Week 1, 2015

played in Carolina, NC

58 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	3	3	7	14	-	27
Carolina Panthers	7	10	7	10	-	34

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:00 CAR - Lenny McKnight 2 run (Andy Schultz extra point)
1Q: 03:09 ATL - Irv Terry 35 field goal
2Q: 12:56 CAR - Andy Schultz 33 field goal
2Q: 09:05 ATL - Irv Terry 50 field goal
2Q: 00:40 CAR - Lenny McKnight 3 run (Andy Schultz extra point)
3Q: 08:32 ATL - Freddie Branch 1 pass from Marc Bulger (Irv Terry extra point)
3Q: 01:53 CAR - Andre Johnson 5 pass from Terry Sawyer (Andy Schultz extra point)
4Q: 07:40 ATL - Jimmie Horton 2 pass from Marc Bulger (Irv Terry extra point)
4Q: 02:27 CAR - Andy Schultz 34 field goal
4Q: 01:49 ATL - Dusty Bronson 74 fumble return (Irv Terry extra point)
4Q: 00:25 CAR - Lenny McKnight 1 run (Andy Schultz extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:00 CAR - Lenny McKnight 2 run (Andy Schultz extra point)
1Q: 03:09 ATL - Irv Terry 35 field goal
2Q: 12:56 CAR - Andy Schultz 33 field goal
2Q: 09:05 ATL - Irv Terry 50 field goal
2Q: 00:40 CAR - Lenny McKnight 3 run (Andy Schultz extra point)
3Q: 08:32 ATL - Freddie Branch 1 pass from Marc Bulger (Irv Terry extra point)
3Q: 01:53 CAR - Andre Johnson 5 pass from Terry Sawyer (Andy Schultz extra point)
4Q: 07:40 ATL - Jimmie Horton 2 pass from Marc Bulger (Irv Terry extra point)
4Q: 02:27 CAR - Andy Schultz 34 field goal
4Q: 01:49 ATL - Dusty Bronson 74 fumble return (Irv Terry extra point)
4Q: 00:25 CAR - Lenny McKnight 1 run (Andy Schultz extra point)

Team Statistics ATL CAR
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 15 29
- by Rushing 1 8
- by Passing 14 21
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 245 419
- Offensive Plays 46 78
- Yards per Play 5.33 5.37
Net Rushing Yards 18 92
- Rushing Attempts 10 39
- Yards per Rush 1.80 2.36
Net Passing Yards 227 327
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 25 - 1 36 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 233 348
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 3/21
- Yards per Pass Play 6.31 8.38
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 4/2
3rd Down Conversions 6/10 10/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.9 7.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/20 4/33
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 1/2
Kick Returns/Yards 7/139 5/145
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/5
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 4/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 37 OWN 31
Time of Possession 23:02 36:58

Team Statistics	ATL	CAR
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	15	29
- by Rushing	1	8
- by Passing	14	21
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	245	419
- Offensive Plays	46	78
- Yards per Play	5.33	5.37
Net Rushing Yards	18	92
- Rushing Attempts	10	39
- Yards per Rush	1.80	2.36
Net Passing Yards	227	327
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 25 - 1	36 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	233	348
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	3/21
- Yards per Pass Play	6.31	8.38
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	4/2
3rd Down Conversions	6/10	10/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.9	7.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/20	4/33
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	1/2
Kick Returns/Yards	7/139	5/145
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/5
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	4/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 37	OWN 31
Time of Possession	23:02	36:58

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:50	5:49	OWN 23	9	59	Field Goal
2	12:49	3:52	OWN 27	6	40	Field Goal
2	7:26	1:12	OWN 39	3	8	Punt
2	0:33	0:33	OWN 19	1	-2	Half
3	15:00	6:33	OWN 28	14	72	Touchdown
3	1:46	1:13	OWN 39	2	-1	Interception
4	13:01	3:57	OWN 20	8	42	Punt
4	7:45	0:10	OPP 2	2	2	Touchdown
4	0:16	0:16	OWN 48	1	15	Game

