Week 5, 2002

played in Atlanta, GA

74 degrees, fair, calm

Carolina Panthers	0	7	7	7	-	21
Atlanta Falcons	3	14	7	7	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:58 ATL - Derek Whaley 20 field goal
2Q: 11:34 ATL - Chad Johnson 15 pass from Drew Brees (Derek Whaley extra point)
2Q: 07:26 CAR - Miles Walker 7 run (Rick McKenzie extra point)
2Q: 03:29 ATL - Chad Johnson 2 pass from Drew Brees (Derek Whaley extra point)
3Q: 05:13 ATL - Rudi Johnson 4 run (Derek Whaley extra point)
3Q: 00:26 CAR - Eddie Evans 2 run (Rick McKenzie extra point)
4Q: 10:54 ATL - Drew Brees 7 run (Derek Whaley extra point)
4Q: 02:52 CAR - Randy McMichael 4 pass from Tony Graziani (Rick McKenzie extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:58 ATL - Derek Whaley 20 field goal
2Q: 11:34 ATL - Chad Johnson 15 pass from Drew Brees (Derek Whaley extra point)
2Q: 07:26 CAR - Miles Walker 7 run (Rick McKenzie extra point)
2Q: 03:29 ATL - Chad Johnson 2 pass from Drew Brees (Derek Whaley extra point)
3Q: 05:13 ATL - Rudi Johnson 4 run (Derek Whaley extra point)
3Q: 00:26 CAR - Eddie Evans 2 run (Rick McKenzie extra point)
4Q: 10:54 ATL - Drew Brees 7 run (Derek Whaley extra point)
4Q: 02:52 CAR - Randy McMichael 4 pass from Tony Graziani (Rick McKenzie extra point)

Team Statistics CAR ATL
Record 1-4 3-2
First Downs 18 23
- by Rushing 2 12
- by Passing 14 10
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 265 491
- Offensive Plays 59 61
- Yards per Play 4.49 8.05
Net Rushing Yards 32 270
- Rushing Attempts 17 41
- Yards per Rush 1.88 6.59
Net Passing Yards 233 221
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 29 - 0 20 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 253 221
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/20 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.55 11.05
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/15 8/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.4 3.9
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/25 4/32
Punt Returns/Yards 1/7 2/10
Kick Returns/Yards 2/48 2/60
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 4/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 29
Time of Possession 25:20 34:40

Team Statistics	CAR	ATL
Record	1-4	3-2
First Downs	18	23
- by Rushing	2	12
- by Passing	14	10
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	265	491
- Offensive Plays	59	61
- Yards per Play	4.49	8.05
Net Rushing Yards	32	270
- Rushing Attempts	17	41
- Yards per Rush	1.88	6.59
Net Passing Yards	233	221
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 29 - 0	20 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	253	221
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/20	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.55	11.05
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/15	8/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.4	3.9
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/25	4/32
Punt Returns/Yards	1/7	2/10
Kick Returns/Yards	2/48	2/60
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	4/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 29
Time of Possession	25:20	34:40

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:09	OWN 26	3	4	Punt
1	11:00	1:47	OWN 44	6	10	Punt
1	4:50	2:58	OWN 20	5	13	Punt
2	11:23	4:07	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
2	3:19	2:34	OWN 20	5	20	Punt
3	12:34	1:35	OWN 12	3	4	Punt
3	5:07	4:47	OWN 31	11	69	Touchdown
4	10:48	1:32	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
4	5:17	2:33	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
4	2:38	1:06	OWN 47	4	-11	Downs

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:51	1:51	OWN 17	3	7	Punt
1	9:13	4:23	OWN 20	7	77	Field Goal
1	1:52	5:29	OWN 15	9	85	Touchdown
2	7:16	3:57	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
2	0:45	0:45	OWN 7	2	67	Half
3	15:00	2:26	OWN 30	3	8	Punt
3	10:59	5:52	OWN 34	12	66	Touchdown
3	0:20	4:32	50	7	50	Touchdown
4	9:16	3:59	OWN 33	6	30	Punt
4	1:32	1:32	OPP 36	5	11	Game

Game MVP: Drew Brees, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	TD
J.R. Redmond	9	-2	-0.22	4	0
Eddie Evans	5	16	3.20	8	1
Miles Walker	1	7	7.00	7	1
Jim Finn	1	4	4.00	4	0
Camden Shapiro	1	7	7.00	7	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Rudi Johnson	22	173	7.86	67	4	1
Spencer George	14	74	5.29	13	3	0
Drew Brees	5	23	4.60	9	0	1

