Week 1, 2036

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Carolina Panthers	0	0	3	7	-	10
Atlanta Falcons	14	0	0	3	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:23 ATL - Carlton Incontro 21 pass from Nolan Greer (Gene McCormick extra point)
1Q: 07:19 ATL - Rick Harris 38 pass from Nolan Greer (Gene McCormick extra point)
3Q: 02:20 CAR - Ethan Hutton 28 field goal
4Q: 12:09 ATL - Gene McCormick 31 field goal
4Q: 04:18 CAR - Pete Bates 1 pass from Geno Smith (Ethan Hutton extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:23 ATL - Carlton Incontro 21 pass from Nolan Greer (Gene McCormick extra point)
1Q: 07:19 ATL - Rick Harris 38 pass from Nolan Greer (Gene McCormick extra point)
3Q: 02:20 CAR - Ethan Hutton 28 field goal
4Q: 12:09 ATL - Gene McCormick 31 field goal
4Q: 04:18 CAR - Pete Bates 1 pass from Geno Smith (Ethan Hutton extra point)

Team Statistics CAR ATL
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 22 12
- by Rushing 4 6
- by Passing 16 5
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 335 248
- Offensive Plays 80 48
- Yards per Play 4.19 5.17
Net Rushing Yards 90 112
- Rushing Attempts 26 30
- Yards per Rush 3.46 3.73
Net Passing Yards 245 136
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 51 - 27 - 1 17 - 10 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 264 142
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/19 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 4.54 7.56
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 3/2
3rd Down Conversions 9/21 3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.0 8.3
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/50 8/55
Punt Returns/Yards 5/39 3/19
Kick Returns/Yards 3/56 1/21
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 26
Time of Possession 33:21 26:39

Team Statistics	CAR	ATL
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	22	12
- by Rushing	4	6
- by Passing	16	5
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	335	248
- Offensive Plays	80	48
- Yards per Play	4.19	5.17
Net Rushing Yards	90	112
- Rushing Attempts	26	30
- Yards per Rush	3.46	3.73
Net Passing Yards	245	136
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	51 - 27 - 1	17 - 10 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	264	142
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/19	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	4.54	7.56
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	3/2
3rd Down Conversions	9/21	3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.0	8.3
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/50	8/55
Punt Returns/Yards	5/39	3/19
Kick Returns/Yards	3/56	1/21
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 26
Time of Possession	33:21	26:39

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:11	2:01	OWN 22	3	2	Punt
1	7:05	3:17	OWN 34	5	5	Punt
1	1:27	4:32	OWN 22	9	49	Missed FG
2	10:31	3:01	OWN 3	5	24	Punt
2	5:16	2:32	OWN 16	7	18	Interception
2	1:49	1:43	OWN 20	5	10	Punt
2	0:06	0:06	OPP 22	0	0	Missed FG
3	15:00	2:23	OWN 19	3	7	Punt
3	10:36	5:30	OWN 23	15	55	Missed FG
3	4:57	2:44	OPP 23	6	12	Field Goal
4	12:04	4:53	OWN 10	10	43	Punt
4	4:34	0:26	OWN 48	2	52	Touchdown
4	2:31	1:55	OWN 48	10	38	Downs

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:49	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
1	9:10	2:05	OWN 44	4	56	Touchdown
1	3:48	2:21	OWN 22	6	13	Punt
2	11:55	1:24	OWN 36	3	4	Punt
2	7:30	2:14	OWN 25	3	14	Punt
2	2:44	0:55	OPP 47	3	-1	Punt
3	12:37	2:01	OWN 12	3	4	Punt
3	5:06	0:09	OWN 29	1	3	Fumble
3	2:13	5:09	OWN 20	9	66	Field Goal
4	7:11	2:37	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
4	4:08	1:37	OWN 28	3	-15	Punt
4	0:36	0:36	OWN 14	3	-4	Game

Game MVP: Nolan Greer, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Pete Bates	15	37	2.47	5	0
Earl Peterson	9	40	4.44	13	1
Geno Smith	2	13	6.50	7	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Albert Finley	21	79	3.76	17	4
John Gideon	6	37	6.17	16	2
Nolan Greer	3	-4	-1.33	-1	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Geno Smith	51	27	264	3/19	1	51	1	66.1

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Nolan Greer	17	10	142	1/6	2	38	0	125.1

