Week 7, 2013

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Carolina Panthers	7	10	3	11	-	31
Atlanta Falcons	0	14	7	14	-	35

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:18 CAR - Andre Johnson 13 pass from Patrick Ramsey (Lester Arnold extra point)
2Q: 13:52 ATL - Vince Jeffries 18 pass from Joey Harrington (Vincent Marchant extra point)
2Q: 10:33 CAR - Lester Arnold 37 field goal
2Q: 06:03 ATL - Jimmie Horton 24 pass from Joey Harrington (Vincent Marchant extra point)
2Q: 02:00 CAR - Andre Johnson 22 pass from Patrick Ramsey (Lester Arnold extra point)
3Q: 08:18 CAR - Lester Arnold 35 field goal
3Q: 04:25 ATL - Jimmie Horton 11 pass from Joey Harrington (Vincent Marchant extra point)
4Q: 14:08 CAR - Lester Arnold 38 field goal
4Q: 08:03 ATL - Carl Davis 9 run (Vincent Marchant extra point)
4Q: 02:05 CAR - William Lundberg 11 pass from Patrick Ramsey (Patrick Ramsey pass to L.J. Smith for conversion)
4Q: 01:07 ATL - Kim Helfrich 3 pass from Joey Harrington (Vincent Marchant extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:18 CAR - Andre Johnson 13 pass from Patrick Ramsey (Lester Arnold extra point)
2Q: 13:52 ATL - Vince Jeffries 18 pass from Joey Harrington (Vincent Marchant extra point)
2Q: 10:33 CAR - Lester Arnold 37 field goal
2Q: 06:03 ATL - Jimmie Horton 24 pass from Joey Harrington (Vincent Marchant extra point)
2Q: 02:00 CAR - Andre Johnson 22 pass from Patrick Ramsey (Lester Arnold extra point)
3Q: 08:18 CAR - Lester Arnold 35 field goal
3Q: 04:25 ATL - Jimmie Horton 11 pass from Joey Harrington (Vincent Marchant extra point)
4Q: 14:08 CAR - Lester Arnold 38 field goal
4Q: 08:03 ATL - Carl Davis 9 run (Vincent Marchant extra point)
4Q: 02:05 CAR - William Lundberg 11 pass from Patrick Ramsey (Patrick Ramsey pass to L.J. Smith for conversion)
4Q: 01:07 ATL - Kim Helfrich 3 pass from Joey Harrington (Vincent Marchant extra point)

Team Statistics CAR ATL
Record 1-6 5-1
First Downs 23 22
- by Rushing 8 6
- by Passing 15 15
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 413 422
- Offensive Plays 65 62
- Yards per Play 6.35 6.81
Net Rushing Yards 168 97
- Rushing Attempts 28 23
- Yards per Rush 6.00 4.22
Net Passing Yards 245 325
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 22 - 1 39 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 249 325
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/4 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 6.62 8.33
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/11 7/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.4 7.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 11/85 7/45
Punt Returns/Yards 1/7 2/16
Kick Returns/Yards 2/59 5/118
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/16
2pt Conversions 1/1 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/3 4/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 29
Time of Possession 31:47 28:13

Team Statistics	CAR	ATL
Record	1-6	5-1
First Downs	23	22
- by Rushing	8	6
- by Passing	15	15
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	413	422
- Offensive Plays	65	62
- Yards per Play	6.35	6.81
Net Rushing Yards	168	97
- Rushing Attempts	28	23
- Yards per Rush	6.00	4.22
Net Passing Yards	245	325
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 22 - 1	39 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	249	325
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/4	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	6.62	8.33
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/11	7/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.4	7.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	11/85	7/45
Punt Returns/Yards	1/7	2/16
Kick Returns/Yards	2/59	5/118
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/16
2pt Conversions	1/1	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/3	4/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 29
Time of Possession	31:47	28:13

