Week 15, 2041

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Carolina Panthers	0	14	7	10	-	31
Atlanta Falcons	7	0	0	0	-	7

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:23 ATL - Carlton Incontro 3 pass from Derek Carr (Julio Harding extra point)
2Q: 04:11 CAR - Gage Peterson 2 run (Kenyon Twyner extra point)
2Q: 00:57 CAR - Brandon Cooks 4 pass from Geno Smith (Kenyon Twyner extra point)
3Q: 12:18 CAR - Levi Scialabba 7 pass from Geno Smith (Kenyon Twyner extra point)
4Q: 10:28 CAR - Austin Seferian-Jenkins 4 pass from Geno Smith (Kenyon Twyner extra point)
4Q: 02:27 CAR - Kenyon Twyner 20 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:23 ATL - Carlton Incontro 3 pass from Derek Carr (Julio Harding extra point)
2Q: 04:11 CAR - Gage Peterson 2 run (Kenyon Twyner extra point)
2Q: 00:57 CAR - Brandon Cooks 4 pass from Geno Smith (Kenyon Twyner extra point)
3Q: 12:18 CAR - Levi Scialabba 7 pass from Geno Smith (Kenyon Twyner extra point)
4Q: 10:28 CAR - Austin Seferian-Jenkins 4 pass from Geno Smith (Kenyon Twyner extra point)
4Q: 02:27 CAR - Kenyon Twyner 20 field goal

Team Statistics CAR ATL
Record 8-6 4-10
First Downs 27 16
- by Rushing 13 7
- by Passing 14 9
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 458 283
- Offensive Plays 62 56
- Yards per Play 7.39 5.05
Net Rushing Yards 248 130
- Rushing Attempts 34 21
- Yards per Rush 7.29 6.19
Net Passing Yards 210 153
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 19 - 0 31 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 210 185
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 4/32
- Yards per Pass Play 7.50 4.37
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/10 5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 4.5 8.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 0/0 5/51
Punt Returns/Yards 2/8 1/5
Kick Returns/Yards 1/20 4/94
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 4/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 21
Time of Possession 31:12 28:48

Team Statistics	CAR	ATL
Record	8-6	4-10
First Downs	27	16
- by Rushing	13	7
- by Passing	14	9
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	458	283
- Offensive Plays	62	56
- Yards per Play	7.39	5.05
Net Rushing Yards	248	130
- Rushing Attempts	34	21
- Yards per Rush	7.29	6.19
Net Passing Yards	210	153
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 19 - 0	31 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	210	185
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	4/32
- Yards per Pass Play	7.50	4.37
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/10	5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	4.5	8.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	0/0	5/51
Punt Returns/Yards	2/8	1/5
Kick Returns/Yards	1/20	4/94
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	4/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 21
Time of Possession	31:12	28:48

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:12	3:04	OWN 20	9	46	Missed FG
1	5:29	1:47	OWN 6	5	36	Punt
2	15:00	1:09	OWN 37	3	9	Punt
2	9:41	5:38	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
2	2:39	1:52	OWN 25	7	75	Touchdown
3	15:00	2:51	OWN 20	5	80	Touchdown
3	8:27	2:08	OWN 35	4	17	Punt
3	2:25	1:56	OWN 43	3	8	Punt
4	13:22	3:03	OWN 44	6	56	Touchdown
4	8:59	6:39	OWN 46	10	51	Field Goal

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:48	OWN 31	9	69	Touchdown
1	7:08	1:39	OWN 41	4	12	Punt
1	3:42	3:42	OWN 13	6	10	Punt
2	13:51	4:10	OWN 14	8	39	Punt
2	4:03	1:24	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
2	0:47	0:47	OWN 20	1	-15	Half
3	12:09	3:42	OWN 21	5	5	Punt
3	6:19	3:54	OWN 20	7	52	Missed FG
3	0:29	2:07	OWN 1	5	16	Punt
4	10:19	1:20	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
4	2:20	2:20	OWN 35	5	38	Game

Game MVP: Geno Smith, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Levi Scialabba	20	198	9.90	40	6	0
Gage Peterson	13	49	3.77	18	1	1
Skip Rowe	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Peter Horn	16	103	6.44	33	3
Francisco Nixon	3	14	4.67	8	0
Derek Carr	2	13	6.50	10	1

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Geno Smith	28	19	210	0/0	3	32	0	125.6

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Derek Carr	31	21	185	4/32	1	34	0	94.1

