Week 1, 2075

played in Carolina, NC

55 degrees, fair, 12 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	3	0	0	0	-	3
Carolina Panthers	7	7	0	14	-	28

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:11 CAR - Carter Farr 4 pass from Kaleb Murray (Brock Dills extra point)
1Q: 03:36 ATL - Terrence Lucero 25 field goal
2Q: 11:31 CAR - Ken Downs 6 run (Brock Dills extra point)
4Q: 11:24 CAR - Ken Downs 26 run (Brock Dills extra point)
4Q: 06:14 CAR - Trenton Straight 11 pass from Kaleb Murray (Brock Dills extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:11 CAR - Carter Farr 4 pass from Kaleb Murray (Brock Dills extra point)
1Q: 03:36 ATL - Terrence Lucero 25 field goal
2Q: 11:31 CAR - Ken Downs 6 run (Brock Dills extra point)
4Q: 11:24 CAR - Ken Downs 26 run (Brock Dills extra point)
4Q: 06:14 CAR - Trenton Straight 11 pass from Kaleb Murray (Brock Dills extra point)

Team Statistics ATL CAR
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 15 29
- by Rushing 5 11
- by Passing 10 17
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 279 442
- Offensive Plays 57 72
- Yards per Play 4.89 6.14
Net Rushing Yards 91 141
- Rushing Attempts 23 32
- Yards per Rush 3.96 4.41
Net Passing Yards 188 301
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 15 - 2 39 - 24 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 197 307
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/9 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 5.53 7.53
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/14 8/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.7 8.6
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 9/61 4/30
Punt Returns/Yards 2/9 2/32
Kick Returns/Yards 3/69 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 2/1 2/21
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 29
Time of Possession 25:32 34:28

Team Statistics	ATL	CAR
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	15	29
- by Rushing	5	11
- by Passing	10	17
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	279	442
- Offensive Plays	57	72
- Yards per Play	4.89	6.14
Net Rushing Yards	91	141
- Rushing Attempts	23	32
- Yards per Rush	3.96	4.41
Net Passing Yards	188	301
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 15 - 2	39 - 24 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	197	307
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/9	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	5.53	7.53
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/14	8/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.7	8.6
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	9/61	4/30
Punt Returns/Yards	2/9	2/32
Kick Returns/Yards	3/69	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	2/1	2/21
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 29
Time of Possession	25:32	34:28

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:18	1:42	OPP 47	4	22	Interception
1	8:01	4:31	OWN 25	10	67	Field Goal
1	2:31	1:09	OWN 34	3	-5	Punt
2	11:25	2:06	OWN 34	3	7	Punt
2	5:16	2:30	OWN 3	6	27	Interception
2	2:18	2:13	OWN 20	6	19	Punt
3	15:00	1:23	OWN 25	3	3	Punt
3	12:12	2:48	OWN 35	4	18	Punt
3	3:09	1:42	OWN 38	4	21	Punt
4	11:09	2:29	OWN 18	7	23	Downs
4	6:07	4:24	OWN 30	8	26	Punt

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:42	OWN 25	2	12	Interception
1	12:36	4:35	OWN 13	9	87	Touchdown
1	3:30	0:59	OWN 25	3	-6	Punt
1	1:22	4:57	OWN 26	11	74	Touchdown
2	9:19	4:03	OWN 11	8	53	Punt
2	2:46	0:28	OPP 11	2	8	Interception
2	0:05	0:05	OWN 35	1	4	Half
3	13:37	1:25	OWN 32	3	-2	Punt
3	9:24	6:15	OWN 7	13	62	Missed FG
3	1:27	5:18	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
4	8:40	2:33	OPP 41	5	41	Touchdown
4	1:43	1:43	OWN 16	3	9	Punt

Game MVP: Ken Downs, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Bob Brady	8	32	4.00	12	1
RB Cristian Buckey	8	28	3.50	10	1
RB Charles Richardson	4	11	2.75	10	1
QB D.J. Abrams	2	17	8.50	11	1
QB Cody Rood	1	3	3.00	3	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Ken Downs	24	115	4.79	26	4	2
RB Damon McConnell	5	15	3.00	11	1	0
QB Kaleb Murray	2	17	8.50	12	1	0
WR Eduardo Marshall	1	-6	-6.00	-6	0	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
D.J. Abrams	31	14	181	0/0	0	35	2	37.1
Cody Rood	2	1	16	1/9	0	16	0	77.1

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kaleb Murray	39	24	307	1/6	2	27	2	81.9

