Week 15, 2023

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Carolina Panthers	0	3	14	3	0	-	20
Atlanta Falcons	7	6	0	7	3	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:57 ATL - Don Dotson 11 pass from Tyrell Terrell (T.J. Greenberg extra point)
2Q: 12:41 CAR - Bruce Darche 27 field goal
2Q: 07:05 ATL - T.J. Greenberg 41 field goal
2Q: 00:16 ATL - T.J. Greenberg 19 field goal
3Q: 09:14 CAR - Richie Fuller 5 pass from Howie Barrett (Bruce Darche extra point)
3Q: 04:05 CAR - Neal Walton 11 pass from Howie Barrett (Bruce Darche extra point)
4Q: 13:28 ATL - Rashard Mendenhall 1 run (T.J. Greenberg extra point)
4Q: 00:08 CAR - Bruce Darche 34 field goal
OT: 11:12 ATL - T.J. Greenberg 43 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:57 ATL - Don Dotson 11 pass from Tyrell Terrell (T.J. Greenberg extra point)
2Q: 12:41 CAR - Bruce Darche 27 field goal
2Q: 07:05 ATL - T.J. Greenberg 41 field goal
2Q: 00:16 ATL - T.J. Greenberg 19 field goal
3Q: 09:14 CAR - Richie Fuller 5 pass from Howie Barrett (Bruce Darche extra point)
3Q: 04:05 CAR - Neal Walton 11 pass from Howie Barrett (Bruce Darche extra point)
4Q: 13:28 ATL - Rashard Mendenhall 1 run (T.J. Greenberg extra point)
4Q: 00:08 CAR - Bruce Darche 34 field goal
OT: 11:12 ATL - T.J. Greenberg 43 field goal

Team Statistics CAR ATL
Record 8-6 8-6
First Downs 23 20
- by Rushing 12 7
- by Passing 10 11
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 388 354
- Offensive Plays 64 74
- Yards per Play 6.06 4.78
Net Rushing Yards 208 124
- Rushing Attempts 31 26
- Yards per Rush 6.71 4.77
Net Passing Yards 180 230
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 18 - 1 47 - 28 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 191 235
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 5.45 4.79
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/12 7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.3 5.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 4/22 3/34
Punt Returns/Yards 2/19 2/11
Kick Returns/Yards 3/50 5/140
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/27
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 30
Time of Possession 30:22 33:31

Team Statistics	CAR	ATL
Record	8-6	8-6
First Downs	23	20
- by Rushing	12	7
- by Passing	10	11
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	388	354
- Offensive Plays	64	74
- Yards per Play	6.06	4.78
Net Rushing Yards	208	124
- Rushing Attempts	31	26
- Yards per Rush	6.71	4.77
Net Passing Yards	180	230
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 18 - 1	47 - 28 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	191	235
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	5.45	4.79
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/12	7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.3	5.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	4/22	3/34
Punt Returns/Yards	2/19	2/11
Kick Returns/Yards	3/50	5/140
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/27
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 30
Time of Possession	30:22	33:31

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:54	3:19	OWN 32	7	30	Punt
1	3:51	1:41	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
1	1:44	4:11	OWN 30	8	60	Field Goal
2	6:57	2:45	OWN 23	3	9	Punt
2	0:08	0:08	OWN 25	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	2:30	OWN 29	4	23	Punt
3	11:32	2:29	OPP 49	5	49	Touchdown
3	7:24	3:29	OWN 16	9	84	Touchdown
4	13:21	2:33	OWN 9	7	19	Interception
4	9:55	3:57	OWN 20	8	46	Missed FG
4	4:54	1:57	OWN 20	4	14	Punt
4	1:07	1:06	OWN 22	6	61	Field Goal

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:06	OWN 19	3	1	Punt
1	9:35	5:44	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
1	2:10	0:26	OWN 29	3	0	Punt
2	12:33	5:36	OWN 40	10	36	Field Goal
2	4:12	4:04	OWN 16	12	82	Field Goal
3	12:30	0:58	OWN 20	4	-9	Punt
3	9:03	1:39	OWN 35	3	2	Punt
3	3:55	5:34	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
4	10:48	0:53	OPP 10	2	9	Interception
4	5:58	1:04	OWN 41	3	6	Punt
4	2:57	1:50	OWN 8	5	22	Punt
OT1	15:00	3:53	OWN 20	9	54	Field Goal

Game MVP: Rashard Mendenhall, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Tommie Peters	15	125	8.33	23	5
Jerald Jenkins	9	42	4.67	12	2
Howie Barrett	7	41	5.86	17	1

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Rashard Mendenhall	13	75	5.77	12	3	1
Jerry Saxon	12	41	3.42	16	1	0
Tyrell Terrell	1	8	8.00	8	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Howie Barrett	31	18	191	2/11	2	33	1	84.2

