Week 1, 2033

played in Carolina, NC

54 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

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

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:57 ATL - Albert Finley 2 run (Kendall Woodard extra point)
1Q: 07:15 CAR - Tommie Woodard 72 pass from Howie Barrett (Jason Burroughs extra point)
1Q: 02:47 ATL - Albert Finley 46 run (Kendall Woodard extra point)
2Q: 05:52 CAR - Jason Burroughs 40 field goal
2Q: 00:11 CAR - Jason Burroughs 26 field goal
3Q: 01:51 CAR - Pete Bates 1 run (Jason Burroughs extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:57 ATL - Albert Finley 2 run (Kendall Woodard extra point)
1Q: 07:15 CAR - Tommie Woodard 72 pass from Howie Barrett (Jason Burroughs extra point)
1Q: 02:47 ATL - Albert Finley 46 run (Kendall Woodard extra point)
2Q: 05:52 CAR - Jason Burroughs 40 field goal
2Q: 00:11 CAR - Jason Burroughs 26 field goal
3Q: 01:51 CAR - Pete Bates 1 run (Jason Burroughs extra point)

Team Statistics ATL CAR
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 14 16
- by Rushing 10 4
- by Passing 3 12
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 254 311
- Offensive Plays 58 59
- Yards per Play 4.38 5.27
Net Rushing Yards 177 60
- Rushing Attempts 33 22
- Yards per Rush 5.36 2.73
Net Passing Yards 77 251
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 24 - 13 - 1 36 - 24 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 83 257
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 3.08 6.78
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/13 3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.7 5.4
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/40 2/20
Punt Returns/Yards 1/6 3/19
Kick Returns/Yards 5/110 3/41
Interception Ret./Yards 2/26 1/4
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 33
Time of Possession 29:25 30:35

Team Statistics	ATL	CAR
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	14	16
- by Rushing	10	4
- by Passing	3	12
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	254	311
- Offensive Plays	58	59
- Yards per Play	4.38	5.27
Net Rushing Yards	177	60
- Rushing Attempts	33	22
- Yards per Rush	5.36	2.73
Net Passing Yards	77	251
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	24 - 13 - 1	36 - 24 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	83	257
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	3.08	6.78
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/13	3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.7	5.4
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/40	2/20
Punt Returns/Yards	1/6	3/19
Kick Returns/Yards	5/110	3/41
Interception Ret./Yards	2/26	1/4
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 33
Time of Possession	29:25	30:35

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:34	3:43	OPP 33	7	33	Touchdown
1	6:56	4:25	OWN 31	8	69	Touchdown
1	0:24	1:33	OPP 47	4	24	Missed FG
2	12:06	1:51	OWN 24	3	5	Punt
2	5:44	3:04	OWN 17	4	14	Punt
2	1:25	1:07	OWN 6	3	9	Fumble
3	15:00	3:16	OWN 42	5	20	Punt
3	9:41	2:04	OWN 29	5	13	Punt
3	4:58	0:45	OWN 27	2	-1	Interception
3	1:42	3:01	OWN 31	6	16	Punt
4	9:59	2:18	OWN 38	3	-6	Punt
4	4:24	2:32	OWN 11	8	43	Downs

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:26	OWN 17	6	25	Interception
1	7:51	0:55	OWN 28	2	72	Touchdown
1	2:31	2:07	OWN 16	3	8	Punt
2	13:51	1:45	OWN 30	3	7	Punt
2	10:15	4:31	OWN 28	10	49	Field Goal
2	2:40	1:15	OWN 27	5	23	Punt
2	0:18	0:15	OPP 9	1	0	Field Goal
3	11:44	2:03	OWN 1	3	7	Punt
3	7:37	2:39	OWN 22	5	27	Interception
3	4:13	2:31	OPP 27	5	27	Touchdown
4	13:41	3:42	OWN 22	6	47	Missed FG
4	7:41	3:17	OWN 29	5	16	Punt
4	1:52	1:52	OWN 46	5	13	Game

Game MVP: Brenden Richard, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Vick Ballard	16	24	1.50	6	0	0
Albert Finley	14	135	9.64	46	5	2
Nolan Greer	2	6	3.00	4	0	0
Anthony Bunn	1	12	12.00	12	1	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	TD
Pete Bates	14	38	2.71	7	1
Bernard Pierce	7	23	3.29	8	0
Howie Barrett	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Nolan Greer	24	13	83	1/6	0	13	1	44.3

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Howie Barrett	36	24	257	1/6	1	72	2	73.4

