Week 7, 2009

played in Atlanta, GA

80 degrees, fair, calm

Carolina Panthers	7	14	3	10	-	34
Atlanta Falcons	10	7	3	0	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:24 ATL - Will Franklin 35 pass from Drew Brees (Dave Raymer extra point)
1Q: 05:02 CAR - Daniel Bodell 2 run (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)
1Q: 00:19 ATL - Dave Raymer 44 field goal
2Q: 11:26 ATL - Ronnie Brown 2 run (Dave Raymer extra point)
2Q: 08:29 CAR - Matt Jones 25 run (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)
2Q: 01:46 CAR - Brandon Marshall 39 pass from Steve McNair (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)
3Q: 07:59 ATL - Dave Raymer 43 field goal
3Q: 01:11 CAR - Mike Vanderjagt 25 field goal
4Q: 08:52 CAR - Mike Hart 9 run (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)
4Q: 02:26 CAR - Mike Vanderjagt 20 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:24 ATL - Will Franklin 35 pass from Drew Brees (Dave Raymer extra point)
1Q: 05:02 CAR - Daniel Bodell 2 run (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)
1Q: 00:19 ATL - Dave Raymer 44 field goal
2Q: 11:26 ATL - Ronnie Brown 2 run (Dave Raymer extra point)
2Q: 08:29 CAR - Matt Jones 25 run (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)
2Q: 01:46 CAR - Brandon Marshall 39 pass from Steve McNair (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)
3Q: 07:59 ATL - Dave Raymer 43 field goal
3Q: 01:11 CAR - Mike Vanderjagt 25 field goal
4Q: 08:52 CAR - Mike Hart 9 run (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)
4Q: 02:26 CAR - Mike Vanderjagt 20 field goal

Team Statistics CAR ATL
Record 3-4 2-5
First Downs 25 15
- by Rushing 14 5
- by Passing 9 9
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 465 273
- Offensive Plays 67 58
- Yards per Play 6.94 4.71
Net Rushing Yards 263 82
- Rushing Attempts 39 22
- Yards per Rush 6.74 3.73
Net Passing Yards 202 191
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 24 - 18 - 0 34 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 222 203
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/20 2/12
- Yards per Pass Play 7.21 5.31
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/12 5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.2 9.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 6/40 3/23
Punt Returns/Yards 2/26 3/37
Kick Returns/Yards 2/54 3/98
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 31
Time of Possession 33:10 26:50

Team Statistics	CAR	ATL
Record	3-4	2-5
First Downs	25	15
- by Rushing	14	5
- by Passing	9	9
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	465	273
- Offensive Plays	67	58
- Yards per Play	6.94	4.71
Net Rushing Yards	263	82
- Rushing Attempts	39	22
- Yards per Rush	6.74	3.73
Net Passing Yards	202	191
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	24 - 18 - 0	34 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	222	203
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/20	2/12
- Yards per Pass Play	7.21	5.31
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/12	5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.2	9.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	6/40	3/23
Punt Returns/Yards	2/26	3/37
Kick Returns/Yards	2/54	3/98
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 31
Time of Possession	33:10	26:50

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:31	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
1	12:09	2:23	OWN 21	4	26	Punt
1	6:48	1:54	OWN 30	4	70	Touchdown
1	0:13	1:20	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
2	11:19	3:08	OWN 39	5	61	Touchdown
2	6:05	4:46	OWN 9	11	91	Touchdown
3	12:33	1:39	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
3	7:54	6:50	OWN 25	15	67	Field Goal
4	11:09	2:27	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
4	7:28	5:09	OWN 36	10	61	Field Goal
4	1:27	1:27	OPP 33	3	-1	Game

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:29	1:20	OWN 49	3	51	Touchdown
1	9:46	2:58	OWN 3	5	25	Punt
1	4:54	4:41	OWN 37	8	36	Field Goal
2	13:53	2:34	OWN 39	5	61	Touchdown
2	8:11	2:06	OWN 46	3	2	Punt
2	1:19	1:19	OWN 25	8	36	Half
3	15:00	2:27	OWN 25	6	15	Punt
3	10:54	3:00	OWN 40	5	34	Field Goal
3	1:04	4:55	OWN 35	8	25	Punt
4	8:42	1:14	OWN 25	3	-5	Punt
4	2:19	0:52	OWN 25	4	8	Downs

