Week 15, 2017

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Carolina Panthers	7	0	3	7	-	17
Atlanta Falcons	3	14	7	3	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:33 CAR - Lenny McKnight 10 pass from Terry Sawyer (Andy Schultz extra point)
1Q: 03:17 ATL - Irv Terry 44 field goal
2Q: 07:20 ATL - Skip Oukac 3 run (Irv Terry extra point)
2Q: 01:19 ATL - Damon Nash 64 interception return (Irv Terry extra point)
3Q: 09:15 ATL - Leland Norman 11 pass from Johnny Sanford (Irv Terry extra point)
3Q: 03:56 CAR - Andy Schultz 39 field goal
4Q: 06:00 CAR - Lenny McKnight 4 pass from Terry Sawyer (Andy Schultz extra point)
4Q: 01:16 ATL - Irv Terry 41 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:33 CAR - Lenny McKnight 10 pass from Terry Sawyer (Andy Schultz extra point)
1Q: 03:17 ATL - Irv Terry 44 field goal
2Q: 07:20 ATL - Skip Oukac 3 run (Irv Terry extra point)
2Q: 01:19 ATL - Damon Nash 64 interception return (Irv Terry extra point)
3Q: 09:15 ATL - Leland Norman 11 pass from Johnny Sanford (Irv Terry extra point)
3Q: 03:56 CAR - Andy Schultz 39 field goal
4Q: 06:00 CAR - Lenny McKnight 4 pass from Terry Sawyer (Andy Schultz extra point)
4Q: 01:16 ATL - Irv Terry 41 field goal

Team Statistics CAR ATL
Record 4-10 7-7
First Downs 15 22
- by Rushing 3 8
- by Passing 12 13
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 269 360
- Offensive Plays 63 62
- Yards per Play 4.27 5.81
Net Rushing Yards 98 160
- Rushing Attempts 27 30
- Yards per Rush 3.63 5.33
Net Passing Yards 171 200
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 20 - 1 30 - 16 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 195 215
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/24 2/15
- Yards per Pass Play 4.75 6.25
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/13 5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.7 8.0
4th Down Conversions 2/3 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/65 5/38
Punt Returns/Yards 1/-1 3/2
Kick Returns/Yards 4/166 1/15
Interception Ret./Yards 1/16 1/64
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 25
Time of Possession 30:32 29:28

Team Statistics	CAR	ATL
Record	4-10	7-7
First Downs	15	22
- by Rushing	3	8
- by Passing	12	13
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	269	360
- Offensive Plays	63	62
- Yards per Play	4.27	5.81
Net Rushing Yards	98	160
- Rushing Attempts	27	30
- Yards per Rush	3.63	5.33
Net Passing Yards	171	200
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 20 - 1	30 - 16 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	195	215
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/24	2/15
- Yards per Pass Play	4.75	6.25
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/13	5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.7	8.0
4th Down Conversions	2/3	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/65	5/38
Punt Returns/Yards	1/-1	3/2
Kick Returns/Yards	4/166	1/15
Interception Ret./Yards	1/16	1/64
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 25
Time of Possession	30:32	29:28

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:13	1:31	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
1	11:31	4:06	OWN 37	7	63	Touchdown
1	3:10	2:22	OWN 41	3	-3	Punt
2	13:24	2:10	OWN 9	3	6	Punt
2	7:10	2:06	OWN 48	3	7	Punt
2	1:52	0:46	OWN 40	2	5	Interception
2	1:06	1:06	OWN 20	4	25	Half
3	15:00	1:59	OWN 40	3	7	Punt
3	9:07	5:16	OPP 37	9	15	Field Goal
4	15:00	2:35	OWN 20	5	23	Punt
4	10:44	4:51	OWN 42	10	58	Touchdown
4	4:26	1:43	OWN 45	4	0	Downs
4	1:11	1:11	OWN 16	7	40	Game