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Louie Strickland	3	4	19	6.33	0	7
RB Vick Ballard	2	4	4	2.00	0	4
WR B.J. Conley	2	5	16	8.00	0	8
FB Bruce Ryder	1	1	2	2.00	0	2
TE Kennedy Pitman	1	1	9	9.00	0	9
WR Stephen Hill	1	2	4	4.00	0	4
FB Leslie Herndon	1	1	13	13.00	5	13
TE Lorenzo West	1	1	8	8.00	0	8
WR Anthony Bunn	1	4	8	8.00	1	8
RB Albert Finley	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
FB Junior Marsh	4	4	40	10.00	25	11	0
WR Albert Meadows	3	5	19	6.33	1	11	0
WR Casey Sanderson	3	8	48	16.00	12	25	0
TE Terry Browning	3	3	25	8.33	4	12	0
WR Leonard Uerling	3	6	24	8.00	0	12	0
WR Tommie Woodard	2	2	76	38.00	58	72	1
TE Ladarius Green	2	2	12	6.00	8	8	0
RB Pete Bates	2	3	5	2.50	5	3	0
RB Bernard Pierce	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0
TE Randy Stuvaints	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Hardy Oliver	1	10	10.00	0
S Edgar McTyer	1	16	16.00	0

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Jaiquawn Jarrett	1	4	4.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Albert Finley	1	0	0	0

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Zach Brown	0	1	0	0
Clyde Kieffer	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tony McGarrahan	6	247	41.2	38.0	48	2

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rod Francis	5	224	44.8	43.6	53	2

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kendall Woodard	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	2/2

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

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Stephen Hill	1	6	6.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tommie Woodard	3	19	6.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kerry Johns	4	87	21.8	0
Stephen Hill	1	23	23.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Albert Meadows	3	41	13.7	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Korey Stewart	5	2	0.0	20	30
CB Hardy Oliver	4	0	0.0	17	20
CB Edgar Caniff	4	0	0.0	5	17
DT Toby Sheldon	4	0	0.0	13	25
DT Tyrus Stuart	3	0	1.0	14	20
S Irv Delvalle	3	1	0.0	18	29
CB Nicky Maness	3	0	0.0	15	20
ILB James-Michael Johnson	2	2	0.0	17	28
S Edgar McTyer	2	2	0.0	18	27
OLB Ken Lathon	2	1	0.0	11	10
CB Reuben Lake	2	1	0.0	10	27
DT Thomas Kemnitzer	2	0	0.0	10	12
DE Joey Sweeney	2	0	0.0	10	21
OLB J.B. Wolf	2	0	0.0	5	9
DE Lamar Sepulveda	1	1	0.0	16	25
S Toby Middleton	1	0	0.0	6	17
RB Vick Ballard	1	0	---	---	---
G Adam Gettis	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Thurman Chukwuma	1	0	0.0	5	9
S Josh Mantovani	1	0	0.0	6	20
DT Devon Still	0	1	0.0	7	12

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Sam Moss	6	0	0.0	29	25
CB Clyde Kieffer	5	0	0.0	19	20
CB Archie Thies	4	0	0.0	33	22
ILB Brenden Richard	3	6	0.5	33	25
OLB Ronald Kournikova	3	2	0.0	19	12
S Jaiquawn Jarrett	3	1	0.0	23	18
S Jerald Boggs	3	1	0.0	25	22
OLB Chris Whitfield	3	0	0.0	19	11
ILB Glenn Rivera	3	0	0.0	8	3
OLB Zach Brown	3	0	0.0	26	19
DT George Harr	3	0	0.0	12	12
CB Shaun Perkins	2	1	0.0	23	17
WR Leonard Uerling	2	0	---	---	---
OLB Seth Gozinsky	1	0	0.5	7	6
DE Melvin Dennis	1	1	0.0	19	12
DT Dontari Poe	1	1	0.0	28	20
DE George Carter	1	1	0.0	14	13

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Tyrus Stuart	1.0	0	0	20
DE Louis Tackett	0.0	2	1	13
ILB Korey Stewart	0.0	1	0	30

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Seth Gozinsky	0.5	1	0	6
ILB Brenden Richard	0.5	0	0	25
DT Dontari Poe	0.0	1	1	20

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Hardy Oliver	4	0	1	20
CB Edgar Caniff	3	0	0	17
S Irv Delvalle	3	0	0	29
CB Reuben Lake	2	2	0	27
OLB J.B. Wolf	2	1	0	9
CB Nicky Maness	2	0	0	20
OLB Ken Lathon	2	0	0	10
S Josh Mantovani	2	0	0	20
DE Joey Sweeney	1	0	0	21
DT Toby Sheldon	1	0	0	25
ILB Thurman Chukwuma	1	0	0	9
ILB Korey Stewart	1	0	0	30
S Edgar McTyer	0	0	1	27

