Week 1, 2009

played in Carolina, NC

57 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	3	3	0	15	3	-	24
Carolina Panthers	7	0	7	7	0	-	21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:42 CAR - Cary Winslett 9 run (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)
1Q: 03:06 ATL - Dave Raymer 20 field goal
2Q: 02:24 ATL - Dave Raymer 32 field goal
3Q: 12:55 CAR - Peyton Hillis 7 pass from Wally Moss (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)
4Q: 15:00 ATL - Brad Cottam 3 pass from Drew Brees (Drew Brees pass to Dante Rosario for conversion)
4Q: 11:43 CAR - Brandon Marshall 7 pass from Wally Moss (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)
4Q: 01:33 ATL - Brad Cottam 6 pass from Drew Brees (Dave Raymer extra point)
OT: 04:17 ATL - Dave Raymer 31 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:42 CAR - Cary Winslett 9 run (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)
1Q: 03:06 ATL - Dave Raymer 20 field goal
2Q: 02:24 ATL - Dave Raymer 32 field goal
3Q: 12:55 CAR - Peyton Hillis 7 pass from Wally Moss (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)
4Q: 15:00 ATL - Brad Cottam 3 pass from Drew Brees (Drew Brees pass to Dante Rosario for conversion)
4Q: 11:43 CAR - Brandon Marshall 7 pass from Wally Moss (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)
4Q: 01:33 ATL - Brad Cottam 6 pass from Drew Brees (Dave Raymer extra point)
OT: 04:17 ATL - Dave Raymer 31 field goal

Team Statistics ATL CAR
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 25 17
- by Rushing 8 9
- by Passing 14 7
- by Penalty 3 1
Total Net Yards 458 318
- Offensive Plays 77 58
- Yards per Play 5.95 5.48
Net Rushing Yards 137 153
- Rushing Attempts 32 28
- Yards per Rush 4.28 5.46
Net Passing Yards 321 165
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 44 - 30 - 1 30 - 21 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 326 165
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 7.13 5.50
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/16 4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.8 7.5
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/33 12/76
Punt Returns/Yards 3/40 1/8
Kick Returns/Yards 3/63 2/41
Interception Ret./Yards 2/20 1/0
2pt Conversions 1/1 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/3 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 31
Time of Possession 36:51 30:25

Team Statistics	ATL	CAR
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	25	17
- by Rushing	8	9
- by Passing	14	7
- by Penalty	3	1
Total Net Yards	458	318
- Offensive Plays	77	58
- Yards per Play	5.95	5.48
Net Rushing Yards	137	153
- Rushing Attempts	32	28
- Yards per Rush	4.28	5.46
Net Passing Yards	321	165
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	44 - 30 - 1	30 - 21 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	326	165
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	7.13	5.50
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/16	4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.8	7.5
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/33	12/76
Punt Returns/Yards	3/40	1/8
Kick Returns/Yards	3/63	2/41
Interception Ret./Yards	2/20	1/0
2pt Conversions	1/1	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/3	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 31
Time of Possession	36:51	30:25

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:35	2:52	OWN 25	5	13	Punt
1	6:16	3:18	OPP 25	6	22	Field Goal
1	0:57	1:26	OWN 32	3	5	Punt
2	8:09	5:52	OWN 2	10	83	Field Goal
2	1:01	1:01	OWN 20	3	27	Half
3	15:00	1:31	OWN 22	3	0	Punt
3	12:44	1:04	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
3	9:04	4:27	OWN 31	10	47	Interception
3	2:30	2:40	OWN 42	5	58	Touchdown
4	11:33	3:47	OWN 38	7	33	Missed FG
4	4:40	3:18	OWN 14	9	86	Touchdown
4	0:26	0:26	OWN 42	3	8	Half
OT1	10:00	5:49	OWN 25	10	61	Field Goal

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:25	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
1	7:43	1:27	OWN 22	3	3	Fumble
1	2:58	2:01	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
2	14:31	6:22	OWN 3	10	44	Punt
2	2:17	1:16	OWN 35	3	7	Punt
3	13:29	0:45	OPP 3	2	3	Touchdown
3	11:40	2:36	OWN 28	6	31	Interception
3	4:37	2:07	OWN 21	3	-2	Punt
4	14:50	3:17	OWN 25	9	75	Touchdown
4	7:46	3:06	OWN 36	4	16	Punt
4	1:22	0:56	OWN 25	4	14	Punt
OT1	4:11	1:27	OWN 25	3	4	Interception

