Week 1, 2060

played in Atlanta, GA

59 degrees, rain, 1 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	7	0	3	10	-	20
Atlanta Falcons	7	7	0	3	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:54 ATL - Brent Norris 13 pass from Darrin Carr (Grayson Owen extra point)
1Q: 09:13 CAR - Oscar Collier 18 run (Kennedy Bradley extra point)
2Q: 00:39 ATL - Brent Norris 25 pass from Darrin Carr (Grayson Owen extra point)
3Q: 08:42 CAR - Kennedy Bradley 28 field goal
4Q: 14:09 CAR - Lenny Carnation 7 run (Kennedy Bradley extra point)
4Q: 08:18 CAR - Kennedy Bradley 42 field goal
4Q: 03:55 ATL - Grayson Owen 28 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:54 ATL - Brent Norris 13 pass from Darrin Carr (Grayson Owen extra point)
1Q: 09:13 CAR - Oscar Collier 18 run (Kennedy Bradley extra point)
2Q: 00:39 ATL - Brent Norris 25 pass from Darrin Carr (Grayson Owen extra point)
3Q: 08:42 CAR - Kennedy Bradley 28 field goal
4Q: 14:09 CAR - Lenny Carnation 7 run (Kennedy Bradley extra point)
4Q: 08:18 CAR - Kennedy Bradley 42 field goal
4Q: 03:55 ATL - Grayson Owen 28 field goal

Team Statistics CAR ATL
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 23 22
- by Rushing 8 10
- by Passing 13 11
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 339 437
- Offensive Plays 60 59
- Yards per Play 5.65 7.41
Net Rushing Yards 106 193
- Rushing Attempts 29 37
- Yards per Rush 3.66 5.22
Net Passing Yards 233 244
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 19 - 0 22 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 255 244
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/22 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 7.52 11.09
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 4/11 4/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.5 5.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/30 5/38
Punt Returns/Yards 3/61 1/8
Kick Returns/Yards 2/48 1/18
Interception Ret./Yards 1/19 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 20
Time of Possession 30:11 29:49

Team Statistics	CAR	ATL
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	23	22
- by Rushing	8	10
- by Passing	13	11
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	339	437
- Offensive Plays	60	59
- Yards per Play	5.65	7.41
Net Rushing Yards	106	193
- Rushing Attempts	29	37
- Yards per Rush	3.66	5.22
Net Passing Yards	233	244
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 19 - 0	22 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	255	244
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/22	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	7.52	11.09
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	4/11	4/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.5	5.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/30	5/38
Punt Returns/Yards	3/61	1/8
Kick Returns/Yards	2/48	1/18
Interception Ret./Yards	1/19	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 20
Time of Possession	30:11	29:49

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:48	3:50	OWN 25	7	75	Touchdown
1	4:06	6:11	OWN 9	11	55	Punt
2	8:08	3:37	OWN 37	6	23	Punt
2	0:27	0:27	OWN 44	3	12	Half
3	15:00	6:26	OWN 17	11	72	Field Goal
3	6:53	0:52	OWN 42	3	2	Punt
3	2:19	3:16	OWN 37	7	63	Touchdown
4	10:48	2:36	OWN 36	7	39	Field Goal
4	3:47	1:47	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
4	1:26	1:14	50	3	8	Punt

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:12	OWN 25	5	75	Touchdown
1	8:58	4:52	OWN 25	9	66	Fumble
2	12:55	4:47	OWN 6	7	28	Punt
2	4:31	4:04	OWN 2	10	98	Touchdown
3	8:34	1:41	OWN 25	4	20	Punt
3	6:01	3:42	OWN 14	9	49	Fumble
4	14:03	3:15	OWN 28	5	13	Punt
4	8:12	4:25	OWN 25	8	64	Field Goal
4	2:00	0:34	OWN 38	2	22	Interception
4	0:12	0:12	OWN 15	1	4	Game

Game MVP: Hector Gamboa, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Lenny Carnation	9	50	5.56	18	2	1
RB Bryan Farley	9	8	0.89	8	0	0
RB Efrain Ikuma	5	6	1.20	4	0	0
RB Oscar Collier	3	30	10.00	18	1	1
WR Mike Baxter	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
QB Hector Gamboa	1	4	4.00	4	0	0
WR Lamont Sweeney	1	8	8.00	8	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Willie Holliday	23	103	4.48	15	3
RB Leonardo Guillen	12	89	7.42	22	4
QB Darrin Carr	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Tony Copeland	1	1	1.00	1	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Hector Gamboa	28	19	255	3/22	0	26	0	96.5

