Week 7, 2045

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

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

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:19 ATL - Peter Horn 1 run (Julio Harding extra point)
1Q: 00:52 CAR - Cary Hicks 1 run (Branden Melancon extra point)
2Q: 12:46 ATL - Quinn Rubio 2 pass from E.J. Manuel (Julio Harding extra point)
2Q: 00:03 ATL - Julio Harding 25 field goal
3Q: 02:55 ATL - Alexander Winters 1 run (Julio Harding extra point)
4Q: 01:48 ATL - Alexander Winters 7 run (Julio Harding extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:19 ATL - Peter Horn 1 run (Julio Harding extra point)
1Q: 00:52 CAR - Cary Hicks 1 run (Branden Melancon extra point)
2Q: 12:46 ATL - Quinn Rubio 2 pass from E.J. Manuel (Julio Harding extra point)
2Q: 00:03 ATL - Julio Harding 25 field goal
3Q: 02:55 ATL - Alexander Winters 1 run (Julio Harding extra point)
4Q: 01:48 ATL - Alexander Winters 7 run (Julio Harding extra point)

Team Statistics CAR ATL
Record 3-4 6-1
First Downs 17 24
- by Rushing 3 12
- by Passing 14 12
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 276 344
- Offensive Plays 69 72
- Yards per Play 4.00 4.78
Net Rushing Yards 54 176
- Rushing Attempts 18 41
- Yards per Rush 3.00 4.29
Net Passing Yards 222 168
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 49 - 21 - 1 26 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 232 211
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/10 5/43
- Yards per Pass Play 4.35 5.42
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/16 9/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.1 9.7
4th Down Conversions 0/3 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/35 3/20
Punt Returns/Yards 2/10 3/17
Kick Returns/Yards 3/83 1/26
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/9
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 33
Time of Possession 26:20 33:40

Team Statistics	CAR	ATL
Record	3-4	6-1
First Downs	17	24
- by Rushing	3	12
- by Passing	14	12
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	276	344
- Offensive Plays	69	72
- Yards per Play	4.00	4.78
Net Rushing Yards	54	176
- Rushing Attempts	18	41
- Yards per Rush	3.00	4.29
Net Passing Yards	222	168
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	49 - 21 - 1	26 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	232	211
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/10	5/43
- Yards per Pass Play	4.35	5.42
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/16	9/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.1	9.7
4th Down Conversions	0/3	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/35	3/20
Punt Returns/Yards	2/10	3/17
Kick Returns/Yards	3/83	1/26
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/9
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 33
Time of Possession	26:20	33:40

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:27	OWN 21	3	-4	Punt
1	7:09	6:24	OWN 20	16	80	Touchdown
2	12:35	2:09	OWN 46	5	14	Punt
2	6:34	2:49	OWN 5	5	39	Punt
2	2:49	0:42	OWN 43	3	-6	Punt
3	13:05	2:43	OWN 10	5	30	Punt
3	2:49	2:45	OWN 20	6	13	Punt
4	13:15	1:08	OWN 11	3	8	Punt
4	10:20	2:53	OWN 34	10	29	Downs
4	4:58	1:30	OWN 13	8	42	Downs
4	2:19	0:31	OWN 7	4	0	Downs
4	1:41	0:49	OWN 42	2	-4	Interception

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:33	5:24	OWN 38	12	62	Touchdown
1	0:45	3:10	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
2	10:26	3:52	OWN 20	7	21	Punt
2	3:45	0:56	OWN 10	3	3	Punt
2	2:07	2:07	OWN 15	8	77	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:55	OWN 38	3	5	Punt
3	10:22	7:33	OWN 24	14	76	Touchdown
3	0:04	1:49	OWN 24	6	21	Punt
4	12:07	1:47	OWN 33	3	-19	Punt
4	7:27	2:29	OWN 37	3	-6	Punt
4	3:28	1:09	OWN 45	3	0	Punt
4	1:48	0:07	OPP 7	1	7	Touchdown
4	0:52	0:52	OWN 38	2	-3	Game

Game MVP: E.J. Manuel, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Justics Delaroche	12	31	2.58	10	2	0
Geno Smith	3	13	4.33	7	0	0
Cary Hicks	2	4	2.00	3	0	1
Zane Nichols	1	6	6.00	6	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Alexander Winters	20	115	5.75	23	5	2
Peter Horn	16	61	3.81	14	1	1
E.J. Manuel	3	3	1.00	6	0	0
Derek Carr	2	-3	-1.50	-1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Geno Smith	35	18	194	2/10	0	37	0	68.0
Ian Garcia	14	3	38	0/0	0	22	1	9.8

