Week 17, 2040

played in Carolina, NC

35 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	3	0	0	3	-	6
Carolina Panthers	10	14	7	0	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:10 CAR - Andy Henderson 36 interception return (Sammie Harden extra point)
1Q: 05:45 ATL - Gene McCormick 20 field goal
1Q: 00:56 CAR - Sammie Harden 25 field goal
2Q: 08:53 CAR - Brandon Cooks 28 pass from Geno Smith (Sammie Harden extra point)
2Q: 01:35 CAR - Levi Scialabba 14 pass from Geno Smith (Sammie Harden extra point)
3Q: 15:00 CAR - Brandon Cooks 80 pass from Geno Smith (Sammie Harden extra point)
4Q: 08:41 ATL - Gene McCormick 47 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:10 CAR - Andy Henderson 36 interception return (Sammie Harden extra point)
1Q: 05:45 ATL - Gene McCormick 20 field goal
1Q: 00:56 CAR - Sammie Harden 25 field goal
2Q: 08:53 CAR - Brandon Cooks 28 pass from Geno Smith (Sammie Harden extra point)
2Q: 01:35 CAR - Levi Scialabba 14 pass from Geno Smith (Sammie Harden extra point)
3Q: 15:00 CAR - Brandon Cooks 80 pass from Geno Smith (Sammie Harden extra point)
4Q: 08:41 ATL - Gene McCormick 47 field goal

Team Statistics ATL CAR
Record 5-11 6-10
First Downs 14 15
- by Rushing 7 5
- by Passing 6 10
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 230 387
- Offensive Plays 69 54
- Yards per Play 3.33 7.17
Net Rushing Yards 123 98
- Rushing Attempts 28 34
- Yards per Rush 4.39 2.88
Net Passing Yards 107 289
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 21 - 2 20 - 13 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 129 289
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/22 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 2.61 14.45
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/18 5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.4 8.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/27 3/18
Punt Returns/Yards 3/44 3/6
Kick Returns/Yards 4/89 1/20
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/36
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 20
Time of Possession 30:37 29:23

Team Statistics	ATL	CAR
Record	5-11	6-10
First Downs	14	15
- by Rushing	7	5
- by Passing	6	10
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	230	387
- Offensive Plays	69	54
- Yards per Play	3.33	7.17
Net Rushing Yards	123	98
- Rushing Attempts	28	34
- Yards per Rush	4.39	2.88
Net Passing Yards	107	289
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 21 - 2	20 - 13 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	129	289
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/22	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	2.61	14.45
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/18	5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.4	8.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/27	3/18
Punt Returns/Yards	3/44	3/6
Kick Returns/Yards	4/89	1/20
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/36
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 20
Time of Possession	30:37	29:23

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:58	OWN 21	4	12	Interception
1	13:02	3:15	OWN 20	6	18	Punt
1	8:38	3:00	OPP 46	8	43	Field Goal
1	0:51	3:23	OWN 25	5	14	Punt
2	8:40	4:25	OWN 20	9	31	Punt
2	1:29	1:29	OWN 24	4	10	Half
3	14:44	3:23	OWN 41	6	21	Punt
3	9:50	2:37	OWN 45	6	13	Punt
3	4:01	0:36	OWN 17	3	0	Punt
3	0:21	2:15	OWN 3	6	26	Punt
4	11:13	2:39	OWN 23	7	47	Field Goal
4	4:36	1:39	OWN 23	3	6	Punt
4	1:05	0:51	OWN 37	3	0	Interception

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:47	1:09	OWN 1	3	7	Punt
1	5:38	4:47	OWN 31	9	61	Field Goal
2	12:28	3:48	OWN 5	6	95	Touchdown
2	4:15	2:46	OWN 17	8	83	Touchdown
3	15:00	0:16	OWN 20	1	80	Touchdown
3	11:21	1:31	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
3	7:13	3:12	OWN 6	6	11	Punt
3	3:25	3:04	OWN 27	6	25	Punt
4	13:06	1:53	OWN 18	3	7	Punt
4	8:34	3:58	OWN 20	5	18	Punt
4	2:57	1:52	OWN 31	3	0	Punt
4	0:14	0:14	OWN 45	1	1	Game

Game MVP: Geno Smith, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Peter Horn	15	70	4.67	22	3
Maurice Culbertson	10	43	4.30	14	2
Albert Finley	2	4	2.00	4	0
John Bailey	1	6	6.00	6	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Gage Peterson	24	39	1.63	15	1
Levi Scialabba	9	56	6.22	16	3
Geno Smith	1	3	3.00	3	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	LG	Int	Rate
Derek Carr	17	13	62	2/10	11	1	56.5
John Bailey	10	3	30	1/8	19	0	39.6
Lukas Banks	10	5	37	1/4	27	1	19.6

