Week 5, 2017

played in Carolina, NC

63 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	14	10	10	0	-	34
Carolina Panthers	0	6	0	3	-	9

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:19 ATL - Ian Tubbs 77 interception return (Jackson Carter extra point)
1Q: 00:52 ATL - Broderick Cole 14 pass from Chase Daniels (Jackson Carter extra point)
2Q: 10:10 CAR - Zane West 56 field goal
2Q: 08:40 ATL - Eddie Starks 11 run (Jackson Carter extra point)
2Q: 03:09 CAR - Zane West 54 field goal
2Q: 00:03 ATL - Jackson Carter 31 field goal
3Q: 05:28 ATL - Jackson Carter 43 field goal
3Q: 01:28 ATL - Toby Apple 2 run (Jackson Carter extra point)
4Q: 03:26 CAR - Zane West 32 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:19 ATL - Ian Tubbs 77 interception return (Jackson Carter extra point)
1Q: 00:52 ATL - Broderick Cole 14 pass from Chase Daniels (Jackson Carter extra point)
2Q: 10:10 CAR - Zane West 56 field goal
2Q: 08:40 ATL - Eddie Starks 11 run (Jackson Carter extra point)
2Q: 03:09 CAR - Zane West 54 field goal
2Q: 00:03 ATL - Jackson Carter 31 field goal
3Q: 05:28 ATL - Jackson Carter 43 field goal
3Q: 01:28 ATL - Toby Apple 2 run (Jackson Carter extra point)
4Q: 03:26 CAR - Zane West 32 field goal

Team Statistics ATL CAR
Record 5-0 3-2
First Downs 17 15
- by Rushing 6 7
- by Passing 11 6
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 386 202
- Offensive Plays 52 64
- Yards per Play 7.42 3.16
Net Rushing Yards 118 100
- Rushing Attempts 26 29
- Yards per Rush 4.54 3.45
Net Passing Yards 268 102
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 24 - 19 - 1 32 - 20 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 277 118
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/9 3/16
- Yards per Pass Play 10.31 2.91
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/11 4/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.4 9.2
4th Down Conversions 0/1 1/1
Penalties/Yards 4/20 4/27
Punt Returns/Yards 2/8 1/5
Kick Returns/Yards 1/27 4/63
Interception Ret./Yards 3/78 1/14
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/2 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 26
Time of Possession 28:32 31:28

Team Statistics	ATL	CAR
Record	5-0	3-2
First Downs	17	15
- by Rushing	6	7
- by Passing	11	6
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	386	202
- Offensive Plays	52	64
- Yards per Play	7.42	3.16
Net Rushing Yards	118	100
- Rushing Attempts	26	29
- Yards per Rush	4.54	3.45
Net Passing Yards	268	102
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	24 - 19 - 1	32 - 20 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	277	118
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/9	3/16
- Yards per Pass Play	10.31	2.91
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/11	4/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.4	9.2
4th Down Conversions	0/1	1/1
Penalties/Yards	4/20	4/27
Punt Returns/Yards	2/8	1/5
Kick Returns/Yards	1/27	4/63
Interception Ret./Yards	3/78	1/14
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/2	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 26
Time of Possession	28:32	31:28

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:30	OWN 25	3	21	Interception
1	7:17	6:36	OWN 27	12	73	Touchdown
2	10:04	1:34	OWN 25	4	75	Touchdown
2	5:47	1:29	OWN 41	3	16	Fumble
2	3:02	3:02	OWN 25	6	61	Field Goal
3	13:57	1:44	OPP 37	4	5	Downs
3	8:29	3:08	OWN 20	7	54	Field Goal
3	3:50	2:30	OWN 38	6	62	Touchdown
4	12:26	1:59	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
4	3:20	2:12	OWN 34	3	3	Punt
4	0:08	0:08	OPP 44	1	-1	Game

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:30	4:24	OWN 28	8	31	Interception
1	9:06	1:49	OWN 23	3	2	Punt
1	0:41	5:37	OWN 7	11	54	Field Goal
2	8:30	2:43	OWN 21	3	-13	Punt
2	4:18	1:16	OWN 49	3	14	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:03	OWN 25	3	8	Interception
3	12:13	3:44	OWN 32	6	23	Punt
3	5:21	1:31	OWN 26	3	0	Interception
3	1:20	3:54	OWN 24	7	35	Punt
4	10:27	7:07	OWN 42	14	43	Field Goal
4	1:08	1:00	OWN 12	3	-5	Punt

Game MVP: Chase Daniels, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Toby Apple	13	55	4.23	23	2	1
Eddie Starks	8	54	6.75	20	2	1
Chase Daniels	3	8	2.67	3	0	0
Alec Hanks	1	2	2.00	2	0	0
Brian Maxwell	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Kent Benton	14	57	4.07	13	2
William Roberts	10	27	2.70	9	0
Caleb Kushto	3	6	2.00	8	0
Connor MaKinster	2	10	5.00	10	1

