Week 1, 2018

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Carolina Panthers	6	7	0	3	-	16
Atlanta Falcons	7	7	0	10	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:28 CAR - Matt Prater 18 field goal
1Q: 09:01 ATL - Tyler Eifert 5 pass from Jake Locker (Justics Riley extra point)
1Q: 00:16 CAR - Matt Prater 34 field goal
2Q: 03:17 ATL - Christine Michael 8 run (Justics Riley extra point)
2Q: 00:38 CAR - Randall Cobb 4 pass from Matt Leinart (Matt Prater extra point)
4Q: 12:24 ATL - Ryan Switzer 9 pass from Jake Locker (Justics Riley extra point)
4Q: 09:00 CAR - Matt Prater 49 field goal
4Q: 05:26 ATL - Justics Riley 48 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:28 CAR - Matt Prater 18 field goal
1Q: 09:01 ATL - Tyler Eifert 5 pass from Jake Locker (Justics Riley extra point)
1Q: 00:16 CAR - Matt Prater 34 field goal
2Q: 03:17 ATL - Christine Michael 8 run (Justics Riley extra point)
2Q: 00:38 CAR - Randall Cobb 4 pass from Matt Leinart (Matt Prater extra point)
4Q: 12:24 ATL - Ryan Switzer 9 pass from Jake Locker (Justics Riley extra point)
4Q: 09:00 CAR - Matt Prater 49 field goal
4Q: 05:26 ATL - Justics Riley 48 field goal

Team Statistics CAR ATL
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 9 26
- by Rushing 1 7
- by Passing 8 16
- by Penalty 0 3
Total Net Yards 284 349
- Offensive Plays 58 72
- Yards per Play 4.90 4.85
Net Rushing Yards 51 113
- Rushing Attempts 21 31
- Yards per Rush 2.43 3.65
Net Passing Yards 233 236
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 19 - 0 41 - 27 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 234 236
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/1 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 6.30 5.76
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/16 5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.4 8.2
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 10/88 6/40
Punt Returns/Yards 1/3 3/27
Kick Returns/Yards 1/17 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 2/20 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 31
Time of Possession 26:32 33:28

Team Statistics	CAR	ATL
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	9	26
- by Rushing	1	7
- by Passing	8	16
- by Penalty	0	3
Total Net Yards	284	349
- Offensive Plays	58	72
- Yards per Play	4.90	4.85
Net Rushing Yards	51	113
- Rushing Attempts	21	31
- Yards per Rush	2.43	3.65
Net Passing Yards	233	236
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 19 - 0	41 - 27 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	234	236
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/1	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	6.30	5.76
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/16	5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.4	8.2
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	10/88	6/40
Punt Returns/Yards	1/3	3/27
Kick Returns/Yards	1/17	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	2/20	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 31
Time of Possession	26:32	33:28

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:38	OWN 25	6	74	Field Goal
1	8:52	3:26	OWN 24	5	31	Punt
1	4:13	4:05	OWN 43	6	40	Field Goal
2	9:35	2:19	OWN 5	3	5	Punt
2	3:09	1:19	OWN 25	3	2	Punt
2	1:42	1:13	OPP 23	4	23	Touchdown
2	0:21	0:21	OPP 41	3	-3	Half
3	12:06	2:29	OWN 13	5	19	Punt
3	8:13	2:01	OWN 28	3	1	Punt
3	0:37	0:47	OWN 12	3	6	Punt
4	12:17	3:23	OWN 25	8	43	Field Goal
4	5:18	1:48	OWN 25	5	5	Punt
4	2:04	1:00	OWN 20	4	3	Downs

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:22	3:30	OWN 25	9	75	Touchdown
1	5:26	1:13	OWN 20	3	-7	Punt
1	0:08	5:33	OWN 5	10	60	Punt
2	7:16	4:07	OWN 36	10	64	Touchdown
2	1:50	0:08	OWN 20	1	3	Fumble
2	0:29	0:08	OWN 25	1	0	Interception
3	15:00	2:54	OWN 25	5	18	Punt
3	9:37	1:24	OWN 31	3	-5	Punt
3	6:12	5:35	OWN 32	11	52	Interception
4	14:50	2:33	OWN 44	7	56	Touchdown
4	8:54	3:36	OWN 25	6	44	Field Goal
4	3:30	1:26	OWN 40	5	17	Punt
4	1:04	1:04	OPP 23	3	0	Game

Game MVP: Matt Leinart, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
RB Jonathan Dwyer	12	19	1.58	6
QB Matt Leinart	4	20	5.00	6
RB Christian McCaffrey	4	8	2.00	7
WR Calvin Johnson	1	4	4.00	4

