Week 5, 2044

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Carolina Panthers	0	0	11	7	-	18
Atlanta Falcons	7	14	0	0	-	21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:46 ATL - Peter Horn 20 pass from Derek Carr (Julio Harding extra point)
2Q: 07:31 ATL - Maurice Culbertson 4 pass from Derek Carr (Julio Harding extra point)
2Q: 01:50 ATL - Quinn Rubio 13 pass from Derek Carr (Julio Harding extra point)
3Q: 06:47 CAR - Branden Melancon 19 field goal
3Q: 02:47 CAR - Kent Buckley 3 pass from Geno Smith (Geno Smith pass to Seth Chu for conversion)
4Q: 10:49 CAR - Seth Chu 16 pass from Geno Smith (Branden Melancon extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:46 ATL - Peter Horn 20 pass from Derek Carr (Julio Harding extra point)
2Q: 07:31 ATL - Maurice Culbertson 4 pass from Derek Carr (Julio Harding extra point)
2Q: 01:50 ATL - Quinn Rubio 13 pass from Derek Carr (Julio Harding extra point)
3Q: 06:47 CAR - Branden Melancon 19 field goal
3Q: 02:47 CAR - Kent Buckley 3 pass from Geno Smith (Geno Smith pass to Seth Chu for conversion)
4Q: 10:49 CAR - Seth Chu 16 pass from Geno Smith (Branden Melancon extra point)

Team Statistics CAR ATL
Record 1-4 2-3
First Downs 18 23
- by Rushing 3 7
- by Passing 13 15
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 260 406
- Offensive Plays 58 66
- Yards per Play 4.48 6.15
Net Rushing Yards 45 105
- Rushing Attempts 15 26
- Yards per Rush 3.00 4.04
Net Passing Yards 215 301
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 42 - 29 - 0 39 - 28 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 221 310
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 1/9
- Yards per Pass Play 5.00 7.53
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/13 7/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.7 7.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/20 7/48
Punt Returns/Yards 1/10 3/36
Kick Returns/Yards 1/22 2/50
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 1/1 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 21
Time of Possession 27:43 32:17

Team Statistics	CAR	ATL
Record	1-4	2-3
First Downs	18	23
- by Rushing	3	7
- by Passing	13	15
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	260	406
- Offensive Plays	58	66
- Yards per Play	4.48	6.15
Net Rushing Yards	45	105
- Rushing Attempts	15	26
- Yards per Rush	3.00	4.04
Net Passing Yards	215	301
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	42 - 29 - 0	39 - 28 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	221	310
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	1/9
- Yards per Pass Play	5.00	7.53
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/13	7/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.7	7.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/20	7/48
Punt Returns/Yards	1/10	3/36
Kick Returns/Yards	1/22	2/50
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	1/1	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 21
Time of Possession	27:43	32:17

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:35	2:48	OWN 20	5	19	Punt
1	3:45	1:32	OWN 45	3	6	Punt
1	0:36	0:47	OPP 44	3	-6	Punt
2	7:24	2:55	OWN 18	6	26	Punt
2	1:42	1:23	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
3	15:00	8:20	OWN 20	16	78	Field Goal
3	5:33	2:55	50	8	50	Touchdown
4	14:53	4:14	OWN 28	11	72	Touchdown
4	7:43	1:38	OWN 20	4	16	Punt

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:25	OWN 24	8	76	Touchdown
1	7:47	4:02	OWN 22	8	40	Missed FG
1	2:13	1:37	OWN 6	3	8	Punt
2	14:49	7:25	OWN 2	13	98	Touchdown
2	4:29	2:47	OWN 23	9	77	Touchdown
2	0:19	0:19	OWN 41	2	9	Half
3	6:40	1:07	OWN 20	3	-9	Punt
3	2:38	2:45	OWN 18	4	15	Punt
4	10:39	2:56	OWN 33	5	10	Punt
4	6:05	6:05	OWN 29	11	67	Game

Game MVP: Derek Carr, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Justics Delaroche	7	20	2.86	9	0
Kent Buckley	6	19	3.17	10	1
Geno Smith	1	8	8.00	8	0
Odell Beckham Jr	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Peter Horn	17	72	4.24	14	3
Maurice Culbertson	8	34	4.25	21	1
Derek Carr	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Geno Smith	42	29	221	1/6	2	16	0	97.4

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Derek Carr	39	28	310	1/9	3	26	0	120.6

