Week 17, 2058

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Carolina Panthers	3	3	0	0	-	6
Atlanta Falcons	0	6	3	3	-	12

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:12 CAR - Rusty Grudich 47 field goal
2Q: 14:16 CAR - Rusty Grudich 42 field goal
2Q: 01:25 ATL - Phil Conley 24 field goal
2Q: 00:03 ATL - Phil Conley 47 field goal
3Q: 07:33 ATL - Phil Conley 47 field goal
4Q: 11:49 ATL - Phil Conley 46 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:12 CAR - Rusty Grudich 47 field goal
2Q: 14:16 CAR - Rusty Grudich 42 field goal
2Q: 01:25 ATL - Phil Conley 24 field goal
2Q: 00:03 ATL - Phil Conley 47 field goal
3Q: 07:33 ATL - Phil Conley 47 field goal
4Q: 11:49 ATL - Phil Conley 46 field goal

Team Statistics CAR ATL
Record 8-8 4-12
First Downs 12 12
- by Rushing 2 4
- by Passing 9 8
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 256 236
- Offensive Plays 65 63
- Yards per Play 3.94 3.75
Net Rushing Yards 89 69
- Rushing Attempts 28 26
- Yards per Rush 3.18 2.65
Net Passing Yards 167 167
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 20 - 3 33 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 173 188
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 4/21
- Yards per Pass Play 4.51 4.51
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/15 7/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.9 9.6
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/48 6/49
Punt Returns/Yards 3/65 1/-1
Kick Returns/Yards 2/45 1/19
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 3/13
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 36
Time of Possession 30:25 29:35

Team Statistics	CAR	ATL
Record	8-8	4-12
First Downs	12	12
- by Rushing	2	4
- by Passing	9	8
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	256	236
- Offensive Plays	65	63
- Yards per Play	3.94	3.75
Net Rushing Yards	89	69
- Rushing Attempts	28	26
- Yards per Rush	3.18	2.65
Net Passing Yards	167	167
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 20 - 3	33 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	173	188
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	4/21
- Yards per Pass Play	4.51	4.51
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/15	7/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.9	9.6
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/48	6/49
Punt Returns/Yards	3/65	1/-1
Kick Returns/Yards	2/45	1/19
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	3/13
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 36
Time of Possession	30:25	29:35

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:54	OWN 10	9	60	Field Goal
1	4:37	5:26	OWN 2	10	73	Field Goal
2	12:40	5:33	OWN 35	11	58	Missed FG
2	6:11	1:49	OPP 45	4	1	Downs
2	1:18	1:15	OWN 22	4	18	Interception
3	9:01	0:47	OWN 12	3	1	Interception
3	7:25	1:52	OWN 33	3	8	Punt
3	3:28	1:22	OWN 20	3	-7	Punt
3	1:07	1:59	OWN 19	5	15	Interception
4	11:43	1:20	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
4	9:30	3:20	OWN 15	7	20	Punt
4	2:27	0:47	OWN 46	4	-1	Downs

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:06	4:29	OWN 25	7	18	Punt
2	14:11	1:31	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
2	7:07	0:56	OWN 20	3	-5	Punt
2	4:22	3:04	OWN 44	8	49	Field Goal
2	0:03	0:03	OPP 30	0	0	Field Goal
3	15:00	5:59	OWN 25	11	74	Fumble
3	8:14	0:49	OPP 31	3	1	Field Goal
3	5:33	2:05	OWN 9	6	28	Punt
3	2:06	0:59	OWN 39	3	6	Punt
4	14:08	2:25	OPP 47	6	18	Field Goal
4	10:23	0:53	OWN 29	3	2	Punt
4	6:10	3:43	OWN 15	6	12	Punt
4	1:40	1:40	OPP 45	4	19	Game

Game MVP: Phil Conley, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
RB Cedric McKenzie	18	44	2.44	9
RB Avery Naranjo	5	17	3.40	7
QB Stan Tubbs	5	28	5.60	8

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Britt Tubbs	20	62	3.10	16	2
FB Cedric Murray	2	-1	-0.50	0	0
QB Gregory Eppright	2	9	4.50	10	1
RB Corwin Gulbrandsen	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0
RB Charlie Wheeler	1	0	0.00	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Stan Tubbs	36	20	173	1/6	0	45	3	33.7

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gregory Eppright	33	16	188	4/21	0	33	0	66.2

