Week 17, 2016

played in Carolina, NC

36 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	7	6	0	6	-	19
Carolina Panthers	0	3	0	7	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:09 ATL - Tyrus Riviere 1 run (Irv Terry extra point)
2Q: 13:46 ATL - Irv Terry 38 field goal
2Q: 05:51 CAR - Andy Schultz 19 field goal
2Q: 00:11 ATL - Irv Terry 52 field goal
4Q: 14:22 CAR - Lenny McKnight 4 run (Andy Schultz extra point)
4Q: 07:22 ATL - Irv Terry 29 field goal
4Q: 02:10 ATL - Irv Terry 24 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:09 ATL - Tyrus Riviere 1 run (Irv Terry extra point)
2Q: 13:46 ATL - Irv Terry 38 field goal
2Q: 05:51 CAR - Andy Schultz 19 field goal
2Q: 00:11 ATL - Irv Terry 52 field goal
4Q: 14:22 CAR - Lenny McKnight 4 run (Andy Schultz extra point)
4Q: 07:22 ATL - Irv Terry 29 field goal
4Q: 02:10 ATL - Irv Terry 24 field goal

Team Statistics ATL CAR
Record 9-7 7-9
First Downs 19 17
- by Rushing 3 8
- by Passing 12 9
- by Penalty 4 0
Total Net Yards 335 273
- Offensive Plays 66 62
- Yards per Play 5.08 4.40
Net Rushing Yards 103 118
- Rushing Attempts 31 21
- Yards per Rush 3.32 5.62
Net Passing Yards 232 155
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 19 - 0 39 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 239 171
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/7 2/16
- Yards per Pass Play 6.63 3.78
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/15 2/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.0 6.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 8/45 8/55
Punt Returns/Yards 2/7 2/12
Kick Returns/Yards 2/24 5/127
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/3 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 31
Time of Possession 31:27 28:33

Team Statistics	ATL	CAR
Record	9-7	7-9
First Downs	19	17
- by Rushing	3	8
- by Passing	12	9
- by Penalty	4	0
Total Net Yards	335	273
- Offensive Plays	66	62
- Yards per Play	5.08	4.40
Net Rushing Yards	103	118
- Rushing Attempts	31	21
- Yards per Rush	3.32	5.62
Net Passing Yards	232	155
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 19 - 0	39 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	239	171
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/7	2/16
- Yards per Pass Play	6.63	3.78
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/15	2/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.0	6.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	8/45	8/55
Punt Returns/Yards	2/7	2/12
Kick Returns/Yards	2/24	5/127
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/3	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 31
Time of Possession	31:27	28:33

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:01	OWN 24	11	76	Touchdown
1	4:17	5:37	OWN 34	10	45	Field Goal
2	5:45	3:11	OWN 13	7	47	Fumble
2	2:00	1:54	OWN 20	6	45	Field Goal
3	13:35	2:44	OWN 20	6	23	Punt
3	9:13	1:42	OWN 34	3	7	Punt
3	4:28	2:00	OWN 1	3	6	Punt
4	14:14	6:59	OWN 20	15	68	Field Goal
4	4:54	1:08	OWN 30	3	4	Punt
4	2:33	0:29	OPP 11	3	4	Field Goal

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:59	5:42	OWN 37	8	36	Missed FG
2	13:40	7:55	OWN 36	14	62	Field Goal
2	2:34	0:34	OWN 40	3	3	Punt
3	15:00	1:25	OWN 40	3	9	Punt
3	10:51	1:38	OWN 22	3	8	Punt
3	7:31	3:03	OWN 21	7	28	Punt
3	2:28	3:14	OWN 36	7	64	Touchdown
4	7:15	2:21	OWN 20	4	7	Punt
4	3:46	1:13	OWN 21	4	-10	Downs
4	2:04	2:04	OWN 39	9	49	Game

