Week 17, 2079

played in Carolina, NC

27 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	0	7	0	3	-	10
Carolina Panthers	3	3	3	6	-	15

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:02 CAR - Collin Goga 26 field goal
2Q: 09:59 ATL - Antoine Devlin 10 pass from Dwight Franz (Perry Rivera extra point)
2Q: 03:14 CAR - Collin Goga 35 field goal
3Q: 13:21 CAR - Collin Goga 29 field goal
4Q: 08:41 ATL - Perry Rivera 27 field goal
4Q: 05:28 CAR - Collin Goga 38 field goal
4Q: 00:58 CAR - Collin Goga 41 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:02 CAR - Collin Goga 26 field goal
2Q: 09:59 ATL - Antoine Devlin 10 pass from Dwight Franz (Perry Rivera extra point)
2Q: 03:14 CAR - Collin Goga 35 field goal
3Q: 13:21 CAR - Collin Goga 29 field goal
4Q: 08:41 ATL - Perry Rivera 27 field goal
4Q: 05:28 CAR - Collin Goga 38 field goal
4Q: 00:58 CAR - Collin Goga 41 field goal

Team Statistics ATL CAR
Record 6-8-2 12-4
First Downs 18 14
- by Rushing 7 5
- by Passing 11 9
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 368 325
- Offensive Plays 65 66
- Yards per Play 5.66 4.92
Net Rushing Yards 127 97
- Rushing Attempts 32 25
- Yards per Rush 3.97 3.88
Net Passing Yards 241 228
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 18 - 1 41 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 252 228
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 7.30 5.56
Fumbles/Lost 3/3 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 2/13 3/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.6 9.0
4th Down Conversions 1/3 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/45 2/10
Punt Returns/Yards 4/4 2/13
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 1/15
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/5
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 0/5
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 38
Time of Possession 30:18 29:42

Team Statistics	ATL	CAR
Record	6-8-2	12-4
First Downs	18	14
- by Rushing	7	5
- by Passing	11	9
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	368	325
- Offensive Plays	65	66
- Yards per Play	5.66	4.92
Net Rushing Yards	127	97
- Rushing Attempts	32	25
- Yards per Rush	3.97	3.88
Net Passing Yards	241	228
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 18 - 1	41 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	252	228
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	7.30	5.56
Fumbles/Lost	3/3	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	2/13	3/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.6	9.0
4th Down Conversions	1/3	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/45	2/10
Punt Returns/Yards	4/4	2/13
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	1/15
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/5
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	0/5
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 38
Time of Possession	30:18	29:42

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	7:54	3:41	OWN 25	6	29	Punt
1	1:42	1:26	OWN 26	3	43	Fumble
2	13:58	4:08	OWN 27	9	73	Touchdown
2	8:16	3:08	OWN 23	7	48	Downs
2	3:07	1:19	OWN 25	4	31	Punt
3	15:00	0:41	OWN 25	2	-3	Fumble
3	13:14	3:52	OWN 25	7	33	Punt
3	8:47	1:22	OWN 36	4	-8	Punt
3	4:49	0:50	OWN 34	3	10	Fumble
3	2:12	3:24	OWN 33	6	13	Punt
4	11:58	3:25	OWN 26	7	64	Field Goal
4	5:20	1:17	OWN 25	3	1	Punt
4	2:21	0:57	OWN 14	4	9	Downs
4	0:51	0:23	OWN 14	1	0	Interception

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	7:06	OWN 21	11	70	Field Goal
1	4:13	2:31	OWN 20	5	54	Fumble
1	0:16	1:18	OWN 31	3	5	Punt
2	9:50	1:34	OWN 25	5	15	Punt
2	5:08	2:01	OWN 29	4	53	Field Goal
2	1:48	1:48	OWN 20	6	25	Half
3	14:19	1:05	OPP 13	3	1	Field Goal
3	9:22	0:35	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
3	7:25	2:36	OWN 36	5	37	Missed FG
3	3:59	1:47	OPP 33	3	7	Missed FG
4	13:48	1:50	OWN 17	3	0	Punt
4	8:33	3:13	OWN 25	8	54	Field Goal
4	4:03	1:42	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
4	1:24	0:33	OPP 23	3	-1	Field Goal
4	0:28	0:28	OPP 22	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Mo Sjostrom, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Jamie Craig	19	96	5.05	21	6
RB Louis Dole	7	11	1.57	4	0
QB Dwight Franz	3	23	7.67	11	1
WR Bradley Guyon	2	1	0.50	5	0
RB Sawyer Watkins	1	-4	-4.00	-4	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Warren Peoples	16	45	2.81	14	1
RB Claude Scott	4	67	16.75	50	2
RB Dwight Nieto	3	-8	-2.67	1	0
WR Jason Floyd	1	-6	-6.00	-6	0
QB Mo Sjostrom	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dwight Franz	31	18	252	2/11	1	36	1	81.6

