Week 1, 2000

played in Atlanta, GA

92 degrees, fair, calm

Carolina Panthers	7	10	3	13	-	33
Atlanta Falcons	0	10	0	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:03 CAR - Steve McNair 14 run (John Kasay extra point)
2Q: 13:12 ATL - Neil Rackers 18 field goal
2Q: 08:49 CAR - John Kasay 24 field goal
2Q: 06:23 CAR - Steve McNair 3 run (John Kasay extra point)
2Q: 02:06 ATL - Jerome Pathon 18 pass from Randall Cunningham (Neil Rackers extra point)
3Q: 09:17 CAR - John Kasay 23 field goal
4Q: 05:21 CAR - Mike Pritchard 8 pass from Steve McNair (John Kasay extra point)
4Q: 02:33 CAR - John Kasay 26 field goal
4Q: 00:38 CAR - John Kasay 36 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:03 CAR - Steve McNair 14 run (John Kasay extra point)
2Q: 13:12 ATL - Neil Rackers 18 field goal
2Q: 08:49 CAR - John Kasay 24 field goal
2Q: 06:23 CAR - Steve McNair 3 run (John Kasay extra point)
2Q: 02:06 ATL - Jerome Pathon 18 pass from Randall Cunningham (Neil Rackers extra point)
3Q: 09:17 CAR - John Kasay 23 field goal
4Q: 05:21 CAR - Mike Pritchard 8 pass from Steve McNair (John Kasay extra point)
4Q: 02:33 CAR - John Kasay 26 field goal
4Q: 00:38 CAR - John Kasay 36 field goal

Team Statistics CAR ATL
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 23 14
- by Rushing 10 3
- by Passing 10 11
- by Penalty 3 0
Total Net Yards 401 296
- Offensive Plays 68 63
- Yards per Play 5.90 4.70
Net Rushing Yards 177 88
- Rushing Attempts 36 23
- Yards per Rush 4.92 3.83
Net Passing Yards 224 208
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 23 - 0 39 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 245 218
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/21 1/10
- Yards per Pass Play 7.00 5.20
Fumbles/Lost 3/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/13 9/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.1 8.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 4/25 7/55
Punt Returns/Yards 2/22 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 2/35 3/83
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 7 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/4 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 38 OWN 25
Time of Possession 33:19 26:41

Team Statistics	CAR	ATL
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	23	14
- by Rushing	10	3
- by Passing	10	11
- by Penalty	3	0
Total Net Yards	401	296
- Offensive Plays	68	63
- Yards per Play	5.90	4.70
Net Rushing Yards	177	88
- Rushing Attempts	36	23
- Yards per Rush	4.92	3.83
Net Passing Yards	224	208
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 23 - 0	39 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	245	218
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/21	1/10
- Yards per Pass Play	7.00	5.20
Fumbles/Lost	3/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/13	9/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.1	8.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	4/25	7/55
Punt Returns/Yards	2/22	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	2/35	3/83
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	7	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/4	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 38	OWN 25
Time of Possession	33:19	26:41

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:11	2:17	OWN 36	4	64	Touchdown
1	7:41	1:56	OWN 34	5	10	Punt
2	13:07	4:25	OWN 24	8	69	Field Goal
2	8:34	2:24	OPP 33	5	33	Touchdown
2	3:08	0:46	OWN 20	2	-3	Fumble
2	1:58	1:58	OWN 21	6	27	Half
3	15:00	5:48	OWN 18	11	76	Field Goal
3	5:10	3:09	OWN 24	7	36	Punt
4	13:16	8:04	OWN 22	14	78	Touchdown
4	3:36	1:09	OPP 17	3	8	Field Goal
4	1:46	1:13	OPP 27	3	8	Field Goal

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:49	OWN 30	7	41	Missed FG
1	8:54	1:13	OWN 27	3	-2	Punt
1	5:45	7:38	OWN 4	14	95	Field Goal
2	6:10	3:02	OWN 20	7	48	Interception
2	2:22	0:24	OPP 13	3	13	Touchdown
3	9:12	4:02	OWN 20	7	26	Punt
3	2:01	3:45	OWN 3	9	37	Punt
4	5:12	1:36	OWN 20	7	-3	Downs
4	2:27	0:41	OWN 20	4	7	Downs
4	0:33	0:33	OWN 20	3	-1	Game

Game MVP: Steve McNair, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Chris Floyd	13	95	7.31	45	3	0
J.R. Redmond	8	29	3.63	14	2	0
Salvador Blair	7	12	1.71	7	0	0
Steve McNair	5	36	7.20	14	2	2
Troy Drayton	1	3	3.00	3	0	0
Bobby Shaw	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
Jim Finn	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Tiki Barber	15	44	2.93	8	0
Ma'ake Scott	3	-1	-0.33	1	0
Randall Cunningham	2	22	11.00	15	1
Olandis Gary	2	20	10.00	14	1
Ramon Shonta	1	3	3.00	3	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve McNair	29	23	245	3/21	1	46	0	113.3

