Week 15, 2008

played in Carolina, NC

65 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	0	0	7	6	-	13
Carolina Panthers	7	6	7	3	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:11 CAR - Peyton Hillis 2 pass from Steve McNair (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)
2Q: 01:06 CAR - Mike Vanderjagt 49 field goal
2Q: 00:03 CAR - Mike Vanderjagt 55 field goal
3Q: 09:09 ATL - Quentin Griffin 5 run (Elijah Levine extra point)
3Q: 00:09 CAR - Jackie Archambeau 2 run (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)
4Q: 05:23 CAR - Mike Vanderjagt 33 field goal
4Q: 02:50 ATL - Chad Johnson 9 pass from Drew Brees (Quentin Griffin run for conversion failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:11 CAR - Peyton Hillis 2 pass from Steve McNair (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)
2Q: 01:06 CAR - Mike Vanderjagt 49 field goal
2Q: 00:03 CAR - Mike Vanderjagt 55 field goal
3Q: 09:09 ATL - Quentin Griffin 5 run (Elijah Levine extra point)
3Q: 00:09 CAR - Jackie Archambeau 2 run (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)
4Q: 05:23 CAR - Mike Vanderjagt 33 field goal
4Q: 02:50 ATL - Chad Johnson 9 pass from Drew Brees (Quentin Griffin run for conversion failed)

Team Statistics ATL CAR
Record 4-10 9-5
First Downs 22 20
- by Rushing 5 5
- by Passing 16 13
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 348 350
- Offensive Plays 73 59
- Yards per Play 4.77 5.93
Net Rushing Yards 49 78
- Rushing Attempts 18 27
- Yards per Rush 2.72 2.89
Net Passing Yards 299 272
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 50 - 31 - 0 32 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 333 272
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/34 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.44 8.50
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/15 3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 12.0 8.5
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 15/100 7/50
Punt Returns/Yards 1/-1 4/50
Kick Returns/Yards 3/69 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 1/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 37
Time of Possession 30:05 29:55

Team Statistics	ATL	CAR
Record	4-10	9-5
First Downs	22	20
- by Rushing	5	5
- by Passing	16	13
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	348	350
- Offensive Plays	73	59
- Yards per Play	4.77	5.93
Net Rushing Yards	49	78
- Rushing Attempts	18	27
- Yards per Rush	2.72	2.89
Net Passing Yards	299	272
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	50 - 31 - 0	32 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	333	272
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/34	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.44	8.50
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/15	3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	12.0	8.5
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	15/100	7/50
Punt Returns/Yards	1/-1	4/50
Kick Returns/Yards	3/69	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	1/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 37
Time of Possession	30:05	29:55

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:39	3:15	OWN 40	7	19	Punt
1	1:01	3:25	OWN 22	5	18	Punt
2	9:42	2:06	OWN 20	3	-11	Punt
2	4:48	2:13	OWN 20	7	41	Fumble
2	0:58	0:37	OWN 38	3	-13	Punt
3	15:00	1:10	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
3	13:21	2:10	OWN 16	6	20	Punt
3	11:05	2:07	OPP 45	4	45	Touchdown
3	7:38	2:07	OWN 11	5	8	Punt
3	0:02	6:47	OWN 31	14	47	Missed FG
4	5:18	2:36	OWN 25	11	75	Touchdown
4	2:04	1:53	OWN 20	7	18	Downs

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:21	OWN 25	6	42	Missed FG
1	7:24	6:23	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
2	12:36	2:54	OWN 31	5	33	Punt
2	7:36	2:48	OWN 42	5	17	Punt
2	2:35	1:37	OWN 39	6	29	Field Goal
2	0:21	0:21	OWN 38	1	24	Field Goal
3	13:50	0:29	OWN 28	3	0	Punt
3	11:11	0:06	OWN 39	1	6	Fumble
3	8:58	1:20	OWN 25	3	-4	Punt
3	5:31	5:29	OPP 44	10	44	Touchdown
4	8:15	2:57	OWN 29	4	55	Field Goal
4	2:42	0:38	50	3	0	Punt
4	0:11	0:11	OPP 38	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Steve McNair, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Quentin Griffin	12	31	2.58	13	2	1
QB Drew Brees	3	19	6.33	7	0	0
FB Marc Wicher	2	5	2.50	6	0	0
WR Artie Brock	1	-6	-6.00	-6	0	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Jackie Archambeau	17	52	3.06	13	1	1
RB Anthony Davis	5	6	1.20	5	0	0
QB Steve McNair	4	18	4.50	12	1	0
WR Matt Jones	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Drew Brees	50	31	333	5/34	1	27	0	88.2

