Week 1, 2039

played in Carolina, NC

75 degrees, fair, calm

Atlanta Falcons	14	3	9	6	-	32
Carolina Panthers	3	7	0	14	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:17 CAR - Wes Vance 20 field goal
1Q: 02:47 ATL - Courtney Karamanos 12 pass from Mitchell Turnbull (Preston Burks extra point)
1Q: 01:03 ATL - Trent Crabtree 72 interception return (Preston Burks extra point)
2Q: 10:00 CAR - Mickey Van Pelt 13 pass from Otis Morrison (Wes Vance extra point)
2Q: 06:16 ATL - Preston Burks 20 field goal
3Q: 10:46 ATL - Jose Billodeaux 87 pass from Mitchell Turnbull (Preston Burks extra point)
3Q: 04:45 ATL - Safety, holding called in the end zone
4Q: 14:22 ATL - Preston Burks 35 field goal
4Q: 09:36 CAR - Mickey Van Pelt 5 pass from Otis Morrison (Wes Vance extra point)
4Q: 02:21 ATL - Preston Burks 41 field goal
4Q: 00:06 CAR - Nicky Vance 20 pass from Otis Morrison (Wes Vance extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:17 CAR - Wes Vance 20 field goal
1Q: 02:47 ATL - Courtney Karamanos 12 pass from Mitchell Turnbull (Preston Burks extra point)
1Q: 01:03 ATL - Trent Crabtree 72 interception return (Preston Burks extra point)
2Q: 10:00 CAR - Mickey Van Pelt 13 pass from Otis Morrison (Wes Vance extra point)
2Q: 06:16 ATL - Preston Burks 20 field goal
3Q: 10:46 ATL - Jose Billodeaux 87 pass from Mitchell Turnbull (Preston Burks extra point)
3Q: 04:45 ATL - Safety, holding called in the end zone
4Q: 14:22 ATL - Preston Burks 35 field goal
4Q: 09:36 CAR - Mickey Van Pelt 5 pass from Otis Morrison (Wes Vance extra point)
4Q: 02:21 ATL - Preston Burks 41 field goal
4Q: 00:06 CAR - Nicky Vance 20 pass from Otis Morrison (Wes Vance extra point)

Team Statistics ATL CAR
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 19 21
- by Rushing 6 2
- by Passing 12 18
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 401 405
- Offensive Plays 61 70
- Yards per Play 6.57 5.79
Net Rushing Yards 114 62
- Rushing Attempts 28 15
- Yards per Rush 4.07 4.13
Net Passing Yards 287 343
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 22 - 1 53 - 34 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 293 353
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/6 2/10
- Yards per Pass Play 8.70 6.24
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/11 8/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.9 6.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/17 4/41
Punt Returns/Yards 3/37 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 1/23 3/48
Interception Ret./Yards 2/80 1/3
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 22
Time of Possession 31:06 28:54

Team Statistics	ATL	CAR
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	19	21
- by Rushing	6	2
- by Passing	12	18
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	401	405
- Offensive Plays	61	70
- Yards per Play	6.57	5.79
Net Rushing Yards	114	62
- Rushing Attempts	28	15
- Yards per Rush	4.07	4.13
Net Passing Yards	287	343
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 22 - 1	53 - 34 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	293	353
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/6	2/10
- Yards per Pass Play	8.70	6.24
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/11	8/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.9	6.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/17	4/41
Punt Returns/Yards	3/37	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	1/23	3/48
Interception Ret./Yards	2/80	1/3
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 22
Time of Possession	31:06	28:54

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:34	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
1	8:11	5:31	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
2	13:57	0:59	OWN 37	2	-3	Interception
2	9:53	3:45	OWN 20	9	77	Field Goal
2	3:40	3:18	OWN 20	6	33	Punt
3	12:04	1:34	OWN 2	3	98	Touchdown
3	7:27	2:05	OWN 22	4	18	Punt
3	4:32	2:42	OWN 28	6	20	Punt
3	1:40	2:23	OPP 32	5	14	Field Goal
4	9:25	1:01	OWN 20	5	21	Punt
4	7:29	5:13	OWN 29	9	47	Field Goal

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:26	5:15	OWN 38	9	59	Field Goal
1	2:40	1:46	OWN 26	5	39	Interception
1	0:54	1:57	OWN 20	5	17	Punt
2	12:58	3:05	OPP 42	6	42	Touchdown
2	6:08	2:28	OWN 26	4	21	Punt
2	0:22	0:22	OWN 18	1	3	Half
3	15:00	2:56	OWN 20	6	24	Punt
3	10:30	3:03	OWN 13	6	16	Punt
3	5:22	0:50	OWN 3	2	-11	Safety
3	1:50	0:10	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
4	14:17	4:52	OWN 20	13	80	Touchdown
4	8:24	0:55	OWN 11	4	19	Punt
4	2:16	2:16	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown

