Week 1, 2018

played in Atlanta, GA

63 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	3	3	7	3	-	16
Atlanta Falcons	7	3	0	17	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:45 ATL - Kerry Smith 18 pass from Chase Daniels (Ramon Henson extra point)
1Q: 03:25 CAR - Zane West 39 field goal
2Q: 14:13 ATL - Ramon Henson 30 field goal
2Q: 05:55 CAR - Zane West 18 field goal
3Q: 11:45 CAR - Bo Cook 14 pass from Connor MaKinster (Zane West extra point)
4Q: 15:00 ATL - Ramon Henson 18 field goal
4Q: 11:41 CAR - Zane West 49 field goal
4Q: 10:17 ATL - Tyler Wynn 20 run (Ramon Henson extra point)
4Q: 03:51 ATL - Broderick Cole 16 pass from Chase Daniels (Ramon Henson extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:45 ATL - Kerry Smith 18 pass from Chase Daniels (Ramon Henson extra point)
1Q: 03:25 CAR - Zane West 39 field goal
2Q: 14:13 ATL - Ramon Henson 30 field goal
2Q: 05:55 CAR - Zane West 18 field goal
3Q: 11:45 CAR - Bo Cook 14 pass from Connor MaKinster (Zane West extra point)
4Q: 15:00 ATL - Ramon Henson 18 field goal
4Q: 11:41 CAR - Zane West 49 field goal
4Q: 10:17 ATL - Tyler Wynn 20 run (Ramon Henson extra point)
4Q: 03:51 ATL - Broderick Cole 16 pass from Chase Daniels (Ramon Henson extra point)

Team Statistics CAR ATL
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 16 19
- by Rushing 5 8
- by Passing 11 10
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 346 443
- Offensive Plays 65 65
- Yards per Play 5.32 6.82
Net Rushing Yards 72 266
- Rushing Attempts 21 36
- Yards per Rush 3.43 7.39
Net Passing Yards 274 177
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 21 - 1 26 - 14 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 318 193
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/44 3/16
- Yards per Pass Play 6.23 6.10
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.0 7.2
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/60 4/24
Punt Returns/Yards 4/17 2/22
Kick Returns/Yards 3/53 3/75
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 29
Time of Possession 28:23 31:37

Team Statistics	CAR	ATL
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	16	19
- by Rushing	5	8
- by Passing	11	10
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	346	443
- Offensive Plays	65	65
- Yards per Play	5.32	6.82
Net Rushing Yards	72	266
- Rushing Attempts	21	36
- Yards per Rush	3.43	7.39
Net Passing Yards	274	177
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 21 - 1	26 - 14 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	318	193
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/44	3/16
- Yards per Pass Play	6.23	6.10
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.0	7.2
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/60	4/24
Punt Returns/Yards	4/17	2/22
Kick Returns/Yards	3/53	3/75
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 29
Time of Possession	28:23	31:37

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:35	2:11	OWN 32	3	9	Punt
1	6:23	3:05	OWN 32	7	46	Field Goal
2	14:06	2:47	OWN 23	7	11	Punt
2	9:41	3:51	OWN 43	8	56	Field Goal
2	4:37	2:45	OWN 18	5	24	Punt
2	0:25	0:25	OWN 44	3	0	Punt
3	15:00	3:21	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
3	9:32	3:14	OWN 29	6	27	Punt
4	14:53	3:18	OWN 25	6	43	Field Goal
4	10:00	0:19	OWN 25	2	0	Interception
4	8:13	1:11	OWN 37	4	10	Punt
4	3:43	1:47	OWN 31	7	10	Downs

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:25	OWN 40	7	60	Touchdown
1	10:24	4:01	OWN 20	7	55	Missed FG
1	3:18	4:12	OWN 19	10	68	Field Goal
2	11:19	1:38	OWN 34	3	-7	Punt
2	5:50	1:13	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
2	1:52	1:27	OWN 9	3	1	Punt
3	11:39	2:07	OWN 38	3	-11	Punt
3	6:18	6:25	OWN 2	12	97	Field Goal
4	11:35	1:35	OWN 25	3	75	Touchdown
4	9:41	1:28	OPP 33	3	3	Missed FG
4	7:02	3:19	OWN 20	5	80	Touchdown
4	1:56	1:56	OPP 41	7	23	Game

Game MVP: Toby Apple, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
John Derrick	12	55	4.58	14	2
Kent Benton	5	18	3.60	7	0
Connor MaKinster	4	-1	-0.25	2	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Toby Apple	25	224	8.96	47	6	0
Tyler Wynn	6	27	4.50	20	1	1
Chase Daniels	5	15	3.00	7	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Connor MaKinster	40	21	318	4/44	1	40	1	76.9

