Week 5, 2038

played in Atlanta, GA

80 degrees, fair, calm

Carolina Panthers	7	7	6	0	-	20
Atlanta Falcons	10	0	7	28	-	45

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:19 ATL - John Metchie 16 pass from Paul Hickman (Shaun Long extra point)
1Q: 11:13 CAR - Raul Sera 96 kickoff return (Phil West extra point)
1Q: 06:19 ATL - Shaun Long 20 field goal
2Q: 14:17 CAR - Rick Peters 1 run (Phil West extra point)
3Q: 09:54 CAR - Douglas Gardner 3 pass from Ken House (Phil West extra point failed)
3Q: 04:53 ATL - Devon Engler 93 interception return (Shaun Long extra point)
4Q: 14:25 ATL - Gavin Ford 4 run (Shaun Long extra point)
4Q: 06:43 ATL - Gavin Ford 4 run (Shaun Long extra point)
4Q: 06:33 ATL - Devon Engler 31 interception return (Shaun Long extra point)
4Q: 04:48 ATL - Ike Cabrer 1 pass from Paul Hickman (Shaun Long extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:19 ATL - John Metchie 16 pass from Paul Hickman (Shaun Long extra point)
1Q: 11:13 CAR - Raul Sera 96 kickoff return (Phil West extra point)
1Q: 06:19 ATL - Shaun Long 20 field goal
2Q: 14:17 CAR - Rick Peters 1 run (Phil West extra point)
3Q: 09:54 CAR - Douglas Gardner 3 pass from Ken House (Phil West extra point failed)
3Q: 04:53 ATL - Devon Engler 93 interception return (Shaun Long extra point)
4Q: 14:25 ATL - Gavin Ford 4 run (Shaun Long extra point)
4Q: 06:43 ATL - Gavin Ford 4 run (Shaun Long extra point)
4Q: 06:33 ATL - Devon Engler 31 interception return (Shaun Long extra point)
4Q: 04:48 ATL - Ike Cabrer 1 pass from Paul Hickman (Shaun Long extra point)

Team Statistics CAR ATL
Record 3-2 3-2
First Downs 17 17
- by Rushing 5 7
- by Passing 12 8
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 326 302
- Offensive Plays 75 49
- Yards per Play 4.35 6.16
Net Rushing Yards 97 139
- Rushing Attempts 29 28
- Yards per Rush 3.34 4.96
Net Passing Yards 229 163
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 44 - 19 - 2 21 - 12 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 240 163
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.98 7.76
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 12/20 2/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.5 7.0
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 9/70 7/60
Punt Returns/Yards 2/26 5/97
Kick Returns/Yards 1/96 4/107
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 2/124
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 41
Time of Possession 33:40 26:20

Team Statistics	CAR	ATL
Record	3-2	3-2
First Downs	17	17
- by Rushing	5	7
- by Passing	12	8
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	326	302
- Offensive Plays	75	49
- Yards per Play	4.35	6.16
Net Rushing Yards	97	139
- Rushing Attempts	29	28
- Yards per Rush	3.34	4.96
Net Passing Yards	229	163
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	44 - 19 - 2	21 - 12 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	240	163
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.98	7.76
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	12/20	2/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.5	7.0
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	9/70	7/60
Punt Returns/Yards	2/26	5/97
Kick Returns/Yards	1/96	4/107
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	2/124
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 41
Time of Possession	33:40	26:20

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	6:13	7:06	OWN 25	13	75	Touchdown
2	12:00	2:37	OWN 31	5	13	Punt
2	5:47	2:54	OWN 24	6	11	Punt
2	1:55	1:55	OWN 16	8	41	Punt
3	15:00	5:13	OWN 25	11	75	Touchdown
3	8:21	3:37	OWN 41	8	37	Interception
3	4:44	2:34	OWN 25	6	15	Punt
4	14:14	0:59	OWN 25	3	-1	Punt
4	11:39	1:27	OWN 25	4	38	Fumble
4	6:33	0:08	OWN 25	1	0	Interception
4	6:25	1:37	OWN 9	4	-8	Downs
4	4:40	0:24	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
4	1:52	1:33	OWN 12	3	5	Punt

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:47	OPP 46	6	46	Touchdown
1	10:56	4:43	OWN 48	8	49	Field Goal
2	14:07	2:07	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
2	9:23	3:36	OWN 26	7	28	Punt
2	2:53	0:58	OWN 39	3	-2	Punt
3	9:47	1:26	OWN 35	3	9	Interception
3	2:10	2:56	OWN 37	5	63	Touchdown
4	13:15	1:36	OWN 21	3	8	Punt
4	10:12	3:39	OWN 37	6	63	Touchdown
4	4:48	0:08	OPP 1	1	1	Touchdown
4	4:16	2:24	OWN 26	3	0	Punt
4	0:19	0:19	OPP 42	1	1	Game