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Chase Daniels	24	19	277	2/9	1	55	1	111.3

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Connor MaKinster	16	11	60	1/4	0	25	2	35.4
Caleb Kushto	16	9	58	2/12	0	14	1	38.0

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Broderick Cole	9	10	180	20.00	61	55	1
WR Sedrick Taijeron	6	9	68	11.33	23	34	0
WR Mercury Ciarleglio	1	1	11	11.00	12	11	0
RB Toby Apple	1	1	7	7.00	7	7	0
WR Kurt Lafrance	1	2	7	7.00	2	7	0
FB Bubba Twitty	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Cole Fulcher	5	6	62	12.40	5	25
RB Kent Benton	2	5	3	1.50	0	2
C Broderick Parrish	2	2	16	8.00	0	10
WR Lawrence Chipokas	2	6	0	0.00	0	4
WR Bo Cook	2	2	-1	-0.50	2	3
TE Rodolfo Ogden	2	3	15	7.50	6	14
TE Quinn Witt	2	2	10	5.00	3	6
FB Ivan Nimmons	1	1	-3	-3.00	0	-3
WR Dalton Wheeler	1	2	8	8.00	6	8
RB William Roberts	1	1	8	8.00	2	8
WR Bob Coggins	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Freddie Kelly	1	0	0.00	0
CB Bradley Rubin	1	1	1.00	0
CB Ian Tubbs	1	77	77.00	1

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Taylor Barber	1	14	14.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Broderick Cole	1	1	0	0
Mercury Ciarleglio	1	0	0	0

Carolina	Recov	Force
Roy McCormick	1	0
Rich Hart	0	1
Lamont Shaner	0	1

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Cesar Bierce	2	87	43.5	41.0	56	1

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Theodore Bergeron	5	230	46.0	36.4	50	0

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jackson Carter	2/2	1/1	0/0	43	4/4

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Zane West	3/3	2/2	2/2	56	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Myles Alston	2	8	4.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
William Roberts	1	5	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Myles Alston	1	27	27.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bob Coggins	4	63	15.8	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Logan Halverson	5	1	2.0	10	16
OLB Freddie Kelly	5	1	0.0	20	23
CB Ian Tubbs	5	0	0.0	20	27
ILB Darius Flannery	4	3	0.0	22	24
S Don Blades	4	2	0.0	26	26
CB Dylan Rodriguez	4	1	0.0	29	35
CB Rick Branch	4	1	0.0	29	34
DT Leo Kloosterman	3	2	0.5	8	17
DE Elliot Schneider	3	1	0.0	26	24
DE Ivan Daniels	3	1	0.0	21	18
S Al Wesley	3	1	0.0	18	16
DT Bryce Erickson	2	1	0.0	25	25
OLB Ivan Randle	2	0	0.0	14	9
CB Bradley Rubin	2	0	0.0	8	17
ILB Caleb Page	1	0	0.5	10	19
DT Kenyon Turner	1	1	0.0	24	24
WR Mercury Ciarleglio	1	0	---	---	---
WR Kurt Lafrance	1	0	---	---	---
DT Tom Bearden	1	0	0.0	4	17

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Rich Hart	9	3	0.0	26	26
CB Roy McCormick	7	2	0.0	25	26
S Mason Forrester	6	0	0.0	18	24
DE Greg Torrence	3	0	2.0	25	26
OLB Amos Joyner	3	0	0.0	7	8
OLB Heath Gillespie	3	0	0.0	17	17
CB Josiah Guerrieri	2	1	0.0	25	26
DT Derek Szott	2	0	0.0	13	19
S Taylor Barber	2	0	0.0	18	21
DT Dominique Backus	1	2	0.0	15	10
RB Kent Benton	1	0	---	---	---
DE Emmett Whalen	1	0	0.0	15	12
S Skip Lindsay	1	0	0.0	9	18
WR Bob Coggins	1	0	---	---	---
S Otis Dail	1	0	0.0	9	1
S Kody Brill	1	0	0.0	17	7
DE Caleb Liesegang	0	1	0.0	21	22
CB Lamont Shaner	0	1	0.0	9	2

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Logan Halverson	2.0	0	0	0	16
DT Leo Kloosterman	0.5	1	0	0	17
ILB Caleb Page	0.5	0	0	1	19
DT Kenyon Turner	0.0	1	1	1	24
DT Tom Bearden	0.0	0	1	1	17
DE Elliot Schneider	0.0	0	1	0	24

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Greg Torrence	2.0	1	4	26
DE Caleb Liesegang	0.0	2	0	22
ILB Rich Hart	0.0	0	1	26

