Week 1, 2045

played in Carolina, NC

71 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	0	3	0	6	-	9
Carolina Panthers	7	3	3	3	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:44 CAR - Josh Mills 4 run (Roberto Marshall extra point)
2Q: 12:10 ATL - Jeffery Lee 29 field goal
2Q: 08:41 CAR - Roberto Marshall 32 field goal
3Q: 04:48 CAR - Roberto Marshall 36 field goal
4Q: 09:57 CAR - Roberto Marshall 23 field goal
4Q: 04:16 ATL - Giovanni Owens 3 pass from Clyde Alcott (Jeffery Lee extra point failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:44 CAR - Josh Mills 4 run (Roberto Marshall extra point)
2Q: 12:10 ATL - Jeffery Lee 29 field goal
2Q: 08:41 CAR - Roberto Marshall 32 field goal
3Q: 04:48 CAR - Roberto Marshall 36 field goal
4Q: 09:57 CAR - Roberto Marshall 23 field goal
4Q: 04:16 ATL - Giovanni Owens 3 pass from Clyde Alcott (Jeffery Lee extra point failed)

Team Statistics ATL CAR
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 19 21
- by Rushing 6 4
- by Passing 11 13
- by Penalty 2 4
Total Net Yards 285 324
- Offensive Plays 67 59
- Yards per Play 4.25 5.49
Net Rushing Yards 106 68
- Rushing Attempts 21 34
- Yards per Rush 5.05 2.00
Net Passing Yards 179 256
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 45 - 28 - 0 24 - 16 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 189 261
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/10 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 3.89 10.24
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/15 3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.1 8.6
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/57 7/45
Punt Returns/Yards 2/26 4/31
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 3/68
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 21 OWN 30
Time of Possession 30:11 29:49

Team Statistics	ATL	CAR
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	19	21
- by Rushing	6	4
- by Passing	11	13
- by Penalty	2	4
Total Net Yards	285	324
- Offensive Plays	67	59
- Yards per Play	4.25	5.49
Net Rushing Yards	106	68
- Rushing Attempts	21	34
- Yards per Rush	5.05	2.00
Net Passing Yards	179	256
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	45 - 28 - 0	24 - 16 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	189	261
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/10	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	3.89	10.24
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/15	3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.1	8.6
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/57	7/45
Punt Returns/Yards	2/26	4/31
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	3/68
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 21	OWN 30
Time of Possession	30:11	29:49

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:34	4:38	OWN 25	8	41	Punt
1	4:58	2:13	OWN 4	6	6	Punt
1	1:43	4:40	OWN 28	10	60	Field Goal
2	8:34	1:19	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
2	3:29	3:00	OWN 6	7	34	Punt
3	15:00	2:08	OWN 25	3	1	Punt
3	9:48	2:39	OWN 1	6	19	Punt
3	4:41	3:26	OWN 25	6	22	Punt
4	9:51	1:29	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
4	6:22	2:16	OWN 36	9	64	Touchdown
4	2:09	1:16	OWN 39	6	12	Downs

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:26	OWN 40	5	60	Touchdown
1	6:56	1:58	OWN 20	4	38	Punt
1	2:45	1:02	OWN 48	3	-2	Punt
2	12:03	3:29	OWN 30	6	55	Field Goal
2	7:15	3:46	OWN 36	7	47	Interception
2	0:29	0:29	OWN 14	1	0	Half
3	12:52	3:04	OWN 32	6	20	Punt
3	7:09	2:28	OWN 34	7	47	Field Goal
3	1:15	6:24	OWN 20	12	74	Field Goal
4	8:22	2:00	OWN 21	3	0	Punt
4	4:06	1:57	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
4	0:53	0:53	OWN 49	3	-2	Game

Game MVP: Matt Joyner, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Gabe Plumbtree	15	67	4.47	20	2
RB Alex Corson	3	20	6.67	17	1
QB Clyde Alcott	2	11	5.50	10	1
FB Douglas Joseph	1	8	8.00	8	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Luis Nordstrom	16	17	1.06	7	0	0
QB Matt Joyner	9	18	2.00	8	0	0
RB Josh Mills	7	18	2.57	5	0	1
WR Roy Nelson	1	5	5.00	5	0	0
WR Ross Smoker	1	10	10.00	10	1	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Clyde Alcott	45	28	189	1/10	1	25	0	78.8

