Week 15, 2026

played in Carolina, NC

49 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	3	6	0	13	-	22
Carolina Panthers	0	7	3	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:14 ATL - Charlie Mattingly 30 field goal
2Q: 10:47 CAR - Winfred Niklos 4 run (Terry Glenn extra point)
2Q: 05:15 ATL - Charlie Mattingly 44 field goal
2Q: 02:00 ATL - Charlie Mattingly 37 field goal
3Q: 10:13 CAR - Terry Glenn 26 field goal
4Q: 08:59 ATL - Martin Lofton 23 pass from Frankie Blincoe (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
4Q: 02:47 ATL - Andy Alston 1 run (Frankie Blincoe pass for conversion failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:14 ATL - Charlie Mattingly 30 field goal
2Q: 10:47 CAR - Winfred Niklos 4 run (Terry Glenn extra point)
2Q: 05:15 ATL - Charlie Mattingly 44 field goal
2Q: 02:00 ATL - Charlie Mattingly 37 field goal
3Q: 10:13 CAR - Terry Glenn 26 field goal
4Q: 08:59 ATL - Martin Lofton 23 pass from Frankie Blincoe (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
4Q: 02:47 ATL - Andy Alston 1 run (Frankie Blincoe pass for conversion failed)

Team Statistics ATL CAR
Record 7-7 1-13
First Downs 18 17
- by Rushing 10 6
- by Passing 7 8
- by Penalty 1 3
Total Net Yards 336 310
- Offensive Plays 65 58
- Yards per Play 5.17 5.34
Net Rushing Yards 183 119
- Rushing Attempts 42 24
- Yards per Rush 4.36 4.96
Net Passing Yards 153 191
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 22 - 12 - 0 32 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 169 203
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/16 2/12
- Yards per Pass Play 6.65 5.62
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 8/15 4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.6 6.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 10/78 4/35
Punt Returns/Yards 4/41 3/10
Kick Returns/Yards 2/28 1/29
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 1/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 25
Time of Possession 34:08 25:52

Team Statistics	ATL	CAR
Record	7-7	1-13
First Downs	18	17
- by Rushing	10	6
- by Passing	7	8
- by Penalty	1	3
Total Net Yards	336	310
- Offensive Plays	65	58
- Yards per Play	5.17	5.34
Net Rushing Yards	183	119
- Rushing Attempts	42	24
- Yards per Rush	4.36	4.96
Net Passing Yards	153	191
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	22 - 12 - 0	32 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	169	203
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/16	2/12
- Yards per Pass Play	6.65	5.62
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	8/15	4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.6	6.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	10/78	4/35
Punt Returns/Yards	4/41	3/10
Kick Returns/Yards	2/28	1/29
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	1/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 25
Time of Possession	34:08	25:52

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:28	OWN 22	7	15	Punt
1	4:59	4:50	OWN 35	9	52	Field Goal
2	13:02	1:25	OWN 18	3	3	Punt
2	10:38	5:28	OWN 20	13	53	Field Goal
2	3:41	1:46	OPP 29	3	9	Field Goal
2	0:28	0:28	OWN 27	2	12	Half
3	10:08	3:28	OWN 31	5	26	Punt
3	3:22	1:21	OWN 32	3	5	Punt
3	0:32	0:43	OWN 43	2	15	Fumble
4	13:44	4:58	OWN 23	10	77	Touchdown
4	6:37	3:56	OPP 29	6	29	Touchdown
4	0:29	0:29	OWN 40	2	-3	Game

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:32	4:33	OWN 24	7	48	Missed FG
1	0:09	2:07	OWN 42	3	5	Punt
2	11:37	0:59	OWN 24	5	76	Touchdown
2	5:10	1:29	OWN 19	3	6	Interception
2	1:55	1:27	OWN 20	4	19	Punt
3	15:00	4:52	OWN 20	9	71	Field Goal
3	6:40	3:18	OWN 20	6	34	Punt
3	2:01	1:29	OWN 29	3	7	Punt
4	14:49	1:05	OWN 48	3	1	Punt
4	8:46	2:09	OWN 20	5	18	Fumble
4	2:41	2:12	OWN 15	11	45	Downs

