Week 7, 2045

played in Atlanta, GA

46 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	0	0	3	14	-	17
Atlanta Falcons	0	14	6	7	-	27

Scoring Summary
2Q: 05:01 ATL - Asher Vaughan 8 run (Fred Benson extra point)
2Q: 00:42 ATL - Bert Greene 3 pass from Freddie Davidson (Fred Benson extra point)
3Q: 07:10 ATL - Fred Benson 43 field goal
3Q: 05:13 CAR - Glen Farley 50 field goal
3Q: 01:30 ATL - Fred Benson 19 field goal
4Q: 11:14 CAR - Denzel Adams 11 run (Glen Farley extra point)
4Q: 02:12 CAR - Denzel Adams 12 run (Glen Farley extra point)
4Q: 00:34 ATL - Jake Hyland 47 interception return (Fred Benson extra point)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 05:01 ATL - Asher Vaughan 8 run (Fred Benson extra point)
2Q: 00:42 ATL - Bert Greene 3 pass from Freddie Davidson (Fred Benson extra point)
3Q: 07:10 ATL - Fred Benson 43 field goal
3Q: 05:13 CAR - Glen Farley 50 field goal
3Q: 01:30 ATL - Fred Benson 19 field goal
4Q: 11:14 CAR - Denzel Adams 11 run (Glen Farley extra point)
4Q: 02:12 CAR - Denzel Adams 12 run (Glen Farley extra point)
4Q: 00:34 ATL - Jake Hyland 47 interception return (Fred Benson extra point)

Team Statistics CAR ATL
Record 4-3 3-4
First Downs 21 19
- by Rushing 5 8
- by Passing 10 11
- by Penalty 6 0
Total Net Yards 291 334
- Offensive Plays 73 62
- Yards per Play 3.99 5.39
Net Rushing Yards 81 179
- Rushing Attempts 23 36
- Yards per Rush 3.52 4.97
Net Passing Yards 210 155
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 47 - 25 - 1 25 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 232 163
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/22 1/8
- Yards per Pass Play 4.20 5.96
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/16 6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.3 6.9
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 10/70 14/118
Punt Returns/Yards 3/12 1/8
Kick Returns/Yards 4/91 1/86
Interception Ret./Yards 1/6 1/47
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 34
Time of Possession 27:58 32:02

Team Statistics	CAR	ATL
Record	4-3	3-4
First Downs	21	19
- by Rushing	5	8
- by Passing	10	11
- by Penalty	6	0
Total Net Yards	291	334
- Offensive Plays	73	62
- Yards per Play	3.99	5.39
Net Rushing Yards	81	179
- Rushing Attempts	23	36
- Yards per Rush	3.52	4.97
Net Passing Yards	210	155
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	47 - 25 - 1	25 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	232	163
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/22	1/8
- Yards per Pass Play	4.20	5.96
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/16	6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.3	6.9
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	10/70	14/118
Punt Returns/Yards	3/12	1/8
Kick Returns/Yards	4/91	1/86
Interception Ret./Yards	1/6	1/47
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 34
Time of Possession	27:58	32:02

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:05	1:30	OWN 3	3	2	Punt
1	9:43	3:08	OWN 31	6	15	Punt
1	2:04	2:04	OWN 27	4	8	Punt
2	13:07	3:43	OWN 33	8	35	Missed FG
2	4:53	2:18	OWN 25	5	-3	Punt
2	0:32	0:32	OWN 27	2	3	Half
3	15:00	1:56	OWN 25	7	40	Punt
3	7:04	1:59	OWN 23	7	44	Field Goal
3	1:25	5:21	OWN 27	13	73	Touchdown
4	9:37	1:56	OWN 38	4	24	Punt
4	4:57	2:51	OWN 40	9	60	Touchdown
4	1:31	1:08	OWN 27	6	3	Interception
4	0:23	0:23	OWN 24	2	-1	Game

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:55	OWN 25	4	20	Punt
1	11:35	1:52	50	4	26	Missed FG
1	6:35	4:31	OWN 25	8	50	Interception
2	15:00	1:53	OWN 17	3	9	Punt
2	9:24	4:31	OWN 39	9	61	Touchdown
2	2:35	2:03	OWN 48	8	52	Touchdown
3	13:04	6:00	OWN 20	11	54	Field Goal
3	5:05	3:40	OPP 14	6	12	Field Goal
4	11:04	1:27	OWN 25	3	-1	Punt
4	7:41	2:44	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
4	2:06	0:35	OWN 25	3	9	Punt

