Week 1, 2054

played in Atlanta, GA

69 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	7	0	6	0	-	13
Atlanta Falcons	7	9	0	3	-	19

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:44 ATL - Jackson Iafigliola 5 run (Terrell Guersch extra point)
1Q: 01:54 CAR - London Horn 51 pass from Melvin Farrell (Glen Farley extra point)
2Q: 13:21 ATL - Eddie Atkins 13 run (Terrell Guersch extra point failed)
2Q: 00:12 ATL - Terrell Guersch 32 field goal
3Q: 07:37 CAR - Mike Baxter 2 pass from Melvin Farrell (Glen Farley extra point failed)
4Q: 08:51 ATL - Terrell Guersch 38 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:44 ATL - Jackson Iafigliola 5 run (Terrell Guersch extra point)
1Q: 01:54 CAR - London Horn 51 pass from Melvin Farrell (Glen Farley extra point)
2Q: 13:21 ATL - Eddie Atkins 13 run (Terrell Guersch extra point failed)
2Q: 00:12 ATL - Terrell Guersch 32 field goal
3Q: 07:37 CAR - Mike Baxter 2 pass from Melvin Farrell (Glen Farley extra point failed)
4Q: 08:51 ATL - Terrell Guersch 38 field goal

Team Statistics CAR ATL
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 15 16
- by Rushing 5 8
- by Passing 9 8
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 303 379
- Offensive Plays 67 69
- Yards per Play 4.52 5.49
Net Rushing Yards 74 141
- Rushing Attempts 26 36
- Yards per Rush 2.85 3.92
Net Passing Yards 229 238
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 20 - 1 33 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 243 238
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/14 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.59 7.21
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/18 4/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.6 11.3
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/21 6/53
Punt Returns/Yards 4/24 4/57
Kick Returns/Yards 4/99 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/6
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 30
Time of Possession 28:55 31:05

Team Statistics	CAR	ATL
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	15	16
- by Rushing	5	8
- by Passing	9	8
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	303	379
- Offensive Plays	67	69
- Yards per Play	4.52	5.49
Net Rushing Yards	74	141
- Rushing Attempts	26	36
- Yards per Rush	2.85	3.92
Net Passing Yards	229	238
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 20 - 1	33 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	243	238
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/14	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.59	7.21
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/18	4/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.6	11.3
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/21	6/53
Punt Returns/Yards	4/24	4/57
Kick Returns/Yards	4/99	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/6
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 30
Time of Possession	28:55	31:05

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:30	OWN 31	5	17	Punt
1	5:36	1:49	OWN 15	3	-14	Punt
1	2:36	0:58	OWN 20	2	80	Touchdown
2	13:11	1:51	OWN 30	3	-3	Punt
2	9:42	1:55	OWN 23	3	2	Punt
2	6:56	2:04	OWN 29	6	15	Punt
2	3:11	0:58	OWN 3	3	0	Punt
2	1:48	0:59	OWN 2	3	3	Punt
3	13:20	5:51	OWN 35	11	65	Touchdown
3	5:44	5:05	OWN 35	11	57	Interception
4	14:14	1:37	OWN 21	4	17	Punt
4	8:45	2:30	OWN 33	3	9	Punt
4	4:30	0:47	OPP 42	3	-1	Punt
4	1:07	1:07	OWN 20	7	48	Downs

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:30	5:54	OWN 2	11	98	Touchdown
1	3:47	1:11	OPP 46	3	-1	Punt
1	1:38	3:27	OWN 25	7	75	Touchdown
2	11:20	1:38	OWN 38	4	5	Punt
2	7:47	0:51	OWN 25	3	-2	Punt
2	4:52	1:41	OWN 7	5	34	Punt
2	2:13	0:25	OPP 44	4	-6	Punt
2	0:49	0:43	OPP 42	4	27	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:00	OWN 25	3	3	Punt
3	14:00	0:40	OPP 27	2	-3	Fumble
3	7:29	1:45	OWN 25	3	-1	Punt
3	0:39	1:25	OWN 12	4	32	Punt
4	12:37	3:52	OWN 29	9	50	Field Goal
4	6:15	1:45	OWN 5	3	0	Punt
4	3:43	2:36	OWN 20	6	18	Punt