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Darrin Carr	22	18	244	0/0	2	39	1	124.3

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Lamont Sweeney	6	8	102	17.00	47	26
WR Mike Baxter	4	4	48	12.00	2	25
TE Louie Johnson	3	6	17	5.67	6	9
TE Deron Butler	3	3	53	17.67	2	23
WR Nathan Richard	2	3	20	10.00	0	12
RB Lenny Carnation	1	2	15	15.00	4	15
WR Drake Coffey	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Devon Mosier	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Brent Norris	5	6	67	13.40	16	25	2
RB Leonardo Guillen	3	3	27	9.00	11	15	0
WR Christopher Ivy	3	4	26	8.67	5	20	0
WR Brent Nelson	2	2	34	17.00	4	22	0
RB Willie Holliday	2	3	11	5.50	5	6	0
WR Hugh Blackwell	1	1	39	39.00	0	39	0
TE Grady Carpenter	1	1	30	30.00	7	30	0
TE Randal Berryman	1	1	10	10.00	4	10	0
WR Dillon Bernard	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Antoine Bout	1	19	19.00	0

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Recov	Force
S Marty Exterovich	1	0
DT Mack Shue	1	0
ILB Wendell Bush	0	1
S Alonzo Bout	0	1

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Darrin Carr	1	0	0	0
RB Willie Holliday	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dalton Mangiafico	5	182	36.4	34.8	45	4

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Avery Bologna	3	126	42.0	21.7	47	1

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kennedy Bradley	2/2	1/1	0/0	42	2/2

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Grayson Owen	1/1	0/0	0/0	28	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dillon Whiting	3	61	20.3	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lamont Cash	1	8	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bryan Farley	1	31	31.0	0
Nathan Richard	1	17	17.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jeremiah Hardy	1	18	18.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Marty Exterovich	11	4	37	16
ILB Wendell Bush	10	1	31	15
S Antoine Bout	6	2	32	21
OLB Gabriel Karinen	5	0	22	6
CB Jamie Perez	4	1	37	22
S Alonzo Bout	2	2	26	12
OLB Julian Pettine	2	1	25	12
DE Tyrone Noyes	2	1	17	5
CB Cary Vega	2	0	11	10
OLB Giovanni Miller	2	0	0	6
DT Douglas Geary	1	1	16	16
DT Mack Shue	1	1	28	14
OLB Marlon Simmons	1	0	3	5
CB Omar Newsome	1	0	6	7
DT Ronald Dickson	1	0	26	8
OLB Cornelius Bridges	1	0	11	10
OLB Gerald Randle	0	1	18	11
DE J.B. Shields	0	1	37	19
S Jeremy Sellers	0	1	16	17

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Nicky Ena	8	1	1.0	29	31
S Lamont Cash	7	2	1.0	29	31
S Tyrus Mascorella	6	2	0.0	29	31
S Connor Lowe	5	1	0.0	29	31
OLB Patrick Roque	4	1	1.0	29	31
DT Donte Myers	4	3	0.0	21	23
CB Wade Hackett	4	1	0.0	25	25
ILB Cesar Saffran	3	0	0.0	19	21
DE Darnell Rhodes	1	1	0.0	23	28
ILB Irving Keith	1	0	0.0	4	6
CB Artie Perez	1	0	0.0	10	11
WR Hugh Blackwell	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Harold Marshall	1	0	0.0	11	10
CB Leo Sobczak	1	0	0.0	15	19
DT Amir Gomez	1	0	0.0	8	8
DE Marlon McGregor	1	0	0.0	29	30
CB Jeremiah Hardy	1	0	0.0	3	2
DE Casey Montgomery	0	1	0.0	6	3

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Andre Callaway	1	0	0	6
DT Mark Grimley	0	1	0	4
DE J.B. Shields	0	0	1	19
DT Ronald Dickson	0	0	1	8

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Nicky Ena	1.0	1	1	31
OLB Patrick Roque	1.0	1	0	31
S Lamont Cash	1.0	0	0	31
DE Darnell Rhodes	0.0	2	0	28
DE Marlon McGregor	0.0	1	2	30
DT Donte Myers	0.0	0	1	23

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
S Antoine Bout	4	1	21
ILB Wendell Bush	3	0	15
OLB Giovanni Miller	2	0	6
CB Jamie Perez	2	0	22
CB Cary Vega	1	0	10
OLB Marlon Simmons	1	0	5
CB Omar Newsome	1	0	7
S Alonzo Bout	1	0	12
S Marty Exterovich	1	0	16
OLB Julian Pettine	1	0	12
OLB Gabriel Karinen	1	0	6