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Joyner	24	16	261	1/5	0	29	1	85.6

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Giovanni Owens	7	11	35	5.00	25	25	1
WR Tim Akin	6	9	47	7.83	10	23	0
WR Abraham Mangoba	5	6	32	6.40	15	11	0
RB Alex Corson	3	5	7	2.33	0	4	0
WR Charlie Sullivan	3	4	36	12.00	10	13	0
TE Kody Berry	2	4	17	8.50	2	9	0
FB Douglas Joseph	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
RB Gabe Plumbtree	1	5	7	7.00	8	7	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Cornelius Ballard	6	10	90	15.00	53	29
WR Roy Nelson	4	4	73	18.25	44	28
RB Luis Nordstrom	2	3	27	13.50	19	23
TE Leonard Alcott	2	3	54	27.00	45	28
WR Ross Smoker	1	2	4	4.00	0	4
WR Glen Stevenson	1	1	13	13.00	5	13
WR Shaun Whitfield	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Colby Murray	1	0	0.00	0

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Clyde Alcott	1	0	0	0
C Brock Reilly	0	1	0	0

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
ILB Devin McIntyre	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Edwin Bruce	8	375	46.9	38.0	53	2

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Zack Fletcher	5	222	44.4	39.2	52	3

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jeffery Lee	1/1	0/0	0/0	29	0/1

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Roberto Marshall	3/3	0/0	0/0	36	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dexter Garrison	2	26	13.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rob McWilliams	4	31	7.8	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Luis Nordstrom	3	68	22.7	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Jay Dixon	7	2	0.0	34	24
CB Bart Caraba	5	2	0.0	27	19
S Colby Murray	5	1	0.0	34	25
ILB Jon Gasho	4	5	0.0	31	19
OLB J.T. Brady	4	0	0.0	16	10
ILB Derrick Sheriff	3	0	1.0	3	4
DT Maxwell Fields	3	1	0.0	19	13
CB Ralph Lindquist	3	1	0.0	31	20
S Ed Blubaum	3	0	0.0	34	25
CB Dexter Garrison	3	0	0.0	18	20
DT Arnie Ferrari	2	2	0.0	29	19
DE Stephen Cowperwood	2	1	0.0	26	17
OLB Lee Humphries	2	0	0.0	9	6
DE Frank Nodin	1	0	0.0	30	23
DT Derek Jordan	0	1	0.0	16	14
CB Carl Sabol	0	1	0.0	3	5
CB Jermaine Blackwell	0	1	0.0	10	7

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Tommy Whetstone	8	2	0.0	18	39
OLB Angel Joppru	8	1	0.0	10	27
ILB Devin McIntyre	7	5	1.0	21	46
S Barry McCammon	4	3	0.0	19	36
CB Lance Schulz	4	1	0.0	21	43
OLB Louie Jennings	3	2	0.0	17	33
DT Herman Kosters	3	1	0.0	18	35
CB Rondell Pendleton	3	0	0.0	13	25
S Jose Dallesandro	2	3	0.0	19	44
DE Damian Manson	2	1	0.0	11	29
DE Arnie Borders	2	0	0.0	21	46
S Mitchell Burton	2	0	0.0	4	10
DE Bart Whittaker	1	1	0.0	18	35
RB Luis Nordstrom	1	0	---	---	---
DE Bennett Turner	0	1	0.0	3	14
DT Alexis Kennedy	0	1	0.0	13	25

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Derrick Sheriff	1.0	0	0	4
DT Maxwell Fields	0.0	1	0	13
DE Stephen Cowperwood	0.0	1	0	17
DE Frank Nodin	0.0	0	1	23

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Devin McIntyre	1.0	0	0	0	46
DE Arnie Borders	0.0	1	1	0	46
DT Alexis Kennedy	0.0	0	2	1	25
DE Damian Manson	0.0	0	1	0	29
DE Bart Whittaker	0.0	0	1	0	35

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Bart Caraba	3	1	0	19
CB Dexter Garrison	3	0	0	20
S Colby Murray	2	1	1	25
OLB Jay Dixon	2	0	0	24
S Ed Blubaum	2	0	0	25
CB Ralph Lindquist	2	0	0	20
OLB Lee Humphries	1	0	0	6
ILB Jon Gasho	1	0	0	19

