Week 7, 2061

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Carolina Panthers	7	0	7	7	-	21
Atlanta Falcons	0	6	14	8	-	28

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:30 CAR - Jack Starks 13 pass from Stan Tubbs (Artie Tedeschi extra point)
2Q: 08:46 ATL - Phil Conley 50 field goal
2Q: 01:36 ATL - Phil Conley 20 field goal
3Q: 13:57 ATL - Ronald Mathews recovered blocked punt in end zone (Phil Conley extra point)
3Q: 10:31 ATL - Clifton Blackwell 23 pass from Gregory Eppright (Phil Conley extra point)
3Q: 03:22 CAR - Zane Winters 41 pass from Stan Tubbs (Artie Tedeschi extra point)
4Q: 09:46 ATL - Lonnie Hawkins 8 run (Gregory Eppright pass to Cory Atkins for conversion)
4Q: 02:58 CAR - Austin Brzezinski 7 pass from Stan Tubbs (Artie Tedeschi extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:30 CAR - Jack Starks 13 pass from Stan Tubbs (Artie Tedeschi extra point)
2Q: 08:46 ATL - Phil Conley 50 field goal
2Q: 01:36 ATL - Phil Conley 20 field goal
3Q: 13:57 ATL - Ronald Mathews recovered blocked punt in end zone (Phil Conley extra point)
3Q: 10:31 ATL - Clifton Blackwell 23 pass from Gregory Eppright (Phil Conley extra point)
3Q: 03:22 CAR - Zane Winters 41 pass from Stan Tubbs (Artie Tedeschi extra point)
4Q: 09:46 ATL - Lonnie Hawkins 8 run (Gregory Eppright pass to Cory Atkins for conversion)
4Q: 02:58 CAR - Austin Brzezinski 7 pass from Stan Tubbs (Artie Tedeschi extra point)

Team Statistics CAR ATL
Record 2-5 5-1
First Downs 16 20
- by Rushing 1 12
- by Passing 13 7
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 297 369
- Offensive Plays 65 71
- Yards per Play 4.57 5.20
Net Rushing Yards 27 191
- Rushing Attempts 10 36
- Yards per Rush 2.70 5.31
Net Passing Yards 270 178
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 53 - 29 - 0 31 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 286 197
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/16 4/19
- Yards per Pass Play 4.91 5.09
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 3/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/16 5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 11.3 7.9
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/55 12/85
Punt Returns/Yards 2/19 4/53
Kick Returns/Yards 2/59 1/14
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/1
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 33
Time of Possession 23:54 36:06

Team Statistics	CAR	ATL
Record	2-5	5-1
First Downs	16	20
- by Rushing	1	12
- by Passing	13	7
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	297	369
- Offensive Plays	65	71
- Yards per Play	4.57	5.20
Net Rushing Yards	27	191
- Rushing Attempts	10	36
- Yards per Rush	2.70	5.31
Net Passing Yards	270	178
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	53 - 29 - 0	31 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	286	197
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/16	4/19
- Yards per Pass Play	4.91	5.09
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	3/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/16	5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	11.3	7.9
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/55	12/85
Punt Returns/Yards	2/19	4/53
Kick Returns/Yards	2/59	1/14
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/1
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 33
Time of Possession	23:54	36:06

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:45	4:22	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
1	1:02	1:02	OPP 26	4	-8	Punt
2	11:27	1:22	OWN 6	3	3	Punt
2	8:39	1:03	OWN 25	3	3	Punt
2	5:12	1:28	OWN 21	3	0	Punt
2	1:28	1:28	OWN 25	6	53	Missed FG
3	15:00	1:18	OWN 36	4	-8	Punt
3	13:42	0:54	OWN 25	3	-2	Punt
3	10:16	3:05	OWN 29	6	34	Punt
3	5:19	2:11	OWN 38	4	62	Touchdown
4	14:07	0:28	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
4	9:38	1:24	OWN 25	3	-5	Punt
4	5:55	3:04	OWN 33	11	67	Touchdown
4	1:03	0:51	OWN 25	4	-7	Downs