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve McNair	32	23	272	0/0	1	51	0	107.8

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Chad Johnson	8	11	73	9.13	22	16	1
WR Artie Brock	8	10	103	12.88	14	19	0
RB Quentin Griffin	6	6	53	8.83	46	26	0
TE Dante Rosario	5	13	62	12.40	6	27	0
WR Ronald Curry	2	5	28	14.00	21	20	0
TE Bryant Conway	1	2	11	11.00	0	11	0
RB Rusty Hatcher	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR David Anderson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Tim Carter	6	6	117	19.50	55	51	0
TE Peyton Hillis	5	8	50	10.00	24	28	1
WR Matt Jones	4	7	42	10.50	3	22	0
WR Brandon Marshall	3	3	44	14.67	16	24	0
TE Mack Minnig	2	2	4	2.00	0	4	0
FB Jim Finn	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
RB Anthony Davis	1	2	10	10.00	12	10	0
FB Oren O'Neal	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB Jackie Archambeau	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Drew Brees	1	0	0
DE Cullen Jenkins	0	1	0
S Zachery Bowman	0	0	1

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
WR Tim Carter	1	0	0
OLB Stewart Bradley	0	1	0
DE Titas Adams	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Daniel Sepulveda	7	297	42.4	32.4	58	0

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Travis Dorch	5	250	50.0	38.2	67	2

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Elijah Levine	0/1	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mike Vanderjagt	3/4	2/3	1/2	55	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
David Anderson	1	-1	-1.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ezra Alston	4	50	12.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Craig Steltz	3	69	23.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
CB Michael Griffin	6	2	26	31
DE Athyba Rubin	5	3	27	28
OLB Zeke Moreno	5	2	26	31
CB Jason Craft	3	2	18	25
DE Cullen Jenkins	3	1	24	30
ILB Paris Lenon	3	0	12	10
CB Drew Coleman	3	0	9	8
CB David Jones	3	0	9	14
DT Brian Young	2	2	14	12
OLB Ian Gold	2	2	18	13
S Damien Richardson	2	0	9	13
S Matt Bowmen	2	0	6	9
DE William Joseph	2	0	13	18
CB Craig Steltz	2	0	15	18
DT Ryan Pickett	1	0	5	9
DT Will Smith	1	0	9	16
S Zachery Bowman	1	0	23	22
OLB London Fletcher	0	1	9	13
DE John McCargo	0	1	22	24

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Stewart Bradley	7	1	0.0	16	40
ILB Spencer Boone	5	2	0.0	15	35
CB Derrick Martin	4	0	1.0	18	55
CB Steve Smith	4	0	0.0	15	35
S Daryl Jackson	4	0	0.0	18	55
DE Titas Adams	3	1	2.0	9	38
DE Mike Montgomery	3	1	1.0	12	28
OLB Ty Myers	3	2	0.0	14	33
CB Drayton Florence	3	1	0.0	9	39
S Cary Whitehorn	3	1	0.0	9	17
OLB Mario Haggan	3	0	0.0	2	15
ILB Alonzo Harris	2	2	0.5	9	17
OLB Adewale Ogunleye	2	2	0.0	4	22
DT Kendall Langford	2	1	0.0	15	44
DT Letroy Guion	1	0	0.5	3	13
CB Brannon Condren	1	1	0.0	8	34
CB Von Hutchins	1	0	0.0	4	24

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Block	Hurry	PPlay
S Matt Bowmen	1	0	9
DT Will Smith	1	0	16
DE Cullen Jenkins	0	2	30
DE Athyba Rubin	0	1	28

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Titas Adams	2.0	2	1	38
DE Mike Montgomery	1.0	2	1	28
CB Derrick Martin	1.0	0	0	55
ILB Alonzo Harris	0.5	0	0	17
DT Letroy Guion	0.5	0	0	13
OLB Adewale Ogunleye	0.0	1	1	22
OLB Ty Myers	0.0	1	1	33
OLB Stewart Bradley	0.0	1	0	40

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Michael Griffin	4	1	31
CB Jason Craft	3	0	25
OLB Zeke Moreno	3	0	31
CB Drew Coleman	3	0	8
S Matt Bowmen	2	0	9
S Zachery Bowman	2	0	22
CB Craig Steltz	2	0	18
S Damien Richardson	1	0	13
DT Brian Young	1	0	12
DE Cullen Jenkins	1	0	30
CB David Jones	1	0	14

