Week 5, 2026

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Carolina Panthers	7	3	7	7	-	24
Atlanta Falcons	3	3	14	7	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:14 ATL - Jack Kemnitzer 34 field goal
1Q: 03:36 CAR - Tom Matthews 22 run (Kim Mahoney extra point)
2Q: 14:35 ATL - Jack Kemnitzer 27 field goal
2Q: 05:32 CAR - Kim Mahoney 52 field goal
3Q: 07:51 CAR - Neal Walton 1 pass from Howie Barrett (Kim Mahoney extra point)
3Q: 05:32 ATL - Darrin Strickland 6 pass from Myron Herrlich (Jack Kemnitzer extra point)
3Q: 00:28 ATL - Knowshon Moreno 58 run (Jack Kemnitzer extra point)
4Q: 06:15 ATL - Jamie Marx 8 pass from Myron Herrlich (Jack Kemnitzer extra point)
4Q: 04:47 CAR - Mike Hoomanawanui 15 pass from Howie Barrett (Kim Mahoney extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:14 ATL - Jack Kemnitzer 34 field goal
1Q: 03:36 CAR - Tom Matthews 22 run (Kim Mahoney extra point)
2Q: 14:35 ATL - Jack Kemnitzer 27 field goal
2Q: 05:32 CAR - Kim Mahoney 52 field goal
3Q: 07:51 CAR - Neal Walton 1 pass from Howie Barrett (Kim Mahoney extra point)
3Q: 05:32 ATL - Darrin Strickland 6 pass from Myron Herrlich (Jack Kemnitzer extra point)
3Q: 00:28 ATL - Knowshon Moreno 58 run (Jack Kemnitzer extra point)
4Q: 06:15 ATL - Jamie Marx 8 pass from Myron Herrlich (Jack Kemnitzer extra point)
4Q: 04:47 CAR - Mike Hoomanawanui 15 pass from Howie Barrett (Kim Mahoney extra point)

Team Statistics CAR ATL
Record 4-1 5-0
First Downs 19 23
- by Rushing 7 9
- by Passing 12 12
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 365 370
- Offensive Plays 57 67
- Yards per Play 6.40 5.52
Net Rushing Yards 105 198
- Rushing Attempts 24 32
- Yards per Rush 4.38 6.19
Net Passing Yards 260 172
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 22 - 0 35 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 270 172
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/10 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 7.88 4.91
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/12 7/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.1 7.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/42 2/15
Punt Returns/Yards 2/3 2/21
Kick Returns/Yards 5/54 5/180
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 34
Time of Possession 28:55 31:05

Team Statistics	CAR	ATL
Record	4-1	5-0
First Downs	19	23
- by Rushing	7	9
- by Passing	12	12
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	365	370
- Offensive Plays	57	67
- Yards per Play	6.40	5.52
Net Rushing Yards	105	198
- Rushing Attempts	24	32
- Yards per Rush	4.38	6.19
Net Passing Yards	260	172
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 22 - 0	35 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	270	172
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/10	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	7.88	4.91
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/12	7/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.1	7.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/42	2/15
Punt Returns/Yards	2/3	2/21
Kick Returns/Yards	5/54	5/180
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 34
Time of Possession	28:55	31:05

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:29	3:21	OWN 10	7	22	Punt
1	6:07	2:49	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
2	14:30	2:46	OWN 28	4	26	Punt
2	8:32	3:07	OWN 49	5	16	Field Goal
2	3:18	2:48	OWN 40	6	20	Punt
3	15:00	7:15	OWN 28	13	72	Touchdown
3	5:24	1:01	OWN 26	3	-5	Punt
3	2:46	1:40	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
3	0:09	2:26	OWN 24	5	16	Punt
4	6:05	1:26	OWN 16	4	84	Touchdown

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:31	OPP 47	3	7	Punt
1	9:08	3:01	OWN 29	9	54	Field Goal
1	3:18	3:48	OWN 41	7	49	Field Goal
2	11:44	3:12	OWN 1	6	15	Punt
2	5:25	2:07	OWN 46	6	21	Missed FG
2	0:30	0:30	OWN 20	1	-2	Half
3	7:45	2:21	OPP 29	6	29	Touchdown
3	4:23	1:37	OWN 44	4	1	Punt
3	1:06	0:57	OWN 36	2	64	Touchdown
4	12:43	6:38	OWN 15	15	85	Touchdown
4	4:39	4:39	OWN 18	10	51	Game

Game MVP: Howie Barrett, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jason Lovallo	10	34	3.40	11	1	0
Tom Matthews	7	24	3.43	22	1	1
Howie Barrett	5	35	7.00	15	1	0
Bryce Delgado	2	12	6.00	7	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Gabe Kaplan	16	71	4.44	18	3	0
Knowshon Moreno	11	99	9.00	58	2	1
Myron Herrlich	4	27	6.75	31	1	0
Darrin Strickland	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Howie Barrett	31	22	270	2/10	2	38	0	119.0

