Week 15, 2068

played in Carolina, NC

34 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	7	3	7	3	0	-	20
Carolina Panthers	0	17	0	3	3	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:14 ATL - J.J. Dineen 9 pass from Riddick Ballard (Gavin Hicks extra point)
2Q: 13:43 CAR - Harris Cicci 3 run (Collin Goga extra point)
2Q: 07:52 CAR - Collin Goga 35 field goal
2Q: 03:53 ATL - Gavin Hicks 38 field goal
2Q: 01:14 CAR - Keith Elliott 23 interception return (Collin Goga extra point)
3Q: 04:50 ATL - Mo Heintz 8 pass from Riddick Ballard (Gavin Hicks extra point)
4Q: 13:56 ATL - Gavin Hicks 48 field goal
4Q: 08:30 CAR - Collin Goga 49 field goal
OT: 08:45 CAR - Collin Goga 50 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:14 ATL - J.J. Dineen 9 pass from Riddick Ballard (Gavin Hicks extra point)
2Q: 13:43 CAR - Harris Cicci 3 run (Collin Goga extra point)
2Q: 07:52 CAR - Collin Goga 35 field goal
2Q: 03:53 ATL - Gavin Hicks 38 field goal
2Q: 01:14 CAR - Keith Elliott 23 interception return (Collin Goga extra point)
3Q: 04:50 ATL - Mo Heintz 8 pass from Riddick Ballard (Gavin Hicks extra point)
4Q: 13:56 ATL - Gavin Hicks 48 field goal
4Q: 08:30 CAR - Collin Goga 49 field goal
OT: 08:45 CAR - Collin Goga 50 field goal

Team Statistics ATL CAR
Record 11-3 9-5
First Downs 16 13
- by Rushing 2 2
- by Passing 12 9
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 375 245
- Offensive Plays 69 65
- Yards per Play 5.43 3.77
Net Rushing Yards 86 61
- Rushing Attempts 25 22
- Yards per Rush 3.44 2.77
Net Passing Yards 289 184
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 42 - 27 - 3 37 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 296 238
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/7 6/54
- Yards per Pass Play 6.57 4.28
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/16 3/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.1 12.7
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 12/105 7/70
Punt Returns/Yards 3/19 3/12
Kick Returns/Yards 2/48 4/130
Interception Ret./Yards 1/3 3/46
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 33
Time of Possession 32:03 30:27

Team Statistics	ATL	CAR
Record	11-3	9-5
First Downs	16	13
- by Rushing	2	2
- by Passing	12	9
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	375	245
- Offensive Plays	69	65
- Yards per Play	5.43	3.77
Net Rushing Yards	86	61
- Rushing Attempts	25	22
- Yards per Rush	3.44	2.77
Net Passing Yards	289	184
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	42 - 27 - 3	37 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	296	238
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/7	6/54
- Yards per Pass Play	6.57	4.28
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/16	3/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.1	12.7
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	12/105	7/70
Punt Returns/Yards	3/19	3/12
Kick Returns/Yards	2/48	4/130
Interception Ret./Yards	1/3	3/46
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 33
Time of Possession	32:03	30:27

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:56	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
1	7:10	3:04	OWN 30	7	70	Touchdown
2	13:32	1:39	OWN 25	4	33	Interception
2	7:45	4:00	OWN 36	8	43	Field Goal
2	1:49	0:44	OWN 7	2	5	Interception
2	1:05	1:05	OWN 25	5	13	Punt
3	12:41	1:47	OWN 7	3	8	Punt
3	9:15	4:32	OWN 19	10	81	Touchdown
3	3:34	0:49	OWN 31	3	-2	Punt
3	1:31	2:43	OWN 45	6	24	Field Goal
4	12:13	2:59	OWN 22	5	25	Interception
4	8:23	2:05	OWN 35	3	9	Punt
4	4:21	1:55	OWN 37	4	26	Missed FG
4	1:32	0:54	OWN 36	3	-2	Punt
OT1	8:38	1:08	OWN 25	4	2	Downs

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:04	5:54	OWN 35	11	42	Missed FG
1	4:06	5:34	OWN 26	11	74	Touchdown
2	11:53	4:08	OWN 42	8	40	Field Goal
2	3:45	1:56	OWN 29	5	55	Interception
3	15:00	2:19	OWN 33	4	14	Punt
3	10:54	1:39	OWN 48	3	4	Punt
3	4:43	1:09	OWN 25	3	-8	Punt
3	2:45	1:14	OWN 16	3	-7	Punt
4	13:48	1:35	OWN 25	3	-1	Punt
4	9:14	0:51	OPP 40	3	8	Field Goal
4	6:18	1:57	OWN 22	3	9	Punt
4	2:26	0:54	OWN 44	3	-8	Punt
4	0:38	0:38	OWN 30	3	5	Half
OT1	10:00	1:22	OPP 36	3	3	Field Goal

