Week 17, 2037

played in Carolina, NC

55 degrees, fair, calm

Atlanta Falcons	3	7	0	0	-	10
Carolina Panthers	10	3	10	3	-	26

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:34 CAR - Caleb Villa 31 pass from Matt Joyner (J.R. Hodges extra point)
1Q: 10:51 ATL - Free Willy Momberg 44 field goal
1Q: 08:07 CAR - J.R. Hodges 44 field goal
2Q: 12:01 CAR - J.R. Hodges 48 field goal
2Q: 05:56 ATL - Sean Barton 54 pass from Bernard Luttrell (Free Willy Momberg extra point)
3Q: 11:16 CAR - Emmanuel Shoate 4 run (J.R. Hodges extra point)
3Q: 01:57 CAR - J.R. Hodges 24 field goal
4Q: 02:40 CAR - J.R. Hodges 18 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:34 CAR - Caleb Villa 31 pass from Matt Joyner (J.R. Hodges extra point)
1Q: 10:51 ATL - Free Willy Momberg 44 field goal
1Q: 08:07 CAR - J.R. Hodges 44 field goal
2Q: 12:01 CAR - J.R. Hodges 48 field goal
2Q: 05:56 ATL - Sean Barton 54 pass from Bernard Luttrell (Free Willy Momberg extra point)
3Q: 11:16 CAR - Emmanuel Shoate 4 run (J.R. Hodges extra point)
3Q: 01:57 CAR - J.R. Hodges 24 field goal
4Q: 02:40 CAR - J.R. Hodges 18 field goal

Team Statistics ATL CAR
Record 6-9-1 9-7
First Downs 13 21
- by Rushing 1 7
- by Passing 10 14
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 273 471
- Offensive Plays 58 85
- Yards per Play 4.71 5.54
Net Rushing Yards 28 128
- Rushing Attempts 14 41
- Yards per Rush 2.00 3.12
Net Passing Yards 245 343
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 44 - 24 - 3 44 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 245 343
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.57 7.80
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/14 12/23
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.8 6.3
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/1
Penalties/Yards 5/40 10/75
Punt Returns/Yards 1/9 3/23
Kick Returns/Yards 3/93 1/30
Interception Ret./Yards 1/5 3/14
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 31
Time of Possession 22:09 37:51

Team Statistics	ATL	CAR
Record	6-9-1	9-7
First Downs	13	21
- by Rushing	1	7
- by Passing	10	14
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	273	471
- Offensive Plays	58	85
- Yards per Play	4.71	5.54
Net Rushing Yards	28	128
- Rushing Attempts	14	41
- Yards per Rush	2.00	3.12
Net Passing Yards	245	343
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	44 - 24 - 3	44 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	245	343
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.57	7.80
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/14	12/23
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.8	6.3
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/1
Penalties/Yards	5/40	10/75
Punt Returns/Yards	1/9	3/23
Kick Returns/Yards	3/93	1/30
Interception Ret./Yards	1/5	3/14
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 31
Time of Possession	22:09	37:51

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:53	OWN 24	2	18	Fumble
1	13:21	2:37	OWN 47	5	26	Field Goal
1	7:59	1:59	OWN 43	3	7	Punt
1	1:02	1:10	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
2	11:54	2:56	OWN 21	7	38	Interception
2	6:40	0:59	OWN 39	2	61	Touchdown
2	3:41	1:02	OWN 7	3	0	Punt
2	0:47	0:30	OWN 30	3	4	Punt
3	11:05	5:20	OWN 25	9	24	Punt
3	1:50	1:24	OWN 25	5	28	Punt
4	14:12	1:31	50	4	8	Downs
4	9:16	0:49	OWN 20	2	1	Interception
4	2:32	2:03	OWN 25	11	50	Interception

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:07	0:46	OPP 32	3	32	Touchdown
1	10:44	2:45	OWN 25	5	48	Field Goal
1	6:00	4:58	OWN 9	10	56	Punt
2	14:52	2:58	OWN 44	7	25	Field Goal
2	8:58	2:18	OWN 44	6	24	Missed FG
2	5:41	2:00	OWN 36	3	7	Punt
2	2:39	1:52	OWN 38	8	23	Interception
2	0:17	0:17	OWN 19	1	3	Half
3	15:00	3:55	OWN 25	11	75	Touchdown
3	5:45	3:55	OWN 2	9	91	Field Goal
3	0:26	1:14	OWN 11	3	3	Punt
4	12:41	3:25	OWN 42	6	10	Punt
4	8:27	5:55	OPP 36	9	35	Field Goal
4	0:29	0:29	OWN 17	4	-1	Downs

