Week 1, 2072

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Carolina Panthers	3	7	3	0	-	13
Atlanta Falcons	0	14	3	9	-	26

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:55 CAR - Collin Goga 54 field goal
2Q: 10:11 ATL - Cristian Schwartz 4 pass from James Lauher (Gavin Hicks extra point)
2Q: 06:43 ATL - Chuck Abrams 13 pass from James Lauher (Gavin Hicks extra point)
2Q: 01:56 CAR - Erick Fonseca 7 pass from Anthony Means (Collin Goga extra point)
3Q: 09:29 ATL - Gavin Hicks 27 field goal
3Q: 00:34 CAR - Collin Goga 34 field goal
4Q: 12:55 ATL - Leon Banda 21 pass from James Lauher (Gavin Hicks extra point)
4Q: 03:36 ATL - Safety, holding called in the end zone

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:55 CAR - Collin Goga 54 field goal
2Q: 10:11 ATL - Cristian Schwartz 4 pass from James Lauher (Gavin Hicks extra point)
2Q: 06:43 ATL - Chuck Abrams 13 pass from James Lauher (Gavin Hicks extra point)
2Q: 01:56 CAR - Erick Fonseca 7 pass from Anthony Means (Collin Goga extra point)
3Q: 09:29 ATL - Gavin Hicks 27 field goal
3Q: 00:34 CAR - Collin Goga 34 field goal
4Q: 12:55 ATL - Leon Banda 21 pass from James Lauher (Gavin Hicks extra point)
4Q: 03:36 ATL - Safety, holding called in the end zone

Team Statistics CAR ATL
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 17 18
- by Rushing 3 6
- by Passing 12 11
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 265 334
- Offensive Plays 67 63
- Yards per Play 3.96 5.30
Net Rushing Yards 65 149
- Rushing Attempts 23 37
- Yards per Rush 2.83 4.03
Net Passing Yards 200 185
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 19 - 0 26 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 228 185
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/28 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.55 7.12
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/19 3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.3 7.2
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/30 5/36
Punt Returns/Yards 4/72 1/13
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 1/21
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 32
Time of Possession 25:38 34:22

Team Statistics	CAR	ATL
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	17	18
- by Rushing	3	6
- by Passing	12	11
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	265	334
- Offensive Plays	67	63
- Yards per Play	3.96	5.30
Net Rushing Yards	65	149
- Rushing Attempts	23	37
- Yards per Rush	2.83	4.03
Net Passing Yards	200	185
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 19 - 0	26 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	228	185
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/28	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.55	7.12
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/19	3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.3	7.2
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/30	5/36
Punt Returns/Yards	4/72	1/13
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	1/21
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 32
Time of Possession	25:38	34:22

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:18	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
1	11:51	4:01	OWN 25	11	38	Field Goal
1	5:12	5:21	OWN 7	10	55	Punt
2	10:04	0:52	OWN 25	3	2	Punt
2	6:35	2:21	OWN 25	5	37	Punt
2	2:12	0:24	OPP 22	2	22	Touchdown
2	0:40	0:40	OWN 48	3	13	Missed FG
3	9:22	1:19	OWN 25	3	1	Punt
3	6:03	5:34	OWN 20	12	63	Field Goal
4	13:56	0:37	OWN 32	3	0	Fumble
4	12:44	1:58	OWN 25	6	31	Punt
4	3:36	0:05	OWN 3	1	-3	Safety
4	2:12	1:02	OWN 21	6	8	Downs

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:42	1:51	OWN 23	3	4	Punt
1	7:50	2:38	OWN 25	5	17	Punt
2	14:51	4:47	OWN 10	10	90	Touchdown
2	9:12	2:37	OWN 47	6	53	Touchdown
2	4:14	2:02	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
2	1:48	1:08	OWN 25	3	3	Punt
3	15:00	5:38	OWN 25	11	65	Field Goal
3	8:03	2:00	OWN 31	3	7	Punt
3	0:29	1:33	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
4	13:19	0:35	OPP 23	2	23	Touchdown
4	10:46	7:10	OWN 6	9	47	Punt
4	3:31	1:19	OWN 33	3	6	Punt
4	1:10	1:10	OPP 29	2	2	Game

Game MVP: James Lauher, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Enrique Hammonds	14	35	2.50	14	2
RB Morris Clements	4	12	3.00	10	1
RB Jeffery Updike	3	14	4.67	6	0
QB Anthony Means	1	5	5.00	5	0
WR Jerry Dennis	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Angel Roberts	18	56	3.11	21	1
RB Sammy Dubroc	14	46	3.29	11	1
QB James Lauher	5	47	9.40	20	3

