Week 15, 2053

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

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

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:06 CAR - Alfredo Sweeney 10 pass from Charles Peppers (Butch Schulz extra point)
1Q: 03:33 CAR - Butch Schulz 41 field goal
2Q: 13:46 ATL - Nick Heimburger 35 field goal
2Q: 08:44 ATL - Tevin Basham 5 run (Nick Heimburger extra point)
2Q: 07:24 CAR - Alfredo Sweeney 16 pass from Charles Peppers (Butch Schulz extra point)
3Q: 07:40 CAR - Butch Schulz 31 field goal
4Q: 13:10 CAR - Cedric McKenzie 3 run (Butch Schulz extra point)
4Q: 01:53 CAR - Butch Schulz 32 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:06 CAR - Alfredo Sweeney 10 pass from Charles Peppers (Butch Schulz extra point)
1Q: 03:33 CAR - Butch Schulz 41 field goal
2Q: 13:46 ATL - Nick Heimburger 35 field goal
2Q: 08:44 ATL - Tevin Basham 5 run (Nick Heimburger extra point)
2Q: 07:24 CAR - Alfredo Sweeney 16 pass from Charles Peppers (Butch Schulz extra point)
3Q: 07:40 CAR - Butch Schulz 31 field goal
4Q: 13:10 CAR - Cedric McKenzie 3 run (Butch Schulz extra point)
4Q: 01:53 CAR - Butch Schulz 32 field goal

Team Statistics CAR ATL
Record 8-6 7-7
First Downs 21 20
- by Rushing 7 4
- by Passing 13 15
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 353 310
- Offensive Plays 63 72
- Yards per Play 5.60 4.31
Net Rushing Yards 137 80
- Rushing Attempts 32 20
- Yards per Rush 4.28 4.00
Net Passing Yards 216 230
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 18 - 1 48 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 225 246
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/9 4/16
- Yards per Pass Play 6.97 4.42
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/12 5/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.9 10.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/3
Penalties/Yards 3/15 8/61
Punt Returns/Yards 5/91 3/16
Kick Returns/Yards 1/25 3/62
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/3
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/3 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 38 OWN 24
Time of Possession 31:37 28:23

Team Statistics	CAR	ATL
Record	8-6	7-7
First Downs	21	20
- by Rushing	7	4
- by Passing	13	15
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	353	310
- Offensive Plays	63	72
- Yards per Play	5.60	4.31
Net Rushing Yards	137	80
- Rushing Attempts	32	20
- Yards per Rush	4.28	4.00
Net Passing Yards	216	230
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 18 - 1	48 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	225	246
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/9	4/16
- Yards per Pass Play	6.97	4.42
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/12	5/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.9	10.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/3
Penalties/Yards	3/15	8/61
Punt Returns/Yards	5/91	3/16
Kick Returns/Yards	1/25	3/62
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/3
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/3	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 38	OWN 24
Time of Possession	31:37	28:23

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:18	OWN 25	5	19	Punt
1	11:01	2:02	OWN 33	4	67	Touchdown
1	7:33	1:52	OWN 34	3	-5	Punt
1	4:48	1:21	OPP 27	3	3	Field Goal
2	13:39	1:53	OWN 30	3	9	Punt
2	8:35	1:11	OWN 25	5	11	Punt
2	7:24	0:07	OPP 16	1	16	Touchdown
2	2:47	1:52	OWN 20	6	43	Interception
2	0:06	0:06	OWN 21	1	14	Half
3	13:23	5:49	OWN 29	10	57	Field Goal
3	4:45	6:43	OWN 4	12	96	Touchdown
4	8:17	1:32	OWN 37	3	4	Punt
4	4:39	2:52	OPP 45	7	30	Field Goal
4	0:46	0:46	OPP 32	1	-2	Game

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:42	1:41	OWN 6	4	16	Punt
1	8:59	1:26	OWN 27	4	-7	Punt
1	5:41	0:53	OWN 23	3	6	Punt
1	3:27	4:48	OWN 38	8	44	Field Goal
2	11:46	3:11	OWN 26	9	74	Touchdown
2	7:17	4:30	OWN 13	10	46	Punt
2	0:55	0:49	OWN 32	3	6	Punt
3	15:00	1:37	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
3	7:34	2:49	OWN 25	7	28	Punt
4	13:02	4:45	OWN 25	10	38	Downs
4	6:45	2:06	OWN 17	8	28	Downs
4	1:47	1:01	OWN 32	4	0	Downs

