Week 7, 2016

played in Atlanta, GA

80 degrees, fair, calm

Carolina Panthers	3	7	0	3	-	13
Atlanta Falcons	3	6	7	0	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:49 ATL - Justics Riley 42 field goal
1Q: 02:26 CAR - Taylor Melhaff 27 field goal
2Q: 14:21 ATL - Justics Riley 33 field goal
2Q: 09:28 CAR - Derrick Henry 2 run (Taylor Melhaff extra point)
2Q: 00:03 ATL - Justics Riley 49 field goal
3Q: 00:32 ATL - Will Franklin 4 pass from Jake Locker (Justics Riley extra point)
4Q: 07:03 CAR - Taylor Melhaff 32 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:49 ATL - Justics Riley 42 field goal
1Q: 02:26 CAR - Taylor Melhaff 27 field goal
2Q: 14:21 ATL - Justics Riley 33 field goal
2Q: 09:28 CAR - Derrick Henry 2 run (Taylor Melhaff extra point)
2Q: 00:03 ATL - Justics Riley 49 field goal
3Q: 00:32 ATL - Will Franklin 4 pass from Jake Locker (Justics Riley extra point)
4Q: 07:03 CAR - Taylor Melhaff 32 field goal

Team Statistics CAR ATL
Record 2-5 2-4
First Downs 19 14
- by Rushing 5 5
- by Passing 13 9
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 347 298
- Offensive Plays 70 58
- Yards per Play 4.96 5.14
Net Rushing Yards 85 100
- Rushing Attempts 17 22
- Yards per Rush 5.00 4.55
Net Passing Yards 262 198
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 51 - 38 - 0 35 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 272 204
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/10 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 4.94 5.50
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/16 6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.8 6.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 5/25 5/41
Punt Returns/Yards 1/4 4/78
Kick Returns/Yards 3/38 2/67
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 30
Time of Possession 33:54 26:06

Team Statistics	CAR	ATL
Record	2-5	2-4
First Downs	19	14
- by Rushing	5	5
- by Passing	13	9
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	347	298
- Offensive Plays	70	58
- Yards per Play	4.96	5.14
Net Rushing Yards	85	100
- Rushing Attempts	17	22
- Yards per Rush	5.00	4.55
Net Passing Yards	262	198
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	51 - 38 - 0	35 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	272	204
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/10	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	4.94	5.50
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/16	6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.8	6.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	5/25	5/41
Punt Returns/Yards	1/4	4/78
Kick Returns/Yards	3/38	2/67
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 30
Time of Possession	33:54	26:06

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:43	1:17	OWN 25	3	-4	Punt
1	7:59	5:38	OWN 34	11	56	Field Goal
2	14:14	4:55	OWN 16	9	84	Touchdown
2	9:11	2:19	OPP 42	3	1	Punt
2	5:36	3:16	OWN 32	6	5	Punt
2	1:47	1:01	OWN 33	3	5	Punt
3	15:00	4:13	OWN 14	6	41	Punt
3	9:12	1:24	OWN 43	4	10	Punt
3	6:25	1:33	OPP 43	3	2	Punt
3	0:26	1:18	OWN 15	3	4	Punt
4	11:17	4:22	OWN 20	8	65	Field Goal
4	4:15	2:24	OWN 4	6	33	Punt
4	1:13	1:13	OWN 25	5	35	Game

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:17	OWN 25	9	50	Field Goal
1	9:26	1:27	OPP 46	6	12	Downs
1	2:21	3:07	OWN 37	6	47	Field Goal
2	6:52	1:16	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
2	2:20	0:33	OWN 35	2	9	Interception
2	0:46	0:46	OWN 41	4	27	Field Goal
3	10:47	1:35	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
3	7:48	1:23	OWN 10	2	-3	Punt
3	4:52	4:26	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
4	14:08	2:51	OWN 45	6	20	Punt
4	6:55	2:40	OWN 25	6	27	Punt
4	1:51	0:38	OWN 30	3	-1	Punt

Game MVP: Geno Smith, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Derrick Henry	10	40	4.00	11	2	1
RB Knowshon Moreno	3	37	12.33	26	1	0
RB Mike Davis	3	0	0.00	4	0	0
QB Geno Smith	1	8	8.00	8	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB C.J. Spiller	11	49	4.45	15	3
RB LeGarrette Blount	9	38	4.22	11	1
QB Jake Locker	2	13	6.50	11	1

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Geno Smith	51	38	272	2/10	0	35	0	86.4

