Week 15, 2017

played in Atlanta, GA

54 degrees, fair, calm

Carolina Panthers	7	7	3	0	-	17
Atlanta Falcons	0	7	7	10	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:25 CAR - Dont'a Hightower 70 interception return (Taylor Melhaff extra point)
2Q: 14:29 CAR - Randall Cobb 39 pass from Matt Leinart (Taylor Melhaff extra point)
2Q: 06:08 ATL - Tyler Eifert 7 pass from Jake Locker (Justics Riley extra point)
3Q: 05:51 CAR - Taylor Melhaff 42 field goal
3Q: 02:20 ATL - C.J. Spiller 47 run (Justics Riley extra point)
4Q: 11:21 ATL - C.J. Spiller 29 run (Justics Riley extra point)
4Q: 02:43 ATL - Justics Riley 32 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:25 CAR - Dont'a Hightower 70 interception return (Taylor Melhaff extra point)
2Q: 14:29 CAR - Randall Cobb 39 pass from Matt Leinart (Taylor Melhaff extra point)
2Q: 06:08 ATL - Tyler Eifert 7 pass from Jake Locker (Justics Riley extra point)
3Q: 05:51 CAR - Taylor Melhaff 42 field goal
3Q: 02:20 ATL - C.J. Spiller 47 run (Justics Riley extra point)
4Q: 11:21 ATL - C.J. Spiller 29 run (Justics Riley extra point)
4Q: 02:43 ATL - Justics Riley 32 field goal

Team Statistics CAR ATL
Record 7-7 7-7
First Downs 21 15
- by Rushing 5 3
- by Passing 15 11
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 391 344
- Offensive Plays 75 54
- Yards per Play 5.21 6.37
Net Rushing Yards 134 119
- Rushing Attempts 16 23
- Yards per Rush 8.38 5.17
Net Passing Yards 257 225
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 56 - 33 - 1 30 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 274 234
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/17 1/9
- Yards per Pass Play 4.36 7.26
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/16 3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.6 8.3
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 9/69 9/65
Punt Returns/Yards 4/9 5/83
Kick Returns/Yards 2/53 3/77
Interception Ret./Yards 1/70 1/44
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 33
Time of Possession 33:00 27:00

Team Statistics	CAR	ATL
Record	7-7	7-7
First Downs	21	15
- by Rushing	5	3
- by Passing	15	11
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	391	344
- Offensive Plays	75	54
- Yards per Play	5.21	6.37
Net Rushing Yards	134	119
- Rushing Attempts	16	23
- Yards per Rush	8.38	5.17
Net Passing Yards	257	225
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	56 - 33 - 1	30 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	274	234
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/17	1/9
- Yards per Pass Play	4.36	7.26
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/16	3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.6	8.3
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	9/69	9/65
Punt Returns/Yards	4/9	5/83
Kick Returns/Yards	2/53	3/77
Interception Ret./Yards	1/70	1/44
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 33
Time of Possession	33:00	27:00

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:24	3:13	OWN 20	6	35	Punt
1	2:26	2:11	OWN 14	3	7	Punt
1	0:15	1:04	OPP 46	3	46	Touchdown
2	11:08	2:49	OWN 25	5	60	Interception
2	5:57	1:35	OWN 25	3	-1	Punt
2	2:57	2:57	OWN 12	9	47	Half
3	15:00	3:42	OWN 35	7	30	Punt
3	10:02	4:18	OWN 38	10	37	Field Goal
3	4:08	1:48	OWN 10	6	22	Punt
3	2:02	2:02	OWN 29	3	-9	Punt
4	14:09	1:26	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
4	11:05	1:56	OWN 25	5	28	Punt
4	8:41	1:22	OWN 15	4	15	Punt
4	2:36	2:01	OWN 25	9	23	Downs

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:36	OWN 32	6	22	Punt
1	8:11	2:54	OWN 17	5	42	Interception
1	5:17	2:51	OWN 34	3	-6	Punt
2	14:11	3:03	OWN 17	5	25	Punt
2	8:19	2:22	OWN 45	7	55	Touchdown
2	4:22	1:25	OWN 30	4	6	Punt
3	11:18	1:16	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
3	5:44	1:36	OWN 21	3	8	Punt
3	2:20	0:18	OPP 47	1	47	Touchdown
4	15:00	0:51	OPP 46	3	-2	Punt
4	12:43	1:38	OWN 34	3	66	Touchdown
4	9:09	0:28	OWN 34	3	0	Punt
4	7:19	4:43	OWN 30	6	55	Field Goal
4	0:35	0:35	OPP 48	2	-3	Game

