Week 1, 2018

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Carolina Panthers	3	3	7	0	-	13
Atlanta Falcons	3	7	0	14	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:14 CAR - Spencer Gunn 30 field goal
1Q: 00:55 ATL - Oliver Williams 29 field goal
2Q: 02:30 CAR - Spencer Gunn 34 field goal
2Q: 00:38 ATL - Eddie Royal 17 pass from Xavier Canales (Oliver Williams extra point)
3Q: 03:21 CAR - R.J. Dodge 99 interception return (Spencer Gunn extra point)
4Q: 13:11 ATL - Lorenzo Booker 6 run (Oliver Williams extra point)
4Q: 02:34 ATL - Zach Huffman 1 run (Oliver Williams extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:14 CAR - Spencer Gunn 30 field goal
1Q: 00:55 ATL - Oliver Williams 29 field goal
2Q: 02:30 CAR - Spencer Gunn 34 field goal
2Q: 00:38 ATL - Eddie Royal 17 pass from Xavier Canales (Oliver Williams extra point)
3Q: 03:21 CAR - R.J. Dodge 99 interception return (Spencer Gunn extra point)
4Q: 13:11 ATL - Lorenzo Booker 6 run (Oliver Williams extra point)
4Q: 02:34 ATL - Zach Huffman 1 run (Oliver Williams extra point)

Team Statistics CAR ATL
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 19 25
- by Rushing 4 11
- by Passing 12 14
- by Penalty 3 0
Total Net Yards 269 415
- Offensive Plays 61 65
- Yards per Play 4.41 6.38
Net Rushing Yards 44 159
- Rushing Attempts 17 37
- Yards per Rush 2.59 4.30
Net Passing Yards 225 256
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 44 - 25 - 1 27 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 225 265
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 1/9
- Yards per Pass Play 5.11 9.14
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/15 10/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.5 4.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/45 3/21
Punt Returns/Yards 1/1 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 4/60 1/29
Interception Ret./Yards 1/99 1/4
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 21
Time of Possession 26:02 33:58

Team Statistics	CAR	ATL
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	19	25
- by Rushing	4	11
- by Passing	12	14
- by Penalty	3	0
Total Net Yards	269	415
- Offensive Plays	61	65
- Yards per Play	4.41	6.38
Net Rushing Yards	44	159
- Rushing Attempts	17	37
- Yards per Rush	2.59	4.30
Net Passing Yards	225	256
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	44 - 25 - 1	27 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	225	265
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	1/9
- Yards per Pass Play	5.11	9.14
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/15	10/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.5	4.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/45	3/21
Punt Returns/Yards	1/1	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	4/60	1/29
Interception Ret./Yards	1/99	1/4
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 21
Time of Possession	26:02	33:58

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:44	4:38	OWN 38	9	49	Field Goal
1	0:47	2:45	OWN 12	6	24	Punt
2	9:43	7:20	OWN 19	16	64	Field Goal
2	0:32	0:32	OWN 31	3	-1	Interception
3	15:00	6:14	OWN 20	10	39	Punt
4	13:01	2:47	OWN 31	7	32	Punt
4	2:24	2:24	OWN 19	11	48	Game

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:16	OWN 20	8	49	Missed FG
1	5:06	4:19	OWN 20	9	68	Field Goal
2	13:02	3:19	OWN 16	6	23	Punt
2	2:23	1:51	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
3	8:46	5:34	OWN 20	11	61	Interception
3	3:12	5:11	OWN 36	9	64	Touchdown
4	10:14	7:50	OWN 20	14	80	Touchdown

Game MVP: Lorenzo Booker, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Tyrone Neville	8	33	4.13	10	1
Otis Stump	7	5	0.71	5	0
Bo Money	2	6	3.00	7	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Lorenzo Booker	16	91	5.69	35	4	1
Zach Huffman	12	35	2.92	15	1	1
Brian Leonard	9	33	3.67	12	1	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bo Money	44	25	225	0/0	0	24	1	61.2

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Xavier Canales	14	11	119	1/9	1	19	1	96.1
Tyrone McNeil	13	11	146	0/0	0	29	0	113.5

