Wild Card Playoff Games, 2089

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Carolina Panthers	7	7	0	0	-	14
Atlanta Falcons	3	17	10	3	-	33

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:25 ATL - Carson Marcum 52 field goal
1Q: 01:00 CAR - Kerry Burnett 11 pass from Darrin Oliphant (Nathaniel Vaughn extra point)
2Q: 12:17 ATL - Denzel Garrison 3 run (Carson Marcum extra point)
2Q: 04:34 ATL - Rondell Hill 5 pass from Andres Clayton (Carson Marcum extra point)
2Q: 02:27 CAR - Bryan Frizzell 12 pass from Darrin Oliphant (Nathaniel Vaughn extra point)
2Q: 00:09 ATL - Carson Marcum 39 field goal
3Q: 11:40 ATL - Carson Marcum 36 field goal
3Q: 07:36 ATL - Zack Olivo 11 pass from Andres Clayton (Carson Marcum extra point)
4Q: 02:54 ATL - Carson Marcum 45 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:25 ATL - Carson Marcum 52 field goal
1Q: 01:00 CAR - Kerry Burnett 11 pass from Darrin Oliphant (Nathaniel Vaughn extra point)
2Q: 12:17 ATL - Denzel Garrison 3 run (Carson Marcum extra point)
2Q: 04:34 ATL - Rondell Hill 5 pass from Andres Clayton (Carson Marcum extra point)
2Q: 02:27 CAR - Bryan Frizzell 12 pass from Darrin Oliphant (Nathaniel Vaughn extra point)
2Q: 00:09 ATL - Carson Marcum 39 field goal
3Q: 11:40 ATL - Carson Marcum 36 field goal
3Q: 07:36 ATL - Zack Olivo 11 pass from Andres Clayton (Carson Marcum extra point)
4Q: 02:54 ATL - Carson Marcum 45 field goal

Team Statistics CAR ATL
Record 11-6 14-3
First Downs 17 27
- by Rushing 3 8
- by Passing 14 13
- by Penalty 0 6
Total Net Yards 306 434
- Offensive Plays 58 71
- Yards per Play 5.28 6.11
Net Rushing Yards 77 186
- Rushing Attempts 20 41
- Yards per Rush 3.85 4.54
Net Passing Yards 229 248
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 21 - 2 30 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 229 248
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 6.03 8.27
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/13 7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.2 6.9
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/77 7/60
Punt Returns/Yards 2/11 3/9
Kick Returns/Yards 5/135 1/27
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 2/10
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 33
Time of Possession 23:18 36:42

Team Statistics	CAR	ATL
Record	11-6	14-3
First Downs	17	27
- by Rushing	3	8
- by Passing	14	13
- by Penalty	0	6
Total Net Yards	306	434
- Offensive Plays	58	71
- Yards per Play	5.28	6.11
Net Rushing Yards	77	186
- Rushing Attempts	20	41
- Yards per Rush	3.85	4.54
Net Passing Yards	229	248
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 21 - 2	30 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	229	248
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	6.03	8.27
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/13	7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.2	6.9
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/77	7/60
Punt Returns/Yards	2/11	3/9
Kick Returns/Yards	5/135	1/27
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	2/10
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 33
Time of Possession	23:18	36:42

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:28	OWN 25	4	-2	Punt
1	11:07	4:41	OWN 4	8	27	Punt
1	4:18	3:24	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
2	12:07	3:13	OWN 25	7	44	Missed FG
2	4:26	2:05	OWN 36	6	64	Touchdown
3	11:34	1:13	OWN 23	3	2	Punt
3	7:29	2:56	OWN 31	8	37	Missed FG
3	3:19	1:03	OWN 45	3	0	Punt
4	12:24	2:57	OWN 33	5	18	Punt
4	2:48	0:57	OPP 48	5	11	Interception
4	0:33	0:09	OWN 9	2	13	Interception

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:32	2:25	OWN 37	3	5	Punt
1	6:26	2:08	OWN 27	4	38	Field Goal
1	0:54	3:47	OWN 37	9	63	Touchdown
2	8:54	4:28	OPP 39	8	39	Touchdown
2	2:21	2:18	OWN 25	7	53	Field Goal
3	15:00	3:26	OWN 25	8	56	Field Goal
3	10:21	2:52	OWN 25	7	75	Touchdown
3	4:33	1:14	OWN 39	3	3	Interception
3	2:16	4:52	OWN 7	9	33	Punt
4	9:27	6:39	OWN 16	11	56	Field Goal
4	1:51	1:18	OWN 32	4	15	Punt
4	0:24	0:24	OPP 25	1	-2	Game

