Week 5, 2026

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Carolina Panthers	0	3	10	0	-	13
Atlanta Falcons	10	3	7	3	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:44 ATL - Charlie Mattingly 21 field goal
1Q: 02:48 ATL - Grant Morton 65 punt return (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
2Q: 09:08 CAR - Terry Glenn 26 field goal
2Q: 02:53 ATL - Charlie Mattingly 29 field goal
3Q: 08:46 CAR - Terry Glenn 19 field goal
3Q: 06:56 ATL - Bryan Dennis 60 pass from Frankie Blincoe (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
3Q: 01:19 CAR - Darren Madison 4 pass from Daniel Billodeaux (Terry Glenn extra point)
4Q: 10:51 ATL - Charlie Mattingly 47 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:44 ATL - Charlie Mattingly 21 field goal
1Q: 02:48 ATL - Grant Morton 65 punt return (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
2Q: 09:08 CAR - Terry Glenn 26 field goal
2Q: 02:53 ATL - Charlie Mattingly 29 field goal
3Q: 08:46 CAR - Terry Glenn 19 field goal
3Q: 06:56 ATL - Bryan Dennis 60 pass from Frankie Blincoe (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
3Q: 01:19 CAR - Darren Madison 4 pass from Daniel Billodeaux (Terry Glenn extra point)
4Q: 10:51 ATL - Charlie Mattingly 47 field goal

Team Statistics CAR ATL
Record 1-4 3-2
First Downs 19 15
- by Rushing 5 7
- by Passing 12 6
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 298 268
- Offensive Plays 73 49
- Yards per Play 4.08 5.47
Net Rushing Yards 87 104
- Rushing Attempts 21 29
- Yards per Rush 4.14 3.59
Net Passing Yards 211 164
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 49 - 28 - 0 19 - 12 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 227 169
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/16 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 4.06 8.20
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 9/18 4/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.7 6.0
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/55 6/50
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 2/72
Kick Returns/Yards 4/96 3/54
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 21
Time of Possession 33:46 26:14

Team Statistics	CAR	ATL
Record	1-4	3-2
First Downs	19	15
- by Rushing	5	7
- by Passing	12	6
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	298	268
- Offensive Plays	73	49
- Yards per Play	4.08	5.47
Net Rushing Yards	87	104
- Rushing Attempts	21	29
- Yards per Rush	4.14	3.59
Net Passing Yards	211	164
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	49 - 28 - 0	19 - 12 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	227	169
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/16	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	4.06	8.20
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	9/18	4/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.7	6.0
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/55	6/50
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	2/72
Kick Returns/Yards	4/96	3/54
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 35	OWN 21
Time of Possession	33:46	26:14

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:08	OWN 20	6	13	Punt
1	4:38	1:59	OWN 20	3	-8	Punt
1	2:39	2:03	OWN 30	3	-2	Punt
2	14:49	1:56	OPP 34	3	6	Missed FG
2	12:44	3:41	OPP 39	8	30	Field Goal
2	2:48	1:01	OWN 44	3	3	Punt
3	13:24	4:44	OWN 43	10	55	Field Goal
3	6:39	5:28	OWN 28	13	72	Touchdown
4	10:45	6:58	OWN 25	12	61	Downs
4	2:28	2:28	OWN 15	13	73	Game

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:52	7:14	OWN 33	13	63	Field Goal
1	0:36	0:47	OWN 24	2	-5	Interception
2	12:53	0:09	OWN 35	1	4	Fumble
2	9:03	6:15	OWN 16	13	72	Field Goal
2	1:47	1:47	OWN 4	3	24	Half
3	15:00	1:36	OWN 12	3	-3	Punt
3	8:40	2:01	OWN 39	3	61	Touchdown
3	1:11	5:26	OWN 15	9	55	Field Goal
4	3:47	1:19	OWN 14	3	7	Punt

