Week 17, 2049

played in Carolina, NC

41 degrees, fair, calm

Atlanta Falcons	7	0	0	13	0	-	20
Carolina Panthers	3	7	3	7	6	-	26

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:29 CAR - Dillon Westbrook 27 field goal
1Q: 01:58 ATL - Carter Dunlap 1 run (Benjamin Wolf extra point)
2Q: 05:49 CAR - Morris Becker 1 run (Dillon Westbrook extra point)
3Q: 09:14 CAR - Dillon Westbrook 43 field goal
4Q: 13:01 ATL - Renaldo Jefferson 71 interception return (Benjamin Wolf extra point)
4Q: 07:01 ATL - Benjamin Wolf 36 field goal
4Q: 01:38 CAR - Kody Coles 4 pass from Geno Smith (Dillon Westbrook extra point)
4Q: 00:13 ATL - Benjamin Wolf 24 field goal
OT: 08:35 CAR - Morris Becker 7 run

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:29 CAR - Dillon Westbrook 27 field goal
1Q: 01:58 ATL - Carter Dunlap 1 run (Benjamin Wolf extra point)
2Q: 05:49 CAR - Morris Becker 1 run (Dillon Westbrook extra point)
3Q: 09:14 CAR - Dillon Westbrook 43 field goal
4Q: 13:01 ATL - Renaldo Jefferson 71 interception return (Benjamin Wolf extra point)
4Q: 07:01 ATL - Benjamin Wolf 36 field goal
4Q: 01:38 CAR - Kody Coles 4 pass from Geno Smith (Dillon Westbrook extra point)
4Q: 00:13 ATL - Benjamin Wolf 24 field goal
OT: 08:35 CAR - Morris Becker 7 run

Team Statistics ATL CAR
Record 10-6 11-5
First Downs 23 21
- by Rushing 5 6
- by Passing 16 14
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 357 338
- Offensive Plays 72 70
- Yards per Play 4.96 4.83
Net Rushing Yards 83 88
- Rushing Attempts 23 23
- Yards per Rush 3.61 3.83
Net Passing Yards 274 250
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 46 - 30 - 0 45 - 31 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 293 270
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/19 2/20
- Yards per Pass Play 5.59 5.32
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/16 6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.0 8.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/40 10/94
Punt Returns/Yards 5/23 1/18
Kick Returns/Yards 5/118 2/28
Interception Ret./Yards 1/71 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 33
Time of Possession 31:30 35:05

Team Statistics	ATL	CAR
Record	10-6	11-5
First Downs	23	21
- by Rushing	5	6
- by Passing	16	14
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	357	338
- Offensive Plays	72	70
- Yards per Play	4.96	4.83
Net Rushing Yards	83	88
- Rushing Attempts	23	23
- Yards per Rush	3.61	3.83
Net Passing Yards	274	250
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	46 - 30 - 0	45 - 31 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	293	270
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/19	2/20
- Yards per Pass Play	5.59	5.32
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/16	6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.0	8.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/40	10/94
Punt Returns/Yards	5/23	1/18
Kick Returns/Yards	5/118	2/28
Interception Ret./Yards	1/71	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 33
Time of Possession	31:30	35:05

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:23	0:35	OWN 36	1	-1	Fumble
1	7:33	5:45	OWN 36	12	64	Touchdown
2	15:00	2:19	OWN 34	5	32	Missed FG
2	5:39	3:54	OWN 39	10	28	Missed FG
2	0:42	0:42	OWN 20	1	10	Half
3	15:00	3:14	OWN 20	7	47	Missed FG
3	9:07	0:58	OWN 44	1	15	Fumble
3	6:41	3:43	OWN 15	6	42	Punt
3	0:51	0:58	OWN 43	3	-11	Punt
4	11:18	4:23	OWN 24	10	57	Field Goal
4	1:32	1:26	OWN 30	7	63	Field Goal
OT1	15:00	3:51	OWN 28	6	26	Punt
OT1	9:26	0:51	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:37	OWN 20	10	70	Field Goal
1	8:48	1:15	OPP 35	3	9	Missed FG
1	1:48	1:48	OWN 26	3	7	Punt
2	12:41	7:02	OWN 41	12	59	Touchdown
2	1:45	1:03	OWN 40	3	1	Punt
3	11:46	2:39	OWN 40	5	34	Field Goal
3	8:09	1:28	OWN 41	3	-3	Punt
3	2:58	2:07	OWN 20	3	-10	Punt
4	14:53	2:02	OWN 37	6	23	Interception
4	12:51	1:33	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
4	6:55	5:23	OWN 20	14	80	Touchdown
OT1	11:09	1:43	OWN 8	4	17	Punt
OT1	8:35	0:10	OPP 7	1	7	Touchdown