Game MVP: Andres Clayton, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Toby Ellard	12	50	4.17	27	1
QB Darrin Oliphant	6	27	4.50	13	2
RB Tom Wagner	2	0	0.00	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Floyd Roberson	20	101	5.05	20	2	0
RB Denzel Garrison	16	63	3.94	12	3	1
QB Andres Clayton	4	12	3.00	11	1	0
FB Ty Korber	1	10	10.00	10	1	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Darrin Oliphant	38	21	229	0/0	2	42	2	68.8

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Andres Clayton	30	21	248	0/0	2	33	1	103.2

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Bryan Frizzell	8	13	117	14.63	52	42	1
WR Kerry Burnett	7	11	79	11.29	24	20	1
RB Toby Ellard	3	7	8	2.67	0	7	0
WR Adrian Rindfleisch	1	2	12	12.00	0	12	0
RB Tom Wagner	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	0
WR Liam Bennit	1	1	9	9.00	3	9	0
TE Eli Awsare	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Stan Bailey	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Zack Olivo	5	5	67	13.40	6	20	1
RB Denzel Garrison	4	5	48	12.00	28	23	0
WR Ron Boren	4	5	27	6.75	12	10	0
WR Zach Robinson	3	3	43	14.33	16	33	0
WR Rondell Hill	3	7	28	9.33	1	19	1
TE Todd Kramer	2	4	35	17.50	16	21	0
TE Henry Daily	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Louis Wicher	1	0	0.00	0

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Stephen Everett	1	0	0.00	0
S Richie Skeen	1	10	10.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
WR Kerry Burnett	1	0	0	0
DE Marty Socha	0	1	0	0

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
TE Wesley Montgomery	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Salvador Blackwell	5	222	44.4	42.6	49	2

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Zach Wright	3	136	45.3	41.7	54	2

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Nathaniel Vaughn	0/2	0/2	0/0	0	2/2

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Carson Marcum	4/4	2/2	1/1	52	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kerry Burnett	2	11	5.5	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rondell Hill	3	9	3.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Graham Vaughn	4	116	29.0	0
Liam Bennit	1	19	19.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Malcolm Moore	1	27	27.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Wesley Jennings	14	5	0.0	41	30
S Louis Wicher	6	5	0.0	38	30
DE Marty Socha	6	3	0.0	31	26
S Graham Vaughn	6	0	0.0	35	23
DT Roman Bennett	4	3	0.0	37	26
ILB Bryan Wiggs	4	2	0.0	24	9
OLB Marshall Fenkner	3	4	0.0	27	11
OLB Bart Bates	3	2	0.0	14	19
CB Bucky Perez	3	1	0.0	38	30
OLB Dashawn Bronson	3	1	0.0	40	28
CB Johnny Zonnefeld	2	1	0.0	10	19
CB Zane Uecker	2	0	0.0	31	25
S Les Leyh	1	0	0.0	9	7
TE Bryan Frizzell	1	0	---	---	---
DE Luis Shore	1	0	0.0	34	21
RB Toby Ellard	1	0	---	---	---
CB Kerry Welch	0	1	0.0	7	0
DE Bernie Pianigiani	0	1	0.0	17	13

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Bruce Terrell	9	2	0.0	20	37
OLB Jeremiah Skuratovsky	4	2	0.0	20	35
CB Don Cole	4	1	0.0	20	38
ILB Bernie Dawson	4	0	0.0	19	22
S Stephen Everett	4	0	0.0	20	38
S Richie Skeen	4	0	0.0	20	38
DT Gabriel Otten	3	0	0.0	10	28
DE Myles Watson	2	2	0.0	18	20
OLB Buddy Horton	2	1	0.0	9	8
OLB Oscar Kafka	1	1	0.0	1	17
DE Bruce Sims	1	0	0.0	18	34
WR Rondell Hill	1	0	---	---	---
DT Billy McGettigan	1	0	0.0	11	22
DT Donnell Jeffries	0	1	0.0	11	20

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Roman Bennett	1	1	1	26
DE Marty Socha	0	2	2	26
S Louis Wicher	0	1	0	30

Atlanta	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Gabriel Otten	2	0	28
DE Bruce Sims	1	0	34
ILB Bernie Dawson	0	1	22

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Wesley Jennings	6	1	0	30
S Louis Wicher	3	0	1	30
CB Bucky Perez	3	0	0	30
CB Johnny Zonnefeld	2	1	0	19
CB Zane Uecker	2	0	0	25
DE Marty Socha	2	0	0	26
OLB Bart Bates	2	0	0	19
S Graham Vaughn	1	0	0	23

