Week 15, 2047

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Carolina Panthers	0	14	3	3	-	20
Atlanta Falcons	0	3	0	10	-	13

Scoring Summary
2Q: 11:06 ATL - Julio Harding 31 field goal
2Q: 07:05 CAR - Brandon Cooks 10 pass from Geno Smith (Branden Melancon extra point)
2Q: 02:19 CAR - Carlos Hyde 2 run (Branden Melancon extra point)
3Q: 05:45 CAR - Branden Melancon 39 field goal
4Q: 09:08 ATL - Mark Greer 10 pass from Norman Gordon (Julio Harding extra point)
4Q: 02:00 CAR - Branden Melancon 46 field goal
4Q: 00:28 ATL - Julio Harding 48 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 11:06 ATL - Julio Harding 31 field goal
2Q: 07:05 CAR - Brandon Cooks 10 pass from Geno Smith (Branden Melancon extra point)
2Q: 02:19 CAR - Carlos Hyde 2 run (Branden Melancon extra point)
3Q: 05:45 CAR - Branden Melancon 39 field goal
4Q: 09:08 ATL - Mark Greer 10 pass from Norman Gordon (Julio Harding extra point)
4Q: 02:00 CAR - Branden Melancon 46 field goal
4Q: 00:28 ATL - Julio Harding 48 field goal

Team Statistics CAR ATL
Record 10-4 4-10
First Downs 17 22
- by Rushing 6 3
- by Passing 11 16
- by Penalty 0 3
Total Net Yards 234 333
- Offensive Plays 60 70
- Yards per Play 3.90 4.76
Net Rushing Yards 87 81
- Rushing Attempts 26 27
- Yards per Rush 3.35 3.00
Net Passing Yards 147 252
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 21 - 1 39 - 31 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 168 275
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/21 4/23
- Yards per Pass Play 4.32 5.86
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 5/13 7/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.8 7.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/45 2/10
Punt Returns/Yards 2/14 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 2/64 1/28
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 28
Time of Possession 27:21 32:39

Team Statistics	CAR	ATL
Record	10-4	4-10
First Downs	17	22
- by Rushing	6	3
- by Passing	11	16
- by Penalty	0	3
Total Net Yards	234	333
- Offensive Plays	60	70
- Yards per Play	3.90	4.76
Net Rushing Yards	87	81
- Rushing Attempts	26	27
- Yards per Rush	3.35	3.00
Net Passing Yards	147	252
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 21 - 1	39 - 31 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	168	275
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/21	4/23
- Yards per Pass Play	4.32	5.86
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	5/13	7/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.8	7.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/45	2/10
Punt Returns/Yards	2/14	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	2/64	1/28
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 28
Time of Possession	27:21	32:39

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:11	1:19	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
1	8:23	0:56	OWN 48	3	2	Interception
1	5:53	3:38	OWN 40	6	0	Punt
2	10:59	4:00	OWN 44	6	56	Touchdown
2	3:40	1:31	OPP 23	5	23	Touchdown
2	0:41	0:41	OWN 12	3	16	Half
3	15:00	2:42	OWN 20	6	29	Punt
3	10:10	4:30	OWN 35	9	43	Field Goal
3	3:32	3:04	OWN 20	7	28	Punt
4	8:58	1:37	OWN 33	3	2	Fumble
4	5:43	3:51	OWN 47	9	24	Field Goal

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:49	OWN 20	7	40	Punt
1	9:52	1:29	OWN 37	4	15	Fumble
1	7:27	1:34	OWN 23	3	0	Punt
1	2:15	6:16	OWN 10	14	76	Field Goal
2	6:59	3:19	OWN 20	7	23	Fumble
2	2:09	1:28	OWN 20	6	21	Punt
3	12:18	2:08	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
3	5:40	2:08	OWN 38	5	19	Punt
3	0:28	6:30	OWN 20	13	80	Touchdown
4	7:21	1:38	OPP 35	3	3	Missed FG
4	1:52	1:31	OWN 20	6	49	Field Goal
4	0:13	0:13	OWN 49	1	33	Game

Game MVP: Norman Gordon, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Carlos Hyde	17	61	3.59	14	1	1
Justics Delaroche	4	10	2.50	11	1	0
Kody Coles	3	5	1.67	4	0	0
Geno Smith	2	11	5.50	7	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Alexander Winters	18	68	3.78	18	3
Norman Gordon	5	3	0.60	8	0
Peter Horn	4	10	2.50	4	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Geno Smith	30	21	168	4/21	1	35	1	81.0