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
E.J. Manuel	26	16	211	5/43	1	31	0	99.9

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Seth Chu	5	13	56	11.20	15	22
WR Zane Nichols	5	12	60	12.00	2	18
RB Justics Delaroche	4	5	19	4.75	2	11
RB Cary Hicks	2	3	25	12.50	0	20
WR Odell Beckham Jr	2	2	28	14.00	4	16
RB Kent Buckley	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4
TE Roderick Dahnke	1	1	11	11.00	9	11
TE Lucas Cheng	1	3	37	37.00	32	37
TE Donny Ciccant	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Brandon Cooks	0	8	0	0.00	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Casey Utley	3	3	45	15.00	0	19	0
TE Maxx Williams	3	5	69	23.00	53	31	0
RB Peter Horn	2	3	5	2.50	0	6	0
FB Brad Wappler	2	3	29	14.50	28	16	0
WR Quinn Rubio	2	3	22	11.00	16	20	1
TE Chase Zachery	2	3	17	8.50	0	9	0
RB Alexander Winters	1	1	16	16.00	14	16	0
WR Denzel Skelly	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Vince Wand	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Cary DeWalt	1	9	9.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Darnell Arnold	0	0	1	0

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Alexander Winters	1	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Casey Herrmann	7	323	46.1	40.9	55	3

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Carlos Gilmore	7	355	50.7	49.3	61	5

Kicking Statistics

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

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Julio Harding	1/1	0/0	0/0	25	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kaiden Jefferson	2	10	5.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tanner Tripplehorn	3	17	5.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brandon Cooks	3	83	27.7	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jerry Serwanga	1	26	26.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Byron Sims	10	2	0.0	35	31
OLB Dennis Crimm	9	2	1.0	33	30
CB Todd Coleman	5	2	0.0	35	31
DT Timothy Dromeshauser	4	0	2.0	16	12
DE DeMarcus Lawrence	4	1	1.0	32	22
DE Melvin McConnell	4	1	1.0	27	25
CB Trevor Briel	4	4	0.0	25	16
ILB Corwin McEwen	3	4	0.0	17	15
DT Grant May	3	1	0.0	26	19
S Devonte Buchanan	3	0	0.0	37	30
OLB Bob Guest	2	0	0.0	25	12
S Chuck Pritchett	1	5	0.0	35	30
DE Clyde Pieri	1	1	0.0	14	7
OLB Hardy Odumuyiwa	1	1	0.0	11	13
DE Darnell Arnold	1	0	0.0	9	9
CB Thurman Stevens	1	0	0.0	16	20
WR Zane Nichols	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Byron Lynn	0	2	0.0	8	1

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Kurt McElroy	7	1	0.0	18	49
S Jaquiski Tartt	5	1	0.0	15	45
S Cary DeWalt	5	1	0.0	9	38
S Lucas Pritchett	4	1	0.0	9	42
S Tanner Tripplehorn	3	1	0.0	13	32
CB Melvin Kozak	3	0	0.0	15	42
OLB Hayden Wilcox	3	0	0.0	14	35
OLB Elliot Schwartz	2	0	1.0	6	8
OLB Earnest Schwartz	1	0	1.0	9	26
CB Roderick Riti	1	2	0.0	16	31
CB Jerry Serwanga	1	1	0.0	5	28
DT Aaron Donald	1	1	0.0	10	39
DE Sammy Berman	1	0	0.0	12	21
ILB Randall Vijitakula	1	0	0.0	1	6
DT Phillip Fletcher	1	0	0.0	9	15
ILB Charles Roth	0	2	0.0	9	8
DE Conrad Boyd	0	1	0.0	12	43

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DT Timothy Dromeshauser	2.0	0	12
DE DeMarcus Lawrence	1.0	0	22
OLB Dennis Crimm	1.0	0	30
DE Melvin McConnell	1.0	0	25
DT Grant May	0.0	2	19
OLB Bob Guest	0.0	1	12

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Earnest Schwartz	1.0	0	1	3	26
OLB Elliot Schwartz	1.0	0	0	0	8
DE Sammy Berman	0.0	1	0	0	21
DT Aaron Donald	0.0	0	4	3	39
DE Ken Hansen	0.0	0	3	0	36
ILB Kurt McElroy	0.0	0	1	0	49
OLB Hayden Wilcox	0.0	0	1	0	35
ILB Charles Roth	0.0	0	1	0	8

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Byron Sims	5	1	31
OLB Dennis Crimm	3	0	30
S Devonte Buchanan	2	1	30
CB Todd Coleman	2	0	31
CB Trevor Briel	1	0	16
ILB Corwin McEwen	1	0	15
CB Thurman Stevens	1	0	20
OLB Hardy Odumuyiwa	1	0	13
OLB Bob Guest	0	1	12
S Chuck Pritchett	0	1	30

