Week 17, 2070

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Carolina Panthers	7	7	3	0	-	17
Atlanta Falcons	14	7	0	10	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:22 ATL - Cristian Schwartz 19 pass from James Lauher (Gavin Hicks extra point)
1Q: 07:48 CAR - Taylor Olman 13 pass from Anthony Means (Collin Goga extra point)
1Q: 03:32 ATL - Elliot Grice 12 pass from James Lauher (Gavin Hicks extra point)
2Q: 09:41 ATL - Chance Cook 28 pass from James Lauher (Gavin Hicks extra point)
2Q: 05:33 CAR - Jacob Cole 23 pass from Anthony Means (Collin Goga extra point)
3Q: 08:35 CAR - Collin Goga 34 field goal
4Q: 11:22 ATL - Gavin Hicks 44 field goal
4Q: 10:00 ATL - Elliot Grice 16 pass from James Lauher (Gavin Hicks extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:22 ATL - Cristian Schwartz 19 pass from James Lauher (Gavin Hicks extra point)
1Q: 07:48 CAR - Taylor Olman 13 pass from Anthony Means (Collin Goga extra point)
1Q: 03:32 ATL - Elliot Grice 12 pass from James Lauher (Gavin Hicks extra point)
2Q: 09:41 ATL - Chance Cook 28 pass from James Lauher (Gavin Hicks extra point)
2Q: 05:33 CAR - Jacob Cole 23 pass from Anthony Means (Collin Goga extra point)
3Q: 08:35 CAR - Collin Goga 34 field goal
4Q: 11:22 ATL - Gavin Hicks 44 field goal
4Q: 10:00 ATL - Elliot Grice 16 pass from James Lauher (Gavin Hicks extra point)

Team Statistics CAR ATL
Record 10-6 11-5
First Downs 24 16
- by Rushing 3 3
- by Passing 17 12
- by Penalty 4 1
Total Net Yards 371 270
- Offensive Plays 69 56
- Yards per Play 5.38 4.82
Net Rushing Yards 68 70
- Rushing Attempts 19 24
- Yards per Rush 3.58 2.92
Net Passing Yards 303 200
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 45 - 27 - 5 26 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 341 234
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/38 6/34
- Yards per Pass Play 6.06 6.25
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/12 6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.3 7.3
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/45 8/55
Punt Returns/Yards 3/2 2/39
Kick Returns/Yards 2/42 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 1/7 5/27
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 39
Time of Possession 30:50 29:10

Team Statistics	CAR	ATL
Record	10-6	11-5
First Downs	24	16
- by Rushing	3	3
- by Passing	17	12
- by Penalty	4	1
Total Net Yards	371	270
- Offensive Plays	69	56
- Yards per Play	5.38	4.82
Net Rushing Yards	68	70
- Rushing Attempts	19	24
- Yards per Rush	3.58	2.92
Net Passing Yards	303	200
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	45 - 27 - 5	26 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	341	234
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/38	6/34
- Yards per Pass Play	6.06	6.25
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/12	6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.3	7.3
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/45	8/55
Punt Returns/Yards	3/2	2/39
Kick Returns/Yards	2/42	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	1/7	5/27
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 39
Time of Possession	30:50	29:10

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:13	OWN 14	2	1	Interception
1	13:11	4:01	OWN 25	8	57	Interception
1	8:21	0:42	OPP 17	2	17	Touchdown
1	3:22	3:19	OWN 20	4	13	Punt
2	11:27	1:13	OWN 20	3	-9	Interception
2	9:30	4:12	OWN 25	7	75	Touchdown
2	2:19	2:19	OWN 4	5	6	Fumble
3	13:00	4:32	OWN 30	9	53	Field Goal
3	6:34	3:40	OWN 11	8	30	Punt
4	11:16	0:11	OWN 25	1	0	Interception
4	9:54	4:12	OWN 32	7	32	Interception
4	3:15	1:21	OWN 30	6	39	Downs
4	1:25	1:25	OWN 24	7	57	Game

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:47	0:36	OPP 20	2	20	Touchdown
1	9:10	0:49	OWN 28	2	-15	Interception
1	7:39	4:17	OWN 25	9	75	Touchdown
1	0:03	3:36	OPP 45	6	10	Punt
2	10:14	0:44	OPP 27	2	27	Touchdown
2	5:18	2:59	OWN 25	8	21	Punt
3	15:00	2:00	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
3	8:28	1:54	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
3	2:54	6:38	OWN 29	12	44	Field Goal
4	11:05	1:11	OPP 45	3	45	Touchdown
4	5:42	2:27	OWN 23	3	8	Punt
4	1:54	0:29	OWN 31	3	8	Punt

