Week 7, 2060

played in Carolina, NC

62 degrees, rain, 5 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	7	7	4	7	-	25
Carolina Panthers	3	3	3	7	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:34 CAR - Kody Portis 31 field goal
1Q: 01:10 ATL - Collin McKenzie 49 pass from Keegan Brown (Wendell Humphries extra point)
2Q: 03:26 ATL - Dustin Birch 8 pass from Keegan Brown (Wendell Humphries extra point)
2Q: 00:53 CAR - Kody Portis 50 field goal
3Q: 13:18 ATL - Safety: Elijah Frenzel sacked quarterback in end zone
3Q: 09:43 ATL - Safety: Mason Donaldson tackled receiver in end zone
3Q: 02:31 CAR - Kody Portis 27 field goal
4Q: 11:27 CAR - Lewis Sparkes 27 pass from Johnathan Tubbs (Kody Portis extra point)
4Q: 05:28 ATL - Micah Brock 4 pass from Keegan Brown (Wendell Humphries extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:34 CAR - Kody Portis 31 field goal
1Q: 01:10 ATL - Collin McKenzie 49 pass from Keegan Brown (Wendell Humphries extra point)
2Q: 03:26 ATL - Dustin Birch 8 pass from Keegan Brown (Wendell Humphries extra point)
2Q: 00:53 CAR - Kody Portis 50 field goal
3Q: 13:18 ATL - Safety: Elijah Frenzel sacked quarterback in end zone
3Q: 09:43 ATL - Safety: Mason Donaldson tackled receiver in end zone
3Q: 02:31 CAR - Kody Portis 27 field goal
4Q: 11:27 CAR - Lewis Sparkes 27 pass from Johnathan Tubbs (Kody Portis extra point)
4Q: 05:28 ATL - Micah Brock 4 pass from Keegan Brown (Wendell Humphries extra point)

Team Statistics ATL CAR
Record 3-4 3-4
First Downs 18 16
- by Rushing 3 2
- by Passing 14 12
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 386 293
- Offensive Plays 57 67
- Yards per Play 6.77 4.37
Net Rushing Yards 115 68
- Rushing Attempts 28 23
- Yards per Rush 4.11 2.96
Net Passing Yards 271 225
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 23 - 0 41 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 282 249
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 3/24
- Yards per Pass Play 9.34 5.11
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/13 5/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.5 8.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/3
Penalties/Yards 8/48 7/53
Punt Returns/Yards 1/14 3/58
Kick Returns/Yards 3/66 2/51
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 27
Time of Possession 31:57 28:03

Team Statistics	ATL	CAR
Record	3-4	3-4
First Downs	18	16
- by Rushing	3	2
- by Passing	14	12
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	386	293
- Offensive Plays	57	67
- Yards per Play	6.77	4.37
Net Rushing Yards	115	68
- Rushing Attempts	28	23
- Yards per Rush	4.11	2.96
Net Passing Yards	271	225
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 23 - 0	41 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	282	249
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	3/24
- Yards per Pass Play	9.34	5.11
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/13	5/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.5	8.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/3
Penalties/Yards	8/48	7/53
Punt Returns/Yards	1/14	3/58
Kick Returns/Yards	3/66	2/51
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 27
Time of Possession	31:57	28:03

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:42	OWN 25	5	14	Punt
1	11:13	3:02	OWN 8	5	29	Punt
1	3:26	2:30	OWN 25	5	75	Touchdown
2	11:40	2:28	OWN 36	4	20	Punt
2	7:54	4:34	OWN 31	9	69	Touchdown
2	0:46	0:46	OWN 24	1	-1	Half
3	13:05	2:05	OWN 35	3	6	Punt
3	9:33	1:43	OWN 22	3	-2	Punt
3	2:24	3:05	OWN 25	7	42	Missed FG
4	11:17	5:59	OWN 25	9	75	Touchdown
4	2:58	0:42	OWN 42	3	4	Punt
4	1:49	1:49	OPP 38	3	35	Game

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:18	1:05	OWN 34	3	7	Punt
1	8:11	4:45	OWN 28	10	58	Field Goal
1	0:56	4:16	OWN 32	8	39	Missed FG
2	9:12	1:18	OWN 6	3	7	Punt
2	3:20	2:34	OWN 25	7	42	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:55	OWN 4	3	-4	Safety
3	11:00	1:27	OWN 12	3	-12	Safety
3	7:50	5:26	OPP 49	10	39	Field Goal
4	14:19	3:02	OWN 40	8	60	Touchdown
4	5:18	2:20	OWN 36	8	22	Downs
4	2:16	0:27	OWN 33	4	5	Downs

