Week 1, 2027

played in Carolina, NC

90 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	0	14	0	3	-	17
Carolina Panthers	10	10	0	0	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:42 CAR - Terry Glenn 37 field goal
1Q: 04:47 CAR - K.C. Carter 4 run (Terry Glenn extra point)
2Q: 15:00 CAR - K.C. Carter 12 run (Terry Glenn extra point)
2Q: 09:52 ATL - Bryan Dennis 14 pass from Roy Walton (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
2Q: 01:33 CAR - Terry Glenn 21 field goal
2Q: 00:26 ATL - Warren Finch 28 pass from Roy Walton (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
4Q: 08:24 ATL - Charlie Mattingly 41 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:42 CAR - Terry Glenn 37 field goal
1Q: 04:47 CAR - K.C. Carter 4 run (Terry Glenn extra point)
2Q: 15:00 CAR - K.C. Carter 12 run (Terry Glenn extra point)
2Q: 09:52 ATL - Bryan Dennis 14 pass from Roy Walton (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
2Q: 01:33 CAR - Terry Glenn 21 field goal
2Q: 00:26 ATL - Warren Finch 28 pass from Roy Walton (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
4Q: 08:24 ATL - Charlie Mattingly 41 field goal

Team Statistics ATL CAR
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 15 13
- by Rushing 5 8
- by Passing 8 4
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 285 224
- Offensive Plays 69 64
- Yards per Play 4.13 3.50
Net Rushing Yards 143 127
- Rushing Attempts 33 33
- Yards per Rush 4.33 3.85
Net Passing Yards 142 97
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 13 - 1 29 - 13 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 167 107
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/25 2/10
- Yards per Pass Play 3.94 3.13
Fumbles/Lost 3/3 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/17 5/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.0 6.1
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 9/60 6/45
Punt Returns/Yards 2/10 6/73
Kick Returns/Yards 3/48 2/58
Interception Ret./Yards 2/33 1/6
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 42
Time of Possession 31:12 28:48

Team Statistics	ATL	CAR
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	15	13
- by Rushing	5	8
- by Passing	8	4
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	285	224
- Offensive Plays	69	64
- Yards per Play	4.13	3.50
Net Rushing Yards	143	127
- Rushing Attempts	33	33
- Yards per Rush	4.33	3.85
Net Passing Yards	142	97
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 13 - 1	29 - 13 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	167	107
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/25	2/10
- Yards per Pass Play	3.94	3.13
Fumbles/Lost	3/3	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/17	5/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.0	6.1
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	9/60	6/45
Punt Returns/Yards	2/10	6/73
Kick Returns/Yards	3/48	2/58
Interception Ret./Yards	2/33	1/6
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 42
Time of Possession	31:12	28:48

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:21	OWN 28	3	-8	Punt
1	12:04	0:39	OWN 17	2	17	Fumble
1	9:34	1:45	OWN 19	3	4	Punt
1	4:37	1:34	OWN 17	3	-9	Punt
2	14:51	5:07	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
2	7:57	2:11	OWN 21	4	5	Punt
2	4:16	1:21	OWN 21	3	5	Punt
2	1:28	1:13	OWN 25	7	75	Touchdown
3	13:16	1:31	OWN 3	3	9	Punt
3	11:35	1:16	OPP 38	3	7	Missed FG
3	8:12	4:30	OWN 20	7	48	Fumble
3	3:21	0:16	OPP 30	1	-5	Fumble
3	1:33	1:21	OWN 27	3	2	Punt
4	13:55	5:39	OWN 20	11	56	Field Goal
4	4:22	0:59	OWN 22	3	1	Punt
4	1:38	1:01	OWN 11	4	-2	Interception