Game MVP: Korey Sinclair, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Tyrus Riviere	19	47	2.47	5	0	1
Jackie Malone	10	43	4.30	8	0	0
Carl Davis	2	13	6.50	12	1	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Lenny McKnight	12	59	4.92	13	1	1
Frankie Copeland	6	24	4.00	11	1	0
Terry Sawyer	3	35	11.67	19	2	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Johnny Sanford	34	19	239	1/7	0	39	0	77.9

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Terry Sawyer	39	24	171	2/16	0	22	0	71.6

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Alex Stuart	6	9	77	12.83	2	34
RB Tyrus Riviere	3	3	28	9.33	19	22
WR Brant Shaw	3	6	33	11.00	7	16
FB Glenn Bellando	2	3	15	7.50	3	11
WR Randall Humphrey	2	4	59	29.50	9	39
WR Jimmie Horton	1	3	11	11.00	2	11
RB Jackie Malone	1	1	10	10.00	0	10
WR Leland Norman	1	4	6	6.00	0	6
TE Daniel Baker	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Lenny McKnight	5	6	17	3.40	4	6
WR Donald Cole	4	6	31	7.75	7	11
RB Frankie Copeland	3	3	3	1.00	0	1
TE George Sharpton	3	3	17	5.67	0	9
WR Jimmie Madison	2	3	23	11.50	1	14
WR William Lundberg	2	5	18	9.00	0	12
WR Clarence Williams	2	7	22	11.00	0	15
TE Brett Johnson	1	1	22	22.00	3	22
FB Claude Ungerer	1	2	3	3.00	4	3
WR Jesse Marshall	1	1	15	15.00	5	15

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Tyrus Riviere	1	1	0
Glenn Bellando	1	0	0
Dusty Bronson	0	0	1

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
George Sharpton	1	0	0
Claude Ungerer	0	1	0
Donald Jones	0	1	0
Billy Joe Woodard	0	0	1
Maurice Barber	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Nicky Bodenhemer	4	187	46.8	43.8	56	1

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bruce Hopper	5	244	48.8	39.4	57	1

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Irv Terry	4/4	1/1	1/1	52	1/1

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Andy Schultz	1/2	0/1	0/0	19	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Randall Humphrey	2	7	3.5	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Keiwan Ratliff	2	12	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Quinn Crum	1	9	9.0	0
Tyrus Riviere	1	15	15.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
William Lundberg	4	106	26.5	0
Jimmie Madison	1	21	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Seth Levine	6	2	0.0	20	39
OLB R.J. Myers	5	1	0.0	15	26
OLB Vernon Douglas	5	0	0.0	11	26
DE Dusty Bronson	4	1	0.0	19	38
S Leslie Ramthun	4	1	0.0	18	38
CB Ike Benson	4	0	0.0	16	29
DT Korey Sinclair	3	0	2.0	11	26
DE Kendall Hape	3	2	0.0	20	41
CB Jumbo Clayton	3	1	0.0	21	38
DT Donovan Ricker	3	0	0.0	16	35
CB Damon Nash	2	1	0.0	17	40
S Lee Reese	2	0	0.0	6	14
S Preston Ackerman	1	2	0.0	18	35
DT Duane Jones	1	1	0.0	5	6
DT Raymond Osuchowski	1	0	0.0	7	7
S Quinn Crum	0	1	0.0	4	8

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Lorenzo Varney	13	1	0.0	27	32
DT Donovan Samsel	6	2	1.0	26	26
ILB Billy Joe Woodard	6	6	0.0	30	35
OLB Maurice Barber	5	2	0.0	23	26
OLB Mercury Rodriguez	4	0	0.0	22	16
S Tyrus Barnhardt	3	2	0.0	9	12
CB Donald Jones	3	1	0.0	28	33
CB Ty Gibson	2	1	0.0	28	34
S Ty Dollar	2	1	0.0	22	26
CB Raymond Vance	2	0	0.0	3	2
DT Rex Quinn	1	1	0.0	28	33
CB Keiwan Ratliff	1	0	0.0	16	25
DE Justin Alexander	1	0	0.0	22	29