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mo Sjostrom	41	25	228	0/0	0	38	0	76.1

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Rick Hazel	6	9	82	13.67	23	29	0
TE Antoine Devlin	4	10	75	18.75	27	30	1
WR Bradley Guyon	3	4	38	12.67	7	18	0
C Braxton Ofodile	2	2	13	6.50	3	8	0
WR Cristian Schwartz	1	1	36	36.00	5	36	0
RB Jamie Craig	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Louis Dole	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Collin Johnstone	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Ellis Smith	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Sergio Washington	7	8	63	9.00	18	19
WR Jason Floyd	6	10	70	11.67	19	38
WR Leroy Skjerven	5	7	34	6.80	19	25
WR Jeffrey Rogers	3	8	48	16.00	22	32
RB Dwight Nieto	1	1	1	1.00	0	1
RB Warren Peoples	1	4	2	2.00	0	2
TE Bubba Stahl	1	1	6	6.00	0	6
FB Micah Huffman	1	1	4	4.00	5	4
TE Aaron Griffin	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Tre Whelihan	1	5	5.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Jamie Craig	2	0	0
QB Dwight Franz	1	0	0
DT Sam Grandon	0	1	0
TE Chuck Stewart	0	0	1
CB Wes Sides	0	0	1

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
TE Sergio Washington	1	0	0
S Darnell Lenz	1	0	0
DE Kody Preston	0	1	0
CB Tre Whelihan	0	1	0
DE Dennis Tessen	0	1	0
CB B.J. McGee	0	1	0
S Angel Hastings	0	0	2
ILB Cory Gardner	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
B.J. Fulcher	6	267	44.5	32.3	54	1

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Trenton Myslinski	5	234	46.8	46.0	60	1

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Perry Rivera	1/1	0/0	0/0	27	1/1

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Collin Goga	5/7	1/3	0/0	41	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cristian Schwartz	4	4	1.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Darnell Lenz	2	13	6.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
B.J. McGee	1	15	15.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB B.J. Dejban	8	2	0.0	15	38
CB Gage Dunn	7	0	0.0	22	29
CB Wes Sides	5	3	0.0	14	38
S Larry Fleming	5	0	0.0	13	14
S Jimmie Harden	3	3	0.0	17	38
S Monty Nealy	3	1	0.0	12	27
DE Bruce Sims	3	1	0.0	25	41
CB Kim Downs	3	1	0.0	24	40
DE A.J. Paradis	3	0	0.0	19	38
ILB Gabe Foreman	2	2	0.0	21	30
DT Wyatt Bensen	2	1	0.0	21	30
G Nathaniel Watson	2	0	---	---	---
OLB Shaun Bailey	2	0	0.0	11	3
DT Sam Grandon	1	1	0.0	15	38
WR Cristian Schwartz	1	0	---	---	---
CB Chad Beeler	1	0	0.0	9	3

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Kody Preston	7	0	0.0	30	21
S Angel Hastings	6	2	0.0	27	25
DT Amir Rodrigues	6	1	0.0	24	17
CB Tre Whelihan	4	1	0.0	32	33
S Ernie Chesnut	4	1	0.0	26	23
CB Wayne Hutchins	4	0	0.0	32	32
DE Les Oliver	3	2	1.0	24	23
ILB Cory Gardner	3	3	0.0	28	29
CB Todd Goddard	3	0	0.0	9	21
OLB Willie Bullock	2	0	0.0	6	14
OLB Manuel Bradford	2	0	0.0	13	11
DE Myles Holliday	2	0	0.0	28	19
OLB Duane Hasan	1	2	1.0	28	31
S Russell Dunlap	1	1	0.0	6	10
DE Dennis Tessen	1	0	0.0	5	11

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Bruce Sims	2	1	0	41
DT Sam Grandon	1	3	1	38
DE A.J. Paradis	1	0	0	38
DT Wyatt Bensen	0	1	0	30
ILB Silas Everett	0	0	1	14

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Les Oliver	1.0	0	1	2	23
OLB Duane Hasan	1.0	0	0	0	31
DE Myles Holliday	0.0	1	0	0	19
DT Amir Rodrigues	0.0	0	1	0	17

