Week 1, 2027

played in Carolina, NC

63 degrees, rain, 11 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	0	7	3	14	-	24
Carolina Panthers	3	0	7	6	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:23 CAR - Kim Mahoney 30 field goal
2Q: 07:47 ATL - Darrin Strickland 2 pass from Myron Herrlich (Isaac Petit extra point)
3Q: 12:04 ATL - Isaac Petit 47 field goal
3Q: 08:06 CAR - Neal Walton 7 pass from Howie Barrett (Kim Mahoney extra point)
4Q: 13:23 CAR - Kim Mahoney 18 field goal
4Q: 12:13 CAR - Kim Mahoney 21 field goal
4Q: 12:05 ATL - Frank Schneider 84 kickoff return (Isaac Petit extra point)
4Q: 08:42 ATL - Joshua Thomas 68 interception return (Isaac Petit extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:23 CAR - Kim Mahoney 30 field goal
2Q: 07:47 ATL - Darrin Strickland 2 pass from Myron Herrlich (Isaac Petit extra point)
3Q: 12:04 ATL - Isaac Petit 47 field goal
3Q: 08:06 CAR - Neal Walton 7 pass from Howie Barrett (Kim Mahoney extra point)
4Q: 13:23 CAR - Kim Mahoney 18 field goal
4Q: 12:13 CAR - Kim Mahoney 21 field goal
4Q: 12:05 ATL - Frank Schneider 84 kickoff return (Isaac Petit extra point)
4Q: 08:42 ATL - Joshua Thomas 68 interception return (Isaac Petit extra point)

Team Statistics ATL CAR
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 11 31
- by Rushing 2 7
- by Passing 8 20
- by Penalty 1 4
Total Net Yards 201 447
- Offensive Plays 41 92
- Yards per Play 4.90 4.86
Net Rushing Yards 44 95
- Rushing Attempts 15 34
- Yards per Rush 2.93 2.79
Net Passing Yards 157 352
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 26 - 16 - 0 58 - 34 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 157 352
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 6.04 6.07
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/10 12/20
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.9 5.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 7/35 5/40
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 5/208 2/21
Interception Ret./Yards 2/96 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 1/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 27
Time of Possession 18:47 41:13

Team Statistics	ATL	CAR
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	11	31
- by Rushing	2	7
- by Passing	8	20
- by Penalty	1	4
Total Net Yards	201	447
- Offensive Plays	41	92
- Yards per Play	4.90	4.86
Net Rushing Yards	44	95
- Rushing Attempts	15	34
- Yards per Rush	2.93	2.79
Net Passing Yards	157	352
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	26 - 16 - 0	58 - 34 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	157	352
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	6.04	6.07
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/10	12/20
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.9	5.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	7/35	5/40
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	5/208	2/21
Interception Ret./Yards	2/96	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	1/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 27
Time of Possession	18:47	41:13

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:01	3:40	OWN 12	8	48	Punt
1	0:15	2:11	OWN 45	3	5	Punt
2	9:49	2:09	OPP 34	6	34	Touchdown
2	4:47	3:18	OWN 20	9	59	Missed FG
3	15:00	3:03	OWN 41	6	29	Field Goal
3	7:56	2:31	OWN 33	4	20	Punt
4	5:09	1:15	OWN 4	3	6	Punt
4	1:35	0:36	OWN 31	3	5	Punt

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:59	OWN 20	8	30	Punt
1	7:21	7:06	OWN 20	12	67	Field Goal
2	13:04	3:15	OWN 20	7	33	Interception
2	7:40	2:53	OWN 12	5	30	Punt
2	1:29	1:29	OWN 28	7	47	Half
3	11:57	4:01	OWN 29	9	71	Touchdown
3	5:25	7:07	OWN 20	14	79	Field Goal
4	13:08	1:03	OPP 17	4	13	Field Goal
4	11:50	3:19	OWN 20	6	29	Interception
4	8:31	3:22	OWN 20	6	17	Punt
4	3:54	2:19	OWN 44	9	25	Downs
4	0:59	0:59	OWN 19	5	16	Game

Game MVP: Myron Herrlich, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Vince Ussery	7	28	4.00	22	1
Gabe Kaplan	4	8	2.00	3	0
Myron Herrlich	2	3	1.50	6	0
Kenneth Wright	1	0	0.00	0	0
Darrin Strickland	1	5	5.00	5	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Jason Lovallo	13	15	1.15	9	0
Tom Matthews	12	30	2.50	7	0
Howie Barrett	6	35	5.83	7	0
Jerome Cunningham	3	15	5.00	10	1

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Myron Herrlich	26	16	157	0/0	1	22	0	91.3

