Week 15, 2044

played in Carolina, NC

63 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	0	10	14	3	-	27
Carolina Panthers	10	7	3	10	-	30

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:36 CAR - Odell Beckham Jr 14 pass from Geno Smith (Branden Melancon extra point)
1Q: 02:12 CAR - Branden Melancon 27 field goal
2Q: 07:20 CAR - Brandon Cooks 39 pass from Geno Smith (Branden Melancon extra point)
2Q: 04:01 ATL - Julio Harding 56 field goal
2Q: 01:20 ATL - Quinn Rubio 27 pass from Derek Carr (Julio Harding extra point)
3Q: 12:48 ATL - Peter Horn 4 run (Julio Harding extra point)
3Q: 09:51 CAR - Branden Melancon 46 field goal
3Q: 05:01 ATL - Peter Horn 17 run (Julio Harding extra point)
4Q: 10:01 CAR - Odell Beckham Jr 11 pass from Geno Smith (Branden Melancon extra point)
4Q: 06:33 ATL - Julio Harding 49 field goal
4Q: 00:03 CAR - Branden Melancon 20 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:36 CAR - Odell Beckham Jr 14 pass from Geno Smith (Branden Melancon extra point)
1Q: 02:12 CAR - Branden Melancon 27 field goal
2Q: 07:20 CAR - Brandon Cooks 39 pass from Geno Smith (Branden Melancon extra point)
2Q: 04:01 ATL - Julio Harding 56 field goal
2Q: 01:20 ATL - Quinn Rubio 27 pass from Derek Carr (Julio Harding extra point)
3Q: 12:48 ATL - Peter Horn 4 run (Julio Harding extra point)
3Q: 09:51 CAR - Branden Melancon 46 field goal
3Q: 05:01 ATL - Peter Horn 17 run (Julio Harding extra point)
4Q: 10:01 CAR - Odell Beckham Jr 11 pass from Geno Smith (Branden Melancon extra point)
4Q: 06:33 ATL - Julio Harding 49 field goal
4Q: 00:03 CAR - Branden Melancon 20 field goal

Team Statistics ATL CAR
Record 5-9 8-6
First Downs 16 29
- by Rushing 6 9
- by Passing 10 18
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 316 493
- Offensive Plays 55 78
- Yards per Play 5.75 6.32
Net Rushing Yards 122 131
- Rushing Attempts 31 28
- Yards per Rush 3.94 4.68
Net Passing Yards 194 362
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 24 - 14 - 0 45 - 30 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 194 385
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 5/23
- Yards per Pass Play 8.08 7.24
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/13 8/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.9 6.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/40 3/20
Punt Returns/Yards 3/24 1/5
Kick Returns/Yards 3/80 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 1/17 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 21
Time of Possession 25:39 34:21

Team Statistics	ATL	CAR
Record	5-9	8-6
First Downs	16	29
- by Rushing	6	9
- by Passing	10	18
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	316	493
- Offensive Plays	55	78
- Yards per Play	5.75	6.32
Net Rushing Yards	122	131
- Rushing Attempts	31	28
- Yards per Rush	3.94	4.68
Net Passing Yards	194	362
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	24 - 14 - 0	45 - 30 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	194	385
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	5/23
- Yards per Pass Play	8.08	7.24
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/13	8/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.9	6.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/40	3/20
Punt Returns/Yards	3/24	1/5
Kick Returns/Yards	3/80	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	1/17	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 21
Time of Possession	25:39	34:21

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:25	3:45	OWN 20	9	31	Punt
1	2:04	2:51	OWN 20	4	9	Punt
2	11:34	1:36	OWN 18	3	3	Punt
2	6:53	2:57	OWN 30	8	31	Field Goal
2	1:27	0:20	OPP 27	2	27	Touchdown
3	15:00	2:20	OWN 42	4	58	Touchdown
3	9:46	4:57	OWN 29	9	71	Touchdown
3	2:07	3:07	OWN 14	6	20	Punt
4	9:54	3:27	OWN 20	7	48	Field Goal
4	5:11	1:33	OWN 26	3	8	Punt

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:35	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
1	6:40	4:36	OWN 9	9	81	Field Goal
2	14:13	2:39	OWN 34	4	13	Punt
2	9:58	3:05	OWN 33	6	67	Touchdown
2	3:56	2:29	OWN 20	7	11	Interception
2	1:07	1:07	OWN 20	6	16	Punt
3	12:40	2:54	OWN 20	7	51	Field Goal
3	4:49	2:42	OWN 20	4	22	Punt
4	14:00	4:06	OWN 36	10	64	Touchdown
4	6:27	1:16	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
4	3:38	3:38	OWN 3	12	94	Field Goal

