Week 17, 2031

played in Carolina, NC

43 degrees, rain, 6 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	3	7	0	3	3	-	16
Carolina Panthers	0	7	3	3	0	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:58 ATL - Johnnie Daniels 32 field goal
2Q: 13:13 CAR - Tom Matthews 2 run (Jason Burroughs extra point)
2Q: 08:40 ATL - Dez Bryant 30 pass from Myron Herrlich (Johnnie Daniels extra point)
3Q: 05:49 CAR - Jason Burroughs 45 field goal
4Q: 07:38 ATL - Johnnie Daniels 41 field goal
4Q: 00:21 CAR - Jason Burroughs 26 field goal
OT: 09:24 ATL - Johnnie Daniels 27 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:58 ATL - Johnnie Daniels 32 field goal
2Q: 13:13 CAR - Tom Matthews 2 run (Jason Burroughs extra point)
2Q: 08:40 ATL - Dez Bryant 30 pass from Myron Herrlich (Johnnie Daniels extra point)
3Q: 05:49 CAR - Jason Burroughs 45 field goal
4Q: 07:38 ATL - Johnnie Daniels 41 field goal
4Q: 00:21 CAR - Jason Burroughs 26 field goal
OT: 09:24 ATL - Johnnie Daniels 27 field goal

Team Statistics ATL CAR
Record 12-4 5-11
First Downs 17 23
- by Rushing 4 8
- by Passing 12 13
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 284 328
- Offensive Plays 62 71
- Yards per Play 4.58 4.62
Net Rushing Yards 70 101
- Rushing Attempts 29 24
- Yards per Rush 2.41 4.21
Net Passing Yards 214 227
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 22 - 0 46 - 29 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 240 232
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/26 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 6.48 4.83
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/15 10/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.3 6.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/20 4/30
Punt Returns/Yards 3/17 4/26
Kick Returns/Yards 4/122 3/44
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 26
Time of Possession 33:37 32:06

Team Statistics	ATL	CAR
Record	12-4	5-11
First Downs	17	23
- by Rushing	4	8
- by Passing	12	13
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	284	328
- Offensive Plays	62	71
- Yards per Play	4.58	4.62
Net Rushing Yards	70	101
- Rushing Attempts	29	24
- Yards per Rush	2.41	4.21
Net Passing Yards	214	227
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 22 - 0	46 - 29 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	240	232
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/26	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	6.48	4.83
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/15	10/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.3	6.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/20	4/30
Punt Returns/Yards	3/17	4/26
Kick Returns/Yards	4/122	3/44
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 26
Time of Possession	33:37	32:06

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:10	OWN 42	8	43	Field Goal
1	5:53	1:44	OWN 19	3	3	Punt
2	13:04	4:35	OWN 41	8	59	Touchdown
2	4:07	3:44	OWN 6	6	17	Punt
3	14:10	1:56	OWN 30	6	23	Punt
3	5:44	3:46	OWN 20	7	57	Fumble
4	14:07	6:34	OWN 17	11	59	Field Goal
4	3:19	1:12	OWN 39	3	2	Punt
4	0:16	0:16	OWN 33	2	-8	Half
OT1	15:00	1:42	OWN 38	3	-4	Punt
OT1	11:53	2:36	OWN 47	5	43	Field Goal

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:50	3:57	OWN 13	8	30	Punt
1	4:09	6:05	OWN 46	12	54	Touchdown
2	8:29	4:22	OWN 20	8	37	Punt
2	0:23	0:23	OWN 49	3	28	Half
3	15:00	0:50	OWN 19	3	0	Punt
3	12:14	6:30	OWN 25	11	47	Field Goal
3	1:58	2:51	OWN 23	5	18	Punt
4	7:33	4:14	OWN 15	9	53	Missed FG
4	2:07	1:51	OWN 27	9	64	Field Goal
OT1	13:18	1:25	OWN 15	3	-3	Punt

Game MVP: Myron Herrlich, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Vince Ussery	18	14	0.78	7	0
Vick Ballard	7	29	4.14	10	1
Myron Herrlich	2	13	6.50	12	1
Bryan Arnold	2	14	7.00	7	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Bernard Pierce	12	51	4.25	9	0	0
Tom Matthews	8	33	4.13	13	1	1
Howie Barrett	3	16	5.33	7	0	0
Kyle McNamee	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Myron Herrlich	29	22	240	4/26	1	30	0	111.2

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Howie Barrett	46	29	232	1/5	0	24	0	75.6

