Week 17, 2064

played in Carolina, NC

39 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	0	6	0	0	-	6
Carolina Panthers	7	3	10	0	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:59 CAR - Jacob Cole 27 pass from Winston Dodge (Terry Burk extra point)
2Q: 03:19 CAR - Terry Burk 31 field goal
2Q: 02:36 ATL - Tucker Forrester 70 pass from Riddick Ballard (Gavin Hicks extra point failed)
3Q: 07:28 CAR - Jacob Cole 16 pass from Winston Dodge (Terry Burk extra point)
3Q: 00:10 CAR - Terry Burk 18 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:59 CAR - Jacob Cole 27 pass from Winston Dodge (Terry Burk extra point)
2Q: 03:19 CAR - Terry Burk 31 field goal
2Q: 02:36 ATL - Tucker Forrester 70 pass from Riddick Ballard (Gavin Hicks extra point failed)
3Q: 07:28 CAR - Jacob Cole 16 pass from Winston Dodge (Terry Burk extra point)
3Q: 00:10 CAR - Terry Burk 18 field goal

Team Statistics ATL CAR
Record 7-9 12-4
First Downs 12 20
- by Rushing 4 6
- by Passing 7 14
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 299 403
- Offensive Plays 57 72
- Yards per Play 5.25 5.60
Net Rushing Yards 66 121
- Rushing Attempts 16 32
- Yards per Rush 4.13 3.78
Net Passing Yards 233 282
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 23 - 1 40 - 27 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 238 282
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.68 7.05
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/13 7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.5 6.3
4th Down Conversions 0/1 1/1
Penalties/Yards 5/35 3/20
Punt Returns/Yards 1/6 4/60
Kick Returns/Yards 3/65 1/21
Interception Ret./Yards 2/46 1/19
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 19 OWN 38
Time of Possession 24:49 35:11

Team Statistics	ATL	CAR
Record	7-9	12-4
First Downs	12	20
- by Rushing	4	6
- by Passing	7	14
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	299	403
- Offensive Plays	57	72
- Yards per Play	5.25	5.60
Net Rushing Yards	66	121
- Rushing Attempts	16	32
- Yards per Rush	4.13	3.78
Net Passing Yards	233	282
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 23 - 1	40 - 27 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	238	282
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.68	7.05
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/13	7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.5	6.3
4th Down Conversions	0/1	1/1
Penalties/Yards	5/35	3/20
Punt Returns/Yards	1/6	4/60
Kick Returns/Yards	3/65	1/21
Interception Ret./Yards	2/46	1/19
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 19	OWN 38
Time of Possession	24:49	35:11

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:45	1:44	OWN 16	3	13	Interception
1	8:27	1:25	OWN 13	3	7	Punt
1	4:54	2:13	OWN 20	5	26	Fumble
1	2:31	2:12	OWN 22	7	30	Punt
2	11:29	1:32	OWN 9	3	2	Punt
2	9:47	1:57	OWN 41	3	5	Punt
2	3:13	1:09	OWN 30	1	70	Touchdown
2	0:25	0:25	OWN 29	2	-4	Half
3	15:00	1:56	OWN 18	3	4	Punt
3	10:57	1:56	OWN 3	5	23	Punt
3	7:22	0:51	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
3	0:02	0:56	OWN 25	3	3	Punt
4	13:19	8:00	OWN 2	15	85	Downs
4	0:03	0:03	OWN 20	1	0	Game

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:15	OWN 25	6	75	Touchdown
1	10:01	1:34	50	3	2	Punt
1	7:02	2:08	OWN 49	3	5	Punt
1	2:41	0:10	OPP 40	1	0	Interception
1	0:19	3:50	OWN 6	7	38	Punt
2	9:57	0:10	OPP 37	1	0	Interception
2	7:50	4:37	OWN 35	10	51	Field Goal
2	2:04	1:39	OWN 35	7	36	Fumble
3	13:04	2:07	OWN 42	3	7	Punt
3	9:01	1:39	OWN 41	6	59	Touchdown
3	6:31	6:29	OWN 41	12	58	Field Goal
4	14:06	0:47	OWN 41	3	6	Punt
4	5:19	5:16	OWN 13	10	51	Punt

Game MVP: Ben Oxendine, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
QB Riddick Ballard	6	9	1.50	5	0
RB Dustin Birch	6	52	8.67	21	2
RB Elliot Grice	3	4	1.33	5	0
FB Matthew Carrier	1	1	1.00	1	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Ben Schrope	22	90	4.09	18	2
RB Isaac Perkins	5	18	3.60	15	1
QB Winston Dodge	2	3	1.50	4	0
RB Brett Dole	2	6	3.00	3	0
WR Jermaine Stanton	1	4	4.00	4	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Riddick Ballard	40	23	238	1/5	1	70	1	72.7