Game MVP: Mitchell Turnbull, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Kendall Ducrot	22	94	4.27	13	2
Erick Andruzzi	5	9	1.80	4	0
Max Pritchett	1	11	11.00	11	1

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Mo Scanlon	9	24	2.67	8	0
Thurman Barker	3	15	5.00	14	1
Otis Morrison	3	23	7.67	8	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mitchell Turnbull	31	22	293	2/6	2	87	1	108.7

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Otis Morrison	53	34	353	2/10	3	32	2	86.4

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jose Billodeaux	8	10	158	19.75	91	87	1
WR Courtney Karamanos	6	8	73	12.17	23	42	1
RB Kendall Ducrot	4	4	11	2.75	7	8	0
WR Broderick Dunn	1	3	16	16.00	0	16	0
FB Max Pritchett	1	1	23	23.00	23	23	0
TE Cody Reid	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Jon Henderson	1	3	12	12.00	0	12	0
WR Ricky Duffy	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Mickey Van Pelt	12	17	130	10.83	29	32	2
WR Julio Demann	5	8	52	10.40	19	17	0
TE Ed Snyder	4	7	31	7.75	4	10	0
RB Thurman Barker	4	5	60	15.00	36	28	0
WR Darnell Stargell	4	8	47	11.75	8	17	0
RB Mo Scanlon	2	3	2	1.00	2	3	0
TE O.J. Sampras	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	0
TE Benjamin McElroy	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
WR Nicky Vance	1	2	20	20.00	0	20	1

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Trent Crabtree	2	80	40.00	1

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Archie Hickman	1	3	3.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Kendall Ducrot	1	0	0	0
Tyrell Prior	0	1	0	0

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Cole Benton	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
T.J. Flannery	5	222	44.4	40.4	57	3

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kayden Samuels	5	261	52.2	40.8	61	3

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Preston Burks	3/3	1/1	0/0	41	3/3

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Wes Vance	1/1	0/0	0/0	20	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Adrian Powell	3	37	12.3	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ricky Duffy	1	23	23.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Joe Starks	3	48	16.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S J.R. Minor	8	0	0.0	15	50
CB Lance Graham	7	1	0.0	14	52
OLB Eli Bech	6	1	1.0	11	47
CB Miles Liddell	5	0	0.0	7	45
CB Heath Goforth	4	1	0.0	15	46
S Jerry Fishley	3	3	0.0	14	54
OLB Trent Crabtree	2	2	0.0	15	49
ILB Al McConnell	2	1	0.0	7	13
DT Gavin McKnight	2	0	0.0	7	21
DT Terrell McGowan	2	0	0.0	8	35
OLB Jeffrey McKnight	2	0	0.0	3	16
DE Sammie Back	1	0	1.0	7	21
DE Tyrus Flannery	1	0	0.0	9	46
FB Max Pritchett	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Colby Harper	1	0	0.0	5	24
ILB Abraham Mitchell	1	0	0.0	2	6
S Adrian Powell	1	0	0.0	1	11
ILB Jimmy Kiani	0	1	0.0	7	8

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Lee Clancy	13	6	0.0	28	33
CB Joe Starks	7	0	0.0	28	33
OLB Irving Reed	5	0	1.0	22	30
S Jay Doebert	5	0	0.0	28	33
DE Irv Fleming	4	2	0.0	14	24
DT Russell Fernandez	3	1	0.0	16	21
DE Andy Wagner	2	2	0.0	15	10
CB Archie Hickman	2	1	0.0	28	33
OLB Silas Peters	2	1	0.0	23	26
S Mason Mickney	2	1	0.0	28	33
OLB Geoff Horton	2	0	0.0	6	3
OLB Bubba McDonald	1	0	1.0	4	5
DE Steve Berry	1	0	0.0	13	23
CB Cole Benton	1	0	0.0	10	12
WR Darnell Stargell	1	0	---	---	---
CB Van Hall	0	2	0.0	6	6
ILB Zach Rhea	0	1	0.0	12	15

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Eli Bech	1.0	0	3	47
DE Sammie Back	1.0	0	0	21
DE Tyrus Flannery	0.0	1	0	46
DT Terrell McGowan	0.0	1	0	35
OLB Trent Crabtree	0.0	0	1	49
DE Winfred Branham	0.0	0	1	33
DT Gavin McKnight	0.0	0	1	21
DE Clay Horton	0.0	0	1	10

Carolina	Sack	Block	PPlay
OLB Bubba McDonald	1.0	0	5
OLB Irving Reed	1.0	0	30
DE Irv Fleming	0.0	1	24