Game MVP: Juan Norried, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Billy Joe Wardzala	13	43	3.31	7	0
Teddy Marsh	6	33	5.50	14	1
Winfred Niklos	1	8	8.00	8	0
Daniel Billodeaux	1	3	3.00	3	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Andy Alston	20	70	3.50	15	2
Gerald Yantis	6	31	5.17	13	2
Ike Perez	1	1	1.00	1	0
Frankie Blincoe	1	0	0.00	0	0
Bryan Dennis	1	2	2.00	2	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Daniel Billodeaux	49	28	227	3/16	1	31	0	75.8

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Frankie Blincoe	19	12	169	1/5	1	60	1	87.4

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Darren Madison	8	12	70	8.75	29	31	1
WR Orlando Brown	5	10	56	11.20	23	26	0
TE Dexter Sobien	3	4	22	7.33	0	13	0
WR Dale Sherman	3	3	21	7.00	0	8	0
WR Byron Brummitt	3	6	11	3.67	0	5	0
TE Calvin Fox	2	3	18	9.00	0	13	0
RB Winfred Niklos	1	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Pat Ellison	1	2	12	12.00	12	12	0
RB Teddy Marsh	1	2	17	17.00	16	17	0
RB Billy Joe Wardzala	1	3	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Dixon Horner	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bryan Dennis	4	6	93	23.25	42	60	1
WR Gerald Buchanan	3	3	40	13.33	1	15	0
TE Kirk Gardner	2	4	17	8.50	3	9	0
FB Ike Perez	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
WR Quentin Neufeldt	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
TE Johnnie Haus	1	3	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Martin Lofton	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Earl Riley	1	0	0.00	0

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Recov	Force
Adrian Ellis	1	0
Pat Ellison	0	1
Justin Bradley	0	1

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov
Grant Morton	1	0
Andy Alston	1	0
Darrell Apold	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Lincoln Alexander	4	191	47.8	32.8	53	1

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marc Joyner	2	102	51.0	51.0	54	0

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Terry Glenn	2/3	0/1	0/0	26	1/1

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Charlie Mattingly	3/3	1/1	0/0	47	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Grant Morton	2	72	36.0	1

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Orlando Brown	3	71	23.7	0
Dale Sherman	1	25	25.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Amos Hawkins	2	29	14.5	0
Casey Fairbairn	1	25	25.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Riddick Prescott	5	1	1.0	26	19
S Earl Riley	5	3	0.0	21	15
S Shane Ciurciu	4	2	0.0	13	5
DT Justin Bradley	4	1	0.0	15	11
ILB Max Marian	3	1	0.0	17	13
S Jeffrey Burns	3	0	0.0	12	10
S Rondell Gitlin	2	2	0.0	21	18
ILB Jerome Page	2	2	0.0	12	7
CB Mario Lyle	2	2	0.0	21	17
DT Adrian Ellis	2	1	0.0	24	14
DE Justin Roger	2	1	0.0	15	9
CB Hunter Russell	2	0	0.0	18	14
DE Lester Kappers	1	2	0.0	17	11
CB Robbie Lawless	1	1	0.0	16	13
DT Tito Harkness	1	1	0.0	8	5
DE Zach Burns	1	0	0.0	14	11
OLB Donald Abrams	1	0	0.0	6	0
ILB Lionel Richardson	0	1	0.0	3	1

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Juan Norried	6	2	2.0	17	42
OLB Mo Gardner	5	4	0.0	20	48
S Grant Morton	5	3	0.0	18	44
OLB Oliver Hanson	5	2	0.0	17	40
CB Darrell Apold	5	2	0.0	13	37
CB Arnie Cooley	5	0	0.0	19	46
DE Kris Mathis	3	0	1.0	17	35
CB Winfred Cooley	3	1	0.0	13	44
CB Max Midget	3	0	0.0	19	41
DE Donny Weadock	2	1	0.0	8	27
ILB Earl Noll	2	1	0.0	5	13
OLB Wendell Holmes	2	1	0.0	2	12
S Tito Justice	2	1	0.0	4	18
DT Dusty Kim	1	1	0.0	16	43
WR Bryan Dennis	1	0	---	---	---
CB Amos Hawkins	1	0	0.0	3	8
DT Winston Ansara	0	1	0.0	11	25

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Riddick Prescott	1.0	1	1	19
DE Zach Burns	0.0	1	0	11
DT Adrian Ellis	0.0	1	0	14

