Week 15, 2005

played in Atlanta, GA

45 degrees, fair, calm

Carolina Panthers	7	9	0	0	-	16
Atlanta Falcons	7	7	3	14	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:55 CAR - Rick Crowell 75 blocked field goal return (Sebastian Janikowski extra point)
1Q: 02:29 ATL - Quentin Griffin 22 run (Derek Whaley extra point)
2Q: 09:26 CAR - Matt Jones 42 pass from Steve McNair (Sebastian Janikowski extra point)
2Q: 03:55 ATL - Quentin Griffin 3 run (Derek Whaley extra point)
2Q: 00:30 CAR - Safety, holding called in the end zone
3Q: 08:24 ATL - Derek Whaley 33 field goal
4Q: 12:55 ATL - Shaunard Harts 64 interception return (Derek Whaley extra point)
4Q: 04:28 ATL - Peter Warrick 11 pass from Drew Brees (Derek Whaley extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:55 CAR - Rick Crowell 75 blocked field goal return (Sebastian Janikowski extra point)
1Q: 02:29 ATL - Quentin Griffin 22 run (Derek Whaley extra point)
2Q: 09:26 CAR - Matt Jones 42 pass from Steve McNair (Sebastian Janikowski extra point)
2Q: 03:55 ATL - Quentin Griffin 3 run (Derek Whaley extra point)
2Q: 00:30 CAR - Safety, holding called in the end zone
3Q: 08:24 ATL - Derek Whaley 33 field goal
4Q: 12:55 ATL - Shaunard Harts 64 interception return (Derek Whaley extra point)
4Q: 04:28 ATL - Peter Warrick 11 pass from Drew Brees (Derek Whaley extra point)

Team Statistics CAR ATL
Record 4-9-1 9-5
First Downs 15 17
- by Rushing 3 7
- by Passing 10 10
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 280 360
- Offensive Plays 65 67
- Yards per Play 4.31 5.37
Net Rushing Yards 58 150
- Rushing Attempts 20 35
- Yards per Rush 2.90 4.29
Net Passing Yards 222 210
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 43 - 20 - 2 29 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 235 233
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/13 3/23
- Yards per Pass Play 4.93 6.56
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/16 7/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.5 5.9
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 2/10 7/64
Punt Returns/Yards 4/61 3/11
Kick Returns/Yards 5/132 1/30
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 2/64
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 30
Time of Possession 25:58 34:02

Team Statistics	CAR	ATL
Record	4-9-1	9-5
First Downs	15	17
- by Rushing	3	7
- by Passing	10	10
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	280	360
- Offensive Plays	65	67
- Yards per Play	4.31	5.37
Net Rushing Yards	58	150
- Rushing Attempts	20	35
- Yards per Rush	2.90	4.29
Net Passing Yards	222	210
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	43 - 20 - 2	29 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	235	233
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/13	3/23
- Yards per Pass Play	4.93	6.56
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/16	7/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.5	5.9
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	2/10	7/64
Punt Returns/Yards	4/61	3/11
Kick Returns/Yards	5/132	1/30
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	2/64
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 30
Time of Possession	25:58	34:02

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:01	1:44	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
1	10:00	0:45	OWN 45	3	3	Punt
1	2:13	6:33	OWN 20	13	50	Missed FG
2	10:05	0:56	OWN 31	2	69	Touchdown
2	7:27	1:22	OWN 29	3	-1	Punt
2	3:45	3:15	OWN 42	7	42	Interception
2	0:24	0:24	OWN 26	4	13	Half
3	15:00	2:43	OWN 25	6	30	Punt
3	8:18	2:23	OWN 25	6	18	Punt
3	1:26	2:15	OWN 6	4	20	Punt
4	12:55	0:10	OPP 47	1	0	Interception
4	12:45	1:55	OWN 28	5	15	Punt
4	4:17	1:21	OWN 36	5	32	Downs
4	2:19	1:15	OWN 38	5	9	Downs

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:59	OWN 25	4	21	Punt
1	11:17	1:17	OWN 36	3	5	Interception
1	9:15	4:36	OWN 20	8	56	Missed FG
1	4:39	2:10	OWN 39	3	7	Punt
1	2:29	0:16	OPP 22	1	22	Touchdown
2	10:40	0:35	OWN 37	3	-8	Punt
2	9:09	1:42	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
2	6:05	2:20	OWN 38	4	62	Touchdown
2	0:30	0:06	OWN 3	1	-9	Safety
3	12:17	3:59	OWN 20	8	64	Field Goal
3	5:55	4:29	OWN 8	9	28	Punt
4	14:11	1:16	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
4	10:50	6:33	OWN 21	13	79	Touchdown
4	2:56	0:37	OWN 32	3	-3	Punt
4	1:04	1:04	OPP 47	2	-3	Game