Game MVP: Geno Smith, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Alexander Winters	21	84	4.00	21	4	0
Carter Dunlap	2	-1	-0.50	1	0	1

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Morris Becker	13	60	4.62	10	1	2
Carlos Hyde	7	18	2.57	6	0	0
Geno Smith	2	11	5.50	9	0	0
Marco Walters	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ernie Jasper	46	30	293	3/19	0	26	0	82.9

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Geno Smith	45	31	270	2/20	1	19	1	82.6

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Quinn Rubio	9	15	101	11.22	24	22
WR Kris Caine	6	7	25	4.17	2	9
TE Maxx Williams	4	7	30	7.50	4	12
WR Vince Wand	4	7	63	15.75	23	25
FB Devonte Bose	3	3	17	5.67	0	8
WR Bert Jennings	2	3	41	20.50	17	26
RB Alexander Winters	1	2	-1	-1.00	0	-1
WR Mackenzie Davison	1	1	17	17.00	7	17
RB Carter Dunlap	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Brandon Cooks	9	13	81	9.00	15	15	0
WR Brody Stewart	6	7	40	6.67	9	19	0
TE Mo Guthrie	5	7	44	8.80	3	17	0
FB Kody Coles	4	5	30	7.50	4	15	1
WR Bryson Gonzalez	3	4	37	12.33	0	15	0
WR Johnathan Horton	2	5	23	11.50	18	18	0
RB Morris Becker	2	2	15	7.50	9	8	0
TE Eli Bouler	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Renaldo Jefferson	1	71	71.00	1

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Ernie Jasper	1	0	0	0
Alexander Winters	1	0	0	0

Carolina	Recov	Force
Clyde Pieri	1	0
Karl Joseph	1	0
Melvin McConnell	0	1
Caiden Simmons	0	1

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Harvey Guthrie	4	130	32.5	23.0	49	2

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Sam Pace	6	316	52.7	45.5	59	2

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Benjamin Wolf	2/5	0/3	0/3	36	2/2

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dillon Westbrook	2/3	1/2	0/0	43	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tanner Tripplehorn	5	23	4.6	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
James Cunningham	1	18	18.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Walt Lynch	5	118	23.6	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brandon Cooks	1	14	14.0	0
Brody Stewart	1	14	14.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Alex Butler	9	2	1.5	23	45
OLB Hayden Wilcox	6	0	0.0	21	43
S Jaquiski Tartt	5	2	0.0	23	47
CB Reginald Innes	4	2	0.0	23	46
DT Aaron Donald	4	1	0.0	15	28
ILB Benardrick McKinney	4	1	0.0	18	38
CB Austin Shoate	3	2	0.0	11	29
CB Renaldo Jefferson	3	1	0.0	23	47
DT Trent Ogden	3	0	0.0	13	31
DE Conrad Boyd	2	3	0.0	15	34
OLB Devon Pritchett	2	1	0.0	11	16
CB Walt Lynch	2	0	0.0	2	3
S Arnie Bernard	2	0	0.0	4	9
DT Trevor Villasenor	1	1	0.5	13	25
S Tanner Tripplehorn	1	3	0.0	22	47
DE Dillon Kyl	1	1	0.0	14	23
OLB Earnest Schwartz	1	0	0.0	0	2

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Louis Parrish	10	2	0.0	23	49
S Caiden Simmons	8	3	1.0	23	49
S Karl Joseph	7	7	0.0	22	49
OLB Dennis Crimm	7	1	0.0	23	47
CB Eugene Hamilton	5	0	0.0	19	43
OLB Deion Jones	4	0	1.0	14	24
CB Todd Coleman	4	0	0.0	23	49
DT Keith Hennings	3	0	0.0	16	29
ILB Mel Bradford	2	1	0.0	11	13
S Chuck Pritchett	2	0	0.0	3	18
CB James Cunningham	2	0	0.0	4	5
DE Melvin McConnell	1	1	1.0	20	41
DT Timothy Dromeshauser	0	1	0.0	8	20
CB Nicolas Scroggins	0	1	0.0	12	37

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Alex Butler	1.5	0	0	45
DT Trevor Villasenor	0.5	0	2	25
DT Aaron Donald	0.0	1	0	28
DT Trent Ogden	0.0	0	2	31
DE Conrad Boyd	0.0	0	1	34

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Melvin McConnell	1.0	1	1	0	41
OLB Deion Jones	1.0	0	1	0	24
S Caiden Simmons	1.0	0	0	0	49
DT Keith Hennings	0.0	1	3	4	29
OLB Dennis Crimm	0.0	1	0	1	47
OLB Donte Beard	0.0	0	1	0	8

