Week 17, 2037

played in Carolina, NC

35 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons72100-28
Carolina Panthers07318-28

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:16 ATL - Gavin Ford 6 run (Shaun Long extra point)
2Q: 12:43 ATL - Monty Vonnegut 20 pass from Paul Hickman (Shaun Long extra point)
2Q: 10:07 ATL - Gavin Ford 12 run (Shaun Long extra point)
2Q: 04:22 CAR - Wendell Lindsay 5 pass from Jamal Nelson (Leo Salmon extra point)
2Q: 01:01 ATL - John Metchie 8 pass from Paul Hickman (Shaun Long extra point)
3Q: 04:59 CAR - Leo Salmon 30 field goal
4Q: 12:19 CAR - Rick Peters 10 pass from Jamal Nelson (Jamal Nelson pass to Tony Cook for conversion)
4Q: 07:30 CAR - Claude Atkins 5 run (Leo Salmon extra point)
4Q: 01:03 CAR - Leo Salmon 46 field goal

Team StatisticsATLCAR
Record7-8-15-10-1
First Downs2624
- by Rushing52
- by Passing1919
- by Penalty23
Total Net Yards484473
- Offensive Plays9181
- Yards per Play5.325.84
Net Rushing Yards14751
- Rushing Attempts3016
- Yards per Rush4.903.19
Net Passing Yards337422
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt60 - 33 - 259 - 33 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards341448
- Sacks/Yards Lost1/46/26
- Yards per Pass Play5.526.49
Fumbles/Lost1/11/1
3rd Down Conversions7/195/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down9.38.9
4th Down Conversions0/00/0
Penalties/Yards12/10013/108
Punt Returns/Yards3/262/31
Kick Returns/Yards3/681/13
Interception Ret./Yards3/02/21
2pt Conversions0/01/1
Red Zone Visits45
- Red Zone TDs/FGs4/03/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 29OWN 30
Time of Possession36:1833:42

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
112:161:52OWN 4038Punt
18:562:43OWN 13534Punt
14:324:24OWN 46854Touchdown
214:472:19OPP 30530Touchdown
212:152:18OPP 43643Touchdown
28:181:24OWN 1538Punt
24:153:20OWN 241276Touchdown
315:004:04OWN 25938Punt
37:580:53OWN 538Punt
34:530:44OWN 2830Interception
33:292:30OWN 20616Punt
412:082:06OWN 2547Punt
47:193:21OWN 25535Punt
43:000:43OWN 20639Interception
40:550:55OWN 26420Punt
OT17:030:58OWN 2630Punt
OT14:162:11OWN 45715Punt
OT10:240:24OWN 713Game
Carolina Panthers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:002:44OWN 25542Missed FG
110:241:15OWN 1633Punt
19:090:13OPP 2110Interception
16:131:41OWN 337Punt
10:080:21OWN 2410Interception
212:280:13OWN 2510Interception
29:571:39OWN 2535Punt
26:542:39OWN 311069Touchdown
20:550:55OWN 13216Half
310:562:58OWN 20613Punt
37:052:12OPP 40527Field Goal
34:090:40OPP 26213Fumble
30:593:51OWN 20980Touchdown
410:022:43OWN 20780Touchdown
43:580:58OWN 2032Punt
42:171:22OWN 33538Field Goal
OT110:002:57OWN 11712Punt
OT16:051:49OWN 273-6Punt
OT12:051:41OWN 20524Punt

Game MVP: Aaron Wynn, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

AtlantaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Gavin Ford231054.571642
RB Nolan Dougan3175.67900
QB Paul Hickman2157.50800
RB Lester Neely2105.00600
CarolinaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Rick Peters11363.271010
RB Claude Atkins492.25501
QB Jamal Nelson166.00600

Passing Statistics

AtlantaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Paul Hickman60333411/4228268.8
CarolinaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Jamal Nelson59334486/26238370.4

Receiving Statistics

AtlantaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR John Metchie8138410.502241
WR Monty Vonnegut8119912.3814221
WR Bob Spiak612589.6740280
RB Gavin Ford484611.503150
TE Ike Cabrer3782.67040
TE Dakota Poteet343511.670210
RB Lester Neely121111.000110
WR Dustin Terrell0200.00000
TE Joseph Washington0100.00000
CarolinaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Austin Harding91618120.11101380
WR Douglas Gardner513448.809160
WR Wendell Lindsay333511.672181
RB Rick Peters333210.6716161
TE Tony Cook39258.335150
WR Roy Wu384916.3324270
WR Malachi Biccum22147.00070
TE Eli Pape22199.500110
WR Melvin Engleberger224321.5029230
RB Alfredo Craft1166.00060

Interception Statistics

AtlantaIntsYardsAvgTD
ILB Trey Ruggiero200.000
S Jessie Humphries100.000
CarolinaIntsYardsAvgTD
DE Aaron Wynn100.000
CB Russell Bernard12121.000

Fumble Statistics

AtlantaFumbRecovForceTD
RB Gavin Ford1000
DE Brandon Grier0100
OLB Nolan Springer0010
CarolinaFumbRecovForceTD
RB Rick Peters1000
T Burt Madison0100
RB Claude Atkins0010

