Week 7, 2046

played in Carolina, NC

63 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	0	17	7	0	-	24
Carolina Panthers	7	7	14	3	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:54 CAR - Byron Sims 77 interception return (Branden Melancon extra point)
2Q: 11:47 ATL - Peter Horn 4 run (Julio Harding extra point)
2Q: 05:21 CAR - Carlos Hyde 23 run (Branden Melancon extra point)
2Q: 01:54 ATL - Julio Harding 27 field goal
2Q: 00:56 ATL - Greg Hibbard 11 pass from Derek Carr (Julio Harding extra point)
3Q: 11:22 CAR - Brandon Cooks 13 pass from Geno Smith (Branden Melancon extra point)
3Q: 08:33 ATL - Greg Hibbard 42 pass from Derek Carr (Julio Harding extra point)
3Q: 05:16 CAR - Odell Beckham Jr 16 pass from Geno Smith (Branden Melancon extra point)
4Q: 02:24 CAR - Branden Melancon 32 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:54 CAR - Byron Sims 77 interception return (Branden Melancon extra point)
2Q: 11:47 ATL - Peter Horn 4 run (Julio Harding extra point)
2Q: 05:21 CAR - Carlos Hyde 23 run (Branden Melancon extra point)
2Q: 01:54 ATL - Julio Harding 27 field goal
2Q: 00:56 ATL - Greg Hibbard 11 pass from Derek Carr (Julio Harding extra point)
3Q: 11:22 CAR - Brandon Cooks 13 pass from Geno Smith (Branden Melancon extra point)
3Q: 08:33 ATL - Greg Hibbard 42 pass from Derek Carr (Julio Harding extra point)
3Q: 05:16 CAR - Odell Beckham Jr 16 pass from Geno Smith (Branden Melancon extra point)
4Q: 02:24 CAR - Branden Melancon 32 field goal

Team Statistics ATL CAR
Record 3-3 5-2
First Downs 22 19
- by Rushing 5 4
- by Passing 14 14
- by Penalty 3 1
Total Net Yards 373 378
- Offensive Plays 67 59
- Yards per Play 5.57 6.41
Net Rushing Yards 63 112
- Rushing Attempts 18 29
- Yards per Rush 3.50 3.86
Net Passing Yards 310 266
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 48 - 27 - 2 29 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 319 271
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/9 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 6.33 8.87
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/14 3/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.1 9.0
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/35 10/77
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 2/15
Kick Returns/Yards 1/19 3/77
Interception Ret./Yards 1/2 2/77
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 31
Time of Possession 27:57 32:03

Team Statistics	ATL	CAR
Record	3-3	5-2
First Downs	22	19
- by Rushing	5	4
- by Passing	14	14
- by Penalty	3	1
Total Net Yards	373	378
- Offensive Plays	67	59
- Yards per Play	5.57	6.41
Net Rushing Yards	63	112
- Rushing Attempts	18	29
- Yards per Rush	3.50	3.86
Net Passing Yards	310	266
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	48 - 27 - 2	29 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	319	271
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/9	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	6.33	8.87
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/14	3/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.1	9.0
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/35	10/77
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	2/15
Kick Returns/Yards	1/19	3/77
Interception Ret./Yards	1/2	2/77
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 31
Time of Possession	27:57	32:03

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:41	1:56	OWN 40	5	25	Interception
1	7:45	1:51	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
1	1:34	4:55	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
2	8:28	1:19	OWN 39	3	5	Interception
2	5:04	3:17	OWN 20	8	70	Field Goal
2	0:56	0:06	OPP 11	1	11	Touchdown
3	15:00	2:01	OWN 20	5	16	Punt
3	11:16	2:59	OWN 28	6	72	Touchdown
3	5:05	0:38	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
3	1:08	4:14	OWN 20	8	39	Punt
4	9:05	1:56	OWN 20	6	15	Punt
4	2:17	1:34	OWN 20	10	35	Downs

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:19	OWN 33	7	34	Missed FG
1	5:54	4:20	OWN 33	9	26	Punt
2	11:39	3:11	OWN 48	5	20	Missed FG
2	7:09	2:05	OWN 44	4	56	Touchdown
2	1:47	0:51	OWN 7	2	0	Interception
2	0:50	0:50	OWN 20	3	-4	Half
3	12:59	1:43	OWN 19	5	81	Touchdown
3	8:17	3:12	OWN 39	6	61	Touchdown
3	4:27	3:19	OWN 31	6	9	Punt
4	11:54	2:49	OWN 6	5	35	Punt
4	7:09	4:52	OWN 47	7	38	Field Goal
4	0:43	0:43	OWN 45	2	-3	Game

