Week 1, 2036

played in Atlanta, GA

74 degrees, fair, calm

Carolina Panthers	0	9	7	3	-	19
Atlanta Falcons	6	7	3	0	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:46 ATL - Monty Vonnegut 15 pass from Paul Hickman (Shaun Long extra point failed)
2Q: 09:30 CAR - Leo Salmon 18 field goal
2Q: 05:11 CAR - Jacob Hopper 1 pass from Ken House (Leo Salmon extra point failed)
2Q: 01:17 ATL - Monty Vonnegut 2 pass from Paul Hickman (Shaun Long extra point)
3Q: 06:30 CAR - Jacob Hopper 4 pass from Ken House (Leo Salmon extra point)
3Q: 01:29 ATL - Shaun Long 48 field goal
4Q: 01:14 CAR - Leo Salmon 43 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:46 ATL - Monty Vonnegut 15 pass from Paul Hickman (Shaun Long extra point failed)
2Q: 09:30 CAR - Leo Salmon 18 field goal
2Q: 05:11 CAR - Jacob Hopper 1 pass from Ken House (Leo Salmon extra point failed)
2Q: 01:17 ATL - Monty Vonnegut 2 pass from Paul Hickman (Shaun Long extra point)
3Q: 06:30 CAR - Jacob Hopper 4 pass from Ken House (Leo Salmon extra point)
3Q: 01:29 ATL - Shaun Long 48 field goal
4Q: 01:14 CAR - Leo Salmon 43 field goal

Team Statistics CAR ATL
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 24 17
- by Rushing 3 3
- by Passing 21 12
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 396 315
- Offensive Plays 79 56
- Yards per Play 5.01 5.63
Net Rushing Yards 74 89
- Rushing Attempts 28 24
- Yards per Rush 2.64 3.71
Net Passing Yards 322 226
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 48 - 29 - 0 32 - 16 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 339 226
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/17 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 6.31 7.06
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 9/17 4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.8 6.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/58 1/5
Punt Returns/Yards 2/16 1/14
Kick Returns/Yards 1/25 4/93
Interception Ret./Yards 2/5 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 23
Time of Possession 34:03 25:57

Team Statistics	CAR	ATL
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	24	17
- by Rushing	3	3
- by Passing	21	12
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	396	315
- Offensive Plays	79	56
- Yards per Play	5.01	5.63
Net Rushing Yards	74	89
- Rushing Attempts	28	24
- Yards per Rush	2.64	3.71
Net Passing Yards	322	226
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	48 - 29 - 0	32 - 16 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	339	226
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/17	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	6.31	7.06
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	9/17	4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.8	6.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/58	1/5
Punt Returns/Yards	2/16	1/14
Kick Returns/Yards	1/25	4/93
Interception Ret./Yards	2/5	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 23
Time of Possession	34:03	25:57

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:36	5:44	OWN 24	10	37	Punt
1	3:38	0:34	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
1	1:04	6:42	OWN 9	13	90	Field Goal
2	7:57	2:55	OWN 44	6	56	Touchdown
2	1:07	1:07	OWN 21	4	40	Missed FG
3	15:00	1:48	OWN 18	3	6	Punt
3	11:25	5:06	OWN 28	12	72	Touchdown
3	1:24	3:07	OWN 22	5	23	Punt
4	9:41	2:45	OWN 33	8	23	Punt
4	6:08	1:06	OWN 34	3	3	Punt
4	3:39	2:31	OWN 37	11	37	Field Goal
4	0:11	0:11	OWN 49	1	-1	Game

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:24	OWN 30	3	2	Punt
1	7:52	4:14	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
1	3:04	2:00	OWN 21	3	9	Punt
2	9:22	1:25	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
2	5:02	3:55	OWN 19	8	81	Touchdown
3	13:12	1:47	OWN 31	4	32	Interception
3	6:19	4:55	OWN 39	8	30	Field Goal
4	13:17	3:36	OWN 20	6	54	Missed FG
4	6:56	0:48	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
4	5:02	1:23	OWN 6	3	3	Punt
4	1:08	0:57	OWN 28	6	25	Interception

Game MVP: Ken House, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Claude Atkins	24	62	2.58	17	1	0
QB Ken House	4	12	3.00	7	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Mickey Ellis	15	30	2.00	23	1
RB Calvin Tyson	6	35	5.83	15	1
QB Paul Hickman	2	20	10.00	15	1
WR Bob Spiak	1	4	4.00	4	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ken House	48	29	339	3/17	2	38	0	95.7