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Steve Smith	4	1	35
S Daryl Jackson	4	1	55
S Cary Whitehorn	3	0	17
CB Derrick Martin	3	0	55
OLB Stewart Bradley	3	0	40
OLB Mario Haggan	2	1	15
CB Drayton Florence	2	1	39
OLB Ty Myers	2	1	33
OLB Adewale Ogunleye	2	0	22
ILB Spencer Boone	2	0	35
CB Brannon Condren	1	2	34
DT Kendall Langford	1	1	44
ILB Alonzo Harris	1	0	17
CB Von Hutchins	1	0	24

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Cooper Carlisle	3	5	18	1	55
C Travis Claridge	2	4	18	0	55
T Chris Samuels	1	3	18	3	55
T George Foster	0	2	18	0	55
TE Bryant Conway	0	1	4	0	22
G Ben Grubbs	0	0	18	1	55

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
G Levi Jones	2	6	27	32
G Aaron Sears	1	6	27	32
C Jerry McEachern	1	5	27	32
T Wade Hunter	1	2	27	32
FB Jim Finn	0	2	16	9
G Steve Hutchinson	0	2	27	32

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
David Anderson	2	15
Cooper Carlisle	1	8
Glen Tatum	1	8

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Brannon Condren	2	20
Matt Jones	1	15
Letroy Guion	1	15

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Cooper Carlisle	18	55	---	---	8	81
G Ben Grubbs	18	55	---	---	8	81
C Travis Claridge	18	55	---	---	---	73
T Chris Samuels	18	55	---	---	---	73
QB Drew Brees	18	55	---	---	---	73
T George Foster	18	55	---	---	---	73
WR Chad Johnson	18	53	---	---	---	71
CB Michael Griffin	---	---	26	31	14	71
OLB Zeke Moreno	---	---	26	31	4	61
TE Dante Rosario	14	47	---	---	---	61
WR David Anderson	11	34	---	---	15	60
CB Jason Craft	---	---	18	25	16	59
DE Athyba Rubin	---	---	27	28	4	59
DE Cullen Jenkins	---	---	24	30	3	57
S Zachery Bowman	---	---	23	22	8	53
RB Quentin Griffin	15	37	---	---	---	52
DE John McCargo	---	---	22	24	2	48
TE Bryant Conway	4	22	---	---	21	47
WR Artie Brock	10	36	---	---	---	46
CB Craig Steltz	---	---	15	18	8	41
DE William Joseph	---	---	13	18	8	39
WR Ronald Curry	7	22	---	---	8	37
ILB Paris Lenon	---	---	12	10	12	34
OLB Ian Gold	---	---	18	13	3	34
DT Brian Young	---	---	14	12	2	28
S Matt Bowmen	---	---	6	9	13	28
FB Marc Wicher	3	4	---	---	21	28
DT Will Smith	---	---	9	16	1	26
S Damien Richardson	---	---	9	13	2	24
WR Tai Streets	2	8	---	---	14	24
CB David Jones	---	---	9	14	1	24
OLB London Fletcher	---	---	9	13	1	23
TE Dominique Byrd	6	7	---	---	9	22
ILB Tavaras Gooden	---	---	1	1	20	22
DT Ryan Pickett	---	---	5	9	6	20
CB Drew Coleman	---	---	9	8	1	18
S Rich Greer	---	---	2	7	6	15
C Chris Morris	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Glen Tatum	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Tony Moll	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Daniel Sepulveda	0	0	---	---	8	8
RB Rusty Hatcher	0	5	---	---	---	5
K Elijah Levine	0	0	---	---	4	4
G Leander Jordan	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Derek Anderson	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Erik Walden	---	---	0	0	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Daryl Jackson	---	---	18	55	21	94
WR Matt Jones	27	32	---	---	15	74
CB Derrick Martin	---	---	18	55	1	74
TE Peyton Hillis	25	28	---	---	19	72
G Steve Hutchinson	27	32	---	---	9	68
G Aaron Sears	27	32	---	---	9	68
CB Brannon Condren	---	---	8	34	20	62
DT Kendall Langford	---	---	15	44	1	60
QB Steve McNair	27	32	---	---	---	59
G Levi Jones	27	32	---	---	---	59
T Wade Hunter	27	32	---	---	---	59
C Jerry McEachern	27	32	---	---	---	59
DT Marcus Spears	---	---	15	42	1	58
OLB Stewart Bradley	---	---	16	40	1	57
CB Steve Smith	---	---	15	35	1	51
ILB Spencer Boone	---	---	15	35	1	51
FB Jim Finn	16	9	---	---	24	49
CB Drayton Florence	---	---	9	39	---	48
OLB Ty Myers	---	---	14	33	1	48
DE Titas Adams	---	---	9	38	---	47
WR Tim Carter	19	26	---	---	---	45
RB Jackie Archambeau	21	20	---	---	---	41
DE Mike Montgomery	---	---	12	28	1	41
OLB Adewale Ogunleye	---	---	4	22	12	38
ILB Alonzo Harris	---	---	9	17	11	37
WR Brandon Marshall	10	20	---	---	4	34
CB Andre Dyson	---	---	3	19	10	32
CB Von Hutchins	---	---	4	24	3	31
DT Letroy Guion	---	---	3	13	15	31
TE Mack Minnig	6	9	---	---	14	29
S Cary Whitehorn	---	---	9	17	1	27
WR Ezra Alston	1	0	---	---	22	23
RB Anthony Davis	5	10	---	---	6	21
OLB Mario Haggan	---	---	2	15	---	17
K Mike Vanderjagt	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Travis Dorch	0	0	---	---	9	9
T K.C. Strong	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Frank Omiyale	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Tommy Walsh	0	0	---	---	9	9
DE Chris Ellis	---	---	0	0	7	7
FB Oren O'Neal	3	2	---	---	---	5
WR David Givens	2	2	---	---	---	4
RB Mike Hart	0	2	---	---	---	2
OLB Andre Summersell	---	---	0	0	---	0
OLB Brady Popinga	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Lamar Day	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	18	4.5
Middle	9	32	3.6
Right	5	-1	-0.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	32	3.6
Middle	11	43	3.9
Right	6	4	0.7
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Drew Brees	50	31	3	1	3	8	7	4	0