Game MVP: Geno Smith, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Alexander Winters	13	46	3.54	19	3	0
Peter Horn	5	17	3.40	12	1	1

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Carlos Hyde	18	67	3.72	23	2	1
Justics Delaroche	7	32	4.57	15	1	0
Geno Smith	4	13	3.25	11	1	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Derek Carr	48	27	319	1/9	2	42	2	73.2

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Geno Smith	29	24	271	1/5	2	28	1	114.2

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Quinn Rubio	6	9	44	7.33	0	10	0
WR Vince Wand	6	11	75	12.50	12	20	0
WR Greg Hibbard	5	9	102	20.40	16	42	2
TE Maxx Williams	4	6	28	7.00	3	10	0
TE Leslie Kelley	2	3	34	17.00	17	26	0
FB Devonte Bose	2	5	-1	-0.50	0	0	0
WR Casey Utley	1	4	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB Alexander Winters	1	1	31	31.00	25	31	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Brandon Cooks	10	13	115	11.50	56	28	1
WR Odell Beckham Jr	7	8	109	15.57	79	26	1
RB Justics Delaroche	3	3	22	7.33	0	11	0
WR Zane Nichols	2	2	14	7.00	2	11	0
RB Carlos Hyde	1	1	9	9.00	2	9	0
TE Will Jeffries	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
WR Seth Chu	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Bryson Stolowitz	1	2	2.00	0

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Byron Sims	1	77	77.00	1
CB Todd Coleman	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Alexander Winters	1	0	0	0
Quinn Rubio	0	1	0	0

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Todd Coleman	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Carlos Gilmore	5	227	45.4	42.4	53	2

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Casey Herrmann	3	160	53.3	33.3	60	0

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Julio Harding	1/1	0/0	0/0	27	3/3

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Branden Melancon	1/3	0/2	0/1	32	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Trevor Briel	2	15	7.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jaquiski Tartt	1	19	19.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brandon Cooks	3	77	25.7	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Tanner Tripplehorn	9	1	0.0	29	30
ILB Charles Roth	7	1	0.0	29	30
S Jaquiski Tartt	5	1	0.0	28	30
CB Bryson Stolowitz	5	0	0.0	29	30
OLB Earnest Schwartz	4	2	1.0	25	27
OLB Hayden Wilcox	4	2	0.0	25	26
DT Aaron Donald	3	2	0.0	23	20
ILB Kurt McElroy	3	1	0.0	19	19
DE Ken Hansen	2	0	0.0	16	21
CB Austin Shoate	2	0	0.0	14	12
DE Conrad Boyd	1	1	0.0	16	15
CB Roderick Riti	1	1	0.0	25	28
DE Kennedy Woodard	1	0	0.0	13	9
DE Sammy Berman	1	0	0.0	13	15
FB Devonte Bose	1	0	---	---	---
DT Quinn Fisher	0	1	0.0	7	10
OLB Michael MacAllister	0	1	0.0	4	3

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Byron Sims	14	0	0.0	18	49
CB Todd Coleman	8	1	1.0	18	49
OLB Hardy Odumuyiwa	5	0	0.0	12	29
OLB Dennis Crimm	3	1	0.0	16	46
CB Trevor Briel	3	0	0.0	12	42
CB Eugene Hamilton	3	0	0.0	17	46
DT Tevin Nunez	2	1	0.0	11	32
S Devonte Buchanan	2	0	0.0	17	49
ILB Jordan Herndon	1	1	0.0	5	9
WR Brandon Cooks	1	0	---	---	---
DE DeMarcus Lawrence	1	0	0.0	13	41
DE Melvin McConnell	1	0	0.0	15	45
S Chuck Pritchett	0	3	0.0	18	49

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Earnest Schwartz	1.0	0	3	4	27

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
CB Todd Coleman	1.0	0	0	0	49
DT Timothy Dromeshauser	0.0	1	0	0	17
DE DeMarcus Lawrence	0.0	0	2	0	41
OLB Dennis Crimm	0.0	0	2	0	46
DE Melvin McConnell	0.0	0	2	0	45
DT Tevin Nunez	0.0	0	1	1	32
DE Clyde Pieri	0.0	0	1	0	4
DE Darnell Arnold	0.0	0	1	0	8