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Wes Sides	5	0	38
CB Gage Dunn	5	0	29
OLB B.J. Dejban	4	1	38
S Larry Fleming	3	0	14
DE A.J. Paradis	2	0	38
ILB Gabe Foreman	2	0	30
S Jimmie Harden	1	2	38
CB Kim Downs	1	1	40
DT Sam Grandon	1	0	38
S Monty Nealy	1	0	27

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Wayne Hutchins	3	2	0	32
CB Todd Goddard	2	2	0	21
OLB Willie Bullock	2	1	0	14
DE Kody Preston	2	0	0	21
S Angel Hastings	2	0	0	25
ILB Cory Gardner	2	0	0	29
S Russell Dunlap	1	1	0	10
S Ernie Chesnut	1	1	0	23
CB Tre Whelihan	1	0	1	33
DE Les Oliver	1	0	0	23
DE Myles Holliday	1	0	0	19

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Nathaniel Watson	3	7	32	0	33
T Brenden Hatley	2	5	32	1	33
G Jordan Dunning	1	6	32	1	33
C Devante Durham	1	6	32	0	33
T Skip Ogletree	0	4	32	0	33
C Braxton Ofodile	0	1	20	0	29

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
T Rufus Packer	3	7	25	41
T George Gordon	2	5	25	41
G Neal Moffett	2	4	25	41
C Pat Blasingame	1	5	25	41
G Tre Williamson	1	3	25	41

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Silas Everett	2	16
Chuck Stewart	1	21

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Tre Whelihan	3	21
Dwight Nieto	1	27

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
DE Bruce Sims	---	---	25	41	7	73
G Nathaniel Watson	32	33	---	---	7	72
CB Wes Sides	---	---	14	38	20	72
T Brenden Hatley	32	33	---	---	7	72
G Jordan Dunning	32	33	---	---	7	72
T Skip Ogletree	32	33	---	---	7	72
CB Kim Downs	---	---	24	40	7	71
DT Sam Grandon	---	---	15	38	12	65
QB Dwight Franz	32	33	---	---	---	65
C Devante Durham	32	33	---	---	---	65
WR Rick Hazel	29	30	---	---	6	65
DE A.J. Paradis	---	---	19	38	7	64
S Jimmie Harden	---	---	17	38	7	62
ILB Gabe Foreman	---	---	21	30	11	62
OLB B.J. Dejban	---	---	15	38	7	60
WR Cristian Schwartz	27	27	---	---	5	59
RB Jamie Craig	20	13	---	---	21	54
S Monty Nealy	---	---	12	27	14	53
DT Wyatt Bensen	---	---	21	30	1	52
CB Gage Dunn	---	---	22	29	---	51
C Braxton Ofodile	20	29	---	---	---	49
TE Antoine Devlin	19	21	---	---	6	46
ILB Silas Everett	---	---	13	14	16	43
DT Kenneth Cedeno	---	---	14	14	6	34
OLB Shaun Bailey	---	---	11	3	20	34
S Larry Fleming	---	---	13	14	7	34
TE Chuck Stewart	6	5	---	---	21	32
CB Skip Mendola	---	---	3	13	12	28
WR Bradley Guyon	10	10	---	---	7	27
RB Louis Dole	7	7	---	---	10	24
WR Collin Johnstone	11	10	---	---	2	23
WR Ellis Smith	5	2	---	---	15	22
RB Sawyer Watkins	6	11	---	---	---	17
CB Chad Beeler	---	---	9	3	1	13
DE Tom Hutchins	---	---	6	3	---	9
T Leo Mendheim	0	0	---	---	9	9
P B.J. Fulcher	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Dusty Canales	0	0	---	---	7	7
DT Marquis Greene	---	---	0	0	5	5
K Perry Rivera	0	0	---	---	4	4
ILB Jessie Schulz	---	---	1	0	---	1
G Arturo Rotzell	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Ruben Clodfelter	---	---	0	0	---	0
C Kenneth Au	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Desmond Sanderson	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT James Hall	---	---	0	0	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Tre Whelihan	---	---	32	33	21	86
G Neal Moffett	25	41	---	---	18	84
C Pat Blasingame	25	41	---	---	12	78
WR Jeffrey Rogers	13	36	---	---	22	71
QB Mo Sjostrom	25	41	---	---	---	66
T Rufus Packer	25	41	---	---	---	66
T George Gordon	25	41	---	---	---	66
G Tre Williamson	25	41	---	---	---	66
WR Leroy Skjerven	24	41	---	---	---	65
CB Wayne Hutchins	---	---	32	32	1	65
S Ernie Chesnut	---	---	26	23	15	64
OLB Duane Hasan	---	---	28	31	1	60
TE Sergio Washington	20	40	---	---	---	60
WR Jason Floyd	19	40	---	---	---	59
ILB Cory Gardner	---	---	28	29	2	59
DE Les Oliver	---	---	24	23	7	54
S Angel Hastings	---	---	27	25	---	52
DE Kody Preston	---	---	30	21	---	51
RB Warren Peoples	18	29	---	---	1	48
DE Myles Holliday	---	---	28	19	---	47
CB B.J. McGee	---	---	18	12	16	46
RB Dwight Nieto	3	11	---	---	27	41
OLB Willie Bullock	---	---	6	14	21	41
DT Amir Rodrigues	---	---	24	17	---	41
FB Micah Huffman	8	4	---	---	27	39
CB Todd Goddard	---	---	9	21	1	31
DT Kristopher Ellison	---	---	8	16	1	25
DE Kevin Domenici	---	---	6	12	7	25
OLB Manuel Bradford	---	---	13	11	---	24
RB Claude Scott	4	1	---	---	15	20
S Russell Dunlap	---	---	6	10	2	18
DE Dennis Tessen	---	---	5	11	---	16
K Collin Goga	0	0	---	---	13	13
C Dana Harvey	0	0	---	---	12	12
TE Bubba Stahl	10	2	---	---	---	12
C Fred Graham	0	0	---	---	12	12
P Trenton Myslinski	0	0	---	---	12	12
G Mercury Bergstrom	0	0	---	---	12	12
S Darnell Lenz	---	---	1	1	8	10
WR Randal Zimmerman	0	0	---	---	9	9
ILB Charles Politte	---	---	0	1	8	9
TE Aaron Griffin	6	1	---	---	---	7
T Gustavo Foley	0	0	---	---	5	5
DE Cedric Angel	---	---	1	1	---	2
WR Gavin West	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Terrell Cochrane	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	2	0.7
Middle	22	89	4.0
Right	7	36	5.1
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	56	14.0
Middle	9	28	3.1
Right	11	14	1.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dwight Franz	31	18	4	1	1	7	2	2	1