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Norman Gordon	39	31	275	4/23	1	33	0	104.6

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Brandon Cooks	8	12	66	8.25	30	35	1
WR Zane Nichols	4	4	37	9.25	6	15	0
FB Kody Coles	3	4	17	5.67	9	11	0
RB Carlos Hyde	2	2	12	6.00	0	6	0
TE Tyler Eifert	1	2	11	11.00	0	11	0
TE Will Jeffries	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0
WR Odell Beckham Jr	1	4	12	12.00	2	12	0
WR Seth Chu	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Vince Wand	9	10	96	10.67	31	33	0
WR Angel Sturdivant	5	5	46	9.20	15	16	0
WR Quinn Rubio	4	7	48	12.00	10	19	0
WR Denzel Stuart	4	6	43	10.75	8	13	0
TE Maxx Williams	3	3	20	6.67	9	17	0
TE Mark Greer	2	2	18	9.00	0	10	1
RB Alexander Winters	2	2	6	3.00	1	4	0
FB Devonte Bose	2	2	-2	-1.00	0	-1	0
TE Dillon Borders	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Reginald Innes	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
Geno Smith	1	0	0
Dennis Crimm	0	1	0
Tevin Nunez	0	1	0
Darnell Arnold	0	0	1
Josue Logue	0	0	1

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Norman Gordon	2	0	0
Conrad Boyd	0	1	0
Hayden Wilcox	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Sam Pace	4	195	48.8	38.8	52	1

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Carlos Gilmore	5	227	45.4	34.6	50	1

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Branden Melancon	2/2	1/1	0/0	46	2/2

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Julio Harding	2/3	1/2	0/0	48	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Trevor Briel	1	13	13.0	0
Chuck Pritchett	1	1	1.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brandon Cooks	2	64	32.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Denzel Stuart	1	28	28.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Byron Sims	9	1	0.0	27	43
S Chuck Pritchett	6	3	0.0	27	43
OLB Dennis Crimm	6	2	0.0	24	40
DT Tevin Nunez	6	2	0.0	17	31
S Josue Logue	6	1	0.0	25	41
S Devonte Buchanan	4	0	0.0	6	12
CB Eugene Hamilton	4	0	0.0	27	41
DE DeMarcus Lawrence	3	1	0.5	23	37
CB Trevor Briel	3	2	0.0	16	34
ILB Mel Bradford	3	0	0.0	10	10
DE Melvin McConnell	2	0	1.5	24	36
OLB David Coles	2	2	1.0	18	18
CB Todd Coleman	2	2	0.0	27	43
DE Darnell Arnold	1	0	1.0	4	6
WR Brandon Cooks	1	0	---	---	---
DT Timothy Dromeshauser	1	0	0.0	10	12
S Harvey Keyes	1	0	0.0	0	7
OLB Devon Wayne	1	0	0.0	6	10
DE Clyde Pieri	0	1	0.0	3	7

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Quinn Fisher	7	0	1.0	12	14
CB Reginald Innes	6	0	0.0	26	33
ILB Benardrick McKinney	5	2	0.0	13	13
ILB Charles Roth	5	1	0.0	25	32
S Tanner Tripplehorn	5	0	0.0	25	32
CB Renaldo Jefferson	4	1	0.0	24	33
CB Austin Shoate	4	0	0.0	12	21
S Jaquiski Tartt	3	3	0.0	26	32
OLB Earnest Schwartz	2	2	2.0	22	33
OLB Hayden Wilcox	2	1	1.0	24	28
DE Conrad Boyd	2	1	0.0	20	27
DT Aaron Donald	1	2	0.0	17	20
ILB Dennis Young	1	1	0.0	2	4
G Blaine Flanders	1	0	---	---	---
DE Craig Pierce	1	0	0.0	15	26
CB Juan Reinert	1	0	0.0	2	2

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Knock	PPlay
DE Melvin McConnell	1.5	0	36
DE Darnell Arnold	1.0	0	6
OLB David Coles	1.0	0	18
DE DeMarcus Lawrence	0.5	0	37
DT Tevin Nunez	0.0	2	31
OLB Dennis Crimm	0.0	1	40

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Earnest Schwartz	2.0	4	4	33
OLB Hayden Wilcox	1.0	1	0	28
DT Quinn Fisher	1.0	0	0	14

