Week 15, 2059

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Carolina Panthers	6	0	3	6	-	15
Atlanta Falcons	0	0	3	7	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:10 CAR - Rusty Grudich 40 field goal
1Q: 05:19 CAR - Rusty Grudich 20 field goal
3Q: 04:39 CAR - Rusty Grudich 41 field goal
3Q: 01:20 ATL - David Ward 39 field goal
4Q: 04:18 CAR - Richie Wilhide 3 pass from Stan Tubbs (Stan Tubbs pass for conversion failed)
4Q: 03:06 ATL - Corwin Gulbrandsen 22 pass from Gregory Eppright (David Ward extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:10 CAR - Rusty Grudich 40 field goal
1Q: 05:19 CAR - Rusty Grudich 20 field goal
3Q: 04:39 CAR - Rusty Grudich 41 field goal
3Q: 01:20 ATL - David Ward 39 field goal
4Q: 04:18 CAR - Richie Wilhide 3 pass from Stan Tubbs (Stan Tubbs pass for conversion failed)
4Q: 03:06 ATL - Corwin Gulbrandsen 22 pass from Gregory Eppright (David Ward extra point)

Team Statistics CAR ATL
Record 8-6 2-12
First Downs 13 13
- by Rushing 5 1
- by Passing 7 11
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 206 278
- Offensive Plays 68 58
- Yards per Play 3.03 4.79
Net Rushing Yards 112 38
- Rushing Attempts 29 21
- Yards per Rush 3.86 1.81
Net Passing Yards 94 240
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 21 - 0 32 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 127 270
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/33 5/30
- Yards per Pass Play 2.41 6.49
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 3/3
3rd Down Conversions 4/16 4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.0 10.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 6/35 9/60
Punt Returns/Yards 4/28 3/23
Kick Returns/Yards 3/55 2/39
Interception Ret./Yards 1/10 0/0
2pt Conversions 1/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 41 OWN 21
Time of Possession 32:18 27:42

Team Statistics	CAR	ATL
Record	8-6	2-12
First Downs	13	13
- by Rushing	5	1
- by Passing	7	11
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	206	278
- Offensive Plays	68	58
- Yards per Play	3.03	4.79
Net Rushing Yards	112	38
- Rushing Attempts	29	21
- Yards per Rush	3.86	1.81
Net Passing Yards	94	240
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 21 - 0	32 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	127	270
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/33	5/30
- Yards per Pass Play	2.41	6.49
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	3/3
3rd Down Conversions	4/16	4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.0	10.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	6/35	9/60
Punt Returns/Yards	4/28	3/23
Kick Returns/Yards	3/55	2/39
Interception Ret./Yards	1/10	0/0
2pt Conversions	1/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 41	OWN 21
Time of Possession	32:18	27:42

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:19	1:14	OPP 18	3	-5	Field Goal
1	11:52	6:41	OWN 29	13	68	Field Goal
1	1:23	1:31	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
2	12:17	1:15	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
2	10:16	2:37	OWN 45	5	7	Punt
2	2:47	0:47	OWN 35	4	12	Punt
2	0:47	0:47	OWN 34	4	12	Half
3	15:00	2:25	OWN 32	3	-2	Punt
3	8:42	4:09	OWN 48	8	28	Field Goal
3	1:12	3:31	OWN 31	6	32	Punt
4	12:01	2:14	OWN 48	3	9	Punt
4	8:02	2:46	OWN 41	6	14	Punt
4	5:06	0:58	OPP 2	2	2	Touchdown
4	2:53	0:47	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
4	1:06	1:06	OWN 45	2	3	Game

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:41	OWN 21	1	-3	Fumble
1	13:05	1:13	OWN 25	3	1	Punt
1	5:11	3:48	OWN 25	6	33	Punt
2	14:52	2:35	OWN 32	4	23	Punt
2	11:02	0:46	OWN 17	3	-4	Punt
2	7:39	4:52	OWN 6	9	37	Interception
2	2:00	1:13	OWN 25	3	2	Punt
3	12:35	3:53	OWN 26	8	26	Fumble
3	4:33	3:21	OWN 26	6	52	Field Goal
4	12:41	0:40	OWN 20	3	-10	Punt
4	9:47	1:45	OWN 5	3	8	Punt
4	5:16	0:10	OWN 7	1	-5	Fumble
4	4:08	1:15	OWN 25	4	75	Touchdown
4	2:06	1:00	OWN 47	4	8	Downs

Game MVP: Gino Hoke, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Kris Santiago	14	56	4.00	11	1
RB Cedric McKenzie	9	26	2.89	6	0
QB Stan Tubbs	5	35	7.00	15	2
WR Richie Wilhide	1	-5	-5.00	-5	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Corwin Gulbrandsen	11	-3	-0.27	11	1
RB Peyton Nixon	4	7	1.75	3	0
QB Gregory Eppright	3	23	7.67	10	1
FB Cedric Murray	2	5	2.50	5	0
RB Ernest Kanyuh	1	6	6.00	6	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Stan Tubbs	35	21	127	4/33	1	22	0	76.7

