Week 5, 2053

played in Carolina, NC

55 degrees, rain, 16 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	7	7	14	13	-	41
Carolina Panthers	7	0	3	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:59 CAR - Stephen Krohn 12 pass from Charles Peppers (J.C. Cooley extra point)
1Q: 04:33 ATL - Winston Lofton 5 pass from Larry Tatum (Nick Heimburger extra point)
2Q: 11:03 ATL - Dalton Fultz 52 run (Nick Heimburger extra point)
3Q: 13:05 ATL - Larry Tatum 21 run (Nick Heimburger extra point)
3Q: 11:25 ATL - Pierre Thornton 52 interception return (Nick Heimburger extra point)
3Q: 07:46 CAR - J.C. Cooley 33 field goal
4Q: 14:15 ATL - Nick Heimburger 51 field goal
4Q: 11:23 ATL - Bryce Bullock 17 pass from Larry Tatum (Nick Heimburger extra point)
4Q: 08:50 ATL - Nick Heimburger 49 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:59 CAR - Stephen Krohn 12 pass from Charles Peppers (J.C. Cooley extra point)
1Q: 04:33 ATL - Winston Lofton 5 pass from Larry Tatum (Nick Heimburger extra point)
2Q: 11:03 ATL - Dalton Fultz 52 run (Nick Heimburger extra point)
3Q: 13:05 ATL - Larry Tatum 21 run (Nick Heimburger extra point)
3Q: 11:25 ATL - Pierre Thornton 52 interception return (Nick Heimburger extra point)
3Q: 07:46 CAR - J.C. Cooley 33 field goal
4Q: 14:15 ATL - Nick Heimburger 51 field goal
4Q: 11:23 ATL - Bryce Bullock 17 pass from Larry Tatum (Nick Heimburger extra point)
4Q: 08:50 ATL - Nick Heimburger 49 field goal

Team Statistics ATL CAR
Record 3-2 1-4
First Downs 20 17
- by Rushing 6 3
- by Passing 12 12
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 402 335
- Offensive Plays 59 65
- Yards per Play 6.81 5.15
Net Rushing Yards 176 134
- Rushing Attempts 28 23
- Yards per Rush 6.29 5.83
Net Passing Yards 226 201
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 20 - 0 39 - 20 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 226 217
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 3/16
- Yards per Pass Play 7.29 4.79
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/11 3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.3 9.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 9/75 13/123
Punt Returns/Yards 2/12 3/39
Kick Returns/Yards 1/25 5/112
Interception Ret./Yards 3/52 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 27
Time of Possession 30:19 29:41

Team Statistics	ATL	CAR
Record	3-2	1-4
First Downs	20	17
- by Rushing	6	3
- by Passing	12	12
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	402	335
- Offensive Plays	59	65
- Yards per Play	6.81	5.15
Net Rushing Yards	176	134
- Rushing Attempts	28	23
- Yards per Rush	6.29	5.83
Net Passing Yards	226	201
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 20 - 0	39 - 20 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	226	217
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	3/16
- Yards per Pass Play	7.29	4.79
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/11	3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.3	9.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	9/75	13/123
Punt Returns/Yards	2/12	3/39
Kick Returns/Yards	1/25	5/112
Interception Ret./Yards	3/52	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 27
Time of Possession	30:19	29:41

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:49	2:41	OWN 6	5	21	Punt
1	7:49	3:25	OWN 24	6	76	Touchdown
1	2:04	1:04	OWN 20	5	18	Punt
2	13:42	3:01	OWN 7	6	93	Touchdown
2	6:59	0:47	OWN 7	3	6	Punt
2	3:57	1:04	OWN 32	3	-4	Punt
2	1:29	0:40	OWN 41	3	7	Punt
3	15:00	2:04	OWN 25	4	75	Touchdown
3	7:38	3:18	OWN 10	6	21	Punt
3	2:40	3:32	OWN 29	7	37	Field Goal
4	12:00	0:44	OPP 13	2	13	Touchdown
4	10:41	1:56	OPP 38	3	6	Field Goal
4	3:45	3:45	OWN 30	8	30	Game

