Week 1, 2072

played in Atlanta, GA

62 degrees, rain, 11 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	7	0	3	7	-	17
Atlanta Falcons	17	3	7	7	-	34

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:56 ATL - Christopher McDonald 31 field goal
1Q: 07:55 ATL - Harold Forman 8 pass from Nickolas Terrell (Christopher McDonald extra point)
1Q: 06:29 CAR - Horace Alderson 66 run (Leonardo Zeiders extra point)
1Q: 01:37 ATL - Bernie Anderson 2 pass from Nickolas Terrell (Christopher McDonald extra point)
2Q: 10:50 ATL - Christopher McDonald 18 field goal
3Q: 07:12 ATL - Nickolas Dewit 36 run (Christopher McDonald extra point)
3Q: 01:02 CAR - Leonardo Zeiders 40 field goal
4Q: 12:14 CAR - Horace Alderson 7 pass from Justics Irwin (Leonardo Zeiders extra point)
4Q: 01:02 ATL - Bryce Ellis 20 interception return (Christopher McDonald extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:56 ATL - Christopher McDonald 31 field goal
1Q: 07:55 ATL - Harold Forman 8 pass from Nickolas Terrell (Christopher McDonald extra point)
1Q: 06:29 CAR - Horace Alderson 66 run (Leonardo Zeiders extra point)
1Q: 01:37 ATL - Bernie Anderson 2 pass from Nickolas Terrell (Christopher McDonald extra point)
2Q: 10:50 ATL - Christopher McDonald 18 field goal
3Q: 07:12 ATL - Nickolas Dewit 36 run (Christopher McDonald extra point)
3Q: 01:02 CAR - Leonardo Zeiders 40 field goal
4Q: 12:14 CAR - Horace Alderson 7 pass from Justics Irwin (Leonardo Zeiders extra point)
4Q: 01:02 ATL - Bryce Ellis 20 interception return (Christopher McDonald extra point)

Team Statistics CAR ATL
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 11 22
- by Rushing 5 14
- by Passing 6 7
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 319 376
- Offensive Plays 61 69
- Yards per Play 5.23 5.45
Net Rushing Yards 132 249
- Rushing Attempts 25 39
- Yards per Rush 5.28 6.38
Net Passing Yards 187 127
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 22 - 1 29 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 187 130
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 1/3
- Yards per Pass Play 5.19 4.23
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/18 5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.1 7.1
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/49 7/47
Punt Returns/Yards 3/37 5/107
Kick Returns/Yards 2/52 2/72
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/20
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 32
Time of Possession 28:07 31:53

Team Statistics	CAR	ATL
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	11	22
- by Rushing	5	14
- by Passing	6	7
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	319	376
- Offensive Plays	61	69
- Yards per Play	5.23	5.45
Net Rushing Yards	132	249
- Rushing Attempts	25	39
- Yards per Rush	5.28	6.38
Net Passing Yards	187	127
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 22 - 1	29 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	187	130
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	1/3
- Yards per Pass Play	5.19	4.23
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/18	5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.1	7.1
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/49	7/47
Punt Returns/Yards	3/37	5/107
Kick Returns/Yards	2/52	2/72
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/20
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 32
Time of Possession	28:07	31:53

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:50	1:28	OWN 25	4	-11	Punt
1	7:49	1:39	OWN 25	3	75	Touchdown
1	1:26	1:41	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
2	10:43	1:20	OWN 25	3	1	Punt
2	8:14	4:52	OWN 18	9	24	Punt
2	0:19	0:19	OWN 33	3	16	Half
3	15:00	2:21	OWN 36	3	1	Punt
3	9:09	1:19	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
3	6:53	4:10	OWN 37	10	33	Downs
3	2:25	1:30	OPP 26	3	3	Field Goal
4	14:27	2:22	OWN 25	5	75	Touchdown
4	11:22	1:40	OWN 44	3	3	Punt
4	8:03	1:47	OWN 48	3	-2	Punt
4	1:36	0:46	OWN 1	3	8	Interception
4	0:50	0:50	OWN 25	4	60	Game

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:10	OPP 32	6	18	Field Goal
1	10:22	2:33	OPP 35	5	35	Touchdown
1	6:10	4:44	OWN 25	10	75	Touchdown
2	14:45	4:02	OWN 43	8	56	Field Goal
2	9:23	1:09	OWN 24	3	9	Punt
2	3:22	3:03	OWN 6	11	68	Missed FG
3	12:39	3:30	OWN 28	6	24	Punt
3	7:50	0:57	OPP 37	2	37	Touchdown
3	2:43	0:18	OWN 30	1	-10	Interception
3	0:55	1:28	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
4	12:05	0:43	OWN 25	3	-1	Punt
4	9:42	1:39	OWN 10	3	4	Punt
4	6:16	4:40	OWN 20	9	44	Punt