Game MVP: Devon Engler, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Rick Peters	20	70	3.50	18	2	1
QB Ken House	5	14	2.80	9	0	0
RB Claude Atkins	4	13	3.25	7	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Gavin Ford	26	127	4.88	21	5	2
QB Paul Hickman	2	12	6.00	9	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ken House	44	19	240	2/11	1	38	2	49.4

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Paul Hickman	21	12	163	0/0	2	34	1	93.9

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Austin Harding	5	12	97	19.40	35	38	0
WR Malachi Biccum	4	10	30	7.50	21	19	0
WR Douglas Gardner	4	10	40	10.00	7	28	1
TE Tony Cook	3	7	45	15.00	2	35	0
TE Eli Pape	2	3	22	11.00	0	15	0
RB Claude Atkins	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Marcos Hayes	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bob Spiak	6	7	112	18.67	66	34	0
TE Ike Cabrer	2	3	8	4.00	0	7	1
WR Roman Wilson	2	4	7	3.50	0	9	0
WR John Metchie	1	4	16	16.00	0	16	1
TE Dakota Poteet	1	1	20	20.00	2	20	0
RB Gavin Ford	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Javon Bullard	1	0	0.00	0

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Devon Engler	2	124	62.00	2

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Ken House	1	0	0
WR Douglas Gardner	1	0	0
DT Justin Eboigbe	0	1	0
T Burt Madison	0	0	1
OLB Lewis Hommerson	0	0	1

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Gavin Ford	1	0	0
CB Mo Rauch	1	0	0
TE Dakota Poteet	0	1	0
ILB Trey Ruggiero	0	1	0
ILB Ty'Ron Hopper	0	1	0
OLB Kayvon Thibodeaux	0	0	1
S Jahan Dotson	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Joe Lindsay	7	298	42.6	28.7	62	4

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Zack Gladden	5	240	48.0	42.8	55	4

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Phil West	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/3

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Shaun Long	1/1	0/0	0/0	20	6/6

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Douglas Gardner	2	26	13.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mo Rauch	5	97	19.4	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Raul Sera	1	96	96.0	1

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gavin Ford	4	107	26.8	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Javon Bullard	6	3	27	21
DT Kim Tate	6	0	21	10
CB Ross Lee	3	2	25	17
OLB Darren Mussi	3	1	22	17
OLB Lewis Hommerson	3	0	26	21
CB Raul Sera	2	1	21	16
S Marquis Bryant	2	1	22	21
DT Marquis Culhane	2	1	21	16
CB Troy Gardner	2	1	28	20
DE Aaron Wynn	2	1	21	13
DE Alejandro Siler	1	1	17	13
OLB Mike Brady	1	1	9	6
ILB Brandon Smith	1	0	2	0
DT Dale Irwin	1	0	9	11
S Cody Finch	1	0	7	4

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Jahan Dotson	9	5	0.5	29	46
ILB Ty'Ron Hopper	6	2	0.0	29	46
CB Mo Rauch	5	2	0.0	29	46
OLB Jared Verse	5	1	0.0	29	45
S Jessie Humphries	4	0	0.0	29	46
DE Brandon Grier	3	2	1.0	23	17
DT Bernard Pierce	3	1	0.0	23	18
CB Devon Engler	3	0	0.0	19	36
ILB Trey Ruggiero	2	1	0.0	20	23
OLB Kayvon Thibodeaux	2	0	0.0	9	7
DE Stevon Barker	2	0	0.0	19	22
S Erick Halcomb	1	3	0.0	20	26
RB Gavin Ford	1	0	---	---	---
CB Sweet Pea Smith	1	0	0.0	8	20
DT Roderick Burke	1	0	0.0	6	28
OLB Aiden Floyd	1	0	0.0	0	19
DE Cory Hines	0	1	0.5	8	35

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Aaron Wynn	1	1	13
DT Dale Irwin	1	0	11
DT Kim Tate	1	0	10
DT Brant Alston	1	0	5

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Brandon Grier	1.0	0	1	0	17
DE Cory Hines	0.5	1	4	1	35
S Jahan Dotson	0.5	0	0	0	46
DT Roderick Burke	0.0	2	0	0	28
ILB Trey Ruggiero	0.0	1	0	0	23
CB Devon Engler	0.0	1	0	0	36
DE Stevon Barker	0.0	0	2	0	22
OLB Kayvon Thibodeaux	0.0	0	1	0	7
DE Tyler Raymer	0.0	0	1	0	18
DT Bernard Pierce	0.0	0	1	0	18
S Jessie Humphries	0.0	0	1	0	46

