Week 1, 2024

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Carolina Panthers71038-28
Atlanta Falcons01777-31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:31 CAR - Jason Lovallo 8 pass from Howie Barrett (Bruce Darche extra point)
2Q: 15:00 ATL - Ellis Godfrey 27 field goal
2Q: 10:37 ATL - Dez Bryant 20 pass from Myron Herrlich (Ellis Godfrey extra point)
2Q: 04:00 CAR - Bruce Darche 25 field goal
2Q: 02:01 ATL - Nolan Brooks 17 pass from Myron Herrlich (Ellis Godfrey extra point)
2Q: 00:24 CAR - Eddie Royal 16 pass from Howie Barrett (Bruce Darche extra point)
3Q: 09:09 CAR - Bruce Darche 30 field goal
3Q: 05:03 ATL - Rashard Mendenhall 17 run (Ellis Godfrey extra point)
4Q: 14:05 ATL - Jamie Marx 43 pass from Myron Herrlich (Ellis Godfrey extra point)
4Q: 03:39 CAR - Neal Walton 13 pass from Howie Barrett (Jerald Jenkins run for conversion)

Team StatisticsCARATL
Record0-11-0
First Downs1923
- by Rushing48
- by Passing1512
- by Penalty03
Total Net Yards382396
- Offensive Plays6664
- Yards per Play5.796.19
Net Rushing Yards143176
- Rushing Attempts2932
- Yards per Rush4.935.50
Net Passing Yards239220
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt34 - 18 - 130 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards258237
- Sacks/Yards Lost3/192/17
- Yards per Pass Play6.466.88
Fumbles/Lost0/03/2
3rd Down Conversions5/134/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down7.37.3
4th Down Conversions0/10/0
Penalties/Yards5/402/10
Punt Returns/Yards2/112/26
Kick Returns/Yards4/605/151
Interception Ret./Yards1/01/0
2pt Conversions1/10/0
Red Zone Visits54
- Red Zone TDs/FGs3/22/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 27OWN 37
Time of Possession30:2629:34

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
111:324:35OWN 28837Missed FG
16:031:42OPP 25425Touchdown
12:280:35OWN 2024Interception
214:542:09OWN 263-11Punt
210:216:28OWN 201372Field Goal
21:551:37OWN 19681Touchdown
315:005:59OWN 141173Field Goal
34:492:17OWN 24411Punt
413:461:29OWN 113-1Punt
48:552:15OWN 18432Punt
44:240:52OWN 46454Touchdown
42:060:29OWN 2645Downs
Atlanta Falcons
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:003:28OWN 27630Interception
16:570:54OWN 4220Fumble
14:211:53OWN 38620Punt
11:531:59OWN 49741Field Goal
212:452:24OPP 48548Touchdown
23:531:58OWN 45655Touchdown
20:180:18OWN 3912Half
39:014:12OWN 20880Touchdown
32:323:46OWN 22778Touchdown
412:173:22OWN 44838Fumble
46:402:16OWN 538Punt
43:321:26OWN 3737Punt
41:371:37OPP 3139Game

Game MVP: Jason Lynch, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

CarolinaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Tommie Peters17633.711010
Jason Lovallo8567.003610
Howie Barrett4246.00800
AtlantaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Rashard Mendenhall13624.771721
Jerry Saxon10363.60900
Myron Herrlich56312.602430
Julio McElroy1-1-1.00-100
Kelly Smith199.00900
Jamie Marx177.00700
Frank Schneider100.00000

Passing Statistics

CarolinaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Howie Barrett34182583/19340194.9
AtlantaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Myron Herrlich30192372/173431107.2

Receiving Statistics

CarolinaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Neal Walton71714020.0068401
WR Ethan Blackshear575410.800230
WR Eddie Royal333311.0015161
RB Tommie Peters1255.00550
FB Reuben Preston111818.003180
RB Jason Lovallo1188.00081
WR Arnie Sherry0200.00000
TE Richie Fuller0100.00000
AtlantaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Jamie Marx487218.0033431
WR Dez Bryant475914.7525201
TE Nolan Brooks343311.000171
TE Billy Duffy2273.50040
RB Rashard Mendenhall1133.00030
TE Kelly Smith121212.001120
RB Jerry Saxon1255.00150
WR Jonathan Snyder122323.0014230
FB Darrin Strickland111717.0015170
WR Marco Brock1166.00060

Interception Statistics

CarolinaIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Sherrick McManis100.000
AtlantaIntsYardsAvgTD
S Broderick Stephenson100.000

Fumble Statistics

CarolinaFumbRecovForceTD
Darryl Tripodi0110
Louis Parker0100
Juan Anagnostis0010
Vinny Mayes0010
AtlantaFumbRecovForceTD
Myron Herrlich2000
Nolan Brooks1000
Zane Beadles0100

Punting Statistics

CarolinaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Bill Hankton419348.341.8522
AtlantaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Corey Seder312441.331.0510

Kicking Statistics

CarolinaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Bruce Darche2/30/10/1302/2
AtlantaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Ellis Godfrey1/10/00/0274/4

