Week 17, 2016

played in Carolina, NC

52 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	10	3	7	0	-	20
Carolina Panthers	7	14	0	0	-	21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:02 CAR - Otis Stump 10 run (Thurman Skuratovsky extra point)
1Q: 08:53 ATL - Stephen Gostkowski 42 field goal
1Q: 03:29 ATL - Warren Nieto 19 pass from Erik Ainge (Stephen Gostkowski extra point)
2Q: 12:21 CAR - Tyrone Neville 5 run (Thurman Skuratovsky extra point)
2Q: 05:34 CAR - Tyrone Neville 51 fumble return (Thurman Skuratovsky extra point)
2Q: 03:25 ATL - Stephen Gostkowski 43 field goal
3Q: 11:27 ATL - Eddie Royal 54 pass from Erik Ainge (Stephen Gostkowski extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:02 CAR - Otis Stump 10 run (Thurman Skuratovsky extra point)
1Q: 08:53 ATL - Stephen Gostkowski 42 field goal
1Q: 03:29 ATL - Warren Nieto 19 pass from Erik Ainge (Stephen Gostkowski extra point)
2Q: 12:21 CAR - Tyrone Neville 5 run (Thurman Skuratovsky extra point)
2Q: 05:34 CAR - Tyrone Neville 51 fumble return (Thurman Skuratovsky extra point)
2Q: 03:25 ATL - Stephen Gostkowski 43 field goal
3Q: 11:27 ATL - Eddie Royal 54 pass from Erik Ainge (Stephen Gostkowski extra point)

Team Statistics ATL CAR
Record 6-10 8-8
First Downs 14 24
- by Rushing 3 12
- by Passing 9 11
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 331 362
- Offensive Plays 54 73
- Yards per Play 6.13 4.96
Net Rushing Yards 67 205
- Rushing Attempts 18 40
- Yards per Rush 3.72 5.13
Net Passing Yards 264 157
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 18 - 0 33 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 274 157
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/10 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 7.33 4.76
Fumbles/Lost 3/2 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/15 8/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.9 5.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/68 6/41
Punt Returns/Yards 2/17 4/18
Kick Returns/Yards 2/69 1/30
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 26
Time of Possession 23:29 36:31

Team Statistics	ATL	CAR
Record	6-10	8-8
First Downs	14	24
- by Rushing	3	12
- by Passing	9	11
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	331	362
- Offensive Plays	54	73
- Yards per Play	6.13	4.96
Net Rushing Yards	67	205
- Rushing Attempts	18	40
- Yards per Rush	3.72	5.13
Net Passing Yards	264	157
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 18 - 0	33 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	274	157
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/10	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	7.33	4.76
Fumbles/Lost	3/2	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/15	8/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.9	5.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/68	6/41
Punt Returns/Yards	2/17	4/18
Kick Returns/Yards	2/69	1/30
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 26
Time of Possession	23:29	36:31

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:43	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
1	10:54	2:07	OWN 48	4	27	Field Goal
1	6:34	3:11	OWN 13	8	87	Touchdown
2	12:15	4:38	OWN 20	9	36	Punt
2	4:48	1:31	OWN 41	5	33	Field Goal
2	1:06	0:13	OWN 18	1	32	Fumble
2	0:24	0:24	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	13:21	2:08	OWN 36	4	64	Touchdown
3	7:45	1:56	OWN 20	5	21	Punt
3	3:35	0:58	OWN 5	3	6	Punt
4	14:02	1:29	OWN 33	3	-4	Punt
4	10:27	2:38	OWN 44	6	20	Fumble
4	5:14	0:33	OWN 20	3	0	Punt

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:17	2:23	50	5	50	Touchdown
1	8:47	2:13	OWN 7	4	20	Punt
1	3:23	6:08	OWN 20	13	80	Touchdown
2	7:37	2:49	OWN 20	4	80	Touchdown
2	3:17	2:11	OWN 33	3	4	Punt
2	0:53	0:29	50	3	4	Punt
3	15:00	1:39	OWN 6	3	3	Punt
3	11:13	3:28	OWN 20	7	37	Punt
3	5:49	2:14	OWN 12	5	31	Punt
3	2:37	3:35	OWN 38	8	40	Missed FG
4	12:33	2:06	OWN 18	3	-3	Punt
4	7:49	2:35	OWN 36	5	17	Punt
4	4:41	4:41	OWN 38	11	55	Game