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Geno Smith	20	13	289	0/0	3	80	0	147.9

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Jeffrey Clauss	6	8	24	4.00	0	8
WR Wayne Rogers	3	3	38	12.67	2	27
WR Harold Wilkerson	2	4	16	8.00	0	11
WR Mo Horton	2	6	6	3.00	0	7
RB Peter Horn	2	2	19	9.50	15	19
RB Albert Finley	1	3	3	3.00	0	3
FB Mitch Fletcher	1	1	10	10.00	0	10
TE Victor Pendleton	1	3	-1	-1.00	0	-1
WR Korey Logan	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
RB Maurice Culbertson	1	2	0	0.00	0	0
TE Aaron Spar	1	1	11	11.00	0	11
WR Sherman Shaw	0	3	0	0.00	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Levi Scialabba	5	5	81	16.20	62	23	1
WR Brandon Cooks	4	6	165	41.25	52	80	2
WR Cris Ciervo	2	2	26	13.00	6	17	0
TE Donnell Zwillinger	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Odell Beckham Jr	1	4	14	14.00	13	14	0
RB Gage Peterson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Jimmy Birch	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Jerome Holliman	1	0	0.00	0
OLB Andy Henderson	1	36	36.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tony McGarrahan	8	378	47.3	44.0	61	4

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Casey Herrmann	7	332	47.4	41.1	52	3

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Gene McCormick	2/2	1/1	0/0	47	0/0

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Sammie Harden	1/1	0/0	0/0	25	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Peter Horn	2	25	12.5	0
Albert Finley	1	19	19.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kaiden Jefferson	3	6	2.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mo Horton	4	89	22.3	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brandon Cooks	1	20	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Kris Leak	6	1	0.0	17	17
ILB Ted Sims	4	2	0.0	16	10
CB Reuben Fuller	4	0	0.0	28	15
S Nathan Stargell	4	0	0.0	28	10
ILB Austin Meek	3	2	0.0	21	20
OLB Jaden Sandoval	3	2	0.0	20	7
DT Aaron Donald	3	1	0.0	13	10
S Gage Yellig	3	1	0.0	16	8
S Edgar McTyer	3	0	0.0	20	17
ILB Rufus Bronson	2	2	0.0	16	2
DE Lamar Sepulveda	2	2	0.0	29	14
CB Isaac Kerr	2	0	0.0	10	8
OLB Chester Buckley	1	2	0.0	16	2
OLB Shea McClellin	1	1	0.0	14	14
DT Herman Dillon	1	1	0.0	23	13
DE Kennedy Woodard	1	1	0.0	28	12
TE Victor Pendleton	1	0	---	---	---
CB Vincent Winslett	1	0	0.0	27	18
DE Dana White	0	1	0.0	9	11

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Corwin McEwen	11	0	0.0	22	29
S Jerome Holliman	7	1	0.0	20	30
DT Aaron Cauthen	6	1	2.0	20	28
ILB Derrick Bryant	5	1	0.0	7	6
OLB Zach Brown	4	2	0.0	21	29
CB Kaiden Jefferson	3	0	0.0	12	21
DE Isaac Eatherton	2	0	1.0	22	34
ILB Brenden Richard	2	1	0.0	7	13
DT Rex Hogue	2	0	0.0	8	13
CB Trevor Briel	2	0	0.0	16	20
OLB Andy Henderson	1	1	1.0	14	21
S Kevin Hindman	1	3	0.0	15	23
OLB Tom Everett	1	1	0.0	16	21
S Lamont Morton	1	1	0.0	16	25
CB Vernon Warren	1	1	0.0	12	19
S Braxton Frederick	1	1	0.0	10	15
CB Shaun Perkins	1	0	0.0	20	34
CB Barry Abrams	1	0	0.0	16	22
DE DeMarcus Lawrence	1	0	0.0	11	19

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Shea McClellin	0.0	0	1	0	14
OLB Jaden Sandoval	0.0	0	1	0	7

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Aaron Cauthen	2.0	0	1	1	28
DE Isaac Eatherton	1.0	1	1	0	34
OLB Andy Henderson	1.0	0	0	0	21
DE Curtis Gall	0.0	1	1	0	26

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Austin Meek	3	0	20
CB Reuben Fuller	3	0	15
CB Vincent Winslett	2	0	18
S Edgar McTyer	1	1	17
S Kris Leak	1	1	17
ILB Ted Sims	1	0	10
OLB Jaden Sandoval	1	0	7
CB Isaac Kerr	1	0	8
ILB Rufus Bronson	0	1	2