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:10	OWN 44	12	56	Touchdown
1	3:01	5:12	OWN 34	9	50	Field Goal
2	8:57	1:31	OWN 27	3	-4	Punt
2	6:14	5:41	OWN 5	17	95	Touchdown
3	8:27	6:41	OWN 20	14	80	Touchdown
3	0:33	2:32	OWN 41	6	8	Punt
4	9:04	1:19	OWN 20	2	-18	Fumble
4	7:35	5:16	OWN 38	7	45	Field Goal
4	2:09	0:28	OPP 37	3	11	Fumble
4	1:41	1:25	OWN 27	6	73	Touchdown

Game MVP: Terry Sawyer, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Kim Helfrich	9	20	2.22	10	1	0
Marc Bulger	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Frankie Copeland	19	34	1.79	6	0	0
Lenny McKnight	19	48	2.53	13	1	3
Terry Sawyer	1	10	10.00	10	1	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Marc Bulger	35	25	233	1/6	2	31	1	96.5

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Terry Sawyer	36	26	348	3/21	1	31	0	111.8

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Alex Stuart	5	8	54	10.80	1	15	0
WR Randall Humphrey	5	5	52	10.40	8	24	0
TE Mike Wheeler	3	4	35	11.67	12	17	0
WR Jimmie Horton	3	5	14	4.67	0	7	1
WR Richie Becker	3	5	51	17.00	8	31	0
RB Kim Helfrich	2	3	1	0.50	0	3	0
WR Vince Jeffries	1	2	13	13.00	0	13	0
RB Carl Davis	1	1	13	13.00	11	13	0
TE Daniel Baker	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
FB Freddie Branch	1	1	1	1.00	2	1	1

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Andre Johnson	7	9	121	17.29	28	31	1
RB Lenny McKnight	7	7	54	7.71	32	28	0
WR William Lundberg	5	9	87	17.40	16	22	0
WR Marco Bensen	3	5	47	15.67	0	19	0
RB Frankie Copeland	2	2	30	15.00	19	19	0
WR Kendrick Hastings	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
FB Claude Ungerer	1	1	6	6.00	1	6	0
TE Brett Johnson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE George Sharpton	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Robert Blackford	1	5	5.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Randall Humphrey	1	0	0	0
Dusty Bronson	0	1	0	1
Donovan Ricker	0	1	0	0
Kendall Hape	0	0	1	0
Jamie Lincoln	0	0	1	0
Jumbo Clayton	0	0	1	0
Leslie Ramthun	0	0	1	0

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
Terry Sawyer	2	1	0
Frankie Copeland	1	0	0
Lenny McKnight	1	0	0
Mitch Hughes	0	1	0
Maurice Pomeroy	0	1	0
Howard Bridges	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Nicky Bodenhemer	2	88	44.0	33.0	50	1

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Greg Lang	2	89	44.5	34.5	51	0

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Irv Terry	2/2	1/1	1/1	50	3/3

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Andy Schultz	2/2	0/0	0/0	34	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
William Lundberg	1	2	2.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tyrus Riviere	5	102	20.4	0
Randall Humphrey	2	37	18.5	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Robert Blackford	3	91	30.3	0
William Lundberg	2	54	27.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Donovan Ricker	9	1	0.0	32	37
ILB Seth Levine	8	4	0.0	35	34
S Leslie Ramthun	7	1	0.0	36	38
CB Ricardo Colclough	6	4	0.0	36	38
CB Jumbo Clayton	6	0	0.0	32	37
DT Korey Sinclair	5	2	0.5	25	25
DE Kendall Hape	4	2	1.5	37	38
DE Dusty Bronson	4	1	0.0	38	37
S Preston Ackerman	4	0	0.0	31	31
OLB R.J. Myers	3	3	0.0	36	36
CB Kevin Logan	2	1	0.0	30	29
S Quinn Crum	2	0	0.0	4	2
DE Jamie Lincoln	1	0	1.0	9	10
OLB Vernon Douglas	1	1	0.0	17	16
OLB Chester Vermeil	1	0	0.0	7	5
RB Kim Helfrich	1	0	---	---	---
DT Raymond Osuchowski	0	1	0.0	12	9