Game MVP: James Lauher, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Harris Cicci	10	29	2.90	11	2
RB Kirk Bruce	7	30	4.29	12	2
WR Jacob Cole	1	5	5.00	5	0
QB Anthony Means	1	4	4.00	4	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Elliot Grice	15	55	3.67	12	1
QB James Lauher	6	6	1.00	5	0
RB Frank McCormick	3	9	3.00	5	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Anthony Means	45	27	341	5/38	2	33	5	58.8

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
James Lauher	26	19	234	6/34	4	29	1	124.1

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jacob Cole	9	13	100	11.11	20	23	1
WR Edgar Wheeler	8	14	104	13.00	27	30	0
WR Taylor Olman	5	7	100	20.00	75	33	1
TE Dennis Crimm	2	4	24	12.00	7	14	0
TE Boomer Vasquez	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0
RB Harris Cicci	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Kirk Bruce	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
FB Erick Fonseca	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Curtis Andersen	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Elliot Grice	5	6	46	9.20	21	16	2
WR Chance Cook	4	5	47	11.75	26	28	1
WR Cristian Schwartz	4	7	81	20.25	38	27	1
WR J.J. Dineen	2	2	21	10.50	18	17	0
WR Chuck Abrams	2	3	10	5.00	5	9	0
TE Al Denis	1	2	29	29.00	17	29	0
TE Graham Montgomery	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Winfred Weber	1	7	7.00	0

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg
S Corbin Poon	2	2	1.00
ILB Caleb Krawczyk	1	1	1.00
ILB Reginald Jamison	1	11	11.00
CB Irv Goguen	1	13	13.00

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Force
QB Anthony Means	1	0
DE DeAndre Passmore	0	1
ILB James Castellano	0	1

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB James Lauher	2	0	0
T Ross Cooley	0	1	0
DE Ethan Burgess	0	1	0
C Fernando Cooley	0	1	0
DE Don McCargo	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Oscar Battle	2	81	40.5	21.0	48	1

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Alonzo Johnson	6	265	44.2	40.5	66	2

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Collin Goga	1/1	0/0	0/0	34	2/2

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Gavin Hicks	1/1	1/1	0/0	44	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kevin Dodge	3	2	0.7	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chuck Abrams	2	39	19.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Levi Phillip	1	32	32.0	0
Morris Clements	1	10	10.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Keith Elliott	6	0	0.0	22	24
OLB Willie Bullock	5	2	0.0	23	25
S Russell Dunlap	5	0	0.0	23	32
DE J.C. Brenner	4	0	2.0	19	24
ILB Winfred Weber	4	3	0.0	22	22
CB Aiden Antonick	4	1	0.0	24	32
WR Edgar Wheeler	4	0	---	---	---
DE DeAndre Passmore	3	0	1.0	22	32
DT Kristopher Ellison	3	1	0.0	24	25
CB Miles Cornett	2	0	1.0	15	28
OLB Mercury Ryan	2	5	0.5	23	22
S Efrain Boatright	2	1	0.0	24	32
ILB James Castellano	2	1	0.0	10	3
DE Jose Back	1	0	1.0	2	7
DE Aidan Euell	1	0	0.5	6	18
S Kevin Dodge	1	1	0.0	1	8
TE Dennis Crimm	1	0	---	---	---

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Weston Banks	12	1	0.0	17	42
CB Edward Losman	7	0	0.0	13	43
OLB Connor Horton	5	1	1.0	5	16
DE Malachi McKenzie	4	0	1.0	16	37
S Parker Maxwell	4	2	0.0	11	40
CB Craig Robertson	3	0	0.0	10	26
DE Ethan Burgess	2	1	1.5	16	41
ILB Reginald Jamison	2	1	0.0	15	39
S Karl Runyan	2	0	0.0	16	31
CB Xavier Nader	2	0	0.0	9	15
DT Frank Michl	1	0	1.0	19	41
DE Don McCargo	1	0	0.5	15	38
CB Christian Mathews	1	2	0.0	9	10
S Corbin Poon	1	1	0.0	10	29
CB Gene Cochrane	1	0	0.0	2	19
WR Chance Cook	1	0	---	---	---
CB Irv Goguen	1	0	0.0	8	34

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE J.C. Brenner	2.0	1	1	24
DE DeAndre Passmore	1.0	1	0	32
CB Miles Cornett	1.0	0	0	28
DE Jose Back	1.0	0	0	7
DE Aidan Euell	0.5	0	0	18
OLB Mercury Ryan	0.5	0	0	22
OLB Willie Bullock	0.0	1	0	25

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Ethan Burgess	1.5	1	0	41
DT Frank Michl	1.0	1	0	41
DE Malachi McKenzie	1.0	0	2	37
OLB Connor Horton	1.0	0	0	16
DE Don McCargo	0.5	1	1	38
OLB Luis Browning	0.0	1	0	3

