Week 17, 2013

played in Carolina, NC

28 degrees, fair, 12 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	0	10	7	0	-	17
Carolina Panthers	7	10	0	0	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:17 CAR - William Lundberg 18 pass from Patrick Ramsey (Lester Arnold extra point)
2Q: 10:38 ATL - Vincent Marchant 21 field goal
2Q: 05:51 CAR - Lester Arnold 35 field goal
2Q: 02:00 ATL - Alex Stuart 18 pass from Joey Harrington (Vincent Marchant extra point)
2Q: 00:43 CAR - Brandon Lloyd 31 pass from Patrick Ramsey (Lester Arnold extra point)
3Q: 08:02 ATL - Jimmie Horton 9 pass from Joey Harrington (Vincent Marchant extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:17 CAR - William Lundberg 18 pass from Patrick Ramsey (Lester Arnold extra point)
2Q: 10:38 ATL - Vincent Marchant 21 field goal
2Q: 05:51 CAR - Lester Arnold 35 field goal
2Q: 02:00 ATL - Alex Stuart 18 pass from Joey Harrington (Vincent Marchant extra point)
2Q: 00:43 CAR - Brandon Lloyd 31 pass from Patrick Ramsey (Lester Arnold extra point)
3Q: 08:02 ATL - Jimmie Horton 9 pass from Joey Harrington (Vincent Marchant extra point)

Team Statistics ATL CAR
Record 8-7-1 6-9-1
First Downs 30 22
- by Rushing 10 3
- by Passing 20 17
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 482 366
- Offensive Plays 92 74
- Yards per Play 5.24 4.95
Net Rushing Yards 151 89
- Rushing Attempts 31 24
- Yards per Rush 4.87 3.71
Net Passing Yards 331 277
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 59 - 38 - 1 45 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 343 308
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/12 5/31
- Yards per Pass Play 5.43 5.54
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/15 5/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.3 9.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/50 5/40
Punt Returns/Yards 1/-1 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 2/46 4/94
Interception Ret./Yards 1/7 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 27
Time of Possession 42:51 32:09

Team Statistics	ATL	CAR
Record	8-7-1	6-9-1
First Downs	30	22
- by Rushing	10	3
- by Passing	20	17
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	482	366
- Offensive Plays	92	74
- Yards per Play	5.24	4.95
Net Rushing Yards	151	89
- Rushing Attempts	31	24
- Yards per Rush	4.87	3.71
Net Passing Yards	331	277
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	59 - 38 - 1	45 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	343	308
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/12	5/31
- Yards per Pass Play	5.43	5.54
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/15	5/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.3	9.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/50	5/40
Punt Returns/Yards	1/-1	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	2/46	4/94
Interception Ret./Yards	1/7	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 27
Time of Possession	42:51	32:09

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:12	3:44	OWN 20	9	25	Punt
1	5:45	10:12	OWN 22	16	74	Field Goal
2	5:46	3:53	OWN 27	9	73	Touchdown
2	0:32	0:32	OWN 20	2	9	Half
3	15:00	7:03	OWN 26	12	74	Touchdown
3	3:32	5:05	OWN 20	8	48	Missed FG
4	11:55	1:45	OWN 41	4	44	Fumble
4	6:20	1:25	OWN 15	4	25	Punt
4	3:57	0:27	OPP 34	3	0	Missed FG
4	2:55	2:20	OWN 3	9	62	Interception
OT1	15:00	3:02	OWN 19	7	46	Punt
OT1	5:16	1:32	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
OT1	2:29	0:50	OWN 18	3	3	Punt
OT1	0:39	0:39	OWN 38	3	0	Punt

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:48	OWN 41	7	59	Touchdown
1	8:28	2:43	OWN 6	5	31	Punt
2	10:33	4:47	OWN 20	9	62	Field Goal
2	1:53	1:21	OWN 40	5	60	Touchdown
3	7:57	4:25	OWN 29	7	28	Punt
4	13:27	1:32	OWN 39	4	9	Interception
4	10:10	3:50	OWN 15	10	29	Punt
4	4:55	0:58	OWN 20	4	22	Punt
4	3:30	0:35	OWN 41	3	0	Punt
4	0:35	0:35	OWN 21	4	19	Half
OT1	11:58	6:42	OWN 20	11	34	Punt
OT1	3:44	1:15	OWN 47	3	-13	Punt
OT1	1:39	1:00	OWN 48	5	21	Missed FG