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:11	OWN 38	3	6	Punt
1	10:08	2:19	OWN 32	5	68	Touchdown
1	4:24	2:20	OWN 31	3	-5	Punt
1	1:00	2:18	OWN 20	5	11	Punt
2	10:41	3:42	OWN 34	6	12	Punt
2	6:12	2:15	OWN 36	4	30	Interception
2	2:53	1:24	OWN 31	6	35	Missed FG
2	0:49	0:49	OWN 20	2	-6	Half
3	12:56	1:41	OWN 25	6	24	Interception
3	11:15	3:37	OWN 13	7	71	Field Goal
3	4:20	1:40	OWN 26	4	18	Punt
4	14:08	2:08	OWN 15	3	9	Punt
4	11:16	0:35	OWN 24	2	0	Interception
4	8:45	5:00	OWN 40	10	37	Missed FG

Game MVP: Larry Tatum, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Dalton Fultz	17	90	5.29	52	1	1
RB Tevin Basham	9	65	7.22	19	4	0
WR Gabe Boyer	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
QB Larry Tatum	1	21	21.00	21	1	1

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Cedric McKenzie	14	80	5.71	31	2
QB Charles Peppers	6	40	6.67	14	1
QB Tyler Crane	1	11	11.00	11	1
RB Skip Hadley	1	1	1.00	1	0
WR Richie Wilhide	1	2	2.00	2	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Larry Tatum	31	20	226	0/0	2	28	0	107.7

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Charles Peppers	34	18	205	2/13	1	30	3	44.3
Tyler Crane	5	2	12	1/3	0	8	0	47.9

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Gabe Boyer	5	7	74	14.80	30	24	0
WR Billy Beale	4	9	46	11.50	34	27	0
WR Ashton Barrett	3	4	62	20.67	25	28	0
WR Lewis Chance	2	2	-2	-1.00	0	2	0
TE Bryce Bullock	2	3	29	14.50	3	17	1
RB Dalton Fultz	2	2	5	2.50	0	5	0
TE Winston Lofton	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	1
RB Tevin Basham	1	2	7	7.00	2	7	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Rico Clemons	8	12	108	13.50	63	30	0
WR Philip Stephenson	4	4	17	4.25	3	10	0
WR Richie Wilhide	3	8	18	6.00	3	16	0
RB Jake Garrett	2	3	9	4.50	0	6	0
TE Alfredo Sweeney	1	2	28	28.00	22	28	0
WR Stephen Krohn	1	3	12	12.00	1	12	1
RB Cedric McKenzie	1	3	25	25.00	25	25	0
TE Lonnie Burns	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Darryl Hickl	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Arnold Barnhart	1	0	0.00	0
S Pierre Thornton	1	52	52.00	1
ILB Lamar Jacome	1	0	0.00	0

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Carlos Gabberty	6	325	54.2	41.0	62	3

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Pedro Donaldson	6	246	41.0	39.0	62	4

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Nick Heimburger	2/2	2/2	1/1	51	5/5

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
J.C. Cooley	1/3	0/2	0/1	33	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ashton Barrett	2	12	6.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Richie Wilhide	3	39	13.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Arnold Barnhart	1	25	25.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Darryl Hickl	5	112	22.4	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Eugene Riley	6	2	1.0	20	40
S Sean Oksenberg	6	2	0.0	17	26
ILB Lamar Bruce	5	2	0.0	20	39
S Jack Finley	5	1	0.0	8	25
OLB Lewis Riley	4	0	0.0	14	27
CB Drake Russell	3	1	0.0	6	12
DT Conrad Young	3	1	0.0	16	20
CB Andrew Middleton	3	0	0.0	15	17
DE Tony Schwartz	2	2	1.0	23	41
CB Roy Rodgers	2	0	0.0	13	29
S Pierre Thornton	2	0	0.0	21	33
DT Kaleb Dixon	1	0	0.5	7	22
CB Arnold Barnhart	1	2	0.0	23	42
ILB Mason Sturgell	1	0	0.0	3	10
CB Josue German	1	0	0.0	14	27
DE Fred Prior	0	1	0.5	3	10
DE Jacob Butler	0	1	0.0	22	29

