Week 1, 2048

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Carolina Panthers	3	3	0	13	-	19
Atlanta Falcons	14	14	7	7	-	42

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:35 ATL - Gilbert Fields 5 run (Kenny Jagger extra point)
1Q: 04:44 CAR - Wes Vance 19 field goal
1Q: 04:16 ATL - Harry Kenderdine 76 pass from Reuben Covert (Kenny Jagger extra point)
2Q: 13:56 ATL - Xavier King 10 pass from Reuben Covert (Kenny Jagger extra point)
2Q: 06:27 ATL - Xavier King 9 pass from Reuben Covert (Kenny Jagger extra point)
2Q: 00:17 CAR - Wes Vance 41 field goal
3Q: 09:36 ATL - Jeffery Crawford 8 run (Kenny Jagger extra point)
4Q: 13:11 CAR - Rondell Farrell 2 pass from Steven Huffman (Wes Vance extra point)
4Q: 10:59 ATL - Earl Harmon 81 pass from Reuben Covert (Kenny Jagger extra point)
4Q: 06:25 CAR - Wes Vance 26 field goal
4Q: 00:14 CAR - Wes Vance 35 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:35 ATL - Gilbert Fields 5 run (Kenny Jagger extra point)
1Q: 04:44 CAR - Wes Vance 19 field goal
1Q: 04:16 ATL - Harry Kenderdine 76 pass from Reuben Covert (Kenny Jagger extra point)
2Q: 13:56 ATL - Xavier King 10 pass from Reuben Covert (Kenny Jagger extra point)
2Q: 06:27 ATL - Xavier King 9 pass from Reuben Covert (Kenny Jagger extra point)
2Q: 00:17 CAR - Wes Vance 41 field goal
3Q: 09:36 ATL - Jeffery Crawford 8 run (Kenny Jagger extra point)
4Q: 13:11 CAR - Rondell Farrell 2 pass from Steven Huffman (Wes Vance extra point)
4Q: 10:59 ATL - Earl Harmon 81 pass from Reuben Covert (Kenny Jagger extra point)
4Q: 06:25 CAR - Wes Vance 26 field goal
4Q: 00:14 CAR - Wes Vance 35 field goal

Team Statistics CAR ATL
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 23 24
- by Rushing 7 8
- by Passing 14 13
- by Penalty 2 3
Total Net Yards 400 513
- Offensive Plays 71 55
- Yards per Play 5.63 9.33
Net Rushing Yards 108 164
- Rushing Attempts 26 24
- Yards per Rush 4.15 6.83
Net Passing Yards 292 349
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 43 - 28 - 0 31 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 300 349
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/8 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 6.49 11.26
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/12 6/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.1 5.8
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/28 4/22
Punt Returns/Yards 1/7 2/11
Kick Returns/Yards 6/135 5/111
Interception Ret./Yards 1/11 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/3 4/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 24
Time of Possession 33:06 26:54

Team Statistics	CAR	ATL
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	23	24
- by Rushing	7	8
- by Passing	14	13
- by Penalty	2	3
Total Net Yards	400	513
- Offensive Plays	71	55
- Yards per Play	5.63	9.33
Net Rushing Yards	108	164
- Rushing Attempts	26	24
- Yards per Rush	4.15	6.83
Net Passing Yards	292	349
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	43 - 28 - 0	31 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	300	349
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/8	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	6.49	11.26
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/12	6/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.1	5.8
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/28	4/22
Punt Returns/Yards	1/7	2/11
Kick Returns/Yards	6/135	5/111
Interception Ret./Yards	1/11	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/3	4/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 24
Time of Possession	33:06	26:54

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:26	4:50	OPP 49	8	47	Field Goal
1	3:57	2:32	OWN 31	4	13	Punt
2	13:47	3:34	OWN 13	8	39	Punt
2	6:18	1:47	OWN 18	3	8	Punt
2	2:29	2:18	OWN 10	7	66	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:35	OWN 18	4	19	Punt
3	9:30	2:09	OWN 34	3	4	Punt
3	4:33	6:33	OWN 8	12	92	Touchdown
4	11:40	0:41	OPP 24	4	5	Downs
4	10:42	4:23	OWN 25	10	66	Field Goal
4	3:13	3:07	OWN 29	8	53	Field Goal

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:34	OWN 25	10	75	Touchdown
1	4:36	0:39	OWN 24	1	76	Touchdown
1	1:25	2:38	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
2	10:13	3:55	OWN 8	11	92	Touchdown
2	4:31	2:02	OWN 34	6	18	Punt
2	0:11	0:11	OWN 32	1	1	Half
3	12:25	2:55	OWN 21	8	79	Touchdown
3	7:21	2:48	OWN 32	6	15	Punt
4	13:00	1:20	OWN 22	2	9	Interception
4	10:59	0:17	OWN 19	1	81	Touchdown
4	6:19	3:06	OWN 33	3	5	Punt