Game MVP: Asher Vaughan, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Denzel Adams	15	83	5.53	31	3	2
RB Dexter Shepherd	8	-2	-0.25	7	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Asher Vaughan	26	137	5.27	13	6	1
QB Freddie Davidson	5	18	3.60	8	0	0
TE Bernard Doyle	4	21	5.25	12	1	0
WR Gabe Thomason	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Reuben Croteau	47	25	232	3/22	0	34	1	58.1

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Freddie Davidson	25	20	163	1/8	1	21	1	90.5

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Gage Bowser	8	15	77	9.63	19	17
WR Steven Hicks	4	4	34	8.50	1	14
TE Bernie Papadopulos	3	6	17	5.67	2	7
WR Richard Aragon	3	4	25	8.33	1	10
TE Brady Lane	2	3	30	15.00	21	19
TE Timothy Smithen	2	4	5	2.50	3	4
WR Lewis Jorg	2	7	43	21.50	17	34
RB Denzel Adams	1	4	1	1.00	0	1

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bert Greene	4	7	21	5.25	8	16	1
TE Bernard Doyle	4	4	44	11.00	5	17	0
TE Eric Giangrave	4	4	40	10.00	8	12	0
RB Asher Vaughan	3	5	35	11.67	16	21	0
WR Gabe Thomason	2	2	13	6.50	8	10	0
WR Junior Johnson	2	2	1	0.50	6	4	0
C Kaden Gimmarro	1	1	9	9.00	4	9	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Dana Bethel	1	6	6.00	0

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Jake Hyland	1	47	47.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
WR Lewis Jorg	1	2	0	0
QB Reuben Croteau	1	0	0	0

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
CB Donte Reese	0	0	1	0
DE Dennis Buning	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Amos Breiten	6	233	38.8	30.8	48	1

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jamal Oliver	5	223	44.6	42.2	52	1

Kicking Statistics

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

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Fred Benson	2/3	1/2	0/0	43	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lewis Jorg	3	12	4.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Junior Johnson	1	8	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Drew O'Toole	3	66	22.0	0
Lewis Jorg	1	25	25.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Junior Johnson	1	86	86.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Dana Bethel	11	6	0.0	35	25
CB Les Pietrzyk	7	0	0.0	36	25
CB Drew O'Toole	6	4	0.0	33	24
OLB Robert Bradford	4	5	0.0	35	25
DE Xavier Houston	4	1	0.0	36	25
S Donte Heaton	4	1	0.0	19	7
S Collin Chapman	4	0	0.0	35	25
DT Reggie Heath	3	2	0.0	29	23
S Kris Burroughs	3	1	0.0	18	20
CB Caiden Schultz	3	0	0.0	20	9
DE Camden Zawilinski	2	0	1.0	14	16
DE Fernando Muscarella	2	0	0.0	25	20
DT Walter Bishop	1	0	0.0	17	10
DE Donald Hetherington	1	0	0.0	21	10
OLB Steven Burke	0	1	0.0	17	15

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Jimmie Sutton	7	2	0.0	23	50
OLB Randy Bleeck	6	2	0.0	23	45
OLB Bryant Willis	6	2	0.0	21	31
CB Tyler Singleton	5	2	0.0	20	46
S Vincent Crenshaw	5	0	0.0	23	50
DE Dennis Buning	4	3	2.0	23	50
DE Henry Cochrane	4	0	0.0	13	37
DE Victor Samsel	3	0	0.5	12	39
CB Jake Hyland	2	1	0.0	23	50
S Lucas Briley	2	0	0.0	4	10
CB Ross Poole	2	0	0.0	12	31
DT Chris Fulcher	1	1	0.5	14	25
DE Rich Snyder	1	1	0.0	9	11
S Earl Bruce	1	0	0.0	11	24
TE Travis Napiecek	1	0	---	---	---
CB Trent Matthews	0	2	0.0	11	26

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Camden Zawilinski	1.0	0	0	16
DE Fernando Muscarella	0.0	3	1	20
DT Reggie Heath	0.0	0	1	23

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Dennis Buning	2.0	2	4	3	50
DE Victor Samsel	0.5	2	0	2	39
DT Chris Fulcher	0.5	0	0	0	25
DE Harry Middlehurst	0.0	0	1	2	11
DE Henry Cochrane	0.0	0	1	1	37
DE Rich Snyder	0.0	0	1	0	11

