Week 7, 2015

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Carolina Panthers	3	10	7	7	-	27
Atlanta Falcons	0	10	7	7	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:59 CAR - Andy Schultz 33 field goal
2Q: 15:00 ATL - Randall Humphrey 11 pass from Curt Anes (Irv Terry extra point)
2Q: 08:14 CAR - Andre Johnson 11 pass from Terry Sawyer (Andy Schultz extra point)
2Q: 02:58 ATL - Irv Terry 44 field goal
2Q: 00:12 CAR - Andy Schultz 18 field goal
3Q: 11:24 CAR - William Lundberg 19 pass from Terry Sawyer (Andy Schultz extra point)
3Q: 08:42 ATL - Randall Humphrey 46 pass from Curt Anes (Irv Terry extra point)
4Q: 11:54 ATL - Alex Stuart 1 pass from Curt Anes (Irv Terry extra point)
4Q: 02:46 CAR - Terry Sawyer 8 run (Andy Schultz extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:59 CAR - Andy Schultz 33 field goal
2Q: 15:00 ATL - Randall Humphrey 11 pass from Curt Anes (Irv Terry extra point)
2Q: 08:14 CAR - Andre Johnson 11 pass from Terry Sawyer (Andy Schultz extra point)
2Q: 02:58 ATL - Irv Terry 44 field goal
2Q: 00:12 CAR - Andy Schultz 18 field goal
3Q: 11:24 CAR - William Lundberg 19 pass from Terry Sawyer (Andy Schultz extra point)
3Q: 08:42 ATL - Randall Humphrey 46 pass from Curt Anes (Irv Terry extra point)
4Q: 11:54 ATL - Alex Stuart 1 pass from Curt Anes (Irv Terry extra point)
4Q: 02:46 CAR - Terry Sawyer 8 run (Andy Schultz extra point)

Team Statistics CAR ATL
Record 3-4 2-5
First Downs 26 19
- by Rushing 7 6
- by Passing 19 10
- by Penalty 0 3
Total Net Yards 430 314
- Offensive Plays 73 53
- Yards per Play 5.89 5.92
Net Rushing Yards 88 102
- Rushing Attempts 31 20
- Yards per Rush 2.84 5.10
Net Passing Yards 342 212
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 26 - 0 31 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 370 226
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/28 2/14
- Yards per Pass Play 8.14 6.42
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 9/16 3/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.6 7.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 4/40 8/65
Punt Returns/Yards 2/11 1/5
Kick Returns/Yards 5/122 5/86
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 6 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/2 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 31
Time of Possession 34:00 26:00

Team Statistics	CAR	ATL
Record	3-4	2-5
First Downs	26	19
- by Rushing	7	6
- by Passing	19	10
- by Penalty	0	3
Total Net Yards	430	314
- Offensive Plays	73	53
- Yards per Play	5.89	5.92
Net Rushing Yards	88	102
- Rushing Attempts	31	20
- Yards per Rush	2.84	5.10
Net Passing Yards	342	212
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 26 - 0	31 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	370	226
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/28	2/14
- Yards per Pass Play	8.14	6.42
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	9/16	3/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.6	7.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	4/40	8/65
Punt Returns/Yards	2/11	1/5
Kick Returns/Yards	5/122	5/86
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	6	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/2	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 31
Time of Possession	34:00	26:00

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:37	5:44	OWN 4	11	80	Field Goal
1	3:57	1:38	OWN 15	5	-3	Punt
2	14:53	6:44	OWN 32	13	68	Touchdown
2	2:52	2:48	OWN 17	7	82	Field Goal
3	15:00	3:44	OWN 26	6	74	Touchdown
3	8:24	5:39	OWN 36	11	47	Missed FG
4	11:46	2:11	OWN 39	6	19	Punt
4	7:25	4:52	OWN 33	12	67	Touchdown
4	0:34	0:34	OWN 42	3	-4	Game