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Enrique Marsh	7	1	0.0	28	31
S Doug Winn	5	2	0.0	28	31
CB Clifton Joseph	5	1	0.0	18	30
S Dwayne Lestage	5	1	0.0	28	31
OLB Dillon Fagelman	5	0	0.0	20	23
DT R.J. House	3	3	0.0	27	24
DT Alexis Terrell	3	1	0.0	21	17
CB Craig Jennings	3	0	0.0	16	26
S Adrian Aikman	2	0	0.0	9	0
DT Ross Cole	2	0	0.0	8	20
CB Roger Espinal	1	2	0.0	28	31
OLB Bryce Brown	1	1	0.0	13	10
WR Rico Clemons	1	0	---	---	---
DE Gino Hoke	1	0	0.0	25	30
WR Richie Wilhide	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Eugene Riley	1.0	2	3	40
DE Tony Schwartz	1.0	0	0	41
DE Fred Prior	0.5	1	0	10
DT Kaleb Dixon	0.5	0	0	22
DT Conrad Young	0.0	1	0	20
ILB Lamar Bruce	0.0	0	1	39

Carolina	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Tom Foley	1	3	0	25
DT Alexis Terrell	1	0	0	17
OLB Dillon Fagelman	1	0	0	23
DE Gino Hoke	0	3	2	30
ILB Enrique Marsh	0	1	1	31
DT Ross Cole	0	1	0	20

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Eugene Riley	3	2	0	40
S Jack Finley	3	1	0	25
ILB Lamar Bruce	3	1	0	39
S Sean Oksenberg	2	1	0	26
DT Conrad Young	2	0	0	20
OLB Lewis Riley	2	0	0	27
CB Drake Russell	1	1	0	12
CB Arnold Barnhart	1	0	1	42
S Pierre Thornton	1	0	1	33
CB Andrew Middleton	1	0	0	17
CB Roy Rodgers	1	0	0	29
DE Jacob Butler	0	1	0	29
ILB Lamar Jacome	0	0	1	5

Carolina	Caught	PPlay
S Dwayne Lestage	4	31
ILB Enrique Marsh	3	31
CB Craig Jennings	3	26
CB Clifton Joseph	3	30
OLB Dillon Fagelman	3	23
S Doug Winn	3	31
CB Roger Espinal	1	31

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
C A.J. Garrett	3	5	21	31
T Rodney Dunlap	2	5	21	31
G Aaron Meyer	2	4	28	31
T Lewis Rives	1	3	28	31
TE Winston Lofton	1	1	23	26
G Earl Sinclair	0	6	28	31
C Denzel Grieb	0	2	7	0
TE Bryce Bullock	0	1	18	6

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Kaleb Owens	2	4	23	0	42
T T.J. Probin	2	3	23	2	42
T Brian Reeves	1	3	21	1	34
C Edwin Karle	0	4	21	0	34
G Miles Delgado	0	2	23	0	42

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Gabe Boyer	4	17
Alexis Engler	2	19
Pierre Thornton	1	19
Billy Beale	1	11

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Philip Stephenson	1	26
Tyler Conger	1	24
Emmett Restifo	1	9

