Week 1, 2072

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Carolina Panthers	7	0	7	6	-	20
Atlanta Falcons	3	6	0	3	-	12

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:59 CAR - Jonah Hruby 1 run (Joe Sipher extra point)
1Q: 04:11 ATL - Kristopher Kraus 28 field goal
2Q: 09:25 ATL - Kristopher Kraus 35 field goal
2Q: 02:16 ATL - Kristopher Kraus 29 field goal
3Q: 06:48 CAR - Jonah Hruby 14 pass from Kaleb Murray (Joe Sipher extra point)
4Q: 09:43 ATL - Kristopher Kraus 45 field goal
4Q: 02:47 CAR - Joe Sipher 38 field goal
4Q: 01:31 CAR - Joe Sipher 39 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:59 CAR - Jonah Hruby 1 run (Joe Sipher extra point)
1Q: 04:11 ATL - Kristopher Kraus 28 field goal
2Q: 09:25 ATL - Kristopher Kraus 35 field goal
2Q: 02:16 ATL - Kristopher Kraus 29 field goal
3Q: 06:48 CAR - Jonah Hruby 14 pass from Kaleb Murray (Joe Sipher extra point)
4Q: 09:43 ATL - Kristopher Kraus 45 field goal
4Q: 02:47 CAR - Joe Sipher 38 field goal
4Q: 01:31 CAR - Joe Sipher 39 field goal

Team Statistics CAR ATL
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 21 16
- by Rushing 9 9
- by Passing 11 3
- by Penalty 1 4
Total Net Yards 304 257
- Offensive Plays 59 66
- Yards per Play 5.15 3.89
Net Rushing Yards 102 194
- Rushing Attempts 24 45
- Yards per Rush 4.25 4.31
Net Passing Yards 202 63
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 17 - 2 21 - 8 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 202 63
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.77 3.00
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/11 6/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.5 7.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 13/85 8/52
Punt Returns/Yards 3/55 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 2/38 3/62
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/25
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 0/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 33
Time of Possession 26:59 33:01

Team Statistics	CAR	ATL
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	21	16
- by Rushing	9	9
- by Passing	11	3
- by Penalty	1	4
Total Net Yards	304	257
- Offensive Plays	59	66
- Yards per Play	5.15	3.89
Net Rushing Yards	102	194
- Rushing Attempts	24	45
- Yards per Rush	4.25	4.31
Net Passing Yards	202	63
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 17 - 2	21 - 8 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	202	63
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.77	3.00
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/11	6/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.5	7.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	13/85	8/52
Punt Returns/Yards	3/55	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	2/38	3/62
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/25
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	0/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 33
Time of Possession	26:59	33:01

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:09	OWN 25	10	75	Touchdown
1	4:03	2:11	OWN 36	5	-2	Punt
2	9:18	2:56	OWN 29	7	35	Missed FG
2	5:00	0:26	OWN 31	2	-5	Interception
2	2:08	0:35	OWN 25	3	-3	Punt
2	0:21	0:21	OWN 40	2	21	Half
3	11:23	4:43	OWN 32	9	68	Touchdown
3	4:07	4:23	OWN 29	9	29	Punt
4	9:37	0:47	OWN 25	2	10	Interception
4	6:47	4:05	OWN 39	6	40	Field Goal
4	2:01	0:38	OPP 24	3	2	Field Goal
4	0:10	0:10	OPP 47	1	-1	Game

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:51	5:48	OWN 25	10	64	Field Goal
1	1:52	7:34	OWN 3	14	79	Field Goal
2	6:22	1:22	OWN 43	3	-5	Punt
2	4:34	2:26	OPP 24	5	12	Field Goal
2	1:33	1:12	OWN 30	4	5	Punt
3	15:00	3:37	OWN 29	6	13	Punt
3	6:40	2:33	OWN 32	3	6	Punt
4	14:44	5:07	OWN 20	10	52	Field Goal
4	8:50	2:03	OPP 34	3	2	Missed FG
4	2:42	0:41	OWN 25	4	-1	Downs
4	1:23	1:13	OWN 17	5	30	Downs

Game MVP: Jonah Hruby, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Jonah Hruby	20	86	4.30	16	4	1
QB Kaleb Murray	3	16	5.33	11	1	0
WR Rick Maloney	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Alec Borrelli	27	112	4.15	15	3
RB Albert Horn	9	33	3.67	26	1
RB Zach Sanford	6	5	0.83	5	0
QB Ruben Tate	3	44	14.67	27	1