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Kurt McElroy	4	1	0	49
S Cary DeWalt	3	0	1	38
S Lucas Pritchett	3	0	0	42
CB Melvin Kozak	3	0	0	42
S Jaquiski Tartt	2	1	0	45
OLB Hayden Wilcox	2	0	0	35
CB Jerry Serwanga	1	0	0	28
ILB Randall Vijitakula	1	0	0	6
OLB Earnest Schwartz	1	0	0	26
CB Roderick Riti	1	0	0	31
S Tanner Tripplehorn	0	1	0	32

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
A.J. Cann	2	4	18	1	44
Louis Tate	1	4	18	1	43
Alonzo Tripp	1	3	18	0	45
Donnie Wile	0	2	18	0	42
Francisco Hardy	0	2	18	0	50

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Peter Kowal	5	12	1	40	2	31
Malachi Purnell	3	9	1	39	1	31
Brad Wappler	3	3	0	32	0	25
Darrell Stephens	2	5	0	36	1	31
Marco Hutton	2	3	0	36	1	31
Laken Tomlinson	2	3	0	38	0	31
Dominic Dreyfuss	0	1	0	5	0	0
Miguel McCubbrey	0	1	0	5	0	0

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Bob Guest	2	9
Manti Te'o	1	14
Donny Ciccant	1	14

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Jaquiski Tartt	2	14
Alexander Winters	1	15
Skip Bell	1	14
Francisco Nixon	1	12

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Brandon Cooks	18	42	---	---	14	74
A.J. Cann	18	44	---	---	7	69
Byron Sims	---	---	35	31	2	68
Francisco Hardy	18	50	---	---	---	68
Devonte Buchanan	---	---	37	30	1	68
Chuck Pritchett	---	---	35	30	2	67
Todd Coleman	---	---	35	31	1	67
Dennis Crimm	---	---	33	30	1	64
Alonzo Tripp	18	45	---	---	---	63
Zane Nichols	11	45	---	---	7	63
Kaiden Jefferson	---	---	26	11	25	62
Louis Tate	18	43	---	---	---	61
Donnie Wile	18	42	---	---	---	60
Seth Chu	10	42	---	---	4	56
Geno Smith	18	37	---	---	---	55
DeMarcus Lawrence	---	---	32	22	1	55
Melvin McConnell	---	---	27	25	3	55
Grant May	---	---	26	19	2	47
Bob Guest	---	---	25	12	9	46
Trevor Briel	---	---	25	16	2	43
Justics Delaroche	16	27	---	---	---	43
Kent Buckley	3	16	---	---	21	40
Corwin McEwen	---	---	17	15	7	39
Lucas Cheng	11	20	---	---	7	38
Thurman Stevens	---	---	16	20	1	37
Donny Ciccant	4	17	---	---	14	35
Cary Hicks	2	25	---	---	8	35
Roderick Dahnke	8	15	---	---	6	29
Timothy Dromeshauser	---	---	16	12	1	29
Clyde Pieri	---	---	14	7	7	28
Byron Lynn	---	---	8	1	19	28
Hardy Odumuyiwa	---	---	11	13	1	25
Brady Worrell	---	---	11	7	4	22
Darnell Arnold	---	---	9	9	3	21
Manti Te'o	---	---	6	0	14	20
Mack Wheeler	0	13	---	---	7	20
Graham Mahaffey	0	9	---	---	7	16
Michael Wasserman	0	9	---	---	7	16
Odell Beckham Jr	7	6	---	---	1	14
Ian Garcia	0	14	---	---	---	14
Braxton Frederick	---	---	3	0	6	9
Jordan Herndon	---	---	4	0	4	8
Casey Herrmann	0	0	---	---	7	7
Ronald Parrish	0	0	---	---	7	7
Branden Melancon	0	0	---	---	2	2
Bryce Stewart	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Laken Tomlinson	38	31	---	---	8	77
Jaquiski Tartt	---	---	15	45	14	74
Brad Wappler	32	25	---	---	16	73
Peter Kowal	40	31	---	---	1	72
Malachi Purnell	39	31	---	---	---	70
Marco Hutton	36	31	---	---	---	67
Darrell Stephens	36	31	---	---	---	67
Chase Zachery	30	22	---	---	15	67
Kurt McElroy	---	---	18	49	---	67
E.J. Manuel	35	31	---	---	---	66
Conrad Boyd	---	---	12	43	7	62
Melvin Kozak	---	---	15	42	1	58
Maxx Williams	31	25	---	---	1	57
Hayden Wilcox	---	---	14	35	7	56
Cary DeWalt	---	---	9	38	7	54
Alexander Winters	23	15	---	---	15	53
Lucas Pritchett	---	---	9	42	1	52
Quinn Rubio	25	19	---	---	8	52
Tanner Tripplehorn	---	---	13	32	7	52
Casey Utley	20	15	---	---	14	49
Jerry Serwanga	---	---	5	28	16	49
Aaron Donald	---	---	10	39	---	49
Ken Hansen	---	---	12	36	---	48
Roderick Riti	---	---	16	31	---	47
Peter Horn	19	16	---	---	2	37
Earnest Schwartz	---	---	9	26	---	35
Sammy Berman	---	---	12	21	---	33
Phillip Fletcher	---	---	9	15	7	31
Elliot Schwartz	---	---	6	8	14	28
Vince Wand	16	11	---	---	---	27
Charles Roth	---	---	9	8	6	23
Skip Bell	---	---	4	4	14	22
Francisco Nixon	2	0	---	---	12	14
Patrick Parisi	6	0	---	---	8	14
Bryson Stolowitz	---	---	0	13	---	13
Miguel McCubbrey	5	0	---	---	8	13
Dominic Dreyfuss	5	0	---	---	7	12
Denzel Skelly	6	6	---	---	---	12
Randall Vijitakula	---	---	1	6	4	11
Lonnie Lorino	0	0	---	---	8	8
Carlos Gilmore	0	0	---	---	7	7
Derek Carr	6	0	---	---	---	6
Scottie Thornton	0	0	---	---	5	5
Greg Hibbard	1	1	---	---	---	2
Julio Harding	0	0	---	---	1	1
Keegan Ingram	0	0	---	---	1	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	38	4.8
Middle	5	13	2.6
Right	5	3	0.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	55	6.1
Middle	15	85	5.7
Right	15	39	2.6
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Geno Smith	35	18	1	4	4	1	7	5	0
Ian Garcia	14	3	2	1	3	2	4	1	1