Game MVP: Scott Kriewaldt, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Horace Alderson	14	93	6.64	66	1	1
QB Justics Irwin	4	24	6.00	12	2	0
RB Lamont McKnight	4	10	2.50	6	0	0
RB D.J. Martin	2	5	2.50	4	0	0
WR Timothy Crawford	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Shaquille Basford	18	88	4.89	15	3	0
RB Nickolas Dewit	8	55	6.88	36	1	1
RB Samuel Pietsch	8	63	7.88	21	3	0
QB Nickolas Terrell	5	43	8.60	11	3	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Justics Irwin	36	22	187	0/0	1	47	1	72.3

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Nickolas Terrell	29	17	130	1/3	2	30	1	78.2

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Lance Butler	4	6	21	5.25	0	10	0
RB Horace Alderson	4	6	8	2.00	0	7	1
WR Ramon Alexander	3	4	10	3.33	0	8	0
TE Bobby Cotter	2	3	32	16.00	15	29	0
WR Timothy Crawford	2	4	15	7.50	4	14	0
WR C.J. Mogilevsky	2	3	33	16.50	33	31	0
WR Trent Lochner	2	3	52	26.00	41	47	0
TE Jameson Young	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Lamont McKnight	1	2	11	11.00	1	11	0
RB D.J. Martin	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
WR Les Rodriguez	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bernie Anderson	8	15	78	9.75	22	30	1
WR Harold Forman	5	9	31	6.20	9	17	1
WR Tony Baum	2	2	-1	-0.50	0	0	0
WR Tito Somerfelt	1	1	14	14.00	1	14	0
WR Elijah Boynton	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
TE Alexander Baker	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Dylan Banks	1	0	0.00	0

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Bryce Ellis	1	20	20.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Colby Burnett	8	397	49.6	33.8	65	5

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Otis Murphy	6	294	49.0	39.5	55	2

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Leonardo Zeiders	1/1	1/1	0/0	40	2/2

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Christopher McDonald	2/3	0/1	0/0	31	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Timothy Crawford	3	37	12.3	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rick Alexander	5	107	21.4	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lamont McKnight	2	52	26.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Myles Boyer	2	72	36.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Dylan Banks	10	2	0.0	33	19
DT Rod Reese	8	1	0.0	32	9
CB Victor Hines	6	2	0.0	31	28
S Phil Brock	4	1	0.0	37	28
CB Darrell Kemp	3	3	0.0	37	28
ILB Jack Womer	3	0	0.0	7	13
OLB Bruce Hansen	3	0	0.0	7	17
OLB Keith Blanchard	3	0	0.0	36	20
S Donny Emmons	2	1	0.0	33	17
DE Martin Sanford	2	1	0.0	35	27
CB Vinny Phillips	2	0	0.0	14	13
S Fred Anthony	2	0	0.0	8	13
DE Desmond Austin	1	0	1.0	4	9
DT B.J. Karsten	1	1	0.0	24	10
DE Jeffery Chapman	1	1	0.0	30	19
OLB Miguel Weatherspoon	1	0	0.0	2	2
CB Bruce Benjdya	1	0	0.0	28	10

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Ron Walsh	6	6	0.0	25	36
ILB Jalen Blackburn	6	0	0.0	20	26
OLB Sammy Schumacher	5	1	0.0	18	28
CB Myles Boyer	4	2	0.0	22	24
DT Hunter Banta	4	0	0.0	16	23
S Chad Lynch	3	3	0.0	25	36
CB Drew Harmon	3	3	0.0	25	36
OLB Randy Bahn	3	1	0.0	20	28
DE Caden Berrino	2	1	0.0	17	24
DE Mike Watson	2	0	0.0	11	22
CB Rick Alexander	2	0	0.0	11	20
DE Robert Clinton	1	2	0.0	17	21
WR Bernie Anderson	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Raul Russell	1	0	0.0	4	7
OLB Darien Mallory	1	0	0.0	7	8
OLB Brian English	1	0	0.0	5	8
CB Bryce Ellis	1	0	0.0	18	28

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Desmond Austin	1.0	0	1	0	9
OLB Bruce Hansen	0.0	1	1	0	17
DE Jeffery Chapman	0.0	0	2	1	19
DT Sean Dzarnoski	0.0	0	1	3	26

Atlanta	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Robert Clinton	3	3	21
OLB Randy Bahn	2	0	28
DE Caden Berrino	1	2	24
DE Earl Pathon	1	1	5
CB Myles Boyer	1	0	24