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Clyde Kieffer	3	1	0	20
S Sam Moss	3	0	0	25
OLB Chris Whitfield	2	0	0	11
ILB Brenden Richard	1	2	0	25
OLB Ronald Kournikova	1	1	0	12
CB Archie Thies	1	1	0	22
S Jerald Boggs	1	0	0	22
CB Shaun Perkins	1	0	0	17
S Jaiquawn Jarrett	0	0	1	18

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
D.J. Coffey	3	5	20	0	22
Eddie Di Pardo	2	5	31	1	25
Jason Pinkston	2	3	16	0	3
Donnell Staples	2	3	30	0	20
Ricardo Meadows	1	5	28	0	22
Eddie Tyler	1	2	17	0	18
Bruce Ryder	1	2	23	0	12
Adam Gettis	0	3	23	0	15
Kennedy Pitman	0	2	17	0	13
Lorenzo West	0	1	17	0	12

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Lamar Holmes	2	4	19	0	30
Maurice Hammond	1	3	19	0	34
Tracy Unverzagt	1	3	18	0	27
Junior Marsh	1	3	12	0	14
T.J. McGregor	1	1	19	1	35
Trent Evans	1	1	8	0	10
Rickey Stoole	0	2	7	0	13
Toby Simonson	0	2	3	0	7
Terry Browning	0	1	12	0	19
Danny Stephens	0	1	17	0	29

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Albert Finley	2	19
Blake Sanderson	2	14
Josh Mantovani	1	16
Bruce Ryder	1	11

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Bernard Anglin	3	15
Sam Moss	1	22
Jerald Boggs	1	20
Clyde Kieffer	1	6

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Eddie Di Pardo	31	25	---	---	7	63
Nolan Greer	33	25	---	---	---	58
Ricardo Meadows	28	22	---	---	7	57
Donnell Staples	30	20	---	---	5	55
Korey Stewart	---	---	20	30	4	54
D.J. Coffey	20	22	---	---	7	49
Irv Delvalle	---	---	18	29	1	48
James-Michael Johnson	---	---	17	28	2	47
Reuben Lake	---	---	10	27	10	47
Edgar McTyer	---	---	18	27	2	47
Bruce Ryder	23	12	---	---	11	46
Lamar Sepulveda	---	---	16	25	5	46
Anthony Bunn	20	15	---	---	10	45
Toby Sheldon	---	---	13	25	5	43
Lorenzo West	17	12	---	---	13	42
Josh Mantovani	---	---	6	20	16	42
Eddie Tyler	17	18	---	---	6	41
Adam Gettis	23	15	---	---	3	41
Hardy Oliver	---	---	17	20	3	40
Vick Ballard	19	19	---	---	1	39
Albert Finley	14	6	---	---	19	39
Nicky Maness	---	---	15	20	2	37
Tyrus Stuart	---	---	14	20	2	36
Stephen Hill	16	14	---	---	6	36
Nick Perry	---	---	13	16	5	34
Edgar Caniff	---	---	5	17	11	33
Louie Strickland	19	12	---	---	---	31
Joey Sweeney	---	---	10	21	---	31
Kennedy Pitman	17	13	---	---	1	31
Leslie Herndon	11	7	---	---	10	28
Ken Lathon	---	---	11	10	4	25
Toby Middleton	---	---	6	17	2	25
Louis Tackett	---	---	6	13	5	24
Devon Still	---	---	7	12	5	24
Thurman Chukwuma	---	---	5	9	10	24
Thomas Kemnitzer	---	---	10	12	1	23
J.B. Wolf	---	---	5	9	6	20
Jason Pinkston	16	3	---	---	---	19
B.J. Conley	9	10	---	---	---	19
Kerry Johns	0	2	---	---	13	15
Blake Sanderson	---	---	0	0	14	14
Jeffrey Burke	0	3	---	---	8	11
Tony McGarrahan	0	0	---	---	9	9
Buddy Johnstone	0	0	---	---	1	1
Kendall Woodard	0	0	---	---	1	1
Ron Manzo	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Sam Moss	---	---	29	25	22	76
Brenden Richard	---	---	33	25	13	71
Jerald Boggs	---	---	25	22	20	67
Howie Barrett	22	37	---	---	---	59
Maurice Hammond	19	34	---	---	3	56
Archie Thies	---	---	33	22	1	56
T.J. McGregor	19	35	---	---	---	54
Tracy Unverzagt	18	27	---	---	5	50
Lamar Holmes	19	30	---	---	---	49
Dontari Poe	---	---	28	20	1	49
Tommie Woodard	13	20	---	---	14	47
Bernard Pierce	8	17	---	---	22	47
Zach Brown	---	---	26	19	1	46
Danny Stephens	17	29	---	---	---	46
Clyde Kieffer	---	---	19	20	6	45
Courtney Upshaw	---	---	26	18	1	45
Jaiquawn Jarrett	---	---	23	18	1	42
Shaun Perkins	---	---	23	17	---	40
Casey Sanderson	12	24	---	---	3	39
Albert Meadows	8	16	---	---	14	38
Leonard Uerling	14	24	---	---	---	38
Terry Browning	12	19	---	---	6	37
Pete Bates	14	20	---	---	---	34
George Carter	---	---	14	13	7	34
Junior Marsh	12	14	---	---	6	32
Ronald Kournikova	---	---	19	12	---	31
Chris Whitfield	---	---	19	11	1	31
Melvin Dennis	---	---	19	12	---	31
Randy Stuvaints	5	9	---	---	16	30
Bernard Anglin	7	8	---	---	15	30
George Harr	---	---	12	12	6	30
Rickey Stoole	7	13	---	---	8	28
Trent Evans	8	10	---	---	8	26
Ladarius Green	5	14	---	---	5	24
Glenn Rivera	---	---	8	3	8	19
Toby Simonson	3	7	---	---	8	18
Seth Gozinsky	---	---	7	6	3	16
Rod Francis	0	0	---	---	8	8
Jason Burroughs	0	0	---	---	8	8
Philip Blake	0	0	---	---	8	8
Earl Peterson	0	0	---	---	5	5
Dana Anania	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ethan Hutton	0	0	---	---	---	0
Wes Grimes	0	0	---	---	---	0
Paul Osborne	0	0	---	---	---	0
Billy Joe Sellers	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	69	5.8
Middle	12	75	6.3
Right	9	33	3.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	17	3.4
Middle	14	42	3.0
Right	2	2	1.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Nolan Greer	24	13	0	0	3	5	2	1	1

