Week 7, 2058

played in Carolina, NC

70 degrees, stormy, 15 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	10	3	14	0	-	27
Carolina Panthers	0	7	0	7	-	14

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:38 ATL - Brent Norris 2 pass from J.J. Baxter (Jon Thompson extra point)
1Q: 00:45 ATL - Jon Thompson 33 field goal
2Q: 13:35 CAR - Mike Baxter 27 pass from Hector Gamboa (Todd Anderson extra point)
2Q: 11:00 ATL - Jon Thompson 25 field goal
3Q: 11:40 ATL - Dillon Bernard 8 pass from J.J. Baxter (Jon Thompson extra point)
3Q: 07:18 ATL - J.J. Baxter 4 run (Jon Thompson extra point)
4Q: 07:01 CAR - Oscar Collier 4 pass from Hector Gamboa (Todd Anderson extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:38 ATL - Brent Norris 2 pass from J.J. Baxter (Jon Thompson extra point)
1Q: 00:45 ATL - Jon Thompson 33 field goal
2Q: 13:35 CAR - Mike Baxter 27 pass from Hector Gamboa (Todd Anderson extra point)
2Q: 11:00 ATL - Jon Thompson 25 field goal
3Q: 11:40 ATL - Dillon Bernard 8 pass from J.J. Baxter (Jon Thompson extra point)
3Q: 07:18 ATL - J.J. Baxter 4 run (Jon Thompson extra point)
4Q: 07:01 CAR - Oscar Collier 4 pass from Hector Gamboa (Todd Anderson extra point)

Team Statistics ATL CAR
Record 3-3 2-5
First Downs 24 19
- by Rushing 12 1
- by Passing 11 15
- by Penalty 1 3
Total Net Yards 388 293
- Offensive Plays 73 60
- Yards per Play 5.32 4.88
Net Rushing Yards 205 23
- Rushing Attempts 44 9
- Yards per Rush 4.66 2.56
Net Passing Yards 183 270
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 17 - 1 49 - 30 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 183 280
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/10
- Yards per Pass Play 6.31 5.29
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 7/15 1/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.3 10.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 8/76 8/55
Punt Returns/Yards 4/29 1/6
Kick Returns/Yards 1/35 1/25
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/2 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 25
Time of Possession 36:29 23:31

Team Statistics	ATL	CAR
Record	3-3	2-5
First Downs	24	19
- by Rushing	12	1
- by Passing	11	15
- by Penalty	1	3
Total Net Yards	388	293
- Offensive Plays	73	60
- Yards per Play	5.32	4.88
Net Rushing Yards	205	23
- Rushing Attempts	44	9
- Yards per Rush	4.66	2.56
Net Passing Yards	183	270
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 17 - 1	49 - 30 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	183	280
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/10
- Yards per Pass Play	6.31	5.29
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	7/15	1/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.3	10.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	8/76	8/55
Punt Returns/Yards	4/29	1/6
Kick Returns/Yards	1/35	1/25
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/2	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 25
Time of Possession	36:29	23:31

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:49	OWN 25	4	16	Punt
1	12:01	3:29	OWN 49	8	51	Touchdown
1	7:30	6:51	OWN 30	12	54	Field Goal
2	13:25	2:32	OWN 39	6	53	Field Goal
2	8:20	3:11	OWN 20	6	7	Punt
2	1:22	1:22	OWN 20	3	45	Missed FG
3	12:59	1:26	OPP 13	3	13	Touchdown
3	10:25	3:19	OWN 47	7	53	Touchdown
3	4:57	4:29	OWN 25	9	39	Punt
4	13:50	1:57	OWN 39	3	8	Punt
4	8:53	0:52	OWN 14	3	-1	Interception
4	6:55	4:05	OWN 25	5	17	Punt
4	1:10	1:10	50	4	11	Game

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:11	1:10	OWN 14	3	3	Punt
1	8:32	1:02	OWN 25	3	-2	Punt
1	0:39	2:14	OWN 31	4	69	Touchdown
2	10:53	2:33	OWN 25	6	28	Punt
2	5:09	3:47	OWN 32	9	60	Missed FG
3	15:00	2:01	OWN 25	6	-12	Interception
3	11:33	1:08	OWN 25	6	28	Fumble
3	7:06	2:09	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
3	0:28	1:38	OWN 6	5	14	Punt
4	11:53	3:00	OWN 14	5	36	Punt
4	8:01	1:06	OPP 36	4	36	Touchdown
4	2:50	1:40	OWN 14	8	36	Downs

Game MVP: J.J. Baxter, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Leonardo Guillen	21	89	4.24	23	4	0
RB Chance Bernard	11	40	3.64	12	3	0
QB J.J. Baxter	10	77	7.70	20	4	1
WR Hugh Blackwell	2	-1	-0.50	6	0	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Richard Long	4	2	0.50	6	0
RB Efrain Ikuma	3	0	0.00	2	0
WR Mike Baxter	1	11	11.00	11	1
RB Oscar Collier	1	10	10.00	10	1

