Week 7, 2012

played in Carolina, NC

76 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	7	0	3	3	-	13
Carolina Panthers	6	21	0	14	-	41

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:34 CAR - Matt Jones 13 pass from Matt Leinart (Jeff Chandler extra point failed)
1Q: 01:23 ATL - Josh Tobin 16 pass from Jake Locker (Matt Prater extra point)
2Q: 15:00 CAR - Peyton Hillis 63 pass from Matt Leinart (Jeff Chandler extra point)
2Q: 05:16 CAR - Matt Leinart 4 run (Jeff Chandler extra point)
2Q: 00:26 CAR - Brandon Marshall 20 pass from Matt Leinart (Jeff Chandler extra point)
3Q: 08:37 ATL - Matt Prater 27 field goal
4Q: 11:50 ATL - Matt Prater 30 field goal
4Q: 03:30 CAR - Zachery Golson 9 run (Jeff Chandler extra point)
4Q: 01:47 CAR - Zachery Golson 6 run (Jeff Chandler extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:34 CAR - Matt Jones 13 pass from Matt Leinart (Jeff Chandler extra point failed)
1Q: 01:23 ATL - Josh Tobin 16 pass from Jake Locker (Matt Prater extra point)
2Q: 15:00 CAR - Peyton Hillis 63 pass from Matt Leinart (Jeff Chandler extra point)
2Q: 05:16 CAR - Matt Leinart 4 run (Jeff Chandler extra point)
2Q: 00:26 CAR - Brandon Marshall 20 pass from Matt Leinart (Jeff Chandler extra point)
3Q: 08:37 ATL - Matt Prater 27 field goal
4Q: 11:50 ATL - Matt Prater 30 field goal
4Q: 03:30 CAR - Zachery Golson 9 run (Jeff Chandler extra point)
4Q: 01:47 CAR - Zachery Golson 6 run (Jeff Chandler extra point)

Team Statistics ATL CAR
Record 6-1 4-3
First Downs 16 25
- by Rushing 2 11
- by Passing 13 11
- by Penalty 1 3
Total Net Yards 328 419
- Offensive Plays 65 62
- Yards per Play 5.05 6.76
Net Rushing Yards 92 185
- Rushing Attempts 24 34
- Yards per Rush 3.83 5.44
Net Passing Yards 236 234
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 24 - 0 28 - 16 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 255 234
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/19 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.76 8.36
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 9/18 9/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.9 8.8
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 12/79 8/50
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 4/34
Kick Returns/Yards 1/14 3/60
Interception Ret./Yards 1/12 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 4/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 37
Time of Possession 32:29 27:31

Team Statistics	ATL	CAR
Record	6-1	4-3
First Downs	16	25
- by Rushing	2	11
- by Passing	13	11
- by Penalty	1	3
Total Net Yards	328	419
- Offensive Plays	65	62
- Yards per Play	5.05	6.76
Net Rushing Yards	92	185
- Rushing Attempts	24	34
- Yards per Rush	3.83	5.44
Net Passing Yards	236	234
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 24 - 0	28 - 16 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	255	234
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/19	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.76	8.36
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	9/18	9/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.9	8.8
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	12/79	8/50
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	4/34
Kick Returns/Yards	1/14	3/60
Interception Ret./Yards	1/12	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	4/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 37
Time of Possession	32:29	27:31

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:25	2:24	OWN 25	4	12	Punt
1	5:25	4:11	OWN 5	11	95	Touchdown
2	14:44	2:52	OWN 25	6	19	Punt
2	5:10	2:54	OWN 16	6	12	Punt
2	0:15	0:15	OWN 25	1	-6	Half
3	15:00	6:30	OWN 25	11	65	Field Goal
3	6:18	3:34	OWN 32	6	17	Punt
3	1:52	5:10	OPP 46	7	33	Field Goal
4	9:11	1:03	OWN 5	3	2	Punt
4	3:22	0:56	OWN 25	4	2	Downs
4	1:40	1:40	OWN 25	6	27	Game

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:35	OWN 25	7	75	Touchdown
1	9:01	3:36	OWN 15	8	44	Punt
1	1:14	1:30	OWN 32	2	68	Touchdown
2	11:52	6:42	OWN 26	12	74	Touchdown
2	2:16	2:01	OWN 35	8	65	Touchdown
3	8:30	2:12	OWN 47	4	7	Interception
3	2:44	0:52	OWN 23	3	-10	Punt
4	11:42	2:31	OWN 32	5	12	Punt
4	8:08	4:46	OPP 32	8	32	Touchdown
4	2:26	0:46	OPP 27	5	27	Touchdown