Game MVP: Andy Alston, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Andy Alston	29	114	3.93	23	2	1
Gerald Yantis	7	55	7.86	22	2	0
Frankie Blincoe	5	13	2.60	6	0	0
Ike Perez	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Billy Joe Wardzala	15	68	4.53	27	2	0
Teddy Marsh	4	35	8.75	16	2	0
Daniel Billodeaux	3	13	4.33	5	0	0
Winfred Niklos	1	4	4.00	4	0	1
Pat Ellison	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Frankie Blincoe	22	12	169	1/16	1	28	0	94.7

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Daniel Billodeaux	32	17	203	2/12	0	45	1	59.8

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Gerald Buchanan	6	9	80	13.33	5	23	0
WR Martin Lofton	3	5	36	12.00	13	23	1
WR Bobby Clark	2	2	25	12.50	0	14	0
WR Zach Jensen	1	1	28	28.00	16	28	0
TE Kirk Gardner	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Quentin Neufeldt	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Darren Madison	7	10	127	18.14	17	45
WR Orlando Brown	3	6	46	15.33	14	23
FB Pat Ellison	2	2	4	2.00	0	2
TE Steven Hardy	2	4	16	8.00	2	11
TE Dexter Sobien	1	1	1	1.00	0	1
RB Billy Joe Wardzala	1	2	6	6.00	2	6
WR Byron Brummitt	1	3	3	3.00	0	3
RB Winfred Niklos	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Dale Sherman	0	3	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
DT Norm Fulcher	1	0	0.00	0

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Frankie Blincoe	1	0	0
Bobby Clark	1	0	0
Martin Lofton	0	1	0
Juan Norried	0	1	0
Earl Noll	0	0	1

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
Daniel Billodeaux	1	0	0
Max Marian	0	1	0
Earl Riley	0	0	1
Mario Lyle	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marc Joyner	4	181	45.3	37.8	52	1

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Lincoln Alexander	5	173	34.6	26.4	45	2

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Charlie Mattingly	3/3	1/1	0/0	44	1/1

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

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Grant Morton	4	41	10.3	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Orlando Brown	3	10	3.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marlon Paswater	2	28	14.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Orlando Brown	1	29	29.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Grant Morton	5	3	0.0	22	32
CB Gus Barrett	5	0	0.0	8	14
CB Arnie Cooley	4	2	0.0	23	27
OLB Mo Gardner	4	1	0.0	23	31
ILB Earl Noll	3	0	1.0	18	18
CB Darrell Apold	3	1	0.0	1	9
DT Dusty Kim	3	1	0.0	19	23
S Tito Justice	3	0	0.0	6	15
DE Juan Norried	2	2	0.5	18	28
DE Donny Weadock	2	1	0.5	12	13
DE Kris Mathis	2	0	0.0	18	27
S Marlon Paswater	1	2	0.0	18	26
CB Amos Hawkins	1	1	0.0	8	26
DT Mickey Parker	1	1	0.0	5	11
WR Martin Lofton	1	0	---	---	---
CB Max Midget	1	0	0.0	21	26
ILB Chris Torrez	1	0	0.0	5	11
CB Winfred Cooley	0	1	0.0	1	3

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Adrian Ellis	7	1	1.0	35	16
S Earl Riley	7	7	0.0	37	18
ILB Max Marian	6	4	0.0	30	19
CB Hunter Russell	5	1	0.0	24	13
S Rondell Gitlin	3	2	0.0	31	17
CB Mario Lyle	3	1	0.0	30	20
DT Chuck England	3	1	0.0	24	14
DE Zach Burns	3	0	0.0	27	16
CB Robbie Lawless	2	1	0.0	31	17
OLB Riddick Prescott	2	0	0.0	26	14
CB Kim Hatcher	2	0	0.0	25	12
S Shane Ciurciu	2	0	0.0	12	7
ILB Lionel Richardson	1	1	0.0	16	9
WR Darren Madison	1	0	---	---	---
T Harry Beauchamp	1	0	---	---	---
S Jeffrey Burns	1	0	0.0	6	6
DT Justin Bradley	1	0	0.0	22	14
DT Tito Harkness	1	0	0.0	18	11
ILB Alfred Hanson	1	0	0.0	11	2
ILB Jerome Page	0	2	0.0	12	4
DE Justin Roger	0	1	0.0	25	12

