Week 5, 2044

played in Atlanta, GA

67 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	7	7	3	3	-	20
Atlanta Falcons	7	13	0	7	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:11 CAR - Gage Bowser 4 pass from Reuben Croteau (Glen Farley extra point)
1Q: 05:01 ATL - Gabe Thomason 44 pass from Freddie Davidson (Fred Benson extra point)
2Q: 14:22 ATL - Fred Benson 23 field goal
2Q: 12:20 CAR - Kurt Guthrie 6 pass from Reuben Croteau (Glen Farley extra point)
2Q: 07:04 ATL - Fred Benson 47 field goal
2Q: 00:31 ATL - Renaldo Benton 64 pass from Freddie Davidson (Fred Benson extra point)
3Q: 04:29 CAR - Glen Farley 36 field goal
4Q: 11:16 ATL - Alfredo McQueen 28 pass from Freddie Davidson (Fred Benson extra point)
4Q: 02:16 CAR - Glen Farley 54 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:11 CAR - Gage Bowser 4 pass from Reuben Croteau (Glen Farley extra point)
1Q: 05:01 ATL - Gabe Thomason 44 pass from Freddie Davidson (Fred Benson extra point)
2Q: 14:22 ATL - Fred Benson 23 field goal
2Q: 12:20 CAR - Kurt Guthrie 6 pass from Reuben Croteau (Glen Farley extra point)
2Q: 07:04 ATL - Fred Benson 47 field goal
2Q: 00:31 ATL - Renaldo Benton 64 pass from Freddie Davidson (Fred Benson extra point)
3Q: 04:29 CAR - Glen Farley 36 field goal
4Q: 11:16 ATL - Alfredo McQueen 28 pass from Freddie Davidson (Fred Benson extra point)
4Q: 02:16 CAR - Glen Farley 54 field goal

Team Statistics CAR ATL
Record 1-4 3-2
First Downs 22 16
- by Rushing 8 9
- by Passing 11 6
- by Penalty 3 1
Total Net Yards 376 370
- Offensive Plays 69 54
- Yards per Play 5.45 6.85
Net Rushing Yards 174 154
- Rushing Attempts 22 36
- Yards per Rush 7.91 4.28
Net Passing Yards 202 216
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 46 - 23 - 1 18 - 12 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 209 216
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/7 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.30 12.00
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/13 2/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.2 10.3
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 13/90 12/84
Punt Returns/Yards 4/44 1/4
Kick Returns/Yards 4/95 2/43
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/11
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 25
Time of Possession 30:11 29:49

Team Statistics	CAR	ATL
Record	1-4	3-2
First Downs	22	16
- by Rushing	8	9
- by Passing	11	6
- by Penalty	3	1
Total Net Yards	376	370
- Offensive Plays	69	54
- Yards per Play	5.45	6.85
Net Rushing Yards	174	154
- Rushing Attempts	22	36
- Yards per Rush	7.91	4.28
Net Passing Yards	202	216
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	46 - 23 - 1	18 - 12 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	209	216
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/7	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.30	12.00
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/13	2/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.2	10.3
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	13/90	12/84
Punt Returns/Yards	4/44	1/4
Kick Returns/Yards	4/95	2/43
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/11
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 25
Time of Possession	30:11	29:49

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:14	5:10	OWN 27	10	73	Touchdown
1	4:46	1:28	OWN 33	3	1	Punt
2	14:17	2:04	OWN 25	5	75	Touchdown
2	6:59	2:17	OWN 25	4	14	Punt
2	2:15	1:44	OWN 25	9	46	Missed FG
2	0:20	0:20	OWN 31	2	13	Half
3	15:00	5:32	OWN 24	10	36	Punt
3	7:57	3:34	OPP 45	7	26	Field Goal
3	2:52	4:24	OWN 2	7	52	Punt
4	11:57	0:10	OWN 43	1	0	Interception
4	11:05	3:02	OWN 20	5	17	Punt
4	5:43	0:27	OWN 44	4	0	Downs
4	2:52	0:44	OPP 45	3	8	Field Goal

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:46	OWN 18	3	9	Punt
1	8:04	3:18	OWN 25	6	75	Touchdown
1	3:18	4:01	OWN 22	8	72	Field Goal
2	12:13	5:14	OWN 23	8	47	Field Goal
2	4:42	2:27	OWN 23	4	-10	Punt
2	0:31	0:11	OWN 36	1	64	Touchdown
3	9:28	1:31	OWN 12	3	0	Punt
3	4:23	1:31	OWN 25	4	19	Punt
4	13:28	1:31	OWN 20	4	-1	Punt
4	11:47	0:42	OPP 40	3	40	Touchdown
4	8:03	2:20	OWN 3	3	3	Punt
4	5:16	2:24	OPP 44	3	9	Missed FG
4	2:08	2:08	OWN 6	5	24	Game

