Week 1, 2069

played in Carolina, NC

64 degrees, rain, 4 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	3	7	0	0	-	10
Carolina Panthers	7	10	14	10	-	41

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:20 CAR - Jacob Grudich 3 pass from Kaleb Murray (Robbie Mattson extra point)
1Q: 04:26 ATL - Kristopher Kraus 38 field goal
2Q: 13:44 CAR - Robbie Mattson 48 field goal
2Q: 01:49 CAR - Sammy Pitre 2 pass from Kaleb Murray (Robbie Mattson extra point)
2Q: 00:26 ATL - Shawn Autenrieth 11 pass from Warren Zardiackas (Kristopher Kraus extra point)
3Q: 10:24 CAR - Jacob Grudich 17 pass from Kaleb Murray (Robbie Mattson extra point)
3Q: 04:04 CAR - Jacob Grudich 3 pass from Kaleb Murray (Robbie Mattson extra point)
4Q: 04:04 CAR - Robbie Mattson 45 field goal
4Q: 02:23 CAR - Jonah Hruby 4 run (Robbie Mattson extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:20 CAR - Jacob Grudich 3 pass from Kaleb Murray (Robbie Mattson extra point)
1Q: 04:26 ATL - Kristopher Kraus 38 field goal
2Q: 13:44 CAR - Robbie Mattson 48 field goal
2Q: 01:49 CAR - Sammy Pitre 2 pass from Kaleb Murray (Robbie Mattson extra point)
2Q: 00:26 ATL - Shawn Autenrieth 11 pass from Warren Zardiackas (Kristopher Kraus extra point)
3Q: 10:24 CAR - Jacob Grudich 17 pass from Kaleb Murray (Robbie Mattson extra point)
3Q: 04:04 CAR - Jacob Grudich 3 pass from Kaleb Murray (Robbie Mattson extra point)
4Q: 04:04 CAR - Robbie Mattson 45 field goal
4Q: 02:23 CAR - Jonah Hruby 4 run (Robbie Mattson extra point)

Team Statistics ATL CAR
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 8 30
- by Rushing 1 8
- by Passing 7 20
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 202 492
- Offensive Plays 48 83
- Yards per Play 4.21 5.93
Net Rushing Yards 20 106
- Rushing Attempts 10 33
- Yards per Rush 2.00 3.21
Net Passing Yards 182 386
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 19 - 1 50 - 28 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 206 386
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/24 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.79 7.72
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/13 9/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 11.7 7.8
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 13/74 11/70
Punt Returns/Yards 1/22 2/12
Kick Returns/Yards 6/108 2/45
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 5/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 37
Time of Possession 21:06 38:54

Team Statistics	ATL	CAR
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	8	30
- by Rushing	1	8
- by Passing	7	20
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	202	492
- Offensive Plays	48	83
- Yards per Play	4.21	5.93
Net Rushing Yards	20	106
- Rushing Attempts	10	33
- Yards per Rush	2.00	3.21
Net Passing Yards	182	386
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 19 - 1	50 - 28 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	206	386
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/24	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.79	7.72
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/13	9/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	11.7	7.8
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	13/74	11/70
Punt Returns/Yards	1/22	2/12
Kick Returns/Yards	6/108	2/45
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	5/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 37
Time of Possession	21:06	38:54

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:12	5:54	OWN 19	10	60	Field Goal
2	13:39	2:52	OWN 24	4	24	Punt
2	9:13	1:52	OPP 41	3	-11	Punt
2	1:43	1:24	OWN 23	6	77	Touchdown
3	15:00	1:25	OWN 34	3	1	Punt
3	10:13	1:59	OWN 25	3	-12	Punt
3	3:53	1:24	OWN 18	3	25	Interception
3	1:20	1:36	OWN 39	3	5	Punt
4	12:55	1:27	OWN 4	3	-2	Punt
4	10:36	0:58	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
4	3:56	1:24	OWN 12	4	-9	Downs
4	2:16	0:27	OWN 25	3	0	Punt

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:48	OWN 33	11	67	Touchdown
1	4:18	5:39	OWN 25	11	44	Field Goal
2	10:47	1:34	OWN 2	3	5	Punt
2	7:21	5:38	OWN 13	16	87	Touchdown
2	0:19	0:19	OWN 28	2	21	Half
3	13:35	3:22	OWN 17	8	83	Touchdown
3	8:14	4:21	OWN 41	8	59	Touchdown
3	2:29	1:09	OPP 43	4	11	Missed FG
4	14:44	1:49	OWN 20	4	31	Punt
4	11:28	0:52	OWN 39	3	5	Punt
4	9:38	5:42	OWN 23	9	49	Field Goal
4	2:32	0:16	OPP 3	2	3	Touchdown
4	1:49	1:49	OPP 12	3	-2	Game

