Week 17, 2085

played in Carolina, NC

46 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	0	14	14	3	-	31
Carolina Panthers	3	0	0	0	-	3

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:41 CAR - Nathaniel Vaughn 19 field goal
2Q: 15:00 ATL - Gustavo Hickman 4 run (Carson Marcum extra point)
2Q: 05:06 ATL - Kenyon Greening 10 pass from Andres Clayton (Carson Marcum extra point)
3Q: 02:11 ATL - Gustavo Hickman 3 run (Carson Marcum extra point)
3Q: 00:20 ATL - Gustavo Hickman 6 pass from Andres Clayton (Carson Marcum extra point)
4Q: 02:08 ATL - Carson Marcum 28 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:41 CAR - Nathaniel Vaughn 19 field goal
2Q: 15:00 ATL - Gustavo Hickman 4 run (Carson Marcum extra point)
2Q: 05:06 ATL - Kenyon Greening 10 pass from Andres Clayton (Carson Marcum extra point)
3Q: 02:11 ATL - Gustavo Hickman 3 run (Carson Marcum extra point)
3Q: 00:20 ATL - Gustavo Hickman 6 pass from Andres Clayton (Carson Marcum extra point)
4Q: 02:08 ATL - Carson Marcum 28 field goal

Team Statistics ATL CAR
Record 12-4 5-11
First Downs 22 10
- by Rushing 13 2
- by Passing 9 6
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 317 168
- Offensive Plays 67 51
- Yards per Play 4.73 3.29
Net Rushing Yards 191 58
- Rushing Attempts 43 18
- Yards per Rush 4.44 3.22
Net Passing Yards 126 110
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 23 - 15 - 0 31 - 15 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 129 116
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/3 2/6
- Yards per Pass Play 5.25 3.33
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 3/1
3rd Down Conversions 9/14 4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.6 8.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 8/50 4/33
Punt Returns/Yards 2/7 1/12
Kick Returns/Yards 1/20 5/108
Interception Ret./Yards 2/30 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 4/1 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 41 OWN 27
Time of Possession 37:07 22:53

Team Statistics	ATL	CAR
Record	12-4	5-11
First Downs	22	10
- by Rushing	13	2
- by Passing	9	6
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	317	168
- Offensive Plays	67	51
- Yards per Play	4.73	3.29
Net Rushing Yards	191	58
- Rushing Attempts	43	18
- Yards per Rush	4.44	3.22
Net Passing Yards	126	110
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	23 - 15 - 0	31 - 15 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	129	116
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/3	2/6
- Yards per Pass Play	5.25	3.33
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	3/1
3rd Down Conversions	9/14	4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.6	8.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	8/50	4/33
Punt Returns/Yards	2/7	1/12
Kick Returns/Yards	1/20	5/108
Interception Ret./Yards	2/30	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	4/1	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 41	OWN 27
Time of Possession	37:07	22:53

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	7:36	7:46	OWN 24	15	76	Touchdown
2	11:13	6:18	OWN 39	12	61	Touchdown
2	3:20	0:52	OPP 49	4	11	Punt
2	1:10	1:10	OWN 32	2	2	Half
3	15:00	3:03	OWN 25	5	16	Punt
3	8:27	2:57	OWN 5	5	29	Punt
3	5:02	3:02	OPP 33	6	33	Touchdown
3	1:20	1:09	OPP 18	3	18	Touchdown
4	11:48	2:40	OWN 39	5	12	Punt
4	8:41	6:41	OPP 46	9	35	Field Goal
4	0:09	0:09	OWN 39	1	-1	Game

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	7:24	OWN 36	12	62	Field Goal
2	14:50	3:37	OWN 31	8	30	Fumble
2	4:55	1:35	OWN 25	4	-17	Punt
2	2:28	1:18	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
3	11:57	3:30	OWN 35	6	16	Punt
3	5:30	0:28	OWN 22	3	0	Interception
3	2:00	0:40	OWN 25	2	7	Interception
3	0:11	3:23	OWN 27	8	34	Downs
4	9:08	0:27	OWN 8	3	0	Punt
4	2:00	1:51	OWN 42	4	26	Missed FG

Game MVP: Gino Dennis, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Gustavo Hickman	18	57	3.17	9	0	2
RB Edwin Howard	17	104	6.12	21	4	0
FB Mickey Kinney	5	15	3.00	8	0	0
QB Luis Blackburn	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0
QB Andres Clayton	1	9	9.00	9	0	0
WR Donovan Rackley	1	7	7.00	7	0	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Santiago Terry	11	18	1.64	6	0
QB B.J. Rinkenberg	3	24	8.00	12	1
RB Nathan Foreman	3	15	5.00	6	0
RB Antoine Baruffi	1	1	1.00	1	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Andres Clayton	23	15	129	1/3	2	25	0	108.7