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB C.J. Spiller	13	60	4.62	13	3	0
RB Christine Michael	9	31	3.44	12	1	1
QB Jake Locker	5	17	3.40	12	1	0
FB Donnel Pumphrey	2	0	0.00	1	0	0
WR Ryan Switzer	2	5	2.50	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Leinart	36	19	234	1/1	1	69	0	82.4

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jake Locker	41	27	236	0/0	2	30	2	76.8

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Randall Cobb	5	10	45	9.00	25	26	1
WR Roscoe Parrish	2	2	37	18.50	25	38	0
WR Calvin Johnson	2	4	7	3.50	0	4	0
RB Jonathan Dwyer	2	2	21	10.50	13	18	0
WR Zack Osborne	2	5	7	3.50	0	4	0
TE Clive Walford	2	2	33	16.50	6	20	0
RB Christian McCaffrey	2	3	9	4.50	5	6	0
TE Mark Dvoracek	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB Ronald Jones II	1	2	69	69.00	65	69	0
WR Harry Douglas	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Riddick Anderson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Eric Ebron	7	11	74	10.57	31	30	0
WR Ryan Switzer	7	10	59	8.43	12	20	1
TE Tyler Eifert	4	5	29	7.25	0	16	1
RB Christine Michael	3	3	10	3.33	1	10	0
TE Jordan Reed	2	3	0	0.00	0	3	0
WR Courtland Sutton	2	2	34	17.00	15	26	0
WR Michael Floyd	1	3	16	16.00	1	16	0
WR Herman Lang	1	2	14	14.00	0	14	0
RB C.J. Spiller	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Deone Bucannon	2	20	10.00	0

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Recov	Force
S Alphonso Smith	1	0
DE Leonardo Tarpley	0	1
G Anthony Hammond	0	1

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov
RB C.J. Spiller	1	0
TE Jordan Reed	1	0
DE Dominique Easley	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brad Nortman	7	314	44.9	38.1	64	0

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
J. K. Scott	5	210	42.0	37.4	47	2

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Matt Prater	3/3	1/1	0/0	49	1/1

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Justics Riley	1/1	1/1	0/0	48	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rodney Adams	1	3	3.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
C.J. Spiller	3	27	9.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rodney Adams	1	17	17.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Deone Bucannon	6	4	31	36
OLB Nick Kwiatkoski	5	4	17	25
OLB Dont'a Hightower	5	1	28	41
S Alphonso Smith	4	2	27	29
CB Darius Slay	4	0	30	31
CB Brendan Langley	4	0	16	28
DE Myles Garrett	3	2	28	41
CB Joe Haden	3	1	15	19
CB Brandon Boykin	3	1	16	22
ILB Carl Bradford	3	1	28	30
DT Muhammad Wilkerson	3	0	13	22
DE Geoff Oberheu	3	0	16	23
DE Leonardo Tarpley	2	0	18	20
DT Letroy Guion	1	1	18	19
ILB Darryl Washington	1	0	14	18
S John Johnson	1	0	3	8
OLB Zak DeOssie	0	1	17	30
CB Eric Harmon	0	1	4	7

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Karl Joseph	6	1	0.0	21	37
CB Quentin Shepard	5	1	0.0	21	24
ILB Jarvis Jones	4	2	0.0	21	29
OLB Pau Dawson	4	2	0.0	16	13
S Arturo Galligher	4	0	0.0	21	37
S Harold Tate	4	0	0.0	5	24
OLB Darius Leonard	3	3	0.0	21	37
S Jamal Adams	3	2	0.0	21	37
DE Shane Ray	3	0	0.0	18	21
DE Dominique Easley	1	0	1.0	21	32
DT Willie Henry	1	1	0.0	9	19
DT Sedrick Metzger	1	1	0.0	16	16
WR Michael Floyd	1	0	---	---	---
TE Eric Ebron	1	0	---	---	---
DT Shaquille Riddick	1	0	0.0	4	23
DT Kentavius Street	0	1	0.0	11	10

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Leonardo Tarpley	1	1	20
OLB Zak DeOssie	0	2	30
DT Muhammad Wilkerson	0	1	22

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Dominique Easley	1.0	0	3	4	32
DT Shaquille Riddick	0.0	1	3	2	23
DE Shane Ray	0.0	0	1	1	21
DT Dale Kerr	0.0	0	1	1	21
DT Willie Henry	0.0	0	1	0	19
OLB Darius Leonard	0.0	0	0	1	37