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Miles Liddell	6	0	0	45
CB Lance Graham	5	1	0	52
CB Heath Goforth	4	1	0	46
OLB Eli Bech	4	0	0	47
S Jerry Fishley	3	0	0	54
S J.R. Minor	3	0	0	50
ILB Al McConnell	2	0	0	13
DT Terrell McGowan	2	0	0	35
OLB Trent Crabtree	1	0	2	49
DE Tyrus Flannery	1	0	0	46
OLB Colby Harper	1	0	0	24
ILB Abraham Mitchell	1	0	0	6
S Adrian Powell	1	0	0	11
S Camden Robinson	0	1	0	18

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Joe Starks	5	0	0	33
S Jay Doebert	4	1	0	33
ILB Lee Clancy	4	1	0	33
OLB Silas Peters	3	0	0	26
S Mason Mickney	2	1	0	33
CB Archie Hickman	1	1	1	33
DT Russell Fernandez	1	0	0	21
OLB Irving Reed	1	0	0	30
DE Irv Fleming	1	0	0	24

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Graham Consing	3	8	28	0	33
Tyrell Prior	3	6	28	1	33
Allen Buckner	1	3	28	0	33
Fernando Reeves	0	5	28	0	33
Max Pritchett	0	3	19	0	20
Justin Thomason	0	2	28	1	33
Jon Henderson	0	1	24	0	21

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Courtney Zodda	3	6	15	0	55
Chuck Chellino	1	1	15	0	55
Corwin Haralson	0	3	15	0	55
Byron Snipes	0	1	15	2	55
Joseph Keneley	0	1	15	0	55

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Tito McBeal	1	20
Cody Reid	1	18
Jose Billodeaux	1	12

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
O.J. Sampras	2	17
Julio Demann	1	25
Giovanni Jeffries	1	6

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jerry Fishley	---	---	14	54	6	74
Eli Bech	---	---	11	47	14	72
Allen Buckner	28	33	---	---	8	69
Kendall Ducrot	22	21	---	---	25	68
Courtney Karamanos	22	28	---	---	17	67
Lance Graham	---	---	14	52	1	67
Trent Crabtree	---	---	15	49	2	66
J.R. Minor	---	---	15	50	1	66
Miles Liddell	---	---	7	45	11	63
Mitchell Turnbull	28	33	---	---	---	61
Fernando Reeves	28	33	---	---	---	61
Graham Consing	28	33	---	---	---	61
Tyrell Prior	28	33	---	---	---	61
Justin Thomason	28	33	---	---	---	61
Heath Goforth	---	---	15	46	---	61
Max Pritchett	19	20	---	---	20	59
Tyrus Flannery	---	---	9	46	2	57
Jose Billodeaux	16	29	---	---	12	57
Jon Henderson	24	21	---	---	7	52
Terrell McGowan	---	---	8	35	1	44
Cody Reid	12	14	---	---	18	44
Winfred Branham	---	---	8	33	1	42
Colby Harper	---	---	5	24	11	40
Camden Robinson	---	---	4	18	12	34
Gavin McKnight	---	---	7	21	4	32
Adrian Powell	---	---	1	11	18	30
Jeffrey McKnight	---	---	3	16	10	29
Sammie Back	---	---	7	21	---	28
Broderick Dunn	12	16	---	---	---	28
Tito McBeal	1	4	---	---	20	25
Al McConnell	---	---	7	13	1	21
Clay Horton	---	---	6	10	5	21
Ricky Duffy	7	8	---	---	5	20
Jimmy Kiani	---	---	7	8	---	15
Abraham Mitchell	---	---	2	6	4	12
Preston Burks	0	0	---	---	10	10
Erick Andruzzi	5	4	---	---	---	9
Dana Garrett	0	0	---	---	8	8
Cooper Ferguson	0	0	---	---	8	8
Jonah Kell	0	0	---	---	8	8
Emmitt Gutowski	0	0	---	---	8	8
T.J. Flannery	0	0	---	---	5	5
C.J. Coleman	0	0	---	---	3	3
Phil Weathers	0	0	---	---	---	0
Darrin Dodge	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dominic Osorio	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Mason Mickney	---	---	28	33	20	81
Joseph Keneley	15	55	---	---	6	76
Joe Starks	---	---	28	33	15	76
Byron Snipes	15	55	---	---	---	70
Chuck Chellino	15	55	---	---	---	70
Otis Morrison	15	55	---	---	---	70
Courtney Zodda	15	55	---	---	---	70
Corwin Haralson	15	55	---	---	---	70
Ed Snyder	10	41	---	---	18	69
Archie Hickman	---	---	28	33	6	67
Jay Doebert	---	---	28	33	3	64
Lee Clancy	---	---	28	33	3	64
Mickey Van Pelt	14	49	---	---	---	63
Irving Reed	---	---	22	30	10	62
Julio Demann	7	23	---	---	25	55
Thurman Barker	4	27	---	---	22	53
Silas Peters	---	---	23	26	2	51
Darnell Stargell	7	29	---	---	12	48
O.J. Sampras	7	21	---	---	17	45
Nicky Vance	10	29	---	---	3	42
Mo Scanlon	11	30	---	---	---	41
Russell Fernandez	---	---	16	21	4	41
Irv Fleming	---	---	14	24	3	41
Steve Berry	---	---	13	23	---	36
Cole Benton	---	---	10	12	10	32
Irving Baxter	---	---	14	9	8	31
Andy Wagner	---	---	15	10	5	30
Zach Rhea	---	---	12	15	3	30
Darnell Moll	---	---	12	12	3	27
Benjamin McElroy	3	18	---	---	5	26
Van Hall	---	---	6	6	9	21
Geoff Horton	---	---	6	3	12	21
Amir Snyder	0	0	---	---	17	17
Bubba McDonald	---	---	4	5	7	16
Walter Southwell	2	8	---	---	2	12
Wes Vance	0	0	---	---	6	6
Wes Reynolds	0	0	---	---	6	6
Giovanni Jeffries	0	0	---	---	6	6
Martin Moe	0	0	---	---	6	6
Owen Starks	0	0	---	---	6	6
Kayden Samuels	0	0	---	---	5	5
Jimmie Kennedy	---	---	1	2	---	3
Karl Fletcher	0	0	---	---	1	1
Van Daniels	---	---	0	0	---	0
Norm Hatcher	0	0	---	---	---	0
Tom Etheridge	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	33	4.1
Middle	11	54	4.9
Right	9	27	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	34	4.3
Middle	7	28	4.0
Right	0	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mitchell Turnbull	31	22	3	0	3	4	0	0	1