Game MVP: Kaleb Murray, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Micah Lightfoot	5	10	2.00	5	0	0
RB K.C. Terrell	5	10	2.00	5	0	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Jonah Hruby	29	98	3.38	21	3	1
QB Kaleb Murray	2	11	5.50	6	0	0
RB Ken Downs	2	-3	-1.50	0	0	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Warren Zardiackas	29	18	204	2/24	1	31	1	80.2
Christopher Parker	7	1	2	0/0	0	2	0	39.6

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kaleb Murray	50	28	386	0/0	4	38	0	107.6

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Dixon Hamner	6	9	65	10.83	33	25	0
WR Cory Atkins	5	7	71	14.20	18	28	0
RB K.C. Terrell	3	3	32	10.67	29	31	0
WR Salvador Mathews	2	6	18	9.00	11	16	0
WR Shawn Autenrieth	1	5	11	11.00	11	11	1
WR Lionel Branston	1	1	-2	-2.00	0	-2	0
FB Grayson Malone	1	1	11	11.00	1	11	0
RB Micah Lightfoot	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Kenny Moore	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Jacob Grudich	12	16	141	11.75	39	36	3
WR Cary Young	9	14	166	18.44	57	38	0
WR Donnell Maddux	3	6	30	10.00	2	20	0
FB Sammy Pitre	1	7	2	2.00	0	2	1
RB Jonah Hruby	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Arnie Barker	1	2	32	32.00	0	32	0
TE Abel Wiggins	1	3	7	7.00	0	7	0
WR Jeffery Ellison	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Larry Drake	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
CB Christian Linquist	0	0	1	0

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
WR Cary Young	1	0	0	0
TE Jacob Grudich	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Edwin Wayne	8	358	44.8	40.8	64	4

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Carl Crowley	3	157	52.3	38.3	56	1

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kristopher Kraus	1/1	0/0	0/0	38	1/1

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Robbie Mattson	2/3	2/3	0/0	48	5/5

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Shawn Autenrieth	1	22	22.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Leon Ellis	2	12	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Alexis Tanner	6	108	18.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Arnie Barker	2	45	22.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Tyrus Perez	10	4	0.0	33	50
OLB Clifton Elliott	7	4	0.0	33	49
CB Dean Gaines	7	2	0.0	30	33
S Derrick Leisure	6	1	0.0	30	49
ILB Craig Stone	5	1	0.0	28	39
OLB Tucker Zimmerman	5	0	0.0	25	39
CB Christian Linquist	3	1	0.0	26	46
CB Byron Norris	3	0	0.0	16	34
ILB Thomas Hutchins	2	1	0.0	9	30
OLB Amos Brown	2	1	0.0	10	15
CB Alfredo Luster	2	1	0.0	18	15
DT Stephen Harry	2	0	0.0	13	12
DE Clyde Whitmire	1	1	0.0	18	23
WR Shawn Autenrieth	1	0	---	---	---
DE Norman Jefferies	1	0	0.0	28	46
S Alexis Tanner	0	1	0.0	6	0

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Rickey Honaker	5	0	0.0	10	38
CB Johnnie Lampkin	5	0	0.0	9	34
DT Leonard Vajda	4	1	1.5	10	31
S Shaquille Jarman	3	3	0.0	9	25
OLB Harold Gray	3	1	0.0	9	24
DE Willie Carach	2	0	0.5	9	23
ILB Lawrence Dronett	2	1	0.0	9	3
CB Rufus Tutjer	2	0	0.0	1	28
ILB Larry Drake	1	4	0.0	10	36
DE Kai Hitchcock	1	0	0.0	3	24
OLB Wesley Wiggins	1	0	0.0	10	32
OLB Mark Horoszowski	1	0	0.0	0	11
DT Parker Barlow	0	1	0.0	0	7

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Hurry	PPlay
DE Norman Jefferies	5	46
DE J.C. Caldwell	2	37
DT Tracy Sivigny	1	31

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Leonard Vajda	1.5	1	0	31
DE Willie Carach	0.5	1	0	23
OLB Wesley Wiggins	0.0	1	1	32

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Derrick Leisure	5	2	49
S Tyrus Perez	5	0	50
CB Dean Gaines	5	0	33
OLB Clifton Elliott	4	1	49
CB Christian Linquist	4	0	46
CB Alfredo Luster	2	0	15
ILB Thomas Hutchins	1	1	30
CB Byron Norris	1	0	34
DT Stephen Harry	1	0	12
DT Tracy Sivigny	0	1	31

