Week 7, 2003

played in Atlanta, GA

74 degrees, fair, calm

Carolina Panthers	3	7	0	10	0	-	20
Atlanta Falcons	0	6	7	7	3	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:44 CAR - David Treadwell 18 field goal
2Q: 04:37 ATL - Derek Whaley 46 field goal
2Q: 02:08 CAR - Marvin Harrison 40 pass from Steve McNair (David Treadwell extra point)
2Q: 00:09 ATL - Derek Whaley 47 field goal
3Q: 11:28 ATL - Chad Johnson 49 pass from Drew Brees (Derek Whaley extra point)
4Q: 13:52 CAR - J.R. Redmond 11 run (David Treadwell extra point)
4Q: 02:48 CAR - David Treadwell 18 field goal
4Q: 00:37 ATL - Charles Johnson 9 pass from Drew Brees (Derek Whaley extra point)
OT: 00:54 ATL - Derek Whaley 25 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:44 CAR - David Treadwell 18 field goal
2Q: 04:37 ATL - Derek Whaley 46 field goal
2Q: 02:08 CAR - Marvin Harrison 40 pass from Steve McNair (David Treadwell extra point)
2Q: 00:09 ATL - Derek Whaley 47 field goal
3Q: 11:28 ATL - Chad Johnson 49 pass from Drew Brees (Derek Whaley extra point)
4Q: 13:52 CAR - J.R. Redmond 11 run (David Treadwell extra point)
4Q: 02:48 CAR - David Treadwell 18 field goal
4Q: 00:37 ATL - Charles Johnson 9 pass from Drew Brees (Derek Whaley extra point)
OT: 00:54 ATL - Derek Whaley 25 field goal

Team Statistics CAR ATL
Record 5-2 3-4
First Downs 22 22
- by Rushing 5 6
- by Passing 17 15
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 419 419
- Offensive Plays 73 73
- Yards per Play 5.74 5.74
Net Rushing Yards 120 135
- Rushing Attempts 38 37
- Yards per Rush 3.16 3.65
Net Passing Yards 299 284
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 25 - 0 33 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 312 317
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/13 3/33
- Yards per Pass Play 8.54 7.89
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/14 5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.2 8.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 6/45 3/16
Punt Returns/Yards 3/7 4/35
Kick Returns/Yards 3/73 2/55
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 24
Time of Possession 38:45 35:27

Team Statistics	CAR	ATL
Record	5-2	3-4
First Downs	22	22
- by Rushing	5	6
- by Passing	17	15
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	419	419
- Offensive Plays	73	73
- Yards per Play	5.74	5.74
Net Rushing Yards	120	135
- Rushing Attempts	38	37
- Yards per Rush	3.16	3.65
Net Passing Yards	299	284
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 25 - 0	33 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	312	317
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/13	3/33
- Yards per Pass Play	8.54	7.89
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/14	5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.2	8.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	6/45	3/16
Punt Returns/Yards	3/7	4/35
Kick Returns/Yards	3/73	2/55
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 24
Time of Possession	38:45	35:27

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:08	2:30	OWN 44	4	5	Punt
1	7:45	2:07	OWN 12	3	3	Punt
1	5:38	4:00	OPP 44	7	43	Field Goal
2	15:00	1:09	OWN 48	3	-1	Punt
2	10:57	2:09	OWN 25	3	-1	Punt
2	4:29	2:29	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
3	15:00	1:56	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
3	11:11	4:21	OWN 23	8	31	Punt
3	3:13	4:30	OWN 30	9	70	Touchdown
4	10:00	7:18	OWN 3	12	96	Field Goal
4	0:26	0:26	OWN 20	4	21	Half
OT1	15:00	4:28	OWN 26	8	33	Punt
OT1	6:21	1:23	OWN 36	3	3	Punt

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:52	OWN 20	4	3	Punt
1	10:38	2:53	OWN 11	5	30	Punt
1	1:38	1:38	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
2	13:51	2:54	OWN 20	5	12	Punt
2	8:48	4:19	OWN 36	7	35	Field Goal
2	2:00	1:58	OWN 40	5	30	Field Goal
3	13:04	1:53	OWN 32	4	68	Touchdown
3	6:50	3:37	OWN 7	6	13	Punt
4	13:43	3:43	OWN 20	8	36	Punt
4	2:42	2:16	OWN 36	10	64	Touchdown
OT1	10:32	4:11	OWN 6	9	58	Downs
OT1	4:58	4:10	OWN 29	7	63	Field Goal