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Anthony Means	39	19	228	5/28	1	31	0	75.5

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
James Lauher	26	19	185	0/0	3	28	0	131.0

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jacob Cole	5	13	92	18.40	30	29	0
WR Taylor Olman	3	5	37	12.33	13	31	0
FB Erick Fonseca	3	3	37	12.33	41	27	1
WR Jerry Dennis	3	11	42	14.00	21	25	0
TE Curtis Andersen	2	2	5	2.50	0	4	0
RB Enrique Hammonds	2	2	4	2.00	5	5	0
TE Edward Escobedo	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
RB Morris Clements	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Jeffery Updike	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR J.J. Dineen	5	8	39	7.80	14	28	0
TE Chuck Stewart	4	4	43	10.75	0	15	0
WR Chuck Abrams	3	4	46	15.33	28	27	1
WR Leon Banda	3	3	37	12.33	33	21	1
WR Cristian Schwartz	3	5	17	5.67	9	11	1
RB Sammy Dubroc	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Angel Roberts	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
TE Curtis Andersen	1	0	0	0

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
OLB Clay Wolf	0	1	0	0
CB Xavier Nader	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Terrance Humphrey	6	233	38.8	33.3	47	2

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Blaine Washington	8	353	44.1	35.1	57	4

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Collin Goga	2/3	1/2	1/2	54	1/1

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Gavin Hicks	1/1	0/0	0/0	27	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rod Chism	4	72	18.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Corbin Downs	1	13	13.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wendell Lange	1	21	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Kristopher Ellison	7	3	0.0	35	24
DE DeAndre Passmore	6	2	0.0	37	26
OLB Duane Hasan	5	6	0.0	36	26
ILB Winfred Weber	5	0	0.0	30	20
OLB Willie Bullock	4	3	0.0	30	22
S Stan Napier	4	3	0.0	21	13
CB Aiden Antonick	4	0	0.0	36	25
S Louie Oden	3	2	0.0	22	15
ILB James Castellano	2	2	0.0	10	5
S Efrain Boatright	2	1	0.0	17	15
S Julian Eberly	2	1	0.0	13	8
CB Miles Cornett	2	0	0.0	13	13
OLB Perry Fleming	2	0	0.0	8	4
DE Jose Back	2	0	0.0	11	12
S Russell Dunlap	1	2	0.0	24	19
CB Rondell Medley	1	0	0.0	28	19
T Ted Lieberman	1	0	---	---	---

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Jessie Schulz	6	0	0.0	21	22
S Corbin Poon	5	0	0.0	8	29
CB Irv Goguen	4	0	0.0	15	37
S Parker McHugh	4	0	0.0	15	37
DT Frank Michl	3	1	1.0	15	39
OLB Weston Banks	3	5	0.0	23	40
CB Craig Robertson	3	0	0.0	22	24
CB Corbin Downs	3	0	0.0	23	24
DE Dwight Herndon	2	1	1.5	23	43
DT Clyde Al Shawa	2	0	1.0	8	10
DT Amari Barnes	2	1	0.0	21	18
S Parker Maxwell	2	0	0.0	23	22
CB Edward Losman	2	0	0.0	1	22
OLB Clay Wolf	2	0	0.0	0	18
DE Ethan Burgess	1	3	1.0	14	32
DE Don McCargo	1	0	0.5	8	28
DE Malachi McKenzie	0	2	0.0	3	6

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jose Back	0.0	1	0	0	12
OLB Willie Bullock	0.0	0	0	1	22

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Dwight Herndon	1.5	1	5	1	43
DE Ethan Burgess	1.0	0	1	0	32
DT Clyde Al Shawa	1.0	0	0	0	10
DT Frank Michl	1.0	0	0	0	39
DE Don McCargo	0.5	0	0	0	28
OLB Weston Banks	0.0	0	1	0	40
CB Irv Goguen	0.0	0	1	0	37
DE Malachi McKenzie	0.0	0	0	1	6

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Willie Bullock	3	1	22
OLB Duane Hasan	3	1	26
ILB Winfred Weber	3	0	20
CB Miles Cornett	2	0	13
CB Aiden Antonick	2	0	25
S Julian Eberly	1	1	8
DE DeAndre Passmore	1	0	26
OLB Perry Fleming	1	0	4
S Louie Oden	1	0	15
CB Rondell Medley	1	0	19
DE Jose Back	1	0	12
S Stan Napier	0	1	13