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR B.J. Elrifai	8	9	87	10.88	1	21
RB Otis Stump	4	7	4	1.00	0	4
RB Tyrone Neville	3	5	14	4.67	5	10
WR Wally Ramirez	3	4	36	12.00	7	14
RB Fui Vakapuna	3	5	23	7.67	0	11
WR Leon Diano	1	2	13	13.00	0	13
TE Brent Woodson	1	3	24	24.00	0	24
FB Lonnie Turnbull	1	1	4	4.00	4	4
WR Sammie Stroughter	1	5	20	20.00	5	20
TE Oliver Pierce	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Derek Kinder	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Eddie Royal	5	5	52	10.40	1	17	1
WR Everett Wiggins	4	4	83	20.75	11	29	0
WR Dave Allison	3	4	47	15.67	9	19	0
RB Lorenzo Booker	3	3	23	7.67	6	13	0
TE Moe Looper	3	3	22	7.33	1	14	0
FB Brian Leonard	2	4	24	12.00	14	18	0
TE Jason Pociask	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Bob Brown	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
RB Zach Huffman	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S R.J. Dodge	1	99	99.00	1

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Clyde Ingalls	1	4	4.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Lamont Gietka	0	0	1	0

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Brian Leonard	1	0	0	0
Mike Pollak	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
J.R. Schroeder	3	126	42.0	28.7	48	1

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Clay Barlow	1	43	43.0	42.0	43	1

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Spencer Gunn	2/2	0/0	0/0	34	1/1

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Oliver Williams	1/2	0/1	0/0	29	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Derek Kinder	1	1	1.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Leon Diano	3	44	14.7	0
Dustin Schultz	1	16	16.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chad Neasman	1	29	29.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Gerald McRath	9	5	0.0	34	22
S Lamont Gietka	7	2	0.0	34	25
ILB Justin Kirk	6	6	0.0	36	28
OLB J.T. Amaral	5	3	0.0	33	19
DE LaMarr Woodley	5	2	0.0	35	25
DE Kerry Abrams	5	0	0.0	36	24
S R.J. Dodge	3	3	0.0	27	25
DT Anthony Spencer	3	3	0.0	15	7
CB Ethan Gaytan	3	3	0.0	33	20
S Chris Clemons	3	0	0.0	6	15
DE Alex Magee	2	1	1.0	32	22
CB William Middleton	2	0	0.0	36	23
S Louie Shephard	1	0	0.0	0	2
DE Kelvin Margolies	1	0	0.0	2	3
OLB Troy Toler	1	0	0.0	2	2
RB Fui Vakapuna	1	0	---	---	---
CB Dustin Schultz	1	0	0.0	24	25

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
CB Calvin Borders	7	1	13	24
CB Chad Neasman	6	1	13	43
DT J.J. Wirthel	4	3	17	43
DE Chuck Ward	4	0	14	42
ILB Bart Shea	3	2	12	41
S Julio Baker	3	2	12	42
OLB Shawn Crable	3	1	16	25
CB Brady Al Shawa	2	2	14	42
CB Leslie Cotter	2	0	3	21
S Clyde Ingalls	1	3	12	37
S Dana Washington	1	1	5	15
DE Jason Lynch	1	1	16	44
OLB Bill Erickson	1	0	5	3
S Tom Zhao	1	0	5	5
DT Jon Dupre	1	0	4	2
OLB Jason Phillips	1	0	9	38
ILB Dean Willis	0	1	6	7
ILB Damon Ramirez	0	1	7	3

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Alex Magee	1.0	1	0	22
DE LaMarr Woodley	0.0	0	1	25
DE Kerry Abrams	0.0	0	1	24

Atlanta	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT J.J. Wirthel	1	1	0	43
DE Jason Lynch	0	2	0	44
DE Chuck Ward	0	1	1	42
OLB Bill Erickson	0	1	0	3
OLB Shawn Crable	0	1	0	25

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB J.T. Amaral	3	0	0	19
OLB Gerald McRath	3	0	0	22
S Chris Clemons	3	0	0	15
CB William Middleton	2	1	0	23
S R.J. Dodge	2	0	1	25
S Lamont Gietka	2	0	0	25
ILB Justin Kirk	2	0	0	28
CB Ethan Gaytan	2	0	0	20
S Louie Shephard	1	0	0	2
OLB Troy Toler	1	0	0	2
CB Dustin Schultz	1	0	0	25

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Calvin Borders	7	2	0	24
CB Chad Neasman	4	1	0	43
S Julio Baker	3	0	0	42
ILB Bart Shea	2	1	0	41
CB Brady Al Shawa	2	1	0	42
CB Leslie Cotter	2	0	0	21
OLB Shawn Crable	1	0	0	25
DE Jason Lynch	1	0	0	44
S Tom Zhao	1	0	0	5
DT Jon Dupre	1	0	0	2
OLB Jason Phillips	1	0	0	38
S Clyde Ingalls	0	1	1	37
S Dana Washington	0	1	0	15

