Wild Card Playoff Games, 2024

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Carolina Panthers	0	7	7	0	-	14
Atlanta Falcons	3	7	3	20	-	33

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:10 ATL - Ellis Godfrey 23 field goal
2Q: 08:01 ATL - Frank Schneider 12 pass from Myron Herrlich (Ellis Godfrey extra point)
2Q: 02:00 CAR - Arnie Sherry 4 pass from Howie Barrett (Bruce Darche extra point)
3Q: 07:32 ATL - Ellis Godfrey 18 field goal
3Q: 01:12 CAR - Richie Fuller 2 pass from Howie Barrett (Bruce Darche extra point)
4Q: 12:40 ATL - Ellis Godfrey 40 field goal
4Q: 10:52 ATL - Myron Herrlich 2 run (Ellis Godfrey extra point)
4Q: 02:25 ATL - Ellis Godfrey 19 field goal
4Q: 02:11 ATL - Lamar Penarroya 32 fumble return (Ellis Godfrey extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:10 ATL - Ellis Godfrey 23 field goal
2Q: 08:01 ATL - Frank Schneider 12 pass from Myron Herrlich (Ellis Godfrey extra point)
2Q: 02:00 CAR - Arnie Sherry 4 pass from Howie Barrett (Bruce Darche extra point)
3Q: 07:32 ATL - Ellis Godfrey 18 field goal
3Q: 01:12 CAR - Richie Fuller 2 pass from Howie Barrett (Bruce Darche extra point)
4Q: 12:40 ATL - Ellis Godfrey 40 field goal
4Q: 10:52 ATL - Myron Herrlich 2 run (Ellis Godfrey extra point)
4Q: 02:25 ATL - Ellis Godfrey 19 field goal
4Q: 02:11 ATL - Lamar Penarroya 32 fumble return (Ellis Godfrey extra point)

Team Statistics CAR ATL
Record 9-8 13-4
First Downs 17 19
- by Rushing 1 7
- by Passing 16 12
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 299 342
- Offensive Plays 62 63
- Yards per Play 4.82 5.43
Net Rushing Yards 40 123
- Rushing Attempts 15 39
- Yards per Rush 2.67 3.15
Net Passing Yards 259 219
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 45 - 26 - 1 22 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 270 233
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 2/14
- Yards per Pass Play 5.51 9.13
Fumbles/Lost 3/2 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/15 9/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.0 5.1
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/51 1/10
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 4/32
Kick Returns/Yards 5/87 3/86
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/11
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 2/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 19 OWN 39
Time of Possession 25:48 34:12

Team Statistics	CAR	ATL
Record	9-8	13-4
First Downs	17	19
- by Rushing	1	7
- by Passing	16	12
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	299	342
- Offensive Plays	62	63
- Yards per Play	4.82	5.43
Net Rushing Yards	40	123
- Rushing Attempts	15	39
- Yards per Rush	2.67	3.15
Net Passing Yards	259	219
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	45 - 26 - 1	22 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	270	233
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	2/14
- Yards per Pass Play	5.51	9.13
Fumbles/Lost	3/2	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/15	9/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.0	5.1
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/51	1/10
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	4/32
Kick Returns/Yards	5/87	3/86
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/11
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	2/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 19	OWN 39
Time of Possession	25:48	34:12

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:29	OWN 21	5	12	Punt
1	6:02	3:05	OWN 23	5	28	Punt
2	14:14	3:14	OWN 2	6	14	Punt
2	7:55	6:01	OWN 20	13	80	Touchdown
2	0:38	0:31	OWN 7	3	4	Punt
3	7:27	6:23	OWN 37	13	63	Touchdown
4	12:33	0:53	OWN 28	1	-5	Interception
4	10:39	1:28	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
4	6:37	0:46	OWN 4	3	8	Fumble
4	2:20	0:20	OWN 27	1	5	Fumble
4	2:00	1:46	OWN 27	9	54	Downs