Game MVP: Kendall Hape, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Kim Helfrich	23	126	5.48	16	5
Carl Davis	7	27	3.86	9	0
Joey Harrington	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Frankie Copeland	19	73	3.84	12	3
Sedrick Barlow	3	7	2.33	8	0
Patrick Ramsey	2	9	4.50	5	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joey Harrington	59	38	343	2/12	2	42	1	84.2

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Patrick Ramsey	45	25	308	5/31	2	31	1	82.4

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Mike Wheeler	8	10	74	9.25	1	22	0
WR Alex Stuart	6	18	92	15.33	15	42	1
WR Jimmie Horton	5	7	61	12.20	0	18	1
RB Kim Helfrich	5	5	33	6.60	28	11	0
FB Jerry Curry	3	4	14	4.67	15	10	0
RB Tyrus Riviere	3	3	17	5.67	9	7	0
TE Daniel Baker	3	3	30	10.00	3	14	0
WR Vince Jeffries	2	3	11	5.50	4	8	0
RB Carl Davis	2	2	6	3.00	6	6	0
TE Howie Isaacs	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Van Young	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR William Lundberg	8	11	101	12.63	14	18	1
TE L.J. Smith	3	5	36	12.00	3	25	0
WR Andre Johnson	3	8	54	18.00	16	20	0
TE Wendell Rubenstein	3	5	15	5.00	2	7	0
RB Frankie Copeland	2	3	30	15.00	2	19	0
WR Marco Bensen	2	2	11	5.50	0	6	0
WR Brandon Lloyd	1	2	31	31.00	0	31	1
RB Howard Bridges	1	1	11	11.00	10	11	0
FB Donnie Hines	1	2	6	6.00	3	6	0
WR Kendrick Hastings	1	6	13	13.00	0	13	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Roman Lindros	1	7	7.00	0

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Stephen Forbes	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Kim Helfrich	2	0	0
Mike Wheeler	0	1	0
Dwan Edwards	0	0	1

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
Patrick Ramsey	1	1	0
Robert Blackford	0	1	0
Bert Messenger	0	0	1
Lorenzo Varney	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Nicky Bodenhemer	6	247	41.2	34.5	60	1

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Greg Lang	7	274	39.1	33.6	56	3

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Vincent Marchant	1/3	0/2	0/1	21	2/2

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Lester Arnold	1/2	0/1	0/0	35	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vince Jeffries	1	-1	-1.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Michael Jenkins	2	46	23.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Robert Blackford	2	49	24.5	0
William Lundberg	2	45	22.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Kendall Hape	8	2	3.0	24	48
S Fred Clancy	7	3	0.0	23	49
OLB R.J. Myers	7	2	0.0	21	47
S Mel Mitchell	5	3	1.0	20	45
CB Ike Benson	5	0	0.0	23	46
DE Dusty Bronson	4	1	0.0	24	49
CB Damon Nash	3	4	0.0	20	47
OLB Neal Kelleher	3	1	0.0	22	44
S Quinn Crum	3	0	0.0	4	13
DT Dwan Edwards	1	1	1.0	18	39
CB Riddick Gordon	1	2	0.0	3	26
DT Donovan Ricker	1	1	0.0	24	48
OLB Jashon Sykes	1	0	0.0	3	6
ILB Boss Bailey	1	0	0.0	8	9
CB Roman Lindros	1	0	0.0	17	21
WR Van Young	1	0	---	---	---

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Lorenzo Varney	10	0	0.0	26	55
CB Bruce Brookins	7	1	0.0	21	46
DE Bert Messenger	6	3	0.0	26	57
OLB Victor Hobson	6	2	0.0	28	54
S Jack Brewer	5	1	1.0	29	54
DE Perry Simoneau	5	3	0.5	26	56
DT Marshall Carroll	5	1	0.0	17	44
ILB Randall Hawkins	5	0	0.0	6	19
CB Stephen Forbes	4	3	0.0	29	56
OLB K.C. Jennings	3	1	0.5	11	20
ILB Maurice Pomeroy	3	3	0.0	25	42
CB Robert Blackford	3	0	0.0	29	55
DT Alan O'Donnell	2	3	0.0	28	54
CB Duane Scroggins	2	0	0.0	13	19
WR William Lundberg	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Geoff Maniecki	1	0	0.0	3	6
DE Colin Bush	1	0	0.0	5	4