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Bryson Stolowitz	5	1	30
S Tanner Tripplehorn	4	0	30
OLB Earnest Schwartz	3	0	27
ILB Charles Roth	3	0	30
OLB Hayden Wilcox	2	0	26
DE Ken Hansen	1	0	21
DE Sammy Berman	1	0	15
DE Conrad Boyd	1	0	15
ILB Kurt McElroy	1	0	19
S Jaquiski Tartt	1	0	30
CB Roderick Riti	1	0	28
CB Austin Shoate	1	0	12

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Byron Sims	11	2	1	49
CB Todd Coleman	5	2	1	49
CB Trevor Briel	4	0	0	42
OLB Dennis Crimm	3	0	0	46
OLB Hardy Odumuyiwa	2	0	0	29
S Devonte Buchanan	1	0	0	49
CB Eugene Hamilton	1	0	0	46

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Peter Kowal	2	4	18	1	49
Darrell Stephens	1	4	18	0	49
Malachi Purnell	1	3	18	0	49
Ted Brennan	1	3	18	0	49
Laken Tomlinson	0	4	18	0	49

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Donnie Wile	3	8	29	1	30
Francisco Hardy	3	4	29	0	30
Alonzo Tripp	2	7	29	0	30
A.J. Cann	1	4	29	0	30
Louis Tate	0	2	29	0	30

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Austin Shoate	4	17
Bo Mancuso	1	19

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Brandon Cooks	1	11

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Quinn Rubio	16	46	---	---	15	77
Laken Tomlinson	18	49	---	---	6	73
Jaquiski Tartt	---	---	28	30	13	71
Tanner Tripplehorn	---	---	29	30	9	68
Peter Kowal	18	49	---	---	---	67
Malachi Purnell	18	49	---	---	---	67
Darrell Stephens	18	49	---	---	---	67
Derek Carr	18	49	---	---	---	67
Ted Brennan	18	49	---	---	---	67
Bryson Stolowitz	---	---	29	30	4	63
Charles Roth	---	---	29	30	3	62
Devonte Bose	13	33	---	---	11	57
Roderick Riti	---	---	25	28	3	56
Earnest Schwartz	---	---	25	27	3	55
Hayden Wilcox	---	---	25	26	3	54
Maxx Williams	15	33	---	---	3	51
Aaron Donald	---	---	23	20	4	47
Vince Wand	12	31	---	---	---	43
Austin Shoate	---	---	14	12	17	43
Kurt McElroy	---	---	19	19	2	40
Ken Hansen	---	---	16	21	2	39
Alexander Winters	13	23	---	---	1	37
Greg Hibbard	9	27	---	---	---	36
Conrad Boyd	---	---	16	15	4	35
Leslie Kelley	6	12	---	---	17	35
Peter Horn	5	26	---	---	---	31
Sammy Berman	---	---	13	15	1	29
Kennedy Woodard	---	---	13	9	4	26
Lucas Pritchett	---	---	3	5	13	21
Chase Zachery	1	3	---	---	16	20
Bo Mancuso	0	1	---	---	19	20
Casey Utley	0	10	---	---	9	19
Quinn Fisher	---	---	7	10	1	18
Dennis Young	---	---	1	0	17	18
Michael MacAllister	---	---	4	3	6	13
Pat Carr	0	0	---	---	11	11
Dominic Dreyfuss	0	0	---	---	6	6
Julio Harding	0	0	---	---	6	6
Lonnie Lorino	0	0	---	---	6	6
Miguel McCubbrey	0	0	---	---	6	6
Carlos Gilmore	0	0	---	---	6	6
Patrick Parisi	0	0	---	---	6	6
Timothy Johnstone	0	0	---	---	---	0
Gustavo Munkres	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dustin Doyle	0	0	---	---	---	0
Kyle Corona	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Trevor Briel	---	---	12	42	17	71
Chuck Pritchett	---	---	18	49	2	69
Todd Coleman	---	---	18	49	2	69
Brandon Cooks	28	29	---	---	11	68
Byron Sims	---	---	18	49	1	68
Devonte Buchanan	---	---	17	49	1	67
A.J. Cann	29	30	---	---	6	65
Dennis Crimm	---	---	16	46	2	64
Eugene Hamilton	---	---	17	46	1	64
Melvin McConnell	---	---	15	45	1	61
Geno Smith	29	30	---	---	---	59
Donnie Wile	29	30	---	---	---	59
Alonzo Tripp	29	30	---	---	---	59
Louis Tate	29	30	---	---	---	59
Francisco Hardy	29	30	---	---	---	59
DeMarcus Lawrence	---	---	13	41	1	55
Will Jeffries	18	16	---	---	17	51
Tyler Eifert	17	17	---	---	13	47
Odell Beckham Jr	24	22	---	---	---	46
Tevin Nunez	---	---	11	32	2	45
Hardy Odumuyiwa	---	---	12	29	1	42
Zane Nichols	10	14	---	---	18	42
Carlos Hyde	21	17	---	---	3	41
Seth Chu	15	19	---	---	---	34
Braxton Frederick	---	---	4	13	13	30
Timothy Dromeshauser	---	---	8	17	---	25
Justics Delaroche	8	10	---	---	4	22
Bryson Gonzalez	2	4	---	---	14	20
Jordan Herndon	---	---	5	9	5	19
Byron Lynn	---	---	2	3	14	19
Corbin Woodson	0	0	---	---	17	17
Darnell Arnold	---	---	5	8	3	16
Donte Beard	---	---	2	7	5	14
Clyde Pieri	---	---	3	4	6	13
Corwin McEwen	---	---	1	0	11	12
Harvey Keyes	---	---	0	0	12	12
Rex Makielski	2	2	---	---	7	11
Branden Melancon	0	0	---	---	9	9
Graham Mahaffey	0	0	---	---	6	6
Ronald Parrish	0	0	---	---	6	6
Michael Wasserman	0	0	---	---	6	6
Dakota Rodgers	0	0	---	---	6	6
Kelvin Hopper	---	---	1	1	4	6
Casey Herrmann	0	0	---	---	3	3
Logan O'Field	0	0	---	---	3	3
Bryce Stewart	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	13	2.6
Middle	6	4	0.7
Right	7	46	6.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	39	6.5
Middle	10	30	3.0
Right	11	46	4.2
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Derek Carr	48	27	5	2	3	4	9	1	2