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Camden Shapiro	23	18	164	1/4	0	23	0	96.4
Tony Graziani	15	11	89	3/16	1	38	0	110.1

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Drew Brees	20	17	221	0/0	2	46	0	146.0

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Tim Carter	8	11	70	8.75	14	23	0
WR Matthew Hatchette	6	6	53	8.83	19	22	0
TE Asher Ackerman	3	3	17	5.67	0	8	0
TE Randy McMichael	3	5	8	2.67	3	6	1
WR Marvin Harrison	2	3	17	8.50	0	9	0
WR Snoop Minnis	2	2	23	11.50	11	20	0
WR Gabriel Snyder	2	4	23	11.50	0	20	0
RB Miles Walker	1	1	-2	-2.00	0	-2	0
FB Jim Finn	1	1	38	38.00	28	38	0
RB Eddie Evans	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB J.R. Redmond	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Chad Johnson	7	7	87	12.43	26	46	2
WR Charles Johnson	3	5	50	16.67	23	31	0
WR Mike Pritchard	2	2	9	4.50	0	5	0
WR Antonio Nicas	2	2	12	6.00	5	8	0
FB George Irwin	1	1	12	12.00	12	12	0
WR Donald Hayes	1	1	29	29.00	21	29	0
TE Erron Kinney	1	1	22	22.00	13	22	0
RB Spencer George	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Eddie Evans	1	0	0	0
Chris Naeole	0	1	0	0

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Shannon Taylor	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Taylor Cochrane	6	308	51.3	46.3	53	3

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Flaherty	3	116	38.7	29.7	40	0

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rick McKenzie	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Derek Whaley	1/1	0/0	0/0	20	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Snoop Minnis	1	7	7.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kevin Mathis	2	10	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Snoop Minnis	2	48	24.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charles Woodson	2	60	30.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Corey Chavous	12	3	41	20
ILB Chris Claiborne	6	1	40	20
S Sam Garnes	5	1	38	20
OLB Mo Bishop	5	0	27	19
ILB Brian Allen	4	1	32	8
OLB Junior Suliven	4	0	28	16
DE Adewale Ogunleye	3	0	30	15
CB Andre Dyson	2	3	37	18
DE Michael Myers	2	2	32	16
CB Ray Buchanan	2	1	40	20
ILB Alex Lincoln	2	0	8	1
DE Hugh Douglas	1	2	17	6
DT Grady Jackson	1	2	27	18
CB Eric Brooks	1	1	17	15
S Willie Kramer	1	0	2	0
DT Darwin Walker	1	0	16	4
ILB Jason Jennings	1	0	10	1

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Ian Gold	8	3	2.5	17	40
S Matt Bowmen	6	1	0.0	17	36
CB Donnie Abraham	5	1	0.0	17	37
CB Kevin Mathis	4	1	0.0	11	35
DT Trevor Pryce	3	2	0.0	12	22
CB Charles Woodson	3	0	0.0	15	41
OLB Clint Kreiwaldt	3	0	0.0	11	29
S Tyrone Carter	3	0	0.0	3	16
S Shaunard Harts	2	2	0.0	16	36
CB Benjamin Gerhardt	2	1	0.0	1	8
DE Derrick Burgess	1	1	1.0	12	22
DT Chris Cooper	1	1	0.5	5	20
ILB Zeke Moreno	1	1	0.0	15	33
S Willie Clay	1	0	0.0	0	7
DE Orpheus Roye	1	0	0.0	12	24
DE Lance Perea	1	0	0.0	8	30
ILB Shannon Taylor	1	0	0.0	4	12
DT Jerry Drake	0	1	0.0	2	8

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Mo Bishop	0.0	0	1	0	19

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Ian Gold	2.5	0	1	2	40
DE Derrick Burgess	1.0	0	0	0	22
DT Chris Cooper	0.5	1	0	0	20

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Sam Garnes	4	0	20
OLB Junior Suliven	3	1	16
S Corey Chavous	3	1	20
CB Ray Buchanan	3	0	20
ILB Chris Claiborne	2	0	20
CB Andre Dyson	1	0	18
CB Eric Brooks	1	0	15

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Donnie Abraham	5	0	37
CB Kevin Mathis	4	0	35
CB Charles Woodson	4	0	41
OLB Ian Gold	4	0	40
S Matt Bowmen	2	2	36
OLB Clint Kreiwaldt	2	0	29
S Tyrone Carter	2	0	16
CB Benjamin Gerhardt	2	0	8
S Willie Clay	1	0	7
DE Orpheus Roye	1	0	24
DE Lance Perea	1	0	30
DT Chris Cooper	1	0	20
ILB Zeke Moreno	0	1	33