Game MVP: Keith Elliott, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Elliot Grice	20	62	3.10	10	1
QB Riddick Ballard	4	17	4.25	6	0
RB Frank McCormick	1	7	7.00	7	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Harris Cicci	15	46	3.07	19	1	1
RB Morris Clements	3	3	1.00	5	0	0
RB Kirk Bruce	3	7	2.33	3	0	0
QB Winston Dodge	1	5	5.00	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Riddick Ballard	42	27	296	2/7	2	30	3	71.1

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Winston Dodge	37	22	238	6/54	0	43	1	67.2

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Mo Heintz	6	10	61	10.17	0	28	1
WR J.J. Dineen	5	8	73	14.60	10	30	1
WR Perry Richardson	5	8	31	6.20	0	24	0
RB Elliot Grice	4	6	52	13.00	39	25	0
TE Eric Valdez	1	1	11	11.00	9	11	0
WR Gabe Farrell	1	1	26	26.00	9	26	0
RB Howie Geller	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Christian Flynn	1	1	27	27.00	19	27	0
TE Vinny McDaniel	1	2	8	8.00	1	8	0
TE Tom Hodges	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	0
RB Frank McCormick	1	2	-2	-2.00	0	-2	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Jacob Cole	10	17	110	11.00	66	43
WR Jermaine Stanton	5	8	40	8.00	5	15
RB Harris Cicci	3	4	27	9.00	20	18
TE Boomer Vasquez	2	5	44	22.00	29	37
WR Louis Clancy	1	1	8	8.00	0	8
TE Dennis Crimm	1	1	9	9.00	3	9
WR Lewis Sparkes	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Luis Browning	1	3	3.00	0

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Keith Elliott	1	23	23.00	1
S Efrain Boatright	1	23	23.00	0
CB Aiden Antonick	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Alonzo Johnson	6	249	41.5	39.5	50	0

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Oscar Battle	7	296	42.3	39.6	56	2

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Gavin Hicks	2/3	1/2	0/1	48	2/2

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Collin Goga	3/4	2/3	1/1	50	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Christian Flynn	3	19	6.3	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kevin Dodge	3	12	4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Christian Flynn	2	48	24.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Levi Phillip	4	130	32.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Reginald Jamison	9	1	2.0	20	26
S Corbin Poon	7	1	0.0	20	41
OLB Weston Banks	6	0	0.0	20	28
DE Harry Walters	5	1	1.5	18	39
CB D.J. Mason	5	0	0.0	10	32
CB Edward Losman	5	0	0.0	22	39
DE Ethan Burgess	2	2	1.5	20	41
CB Elijah Hernandez	2	1	0.0	12	30
DT Badger Turnbull	2	0	0.0	11	15
DE Dwight Herndon	1	1	1.0	1	16
S Karl Runyan	1	2	0.0	11	18
DT Harris Webster	1	1	0.0	15	32
CB Mo Patterson	1	0	0.0	13	16
WR J.J. Dineen	1	0	---	---	---
WR Mo Heintz	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Emmitt Lane	1	0	0.0	2	16

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Keith Elliott	10	0	0.0	21	39
CB Derek Bradshaw	6	2	0.0	25	44
S Efrain Boatright	6	1	0.0	25	44
OLB Mercury Ryan	5	0	1.0	24	43
OLB Kenny Jacobus	5	2	0.0	22	31
CB Jacob Lewis	4	0	0.0	20	34
DE DeAndre Passmore	3	1	0.5	23	43
ILB Dana Mathis	3	5	0.0	22	30
CB Aiden Antonick	3	1	0.0	23	43
DT Kristopher Ellison	2	2	0.5	23	29
S Levi Phillip	2	0	0.0	4	10
ILB Winfred Weber	2	0	0.0	5	5
TE Boomer Vasquez	1	0	---	---	---
DE J.C. Brenner	1	0	0.0	18	28

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
ILB Reginald Jamison	2.0	0	26
DE Ethan Burgess	1.5	1	41
DE Harry Walters	1.5	0	39
DE Dwight Herndon	1.0	0	16
DT Harris Webster	0.0	1	32
CB Edward Losman	0.0	1	39

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Mercury Ryan	1.0	2	0	0	43
DT Kristopher Ellison	0.5	0	3	0	29
DE DeAndre Passmore	0.5	0	1	4	43
DE J.C. Brenner	0.0	1	0	0	28

