Week 1, 2024

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Carolina Panthers	10	3	0	6	-	19
Atlanta Falcons	7	0	7	8	-	22

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:51 CAR - Jorge McKnight 8 pass from Deion Mahoney (Rickey Rosebrock extra point)
1Q: 04:50 ATL - Andy Alston 22 run (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
1Q: 01:26 CAR - Rickey Rosebrock 46 field goal
2Q: 03:29 CAR - Rickey Rosebrock 40 field goal
3Q: 00:18 ATL - Will Tanner 39 pass from Frankie Blincoe (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
4Q: 09:27 CAR - Jorge McKnight 29 pass from Deion Mahoney (Deion Mahoney pass for conversion failed)
4Q: 05:06 ATL - Max Midget 25 interception return (Frankie Blincoe pass to Ike Perez for conversion)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:51 CAR - Jorge McKnight 8 pass from Deion Mahoney (Rickey Rosebrock extra point)
1Q: 04:50 ATL - Andy Alston 22 run (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
1Q: 01:26 CAR - Rickey Rosebrock 46 field goal
2Q: 03:29 CAR - Rickey Rosebrock 40 field goal
3Q: 00:18 ATL - Will Tanner 39 pass from Frankie Blincoe (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
4Q: 09:27 CAR - Jorge McKnight 29 pass from Deion Mahoney (Deion Mahoney pass for conversion failed)
4Q: 05:06 ATL - Max Midget 25 interception return (Frankie Blincoe pass to Ike Perez for conversion)

Team Statistics CAR ATL
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 20 14
- by Rushing 5 8
- by Passing 15 5
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 402 268
- Offensive Plays 66 50
- Yards per Play 6.09 5.36
Net Rushing Yards 111 150
- Rushing Attempts 28 31
- Yards per Rush 3.96 4.84
Net Passing Yards 291 118
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 23 - 4 19 - 11 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 305 118
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/14 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 7.66 6.21
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 4/2
3rd Down Conversions 5/13 4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.1 5.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/55 5/35
Punt Returns/Yards 1/11 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 2/41 5/118
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 4/52
2pt Conversions 1/0 1/1
Red Zone Visits 1 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 35
Time of Possession 33:43 26:17

Team Statistics	CAR	ATL
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	20	14
- by Rushing	5	8
- by Passing	15	5
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	402	268
- Offensive Plays	66	50
- Yards per Play	6.09	5.36
Net Rushing Yards	111	150
- Rushing Attempts	28	31
- Yards per Rush	3.96	4.84
Net Passing Yards	291	118
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 23 - 4	19 - 11 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	305	118
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/14	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	7.66	6.21
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	4/2
3rd Down Conversions	5/13	4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.1	5.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/55	5/35
Punt Returns/Yards	1/11	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	2/41	5/118
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	4/52
2pt Conversions	1/0	1/1
Red Zone Visits	1	0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 35
Time of Possession	33:43	26:17

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:59	2:15	OPP 43	5	43	Touchdown
1	8:07	1:07	OWN 20	3	-1	Interception
1	4:37	3:19	OWN 38	5	33	Field Goal
2	8:48	3:51	OWN 20	7	29	Punt
2	4:44	1:22	OPP 27	3	4	Field Goal
2	1:43	1:43	OWN 30	4	51	Half
3	15:00	4:21	OWN 26	7	33	Interception
3	8:38	1:27	OWN 20	3	-4	Punt
3	6:06	3:25	OWN 18	7	44	Punt
3	0:01	1:27	OWN 20	4	42	Punt
4	11:39	2:28	OWN 29	4	71	Touchdown
4	5:54	0:57	OWN 11	2	4	Interception
4	4:57	2:48	OWN 20	5	11	Interception
4	1:42	1:42	OWN 20	7	12	Game