Game MVP: Reuben Covert, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Les Monahan	9	23	2.56	11	1
Karl Wallace	8	60	7.50	22	3
Gavin Hernandez	7	15	2.14	8	0
Steven Huffman	1	10	10.00	10	1
Karl Lindstrom	1	0	0.00	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Harris Berry	10	43	4.30	13	1	0
Reuben Covert	5	25	5.00	7	0	0
Jeffery Crawford	3	61	20.33	47	1	1
Gilbert Fields	2	10	5.00	5	0	1
Harry Kenderdine	2	12	6.00	8	0	0
Zane Stargell	1	9	9.00	9	0	0
Earl Harmon	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steven Huffman	43	28	300	2/8	1	26	0	93.1

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Reuben Covert	31	20	349	0/0	4	81	1	128.9

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ross Bernstein	10	16	107	10.70	40	24	0
TE Rondell Farrell	6	9	47	7.83	11	20	1
TE Karl Lane	3	5	35	11.67	11	14	0
WR Mike Cash	2	4	22	11.00	16	14	0
WR Karl Lindstrom	2	3	26	13.00	27	26	0
RB Les Monahan	1	2	23	23.00	23	23	0
RB Karl Wallace	1	1	16	16.00	17	16	0
TE Wes Barnes	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
TE Zachary Russell	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
RB Gavin Hernandez	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Preston Cremeans	4	7	27	6.75	16	12	0
TE Xavier King	4	6	61	15.25	24	36	2
WR Earl Harmon	3	4	95	31.67	79	81	1
RB Gilbert Fields	2	2	29	14.50	16	15	0
WR Harry Kenderdine	2	5	88	44.00	63	76	1
WR Claude Foster	2	2	14	7.00	7	9	0
RB Harris Berry	2	3	14	7.00	0	9	0
WR Zane Stargell	1	1	21	21.00	3	21	0
RB Jeffery Crawford	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Marcus Janjic	1	11	11.00	0

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Oscar Mozart	5	219	43.8	37.6	56	2

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kayden Samuels	3	123	41.0	38.7	45	2

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Wes Vance	4/4	1/1	0/0	41	1/1

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kenny Jagger	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	6/6

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Manuel Shroeder	1	7	7.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Neil Bishop	2	11	5.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mike Cash	4	93	23.3	0
Karl Lindstrom	2	42	21.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Claude Foster	5	111	22.2	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Johnnie Blanchard	7	3	17	27
CB Manuel Shroeder	5	1	20	30
ILB Marcus Janjic	4	3	21	30
S Ted Walsh	3	2	19	28
CB Clifton Joseph	3	0	19	26
OLB Norbert Clodfelter	2	2	18	23
DE Trenton Beyer	2	1	23	31
CB Ralph Banks	2	1	9	4
S Harold Terrill	2	1	20	31
DT Jorge Joseph	2	0	18	18
DT Rex O'Donnell	1	1	16	20
CB Burt Butler	1	0	8	10
ILB Leland Bryant	1	0	4	1
ILB Enrique Marsh	1	0	5	2
DT Chester Doe	1	0	4	9
DT Buddy Gillespie	1	0	13	19

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Owen Falwell	9	0	0.0	23	43
S Arnold Barnhart	8	3	0.0	26	45
OLB Troy Donaldson	8	1	0.0	26	37
ILB Tyler Conger	4	5	0.0	15	25
DT Damian Arnold	4	3	0.0	26	39
ILB Mason Sturgell	4	0	0.0	11	20
CB Jerry Fromme	3	3	0.0	23	37
DE Tucker Kelly	2	0	1.0	11	16
OLB Ross Richard	2	0	1.0	15	22
S Trent Schwartz	2	5	0.0	21	30
S Elijah Giles	2	1	0.0	6	14
DT Cole Schwantes	2	1	0.0	11	34
CB Shaun Stephenson	1	1	0.0	2	12
OLB Irv Polak	1	0	0.0	15	24
CB Neil Bishop	1	0	0.0	10	12
TE Xavier King	1	0	---	---	---
DE Wade Horn	1	0	0.0	3	8
OLB Cory Ross	1	0	0.0	12	17
DT Nicholas Faith	0	2	0.0	9	8

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Rex O'Donnell	0.0	1	1	0	20
DE Terry McDaniel	0.0	1	1	0	27

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Tucker Kelly	1.0	1	0	16
OLB Ross Richard	1.0	0	2	22
DE Jacob Butler	0.0	0	3	21
CB Neil Bishop	0.0	0	1	12