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Ian Tubbs	4	0	1	27
CB Dylan Rodriguez	3	2	0	35
CB Bradley Rubin	2	1	1	17
CB Rick Branch	2	1	0	34
OLB Ivan Randle	2	0	0	9
OLB Logan Halverson	1	0	0	16
ILB Darius Flannery	1	0	0	24
DE Ivan Daniels	1	0	0	18
DT Bryce Erickson	1	0	0	25
DT Tom Bearden	1	0	0	17
S Al Wesley	1	0	0	16
S Don Blades	1	0	0	26
OLB Freddie Kelly	0	0	1	23

Carolina	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Rich Hart	4	0	26
S Mason Forrester	4	0	24
CB Roy McCormick	3	0	26
OLB Heath Gillespie	3	0	17
S Taylor Barber	1	1	21
OLB Amos Joyner	1	0	8
S Skip Lindsay	1	0	18
CB Lamont Shaner	1	0	2
S Kody Brill	1	0	7

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Kurt Boyer	3	5	0	26	0	26
Jordan Cox	3	4	0	26	1	26
Walt Raymond	2	6	1	26	0	26
Mo Manning	1	3	0	26	0	26
Jerald Logan	1	2	0	26	1	26
Bubba Twitty	0	2	0	7	0	8

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Randal Battle	3	5	29	0	35
Ivan O'Neal	2	6	26	0	27
Carlton Ybarra	2	5	26	1	27
Daryl Jefferson	1	5	29	0	35
Ivan Nimmons	1	1	8	0	7
Louie Tripplehorn	0	3	29	2	35
Quinn Witt	0	1	2	0	2

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Mercury Ciarleglio	2	9
Nicholas Whitfield	1	19
Toby Apple	1	14
Elliot Schneider	1	9

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Keith Mills	1	10
Leroy Matos	1	9
Randal Battle	1	8

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Don Blades	---	---	26	26	17	69
Dylan Rodriguez	---	---	29	35	4	68
Rick Branch	---	---	29	34	3	66
Freddie Kelly	---	---	20	23	18	61
Elliot Schneider	---	---	26	24	9	59
Broderick Cole	15	26	---	---	17	58
Walt Raymond	26	26	---	---	4	56
Kurt Boyer	26	26	---	---	4	56
Mo Manning	26	26	---	---	4	56
Jerald Logan	26	26	---	---	4	56
Ian Tubbs	---	---	20	27	7	54
Chase Daniels	25	26	---	---	2	53
Jordan Cox	26	26	---	---	---	52
Bryce Erickson	---	---	25	25	2	52
Kenyon Turner	---	---	24	24	3	51
Toby Apple	15	19	---	---	14	48
Darius Flannery	---	---	22	24	2	48
Sedrick Taijeron	12	23	---	---	9	44
Ivan Daniels	---	---	21	18	2	41
Bradley Rubin	---	---	8	17	15	40
Logan Halverson	---	---	10	16	11	37
Kurt Lafrance	17	16	---	---	4	37
John Aycock	16	20	---	---	---	36
Al Wesley	---	---	18	16	2	36
Bubba Twitty	7	8	---	---	17	32
Caleb Page	---	---	10	19	2	31
Nicholas Whitfield	6	4	---	---	19	29
Leo Kloosterman	---	---	8	17	1	26
Ivan Randle	---	---	14	9	1	24
Myles Alston	9	6	---	---	9	24
Tom Bearden	---	---	4	17	2	23
Mercury Ciarleglio	8	2	---	---	9	19
Alec Hanks	13	6	---	---	---	19
Clarence Fairfield	---	---	3	8	6	17
Bob Greer	---	---	2	6	---	8
Eddie Starks	8	0	---	---	---	8
Jackson Carter	0	0	---	---	8	8
Amir Jeffries	---	---	0	0	5	5
Xavier Herndon	0	0	---	---	4	4
Horace Whitehorn	4	0	---	---	---	4
Cesar Bierce	0	0	---	---	2	2
Brian Maxwell	1	0	---	---	---	1
Otis Branch	0	0	---	---	---	0
Lamont Summers	0	0	---	---	---	0
Blaine Markley	0	0	---	---	---	0
Luther Floyd	---	---	0	0	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Daryl Jefferson	29	35	---	---	8	72
Randal Battle	29	35	---	---	8	72
Louie Tripplehorn	29	35	---	---	8	72
Lawrence Chipokas	22	30	---	---	15	67
Roy McCormick	---	---	25	26	14	65
Carlton Ybarra	26	27	---	---	8	61
Kent Benton	18	24	---	---	18	60
Bo Cook	25	30	---	---	---	55
Rich Hart	---	---	26	26	2	54
Ivan O'Neal	26	27	---	---	---	53
Greg Torrence	---	---	25	26	2	53
Josiah Guerrieri	---	---	25	26	2	53
Cole Fulcher	25	23	---	---	1	49
Caleb Liesegang	---	---	21	22	3	46
Dalton Wheeler	22	22	---	---	1	45
Mason Forrester	---	---	18	24	2	44
Skip Lindsay	---	---	9	18	14	41
Taylor Barber	---	---	18	21	2	41
Rodolfo Ogden	7	15	---	---	19	41
Keith Mills	---	---	14	13	10	37
Derek Szott	---	---	13	19	4	36
Heath Gillespie	---	---	17	17	1	35
Connor MaKinster	17	17	---	---	---	34
Amos Joyner	---	---	7	8	18	33
Ivan Nimmons	8	7	---	---	15	30
Caleb Kushto	12	18	---	---	---	30
Emmett Whalen	---	---	15	12	1	28
Dominique Backus	---	---	15	10	---	25
Kody Brill	---	---	17	7	---	24
William Roberts	12	8	---	---	2	22
Peter Herndon	---	---	3	8	9	20
Leroy Matos	3	8	---	---	9	20
Bob Coggins	2	12	---	---	6	20
Lamont Shaner	---	---	9	2	8	19
Broderick Parrish	2	2	---	---	8	12
Alejandro Adamo	3	8	---	---	---	11
Otis Dail	---	---	9	1	---	10
J.T. Winters	0	0	---	---	9	9
Theodore Bergeron	0	0	---	---	8	8
Zane West	0	0	---	---	7	7
Quinn Witt	2	2	---	---	---	4
Brayden Hasty	---	---	0	0	---	0
Douglas Christ	0	0	---	---	---	0
Rich Webb	---	---	0	0	---	0
Les Bridges	0	0	---	---	---	0
Andres Farrell	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	29	4.1
Middle	14	63	4.5
Right	4	27	6.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	26	5.2
Middle	14	46	3.3
Right	10	28	2.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Chase Daniels	24	19	6	1	0	0	3	5	1