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Irv Goguen	3	0	37
CB Edward Losman	2	2	22
S Corbin Poon	2	1	29
S Parker Maxwell	2	0	22
S Parker McHugh	2	0	37
CB Craig Robertson	2	0	24
OLB Clay Wolf	2	0	18
OLB Weston Banks	1	1	40
CB Xavier Nader	1	0	22
CB Corbin Downs	1	0	24
ILB Jessie Schulz	1	0	22

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Rex Matthews	2	3	23	4	44
G Joseph Grabulis	1	6	23	0	44
T Ted Lieberman	1	5	23	1	44
C Quentin Farley	1	1	23	0	44
C Chance Devine	0	4	17	0	37
C Joseph Sweeney	0	2	6	0	7
TE Curtis Andersen	0	1	5	0	7

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
C Fernando Cooley	4	8	0	37	26
T Henry Wanat	3	8	0	37	26
G Levon Logan	3	7	1	37	26
G Lawrence Whiting	1	6	0	37	26
T Deion McDonald	0	4	0	37	26
FB Damien Bush	0	1	0	6	6
TE Chuck Stewart	0	1	0	37	24

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Morris Clements	1	19
Enrique Hammonds	1	11

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Xavier Nader	2	25
Damien Bush	2	25

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Ted Lieberman	23	44	---	---	9	76
CB Aiden Antonick	---	---	36	25	9	70
WR Jacob Cole	23	43	---	---	1	67
QB Anthony Means	23	44	---	---	---	67
G Joseph Grabulis	23	44	---	---	---	67
G Rex Matthews	23	44	---	---	---	67
TE Edward Escobedo	22	44	---	---	1	67
C Quentin Farley	23	44	---	---	---	67
DE DeAndre Passmore	---	---	37	26	1	64
C Chance Devine	17	37	---	---	9	63
OLB Duane Hasan	---	---	36	26	1	63
DT Kristopher Ellison	---	---	35	24	1	60
S Efrain Boatright	---	---	17	15	25	57
S Russell Dunlap	---	---	24	19	9	52
OLB Willie Bullock	---	---	30	22	---	52
ILB Winfred Weber	---	---	30	20	---	50
WR Taylor Olman	15	29	---	---	5	49
CB Rondell Medley	---	---	28	19	---	47
WR Jerry Dennis	14	29	---	---	4	47
FB Erick Fonseca	7	13	---	---	21	41
RB Enrique Hammonds	15	15	---	---	11	41
DE J.C. Brenner	---	---	26	12	---	38
S Louie Oden	---	---	22	15	---	37
WR Louis Clancy	6	10	---	---	20	36
S Stan Napier	---	---	21	13	---	34
RB Morris Clements	5	6	---	---	19	30
CB Miles Cornett	---	---	13	13	2	28
TE Dennis Crimm	0	1	---	---	26	27
S Julian Eberly	---	---	13	8	6	27
OLB Perry Fleming	---	---	8	4	14	26
RB Jeffery Updike	3	23	---	---	---	26
OLB Dustin Levine	---	---	1	0	24	25
DE Jose Back	---	---	11	12	1	24
DE Frank Solwold	---	---	7	6	9	22
TE Curtis Andersen	5	7	---	---	9	21
CB Rod Chism	---	---	0	0	17	17
ILB James Castellano	---	---	10	5	---	15
C Joseph Sweeney	6	7	---	---	---	13
C Leonardo Jarvis	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Terrance Humphrey	0	0	---	---	9	9
WR Cole Newhart	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Walt Jorbin	0	0	---	---	9	9
K Collin Goga	0	0	---	---	8	8
DT Marquis Greene	---	---	0	0	8	8
DT Robbie Blair	---	---	2	2	---	4
QB Mo Sjostrom	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Deion McDonald	37	26	---	---	13	76
DE Dwight Herndon	---	---	23	43	8	74
G Lawrence Whiting	37	26	---	---	9	72
S Parker McHugh	---	---	15	37	18	70
OLB Weston Banks	---	---	23	40	4	67
QB James Lauher	37	26	---	---	1	64
C Fernando Cooley	37	26	---	---	---	63
T Henry Wanat	37	26	---	---	---	63
G Levon Logan	37	26	---	---	---	63
TE Chuck Stewart	37	24	---	---	---	61
DT Frank Michl	---	---	15	39	3	57
CB Irv Goguen	---	---	15	37	3	55
CB Corbin Downs	---	---	23	24	7	54
WR J.J. Dineen	31	20	---	---	1	52
DE Ethan Burgess	---	---	14	32	2	48
S Parker Maxwell	---	---	23	22	2	47
CB Xavier Nader	---	---	0	22	25	47
WR Leon Banda	25	17	---	---	5	47
WR Cristian Schwartz	28	19	---	---	---	47
CB Craig Robertson	---	---	22	24	1	47
ILB Jessie Schulz	---	---	21	22	1	44
DT Amari Barnes	---	---	21	18	1	40
S Corbin Poon	---	---	8	29	2	39
DE Don McCargo	---	---	8	28	2	38
RB Sammy Dubroc	16	13	---	---	9	38
FB Damien Bush	6	6	---	---	25	37
RB Angel Roberts	21	12	---	---	1	34
OLB Clay Wolf	---	---	0	18	13	31
TE Graham Montgomery	4	1	---	---	24	29
OLB Arturo Wise	---	---	0	4	23	27
CB Edward Losman	---	---	1	22	3	26
WR Chuck Abrams	6	11	---	---	9	26
DT Clyde Al Shawa	---	---	8	10	6	24
WR Christopher Vance	1	2	---	---	17	20
RB Wendell Lange	0	0	---	---	18	18
TE Al Denis	10	5	---	---	1	16
OLB Bucky Rhodes	---	---	8	7	---	15
DE Malachi McKenzie	---	---	3	6	2	11
CB Sebastian Lee	---	---	0	0	10	10
C Diego Fuller	0	0	---	---	9	9
T Maurice Boisvert	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Nathaniel Watson	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Blaine Washington	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Gavin Hicks	0	0	---	---	6	6
OLB Luis Browning	---	---	2	0	---	2
QB Arnie Castronovo	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	7	1.8
Middle	13	27	2.1
Right	6	31	5.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	16	2.7
Middle	14	83	5.9
Right	16	52	3.3
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Anthony Means	39	19	5	2	5	4	8	2	0