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Myron Herrlich	35	22	172	0/0	2	25	0	93.9

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Neal Walton	7	8	80	11.43	39	38	1
TE Mike Hoomanawanui	5	6	38	7.60	6	15	1
WR Eddie Royal	3	4	66	22.00	30	38	0
WR Jason Donovan	2	4	24	12.00	4	15	0
TE Richie Fuller	2	2	19	9.50	7	11	0
FB Reuben Preston	1	1	23	23.00	23	23	0
RB Jason Lovallo	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Isaac Rayburn	1	3	14	14.00	1	14	0
WR Ethan Blackshear	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jamie Marx	5	7	59	11.80	19	25	1
FB Darrin Strickland	4	4	27	6.75	5	15	1
RB Knowshon Moreno	3	3	18	6.00	10	16	0
WR Marco Brock	3	4	26	8.67	7	13	0
TE Billy Duffy	2	3	16	8.00	2	10	0
WR Jonathan Snyder	2	4	12	6.00	1	8	0
TE Alvin Glover	2	3	8	4.00	5	7	0
WR Dez Bryant	1	7	6	6.00	0	6	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Darryl Tripodi	0	0	1	0
Sherrick McManis	0	0	1	0

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov
Darrin Strickland	1	1
Gabe Kaplan	1	0
Teddy Reeve	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bill Hankton	6	260	43.3	36.5	50	2

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Corey Seder	3	123	41.0	33.3	55	1

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kim Mahoney	1/1	1/1	1/1	52	3/3

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jack Kemnitzer	2/3	0/1	0/1	34	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eli Martinez	2	3	1.5	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jamie Marx	1	15	15.0	0
Frank Schneider	1	6	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cedric Ferguson	4	50	12.5	0
Bryce Delgado	1	4	4.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg
Don Owens	3	109	36.3
Frank Schneider	1	54	54.0
Adam Potts	1	17	17.0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Louis Delmas	8	5	32	35
CB Sherrick McManis	6	2	24	28
OLB Leonard Korte	5	2	30	29
S Eric McGuire	4	1	23	22
OLB Preston Sanford	4	1	15	20
ILB Marty Larry	3	2	29	27
DE E.J. Wilson	3	1	23	25
CB Clyde Kieffer	3	0	19	20
ILB Wendell Coffey	2	1	8	6
S Darryl Tripodi	2	0	7	10
ILB Vinny Mayes	2	0	4	8
CB Archie Thies	2	0	22	28
DE Joey Sturgeon	1	3	16	20
DT Wade Turner	1	2	17	27
DT Louis Parker	1	0	16	10
DE David Levine	1	0	24	23
S Michael Hamlin	0	1	19	21

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Shaun Zeier	10	3	0.0	22	30
CB Leonard Moriarty	6	0	0.0	21	30
S Broderick Stephenson	4	2	0.0	18	28
OLB Pat Zimmerman	3	0	1.0	21	27
S Ronnie White	3	1	0.0	22	26
DE Wayne Maher	3	1	0.0	14	19
S Butch Dawson	3	0	0.0	21	30
DE Jason Lynch	2	0	0.0	14	21
CB Kendrick Rison	2	0	0.0	12	17
DT Marty Reilly	1	1	0.5	17	20
ILB Scott McKillop	1	1	0.0	3	3
OLB Lamar Penarroya	1	1	0.0	16	15
S Desmond Hampton	1	0	0.0	6	16
OLB Dale Harmon	1	0	0.0	3	6
ILB Earnest Humphrey	1	0	0.0	3	0
DE Byron Davison	1	0	0.0	12	20
ILB Mike Stepnoski	1	0	0.0	5	4
CB Kennedy Jacquet	1	0	0.0	2	4
DE Chris Long	0	2	0.5	15	19
CB Adam Potts	0	1	0.0	15	25

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Louis Parker	1	1	0	10
DE Joey Sturgeon	0	1	0	20
DE E.J. Wilson	0	0	1	25

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Pat Zimmerman	1.0	0	1	27
DE Chris Long	0.5	0	0	19
DT Marty Reilly	0.5	0	0	20
DE Jason Lynch	0.0	1	0	21
DE Wayne Maher	0.0	1	0	19

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Sherrick McManis	3	0	28
OLB Preston Sanford	3	0	20
S Louis Delmas	2	2	35
S Eric McGuire	2	1	22
CB Archie Thies	2	1	28
OLB Leonard Korte	2	0	29
CB Clyde Kieffer	2	0	20
ILB Wendell Coffey	1	1	6
ILB Marty Larry	1	0	27
DE Joey Sturgeon	1	0	20
S Darryl Tripodi	1	0	10
ILB Vinny Mayes	1	0	8
OLB Corwin Crane	1	0	22
S Michael Hamlin	0	1	21

