Week 15, 2002

played in Carolina, NC

32 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	9	14	7	7	-	37
Carolina Panthers	0	0	7	3	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:48 ATL - Derek Whaley 36 field goal
1Q: 07:07 ATL - Willie Clay 35 interception return (Derek Whaley extra point failed)
2Q: 14:15 ATL - Charles Johnson 2 pass from Drew Brees (Derek Whaley extra point)
2Q: 02:38 ATL - Chad Johnson 37 pass from Drew Brees (Derek Whaley extra point)
3Q: 08:34 CAR - Steve McNair 2 run (Rick McKenzie extra point)
3Q: 03:56 ATL - Rudi Johnson 8 run (Derek Whaley extra point)
4Q: 12:08 CAR - Rick McKenzie 19 field goal
4Q: 05:11 ATL - Rudi Johnson 4 run (Derek Whaley extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:48 ATL - Derek Whaley 36 field goal
1Q: 07:07 ATL - Willie Clay 35 interception return (Derek Whaley extra point failed)
2Q: 14:15 ATL - Charles Johnson 2 pass from Drew Brees (Derek Whaley extra point)
2Q: 02:38 ATL - Chad Johnson 37 pass from Drew Brees (Derek Whaley extra point)
3Q: 08:34 CAR - Steve McNair 2 run (Rick McKenzie extra point)
3Q: 03:56 ATL - Rudi Johnson 8 run (Derek Whaley extra point)
4Q: 12:08 CAR - Rick McKenzie 19 field goal
4Q: 05:11 ATL - Rudi Johnson 4 run (Derek Whaley extra point)

Team Statistics ATL CAR
Record 10-4 5-9
First Downs 24 15
- by Rushing 11 6
- by Passing 13 9
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 398 314
- Offensive Plays 56 53
- Yards per Play 7.11 5.92
Net Rushing Yards 164 149
- Rushing Attempts 40 21
- Yards per Rush 4.10 7.10
Net Passing Yards 234 165
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 16 - 14 - 0 27 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 234 192
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 5/27
- Yards per Pass Play 14.63 5.16
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/10 1/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.4 9.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 2/15 5/31
Punt Returns/Yards 2/9 2/-6
Kick Returns/Yards 3/76 1/23
Interception Ret./Yards 1/35 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 22
Time of Possession 31:04 28:56

Team Statistics	ATL	CAR
Record	10-4	5-9
First Downs	24	15
- by Rushing	11	6
- by Passing	13	9
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	398	314
- Offensive Plays	56	53
- Yards per Play	7.11	5.92
Net Rushing Yards	164	149
- Rushing Attempts	40	21
- Yards per Rush	4.10	7.10
Net Passing Yards	234	165
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	16 - 14 - 0	27 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	234	192
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	5/27
- Yards per Pass Play	14.63	5.16
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/10	1/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.4	9.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	2/15	5/31
Punt Returns/Yards	2/9	2/-6
Kick Returns/Yards	3/76	1/23
Interception Ret./Yards	1/35	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 22
Time of Possession	31:04	28:56

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:17	OWN 41	6	40	Field Goal
1	9:12	1:33	OWN 35	3	1	Punt
1	4:27	5:18	OWN 21	10	79	Touchdown
2	11:52	2:00	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
2	4:42	2:37	OWN 20	5	80	Touchdown
2	0:42	0:42	OWN 18	3	33	Half
3	8:21	4:31	OWN 19	8	81	Touchdown
3	2:02	1:48	OWN 4	3	5	Punt
4	12:02	6:58	OWN 40	12	60	Touchdown
4	3:30	1:45	OWN 37	3	0	Punt

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:43	1:31	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
1	7:39	0:40	OWN 29	3	-9	Interception
1	6:59	2:32	OWN 23	4	19	Punt
2	14:09	2:17	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
2	9:52	5:10	OWN 19	9	43	Punt
2	2:05	1:23	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
3	15:00	6:39	OWN 6	11	94	Touchdown
3	3:50	1:48	OWN 20	4	15	Punt
3	0:14	3:12	OPP 46	7	44	Field Goal
4	5:04	1:34	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
4	1:45	1:45	OWN 14	3	64	Game

