Week 1, 2051

played in Carolina, NC

61 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons32107-31
Carolina Panthers21600-27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:41 CAR - James Beyer 15 pass from Al Bardon (Dillon Westbrook extra point)
1Q: 04:09 ATL - Benjamin Wolf 27 field goal
1Q: 04:04 CAR - Karl Joseph 100 kickoff return (Dillon Westbrook extra point)
1Q: 00:04 CAR - James Beyer 32 pass from Al Bardon (Dillon Westbrook extra point)
2Q: 10:33 ATL - Jaquiski Tartt 49 interception return (Benjamin Wolf extra point)
2Q: 05:57 ATL - Vince Wand 12 pass from Ernie Jasper (Benjamin Wolf extra point)
2Q: 02:33 CAR - Johnathan Horton 22 pass from Al Bardon (Dillon Westbrook extra point failed)
2Q: 00:36 ATL - Tanner Tripplehorn 72 interception return (Benjamin Wolf extra point)
4Q: 10:45 ATL - Eddie Sams 2 run (Benjamin Wolf extra point)

Team StatisticsATLCAR
Record1-00-1
First Downs1527
- by Rushing37
- by Passing1217
- by Penalty03
Total Net Yards289445
- Offensive Plays6166
- Yards per Play4.746.74
Net Rushing Yards65125
- Rushing Attempts3121
- Yards per Rush2.105.95
Net Passing Yards224320
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt25 - 18 - 145 - 29 - 5
- Gross Passing Yards262320
- Sacks/Yards Lost5/380/0
- Yards per Pass Play7.477.11
Fumbles/Lost1/12/1
3rd Down Conversions6/156/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down8.06.1
4th Down Conversions0/00/1
Penalties/Yards13/759/64
Punt Returns/Yards0/03/43
Kick Returns/Yards2/463/152
Interception Ret./Yards5/1341/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits32
- Red Zone TDs/FGs2/12/0
Avg. Drive StartOWN 37OWN 30
Time of Possession32:5927:01

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
19:313:11OWN 29417Punt
16:072:03OPP 1939Field Goal
13:471:58OWN 253-9Punt
215:003:32OWN 25621Punt
28:052:15OWN 49651Touchdown
22:191:26OWN 31338Fumble
315:005:32OWN 251034Punt
34:594:32OWN 20942Punt
414:492:13OPP 43519Interception
411:591:24OPP 21321Touchdown
48:151:33OWN 330Punt
44:552:20OWN 203-1Punt
41:530:37OWN 4032Punt
Carolina Panthers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:005:29OWN 281072Touchdown
16:200:13OWN 1610Interception
11:491:49OPP 39439Touchdown
211:281:04OWN 5337Interception
210:242:19OWN 26431Fumble
25:503:31OWN 25975Touchdown
20:530:27OWN 48310Interception
20:260:26OWN 35316Half
39:284:29OWN 20934Punt
30:270:38OWN 20216Interception
412:360:37OWN 1335Interception
410:352:20OWN 25416Punt
46:421:47OPP 4035Punt
42:350:4250410Downs
41:161:16OWN 25459Game

Game MVP: Tanner Tripplehorn, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

AtlantaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Eddie Sams23411.78801
RB Alexander Winters7202.86700
QB Ernie Jasper144.00400
CarolinaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Jerome Betts10656.501730
RB Brent Jennings5193.801020
QB Al Bardon3237.671010
RB Morris Becker2199.501510
WR Brandon Cooks1-1-1.00-100

Passing Statistics

AtlantaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Ernie Jasper25182625/381391102.4
CarolinaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Al Bardon45293200/0336568.0

Receiving Statistics

AtlantaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Quinn Rubio689015.0021200
WR Vince Wand458020.0031391
TE Carlos Patterson34165.33670
RB Alexander Winters232311.5018220
RB Eddie Sams1133.00030
WR Conrad Grossreider111919.001190
TE Bucky Vandam133131.006310
CarolinaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Brandon Cooks912556.1115130
WR James Beyer576813.6034322
WR Johnathan Horton476115.2542331
TE Mo Guthrie385016.6718360
RB Jerome Betts2284.003120
FB Kody Coles1155.00050
TE Marco Walters111010.000100
TE Eli Bouler1366.00060
RB Morris Becker111313.0013130
WR Ramon Vonderfecht111717.003170
RB Brent Jennings112727.0020270

Interception Statistics

AtlantaIntsYardsAvgTD
S Tanner Tripplehorn27236.001
CB Reginald Innes2136.500
S Jaquiski Tartt14949.001
CarolinaIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Eugene Hamilton100.000

Fumble Statistics

AtlantaFumbRecovForceTD
QB Ernie Jasper1000
CB Deron Walker0100
ILB Benardrick McKinney0010
OLB Adam Devine0010
CarolinaFumbRecovForceTD
WR Brandon Cooks2100
DE Joey McElroy0100
DE Maxwell Anderson0010