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Shaun Zeier	4	1	30
CB Leonard Moriarty	3	0	30
S Butch Dawson	3	0	30
S Broderick Stephenson	2	0	28
CB Kendrick Rison	2	0	17
ILB Mike Stepnoski	2	0	4
S Ronnie White	1	1	26
OLB Pat Zimmerman	1	0	27
S Desmond Hampton	1	0	16
CB Adam Potts	1	0	25
OLB Dale Harmon	1	0	6
CB Kennedy Jacquet	1	0	4

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Richie Haayer	3	6	17	0	21
Lonnie Fisher	1	6	17	0	24
Alonzo Gerald	1	5	22	0	25
Ellis Carranza	1	1	2	0	3
Clay Banks	0	1	18	0	30
Grant Lechler	0	1	9	0	11
T.J. McGregor	0	0	19	2	26

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Sam Kovarik	4	6	29	29
Keith DiMillo	2	7	32	35
Zane Beadles	2	6	28	27
Deion Collier	1	6	29	30
Renaldo Becker	1	2	7	13
Harvey Ancheta	0	1	5	8

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Vinny Mayes	5	23
Preston Sanford	1	18
Michael Hamlin	1	15

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Robert Henson	2	14
Dale Harmon	2	12
Knowshon Moreno	1	18
Leonard Moriarty	1	12
Billy Duffy	1	7

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Sherrick McManis	---	---	24	28	20	72
Louis Delmas	---	---	32	35	3	70
Marty Larry	---	---	29	27	8	64
Leonard Korte	---	---	30	29	2	61
Howie Barrett	24	33	---	---	---	57
Michael Hamlin	---	---	19	21	15	55
Preston Sanford	---	---	15	20	18	53
Archie Thies	---	---	22	28	2	52
E.J. Wilson	---	---	23	25	2	50
Richie Fuller	17	21	---	---	11	49
David Levine	---	---	24	23	2	49
Clay Banks	18	30	---	---	---	48
Corwin Crane	---	---	23	22	3	48
Eric McGuire	---	---	23	22	2	47
Alonzo Gerald	22	25	---	---	---	47
Wade Turner	---	---	17	27	2	46
Lonnie Fisher	17	24	---	---	4	45
Richie Haayer	17	21	---	---	7	45
T.J. McGregor	19	26	---	---	---	45
Eddie Royal	18	26	---	---	---	44
Clyde Kieffer	---	---	19	20	3	42
Joey Sturgeon	---	---	16	20	5	41
Isaac Rayburn	17	22	---	---	---	39
Reuben Preston	9	11	---	---	16	36
Vinny Mayes	---	---	4	8	23	35
Mike Hoomanawanui	5	10	---	---	17	32
Jason Donovan	13	18	---	---	---	31
Jon Asamoah	9	15	---	---	7	31
Neal Walton	11	19	---	---	---	30
Louis Parker	---	---	16	10	4	30
Bryce Delgado	4	6	---	---	18	28
Grant Lechler	9	11	---	---	7	27
Jason Lovallo	12	10	---	---	---	22
R.J. Loseth	3	5	---	---	12	20
Tom Matthews	7	13	---	---	---	20
Ethan Blackshear	4	3	---	---	12	19
Steven Justice	7	10	---	---	1	18
Darryl Tripodi	---	---	7	10	1	18
Cedric Ferguson	0	1	---	---	14	15
Wendell Coffey	---	---	8	6	---	14
Ellis Carranza	2	3	---	---	7	12
Eli Martinez	---	---	1	4	3	8
Bill Hankton	0	0	---	---	7	7
Kim Mahoney	0	0	---	---	6	6
Maurice Greer	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dwight Talley	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jamie Marx	27	26	---	---	18	71
Keith DiMillo	32	35	---	---	2	69
Myron Herrlich	32	35	---	---	---	67
Deion Collier	29	30	---	---	6	65
Leonard Moriarty	---	---	21	30	12	63
Darrin Strickland	20	19	---	---	23	62
Zane Beadles	28	27	---	---	5	60
Sam Kovarik	29	29	---	---	---	58
Adam Potts	---	---	15	25	17	57
Shaun Zeier	---	---	22	30	3	55
Eddie Di Pardo	27	27	---	---	---	54
Butch Dawson	---	---	21	30	2	53
Knowshon Moreno	14	19	---	---	18	51
Billy Duffy	19	24	---	---	7	50
Alvin Glover	19	16	---	---	15	50
Pat Zimmerman	---	---	21	27	1	49
Ronnie White	---	---	22	26	1	49
Jonathan Snyder	18	19	---	---	11	48
Broderick Stephenson	---	---	18	28	1	47
Jason Lynch	---	---	14	21	7	42
Dez Bryant	16	20	---	---	2	38
Marty Reilly	---	---	17	20	---	37
Chris Long	---	---	15	19	1	35
Gabe Kaplan	18	16	---	---	---	34
Byron Davison	---	---	12	20	2	34
Wayne Maher	---	---	14	19	---	33
Lamar Penarroya	---	---	16	15	---	31
Kendrick Rison	---	---	12	17	1	30
Mike Stepnoski	---	---	5	4	18	27
Renaldo Becker	7	13	---	---	5	25
Marco Brock	9	15	---	---	---	24
Desmond Hampton	---	---	6	16	1	23
Dale Harmon	---	---	3	6	12	21
Robert Henson	---	---	2	3	14	19
Harvey Ancheta	5	8	---	---	6	19
Scott McKillop	---	---	3	3	11	17
Teddy Reeve	3	6	---	---	6	15
Frank Schneider	0	1	---	---	11	12
Earnest Humphrey	---	---	3	0	6	9
T.J. Greenberg	0	0	---	---	6	6
Kennedy Jacquet	---	---	2	4	---	6
Don Owens	0	0	---	---	4	4
Corey Seder	0	0	---	---	3	3
Andrew Ward	0	0	---	---	3	3
Jack Kemnitzer	0	0	---	---	3	3
J.C. Kelly	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	18	3.0
Middle	9	45	5.0
Right	9	42	4.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	37	3.4
Middle	12	67	5.6
Right	6	98	16.3
None	3	-4	-1.3