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Les Pietrzyk	4	0	25
ILB Dana Bethel	3	1	25
S Collin Chapman	3	0	25
S Kris Burroughs	2	0	20
CB Drew O'Toole	2	0	24
DE Xavier Houston	1	0	25
OLB Robert Bradford	1	0	25
DE Fernando Muscarella	1	0	20
S Donte Heaton	1	0	7
CB Caiden Schultz	1	0	9
DT Reggie Heath	1	0	23

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Tyler Singleton	6	0	0	46
OLB Randy Bleeck	5	1	0	45
OLB Jimmie Sutton	4	0	0	50
S Vincent Crenshaw	3	0	0	50
DE Henry Cochrane	2	2	0	37
CB Jake Hyland	1	1	1	50
CB Ross Poole	1	1	0	31
S Lucas Briley	1	0	0	10
OLB Bryant Willis	1	0	0	31
DE Dennis Buning	1	0	0	50
CB Trent Matthews	0	1	0	26

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Trey Brown	4	4	23	1	50
T Ezekiel Calvin	2	5	16	1	30
G Mark McElroy	1	5	23	0	50
C Jimmy Maloney	1	4	23	0	50
G Tim Schneider	1	2	12	0	31
T Quinn Sudano	0	1	7	1	20
T Nickolas McElroy	0	1	11	0	19
TE Timothy Smithen	0	1	7	0	20

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Eli Hancock	5	12	0	36	0	26
G Jamie Daughtry	2	8	2	36	0	26
G Roger Harmon	2	3	0	36	0	26
T Alan Clark	1	4	0	36	1	26
C Walt Lane	1	2	0	36	0	26
TE Bernard Doyle	1	1	0	6	0	14
TE Travis Napiecek	0	1	0	11	0	9

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Brendan Rogers	1	17
Mark McElroy	1	8

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Donte Reese	3	21
Kaden Gimmarro	1	24
Josiah Arnold	1	24
Eric Giangrave	1	18
Roger Harmon	1	8

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Les Pietrzyk	---	---	36	25	24	85
WR Lewis Jorg	21	41	---	---	23	85
OLB Robert Bradford	---	---	35	25	23	83
G Mark McElroy	23	50	---	---	8	81
TE Bernie Papadopulos	22	46	---	---	6	74
CB Drew O'Toole	---	---	33	24	17	74
QB Reuben Croteau	23	50	---	---	---	73
WR Gage Bowser	23	50	---	---	---	73
C Jimmy Maloney	23	50	---	---	---	73
G Trey Brown	23	50	---	---	---	73
DE Xavier Houston	---	---	36	25	3	64
S Collin Chapman	---	---	35	25	2	62
ILB Dana Bethel	---	---	35	25	2	62
RB Denzel Adams	15	41	---	---	1	57
DT Reggie Heath	---	---	29	23	3	55
WR Steven Hicks	10	19	---	---	23	52
T Quinn Sudano	7	20	---	---	23	50
T Ezekiel Calvin	16	30	---	---	1	47
DE Fernando Muscarella	---	---	25	20	1	46
G Tim Schneider	12	31	---	---	---	43
S Kris Burroughs	---	---	18	20	3	41
DE Donald Hetherington	---	---	21	10	7	38
DE Camden Zawilinski	---	---	14	16	6	36
OLB Steven Burke	---	---	17	15	1	33
T Nickolas McElroy	11	19	---	---	1	31
DT Walter Bishop	---	---	17	10	3	30
CB Caiden Schultz	---	---	20	9	1	30
CB Brendan Rogers	---	---	5	6	17	28
TE Timothy Smithen	7	20	---	---	---	27
S Donte Heaton	---	---	19	7	1	27
WR Richard Aragon	3	12	---	---	7	22
ILB Dillon Carter	---	---	0	0	21	21
RB Dexter Shepherd	8	8	---	---	---	16
FB Marlon Hellestrae	4	8	---	---	---	12
WR R.J. Piotte	0	0	---	---	10	10
RB Jackie Rafalski	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Amos Breiten	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Arnie Tygart	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Arnold Becker	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Pat Hirsch	0	0	---	---	8	8
TE Brady Lane	2	5	---	---	---	7
K Glen Farley	0	0	---	---	6	6
ILB Christian David	---	---	1	1	1	3
QB Leonard Ponder	0	0	---	---	---	0
CB Warren Meinke	---	---	0	0	---	0
C Andre Devries	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Alan Clark	36	26	---	---	14	76
TE Eric Giangrave	36	22	---	---	18	76
OLB Jimmie Sutton	---	---	23	50	2	75
CB Jake Hyland	---	---	23	50	2	75
DE Dennis Buning	---	---	23	50	2	75
S Vincent Crenshaw	---	---	23	50	2	75
OLB Randy Bleeck	---	---	23	45	2	70
G Roger Harmon	36	26	---	---	8	70
G Jamie Daughtry	36	26	---	---	8	70
T Eli Hancock	36	26	---	---	8	70
CB Tyler Singleton	---	---	20	46	2	68
C Walt Lane	36	26	---	---	---	62
WR Gabe Thomason	36	26	---	---	---	62
OLB Bryant Willis	---	---	21	31	10	62
QB Freddie Davidson	36	26	---	---	---	62
RB Asher Vaughan	35	25	---	---	---	60
DE Victor Samsel	---	---	12	39	8	59
WR Bert Greene	33	22	---	---	---	55
DE Henry Cochrane	---	---	13	37	2	52
CB Ross Poole	---	---	12	31	2	45
CB Trent Matthews	---	---	11	26	7	44
DT Chris Fulcher	---	---	14	25	---	39
WR Junior Johnson	18	8	---	---	10	36
S Earl Bruce	---	---	11	24	---	35
S Lucas Briley	---	---	4	10	17	31
C Kaden Gimmarro	2	1	---	---	24	27
WR Jace Ellison	3	3	---	---	19	25
TE Travis Napiecek	11	9	---	---	4	24
FB Josiah Arnold	0	0	---	---	24	24
DE Harry Middlehurst	---	---	11	11	---	22
CB Donte Reese	---	---	0	0	21	21
OLB Lamar Burns	---	---	0	0	21	21
DE Rich Snyder	---	---	9	11	---	20
TE Bernard Doyle	6	14	---	---	---	20
DT Mo Erickson	---	---	0	14	2	16
S Quinn Donhoff	---	---	0	0	12	12
RB Devonte Barton	0	0	---	---	10	10
K Fred Benson	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Lawrence Mason	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Jamal Oliver	0	0	---	---	5	5
QB Tim Kaesviharn	0	0	---	---	3	3
C Ezekiel Richard	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Darren Alexander	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Jessie Fontenot	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB T.J. Keith	---	---	0	0	---	0
RB Zachery Tarplin	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	5	2.5
Middle	14	32	2.3
Right	7	44	6.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	61	5.1
Middle	12	54	4.5
Right	12	64	5.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Reuben Croteau	47	25	1	2	2	6	7	8	1

