Week 17, 2061

played in Carolina, NC

47 degrees, rain, 11 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	7	0	7	14	-	28
Carolina Panthers	10	10	3	0	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 15:00 CAR - Stevie Garcia 91 kickoff return (Kennedy Bradley extra point)
1Q: 05:17 ATL - Arnold Goetz 18 pass from Darrin Carr (Grayson Owen extra point)
1Q: 01:16 CAR - Kennedy Bradley 39 field goal
2Q: 03:56 CAR - Bryan Farley 28 pass from Hector Gamboa (Kennedy Bradley extra point)
2Q: 00:03 CAR - Kennedy Bradley 41 field goal
3Q: 12:02 CAR - Kennedy Bradley 42 field goal
3Q: 07:04 ATL - Willie Holliday 2 run (Grayson Owen extra point)
4Q: 13:30 ATL - Hugh Blackwell 8 pass from Darrin Carr (Grayson Owen extra point)
4Q: 03:17 ATL - Arnold Goetz 1 pass from Darrin Carr (Grayson Owen extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 15:00 CAR - Stevie Garcia 91 kickoff return (Kennedy Bradley extra point)
1Q: 05:17 ATL - Arnold Goetz 18 pass from Darrin Carr (Grayson Owen extra point)
1Q: 01:16 CAR - Kennedy Bradley 39 field goal
2Q: 03:56 CAR - Bryan Farley 28 pass from Hector Gamboa (Kennedy Bradley extra point)
2Q: 00:03 CAR - Kennedy Bradley 41 field goal
3Q: 12:02 CAR - Kennedy Bradley 42 field goal
3Q: 07:04 ATL - Willie Holliday 2 run (Grayson Owen extra point)
4Q: 13:30 ATL - Hugh Blackwell 8 pass from Darrin Carr (Grayson Owen extra point)
4Q: 03:17 ATL - Arnold Goetz 1 pass from Darrin Carr (Grayson Owen extra point)

Team Statistics ATL CAR
Record 10-6 9-7
First Downs 30 12
- by Rushing 10 0
- by Passing 17 11
- by Penalty 3 1
Total Net Yards 458 312
- Offensive Plays 77 49
- Yards per Play 5.95 6.37
Net Rushing Yards 178 20
- Rushing Attempts 37 6
- Yards per Rush 4.81 3.33
Net Passing Yards 280 292
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 27 - 2 42 - 30 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 280 300
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 1/8
- Yards per Pass Play 7.00 6.79
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 9/14 3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.1 6.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 5/35 11/62
Punt Returns/Yards 2/20 1/13
Kick Returns/Yards 4/92 5/192
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/24
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 4/0 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 36
Time of Possession 37:29 22:31

Team Statistics	ATL	CAR
Record	10-6	9-7
First Downs	30	12
- by Rushing	10	0
- by Passing	17	11
- by Penalty	3	1
Total Net Yards	458	312
- Offensive Plays	77	49
- Yards per Play	5.95	6.37
Net Rushing Yards	178	20
- Rushing Attempts	37	6
- Yards per Rush	4.81	3.33
Net Passing Yards	280	292
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 27 - 2	42 - 30 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	280	300
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	1/8
- Yards per Pass Play	7.00	6.79
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	9/14	3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.1	6.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	5/35	11/62
Punt Returns/Yards	2/20	1/13
Kick Returns/Yards	4/92	5/192
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/24
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	4/0	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 36
Time of Possession	37:29	22:31

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:47	2:40	OWN 12	4	57	Missed FG
1	9:57	4:47	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
1	1:11	3:03	OWN 29	5	26	Punt
2	11:25	4:18	OWN 31	6	19	Punt
2	5:17	0:41	OWN 35	2	12	Interception
2	3:44	2:27	OWN 33	7	24	Interception
3	15:00	1:43	OWN 25	3	1	Punt
3	11:55	4:59	OWN 25	11	75	Touchdown
3	3:27	5:04	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
4	9:18	6:10	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
4	1:29	1:29	OWN 6	5	11	Game

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:07	2:10	OWN 38	5	20	Punt
1	5:10	3:59	OWN 37	8	41	Field Goal
2	13:08	1:43	OWN 20	4	24	Punt
2	7:07	1:50	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
2	4:36	0:52	OPP 34	2	34	Touchdown
2	1:17	1:17	OWN 29	5	47	Field Goal
3	13:17	1:22	OPP 46	4	21	Field Goal
3	6:56	3:29	OWN 26	6	33	Punt
4	13:23	4:05	OWN 33	6	13	Punt
4	3:08	1:39	OWN 43	6	51	Downs

