Week 7, 2043

played in Atlanta, GA

79 degrees, fair, calm

Carolina Panthers	7	0	0	8	-	15
Atlanta Falcons	7	3	10	3	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:42 ATL - Roman Wilson 12 pass from Paul Hickman (Ty Hampton extra point)
1Q: 01:20 CAR - Malachi Biccum 10 pass from Jamal Nelson (Cody Diaz extra point)
2Q: 00:20 ATL - Ty Hampton 21 field goal
3Q: 12:22 ATL - Ty Hampton 51 field goal
3Q: 08:17 ATL - Javier Rigsby 14 pass from Paul Hickman (Ty Hampton extra point)
4Q: 14:47 ATL - Ty Hampton 38 field goal
4Q: 04:46 CAR - Joel Stewart 3 pass from Jamal Nelson (Jamal Nelson pass to Shaun Pochman for conversion)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:42 ATL - Roman Wilson 12 pass from Paul Hickman (Ty Hampton extra point)
1Q: 01:20 CAR - Malachi Biccum 10 pass from Jamal Nelson (Cody Diaz extra point)
2Q: 00:20 ATL - Ty Hampton 21 field goal
3Q: 12:22 ATL - Ty Hampton 51 field goal
3Q: 08:17 ATL - Javier Rigsby 14 pass from Paul Hickman (Ty Hampton extra point)
4Q: 14:47 ATL - Ty Hampton 38 field goal
4Q: 04:46 CAR - Joel Stewart 3 pass from Jamal Nelson (Jamal Nelson pass to Shaun Pochman for conversion)

Team Statistics CAR ATL
Record 2-5 3-3
First Downs 15 21
- by Rushing 1 7
- by Passing 14 13
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 256 399
- Offensive Plays 59 72
- Yards per Play 4.34 5.54
Net Rushing Yards 44 157
- Rushing Attempts 13 36
- Yards per Rush 3.38 4.36
Net Passing Yards 212 242
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 42 - 25 - 1 35 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 252 246
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/40 1/4
- Yards per Pass Play 4.61 6.72
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/12 4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.5 8.9
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/24 5/35
Punt Returns/Yards 1/1 5/63
Kick Returns/Yards 2/28 2/48
Interception Ret./Yards 1/1 1/28
2pt Conversions 1/1 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 21 OWN 36
Time of Possession 26:57 33:03

Team Statistics	CAR	ATL
Record	2-5	3-3
First Downs	15	21
- by Rushing	1	7
- by Passing	14	13
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	256	399
- Offensive Plays	59	72
- Yards per Play	4.34	5.54
Net Rushing Yards	44	157
- Rushing Attempts	13	36
- Yards per Rush	3.38	4.36
Net Passing Yards	212	242
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	42 - 25 - 1	35 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	252	246
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/40	1/4
- Yards per Pass Play	4.61	6.72
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/12	4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.5	8.9
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/24	5/35
Punt Returns/Yards	1/1	5/63
Kick Returns/Yards	2/28	2/48
Interception Ret./Yards	1/1	1/28
2pt Conversions	1/1	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 21	OWN 36
Time of Possession	26:57	33:03

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:52	OWN 13	9	59	Downs
1	7:33	1:14	OWN 25	3	-15	Punt
1	5:31	4:20	OWN 37	11	63	Touchdown
2	12:11	2:19	OWN 27	3	5	Punt
2	6:02	1:42	OWN 33	3	3	Punt
2	0:14	0:14	OWN 25	1	-1	Half
3	12:17	0:59	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
3	8:09	1:21	OWN 12	3	7	Punt
3	4:13	2:11	OWN 7	3	-6	Punt
4	14:39	1:56	OWN 25	4	9	Punt
4	10:51	1:44	OWN 17	3	-6	Punt
4	7:32	2:54	OWN 13	8	87	Touchdown
4	2:00	1:08	OWN 16	5	30	Interception

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:08	2:35	OWN 28	5	72	Touchdown
1	6:19	0:48	OWN 48	3	2	Interception
1	1:11	4:00	OWN 38	8	42	Missed FG
2	9:52	3:50	OWN 5	7	31	Punt
2	4:20	4:06	OWN 41	11	55	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:43	OWN 21	6	45	Field Goal
3	11:18	3:09	OWN 40	6	60	Touchdown
3	6:48	2:35	OWN 38	5	18	Punt
3	2:02	2:23	OPP 44	7	23	Field Goal
4	12:43	1:52	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
4	9:07	1:35	OWN 41	3	-2	Punt
4	4:38	2:38	OWN 25	5	22	Punt
4	0:52	0:52	OPP 31	3	-4	Game