Game MVP: Quentin Griffin, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Jackie Archambeau	10	9	0.90	3	0
QB Steve McNair	4	23	5.75	14	1
RB LaMont Jordan	4	30	7.50	15	2
WR Matt Jones	2	-4	-2.00	-1	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Quentin Griffin	30	131	4.37	22	4	2
RB Spencer George	3	11	3.67	7	0	0
QB Drew Brees	2	8	4.00	10	1	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve McNair	43	20	235	2/13	1	42	2	51.9

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Drew Brees	29	19	233	3/23	1	57	1	87.3

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Matt Jones	6	14	78	13.00	4	42	1
WR Marvin Harrison	4	5	36	9.00	6	19	0
WR Tim Carter	3	9	40	13.33	34	27	0
TE Gino Donato	3	4	42	14.00	10	31	0
TE Roland Williams	2	3	18	9.00	9	17	0
RB LaMont Jordan	1	5	7	7.00	0	7	0
WR Taco Wallace	1	1	14	14.00	4	14	0
FB Jim Finn	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Jackie Archambeau	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Antonio Nicas	6	10	130	21.67	41	57	0
WR Peter Warrick	6	8	20	3.33	9	11	1
TE Erron Kinney	2	2	10	5.00	0	8	0
RB Quentin Griffin	2	2	17	8.50	12	11	0
WR Amir Montgomery	2	5	30	15.00	6	18	0
WR Charles Johnson	1	1	26	26.00	10	26	0
TE Chris Baker	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Rogers Beckett	1	0	0.00	0

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Shaunard Harts	2	64	32.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	TD
QB Steve McNair	1	1	0
CB Von Hutchins	1	0	0
OLB Rick Crowell	0	0	1

Atlanta	Recov	Force
RB Quentin Griffin	1	0
RB Spencer George	0	1
DT Trevor Pryce	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Travis Dorch	7	320	45.7	38.4	56	3

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Flaherty	7	341	48.7	37.1	58	2

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Sebastian Janikowski	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	2/2

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Derek Whaley	1/2	0/1	0/0	33	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Von Hutchins	4	61	15.3	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charles Johnson	3	11	3.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
LaBrandon Toefield	5	132	26.4	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charles Woodson	1	30	30.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Andre Summersell	7	0	2.0	34	32
ILB Chris Claiborne	7	2	0.0	33	25
OLB Rick Crowell	6	3	0.5	32	25
S Rogers Beckett	5	1	0.0	35	32
OLB Adewale Ogunleye	5	0	0.0	35	31
DT Marcus Spears	4	2	0.0	26	20
CB Andre Dyson	3	3	0.0	29	23
OLB K.J. Turner	3	2	0.0	19	20
S Mel Mitchell	3	0	0.0	14	15
CB Von Hutchins	3	0	0.0	13	6
CB Drayton Florence	2	2	0.0	21	14
CB Marshall Mathers	2	0	0.0	16	19
CB Eric Brooks	1	2	0.0	28	29
DT Chris Hoke	1	0	0.0	13	9
WR Tim Carter	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Brady Popinga	1	0	0.0	2	7
DE Demetrin Veal	0	1	0.5	29	19
CB Malik Walker	0	1	0.0	3	9
DT Will Smith	0	1	0.0	2	8

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Matt Bowmen	7	2	0.0	19	39
OLB Zeke Moreno	6	1	1.0	20	45
CB Donnie Abraham	6	1	0.0	15	34
OLB Ian Gold	5	0	0.0	19	45
OLB Clint Kreiwaldt	4	1	0.0	19	34
S Tyrone Carter	4	1	0.0	17	29
CB Benjamin Gerhardt	2	0	0.0	4	26
DT Trevor Pryce	1	1	0.5	19	41
DE Derrick Burgess	1	1	0.0	12	27
S Shaunard Harts	1	1	0.0	6	25
DE Gavin Schneider	1	1	0.0	12	16
DT Ryan Pickett	1	0	0.0	4	8
S Terrence Kiel	1	0	0.0	3	14
WR Amir Montgomery	1	0	---	---	---
DT Chris Cooper	0	3	0.5	19	32
DE Lance Perea	0	1	0.0	12	38
CB Charles Woodson	0	1	0.0	17	31

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Andre Summersell	2.0	1	0	32
OLB Rick Crowell	0.5	0	1	25
DE Demetrin Veal	0.5	0	0	19