Game MVP: Drew Brees, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Rudi Johnson	28	117	4.18	20	3	2
Spencer George	7	26	3.71	11	2	0
Drew Brees	3	17	5.67	11	1	0
George Irwin	2	4	2.00	4	0	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Miles Walker	6	47	7.83	28	2	0
J.R. Redmond	6	21	3.50	11	1	0
Jim Finn	5	75	15.00	44	2	0
Steve McNair	2	7	3.50	5	0	1
Moe Barber	1	-4	-4.00	-4	0	0
Eddie Evans	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Drew Brees	16	14	234	0/0	2	37	0	158.3

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve McNair	27	20	192	5/27	0	36	1	78.0

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Antonio Nicas	4	5	72	18.00	10	32	0
WR Chad Johnson	4	4	113	28.25	65	37	1
WR Charles Johnson	3	3	21	7.00	6	13	1
TE Erron Kinney	2	3	15	7.50	0	12	0
WR Craig Yeast	1	1	13	13.00	3	13	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Marvin Harrison	5	9	20	4.00	7	12
WR Moe Barber	3	4	15	5.00	11	17
WR Tim Carter	3	5	39	13.00	22	18
WR Matthew Hatchette	2	2	59	29.50	53	36
FB Jim Finn	2	2	33	16.50	28	25
RB J.R. Redmond	2	2	11	5.50	14	9
TE Randy McMichael	2	2	9	4.50	0	9
RB Miles Walker	1	1	6	6.00	0	6

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Willie Clay	1	35	35.00	1

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Flaherty	4	162	40.5	42.0	47	1

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Taylor Cochrane	7	326	46.6	42.4	61	2

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Derek Whaley	1/1	0/0	0/0	36	4/5

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rick McKenzie	1/1	0/0	0/0	19	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kevin Mathis	2	9	4.5	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ray Buchanan	2	-6	-3.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg
Kevin Mathis	1	28	28.0
Charles Woodson	1	20	20.0
Craig Yeast	1	28	28.0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gabriel Snyder	1	23	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Ian Gold	7	0	2.0	20	31
S Willie Clay	7	1	0.0	18	27
ILB Zeke Moreno	5	1	1.0	21	28
ILB Tom Blackwell	5	1	0.0	14	23
S Tyrone Carter	3	2	0.0	20	32
DT Trevor Pryce	3	1	0.0	12	22
ILB Shannon Taylor	2	1	0.0	5	11
CB Todd Largent	2	1	0.0	13	18
CB Kevin Mathis	2	0	0.0	15	25
CB Charles Woodson	2	0	0.0	17	31
DE Derrick Burgess	2	0	0.0	14	20
DE Orpheus Roye	1	0	1.0	13	20
DE Lance Perea	1	0	1.0	11	18
S Matt Bowmen	1	2	0.0	6	11
CB Tom Knight	1	0	0.0	10	9
ILB Quincy Monk	1	0	0.0	1	0
DT Jerry Drake	0	1	0.0	4	6
DT Chris Cooper	0	1	0.0	9	10

Carolina	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Corey Chavous	8	1	37	16
OLB Alonzo Harris	7	4	31	15
ILB Brian Allen	6	3	37	16
OLB Junior Suliven	5	2	26	12
DE Michael Myers	3	1	26	14
DE Adewale Ogunleye	3	1	23	10
CB Kiwuakee Thomas	3	0	34	14
CB Marshall Mathers	3	0	27	11
S Willie Kramer	2	1	15	4
S Sam Garnes	2	0	26	11
DT Darwin Walker	2	0	22	7
ILB Anthony Denman	2	0	16	5
CB Ray Buchanan	1	2	39	16
OLB Mo Bishop	1	0	22	5
ILB Jason Jennings	1	0	1	0
CB Eric Brooks	1	0	6	2
DE Hugh Douglas	0	1	14	2

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Ian Gold	2.0	1	0	31
DE Orpheus Roye	1.0	0	0	20
DE Lance Perea	1.0	0	0	18
ILB Zeke Moreno	1.0	0	0	28
DT Trevor Pryce	0.0	0	1	22