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Kendall Hape	3.0	0	2	1	48
DT Dwan Edwards	1.0	1	2	1	39
S Mel Mitchell	1.0	0	0	0	45
OLB R.J. Myers	0.0	1	0	0	47
DE Dusty Bronson	0.0	0	2	0	49

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
S Jack Brewer	1.0	0	0	0	54
DE Perry Simoneau	0.5	3	0	2	56
OLB K.C. Jennings	0.5	0	0	0	20
DE Bert Messenger	0.0	1	3	1	57
DT Alan O'Donnell	0.0	0	1	0	54
DT Marshall Carroll	0.0	0	1	0	44
ILB Maurice Pomeroy	0.0	0	1	0	42

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Ike Benson	7	0	0	46
S Fred Clancy	4	2	0	49
OLB R.J. Myers	4	0	0	47
CB Damon Nash	3	0	0	47
S Quinn Crum	2	0	0	13
DE Kendall Hape	2	0	0	48
S Mel Mitchell	1	1	0	45
OLB Neal Kelleher	1	1	0	44
OLB Jashon Sykes	1	0	0	6
CB Riddick Gordon	0	1	0	26
CB Roman Lindros	0	0	1	21

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Lorenzo Varney	6	4	0	55
CB Bruce Brookins	5	2	0	46
S Jack Brewer	4	0	0	54
OLB Victor Hobson	3	1	0	54
CB Robert Blackford	3	1	0	55
CB Stephen Forbes	3	0	1	56
OLB K.C. Jennings	3	0	0	20
ILB Randall Hawkins	3	0	0	19
ILB Maurice Pomeroy	3	0	0	42
CB Duane Scroggins	2	1	0	19
DT Alan O'Donnell	1	0	0	54
DE Bert Messenger	1	0	0	57
OLB Geoff Maniecki	1	0	0	6

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Clay Wallenbrock	5	8	31	0	61
Wes Hamilton	4	9	30	0	59
Harvey Soltis	3	6	31	0	61
Dwayne Robertson	1	3	26	0	46
Isaac Whalen	1	1	28	2	56
Shane Phillips	1	1	8	0	18
Jerry Curry	0	2	12	0	29

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Casey Godfrey	5	5	0	15	0	36
Patrick Petrolis	1	3	1	18	1	44
Donnie Hines	1	2	1	14	0	26
Ronald Wallace	1	2	0	6	0	6
Wendell Rubenstein	1	1	1	17	0	21
Jordan Gross	0	3	0	21	2	42
Andy Babinchak	0	2	0	20	1	43
Teddy Biernoth	0	2	0	20	0	41
Marcus McNeil	0	1	0	11	1	14
Byron Davidson	0	1	0	6	0	15

Special Teams Statistics

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Daniel Baker	2	17
Van Young	1	14
Michael Jenkins	1	12
Riddick Gordon	0	29
Jashon Sykes	0	19
Jerry Curry	0	18
Carl Davis	0	18
Howie Isaacs	0	18
Quinn Crum	0	14
Vince Jeffries	0	13
Nicky Bodenhemer	0	10
Will Overstreet	0	9
Harvey Soltis	0	9
Shane Phillips	0	9
Jerry McElroy	0	9
James Newman	0	9
Mike Wheeler	0	8
Clay Wallenbrock	0	8
Frankie Lake	0	8
Ike Benson	0	6
Donovan Ricker	0	6
Tyrus Riviere	0	5
Dwan Edwards	0	4
Vincent Marchant	0	3
Buddy West	0	3
Neal Kelleher	0	2
Fred Clancy	0	2
Dusty Bronson	0	2
R.J. Myers	0	2
Kendall Hape	0	2
Vernon Douglas	0	2
Damon Nash	0	2
Boss Bailey	0	1
Mel Mitchell	0	1
Jimmie Horton	0	1
Roman Lindros	0	1
Raymond Osuchowski	0	1

