Week 7, 2048

played in Carolina, NC

75 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	3	7	0	7	-	17
Carolina Panthers	10	3	10	0	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:18 CAR - Brandon Cooks 8 pass from Frankie Blanchard (Branden Melancon extra point)
1Q: 03:33 CAR - Branden Melancon 36 field goal
1Q: 01:07 ATL - Julio Harding 52 field goal
2Q: 14:52 ATL - Reginald Innes 36 interception return (Julio Harding extra point)
2Q: 02:05 CAR - Branden Melancon 20 field goal
3Q: 10:46 CAR - Branden Melancon 33 field goal
3Q: 00:21 CAR - Carlos Hyde 12 run (Branden Melancon extra point)
4Q: 04:16 ATL - Vince Wand 1 pass from Derek Carr (Julio Harding extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:18 CAR - Brandon Cooks 8 pass from Frankie Blanchard (Branden Melancon extra point)
1Q: 03:33 CAR - Branden Melancon 36 field goal
1Q: 01:07 ATL - Julio Harding 52 field goal
2Q: 14:52 ATL - Reginald Innes 36 interception return (Julio Harding extra point)
2Q: 02:05 CAR - Branden Melancon 20 field goal
3Q: 10:46 CAR - Branden Melancon 33 field goal
3Q: 00:21 CAR - Carlos Hyde 12 run (Branden Melancon extra point)
4Q: 04:16 ATL - Vince Wand 1 pass from Derek Carr (Julio Harding extra point)

Team Statistics ATL CAR
Record 4-3 3-4
First Downs 11 28
- by Rushing 2 12
- by Passing 9 13
- by Penalty 0 3
Total Net Yards 234 449
- Offensive Plays 54 84
- Yards per Play 4.33 5.35
Net Rushing Yards 54 218
- Rushing Attempts 10 43
- Yards per Rush 5.40 5.07
Net Passing Yards 180 231
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 41 - 22 - 1 38 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 196 252
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/16 3/21
- Yards per Pass Play 4.09 5.63
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 3/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/14 7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.5 5.5
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/45 5/37
Punt Returns/Yards 3/22 3/40
Kick Returns/Yards 5/106 2/51
Interception Ret./Yards 1/36 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 2/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 29
Time of Possession 21:35 38:25

Team Statistics	ATL	CAR
Record	4-3	3-4
First Downs	11	28
- by Rushing	2	12
- by Passing	9	13
- by Penalty	0	3
Total Net Yards	234	449
- Offensive Plays	54	84
- Yards per Play	4.33	5.35
Net Rushing Yards	54	218
- Rushing Attempts	10	43
- Yards per Rush	5.40	5.07
Net Passing Yards	180	231
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	41 - 22 - 1	38 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	196	252
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/16	3/21
- Yards per Pass Play	4.09	5.63
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	3/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/14	7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.5	5.5
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/45	5/37
Punt Returns/Yards	3/22	3/40
Kick Returns/Yards	5/106	2/51
Interception Ret./Yards	1/36	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	2/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 29
Time of Possession	21:35	38:25

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:25	1:06	OWN 37	3	-10	Punt
1	9:08	2:01	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
1	3:26	1:18	OWN 27	3	-4	Punt
1	2:08	1:06	OWN 43	4	22	Field Goal
2	12:44	2:16	OWN 8	4	9	Punt
2	8:52	1:28	OWN 20	4	28	Punt
2	1:56	0:16	OWN 41	1	0	Interception
3	15:00	2:02	OWN 26	3	5	Punt
3	10:38	3:16	OWN 20	6	29	Punt
3	0:13	1:50	OWN 23	3	8	Punt
4	12:06	2:41	OWN 23	6	21	Punt
4	5:49	1:43	OWN 19	6	81	Touchdown
4	1:44	1:28	OWN 20	8	28	Downs

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:35	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
1	12:19	3:11	OWN 23	6	77	Touchdown
1	7:07	3:41	OWN 34	9	47	Field Goal
1	1:02	1:22	OWN 30	3	3	Interception
2	14:40	1:56	OWN 34	5	11	Punt
2	10:28	1:36	OPP 47	3	1	Punt
2	7:24	5:28	OWN 7	12	90	Field Goal
2	1:40	1:40	OWN 28	6	63	Missed FG
3	12:58	2:20	OWN 42	6	42	Field Goal
3	7:22	7:09	OWN 18	15	82	Touchdown
4	13:23	1:17	OWN 27	3	0	Punt
4	9:25	3:36	OWN 19	6	16	Punt
4	4:06	2:22	OWN 20	6	20	Punt
4	0:16	0:16	OPP 48	1	-2	Game

