Week 5, 2023

played in Carolina, NC

79 degrees, rain, 2 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	7	0	7	7	-	21
Carolina Panthers	0	3	3	13	-	19

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:09 ATL - Gerald Buchanan 12 pass from Frankie Blincoe (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
2Q: 01:25 CAR - Rickey Rosebrock 42 field goal
3Q: 09:46 ATL - Will Tanner 26 pass from Frankie Blincoe (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
3Q: 05:46 CAR - Rickey Rosebrock 19 field goal
4Q: 12:27 ATL - Kirk Gardner 14 pass from Frankie Blincoe (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
4Q: 08:45 CAR - Jorge McKnight 11 pass from Roy Walton (Rickey Rosebrock extra point)
4Q: 03:05 CAR - Winfred Niklos 3 run (Roy Walton pass for conversion failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:09 ATL - Gerald Buchanan 12 pass from Frankie Blincoe (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
2Q: 01:25 CAR - Rickey Rosebrock 42 field goal
3Q: 09:46 ATL - Will Tanner 26 pass from Frankie Blincoe (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
3Q: 05:46 CAR - Rickey Rosebrock 19 field goal
4Q: 12:27 ATL - Kirk Gardner 14 pass from Frankie Blincoe (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
4Q: 08:45 CAR - Jorge McKnight 11 pass from Roy Walton (Rickey Rosebrock extra point)
4Q: 03:05 CAR - Winfred Niklos 3 run (Roy Walton pass for conversion failed)

Team Statistics ATL CAR
Record 2-3 1-4
First Downs 16 19
- by Rushing 7 7
- by Passing 9 9
- by Penalty 0 3
Total Net Yards 322 303
- Offensive Plays 56 56
- Yards per Play 5.75 5.41
Net Rushing Yards 123 83
- Rushing Attempts 31 25
- Yards per Rush 3.97 3.32
Net Passing Yards 199 220
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 22 - 18 - 0 30 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 212 224
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/13 1/4
- Yards per Pass Play 7.96 7.10
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/11 5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.3 5.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/35 2/30
Punt Returns/Yards 2/14 2/14
Kick Returns/Yards 4/65 2/48
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 31
Time of Possession 29:51 30:09

Team Statistics	ATL	CAR
Record	2-3	1-4
First Downs	16	19
- by Rushing	7	7
- by Passing	9	9
- by Penalty	0	3
Total Net Yards	322	303
- Offensive Plays	56	56
- Yards per Play	5.75	5.41
Net Rushing Yards	123	83
- Rushing Attempts	31	25
- Yards per Rush	3.97	3.32
Net Passing Yards	199	220
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	22 - 18 - 0	30 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	212	224
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/13	1/4
- Yards per Pass Play	7.96	7.10
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/11	5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.3	5.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/35	2/30
Punt Returns/Yards	2/14	2/14
Kick Returns/Yards	4/65	2/48
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 31
Time of Possession	29:51	30:09

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:57	OWN 27	3	-13	Punt
1	11:38	4:35	OWN 25	9	75	Touchdown
1	5:33	5:33	OWN 12	9	50	Punt
2	10:21	3:26	OWN 21	6	25	Punt
2	1:20	1:20	OWN 20	2	14	Half
3	13:02	3:32	OWN 37	8	63	Touchdown
3	5:39	2:16	OWN 36	3	-11	Punt
3	0:52	3:36	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
4	8:35	1:25	OWN 25	2	14	Fumble
4	2:56	2:56	OWN 32	7	40	Game

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:03	1:25	OWN 45	3	-5	Punt
1	7:03	1:30	OWN 29	5	23	Punt
2	15:00	4:39	OWN 20	8	26	Punt
2	6:55	5:35	OWN 11	11	64	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:58	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
3	9:30	3:51	OWN 44	7	54	Field Goal
3	3:23	2:31	OWN 32	5	28	Punt
4	12:16	3:41	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
4	7:10	4:14	OPP 39	7	39	Touchdown