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kaleb Murray	35	17	202	0/0	1	34	2	52.3

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ruben Tate	21	8	63	0/0	0	16	0	46.3

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Trent Coles	6	13	91	15.17	31	34	0
WR Hardy Lane	4	7	41	10.25	2	18	0
FB Sammy Pitre	3	4	34	11.33	0	13	0
RB Theodore Lynn	1	1	3	3.00	3	3	0
RB Jonah Hruby	1	1	14	14.00	0	14	1
TE Jacob Grudich	1	6	2	2.00	0	2	0
TE Roderick Hodges	1	2	17	17.00	7	17	0
WR Rick Maloney	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Dale Henson	3	4	25	8.33	7	16
RB Albert Horn	2	4	17	8.50	3	12
WR Lionel Branston	1	1	6	6.00	3	6
TE Nathaniel Cantu	1	1	6	6.00	0	6
RB Zach Sanford	1	1	9	9.00	2	9
WR Michael Cody	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Salvador Mathews	0	3	0	0.00	0	0
WR Damon Dibble	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Alec Borrelli	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Weston Henry	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Jalen McElroy	1	13	13.00	0
CB Ed Nyren	1	12	12.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
WR Hardy Lane	1	0	0	0
WR Cary Young	0	1	0	0

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
S Clarence Sluiter	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Carl Crowley	3	151	50.3	43.7	61	1

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Isaiah Farr	4	170	42.5	28.8	49	3

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Joe Sipher	2/3	0/1	0/1	39	2/2

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kristopher Kraus	4/5	1/2	0/0	45	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Corbin Reisinger	3	55	18.3	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jonah Hruby	1	15	15.0	0
Rick Maloney	1	23	23.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tevin Rasnic	3	62	20.7	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Johnny Steen	9	3	0.0	34	12
OLB Wesley Wiggins	7	2	0.0	35	17
CB Johnnie Lampkin	5	2	0.0	42	21
CB Malik Perry	5	0	0.0	45	21
S Zachary Bauer	3	2	0.0	35	17
DE Ashton Richmond	3	2	0.0	35	18
DT Leonard Vajda	3	1	0.0	34	13
CB Tracy Richardson	3	1	0.0	22	19
DE Ezekiel Lindsay	3	0	0.0	16	5
OLB Mark Horoszowski	2	3	0.0	29	7
DE Cris Wyss	2	2	0.0	17	12
OLB Leland Stewart	2	0	0.0	10	4
OLB Toby Arnold	2	0	0.0	18	15
CB Willie Donald	1	2	0.0	21	18
DE Mickey Finley	1	1	0.0	22	7
OLB Stephen Atchison	1	1	0.0	10	4
S Karl Babbitt	1	0	0.0	14	0
WR Trent Coles	1	0	---	---	---
WR Rick Maloney	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Renaldo McConnell	0	1	0.0	17	2
DT Parker Barlow	0	1	0.0	11	8
S Javier Page	0	1	0.0	17	2

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Clarence Sluiter	7	0	24	35
ILB Chandler Yang	5	1	22	34
CB Tanner Kennedy	4	1	22	33
S Tevin Rasnic	4	1	12	12
S Hardy Gil	3	3	19	20
OLB Jalen McElroy	3	1	20	28
CB Ed Nyren	3	1	23	34
DE Clifton Elliott	2	4	22	34
S Edward Kiner	2	0	6	20
OLB Amos Brown	1	1	23	34
DT Stephen Harry	1	1	18	18
ILB Isaac Tucker	1	1	5	14
DT Norman Jefferies	1	0	6	18
CB Eric Feenstra	1	0	9	6
DE Deon Griffin	0	2	17	23
DE Tucker Zimmerman	0	1	5	8

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Hurry	PPlay
DT Parker Barlow	1	8
DE Cris Wyss	1	12
DE Ashton Richmond	1	18

Atlanta	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Norman Jefferies	1	2	1	18
DT Stephen Harry	1	0	0	18
OLB Jalen McElroy	0	1	0	28
DE Clifton Elliott	0	1	0	34
DE Deon Griffin	0	1	0	23

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Malik Perry	1	1	21
DE Cris Wyss	1	0	12
CB Tracy Richardson	1	0	19
CB Johnnie Lampkin	1	0	21
CB Willie Donald	1	0	18
DE Ezekiel Lindsay	1	0	5
ILB Johnny Steen	1	0	12
OLB Toby Arnold	1	0	15
OLB Mark Horoszowski	0	1	7