Game MVP: Francisco Hardy, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Alexander Winters	7	55	7.86	24	2	0
Carter Dunlap	3	-1	-0.33	2	0	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Carlos Hyde	29	122	4.21	12	1	1
Devonte Lee	11	87	7.91	36	2	0
Frankie Blanchard	3	9	3.00	6	0	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Derek Carr	41	22	196	3/16	1	48	1	64.7

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Frankie Blanchard	38	23	252	3/21	1	44	1	77.9

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Angel Sturdivant	6	11	52	8.67	12	18	0
WR Vince Wand	6	12	35	5.83	0	18	1
TE Maxx Williams	4	7	14	3.50	0	11	0
RB Alexander Winters	2	2	80	40.00	67	48	0
WR Terrence Hutcherson	2	3	0	0.00	0	4	0
TE Mark Greer	1	2	16	16.00	2	16	0
WR Denzel Stuart	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
FB Devonte Bose	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Johnathan Horton	5	6	61	12.20	26	32	0
RB Carlos Hyde	3	3	37	12.33	33	21	0
WR Brandon Cooks	3	8	40	13.33	17	24	1
WR Zane Nichols	3	9	32	10.67	14	21	0
RB Devonte Lee	3	3	25	8.33	21	15	0
FB Kody Coles	2	2	5	2.50	0	6	0
TE Eli Bouler	2	3	5	2.50	1	5	0
TE Will Jeffries	1	1	44	44.00	14	44	0
TE Marco Walters	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Odell Beckham Jr	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Reginald Innes	1	36	36.00	1

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Chuck Pritchett	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Derek Carr	1	1	0
Alexander Winters	1	0	0
Walt Lynch	0	1	1
Malachi Purnell	0	1	0
Benardrick McKinney	0	0	1
Hayden Wilcox	0	0	1

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
Frankie Blanchard	1	0	0
Carlos Hyde	1	0	0
James Cunningham	1	0	0
Leroy McCormick	0	1	0
Devonte Lee	0	1	0
Chuck Pritchett	0	0	1
Tevin Nunez	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Johnnie Curtis	9	349	38.8	34.3	50	3

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Sam Pace	6	315	52.5	42.2	60	3

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Julio Harding	1/1	1/1	1/1	52	2/2

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Branden Melancon	3/4	0/0	0/0	36	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Peter Horn	2	10	5.0	0
Terrence Hutcherson	1	12	12.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
James Cunningham	3	40	13.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Peter Horn	3	55	18.3	0
Terrence Hutcherson	2	51	25.5	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brandon Cooks	1	26	26.0	0
Karl Joseph	1	25	25.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Jaquiski Tartt	15	2	0.0	43	41
ILB Charles Roth	10	3	0.0	43	40
ILB Benardrick McKinney	8	1	0.0	22	11
OLB Hayden Wilcox	7	1	2.0	41	38
S Alexis Carmazzi	6	3	0.0	39	38
CB Renaldo Jefferson	4	3	0.0	43	41
CB Reginald Innes	4	3	0.0	41	41
DE Conrad Boyd	3	0	0.0	34	33
OLB Earnest Schwartz	3	0	0.0	33	25
DE Dillon Kyl	3	0	0.0	18	21
DT Trent Ogden	1	1	1.0	30	26
DT Aaron Donald	1	2	0.0	29	29
CB Austin Shoate	1	2	0.0	17	29
WR Vince Wand	1	0	---	---	---
DT Trevor Villasenor	0	1	0.0	19	15

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Eugene Hamilton	8	1	0.0	10	44
CB Todd Coleman	6	2	0.0	10	44
DE DeMarcus Lawrence	3	0	1.0	9	34
S Harvey Keyes	3	2	0.0	10	44
ILB Louis Parrish	3	1	0.0	10	44
S Chuck Pritchett	3	0	0.0	10	43
DT Tevin Nunez	2	0	1.0	6	30
CB James Cunningham	2	1	0.0	7	33
OLB Dennis Crimm	2	0	0.0	10	39
DE Melvin McConnell	1	0	1.0	8	36
OLB Donte Beard	1	0	0.0	0	5
OLB Devon Wayne	0	1	0.0	3	10
ILB Myles Jack	0	1	0.0	3	10
OLB Deion Jones	0	1	0.0	5	19

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Hayden Wilcox	2.0	0	0	38
DT Trent Ogden	1.0	0	0	26
DE Conrad Boyd	0.0	3	0	33
OLB Earnest Schwartz	0.0	2	2	25
DE Dillon Kyl	0.0	1	0	21