Game MVP: Glenn Upshaw, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Shaun Pochman	8	32	4.00	21	2
RB Joel Stewart	2	7	3.50	4	0
RB Woody Marks	2	6	3.00	6	0
QB Jamal Nelson	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Glenn Upshaw	31	154	4.97	39	4	0
QB Paul Hickman	5	3	0.60	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jamal Nelson	42	25	252	4/40	2	39	1	82.6

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Paul Hickman	35	19	246	1/4	2	49	1	83.7

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Joel Stewart	6	6	74	12.33	49	39	1
WR Devontez Walker	5	9	33	6.60	16	19	0
WR Malachi Biccum	4	9	30	7.50	14	10	1
TE Buddy Matsko	4	6	38	9.50	16	14	0
WR Darius Doan	4	5	63	15.75	6	32	0
WR Joey Chacon	1	3	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB Woody Marks	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
TE Gabe Ford	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Shaun Pochman	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Wade Raymond	6	7	92	15.33	44	49	0
RB Glenn Upshaw	4	9	56	14.00	12	23	0
TE Javier Rigsby	4	8	35	8.75	21	14	1
WR Bob Spiak	3	7	42	14.00	12	20	0
TE Dakota Poteet	1	1	9	9.00	4	9	0
WR Roman Wilson	1	2	12	12.00	0	12	1
WR Jorge Shin	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Javon Bullard	1	1	1.00	0

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Jared Verse	1	28	28.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Joe Lindsay	8	396	49.5	41.6	63	1

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Zack Gladden	5	204	40.8	40.6	50	4

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cody Diaz	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ty Hampton	3/4	1/1	1/1	51	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Woody Marks	1	1	1.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mo Rauch	5	63	12.6	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Malachi Biccum	2	28	14.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Norm Rhodes	2	48	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Javon Bullard	7	4	0.0	36	36
DT Alejandro Kramer	7	0	0.0	27	24
ILB Winston Holcomb	6	2	0.0	29	28
CB Elijah Downs	4	0	1.0	29	32
OLB J.T. Cooksey	4	2	0.0	29	26
OLB Wade Dodge	4	2	0.0	23	28
CB Jacob Parrish	4	2	0.0	25	17
S Jake Cox	3	2	0.0	28	25
CB Liam Clemons	2	2	0.0	19	16
DT Robert Bailey	2	0	0.0	19	24
DT Marquis Culhane	2	0	0.0	11	9
ILB Freddie Paulson	2	0	0.0	7	8
DE Abdul Carter	1	2	0.0	33	30
S Cody Finch	1	0	0.0	10	15
DT Justin Eboigbe	1	0	0.0	15	16
CB Owen Carpenter	1	0	0.0	12	13
WR Joey Chacon	1	0	---	---	---
DE Myron Bach	0	1	0.0	11	21

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Ty'Ron Hopper	14	0	0.0	13	44
S Erick Halcomb	5	1	0.0	13	46
CB Lionel Vandersommen	4	0	0.0	7	35
OLB Jared Verse	3	2	0.0	13	46
S Jessie Humphries	3	1	0.0	13	46
DE Teddye Buchanan	2	1	2.0	11	41
DT Roderick Burke	2	2	1.0	7	16
OLB Tyrone Fauria	2	0	0.0	7	35
DE Alexander Combs	1	0	0.5	6	30
CB Calen Bullock	1	1	0.0	1	13
TE Javier Rigsby	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Bubba Bailen	1	0	0.0	6	11
S Landon Delgado	1	0	0.0	0	2
DE Brandon Grier	0	1	0.5	4	23
CB Mo Rauch	0	1	0.0	13	45

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
CB Elijah Downs	1.0	0	0	0	32
DE Myron Bach	0.0	2	1	0	21
DT Justin Eboigbe	0.0	1	0	0	16
DE Christopher Gallagher	0.0	0	1	1	15

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Teddye Buchanan	2.0	2	0	41
DT Roderick Burke	1.0	0	0	16
DE Brandon Grier	0.5	1	3	23
DE Alexander Combs	0.5	0	0	30
DE Stevon Barker	0.0	2	3	26
OLB Tyrone Fauria	0.0	2	0	35
S Erick Halcomb	0.0	1	0	46
OLB Aiden Floyd	0.0	1	0	11

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Wade Dodge	3	0	0	28
ILB Winston Holcomb	2	2	0	28
CB Elijah Downs	2	1	0	32
CB Jacob Parrish	2	1	0	17
S Javon Bullard	2	0	1	36
OLB J.T. Cooksey	2	0	0	26
CB Owen Carpenter	2	0	0	13
S Jake Cox	1	1	0	25
DT Robert Bailey	1	0	0	24
S Cody Finch	1	0	0	15
DT Justin Eboigbe	1	0	0	16
ILB Freddie Paulson	0	1	0	8
CB Liam Clemons	0	1	0	16