Game MVP: Cesar Saffran, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Lamar Winters	12	78	6.50	29	4
RB Bob Rucci	6	-7	-1.17	0	0
RB Jerald Coles	4	5	1.25	2	0
QB Melvin Farrell	2	5	2.50	8	0
WR J.B. Terry	1	-6	-6.00	-6	0
WR Brent Castillo	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Eddie Atkins	26	68	2.62	19	2	1
RB Jackson Iafigliola	8	55	6.88	31	1	1
QB Darrin Diaz	2	18	9.00	13	1	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Melvin Farrell	39	20	243	2/14	2	51	1	77.2

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Darrin Diaz	33	16	238	0/0	0	39	0	72.5

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Mike Baxter	7	15	110	15.71	62	45	1
WR London Horn	3	5	73	24.33	55	51	1
RB Lamar Winters	2	2	10	5.00	0	9	0
FB Scott Mueller	2	2	11	5.50	2	8	0
WR J.B. Terry	1	1	1	1.00	1	1	0
TE Terry Edwards	1	6	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Christian Glode	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Bob Rucci	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
WR Brent Castillo	1	4	10	10.00	0	10	0
TE Alonzo Hargreaves	1	1	20	20.00	13	20	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Marcus Sybrowski	8	19	117	14.63	74	39
WR Dillon Bernard	4	5	60	15.00	19	33
WR Ronald Newman	3	7	57	19.00	5	33
TE Vincent Blackburn	1	1	4	4.00	0	4
TE Neil Ross	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Donald Thornton	1	6	6.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
CB Drew O'Toole	1	0	0
S Jonathan Morton	1	0	0
ILB Ty Dehaven	0	1	0
DT Dexter Woodson	0	1	0
DT Douglas Geary	0	0	1

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Eddie Atkins	1	0	0
CB Jake Hyland	0	1	1
WR Ronald Newman	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
T.J. Riley	10	493	49.3	41.6	56	4

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mo Whittle	10	457	45.7	41.3	56	3

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Glen Farley	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/2

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Terrell Guersch	2/2	0/0	0/0	38	1/2

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jonathan Morton	4	24	6.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ronald Newman	4	57	14.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Drew O'Toole	4	99	24.8	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Bryant Uusutalo	11	1	0.0	36	33
ILB Christian David	6	3	0.0	33	32
OLB Corbin Richardson	6	0	0.0	20	30
DE Gabriel Comegys	5	1	0.0	32	29
S Melvin Douglas	4	2	0.0	30	19
ILB Abel Giedhill	4	1	0.0	16	2
OLB Dwayne Moose	3	2	0.0	29	19
CB Winfred Green	3	0	0.0	36	33
DT Mark Beadnell	2	1	0.0	12	19
CB Shaun Austin	2	0	0.0	9	15
DT Douglas Geary	2	0	0.0	28	17
DT Dexter Woodson	1	1	0.0	27	17
TE Terry Edwards	1	0	---	---	---
S Jonathan Morton	1	0	0.0	6	14
CB Drew O'Toole	0	3	0.0	32	30
DE Donald Hetherington	0	1	0.0	9	17

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Frankie Agbabian	7	4	0.0	26	41
OLB Donald Thornton	6	2	0.0	26	41
ILB Cesar Saffran	5	4	1.5	26	36
CB Kris Gargac	4	0	0.0	23	40
CB Erik Hoekstra	4	0	0.0	26	40
CB Jake Hyland	3	1	0.0	13	31
DE Tanner Etaton	3	0	0.0	26	41
DE Blaine Everett	2	0	0.5	14	14
S Vincent Crenshaw	2	1	0.0	26	41
ILB William Baxter	2	0	0.0	15	10
CB DeAndre Banks	2	0	0.0	4	25
CB Trey Delgado	1	2	0.0	10	9
DT Lawrence Foreman	1	1	0.0	17	22
CB Ramon Johnstone	1	1	0.0	7	9
S Everett Diaz	1	0	0.0	4	3
OLB Garrett Page	1	0	0.0	12	27
DT Camden Nelson	1	0	0.0	10	11
C Ted Arnold	1	0	---	---	---
DT Devon Webster	0	1	0.0	1	9

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Gabriel Comegys	2	3	0	29
DT Dexter Woodson	0	3	0	17
DT Mark Beadnell	0	2	1	19

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Cesar Saffran	1.5	0	0	0	36
DE Blaine Everett	0.5	0	1	0	14
DE Tanner Etaton	0.0	2	4	7	41
DT Devon Webster	0.0	1	0	0	9
DT Lawrence Foreman	0.0	0	1	0	22
OLB Garrett Page	0.0	0	1	0	27

