Week 1, 2057

played in Carolina, NC

68 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	7	3	14	6	-	30
Carolina Panthers	0	0	0	3	-	3

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:20 ATL - Leonardo Guillen 1 pass from J.J. Baxter (Jon Thompson extra point)
2Q: 05:43 ATL - Jon Thompson 26 field goal
3Q: 07:36 ATL - Leonardo Guillen 6 run (Jon Thompson extra point)
3Q: 01:26 ATL - Hugh Blackwell 6 pass from J.J. Baxter (Jon Thompson extra point)
4Q: 10:31 ATL - Jon Thompson 35 field goal
4Q: 07:46 CAR - Todd Anderson 53 field goal
4Q: 00:54 ATL - Jon Thompson 41 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:20 ATL - Leonardo Guillen 1 pass from J.J. Baxter (Jon Thompson extra point)
2Q: 05:43 ATL - Jon Thompson 26 field goal
3Q: 07:36 ATL - Leonardo Guillen 6 run (Jon Thompson extra point)
3Q: 01:26 ATL - Hugh Blackwell 6 pass from J.J. Baxter (Jon Thompson extra point)
4Q: 10:31 ATL - Jon Thompson 35 field goal
4Q: 07:46 CAR - Todd Anderson 53 field goal
4Q: 00:54 ATL - Jon Thompson 41 field goal

Team Statistics ATL CAR
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 22 12
- by Rushing 9 4
- by Passing 11 8
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 344 245
- Offensive Plays 70 58
- Yards per Play 4.91 4.22
Net Rushing Yards 206 71
- Rushing Attempts 46 11
- Yards per Rush 4.48 6.45
Net Passing Yards 138 174
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 22 - 16 - 0 46 - 21 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 143 177
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/5 1/3
- Yards per Pass Play 5.75 3.70
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/14 3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.8 8.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 1/5 8/70
Punt Returns/Yards 4/19 1/12
Kick Returns/Yards 2/45 4/81
Interception Ret./Yards 3/44 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/2 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 39 OWN 23
Time of Possession 37:09 22:51

Team Statistics	ATL	CAR
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	22	12
- by Rushing	9	4
- by Passing	11	8
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	344	245
- Offensive Plays	70	58
- Yards per Play	4.91	4.22
Net Rushing Yards	206	71
- Rushing Attempts	46	11
- Yards per Rush	4.48	6.45
Net Passing Yards	138	174
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	22 - 16 - 0	46 - 21 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	143	177
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/5	1/3
- Yards per Pass Play	5.75	3.70
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/14	3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.8	8.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	1/5	8/70
Punt Returns/Yards	4/19	1/12
Kick Returns/Yards	2/45	4/81
Interception Ret./Yards	3/44	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/2	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 39	OWN 23
Time of Possession	37:09	22:51

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:15	5:05	OWN 21	10	79	Touchdown
1	2:05	3:01	OWN 33	7	29	Punt
2	12:06	2:31	OWN 20	4	33	Punt
2	7:13	1:37	OPP 13	3	4	Field Goal
2	3:13	1:05	OWN 20	4	16	Punt
2	1:35	1:35	OWN 22	5	33	Half
3	15:00	2:06	OWN 34	3	4	Punt
3	10:21	2:53	OPP 36	6	36	Touchdown
3	6:09	4:49	OWN 4	10	96	Touchdown
4	15:00	4:36	OWN 33	10	49	Field Goal
4	7:41	2:55	OWN 18	3	-1	Punt
4	4:17	1:45	OPP 36	3	0	Punt
4	1:54	1:08	OPP 32	3	8	Field Goal
4	0:29	0:29	OPP 34	1	-2	Game

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:45	OWN 6	6	24	Punt
1	6:10	4:05	OWN 21	8	53	Missed FG
2	14:04	1:58	OWN 20	4	22	Punt
2	9:35	2:22	OWN 20	6	9	Punt
2	5:36	2:23	OWN 25	6	31	Punt
2	2:08	0:33	OWN 24	3	4	Punt
3	12:54	2:33	OWN 20	5	44	Interception
3	7:28	1:19	OWN 33	3	3	Punt
3	1:20	1:20	OWN 25	3	-2	Punt
4	10:24	2:43	OWN 36	6	28	Field Goal
4	4:46	0:29	OWN 36	4	0	Downs
4	2:32	0:38	OWN 20	2	9	Interception
4	0:46	0:17	OWN 25	2	0	Interception