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Grady Jongeling	5	9	84	16.80	27	27
RB Bob Brady	3	3	22	7.33	1	14
TE Lamont Lang	2	5	24	12.00	2	14
TE Kelvin Rodgers	1	2	35	35.00	32	35
WR Allen Flowers	1	3	0	0.00	0	0
RB Charles Richardson	1	4	9	9.00	0	9
WR Axel Frieswyk	1	3	7	7.00	0	7
WR Trenton Stinson	1	3	16	16.00	18	16
RB Cristian Buckey	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jackie Banks	7	8	85	12.14	22	15	0
TE Jacob Grudich	6	9	71	11.83	14	17	0
WR Trenton Straight	4	7	71	17.75	32	27	1
FB Carter Farr	3	5	19	6.33	0	8	1
WR Eduardo Marshall	2	8	33	16.50	15	25	0
TE Roderick Hodges	1	1	24	24.00	14	24	0
RB Damon McConnell	1	1	4	4.00	4	4	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Hugh Curtis	1	1	1.00	0
S Clarence Sluiter	1	0	0.00	0

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Theodore Chisolm	1	0	0.00	0
CB Malik Perry	1	21	21.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
CB Mario Henderson	0	0	1	0

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
TE Jacob Grudich	1	0	0	0
RB Ken Downs	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Derek Barlow	7	300	42.9	35.4	48	4

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Carl Crowley	4	170	42.5	40.3	51	1

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Terrence Lucero	1/1	0/0	0/0	25	0/0

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Brock Dills	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Sammie Cox	2	9	4.5	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tevin Rasnic	2	32	16.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cristian Buckey	3	69	23.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Jared Lincoln	11	2	0.0	27	40
CB Mario Henderson	6	1	0.0	27	24
S Clarence Sluiter	4	1	0.0	29	31
CB Hugh Curtis	4	0	0.0	25	23
DT Gabriel Londerville	4	0	0.0	31	36
CB Miles Desmond	4	0	0.0	29	30
OLB Cedric Kurowski	3	1	1.0	30	40
OLB Howard McTyer	3	3	0.0	32	40
OLB Carter Mello	3	1	0.0	9	13
DE Mackenzie Creech	3	1	0.0	28	28
ILB Chuck Bensen	3	0	0.0	28	31
S Alonzo Douglas	2	0	0.0	6	9
S Shannon Rickles	1	2	0.0	5	17
DE Kris Nichols	1	1	0.0	27	31
WR Allen Flowers	1	0	---	---	---
TE Lamont Lang	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Tommy Vieane	1	0	0.0	8	25
S Sammie Cox	0	1	0.0	3	9

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Riddick Meyer	8	1	0.0	19	25
CB Willie Donald	5	3	0.0	21	33
OLB Wesley Wiggins	5	2	0.0	22	26
ILB Johnny Steen	5	1	0.0	23	33
DT Leonard Vajda	3	0	1.0	10	29
OLB Everett Maloney	2	3	0.0	22	23
OLB Stephen Atchison	2	0	0.0	12	20
CB Malik Perry	1	4	0.0	23	34
DT Chandler Gilmore	1	1	0.0	13	7
QB Kaleb Murray	1	0	---	---	---
S Toby Joe	1	0	0.0	10	17
DE Robbie Maloney	1	0	0.0	10	22
DE Mickey Finley	1	0	0.0	14	20
DE Reginald Gordon	1	0	0.0	1	8
CB Alonzo Cote	1	0	0.0	2	0
WR Eduardo Marshall	1	0	---	---	---
DE Logan Tibbs	1	0	0.0	12	8
CB Theodore Chisolm	0	1	0.0	23	34

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Cedric Kurowski	1.0	0	2	40
CB Hugh Curtis	0.0	1	0	23
OLB Carter Mello	0.0	0	1	13

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Leonard Vajda	1.0	1	0	29
DE Reginald Gordon	0.0	2	0	8
DE Robbie Maloney	0.0	1	2	22
DE Mickey Finley	0.0	1	0	20
DE Brody Simonson	0.0	1	0	8

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Jared Lincoln	7	1	0	40
CB Miles Desmond	3	0	0	30
CB Mario Henderson	3	0	0	24
S Shannon Rickles	3	0	0	17
OLB Howard McTyer	2	1	0	40
CB Hugh Curtis	2	0	1	23
OLB Carter Mello	2	0	0	13
S Clarence Sluiter	1	0	1	31
DE Mackenzie Creech	1	0	0	28