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gregory Eppright	32	20	270	5/30	1	47	1	86.7

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Richie Wilhide	7	9	48	6.86	4	16	1
WR Rico Clemons	3	5	10	3.33	0	7	0
RB Cedric McKenzie	3	4	25	8.33	3	12	0
WR Tre Eisenbraun	3	9	36	12.00	12	22	0
TE Conrad Haddad	2	3	8	4.00	0	5	0
RB Kris Santiago	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
WR Gino Buckner	1	2	-1	-1.00	2	-1	0
TE Zane Winters	1	2	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Clifton Blackwell	7	10	100	14.29	1	47	0
WR Lonnie Hawkins	4	5	62	15.50	0	32	0
TE Levon Hampton	4	7	31	7.75	2	15	0
WR Jeremy Wright	2	4	38	19.00	29	36	0
RB Peyton Nixon	1	1	7	7.00	1	7	0
FB Cedric Murray	1	2	10	10.00	4	10	0
RB Corwin Gulbrandsen	1	1	22	22.00	17	22	1
WR Miles Torres	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Gabriel Stevens	1	10	10.00	0

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Kris Santiago	1	0	0
DE Gino Hoke	0	1	1
DE Ryan Rodgers	0	1	0
CB Gabriel Stevens	0	1	0
T Alfred Lee	0	1	0
CB Roger Espinal	0	0	1
OLB Mickey Vaughn	0	0	1

Atlanta	Fumb	Force
QB Gregory Eppright	2	0
RB Corwin Gulbrandsen	1	0
DE Alan Fields	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bobby Wheeler	9	379	42.1	37.3	53	4

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Edwin Wayne	7	329	47.0	37.3	57	1

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rusty Grudich	3/3	2/2	0/0	41	0/0

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
David Ward	1/1	0/0	0/0	39	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Avery Naranjo	4	28	7.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Garrett Campbell	3	23	7.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Josh Palomaki	3	55	18.3	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Miles Delgado	1	14	14.0	0
Dean Gaines	1	25	25.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Gino Hoke	6	1	2.5	19	33
OLB Miles Hammer	6	3	0.0	21	37
CB Gabriel Stevens	6	0	0.0	21	36
CB Ferdinand Cook	5	0	0.0	17	32
S Dwayne Lestage	4	3	0.0	21	37
CB Roger Espinal	4	0	0.0	21	37
DE Ryan Rodgers	3	1	1.0	18	24
DT Luke Terrell	3	0	0.0	8	17
S Doug Winn	3	0	0.0	21	37
OLB Mickey Vaughn	1	0	1.0	6	15
OLB Levon Linquist	1	0	0.5	15	22
DT Julian Ferderer	1	2	0.0	15	23
DT Claude Criswell	1	2	0.0	17	23
ILB Cedric Powell	1	1	0.0	4	6

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Tyrus Perez	8	5	0.0	29	39
OLB Manuel Venable	8	3	0.0	25	27
S Marcus Dulaney	7	0	0.0	29	37
CB Everett Cade	5	3	0.0	29	35
DE Alan Fields	4	1	2.0	22	24
CB Dean Gaines	4	2	0.0	26	29
DT Myron Snyder	3	2	0.0	21	23
ILB Jeff Cavazos	3	0	0.0	19	21
ILB Ronald Mathews	2	2	0.0	3	12
OLB Brant Greer	2	0	0.0	10	17
DT Clarence Vallery	2	0	0.0	19	17
DE Dean Upshaw	1	1	1.0	14	26
ILB Marlon Crichlow	1	0	1.0	8	11
DE Nate LaBorde	1	2	0.0	28	39
CB Rufus Buehrig	1	0	0.0	5	11
WR Jeremy Wright	1	0	---	---	---
DT Conrad Brewer	0	1	0.0	9	14

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Gino Hoke	2.5	2	2	33
DE Ryan Rodgers	1.0	1	0	24
OLB Mickey Vaughn	1.0	0	0	15
OLB Levon Linquist	0.5	0	0	22
OLB Miles Hammer	0.0	2	0	37
DE Nicky Smith	0.0	1	0	9

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Alan Fields	2.0	0	1	0	24
DE Dean Upshaw	1.0	0	1	1	26
ILB Marlon Crichlow	1.0	0	0	0	11
DE Nate LaBorde	0.0	1	3	1	39
DT Myron Snyder	0.0	0	2	1	23