Game MVP: Shaquille Riddick, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Derrick Henry	8	48	6.00	25	1
RB Mike Davis	3	74	24.67	45	3
QB Matt Leinart	2	9	4.50	5	0
RB Christian McCaffrey	2	6	3.00	8	0
WR Rashard Higgins	1	-3	-3.00	-3	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB C.J. Spiller	11	91	8.27	47	2	2
RB Christine Michael	7	12	1.71	8	0	0
QB Jake Locker	5	16	3.20	12	1	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Leinart	56	33	274	3/17	1	39	1	70.1

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jake Locker	30	19	234	1/9	1	35	1	84.6

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Randall Cobb	10	15	102	10.20	56	39	1
WR Calvin Johnson	4	11	34	8.50	16	24	0
RB Derrick Henry	4	4	11	2.75	0	10	0
TE Jimmy Graham	3	4	12	4.00	4	9	0
TE Rob Housler	3	4	28	9.33	18	15	0
WR Rashard Higgins	3	7	40	13.33	8	18	0
RB Mike Davis	2	2	34	17.00	22	20	0
RB Christian McCaffrey	2	4	1	0.50	0	2	0
WR Matt Jones	1	2	1	1.00	0	1	0
TE Clive Walford	1	3	11	11.00	0	11	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Eric Ebron	7	11	106	15.14	39	26	0
TE Jordan Reed	4	4	69	17.25	33	35	0
WR Ryan Switzer	4	9	19	4.75	0	7	0
RB C.J. Spiller	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB Christine Michael	1	2	25	25.00	22	25	0
TE Tyler Eifert	1	2	7	7.00	0	7	1
WR Walt Anthony	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Dont'a Hightower	1	70	70.00	1

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Jamal Adams	1	44	44.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
WR Rashard Higgins	1	0	0
CB Dwight Lowery	0	1	0
RB Mike Davis	0	1	0
OLB Gerald Hodges	0	0	1

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB C.J. Spiller	1	0	0	0
TE Tyler Eifert	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brad Nortman	9	358	39.8	28.3	51	3

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Teddy Landtroop	8	392	49.0	42.9	58	5

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Taylor Melhaff	1/1	1/1	0/0	42	2/2

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Justics Riley	1/1	0/0	0/0	32	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rashard Higgins	4	9	2.3	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
C.J. Spiller	5	83	16.6	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rashard Higgins	2	53	26.5	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
C.J. Spiller	2	55	27.5	0
Michael Floyd	1	22	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Deone Bucannon	6	3	0.0	22	30
OLB Dont'a Hightower	6	2	0.0	23	31
OLB Nick Kwiatkoski	5	0	0.0	16	25
CB Jarius Byrd	4	3	0.0	22	26
DE Jack Johnston	3	1	0.0	10	18
OLB Scottie Barker	3	0	0.0	22	28
DE Leonardo Tarpley	2	0	1.0	22	29
CB Brandon Boykin	2	0	0.0	12	14
CB Eric Harmon	1	1	0.0	0	5
S Jim Leonhard	1	0	0.0	12	11
DT Manny Lawson	1	0	0.0	13	20
OLB Nic Harris	1	0	0.0	10	10
CB Joe Haden	1	0	0.0	21	23
CB Tyrone Gomez	1	0	0.0	3	10
RB Christian McCaffrey	1	0	---	---	---
S John Johnson	1	0	0.0	11	18

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Casey Matthews	7	2	0.0	15	42
S Karl Joseph	6	1	0.0	16	59
ILB Jarvis Jones	5	2	0.0	15	45
OLB Pau Dawson	5	2	0.0	6	25
CB Alex Carter	4	2	0.0	7	38
S Arturo Galligher	4	0	0.0	10	27
S Jamal Adams	4	0	0.0	16	59
DT Shaquille Riddick	2	0	2.0	11	48
S Harold Tate	2	1	0.0	10	45
ILB Jamie Anhorn	2	0	0.0	1	17
DE Shane Ray	1	1	0.5	10	31
DT Sedrick Metzger	1	1	0.5	8	26
CB Quentin Shepard	1	1	0.0	6	14
CB Rashard Robinson	1	1	0.0	9	39
DE Shilique Calhoun	1	0	0.0	10	40
DT Willie Henry	1	0	0.0	8	27
DE Tarell Basham	1	0	0.0	5	10
DT Dale Kerr	1	0	0.0	7	35
DT Jorge Lake	1	0	0.0	5	11

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Leonardo Tarpley	1.0	0	3	29
DE Jack Johnston	0.0	1	1	18
DT Letroy Guion	0.0	0	2	11

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Shaquille Riddick	2.0	1	1	2	48
DE Shane Ray	0.5	0	0	0	31
DT Sedrick Metzger	0.5	0	0	0	26
DT Dale Kerr	0.0	1	3	0	35
DE Shilique Calhoun	0.0	0	2	0	40
DE Tarell Basham	0.0	0	2	0	10
OLB Pau Dawson	0.0	0	1	0	25
DT Willie Henry	0.0	0	1	0	27

