Week 15, 2014

played in Carolina, NC

61 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	0	10	6	10	-	26
Carolina Panthers	7	0	0	14	-	21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:14 CAR - Kendrick Hastings 10 pass from Terry Sawyer (Andy Schultz extra point)
2Q: 09:13 ATL - Kim Helfrich 2 run (Irv Terry extra point)
2Q: 00:31 ATL - Irv Terry 27 field goal
3Q: 10:09 ATL - Irv Terry 21 field goal
3Q: 02:00 ATL - Irv Terry 38 field goal
4Q: 12:47 CAR - Andre Johnson 20 pass from Terry Sawyer (Andy Schultz extra point)
4Q: 10:07 ATL - Mike Wheeler 14 pass from Joey Harrington (Irv Terry extra point)
4Q: 09:03 CAR - William Lundberg 45 pass from Terry Sawyer (Andy Schultz extra point)
4Q: 05:21 ATL - Irv Terry 49 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:14 CAR - Kendrick Hastings 10 pass from Terry Sawyer (Andy Schultz extra point)
2Q: 09:13 ATL - Kim Helfrich 2 run (Irv Terry extra point)
2Q: 00:31 ATL - Irv Terry 27 field goal
3Q: 10:09 ATL - Irv Terry 21 field goal
3Q: 02:00 ATL - Irv Terry 38 field goal
4Q: 12:47 CAR - Andre Johnson 20 pass from Terry Sawyer (Andy Schultz extra point)
4Q: 10:07 ATL - Mike Wheeler 14 pass from Joey Harrington (Irv Terry extra point)
4Q: 09:03 CAR - William Lundberg 45 pass from Terry Sawyer (Andy Schultz extra point)
4Q: 05:21 ATL - Irv Terry 49 field goal

Team Statistics ATL CAR
Record 9-5 2-12
First Downs 22 17
- by Rushing 5 6
- by Passing 14 11
- by Penalty 3 0
Total Net Yards 327 304
- Offensive Plays 69 53
- Yards per Play 4.74 5.74
Net Rushing Yards 78 116
- Rushing Attempts 33 23
- Yards per Rush 2.36 5.04
Net Passing Yards 249 188
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 24 - 1 29 - 15 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 257 194
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/8 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 6.92 6.27
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 7/17 5/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.5 5.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 4/35 5/42
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 2/3
Kick Returns/Yards 3/53 5/179
Interception Ret./Yards 3/0 1/32
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 40 OWN 37
Time of Possession 34:52 25:08

Team Statistics	ATL	CAR
Record	9-5	2-12
First Downs	22	17
- by Rushing	5	6
- by Passing	14	11
- by Penalty	3	0
Total Net Yards	327	304
- Offensive Plays	69	53
- Yards per Play	4.74	5.74
Net Rushing Yards	78	116
- Rushing Attempts	33	23
- Yards per Rush	2.36	5.04
Net Passing Yards	249	188
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 24 - 1	29 - 15 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	257	194
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/8	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	6.92	6.27
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	7/17	5/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.5	5.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	4/35	5/42
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	2/3
Kick Returns/Yards	3/53	5/179
Interception Ret./Yards	3/0	1/32
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 40	OWN 37
Time of Possession	34:52	25:08

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:09	OWN 40	3	-7	Punt
1	9:47	3:24	OWN 20	6	18	Punt
1	1:04	6:58	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
2	3:23	3:00	OWN 20	10	70	Field Goal
2	0:05	0:05	OWN 48	1	10	Half
3	13:24	3:22	OPP 32	7	28	Field Goal
3	6:37	4:43	OWN 20	9	59	Field Goal
3	0:25	1:08	OPP 48	3	-5	Interception
4	12:30	2:23	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
4	10:07	0:10	OPP 14	1	14	Touchdown
4	8:43	3:30	OWN 30	8	38	Field Goal
4	3:32	1:29	OWN 15	4	15	Punt
4	1:31	1:31	OPP 14	3	7	Game