Game MVP: Hector Gamboa, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Willie Holliday	23	103	4.48	16	4	1
RB Tony Copeland	10	50	5.00	14	2	0
QB Darrin Carr	4	25	6.25	23	1	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
RB Lenny Carnation	3	4	1.33	9
QB Hector Gamboa	1	2	2.00	2
WR Lamont Sweeney	1	9	9.00	9
RB Oscar Collier	1	5	5.00	5

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Darrin Carr	40	27	280	0/0	3	54	2	91.7

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Hector Gamboa	42	30	300	1/8	1	42	0	99.3

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Arnold Goetz	12	17	130	10.83	35	54	2
WR Christopher Ivy	5	6	69	13.80	27	41	0
WR Hugh Blackwell	2	3	10	5.00	2	8	1
TE Randal Berryman	2	5	12	6.00	0	9	0
RB Willie Holliday	2	2	22	11.00	17	12	0
TE Brenden Dulaney	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Jeffery Bickford	1	1	19	19.00	16	19	0
RB Tony Copeland	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Juan Marrero	1	2	10	10.00	0	10	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Lamont Sweeney	12	14	109	9.08	17	18	0
TE Deron Butler	5	6	32	6.40	8	16	0
RB Lenny Carnation	3	3	8	2.67	0	6	0
WR Mike Baxter	3	4	29	9.67	12	16	0
WR Nathan Richard	3	10	57	19.00	38	42	0
RB Devante Diaz	2	3	13	6.50	9	7	0
RB Bryan Farley	1	1	28	28.00	28	28	1
RB Oscar Collier	1	1	24	24.00	22	24	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Quentin Springer	2	24	12.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Avery Bologna	3	128	42.7	25.0	50	0

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dalton Mangiafico	5	219	43.8	27.8	54	1

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Grayson Owen	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	4/4

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kennedy Bradley	3/3	2/2	0/0	42	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jeffery Bickford	2	20	10.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Stevie Garcia	1	13	13.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jeremiah Hardy	4	92	23.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Stevie Garcia	5	192	38.4	1

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Lamont Cash	6	1	0.0	5	41
ILB Harold Marshall	4	2	0.0	5	29
OLB Nicky Ena	4	1	0.0	6	40
S Connor Lowe	4	0	0.0	6	43
DE Dan Badgro	3	0	1.0	6	26
ILB Irving Keith	3	2	0.0	5	25
OLB Patrick Roque	3	2	0.0	2	23
CB Kelvin Carpenter	3	1	0.0	4	28
CB Wade Hackett	2	0	0.0	4	24
CB Jeremiah Hardy	1	2	0.0	2	17
ILB Cesar Saffran	1	1	0.0	2	19
WR Arnold Goetz	1	0	---	---	---
TE Randal Berryman	1	0	---	---	---
CB Leo Sobczak	1	0	0.0	2	22
S Kenny Wilcox	1	0	0.0	5	33

Carolina	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Gabriel Karinen	10	3	34	29
S Marty Exterovich	6	0	23	19
CB Jamie Perez	5	3	34	40
S Quentin Springer	5	1	35	40
OLB Orlando Brewer	4	2	33	29
OLB Jeffrey Murkowski	4	2	23	7
S Antoine Bout	4	1	14	32
DE Andre Callaway	4	1	13	21
DT Mack Shue	3	1	37	29
ILB Geoff Monroe	3	0	4	12
DT Ronald Dickson	2	3	29	25
DT Mark Grimley	2	0	10	16
DE Tyrone Noyes	2	0	24	18
S Jorge Wells	2	0	14	21
CB Omar Newsome	1	0	2	15
OLB Al Dillon	1	0	1	11
CB Freddie Kimbrough	1	0	24	8
DE J.B. Shields	0	1	21	34

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Dan Badgro	1.0	1	0	26
DT Donte Myers	0.0	1	1	25
DT Leonardo Pedroza	0.0	1	0	18

Carolina	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Ronald Dickson	1	1	0	25
DT Mack Shue	1	1	0	29
DE J.B. Shields	0	4	4	34
DT Douglas Geary	0	1	0	17

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Lamont Cash	6	0	41
CB Kelvin Carpenter	3	2	28
ILB Harold Marshall	3	1	29
ILB Irving Keith	3	0	25
S Connor Lowe	3	0	43
OLB Patrick Roque	3	0	23
OLB Nicky Ena	2	1	40
CB Wade Hackett	2	0	24
S Kenny Wilcox	1	1	33
ILB Cesar Saffran	1	0	19
CB Leo Sobczak	1	0	22
CB Jeremiah Hardy	1	0	17
DE Dan Badgro	1	0	26