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Howie Barrett	58	34	352	0/0	1	26	2	67.6

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Louie Strickland	6	7	39	6.50	6	11	0
WR Dez Bryant	3	4	61	20.33	0	22	0
WR Jamie Marx	2	6	15	7.50	0	10	0
FB Darrin Strickland	2	2	8	4.00	4	6	1
TE Alvin Glover	2	3	22	11.00	13	18	0
WR Jonathan Snyder	1	3	12	12.00	2	12	0
RB Vince Ussery	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Eddie Royal	8	13	80	10.00	13	16	0
WR Neal Walton	7	12	91	13.00	24	26	1
WR Jason Donovan	4	6	45	11.25	12	18	0
FB Reuben Preston	3	5	16	5.33	0	8	0
TE Mike Hoomanawanui	3	5	18	6.00	5	7	0
WR Isaac Rayburn	3	6	49	16.33	5	26	0
TE Brandon Pettigrew	2	5	31	15.50	8	21	0
RB Tom Matthews	2	2	8	4.00	0	8	0
RB Jason Lovallo	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
FB Jerome Cunningham	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Scott McKillop	1	28	28.00	0
CB Joshua Thomas	1	68	68.00	1

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Joshua Thomas	1	0	0	0

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Mike Hoomanawanui	0	1	0	0
Patrick Chung	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Corey Seder	5	225	45.0	33.0	50	1

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rod Francis	3	155	51.7	45.0	59	2

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Isaac Petit	1/2	1/1	0/0	47	3/3

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kim Mahoney	3/3	0/0	0/0	30	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Joshua Thomas	3	94	31.3	0
Frank Schneider	2	114	57.0	1

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eli Martinez	1	7	7.0	0
Jaiquawn Jarrett	1	14	14.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
CB Kendrick Rison	9	0	23	24
S Ronnie White	8	4	27	51
ILB Scott McKillop	5	4	22	35
CB Vinny Forbes	5	2	25	53
OLB Pat Zimmerman	5	0	28	45
DE Chris Long	4	3	21	41
S Butch Dawson	4	1	26	42
ILB Earnest Humphrey	4	1	10	4
ILB Dan Conner	4	0	19	37
S Desmond Hampton	4	0	23	48
CB Leonard Moriarty	3	1	18	35
DE Wayne Maher	3	0	24	38
DT Marcus Withers	2	2	18	31
CB Joshua Thomas	2	1	14	31
OLB Lamar Penarroya	2	0	9	10
DT Marty Reilly	1	1	18	27
S James McSweeny	1	1	17	27
OLB Anthony Oland	1	0	6	13
OLB Cary Torres	0	1	3	9

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Eric McGuire	5	0	0.0	7	17
S Louis Delmas	4	1	0.0	7	10
OLB Leonard Korte	3	3	0.0	11	15
CB Clyde Kieffer	3	0	0.0	8	15
ILB Chris White	2	2	0.0	7	5
CB Sherrick McManis	2	0	0.0	13	19
DT Wade Turner	1	1	0.0	13	17
S Darryl Tripodi	1	1	0.0	8	8
S Jaiquawn Jarrett	1	1	0.0	8	16
WR Eddie Royal	1	0	---	---	---
S Patrick Chung	1	0	0.0	3	10
ILB Marty Larry	1	0	0.0	8	22
CB Ricardo Lang	1	0	0.0	7	9
DE E.J. Wilson	1	0	0.0	7	20
DE David Levine	1	0	0.0	6	11
OLB Corwin Crane	1	0	0.0	4	5
CB Archie Thies	1	0	0.0	8	17
OLB Harvey Singleton	1	0	0.0	13	21
ILB Wendell Coffey	0	1	0.0	4	7
DT Joe Harkless	0	1	0.0	7	13
DE Jabaal Sheard	0	1	0.0	12	18

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Marcus Withers	1	0	0	31
DE Wayne Maher	0	4	0	38
DE Chris Long	0	2	0	41
OLB Pat Zimmerman	0	1	2	45
CB Vinny Forbes	0	1	0	53
OLB Anthony Oland	0	1	0	13
DE Adrian Clayborn	0	1	0	34

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Corwin Crane	0.0	0	1	0	5
ILB Quan Sturdivant	0.0	0	1	0	11

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Kendrick Rison	6	0	0	24
ILB Dan Conner	5	0	0	37
CB Vinny Forbes	4	1	0	53
S Ronnie White	4	0	0	51
DE Chris Long	2	2	0	41
ILB Scott McKillop	2	0	1	35
CB Joshua Thomas	2	0	1	31
S Desmond Hampton	2	0	0	48
ILB Earnest Humphrey	2	0	0	4
OLB Pat Zimmerman	1	1	0	45
CB Leonard Moriarty	1	1	0	35
S Butch Dawson	1	1	0	42
OLB Lamar Penarroya	1	0	0	10
DT Marcus Withers	1	0	0	31