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:15	OWN 25	8	38	Punt
1	5:23	4:21	OWN 8	6	18	Fumble
2	15:00	3:33	OWN 20	8	28	Punt
2	10:05	1:26	OPP 42	3	9	Field Goal
2	7:36	2:24	OWN 17	5	24	Punt
2	3:44	2:16	OPP 48	6	45	Field Goal
3	12:48	2:32	OWN 49	5	51	Touchdown
3	7:11	1:52	OWN 20	3	-10	Punt
3	3:08	4:01	OWN 3	8	58	Punt
4	13:39	4:01	OWN 41	9	59	Touchdown
4	8:14	2:19	OWN 31	3	8	Punt
4	2:51	1:48	OWN 25	6	12	Punt
4	0:12	0:12	OPP 18	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Stan Tubbs, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
QB Stan Tubbs	3	10	3.33	8
RB Kris Santiago	3	3	1.00	4
FB Jack Starks	2	11	5.50	6
RB Cedric McKenzie	1	-1	-1.00	-1
WR Gino Buckner	1	4	4.00	4

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Micah Lightfoot	20	119	5.95	16	5	0
RB Peyton Nixon	6	35	5.83	11	1	0
FB Cedric Murray	6	14	2.33	8	0	0
QB Gregory Eppright	3	15	5.00	11	1	0
WR Lonnie Hawkins	1	8	8.00	8	0	1

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Stan Tubbs	53	29	286	2/16	3	41	0	89.0

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gregory Eppright	31	24	197	4/19	1	29	0	103.8

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Gino Buckner	6	12	56	9.33	35	35	0
WR Austin Brzezinski	5	14	32	6.40	3	17	1
FB Jack Starks	4	4	12	3.00	14	13	1
TE Zane Winters	4	9	82	20.50	45	41	1
WR Bubba Stahl	4	4	54	13.50	28	24	0
RB Cedric McKenzie	2	3	19	9.50	17	18	0
WR Heath Lane	2	3	17	8.50	0	14	0
TE Parker Barthwell	1	1	12	12.00	5	12	0
RB Kris Santiago	1	2	2	2.00	0	2	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Cory Atkins	7	8	26	3.71	4	6	0
WR Rico Clemons	5	8	53	10.60	25	17	0
WR Clifton Blackwell	4	5	60	15.00	35	29	1
FB Cedric Murray	3	3	32	10.67	10	16	0
RB Peyton Nixon	2	3	17	8.50	4	11	0
RB Micah Lightfoot	2	2	4	2.00	0	5	0
TE Rodney Mendenhall	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Recov	Force
DE Phillip Dylla	1	1
RB Cedric McKenzie	0	1
DE Nicky Smith	0	1

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	TD
RB Peyton Nixon	1	0	0
S Marcus Dulaney	1	0	0
RB Micah Lightfoot	1	0	0
WR Clifton Blackwell	0	1	0
DE Steven Coles	0	1	0
OLB Ronald Mathews	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tre Knight	9	349	38.8	28.4	61	1

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Edwin Wayne	7	297	42.4	34.0	54	2

