Week 7, 2040

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Carolina Panthers	3	10	0	0	-	13
Atlanta Falcons	7	3	13	3	-	26

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:15 ATL - Floyd Gaylor 23 pass from Clyde Alcott (Reggie Blackwell extra point)
1Q: 01:05 CAR - Francisco Norton 29 field goal
2Q: 06:10 CAR - Francisco Norton 40 field goal
2Q: 04:11 CAR - Tom Freitag 34 interception return (Francisco Norton extra point)
2Q: 00:54 ATL - Reggie Blackwell 21 field goal
3Q: 11:19 ATL - Darren Zimmerman 21 run (Reggie Blackwell extra point failed)
3Q: 05:25 ATL - Colby Murray 72 fumble return (Reggie Blackwell extra point)
4Q: 02:17 ATL - Reggie Blackwell 33 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:15 ATL - Floyd Gaylor 23 pass from Clyde Alcott (Reggie Blackwell extra point)
1Q: 01:05 CAR - Francisco Norton 29 field goal
2Q: 06:10 CAR - Francisco Norton 40 field goal
2Q: 04:11 CAR - Tom Freitag 34 interception return (Francisco Norton extra point)
2Q: 00:54 ATL - Reggie Blackwell 21 field goal
3Q: 11:19 ATL - Darren Zimmerman 21 run (Reggie Blackwell extra point failed)
3Q: 05:25 ATL - Colby Murray 72 fumble return (Reggie Blackwell extra point)
4Q: 02:17 ATL - Reggie Blackwell 33 field goal

Team Statistics CAR ATL
Record 3-4 5-1
First Downs 17 19
- by Rushing 5 10
- by Passing 11 8
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 325 340
- Offensive Plays 60 58
- Yards per Play 5.42 5.86
Net Rushing Yards 83 196
- Rushing Attempts 19 38
- Yards per Rush 4.37 5.16
Net Passing Yards 242 144
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 26 - 2 20 - 13 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 254 144
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/12 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.90 7.20
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/11 3/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.1 5.0
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/53 2/10
Punt Returns/Yards 2/14 2/20
Kick Returns/Yards 4/78 2/38
Interception Ret./Yards 1/34 2/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 21 OWN 31
Time of Possession 28:21 31:39

Team Statistics	CAR	ATL
Record	3-4	5-1
First Downs	17	19
- by Rushing	5	10
- by Passing	11	8
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	325	340
- Offensive Plays	60	58
- Yards per Play	5.42	5.86
Net Rushing Yards	83	196
- Rushing Attempts	19	38
- Yards per Rush	4.37	5.16
Net Passing Yards	242	144
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 26 - 2	20 - 13 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	254	144
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/12	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.90	7.20
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/11	3/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.1	5.0
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/53	2/10
Punt Returns/Yards	2/14	2/20
Kick Returns/Yards	4/78	2/38
Interception Ret./Yards	1/34	2/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 21	OWN 31
Time of Possession	28:21	31:39

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:49	OWN 29	3	2	Punt
1	11:09	2:09	OWN 21	5	23	Punt
1	5:05	4:05	OWN 25	10	63	Field Goal
2	11:39	5:37	OWN 20	10	57	Field Goal
2	0:48	0:48	OWN 21	2	7	Half
3	11:02	5:48	OWN 14	9	58	Fumble
3	5:14	4:58	OWN 33	12	35	Interception
4	10:04	2:13	OWN 7	3	8	Punt
4	5:28	0:34	OWN 20	2	1	Interception
4	2:09	0:42	OWN 25	5	36	Downs

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:11	2:02	OWN 30	3	8	Punt
1	9:00	3:55	OWN 1	8	99	Touchdown
1	1:00	4:21	OWN 25	8	29	Punt
2	6:02	2:02	OWN 20	3	12	Interception
2	4:00	3:12	OWN 34	8	62	Field Goal
3	15:00	3:58	OWN 25	7	75	Touchdown
3	0:16	5:12	OWN 20	10	37	Punt
4	7:51	2:23	50	3	6	Punt
4	4:54	2:45	OPP 32	5	16	Field Goal
4	1:27	1:27	OWN 39	3	4	Game

Game MVP: Darren Zimmerman, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Troy Mesaros	7	41	5.86	13	1
RB Cooper Thompson	5	31	6.20	21	1
QB Reggie Valle	3	6	2.00	5	0
RB Nolan Archer	2	5	2.50	3	0
QB Matt Joyner	1	5	5.00	5	0
WR Sammy Kerney	1	-5	-5.00	-5	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Darren Zimmerman	27	150	5.56	45	4	1
RB Abraham Guajardo	5	8	1.60	7	0	0
QB Clyde Alcott	5	33	6.60	15	2	0
RB Dwight Tolwinski	1	5	5.00	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Reggie Valle	32	22	227	1/12	0	28	2	62.9
Matt Joyner	8	4	27	0/0	0	10	0	57.8