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Johnnie Blanchard	7	1	0	27
CB Manuel Shroeder	4	0	0	30
S Harold Terrill	2	1	0	31
CB Clifton Joseph	2	0	0	26
S Ted Walsh	1	1	0	28
ILB Marcus Janjic	1	0	1	30
CB Burt Butler	1	0	0	10
ILB Enrique Marsh	1	0	0	2
DT Buddy Gillespie	1	0	0	19
S Victor Donnelly	0	1	0	4

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Owen Falwell	7	0	43
OLB Troy Donaldson	5	2	37
S Arnold Barnhart	4	0	45
CB Jerry Fromme	3	1	37
DT Damian Arnold	2	0	39
ILB Mason Sturgell	2	0	20
S Elijah Giles	1	0	14
OLB Irv Polak	1	0	24
CB Neil Bishop	1	0	12
ILB Tyler Conger	1	0	25
CB Shaun Stephenson	1	0	12

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Miles Delgado	3	8	2	26	1	45
Kent Austin	3	7	0	26	0	45
Emmett Restifo	2	5	0	26	0	45
Hunter Langdon	1	3	0	26	1	45
Rondell Farrell	1	1	0	22	0	27
Randy Tibbetts	0	1	0	14	0	24

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Aaron Meyer	4	7	24	31
Devin Gerhardt	4	5	24	31
Denzel Grieb	2	3	24	31
Kenneth Hanks	1	3	24	31
Neil Hanks	0	2	3	0
Griffin Gilmore	0	1	21	31

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Karl Wallace	2	25
Ike Heubeck	2	19
Wes Barnes	1	24
Buddy Gillespie	1	13
Gavin Hernandez	1	5

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Tyler Conger	3	14
Owen Falwell	2	22
Xavier King	1	20
Arnold Barnhart	1	19

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Miles Delgado	26	45	---	---	9	80
Hunter Langdon	26	45	---	---	---	71
Kent Austin	26	45	---	---	---	71
Steven Huffman	26	45	---	---	---	71
Emmett Restifo	26	45	---	---	---	71
Ross Bernstein	25	45	---	---	1	71
Norbert Clodfelter	---	---	18	23	21	62
Karl Lindstrom	17	37	---	---	7	61
Karl Wallace	10	22	---	---	25	57
Manuel Shroeder	---	---	20	30	4	54
Trenton Beyer	---	---	23	31	---	54
Marcus Janjic	---	---	21	30	---	51
Harold Terrill	---	---	20	31	---	51
Rondell Farrell	22	27	---	---	---	49
Ted Walsh	---	---	19	28	1	48
Clifton Joseph	---	---	19	26	3	48
Terry McDaniel	---	---	18	27	3	48
Buddy Gillespie	---	---	13	19	13	45
Johnnie Blanchard	---	---	17	27	---	44
Rex Clements	12	21	---	---	9	42
Mike Cash	11	20	---	---	8	39
Randy Tibbetts	14	24	---	---	---	38
Victor Burke	9	17	---	---	12	38
Jorge Joseph	---	---	18	18	---	36
Rex O'Donnell	---	---	16	20	---	36
Les Monahan	15	15	---	---	1	31
Wes Barnes	1	6	---	---	24	31
Gavin Hernandez	10	15	---	---	5	30
Victor Donnelly	---	---	7	4	15	26
Ike Heubeck	0	4	---	---	19	23
Eric Grubbs	---	---	5	1	15	21
Cristian Loup	0	0	---	---	21	21
Karl Lane	6	13	---	---	1	20
Burt Butler	---	---	8	10	---	18
Leland Bryant	---	---	4	1	10	15
Chester Doe	---	---	4	9	---	13
Ralph Banks	---	---	9	4	---	13
Wes Vance	0	0	---	---	10	10
Brandon Winslett	0	0	---	---	9	9
Marty Hasselbach	0	0	---	---	9	9
Carl Garner	0	0	---	---	9	9
Oscar Mozart	0	0	---	---	9	9
Zachary Russell	4	4	---	---	---	8
Enrique Marsh	---	---	5	2	---	7
Archie Duffy	0	0	---	---	---	0
Alexis Berry	---	---	0	0	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Arnold Barnhart	---	---	26	45	19	90
Owen Falwell	---	---	23	43	22	88
Troy Donaldson	---	---	26	37	10	73
Xavier King	21	30	---	---	20	71
Damian Arnold	---	---	26	39	4	69
Jerry Fromme	---	---	23	37	7	67
Harris Berry	17	24	---	---	21	62
Reuben Covert	24	31	---	---	4	59
Devin Gerhardt	24	31	---	---	3	58
Denzel Grieb	24	31	---	---	3	58
Kenneth Hanks	24	31	---	---	---	55
Aaron Meyer	24	31	---	---	---	55
Tyler Conger	---	---	15	25	14	54
Trent Schwartz	---	---	21	30	2	53
Griffin Gilmore	21	31	---	---	---	52
Cory Ross	---	---	12	17	20	49
Cole Schwantes	---	---	11	34	3	48
Harry Kenderdine	20	25	---	---	1	46
Irv Polak	---	---	15	24	4	43
Mason Sturgell	---	---	11	20	11	42
Earl Harmon	20	20	---	---	---	40
Ross Richard	---	---	15	22	2	39
Preston Cremeans	15	22	---	---	---	37
Jacob Butler	---	---	11	21	1	33
Jon Wiggins	---	---	1	13	18	32
Gilbert Fields	8	10	---	---	13	31
Neil Bishop	---	---	10	12	6	28
Tucker Kelly	---	---	11	16	1	28
Jeffery Crawford	4	4	---	---	17	25
Nicholas Faith	---	---	9	8	7	24
Elijah Giles	---	---	6	14	3	23
Zane Stargell	9	9	---	---	1	19
Jon Henderson	2	3	---	---	13	18
Conrad Small	---	---	7	11	---	18
Claude Foster	4	8	---	---	5	17
Shaun Stephenson	---	---	2	12	---	14
Wade Horn	---	---	3	8	2	13
Herman Jorgenson	---	---	2	7	1	10
Kenny Jagger	0	0	---	---	7	7
Neil Hanks	3	0	---	---	3	6
Kayden Samuels	0	0	---	---	3	3
Bruce Schnebele	0	0	---	---	3	3
Antoine Campbell	0	0	---	---	3	3
Heath Stanton	0	0	---	---	---	0
Eli Grzecki	0	0	---	---	---	0
Walter Kinard	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	27	6.8
Middle	16	75	4.7
Right	6	6	1.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	41	4.6
Middle	10	58	5.8
Right	5	65	13.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steven Huffman	43	28	4	2	3	3	6	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Reuben Covert	31	20	4	1	1	4	2	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	83	11.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	17	174	8.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	5	43	3.3
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	27	5.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	152	11.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	6	149	12.4
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	21	21.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ross Bernstein	16	10	1	107	1	45
TE Rondell Farrell	9	6	0	47	1	27
TE Karl Lane	5	3	1	35	0	13
WR Mike Cash	4	2	0	22	0	20
WR Karl Lindstrom	3	2	1	26	1	37
RB Les Monahan	2	1	0	23	1	15
RB Karl Wallace	1	1	0	16	0	22
TE Wes Barnes	1	1	0	11	0	6
TE Zachary Russell	1	1	0	7	0	4
RB Gavin Hernandez	1	1	0	6	0	15

