Week 1, 2012

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Carolina Panthers	0	3	10	3	-	16
Atlanta Falcons	0	3	0	10	-	13

Scoring Summary
2Q: 00:48 ATL - Wade Richey 53 field goal
2Q: 00:09 CAR - Lester Arnold 42 field goal
3Q: 05:51 CAR - Lester Arnold 45 field goal
3Q: 02:32 CAR - Sedrick Barlow 2 run (Lester Arnold extra point)
4Q: 12:35 ATL - Wade Richey 41 field goal
4Q: 03:05 ATL - Alex Stuart 2 pass from Michael Vick (Wade Richey extra point)
4Q: 00:04 CAR - Lester Arnold 20 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 00:48 ATL - Wade Richey 53 field goal
2Q: 00:09 CAR - Lester Arnold 42 field goal
3Q: 05:51 CAR - Lester Arnold 45 field goal
3Q: 02:32 CAR - Sedrick Barlow 2 run (Lester Arnold extra point)
4Q: 12:35 ATL - Wade Richey 41 field goal
4Q: 03:05 ATL - Alex Stuart 2 pass from Michael Vick (Wade Richey extra point)
4Q: 00:04 CAR - Lester Arnold 20 field goal

Team Statistics CAR ATL
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 18 19
- by Rushing 8 4
- by Passing 8 14
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 280 259
- Offensive Plays 59 64
- Yards per Play 4.75 4.05
Net Rushing Yards 152 78
- Rushing Attempts 29 23
- Yards per Rush 5.24 3.39
Net Passing Yards 128 181
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 25 - 18 - 1 40 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 162 186
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/34 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 4.27 4.41
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 2/11 4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.1 7.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 6/50 5/41
Punt Returns/Yards 2/6 3/22
Kick Returns/Yards 3/63 4/91
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 24
Time of Possession 30:56 29:04

Team Statistics	CAR	ATL
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	18	19
- by Rushing	8	4
- by Passing	8	14
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	280	259
- Offensive Plays	59	64
- Yards per Play	4.75	4.05
Net Rushing Yards	152	78
- Rushing Attempts	29	23
- Yards per Rush	5.24	3.39
Net Passing Yards	128	181
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	25 - 18 - 1	40 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	162	186
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/34	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	4.27	4.41
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	2/11	4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.1	7.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	6/50	5/41
Punt Returns/Yards	2/6	3/22
Kick Returns/Yards	3/63	4/91
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 24
Time of Possession	30:56	29:04

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:40	OWN 24	6	27	Punt
1	5:00	3:53	OWN 13	6	28	Punt
2	14:51	1:41	OWN 34	3	4	Punt
2	9:32	1:58	OWN 14	3	7	Punt
2	5:57	1:11	OWN 41	3	8	Punt
2	2:47	1:03	OWN 30	3	-3	Interception
2	0:43	0:42	OWN 33	2	42	Field Goal
3	12:23	1:34	OWN 17	3	2	Punt
3	9:05	3:19	OWN 38	7	34	Field Goal
3	5:36	3:12	OPP 38	7	38	Touchdown
4	12:30	4:26	OWN 20	7	25	Punt
4	3:00	3:00	OWN 28	10	69	Field Goal

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:20	5:20	OWN 1	12	58	Punt
1	1:07	1:16	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
2	13:10	3:38	OWN 6	7	30	Punt
2	7:34	1:37	OPP 43	5	9	Missed FG
2	4:46	1:59	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
2	1:44	1:01	OWN 47	5	17	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:37	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
3	10:49	1:44	OWN 26	3	-2	Punt
3	2:24	4:54	OWN 27	12	49	Field Goal
4	8:04	5:04	OWN 17	12	83	Touchdown

Game MVP: Sedrick Barlow, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Sedrick Barlow	21	123	5.86	42	4	1
Harvey Cochrane	7	24	3.43	7	0	0
Patrick Ramsey	1	5	5.00	5	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Tommy McAninch	15	40	2.67	7	0
Kim Helfrich	5	15	3.00	6	0
Michael Vick	1	10	10.00	10	1
Justin Griffith	1	0	0.00	0	0
Ryan Ramirez	1	13	13.00	13	1

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Patrick Ramsey	25	18	162	5/34	0	16	1	72.4

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Michael Vick	40	24	186	1/5	1	22	0	79.8

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Andre Johnson	5	7	65	13.00	2	16
TE Willie Gardner	2	2	25	12.50	5	14
TE Wendell Rubenstein	2	2	19	9.50	8	14
WR William Lundberg	2	4	18	9.00	7	10
WR Kendrick Hastings	2	3	21	10.50	0	12
RB Harvey Cochrane	1	2	-4	-4.00	0	-4
RB Sedrick Barlow	1	1	-3	-3.00	0	-3
FB Donnie Hines	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1
WR Mario Beyer	1	2	9	9.00	0	9
WR Marco Bensen	1	1	13	13.00	0	13