Punting Statistics

AtlantaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Zack Gladden1149545.036.7503
CarolinaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Joe Lindsay843254.050.8684

Kicking Statistics

AtlantaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Shaun Long0/00/00/004/4
CarolinaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Leo Salmon2/31/20/1462/2

Punt Return Statistics

AtlantaRetYardsAvgTD
Gavin Ford3268.70
CarolinaRetYardsAvgTD
Rick Peters23115.50

Kick Return Statistics

AtlantaRetYardsAvgTD
Gavin Ford24824.00
Mo Rauch12020.00
CarolinaRetYardsAvgTD
Raul Sera11313.00

Defensive Statistics

AtlantaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Erick Halcomb910.01655
S Jessie Humphries720.01665
OLB Nolan Springer610.01646
CB Sweet Pea Smith410.0652
ILB Trey Ruggiero410.01646
DE Brandon Grier311.51654
OLB Kayvon Thibodeaux311.01032
OLB Aiden Floyd310.01665
CB Mo Rauch310.01665
S O.J. Vanderjagt300.0018
DT Bernard Pierce211.5226
DE Tyler Raymer101.0015
DE Stevon Barker100.51647
CB Devon Engler120.01343
OLB Cristian Wilcox100.0011
CB Wally Adams100.0314
WR John Metchie10---------
RB Gavin Ford10---------
DT Roderick Burke010.51439
CarolinaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Jordan Motz1200.03061
S Cody Finch710.02958
CB Troy Gardner610.02857
DE Aaron Wynn401.02453
ILB Brandon Smith420.01017
OLB Darren Mussi410.01129
OLB Alvin Tate410.02341
CB Raul Sera400.02147
OLB Mike Brady400.01315
DT Brant Alston310.02548
CB Russell Bernard310.02755
DT Marquis Culhane220.02647
OLB Donnie Rausche110.0718
DT Kim Tate110.0925
DE Reginald Garner110.02858
WR Douglas Gardner10---------
RB Rick Peters10---------
TE Tony Cook10---------
WR Roy Wu10---------
DE Alejandro Siler010.0915
S Reggie Allen010.0518

Pass Rush Statistics

AtlantaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Brandon Grier1.502254
DT Bernard Pierce1.502026
OLB Kayvon Thibodeaux1.001032
DE Tyler Raymer1.000015
DE Stevon Barker0.504247
DT Roderick Burke0.501039
CarolinaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Aaron Wynn1.001053
DE Reginald Garner0.004058
DE Alejandro Siler0.001015
DT Kim Tate0.001025
DT Marquis Culhane0.001047
DT Brant Alston0.001048

Pass Defense Statistics

AtlantaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Jessie Humphries60165
OLB Nolan Springer51046
ILB Trey Ruggiero41246
S Erick Halcomb31055
CB Sweet Pea Smith31052
S O.J. Vanderjagt30018
OLB Kayvon Thibodeaux20032
OLB Aiden Floyd20065
CB Mo Rauch20065
CB Wally Adams11014
CB Devon Engler11043
OLB Cristian Wilcox10011
CB Louie Grodin0108
CarolinaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Jordan Motz90061
CB Russell Bernard40155
S Cody Finch40058
CB Raul Sera32047
CB Troy Gardner31057
OLB Darren Mussi30029
OLB Alvin Tate30041
ILB Brandon Smith20017
OLB Mike Brady11015
OLB Donnie Rausche10018
DE Aaron Wynn01153
S Reggie Allen01018

Blocking Statistics

AtlantaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
T Bobby Fry36030061
T Earnest Albee35030161
G Bart Cooley34030061
C Trey Rice27030061
G Corwin Schultz05030061
TE Joseph Washington010204
CarolinaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
C Ron Fulmer25016165
G Darien Strickland16016265
T Levi Myers02016165
G Jackie McGarrity02016165
T Burt Madison00016165

Special Teams Tackles

AtlantaTacklesSTPlays
Kayvon Thibodeaux233
Leo Harding111
CarolinaTacklesSTPlays
Austin Harding333
Claude Atkins134
Jorge Vinatieri131
Alejandro Siler130