Game MVP: Freddie Davidson, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Fred Garcia	11	105	9.55	30	4
RB Denzel Adams	10	68	6.80	36	3
WR Seth Wason	1	1	1.00	1	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Alfredo McQueen	19	83	4.37	18	4
RB Sean Zeyen	10	47	4.70	17	3
TE Travis Napiecek	3	9	3.00	4	0
QB Freddie Davidson	2	5	2.50	6	0
FB Logan Blake	1	3	3.00	3	0
WR Junior Johnson	1	7	7.00	7	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Benjamin Leyva	28	12	85	0/0	0	18	1	35.5
Reuben Croteau	18	11	124	1/7	2	34	0	118.7

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Freddie Davidson	18	12	216	0/0	3	64	0	147.2

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Bernie Papadopulos	6	9	45	7.50	2	14	0
WR Kurt Guthrie	6	11	49	8.17	0	19	1
RB Denzel Adams	3	5	9	3.00	3	8	0
WR Gage Bowser	2	3	38	19.00	23	34	1
WR Seth Wason	2	4	11	5.50	0	8	0
TE Timothy Smithen	2	9	35	17.50	4	18	0
WR Steven Hicks	1	2	18	18.00	8	18	0
TE Robert Terry	1	1	4	4.00	3	4	0
RB Fred Garcia	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Marlon Hellestrae	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Gabe Thomason	3	4	52	17.33	17	44	1
WR Tim Walsh	2	2	-1	-0.50	0	1	0
TE Renaldo Benton	2	4	94	47.00	73	64	1
WR Junior Johnson	2	2	22	11.00	17	21	0
WR Spencer Murphy	1	2	9	9.00	3	9	0
RB Alfredo McQueen	1	2	28	28.00	23	28	1
RB Sean Zeyen	1	1	12	12.00	10	12	0
TE Johnny Gerhardt	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Earl Bruce	1	11	11.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
OLB Robert Bradford	0	0	1	0
CB Les Pietrzyk	0	0	1	0

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov
RB Sean Zeyen	1	0
TE Renaldo Benton	1	0
T Alan Clark	0	1
WR Gabe Thomason	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Amos Breiten	5	220	44.0	39.2	60	2

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jamal Oliver	6	312	52.0	44.7	57	2

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Glen Farley	2/3	1/2	1/1	54	2/2

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Fred Benson	2/3	1/2	0/1	47	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Caiden Schultz	3	33	11.0	0
Gage Bowser	1	11	11.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Junior Johnson	1	4	4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Fred Garcia	4	95	23.8	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Junior Johnson	2	43	21.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Dana Bethel	9	1	0.0	30	14
ILB Thurman Sims	6	5	0.0	36	16
DT Lincoln Kidman	5	2	0.0	34	12
CB Les Pietrzyk	5	0	0.0	36	18
OLB Robert Bradford	4	3	0.0	36	18
CB Caiden Schultz	3	1	0.0	36	18
DE Xavier Houston	3	0	0.0	36	18
S Collin Chapman	2	3	0.0	36	18
DE Stephen O'Donnell	1	1	0.0	5	5
DE Fernando Muscarella	1	1	0.0	31	13
S Donte Heaton	1	1	0.0	12	5
ILB Christian David	1	1	0.0	20	13
TE Bernie Papadopulos	1	0	---	---	---
DT Walter Bishop	1	0	0.0	2	6
S Johnny Westbrook	1	0	0.0	24	13

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Jimmie Sutton	9	2	0.0	22	47
DE Henry Cochrane	7	0	1.0	22	47
S Earl Bruce	5	0	0.0	22	47
S Terry McIntyre	4	1	0.0	11	26
ILB Harvey Stevenson	4	0	0.0	12	21
S Lucas Briley	4	0	0.0	12	30
DE Victor Samsel	3	0	0.0	20	30
CB Donte Reese	2	1	0.0	9	12
CB Jake Hyland	2	1	0.0	22	47
OLB Randy Bleeck	1	1	0.0	12	34
DT Rusty Bliss	1	1	0.0	11	17
CB Ross Poole	1	0	0.0	10	26
CB Trent Matthews	1	0	0.0	10	19
DT Chris Fulcher	0	1	0.0	3	18

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Henry Cochrane	1.0	0	2	0	47
DE Victor Samsel	0.0	2	3	2	30
DE Dennis Buning	0.0	1	2	0	34
DE Harry Middlehurst	0.0	1	0	0	17
DT Rusty Bliss	0.0	0	2	0	17