Game MVP: Frankie Blincoe, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Shawn Rehberg	20	62	3.10	15	3
Broderick Darquea	7	44	6.29	25	1
Frankie Blincoe	4	17	4.25	11	1

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Winfred Niklos	11	37	3.36	14	1	1
Clifton Becker	10	32	3.20	6	0	0
Colin Curtis	3	6	2.00	4	0	0
Roy Walton	1	8	8.00	8	0	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Frankie Blincoe	22	18	212	3/13	3	43	0	146.4

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Roy Walton	30	20	224	1/4	1	36	0	99.8

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bryan Dennis	7	8	81	11.57	6	34	0
WR Gerald Buchanan	3	4	28	9.33	0	12	1
FB Ike Perez	2	2	9	4.50	0	9	0
WR Will Tanner	2	2	69	34.50	39	43	1
TE Kirk Gardner	2	3	10	5.00	6	14	1
RB Broderick Darquea	1	1	12	12.00	9	12	0
RB Shawn Rehberg	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jorge McKnight	4	7	40	10.00	5	18	1
WR Jonathan McCaffrey	4	5	32	8.00	8	26	0
WR Colin Alexander	4	4	43	10.75	22	23	0
FB Pat Ellison	2	3	11	5.50	1	6	0
RB Clifton Becker	2	3	36	18.00	31	36	0
WR Dale Sherman	2	3	18	9.00	7	12	0
RB Winfred Niklos	1	1	24	24.00	13	24	0
TE Mickey Benton	1	1	20	20.00	2	20	0
TE Steven Hardy	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Jeremy Lombardi	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Frankie Blincoe	1	0	0	0

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Gerald Homan	0	1	0	0
Frank Schueler	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Nicky Bodenhemer	4	184	46.0	37.5	52	1

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Arnie Terry	5	192	38.4	31.6	44	1

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Charlie Mattingly	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rickey Rosebrock	2/2	1/1	0/0	42	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Grant Morton	2	14	7.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dale Sherman	2	14	7.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Shawn Rehberg	4	65	16.3	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Colin Alexander	2	48	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Brett Cobb	5	2	0.0	21	27
OLB Craig Lyon	5	2	0.0	19	19
CB Gus Barrett	4	0	0.0	18	20
S Grant Morton	3	3	0.0	19	24
DE Kris Mathis	3	0	0.0	13	10
CB Max Midget	3	0	0.0	20	25
DT Winston Ansara	2	0	0.5	15	15
S Marlon Paswater	2	2	0.0	21	25
ILB Norm Sapia	2	1	0.0	9	5
OLB Darryl Harts	2	0	0.0	11	9
DE Juan Norried	2	0	0.0	19	28
S Winfred Dillon	2	0	0.0	6	9
CB Winfred Cooley	2	0	0.0	12	25
DE Jamie Lincoln	1	1	0.5	12	21
DT Malcolm Bartholomew	1	2	0.0	22	24
S Nate Accimus	1	1	0.0	6	11
DT Louis Nieves	1	0	0.0	8	9
DT Omar Blackburn	1	0	0.0	3	7
CB Norman Henry	1	0	0.0	4	8
CB Louie Podbevsek	1	0	0.0	7	11

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Harold McBeal	6	1	0.0	25	16
ILB Jerome Page	6	1	0.0	18	7
S Lorenzo Varney	5	1	0.0	19	21
ILB Max Marian	4	2	1.0	26	23
S Earl Riley	4	1	0.0	27	17
CB Robbie Lawless	4	1	0.0	20	17
DT Donovan Samsel	3	3	1.0	15	9
OLB Trent Prewett	3	0	0.0	14	13
CB Carlton Oksenberg	2	2	0.0	21	21
CB Bryant Farley	2	0	0.0	20	21
DE Gerald Homan	2	0	0.0	16	18
DT Earnest Hawkins	1	2	0.5	16	16
OLB Rob Arce	1	0	0.5	12	8
DE Zach Burns	1	1	0.0	24	19
OLB Irving Jenkins	1	1	0.0	8	6
S Bo Hickey	1	1	0.0	22	17
S Frank Schueler	1	0	0.0	12	4