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Willie Clay	5	0	1	27
S Tyrone Carter	3	0	0	32
CB Charles Woodson	2	0	0	31
OLB Ian Gold	2	0	0	31
DE Derrick Burgess	2	0	0	20
ILB Tom Blackwell	2	0	0	23
ILB Zeke Moreno	1	1	0	28
DT Trevor Pryce	1	0	0	22
S Matt Bowmen	1	0	0	11
CB Todd Largent	1	0	0	18
CB Kevin Mathis	0	1	0	25

Carolina	Caught	PPlay
CB Kiwuakee Thomas	4	14
OLB Junior Suliven	2	12
ILB Brian Allen	2	16
CB Ray Buchanan	1	16
S Sam Garnes	1	11
DE Michael Myers	1	14
S Corey Chavous	1	16
CB Marshall Mathers	1	11
CB Eric Brooks	1	2

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Travis Claridge	3	7	1	40	16
Marcus Spriggs	2	8	0	40	16
Chris Samuels	2	7	0	40	16
Cooper Carlisle	2	3	0	40	16
George Irwin	2	2	0	15	7
Marco Rivera	1	7	0	39	16
Erron Kinney	1	3	0	21	13

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Chris Ruhman	2	6	0	17	2	32
Nathan Shannon	2	4	0	5	0	1
Chris Naeole	1	3	1	21	2	32
John Wade	1	2	0	17	0	31
Steve Hutchinson	1	2	0	20	0	32
Marvel Smith	0	1	0	20	1	31
Jim Finn	0	1	0	16	0	18

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Spencer George	1	23
Willie Clay	1	19
George Irwin	1	14

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Gabriel Snyder	2	18
Ray Buchanan	1	13
Sam Garnes	1	10
Eddie Evans	1	6

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Willie Clay	---	---	18	27	19	64
Cooper Carlisle	40	16	---	---	5	61
Kevin Mathis	---	---	15	25	17	57
Marcus Spriggs	40	16	---	---	---	56
Travis Claridge	40	16	---	---	---	56
Chris Samuels	40	16	---	---	---	56
Drew Brees	40	16	---	---	---	56
Marco Rivera	39	16	---	---	---	55
Tyrone Carter	---	---	20	32	2	54
Chad Johnson	38	16	---	---	---	54
Ian Gold	---	---	20	31	1	52
Charles Woodson	---	---	17	31	3	51
Zeke Moreno	---	---	21	28	2	51
Charles Johnson	23	10	---	---	16	49
Spencer George	17	8	---	---	23	48
Antonio Nicas	33	15	---	---	---	48
Tom Blackwell	---	---	14	23	9	46
Erron Kinney	21	13	---	---	7	41
Todd Largent	---	---	13	18	9	40
Rudi Johnson	30	8	---	---	---	38
Lance Perea	---	---	11	18	8	37
Derrick Burgess	---	---	14	20	3	37
George Irwin	15	7	---	---	14	36
Benjamin Gerhardt	---	---	6	5	25	36
Trevor Pryce	---	---	12	22	1	35
Orpheus Roye	---	---	13	20	1	34
Clint Kreiwaldt	---	---	2	5	17	24
Chris Cooper	---	---	9	10	4	23
Damian Vaughn	6	0	---	---	15	21
Tom Knight	---	---	10	9	---	19
Craig Yeast	3	1	---	---	14	18
Shannon Taylor	---	---	5	11	2	18
Matt Bowmen	---	---	6	11	---	17
Mike Pritchard	14	2	---	---	---	16
Jerry Drake	---	---	4	6	---	10
Derek Whaley	0	0	---	---	8	8
Todd McClure	1	0	---	---	5	6
Johnny Minevich	0	0	---	---	5	5
L.J. Shelton	0	0	---	---	5	5
Casey Webster	0	0	---	---	5	5
Mike Flaherty	0	0	---	---	4	4
Quincy Monk	---	---	1	0	2	3
Ray Lucas	0	0	---	---	1	1
James Allen	---	---	0	0	1	1
Adam Dunn	0	0	---	---	---	0
Donald Hayes	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ray Buchanan	---	---	39	16	13	68
Chris Naeole	21	32	---	---	8	61
Chris Ruhman	17	32	---	---	8	57
Brian Allen	---	---	37	16	2	55
Corey Chavous	---	---	37	16	1	54
Steve McNair	21	32	---	---	---	53
Steve Hutchinson	20	32	---	---	---	52
Alonzo Harris	---	---	31	15	6	52
Jim Finn	16	18	---	---	17	51
Marvel Smith	20	31	---	---	---	51
Kiwuakee Thomas	---	---	34	14	1	49
John Wade	17	31	---	---	---	48
Marshall Mathers	---	---	27	11	10	48
Marvin Harrison	16	30	---	---	1	47
Sam Garnes	---	---	26	11	10	47
Michael Myers	---	---	26	14	3	43
Junior Suliven	---	---	26	12	1	39
Roland Williams	14	18	---	---	6	38
Moe Barber	14	23	---	---	---	37
Adewale Ogunleye	---	---	23	10	1	34
Miles Walker	7	9	---	---	16	32
Randy McMichael	7	7	---	---	17	31
Darwin Walker	---	---	22	7	1	30
Matthew Hatchette	5	12	---	---	12	29
Mo Bishop	---	---	22	5	1	28
Grady Jackson	---	---	18	9	---	27
J.R. Redmond	9	18	---	---	---	27
Tim Carter	9	18	---	---	---	27
Jamal Reynolds	---	---	17	6	3	26
Anthony Denman	---	---	16	5	3	24
Gabriel Snyder	5	1	---	---	18	24
Hugh Douglas	---	---	14	2	4	20
Willie Kramer	---	---	15	4	---	19
Alex Lincoln	---	---	3	0	16	19
Eric Brooks	---	---	6	2	9	17
Brandon Bertelsen	5	1	---	---	8	14
Nathan Shannon	5	1	---	---	8	14
Snoop Minnis	0	3	---	---	11	14
Eddie Evans	3	3	---	---	6	12
Jason Jennings	---	---	1	0	9	10
Buddy Ferguson	0	0	---	---	8	8
Taylor Cochrane	0	0	---	---	7	7
Henry Slay	---	---	0	1	3	4
Rick McKenzie	0	0	---	---	4	4
B.J. Coyote	0	0	---	---	1	1
Tony Graziani	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	30	3.0
Middle	23	90	3.9
Right	7	44	6.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	16	95	5.9
Right	5	54	10.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Drew Brees	16	14	4	2	0	0	0	0	0

