Week 7, 2025

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Carolina Panthers	7	0	3	0	-	10
Atlanta Falcons	0	13	7	10	-	30

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:20 CAR - Lonnie Keaster 9 pass from Doug Doane (Rickey Rosebrock extra point)
2Q: 15:00 ATL - Kirk Gardner 10 pass from Roy Walton (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
2Q: 07:26 ATL - Charlie Mattingly 51 field goal
2Q: 00:46 ATL - Charlie Mattingly 49 field goal
3Q: 06:12 ATL - Terry Diaz 2 run (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
3Q: 02:44 CAR - Rickey Rosebrock 40 field goal
4Q: 08:18 ATL - Terry Diaz 3 run (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
4Q: 01:13 ATL - Charlie Mattingly 22 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:20 CAR - Lonnie Keaster 9 pass from Doug Doane (Rickey Rosebrock extra point)
2Q: 15:00 ATL - Kirk Gardner 10 pass from Roy Walton (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
2Q: 07:26 ATL - Charlie Mattingly 51 field goal
2Q: 00:46 ATL - Charlie Mattingly 49 field goal
3Q: 06:12 ATL - Terry Diaz 2 run (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
3Q: 02:44 CAR - Rickey Rosebrock 40 field goal
4Q: 08:18 ATL - Terry Diaz 3 run (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
4Q: 01:13 ATL - Charlie Mattingly 22 field goal

Team Statistics CAR ATL
Record 1-6 1-5
First Downs 12 20
- by Rushing 3 11
- by Passing 8 8
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 187 307
- Offensive Plays 60 68
- Yards per Play 3.12 4.51
Net Rushing Yards 42 176
- Rushing Attempts 14 47
- Yards per Rush 3.00 3.74
Net Passing Yards 145 131
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 42 - 17 - 2 19 - 14 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 166 143
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/21 2/12
- Yards per Pass Play 3.15 6.24
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/15 6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.9 6.6
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/25 2/10
Punt Returns/Yards 2/18 2/12
Kick Returns/Yards 6/149 3/65
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/97
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 48
Time of Possession 23:35 36:25

Team Statistics	CAR	ATL
Record	1-6	1-5
First Downs	12	20
- by Rushing	3	11
- by Passing	8	8
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	187	307
- Offensive Plays	60	68
- Yards per Play	3.12	4.51
Net Rushing Yards	42	176
- Rushing Attempts	14	47
- Yards per Rush	3.00	3.74
Net Passing Yards	145	131
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	42 - 17 - 2	19 - 14 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	166	143
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/21	2/12
- Yards per Pass Play	3.15	6.24
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/15	6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.9	6.6
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/25	2/10
Punt Returns/Yards	2/18	2/12
Kick Returns/Yards	6/149	3/65
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/97
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 48
Time of Possession	23:35	36:25

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:34	OWN 22	3	5	Punt
1	9:40	4:26	OWN 43	10	57	Touchdown
2	14:51	5:16	OWN 30	10	57	Interception
2	7:21	1:44	OWN 35	3	-4	Punt
2	3:02	1:13	OWN 13	3	-4	Punt
2	0:41	0:41	OWN 31	2	13	Half
3	12:53	1:12	OWN 24	3	5	Punt
3	6:05	3:26	OWN 34	6	43	Field Goal
3	0:19	0:40	OWN 14	3	-2	Punt
4	13:24	1:07	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
4	8:12	1:22	OWN 33	4	-5	Downs
4	5:07	1:24	OWN 31	7	15	Interception
4	1:07	0:46	OWN 24	3	0	Fumble

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:26	3:46	OWN 32	7	32	Missed FG
1	5:14	5:23	OWN 27	11	73	Touchdown
2	9:35	2:14	OPP 43	3	9	Field Goal
2	5:37	2:35	OWN 34	5	21	Punt
2	1:49	1:08	OPP 49	4	17	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:07	OWN 48	3	3	Punt
3	11:41	5:36	OWN 26	12	74	Touchdown
3	2:39	2:20	OWN 28	3	3	Punt
4	14:39	1:15	50	3	7	Punt
4	12:17	4:05	OWN 49	7	51	Touchdown
4	6:50	1:43	OPP 28	3	4	Missed FG
4	3:43	2:36	OPP 20	6	15	Field Goal
4	0:21	0:21	OPP 24	1	-2	Game

