Week 15, 2017

played in Atlanta, GA

46 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	7	10	7	0	-	24
Atlanta Falcons	13	0	9	0	-	22

Scoring Summary
1Q: 14:29 ATL - Rick Branch 44 interception return (Jackson Carter extra point)
1Q: 08:47 CAR - Connor MaKinster 5 run (Zane West extra point)
1Q: 05:22 ATL - Jackson Carter 40 field goal
1Q: 02:01 ATL - Jackson Carter 35 field goal
2Q: 04:11 CAR - Zane West 20 field goal
2Q: 00:21 CAR - Kent Benton 69 run (Zane West extra point)
3Q: 13:49 CAR - Lawrence Chipokas 17 pass from Connor MaKinster (Zane West extra point)
3Q: 08:12 ATL - Toby Apple 9 run (Jackson Carter extra point failed)
3Q: 01:53 ATL - Jackson Carter 26 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 14:29 ATL - Rick Branch 44 interception return (Jackson Carter extra point)
1Q: 08:47 CAR - Connor MaKinster 5 run (Zane West extra point)
1Q: 05:22 ATL - Jackson Carter 40 field goal
1Q: 02:01 ATL - Jackson Carter 35 field goal
2Q: 04:11 CAR - Zane West 20 field goal
2Q: 00:21 CAR - Kent Benton 69 run (Zane West extra point)
3Q: 13:49 CAR - Lawrence Chipokas 17 pass from Connor MaKinster (Zane West extra point)
3Q: 08:12 ATL - Toby Apple 9 run (Jackson Carter extra point failed)
3Q: 01:53 ATL - Jackson Carter 26 field goal

Team Statistics CAR ATL
Record 5-9 10-4
First Downs 19 22
- by Rushing 11 8
- by Passing 6 12
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 370 338
- Offensive Plays 62 64
- Yards per Play 5.97 5.28
Net Rushing Yards 244 128
- Rushing Attempts 35 23
- Yards per Rush 6.97 5.57
Net Passing Yards 126 210
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 24 - 17 - 3 38 - 25 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 149 224
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/23 3/14
- Yards per Pass Play 4.67 5.12
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/12 2/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 4.2 4.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 6/39 5/35
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 1/12
Kick Returns/Yards 3/43 2/47
Interception Ret./Yards 2/27 3/59
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 1/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 32
Time of Possession 30:50 29:10

Team Statistics	CAR	ATL
Record	5-9	10-4
First Downs	19	22
- by Rushing	11	8
- by Passing	6	12
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	370	338
- Offensive Plays	62	64
- Yards per Play	5.97	5.28
Net Rushing Yards	244	128
- Rushing Attempts	35	23
- Yards per Rush	6.97	5.57
Net Passing Yards	126	210
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	24 - 17 - 3	38 - 25 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	149	224
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/23	3/14
- Yards per Pass Play	4.67	5.12
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/12	2/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	4.2	4.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	6/39	5/35
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	1/12
Kick Returns/Yards	3/43	2/47
Interception Ret./Yards	2/27	3/59
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	1/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 32
Time of Possession	30:50	29:10

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:41	OWN 21	1	0	Interception
1	14:19	5:45	OWN 25	12	75	Touchdown
1	5:16	1:45	OWN 25	5	21	Interception
1	1:55	3:25	OWN 33	5	18	Punt
2	11:42	1:52	OWN 43	3	6	Punt
2	8:28	4:24	OWN 43	8	54	Field Goal
2	0:21	0:21	OWN 31	1	69	Touchdown
3	14:54	1:14	OPP 34	3	34	Touchdown
3	9:57	0:58	OWN 9	2	-3	Interception
3	8:01	1:50	OWN 25	3	-9	Punt
3	1:47	2:32	OWN 19	5	21	Punt
4	9:09	4:31	OWN 3	7	52	Punt
4	2:22	2:22	OWN 43	7	28	Game

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:34	3:18	OWN 25	8	52	Field Goal
1	3:31	1:36	OPP 42	5	24	Field Goal
2	13:30	1:48	OWN 4	3	6	Punt
2	9:50	1:22	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
2	4:04	3:43	OWN 37	8	51	Interception
3	13:40	3:43	OWN 25	10	55	Interception
3	8:59	0:58	OPP 12	2	12	Touchdown
3	6:11	4:24	OWN 49	8	42	Field Goal
4	14:15	5:06	OWN 1	10	59	Punt
4	4:38	2:16	OWN 20	8	37	Downs

