Week 1, 2045

played in Carolina, NC

90 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	14	10	7	16	-	47
Carolina Panthers	7	3	0	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:22 ATL - Courtney Belanger 35 pass from Cory Prosser (Bryson Wenzel extra point)
1Q: 07:11 CAR - Denzel Horton 7 run (Randall Greene extra point)
1Q: 01:15 ATL - Bo Reynolds 4 run (Bryson Wenzel extra point)
2Q: 12:32 ATL - Bo Reynolds 20 run (Bryson Wenzel extra point)
2Q: 02:30 ATL - Bryson Wenzel 49 field goal
2Q: 00:03 CAR - Randall Greene 34 field goal
3Q: 10:17 ATL - Jeremiah Johnstone 8 run (Bryson Wenzel extra point)
4Q: 14:37 ATL - Cedric Greene 19 pass from Cory Prosser (Bryson Wenzel extra point)
4Q: 08:31 ATL - Bryson Wenzel 36 field goal
4Q: 07:56 ATL - Cedric Greene 17 pass from Eugene Faircloth (Bryson Wenzel extra point failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:22 ATL - Courtney Belanger 35 pass from Cory Prosser (Bryson Wenzel extra point)
1Q: 07:11 CAR - Denzel Horton 7 run (Randall Greene extra point)
1Q: 01:15 ATL - Bo Reynolds 4 run (Bryson Wenzel extra point)
2Q: 12:32 ATL - Bo Reynolds 20 run (Bryson Wenzel extra point)
2Q: 02:30 ATL - Bryson Wenzel 49 field goal
2Q: 00:03 CAR - Randall Greene 34 field goal
3Q: 10:17 ATL - Jeremiah Johnstone 8 run (Bryson Wenzel extra point)
4Q: 14:37 ATL - Cedric Greene 19 pass from Cory Prosser (Bryson Wenzel extra point)
4Q: 08:31 ATL - Bryson Wenzel 36 field goal
4Q: 07:56 ATL - Cedric Greene 17 pass from Eugene Faircloth (Bryson Wenzel extra point failed)

Team Statistics ATL CAR
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 24 18
- by Rushing 9 8
- by Passing 15 8
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 406 246
- Offensive Plays 61 54
- Yards per Play 6.66 4.56
Net Rushing Yards 142 82
- Rushing Attempts 31 17
- Yards per Rush 4.58 4.82
Net Passing Yards 264 164
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 25 - 0 35 - 19 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 277 184
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/13 2/20
- Yards per Pass Play 8.80 4.43
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 8/12 5/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.3 8.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/30 4/23
Punt Returns/Yards 3/49 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 1/24 5/113
Interception Ret./Yards 2/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 42 OWN 24
Time of Possession 36:12 23:48

Team Statistics	ATL	CAR
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	24	18
- by Rushing	9	8
- by Passing	15	8
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	406	246
- Offensive Plays	61	54
- Yards per Play	6.66	4.56
Net Rushing Yards	142	82
- Rushing Attempts	31	17
- Yards per Rush	4.58	4.82
Net Passing Yards	264	164
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 25 - 0	35 - 19 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	277	184
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/13	2/20
- Yards per Pass Play	8.80	4.43
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	8/12	5/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.3	8.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/30	4/23
Punt Returns/Yards	3/49	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	1/24	5/113
Interception Ret./Yards	2/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 42	OWN 24
Time of Possession	36:12	23:48

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:05	0:57	OPP 32	2	32	Touchdown
1	7:04	5:59	OWN 25	10	75	Touchdown
1	0:05	2:50	OWN 44	5	56	Touchdown
2	8:13	3:29	OWN 42	6	10	Punt
2	3:30	1:07	OPP 39	3	7	Field Goal
3	15:00	4:49	OWN 36	9	64	Touchdown
3	5:09	5:41	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
4	13:18	4:55	OWN 37	8	44	Field Goal
4	7:56	0:06	OPP 17	1	17	Touchdown
4	5:50	3:54	OWN 29	5	13	Punt
4	0:38	0:38	OWN 21	1	-2	Game

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:55	OWN 25	2	15	Fumble
1	13:08	6:04	OWN 25	12	75	Touchdown
1	1:05	1:00	OWN 25	3	18	Interception
2	12:15	4:02	OWN 42	6	23	Missed FG
2	4:44	1:14	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
2	2:23	2:23	OWN 23	6	60	Field Goal
3	10:11	5:02	OWN 24	9	32	Punt
4	14:28	1:10	OWN 29	3	0	Punt
4	8:23	0:27	OWN 25	2	-8	Fumble
4	7:50	2:00	OWN 23	4	25	Punt
4	1:56	1:18	OWN 8	4	13	Interception