Game MVP: Roy Walton, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Winfred Niklos	6	16	2.67	7	0
Quentin Wilkinson	5	17	3.40	13	1
Doug Doane	2	7	3.50	6	0
Pat Ellison	1	2	2.00	2	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Andy Alston	25	102	4.08	13	3	0
Terry Diaz	14	58	4.14	14	1	2
Roy Walton	4	19	4.75	6	0	0
Richard Horner	2	-3	-1.50	-1	0	0
Ike Perez	2	0	0.00	1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Doug Doane	42	17	166	4/21	1	23	2	40.4

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Roy Walton	19	14	143	2/12	1	30	0	112.4

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Lonnie Keaster	8	13	91	11.38	0	23	1
TE Steven Hardy	4	4	29	7.25	3	13	0
RB Winfred Niklos	2	5	12	6.00	3	10	0
WR Colin Alexander	2	5	29	14.50	7	19	0
WR Darren Madison	1	8	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Jorge McKnight	0	4	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Quentin Wilkinson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Dixon Horner	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bryan Dennis	7	9	92	13.14	34	30	0
TE Kirk Gardner	3	4	24	8.00	7	11	1
WR Quentin Neufeldt	1	2	10	10.00	0	10	0
WR Gerald Buchanan	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Johnnie Haus	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Bobby Clark	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Max Midget	1	41	41.00	0
CB Darrell Apold	1	56	56.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Doug Doane	1	0	0	0

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Earl Noll	0	1	0	0
Greg Wynn	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Arnie Terry	6	240	40.0	38.0	50	0

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Robbie Burgess	4	173	43.3	33.8	60	3

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rickey Rosebrock	1/1	1/1	0/0	40	1/1

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Charlie Mattingly	3/5	2/4	1/2	51	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Winfred Niklos	2	18	9.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Grant Morton	2	12	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg
Colin Alexander	4	102	25.5
Darren Madison	1	30	30.0
Dixon Horner	1	17	17.0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Amos Hawkins	2	38	19.0	0
Casey Fairbairn	1	27	27.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Earl Riley	10	1	0.0	39	21
OLB Riddick Prescott	8	3	0.0	38	18
ILB Max Marian	6	1	0.0	28	16
DE Zach Burns	4	2	1.0	47	21
DT Adrian Ellis	4	1	1.0	39	18
S Bo Hickey	3	4	0.0	38	19
DE J.J. Roddy	3	2	0.0	38	16
CB Kim Hatcher	3	1	0.0	35	15
DT Justin Bradley	3	0	0.0	24	10
CB Chris Riemersma	2	2	0.0	23	11
ILB Jerome Page	2	1	0.0	19	5
DT J.B. Timm	2	1	0.0	26	9
CB Bryant Farley	2	0	0.0	26	13
CB Robbie Lawless	2	0	0.0	34	13
OLB Trent Prewett	1	2	0.0	19	7
OLB Harold McBeal	1	1	0.0	9	3
OLB Irving Jenkins	1	1	0.0	4	0
DE Scottie Lofton	1	1	0.0	11	6
WR Lonnie Keaster	1	0	---	---	---
T Jamie Stanberry	1	0	---	---	---
CB Mario Lyle	1	0	0.0	9	6

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Max Midget	5	2	0.0	11	41
CB Gus Barrett	5	0	0.0	7	34
S Grant Morton	4	1	0.0	10	41
DT Winston Ansara	3	0	0.0	9	16
S Marlon Paswater	3	0	0.0	13	42
CB Amos Hawkins	3	0	0.0	8	35
DE Kris Mathis	3	0	0.0	10	29
DE Juan Norried	2	0	2.0	13	37
OLB Mo Gardner	2	1	1.0	13	39
ILB Earl Noll	2	1	0.0	9	32
DE Greg Wynn	1	0	1.0	2	15
ILB Brett Cobb	1	0	0.0	5	13
DT Andrew Jamison	0	1	0.0	8	31
DT Norm Fulcher	0	1	0.0	7	20
OLB Wendell Holmes	0	1	0.0	6	8