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Clyde Alcott	20	13	144	0/0	1	29	1	82.1

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Sammy Kerney	8	11	57	7.13	1	16
WR Jon Logan	6	10	62	10.33	13	18
TE Clay Anderton	4	8	67	16.75	23	28
RB Troy Mesaros	4	4	19	4.75	1	6
TE George Drexler	2	3	18	9.00	2	10
WR Glen Stevenson	2	3	31	15.50	22	24
WR Rod Bagley	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Floyd Gaylor	3	7	62	20.67	20	29	1
FB Frankie Hoover	2	2	17	8.50	0	11	0
RB Abraham Guajardo	2	2	13	6.50	12	13	0
WR Horace Galloway	2	3	21	10.50	0	15	0
RB Dwight Tolwinski	1	1	4	4.00	6	4	0
TE Giovanni Dukart	1	1	6	6.00	3	6	0
WR Shawn Hernandez	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0
WR Devan Shannon	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
RB Darren Zimmerman	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Tom Freitag	1	34	34.00	1

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Jay Dixon	2	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
WR Sammy Kerney	1	0	0	0
T Kyle Correia	0	0	1	0

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
WR Marcos Boyd	1	0	0	0
S Colby Murray	0	1	0	1
WR Devan Shannon	0	1	0	0
CB Terrell West	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Zack Fletcher	3	149	49.7	43.0	55	1

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Edwin Bruce	4	181	45.3	31.8	49	2

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Francisco Norton	2/2	1/1	0/0	40	1/1

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Reggie Blackwell	2/2	0/0	0/0	33	2/3

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Isaiah Dillon	2	14	7.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marcos Boyd	2	20	10.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Richard Patton	2	45	22.5	0
Brian Prescott	2	33	16.5	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Darren Zimmerman	2	38	19.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Barry Green	8	3	0.0	38	20
ILB Nicholas Wharry	7	1	0.0	32	13
OLB Louie Jennings	7	1	0.0	29	13
DT Kenneth Blackburn	6	1	0.0	29	15
CB Lance Schulz	3	3	0.0	38	20
ILB J.T. Johns	3	1	0.0	7	7
CB Kristopher Whiting	3	1	0.0	26	14
OLB Tom Freitag	2	1	0.0	25	11
S Jordan Kiddoo	2	0	0.0	36	16
DE Nick Bruce	2	0	0.0	16	12
DT Eduardo Davidds	1	1	0.0	28	8
DE Bennett Parker	1	0	0.0	25	16
CB Trey Finley	1	0	0.0	28	13
QB Reggie Valle	1	0	---	---	---
DT Ellis Watson	1	0	0.0	19	13
CB Brian Prescott	1	0	0.0	2	4
WR Glen Stevenson	1	0	---	---	---
CB Richard Patton	0	1	0.0	9	7

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Derek Jordan	7	2	0.0	19	37
S Colby Murray	7	0	0.0	19	40
CB Sean Reed	5	0	0.0	19	38
S Timothy Taylor	4	1	0.0	7	13
OLB Jay Dixon	4	1	0.0	19	41
ILB Arnie Newhart	3	3	0.0	18	30
OLB Andrew Distel	3	1	0.0	19	39
CB Terrell West	3	0	0.0	17	33
DE Terry Ifill	2	0	1.0	4	23
CB Camden Poston	2	1	0.0	3	11
DE Jim Gonzalez	2	1	0.0	18	30
ILB Teddy Ward	1	2	0.0	7	16
S Brad Stanton	1	1	0.0	10	17

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Kenneth Blackburn	0.0	0	1	0	15

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Terry Ifill	1.0	1	2	23
DE Stephen Cowperwood	0.0	0	1	26
OLB Andrew Distel	0.0	0	1	39

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Barry Green	2	0	0	20
CB Lance Schulz	2	0	0	20
ILB Nicholas Wharry	2	0	0	13
ILB J.T. Johns	2	0	0	7
CB Kristopher Whiting	1	1	0	14
S Jordan Kiddoo	1	0	0	16
CB Trey Finley	1	0	0	13
CB Brian Prescott	1	0	0	4
DE Nick Bruce	1	0	0	12
OLB Tom Freitag	0	0	1	11