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Les Pietrzyk	4	0	18
CB Caiden Schultz	3	0	18
CB Warren Meinke	2	0	9
OLB Robert Bradford	1	0	18
DE Stephen O'Donnell	1	0	5
ILB Thurman Sims	1	0	16
S Collin Chapman	0	1	18

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Jimmie Sutton	5	0	0	47
S Lucas Briley	4	0	0	30
S Earl Bruce	3	0	1	47
OLB Randy Bleeck	2	2	0	34
ILB Harvey Stevenson	2	1	0	21
DE Henry Cochrane	2	1	0	47
S Terry McIntyre	2	0	0	26
CB Jake Hyland	1	2	0	47
CB Ross Poole	1	0	0	26
CB Trent Matthews	1	0	0	19
S Quinn Donhoff	0	1	0	19

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Donnell Upshaw	6	8	22	1	47
C Jimmy Maloney	3	5	22	0	47
T Ezekiel Calvin	2	4	22	0	47
G Mark McElroy	1	3	8	0	14
T Nickolas McElroy	1	1	22	0	47
TE Bernie Papadopulos	0	1	21	0	47

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
C Walt Lane	3	9	36	18
T Alan Clark	2	9	36	18
G Jamie Daughtry	2	5	36	18
G Broderick Chukwuma	2	5	36	18
G Roger Harmon	1	5	36	18
FB Logan Blake	0	1	2	1

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Steven Hicks	2	25
Les Pietrzyk	1	25

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Lester VanDervoort	2	22
Donte Reese	2	22
Logan Blake	1	25
Johnny Gerhardt	1	25
Alan Clark	1	15
Alfredo McQueen	1	11

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Steven Hicks	21	41	---	---	25	87
WR Kurt Guthrie	18	42	---	---	25	85
OLB Robert Bradford	---	---	36	18	25	79
CB Les Pietrzyk	---	---	36	18	25	79
T Nickolas McElroy	22	47	---	---	3	72
ILB Thurman Sims	---	---	36	16	19	71
G Donnell Upshaw	22	47	---	---	---	69
C Jimmy Maloney	22	47	---	---	---	69
T Ezekiel Calvin	22	47	---	---	---	69
TE Bernie Papadopulos	21	47	---	---	---	68
T Vincent Landtroop	14	33	---	---	19	66
DE Xavier Houston	---	---	36	18	9	63
CB Caiden Schultz	---	---	36	18	8	62
S Collin Chapman	---	---	36	18	3	57
S Johnny Westbrook	---	---	24	13	19	56
RB Fred Garcia	12	13	---	---	25	50
DT Lincoln Kidman	---	---	34	12	1	47
DE Fernando Muscarella	---	---	31	13	2	46
ILB Dana Bethel	---	---	30	14	2	46
RB Denzel Adams	10	34	---	---	---	44
QB Benjamin Leyva	14	28	---	---	---	42
ILB Christian David	---	---	20	13	8	41
TE Timothy Smithen	10	29	---	---	---	39
CB Warren Meinke	---	---	22	9	2	33
QB Reuben Croteau	8	19	---	---	---	27
WR Seth Wason	8	13	---	---	4	25
G Mark McElroy	8	14	---	---	2	24
WR Gage Bowser	7	9	---	---	2	18
S Donte Heaton	---	---	12	5	1	18
RB Britt Austin	0	0	---	---	11	11
DE Stephen O'Donnell	---	---	5	5	1	11
DT Walter Bishop	---	---	2	6	2	10
TE Robert Terry	1	3	---	---	6	10
S Harold Naughton	---	---	0	2	7	9
C Nate Garrett	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Amos Breiten	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Glen Farley	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Tim Schneider	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Reggie Senter	0	0	---	---	8	8
FB Marlon Hellestrae	2	4	---	---	---	6
RB Dexter Shepherd	0	0	---	---	6	6
G Cornell Schneider	0	0	---	---	6	6
OLB Steven Burke	---	---	0	0	---	0
C Andre Devries	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Jon Toniolo	---	---	0	0	---	0
S Kris Burroughs	---	---	0	0	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Earl Bruce	---	---	22	47	3	72
OLB Jimmie Sutton	---	---	22	47	3	72
DE Henry Cochrane	---	---	22	47	3	72
CB Jake Hyland	---	---	22	47	3	72
T Alan Clark	36	18	---	---	15	69
G Roger Harmon	36	18	---	---	9	63
G Jamie Daughtry	36	18	---	---	9	63
G Broderick Chukwuma	36	18	---	---	9	63
WR Gabe Thomason	36	18	---	---	5	59
DE Dennis Buning	---	---	21	34	---	55
C Walt Lane	36	18	---	---	---	54
QB Freddie Davidson	36	18	---	---	---	54
TE Renaldo Benton	35	17	---	---	1	53
DE Victor Samsel	---	---	20	30	1	51
RB Alfredo McQueen	25	14	---	---	11	50
OLB Randy Bleeck	---	---	12	34	3	49
S Lucas Briley	---	---	12	30	3	45
CB Trent Matthews	---	---	10	19	16	45
WR Spencer Murphy	31	11	---	---	1	43
CB Donte Reese	---	---	9	12	22	43
S Quinn Donhoff	---	---	11	19	11	41
S Terry McIntyre	---	---	11	26	3	40
CB Ross Poole	---	---	10	26	2	38
DT Rusty Bliss	---	---	11	17	7	35
ILB Harvey Stevenson	---	---	12	21	2	35
TE Travis Napiecek	16	10	---	---	9	35
WR Junior Johnson	16	7	---	---	10	33
TE Johnny Gerhardt	2	4	---	---	25	31
FB Logan Blake	2	1	---	---	25	28
WR Tim Walsh	6	6	---	---	13	25
DE Harry Middlehurst	---	---	3	17	3	23
DT Chris Fulcher	---	---	3	18	1	22
OLB Lester VanDervoort	---	---	0	0	22	22
DE Buddy Green	---	---	1	14	7	22
DE Rich Snyder	---	---	8	12	---	20
RB Sean Zeyen	11	2	---	---	---	13
OLB Lamar Burns	---	---	0	0	12	12
K Fred Benson	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Allen Sweeney	0	0	---	---	9	9
OLB Bryant Willis	---	---	0	0	9	9
P Jamal Oliver	0	0	---	---	6	6
QB Jameson Sweeney	0	0	---	---	3	3
T Eli Hancock	0	0	---	---	3	3
C Ezekiel Richard	0	0	---	---	---	0
RB Devonte Barton	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Jessie Fontenot	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	10	2.0
Middle	10	53	5.3
Right	7	111	15.9
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	15	51	3.4
Middle	10	45	4.5
Right	10	59	5.9
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Benjamin Leyva	28	12	0	0	1	6	6	1	1
Reuben Croteau	18	11	1	0	1	1	3	1	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Freddie Davidson	18	12	5	3	2	1	0	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	2	3	0.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	14	112	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	5	57	4.1
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	37	7.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	-1	-0.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	8	109	8.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	1	1	64	64.0
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	44	44.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kurt Guthrie	11	6	0	49	0	42
TE Bernie Papadopulos	9	6	0	45	0	47
TE Timothy Smithen	9	2	0	35	0	29
RB Denzel Adams	5	3	0	9	0	34
WR Seth Wason	4	2	1	11	0	13
WR Gage Bowser	3	2	1	38	1	9
WR Steven Hicks	2	1	0	18	0	41
RB Fred Garcia	1	0	0	0	0	13
FB Marlon Hellestrae	1	0	0	0	0	4
TE Robert Terry	1	1	0	4	0	3