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Corwin McEwen	6	1	0	29
S Jerome Holliman	4	1	1	30
OLB Zach Brown	3	0	0	29
CB Trevor Briel	2	1	0	20
CB Shaun Perkins	1	0	0	34
DT Aaron Cauthen	1	0	0	28
CB Barry Abrams	1	0	0	22
ILB Derrick Bryant	1	0	0	6
CB Kaiden Jefferson	1	0	0	21
S Braxton Frederick	1	0	0	15
S Kevin Hindman	0	1	0	23
DE Curtis Gall	0	1	0	26
OLB Andy Henderson	0	0	1	21

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Peter Kowal	5	14	27	0	38
Marco Hutton	1	4	23	0	36
Marc Salpala	1	2	12	1	20
Darrell Stephens	1	2	24	1	27
Wes Hare	1	2	21	0	28
Aaron Spar	0	2	19	0	28
Donnell Staples	0	1	12	1	21
Malachi Purnell	0	0	21	1	35

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Danny Stephens	3	10	1	29	20
Wes Grimes	1	2	0	22	17
Alonzo Tripp	1	2	0	22	18
Ellis Covill	0	4	0	20	17
Donnell Hitchcock	0	4	0	12	3
Billy Joe Sellers	0	3	0	21	17
Donald Banks	0	3	0	13	3
Allen Roberts	0	3	0	17	2
Donnie Wile	0	2	0	14	3

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Shea McClellin	2	13
Albert Finley	1	19
Peter Horn	1	14

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Josh Phillips	2	17
Billy Joe Sellers	2	6
Austin Seferian-Jenkins	1	17
Cris Ciervo	1	16
Jerome Holliman	1	2

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Peter Kowal	27	38	---	---	3	68
Marco Hutton	23	36	---	---	9	68
Aaron Spar	19	28	---	---	11	58
Malachi Purnell	21	35	---	---	1	57
Wes Hare	21	28	---	---	8	57
Lamar Sepulveda	---	---	29	14	8	51
Mitch Fletcher	16	19	---	---	16	51
Darrell Stephens	24	27	---	---	---	51
Victor Pendleton	10	21	---	---	17	48
Vincent Winslett	---	---	27	18	2	47
Peter Horn	15	17	---	---	14	46
Reuben Fuller	---	---	28	15	1	44
Donnell Staples	12	21	---	---	9	42
Austin Meek	---	---	21	20	1	42
Herman Dillon	---	---	23	13	6	42
Marc Salpala	12	20	---	---	10	42
Jaden Sandoval	---	---	20	7	15	42
Shea McClellin	---	---	14	14	13	41
Edgar McTyer	---	---	20	17	3	40
Kennedy Woodard	---	---	28	12	---	40
Nathan Stargell	---	---	28	10	1	39
Jeffrey Clauss	16	22	---	---	---	38
Wayne Rogers	8	15	---	---	15	38
Kris Leak	---	---	17	17	3	37
Mo Horton	8	22	---	---	6	36
Derek Carr	17	19	---	---	---	36
Chester Buckley	---	---	16	2	17	35
Isaac Kerr	---	---	10	8	16	34
Albert Finley	4	10	---	---	19	33
Sherman Shaw	8	12	---	---	12	32
Harold Wilkerson	17	13	---	---	---	30
Ted Sims	---	---	16	10	4	30
Maurice Culbertson	10	17	---	---	1	28
Rufus Bronson	---	---	16	2	9	27
Miles Vance	---	---	17	3	7	27
Gage Yellig	---	---	16	8	1	25
Korey Logan	9	9	---	---	6	24
Aaron Donald	---	---	13	10	1	24
Dana White	---	---	9	11	---	20
Jake Humphries	---	---	6	9	3	18
John Bailey	5	11	---	---	2	18
Lukas Banks	6	11	---	---	---	17
Lorenzo Hastings	0	0	---	---	10	10
Tony McGarrahan	0	0	---	---	8	8
Gene McCormick	0	0	---	---	5	5
Les Logan	---	---	0	0	4	4