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Randall Cunningham	22	14	161	0/0	1	26	1	81.8
Ramon Shonta	17	6	57	1/10	0	19	0	45.4

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Marvin Harrison	10	13	126	12.60	38	46	0
WR Mike Pritchard	4	4	26	6.50	1	9	1
WR Chris Penn	3	3	11	3.67	2	6	0
TE Troy Drayton	2	2	18	9.00	4	10	0
WR Bobby Shaw	2	2	43	21.50	25	38	0
FB Jim Finn	1	3	11	11.00	9	11	0
WR Moe Barber	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0
RB J.R. Redmond	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jerome Pathon	9	12	87	9.67	12	19	1
WR Michael Haynes	3	8	44	14.67	21	26	0
WR Kenny Lofton	2	6	17	8.50	0	9	0
WR Shawn Collins	2	5	31	15.50	22	24	0
TE Tomur Barnes	2	2	32	16.00	8	17	0
RB Tiki Barber	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
RB Olandis Gary	1	1	2	2.00	1	2	0
WR Ryan Thelwell	0	4	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Shawn Williams	1	0	0.00	0

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
Chris Floyd	2	0	0
Steve McNair	1	0	0
Jimmy Spencer	0	1	0
Marco Rivera	0	1	0
Chris Naeole	0	1	0
Troy Drayton	0	0	1

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jerome Pathon	1	0	0
Cortez Kennedy	0	1	0
Donnell Woolford	0	0	1
Joel Steed	0	0	1
Lee Woodall	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Taylor Cochrane	2	89	44.5	44.5	52	2

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Craig Hentrich	3	131	43.7	36.3	56	2

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Kasay	4/4	0/0	0/0	36	3/3

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Neil Rackers	1/2	0/1	0/0	18	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jimmy Spencer	2	22	11.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jimmy Spencer	2	35	17.5	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jerome Pathon	2	56	28.0	0
Charles Woodson	1	27	27.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Chris Claiborne	12	0	0.0	22	36
S Matt Bowmen	6	2	0.0	23	40
OLB Stephen Boyd	5	1	1.0	20	30
S Shawn Williams	4	3	0.0	23	40
CB Ray Buchanan	3	2	0.0	20	29
CB Kiwuakee Thomas	3	2	0.0	22	38
DE Hugh Douglas	2	2	0.0	15	25
OLB Antonio Armstrong	2	1	0.0	7	24
CB Jimmy Spencer	1	1	0.0	16	35
DE Renaldo Wynn	1	1	0.0	7	10
ILB Donnie Spragan	1	1	0.0	8	5
WR Marvin Harrison	1	0	---	---	---
DE Kenard Lang	1	0	0.0	8	15
S Tebucky Jones	1	0	0.0	4	20
DE Adewale Ogunleye	1	0	0.0	16	30

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Willie Kramer	12	1	0.0	31	30
ILB Yev Kassem	10	4	1.0	35	31
DT Joel Steed	6	1	1.0	26	21
DT Jerry Drake	4	0	0.0	22	14
OLB Jeff Posey	4	0	0.0	14	12
CB Charles Woodson	4	0	0.0	33	31
CB Donnell Woolford	3	0	0.0	31	28
OLB Lee Woodall	3	0	0.0	29	27
DE Michael Strahan	2	1	1.0	25	24
S Tyrone Carter	2	6	0.0	32	30
DT Cortez Kennedy	2	3	0.0	23	25
DE Orpheus Roye	2	0	0.0	20	28
ILB Shannon Taylor	2	0	0.0	7	2
CB Tyrone Williams	1	2	0.0	19	20
QB Randall Cunningham	1	0	---	---	---
DE Vaughn Booker	1	0	0.0	16	4
DE Regan Upshaw	0	1	0.0	11	8
S Jason Perry	0	1	0.0	16	12

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Stephen Boyd	1.0	0	30
DE Hugh Douglas	0.0	2	25
OLB Antonio Armstrong	0.0	1	24
OLB Jerry Jensen	0.0	1	19
DE Adewale Ogunleye	0.0	1	30

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Joel Steed	1.0	0	1	0	21
DE Michael Strahan	1.0	0	0	0	24
ILB Yev Kassem	1.0	0	0	0	31
DT Cortez Kennedy	0.0	2	1	0	25
DE Orpheus Roye	0.0	0	0	2	28

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Chris Claiborne	5	2	0	36
S Matt Bowmen	4	2	0	40
CB Ray Buchanan	3	1	0	29
CB Jimmy Spencer	2	1	0	35
OLB Antonio Armstrong	2	0	0	24
OLB Stephen Boyd	2	0	0	30
CB Kiwuakee Thomas	2	0	0	38
S Shawn Williams	0	1	1	40

