Week 1, 2081

played in Carolina, NC

54 degrees, fair, 12 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	0	0	0	7	-	7
Carolina Panthers	14	13	0	9	-	36

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:04 CAR - Jesse Beltramini 4 run (Raymond Deaton extra point)
1Q: 02:19 CAR - Sergio Washington 20 pass from Mo Sjostrom (Raymond Deaton extra point)
2Q: 12:46 CAR - Raymond Deaton 28 field goal
2Q: 06:06 CAR - Sergio Washington 14 pass from Mo Sjostrom (Raymond Deaton extra point)
2Q: 00:44 CAR - Raymond Deaton 39 field goal
4Q: 14:33 ATL - Brad Percell 6 pass from Desmond Sanderson (Perry Rivera extra point)
4Q: 10:02 CAR - Safety: Dennis Tessen tackled receiver in end zone
4Q: 02:24 CAR - Jesse Beltramini 1 run (Raymond Deaton extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:04 CAR - Jesse Beltramini 4 run (Raymond Deaton extra point)
1Q: 02:19 CAR - Sergio Washington 20 pass from Mo Sjostrom (Raymond Deaton extra point)
2Q: 12:46 CAR - Raymond Deaton 28 field goal
2Q: 06:06 CAR - Sergio Washington 14 pass from Mo Sjostrom (Raymond Deaton extra point)
2Q: 00:44 CAR - Raymond Deaton 39 field goal
4Q: 14:33 ATL - Brad Percell 6 pass from Desmond Sanderson (Perry Rivera extra point)
4Q: 10:02 CAR - Safety: Dennis Tessen tackled receiver in end zone
4Q: 02:24 CAR - Jesse Beltramini 1 run (Raymond Deaton extra point)

Team Statistics ATL CAR
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 13 27
- by Rushing 3 15
- by Passing 8 11
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 186 386
- Offensive Plays 51 78
- Yards per Play 3.65 4.95
Net Rushing Yards 57 182
- Rushing Attempts 20 39
- Yards per Rush 2.85 4.67
Net Passing Yards 129 204
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 13 - 0 39 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 152 204
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/23 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.16 5.23
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/12 11/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.5 6.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/48 5/60
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 1/12
Kick Returns/Yards 2/40 2/48
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 21 OWN 34
Time of Possession 24:19 35:41

Team Statistics	ATL	CAR
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	13	27
- by Rushing	3	15
- by Passing	8	11
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	186	386
- Offensive Plays	51	78
- Yards per Play	3.65	4.95
Net Rushing Yards	57	182
- Rushing Attempts	20	39
- Yards per Rush	2.85	4.67
Net Passing Yards	129	204
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 13 - 0	39 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	152	204
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/23	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.16	5.23
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/12	11/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.5	6.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/48	5/60
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	1/12
Kick Returns/Yards	2/40	2/48
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 21	OWN 34
Time of Possession	24:19	35:41

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:12	OWN 25	3	-4	Punt
1	7:54	1:59	OWN 33	3	7	Punt
1	2:07	1:43	OWN 18	3	4	Punt
2	12:39	2:41	OWN 25	4	16	Punt
2	5:55	0:44	OWN 25	3	1	Punt
2	3:09	1:30	OWN 20	3	-7	Punt
2	0:38	0:38	OWN 25	1	1	Half
3	13:23	0:55	OWN 10	4	0	Punt
3	11:35	5:27	OWN 27	9	33	Punt
3	3:15	3:49	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
4	11:16	1:25	OWN 6	3	-6	Safety
4	2:13	2:13	OWN 25	6	66	Game

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:48	5:54	OWN 29	13	71	Touchdown
1	5:55	3:48	OWN 28	8	72	Touchdown
1	0:24	2:45	OWN 37	7	52	Field Goal
2	9:58	4:03	OWN 29	10	71	Touchdown
2	5:11	2:02	OWN 29	6	13	Punt
2	1:39	1:01	OPP 46	6	24	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:37	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
3	12:28	0:53	OWN 41	3	-6	Punt
3	6:08	2:53	OWN 20	6	22	Punt
4	14:26	3:10	OWN 33	5	31	Punt
4	9:51	7:38	OPP 49	12	49	Touchdown

Game MVP: Pat Blasingame, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Damon Hirschman	10	17	1.70	6	0
RB Salvador Patten	7	34	4.86	11	1
RB Kaleb Weber	3	6	2.00	2	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Jesse Beltramini	30	113	3.77	13	1	2
RB Warren Peoples	5	36	7.20	23	2	0
RB Terrance Johnson	2	19	9.50	10	1	0
QB Mo Sjostrom	1	10	10.00	10	1	0
QB Terrell Cochrane	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Desmond Sanderson	14	10	124	2/13	1	26	0	122.3
Mickey Weaver	13	3	28	2/10	0	17	0	39.6