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Johnnie Lampkin	5	1	0	34
S Rickey Honaker	3	2	0	38
OLB Harold Gray	3	0	0	24
S Shaquille Jarman	2	1	0	25
CB Rufus Tutjer	2	0	0	28
S Damon Webb	1	0	0	13
DT Leonard Vajda	1	0	0	31
OLB Wesley Wiggins	1	0	0	32
OLB Mark Horoszowski	1	0	0	11
ILB Larry Drake	0	1	1	36
CB Damien Enman	0	1	0	8

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Mo Baptiste	2	3	10	0	38
T Bennett Hammons	0	3	10	0	38
G Mason Klaff	0	2	10	1	38
C Earnest Fisher	0	2	10	0	38
T Kirk Atwood	0	0	10	1	38

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
T Jay Brisman	3	9	0	31	47
C Tristan Dawkins	3	8	1	33	50
G Donnie Richmond	2	4	0	33	50
T Leonard Rutan	1	5	0	33	50
T Sammie Coles	1	1	0	2	3
TE Jacob Grudich	1	1	0	26	46
G Alexander McKenzie	0	2	0	11	10
FB Sammy Pitre	0	1	0	6	17

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Allen Molina	2	15
Clifton Elliott	1	25
Bennett Hammons	1	12

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Leonard Vajda	4	19
Dennis Gougeon	2	25
Abel Wiggins	1	25

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Clifton Elliott	---	---	33	49	25	107
S Derrick Leisure	---	---	30	49	11	90
S Tyrus Perez	---	---	33	50	3	86
DE Norman Jefferies	---	---	28	46	3	77
CB Christian Linquist	---	---	26	46	3	75
CB Dean Gaines	---	---	30	33	11	74
ILB Craig Stone	---	---	28	39	---	67
OLB Tucker Zimmerman	---	---	25	39	---	64
DE J.C. Caldwell	---	---	25	37	---	62
T Bennett Hammons	10	38	---	---	12	60
CB Byron Norris	---	---	16	34	7	57
G Mason Klaff	10	38	---	---	9	57
RB Micah Lightfoot	5	22	---	---	23	50
C Earnest Fisher	10	38	---	---	---	48
G Mo Baptiste	10	38	---	---	---	48
T Kirk Atwood	10	38	---	---	---	48
CB Alfredo Luster	---	---	18	15	14	47
DE Clyde Whitmire	---	---	18	23	3	44
WR Cory Atkins	10	33	---	---	---	43
TE Arturo Barker	9	34	---	---	---	43
TE Kenny Moore	8	11	---	---	23	42
DT Tracy Sivigny	---	---	8	31	2	41
QB Warren Zardiackas	10	31	---	---	---	41
ILB Thomas Hutchins	---	---	9	30	2	41
WR Dixon Hamner	5	26	---	---	---	31
WR Salvador Mathews	2	27	---	---	---	29
OLB Amos Brown	---	---	10	15	3	28
DT Stephen Harry	---	---	13	12	3	28
DE Allen Molina	---	---	7	2	15	24
RB K.C. Terrell	5	15	---	---	2	22
S Alexis Tanner	---	---	6	0	14	20
WR Lionel Branston	0	5	---	---	15	20
WR Shawn Autenrieth	1	12	---	---	3	16
TE Kenneth Blumer	2	1	---	---	11	14
ILB Lonnie Doyle	---	---	0	0	11	11
RB Wesley Brown	0	0	---	---	10	10
P Edwin Wayne	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Demetrius Strait	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Earl Cole	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Dave Demyan	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Ronald Williams	0	0	---	---	8	8
FB Grayson Malone	3	4	---	---	---	7
QB Christopher Parker	0	7	---	---	---	7
K Kristopher Kraus	0	0	---	---	4	4
ILB Erik Borders	---	---	0	0	---	0
CB Blaine Coles	---	---	0	0	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Jay Brisman	31	47	---	---	14	92
G Donnie Richmond	33	50	---	---	6	89
T Leonard Rutan	33	50	---	---	6	89
TE Jacob Grudich	26	46	---	---	17	89
WR Donnell Maddux	29	47	---	---	11	87
C Tristan Dawkins	33	50	---	---	---	83
QB Kaleb Murray	33	50	---	---	---	83
RB Jonah Hruby	30	40	---	---	---	70
WR Cary Young	28	41	---	---	---	69
WR Jeffery Ellison	24	19	---	---	22	65
OLB Wesley Wiggins	---	---	10	32	23	65
G Ross Riddock	22	40	---	---	2	64
DT Leonard Vajda	---	---	10	31	19	60
S Rickey Honaker	---	---	10	38	1	49
ILB Larry Drake	---	---	10	36	1	47
CB Demetrius Gionfriddo	---	---	2	25	19	46
TE Abel Wiggins	3	17	---	---	25	45
CB Johnnie Lampkin	---	---	9	34	1	44
DE Kai Hitchcock	---	---	3	24	12	39
DE Conner Rodgers	---	---	1	28	9	38
S Damon Webb	---	---	1	13	20	34
S Shaquille Jarman	---	---	9	25	---	34
OLB Harold Gray	---	---	9	24	---	33
DE Willie Carach	---	---	9	23	---	32
CB Rufus Tutjer	---	---	1	28	1	30
RB Dennis Gougeon	0	0	---	---	25	25
WR Arnie Barker	11	11	---	---	3	25
G Alexander McKenzie	11	10	---	---	4	25
FB Sammy Pitre	6	17	---	---	---	23
DE Caiden Lake	---	---	7	4	11	22
CB Richard Henning	---	---	0	18	1	19
CB Damien Enman	---	---	9	8	1	18
RB Ken Downs	3	10	---	---	---	13
ILB Lawrence Dronett	---	---	9	3	---	12
OLB Mark Horoszowski	---	---	0	11	1	12
K Robbie Mattson	0	0	---	---	11	11
WR Leon Ellis	1	0	---	---	7	8
DT Parker Barlow	---	---	0	7	1	8
OLB Roy Zeigler	---	---	1	6	---	7
P Carl Crowley	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Malik Casares	0	0	---	---	6	6
TE Kai Escobedo	3	2	---	---	---	5
T Sammie Coles	2	3	---	---	---	5
TE Preston Horn	1	0	---	---	---	1
QB Martin Halvorson	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Greg Wynn	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	7	11	1.6
Right	3	9	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	52	4.3
Middle	11	19	1.7
Right	10	35	3.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Warren Zardiackas	29	18	5	2	2	4	2	1	1
Christopher Parker	7	1	0	1	2	2	1	0	0

