Week 17, 2046

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Carolina Panthers	0	7	0	3	-	10
Atlanta Falcons	7	10	14	6	-	37

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:42 ATL - Quinn Rubio 8 pass from Derek Carr (Julio Harding extra point)
2Q: 05:31 CAR - Kody Coles 25 pass from Geno Smith (Branden Melancon extra point)
2Q: 02:39 ATL - Julio Harding 57 field goal
2Q: 01:07 ATL - Vince Wand 31 pass from Derek Carr (Julio Harding extra point)
3Q: 05:51 ATL - Bo Mancuso 9 run (Julio Harding extra point)
3Q: 01:51 ATL - Vince Wand 32 pass from Derek Carr (Julio Harding extra point)
4Q: 13:17 CAR - Branden Melancon 44 field goal
4Q: 07:58 ATL - Julio Harding 30 field goal
4Q: 01:52 ATL - Julio Harding 20 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:42 ATL - Quinn Rubio 8 pass from Derek Carr (Julio Harding extra point)
2Q: 05:31 CAR - Kody Coles 25 pass from Geno Smith (Branden Melancon extra point)
2Q: 02:39 ATL - Julio Harding 57 field goal
2Q: 01:07 ATL - Vince Wand 31 pass from Derek Carr (Julio Harding extra point)
3Q: 05:51 ATL - Bo Mancuso 9 run (Julio Harding extra point)
3Q: 01:51 ATL - Vince Wand 32 pass from Derek Carr (Julio Harding extra point)
4Q: 13:17 CAR - Branden Melancon 44 field goal
4Q: 07:58 ATL - Julio Harding 30 field goal
4Q: 01:52 ATL - Julio Harding 20 field goal

Team Statistics CAR ATL
Record 7-9 8-8
First Downs 14 26
- by Rushing 1 9
- by Passing 12 16
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 274 395
- Offensive Plays 53 70
- Yards per Play 5.17 5.64
Net Rushing Yards 46 87
- Rushing Attempts 14 29
- Yards per Rush 3.29 3.00
Net Passing Yards 228 308
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 27 - 0 39 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 244 324
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/16 2/16
- Yards per Pass Play 5.85 7.51
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/12 5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.4 8.3
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/18 2/20
Punt Returns/Yards 2/7 4/22
Kick Returns/Yards 6/147 3/95
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 37
Time of Possession 26:58 33:02

Team Statistics	CAR	ATL
Record	7-9	8-8
First Downs	14	26
- by Rushing	1	9
- by Passing	12	16
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	274	395
- Offensive Plays	53	70
- Yards per Play	5.17	5.64
Net Rushing Yards	46	87
- Rushing Attempts	14	29
- Yards per Rush	3.29	3.00
Net Passing Yards	228	308
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 27 - 0	39 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	244	324
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/16	2/16
- Yards per Pass Play	5.85	7.51
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/12	5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.4	8.3
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/18	2/20
Punt Returns/Yards	2/7	4/22
Kick Returns/Yards	6/147	3/95
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 37
Time of Possession	26:58	33:02

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:34	2:33	OWN 39	3	3	Punt
1	6:56	4:49	OWN 10	9	63	Missed FG
2	14:06	3:27	OWN 3	7	27	Punt
2	10:11	4:55	OWN 35	9	65	Touchdown
2	2:34	0:41	OWN 28	1	15	Fumble
2	0:55	0:55	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
3	15:00	2:57	OWN 27	3	-3	Punt
3	5:41	1:23	OWN 30	3	9	Punt
3	1:39	3:27	OWN 20	7	53	Field Goal
4	7:53	1:26	OWN 25	4	1	Downs
4	1:47	1:47	OWN 33	4	27	Game

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:26	OPP 35	6	35	Touchdown
1	9:01	2:05	OWN 17	5	32	Punt
1	2:07	3:01	OWN 34	8	22	Punt
2	10:39	0:28	OWN 30	3	0	Punt
2	5:16	1:44	OWN 24	3	-5	Punt
2	3:32	0:58	OPP 48	3	8	Field Goal
2	1:53	0:58	OPP 43	5	43	Touchdown
3	12:03	6:22	OWN 28	12	72	Touchdown
3	4:18	2:39	OWN 11	7	89	Touchdown
4	13:12	5:19	OWN 25	9	62	Field Goal
4	6:27	4:40	OPP 26	11	23	Field Goal