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Juan Norried	2.0	1	3	3	42
DE Kris Mathis	1.0	1	3	1	35
DT Winston Ansara	0.0	0	1	0	25
OLB Mo Gardner	0.0	0	1	0	48
DT Mickey Parker	0.0	0	1	0	14

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Riddick Prescott	2	1	0	19
CB Mario Lyle	2	1	0	17
S Rondell Gitlin	2	0	0	18
CB Hunter Russell	2	0	0	14
ILB Max Marian	1	0	0	13
CB Robbie Lawless	1	0	0	13
S Jeffrey Burns	1	0	0	10
S Shane Ciurciu	1	0	0	5
S Earl Riley	0	0	1	15

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Arnie Cooley	4	3	46
CB Darrell Apold	4	0	37
CB Winfred Cooley	3	0	44
OLB Mo Gardner	3	0	48
OLB Wendell Holmes	3	0	12
CB Max Midget	2	2	41
S Grant Morton	2	1	44
OLB Oliver Hanson	2	0	40
DE Juan Norried	1	0	42
CB Amos Hawkins	1	0	8
DE Donny Weadock	1	0	27
ILB Earl Noll	1	0	13
S Tito Justice	1	0	18

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Lionel Banks	3	6	1	18	0	44
Jamie Stanberry	2	2	0	8	0	16
Lincoln Frasier	1	4	0	19	0	44
Ty Farmer	1	4	0	19	0	40
Harry Beauchamp	1	2	0	16	1	44
Tommie Sanford	0	1	0	18	1	38
Tyrone Fialho	0	1	0	1	0	4
Desmond Sanders	0	0	0	6	1	30

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Mitchell Maloney	3	8	24	0	18
Mario Sanford	3	5	25	0	15
Justin Wolfe	2	4	25	0	11
Danny McClendon	1	2	17	0	17
Orlando Walker	0	4	16	0	12
Kirk Gardner	0	2	19	0	12
Grant Porter	0	2	10	0	11
Joseph Wooden	0	1	23	1	14
Ike Perez	0	1	19	0	10

Special Teams Statistics

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Calvin Fox	2	16
Dixon Horner	1	17
Pat Ellison	1	14
Winfred Niklos	0	19
Hunter Russell	0	13
Dale Sherman	0	12
Jeffrey Burns	0	12
Jerome Page	0	10
Lionel Richardson	0	9
Byron Brummitt	0	9
Dexter Sobien	0	7
Desmond Sanders	0	7
Jamie Stanberry	0	7
Orlando Brown	0	7
Terry Glenn	0	7
Lionel Banks	0	6
Earl Riley	0	5
Lincoln Frasier	0	5
Ty Farmer	0	5
Tyrone Fialho	0	4
Adrian Ellis	0	4
Kim Hatcher	0	4
Teddy Marsh	0	4
Lincoln Alexander	0	4
Zach Burns	0	3
Cris Sanders	0	3
Max Marian	0	3
Lester Kappers	0	3
Robbie Lawless	0	3
Julio Frederick	0	3
Justin Bradley	0	3
Rondell Gitlin	0	2
Riddick Prescott	0	2
Mario Lyle	0	2
Rex Bartley	0	2
Tito Harkness	0	2
Darren Madison	0	1
Justin Roger	0	1
Chuck England	0	1
Donald Abrams	0	1