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Alex Stuart	8	15	86	10.75	8	22	1
WR Jimmie Horton	5	6	33	6.60	2	14	0
RB Tommy McAninch	4	6	13	3.25	0	5	0
TE Mike Wheeler	3	6	25	8.33	3	13	0
WR Michael Jenkins	2	3	15	7.50	1	9	0
FB Justin Griffith	1	2	13	13.00	5	13	0
RB Kim Helfrich	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
WR Vince Jeffries	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Quinn Crum	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
Patrick Ramsey	1	0	0
Mike Saffer	0	1	0
Leon Barbaritz	0	1	0
Wendell Rubenstein	0	0	1

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Bryce Drake	1	0	0	0
Leon Matheny	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Greg Lang	7	351	50.1	41.3	65	4

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Andy Lee	6	252	42.0	41.0	54	2

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Lester Arnold	3/3	2/2	0/0	45	1/1

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Wade Richey	2/3	2/3	1/2	53	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
William Lundberg	2	6	3.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vince Jeffries	3	22	7.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg
Robert Blackford	1	23	23.0
William Lundberg	1	28	28.0
Sedrick Barlow	1	12	12.0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bryce Drake	2	44	22.0	0
Vince Jeffries	2	47	23.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Nicky Bellevue	12	1	0.5	22	38
S Jack Brewer	6	3	0.5	18	38
CB Robert Blackford	5	2	0.0	20	36
OLB Victor Hobson	5	1	0.0	19	39
CB Duane Scroggins	4	2	0.0	14	32
DT Alan O'Donnell	3	1	0.0	18	27
CB Ricky Manning	3	0	0.0	16	32
S Lorenzo Varney	2	2	0.0	20	39
CB Bruce Brookins	2	0	0.0	6	14
DT Cory Rose	1	3	0.0	22	38
DT Ellis Wyms	1	1	0.0	9	11
DE Bert Messenger	1	0	0.0	19	34
DE Perry Simoneau	1	0	0.0	20	36
OLB Ethan Burnett	1	0	0.0	5	5
WR Marco Bensen	1	0	---	---	---
OLB K.C. Jennings	0	3	0.0	13	12

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB R.J. Myers	8	0	1.0	25	29
ILB Keith Brooking	8	3	0.5	29	28
CB DeAngelo Hall	7	0	0.0	15	24
DT Korey Sinclair	6	0	0.5	27	27
S Mel Mitchell	4	4	0.0	26	30
CB Ike Benson	4	0	0.0	27	27
OLB Neal Kelleher	3	2	0.0	29	30
DE Leon Matheny	2	1	1.5	25	27
DT Dwan Edwards	2	2	1.0	26	23
S Quinn Crum	2	2	0.0	20	25
DE Dusty Bronson	1	1	0.5	15	10
OLB Will Overstreet	1	0	0.0	4	1
ILB Corey Tatum	1	0	0.0	0	2
CB Dean Hancock	1	0	0.0	7	8

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
S Jack Brewer	0.5	0	0	0	38
ILB Nicky Bellevue	0.5	0	0	0	38
DE Bert Messenger	0.0	1	0	1	34
DT Alan O'Donnell	0.0	0	2	0	27
DE Perry Simoneau	0.0	0	2	0	36
CB Duane Scroggins	0.0	0	1	0	32

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Leon Matheny	1.5	0	1	27
DT Dwan Edwards	1.0	0	0	23
OLB R.J. Myers	1.0	0	0	29
DT Korey Sinclair	0.5	2	1	27
DE Dusty Bronson	0.5	1	0	10
ILB Keith Brooking	0.5	0	0	28
OLB Neal Kelleher	0.0	1	0	30

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Nicky Bellevue	5	0	38
CB Robert Blackford	4	2	36
S Jack Brewer	4	0	38
CB Duane Scroggins	3	1	32
CB Bruce Brookins	3	0	14
CB Ricky Manning	2	1	32
OLB Victor Hobson	2	0	39
DT Cory Rose	1	0	38
DT Ellis Wyms	0	1	11
OLB K.C. Jennings	0	1	12
S Lorenzo Varney	0	1	39

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Ike Benson	4	1	0	27
CB DeAngelo Hall	3	0	0	24
S Mel Mitchell	3	0	0	30
OLB R.J. Myers	3	0	0	29
ILB Keith Brooking	2	0	0	28
S Quinn Crum	1	0	1	25
ILB Corey Tatum	1	0	0	2
OLB Neal Kelleher	1	0	0	30

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jordan Gross	3	7	23	0	21
Mike Saffer	2	5	19	1	25
Byron Davidson	2	4	25	1	24
Patrick Petrolis	2	4	22	0	25
Mitch Hughes	1	3	24	1	24
Donnie Hines	1	1	19	0	13
Bruce Westbrook	0	2	13	1	13
Rock Cartwright	0	1	6	0	9
Willie Gardner	0	1	16	0	15
Marcus McNeil	0	0	10	1	8

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Isaac Whalen	3	3	1	20	0	37
Clay Wallenbrock	1	5	0	22	0	39
Wes Hamilton	1	5	0	20	0	39
Harvey Soltis	1	4	0	21	1	39
Shane Phillips	1	1	0	3	0	10
Dwayne Robertson	0	2	0	22	0	34
Justin Griffith	0	1	0	15	0	24
Mike Wheeler	0	1	0	16	0	30