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Willie Bullock	4	1	0	25
S Keith Elliott	4	0	0	24
S Russell Dunlap	4	0	0	32
CB Aiden Antonick	2	0	0	32
S Efrain Boatright	1	0	0	32
CB Miles Cornett	1	0	0	28
S Kevin Dodge	1	0	0	8
DT Kristopher Ellison	1	0	0	25
ILB James Castellano	1	0	0	3
ILB Winfred Weber	0	0	1	22

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Weston Banks	6	1	0	42
CB Edward Losman	4	2	0	43
OLB Connor Horton	3	0	0	16
CB Xavier Nader	3	0	0	15
ILB Reginald Jamison	2	1	1	39
CB Craig Robertson	2	0	0	26
S Corbin Poon	1	1	2	29
CB Irv Goguen	1	0	1	34
CB Gene Cochrane	1	0	0	19
CB Christian Mathews	1	0	0	10
DE Ethan Burgess	1	0	0	41
S Parker Maxwell	1	0	0	40
DE Malachi McKenzie	1	0	0	37
ILB Caleb Krawczyk	0	0	1	5

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Joseph Grabulis	1	6	19	1	50
C Joseph Sweeney	1	5	19	0	50
C Quentin Farley	1	3	19	2	50
G Rex Matthews	1	2	19	2	50
TE Dennis Crimm	0	1	7	0	14
G Ellis Perrigo	0	1	19	0	50

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Fernando Cooley	3	5	24	1	32
G Andy Stargell	2	6	24	3	32
T Maurice Boisvert	1	4	24	2	32
T Ross Cooley	0	3	24	0	32
G Levon Logan	0	3	24	0	32
FB Damien Bush	0	1	4	0	3
TE Al Denis	0	1	23	0	22

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Morris Clements	1	13
Kristopher Ellison	1	7

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Damien Bush	3	19
Graham Montgomery	1	19
Chuck Abrams	1	13

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
QB Anthony Means	19	50	---	---	---	69
G Joseph Grabulis	19	50	---	---	---	69
G Rex Matthews	19	50	---	---	---	69
C Quentin Farley	19	50	---	---	---	69
C Joseph Sweeney	19	50	---	---	---	69
G Ellis Perrigo	19	50	---	---	---	69
WR Jacob Cole	19	49	---	---	---	68
CB Miles Cornett	---	---	15	28	17	60
RB Harris Cicci	12	41	---	---	6	59
WR Edgar Wheeler	12	36	---	---	10	58
S Efrain Boatright	---	---	24	32	1	57
CB Aiden Antonick	---	---	24	32	1	57
DT Kristopher Ellison	---	---	24	25	7	56
S Russell Dunlap	---	---	23	32	1	56
DE DeAndre Passmore	---	---	22	32	1	55
TE Boomer Vasquez	16	34	---	---	---	50
OLB Willie Bullock	---	---	23	25	2	50
S Keith Elliott	---	---	22	24	1	47
OLB Mercury Ryan	---	---	23	22	1	46
ILB Winfred Weber	---	---	22	22	1	45
WR Taylor Olman	14	30	---	---	---	44
DE J.C. Brenner	---	---	19	24	---	43
FB Erick Fonseca	2	14	---	---	17	33
DE Aidan Euell	---	---	6	18	7	31
TE Curtis Andersen	0	8	---	---	18	26
DE Jose Back	---	---	2	7	17	26
TE Dennis Crimm	7	14	---	---	4	25
WR Jermaine Stanton	2	4	---	---	17	23
S Kevin Dodge	---	---	1	8	12	21
ILB Dana Mathis	---	---	1	1	18	20
S Levi Phillip	---	---	1	0	16	17
CB Rondell Medley	---	---	1	10	6	17
RB Kirk Bruce	7	9	---	---	---	16
WR Louis Clancy	4	11	---	---	---	15
RB Morris Clements	0	0	---	---	13	13
ILB James Castellano	---	---	10	3	---	13
DT Parker Booker	---	---	0	7	6	13
K Collin Goga	0	0	---	---	5	5
C Leonardo Jarvis	0	0	---	---	3	3
G Mitchell Waddy	0	0	---	---	3	3
T Miguel Shuman	0	0	---	---	3	3
C Les Duffy	0	0	---	---	3	3
P Oscar Battle	0	0	---	---	3	3
DE Frank Solwold	---	---	1	0	---	1
WR Norman McKee	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Phillip Ah Yat	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Andy Stargell	24	32	---	---	7	63
T Maurice Boisvert	24	32	---	---	7	63
OLB Weston Banks	---	---	17	42	1	60
DT Frank Michl	---	---	19	41	---	60
DE Ethan Burgess	---	---	16	41	1	58
CB Edward Losman	---	---	13	43	1	57
T Ross Cooley	24	32	---	---	---	56
QB James Lauher	24	32	---	---	---	56
C Fernando Cooley	24	32	---	---	---	56
G Levon Logan	24	32	---	---	---	56
ILB Reginald Jamison	---	---	15	39	1	55
DE Malachi McKenzie	---	---	16	37	1	54
DE Don McCargo	---	---	15	38	1	54
S Parker Maxwell	---	---	11	40	1	52
WR Chance Cook	21	28	---	---	---	49
TE Al Denis	23	22	---	---	4	49
RB Elliot Grice	20	24	---	---	4	48
CB Craig Robertson	---	---	10	26	12	48
S Karl Runyan	---	---	16	31	---	47
CB Irv Goguen	---	---	8	34	1	43
TE Chuck Stewart	11	11	---	---	19	41
S Corbin Poon	---	---	10	29	1	40
OLB Connor Horton	---	---	5	16	18	39
CB Xavier Nader	---	---	9	15	14	38
CB Gene Cochrane	---	---	2	19	13	34
WR J.J. Dineen	13	19	---	---	---	32
WR Chuck Abrams	3	14	---	---	13	30
WR Cristian Schwartz	12	18	---	---	---	30
FB Damien Bush	4	3	---	---	19	26
DT Harris Webster	---	---	4	19	1	24
WR Perry Richardson	8	16	---	---	---	24
TE Graham Montgomery	2	1	---	---	19	22
DE Dwight Herndon	---	---	4	14	2	20
CB Christian Mathews	---	---	9	10	---	19
RB Wendell Lange	0	0	---	---	17	17
T Nathaniel Goods	0	0	---	---	13	13
ILB Caleb Krawczyk	---	---	7	5	---	12
DE Renaldo Kasnia	---	---	1	8	2	11
C Louis Andersen	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Gavin Hicks	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Alonzo Johnson	0	0	---	---	7	7
RB Frank McCormick	3	4	---	---	---	7
ILB Emmitt Lane	---	---	0	0	6	6
OLB Luis Browning	---	---	2	3	---	5
QB Riddick Ballard	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Rondell Glenn	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	22	5.5
Middle	13	35	2.7
Right	2	11	5.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	3	3.0
Middle	13	31	2.4
Right	10	36	3.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Anthony Means	45	27	5	2	1	5	4	3	5