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Nick Kwiatkoski	4	0	0	25
CB Jarius Byrd	3	0	0	26
OLB Scottie Barker	2	1	0	28
DE Jack Johnston	2	0	0	18
OLB Dont'a Hightower	1	0	1	31
OLB Nic Harris	1	0	0	10
CB Joe Haden	1	0	0	23
CB Tyrone Gomez	1	0	0	10
CB Brandon Boykin	1	0	0	14
CB Eric Harmon	1	0	0	5
S Deone Bucannon	1	0	0	30
S John Johnson	1	0	0	18
DE Leonardo Tarpley	0	1	0	29

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Pau Dawson	5	1	0	25
CB Alex Carter	4	1	0	38
S Karl Joseph	4	0	0	59
ILB Jarvis Jones	3	1	0	45
S Jamal Adams	2	1	1	59
OLB Casey Matthews	2	0	0	42
ILB Jamie Anhorn	2	0	0	17
CB Rashard Robinson	2	0	0	39
S Arturo Galligher	2	0	0	27
S Harold Tate	2	0	0	45
DE Shane Ray	1	0	0	31
CB Quentin Shepard	1	0	0	14
DE Tarell Basham	1	0	0	10
DT Dale Kerr	1	0	0	35
DT Jorge Lake	1	0	0	11

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Trai Turner	5	7	16	1	59
C Joe Hawley	1	4	16	0	59
G Jeremiah Poutasi	1	2	16	0	59
T Andre Smith	1	1	16	0	59
T Joe Thomas	0	0	16	2	59

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Andy Levitre	2	3	23	0	31
G Russell Bodine	2	2	23	0	31
T Lamar Holmes	1	5	23	0	31
G Joe Thuney	1	4	23	1	31
T T.J. Lang	0	2	23	0	31
TE Jordan Reed	0	1	5	0	6
TE Eric Ebron	0	1	21	0	31

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Brandon Boykin	4	14
Rob Housler	1	27
Gerald Hodges	1	26
Trai Turner	1	10
Ethan Fortney	1	10

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Tyler Eifert	3	27
Jamie Anhorn	2	26
John Phillips	1	27