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:12	OWN 36	3	8	Punt
1	11:17	0:50	OWN 30	3	4	Punt
1	8:57	4:46	OWN 30	10	70	Touchdown
2	13:44	3:18	OWN 39	6	41	Field Goal
2	5:46	3:59	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
2	0:24	0:24	OWN 26	1	3	Half
3	13:40	5:29	OWN 37	9	45	Field Goal
3	4:17	5:17	OWN 29	9	50	Field Goal
4	7:56	1:47	OWN 14	3	7	Punt
4	5:42	3:44	OWN 10	9	90	Touchdown
4	0:57	0:09	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
4	0:19	0:19	OWN 20	2	0	Game

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:48	1:31	OWN 28	3	4	Punt
1	10:27	1:30	OWN 24	3	8	Punt
1	4:11	5:27	OWN 31	11	69	Touchdown
2	10:26	4:40	OWN 26	10	74	Touchdown
2	1:47	1:23	OWN 24	5	17	Punt
3	15:00	1:20	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
3	8:11	3:54	OWN 39	7	61	Touchdown
4	14:00	6:04	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
4	6:09	0:27	OWN 45	3	0	Punt
4	1:58	1:01	OWN 20	4	80	Touchdown
4	0:48	0:29	OPP 49	3	4	Punt

Game MVP: Joey Harrington, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Frankie Copeland	22	120	5.45	27	3
Sedrick Barlow	5	42	8.40	11	2
Patrick Ramsey	1	6	6.00	6	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Kim Helfrich	15	55	3.67	16	1	0
Carl Davis	8	42	5.25	12	1	1

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Patrick Ramsey	36	22	249	1/4	3	25	1	98.0

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joey Harrington	39	25	325	0/0	4	49	0	124.4

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Andre Johnson	5	7	64	12.80	5	22	2
WR Brandon Lloyd	4	6	25	6.25	0	11	0
WR William Lundberg	4	9	49	12.25	10	20	1
WR Kendrick Hastings	3	6	20	6.67	5	8	0
TE L.J. Smith	2	2	28	14.00	0	14	0
RB Frankie Copeland	2	3	26	13.00	10	15	0
RB Howard Bridges	1	2	25	25.00	17	25	0
WR Marco Bensen	1	1	12	12.00	4	12	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jimmie Horton	6	8	65	10.83	3	24	2
WR Alex Stuart	5	11	111	22.20	17	49	0
WR Vince Jeffries	5	5	89	17.80	23	27	1
TE Mike Wheeler	4	4	30	7.50	0	15	0
WR Bryce Drake	3	7	23	7.67	3	10	0
RB Kim Helfrich	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	1
TE Daniel Baker	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
FB Jerry Curry	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Fred Clancy	1	16	16.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
Frankie Copeland	1	0	0
Howard Bridges	0	1	0
Lorenzo Varney	0	0	1

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Jimmie Horton	1	1	0	0
Korey Sinclair	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Greg Lang	3	120	40.0	34.7	48	1

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Nicky Bodenhemer	6	240	40.0	35.5	50	1

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Lester Arnold	3/3	0/0	0/0	38	2/2

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Vincent Marchant	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	5/5

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
William Lundberg	1	7	7.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vince Jeffries	2	16	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
William Lundberg	2	59	29.5	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bryce Drake	4	94	23.5	0
Tyrus Riviere	1	24	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Jack Brewer	8	4	0.0	23	39
S Lorenzo Varney	6	2	0.0	17	33
CB Bruce Brookins	5	3	0.0	13	32
OLB Victor Hobson	5	2	0.0	18	39
DE Perry Simoneau	4	2	0.0	21	37
ILB Maurice Pomeroy	4	0	0.0	20	38
DT Cory Rose	2	2	0.0	23	39
CB Robert Blackford	2	1	0.0	21	37
DT Marshall Carroll	2	0	0.0	17	27
ILB Randy Dodge	2	0	0.0	4	1
CB Stephen Forbes	2	0	0.0	21	39
DE Gene Bracken	1	0	0.0	8	7
RB Frankie Copeland	1	0	---	---	---
OLB K.C. Jennings	0	1	0.0	8	9
ILB Randall Hawkins	0	1	0.0	3	1