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Richie Wilhide	6	15	48	8.00	10	14
WR Tre Eisenbraun	5	5	46	9.20	0	21
WR Rico Clemons	3	6	61	20.33	38	45
RB Cedric McKenzie	3	5	7	2.33	0	5
TE Nicky Hudgens	1	3	3	3.00	0	3
WR Gino Buckner	1	1	5	5.00	3	5
TE Jared Reeves	1	1	3	3.00	0	3

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Jeremy Wright	7	10	72	10.29	33	25
TE Dennis Minnis	3	7	39	13.00	28	33
WR Chester Mumper	3	4	55	18.33	38	26
FB Cedric Murray	2	5	19	9.50	0	11
WR Lonnie Hawkins	1	4	3	3.00	0	3
RB Britt Tubbs	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
TE Dale Horner	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg
CB Rufus Buehrig	1	13	13.00
CB Floyd Clinton	1	0	0.00
CB Chase Jennings	1	0	0.00

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
WR Richie Wilhide	1	0	0
CB Dakota Peace	0	1	0
DE Darryl Smith	0	1	0
CB Roger Espinal	0	0	1

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Charlie Wheeler	1	0	0	0
DE Dean Upshaw	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bobby Wheeler	4	193	48.3	48.5	53	2

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Edwin Wayne	7	371	53.0	40.9	64	3

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rusty Grudich	2/3	2/2	0/0	47	0/0

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Phil Conley	4/4	3/3	0/0	47	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Richie Wilhide	3	65	21.7	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marcus Dulaney	1	-1	-1.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tre Eisenbraun	2	45	22.5	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jeremy Wright	1	19	19.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Miles Hammer	9	4	0.0	26	37
ILB Nicolas Lynn	5	1	0.0	24	23
CB Gabriel Stevens	5	0	0.0	25	37
DT Julian Ferderer	4	0	0.5	25	27
CB Roger Espinal	4	1	0.0	26	37
DE Gino Hoke	3	0	2.0	23	35
S Doug Winn	3	4	0.0	26	37
DT Spencer Spetz	3	1	0.0	13	9
DE Ryan Rodgers	2	2	0.5	24	33
CB Calvin Griffin	2	1	0.0	13	13
WR Richie Wilhide	2	0	---	---	---
CB Dakota Peace	2	0	0.0	1	13
DT Cameron Sweeney	1	2	1.0	12	27
S Marcus Woodson	1	1	0.0	26	36
OLB Joel Flowers	1	0	0.0	10	10
WR Tre Eisenbraun	1	0	---	---	---

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S J.B. Tefft	10	1	0.0	28	35
S Marcus Dulaney	8	2	0.0	28	37
OLB Manuel Venable	5	3	0.0	25	20
CB Taylor Shapiro	4	1	0.0	28	35
ILB Ronald Mathews	4	1	0.0	26	23
DT Shawn Dewey	3	3	0.0	26	25
DE Dean Upshaw	3	1	0.0	27	35
CB Floyd Clinton	3	1	0.0	27	35
DT Myron Snyder	3	0	0.0	23	28
DE Alan Fields	2	3	0.0	23	30
OLB Brant Greer	1	0	1.0	5	16
CB Rufus Buehrig	1	3	0.0	23	27
DE Emmanuel Winters	1	1	0.0	6	13
WR Lonnie Hawkins	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Marlon Crichlow	1	0	0.0	3	16
DE Braden Dawson	0	1	0.0	5	7
CB Chase Jennings	0	1	0.0	2	12

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Gino Hoke	2.0	1	3	2	35
DT Cameron Sweeney	1.0	0	0	0	27
DT Julian Ferderer	0.5	1	1	0	27
DE Ryan Rodgers	0.5	0	0	0	33
OLB Joel Flowers	0.0	0	1	0	10

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Brant Greer	1.0	0	0	0	16
ILB Marlon Crichlow	0.0	2	0	0	16
DE Dean Upshaw	0.0	0	2	2	35
DE Van Riley	0.0	0	1	0	10
DE Emmanuel Winters	0.0	0	1	0	13

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Gabriel Stevens	4	0	37
CB Roger Espinal	3	2	37
OLB Miles Hammer	3	1	37
CB Dakota Peace	2	0	13
DT Spencer Spetz	1	0	9
CB Calvin Griffin	1	0	13
OLB Joel Flowers	1	0	10
ILB Nicolas Lynn	1	0	23
OLB Darren Shea	0	1	16
S Doug Winn	0	1	37
S Marcus Woodson	0	1	36