Game MVP: Steve McNair, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Cary Winslett	14	102	7.29	57	2	0
RB Mike Hart	12	54	4.50	9	0	1
QB Steve McNair	4	24	6.00	9	0	0
RB Ahmad Bradshaw	4	41	10.25	38	1	0
FB Daniel Bodell	3	7	2.33	5	0	1
WR Matt Jones	2	35	17.50	25	2	1

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Ronnie Brown	10	25	2.50	20	1	1
QB Drew Brees	6	30	5.00	13	2	0
RB Rusty Hatcher	3	12	4.00	16	1	0
RB Marc Brandon	2	10	5.00	6	0	0
WR Rasheed Marshall	1	5	5.00	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve McNair	24	18	222	4/20	1	39	0	117.0

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Drew Brees	34	22	203	2/12	1	40	0	90.7

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Matt Jones	6	7	89	14.83	32	29	0
WR Brandon Marshall	6	7	89	14.83	52	39	1
TE Sergio Robertson	3	5	49	16.33	34	35	0
WR D.J. Hackett	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
FB Daniel Bodell	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0
TE Chase Coffman	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0
RB Cary Winslett	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Will Franklin	6	9	48	8.00	33	35	1
TE Dante Rosario	5	7	47	9.40	13	16	0
RB Marc Brandon	4	5	52	13.00	39	40	0
RB Ronnie Brown	3	4	27	9.00	11	13	0
TE Brad Cottam	3	5	16	5.33	0	9	0
WR Malcom Floyd	1	1	13	13.00	5	13	0
FB Marc Wicher	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Courtney Roby	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Steve McNair	1	1	0	0

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
DT Cornelius Pisano	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Travis Dorch	4	181	45.3	36.0	50	1

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Chris Kluwe	5	255	51.0	37.8	60	1

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mike Vanderjagt	2/2	0/0	0/0	25	4/4

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dave Raymer	2/2	2/2	0/0	44	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jarett Dillard	2	26	13.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
David Anderson	3	37	12.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jarett Dillard	2	54	27.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Craig Steltz	3	98	32.7	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Derrick Martin	9	1	0.0	22	36
OLB Ty Myers	7	0	1.0	19	28
ILB Rian Wallace	5	3	0.0	21	28
CB Drayton Florence	4	1	0.0	11	18
OLB Stewart Bradley	4	0	0.0	22	33
CB Jarius Byrd	3	2	1.0	22	36
DE Mike Montgomery	3	3	0.0	18	24
DT Kendall Langford	3	0	0.0	22	32
S Morgan Trent	3	0	0.0	9	17
ILB Alonzo Harris	1	0	0.0	12	21
DT Marcus Spears	1	0	0.0	18	27
DE Titas Adams	1	0	0.0	6	15
S Dennis Weathersby	0	3	0.0	13	19
S Daryl Jackson	0	1	0.0	21	36

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Reggie Hausermann	9	1	0.0	34	23
S Zachery Bowman	7	6	0.0	32	22
S Stanford Routt	5	1	0.0	39	27
S Rich Greer	5	1	0.0	39	28
DT Erik Walden	5	0	0.0	29	26
OLB Alex Hall	4	6	0.0	30	22
CB Michael Griffin	4	1	0.0	35	25
DE John McCargo	3	3	1.5	35	26
DT Cornelius Pisano	2	0	1.0	21	16
ILB Tristan Crossman	2	2	0.5	17	17
ILB Lance Mitchell	2	0	0.0	22	10
CB Drew Coleman	2	0	0.0	8	6
CB David Jones	2	0	0.0	15	18
ILB Jamie McCleskey	1	0	1.0	3	3
DE Cullen Jenkins	1	1	0.0	19	7
DT Jalen Kennison	1	0	0.0	19	12
CB Craig Steltz	0	1	0.0	5	5

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Ty Myers	1.0	0	0	28
CB Jarius Byrd	1.0	0	0	36
DE Titas Adams	0.0	2	0	15
DE Frostee Rucker	0.0	1	1	2
DE Mike Montgomery	0.0	1	0	24
OLB Stewart Bradley	0.0	1	0	33

Atlanta	Sack	Block	PPlay
DE John McCargo	1.5	0	26
DT Cornelius Pisano	1.0	0	16
ILB Jamie McCleskey	1.0	0	3
ILB Tristan Crossman	0.5	0	17
DT Jalen Kennison	0.0	1	12