Game MVP: Cedric McKenzie, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Cedric McKenzie	25	119	4.76	22	4	1
QB Charles Peppers	3	19	6.33	15	1	0
RB Jake Garrett	2	11	5.50	10	1	0
RB Skip Hadley	1	-5	-5.00	-5	0	0
WR Richie Wilhide	1	-7	-7.00	-7	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Tevin Basham	13	46	3.54	12	1	1
RB Dalton Fultz	5	12	2.40	12	1	0
WR Lewis Chance	1	13	13.00	13	1	0
RB Norbert Gourdine	1	9	9.00	9	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Charles Peppers	29	18	225	2/9	2	34	1	94.7

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Larry Tatum	41	24	243	3/13	0	28	0	75.5
A.J. Sanford	7	1	3	1/3	0	3	0	39.6

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Alfredo Sweeney	5	5	71	14.20	43	29	2
WR Stephen Krohn	3	4	56	18.67	16	31	0
WR Richie Wilhide	3	8	26	8.67	4	12	0
WR Rico Clemons	2	4	12	6.00	2	16	0
RB Cedric McKenzie	2	3	14	7.00	0	11	0
FB Dave Shepherd	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Lonnie Burns	1	1	9	9.00	2	9	0
WR Philip Stephenson	1	3	34	34.00	27	34	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Billy Beale	7	16	102	14.57	44	28
WR Lewis Chance	5	7	50	10.00	3	20
WR Ashton Barrett	5	8	51	10.20	15	18
RB Tevin Basham	4	8	20	5.00	0	11
TE Winston Lofton	2	4	16	8.00	4	17
TE Bryce Bullock	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
RB Dalton Fultz	1	2	4	4.00	2	4
WR Alexis Engler	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Sean Oksenberg	1	3	3.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
FB Dave Shepherd	0	1	0	0
OLB Bryce Brown	0	0	1	0

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
WR Ashton Barrett	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Pedro Donaldson	5	239	47.8	44.6	55	3

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Carlos Gabberty	7	347	49.6	34.0	59	4

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Butch Schulz	3/3	1/1	0/0	41	3/3

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Nick Heimburger	1/1	0/0	0/0	35	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Richie Wilhide	5	91	18.2	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ashton Barrett	3	16	5.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Darryl Hickl	1	25	25.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Arnold Barnhart	2	35	17.5	0
Alexis Engler	1	27	27.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Doug Winn	8	2	0.0	20	52
OLB Miles Hammer	7	1	0.0	20	47
CB Craig Jennings	5	0	1.0	20	52
DT R.J. House	5	2	0.5	20	36
DE Tom Foley	5	0	0.0	18	35
ILB Enrique Marsh	3	5	0.0	20	52
S Arturo Reese	3	1	0.0	16	44
DE Gino Hoke	2	2	1.5	19	47
DT Alexis Terrell	2	2	0.0	11	29
S Dwayne Lestage	2	2	0.0	20	52
CB Mason Rodgers	2	0	0.0	8	17
DT Ross Cole	1	1	0.5	9	35
OLB Bryce Brown	1	0	0.5	3	12
CB Oliver Sailer	1	1	0.0	9	35
WR Rico Clemons	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Dillon Fagelman	1	0	0.0	7	13

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Lamar Bruce	8	0	0.0	17	6
S Jack Finley	5	1	0.0	30	26
ILB Mason Sturgell	4	4	1.0	30	28
S Sean Oksenberg	4	4	0.0	23	22
OLB Eugene Riley	4	3	0.0	30	28
CB Josue German	4	0	0.0	31	30
OLB Lewis Riley	4	0	0.0	14	20
OLB Dexter Powell	3	0	1.0	17	14
CB Roy Rodgers	3	2	0.0	16	15
CB Andrew Middleton	3	1	0.0	16	22
DT Conrad Young	2	2	0.0	27	21
CB Arnold Barnhart	2	0	0.0	31	31
DT Kaleb Dixon	1	0	0.0	3	6
DT Lamar Kelley	1	0	0.0	2	4
DE Tony Schwartz	0	1	0.0	29	28
DE Fred Prior	0	1	0.0	4	9

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Gino Hoke	1.5	0	4	1	47
CB Craig Jennings	1.0	0	0	0	52
DT R.J. House	0.5	1	0	0	36
DT Ross Cole	0.5	0	0	1	35
OLB Bryce Brown	0.5	0	0	0	12
DE Tom Foley	0.0	0	4	1	35

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Mason Sturgell	1.0	0	1	28
OLB Dexter Powell	1.0	0	0	14
DE Tony Schwartz	0.0	1	1	28
DT Conrad Young	0.0	1	1	21
OLB Eugene Riley	0.0	0	1	28

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Doug Winn	5	0	52
CB Craig Jennings	4	1	52
OLB Miles Hammer	3	3	47
S Dwayne Lestage	2	2	52
S Arturo Reese	2	2	44
ILB Enrique Marsh	2	1	52
DE Tom Foley	2	0	35
CB Mason Rodgers	2	0	17
OLB Dillon Fagelman	1	1	13
CB Oliver Sailer	1	1	35
DT R.J. House	1	0	36