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Lamont Cash	4	0	31
CB Wade Hackett	3	0	25
S Tyrus Mascorella	2	0	31
OLB Patrick Roque	2	0	31
ILB Irving Keith	1	1	6
OLB Nicky Ena	1	1	31
ILB Cesar Saffran	1	0	21
CB Artie Perez	1	0	11
CB Leo Sobczak	1	0	19
DT Donte Myers	1	0	23
S Connor Lowe	1	0	31
CB Jeremiah Hardy	1	0	2
ILB Harold Marshall	0	1	10

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Percy Erickson	4	11	29	1	31
G Mitchell Zodda	3	7	29	2	31
G Leroy Laster	1	6	29	0	31
T Dakota Tharpe	1	2	29	0	31
C Mo Jeffries	0	2	29	0	31

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
C Ted Arnold	6	8	0	37	22
G Jorge LaRiche	5	13	1	37	22
G Brad Connell	5	5	1	37	22
T Bruce Blackburn	1	6	0	37	22
T Rufus Groh	1	3	0	37	22
TE Randal Berryman	0	1	0	27	18

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Oscar Collier	1	19
Mark Grimley	1	14

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Irving Keith	1	19
Amir Gomez	1	19
Connor Lowe	1	19
Nicky Ena	1	11
Mark Stephenson	1	4

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Dakota Tharpe	29	31	---	---	7	67
G Leroy Laster	29	31	---	---	7	67
DE J.B. Shields	---	---	37	19	7	63
CB Jamie Perez	---	---	37	22	4	63
C Mo Jeffries	29	31	---	---	---	60
QB Hector Gamboa	29	31	---	---	---	60
G Mitchell Zodda	29	31	---	---	---	60
T Percy Erickson	29	31	---	---	---	60
WR Mike Baxter	24	25	---	---	9	58
S Antoine Bout	---	---	32	21	4	57
WR Nathan Richard	27	26	---	---	4	57
S Marty Exterovich	---	---	37	16	---	53
DT Douglas Geary	---	---	16	16	18	50
TE Louie Johnson	22	25	---	---	---	47
ILB Wendell Bush	---	---	31	15	---	46
DT Mack Shue	---	---	28	14	---	42
S Alonzo Bout	---	---	26	12	1	39
OLB Julian Pettine	---	---	25	12	1	38
DT Ronald Dickson	---	---	26	8	3	37
RB Lenny Carnation	10	7	---	---	19	36
TE Deron Butler	16	19	---	---	---	35
CB Cary Vega	---	---	11	10	13	34
S Jeremy Sellers	---	---	16	17	1	34
RB Oscar Collier	8	6	---	---	19	33
WR Lamont Sweeney	15	17	---	---	---	32
OLB Gerald Randle	---	---	18	11	---	29
RB Efrain Ikuma	5	8	---	---	16	29
OLB Gabriel Karinen	---	---	22	6	1	29
RB Bryan Farley	10	10	---	---	4	24
DE Tyrone Noyes	---	---	17	5	---	22
OLB Cornelius Bridges	---	---	11	10	---	21
WR Devon Mosier	2	3	---	---	14	19
DT Mark Grimley	---	---	0	4	14	18
DE Andre Callaway	---	---	8	6	1	15
WR Drake Coffey	6	8	---	---	---	14
CB Omar Newsome	---	---	6	7	---	13
T Andy Cerda	0	0	---	---	12	12
CB Dillon Whiting	---	---	0	0	12	12
OLB Marlon Simmons	---	---	3	5	---	8
OLB Giovanni Miller	---	---	0	6	1	7
C Irving Johnston	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Kennedy Bradley	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Marco Oswell	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Dalton Mangiafico	0	0	---	---	7	7
TE Caden Gray	0	1	---	---	---	1
QB Earl Trigg	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Connor Lowe	---	---	29	31	19	79
OLB Nicky Ena	---	---	29	31	11	71
S Lamont Cash	---	---	29	31	7	67
G Brad Connell	37	22	---	---	4	63
G Jorge LaRiche	37	22	---	---	4	63
T Rufus Groh	37	22	---	---	4	63
TE Randal Berryman	27	18	---	---	18	63
T Bruce Blackburn	37	22	---	---	4	63
S Tyrus Mascorella	---	---	29	31	2	62
OLB Patrick Roque	---	---	29	31	2	62
DE Marlon McGregor	---	---	29	30	2	61
QB Darrin Carr	37	22	---	---	---	59
C Ted Arnold	37	22	---	---	---	59
DE Darnell Rhodes	---	---	23	28	7	58
WR Christopher Ivy	34	19	---	---	---	53
WR Dillon Bernard	27	10	---	---	15	52
CB Wade Hackett	---	---	25	25	---	50
RB Willie Holliday	23	12	---	---	13	48
DT Donte Myers	---	---	21	23	---	44
ILB Cesar Saffran	---	---	19	21	---	40
WR Hugh Blackwell	17	15	---	---	5	37
CB Leo Sobczak	---	---	15	19	1	35
DT Amir Gomez	---	---	8	8	19	35
CB Artie Perez	---	---	10	11	10	31
WR Brent Norris	17	13	---	---	---	30
ILB Irving Keith	---	---	4	6	19	29
ILB Harold Marshall	---	---	11	10	8	29
FB Vince Giles	6	2	---	---	15	23
RB Leonardo Guillen	13	9	---	---	---	22
TE Grady Carpenter	15	7	---	---	---	22
WR Brent Nelson	1	2	---	---	9	12
DE Casey Montgomery	---	---	6	3	3	12
CB Jeremiah Hardy	---	---	3	2	6	11
TE Brenden Dulaney	4	2	---	---	---	6
K Grayson Owen	0	0	---	---	5	5
C Mark Stephenson	0	0	---	---	4	4
P Avery Bologna	0	0	---	---	4	4
RB Tony Copeland	1	1	---	---	---	2
QB Efrain Nikolaus	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Sammy Blackwell	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Donovan Whiting	---	---	0	0	---	0
T Maurice Coffey	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Les Strong	---	---	0	0	---	0
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Alejandro Joseph	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Leonardo Pedroza	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	32	5.3
Middle	20	60	3.0
Right	3	14	4.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	37	5.3
Middle	17	105	6.2
Right	13	51	3.9
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Hector Gamboa	28	19	5	0	1	3	5	4	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Darrin Carr	22	18	5	0	1	0	1	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	5	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	98	7.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	82	9.1
Long (19+ Yds)	5	3	70	14.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	9	4.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	8	53	5.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	91	13.0
Long (19+ Yds)	4	3	91	22.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Lamont Sweeney	8	6	0	102	2	17
TE Louie Johnson	6	3	0	17	0	25
WR Mike Baxter	4	4	0	48	1	25
TE Deron Butler	3	3	0	53	2	19
WR Nathan Richard	3	2	0	20	0	26
RB Lenny Carnation	2	1	0	15	0	7
WR Drake Coffey	1	0	0	0	0	8
WR Devon Mosier	1	0	1	0	0	3