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S J.B. Tefft	5	1	0	35
CB Taylor Shapiro	4	0	0	35
S Marcus Dulaney	3	0	0	37
OLB Manuel Venable	2	1	0	20
CB Floyd Clinton	2	0	1	35
ILB Ronald Mathews	2	0	0	23
CB Rufus Buehrig	1	1	1	27
DT Myron Snyder	1	0	0	28
CB Chase Jennings	0	0	1	12

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Jameson Money	2	5	28	0	37
T T.J. Probin	2	4	28	1	37
G Harold Pinto	1	5	28	0	37
G Bill Murack	1	4	28	0	37
T Alfred Lee	1	4	28	0	37
TE Nicky Hudgens	0	1	28	0	37

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Elias Kelley	2	7	26	2	37
G Dean Whiteford	2	7	26	0	37
T Elias Newhart	0	4	26	1	37
T Ivan Braden	0	4	26	0	37
TE Dennis Minnis	0	2	24	0	34
C Leon Whisman	0	0	26	1	37

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Nicky Hudgens	1	21
Roger Espinal	1	19

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Dean Upshaw	2	18
Cedric Murray	1	22
Britt Tubbs	1	18
Chase Jennings	1	13

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
TE Nicky Hudgens	28	37	---	---	21	86
CB Roger Espinal	---	---	26	37	19	82
S Doug Winn	---	---	26	37	18	81
CB Gabriel Stevens	---	---	25	37	18	80
T T.J. Probin	28	37	---	---	7	72
G Bill Murack	28	37	---	---	7	72
OLB Miles Hammer	---	---	26	37	4	67
WR Richie Wilhide	26	33	---	---	7	66
S Marcus Woodson	---	---	26	36	4	66
WR Rico Clemons	28	37	---	---	---	65
QB Stan Tubbs	28	37	---	---	---	65
C Jameson Money	28	37	---	---	---	65
G Harold Pinto	28	37	---	---	---	65
T Alfred Lee	28	37	---	---	---	65
DE Gino Hoke	---	---	23	35	4	62
DE Ryan Rodgers	---	---	24	33	4	61
WR Tre Eisenbraun	23	32	---	---	4	59
DT Julian Ferderer	---	---	25	27	3	55
RB Cedric McKenzie	23	31	---	---	1	55
ILB Nicolas Lynn	---	---	24	23	2	49
DT Cameron Sweeney	---	---	12	27	3	42
RB Avery Naranjo	5	4	---	---	21	30
DT Spencer Spetz	---	---	13	9	7	29
CB Dakota Peace	---	---	1	13	15	29
CB Calvin Griffin	---	---	13	13	1	27
OLB Darren Shea	---	---	4	16	2	22
OLB Joel Flowers	---	---	10	10	1	21
OLB Mickey Vaughn	---	---	0	2	18	20
WR Gino Buckner	0	2	---	---	17	19
DE Darryl Smith	---	---	3	2	11	16
DE Nicky Smith	---	---	2	11	2	15
WR Griffin Earhart	2	7	---	---	4	13
TE Jared Reeves	3	2	---	---	4	9
C Terrell Bullock	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Trenton Austin	0	0	---	---	7	7
RB Kris Santiago	1	0	---	---	6	7
G Terrance Salerno	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Rusty Grudich	0	0	---	---	6	6
FB Chad Justus	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Bobby Wheeler	0	0	---	---	4	4
CB Oliver Sailer	---	---	3	1	---	4
QB A.J. Sanford	0	0	---	---	3	3
TE Kody Taylor	1	0	---	---	---	1
S Roosevelt Blassingame	---	---	0	1	---	1
DE Tyrell Naeole	---	---	0	0	---	0
OLB Levon Linquist	---	---	0	0	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
DE Dean Upshaw	---	---	27	35	18	80
RB Britt Tubbs	24	33	---	---	18	75
S Marcus Dulaney	---	---	28	37	10	75
S J.B. Tefft	---	---	28	35	12	75
C Leon Whisman	26	37	---	---	11	74
WR Lonnie Hawkins	26	31	---	---	15	72
CB Taylor Shapiro	---	---	28	35	3	66
WR Jeremy Wright	26	37	---	---	3	66
CB Floyd Clinton	---	---	27	35	3	65
TE Dennis Minnis	24	34	---	---	5	63
G Elias Kelley	26	37	---	---	---	63
G Dean Whiteford	26	37	---	---	---	63
T Ivan Braden	26	37	---	---	---	63
QB Gregory Eppright	26	37	---	---	---	63
T Elias Newhart	26	37	---	---	---	63
DE Alan Fields	---	---	23	30	3	56
DT Shawn Dewey	---	---	26	25	1	52
DT Myron Snyder	---	---	23	28	1	52
ILB Ronald Mathews	---	---	26	23	1	50
CB Rufus Buehrig	---	---	23	27	---	50
WR Chester Mumper	16	25	---	---	7	48
OLB Manuel Venable	---	---	25	20	1	46
FB Cedric Murray	9	14	---	---	22	45
DE Van Riley	---	---	2	10	19	31
DE Emmanuel Winters	---	---	6	13	10	29
TE Dale Horner	1	6	---	---	21	28
CB Chase Jennings	---	---	2	12	13	27
OLB Brant Greer	---	---	5	16	3	24
ILB Marlon Crichlow	---	---	3	16	2	21
DE Braden Dawson	---	---	5	7	4	16
C Ezra Walker	0	0	---	---	11	11
T Howard Husak	0	0	---	---	11	11
P Edwin Wayne	0	0	---	---	11	11
C Santiago Roehl	0	0	---	---	11	11
G Robbie Rupp	0	0	---	---	11	11
K Phil Conley	0	0	---	---	8	8
RB Corwin Gulbrandsen	1	4	---	---	---	5
S Kelvin Jenner	---	---	1	2	2	5
DT Silas Gray	---	---	0	0	4	4
TE Ricky Martins	0	1	---	---	---	1
WR Wes Johnstone	1	0	---	---	---	1
RB Charlie Wheeler	1	0	---	---	---	1
WR Garrett Campbell	1	0	---	---	---	1
OLB Diego Kiburz	---	---	0	1	---	1
QB Gustavo Talaridou	0	0	---	---	---	0
RB Alonzo Sawyer	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	27	4.5
Middle	15	36	2.4
Right	7	26	3.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	18	3.6
Middle	12	30	2.5
Right	8	22	2.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Stan Tubbs	36	20	2	1	3	3	4	2	3

