Week 1, 2024

played in Atlanta, GA

80 degrees, stormy, 47 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	7	3	0	11	-	21
Atlanta Falcons	7	10	7	7	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:48 CAR - Irv Finley 3 pass from Alfred Komrska (Craig Goldberg extra point)
1Q: 05:10 ATL - Brayden Givens 12 pass from Noah Moore (T.J. Rhyne extra point)
2Q: 12:33 CAR - Craig Goldberg 24 field goal
2Q: 07:50 ATL - T.J. Rhyne 26 field goal
2Q: 04:52 ATL - John Newcomb 27 interception return (T.J. Rhyne extra point)
3Q: 06:13 ATL - Brayden Givens 74 pass from Noah Moore (T.J. Rhyne extra point)
4Q: 09:46 CAR - Craig Goldberg 38 field goal
4Q: 04:03 ATL - Brandon Courage 6 run (T.J. Rhyne extra point)
4Q: 01:20 CAR - Myron Lyons 9 pass from Alfred Komrska (Alfred Komrska pass to Myron Lyons for conversion)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:48 CAR - Irv Finley 3 pass from Alfred Komrska (Craig Goldberg extra point)
1Q: 05:10 ATL - Brayden Givens 12 pass from Noah Moore (T.J. Rhyne extra point)
2Q: 12:33 CAR - Craig Goldberg 24 field goal
2Q: 07:50 ATL - T.J. Rhyne 26 field goal
2Q: 04:52 ATL - John Newcomb 27 interception return (T.J. Rhyne extra point)
3Q: 06:13 ATL - Brayden Givens 74 pass from Noah Moore (T.J. Rhyne extra point)
4Q: 09:46 CAR - Craig Goldberg 38 field goal
4Q: 04:03 ATL - Brandon Courage 6 run (T.J. Rhyne extra point)
4Q: 01:20 CAR - Myron Lyons 9 pass from Alfred Komrska (Alfred Komrska pass to Myron Lyons for conversion)

Team Statistics CAR ATL
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 20 18
- by Rushing 5 9
- by Passing 15 8
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 331 320
- Offensive Plays 70 55
- Yards per Play 4.73 5.82
Net Rushing Yards 102 119
- Rushing Attempts 25 31
- Yards per Rush 4.08 3.84
Net Passing Yards 229 201
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 43 - 26 - 1 23 - 14 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 244 206
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/15 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 5.09 8.38
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 10/18 7/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.7 7.1
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/1
Penalties/Yards 8/55 3/20
Punt Returns/Yards 1/4 1/10
Kick Returns/Yards 3/52 2/64
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/27
2pt Conversions 1/1 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 37
Time of Possession 31:58 28:02

Team Statistics	CAR	ATL
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	20	18
- by Rushing	5	9
- by Passing	15	8
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	331	320
- Offensive Plays	70	55
- Yards per Play	4.73	5.82
Net Rushing Yards	102	119
- Rushing Attempts	25	31
- Yards per Rush	4.08	3.84
Net Passing Yards	229	201
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	43 - 26 - 1	23 - 14 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	244	206
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/15	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	5.09	8.38
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	10/18	7/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.7	7.1
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/1
Penalties/Yards	8/55	3/20
Punt Returns/Yards	1/4	1/10
Kick Returns/Yards	3/52	2/64
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/27
2pt Conversions	1/1	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 37
Time of Possession	31:58	28:02

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:23	OWN 25	10	75	Touchdown
1	5:01	7:36	OWN 27	13	66	Field Goal
2	7:43	3:03	OWN 20	6	4	Interception
2	4:40	1:30	OWN 16	3	2	Punt
2	2:11	2:11	OWN 7	4	19	Half
3	13:45	5:06	OWN 17	10	45	Punt
3	5:59	1:30	OWN 25	3	-2	Punt
4	12:57	3:17	OWN 41	7	38	Field Goal
4	3:57	2:48	OWN 34	10	66	Touchdown
4	0:31	0:25	OWN 20	4	3	Downs

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:37	4:36	OWN 38	8	62	Touchdown
2	12:25	4:42	OWN 25	9	66	Field Goal
2	3:10	0:59	OWN 39	3	9	Punt
3	15:00	1:15	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
3	8:39	2:40	OWN 5	8	95	Touchdown
3	4:29	6:32	OWN 14	12	45	Downs
4	9:40	5:43	OPP 41	8	41	Touchdown
4	1:09	0:38	OPP 49	3	3	Punt
4	0:06	0:06	OPP 23	1	-2	Game