Game MVP: Matt Leinart, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Brenden Streets	19	69	3.63	9	0
RB Quentin Griffin	2	18	9.00	14	1
WR Chad Johnson	1	5	5.00	5	0
QB Jake Locker	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0
RB David Wilson	1	1	1.00	1	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB C.J. Spiller	14	78	5.57	27	2	0
RB Mike Hart	8	40	5.00	13	1	0
QB Matt Leinart	6	33	5.50	13	1	1
RB Zachery Golson	4	29	7.25	9	0	2
FB Deon Anderson	1	2	2.00	2	0	0
WR Taylor Price	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jake Locker	36	23	246	2/15	1	22	0	93.0
Graham Corbin	2	1	9	1/4	0	9	0	62.5

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Leinart	28	16	234	0/0	3	63	1	105.3

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Chad Johnson	6	16	54	9.00	20	20	0
WR Golden Tate	6	6	60	10.00	22	22	0
TE Shawn Nelson	3	4	39	13.00	13	17	0
TE Josh Tobin	3	4	37	12.33	8	16	1
WR Andre Caldwell	2	2	12	6.00	0	9	0
WR David Anderson	1	1	19	19.00	12	19	0
RB Brenden Streets	1	1	20	20.00	15	20	0
TE Oscar Wang	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
RB David Wilson	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Greg Little	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Matt Jones	7	12	90	12.86	15	33	1
WR Brandon Marshall	4	7	49	12.25	27	20	1
FB Deon Anderson	3	3	24	8.00	15	17	0
TE Peyton Hillis	1	3	63	63.00	56	63	1
RB C.J. Spiller	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Taylor Price	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Ike Cassaday	1	12	12.00	0

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov
QB Jake Locker	1	1
WR Andre Caldwell	1	0
RB Quentin Griffin	0	1

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
CB Derrick Martin	0	0	1	0
DE Chris Ellis	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Deon Nieto	5	202	40.4	33.6	55	3

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Travis Dorch	3	116	38.7	38.7	47	2

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Matt Prater	2/2	0/0	0/0	30	1/1

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jeff Chandler	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	5/6

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Demetrius De Rooy	4	34	8.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
David Wilson	1	14	14.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Zachery Golson	3	60	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Brandon Spikes	9	1	33	23
OLB DeAndre Sullivan	6	4	34	27
CB Michael Griffin	5	1	34	27
S Rich Greer	4	5	34	28
DE John McCargo	3	0	18	14
OLB Chet Donnelly	2	2	18	13
ILB Jovan Belcher	2	2	16	13
CB Drew Coleman	2	1	33	28
DE Athyba Rubin	2	0	34	23
CB Craig Steltz	1	1	32	25
DT Drake Nevis	1	1	9	7
DE Mike Montgomery	1	0	12	17
DT Cornelius Pisano	1	0	15	15
S Stanford Routt	1	0	2	3
OLB Ted Briggs	1	0	16	16
CB David Jones	1	0	17	14
DT Erik Walden	1	0	14	8
CB Ike Cassaday	1	0	3	7

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Dont'a Hightower	6	1	1.0	22	35
ILB Kevin Springer	6	3	0.0	23	24
CB Jarius Byrd	6	1	0.0	23	41
OLB Nic Harris	4	4	0.0	24	41
S Morgan Trent	4	4	0.0	17	26
CB Derrick Martin	4	2	0.0	24	41
DT Marcus Spears	4	1	0.0	23	29
CB Demetrius De Rooy	3	0	0.0	1	12
CB Ryan Mouton	3	0	0.0	22	39
DE Willie Young	2	0	1.0	9	25
DE Douglas Welch	2	0	0.0	1	9
DE Chris Ellis	1	4	1.0	21	28
CB Joe Haden	1	2	0.0	22	32
ILB Roderick Muckelroy	1	1	0.0	9	9
TE Peyton Hillis	1	0	---	---	---
DT Letroy Guion	1	0	0.0	18	20
DE Nate Triplett	1	0	0.0	2	6

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Mike Montgomery	1	0	17
OLB Brandon Spikes	1	0	23
OLB DeAndre Sullivan	1	0	27
OLB Ted Briggs	0	1	16

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Chris Ellis	1.0	1	0	28
DE Willie Young	1.0	1	0	25
OLB Dont'a Hightower	1.0	0	1	35
ILB Kevin Springer	0.0	1	0	24