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jamie Lincoln	0.5	1	1	21
DT Winston Ansara	0.5	0	0	15
DE Juan Norried	0.0	1	2	28

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Donovan Samsel	1.0	0	0	9
ILB Max Marian	1.0	0	0	23
DT Earnest Hawkins	0.5	0	0	16
OLB Rob Arce	0.5	0	0	8
DE Zach Burns	0.0	1	1	19
OLB Trent Prewett	0.0	1	0	13

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Craig Lyon	4	0	19
S Grant Morton	2	1	24
CB Winfred Cooley	2	1	25
S Winfred Dillon	2	0	9
S Marlon Paswater	2	0	25
CB Gus Barrett	2	0	20
CB Max Midget	2	0	25
ILB Norm Sapia	1	0	5
OLB Darryl Harts	1	0	9
OLB Randall Osborne	1	0	6
CB Louie Podbevsek	1	0	11
ILB Brett Cobb	0	1	27

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Lorenzo Varney	4	0	21
ILB Jerome Page	3	0	7
CB Robbie Lawless	3	0	17
CB Carlton Oksenberg	3	0	21
ILB Max Marian	2	0	23
S Earl Riley	1	0	17
CB Bryant Farley	1	0	21
OLB Trent Prewett	1	0	13
S Bo Hickey	0	1	17

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Johnnie Hogrefe	3	7	0	23	0	23
Roger Thornton	3	5	0	28	0	20
Phil Tikaran	2	4	1	22	1	20
Mario Sanford	1	3	0	21	1	20
Danny McClendon	1	3	0	20	0	12
Leroy Keith	0	3	0	10	0	5
Kirk Chapman	0	1	0	30	1	23
Kirk Gardner	0	1	0	24	0	14

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Kim Hope	2	2	20	0	22
Lionel Banks	1	5	16	0	19
Lincoln Frasier	1	3	21	1	29
Jumbo Miller	1	3	9	0	12
Tyrone Fialho	1	3	19	0	28
Mitch Hughes	1	2	6	0	4
Pat Ellison	1	2	17	0	16
Gary Nachman	1	1	19	0	27
Steven Hardy	0	2	22	0	19
Robbie Wolfe	0	1	6	0	3

Special Teams Statistics

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Norman Henry	2	13
Ike Perez	1	18
Norm Sapia	1	14
Claude Adams	0	14
Edgar Owens	0	13
Broderick Darquea	0	13
Winfred Dillon	0	10
Darryl Harts	0	9
Louie Podbevsek	0	9
Casey Fairbairn	0	9
Randall Osborne	0	8
Grant Morton	0	6
Omar Blackburn	0	6
Kirk Gardner	0	5
Shawn Rehberg	0	5
Kendrick Robak	0	5
Nicky Bodenhemer	0	4
Jamie Lincoln	0	4
Leroy Keith	0	4
Troy Branch	0	4
Johnnie Hogrefe	0	4
Phil Tikaran	0	4
Nate Accimus	0	4
Charlie Mattingly	0	4
Kris Mathis	0	4
Danny McClendon	0	3
Craig Lyon	0	3
Gus Barrett	0	3
Donny Weadock	0	3
Brett Cobb	0	2
Winston Ansara	0	2
Juan Norried	0	2
Marlon Paswater	0	2
Winfred Cooley	0	2
Max Midget	0	2
Malcolm Bartholomew	0	1
Louis Nieves	0	1
Kirk Chapman	0	1