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tyrell Terrell	47	28	235	1/5	1	41	1	70.8

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Neal Walton	6	11	71	11.83	17	33	1
WR Eddie Royal	5	8	69	13.80	7	28	0
TE Richie Fuller	3	5	25	8.33	0	16	1
RB Tommie Peters	1	1	4	4.00	5	4	0
WR Arnie Sherry	1	1	17	17.00	2	17	0
FB Reuben Preston	1	1	5	5.00	7	5	0
WR Ethan Blackshear	1	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jonathan Snyder	6	11	46	7.67	12	16	0
WR Dez Bryant	4	6	24	6.00	0	9	0
TE Billy Duffy	3	4	62	20.67	30	41	0
WR Frank Schneider	3	5	35	11.67	11	13	0
RB Jerry Saxon	3	6	5	1.67	1	3	0
RB Rashard Mendenhall	2	3	6	3.00	4	4	0
WR Don Dotson	2	4	42	21.00	1	31	1
TE Shawn Nelson	2	2	5	2.50	3	4	0
FB Monty Tilton	2	2	3	1.50	2	4	0
WR Richie Cooley	1	4	7	7.00	1	7	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Louis Delmas	1	0	0.00	0

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Frankie Hutton	1	27	27.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Sherrick McManis	0	0	1	0

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Richie Cooley	1	0	0	0
Rashard Mendenhall	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bill Hankton	5	245	49.0	38.8	56	2

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Corey Seder	6	294	49.0	42.5	55	1

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bruce Darche	2/3	0/1	0/1	34	2/2

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
T.J. Greenberg	3/3	2/2	0/0	43	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eli Martinez	2	19	9.5	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Frank Schneider	2	11	5.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jerald Jenkins	3	50	16.7	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Frank Schneider	5	140	28.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Louis Delmas	12	4	0.0	26	47
ILB Dwayne Swillis	6	3	0.0	24	42
OLB Preston Sanford	4	1	0.0	19	30
CB Juan Anagnostis	4	1	0.0	20	40
DT Wade Turner	4	0	0.0	19	34
S Eli Martinez	4	0	0.0	4	17
CB Myron Rolle	4	0	0.0	15	25
OLB Leonard Korte	3	4	0.0	21	44
DE D'Anthony Smith	2	0	1.0	18	36
OLB Willie Schultz	2	1	0.0	9	13
S Darryl Tripodi	2	0	0.0	13	37
OLB Rodderick Muckelroy	2	0	0.0	5	9
CB Sherrick McManis	2	0	0.0	16	31
CB Kelly Springer	1	2	0.0	16	28
WR Neal Walton	1	0	---	---	---
DE E.J. Wilson	1	0	0.0	12	27
S Kenny Dole	1	0	0.0	13	12
DE Martin Marsh	0	1	0.0	17	30

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Desmond Hampton	6	1	0.0	22	29
OLB Shawn Crable	5	0	0.0	22	28
ILB Scott McKillop	4	3	0.0	23	22
S Tom Zhao	4	1	0.0	28	32
S Broderick Stephenson	4	0	0.0	23	28
CB Frankie Hutton	4	0	0.0	22	20
DT Terrence Cody	3	1	1.0	24	20
DE Dwayne Compton	3	1	1.0	25	29
DT Corey Peters	3	1	0.0	21	21
CB Jerraud Powers	3	0	0.0	24	26
CB Rondell Shelton	3	0	0.0	16	21
OLB Gerald McRath	2	0	0.0	9	4
S Avion Bradley	2	0	0.0	10	13
DE Jason Lynch	1	2	0.0	15	24
QB Tyrell Terrell	1	0	---	---	---
DE Will Davis	0	1	0.0	17	13
ILB Shaun Zeier	0	1	0.0	8	9
OLB Burt Graham	0	1	0.0	8	5

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE D'Anthony Smith	1.0	0	0	36
DE E.J. Wilson	0.0	1	1	27
DE Martin Marsh	0.0	0	2	30
OLB Rodderick Muckelroy	0.0	0	1	9
OLB Preston Sanford	0.0	0	1	30

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Dwayne Compton	1.0	2	1	0	29
DT Terrence Cody	1.0	0	0	0	20
DE Jason Lynch	0.0	0	2	1	24

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Louis Delmas	5	1	1	47
ILB Dwayne Swillis	3	2	0	42
OLB Leonard Korte	3	1	0	44
CB Myron Rolle	3	1	0	25
CB Juan Anagnostis	3	1	0	40
S Eli Martinez	3	0	0	17
S Darryl Tripodi	2	1	0	37
CB Sherrick McManis	2	1	0	31
S Kenny Dole	1	1	0	12
OLB Rodderick Muckelroy	1	0	0	9
OLB Willie Schultz	1	0	0	13
CB Kelly Springer	1	0	0	28