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Chandler Yang	4	1	0	34
CB Tanner Kennedy	3	2	0	33
OLB Amos Brown	2	1	0	34
CB Ed Nyren	2	0	1	34
S Clarence Sluiter	2	0	0	35
S Edward Kiner	2	0	0	20
S Hardy Gil	1	0	0	20
S Tevin Rasnic	1	0	0	12
OLB Jalen McElroy	0	0	1	28

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
C Wendell Malone	3	8	0	24	35
G Ross Riddock	2	5	0	24	35
T Sammie Coles	2	4	0	24	35
T Leonard Rutan	1	3	0	24	35
G Johnnie Galasinski	1	1	1	24	35

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
G Mason Klaff	3	15	0	45	21
T Bennett Hammons	2	9	1	45	21
T Alfredo Zeidenfeld	1	2	0	45	21
TE Weston Henry	1	1	0	22	10
C Marcus Cooley	0	6	0	45	21
G Bo Glenn	0	6	0	45	21
TE Nathaniel Cantu	0	2	0	8	3
TE Dale Henson	0	1	0	40	20

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Jonah Hruby	1	19
Jacob Grudich	1	19
Leonard Vajda	1	15

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Bennett Hammons	2	13
Glenn Barber	1	22
Lionel Branston	1	18
Ed Nyren	1	11

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Malik Perry	---	---	45	21	11	77
OLB Wesley Wiggins	---	---	35	17	19	71
T Leonard Rutan	24	35	---	---	11	70
TE Jacob Grudich	18	33	---	---	19	70
CB Johnnie Lampkin	---	---	42	21	4	67
RB Jonah Hruby	23	24	---	---	19	66
T Sammie Coles	24	35	---	---	6	65
G Johnnie Galasinski	24	35	---	---	6	65
G Ross Riddock	24	35	---	---	6	65
DT Leonard Vajda	---	---	34	13	15	62
WR Trent Coles	24	35	---	---	1	60
QB Kaleb Murray	24	35	---	---	---	59
C Wendell Malone	24	35	---	---	---	59
ILB Johnny Steen	---	---	34	12	11	57
DE Ashton Richmond	---	---	35	18	3	56
S Zachary Bauer	---	---	35	17	3	55
WR Hardy Lane	19	32	---	---	---	51
WR Cary Young	19	15	---	---	13	47
CB Tracy Richardson	---	---	22	19	3	44
OLB Mark Horoszowski	---	---	29	7	5	41
CB Willie Donald	---	---	21	18	2	41
S Donnell Holz	---	---	11	9	15	35
DE Cris Wyss	---	---	17	12	5	34
OLB Toby Arnold	---	---	18	15	1	34
DE Mickey Finley	---	---	22	7	4	33
DE Ezekiel Lindsay	---	---	16	5	6	27
RB Theodore Lynn	3	11	---	---	10	24
ILB Renaldo McConnell	---	---	17	2	3	22
DT Parker Barlow	---	---	11	8	2	21
S Javier Page	---	---	17	2	2	21
TE Roderick Hodges	3	15	---	---	---	18
OLB Leland Stewart	---	---	10	4	3	17
S Karl Babbitt	---	---	14	0	2	16
OLB Stephen Atchison	---	---	10	4	2	16
TE Desmond Brengel	3	1	---	---	9	13
CB Corbin Reisinger	---	---	0	0	12	12
FB Sammy Pitre	4	6	---	---	1	11
T Moe Siglar	0	0	---	---	11	11
WR Rick Maloney	3	3	---	---	4	10
K Joe Sipher	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Carl Crowley	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Malik Casares	0	0	---	---	6	6
WR Ron Rackley	1	0	---	---	4	5
T Donovan Zandofsky	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Wally Hargrove	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Tyler Walters	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
TE Dale Henson	40	20	---	---	25	85
T Bennett Hammons	45	21	---	---	13	79
C Marcus Cooley	45	21	---	---	9	75
G Mason Klaff	45	21	---	---	9	75
G Bo Glenn	45	21	---	---	9	75
CB Ed Nyren	---	---	23	34	11	68
ILB Chandler Yang	---	---	22	34	11	67
T Alfredo Zeidenfeld	45	21	---	---	---	66
QB Ruben Tate	45	21	---	---	---	66
S Clarence Sluiter	---	---	24	35	4	63
OLB Amos Brown	---	---	23	34	4	61
CB Tanner Kennedy	---	---	22	33	6	61
DE Clifton Elliott	---	---	22	34	3	59
WR Michael Cody	37	18	---	---	1	56
OLB Jalen McElroy	---	---	20	28	8	56
WR Salvador Mathews	36	13	---	---	---	49
RB Alec Borrelli	29	7	---	---	8	44
S Hardy Gil	---	---	19	20	4	43
WR Damon Dibble	25	17	---	---	1	43
DE Deon Griffin	---	---	17	23	---	40
DT Stephen Harry	---	---	18	18	1	37
S Tevin Rasnic	---	---	12	12	12	36
S Edward Kiner	---	---	6	20	8	34
TE Weston Henry	22	10	---	---	---	32
RB Albert Horn	10	6	---	---	14	30
WR Lionel Branston	2	6	---	---	18	26
DT Norman Jefferies	---	---	6	18	2	26
DE Tucker Zimmerman	---	---	5	8	11	24
RB Glenn Barber	0	0	---	---	22	22
ILB Isaac Tucker	---	---	5	14	---	19
DT Rod Guthrie	---	---	6	7	3	16
TE Nathaniel Cantu	8	3	---	---	5	16
DE Sam Brito	---	---	4	6	6	16
CB Eric Feenstra	---	---	9	6	---	15
CB Miles Desmond	---	---	0	0	12	12
FB Grayson Malone	9	1	---	---	1	11
K Kristopher Kraus	0	0	---	---	10	10
WR Braden Myers	1	1	---	---	8	10
P Isaiah Farr	0	0	---	---	9	9
RB Zach Sanford	6	3	---	---	---	9
C Charles McGill	0	0	---	---	9	9
CB Tyrone Greene	---	---	1	1	---	2
QB Nicky Phillips	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Hayden Mesa	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Gabriel Londerville	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	69	7.7
Middle	9	34	3.8
Right	5	0	0.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	20	2.2
Middle	22	103	4.7
Right	14	71	5.1
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kaleb Murray	35	17	3	2	3	4	5	1	2