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve McNair	27	20	3	0	2	2	1	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	7	61	8.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	6	141	17.6
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	32	32.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	42	7.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	13	138	9.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	2	12	2.4
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Antonio Nicas	5	4	72	1	15
WR Chad Johnson	4	4	113	3	16
WR Charles Johnson	3	3	21	0	10
TE Erron Kinney	3	2	15	0	13
WR Craig Yeast	1	1	13	0	1

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Marvin Harrison	9	5	2	20	0	30
WR Tim Carter	5	3	0	39	0	18
WR Moe Barber	4	3	0	15	0	23
WR Matthew Hatchette	2	2	0	59	2	12
FB Jim Finn	2	2	0	33	1	18
RB J.R. Redmond	2	2	0	11	0	18
TE Randy McMichael	2	2	0	9	0	7
RB Miles Walker	1	1	0	6	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Rudi Johnson	5	23	4.60	4.18

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Steve McNair	1	2	2.00	3.50
J.R. Redmond	1	2	2.00	3.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Drew Brees	2	2	14	7.00	14.63

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve McNair	5	3	16	3.20	7.11

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Charles Johnson	1	1	2	2.00	7.00
TE Erron Kinney	1	1	12	12.00	5.00

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Moe Barber	3	2	16	5.33	3.75
WR Marvin Harrison	2	1	0	0.00	2.22

Third Down Rushing Statistics

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

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Jim Finn	1	0
Moe Barber	1	0
J.R. Redmond	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Drew Brees	4	3	3

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve McNair	5	2	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Antonio Nicas	2	1	1
WR Craig Yeast	1	1	1
TE Erron Kinney	1	1	1

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Marvin Harrison	3	1	0
WR Moe Barber	1	0	0
WR Tim Carter	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,300 (21,300)
End Zone 15,300 (15,300)
Mezzanine 8,800 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 13,500 (13,500)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,700 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,300 (21,300)
End Zone	15,300 (15,300)
Mezzanine	8,800 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	13,500 (13,500)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,700 (3,700)