Week 15, 2059

played in Atlanta, GA

35 degrees, snow, 11 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	0	0	0	6	-	6
Atlanta Falcons	10	21	0	7	-	38

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:47 ATL - Dillon Bernard 3 pass from Darrin Carr (Grayson Owen extra point)
1Q: 05:28 ATL - Grayson Owen 24 field goal
2Q: 13:32 ATL - Dillon Bernard 3 pass from Darrin Carr (Grayson Owen extra point)
2Q: 02:53 ATL - Dillon Bernard 9 pass from Darrin Carr (Grayson Owen extra point)
2Q: 01:12 ATL - Lamont Cash 59 punt return (Grayson Owen extra point)
4Q: 12:34 CAR - Dillon Whiting 79 punt return (Efrain Ikuma run for conversion failed)
4Q: 06:16 ATL - Cesar Saffran 27 interception return (Grayson Owen extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:47 ATL - Dillon Bernard 3 pass from Darrin Carr (Grayson Owen extra point)
1Q: 05:28 ATL - Grayson Owen 24 field goal
2Q: 13:32 ATL - Dillon Bernard 3 pass from Darrin Carr (Grayson Owen extra point)
2Q: 02:53 ATL - Dillon Bernard 9 pass from Darrin Carr (Grayson Owen extra point)
2Q: 01:12 ATL - Lamont Cash 59 punt return (Grayson Owen extra point)
4Q: 12:34 CAR - Dillon Whiting 79 punt return (Efrain Ikuma run for conversion failed)
4Q: 06:16 ATL - Cesar Saffran 27 interception return (Grayson Owen extra point)

Team Statistics CAR ATL
Record 6-8 6-8
First Downs 10 16
- by Rushing 2 7
- by Passing 6 8
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 174 273
- Offensive Plays 59 65
- Yards per Play 2.95 4.20
Net Rushing Yards 63 183
- Rushing Attempts 18 44
- Yards per Rush 3.50 4.16
Net Passing Yards 111 90
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 17 - 2 20 - 14 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 134 97
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/23 1/7
- Yards per Pass Play 2.71 4.29
Fumbles/Lost 4/2 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/16 5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.6 6.5
4th Down Conversions 0/1 1/1
Penalties/Yards 7/55 7/65
Punt Returns/Yards 3/103 4/94
Kick Returns/Yards 4/101 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/50
2pt Conversions 1/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 32
Time of Possession 24:33 35:27

Team Statistics	CAR	ATL
Record	6-8	6-8
First Downs	10	16
- by Rushing	2	7
- by Passing	6	8
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	174	273
- Offensive Plays	59	65
- Yards per Play	2.95	4.20
Net Rushing Yards	63	183
- Rushing Attempts	18	44
- Yards per Rush	3.50	4.16
Net Passing Yards	111	90
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 17 - 2	20 - 14 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	134	97
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/23	1/7
- Yards per Pass Play	2.71	4.29
Fumbles/Lost	4/2	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/16	5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.6	6.5
4th Down Conversions	0/1	1/1
Penalties/Yards	7/55	7/65
Punt Returns/Yards	3/103	4/94
Kick Returns/Yards	4/101	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/50
2pt Conversions	1/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 32
Time of Possession	24:33	35:27

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:39	1:40	OWN 10	3	7	Fumble
1	5:20	2:48	OWN 24	5	25	Punt
2	13:25	3:45	OWN 25	7	36	Fumble
2	8:31	2:02	OWN 17	7	23	Punt
2	4:36	0:38	OWN 28	3	11	Interception
2	2:45	1:42	OWN 6	3	3	Punt
2	1:03	0:55	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
3	15:00	2:30	OWN 33	6	24	Punt
3	9:54	3:10	OWN 39	6	19	Punt
3	4:07	1:59	OPP 45	4	9	Punt
3	0:35	1:16	OWN 31	3	1	Punt
4	7:48	1:45	OWN 20	3	4	Interception
4	6:03	1:44	OWN 27	3	3	Punt
4	1:58	1:29	OWN 25	5	10	Punt

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:21	OWN 25	13	75	Touchdown
1	6:59	1:39	OPP 10	3	3	Field Goal
1	2:32	4:07	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
2	9:40	1:09	OWN 39	3	6	Punt
2	6:29	1:53	OWN 27	3	1	Punt
2	3:58	1:13	OPP 19	4	19	Touchdown
2	0:08	0:08	OWN 26	1	6	Half
3	12:30	2:36	OWN 20	6	9	Punt
3	6:44	2:37	OWN 3	6	16	Punt
3	2:08	1:33	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
4	14:19	1:54	OWN 21	3	8	Punt
4	12:25	4:37	OWN 25	9	31	Punt
4	4:19	2:21	OWN 26	3	6	Punt
4	0:29	0:29	OWN 35	1	0	Game