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Gabriel Karinen	6	0	0	29
CB Jamie Perez	4	1	0	40
S Quentin Springer	4	0	2	40
ILB Geoff Monroe	3	0	0	12
S Antoine Bout	2	0	0	32
S Marty Exterovich	2	0	0	19
OLB Orlando Brewer	1	0	0	29
DT Mark Grimley	1	0	0	16
CB Omar Newsome	1	0	0	15
OLB Al Dillon	1	0	0	11
OLB Jeffrey Murkowski	1	0	0	7
S Jorge Wells	1	0	0	21

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
T Bruce Blackburn	6	11	37	40
G Brad Connell	3	6	37	40
C Ted Arnold	3	5	37	40
G Jorge LaRiche	3	5	37	40
T Rufus Groh	0	4	37	40
FB Vince Giles	0	1	11	4
TE Brenden Dulaney	0	1	23	13

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Percy Erickson	1	2	6	1	43
T Andy Cerda	1	2	6	0	43
C Mo Jeffries	0	1	6	0	43

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Casey Montgomery	2	16
Connor Lowe	1	18
Arnold Goetz	1	13
Willie Holliday	1	5

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Devante Diaz	1	21
Orlando Brewer	1	19
Devon Mosier	1	18
Stevie Garcia	1	16
Mark Grimley	1	14
Antoine Bout	1	14

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Arnold Goetz	37	38	---	---	13	88
G Brad Connell	37	40	---	---	4	81
G Jorge LaRiche	37	40	---	---	4	81
T Rufus Groh	37	40	---	---	4	81
T Bruce Blackburn	37	40	---	---	4	81
TE Randal Berryman	24	36	---	---	19	79
QB Darrin Carr	37	40	---	---	---	77
C Ted Arnold	37	40	---	---	---	77
WR Hugh Blackwell	30	35	---	---	5	70
S Connor Lowe	---	---	6	43	18	67
RB Willie Holliday	26	21	---	---	5	52
ILB Irving Keith	---	---	5	25	19	49
S Lamont Cash	---	---	5	41	3	49
OLB Nicky Ena	---	---	6	40	2	48
DE Casey Montgomery	---	---	2	27	16	45
S Kenny Wilcox	---	---	5	33	2	40
WR Christopher Ivy	13	26	---	---	---	39
TE Brenden Dulaney	23	13	---	---	---	36
ILB Harold Marshall	---	---	5	29	1	35
CB Kelvin Carpenter	---	---	4	28	2	34
DE Darnell Rhodes	---	---	4	27	2	33
DE Dan Badgro	---	---	6	26	1	33
CB Leo Sobczak	---	---	2	22	8	32
FB Vince Giles	11	4	---	---	16	31
DT Donte Myers	---	---	4	25	1	30
RB Tony Copeland	11	19	---	---	---	30
CB Wade Hackett	---	---	4	24	1	29
OLB Patrick Roque	---	---	2	23	3	28
CB Jeremiah Hardy	---	---	2	17	6	25
ILB Cesar Saffran	---	---	2	19	2	23
DT Leonardo Pedroza	---	---	2	18	2	22
WR Brent Nelson	2	1	---	---	16	19
WR Jeffery Bickford	8	5	---	---	5	18
S Ed Ingram	---	---	0	0	15	15
RB Shannon Walters	0	0	---	---	14	14
DE Marlon McGregor	---	---	0	6	5	11
ILB Terry Whiting	---	---	0	0	10	10
K Grayson Owen	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Mark Stephenson	0	0	---	---	4	4
P Avery Bologna	0	0	---	---	4	4
WR Juan Marrero	0	2	---	---	---	2
QB Rusty Caleca	0	0	---	---	---	0
RB Dominic Husted	0	0	---	---	---	0
TE Charlie Manning	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Renaldo Hanson	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Mitchell Urbina	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Orlando Brewer	---	---	33	29	19	81
S Quentin Springer	---	---	35	40	1	76
CB Jamie Perez	---	---	34	40	---	74
DT Mack Shue	---	---	37	29	---	66
OLB Gabriel Karinen	---	---	34	29	---	63
S Antoine Bout	---	---	14	32	14	60
DT Ronald Dickson	---	---	29	25	4	58
T Andy Cerda	6	43	---	---	8	57
DE J.B. Shields	---	---	21	34	1	56
WR Nathan Richard	6	42	---	---	5	53
C Mo Jeffries	6	43	---	---	---	49
QB Hector Gamboa	6	43	---	---	---	49
G Daniel Lane	6	43	---	---	---	49
T Percy Erickson	6	43	---	---	---	49
G Leroy Laster	6	43	---	---	---	49
DT Douglas Geary	---	---	16	17	13	46
TE Deron Butler	6	40	---	---	---	46
DE Tyrone Noyes	---	---	24	18	4	46
WR Mike Baxter	5	29	---	---	10	44
S Marty Exterovich	---	---	23	19	1	43
DE Andre Callaway	---	---	13	21	8	42
DT Mark Grimley	---	---	10	16	14	40
WR Lamont Sweeney	6	31	---	---	---	37
TE Thomas Dickey	1	13	---	---	21	35
S Jorge Wells	---	---	14	21	---	35
RB Devante Diaz	0	13	---	---	21	34
CB Ricky Freeman	---	---	14	17	1	32
CB Freddie Kimbrough	---	---	24	8	---	32
OLB Jeffrey Murkowski	---	---	23	7	1	31
RB Oscar Collier	1	15	---	---	11	27
RB Lenny Carnation	5	15	---	---	2	22
WR Devon Mosier	0	3	---	---	18	21
WR Stevie Garcia	0	3	---	---	16	19
CB Omar Newsome	---	---	2	15	---	17
ILB Geoff Monroe	---	---	4	12	---	16
OLB Al Dillon	---	---	1	11	1	13
RB Bryan Farley	0	8	---	---	---	8
K Kennedy Bradley	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Marco Oswell	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Lewis Heuvicq	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Dalton Mangiafico	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Bo Sohl	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Shane Woo	0	0	---	---	8	8
TE Caden Gray	0	3	---	---	---	3
S Alonzo Bout	---	---	2	0	---	2
QB Mario De Jongh	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	34	8.5
Middle	23	122	5.3
Right	9	24	2.7
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	9	9.0
Middle	4	2	0.5
Right	1	9	9.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Darrin Carr	40	27	2	0	1	1	7	4	2