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Arnold Barnhart	---	---	23	42	13	78
S Pierre Thornton	---	---	21	33	19	73
ILB Lamar Bruce	---	---	20	39	11	70
G Aaron Meyer	28	31	---	---	8	67
G Earl Sinclair	28	31	---	---	8	67
T Lewis Rives	28	31	---	---	8	67
WR Billy Beale	25	30	---	---	11	66
DE Tony Schwartz	---	---	23	41	2	66
OLB Lewis Riley	---	---	14	27	25	66
OLB Eugene Riley	---	---	20	40	3	63
T Rodney Dunlap	21	31	---	---	8	60
WR Ashton Barrett	22	28	---	---	6	56
WR Gabe Boyer	12	26	---	---	17	55
DE Jacob Butler	---	---	22	29	1	52
C A.J. Garrett	21	31	---	---	---	52
TE Bryce Bullock	18	6	---	---	25	49
TE Winston Lofton	23	26	---	---	---	49
QB Larry Tatum	18	31	---	---	---	49
RB Dalton Fultz	20	15	---	---	14	49
CB Roy Rodgers	---	---	13	29	3	45
S Sean Oksenberg	---	---	17	26	2	45
CB Josue German	---	---	14	27	1	42
CB Drake Russell	---	---	6	12	18	36
RB Tevin Basham	14	20	---	---	2	36
DT Conrad Young	---	---	16	20	---	36
S Jack Finley	---	---	8	25	2	35
CB Andrew Middleton	---	---	15	17	1	33
DT Kaleb Dixon	---	---	7	22	3	32
RB Lukas Lyons	2	0	---	---	24	26
DE Fred Prior	---	---	3	10	8	21
WR Alexis Engler	0	0	---	---	19	19
ILB Mason Sturgell	---	---	3	10	1	14
RB Norbert Gourdine	0	2	---	---	12	14
QB A.J. Sanford	10	0	---	---	2	12
WR Lewis Chance	9	2	---	---	---	11
ILB D.J. Harden	---	---	2	8	1	11
ILB Lamar Jacome	---	---	6	5	---	11
K Nick Heimburger	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Antoine Campbell	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Denzel Grieb	7	0	---	---	---	7
P Carlos Gabberty	0	0	---	---	6	6
DT Lamar Kelley	---	---	0	0	6	6
TE Alvin Fulton	2	0	---	---	---	2
T Marty Kreklow	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Donald Fitzgerald	---	---	0	0	---	0
DT Joshua Hadden	---	---	0	0	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
TE Alfredo Sweeney	19	33	---	---	26	78
G Miles Delgado	23	42	---	---	9	74
G Kaleb Owens	23	42	---	---	---	65
T T.J. Probin	23	42	---	---	---	65
T Brian Reeves	21	34	---	---	9	64
WR Rico Clemons	22	40	---	---	1	63
ILB Enrique Marsh	---	---	28	31	2	61
CB Craig Jennings	---	---	16	26	19	61
S Dwayne Lestage	---	---	28	31	2	61
S Doug Winn	---	---	28	31	2	61
CB Roger Espinal	---	---	28	31	2	61
QB Charles Peppers	22	36	---	---	---	58
DE Gino Hoke	---	---	25	30	2	57
WR Philip Stephenson	8	22	---	---	26	56
C Edwin Karle	21	34	---	---	---	55
DT R.J. House	---	---	27	24	2	53
RB Cedric McKenzie	21	32	---	---	---	53
WR Richie Wilhide	17	27	---	---	6	50
CB Clifton Joseph	---	---	18	30	1	49
OLB Bryce Brown	---	---	13	10	25	48
DE Tom Foley	---	---	19	25	---	44
OLB Dillon Fagelman	---	---	20	23	---	43
WR Stephen Krohn	13	21	---	---	7	41
DT Alexis Terrell	---	---	21	17	2	40
FB Dave Shepherd	2	1	---	---	26	29
TE Lonnie Burns	8	13	---	---	8	29
OLB Tyler Conger	---	---	3	1	24	28
DT Ross Cole	---	---	8	20	---	28
S Adrian Aikman	---	---	9	0	18	27
RB Jake Garrett	1	10	---	---	14	25
WR Darryl Hickl	1	10	---	---	11	22
G Emmett Restifo	2	8	---	---	9	19
T Morris Clinton	2	8	---	---	9	19
OLB Miles Hammer	---	---	9	6	---	15
DE DeAndre Rice	---	---	1	3	7	11
C Brandon Winslett	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Pedro Donaldson	0	0	---	---	9	9
ILB Sedrick Ruggiero	---	---	7	0	---	7
QB Tyler Crane	1	6	---	---	---	7
CB Oliver Sailer	---	---	0	1	6	7
K J.C. Cooley	0	0	---	---	6	6
DE Ralph Poole	---	---	0	0	6	6
RB Skip Hadley	1	0	---	---	3	4
TE Amos Godfrey	2	1	---	---	---	3
DT Justin Stuart	---	---	0	1	---	1
S Arturo Reese	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	24	12.0
Middle	19	135	7.1
Right	7	17	2.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	26	8.7
Middle	10	96	9.6
Right	10	12	1.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Larry Tatum	31	20	5	0	0	0	8	3	0