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Korey Sinclair	2.0	2	2	26
DE Kendall Hape	0.0	3	4	41
DT Donovan Ricker	0.0	2	0	35
ILB Seth Levine	0.0	1	0	39

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Donovan Samsel	1.0	1	1	0	26
DE Terry Maddux	0.0	1	0	0	35
ILB Billy Joe Woodard	0.0	1	0	0	35
DT Rex Quinn	0.0	1	0	0	33
DE Justin Alexander	0.0	0	3	0	29
DE Bert Messenger	0.0	0	0	1	8

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Seth Levine	4	1	39
CB Ike Benson	3	0	29
OLB R.J. Myers	3	0	26
CB Jumbo Clayton	2	1	38
DE Dusty Bronson	2	0	38
OLB Vernon Douglas	2	0	26
S Preston Ackerman	1	0	35
DT Raymond Osuchowski	1	0	7
S Lee Reese	1	0	14
DE Kendall Hape	1	0	41
DT Donovan Ricker	1	0	35
CB Damon Nash	1	0	40
S Leslie Ramthun	1	0	38
DT Duane Jones	1	0	6

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Lorenzo Varney	3	2	32
ILB Billy Joe Woodard	3	0	35
OLB Maurice Barber	3	0	26
CB Ty Gibson	2	2	34
S Ty Dollar	2	0	26
OLB Mercury Rodriguez	2	0	16
DT Donovan Samsel	1	0	26
CB Raymond Vance	1	0	2
S Tyrus Barnhardt	1	0	12
CB Donald Jones	1	0	33

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Clay Wallenbrock	4	14	1	31	0	35
Isaac Whalen	2	4	0	29	0	25
Kurt Drake	1	4	0	27	1	28
Raymond Matos	1	2	0	8	0	10
Harvey Soltis	0	3	0	23	0	25
Wes Hamilton	0	2	0	31	0	31
Daniel Baker	0	2	0	20	0	21

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
George Coffey	3	4	19	0	35
J.J. Sherman	2	3	12	1	23
Mitch Hughes	2	2	15	0	31
Reggie Wagner	1	5	17	0	34
Lorenzo Thomas	1	2	18	0	39
Claude Ungerer	1	1	8	0	16
Devin Springer	0	1	17	1	34

Special Teams Statistics

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Daniel Baker	3	13
Quinn Crum	2	12
Dusty Sampson	2	12
Carl Davis	0	22
Ike Benson	0	16
Kendall Hape	0	14
Lee Reese	0	13
Glenn Bellando	0	13
Leland Norman	0	13
Brant Shaw	0	12
Irv Terry	0	10
Jimmie Horton	0	9
Jackie Malone	0	9
Nicky Bodenhemer	0	8
Vernon Douglas	0	8
Eddie Newsome	0	8
Raymond Matos	0	8
Junior Roush	0	8
Clay Wallenbrock	0	7
Harvey Soltis	0	6
Irv Haller	0	5
Randall Humphrey	0	5
Duane Jones	0	5
Mike Wheeler	0	4
Damon Nash	0	4
Korey Sinclair	0	2
Wes Hamilton	0	2
Preston Ackerman	0	2
Dusty Bronson	0	2
R.J. Myers	0	2
Tyrus Riviere	0	2
Donovan Ricker	0	2
Seth Levine	0	2
Jumbo Clayton	0	2
Leslie Ramthun	0	2