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Brandon Bertelsen	3	7	17	1	41
Chris Naeole	1	1	17	1	41
John Wade	0	5	17	0	36
Jim Finn	0	2	13	0	20
Chris Ruhman	0	1	17	1	36
Randy McMichael	0	1	4	0	23
Deion Jordan	0	0	0	1	8

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Cooper Carlisle	4	11	41	20
Travis Claridge	3	7	41	20
Chris Samuels	3	3	41	20
L.J. Shelton	2	5	41	20
Erron Kinney	1	4	24	11
Marco Rivera	0	7	41	20

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Andre Dyson	1	17
Randy McMichael	1	15
Gabriel Snyder	1	10
Kiwuakee Thomas	1	4

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Benjamin Gerhardt	1	19
George Irwin	1	14
Willie Clay	1	13

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Andre Dyson	---	---	37	18	17	72
Ray Buchanan	---	---	40	20	11	71
Brandon Bertelsen	17	41	---	---	6	64
Corey Chavous	---	---	41	20	1	62
Chris Claiborne	---	---	40	20	2	62
Sam Garnes	---	---	38	20	1	59
Chris Naeole	17	41	---	---	---	58
Junior Suliven	---	---	28	16	11	55
John Wade	17	36	---	---	---	53
Chris Ruhman	17	36	---	---	---	53
Marvin Harrison	16	35	---	---	1	52
Steve Hutchinson	17	35	---	---	---	52
Michael Myers	---	---	32	16	1	49
Jim Finn	13	20	---	---	16	49
Mo Bishop	---	---	27	19	1	47
Brian Allen	---	---	32	8	7	47
Adewale Ogunleye	---	---	30	15	1	46
Grady Jackson	---	---	27	18	---	45
Randy McMichael	4	23	---	---	15	42
Tim Carter	15	27	---	---	---	42
Matthew Hatchette	4	25	---	---	12	41
Camden Shapiro	16	24	---	---	---	40
Asher Ackerman	14	21	---	---	4	39
Eric Brooks	---	---	17	15	2	34
Miles Walker	1	13	---	---	19	33
J.R. Redmond	9	15	---	---	6	30
Gabriel Snyder	3	16	---	---	10	29
Hugh Douglas	---	---	17	6	3	26
Darwin Walker	---	---	16	4	3	23
Tony Graziani	1	18	---	---	---	19
Alex Lincoln	---	---	8	1	9	18
Jason Jennings	---	---	10	1	6	17
Snoop Minnis	0	7	---	---	9	16
Deion Jordan	0	8	---	---	6	14
Marshall Mathers	---	---	7	2	5	14
Eddie Evans	6	8	---	---	---	14
Marvel Smith	0	7	---	---	6	13
Mike Martin	0	6	---	---	6	12
Buddy Ferguson	0	0	---	---	6	6
Taylor Cochrane	0	0	---	---	6	6
Rick McKenzie	0	0	---	---	4	4
Kiwuakee Thomas	---	---	0	0	4	4
Henry Slay	---	---	2	1	---	3
Anthony Denman	---	---	0	0	3	3
Willie Kramer	---	---	2	0	---	2
B.J. Coyote	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Cooper Carlisle	41	20	---	---	4	65
Marco Rivera	41	20	---	---	---	61
L.J. Shelton	41	20	---	---	---	61
Travis Claridge	41	20	---	---	---	61
Chris Samuels	41	20	---	---	---	61
Drew Brees	41	20	---	---	---	61
Chad Johnson	41	20	---	---	---	61
Charles Woodson	---	---	15	41	4	60
Clint Kreiwaldt	---	---	11	29	20	60
Ian Gold	---	---	17	40	1	58
Kevin Mathis	---	---	11	35	10	56
Donnie Abraham	---	---	17	37	---	54
Antonio Nicas	37	17	---	---	---	54
Matt Bowmen	---	---	17	36	---	53
Spencer George	23	9	---	---	20	52
Shaunard Harts	---	---	16	36	---	52
Zeke Moreno	---	---	15	33	---	48
Lance Perea	---	---	8	30	6	44
Charles Johnson	27	16	---	---	---	43
Erron Kinney	24	11	---	---	6	41
Rudi Johnson	26	12	---	---	---	38
Orpheus Roye	---	---	12	24	1	37
Derrick Burgess	---	---	12	22	3	37
George Irwin	15	6	---	---	14	35
Trevor Pryce	---	---	12	22	---	34
Benjamin Gerhardt	---	---	1	8	19	28
Tyrone Carter	---	---	3	16	8	27
Chris Cooper	---	---	5	20	2	27
Willie Clay	---	---	0	7	13	20
Shannon Taylor	---	---	4	12	4	20
Mike Pritchard	9	7	---	---	2	18
Damian Vaughn	2	1	---	---	14	17
Donald Hayes	1	1	---	---	14	16
Mike Barber	---	---	5	6	2	13
Craig Yeast	0	0	---	---	12	12
Todd Largent	---	---	2	0	9	11
Jerry Drake	---	---	2	8	---	10
Derek Whaley	0	0	---	---	7	7
Tom Blackwell	---	---	2	0	5	7
Marcus Spriggs	0	0	---	---	4	4
Johnny Minevich	0	0	---	---	4	4
Todd McClure	0	0	---	---	4	4
Casey Webster	0	0	---	---	4	4
Mike Flaherty	0	0	---	---	3	3
Ray Lucas	0	0	---	---	1	1
Adam Dunn	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	15	34	2.3
Right	2	-2	-1.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	85	6.1
Middle	17	152	8.9
Right	9	35	3.9
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Camden Shapiro	23	18	3	2	1	2	0	1	0
Tony Graziani	15	11	2	0	1	1	1	1	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Drew Brees	20	17	4	0	0	2	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	7	13	1.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	71	5.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	10	126	9.7
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	43	8.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	20	10.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	13	140	9.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	1	1	15	15.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	46	23.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tim Carter	11	8	1	70	1	27
WR Matthew Hatchette	6	6	0	53	1	25
TE Randy McMichael	5	3	0	8	0	23
WR Gabriel Snyder	4	2	1	23	1	16
WR Marvin Harrison	3	2	0	17	0	35
TE Asher Ackerman	3	3	0	17	0	21
WR Snoop Minnis	2	2	0	23	1	7
RB Miles Walker	1	1	0	-2	0	13
FB Jim Finn	1	1	0	38	1	20
RB J.R. Redmond	1	0	0	0	0	15
RB Eddie Evans	1	1	0	6	0	8