Special Teams Statistics

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Ethan Burnett	2	28
Harvey Cochrane	2	24
Wendell Rubenstein	1	17
Kendrick Hastings	1	13
Leon Barbaritz	1	9
Willie Gardner	0	16
Marco Bensen	0	14
Bruce Brookins	0	13
Rock Cartwright	0	12
Ricky Manning	0	10
John Hill	0	10
Marcus McNeil	0	10
O.J. Cooley	0	10
William Lundberg	0	8
Donnie Hines	0	8
Patrick Petrolis	0	8
Greg Lang	0	7
Lester Arnold	0	7
Byron Davidson	0	7
Geoff Maniecki	0	7
Robert Blackford	0	6
Alan O'Donnell	0	5
Gene Bracken	0	5
Jack Brewer	0	4
Bert Messenger	0	4
Marshall Carroll	0	4
Victor Hobson	0	3
Patrick Ramsey	0	3
Duane Scroggins	0	3
Nicky Bellevue	0	3
Cory Rose	0	3
K.C. Jennings	0	3
Lorenzo Varney	0	3
Sedrick Barlow	0	3
Perry Simoneau	0	3
Bruce Westbrook	0	2
Jordan Gross	0	1
Tommy Besmer	0	1

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Howie Isaacs	1	15
Corey Tatum	1	13
Bryce Drake	1	12
Shane Phillips	1	9
Ryan Ramirez	1	5
Dean Hancock	0	31
Tommy McAninch	0	23
Justin Griffith	0	17
Michael Jenkins	0	15
Will Overstreet	0	11
Vince Jeffries	0	11
Quinn Crum	0	10
Dusty Sampson	0	10
Harvey Soltis	0	9
Jerry McElroy	0	9
James Newman	0	9
Clay Wallenbrock	0	8
Wade Richey	0	7
Brock Evans	0	7
Willie Hardy	0	7
Andy Lee	0	6
Raymond Osuchowski	0	6
Dusty Bronson	0	6
Frankie Lake	0	5
Korey Sinclair	0	4
Keith Brooking	0	3
DeAngelo Hall	0	3
Dwan Edwards	0	3
Mel Mitchell	0	3
Leon Matheny	0	3
Ike Benson	0	3
Neal Kelleher	0	3
Roman Lindros	0	3
Brad Patino	0	3
R.J. Myers	0	3
Mike Wheeler	0	2

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	57	5.2
Middle	12	41	3.4
Right	6	54	9.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	13	35	2.7
Right	10	43	4.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Patrick Ramsey	25	18	0	1	0	1	4	2	1

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Michael Vick	40	24	1	2	1	7	5	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	-3	-0.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	3	2	17	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	11	132	10.2
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	16	4.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	13	2.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	11	68	3.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	7	83	8.3
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	22	11.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Yards	PPlay
WR Andre Johnson	7	5	65	22
WR William Lundberg	4	2	18	22
WR Kendrick Hastings	3	2	21	16
TE Willie Gardner	2	2	25	15
RB Harvey Cochrane	2	1	-4	9
TE Wendell Rubenstein	2	2	19	7
WR Mario Beyer	2	1	9	13
RB Sedrick Barlow	1	1	-3	19
FB Donnie Hines	1	1	-1	13
WR Marco Bensen	1	1	13	5

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Alex Stuart	15	8	1	86	1	38
TE Mike Wheeler	6	3	0	25	0	30
WR Jimmie Horton	6	5	0	33	0	18
RB Tommy McAninch	6	4	0	13	0	30
WR Michael Jenkins	3	2	0	15	0	18
FB Justin Griffith	2	1	0	13	0	24
WR Vince Jeffries	1	0	0	0	0	16
RB Kim Helfrich	1	1	0	1	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Sedrick Barlow	3	7	2.33	5.86
Harvey Cochrane	2	5	2.50	3.43

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Patrick Ramsey	1	1	9	9.00	6.48

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Michael Vick	3	2	15	5.00	4.65

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Andre Johnson	1	1	9	9.00	9.29

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Alex Stuart	2	1	2	1.00	5.73
TE Mike Wheeler	1	1	13	13.00	4.17

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Sedrick Barlow	2	1
Patrick Ramsey	1	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Tommy McAninch	3	1
Ryan Ramirez	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Patrick Ramsey	6	2	1

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Michael Vick	9	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kendrick Hastings	2	1	1
WR Andre Johnson	1	0	0
RB Harvey Cochrane	1	0	0
WR William Lundberg	1	1	0
WR Mario Beyer	1	0	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Alex Stuart	4	1	1
WR Jimmie Horton	3	2	1
FB Justin Griffith	1	0	0
WR Michael Jenkins	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 53,400 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,000 (22,200)
End Zone 12,300 (16,000)
Mezzanine 6,900 (9,200)
Sideline Seats 10,200 (14,100)
Club Seats 3,600 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes 3,400 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	53,400 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,000 (22,200)
End Zone	12,300 (16,000)
Mezzanine	6,900 (9,200)
Sideline Seats	10,200 (14,100)
Club Seats	3,600 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes	3,400 (5,000)