Week 1, 2060

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Carolina Panthers0303-6
Atlanta Falcons30010-13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:52 ATL - Phil Conley 26 field goal
2Q: 01:23 CAR - Rusty Grudich 21 field goal
4Q: 13:13 ATL - Phil Conley 42 field goal
4Q: 10:06 CAR - Rusty Grudich 50 field goal
4Q: 03:42 ATL - Rodney Mendenhall 1 pass from Gregory Eppright (Phil Conley extra point)

Team StatisticsCARATL
Record0-11-0
First Downs1218
- by Rushing06
- by Passing1211
- by Penalty01
Total Net Yards212286
- Offensive Plays5772
- Yards per Play3.723.97
Net Rushing Yards34121
- Rushing Attempts1231
- Yards per Rush2.833.90
Net Passing Yards178165
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt39 - 26 - 037 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards213182
- Sacks/Yards Lost6/354/17
- Yards per Pass Play3.964.02
Fumbles/Lost1/11/1
3rd Down Conversions0/128/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down9.98.2
4th Down Conversions1/30/1
Penalties/Yards4/302/15
Punt Returns/Yards4/733/6
Kick Returns/Yards1/231/14
Interception Ret./Yards0/00/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits13
- Red Zone TDs/FGs0/11/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 31OWN 33
Time of Possession25:2734:33

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
19:240:49OWN 2023Fumble
14:461:24OWN 2538Punt
11:301:30OWN 3331Punt
212:512:46OPP 4056Missed FG
25:143:58OWN 191077Field Goal
315:003:40OWN 27736Downs
310:142:18OWN 2536Punt
36:251:25OPP 36410Missed FG
33:271:28OWN 432Punt
413:051:18OWN 253-3Punt
411:471:49OPP 323-1Field Goal
43:362:35OWN 251047Downs
40:210:21OWN 201-5Game
Atlanta Falcons
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:005:36OWN 16848Punt
18:353:49OPP 23614Field Goal
13:221:52OWN 2238Punt
215:002:09OWN 18422Punt
210:054:51OWN 411158Missed FG
21:161:16OWN 2530Punt
311:201:06OWN 3735Punt
37:561:31OWN 2947Downs
35:001:33OWN 3336Punt
31:593:54OWN 49926Field Goal
49:586:22OWN 251575Touchdown
41:010:40OWN 2837Punt

Game MVP: Dean Upshaw, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

CarolinaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Cedric McKenzie8212.63700
RB Michael Hodges252.50300
QB Stan Tubbs166.00600
RB Kris Santiago122.00200
AtlantaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Harold Fields18553.061930
RB Peyton Nixon55110.201420
FB Cedric Murray561.20800
QB Gregory Eppright2105.00500
WR Cory Atkins1-1-1.00-100

Passing Statistics

CarolinaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Stan Tubbs39262136/35024080.4
AtlantaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Gregory Eppright37241824/17120085.6

Receiving Statistics

CarolinaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Tre Eisenbraun1213957.9240240
RB Kris Santiago44369.003150
RB Cedric McKenzie2263.00140
WR Richie Wilhide242110.500150
WR Chase McDuffie27136.50190
WR Gino Buckner26189.000100
TE Zane Winters222412.0010210
TE Conrad Haddad0100.00000
AtlantaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Cory Atkins1019696.902180
TE Rodney Mendenhall57357.009201
WR Rico Clemons46389.502100
RB Peyton Nixon33237.671130
FB Cedric Murray111010.000100
WR Clifton Blackwell1177.00770

Interception Statistics

CarolinaIntsYardsAvgTD
AtlantaIntsYardsAvgTD

Fumble Statistics

CarolinaFumbRecovForceTD
RB Cedric McKenzie1000
TE Shane Cole0100
CB Gabriel Stevens0010
AtlantaFumbRecovForceTD
S Marcus Dulaney1000
S Tyrus Perez0100
OLB Ronald Mathews0010

Punting Statistics

CarolinaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Eli Geis523046.044.8481
AtlantaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Edwin Wayne733648.034.7644

Kicking Statistics

CarolinaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Rusty Grudich2/41/31/2500/0
AtlantaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Phil Conley2/31/10/0421/1

Punt Return Statistics

CarolinaRetYardsAvgTD
Herb McNeil47318.30
AtlantaRetYardsAvgTD
Marcus Dulaney362.00