Game MVP: Geno Smith, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Peter Horn	24	108	4.50	17	3	2
Maurice Culbertson	7	14	2.00	8	0	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Cary Hicks	15	84	5.60	30	5	0
Justics Delaroche	13	47	3.62	18	1	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Derek Carr	24	14	194	0/0	1	45	0	98.2

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Geno Smith	45	30	385	5/23	3	39	1	106.2

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Quinn Rubio	6	8	107	17.83	61	27	1
RB Maurice Culbertson	2	2	11	5.50	4	9	0
TE Chase Zachery	2	5	13	6.50	2	12	0
WR Edgar Ellis	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	0
RB Peter Horn	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Greg Hibbard	1	1	45	45.00	0	45	0
WR Johnnie Hanson	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Harry Rock	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Maxx Williams	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Vince Wand	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Brandon Cooks	10	13	158	15.80	41	39	1
WR Odell Beckham Jr	9	16	101	11.22	25	35	2
TE Lucas Cheng	3	4	37	12.33	15	24	0
FB Skip Rowe	2	2	39	19.50	28	30	0
WR Seth Chu	2	2	20	10.00	5	15	0
RB Justics Delaroche	2	4	13	6.50	0	9	0
TE Josh Phillips	1	1	8	8.00	6	8	0
WR Giovanni McDaniel	1	2	9	9.00	0	9	0
RB Cary Hicks	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Charles Baruffi	1	17	17.00	0

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Jerry Serwanga	0	0	1	0

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Cary Hicks	1	0	0	0
Skip Rowe	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Carlos Gilmore	5	221	44.2	43.2	63	2

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Casey Herrmann	4	186	46.5	40.5	49	3

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Julio Harding	2/2	2/2	1/1	56	3/3

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Branden Melancon	3/3	1/1	0/0	46	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Peter Horn	3	24	8.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kaiden Jefferson	1	5	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jerry Serwanga	3	80	26.7	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Tanner Tripplehorn	11	4	0.0	27	45
OLB Earnest Schwartz	7	5	3.0	24	41
ILB Jake Humphries	7	3	0.0	17	31
ILB Randall Vijitakula	5	1	0.0	10	12
CB Charles Baruffi	5	0	0.0	17	39
CB Bryson Stolowitz	3	2	0.0	28	45
OLB Neil Hancock	3	2	0.0	12	25
S Kevin Hindman	3	0	0.0	6	13
OLB Hayden Wilcox	2	2	1.0	17	28
DE Damon Prior	2	2	0.0	16	35
CB Jerry Serwanga	2	1	0.0	12	21
DE Kennedy Woodard	2	0	0.0	19	24
ILB Kurt McElroy	2	0	0.0	8	13
DT Aaron Donald	1	1	1.0	20	35
S Jaquiski Tartt	1	2	0.0	25	47
DT Maxwell Knauls	1	1	0.0	14	25
S Fernando Shapiro	1	0	0.0	18	39
DE Conrad Boyd	1	0	0.0	17	31

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Corwin McEwen	6	2	0.0	30	23
OLB Dennis Crimm	5	2	0.0	29	23
DT Grant May	5	1	0.0	17	12
CB Thurman Stevens	4	2	0.0	16	19
S Brady Worrell	3	2	0.0	28	21
ILB Derrick Bryant	3	1	0.0	14	6
S Gage Yellig	2	1	0.0	15	8
CB Trevor Briel	2	0	0.0	29	22
DE Darnell Arnold	2	0	0.0	6	5
DE Melvin McConnell	2	0	0.0	22	17
OLB Hardy Odumuyiwa	2	0	0.0	3	4
CB Todd Coleman	2	0	0.0	31	20
DT Renaldo Jeffries	1	1	0.0	14	12
DE DeMarcus Lawrence	1	1	0.0	25	19
OLB Manti Te'o	1	0	0.0	2	1
WR Odell Beckham Jr	1	0	---	---	---
S Brett Mowen	1	0	0.0	17	18
OLB Bob Guest	0	1	0.0	26	18
S Braxton Frederick	0	1	0.0	5	4

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Earnest Schwartz	3.0	1	3	3	41
DT Aaron Donald	1.0	0	3	1	35
OLB Hayden Wilcox	1.0	0	1	0	28
DE Damon Prior	0.0	0	1	0	35
OLB Neil Hancock	0.0	0	1	0	25

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Melvin McConnell	0.0	0	1	0	17