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Lorenzo Varney	3	10
Jeremy Lombardi	1	12
Steven Hardy	1	8
Jerome Page	1	8
Irving Jenkins	0	22
Clifton Becker	0	18
Mickey Benton	0	14
Jonathan McCaffrey	0	11
Pat Ellison	0	9
Bryant Farley	0	9
Bo Hickey	0	8
Carlton Oksenberg	0	8
Mitch Hughes	0	7
Arnie Terry	0	7
Vernon Crawford	0	7
Robbie Wolfe	0	7
Rickey Rosebrock	0	7
Dale Sherman	0	7
Colin Curtis	0	6
Tyrone Fialho	0	5
Donovan Samsel	0	4
Zach Burns	0	4
Jumbo Miller	0	4
Colin Alexander	0	4
Lionel Banks	0	4
Riddick Prescott	0	3
Winfred Niklos	0	2
Jorge McKnight	0	2
Harold McBeal	0	2
Earl Riley	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	21	91	4.3
Right	9	34	3.8
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	27	5.4
Middle	15	41	2.7
Right	5	15	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Frankie Blincoe	22	18	3	0	1	1	2	1	0

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Roy Walton	30	20	5	2	3	3	2	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	11	2.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	9	89	8.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	4	52	13.0
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	60	20.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	8	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	14	143	7.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	4	73	12.2
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bryan Dennis	8	7	0	81	1	23
WR Gerald Buchanan	4	3	1	28	0	22
TE Kirk Gardner	3	2	0	10	0	14
FB Ike Perez	2	2	0	9	0	17
WR Will Tanner	2	2	0	69	2	12
RB Shawn Rehberg	2	1	0	3	0	14
RB Broderick Darquea	1	1	0	12	0	11

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jorge McKnight	7	4	1	40	0	20
WR Jonathan McCaffrey	5	4	1	32	1	15
WR Colin Alexander	4	4	0	43	1	20
FB Pat Ellison	3	2	0	11	0	16
RB Clifton Becker	3	2	0	36	1	15
WR Dale Sherman	3	2	0	18	0	17
WR Jeremy Lombardi	2	0	1	0	0	10
RB Winfred Niklos	1	1	0	24	1	16
TE Steven Hardy	1	0	0	0	0	19
TE Mickey Benton	1	1	0	20	1	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Shawn Rehberg	1	2	2.00	3.10

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Winfred Niklos	2	4	2.00	3.36
Clifton Becker	2	6	3.00	3.20
Colin Curtis	1	2	2.00	2.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Frankie Blincoe	4	3	29	7.25	9.64

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Roy Walton	4	3	19	4.75	7.47

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Kirk Gardner	2	1	14	7.00	3.33
WR Gerald Buchanan	1	1	12	12.00	7.00
WR Bryan Dennis	1	1	3	3.00	10.13

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Pat Ellison	2	1	5	2.50	3.67
WR Jorge McKnight	1	1	11	11.00	5.71
WR Jonathan McCaffrey	1	1	3	3.00	6.40

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Broderick Darquea	1	0
Shawn Rehberg	1	1

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Colin Curtis	3	2
Winfred Niklos	2	1
Clifton Becker	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Frankie Blincoe	8	6	4

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Roy Walton	6	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Will Tanner	2	2	2
WR Gerald Buchanan	2	1	1
WR Bryan Dennis	2	1	1
TE Kirk Gardner	1	1	0
RB Broderick Darquea	1	1	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jorge McKnight	2	1	1
WR Jeremy Lombardi	1	0	0
WR Jonathan McCaffrey	1	1	0
WR Colin Alexander	1	1	1
WR Dale Sherman	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 32,600 (73,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 10,200 (21,400)
End Zone 6,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 4,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 6,300 (13,600)
Club Seats 4,400 (10,100)
Luxury Boxes 1,600 (3,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	32,600 (73,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	10,200 (21,400)
End Zone	6,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	4,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	6,300 (13,600)
Club Seats	4,400 (10,100)
Luxury Boxes	1,600 (3,900)