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Zeke Moreno	1.0	0	0	0	45
DT Trevor Pryce	0.5	1	1	0	41
DT Chris Cooper	0.5	1	1	0	32
DE Derrick Burgess	0.0	1	2	2	27
DE Lance Perea	0.0	1	1	0	38
OLB Ian Gold	0.0	0	2	0	45
DT Ryan Pickett	0.0	0	1	0	8
DE Gavin Schneider	0.0	0	1	0	16

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Chris Claiborne	4	0	0	25
CB Andre Dyson	2	1	0	23
OLB Andre Summersell	2	1	0	32
S Rogers Beckett	2	0	1	32
OLB Rick Crowell	2	0	0	25
CB Eric Brooks	2	0	0	29
S Mel Mitchell	2	0	0	15
OLB K.J. Turner	1	1	0	20
CB Drayton Florence	1	0	0	14
CB Von Hutchins	1	0	0	6
CB Marshall Mathers	0	1	0	19

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Donnie Abraham	5	0	0	34
OLB Clint Kreiwaldt	3	0	0	34
OLB Ian Gold	3	0	0	45
CB Benjamin Gerhardt	3	0	0	26
OLB Zeke Moreno	2	2	0	45
DE Gavin Schneider	1	1	0	16
S Shaunard Harts	1	0	2	25
S Matt Bowmen	1	0	0	39
S Tyrone Carter	1	0	0	29
CB Charles Woodson	0	2	0	31

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Jerry McEachern	1	5	20	0	45
G Levi Jones	1	2	20	1	45
G Steve Hutchinson	1	2	20	0	45
C Dan Koppen	0	4	20	0	45
G Frank Omiyale	0	3	20	1	45
FB Jim Finn	0	1	5	0	17

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Travis Claridge	4	8	35	1	32
T Jeff Backus	3	6	35	1	32
G Marcus Spriggs	2	8	35	0	32
T L.J. Shelton	2	7	35	1	32
T Chris Samuels	1	3	35	0	32
TE Erron Kinney	0	1	21	0	31

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
LaMont Jordan	2	18
K.J. Turner	1	26
Frank Omiyale	1	8

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Spencer George	3	19
Quentin Griffin	3	14
Leland Wilke	2	26
L.J. Shelton	1	9