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Bruce Hansen	4	0	0	17
CB Victor Hines	4	0	0	28
ILB Dylan Banks	3	0	1	19
CB Darrell Kemp	2	2	0	28
ILB Jack Womer	2	0	0	13
CB Vinny Phillips	1	0	0	13
S Fred Anthony	1	0	0	13
OLB Keith Blanchard	0	1	0	20

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Ron Walsh	4	0	0	36
ILB Jalen Blackburn	3	1	0	26
S Chad Lynch	3	0	0	36
OLB Sammy Schumacher	2	0	0	28
DT Hunter Banta	2	0	0	23
CB Drew Harmon	2	0	0	36
CB Bryce Ellis	1	1	1	28
CB Rick Alexander	1	1	0	20
OLB Darien Mallory	1	0	0	8
DE Mike Watson	1	0	0	22
OLB Randy Bahn	1	0	0	28
CB Myles Boyer	1	0	0	24

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
T Elias O'Neill	2	6	25	36
G Harry Brown	2	4	25	36
T Roger Nastiuk	1	4	25	36
G Bo Michels	1	2	25	36
C Marshall Evers	0	5	25	36

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Scott Kriewaldt	6	8	0	39	0	30
G Kai Kremer	3	8	1	39	0	30
T Kenneth Jarvis	3	8	0	39	0	30
T Sammie Fulton	2	5	1	39	0	30
G Courtney Schultz	2	5	0	39	1	30

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Bruce Hansen	3	27
Jesse Estes	2	17
Miguel Weatherspoon	1	25
Roger Nastiuk	1	9

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Brandon Sullivan	2	28
Chad Whiting	2	25
Jaylen Spradlin	1	28

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
TE Bobby Cotter	21	32	---	---	18	71
T Roger Nastiuk	25	36	---	---	9	70
T Elias O'Neill	25	36	---	---	9	70
G Harry Brown	25	36	---	---	9	70
G Bo Michels	25	36	---	---	9	70
CB Darrell Kemp	---	---	37	28	3	68
S Phil Brock	---	---	37	28	3	68
ILB Dylan Banks	---	---	33	19	14	66
OLB Keith Blanchard	---	---	36	20	10	66
DE Martin Sanford	---	---	35	27	3	65
QB Justics Irwin	25	36	---	---	1	62
CB Victor Hines	---	---	31	28	3	62
WR Timothy Crawford	23	31	---	---	7	61
C Marshall Evers	25	36	---	---	---	61
CB Bruce Benjdya	---	---	28	10	17	55
WR Lance Butler	23	30	---	---	1	54
WR Ramon Alexander	21	24	---	---	7	52
S Donny Emmons	---	---	33	17	1	51
OLB Bruce Hansen	---	---	7	17	27	51
DE Jeffery Chapman	---	---	30	19	1	50
DT Sean Dzarnoski	---	---	18	26	3	47
RB Horace Alderson	17	22	---	---	8	47
DT Rod Reese	---	---	32	9	---	41
RB Lamont McKnight	6	5	---	---	26	37
TE Jameson Young	1	10	---	---	25	36
DT B.J. Karsten	---	---	24	10	---	34
DE Jesse Estes	---	---	9	5	17	31
DT Grayson Maxfield	---	---	4	17	9	30
CB Vinny Phillips	---	---	14	13	2	29
OLB Miguel Weatherspoon	---	---	2	2	25	29
ILB Jack Womer	---	---	7	13	3	23
S Fred Anthony	---	---	8	13	2	23
RB D.J. Martin	2	6	---	---	11	19
DE Desmond Austin	---	---	4	9	2	15
WR Les Rodriguez	7	6	---	---	---	13
TE Elliot Nader	0	3	---	---	7	10
WR Trent Lochner	3	7	---	---	---	10
C Carson Briggs	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Colby Burnett	0	0	---	---	8	8
WR C.J. Mogilevsky	1	4	---	---	---	5
K Leonardo Zeiders	0	0	---	---	5	5
T Cole Giantonio	0	0	---	---	3	3
G Dominique James	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Jay Phillips	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Norm Alexander	0	0	---	---	---	0
K Ross Rayburn	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Chad Lynch	---	---	25	36	26	87
TE Alexander Baker	26	28	---	---	27	81
T Sammie Fulton	39	30	---	---	9	78
T Kenneth Jarvis	39	30	---	---	9	78
WR Tony Baum	38	28	---	---	10	76
QB Nickolas Terrell	39	30	---	---	5	74
CB Drew Harmon	---	---	25	36	9	70
G Courtney Schultz	39	30	---	---	---	69
G Kai Kremer	39	30	---	---	---	69
C Scott Kriewaldt	39	30	---	---	---	69
WR Bernie Anderson	36	27	---	---	4	67
S Ron Walsh	---	---	25	36	1	62
CB Bryce Ellis	---	---	18	28	10	56
CB Myles Boyer	---	---	22	24	5	51
OLB Randy Bahn	---	---	20	28	---	48
WR Harold Forman	28	18	---	---	1	47
OLB Sammy Schumacher	---	---	18	28	1	47
ILB Jalen Blackburn	---	---	20	26	1	47
CB Rick Alexander	---	---	11	20	15	46
TE Jaylen Spradlin	6	9	---	---	28	43
DE Mike Watson	---	---	11	22	9	42
DE Caden Berrino	---	---	17	24	---	41
DT Hunter Banta	---	---	16	23	1	40
DE Robert Clinton	---	---	17	21	---	38
RB Shaquille Basford	22	14	---	---	1	37
DT Ross Duran	---	---	9	13	12	34
RB Nickolas Dewit	9	10	---	---	14	33
WR Brandon Sullivan	0	0	---	---	28	28
RB Samuel Pietsch	13	7	---	---	7	27
ILB Chad Whiting	---	---	0	0	25	25
CB Graham Keeley	---	---	0	3	18	21
OLB Darien Mallory	---	---	7	8	---	15
OLB Brian English	---	---	5	8	1	14
ILB Raul Russell	---	---	4	7	---	11
DE Earl Pathon	---	---	5	5	1	11
K Christopher McDonald	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Riley Kerr	0	0	---	---	9	9
WR Tito Somerfelt	6	3	---	---	---	9
G Joshua Barton	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Daryl Wooden	0	0	---	---	9	9
WR Zachary Willis	6	2	---	---	---	8
TE Theodore Erdrich	4	2	---	---	---	6
P Otis Murphy	0	0	---	---	6	6
WR Elijah Boynton	1	2	---	---	---	3
QB Grayson Armstrong	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Raymond Morrison	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	-5	-1.7
Middle	15	105	7.0
Right	7	32	4.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	71	7.9
Middle	20	98	4.9
Right	10	80	8.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Justics Irwin	36	22	3	0	2	3	8	6	1