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:01	OWN 33	3	16	Fumble
1	10:44	2:37	OWN 48	3	8	Punt
1	7:00	2:23	OPP 44	4	44	Touchdown
1	1:18	7:30	OWN 28	12	27	Punt
2	4:57	0:13	OWN 20	1	7	Fumble
2	3:22	1:39	OWN 38	3	1	Punt
3	10:39	2:01	50	4	15	Punt
3	7:11	1:05	OWN 42	3	6	Punt
3	2:41	2:40	OWN 7	6	93	Touchdown
4	13:34	1:55	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
4	9:11	3:17	OWN 33	6	20	Punt
4	2:09	0:27	OPP 44	3	7	Punt

Game MVP: Max Midget, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Winfred Niklos	14	54	3.86	17	2
Ellis Dodgens	11	52	4.73	19	1
Deion Mahoney	2	8	4.00	4	0
Pat Ellison	1	-3	-3.00	-3	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Andy Alston	21	101	4.81	22	5	1
Max Messersmith	5	20	4.00	12	1	0
Frankie Blincoe	5	29	5.80	7	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Deion Mahoney	36	23	305	2/14	2	43	4	69.5

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Frankie Blincoe	19	11	118	0/0	1	39	0	93.7

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jorge McKnight	8	9	98	12.25	16	30	2
WR Colin Alexander	5	8	96	19.20	14	43	0
WR Lonnie Keaster	2	6	50	25.00	15	34	0
FB Pat Ellison	2	2	13	6.50	2	7	0
TE Steven Hardy	2	3	17	8.50	0	13	0
WR Darren Madison	2	3	19	9.50	3	11	0
RB Winfred Niklos	1	3	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Dixon Horner	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0
TE Ike McDonald	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Will Tanner	6	8	73	12.17	36	39	1
WR Bryan Dennis	3	6	36	12.00	8	23	0
RB Andy Alston	2	2	9	4.50	0	7	0
TE Kirk Gardner	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Max Midget	3	25	8.33	1
S Marlon Paswater	1	27	27.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
Pat Ellison	1	0	0
Ellis Dodgens	1	0	0
Paul Browning	0	1	1
Deion Mahoney	0	1	0
Darren Madison	0	1	0
J.B. Timm	0	1	0
Trent Prewett	0	0	1
Bo Hickey	0	0	1
Riddick Prescott	0	0	1

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Frankie Blincoe	3	0	0
Andy Alston	1	1	0
Ike Perez	0	1	0
Brett Cobb	0	0	1
Marlon Paswater	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Arnie Terry	4	162	40.5	30.5	51	1

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Nicky Bodenhemer	8	313	39.1	27.8	45	2

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rickey Rosebrock	2/2	2/2	0/0	46	1/1

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Charlie Mattingly	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Winfred Niklos	1	11	11.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Colin Alexander	1	21	21.0	0
Darren Madison	1	20	20.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Amos Hawkins	3	69	23.0	0
Casey Fairbairn	2	49	24.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Max Marian	7	3	0.0	24	12
OLB Riddick Prescott	6	1	0.0	22	13
DT Paul Browning	5	0	0.0	30	16
S Earl Riley	4	1	0.0	23	18
CB Kim Hatcher	3	1	0.0	21	16
S Bo Hickey	3	0	0.0	27	16
CB Robbie Lawless	2	1	0.0	18	14
S Jeffrey Burns	2	0	0.0	15	4
DE J.J. Roddy	1	2	0.0	25	16
ILB Jerome Page	1	1	0.0	7	7
DE Zach Burns	1	0	0.0	25	17
OLB Harold McBeal	1	0	0.0	9	6
WR Lonnie Keaster	1	0	---	---	---
S Frank Schueler	1	0	0.0	5	5
WR Colin Alexander	1	0	---	---	---
CB Sedrick Martinez	1	0	0.0	19	8
WR Darren Madison	1	0	---	---	---