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:39	1:35	OWN 38	3	-4	Punt
1	11:25	1:51	OPP 27	3	7	Field Goal
1	7:49	3:12	OWN 45	6	55	Touchdown
1	3:03	3:12	OPP 35	7	35	Touchdown
2	9:44	1:47	OWN 20	4	22	Punt
2	5:46	1:30	OWN 29	3	8	Punt
2	2:55	1:27	OWN 46	6	50	Field Goal
2	0:15	0:15	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	1:44	OWN 39	3	8	Punt
3	11:45	0:10	OWN 43	1	0	Interception
3	10:19	2:07	OWN 38	6	13	Punt
3	3:42	0:21	OWN 39	2	0	Interception
3	3:05	1:32	OWN 35	3	7	Punt
3	0:12	1:17	OWN 45	3	3	Punt
4	8:16	3:54	OWN 32	6	9	Punt
4	3:23	1:45	OWN 31	6	8	Punt
4	0:37	0:37	OPP 14	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Zach Burns, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Andy Alston	24	97	4.04	38	3
Gerald Yantis	7	43	6.14	20	2
Roy Walton	1	4	4.00	4	0
Andrew Nield	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
K.C. Carter	20	91	4.55	22	2	2
Billy Joe Wardzala	9	31	3.44	7	0	0
Daniel Billodeaux	3	3	1.00	5	0	0
Teddy Marsh	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Roy Walton	32	13	167	4/25	2	32	1	65.5

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Daniel Billodeaux	29	13	107	2/10	0	27	2	26.1

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Kirk Gardner	3	4	25	8.33	2	13	0
WR Bryan Dennis	3	9	33	11.00	6	16	1
WR Martin Lofton	2	4	48	24.00	8	32	0
WR Levon Frederick	2	5	21	10.50	5	16	0
WR Gerald Buchanan	1	6	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE Johnnie Haus	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
TE Warren Finch	1	1	28	28.00	14	28	1
FB Corwin Oja	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Steven Hardy	3	6	40	13.33	3	17
WR Orlando Brown	3	7	43	14.33	1	27
WR Darren Madison	2	5	6	3.00	5	5
FB Pat Ellison	1	1	2	2.00	3	2
RB K.C. Carter	1	1	4	4.00	3	4
WR Dale Sherman	1	2	0	0.00	0	0
WR Dixon Horner	1	5	8	8.00	0	8
TE Pat Pritchett	1	1	4	4.00	0	4
WR Byron Brummitt	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Grant Morton	1	13	13.00	0
CB Arnie Cooley	1	20	20.00	0

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Kim Hatcher	1	6	6.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Force
Roy Walton	2	0
Andy Alston	1	0
Grant Morton	0	2

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
K.C. Carter	1	0	0
Dixon Horner	1	0	0
Zach Burns	0	1	1
Pat Ellison	0	1	0
Steven Hardy	0	1	0
Dwayne Middleton	0	1	0
Andrew Marzano	0	1	0
Lester Kappers	0	0	1
Chuck England	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marc Joyner	8	364	45.5	36.4	57	1

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tyrone Gillespie	9	378	42.0	38.7	50	4

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Charlie Mattingly	1/2	1/2	0/0	41	2/2

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Terry Glenn	2/2	0/0	0/0	37	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Grant Morton	2	10	5.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Orlando Brown	6	73	12.2	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Amos Hawkins	3	48	16.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Orlando Brown	2	58	29.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Charlie Sims	9	2	0.0	20	15
S Grant Morton	5	2	0.0	30	28
S Marlon Paswater	5	0	0.0	25	19
OLB Mo Gardner	3	0	1.0	26	15
DE Juan Norried	3	1	0.5	28	30
DT Dusty Kim	3	1	0.0	23	27
S Tito Justice	3	1	0.0	14	16
DE Kris Mathis	2	2	0.0	26	20
CB Amos Hawkins	2	0	0.0	16	23
ILB Earl Noll	2	0	0.0	6	12
OLB Wendell Holmes	2	0	0.0	5	3
DT Norm Fulcher	1	1	0.0	20	11
CB Arnie Cooley	1	1	0.0	29	29
C Danny McClendon	1	0	---	---	---
WR Gerald Buchanan	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Oliver Hanson	1	0	0.0	25	23
CB Max Midget	1	0	0.0	30	29
ILB Chris Torrez	1	0	0.0	4	3
WR Levon Frederick	1	0	---	---	---
DE Mercury Herndon	0	1	0.5	17	14
DT Mickey Parker	0	2	0.0	14	17