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Troy Gardner	3	0	0	20
OLB Darren Mussi	2	1	0	17
CB Ross Lee	2	0	0	17
S Marquis Bryant	2	0	0	21
S Javon Bullard	1	2	1	21
CB Raul Sera	1	0	0	16
S Cody Finch	1	0	0	4

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Jahan Dotson	4	0	0	46
CB Devon Engler	3	2	2	36
CB Mo Rauch	3	0	0	46
ILB Ty'Ron Hopper	2	1	0	46
S Jessie Humphries	2	0	0	46
DE Brandon Grier	1	0	0	17
CB Sweet Pea Smith	1	0	0	20
ILB Trey Ruggiero	1	0	0	23
OLB Aiden Floyd	1	0	0	19
OLB Jared Verse	1	0	0	45
S Erick Halcomb	0	2	0	26

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Jackie McGarrity	3	11	29	1	46
C Ron Fulmer	2	5	29	0	46
G Darien Strickland	2	5	29	0	46
T Chance McClover	1	3	29	0	46
T Burt Madison	0	3	29	0	46
TE Eli Pape	0	1	3	0	7
TE Marcos Hayes	0	1	7	0	19
RB Claude Atkins	0	0	6	1	23

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
G Corwin Schultz	4	7	28	21
C Trey Rice	2	7	28	21
G Bart Cooley	2	6	28	21
T Earnest Albee	1	4	28	21
T Bobby Fry	1	2	28	21

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Aaron Wynn	4	12
Austin Harding	2	17
Jorge Vinatieri	1	24
Tony Cook	1	24
Burt Madison	1	7

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Kayvon Thibodeaux	1	24
Brandon Coleman	1	6

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
TE Tony Cook	21	41	---	---	24	86
T Burt Madison	29	46	---	---	7	82
T Chance McClover	29	46	---	---	7	82
G Darien Strickland	29	46	---	---	7	82
G Jackie McGarrity	29	46	---	---	7	82
WR Austin Harding	24	35	---	---	17	76
QB Ken House	29	46	---	---	---	75
C Ron Fulmer	29	46	---	---	---	75
OLB Lewis Hommerson	---	---	26	21	25	72
WR Douglas Gardner	26	36	---	---	5	67
WR Malachi Biccum	25	32	---	---	8	65
CB Troy Gardner	---	---	28	20	14	62
CB Raul Sera	---	---	21	16	17	54
RB Claude Atkins	6	23	---	---	24	53
S Javon Bullard	---	---	27	21	1	49
DE Aaron Wynn	---	---	21	13	12	46
S Marquis Bryant	---	---	22	21	1	44
CB Ross Lee	---	---	25	17	1	43
RB Rick Peters	20	19	---	---	4	43
OLB Darren Mussi	---	---	22	17	1	40
OLB Jorge Vinatieri	---	---	9	5	24	38
DT Marquis Culhane	---	---	21	16	1	38
TE Marcos Hayes	7	19	---	---	12	38
DE Alejandro Siler	---	---	17	13	6	36
DT Kim Tate	---	---	21	10	1	32
DT Dale Irwin	---	---	9	11	---	20
WR Roy Wu	9	11	---	---	---	20
S Noah Patterson	---	---	2	0	17	19
RB Alfredo Craft	4	7	---	---	8	19
OLB Mike Brady	---	---	9	6	1	16
OLB David Jordan	---	---	6	5	---	11
S Cody Finch	---	---	7	4	---	11
TE Eli Pape	3	7	---	---	---	10
DT Brant Alston	---	---	5	5	---	10
DE Marshawn Kneeland	---	---	4	6	---	10
C Larry Schwartz	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Joe Lindsay	0	0	---	---	7	7
CB Russell Bernard	---	---	3	4	---	7
DT Justin Eboigbe	---	---	0	0	5	5
K Phil West	0	0	---	---	4	4
ILB Brandon Smith	---	---	2	0	---	2
S Jordan Motz	---	---	1	0	---	1
G Charles Cross	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Gilbert Tubbs	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Kenneth Crnish	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Jamal Nelson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Mo Rauch	---	---	29	46	19	94
OLB Jared Verse	---	---	29	45	20	94
S Jahan Dotson	---	---	29	46	---	75
S Jessie Humphries	---	---	29	46	---	75
ILB Ty'Ron Hopper	---	---	29	46	---	75
S Erick Halcomb	---	---	20	26	19	65
RB Gavin Ford	28	21	---	---	12	61
WR Roman Wilson	18	14	---	---	25	57
G Bart Cooley	28	21	---	---	6	55
T Earnest Albee	28	21	---	---	6	55
CB Devon Engler	---	---	19	36	---	55
ILB Trey Ruggiero	---	---	20	23	11	54
WR John Metchie	21	17	---	---	12	50
DE Cory Hines	---	---	8	35	7	50
C Trey Rice	28	21	---	---	---	49
G Corwin Schultz	28	21	---	---	---	49
T Bobby Fry	28	21	---	---	---	49
WR Bob Spiak	28	19	---	---	---	47
QB Paul Hickman	24	21	---	---	1	46
DT Bernard Pierce	---	---	23	18	---	41
TE Dakota Poteet	19	18	---	---	4	41
DE Stevon Barker	---	---	19	22	---	41
DT Roderick Burke	---	---	6	28	7	41
OLB Kayvon Thibodeaux	---	---	9	7	24	40
DE Brandon Grier	---	---	23	17	---	40
TE Ike Cabrer	9	5	---	---	25	39
TE Leon Patterson	4	2	---	---	25	31
CB Sweet Pea Smith	---	---	8	20	---	28
DE Tyler Raymer	---	---	8	18	---	26
OLB Aiden Floyd	---	---	0	19	---	19
CB Louie Grodin	---	---	10	6	---	16
S O.J. Vanderjagt	---	---	0	0	11	11
RB Lester Neely	4	5	---	---	---	9
RB Nolan Dougan	0	0	---	---	9	9
K Shaun Long	0	0	---	---	9	9
WR Dustin Terrell	5	3	---	---	---	8
C Roderick Chandler	0	0	---	---	6	6
T Leo Harding	0	0	---	---	6	6
G Brandon Coleman	0	0	---	---	6	6
WR Monty Vonnegut	4	1	---	---	---	5
P Zack Gladden	0	0	---	---	5	5
QB Ray Dorash	4	0	---	---	---	4
ILB Bryant Brady	---	---	1	2	---	3
C Jonathan Famie	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Roy Porcaro	---	---	0	0	---	0
CB Calen Bullock	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	24	4.8
Middle	15	47	3.1
Right	9	26	2.9
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	44	6.3
Middle	16	82	5.1
Right	5	13	2.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ken House	44	19	4	1	1	5	11	1	2