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Rogers Beckett	---	---	35	32	26	93
WR Matt Jones	20	45	---	---	18	83
ILB Chris Claiborne	---	---	33	25	16	74
G Steve Hutchinson	20	45	---	---	8	73
G Levi Jones	20	45	---	---	8	73
C Jerry McEachern	20	45	---	---	8	73
G Frank Omiyale	20	45	---	---	8	73
CB Andre Dyson	---	---	29	23	19	71
OLB Andre Summersell	---	---	34	32	2	68
OLB Adewale Ogunleye	---	---	35	31	1	67
QB Steve McNair	20	45	---	---	---	65
OLB K.J. Turner	---	---	19	20	26	65
C Dan Koppen	20	45	---	---	---	65
TE Roland Williams	19	44	---	---	---	63
OLB Rick Crowell	---	---	32	25	3	60
TE Gino Donato	14	21	---	---	25	60
CB Eric Brooks	---	---	28	29	1	58
DE Demetrin Veal	---	---	29	19	1	49
FB Jim Finn	5	17	---	---	25	47
RB LaMont Jordan	5	24	---	---	18	47
DT Marcus Spears	---	---	26	20	1	47
WR Tim Carter	16	29	---	---	---	45
CB Drayton Florence	---	---	21	14	1	36
CB Marshall Mathers	---	---	16	19	---	35
RB Jackie Archambeau	15	18	---	---	---	33
S Mel Mitchell	---	---	14	15	1	30
WR Marvin Harrison	5	22	---	---	---	27
CB Von Hutchins	---	---	13	6	7	26
DT Chris Hoke	---	---	13	9	1	23
CB Malik Walker	---	---	3	9	8	20
OLB Brady Popinga	---	---	2	7	9	18
DE Mark Smith	---	---	1	2	8	11
TE Randy McMichael	1	2	---	---	7	10
RB LaBrandon Toefield	0	0	---	---	10	10
DT Will Smith	---	---	2	8	---	10
C Jon Condo	0	0	---	---	8	8
DE Mike Montgomery	---	---	0	7	1	8
P Travis Dorch	0	0	---	---	7	7
WR Dean Gaines	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Sebastian Janikowski	0	0	---	---	4	4
WR Taco Wallace	0	3	---	---	---	3
RB Anthony Davis	0	0	---	---	3	3
QB B.J. Coyote	0	0	---	---	1	1
C Steve McKinney	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Damion McIntosh	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Cary Whitehorn	---	---	0	0	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
RB Quentin Griffin	31	32	---	---	14	77
G Marcus Spriggs	35	32	---	---	9	76
T L.J. Shelton	35	32	---	---	9	76
T Chris Samuels	35	32	---	---	9	76
T Jeff Backus	35	32	---	---	9	76
WR Antonio Nicas	33	32	---	---	7	72
C Travis Claridge	35	32	---	---	---	67
QB Drew Brees	35	32	---	---	---	67
OLB Zeke Moreno	---	---	20	45	2	67
OLB Ian Gold	---	---	19	45	1	65
S Tyrone Carter	---	---	17	29	19	65
DT Trevor Pryce	---	---	19	41	1	61
S Matt Bowmen	---	---	19	39	1	59
WR Amir Montgomery	28	30	---	---	---	58
OLB Clint Kreiwaldt	---	---	19	34	1	54
TE Erron Kinney	21	31	---	---	---	52
CB Charles Woodson	---	---	17	31	3	51
DT Chris Cooper	---	---	19	32	---	51
CB Donnie Abraham	---	---	15	34	1	50
DE Lance Perea	---	---	12	38	---	50
DE Derrick Burgess	---	---	12	27	8	47
WR Peter Warrick	20	24	---	---	---	44
CB Benjamin Gerhardt	---	---	4	26	10	40
S Terrence Kiel	---	---	3	14	23	40
FB George Irwin	16	1	---	---	19	36
WR Charles Johnson	6	2	---	---	26	34
S Shaunard Harts	---	---	6	25	1	32
DE Gavin Schneider	---	---	12	16	1	29
TE Leland Wilke	1	0	---	---	26	27
RB Spencer George	4	0	---	---	19	23
TE Chris Baker	14	8	---	---	---	22
WR Marcus Robinson	1	0	---	---	17	18
CB Tom Knight	---	---	2	8	7	17
CB Kevin Mathis	---	---	0	0	17	17
DT Ryan Pickett	---	---	4	8	1	13
C Lonnie Paxton	0	0	---	---	9	9
K Derek Whaley	0	0	---	---	9	9
OLB Tom Blackwell	---	---	0	0	9	9
P Mike Flaherty	0	0	---	---	7	7
OLB Mario Haggan	---	---	1	3	---	4
QB Adam Dunn	0	0	---	---	2	2
G Jason Anderson	0	0	---	---	---	0
RB J.J. Johnson	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Darnell Alford	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Leander Jordan	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	2	2.0
Middle	15	60	4.0
Right	4	-4	-1.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	39	3.9
Middle	18	92	5.1
Right	6	21	3.5
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve McNair	43	20	3	0	3	5	9	2	2

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Drew Brees	29	19	3	1	2	4	1	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	11	6	43	3.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	10	96	4.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	2	23	3.8
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	73	12.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	17	8.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	11	63	3.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	3	48	12.0
Long (19+ Yds)	6	3	105	17.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Matt Jones	14	6	1	78	1	45
WR Tim Carter	9	3	1	40	1	29
WR Marvin Harrison	5	4	0	36	0	22
RB LaMont Jordan	5	1	0	7	0	24
TE Gino Donato	4	3	0	42	1	21
TE Roland Williams	3	2	0	18	0	44
FB Jim Finn	1	0	0	0	0	17
WR Taco Wallace	1	1	0	14	0	3
RB Jackie Archambeau	1	0	1	0	0	18

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Antonio Nicas	10	6	0	130	2	32
WR Peter Warrick	8	6	2	20	0	24
WR Amir Montgomery	5	2	0	30	0	30
TE Erron Kinney	2	2	0	10	0	31
RB Quentin Griffin	2	2	0	17	0	32
WR Charles Johnson	1	1	0	26	1	2
TE Chris Baker	1	0	0	0	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Quentin Griffin	5	12	2.40	4.37

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve McNair	1	0	0	0.00	5.47

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Drew Brees	3	1	11	3.67	8.03

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Tim Carter	1	0	0	0.00	4.44

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Peter Warrick	2	1	11	5.50	2.50
WR Amir Montgomery	1	0	0	0.00	6.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
QB Steve McNair	1	0
RB LaMont Jordan	1	1

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
RB Quentin Griffin	3	2
QB Drew Brees	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve McNair	13	7	5

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Drew Brees	11	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Marvin Harrison	3	2	1
RB LaMont Jordan	3	1	0
WR Matt Jones	3	1	1
TE Roland Williams	2	1	1
WR Tim Carter	1	1	1
WR Taco Wallace	1	1	1

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Peter Warrick	4	2	1
WR Antonio Nicas	3	1	1
WR Amir Montgomery	2	1	1
TE Erron Kinney	1	1	0
RB Quentin Griffin	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)