Week 17, 2040

played in Carolina, NC

56 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	0	3	3	3	-	9
Carolina Panthers	6	0	7	0	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:37 CAR - Troy Mesaros 9 pass from Matt Joyner (Francisco Norton extra point failed)
2Q: 03:04 ATL - Jackie McGillicuddy 28 field goal
3Q: 08:42 CAR - Darrell Coborn 13 pass from Matt Joyner (Francisco Norton extra point)
3Q: 04:44 ATL - Jackie McGillicuddy 30 field goal
4Q: 11:51 ATL - Jackie McGillicuddy 33 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:37 CAR - Troy Mesaros 9 pass from Matt Joyner (Francisco Norton extra point failed)
2Q: 03:04 ATL - Jackie McGillicuddy 28 field goal
3Q: 08:42 CAR - Darrell Coborn 13 pass from Matt Joyner (Francisco Norton extra point)
3Q: 04:44 ATL - Jackie McGillicuddy 30 field goal
4Q: 11:51 ATL - Jackie McGillicuddy 33 field goal

Team Statistics ATL CAR
Record 9-6-1 9-7
First Downs 16 20
- by Rushing 5 9
- by Passing 10 10
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 339 303
- Offensive Plays 56 57
- Yards per Play 6.05 5.32
Net Rushing Yards 164 127
- Rushing Attempts 29 32
- Yards per Rush 5.66 3.97
Net Passing Yards 175 176
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 25 - 18 - 0 25 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 187 176
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/12 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 6.48 7.04
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/12 7/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.5 5.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/46 5/35
Punt Returns/Yards 1/6 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 1/20 3/78
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/3 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 23
Time of Possession 30:56 29:04

Team Statistics	ATL	CAR
Record	9-6-1	9-7
First Downs	16	20
- by Rushing	5	9
- by Passing	10	10
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	339	303
- Offensive Plays	56	57
- Yards per Play	6.05	5.32
Net Rushing Yards	164	127
- Rushing Attempts	29	32
- Yards per Rush	5.66	3.97
Net Passing Yards	175	176
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	25 - 18 - 0	25 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	187	176
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/12	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	6.48	7.04
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/12	7/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.5	5.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/46	5/35
Punt Returns/Yards	1/6	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	1/20	3/78
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/3	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 23
Time of Possession	30:56	29:04

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:05	OWN 26	7	36	Punt
1	2:29	2:40	OWN 25	6	34	Punt
2	13:28	3:19	OWN 25	7	30	Punt
2	8:49	5:51	OWN 38	10	51	Field Goal
2	0:29	0:29	OWN 3	1	1	Half
3	8:33	3:56	OWN 25	7	62	Field Goal
3	2:54	6:10	OWN 6	12	78	Field Goal
4	7:01	2:55	OWN 36	6	15	Punt

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:55	8:26	OWN 20	13	80	Touchdown
2	14:49	1:21	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
2	10:09	1:20	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
2	2:58	2:29	OWN 11	6	27	Punt
3	15:00	6:27	OWN 36	12	64	Touchdown
3	4:37	1:43	OWN 29	3	6	Punt
4	11:44	4:43	OWN 37	8	47	Fumble
4	4:06	4:06	OWN 15	9	62	Game

Game MVP: Matt Joyner, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Darren Zimmerman	26	149	5.73	43	3
RB Dwight Tolwinski	2	10	5.00	6	0
QB Clyde Alcott	1	5	5.00	5	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Troy Mesaros	16	91	5.69	14	2
QB Matt Joyner	8	33	4.13	12	1
RB Cooper Thompson	5	-1	-0.20	4	0
TE Darrell Coborn	1	3	3.00	3	0
RB Nolan Archer	1	4	4.00	4	0
WR Sammy Kerney	1	-3	-3.00	-3	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Clyde Alcott	25	18	187	2/12	0	36	0	93.3

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Joyner	25	16	176	0/0	2	24	0	111.4