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Isaac Eatherton	---	---	22	34	9	65
Andy Henderson	---	---	14	21	26	61
Gage Peterson	24	9	---	---	26	59
Corwin McEwen	---	---	22	29	6	57
Shaun Perkins	---	---	20	34	2	56
Cris Ciervo	25	15	---	---	16	56
Zach Brown	---	---	21	29	5	55
Geno Smith	34	20	---	---	---	54
Jerome Holliman	---	---	20	30	2	52
Aaron Cauthen	---	---	20	28	4	52
Danny Stephens	29	20	---	---	2	51
Kaiden Jefferson	---	---	12	21	17	50
Kevin Hindman	---	---	15	23	10	48
Curtis Gall	---	---	18	26	2	46
Billy Joe Sellers	21	17	---	---	6	44
Vernon Warren	---	---	12	19	12	43
Lamont Morton	---	---	16	25	1	42
Barry Abrams	---	---	16	22	4	42
Brandon Cooks	19	16	---	---	7	42
Donnell Zwillinger	18	15	---	---	8	41
Tom Everett	---	---	16	21	4	41
Alonzo Tripp	22	18	---	---	---	40
Wes Grimes	22	17	---	---	---	39
Braxton Frederick	---	---	10	15	13	38
Ellis Covill	20	17	---	---	---	37
Trevor Briel	---	---	16	20	1	37
Jimmy Birch	20	7	---	---	10	37
Austin Seferian-Jenkins	13	3	---	---	17	33
Odell Beckham Jr	17	13	---	---	3	33
DeMarcus Lawrence	---	---	11	19	1	31
Josh Phillips	12	1	---	---	17	30
Earl Fulton	12	7	---	---	8	27
Allen Roberts	17	2	---	---	8	27
Donald Banks	13	3	---	---	8	24
Levi Scialabba	10	14	---	---	---	24
Donnell Hitchcock	12	3	---	---	8	23
Rex Hogue	---	---	8	13	1	22
Brenden Richard	---	---	7	13	---	20
Derrick Bryant	---	---	7	6	5	18
Donnie Wile	14	3	---	---	---	17
Walt Vaughn	---	---	5	3	5	13
Donnie Anthony	0	0	---	---	8	8
Sammie Harden	0	0	---	---	7	7
Casey Herrmann	0	0	---	---	7	7
Gilbert Brisman	0	0	---	---	1	1
Ronald Chae	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	31	3.9
Middle	14	61	4.4
Right	6	31	5.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	39	3.9
Middle	22	43	2.0
Right	2	16	8.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Derek Carr	17	13	0	2	0	1	0	0	1
John Bailey	10	3	0	0	0	4	2	0	0
Lukas Banks	10	5	1	1	1	0	1	1	1

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Geno Smith	20	13	7	0	2	3	2	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	25	16	67	2.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	35	4.4
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	27	6.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	23	11.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	5	52	7.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	4	82	13.7
Long (19+ Yds)	5	3	132	26.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Jeffrey Clauss	8	6	0	24	0	22
WR Mo Horton	6	2	0	6	0	22
WR Harold Wilkerson	4	2	1	16	0	13
RB Albert Finley	3	1	0	3	0	10
TE Victor Pendleton	3	1	0	-1	0	21
WR Sherman Shaw	3	0	0	0	0	12
WR Wayne Rogers	3	3	0	38	1	15
RB Maurice Culbertson	2	1	0	0	0	17
RB Peter Horn	2	2	0	19	0	17
FB Mitch Fletcher	1	1	0	10	0	19
WR Korey Logan	1	1	0	3	0	9
TE Aaron Spar	1	1	0	11	0	28

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Brandon Cooks	6	4	2	165	4	16
RB Levi Scialabba	5	5	0	81	3	14
WR Odell Beckham Jr	4	1	0	14	0	13
WR Cris Ciervo	2	2	0	26	0	15
TE Donnell Zwillinger	1	1	0	3	0	15
RB Gage Peterson	1	0	0	0	0	9
WR Jimmy Birch	1	0	0	0	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Peter Horn	2	1	0.50	4.67

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Geno Smith	1	3	3.00	3.00
Levi Scialabba	1	4	4.00	6.22
Gage Peterson	1	1	1.00	1.63

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Derek Carr	2	1	3	1.50	3.65

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Geno Smith	2	2	17	8.50	14.45

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Jeffrey Clauss	1	1	3	3.00	3.00
WR Mo Horton	1	0	0	0.00	1.00

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Donnell Zwillinger	1	1	3	3.00	3.00
RB Levi Scialabba	1	1	14	14.00	16.20

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Peter Horn	2	2

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Gage Peterson	5	2
Levi Scialabba	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
John Bailey	5	2	2
Lukas Banks	5	2	1
Derek Carr	5	5	2

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Geno Smith	7	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Jeffrey Clauss	4	4	2
RB Albert Finley	2	0	0
TE Victor Pendleton	2	0	0
WR Harold Wilkerson	2	2	1
FB Mitch Fletcher	1	1	0
WR Mo Horton	1	0	0
RB Maurice Culbertson	1	0	0
RB Peter Horn	1	1	1
WR Wayne Rogers	1	1	1

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Odell Beckham Jr	3	1	1
WR Brandon Cooks	2	2	2
TE Donnell Zwillinger	1	1	0
WR Jimmy Birch	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 64,800 (77,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 12,400 (21,400)
End Zone 15,000 (15,500)
Mezzanine 8,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,900 (13,700)
Club Seats 12,400 (13,000)
Luxury Boxes 4,800 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	64,800 (77,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	12,400 (21,400)
End Zone	15,000 (15,500)
Mezzanine	8,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,900 (13,700)
Club Seats	12,400 (13,000)
Luxury Boxes	4,800 (5,000)