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Marlon Paswater	6	0	0.0	25	30
DE Juan Norried	5	4	1.0	25	36
ILB Brett Cobb	5	2	0.0	19	25
S Grant Morton	5	2	0.0	21	36
CB Gus Barrett	5	1	0.0	20	32
ILB Earl Noll	4	1	0.5	8	13
CB Max Midget	3	2	0.0	22	27
OLB Oliver Hanson	3	1	0.0	18	24
CB Winfred Cooley	2	4	0.0	21	26
DT Omar Blackburn	2	1	0.0	9	7
ILB Norm Sapia	2	0	0.0	5	6
DE Donny Weadock	2	0	0.0	10	10
CB Darrell Apold	2	0	0.0	6	11
DE Dana Uribe	1	0	0.5	5	10
DT Winston Ansara	1	2	0.0	18	28
CB Norman Henry	1	2	0.0	6	9
C Danny McClendon	1	0	---	---	---
S Bryant Andrew	1	0	0.0	8	5
DT Emmanuel Lyon	1	0	0.0	4	2
OLB Randall Osborne	0	1	0.0	11	11
OLB Craig Lyon	0	1	0.0	4	6

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Zach Burns	1	2	17
DE Terry Maddux	1	0	4
OLB Harold McBeal	1	0	6
DT J.B. Timm	1	0	16

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Juan Norried	1.0	2	3	36
DE Dana Uribe	0.5	0	0	10
ILB Earl Noll	0.5	0	0	13
DE Kris Mathis	0.0	1	0	28

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Riddick Prescott	2	0	13
CB Robbie Lawless	2	0	14
CB Kim Hatcher	2	0	16
OLB Harold McBeal	1	0	6
S Earl Riley	1	0	18
S Frank Schueler	1	0	5
ILB Max Marian	1	0	12
S Bo Hickey	1	0	16
CB Bryant Farley	0	2	12

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Marlon Paswater	4	1	1	30
ILB Brett Cobb	3	1	0	25
S Grant Morton	3	1	0	36
CB Gus Barrett	3	0	0	32
ILB Earl Noll	3	0	0	13
CB Max Midget	2	0	3	27
OLB Oliver Hanson	2	0	0	24
ILB Norm Sapia	1	0	0	6
CB Norman Henry	1	0	0	9
CB Darrell Apold	1	0	0	11
S Nate Accimus	0	1	0	19

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Lincoln Frasier	2	3	0	26	0	34
Lionel Banks	1	6	0	22	1	35
Tyrone Fialho	1	3	0	26	0	38
Vernon Crawford	1	2	1	9	0	9
Pat Ellison	1	2	1	17	0	18
Steven Hardy	1	2	0	24	0	25
Neil Hawley	1	1	0	9	0	10
Angelo Farmer	0	4	0	25	1	33
Ty Farmer	0	3	0	23	0	31

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Leroy Keith	3	3	0	26	17
Phil Tikaran	2	8	0	29	17
Johnnie Hogrefe	2	7	0	26	16
Ike Perez	1	3	1	23	16
Mario Sanford	1	1	1	26	17
Danny McClendon	0	2	0	27	15
Kirk Gardner	0	1	0	24	13
Kendrick Beyer	0	1	0	10	5

Special Teams Statistics

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Kim Hatcher	2	8
Harold McBeal	1	30
Steven Hardy	1	12
Dixon Horner	1	12
Colin Curtis	0	17
Jorge McKnight	0	16
Sedrick Martinez	0	16
Ellis Dodgens	0	15
Ike McDonald	0	12
Jerome Page	0	9
Terry Maddux	0	8
Winfred Niklos	0	8
Jeffrey Burns	0	8
Rickey Rosebrock	0	7
Arnie Terry	0	6
Angelo Farmer	0	6
Tyrone Fialho	0	6
Pat Ellison	0	6
Neil Hawley	0	6
Trent Prewett	0	6
Vernon Crawford	0	5
Rob Arce	0	5
Lionel Banks	0	5
Irving Jenkins	0	4
Darren Madison	0	4
Colin Alexander	0	3
Riddick Prescott	0	3
Frank Schueler	0	2
Lester Kappers	0	2
Lonnie Keaster	0	1
Earl Riley	0	1
Bryant Farley	0	1
Lincoln Frasier	0	1
Max Marian	0	1
Bo Hickey	0	1