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Earl Noll	1.0	0	1	0	18
DE Juan Norried	0.5	1	2	2	28
DE Donny Weadock	0.5	1	1	2	13
DT Norm Fulcher	0.0	1	0	0	7
DT Mickey Parker	0.0	1	0	0	11
DE Kris Mathis	0.0	0	2	3	27

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Adrian Ellis	1.0	0	0	16
DE Zach Burns	0.0	3	3	16
DT Tito Harkness	0.0	1	0	11

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Gus Barrett	3	0	0	14
CB Darrell Apold	3	0	0	9
S Tito Justice	3	0	0	15
OLB Mo Gardner	2	0	0	31
S Grant Morton	1	1	0	32
CB Max Midget	1	1	0	26
DE Kris Mathis	1	0	0	27
ILB Earl Noll	1	0	0	18
ILB Chris Torrez	1	0	0	11
CB Arnie Cooley	1	0	0	27
S Marlon Paswater	0	1	0	26
DT Norm Fulcher	0	0	1	7

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Hunter Russell	4	0	13
ILB Max Marian	2	2	19
S Earl Riley	1	1	18
S Rondell Gitlin	1	0	17
ILB Lionel Richardson	1	0	9
CB Kim Hatcher	1	0	12
CB Mario Lyle	1	0	20
S Shane Ciurciu	1	0	7
S Jeffrey Burns	0	1	6

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Roger Thornton	3	7	36	1	19
Justin Wolfe	3	5	33	0	20
Mario Sanford	2	9	42	0	23
Danny McClendon	2	8	40	0	21
Grant Porter	2	3	32	0	20
Ike Perez	1	1	23	0	14
Orlando Walker	0	2	14	0	6
Mitchell Maloney	0	1	3	0	3
Joseph Wooden	0	1	10	0	3

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tommie Sanford	3	6	24	2	34
Ty Farmer	2	4	17	0	20
Lincoln Frasier	1	6	19	0	32
Neil Hawley	1	2	18	0	24
Pat Ellison	1	1	8	0	18
Lionel Banks	0	1	9	0	20
Jamie Stanberry	0	1	9	0	6

Special Teams Statistics

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Chad Shwiner	1	15
Zach Jensen	1	14
Johnnie Haus	1	12
Joseph Wooden	1	7
Byron Aiken	0	21
Quentin Neufeldt	0	14
Ike Perez	0	13
Oliver Hanson	0	13
Amos Hawkins	0	12
Kirk Gardner	0	10
Gerald Yantis	0	10
Charlie Mattingly	0	9
Marlon Paswater	0	8
Darrell Apold	0	8
Wendell Holmes	0	8
Tito Justice	0	8
Grant Morton	0	7
Justin Wolfe	0	7
Orlando Walker	0	7
Mitchell Maloney	0	6
Donny Weadock	0	5
Winston Ansara	0	4
Marc Joyner	0	4
Richard Horner	0	3
Danny McClendon	0	3
Gus Barrett	0	3
Earl Noll	0	3
Mickey Parker	0	3
Chris Torrez	0	3
Juan Norried	0	2
Kris Mathis	0	2
Max Midget	0	2
Mo Gardner	0	2
Dusty Kim	0	2
Arnie Cooley	0	2
Winfred Cooley	0	1