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:23	OWN 42	3	-5	Punt
1	6:53	2:56	OWN 36	3	8	Punt
1	2:19	2:26	OPP 43	6	43	Touchdown
2	8:09	5:17	OWN 20	12	53	Field Goal
3	11:16	2:52	OWN 30	5	70	Touchdown
3	2:45	5:59	OWN 24	12	76	Touchdown
4	9:35	2:10	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
4	2:33	1:59	OWN 20	10	38	Downs

Game MVP: Terry Sawyer, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Frankie Copeland	17	51	3.00	12	1	0
Emmanuel McCarthy	9	31	3.44	10	2	0
Terry Sawyer	5	6	1.20	8	0	1

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Carl Davis	11	52	4.73	17	2
Glenn Bellando	6	40	6.67	12	2
Tyrus Riviere	3	10	3.33	9	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Terry Sawyer	37	26	370	5/28	2	36	0	120.3

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Curt Anes	30	18	226	2/14	3	46	0	116.8
Marc Bulger	1	0	0	0/0	0	0	0	39.6

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR William Lundberg	6	10	123	20.50	40	27	1
RB Frankie Copeland	6	7	44	7.33	10	16	0
WR Andre Johnson	4	7	67	16.75	0	36	1
TE Wendell Rubenstein	4	5	43	10.75	6	15	0
WR Marco Bensen	3	5	55	18.33	2	34	0
WR Kendrick Hastings	2	2	24	12.00	2	13	0
TE Brett Johnson	1	1	14	14.00	0	14	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Alex Stuart	8	15	91	11.38	11	22	1
RB Tyrus Riviere	3	3	24	8.00	6	9	0
TE Mike Wheeler	2	4	29	14.50	4	23	0
FB Glenn Bellando	2	2	12	6.00	5	6	0
WR Randall Humphrey	2	3	57	28.50	0	46	2
TE Daniel Baker	1	1	13	13.00	0	13	0
RB Carl Davis	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Richie Becker	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
Frankie Copeland	1	0	0
Patrick Petrolis	0	1	0
Bruce Brookins	0	0	1

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Vince Jeffries	1	0	0
Kevin Logan	0	1	0
Seth Levine	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marcus Schroeder	2	86	43.0	30.5	44	0

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Nicky Bodenhemer	3	152	50.7	47.0	59	2

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Andy Schultz	2/3	0/0	0/0	33	3/3

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Irv Terry	1/1	1/1	0/0	44	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
William Lundberg	2	11	5.5	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vince Jeffries	1	5	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
William Lundberg	5	122	24.4	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tyrus Riviere	5	86	17.2	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Lorenzo Varney	5	3	0.0	19	31
ILB Billy Joe Woodard	5	0	0.0	17	30
DE Bert Messenger	4	0	0.5	17	31
CB Robert Blackford	4	1	0.0	16	25
CB Bruce Brookins	4	1	0.0	14	28
S Tyrus Barnhardt	3	0	0.0	5	11
DT Marshall Carroll	2	2	1.0	18	28
S Brandon Magnotta	2	2	0.0	17	31
OLB Maurice Barber	2	2	0.0	16	19
CB Donnell Jefferson	2	0	0.0	7	2
DT Donovan Samsel	2	0	0.0	12	20
DT Ricardo Tokeshi	1	0	0.0	7	7
DT Gabe Buchman	1	0	0.0	4	4
DE Terry Maddux	0	1	0.5	16	28
DE Justin Alexander	0	1	0.0	4	5
OLB Geoff Maniecki	0	1	0.0	7	20

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Seth Levine	8	2	0.0	26	35
S Preston Ackerman	8	1	0.0	30	42
OLB R.J. Myers	7	0	1.0	30	39
CB Damon Nash	7	1	0.0	28	42
S Quinn Crum	6	2	0.0	25	41
DT Korey Sinclair	5	2	1.5	26	41
CB Ricardo Colclough	3	2	0.0	29	41
CB Jumbo Clayton	3	1	0.0	23	38
OLB Vernon Douglas	3	0	0.0	13	11
DE Kendall Hape	2	0	1.5	28	42
DT Donovan Ricker	2	2	1.0	22	36
DE Dusty Bronson	1	2	0.0	31	40
CB Kevin Logan	1	0	0.0	7	6