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
E.J. Manuel	26	16	3	2	1	4	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	33	8.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	8	79	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	23	8	100	4.3
Long (19+ Yds)	7	1	20	2.9

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	13	13.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	11	144	9.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	4	54	6.0
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Seth Chu	13	5	0	56	1	42
WR Zane Nichols	12	5	3	60	0	45
WR Brandon Cooks	8	0	2	0	0	42
RB Justics Delaroche	5	4	1	19	0	27
RB Cary Hicks	3	2	1	25	1	25
TE Lucas Cheng	3	1	0	37	1	20
WR Odell Beckham Jr	2	2	0	28	0	6
RB Kent Buckley	1	1	0	-4	0	16
TE Donny Ciccant	1	0	0	0	0	17
TE Roderick Dahnke	1	1	0	11	0	15

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Maxx Williams	5	3	0	69	2	25
WR Casey Utley	3	3	0	45	0	15
RB Peter Horn	3	2	0	5	0	16
FB Brad Wappler	3	2	0	29	0	25
WR Quinn Rubio	3	2	0	22	1	19
TE Chase Zachery	3	2	0	17	0	22
WR Vince Wand	3	0	1	0	0	11
WR Denzel Skelly	2	1	0	8	0	6
RB Alexander Winters	1	1	0	16	0	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Cary Hicks	1	1	1.00	2.00

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Peter Horn	4	23	5.75	3.81
Alexander Winters	2	8	4.00	5.75
E.J. Manuel	1	1	1.00	1.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Geno Smith	2	2	19	9.50	5.54

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
E.J. Manuel	2	2	15	7.50	8.12

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Seth Chu	1	1	1	1.00	4.31
WR Zane Nichols	1	1	18	18.00	5.00

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Brad Wappler	1	1	13	13.00	9.67
WR Quinn Rubio	1	1	2	2.00	7.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Geno Smith	1	1
Justics Delaroche	1	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Alexander Winters	5	3
Peter Horn	2	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Geno Smith	11	6	4
Ian Garcia	3	1	1

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
E.J. Manuel	7	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Zane Nichols	5	4	3
WR Brandon Cooks	3	0	0
WR Seth Chu	3	1	1
RB Justics Delaroche	2	1	0
WR Odell Beckham Jr	1	1	1

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Chase Zachery	3	2	2
WR Casey Utley	1	1	1
WR Quinn Rubio	1	1	1
TE Maxx Williams	1	1	0
WR Denzel Skelly	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 71,100 (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 5,000 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	71,100 (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	5,000 (5,000)