Week 7, 2061

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Carolina Panthers	0	3	0	3	-	6
Atlanta Falcons	0	7	7	0	-	14

Scoring Summary
2Q: 05:24 CAR - Kody Portis 28 field goal
2Q: 01:35 ATL - Artie Gomez 1 pass from Gabe Bensen (Wendell Humphries extra point)
3Q: 04:30 ATL - Micah Brock 19 pass from Gabe Bensen (Wendell Humphries extra point)
4Q: 06:09 CAR - Kody Portis 36 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 05:24 CAR - Kody Portis 28 field goal
2Q: 01:35 ATL - Artie Gomez 1 pass from Gabe Bensen (Wendell Humphries extra point)
3Q: 04:30 ATL - Micah Brock 19 pass from Gabe Bensen (Wendell Humphries extra point)
4Q: 06:09 CAR - Kody Portis 36 field goal

Team Statistics CAR ATL
Record 3-4 4-2
First Downs 23 15
- by Rushing 8 4
- by Passing 12 10
- by Penalty 3 1
Total Net Yards 374 248
- Offensive Plays 71 53
- Yards per Play 5.27 4.68
Net Rushing Yards 168 99
- Rushing Attempts 30 26
- Yards per Rush 5.60 3.81
Net Passing Yards 206 149
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 21 - 1 25 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 219 166
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/13 2/17
- Yards per Pass Play 5.02 5.52
Fumbles/Lost 3/2 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/14 4/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.1 8.5
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/40 7/29
Punt Returns/Yards 2/17 2/22
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 1/38
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 21 OWN 34
Time of Possession 31:59 28:01

Team Statistics	CAR	ATL
Record	3-4	4-2
First Downs	23	15
- by Rushing	8	4
- by Passing	12	10
- by Penalty	3	1
Total Net Yards	374	248
- Offensive Plays	71	53
- Yards per Play	5.27	4.68
Net Rushing Yards	168	99
- Rushing Attempts	30	26
- Yards per Rush	5.60	3.81
Net Passing Yards	206	149
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 21 - 1	25 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	219	166
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/13	2/17
- Yards per Pass Play	5.02	5.52
Fumbles/Lost	3/2	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/14	4/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.1	8.5
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/40	7/29
Punt Returns/Yards	2/17	2/22
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	1/38
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 21	OWN 34
Time of Possession	31:59	28:01

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:14	6:29	OWN 5	13	57	Punt
1	5:00	1:48	OPP 39	4	23	Fumble
2	12:59	7:43	OWN 18	13	71	Field Goal
2	1:26	1:23	OWN 25	7	21	Interception
3	15:00	1:37	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
3	9:34	3:09	OWN 4	5	19	Punt
3	5:11	0:10	OWN 20	1	1	Fumble
3	4:22	1:03	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
3	1:22	1:22	OWN 27	4	16	Punt
4	11:16	5:13	OWN 20	10	61	Field Goal
4	2:23	1:43	OWN 4	9	67	Downs

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:46	OWN 49	3	4	Punt
1	6:45	1:45	OWN 20	4	19	Fumble
1	3:12	5:13	OWN 16	9	24	Punt
2	5:16	3:50	OWN 25	9	75	Touchdown
2	0:03	0:03	OWN 47	1	0	Half
3	13:23	3:49	OWN 33	6	20	Punt
3	6:25	1:14	OWN 46	3	0	Punt
3	5:01	0:39	OPP 21	2	21	Touchdown
3	3:19	1:57	OWN 27	3	2	Punt
4	15:00	3:44	OWN 12	6	45	Punt
4	6:03	3:40	OWN 25	6	24	Punt
4	0:40	0:40	OWN 29	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Gabe Bensen, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Ted Stephenson	19	115	6.05	25	5	0
RB Les Newsome	11	53	4.82	9	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Micah Brock	14	77	5.50	17	2
RB Dustin Birch	10	21	2.10	12	1
QB Gabe Bensen	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0
WR Ellis Watkins	1	2	2.00	2	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Corwin Burtnett	39	21	219	2/13	0	34	1	59.7

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gabe Bensen	25	21	166	2/17	2	28	0	121.0

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Leonard Kelly	5	11	32	6.40	4	14
WR Dave Thomson	4	8	51	12.75	7	20
WR Lewis Sparkes	4	10	71	17.75	52	34
TE Devan Farler	3	4	47	15.67	17	20
RB Ted Stephenson	2	2	0	0.00	0	1
WR Damian Prior	2	3	8	4.00	0	4
WR Monty Ansell	1	1	10	10.00	1	10

