Week 1, 2057

played in Carolina, NC

75 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	7	6	6	0	-	19
Carolina Panthers	7	6	0	7	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:06 ATL - Micah Brock 3 run (Branden Melancon extra point)
1Q: 02:06 CAR - Richard Myers 1 run (Kody Portis extra point)
2Q: 10:55 ATL - Branden Melancon 40 field goal
2Q: 04:28 CAR - Griffin Floyd 2 run (Kody Portis extra point failed)
2Q: 00:12 ATL - Branden Melancon 27 field goal
3Q: 07:26 ATL - Branden Melancon 36 field goal
3Q: 01:06 ATL - Branden Melancon 40 field goal
4Q: 02:10 CAR - Dave Thomson 20 pass from Richard Myers (Kody Portis extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:06 ATL - Micah Brock 3 run (Branden Melancon extra point)
1Q: 02:06 CAR - Richard Myers 1 run (Kody Portis extra point)
2Q: 10:55 ATL - Branden Melancon 40 field goal
2Q: 04:28 CAR - Griffin Floyd 2 run (Kody Portis extra point failed)
2Q: 00:12 ATL - Branden Melancon 27 field goal
3Q: 07:26 ATL - Branden Melancon 36 field goal
3Q: 01:06 ATL - Branden Melancon 40 field goal
4Q: 02:10 CAR - Dave Thomson 20 pass from Richard Myers (Kody Portis extra point)

Team Statistics ATL CAR
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 19 19
- by Rushing 5 9
- by Passing 14 9
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 396 369
- Offensive Plays 68 54
- Yards per Play 5.82 6.83
Net Rushing Yards 139 137
- Rushing Attempts 27 30
- Yards per Rush 5.15 4.57
Net Passing Yards 257 232
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 28 - 0 23 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 273 236
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/16 1/4
- Yards per Pass Play 6.27 9.67
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 7/16 2/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.6 7.3
4th Down Conversions 0/1 1/1
Penalties/Yards 7/40 7/40
Punt Returns/Yards 2/16 2/18
Kick Returns/Yards 2/40 3/57
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 24
Time of Possession 32:42 27:18

Team Statistics	ATL	CAR
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	19	19
- by Rushing	5	9
- by Passing	14	9
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	396	369
- Offensive Plays	68	54
- Yards per Play	5.82	6.83
Net Rushing Yards	139	137
- Rushing Attempts	27	30
- Yards per Rush	5.15	4.57
Net Passing Yards	257	232
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 28 - 0	23 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	273	236
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/16	1/4
- Yards per Pass Play	6.27	9.67
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	7/16	2/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.6	7.3
4th Down Conversions	0/1	1/1
Penalties/Yards	7/40	7/40
Punt Returns/Yards	2/16	2/18
Kick Returns/Yards	2/40	3/57
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 24
Time of Possession	32:42	27:18

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:00	OWN 25	6	75	Touchdown
1	9:35	3:29	OWN 21	5	25	Punt
1	1:57	6:07	OWN 23	12	54	Field Goal
2	4:19	1:49	OWN 26	3	7	Punt
2	1:34	1:30	OWN 26	5	64	Field Goal
3	13:48	1:39	OWN 49	3	8	Punt
3	10:29	3:11	OPP 39	6	20	Field Goal
3	5:09	4:08	OWN 37	9	40	Field Goal
4	14:03	1:40	OWN 1	4	34	Punt
4	8:18	4:33	OWN 13	8	38	Punt
4	2:00	1:22	OWN 25	7	11	Downs

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:00	2:25	OWN 33	3	8	Punt
1	6:06	4:09	OWN 21	7	79	Touchdown
2	10:50	6:31	OWN 25	13	75	Touchdown
2	2:30	0:56	OWN 24	3	3	Punt
2	0:04	0:04	OWN 25	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	1:12	OWN 18	2	33	Fumble
3	12:09	1:40	OWN 3	3	4	Punt
3	7:18	2:09	OWN 23	3	-4	Punt
3	1:01	1:58	OWN 25	4	19	Punt
4	12:23	4:05	OWN 24	7	31	Punt
4	3:45	1:45	OWN 5	6	95	Touchdown
4	0:38	0:38	OPP 36	2	-3	Game