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Ethan Burnett	2	27
Brandon Lloyd	1	16
Duane Scroggins	0	22
Howard Bridges	0	18
Wendell Rubenstein	0	17
Sedrick Barlow	0	16
Marco Bensen	0	16
L.J. Smith	0	14
Robert Blackford	0	11
Mike Saffer	0	9
Marcus McNeil	0	9
William Lundberg	0	9
Lorenzo Varney	0	9
Byron Davidson	0	9
Casey Godfrey	0	9
Terry Maddux	0	9
K.C. Jennings	0	8
Greg Lang	0	7
Lester Arnold	0	7
Donnie Hines	0	7
Andy Babinchak	0	6
Bruce Brookins	0	6
Jack Brewer	0	5
Victor Hobson	0	5
Marshall Carroll	0	5
Alan O'Donnell	0	3
Bert Messenger	0	3
Perry Simoneau	0	3
Maurice Pomeroy	0	3
Stephen Forbes	0	3
Patrick Ramsey	0	2
Bruce Westbrook	0	2
Kendrick Hastings	0	1
Emmanuel McCarthy	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	36	6.0
Middle	13	64	4.9
Right	11	53	4.8
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	40	5.0
Middle	11	21	1.9
Right	5	28	5.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joey Harrington	59	38	3	1	0	9	6	3	1

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Patrick Ramsey	45	25	3	2	4	5	6	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	11	11	56	5.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	14	79	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	8	86	5.4
Long (19+ Yds)	16	5	122	7.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	11	11.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	82	6.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	10	121	6.7
Long (19+ Yds)	13	4	94	7.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Alex Stuart	18	6	92	1	56
TE Mike Wheeler	10	8	74	2	43
WR Jimmie Horton	7	5	61	0	29
RB Kim Helfrich	5	5	33	0	30
FB Jerry Curry	4	3	14	0	29
WR Vince Jeffries	3	2	11	0	19
RB Tyrus Riviere	3	3	17	0	27
TE Daniel Baker	3	3	30	0	23
WR Van Young	3	0	0	0	19
RB Carl Davis	2	2	6	0	21
TE Howie Isaacs	1	1	5	0	6

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR William Lundberg	11	8	0	101	0	42
WR Andre Johnson	8	3	1	54	1	34
WR Kendrick Hastings	6	1	1	13	0	26
TE L.J. Smith	5	3	1	36	1	16
TE Wendell Rubenstein	5	3	1	15	0	21
RB Frankie Copeland	3	2	0	30	0	27
WR Brandon Lloyd	2	1	0	31	1	23
FB Donnie Hines	2	1	0	6	0	26
WR Marco Bensen	2	2	0	11	0	8
RB Howard Bridges	1	1	0	11	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Kim Helfrich	5	1	0.20	5.48

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Frankie Copeland	2	-6	-3.00	3.84

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joey Harrington	7	6	56	8.00	5.81

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Patrick Ramsey	3	2	23	7.67	6.84

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Mike Wheeler	2	2	7	3.50	7.40
TE Daniel Baker	2	2	22	11.00	10.00
WR Jimmie Horton	1	1	9	9.00	8.71
WR Alex Stuart	1	1	18	18.00	5.11
FB Jerry Curry	1	0	0	0.00	3.50

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Andre Johnson	1	0	0	0.00	6.75
TE Wendell Rubenstein	1	1	5	5.00	3.00
WR William Lundberg	1	1	18	18.00	9.18

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Carl Davis	1	1
Kim Helfrich	1	1

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Patrick Ramsey	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joey Harrington	13	7	4

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Patrick Ramsey	14	7	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Alex Stuart	5	1	1
FB Jerry Curry	3	2	1
WR Jimmie Horton	1	1	1
RB Carl Davis	1	1	0
RB Tyrus Riviere	1	1	0
TE Daniel Baker	1	1	1
WR Van Young	1	0	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Andre Johnson	4	1	1
WR William Lundberg	3	0	0
TE L.J. Smith	2	2	1
RB Frankie Copeland	2	1	1
WR Marco Bensen	2	2	1
WR Kendrick Hastings	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 58,800 (73,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,100 (21,400)
End Zone 11,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,000 (13,600)
Club Seats 8,000 (10,100)
Luxury Boxes 2,900 (3,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	58,800 (73,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,100 (21,400)
End Zone	11,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,000 (13,600)
Club Seats	8,000 (10,100)
Luxury Boxes	2,900 (3,900)