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Charles Peppers	34	18	4	2	2	7	2	2	3
Tyler Crane	5	2	0	1	0	0	2	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	25	6.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	112	8.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	6	51	4.3
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	38	19.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	4	25	3.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	11	143	7.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	5	49	4.1
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Billy Beale	9	4	46	1	30
WR Gabe Boyer	7	5	74	2	26
WR Ashton Barrett	4	3	62	2	28
TE Bryce Bullock	3	2	29	0	6
WR Lewis Chance	2	2	-2	0	2
TE Winston Lofton	2	1	5	0	26
RB Tevin Basham	2	1	7	0	20
RB Dalton Fultz	2	2	5	0	15

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rico Clemons	12	8	1	108	2	40
WR Richie Wilhide	8	3	1	18	0	27
WR Philip Stephenson	4	4	0	17	0	22
WR Stephen Krohn	3	1	0	12	0	21
RB Jake Garrett	3	2	0	9	0	10
RB Cedric McKenzie	3	1	0	25	1	32
TE Lonnie Burns	2	0	0	0	0	13
WR Darryl Hickl	2	0	0	0	0	10
TE Alfredo Sweeney	2	1	0	28	1	33

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Dalton Fultz	2	3	1.50	5.29

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Larry Tatum	2	2	22	11.00	7.29

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Charles Peppers	2	2	12	6.00	6.03
Tyler Crane	2	1	8	4.00	2.40

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Bryce Bullock	1	1	17	17.00	9.67
TE Winston Lofton	1	1	5	5.00	2.50

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Lonnie Burns	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Stephen Krohn	1	1	12	12.00	4.00
WR Rico Clemons	1	1	8	8.00	9.00
WR Philip Stephenson	1	1	0	0.00	4.25

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
RB Dalton Fultz	2	1

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
QB Charles Peppers	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Larry Tatum	9	5	2

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Charles Peppers	9	4	3
Tyler Crane	1	0	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Billy Beale	4	2	1
WR Lewis Chance	1	1	0
WR Gabe Boyer	1	0	0
TE Winston Lofton	1	0	0
WR Ashton Barrett	1	1	1
RB Dalton Fultz	1	1	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Jake Garrett	3	2	1
WR Stephen Krohn	2	0	0
WR Rico Clemons	2	1	1
WR Darryl Hickl	1	0	0
TE Alfredo Sweeney	1	0	0
RB Cedric McKenzie	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 50,100 (73,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,400 (21,400)
End Zone 10,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,700 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (10,100)
Luxury Boxes 3,400 (3,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	50,100 (73,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,400 (21,400)
End Zone	10,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,700 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (10,100)
Luxury Boxes	3,400 (3,900)