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Corbin Poon	4	0	0	41
OLB Weston Banks	4	0	0	28
CB D.J. Mason	4	0	0	32
CB Elijah Hernandez	2	1	0	30
CB Edward Losman	2	1	0	39
ILB Reginald Jamison	2	0	0	26
ILB Emmitt Lane	1	2	0	16
CB Mo Patterson	1	1	0	16
DE Harry Walters	1	1	0	39
OLB Connor Horton	1	0	0	15
OLB Luis Browning	0	1	1	12

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Keith Elliott	5	3	1	39
S Efrain Boatright	4	1	1	44
CB Derek Bradshaw	4	0	0	44
OLB Mercury Ryan	3	0	0	43
OLB Kenny Jacobus	3	0	0	31
CB Aiden Antonick	2	0	1	43
S Levi Phillip	2	0	0	10
CB Jacob Lewis	2	0	0	34
ILB Dana Mathis	1	0	0	30
ILB Winfred Weber	1	0	0	5

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Ross Cooley	3	5	1	25	0	44
C Fernando Cooley	2	5	0	25	0	44
T Juan Bernard	1	4	0	25	1	44
G Levon Logan	1	4	0	25	1	44
G Andy Stargell	1	3	0	25	0	44
FB Damien Bush	0	1	0	2	0	8

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Joseph Grabulis	2	4	22	0	43
C Josiah Hawkins	1	8	22	1	43
G Drake England	1	3	22	2	43
G Rex Matthews	1	2	22	2	43
T Damian Rouse	0	2	22	1	43
TE Boomer Vasquez	0	1	20	0	34
FB Erick Fonseca	0	1	5	0	11

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Damien Bush	2	28
Vinny McDaniel	1	28
Cesar Burks	1	25
Howie Geller	1	21
J.J. Dineen	1	19
Archie Barlow	1	15

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Rex Matthews	3	17
Kenny Jacobus	2	13

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Ross Cooley	25	44	---	---	9	78
T Juan Bernard	25	44	---	---	9	78
G Andy Stargell	25	44	---	---	9	78
QB Riddick Ballard	25	44	---	---	---	69
C Fernando Cooley	25	44	---	---	---	69
G Levon Logan	25	44	---	---	---	69
WR J.J. Dineen	19	29	---	---	19	67
DE Ethan Burgess	---	---	20	41	4	65
S Corbin Poon	---	---	20	41	4	65
CB Edward Losman	---	---	22	39	3	64
DE Harry Walters	---	---	18	39	4	61
WR Mo Heintz	23	38	---	---	---	61
WR Perry Richardson	18	28	---	---	6	52
DT Harris Webster	---	---	15	32	4	51
RB Elliot Grice	23	27	---	---	---	50
CB Mo Patterson	---	---	13	16	20	49
OLB Weston Banks	---	---	20	28	1	49
S Karl Runyan	---	---	11	18	20	49
TE Tom Hodges	20	28	---	---	---	48
ILB Reginald Jamison	---	---	20	26	1	47
CB D.J. Mason	---	---	10	32	4	46
TE Vinny McDaniel	5	13	---	---	28	46
ILB Emmitt Lane	---	---	2	16	28	46
CB Elijah Hernandez	---	---	12	30	3	45
S Charles Tuck	---	---	13	27	3	43
FB Damien Bush	2	8	---	---	28	38
DE Jerry Cortez	---	---	9	14	8	31
WR Christian Flynn	2	5	---	---	22	29
DE Dwight Herndon	---	---	1	16	10	27
DT Badger Turnbull	---	---	11	15	---	26
DE J.C. Mullens	---	---	11	14	---	25
OLB Cesar Burks	---	---	0	0	25	25
WR Gabe Farrell	6	17	---	---	---	23
RB Howie Geller	0	2	---	---	21	23
OLB Luis Browning	---	---	9	12	1	22
OLB Connor Horton	---	---	3	15	3	21
TE Eric Valdez	6	12	---	---	---	18
T Archie Barlow	0	0	---	---	15	15
RB Frank McCormick	1	13	---	---	---	14
CB Damien Tindale	---	---	0	0	13	13
C Louis Andersen	0	0	---	---	9	9
K Gavin Hicks	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Alonzo Johnson	0	0	---	---	9	9
CB Irv Goguen	---	---	2	2	---	4
QB John Volmert	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Colby Whitfield	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Derek Bradshaw	---	---	25	44	16	85
G Rex Matthews	22	43	---	---	17	82
G Joseph Grabulis	22	43	---	---	11	76
CB Jacob Lewis	---	---	20	34	20	74
S Efrain Boatright	---	---	25	44	3	72
OLB Mercury Ryan	---	---	24	43	4	71
DE DeAndre Passmore	---	---	23	43	3	69
CB Aiden Antonick	---	---	23	43	3	69
OLB Kenny Jacobus	---	---	22	31	13	66
QB Winston Dodge	22	43	---	---	---	65
G Drake England	22	43	---	---	---	65
C Josiah Hawkins	22	43	---	---	---	65
T Damian Rouse	22	43	---	---	---	65
S Keith Elliott	---	---	21	39	3	63
WR Jacob Cole	19	43	---	---	---	62
TE Boomer Vasquez	20	34	---	---	---	54
TE Dennis Crimm	7	17	---	---	29	53
DT Kristopher Ellison	---	---	23	29	1	53
ILB Dana Mathis	---	---	22	30	---	52
WR Lewis Sparkes	7	20	---	---	22	49
RB Harris Cicci	16	32	---	---	---	48
DE J.C. Brenner	---	---	18	28	---	46
FB Erick Fonseca	5	11	---	---	22	38
WR Jermaine Stanton	13	23	---	---	1	37
S Levi Phillip	---	---	4	10	18	32
RB Morris Clements	3	5	---	---	23	31
WR Louis Clancy	12	15	---	---	---	27
DE Aidan Euell	---	---	7	16	3	26
OLB Lionel Pearson	---	---	1	1	24	26
OLB Lewis Meusey	---	---	5	17	3	25
DT Joel Benson	---	---	2	15	8	25
ILB James Castellano	---	---	2	1	12	15
ILB Abraham Rodgers	---	---	1	10	3	14
WR Norman McKee	1	1	---	---	11	13
S Kevin Dodge	---	---	0	0	12	12
TE Bubba Garner	4	8	---	---	---	12
C Leonardo Jarvis	0	0	---	---	11	11
G Ellis Perrigo	0	0	---	---	11	11
G Mitchell Waddy	0	0	---	---	11	11
P Oscar Battle	0	0	---	---	11	11
K Collin Goga	0	0	---	---	10	10
ILB Winfred Weber	---	---	5	5	---	10
DE Korey Blombeck	---	---	2	1	6	9
RB Kirk Bruce	3	6	---	---	---	9
C Joseph Sweeney	0	0	---	---	7	7
QB Anthony Means	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	21	7.0
Middle	16	40	2.5
Right	6	25	4.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	20	57	2.9
Right	2	4	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Riddick Ballard	42	27	6	1	0	4	4	4	3