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Dez Bryant	6	6	92	15.33	35	30	1
WR Louie Strickland	6	8	86	14.33	38	27	0
RB Vince Ussery	3	3	15	5.00	6	12	0
WR Jamie Marx	2	3	6	3.00	0	8	0
WR Jonathan Snyder	2	3	16	8.00	0	8	0
TE Alvin Glover	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
WR Henry Hume	1	2	14	14.00	5	14	0
RB Vick Ballard	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Darrin Strickland	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Bryan Arnold	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Tommie Woodard	7	10	101	14.43	36	24
WR Hunter Cassidy	6	13	63	10.50	18	18
WR Danny Cranford	5	7	22	4.40	19	9
TE Gabe Shapiro	5	5	29	5.80	9	13
RB Tom Matthews	3	4	10	3.33	4	5
FB Nathan Ficken	1	2	-4	-4.00	0	-4
RB Bernard Pierce	1	1	1	1.00	0	1
TE Evan Rodriguez	1	1	10	10.00	0	10
WR Neal Walton	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Bryan Lynch	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Myron Herrlich	1	0	0
Louie Strickland	1	0	0
Martin Atteberry	0	1	0
Tyrus Stuart	0	0	1

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
Tom Matthews	1	0	0
Nate Allen	0	1	0
Bryan Lynch	0	1	0
Eric McGuire	0	0	1
Melvin Dennis	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tony McGarrahan	5	191	38.2	33.0	54	3

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rod Francis	5	226	45.2	41.8	50	3

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Johnnie Daniels	3/3	1/1	0/0	41	1/1

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jason Burroughs	2/3	1/2	0/0	45	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Larry Floyd	3	17	5.7	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tommie Woodard	4	26	6.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg
Dez Bryant	2	60	30.0
Larry Floyd	1	26	26.0
Henry Hume	1	36	36.0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tommie Woodard	2	28	14.0	0
Neal Walton	1	16	16.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Albert Nagi	7	1	0.0	17	36
CB Jerry Cassidy	7	1	0.0	18	41
ILB Akeem Dent	5	0	1.0	8	17
S Butch Dawson	5	0	0.0	23	36
DT Tyrus Stuart	5	0	0.0	22	35
S Roger Trammell	4	2	0.0	17	40
CB Kendrick Rison	3	2	0.0	22	37
CB Nicky Maness	3	2	0.0	14	35
DE Wayne Maher	2	1	0.0	14	19
DT Benjamin Lane	2	1	0.0	12	35
DE Joey Sweeney	2	0	0.0	10	28
DT Luke Bernstein	2	0	0.0	10	15
DT Devon Still	2	0	0.0	13	18
S Desmond Hampton	1	1	0.0	20	41
ILB Shawn Mulhollon	1	1	0.0	9	10
ILB Lamar Riley	1	0	0.0	7	20
ILB James-Michael Johnson	1	0	0.0	7	11
OLB Daniel Molden	0	1	0.0	5	11
DE Nick Perry	0	1	0.0	11	29

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Nate Allen	6	1	0.0	24	26
OLB Leland Kimbrell	6	0	0.0	24	17
ILB Brenden Richard	5	1	0.0	17	23
CB Clyde Kieffer	5	0	0.0	24	31
CB Archie Thies	5	0	0.0	28	31
DE Melvin Dennis	4	0	0.5	15	20
S Jaiquawn Jarrett	4	3	0.0	10	15
DT Dontari Poe	3	2	1.0	20	26
DT Toby Sheldon	3	0	0.0	9	7
DE Jabaal Sheard	2	2	1.5	15	24
S Eric McGuire	2	2	0.0	27	31
ILB Glenn Rivera	2	0	0.0	9	4
OLB Zach Brown	2	0	0.0	14	16
DE Brad Hardy	1	1	1.0	14	9
ILB Michael Gaines	1	3	0.0	12	12
CB Tim Cardwell	1	1	0.0	25	31
OLB Seth Gozinsky	1	0	0.0	15	17
DE E.J. Wilson	0	1	0.0	14	13

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Akeem Dent	1.0	0	0	0	17
DE Joey Sweeney	0.0	1	2	0	28
ILB Lamar Riley	0.0	1	0	0	20
DT Devon Still	0.0	1	0	0	18
OLB Albert Nagi	0.0	0	1	0	36
DT Benjamin Lane	0.0	0	1	0	35
DT Luke Bernstein	0.0	0	0	1	15

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jabaal Sheard	1.5	1	1	24
DT Dontari Poe	1.0	1	1	26
DE Brad Hardy	1.0	0	1	9
DE Melvin Dennis	0.5	0	0	20
ILB Brenden Richard	0.0	1	0	23
DE E.J. Wilson	0.0	0	1	13

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Albert Nagi	6	2	36
CB Jerry Cassidy	5	0	41
S Butch Dawson	3	1	36
CB Nicky Maness	3	0	35
ILB Akeem Dent	3	0	17
S Roger Trammell	2	0	40
CB Kendrick Rison	2	0	37
S Desmond Hampton	1	1	41
ILB James-Michael Johnson	1	1	11
DT Tyrus Stuart	1	0	35
DT Benjamin Lane	1	0	35
DT Devon Still	1	0	18