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Marshall Carroll	1.0	0	0	0	28
DE Bert Messenger	0.5	0	3	1	31
DE Terry Maddux	0.5	0	3	0	28
DE Justin Alexander	0.0	1	0	0	5
ILB Billy Joe Woodard	0.0	0	1	0	30

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Kendall Hape	1.5	1	1	2	42
DT Korey Sinclair	1.5	0	0	1	41
DT Donovan Ricker	1.0	1	2	0	36
OLB R.J. Myers	1.0	0	0	0	39
DE Dusty Bronson	0.0	0	1	0	40
DE Jamie Lincoln	0.0	0	1	0	3

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Robert Blackford	3	1	25
S Tyrus Barnhardt	3	1	11
S Lorenzo Varney	3	0	31
ILB Billy Joe Woodard	3	0	30
CB Bruce Brookins	2	0	28
OLB Maurice Barber	2	0	19
S Brandon Magnotta	1	1	31
CB Donnell Jefferson	1	0	2

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Quinn Crum	5	1	41
CB Damon Nash	5	0	42
CB Ricardo Colclough	4	0	41
ILB Seth Levine	3	1	35
CB Jumbo Clayton	3	0	38
S Preston Ackerman	2	0	42
OLB R.J. Myers	2	0	39
DT Korey Sinclair	1	0	41
OLB Vernon Douglas	1	0	11

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Curtis Nichols	3	5	24	2	35
Mitch Hughes	2	5	24	0	32
Reggie Wagner	1	5	26	1	33
Patrick Petrolis	1	5	30	0	41
Claude Ungerer	1	2	10	0	7
George Coffey	0	1	27	1	32
Byron Davidson	0	1	11	1	20
Wendell Rubenstein	0	1	15	0	23
Vernon Patton	0	1	12	0	16
Ernie Summerfield	0	1	9	0	13

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Clay Wallenbrock	5	6	2	16	0	31
Wes Hamilton	3	3	0	17	0	28
Dwayne Robertson	1	3	0	16	0	25
Harvey Soltis	1	1	0	13	1	24
Raymond Matos	0	3	0	7	0	9
Mike Wheeler	0	1	0	10	0	19
Isaac Whalen	0	1	0	18	0	28
Daniel Baker	0	1	0	12	0	15
Freddie Branch	0	1	0	10	0	14
Jake Broome	0	0	0	6	1	13

Special Teams Statistics

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Bruce Brookins	3	9
Charlie Weidner	1	16
William Lundberg	1	9
Marco Bensen	1	5
Mitch Hughes	1	4
Howard Bridges	0	18
Brett Johnson	0	14
Donnell Jefferson	0	14
Claude Ungerer	0	14
Kendrick Hastings	0	12
Corey Tatum	0	11
Ethan Burnett	0	11
Leon Barbaritz	0	10
Andy Schultz	0	9
Robert Blackford	0	7
Wendell Rubenstein	0	6
Vernon Patton	0	5
Cole Jordan	0	5
Ernie Summerfield	0	5
Patrick Petrolis	0	3
Byron Davidson	0	3
Aaron Terwey	0	3
Tyrus Barnhardt	0	3
Andre Johnson	0	2
Brandon Magnotta	0	2
Marcus Schroeder	0	2
Justin Alexander	0	2
George Coffey	0	2
Marshall Carroll	0	2
Geoff Maniecki	0	2
Gabe Buchman	0	2
Bert Messenger	0	1
Lorenzo Varney	0	1
Terry Maddux	0	1
Randy Dodge	0	1
Ricardo Tokeshi	0	1
Billy Joe Woodard	0	1
Maurice Barber	0	1
Raymond Vance	0	1