Game MVP: Matt Joyner, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB R.J. Devine	9	15	1.67	11	1
QB Bernard Luttrell	2	3	1.50	4	0
RB Efrain Milne	2	7	3.50	6	0
RB Jeff Gillespie	1	3	3.00	3	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Bert Villanueva	22	61	2.77	10	1	0
RB Adam Fitchie	7	36	5.14	13	2	0
QB Matt Joyner	7	21	3.00	14	1	0
FB Emmanuel Shoate	3	6	2.00	8	0	1
WR Tim Shahade	2	4	2.00	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bernard Luttrell	44	24	245	0/0	1	54	3	49.9

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Joyner	44	21	343	0/0	1	42	1	72.4

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Ben Everett	6	10	82	13.67	4	18	0
WR Marcus Geisen	5	15	46	9.20	16	17	0
WR Sean Barton	4	8	71	17.75	29	54	1
RB R.J. Devine	4	6	12	3.00	0	10	0
TE Neil Hill	3	3	16	5.33	4	10	0
WR Bill Doar	2	2	18	9.00	4	15	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Tim Shahade	7	12	140	20.00	84	42	0
WR Jon Logan	7	11	75	10.71	30	26	0
WR Caleb Villa	3	7	51	17.00	7	31	1
FB Emmanuel Shoate	2	2	34	17.00	28	20	0
RB Adam Fitchie	1	6	10	10.00	0	10	0
TE Baby Hightower	1	3	33	33.00	23	33	0
RB Bert Villanueva	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Rex Saenz	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Clay Anderton	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Jon Press	1	5	5.00	0

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Zach Geason	2	12	6.00	0
CB Kelvin Carlson	1	2	2.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
TE Ben Everett	1	0	0	0

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
OLB Tom Freitag	0	1	0	0
CB Lance Schulz	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Edwin Bruce	6	278	46.3	42.5	53	4

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Emmanuel Quinn	4	178	44.5	32.3	50	1

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Free Willy Momberg	1/1	1/1	0/0	44	1/1

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
J.R. Hodges	4/5	2/3	0/0	48	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Sean Barton	1	9	9.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rex Saenz	3	23	7.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lorenzo Puzzuoli	3	93	31.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Aidan Sutter	1	30	30.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Jose Dallesandro	11	4	0.0	41	35
OLB Chris May	7	2	0.0	36	40
OLB Jay Dixon	6	3	0.0	41	44
DT Derek Jordan	5	2	0.0	40	38
ILB Roy Kley	5	2	0.0	21	27
OLB Rich Holmes	5	0	0.0	41	34
CB Camden Poston	4	3	0.0	41	43
DT Rusty Klepfer	4	2	0.0	41	38
CB Drake Read	3	2	0.0	39	44
CB Richard Patton	3	1	0.0	22	24
ILB Arnie Newhart	2	1	0.0	5	4
WR Marcus Geisen	2	0	---	---	---
S Jon Press	1	2	0.0	41	44
QB Bernard Luttrell	1	0	---	---	---
CB Mason Bialo	1	0	0.0	0	2
TE Ben Everett	1	0	---	---	---
DE Stephen Cowperwood	1	0	0.0	34	27
S Levon Sawyer	0	1	0.0	0	10

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Zach Geason	5	0	0.0	2	17
S Barry Green	5	0	0.0	14	44
S Irving Bensen	4	1	0.0	11	27
CB Richie Warren	4	0	0.0	8	22
OLB Tom Freitag	3	1	0.0	13	39
CB Lance Schulz	3	1	0.0	14	43
OLB Teddy Del Signore	2	0	0.0	5	13
CB Kelvin Carlson	2	0	0.0	14	43
ILB Deron Lyon	1	2	0.0	12	28
DE Rodolfo Bergman	1	1	0.0	12	32
DT John Greene	1	1	0.0	6	27
DT Kenneth Blackburn	1	1	0.0	6	19
S Mark Meekin	1	0	0.0	2	16
RB Adam Fitchie	1	0	---	---	---
DT Corwin Hardman	1	0	0.0	4	11
DE Courtney Rodriguez	1	0	0.0	9	30
DT Eduardo Davidds	0	1	0.0	9	24

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Derek Jordan	1	4	0	38
DT Rusty Klepfer	1	1	0	38
OLB Chris May	0	1	2	40
DT Lester White	0	1	0	13
CB Richard Patton	0	1	0	24
OLB Rich Holmes	0	1	0	34

Carolina	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Rodolfo Bergman	1	0	32
DT Eduardo Davidds	1	0	24
DE Courtney Rodriguez	1	0	30
DT John Greene	0	2	27
ILB Deron Lyon	0	1	28