Game MVP: Tyrone Neville, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Brandon Jacobs	6	15	2.50	5	0
Zach Huffman	6	39	6.50	24	1
Erik Ainge	5	11	2.20	6	0
Bob Brown	1	2	2.00	2	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Tyrone Neville	20	135	6.75	22	7	1
Otis Stump	18	64	3.56	10	1	1
Bo Money	2	6	3.00	7	0	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Erik Ainge	35	18	274	1/10	2	54	0	96.6

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bo Money	33	21	157	0/0	0	24	0	74.9

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Eddie Royal	6	10	116	19.33	11	54	1
WR Bob Brown	4	8	71	17.75	0	49	0
WR Warren Nieto	2	6	51	25.50	5	32	1
WR Mark Daum	2	2	15	7.50	0	9	0
TE Dan Fabrizio	1	2	8	8.00	3	8	0
RB Brandon Jacobs	1	1	11	11.00	11	11	0
FB Brian Leonard	1	3	2	2.00	0	2	0
RB Zach Huffman	1	1	0	0.00	1	0	0
TE Shaun Clancy	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Jamie Clinton	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Graham Talley	4	10	52	13.00	21	24
RB Otis Stump	4	4	23	5.75	13	13
RB Tyrone Neville	4	4	15	3.75	0	12
WR Brandon Marshall	3	4	34	11.33	4	16
WR Donnie Siegel	3	6	20	6.67	2	11
WR Leon Diano	1	2	15	15.00	0	15
TE Brent Woodson	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1
RB Mike Hart	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1
WR Blake Parkinson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Warren Nieto	1	0	0
Zach Huffman	1	0	0
Erik Ainge	1	0	0
Eddie Royal	0	1	0
Joe Mays	0	0	1

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Brent Woodson	1	0	0	0
Tye Hill	0	1	1	0
Tyrone Neville	0	1	0	1
Anthony Spencer	0	1	0	0
Bryant Turnbull	0	0	2	0

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ricky Taylor	6	285	47.5	41.2	58	2

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
J.R. Schroeder	8	395	49.4	39.8	53	2

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Stephen Gostkowski	2/2	2/2	0/0	43	2/2

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Thurman Skuratovsky	0/1	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Skip Middleton	2	17	8.5	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tye Hill	4	18	4.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chad Neasman	2	69	34.5	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Leon Diano	1	30	30.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
DT J.J. Wirthel	9	1	37	28
S Julio Baker	7	1	29	28
ILB Bart Shea	5	4	27	30
S Clyde Ingalls	5	2	36	33
CB Chad Neasman	5	2	32	31
DE Monty Blackwell	4	5	35	27
CB Calvin Borders	4	0	38	30
CB Leslie Cotter	4	0	22	22
OLB Terna Nande	3	0	34	30
DT George Hitchcock	3	0	24	18
CB Skip Middleton	3	0	13	5
DE Damon Bromell	1	2	16	25
ILB Joe Mays	1	2	8	5
DT Anthony Montgomery	1	1	16	9
OLB Steven Franklin	1	0	18	8
CB Ricardo Barnhill	1	0	7	8
OLB Mel Wagner	1	0	6	3
ILB Jerald Rayburn	0	1	13	3

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Bryant Turnbull	10	1	0.0	18	34
CB Charlie Sims	4	1	0.0	13	31
CB Adam Jones	3	0	0.0	16	31
OLB Claude Skudris	2	0	1.0	18	35
DE Kerry Abrams	2	1	0.0	17	33
CB T.J. Fabbrizzi	2	0	0.0	6	12
S Skip Edwards	2	0	0.0	3	6
OLB Mike Humpal	1	3	0.0	18	36
S R.J. Dodge	1	2	0.0	12	29
CB Tye Hill	1	1	0.0	17	28
DT Anthony Spencer	1	1	0.0	16	32
DE Marquise Hill	1	0	0.0	18	32
ILB Jonathan Goff	1	0	0.0	3	8
ILB Damon Ramirez	0	2	0.0	11	24
DT Don Chapin	0	1	0.0	5	6
DE Claude Betancourt	0	1	0.0	1	7

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Damon Bromell	2	0	0	25
DT J.J. Wirthel	1	1	1	28
DT George Hitchcock	0	2	0	18
DE Monty Blackwell	0	1	1	27
ILB Bart Shea	0	1	0	30

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Claude Skudris	1.0	0	0	35
ILB Damon Ramirez	0.0	1	1	24
DE Kerry Abrams	0.0	1	0	33
DE Marquise Hill	0.0	0	3	32
DT Anthony Spencer	0.0	0	1	32