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Tevin Nunez	1.0	0	3	2	30
DE Melvin McConnell	1.0	0	3	1	36
DE DeMarcus Lawrence	1.0	0	0	0	34
DE Darnell Arnold	0.0	1	0	0	10
DT Timothy Dromeshauser	0.0	0	1	0	15
OLB Devon Wayne	0.0	0	1	0	10
OLB Deion Jones	0.0	0	1	0	19
OLB Dennis Crimm	0.0	0	0	2	39

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Jaquiski Tartt	4	1	0	41
CB Renaldo Jefferson	4	1	0	41
ILB Charles Roth	3	2	0	40
S Alexis Carmazzi	3	0	0	38
OLB Hayden Wilcox	3	0	0	38
OLB Earnest Schwartz	2	1	0	25
ILB Benardrick McKinney	2	0	0	11
CB Reginald Innes	1	0	1	41
DE Dillon Kyl	1	0	0	21
DE Conrad Boyd	0	1	0	33

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Eugene Hamilton	7	0	0	44
CB Todd Coleman	4	0	0	44
S Harvey Keyes	3	1	0	44
ILB Louis Parrish	3	1	0	44
CB James Cunningham	2	0	0	33
S Chuck Pritchett	1	0	1	43
DE DeMarcus Lawrence	1	0	0	34
OLB Donte Beard	1	0	0	5

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Malachi Purnell	1	2	10	0	44
Maxx Williams	1	2	8	0	25
Patrick Parisi	0	2	10	2	44
Chandler Tate	0	1	10	1	44
Tucker Hutchins	0	1	10	0	44
Gustavo Munkres	0	1	10	0	44
Devonte Bose	0	1	10	0	23

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Francisco Hardy	7	13	1	43	0	41
Leroy McCormick	5	9	2	43	0	41
Lorenzo Tucker	3	9	1	43	2	41
Kody Coles	2	4	0	31	0	26
Alonzo Tripp	1	4	0	43	1	41
Tyrus McWilliams	0	1	0	43	0	41

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Walt Lynch	2	31
Emmitt Hemingway	2	18
Renaldo Jefferson	1	7

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Karl Joseph	4	16
James Cunningham	1	31
Devonte Lee	1	29
Brody Stewart	1	14
Todd Coleman	1	11
Jerome Kirk	1	10

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Renaldo Jefferson	---	---	43	41	7	91
Jaquiski Tartt	---	---	43	41	5	89
Charles Roth	---	---	43	40	4	87
Reginald Innes	---	---	41	41	4	86
Hayden Wilcox	---	---	41	38	5	84
Alexis Carmazzi	---	---	39	38	4	81
Conrad Boyd	---	---	34	33	9	76
Vince Wand	10	42	---	---	15	67
Tucker Hutchins	10	44	---	---	10	64
Trent Ogden	---	---	30	26	8	64
Aaron Donald	---	---	29	29	3	61
Earnest Schwartz	---	---	33	25	3	61
Austin Shoate	---	---	17	29	13	59
Malachi Purnell	10	44	---	---	---	54
Derek Carr	10	44	---	---	---	54
Patrick Parisi	10	44	---	---	---	54
Gustavo Munkres	10	44	---	---	---	54
Chandler Tate	10	44	---	---	---	54
Devonte Bose	10	23	---	---	18	51
Alexander Winters	7	36	---	---	7	50
Angel Sturdivant	6	35	---	---	7	48
Benardrick McKinney	---	---	22	11	10	43
Dillon Kyl	---	---	18	21	2	41
Terrence Hutcherson	1	27	---	---	12	40
Walt Lynch	---	---	6	1	31	38
Trevor Villasenor	---	---	19	15	2	36
Maxx Williams	8	25	---	---	1	34
Carter Dunlap	3	8	---	---	19	30
Arnie Bernard	---	---	11	11	5	27
Peter Horn	0	0	---	---	25	25
Emmitt Hemingway	0	2	---	---	18	20
Dennis Young	---	---	2	4	13	19
Winfred Simonson	---	---	2	7	8	17
Mark Greer	2	8	---	---	7	17
Denzel Stuart	3	14	---	---	---	17
Blaine Flanders	0	0	---	---	10	10
Lonnie Lorino	0	0	---	---	10	10
Miguel McCubbrey	0	0	---	---	10	10
Willie Blackburn	0	0	---	---	10	10
Johnnie Curtis	0	0	---	---	10	10
Julio Harding	0	0	---	---	5	5
Timothy Johnstone	0	0	---	---	---	0
Lucas Pritchett	---	---	0	0	---	0
Norman Gordon	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ernest Hallmann	0	0	---	---	---	0
Zachery Blades	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Leroy McCormick	43	41	---	---	10	94
Brandon Cooks	42	39	---	---	4	85
Frankie Blanchard	43	41	---	---	---	84
Alonzo Tripp	43	41	---	---	---	84
Francisco Hardy	43	41	---	---	---	84
Lorenzo Tucker	43	41	---	---	---	84
Tyrus McWilliams	43	41	---	---	---	84
James Cunningham	---	---	7	33	31	71
Kody Coles	31	26	---	---	11	68
Todd Coleman	---	---	10	44	11	65
Zane Nichols	32	32	---	---	1	65
Devonte Lee	14	16	---	---	29	59
Marco Walters	27	21	---	---	9	57
Chuck Pritchett	---	---	10	43	2	55
Eugene Hamilton	---	---	10	44	1	55
Harvey Keyes	---	---	10	44	1	55
Louis Parrish	---	---	10	44	1	55
Carlos Hyde	29	25	---	---	---	54
Dennis Crimm	---	---	10	39	2	51
Johnathan Horton	12	18	---	---	18	48
Melvin McConnell	---	---	8	36	2	46
DeMarcus Lawrence	---	---	9	34	1	44
Eli Bouler	17	15	---	---	9	41
Tevin Nunez	---	---	6	30	4	40
Deion Jones	---	---	5	19	6	30
Josue Logue	---	---	2	16	9	27
Will Jeffries	3	3	---	---	20	26
Donte Beard	---	---	0	5	21	26
Myles Jack	---	---	3	10	9	22
Clyde Pieri	---	---	2	8	9	19
Timothy Dromeshauser	---	---	4	15	---	19
Devon Wayne	---	---	3	10	4	17
Odell Beckham Jr	8	8	---	---	---	16
Darnell Arnold	---	---	1	10	5	16
Brody Stewart	0	2	---	---	14	16
Karl Joseph	---	---	0	0	16	16
Donnie Wile	0	0	---	---	10	10
Jerome Kirk	0	0	---	---	10	10
Louis Tate	0	0	---	---	10	10
Ronald Parrish	0	0	---	---	10	10
Branden Melancon	0	0	---	---	10	10
Joey Simmons	---	---	0	0	10	10
Sam Pace	0	0	---	---	6	6
Logan O'Field	0	0	---	---	4	4
Devonte Buchanan	---	---	0	0	---	0
Glenn Hanks	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	3	1.0
Middle	4	29	7.3
Right	3	22	7.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	104	9.5
Middle	27	97	3.6
Right	4	19	4.8
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Derek Carr	41	22	2	3	1	2	9	5	1