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Willie Kramer	4	1	30
CB Charles Woodson	4	1	31
ILB Yev Kassem	4	0	31
CB Donnell Woolford	3	0	28
OLB Lee Woodall	2	0	27
OLB Jeff Posey	2	0	12
S Tyrone Carter	2	0	30
DE Michael Strahan	1	0	24
DE Orpheus Roye	1	0	28

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Chris Naeole	3	7	35	1	32
Chris Villarrial	3	6	36	0	32
Pat Harlow	2	5	33	1	32
Asher Ackerman	1	2	10	0	3
Marco Rivera	0	4	34	1	32
Gary Ivan Gordon	0	4	34	0	32
Sale Isaia	0	1	6	0	0
Chris Ruhman	0	1	2	0	0
Jim Finn	0	1	17	0	18

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Marcus Spriggs	2	7	23	0	36
Kevin Sargent	2	2	23	1	35
Doug Brzezinski	0	5	22	0	32
Todd McClure	0	3	22	0	35
Cooper Carlisle	0	3	22	0	34

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Jimmy Spencer	2	23
Troy Drayton	1	15

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Tyrone Williams	2	18
Henry Anderko	1	14
Charles Woodson	1	12

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Shawn Williams	---	---	23	40	13	76
Jimmy Spencer	---	---	16	35	23	74
Chris Naeole	35	32	---	---	4	71
Matt Bowmen	---	---	23	40	8	71
Gary Ivan Gordon	34	32	---	---	2	68
Steve McNair	36	32	---	---	---	68
Chris Villarrial	36	32	---	---	---	68
Pat Harlow	33	32	---	---	1	66
Marco Rivera	34	32	---	---	---	66
Ray Buchanan	---	---	20	29	13	62
Kiwuakee Thomas	---	---	22	38	2	62
Chris Claiborne	---	---	22	36	2	60
Marvin Harrison	30	29	---	---	---	59
Bobby Shaw	23	20	---	---	16	59
Troy Drayton	25	16	---	---	15	56
Stephen Boyd	---	---	20	30	3	53
Michael Myers	---	---	18	28	3	49
Adewale Ogunleye	---	---	16	30	2	48
Antonio Armstrong	---	---	7	24	16	47
Mike Pritchard	22	24	---	---	---	46
Hugh Douglas	---	---	15	25	3	43
Chris Penn	12	17	---	---	13	42
Jerry Jensen	---	---	18	19	2	39
Jim Finn	17	18	---	---	4	39
Salvador Blair	9	8	---	---	20	37
Chris Floyd	16	14	---	---	---	30
Kenard Lang	---	---	8	15	2	25
Tebucky Jones	---	---	4	20	---	24
J.R. Redmond	10	8	---	---	1	19
Asher Ackerman	10	3	---	---	5	18
Renaldo Wynn	---	---	7	10	1	18
Mike Lodish	---	---	5	12	---	17
Andrew Glover	3	0	---	---	12	15
Moe Barber	3	3	---	---	9	15
Donnie Spragan	---	---	8	5	1	14
John Kasay	0	0	---	---	12	12
Sale Isaia	6	0	---	---	6	12
Chris Ruhman	2	0	---	---	6	8
Na'il Diggs	---	---	1	4	3	8
Booker Foxx	0	0	---	---	6	6
Cory Withrow	0	0	---	---	5	5
Alan Rodgers	0	0	---	---	4	4
Taylor Cochrane	0	0	---	---	2	2
Darwin Walker	---	---	0	0	2	2
Eric Zeier	0	0	---	---	---	0
Mike Flaherty	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Charles Woodson	---	---	33	31	12	76
Lee Woodall	---	---	29	27	18	74
Yev Kassem	---	---	35	31	2	68
Tyrone Carter	---	---	32	30	5	67
Donnell Woolford	---	---	31	28	6	65
Willie Kramer	---	---	31	30	4	65
Marcus Spriggs	23	36	---	---	---	59
Jerome Pathon	16	33	---	---	10	59
Doug Brzezinski	22	32	---	---	5	59
Kevin Sargent	23	35	---	---	---	58
Tyrone Williams	---	---	19	20	18	57
Todd McClure	22	35	---	---	---	57
Cooper Carlisle	22	34	---	---	---	56
Joel Steed	---	---	26	21	6	53
Michael Strahan	---	---	25	24	3	52
Kenny Lofton	18	32	---	---	---	50
Cortez Kennedy	---	---	23	25	2	50
Michael Haynes	10	27	---	---	12	49
Orpheus Roye	---	---	20	28	1	49
Randall Cunningham	21	22	---	---	---	43
Jason Perry	---	---	16	12	15	43
Tiki Barber	17	22	---	---	---	39
Jerry Drake	---	---	22	14	2	38
Jeff Posey	---	---	14	12	9	35
Ma'ake Scott	4	11	---	---	18	33
Ryan Thelwell	6	13	---	---	14	33
Tomur Barnes	17	13	---	---	2	32
Henry Anderko	5	10	---	---	14	29
Vaughn Booker	---	---	16	4	5	25
Olandis Gary	7	11	---	---	7	25
Shawn Collins	4	16	---	---	1	21
Tyji Armstrong	2	3	---	---	15	20
Ramon Shonta	2	18	---	---	---	20
Regan Upshaw	---	---	11	8	1	20
Aidan Buchanan	9	9	---	---	2	20
Randy Shughart	0	9	---	---	5	14
Scott Rehberg	1	8	---	---	5	14
Joe Panos	1	6	---	---	5	12
Shannon Taylor	---	---	7	2	3	12
Clint Kreiwaldt	---	---	6	5	---	11
Morris Dorman	1	5	---	---	---	6
Troy Sadowski	0	0	---	---	5	5
Craig Hentrich	0	0	---	---	5	5
Neil Rackers	0	0	---	---	5	5
Jon Kitna	0	0	---	---	---	0
Micah Knorr	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	46	4.2
Middle	19	111	5.8
Right	6	20	3.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	6	3.0
Middle	14	45	3.2
Right	7	37	5.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve McNair	29	23	4	0	0	2	2	2	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Randall Cunningham	22	14	2	1	0	3	3	0	1
Ramon Shonta	17	6	0	1	4	4	2	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	1	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	15	117	5.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	6	81	11.6
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	46	46.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	9	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	91	7.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	7	81	5.8
Long (19+ Yds)	9	2	37	4.1