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Brandon Cooks	7	11	45	6.43	10	15	0
WR Odell Beckham Jr	6	9	58	9.67	5	13	0
WR Seth Chu	6	6	58	9.67	37	16	1
WR Giovanni McDaniel	4	5	22	5.50	0	8	0
TE Lucas Cheng	2	5	16	8.00	8	15	0
RB Kent Buckley	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	1
FB Skip Rowe	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE Roderick Dahnke	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB Justics Delaroche	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Quinn Rubio	7	11	102	14.57	43	26	1
WR Edgar Ellis	6	8	62	10.33	17	15	0
WR Vince Wand	4	5	33	8.25	1	13	0
RB Peter Horn	3	4	28	9.33	31	20	1
RB Maurice Culbertson	2	2	0	0.00	0	4	1
FB Skip Monk	2	3	10	5.00	3	6	0
TE Maxx Williams	2	2	43	21.50	21	26	0
TE Clyde Bluske	1	1	16	16.00	16	16	0
WR Johnnie Hanson	1	3	16	16.00	15	16	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov
Brandon Cooks	2	0
Kent Buckley	0	1
Odell Beckham Jr	0	1

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Bryson Stolowitz	0	0	1	0
Earnest Schwartz	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Casey Herrmann	6	271	45.2	39.2	53	5

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Carlos Gilmore	4	175	43.8	36.3	57	0

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Branden Melancon	1/1	0/0	0/0	19	1/1

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Julio Harding	0/1	0/1	0/1	0	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kaiden Jefferson	1	10	10.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tanner Tripplehorn	2	18	9.0	0
Peter Horn	1	18	18.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brandon Cooks	1	22	22.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jerry Serwanga	1	21	21.0	0
Francisco Nixon	1	29	29.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Dennis Crimm	9	1	1.0	24	32
S Brett Mowen	6	1	0.0	23	39
CB Trevor Briel	5	3	0.0	23	36
ILB Corwin McEwen	5	3	0.0	24	36
CB Kaiden Jefferson	5	0	0.0	15	27
S Deone Bucannon	4	2	0.0	11	33
ILB Derrick Bryant	4	1	0.0	12	14
CB Todd Coleman	4	1	0.0	25	37
DE Melvin McConnell	3	0	0.0	21	34
DT Renaldo Jeffries	2	1	0.0	16	25
DE DeMarcus Lawrence	2	1	0.0	19	30
OLB Bob Guest	1	0	0.0	13	32
DT Timothy Dromeshauser	1	0	0.0	7	10
S Brady Worrell	0	3	0.0	17	10
OLB Hardy Odumuyiwa	0	3	0.0	11	5
ILB Junior Atkins	0	1	0.0	2	4

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Bryson Stolowitz	5	1	0.0	15	37
ILB Jake Humphries	4	1	0.0	9	31
S Kevin Hindman	4	1	0.0	8	17
DE Damon Prior	4	1	0.0	11	33
S Tanner Tripplehorn	4	1	0.0	13	41
ILB Randall Vijitakula	3	0	1.0	3	5
DT Maxwell Knauls	3	2	0.0	10	15
OLB Earnest Schwartz	3	1	0.0	12	34
CB Charles Baruffi	3	1	0.0	10	35
S Jaquiski Tartt	3	1	0.0	13	39
CB Jerry Serwanga	2	0	0.0	4	5
OLB Hayden Wilcox	2	0	0.0	9	27
S Fernando Shapiro	1	2	0.0	10	37
DE Conrad Boyd	1	1	0.0	8	31
OLB Neil Hancock	1	0	0.0	8	21
ILB Kurt McElroy	0	2	0.0	4	5
DE Kennedy Woodard	0	1	0.0	6	14

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Dennis Crimm	1.0	0	0	32
DT Renaldo Jeffries	0.0	3	0	25
OLB Bob Guest	0.0	1	0	32
OLB Hardy Odumuyiwa	0.0	1	0	5
OLB Manti Te'o	0.0	0	1	7

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Randall Vijitakula	1.0	0	0	5
OLB Earnest Schwartz	0.0	2	3	34
DE Conrad Boyd	0.0	2	0	31
DT Aaron Donald	0.0	1	1	36
DE Damon Prior	0.0	1	0	33
DE Kennedy Woodard	0.0	0	1	14

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Trevor Briel	5	0	36
ILB Corwin McEwen	5	0	36
OLB Dennis Crimm	4	0	32
S Brett Mowen	3	2	39
S Deone Bucannon	3	1	33
CB Kaiden Jefferson	3	0	27
CB Todd Coleman	3	0	37
DT Renaldo Jeffries	1	0	25
DT Timothy Dromeshauser	1	0	10