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Desmond Hampton	4	0	0	29
OLB Shawn Crable	3	0	0	28
CB Frankie Hutton	2	0	1	20
S Avion Bradley	2	0	0	13
ILB Scott McKillop	1	1	0	22
CB Rondell Shelton	1	1	0	21
CB Jerraud Powers	1	0	0	26
S Broderick Stephenson	1	0	0	28
DT Terrence Cody	1	0	0	20
DT Corey Peters	1	0	0	21
OLB Burt Graham	1	0	0	5
S Tom Zhao	0	1	0	32

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Hardy Glasgow	4	6	1	25	1	26
Courtney Diminnie	3	4	0	21	1	26
Jon Asamoah	2	4	1	31	0	33
Steven Justice	2	3	0	25	0	22
Neil Clark	1	4	0	27	0	30
Richie Fuller	1	2	1	20	0	26
Mike Hoomanawanui	1	1	0	18	0	15
T.J. McGregor	1	1	0	15	0	19
Todd Chaudrey	0	1	0	11	0	9

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Teddy Reeve	3	6	25	1	48
Zane Beadles	2	4	22	0	40
Mike Pollak	1	5	25	0	44
Duane Derr	1	3	8	0	20
Harvey Ancheta	1	3	21	0	34
Keith DiMillo	1	3	26	0	48
Billy Duffy	0	1	10	0	21

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Kelly Springer	3	24
Jerald Jenkins	1	25
Mike Hoomanawanui	1	20
Juan Anagnostis	1	12
Darryl Tripodi	1	4

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Jerry Saxon	2	25
Allen Sims	2	16
Scott McKillop	1	16

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Louis Delmas	---	---	26	47	3	76
Jon Asamoah	31	33	---	---	8	72
Juan Anagnostis	---	---	20	40	12	72
Leonard Korte	---	---	21	44	4	69
Dwayne Swillis	---	---	24	42	2	68
Kelly Springer	---	---	16	28	24	68
Neil Clark	27	30	---	---	8	65
Howie Barrett	31	33	---	---	---	64
D'Anthony Smith	---	---	18	36	4	58
Wade Turner	---	---	19	34	2	55
Preston Sanford	---	---	19	30	6	55
Martin Marsh	---	---	17	30	7	54
Darryl Tripodi	---	---	13	37	4	54
Richie Fuller	20	26	---	---	8	54
Neal Walton	24	30	---	---	---	54
Steven Justice	25	22	---	---	6	53
Mike Hoomanawanui	18	15	---	---	20	53
Hardy Glasgow	25	26	---	---	---	51
Reuben Preston	21	18	---	---	12	51
Sherrick McManis	---	---	16	31	4	51
Tommie Peters	18	28	---	---	1	47
Courtney Diminnie	21	26	---	---	---	47
Eddie Royal	21	22	---	---	---	43
Jerald Jenkins	13	5	---	---	25	43
E.J. Wilson	---	---	12	27	4	43
T.J. McGregor	15	19	---	---	8	42
Myron Rolle	---	---	15	25	1	41
Willie Schultz	---	---	9	13	19	41
Eli Martinez	---	---	4	17	17	38
Arnie Sherry	10	10	---	---	16	36
Kenny Dole	---	---	13	12	11	36
Todd Chaudrey	11	9	---	---	8	28
Tyrus Harden	---	---	7	8	11	26
Louis Parker	---	---	7	15	1	23
Ethan Blackshear	10	10	---	---	---	20
Rodderick Muckelroy	---	---	5	9	2	16
Corwin Bernstein	0	1	---	---	15	16
Joey Sturgeon	---	---	5	3	3	11
Buddy Wittich	0	0	---	---	10	10
Bruce Darche	0	0	---	---	9	9
Bill Hankton	0	0	---	---	8	8
Jorge McNeil	---	---	0	0	5	5
John Beck	0	0	---	---	---	0
Leonard Collins	0	0	---	---	---	0
Chris Marinelli	0	0	---	---	---	0
Al Scoggin	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Keith DiMillo	26	48	---	---	9	83
Tyrell Terrell	26	48	---	---	---	74
Jerraud Powers	---	---	24	26	23	73
Teddy Reeve	25	48	---	---	---	73
Mike Pollak	25	44	---	---	1	70
Frank Schneider	22	29	---	---	16	67
Tom Zhao	---	---	28	32	4	64
Harvey Ancheta	21	34	---	---	8	63
Desmond Hampton	---	---	22	29	12	63
Zane Beadles	22	40	---	---	---	62
Scott McKillop	---	---	23	22	16	61
Dwayne Compton	---	---	25	29	2	56
Jerry Saxon	12	18	---	---	25	55
Shawn Crable	---	---	22	28	4	54
Broderick Stephenson	---	---	23	28	3	54
Dez Bryant	12	30	---	---	10	52
Shawn Nelson	17	22	---	---	11	50
Don Dotson	16	33	---	---	---	49
Billy Duffy	10	21	---	---	17	48
Terrence Cody	---	---	24	20	1	45
Corey Peters	---	---	21	21	3	45
Frankie Hutton	---	---	22	20	3	45
Jason Lynch	---	---	15	24	4	43
Rashard Mendenhall	14	28	---	---	---	42
Richie Cooley	11	15	---	---	15	41
Rondell Shelton	---	---	16	21	1	38
Duane Derr	8	20	---	---	9	37
Monty Tilton	8	17	---	---	12	37
Will Davis	---	---	17	13	6	36
Jonathan Snyder	8	27	---	---	---	35
Marty Reilly	---	---	12	13	4	29
Shaun Zeier	---	---	8	9	10	27
Burt Graham	---	---	8	5	13	26
Avion Bradley	---	---	10	13	---	23
Allen Sims	---	---	4	1	16	21
Gerald McRath	---	---	9	4	2	15
Kirk Laws	---	---	8	5	2	15
Tommie McKenna	1	4	---	---	9	14
Sam Kovarik	2	2	---	---	9	13
Randy Fulcher	0	0	---	---	11	11
T.J. Greenberg	0	0	---	---	8	8
Corey Seder	0	0	---	---	6	6
Andrew Ward	0	0	---	---	3	3
Karl Wolfe	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ellis Godfrey	0	0	---	---	---	0
Myron Herrlich	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	107	7.6
Middle	4	26	6.5
Right	12	76	6.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	81	6.2
Middle	12	41	3.4
Right	1	2	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Howie Barrett	31	18	2	0	3	3	3	1	1