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Brent Norris	6	5	0	67	1	13
WR Christopher Ivy	4	3	0	26	1	19
RB Leonardo Guillen	3	3	0	27	0	9
RB Willie Holliday	3	2	1	11	0	12
WR Brent Nelson	2	2	0	34	1	2
WR Dillon Bernard	1	0	0	0	0	10
WR Hugh Blackwell	1	1	0	39	1	15
TE Grady Carpenter	1	1	0	30	1	7
TE Randal Berryman	1	1	0	10	0	18

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Efrain Ikuma	2	1	0.50	1.20
RB Lenny Carnation	1	7	7.00	5.56
RB Bryan Farley	1	0	0.00	0.89
RB Oscar Collier	1	18	18.00	10.00

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Willie Holliday	2	6	3.00	4.48
RB Leonardo Guillen	1	4	4.00	7.42

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Hector Gamboa	3	1	5	1.67	9.11

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Darrin Carr	2	2	16	8.00	11.09

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Louie Johnson	1	1	5	5.00	2.83
WR Lamont Sweeney	1	0	0	0.00	12.75
WR Nathan Richard	1	0	0	0.00	6.67

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Brent Norris	2	2	16	8.00	11.17

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Bryan Farley	4	1
WR Lamont Sweeney	1	1

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

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Hector Gamboa	5	2	2

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Darrin Carr	6	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Louie Johnson	2	1	1
WR Drake Coffey	1	0	0
WR Lamont Sweeney	1	1	1
WR Nathan Richard	1	0	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Brent Norris	2	2	1
WR Dillon Bernard	1	0	0
WR Brent Nelson	1	1	1
WR Christopher Ivy	1	0	0
RB Willie Holliday	1	1	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)