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Artie Tedeschi	0/1	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Phil Conley	2/2	1/1	1/1	50	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dwayne Lestage	2	19	9.5	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marcus Dulaney	4	53	13.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Austin Brzezinski	2	59	29.5	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Alexis Tanner	1	14	14.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Cedric Powell	9	4	0.0	31	27
OLB Miles Hammer	7	3	0.0	36	35
CB Gabriel Stevens	6	0	2.0	36	35
S Dwayne Lestage	6	6	0.0	36	35
CB Alan Morey	5	0	0.0	25	26
S C.J. Warnock	4	1	0.0	15	9
DE Nicky Smith	3	2	1.0	17	21
DT Antoine Johanningmeier	3	1	0.0	24	19
CB Marcus Woodson	3	1	0.0	28	35
CB Darrell Bernard	3	0	0.0	26	26
DT Mark Bryant	2	1	1.0	20	18
DE Phillip Dylla	2	0	0.0	30	30
DE Darryl DiNicolas	2	0	0.0	11	7
DE Levon Ahlstrom	2	0	0.0	12	12
OLB Lukas Daileader	2	0	0.0	14	10
DT Claude Criswell	2	0	0.0	13	14
DT Tucker Benton	0	1	0.0	15	19

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Alexander Robbins	7	1	1.0	5	40
S Mo Reed	7	2	0.0	10	54
CB Dean Gaines	6	2	0.0	10	55
OLB Ronald Mathews	3	1	0.0	5	15
ILB Jeff Cavazos	3	1	0.0	9	35
DT Clarence Vallery	2	0	1.0	9	47
S Tyrus Perez	2	2	0.0	10	55
OLB Charlie Hammond	2	0	0.0	0	15
DE Alan Fields	1	1	0.0	9	33
CB Everett Cade	1	1	0.0	10	55
DE Nate LaBorde	1	0	0.0	9	49
OLB Manuel Venable	0	1	0.0	3	14

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
CB Gabriel Stevens	2.0	0	0	0	35
DE Nicky Smith	1.0	0	2	0	21
DT Mark Bryant	1.0	0	0	0	18
DE Phillip Dylla	0.0	1	0	1	30

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Clarence Vallery	1.0	0	2	0	47
OLB Alexander Robbins	1.0	0	0	0	40
ILB Jeff Cavazos	0.0	2	1	0	35
DE Alan Fields	0.0	1	0	0	33
DE Dean Upshaw	0.0	1	0	0	40
OLB Manuel Venable	0.0	0	1	1	14
DE Nate LaBorde	0.0	0	1	0	49
CB Everett Cade	0.0	0	1	0	55

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Miles Hammer	4	0	35
CB Gabriel Stevens	3	1	35
CB Darrell Bernard	3	1	26
S Dwayne Lestage	3	0	35
ILB Cedric Powell	3	0	27
S C.J. Warnock	3	0	9
CB Marcus Woodson	2	0	35
DE Levon Ahlstrom	1	1	12
OLB Lukas Daileader	1	0	10
CB Alan Morey	1	0	26

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Dean Gaines	7	4	55
OLB Alexander Robbins	7	0	40
S Mo Reed	4	1	54
OLB Ronald Mathews	4	0	15
ILB Jeff Cavazos	3	0	35
OLB Charlie Hammond	2	0	15
CB Everett Cade	1	1	55
DE Nate LaBorde	1	0	49
S Tyrus Perez	0	2	55
CB Devin Jefferson	0	1	18

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Ken Doyle	3	7	0	33
C Aaron Sellers	2	10	1	55
TE Parker Barthwell	1	3	0	25
FB Jack Starks	1	7	0	20
TE Zane Winters	1	9	0	54
G Camden Gallery	0	10	1	55

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Elias Kelley	4	5	0	36	3	35
G Mercury Waddell	4	5	0	36	0	35
T Elias Newhart	3	7	1	36	0	35
T Harold Grooms	3	5	1	36	1	35
C Leon Whisman	2	9	0	36	0	35
FB Cedric Murray	1	1	0	15	0	13
TE Rodney Mendenhall	0	1	0	33	0	30

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Daquan Humphrey	3	14
Avery Miasek	1	26
Cedric McKenzie	1	20

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Will Chandler	1	28
Tyler Hinojosa	1	15
Rico Clemons	1	10
Elias Newhart	1	9