Game MVP: Richard Myers, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Micah Brock	13	42	3.23	14	1	1
RB Warren Torres	6	26	4.33	12	1	0
QB Burt Corbett	5	58	11.60	35	2	0
FB Antoine Blanton	2	8	4.00	4	0	0
RB Arnold Riley	1	5	5.00	5	0	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Blake Ballard	15	65	4.33	13	2	0
RB Griffin Floyd	10	74	7.40	39	3	1
QB Richard Myers	4	-3	-0.75	1	0	1
WR Griffin Lyons	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Burt Corbett	40	28	273	1/16	0	30	0	88.8

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Richard Myers	23	16	236	1/4	1	51	0	117.3

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Braxton Foreman	7	13	25	3.57	3	7
RB Micah Brock	6	6	61	10.17	50	26
TE Carlos Patterson	5	5	16	3.20	0	8
WR Mario Meadows	5	7	101	20.20	38	30
WR Marshall Sanford	2	4	25	12.50	0	17
RB Warren Torres	1	2	16	16.00	6	16
TE Grayson Morris	1	1	24	24.00	24	24
FB Antoine Blanton	1	2	5	5.00	0	5

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Dave Thomson	5	8	80	16.00	25	22	1
TE Tyrus Hess	3	4	30	10.00	5	14	0
RB Blake Ballard	3	4	20	6.67	1	14	0
WR Lawrence Stith	2	2	71	35.50	0	51	0
WR Lewis Sparkes	2	2	27	13.50	7	16	0
RB Griffin Floyd	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Griffin Lyons	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Burt Corbett	1	0	0
G Javier Kaplan	0	1	0
OLB Wendell McDaniel	0	1	0
S Cameron Heise	0	0	1

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
TE Tyrus Hess	1	0	0	0
DE Maxwell Anderson	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rusty Whiting	5	219	43.8	40.2	52	4

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Devante Reilly	6	262	43.7	41.0	55	2

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Branden Melancon	4/4	2/2	0/0	40	1/1

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kody Portis	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/3

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Micah Brock	2	16	8.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Griffin Lyons	2	18	9.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Warren Torres	2	40	20.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Karl Joseph	3	57	19.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Peyton Bravata	9	2	0.0	29	15
OLB Wendell McDaniel	6	3	0.0	30	20
DT Braxton Caldwell	4	1	0.5	30	17
DE Chad Arnswaldt	4	0	0.0	30	19
ILB Mason Donaldson	3	2	0.0	21	4
OLB Alex Butler	3	1	0.0	30	24
CB Alexis Terry	3	0	0.0	9	21
CB Erik Rafferty	2	1	0.0	26	17
CB Aidan Anthony	2	1	0.0	24	19
DE Peter O'Dauer	1	0	0.5	2	10
DE Roderick Buckley	1	0	0.0	24	13
OLB Hector Enos	1	0	0.0	0	4
ILB Trey Austin	1	0	0.0	0	4
S Cameron Heise	0	2	0.0	10	18
DE Tre Bridges	0	1	0.0	11	8
DE James Abrams	0	1	0.0	23	17

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Karl Joseph	11	0	0.0	27	41
OLB Adrian McGee	7	2	0.0	26	26
OLB Timothy Totten	6	0	0.0	26	35
CB T.J. Snyder	5	1	0.0	15	28
DE Maxwell Anderson	4	1	1.0	26	31
S Caiden Simmons	4	2	0.0	27	41
CB Tevin Widmer	3	4	0.0	27	39
DT Hayden Hammond	3	1	0.0	18	38
DE Damien Perez	3	1	0.0	26	31
OLB Brock Strong	2	3	0.0	27	39
CB Floyd Meadows	2	2	0.0	13	18
ILB Micah Wooden	2	1	0.0	12	9
CB Bernie Burden	2	0	0.0	15	35
OLB Earl Brimberry	1	0	0.0	1	8

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Braxton Caldwell	0.5	0	0	17
DE Peter O'Dauer	0.5	0	0	10
DE Tre Bridges	0.0	1	0	8
DE Chad Arnswaldt	0.0	0	1	19
DE James Abrams	0.0	0	1	17

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Maxwell Anderson	1.0	1	2	0	31
DE Damien Perez	0.0	1	1	0	31
DT Hayden Hammond	0.0	1	0	1	38
ILB Bo Fedolfi	0.0	0	1	0	9

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Alex Butler	3	1	24
OLB Wendell McDaniel	3	0	20
CB Alexis Terry	3	0	21
CB Aidan Anthony	2	0	19
S Cameron Heise	1	0	18
S Peyton Bravata	1	0	15
OLB Hector Enos	1	0	4
CB Erik Rafferty	1	0	17
ILB Trey Austin	1	0	4