Participation

AtlantaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
CB Mo Rauch------166522103
T Earnest Albee3061------11102
WR John Metchie2642------3199
S Erick Halcomb------16552293
ILB Trey Ruggiero------16463193
QB Paul Hickman3061---------91
G Bart Cooley3061---------91
C Trey Rice3061---------91
G Corwin Schultz3061---------91
T Bobby Fry3061---------91
WR Bob Spiak3060---------90
RB Gavin Ford2544------2089
S Jessie Humphries------1665384
OLB Aiden Floyd------1665384
OLB Kayvon Thibodeaux------10323375
TE Dakota Poteet2449---------73
DE Brandon Grier------1654171
WR Monty Vonnegut2142------568
DE Stevon Barker------1647164
OLB Nolan Springer------1646163
DT Roderick Burke------1439861
CB Sweet Pea Smith------652260
CB Devon Engler------1343258
TE Ike Cabrer817------3156
S O.J. Vanderjagt------0181634
DT Bernard Pierce------226331
TE Joseph Washington24------2531
RB Nolan Dougan414------1129
RB Lester Neely719------127
DE Cory Hines------0141024
WR Dustin Terrell110------1223
CB Wally Adams------314118
DE Tyler Raymer------015217
OLB Cristian Wilcox------011213
C Roderick Chandler00------1111
P Zack Gladden00------1111
T Leo Harding00------1111
T William Brady00------1111
G Howie Bierria00------1111
CB Louie Grodin------0819
WR Bruce Anthony24---------6
K Shaun Long00------66
ILB Miles Brock------00---0
QB Joseph Baker00---------0
C Jonathan Famie00---------0
ILB Roy Porcaro------00---0
CarolinaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
CB Troy Gardner------285716101
T Burt Madison1665------1192
T Levi Myers1665------1192
G Darien Strickland1665------1192
G Jackie McGarrity1665------1192
CB Raul Sera------21472391
S Jordan Motz------3061---91
DE Aaron Wynn------24531188
S Cody Finch------2958---87
WR Austin Harding648------3387
DE Reginald Garner------2858---86
QB Jamal Nelson1665------384
DT Brant Alston------25481184
CB Russell Bernard------2755---82
C Ron Fulmer1665---------81
RB Rick Peters1253------1277
TE Tony Cook1554------675
DT Marquis Culhane------2647---73
WR Douglas Gardner1252---------64
OLB Alvin Tate------2341---64
WR Roy Wu842------1161
TE Eli Pape719------3460
DE Alejandro Siler------9153054
RB Claude Atkins45------3443
OLB Darren Mussi------1129---40
OLB Jorge Vinatieri------333137
WR Wendell Lindsay721------634
DT Kim Tate------925---34
RB Alfredo Craft312------1429
ILB Brandon Smith------1017128
OLB Mike Brady------1315---28
OLB Donnie Rausche------718---25
S Noah Patterson------002323
S Reggie Allen------518---23
K Leo Salmon00------1313
TE Marcos Hayes48---------12
C Larry Schwartz00------1111
P Joe Lindsay00------88
WR Malachi Biccum07------18
S Bruce Crockett------24---6
WR Melvin Engleberger24---------6
DT Dale Irwin------02---2
G Harvey Elliott00---------0
T Chance McClover00---------0
T Kenneth Crnish00---------0
QB Elliot Parrish00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left7223.1
Middle14856.1
Right9404.4
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left3186.0
Middle9212.3
Right4123.0
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

AtlantaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Paul Hickman60336286902
CarolinaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Jamal Nelson593374271043

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen116292.6
Short (0-8 Yds)1711834.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)23101084.7
Long (19+ Yds)9612113.4
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen75537.6
Short (0-8 Yds)17131418.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)29142257.8
Long (19+ Yds)61294.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

AtlantaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR John Metchie138184142
WR Bob Spiak126158160
WR Monty Vonnegut118099342
RB Gavin Ford84246044
TE Ike Cabrer7328017
TE Dakota Poteet43035149
WR Dustin Terrell2010010
RB Lester Neely21111019
TE Joseph Washington100004
CarolinaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Austin Harding1691181448
WR Douglas Gardner135044052
TE Tony Cook93125054
WR Roy Wu83049142
WR Wendell Lindsay33035021
RB Rick Peters33032053
WR Malachi Biccum2201407
TE Eli Pape22019019
WR Melvin Engleberger2204324
RB Alfredo Craft1106012

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

AtlantaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
RB Gavin Ford4287.004.57
CarolinaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
RB Rick Peters3103.333.27
RB Claude Atkins263.002.25

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

AtlantaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Paul Hickman53316.205.68
CarolinaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Jamal Nelson63193.177.59

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

AtlantaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR John Metchie2184.006.46
TE Ike Cabrer2131.501.14
WR Monty Vonnegut112020.009.00
CarolinaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
TE Tony Cook2000.002.78
WR Roy Wu2142.006.13
WR Wendell Lindsay1155.0011.67
RB Rick Peters111010.0010.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

AtlantaRushesConversions
QB Paul Hickman10
RB Nolan Dougan10
CarolinaRushesConversions
RB Rick Peters10

Third Down Passing Statistics

AtlantaAttCompConversions
Paul Hickman17117
CarolinaAttCompConversions
Jamal Nelson1275

Third Down Receiving Statistics

AtlantaTargCatchConversions
WR John Metchie754
WR Monty Vonnegut431
WR Bob Spiak421
TE Ike Cabrer211
CarolinaTargCatchConversions
TE Tony Cook310
WR Douglas Gardner210
WR Austin Harding211
WR Roy Wu211
WR Wendell Lindsay111
TE Eli Pape111
WR Melvin Engleberger111

SectionAttendance
Stadium67,100 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck19,500 (23,600)
End Zone14,200 (17,000)
Mezzanine8,200 (9,800)
Sideline Seats12,400 (15,000)
Club Seats7,300 (8,400)
Luxury Boxes5,500 (6,200)