Game MVP: Drew Brees, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Quentin Griffin	20	90	4.50	31	2
RB Marc Brandon	6	11	1.83	5	0
QB Drew Brees	5	42	8.40	18	2
WR Will Franklin	1	-6	-6.00	-6	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Cary Winslett	12	47	3.92	14	3	1
RB Mike Hart	7	47	6.71	18	2	0
QB Wally Moss	5	37	7.40	15	2	0
WR D.J. Hackett	2	14	7.00	10	1	0
RB Ahmad Bradshaw	2	8	4.00	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Drew Brees	44	30	326	1/5	2	38	1	95.4

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Wally Moss	30	21	165	0/0	2	33	2	77.8

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Dante Rosario	6	7	75	12.50	16	23	0
TE Brad Cottam	5	5	32	6.40	6	12	2
RB Quentin Griffin	4	4	29	7.25	13	11	0
WR Will Franklin	4	9	31	7.75	4	17	0
WR Malcom Floyd	3	4	44	14.67	19	29	0
WR Rasheed Marshall	3	6	37	12.33	23	27	0
WR David Anderson	3	3	65	21.67	56	38	0
WR Courtney Roby	2	5	13	6.50	0	7	0
RB Marc Brandon	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Brandon Marshall	8	12	62	7.75	26	26	1
TE Peyton Hillis	7	12	52	7.43	14	23	1
WR David Givens	3	3	39	13.00	11	33	0
WR D.J. Hackett	1	1	10	10.00	2	10	0
RB Mike Hart	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
TE Chase Coffman	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Zachery Bowman	1	0	0.00	0
S Courtney Greene	1	20	20.00	0

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
DT Kendall Langford	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Recov	Force
CB Michael Griffin	1	0
RB Quentin Griffin	0	1
S Stanford Routt	0	1

Carolina	Fumb	Recov
RB Mike Hart	1	0
WR Jarett Dillard	1	0
WR David Givens	0	1

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Chris Kluwe	4	149	37.3	35.3	60	2

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Travis Dorch	6	258	43.0	36.3	51	4

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dave Raymer	3/4	0/1	0/0	32	1/1

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mike Vanderjagt	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
David Anderson	3	40	13.3	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jarett Dillard	1	8	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Craig Steltz	2	47	23.5	0
Zachery Bowman	1	16	16.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jarett Dillard	2	41	20.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Drew Coleman	5	1	0.0	28	28
S Rich Greer	5	1	0.0	27	22
S Zachery Bowman	5	1	0.0	24	20
DE Athyba Rubin	4	4	0.0	28	25
ILB Lance Mitchell	4	1	0.0	20	25
DE John McCargo	4	1	0.0	25	27
OLB Alex Hall	3	2	0.0	25	19
CB David Jones	2	1	0.0	16	14
DT Erik Walden	2	1	0.0	22	17
ILB Tristan Crossman	2	1	0.0	16	21
ILB Reggie Hausermann	1	1	0.0	11	5
S Stanford Routt	1	1	0.0	5	14
DE Cullen Jenkins	1	0	0.0	15	20
WR Rasheed Marshall	1	0	---	---	---
S James Butler	1	0	0.0	1	1
DT Jalen Kennison	1	0	0.0	2	8
CB Michael Griffin	1	0	0.0	3	11
CB Craig Steltz	1	0	0.0	25	26
OLB Chad Daylo	1	0	0.0	12	16
S Courtney Greene	1	0	0.0	2	9

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Rian Wallace	10	3	0.0	29	34
OLB Stewart Bradley	7	2	0.0	32	38
DT Kendall Langford	5	1	0.5	30	32
CB Drayton Florence	5	0	0.0	17	23
OLB Ty Myers	5	0	0.0	28	28
CB Jarius Byrd	4	1	0.0	32	44
S Dennis Weathersby	4	0	0.0	21	24
CB Derrick Martin	3	2	0.0	32	44
S Daryl Jackson	3	2	0.0	31	45
DT Marcus Spears	3	0	0.0	12	18
DE Titas Adams	2	0	0.5	17	28
ILB Alonzo Harris	2	4	0.0	16	31
OLB Nic Harris	2	1	0.0	4	12
WR Brandon Marshall	2	0	---	---	---
CB Brannon Condren	2	0	0.0	2	11
S Morgan Trent	2	0	0.0	11	21
DE Mike Montgomery	1	1	0.0	21	28
DT Letroy Guion	1	1	0.0	16	21

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Athyba Rubin	0.0	0	3	3	25
DE John McCargo	0.0	0	0	1	27

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Titas Adams	0.5	0	2	28
DT Kendall Langford	0.5	0	1	32
DE Mike Montgomery	0.0	1	0	28
OLB Ty Myers	0.0	0	1	28