Game MVP: Derek Carr, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Carlos Hyde	10	29	2.90	10	1
Geno Smith	2	12	6.00	9	0
Kody Coles	2	5	2.50	8	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	TD
Bo Mancuso	16	54	3.38	9	1
Peter Horn	10	21	2.10	7	0
Derek Carr	1	4	4.00	4	0
Quinn Rubio	1	8	8.00	8	0
Devonte Bose	1	0	0.00	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Geno Smith	36	27	244	3/16	1	26	0	102.0

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Derek Carr	39	26	324	2/16	3	34	0	117.9

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Brandon Cooks	10	14	81	8.10	9	15	0
WR Seth Chu	4	6	18	4.50	9	10	0
FB Kody Coles	4	4	64	16.00	53	26	1
WR Odell Beckham Jr	3	5	32	10.67	4	15	0
RB Carlos Hyde	2	2	25	12.50	24	22	0
WR Zane Nichols	2	2	7	3.50	0	7	0
RB Justics Delaroche	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
WR Bryson Gonzalez	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0
TE Tyler Eifert	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Vince Wand	8	12	119	14.88	44	32	2
WR Quinn Rubio	6	9	90	15.00	48	34	1
TE Maxx Williams	4	5	32	8.00	8	14	0
WR Greg Hibbard	3	5	31	10.33	4	16	0
WR Casey Utley	2	2	20	10.00	3	13	0
TE Leslie Kelley	1	2	4	4.00	1	4	0
RB Bo Mancuso	1	2	10	10.00	10	10	0
FB Devonte Bose	1	2	18	18.00	12	18	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Trevor Briel	1	0	0	0
Brandon Cooks	1	0	0	0

Atlanta	Recov	Force
Marco Hutton	1	0
Charles Roth	1	0
Jaquiski Tartt	0	1
Devonte Bose	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Casey Herrmann	5	250	50.0	45.6	54	3

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Carlos Gilmore	4	153	38.3	36.5	41	2

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Branden Melancon	1/2	1/2	0/0	44	1/1

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Julio Harding	3/3	1/1	1/1	57	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Trevor Briel	2	7	3.5	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Quinn Rubio	4	22	5.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brandon Cooks	6	147	24.5	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Quinn Rubio	3	95	31.7	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Todd Coleman	8	1	0.0	26	41
ILB Byron Sims	7	3	0.0	26	41
S Chuck Pritchett	6	2	0.0	23	41
CB Eugene Hamilton	6	0	0.0	22	39
OLB Dennis Crimm	5	0	1.0	23	40
S Josue Logue	4	2	0.0	22	39
ILB Jordan Herndon	3	1	0.0	19	14
OLB Hardy Odumuyiwa	3	0	0.0	21	24
DT Tevin Nunez	2	4	0.0	24	29
DT Timothy Dromeshauser	2	2	0.0	14	13
ILB Corwin McEwen	2	1	0.0	5	1
DE Melvin McConnell	1	3	0.5	19	34
S Devonte Buchanan	1	1	0.0	7	9
CB Trevor Briel	1	0	0.0	13	26
OLB Byron Lynn	1	0	0.0	6	0
CB Kelvin Hopper	1	0	0.0	5	2
DE DeMarcus Lawrence	0	2	0.5	15	31
DE Darnell Arnold	0	1	0.0	17	15

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Jaquiski Tartt	8	2	0.0	14	39
S Tanner Tripplehorn	7	2	0.0	14	39
OLB Earnest Schwartz	4	1	1.5	8	21
OLB Hayden Wilcox	4	3	1.0	13	37
ILB Charles Roth	4	3	0.0	12	39
CB Roderick Riti	3	1	0.0	11	35
CB Bryson Stolowitz	3	0	0.0	14	39
CB Austin Shoate	2	1	0.0	7	18
DE Sammy Berman	2	0	0.0	5	14
DE Conrad Boyd	1	1	0.5	9	25
ILB Kurt McElroy	1	2	0.0	8	23
DE Ken Hansen	1	0	0.0	8	23
DT Aaron Donald	1	0	0.0	11	32
OLB Michael MacAllister	1	0	0.0	3	11
DT Quinn Fisher	0	1	0.0	9	23

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Dennis Crimm	1.0	1	1	1	40
DE Melvin McConnell	0.5	1	3	0	34
DE DeMarcus Lawrence	0.5	0	0	0	31
DT Timothy Dromeshauser	0.0	1	0	0	13
DT Tevin Nunez	0.0	0	1	0	29

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Earnest Schwartz	1.5	0	3	21
OLB Hayden Wilcox	1.0	0	0	37
DE Conrad Boyd	0.5	0	0	25
DT Quinn Fisher	0.0	1	0	23

