Week 1, 2024

played in Atlanta, GA

88 degrees, fair, calm

Carolina Panthers	0	7	3	9	-	19
Atlanta Falcons	3	9	3	11	-	26

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:33 ATL - Warren Nason 26 field goal
2Q: 07:08 ATL - Warren Nason 44 field goal
2Q: 01:55 CAR - Eric Ebron 1 pass from Jake Locker (Dustin Hopkins extra point)
2Q: 00:31 ATL - Samuel Gomez 51 pass from Malik Jammer (Warren Nason extra point failed)
3Q: 08:28 CAR - Dustin Hopkins 34 field goal
3Q: 03:25 ATL - Warren Nason 22 field goal
4Q: 13:45 CAR - Dustin Hopkins 27 field goal
4Q: 08:36 ATL - Warren Nason 42 field goal
4Q: 06:41 CAR - Isaac Knabe 84 interception return (Jake Locker pass for conversion failed)
4Q: 06:29 ATL - Wayne McMillen 91 kickoff return (Malik Jammer pass to Derrick Arnold for conversion)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:33 ATL - Warren Nason 26 field goal
2Q: 07:08 ATL - Warren Nason 44 field goal
2Q: 01:55 CAR - Eric Ebron 1 pass from Jake Locker (Dustin Hopkins extra point)
2Q: 00:31 ATL - Samuel Gomez 51 pass from Malik Jammer (Warren Nason extra point failed)
3Q: 08:28 CAR - Dustin Hopkins 34 field goal
3Q: 03:25 ATL - Warren Nason 22 field goal
4Q: 13:45 CAR - Dustin Hopkins 27 field goal
4Q: 08:36 ATL - Warren Nason 42 field goal
4Q: 06:41 CAR - Isaac Knabe 84 interception return (Jake Locker pass for conversion failed)
4Q: 06:29 ATL - Wayne McMillen 91 kickoff return (Malik Jammer pass to Derrick Arnold for conversion)

Team Statistics CAR ATL
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 16 22
- by Rushing 5 8
- by Passing 11 11
- by Penalty 0 3
Total Net Yards 261 350
- Offensive Plays 59 69
- Yards per Play 4.42 5.07
Net Rushing Yards 83 158
- Rushing Attempts 19 42
- Yards per Rush 4.37 3.76
Net Passing Yards 178 192
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 20 - 1 26 - 15 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 198 197
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/20 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 4.45 7.11
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/13 7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.4 6.6
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 9/64 5/40
Punt Returns/Yards 2/25 1/17
Kick Returns/Yards 2/56 1/91
Interception Ret./Yards 1/84 1/28
2pt Conversions 1/0 1/1
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 35
Time of Possession 24:53 35:07

Team Statistics	CAR	ATL
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	16	22
- by Rushing	5	8
- by Passing	11	11
- by Penalty	0	3
Total Net Yards	261	350
- Offensive Plays	59	69
- Yards per Play	4.42	5.07
Net Rushing Yards	83	158
- Rushing Attempts	19	42
- Yards per Rush	4.37	3.76
Net Passing Yards	178	192
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 20 - 1	26 - 15 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	198	197
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/20	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	4.45	7.11
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/13	7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.4	6.6
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	9/64	5/40
Punt Returns/Yards	2/25	1/17
Kick Returns/Yards	2/56	1/91
Interception Ret./Yards	1/84	1/28
2pt Conversions	1/0	1/1
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 35
Time of Possession	24:53	35:07

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:23	2:53	OWN 26	6	17	Punt
1	2:28	3:36	OWN 25	7	21	Punt
2	11:33	1:13	OWN 20	3	-4	Punt
2	7:00	5:11	OWN 25	13	75	Touchdown
2	0:20	0:20	OWN 25	1	-2	Half
3	15:00	3:14	OWN 29	4	26	Punt
3	9:59	1:39	OPP 37	4	20	Field Goal
3	3:20	4:42	OWN 39	9	51	Field Goal
4	8:30	0:18	OWN 25	2	0	Interception
4	6:14	2:00	OWN 7	4	29	Punt
4	2:16	0:51	OWN 1	6	3	Downs

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:37	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
1	10:30	8:02	OWN 20	18	71	Field Goal
2	13:52	2:19	OWN 20	3	14	Punt
2	10:20	3:20	50	6	23	Field Goal
2	1:49	1:29	OWN 25	5	75	Touchdown
3	11:46	1:47	OWN 5	5	10	Punt
3	8:20	5:00	OWN 25	11	70	Field Goal
4	13:38	5:08	OWN 25	10	50	Field Goal
4	8:12	1:43	OPP 36	3	5	Interception
4	4:14	1:58	OWN 32	4	17	Punt
4	1:25	1:25	OPP 4	3	-2	Game