Game MVP: Kent Benton, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Kent Benton	13	127	9.77	69	2	1
William Roberts	13	85	6.54	21	3	0
Connor MaKinster	6	25	4.17	16	1	1
Tyrone Poles	2	-4	-2.00	-1	0	0
Ivan Nimmons	1	11	11.00	11	1	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Toby Apple	11	59	5.36	19	2	1
Eddie Starks	7	46	6.57	23	2	0
Chase Daniels	2	11	5.50	8	0	0
Alec Hanks	2	11	5.50	7	0	0
Broderick Cole	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Connor MaKinster	24	17	149	3/23	1	27	3	61.2

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Chase Daniels	38	25	224	3/14	0	31	2	59.5

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Cole Fulcher	4	4	49	12.25	4	22	0
WR Lawrence Chipokas	3	3	32	10.67	3	17	1
RB William Roberts	3	3	11	3.67	0	5	0
RB Kent Benton	2	4	12	6.00	6	6	0
WR Dalton Wheeler	2	2	4	2.00	0	5	0
WR Bo Cook	1	4	7	7.00	5	7	0
TE Rodolfo Ogden	1	2	7	7.00	2	7	0
WR Bob Coggins	1	2	27	27.00	0	27	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Broderick Cole	11	15	129	11.73	23	19
WR Sedrick Taijeron	7	9	21	3.00	1	9
WR Kurt Lafrance	4	8	59	14.75	13	31
RB Toby Apple	2	2	0	0.00	0	3
FB Bubba Twitty	1	1	15	15.00	0	15
FB Marty Kastilahn	0	3	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Taylor Barber	1	0	0.00	0
CB Josiah Guerrieri	1	27	27.00	0

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Rick Branch	2	50	25.00	1
CB Dylan Rodriguez	1	9	9.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
Tyrone Poles	1	0	0
Andres Farrell	0	2	0
Leroy Matos	0	0	1

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Myles Alston	1	0	0	0
Don Blades	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Theodore Bergeron	5	247	49.4	39.0	59	2

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Cesar Bierce	3	121	40.3	40.3	47	1

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Zane West	1/1	0/0	0/0	20	3/3

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jackson Carter	3/3	1/1	0/0	40	1/2

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Myles Alston	1	12	12.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tyrone Poles	3	43	14.3	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Myles Alston	2	47	23.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Heath Gillespie	8	3	0.0	14	30
S Andres Farrell	5	3	0.0	7	21
CB Roy McCormick	5	0	0.0	22	41
CB Josiah Guerrieri	5	0	0.0	23	41
OLB Amos Joyner	4	2	1.5	6	16
S Taylor Barber	4	1	0.0	14	31
ILB Rich Hart	4	0	0.0	23	41
S Kody Brill	3	1	1.0	16	20
S Mason Forrester	3	3	0.0	18	38
DE Greg Torrence	3	0	0.0	23	41
DE Caleb Liesegang	2	1	0.5	19	36
DE Emmett Whalen	2	0	0.0	11	26
DT Keith Mills	1	2	0.0	12	15
DE Seth Boyer	1	0	0.0	7	9
RB Kent Benton	1	0	---	---	---
WR Bo Cook	1	0	---	---	---
DT Derek Szott	0	1	0.0	13	17
DT Dominique Backus	0	1	0.0	7	20

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Freddie Kelly	6	1	1.0	17	16
S Bob Greer	5	2	0.0	35	27
CB Rick Branch	5	1	0.0	35	27
DE Elliot Schneider	5	1	0.0	30	21
S Don Blades	4	3	0.0	35	27
CB Dylan Rodriguez	4	1	0.0	35	27
OLB Ivan Randle	4	0	0.0	22	12
DT Bryce Erickson	4	0	0.0	30	24
ILB Caleb Page	3	4	0.0	21	13
OLB Logan Halverson	3	1	0.0	15	14
DE Clarence Fairfield	2	0	1.0	4	3
DT Kenyon Turner	2	0	0.5	14	11
CB Ian Tubbs	2	1	0.0	14	15
OLB Branden Woodruff	1	0	0.0	17	11
FB Marty Kastilahn	1	0	---	---	---
G Mo Manning	1	0	---	---	---
DE Ivan Daniels	0	2	0.5	30	23
DT Tom Bearden	0	1	0.0	12	14

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Amos Joyner	1.5	0	0	0	16
S Kody Brill	1.0	0	0	0	20
DE Caleb Liesegang	0.5	0	1	0	36
DT Keith Mills	0.0	1	1	0	15
DE Greg Torrence	0.0	1	0	0	41
DE Emmett Whalen	0.0	0	2	0	26
ILB Rich Hart	0.0	0	0	1	41