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Dusty Sampson	3	14
Tyrus Riviere	1	17
Damon Nash	1	14
Lee Reese	1	12
Harvey Soltis	1	2
Vince Jeffries	0	14
Daniel Baker	0	14
Chester Vermeil	0	12
Glenn Bellando	0	12
Brant Shaw	0	9
Freddie Branch	0	9
Randall Humphrey	0	7
Mike Wheeler	0	6
Carl Davis	0	6
Irv Terry	0	6
Quinn Crum	0	5
Kendall Hape	0	5
Vernon Douglas	0	5
Kevin Logan	0	4
Jake Broome	0	4
Nicky Bodenhemer	0	4
Raymond Matos	0	4
Dwan Edwards	0	3
Ricardo Colclough	0	3
Wes Hamilton	0	3
Preston Ackerman	0	3
Dusty Bronson	0	3
Richie Becker	0	3
Eddie Newsome	0	3
Seth Levine	0	3
Korey Sinclair	0	2
R.J. Myers	0	2
Donovan Ricker	0	2
Larry Buckner	0	2
Jumbo Clayton	0	2
Raymond Osuchowski	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	25	4.2
Middle	20	59	3.0
Right	2	8	4.0
None	3	-4	-1.3

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	21	4.2
Middle	8	34	4.3
Right	7	47	6.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Terry Sawyer	37	26	5	1	1	2	5	3	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Curt Anes	30	18	3	1	1	3	7	1	0
Marc Bulger	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	4	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	8	75	6.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	20	13	179	9.0
Long (19+ Yds)	5	4	112	22.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	15	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	6	37	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	7	83	6.9
Long (19+ Yds)	9	3	91	10.1

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR William Lundberg	10	6	0	123	3	33
WR Andre Johnson	7	4	1	67	1	34
RB Frankie Copeland	7	6	0	44	0	25
TE Wendell Rubenstein	5	4	0	43	0	23
WR Marco Bensen	5	3	0	55	1	27
WR Kendrick Hastings	2	2	0	24	0	16
TE Brett Johnson	1	1	0	14	0	10

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Alex Stuart	15	8	0	91	1	28
TE Mike Wheeler	4	2	1	29	1	19
RB Tyrus Riviere	3	3	0	24	0	12
WR Randall Humphrey	3	2	0	57	1	25
FB Glenn Bellando	2	2	0	12	0	18
WR Richie Becker	2	0	0	0	0	16
RB Carl Davis	1	0	0	0	0	12
TE Daniel Baker	1	1	0	13	0	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Frankie Copeland	5	10	2.00	3.00
Terry Sawyer	1	8	8.00	1.20
Emmanuel McCarthy	1	1	1.00	3.44

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Glenn Bellando	2	12	6.00	6.67
Carl Davis	1	3	3.00	4.73
Tyrus Riviere	1	4	4.00	3.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Terry Sawyer	4	3	39	9.75	10.00

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Curt Anes	2	2	12	6.00	7.53

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Andre Johnson	1	1	11	11.00	9.57
TE Wendell Rubenstein	1	1	9	9.00	8.60
WR William Lundberg	1	1	19	19.00	12.30
WR Marco Bensen	1	0	0	0.00	11.00

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Alex Stuart	1	1	1	1.00	6.07
WR Randall Humphrey	1	1	11	11.00	19.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Terry Sawyer	1	0
Frankie Copeland	1	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Tyrus Riviere	2	0
Glenn Bellando	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Terry Sawyer	13	11	9

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Curt Anes	5	2	2
Marc Bulger	1	0	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Andre Johnson	3	3	2
TE Wendell Rubenstein	3	2	2
WR William Lundberg	2	2	2
RB Frankie Copeland	2	2	1
WR Marco Bensen	2	1	1
WR Kendrick Hastings	1	1	1

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Alex Stuart	4	1	1
RB Tyrus Riviere	1	1	1
WR Richie Becker	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 49,200 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,900 (22,200)
End Zone 11,500 (16,000)
Mezzanine 6,400 (9,200)
Sideline Seats 9,400 (14,100)
Club Seats 3,300 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes 2,700 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	49,200 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,900 (22,200)
End Zone	11,500 (16,000)
Mezzanine	6,400 (9,200)
Sideline Seats	9,400 (14,100)
Club Seats	3,300 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes	2,700 (5,000)