Week 1, 2066

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Carolina Panthers	10	14	7	3	-	34
Atlanta Falcons	7	6	8	14	-	35

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:38 CAR - Sammy Pitre 20 pass from Kaleb Murray (Robbie Mattson extra point)
1Q: 05:26 ATL - O.J. Stiltner 11 run (Camden Bradford extra point)
1Q: 01:22 CAR - Robbie Mattson 50 field goal
2Q: 11:30 ATL - Camden Bradford 20 field goal
2Q: 09:30 CAR - Jonah Hruby 27 run (Robbie Mattson extra point)
2Q: 00:59 CAR - Gavin Wilkins 8 pass from Kaleb Murray (Robbie Mattson extra point)
2Q: 00:03 ATL - Camden Bradford 32 field goal
3Q: 11:22 CAR - Sammy Pitre 8 pass from Kaleb Murray (Robbie Mattson extra point)
3Q: 08:23 ATL - Dixon Hamner 8 pass from Gregory Eppright (Gregory Eppright pass to Clifton Blackwell for conversion)
4Q: 06:02 ATL - Cory Atkins 1 pass from Gregory Eppright (Camden Bradford extra point)
4Q: 03:11 CAR - Robbie Mattson 43 field goal
4Q: 00:48 ATL - O.J. Stiltner 4 pass from Gregory Eppright (Camden Bradford extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:38 CAR - Sammy Pitre 20 pass from Kaleb Murray (Robbie Mattson extra point)
1Q: 05:26 ATL - O.J. Stiltner 11 run (Camden Bradford extra point)
1Q: 01:22 CAR - Robbie Mattson 50 field goal
2Q: 11:30 ATL - Camden Bradford 20 field goal
2Q: 09:30 CAR - Jonah Hruby 27 run (Robbie Mattson extra point)
2Q: 00:59 CAR - Gavin Wilkins 8 pass from Kaleb Murray (Robbie Mattson extra point)
2Q: 00:03 ATL - Camden Bradford 32 field goal
3Q: 11:22 CAR - Sammy Pitre 8 pass from Kaleb Murray (Robbie Mattson extra point)
3Q: 08:23 ATL - Dixon Hamner 8 pass from Gregory Eppright (Gregory Eppright pass to Clifton Blackwell for conversion)
4Q: 06:02 ATL - Cory Atkins 1 pass from Gregory Eppright (Camden Bradford extra point)
4Q: 03:11 CAR - Robbie Mattson 43 field goal
4Q: 00:48 ATL - O.J. Stiltner 4 pass from Gregory Eppright (Camden Bradford extra point)

Team Statistics CAR ATL
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 22 25
- by Rushing 9 5
- by Passing 13 19
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 457 433
- Offensive Plays 56 65
- Yards per Play 8.16 6.66
Net Rushing Yards 196 132
- Rushing Attempts 31 28
- Yards per Rush 6.32 4.71
Net Passing Yards 261 301
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 24 - 17 - 0 36 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 268 313
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/7 1/12
- Yards per Pass Play 10.44 8.14
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/8 8/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.1 6.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 4/27 6/33
Punt Returns/Yards 2/9 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 5/121 6/199
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/1
Red Zone Visits 3 6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 3/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 37
Time of Possession 27:44 32:16

Team Statistics	CAR	ATL
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	22	25
- by Rushing	9	5
- by Passing	13	19
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	457	433
- Offensive Plays	56	65
- Yards per Play	8.16	6.66
Net Rushing Yards	196	132
- Rushing Attempts	31	28
- Yards per Rush	6.32	4.71
Net Passing Yards	261	301
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	24 - 17 - 0	36 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	268	313
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/7	1/12
- Yards per Pass Play	10.44	8.14
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/8	8/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.1	6.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	4/27	6/33
Punt Returns/Yards	2/9	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	5/121	6/199
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/1
Red Zone Visits	3	6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	3/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 37
Time of Possession	27:44	32:16

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:39	3:14	OWN 24	6	76	Touchdown
1	5:16	4:02	OWN 28	6	39	Field Goal
2	11:24	2:13	OWN 36	4	64	Touchdown
2	3:41	2:53	OWN 22	8	78	Touchdown
3	15:00	3:44	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
3	8:12	3:39	OWN 31	6	23	Punt
3	0:50	3:16	OWN 20	7	34	Punt
4	5:52	2:49	OPP 49	5	23	Field Goal
4	1:28	0:40	OWN 19	3	2	Punt
4	0:37	0:37	OWN 35	3	28	Game