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Winston Dodge	37	22	3	3	1	7	3	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	6	1.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	26	17	161	6.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	3	47	6.7
Long (19+ Yds)	5	3	82	16.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	7	36	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	10	103	6.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	5	99	9.9
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mo Heintz	10	6	61	1	38
WR J.J. Dineen	8	5	73	1	29
WR Perry Richardson	8	5	31	1	28
RB Elliot Grice	6	4	52	1	27
TE Vinny McDaniel	2	1	8	0	13
TE Tom Hodges	2	1	4	0	28
RB Frank McCormick	2	1	-2	0	13
TE Eric Valdez	1	1	11	0	12
WR Gabe Farrell	1	1	26	1	17
RB Howie Geller	1	1	5	0	2
WR Christian Flynn	1	1	27	1	5

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jacob Cole	17	10	0	110	2	43
WR Jermaine Stanton	8	5	1	40	0	23
TE Boomer Vasquez	5	2	0	44	1	34
RB Harris Cicci	4	3	0	27	0	32
WR Lewis Sparkes	1	0	0	0	0	20
WR Louis Clancy	1	1	0	8	0	15
TE Dennis Crimm	1	1	0	9	0	17

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Elliot Grice	2	8	4.00	3.10

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Morris Clements	1	5	5.00	1.00
RB Harris Cicci	1	3	3.00	3.07

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Riddick Ballard	4	3	13	3.25	7.05

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Winston Dodge	1	0	0	0.00	6.43

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Perry Richardson	2	1	-4	-2.00	3.88
WR J.J. Dineen	1	1	9	9.00	9.13
WR Mo Heintz	1	1	8	8.00	6.10

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Boomer Vasquez	1	0	0	0.00	8.80

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
RB Elliot Grice	2	0
RB Frank McCormick	1	0

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
QB Winston Dodge	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Riddick Ballard	12	8	5

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Winston Dodge	14	10	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR J.J. Dineen	3	2	2
RB Frank McCormick	2	1	0
WR Perry Richardson	2	1	1
TE Eric Valdez	1	1	0
RB Elliot Grice	1	1	1
TE Vinny McDaniel	1	0	0
TE Tom Hodges	1	1	0
WR Mo Heintz	1	1	1

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jacob Cole	5	4	1
WR Jermaine Stanton	4	2	1
WR Lewis Sparkes	1	0	0
TE Boomer Vasquez	1	1	0
WR Louis Clancy	1	1	0
TE Dennis Crimm	1	1	0
RB Harris Cicci	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)