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Geno Smith	29	24	4	1	0	0	3	4	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	13	139	8.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	26	12	119	4.6
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	61	15.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	80	13.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	12	114	7.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	6	77	9.6
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Vince Wand	11	6	2	75	1	31
WR Greg Hibbard	9	5	0	102	2	27
WR Quinn Rubio	9	6	0	44	0	46
TE Maxx Williams	6	4	0	28	0	33
FB Devonte Bose	5	2	0	-1	0	33
WR Casey Utley	4	1	1	6	0	10
TE Leslie Kelley	3	2	0	34	1	12
RB Alexander Winters	1	1	0	31	1	23

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Brandon Cooks	13	10	115	2	29
WR Odell Beckham Jr	8	7	109	2	22
RB Justics Delaroche	3	3	22	0	10
WR Zane Nichols	2	2	14	0	14
RB Carlos Hyde	1	1	9	0	17
TE Will Jeffries	1	1	2	0	16
WR Seth Chu	1	0	0	0	19

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Peter Horn	1	4	4.00	3.40
Alexander Winters	1	0	0.00	3.54

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Carlos Hyde	1	1	1.00	3.72
Justics Delaroche	1	5	5.00	4.57

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Derek Carr	5	2	10	2.00	6.65

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Geno Smith	2	2	29	14.50	9.34

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Casey Utley	1	0	0	0.00	1.50
WR Greg Hibbard	1	1	11	11.00	11.33
TE Maxx Williams	1	0	0	0.00	4.67
WR Vince Wand	1	0	0	0.00	6.82
FB Devonte Bose	1	1	-1	-1.00	-0.20

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Odell Beckham Jr	1	1	16	16.00	13.63
WR Brandon Cooks	1	1	13	13.00	8.85

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Peter Horn	2	1

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Justics Delaroche	2	1
Geno Smith	1	0
Carlos Hyde	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Derek Carr	12	3	3

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Geno Smith	6	5	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Vince Wand	4	1	1
WR Greg Hibbard	3	1	1
WR Casey Utley	2	0	0
WR Quinn Rubio	2	1	1
FB Devonte Bose	1	0	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Brandon Cooks	2	1	0
RB Justics Delaroche	2	2	0
WR Odell Beckham Jr	1	1	1
WR Zane Nichols	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 75,200 (77,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,500 (21,400)
End Zone 14,800 (15,500)
Mezzanine 8,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,200 (13,700)
Club Seats 13,000 (13,000)
Luxury Boxes 5,000 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	75,200 (77,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,500 (21,400)
End Zone	14,800 (15,500)
Mezzanine	8,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,200 (13,700)
Club Seats	13,000 (13,000)
Luxury Boxes	5,000 (5,000)