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

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	6	65	6.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	7	54	4.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	5	89	6.4
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	20	10.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	42	7.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	9	75	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	3	40	13.3
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	28	14.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jacob Cole	13	5	1	92	2	43
WR Jerry Dennis	11	3	2	42	1	29
WR Taylor Olman	5	3	0	37	1	29
FB Erick Fonseca	3	3	0	37	1	13
TE Curtis Andersen	2	2	0	5	0	7
RB Enrique Hammonds	2	2	0	4	0	15
TE Edward Escobedo	1	1	0	11	0	44
RB Morris Clements	1	0	1	0	0	6
RB Jeffery Updike	1	0	1	0	0	23

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR J.J. Dineen	8	5	0	39	1	20
WR Cristian Schwartz	5	3	2	17	0	19
WR Chuck Abrams	4	3	0	46	1	11
TE Chuck Stewart	4	4	0	43	0	24
WR Leon Banda	3	3	0	37	1	17
RB Angel Roberts	1	0	0	0	0	12
RB Sammy Dubroc	1	1	0	3	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Morris Clements	1	2	2.00	3.00
RB Enrique Hammonds	1	0	0.00	2.50

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Sammy Dubroc	1	1	1.00	3.29

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Anthony Means	2	1	7	3.50	5.85

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
James Lauher	5	4	37	7.40	7.12

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jacob Cole	1	0	0	0.00	7.08
FB Erick Fonseca	1	1	7	7.00	12.33

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Chuck Stewart	2	2	20	10.00	10.75
WR J.J. Dineen	1	0	0	0.00	4.88
WR Chuck Abrams	1	1	13	13.00	11.50
WR Cristian Schwartz	1	1	4	4.00	3.40

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
RB Sammy Dubroc	6	1
QB James Lauher	1	0
RB Angel Roberts	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Anthony Means	19	10	8

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
James Lauher	4	2	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jacob Cole	9	4	4
WR Taylor Olman	3	2	1
WR Jerry Dennis	3	1	1
TE Edward Escobedo	1	1	1
FB Erick Fonseca	1	1	1
TE Curtis Andersen	1	1	0
RB Jeffery Updike	1	0	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR J.J. Dineen	3	1	1
WR Cristian Schwartz	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 68,700 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,000 (22,200)
End Zone 15,300 (16,000)
Mezzanine 9,200 (9,200)
Sideline Seats 13,600 (14,100)
Club Seats 4,600 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes 5,000 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	68,700 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,000 (22,200)
End Zone	15,300 (16,000)
Mezzanine	9,200 (9,200)
Sideline Seats	13,600 (14,100)
Club Seats	4,600 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes	5,000 (5,000)