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Fred Clancy	8	4	0.0	27	37
OLB Neal Kelleher	7	3	0.0	28	34
OLB R.J. Myers	6	4	1.0	25	35
S Mel Mitchell	6	2	0.0	22	32
DT Korey Sinclair	5	4	0.0	28	36
CB Damon Nash	3	2	0.0	21	32
CB Roman Lindros	3	0	0.0	25	34
DE Dusty Bronson	2	1	0.0	26	37
ILB Boss Bailey	2	0	0.0	5	4
S Quinn Crum	2	0	0.0	8	15
CB Ike Benson	1	0	0.0	24	35
DT Ron Donley	1	0	0.0	4	2
DT Raymond Osuchowski	1	0	0.0	15	19
DE Kendall Hape	1	0	0.0	25	36
OLB Jashon Sykes	0	1	0.0	3	3

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Cory Rose	4	3	39
DE Perry Simoneau	2	0	37
DE Colin Bush	1	0	37
CB Stephen Forbes	1	0	39
OLB Victor Hobson	0	1	39

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB R.J. Myers	1.0	0	0	35
DE Kendall Hape	0.0	2	1	36
DT Raymond Osuchowski	0.0	2	0	19
DE Dusty Bronson	0.0	1	0	37

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Jack Brewer	7	0	39
S Lorenzo Varney	5	2	33
CB Bruce Brookins	5	0	32
OLB Victor Hobson	2	0	39
CB Robert Blackford	2	0	37
CB Stephen Forbes	2	0	39
DE Gene Bracken	1	0	7
ILB Maurice Pomeroy	1	0	38
DE Colin Bush	0	1	37

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Ike Benson	4	0	0	35
OLB Neal Kelleher	4	0	0	34
S Mel Mitchell	3	2	0	32
S Fred Clancy	3	0	1	37
CB Roman Lindros	3	0	0	34
OLB R.J. Myers	2	1	0	35
CB Damon Nash	2	0	0	32
ILB Boss Bailey	1	0	0	4
CB Dean Hancock	0	1	0	4

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Andy Babinchak	4	4	8	0	9
Jordan Gross	2	4	25	0	32
Patrick Petrolis	2	4	25	0	33
Casey Godfrey	2	3	16	0	29
John Hill	1	4	20	1	28
Teddy Biernoth	1	2	24	0	30
Marcus McNeil	1	1	12	0	8
Donnie Hines	0	2	18	0	14
L.J. Smith	0	1	25	0	17
Wendell Rubenstein	0	1	8	0	1
Bruce Westbrook	0	1	3	0	5

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Clay Wallenbrock	4	7	22	38
Harvey Soltis	3	5	22	39
Dwayne Robertson	1	2	21	29
Daniel Baker	1	1	9	12
Jerry Curry	0	2	14	14
Jerry McElroy	0	2	19	35
Jake Broome	0	2	4	7
Howie Isaacs	0	1	4	4
James Newman	0	1	1	1

Special Teams Statistics

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Wendell Rubenstein	4	19
Ethan Burnett	2	27
L.J. Smith	1	16
Duane Scroggins	0	25
Sedrick Barlow	0	22
Brandon Lloyd	0	19
Howard Bridges	0	19
Marco Bensen	0	16
Jack Brewer	0	15
K.C. Jennings	0	13
William Lundberg	0	10
Lester Arnold	0	10
Terry Maddux	0	8
Robert Blackford	0	6
Marcus McNeil	0	6
Donnie Hines	0	6
Byron Davidson	0	6
Andy Babinchak	0	5
Casey Godfrey	0	4
Colin Bush	0	4
Randy Dodge	0	4
Patrick Ramsey	0	3
Greg Lang	0	3
Bruce Westbrook	0	3
John Hill	0	2
Victor Hobson	0	1
Andre Johnson	0	1
Emmanuel McCarthy	0	1
Ronald Wallace	0	1