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Levi Scialabba	5	6	44	8.80	21	17	1
WR Brandon Cooks	5	9	71	14.20	6	32	1
RB Gage Peterson	2	2	7	3.50	1	8	0
TE Austin Seferian-Jenkins	2	3	17	8.50	0	13	1
WR Odell Beckham Jr	2	2	34	17.00	10	23	0
TE Donnell Zwillinger	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Cris Ciervo	1	2	22	22.00	16	22	0
FB Skip Rowe	1	2	12	12.00	5	12	0
WR Jimmy Birch	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Carlton Incontro	7	9	68	9.71	17	20	1
WR Brandon Lyle	5	7	42	8.40	5	18	0
WR Skip Heilprin	3	4	14	4.67	0	7	0
RB Peter Horn	2	4	41	20.50	22	34	0
TE Shaun Watkins	2	2	10	5.00	6	11	0
TE Jeffrey Clauss	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
WR Wayne Rogers	1	3	8	8.00	0	8	0
RB Maurice Culbertson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Casey Herrmann	4	186	46.5	40.3	50	3

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tony McGarrahan	7	292	41.7	37.7	49	1

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kenyon Twyner	1/2	0/1	0/1	20	4/4

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Julio Harding	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kaiden Jefferson	2	8	4.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Edgar McTyer	1	5	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brandon Cooks	1	20	20.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Francisco Nixon	3	74	24.7	0
Mo Horton	1	20	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Dennis Crimm	8	1	0.0	18	30
CB Trevor Briel	5	1	1.5	17	32
ILB Corwin McEwen	5	1	0.0	20	32
S Lamont Morton	4	1	0.0	14	30
S Chuck Pritchett	3	2	0.0	21	35
CB Kaiden Jefferson	3	2	0.0	14	29
CB Barry Abrams	3	0	0.0	21	35
DT Rex Hogue	3	0	0.0	11	22
ILB Derrick Bryant	3	0	0.0	7	5
DE Clyde Pieri	2	0	1.0	12	22
OLB Gilbert Burton	2	0	0.0	8	9
DE DeMarcus Lawrence	1	2	1.5	16	28
DT Renaldo Jeffries	1	1	0.0	10	11
S Braxton Frederick	1	1	0.0	8	8
ILB Junior Atkins	1	0	0.0	1	3
OLB Bob Guest	0	1	0.0	12	21
DE Darnell Arnold	0	1	0.0	6	9

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Kris Leak	8	2	31	28
OLB Jake Humphries	8	0	25	21
DT Herman Dillon	5	0	23	16
S Edgar McTyer	4	3	30	28
ILB Ted Sims	4	1	31	25
DE Curtis Chrisman	3	3	28	25
OLB Jaden Sandoval	3	1	10	7
CB Parker Sybrowski	3	1	30	28
CB Reuben Fuller	3	0	21	13
S Gage Yellig	3	0	9	5
DE Dana White	1	2	7	2
CB Chance Kelley	1	2	30	28
DE Conrad Boyd	1	1	19	19
ILB Victor Witt	1	0	6	3
DT Aaron Donald	1	0	24	24
S Drew Ferguson	0	1	4	0
DE Kennedy Woodard	0	1	16	10
CB Isaac Kerr	0	1	5	2

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
CB Trevor Briel	1.5	0	0	32
DE DeMarcus Lawrence	1.5	0	0	28
DE Clyde Pieri	1.0	0	0	22
DE Darnell Arnold	0.0	1	0	9
OLB Bob Guest	0.0	0	1	21

Atlanta	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Jake Humphries	1	1	0	21
DE Dana White	1	0	0	2
ILB Ted Sims	0	1	0	25
DE Curtis Chrisman	0	1	0	25
DT Aaron Donald	0	0	1	24

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Corwin McEwen	3	3	32
CB Barry Abrams	3	0	35
CB Trevor Briel	3	0	32
CB Kaiden Jefferson	3	0	29
OLB Dennis Crimm	3	0	30
S Lamont Morton	2	1	30
DT Renaldo Jeffries	1	0	11
ILB Derrick Bryant	1	0	5
S Braxton Frederick	1	0	8
ILB Junior Atkins	1	0	3
S Josh Robinson	0	1	11
S Chuck Pritchett	0	1	35