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Dixon Edwards	7	11	65	9.29	12	15	0
RB Pete Bates	6	8	44	7.33	11	13	1
WR AJ Green	5	13	29	5.80	3	10	0
WR Tommie Woodard	4	6	88	22.00	24	51	0
WR Lamar Miller	3	8	19	6.33	0	10	0
FB Earl Fulton	1	2	5	5.00	4	5	0
TE Stanley Conley	1	1	14	14.00	0	14	0
TE Joseph Sweeney	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Cris Ciervo	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Carlton Incontro	3	7	40	13.33	14	21	1
WR Rick Harris	2	3	45	22.50	4	38	1
TE Coby Fleener	1	2	12	12.00	7	12	0
RB Albert Finley	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE Lorenzo West	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
WR B.J. Conley	1	2	11	11.00	3	11	0
WR Mo Horton	1	1	27	27.00	5	27	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Irv Delvalle	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Recov	Force
Earl Fulton	1	1
Zach Brown	1	0
Brenden Richard	0	1
Antoine Holko	0	1

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov
John Gideon	2	0
Albert Finley	1	0
Carlton Incontro	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jared Francis	6	287	47.8	41.3	57	2

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tony McGarrahan	7	361	51.6	43.1	63	3

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ethan Hutton	1/4	0/1	0/0	28	1/1

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Gene McCormick	1/1	0/0	0/0	31	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Barry Abrams	5	39	7.8	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
John Gideon	3	19	6.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cris Ciervo	2	32	16.0	0
Dixon Edwards	1	24	24.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mo Horton	1	21	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Brenden Richard	6	1	0.0	30	17
S Kim Guthrie	5	1	0.0	25	14
CB Barry Abrams	4	0	0.0	25	12
OLB Zach Brown	3	1	0.0	25	16
CB Shaun Perkins	3	1	0.0	15	12
CB Antoine Holko	3	1	0.0	25	13
DT Rex Hogue	3	0	0.0	16	10
DT Derek Wolfe	2	2	1.0	14	8
DE Star Latulelei	2	2	0.0	29	14
DE George Carter	2	0	0.0	24	14
ILB Josh O'Donnell	2	0	0.0	14	8
WR AJ Green	1	0	---	---	---
CB Mel Richardson	1	0	0.0	8	9
S Jerald Boggs	0	2	0.0	23	14
DE Isaac Eatherton	0	2	0.0	7	8
S Junior Barker	0	1	0.0	5	4
OLB Jay Conway	0	1	0.0	6	3
S Vincent Whittington	0	1	0.0	8	6

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Kris Leak	12	3	0.0	18	47
ILB Desmond Carlson	7	1	0.0	23	43
OLB Shea McClellin	6	0	0.0	20	27
CB Bernard Gardner	5	2	0.0	13	31
DT Erik Farley	4	0	1.0	21	41
DE Lamar Sepulveda	4	1	0.0	20	36
OLB Jake Humphries	4	1	0.0	23	46
DE Nolan Stargell	2	0	2.0	22	43
DT Toby Sheldon	2	2	0.0	17	38
S Drew Ferguson	2	2	0.0	8	7
CB Kendall Brady	2	0	0.0	1	13
CB Quentin Beyer	2	0	0.0	17	30
DE Warren Hargett	1	1	0.0	6	15
QB Nolan Greer	1	0	---	---	---
ILB James-Michael Johnson	1	0	0.0	6	18
S Edgar McTyer	1	0	0.0	20	45
CB Moe Quayle	0	1	0.0	15	35
S Irv Delvalle	0	1	0.0	6	7

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DT Derek Wolfe	1.0	0	8
DE George Carter	0.0	1	14
DE Star Latulelei	0.0	1	14

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Nolan Stargell	2.0	1	2	0	43
DT Erik Farley	1.0	0	0	0	41
DE Warren Hargett	0.0	1	0	1	15
DT Toby Sheldon	0.0	1	0	0	38
DE Lamar Sepulveda	0.0	0	2	1	36
DT Brent Davis	0.0	0	2	0	27
OLB Shea McClellin	0.0	0	1	0	27
ILB Desmond Carlson	0.0	0	1	0	43

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Brenden Richard	3	0	17
OLB Zach Brown	2	2	16
CB Shaun Perkins	2	1	12
DT Rex Hogue	1	0	10
ILB Josh O'Donnell	1	0	8
S Vincent Whittington	1	0	6
CB Barry Abrams	0	1	12