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:31	6:29	OWN 32	10	62	Field Goal
1	2:57	3:43	OWN 19	8	39	Punt
2	11:00	3:05	OWN 27	8	73	Touchdown
2	1:54	1:16	OWN 32	3	3	Punt
2	0:07	0:07	OWN 41	1	0	Half
3	15:00	7:33	OWN 34	13	65	Field Goal
3	1:04	3:31	OWN 41	6	36	Field Goal
4	11:40	1:01	OPP 22	2	22	Touchdown
4	9:11	2:34	OWN 20	4	31	Punt
4	5:51	3:31	OPP 12	6	10	Field Goal
4	0:14	0:14	OWN 19	2	-4	Game

Game MVP: Myron Herrlich, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Jerald Jenkins	8	23	2.88	19	1
Jason Lovallo	6	13	2.17	8	0
Howie Barrett	1	4	4.00	4	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Rashard Mendenhall	20	55	2.75	7	0	0
Myron Herrlich	9	31	3.44	10	1	1
Don Owens	6	29	4.83	10	1	0
Jonathan Snyder	2	5	2.50	3	0	0
Jamie Marx	1	2	2.00	2	0	0
Darrin Strickland	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Howie Barrett	45	26	270	2/11	2	34	1	80.8

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Myron Herrlich	22	17	233	2/14	1	29	0	125.7

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ethan Blackshear	7	11	92	13.14	8	23	0
FB Reuben Preston	5	5	38	7.60	11	14	0
TE Richie Fuller	5	8	60	12.00	20	21	1
WR Eddie Royal	4	6	25	6.25	1	11	0
WR Arnie Sherry	2	5	15	7.50	0	11	1
RB Tommie Peters	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Neal Walton	1	7	34	34.00	10	34	0
RB Jason Lovallo	1	1	6	6.00	4	6	0
TE Mike Hoomanawanui	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Frank Schneider	5	7	78	15.60	24	29	1
WR Dez Bryant	4	6	49	12.25	8	18	0
WR Jonathan Snyder	3	3	23	7.67	0	16	0
WR Marco Brock	2	2	32	16.00	11	19	0
RB Rashard Mendenhall	1	1	20	20.00	0	20	0
WR Jamie Marx	1	2	25	25.00	24	25	0
FB Darrin Strickland	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Tom Zhao	1	11	11.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov
Tommie Peters	1	0
Eddie Royal	1	0
Jerald Jenkins	1	0
Steven Justice	0	1

Atlanta	Recov	Force	TD
Lamar Penarroya	1	0	1
Rondell Shelton	1	0	0
Kendall Fulkerson	0	1	0
Tom Zhao	0	1	0
Kelvin Kinney	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bill Hankton	5	256	51.2	44.8	62	2

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Corey Seder	3	137	45.7	45.7	52	3

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bruce Darche	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ellis Godfrey	4/4	1/1	0/0	40	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jamie Marx	4	32	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jerald Jenkins	4	65	16.3	0
Buddy Wittich	1	22	22.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Don Owens	3	86	28.7	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Louis Delmas	11	1	0.0	37	24
ILB Dwayne Swillis	5	3	0.0	21	9
OLB Leonard Korte	5	1	0.0	31	19
S Kenny Dole	4	2	0.0	26	17
DT Wade Turner	3	1	1.0	28	18
OLB Preston Sanford	3	2	0.0	33	13
ILB Marty Larry	3	0	0.0	17	11
ILB Vinny Mayes	3	0	0.0	8	6
CB Clyde Kieffer	3	0	0.0	27	17
DE D'Anthony Smith	2	0	1.0	28	20
CB Kelly Springer	2	1	0.0	26	17
DE Joey Sturgeon	2	0	0.0	22	8
ILB Wendell Coffey	2	0	0.0	13	6
OLB Willie Schultz	2	0	0.0	8	5
CB Juan Anagnostis	1	3	0.0	22	16
DE Martin Marsh	1	1	0.0	20	11
CB Sherrick McManis	1	1	0.0	19	14
RB Jerald Jenkins	1	0	---	---	---
S Eli Martinez	1	0	0.0	16	14
DE E.J. Wilson	0	1	0.0	23	15