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Paul Hickman	32	16	226	0/0	2	31	2	68.0

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jacob Hopper	8	11	83	10.38	17	23	2
WR Wendell Lindsay	7	13	106	15.14	45	38	0
WR Malachi Biccum	5	10	43	8.60	24	23	0
TE Charles Bruggeman	3	3	57	19.00	27	21	0
RB Claude Atkins	3	4	19	6.33	8	8	0
WR Douglas Gardner	2	4	23	11.50	0	12	0
FB Toby Lepore	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
TE Duane Arbuckle	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Monty Vonnegut	5	9	63	12.60	13	24	2
TE Dakota Poteet	4	9	64	16.00	16	24	0
WR John Metchie	3	9	23	7.67	2	10	0
TE Cedric Lane	2	2	24	12.00	21	15	0
RB Calvin Tyson	1	1	31	31.00	17	31	0
WR Bob Spiak	1	1	21	21.00	3	21	0
RB Mickey Ellis	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Raul Sera	1	0	0.00	0
OLB Darren Mussi	1	5	5.00	0

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Ken House	1	0	0	0
G Charles Cross	0	1	0	0

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
DE Brandon Grier	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Joe Lindsay	6	308	51.3	39.0	59	2

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Zack Gladden	5	237	47.4	44.2	55	2

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Leo Salmon	2/3	1/2	0/1	43	1/2

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Shaun Long	1/2	1/2	0/0	48	1/2

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marquis Bryant	2	16	8.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dustin Terrell	1	14	14.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jacob Hopper	1	25	25.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
John Metchie	2	40	20.0	0
Sweet Pea Smith	2	53	26.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Brandon Smith	7	3	21	16
S Daxton Hill	3	2	20	23
CB Antoine Wynn	3	1	24	30
DT Kim Tate	3	1	19	13
DE Alejandro Siler	3	0	20	12
CB Roger Jefferson	3	0	16	14
CB Raul Sera	3	0	18	28
CB Salvador Gerber	3	0	6	17
DE Terrell Fenwick	3	0	21	31
DT Marquis Culhane	2	2	20	27
S Noah Patterson	1	1	3	7
OLB Mike Brady	1	1	19	14
DT Harry Messantonio	1	0	6	10
ILB Devan Blanchette	1	0	2	10
S Artie Blackwell	1	0	3	7
OLB Donnie Rausche	0	1	7	7
S Marquis Bryant	0	1	23	30

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Jahan Dotson	8	0	0.0	28	51
OLB Cristian Wilcox	7	0	1.0	6	22
OLB Bill Strahan	7	0	0.0	26	37
ILB Trey Ruggiero	5	1	0.0	25	31
ILB Miles Brock	4	2	0.0	15	21
CB Wally Adams	4	2	0.0	28	50
CB Louie Grodin	4	0	0.0	18	29
OLB Nolan Springer	3	1	1.0	23	36
DE Brandon Grier	3	0	1.0	11	28
DT Bernard Pierce	3	3	0.0	28	48
CB Sweet Pea Smith	3	1	0.0	14	43
S Jessie Humphries	2	3	0.0	27	51
CB Damien Dawson	1	2	0.0	8	20
S Ashtyn Davis	1	0	0.0	2	3
RB Lester Neely	1	0	---	---	---
TE Dakota Poteet	1	0	---	---	---
S Erick Halcomb	1	0	0.0	2	3
DE Stevon Barker	1	0	0.0	10	8
DE Brett Welch	0	3	0.0	28	51
OLB Logan Evans	0	1	0.0	8	22

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Terrell Fenwick	0.0	1	1	0	31
OLB Jorge Vinatieri	0.0	0	1	0	22

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Brandon Grier	1.0	1	1	0	28
OLB Cristian Wilcox	1.0	0	0	1	22
OLB Nolan Springer	1.0	0	0	1	36
DT Bernard Pierce	0.0	1	2	0	48
DE Brett Welch	0.0	0	2	1	51

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Roger Jefferson	3	0	0	14
CB Raul Sera	2	1	1	28
CB Antoine Wynn	2	1	0	30
S Daxton Hill	2	0	0	23
CB Salvador Gerber	2	0	0	17
ILB Brandon Smith	1	1	0	16
ILB Devan Blanchette	1	0	0	10
S Artie Blackwell	1	0	0	7
S Marquis Bryant	1	0	0	30
DE Terrell Fenwick	1	0	0	31
OLB Jorge Vinatieri	0	1	0	22
S Noah Patterson	0	1	0	7
OLB Darren Mussi	0	0	1	16