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
DE John McCargo	3	0	0	27
CB David Jones	3	0	0	14
CB Drew Coleman	2	1	0	28
ILB Lance Mitchell	2	0	0	25
S Stanford Routt	2	0	0	14
CB Michael Griffin	1	1	0	11
ILB Tristan Crossman	1	1	0	21
S Zachery Bowman	1	0	1	20
S Courtney Greene	1	0	1	9
S James Butler	1	0	0	1
S Rich Greer	1	0	0	22
DT Erik Walden	1	0	0	17
OLB Alex Hall	1	0	0	19
OLB Chad Daylo	1	0	0	16

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Rian Wallace	6	0	0	34
S Dennis Weathersby	5	1	0	24
OLB Stewart Bradley	3	0	0	38
CB Jarius Byrd	3	0	0	44
CB Drayton Florence	2	1	0	23
S Morgan Trent	2	1	0	21
CB Derrick Martin	2	0	0	44
CB Brannon Condren	2	0	0	11
S Daryl Jackson	2	0	0	45
DT Kendall Langford	1	1	1	32
ILB Alonzo Harris	1	1	0	31
OLB Ty Myers	1	0	0	28

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Tyronne Green	3	7	32	0	45
G David Stewart	3	6	32	0	45
C Eric Wood	1	5	32	0	45
T George Foster	1	4	32	1	45
T T.J. Lang	1	4	32	0	45
FB Marc Wicher	1	1	8	0	11
TE Dante Rosario	0	1	31	0	41

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
G Rob Petitti	4	6	1	28	30
G Steve Hutchinson	2	6	0	28	30
G Frank Omiyale	2	3	0	28	30
C Jerry McEachern	1	5	1	28	30
FB Daniel Bodell	1	1	0	5	5
G Levi Jones	0	2	0	28	30

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Quentin Griffin	2	19
Brad Cottam	1	24

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Nic Harris	2	24
Sergio Robertson	1	21
Daniel Bodell	1	15
Peyton Hillis	1	11
Rob Petitti	1	6

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T George Foster	32	45	---	---	8	85
G Tyronne Green	32	45	---	---	8	85
RB Quentin Griffin	26	38	---	---	19	83
QB Drew Brees	32	45	---	---	---	77
G David Stewart	32	45	---	---	---	77
C Eric Wood	32	45	---	---	---	77
T T.J. Lang	32	45	---	---	---	77
TE Dante Rosario	31	41	---	---	1	73
WR David Anderson	18	29	---	---	24	71
WR Courtney Roby	28	40	---	---	1	69
WR Will Franklin	21	26	---	---	15	62
CB Drew Coleman	---	---	28	28	---	56
CB Craig Steltz	---	---	25	26	5	56
DE Athyba Rubin	---	---	28	25	---	53
DE John McCargo	---	---	25	27	---	52
S Rich Greer	---	---	27	22	1	50
S Zachery Bowman	---	---	24	20	5	49
OLB Chad Daylo	---	---	12	16	21	49
ILB Tristan Crossman	---	---	16	21	11	48
ILB Lance Mitchell	---	---	20	25	---	45
DT Erik Walden	---	---	22	17	6	45
TE Brad Cottam	8	12	---	---	24	44
OLB Alex Hall	---	---	25	19	---	44
S Stanford Routt	---	---	5	14	17	36
DE Cullen Jenkins	---	---	15	20	---	35
RB Marc Brandon	6	4	---	---	24	34
WR Rasheed Marshall	10	15	---	---	6	31
CB David Jones	---	---	16	14	---	30
CB Michael Griffin	---	---	3	11	16	30
FB Marc Wicher	8	11	---	---	1	20
S Courtney Greene	---	---	2	9	6	17
ILB Reggie Hausermann	---	---	11	5	---	16
T Tony Moll	0	0	---	---	13	13
K Dave Raymer	0	0	---	---	10	10
DT Jalen Kennison	---	---	2	8	---	10
WR Malcom Floyd	1	6	---	---	1	8
P Chris Kluwe	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Glen Tatum	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Jake Long	0	0	---	---	8	8
DT Cornelius Pisano	---	---	0	0	6	6
RB Rusty Hatcher	2	2	---	---	---	4
ILB Jamie McCleskey	---	---	1	2	---	3
S James Butler	---	---	1	1	---	2
TE Shawn Nelson	1	1	---	---	---	2
QB Graham Corbin	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Courtney Taylor	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Daryl Jackson	---	---	31	45	19	95
CB Jarius Byrd	---	---	32	44	8	84
CB Derrick Martin	---	---	32	44	3	79
OLB Stewart Bradley	---	---	32	38	3	73
ILB Rian Wallace	---	---	29	34	2	65
G Rob Petitti	28	30	---	---	6	64
DT Kendall Langford	---	---	30	32	2	64
WR Brandon Marshall	28	30	---	---	5	63
TE Peyton Hillis	25	27	---	---	11	63
G Steve Hutchinson	28	30	---	---	---	58
G Levi Jones	28	30	---	---	---	58
QB Wally Moss	28	30	---	---	---	58
C Jerry McEachern	28	30	---	---	---	58
G Frank Omiyale	28	30	---	---	---	58
OLB Ty Myers	---	---	28	28	1	57
WR D.J. Hackett	19	22	---	---	15	56
WR David Givens	26	26	---	---	1	53
S Dennis Weathersby	---	---	21	24	8	53
ILB Alonzo Harris	---	---	16	31	4	51
DE Mike Montgomery	---	---	21	28	1	50
DE Titas Adams	---	---	17	28	3	48
S Morgan Trent	---	---	11	21	12	44
CB Drayton Florence	---	---	17	23	3	43
DT Letroy Guion	---	---	16	21	6	43
RB Cary Winslett	15	11	---	---	16	42
OLB Nic Harris	---	---	4	12	24	40
CB Brannon Condren	---	---	2	11	23	36
TE Sergio Robertson	6	8	---	---	21	35
DT Marcus Spears	---	---	12	18	2	32
FB Daniel Bodell	5	5	---	---	15	25
RB Mike Hart	8	13	---	---	---	21
WR Jarett Dillard	2	0	---	---	15	17
RB Ahmad Bradshaw	5	6	---	---	1	12
DE Frostee Rucker	---	---	1	8	2	11
CB Ryan Mouton	---	---	0	0	8	8
K Mike Vanderjagt	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Travis Dorch	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Rex Hadnot	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Tommy Walsh	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Santiago Richard	0	0	---	---	6	6
T Andre Smith	0	0	---	---	6	6
OLB Brady Popinga	---	---	0	5	---	5
TE Chase Coffman	1	2	---	---	---	3
QB Lamar Day	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Chris Ellis	---	---	0	0	---	0
S Josiah Dresslar	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	20	4.0
Middle	18	95	5.3
Right	9	22	2.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	32	6.4
Middle	18	81	4.5
Right	5	40	8.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Drew Brees	44	30	5	1	2	5	4	0	1

