Week 1, 2021

played in Carolina, NC

56 degrees, fair, calm

Atlanta Falcons037103-23
Carolina Panthers310700-20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:39 CAR - Bruce Darche 41 field goal
2Q: 14:05 ATL - Robert Whiting 35 field goal
2Q: 08:30 CAR - Tyrone Neville 17 run (Bruce Darche extra point)
2Q: 00:10 CAR - Bruce Darche 40 field goal
3Q: 13:13 ATL - Zach Huffman 8 run (Robert Whiting extra point)
3Q: 05:49 CAR - Neal Walton 4 pass from Howie Barrett (Bruce Darche extra point)
4Q: 08:00 ATL - Al Klone 4 pass from Tyrell Terrell (Robert Whiting extra point)
4Q: 02:22 ATL - Robert Whiting 19 field goal
OT: 00:06 ATL - Robert Whiting 39 field goal

Team StatisticsATLCAR
Record1-00-1
First Downs2021
- by Rushing36
- by Passing1615
- by Penalty10
Total Net Yards381417
- Offensive Plays8380
- Yards per Play4.595.21
Net Rushing Yards107152
- Rushing Attempts3525
- Yards per Rush3.066.08
Net Passing Yards274265
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt47 - 31 - 154 - 29 - 5
- Gross Passing Yards285274
- Sacks/Yards Lost1/111/9
- Yards per Pass Play5.714.82
Fumbles/Lost2/13/0
3rd Down Conversions10/2211/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down7.56.8
4th Down Conversions0/00/0
Penalties/Yards8/647/60
Punt Returns/Yards1/142/14
Kick Returns/Yards4/1051/22
Interception Ret./Yards5/161/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits42
- Red Zone TDs/FGs2/22/0
Avg. Drive StartOWN 36OWN 24
Time of Possession37:4237:18

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:003:23OWN 38521Punt
16:332:24OWN 35414Punt
11:562:59OPP 34616Field Goal
211:590:28OWN 1131Punt
28:131:53OWN 2333Punt
23:361:36OWN 2035Punt
314:501:45OPP 18418Touchdown
311:210:56OWN 4439Punt
35:397:12OWN 91655Fumble
412:074:13OWN 44756Touchdown
47:195:03OWN 331165Field Goal
OT115:003:41OWN 20838Interception
OT16:312:04OWN 34515Punt
OT12:250:54OWN 173-4Punt
OT11:231:23OWN 49429Field Goal
Carolina Panthers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
111:375:04OWN 201156Field Goal
14:092:13OWN 12512Interception
213:571:58OWN 2035Punt
211:313:18OWN 32668Touchdown
26:202:44OWN 35628Punt
22:001:57OWN 23554Field Goal
315:000:10OWN 2010Interception
313:051:44OWN 2030Punt
310:254:46OWN 201280Touchdown
413:271:20OWN 4235Interception
47:540:35OWN 2030Punt
42:162:16OWN 28934Half
OT111:194:48OWN 21935Interception
OT14:272:02OWN 2035Punt
OT11:310:08OWN 3910Interception

Game MVP: Tyrell Terrell, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

AtlantaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Zach Huffman19512.681011
Lawrence Blake14493.502410
Tyrell Terrell273.50400
CarolinaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Tyrone Neville211255.952641
Wade Denson4276.752210

Passing Statistics

AtlantaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Tyrell Terrell47312851/11128180.5
CarolinaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Howie Barrett54292741/9125535.6

Receiving Statistics

AtlantaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Al Klone711436.148111
RB Zach Huffman55428.4023230
TE Jermichael Finley46256.252110
TE Clifton Compton353210.6722220
WR Mitchell Gillespie34206.670110
RB Lawrence Blake223919.503280
FB Les Fincher222512.5010130
WR Jamie Marx243015.0022240
TE Lester Allen111010.000100
WR Don Dotson161515.000150
WR Harris Bruce1144.00040
CarolinaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Neal Walton7157210.2910241
RB Tyrone Neville56153.00650
WR Ralph Witt484310.754250
WR B.J. Elrifai344013.335160
WR Gino Moser365317.6723220
TE Richie Fuller37206.672120
FB Reuben Preston24168.0012180
RB Wade Denson1277.00070
FB Al Mitchell1188.00080
TE Brent Woodson0100.00000

Interception Statistics

AtlantaIntsYardsAvgTD
OLB Shawn Crable100.000
S Pete Ripple100.000
OLB Barry Blackburn199.000
CB Irving Poliska122.000
S Tom Zhao155.000
CarolinaIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Teddy Groves100.000

Fumble Statistics

AtlantaFumbRecovForceTD
Lawrence Blake2000
Harvey Ancheta0100
Travis Gerak0020
Pete Ripple0010
CarolinaFumbRecovForceTD
Tyrone Neville2000
Wade Denson1000
Courtney Diminnie0200
Wendell Coffey0100
Howie Barrett0100
Louis Delmas0010
Tyrus Harden0010