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
James Lauher	26	19	4	0	2	1	3	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	6	74	7.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	11	98	6.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	8	108	10.8
Long (19+ Yds)	9	2	61	6.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	7	87	12.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	82	6.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	2	39	9.8
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	26	13.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Edgar Wheeler	14	8	0	104	2	36
WR Jacob Cole	13	9	0	100	1	49
WR Taylor Olman	7	5	0	100	2	30
TE Dennis Crimm	4	2	0	24	0	14
TE Boomer Vasquez	2	1	0	5	0	34
RB Harris Cicci	1	1	0	3	0	41
FB Erick Fonseca	1	0	1	0	0	14
RB Kirk Bruce	1	1	0	5	0	9
TE Curtis Andersen	1	0	0	0	0	8

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Cristian Schwartz	7	4	1	81	2	18
RB Elliot Grice	6	5	1	46	0	24
WR Chance Cook	5	4	0	47	1	28
WR Chuck Abrams	3	2	0	10	0	14
WR J.J. Dineen	2	2	0	21	0	19
TE Al Denis	2	1	0	29	1	22
TE Graham Montgomery	1	1	0	0	0	1

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Harris Cicci	2	1	0.50	2.90

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Frank McCormick	2	6	3.00	3.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Anthony Means	4	1	13	3.25	7.58

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
James Lauher	3	3	47	15.67	9.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Edgar Wheeler	2	0	0	0.00	7.43
WR Taylor Olman	1	1	13	13.00	14.29

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Elliot Grice	2	2	28	14.00	7.67
WR Cristian Schwartz	1	1	19	19.00	11.57

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Harris Cicci	1	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
QB James Lauher	2	0
RB Elliot Grice	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Anthony Means	10	8	4

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
James Lauher	7	6	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Edgar Wheeler	3	2	2
TE Boomer Vasquez	2	1	0
WR Taylor Olman	2	2	1
WR Jacob Cole	1	1	0
TE Dennis Crimm	1	1	1
RB Harris Cicci	1	1	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Elliot Grice	2	2	1
WR Cristian Schwartz	2	1	1
WR J.J. Dineen	1	1	1
WR Chance Cook	1	1	1
TE Al Denis	1	1	1

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

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