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Brendan Langley	5	0	0	28
CB Joe Haden	4	0	0	19
S Alphonso Smith	3	0	0	29
OLB Dont'a Hightower	3	0	0	41
CB Darius Slay	3	0	0	31
DE Geoff Oberheu	2	0	0	23
OLB Nick Kwiatkoski	2	0	0	25
CB Brandon Boykin	1	1	0	22
S Deone Bucannon	1	0	2	36
DE Leonardo Tarpley	1	0	0	20
ILB Carl Bradford	1	0	0	30
S John Johnson	1	0	0	8

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Quentin Shepard	3	1	24
S Harold Tate	3	1	24
S Jamal Adams	3	1	37
S Arturo Galligher	3	0	37
ILB Jarvis Jones	2	1	29
OLB Pau Dawson	2	0	13
OLB Darius Leonard	2	0	37
DT Willie Henry	1	0	19

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Jeremy Weaver	1	5	21	1	37
C Peter Konz	1	4	21	0	37
T Taylor Lewan	0	3	21	0	37
T Andre Smith	0	2	21	0	37
G Jeremiah Poutasi	0	2	21	0	37
TE Mark Dvoracek	0	1	7	0	11

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
G Joe Thuney	4	9	31	41
C Taylor Moton	4	8	31	41
G Andy Levitre	1	4	31	41
T Lamar Douglas	0	3	31	41
T T.J. Lang	0	1	31	41
TE Jordan Reed	0	1	7	12
TE Eric Ebron	0	1	27	41

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Anthony Hammond	2	15
Darryl Washington	1	22

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Darius Leonard	1	24
Jordan Reed	1	23

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Dont'a Hightower	---	---	28	41	2	71
DE Myles Garrett	---	---	28	41	1	70
G Jeremiah Poutasi	21	37	---	---	10	68
S Deone Bucannon	---	---	31	36	---	67
CB Darius Slay	---	---	30	31	---	61
QB Matt Leinart	21	37	---	---	---	58
G Jeremy Weaver	21	37	---	---	---	58
T Andre Smith	21	37	---	---	---	58
C Peter Konz	21	37	---	---	---	58
T Taylor Lewan	21	37	---	---	---	58
ILB Carl Bradford	---	---	28	30	---	58
S Alphonso Smith	---	---	27	29	1	57
CB Brandon Boykin	---	---	16	22	18	56
ILB Darryl Washington	---	---	14	18	22	54
WR Randall Cobb	20	33	---	---	---	53
RB Jonathan Dwyer	15	12	---	---	25	52
CB Joe Haden	---	---	15	19	16	50
OLB Zak DeOssie	---	---	17	30	2	49
WR Zack Osborne	17	28	---	---	4	49
TE Clive Walford	7	15	---	---	24	46
CB Brendan Langley	---	---	16	28	1	45
DE Leonardo Tarpley	---	---	18	20	6	44
DT Letroy Guion	---	---	18	19	5	42
OLB Nick Kwiatkoski	---	---	17	25	---	42
DE Geoff Oberheu	---	---	16	23	---	39
DT Muhammad Wilkerson	---	---	13	22	1	36
WR Calvin Johnson	7	25	---	---	1	33
RB Christian McCaffrey	6	23	---	---	1	30
TE Riddick Anderson	14	14	---	---	1	29
RB Ronald Jones II	10	7	---	---	12	29
WR Roscoe Parrish	0	9	---	---	18	27
S John Johnson	---	---	3	8	15	26
TE Mark Dvoracek	7	11	---	---	7	25
WR Harry Douglas	2	5	---	---	9	16
G Anthony Hammond	0	0	---	---	15	15
CB Eric Harmon	---	---	4	7	1	12
WR Rodney Adams	0	3	---	---	9	12
T Joe Thomas	0	0	---	---	10	10
P Brad Nortman	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Jackie Keillor	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Mason Cole	0	0	---	---	10	10
OLB Samuel Beleford	---	---	0	0	9	9
K Matt Prater	0	0	---	---	8	8
OLB Blair Brown	---	---	2	2	---	4
QB Geno Smith	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Ryan Glasgow	---	---	0	0	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Darius Leonard	---	---	21	37	24	82
G Andy Levitre	31	41	---	---	8	80
T T.J. Lang	31	41	---	---	6	78
WR Michael Floyd	23	29	---	---	23	75
TE Eric Ebron	27	41	---	---	5	73
QB Jake Locker	31	41	---	---	---	72
DE Dominique Easley	---	---	21	32	19	72
G Joe Thuney	31	41	---	---	---	72
T Lamar Douglas	31	41	---	---	---	72
C Taylor Moton	31	41	---	---	---	72
WR Ryan Switzer	27	36	---	---	---	63
S Arturo Galligher	---	---	21	37	3	61
S Karl Joseph	---	---	21	37	3	61
S Jamal Adams	---	---	21	37	3	61
CB Quentin Shepard	---	---	21	24	8	53
TE Tyler Eifert	10	18	---	---	23	51
ILB Jarvis Jones	---	---	21	29	1	51
RB C.J. Spiller	18	23	---	---	9	50
TE Jordan Reed	7	12	---	---	23	42
DE Shane Ray	---	---	18	21	1	40
DT Sedrick Metzger	---	---	16	16	8	40
WR Courtland Sutton	16	14	---	---	10	40
RB Christine Michael	12	15	---	---	10	37
OLB Pau Dawson	---	---	16	13	2	31
S Harold Tate	---	---	5	24	2	31
DT Shaquille Riddick	---	---	4	23	2	29
DT Willie Henry	---	---	9	19	1	29
DT Dale Kerr	---	---	5	21	2	28
S Desmond King	---	---	0	8	18	26
DT Kentavius Street	---	---	11	10	1	22
WR Herman Lang	10	11	---	---	---	21
CB Alex Carter	---	---	0	0	17	17
CB Rashard Robinson	---	---	0	13	2	15
ILB Jamie Anhorn	---	---	0	0	12	12
WR Chris Conley	3	3	---	---	5	11
FB Donnel Pumphrey	2	3	---	---	4	9
DE Tarell Basham	---	---	0	6	2	8
C Hunter Moylan	0	0	---	---	6	6
K Justics Riley	0	0	---	---	6	6
T Ethan Reynolds	0	0	---	---	6	6
G Francisco Covington	0	0	---	---	6	6
P J. K. Scott	0	0	---	---	5	5
S Clayton Geathers	---	---	0	0	1	1
QB Tristan Terry	0	0	---	---	1	1
OLB Jordan Hicks	---	---	0	0	---	0
C Martin Linquist	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	15	3.0
Middle	11	27	2.5
Right	5	9	1.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	19	6.3
Middle	23	99	4.3
Right	3	-3	-1.0
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Leinart	36	19	5	1	2	4	9	9	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jake Locker	41	27	3	3	3	1	4	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	85	12.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	6	43	3.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	7	102	7.8
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	4	1.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	5	0.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	16	141	6.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	7	90	11.3
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Randall Cobb	10	5	2	45	2	33
WR Zack Osborne	5	2	0	7	0	28
WR Calvin Johnson	4	2	0	7	0	25
WR Harry Douglas	3	0	0	0	0	5
RB Christian McCaffrey	3	2	0	9	0	23
WR Roscoe Parrish	2	2	0	37	1	9
RB Jonathan Dwyer	2	2	0	21	0	12
TE Clive Walford	2	2	0	33	1	15
TE Mark Dvoracek	2	1	0	6	0	11
RB Ronald Jones II	2	1	0	69	1	7
TE Riddick Anderson	1	0	0	0	0	14