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Ty'Ron Hopper	9	1	0	44
CB Lionel Vandersommen	4	0	0	35
S Erick Halcomb	3	0	0	46
S Jessie Humphries	3	0	0	46
OLB Jared Verse	2	1	1	46
CB Calen Bullock	1	0	0	13
OLB Tyrone Fauria	1	0	0	35
ILB Bubba Bailen	1	0	0	11
S Landon Delgado	1	0	0	2
CB Devon Engler	0	1	0	34

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Jackie McGarrity	2	4	2	13	1	46
T Melvin Conway	1	3	0	13	1	46
G Darien Strickland	0	3	0	13	0	46
C Jake Melaragni	0	2	0	13	2	46

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Elliot Brandon	3	6	36	1	36
T Bobby Fry	2	8	36	0	36
C Dwight Meier	2	6	36	0	36
G Edward Wayne	2	6	36	0	36
T Rusty Kaplan	2	3	36	0	36
TE Javier Rigsby	1	2	26	0	30

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Kody Richmond	2	14
Justin Eboigbe	2	12
Wade Dodge	1	26
Wes O'Neill	1	22
Darius Doan	1	9

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Nolan Springer	1	22
Javier Rigsby	1	21
Brad Head	1	13

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Wade Dodge	---	---	23	28	26	77
S Javon Bullard	---	---	36	36	4	76
T Bernard Fredrickson	13	46	---	---	8	67
CB Elijah Downs	---	---	29	32	4	65
DE Abdul Carter	---	---	33	30	1	64
ILB Winston Holcomb	---	---	29	28	3	60
G Darien Strickland	13	46	---	---	---	59
QB Jamal Nelson	13	46	---	---	---	59
G Jackie McGarrity	13	46	---	---	---	59
T Melvin Conway	13	46	---	---	---	59
C Jake Melaragni	13	46	---	---	---	59
DT Alejandro Kramer	---	---	27	24	8	59
OLB J.T. Cooksey	---	---	29	26	3	58
S Jake Cox	---	---	28	25	3	56
WR Joey Chacon	11	41	---	---	1	53
WR Malachi Biccum	9	33	---	---	6	48
DT Robert Bailey	---	---	19	24	4	47
RB Joel Stewart	3	22	---	---	22	47
TE Wes O'Neill	7	15	---	---	22	44
DT Justin Eboigbe	---	---	15	16	12	43
TE Buddy Matsko	10	33	---	---	---	43
CB Jacob Parrish	---	---	25	17	---	42
DE Myron Bach	---	---	11	21	9	41
CB Liam Clemons	---	---	19	16	6	41
CB Owen Carpenter	---	---	12	13	15	40
DE Christopher Gallagher	---	---	22	15	---	37
WR Devontez Walker	7	28	---	---	---	35
S Marquis Bryant	---	---	8	8	15	31
RB Shaun Pochman	8	20	---	---	1	29
S Cody Finch	---	---	10	15	3	28
WR Darius Doan	3	16	---	---	9	28
ILB Freddie Paulson	---	---	7	8	12	27
DT Marquis Culhane	---	---	11	9	---	20
RB Woody Marks	2	5	---	---	13	20
DE Kody Richmond	---	---	2	3	14	19
TE Gabe Ford	5	12	---	---	---	17
WR Martin Perry	0	2	---	---	14	16
P Joe Lindsay	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Samuel Conley	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Glen Poston	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Tito Wiggins	0	0	---	---	8	8
WR Luther Burden III	0	3	---	---	5	8
T Armand Membou	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Cody Diaz	0	0	---	---	3	3
OLB Ethan Clemons	---	---	1	2	---	3
QB Barry Agrela	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Bobby Fry	36	36	---	---	9	81
S Erick Halcomb	---	---	13	46	22	81
G Elliot Brandon	36	36	---	---	9	81
TE Javier Rigsby	26	30	---	---	21	77
QB Paul Hickman	36	36	---	---	4	76
WR Roman Wilson	26	24	---	---	26	76
CB Mo Rauch	---	---	13	45	17	75
T Rusty Kaplan	36	36	---	---	---	72
C Dwight Meier	36	36	---	---	---	72
G Edward Wayne	36	36	---	---	---	72
RB Glenn Upshaw	36	32	---	---	1	69
WR Bob Spiak	32	29	---	---	1	62
S Jessie Humphries	---	---	13	46	---	59
OLB Jared Verse	---	---	13	46	---	59
ILB Ty'Ron Hopper	---	---	13	44	---	57
WR Wade Raymond	31	24	---	---	---	55
DE Teddye Buchanan	---	---	11	41	---	52
CB Devon Engler	---	---	12	34	---	46
CB Lionel Vandersommen	---	---	7	35	---	42
OLB Tyrone Fauria	---	---	7	35	---	42
DE Stevon Barker	---	---	11	26	---	37
DE Alexander Combs	---	---	6	30	---	36
DE Brandon Grier	---	---	4	23	8	35
TE Ike Cabrer	2	3	---	---	26	31
DT Roderick Burke	---	---	7	16	8	31
ILB Bubba Bailen	---	---	6	11	11	28
TE Dakota Poteet	9	11	---	---	7	27
OLB Nolan Springer	---	---	0	0	22	22
WR Jorge Shin	5	17	---	---	---	22
RB Brad Head	6	3	---	---	13	22
S Landon Delgado	---	---	0	2	17	19
OLB Aiden Floyd	---	---	6	11	---	17
CB Calen Bullock	---	---	1	13	---	14
WR Arnold Carrigan	6	6	---	---	1	13
WR Norm Rhodes	1	1	---	---	8	10
K Ty Hampton	0	0	---	---	10	10
T Cesar Jefferson	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Percy Reid	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Luke Newman	0	0	---	---	9	9
DT Jamarree Caldwell	---	---	0	0	8	8
P Zack Gladden	0	0	---	---	5	5
RB Trevor Etienne	0	0	---	---	5	5
DE Conrad Poole	---	---	0	2	---	2
QB Ray Dorash	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Chase Kerr	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Manuel Ford	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	-2	-2.0
Middle	8	42	5.3
Right	3	5	1.7
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	68	13.6
Middle	20	58	2.9
Right	8	35	4.4
None	3	-4	-1.3