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Hector Gamboa	42	30	3	1	3	5	3	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	3	16	2.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	18	115	5.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	4	80	8.0
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	69	23.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	61	12.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	25	21	172	6.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	4	67	6.7
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Arnold Goetz	17	12	1	130	1	38
WR Christopher Ivy	6	5	0	69	1	26
TE Randal Berryman	5	2	0	12	0	36
WR Hugh Blackwell	3	2	0	10	0	35
TE Brenden Dulaney	2	1	0	5	0	13
RB Willie Holliday	2	2	0	22	0	21
RB Tony Copeland	2	1	0	3	0	19
WR Juan Marrero	2	1	0	10	0	2
WR Jeffery Bickford	1	1	0	19	0	5

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Lamont Sweeney	14	12	1	109	0	31
WR Nathan Richard	10	3	2	57	1	42
TE Deron Butler	6	5	0	32	0	40
WR Mike Baxter	4	3	0	29	0	29
RB Lenny Carnation	3	3	0	8	0	15
RB Devante Diaz	3	2	0	13	0	13
RB Bryan Farley	1	1	0	28	1	8
RB Oscar Collier	1	1	0	24	1	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Willie Holliday	5	7	1.40	4.48
QB Darrin Carr	1	3	3.00	6.25
RB Tony Copeland	1	8	8.00	5.00

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Darrin Carr	6	4	42	7.00	7.00

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Hector Gamboa	2	1	6	3.00	7.14

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Arnold Goetz	2	2	19	9.50	7.65
TE Randal Berryman	2	0	0	0.00	2.40
WR Hugh Blackwell	1	1	8	8.00	3.33
WR Christopher Ivy	1	1	15	15.00	11.50

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Deron Butler	2	1	6	3.00	5.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
RB Willie Holliday	2	2

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Lenny Carnation	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Darrin Carr	12	10	7

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Hector Gamboa	10	8	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Christopher Ivy	5	4	3
WR Arnold Goetz	3	3	1
WR Juan Marrero	2	1	1
WR Hugh Blackwell	1	1	1
RB Willie Holliday	1	1	1

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Lamont Sweeney	3	2	1
WR Mike Baxter	2	2	1
TE Deron Butler	2	2	1
WR Nathan Richard	2	1	0
RB Devante Diaz	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 55,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 10,600 (19,800)
End Zone 12,800 (14,300)
Mezzanine 7,300 (8,300)
Sideline Seats 11,600 (12,700)
Club Seats 6,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 6,300 (7,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	55,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	10,600 (19,800)
End Zone	12,800 (14,300)
Mezzanine	7,300 (8,300)
Sideline Seats	11,600 (12,700)
Club Seats	6,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	6,300 (7,500)