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Edgar McTyer	4	0	28
OLB Jake Humphries	3	0	21
OLB Jaden Sandoval	2	0	7
S Gage Yellig	2	0	5
CB Chance Kelley	2	0	28
CB Reuben Fuller	1	1	13
OLB Shea McClellin	1	0	13
DT Herman Dillon	1	0	16
DT Aaron Donald	1	0	24
DE Curtis Chrisman	1	0	25
CB Parker Sybrowski	1	0	28

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Donnell Hitchcock	5	7	0	32	28
Danny Stephens	4	6	1	33	28
Ellis Covill	4	6	1	32	28
Alonzo Tripp	4	6	0	31	28
Billy Joe Sellers	2	6	0	32	28
Donnell Zwillinger	1	1	0	8	9
Skip Rowe	0	1	0	17	13
Donnie Wile	0	1	0	4	0

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Malachi Purnell	3	4	0	20	0	32
Marco Hutton	3	3	0	20	2	33
Wes Hare	2	5	0	20	0	31
Darrell Stephens	2	4	1	21	2	32
Peter Kowal	1	3	0	21	0	35

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Josh Phillips	2	14
Gilbert Burton	2	12
Gage Peterson	1	20

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Glenn Blades	2	16
Maurice Culbertson	1	20

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Billy Joe Sellers	32	28	---	---	6	66
Geno Smith	34	28	---	---	---	62
Danny Stephens	33	28	---	---	---	61
Brandon Cooks	32	27	---	---	2	61
Ellis Covill	32	28	---	---	---	60
Donnell Hitchcock	32	28	---	---	---	60
Alonzo Tripp	31	28	---	---	---	59
Barry Abrams	---	---	21	35	1	57
Chuck Pritchett	---	---	21	35	1	57
Corwin McEwen	---	---	20	32	2	54
Kaiden Jefferson	---	---	14	29	11	54
Lamont Morton	---	---	14	30	8	52
Austin Seferian-Jenkins	22	18	---	---	12	52
Trevor Briel	---	---	17	32	1	50
Levi Scialabba	21	21	---	---	7	49
Dennis Crimm	---	---	18	30	1	49
DeMarcus Lawrence	---	---	16	28	2	46
Odell Beckham Jr	26	19	---	---	---	45
Bob Guest	---	---	12	21	10	43
Gage Peterson	13	7	---	---	20	40
Clyde Pieri	---	---	12	22	4	38
Braxton Frederick	---	---	8	8	21	37
Rex Hogue	---	---	11	22	2	35
Skip Rowe	17	13	---	---	4	34
Gilbert Burton	---	---	8	9	12	29
Jimmy Birch	8	5	---	---	15	28
Josh Robinson	---	---	7	11	8	26
Cris Ciervo	13	13	---	---	---	26
Donnell Zwillinger	8	9	---	---	7	24
Chandler Jones	---	---	8	11	5	24
Renaldo Jeffries	---	---	10	11	1	22
Jeremiah Shapiro	6	4	---	---	10	20
Darnell Arnold	---	---	6	9	3	18
Josh Phillips	2	1	---	---	14	17
Derrick Bryant	---	---	7	5	---	12
Junior Atkins	---	---	1	3	7	11
Donnie Wile	4	0	---	---	6	10
Allen Roberts	4	0	---	---	6	10
Kenyon Twyner	0	0	---	---	8	8
Louis Tate	2	0	---	---	6	8
Kent Buckley	2	3	---	---	2	7
Alejandro Gentry	---	---	0	2	5	7
Donnie Anthony	0	0	---	---	6	6
Casey Herrmann	0	0	---	---	4	4
Gilbert Brisman	0	0	---	---	2	2
Ronald Chae	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Edgar McTyer	---	---	30	28	7	65
Kris Leak	---	---	31	28	2	61
Carlton Incontro	19	33	---	---	9	61
Wes Hare	20	31	---	---	8	59
Parker Sybrowski	---	---	30	28	1	59
Chance Kelley	---	---	30	28	1	59
Ted Sims	---	---	31	25	2	58
Peter Kowal	21	35	---	---	---	56
Derek Carr	21	35	---	---	---	56
Peter Horn	18	33	---	---	3	54
Curtis Chrisman	---	---	28	25	1	54
Marco Hutton	20	33	---	---	---	53
Darrell Stephens	21	32	---	---	---	53
Malachi Purnell	20	32	---	---	---	52
Jake Humphries	---	---	25	21	4	50
Aaron Donald	---	---	24	24	1	49
Reuben Fuller	---	---	21	13	10	44
Jeffrey Clauss	16	22	---	---	5	43
Maurice Culbertson	11	11	---	---	20	42
Brandon Lyle	16	25	---	---	---	41
Herman Dillon	---	---	23	16	1	40
Conrad Boyd	---	---	19	19	2	40
Shea McClellin	---	---	11	13	15	39
Skip Heilprin	11	25	---	---	1	37
Kennedy Woodard	---	---	16	10	8	34
Jaden Sandoval	---	---	10	7	11	28
Maxwell Knauls	---	---	14	11	1	26
Isaac Kerr	---	---	5	2	16	23
Gage Yellig	---	---	9	5	8	22
Shaun Watkins	6	7	---	---	8	21
Wayne Rogers	3	13	---	---	3	19
Glenn Blades	1	1	---	---	16	18
Francisco Nixon	3	2	---	---	13	18
Mo Horton	1	3	---	---	12	16
Victor Witt	---	---	6	3	7	16
Dexter Rayburn	1	4	---	---	8	13
Jessie Buchanan	1	3	---	---	8	12
Dana White	---	---	7	2	1	10
Donnell Staples	0	1	---	---	8	9
Tony McGarrahan	0	0	---	---	8	8
J.B. Blair	0	0	---	---	8	8
Drew Ferguson	---	---	4	0	2	6
Junior Udeze	1	4	---	---	---	5
Julio Harding	0	0	---	---	3	3
Brandon Weeden	0	0	---	---	---	0
Lukas Banks	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	16	153	9.6
Middle	10	28	2.8
Right	8	67	8.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	41	13.7
Middle	12	48	4.0
Right	6	41	6.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Geno Smith	28	19	4	1	2	1	3	1	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Derek Carr	31	21	2	0	2	6	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	41	6.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	10	68	4.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	3	47	15.7
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	54	13.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	5	2.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	13	74	3.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	72	10.3
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	34	11.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Brandon Cooks	9	5	1	71	2	27
RB Levi Scialabba	6	5	0	44	0	21
TE Austin Seferian-Jenkins	3	2	1	17	0	18
WR Cris Ciervo	2	1	0	22	1	13
FB Skip Rowe	2	1	0	12	0	13
RB Gage Peterson	2	2	0	7	0	7
WR Odell Beckham Jr	2	2	0	34	1	19
TE Donnell Zwillinger	1	1	0	3	0	9
WR Jimmy Birch	1	0	0	0	0	5

