Week 1, 2033

played in Carolina, NC

79 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	3	6	3	3	-	15
Carolina Panthers	0	7	6	10	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:46 ATL - Donald Foster 36 field goal
2Q: 14:03 ATL - Donald Foster 36 field goal
2Q: 05:42 ATL - Donald Foster 38 field goal
2Q: 01:10 CAR - Joshua Nixon 7 pass from Carson Silverman (Marc Howe extra point)
3Q: 11:12 CAR - Marc Howe 47 field goal
3Q: 07:17 CAR - Marc Howe 40 field goal
3Q: 02:40 ATL - Donald Foster 43 field goal
4Q: 14:30 CAR - Marc Howe 37 field goal
4Q: 05:24 CAR - Blaine Turnbull 11 pass from Carson Silverman (Marc Howe extra point)
4Q: 00:09 ATL - Donald Foster 18 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:46 ATL - Donald Foster 36 field goal
2Q: 14:03 ATL - Donald Foster 36 field goal
2Q: 05:42 ATL - Donald Foster 38 field goal
2Q: 01:10 CAR - Joshua Nixon 7 pass from Carson Silverman (Marc Howe extra point)
3Q: 11:12 CAR - Marc Howe 47 field goal
3Q: 07:17 CAR - Marc Howe 40 field goal
3Q: 02:40 ATL - Donald Foster 43 field goal
4Q: 14:30 CAR - Marc Howe 37 field goal
4Q: 05:24 CAR - Blaine Turnbull 11 pass from Carson Silverman (Marc Howe extra point)
4Q: 00:09 ATL - Donald Foster 18 field goal

Team Statistics ATL CAR
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 23 20
- by Rushing 5 9
- by Passing 15 9
- by Penalty 3 2
Total Net Yards 397 294
- Offensive Plays 71 57
- Yards per Play 5.59 5.16
Net Rushing Yards 125 172
- Rushing Attempts 25 30
- Yards per Rush 5.00 5.73
Net Passing Yards 272 122
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 44 - 26 - 2 25 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 289 136
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/17 2/14
- Yards per Pass Play 5.91 4.52
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/15 3/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.3 6.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 11/62 8/55
Punt Returns/Yards 1/14 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 3/90 3/55
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/31
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/3 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 30
Time of Possession 30:00 30:00

Team Statistics	ATL	CAR
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	23	20
- by Rushing	5	9
- by Passing	15	9
- by Penalty	3	2
Total Net Yards	397	294
- Offensive Plays	71	57
- Yards per Play	5.59	5.16
Net Rushing Yards	125	172
- Rushing Attempts	25	30
- Yards per Rush	5.00	5.73
Net Passing Yards	272	122
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	44 - 26 - 2	25 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	289	136
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/17	2/14
- Yards per Pass Play	5.91	4.52
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/15	3/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.3	6.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	11/62	8/55
Punt Returns/Yards	1/14	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	3/90	3/55
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/31
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/3	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 30
Time of Possession	30:00	30:00

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:42	OWN 44	5	17	Punt
1	8:04	5:25	OWN 5	11	76	Field Goal
1	0:37	1:42	OPP 34	4	15	Field Goal
2	9:28	3:52	OWN 20	7	59	Field Goal
2	3:30	0:52	OWN 41	5	16	Interception
2	1:02	1:02	OWN 25	4	35	Half
3	11:07	1:57	OWN 30	3	13	Interception
3	7:10	4:35	OWN 25	9	49	Field Goal
4	14:23	3:23	OWN 35	7	36	Missed FG
4	5:13	5:11	OWN 25	18	74	Field Goal

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:18	5:14	OWN 3	9	45	Punt
1	2:39	2:02	OWN 25	4	9	Downs
2	13:55	4:27	OWN 31	6	23	Punt
2	5:36	2:06	OWN 10	3	8	Punt
2	2:38	1:36	OPP 42	8	42	Touchdown
3	15:00	3:53	OWN 34	6	36	Field Goal
3	9:10	2:00	OPP 40	4	17	Field Goal
3	2:35	3:12	OWN 20	7	60	Field Goal
4	11:00	5:47	OWN 36	10	64	Touchdown

Game MVP: Carson Silverman, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Emmanuel Hoffman	24	123	5.13	27	4	0
RB Dave Ramsey	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Benjamin Compton	16	104	6.50	20	4
RB Blaine Turnbull	11	63	5.73	19	3
WR Joshua Nixon	2	-6	-3.00	0	0
QB Carson Silverman	1	11	11.00	11	1