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Connor MaKinster	16	11	1	0	0	1	1	1	2
Caleb Kushto	16	9	0	0	0	3	2	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	24	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	5	43	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	50	7.1
Long (19+ Yds)	6	5	160	26.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	2	0.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	11	69	4.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	2	22	4.4
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	25	5.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Broderick Cole	10	9	180	4	26
WR Sedrick Taijeron	9	6	68	2	23
WR Kurt Lafrance	2	1	7	0	16
WR Mercury Ciarleglio	1	1	11	0	2
RB Toby Apple	1	1	7	0	19
FB Bubba Twitty	1	1	4	0	8

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Lawrence Chipokas	6	2	0	0	30
TE Cole Fulcher	6	5	62	1	23
RB Kent Benton	5	2	3	0	24
TE Rodolfo Ogden	3	2	15	0	15
C Broderick Parrish	2	2	16	0	2
WR Dalton Wheeler	2	1	8	0	22
WR Bo Cook	2	2	-1	0	30
TE Quinn Witt	2	2	10	0	2
WR Bob Coggins	2	0	0	0	12
FB Ivan Nimmons	1	1	-3	0	7
RB William Roberts	1	1	8	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Toby Apple	2	2	1.00	4.23
Eddie Starks	1	11	11.00	6.75

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Kent Benton	1	-1	-1.00	4.07
Caleb Kushto	1	-6	-6.00	2.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Chase Daniels	7	5	29	4.14	11.54

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Caleb Kushto	4	2	11	2.75	3.63

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Sedrick Taijeron	3	2	4	1.33	7.56
WR Broderick Cole	2	1	14	7.00	18.00
WR Kurt Lafrance	1	1	7	7.00	3.50
FB Bubba Twitty	1	1	4	4.00	4.00

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Kent Benton	1	1	1	1.00	0.60
C Broderick Parrish	1	1	10	10.00	8.00
TE Rodolfo Ogden	1	0	0	0.00	5.00
WR Bob Coggins	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Toby Apple	1	0
Alec Hanks	1	1

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Kent Benton	1	1
Caleb Kushto	1	1
William Roberts	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Chase Daniels	8	7	5

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Connor MaKinster	6	2	1
Caleb Kushto	6	4	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Broderick Cole	3	3	2
WR Sedrick Taijeron	2	1	1
WR Mercury Ciarleglio	1	1	0
RB Toby Apple	1	1	1
WR Kurt Lafrance	1	1	1

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Cole Fulcher	3	2	1
RB Kent Benton	2	1	0
WR Dalton Wheeler	2	1	0
WR Lawrence Chipokas	2	0	0
C Broderick Parrish	1	1	1
TE Quinn Witt	1	1	0
WR Bob Coggins	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 67,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,600 (21,400)
End Zone 14,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,400 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	67,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,600 (21,400)
End Zone	14,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,400 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)