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
B.J. Rinkenberg	19	10	70	2/6	0	15	2	21.7
J.C. Klaes	12	5	46	0/0	0	21	0	52.8

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Gustavo Hickman	4	4	14	3.50	0	6	1
WR Donovan Rackley	3	3	41	13.67	1	20	0
TE Kenyon Greening	2	2	13	6.50	1	10	1
WR Brad Percell	2	5	16	8.00	0	11	0
WR Zach Robinson	2	5	31	15.50	6	25	0
TE Todd Kramer	2	3	14	7.00	8	9	0
RB Edwin Howard	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Santiago Terry	3	9	15	5.00	0	8
WR Ron Malone	3	5	33	11.00	5	21
RB Terrance Johnson	2	2	18	9.00	5	12
TE Shane Carpenter	2	5	15	7.50	4	9
WR Kerry Burnett	2	4	19	9.50	8	15
WR Cole Missouri	2	3	12	6.00	0	8
RB Antoine Baruffi	1	2	4	4.00	0	4
TE Cris Hitchcock	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
DE Brady Seubert	1	23	23.00	0
OLB Jeremiah Skuratovsky	1	7	7.00	0

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Recov	Force
DE Brady Seubert	1	0
OLB Jeremiah Skuratovsky	0	2
CB Gage Dunn	0	1

Carolina	Fumb	Recov
QB B.J. Rinkenberg	1	0
RB Santiago Terry	1	0
WR Cole Missouri	1	0
C Damien Waddy	0	2

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Evan Sanford	4	159	39.8	31.8	44	1

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jackie Velasquez	4	176	44.0	42.3	46	1

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Carson Marcum	1/1	0/0	0/0	28	4/4

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Nathaniel Vaughn	1/2	0/1	0/0	19	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rondell Hill	2	7	3.5	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Antoine Baruffi	1	12	12.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charles Castillo	1	20	20.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ron Malone	4	82	20.5	0
Antoine Baruffi	1	26	26.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Gage Dunn	5	0	1.0	18	33
OLB Jeremiah Skuratovsky	4	2	0.0	17	29
S Charles Castillo	4	1	0.0	18	33
ILB Bernie Dawson	3	1	1.0	3	16
DT Leland Marlow	3	1	0.0	14	31
ILB Clay West	2	3	0.0	16	25
DE Bruce Sims	2	2	0.0	18	33
DE Ricky Westbrook	2	0	0.0	12	19
S Nicholas Beuerlein	2	0	0.0	2	13
CB Taylor Sutton	2	0	0.0	6	11
DE Brady Seubert	1	3	0.0	18	28
S Kris Fitzgerald	1	0	0.0	4	10
DT Donnell Jeffries	1	0	0.0	5	11
OLB Bryant Rodgers	1	0	0.0	11	12
S Stephen Everett	1	0	0.0	13	16
CB Kim Downs	0	3	0.0	18	33

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Grady Alston	15	4	0.0	42	24
CB Eugene Ozga	6	1	0.0	42	23
OLB Conner Mason	5	1	0.0	39	18
DE Donte Wolfe	4	1	0.0	33	19
OLB Dashawn Bronson	3	6	0.0	34	18
ILB Aidan Kennedy	3	3	0.0	25	10
DT Antonio Manning	3	0	0.0	26	15
DE Brad O'Rourke	3	0	0.0	30	17
DT Joe Jankowski	2	1	1.0	24	15
S Jamal Rivers	2	1	0.0	23	16
OLB J.J. Fender	2	1	0.0	11	7
CB Bucky Perez	2	1	0.0	36	24
OLB Alex Faulkenbury	1	2	0.0	36	23
ILB Gino Piper	1	0	0.0	6	0
RB Santiago Terry	1	0	---	---	---
WR Kerry Burnett	1	0	---	---	---
CB Gus Jennings	1	0	0.0	14	12
S Louis Wicher	1	0	0.0	20	8
DE Carlton Jamison	0	1	0.0	15	6

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
CB Gage Dunn	1.0	0	0	33
ILB Bernie Dawson	1.0	0	0	16
DE Bruce Sims	0.0	4	1	33
DE Brady Seubert	0.0	3	1	28
DT Ezekiel O'Toole	0.0	0	1	10

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Joe Jankowski	1.0	0	0	15
DE Donte Wolfe	0.0	1	1	19
OLB Alex Faulkenbury	0.0	0	3	23
DE Brad O'Rourke	0.0	0	1	17

