 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	50,400 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	000 (25,300)
End Zone	6,900 (18,200)
Mezzanine	7,600 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	11,900 (16,100)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	4,100 (9,900)