Game MVP: Drew Brees, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
J.R. Redmond	18	71	3.94	15	3	1
Eddie Evans	12	22	1.83	7	0	0
Jim Finn	4	9	2.25	7	0	0
Steve McNair	3	21	7.00	16	1	0
Steve Heiden	1	-3	-3.00	-3	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Quentin Griffin	23	76	3.30	19	2
Drew Brees	8	50	6.25	16	1
Spencer George	6	9	1.50	5	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve McNair	34	25	312	1/13	1	40	0	111.4

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Drew Brees	33	23	317	3/33	2	49	0	120.4

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
FB Jim Finn	7	8	68	9.71	39	22	0
WR Tim Carter	7	9	83	11.86	18	18	0
WR Marvin Harrison	4	6	85	21.25	18	40	1
TE Roland Williams	3	4	29	9.67	0	10	0
RB J.R. Redmond	2	2	38	19.00	29	31	0
WR Matthew Hatchette	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB Eddie Evans	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Steve Heiden	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Snoop Minnis	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Chad Johnson	6	9	74	12.33	41	49	1
WR Charles Johnson	5	6	77	15.40	31	29	1
WR Antonio Nicas	4	9	34	8.50	0	14	0
TE Erron Kinney	2	2	43	21.50	29	29	0
WR Peter Warrick	2	2	36	18.00	12	18	0
RB Quentin Griffin	2	2	17	8.50	7	14	0
RB Spencer George	1	1	11	11.00	8	11	0
TE Chris Baker	1	1	25	25.00	6	25	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jim Finn	1	0	0
Roland Williams	0	1	0
Eddie Evans	0	1	0
Alex Lincoln	0	0	1

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Quentin Griffin	1	0	0	0
Shannon Taylor	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Travis Dorch	8	361	45.1	38.3	58	5

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Flaherty	6	251	41.8	40.7	51	2

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
David Treadwell	2/2	0/0	0/0	18	2/2

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Derek Whaley	3/3	2/2	0/0	47	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ray Buchanan	3	7	2.3	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kevin Mathis	2	28	14.0	0
Quentin Griffin	2	7	3.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ray Buchanan	3	73	24.3	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charles Woodson	2	55	27.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Willie Kramer	10	3	0.0	37	36
ILB Chris Claiborne	8	2	0.0	37	36
CB Eric Brooks	7	1	0.0	37	35
OLB Kawika Mitchell	5	1	1.0	31	27
DE Michael Myers	5	1	0.5	34	25
S Corey Chavous	5	1	0.0	37	36
DE Adewale Ogunleye	4	1	1.0	23	28
OLB Junior Suliven	3	4	0.5	26	21
ILB Hannibal Navies	3	3	0.0	15	8
DT Grady Jackson	3	0	0.0	23	22
CB Marshall Mathers	2	1	0.0	22	27
S Drayton Florence	2	1	0.0	4	6
DT Darwin Walker	2	0	0.0	14	14
CB Ray Buchanan	1	1	0.0	30	34
OLB Mo Bishop	1	0	0.0	11	15

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Shannon Taylor	12	1	0.0	36	30
S Matt Bowmen	10	0	0.0	37	35
ILB Zeke Moreno	8	3	0.0	34	33
DE Orpheus Roye	5	4	1.0	29	23
CB Benjamin Gerhardt	5	1	0.0	21	21
ILB Tom Blackwell	5	0	0.0	15	15
DT Trevor Pryce	4	2	0.0	24	25
CB Charles Woodson	3	0	0.0	33	29
DE Lance Perea	2	1	0.0	26	25
OLB Ian Gold	2	1	0.0	34	31
S Shaunard Harts	2	1	0.0	34	29
CB Donnie Abraham	1	1	0.0	34	33
DT Chris Cooper	1	1	0.0	15	10
DE Gavin Schneider	1	0	0.0	22	22
OLB Mario Haggan	1	0	0.0	4	2

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Adewale Ogunleye	1.0	1	1	1	28
OLB Kawika Mitchell	1.0	0	1	0	27
DE Michael Myers	0.5	0	0	0	25
OLB Junior Suliven	0.5	0	0	0	21
DT Grady Jackson	0.0	0	1	0	22
DT Darwin Walker	0.0	0	0	1	14

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Orpheus Roye	1.0	0	0	0	23
DE Lance Perea	0.0	1	0	0	25
OLB Ian Gold	0.0	0	3	2	31
ILB Quincy Monk	0.0	0	1	0	4