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Chase Daniels	26	14	193	3/16	2	32	0	103.5

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bo Cook	7	8	142	20.29	58	33	1
RB Kent Benton	4	5	67	16.75	8	40	0
WR Lawrence Chipokas	4	9	16	4.00	0	7	0
TE Cole Fulcher	2	4	40	20.00	7	27	0
WR Bob Coggins	2	5	27	13.50	18	25	0
FB Ivan Nimmons	1	2	6	6.00	3	6	0
TE Rodolfo Ogden	1	4	20	20.00	0	20	0
WR Dalton Wheeler	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB John Derrick	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Sedrick Taijeron	5	7	72	14.40	41	32	0
WR Broderick Cole	3	8	51	17.00	14	29	1
RB Toby Apple	2	4	17	8.50	7	13	0
WR Kurt Lafrance	2	3	27	13.50	25	30	0
TE Kerry Smith	1	2	18	18.00	4	18	1
WR David Lauer	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Bradley Rubin	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Mitch Shelton	0	0	1	0

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Toby Apple	1	0	0	0
Jordan Cox	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Theodore Bergeron	6	274	45.7	38.7	53	4

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Cesar Bierce	4	185	46.3	42.0	57	1

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Zane West	3/3	1/1	0/0	49	1/1

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ramon Henson	2/4	0/2	0/0	30	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
John Derrick	4	17	4.3	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Myles Alston	2	22	11.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bob Coggins	2	36	18.0	0
Dalton Wheeler	1	17	17.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Myles Alston	3	75	25.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Rich Hart	7	1	0.0	36	29
S Mason Forrester	6	1	0.0	36	29
S Taylor Barber	6	0	0.0	20	10
CB Brayden Hasty	5	1	0.0	36	29
CB Josiah Guerrieri	5	0	0.0	36	29
OLB Mitch Shelton	3	4	0.5	23	15
DT Derek Szott	3	0	0.0	27	17
OLB Kelly Esslinger	3	0	0.0	9	11
OLB Rich Webb	2	0	1.0	9	11
DT Herman Tyrrell	2	1	0.0	26	21
CB Jackson Weber	2	1	0.0	22	12
DT Dominique Backus	2	0	0.0	11	13
DE Caleb Liesegang	1	3	1.0	24	18
DE Greg Torrence	1	2	0.5	36	27
TE Rodolfo Ogden	1	0	---	---	---
DT Josiah Burnette	1	0	0.0	7	8

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Dylan Rodriguez	6	0	0.0	21	43
ILB Darius Flannery	4	2	1.0	16	30
DE Elliot Schneider	4	1	1.0	18	28
OLB Ivan Randle	4	2	0.0	20	37
S Don Blades	4	1	0.0	19	43
CB Rick Branch	4	0	0.0	21	44
S Al Wesley	3	3	0.0	20	30
DE Clarence Fairfield	2	0	1.0	18	21
OLB Logan Halverson	2	1	0.0	10	28
DT Bryce Erickson	2	1	0.0	18	28
DT Kenyon Turner	2	0	0.0	8	24
CB Bradley Rubin	2	0	0.0	9	25
CB Ian Tubbs	2	0	0.0	2	11
DT Leo Kloosterman	1	0	1.0	8	14
ILB Caleb Page	1	0	0.0	5	22
DT Amir Jeffries	1	0	0.0	8	15
OLB Freddie Kelly	0	1	0.0	2	1

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Caleb Liesegang	1.0	1	1	18
OLB Rich Webb	1.0	0	0	11
DE Greg Torrence	0.5	0	1	27
OLB Mitch Shelton	0.5	0	0	15
DT Herman Tyrrell	0.0	0	2	21
ILB Rich Hart	0.0	0	1	29

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Elliot Schneider	1.0	0	1	0	28
ILB Darius Flannery	1.0	0	0	0	30
DT Leo Kloosterman	1.0	0	0	0	14
DE Clarence Fairfield	1.0	0	0	0	21
DE Harvey Briggs	0.0	1	0	0	16
OLB Logan Halverson	0.0	0	2	1	28
ILB Caleb Page	0.0	0	1	1	22
CB Rick Branch	0.0	0	1	0	44
DT Bryce Erickson	0.0	0	1	0	28
DT Kenyon Turner	0.0	0	0	1	24