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Wally Moss	30	21	3	1	0	3	3	4	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	11	5	17	1.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	16	184	9.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	9	125	10.4
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	3	0.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	11	85	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	44	5.5
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	33	33.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Will Franklin	9	4	1	31	0	26
TE Dante Rosario	7	6	0	75	1	41
WR Rasheed Marshall	6	3	1	37	1	15
WR Courtney Roby	5	2	0	13	0	40
TE Brad Cottam	5	5	0	32	0	12
RB Quentin Griffin	4	4	0	29	0	38
WR Malcom Floyd	4	3	0	44	1	6
WR David Anderson	3	3	0	65	2	29
RB Marc Brandon	1	0	0	0	0	4

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Brandon Marshall	12	8	62	1	30
TE Peyton Hillis	12	7	52	1	27
WR David Givens	3	3	39	1	26
WR D.J. Hackett	1	1	10	0	22
RB Mike Hart	1	1	-1	0	13
TE Chase Coffman	1	1	3	0	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Quentin Griffin	4	7	1.75	4.50
QB Drew Brees	2	6	3.00	8.40
RB Marc Brandon	1	-2	-2.00	1.83

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Cary Winslett	2	5	2.50	3.92
QB Wally Moss	1	4	4.00	7.40

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Drew Brees	10	7	39	3.90	7.41

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Wally Moss	5	2	14	2.80	5.50

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Brad Cottam	3	3	12	4.00	6.40
WR Will Franklin	3	2	11	3.67	3.44
RB Quentin Griffin	1	1	3	3.00	7.25
WR Courtney Roby	1	0	0	0.00	2.60
WR Rasheed Marshall	1	0	0	0.00	6.17
TE Dante Rosario	1	1	13	13.00	10.71

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Brandon Marshall	3	1	7	2.33	5.17
TE Peyton Hillis	2	1	7	3.50	4.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

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

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Cary Winslett	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Drew Brees	12	9	2

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Wally Moss	12	10	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Will Franklin	3	2	0
WR Courtney Roby	2	1	0
WR Rasheed Marshall	2	1	0
RB Quentin Griffin	1	1	0
WR Malcom Floyd	1	1	0
WR David Anderson	1	1	0
TE Dante Rosario	1	1	1
TE Brad Cottam	1	1	1

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Peyton Hillis	6	5	1
WR Brandon Marshall	4	3	2
WR David Givens	1	1	1
RB Mike Hart	1	1	0

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)