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Chris Claiborne	4	1	36
CB Eric Brooks	4	1	35
OLB Kawika Mitchell	3	0	27
ILB Hannibal Navies	2	1	8
S Willie Kramer	2	0	36
OLB Junior Suliven	2	0	21
S Drayton Florence	2	0	6
CB Ray Buchanan	1	1	34
DE Michael Myers	1	0	25
DE Adewale Ogunleye	1	0	28
OLB Mo Bishop	1	0	15

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Shannon Taylor	6	0	30
ILB Zeke Moreno	5	0	33
S Matt Bowmen	3	1	35
CB Charles Woodson	3	0	29
CB Benjamin Gerhardt	3	0	21
ILB Tom Blackwell	2	0	15
DE Orpheus Roye	1	0	23
OLB Ian Gold	1	0	31
OLB Mario Haggan	1	0	2
CB Donnie Abraham	0	2	33

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Leander Jordan	2	8	38	0	35
John Wade	2	6	38	0	35
Chris Naeole	1	10	38	0	35
Jim Finn	1	2	26	0	24
Roland Williams	1	1	31	0	27
Steve Hutchinson	0	5	38	1	35
Levi Jones	0	2	38	0	35
Steve Heiden	0	1	5	0	9

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
L.J. Shelton	2	6	37	1	36
Cooper Carlisle	2	6	37	0	36
Jeff Backus	2	4	37	0	36
Travis Claridge	1	7	37	0	36
Chris Samuels	1	5	37	2	36
Erron Kinney	0	2	19	0	16

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Travis Davis	2	20
Alex Lincoln	1	31
Jim Finn	1	26
Steve Heiden	1	21
Eddie Evans	1	13

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Shaunard Harts	3	13
Quentin Griffin	2	12
Marcus Robinson	1	14