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Shaun Zeier	5	0	0.0	12	41
S Broderick Stephenson	4	1	0.0	13	39
CB Kendrick Rison	4	1	0.0	9	25
S Tom Zhao	3	2	0.0	12	33
CB Jerraud Powers	3	0	0.0	8	36
DE Jason Lynch	2	1	1.0	12	33
DT Marcus Withers	2	0	1.0	6	25
OLB Lamar Penarroya	2	2	0.0	14	37
CB Kendall Fulkerson	2	1	0.0	7	27
CB Rondell Shelton	2	1	0.0	11	37
ILB Scott McKillop	2	0	0.0	3	3
S Butch Dawson	1	2	0.0	13	44
DT Randal Tanner	1	1	0.0	10	24
OLB Gerald McRath	1	0	0.0	1	10
DE Kelvin Kinney	1	0	0.0	6	14
DT Marty Reilly	1	0	0.0	3	8
DT Corey Peters	1	0	0.0	10	26
DE Dwayne Compton	1	0	0.0	3	14
DE Wayne Maher	1	0	0.0	9	33
OLB Dale Harmon	0	1	0.0	3	4

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Knock	PPlay
DT Wade Turner	1.0	1	18
DE D'Anthony Smith	1.0	0	20
DE E.J. Wilson	0.0	1	15

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jason Lynch	1.0	1	1	33
DT Marcus Withers	1.0	0	0	25
DT Corey Peters	0.0	1	0	26
ILB Shaun Zeier	0.0	1	0	41
DE Wayne Maher	0.0	1	0	33

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Kenny Dole	4	1	17
S Louis Delmas	3	1	24
ILB Marty Larry	2	0	11
ILB Vinny Mayes	2	0	6
CB Clyde Kieffer	2	0	17
CB Sherrick McManis	1	1	14
OLB Leonard Korte	1	0	19
ILB Dwayne Swillis	1	0	9
CB Kelly Springer	1	0	17

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Shaun Zeier	4	3	0	41
CB Kendrick Rison	4	2	0	25
S Broderick Stephenson	4	1	0	39
CB Jerraud Powers	3	2	0	36
CB Kendall Fulkerson	3	0	0	27
OLB Lamar Penarroya	2	3	0	37
S Tom Zhao	2	0	1	33
ILB Scott McKillop	1	0	0	3
OLB Gerald McRath	1	0	0	10
DT Corey Peters	1	0	0	26
CB Rondell Shelton	1	0	0	37

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Hardy Glasgow	2	3	10	0	19
Richie Haayer	1	3	14	1	41
Neil Clark	0	2	14	1	44
Jon Asamoah	0	2	12	0	42
T.J. McGregor	0	2	10	0	41
Richie Fuller	0	1	10	0	38
Mike Hoomanawanui	0	1	7	0	12

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Mike Pollak	2	6	1	36	0	22
Keith DiMillo	1	5	0	24	0	19
Harvey Ancheta	1	3	0	31	0	20
Teddy Reeve	1	1	0	5	0	3
Sam Kovarik	0	5	0	34	2	22
Ronald Forbes	0	4	1	33	0	19
John Greco	0	3	0	11	0	5
Paul Gordon	0	2	0	21	0	10
Nolan Brooks	0	2	0	28	0	13

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Vinny Mayes	3	12
Mike Hoomanawanui	2	16
Kelly Springer	1	21
Jerald Jenkins	1	19

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Dale Harmon	2	14
Don Owens	1	22
Darrin Strickland	1	18
Scott McKillop	1	10

