Week 7, 2016

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

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

Scoring Summary
2Q: 15:00 CAR - Andy Schultz 29 field goal
2Q: 07:40 ATL - Mike Wheeler 6 pass from Johnny Sanford (Irv Terry extra point)
4Q: 08:26 ATL - Irv Terry 31 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 15:00 CAR - Andy Schultz 29 field goal
2Q: 07:40 ATL - Mike Wheeler 6 pass from Johnny Sanford (Irv Terry extra point)
4Q: 08:26 ATL - Irv Terry 31 field goal

Team Statistics CAR ATL
Record 4-3 4-2
First Downs 17 14
- by Rushing 2 4
- by Passing 15 9
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 230 243
- Offensive Plays 70 63
- Yards per Play 3.29 3.86
Net Rushing Yards 33 91
- Rushing Attempts 22 31
- Yards per Rush 1.50 2.94
Net Passing Yards 197 152
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 43 - 22 - 1 30 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 226 164
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/29 2/12
- Yards per Pass Play 4.10 4.75
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/17 2/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 11.4 9.8
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 9/80 7/45
Punt Returns/Yards 4/7 3/9
Kick Returns/Yards 2/56 1/18
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 30
Time of Possession 28:49 31:11

Team Statistics	CAR	ATL
Record	4-3	4-2
First Downs	17	14
- by Rushing	2	4
- by Passing	15	9
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	230	243
- Offensive Plays	70	63
- Yards per Play	3.29	3.86
Net Rushing Yards	33	91
- Rushing Attempts	22	31
- Yards per Rush	1.50	2.94
Net Passing Yards	197	152
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	43 - 22 - 1	30 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	226	164
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/29	2/12
- Yards per Pass Play	4.10	4.75
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/17	2/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	11.4	9.8
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	9/80	7/45
Punt Returns/Yards	4/7	3/9
Kick Returns/Yards	2/56	1/18
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 30
Time of Possession	28:49	31:11

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:28	OWN 30	6	1	Punt
1	9:57	1:17	OWN 42	3	-8	Punt
1	7:05	1:02	OWN 46	3	2	Punt
1	2:58	3:04	OWN 44	6	44	Field Goal
2	11:41	0:37	OWN 20	3	-5	Punt
2	7:35	4:16	OWN 29	8	30	Punt
2	2:15	0:34	OWN 42	2	-4	Interception
2	0:31	0:31	OWN 48	4	33	Half
3	11:54	4:02	OWN 15	10	52	Downs
3	6:17	1:20	OWN 39	3	1	Punt
3	2:43	5:30	OWN 44	11	19	Punt
4	8:20	2:51	OWN 27	8	16	Punt
4	1:45	1:09	OWN 3	5	4	Downs

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:32	1:35	OWN 7	3	1	Punt
1	8:40	1:35	OWN 7	3	-4	Punt
1	6:03	3:05	OWN 7	7	49	Fumble
2	14:54	3:13	OWN 21	7	36	Punt
2	11:04	1:32	OWN 35	3	8	Punt
2	9:32	1:57	OPP 22	4	22	Touchdown
2	3:19	1:04	OWN 20	3	-6	Punt
2	1:41	1:10	OPP 44	3	3	Missed FG
3	15:00	3:06	OWN 20	6	21	Punt
3	7:52	1:35	OWN 33	3	-8	Punt
3	4:57	2:14	OWN 17	3	7	Punt
4	12:13	3:53	OWN 20	8	66	Field Goal
4	5:29	3:44	OWN 9	8	21	Punt
4	0:36	0:36	OPP 7	2	-3	Game

Game MVP: Kendall Hape, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Lenny McKnight	14	25	1.79	11	1
Emmanuel McCarthy	5	-5	-1.00	1	0
Terry Sawyer	3	13	4.33	7	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Tyrus Riviere	18	61	3.39	8	0
Jackie Malone	11	33	3.00	15	1
Johnny Sanford	2	-3	-1.50	-1	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Terry Sawyer	43	22	226	5/29	0	23	1	56.9