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Michael Griffin	4	0	0	27
CB Drew Coleman	3	1	0	28
OLB Brandon Spikes	2	1	0	23
OLB DeAndre Sullivan	1	1	0	27
CB Ike Cassaday	1	0	1	7
OLB Chet Donnelly	1	0	0	13
OLB Ted Briggs	1	0	0	16
S Rich Greer	1	0	0	28
CB David Jones	1	0	0	14
CB Craig Steltz	1	0	0	25

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Derrick Martin	5	1	41
CB Jarius Byrd	4	0	41
CB Demetrius De Rooy	3	1	12
S Morgan Trent	2	1	26
OLB Dont'a Hightower	2	1	35
CB Ryan Mouton	2	0	39
DT Letroy Guion	1	0	20
OLB Nic Harris	1	0	41
ILB Roderick Muckelroy	1	0	9
ILB Kevin Springer	1	0	24
CB Joe Haden	1	0	32
DE Douglas Welch	1	0	9
DE Willie Young	0	1	25
CB Brandon Boykin	0	1	11

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G David Stewart	2	4	23	1	36
C Eric Wood	2	4	24	0	41
T T.J. Lang	1	8	24	1	41
T Jason Fox	1	4	24	1	41
TE Shawn Nelson	1	2	22	0	29
G Tyronne Green	0	1	24	0	41

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
G Rob Sims	5	8	34	28
T Andre Smith	4	6	34	28
C Jerry McEachern	4	5	34	28
G Rob Petitti	3	8	34	28
G Aaron Sears	3	4	34	28

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Michael Griffin	5	9
Oscar Wang	1	19
Athyba Rubin	1	9