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Marcus Woodson	---	---	28	35	19	82
S Dwayne Lestage	---	---	36	35	9	80
TE Zane Winters	9	54	---	---	15	78
C Aaron Sellers	10	55	---	---	10	75
G Camden Gallery	10	55	---	---	10	75
OLB Miles Hammer	---	---	36	35	2	73
CB Gabriel Stevens	---	---	36	35	2	73
T Clifton Lamont	10	55	---	---	---	65
T Omar Austin	10	55	---	---	---	65
QB Stan Tubbs	10	55	---	---	---	65
DE Phillip Dylla	---	---	30	30	2	62
ILB Cedric Powell	---	---	31	27	2	60
CB Darrell Bernard	---	---	26	26	7	59
WR Gino Buckner	9	48	---	---	---	57
TE Parker Barthwell	3	25	---	---	27	55
CB Alan Morey	---	---	25	26	---	51
WR Bubba Stahl	6	24	---	---	17	47
WR Austin Brzezinski	7	28	---	---	11	46
DT Antoine Johanningmeier	---	---	24	19	2	45
FB Jack Starks	7	20	---	---	18	45
RB Cedric McKenzie	1	21	---	---	20	42
G Ken Doyle	7	33	---	---	---	40
DT Mark Bryant	---	---	20	18	1	39
DE Nicky Smith	---	---	17	21	---	38
WR Heath Lane	3	28	---	---	6	37
DT Claude Criswell	---	---	13	14	8	35
DT Tucker Benton	---	---	15	19	---	34
DE Levon Ahlstrom	---	---	12	12	7	31
S C.J. Warnock	---	---	15	9	6	30
OLB Levon Linquist	---	---	2	1	26	29
S Avery Miasek	---	---	2	0	26	28
T Daquan Humphrey	1	12	---	---	14	27
RB Kris Santiago	4	22	---	---	---	26
OLB Lukas Daileader	---	---	14	10	2	26
ILB Leslie Booth	---	---	3	6	13	22
DE Darryl DiNicolas	---	---	11	7	2	20
G Kenny Weaver	2	10	---	---	---	12
C Terrell Bullock	0	0	---	---	10	10
G George Roberts	0	0	---	---	10	10
P Tre Knight	0	0	---	---	10	10
TE Ricardo Fulcher	1	5	---	---	---	6
K Artie Tedeschi	0	0	---	---	5	5
QB Donny Blair	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Levi Terrell	---	---	0	0	---	0
C Jessie Chun	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Trevor Oliver	---	---	0	0	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Elias Newhart	36	35	---	---	9	80
G Elias Kelley	36	35	---	---	7	78
WR Rico Clemons	35	32	---	---	10	77
QB Gregory Eppright	36	35	---	---	---	71
C Leon Whisman	36	35	---	---	---	71
G Mercury Waddell	36	35	---	---	---	71
T Harold Grooms	36	35	---	---	---	71
WR Cory Atkins	36	35	---	---	---	71
CB Everett Cade	---	---	10	55	1	66
S Tyrus Perez	---	---	10	55	1	66
CB Dean Gaines	---	---	10	55	1	66
S Mo Reed	---	---	10	54	1	65
TE Rodney Mendenhall	33	30	---	---	---	63
DE Nate LaBorde	---	---	9	49	1	59
DT Clarence Vallery	---	---	9	47	1	57
RB Peyton Nixon	10	15	---	---	28	53
WR Clifton Blackwell	24	25	---	---	---	49
OLB Alexander Robbins	---	---	5	40	2	47
DE Dean Upshaw	---	---	6	40	1	47
OLB Ronald Mathews	---	---	5	15	26	46
DT Carter Gougeon	---	---	6	39	1	46
CB James Joyner	---	---	6	21	19	46
ILB Jeff Cavazos	---	---	9	35	1	45
RB Micah Lightfoot	24	20	---	---	---	44
DE Alan Fields	---	---	9	33	1	43
CB Devin Jefferson	---	---	1	18	13	32
WR Lonnie Hawkins	3	5	---	---	21	29
TE Will Chandler	0	0	---	---	28	28
FB Cedric Murray	15	13	---	---	---	28
OLB Charlie Hammond	---	---	0	15	12	27
S Alexis Tanner	---	---	0	0	26	26
S Marcus Dulaney	---	---	0	1	19	20
OLB Manuel Venable	---	---	3	14	---	17
DT Tracy Sivigny	---	---	1	6	9	16
TE Tyler Hinojosa	0	0	---	---	15	15
DT Tre Bohannon	---	---	1	13	---	14
RB Otis Ramirez	0	0	---	---	12	12
C Ezra Walker	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Edwin Wayne	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Melvin Lowrey	0	0	---	---	9	9
DE Steven Coles	---	---	0	0	9	9
G Tim Corcoleotes	0	0	---	---	9	9
K Phil Conley	0	0	---	---	8	8
QB Otis Zimmerman	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Zach Caccavale	---	---	0	0	---	0
CB Christian Linquist	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	5	1.7
Middle	5	19	3.8
Right	2	3	1.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	46	6.6
Middle	20	91	4.6
Right	8	55	6.9
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Stan Tubbs	53	29	4	1	3	9	6	1	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gregory Eppright	31	24	2	0	1	3	2	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	5	58	6.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	24	17	135	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	7	93	6.2
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	10	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	17	158	7.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	3	29	5.8
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Austin Brzezinski	14	5	1	32	0	28
WR Gino Buckner	12	6	2	56	1	48
TE Zane Winters	9	4	0	82	2	54
FB Jack Starks	4	4	0	12	0	20
WR Bubba Stahl	4	4	0	54	1	24
RB Cedric McKenzie	3	2	0	19	0	21
WR Heath Lane	3	2	0	17	0	28
RB Kris Santiago	2	1	0	2	0	22
TE Parker Barthwell	1	1	0	12	0	25