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Archie Thies	5	1	31
CB Clyde Kieffer	4	0	31
ILB Brenden Richard	3	1	23
S Jaiquawn Jarrett	3	0	15
S Eric McGuire	2	0	31
CB Tim Cardwell	1	1	31
S Nate Allen	1	0	26
DE Melvin Dennis	1	0	20
OLB Leland Kimbrell	1	0	17
OLB Zach Brown	1	0	16
DE Courtney Upshaw	0	1	10

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Martin Atteberry	2	5	0	27	0	29
Chuck Crapo	2	5	0	19	0	19
Dennis Kelly	1	2	0	14	0	12
Adam Gettis	1	1	0	11	0	17
Keith DiMillo	0	7	0	28	1	30
Sam Kovarik	0	3	0	19	1	24
Eddie Di Pardo	0	3	0	25	1	30
Perry McGregor	0	1	1	14	0	12
Darrin Strickland	0	1	0	13	0	15
Vick Ballard	0	0	0	8	1	16

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jonathan Luigs	2	7	22	0	39
Lamar Holmes	2	4	22	0	39
Trent Evans	2	3	20	0	38
Ethan Brown	2	2	23	0	41
Nathan Ficken	1	2	14	0	22
Neil Mizutani	1	1	4	0	9
Philip Blake	1	1	2	0	8
T.J. McGregor	0	2	21	0	39
Tracy Unverzagt	0	0	1	1	6

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Perry McGregor	2	15
Bryan Arnold	1	22
Roger Trammell	1	17
Jerry Cassidy	1	17
Jonathan Snyder	1	14
Dez Bryant	1	12

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Eric McGuire	4	22
Nathan Ficken	1	9
Tracy Unverzagt	1	8
Nate Allen	1	7

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jerry Cassidy	---	---	18	41	17	76
Roger Trammell	---	---	17	40	17	74
Butch Dawson	---	---	23	36	12	71
Desmond Hampton	---	---	20	41	6	67
Kendrick Rison	---	---	22	37	4	63
Myron Herrlich	29	33	---	---	---	62
Jonathan Snyder	20	26	---	---	14	60
Tyrus Stuart	---	---	22	35	3	60
Keith DiMillo	28	30	---	---	---	58
Martin Atteberry	27	29	---	---	1	57
Albert Nagi	---	---	17	36	2	55
Eddie Di Pardo	25	30	---	---	---	55
Nicky Maness	---	---	14	35	2	51
Benjamin Lane	---	---	12	35	1	48
Chuck Crapo	19	19	---	---	8	46
Sam Kovarik	19	24	---	---	---	43
Dez Bryant	11	19	---	---	12	42
Perry McGregor	14	12	---	---	15	41
Joey Sweeney	---	---	10	28	3	41
Nick Perry	---	---	11	29	1	41
Louie Strickland	13	23	---	---	4	40
Devon Still	---	---	13	18	7	38
Darrin Strickland	13	15	---	---	8	36
Wayne Maher	---	---	14	19	3	36
Vince Ussery	19	17	---	---	---	36
Adam Gettis	11	17	---	---	8	36
Dennis Kelly	14	12	---	---	8	34
Bryan Arnold	8	2	---	---	22	32
Akeem Dent	---	---	8	17	7	32
Alvin Glover	11	13	---	---	7	31
James-Michael Johnson	---	---	7	11	12	30
Jamie Marx	17	11	---	---	---	28
Luke Bernstein	---	---	10	15	3	28
Lamar Riley	---	---	7	20	1	28
Vick Ballard	8	16	---	---	---	24
Shawn Mulhollon	---	---	9	10	4	23
Henry Hume	9	10	---	---	1	20
Archie Zukowsky	2	1	---	---	17	20
Tim Rawls	---	---	5	3	9	17
Daniel Molden	---	---	5	11	---	16
Larry Floyd	0	0	---	---	14	14
Ethan Iker	2	4	---	---	7	13
Johnnie Daniels	0	0	---	---	7	7
Tony McGarrahan	0	0	---	---	5	5
Nolan Greer	0	0	---	---	3	3
Omar Seto	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tim Cardwell	---	---	25	31	27	83
Eric McGuire	---	---	27	31	22	80
Howie Barrett	24	47	---	---	---	71
Ethan Brown	23	41	---	---	6	70
Jonathan Luigs	22	39	---	---	4	65
Clyde Kieffer	---	---	24	31	8	63
Archie Thies	---	---	28	31	3	62
Lamar Holmes	22	39	---	---	---	61
T.J. McGregor	21	39	---	---	---	60
Trent Evans	20	38	---	---	---	58
Nate Allen	---	---	24	26	7	57
Tommie Woodard	17	32	---	---	8	57
Hunter Cassidy	14	37	---	---	1	52
Dontari Poe	---	---	20	26	3	49
Nathan Ficken	14	22	---	---	9	45
Leland Kimbrell	---	---	24	17	3	44
Gabe Shapiro	12	25	---	---	6	43
Jabaal Sheard	---	---	15	24	4	43
Neal Walton	13	24	---	---	4	41
Brenden Richard	---	---	17	23	1	41
Danny Cranford	7	19	---	---	14	40
Melvin Dennis	---	---	15	20	5	40
Tom Matthews	9	30	---	---	---	39
Bryan Lynch	10	12	---	---	15	37
Michael Gaines	---	---	12	12	11	35
E.J. Wilson	---	---	14	13	6	33
Seth Gozinsky	---	---	15	17	1	33
Zach Brown	---	---	14	16	2	32
Bernard Pierce	14	16	---	---	---	30
Evan Rodriguez	5	12	---	---	13	30
Grant Lechler	5	16	---	---	8	29
Jaiquawn Jarrett	---	---	10	15	1	26
Brad Hardy	---	---	14	9	1	24
Kyle McNamee	1	1	---	---	22	24
Neil Mizutani	4	9	---	---	8	21
Gene Ford	4	5	---	---	12	21
Courtney Upshaw	---	---	3	10	8	21
Toby Sheldon	---	---	9	7	2	18
Glenn Rivera	---	---	9	4	4	17
Tracy Unverzagt	1	6	---	---	8	15
Philip Blake	2	8	---	---	2	12
Rod Francis	0	0	---	---	8	8
Ethan Hutton	0	0	---	---	5	5
Jason Burroughs	0	0	---	---	3	3
Gene Zeyen	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	-8	-2.7
Middle	21	57	2.7
Right	5	21	4.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	21	4.2
Middle	9	50	5.6
Right	10	30	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Myron Herrlich	29	22	3	0	0	4	3	4	0