Punting Statistics

AtlantaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Corey Seder837747.137.9621
CarolinaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Bill Hankton525651.244.4643

Kicking Statistics

AtlantaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Robert Whiting3/30/00/0392/2
CarolinaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Bruce Darche2/22/20/0412/2

Punt Return Statistics

AtlantaRetYardsAvgTD
Jamie Marx11414.00
CarolinaRetYardsAvgTD
Eli Martinez2147.00

Kick Return Statistics

AtlantaRetYardsAvgTD
Ronnie Polidixon38026.70
Darrin Knight12525.00
CarolinaRetYardsAvgTD
Raymond Bournigal12222.00

Defensive Statistics

AtlantaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
CB Travis Gerak930.02254
S Pete Ripple700.01750
ILB Damon Ramirez610.01949
OLB Shawn Crable410.01943
CB Ronnie Polidixon400.01549
S Tom Zhao310.02354
DE Kirk Laws310.02151
OLB Gerald McRath230.01417
DT Sedrick Blades210.01022
S Tyvon Branch210.0109
CB Irving Poliska210.01848
OLB Barry Blackburn200.077
DE Kelvin Kinney200.095
DE Jason Lynch111.01741
DT J.J. Wirthel120.01729
CB Darrin Knight120.01429
DT Louis Humphrey110.01537
FB Les Fincher10---------
WR Jamie Marx10---------
DT Dennis Johnston100.079
CarolinaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Louis Delmas2050.03548
OLB Leonard Korte900.03139
ILB Wendell Coffey630.02236
DE Shannon Darrow411.02536
S Rich Goeas410.02233
S Eli Martinez400.02538
CB Jumbo McKnight320.02940
CB Teddy Groves310.02741
WR Neal Walton30---------
CB Antoine Cason220.02132
ILB Nicky Jeffries210.01415
OLB Tyrus Harden200.02532
DT Anthony Spencer120.01616
ILB Dwayne Swillis110.0109
OLB Julio Holstine100.01113
DE Kerry Abrams100.02634
RB Tyrone Neville10---------
DT Wade Turner100.02132
TE Richie Fuller10---------

Pass Rush Statistics

AtlantaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Jason Lynch1.002341
DT Dennis Johnston0.01009
DT J.J. Wirthel0.004229
ILB Damon Ramirez0.001049
S Pete Ripple0.001050
DE Kirk Laws0.001051
CarolinaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Shannon Darrow1.002236
DE Kerry Abrams0.011034
DT Anthony Spencer0.010016
DT Wade Turner0.010032
DE Joey Sturgeon0.001026
OLB Leonard Korte0.001039

Pass Defense Statistics

AtlantaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
ILB Damon Ramirez60049
CB Ronnie Polidixon51049
CB Travis Gerak51054
OLB Shawn Crable40143
CB Irving Poliska21148
S Tom Zhao21154
S Pete Ripple10150
OLB Barry Blackburn1017
OLB Gerald McRath10017
DE Kirk Laws10051
CB Darrin Knight10029
CarolinaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Louis Delmas60048
ILB Wendell Coffey50036
CB Teddy Groves40141
S Eli Martinez31038
OLB Leonard Korte30039
CB Jumbo McKnight30040
S Rich Goeas21033
CB Antoine Cason20032
OLB Julio Holstine10013
DT Wade Turner10032
OLB Tyrus Harden10032
DT Anthony Spencer01016

Blocking Statistics

AtlantaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Harvey Ancheta17028043
Keith DiMillo16035048
Mike Pollak08032147
Kelly Fortier03030041
Luther Giba030705
Sam Kovarik03033044
Clifton Compton02022028
Henry Emmons010101
CarolinaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Lionel Poock26022047
Hardy Glasgow25021045
Courtney Diminnie14019145
Teddy Freeman03020048
James Heurtin0307017
Steven Justice02018038
Richie Fuller02018044

Special Teams Tackles

AtlantaTacklesSTPlays
Mitchell Gillespie121
Jermichael Finley119
Jamie Marx113
CarolinaTacklesSTPlays
Al Mitchell312
Gino Moser120
Ralph Witt113