Game MVP: Noah Moore, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Andrew Malone	15	67	4.47	19	3
Alfred Komrska	5	17	3.40	7	0
Maxwell Bridges	3	6	2.00	3	0
Everett Myatt	1	1	1.00	1	0
Irv Finley	1	11	11.00	11	1

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Brandon Courage	28	102	3.64	13	2	1
Noah Moore	2	9	4.50	11	1	0
Skip Lockwood	1	8	8.00	8	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alfred Komrska	43	26	244	2/15	2	21	1	81.9

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Noah Moore	23	14	206	1/5	2	74	0	119.1

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Derek Dunlap	5	5	77	15.40	30	20	0
WR Myron Lyons	4	7	45	11.25	15	21	1
RB Andrew Malone	3	6	10	3.33	0	7	0
WR Rob Everett	3	5	24	8.00	4	13	0
TE Wes Mizrahi	3	7	39	13.00	13	19	0
RB Irv Finley	3	3	24	8.00	4	13	1
TE Richie Quinn	3	6	20	6.67	4	14	0
FB Everett Myatt	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
TE Eddie Bulger	1	3	1	1.00	0	1	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Broderick Cole	5	7	38	7.60	11	21	0
WR Cesar Wasiak	3	5	26	8.67	0	16	0
TE Brayden Givens	3	3	93	31.00	62	74	2
TE Eli Snyder	2	4	37	18.50	12	27	0
FB Marty Kastilahn	1	3	12	12.00	7	12	0
WR Antonio VandenBelt	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB John Newcomb	1	27	27.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Josiah Guerrieri	0	0	1	0

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Brandon Courage	1	0	0	0
Eli Snyder	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Abraham Forest	3	140	46.7	43.3	54	1

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jackie Tate	3	133	44.3	36.3	49	1

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Craig Goldberg	2/2	0/0	0/0	38	1/1

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
T.J. Rhyne	1/1	0/0	0/0	26	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Myron Lyons	1	4	4.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Skip Lockwood	1	10	10.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Myron Lyons	2	31	15.5	0
James Hannan	1	21	21.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Skip Lockwood	2	64	32.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Colton Rodriguez	7	1	1.0	29	24
S Mason Forrester	7	2	0.0	30	24
OLB Erick Cogdell	4	2	0.0	30	23
S Santiago Chatman	4	2	0.0	29	23
DE Rex Franz	3	0	0.0	27	22
OLB B.J. Kosensky	3	0	0.0	18	22
CB Thurman Rosian	2	3	0.0	25	22
ILB Donald Bobbitt	2	2	0.0	12	20
CB Josiah Guerrieri	2	1	0.0	31	24
OLB Conner Farley	2	1	0.0	16	3
CB Brayden Hasty	2	0	0.0	21	6
DT Les Borick	1	1	0.0	16	21
S Harvey Schulz	1	1	0.0	5	1
DE Bradley Donovan	1	0	0.0	21	9
CB Mel Spires	1	0	0.0	2	0

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Zach Manning	7	3	0.0	25	36
S Perry Jefferson	7	1	0.0	25	45
S Alfredo Logan	7	1	0.0	25	45
CB Rick Branch	6	0	0.0	25	45
OLB Thomas Pollard	5	2	0.5	22	30
CB Spencer Hickman	3	1	0.0	11	24
OLB Vince Austin	2	1	1.5	25	45
DT Amir Jeffries	2	4	0.0	24	31
CB John Newcomb	2	1	0.0	24	44
ILB Malik Swindal	2	1	0.0	12	16
DE Donnie Thompson	2	0	0.0	22	39
OLB Shannon Floyd	2	0	0.0	3	6
CB Mo Madison	2	0	0.0	3	14
DE Clay Greene	1	0	0.0	23	40
OLB Weston Buhner	1	0	0.0	3	15

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
ILB Colton Rodriguez	1.0	0	24
DE Joseph Emerson	0.0	1	16
ILB Donald Bobbitt	0.0	1	20

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Vince Austin	1.5	1	4	45
OLB Thomas Pollard	0.5	0	0	30
DE Donnie Thompson	0.0	2	2	39
DE Clay Greene	0.0	1	1	40
DT Amir Jeffries	0.0	1	0	31

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Santiago Chatman	2	1	23
CB Thurman Rosian	2	1	22
S Mason Forrester	2	0	24
OLB Erick Cogdell	2	0	23
OLB B.J. Kosensky	2	0	22
CB Josiah Guerrieri	1	2	24
CB Brayden Hasty	1	0	6
S Harvey Schulz	1	0	1
ILB Donald Bobbitt	1	0	20