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Todd Coleman	7	1	41
CB Eugene Hamilton	7	0	39
ILB Byron Sims	3	1	41
S Chuck Pritchett	2	0	41
OLB Dennis Crimm	2	0	40
ILB Jordan Herndon	2	0	14
S Josue Logue	2	0	39
CB Trevor Briel	1	0	26

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Jaquiski Tartt	7	2	39
S Tanner Tripplehorn	5	0	39
ILB Charles Roth	4	1	39
CB Roderick Riti	3	1	35
CB Bryson Stolowitz	2	0	39
OLB Hayden Wilcox	2	0	37
DE Conrad Boyd	1	0	25
OLB Earnest Schwartz	1	0	21
OLB Michael MacAllister	1	0	11
CB Austin Shoate	1	0	18

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Francisco Hardy	2	3	14	1	39
Graham Mahaffey	1	3	13	1	38
Michael Wasserman	1	1	2	0	2
Louis Tate	0	2	12	0	37
Alonzo Tripp	0	1	12	1	37
Dakota Rodgers	0	1	2	0	2
A.J. Cann	0	1	13	0	39

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Laken Tomlinson	4	5	24	0	41
Peter Kowal	2	5	25	1	41
Leslie Kelley	2	2	17	0	7
Ted Brennan	1	4	21	0	41
Darrell Stephens	1	3	22	1	41
Gustavo Munkres	1	3	8	0	0
Malachi Purnell	1	2	21	0	41
Devonte Bose	0	2	18	0	26
Marco Hutton	0	1	2	0	0
Miguel McCubbrey	0	1	7	0	0

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Kelvin Hopper	2	20
Zane Nichols	2	19
Kody Coles	1	22
Brandon Cooks	1	11
Braxton Frederick	1	10
Howard Perry	1	7

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Devonte Bose	2	20
Leslie Kelley	2	18
Jaquiski Tartt	2	13
Bo Mancuso	1	18
Pat Carr	1	12