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Freddie Davidson	25	20	1	1	0	0	3	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	11	9	59	5.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	10	71	3.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	4	52	5.2
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	50	10.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	20	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	12	89	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	4	54	13.5
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Gage Bowser	15	8	2	77	0	50
WR Lewis Jorg	7	2	0	43	1	41
TE Bernie Papadopulos	6	3	0	17	0	46
WR Steven Hicks	4	4	0	34	0	19
RB Denzel Adams	4	1	0	1	0	41
TE Timothy Smithen	4	2	0	5	0	20
WR Richard Aragon	4	3	0	25	0	12
TE Brady Lane	3	2	0	30	0	5

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bert Greene	7	4	21	0	22
RB Asher Vaughan	5	3	35	1	25
TE Bernard Doyle	4	4	44	0	14
TE Eric Giangrave	4	4	40	0	22
WR Gabe Thomason	2	2	13	0	26
WR Junior Johnson	2	2	1	0	8
C Kaden Gimmarro	1	1	9	0	1

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Denzel Adams	2	23	11.50	5.53

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Asher Vaughan	5	21	4.20	5.27
QB Freddie Davidson	2	8	4.00	3.60

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Reuben Croteau	1	0	0	0.00	4.94

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Freddie Davidson	5	4	19	3.80	6.52

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Denzel Adams	1	0	0	0.00	0.25

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bert Greene	2	2	2	1.00	3.00
C Kaden Gimmarro	1	1	9	9.00	9.00
RB Asher Vaughan	1	0	0	0.00	7.00
TE Eric Giangrave	1	1	8	8.00	10.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Denzel Adams	2	2

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
RB Asher Vaughan	4	3
TE Bernard Doyle	3	0
QB Freddie Davidson	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Reuben Croteau	13	6	3

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Freddie Davidson	5	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Bernie Papadopulos	3	1	0
RB Denzel Adams	3	1	0
WR Gage Bowser	2	1	1
WR Richard Aragon	2	2	1
WR Lewis Jorg	2	1	1
TE Brady Lane	1	0	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Gabe Thomason	1	1	0
C Kaden Gimmarro	1	1	1
WR Junior Johnson	1	1	0
TE Bernard Doyle	1	1	1
TE Eric Giangrave	1	1	1

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)