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jake Locker	35	19	204	1/6	1	31	1	69.2

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Peyton Hillis	9	14	51	5.67	29	32
WR Randall Cobb	9	13	53	5.89	12	35
WR Matt Jones	5	5	34	6.80	2	17
RB Mike Davis	5	6	43	8.60	29	24
WR Josh Boyce	3	3	35	11.67	7	16
TE Chandler Alfaro	3	3	24	8.00	0	16
RB Derrick Henry	2	2	11	5.50	9	12
RB Knowshon Moreno	1	2	1	1.00	1	1
TE Levine Toilolo	1	1	20	20.00	7	20
WR Earl Bennett	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Will Franklin	6	10	67	11.17	16	22	1
TE Eric Ebron	5	8	106	21.20	39	31	0
WR Eddie Nichols	3	7	4	1.33	0	4	0
TE John Phillips	2	2	14	7.00	2	8	0
RB LeGarrette Blount	1	2	8	8.00	6	8	0
FB Tommy Bohanon	1	3	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Chris Conley	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE Heath Miller	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Daryl Jackson	1	0	0.00	0

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Geno Smith	1	1	0
TE Levine Toilolo	0	1	0
CB Josh Wilson	0	0	1

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB C.J. Spiller	1	0	0	0
DE Shilique Calhoun	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brad Nortman	9	385	42.8	27.4	53	3

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Lachlan Edwards	6	246	41.0	37.0	50	1

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Taylor Melhaff	2/2	0/0	0/0	32	1/1

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Justics Riley	3/3	2/2	0/0	49	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Matt Jones	1	4	4.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
C.J. Spiller	4	78	19.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Matt Jones	3	38	12.7	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
C.J. Spiller	2	67	33.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Jarius Byrd	6	2	0.0	20	34
OLB Dont'a Hightower	6	2	0.0	22	36
S Daryl Jackson	5	1	0.0	22	36
S Deone Bucannon	4	3	0.0	21	34
OLB Nic Harris	3	2	1.0	22	36
CB Brandon Boykin	3	0	0.0	16	15
DE Nate Triplett	2	2	0.0	15	23
OLB Justin O'Neal	2	1	0.0	22	36
DT Letroy Guion	2	0	0.0	12	18
CB Joe Haden	2	0	0.0	15	27
DT Trey Lewis	1	2	0.0	12	23
OLB Nick Kwiatkoski	1	1	0.0	10	24
CB David Jones	1	0	0.0	0	2
CB Mike Mitchell	1	0	0.0	4	5
DE Jabaal Sheard	1	0	0.0	16	29

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Jarvis Jones	9	2	0.0	16	48
CB Amari Coffey	8	3	0.0	17	53
S Karl Joseph	8	0	0.0	17	53
CB Quentin Shepard	6	1	1.0	17	50
OLB Pau Dawson	5	3	0.0	13	40
S Harold Tate	4	0	0.0	6	27
DE Shilique Calhoun	2	0	1.0	6	20
OLB Casey Matthews	2	1	0.0	10	32
CB Alex Carter	2	0	0.0	10	30
DT David Onyemata	2	0	0.0	5	15
DE Matt Judon	1	1	0.0	8	22
DT Johnny Boddy	1	1	0.0	9	22
TE Eric Ebron	1	0	---	---	---
S Clayton Geathers	1	0	0.0	11	32
DE Jerald Bishop	1	0	0.0	8	27
DT Andrew Billings	1	0	0.0	13	38
DT Willie Henry	1	0	0.0	1	4
ILB Jamie Anhorn	1	0	0.0	2	6
CB Rashard Robinson	1	0	0.0	1	4

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Nic Harris	1.0	0	1	0	36
DE Jabaal Sheard	0.0	1	2	1	29
DT Letroy Guion	0.0	0	2	0	18
OLB Justin O'Neal	0.0	0	1	0	36
DE Arik Armstead	0.0	0	1	0	7

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
CB Quentin Shepard	1.0	0	0	50
DE Shilique Calhoun	1.0	0	0	20
DT Shaquille Riddick	0.0	1	1	7
DT Andrew Billings	0.0	1	1	38
DE Shane Ray	0.0	1	0	25
OLB Pau Dawson	0.0	1	0	40
DT Quinton Jefferson	0.0	1	0	23
DT Johnny Boddy	0.0	1	0	22