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Riddick Meyer	4	0	0	25
CB Willie Donald	3	0	0	33
OLB Wesley Wiggins	2	0	0	26
ILB Johnny Steen	2	0	0	33
CB Malik Perry	1	1	1	34
S Toby Joe	1	0	0	17
DE Robbie Maloney	1	0	0	22
OLB Stephen Atchison	1	0	0	20
CB Theodore Chisolm	0	3	1	34
S Ray Blake	0	1	0	10

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Grant Washington	3	4	23	0	34
C Monty King	3	3	23	0	34
T Horace Kramer	2	4	23	0	34
G Billy Humphries	1	6	23	0	34
TE Lamont Lang	0	2	14	0	16
T Dashawn Tafoya	0	1	23	1	34

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Amari Garrett	3	8	0	32	0	40
T Sammie Coles	3	7	0	32	0	40
T Rickey Shaw	2	6	0	32	1	40
G Fred Sims	1	4	1	32	0	40
T Moe Siglar	1	4	0	32	0	40
TE Roderick Hodges	1	1	0	5	0	11

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Grant Washington	1	10
Monty King	1	9

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Johnny Steen	3	19
Leonard Vajda	2	17

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Howard McTyer	---	---	32	40	2	74
OLB Cedric Kurowski	---	---	30	40	1	71
ILB Chuck Bensen	---	---	28	31	9	68
S Jared Lincoln	---	---	27	40	1	68
G Grant Washington	23	34	---	---	10	67
DT Gabriel Londerville	---	---	31	36	---	67
C Monty King	23	34	---	---	9	66
G Billy Humphries	23	34	---	---	8	65
T Horace Kramer	23	34	---	---	8	65
T Dashawn Tafoya	23	34	---	---	8	65
CB Hugh Curtis	---	---	25	23	12	60
S Clarence Sluiter	---	---	29	31	---	60
CB Miles Desmond	---	---	29	30	---	59
DE Kris Nichols	---	---	27	31	---	58
WR Allen Flowers	19	32	---	---	6	57
CB Mario Henderson	---	---	27	24	5	56
DE Mackenzie Creech	---	---	28	28	---	56
TE Kelvin Rodgers	23	29	---	---	2	54
QB D.J. Abrams	22	31	---	---	---	53
WR Axel Frieswyk	21	32	---	---	---	53
WR Grady Jongeling	10	22	---	---	11	43
OLB Carter Mello	---	---	9	13	18	40
RB Charles Richardson	6	14	---	---	19	39
ILB Tommy Vieane	---	---	8	25	1	34
TE Lamont Lang	14	16	---	---	---	30
RB Bob Brady	10	14	---	---	1	25
S Sammie Cox	---	---	3	9	12	24
S Shannon Rickles	---	---	5	17	---	22
S Alonzo Douglas	---	---	6	9	5	20
RB Cristian Buckey	8	7	---	---	5	20
TE Arnold Cress	0	0	---	---	17	17
DE Frank Rivera	---	---	4	7	5	16
DT Randall Hummel	---	---	2	6	5	13
WR Trenton Stinson	1	3	---	---	7	11
RB Travis Sanner	2	1	---	---	7	10
C O.J. Sawyer	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Derek Barlow	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Nicholas Irizarry	0	0	---	---	7	7
QB Cody Rood	1	3	---	---	---	4
K Terrence Lucero	0	0	---	---	3	3
CB Ruben Jeffries	---	---	2	0	---	2
WR Roberto Bozeman	1	0	---	---	---	1
C Broderick Kerr	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Reuben Sudano	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Brad Rigot	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Amos Bilodeau	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Sammie Coles	32	40	---	---	10	82
TE Jacob Grudich	26	37	---	---	19	82
T Rickey Shaw	32	40	---	---	5	77
G Fred Sims	32	40	---	---	5	77
T Moe Siglar	32	40	---	---	5	77
ILB Johnny Steen	---	---	23	33	19	75
QB Kaleb Murray	32	40	---	---	---	72
CB Malik Perry	---	---	23	34	15	72
WR Trenton Straight	31	39	---	---	2	72
G Amari Garrett	32	40	---	---	---	72
WR Jackie Banks	28	38	---	---	---	66
RB Ken Downs	26	28	---	---	7	61
CB Theodore Chisolm	---	---	23	34	1	58
DT Leonard Vajda	---	---	10	29	17	56
CB Willie Donald	---	---	21	33	1	55
OLB Wesley Wiggins	---	---	22	26	1	49
WR Eduardo Marshall	27	19	---	---	---	46
OLB Everett Maloney	---	---	22	23	---	45
S Riddick Meyer	---	---	19	25	---	44
TE Roderick Hodges	5	11	---	---	19	35
DE Mickey Finley	---	---	14	20	---	34
DE Robbie Maloney	---	---	10	22	1	33
OLB Stephen Atchison	---	---	12	20	1	33
S Ray Blake	---	---	3	10	15	28
S Toby Joe	---	---	10	17	---	27
OLB Louis Prior	---	---	2	1	17	20
DE Logan Tibbs	---	---	12	8	---	20
DT Chandler Gilmore	---	---	13	7	---	20
FB Carter Farr	4	14	---	---	---	18
RB Damon McConnell	6	12	---	---	---	18
WR Gustavo Zeiders	3	0	---	---	15	18
DE Reginald Gordon	---	---	1	8	8	17
DE Brody Simonson	---	---	9	8	---	17
OLB Wayne McIntyre	---	---	1	8	8	17
CB Brayden McKenzie	---	---	1	8	1	10
S Tevin Rasnic	---	---	0	0	9	9
TE Kai Henderson	4	2	---	---	2	8
K Brock Dills	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Derek Chafee	0	0	---	---	5	5
P Carl Crowley	0	0	---	---	5	5
CB Alonzo Cote	---	---	2	0	---	2
G Grant Harner	0	0	---	---	1	1
QB Howie Starks	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Aidan Agin	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Donnell McConnell	---	---	0	0	---	0
C Jason Hoffman	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	0	0.0
Middle	15	77	5.1
Right	7	14	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	56	4.7
Middle	11	66	6.0
Right	9	19	2.1
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
D.J. Abrams	31	14	3	2	3	5	5	2	2
Cody Rood	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kaleb Murray	39	24	4	4	3	2	3	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	16	5.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	7	93	6.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	4	47	4.3
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	41	8.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	4	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	10	135	9.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	12	157	8.7
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	11	1.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Grady Jongeling	9	5	1	84	2	22
TE Lamont Lang	5	2	0	24	0	16
RB Charles Richardson	4	1	0	9	0	14
WR Allen Flowers	3	1	1	0	0	32
RB Bob Brady	3	3	0	22	0	14
WR Axel Frieswyk	3	1	0	7	0	32
WR Trenton Stinson	3	1	0	16	0	3
TE Kelvin Rodgers	2	1	1	35	1	29
RB Cristian Buckey	1	0	0	0	0	7