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Louis Delmas	---	---	37	24	4	65
Kelly Springer	---	---	26	17	21	64
Neil Clark	14	44	---	---	5	63
Howie Barrett	15	47	---	---	---	62
Richie Haayer	14	41	---	---	3	58
Leonard Korte	---	---	31	19	4	54
Jon Asamoah	12	42	---	---	---	54
Jerald Jenkins	9	24	---	---	19	52
Richie Fuller	10	38	---	---	3	51
T.J. McGregor	10	41	---	---	---	51
Wade Turner	---	---	28	18	3	49
Neal Walton	11	38	---	---	---	49
D'Anthony Smith	---	---	28	20	1	49
Preston Sanford	---	---	33	13	3	49
Eddie Royal	14	34	---	---	---	48
Clyde Kieffer	---	---	27	17	4	48
Ethan Blackshear	3	28	---	---	14	45
Sherrick McManis	---	---	19	14	12	45
Eli Martinez	---	---	16	14	14	44
Kenny Dole	---	---	26	17	1	44
E.J. Wilson	---	---	23	15	4	42
Steven Justice	12	29	---	---	---	41
Dwayne Swillis	---	---	21	9	8	38
Juan Anagnostis	---	---	22	16	---	38
Martin Marsh	---	---	20	11	6	37
Reuben Preston	10	15	---	---	12	37
Joey Sturgeon	---	---	22	8	7	37
Mike Hoomanawanui	7	12	---	---	16	35
Wendell Coffey	---	---	13	6	13	32
Hardy Glasgow	10	19	---	---	2	31
Marty Larry	---	---	17	11	3	31
Jason Lovallo	6	23	---	---	---	29
Arnie Sherry	1	15	---	---	11	27
Chris Pyne	3	19	---	---	5	27
Vinny Mayes	---	---	8	6	12	26
Willie Schultz	---	---	8	5	11	24
Tommie Peters	4	8	---	---	1	13
Buddy Wittich	0	0	---	---	12	12
Rodderick Muckelroy	---	---	4	4	1	9
Bill Hankton	0	0	---	---	5	5
Chris Marinelli	0	0	---	---	5	5
Al Scoggin	0	0	---	---	5	5
Bruce Darche	0	0	---	---	3	3
John Beck	0	0	---	---	---	0
Leonard Collins	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Mike Pollak	36	22	---	---	7	65
Myron Herrlich	39	24	---	---	---	63
Darrin Strickland	29	14	---	---	18	61
Butch Dawson	---	---	13	44	4	61
Rondell Shelton	---	---	11	37	11	59
Billy Duffy	25	16	---	---	17	58
Ronald Forbes	33	19	---	---	6	58
Sam Kovarik	34	22	---	---	---	56
Nolan Brooks	28	13	---	---	14	55
Jerraud Powers	---	---	8	36	10	54
Harvey Ancheta	31	20	---	---	2	53
Shaun Zeier	---	---	12	41	---	53
Broderick Stephenson	---	---	13	39	---	52
Lamar Penarroya	---	---	14	37	---	51
Rashard Mendenhall	28	17	---	---	4	49
Kendall Fulkerson	---	---	7	27	13	47
Keith DiMillo	24	19	---	---	4	47
Jason Lynch	---	---	12	33	1	46
Tom Zhao	---	---	12	33	---	45
Wayne Maher	---	---	9	33	2	44
Don Owens	11	7	---	---	22	40
Randal Tanner	---	---	10	24	4	38
Corey Peters	---	---	10	26	2	38
Frank Schneider	10	11	---	---	15	36
Jamie Marx	16	10	---	---	9	35
Kendrick Rison	---	---	9	25	---	34
Paul Gordon	21	10	---	---	2	33
Dez Bryant	15	18	---	---	---	33
Jonathan Snyder	23	10	---	---	---	33
Marcus Withers	---	---	6	25	1	32
Marco Brock	10	4	---	---	15	29
John Greco	11	5	---	---	7	23
Kelvin Kinney	---	---	6	14	2	22
Dale Harmon	---	---	3	4	14	21
Gerald McRath	---	---	1	10	9	20
Dwayne Compton	---	---	3	14	2	19
Scott McKillop	---	---	3	3	10	16
Teddy Reeve	5	3	---	---	7	15
Marty Reilly	---	---	3	8	---	11
T.J. Greenberg	0	0	---	---	8	8
Daniel Sagapolutele	---	---	0	4	---	4
Julio McElroy	0	0	---	---	4	4
Ellis Godfrey	0	0	---	---	4	4
Corey Seder	0	0	---	---	3	3
Will Stock	0	0	---	---	---	0
Tommie McKenna	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	2	0.3
Middle	3	9	3.0
Right	6	29	4.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	22	3.1
Middle	21	73	3.5
Right	9	32	3.6
None	2	-4	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Howie Barrett	45	26	5	0	3	11	4	1	1