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Winston Dodge	40	27	282	0/0	2	32	2	83.5

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Artie Gomez	9	14	63	7.00	41	13	0
WR Tucker Forrester	4	5	87	21.75	58	70	1
TE Cesar Iannaccone	4	6	51	12.75	9	21	0
RB Dustin Birch	3	4	13	4.33	12	6	0
WR Alan Reeves	2	3	20	10.00	0	15	0
RB Elliot Grice	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
WR Ellis Watkins	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Gabe Farrell	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Howie Fisher	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jacob Cole	8	13	103	12.88	53	27	2
WR Damian Prior	6	9	41	6.83	17	19	0
RB Ben Schrope	4	4	19	4.75	5	9	0
TE Boomer Vasquez	4	7	34	8.50	11	16	0
WR Jermaine Stanton	2	3	51	25.50	33	32	0
RB Brett Dole	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
TE Brian McGhee	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE James Kiluk	1	1	21	21.00	3	21	0
RB Isaac Perkins	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Terrence Harmon	1	20	20.00	0
OLB Artie Michi	1	26	26.00	0

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Tevin Widmer	1	19	19.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Riddick Ballard	1	0	0
RB Elliot Grice	1	0	0
CB Sawyer Santorum	0	1	1
T Ross Cooley	0	1	0

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Ben Schrope	1	0	0
DE DeAndre Passmore	0	1	0
OLB Brock Strong	0	0	1
OLB Lewis Meusey	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Scott Foster	8	307	38.4	30.9	51	2

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Elijah Peterson	6	269	44.8	37.2	53	4

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Gavin Hicks	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	0/1

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Terry Burk	2/2	0/0	0/0	31	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Micah Brock	1	6	6.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Damian Prior	4	60	15.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Walt Cribbs	3	65	21.7	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Monty Ansell	1	21	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Mitch Bridges	11	3	0.0	32	40
DE Seth Jamison	10	0	0.0	29	28
S Corbin Poon	7	4	0.0	32	37
OLB Artie Michi	7	2	0.0	32	37
S Nicholas Welch	4	1	0.0	15	20
DT Brad Roussel	4	0	0.0	19	12
CB Terrence Harmon	3	2	0.0	30	38
ILB Reginald Jamison	2	3	0.0	9	2
DT Silas Rivers	2	0	0.0	11	22
CB Jameson Muncy	2	0	0.0	6	15
CB D.J. Mason	1	1	0.0	17	22
CB Walt Cribbs	1	0	0.0	5	13
TE Bobby Hartman	1	0	---	---	---
T Terrell Tripplehorn	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Weston Banks	1	0	0.0	1	2
DE Earl Rayburn	0	3	0.0	31	36
DE Maurice Marchese	0	2	0.0	31	39
CB Devon Zlotnik	0	1	0.0	18	26

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Lewis Meusey	6	2	0.0	15	35
S Keith Elliott	6	1	0.0	15	35
CB Tevin Widmer	5	2	0.0	16	41
S Efrain Boatright	4	1	0.0	16	41
ILB Josiah James	4	0	0.0	4	14
CB Miles Cornett	3	1	0.0	11	34
OLB Brock Strong	2	0	1.0	8	15
CB Vernon Schlesinger	2	0	0.0	10	25
DT Hayden Hammond	1	1	0.0	9	32
OLB Kenyon Hicks	1	1	0.0	8	26
CB Junior Boore	1	1	0.0	4	8
ILB Dana Mathis	1	1	0.0	12	28
DT Drake Michaels	1	0	0.0	7	9
WR Damian Prior	1	0	---	---	---
G Drake England	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Leland Hansen	1	0	0.0	7	9
CB Anthony Strong	1	0	0.0	1	11
DE Korey Blombeck	0	1	0.0	11	28
DE Colin Chapman	0	1	0.0	3	4
DE DeAndre Passmore	0	1	0.0	16	40

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Maurice Marchese	1	1	1	39
DT Silas Rivers	0	2	0	22
DE Seth Jamison	0	1	0	28
DE Earl Rayburn	0	0	1	36

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Brock Strong	1.0	1	0	15
DE DeAndre Passmore	0.0	2	2	40
DE Colin Chapman	0.0	2	0	4
OLB Kenyon Hicks	0.0	1	2	26
DE Korey Blombeck	0.0	1	0	28