Game MVP: Keegan Brown, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Dustin Birch	10	30	3.00	35	1
RB Tracy Gaines	7	40	5.71	26	1
RB Micah Brock	7	34	4.86	17	1
QB Keegan Brown	4	11	2.75	8	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
RB Ted Stephenson	13	43	3.31	9
RB Les Newsome	4	8	2.00	6
QB Johnathan Tubbs	2	12	6.00	7
RB Blake Ballard	2	3	1.50	2
WR Dave Thomson	2	2	1.00	5

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Keegan Brown	27	23	282	2/11	3	49	0	147.2

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Johnathan Tubbs	41	22	249	3/24	1	36	0	80.2

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Tucker Forrester	6	7	61	10.17	9	26	0
WR Will Fuller	4	5	76	19.00	54	34	0
RB Micah Brock	3	3	9	3.00	2	5	1
TE Gregory Singleton	2	4	6	3.00	3	6	0
WR Artie Gomez	2	2	21	10.50	0	11	0
RB Dustin Birch	2	2	25	12.50	18	17	1
WR Duane Peoples	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
WR Mario Meadows	1	1	17	17.00	0	17	0
RB Tracy Gaines	1	1	19	19.00	14	19	0
TE Collin McKenzie	1	1	49	49.00	25	49	1

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Lewis Sparkes	4	14	61	15.25	29	27	1
WR Damian Prior	4	4	27	6.75	3	11	0
RB Ted Stephenson	3	3	15	5.00	4	10	0
WR Dave Thomson	3	6	23	7.67	17	20	0
TE Devan Farler	2	6	14	7.00	1	11	0
RB Les Newsome	2	4	47	23.50	38	36	0
TE Brian McGhee	2	2	40	20.00	4	26	0
WR Leonard Kelly	2	2	22	11.00	9	19	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Keegan Brown	1	0	0
WR Artie Gomez	0	1	0
DE Howie Sandilands	0	0	1

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Ted Stephenson	1	0	0
G Lonnie Godfrey	0	1	0
DE Pat Duran	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jimmy Crane	6	255	42.5	32.8	49	4

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Devante Reilly	2	117	58.5	51.5	70	2

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Wendell Humphries	0/1	0/1	0/1	0	3/3

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kody Portis	3/4	1/2	1/1	50	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kerry Durr	1	14	14.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Griffin Lyons	3	58	19.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Everett Garrett	3	66	22.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Les Newsome	2	51	25.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Walt Cribbs	6	2	0.0	19	35
DT Silas Rivers	6	1	0.0	16	29
S Amir Dodge	5	2	0.0	15	26
OLB Leslie Gonzalez	5	1	0.0	23	41
DE Howie Sandilands	4	0	1.0	20	39
OLB Mason Donaldson	4	2	0.0	7	11
DT Elijah Frenzel	3	2	1.0	11	27
ILB Jaylen Starks	3	0	0.0	16	33
DE Earl Rayburn	2	1	1.0	22	38
S Everett Garrett	2	0	0.0	16	19
ILB C.J. Clancy	2	0	0.0	7	11
CB J.R. Socha	1	4	0.0	22	41
DT Ken Pritchett	1	2	0.0	17	24
S Marcos Cales	1	1	0.0	9	25
CB Morris Houston	1	0	0.0	15	27
CB Efrain Cole	1	0	0.0	5	17
DE Mason Whittaker	0	1	0.0	4	11

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Timothy Totten	8	0	1.0	27	24
S Keith Elliott	8	2	0.0	28	29
OLB Brock Strong	7	0	0.0	28	26
CB Tevin Widmer	3	2	0.0	28	29
ILB Adrian McGee	3	1	0.0	16	12
S Ed VandenBelt	3	0	0.0	7	11
CB Floyd Meadows	3	0	0.0	20	24
DE Pat Duran	2	2	1.0	21	20
ILB Micah Wooden	2	2	0.0	12	10
CB T.J. Snyder	2	0	0.0	18	19
S Leslie Beavers	2	0	0.0	9	6
DE Korey Blombeck	1	3	0.0	28	28
ILB Josiah James	1	2	0.0	16	17
OLB Earl Brimberry	1	0	0.0	2	8
DT Gavin Peterman	1	0	0.0	4	4
CB Bernie Burden	1	0	0.0	13	17
DT Jacob Belzer	1	0	0.0	14	9
DT Hayden Hammond	0	1	0.0	16	21

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Earl Rayburn	1.0	1	1	38
DE Howie Sandilands	1.0	1	0	39
DT Elijah Frenzel	1.0	0	0	27
DT Silas Rivers	0.0	1	1	29
DT Ken Pritchett	0.0	1	0	24