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Alfredo Logan	4	2	0	45
CB Rick Branch	4	0	0	45
S Perry Jefferson	4	0	0	45
ILB Zach Manning	3	1	0	36
CB Spencer Hickman	3	0	0	24
CB John Newcomb	2	0	1	44
DE Donnie Thompson	2	0	0	39
OLB Weston Buhner	2	0	0	15
OLB Thomas Pollard	1	1	0	30
OLB Shannon Floyd	1	0	0	6

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dean Kratky	2	7	1	25	0	45
Randal Battle	1	6	1	25	0	45
Keegan Cinkovsky	1	3	0	25	2	45
Adrian Frederick	1	3	0	25	0	45
Moe Perez	0	2	0	25	0	45

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Gus Barnes	4	10	0	31	0	24
Mo Manning	2	5	1	31	0	24
Max Tiessen	2	5	0	31	1	24
Harrison Ford	2	4	1	31	0	24
Mason Galloway	1	4	0	31	0	24
Marty Kastilahn	0	1	0	10	0	14

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Adrian Frederick	2	8
B.J. Kosensky	1	16

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Marty Kastilahn	1	15
Broderick Cole	1	10
Donnell Bradford	1	9
Sergio Bueno	1	4

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Adrian Frederick	25	45	---	---	8	78
Dean Kratky	25	45	---	---	5	75
Myron Lyons	20	43	---	---	9	72
Randal Battle	25	45	---	---	---	70
Keegan Cinkovsky	25	45	---	---	---	70
Moe Perez	25	45	---	---	---	70
Alfred Komrska	25	45	---	---	---	70
Derek Dunlap	22	43	---	---	---	65
Josiah Guerrieri	---	---	31	24	1	56
B.J. Kosensky	---	---	18	22	16	56
Mason Forrester	---	---	30	24	1	55
Colton Rodriguez	---	---	29	24	2	55
Erick Cogdell	---	---	30	23	1	54
Santiago Chatman	---	---	29	23	1	53
Wes Mizrahi	18	33	---	---	---	51
Rob Everett	12	27	---	---	11	50
Rex Franz	---	---	27	22	1	50
Thurman Rosian	---	---	25	22	2	49
Eddie Bulger	12	17	---	---	19	48
Donald Bobbitt	---	---	12	20	9	41
Andrew Malone	18	21	---	---	---	39
Les Borick	---	---	16	21	1	38
Brayden Hasty	---	---	21	6	9	36
Everett Myatt	9	9	---	---	16	34
Bradley Donovan	---	---	21	9	1	31
Joseph Emerson	---	---	12	16	3	31
Todd Ohara	2	6	---	---	16	24
Maxwell Bridges	4	1	---	---	16	21
Conner Farley	---	---	16	3	2	21
Harvey Schulz	---	---	5	1	14	20
Evan Bullock	---	---	15	3	---	18
Irv Finley	2	13	---	---	---	15
Mel Spires	---	---	2	0	12	14
Richie Quinn	6	6	---	---	---	12
James Hannan	0	6	---	---	6	12
Craig Goldberg	0	0	---	---	7	7
Cornell Stephens	0	0	---	---	5	5
Rico Hoskins	0	0	---	---	5	5
Desmond Buenavista	0	0	---	---	5	5
Rico Liersch	0	0	---	---	5	5
Abraham Forest	0	0	---	---	5	5
Doug Midget	---	---	2	0	3	5
Edgar Williamson	---	---	0	1	3	4
Jay Gaines	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dale Samsel	0	0	---	---	---	0
Frederick Lucas	---	---	0	0	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Rick Branch	---	---	25	45	16	86
Vince Austin	---	---	25	45	3	73
Alfredo Logan	---	---	25	45	3	73
Perry Jefferson	---	---	25	45	2	72
John Newcomb	---	---	24	44	2	70
Broderick Cole	31	24	---	---	10	65
Clay Greene	---	---	23	40	1	64
Zach Manning	---	---	25	36	2	63
Donnie Thompson	---	---	22	39	1	62
Harrison Ford	31	24	---	---	3	58
Amir Jeffries	---	---	24	31	1	56
Mo Manning	31	24	---	---	---	55
Noah Moore	31	24	---	---	---	55
Mason Galloway	31	24	---	---	---	55
Gus Barnes	31	24	---	---	---	55
Max Tiessen	31	24	---	---	---	55
Thomas Pollard	---	---	22	30	1	53
Eli Snyder	29	20	---	---	4	53
Cesar Wasiak	26	21	---	---	1	48
Marty Kastilahn	10	14	---	---	15	39
Malik Swindal	---	---	12	16	9	37
Skip Lockwood	2	17	---	---	18	37
Spencer Hickman	---	---	11	24	---	35
Brandon Courage	29	5	---	---	---	34
Brayden Givens	0	11	---	---	18	29
Antonio VandenBelt	19	5	---	---	---	24
Mo Madison	---	---	3	14	4	21
Luke Richardson	5	0	---	---	15	20
Edwin Lyons	---	---	1	14	4	19
Weston Buhner	---	---	3	15	1	19
Bruce Becker	---	---	0	0	16	16
Chris Gordon	0	3	---	---	10	13
Lewis McKinley	---	---	0	0	13	13
Donnell Bradford	2	0	---	---	9	11
Emmett Nall	---	---	2	5	4	11
Shannon Floyd	---	---	3	6	1	10
T.J. Rhyne	0	0	---	---	7	7
Joseph Weese	0	0	---	---	5	5
Ross Hall	0	0	---	---	5	5
Jackie Tate	0	0	---	---	4	4
Dwayne Lyon	0	0	---	---	4	4
Sergio Bueno	0	0	---	---	4	4
Neil Lyons	0	0	---	---	4	4
Raymond Corbett	2	0	---	---	---	2
Ashton Cox	---	---	0	1	---	1
Drew Garrett	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	20	4.0
Middle	14	52	3.7
Right	6	30	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	19	2.7
Middle	13	67	5.2
Right	10	35	3.5
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alfred Komrska	43	26	3	1	6	4	5	7	1