Kick Return Statistics

CarolinaRetYardsAvgTD
Herb McNeil12323.00
AtlantaRetYardsAvgTD
Ezra Walker11414.00

Defensive Statistics

CarolinaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
CB Roger Espinal1020.03039
ILB Cedric Powell631.02927
OLB Miles Hammer650.03141
CB Gabriel Stevens620.03138
S Dwayne Lestage520.03141
S Marcus Woodson510.03141
DT Mark Bryant321.02325
DE Tevin Hughes300.02019
ILB Nicolas Lynn300.0214
CB Alan Morey300.02133
DE Gino Hoke221.02732
DT Luke Terrell200.01019
DT Tucker Benton111.02119
CB Dillon Akiyama110.057
DE Ryan Rodgers100.0817
OLB Levon Linquist100.066
AtlantaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Tyrus Perez720.01245
ILB Shaquille Slatken700.01226
OLB Ronald Mathews611.01243
CB Snake Eyes White510.01039
S Mo Reed510.01244
DE Dean Upshaw414.01240
CB Everett Cade410.01244
CB Dean Gaines300.01245
DT Clarence Vallery111.01127
OLB Alexander Robbins100.0117
OLB Manuel Venable100.018
DE Emmanuel Winters010.0220

Pass Rush Statistics

CarolinaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Gino Hoke1.002032
ILB Cedric Powell1.000027
DT Mark Bryant1.000025
DT Tucker Benton1.000019
DT Luke Terrell0.001019
DE Ryan Rodgers0.001017
AtlantaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Dean Upshaw4.013340
OLB Ronald Mathews1.000043
DT Clarence Vallery1.000027
DE Alan Fields0.010033
DT Myron Snyder0.001017
DT Tre Bohannon0.001014
OLB Alexander Robbins0.000117

Pass Defense Statistics

CarolinaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Roger Espinal52039
CB Gabriel Stevens51038
S Marcus Woodson40041
OLB Miles Hammer31041
ILB Nicolas Lynn30014
CB Alan Morey21033
S Dwayne Lestage20041
DE Tevin Hughes01019
ILB Cedric Powell01027
AtlantaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Mo Reed51044
S Tyrus Perez50045
CB Snake Eyes White40039
CB Everett Cade31044
ILB Shaquille Slatken30026
CB Dean Gaines21045
OLB Ronald Mathews20043
OLB Alexander Robbins11017
OLB Manuel Venable1008

Blocking Statistics

CarolinaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
T Alfred Lee13012345
G Kenny Weaver12012045
T Omar Austin03012045
C Austin Danila02012145
G George Roberts01012045
RB Kris Santiago0001124
TE Zane Winters00011145
AtlantaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
G Dean Whiteford35031041
C Leon Whisman28031141
G Mercury Waddell27031141
T Elias Newhart15031141
T Harold Grooms12031141
TE Rodney Mendenhall12029034

Special Teams Tackles

CarolinaTacklesSTPlays
Roger Espinal222
Gabriel Stevens218
AtlantaTacklesSTPlays
Levon Hampton222
Harold Grooms114
Marcus Dulaney113
Dean Whiteford110