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kaleb Murray	50	28	9	5	4	5	8	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	43	6.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	9	72	4.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	4	66	7.3
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	25	8.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	10	54	3.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	26	15	241	9.3
Long (19+ Yds)	5	3	91	18.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dixon Hamner	9	6	2	65	2	26
WR Cory Atkins	7	5	0	71	2	33
WR Salvador Mathews	6	2	0	18	0	27
WR Shawn Autenrieth	5	1	0	11	0	12
RB Micah Lightfoot	3	0	2	0	0	22
RB K.C. Terrell	3	3	0	32	1	15
WR Lionel Branston	1	1	0	-2	0	5
TE Kenny Moore	1	0	0	0	0	11
FB Grayson Malone	1	1	0	11	0	4

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Jacob Grudich	16	12	1	141	3	46
WR Cary Young	14	9	1	166	4	41
FB Sammy Pitre	7	1	2	2	0	17
WR Donnell Maddux	6	3	0	30	1	47
TE Abel Wiggins	3	1	0	7	0	17
WR Arnie Barker	2	1	0	32	1	11
RB Jonah Hruby	1	1	0	8	0	40
WR Jeffery Ellison	1	0	0	0	0	19

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Jonah Hruby	6	9	1.50	3.38

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Warren Zardiackas	3	1	11	3.67	7.03

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kaleb Murray	10	6	36	3.60	7.72

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Shawn Autenrieth	1	1	11	11.00	2.20
WR Cory Atkins	1	0	0	0.00	10.14
WR Salvador Mathews	1	0	0	0.00	3.00

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Jacob Grudich	5	4	26	5.20	8.81
FB Sammy Pitre	3	1	2	0.67	0.29
RB Jonah Hruby	1	1	8	8.00	8.00
WR Donnell Maddux	1	0	0	0.00	5.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
RB Micah Lightfoot	1	1

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Jonah Hruby	6	3

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Warren Zardiackas	9	6	2
Christopher Parker	2	1	0

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kaleb Murray	11	7	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dixon Hamner	3	1	0
WR Shawn Autenrieth	2	1	1
WR Cory Atkins	2	2	1
RB Micah Lightfoot	1	0	0
WR Lionel Branston	1	1	0
WR Salvador Mathews	1	1	0
FB Grayson Malone	1	1	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Jacob Grudich	4	3	2
WR Cary Young	2	2	2
WR Donnell Maddux	2	1	1
FB Sammy Pitre	1	0	0
RB Jonah Hruby	1	1	1
TE Abel Wiggins	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 46,200 (73,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 11,900 (21,400)
End Zone 10,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine 5,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 8,400 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,500 (10,100)
Luxury Boxes 3,400 (3,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	46,200 (73,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	11,900 (21,400)
End Zone	10,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine	5,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	8,400 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,500 (10,100)
Luxury Boxes	3,400 (3,900)