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ruben Tate	21	8	0	4	2	2	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	3	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	6	57	7.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	21	9	121	5.8
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	21	4.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	6	41	4.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	2	22	2.4
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Trent Coles	13	6	1	91	3	35
WR Hardy Lane	7	4	1	41	0	32
TE Jacob Grudich	6	1	1	2	0	33
FB Sammy Pitre	4	3	0	34	0	6
TE Roderick Hodges	2	1	0	17	0	15
RB Theodore Lynn	1	1	0	3	0	11
RB Jonah Hruby	1	1	0	14	0	24
WR Rick Maloney	1	0	0	0	0	3

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
TE Dale Henson	4	3	0	25	20
RB Albert Horn	4	2	1	17	6
WR Salvador Mathews	3	0	1	0	13
TE Weston Henry	2	0	0	0	10
WR Lionel Branston	1	1	0	6	6
WR Michael Cody	1	0	0	0	18
WR Damon Dibble	1	0	0	0	17
TE Nathaniel Cantu	1	1	0	6	3
RB Alec Borrelli	1	0	0	0	7
RB Zach Sanford	1	1	0	9	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Jonah Hruby	2	-3	-1.50	4.30

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Alec Borrelli	5	12	2.40	4.15
RB Albert Horn	1	3	3.00	3.67
QB Ruben Tate	1	8	8.00	14.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kaleb Murray	4	2	25	6.25	5.77

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ruben Tate	1	0	0	0.00	3.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Sammy Pitre	2	1	11	5.50	8.50
RB Jonah Hruby	1	1	14	14.00	14.00
TE Jacob Grudich	1	0	0	0.00	0.33

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Weston Henry	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Jonah Hruby	5	3

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
RB Alec Borrelli	11	4
QB Ruben Tate	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kaleb Murray	6	2	2

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ruben Tate	6	1	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Trent Coles	3	1	1
FB Sammy Pitre	1	1	1
TE Jacob Grudich	1	0	0
WR Hardy Lane	1	0	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Lionel Branston	1	1	1
WR Salvador Mathews	1	0	0
WR Damon Dibble	1	0	0
RB Alec Borrelli	1	0	0
TE Weston Henry	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 49,700 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,700 (22,200)
End Zone 11,000 (16,000)
Mezzanine 6,300 (9,200)
Sideline Seats 10,200 (14,100)
Club Seats 3,500 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes 5,000 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	49,700 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,700 (22,200)
End Zone	11,000 (16,000)
Mezzanine	6,300 (9,200)
Sideline Seats	10,200 (14,100)
Club Seats	3,500 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes	5,000 (5,000)