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Marvin Harrison	13	10	126	3	29
WR Mike Pritchard	4	4	26	0	24
WR Chris Penn	3	3	11	0	17
FB Jim Finn	3	1	11	0	18
TE Troy Drayton	2	2	18	0	16
WR Bobby Shaw	2	2	43	1	20
WR Moe Barber	1	1	10	0	3
RB J.R. Redmond	1	0	0	0	8

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jerome Pathon	12	9	0	87	0	33
WR Michael Haynes	8	3	1	44	1	27
WR Kenny Lofton	6	2	0	17	0	32
WR Shawn Collins	5	2	2	31	1	16
WR Ryan Thelwell	4	0	1	0	0	13
TE Tomur Barnes	2	2	0	32	0	13
RB Tiki Barber	1	1	0	5	0	22
RB Olandis Gary	1	1	0	2	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Salvador Blair	4	9	2.25	1.71
Steve McNair	3	26	8.67	7.20
Chris Floyd	3	5	1.67	7.31
Bobby Shaw	1	0	0.00	0.00
Jim Finn	1	2	2.00	2.00

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tiki Barber	2	3	1.50	2.93
Olandis Gary	1	6	6.00	10.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve McNair	10	8	44	4.40	8.45

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Randall Cunningham	3	1	18	6.00	7.32

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Marvin Harrison	3	2	13	4.33	9.69
WR Mike Pritchard	2	2	10	5.00	6.50
WR Chris Penn	2	2	5	2.50	3.67
FB Jim Finn	2	1	11	5.50	3.67
WR Bobby Shaw	1	1	5	5.00	21.50

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Kenny Lofton	1	0	0	0.00	2.83
WR Shawn Collins	1	0	0	0.00	6.20
WR Jerome Pathon	1	1	18	18.00	7.25

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Steve McNair	2	2
Bobby Shaw	1	0
J.R. Redmond	1	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Olandis Gary	2	1
Ramon Shonta	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve McNair	8	6	4

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Randall Cunningham	9	8	6
Ramon Shonta	5	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Marvin Harrison	3	2	1
WR Bobby Shaw	2	2	2
TE Troy Drayton	1	1	1
WR Chris Penn	1	1	0
FB Jim Finn	1	0	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jerome Pathon	4	4	4
WR Michael Haynes	3	2	1
WR Shawn Collins	2	2	1
TE Tomur Barnes	2	2	2
WR Kenny Lofton	1	0	0
WR Ryan Thelwell	1	0	0
RB Olandis Gary	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 64,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,200 (17,100)
End Zone 11,100 (12,400)
Mezzanine 6,600 (7,100)
Sideline Seats 10,100 (10,900)
Club Seats 14,500 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 7,200 (7,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	64,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,200 (17,100)
End Zone	11,100 (12,400)
Mezzanine	6,600 (7,100)
Sideline Seats	10,100 (10,900)
Club Seats	14,500 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	7,200 (7,500)