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Howie Barrett	36	24	3	1	3	3	3	1	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	2	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	64	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	2	17	2.1
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	21	7.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	15	84	4.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	132	14.7
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	20	6.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR B.J. Conley	5	2	2	16	10
WR Louie Strickland	4	3	0	19	12
RB Vick Ballard	4	2	0	4	19
WR Anthony Bunn	4	1	1	8	15
WR Stephen Hill	2	1	0	4	14
FB Bruce Ryder	1	1	0	2	12
TE Kennedy Pitman	1	1	0	9	13
RB Albert Finley	1	0	0	0	6
FB Leslie Herndon	1	1	0	13	7
TE Lorenzo West	1	1	0	8	12

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Casey Sanderson	8	3	2	48	2	24
WR Leonard Uerling	6	3	0	24	0	24
WR Albert Meadows	5	3	0	19	0	16
FB Junior Marsh	4	4	0	40	0	14
RB Pete Bates	3	2	0	5	0	20
TE Terry Browning	3	3	0	25	0	19
WR Tommie Woodard	2	2	0	76	1	20
RB Bernard Pierce	2	1	1	8	0	17
TE Ladarius Green	2	2	0	12	0	14
TE Randy Stuvaints	1	1	0	0	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Albert Finley	3	10	3.33	9.64
Vick Ballard	2	8	4.00	1.50

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Pete Bates	2	3	1.50	2.71

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Howie Barrett	2	1	9	4.50	7.14

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Albert Meadows	1	0	0	0.00	3.80
FB Junior Marsh	1	1	9	9.00	10.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Albert Finley	4	3
Vick Ballard	3	1

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Pete Bates	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Nolan Greer	5	1	0

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Howie Barrett	10	5	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch
WR Anthony Bunn	2	0
WR B.J. Conley	2	1
WR Louie Strickland	1	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Casey Sanderson	5	1	1
FB Junior Marsh	2	2	1
RB Pete Bates	1	1	0
WR Leonard Uerling	1	0	0
TE Randy Stuvaints	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 63,600 (77,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,700 (21,400)
End Zone 12,700 (15,500)
Mezzanine 7,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,300 (13,700)
Club Seats 10,900 (13,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,600 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	63,600 (77,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,700 (21,400)
End Zone	12,700 (15,500)
Mezzanine	7,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,300 (13,700)
Club Seats	10,900 (13,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,600 (5,000)