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Alex Butler	6	0	0	45
OLB Hayden Wilcox	5	1	0	43
CB Renaldo Jefferson	3	0	1	47
ILB Benardrick McKinney	3	0	0	38
CB Austin Shoate	3	0	0	29
CB Reginald Innes	3	0	0	46
OLB Devon Pritchett	2	0	0	16
S Tanner Tripplehorn	1	2	0	47
CB Walt Lynch	1	0	0	3
DE Conrad Boyd	1	0	0	34
OLB Earnest Schwartz	1	0	0	2
DT Trent Ogden	1	0	0	31
S Jaquiski Tartt	1	0	0	47

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Eugene Hamilton	5	1	43
ILB Louis Parrish	5	0	49
S Karl Joseph	5	0	49
S Caiden Simmons	5	0	49
OLB Dennis Crimm	3	1	47
CB Todd Coleman	3	0	49
OLB Deion Jones	1	1	24
S Chuck Pritchett	1	0	18
DT Keith Hennings	1	0	29
ILB Mel Bradford	1	0	13
OLB Donte Beard	0	1	8

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Chandler Tate	4	9	23	0	49
Ernest Hallmann	1	4	23	1	49
Les Cochrane	1	4	23	0	49
Laken Tomlinson	1	2	23	1	49
Gustavo Munkres	0	2	23	1	49
Devonte Bose	0	2	14	0	24

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Leroy McCormick	6	8	2	23	1	47
Francisco Hardy	2	6	0	23	0	47
Kody Coles	1	2	0	18	0	31
Lorenzo Tucker	0	4	0	23	0	47
Parker Conrady	0	1	0	23	0	47
Louis Tate	0	0	0	23	1	47

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Carter Dunlap	1	26
Walt Lynch	1	21
Alexander Winters	1	7

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Chuck Pritchett	4	18
Kody Coles	2	20
Harvey Keyes	2	10
Carlos Hyde	1	24
Eli Bouler	1	19

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Quinn Rubio	22	49	---	---	17	88
Renaldo Jefferson	---	---	23	47	13	83
Les Cochrane	23	49	---	---	9	81
Tanner Tripplehorn	---	---	22	47	9	78
Hayden Wilcox	---	---	21	43	9	73
Jaquiski Tartt	---	---	23	47	3	73
Ernie Jasper	23	49	---	---	---	72
Laken Tomlinson	23	49	---	---	---	72
Gustavo Munkres	23	49	---	---	---	72
Ernest Hallmann	23	49	---	---	---	72
Reginald Innes	---	---	23	46	3	72
Chandler Tate	23	49	---	---	---	72
Alex Butler	---	---	23	45	3	71
Vince Wand	22	41	---	---	7	70
Benardrick McKinney	---	---	18	38	14	70
Maxx Williams	16	30	---	---	17	63
Alexander Winters	21	35	---	---	7	63
Conrad Boyd	---	---	15	34	9	58
Devonte Bose	14	24	---	---	20	58
Austin Shoate	---	---	11	29	13	53
Trent Ogden	---	---	13	31	7	51
Aaron Donald	---	---	15	28	2	45
Kris Caine	11	31	---	---	---	42
Trevor Villasenor	---	---	13	25	2	40
Dillon Kyl	---	---	14	23	2	39
Carter Dunlap	2	10	---	---	26	38
Devon Pritchett	---	---	11	16	7	34
Bert Jennings	2	11	---	---	15	28
Walt Lynch	---	---	2	3	21	26
Emmitt Hemingway	5	9	---	---	9	23
Dennis Young	---	---	2	4	14	20
Arnie Bernard	---	---	4	9	2	15
Benjamin Wolf	0	0	---	---	10	10
Ernie Kaplan	0	0	---	---	9	9
Tucker Hutchins	0	0	---	---	9	9
Patrick Parisi	0	0	---	---	9	9
Zachery Blades	0	0	---	---	9	9
Mickey Heemskerk	0	0	---	---	5	5
Mackenzie Davison	0	5	---	---	---	5
Harvey Guthrie	0	0	---	---	4	4
Arnie Cortez	---	---	0	0	4	4
Earnest Schwartz	---	---	0	2	---	2
Alexis Carmazzi	---	---	0	0	---	0
Denzel Stuart	0	0	---	---	---	0
Lionel Marquardt	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dustin Mayes	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Karl Joseph	---	---	22	49	10	81
Todd Coleman	---	---	23	49	7	79
Leroy McCormick	23	47	---	---	9	79
Brandon Cooks	21	42	---	---	15	78
Louis Parrish	---	---	23	49	5	77
Caiden Simmons	---	---	23	49	5	77
Dennis Crimm	---	---	23	47	6	76
Louis Tate	23	47	---	---	1	71
Geno Smith	23	47	---	---	---	70
Francisco Hardy	23	47	---	---	---	70
Lorenzo Tucker	23	47	---	---	---	70
Parker Conrady	23	47	---	---	---	70
Kody Coles	18	31	---	---	20	69
Melvin McConnell	---	---	20	41	5	66
Eugene Hamilton	---	---	19	43	4	66
Mo Guthrie	17	30	---	---	11	58
Nicolas Scroggins	---	---	12	37	3	52
Keith Hennings	---	---	16	29	4	49
Bryson Gonzalez	16	28	---	---	5	49
Carlos Hyde	9	15	---	---	24	48
Morris Becker	14	32	---	---	2	48
Deion Jones	---	---	14	24	6	44
Dwayne Keizur	---	---	11	24	9	44
Brody Stewart	4	24	---	---	14	42
Chuck Pritchett	---	---	3	18	18	39
Clyde Pieri	---	---	12	25	2	39
Johnathan Horton	9	24	---	---	---	33
Eli Bouler	6	7	---	---	19	32
James Cunningham	---	---	4	5	22	31
Timothy Dromeshauser	---	---	8	20	2	30
Mel Bradford	---	---	11	13	5	29
Donte Beard	---	---	6	8	9	23
DeMarcus Lawrence	---	---	3	8	1	12
Harvey Keyes	---	---	0	0	10	10
Devon Wayne	---	---	0	1	9	10
Ronald Parrish	0	0	---	---	9	9
Corbin Rider	0	0	---	---	9	9
Terrell Murphy	0	0	---	---	9	9
Dillon Westbrook	0	0	---	---	9	9
Ray Bautista	0	0	---	---	8	8
Sam Pace	0	0	---	---	6	6
Neil Patton	---	---	0	0	4	4
Logan O'Field	0	0	---	---	3	3
Ramon Vonderfecht	0	2	---	---	---	2
Marco Walters	1	0	---	---	---	1
Lawrence Prince	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	39	9.8
Middle	15	17	1.1
Right	4	27	6.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	2	1.0
Middle	20	79	4.0
Right	1	7	7.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ernie Jasper	46	30	4	1	2	4	6	5	0