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Max Marian	11	3	0.0	26	23
DE Zach Burns	5	1	2.0	21	21
OLB Riddick Prescott	5	1	0.0	27	32
S Earl Riley	4	5	0.0	27	32
ILB Jerome Page	4	2	0.0	13	17
DT Adrian Ellis	3	2	0.0	20	24
S Shane Ciurciu	3	1	0.0	26	27
DE Rex Rubio	2	0	1.0	21	25
RB K.C. Carter	2	0	---	---	---
CB Hunter Russell	2	0	0.0	26	28
DT Chuck England	2	0	0.0	23	24
CB Andrew Marzano	2	0	0.0	30	33
DE Lester Kappers	1	0	1.0	12	11
DT Justin Bradley	1	2	0.0	10	3
CB Robbie Lawless	1	0	0.0	9	15
CB Kim Hatcher	1	0	0.0	11	29
OLB Donald Abrams	1	0	0.0	7	2
S Jeffrey Burns	0	1	0.0	16	20

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Mo Gardner	1.0	0	0	0	15
DE Juan Norried	0.5	0	0	0	30
DE Mercury Herndon	0.5	0	0	0	14
DT Dusty Kim	0.0	1	5	2	27
DE Kris Mathis	0.0	0	1	1	20

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Zach Burns	2.0	0	0	0	21
DE Rex Rubio	1.0	1	4	0	25
DE Lester Kappers	1.0	0	0	0	11
DT Chuck England	0.0	1	1	0	24
CB Robbie Lawless	0.0	0	1	0	15
CB Andrew Marzano	0.0	0	1	0	33
OLB Riddick Prescott	0.0	0	0	1	32

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Grant Morton	2	0	1	28
S Tito Justice	2	0	0	16
ILB Charlie Sims	2	0	0	15
CB Max Midget	1	2	0	29
CB Arnie Cooley	1	1	1	29
CB Amos Hawkins	1	0	0	23
OLB Oliver Hanson	1	0	0	23
OLB Mo Gardner	1	0	0	15
OLB Wendell Holmes	1	0	0	3
ILB Chris Torrez	1	0	0	3

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Max Marian	4	1	0	23
CB Andrew Marzano	4	0	0	33
CB Kim Hatcher	1	0	1	29
ILB Jerome Page	1	0	0	17
DT Adrian Ellis	1	0	0	24
CB Robbie Lawless	1	0	0	15
CB Hunter Russell	1	0	0	28
OLB Riddick Prescott	0	1	0	32
S Jeffrey Burns	0	1	0	20

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Andrew Nield	2	2	0	12	0	17
Roger Thornton	1	7	0	28	2	29
Justin Wolfe	1	3	0	28	1	31
Joseph Wooden	1	2	0	19	1	9
Danny McClendon	0	5	1	28	0	31
Mario Sanford	0	5	0	27	0	31
Mitchell Maloney	0	2	0	5	0	5
Johnnie Haus	0	2	0	15	0	7
Billy Vandermause	0	2	0	20	0	32
Corwin Oja	0	1	0	18	0	14
Orlando Walker	0	1	0	10	0	12

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Lionel Banks	2	8	0	28	0	29
Neil Hawley	2	4	0	25	1	26
Ty Farmer	2	3	0	28	1	21
Tyrone Fialho	2	3	0	10	0	12
Pat Ellison	2	3	0	22	0	21
Mitch Tucker	0	3	0	20	0	27
Lincoln Frasier	0	2	0	28	0	24
Tommie Sanford	0	2	0	13	0	4
Steven Hardy	0	1	1	23	0	22
Jamie Stanberry	0	1	0	8	0	5

Special Teams Statistics

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Johnnie Haus	3	23
Gerald Yantis	3	9
Warren Finch	1	19
Orlando Walker	1	10
Chris Torrez	0	22
Byron Aiken	0	19
Martin Lofton	0	18
Andrew Nield	0	18
Darrell Apold	0	17
Kirk Gardner	0	15
Grant Morton	0	13
Bobby Clark	0	13
Tito Justice	0	11
Juan Norried	0	10
Amos Hawkins	0	10
Mitchell Maloney	0	10
Joseph Wooden	0	10
Rico Barrington	0	9
Marc Joyner	0	8
Marlon Paswater	0	7
Charlie Mattingly	0	6
Kris Mathis	0	6
Justin Wolfe	0	6
Earl Noll	0	6
Charlie Sims	0	6
Mickey Parker	0	5
Mario Sanford	0	4
Oliver Hanson	0	4
Max Midget	0	3
Dusty Kim	0	3
Wendell Holmes	0	2
Arnie Cooley	0	2
Quinn Reilly	0	2
Mercury Herndon	0	2
Corwin Oja	0	1
Mo Gardner	0	1