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Tommy Whetstone	8	2	39
ILB Devin McIntyre	7	1	46
OLB Angel Joppru	4	1	27
CB Rondell Pendleton	2	1	25
DE Damian Manson	2	0	29
S Barry McCammon	2	0	36
OLB Louie Jennings	1	1	33
CB Lance Schulz	1	0	43
DE Bart Whittaker	1	0	35
S Jose Dallesandro	0	1	44

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Mack Sherp	2	4	21	0	46
G Eddie Johnston	2	2	21	1	46
G Roberto Washington	1	5	21	0	46
C Brock Reilly	1	3	21	0	46
T Louis Whitfield	1	3	21	0	46
FB Douglas Joseph	0	1	6	0	17
TE Giovanni Owens	0	1	19	0	41

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Harry Dotson	2	9	34	0	25
T DeAndre Sutter	1	8	34	1	25
C Harvey Levine	1	6	34	0	25
T Roderick Urbina	1	3	34	0	25
TE Leonard Alcott	1	2	33	0	23
FB Francisco Burr	1	1	9	0	4
G Timothy Boehm	1	1	34	0	25

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Abraham Mangoba	4	16
Lee Humphries	1	22
Carl Sabol	1	14
Ralph Lindquist	1	12

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Darryl Hervey	1	24
Lucas Goetzinger	1	21

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Louis Whitfield	21	46	---	---	9	76
G Eddie Johnston	21	46	---	---	9	76
T Mack Sherp	21	46	---	---	---	67
QB Clyde Alcott	21	46	---	---	---	67
G Roberto Washington	21	46	---	---	---	67
C Brock Reilly	21	46	---	---	---	67
CB Ralph Lindquist	---	---	31	20	12	63
S Colby Murray	---	---	34	25	3	62
S Ed Blubaum	---	---	34	25	3	62
OLB Jay Dixon	---	---	34	24	3	61
WR Abraham Mangoba	13	32	---	---	16	61
TE Giovanni Owens	19	41	---	---	---	60
DE Frank Nodin	---	---	30	23	2	55
ILB Jon Gasho	---	---	31	19	1	51
WR Tim Akin	15	35	---	---	---	50
DT Arnie Ferrari	---	---	29	19	1	49
CB Bart Caraba	---	---	27	19	2	48
DE Stephen Cowperwood	---	---	26	17	2	45
WR Charlie Sullivan	14	26	---	---	5	45
CB Dexter Garrison	---	---	18	20	7	45
RB Gabe Plumbtree	15	28	---	---	---	43
RB Alex Corson	6	18	---	---	17	41
DT Maxwell Fields	---	---	19	13	8	40
OLB Lee Humphries	---	---	9	6	22	37
FB Douglas Joseph	6	17	---	---	14	37
DT Derek Jordan	---	---	16	14	1	31
WR Gino Arnold	5	10	---	---	14	29
TE Louis Castillo	4	3	---	---	22	29
OLB J.T. Brady	---	---	16	10	3	29
TE Kody Berry	7	20	---	---	---	27
CB Jermaine Blackwell	---	---	10	7	7	24
CB Carl Sabol	---	---	3	5	14	22
ILB Derrick Sheriff	---	---	3	4	12	19
DE Nickolas Lyons	---	---	4	5	5	14
S Brock Uno	---	---	0	0	13	13
P Edwin Bruce	0	0	---	---	9	9
WR Leonard Godlewski	1	0	---	---	8	9
T Gus Bailey	0	0	---	---	9	9
C O.J. Lutzen	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Ramon Galloway	0	0	---	---	9	9
K Jeffery Lee	0	0	---	---	4	4
QB Jerome Luangphone	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Jonah Stoughton	---	---	0	0	---	0
S Spencer Jamison	---	---	0	0	---	0
RB Roberto Shields	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Clay Newsome	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Harry Dotson	34	25	---	---	13	72
ILB Devin McIntyre	---	---	21	46	1	68
DE Arnie Borders	---	---	21	46	1	68
G Timothy Boehm	34	25	---	---	8	67
CB Lance Schulz	---	---	21	43	1	65
S Jose Dallesandro	---	---	19	44	1	64
T Roderick Urbina	34	25	---	---	---	59
QB Matt Joyner	34	25	---	---	---	59
C Harvey Levine	34	25	---	---	---	59
T DeAndre Sutter	34	25	---	---	---	59
CB Tommy Whetstone	---	---	18	39	---	57
TE Leonard Alcott	33	23	---	---	---	56
S Barry McCammon	---	---	19	36	---	55
WR Ross Smoker	20	15	---	---	19	54
DE Bart Whittaker	---	---	18	35	1	54
DT Herman Kosters	---	---	18	35	---	53
OLB Louie Jennings	---	---	17	33	1	51
RB Luis Nordstrom	24	24	---	---	3	51
WR Cornelius Ballard	27	22	---	---	---	49
CB Rondell Pendleton	---	---	13	25	8	46
DT Alexis Kennedy	---	---	13	25	8	46
WR Roy Nelson	23	19	---	---	3	45
DE Damian Manson	---	---	11	29	1	41
OLB Angel Joppru	---	---	10	27	1	38
FB Francisco Burr	9	4	---	---	19	32
TE Darryl Hervey	4	0	---	---	24	28
RB Josh Mills	10	1	---	---	16	27
DE Bennett Turner	---	---	3	14	9	26
TE Myron Massie	12	3	---	---	10	25
CB Travis Lyons	---	---	2	4	17	23
OLB Lucas Goetzinger	---	---	0	0	21	21
S J.J. Racz	---	---	0	2	17	19
CB Rob McWilliams	---	---	3	6	8	17
ILB Emmanuel Spencer	---	---	0	6	11	17
WR Glen Stevenson	6	10	---	---	---	16
WR Shaun Whitfield	2	4	---	---	8	14
S Mitchell Burton	---	---	4	10	---	14
C Norbert May	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Zack Fletcher	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Roberto Marshall	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Cornell Boyer	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Myron Forbes	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Malik Runyon	0	0	---	---	5	5
ILB Rico Bullock	---	---	0	1	---	1
QB Landon Wallace	0	0	---	---	---	0
RB Andres Bell	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	25	3.1
Middle	8	38	4.8
Right	5	43	8.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	13	49	3.8
Right	19	22	1.2
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Clyde Alcott	45	28	2	2	2	7	5	1	0