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Roy Rodgers	3	1	0	15
S Sean Oksenberg	3	0	1	22
CB Andrew Middleton	3	0	0	22
CB Arnold Barnhart	2	1	0	31
OLB Lewis Riley	2	0	0	20
S Jack Finley	1	1	0	26
OLB Dexter Powell	1	0	0	14
DE Jacob Butler	1	0	0	25
DT Conrad Young	1	0	0	21
CB Josue German	1	0	0	30
ILB Mason Sturgell	0	1	0	28
OLB Eugene Riley	0	1	0	28

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Brian Reeves	3	6	32	0	31
C Edwin Karle	3	5	32	0	31
G Miles Delgado	2	6	32	1	31
G Emmett Restifo	1	4	32	0	31
T T.J. Probin	1	4	32	0	31
FB Dave Shepherd	0	3	9	0	5
TE Amos Godfrey	0	1	1	0	0
RB Jake Garrett	0	0	3	1	14

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Earl Sinclair	2	7	20	0	52
T Griffin Gilmore	2	4	20	1	52
C Denzel Grieb	2	3	20	2	52
T Lewis Rives	1	2	20	0	52
G Aaron Meyer	0	3	20	0	52
TE Winston Lofton	0	1	17	0	39
RB Dalton Fultz	0	0	6	1	27

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Dave Shepherd	2	25
Tyler Conger	1	22
Bryce Brown	1	22
Craig Jennings	1	18
Skip Hadley	1	7

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Arnold Barnhart	2	20
Dalton Fultz	2	10
Bryce Bullock	1	23
Rodney Dunlap	1	8

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Craig Jennings	---	---	20	52	18	90
TE Alfredo Sweeney	28	26	---	---	25	79
ILB Enrique Marsh	---	---	20	52	1	73
S Dwayne Lestage	---	---	20	52	1	73
S Doug Winn	---	---	20	52	1	73
G Emmett Restifo	32	31	---	---	8	71
T Brian Reeves	32	31	---	---	8	71
DE Gino Hoke	---	---	19	47	1	67
WR Richie Wilhide	29	31	---	---	7	67
OLB Miles Hammer	---	---	20	47	---	67
QB Charles Peppers	32	31	---	---	---	63
G Miles Delgado	32	31	---	---	---	63
T T.J. Probin	32	31	---	---	---	63
C Edwin Karle	32	31	---	---	---	63
S Arturo Reese	---	---	16	44	1	61
DT R.J. House	---	---	20	36	---	56
DE Tom Foley	---	---	18	35	1	54
WR Rico Clemons	27	27	---	---	---	54
CB Oliver Sailer	---	---	9	35	5	49
DT Ross Cole	---	---	9	35	1	45
RB Cedric McKenzie	28	17	---	---	---	45
DT Alexis Terrell	---	---	11	29	---	40
FB Dave Shepherd	9	5	---	---	25	39
WR Stephen Krohn	15	24	---	---	---	39
OLB Bryce Brown	---	---	3	12	22	37
RB Jake Garrett	3	14	---	---	13	30
CB Mason Rodgers	---	---	8	17	4	29
DE DeAndre Rice	---	---	0	10	17	27
WR Grady Clements	0	0	---	---	25	25
WR Philip Stephenson	9	4	---	---	10	23
OLB Tyler Conger	---	---	0	0	22	22
OLB Dillon Fagelman	---	---	7	13	---	20
TE Lonnie Burns	8	5	---	---	3	16
K Butch Schulz	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Brandon Winslett	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Kaleb Owens	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Pedro Donaldson	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Morris Clinton	0	0	---	---	8	8
RB Skip Hadley	1	0	---	---	7	8
WR Darryl Hickl	2	2	---	---	3	7
ILB Sedrick Ruggiero	---	---	0	0	7	7
DE Ralph Poole	---	---	0	0	7	7
DT Justin Stuart	---	---	0	4	1	5
TE Amos Godfrey	1	0	---	---	---	1
QB Tyler Crane	0	0	---	---	---	0
CB Roger Espinal	---	---	0	0	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Arnold Barnhart	---	---	31	31	20	82
WR Billy Beale	19	52	---	---	10	81
G Earl Sinclair	20	52	---	---	8	80
WR Ashton Barrett	17	47	---	---	12	76
C Denzel Grieb	20	52	---	---	---	72
G Aaron Meyer	20	52	---	---	---	72
T Griffin Gilmore	20	52	---	---	---	72
T Lewis Rives	20	52	---	---	---	72
QB Larry Tatum	20	44	---	---	---	64
CB Josue German	---	---	31	30	2	63
RB Tevin Basham	14	25	---	---	23	62
S Sean Oksenberg	---	---	23	22	17	62
ILB Mason Sturgell	---	---	30	28	3	61
OLB Eugene Riley	---	---	30	28	3	61
DE Tony Schwartz	---	---	29	28	3	60
DE Jacob Butler	---	---	31	25	2	58
S Jack Finley	---	---	30	26	1	57
OLB Dexter Powell	---	---	17	14	25	56
TE Winston Lofton	17	39	---	---	---	56
WR Lewis Chance	15	37	---	---	---	52
DT Conrad Young	---	---	27	21	1	49
TE Bryce Bullock	8	15	---	---	23	46
RB Dalton Fultz	6	27	---	---	10	43
CB Andrew Middleton	---	---	16	22	1	39
ILB Lamar Bruce	---	---	17	6	14	37
CB Roy Rodgers	---	---	16	15	3	34
OLB Lewis Riley	---	---	14	20	---	34
WR Alexis Engler	1	6	---	---	16	23
DE Fred Prior	---	---	4	9	6	19
CB Drake Russell	---	---	0	2	15	17
RB Lukas Lyons	1	2	---	---	11	14
DT Lamar Kelley	---	---	2	4	6	12
RB Norbert Gourdine	1	10	---	---	---	11
CB Garrett Buckner	---	---	1	4	6	11
DT Kaleb Dixon	---	---	3	6	1	10
QB A.J. Sanford	0	8	---	---	1	9
C Antoine Campbell	0	0	---	---	8	8
C A.J. Garrett	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Rodney Dunlap	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Jesse Evison	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Carlos Gabberty	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Nick Heimburger	0	0	---	---	4	4
TE Alvin Fulton	1	0	---	---	---	1
ILB Lamar Jacome	---	---	0	0	---	0
DT Donald Fitzgerald	---	---	0	0	---	0
DT Joshua Hadden	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	-3	-0.8
Middle	17	80	4.7
Right	10	62	6.2
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	21	7.0
Middle	12	33	2.8
Right	5	26	5.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Charles Peppers	29	18	3	3	0	5	2	4	1