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Howie Barrett	31	22	3	0	5	2	2	1	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Myron Herrlich	35	22	1	1	3	6	2	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	31	10.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	11	63	4.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	9	176	14.7
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	15	3.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	14	123	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	34	4.3
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Neal Walton	8	7	1	80	1	19
TE Mike Hoomanawanui	6	5	1	38	0	10
WR Eddie Royal	4	3	1	66	1	26
WR Jason Donovan	4	2	2	24	0	18
WR Isaac Rayburn	3	1	0	14	0	22
TE Richie Fuller	2	2	0	19	0	21
RB Jason Lovallo	2	1	0	6	0	10
FB Reuben Preston	1	1	0	23	1	11
WR Ethan Blackshear	1	0	0	0	0	3

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jamie Marx	7	5	0	59	1	26
WR Dez Bryant	7	1	2	6	0	20
WR Jonathan Snyder	4	2	0	12	0	19
FB Darrin Strickland	4	4	0	27	0	19
WR Marco Brock	4	3	0	26	0	15
RB Knowshon Moreno	3	3	0	18	0	19
TE Billy Duffy	3	2	1	16	0	24
TE Alvin Glover	3	2	0	8	0	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bryce Delgado	1	7	7.00	6.00
Tom Matthews	1	2	2.00	3.43

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Knowshon Moreno	2	1	0.50	9.00
Gabe Kaplan	2	4	2.00	4.44

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Howie Barrett	3	3	23	7.67	8.71

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Myron Herrlich	10	5	24	2.40	4.91

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Neal Walton	2	2	8	4.00	10.00
TE Mike Hoomanawanui	1	1	15	15.00	6.33

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Dez Bryant	3	0	0	0.00	0.86
RB Knowshon Moreno	2	2	2	1.00	6.00
WR Jamie Marx	2	1	8	4.00	8.43
TE Billy Duffy	1	0	0	0.00	5.33
WR Jonathan Snyder	1	1	8	8.00	3.00
FB Darrin Strickland	1	1	6	6.00	6.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Tom Matthews	2	1
Jason Lovallo	1	1
Bryce Delgado	1	1

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Knowshon Moreno	2	1
Gabe Kaplan	2	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Howie Barrett	8	4	2

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Myron Herrlich	9	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jason Donovan	3	2	0
WR Isaac Rayburn	2	0	0
WR Ethan Blackshear	1	0	0
TE Richie Fuller	1	1	1
WR Neal Walton	1	1	1

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
FB Darrin Strickland	3	3	2
WR Dez Bryant	2	0	0
TE Billy Duffy	1	1	1
WR Jamie Marx	1	1	1
WR Marco Brock	1	0	0
TE Alvin Glover	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 65,600 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,700 (22,200)
End Zone 15,300 (16,000)
Mezzanine 8,800 (9,200)
Sideline Seats 12,100 (14,100)
Club Seats 3,800 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes 3,900 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	65,600 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,700 (22,200)
End Zone	15,300 (16,000)
Mezzanine	8,800 (9,200)
Sideline Seats	12,100 (14,100)
Club Seats	3,800 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes	3,900 (5,000)