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
C Trai Turner	16	59	---	---	10	85
QB Matt Leinart	16	59	---	---	---	75
T Joe Thomas	16	59	---	---	---	75
T Andre Smith	16	59	---	---	---	75
C Joe Hawley	16	59	---	---	---	75
G Jeremiah Poutasi	16	59	---	---	---	75
WR Randall Cobb	16	56	---	---	---	72
WR Rashard Higgins	11	43	---	---	13	67
WR Calvin Johnson	14	43	---	---	2	59
OLB Dont'a Hightower	---	---	23	31	1	55
OLB Nick Kwiatkoski	---	---	16	25	14	55
S Deone Bucannon	---	---	22	30	1	53
DE Leonardo Tarpley	---	---	22	29	1	52
OLB Scottie Barker	---	---	22	28	1	51
RB Mike Davis	3	21	---	---	27	51
TE Jimmy Graham	11	39	---	---	---	50
TE Rob Housler	3	20	---	---	27	50
DE Myles Garrett	---	---	21	27	1	49
CB Jarius Byrd	---	---	22	26	---	48
S John Johnson	---	---	11	18	16	45
CB Joe Haden	---	---	21	23	---	44
RB Derrick Henry	11	29	---	---	1	41
CB Brandon Boykin	---	---	12	14	14	40
DE Jack Johnston	---	---	10	18	9	37
DT Manny Lawson	---	---	13	20	1	34
RB Christian McCaffrey	6	18	---	---	9	33
WR Matt Jones	0	4	---	---	27	31
OLB Gerald Hodges	---	---	1	4	26	31
DT Letroy Guion	---	---	11	11	8	30
S Jim Leonhard	---	---	12	11	1	24
CB Tyrone Gomez	---	---	3	10	9	22
OLB Nic Harris	---	---	10	10	---	20
CB Dwight Lowery	---	---	1	1	17	19
WR Harry Douglas	3	7	---	---	8	18
TE Clive Walford	2	14	---	---	---	16
T Xavier Fulton	0	0	---	---	10	10
P Brad Nortman	0	0	---	---	10	10
T Taylor Lewan	0	0	---	---	10	10
G Ethan Fortney	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Teddy Grinnell	0	0	---	---	10	10
WR Earl Bennett	0	1	---	---	8	9
CB Eric Harmon	---	---	0	5	1	6
K Taylor Melhaff	0	0	---	---	5	5
C Eric Ghiaciuc	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Geno Smith	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Blair Brown	---	---	0	0	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Karl Joseph	---	---	16	59	1	76
S Jamal Adams	---	---	16	59	1	76
ILB Jarvis Jones	---	---	15	45	14	74
G Andy Levitre	23	31	---	---	9	63
T T.J. Lang	23	31	---	---	9	63
DT Shaquille Riddick	---	---	11	48	1	60
OLB Casey Matthews	---	---	15	42	---	57
TE Tyler Eifert	12	17	---	---	27	56
TE Eric Ebron	21	31	---	---	4	56
S Harold Tate	---	---	10	45	1	56
QB Jake Locker	23	31	---	---	---	54
T Lamar Holmes	23	31	---	---	---	54
G Russell Bodine	23	31	---	---	---	54
G Joe Thuney	23	31	---	---	---	54
WR Ryan Switzer	23	31	---	---	---	54
WR Michael Floyd	10	15	---	---	27	52
DE Shilique Calhoun	---	---	10	40	1	51
CB Rashard Robinson	---	---	9	39	1	49
CB Alex Carter	---	---	7	38	2	47
S Arturo Galligher	---	---	10	27	9	46
ILB Jamie Anhorn	---	---	1	17	26	44
DT Sedrick Metzger	---	---	8	26	9	43
DT Dale Kerr	---	---	7	35	1	43
RB C.J. Spiller	14	14	---	---	13	41
DE Shane Ray	---	---	10	31	---	41
CB Quentin Shepard	---	---	6	14	17	37
RB Christine Michael	9	17	---	---	9	35
DT Willie Henry	---	---	8	27	---	35
OLB Pau Dawson	---	---	6	25	1	32
TE Jordan Reed	5	6	---	---	18	29
TE John Phillips	0	0	---	---	27	27
S Desmond King	---	---	1	4	18	23
WR Chris Conley	9	13	---	---	---	22
WR Rodney Adams	11	10	---	---	---	21
DT Morris Chapman	---	---	0	7	10	17
DT Jorge Lake	---	---	5	11	---	16
DE Tarell Basham	---	---	5	10	---	15
C Hunter Moylan	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Teddy Landtroop	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Taylor Moton	0	0	---	---	9	9
T Ethan Reynolds	0	0	---	---	9	9
WR Walt Anthony	1	1	---	---	5	7
K Justics Riley	0	0	---	---	6	6
FB Donnel Pumphrey	0	0	---	---	5	5
QB David Garrard	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Jordan Hicks	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	22	11.0
Middle	8	66	8.3
Right	6	46	7.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	6	3.0
Middle	15	120	8.0
Right	4	-4	-1.0
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Leinart	56	33	4	2	4	4	10	2	1

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jake Locker	30	19	4	1	0	2	6	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	8	51	5.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	28	20	178	6.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	5	45	3.5
Long (19+ Yds)	6	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	6	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	14	154	7.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	4	74	12.3
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Randall Cobb	15	10	1	102	2	56
WR Calvin Johnson	11	4	1	34	1	43
WR Rashard Higgins	7	3	0	40	0	43
TE Jimmy Graham	4	3	1	12	0	39
TE Rob Housler	4	3	0	28	0	20
RB Derrick Henry	4	4	0	11	0	29
RB Christian McCaffrey	4	2	0	1	0	18
TE Clive Walford	3	1	1	11	0	14
WR Matt Jones	2	1	0	1	0	4
RB Mike Davis	2	2	0	34	1	21

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Eric Ebron	11	7	106	2	31
WR Ryan Switzer	9	4	19	0	31
TE Jordan Reed	4	4	69	1	6
RB Christine Michael	2	1	25	1	17
TE Tyler Eifert	2	1	7	0	17
RB C.J. Spiller	1	1	6	0	14
WR Walt Anthony	1	1	2	0	1

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Christine Michael	2	1	0.50	1.71

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Leinart	2	1	3	1.50	4.89

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jake Locker	2	2	14	7.00	7.80

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Jimmy Graham	1	1	3	3.00	3.00
RB Christian McCaffrey	1	0	0	0.00	0.25

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Tyler Eifert	1	1	7	7.00	3.50
TE Eric Ebron	1	1	7	7.00	9.64

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Mike Davis	1	1

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
RB C.J. Spiller	1	0
RB Christine Michael	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Leinart	14	7	3

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jake Locker	9	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Randall Cobb	5	3	2
TE Clive Walford	3	1	0
WR Calvin Johnson	2	1	0
TE Jimmy Graham	2	1	0
RB Mike Davis	1	1	1
WR Rashard Higgins	1	0	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Eric Ebron	4	2	2
WR Ryan Switzer	3	1	1
TE Tyler Eifert	1	0	0
TE Jordan Reed	1	1	0

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)