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mo Sjostrom	41	25	3	0	3	4	5	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	21	10.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	7	46	4.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	87	9.7
Long (19+ Yds)	9	4	98	10.9

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	3	3	0.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	23	17	123	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	3	45	7.5
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	57	14.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Antoine Devlin	10	4	1	75	1	21
WR Rick Hazel	9	6	0	82	2	30
WR Bradley Guyon	4	3	0	38	0	10
WR Collin Johnstone	2	0	0	0	0	10
C Braxton Ofodile	2	2	0	13	0	29
WR Cristian Schwartz	1	1	0	36	1	27
RB Jamie Craig	1	1	0	3	0	13
WR Ellis Smith	1	0	0	0	0	2
RB Louis Dole	1	1	0	5	0	7

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jason Floyd	10	6	1	70	1	40
TE Sergio Washington	8	7	0	63	0	40
WR Jeffrey Rogers	8	3	2	48	1	36
WR Leroy Skjerven	7	5	0	34	1	41
RB Warren Peoples	4	1	0	2	0	29
RB Dwight Nieto	1	1	0	1	0	11
TE Aaron Griffin	1	0	0	0	0	1
TE Bubba Stahl	1	1	0	6	0	2
FB Micah Huffman	1	1	0	4	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Jamie Craig	2	-4	-2.00	5.05
WR Bradley Guyon	1	-4	-4.00	0.50
RB Louis Dole	1	4	4.00	1.57

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Warren Peoples	3	1	0.33	2.81
RB Dwight Nieto	2	-9	-4.50	-2.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dwight Franz	2	1	10	5.00	8.13

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mo Sjostrom	3	1	1	0.33	5.56

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Antoine Devlin	2	1	10	5.00	7.50

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jason Floyd	2	0	0	0.00	7.00
RB Dwight Nieto	1	1	1	1.00	1.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
QB Dwight Franz	2	1
RB Sawyer Watkins	1	0

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Dwight Nieto	3	0
RB Warren Peoples	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dwight Franz	10	3	1

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mo Sjostrom	11	9	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Antoine Devlin	3	1	1
C Braxton Ofodile	2	2	0
WR Rick Hazel	2	0	0
WR Collin Johnstone	1	0	0
WR Ellis Smith	1	0	0
WR Bradley Guyon	1	0	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jason Floyd	3	3	1
WR Jeffrey Rogers	3	1	0
WR Leroy Skjerven	2	2	1
RB Dwight Nieto	1	1	0
TE Sergio Washington	1	1	1
FB Micah Huffman	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)