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Kim Hatcher	2	16
Dixon Horner	1	17
Dale Sherman	1	15
Jerome Page	1	10
Hunter Russell	0	26
Teddy Marsh	0	26
Calvin Fox	0	19
Pat Pritchett	0	16
Steven Hardy	0	12
Jeffrey Burns	0	12
Leon Green	0	11
Jamie Stanberry	0	11
Byron Brummitt	0	11
Orlando Brown	0	11
Max Marian	0	10
Lionel Banks	0	10
Andrew Marzano	0	10
Dwayne Middleton	0	9
Tyrone Gillespie	0	9
Tyrone Fialho	0	8
Terry Glenn	0	7
Zach Burns	0	6
Pat Ellison	0	6
Lester Kappers	0	6
Tommie Sanford	0	6
Ty Farmer	0	5
Donald Abrams	0	4
Timothy Meadows	0	4
Earl Riley	0	3
Adrian Ellis	0	3
Rex Rubio	0	2
Riddick Prescott	0	2
Julio Frederick	0	2
Shane Ciurciu	0	2
K.C. Carter	0	1
Robbie Lawless	0	1
Darren Madison	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	42	4.7
Middle	9	22	2.4
Right	15	79	5.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	43	5.4
Middle	17	60	3.5
Right	6	26	4.3
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Roy Walton	32	13	2	4	2	3	7	1	1

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Daniel Billodeaux	29	13	1	0	4	3	6	3	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	2	8	0.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	20	10	127	6.4
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	32	10.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	11	2.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	5	3	20	4.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	3	33	3.3
Long (19+ Yds)	9	2	43	4.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bryan Dennis	9	3	0	33	0	32
WR Gerald Buchanan	6	1	1	5	0	24
WR Levon Frederick	5	2	0	21	0	13
TE Kirk Gardner	4	3	1	25	0	20
WR Martin Lofton	4	2	0	48	1	11
FB Corwin Oja	2	0	0	0	0	14
TE Johnnie Haus	1	1	0	7	0	7
TE Warren Finch	1	1	0	28	1	5

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Orlando Brown	7	3	1	43	1	26
TE Steven Hardy	6	3	0	40	0	22
WR Darren Madison	5	2	1	6	0	20
WR Dixon Horner	5	1	2	8	0	7
WR Dale Sherman	2	1	0	0	0	8
FB Pat Ellison	1	1	0	2	0	21
RB K.C. Carter	1	1	0	4	0	13
WR Byron Brummitt	1	0	0	0	0	2
TE Pat Pritchett	1	1	0	4	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Andy Alston	3	2	0.67	4.04

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
K.C. Carter	7	30	4.29	4.55
Daniel Billodeaux	1	-1	-1.00	1.00
Billy Joe Wardzala	1	-1	-1.00	3.44

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Roy Walton	3	2	27	9.00	5.22

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Daniel Billodeaux	2	1	0	0.00	3.69

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Kirk Gardner	1	1	13	13.00	6.25
WR Bryan Dennis	1	1	14	14.00	3.67
FB Corwin Oja	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Dale Sherman	1	1	0	0.00	0.00
WR Orlando Brown	1	0	0	0.00	6.14

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Roy Walton	1	0
Andy Alston	1	1

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Billy Joe Wardzala	3	2
K.C. Carter	2	1
Daniel Billodeaux	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Roy Walton	13	6	4

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Daniel Billodeaux	9	5	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bryan Dennis	4	3	2
TE Kirk Gardner	3	2	1
WR Gerald Buchanan	3	0	0
WR Levon Frederick	2	1	1
WR Martin Lofton	1	0	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Darren Madison	4	2	0
FB Pat Ellison	1	1	1
WR Dale Sherman	1	1	0
WR Byron Brummitt	1	0	0
WR Orlando Brown	1	0	0
TE Pat Pritchett	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 30,400 (73,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 10,000 (21,400)
End Zone 5,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine 3,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 5,700 (13,600)
Club Seats 3,900 (10,100)
Luxury Boxes 1,600 (3,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	30,400 (73,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	10,000 (21,400)
End Zone	5,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine	3,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	5,700 (13,600)
Club Seats	3,900 (10,100)
Luxury Boxes	1,600 (3,900)