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Mitch Bridges	8	1	0	40
OLB Artie Michi	3	3	1	37
S Nicholas Welch	3	0	0	20
S Corbin Poon	3	0	0	37
CB Terrence Harmon	2	0	1	38
CB Jameson Muncy	2	0	0	15
CB D.J. Mason	2	0	0	22
CB Walt Cribbs	1	0	0	13
CB Sawyer Santorum	1	0	0	28
ILB Reginald Jamison	1	0	0	2
OLB Weston Banks	1	0	0	2

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Lewis Meusey	4	0	0	35
CB Miles Cornett	3	1	0	34
CB Tevin Widmer	3	0	1	41
S Keith Elliott	3	0	0	35
CB Vernon Schlesinger	2	1	0	25
ILB Josiah James	2	0	0	14
S Efrain Boatright	2	0	0	41
CB Junior Boore	1	2	0	8
CB Anthony Strong	1	1	0	11
DT Hayden Hammond	1	0	0	32
OLB Kenyon Hicks	1	0	0	26
S Aiden Ricksecker	0	1	0	6

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C J.J. Baxter	2	5	16	0	41
T Terrell Tripplehorn	2	4	16	0	41
G Matthew Pierce	1	1	16	0	41
T Ross Cooley	0	2	16	0	41
G Van Myers	0	1	16	0	41
TE Howie Fisher	0	1	4	0	1
RB Dustin Birch	0	0	9	1	29

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
T Ben Oxendine	6	10	32	40
G Lonnie Godfrey	3	8	32	40
C Josiah Hawkins	1	4	32	40
TE Boomer Vasquez	1	1	30	36
G Drake England	0	5	32	40
T Ron Yates	0	2	32	40

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Ross Cooley	3	10
Elliot Grice	2	10

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Dakota Perez	1	17
Brett Dole	1	15
Dana Mathis	1	11
Damian Rouse	1	8

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Terrence Harmon	---	---	30	38	8	76
OLB Mitch Bridges	---	---	32	40	2	74
OLB Artie Michi	---	---	32	37	3	72
DE Maurice Marchese	---	---	31	39	2	72
S Corbin Poon	---	---	32	37	2	71
DE Earl Rayburn	---	---	31	36	2	69
T Ross Cooley	16	41	---	---	10	67
G Matthew Pierce	16	41	---	---	8	65
G Van Myers	16	41	---	---	8	65
T Terrell Tripplehorn	16	41	---	---	8	65
DE Seth Jamison	---	---	29	28	2	59
WR Tucker Forrester	12	38	---	---	7	57
C J.J. Baxter	16	41	---	---	---	57
QB Riddick Ballard	16	41	---	---	---	57
TE Cesar Iannaccone	16	40	---	---	---	56
CB Sawyer Santorum	---	---	27	28	1	56
WR Ellis Watkins	9	30	---	---	13	52
S Nicholas Welch	---	---	15	20	15	50
CB Devon Zlotnik	---	---	18	26	---	44
CB D.J. Mason	---	---	17	22	---	39
RB Dustin Birch	9	29	---	---	---	38
DT Brad Roussel	---	---	19	12	7	38
WR Artie Gomez	5	26	---	---	5	36
CB Jameson Muncy	---	---	6	15	13	34
DT Silas Rivers	---	---	11	22	---	33
ILB Reginald Jamison	---	---	9	2	21	32
CB Walt Cribbs	---	---	5	13	7	25
TE Howie Fisher	4	1	---	---	19	24
DE Bert Kowalkowski	---	---	4	13	6	23
RB Elliot Grice	6	6	---	---	10	22
RB Micah Brock	0	0	---	---	21	21
FB Matthew Carrier	2	4	---	---	13	19
TE Bobby Hartman	9	8	---	---	2	19
WR Alan Reeves	5	13	---	---	---	18
DT Elijah Frenzel	---	---	3	10	1	14
WR Gabe Farrell	3	10	---	---	---	13
ILB Jeffery Foley	---	---	0	0	11	11
T Hardy Erickson	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Blaine Tucker	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Scott Foster	0	0	---	---	8	8
OLB Weston Banks	---	---	1	2	---	3
K Gavin Hicks	0	0	---	---	2	2
C Kendrick Turnbull	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Broderick Fleming	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Gilbert Shannon	---	---	0	0	---	0
G Elias Lynn	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Damian Prior	30	38	---	---	15	83
WR Jacob Cole	32	40	---	---	1	73
G Lonnie Godfrey	32	40	---	---	---	72
QB Winston Dodge	32	40	---	---	---	72
G Drake England	32	40	---	---	---	72
T Ben Oxendine	32	40	---	---	---	72
C Josiah Hawkins	32	40	---	---	---	72
T Ron Yates	32	40	---	---	---	72
TE Boomer Vasquez	30	36	---	---	---	66
S Keith Elliott	---	---	15	35	11	61
CB Tevin Widmer	---	---	16	41	2	59
RB Ben Schrope	25	33	---	---	---	58
S Efrain Boatright	---	---	16	41	---	57
DE DeAndre Passmore	---	---	16	40	---	56
OLB Kenyon Hicks	---	---	8	26	20	54
ILB Dana Mathis	---	---	12	28	11	51
WR Jermaine Stanton	20	31	---	---	---	51
OLB Lewis Meusey	---	---	15	35	---	50
DT Hayden Hammond	---	---	9	32	8	49
CB Vernon Schlesinger	---	---	10	25	13	48
CB Miles Cornett	---	---	11	34	---	45
DE Korey Blombeck	---	---	11	28	---	39
TE James Kiluk	8	5	---	---	23	36
ILB Josiah James	---	---	4	14	10	28
OLB Brock Strong	---	---	8	15	3	26
FB Dakota Perez	5	1	---	---	17	23
WR Monty Ansell	1	5	---	---	17	23
S Aiden Ricksecker	---	---	1	6	15	22
RB Brett Dole	2	5	---	---	15	22
CB Junior Boore	---	---	4	8	8	20
DT Drake Michaels	---	---	7	9	---	16
OLB Leland Hansen	---	---	7	9	---	16
DE Colin Chapman	---	---	3	4	8	15
DE Abel Lyon	---	---	2	10	---	12
CB Anthony Strong	---	---	1	11	---	12
RB Isaac Perkins	5	5	---	---	---	10
G Jermaine O'Bryan	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Noah Neumeyer	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Frank McGee	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Leonardo Jarvis	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Elijah Peterson	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Damian Rouse	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Terry Burk	0	0	---	---	7	7
TE Brian McGhee	2	1	---	---	---	3
S Levi Phillip	---	---	0	0	1	1
QB Corwin Burtnett	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	34	3.8
Middle	6	11	1.8
Right	1	21	21.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	25	6.3
Middle	15	54	3.6
Right	12	43	3.6
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Riddick Ballard	40	23	2	1	2	6	7	4	1