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Maurice Barber	6	0	0.0	9	25
CB Donnell Jefferson	5	2	0.0	9	34
CB Friendship Peterson	5	0	0.0	9	35
S Brandon Magnotta	3	2	0.0	9	34
CB Robert Blackford	3	1	0.0	7	29
S Lorenzo Varney	3	1	0.0	9	35
DE Bert Messenger	2	0	0.5	9	35
DE Justin Alexander	2	0	0.0	3	2
DT Donovan Samsel	2	0	0.0	8	24
DE Terry Maddux	1	1	0.5	7	34
ILB Billy Joe Woodard	1	3	0.0	9	35
ILB Corey Tatum	0	1	0.0	3	6
DT Marshall Carroll	0	1	0.0	10	33

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Kendall Hape	1.5	1	4	38
DE Jamie Lincoln	1.0	0	0	10
DT Korey Sinclair	0.5	1	1	25
DE Dusty Bronson	0.0	1	0	37

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Bert Messenger	0.5	0	2	1	35
DE Terry Maddux	0.5	0	2	0	34

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Ricardo Colclough	5	0	38
ILB Seth Levine	5	0	34
CB Jumbo Clayton	4	0	37
OLB R.J. Myers	2	1	36
S Leslie Ramthun	2	1	38
CB Kevin Logan	2	0	29
S Preston Ackerman	2	0	31
DT Korey Sinclair	1	0	25
OLB Chester Vermeil	1	0	5
DE Kendall Hape	1	0	38
OLB Vernon Douglas	1	0	16
CB Ike Benson	0	2	5

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Donnell Jefferson	5	1	0	34
CB Friendship Peterson	5	0	0	35
CB Robert Blackford	3	0	1	29
S Brandon Magnotta	3	0	0	34
S Lorenzo Varney	3	0	0	35
ILB Billy Joe Woodard	2	1	0	35
OLB Maurice Barber	2	0	0	25
CB Bruce Brookins	1	0	0	3
DE Terry Maddux	1	0	0	34

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Mike Wheeler	1	1	7	0	18
Isaac Whalen	1	1	10	0	33
Freddie Branch	1	1	3	0	14
Harvey Soltis	0	2	6	1	26
Clay Wallenbrock	0	2	10	0	34
Wes Hamilton	0	2	10	0	32

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Patrick Petrolis	3	8	39	1	39
Reggie Wagner	2	9	39	1	39
Mitch Hughes	2	6	31	0	28
Vernon Patton	1	5	25	0	31
Byron Davidson	1	4	34	1	28
John Hill	1	2	13	0	19
Cole Jordan	0	2	14	0	11
Claude Ungerer	0	1	11	0	10
Ernie Summerfield	0	1	19	0	15

Special Teams Statistics

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Carl Davis	2	19
Dusty Sampson	2	15
Daniel Baker	1	15
Ike Benson	1	13
Vince Jeffries	0	17
Glenn Bellando	0	16
Quinn Crum	0	15
Chester Vermeil	0	13
Tyrus Riviere	0	13
Brant Shaw	0	13
Irv Terry	0	8
Randall Humphrey	0	7
Mike Wheeler	0	6
Jumbo Clayton	0	6
Harvey Soltis	0	4
Jake Broome	0	4
Nicky Bodenhemer	0	4
Vernon Douglas	0	4
Eddie Newsome	0	4
Raymond Matos	0	4
Korey Sinclair	0	3
Kendall Hape	0	3
Freddie Branch	0	3
Dwan Edwards	0	2
Ricardo Colclough	0	2
Kevin Logan	0	2
Preston Ackerman	0	2
Dusty Bronson	0	2
R.J. Myers	0	2
Donovan Ricker	0	2
Richie Becker	0	2
Seth Levine	0	2
Leslie Ramthun	0	2
Clay Wallenbrock	0	1
Larry Buckner	0	1