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Larry Tatum	41	24	2	1	0	10	5	2	0
A.J. Sanford	7	1	0	0	2	1	3	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	37	9.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	10	104	7.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	4	53	5.3
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	31	31.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	24	8.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	15	106	4.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	21	8	116	5.5
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Richie Wilhide	8	3	26	0	31
TE Alfredo Sweeney	5	5	71	1	26
WR Stephen Krohn	4	3	56	1	24
WR Rico Clemons	4	2	12	0	27
WR Philip Stephenson	3	1	34	1	4
RB Cedric McKenzie	3	2	14	0	17
FB Dave Shepherd	1	1	3	0	5
TE Lonnie Burns	1	1	9	0	5

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Billy Beale	16	7	1	102	1	52
WR Ashton Barrett	8	5	0	51	0	47
RB Tevin Basham	8	4	0	20	0	25
WR Lewis Chance	7	5	0	50	1	37
TE Winston Lofton	4	2	1	16	0	39
WR Alexis Engler	2	0	0	0	0	6
RB Dalton Fultz	2	1	0	4	0	27
TE Bryce Bullock	1	1	0	3	0	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Cedric McKenzie	6	15	2.50	4.76
RB Jake Garrett	1	1	1.00	5.50

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Dalton Fultz	2	0	0.00	2.40
RB Tevin Basham	1	5	5.00	3.54

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Charles Peppers	3	2	26	8.67	7.76

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Larry Tatum	4	1	11	2.75	5.93

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Alfredo Sweeney	2	2	26	13.00	14.20
WR Richie Wilhide	1	0	0	0.00	3.25

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Alexis Engler	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Billy Beale	1	0	0	0.00	6.38
TE Winston Lofton	1	0	0	0.00	4.00
WR Ashton Barrett	1	1	11	11.00	6.38

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Jake Garrett	2	1
RB Cedric McKenzie	1	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Charles Peppers	8	3	3

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Larry Tatum	13	7	5
A.J. Sanford	1	0	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Richie Wilhide	5	1	1
TE Lonnie Burns	1	1	1
WR Rico Clemons	1	1	1
WR Philip Stephenson	1	0	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Billy Beale	7	4	3
WR Lewis Chance	3	2	1
WR Alexis Engler	1	0	0
TE Winston Lofton	1	1	1
WR Ashton Barrett	1	0	0
RB Dalton Fultz	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,200 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,300 (22,200)
End Zone 16,000 (16,000)
Mezzanine 9,200 (9,200)
Sideline Seats 14,100 (14,100)
Club Seats 4,600 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes 5,000 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	70,200 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,300 (22,200)
End Zone	16,000 (16,000)
Mezzanine	9,200 (9,200)
Sideline Seats	14,100 (14,100)
Club Seats	4,600 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes	5,000 (5,000)