Game MVP: Warren Nason, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Isaiah Goulet	9	49	5.44	24	2
RB Alexis Sonnier	5	14	2.80	10	1
TE Nicky Winters	2	2	1.00	2	0
QB Jake Locker	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0
RB Alan Whitmire	1	18	18.00	18	1
TE Bernie Harvey	1	2	2.00	2	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
QB Malik Jammer	18	71	3.94	15	5
RB Darrell Henderson	13	43	3.31	11	2
RB Saquon Barkley	8	40	5.00	12	1
RB Wayne McMillen	3	4	1.33	5	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jake Locker	37	20	198	3/20	1	36	1	67.2

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Malik Jammer	26	15	197	1/5	1	51	1	78.5

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Eric Ebron	6	10	72	12.00	36	36	1
WR Chandler Curtis	5	6	52	10.40	40	30	0
WR Josh Doctson	3	4	23	7.67	3	15	0
WR Jamal Wayne	2	4	33	16.50	0	23	0
RB Joel Shepherd	2	5	11	5.50	0	8	0
RB Isaiah Goulet	1	1	0	0.00	1	0	0
TE Nicky Winters	1	1	7	7.00	1	7	0
RB Alexis Sonnier	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Marc Coffey	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Bernie Harvey	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Saquon Barkley	5	8	49	9.80	8	14	0
TE Chris Herndon	3	6	28	9.33	8	12	0
WR Derrick Arnold	3	5	39	13.00	17	17	0
WR Samuel Gomez	2	4	70	35.00	33	51	1
WR Jordan Matthews	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0
RB Wayne McMillen	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Isaac Knabe	1	84	84.00	1

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Carter Meister	1	28	28.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov
QB Jake Locker	1	0
WR Josh Doctson	1	0
G Jeremiah Poutasi	0	1
WR Marc Coffey	0	1

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
DE Lorenzo Hitchcock	0	0	1	0
ILB Al Woodard	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bradley Pinion	5	234	46.8	35.4	57	2

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Braden Mann	4	183	45.8	39.5	50	2

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dustin Hopkins	2/2	0/0	0/0	34	1/1

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Warren Nason	4/4	2/2	0/0	44	0/1

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chandler Curtis	2	25	12.5	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Saquon Barkley	1	17	17.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Alan Whitmire	2	56	28.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wayne McMillen	1	91	91.0	1

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Jessie Bates	10	6	0.0	41	27
ILB Isaiah Simmons	7	3	0.0	39	25
OLB Reuben Horton	7	1	0.0	38	25
S Isaac Knabe	6	3	0.0	29	19
DT Denzel Brooks	4	1	1.0	24	8
CB Jamal Eichorst	4	2	0.0	21	21
DE Brody Hobson	3	1	0.0	39	23
CB Damon Arnette	3	1	0.0	36	20
DT Willie Borders	3	0	0.0	23	20
DE Clelin Ferrell	2	1	0.0	41	27
DT Tyrus Filby	2	1	0.0	33	23
CB Denzel Ward	2	0	0.0	31	22
ILB Cam Brown	1	1	0.0	3	2
WR Marc Coffey	1	0	---	---	---
DT Craig Duncan	1	0	0.0	5	3
S Stanley Dillard	0	2	0.0	13	8
OLB Dexter Fredrickson	0	1	0.0	19	5

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Ashtyn Davis	9	0	0.0	19	40
ILB Al Woodard	7	1	0.0	16	33
DE Jace Dole	6	2	0.5	18	25
S Grant Delpit	3	0	0.0	9	31
DE Lorenzo Hitchcock	2	2	1.5	9	30
DT Eddie Vanderdoes	2	0	1.0	11	11
CB Carter Meister	2	1	0.0	19	40
OLB Brant Jones	2	1	0.0	11	9
CB Marshon Lattimore	2	0	0.0	19	39
OLB Wesley Grogg	2	0	0.0	19	40
DE Anfernee Jennings	1	1	0.0	3	14
ILB Terry Nalen	1	0	0.0	16	26
S Charles Perez	1	0	0.0	10	17
DE Montravius Adams	0	1	0.0	14	32
CB Alec Daily	0	1	0.0	8	22
S Cary Groza	0	1	0.0	3	9

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Denzel Brooks	1.0	0	0	0	8
DE Clelin Ferrell	0.0	1	2	1	27
DE Brody Hobson	0.0	1	1	0	23
DE Nathaniel Chaudhuri	0.0	0	1	0	4

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Lorenzo Hitchcock	1.5	0	3	4	30
DT Eddie Vanderdoes	1.0	0	1	0	11
DE Jace Dole	0.5	1	1	0	25
DE Montravius Adams	0.0	0	2	1	32
ILB Al Woodard	0.0	0	0	1	33