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
J.J. Baxter	29	17	183	0/0	2	34	1	85.9

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Hector Gamboa	49	30	280	2/10	2	27	1	82.0

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Brent Norris	7	7	65	9.29	5	17	1
WR Dillon Bernard	4	9	53	13.25	19	21	1
WR Hugh Blackwell	3	3	15	5.00	0	18	0
RB Leonardo Guillen	1	3	15	15.00	1	15	0
WR Mo Lehan	1	1	34	34.00	10	34	0
TE Brenden Dulaney	1	4	1	1.00	0	1	0
RB Chance Bernard	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Vince Giles	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Mike Baxter	12	18	85	7.08	26	27	1
WR Lamont Sweeney	6	9	77	12.83	25	21	0
TE Deron Butler	6	11	58	9.67	28	23	0
TE Louie Johnson	2	4	22	11.00	0	12	0
RB Oscar Collier	2	4	17	8.50	1	13	1
WR Brent Castillo	1	1	20	20.00	0	20	0
RB Efrain Ikuma	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
TE Emmitt Hopkins	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
DE Sedrick Kane	1	0	0.00	0

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Jamie Perez	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
WR Hugh Blackwell	2	0	0
DE Blaine Everett	0	1	1
CB Tyler Rodriguez	0	1	0
S Connor Lowe	0	1	0

Carolina	Fumb	Force
RB Oscar Collier	1	0
G Renaldo Kelley	0	1
DT Mark Grimley	0	1

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Aidan Tatum	5	195	39.0	37.8	47	3

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
T.J. Riley	6	278	46.3	38.2	56	1

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jon Thompson	2/3	0/1	0/1	33	3/3

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

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Hugh Blackwell	4	29	7.3	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Efrain Ikuma	1	6	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Giovanni Finch	1	35	35.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Byron McNeal	1	25	25.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Donald Thornton	8	2	1.0	9	47
S Otis Aberdeen	6	1	0.0	9	48
OLB Nicky Ena	4	1	0.0	9	51
ILB Cesar Saffran	4	0	0.0	8	38
CB Artie Perez	3	2	1.0	4	35
S Tyrus Mascorella	3	3	0.0	9	51
CB Tyler Rodriguez	3	0	0.0	3	28
ILB Irving Keith	2	0	0.0	1	13
DE Sedrick Kane	2	0	0.0	8	30
CB Kelvin Carpenter	1	1	0.0	6	28
WR Dillon Bernard	1	0	---	---	---
DE Blaine Everett	1	0	0.0	9	44
DT Brent Peterson	1	0	0.0	4	30
CB Leo Sobczak	1	0	0.0	8	37
DE Junior Snodgrass	0	1	0.0	1	24

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Corbin Richardson	7	2	0.0	37	27
S Bryant Uusutalo	6	2	0.0	43	28
S Antoine Bout	6	1	0.0	43	29
ILB Robbie Ogbogu	5	2	0.0	37	28
OLB Antoine Farner	5	2	0.0	37	25
CB Jamie Perez	5	1	0.0	43	28
DE J.B. Shields	4	0	0.0	41	21
CB Emmanuel Bryant	3	1	0.0	12	13
CB Winfred Green	3	0	0.0	44	29
DT Mark Beadnell	2	2	0.0	22	12
CB Omar Newsome	2	1	0.0	19	9
DT Douglas Geary	2	0	0.0	36	17
OLB Giovanni Miller	2	0	0.0	12	3
OLB Levon Baker	1	1	0.0	22	10
DT Mark Grimley	1	0	0.0	8	12
DT Ronald Dickson	1	0	0.0	17	15
TE Deron Butler	1	0	---	---	---
DE Andre Callaway	1	0	0.0	8	12

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Donald Thornton	1.0	0	0	1	47
CB Artie Perez	1.0	0	0	0	35
DE Sedrick Kane	0.0	1	2	2	30
ILB Cesar Saffran	0.0	1	0	0	38
DT Brent Peterson	0.0	1	0	0	30
DE Blaine Everett	0.0	0	2	0	44
DT Donte Myers	0.0	0	1	1	25
ILB Harold Marshall	0.0	0	0	1	21

Carolina	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Ronald Dickson	1	1	15
ILB Robbie Ogbogu	1	0	28
OLB Antoine Farner	1	0	25
OLB Levon Baker	1	0	10
CB Jamie Perez	1	0	28
DE J.B. Shields	0	1	21