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:47	OWN 28	4	15	Punt
1	11:42	0:11	OWN 39	1	0	Interception
1	7:25	4:15	OWN 20	8	53	Field Goal
1	0:48	2:24	OWN 19	5	34	Punt
2	11:14	4:04	OWN 34	10	66	Touchdown
2	5:04	3:12	OWN 20	7	47	Missed FG
3	13:01	3:54	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
3	3:51	3:51	OWN 20	8	41	Punt
4	12:25	1:41	OWN 12	3	4	Punt
4	5:53	1:27	OWN 14	3	4	Punt
4	2:43	1:32	OPP 45	5	21	Field Goal

Game MVP: Seth Levine, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Lenny McKnight	20	80	4.00	15	2	0
Frankie Copeland	7	18	2.57	8	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Skip Oukac	19	70	3.68	17	1	1
Jackie Malone	10	82	8.20	22	4	0
Tyrus Riviere	1	8	8.00	8	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Terry Sawyer	32	20	195	4/24	2	35	1	87.4

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Johnny Sanford	30	16	215	2/15	1	34	1	73.6

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Lenny McKnight	10	12	90	9.00	70	35	2
WR Jesse Marshall	4	6	56	14.00	6	26	0
RB Frankie Copeland	2	4	24	12.00	18	21	0
WR Joey Webb	2	4	18	9.00	0	14	0
TE Brandon Westbrook	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	0
RB Emmanuel McCarthy	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR William Lundberg	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Mike Wheeler	3	4	39	13.00	0	21	0
WR Randall Humphrey	3	7	59	19.67	6	34	0
WR Leland Norman	3	6	39	13.00	0	19	1
WR Marco Bensen	2	3	35	17.50	1	21	0
TE Daniel Baker	2	3	23	11.50	1	12	0
RB Bob McNally	1	1	12	12.00	0	12	0
WR Brant Shaw	1	5	7	7.00	1	7	0
RB Jackie Malone	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Billy Joe Woodard	1	16	16.00	0

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Damon Nash	1	64	64.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
Lenny McKnight	1	0	0
William Lundberg	0	1	0
Terry Maddux	0	0	1
Donovan Samsel	0	0	1

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Johnny Sanford	1	0	0
Skip Oukac	1	0	0
Isaac Whalen	0	1	0
Daniel Baker	0	1	0
Seth Levine	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bruce Hopper	6	282	47.0	40.0	53	2

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Nicky Bodenhemer	5	192	38.4	34.6	42	1

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Andy Schultz	1/1	0/0	0/0	39	2/2

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Irv Terry	2/3	2/3	0/1	44	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
William Lundberg	1	-1	-1.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bob McNally	3	2	0.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
William Lundberg	4	166	41.5	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Matt Carhart	1	15	15.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Billy Joe Woodard	7	4	0.0	30	32
DE Terry Maddux	6	0	1.0	27	31
DT Donovan Samsel	6	2	0.0	16	5
S Cris Shepard	5	0	0.0	21	31
S Tyrus Barnhardt	3	3	0.0	21	25
S Carl Menoskey	3	0	0.0	11	6
OLB Maurice Barber	3	0	0.0	23	25
CB Donald Jones	2	0	1.0	28	32
DT Ricardo Tokeshi	2	1	0.0	16	20
CB Raymond Vance	2	1	0.0	26	29
DT Zach Burns	2	1	0.0	23	32
CB Dennis Toney	2	1	0.0	14	24
OLB Harold McBeal	1	1	0.0	18	14
CB Luther Cote	1	1	0.0	5	5
DE Colin Bush	1	0	0.0	29	32
DE Bert Messenger	0	1	0.0	11	5
OLB Mercury Rodriguez	0	1	0.0	5	1