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Rob Buhner	5	6	24	4.80	15	13	0
RB Micah Brock	4	4	21	5.25	9	19	1
WR Tucker Forrester	3	5	24	8.00	13	12	0
TE Cesar Iannaccone	3	3	60	20.00	29	22	0
WR Artie Gomez	2	3	4	2.00	0	3	1
RB Dustin Birch	2	2	1	0.50	0	3	0
FB Alvin Johnston	1	1	4	4.00	2	4	0
TE Gregory Singleton	1	1	28	28.00	21	28	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Marcos Cales	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
TE Devan Farler	1	0	0
RB Ted Stephenson	1	0	0
QB Corwin Burtnett	1	0	0
T Grady Rodgers	0	1	0
DE Korey Blombeck	0	1	0
OLB Timothy Totten	0	0	1

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Gabe Bensen	1	0	0
ILB Jaylen Starks	0	1	1
CB Lawrence Huntley	0	1	0
DT Silas Rivers	0	0	1
DE Howie Sandilands	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Devante Reilly	5	214	42.8	34.4	47	1

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Scott Foster	7	332	47.4	39.3	57	4

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kody Portis	2/2	0/0	0/0	36	0/0

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Wendell Humphries	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Damian Prior	2	17	8.5	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Micah Brock	2	22	11.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Justin Shapiro	1	38	38.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Keith Elliott	9	2	0.0	25	27
ILB Josiah James	7	0	0.0	26	22
CB Tevin Widmer	6	2	0.0	25	27
OLB Timothy Totten	3	0	1.0	26	22
S Ed VandenBelt	3	1	0.0	11	14
CB Vernon Schlesinger	3	1	0.0	24	20
OLB Leland Hansen	3	1	0.0	12	10
DT Jacob Belzer	3	0	0.0	15	15
OLB Brock Strong	2	1	0.0	25	27
DE Damien Perez	2	1	0.0	24	21
DT Hayden Hammond	1	1	0.5	11	12
DE Korey Blombeck	1	1	0.5	25	27
CB Bernie Burden	1	2	0.0	12	13
S Levi Phillip	1	1	0.0	14	12
S Leslie Beavers	1	0	0.0	2	1
WR Lewis Sparkes	1	0	---	---	---
CB Floyd Meadows	0	1	0.0	0	7

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Jaylen Starks	9	2	0.0	17	25
S Marcos Cales	7	0	0.0	25	36
OLB Leslie Gonzalez	6	2	0.0	29	27
DE Howie Sandilands	4	3	1.0	27	30
DT Elijah Frenzel	3	3	0.0	17	19
DT Silas Rivers	3	1	0.0	23	30
CB J.R. Socha	3	1	0.0	28	41
CB Walt Cribbs	3	0	0.0	28	38
DE Earl Rayburn	3	0	0.0	30	35
DT Ken Pritchett	2	3	0.0	19	22
ILB Alvin Malbrough	2	1	0.0	11	17
S Everett Garrett	2	0	0.0	14	19
CB Lawrence Huntley	2	0	0.0	6	9
OLB Rondell Fonda	1	0	1.0	8	10
S Kenny Givens	1	1	0.0	20	27
DE Seth Jamison	1	0	0.0	3	10
CB Ike Gidley	0	1	0.0	20	37

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Timothy Totten	1.0	0	0	22
DE Korey Blombeck	0.5	1	0	27
DT Hayden Hammond	0.5	0	1	12
DE Damien Perez	0.0	0	1	21

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Howie Sandilands	1.0	1	1	0	30
OLB Rondell Fonda	1.0	0	0	0	10
DE Earl Rayburn	0.0	1	2	2	35
DT Silas Rivers	0.0	1	1	0	30

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Keith Elliott	6	0	27
ILB Josiah James	3	0	22
S Ed VandenBelt	2	0	14
CB Tevin Widmer	2	0	27
OLB Leland Hansen	2	0	10
S Leslie Beavers	1	0	1
OLB Brock Strong	1	0	27
CB Bernie Burden	1	0	13
DE Damien Perez	1	0	21
CB Vernon Schlesinger	1	0	20
S Levi Phillip	1	0	12
CB Floyd Meadows	0	1	7