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Howie Barrett	46	29	3	0	4	5	4	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	39	5.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	8	87	9.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	8	114	8.8
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	13	8	34	2.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	15	100	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	5	77	7.7
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	21	5.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Louie Strickland	8	6	86	2	23
WR Dez Bryant	6	6	92	1	19
WR Jamie Marx	3	2	6	0	11
WR Jonathan Snyder	3	2	16	0	26
RB Vince Ussery	3	3	15	0	17
WR Henry Hume	2	1	14	0	10
FB Darrin Strickland	1	0	0	0	15
TE Alvin Glover	1	1	11	0	13
RB Bryan Arnold	1	0	0	0	2
RB Vick Ballard	1	1	0	0	16

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Hunter Cassidy	13	6	2	63	0	37
WR Tommie Woodard	10	7	0	101	3	32
WR Danny Cranford	7	5	2	22	0	19
TE Gabe Shapiro	5	5	0	29	0	25
RB Tom Matthews	4	3	0	10	0	30
FB Nathan Ficken	2	1	0	-4	0	22
WR Neal Walton	1	0	0	0	0	24
TE Bryan Lynch	1	0	0	0	0	12
RB Bernard Pierce	1	1	0	1	0	16
TE Evan Rodriguez	1	1	0	10	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Myron Herrlich	1	1	1.00	6.50
Vince Ussery	1	-1	-1.00	0.78

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bernard Pierce	2	10	5.00	4.25
Howie Barrett	1	3	3.00	5.33
Tom Matthews	1	2	2.00	4.13

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Howie Barrett	2	1	5	2.50	5.04

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Tom Matthews	1	1	5	5.00	2.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Vince Ussery	2	1
Bryan Arnold	2	0

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Howie Barrett	1	1
Kyle McNamee	1	1
Bernard Pierce	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Myron Herrlich	10	9	5

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Howie Barrett	14	8	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dez Bryant	3	3	2
WR Louie Strickland	3	2	1
RB Vince Ussery	2	2	1
WR Jamie Marx	1	1	1
WR Jonathan Snyder	1	1	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Hunter Cassidy	4	3	3
WR Tommie Woodard	4	3	3
WR Danny Cranford	2	1	1
WR Neal Walton	1	0	0
RB Tom Matthews	1	0	0
TE Gabe Shapiro	1	1	0
FB Nathan Ficken	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 66,600 (77,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,600 (21,400)
End Zone 13,300 (15,500)
Mezzanine 7,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,000 (13,700)
Club Seats 11,300 (13,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,500 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	66,600 (77,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,600 (21,400)
End Zone	13,300 (15,500)
Mezzanine	7,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,000 (13,700)
Club Seats	11,300 (13,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,500 (5,000)