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Charles Baruffi	6	0	1	39
S Tanner Tripplehorn	4	1	0	45
ILB Jake Humphries	4	0	0	31
CB Bryson Stolowitz	3	0	0	45
ILB Randall Vijitakula	3	0	0	12
OLB Hayden Wilcox	3	0	0	28
OLB Earnest Schwartz	2	1	0	41
S Kevin Hindman	2	0	0	13
DE Damon Prior	1	0	0	35
ILB Kurt McElroy	1	0	0	13
S Jaquiski Tartt	1	0	0	47

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Corwin McEwen	3	1	23
OLB Dennis Crimm	2	1	23
S Brady Worrell	2	1	21
CB Trevor Briel	2	0	22
CB Thurman Stevens	2	0	19
S Brett Mowen	1	1	18
CB Todd Coleman	1	1	20
S Gage Yellig	1	0	8
ILB Derrick Bryant	0	1	6

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Peter Kowal	4	5	0	31	24
Marco Hutton	2	8	1	31	24
Darrell Stephens	2	4	0	31	24
Laken Tomlinson	2	4	0	31	24
Malachi Purnell	1	6	1	31	24
Skip Monk	1	3	0	26	16
Maxx Williams	1	1	0	6	6

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Alonzo Tripp	5	10	0	28	1	50
Donnie Wile	2	6	1	28	1	50
Michael Wasserman	2	5	0	28	1	50
Justin Wiggin	1	3	0	28	2	50
Skip Rowe	1	1	0	16	0	26
Lucas Cheng	0	2	0	19	0	35
Louis Tate	0	1	0	15	0	32

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Marco Hutton	1	7

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Skip Rowe	1	16
Roderick Dahnke	1	13
Bob Guest	1	11
Braxton Frederick	1	11
Justin Wiggin	1	7
Cody Strong	1	7

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jaquiski Tartt	---	---	25	47	18	90
Bryson Stolowitz	---	---	28	45	3	76
Tanner Tripplehorn	---	---	27	45	3	75
Earnest Schwartz	---	---	24	41	3	68
Charles Baruffi	---	---	17	39	11	67
Quinn Rubio	28	20	---	---	16	64
Jake Humphries	---	---	17	31	14	62
Marco Hutton	31	24	---	---	7	62
Laken Tomlinson	31	24	---	---	7	62
Fernando Shapiro	---	---	18	39	2	59
Aaron Donald	---	---	20	35	3	58
Damon Prior	---	---	16	35	6	57
Peter Kowal	31	24	---	---	---	55
Malachi Purnell	31	24	---	---	---	55
Darrell Stephens	31	24	---	---	---	55
Derek Carr	31	24	---	---	---	55
Chase Zachery	21	19	---	---	13	53
Skip Monk	26	16	---	---	10	52
Conrad Boyd	---	---	17	31	2	50
Hayden Wilcox	---	---	17	28	4	49
Jerry Serwanga	---	---	12	21	13	46
Kennedy Woodard	---	---	19	24	2	45
Neil Hancock	---	---	12	25	8	45
Peter Horn	24	16	---	---	4	44
Maxwell Knauls	---	---	14	25	5	44
Clyde Bluske	11	12	---	---	19	42
Maurice Culbertson	7	7	---	---	23	37
Kevin Hindman	---	---	6	13	12	31
Vince Wand	17	10	---	---	---	27
Edgar Ellis	11	7	---	---	6	24
Randall Vijitakula	---	---	10	12	2	24
Kurt McElroy	---	---	8	13	3	24
Harry Rock	0	1	---	---	19	20
Maxx Williams	6	6	---	---	---	12
Johnnie Hanson	4	4	---	---	---	8
Ben Smart	---	---	1	1	6	8
Junior Udeze	0	0	---	---	7	7
Lonnie Lorino	0	0	---	---	7	7
Miguel McCubbrey	0	0	---	---	7	7
Francisco Nixon	0	0	---	---	6	6
Scottie Thornton	0	0	---	---	6	6
Carlos Gilmore	0	0	---	---	5	5
Julio Harding	0	0	---	---	2	2
T.J. Murphy	0	0	---	---	2	2
Greg Hibbard	0	2	---	---	---	2
Al Bardon	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Brandon Cooks	26	49	---	---	17	92
Justin Wiggin	28	50	---	---	7	85
Alonzo Tripp	28	50	---	---	5	83
Geno Smith	28	50	---	---	---	78
Donnie Wile	28	50	---	---	---	78
Michael Wasserman	28	50	---	---	---	78
Odell Beckham Jr	23	46	---	---	1	70
Lucas Cheng	19	35	---	---	10	64
Skip Rowe	16	26	---	---	16	58
Trevor Briel	---	---	29	22	6	57
Corwin McEwen	---	---	30	23	2	55
Bob Guest	---	---	26	18	11	55
Louis Tate	15	32	---	---	7	54
Dennis Crimm	---	---	29	23	2	54
Justics Delaroche	13	23	---	---	18	54
Todd Coleman	---	---	31	20	2	53
Brady Worrell	---	---	28	21	2	51
DeMarcus Lawrence	---	---	25	19	---	44
Cary Hicks	15	27	---	---	1	43
Melvin McConnell	---	---	22	17	4	43
Thurman Stevens	---	---	16	19	7	42
Seth Chu	16	23	---	---	1	40
Brett Mowen	---	---	17	18	2	37
Derrick Bryant	---	---	14	6	12	32
Grant May	---	---	17	12	2	31
Danny Stephens	13	17	---	---	---	30
Josh Phillips	1	10	---	---	19	30
Manti Te'o	---	---	2	1	26	29
Giovanni McDaniel	7	7	---	---	15	29
Renaldo Jeffries	---	---	14	12	1	27
Gage Yellig	---	---	15	8	2	25
Roderick Dahnke	4	4	---	---	13	21
Clyde Pieri	---	---	9	7	5	21
Braxton Frederick	---	---	5	4	11	20
Kaiden Jefferson	---	---	2	3	13	18
Darnell Arnold	---	---	6	5	4	15
Branden Melancon	0	0	---	---	9	9
Junior Atkins	---	---	1	1	5	7
Ronald Parrish	0	0	---	---	7	7
Hardy Odumuyiwa	---	---	3	4	---	7
Cody Strong	0	0	---	---	7	7
Byron Sims	---	---	0	1	5	6
Casey Herrmann	0	0	---	---	4	4
Gilbert Brisman	0	0	---	---	3	3
A.J. Cann	0	1	---	---	2	3
Steven Arnold	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	36	4.0
Middle	12	66	5.5
Right	10	20	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	16	85	5.3
Middle	5	10	2.0
Right	7	36	5.1
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Derek Carr	24	14	3	0	3	6	1	0	0