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Chris Riemersma	3	8
Pat Ellison	2	10
Winfred Niklos	1	20
Dexter Sobien	0	16
Lionel Richardson	0	13
Hunter Russell	0	13
Dale Sherman	0	11
Jeffrey Burns	0	11
Byron Brummitt	0	11
Orlando Brown	0	10
Steven Hardy	0	9
Jerome Page	0	9
Darren Madison	0	8
Harry Beauchamp	0	7
Jamie Stanberry	0	7
Teddy Marsh	0	7
Lionel Banks	0	6
Adrian Ellis	0	5
Ty Farmer	0	5
Justin Bradley	0	5
Lincoln Alexander	0	5
Terry Glenn	0	5
Earl Riley	0	4
Lincoln Frasier	0	4
Max Marian	0	4
Riddick Prescott	0	4
Robbie Lawless	0	4
Kim Hatcher	0	4
Alfred Hanson	0	4
Zach Burns	0	3
Neil Hawley	0	3
Justin Roger	0	3
Tito Harkness	0	3
Rondell Gitlin	0	2
Julio Frederick	0	2
Tommie Sanford	0	2
Chuck England	0	2
Donald Abrams	0	2
Mario Lyle	0	1
Shane Ciurciu	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	15	59	3.9
Middle	8	49	6.1
Right	17	78	4.6
None	2	-3	-1.5

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	24	8.0
Middle	17	83	4.9
Right	4	12	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Frankie Blincoe	22	12	3	0	2	4	4	3	0

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Daniel Billodeaux	32	17	3	0	1	3	6	7	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	1	3	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	3	23	3.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	106	10.6
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	37	12.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	4	1.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	6	32	3.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	7	92	10.2
Long (19+ Yds)	10	2	75	7.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Gerald Buchanan	9	6	0	80	1	18
WR Martin Lofton	5	3	1	36	1	11
WR Quentin Neufeldt	3	0	1	0	0	9
TE Kirk Gardner	2	0	0	0	0	17
WR Bobby Clark	2	2	0	25	0	18
WR Zach Jensen	1	1	0	28	1	1

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Darren Madison	10	7	0	127	2	21
WR Orlando Brown	6	3	0	46	1	22
TE Steven Hardy	4	2	0	16	0	30
WR Dale Sherman	3	0	0	0	0	11
WR Byron Brummitt	3	1	0	3	0	13
FB Pat Ellison	2	2	0	4	0	18
RB Billy Joe Wardzala	2	1	0	6	0	17
RB Winfred Niklos	1	0	1	0	0	12
TE Dexter Sobien	1	1	0	1	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Andy Alston	2	3	1.50	3.93
Ike Perez	1	1	1.00	1.00
Gerald Yantis	1	2	2.00	7.86

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Billy Joe Wardzala	2	6	3.00	4.53
Winfred Niklos	1	4	4.00	4.00
Teddy Marsh	1	12	12.00	8.75

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Frankie Blincoe	4	2	19	4.75	7.68

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Daniel Billodeaux	2	0	0	0.00	6.34

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Gerald Buchanan	2	1	16	8.00	8.89
WR Quentin Neufeldt	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Martin Lofton	1	1	3	3.00	7.20

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Steven Hardy	1	0	0	0.00	4.00
WR Orlando Brown	1	0	0	0.00	7.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Andy Alston	3	3
Frankie Blincoe	2	1
Gerald Yantis	1	0

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Pat Ellison	1	0
Daniel Billodeaux	1	0
Billy Joe Wardzala	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Frankie Blincoe	9	5	4

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Daniel Billodeaux	10	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Gerald Buchanan	4	3	3
WR Quentin Neufeldt	3	0	0
WR Martin Lofton	1	1	1
WR Bobby Clark	1	1	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Darren Madison	3	2	1
WR Orlando Brown	3	2	2
TE Steven Hardy	1	1	0
WR Dale Sherman	1	0	0
RB Billy Joe Wardzala	1	1	1
WR Byron Brummitt	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 25,600 (73,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 8,300 (21,400)
End Zone 4,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 3,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 4,800 (13,600)
Club Seats 3,300 (10,100)
Luxury Boxes 1,300 (3,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	25,600 (73,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	8,300 (21,400)
End Zone	4,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	3,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	4,800 (13,600)
Club Seats	3,300 (10,100)
Luxury Boxes	1,300 (3,900)