Participation

CarolinaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
CB Roger Espinal------30392291
CB Gabriel Stevens------31381887
S Dwayne Lestage------3141476
OLB Miles Hammer------3141476
S Marcus Woodson------3141375
T Omar Austin1245------966
T Alfred Lee1245------461
DE Gino Hoke------2732160
TE Zane Winters1145------460
C Austin Danila1245---------57
ILB Cedric Powell------2927157
QB Stan Tubbs1245---------57
G Kenny Weaver1245---------57
G George Roberts1245---------57
WR Gino Buckner1243---------55
CB Alan Morey------2133155
WR Tre Eisenbraun1241---------53
DT Mark Bryant------2325149
DT Spencer Spetz------8191542
WR Chase McDuffie933---------42
DT Tucker Benton------2119---40
DE Tevin Hughes------2019---39
DE Ryan Rodgers------8171035
DT Luke Terrell------1019332
RB Kris Santiago124------631
RB Cedric McKenzie918------128
FB Jack Starks30------2326
TE Conrad Haddad08------1624
TE Shane Cole00------2323
DE Nicky Smith------714223
CB Dillon Akiyama------57921
WR Junior Butler01------1819
ILB Nicolas Lynn------214218
OLB Levi Terrell------001818
WR Herb McNeil12------1114
S Doug Winn------001313
OLB Levon Linquist------66113
WR Richie Wilhide010---------10
C Terrell Bullock00------99
G Harold Pinto00------99
G Courtney Johnson00------99
K Rusty Grudich00------77
P Eli Geis00------55
QB Miguel Boiman00------44
RB Michael Hodges20---------2
CB Darrell Bernard------00---0
AtlantaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
T Harold Grooms3141------1486
G Dean Whiteford3141------1082
G Mercury Waddell3141------1082
T Elias Newhart3141------1082
WR Rico Clemons3141---------72
QB Gregory Eppright3141---------72
C Leon Whisman3141---------72
WR Cory Atkins3139---------70
TE Rodney Mendenhall2934---------63
WR Clifton Blackwell2436------161
S Tyrus Perez------1245461
CB Dean Gaines------1245461
OLB Ronald Mathews------1243560
CB Everett Cade------1244460
S Mo Reed------1244460
DE Dean Upshaw------1240456
CB Snake Eyes White------1039453
DE Alan Fields------1133347
ILB Shaquille Slatken------1226846
RB Harold Fields2421---------45
RB Peyton Nixon719------1743
OLB Alexander Robbins------1172240
FB Cedric Murray99------2240
DT Tracy Sivigny------1129---40
DT Clarence Vallery------1127---38
DE Emmanuel Winters------220931
TE Levon Hampton03------2225
DT Myron Snyder------117422
DT Tre Bohannon------014620
WR Lonnie Hawkins00------1515
S Marcus Dulaney------011314
CB Alvin Fitzgerald------021113
C Ezra Walker00------1212
P Edwin Wayne00------1010
OLB Manuel Venable------18---9
K Phil Conley00------77
C Melvin Lowrey00------77
CB Darrell Mahoney------0077
S Alexis Tanner------0077
TE Tyler Hinojosa02------46
WR Deion Mayes00------66
RB Corwin Gulbrandsen01---------1
OLB Sedrick Welch------01---1
G Elias Kelley00---------0
QB Otis Zimmerman00---------0
DE Steven Coles------00---0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left122.0
Middle9273.0
Right252.5
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left7142.0
Middle17734.3
Right7344.9
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

CarolinaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Stan Tubbs39262114540
AtlantaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Gregory Eppright37241117400

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen86263.3
Short (0-8 Yds)1510734.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)13101148.8
Long (19+ Yds)3000.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen4000.0
Short (0-8 Yds)24191225.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)656010.0
Long (19+ Yds)3000.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

CarolinaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Tre Eisenbraun1312095141
WR Chase McDuffie72013033
WR Gino Buckner62018043
WR Richie Wilhide42021010
RB Kris Santiago44036024
RB Cedric McKenzie2206018
TE Zane Winters22024145
TE Conrad Haddad101008
AtlantaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Cory Atkins1910169039
TE Rodney Mendenhall75035134
WR Rico Clemons64038041
RB Peyton Nixon33023019
FB Cedric Murray1101009
WR Clifton Blackwell1107036

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

CarolinaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
AtlantaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
RB Harold Fields3-1-0.333.06

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

CarolinaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Stan Tubbs42133.255.46
AtlantaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Gregory Eppright65284.674.92

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

CarolinaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
RB Cedric McKenzie1122.003.00
TE Conrad Haddad1000.000.00
WR Chase McDuffie1000.001.86
WR Tre Eisenbraun111111.007.31
AtlantaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Cory Atkins3293.003.63
WR Rico Clemons1188.006.33
FB Cedric Murray111010.0010.00
TE Rodney Mendenhall1111.005.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

CarolinaRushesConversions
AtlantaRushesConversions
QB Gregory Eppright20
FB Cedric Murray10

Third Down Passing Statistics

CarolinaAttCompConversions
Stan Tubbs1040
AtlantaAttCompConversions
Gregory Eppright16148

Third Down Receiving Statistics

CarolinaTargCatchConversions
WR Chase McDuffie400
RB Kris Santiago220
WR Gino Buckner200
WR Tre Eisenbraun110
TE Zane Winters110
AtlantaTargCatchConversions
WR Cory Atkins751
WR Rico Clemons444
RB Peyton Nixon221
FB Cedric Murray110
TE Rodney Mendenhall111
WR Clifton Blackwell111

SectionAttendance
Stadium53,600 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck14,800 (22,200)
End Zone12,100 (16,000)
Mezzanine7,000 (9,200)
Sideline Seats10,900 (14,100)
Club Seats3,800 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes5,000 (5,000)