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Seth Levine	8	2	2.0	25	33
DT Korey Sinclair	8	1	0.0	26	35
DE Dusty Bronson	5	0	1.0	25	36
CB Matt Carhart	5	2	0.0	24	34
CB Jumbo Clayton	5	0	0.0	23	35
S Preston Ackerman	4	2	1.0	26	35
OLB R.J. Myers	4	0	0.0	22	26
S Leslie Ramthun	3	1	0.0	24	36
CB Damon Nash	2	2	0.0	27	35
S Quinn Crum	2	1	0.0	7	14
OLB Vernon Douglas	2	1	0.0	7	16
DE Kendall Hape	1	2	0.0	26	36
WR Randall Humphrey	1	0	---	---	---
DE Herman Long	0	1	0.0	2	0

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
CB Donald Jones	1.0	1	0	32
DE Terry Maddux	1.0	0	1	31
DT Zach Burns	0.0	0	3	32
DE Colin Bush	0.0	0	2	32

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Seth Levine	2.0	0	1	33
DE Dusty Bronson	1.0	0	1	36
S Preston Ackerman	1.0	0	0	35
DT Korey Sinclair	0.0	1	2	35
DE Kendall Hape	0.0	1	1	36
OLB Vernon Douglas	0.0	1	0	16

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Cris Shepard	4	0	0	31
S Tyrus Barnhardt	3	0	0	25
CB Raymond Vance	2	1	0	29
ILB Billy Joe Woodard	2	0	1	32
OLB Maurice Barber	2	0	0	25
CB Donald Jones	1	1	0	32
S Carl Menoskey	1	0	0	6
CB Dennis Toney	1	0	0	24

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Jumbo Clayton	5	0	0	35
CB Matt Carhart	4	1	0	34
S Preston Ackerman	2	1	0	35
S Leslie Ramthun	2	1	0	36
DT Korey Sinclair	2	0	0	35
ILB Seth Levine	2	0	0	33
S Quinn Crum	1	1	0	14
DE Dusty Bronson	1	0	0	36
OLB R.J. Myers	1	0	0	26
CB Damon Nash	0	0	1	35

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Patrick Petrolis	3	7	26	0	30
Curtis Nichols	1	6	23	1	25
George Coffey	1	4	20	0	30
Mitch Hughes	1	3	20	2	31
Cole Jordan	1	1	8	0	19
Ernie Summerfield	1	1	18	0	17
Reggie Wagner	0	5	23	0	28
Carl Katzenmoyer	0	0	7	1	6

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Junior Roush	3	5	0	30	0	32
Clay Wallenbrock	2	7	0	30	1	32
Amos Webster	1	6	0	27	0	29
Harvey Soltis	1	4	0	26	0	29
Daniel Baker	1	2	1	20	0	16
Eddie Newsome	1	1	0	6	0	2
Isaac Whalen	0	3	0	24	1	30
Dixon Lofton	0	1	0	4	0	3
Sean Loucks	0	1	0	10	0	12

Special Teams Statistics

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Jorge McKnight	2	17
Frankie Copeland	1	21
Mercury Schneider	1	17
Wendell Rubenstein	0	17
Luther Cote	0	17
Martin Orbik	0	15
Brandon Westbrook	0	13
William Lundberg	0	12
Raymond Vance	0	12
Carl Chedsey	0	11
Jerris Yoder	0	10
Jesse Marshall	0	9
Colin Bush	0	8
Lorenzo Thomas	0	7
Cole Jordan	0	7
Ricardo Tokeshi	0	7
Ernie Summerfield	0	7
George Sharpton	0	6
Mitch Hughes	0	6
Bruce Hopper	0	6
Maurice Barber	0	6
Carl Katzenmoyer	0	5
Andy Schultz	0	5
Cris Shepard	0	4
Emmanuel McCarthy	0	4
Patrick Petrolis	0	3
Terry Maddux	0	3
Maurice Pomeroy	0	3
Billy Joe Woodard	0	3
Donald Jones	0	3
Zach Burns	0	3
Harold McBeal	0	3
Tyrus Barnhardt	0	2
Dennis Toney	0	2
Aaron Terwey	0	1