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Josiah Guerrieri	4	1	29
CB Brayden Hasty	2	0	29
ILB Rich Hart	2	0	29
S Kody Brill	1	1	19
CB Jackson Weber	1	1	12
OLB Mitch Shelton	1	0	15
S Taylor Barber	1	0	10
OLB Kelly Esslinger	1	0	11
DT Josiah Burnette	1	0	8
DE Seth Boyer	0	1	7
S Mason Forrester	0	1	29

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Dylan Rodriguez	4	1	0	43
OLB Logan Halverson	3	1	0	28
OLB Ivan Randle	3	1	0	37
S Don Blades	3	0	0	43
CB Bradley Rubin	2	1	1	25
CB Rick Branch	2	0	0	44
ILB Darius Flannery	2	0	0	30
CB Ian Tubbs	2	0	0	11

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Randal Battle	5	7	21	1	44
Carlton Ybarra	3	6	21	0	44
Louie Tripplehorn	1	3	21	1	44
Douglas Christ	0	3	21	0	44
Daryl Jefferson	0	2	21	1	44
Cole Fulcher	0	0	10	1	19

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Kurt Boyer	3	7	0	36	0	29
Jordan Cox	3	6	1	36	1	29
Mo Manning	3	5	1	36	1	29
Jerald Logan	2	8	0	36	0	29
Walt Raymond	1	4	0	36	1	29
Marty Kastilahn	0	1	0	8	0	13

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Mitch Shelton	2	23
Ivan Nimmons	1	18
Brayden Hasty	1	15
Leroy Matos	1	11

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Rick Branch	4	13
Freddie Kelly	1	21
Kurt Lafrance	1	21
Marty Kastilahn	1	21

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Brayden Hasty	---	---	36	29	15	80
Daryl Jefferson	21	44	---	---	9	74
Randal Battle	21	44	---	---	9	74
Louie Tripplehorn	21	44	---	---	9	74
Carlton Ybarra	21	44	---	---	9	74
Mason Forrester	---	---	36	29	5	70
Rich Hart	---	---	36	29	4	69
Josiah Guerrieri	---	---	36	29	4	69
Greg Torrence	---	---	36	27	4	67
Connor MaKinster	21	44	---	---	---	65
Douglas Christ	21	44	---	---	---	65
Bo Cook	17	37	---	---	9	63
Kent Benton	9	33	---	---	20	62
Rodolfo Ogden	12	28	---	---	22	62
Mitch Shelton	---	---	23	15	23	61
Derek Szott	---	---	27	17	7	51
Bob Coggins	12	32	---	---	6	50
Herman Tyrrell	---	---	26	21	2	49
Lawrence Chipokas	16	31	---	---	2	49
Taylor Barber	---	---	20	10	16	46
Caleb Liesegang	---	---	24	18	1	43
Kody Brill	---	---	17	19	4	40
Jackson Weber	---	---	22	12	5	39
Ivan Nimmons	7	9	---	---	18	34
Lamont Shaner	---	---	8	9	17	34
Cole Fulcher	10	19	---	---	2	31
John Derrick	12	12	---	---	4	28
Seth Boyer	---	---	11	7	7	25
Dominique Backus	---	---	11	13	1	25
J.T. Winters	1	4	---	---	17	22
Kelly Esslinger	---	---	9	11	1	21
Rich Webb	---	---	9	11	---	20
Dalton Wheeler	3	7	---	---	7	17
Josiah Burnette	---	---	7	8	1	16
Leroy Matos	0	0	---	---	11	11
Shaun Lester	---	---	0	0	10	10
Xavier Herndon	0	0	---	---	9	9
Theodore Bergeron	0	0	---	---	9	9
Zane West	0	0	---	---	8	8
Emmett Whalen	---	---	2	5	1	8
Quinn Witt	4	4	---	---	---	8
William Roberts	2	4	---	---	---	6
Louie Moorhead	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ivan O'Neal	0	0	---	---	---	0
Alejandro Adamo	0	0	---	---	---	0
Caleb Kushto	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Rick Branch	---	---	21	44	13	78
Dylan Rodriguez	---	---	21	43	11	75
Walt Raymond	36	29	---	---	8	73
Kurt Boyer	36	29	---	---	8	73
Mo Manning	36	29	---	---	8	73
Jerald Logan	36	29	---	---	8	73
Chase Daniels	36	29	---	---	4	69
Don Blades	---	---	19	43	5	67
Jordan Cox	36	29	---	---	---	65
Ivan Randle	---	---	20	37	3	60
Elliot Schneider	---	---	18	28	13	59
Broderick Cole	27	27	---	---	1	55
Sedrick Taijeron	23	21	---	---	10	54
Kerry Smith	31	22	---	---	1	54
Al Wesley	---	---	20	30	3	53
Logan Halverson	---	---	10	28	14	52
Bryce Erickson	---	---	18	28	3	49
Darius Flannery	---	---	16	30	2	48
Tyler Wynn	9	17	---	---	19	45
David Lauer	27	18	---	---	---	45
Marty Kastilahn	8	13	---	---	21	42
Clarence Fairfield	---	---	18	21	3	42
Kurt Lafrance	10	7	---	---	21	38
Toby Apple	27	9	---	---	---	36
Bradley Rubin	---	---	9	25	---	34
Kenyon Turner	---	---	8	24	---	32
Amir Jeffries	---	---	8	15	9	32
Gus Bauer	---	---	3	14	15	32
Caleb Page	---	---	5	22	1	28
Ian Tubbs	---	---	2	11	15	28
Jermaine Owens	3	1	---	---	24	28
Harvey Briggs	---	---	5	16	6	27
Freddie Kelly	---	---	2	1	21	24
Leo Kloosterman	---	---	8	14	---	22
Myles Alston	4	3	---	---	11	18
Tom Bearden	---	---	0	10	---	10
Dylan Cox	3	7	---	---	---	10
Ramon Henson	0	0	---	---	10	10
Kenny Fitzgerald	3	0	---	---	5	8
Dwayne Lyon	0	0	---	---	8	8
Eddie Starks	5	0	---	---	---	5
Cesar Bierce	0	0	---	---	4	4
Otis Branch	0	0	---	---	---	0
Lamont Summers	0	0	---	---	---	0
Brian Maxwell	0	0	---	---	---	0
Santiago Hastings	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	19	4.8
Middle	7	40	5.7
Right	10	13	1.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	40	8.0
Middle	18	78	4.3
Right	12	149	12.4
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Connor MaKinster	40	21	7	0	7	4	6	3	1