Game MVP: Cory Prosser, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Bo Reynolds	19	64	3.37	20	2	2
RB Jeremiah Johnstone	10	64	6.40	17	1	1
QB Cory Prosser	2	14	7.00	8	0	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Denzel Horton	12	50	4.17	17	2	1
RB Lewis Dawson	4	28	7.00	11	2	0
QB Gino Levine	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Cory Prosser	23	20	222	2/13	2	35	0	135.8
Eugene Faircloth	5	5	55	0/0	1	20	0	152.1

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Wyatt Cobbs	24	15	150	1/12	0	35	1	62.9
Gino Levine	11	4	34	1/8	0	21	1	7.4

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Cedric Greene	8	8	110	13.75	50	33	2
WR Courtney Belanger	7	9	102	14.57	47	35	1
TE Trent Jeffries	4	4	38	9.50	15	29	0
FB J.C. Harmon	3	3	9	3.00	0	4	0
RB Devonte Button	2	2	14	7.00	0	10	0
WR Ty Adame	1	2	4	4.00	6	4	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Denzel Horton	5	6	27	5.40	6	13
RB Lewis Dawson	3	4	36	12.00	25	27
TE Tracy Oliver	3	6	24	8.00	0	21
TE Grady Ross	2	4	19	9.50	15	21
WR Edwin Gray	2	4	53	26.50	8	35
WR Kaden Elliott	2	2	10	5.00	0	11
TE Vincent Wolfe	1	4	6	6.00	5	6
WR J.R. Baumgardner	1	3	9	9.00	0	9
FB Vernon Wilbur	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Tre Woodard	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Edgar Burke	1	0	0.00	0
CB Jerry Ofodile	1	0	0.00	0

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
WR Wes Peterson	1	0	0
DE Corbin Jones	0	1	0
OLB Leonardo Larry	0	1	0
OLB Cristian Cantu	0	1	0
DT Richard Wiggins	0	0	1
DE Korey Gunn	0	0	1

Carolina	Fumb	Force
QB Wyatt Cobbs	1	0
QB Gino Levine	1	0
C Kai McDaniel	0	1

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Wally Gorton	2	90	45.0	35.0	48	1

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Richie Flannery	4	171	42.8	25.5	52	2

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bryson Wenzel	2/2	1/1	0/0	49	5/6

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Randall Greene	1/2	0/1	0/1	34	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wes Peterson	3	49	16.3	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Courtney Belanger	1	24	24.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Trung Binkis	5	113	22.6	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Kennedy Copper	8	1	0.0	16	32
S Edgar Burke	7	1	0.0	17	37
CB Jerry Ofodile	4	2	0.0	14	27
CB Alan Truchsess	3	1	0.0	15	37
OLB Cristian Cantu	3	0	0.0	9	14
DE Korey Gunn	2	1	1.0	16	31
ILB Angel Shepherd	2	0	0.0	4	15
OLB Gene Money	2	0	0.0	7	17
DT Richard Wiggins	1	0	0.5	2	22
S Corbin Caldwell	1	2	0.0	11	25
OLB Leonardo Larry	1	1	0.0	17	32
CB Brian Evans	1	0	0.0	6	15
S Lamont Rivera	1	0	0.0	7	20
ILB John Keung	1	0	0.0	2	10
DE Corbin Jones	0	1	0.5	16	34
DT Dana Griffith	0	4	0.0	15	16
CB Rodney Sweeney	0	1	0.0	10	15

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Ernie Ellis	9	1	0.0	22	30
OLB Kyle Fisk	6	2	0.0	29	16
ILB Taylor Craig	4	1	1.0	5	18
CB Drake Gordon	4	2	0.0	29	20
S Chance Slocum	4	2	0.0	24	27
ILB Herman Conley	4	1	0.0	17	21
OLB Eli Osborne	4	0	0.0	17	21
CB Edwin Pierce	3	2	0.0	20	27
DE Neil Berry	3	1	0.0	17	8
CB Christopher Arnold	3	0	0.0	22	26
S Artie Woods	2	3	0.0	9	18
CB Ivan Odegard	2	1	0.0	16	6
DE Xavier Newsome	1	1	1.0	22	30
DT Elias McKnight	1	1	0.0	17	14
S Bryant Roffmann	1	1	0.0	10	1
WR Tre Woodard	1	0	---	---	---
WR J.R. Baumgardner	1	0	---	---	---
TE Tracy Oliver	1	0	---	---	---
CB Christopher Branch	1	0	0.0	14	5
CB Vinny Geer	0	2	0.0	14	2
DE Nolan Jeffries	0	1	0.0	23	24

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Korey Gunn	1.0	2	1	3	31
DE Corbin Jones	0.5	0	1	0	34
DT Richard Wiggins	0.5	0	0	0	22
OLB Leonardo Larry	0.0	1	0	0	32