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB T.J. Snyder	5	0	28
OLB Adrian McGee	4	0	26
S Karl Joseph	3	1	41
OLB Timothy Totten	3	0	35
CB Floyd Meadows	2	1	18
S Caiden Simmons	2	0	41
OLB Brock Strong	2	0	39
CB Bernie Burden	2	0	35
CB Tevin Widmer	2	0	39
ILB Micah Wooden	1	0	9
DT Hayden Hammond	1	0	38
DE Damien Perez	1	0	31

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Jim Dayne	4	7	0	27	1	41
G Javier Kaplan	2	6	1	27	0	41
T Terry Malamala	1	6	1	27	0	41
T Dana Galloway	1	1	0	27	0	41
C Chandler Tate	0	5	0	27	0	41
TE Calvin Chapman	0	1	0	4	0	1

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Alejandro Garrett	4	6	30	0	24
G Jermaine O'Bryan	3	5	30	0	24
G Leroy McCormick	3	4	30	0	24
C Lorenzo Tucker	1	5	30	1	24
FB Mark Tubbs	1	2	11	0	6
T Grady Rodgers	0	3	30	0	24
TE Kris Wiggins	0	1	5	0	3

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Micah Brock	3	21
Calvin Chapman	2	25

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Tyrus Hess	1	21
Earl Brimberry	1	21
Leslie Beavers	1	21
Blake Ballard	1	14

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
QB Burt Corbett	27	41	---	---	---	68
G Jim Dayne	27	41	---	---	---	68
C Chandler Tate	27	41	---	---	---	68
G Javier Kaplan	27	41	---	---	---	68
T Terry Malamala	27	41	---	---	---	68
T Dana Galloway	27	41	---	---	---	68
RB Micah Brock	19	28	---	---	21	68
TE Carlos Patterson	26	39	---	---	---	65
WR Marshall Sanford	15	27	---	---	20	62
WR Braxton Foreman	23	39	---	---	---	62
WR Mario Meadows	20	39	---	---	---	59
OLB Alex Butler	---	---	30	24	---	54
OLB Wendell McDaniel	---	---	30	20	---	50
DE Chad Arnswaldt	---	---	30	19	---	49
DT Braxton Caldwell	---	---	30	17	---	47
CB Alexis Terry	---	---	9	21	16	46
S Cameron Heise	---	---	10	18	16	44
S Peyton Bravata	---	---	29	15	---	44
CB Erik Rafferty	---	---	26	17	---	43
CB Aidan Anthony	---	---	24	19	---	43
DE James Abrams	---	---	23	17	---	40
DE Roderick Buckley	---	---	24	13	---	37
FB Antoine Blanton	6	7	---	---	20	33
S Keegan Moore	---	---	20	12	---	32
TE Calvin Chapman	4	1	---	---	25	30
TE Grayson Morris	10	7	---	---	11	28
CB Gage Coker	---	---	10	10	6	26
OLB Hector Enos	---	---	0	4	21	25
ILB Mason Donaldson	---	---	21	4	---	25
RB Arnold Riley	1	0	---	---	19	20
DE Tre Bridges	---	---	11	8	---	19
RB Warren Torres	6	8	---	---	4	18
WR Duane Peoples	5	10	---	---	---	15
ILB Trey Austin	---	---	0	4	10	14
DT Elijah Frenzel	---	---	0	7	6	13
DE Gus Beyer	---	---	1	5	6	12
DE Peter O'Dauer	---	---	2	10	---	12
K Branden Melancon	0	0	---	---	10	10
WR Eric Borders	0	0	---	---	10	10
P Rusty Whiting	0	0	---	---	9	9
T Irving Page	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Trenton Winnicki	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Wally Foulger	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Quentin Gradkowski	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Isaiah Hanson	0	0	---	---	9	9
QB Lincoln White	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Karl Joseph	---	---	27	41	14	82
S Caiden Simmons	---	---	27	41	14	82
OLB Brock Strong	---	---	27	39	4	70
CB Tevin Widmer	---	---	27	39	4	70
TE Tyrus Hess	27	18	---	---	21	66
OLB Timothy Totten	---	---	26	35	4	65
DT Hayden Hammond	---	---	18	38	8	64
G Leroy McCormick	30	24	---	---	6	60
T Grady Rodgers	30	24	---	---	6	60
T Alejandro Garrett	30	24	---	---	6	60
G Jermaine O'Bryan	30	24	---	---	6	60
DE Damien Perez	---	---	26	31	3	60
DE Maxwell Anderson	---	---	26	31	2	59
CB T.J. Snyder	---	---	15	28	16	59
CB Bernie Burden	---	---	15	35	8	58
WR Dave Thomson	23	19	---	---	15	57
QB Richard Myers	30	24	---	---	---	54
C Lorenzo Tucker	30	24	---	---	---	54
OLB Adrian McGee	---	---	26	26	2	54
RB Blake Ballard	20	19	---	---	14	53
WR Griffin Lyons	18	19	---	---	11	48
WR Lewis Sparkes	21	17	---	---	---	38
CB Floyd Meadows	---	---	13	18	3	34
FB Mark Tubbs	11	6	---	---	15	32
OLB Earl Brimberry	---	---	1	8	21	30
ILB Bo Fedolfi	---	---	0	9	13	22
ILB Micah Wooden	---	---	12	9	1	22
S Leslie Beavers	---	---	0	0	21	21
DE Pat Duran	---	---	1	12	7	20
RB Griffin Floyd	10	7	---	---	2	19
TE Bert Harding	14	3	---	---	---	17
WR Monty Ansell	1	5	---	---	10	16
DE Gavin Peterman	---	---	9	4	2	15
TE Kris Wiggins	5	3	---	---	---	8
DE J.J. Freeman	---	---	1	7	---	8
C Joseph Tucker	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Devante Reilly	0	0	---	---	6	6
WR Lawrence Stith	0	4	---	---	---	4
K Kody Portis	0	0	---	---	4	4
QB Johnathan Tubbs	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Ed VandenBelt	---	---	0	0	---	0
C Francisco Hills	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Otis Rottinghaus	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Neal Barber	---	---	0	0	---	0
G Lonnie Godfrey	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	44	6.3
Middle	18	98	5.4
Right	2	-3	-1.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	25	5.0
Middle	13	48	3.7
Right	9	68	7.6
None	3	-4	-1.3