Game MVP: Darrin Carr, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Efrain Ikuma	6	15	2.50	7	0
RB Bryan Farley	5	13	2.60	7	0
RB Richard Long	3	23	7.67	13	1
QB Vince Tanner	3	9	3.00	6	0
RB Oscar Collier	1	3	3.00	3	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Willie Holliday	26	97	3.73	17	3
RB Leonardo Guillen	17	80	4.71	32	1
QB Darrin Carr	1	6	6.00	6	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Hector Gamboa	27	13	123	3/19	0	43	1	45.7
Vince Tanner	10	4	11	1/4	0	4	1	8.3

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Darrin Carr	15	12	83	0/0	3	22	0	129.3
Efrain Nikolaus	5	2	14	1/7	0	15	0	47.9

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Mike Baxter	6	11	40	6.67	7	15
TE Louie Johnson	3	7	21	7.00	2	11
WR Lamont Sweeney	2	7	18	9.00	0	11
WR Nathan Richard	2	7	44	22.00	43	43
WR Frank Irwin	1	1	4	4.00	0	4
RB Richard Long	1	1	-2	-2.00	0	-2
RB Oscar Collier	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1
TE Nathan Cremeans	1	2	10	10.00	2	10

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Dillon Bernard	8	9	78	9.75	30	22	3
RB Willie Holliday	2	4	-2	-1.00	0	-1	0
WR Brent Norris	1	1	15	15.00	1	15	0
WR Hugh Blackwell	1	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Randal Berryman	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Liam Erickson	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Mo Lehan	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Cesar Saffran	1	27	27.00	1
OLB Nicky Ena	1	23	23.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov
RB Bryan Farley	2	0
QB Hector Gamboa	1	1
QB Vince Tanner	1	0
G Mitchell Zodda	0	1

Atlanta	Recov	Force
CB Cary Vega	1	0
DT Barry James	1	0
DE Marlon McGregor	0	2
DE Blaine Everett	0	1
ILB Irving Keith	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
T.J. Riley	10	448	44.8	30.3	53	4

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Avery Bologna	8	352	44.0	32.3	55	2

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Grayson Owen	1/1	0/0	0/0	24	5/5

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dillon Whiting	3	103	34.3	1

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lamont Cash	4	94	23.5	1

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Winfred Green	4	101	25.3	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Antoine Bout	9	1	0.0	41	20
OLB Gabriel Karinen	6	3	0.0	32	13
OLB Al Dillon	5	2	0.0	18	13
DT Mack Shue	5	0	0.0	30	11
CB Winfred Green	4	3	1.0	44	21
S Bryant Uusutalo	4	6	0.0	36	14
ILB Robbie Ogbogu	4	2	0.0	34	17
OLB Giovanni Miller	4	1	0.0	25	17
CB Jake Bolerjack	3	0	0.0	36	20
DT Douglas Geary	2	4	0.0	31	14
DE J.B. Shields	2	3	0.0	26	13
DT Ronald Dickson	2	0	0.0	23	14
S Marty Exterovich	2	0	0.0	20	10
OLB Levon Baker	2	0	0.0	9	1
S Jeremy Sellers	1	2	0.0	9	8
OLB Julian Pettine	1	1	0.0	28	8
WR Mike Baxter	1	0	---	---	---
QB Hector Gamboa	1	0	---	---	---

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Lamont Cash	5	0	0.0	18	41
DT Barry James	4	0	2.0	7	19
ILB Cesar Saffran	4	1	0.0	12	34
S Tyrus Mascorella	4	1	0.0	15	27
S Connor Lowe	3	2	0.0	17	41
ILB Irving Keith	3	0	0.0	9	21
DE Marlon McGregor	2	0	1.0	7	19
OLB Nicky Ena	2	1	0.0	18	38
CB Cary Vega	2	0	0.0	12	34
ILB Harold Marshall	2	0	0.0	6	15
OLB Keegan Beeler	2	0	0.0	7	17
DE Blaine Everett	1	1	1.0	15	35
OLB Donald Thornton	1	1	0.0	8	18
CB Artie Perez	1	1	0.0	12	22
DT Donte Myers	1	1	0.0	11	22
CB Leo Sobczak	1	0	0.0	13	30

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
CB Winfred Green	1.0	0	0	0	21
DE Andre Callaway	0.0	0	1	0	10

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Barry James	2.0	1	1	19
DE Blaine Everett	1.0	0	0	35
DE Marlon McGregor	1.0	0	0	19
DE Sedrick Kane	0.0	1	1	16
OLB Donald Thornton	0.0	1	0	18
OLB Keegan Beeler	0.0	1	0	17
DT Donte Myers	0.0	0	1	22