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Bruce Terrell	7	1	0	37
CB Don Cole	4	1	0	38
OLB Jeremiah Skuratovsky	3	1	0	35
S Richie Skeen	2	0	1	38
ILB Bernie Dawson	1	1	0	22
OLB Oscar Kafka	1	1	0	17
OLB Buddy Horton	1	0	0	8
DT Gabriel Otten	1	0	0	28
DT Billy McGettigan	1	0	0	22
S Stephen Everett	0	2	1	38

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
G Randall Roush	1	4	20	38
G Devan Dotson	1	3	20	38
T Charlie Gibson	1	2	20	38
T Miguel Bryant	0	5	20	38
C Ian Barrouquere	0	1	20	38

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
G Carlton Giordano	7	10	0	41	30
G Gino Dennis	6	9	1	41	30
T Preston Fertwagner	2	5	0	41	30
C Samuel Deering	1	5	0	41	30
FB Ty Korber	1	4	0	20	10
T Darrell Beisel	1	3	0	41	30
TE Henry Daily	1	1	0	21	9

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Eli Awsare	1	21
Les Leyh	1	17
Greg Rhodes	1	10
Gage Rose	1	7

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Donnell Jeffries	2	13
Wesley Montgomery	1	23
Kaleb Crangle	1	18
Ed Farmer	1	16
Daryl Sembower	1	15
Malcolm Moore	1	14

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
ILB Wesley Jennings	---	---	41	30	4	75
CB Bucky Perez	---	---	38	30	4	72
S Louis Wicher	---	---	38	30	4	72
OLB Dashawn Bronson	---	---	40	28	4	72
RB Toby Ellard	16	34	---	---	18	68
S Graham Vaughn	---	---	35	23	9	67
T Miguel Bryant	20	38	---	---	7	65
DT Roman Bennett	---	---	37	26	1	64
DE Marty Socha	---	---	31	26	6	63
QB Darrin Oliphant	20	38	---	---	---	58
C Ian Barrouquere	20	38	---	---	---	58
T Charlie Gibson	20	38	---	---	---	58
G Randall Roush	20	38	---	---	---	58
G Devan Dotson	20	38	---	---	---	58
CB Zane Uecker	---	---	31	25	1	57
DE Luis Shore	---	---	34	21	2	57
OLB Bart Bates	---	---	14	19	23	56
TE Bryan Frizzell	18	36	---	---	---	54
WR Kerry Burnett	18	30	---	---	4	52
WR Liam Bennit	16	27	---	---	8	51
OLB Marshall Fenkner	---	---	27	11	---	38
WR Adrian Rindfleisch	10	25	---	---	1	36
S Les Leyh	---	---	9	7	17	33
DE Bernie Pianigiani	---	---	17	13	3	33
ILB Bryan Wiggs	---	---	24	9	---	33
CB Johnny Zonnefeld	---	---	10	19	3	32
RB Josue Grassley	3	8	---	---	21	32
CB Travis McKinnie	---	---	14	9	6	29
TE Eli Awsare	1	7	---	---	21	29
TE Stan Bailey	11	14	---	---	3	28
CB Kerry Welch	---	---	7	0	15	22
WR Irving Vandenberg	4	5	---	---	10	19
WR Frankie Hanks	0	1	---	---	15	16
DT Lucas Smithson	---	---	4	4	6	14
ILB J.C. Simmons	---	---	0	0	11	11
G Greg Rhodes	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Dennis Henson	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Gage Rose	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Randy Stevens	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Salvador Blackwell	0	0	---	---	7	7
RB Tom Wagner	3	3	---	---	---	6
C Rickey Hoard	0	0	---	---	5	5
K Nathaniel Vaughn	0	0	---	---	5	5
QB J.C. Klaes	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB B.J. Rinkenberg	0	0	---	---	---	0
CB Mercury Stewart	---	---	0	0	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Carlton Giordano	41	30	---	---	7	78
T Darrell Beisel	41	30	---	---	3	74
C Samuel Deering	41	30	---	---	---	71
QB Andres Clayton	41	30	---	---	---	71
G Gino Dennis	41	30	---	---	---	71
T Preston Fertwagner	41	30	---	---	---	71
WR Ron Boren	39	28	---	---	---	67
TE Todd Kramer	37	27	---	---	---	64
S Stephen Everett	---	---	20	38	2	60
CB Don Cole	---	---	20	38	2	60
S Richie Skeen	---	---	20	38	2	60
CB Bruce Terrell	---	---	20	37	2	59
OLB Jeremiah Skuratovsky	---	---	20	35	2	57
DE Bruce Sims	---	---	18	34	2	54
WR Zack Olivo	24	23	---	---	5	52
FB Ty Korber	20	10	---	---	20	50
WR Rondell Hill	11	16	---	---	20	47
DT Gabriel Otten	---	---	10	28	7	45
DT Donnell Jeffries	---	---	11	20	13	44
ILB Bernie Dawson	---	---	19	22	---	41
RB Denzel Garrison	20	19	---	---	---	39
DE Myles Watson	---	---	18	20	---	38
TE Henry Daily	21	9	---	---	7	37
OLB Buddy Horton	---	---	9	8	19	36
DT Billy McGettigan	---	---	11	22	---	33
RB Floyd Roberson	20	9	---	---	---	29
TE Wesley Montgomery	3	2	---	---	23	28
CB Caiden Cortez	---	---	1	14	10	25
CB Hector Franklin	---	---	10	14	---	24
CB Ed Farmer	---	---	0	6	16	22
OLB Oscar Kafka	---	---	1	17	2	20
RB Kaleb Crangle	0	0	---	---	18	18
WR Zach Robinson	10	7	---	---	---	17
S Charles Castillo	---	---	0	0	16	16
DE Bryant Rodgers	---	---	3	7	6	16
DE Kenny Bernard	---	---	1	14	1	16
T Daryl Sembower	0	0	---	---	15	15
DT Gerald Hobart	---	---	8	6	---	14
WR Malcolm Moore	0	0	---	---	14	14
K Carson Marcum	0	0	---	---	12	12
ILB J.B. Chelios	---	---	0	0	8	8
C Cole Myers	0	0	---	---	7	7
G J.C. Joyner	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Zach Wright	0	0	---	---	7	7
QB Gabriel Matthews	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Colton Clemons	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	-3	-3.0
Middle	13	45	3.5
Right	6	35	5.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	26	2.9
Middle	24	129	5.4
Right	7	33	4.7
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Darrin Oliphant	38	21	3	2	3	7	3	1	2