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Kris Leak	7	1	0	47
ILB Desmond Carlson	5	1	0	43
CB Bernard Gardner	4	1	0	31
OLB Jake Humphries	3	1	0	46
OLB Shea McClellin	2	0	0	27
CB Quentin Beyer	2	0	0	30
CB Kendall Brady	1	0	0	13
DT Toby Sheldon	1	0	0	38
ILB James-Michael Johnson	1	0	0	18
S Drew Ferguson	1	0	0	7
S Irv Delvalle	0	0	1	7

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Danny Stephens	2	6	1	23	1	48
Billy Joe Sellers	1	4	0	23	1	53
Rickey Stoole	1	4	0	21	0	41
Lamar Holmes	1	3	0	24	1	40
Reuben Hansen	1	1	0	6	0	7
Earl Fulton	1	1	0	19	0	21
Ellis Covill	0	2	0	5	0	13
Joseph Sweeney	0	1	0	7	0	15
Joe Barksdale	0	1	0	21	0	42
Josh Phillips	0	1	0	7	0	13

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Skip Hoover	3	5	0	27	0	14
Rondell Hernandez	2	7	0	28	0	16
Donnell Staples	1	6	0	23	1	13
Donald Andruzzi	1	3	0	25	0	13
Eddie Di Pardo	1	2	0	27	0	14
Coby Fleener	1	1	1	26	0	12
Adam Gettis	0	1	0	12	0	9
Leslie Herndon	0	1	0	7	0	1
Mitch Fletcher	0	1	0	10	0	7

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Earl Peterson	2	24
Earl Fulton	1	9
Vincent Whittington	1	6

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Kris Leak	4	14
Kyle Rudolph	1	14
Shea McClellin	1	14
Rick Harris	1	12
Marc Salpala	1	8

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Billy Joe Sellers	23	53	---	---	8	84
Geno Smith	26	54	---	---	---	80
Dixon Edwards	23	47	---	---	4	74
Joe Barksdale	21	42	---	---	10	73
Rickey Stoole	21	41	---	---	10	72
Danny Stephens	23	48	---	---	---	71
Lamar Holmes	24	40	---	---	4	68
Earl Peterson	11	18	---	---	24	53
Tommie Woodard	9	29	---	---	13	51
Stanley Conley	17	21	---	---	13	51
Pete Bates	15	35	---	---	---	50
Earl Fulton	19	21	---	---	9	49
Brenden Richard	---	---	30	17	1	48
Barry Abrams	---	---	25	12	10	47
AJ Green	15	29	---	---	---	44
Lamar Miller	6	34	---	---	4	44
Star Latulelei	---	---	29	14	1	44
Zach Brown	---	---	25	16	2	43
Kim Guthrie	---	---	25	14	1	40
Jerald Boggs	---	---	23	14	2	39
Antoine Holko	---	---	25	13	1	39
George Carter	---	---	24	14	---	38
Mel Richardson	---	---	8	9	21	38
Grady Sanders	---	---	18	14	6	38
Josh Phillips	7	13	---	---	16	36
Rex Hogue	---	---	16	10	8	34
Joseph Sweeney	7	15	---	---	8	30
Shaun Perkins	---	---	15	12	2	29
Jay Conway	---	---	6	3	19	28
Bobby Hodges	5	12	---	---	10	27
Josh O'Donnell	---	---	14	8	5	27
Ellis Covill	5	13	---	---	6	24
Isaac Eatherton	---	---	7	8	8	23
Derek Wolfe	---	---	14	8	---	22
Drew Gailey	---	---	13	1	7	21
Cris Ciervo	1	7	---	---	13	21
Vincent Whittington	---	---	8	6	6	20
Jon Senter	2	14	---	---	---	16
Reuben Hansen	6	7	---	---	2	15
Junior Barker	---	---	5	4	2	11
Jared Francis	0	0	---	---	10	10
Ethan Hutton	0	0	---	---	7	7
Otis Fitzgerald	0	1	---	---	2	3
Lamar Riley	---	---	0	1	---	1
Dana Anania	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ronald Chae	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Kris Leak	---	---	18	47	14	79
Jake Humphries	---	---	23	46	3	72
Nolan Stargell	---	---	22	43	5	70
Edgar McTyer	---	---	20	45	4	69
Desmond Carlson	---	---	23	43	3	69
Erik Farley	---	---	21	41	1	63
Shea McClellin	---	---	20	27	14	61
Toby Sheldon	---	---	17	38	3	58
Lamar Sepulveda	---	---	20	36	2	58
Bernard Gardner	---	---	13	31	10	54
Moe Quayle	---	---	15	35	3	53
Quentin Beyer	---	---	17	30	5	52
Nolan Greer	30	18	---	---	---	48
Rondell Hernandez	28	16	---	---	4	48
Eddie Di Pardo	27	14	---	---	5	46
Donald Andruzzi	25	13	---	---	5	43
Carlton Incontro	25	18	---	---	---	43
Brent Davis	---	---	12	27	4	43
James-Michael Johnson	---	---	6	18	18	42
Coby Fleener	26	12	---	---	3	41
Skip Hoover	27	14	---	---	---	41
Grant Sutter	---	---	9	24	4	37
Donnell Staples	23	13	---	---	---	36
Brock Cunningham	---	---	6	18	12	36
Albert Finley	21	14	---	---	---	35
John Gideon	10	4	---	---	21	35
Mitch Fletcher	10	7	---	---	14	31
B.J. Conley	17	13	---	---	---	30
Adam Gettis	12	9	---	---	8	29
Rick Harris	11	6	---	---	12	29
Lorenzo West	8	9	---	---	7	24
Kendall Brady	---	---	1	13	9	23
Warren Hargett	---	---	6	15	1	22
Marc Salpala	6	7	---	---	8	21
Drew Ferguson	---	---	8	7	6	21
Irv Delvalle	---	---	6	7	7	20
Kyle Rudolph	2	2	---	---	14	18
Mo Horton	9	4	---	---	3	16
Leslie Herndon	7	1	---	---	7	15
Harold Lynch	2	4	---	---	7	13
Vincent Corson	---	---	3	3	7	13
Leon Rodriguez	4	0	---	---	9	13
Tony McGarrahan	0	0	---	---	7	7
Gene McCormick	0	0	---	---	5	5
Jared Leemans	0	0	---	---	1	1
Andrew Swift	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	35	3.9
Middle	15	56	3.7
Right	2	-1	-0.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	54	5.4
Middle	6	10	1.7
Right	11	52	4.7
None	3	-4	-1.3