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Bryant Uusutalo	3	1	33
ILB Christian David	3	0	32
CB Winfred Green	3	0	33
OLB Corbin Richardson	2	2	30
CB Shaun Austin	1	2	15
S Melvin Douglas	1	0	19
DE Gabriel Comegys	1	0	29
DT Mark Beadnell	1	0	19
S Jonathan Morton	1	0	14
OLB Darnell Burton	0	1	15

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Kris Gargac	4	2	0	40
OLB Donald Thornton	4	0	1	41
CB Jake Hyland	2	1	0	31
OLB Frankie Agbabian	2	0	0	41
CB DeAndre Banks	2	0	0	25
CB Erik Hoekstra	2	0	0	40
ILB Cesar Saffran	1	1	0	36
S Vincent Crenshaw	1	0	0	41
DT Lawrence Foreman	1	0	0	22
CB Trey Delgado	1	0	0	9

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Britt Light	2	6	1	26	0	41
T Ezekiel Calvin	2	5	1	26	1	41
C J.R. Marvel	1	6	0	26	0	41
G Wally Quinn	1	3	0	26	1	41
G Renaldo Kelley	0	3	0	26	0	41
TE Terry Edwards	0	1	0	22	0	38

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
C Ted Arnold	4	8	36	33
G Jorge LaRiche	4	8	36	33
G Brad Connell	1	6	36	33
G Mackenzie Lake	0	7	36	33
T Dave Stephenson	0	3	36	33
TE Neil Ross	0	2	30	28

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Drew O'Toole	2	30
Bryant Uusutalo	1	30
Wally Quinn	1	10

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Jake Hyland	4	28
Ronald Newman	3	25
Vincent Blackburn	1	20

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Bryant Uusutalo	---	---	36	33	30	99
CB Drew O'Toole	---	---	32	30	30	92
WR Mike Baxter	25	40	---	---	18	83
T Ezekiel Calvin	26	41	---	---	10	77
G Wally Quinn	26	41	---	---	10	77
CB Winfred Green	---	---	36	33	7	76
ILB Christian David	---	---	33	32	2	67
T Britt Light	26	41	---	---	---	67
C J.R. Marvel	26	41	---	---	---	67
QB Melvin Farrell	26	41	---	---	---	67
G Renaldo Kelley	26	41	---	---	---	67
TE Terry Edwards	22	38	---	---	5	65
OLB Darnell Burton	---	---	19	15	30	64
DE Gabriel Comegys	---	---	32	29	2	63
RB Lamar Winters	18	15	---	---	28	61
DT Dexter Woodson	---	---	27	17	10	54
OLB Corbin Richardson	---	---	20	30	1	51
S Melvin Douglas	---	---	30	19	1	50
OLB Dwayne Moose	---	---	29	19	1	49
DT Douglas Geary	---	---	28	17	1	46
WR London Horn	16	24	---	---	---	40
RB Jerald Coles	5	7	---	---	28	40
S Jonathan Morton	---	---	6	14	19	39
DE Donald Hetherington	---	---	9	17	11	37
CB Dashawn Tarplin	---	---	18	19	---	37
RB Bob Rucci	6	20	---	---	8	34
DT Mark Beadnell	---	---	12	19	2	33
WR Brent Castillo	11	19	---	---	---	30
ILB Abel Giedhill	---	---	16	2	11	29
CB Shaun Austin	---	---	9	15	1	25
FB Scott Mueller	9	10	---	---	3	22
ILB Ty Dehaven	---	---	1	2	18	21
TE Kendrick Hren	6	12	---	---	---	18
WR J.B. Terry	6	9	---	---	---	15
WR Christian Glode	5	9	---	---	---	14
P T.J. Riley	0	0	---	---	10	10
G Justin Lincoln	0	0	---	---	10	10
G Carson Osborne	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Irving Johnston	0	0	---	---	10	10
S Lukas Gadsden	---	---	3	1	---	4
K Glen Farley	0	0	---	---	3	3
TE Alonzo Hargreaves	1	2	---	---	---	3
QB Collin Taylor	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Andre Devries	0	0	---	---	---	0
RB O.J. Barlow	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Maurice Bryant	---	---	0	0	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Ronald Newman	32	32	---	---	25	89
OLB Donald Thornton	---	---	26	41	18	85
CB Erik Hoekstra	---	---	26	40	18	84
G Mackenzie Lake	36	33	---	---	12	81
T Dave Stephenson	36	33	---	---	12	81
CB Jake Hyland	---	---	13	31	28	72
QB Darrin Diaz	36	33	---	---	2	71
G Jorge LaRiche	36	33	---	---	2	71
G Brad Connell	36	33	---	---	---	69
C Ted Arnold	36	33	---	---	---	69
S Vincent Crenshaw	---	---	26	41	---	67
OLB Frankie Agbabian	---	---	26	41	---	67
DE Tanner Etaton	---	---	26	41	---	67
WR Marcus Sybrowski	31	31	---	---	2	64
CB Kris Gargac	---	---	23	40	---	63
ILB Cesar Saffran	---	---	26	36	---	62
TE Neil Ross	30	28	---	---	---	58
WR Dillon Bernard	24	28	---	---	3	55
RB Eddie Atkins	27	28	---	---	---	55
TE Austin Twente	7	5	---	---	30	42
DT Lawrence Foreman	---	---	17	22	---	39
OLB Garrett Page	---	---	12	27	---	39
CB DeAndre Banks	---	---	4	25	10	39
TE Vincent Blackburn	12	7	---	---	20	39
DE Blaine Everett	---	---	14	14	10	38
RB Santiago Hay	3	0	---	---	30	33
ILB Marco Lake	---	---	0	0	28	28
ILB William Baxter	---	---	15	10	---	25
DT Camden Nelson	---	---	10	11	---	21
WR Angel McCoy	1	0	---	---	19	20
CB Trey Delgado	---	---	10	9	---	19
CB Ramon Johnstone	---	---	7	9	---	16
RB Jackson Iafigliola	9	5	---	---	---	14
DE Alfred Reeves	---	---	0	0	13	13
G Jamie Daughtry	0	0	---	---	12	12
C Mark Stephenson	0	0	---	---	12	12
P Mo Whittle	0	0	---	---	10	10
DT Devon Webster	---	---	1	9	---	10
S Everett Diaz	---	---	4	3	---	7
WR Wade Vedros	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Terrell Guersch	0	0	---	---	7	7
WR Omar Loucks	4	1	---	---	---	5
OLB Nicky Horn	---	---	0	1	---	1
OLB Oscar Hicks	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Todd Lane	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Leonard Waskow	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	0	0.0
Middle	13	53	4.1
Right	8	21	2.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	38	4.2
Middle	23	90	3.9
Right	4	13	3.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Melvin Farrell	39	20	4	2	1	4	7	7	1