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Noah Moore	23	14	3	2	1	4	2	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	12	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	12	112	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	8	83	5.9
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	37	12.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	2	22	4.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	6	28	3.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	5	129	21.5
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	27	6.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Wes Mizrahi	7	3	2	39	0	33
WR Myron Lyons	7	4	0	45	1	43
RB Andrew Malone	6	3	2	10	0	21
TE Richie Quinn	6	3	0	20	0	6
WR Rob Everett	5	3	2	24	0	27
WR Derek Dunlap	5	5	0	77	2	43
TE Eddie Bulger	3	1	0	1	0	17
RB Irv Finley	3	3	0	24	0	13
FB Everett Myatt	1	1	0	4	0	9

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Broderick Cole	7	5	0	38	1	24
WR Cesar Wasiak	5	3	0	26	0	21
TE Eli Snyder	4	2	1	37	1	20
FB Marty Kastilahn	3	1	0	12	0	14
TE Brayden Givens	3	3	0	93	1	11
WR Antonio VandenBelt	1	0	0	0	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Andrew Malone	3	-1	-0.33	4.47
Alfred Komrska	2	8	4.00	3.40
Everett Myatt	1	1	1.00	1.00

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Brandon Courage	5	21	4.20	3.64

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alfred Komrska	7	6	33	4.71	5.67

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Noah Moore	3	2	15	5.00	8.96

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Andrew Malone	1	1	5	5.00	1.67
FB Everett Myatt	1	1	4	4.00	4.00
WR Rob Everett	1	1	9	9.00	4.80
TE Eddie Bulger	1	0	0	0.00	0.33
WR Myron Lyons	1	1	9	9.00	6.43
RB Irv Finley	1	1	3	3.00	8.00
TE Richie Quinn	1	1	3	3.00	3.33

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Broderick Cole	1	1	3	3.00	5.43
WR Cesar Wasiak	1	0	0	0.00	5.20
TE Brayden Givens	1	1	12	12.00	31.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Alfred Komrska	3	1
Andrew Malone	1	1
Irv Finley	1	1

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Brandon Courage	2	1
Noah Moore	1	1
Skip Lockwood	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alfred Komrska	12	8	7

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Noah Moore	8	8	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Myron Lyons	3	2	2
WR Rob Everett	2	1	0
TE Wes Mizrahi	2	2	2
RB Irv Finley	2	2	2
TE Eddie Bulger	1	0	0
TE Richie Quinn	1	0	0
WR Derek Dunlap	1	1	1

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Broderick Cole	4	4	2
WR Cesar Wasiak	2	2	1
TE Brayden Givens	2	2	2

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,600 (14,600)
End Zone 10,400 (10,400)
Mezzanine 6,000 (6,000)
Sideline Seats 9,200 (9,200)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,600 (14,600)
End Zone	10,400 (10,400)
Mezzanine	6,000 (6,000)
Sideline Seats	9,200 (9,200)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)