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Jonathan Orr	1	16

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Tyronne Green	24	41	---	---	7	72
T T.J. Lang	24	41	---	---	7	72
T Jason Fox	24	41	---	---	7	72
CB Michael Griffin	---	---	34	27	9	70
OLB DeAndre Sullivan	---	---	34	27	9	70
G David Stewart	23	36	---	---	7	66
DE Athyba Rubin	---	---	34	23	9	66
C Eric Wood	24	41	---	---	---	65
CB Craig Steltz	---	---	32	25	7	64
S Rich Greer	---	---	34	28	---	62
QB Jake Locker	24	38	---	---	---	62
CB Drew Coleman	---	---	33	28	---	61
WR Chad Johnson	23	34	---	---	---	57
OLB Brandon Spikes	---	---	33	23	---	56
WR Golden Tate	20	33	---	---	2	55
TE Shawn Nelson	22	29	---	---	2	53
RB Brenden Streets	21	17	---	---	8	46
CB David Jones	---	---	17	14	14	45
OLB Ted Briggs	---	---	16	16	10	42
ILB Jovan Belcher	---	---	16	13	10	39
WR David Anderson	12	21	---	---	---	33
DE John McCargo	---	---	18	14	---	32
OLB Chet Donnelly	---	---	18	13	---	31
TE Oscar Wang	2	10	---	---	19	31
RB David Wilson	1	13	---	---	17	31
DT Cornelius Pisano	---	---	15	15	---	30
DE Mike Montgomery	---	---	12	17	---	29
FB Alan Ratto	4	9	---	---	16	29
DT Erik Walden	---	---	14	8	3	25
TE Josh Tobin	9	12	---	---	---	21
WR Artie Brock	0	4	---	---	16	20
DT Drake Nevis	---	---	9	7	3	19
WR Greg Little	1	5	---	---	12	18
WR Andre Caldwell	3	14	---	---	---	17
S James Butler	---	---	0	0	14	14
CB Ike Cassaday	---	---	3	7	3	13
P Deon Nieto	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Hunter Moylan	0	0	---	---	7	7
RB Quentin Griffin	2	4	---	---	---	6
C Logan Mankins	1	5	---	---	---	6
K Matt Prater	0	0	---	---	6	6
S Stanford Routt	---	---	2	3	---	5
QB Graham Corbin	0	3	---	---	---	3
G Brandon Brooks	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Lamar Holmes	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Devon Still	---	---	0	0	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Nic Harris	---	---	24	41	13	78
TE Peyton Hillis	34	25	---	---	14	73
CB Jarius Byrd	---	---	23	41	9	73
CB Derrick Martin	---	---	24	41	2	67
G Rob Petitti	34	28	---	---	3	65
G Rob Sims	34	28	---	---	3	65
G Aaron Sears	34	28	---	---	3	65
CB Ryan Mouton	---	---	22	39	2	63
C Jerry McEachern	34	28	---	---	---	62
QB Matt Leinart	34	28	---	---	---	62
T Andre Smith	34	28	---	---	---	62
OLB Dont'a Hightower	---	---	22	35	2	59
WR Matt Jones	29	26	---	---	1	56
S Morgan Trent	---	---	17	26	13	56
CB Joe Haden	---	---	22	32	1	55
DT Marcus Spears	---	---	23	29	1	53
WR Brandon Marshall	27	25	---	---	1	53
DE Chris Ellis	---	---	21	28	1	50
ILB Kevin Springer	---	---	23	24	1	48
WR Randall Cobb	20	16	---	---	10	46
DT Letroy Guion	---	---	18	20	1	39
DE Willie Young	---	---	9	25	1	35
RB C.J. Spiller	15	11	---	---	4	30
RB Zachery Golson	4	7	---	---	19	30
ILB Roderick Muckelroy	---	---	9	9	10	28
TE Chase Coffman	5	2	---	---	19	26
CB Brandon Boykin	---	---	0	11	15	26
TE Dominique Byrd	14	8	---	---	---	22
RB Mike Hart	11	8	---	---	---	19
CB Demetrius De Rooy	---	---	1	12	6	19
DT Derek Wolfe	---	---	1	12	6	19
FB Deon Anderson	5	6	---	---	7	18
OLB Shaun Rochelle	---	---	0	0	18	18
WR Jonathan Orr	0	0	---	---	16	16
DE Jabaal Sheard	---	---	0	9	6	15
WR Taylor Price	6	6	---	---	---	12
DE Douglas Welch	---	---	1	9	1	11
DE Nate Triplett	---	---	2	6	---	8
K Jeff Chandler	0	0	---	---	7	7
S Daryl Jackson	---	---	2	2	3	7
P Travis Dorch	0	0	---	---	3	3
G Frank Omiyale	0	0	---	---	3	3
C Tommy Walsh	0	0	---	---	3	3
WR Emmanuel Zubillaga	0	0	---	---	3	3
QB Ron Forbes	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Stefen Wisniewski	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	10	3.3
Middle	14	62	4.4
Right	6	21	3.5
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	47	5.9
Middle	18	84	4.7
Right	8	54	6.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jake Locker	36	23	3	1	3	5	1	0	0
Graham Corbin	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Leinart	28	16	3	3	2	3	3	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	4	33	3.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	13	140	10.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	7	82	6.3
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	36	9.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	6	95	11.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	3	37	4.6
Long (19+ Yds)	8	3	66	8.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Chad Johnson	16	6	2	54	1	34
WR Golden Tate	6	6	0	60	1	33
TE Shawn Nelson	4	3	0	39	0	29
TE Josh Tobin	4	3	1	37	0	12
WR Andre Caldwell	2	2	0	12	0	14
WR Greg Little	2	0	0	0	0	5
WR David Anderson	1	1	0	19	0	21
RB Brenden Streets	1	1	0	20	1	17
TE Oscar Wang	1	1	0	8	0	10
RB David Wilson	1	1	0	6	0	13

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Matt Jones	12	7	0	90	1	26
WR Brandon Marshall	7	4	1	49	1	25
FB Deon Anderson	3	3	0	24	0	6
TE Peyton Hillis	3	1	0	63	1	25
RB C.J. Spiller	2	1	0	8	0	11
WR Taylor Price	1	0	1	0	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Brenden Streets	3	7	2.33	3.63

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB C.J. Spiller	4	10	2.50	5.57
RB Zachery Golson	3	22	7.33	7.25
RB Mike Hart	2	6	3.00	5.00
QB Matt Leinart	1	4	4.00	5.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jake Locker	3	3	23	7.67	6.83

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Leinart	2	2	33	16.50	8.36

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Andre Caldwell	1	1	3	3.00	6.00
WR Golden Tate	1	1	4	4.00	10.00
TE Josh Tobin	1	1	16	16.00	9.25

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Matt Jones	1	1	13	13.00	7.50
WR Brandon Marshall	1	1	20	20.00	7.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
RB Quentin Griffin	1	1
RB Brenden Streets	1	1
RB David Wilson	1	0

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Zachery Golson	4	4
FB Deon Anderson	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jake Locker	13	9	7
Graham Corbin	1	1	0

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Leinart	8	4	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Chad Johnson	4	1	1
WR Golden Tate	4	4	2
TE Josh Tobin	3	2	2
WR David Anderson	1	1	1
WR Andre Caldwell	1	1	0
RB David Wilson	1	1	1

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Matt Jones	5	3	3
WR Brandon Marshall	2	1	1
WR Taylor Price	1	0	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)