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Daryl Jackson	4	0	1	36
CB Jarius Byrd	3	0	0	34
CB Joe Haden	2	2	0	27
CB Brandon Boykin	2	1	0	15
OLB Dont'a Hightower	2	0	0	36
OLB Nick Kwiatkoski	2	0	0	24
CB David Jones	1	0	0	2
CB Mike Mitchell	1	0	0	5
DE Nate Triplett	1	0	0	23
S Deone Bucannon	1	0	0	34
OLB Justin O'Neal	0	3	0	36

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Amari Coffey	8	0	53
ILB Jarvis Jones	6	0	48
S Karl Joseph	6	0	53
OLB Pau Dawson	4	1	40
S Harold Tate	4	0	27
CB Alex Carter	2	0	30
CB Quentin Shepard	2	0	50
S Clayton Geathers	1	1	32
OLB Casey Matthews	1	0	32
DE Matt Judon	1	0	22
DT Andrew Billings	1	0	38
ILB Jamie Anhorn	1	0	6
CB Rashard Robinson	1	0	4

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Andre Smith	2	5	0	17	0	53
G Jeremiah Poutasi	2	4	0	17	0	53
C Trai Turner	2	3	1	17	0	53
T Alan Bishop	2	2	0	17	1	53
C Stefen Wisniewski	1	2	0	17	1	53

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T T.J. Lang	2	5	22	1	36
G Russell Bodine	2	2	22	0	36
G Joe Thuney	1	7	22	0	36
G Andy Levitre	1	4	22	0	36
T Lamar Holmes	1	3	22	0	36

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Morgan Trent	3	24
Josh Wilson	2	24
Levine Toilolo	1	25

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Heath Miller	1	26
Tommy Bohanon	1	26
Jamie Anhorn	1	23
Quentin Shepard	1	19