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Edgar Strickland	44	26	289	2/17	0	39	2	59.7

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Carson Silverman	25	18	136	2/14	2	28	0	111.4

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Eli Snyder	9	11	109	12.11	21	27
WR Parker Van Pelt	6	11	48	8.00	18	15
WR Randall Bridges	5	8	71	14.20	35	39
WR Jamal Conley	3	9	29	9.67	3	16
FB Raymond Woods	1	2	5	5.00	6	5
FB Peter Allen	1	1	19	19.00	15	19
TE Tevin Bjorke	1	2	8	8.00	0	8

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bryan Richmond	5	7	21	4.20	6	11	0
WR Joshua Nixon	4	4	18	4.50	10	10	1
RB Blaine Turnbull	4	5	75	18.75	65	28	1
RB Benjamin Compton	2	2	-3	-1.50	0	1	0
WR Derek Dunlap	1	2	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
WR Amos Sherman	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
TE A.J. Aspell	1	1	15	15.00	0	15	0
FB Johnny Flannery	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Eli Antonides	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Ernie Adams	1	20	20.00	0
OLB Josiah Upshaw	1	11	11.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Elias Banks	1	36	36.0	36.0	36	1

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rodolfo Margraff	3	148	49.3	38.0	55	1

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Donald Foster	5/6	1/2	0/0	43	0/0

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Marc Howe	3/3	2/2	0/0	47	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Donte Erickson	1	14	14.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Randall Bridges	2	65	32.5	0
Donte Erickson	1	25	25.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Joshua Nixon	3	55	18.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Rodolfo Ricker	11	1	0.0	30	27
ILB Christian Yount	8	3	0.0	30	25
ILB Nicolas Small	8	3	0.0	29	22
CB Kai Farr	4	1	0.0	30	27
DE Nickolas Ligon	3	3	0.5	29	22
DE Joe Levine	2	0	0.5	16	14
DT Arnie Curiel	2	5	0.0	30	27
CB Alfredo Boucher	2	0	0.0	13	15
CB Darrell Jordan	2	0	0.0	26	22
S Kaleb Shapiro	2	0	0.0	29	23
DE Tom Terrell	1	0	1.0	15	18
OLB Lorenzo Fawcett	1	1	0.0	19	19
S Travis Bradley	1	1	0.0	8	6
CB Brandon Turnbull	1	1	0.0	1	5
WR Randall Bridges	1	0	---	---	---
WR Parker Van Pelt	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Leonard Brickner	0	1	0.0	11	8

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Jonah Shepard	6	1	1.0	25	40
OLB Josiah Upshaw	6	2	0.5	23	46
CB Bill Germain	5	1	0.5	23	44
ILB Jerry Bernstein	5	2	0.0	18	43
S Sammy Reynolds	5	1	0.0	14	33
S Ernie Adams	4	2	0.0	16	43
CB Earnest Rose	3	2	0.0	18	31
CB Marshall Shellhaas	3	2	0.0	23	39
OLB Brady Schwartz	3	1	0.0	10	12
OLB Riddick Carpenter	3	0	0.0	15	34
DT Tony Watkins	2	1	0.0	17	31
S Donnie Kassotis	2	0	0.0	12	15
CB Preston Jeffries	2	0	0.0	7	10
ILB Lance Parry	1	2	0.0	10	23
DT Ricardo Gray	1	1	0.0	10	19
DE Walt Thomas	1	0	0.0	23	34

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Tom Terrell	1.0	1	0	0	18
DE Joe Levine	0.5	0	0	0	14
DE Nickolas Ligon	0.5	0	0	0	22
OLB Leonard Brickner	0.0	0	2	0	8
OLB Lorenzo Fawcett	0.0	0	0	1	19

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jonah Shepard	1.0	2	2	2	40
OLB Josiah Upshaw	0.5	0	1	1	46
CB Bill Germain	0.5	0	0	0	44
DE Walt Thomas	0.0	1	1	0	34
OLB Riddick Carpenter	0.0	1	0	0	34
DT Ricardo Gray	0.0	0	0	1	19

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Rodolfo Ricker	4	2	27
ILB Christian Yount	4	0	25
CB Alfredo Boucher	3	0	15
ILB Nicolas Small	3	0	22
CB Darrell Jordan	2	1	22
S Kaleb Shapiro	1	0	23
S Travis Bradley	1	0	6