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Joyner	24	16	8	1	2	2	2	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	8	31	3.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	27	16	103	3.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	55	6.9
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	3	29	4.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	10	188	15.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	3	44	8.8
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Giovanni Owens	11	7	1	35	1	41
WR Tim Akin	9	6	0	47	1	35
WR Abraham Mangoba	6	5	0	32	0	32
RB Alex Corson	5	3	0	7	0	18
RB Gabe Plumbtree	5	1	1	7	0	28
TE Kody Berry	4	2	0	17	0	20
WR Charlie Sullivan	4	3	0	36	0	26
FB Douglas Joseph	1	1	0	8	0	17

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Cornelius Ballard	10	6	0	90	3	22
WR Roy Nelson	4	4	0	73	2	19
RB Luis Nordstrom	3	2	1	27	1	24
TE Leonard Alcott	3	2	0	54	2	23
WR Ross Smoker	2	1	1	4	0	15
WR Shaun Whitfield	1	0	0	0	0	4
WR Glen Stevenson	1	1	0	13	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Gabe Plumbtree	1	1	1.00	4.47

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Luis Nordstrom	3	6	2.00	1.06
RB Josh Mills	2	9	4.50	2.57

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Clyde Alcott	6	4	16	2.67	4.20

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Joyner	4	0	0	0.00	10.88

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Gabe Plumbtree	2	0	0	0.00	1.40
WR Tim Akin	1	1	1	1.00	5.22
RB Alex Corson	1	1	2	2.00	1.40
WR Charlie Sullivan	1	1	10	10.00	9.00
TE Giovanni Owens	1	1	3	3.00	3.18

Carolina	Target	Overall Avg
WR Ross Smoker	1	2.00
WR Shaun Whitfield	1	0.00
RB Luis Nordstrom	1	9.00
WR Cornelius Ballard	1	9.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
QB Clyde Alcott	2	1
FB Douglas Joseph	1	1

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Luis Nordstrom	2	0
QB Matt Joyner	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Clyde Alcott	12	8	3

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Joyner	9	3	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Giovanni Owens	6	4	1
WR Tim Akin	2	1	1
RB Alex Corson	2	2	0
WR Charlie Sullivan	1	1	1
WR Abraham Mangoba	1	0	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Cornelius Ballard	3	1	1
RB Luis Nordstrom	2	1	1
WR Roy Nelson	1	1	1
WR Ross Smoker	1	0	0
WR Shaun Whitfield	1	0	0
TE Leonard Alcott	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)