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Xavier Newsome	1.0	1	30
ILB Taylor Craig	1.0	0	18
DE Neil Berry	0.0	1	8
DE Nolan Jeffries	0.0	1	24

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Kennedy Copper	5	0	0	32
CB Jerry Ofodile	3	2	1	27
S Edgar Burke	3	1	1	37
CB Alan Truchsess	2	1	0	37
OLB Gene Money	2	1	0	17
S Corbin Caldwell	1	1	0	25
ILB Angel Shepherd	1	0	0	15
S Lamont Rivera	1	0	0	20
OLB Cristian Cantu	1	0	0	14

Carolina	Caught	PPlay
OLB Ernie Ellis	9	30
CB Edwin Pierce	3	27
S Chance Slocum	3	27
OLB Eli Osborne	2	21
CB Drake Gordon	2	20
ILB Taylor Craig	2	18
CB Ivan Odegard	1	6
ILB Herman Conley	1	21
OLB Kyle Fisk	1	16
CB Christopher Arnold	1	26

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Kevin Murray	5	11	1	31	1	30
T Kelvin Fulcher	4	6	1	31	0	30
G Roman Gaines	2	9	0	31	1	30
G Chase Bradford	0	1	0	6	0	1
G Keith Wilcox	0	1	0	25	0	29
G Grady Hastings	0	1	0	6	0	1

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Aiden Joseph	2	5	0	17	1	37
C Kai McDaniel	2	4	0	17	0	35
G Malachi Schneider	2	3	0	16	0	28
T William Harrison	2	2	0	17	1	37
G Jordan Stargell	1	2	1	17	0	37

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Alan Truchsess	2	13
Corbin Caldwell	1	16
Leonardo Larry	1	12
Ty Adame	1	10

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Ernie Valentine	2	8
Christopher Branch	1	7
Kai McDaniel	1	6

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Roman Gaines	31	30	---	---	4	65
T Kelvin Fulcher	31	30	---	---	4	65
CB Alan Truchsess	---	---	15	37	13	65
C Kevin Murray	31	30	---	---	---	61
OLB Leonardo Larry	---	---	17	32	12	61
S Edgar Burke	---	---	17	37	3	57
WR Cedric Greene	22	30	---	---	3	55
ILB Kennedy Copper	---	---	16	32	7	55
T Logan Murphy	25	29	---	---	---	54
G Keith Wilcox	25	29	---	---	---	54
WR Courtney Belanger	21	29	---	---	3	53
S Corbin Caldwell	---	---	11	25	16	52
DE Corbin Jones	---	---	16	34	1	51
WR Ty Adame	26	13	---	---	10	49
DE Korey Gunn	---	---	16	31	1	48
QB Cory Prosser	21	25	---	---	---	46
CB Jerry Ofodile	---	---	14	27	2	43
TE Trent Jeffries	16	24	---	---	2	42
RB Devonte Button	2	21	---	---	19	42
CB Rodney Sweeney	---	---	10	15	16	41
OLB Cristian Cantu	---	---	9	14	18	41
FB J.C. Harmon	5	17	---	---	11	33
DT Dana Griffith	---	---	15	16	1	32
DT Richard Wiggins	---	---	2	22	5	29
WR Bucky Jordan	13	0	---	---	16	29
S Lamont Rivera	---	---	7	20	---	27
OLB Gene Money	---	---	7	17	1	25
CB Brian Evans	---	---	6	15	1	22
ILB Angel Shepherd	---	---	4	15	2	21
RB Bo Reynolds	19	1	---	---	---	20
TE Frankie Lucas	0	0	---	---	19	19
RB Jeremiah Johnstone	10	8	---	---	---	18
QB Eugene Faircloth	10	5	---	---	---	15
WR Wes Peterson	10	0	---	---	4	14
ILB John Keung	---	---	2	10	---	12
G Chase Bradford	6	1	---	---	4	11
K Bryson Wenzel	0	0	---	---	11	11
G Grady Hastings	6	1	---	---	4	11
WR Jon McCormick	10	0	---	---	---	10
DE Ron Serna	---	---	1	4	5	10
TE Emmitt Downes	1	7	---	---	---	8
DE Garrett Sadler	---	---	1	4	1	6
C Cristian Ruschak	0	0	---	---	4	4
P Wally Gorton	0	0	---	---	4	4
CB Trevor Otto	---	---	0	0	4	4
CB Billy Han	---	---	1	0	---	1