Punting Statistics

AtlantaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Harvey Guthrie832941.130.8502
CarolinaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Sam Pace313745.732.3561

Kicking Statistics

AtlantaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Benjamin Wolf1/10/00/0274/4
CarolinaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Dillon Westbrook0/00/00/003/4

Punt Return Statistics

AtlantaRetYardsAvgTD
CarolinaRetYardsAvgTD
Griffin Lyons34314.30

Kick Return Statistics

AtlantaRetYardsAvgTD
Marcus Reinhardt24623.00
CarolinaRetYardsAvgTD
Brandon Cooks25226.00
Karl Joseph1100100.01

Defensive Statistics

AtlantaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Jaquiski Tartt820.02040
OLB Hayden Wilcox810.02145
ILB Benardrick McKinney510.01933
CB Reginald Innes420.01945
CB Deron Walker400.01938
DE Tony Leporati300.0520
DE Lamont Aschbacher210.01628
OLB Alex Butler210.02145
CB Peyton Banks210.01427
OLB Cornell Foley200.016
S Tanner Tripplehorn140.02145
WR Quinn Rubio10---------
DE Omar Crane100.0927
OLB Adam Devine100.01530
DE Trevor Villasenor100.01727
S Arnie Cortez100.0610
TE Carlos Patterson10---------
ILB Buddy Wescott100.010
CarolinaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Karl Joseph830.02930
OLB Myles Jack520.01615
CB Todd Coleman500.02627
OLB Dennis Crimm421.03030
ILB Bo Fedolfi430.02723
DT Keith Hennings420.03025
OLB Melvin McConnell410.03124
DE Joey McElroy400.02220
DE Dwayne Keizur302.01114
DE Maxwell Anderson301.02420
CB Eugene Hamilton300.03028
S Chuck Pritchett200.02624
TE Mo Guthrie20---------
OLB Devon Wayne101.047
WR Johnathan Horton10---------
CB Nicolas Scroggins100.01614
S Caiden Simmons100.067
T Alejandro Garrett10---------
OLB Trevor Gaines010.040

Pass Rush Statistics

AtlantaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
ILB Dillon Kyl0.010011
DE Trevor Villasenor0.003027
DE Omar Crane0.001027
DE Denzel Campbell0.001012
CarolinaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Dwayne Keizur2.000014
DE Maxwell Anderson1.010120
OLB Dennis Crimm1.000030
OLB Devon Wayne1.00007
DT Keith Hennings0.010125

Pass Defense Statistics

AtlantaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Jaquiski Tartt60140
OLB Hayden Wilcox41045
CB Deron Walker40038
CB Reginald Innes30245
ILB Benardrick McKinney30033
OLB Alex Butler22045
DE Tony Leporati20020
S Tanner Tripplehorn10245
DE Lamont Aschbacher10028
S Arnie Cortez10010
OLB Cornell Foley1006
CB Peyton Banks10027
CarolinaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Todd Coleman30027
OLB Myles Jack30015
S Karl Joseph30030
OLB Dennis Crimm21030
ILB Bo Fedolfi20023
DE Maxwell Anderson20020
CB Eugene Hamilton11128
S Chuck Pritchett10024
CB Nicolas Scroggins10014

Blocking Statistics

AtlantaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
T Zachery Blades46031130
C Chandler Tate18031230
G Laken Tomlinson18031030
G Marco Offutt17031230
T Terry Malamala01031030
CarolinaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
G Francisco Hardy36221045
G Leroy McCormick25121045
G Tyrus McWilliams23021045
T Alejandro Garrett11021045
C Lorenzo Tucker02021045
FB Kody Coles0102012

Special Teams Tackles

AtlantaTacklesSTPlays
Tanner Tripplehorn214
Bucky Vandam123
Jaquiski Tartt117
Terry Malamala19
CarolinaTacklesSTPlays
Kody Coles122
Josue Logue15