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Carlton Incontro	9	7	0	68	1	33
WR Brandon Lyle	7	5	1	42	0	25
WR Skip Heilprin	4	3	0	14	0	25
RB Peter Horn	4	2	1	41	1	33
WR Wayne Rogers	3	1	0	8	0	13
TE Shaun Watkins	2	2	0	10	0	7
TE Jeffrey Clauss	1	1	0	2	0	22
RB Maurice Culbertson	1	0	0	0	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Gage Peterson	5	5	1.00	3.77
Levi Scialabba	3	13	4.33	9.90

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Peter Horn	2	15	7.50	6.44
Francisco Nixon	1	3	3.00	4.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Geno Smith	6	5	30	5.00	7.50

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Derek Carr	3	2	2	0.67	5.97

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Levi Scialabba	3	3	22	7.33	7.33
WR Brandon Cooks	2	1	4	2.00	7.89
TE Austin Seferian-Jenkins	1	1	4	4.00	5.67

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Carlton Incontro	1	1	3	3.00	7.56
RB Peter Horn	1	0	0	0.00	10.25
TE Shaun Watkins	1	1	-1	-1.00	5.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Gage Peterson	4	2
Levi Scialabba	1	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Francisco Nixon	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Geno Smith	5	3	2

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Derek Carr	11	7	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Gage Peterson	2	2	1
RB Levi Scialabba	1	0	0
WR Jimmy Birch	1	0	0
WR Brandon Cooks	1	1	1

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Brandon Lyle	4	2	0
WR Carlton Incontro	3	2	2
WR Skip Heilprin	1	1	1
TE Jeffrey Clauss	1	1	1
RB Peter Horn	1	0	0
TE Shaun Watkins	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,100 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,700 (22,200)
End Zone 15,600 (16,000)
Mezzanine 9,100 (9,200)
Sideline Seats 14,100 (14,100)
Club Seats 4,600 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes 5,000 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	70,100 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,700 (22,200)
End Zone	15,600 (16,000)
Mezzanine	9,100 (9,200)
Sideline Seats	14,100 (14,100)
Club Seats	4,600 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes	5,000 (5,000)