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Gage Dunn	3	0	0	33
OLB Jeremiah Skuratovsky	2	1	1	29
S Nicholas Beuerlein	2	0	0	13
S Charles Castillo	2	0	0	33
OLB Bryant Rodgers	2	0	0	12
ILB Bernie Dawson	1	1	0	16
S Stephen Everett	1	1	0	16
ILB Clay West	1	0	0	25
CB Taylor Sutton	1	0	0	11
DE Brady Seubert	0	0	1	28

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Eugene Ozga	4	0	23
S Grady Alston	2	1	24
OLB Conner Mason	2	1	18
OLB J.J. Fender	2	1	7
CB Bucky Perez	2	0	24
DE Donte Wolfe	1	0	19
CB Gus Jennings	1	0	12
OLB Dashawn Bronson	1	0	18

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Gino Dennis	8	13	43	0	24
T Daryl Sembower	4	6	43	0	24
G Jordan Dunning	3	6	43	0	24
C Samuel Deering	2	6	42	1	24
T Skip Ogletree	2	6	43	0	24
FB Mickey Kinney	2	4	19	0	4

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Brenden Cook	2	3	1	18	2	33
G Randall Roush	1	4	0	18	0	29
G Neal Moffett	0	5	0	18	0	33
T Charlie Gibson	0	2	0	18	0	33
C Damien Waddy	0	1	0	18	0	29

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Taylor Sutton	2	16
Stephen Everett	2	9
Donnell Jeffries	1	12
Keegan Palmer	1	5

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Alex Faulkenbury	1	17
Grady Alston	1	8
Brenden Cook	1	8

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Jordan Dunning	43	24	---	---	---	67
T Skip Ogletree	43	24	---	---	---	67
WR Zach Robinson	43	24	---	---	---	67
G Gino Dennis	43	24	---	---	---	67
T Daryl Sembower	43	24	---	---	---	67
C Samuel Deering	42	24	---	---	---	66
QB Andres Clayton	42	24	---	---	---	66
TE Todd Kramer	38	24	---	---	---	62
WR Brad Percell	34	23	---	---	---	57
CB Kim Downs	---	---	18	33	4	55
S Charles Castillo	---	---	18	33	4	55
CB Gage Dunn	---	---	18	33	2	53
DE Bruce Sims	---	---	18	33	1	52
DT Leland Marlow	---	---	14	31	2	47
OLB Jeremiah Skuratovsky	---	---	17	29	1	47
DE Brady Seubert	---	---	18	28	---	46
TE Kenyon Greening	15	13	---	---	17	45
RB Edwin Howard	19	14	---	---	11	44
ILB Clay West	---	---	16	25	1	42
WR Donovan Rackley	20	9	---	---	13	42
S Stephen Everett	---	---	13	16	9	38
DE Ricky Westbrook	---	---	12	19	6	37
FB Mickey Kinney	19	4	---	---	13	36
CB Taylor Sutton	---	---	6	11	16	33
RB Gustavo Hickman	21	9	---	---	2	32
S Nicholas Beuerlein	---	---	2	13	13	28
DT Donnell Jeffries	---	---	5	11	12	28
ILB Bernie Dawson	---	---	3	16	8	27
OLB Bryant Rodgers	---	---	11	12	1	24
DT Ezekiel O'Toole	---	---	5	10	4	19
S Kris Fitzgerald	---	---	4	10	2	16
OLB Devonte Greene	---	---	0	0	16	16
WR Rondell Hill	3	0	---	---	12	15
K Carson Marcum	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Eli Fusco	1	0	---	---	5	6
G Keegan Palmer	0	0	---	---	5	5
P Evan Sanford	0	0	---	---	5	5
T Darrell Beisel	0	0	---	---	5	5
C Cole Myers	0	0	---	---	5	5
G J.C. Joyner	0	0	---	---	5	5
TE Albert Urbina	2	0	---	---	---	2
QB Luis Blackburn	1	0	---	---	---	1
WR Brant Holman	1	0	---	---	---	1
DE Kenny Bernard	---	---	0	0	1	1
DE Nathaniel Burks	---	---	0	0	1	1
OLB J.B. Chelios	---	---	0	0	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Alex Faulkenbury	---	---	36	23	17	76
S Grady Alston	---	---	42	24	8	74
CB Eugene Ozga	---	---	42	23	5	70
CB Bucky Perez	---	---	36	24	1	61
T Brenden Cook	18	33	---	---	8	59
DE Donte Wolfe	---	---	33	19	5	57
OLB Conner Mason	---	---	39	18	---	57
WR Ron Malone	14	26	---	---	14	54
G Randall Roush	18	29	---	---	6	53
OLB Dashawn Bronson	---	---	34	18	---	52
G Neal Moffett	18	33	---	---	---	51
T Charlie Gibson	18	33	---	---	---	51
C Damien Waddy	18	29	---	---	2	49
DE Brad O'Rourke	---	---	30	17	1	48
TE Shane Carpenter	16	30	---	---	1	47
ILB Aidan Kennedy	---	---	25	10	10	45
RB Santiago Terry	13	28	---	---	4	45
TE Karl Atkins	12	24	---	---	9	45
WR Kerry Burnett	17	21	---	---	6	44
DT Antonio Manning	---	---	26	15	1	42
S Jamal Rivers	---	---	23	16	1	40
DT Joe Jankowski	---	---	24	15	---	39
S Louis Wicher	---	---	20	8	11	39
QB B.J. Rinkenberg	15	21	---	---	---	36
RB Antoine Baruffi	2	14	---	---	18	34
DE Carlton Jamison	---	---	15	6	10	31
CB Ross Oliver	---	---	12	3	12	27
CB Gus Jennings	---	---	14	12	1	27
RB Nathan Foreman	4	3	---	---	18	25
OLB J.J. Fender	---	---	11	7	1	19
QB J.C. Klaes	3	12	---	---	---	15
WR Cole Missouri	5	6	---	---	1	12
ILB Isaiah Patmon	---	---	4	6	1	11
WR Drew Harvey	6	5	---	---	---	11
C Marvin Clements	0	4	---	---	6	10
G Louis Vance	0	4	---	---	6	10
RB Terrance Johnson	1	4	---	---	4	9
ILB Gino Piper	---	---	6	0	---	6
P Jackie Velasquez	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Cristian Gillespie	0	0	---	---	6	6
WR Mo Gilmore	0	0	---	---	5	5
TE Cris Hitchcock	0	4	---	---	---	4
K Nathaniel Vaughn	0	0	---	---	4	4
S Angel Hastings	---	---	1	0	---	1
S Ezekiel Murray	---	---	0	0	---	0
T Gary McCumber	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	18	3.6
Middle	21	110	5.2
Right	16	64	4.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	9	3.0
Middle	9	35	3.9
Right	6	14	2.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Andres Clayton	23	15	2	2	2	3	1	5	0