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Byron Aiken	1	18
Johnnie Haus	1	14
Ike Perez	1	13
Gerald Yantis	1	8
Kirk Gardner	0	14
Bobby Clark	0	14
Casey Fairbairn	0	13
Marlon Paswater	0	12
Earl Noll	0	11
Charlie Mattingly	0	9
Amos Hawkins	0	9
Oliver Hanson	0	9
Darrell Apold	0	9
Quentin Neufeldt	0	7
Grant Morton	0	7
Winston Ansara	0	5
Jamie Hoffman	0	5
Grant Porter	0	5
Gus Barrett	0	5
Donny Weadock	0	5
Orlando Walker	0	5
Kris Mathis	0	4
Justin Wolfe	0	4
Wendell Holmes	0	4
Chris Torrez	0	4
Richard Horner	0	3
Juan Norried	0	3
Max Midget	0	3
Dusty Kim	0	3
Arnie Cooley	0	3
Danny McClendon	0	2
Mo Gardner	0	2
Marc Joyner	0	2
Tito Justice	0	2
Martin Lofton	0	1
Mario Sanford	0	1
Mitchell Maloney	0	1
Winfred Cooley	0	1
Andy Alston	0	1
Norm Fulcher	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	16	4.0
Middle	14	57	4.1
Right	3	14	4.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	53	4.1
Middle	10	33	3.3
Right	6	18	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Daniel Billodeaux	49	28	2	2	1	6	9	4	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Frankie Blincoe	19	12	1	1	0	2	3	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	37	5.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	15	105	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	20	7	85	4.3
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	5	36	4.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	7	133	12.1
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Darren Madison	12	8	0	70	1	39
WR Orlando Brown	10	5	0	56	1	38
WR Byron Brummitt	6	3	1	11	0	27
TE Dexter Sobien	4	3	0	22	0	32
WR Dale Sherman	3	3	0	21	0	14
RB Billy Joe Wardzala	3	1	0	0	0	22
TE Calvin Fox	3	2	0	18	0	24
RB Winfred Niklos	2	1	0	0	0	15
FB Pat Ellison	2	1	0	12	0	25
RB Teddy Marsh	2	1	0	17	0	21
WR Dixon Horner	1	0	0	0	0	3

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bryan Dennis	6	4	93	1	20
TE Kirk Gardner	4	2	17	0	12
WR Gerald Buchanan	3	3	40	0	11
TE Johnnie Haus	3	1	8	0	6
FB Ike Perez	1	1	4	0	10
WR Quentin Neufeldt	1	1	7	0	10
WR Martin Lofton	1	0	0	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Daniel Billodeaux	1	3	3.00	3.00
Teddy Marsh	1	2	2.00	5.50
Billy Joe Wardzala	1	5	5.00	3.31

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Andy Alston	2	-1	-0.50	3.50
Frankie Blincoe	1	0	0.00	0.00
Bryan Dennis	1	2	2.00	2.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Daniel Billodeaux	13	5	26	2.00	4.63

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Frankie Blincoe	4	2	18	4.50	8.89

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Darren Madison	3	1	4	1.33	5.83
WR Orlando Brown	3	1	4	1.33	5.60
RB Billy Joe Wardzala	2	1	0	0.00	0.00
FB Pat Ellison	1	1	12	12.00	6.00
TE Dexter Sobien	1	1	6	6.00	5.50
RB Teddy Marsh	1	0	0	0.00	8.50
TE Calvin Fox	1	0	0	0.00	6.00
WR Byron Brummitt	1	0	0	0.00	1.83

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Kirk Gardner	1	0	0	0.00	4.25
WR Gerald Buchanan	1	1	12	12.00	13.33
WR Bryan Dennis	1	1	6	6.00	15.50
TE Johnnie Haus	1	0	0	0.00	2.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Billy Joe Wardzala	2	2
Daniel Billodeaux	1	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Andy Alston	2	1
Gerald Yantis	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Daniel Billodeaux	15	10	7

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Frankie Blincoe	7	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Darren Madison	4	2	2
WR Orlando Brown	4	2	1
TE Dexter Sobien	2	2	1
WR Dale Sherman	2	2	2
FB Pat Ellison	1	0	0
RB Teddy Marsh	1	1	1
WR Byron Brummitt	1	1	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Gerald Buchanan	2	2	2
WR Bryan Dennis	2	2	1
TE Kirk Gardner	1	0	0
WR Martin Lofton	1	0	0
TE Johnnie Haus	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 52,500 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,700 (22,200)
End Zone 11,600 (16,000)
Mezzanine 6,700 (9,200)
Sideline Seats 10,100 (14,100)
Club Seats 3,500 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes 2,900 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	52,500 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,700 (22,200)
End Zone	11,600 (16,000)
Mezzanine	6,700 (9,200)
Sideline Seats	10,100 (14,100)
Club Seats	3,500 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes	2,900 (5,000)