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:21	OWN 16	3	8	Punt
1	9:25	4:09	OWN 33	8	67	Touchdown
1	1:14	4:50	OWN 36	10	61	Field Goal
2	9:11	5:30	OWN 9	9	32	Punt
2	0:48	0:48	OPP 48	3	33	Field Goal
3	11:16	3:04	OWN 32	5	68	Touchdown
3	4:33	3:43	OWN 20	6	45	Punt
4	12:34	6:42	OWN 20	14	80	Touchdown
4	3:03	1:35	OPP 41	7	22	Downs
4	0:48	0:11	OPP 4	1	4	Touchdown

Game MVP: Gregory Eppright, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Jonah Hruby	24	154	6.42	40	5	1
QB Kaleb Murray	4	32	8.00	12	1	0
RB Tim Mueller	1	3	3.00	3	0	0
FB Sammy Pitre	1	3	3.00	3	0	0
WR Gavin Wilkins	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB O.J. Stiltner	22	102	4.64	18	4	1
RB K.C. Terrell	5	23	4.60	11	1	0
RB Micah Lightfoot	1	7	7.00	7	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kaleb Murray	24	17	268	1/7	3	35	0	147.2

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gregory Eppright	36	25	313	1/12	3	44	0	123.9

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
FB Sammy Pitre	5	6	55	11.00	7	20	2
WR Winfred Drake	5	5	127	25.40	55	35	0
WR Gavin Wilkins	3	5	56	18.67	4	30	1
WR Heath Lane	2	4	21	10.50	0	15	0
TE Blake Thomason	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
RB Tim Mueller	1	1	8	8.00	3	8	0
TE Winston Orbik	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB O.J. Stiltner	7	7	86	12.29	30	26	1
WR Dixon Hamner	6	11	122	20.33	48	44	1
WR Cory Atkins	4	8	29	7.25	10	12	1
WR Deion Mayes	4	5	55	13.75	28	34	0
WR Cary Young	2	2	11	5.50	1	9	0
WR Clifton Blackwell	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
TE Rob Franz	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Jonah Hruby	1	0	0	0
WR Winfred Drake	0	1	0	0

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
S Alexis Tanner	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Norman Banks	3	92	30.7	17.3	46	0

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Edwin Wayne	3	133	44.3	34.7	52	1

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Robbie Mattson	2/2	2/2	1/1	50	4/4

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Camden Bradford	2/2	0/0	0/0	32	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Leon Ellis	2	9	4.5	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Arnie Barker	4	102	25.5	0
Heath Lane	1	19	19.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Austin Cote	5	181	36.2	0
Nate LaBorde	1	18	18.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Rickey Honaker	7	0	0.0	28	37
ILB Bill Norris	5	0	0.0	18	27
OLB Warren Barber	4	3	0.0	20	28
S Shaquille Jarman	4	2	0.0	28	36
DT Willie Carach	4	0	0.0	13	22
CB Gabriel Stevens	3	2	0.0	27	37
DT Harvey Van Caeyzeele	3	1	0.0	15	25
S Donnell Holz	3	0	0.0	14	26
OLB Kelly Keck	2	3	0.0	15	9
DE Ethan Campbell	2	1	0.0	14	27
CB Alfred Frederick	2	1	0.0	21	28
DT Mark Bryant	2	1	0.0	14	16
ILB Lawrence Dronett	2	1	0.0	10	10
DE Louis Summers	2	0	0.0	12	8
DE Edwin Fragomeni	1	0	1.0	15	24
DE Silas James	1	1	0.0	13	13
CB Demetrius Gionfriddo	1	0	0.0	4	2
OLB Wade Lydzinski	1	0	0.0	3	8

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Tyrus Perez	10	0	0.0	31	25
CB Dean Gaines	6	1	0.0	31	25
S Alexis Tanner	6	1	0.0	30	23
DT Alejandro Ballard	5	0	0.0	30	15
ILB Jeff Cavazos	4	2	0.0	18	4
OLB Thomas Hutchins	4	1	0.0	19	18
DT Conner McCormick	2	1	0.0	14	22
CB Monty Hartman	2	0	0.0	19	17
ILB Sebastian Goodwin	1	3	1.0	12	21
OLB Craig Stone	1	3	0.0	10	23
CB Christian Linquist	1	1	0.0	27	7
CB Aaron Harrison	1	1	0.0	12	7
DE J.C. Caldwell	1	0	0.0	21	18
DE Courtney Becker	1	0	0.0	8	3
DE Nate LaBorde	0	2	0.0	25	23

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Edwin Fragomeni	1.0	1	24
DT J.C. Gray	0.0	1	11
DE Silas James	0.0	1	13

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Sebastian Goodwin	1.0	0	0	0	21
DT Norman Jefferies	0.0	1	0	0	2
DT Conner McCormick	0.0	0	1	0	22
OLB Craig Stone	0.0	0	0	1	23