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Steven Justice	2	4	14	31
Hardy Glasgow	2	3	14	38
Deion Malloy	1	3	12	38
Richie Haayer	1	2	11	28
Lonnie Turnbull	1	1	11	21
Teddy Freeman	0	2	9	22

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Brian Boone	3	8	32	1	28
Wesley Covington	2	5	31	0	24
Mike Pollak	2	4	30	0	22
Leon Horowitz	2	2	30	0	21
Kelly Fortier	1	7	31	0	23
Davin Joseph	1	4	14	0	10
Jason Pociask	0	2	21	0	10
Brian Leonard	0	2	25	0	18
Daryn Colledge	0	1	10	0	4
Moe Looper	0	1	24	0	14
Les Fincher	0	1	9	0	6

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Ethan Gaytan	1	13

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Dana Washington	2	9
Les Fincher	1	12
Jason Pociask	1	11
Lester Allen	1	11

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Justin Kirk	---	---	36	28	2	66
Ethan Gaytan	---	---	33	20	13	66
Kerry Abrams	---	---	36	24	2	62
Lamont Gietka	---	---	34	25	2	61
Bo Money	17	44	---	---	---	61
LaMarr Woodley	---	---	35	25	1	61
William Middleton	---	---	36	23	2	61
J.T. Amaral	---	---	33	19	8	60
Lionel Poock	17	42	---	---	---	59
Gerald McRath	---	---	34	22	1	57
Alex Magee	---	---	32	22	1	55
Dustin Schultz	---	---	24	25	6	55
R.J. Dodge	---	---	27	25	2	54
Hardy Glasgow	14	38	---	---	---	52
Fui Vakapuna	6	32	---	---	14	52
Deion Malloy	12	38	---	---	---	50
Steven Justice	14	31	---	---	---	45
Richie Haayer	11	28	---	---	5	44
B.J. Elrifai	13	30	---	---	---	43
Sammie Stroughter	9	25	---	---	9	43
Teddy Freeman	9	22	---	---	5	36
Brent Woodson	13	19	---	---	3	35
Lonnie Turnbull	11	21	---	---	3	35
Oliver Pierce	7	12	---	---	14	33
Tyrone Neville	10	22	---	---	---	32
Otis Stump	7	22	---	---	1	30
Wally Ramirez	5	21	---	---	---	26
Jake Finley	---	---	15	9	2	26
Anthony Spencer	---	---	15	7	2	24
Ty White	4	6	---	---	13	23
Derek Kinder	0	7	---	---	14	21
Chris Clemons	---	---	6	15	---	21
Max Unger	3	13	---	---	2	18
Troy Toler	---	---	2	2	12	16
Richie Montemayor	---	---	3	6	6	15
Lydon Murtha	5	6	---	---	4	15
Leon Diano	0	3	---	---	10	13
Louie Shephard	---	---	0	2	10	12
Richie Incognito	0	2	---	---	5	7
Kelvin Margolies	---	---	2	3	2	7
Spencer Gunn	0	0	---	---	6	6
Tyrus Lake	---	---	1	4	---	5
Derek Weddle	---	---	3	2	---	5
J.R. Schroeder	0	0	---	---	3	3
Ryan Karp	0	0	---	---	2	2
Will Stock	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Brian Boone	32	28	---	---	3	63
J.J. Wirthel	---	---	17	43	2	62
Jason Lynch	---	---	16	44	2	62
Chad Neasman	---	---	13	43	5	61
Julio Baker	---	---	12	42	5	59
Brady Al Shawa	---	---	14	42	2	58
Chuck Ward	---	---	14	42	2	58
Jason Phillips	---	---	9	38	10	57
Eddie Royal	31	25	---	---	---	56
Wesley Covington	31	24	---	---	---	55
Bart Shea	---	---	12	41	2	55
Kelly Fortier	31	23	---	---	---	54
Mike Pollak	30	22	---	---	---	52
Clyde Ingalls	---	---	12	37	2	51
Leon Horowitz	30	21	---	---	---	51
Brian Leonard	25	18	---	---	5	48
Everett Wiggins	22	18	---	---	3	43
Shawn Crable	---	---	16	25	2	43
Jason Pociask	21	10	---	---	11	42
Dave Allison	13	17	---	---	11	41
Calvin Borders	---	---	13	24	2	39
Xavier Canales	23	15	---	---	---	38
Moe Looper	24	14	---	---	---	38
Lorenzo Booker	17	13	---	---	1	31
Dana Washington	---	---	5	15	9	29
Tyrone McNeil	14	13	---	---	---	27
Davin Joseph	14	10	---	---	3	27
Les Fincher	9	6	---	---	12	27
Leslie Cotter	---	---	3	21	1	25
Daymeion Hughes	---	---	4	5	15	24
Zach Huffman	13	11	---	---	---	24
Dean Willis	---	---	6	7	8	21
Luke Fulton	7	8	---	---	3	18
Daryn Colledge	10	4	---	---	3	17
Lester Allen	3	3	---	---	11	17
Tom Zhao	---	---	5	5	5	15
Bob Brown	6	4	---	---	4	14
Malcolm Kelly	1	1	---	---	12	14
Damon Ramirez	---	---	7	3	3	13
Bernard Harmon	0	0	---	---	11	11
Bill Erickson	---	---	5	3	1	9
Jon Dupre	---	---	4	2	3	9
Oliver Williams	0	0	---	---	7	7
Claude Wroten	---	---	0	2	3	5
Ernie Westbrook	0	0	---	---	2	2
Clay Barlow	0	0	---	---	1	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	5	1.7
Middle	11	39	3.5
Right	2	1	0.5
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	41	5.1
Middle	25	104	4.2
Right	4	14	3.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bo Money	44	25	3	1	2	7	6	1	1