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Chad Johnson	7	7	87	1	20
WR Charles Johnson	5	3	50	1	16
WR Mike Pritchard	2	2	9	0	7
WR Antonio Nicas	2	2	12	0	17
RB Spencer George	1	0	0	0	9
FB George Irwin	1	1	12	0	6
WR Donald Hayes	1	1	29	1	1
TE Erron Kinney	1	1	22	1	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Eddie Evans	2	10	5.00	3.20
Miles Walker	1	7	7.00	7.00
J.R. Redmond	1	-3	-3.00	-0.22

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Rudi Johnson	6	16	2.67	7.86
Spencer George	3	14	4.67	5.29
Drew Brees	1	7	7.00	4.60

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tony Graziani	4	3	13	3.25	5.93

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Drew Brees	8	6	40	5.00	11.05

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Asher Ackerman	1	1	6	6.00	5.67
RB J.R. Redmond	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Snoop Minnis	1	1	3	3.00	11.50
TE Randy McMichael	1	1	4	4.00	1.60

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Chad Johnson	4	4	31	7.75	12.43
WR Mike Pritchard	1	1	5	5.00	4.50
WR Charles Johnson	1	0	0	0.00	10.00
RB Spencer George	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Antonio Nicas	1	1	4	4.00	6.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Eddie Evans	2	1
Miles Walker	1	1
Jim Finn	1	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Drew Brees	2	1
Rudi Johnson	2	1
Spencer George	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Camden Shapiro	8	6	5
Tony Graziani	3	3	1

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Drew Brees	8	6	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Randy McMichael	3	1	1
WR Tim Carter	3	3	2
WR Matthew Hatchette	2	2	2
WR Marvin Harrison	1	1	1
TE Asher Ackerman	1	1	0
RB Miles Walker	1	1	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Charles Johnson	2	1	1
WR Mike Pritchard	1	1	1
RB Spencer George	1	0	0
FB George Irwin	1	1	1
WR Donald Hayes	1	1	1
WR Antonio Nicas	1	1	1
WR Chad Johnson	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 59,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,000 (17,100)
End Zone 10,200 (12,400)
Mezzanine 6,100 (7,100)
Sideline Seats 9,200 (10,900)
Club Seats 13,200 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 7,200 (7,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	59,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,000 (17,100)
End Zone	10,200 (12,400)
Mezzanine	6,100 (7,100)
Sideline Seats	9,200 (10,900)
Club Seats	13,200 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	7,200 (7,500)