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Cristian Wilcox	6	0	22
S Jessie Humphries	4	0	51
CB Sweet Pea Smith	3	4	43
OLB Bill Strahan	3	0	37
CB Wally Adams	2	1	50
CB Louie Grodin	2	1	29
ILB Trey Ruggiero	2	0	31
S Jahan Dotson	1	1	51
S Ashtyn Davis	1	0	3
ILB Miles Brock	1	0	21
DT Bernard Pierce	1	0	48
CB Damien Dawson	1	0	20
DE Brandon Grier	1	0	28
S Erick Halcomb	1	0	3

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Ron Fulmer	3	6	28	0	51
T Chance McClover	2	6	28	1	51
T Burt Madison	2	2	28	0	51
G Darien Strickland	1	5	28	1	51
G Charles Cross	0	5	28	0	51
TE Duane Arbuckle	0	0	17	1	39

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
C Trey Rice	2	4	24	32
T Earnest Albee	2	3	24	32
G Corwin Schultz	1	7	24	32
G Bart Cooley	1	2	24	32
T Bobby Fry	0	5	24	32
TE Dakota Poteet	0	1	20	26

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Terrell Fenwick	3	8
Toby Lepore	2	17

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Mickey Ellis	1	22
Ike Cabrer	1	21
Nolan Dougan	1	10

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Charles Cross	28	51	---	---	9	88
T Burt Madison	28	51	---	---	9	88
T Chance McClover	28	51	---	---	9	88
G Darien Strickland	28	51	---	---	9	88
QB Ken House	28	51	---	---	---	79
C Ron Fulmer	28	51	---	---	---	79
TE Duane Arbuckle	17	39	---	---	21	77
RB Claude Atkins	26	47	---	---	1	74
WR Jacob Hopper	24	41	---	---	5	70
WR Wendell Lindsay	21	43	---	---	1	65
CB Raul Sera	---	---	18	28	16	62
S Marquis Bryant	---	---	23	30	7	60
DE Terrell Fenwick	---	---	21	31	8	60
CB Antoine Wynn	---	---	24	30	2	56
DT Marquis Culhane	---	---	20	27	6	53
OLB Jorge Vinatieri	---	---	8	22	22	52
WR Malachi Biccum	15	33	---	---	---	48
S Daxton Hill	---	---	20	23	2	45
ILB Brandon Smith	---	---	21	16	1	38
DE Alejandro Siler	---	---	20	12	5	37
WR Douglas Gardner	13	22	---	---	---	35
CB Roger Jefferson	---	---	16	14	4	34
TE Charles Bruggeman	13	14	---	---	6	33
ILB Devan Blanchette	---	---	2	10	21	33
OLB Mike Brady	---	---	19	14	---	33
DT Kim Tate	---	---	19	13	---	32
FB Toby Lepore	4	7	---	---	17	28
CB Salvador Gerber	---	---	6	17	2	25
S Noah Patterson	---	---	3	7	14	24
TE Tony Cook	7	9	---	---	8	24
OLB Darren Mussi	---	---	3	16	1	20
DT Harry Messantonio	---	---	6	10	1	17
DT Dale Irwin	---	---	3	12	2	17
RB Rick Peters	0	0	---	---	17	17
WR Austin Harding	0	0	---	---	16	16
S Artie Blackwell	---	---	3	7	5	15
OLB Donnie Rausche	---	---	7	7	---	14
C Larry Schwartz	0	0	---	---	9	9
K Leo Salmon	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Joe Lindsay	0	0	---	---	6	6
S Cody Finch	---	---	2	3	---	5
QB Gilbert Tubbs	0	0	---	---	3	3
DT Elijah Lewis	---	---	0	3	---	3
G Harvey Elliott	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Kenneth Crnish	0	0	---	---	---	0
RB Alfredo Craft	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Bill Strahan	---	---	26	37	23	86
DT Bernard Pierce	---	---	28	48	8	84
DE Brett Welch	---	---	28	51	3	82
S Jahan Dotson	---	---	28	51	3	82
S Jessie Humphries	---	---	27	51	3	81
CB Wally Adams	---	---	28	50	2	80
CB Sweet Pea Smith	---	---	14	43	7	64
G Bart Cooley	24	32	---	---	7	63
T Earnest Albee	24	32	---	---	7	63
ILB Trey Ruggiero	---	---	25	31	7	63
RB Mickey Ellis	15	25	---	---	22	62
OLB Nolan Springer	---	---	23	36	1	60
WR John Metchie	21	28	---	---	9	58
QB Paul Hickman	24	32	---	---	2	58
C Trey Rice	24	32	---	---	---	56
G Corwin Schultz	24	32	---	---	---	56
T Bobby Fry	24	32	---	---	---	56
WR Bob Spiak	23	30	---	---	---	53
CB Louie Grodin	---	---	18	29	1	48
TE Dakota Poteet	20	26	---	---	---	46
WR Monty Vonnegut	15	24	---	---	---	39
DE Brandon Grier	---	---	11	28	---	39
ILB Miles Brock	---	---	15	21	2	38
OLB Logan Evans	---	---	8	22	1	31
OLB Cristian Wilcox	---	---	6	22	2	30
CB Damien Dawson	---	---	8	20	2	30
WR Richard Kling	2	4	---	---	22	28
S Erick Halcomb	---	---	2	3	21	26
TE Ike Cabrer	1	0	---	---	21	22
RB Calvin Tyson	8	8	---	---	5	21
DE Stevon Barker	---	---	10	8	2	20
ILB Chandler Rodriguez	---	---	0	4	15	19
TE Cedric Lane	4	8	---	---	5	17
S O.J. Vanderjagt	---	---	0	0	15	15
RB Lester Neely	8	5	---	---	---	13
WR Dustin Terrell	3	2	---	---	7	12
RB Nolan Dougan	0	0	---	---	10	10
S Ashtyn Davis	---	---	2	3	3	8
C Roderick Chandler	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Leo Harding	0	0	---	---	7	7
T William Brady	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Shaun Long	0	0	---	---	6	6
DT Roderick Burke	---	---	0	0	6	6
DT Micah Thompson	---	---	1	3	1	5
P Zack Gladden	0	0	---	---	5	5
QB Ray Dorash	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	20	4.0
Middle	16	36	2.3
Right	6	19	3.2
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	23	2.9
Middle	12	37	3.1
Right	4	29	7.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ken House	48	29	6	1	4	7	5	3	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Paul Hickman	32	16	6	2	4	5	2	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	14	12	124	8.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	7	58	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	8	96	7.4
Long (19+ Yds)	7	2	61	8.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	5	36	4.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	4	37	4.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	4	85	9.4
Long (19+ Yds)	7	3	68	9.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Wendell Lindsay	13	7	1	106	2	43
WR Jacob Hopper	11	8	1	83	1	41
WR Malachi Biccum	10	5	2	43	1	33
WR Douglas Gardner	4	2	0	23	0	22
RB Claude Atkins	4	3	0	19	0	47
TE Charles Bruggeman	3	3	0	57	2	14
TE Duane Arbuckle	2	0	0	0	0	39
FB Toby Lepore	1	1	0	8	0	7