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Zach Burns	1.0	0	1	1	21
DT Adrian Ellis	1.0	0	1	0	18
DE J.J. Roddy	0.0	1	0	0	16
DE Scottie Lofton	0.0	0	1	0	6

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Juan Norried	2.0	0	0	1	37
DE Greg Wynn	1.0	1	3	0	15
OLB Mo Gardner	1.0	1	0	0	39
DE Kris Mathis	0.0	0	4	3	29
DE Leroy Ochtyun	0.0	0	1	0	21

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	PPlay
OLB Riddick Prescott	3	18
CB Kim Hatcher	3	15
ILB Max Marian	2	16
S Earl Riley	1	21
CB Bryant Farley	1	13
S Bo Hickey	1	19
CB Robbie Lawless	1	13
DT J.B. Timm	1	9
CB Chris Riemersma	1	11

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Max Midget	5	1	1	41
CB Gus Barrett	4	2	0	34
S Marlon Paswater	3	2	0	42
CB Amos Hawkins	3	1	0	35
S Grant Morton	1	1	0	41
ILB Earl Noll	1	0	0	32
ILB Brett Cobb	0	1	0	13
OLB Mo Gardner	0	1	0	39
CB Darrell Apold	0	0	1	5

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Angelo Farmer	1	2	1	10	2	36
Lincoln Frasier	1	1	0	12	0	40
Lionel Banks	1	1	0	12	0	40
Desmond Sanders	1	1	0	4	0	14
Pat Ellison	0	3	0	8	0	20
Jamie Stanberry	0	2	0	11	1	42
Tyrone Fialho	0	1	0	10	0	32
Neil Hawley	0	1	0	3	0	4
Ty Farmer	0	0	0	4	1	10

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Mario Sanford	6	9	2	42	0	21
Roger Thornton	4	9	0	43	0	18
Danny McClendon	2	10	0	37	1	18
Justin Wolfe	2	7	0	37	0	16
Kendrick Beyer	1	3	0	31	1	11
Ike Perez	1	2	0	32	0	10
Kirk Gardner	1	1	0	32	0	14
Johnnie Haus	1	1	0	24	0	3
Orlando Walker	0	1	0	21	0	10

Special Teams Statistics

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Winfred Niklos	3	21
Harold McBeal	1	18
Chris Riemersma	1	18
Kim Hatcher	0	18
Pat Ellison	0	16
Dexter Sobien	0	16
Jorge McKnight	0	13
Dixon Horner	0	11
Jeffrey Burns	0	10
Jerome Page	0	9
Zach Burns	0	8
Adrian Ellis	0	8
Arnie Terry	0	7
Steven Hardy	0	7
Colin Alexander	0	7
Darren Madison	0	7
Ty Farmer	0	7
Harry Beauchamp	0	7
Vernon Crawford	0	6
Earl Riley	0	6
Riddick Prescott	0	6
Desmond Sanders	0	6
Colin Curtis	0	5
Mario Lyle	0	5
Rickey Rosebrock	0	4
Bryant Farley	0	4
Max Marian	0	4
Lionel Banks	0	4
Bo Hickey	0	4
Justin Bradley	0	4
Tyrone Fialho	0	3
J.J. Roddy	0	3
Trent Prewett	0	3
Robbie Lawless	0	3
J.B. Timm	0	3
Irving Jenkins	0	2
Scottie Lofton	0	2
Lonnie Keaster	0	1