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:51	3:04	OWN 36	6	48	Interception
1	6:23	5:19	OWN 19	10	81	Touchdown
2	9:06	5:43	OWN 20	11	57	Interception
2	0:23	0:18	OPP 41	0	0	Missed FG
3	15:00	1:36	OWN 34	3	11	Fumble
3	10:02	3:25	OWN 15	7	28	Punt
3	1:54	1:29	OWN 42	2	-6	Interception
4	14:17	1:47	OPP 39	5	39	Touchdown
4	9:57	1:14	OPP 45	2	45	Touchdown
4	5:13	1:41	OPP 46	3	1	Punt
4	2:03	0:32	OWN 14	4	0	Downs

Game MVP: Irv Terry, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Carl Davis	17	47	2.76	7	0	0
Kim Helfrich	15	32	2.13	15	2	1
Joey Harrington	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Howard Bridges	16	68	4.25	14	3
Frankie Copeland	5	42	8.40	15	2
Terry Sawyer	1	0	0.00	0	0
Emmanuel McCarthy	1	6	6.00	6	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joey Harrington	35	24	257	1/8	1	47	1	87.4

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Terry Sawyer	29	15	194	1/6	3	45	3	67.9

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Alex Stuart	5	9	74	14.80	5	19	0
WR Vince Jeffries	5	7	87	17.40	35	47	0
FB John Reeves	4	4	8	2.00	8	4	0
TE Mike Wheeler	3	4	32	10.67	2	14	1
RB Kim Helfrich	3	3	35	11.67	22	18	0
WR Jimmie Horton	2	4	12	6.00	1	8	0
WR Richie Becker	2	4	9	4.50	0	6	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Andre Johnson	5	10	82	16.40	18	26	1
FB Donnie Hines	3	3	15	5.00	0	8	0
WR Kendrick Hastings	2	5	16	8.00	0	10	1
RB Howard Bridges	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
TE Wendell Rubenstein	1	1	19	19.00	3	19	0
WR William Lundberg	1	4	45	45.00	39	45	1
TE George Sharpton	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Marco Bensen	1	3	8	8.00	0	8	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Quinn Crum	1	0	0.00	0
S Fred Clancy	1	0	0.00	0
CB Damon Nash	1	0	0.00	0

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Brandon Magnotta	1	32	32.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Joey Harrington	1	0	0
Ricardo Colclough	0	1	0
Vince Jeffries	0	1	0
Wes Hamilton	0	1	0
Dusty Sampson	0	0	1
Damon Nash	0	0	1

Carolina	Fumb	Force
William Lundberg	1	0
Emmanuel McCarthy	1	0
Donovan Samsel	0	1

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Nicky Bodenhemer	4	202	50.5	49.8	56	3

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Greg Lang	2	87	43.5	33.5	57	1

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Irv Terry	4/4	1/1	0/0	49	2/2

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Andy Schultz	0/1	0/1	0/1	0	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
William Lundberg	2	3	1.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tyrus Riviere	2	37	18.5	0
Hugh Nevarez	1	16	16.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
William Lundberg	4	138	34.5	0
Robert Blackford	1	41	41.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Damon Nash	7	2	0.0	17	27
OLB R.J. Myers	6	2	0.0	22	28
S Fred Clancy	6	0	0.0	23	30
S Quinn Crum	4	2	0.0	20	28
CB Kevin Logan	3	0	0.0	21	30
ILB Seth Levine	2	5	0.0	23	30
OLB Neal Kelleher	2	1	0.0	7	4
DE Dusty Bronson	1	1	1.0	21	30
DE Kendall Hape	1	3	0.0	21	28
DT Korey Sinclair	1	2	0.0	16	27
DT Raymond Osuchowski	1	1	0.0	7	3
DT Dwan Edwards	1	0	0.0	18	25
CB Ricardo Colclough	1	0	0.0	22	29
WR Alex Stuart	1	0	---	---	---