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Leslie Cotter	4	0	22
ILB Bart Shea	3	1	30
CB Chad Neasman	3	1	31
OLB Terna Nande	3	0	30
CB Calvin Borders	3	0	30
S Julio Baker	2	0	28
S Clyde Ingalls	1	1	33
CB Skip Middleton	1	0	5
ILB Joe Mays	1	0	5

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Bryant Turnbull	4	0	34
CB Charlie Sims	3	0	31
CB T.J. Fabbrizzi	3	0	12
OLB Claude Skudris	1	2	35
CB Tye Hill	1	1	28
S R.J. Dodge	1	1	29
CB Adam Jones	1	0	31
DT Anthony Spencer	1	0	32
ILB Jonathan Goff	1	0	8
OLB Mike Humpal	1	0	36
S Skip Edwards	1	0	6

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Burt Cavoretto	2	4	1	18	0	32
Brian Leonard	1	1	0	8	0	15
Wesley Covington	0	4	0	17	0	32
Davin Joseph	0	2	1	18	1	32
Mike Pollak	0	2	0	17	0	32
Barry Richardson	0	1	0	13	0	31

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Bubba Edwards	5	9	0	33	22
Richie Incognito	3	5	0	28	21
Lionel Poock	2	4	1	26	20
Vernon Carey	2	4	0	30	28
Chester Adams	2	4	0	34	26
Deion Malloy	1	5	0	21	16
Teddy Freeman	1	3	0	8	11
Josh Stevison	1	2	0	23	12
Steven Justice	1	1	0	12	13
Brent Woodson	0	1	0	35	24

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Clyde Ingalls	2	16
Brandon Jacobs	1	27
Dan Fabrizio	1	17
Mark Daum	1	16

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Mike Hart	2	13
Josh Stevison	1	15
Donnie Siegel	1	9

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Clyde Ingalls	---	---	36	33	16	85
Monty Blackwell	---	---	35	27	9	71
Calvin Borders	---	---	38	30	1	69
Chad Neasman	---	---	32	31	5	68
J.J. Wirthel	---	---	37	28	1	66
Terna Nande	---	---	34	30	1	65
Julio Baker	---	---	29	28	7	64
Bart Shea	---	---	27	30	2	59
Burt Cavoretto	18	32	---	---	7	57
Erik Ainge	18	36	---	---	---	54
Leslie Cotter	---	---	22	22	10	54
Eddie Royal	18	33	---	---	---	51
Mike Pollak	17	32	---	---	2	51
Davin Joseph	18	32	---	---	---	50
Wesley Covington	17	32	---	---	---	49
Shaun Clancy	14	19	---	---	14	47
Brandon Jacobs	7	12	---	---	27	46
Mark Daum	10	19	---	---	16	45
George Hitchcock	---	---	24	18	2	44
Barry Richardson	13	31	---	---	---	44
Damon Bromell	---	---	16	25	---	41
Zach Huffman	11	25	---	---	---	36
Skip Middleton	---	---	13	5	17	35
Dan Fabrizio	3	12	---	---	17	32
Warren Nieto	6	15	---	---	10	31
Ricardo Barnhill	---	---	7	8	16	31
Jerald Rayburn	---	---	13	3	15	31
Brian Leonard	8	15	---	---	7	30
Anthony Montgomery	---	---	16	9	3	28
Bob Brown	11	17	---	---	---	28
Jason Lynch	---	---	18	9	1	28
Claude Wroten	---	---	11	11	5	27
Steven Franklin	---	---	18	8	---	26
Mel Wagner	---	---	6	3	16	25
Joe Mays	---	---	8	5	9	22
Brian Boone	1	8	---	---	7	16
Daryn Colledge	1	4	---	---	8	13
Les Fincher	0	3	---	---	10	13
Sammy Madison	0	4	---	---	8	12
Shane Fields	5	5	---	---	2	12
Jamie Clinton	2	10	---	---	---	12
Stephen Gostkowski	0	0	---	---	7	7
Ricky Taylor	0	0	---	---	6	6
Xavier Canales	0	0	---	---	2	2
Ronnie Harvey	0	0	---	---	---	0
Phillip Stargell	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Brent Woodson	35	24	---	---	18	77
Bo Money	40	33	---	---	---	73
Chester Adams	34	26	---	---	8	68
Bubba Edwards	33	22	---	---	9	64
Vernon Carey	30	28	---	---	2	60
Charlie Sims	---	---	13	31	14	58
Graham Talley	32	18	---	---	6	56
Claude Skudris	---	---	18	35	3	56
Mike Humpal	---	---	18	36	2	56
Bryant Turnbull	---	---	18	34	3	55
Tye Hill	---	---	17	28	8	53
Marquise Hill	---	---	18	32	2	52
Kerry Abrams	---	---	17	33	2	52
Adam Jones	---	---	16	31	3	50
Brandon Marshall	22	23	---	---	5	50
Anthony Spencer	---	---	16	32	2	50
Josh Stevison	23	12	---	---	15	50
Richie Incognito	28	21	---	---	---	49
Leon Diano	26	17	---	---	5	48
Lionel Poock	26	20	---	---	---	46
R.J. Dodge	---	---	12	29	3	44
Otis Stump	18	19	---	---	1	38
Damon Ramirez	---	---	11	24	3	38
Deion Malloy	21	16	---	---	---	37
Tyrone Neville	22	14	---	---	---	36
Donnie Siegel	9	18	---	---	9	36
Steven Justice	12	13	---	---	9	34
Mike Hart	10	10	---	---	13	33
T.J. Fabbrizzi	---	---	6	12	9	27
Teddy Freeman	8	11	---	---	8	27
Karl Wolfe	8	8	---	---	9	25
Blake Parkinson	2	5	---	---	16	23
Roman Moskowitz	0	0	---	---	22	22
Troy Toler	---	---	3	7	12	22
Jonathan Goff	---	---	3	8	8	19
Skip Edwards	---	---	3	6	10	19
Don Chapin	---	---	5	6	6	17
Claude Betancourt	---	---	1	7	6	14
Eric Foster	---	---	3	5	5	13
Brandon Jones	0	1	---	---	11	12
J.R. Schroeder	0	0	---	---	9	9
Ryan Fisher	1	4	---	---	---	5
Thurman Skuratovsky	0	0	---	---	5	5
Lester Parker	---	---	0	0	5	5
Dennis Dixon	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	13	3.3
Middle	12	55	4.6
Right	1	0	0.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	67	5.6
Middle	18	70	3.9
Right	9	69	7.7
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Erik Ainge	35	18	4	4	2	4	5	0	0