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jamal Nelson	42	25	3	2	2	3	9	6	1

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Paul Hickman	35	19	4	1	2	7	2	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	26	5.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	11	92	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	8	102	6.8
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	32	8.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	6	29	3.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	4	38	6.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	7	109	6.8
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	70	14.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Malachi Biccum	9	4	1	30	0	33
WR Devontez Walker	9	5	0	33	0	28
RB Joel Stewart	6	6	0	74	2	22
TE Buddy Matsko	6	4	0	38	0	33
WR Darius Doan	5	4	0	63	1	16
WR Joey Chacon	3	1	0	6	0	41
TE Gabe Ford	2	0	0	0	0	12
RB Shaun Pochman	1	0	1	0	0	20
RB Woody Marks	1	1	0	8	0	5

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Glenn Upshaw	9	4	1	56	1	32
TE Javier Rigsby	8	4	1	35	0	30
WR Bob Spiak	7	3	0	42	1	29
WR Wade Raymond	7	6	0	92	2	24
WR Roman Wilson	2	1	0	12	0	24
TE Dakota Poteet	1	1	0	9	0	11
WR Jorge Shin	1	0	0	0	0	17

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Glenn Upshaw	2	5	2.50	4.97

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jamal Nelson	6	5	35	5.83	6.00

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Paul Hickman	6	4	24	4.00	7.03

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Malachi Biccum	2	1	10	5.00	3.33
TE Buddy Matsko	2	2	19	9.50	6.33
WR Devontez Walker	1	1	3	3.00	3.67
RB Joel Stewart	1	1	3	3.00	12.33

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Javier Rigsby	3	2	16	5.33	4.38
WR Roman Wilson	1	1	12	12.00	6.00
RB Glenn Upshaw	1	0	0	0.00	6.22
WR Wade Raymond	1	1	-4	-4.00	13.14

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
QB Paul Hickman	2	0
RB Glenn Upshaw	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jamal Nelson	9	8	3

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Paul Hickman	11	4	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Joel Stewart	4	4	2
WR Malachi Biccum	2	1	1
WR Devontez Walker	1	1	0
TE Buddy Matsko	1	1	0
WR Joey Chacon	1	1	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bob Spiak	4	1	1
RB Glenn Upshaw	3	1	1
TE Dakota Poteet	1	1	1
WR Jorge Shin	1	0	0
WR Wade Raymond	1	1	1
TE Javier Rigsby	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 86,000 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 22,000 (25,300)
End Zone 15,800 (18,200)
Mezzanine 9,200 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 13,200 (16,100)
Club Seats 17,500 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 8,300 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	86,000 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	22,000 (25,300)
End Zone	15,800 (18,200)
Mezzanine	9,200 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	13,200 (16,100)
Club Seats	17,500 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	8,300 (9,900)