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Floyd Gaylor	7	9	81	11.57	41	31
WR Horace Galloway	3	3	54	18.00	31	36
RB Dwight Tolwinski	2	2	5	2.50	0	4
RB Darren Zimmerman	2	4	5	2.50	7	5
TE Terrance Collins	2	3	26	13.00	19	21
WR Devan Shannon	2	3	16	8.00	4	13
WR Shawn Hernandez	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Clay Anderton	5	6	60	12.00	19	24	0
RB Troy Mesaros	3	3	23	7.67	23	10	1
RB Cooper Thompson	3	3	24	8.00	9	12	0
WR Rod Bagley	2	2	33	16.50	13	20	0
WR Sammy Kerney	2	4	23	11.50	3	14	0
TE Darrell Coborn	1	1	13	13.00	2	13	1
WR Jon Logan	0	4	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Glen Stevenson	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
DE Jim Gonzalez	0	1	0	0
OLB Manuel Westbrook	0	0	1	0

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
TE Darrell Coborn	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Edwin Bruce	4	158	39.5	24.5	45	1

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Zack Fletcher	4	214	53.5	52.0	59	3

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jackie McGillicuddy	3/3	0/0	0/0	33	0/0

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

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marcos Boyd	1	6	6.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Darren Zimmerman	1	20	20.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brian Prescott	2	53	26.5	0
Trey Finley	1	25	25.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Roy Kley	7	2	13	18
OLB Andrew Distel	5	3	29	25
CB Terrell West	4	3	28	25
ILB Arnie Newhart	4	3	30	20
OLB Manuel Westbrook	4	3	26	18
S Timothy Taylor	4	1	22	11
DE Jim Gonzalez	4	1	26	16
DE Stephen Cowperwood	3	1	26	20
DT Derek Jordan	3	0	31	21
S Terrence Hanks	2	1	14	20
CB Sean Reed	1	1	19	12
DE Terry Ifill	1	0	11	10
DE Nickolas Lyons	1	0	4	5
S Colby Murray	1	0	28	19
CB Carl Sabol	1	0	11	15

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Barry Green	5	3	0.0	29	27
ILB J.T. Johns	5	1	0.0	24	14
DT Eduardo Davidds	5	0	0.0	25	15
S Jordan Kiddoo	5	0	0.0	29	26
DT Kenneth Blackburn	4	2	1.0	24	11
CB Lance Schulz	4	0	0.0	29	27
OLB Tom Freitag	3	1	0.0	12	21
ILB Nicholas Wharry	3	1	0.0	5	13
CB Brian Prescott	3	0	0.0	6	9
OLB Louie Jennings	2	4	0.0	27	19
DE Bennett Turner	2	0	0.0	27	23
OLB Ethan Gray	2	0	0.0	2	5
DE Nick Bruce	2	0	0.0	23	20
DT Marcos Blair	1	0	1.0	3	9
CB Trey Finley	1	0	0.0	24	18
G Everett Gartland	1	0	---	---	---
S Avery Huntley	1	0	0.0	0	1
CB Kristopher Whiting	1	0	0.0	23	14

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Derek Jordan	1	2	2	21
DE Terry Ifill	0	2	0	10
ILB Arnie Newhart	0	1	0	20
DE Jim Gonzalez	0	1	0	16

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Kenneth Blackburn	1.0	1	0	0	11
DT Marcos Blair	1.0	0	0	0	9
DE Bennett Turner	0.0	0	1	2	23
DE Bennett Parker	0.0	0	1	0	6

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Andrew Distel	6	0	25
ILB Roy Kley	4	1	18
CB Terrell West	2	0	25
S Timothy Taylor	2	0	11
S Terrence Hanks	1	0	20
CB Sean Reed	1	0	12
ILB Arnie Newhart	0	1	20

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Nicholas Wharry	2	1	13
ILB J.T. Johns	2	1	14
S Jordan Kiddoo	2	0	26
OLB Tom Freitag	2	0	21
OLB Louie Jennings	2	0	19
CB Brian Prescott	2	0	9
CB Trey Finley	1	1	18
DT Eduardo Davidds	1	0	15
CB Lance Schulz	1	0	27
S Avery Huntley	1	0	1
CB Kristopher Whiting	1	0	14
OLB Ethan Gray	1	0	5