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bo Money	33	21	1	1	0	3	5	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	10	2.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	4	2	20	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	7	70	4.7
Long (19+ Yds)	12	5	174	14.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	16	2.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	8	49	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	7	92	6.6
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Eddie Royal	10	6	0	116	2	33
WR Bob Brown	8	4	0	71	1	17
WR Warren Nieto	6	2	1	51	1	15
FB Brian Leonard	3	1	1	2	0	15
WR Mark Daum	2	2	0	15	0	19
TE Dan Fabrizio	2	1	0	8	0	12
TE Shaun Clancy	1	0	0	0	0	19
RB Brandon Jacobs	1	1	0	11	0	12
RB Zach Huffman	1	1	0	0	0	25
TE Jamie Clinton	1	0	0	0	0	10

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Graham Talley	10	4	52	1	18
WR Donnie Siegel	6	3	20	0	18
WR Brandon Marshall	4	3	34	0	23
RB Otis Stump	4	4	23	0	19
RB Tyrone Neville	4	4	15	0	14
WR Leon Diano	2	1	15	0	17
TE Brent Woodson	1	1	-1	0	24
RB Mike Hart	1	1	-1	0	10
WR Blake Parkinson	1	0	0	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tyrone Neville	4	24	6.00	6.75
Otis Stump	3	14	4.67	3.56
Bo Money	1	-1	-1.00	3.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Erik Ainge	1	1	19	19.00	7.83

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bo Money	2	2	9	4.50	4.76

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Warren Nieto	1	1	19	19.00	8.50

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Otis Stump	1	1	10	10.00	5.75
RB Mike Hart	1	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Erik Ainge	3	0
Brandon Jacobs	2	2

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Otis Stump	6	4
Bo Money	1	1
Tyrone Neville	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Erik Ainge	9	5	4

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bo Money	9	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bob Brown	2	1	1
WR Eddie Royal	2	2	1
WR Warren Nieto	1	0	0
TE Dan Fabrizio	1	1	1
RB Brandon Jacobs	1	1	1
FB Brian Leonard	1	0	0
TE Jamie Clinton	1	0	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Graham Talley	3	1	1
WR Brandon Marshall	2	2	2
WR Donnie Siegel	2	0	0
WR Blake Parkinson	1	0	0
RB Tyrone Neville	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 71,000 (73,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,700 (21,400)
End Zone 15,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,000 (13,600)
Club Seats 9,800 (10,100)
Luxury Boxes 3,800 (3,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	71,000 (73,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,700 (21,400)
End Zone	15,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,000 (13,600)
Club Seats	9,800 (10,100)
Luxury Boxes	3,800 (3,900)