Game MVP: Leonardo Guillen, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Leonardo Guillen	28	121	4.32	31	4	1
RB Chance Bernard	8	53	6.63	27	2	0
QB J.J. Baxter	5	31	6.20	13	1	0
RB Devante Diaz	4	3	0.75	5	0	0
QB Mark Silverstein	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Efrain Ikuma	6	45	7.50	17	3
RB Devan Sheldon	4	25	6.25	16	1
RB Bob Rucci	1	1	1.00	1	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
J.J. Baxter	22	16	143	2/5	2	34	0	120.1

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Hector Gamboa	44	21	177	1/3	0	32	2	39.7
Collin Taylor	2	0	0	0/0	0	0	1	0.0

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Leonardo Guillen	6	6	54	9.00	8	16	1
WR Brent Norris	4	8	55	13.75	23	34	0
WR Hugh Blackwell	3	5	24	8.00	4	14	1
WR Dillon Bernard	1	1	-1	-1.00	2	-1	0
WR Mo Lehan	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
TE Randal Berryman	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Mike Baxter	12	22	119	9.92	52	32
WR Giovanni Borders	4	10	21	5.25	3	12
TE Louie Johnson	2	3	34	17.00	24	23
RB Bob Rucci	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1
RB Efrain Ikuma	1	1	-2	-2.00	0	-2
WR Lamont Sweeney	1	2	6	6.00	0	6
TE Kendrick Hren	0	4	0	0.00	0	0
WR Brent Castillo	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
WR Byron McNeal	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg
S Otis Aberdeen	1	0	0.00
ILB Irving Keith	1	2	2.00
ILB Harold Marshall	1	42	42.00

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Riley Corbett	6	282	47.0	31.7	62	1

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
T.J. Riley	7	304	43.4	37.9	60	4

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jon Thompson	3/3	1/1	0/0	41	3/3

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Todd Anderson	1/2	1/2	1/1	53	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jared Warden	4	19	4.8	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Giovanni Borders	1	12	12.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Giovanni Finch	2	45	22.5	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Byron McNeal	4	81	20.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Garrett Page	5	2	0.0	9	33
CB Tyler Rodriguez	4	0	0.0	6	18
OLB Nicky Ena	4	0	0.0	11	38
S Morris Devine	3	1	0.0	9	32
CB Ramon Johnstone	3	0	0.0	11	38
ILB Cesar Saffran	2	0	1.0	4	28
S Otis Aberdeen	2	1	0.0	9	36
ILB Harold Marshall	1	2	0.0	9	25
DE Tanner Etaton	1	1	0.0	11	47
S Oliver Houari	1	0	0.0	2	21
DT Camden Nelson	1	0	0.0	7	31
DE Blaine Everett	1	0	0.0	9	35
CB Nolan Applin	1	0	0.0	7	29
OLB Donald Thornton	1	0	0.0	2	14
CB Rashod Horton	1	0	0.0	0	14
DT Brent Peterson	1	0	0.0	3	6
CB Leo Sobczak	1	0	0.0	7	27

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Bryant Uusutalo	15	0	0.0	46	24
OLB Corbin Richardson	8	0	0.0	28	6
DT Dexter Woodson	5	3	0.5	37	13
CB Winfred Green	4	3	0.0	45	24
OLB Antoine Farner	4	1	0.0	19	11
DE J.B. Shields	4	1	0.0	38	22
DT Mark Beadnell	3	2	0.5	32	15
DT Douglas Geary	3	2	0.0	43	19
CB Emmanuel Bryant	3	1	0.0	43	18
OLB Darnell Burton	2	1	0.0	21	15
S Antoine Bout	2	0	0.0	36	17
DT Ronald Dickson	1	1	1.0	19	15
ILB Riddick Kelly	1	2	0.0	39	17
CB Omar Newsome	1	1	0.0	25	15
WR Giovanni Borders	1	0	---	---	---
T Britt Light	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Robbie Ogbogu	1	0	0.0	8	7
WR Mike Baxter	1	0	---	---	---
S Harry Bader	1	0	0.0	9	7

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Cesar Saffran	1.0	0	0	0	28
DT Camden Nelson	0.0	2	0	0	31
DE Blaine Everett	0.0	1	4	2	35
DE Tanner Etaton	0.0	0	1	3	47
OLB Garrett Page	0.0	0	1	1	33
DE Peyton Relf	0.0	0	1	0	12

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Ronald Dickson	1.0	0	1	15
DT Mark Beadnell	0.5	1	0	15
DT Dexter Woodson	0.5	0	0	13
DT Douglas Geary	0.0	1	0	19