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Quinn Crum	1	14
Dusty Sampson	1	12
Jerry Curry	1	6
Carl Davis	0	21
Daniel Baker	0	20
Howie Isaacs	0	19
Dean Hancock	0	18
Jashon Sykes	0	16
Bryce Drake	0	16
Michael Jenkins	0	13
Tyrus Riviere	0	13
Nicky Bodenhemer	0	12
Vince Jeffries	0	10
Boss Bailey	0	7
Shane Phillips	0	6
Clay Wallenbrock	0	6
Jerry McElroy	0	6
Frankie Lake	0	6
James Newman	0	6
Jake Broome	0	6
Ike Benson	0	4
Mel Mitchell	0	3
Mike Wheeler	0	3
Korey Sinclair	0	3
Neal Kelleher	0	3
Roman Lindros	0	3
Fred Clancy	0	3
Dusty Bronson	0	3
R.J. Myers	0	3
Kendall Hape	0	3
Donovan Ricker	0	3
Vernon Douglas	0	3
Damon Nash	0	3
Raymond Osuchowski	0	2

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	38	9.5
Middle	22	108	4.9
Right	2	22	11.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	36	5.1
Middle	13	49	3.8
Right	3	12	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Patrick Ramsey	36	22	3	2	2	4	5	1	1

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joey Harrington	39	25	5	2	1	3	8	4	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	11	96	6.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	10	131	10.1
Long (19+ Yds)	7	1	22	3.1

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	8	2.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	7	50	4.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	11	153	9.6
Long (19+ Yds)	9	4	114	12.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR William Lundberg	9	4	1	49	1	28
WR Andre Johnson	7	5	1	64	1	30
WR Brandon Lloyd	6	4	0	25	0	23
WR Kendrick Hastings	6	3	0	20	0	24
RB Frankie Copeland	3	2	0	26	0	18
TE L.J. Smith	2	2	0	28	0	17
RB Howard Bridges	2	1	0	25	1	7
WR Marco Bensen	1	1	0	12	0	11

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Alex Stuart	11	5	0	111	2	34
WR Jimmie Horton	8	6	0	65	1	19
WR Bryce Drake	7	3	1	23	0	21
WR Vince Jeffries	5	5	0	89	2	16
TE Mike Wheeler	4	4	0	30	0	23
RB Kim Helfrich	2	1	0	3	0	18
FB Jerry Curry	1	0	0	0	0	14
TE Daniel Baker	1	1	0	4	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Frankie Copeland	3	-3	-1.00	5.45

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Kim Helfrich	3	6	2.00	3.67
Carl Davis	2	17	8.50	5.25

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Patrick Ramsey	4	2	24	6.00	6.92

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joey Harrington	5	5	49	9.80	8.33

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Andre Johnson	2	1	13	6.50	9.14
WR William Lundberg	1	1	11	11.00	5.44
WR Kendrick Hastings	1	0	0	0.00	3.33

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jimmie Horton	2	2	13	6.50	8.13
TE Mike Wheeler	1	1	15	15.00	7.50
WR Vince Jeffries	1	1	18	18.00	17.80
RB Kim Helfrich	1	1	3	3.00	1.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Patrick Ramsey	1	1

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Carl Davis	1	1
Kim Helfrich	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Patrick Ramsey	9	5	4

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joey Harrington	11	7	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Andre Johnson	4	2	1
WR Brandon Lloyd	3	2	2
WR Kendrick Hastings	1	0	0
WR Marco Bensen	1	1	1

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Alex Stuart	3	2	2
WR Vince Jeffries	3	3	3
WR Bryce Drake	2	0	0
WR Jimmie Horton	2	1	0
TE Mike Wheeler	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 51,400 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,600 (22,200)
End Zone 11,800 (16,000)
Mezzanine 6,700 (9,200)
Sideline Seats 9,800 (14,100)
Club Seats 3,400 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	51,400 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,600 (22,200)
End Zone	11,800 (16,000)
Mezzanine	6,700 (9,200)
Sideline Seats	9,800 (14,100)
Club Seats	3,400 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (5,000)