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Geno Smith	45	30	6	0	2	2	9	4	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	6	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	9	79	6.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	3	64	8.0
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	45	15.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	8	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	17	155	8.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	22	11	183	8.3
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	39	19.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Quinn Rubio	8	6	0	107	2	20
TE Chase Zachery	5	2	1	13	0	19
RB Maurice Culbertson	2	2	0	11	0	7
WR Edgar Ellis	2	1	1	4	0	7
RB Peter Horn	2	1	1	6	0	16
WR Harry Rock	1	0	0	0	0	1
WR Greg Hibbard	1	1	0	45	1	2
WR Johnnie Hanson	1	1	0	8	0	4
TE Maxx Williams	1	0	0	0	0	6
WR Vince Wand	1	0	0	0	0	10

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Odell Beckham Jr	16	9	1	101	1	46
WR Brandon Cooks	13	10	0	158	3	49
TE Lucas Cheng	4	3	0	37	1	35
RB Justics Delaroche	4	2	1	13	0	23
FB Skip Rowe	2	2	0	39	1	26
WR Seth Chu	2	2	0	20	0	23
WR Giovanni McDaniel	2	1	0	9	0	7
TE Josh Phillips	1	1	0	8	0	10
RB Cary Hicks	1	0	0	0	0	27

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Peter Horn	3	27	9.00	4.50

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Justics Delaroche	4	14	3.50	3.62
Cary Hicks	2	6	3.00	5.60

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Geno Smith	4	2	25	6.25	8.56

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Odell Beckham Jr	3	2	25	8.33	6.31
WR Brandon Cooks	1	0	0	0.00	12.15

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Peter Horn	4	2
Maurice Culbertson	2	1

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Justics Delaroche	4	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Derek Carr	7	4	3

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Geno Smith	8	7	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Quinn Rubio	3	2	2
TE Chase Zachery	2	1	0
WR Edgar Ellis	1	0	0
WR Johnnie Hanson	1	1	1

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Brandon Cooks	4	3	2
WR Odell Beckham Jr	2	2	2
WR Seth Chu	1	1	1
TE Lucas Cheng	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 71,100 (77,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,200 (21,400)
End Zone 13,700 (15,500)
Mezzanine 8,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,400 (13,700)
Club Seats 12,600 (13,000)
Luxury Boxes 5,000 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	71,100 (77,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,200 (21,400)
End Zone	13,700 (15,500)
Mezzanine	8,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,400 (13,700)
Club Seats	12,600 (13,000)
Luxury Boxes	5,000 (5,000)