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Jessie Bates	3	0	0	27
CB Jamal Eichorst	3	0	0	21
CB Denzel Ward	2	1	0	22
ILB Isaiah Simmons	2	0	0	25
CB Damon Arnette	2	0	0	20
S Isaac Knabe	1	1	1	19
DE Clelin Ferrell	1	0	0	27
CB Ben Knudson	1	0	0	11

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Ashtyn Davis	3	1	0	40
S Grant Delpit	3	1	0	31
ILB Al Woodard	3	0	0	33
S Charles Perez	2	1	0	17
CB Carter Meister	2	0	1	40
CB Marshon Lattimore	2	0	0	39
DE Jace Dole	2	0	0	25
DE Lorenzo Hitchcock	1	0	0	30
ILB Terry Nalen	1	0	0	26
DE Anfernee Jennings	1	0	0	14

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Nicky Quinn	2	6	19	0	40
G Jeremiah Poutasi	2	5	19	1	40
T Cody Ford	1	5	19	2	40
T Drew Schwant	1	1	19	0	40
TE Eric Ebron	0	1	16	0	37

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Pedro Janes	4	8	2	42	0	27
T Demetrius Caron	4	8	0	42	0	27
G Oscar Ignasiak	3	9	0	42	0	27
T Julio Cushman	1	8	0	42	1	27
C Neal Gardner	0	4	0	42	0	27

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Nicky Winters	1	22

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Chris Herndon	2	25
Terry Nalen	1	18
Lachavious Simmons	1	8

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Reuben Horton	---	---	38	25	23	86
DE Clelin Ferrell	---	---	41	27	17	85
ILB Isaiah Simmons	---	---	39	25	14	78
S Jessie Bates	---	---	41	27	5	73
WR Chandler Curtis	17	39	---	---	12	68
G Jeremiah Poutasi	19	40	---	---	7	66
C Nicky Quinn	19	40	---	---	7	66
CB Denzel Ward	---	---	31	22	11	64
S Isaac Knabe	---	---	29	19	16	64
DE Brody Hobson	---	---	39	23	2	64
QB Jake Locker	19	40	---	---	---	59
T Cody Ford	19	40	---	---	---	59
G Gerald Hoffman	19	40	---	---	---	59
T Drew Schwant	19	40	---	---	---	59
DT Tyrus Filby	---	---	33	23	3	59
CB Damon Arnette	---	---	36	20	1	57
TE Eric Ebron	16	37	---	---	1	54
CB Ben Knudson	---	---	17	11	24	52
WR Josh Doctson	9	24	---	---	18	51
DT Willie Borders	---	---	23	20	4	47
CB Jamal Eichorst	---	---	21	21	4	46
TE Nicky Winters	10	11	---	---	22	43
WR Marc Coffey	9	25	---	---	7	41
DT Denzel Brooks	---	---	24	8	5	37
RB Alexis Sonnier	7	13	---	---	13	33
RB Isaiah Goulet	11	19	---	---	1	31
RB Joel Shepherd	9	20	---	---	---	29
RB Alan Whitmire	2	0	---	---	23	25
OLB Dexter Fredrickson	---	---	19	5	---	24
S Stanley Dillard	---	---	13	8	3	24
WR Jamal Wayne	1	8	---	---	11	20
DE Nathaniel Chaudhuri	---	---	3	4	2	9
OLB Germaine Pratt	---	---	4	2	2	8
DT Craig Duncan	---	---	5	3	---	8
K Dustin Hopkins	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Jorge McDonald	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Ricardo Nikolic	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Roberto Bailey	0	0	---	---	7	7
OLB Pat Trowbridge	---	---	3	2	1	6
ILB Cam Brown	---	---	3	2	1	6
P Bradley Pinion	0	0	---	---	5	5
TE Bernie Harvey	3	2	---	---	---	5
WR Jeffery Graham	1	2	---	---	---	3
QB Tua Tagovailoa	0	0	---	---	2	2
C Elias Brigance	0	0	---	---	---	0
CB Daniel Thomas	---	---	0	0	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
C Pedro Janes	42	27	---	---	8	77
T Julio Cushman	42	27	---	---	8	77
TE Chris Herndon	34	17	---	---	25	76
QB Malik Jammer	42	27	---	---	4	73
T Demetrius Caron	42	27	---	---	---	69
G Oscar Ignasiak	42	27	---	---	---	69
C Neal Gardner	42	27	---	---	---	69
WR Samuel Gomez	36	24	---	---	8	68
WR Derrick Arnold	40	26	---	---	---	66
OLB Wesley Grogg	---	---	19	40	3	62
S Grant Delpit	---	---	9	31	22	62
CB Marshon Lattimore	---	---	19	39	3	61
CB Carter Meister	---	---	19	40	2	61
S Ashtyn Davis	---	---	19	40	2	61
ILB Terry Nalen	---	---	16	26	18	60
WR Jordan Matthews	17	10	---	---	25	52
RB Wayne McMillen	10	17	---	---	24	51
ILB Al Woodard	---	---	16	33	1	50
DE Jace Dole	---	---	18	25	6	49
DE Montravius Adams	---	---	14	32	2	48
S Charles Perez	---	---	10	17	18	45
RB Saquon Barkley	13	13	---	---	17	43
DE Lorenzo Hitchcock	---	---	9	30	2	41
CB Alec Daily	---	---	8	22	1	31
RB Darrell Henderson	21	8	---	---	1	30
DT P. J. Hall	---	---	5	22	1	28
TE Drew Sample	21	5	---	---	---	26
WR Jaleel Scott	12	11	---	---	1	24
DT Eddie Vanderdoes	---	---	11	11	---	22
OLB Brant Jones	---	---	11	9	---	20
ILB T.J. Quinn	---	---	0	0	19	19
DE Anfernee Jennings	---	---	3	14	2	19
S Cary Groza	---	---	3	9	6	18
TE Artie Horner	6	3	---	---	4	13
WR Kim Newman	0	1	---	---	11	12
K Warren Nason	0	0	---	---	11	11
WR Travis Fredrickson	0	0	---	---	11	11
C Brett Edmunds	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Kelvin Wayne	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Lachavious Simmons	0	0	---	---	8	8
DE Larrell Murchison	---	---	0	0	5	5
P Braden Mann	0	0	---	---	4	4
QB Dexter Prior	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Pete Rayburn	---	---	0	0	---	0
S Jorge Roan	---	---	0	0	---	0
C Keith Ismail	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	12	12.0
Middle	10	40	4.0
Right	7	33	4.7
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	49	4.5
Middle	12	64	5.3
Right	18	46	2.6
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jake Locker	37	20	3	1	4	3	7	6	1