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Burt Corbett	40	28	5	2	1	2	4	1	0

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Richard Myers	23	16	4	2	1	1	2	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	12	7	82	6.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	16	124	6.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	4	45	9.0
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	22	5.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	19	19.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	8	62	6.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	62	8.9
Long (19+ Yds)	5	3	93	18.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Braxton Foreman	13	7	0	25	0	39
WR Mario Meadows	7	5	0	101	3	39
RB Micah Brock	6	6	0	61	1	28
TE Carlos Patterson	5	5	0	16	0	39
WR Marshall Sanford	4	2	0	25	0	27
RB Warren Torres	2	1	0	16	0	8
FB Antoine Blanton	2	1	1	5	0	7
TE Grayson Morris	1	1	0	24	1	7

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dave Thomson	8	5	0	80	2	19
TE Tyrus Hess	4	3	0	30	0	18
RB Blake Ballard	4	3	0	20	0	19
RB Griffin Floyd	2	1	0	8	0	7
WR Lawrence Stith	2	2	0	71	2	4
WR Lewis Sparkes	2	2	0	27	0	17
WR Griffin Lyons	1	0	1	0	0	19

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Micah Brock	1	3	3.00	3.23
FB Antoine Blanton	1	4	4.00	4.00

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Blake Ballard	3	19	6.33	4.33
QB Richard Myers	1	1	1.00	-0.75
RB Griffin Floyd	1	2	2.00	7.40

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Burt Corbett	1	0	0	0.00	6.83

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Richard Myers	3	2	28	9.33	10.26

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Braxton Foreman	1	0	0	0.00	1.92

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Tyrus Hess	2	1	8	4.00	7.50
WR Dave Thomson	1	1	20	20.00	10.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
QB Burt Corbett	1	0

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Griffin Floyd	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Burt Corbett	15	11	7

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Richard Myers	7	4	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Braxton Foreman	5	3	1
WR Mario Meadows	5	4	4
WR Marshall Sanford	2	1	1
TE Carlos Patterson	1	1	0
RB Micah Brock	1	1	1
FB Antoine Blanton	1	1	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Griffin Floyd	2	1	1
RB Blake Ballard	2	2	0
WR Dave Thomson	2	1	0
WR Griffin Lyons	1	0	0

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)