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Otis Aberdeen	6	0	0	48
OLB Nicky Ena	4	3	0	51
OLB Donald Thornton	4	1	0	47
ILB Cesar Saffran	4	1	0	38
CB Artie Perez	3	1	0	35
CB Tyler Rodriguez	3	0	0	28
S Tyrus Mascorella	2	1	0	51
ILB Irving Keith	2	0	0	13
CB Leo Sobczak	1	1	0	37
CB Kelvin Carpenter	1	0	0	28
DE Sedrick Kane	0	0	1	30

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Antoine Bout	6	0	0	29
OLB Corbin Richardson	3	1	0	27
CB Jamie Perez	3	0	1	28
S Bryant Uusutalo	1	1	0	28
DT Mark Beadnell	1	0	0	12
ILB Riddick Kelly	1	0	0	1
OLB Antoine Farner	1	0	0	25
CB Omar Newsome	1	0	0	9
CB Emmanuel Bryant	0	1	0	13

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
C Ted Arnold	3	7	0	44	29
T Dave Stephenson	3	6	1	44	29
G Jorge LaRiche	2	9	1	44	29
G Brad Connell	2	9	0	44	29
T Nicky Ellison	1	4	0	44	29

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Percy Erickson	1	2	7	0	22
C Mo Jeffries	0	3	9	0	51
G Renaldo Kelley	0	2	9	0	51
G Mitchell Zodda	0	1	9	1	51
T Dakota Tharpe	0	1	9	0	51
G Jordan Bajwa	0	0	2	1	29

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Vince Giles	1	23
Irving Keith	1	21

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Mark Grimley	2	16
Bryant Uusutalo	1	23
Antoine Farner	1	23
Renaldo Kelley	1	7

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Brad Connell	44	29	---	---	8	81
T Nicky Ellison	44	29	---	---	8	81
OLB Donald Thornton	---	---	9	47	21	77
T Dave Stephenson	44	29	---	---	---	73
C Ted Arnold	44	29	---	---	---	73
G Jorge LaRiche	44	29	---	---	---	73
QB J.J. Baxter	44	29	---	---	---	73
TE Randal Berryman	31	17	---	---	23	71
WR Brent Norris	40	28	---	---	---	68
WR Hugh Blackwell	33	25	---	---	9	67
WR Dillon Bernard	36	20	---	---	9	65
S Tyrus Mascorella	---	---	9	51	1	61
OLB Nicky Ena	---	---	9	51	1	61
S Otis Aberdeen	---	---	9	48	1	58
DE Blaine Everett	---	---	9	44	---	53
RB Leonardo Guillen	29	16	---	---	6	51
ILB Cesar Saffran	---	---	8	38	---	46
CB Leo Sobczak	---	---	8	37	1	46
CB Artie Perez	---	---	4	35	1	40
FB Vince Giles	7	10	---	---	23	40
DE Sedrick Kane	---	---	8	30	1	39
CB Tyler Rodriguez	---	---	3	28	7	38
ILB Irving Keith	---	---	1	13	21	35
TE Brenden Dulaney	20	12	---	---	3	35
DT Brent Peterson	---	---	4	30	---	34
CB Kelvin Carpenter	---	---	6	28	---	34
DE Junior Snodgrass	---	---	1	24	7	32
ILB Harold Marshall	---	---	3	21	7	31
DT Donte Myers	---	---	5	25	1	31
RB Chance Bernard	12	13	---	---	---	25
WR Giovanni Finch	4	1	---	---	18	23
RB Devante Diaz	2	0	---	---	17	19
S Connor Lowe	---	---	3	7	7	17
S Ricardo Whalen	---	---	0	0	15	15
OLB Keegan Beeler	---	---	0	4	7	11
K Jon Thompson	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Mark Stephenson	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Clyde Lanza	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Sammy Blackwell	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Aidan Tatum	0	0	---	---	8	8
TE Mike Smith	3	2	---	---	---	5
WR Mo Lehan	3	1	---	---	---	4
QB Mario De Jongh	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Vince Tanner	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Donovan Whiting	---	---	0	0	---	0
CB Rusty Douglas	---	---	0	0	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Bryant Uusutalo	---	---	43	28	23	94
CB Jamie Perez	---	---	43	28	17	88
OLB Antoine Farner	---	---	37	25	23	85
S Antoine Bout	---	---	43	29	11	83
TE Deron Butler	7	50	---	---	21	78
CB Winfred Green	---	---	44	29	3	76
ILB Robbie Ogbogu	---	---	37	28	3	68
WR Mike Baxter	9	51	---	---	8	68
G Renaldo Kelley	9	51	---	---	7	67
T Dakota Tharpe	9	51	---	---	7	67
OLB Corbin Richardson	---	---	37	27	3	67
G Mitchell Zodda	9	51	---	---	7	67
DE J.B. Shields	---	---	41	21	2	64
C Mo Jeffries	9	51	---	---	---	60
QB Hector Gamboa	9	51	---	---	---	60
DT Douglas Geary	---	---	36	17	6	59
WR Lamont Sweeney	9	41	---	---	---	50
RB Efrain Ikuma	3	23	---	---	21	47
TE Louie Johnson	3	34	---	---	---	37
DT Mark Grimley	---	---	8	12	16	36
DT Mark Beadnell	---	---	22	12	1	35
DT Ronald Dickson	---	---	17	15	2	34
T Percy Erickson	7	22	---	---	4	33
OLB Levon Baker	---	---	22	10	---	32
G Jordan Bajwa	2	29	---	---	---	31
CB Omar Newsome	---	---	19	9	1	29
RB Oscar Collier	1	15	---	---	13	29
CB Emmanuel Bryant	---	---	12	13	2	27
RB Richard Long	5	14	---	---	8	27
WR Brent Castillo	6	17	---	---	---	23
DE Andre Callaway	---	---	8	12	1	21
OLB Giovanni Miller	---	---	12	3	---	15
WR Frank Irwin	0	0	---	---	14	14
ILB Riddick Kelly	---	---	1	1	11	13
TE Emmitt Hopkins	2	8	---	---	---	10
WR Byron McNeal	0	2	---	---	8	10
P T.J. Riley	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Irving Johnston	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Todd Anderson	0	0	---	---	4	4
G Justin Lincoln	0	0	---	---	3	3
S Jeremy Sellers	---	---	1	0	---	1
S Marty Exterovich	---	---	1	0	---	1
C Jeffery Neufield	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Glen Buckner	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Brad Rivera	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Julian Pettine	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	45	3.5
Middle	17	84	4.9
Right	12	78	6.5
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	13	2.6
Middle	4	10	2.5
Right	0	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
J.J. Baxter	29	17	2	0	3	3	5	2	1