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ray Buchanan	---	---	30	34	20	84
Chris Naeole	38	35	---	---	10	83
Willie Kramer	---	---	37	36	3	76
Corey Chavous	---	---	37	36	3	76
Jim Finn	26	24	---	---	26	76
Chris Claiborne	---	---	37	36	3	76
Eric Brooks	---	---	37	35	3	75
Steve McNair	38	35	---	---	---	73
John Wade	38	35	---	---	---	73
Leander Jordan	38	35	---	---	---	73
Steve Hutchinson	38	35	---	---	---	73
Levi Jones	38	35	---	---	---	73
Marvin Harrison	36	28	---	---	6	70
Roland Williams	31	27	---	---	9	67
Michael Myers	---	---	34	25	3	62
Junior Suliven	---	---	26	21	14	61
Tim Carter	32	29	---	---	---	61
Kawika Mitchell	---	---	31	27	2	60
Marshall Mathers	---	---	22	27	8	57
Adewale Ogunleye	---	---	23	28	3	54
Matthew Hatchette	16	18	---	---	16	50
Grady Jackson	---	---	23	22	2	47
J.R. Redmond	23	21	---	---	---	44
Eddie Evans	16	12	---	---	13	41
Steve Heiden	5	9	---	---	21	35
Darwin Walker	---	---	14	14	6	34
Alex Lincoln	---	---	2	1	31	34
Hannibal Navies	---	---	15	8	5	28
Mo Bishop	---	---	11	15	---	26
Travis Davis	---	---	0	4	20	24
Demetrin Veal	---	---	14	8	1	23
Drayton Florence	---	---	4	6	11	21
Chike Okeafor	---	---	3	11	6	20
Malik Walker	---	---	7	2	8	17
Nate Jacquet	0	0	---	---	14	14
Snoop Minnis	5	7	---	---	---	12
Buddy Ferguson	0	0	---	---	10	10
Todd Weiner	0	0	---	---	10	10
Mickey Gomez	0	0	---	---	10	10
Dan Koppen	0	0	---	---	10	10
Travis Dorch	0	0	---	---	8	8
David Treadwell	0	0	---	---	7	7
Alonzo Harris	---	---	0	0	6	6
B.J. Coyote	0	0	---	---	2	2
Tony Graziani	0	0	---	---	---	0
Chris Ruhman	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Travis Claridge	37	36	---	---	9	82
Shaunard Harts	---	---	34	29	13	76
Shannon Taylor	---	---	36	30	9	75
L.J. Shelton	37	36	---	---	---	73
Cooper Carlisle	37	36	---	---	---	73
Chris Samuels	37	36	---	---	---	73
Matt Bowmen	---	---	37	35	1	73
Drew Brees	37	36	---	---	---	73
Chad Johnson	36	36	---	---	1	73
Jeff Backus	37	36	---	---	---	73
Charles Johnson	34	36	---	---	2	72
Quentin Griffin	30	30	---	---	12	72
Donnie Abraham	---	---	34	33	2	69
Charles Woodson	---	---	33	29	7	69
Zeke Moreno	---	---	34	33	2	69
Ian Gold	---	---	34	31	2	67
Antonio Nicas	22	26	---	---	17	65
Orpheus Roye	---	---	29	23	2	54
George Irwin	20	11	---	---	22	53
Lance Perea	---	---	26	25	2	53
Gavin Schneider	---	---	22	22	8	52
Trevor Pryce	---	---	24	25	2	51
Kevin Mathis	---	---	8	10	32	50
Benjamin Gerhardt	---	---	21	21	5	47
Tom Blackwell	---	---	15	15	11	41
Spencer George	7	6	---	---	27	40
Erron Kinney	19	16	---	---	---	35
Chris Cooper	---	---	15	10	9	34
Tyrone Carter	---	---	5	7	17	29
Damian Vaughn	3	1	---	---	20	24
Peter Warrick	12	11	---	---	---	23
Mario Haggan	---	---	4	2	16	22
Quincy Monk	---	---	6	4	6	16
Marcus Robinson	0	0	---	---	14	14
Chris Baker	2	6	---	---	5	13
Johnny Minevich	0	0	---	---	9	9
Todd McClure	0	0	---	---	9	9
Adrian Klemm	0	0	---	---	9	9
Darnell Alford	0	0	---	---	9	9
Derek Whaley	0	0	---	---	9	9
Mike Flaherty	0	0	---	---	6	6
Kerry Collins	0	0	---	---	3	3
Donald Hayes	0	1	---	---	1	2
Terrence Kiel	---	---	1	1	---	2
Adam Dunn	0	0	---	---	---	0
Wayne Lucier	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	13	6.5
Middle	29	79	2.7
Right	7	28	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	18	62	3.4
Middle	9	44	4.9
Right	10	29	2.9
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve McNair	34	25	4	0	1	3	4	2	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Drew Brees	33	23	4	0	1	4	3	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	50	7.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	11	120	8.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	72	8.0
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	70	23.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	13	165	9.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	9	127	9.8
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	25	12.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tim Carter	9	7	0	83	0	29
FB Jim Finn	8	7	0	68	1	24
WR Marvin Harrison	6	4	0	85	2	28
TE Roland Williams	4	3	1	29	0	27
RB J.R. Redmond	2	2	0	38	1	21
WR Snoop Minnis	2	0	0	0	0	7
WR Matthew Hatchette	1	1	0	6	0	18
TE Steve Heiden	1	0	0	0	0	9
RB Eddie Evans	1	1	0	3	0	12

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Antonio Nicas	9	4	0	34	0	26
WR Chad Johnson	9	6	1	74	1	36
WR Charles Johnson	6	5	0	77	1	36
TE Erron Kinney	2	2	0	43	1	16
WR Peter Warrick	2	2	0	36	0	11
RB Quentin Griffin	2	2	0	17	0	30
RB Spencer George	1	1	0	11	0	6
TE Chris Baker	1	1	0	25	1	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
J.R. Redmond	4	17	4.25	3.94
Eddie Evans	4	4	1.00	1.83

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Quentin Griffin	1	-3	-3.00	3.30

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve McNair	2	2	9	4.50	9.18

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Drew Brees	3	2	23	7.67	9.61

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Marvin Harrison	1	1	6	6.00	14.17
RB Eddie Evans	1	1	3	3.00	3.00

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Charles Johnson	1	1	9	9.00	12.83
RB Quentin Griffin	1	1	14	14.00	8.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
J.R. Redmond	3	0
Eddie Evans	1	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Quentin Griffin	5	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve McNair	10	6	4

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Drew Brees	10	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
FB Jim Finn	3	2	1
WR Marvin Harrison	2	0	0
WR Tim Carter	2	2	1
TE Roland Williams	1	1	1
RB Eddie Evans	1	1	1
WR Snoop Minnis	1	0	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Chad Johnson	4	2	1
WR Antonio Nicas	3	0	0
RB Spencer George	1	1	1
TE Erron Kinney	1	1	1
WR Peter Warrick	1	1	1

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

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