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Byron Sims	7	0	43
S Devonte Buchanan	4	1	12
CB Eugene Hamilton	4	0	41
CB Todd Coleman	3	2	43
CB Trevor Briel	3	0	34
S Chuck Pritchett	2	0	43
S Josue Logue	2	0	41
DT Tevin Nunez	1	1	31
S Harvey Keyes	1	1	7
DE DeMarcus Lawrence	1	0	37
ILB Mel Bradford	1	0	10
OLB Devon Wayne	1	0	10
OLB David Coles	1	0	18

Atlanta	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Reginald Innes	4	1	33
CB Renaldo Jefferson	4	0	33
S Tanner Tripplehorn	2	0	32
ILB Benardrick McKinney	2	0	13
ILB Charles Roth	2	0	32
DE Craig Pierce	1	0	26
OLB Earnest Schwartz	1	0	33
OLB Hayden Wilcox	1	0	28
CB Juan Reinert	1	0	2
S Jaquiski Tartt	1	0	32
ILB Dennis Young	1	0	4
CB Austin Shoate	1	0	21

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Francisco Hardy	4	5	0	26	2	34
Tyler Eifert	3	4	0	22	0	21
Alonzo Tripp	2	4	0	26	1	34
Graham Mahaffey	1	2	1	26	0	34
Leroy McCormick	0	5	0	26	0	34
Louis Tate	0	3	0	26	1	34
Kody Coles	0	1	0	22	0	17

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Gustavo Munkres	2	4	27	1	43
Malachi Purnell	1	6	27	1	43
Blaine Flanders	1	3	27	0	43
Patrick Parisi	1	2	27	2	43
Willie Blackburn	0	3	27	0	43
Maxx Williams	0	2	23	0	27
Devonte Bose	0	2	16	0	15
Mark Greer	0	1	3	0	6

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Sawyer Fisk	1	14

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Peter Horn	3	18
Maxx Williams	1	16

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Chuck Pritchett	---	---	27	43	5	75
Byron Sims	---	---	27	43	3	73
Todd Coleman	---	---	27	43	3	73
Eugene Hamilton	---	---	27	41	3	71
Josue Logue	---	---	25	41	3	69
Dennis Crimm	---	---	24	40	4	68
Brandon Cooks	25	32	---	---	10	67
Trevor Briel	---	---	16	34	16	66
Leroy McCormick	26	34	---	---	6	66
Melvin McConnell	---	---	24	36	3	63
DeMarcus Lawrence	---	---	23	37	2	62
Geno Smith	26	34	---	---	---	60
Alonzo Tripp	26	34	---	---	---	60
Graham Mahaffey	26	34	---	---	---	60
Louis Tate	26	34	---	---	---	60
Francisco Hardy	26	34	---	---	---	60
Kody Coles	22	17	---	---	19	58
Tevin Nunez	---	---	17	31	5	53
Tyler Eifert	22	21	---	---	9	52
Odell Beckham Jr	18	29	---	---	---	47
Carlos Hyde	21	20	---	---	---	41
David Coles	---	---	18	18	4	40
Seth Chu	6	22	---	---	4	32
Zane Nichols	5	10	---	---	17	32
Will Jeffries	6	5	---	---	16	27
Mel Bradford	---	---	10	10	5	25
Timothy Dromeshauser	---	---	10	12	1	23
Justics Delaroche	5	11	---	---	6	22
Donte Beard	---	---	3	1	18	22
Devon Wayne	---	---	6	10	3	19
Devonte Buchanan	---	---	6	12	---	18
Harvey Keyes	---	---	0	7	9	16
Clyde Pieri	---	---	3	7	5	15
Sawyer Fisk	0	0	---	---	14	14
Johnathan Horton	0	3	---	---	11	14
Darnell Arnold	---	---	4	6	3	13
Branden Melancon	0	0	---	---	7	7
Ronald Parrish	0	0	---	---	6	6
Michael Wasserman	0	0	---	---	6	6
Otis Bishop	---	---	0	1	5	6
A.J. Cann	0	0	---	---	6	6
Lorenzo Tucker	0	0	---	---	6	6
Sam Pace	0	0	---	---	4	4
Damien Page	---	---	0	0	4	4
Logan O'Field	0	0	---	---	2	2
Jonah Fritchman	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Blaine Flanders	27	43	---	---	8	78
Quinn Rubio	24	41	---	---	13	78
Malachi Purnell	27	43	---	---	---	70
Norman Gordon	27	43	---	---	---	70
Patrick Parisi	27	43	---	---	---	70
Gustavo Munkres	27	43	---	---	---	70
Willie Blackburn	27	43	---	---	---	70
Alexander Winters	22	34	---	---	13	69
Tanner Tripplehorn	---	---	25	32	11	68
Vince Wand	24	38	---	---	5	67
Renaldo Jefferson	---	---	24	33	10	67
Maxx Williams	23	27	---	---	16	66
Reginald Innes	---	---	26	33	1	60
Jaquiski Tartt	---	---	26	32	1	59
Charles Roth	---	---	25	32	2	59
Earnest Schwartz	---	---	22	33	2	57
Hayden Wilcox	---	---	24	28	2	54
Devonte Bose	16	15	---	---	21	52
Conrad Boyd	---	---	20	27	2	49
Austin Shoate	---	---	12	21	16	49
Denzel Stuart	10	26	---	---	12	48
Craig Pierce	---	---	15	26	2	43
Aaron Donald	---	---	17	20	2	39
Peter Horn	5	10	---	---	18	33
Randall Horner	---	---	14	16	1	31
Benardrick McKinney	---	---	13	13	5	31
Quinn Fisher	---	---	12	14	5	31
Dennis Young	---	---	2	4	12	18
Angel Sturdivant	4	11	---	---	---	15
Mark Greer	3	6	---	---	5	14
Winfred Simonson	---	---	1	2	9	12
Dillon Borders	3	7	---	---	---	10
Grayson Mosley	---	---	4	1	4	9
Lonnie Lorino	0	0	---	---	8	8
Miguel McCubbrey	0	0	---	---	8	8
Carlos Gilmore	0	0	---	---	8	8
Juan Reinert	---	---	2	2	4	8
Dave Bruce	0	0	---	---	8	8
Ernest Hallmann	0	0	---	---	8	8
Julio Harding	0	0	---	---	7	7
Alexis Carmazzi	---	---	1	3	---	4
Arnie Bernard	---	---	0	0	4	4
Lucas Pritchett	---	---	1	2	---	3
Leon Wilkins	1	0	---	---	---	1
Caleb Lavelli	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dustin Doyle	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	25	2.8
Middle	15	66	4.4
Right	2	-4	-2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	3	0.5
Middle	11	44	4.0
Right	10	34	3.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Geno Smith	30	21	1	1	2	0	5	4	1