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Gabriel Stevens	3	2	37
CB Alfred Frederick	3	0	28
OLB Warren Barber	3	0	28
ILB Bill Norris	3	0	27
S Donnell Holz	3	0	26
S Shaquille Jarman	2	1	36
OLB Wade Lydzinski	2	0	8
S Rickey Honaker	2	0	37
ILB Lawrence Dronett	1	1	10
DE Ethan Campbell	1	0	27
OLB Kelly Keck	1	0	9
CB Sky Dog Nixon	1	0	11

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Tyrus Perez	6	0	25
CB Dean Gaines	4	1	25
CB Monty Hartman	3	0	17
S Alexis Tanner	2	0	23
OLB Thomas Hutchins	1	1	18
CB Aaron Harrison	1	0	7

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Sammie Coles	4	7	0	31	0	25
C Tristan Dawkins	3	8	1	31	1	25
G Ricardo Price	2	7	0	31	0	25
G Donnie Richmond	2	4	0	31	0	25
T Leonard Rutan	1	1	0	31	0	25

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Melvin Lowrey	4	9	28	0	37
G Mo Baptiste	2	6	28	1	37
T Harold Grooms	2	5	28	0	37
G Mason Klaff	1	2	28	0	37
T Elias Newhart	0	5	28	0	37
TE Arturo Barker	0	1	12	0	10

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Donnell Holz	2	16
Gabriel Stevens	2	11
Wade Lydzinski	1	9
Jose Armstrong	1	1

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Lester McKissick	3	18
Micah Lightfoot	2	21
Cory Atkins	1	17
Courtney Becker	1	17

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Gabriel Stevens	---	---	27	37	11	75
S Rickey Honaker	---	---	28	37	3	68
S Shaquille Jarman	---	---	28	36	2	66
WR Heath Lane	29	21	---	---	13	63
OLB Warren Barber	---	---	20	28	14	62
G Ricardo Price	31	25	---	---	5	61
T Sammie Coles	31	25	---	---	5	61
C Tristan Dawkins	31	25	---	---	---	56
G Donnie Richmond	31	25	---	---	---	56
T Leonard Rutan	31	25	---	---	---	56
S Donnell Holz	---	---	14	26	16	56
QB Kaleb Murray	31	25	---	---	---	56
CB Alfred Frederick	---	---	21	28	5	54
RB Jonah Hruby	28	20	---	---	---	48
TE Winston Orbik	23	24	---	---	---	47
ILB Bill Norris	---	---	18	27	1	46
DE Ethan Campbell	---	---	14	27	4	45
DT Harvey Van Caeyzeele	---	---	15	25	2	42
WR Winfred Drake	11	11	---	---	20	42
DE Edwin Fragomeni	---	---	15	24	1	40
WR Gavin Wilkins	26	13	---	---	---	39
WR Leon Ellis	19	1	---	---	17	37
DT Willie Carach	---	---	13	22	---	35
CB Sky Dog Nixon	---	---	8	11	16	35
TE Blake Thomason	5	14	---	---	15	34
FB Sammy Pitre	3	13	---	---	18	34
OLB Kelly Keck	---	---	15	9	8	32
DT Mark Bryant	---	---	14	16	1	31
ILB Lawrence Dronett	---	---	10	10	10	30
DT J.C. Gray	---	---	14	11	4	29
DE Silas James	---	---	13	13	1	27
DE Louis Summers	---	---	12	8	1	21
RB Tim Mueller	2	5	---	---	13	20
OLB Wade Lydzinski	---	---	3	8	9	20
WR Arnie Barker	8	1	---	---	6	15
K Robbie Mattson	0	0	---	---	9	9
CB Demetrius Gionfriddo	---	---	4	2	---	6
P Norman Banks	0	0	---	---	5	5
C Santiago Hulten	0	0	---	---	5	5
T Ray McGillicuddy	0	0	---	---	5	5
G Johnnie Galasinski	0	0	---	---	5	5
DE Denzel Perry	---	---	2	2	---	4
TE Alec Kibble	1	2	---	---	---	3
WR Jose Armstrong	0	0	---	---	1	1
C Chase Gartland	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Broderick Mandalari	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Elias Newhart	28	37	---	---	5	70
QB Gregory Eppright	28	37	---	---	---	65
T Harold Grooms	28	37	---	---	---	65
WR Dixon Hamner	27	37	---	---	1	65
C Melvin Lowrey	28	37	---	---	---	65
G Mo Baptiste	28	37	---	---	---	65
G Mason Klaff	28	37	---	---	---	65
WR Cory Atkins	17	30	---	---	17	64
S Alexis Tanner	---	---	30	23	8	61
S Tyrus Perez	---	---	31	25	2	58
CB Dean Gaines	---	---	31	25	2	58
DE Nate LaBorde	---	---	25	23	9	57
RB O.J. Stiltner	22	26	---	---	1	49
TE Rob Franz	19	29	---	---	---	48
DT Alejandro Ballard	---	---	30	15	2	47
DE J.C. Caldwell	---	---	21	18	6	45
WR Deion Mayes	16	27	---	---	---	43
TE Arturo Barker	12	10	---	---	21	43
CB Monty Hartman	---	---	19	17	2	38
OLB Thomas Hutchins	---	---	19	18	---	37
DT Conner McCormick	---	---	14	22	---	36
OLB Craig Stone	---	---	10	23	3	36
CB Christian Linquist	---	---	27	7	1	35
ILB Sebastian Goodwin	---	---	12	21	---	33
S Maxwell Cain	---	---	9	5	16	30
RB Micah Lightfoot	1	6	---	---	21	28
DE Courtney Becker	---	---	8	3	17	28
WR Clifton Blackwell	12	10	---	---	4	26
ILB Jeff Cavazos	---	---	18	4	3	25
TE Kenny Moore	6	2	---	---	17	25
OLB Lester McKissick	---	---	1	4	18	23
DE Allen Molina	---	---	6	2	15	23
CB Aaron Harrison	---	---	12	7	2	21
DT Norman Jefferies	---	---	14	2	5	21
RB Joe Curtis	1	0	---	---	17	18
DT Tracy Sivigny	---	---	4	11	---	15
WR Austin Cote	0	0	---	---	12	12
RB K.C. Terrell	6	5	---	---	---	11
K Camden Bradford	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Edwin Wayne	0	0	---	---	5	5
G Mercury Waddell	0	0	---	---	5	5
G Erick Hanson	0	0	---	---	5	5
C Demetrius Strait	0	0	---	---	5	5
WR Cary Young	1	3	---	---	---	4
OLB Wyatt Givens	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Landon Russett	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	71	7.9
Middle	17	79	4.6
Right	5	46	9.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	42	7.0
Middle	16	84	5.3
Right	6	6	1.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kaleb Murray	24	17	6	3	0	2	1	1	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gregory Eppright	36	25	5	0	4	4	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	8	8.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	3	3	37	12.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	10	143	8.9
Long (19+ Yds)	4	3	80	20.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	17	4.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	15	165	9.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	70	7.8
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	61	10.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
FB Sammy Pitre	6	5	55	1	13
WR Gavin Wilkins	5	3	56	1	13
WR Winfred Drake	5	5	127	4	11
WR Heath Lane	4	2	21	0	21
TE Winston Orbik	2	0	0	0	24
TE Blake Thomason	1	1	1	0	14
RB Tim Mueller	1	1	8	0	5