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Colby Murray	6	0	0	40
CB Sean Reed	4	0	0	38
OLB Jay Dixon	3	0	2	41
S Timothy Taylor	3	0	0	13
CB Terrell West	2	1	0	33
ILB Arnie Newhart	2	1	0	30
OLB Andrew Distel	2	1	0	39
CB Camden Poston	2	0	0	11
ILB Teddy Ward	1	1	0	16
DE Terry Ifill	1	0	0	23
S Dwight Whiting	0	1	0	13

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Maxwell Walsh	2	5	1	19	0	41
C Chase Jenkins	2	4	0	19	0	41
G Everett Gartland	2	3	0	19	1	41
T Cornell Berrian	1	5	0	19	0	41
T Aaron Wilcox	0	1	0	19	0	41

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
G Roberto Washington	6	8	38	20
T Gene Beyer	4	9	38	20
G Shaun Humphries	2	6	38	20
T Mack Sherp	1	6	38	20
C Kennedy Hill	1	2	38	20
TE Neil Hill	1	1	37	14
TE Giovanni Dukart	0	1	7	5

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Nolan Archer	1	19
Seth Conway	1	17
Isaiah Dillon	1	11
Kyle Correia	1	5

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Andrew Distel	4	12
Dwight Whiting	1	15
Jim Gonzalez	1	11

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Everett Gartland	19	41	---	---	5	65
T Aaron Wilcox	19	41	---	---	5	65
C Chase Jenkins	19	41	---	---	---	60
S Barry Green	---	---	38	20	2	60
T Cornell Berrian	19	41	---	---	---	60
G Maxwell Walsh	19	41	---	---	---	60
CB Lance Schulz	---	---	38	20	2	60
WR Jon Logan	19	39	---	---	---	58
S Jordan Kiddoo	---	---	36	16	3	55
TE Clay Anderton	16	38	---	---	---	54
CB Kristopher Whiting	---	---	26	14	12	52
QB Reggie Valle	16	33	---	---	---	49
DT Kenneth Blackburn	---	---	29	15	2	46
RB Troy Mesaros	11	34	---	---	1	46
ILB Nicholas Wharry	---	---	32	13	1	46
TE George Drexler	10	16	---	---	19	45
WR Glen Stevenson	13	32	---	---	---	45
OLB Louie Jennings	---	---	29	13	---	42
DE Bennett Parker	---	---	25	16	---	41
DT Eduardo Davidds	---	---	28	8	5	41
CB Trey Finley	---	---	28	13	---	41
WR Sammy Kerney	11	30	---	---	---	41
DE Bennett Turner	---	---	23	13	4	40
OLB Tom Freitag	---	---	25	11	2	38
DT Ellis Watson	---	---	19	13	2	34
CB Richard Patton	---	---	9	7	16	32
DE Nick Bruce	---	---	16	12	3	31
WR Rod Bagley	5	9	---	---	16	30
ILB J.T. Johns	---	---	7	7	11	25
RB Nolan Archer	2	1	---	---	19	22
RB Cooper Thompson	8	2	---	---	11	21
OLB Seth Conway	---	---	2	0	17	19
S Avery Huntley	---	---	2	4	13	19
WR Nolan Marsh	0	2	---	---	10	12
CB Brian Prescott	---	---	2	4	6	12
QB Matt Joyner	3	8	---	---	---	11
S Isaiah Dillon	---	---	0	0	11	11
TE Griffin Quinn	0	2	---	---	7	9
K Francisco Norton	0	0	---	---	6	6
T Kyle Correia	0	0	---	---	5	5
C Camden Ramsey	0	0	---	---	5	5
P Zack Fletcher	0	0	---	---	5	5
G Harris Schuster	0	0	---	---	5	5
OLB Ethan Gray	---	---	3	0	---	3
OLB Efrain Norton	---	---	1	1	---	2
C Jeremy Henderson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Sean Reed	---	---	19	38	15	72
OLB Andrew Distel	---	---	19	39	12	70
G Shaun Humphries	38	20	---	---	6	64
T Mack Sherp	38	20	---	---	6	64
T Gene Beyer	38	20	---	---	6	64
WR Floyd Gaylor	38	20	---	---	6	64
G Roberto Washington	38	20	---	---	6	64
OLB Jay Dixon	---	---	19	41	3	63
S Colby Murray	---	---	19	40	2	61
DE Jim Gonzalez	---	---	18	30	11	59
C Kennedy Hill	38	20	---	---	---	58
QB Clyde Alcott	38	20	---	---	---	58
DT Derek Jordan	---	---	19	37	1	57
WR Devan Shannon	27	14	---	---	11	52
CB Terrell West	---	---	17	33	1	51
TE Neil Hill	37	14	---	---	---	51
ILB Arnie Newhart	---	---	18	30	---	48
RB Darren Zimmerman	30	14	---	---	4	48
WR Shawn Hernandez	33	13	---	---	---	46
CB Carl Sabol	---	---	11	28	5	44
DE Stephen Cowperwood	---	---	16	26	---	42
DE Terry Ifill	---	---	4	23	5	32
S Dwight Whiting	---	---	2	13	15	30
S Brad Stanton	---	---	10	17	---	27
ILB Teddy Ward	---	---	7	16	1	24
FB Frankie Hoover	4	4	---	---	15	23
S Timothy Taylor	---	---	7	13	---	20
WR Marcos Boyd	2	2	---	---	15	19
TE Terrance Collins	0	2	---	---	17	19
RB Abraham Guajardo	6	3	---	---	8	17
OLB Sebastian Brockermeyer	---	---	1	8	8	17
OLB Caden Randle	---	---	0	0	16	16
CB Camden Poston	---	---	3	11	1	15
TE Giovanni Dukart	7	5	---	---	2	14
RB Dwight Tolwinski	1	3	---	---	8	12
WR Horace Galloway	5	6	---	---	---	11
DT Alfredo Kieta	---	---	0	4	4	8
K Reggie Blackwell	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Edwin Bruce	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Giovanni Reid	0	0	---	---	6	6
DE Nickolas Lyons	---	---	0	4	1	5
QB Lukas Evison	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Ryan Welles	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Pete Sherman	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Leland Paup	---	---	0	0	---	0
G Abel Whalen	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	27	6.8
Middle	10	31	3.1
Right	5	25	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	42	4.7
Middle	20	124	6.2
Right	8	31	3.9
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Reggie Valle	32	22	3	3	2	2	1	3	2
Matt Joyner	8	4	0	0	1	3	0	1	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Clyde Alcott	20	13	2	1	3	1	1	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	15	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	14	98	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	9	141	9.4
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	5	33	4.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	4	34	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	3	48	16.0
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	29	9.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Sammy Kerney	11	8	1	57	0	30
WR Jon Logan	10	6	1	62	0	39
TE Clay Anderton	8	4	0	67	2	38
RB Troy Mesaros	4	4	0	19	0	34
TE George Drexler	3	2	0	18	0	16
WR Glen Stevenson	3	2	0	31	1	32
WR Rod Bagley	1	0	1	0	0	9