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Gene Beyer	4	5	29	0	27
G Shaun Humphries	3	8	29	1	27
G Arnold Coomes	2	4	29	0	27
TE Neil Hill	2	3	26	0	26
C Kennedy Hill	1	7	29	0	27
T Mack Sherp	0	1	29	1	27

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
G Maxwell Walsh	4	8	1	32	25
G Everett Gartland	4	8	0	32	25
T Aaron Wilcox	3	3	1	32	25
C Chase Jenkins	2	7	0	32	25
T Cornell Berrian	1	2	0	32	25
TE Clay Anderton	0	1	0	29	25

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Jim Gonzalez	2	8
Cameron Carter	1	13

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Nolan Archer	1	15
Isaiah Dillon	1	11

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Arnold Coomes	29	27	---	---	7	63
G Shaun Humphries	29	27	---	---	7	63
T Mack Sherp	29	27	---	---	7	63
T Gene Beyer	29	27	---	---	7	63
OLB Andrew Distel	---	---	29	25	8	62
WR Floyd Gaylor	29	27	---	---	3	59
C Kennedy Hill	29	27	---	---	---	56
QB Clyde Alcott	29	27	---	---	---	56
CB Terrell West	---	---	28	25	---	53
DT Derek Jordan	---	---	31	21	---	52
TE Neil Hill	26	26	---	---	---	52
ILB Arnie Newhart	---	---	30	20	---	50
DE Jim Gonzalez	---	---	26	16	8	50
S Colby Murray	---	---	28	19	---	47
DE Stephen Cowperwood	---	---	26	20	---	46
OLB Manuel Westbrook	---	---	26	18	2	46
S Timothy Taylor	---	---	22	11	11	44
WR Horace Galloway	16	15	---	---	10	41
RB Darren Zimmerman	26	11	---	---	3	40
WR Devan Shannon	24	14	---	---	1	39
S Terrence Hanks	---	---	14	20	---	34
RB Dwight Tolwinski	3	15	---	---	14	32
ILB Roy Kley	---	---	13	18	---	31
CB Sean Reed	---	---	19	12	---	31
TE Terrance Collins	4	11	---	---	15	30
CB Carl Sabol	---	---	11	15	4	30
CB Jim Eagle	---	---	11	4	11	26
DE Terry Ifill	---	---	11	10	4	25
FB Frankie Hoover	5	6	---	---	14	25
CB Camden Poston	---	---	16	6	---	22
OLB Cameron Carter	---	---	4	5	13	22
WR Shawn Hernandez	12	6	---	---	---	18
WR Marcos Boyd	0	1	---	---	14	15
ILB Teddy Ward	---	---	2	1	7	10
DT Alfredo Kieta	---	---	1	4	4	9
DE Nickolas Lyons	---	---	4	5	---	9
K Jackie McGillicuddy	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Edwin Bruce	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Giovanni Reid	0	0	---	---	7	7
TE Giovanni Dukart	0	3	---	---	3	6
QB Lukas Evison	0	0	---	---	---	0
RB Abraham Guajardo	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Jeremiah Williamson	---	---	0	0	---	0
T Ryan Welles	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Pete Sherman	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Roberto Washington	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
TE Clay Anderton	29	25	---	---	14	68
T Aaron Wilcox	32	25	---	---	4	61
S Barry Green	---	---	29	27	3	59
CB Lance Schulz	---	---	29	27	3	59
C Chase Jenkins	32	25	---	---	---	57
S Jordan Kiddoo	---	---	29	26	2	57
T Cornell Berrian	32	25	---	---	---	57
G Maxwell Walsh	32	25	---	---	---	57
QB Matt Joyner	32	25	---	---	---	57
G Everett Gartland	32	25	---	---	---	57
WR Jon Logan	31	21	---	---	---	52
DE Bennett Turner	---	---	27	23	2	52
WR Glen Stevenson	30	20	---	---	---	50
CB Kristopher Whiting	---	---	23	14	12	49
OLB Louie Jennings	---	---	27	19	2	48
CB Trey Finley	---	---	24	18	4	46
RB Troy Mesaros	26	17	---	---	1	44
DE Nick Bruce	---	---	23	20	---	43
DT Eduardo Davidds	---	---	25	15	---	40
ILB J.T. Johns	---	---	24	14	2	40
DT Kenneth Blackburn	---	---	24	11	2	37
OLB Tom Freitag	---	---	12	21	3	36
WR Sammy Kerney	21	13	---	---	---	34
DT Ellis Watson	---	---	6	19	3	28
CB Brian Prescott	---	---	6	9	13	28
ILB Nicholas Wharry	---	---	5	13	8	26
RB Cooper Thompson	6	8	---	---	6	20
TE Griffin Quinn	4	10	---	---	6	20
RB Nolan Archer	1	2	---	---	15	18
TE Darrell Coborn	9	6	---	---	2	17
WR Rod Bagley	3	3	---	---	11	17
DT Marcos Blair	---	---	3	9	5	17
OLB Efrain Norton	---	---	0	0	15	15
S Avery Huntley	---	---	0	1	12	13
DE Bennett Parker	---	---	1	6	5	12
S Isaiah Dillon	---	---	0	0	11	11
OLB Ethan Gray	---	---	2	5	2	9
WR Nolan Marsh	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Camden Ramsey	0	0	---	---	4	4
G Rickey Phillips	0	0	---	---	4	4
P Zack Fletcher	0	0	---	---	4	4
G Harris Schuster	0	0	---	---	4	4
T Carl Newsome	0	0	---	---	4	4
K Francisco Norton	0	0	---	---	3	3
QB Reggie Valle	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Jeremy Henderson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	34	4.9
Middle	16	98	6.1
Right	6	32	5.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	17	2.8
Middle	18	88	4.9
Right	7	23	3.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Clyde Alcott	25	18	3	0	1	3	2	2	0