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Byron Sims	---	---	26	41	3	70
Todd Coleman	---	---	26	41	3	70
Chuck Pritchett	---	---	23	41	4	68
Dennis Crimm	---	---	23	40	3	66
Eugene Hamilton	---	---	22	39	3	64
Josue Logue	---	---	22	39	2	63
Brandon Cooks	13	38	---	---	11	62
A.J. Cann	13	39	---	---	7	59
Melvin McConnell	---	---	19	34	4	57
Tevin Nunez	---	---	24	29	3	56
Trevor Briel	---	---	13	26	16	55
Geno Smith	14	39	---	---	---	53
Francisco Hardy	14	39	---	---	---	53
Kody Coles	9	21	---	---	22	52
Graham Mahaffey	13	38	---	---	---	51
Alonzo Tripp	12	37	---	---	---	49
Louis Tate	12	37	---	---	---	49
DeMarcus Lawrence	---	---	15	31	2	48
Hardy Odumuyiwa	---	---	21	24	2	47
Zane Nichols	7	18	---	---	19	44
Jordan Herndon	---	---	19	14	5	38
Tyler Eifert	11	18	---	---	5	34
Odell Beckham Jr	8	25	---	---	---	33
Darnell Arnold	---	---	17	15	1	33
Seth Chu	6	26	---	---	---	32
Timothy Dromeshauser	---	---	14	13	4	31
Carlos Hyde	10	18	---	---	1	29
Kelvin Hopper	---	---	5	2	20	27
Will Jeffries	1	7	---	---	18	26
Bryson Gonzalez	2	10	---	---	14	26
Justics Delaroche	2	14	---	---	7	23
Byron Lynn	---	---	6	0	16	22
Braxton Frederick	---	---	6	3	10	19
Donte Beard	---	---	6	8	5	19
Corwin McEwen	---	---	5	1	12	18
Devonte Buchanan	---	---	7	9	---	16
Michael Wasserman	2	2	---	---	7	11
Dakota Rodgers	2	2	---	---	7	11
Rex Makielski	1	0	---	---	9	10
Arnold Heath	2	1	---	---	7	10
Howard Perry	0	0	---	---	7	7
Casey Herrmann	0	0	---	---	5	5
Clyde Pieri	---	---	0	1	4	5
Branden Melancon	0	0	---	---	5	5
Logan O'Field	0	0	---	---	2	2
Bryce Stewart	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Quinn Rubio	23	38	---	---	19	80
Laken Tomlinson	24	41	---	---	7	72
Peter Kowal	25	41	---	---	---	66
Jaquiski Tartt	---	---	14	39	13	66
Tanner Tripplehorn	---	---	14	39	12	65
Devonte Bose	18	26	---	---	20	64
Darrell Stephens	22	41	---	---	---	63
Derek Carr	22	41	---	---	---	63
Malachi Purnell	21	41	---	---	---	62
Ted Brennan	21	41	---	---	---	62
Bryson Stolowitz	---	---	14	39	2	55
Maxx Williams	20	28	---	---	6	54
Hayden Wilcox	---	---	13	37	4	54
Bo Mancuso	20	16	---	---	18	54
Charles Roth	---	---	12	39	2	53
Aaron Donald	---	---	11	32	5	48
Roderick Riti	---	---	11	35	1	47
Leslie Kelley	17	7	---	---	18	42
Austin Shoate	---	---	7	18	17	42
Vince Wand	12	29	---	---	---	41
Peter Horn	13	26	---	---	---	39
Quinn Fisher	---	---	9	23	7	39
Greg Hibbard	10	27	---	---	---	37
Conrad Boyd	---	---	9	25	1	35
Ken Hansen	---	---	8	23	2	33
Kurt McElroy	---	---	8	23	---	31
Earnest Schwartz	---	---	8	21	---	29
Chase Zachery	7	3	---	---	14	24
Dennis Young	---	---	0	1	20	21
Lucas Pritchett	---	---	6	8	6	20
Sammy Berman	---	---	5	14	1	20
Michael MacAllister	---	---	3	11	3	17
Casey Utley	4	5	---	---	7	16
Jerry Serwanga	---	---	2	2	12	16
Miguel McCubbrey	7	0	---	---	7	14
Dominic Dreyfuss	7	0	---	---	6	13
Pat Carr	1	0	---	---	12	13
Julio Harding	0	0	---	---	11	11
Marco Hutton	2	0	---	---	7	9
Patrick Parisi	8	0	---	---	1	9
Gustavo Munkres	8	0	---	---	---	8
E.J. Manuel	7	0	---	---	---	7
Lonnie Lorino	0	0	---	---	7	7
Carlos Gilmore	0	0	---	---	6	6
Timothy Johnstone	0	0	---	---	1	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	20	3.3
Middle	7	23	3.3
Right	1	3	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	34	3.8
Middle	14	35	2.5
Right	6	18	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Geno Smith	36	27	3	2	2	4	1	3	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Derek Carr	39	26	4	2	1	2	5	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	83	13.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	14	70	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	7	91	7.0
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	10	10.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	17	209	9.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	7	74	6.2
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	31	7.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Brandon Cooks	14	10	0	81	0	38
WR Seth Chu	6	4	1	18	0	26
WR Odell Beckham Jr	5	3	1	32	0	25
FB Kody Coles	4	4	0	64	2	21
RB Carlos Hyde	2	2	0	25	1	18
WR Zane Nichols	2	2	0	7	0	18
TE Tyler Eifert	1	0	0	0	0	18
RB Justics Delaroche	1	1	0	7	0	14
WR Bryson Gonzalez	1	1	0	10	0	10

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Vince Wand	12	8	1	119	2	29
WR Quinn Rubio	9	6	0	90	2	38
WR Greg Hibbard	5	3	0	31	0	27
TE Maxx Williams	5	4	0	32	0	28
WR Casey Utley	2	2	0	20	0	5
TE Leslie Kelley	2	1	0	4	0	7
RB Bo Mancuso	2	1	0	10	0	16
FB Devonte Bose	2	1	0	18	0	26

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bo Mancuso	10	24	2.40	3.38
Peter Horn	4	10	2.50	2.10

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Derek Carr	4	2	15	3.75	8.31

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Casey Utley	1	1	7	7.00	10.00
WR Quinn Rubio	1	1	8	8.00	10.00
WR Vince Wand	1	0	0	0.00	9.92
TE Leslie Kelley	1	0	0	0.00	2.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Geno Smith	1	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Peter Horn	2	2
Bo Mancuso	2	1
Quinn Rubio	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Geno Smith	9	7	4

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Derek Carr	6	3	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Brandon Cooks	3	2	2
WR Odell Beckham Jr	2	2	1
WR Seth Chu	2	1	0
RB Carlos Hyde	1	1	1
FB Kody Coles	1	1	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Quinn Rubio	2	1	0
WR Vince Wand	2	1	1
WR Casey Utley	1	1	0
TE Leslie Kelley	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 71,100 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 22,200 (22,200)
End Zone 16,000 (16,000)
Mezzanine 9,200 (9,200)
Sideline Seats 14,100 (14,100)
Club Seats 4,600 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes 5,000 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	71,100 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	22,200 (22,200)
End Zone	16,000 (16,000)
Mezzanine	9,200 (9,200)
Sideline Seats	14,100 (14,100)
Club Seats	4,600 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes	5,000 (5,000)