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Andres Clayton	30	21	4	1	0	2	4	3	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	21	3.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	10	115	7.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	7	93	6.6
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	32	10.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	11	89	6.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	7	127	12.7
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Bryan Frizzell	13	8	1	117	2	36
WR Kerry Burnett	11	7	1	79	1	30
RB Toby Ellard	7	3	1	8	0	34
WR Adrian Rindfleisch	2	1	0	12	0	25
RB Tom Wagner	2	1	0	4	0	3
WR Liam Bennit	1	1	0	9	0	27
TE Eli Awsare	1	0	0	0	0	7
TE Stan Bailey	1	0	0	0	0	14

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rondell Hill	7	3	28	0	16
RB Denzel Garrison	5	4	48	1	19
WR Zack Olivo	5	5	67	1	23
WR Ron Boren	5	4	27	0	28
TE Todd Kramer	4	2	35	1	27
WR Zach Robinson	3	3	43	1	7
TE Henry Daily	1	0	0	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Darrin Oliphant	1	-4	-4.00	4.50
RB Tom Wagner	1	0	0.00	0.00

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Floyd Roberson	3	22	7.33	5.05
QB Andres Clayton	1	0	0.00	3.00
RB Denzel Garrison	1	3	3.00	3.94

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Darrin Oliphant	4	3	25	6.25	6.03

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Andres Clayton	5	4	33	6.60	8.27

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Kerry Burnett	1	1	11	11.00	7.18
TE Bryan Frizzell	1	1	12	12.00	9.00
RB Tom Wagner	1	0	0	0.00	2.00
RB Toby Ellard	1	1	2	2.00	1.14

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Denzel Garrison	2	1	7	3.50	9.60
WR Rondell Hill	1	1	5	5.00	4.00
WR Zack Olivo	1	1	11	11.00	13.40
WR Ron Boren	1	1	10	10.00	5.40

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
QB Darrin Oliphant	1	1

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
RB Denzel Garrison	6	4
QB Andres Clayton	1	0
RB Floyd Roberson	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Darrin Oliphant	12	7	4

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Andres Clayton	6	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Bryan Frizzell	5	3	2
RB Toby Ellard	3	2	1
WR Kerry Burnett	2	2	1
WR Adrian Rindfleisch	1	0	0
TE Eli Awsare	1	0	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Rondell Hill	3	2	1
TE Todd Kramer	2	1	0
WR Zack Olivo	1	1	1

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)