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Jaylen Starks	6	0	0	25
S Marcos Cales	4	0	1	36
OLB Leslie Gonzalez	3	1	0	27
CB J.R. Socha	3	0	0	41
CB Lawrence Huntley	2	0	0	9
ILB Alvin Malbrough	1	1	0	17
CB Walt Cribbs	1	0	0	38
S Kenny Givens	1	0	0	27
CB Ike Gidley	0	1	0	37

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Jermaine O'Bryan	4	8	30	0	41
G Lonnie Godfrey	3	6	30	0	41
T Grady Rodgers	3	4	30	1	41
C Otis Strong	2	8	30	0	41
T Alejandro Garrett	1	3	30	0	41
TE Devan Farler	1	1	29	0	35
RB Ted Stephenson	0	0	19	1	30

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Cole Wallentine	3	10	2	26	0	27
G Howard Manning	3	6	2	26	1	27
T Ross Cooley	2	2	0	26	0	27
T Skip Nordland	1	3	0	26	0	27
C Luke Mathis	0	4	0	26	1	27

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Bert Harding	1	20
Kenyon Hicks	1	8
Drake England	1	7

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Jeffery Foley	2	20

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Lonnie Godfrey	30	41	---	---	7	78
C Otis Strong	30	41	---	---	---	71
T Grady Rodgers	30	41	---	---	---	71
T Alejandro Garrett	30	41	---	---	---	71
G Jermaine O'Bryan	30	41	---	---	---	71
QB Corwin Burtnett	30	41	---	---	---	71
TE Devan Farler	29	35	---	---	---	64
WR Lewis Sparkes	25	35	---	---	1	61
S Keith Elliott	---	---	25	27	8	60
WR Dave Thomson	23	34	---	---	---	57
OLB Brock Strong	---	---	25	27	---	52
CB Tevin Widmer	---	---	25	27	---	52
DE Korey Blombeck	---	---	25	27	---	52
WR Leonard Kelly	22	28	---	---	---	50
RB Ted Stephenson	19	30	---	---	---	49
OLB Timothy Totten	---	---	26	22	---	48
ILB Josiah James	---	---	26	22	---	48
DE Damien Perez	---	---	24	21	---	45
CB Vernon Schlesinger	---	---	24	20	---	44
WR Damian Prior	6	20	---	---	12	38
S Levi Phillip	---	---	14	12	12	38
DT Jacob Belzer	---	---	15	15	7	37
CB Bernie Burden	---	---	12	13	7	32
OLB Leland Hansen	---	---	12	10	10	32
RB Les Newsome	11	11	---	---	8	30
S Ed VandenBelt	---	---	11	14	4	29
TE Bert Harding	5	1	---	---	20	26
OLB Earl Brimberry	---	---	1	5	18	24
DT Hayden Hammond	---	---	11	12	---	23
CB T.J. Snyder	---	---	2	7	13	22
WR Monty Ansell	2	4	---	---	15	21
RB Blake Ballard	0	0	---	---	20	20
TE Brian McGhee	8	7	---	---	3	18
OLB Kenyon Hicks	---	---	3	2	8	13
DE Pat Duran	---	---	2	2	7	11
C Joseph Tucker	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Devante Reilly	0	0	---	---	7	7
CB Floyd Meadows	---	---	0	7	---	7
G Noah Neumeyer	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Drake England	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Ben Oxendine	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Kody Portis	0	0	---	---	5	5
DE Colin Chapman	---	---	1	4	---	5
S Leslie Beavers	---	---	2	1	---	3
C Josiah Hawkins	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Bernard Adams	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Marcos Cales	---	---	25	36	15	76
CB J.R. Socha	---	---	28	41	2	71
CB Walt Cribbs	---	---	28	38	2	68
DE Earl Rayburn	---	---	30	35	---	65
CB Ike Gidley	---	---	20	37	7	64
T Ross Cooley	26	27	---	---	10	63
S Kenny Givens	---	---	20	27	11	58
DE Howie Sandilands	---	---	27	30	---	57
OLB Leslie Gonzalez	---	---	29	27	---	56
DT Silas Rivers	---	---	23	30	1	54
G Howard Manning	26	27	---	---	---	53
T Skip Nordland	26	27	---	---	---	53
C Luke Mathis	26	27	---	---	---	53
G Cole Wallentine	26	27	---	---	---	53
QB Gabe Bensen	26	27	---	---	---	53
TE Cesar Iannaccone	24	25	---	---	---	49
WR Tucker Forrester	21	23	---	---	---	44
WR Rob Buhner	18	19	---	---	6	43
RB Micah Brock	15	9	---	---	18	42
ILB Jaylen Starks	---	---	17	25	---	42
DT Ken Pritchett	---	---	19	22	---	41
TE Gregory Singleton	11	9	---	---	18	38
DT Elijah Frenzel	---	---	17	19	2	38
S Everett Garrett	---	---	14	19	2	35
ILB Alvin Malbrough	---	---	11	17	2	30
ILB Jeffery Foley	---	---	0	8	20	28
CB Lawrence Huntley	---	---	6	9	11	26
WR Ellis Watkins	11	15	---	---	---	26
FB Alvin Johnston	8	5	---	---	11	24
RB Dustin Birch	11	13	---	---	---	24
WR Artie Gomez	9	13	---	---	---	22
OLB Rondell Fonda	---	---	8	10	2	20
DE Seth Jamison	---	---	3	10	7	20
DE Darren Chilton	---	---	1	11	6	18
WR Leslie Donovan	1	4	---	---	11	16
ILB Terrence Johnstone	---	---	4	0	8	12
TE Randall Blanchard	1	0	---	---	7	8
T Terry Malamala	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Riley Troxler	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Blaine Tucker	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Harold Mauck	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Scott Foster	0	0	---	---	7	7
RB Justin Shapiro	0	0	---	---	3	3
K Wendell Humphries	0	0	---	---	3	3
QB Keegan Brown	0	0	---	---	---	0
RB Patrick Smith	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	33	5.5
Middle	15	63	4.2
Right	9	72	8.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	45	4.1
Middle	11	51	4.6
Right	3	4	1.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Corwin Burtnett	39	21	4	6	1	3	4	2	1