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Ernie Adams	4	0	1	43
ILB Jerry Bernstein	3	1	0	43
CB Earnest Rose	3	1	0	31
OLB Josiah Upshaw	3	0	1	46
CB Marshall Shellhaas	2	1	0	39
S Sammy Reynolds	2	0	0	33
CB Bill Germain	2	0	0	44
CB Preston Jeffries	2	0	0	10
OLB Brady Schwartz	2	0	0	12
OLB Riddick Carpenter	1	1	0	34
S Donnie Kassotis	1	0	0	15
ILB Lance Parry	1	0	0	23

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Leon Quinn	3	6	25	0	46
T Deion Marschalk	3	5	25	0	46
C Dixon Sheldon	1	7	25	0	46
G Marty Monroe	1	5	25	0	46
T Lamar Reilly	0	2	25	1	46
TE Tevin Bjorke	0	0	0	1	15

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Josiah Ames	4	8	30	0	27
T Roger Ricketts	4	7	30	0	27
G Stephen Winders	2	6	30	1	27
G Ernie Bruner	2	5	30	0	27
T Liam Jefferson	1	3	30	1	27

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Peter Allen	2	22
Randall Bridges	1	21

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Johnny Flannery	1	16
Earnest Rose	1	16
Jerry Bernstein	1	15
Stephen Winders	1	6

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Deion Marschalk	25	46	---	---	7	78
C Dixon Sheldon	25	46	---	---	7	78
WR Parker Van Pelt	17	42	---	---	13	72
QB Edgar Strickland	25	46	---	---	---	71
T Lamar Reilly	25	46	---	---	---	71
G Marty Monroe	25	46	---	---	---	71
G Leon Quinn	25	46	---	---	---	71
S Kaleb Shapiro	---	---	29	23	17	69
WR Randall Bridges	19	26	---	---	21	66
WR Jamal Conley	19	46	---	---	---	65
CB Kai Farr	---	---	30	27	4	61
DT Arnie Curiel	---	---	30	27	3	60
S Rodolfo Ricker	---	---	30	27	3	60
ILB Christian Yount	---	---	30	25	4	59
TE Eli Snyder	17	40	---	---	1	58
DE Nickolas Ligon	---	---	29	22	2	53
ILB Nicolas Small	---	---	29	22	2	53
CB Darrell Jordan	---	---	26	22	1	49
RB Dave Ramsey	1	27	---	---	19	47
OLB Antonio Parrish	---	---	13	13	19	45
DE Tom Terrell	---	---	15	18	6	39
OLB Lorenzo Fawcett	---	---	19	19	1	39
RB Emmanuel Hoffman	24	15	---	---	---	39
DE Joe Levine	---	---	16	14	1	31
CB Alfredo Boucher	---	---	13	15	---	28
FB Peter Allen	1	3	---	---	22	26
FB Raymond Woods	5	13	---	---	6	24
TE Manuel Morton	0	0	---	---	22	22
WR Donte Erickson	6	0	---	---	15	21
OLB Leonard Brickner	---	---	11	8	2	21
CB Brandon Turnbull	---	---	1	5	15	21
TE Tevin Bjorke	0	15	---	---	5	20
S Travis Bradley	---	---	8	6	2	16
K Donald Foster	0	0	---	---	12	12
WR Marcus Peter	8	3	---	---	---	11
CB Carlos Contreras	---	---	1	4	4	9
WR Demetrius Mayers	8	0	---	---	---	8
ILB Antonio Crenshaw	---	---	0	0	8	8
P Elias Banks	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Devante O'Donnell	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Grayson Hanson	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Enrique Kelly	0	0	---	---	7	7
DT Jackson Cable	---	---	0	0	3	3
QB Derek Office	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Adrian Clement	---	---	0	0	---	0
CB Jacob Lafantaisie	---	---	0	0	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
ILB Jerry Bernstein	---	---	18	43	15	76
OLB Josiah Upshaw	---	---	23	46	6	75
CB Bill Germain	---	---	23	44	6	73
S Ernie Adams	---	---	16	43	13	72
DE Jonah Shepard	---	---	25	40	4	69
CB Earnest Rose	---	---	18	31	16	65
CB Marshall Shellhaas	---	---	23	39	3	65
T Liam Jefferson	30	27	---	---	6	63
G Stephen Winders	30	27	---	---	6	63
T Roger Ricketts	30	27	---	---	6	63
G Ernie Bruner	30	27	---	---	6	63
DE Walt Thomas	---	---	23	34	2	59
QB Carson Silverman	30	27	---	---	---	57
C Josiah Ames	30	27	---	---	---	57
OLB Riddick Carpenter	---	---	15	34	4	53
WR Bryan Richmond	26	26	---	---	---	52
WR Derek Dunlap	26	24	---	---	---	50
DT Tony Watkins	---	---	17	31	2	50
S Sammy Reynolds	---	---	14	33	3	50
TE A.J. Aspell	26	21	---	---	2	49
WR Joshua Nixon	16	17	---	---	12	45
S Donnie Kassotis	---	---	12	15	15	42
OLB Brady Schwartz	---	---	10	12	18	40
ILB Lance Parry	---	---	10	23	6	39
TE Eli Antonides	11	10	---	---	17	38
RB Blaine Turnbull	12	15	---	---	10	37
DT Ricardo Gray	---	---	10	19	6	35
FB Johnny Flannery	7	6	---	---	16	29
RB Benjamin Compton	18	11	---	---	---	29
WR Amos Sherman	5	5	---	---	16	26
CB Preston Jeffries	---	---	7	10	4	21
RB Bobby Starks	0	0	---	---	18	18
S Max Woodson	---	---	9	3	---	12
DE Darryl Forman	---	---	2	6	3	11
K Marc Howe	0	0	---	---	9	9
TE Kennedy Toohil	3	0	---	---	6	9
ILB Curtis Parker	---	---	0	0	7	7
C Zack Alston	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Rodolfo Margraff	0	0	---	---	3	3
QB Pete Rovenstine	0	0	---	---	3	3
C Keegan McAdams	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Donovan Haukioja	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Van Bailey	0	0	---	---	---	0
FB George Lee	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Logan Wilson	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Jerome Hanson	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	32	8.0
Middle	12	80	6.7
Right	9	13	1.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	20	20.0
Middle	22	128	5.8
Right	7	24	3.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Edgar Strickland	44	26	3	2	2	4	4	4	2