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mo Sjostrom	29	13	158	0/0	2	25	0	85.1
Terrell Cochrane	10	5	46	0/0	0	16	0	62.9

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Zach Robinson	5	10	32	6.40	3	17	0
WR Brady Blair	3	3	47	15.67	2	24	0
TE Trenton Shannon	2	3	26	13.00	0	18	0
WR Deon Zimmerman	1	1	26	26.00	24	26	0
WR Darnell Coons	1	2	15	15.00	12	15	0
WR Brad Percell	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	1
RB Damon Hirschman	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Shane Carpenter	0	5	0	0.00	0	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Sergio Washington	5	13	62	12.40	32	20	2
WR Jeffrey Rogers	4	8	37	9.25	4	16	0
WR Leroy Skjerven	2	5	18	9.00	0	11	0
WR Chris Garner	1	2	11	11.00	5	11	0
RB Warren Peoples	1	1	-1	-1.00	1	-1	0
RB Jesse Beltramini	1	5	3	3.00	3	3	0
RB Terrance Johnson	1	1	16	16.00	11	16	0
TE Bryson York	1	2	9	9.00	0	9	0
TE Devonte Osborne	1	1	25	25.00	0	25	0
WR Kerry Burnett	1	1	24	24.00	12	24	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Desmond Sanderson	1	0	0	0
TE Shane Carpenter	0	1	0	0

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
OLB Frederick Kinney	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
B.J. Fulcher	8	302	37.8	33.8	50	0

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
James Collins	5	242	48.4	40.4	58	2

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Perry Rivera	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Raymond Deaton	2/2	0/0	0/0	39	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Darnell Lenz	1	12	12.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chad Beeler	2	40	20.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
B.J. McGee	1	22	22.0	0
Tim Bodenhemer	1	26	26.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Jimmie Harden	7	0	30	17
DT Sam Grandon	6	1	28	19
ILB Silas Everett	6	1	32	25
ILB Gabe Foreman	6	1	37	38
DT Ezekiel O'Toole	3	2	18	28
DE Bruce Sims	3	2	39	37
CB Kim Downs	3	2	26	27
CB Gage Dunn	3	1	35	39
DE Brady Seubert	2	1	32	35
CB Wes Sides	2	0	28	24
OLB Victor Pallansch	2	0	8	17
CB Skip Mendola	2	0	17	20
S Larry Fleming	2	0	35	38
DE A.J. Paradis	1	1	12	10
S Alejandro Damico	1	1	7	19
DE Tom Hutchins	1	0	1	3
CB Chad Beeler	1	0	4	7
OLB Ruben Clodfelter	1	0	4	0
DT Alec Mayes	0	3	28	24

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Angel Hastings	5	1	0.0	20	31
OLB Noah Summers	5	1	0.0	17	29
ILB Cory Gardner	5	0	0.0	17	23
DE Sergio Newton	3	2	2.0	7	23
CB Tre Whelihan	3	2	0.0	17	27
DT Les Andrews	2	3	0.5	17	27
ILB Gino Piper	2	1	0.0	8	3
CB Wayne Hutchins	2	0	0.0	15	29
S Darnell Lenz	2	0	0.0	3	7
S Larry Littlejohn	2	0	0.0	16	26
OLB Frederick Kinney	1	0	1.0	4	19
DE Dennis Tessen	1	1	0.5	2	13
OLB Duane Hasan	1	1	0.0	17	14
CB B.J. McGee	1	1	0.0	16	29
DE Myles Holliday	1	1	0.0	17	13
OLB Manuel Bradford	1	0	0.0	4	5

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
CB Kim Downs	1	0	0	27
DT Alec Mayes	0	3	0	24
DE Brady Seubert	0	2	1	35
DE Bruce Sims	0	2	0	37
DT Sam Grandon	0	1	0	19
ILB Silas Everett	0	1	0	25

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Sergio Newton	2.0	0	0	0	23
OLB Frederick Kinney	1.0	0	0	0	19
DT Les Andrews	0.5	0	1	0	27
DE Dennis Tessen	0.5	0	0	0	13
CB Wayne Hutchins	0.0	1	0	0	29
OLB Noah Summers	0.0	0	1	0	29
DE Myles Holliday	0.0	0	0	1	13