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Frankie Blanchard	38	23	5	1	1	6	6	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	-10	-1.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	11	106	7.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	6	82	5.5
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	18	6.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	37	12.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	24	16	123	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	3	48	6.9
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	44	11.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Vince Wand	12	6	0	35	0	42
WR Angel Sturdivant	11	6	0	52	0	35
TE Maxx Williams	7	4	0	14	0	25
WR Terrence Hutcherson	3	2	1	0	0	27
TE Mark Greer	2	1	0	16	0	8
RB Alexander Winters	2	2	0	80	2	36
FB Devonte Bose	1	0	0	0	0	23
WR Denzel Stuart	1	1	0	-1	0	14

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Zane Nichols	9	3	0	32	1	32
WR Brandon Cooks	8	3	0	40	1	39
WR Johnathan Horton	6	5	0	61	1	18
RB Carlos Hyde	3	3	0	37	1	25
RB Devonte Lee	3	3	0	25	0	16
TE Eli Bouler	3	2	1	5	0	15
FB Kody Coles	2	2	0	5	0	26
TE Marco Walters	2	1	0	3	0	21
TE Will Jeffries	1	1	0	44	1	3
WR Odell Beckham Jr	1	0	0	0	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Carlos Hyde	5	28	5.60	4.21
Devonte Lee	2	4	2.00	7.91

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Derek Carr	3	2	19	6.33	4.78

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Frankie Blanchard	8	5	19	2.38	6.63

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Vince Wand	2	2	19	9.50	2.92
WR Angel Sturdivant	1	0	0	0.00	4.73

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Johnathan Horton	3	2	12	4.00	10.17
WR Zane Nichols	2	0	0	0.00	3.56
WR Brandon Cooks	1	1	8	8.00	5.00
RB Devonte Lee	1	1	-1	-1.00	8.33
TE Eli Bouler	1	1	0	0.00	1.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Alexander Winters	1	0

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Devonte Lee	4	3
Carlos Hyde	2	1
Frankie Blanchard	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Derek Carr	12	6	3

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Frankie Blanchard	7	2	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Angel Sturdivant	5	3	2
WR Vince Wand	3	2	0
TE Mark Greer	2	1	1
WR Terrence Hutcherson	1	0	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Zane Nichols	3	1	1
WR Brandon Cooks	2	1	1
WR Odell Beckham Jr	1	0	0
WR Johnathan Horton	1	0	0

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

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