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Derrick Martin	7	0	36
OLB Ty Myers	3	0	28
CB Drayton Florence	2	1	18
OLB Stewart Bradley	2	1	33
ILB Rian Wallace	2	0	28
S Morgan Trent	2	0	17
CB Jarius Byrd	1	1	36
DE Mike Montgomery	1	0	24
DE Titas Adams	1	0	15
S Daryl Jackson	1	0	36
ILB Alonzo Harris	0	1	21
DT Kendall Langford	0	1	32

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Reggie Hausermann	4	1	23
S Stanford Routt	4	0	27
S Rich Greer	4	0	28
CB Michael Griffin	1	1	25
CB Drew Coleman	1	0	6
CB David Jones	1	0	18
DT Erik Walden	1	0	26
OLB Alex Hall	1	0	22
S Zachery Bowman	1	0	22

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Levi Jones	6	8	39	1	28
C Jerry McEachern	3	10	39	2	28
G Steve Hutchinson	3	7	39	0	28
G Rob Petitti	3	6	39	0	28
FB Daniel Bodell	2	2	12	0	7
T Andre Smith	1	2	39	1	28

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G David Stewart	2	8	22	0	36
T George Foster	2	4	22	0	36
C Logan Mankins	1	5	22	0	36
TE Dante Rosario	0	1	21	0	34
G Tyronne Green	0	0	22	2	36

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Nic Harris	2	22
Brannon Condren	1	22
Jarius Byrd	1	18
Ryan Mouton	1	12
Rob Petitti	1	6

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Brad Cottam	1	23
David Anderson	1	21
Rich Greer	1	19
Craig Steltz	1	16

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Jarius Byrd	---	---	22	36	18	76
G Rob Petitti	39	28	---	---	6	73
T Andre Smith	39	28	---	---	6	73
S Daryl Jackson	---	---	21	36	12	69
QB Steve McNair	39	28	---	---	---	67
G Steve Hutchinson	39	28	---	---	---	67
G Levi Jones	39	28	---	---	---	67
C Jerry McEachern	39	28	---	---	---	67
WR Matt Jones	35	24	---	---	5	64
WR Brandon Marshall	34	26	---	---	---	60
CB Derrick Martin	---	---	22	36	2	60
WR D.J. Hackett	21	19	---	---	19	59
OLB Stewart Bradley	---	---	22	33	2	57
DT Kendall Langford	---	---	22	32	2	56
TE Chase Coffman	18	14	---	---	22	54
ILB Rian Wallace	---	---	21	28	1	50
RB Cary Winslett	20	12	---	---	18	50
OLB Ty Myers	---	---	19	28	1	48
DT Marcus Spears	---	---	18	27	1	46
S Morgan Trent	---	---	9	17	19	45
DE Mike Montgomery	---	---	18	24	1	43
FB Daniel Bodell	12	7	---	---	19	38
S Dennis Weathersby	---	---	13	19	5	37
TE Sergio Robertson	21	14	---	---	1	36
ILB Alonzo Harris	---	---	12	21	2	35
OLB Nic Harris	---	---	2	8	22	32
CB Brannon Condren	---	---	1	8	22	31
CB Drayton Florence	---	---	11	18	---	29
RB Ahmad Bradshaw	13	10	---	---	---	23
DE Titas Adams	---	---	6	15	1	22
RB Mike Hart	14	7	---	---	---	21
WR Jarett Dillard	2	1	---	---	17	20
DT Letroy Guion	---	---	1	8	6	15
CB Ryan Mouton	---	---	0	0	12	12
K Mike Vanderjagt	0	0	---	---	9	9
TE Anthony Hill	4	4	---	---	---	8
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
WR David Givens	1	2	---	---	---	3
DE Frostee Rucker	---	---	1	2	---	3
DE Chris Ellis	---	---	1	0	---	1
QB Wally Moss	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Brady Popinga	---	---	0	0	---	0
S Josiah Dresslar	---	---	0	0	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Rich Greer	---	---	39	28	19	86
S Stanford Routt	---	---	39	27	7	73
T George Foster	22	36	---	---	12	70
G Tyronne Green	22	36	---	---	7	65
DE John McCargo	---	---	35	26	2	63
S Zachery Bowman	---	---	32	22	9	63
CB Michael Griffin	---	---	35	25	2	62
G David Stewart	22	36	---	---	2	60
DT Erik Walden	---	---	29	26	5	60
QB Drew Brees	22	36	---	---	---	58
ILB Reggie Hausermann	---	---	34	23	1	58
C Logan Mankins	22	36	---	---	---	58
T T.J. Lang	22	36	---	---	---	58
WR David Anderson	12	22	---	---	21	55
TE Dante Rosario	21	34	---	---	---	55
ILB Tristan Crossman	---	---	17	17	21	55
OLB Alex Hall	---	---	30	22	1	53
WR Courtney Roby	20	32	---	---	---	52
OLB Chad Daylo	---	---	23	14	14	51
WR Will Franklin	13	24	---	---	12	49
TE Brad Cottam	7	16	---	---	23	46
DT Cornelius Pisano	---	---	21	16	4	41
RB Marc Brandon	3	13	---	---	23	39
WR Rasheed Marshall	8	10	---	---	18	36
RB Ronnie Brown	16	18	---	---	---	34
ILB Lance Mitchell	---	---	22	10	1	33
DT Jalen Kennison	---	---	19	12	2	33
CB David Jones	---	---	15	18	---	33
DE Cullen Jenkins	---	---	19	7	1	27
CB Craig Steltz	---	---	5	5	16	26
CB Drew Coleman	---	---	8	6	1	15
S Courtney Greene	---	---	0	0	15	15
FB Marc Wicher	6	6	---	---	---	12
P Chris Kluwe	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Dave Raymer	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Glen Tatum	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Ben Grubbs	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Jake Long	0	0	---	---	7	7
ILB Jamie McCleskey	---	---	3	3	1	7
RB Rusty Hatcher	3	1	---	---	---	4
WR Malcom Floyd	1	2	---	---	---	3
S James Butler	---	---	2	1	---	3
DE Jared Freeman	---	---	2	0	---	2
TE Shawn Nelson	0	2	---	---	---	2
QB Graham Corbin	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Courtney Taylor	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	34	3.4
Middle	23	184	8.0
Right	5	46	9.2
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	-1	-1.0
Middle	15	73	4.9
Right	6	10	1.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve McNair	24	18	5	1	2	2	0	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Drew Brees	34	22	2	0	2	5	5	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	15	2.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	9	119	11.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	3	59	9.8
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	29	29.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	3	44	7.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	16	129	5.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	3	30	6.0
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Matt Jones	7	6	1	89	2	24
WR Brandon Marshall	7	6	0	89	2	26
TE Sergio Robertson	5	3	1	49	1	14
WR D.J. Hackett	2	1	0	3	0	19
RB Cary Winslett	1	0	0	0	0	12
FB Daniel Bodell	1	1	0	-4	0	7
TE Chase Coffman	1	1	0	-4	0	14