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gregory Eppright	33	16	5	1	3	6	5	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	4	8	1.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	9	62	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	6	82	5.9
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	21	7.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	2	24	4.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	12	128	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	1	11	2.8
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	25	8.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Richie Wilhide	15	6	1	48	0	33
WR Rico Clemons	6	3	1	61	1	37
RB Cedric McKenzie	5	3	0	7	0	31
WR Tre Eisenbraun	5	5	0	46	1	32
TE Nicky Hudgens	3	1	1	3	0	37
WR Gino Buckner	1	1	0	5	0	2
TE Jared Reeves	1	1	0	3	0	2

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jeremy Wright	10	7	0	72	2	37
TE Dennis Minnis	7	3	1	39	1	34
FB Cedric Murray	5	2	0	19	0	14
WR Lonnie Hawkins	4	1	2	3	0	31
WR Chester Mumper	4	3	0	55	2	25
RB Britt Tubbs	2	0	0	0	0	33
TE Dale Horner	1	0	0	0	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Cedric McKenzie	1	4	4.00	2.44

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Charlie Wheeler	1	0	0.00	0.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Stan Tubbs	2	0	0	0.00	4.81

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gregory Eppright	3	1	9	3.00	5.70

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Rico Clemons	1	0	0	0.00	10.17
WR Richie Wilhide	1	0	0	0.00	3.20

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Dennis Minnis	1	0	0	0.00	5.57
RB Britt Tubbs	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Chester Mumper	1	1	9	9.00	13.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
QB Stan Tubbs	2	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
RB Britt Tubbs	1	0
QB Gregory Eppright	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Stan Tubbs	13	5	3

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gregory Eppright	14	8	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Richie Wilhide	7	2	1
RB Cedric McKenzie	2	1	0
TE Nicky Hudgens	2	0	0
WR Rico Clemons	1	1	1
WR Tre Eisenbraun	1	1	1

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jeremy Wright	4	3	2
TE Dennis Minnis	3	2	2
FB Cedric Murray	3	1	1
WR Chester Mumper	2	2	1
RB Britt Tubbs	1	0	0
WR Lonnie Hawkins	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 51,900 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,600 (22,200)
End Zone 11,600 (16,000)
Mezzanine 6,800 (9,200)
Sideline Seats 10,700 (14,100)
Club Seats 3,600 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes 4,600 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	51,900 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,600 (22,200)
End Zone	11,600 (16,000)
Mezzanine	6,800 (9,200)
Sideline Seats	10,700 (14,100)
Club Seats	3,600 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes	4,600 (5,000)