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Preston Cremeans	7	4	1	27	0	22
TE Xavier King	6	4	0	61	1	30
WR Harry Kenderdine	5	2	0	88	1	25
WR Earl Harmon	4	3	0	95	1	20
RB Harris Berry	3	2	0	14	0	24
RB Gilbert Fields	2	2	0	29	0	10
WR Claude Foster	2	2	0	14	0	8
WR Zane Stargell	1	1	0	21	1	9
RB Jeffery Crawford	1	0	0	0	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Les Monahan	3	-2	-0.67	2.56
Gavin Hernandez	1	5	5.00	2.14

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Reuben Covert	1	4	4.00	5.00
Gilbert Fields	1	5	5.00	5.00
Harris Berry	1	6	6.00	4.30
Jeffery Crawford	1	8	8.00	20.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steven Huffman	7	4	21	3.00	6.98

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Reuben Covert	5	3	24	4.80	11.26

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Rondell Farrell	3	2	3	1.00	5.22
WR Ross Bernstein	2	1	12	6.00	6.69
TE Karl Lane	1	0	0	0.00	7.00
RB Gavin Hernandez	1	1	6	6.00	6.00

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Xavier King	3	2	19	6.33	10.17
WR Earl Harmon	2	1	5	2.50	23.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Karl Lindstrom	1	0
Gavin Hernandez	1	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Jeffery Crawford	3	3
Harris Berry	2	1
Reuben Covert	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steven Huffman	10	5	2

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Reuben Covert	3	2	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ross Bernstein	3	1	1
TE Rondell Farrell	2	0	0
WR Mike Cash	1	0	0
RB Karl Wallace	1	1	1
TE Wes Barnes	1	1	0
TE Zachary Russell	1	1	0
WR Karl Lindstrom	1	1	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Preston Cremeans	1	1	1
WR Claude Foster	1	1	0
RB Jeffery Crawford	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 61,000 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,500 (22,200)
End Zone 12,800 (16,000)
Mezzanine 8,900 (9,200)
Sideline Seats 11,500 (14,100)
Club Seats 3,900 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes 4,400 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	61,000 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,500 (22,200)
End Zone	12,800 (16,000)
Mezzanine	8,900 (9,200)
Sideline Seats	11,500 (14,100)
Club Seats	3,900 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes	4,400 (5,000)