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tyrell Terrell	47	28	2	2	1	9	5	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	20	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	5	26	3.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	6	84	7.0
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	61	12.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	16	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	24	15	66	2.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	8	81	5.8
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	72	14.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Neal Walton	11	6	2	71	1	30
WR Eddie Royal	8	5	0	69	1	22
TE Richie Fuller	5	3	1	25	0	26
WR Ethan Blackshear	3	1	0	0	0	10
RB Tommie Peters	1	1	0	4	0	28
WR Arnie Sherry	1	1	0	17	0	10
FB Reuben Preston	1	1	0	5	0	18

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jonathan Snyder	11	6	0	46	0	27
RB Jerry Saxon	6	3	0	5	0	18
WR Dez Bryant	6	4	0	24	0	30
WR Frank Schneider	5	3	0	35	0	29
WR Don Dotson	4	2	0	42	1	33
TE Billy Duffy	4	3	0	62	1	21
WR Richie Cooley	4	1	1	7	0	15
RB Rashard Mendenhall	3	2	0	6	0	28
TE Shawn Nelson	2	2	0	5	0	22
FB Monty Tilton	2	2	0	3	0	17

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Howie Barrett	1	4	4.00	5.86

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Rashard Mendenhall	4	18	4.50	5.77
Jerry Saxon	2	7	3.50	3.42

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Howie Barrett	4	3	20	5.00	6.16

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tyrell Terrell	5	2	20	4.00	5.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Neal Walton	2	2	15	7.50	6.45
WR Eddie Royal	1	0	0	0.00	8.63
TE Richie Fuller	1	1	5	5.00	5.00

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Don Dotson	1	1	11	11.00	10.50
TE Billy Duffy	1	0	0	0.00	15.50
WR Frank Schneider	1	0	0	0.00	7.00
WR Richie Cooley	1	0	0	0.00	1.75
WR Dez Bryant	1	1	9	9.00	4.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Jerald Jenkins	1	1
Howie Barrett	1	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Rashard Mendenhall	1	1
Jerry Saxon	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Howie Barrett	9	5	3

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tyrell Terrell	14	7	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Eddie Royal	4	3	3
WR Neal Walton	3	0	0
WR Ethan Blackshear	1	1	0
TE Richie Fuller	1	1	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Don Dotson	3	1	1
TE Billy Duffy	2	2	2
WR Frank Schneider	2	1	1
RB Jerry Saxon	2	0	0
WR Jonathan Snyder	2	1	1
WR Richie Cooley	1	1	1
FB Monty Tilton	1	1	0
WR Dez Bryant	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 62,400 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,400 (22,200)
End Zone 14,700 (16,000)
Mezzanine 8,400 (9,200)
Sideline Seats 11,400 (14,100)
Club Seats 3,800 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes 3,700 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	62,400 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,400 (22,200)
End Zone	14,700 (16,000)
Mezzanine	8,400 (9,200)
Sideline Seats	11,400 (14,100)
Club Seats	3,800 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes	3,700 (5,000)