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Joyner	25	16	2	0	0	2	6	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	37	9.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	10	93	6.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	4	57	9.5
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	22	5.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	9	84	6.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	3	46	11.5
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	24	8.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Floyd Gaylor	9	7	0	81	1	27
RB Darren Zimmerman	4	2	0	5	0	11
TE Terrance Collins	3	2	1	26	1	11
WR Devan Shannon	3	2	0	16	0	14
WR Horace Galloway	3	3	0	54	1	15
RB Dwight Tolwinski	2	2	0	5	0	15
WR Shawn Hernandez	1	0	0	0	0	6

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Clay Anderton	6	5	60	1	25
WR Jon Logan	4	0	0	0	21
WR Sammy Kerney	4	2	23	0	13
RB Troy Mesaros	3	3	23	0	17
RB Cooper Thompson	3	3	24	0	8
WR Rod Bagley	2	2	33	1	3
WR Glen Stevenson	2	0	0	0	20
TE Darrell Coborn	1	1	13	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Darren Zimmerman	5	1	0.20	5.73

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Troy Mesaros	2	11	5.50	5.69
TE Darrell Coborn	1	3	3.00	3.00
QB Matt Joyner	1	8	8.00	4.13
WR Sammy Kerney	1	-3	-3.00	-3.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Clyde Alcott	4	2	3	0.75	7.48

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Joyner	2	2	22	11.00	7.04

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Devan Shannon	2	1	3	1.50	5.33
WR Floyd Gaylor	1	1	0	0.00	9.00
RB Darren Zimmerman	1	0	0	0.00	1.25

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Darrell Coborn	1	1	13	13.00	13.00
RB Troy Mesaros	1	1	9	9.00	7.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
QB Clyde Alcott	1	0

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
TE Darrell Coborn	1	0
QB Matt Joyner	1	1
RB Troy Mesaros	1	1
RB Cooper Thompson	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Clyde Alcott	11	8	5

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Joyner	8	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Devan Shannon	3	2	1
WR Floyd Gaylor	2	2	1
TE Terrance Collins	2	1	1
WR Horace Galloway	2	2	1
RB Dwight Tolwinski	1	1	1
WR Shawn Hernandez	1	0	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Clay Anderton	2	1	0
WR Rod Bagley	2	2	2
RB Troy Mesaros	2	2	1
WR Jon Logan	1	0	0
WR Sammy Kerney	1	1	1

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)