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve McNair	32	23	6	1	2	1	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	9	89	8.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	9	59	3.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	12	158	9.3
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	27	9.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	8	1.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	11	105	6.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	7	108	13.5
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	51	17.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Dante Rosario	13	5	2	62	1	47
WR Chad Johnson	11	8	1	73	0	53
WR Artie Brock	10	8	0	103	0	36
RB Quentin Griffin	6	6	0	53	1	37
WR Ronald Curry	5	2	0	28	1	22
TE Bryant Conway	2	1	0	11	0	22
RB Rusty Hatcher	2	1	0	3	0	5
WR David Anderson	1	0	0	0	0	34

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Peyton Hillis	8	5	1	50	1	28
WR Matt Jones	7	4	0	42	1	32
WR Tim Carter	6	6	0	117	3	26
WR Brandon Marshall	3	3	0	44	1	20
TE Mack Minnig	2	2	0	4	0	9
RB Anthony Davis	2	1	1	10	0	10
RB Jackie Archambeau	2	0	0	0	0	20
FB Jim Finn	1	1	0	-1	0	9
FB Oren O'Neal	1	1	0	6	0	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Quentin Griffin	2	10	5.00	2.58

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Jackie Archambeau	4	16	4.00	3.06
QB Steve McNair	1	-1	-1.00	4.50
RB Anthony Davis	1	-1	-1.00	1.20

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Drew Brees	2	1	9	4.50	6.66

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve McNair	4	4	15	3.75	8.50

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Chad Johnson	1	1	9	9.00	6.64
WR Artie Brock	1	0	0	0.00	10.30

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Jim Finn	1	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00
TE Mack Minnig	1	1	4	4.00	2.00
RB Anthony Davis	1	1	10	10.00	5.00
TE Peyton Hillis	1	1	2	2.00	6.25

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
RB Quentin Griffin	2	1

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Anthony Davis	3	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Drew Brees	12	10	4

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve McNair	8	6	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Dante Rosario	4	2	1
WR Artie Brock	3	3	1
RB Quentin Griffin	2	2	1
WR Chad Johnson	1	1	1
WR Ronald Curry	1	1	0
RB Rusty Hatcher	1	1	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Anthony Davis	2	1	1
WR Matt Jones	2	1	0
WR Brandon Marshall	2	2	1
TE Mack Minnig	1	1	0
TE Peyton Hillis	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 80,000 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 23,600 (23,600)
End Zone 17,000 (17,000)
Mezzanine 9,800 (9,800)
Sideline Seats 15,000 (15,000)
Club Seats 8,400 (8,400)
Luxury Boxes 6,200 (6,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	80,000 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	23,600 (23,600)
End Zone	17,000 (17,000)
Mezzanine	9,800 (9,800)
Sideline Seats	15,000 (15,000)
Club Seats	8,400 (8,400)
Luxury Boxes	6,200 (6,200)