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Gabriel Stevens	6	0	1	36
OLB Miles Hammer	4	2	0	37
CB Ferdinand Cook	4	0	0	32
S Doug Winn	2	0	0	37
CB Roger Espinal	1	1	0	37
S Dwayne Lestage	1	0	0	37
DE Gino Hoke	1	0	0	33
ILB Cedric Powell	1	0	0	6

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Tyrus Perez	5	0	39
CB Everett Cade	3	3	35
OLB Manuel Venable	3	0	27
CB Dean Gaines	3	0	29
S Marcus Dulaney	2	0	37
ILB Jeff Cavazos	2	0	21
OLB Brant Greer	1	0	17
ILB Marlon Crichlow	1	0	11
CB Rufus Buehrig	1	0	11

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Courtney Johnson	3	6	29	0	39
C Evan Dunn	2	7	29	1	39
T Omar Austin	1	4	29	1	39
T Alfred Lee	0	4	29	1	39
G Kenny Weaver	0	3	29	0	39
RB Cedric McKenzie	0	0	12	1	19

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Elias Newhart	2	4	21	1	37
T Harold Grooms	2	2	21	1	37
C Leon Whisman	0	5	21	2	37
G Dean Whiteford	0	4	21	1	37
G Mercury Waddell	0	3	21	0	37

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Cedric McKenzie	2	5
Avery Naranjo	1	26
Ferdinand Cook	1	24
Omar Austin	1	9

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Cedric Murray	3	25
Sedrick Welch	1	23
Peyton Nixon	1	16
J.B. Tefft	1	16
Vernon Cichanski	1	10

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
TE Conrad Haddad	28	39	---	---	19	86
G Courtney Johnson	29	39	---	---	12	80
T Omar Austin	29	39	---	---	9	77
CB Ferdinand Cook	---	---	17	32	24	73
WR Rico Clemons	29	39	---	---	4	72
CB Gabriel Stevens	---	---	21	36	12	69
C Evan Dunn	29	39	---	---	---	68
QB Stan Tubbs	29	39	---	---	---	68
T Alfred Lee	29	39	---	---	---	68
G Kenny Weaver	29	39	---	---	---	68
WR Richie Wilhide	25	35	---	---	1	61
S Dwayne Lestage	---	---	21	37	2	60
OLB Miles Hammer	---	---	21	37	2	60
S Doug Winn	---	---	21	37	1	59
CB Roger Espinal	---	---	21	37	1	59
DE Gino Hoke	---	---	19	33	1	53
WR Tre Eisenbraun	21	28	---	---	---	49
OLB Mickey Vaughn	---	---	6	15	24	45
DE Ryan Rodgers	---	---	18	24	1	43
DT Claude Criswell	---	---	17	23	1	41
DT Julian Ferderer	---	---	15	23	1	39
OLB Levon Linquist	---	---	15	22	---	37
RB Cedric McKenzie	12	19	---	---	5	36
RB Kris Santiago	17	19	---	---	---	36
WR Gino Buckner	6	7	---	---	17	30
TE Shane Cole	0	0	---	---	27	27
RB Avery Naranjo	0	0	---	---	26	26
DT Luke Terrell	---	---	8	17	---	25
FB Jack Starks	3	0	---	---	18	21
DE Darryl Smith	---	---	3	8	10	21
DE Tyrell Naeole	---	---	2	10	7	19
CB Grant Pritchett	---	---	0	0	14	14
TE Zane Winters	4	9	---	---	---	13
C Terrell Bullock	0	0	---	---	12	12
G Terrance Salerno	0	0	---	---	12	12
T Griffin Boykin	0	0	---	---	12	12
ILB Cedric Powell	---	---	4	6	1	11
DE Nicky Smith	---	---	2	9	---	11
P Bobby Wheeler	0	0	---	---	9	9
K Rusty Grudich	0	0	---	---	8	8
CB Darrell Bernard	---	---	0	0	7	7
QB Miguel Boiman	0	0	---	---	3	3
WR Josh Palomaki	0	0	---	---	3	3
DT Cameron Sweeney	---	---	0	1	---	1
S Marcus Woodson	---	---	0	0	---	0
OLB Levi Terrell	---	---	0	0	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Tyrus Perez	---	---	29	39	7	75
S Marcus Dulaney	---	---	29	37	4	70
DE Nate LaBorde	---	---	28	39	3	70
CB Snake Eyes White	---	---	20	31	18	69
CB Dean Gaines	---	---	26	29	14	69
CB Everett Cade	---	---	29	35	3	67
G Dean Whiteford	21	37	---	---	8	66
G Mercury Waddell	21	37	---	---	8	66
T Elias Newhart	21	37	---	---	8	66
T Harold Grooms	21	37	---	---	8	66
WR Lonnie Hawkins	19	33	---	---	8	60
QB Gregory Eppright	21	37	---	---	---	58
C Leon Whisman	21	37	---	---	---	58
TE Levon Hampton	20	33	---	---	1	54
WR Jeremy Wright	19	34	---	---	1	54
OLB Manuel Venable	---	---	25	27	1	53
ILB Jeff Cavazos	---	---	19	21	13	53
DE Dean Upshaw	---	---	14	26	12	52
WR Clifton Blackwell	18	30	---	---	---	48
DE Alan Fields	---	---	22	24	1	47
RB Peyton Nixon	8	22	---	---	16	46
DT Myron Snyder	---	---	21	23	2	46
FB Cedric Murray	4	11	---	---	25	40
DT Clarence Vallery	---	---	19	17	---	36
OLB Brant Greer	---	---	10	17	4	31
RB Corwin Gulbrandsen	12	15	---	---	---	27
WR Miles Torres	3	7	---	---	17	27
TE Rodney Mendenhall	1	0	---	---	24	25
DT Conrad Brewer	---	---	9	14	1	24
OLB Sedrick Welch	---	---	0	0	23	23
DE Emmanuel Winters	---	---	3	16	2	21
ILB Marlon Crichlow	---	---	8	11	1	20
ILB Ronald Mathews	---	---	3	12	3	18
CB Rufus Buehrig	---	---	5	11	2	18
S J.B. Tefft	---	---	0	0	16	16
T Vernon Cichanski	0	0	---	---	10	10
WR Garrett Campbell	0	0	---	---	9	9
DT Silas Gray	---	---	0	0	9	9
C Ezra Walker	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Edwin Wayne	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Miles Delgado	0	0	---	---	4	4
K David Ward	0	0	---	---	4	4
TE J.T. Marsh	0	0	---	---	3	3
RB Ernest Kanyuh	1	0	---	---	---	1
S Kelvin Jenner	---	---	0	0	1	1
QB Gustavo Talaridou	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	0	0.0
Middle	17	83	4.9
Right	8	30	3.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	-1	-0.3
Middle	13	32	2.5
Right	4	7	1.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Stan Tubbs	35	21	1	1	2	3	7	3	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gregory Eppright	32	20	5	0	2	3	6	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	1	-1	-0.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	13	38	2.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	7	90	6.0
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	14	131	6.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	3	39	6.5
Long (19+ Yds)	4	3	100	25.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Richie Wilhide	9	7	0	48	0	35
WR Tre Eisenbraun	9	3	2	36	1	28
WR Rico Clemons	5	3	0	10	0	39
RB Cedric McKenzie	4	3	0	25	0	19
TE Conrad Haddad	3	2	0	8	0	39
WR Gino Buckner	2	1	0	-1	0	7
TE Zane Winters	2	1	0	-1	0	9
RB Kris Santiago	1	1	0	2	0	19