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Darrin Diaz	33	16	4	0	1	6	8	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	73	10.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	10	80	4.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	90	11.3
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	8	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	10	129	8.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	3	50	3.6
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	51	25.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mike Baxter	15	7	0	110	2	40
TE Terry Edwards	6	1	0	6	0	38
WR London Horn	5	3	0	73	1	24
WR Brent Castillo	4	1	1	10	0	19
RB Lamar Winters	2	2	0	10	0	15
FB Scott Mueller	2	2	0	11	0	10
WR J.B. Terry	1	1	0	1	0	9
WR Christian Glode	1	1	0	0	0	9
RB Bob Rucci	1	1	0	2	0	20
TE Alonzo Hargreaves	1	1	0	20	1	2

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Marcus Sybrowski	19	8	1	117	2	31
WR Ronald Newman	7	3	0	57	1	32
WR Dillon Bernard	5	4	0	60	1	28
TE Vincent Blackburn	1	1	0	4	0	7
TE Neil Ross	1	0	0	0	0	28

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Lamar Winters	4	29	7.25	6.50
WR J.B. Terry	1	-6	-6.00	-6.00
WR Brent Castillo	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00
RB Jerald Coles	1	0	0.00	1.25

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Eddie Atkins	3	8	2.67	2.62
RB Jackson Iafigliola	2	7	3.50	6.88

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Melvin Farrell	3	1	2	0.67	6.23

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Darrin Diaz	2	0	0	0.00	7.21

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mike Baxter	2	1	2	1.00	7.33
TE Terry Edwards	1	0	0	0.00	1.00

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Marcus Sybrowski	1	0	0	0.00	6.16
WR Ronald Newman	1	0	0	0.00	8.14

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Bob Rucci	2	0
RB Jerald Coles	1	1

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
RB Eddie Atkins	2	1
QB Darrin Diaz	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Melvin Farrell	15	8	5

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Darrin Diaz	13	6	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mike Baxter	6	3	2
TE Terry Edwards	4	1	0
WR Brent Castillo	2	1	1
WR London Horn	1	1	1
RB Bob Rucci	1	1	0
FB Scott Mueller	1	1	1

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Marcus Sybrowski	9	4	2
WR Ronald Newman	3	1	0
TE Vincent Blackburn	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 98,400 (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 8,400 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	98,400 (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	8,400 (9,900)