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Johnny Sanford	30	16	164	2/12	1	32	0	80.4

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Jimmie Madison	6	11	82	13.67	10	18
RB Lenny McKnight	6	8	15	2.50	1	8
WR William Lundberg	5	11	84	16.80	24	23
WR Donald Cole	4	6	39	9.75	9	15
TE George Sharpton	1	2	6	6.00	0	6
WR Clarence Williams	0	3	0	0.00	0	0
RB Emmanuel McCarthy	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Jesse Marshall	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Alex Stuart	3	5	43	14.33	7	17	0
TE Mike Wheeler	2	3	8	4.00	2	6	1
WR Jimmie Horton	2	4	19	9.50	0	11	0
TE Daniel Baker	2	2	26	13.00	7	23	0
RB Jackie Malone	2	2	15	7.50	0	13	0
RB Carl Davis	1	1	2	2.00	4	2	0
FB Glenn Bellando	1	3	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Tyrus Riviere	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
WR Brant Shaw	1	6	18	18.00	0	18	0
WR Randall Humphrey	1	3	32	32.00	0	32	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Vernon Douglas	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
Keiwan Ratliff	1	0	0
Ty Gibson	0	1	0
Ricardo Tokeshi	0	0	1

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Tyrus Riviere	1	0	0
Mike Wheeler	0	1	0
Daniel Baker	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bruce Hopper	8	394	49.3	43.1	62	5

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Nicky Bodenhemer	9	399	44.3	41.3	67	3

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Andy Schultz	1/1	0/0	0/0	29	0/0

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Irv Terry	1/2	0/1	0/1	31	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Keiwan Ratliff	4	7	1.8	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Randall Humphrey	3	9	3.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
William Lundberg	2	56	28.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Quinn Crum	1	18	18.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Maurice Barber	8	1	0.0	24	23
DE Terry Maddux	6	1	1.0	29	32
DT Ricardo Tokeshi	5	3	0.0	24	23
CB Donald Jones	5	1	0.0	27	32
S Lorenzo Varney	3	2	0.0	29	31
CB Keiwan Ratliff	3	1	0.0	16	24
CB Ty Gibson	3	1	0.0	27	30
OLB Mercury Rodriguez	3	0	0.0	22	15
DE Colin Bush	2	2	1.0	28	32
S Ty Dollar	2	1	0.0	17	26
ILB Billy Joe Woodard	2	1	0.0	31	32
DT Rex Quinn	1	4	0.0	26	27
DT Gabe Buchman	1	1	0.0	13	8
CB Fernando Clayton	1	0	0.0	6	1
WR William Lundberg	1	0	---	---	---
S Tyrus Barnhardt	1	0	0.0	7	10
ILB Maurice Pomeroy	0	1	0.0	2	0

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Seth Levine	11	5	1.0	20	46
DE Kendall Hape	7	1	3.5	20	47
CB Jumbo Clayton	4	2	0.0	20	45
S Leslie Ramthun	4	1	0.0	19	46
OLB R.J. Myers	4	0	0.0	21	28
S Preston Ackerman	3	3	0.0	16	40
OLB Vernon Douglas	3	1	0.0	13	27
CB Damon Nash	2	1	0.0	21	47
OLB Chester Vermeil	2	0	0.0	3	3
DT Raymond Osuchowski	2	0	0.0	16	30
DE Dusty Bronson	1	2	0.5	20	47
CB Ike Benson	1	2	0.0	8	35
S Lee Reese	1	1	0.0	1	19
S Quinn Crum	1	0	0.0	5	5
DT Donovan Ricker	1	0	0.0	17	43
DT Irv Haller	1	0	0.0	11	7
DE Jamie Lincoln	0	1	0.0	2	1
DT Duane Jones	0	1	0.0	5	5