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dixon Hamner	11	6	1	122	3	37
WR Cory Atkins	8	4	2	29	0	30
RB O.J. Stiltner	7	7	0	86	1	26
WR Deion Mayes	5	4	1	55	1	27
WR Cary Young	2	2	0	11	0	3
TE Rob Franz	2	1	0	6	0	29
WR Clifton Blackwell	1	1	0	4	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Jonah Hruby	2	1	0.50	6.42

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB O.J. Stiltner	4	31	7.75	4.64
RB K.C. Terrell	4	22	5.50	4.60

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kaleb Murray	7	5	56	8.00	11.17

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gregory Eppright	7	3	13	1.86	8.69

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Sammy Pitre	3	3	36	12.00	9.17
WR Heath Lane	2	0	0	0.00	5.25
WR Gavin Wilkins	1	1	8	8.00	11.20
WR Winfred Drake	1	1	12	12.00	25.40

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Cory Atkins	3	1	1	0.33	3.63
WR Dixon Hamner	1	1	8	8.00	11.09
WR Deion Mayes	1	0	0	0.00	11.00
RB O.J. Stiltner	1	1	4	4.00	12.29
TE Rob Franz	1	0	0	0.00	3.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Jonah Hruby	2	0
FB Sammy Pitre	1	1

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
RB O.J. Stiltner	6	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kaleb Murray	5	3	2

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gregory Eppright	8	6	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Winston Orbik	2	0	0
TE Blake Thomason	1	1	0
WR Gavin Wilkins	1	1	1
WR Winfred Drake	1	1	1

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Cory Atkins	3	1	1
RB O.J. Stiltner	3	3	3
WR Dixon Hamner	1	1	1
TE Rob Franz	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 60,000 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,600 (22,200)
End Zone 13,700 (16,000)
Mezzanine 8,000 (9,200)
Sideline Seats 12,400 (14,100)
Club Seats 4,300 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes 5,000 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	60,000 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,600 (22,200)
End Zone	13,700 (16,000)
Mezzanine	8,000 (9,200)
Sideline Seats	12,400 (14,100)
Club Seats	4,300 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes	5,000 (5,000)