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Bryson Stolowitz	5	0	37
S Tanner Tripplehorn	3	2	41
CB Charles Baruffi	3	1	35
ILB Jake Humphries	3	0	31
S Kevin Hindman	3	0	17
S Jaquiski Tartt	3	0	39
CB Jerry Serwanga	2	0	5
OLB Earnest Schwartz	2	0	34
OLB Hayden Wilcox	2	0	27
DT Aaron Donald	1	0	36
S Fernando Shapiro	1	0	37
OLB Neil Hancock	1	0	21

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Michael Wasserman	2	4	15	0	43
Danny Stephens	1	4	15	0	43
Donnie Wile	1	2	15	0	43
Skip Rowe	1	1	6	0	17
Louis Tate	0	2	15	1	43
Justin Wiggin	0	1	15	0	43

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Marco Hutton	4	8	26	0	40
Peter Kowal	2	5	26	0	40
Darrell Stephens	1	8	26	0	40
Skip Monk	1	1	20	0	16
Wes Hare	0	1	26	1	40
Clyde Bluske	0	1	5	0	11
Chase Zachery	0	1	13	0	7

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Manti Te'o	4	21
Braxton Frederick	1	10

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Maurice Culbertson	1	19
Quinn Rubio	1	10

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Brandon Cooks	15	41	---	---	12	68
Danny Stephens	15	43	---	---	7	65
Justin Wiggin	15	43	---	---	7	65
Brett Mowen	---	---	23	39	1	63
Todd Coleman	---	---	25	37	1	63
Corwin McEwen	---	---	24	36	1	61
Trevor Briel	---	---	23	36	1	60
Geno Smith	15	43	---	---	---	58
Donnie Wile	15	43	---	---	---	58
Louis Tate	15	43	---	---	---	58
Michael Wasserman	15	43	---	---	---	58
Dennis Crimm	---	---	24	32	1	57
Melvin McConnell	---	---	21	34	1	56
Odell Beckham Jr	12	37	---	---	1	50
DeMarcus Lawrence	---	---	19	30	1	50
Lucas Cheng	10	28	---	---	11	49
Kaiden Jefferson	---	---	15	27	5	47
Bob Guest	---	---	13	32	1	46
Deone Bucannon	---	---	11	33	1	45
Renaldo Jeffries	---	---	16	25	2	43
Seth Chu	9	30	---	---	1	40
Kent Buckley	7	15	---	---	15	37
Justics Delaroche	8	28	---	---	---	36
Skip Rowe	6	17	---	---	12	35
Derrick Bryant	---	---	12	14	8	34
Manti Te'o	---	---	2	7	21	30
Grant May	---	---	13	15	---	28
Brady Worrell	---	---	17	10	---	27
Giovanni McDaniel	4	12	---	---	9	25
Roderick Dahnke	4	6	---	---	14	24
Thurman Stevens	---	---	3	6	12	21
Timothy Dromeshauser	---	---	7	10	3	20
Hardy Odumuyiwa	---	---	11	5	1	17
Josh Phillips	0	1	---	---	15	16
Clyde Pieri	---	---	5	6	4	15
Braxton Frederick	---	---	0	2	10	12
Junior Atkins	---	---	2	4	4	10
Ronald Parrish	0	0	---	---	7	7
Cody Strong	0	0	---	---	7	7
A.J. Cann	0	0	---	---	7	7
Casey Herrmann	0	0	---	---	6	6
Branden Melancon	0	0	---	---	5	5
Byron Sims	---	---	0	0	4	4
Gilbert Brisman	0	0	---	---	1	1
Steven Arnold	0	0	---	---	---	0
Cary Hicks	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Marco Hutton	26	40	---	---	5	71
Malachi Purnell	26	40	---	---	5	71
Quinn Rubio	23	36	---	---	10	69
Peter Kowal	26	40	---	---	---	66
Darrell Stephens	26	40	---	---	---	66
Derek Carr	26	40	---	---	---	66
Wes Hare	26	40	---	---	---	66
Jaquiski Tartt	---	---	13	39	13	65
Tanner Tripplehorn	---	---	13	41	6	60
Bryson Stolowitz	---	---	15	37	2	54
Charles Baruffi	---	---	10	35	7	52
Damon Prior	---	---	11	33	7	51
Jake Humphries	---	---	9	31	9	49
Edgar Ellis	9	25	---	---	14	48
Fernando Shapiro	---	---	10	37	1	48
Earnest Schwartz	---	---	12	34	2	48
Skip Monk	20	16	---	---	12	48
Aaron Donald	---	---	10	36	1	47
Maxx Williams	20	24	---	---	---	44
Vince Wand	12	31	---	---	---	43
Neil Hancock	---	---	8	21	13	42
Maurice Culbertson	9	12	---	---	19	40
Conrad Boyd	---	---	8	31	1	40
Peter Horn	17	21	---	---	1	39
Hayden Wilcox	---	---	9	27	1	37
Kevin Hindman	---	---	8	17	7	32
Maxwell Knauls	---	---	10	15	6	31
Clyde Bluske	5	11	---	---	13	29
Chase Zachery	13	7	---	---	7	27
Kennedy Woodard	---	---	6	14	---	20
Randal Ballard	---	---	2	10	7	19
Kurt McElroy	---	---	4	5	5	14
Jerry Serwanga	---	---	4	5	4	13
Greg Hibbard	0	7	---	---	5	12
Johnnie Hanson	2	10	---	---	---	12
Randall Vijitakula	---	---	3	5	4	12
Lonnie Lorino	0	0	---	---	5	5
Laken Tomlinson	0	0	---	---	5	5
Miguel McCubbrey	0	0	---	---	5	5
Francisco Nixon	0	0	---	---	4	4
Scottie Thornton	0	0	---	---	4	4
Ben Smart	---	---	0	0	4	4
Carlos Gilmore	0	0	---	---	4	4
Julio Harding	0	0	---	---	1	1
T.J. Murphy	0	0	---	---	1	1
Al Bardon	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	1	0.3
Middle	5	24	4.8
Right	7	20	2.9
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	33	2.4
Middle	6	31	5.2
Right	5	42	8.4
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Geno Smith	42	29	0	1	3	3	6	5	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Derek Carr	39	28	4	2	1	3	5	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	22	5.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	27	19	120	4.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	8	79	7.2
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	71	10.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	11	102	7.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	11	137	9.8
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Brandon Cooks	11	7	0	45	41
WR Odell Beckham Jr	9	6	0	58	37
WR Seth Chu	6	6	0	58	30
TE Lucas Cheng	5	2	1	16	28
WR Giovanni McDaniel	5	4	0	22	12
RB Kent Buckley	2	1	1	3	15
RB Justics Delaroche	2	1	1	8	28
FB Skip Rowe	1	1	0	5	17
TE Roderick Dahnke	1	1	0	6	6