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Colin Bush	1.0	0	2	32
DE Terry Maddux	1.0	0	1	32
OLB Mercury Rodriguez	0.0	1	0	15
DT Rex Quinn	0.0	0	1	27

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Kendall Hape	3.5	1	4	4	47
ILB Seth Levine	1.0	0	1	0	46
DE Dusty Bronson	0.5	0	1	1	47
DT Raymond Osuchowski	0.0	0	1	0	30
DT Donovan Ricker	0.0	0	1	0	43

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Maurice Barber	4	0	23
CB Ty Gibson	3	0	30
CB Donald Jones	3	0	32
S Ty Dollar	2	0	26
CB Keiwan Ratliff	1	0	24
OLB Mercury Rodriguez	1	0	15
DE Terry Maddux	1	0	32
DT Rex Quinn	1	0	27
ILB Billy Joe Woodard	0	2	32

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Seth Levine	6	2	0	46
CB Jumbo Clayton	3	1	0	45
OLB R.J. Myers	3	0	0	28
S Preston Ackerman	2	0	0	40
S Leslie Ramthun	2	0	0	46
CB Damon Nash	1	2	0	47
S Quinn Crum	1	1	0	5
OLB Vernon Douglas	1	0	1	27
CB Ike Benson	1	0	0	35
OLB Chester Vermeil	1	0	0	3
S Lee Reese	1	0	0	19

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Mitch Hughes	1	5	1	13	4	36
Patrick Petrolis	1	3	0	21	0	42
Cole Jordan	0	2	0	8	1	10
Tyrell Sander	0	2	0	10	0	18
Reggie Wagner	0	2	0	14	0	38
George Sharpton	0	2	0	13	0	24
J.J. Sherman	0	1	0	3	0	9
George Coffey	0	1	0	19	0	39
Ernie Summerfield	0	1	0	13	0	16
Devin Springer	0	1	0	17	0	39

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Wes Hamilton	6	12	1	28	0	31
Isaac Whalen	1	5	0	28	1	30
Kurt Drake	1	4	0	26	1	24
Mike Wheeler	1	1	0	18	0	14
Clay Wallenbrock	0	5	0	31	0	32
Raymond Matos	0	1	0	5	0	5
Junior Roush	0	1	0	3	0	1

Special Teams Statistics

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Fernando Clayton	4	18
Emmanuel McCarthy	0	23
Maurice Pomeroy	0	20
Raymond Vance	0	20
Jesse Marshall	0	14
Brett Johnson	0	13
Keiwan Ratliff	0	11
Justin Alexander	0	11
Clarence Williams	0	10
J.J. Sherman	0	9
Tyrell Sander	0	9
George Sharpton	0	9
Curtis Nichols	0	9
Cole Jordan	0	9
Bruce Hopper	0	8
Claude Ungerer	0	8
Mitch Hughes	0	7
Ricardo Tokeshi	0	7
Ernie Summerfield	0	7
Charlie Weidner	0	6
Corey Tatum	0	5
Ty Dollar	0	4
William Lundberg	0	4
Colin Bush	0	4
Tyrus Barnhardt	0	4
Jimmie Madison	0	3
Mercury Rodriguez	0	3
Andy Schultz	0	3
Ty Gibson	0	2
Lorenzo Varney	0	2
Patrick Petrolis	0	2
Terry Maddux	0	2
Billy Joe Woodard	0	2
Maurice Barber	0	2
Rex Quinn	0	2
Donald Jones	0	2
Aaron Terwey	0	1