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR John Metchie	9	3	2	23	0	28
WR Monty Vonnegut	9	5	0	63	2	24
TE Dakota Poteet	9	4	2	64	2	26
TE Cedric Lane	2	2	0	24	0	8
RB Mickey Ellis	1	0	0	0	0	25
RB Calvin Tyson	1	1	0	31	1	8
WR Bob Spiak	1	1	0	21	1	30

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Claude Atkins	5	5	1.00	2.58
QB Ken House	1	2	2.00	3.00

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ken House	4	4	25	6.25	7.06

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Paul Hickman	2	2	17	8.50	7.06

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jacob Hopper	4	4	25	6.25	7.55

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Monty Vonnegut	2	2	17	8.50	7.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
QB Ken House	1	0
RB Claude Atkins	1	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
RB Mickey Ellis	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ken House	15	10	9

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Paul Hickman	11	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Wendell Lindsay	7	3	3
WR Jacob Hopper	4	4	4
WR Malachi Biccum	2	1	0
WR Douglas Gardner	1	1	1
RB Claude Atkins	1	1	1

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR John Metchie	6	2	1
WR Monty Vonnegut	2	2	2
TE Dakota Poteet	2	0	0
TE Cedric Lane	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 67,800 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,100 (25,300)
End Zone 13,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine 7,100 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 10,900 (16,100)
Club Seats 14,300 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 6,200 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	67,800 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,100 (25,300)
End Zone	13,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine	7,100 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	10,900 (16,100)
Club Seats	14,300 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	6,200 (9,900)