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Xavier Canales	14	11	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
Tyrone McNeil	13	11	2	0	0	0	2	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	3	8	1.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	11	59	4.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	9	113	8.1
Long (19+ Yds)	10	2	45	4.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	8	2.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	11	100	9.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	83	8.3
Long (19+ Yds)	3	3	74	24.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR B.J. Elrifai	9	8	0	87	1	30
RB Otis Stump	7	4	0	4	0	22
RB Tyrone Neville	5	3	0	14	0	22
RB Fui Vakapuna	5	3	1	23	0	32
WR Sammie Stroughter	5	1	1	20	1	25
WR Wally Ramirez	4	3	0	36	0	21
TE Brent Woodson	3	1	0	24	1	19
WR Leon Diano	2	1	0	13	0	3
FB Lonnie Turnbull	1	1	0	4	0	21
TE Oliver Pierce	1	0	0	0	0	12
WR Derek Kinder	1	0	0	0	0	7

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Eddie Royal	5	5	52	0	25
WR Dave Allison	4	3	47	0	17
WR Everett Wiggins	4	4	83	2	18
FB Brian Leonard	4	2	24	0	18
RB Lorenzo Booker	3	3	23	0	13
TE Moe Looper	3	3	22	0	14
TE Jason Pociask	2	1	6	0	10
RB Zach Huffman	1	0	0	0	11
WR Bob Brown	1	1	8	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Otis Stump	2	0	0.00	0.71
Tyrone Neville	2	9	4.50	4.13

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Lorenzo Booker	8	17	2.13	5.69
Zach Huffman	4	2	0.50	2.92
Brian Leonard	1	12	12.00	3.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bo Money	3	1	4	1.33	5.11

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Xavier Canales	2	1	17	8.50	8.50

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Otis Stump	1	1	4	4.00	0.57
WR Leon Diano	1	0	0	0.00	6.50
RB Fui Vakapuna	1	0	0	0.00	4.60

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Dave Allison	1	0	0	0.00	11.75
WR Eddie Royal	1	1	17	17.00	10.40

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Bo Money	1	1
Tyrone Neville	1	1

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Lorenzo Booker	5	4
Brian Leonard	1	1
Zach Huffman	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bo Money	13	7	6

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tyrone McNeil	4	3	2
Xavier Canales	2	2	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR B.J. Elrifai	4	3	2
RB Fui Vakapuna	3	2	2
WR Leon Diano	2	1	1
WR Wally Ramirez	2	1	1
WR Derek Kinder	1	0	0
WR Sammie Stroughter	1	0	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dave Allison	2	2	2
RB Lorenzo Booker	2	2	1
FB Brian Leonard	1	0	0
WR Eddie Royal	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 49,700 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,400 (22,200)
End Zone 11,300 (16,000)
Mezzanine 6,600 (9,200)
Sideline Seats 9,400 (14,100)
Club Seats 3,000 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	49,700 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,400 (22,200)
End Zone	11,300 (16,000)
Mezzanine	6,600 (9,200)
Sideline Seats	9,400 (14,100)
Club Seats	3,000 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (5,000)