Punt Return Statistics

CarolinaRetYardsAvgTD
Eli Martinez2115.50
AtlantaRetYardsAvgTD
Jamie Marx22613.00

Kick Return Statistics

CarolinaRetYardsAvgTD
Arnie Sherry33612.00
Eli Martinez12424.00
AtlantaRetYardsAvgTD
Don Owens413032.50
Frank Schneider12121.00

Defensive Statistics

CarolinaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Leonard Korte710.51917
S Louis Delmas710.01921
ILB Vinny Mayes500.51618
ILB Marty Larry310.01917
S Darryl Tripodi310.02419
OLB Willie Schultz310.01213
OLB Rodderick Muckelroy201.01313
CB Kelly Springer220.02117
CB Sherrick McManis200.01720
DT Louis Parker200.01513
DT Wade Turner120.01720
S Eli Martinez110.01814
DE D'Anthony Smith110.02020
CB Juan Anagnostis110.02723
S Kenny Dole110.01115
DE Joey Sturgeon100.01212
ILB Wendell Coffey100.01011
TE Richie Fuller10---------
ILB Dwayne Swillis100.012
CB Clyde Kieffer100.01319
DE E.J. Wilson020.01821
OLB Preston Sanford010.01616
AtlantaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Shaun Zeier730.52732
S Desmond Hampton630.02735
S Broderick Stephenson530.02628
CB Rondell Shelton500.01823
S Butch Dawson320.02335
DT Randal Tanner310.02128
DT Grady Coffey300.01312
DE Jason Lynch232.01425
CB Jerraud Powers210.02432
OLB Lamar Penarroya200.02335
DE Wayne Maher200.02322
CB Kendrick Rison200.02026
DT Corey Peters100.51624
OLB Gerald McRath100.072
G Ronald Forbes10---------
DE Kelvin Kinney100.0615
DT Marty Reilly100.056
RB Jerry Saxon10---------
DE Dwayne Compton100.01512

Pass Rush Statistics

CarolinaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Rodderick Muckelroy1.000013
OLB Leonard Korte0.500017
ILB Vinny Mayes0.500018
DE Martin Marsh0.002011
DE E.J. Wilson0.001021
DE D'Anthony Smith0.001020
AtlantaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Jason Lynch2.001225
DT Corey Peters0.501124
ILB Shaun Zeier0.501032
DT Randal Tanner0.001028
CB Rondell Shelton0.001023
DE Wayne Maher0.001022

Pass Defense Statistics

CarolinaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
ILB Vinny Mayes30018
ILB Marty Larry21017
OLB Willie Schultz21013
S Darryl Tripodi20019
CB Juan Anagnostis20023
CB Sherrick McManis11120
S Louis Delmas11021
DE Joey Sturgeon10012
OLB Leonard Korte10017
ILB Dwayne Swillis1002
OLB Rodderick Muckelroy10013
CB Kelly Springer10017
S Kenny Dole10015
CB Clyde Kieffer01019
AtlantaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Rondell Shelton31023
S Broderick Stephenson22128
OLB Lamar Penarroya22035
S Desmond Hampton20035
ILB Shaun Zeier20032
ILB Scott McKillop1006
CB Jerraud Powers10032
DE Kelvin Kinney10015
DT Randal Tanner10028
DE Wayne Maher10022
CB Kendrick Rison10026
S Butch Dawson10035

Blocking Statistics

CarolinaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Chris Pyne34015020
Courtney Diminnie23014022
Richie Haayer14026229
Hardy Glasgow13018027
T.J. McGregor13021020
Richie Fuller11019020
Al Scoggin11019026
Steven Justice02016018
Chris Marinelli02016023
Reuben Preston01017022
J.J. Caldwell01017023
Tommie Peters00019116
AtlantaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Sam Kovarik46128027
Mike Pollak46030130
Harvey Ancheta24124027
Zane Beadles13022127
Keith DiMillo02032032
John Greco010805
Billy Duffy01021016
Ronald Forbes0101005
Teddy Reeve010405
Darrin Strickland01017012

Special Teams Tackles

CarolinaTacklesSTPlays
Kelly Springer313
Willie Schultz215
Reuben Preston118
J.J. Caldwell118
AtlantaTacklesSTPlays
Darrin Strickland215
Jerraud Powers115
Billy Duffy112
Dale Harmon110
Ronald Forbes14