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Chris May	4	1	0	40
CB Drake Read	3	4	0	44
CB Camden Poston	3	1	0	43
CB Richard Patton	2	1	0	24
S Jose Dallesandro	2	0	0	35
OLB Jay Dixon	2	0	0	44
S Jon Press	1	1	1	44
CB Mason Bialo	1	0	0	2
ILB Arnie Newhart	1	0	0	4
DT Derek Jordan	1	0	0	38
ILB Roy Kley	1	0	0	27

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Zach Geason	4	1	2	17
CB Lance Schulz	3	1	0	43
S Barry Green	2	1	0	44
CB Kelvin Carlson	2	0	1	43
CB Richie Warren	2	0	0	22
S Irving Bensen	2	0	0	27
ILB Deron Lyon	2	0	0	28
DT John Greene	1	1	0	27
S Mark Meekin	1	0	0	16
DT Corwin Hardman	1	0	0	11
OLB Teddy Del Signore	1	0	0	13
OLB Tom Freitag	1	0	0	39
CB Mercury Maddox	1	0	0	17
DE Courtney Rodriguez	1	0	0	30

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
C Deon Kemp	2	3	11	28
T Geoff Benson	1	1	14	44
G Arnold Coomes	0	4	14	44
T Mack Sherp	0	3	14	44
G Shaun Humphries	0	2	3	16
G Mackenzie Bixby	0	1	14	44

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
G William Roche	3	9	41	44
T Aaron Wilcox	2	6	41	44
T Howie Delrio	1	6	41	44
C Chase Jenkins	1	4	41	44
TE Baby Hightower	1	2	41	44
G Maxwell Walsh	0	8	41	44

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Frankie Hoover	1	21
Jose Dallesandro	1	18
Mack Sherp	1	10
Mackenzie Bixby	1	7

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Lance Schulz	2	12
Clay Anderton	1	11
Caleb Villa	1	10

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Rich Holmes	---	---	41	34	24	99
S Jose Dallesandro	---	---	41	35	18	94
CB Camden Poston	---	---	41	43	9	93
S Jon Press	---	---	41	44	5	90
OLB Jay Dixon	---	---	41	44	5	90
CB Drake Read	---	---	39	44	5	88
DT Rusty Klepfer	---	---	41	38	4	83
DT Derek Jordan	---	---	40	38	5	83
OLB Chris May	---	---	36	40	4	80
T Mack Sherp	14	44	---	---	10	68
DE Stephen Cowperwood	---	---	34	27	6	67
G Mackenzie Bixby	14	44	---	---	7	65
ILB Roy Kley	---	---	21	27	16	64
QB Bernard Luttrell	14	44	---	---	---	58
T Geoff Benson	14	44	---	---	---	58
G Arnold Coomes	14	44	---	---	---	58
TE Ben Everett	13	44	---	---	---	57
WR Marcus Geisen	12	44	---	---	---	56
CB Richard Patton	---	---	22	24	8	54
WR Sean Barton	9	25	---	---	15	49
RB R.J. Devine	10	35	---	---	---	45
C Deon Kemp	11	28	---	---	---	39
WR Brendan Hinton	8	29	---	---	---	37
FB Frankie Hoover	3	9	---	---	21	33
WR Lorenzo Puzzuoli	4	9	---	---	14	27
DT Lester White	---	---	6	13	6	25
TE Tre Preston	2	1	---	---	21	24
RB Efrain Milne	2	4	---	---	17	23
TE Neil Hill	6	16	---	---	---	22
G Shaun Humphries	3	16	---	---	---	19
CB Mason Bialo	---	---	0	2	14	16
DE Terry Ifill	---	---	0	10	1	11
S Levon Sawyer	---	---	0	10	1	11
ILB Arnie Newhart	---	---	5	4	1	10
WR Bill Doar	0	3	---	---	7	10
DE Rodolfo Godfrey	---	---	2	6	1	9
T Branden Richmond	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Edwin Bruce	0	0	---	---	7	7
TE Orlando Crane	0	1	---	---	6	7
C Gino Branch	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Eddie Skrepenak	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Free Willy Momberg	0	0	---	---	4	4
RB Jeff Gillespie	1	0	---	---	3	4
CB Terrell West	---	---	0	1	---	1
QB Andy Tinkis	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Trevor Rigot	---	---	0	0	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Maxwell Walsh	41	44	---	---	9	94
T Howie Delrio	41	44	---	---	9	94
G William Roche	41	44	---	---	9	94
T Aaron Wilcox	41	44	---	---	9	94
C Chase Jenkins	41	44	---	---	---	85
TE Baby Hightower	41	44	---	---	---	85
QB Matt Joyner	41	44	---	---	---	85
WR Tim Shahade	35	42	---	---	---	77
WR Jon Logan	35	41	---	---	---	76
CB Lance Schulz	---	---	14	43	12	69
WR Caleb Villa	27	25	---	---	10	62
S Barry Green	---	---	14	44	1	59
CB Kelvin Carlson	---	---	14	43	1	58
OLB Tom Freitag	---	---	13	39	1	53
RB Bert Villanueva	27	22	---	---	3	52
CB Richie Warren	---	---	8	22	16	46
DE Courtney Rodriguez	---	---	9	30	7	46
DE Rodolfo Bergman	---	---	12	32	---	44
DT Steven Schultz	---	---	9	26	7	42
ILB Deron Lyon	---	---	12	28	---	40
FB Emmanuel Shoate	9	9	---	---	21	39
S Irving Bensen	---	---	11	27	---	38
S Mark Meekin	---	---	2	16	17	35
TE Clay Anderton	11	13	---	---	11	35
RB Adam Fitchie	14	20	---	---	---	34
DT John Greene	---	---	6	27	1	34
TE Marshall Linville	6	2	---	---	25	33
DT Eduardo Davidds	---	---	9	24	---	33
ILB Zach Geason	---	---	2	17	10	29
CB Mercury Maddox	---	---	2	17	7	26
OLB Rodolfo McCord	---	---	1	5	20	26
DT Kenneth Blackburn	---	---	6	19	1	26
WR Rod Bagley	0	0	---	---	20	20
RB Aidan Sutter	0	0	---	---	19	19
OLB Teddy Del Signore	---	---	5	13	---	18
DT Corwin Hardman	---	---	4	11	---	15
K J.R. Hodges	0	0	---	---	12	12
WR Rex Saenz	0	2	---	---	10	12
P Emmanuel Quinn	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Camden Ramsey	0	0	---	---	9	9
S Bill Stargell	---	---	1	1	---	2
QB Dan Roberson	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Deion Meechan	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Jamie Toefield	---	---	0	0	---	0
C Rusty Knapp	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Everett Gartland	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	16	2.7
Middle	6	1	0.2
Right	2	11	5.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	19	64	3.4
Middle	20	66	3.3
Right	0	0	0.0
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bernard Luttrell	44	24	1	2	5	4	3	0	3