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Charlie Weidner	5	17
Howard Bridges	1	19
Corey Tatum	1	13
Brett Johnson	0	16
Andre Johnson	0	15
Claude Ungerer	0	15
Bruce Brookins	0	14
Maurice Pomeroy	0	12
Leon Barbaritz	0	11
Robert Blackford	0	9
Andy Schultz	0	9
William Lundberg	0	8
Kendrick Hastings	0	7
John Hill	0	4
Brandon Magnotta	0	4
Patrick Petrolis	0	4
Randy Dodge	0	4
Cole Jordan	0	4
Ernie Summerfield	0	4
Friendship Peterson	0	3
Byron Davidson	0	3
Geoff Maniecki	0	3
Donovan Samsel	0	3
Greg Lang	0	2
Bert Messenger	0	2
Lorenzo Varney	0	2
Reggie Wagner	0	2
Donnell Jefferson	0	2
George Sharpton	0	2
Mitch Hughes	0	2
Marshall Carroll	0	2
Aaron Terwey	0	2
Colin Bush	0	2
Terry Maddux	0	2
Gabe Buchman	0	2
Billy Joe Woodard	0	2
Maurice Barber	0	2
Justin Alexander	0	1
Tyrus Barnhardt	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	5	5.0
Middle	5	18	3.6
Right	3	-3	-1.0
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	12	1.7
Middle	28	78	2.8
Right	4	2	0.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Marc Bulger	35	25	2	0	3	2	4	1	1

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Terry Sawyer	36	26	6	3	0	4	3	5	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	25	4.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	9	52	4.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	9	125	9.6
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	31	6.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	43	10.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	11	86	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	6	106	13.3
Long (19+ Yds)	8	5	113	14.1

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Alex Stuart	8	5	0	54	0	32
WR Jimmie Horton	5	3	0	14	0	18
WR Richie Becker	5	3	0	51	1	19
WR Randall Humphrey	5	5	0	52	1	20
TE Mike Wheeler	4	3	1	35	0	18
RB Kim Helfrich	3	2	1	1	0	20
WR Vince Jeffries	2	1	1	13	0	8
RB Carl Davis	1	1	0	13	0	12
TE Daniel Baker	1	1	0	-1	0	10
FB Freddie Branch	1	1	0	1	0	14

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Andre Johnson	9	7	121	3	30
WR William Lundberg	9	5	87	2	34
RB Lenny McKnight	7	7	54	1	31
WR Marco Bensen	5	3	47	0	19
RB Frankie Copeland	2	2	30	0	8
TE Brett Johnson	1	0	0	0	15
WR Kendrick Hastings	1	1	3	0	12
TE George Sharpton	1	0	0	0	15
FB Claude Ungerer	1	1	6	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Kim Helfrich	1	-3	-3.00	2.22

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Lenny McKnight	8	21	2.63	2.53
Frankie Copeland	4	5	1.25	1.79

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Marc Bulger	6	4	14	2.33	6.66

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Terry Sawyer	3	3	25	8.33	9.67

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Mike Wheeler	1	0	0	0.00	8.75
WR Jimmie Horton	1	1	2	2.00	2.80
WR Alex Stuart	1	1	7	7.00	6.75
RB Kim Helfrich	1	0	0	0.00	0.33
FB Freddie Branch	1	1	1	1.00	1.00
WR Randall Humphrey	1	1	4	4.00	10.40

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Andre Johnson	1	1	5	5.00	13.44
RB Frankie Copeland	1	1	11	11.00	15.00
WR Marco Bensen	1	1	9	9.00	9.40

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Lenny McKnight	3	2
Frankie Copeland	2	2
Terry Sawyer	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Marc Bulger	10	9	6

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Terry Sawyer	7	5	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Alex Stuart	3	3	3
WR Vince Jeffries	2	1	1
WR Jimmie Horton	1	1	0
RB Kim Helfrich	1	1	0
WR Richie Becker	1	1	1
FB Freddie Branch	1	1	1
WR Randall Humphrey	1	1	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Andre Johnson	3	2	2
WR Marco Bensen	2	1	1
RB Lenny McKnight	2	2	2

Section Attendance
Stadium 52,400 (73,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,200 (21,400)
End Zone 10,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,900 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,000 (10,100)
Luxury Boxes 2,600 (3,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	52,400 (73,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,200 (21,400)
End Zone	10,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,900 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,000 (10,100)
Luxury Boxes	2,600 (3,900)