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Clifton Blackwell	10	7	0	100	2	30
TE Levon Hampton	7	4	0	31	0	33
WR Lonnie Hawkins	5	4	0	62	1	33
WR Jeremy Wright	4	2	1	38	1	34
FB Cedric Murray	2	1	0	10	0	11
WR Miles Torres	2	0	1	0	0	7
RB Peyton Nixon	1	1	0	7	0	22
RB Corwin Gulbrandsen	1	1	0	22	1	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Cedric McKenzie	1	0	0.00	2.89
WR Richie Wilhide	1	-5	-5.00	-5.00
QB Stan Tubbs	1	15	15.00	7.00
RB Kris Santiago	1	2	2.00	4.00

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Stan Tubbs	4	3	4	1.00	3.63

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Richie Wilhide	1	1	3	3.00	5.33
RB Kris Santiago	1	1	2	2.00	2.00
WR Tre Eisenbraun	1	0	0	0.00	4.00
TE Zane Winters	1	1	-1	-1.00	-0.50

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
QB Stan Tubbs	2	2
RB Cedric McKenzie	1	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
QB Gregory Eppright	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Stan Tubbs	12	7	2

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gregory Eppright	10	8	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tre Eisenbraun	4	2	1
WR Rico Clemons	3	1	1
TE Conrad Haddad	2	1	0
WR Richie Wilhide	2	2	0
RB Cedric McKenzie	1	1	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Clifton Blackwell	4	3	1
FB Cedric Murray	2	1	0
RB Peyton Nixon	1	1	0
WR Lonnie Hawkins	1	1	0
TE Levon Hampton	1	1	1
WR Jeremy Wright	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 49,800 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,200 (22,200)
End Zone 11,200 (16,000)
Mezzanine 6,500 (9,200)
Sideline Seats 10,100 (14,100)
Club Seats 3,400 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes 4,400 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	49,800 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,200 (22,200)
End Zone	11,200 (16,000)
Mezzanine	6,500 (9,200)
Sideline Seats	10,100 (14,100)
Club Seats	3,400 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes	4,400 (5,000)