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Jake Bolerjack	3	0	20
CB Winfred Green	2	0	21
OLB Gabriel Karinen	2	0	13
S Bryant Uusutalo	1	1	14
OLB Giovanni Miller	1	1	17
DE J.B. Shields	1	0	13
S Jeremy Sellers	1	0	8
DT Ronald Dickson	1	0	14
S Antoine Bout	1	0	20
OLB Al Dillon	1	0	13
DE Andre Callaway	0	1	10

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Lamont Cash	5	0	0	41
ILB Cesar Saffran	3	0	1	34
S Tyrus Mascorella	2	1	0	27
OLB Keegan Beeler	2	0	0	17
CB Artie Perez	1	2	0	22
CB Cary Vega	1	1	0	34
ILB Irving Keith	1	0	0	21
DT Donte Myers	1	0	0	22
S Connor Lowe	1	0	0	41
OLB Nicky Ena	0	4	1	38
ILB Harold Marshall	0	1	0	15
CB Leo Sobczak	0	1	0	30

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Dakota Tharpe	1	3	15	1	36
T Andy Cerda	1	2	15	1	36
G Mitchell Zodda	1	2	18	0	41
C Mo Jeffries	0	5	18	1	41
T Percy Erickson	0	3	18	1	41

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Jorge LaRiche	3	11	1	44	0	21
G Brad Connell	3	8	1	44	0	21
C Ted Arnold	2	8	1	44	0	21
G Sammy Blackwell	1	8	0	44	0	21
T Rufus Groh	1	6	0	44	0	21
FB Vince Giles	1	2	0	5	0	1
TE Liam Erickson	0	0	0	11	1	7

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Mark Grimley	3	21

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Devante Diaz	2	18
Irving Keith	1	27
Connor Lowe	1	27
Vince Giles	1	20
Giovanni Finch	1	9

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Bryant Uusutalo	---	---	36	14	27	77
CB Winfred Green	---	---	44	21	8	73
S Antoine Bout	---	---	41	20	11	72
DT Douglas Geary	---	---	31	14	24	69
C Mo Jeffries	18	41	---	---	10	69
T Andy Cerda	15	36	---	---	10	61
WR Mike Baxter	18	40	---	---	2	60
G Mitchell Zodda	18	41	---	---	---	59
T Percy Erickson	18	41	---	---	---	59
CB Jake Bolerjack	---	---	36	20	1	57
TE Louie Johnson	15	41	---	---	---	56
RB Richard Long	8	18	---	---	27	53
DE J.B. Shields	---	---	26	13	13	52
ILB Robbie Ogbogu	---	---	34	17	---	51
T Dakota Tharpe	15	36	---	---	---	51
RB Bryan Farley	5	15	---	---	27	47
DT Ronald Dickson	---	---	23	14	8	45
OLB Gabriel Karinen	---	---	32	13	---	45
WR Lamont Sweeney	14	30	---	---	---	44
OLB Giovanni Miller	---	---	25	17	1	43
WR Nathan Richard	10	26	---	---	7	43
QB Hector Gamboa	12	30	---	---	---	42
DT Mack Shue	---	---	30	11	---	41
OLB Julian Pettine	---	---	28	8	1	37
DE Andre Callaway	---	---	19	10	7	36
DT Mark Grimley	---	---	7	5	21	33
OLB Al Dillon	---	---	18	13	1	32
S Marty Exterovich	---	---	20	10	1	31
WR Frank Irwin	3	4	---	---	17	24
RB Efrain Ikuma	6	12	---	---	2	20
T Brad Rivera	3	5	---	---	10	18
CB Dillon Whiting	---	---	1	0	17	18
S Jeremy Sellers	---	---	9	8	1	18
OLB Levon Baker	---	---	9	1	8	18
CB Omar Newsome	---	---	15	2	---	17
QB Vince Tanner	6	11	---	---	---	17
RB Oscar Collier	1	6	---	---	7	14
TE Nathan Cremeans	4	9	---	---	---	13
WR Byron McNeal	3	1	---	---	7	11
P T.J. Riley	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Irving Johnston	0	0	---	---	10	10
G Harrison Jenkins	0	0	---	---	10	10
T Danny Gayle	3	5	---	---	---	8
TE Aidan Payton	3	3	---	---	---	6
K Kennedy Bradley	0	0	---	---	2	2
WR Devon Mosier	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
TE Randal Berryman	38	19	---	---	28	85
S Connor Lowe	---	---	17	41	27	85
S Lamont Cash	---	---	18	41	19	78
WR Dillon Bernard	35	19	---	---	20	74
G Brad Connell	44	21	---	---	9	74
G Jorge LaRiche	44	21	---	---	9	74
T Rufus Groh	44	21	---	---	9	74
G Sammy Blackwell	44	21	---	---	9	74
CB Cary Vega	---	---	12	34	19	65
C Ted Arnold	44	21	---	---	---	65
WR Brent Norris	42	21	---	---	---	63
ILB Irving Keith	---	---	9	21	27	57
OLB Nicky Ena	---	---	18	38	---	56
OLB Donald Thornton	---	---	8	18	27	53
DE Blaine Everett	---	---	15	35	---	50
ILB Cesar Saffran	---	---	12	34	---	46
RB Willie Holliday	27	17	---	---	---	44
CB Leo Sobczak	---	---	13	30	---	43
S Tyrus Mascorella	---	---	15	27	---	42
QB Darrin Carr	19	15	---	---	---	34
CB Artie Perez	---	---	12	22	---	34
DT Donte Myers	---	---	11	22	---	33
RB Leonardo Guillen	24	8	---	---	---	32
WR Hugh Blackwell	23	9	---	---	---	32
QB Efrain Nikolaus	25	6	---	---	---	31
ILB Harold Marshall	---	---	6	15	10	31
DT Barry James	---	---	7	19	---	26
FB Vince Giles	5	1	---	---	20	26
DE Marlon McGregor	---	---	7	19	---	26
OLB Keegan Beeler	---	---	7	17	---	24
DE Sedrick Kane	---	---	7	16	---	23
TE Liam Erickson	11	7	---	---	2	20
RB Devante Diaz	0	0	---	---	18	18
WR Mo Lehan	11	3	---	---	---	14
CB Kelvin Carpenter	---	---	2	1	10	13
DE Donovan Whiting	---	---	2	1	10	13
C Mark Stephenson	0	0	---	---	9	9
WR Giovanni Finch	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Avery Bologna	0	0	---	---	9	9
K Grayson Owen	0	0	---	---	8	8
TE Brenden Dulaney	2	1	---	---	---	3
WR Erik Sukova	2	0	---	---	---	2
C Antonio McElroy	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Matthew Phifer	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Graham Watkins	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Les Strong	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	5	0.8
Middle	10	49	4.9
Right	2	9	4.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	40	3.6
Middle	20	95	4.8
Right	13	48	3.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Hector Gamboa	27	13	1	0	4	7	2	1	1
Vince Tanner	10	4	0	0	0	3	2	2	1