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Nicky Ena	4	2	0	38
OLB Garrett Page	3	1	0	33
S Otis Aberdeen	2	0	1	36
CB Tyler Rodriguez	2	0	0	18
CB Ramon Johnstone	2	0	0	38
CB Leo Sobczak	1	3	0	27
ILB Cesar Saffran	1	1	0	28
S Morris Devine	1	1	0	32
ILB Harold Marshall	1	0	1	25
DE Tanner Etaton	1	0	0	47
CB Nolan Applin	1	0	0	29
OLB Donald Thornton	1	0	0	14
CB Rashod Horton	1	0	0	14
ILB Irving Keith	0	0	1	9

Carolina	Caught	PPlay
CB Winfred Green	3	24
S Bryant Uusutalo	2	24
DT Douglas Geary	2	19
CB Omar Newsome	2	15
CB Emmanuel Bryant	2	18
OLB Corbin Richardson	1	6
S Harry Bader	1	7
ILB Riddick Kelly	1	17
OLB Antoine Farner	1	11
S Antoine Bout	1	17

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Brad Connell	5	14	1	46	0	24
G Jorge LaRiche	5	10	2	46	1	24
C Ted Arnold	3	7	0	46	0	24
T Dave Stephenson	1	4	0	46	0	24
T Clay Claycomb	0	5	0	46	0	24
TE Randal Berryman	0	1	0	11	0	7
FB Vince Giles	0	0	0	10	1	7

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Mo Jeffries	2	3	11	0	42
G Renaldo Kelley	1	4	11	1	42
T Britt Light	1	3	11	0	47
G Carson Osborne	1	1	11	0	47

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Irving Keith	2	23
Jared Warden	1	25
Devante Diaz	1	15
Giovanni Finch	1	9

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Byron McNeal	2	24
Mark Grimley	2	17
Bryant Uusutalo	1	25
Efrain Ikuma	1	24

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Brad Connell	46	24	---	---	9	79
T Clay Claycomb	46	24	---	---	9	79
G Jorge LaRiche	46	24	---	---	9	79
T Dave Stephenson	46	24	---	---	---	70
C Ted Arnold	46	24	---	---	---	70
QB J.J. Baxter	42	24	---	---	---	66
OLB Garrett Page	---	---	9	33	23	65
DE Tanner Etaton	---	---	11	47	2	60
WR Dillon Bernard	28	12	---	---	19	59
DE Blaine Everett	---	---	9	35	8	52
CB Ramon Johnstone	---	---	11	38	1	50
OLB Nicky Ena	---	---	11	38	1	50
RB Leonardo Guillen	32	17	---	---	---	49
TE Neil Ross	32	15	---	---	---	47
S Otis Aberdeen	---	---	9	36	1	46
WR Brent Norris	30	13	---	---	---	43
TE Randal Berryman	11	7	---	---	25	43
S Morris Devine	---	---	9	32	1	42
S Oliver Houari	---	---	2	21	18	41
DT Camden Nelson	---	---	7	31	1	39
WR Giovanni Finch	18	11	---	---	9	38
CB Nolan Applin	---	---	7	29	1	37
FB Vince Giles	10	7	---	---	19	36
CB Leo Sobczak	---	---	7	27	1	35
ILB Cesar Saffran	---	---	4	28	2	34
WR Hugh Blackwell	20	12	---	---	2	34
ILB Harold Marshall	---	---	9	25	---	34
WR Mo Lehan	21	12	---	---	---	33
CB Tyler Rodriguez	---	---	6	18	8	32
ILB Irving Keith	---	---	0	9	23	32
CB Rashod Horton	---	---	0	14	17	31
RB Jared Warden	0	0	---	---	25	25
OLB Donald Thornton	---	---	2	14	8	24
RB Devante Diaz	5	2	---	---	15	22
TE Julian Hoover	12	7	---	---	---	19
S Lamar Newton	---	---	2	14	1	17
RB Chance Bernard	11	5	---	---	---	16
DE Peyton Relf	---	---	2	12	1	15
DT Donny Welch	---	---	1	10	1	12
K Jon Thompson	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Mark Stephenson	0	0	---	---	9	9
DT Brent Peterson	---	---	3	6	---	9
G Sammy Blackwell	0	0	---	---	9	9
QB Mark Silverstein	4	0	---	---	3	7
P Riley Corbett	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Leonard Waskow	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Bryant Uusutalo	---	---	46	24	25	95
CB Winfred Green	---	---	45	24	10	79
WR Giovanni Borders	11	44	---	---	17	72
WR Mike Baxter	11	46	---	---	15	72
T Britt Light	11	47	---	---	11	69
DT Douglas Geary	---	---	43	19	7	69
S Antoine Bout	---	---	36	17	15	68
G Carson Osborne	11	47	---	---	9	67
T Dakota Tharpe	11	47	---	---	9	67
DE J.B. Shields	---	---	38	22	3	63
CB Emmanuel Bryant	---	---	43	18	2	63
G Renaldo Kelley	11	42	---	---	9	62
DT Dexter Woodson	---	---	37	13	7	57
QB Hector Gamboa	11	45	---	---	---	56
ILB Riddick Kelly	---	---	39	17	---	56
TE Louie Johnson	9	46	---	---	---	55
OLB Darnell Burton	---	---	21	15	18	54
C Mo Jeffries	11	42	---	---	---	53
OLB Antoine Farner	---	---	19	11	21	51
DT Mark Beadnell	---	---	32	15	1	48
CB Omar Newsome	---	---	25	15	2	42
RB Efrain Ikuma	6	8	---	---	24	38
DT Ronald Dickson	---	---	19	15	2	36
OLB Corbin Richardson	---	---	28	6	1	35
RB Bob Rucci	1	26	---	---	7	34
TE Kendrick Hren	4	22	---	---	7	33
WR Lamont Sweeney	6	20	---	---	---	26
WR Byron McNeal	0	1	---	---	24	25
DT Mark Grimley	---	---	2	5	17	24
ILB Robbie Ogbogu	---	---	8	7	3	18
S Harry Bader	---	---	9	7	2	18
DE Gabriel Comegys	---	---	7	7	2	16
RB Devan Sheldon	4	11	---	---	---	15
S Marty Exterovich	---	---	6	7	2	15
WR Brent Castillo	3	9	---	---	---	12
P T.J. Riley	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Irving Johnston	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Justin Lincoln	0	5	---	---	2	7
G Jordan Bajwa	0	5	---	---	---	5
K Todd Anderson	0	0	---	---	4	4
OLB Kevin Donovan	---	---	3	0	1	4
QB Collin Taylor	0	2	---	---	---	2
TE Alexis Connors	0	2	---	---	---	2
C Jeffery Neufield	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Brad Rivera	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Mitchell Zodda	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	15	73	4.9
Middle	21	79	3.8
Right	9	56	6.2
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	34	11.3
Middle	6	23	3.8
Right	2	14	7.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
J.J. Baxter	22	16	1	2	2	0	2	1	0