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Norman Gordon	39	31	3	2	0	5	0	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	18	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	13	109	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	4	41	8.2
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	16	3.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	16	113	5.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	8	103	8.6
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	43	21.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Brandon Cooks	12	8	1	66	1	32
WR Odell Beckham Jr	4	1	0	12	0	29
WR Zane Nichols	4	4	0	37	0	10
FB Kody Coles	4	3	1	17	0	17
TE Tyler Eifert	2	1	0	11	0	21
RB Carlos Hyde	2	2	0	12	0	20
TE Will Jeffries	1	1	0	9	0	5
WR Seth Chu	1	1	0	4	0	22

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Vince Wand	10	9	96	3	38
WR Quinn Rubio	7	4	48	0	41
WR Denzel Stuart	6	4	43	0	26
WR Angel Sturdivant	5	5	46	0	11
TE Maxx Williams	3	3	20	0	27
TE Mark Greer	2	2	18	0	6
RB Alexander Winters	2	2	6	0	34
FB Devonte Bose	2	2	-2	0	15
TE Dillon Borders	1	0	0	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Carlos Hyde	2	3	1.50	3.59
Geno Smith	1	4	4.00	5.50

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Alexander Winters	2	3	1.50	3.78

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Geno Smith	4	4	25	6.25	5.60

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Norman Gordon	6	5	16	2.67	7.05

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Brandon Cooks	3	3	14	4.67	5.50
TE Tyler Eifert	1	1	11	11.00	5.50

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Vince Wand	3	3	-2	-0.67	9.60
TE Mark Greer	2	2	18	9.00	9.00
WR Denzel Stuart	1	0	0	0.00	7.17

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Carlos Hyde	2	2
Justics Delaroche	1	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Norman Gordon	2	0
Alexander Winters	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Geno Smith	8	6	3

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Norman Gordon	11	8	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

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

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Quinn Rubio	4	3	2
TE Mark Greer	2	2	2
WR Angel Sturdivant	2	2	1
WR Vince Wand	1	1	1
TE Dillon Borders	1	0	0
WR Denzel Stuart	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)