Participation

AtlantaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
S Tanner Tripplehorn------21451480
S Jaquiski Tartt------20401777
G Laken Tomlinson3130------970
G Marco Offutt3130------970
T Zachery Blades3130------970
T Terry Malamala3130------970
OLB Hayden Wilcox------2145167
OLB Alex Butler------2145---66
CB Reginald Innes------1945---64
QB Ernie Jasper3130---------61
C Chandler Tate3130---------61
ILB Benardrick McKinney------1933860
CB Deron Walker------1938158
WR Quinn Rubio2427------657
CB Peyton Banks------14271354
TE Carlos Patterson2429---------53
WR Vince Wand2425------251
WR Conrad Grossreider2315------947
OLB Adam Devine------1530---45
DE Lamont Aschbacher------1628---44
DE Trevor Villasenor------1727---44
DE Omar Crane------927339
RB Eddie Sams2414---------38
TE Bucky Vandam65------2334
FB Devonte Bose710------1532
DE Denzel Campbell------2121731
TE Emmitt Hemingway1610---------26
DE Tony Leporati------520---25
RB Alexander Winters715------224
DT Damon Knight------002121
RB Chandler Wayne00------1818
S Arnie Cortez------610---16
S Marcus Reinhardt------16815
WR Bert Jennings00------1414
ILB Dillon Kyl------311---14
C Camden Holse00------99
P Harvey Guthrie00------88
K Benjamin Wolf00------77
OLB Cornell Foley------16---7
ILB Buddy Wescott------10---1
QB Ted Sakurai00------11
DT Ross Hinkle------10---1
G Brady Schmid00---------0
C Vernon Hardy00---------0
Unknown------00---0
G Javier Kaplan00---------0
CarolinaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
WR James Beyer2040------1979
TE Mo Guthrie1937------2278
G Tyrus McWilliams2145------874
S Chuck Pritchett------26242272
G Francisco Hardy2145------369
G Leroy McCormick2145------369
T Alejandro Garrett2145------369
WR Brandon Cooks2140------667
QB Al Bardon2145---------66
C Lorenzo Tucker2145---------66
S Karl Joseph------2930766
CB Todd Coleman------26271164
OLB Dennis Crimm------3030363
CB Eugene Hamilton------3028159
OLB Melvin McConnell------3124156
DT Keith Hennings------3025156
ILB Bo Fedolfi------2723151
DE Maxwell Anderson------2420145
WR Johnathan Horton1727---------44
DE Joey McElroy------2220143
FB Kody Coles212------2236
RB Jerome Betts1321---------34
TE Eli Bouler316------1433
DE Dwayne Keizur------1114833
OLB Myles Jack------1615132
CB Nicolas Scroggins------1614---30
OLB Cedric Diable------162027
OLB Devon Wayne------471425
RB Brent Jennings617---------23
WR Griffin Lyons02------1921
CB Conner Barnes------001717
S Caiden Simmons------67114
DT George Buckner------15814
DE Dawud Oliver------46---10
S Josue Logue------2259
RB Morris Becker24---------6
WR Ramon Vonderfecht15---------6
TE Marco Walters14---------5
K Dillon Westbrook00------55
OLB Deion Jones------13---4
OLB Trevor Gaines------40---4
P Sam Pace00------33
C Joseph Tucker00------33
C Corbin Rider00---------0
G Tucker Gray00---------0
QB Johnathan Tubbs00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left210.5
Middle21492.3
Right8151.9
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left5102.0
Middle10484.8
Right66711.2
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

AtlantaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Ernie Jasper25184022021
CarolinaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Al Bardon45295013505

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen32237.7
Short (0-8 Yds)108808.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)8610813.5
Long (19+ Yds)425112.8
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen97273.0
Short (0-8 Yds)24172028.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)73405.7
Long (19+ Yds)425112.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

AtlantaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Quinn Rubio86090127
WR Vince Wand54080125
TE Carlos Patterson43116029
RB Alexander Winters32123115
TE Bucky Vandam3103115
RB Eddie Sams1103014
WR Conrad Grossreider11019015
CarolinaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Brandon Cooks129055040
TE Mo Guthrie83050137
WR Johnathan Horton74061227
WR James Beyer75168140
TE Eli Bouler3106016
RB Jerome Betts2208021
FB Kody Coles1105012
TE Marco Walters1101004
RB Morris Becker1101304
WR Ramon Vonderfecht1101705
RB Brent Jennings11027117

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

AtlantaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
RB Eddie Sams5153.001.78
CarolinaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

AtlantaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Ernie Jasper111212.0010.48
CarolinaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Al Bardon111515.007.11

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

AtlantaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Vince Wand111212.0016.00
CarolinaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR James Beyer111515.009.71

Third Down Rushing Statistics

AtlantaRushesConversions
RB Eddie Sams32
RB Alexander Winters20
CarolinaRushesConversions
RB Jerome Betts21

Third Down Passing Statistics

AtlantaAttCompConversions
Ernie Jasper764
CarolinaAttCompConversions
Al Bardon965

Third Down Receiving Statistics

AtlantaTargCatchConversions
WR Quinn Rubio222
RB Alexander Winters210
TE Carlos Patterson221
WR Conrad Grossreider111
CarolinaTargCatchConversions
WR Brandon Cooks211
WR Johnathan Horton200
TE Mo Guthrie222
WR Ramon Vonderfecht111
RB Jerome Betts111
WR James Beyer110

SectionAttendance
Stadium73,800 (77,500 capacity)
Upper Deck19,900 (21,400)
End Zone14,500 (15,500)
Mezzanine8,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats13,000 (13,700)
Club Seats13,000 (13,000)
Luxury Boxes5,000 (5,000)