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Paul Hickman	21	12	4	0	1	3	4	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	34	4.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	7	72	5.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	3	47	2.8
Long (19+ Yds)	7	3	87	12.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	52	17.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	4	22	3.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	4	58	6.4
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	31	15.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Austin Harding	12	5	0	97	2	35
WR Malachi Biccum	10	4	0	30	0	32
WR Douglas Gardner	10	4	1	40	1	36
TE Tony Cook	7	3	0	45	1	41
TE Eli Pape	3	2	0	22	0	7
RB Claude Atkins	1	1	0	6	0	23
TE Marcos Hayes	1	0	0	0	0	19

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bob Spiak	7	6	0	112	3	19
WR John Metchie	4	1	1	16	0	17
WR Roman Wilson	4	2	0	7	0	14
TE Ike Cabrer	3	2	0	8	0	5
RB Gavin Ford	2	0	0	0	0	21
TE Dakota Poteet	1	1	0	20	1	18

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Rick Peters	4	8	2.00	3.50

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Gavin Ford	5	15	3.00	4.88

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ken House	4	3	13	3.25	5.45

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Paul Hickman	5	4	24	4.80	7.76

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Malachi Biccum	1	1	6	6.00	3.00
TE Eli Pape	1	0	0	0.00	7.33
WR Douglas Gardner	1	1	3	3.00	4.00
TE Tony Cook	1	1	4	4.00	6.43

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Roman Wilson	2	2	7	3.50	1.75
WR John Metchie	1	1	16	16.00	4.00
RB Gavin Ford	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
TE Ike Cabrer	1	1	1	1.00	2.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Rick Peters	1	1

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
QB Paul Hickman	1	1
RB Gavin Ford	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ken House	19	13	11

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Paul Hickman	7	1	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Malachi Biccum	6	3	1
WR Austin Harding	5	3	3
WR Douglas Gardner	3	3	3
TE Tony Cook	3	2	2
TE Eli Pape	2	2	2

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR John Metchie	3	0	0
WR Bob Spiak	2	1	1
RB Gavin Ford	1	0	0
TE Ike Cabrer	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 73,400 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,700 (25,300)
End Zone 13,100 (18,200)
Mezzanine 7,900 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 12,300 (16,100)
Club Seats 14,300 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 7,100 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	73,400 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,700 (25,300)
End Zone	13,100 (18,200)
Mezzanine	7,900 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	12,300 (16,100)
Club Seats	14,300 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	7,100 (9,900)