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gabe Bensen	25	21	3	1	1	1	1	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	2	7	1.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	10	88	5.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	9	124	7.8
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	21	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	12	106	8.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	3	39	9.8
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Leonard Kelly	11	5	1	32	0	28
WR Lewis Sparkes	10	4	0	71	2	35
WR Dave Thomson	8	4	0	51	1	34
TE Devan Farler	4	3	0	47	1	35
WR Damian Prior	3	2	0	8	0	20
RB Ted Stephenson	2	2	0	0	0	30
WR Monty Ansell	1	1	0	10	0	4

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rob Buhner	6	5	0	24	0	19
WR Tucker Forrester	5	3	1	24	0	23
RB Micah Brock	4	4	0	21	0	9
WR Artie Gomez	3	2	0	4	0	13
TE Cesar Iannaccone	3	3	0	60	2	25
RB Dustin Birch	2	2	0	1	0	13
FB Alvin Johnston	1	1	0	4	0	5
TE Gregory Singleton	1	1	0	28	1	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Ted Stephenson	2	3	1.50	6.05
RB Les Newsome	1	2	2.00	4.82

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Corwin Burtnett	4	1	4	1.00	5.62

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gabe Bensen	4	3	37	9.25	6.64

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Dave Thomson	1	0	0	0.00	6.38
WR Lewis Sparkes	1	0	0	0.00	7.10
WR Damian Prior	1	1	4	4.00	2.67
WR Leonard Kelly	1	0	0	0.00	2.91

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Micah Brock	1	1	19	19.00	5.25
WR Artie Gomez	1	1	1	1.00	1.33
WR Rob Buhner	1	0	0	0.00	4.00
TE Cesar Iannaccone	1	1	17	17.00	20.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Ted Stephenson	2	2
RB Les Newsome	2	1

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
RB Micah Brock	1	1
RB Dustin Birch	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Corwin Burtnett	9	3	3

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gabe Bensen	9	8	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Leonard Kelly	5	1	1
WR Dave Thomson	2	1	1
WR Lewis Sparkes	2	1	1

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Rob Buhner	2	2	0
WR Tucker Forrester	2	2	2
RB Dustin Birch	2	2	0
FB Alvin Johnston	1	1	0
WR Artie Gomez	1	0	0
TE Cesar Iannaccone	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 61,900 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,200 (22,200)
End Zone 14,200 (16,000)
Mezzanine 8,200 (9,200)
Sideline Seats 12,200 (14,100)
Club Seats 4,200 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes 4,900 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	61,900 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,200 (22,200)
End Zone	14,200 (16,000)
Mezzanine	8,200 (9,200)
Sideline Seats	12,200 (14,100)
Club Seats	4,200 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes	4,900 (5,000)