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Xavier Lyon	1	17
Norman Henry	1	17
Ike Perez	1	16
Broderick Darquea	0	21
Norm Sapia	0	17
Will Tanner	0	13
Kirk Gardner	0	11
Nate Accimus	0	9
Amos Hawkins	0	9
Nicky Bodenhemer	0	8
Leroy Keith	0	8
Danny McClendon	0	8
Jose Atkins	0	8
Craig Lyon	0	8
Kendrick Beyer	0	8
Justin Wolfe	0	7
Gus Barrett	0	6
Casey Fairbairn	0	5
Andrew Jamison	0	5
Grant Morton	0	4
Charlie Mattingly	0	4
Randall Osborne	0	4
Bryant Andrew	0	4
Earl Noll	0	4
Brett Cobb	0	3
Max Messersmith	0	3
Kris Mathis	0	3
Emmanuel Lyon	0	3
Donny Weadock	0	3
Winfred Cooley	0	3
Max Midget	0	3
Johnnie Hogrefe	0	2
Winston Ansara	0	2
Oliver Hanson	0	2
Juan Norried	0	1
Dana Uribe	0	1
Omar Blackburn	0	1
Marlon Paswater	0	1
Darrell Apold	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	21	2.3
Middle	15	81	5.4
Right	4	9	2.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	6	0.7
Middle	10	58	5.8
Right	12	86	7.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Deion Mahoney	36	23	6	1	1	4	3	3	4

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Frankie Blincoe	19	11	2	1	1	2	4	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	10	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	7	53	5.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	7	85	6.5
Long (19+ Yds)	9	5	157	17.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	8	71	7.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	2	24	3.0
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	23	23.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jorge McKnight	9	8	0	98	2	22
WR Colin Alexander	8	5	1	96	3	26
WR Lonnie Keaster	6	2	0	50	1	24
RB Winfred Niklos	3	1	0	3	0	22
TE Steven Hardy	3	2	0	17	0	25
WR Darren Madison	3	2	0	19	0	22
FB Pat Ellison	2	2	0	13	0	18
TE Ike McDonald	1	0	0	0	0	9
WR Dixon Horner	1	1	0	9	0	3

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Will Tanner	8	6	0	73	1	18
WR Bryan Dennis	6	3	0	36	1	17
TE Kirk Gardner	3	0	1	0	0	13
RB Andy Alston	2	2	0	9	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Winfred Niklos	1	6	6.00	3.86

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Deion Mahoney	2	2	14	7.00	8.47

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jorge McKnight	1	1	8	8.00	10.89
WR Colin Alexander	1	1	6	6.00	12.00

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Max Messersmith	2	0
Andy Alston	2	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Deion Mahoney	12	7	5

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Frankie Blincoe	8	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Lonnie Keaster	4	1	1
RB Winfred Niklos	2	1	0
WR Jorge McKnight	2	1	1
FB Pat Ellison	1	1	1
TE Steven Hardy	1	1	0
WR Darren Madison	1	1	1
WR Dixon Horner	1	1	1

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bryan Dennis	4	1	1
WR Will Tanner	2	2	1
TE Kirk Gardner	2	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 49,900 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,300 (22,200)
End Zone 11,000 (16,000)
Mezzanine 6,200 (9,200)
Sideline Seats 9,400 (14,100)
Club Seats 3,300 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes 2,700 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	49,900 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,300 (22,200)
End Zone	11,000 (16,000)
Mezzanine	6,200 (9,200)
Sideline Seats	9,400 (14,100)
Club Seats	3,300 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes	2,700 (5,000)