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Will Franklin	9	6	0	48	1	24
TE Dante Rosario	7	5	0	47	0	34
RB Marc Brandon	5	4	0	52	1	13
TE Brad Cottam	5	3	0	16	0	16
RB Ronnie Brown	4	3	0	27	0	18
WR Courtney Roby	2	0	1	0	0	32
WR Malcom Floyd	1	1	0	13	0	2
FB Marc Wicher	1	0	1	0	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Mike Hart	5	29	5.80	4.50
RB Cary Winslett	4	11	2.75	7.29
FB Daniel Bodell	2	2	1.00	2.33
WR Matt Jones	1	10	10.00	17.50
RB Ahmad Bradshaw	1	-3	-3.00	10.25

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Ronnie Brown	1	2	2.00	2.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve McNair	3	1	0	0.00	9.25

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Drew Brees	2	2	16	8.00	5.97

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Brandon Marshall	2	1	0	0.00	12.71
WR D.J. Hackett	1	0	0	0.00	1.50

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Brad Cottam	1	1	9	9.00	3.20
WR Will Franklin	1	1	7	7.00	5.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
QB Steve McNair	3	1
RB Cary Winslett	2	1
FB Daniel Bodell	1	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
QB Drew Brees	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve McNair	5	5	3

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Drew Brees	12	9	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Brandon Marshall	2	2	1
WR D.J. Hackett	1	1	0
TE Sergio Robertson	1	1	1
WR Matt Jones	1	1	1

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Dante Rosario	5	4	2
RB Marc Brandon	3	3	0
TE Brad Cottam	2	1	1
WR Malcom Floyd	1	1	1
WR Will Franklin	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 97,800 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 24,700 (25,300)
End Zone 16,900 (18,200)
Mezzanine 10,300 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	97,800 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	24,700 (25,300)
End Zone	16,900 (18,200)
Mezzanine	10,300 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)