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Floyd Gaylor	7	3	2	62	2	20
WR Horace Galloway	3	2	0	21	0	6
FB Frankie Hoover	2	2	0	17	0	4
RB Abraham Guajardo	2	2	0	13	0	3
RB Darren Zimmerman	2	0	1	0	0	14
RB Dwight Tolwinski	1	1	0	4	0	3
TE Giovanni Dukart	1	1	0	6	0	5
WR Shawn Hernandez	1	1	0	10	0	13
WR Devan Shannon	1	1	0	11	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
WR Sammy Kerney	1	-5	-5.00	-5.00

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Darren Zimmerman	1	-3	-3.00	5.56

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Reggie Valle	3	1	2	0.67	7.09

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Clyde Alcott	4	1	10	2.50	7.20

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jon Logan	1	1	2	2.00	6.20
TE Clay Anderton	1	0	0	0.00	8.38
WR Rod Bagley	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Floyd Gaylor	2	1	10	5.00	8.86
RB Darren Zimmerman	2	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
RB Abraham Guajardo	2	0
RB Darren Zimmerman	2	1
RB Dwight Tolwinski	1	1
QB Clyde Alcott	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Reggie Valle	8	4	3
Matt Joyner	3	2	1

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Clyde Alcott	4	2	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jon Logan	3	1	1
TE George Drexler	2	2	1
TE Clay Anderton	2	0	0
RB Troy Mesaros	2	2	1
WR Sammy Kerney	2	1	1

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Floyd Gaylor	2	0	0
RB Dwight Tolwinski	1	1	0
FB Frankie Hoover	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 56,300 (57,600 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,400 (15,100)
End Zone 10,500 (10,900)
Mezzanine 6,300 (6,300)
Sideline Seats 9,400 (9,600)
Club Seats 12,300 (12,300)
Luxury Boxes 3,400 (3,400)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	56,300 (57,600 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,400 (15,100)
End Zone	10,500 (10,900)
Mezzanine	6,300 (6,300)
Sideline Seats	9,400 (9,600)
Club Seats	12,300 (12,300)
Luxury Boxes	3,400 (3,400)