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Otis Morrison	53	34	3	1	4	3	7	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	17	2.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	8	145	13.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	7	89	7.4
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	42	21.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	53	10.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	12	88	4.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	19	14	158	8.3
Long (19+ Yds)	9	3	54	6.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jose Billodeaux	10	8	1	158	1	29
WR Courtney Karamanos	8	6	0	73	1	28
RB Kendall Ducrot	4	4	0	11	0	21
WR Broderick Dunn	3	1	1	16	0	16
TE Jon Henderson	3	1	0	12	0	21
FB Max Pritchett	1	1	0	23	1	20
WR Ricky Duffy	1	0	1	0	0	8
TE Cody Reid	1	1	0	0	0	14

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mickey Van Pelt	17	12	1	130	1	49
WR Darnell Stargell	8	4	1	47	0	29
WR Julio Demann	8	5	0	52	0	23
TE Ed Snyder	7	4	2	31	0	41
RB Thurman Barker	5	4	0	60	1	27
RB Mo Scanlon	3	2	0	2	0	30
TE O.J. Sampras	2	1	0	4	0	21
WR Nicky Vance	2	1	0	20	1	29
TE Benjamin McElroy	1	1	0	7	0	18

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Kendall Ducrot	1	2	2.00	4.27
Erick Andruzzi	1	1	1.00	1.80

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Mo Scanlon	4	9	2.25	2.67
Thurman Barker	1	-1	-1.00	5.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mitchell Turnbull	7	4	14	2.00	9.45

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Otis Morrison	5	4	43	8.60	6.66

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Kendall Ducrot	2	2	2	1.00	2.75
WR Courtney Karamanos	1	1	12	12.00	9.13
WR Broderick Dunn	1	0	0	0.00	5.33
TE Cody Reid	1	1	0	0.00	0.00
TE Jon Henderson	1	0	0	0.00	4.00
WR Jose Billodeaux	1	0	0	0.00	15.80

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mickey Van Pelt	3	3	23	7.67	7.65
TE Ed Snyder	1	0	0	0.00	4.43
WR Nicky Vance	1	1	20	20.00	10.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Kendall Ducrot	3	1

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Thurman Barker	1	0
Otis Morrison	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mitchell Turnbull	8	3	2

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Otis Morrison	12	10	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jose Billodeaux	3	2	2
WR Broderick Dunn	2	0	0
RB Kendall Ducrot	1	1	0
WR Ricky Duffy	1	0	0
TE Jon Henderson	1	0	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mickey Van Pelt	6	4	2
RB Thurman Barker	3	3	2
TE Ed Snyder	1	1	1
WR Darnell Stargell	1	1	1
WR Julio Demann	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 21,100 (73,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 5,300 (21,400)
End Zone 4,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 2,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 3,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 2,900 (10,100)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (3,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	21,100 (73,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	5,300 (21,400)
End Zone	4,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	2,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	3,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	2,900 (10,100)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (3,900)