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rico Clemons	8	5	0	53	0	32
WR Cory Atkins	8	7	0	26	0	35
WR Clifton Blackwell	5	4	0	60	2	25
RB Peyton Nixon	3	2	0	17	0	15
FB Cedric Murray	3	3	0	32	0	13
TE Rodney Mendenhall	2	1	1	5	0	30
RB Micah Lightfoot	2	2	0	4	0	20

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Gregory Eppright	2	4	2.00	5.00
WR Lonnie Hawkins	1	8	8.00	8.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Stan Tubbs	4	3	32	8.00	5.40

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gregory Eppright	5	3	13	2.60	6.35

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Austin Brzezinski	2	1	7	3.50	2.29
TE Parker Barthwell	1	1	12	12.00	12.00
FB Jack Starks	1	1	13	13.00	3.00

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Cory Atkins	4	3	13	3.25	3.25
RB Peyton Nixon	1	0	0	0.00	5.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
RB Peyton Nixon	2	1
FB Cedric Murray	2	1
QB Gregory Eppright	1	1
RB Micah Lightfoot	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Stan Tubbs	16	7	5

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gregory Eppright	6	4	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Cedric McKenzie	3	2	1
WR Austin Brzezinski	3	1	1
WR Gino Buckner	3	1	1
TE Zane Winters	2	0	0
WR Bubba Stahl	2	2	1
WR Heath Lane	2	1	1

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Rico Clemons	2	1	0
WR Clifton Blackwell	2	2	1
WR Cory Atkins	2	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 52,800 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,900 (22,200)
End Zone 12,300 (16,000)
Mezzanine 7,000 (9,200)
Sideline Seats 11,100 (14,100)
Club Seats 3,600 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes 4,900 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	52,800 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,900 (22,200)
End Zone	12,300 (16,000)
Mezzanine	7,000 (9,200)
Sideline Seats	11,100 (14,100)
Club Seats	3,600 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes	4,900 (5,000)