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Darrin Carr	15	12	1	0	1	1	1	0	0
Efrain Nikolaus	5	2	0	1	0	2	0	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	43	14.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	9	51	2.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	5	40	2.9
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	10	66	4.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	4	31	6.2
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mike Baxter	11	6	0	40	0	40
TE Louie Johnson	7	3	1	21	0	41
WR Lamont Sweeney	7	2	0	18	0	30
WR Nathan Richard	7	2	2	44	1	26
TE Nathan Cremeans	2	1	1	10	0	9
WR Frank Irwin	1	1	0	4	0	4
RB Richard Long	1	1	0	-2	0	18
RB Oscar Collier	1	1	0	-1	0	6

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dillon Bernard	9	8	0	78	1	19
RB Willie Holliday	4	2	0	-2	0	17
WR Hugh Blackwell	2	1	0	0	0	9
TE Randal Berryman	2	1	1	3	0	19
WR Brent Norris	1	1	0	15	0	21
WR Mo Lehan	1	0	0	0	0	3
TE Liam Erickson	1	1	0	3	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Willie Holliday	3	11	3.67	3.73
RB Leonardo Guillen	1	1	1.00	4.71

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Darrin Carr	6	4	22	3.67	5.53

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Dillon Bernard	4	4	22	5.50	8.67
WR Hugh Blackwell	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
TE Randal Berryman	1	0	0	0.00	1.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Bryan Farley	4	1
QB Vince Tanner	1	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
RB Willie Holliday	4	1
RB Leonardo Guillen	2	1
QB Darrin Carr	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Hector Gamboa	7	4	1
Vince Tanner	4	1	0

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Darrin Carr	5	3	2
Efrain Nikolaus	2	1	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Nathan Richard	3	1	1
TE Louie Johnson	2	0	0
WR Mike Baxter	2	1	0
WR Lamont Sweeney	2	1	0
RB Oscar Collier	1	1	0
TE Nathan Cremeans	1	1	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dillon Bernard	3	2	2
WR Brent Norris	1	1	1
WR Hugh Blackwell	1	1	0
TE Randal Berryman	1	0	0
RB Willie Holliday	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)