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Johnnie Haus	3	17
Bobby Clark	2	17
Ike Perez	1	15
Norman Henry	1	10
Byron Aiken	1	6
Terry Diaz	0	25
Quentin Neufeldt	0	19
Kirk Gardner	0	17
Brett Cobb	0	14
Charlie Mattingly	0	12
Norm Sapia	0	10
Craig Lyon	0	9
Bryant Andrew	0	9
Orlando Walker	0	9
Hugh Gadget	0	8
Phil Tikaran	0	8
Grant Morton	0	8
Justin Wolfe	0	7
Danny McClendon	0	6
Greg Wynn	0	6
Leroy Ochtyun	0	6
Winfred Cooley	0	6
Wendell Holmes	0	6
Leland Peterson	0	5
Robbie Burgess	0	4
Amos Hawkins	0	4
Casey Fairbairn	0	3
Earl Noll	0	3
Darrell Apold	0	3
Mario Sanford	0	2
Gus Barrett	0	2
Andrew Jamison	0	2
Mo Gardner	0	2
Winston Ansara	0	1
Juan Norried	0	1
Marlon Paswater	0	1
Kris Mathis	0	1
Max Midget	0	1
Norm Fulcher	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	3	1.5
Middle	9	28	3.1
Right	3	11	3.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	52	4.0
Middle	21	107	5.1
Right	12	19	1.6
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Doug Doane	42	17	2	1	3	9	8	4	2

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Roy Walton	19	14	1	1	0	0	3	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	7	2.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	5	22	3.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	25	8	94	3.8
Long (19+ Yds)	7	2	43	6.1

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	6	45	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	8	98	9.8
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Lonnie Keaster	13	8	0	91	2	38
WR Darren Madison	8	1	1	5	0	33
RB Winfred Niklos	5	2	0	12	0	30
WR Colin Alexander	5	2	1	29	0	32
WR Jorge McKnight	4	0	0	0	0	18
TE Steven Hardy	4	4	0	29	0	20
WR Dixon Horner	2	0	1	0	0	10
RB Quentin Wilkinson	1	0	0	0	0	16

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bryan Dennis	9	7	92	1	21
TE Kirk Gardner	4	3	24	0	14
WR Quentin Neufeldt	2	1	10	0	8
WR Gerald Buchanan	2	1	3	0	15
TE Johnnie Haus	1	1	5	0	3
WR Bobby Clark	1	1	9	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Winfred Niklos	1	0	0.00	2.67
Quentin Wilkinson	1	2	2.00	3.40

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Andy Alston	6	22	3.67	4.08
Terry Diaz	5	11	2.20	4.14
Roy Walton	1	5	5.00	4.75
Richard Horner	1	-1	-1.00	-1.50
Ike Perez	1	-1	-1.00	0.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Doug Doane	6	3	22	3.67	3.95

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Roy Walton	4	3	24	6.00	7.53

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Lonnie Keaster	3	2	12	4.00	7.00
RB Winfred Niklos	1	1	10	10.00	2.40
WR Jorge McKnight	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Darren Madison	1	0	0	0.00	0.63

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Kirk Gardner	2	2	21	10.50	6.00
WR Gerald Buchanan	1	1	3	3.00	1.50
WR Bryan Dennis	1	0	0	0.00	10.22

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Winfred Niklos	1	1
Pat Ellison	1	1

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Andy Alston	3	2
Roy Walton	2	0
Richard Horner	1	0
Terry Diaz	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Doug Doane	9	4	2

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Roy Walton	8	6	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Lonnie Keaster	4	1	1
RB Winfred Niklos	1	1	1
WR Jorge McKnight	1	0	0
TE Steven Hardy	1	1	0
WR Colin Alexander	1	1	0
WR Dixon Horner	1	0	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bryan Dennis	3	3	1
TE Kirk Gardner	2	1	1
WR Quentin Neufeldt	2	1	1
WR Bobby Clark	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 43,600 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,000 (22,200)
End Zone 9,600 (16,000)
Mezzanine 5,500 (9,200)
Sideline Seats 8,300 (14,100)
Club Seats 3,000 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes 2,200 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	43,600 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,000 (22,200)
End Zone	9,600 (16,000)
Mezzanine	5,500 (9,200)
Sideline Seats	8,300 (14,100)
Club Seats	3,000 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes	2,200 (5,000)