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Joyner	44	21	7	2	1	8	9	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	3	-8	-1.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	10	68	4.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	8	95	6.3
Long (19+ Yds)	5	3	90	18.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	14	2.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	9	172	8.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	5	77	7.0
Long (19+ Yds)	7	3	80	11.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Marcus Geisen	15	5	3	46	0	44
TE Ben Everett	10	6	0	82	0	44
WR Sean Barton	8	4	1	71	1	25
RB R.J. Devine	6	4	1	12	0	35
TE Neil Hill	3	3	0	16	0	16
WR Bill Doar	2	2	0	18	0	3

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tim Shahade	12	7	0	140	3	42
WR Jon Logan	11	7	0	75	1	41
WR Caleb Villa	7	3	0	51	1	25
RB Adam Fitchie	6	1	1	10	0	20
TE Baby Hightower	3	1	0	33	1	44
FB Emmanuel Shoate	2	2	0	34	1	9
RB Bert Villanueva	1	0	0	0	0	22
WR Rex Saenz	1	0	0	0	0	2
TE Clay Anderton	1	0	0	0	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Bert Villanueva	6	18	3.00	2.77
FB Emmanuel Shoate	1	4	4.00	2.00
QB Matt Joyner	1	0	0.00	3.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Joyner	4	0	0	0.00	7.80

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Carolina	Target	Overall Avg
WR Jon Logan	2	6.82
RB Adam Fitchie	1	1.67
WR Caleb Villa	1	7.29

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
RB R.J. Devine	1	0

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
QB Matt Joyner	4	2
RB Adam Fitchie	3	3
FB Emmanuel Shoate	2	1
RB Bert Villanueva	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bernard Luttrell	13	5	3

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Joyner	13	6	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Marcus Geisen	9	2	2
TE Ben Everett	2	1	1
WR Sean Barton	1	1	0
RB R.J. Devine	1	1	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Adam Fitchie	4	1	1
WR Tim Shahade	3	2	2
WR Caleb Villa	3	1	1
FB Emmanuel Shoate	1	1	1
WR Jon Logan	1	1	0
TE Clay Anderton	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,300 (70,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,500 (19,500)
End Zone 13,900 (13,900)
Mezzanine 8,000 (8,000)
Sideline Seats 12,300 (12,300)
Club Seats 12,800 (12,800)
Luxury Boxes 3,800 (3,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	70,300 (70,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,500 (19,500)
End Zone	13,900 (13,900)
Mezzanine	8,000 (8,000)
Sideline Seats	12,300 (12,300)
Club Seats	12,800 (12,800)
Luxury Boxes	3,800 (3,800)