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Renaldo Benton	4	2	1	94	2	17
WR Gabe Thomason	4	3	0	52	1	18
WR Spencer Murphy	2	1	0	9	0	11
RB Alfredo McQueen	2	1	0	28	1	14
WR Tim Walsh	2	2	0	-1	0	6
WR Junior Johnson	2	2	0	22	1	7
RB Sean Zeyen	1	1	0	12	0	2
TE Johnny Gerhardt	1	0	1	0	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Denzel Adams	2	-3	-1.50	6.80

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Freddie Davidson	1	6	6.00	2.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Reuben Croteau	5	4	15	3.00	6.89
Benjamin Leyva	2	0	0	0.00	3.04

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Freddie Davidson	2	0	0	0.00	12.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Bernie Papadopulos	2	1	2	1.00	5.00
WR Kurt Guthrie	2	2	9	4.50	4.45
WR Steven Hicks	1	0	0	0.00	9.00
WR Gage Bowser	1	1	4	4.00	12.67
RB Denzel Adams	1	0	0	0.00	1.80

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Renaldo Benton	2	0	0	0.00	23.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Denzel Adams	1	1

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
RB Alfredo McQueen	3	1
TE Travis Napiecek	2	0
FB Logan Blake	1	0
QB Freddie Davidson	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Benjamin Leyva	7	4	0
Reuben Croteau	5	4	3

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Freddie Davidson	5	3	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Bernie Papadopulos	3	3	0
WR Gage Bowser	2	1	1
WR Kurt Guthrie	2	1	1
TE Timothy Smithen	2	1	1
WR Steven Hicks	1	0	0
RB Denzel Adams	1	1	0
TE Robert Terry	1	1	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Gabe Thomason	2	1	0
WR Junior Johnson	2	2	1
TE Renaldo Benton	1	0	0

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

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