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Nickolas Terrell	29	17	1	0	2	3	5	4	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	28	4.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	11	85	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	6	74	5.7
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	4	0.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	7	22	2.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	7	104	8.0
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Lance Butler	6	4	1	21	0	30
RB Horace Alderson	6	4	0	8	0	22
WR Timothy Crawford	4	2	1	15	0	31
WR Ramon Alexander	4	3	0	10	0	24
TE Bobby Cotter	3	2	0	32	1	32
WR C.J. Mogilevsky	3	2	0	33	1	4
WR Trent Lochner	3	2	0	52	1	7
TE Jameson Young	2	1	0	3	0	10
WR Les Rodriguez	2	0	0	0	0	6
RB Lamont McKnight	2	1	0	11	0	5
RB D.J. Martin	1	1	0	2	0	6

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bernie Anderson	15	8	2	78	1	27
WR Harold Forman	9	5	0	31	0	18
WR Tony Baum	2	2	0	-1	0	28
TE Alexander Baker	1	0	0	0	0	28
WR Tito Somerfelt	1	1	0	14	0	3
WR Elijah Boynton	1	1	0	8	0	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Shaquille Basford	2	0	0.00	4.89
QB Nickolas Terrell	1	10	10.00	8.60
RB Samuel Pietsch	1	1	1.00	7.88

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Justics Irwin	2	2	10	5.00	5.19

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Nickolas Terrell	9	6	18	2.00	4.48

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Horace Alderson	1	1	7	7.00	1.33
TE Jameson Young	1	1	3	3.00	1.50

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Harold Forman	4	3	9	2.25	3.44
WR Bernie Anderson	3	2	9	3.00	5.20
TE Alexander Baker	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Tony Baum	1	1	0	0.00	-0.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Horace Alderson	6	3
RB Lamont McKnight	1	1

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
RB Samuel Pietsch	3	3
RB Nickolas Dewit	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Justics Irwin	11	7	3

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Nickolas Terrell	8	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Lance Butler	4	2	1
RB Horace Alderson	3	2	0
WR C.J. Mogilevsky	2	1	1
WR Timothy Crawford	1	1	1
WR Ramon Alexander	1	1	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bernie Anderson	4	1	0
WR Harold Forman	2	1	1
WR Tito Somerfelt	1	1	1
WR Elijah Boynton	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)