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Eric McGuire	3	2	17
CB Clyde Kieffer	2	1	15
S Louis Delmas	2	0	10
ILB Marty Larry	2	0	22
S Jaiquawn Jarrett	1	2	16
CB Archie Thies	1	1	17
S Patrick Chung	1	0	10
OLB Leonard Korte	1	0	15
DE David Levine	1	0	11
ILB Chris White	1	0	5
OLB Harvey Singleton	1	0	21

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Deion Collier	1	3	13	20
Ronald Forbes	1	3	8	9
Renaldo Becker	1	2	8	21
Sam Kovarik	0	2	13	17
Darrin Strickland	0	2	8	16
Eddie Di Pardo	0	2	13	23

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Grant Lechler	3	6	26	38
Alonzo Gerald	2	3	18	36
Richie Haayer	1	5	18	38
Clay Banks	1	3	21	37
Jason Kelce	1	2	14	25
Reuben Preston	1	1	9	26
T.J. McGregor	0	5	22	36
Jon Asamoah	0	2	26	44
Ellis Carranza	0	1	22	34

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Vinny Forbes	1	16
Erik Bishop	1	12
Joshua Thomas	1	12

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Patrick Chung	2	10
Reuben Preston	1	21
Wendell Coffey	1	12

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Vinny Forbes	---	---	25	53	16	94
Ronnie White	---	---	27	51	3	81
Pat Zimmerman	---	---	28	45	4	77
Desmond Hampton	---	---	23	48	3	74
Butch Dawson	---	---	26	42	3	71
Dan Conner	---	---	19	37	11	67
Wayne Maher	---	---	24	38	4	66
Chris Long	---	---	21	41	1	63
Scott McKillop	---	---	22	35	4	61
Leonard Moriarty	---	---	18	35	8	61
Adrian Clayborn	---	---	21	34	6	61
Joshua Thomas	---	---	14	31	12	57
Marcus Withers	---	---	18	31	2	51
Kendrick Rison	---	---	23	24	3	50
Marty Reilly	---	---	18	27	1	46
James McSweeny	---	---	17	27	2	46
Vince Ussery	10	18	---	---	17	45
Jamie Marx	11	18	---	---	13	42
Myron Herrlich	15	26	---	---	---	41
Deion Collier	13	20	---	---	7	40
Jonathan Snyder	10	15	---	---	13	38
Darrin Strickland	8	16	---	---	14	38
Eddie Di Pardo	13	23	---	---	---	36
Renaldo Becker	8	21	---	---	5	34
Jason Pinkston	11	17	---	---	6	34
Alvin Glover	12	17	---	---	3	32
Sam Kovarik	13	17	---	---	1	31
Zane Beadles	7	20	---	---	3	30
Cary Torres	---	---	3	9	15	27
Lamar Penarroya	---	---	9	10	7	26
Kenneth Wright	4	5	---	---	17	26
Erik Bishop	5	9	---	---	12	26
Ronald Forbes	8	9	---	---	6	23
Dez Bryant	5	14	---	---	---	19
Anthony Oland	---	---	6	13	---	19
Earnest Humphrey	---	---	10	4	1	15
Louie Strickland	5	9	---	---	---	14
Gabe Kaplan	5	8	---	---	---	13
Harvey Ancheta	2	3	---	---	7	12
Frank Schneider	0	1	---	---	8	9
Ike Brothers	---	---	2	3	1	6
Corey Seder	0	0	---	---	5	5
T.J. Greenberg	0	0	---	---	5	5
Andrew Ward	0	0	---	---	2	2
Isaac Petit	0	0	---	---	2	2
Taylor Yates	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Howie Barrett	34	58	---	---	---	92
Jon Asamoah	26	44	---	---	6	76
Neal Walton	22	34	---	---	14	70
Grant Lechler	26	38	---	---	6	70
Brandon Pettigrew	23	37	---	---	9	69
Eddie Royal	23	42	---	---	1	66
Mike Hoomanawanui	20	28	---	---	16	64
Richie Haayer	18	38	---	---	5	61
Clay Banks	21	37	---	---	1	59
Isaac Rayburn	20	39	---	---	---	59
T.J. McGregor	22	36	---	---	---	58
Ellis Carranza	22	34	---	---	1	57
Reuben Preston	9	26	---	---	21	56
Alonzo Gerald	18	36	---	---	---	54
Jason Donovan	15	23	---	---	13	51
Jason Kelce	14	25	---	---	6	45
Harvey Singleton	---	---	13	21	11	45
Jason Lovallo	17	21	---	---	6	44
Sherrick McManis	---	---	13	19	10	42
Tom Matthews	14	24	---	---	---	38
Jerome Cunningham	7	16	---	---	14	37
Jabaal Sheard	---	---	12	18	7	37
Marty Larry	---	---	8	22	2	32
Leonard Korte	---	---	11	15	6	32
Wade Turner	---	---	13	17	1	31
Jaiquawn Jarrett	---	---	8	16	5	29
E.J. Wilson	---	---	7	20	1	28
Eric McGuire	---	---	7	17	3	27
Archie Thies	---	---	8	17	2	27
Clyde Kieffer	---	---	8	15	3	26
Quan Sturdivant	---	---	4	11	9	24
Patrick Chung	---	---	3	10	10	23
Ricardo Lang	---	---	7	9	7	23
Wendell Coffey	---	---	4	7	12	23
Joe Harkless	---	---	7	13	2	22
Louis Delmas	---	---	7	10	2	19
Darryl Tripodi	---	---	8	8	2	18
David Levine	---	---	6	11	---	17
Chris White	---	---	7	5	5	17
Corwin Crane	---	---	4	5	5	14
Eli Martinez	---	---	0	0	10	10
Rick Reed	3	2	---	---	5	10
Kim Mahoney	0	0	---	---	8	8
Rod Francis	0	0	---	---	6	6
Dwight Talley	0	0	---	---	---	0
Frank Garrison	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	-7	-1.2
Middle	4	38	9.5
Right	5	13	2.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	39	2.8
Middle	10	40	4.0
Right	10	16	1.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Myron Herrlich	26	16	2	0	2	6	2	0	0