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Maurice Pomeroy	7	2	0.0	32	36
S Lorenzo Varney	7	1	0.0	30	31
OLB Ethan Burnett	5	3	0.0	23	24
DE Terry Maddux	5	1	0.0	30	34
CB Stephen Forbes	5	1	0.0	32	36
DT Donovan Samsel	4	1	1.0	17	24
CB Bruce Brookins	4	0	0.0	16	26
CB Robert Blackford	3	1	0.0	28	34
S Brandon Magnotta	2	1	0.0	15	26
DE Gene Bracken	2	1	0.0	15	6
DT Marshall Carroll	2	1	0.0	24	13
ILB Randall Hawkins	2	1	0.0	12	7
S Jack Brewer	2	0	0.0	11	8
QB Terry Sawyer	2	0	---	---	---
OLB Billy Joe Hodges	1	1	0.0	8	9
OLB Geoff Maniecki	1	1	0.0	9	6
T Jordan Gross	1	0	---	---	---
WR Andre Johnson	1	0	---	---	---
DE Colin Bush	1	0	0.0	29	34
DT Gabe Buchman	1	0	0.0	14	23

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Dusty Bronson	1.0	1	0	30
DT Korey Sinclair	0.0	2	2	27
ILB Seth Levine	0.0	2	0	30
DE Kendall Hape	0.0	1	1	28
OLB R.J. Myers	0.0	1	0	28
DT Dwan Edwards	0.0	0	1	25

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Donovan Samsel	1.0	0	0	24
DE Colin Bush	0.0	1	1	34
DT Gabe Buchman	0.0	0	3	23

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Damon Nash	3	0	1	27
CB Kevin Logan	3	0	0	30
S Fred Clancy	2	1	1	30
OLB R.J. Myers	2	1	0	28
S Quinn Crum	2	0	1	28
ILB Seth Levine	2	0	0	30
CB Ricardo Colclough	1	0	0	29

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Lorenzo Varney	4	0	0	31
CB Stephen Forbes	3	2	0	36
OLB Ethan Burnett	3	1	0	24
CB Bruce Brookins	3	0	0	26
ILB Maurice Pomeroy	3	0	0	36
S Brandon Magnotta	2	0	1	26
CB Robert Blackford	2	0	0	34
S Jack Brewer	1	0	0	8
OLB Billy Joe Hodges	1	0	0	9
ILB Randall Hawkins	1	0	0	7
DE Terry Maddux	1	0	0	34

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Clay Wallenbrock	3	10	33	0	36
Harvey Soltis	3	8	28	0	28
Wes Hamilton	1	6	32	1	34
Isaac Whalen	1	5	25	0	32
Mike Wheeler	1	2	20	0	19
Jerry McElroy	0	1	6	0	9

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Patrick Petrolis	3	7	0	18	0	27
Mitch Hughes	2	4	1	20	0	25
George Coffey	2	4	0	21	0	29
Jordan Gross	1	4	1	22	1	28
Casey Godfrey	1	2	0	8	0	8
Byron Davidson	0	1	0	2	0	1
Curtis Nichols	0	1	0	17	0	8

Special Teams Statistics

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Dusty Sampson	4	15
Tyrus Riviere	1	20
John Reeves	1	19
Hugh Nevarez	1	15
Daniel Baker	0	19
Ike Benson	0	15
Chester Vermeil	0	14
Carl Davis	0	13
Brant Shaw	0	13
Irv Terry	0	11
Shane Jacobs	0	10
Jerry McElroy	0	8
Wes Hamilton	0	8
Raymond Matos	0	8
Harvey Soltis	0	7
Clay Wallenbrock	0	7
Mike Wheeler	0	5
Duane Boswell	0	4
Vince Jeffries	0	4
Nicky Bodenhemer	0	4
Quinn Crum	0	3
Neal Kelleher	0	2
Frankie Lake	0	2
Donovan Ricker	0	2
Damon Nash	0	2
Seth Levine	0	2
Dwan Edwards	0	1
Ricardo Colclough	0	1
Korey Sinclair	0	1
Kevin Logan	0	1
Fred Clancy	0	1
Isaac Whalen	0	1
Dusty Bronson	0	1
R.J. Myers	0	1
Kendall Hape	0	1
Jumbo Clayton	0	1