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Timothy Totten	1.0	1	24
DE Pat Duran	1.0	0	20
ILB Micah Wooden	0.0	1	10

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Leslie Gonzalez	6	0	41
S Amir Dodge	3	1	26
OLB Mason Donaldson	3	0	11
CB Walt Cribbs	2	1	35
ILB Jaylen Starks	2	0	33
DE Howie Sandilands	2	0	39
CB Morris Houston	1	1	27
CB J.R. Socha	1	1	41
DT Silas Rivers	1	0	29
CB Efrain Cole	1	0	17
DT Ken Pritchett	0	1	24
CB Erik Rafferty	0	1	9

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Brock Strong	3	0	26
CB Floyd Meadows	3	0	24
CB Tevin Widmer	3	0	29
S Keith Elliott	2	1	29
ILB Adrian McGee	2	0	12
S Ed VandenBelt	2	0	11
ILB Josiah James	2	0	17
CB T.J. Snyder	1	0	19
S Leslie Beavers	1	0	6
OLB Timothy Totten	1	0	24
DE Pat Duran	1	0	20
CB Bernie Burden	1	0	17
DE Korey Blombeck	1	0	28

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Devonte Dacosta	2	8	0	28	1	29
T Skip Nordland	1	8	0	28	0	29
G Cole Wallentine	1	5	0	28	0	29
T Ross Cooley	1	2	1	28	1	29
C Luke Mathis	0	3	0	28	0	29

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Alejandro Garrett	3	7	23	1	44
G Lonnie Godfrey	2	5	23	1	44
C Otis Strong	2	4	23	0	44
G Jermaine O'Bryan	1	3	23	1	44
T Grady Rodgers	0	2	23	0	44

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Dustin Birch	2	20
Marcos Cales	1	23
Collin McKenzie	1	20
Damien Alchesky	1	19

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Earl Brimberry	1	19
Keith Elliott	1	15
Bernie Burden	1	13
Leslie Beavers	1	10

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Leslie Gonzalez	---	---	23	41	4	68
T Ross Cooley	28	29	---	---	11	68
CB J.R. Socha	---	---	22	41	4	67
DE Earl Rayburn	---	---	22	38	3	63
DE Howie Sandilands	---	---	20	39	4	63
ILB Jaylen Starks	---	---	16	33	10	59
G Devonte Dacosta	28	29	---	---	---	57
QB Keegan Brown	28	29	---	---	---	57
T Skip Nordland	28	29	---	---	---	57
C Luke Mathis	28	29	---	---	---	57
CB Walt Cribbs	---	---	19	35	3	57
G Cole Wallentine	28	29	---	---	---	57
S Marcos Cales	---	---	9	25	23	57
TE Gregory Singleton	28	27	---	---	---	55
S Amir Dodge	---	---	15	26	7	48
DT Silas Rivers	---	---	16	29	3	48
S Everett Garrett	---	---	16	19	11	46
CB Morris Houston	---	---	15	27	2	44
DT Elijah Frenzel	---	---	11	27	6	44
RB Dustin Birch	14	8	---	---	20	42
WR Will Fuller	19	22	---	---	---	41
DT Ken Pritchett	---	---	17	24	---	41
WR Tucker Forrester	18	23	---	---	---	41
TE Collin McKenzie	12	8	---	---	20	40
CB Efrain Cole	---	---	5	17	13	35
TE Diego Schwartz	10	6	---	---	18	34
WR Mario Meadows	12	9	---	---	11	32
WR Artie Gomez	11	18	---	---	---	29
RB Micah Brock	7	16	---	---	---	23
OLB Damien Alchesky	---	---	1	1	19	21
ILB C.J. Clancy	---	---	7	11	3	21
OLB Mason Donaldson	---	---	7	11	3	21
WR Duane Peoples	1	4	---	---	14	19
DE Mason Whittaker	---	---	4	11	3	18
CB Erik Rafferty	---	---	5	9	3	17
CB Ike Gidley	---	---	1	12	3	16
RB Tracy Gaines	8	4	---	---	---	12
DT Darren Chilton	---	---	2	8	1	11
T Terry Malamala	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Noah Yaffin	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Blaine Tucker	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Jimmy Crane	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Harold Mauck	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Wendell Humphries	0	0	---	---	5	5
CB Kerry Durr	---	---	0	0	2	2
QB Gabe Bensen	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Jermaine O'Bryan	23	44	---	---	6	73
S Keith Elliott	---	---	28	29	15	72
C Otis Strong	23	44	---	---	---	67
T Grady Rodgers	23	44	---	---	---	67
QB Johnathan Tubbs	23	44	---	---	---	67
T Alejandro Garrett	23	44	---	---	---	67
G Lonnie Godfrey	23	44	---	---	---	67
TE Devan Farler	23	43	---	---	---	66
RB Ted Stephenson	17	31	---	---	16	64
WR Dave Thomson	19	37	---	---	6	62
WR Lewis Sparkes	20	40	---	---	---	60
CB Tevin Widmer	---	---	28	29	1	58
DE Korey Blombeck	---	---	28	28	1	57
CB T.J. Snyder	---	---	18	19	18	55
OLB Brock Strong	---	---	28	26	1	55
OLB Timothy Totten	---	---	27	24	1	52
CB Floyd Meadows	---	---	20	24	1	45
DT Hayden Hammond	---	---	16	21	6	43
CB Bernie Burden	---	---	13	17	13	43
DE Pat Duran	---	---	21	20	1	42
WR Leonard Kelly	18	24	---	---	---	42
ILB Josiah James	---	---	16	17	1	34
ILB Micah Wooden	---	---	12	10	10	32
WR Damian Prior	4	13	---	---	15	32
OLB Earl Brimberry	---	---	2	8	19	29
ILB Adrian McGee	---	---	16	12	1	29
TE Bert Harding	2	1	---	---	23	26
S Leslie Beavers	---	---	9	6	10	25
RB Blake Ballard	2	1	---	---	22	25
WR Griffin Lyons	0	3	---	---	21	24
DT Jacob Belzer	---	---	14	9	1	24
RB Les Newsome	4	13	---	---	4	21
TE Brian McGhee	6	14	---	---	---	20
S Ed VandenBelt	---	---	7	11	---	18
DE Colin Chapman	---	---	1	5	6	12
K Kody Portis	0	0	---	---	11	11
DT Gavin Peterman	---	---	4	4	---	8
C Joseph Tucker	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Devante Reilly	0	0	---	---	6	6
T Otis Rottinghaus	0	0	---	---	6	6
G Drake England	0	0	---	---	6	6
G Josiah Hawkins	0	0	---	---	6	6
OLB Kenyon Hicks	---	---	0	0	4	4
C Francisco Hills	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Winston Dodge	0	0	---	---	---	0
CB Vernon Schlesinger	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	0	0.0
Middle	18	100	5.6
Right	7	16	2.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	6	1.5
Middle	19	62	3.3
Right	0	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Keegan Brown	27	23	4	1	0	1	2	0	0