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Winston Dodge	40	27	4	1	1	4	4	2	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	13	9	50	3.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	7	50	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	117	11.7
Long (19+ Yds)	7	1	21	3.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	7	56	5.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	16	167	8.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	59	7.4
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Artie Gomez	14	9	1	63	0	26
TE Cesar Iannaccone	6	4	0	51	1	40
WR Tucker Forrester	5	4	0	87	1	38
RB Dustin Birch	4	3	0	13	0	29
WR Ellis Watkins	3	0	1	0	0	30
WR Gabe Farrell	3	0	0	0	0	10
WR Alan Reeves	3	2	0	20	0	13
RB Elliot Grice	1	1	0	4	0	6
TE Howie Fisher	1	0	0	0	0	1

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jacob Cole	13	8	1	103	2	40
WR Damian Prior	9	6	0	41	0	38
TE Boomer Vasquez	7	4	0	34	0	36
RB Ben Schrope	4	4	0	19	0	33
WR Jermaine Stanton	3	2	0	51	1	31
RB Brett Dole	1	1	0	8	0	5
TE Brian McGhee	1	1	0	5	0	1
TE James Kiluk	1	1	0	21	1	5
RB Isaac Perkins	1	0	0	0	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Ben Schrope	4	0	0.00	4.09
RB Isaac Perkins	1	0	0.00	3.60

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Riddick Ballard	2	1	6	3.00	5.95

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Winston Dodge	7	3	34	4.86	7.05

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Artie Gomez	1	1	6	6.00	4.50
WR Gabe Farrell	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jacob Cole	3	1	16	5.33	7.92
WR Damian Prior	2	0	0	0.00	4.56
RB Brett Dole	1	1	8	8.00	8.00
TE Boomer Vasquez	1	1	10	10.00	4.86

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
RB Dustin Birch	2	1
QB Riddick Ballard	1	0

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Ben Schrope	3	2
QB Winston Dodge	2	0
RB Isaac Perkins	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Riddick Ballard	9	6	3

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Winston Dodge	10	10	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Artie Gomez	6	5	2
WR Gabe Farrell	2	0	0
WR Alan Reeves	1	1	1

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Damian Prior	3	3	1
WR Jacob Cole	3	3	2
TE Boomer Vasquez	2	2	1
TE James Kiluk	1	1	1
RB Ben Schrope	1	1	0

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

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