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Freddie Kelly	1.0	0	0	16
DE Clarence Fairfield	1.0	0	0	3
DE Ivan Daniels	0.5	1	0	23
DT Kenyon Turner	0.5	0	2	11
DT Leo Kloosterman	0.0	1	1	11
DT Tom Bearden	0.0	1	0	14

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Andres Farrell	5	0	0	21
OLB Heath Gillespie	5	0	0	30
S Taylor Barber	4	1	1	31
CB Roy McCormick	3	0	0	41
CB Josiah Guerrieri	2	0	1	41
OLB Amos Joyner	1	0	0	16
DE Emmett Whalen	1	0	0	26
S Mason Forrester	1	0	0	38
DE Caleb Liesegang	1	0	0	36
DE Greg Torrence	1	0	0	41
S Kody Brill	1	0	0	20
S Skip Lindsay	0	1	0	4

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Rick Branch	3	0	2	27
OLB Freddie Kelly	3	0	0	16
S Bob Greer	3	0	0	27
CB Dylan Rodriguez	2	0	1	27
OLB Logan Halverson	2	0	0	14
OLB Branden Woodruff	1	0	0	11
OLB Ivan Randle	1	0	0	12
CB Ian Tubbs	1	0	0	15
S Don Blades	1	0	0	27
ILB Caleb Page	0	1	0	13

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Daryl Jefferson	6	13	0	70	3	54
Randal Battle	5	7	1	35	0	27
Carlton Ybarra	3	3	0	35	0	27
Ivan O'Neal	2	6	0	35	0	27
Ivan Nimmons	1	1	0	11	0	8
Rodolfo Ogden	0	2	0	10	0	6

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Kurt Boyer	7	8	1	23	0	41
Jordan Cox	3	5	1	23	0	41
Otis Branch	1	2	0	23	2	41
Mo Manning	1	1	0	23	1	41
Walt Raymond	0	5	0	23	0	41

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Amos Joyner	1	20
Kent Benton	1	16
Leroy Matos	1	9

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Don Blades	2	16
Mercury Ciarleglio	1	10
Myles Alston	1	9

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Daryl Jefferson	70	54	---	---	6	130
Roy McCormick	---	---	22	41	16	79
Randal Battle	35	27	---	---	6	68
Carlton Ybarra	35	27	---	---	6	68
Rich Hart	---	---	23	41	3	67
Greg Torrence	---	---	23	41	3	67
Josiah Guerrieri	---	---	23	41	3	67
Ivan O'Neal	35	27	---	---	---	62
Connor MaKinster	35	27	---	---	---	62
Mason Forrester	---	---	18	38	3	59
Caleb Liesegang	---	---	19	36	3	58
Cole Fulcher	33	23	---	---	1	57
Kent Benton	22	18	---	---	16	56
Bo Cook	31	23	---	---	2	56
Lawrence Chipokas	20	17	---	---	14	51
Heath Gillespie	---	---	14	30	3	47
Taylor Barber	---	---	14	31	1	46
Emmett Whalen	---	---	11	26	6	43
Amos Joyner	---	---	6	16	20	42
Keith Mills	---	---	12	15	12	39
Kody Brill	---	---	16	20	3	39
Andres Farrell	---	---	7	21	10	38
Bob Coggins	14	18	---	---	6	38
Rodolfo Ogden	10	6	---	---	18	34
Ivan Nimmons	11	8	---	---	14	33
Derek Szott	---	---	13	17	---	30
Dominique Backus	---	---	7	20	3	30
William Roberts	15	9	---	---	---	24
Dalton Wheeler	9	9	---	---	4	22
Tyrone Poles	6	3	---	---	13	22
Seth Boyer	---	---	7	9	---	16
Skip Lindsay	---	---	9	4	3	16
Lamont Shaner	---	---	7	4	3	14
Peter Herndon	---	---	2	0	9	11
Leroy Matos	0	0	---	---	9	9
Broderick Parrish	0	0	---	---	6	6
Alejandro Adamo	0	0	---	---	6	6
Theodore Bergeron	0	0	---	---	6	6
Zane West	0	0	---	---	5	5
Quinn Witt	4	1	---	---	---	5
Brayden Hasty	---	---	0	0	---	0
Louie Tripplehorn	0	0	---	---	---	0
Douglas Christ	0	0	---	---	---	0
Rich Webb	---	---	0	0	---	0
Les Bridges	0	0	---	---	---	0
Caleb Kushto	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Don Blades	---	---	35	27	16	78
Broderick Cole	13	41	---	---	18	72
Walt Raymond	23	41	---	---	6	70
Kurt Boyer	23	41	---	---	6	70
Otis Branch	23	41	---	---	6	70
Mo Manning	23	41	---	---	6	70
Chase Daniels	23	41	---	---	3	67
Dylan Rodriguez	---	---	35	27	2	64
Jordan Cox	23	41	---	---	---	64
Rick Branch	---	---	35	27	1	63
Bob Greer	---	---	35	27	1	63
Elliot Schneider	---	---	30	21	10	61
Toby Apple	13	29	---	---	16	58
Sedrick Taijeron	12	37	---	---	7	56
Bryce Erickson	---	---	30	24	1	55
Ivan Daniels	---	---	30	23	1	54
Freddie Kelly	---	---	17	16	18	51
Kurt Lafrance	17	28	---	---	6	51
Marty Kastilahn	6	18	---	---	18	42
Branden Woodruff	---	---	17	11	10	38
Caleb Page	---	---	21	13	1	35
Ivan Randle	---	---	22	12	1	35
Ian Tubbs	---	---	14	15	5	34
Horace Whitehorn	11	20	---	---	---	31
Logan Halverson	---	---	15	14	---	29
Leo Kloosterman	---	---	18	11	---	29
Kenyon Turner	---	---	14	11	1	26
Tom Bearden	---	---	12	14	---	26
Myles Alston	7	8	---	---	9	24
Albert Rasmussen	1	0	---	---	21	22
Mercury Ciarleglio	8	2	---	---	10	20
Alec Hanks	12	8	---	---	---	20
Bradley Rubin	---	---	1	1	14	16
Clarence Fairfield	---	---	4	3	5	12
Nicholas Whitfield	3	8	---	---	---	11
Eddie Starks	10	0	---	---	---	10
Jackson Carter	0	0	---	---	9	9
Bubba Twitty	2	6	---	---	---	8
Xavier Herndon	0	0	---	---	6	6
Amir Jeffries	---	---	0	0	5	5
Cesar Bierce	0	0	---	---	3	3
Richie Bruce	0	0	---	---	---	0
Lamont Summers	0	0	---	---	---	0
Blaine Markley	0	0	---	---	---	0
Brian Maxwell	0	0	---	---	---	0
Luther Floyd	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	33	4.7
Middle	12	137	11.4
Right	14	77	5.5
None	2	-3	-1.5