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Kyle Fisk	---	---	29	16	18	63
C Kai McDaniel	17	35	---	---	6	58
G Jordan Stargell	17	37	---	---	---	54
T Aiden Joseph	17	37	---	---	---	54
DE Xavier Newsome	---	---	22	30	2	54
T William Harrison	17	37	---	---	---	54
OLB Ernie Ellis	---	---	22	30	2	54
S Chance Slocum	---	---	24	27	1	52
CB Christopher Arnold	---	---	22	26	3	51
WR Edwin Gray	14	27	---	---	9	50
CB Drake Gordon	---	---	29	20	1	50
G Malachi Schneider	16	28	---	---	6	50
CB Edwin Pierce	---	---	20	27	2	49
WR Kaden Elliott	12	22	---	---	15	49
DE Nolan Jeffries	---	---	23	24	1	48
TE Vincent Wolfe	15	27	---	---	---	42
QB Wyatt Cobbs	16	25	---	---	---	41
OLB Eli Osborne	---	---	17	21	2	40
ILB Herman Conley	---	---	17	21	---	38
DT Elias McKnight	---	---	17	14	4	35
ILB Taylor Craig	---	---	5	18	12	35
TE Grady Ross	3	10	---	---	19	32
DT Kai Elliott	---	---	14	16	2	32
CB Vinny Geer	---	---	14	2	14	30
RB Denzel Horton	13	17	---	---	---	30
FB Vernon Wilbur	4	10	---	---	15	29
S Artie Woods	---	---	9	18	2	29
DE Neil Berry	---	---	17	8	1	26
CB Ivan Odegard	---	---	16	6	4	26
TE Tracy Oliver	5	17	---	---	4	26
CB Christopher Branch	---	---	14	5	7	26
S Bryant Roffmann	---	---	10	1	12	23
RB Lewis Dawson	4	17	---	---	---	21
WR J.R. Baumgardner	1	9	---	---	10	20
WR Tre Woodard	4	14	---	---	1	19
RB Trung Binkis	0	0	---	---	17	17
T Taylor Helbig	1	9	---	---	6	16
WR Victor Everett	9	6	---	---	---	15
QB Gino Levine	1	12	---	---	---	13
WR Christian Walker	1	9	---	---	---	10
RB Rodney Lovelace	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Ernie Valentine	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Richie Flannery	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Enrique Goldblatt	0	0	---	---	6	6
K Randall Greene	0	0	---	---	4	4
C Jesse Douglas	0	2	---	---	---	2

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	36	3.6
Middle	15	68	4.5
Right	6	38	6.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	27	6.8
Middle	6	15	2.5
Right	7	40	5.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Cory Prosser	23	20	3	0	0	0	3	0	0
Eugene Faircloth	5	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Wyatt Cobbs	24	15	3	0	2	3	0	1	1
Gino Levine	11	4	1	0	1	3	2	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	18	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	13	125	9.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	9	134	12.2
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	7	42	4.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	8	64	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	2	22	3.7
Long (19+ Yds)	8	2	56	7.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Courtney Belanger	9	7	102	1	29
WR Cedric Greene	8	8	110	2	30
TE Trent Jeffries	4	4	38	1	24
FB J.C. Harmon	3	3	9	0	17
RB Devonte Button	2	2	14	0	21
WR Ty Adame	2	1	4	0	13

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Tracy Oliver	6	3	0	24	1	17
RB Denzel Horton	6	5	1	27	0	17
TE Vincent Wolfe	4	1	1	6	0	27
TE Grady Ross	4	2	0	19	1	10
WR Edwin Gray	4	2	0	53	1	27
RB Lewis Dawson	4	3	0	36	1	17
WR J.R. Baumgardner	3	1	0	9	0	9
WR Kaden Elliott	2	2	0	10	0	22
FB Vernon Wilbur	1	0	1	0	0	10
WR Tre Woodard	1	0	0	0	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Bo Reynolds	4	30	7.50	3.37
RB Jeremiah Johnstone	3	13	4.33	6.40

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Denzel Horton	3	16	5.33	4.17
RB Lewis Dawson	1	2	2.00	7.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Cory Prosser	3	3	33	11.00	9.65
Eugene Faircloth	1	1	17	17.00	11.00

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Cedric Greene	3	3	40	13.33	13.75
WR Courtney Belanger	1	1	10	10.00	11.33

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
RB Bo Reynolds	2	1

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Lewis Dawson	1	1
RB Denzel Horton	1	1
QB Gino Levine	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Cory Prosser	9	9	7
Eugene Faircloth	1	1	0

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Wyatt Cobbs	5	3	2
Gino Levine	2	1	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Cedric Greene	6	6	5
WR Courtney Belanger	2	2	1
FB J.C. Harmon	1	1	1
WR Ty Adame	1	1	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Lewis Dawson	2	1	0
TE Tracy Oliver	2	1	1
TE Vincent Wolfe	1	0	0
WR Edwin Gray	1	1	1
RB Denzel Horton	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 59,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,700 (21,400)
End Zone 12,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	59,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,700 (21,400)
End Zone	12,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,300)