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Eric Ebron	11	7	2	74	1	41
WR Ryan Switzer	10	7	1	59	1	36
TE Tyler Eifert	5	4	0	29	0	18
WR Michael Floyd	3	1	0	16	0	29
RB Christine Michael	3	3	0	10	0	15
TE Jordan Reed	3	2	0	0	0	12
RB C.J. Spiller	2	0	0	0	0	23
WR Courtland Sutton	2	2	0	34	1	14
WR Herman Lang	2	1	0	14	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Jonathan Dwyer	2	3	1.50	1.58
RB Christian McCaffrey	1	2	2.00	2.00

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Christine Michael	3	11	3.67	3.44
WR Ryan Switzer	1	4	4.00	2.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Leinart	4	3	-1	-0.25	6.50

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jake Locker	6	3	20	3.33	5.76

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Randall Cobb	2	2	0	0.00	4.50
WR Roscoe Parrish	1	1	-1	-1.00	18.50
TE Riddick Anderson	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Eric Ebron	2	1	6	3.00	6.73
RB C.J. Spiller	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Michael Floyd	1	0	0	0.00	5.33
TE Tyler Eifert	1	1	5	5.00	5.80
WR Ryan Switzer	1	1	9	9.00	5.90

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
QB Matt Leinart	1	0
RB Christian McCaffrey	1	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
QB Jake Locker	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Leinart	14	8	4

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jake Locker	12	7	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Roscoe Parrish	2	2	1
WR Calvin Johnson	2	1	0
WR Randall Cobb	2	1	1
WR Zack Osborne	2	0	0
RB Christian McCaffrey	2	1	0
WR Harry Douglas	1	0	0
TE Clive Walford	1	1	1
TE Mark Dvoracek	1	1	0
RB Ronald Jones II	1	1	1

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ryan Switzer	5	3	2
WR Michael Floyd	2	0	0
RB Christine Michael	2	2	1
TE Eric Ebron	2	2	2
WR Herman Lang	1	0	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)