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Gabe Foreman	3	0	38
CB Gage Dunn	3	0	39
CB Wes Sides	2	2	24
OLB Victor Pallansch	2	1	17
S Jimmie Harden	2	0	17
CB Skip Mendola	2	0	20
ILB Silas Everett	1	1	25
DT Sam Grandon	1	0	19
S Larry Fleming	1	0	38
DE A.J. Paradis	1	0	10
CB Chad Beeler	0	1	7
DT Ezekiel O'Toole	0	1	28

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Angel Hastings	2	2	31
CB Wayne Hutchins	2	0	29
S Darnell Lenz	2	0	7
OLB Noah Summers	2	0	29
S Larry Littlejohn	1	3	26
CB B.J. McGee	1	1	29
CB Tre Whelihan	1	0	27
DE Dennis Tessen	1	0	13
ILB Cory Gardner	1	0	23
OLB Frederick Kinney	0	1	19

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Devante Durham	4	6	20	2	31
G Jordan Dunning	2	8	20	1	31
T Brenden Hatley	1	3	20	0	31
T Skip Ogletree	1	2	19	0	26
T Leo Mendheim	0	1	20	0	31
RB Salvador Patten	0	0	8	1	8

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
C Pat Blasingame	6	14	1	39	39
G Neal Moffett	4	9	0	39	39
G Tre Williamson	3	7	0	39	39
T George Gordon	3	6	0	39	39
FB Micah Huffman	1	1	0	5	7

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Victor Pallansch	2	25
Damon Hirschman	1	10

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Neal Moffett	1	14
Tre Whelihan	1	12

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
DE Brady Seubert	---	---	32	35	13	80
DE Bruce Sims	---	---	39	37	2	78
ILB Gabe Foreman	---	---	37	38	2	77
S Larry Fleming	---	---	35	38	2	75
CB Gage Dunn	---	---	35	39	1	75
ILB Silas Everett	---	---	32	25	11	68
T Leo Mendheim	20	31	---	---	8	59
T Brenden Hatley	20	31	---	---	8	59
G Jordan Dunning	20	31	---	---	8	59
CB Kim Downs	---	---	26	27	2	55
CB Wes Sides	---	---	28	24	1	53
DT Alec Mayes	---	---	28	24	1	53
DT Ezekiel O'Toole	---	---	18	28	7	53
T Skip Ogletree	19	26	---	---	8	53
C Devante Durham	20	31	---	---	---	51
OLB Victor Pallansch	---	---	8	17	25	50
CB Skip Mendola	---	---	17	20	13	50
DT Sam Grandon	---	---	28	19	1	48
S Jimmie Harden	---	---	30	17	1	48
S Alejandro Damico	---	---	7	19	16	42
TE Shane Carpenter	17	24	---	---	1	42
RB Damon Hirschman	10	19	---	---	10	39
WR Brad Percell	17	22	---	---	---	39
WR Darnell Coons	9	24	---	---	5	38
WR Zach Robinson	15	21	---	---	---	36
RB Kaleb Weber	6	1	---	---	23	30
TE Trenton Shannon	11	18	---	---	---	29
WR Brady Blair	5	13	---	---	10	28
QB Mickey Weaver	12	15	---	---	---	27
CB Chad Beeler	---	---	4	7	16	27
QB Desmond Sanderson	8	16	---	---	---	24
TE Norm Schultz	1	0	---	---	22	23
DE A.J. Paradis	---	---	12	10	---	22
WR Deon Zimmerman	1	5	---	---	15	21
ILB Rufus Shapiro	---	---	6	1	12	19
RB Salvador Patten	8	8	---	---	---	16
CB Mackenzie Barker	---	---	2	1	7	10
DE Tom Hutchins	---	---	1	3	5	9
P B.J. Fulcher	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Dusty Canales	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Jimmie Dunn	1	5	---	---	---	6
OLB Ruben Clodfelter	---	---	4	0	---	4
K Perry Rivera	0	0	---	---	3	3
DE Ralph Alfaro	---	---	0	0	---	0
G Antonio Lincoln	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Samuel Deering	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Neal Moffett	39	39	---	---	14	92
T George Gordon	39	39	---	---	7	85
G Tre Williamson	39	39	---	---	7	85
T Charlie Gibson	39	39	---	---	7	85
WR Kerry Burnett	35	38	---	---	11	84
C Pat Blasingame	39	39	---	---	---	78
WR Leroy Skjerven	37	37	---	---	---	74
TE Sergio Washington	36	31	---	---	---	67
CB Wayne Hutchins	---	---	15	29	17	61
WR Jeffrey Rogers	31	27	---	---	---	58
CB Tre Whelihan	---	---	17	27	12	56
QB Mo Sjostrom	23	29	---	---	---	52
S Angel Hastings	---	---	20	31	1	52
RB Jesse Beltramini	32	20	---	---	---	52
DT Les Andrews	---	---	17	27	8	52
ILB Cory Gardner	---	---	17	23	11	51
CB B.J. McGee	---	---	16	29	4	49
OLB Noah Summers	---	---	17	29	---	46
OLB Frederick Kinney	---	---	4	19	22	45
S Larry Littlejohn	---	---	16	26	---	42
TE Bryson York	2	6	---	---	25	33
OLB Duane Hasan	---	---	17	14	1	32
FB Micah Huffman	5	7	---	---	20	32
DE Sergio Newton	---	---	7	23	---	30
DE Myles Holliday	---	---	17	13	---	30
RB Warren Peoples	5	6	---	---	17	28
DE Myles Hegamin	---	---	14	13	---	27
S Darnell Lenz	---	---	3	7	17	27
QB Terrell Cochrane	16	10	---	---	---	26
DE Dennis Tessen	---	---	2	13	8	23
WR Chris Garner	10	9	---	---	---	19
WR Tim Bodenhemer	0	0	---	---	19	19
RB Terrance Johnson	2	13	---	---	---	15
CB Javier Diaz	---	---	2	3	8	13
S Grady Alston	---	---	2	3	8	13
ILB Gino Piper	---	---	8	3	---	11
OLB Manuel Bradford	---	---	4	5	---	9
K Raymond Deaton	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Dana Harvey	0	0	---	---	7	7
DT Jonah Stratico	---	---	3	4	---	7
P James Collins	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Mercury Bergstrom	0	0	---	---	5	5
TE Devonte Osborne	0	1	---	---	3	4
OLB Salvador Banks	---	---	2	0	---	2
C Amir Ruzzin	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Avery Dunlap	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	-3	-1.5
Middle	15	45	3.0
Right	3	15	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	36	6.0
Middle	24	105	4.4
Right	9	41	4.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Desmond Sanderson	14	10	2	1	0	2	1	1	0
Mickey Weaver	13	3	0	2	1	5	1	0	0