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Quinn Rubio	11	7	0	102	2	36
WR Edgar Ellis	8	6	0	62	0	25
WR Vince Wand	5	4	0	33	0	31
RB Peter Horn	4	3	0	28	1	21
WR Johnnie Hanson	3	1	0	16	0	10
FB Skip Monk	3	2	1	10	0	16
RB Maurice Culbertson	2	2	0	0	0	12
TE Maxx Williams	2	2	0	43	1	24
TE Clyde Bluske	1	1	0	16	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Kent Buckley	2	5	2.50	3.17
Justics Delaroche	1	-1	-1.00	2.86

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Peter Horn	5	11	2.20	4.24
Maurice Culbertson	2	5	2.50	4.25
Derek Carr	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Geno Smith	8	6	36	4.50	5.26

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Derek Carr	6	5	53	8.83	7.95

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Seth Chu	3	3	29	9.67	9.67
RB Kent Buckley	2	1	3	1.50	1.50
WR Brandon Cooks	2	1	-1	-0.50	4.09
WR Giovanni McDaniel	1	1	5	5.00	4.40

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Quinn Rubio	2	1	13	6.50	9.27
RB Maurice Culbertson	1	1	4	4.00	0.00
WR Edgar Ellis	1	1	12	12.00	7.75
RB Peter Horn	1	1	20	20.00	7.00
FB Skip Monk	1	1	4	4.00	3.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Kent Buckley	2	1

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Peter Horn	4	3
Derek Carr	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Geno Smith	10	7	4

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Derek Carr	8	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Brandon Cooks	4	3	1
WR Odell Beckham Jr	3	2	2
RB Kent Buckley	1	0	0
WR Giovanni McDaniel	1	1	0
RB Justics Delaroche	1	1	1

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Edgar Ellis	3	1	1
WR Vince Wand	2	2	2
RB Peter Horn	1	1	0
WR Quinn Rubio	1	0	0
TE Maxx Williams	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,600 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 22,200 (22,200)
End Zone 15,600 (16,000)
Mezzanine 9,200 (9,200)
Sideline Seats 14,100 (14,100)
Club Seats 4,600 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes 4,900 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	70,600 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	22,200 (22,200)
End Zone	15,600 (16,000)
Mezzanine	9,200 (9,200)
Sideline Seats	14,100 (14,100)
Club Seats	4,600 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes	4,900 (5,000)