Participation

CarolinaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Howie Barrett2937---------66
Richie Haayer2629------762
Juan Anagnostis------27231161
J.J. Caldwell1723------1858
Reuben Preston1722------1857
Al Scoggin1926------752
Kelly Springer------21171351
Richie Fuller1920------1150
Eli Martinez------18141547
T.J. McGregor2120------647
Arnie Sherry1022------1446
Neal Walton1729---------46
Chris Marinelli1623------746
Hardy Glasgow1827---------45
Ethan Blackshear1614------1444
Darryl Tripodi------2419144
Chris Pyne1520------742
E.J. Wilson------1821342
D'Anthony Smith------2020242
Louis Delmas------1921141
Willie Schultz------12131540
Sherrick McManis------1720239
Marty Larry------1917238
Wade Turner------1720---37
Leonard Korte------1917137
Vinny Mayes------1618337
Courtney Diminnie1422---------36
Tommie Peters1916---------35
Steven Justice1618------135
Eddie Royal1915---------34
Preston Sanford------1616234
Clyde Kieffer------1319133
Rodderick Muckelroy------1313632
Kenny Dole------1115632
Louis Parker------1513129
Martin Marsh------1411328
Jason Lovallo1017------128
Jerald Jenkins04------2125
Wendell Coffey------1011425
Joey Sturgeon------1212---24
Dwayne Swillis------121114
Bruce Darche00------99
Bill Hankton00------77
Ray Carter13------26
John Beck00---------0
Leonard Collins00---------0
AtlantaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Butch Dawson------23352078
Jerraud Powers------24321571
Lamar Penarroya------23351270
Keith DiMillo3232------468
Desmond Hampton------2735466
Shaun Zeier------2732564
Mike Pollak3030---------60
Myron Herrlich2432---------56
Sam Kovarik2827---------55
Broderick Stephenson------2628155
Harvey Ancheta2427---------51
Randal Tanner------2128251
Rondell Shelton------18231051
Billy Duffy2116------1249
Zane Beadles2227---------49
Kendrick Rison------2026248
Jamie Marx1721------947
Wayne Maher------2322146
Kelly Smith1514------1645
Corey Peters------1624444
Darrin Strickland1712------1544
Rashard Mendenhall1824---------42
Jason Lynch------1425241
Jerry Saxon148------1638
Nolan Brooks1218------434
Frank Schneider107------1633
Dez Bryant1418---------32
Jonathan Snyder1318---------31
Dwayne Compton------1512229
Dale Harmon------1091029
Marco Brock94------1427
Grady Coffey------1312126
Kelvin Kinney------615526
Ronald Forbes105------419
John Greco85------417
Gerald McRath------72817
Scott McKillop------16714
Marty Reilly------56314
Teddy Reeve45------413
Julio McElroy80------19
Tommie McKenna22------48
T.J. Greenberg00------66
Don Owens00------66
Corey Seder00------33
Ellis Godfrey00------11
Will Stock00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left5173.4
Middle8344.3
Right16925.8
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left3196.3
Middle181156.4
Right10434.3
None1-1-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

CarolinaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Howie Barrett34183135631
AtlantaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Myron Herrlich30193015401

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen53204.0
Short (0-8 Yds)10610610.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)1681096.8
Long (19+ Yds)31237.7
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen1000.0
Short (0-8 Yds)15121228.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)1271159.6
Long (19+ Yds)2000.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

CarolinaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Neal Walton1770140229
WR Ethan Blackshear75154114
WR Eddie Royal33033015
RB Tommie Peters2105016
WR Arnie Sherry2010022
FB Reuben Preston11018022
TE Richie Fuller1010020
RB Jason Lovallo1108017
AtlantaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Jamie Marx84072121
WR Dez Bryant74059118
TE Nolan Brooks43133018
TE Kelly Smith21012014
TE Billy Duffy2207016
RB Jerry Saxon210508
WR Jonathan Snyder21023118
RB Rashard Mendenhall1103024
FB Darrin Strickland11017012
WR Marco Brock110604

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

CarolinaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Tommie Peters393.003.71
Howie Barrett166.006.00
AtlantaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Rashard Mendenhall11717.004.77
Myron Herrlich177.0012.60

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

CarolinaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Howie Barrett94414.567.59
AtlantaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Myron Herrlich52377.407.90

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

CarolinaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Neal Walton51132.608.24
WR Eddie Royal111616.0011.00
WR Arnie Sherry1000.000.00
WR Ethan Blackshear1144.007.71
RB Jason Lovallo1188.008.00
AtlantaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Dez Bryant212010.008.43
WR Jamie Marx1000.009.00
TE Nolan Brooks111717.008.25
WR Jonathan Snyder1000.0011.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

CarolinaRushesConversions
Jason Lovallo21
Howie Barrett10
AtlantaRushesConversions
Rashard Mendenhall11
Myron Herrlich10
Frank Schneider10
Jerry Saxon10

Third Down Passing Statistics

CarolinaAttCompConversions
Howie Barrett954
AtlantaAttCompConversions
Myron Herrlich643

Third Down Receiving Statistics

CarolinaTargCatchConversions
WR Neal Walton622
WR Ethan Blackshear221
WR Eddie Royal111
AtlantaTargCatchConversions
WR Dez Bryant211
WR Jamie Marx111
RB Jerry Saxon100
TE Nolan Brooks110
FB Darrin Strickland111

SectionAttendance
Stadium59,700 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck19,700 (22,200)
End Zone14,200 (16,000)
Mezzanine8,100 (9,200)
Sideline Seats10,900 (14,100)
Club Seats3,500 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes3,300 (5,000)