Participation

AtlantaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Tom Zhao------23541895
Keith DiMillo3548------1194
Ronnie Polidixon------15492387
Tyrell Terrell3548---------83
Mike Pollak3247------382
Damon Ramirez------19491381
Travis Gerak------2254278
Kirk Laws------2151577
Sam Kovarik3344---------77
Kelly Fortier3041------273
Irving Poliska------1848773
Pete Ripple------1750572
Harvey Ancheta2843---------71
Al Klone2836------670
Jermichael Finley2128------1968
Shawn Crable------1943365
Les Fincher1822------2262
Jason Lynch------1741260
Jamie Marx1829------1360
Clifton Compton2228------757
Louis Humphrey------1537---52
Darrin Knight------1429851
Zach Huffman2027------350
J.J. Wirthel------1729248
Lawrence Blake1518------1144
Harris Bruce1215------1643
Lester Allen811------2241
Gerald McRath------14171041
Sedrick Blades------1022537
Don Dotson1220---------32
Mitchell Gillespie16------2128
Roy England77------1125
Tyvon Branch------109---19
Dennis Johnston------79218
Teddy Reeve24------1117
Kelvin Kinney------95115
Barry Blackburn------77---14
Luther Giba75---------12
Henry Emmons11------911
Corey Seder00------88
Robert Whiting00------88
Justin Wilkins------1258
Charles Stephens00------33
Justin Kirk------0022
Jerome Simpson00---------0
David Raymond00---------0
CarolinaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Louis Delmas------3548386
Teddy Groves------27411482
Eli Martinez------25381982
Howie Barrett2555---------80
Leonard Korte------3139373
Hardy Glasgow2145------672
Rich Goeas------22331671
Jumbo McKnight------2940271
Lionel Poock2247---------69
Teddy Freeman2048---------68
Shannon Darrow------2536364
Courtney Diminnie1945---------64
Kerry Abrams------2634262
Steven Justice1838------662
Richie Fuller1844---------62
Wendell Coffey------2236260
Tyrus Harden------2532259
Wade Turner------2132558
Joey Sturgeon------19261156
Antoine Cason------2132255
Neal Walton1540---------55
Tyrone Neville2131------153
Gino Moser627------2053
Julio Holstine------11132852
Reuben Preston1126------1451
Ralph Witt928------1350
B.J. Elrifai1025------1348
Brent Woodson1517------638
Wade Denson423------1037
Al Mitchell1311------1236
Nicky Jeffries------1415635
Anthony Spencer------1616133
James Heurtin717------731
Deion Malloy816------226
Raymond Bournigal01------2425
Richie Haayer511------723
Billy Duffy32------1823
Chris Pyne58------720
Dwayne Swillis------109---19
Bryant Crawford------211619
Darryl Tripodi------47---11
Bruce Darche00------88
Bill Hankton00------55
Anthony McMahon------0033
Ryan Karp00------22
Vernon Marroquin00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left482.0
Middle19633.3
Right12363.0
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left9556.1
Middle5142.8
Right11837.5
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

AtlantaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Tyrell Terrell47314043521
CarolinaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Howie Barrett54294244955

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen334214.0
Short (0-8 Yds)27181304.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)159855.7
Long (19+ Yds)212814.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen87232.9
Short (0-8 Yds)22121004.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)1881025.7
Long (19+ Yds)62498.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

AtlantaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Al Klone117143036
TE Jermichael Finley64125028
WR Don Dotson61115020
TE Clifton Compton53032128
RB Zach Huffman55042127
WR Jamie Marx42030129
WR Mitchell Gillespie4312006
RB Lawrence Blake22039118
FB Les Fincher22025022
TE Lester Allen11010011
WR Harris Bruce1104015
CarolinaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Neal Walton157372140
WR Ralph Witt84043128
TE Richie Fuller73020044
RB Tyrone Neville65015031
WR Gino Moser63053227
WR B.J. Elrifai43140025
FB Reuben Preston42016026
RB Wade Denson2107023
TE Brent Woodson1000017
FB Al Mitchell1108011

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

AtlantaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Lawrence Blake310.333.50
Zach Huffman3103.332.68
CarolinaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Tyrone Neville11717.005.95

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

AtlantaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Tyrell Terrell76415.866.06
CarolinaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Howie Barrett4141.005.07

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

AtlantaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
TE Clifton Compton32103.336.40
WR Al Klone22105.003.91
TE Lester Allen111010.0010.00
WR Mitchell Gillespie111111.005.00
CarolinaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
RB Tyrone Neville1000.002.50
WR Gino Moser1000.008.83
WR Ralph Witt1000.005.38
WR Neal Walton1144.004.80

Third Down Rushing Statistics

AtlantaRushesConversions
Lawrence Blake20
Tyrell Terrell20
Zach Huffman10
CarolinaRushesConversions
Tyrone Neville11

Third Down Passing Statistics

AtlantaAttCompConversions
Tyrell Terrell171210
CarolinaAttCompConversions
Howie Barrett181210

Third Down Receiving Statistics

AtlantaTargCatchConversions
TE Clifton Compton311
WR Al Klone322
RB Zach Huffman221
FB Les Fincher222
WR Jamie Marx211
RB Lawrence Blake111
TE Jermichael Finley110
WR Don Dotson100
WR Mitchell Gillespie111
WR Harris Bruce111
CarolinaTargCatchConversions
WR Neal Walton833
TE Richie Fuller322
WR Ralph Witt222
RB Tyrone Neville110
WR B.J. Elrifai111
FB Reuben Preston111
WR Gino Moser110
RB Wade Denson111

SectionAttendance
Stadium66,700 (77,500 capacity)
Upper Deck20,400 (22,200)
End Zone14,200 (16,000)
Mezzanine8,300 (9,200)
Sideline Seats11,700 (14,200)
Club Seats9,300 (11,600)
Luxury Boxes2,800 (4,300)