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Hector Gamboa	49	30	5	0	2	8	5	5	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	15	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	4	29	3.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	70	7.0
Long (19+ Yds)	5	3	69	13.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	5	1.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	30	18	145	4.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	72	8.0
Long (19+ Yds)	6	3	58	9.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dillon Bernard	9	4	1	53	1	20
WR Brent Norris	7	7	0	65	0	28
TE Brenden Dulaney	4	1	0	1	0	12
RB Leonardo Guillen	3	1	2	15	0	16
WR Hugh Blackwell	3	3	0	15	0	25
RB Chance Bernard	1	0	0	0	0	13
WR Mo Lehan	1	1	0	34	1	1
FB Vince Giles	1	0	0	0	0	10

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mike Baxter	18	12	0	85	2	51
TE Deron Butler	11	6	1	58	1	50
WR Lamont Sweeney	9	6	0	77	1	41
TE Louie Johnson	4	2	0	22	0	34
RB Oscar Collier	4	2	1	17	0	15
WR Brent Castillo	1	1	0	20	1	17
RB Efrain Ikuma	1	1	0	1	0	23
TE Emmitt Hopkins	1	0	0	0	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Leonardo Guillen	2	9	4.50	4.24
QB J.J. Baxter	1	4	4.00	7.70
RB Chance Bernard	1	1	1.00	3.64

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
J.J. Baxter	11	6	31	2.82	6.31

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Hector Gamboa	6	5	23	3.83	5.71

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Dillon Bernard	4	2	18	4.50	5.89
WR Brent Norris	2	2	13	6.50	9.29
TE Brenden Dulaney	2	1	1	0.50	0.25
RB Leonardo Guillen	1	0	0	0.00	5.00
RB Chance Bernard	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Hugh Blackwell	1	1	-1	-1.00	5.00

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mike Baxter	3	3	16	5.33	4.72
RB Oscar Collier	2	1	4	2.00	4.25
WR Lamont Sweeney	1	1	3	3.00	8.56

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
QB J.J. Baxter	2	2
RB Chance Bernard	2	0

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Oscar Collier	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
J.J. Baxter	11	5	5

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Hector Gamboa	11	5	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dillon Bernard	7	3	3
WR Brent Norris	1	1	1
RB Chance Bernard	1	0	0
WR Hugh Blackwell	1	1	1
FB Vince Giles	1	0	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mike Baxter	4	3	0
TE Deron Butler	4	2	1
TE Louie Johnson	1	0	0
WR Lamont Sweeney	1	0	0
RB Oscar Collier	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 40,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 8,700 (19,800)
End Zone 9,100 (14,300)
Mezzanine 5,300 (8,300)
Sideline Seats 8,600 (12,700)
Club Seats 4,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 4,900 (7,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	40,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	8,700 (19,800)
End Zone	9,100 (14,300)
Mezzanine	5,300 (8,300)
Sideline Seats	8,600 (12,700)
Club Seats	4,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	4,900 (7,500)