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Carson Silverman	25	18	2	0	1	3	2	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	29	5.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	10	109	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	10	109	6.8
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	42	10.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	8	64	8.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	8	46	4.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	1	11	1.8
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	15	15.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Eli Snyder	11	9	0	109	2	40
WR Parker Van Pelt	11	6	0	48	0	42
WR Jamal Conley	9	3	2	29	0	46
WR Randall Bridges	8	5	0	71	1	26
FB Raymond Woods	2	1	0	5	0	13
TE Tevin Bjorke	2	1	0	8	0	15
FB Peter Allen	1	1	0	19	0	3

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bryan Richmond	7	5	1	21	0	26
RB Blaine Turnbull	5	4	0	75	2	15
WR Joshua Nixon	4	4	0	18	0	17
WR Derek Dunlap	2	1	0	-1	0	24
TE Eli Antonides	2	0	0	0	0	10
RB Benjamin Compton	2	2	0	-3	0	11
WR Amos Sherman	1	1	0	11	0	5
FB Johnny Flannery	1	0	0	0	0	6
TE A.J. Aspell	1	1	0	15	0	21

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Emmanuel Hoffman	6	17	2.83	5.13
RB Dave Ramsey	1	2	2.00	2.00

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Benjamin Compton	1	-2	-2.00	6.50
RB Blaine Turnbull	1	4	4.00	5.73

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Edgar Strickland	2	1	-2	-1.00	6.57

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Carson Silverman	5	3	31	6.20	5.44

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Parker Van Pelt	2	1	-2	-1.00	4.36

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Blaine Turnbull	2	2	24	12.00	15.00
WR Derek Dunlap	1	0	0	0.00	-0.50
TE Eli Antonides	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Joshua Nixon	1	1	7	7.00	4.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
RB Emmanuel Hoffman	1	1
RB Dave Ramsey	1	0

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Blaine Turnbull	2	1
QB Carson Silverman	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Edgar Strickland	12	10	7

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Carson Silverman	6	4	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jamal Conley	3	2	1
WR Randall Bridges	3	2	2
WR Parker Van Pelt	3	3	2
TE Eli Snyder	2	2	1
TE Tevin Bjorke	1	1	1

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bryan Richmond	5	4	1
TE Eli Antonides	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 57,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,900 (21,400)
End Zone 12,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,200 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,200 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	57,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,900 (21,400)
End Zone	12,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,200 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,200 (3,300)