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Chase Daniels	26	14	3	0	1	5	5	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	29	7.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	11	115	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	2	21	2.3
Long (19+ Yds)	7	5	153	21.9

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	66	13.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	4	29	3.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	69	8.6
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	29	5.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Lawrence Chipokas	9	4	2	16	0	31
WR Bo Cook	8	7	1	142	3	37
RB Kent Benton	5	4	1	67	1	33
WR Bob Coggins	5	2	1	27	1	32
TE Cole Fulcher	4	2	1	40	1	19
TE Rodolfo Ogden	4	1	0	20	1	28
FB Ivan Nimmons	2	1	1	6	0	9
RB John Derrick	2	0	0	0	0	12
WR Dalton Wheeler	1	0	0	0	0	7

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Broderick Cole	8	3	1	51	1	27
WR Sedrick Taijeron	7	5	0	72	1	21
RB Toby Apple	4	2	0	17	0	9
WR Kurt Lafrance	3	2	0	27	1	7
TE Kerry Smith	2	1	0	18	0	22
WR David Lauer	2	1	0	8	0	18

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
John Derrick	3	9	3.00	4.58
Kent Benton	2	9	4.50	3.60
Connor MaKinster	1	2	2.00	-0.25

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tyler Wynn	5	28	5.60	4.50
Toby Apple	2	5	2.50	8.96
Chase Daniels	1	-1	-1.00	3.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Connor MaKinster	2	1	14	7.00	7.95

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Chase Daniels	7	4	49	7.00	7.42

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Lawrence Chipokas	1	0	0	0.00	1.78
WR Bo Cook	1	1	14	14.00	17.75

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Broderick Cole	2	1	16	8.00	6.38
RB Toby Apple	2	1	4	2.00	4.25
WR Kurt Lafrance	1	0	0	0.00	9.00
WR Sedrick Taijeron	1	1	11	11.00	10.29
TE Kerry Smith	1	1	18	18.00	9.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Connor MaKinster	2	0
John Derrick	2	2
Kent Benton	1	1

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Chase Daniels	3	0
Tyler Wynn	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Connor MaKinster	9	5	2

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Chase Daniels	9	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Kent Benton	2	2	1
WR Bo Cook	2	2	1
WR Dalton Wheeler	1	0	0
WR Lawrence Chipokas	1	1	0
TE Cole Fulcher	1	0	0
TE Rodolfo Ogden	1	0	0
WR Bob Coggins	1	0	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kurt Lafrance	3	2	1
WR Broderick Cole	2	1	0
WR David Lauer	2	1	1
WR Sedrick Taijeron	1	1	1
TE Kerry Smith	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 68,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,100 (21,400)
End Zone 14,900 (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	68,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,100 (21,400)
End Zone	14,900 (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)