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Myron Herrlich	22	17	4	0	2	3	0	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	7	32	4.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	10	68	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	5	71	4.7
Long (19+ Yds)	7	4	99	14.1

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	8	83	10.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	7	108	10.8
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	42	10.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ethan Blackshear	11	7	0	92	3	28
TE Richie Fuller	8	5	0	60	1	38
WR Neal Walton	7	1	2	34	1	38
WR Eddie Royal	6	4	0	25	0	34
WR Arnie Sherry	5	2	0	15	0	15
FB Reuben Preston	5	5	0	38	0	15
RB Tommie Peters	1	1	0	0	0	8
TE Mike Hoomanawanui	1	0	1	0	0	12
RB Jason Lovallo	1	1	0	6	0	23

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Frank Schneider	7	5	2	78	2	11
WR Dez Bryant	6	4	0	49	0	18
WR Jonathan Snyder	3	3	0	23	0	10
WR Jamie Marx	2	1	0	25	1	10
WR Marco Brock	2	2	0	32	0	4
RB Rashard Mendenhall	1	1	0	20	1	17
FB Darrin Strickland	1	1	0	6	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Rashard Mendenhall	10	14	1.40	2.75
Myron Herrlich	1	2	2.00	3.44
Jonathan Snyder	1	3	3.00	2.50
Darrin Strickland	1	1	1.00	1.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Howie Barrett	12	6	43	3.58	6.00

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Myron Herrlich	3	3	23	7.67	10.59

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Arnie Sherry	3	1	4	1.33	3.00
TE Richie Fuller	3	2	16	5.33	7.50
WR Neal Walton	3	0	0	0.00	4.86
WR Eddie Royal	1	1	11	11.00	4.17
WR Ethan Blackshear	1	1	6	6.00	8.36
RB Jason Lovallo	1	1	6	6.00	6.00

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Frank Schneider	2	2	21	10.50	11.14
WR Jonathan Snyder	1	1	2	2.00	7.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Jerald Jenkins	1	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Rashard Mendenhall	5	2
Myron Herrlich	2	2
Don Owens	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Howie Barrett	14	10	8

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Myron Herrlich	7	6	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ethan Blackshear	7	5	5
WR Arnie Sherry	2	1	1
TE Richie Fuller	2	2	1
RB Tommie Peters	1	1	0
WR Neal Walton	1	0	0
RB Jason Lovallo	1	1	1

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Frank Schneider	2	2	2
WR Jonathan Snyder	2	2	1
WR Jamie Marx	1	0	0
WR Dez Bryant	1	1	1
WR Marco Brock	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 67,000 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,900 (22,200)
End Zone 15,800 (16,000)
Mezzanine 9,100 (9,200)
Sideline Seats 12,400 (14,100)
Club Seats 4,000 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes 3,800 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	67,000 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,900 (22,200)
End Zone	15,800 (16,000)
Mezzanine	9,100 (9,200)
Sideline Seats	12,400 (14,100)
Club Seats	4,000 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes	3,800 (5,000)