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	29	4.8
Middle	12	71	5.9
Right	5	28	5.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Connor MaKinster	24	17	2	0	0	1	3	3	3

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Chase Daniels	38	25	1	1	2	2	4	1	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	2	9	1.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	11	56	4.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	1	17	5.7
Long (19+ Yds)	4	3	67	16.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	9	1.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	8	51	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	11	115	6.4
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	49	8.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Kent Benton	4	2	12	0	18
TE Cole Fulcher	4	4	49	1	23
WR Bo Cook	4	1	7	0	23
WR Lawrence Chipokas	3	3	32	0	17
RB William Roberts	3	3	11	0	9
WR Dalton Wheeler	2	2	4	0	9
TE Rodolfo Ogden	2	1	7	0	6
WR Bob Coggins	2	1	27	1	18

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Broderick Cole	15	11	0	129	0	41
WR Sedrick Taijeron	9	7	0	21	0	37
WR Kurt Lafrance	8	4	0	59	1	28
FB Marty Kastilahn	3	0	2	0	0	18
RB Toby Apple	2	2	0	0	0	29
FB Bubba Twitty	1	1	0	15	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Kent Benton	3	6	2.00	9.77
William Roberts	3	12	4.00	6.54
Connor MaKinster	1	5	5.00	4.17

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Toby Apple	4	11	2.75	5.36
Chase Daniels	1	3	3.00	5.50
Alec Hanks	1	7	7.00	5.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Connor MaKinster	5	3	27	5.40	6.21

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Chase Daniels	9	3	6	0.67	5.89

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Kent Benton	1	0	0	0.00	3.00
WR Dalton Wheeler	1	1	5	5.00	2.00
WR Lawrence Chipokas	1	1	17	17.00	10.67
TE Cole Fulcher	1	1	5	5.00	12.25
WR Bo Cook	1	0	0	0.00	1.75

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Kurt Lafrance	3	0	0	0.00	7.38
WR Sedrick Taijeron	3	2	9	3.00	2.33
WR Broderick Cole	1	0	0	0.00	8.60
RB Toby Apple	1	1	-3	-3.00	0.00
FB Marty Kastilahn	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Connor MaKinster	2	1
Kent Benton	1	1
Tyrone Poles	1	0
William Roberts	1	1

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Alec Hanks	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Connor MaKinster	4	1	1

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Chase Daniels	7	4	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Kent Benton	1	0	0
WR Dalton Wheeler	1	1	1
WR Bo Cook	1	0	0
WR Bob Coggins	1	0	0

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

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

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