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Hector Gamboa	44	21	3	0	4	8	6	5	2
Collin Taylor	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	14	4.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	4	27	3.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	8	68	6.8
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	34	17.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	8	32	3.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	7	75	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	6	70	3.9
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Brent Norris	8	4	2	55	1	13
RB Leonardo Guillen	6	6	0	54	0	17
WR Hugh Blackwell	5	3	0	24	0	12
WR Dillon Bernard	1	1	0	-1	0	12
WR Mo Lehan	1	1	0	7	0	12
TE Randal Berryman	1	1	0	4	0	7

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mike Baxter	22	12	3	119	2	46
WR Giovanni Borders	10	4	1	21	0	44
TE Kendrick Hren	4	0	0	0	0	22
TE Louie Johnson	3	2	0	34	1	46
WR Brent Castillo	2	0	0	0	0	9
WR Lamont Sweeney	2	1	0	6	0	20
RB Bob Rucci	1	1	0	-1	0	26
RB Efrain Ikuma	1	1	0	-2	0	8
WR Byron McNeal	1	0	0	0	0	1

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Leonardo Guillen	4	7	1.75	4.32
RB Chance Bernard	2	5	2.50	6.63
RB Devante Diaz	1	-1	-1.00	0.75

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
J.J. Baxter	5	4	35	7.00	6.50

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Brent Norris	2	1	14	7.00	6.88
WR Hugh Blackwell	2	2	20	10.00	4.80
RB Leonardo Guillen	1	1	1	1.00	9.00

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
RB Leonardo Guillen	6	0
QB J.J. Baxter	1	0

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
J.J. Baxter	6	4	4

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Hector Gamboa	12	8	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Brent Norris	4	2	2
RB Leonardo Guillen	1	1	1
WR Hugh Blackwell	1	1	1

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mike Baxter	5	3	1
WR Giovanni Borders	3	2	0
TE Louie Johnson	2	2	2
RB Bob Rucci	1	1	0
TE Kendrick Hren	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 47,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 10,600 (19,800)
End Zone 10,800 (14,300)
Mezzanine 5,800 (8,300)
Sideline Seats 9,200 (12,700)
Club Seats 5,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 5,600 (7,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	47,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	10,600 (19,800)
End Zone	10,800 (14,300)
Mezzanine	5,800 (8,300)
Sideline Seats	9,200 (12,700)
Club Seats	5,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	5,600 (7,500)