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Howie Barrett	58	34	3	2	2	6	10	2	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	9	56	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	4	40	4.4
Long (19+ Yds)	5	3	61	12.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	5	2.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	16	126	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	30	15	195	6.5
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	26	8.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Louie Strickland	7	6	0	39	0	9
WR Jamie Marx	6	2	0	15	0	18
WR Dez Bryant	4	3	1	61	2	14
WR Jonathan Snyder	3	1	0	12	0	15
TE Alvin Glover	3	2	0	22	0	17
FB Darrin Strickland	2	2	0	8	0	16
RB Vince Ussery	1	0	1	0	0	18

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Eddie Royal	13	8	0	80	0	42
WR Neal Walton	12	7	0	91	1	34
WR Jason Donovan	6	4	1	45	0	23
WR Isaac Rayburn	6	3	0	49	1	39
TE Brandon Pettigrew	5	2	0	31	1	37
FB Reuben Preston	5	3	1	16	0	26
TE Mike Hoomanawanui	5	3	0	18	0	28
RB Jason Lovallo	2	1	0	6	0	21
RB Tom Matthews	2	2	0	8	0	24
FB Jerome Cunningham	1	1	0	8	0	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Howie Barrett	3	16	5.33	5.83
Jason Lovallo	3	1	0.33	1.15
Tom Matthews	1	4	4.00	2.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Myron Herrlich	2	1	2	1.00	6.04

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Howie Barrett	7	2	20	2.86	6.07

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Darrin Strickland	1	1	2	2.00	4.00
WR Louie Strickland	1	0	0	0.00	5.57

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Neal Walton	2	1	7	3.50	7.58
WR Isaac Rayburn	2	0	0	0.00	8.17
WR Eddie Royal	1	1	13	13.00	6.15
TE Brandon Pettigrew	1	0	0	0.00	6.20
RB Jason Lovallo	1	0	0	0.00	3.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Vince Ussery	2	0
Gabe Kaplan	1	0

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Jason Lovallo	4	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Myron Herrlich	7	5	3

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Howie Barrett	16	11	10

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jamie Marx	2	0	0
WR Dez Bryant	2	2	2
WR Louie Strickland	2	2	0
TE Alvin Glover	1	1	1

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Neal Walton	4	3	3
TE Brandon Pettigrew	3	1	1
WR Jason Donovan	3	2	2
WR Eddie Royal	2	2	2
FB Reuben Preston	2	1	0
RB Tom Matthews	1	1	1
WR Isaac Rayburn	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 68,300 (77,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,500 (22,200)
End Zone 14,000 (16,000)
Mezzanine 8,400 (9,200)
Sideline Seats 12,000 (14,200)
Club Seats 9,900 (11,600)
Luxury Boxes 2,500 (4,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	68,300 (77,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,500 (22,200)
End Zone	14,000 (16,000)
Mezzanine	8,400 (9,200)
Sideline Seats	12,000 (14,200)
Club Seats	9,900 (11,600)
Luxury Boxes	2,500 (4,300)