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mo Sjostrom	29	13	3	1	2	5	7	0	0
Terrell Cochrane	10	5	0	1	1	1	2	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	3	1.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	4	52	7.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	5	55	4.2
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	42	8.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	4	28	2.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	7	63	4.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	6	88	7.3
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	25	6.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Zach Robinson	10	5	1	32	0	21
TE Shane Carpenter	5	0	0	0	0	24
TE Trenton Shannon	3	2	0	26	0	18
WR Brady Blair	3	3	0	47	1	13
WR Darnell Coons	2	1	0	15	0	24
WR Brad Percell	2	1	0	6	0	22
WR Deon Zimmerman	1	1	0	26	1	5
RB Damon Hirschman	1	0	0	0	0	19

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Sergio Washington	13	5	1	62	1	31
WR Jeffrey Rogers	8	4	0	37	0	27
RB Jesse Beltramini	5	1	1	3	0	20
WR Leroy Skjerven	5	2	1	18	0	37
WR Chris Garner	2	1	0	11	0	9
TE Bryson York	2	1	0	9	0	6
RB Warren Peoples	1	1	0	-1	0	6
RB Terrance Johnson	1	1	0	16	0	13
TE Devonte Osborne	1	1	0	25	1	1
WR Kerry Burnett	1	1	0	24	1	38

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Jesse Beltramini	7	16	2.29	3.77
RB Warren Peoples	3	2	0.67	7.20
RB Terrance Johnson	1	9	9.00	9.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Desmond Sanderson	3	2	14	4.67	8.86

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mo Sjostrom	6	3	41	6.83	5.45

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Trenton Shannon	2	1	8	4.00	8.67
WR Brad Percell	1	1	6	6.00	3.00

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Sergio Washington	3	2	34	11.33	4.77
WR Leroy Skjerven	2	1	7	3.50	3.60
WR Jeffrey Rogers	1	0	0	0.00	4.63

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
RB Salvador Patten	1	1
RB Damon Hirschman	1	0

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Jesse Beltramini	3	3
RB Terrance Johnson	2	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mickey Weaver	5	0	0
Desmond Sanderson	4	2	1

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mo Sjostrom	9	5	5
Terrell Cochrane	4	1	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Zach Robinson	4	1	0
TE Shane Carpenter	3	0	0
TE Trenton Shannon	1	1	1
WR Darnell Coons	1	0	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jeffrey Rogers	3	0	0
WR Leroy Skjerven	3	1	1
TE Bryson York	2	1	1
TE Sergio Washington	1	0	0
WR Chris Garner	1	1	1
RB Terrance Johnson	1	1	1
TE Devonte Osborne	1	1	1
WR Kerry Burnett	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)