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Bob McNally	1	22
Dusty Sampson	1	15
Damon Nash	1	11
Marco Bensen	1	10
Clay Wallenbrock	1	3
Brant Shaw	0	18
Tyrus Riviere	0	16
Daniel Baker	0	16
Jackie Malone	0	16
Leslie Ramthun	0	13
Mike Wheeler	0	12
Quinn Crum	0	10
Vernon Douglas	0	10
Irv Terry	0	9
Dixon Lofton	0	8
Nicky Bodenhemer	0	8
Eddie Newsome	0	8
Raymond Matos	0	8
Harvey Soltis	0	7
Sean Loucks	0	7
Jumbo Clayton	0	7
Jamie Lincoln	0	6
Herman Long	0	6
Dexter Searcy	0	6
Malcolm Bartholomew	0	6
Matt Carhart	0	5
Randall Humphrey	0	4
Korey Sinclair	0	1
Preston Ackerman	0	1
Dusty Bronson	0	1
R.J. Myers	0	1
Kendall Hape	0	1
Kurt Drake	0	1
Seth Levine	0	1
Dusty West	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	32	3.6
Middle	13	45	3.5
Right	5	21	4.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	48	4.4
Middle	14	82	5.9
Right	5	30	6.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Terry Sawyer	32	20	3	1	1	4	3	5	1

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Johnny Sanford	30	16	4	0	4	2	6	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	22	5.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	12	106	7.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	3	41	5.1
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	26	6.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	1	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	4	3	18	4.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	7	79	7.2
Long (19+ Yds)	14	5	117	8.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Lenny McKnight	12	10	0	90	1	25
WR Jesse Marshall	6	4	1	56	1	23
RB Frankie Copeland	4	2	0	24	1	11
WR Joey Webb	4	2	0	18	0	30
TE Brandon Westbrook	2	1	0	4	0	14
WR William Lundberg	1	0	0	0	0	29
RB Emmanuel McCarthy	1	1	0	3	0	5

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Randall Humphrey	7	3	1	59	2	25
WR Leland Norman	6	3	1	39	0	25
WR Brant Shaw	5	1	1	7	0	14
TE Mike Wheeler	4	3	1	39	1	14
WR Marco Bensen	3	2	0	35	1	15
TE Daniel Baker	3	2	0	23	0	16
RB Bob McNally	1	1	0	12	0	9
RB Jackie Malone	1	1	0	1	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Lenny McKnight	4	12	3.00	4.00
Frankie Copeland	1	4	4.00	2.57

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Skip Oukac	2	5	2.50	3.68

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Terry Sawyer	5	4	21	4.20	6.09

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Johnny Sanford	1	1	11	11.00	7.17

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Lenny McKnight	2	2	14	7.00	7.50
TE Brandon Westbrook	1	1	4	4.00	2.00
RB Emmanuel McCarthy	1	1	3	3.00	3.00
WR Joey Webb	1	0	0	0.00	4.50

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Leland Norman	1	1	11	11.00	6.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Lenny McKnight	1	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Jackie Malone	3	1
Tyrus Riviere	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Terry Sawyer	9	6	3

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Johnny Sanford	8	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jesse Marshall	4	3	1
RB Lenny McKnight	2	2	1
RB Frankie Copeland	1	0	0
RB Emmanuel McCarthy	1	1	1

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Brant Shaw	2	1	1
WR Randall Humphrey	2	1	0
WR Leland Norman	2	1	1
RB Bob McNally	1	1	1
WR Marco Bensen	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 44,300 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,700 (22,200)
End Zone 10,500 (16,000)
Mezzanine 5,900 (9,200)
Sideline Seats 8,800 (14,100)
Club Seats 3,000 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes 2,400 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	44,300 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,700 (22,200)
End Zone	10,500 (16,000)
Mezzanine	5,900 (9,200)
Sideline Seats	8,800 (14,100)
Club Seats	3,000 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes	2,400 (5,000)