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Geno Smith	51	27	1	2	6	4	8	2	1

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Nolan Greer	17	10	3	1	0	4	2	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	10	2.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	23	15	99	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	19	9	104	5.5
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	51	10.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	7	56	4.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	1	1	21	21.0
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	65	16.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR AJ Green	13	5	3	29	0	29
WR Dixon Edwards	11	7	0	65	0	47
WR Lamar Miller	8	3	1	19	0	34
RB Pete Bates	8	6	0	44	0	35
WR Tommie Woodard	6	4	0	88	1	29
FB Earl Fulton	2	1	0	5	0	21
TE Joseph Sweeney	1	0	1	0	0	15
WR Cris Ciervo	1	0	1	0	0	7
TE Stanley Conley	1	1	0	14	0	21

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Carlton Incontro	7	3	40	1	18
WR Rick Harris	3	2	45	1	6
TE Coby Fleener	2	1	12	0	12
WR B.J. Conley	2	1	11	0	13
RB Albert Finley	1	1	5	0	14
TE Lorenzo West	1	1	2	0	9
WR Mo Horton	1	1	27	1	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Pete Bates	1	2	2.00	2.47
Earl Peterson	1	0	0.00	4.44

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Albert Finley	3	5	1.67	3.76

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Geno Smith	8	2	8	1.00	5.18

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR AJ Green	3	1	7	2.33	2.23
WR Lamar Miller	2	0	0	0.00	2.38
RB Pete Bates	1	1	1	1.00	5.50
WR Cris Ciervo	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Dixon Edwards	1	0	0	0.00	5.91

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Geno Smith	1	1

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Albert Finley	4	1
Nolan Greer	1	0
John Gideon	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Geno Smith	18	12	8

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Nolan Greer	6	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR AJ Green	7	3	2
WR Dixon Edwards	3	3	1
WR Tommie Woodard	2	2	2
WR Lamar Miller	2	2	1
TE Joseph Sweeney	1	0	0
RB Pete Bates	1	1	1
WR Cris Ciervo	1	0	0
FB Earl Fulton	1	1	1

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Carlton Incontro	3	1	0
TE Coby Fleener	1	0	0
RB Albert Finley	1	1	1
TE Lorenzo West	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 69,700 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 22,200 (22,200)
End Zone 16,000 (16,000)
Mezzanine 9,200 (9,200)
Sideline Seats 14,100 (14,100)
Club Seats 4,600 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes 3,600 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	69,700 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	22,200 (22,200)
End Zone	16,000 (16,000)
Mezzanine	9,200 (9,200)
Sideline Seats	14,100 (14,100)
Club Seats	4,600 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes	3,600 (5,000)