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
B.J. Rinkenberg	19	10	0	2	1	0	4	2	2
J.C. Klaes	12	5	1	0	1	3	3	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	52	4.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	5	77	12.8
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	10	3.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	12	85	4.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	1	21	3.5
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Brad Percell	5	2	1	16	0	23
WR Zach Robinson	5	2	0	31	1	24
RB Gustavo Hickman	4	4	0	14	0	9
TE Todd Kramer	3	2	1	14	0	24
WR Donovan Rackley	3	3	0	41	1	9
TE Kenyon Greening	2	2	0	13	0	13
RB Edwin Howard	1	0	0	0	0	14

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Santiago Terry	9	3	0	15	0	28
TE Shane Carpenter	5	2	0	15	0	30
WR Ron Malone	5	3	0	33	1	26
WR Kerry Burnett	4	2	1	19	0	21
WR Cole Missouri	3	2	1	12	0	6
RB Terrance Johnson	2	2	0	18	0	4
RB Antoine Baruffi	2	1	0	4	0	14
TE Cris Hitchcock	1	0	0	0	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Gustavo Hickman	6	20	3.33	3.17
RB Edwin Howard	5	25	5.00	6.12
FB Mickey Kinney	3	8	2.67	3.00

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Santiago Terry	2	2	1.00	1.64
QB B.J. Rinkenberg	1	5	5.00	8.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Andres Clayton	4	3	21	5.25	5.61

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Gustavo Hickman	1	1	6	6.00	3.50
TE Kenyon Greening	1	1	10	10.00	6.50
WR Brad Percell	1	1	5	5.00	3.20
WR Zach Robinson	1	0	0	0.00	6.20

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
RB Gustavo Hickman	4	3
RB Edwin Howard	4	2

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
QB B.J. Rinkenberg	1	0
RB Santiago Terry	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Andres Clayton	5	4	4

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
B.J. Rinkenberg	7	5	4
J.C. Klaes	3	1	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Zach Robinson	2	1	1
WR Donovan Rackley	2	2	2
TE Kenyon Greening	1	1	1

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Santiago Terry	3	0	0
RB Terrance Johnson	2	2	2
WR Kerry Burnett	2	1	1
TE Shane Carpenter	1	1	0
RB Antoine Baruffi	1	1	1
WR Ron Malone	1	1	0

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)