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Johnathan Tubbs	41	22	4	5	2	6	2	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	96	19.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	11	46	3.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	5	65	13.0
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	75	18.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	61	10.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	11	89	4.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	59	6.6
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	40	10.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tucker Forrester	7	6	61	1	23
WR Will Fuller	5	4	76	2	22
TE Gregory Singleton	4	2	6	0	27
RB Micah Brock	3	3	9	0	16
WR Artie Gomez	2	2	21	0	18
RB Dustin Birch	2	2	25	0	8
WR Duane Peoples	1	1	-1	0	4
WR Mario Meadows	1	1	17	0	9
RB Tracy Gaines	1	1	19	0	4
TE Collin McKenzie	1	1	49	1	8

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Lewis Sparkes	14	4	2	61	1	40
TE Devan Farler	6	2	0	14	0	43
WR Dave Thomson	6	3	0	23	1	37
RB Les Newsome	4	2	0	47	1	13
WR Damian Prior	4	4	0	27	0	13
RB Ted Stephenson	3	3	0	15	0	31
TE Brian McGhee	2	2	0	40	1	14
WR Leonard Kelly	2	2	0	22	0	24

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Keegan Brown	1	-1	-1.00	2.75

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Ted Stephenson	2	5	2.50	3.31

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Keegan Brown	4	4	37	9.25	10.44

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Johnathan Tubbs	5	2	15	3.00	6.07

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Tucker Forrester	2	2	25	12.50	8.71
RB Micah Brock	1	1	4	4.00	3.00
RB Dustin Birch	1	1	8	8.00	12.50

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Devan Farler	2	1	11	5.50	2.33
WR Dave Thomson	2	1	4	2.00	3.83
WR Lewis Sparkes	1	0	0	0.00	4.36

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
RB Micah Brock	1	0

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Ted Stephenson	2	0
RB Les Newsome	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Keegan Brown	12	9	6

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Johnathan Tubbs	11	9	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tucker Forrester	3	3	3
WR Will Fuller	2	1	1
RB Micah Brock	2	2	0
TE Gregory Singleton	2	0	0
WR Artie Gomez	2	2	1
TE Collin McKenzie	1	1	1

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Lewis Sparkes	4	2	2
WR Dave Thomson	3	3	1
WR Leonard Kelly	2	2	1
TE Brian McGhee	1	1	1
WR Damian Prior	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)