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Jacob Grudich	9	6	0	71	0	37
WR Eduardo Marshall	8	2	1	33	1	19
WR Jackie Banks	8	7	0	85	0	38
WR Trenton Straight	7	4	2	71	2	39
FB Carter Farr	5	3	0	19	0	14
TE Roderick Hodges	1	1	0	24	1	11
RB Damon McConnell	1	1	0	4	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Bob Brady	1	9	9.00	4.00
RB Cristian Buckey	1	-3	-3.00	3.50

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Ken Downs	2	7	3.50	4.79
RB Damon McConnell	1	11	11.00	3.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
D.J. Abrams	3	1	3	1.00	5.84

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kaleb Murray	6	4	30	5.00	7.87

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Lamont Lang	1	0	0	0.00	4.80
RB Charles Richardson	1	0	0	0.00	2.25
WR Grady Jongeling	1	1	3	3.00	9.33

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Carter Farr	4	3	19	4.75	3.80
TE Jacob Grudich	1	0	0	0.00	7.89
WR Trenton Straight	1	1	11	11.00	10.14

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
RB Cristian Buckey	2	1
RB Charles Richardson	1	0

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Ken Downs	4	3

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
D.J. Abrams	10	3	3
Cody Rood	1	0	0

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kaleb Murray	9	5	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Charles Richardson	3	0	0
WR Grady Jongeling	3	2	2
WR Allen Flowers	2	0	0
TE Lamont Lang	1	1	1
WR Axel Frieswyk	1	0	0
WR Trenton Stinson	1	0	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Jacob Grudich	4	3	3
WR Trenton Straight	2	1	1
WR Eduardo Marshall	2	0	0
TE Roderick Hodges	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 69,100 (73,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,000 (21,400)
End Zone 14,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,000 (13,600)
Club Seats 10,100 (10,100)
Luxury Boxes 3,700 (3,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	69,100 (73,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,000 (21,400)
End Zone	14,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,000 (13,600)
Club Seats	10,100 (10,100)
Luxury Boxes	3,700 (3,900)