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Malik Jammer	26	15	1	0	2	2	4	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	3	41	6.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	13	97	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	3	37	6.2
Long (19+ Yds)	9	1	23	2.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	16	5.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	5	46	6.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	6	65	5.9
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	70	14.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Eric Ebron	10	6	1	72	1	37
WR Chandler Curtis	6	5	0	52	1	39
RB Joel Shepherd	5	2	1	11	0	20
WR Josh Doctson	4	3	1	23	0	24
WR Jamal Wayne	4	2	0	33	1	8
WR Marc Coffey	3	0	0	0	0	25
RB Alexis Sonnier	2	0	1	0	0	13
RB Isaiah Goulet	1	1	0	0	0	19
TE Nicky Winters	1	1	0	7	0	11
TE Bernie Harvey	1	0	0	0	0	2

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Saquon Barkley	8	5	1	49	0	13
TE Chris Herndon	6	3	0	28	0	17
WR Derrick Arnold	5	3	0	39	0	26
WR Samuel Gomez	4	2	0	70	1	24
WR Jordan Matthews	2	1	1	8	0	10
RB Wayne McMillen	1	1	0	3	0	17

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Isaiah Goulet	1	4	4.00	5.44

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Darrell Henderson	5	14	2.80	3.31
QB Malik Jammer	4	-6	-1.50	3.94
RB Saquon Barkley	2	5	2.50	5.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jake Locker	5	3	12	2.40	5.35

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Malik Jammer	2	0	0	0.00	7.58

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Eric Ebron	2	1	1	0.50	7.20
RB Isaiah Goulet	1	1	0	0.00	0.00
WR Chandler Curtis	1	1	11	11.00	8.67
WR Jamal Wayne	1	0	0	0.00	8.25

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Samuel Gomez	1	0	0	0.00	17.50
TE Chris Herndon	1	0	0	0.00	4.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Isaiah Goulet	1	1

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
QB Malik Jammer	4	1
RB Darrell Henderson	3	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jake Locker	11	6	4

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Malik Jammer	9	6	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Eric Ebron	4	2	0
WR Jamal Wayne	3	2	2
WR Josh Doctson	1	0	0
WR Chandler Curtis	1	1	1
RB Alexis Sonnier	1	0	0
TE Nicky Winters	1	1	1

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Samuel Gomez	3	1	1
TE Chris Herndon	3	2	2
WR Derrick Arnold	2	2	1
RB Saquon Barkley	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 89,700 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 22,500 (25,300)
End Zone 17,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine 8,600 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 14,100 (16,100)
Club Seats 17,700 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,600 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	89,700 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	22,500 (25,300)
End Zone	17,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine	8,600 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	14,100 (16,100)
Club Seats	17,700 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,600 (9,900)