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Andre Smith	17	53	---	---	11	81
T Alan Bishop	17	53	---	---	11	81
C Trai Turner	17	53	---	---	11	81
G Jeremiah Poutasi	17	53	---	---	11	81
WR Matt Jones	16	44	---	---	10	70
C Stefen Wisniewski	17	53	---	---	---	70
QB Geno Smith	17	53	---	---	---	70
TE Peyton Hillis	16	52	---	---	---	68
WR Randall Cobb	17	50	---	---	---	67
S Daryl Jackson	---	---	22	36	3	61
OLB Nic Harris	---	---	22	36	3	61
OLB Justin O'Neal	---	---	22	36	3	61
OLB Dont'a Hightower	---	---	22	36	3	61
S Deone Bucannon	---	---	21	34	6	61
CB Jarius Byrd	---	---	20	34	2	56
RB Mike Davis	4	27	---	---	25	56
DE Jabaal Sheard	---	---	16	29	2	47
OLB Nick Kwiatkoski	---	---	10	24	11	45
WR Josh Boyce	13	31	---	---	---	44
CB Joe Haden	---	---	15	27	1	43
RB Derrick Henry	11	21	---	---	10	42
DE Nate Triplett	---	---	15	23	1	39
DT Trey Lewis	---	---	12	23	1	36
CB Brandon Boykin	---	---	16	15	2	33
DT Letroy Guion	---	---	12	18	2	32
OLB Frank Montanez	---	---	3	5	24	32
TE Levine Toilolo	0	6	---	---	25	31
CB Josh Wilson	---	---	1	2	24	27
S Morgan Trent	---	---	1	1	24	26
TE Chandler Alfaro	2	18	---	---	---	20
WR Earl Bennett	1	2	---	---	16	19
RB Knowshon Moreno	5	14	---	---	---	19
DE Arik Armstead	---	---	4	7	8	19
CB David Jones	---	---	0	2	15	17
DT Manny Lawson	---	---	4	3	6	13
P Brad Nortman	0	0	---	---	11	11
C Jimmy Landes	0	0	---	---	11	11
CB Mike Mitchell	---	---	4	5	1	10
WR Andre Caldwell	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Taylor Melhaff	0	0	---	---	6	6
T Vernon Carey	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Chris Spencer	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Matt Leinart	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Taylor Lewan	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Ethan Fortney	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Carlton Adams	---	---	0	0	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Quentin Shepard	---	---	17	50	19	86
ILB Jarvis Jones	---	---	16	48	15	79
CB Amari Coffey	---	---	17	53	2	72
S Karl Joseph	---	---	17	53	2	72
WR Will Franklin	22	28	---	---	20	70
G Andy Levitre	22	36	---	---	9	67
T T.J. Lang	22	36	---	---	9	67
T Lamar Holmes	22	36	---	---	6	64
QB Jake Locker	22	36	---	---	---	58
G Russell Bodine	22	36	---	---	---	58
CB Alex Carter	---	---	10	30	18	58
G Joe Thuney	22	36	---	---	---	58
TE Eric Ebron	21	36	---	---	---	57
OLB Pau Dawson	---	---	13	40	1	54
DT Andrew Billings	---	---	13	38	---	51
RB LeGarrette Blount	9	21	---	---	17	47
RB C.J. Spiller	13	15	---	---	17	45
DT Johnny Boddy	---	---	9	22	14	45
S Clayton Geathers	---	---	11	32	1	44
OLB Casey Matthews	---	---	10	32	1	43
DE Shane Ray	---	---	7	25	10	42
FB Tommy Bohanon	3	11	---	---	26	40
TE John Phillips	8	14	---	---	17	39
DE Jerald Bishop	---	---	8	27	1	36
TE Heath Miller	1	8	---	---	26	35
S Harold Tate	---	---	6	27	1	34
DT Quinton Jefferson	---	---	6	23	2	31
ILB Jamie Anhorn	---	---	2	6	23	31
DE Matt Judon	---	---	8	22	---	30
WR Eddie Nichols	12	17	---	---	---	29
WR Peter Beaver	13	14	---	---	---	27
DE Shilique Calhoun	---	---	6	20	1	27
WR Chris Conley	8	16	---	---	---	24
DT David Onyemata	---	---	5	15	1	21
CB Rashard Robinson	---	---	1	4	9	14
DT Shaquille Riddick	---	---	2	7	1	10
G Dan Buenning	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Hunter Moylan	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Lachlan Edwards	0	0	---	---	9	9
OLB Jordan Hicks	---	---	2	5	1	8
K Justics Riley	0	0	---	---	7	7
DT Willie Henry	---	---	1	4	---	5
RB Christine Michael	0	0	---	---	4	4
QB Demetrius Fattel	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Martin Linquist	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Paul Branch	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	12	4.0
Middle	7	51	7.3
Right	7	22	3.1
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	35	7.0
Middle	15	62	4.1
Right	2	3	1.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Geno Smith	51	38	4	2	2	2	6	2	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jake Locker	35	19	5	1	0	6	7	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	17	15	59	3.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	15	86	4.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	7	92	7.7
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	35	17.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	14	107	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	3	55	11.0
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	42	7.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Peyton Hillis	14	9	1	51	1	52
WR Randall Cobb	13	9	0	53	1	50
RB Mike Davis	6	5	0	43	1	27
WR Matt Jones	5	5	0	34	0	44
WR Josh Boyce	3	3	0	35	0	31
TE Chandler Alfaro	3	3	0	24	0	18
RB Knowshon Moreno	2	1	1	1	0	14
RB Derrick Henry	2	2	0	11	0	21
WR Earl Bennett	1	0	0	0	0	2
TE Levine Toilolo	1	1	0	20	1	6

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Will Franklin	10	6	67	1	28
TE Eric Ebron	8	5	106	4	36
WR Eddie Nichols	7	3	4	0	17
FB Tommy Bohanon	3	1	0	0	11
TE Heath Miller	2	0	0	0	8
TE John Phillips	2	2	14	0	14
RB LeGarrette Blount	2	1	8	0	21
WR Chris Conley	1	1	5	0	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Derrick Henry	3	9	3.00	4.00

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB LeGarrette Blount	2	3	1.50	4.22
RB C.J. Spiller	1	12	12.00	4.45

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Geno Smith	6	4	16	2.67	5.33

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jake Locker	1	1	4	4.00	5.83

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Randall Cobb	3	2	15	5.00	4.08
WR Matt Jones	1	1	2	2.00	6.80
TE Peyton Hillis	1	1	-1	-1.00	3.64
RB Knowshon Moreno	1	0	0	0.00	0.50

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Will Franklin	1	1	4	4.00	6.70

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
QB Geno Smith	1	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
RB C.J. Spiller	4	2
RB LeGarrette Blount	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Geno Smith	14	8	5

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jake Locker	9	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Peyton Hillis	5	3	2
WR Randall Cobb	5	2	1
RB Mike Davis	2	2	1
WR Matt Jones	1	1	1
WR Earl Bennett	1	0	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Eric Ebron	4	3	3
WR Will Franklin	2	1	0
WR Eddie Nichols	2	1	0
TE John Phillips	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)