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Marco Bensen	2	6
Tom Gaffney	1	13
Howard Bridges	0	17
Lorenzo Varney	0	17
Wendell Rubenstein	0	13
Kendrick Hastings	0	13
Jack Brewer	0	12
Robert Blackford	0	12
Mario Beyer	0	12
William Lundberg	0	11
Leon Barbaritz	0	11
Randall Hawkins	0	11
Terry Maddux	0	11
Billy Joe Hodges	0	10
George Sharpton	0	7
Randy Dodge	0	6
Brandon Magnotta	0	5
Andy Schultz	0	5
Ethan Burnett	0	4
Colin Bush	0	4
Maurice Pomeroy	0	4
Stephen Forbes	0	4
Gabe Buchman	0	4
Byron Davidson	0	3
Casey Godfrey	0	3
Bruce Westbrook	0	3
Bruce Brookins	0	3
Andre Johnson	0	2
Greg Lang	0	2
Donnie Hines	0	2
Mitch Hughes	0	2
Marshall Carroll	0	2
Geoff Maniecki	0	2
Donovan Samsel	0	2
Terry Sawyer	0	1
Patrick Petrolis	0	1
Gene Bracken	0	1
George Coffey	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	19	2.4
Middle	14	57	4.1
Right	10	3	0.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	36	5.1
Middle	12	57	4.8
Right	4	23	5.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joey Harrington	35	24	2	0	2	3	4	0	1

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Terry Sawyer	29	15	3	1	1	2	7	4	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	36	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	7	34	3.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	9	119	11.9
Long (19+ Yds)	9	2	68	7.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	7	77	9.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	7	91	8.3
Long (19+ Yds)	10	1	26	2.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Alex Stuart	9	5	0	74	0	30
WR Vince Jeffries	7	5	1	87	2	22
TE Mike Wheeler	4	3	0	32	0	19
WR Jimmie Horton	4	2	1	12	0	17
FB John Reeves	4	4	0	8	0	18
WR Richie Becker	4	2	0	9	0	19
RB Kim Helfrich	3	3	0	35	0	18

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Andre Johnson	10	5	0	82	2	17
WR Kendrick Hastings	5	2	0	16	0	14
WR William Lundberg	4	1	1	45	1	25
FB Donnie Hines	3	3	0	15	0	15
WR Marco Bensen	3	1	0	8	0	18
TE George Sharpton	2	1	0	5	0	13
RB Howard Bridges	1	1	0	4	0	23
TE Wendell Rubenstein	1	1	0	19	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Carl Davis	8	17	2.13	2.76
Kim Helfrich	4	5	1.25	2.13
Joey Harrington	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Howard Bridges	2	1	0.50	4.25
Frankie Copeland	1	4	4.00	8.40

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joey Harrington	3	2	19	6.33	7.34

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Terry Sawyer	5	3	34	6.80	6.69

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Mike Wheeler	1	1	14	14.00	8.00
WR Jimmie Horton	1	0	0	0.00	3.00
WR Vince Jeffries	1	1	5	5.00	12.43

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Andre Johnson	1	1	20	20.00	8.20
RB Howard Bridges	1	1	4	4.00	4.00
WR William Lundberg	1	0	0	0.00	11.25
WR Kendrick Hastings	1	1	10	10.00	3.20
TE George Sharpton	1	0	0	0.00	2.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Kim Helfrich	6	2
Joey Harrington	1	0
Carl Davis	1	1

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Howard Bridges	1	1
Emmanuel McCarthy	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joey Harrington	9	7	4

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Terry Sawyer	7	4	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jimmie Horton	2	1	1
WR Vince Jeffries	2	2	2
WR Richie Becker	2	2	0
WR Alex Stuart	1	0	0
RB Kim Helfrich	1	1	1
FB John Reeves	1	1	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Andre Johnson	3	2	2
WR Kendrick Hastings	2	1	1
RB Howard Bridges	1	1	1
WR Marco Bensen	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 55,300 (73,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,100 (21,400)
End Zone 10,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,400 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,500 (10,100)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (3,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	55,300 (73,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,100 (21,400)
End Zone	10,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,400 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,500 (10,100)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (3,900)