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Daniel Baker	3	14
Ike Benson	1	22
Quinn Crum	1	13
Harvey Soltis	1	10
Carl Davis	0	24
Mike Wheeler	0	17
Glenn Bellando	0	17
Dusty Sampson	0	14
Phillip Pryor	0	13
Randall Humphrey	0	12
Wes Hamilton	0	11
Nicky Bodenhemer	0	11
Junior Roush	0	11
Raymond Matos	0	10
Jimmie Horton	0	9
Herman Long	0	8
Duane Jones	0	8
Brant Shaw	0	7
Irv Terry	0	5
Chester Vermeil	0	5
Lee Reese	0	5
Alex Shook	0	5
Raymond Osuchowski	0	4
Kim Helfrich	0	3
Damon Nash	0	3
Clay Wallenbrock	0	2
Jackie Malone	0	2
Preston Ackerman	0	1
Isaac Whalen	0	1
Dusty Bronson	0	1
R.J. Myers	0	1
Tyrus Riviere	0	1
Kendall Hape	0	1
Donovan Ricker	0	1
Seth Levine	0	1
Jumbo Clayton	0	1
Leslie Ramthun	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	11	11.0
Middle	18	23	1.3
Right	3	-1	-0.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	29	2.2
Middle	13	59	4.5
Right	3	6	2.0
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Terry Sawyer	43	22	2	1	4	6	8	5	1

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Johnny Sanford	30	16	2	4	3	2	4	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	5	1.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	8	75	6.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	10	124	7.3
Long (19+ Yds)	11	1	22	2.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	2	0.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	5	14	1.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	8	116	8.9
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	32	5.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jimmie Madison	11	6	1	82	0	34
WR William Lundberg	11	5	1	84	2	35
RB Lenny McKnight	8	6	0	15	0	37
WR Donald Cole	6	4	0	39	0	26
WR Clarence Williams	3	0	2	0	0	31
TE George Sharpton	2	1	0	6	0	24
RB Emmanuel McCarthy	1	0	0	0	0	11
WR Jesse Marshall	1	0	0	0	0	4

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Brant Shaw	6	1	2	18	0	17
WR Alex Stuart	5	3	0	43	0	26
WR Jimmie Horton	4	2	0	19	0	17
TE Mike Wheeler	3	2	0	8	0	14
FB Glenn Bellando	3	1	1	0	0	17
WR Randall Humphrey	3	1	0	32	1	14
TE Daniel Baker	2	2	0	26	1	15
RB Jackie Malone	2	2	0	15	0	10
RB Carl Davis	1	1	0	2	0	5
RB Tyrus Riviere	1	1	0	1	0	20

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Emmanuel McCarthy	1	-2	-2.00	-1.00
Lenny McKnight	1	1	1.00	1.79

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Johnny Sanford	2	-3	-1.50	-1.50
Tyrus Riviere	2	3	1.50	3.39

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Terry Sawyer	1	0	0	0.00	5.26

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Johnny Sanford	4	3	18	4.50	5.47

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Clarence Williams	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Mike Wheeler	1	1	6	6.00	2.67
WR Alex Stuart	1	1	10	10.00	8.60
RB Carl Davis	1	1	2	2.00	2.00
FB Glenn Bellando	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Lenny McKnight	1	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Tyrus Riviere	2	1
Jackie Malone	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Terry Sawyer	16	8	6

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Johnny Sanford	8	3	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jimmie Madison	3	2	2
WR Donald Cole	3	1	1
RB Lenny McKnight	3	3	1
WR William Lundberg	2	2	2
WR Clarence Williams	2	0	0
TE George Sharpton	1	0	0
RB Emmanuel McCarthy	1	0	0
WR Jesse Marshall	1	0	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jimmie Horton	3	1	0
WR Randall Humphrey	2	0	0
FB Glenn Bellando	1	1	0
WR Brant Shaw	1	0	0
RB Jackie Malone	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 46,900 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,400 (22,200)
End Zone 11,200 (16,000)
Mezzanine 6,200 (9,200)
Sideline Seats 9,300 (14,100)
Club Seats 3,200 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes 2,600 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	46,900 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,400 (22,200)
End Zone	11,200 (16,000)
Mezzanine	6,200 (9,200)
Sideline Seats	9,300 (14,100)
Club Seats	3,200 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes	2,600 (5,000)