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Frankie Copeland	1	20
Ethan Burnett	1	16
Brett Johnson	1	15
Clarence Williams	1	6
Fernando Clayton	0	19
Raymond Vance	0	17
Jesse Marshall	0	14
Claude Ungerer	0	13
Charlie Weidner	0	11
Keiwan Ratliff	0	10
Corey Tatum	0	8
J.J. Sherman	0	7
Tyrell Sander	0	7
Lorenzo Thomas	0	7
William Lundberg	0	7
Justin Alexander	0	7
Curtis Nichols	0	7
Bert Messenger	0	5
George Sharpton	0	5
Bruce Hopper	0	5
Andy Schultz	0	5
Ty Gibson	0	4
Jimmie Madison	0	4
Ty Dollar	0	4
Lorenzo Varney	0	4
Mitch Hughes	0	4
Terry Maddux	0	4
Billy Joe Woodard	0	4
Rex Quinn	0	4
Donald Jones	0	4
George Coffey	0	3
Emmanuel McCarthy	0	3
Mercury Rodriguez	0	2
Aaron Terwey	0	2
Donovan Samsel	0	2
Maurice Barber	0	2
Tyrus Barnhardt	0	2
Donald Cole	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	33	3.0
Middle	17	57	3.4
Right	3	13	4.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	27	6.8
Middle	12	67	5.6
Right	5	24	4.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Johnny Sanford	34	19	4	0	3	4	4	1	0

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Terry Sawyer	39	24	1	3	0	2	8	6	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	29	7.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	5	32	3.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	7	85	6.5
Long (19+ Yds)	7	3	93	13.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	14	2.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	13	74	3.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	61	6.8
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	22	5.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Alex Stuart	9	6	2	77	1	32
WR Brant Shaw	6	3	0	33	0	22
WR Randall Humphrey	4	2	1	59	2	19
WR Leland Norman	4	1	0	6	0	19
WR Jimmie Horton	3	1	0	11	0	9
FB Glenn Bellando	3	2	0	15	0	11
RB Tyrus Riviere	3	3	0	28	1	18
TE Daniel Baker	1	0	0	0	0	21
RB Jackie Malone	1	1	0	10	0	14

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Clarence Williams	7	2	22	0	32
WR Donald Cole	6	4	31	0	30
RB Lenny McKnight	6	5	17	0	26
WR William Lundberg	5	2	18	0	32
WR Jimmie Madison	3	2	23	0	10
RB Frankie Copeland	3	3	3	0	15
TE George Sharpton	3	3	17	0	9
FB Claude Ungerer	2	1	3	0	16
TE Brett Johnson	1	1	22	1	24
WR Jesse Marshall	1	1	15	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tyrus Riviere	5	9	1.80	2.47
Jackie Malone	2	8	4.00	4.30

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Lenny McKnight	3	8	2.67	4.92
Frankie Copeland	1	11	11.00	4.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Johnny Sanford	2	1	1	0.50	7.03

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Terry Sawyer	1	0	0	0.00	4.38

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Tyrus Riviere	1	1	1	1.00	9.33
WR Randall Humphrey	1	0	0	0.00	14.75

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jimmie Madison	1	0	0	0.00	7.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Tyrus Riviere	1	0

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Lenny McKnight	2	1
Frankie Copeland	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Johnny Sanford	14	11	8

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Terry Sawyer	8	3	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Alex Stuart	3	3	3
WR Brant Shaw	3	3	1
WR Jimmie Horton	2	1	1
WR Randall Humphrey	2	1	1
WR Leland Norman	2	1	1
RB Tyrus Riviere	1	1	0
RB Jackie Malone	1	1	1

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Clarence Williams	2	0	0
TE Brett Johnson	1	1	1
WR Jimmie Madison	1	0	0
WR William Lundberg	1	0	0
WR Donald Cole	1	0	0
RB Frankie Copeland	1	1	0
FB Claude Ungerer	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 53,700 (73,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,900 (21,400)
End Zone 10,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,000 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,100 (10,100)
Luxury Boxes 2,700 (3,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	53,700 (73,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,900 (21,400)
End Zone	10,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,000 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,100 (10,100)
Luxury Boxes	2,700 (3,900)