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Geno Smith	45	31	0	1	3	3	5	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	2	0.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	14	121	7.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	21	13	170	8.1
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	8	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	25	16	121	4.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	11	141	8.8
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Quinn Rubio	15	9	1	101	1	49
TE Maxx Williams	7	4	0	30	0	30
WR Vince Wand	7	4	0	63	2	41
WR Kris Caine	7	6	0	25	0	31
FB Devonte Bose	3	3	0	17	0	24
WR Bert Jennings	3	2	0	41	1	11
RB Alexander Winters	2	1	1	-1	0	35
RB Carter Dunlap	1	0	0	0	0	10
WR Mackenzie Davison	1	1	0	17	0	5

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Brandon Cooks	13	9	0	81	42
WR Brody Stewart	7	6	1	40	24
TE Mo Guthrie	7	5	0	44	30
FB Kody Coles	5	4	0	30	31
WR Johnathan Horton	5	2	2	23	24
WR Bryson Gonzalez	4	3	0	37	28
TE Eli Bouler	2	0	0	0	7
RB Morris Becker	2	2	0	15	32

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Alexander Winters	3	8	2.67	4.00
Carter Dunlap	1	1	1.00	-0.50

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Carlos Hyde	3	6	2.00	2.57
Morris Becker	3	14	4.67	4.62

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ernie Jasper	3	1	13	4.33	6.37

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Geno Smith	3	3	20	6.67	6.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Quinn Rubio	3	1	13	4.33	6.73

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Brody Stewart	2	2	16	8.00	5.71
FB Kody Coles	1	1	4	4.00	6.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Alexander Winters	3	1
Carter Dunlap	1	1

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Carlos Hyde	3	1
Geno Smith	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ernie Jasper	11	8	5

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Geno Smith	11	8	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Quinn Rubio	4	3	2
RB Carter Dunlap	1	0	0
WR Vince Wand	1	0	0
RB Alexander Winters	1	1	0
WR Mackenzie Davison	1	1	1
WR Kris Caine	1	1	1
FB Devonte Bose	1	1	0
WR Bert Jennings	1	1	1

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Brandon Cooks	4	3	1
FB Kody Coles	2	2	1
WR Brody Stewart	2	1	1
WR Bryson Gonzalez	1	1	1
WR Johnathan Horton	1	0	0
TE Mo Guthrie	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 77,500 (77,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,400 (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	77,500 (77,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,400 (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)