Week 17, 2043

played in Carolina, NC

61 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	3	3	3	6	-	15
Carolina Panthers	3	0	0	0	-	3

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:17 CAR - Cody Diaz 27 field goal
1Q: 04:57 ATL - Ty Hampton 50 field goal
2Q: 10:53 ATL - Ty Hampton 32 field goal
3Q: 10:36 ATL - Ty Hampton 41 field goal
4Q: 15:00 ATL - Glenn Upshaw 18 run (Ty Hampton extra point failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:17 CAR - Cody Diaz 27 field goal
1Q: 04:57 ATL - Ty Hampton 50 field goal
2Q: 10:53 ATL - Ty Hampton 32 field goal
3Q: 10:36 ATL - Ty Hampton 41 field goal
4Q: 15:00 ATL - Glenn Upshaw 18 run (Ty Hampton extra point failed)

Team Statistics ATL CAR
Record 10-6 4-12
First Downs 16 18
- by Rushing 6 3
- by Passing 10 14
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 359 306
- Offensive Plays 59 63
- Yards per Play 6.08 4.86
Net Rushing Yards 178 80
- Rushing Attempts 30 21
- Yards per Rush 5.93 3.81
Net Passing Yards 181 226
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 15 - 0 39 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 184 246
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/3 3/20
- Yards per Pass Play 6.24 5.38
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/14 6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.1 8.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 8/48 11/78
Punt Returns/Yards 1/25 2/2
Kick Returns/Yards 1/32 3/48
Interception Ret./Yards 1/6 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 22
Time of Possession 31:10 28:50

Team Statistics	ATL	CAR
Record	10-6	4-12
First Downs	16	18
- by Rushing	6	3
- by Passing	10	14
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	359	306
- Offensive Plays	59	63
- Yards per Play	6.08	4.86
Net Rushing Yards	178	80
- Rushing Attempts	30	21
- Yards per Rush	5.93	3.81
Net Passing Yards	181	226
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 15 - 0	39 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	184	246
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/3	3/20
- Yards per Pass Play	6.24	5.38
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/14	6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.1	8.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	8/48	11/78
Punt Returns/Yards	1/25	2/2
Kick Returns/Yards	1/32	3/48
Interception Ret./Yards	1/6	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 22
Time of Possession	31:10	28:50

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:11	4:20	OWN 42	6	25	Field Goal
1	0:39	4:54	OWN 3	10	82	Field Goal
2	4:31	1:06	OWN 34	3	7	Punt
2	1:05	1:01	OWN 7	4	23	Punt
3	15:00	4:30	OWN 25	9	51	Field Goal
3	7:35	3:51	OWN 20	7	41	Punt
3	2:09	2:28	OPP 45	6	45	Touchdown
4	12:45	1:22	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
4	7:32	5:19	OWN 17	9	35	Punt
4	1:28	1:28	OPP 47	2	7	Game

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:49	OWN 22	9	68	Field Goal
1	4:51	4:12	OWN 25	8	23	Punt
2	10:45	6:14	OWN 20	12	50	Interception
2	3:25	2:20	OWN 19	7	19	Punt
2	0:04	0:04	OWN 17	0	-8	Half
3	10:30	2:55	OWN 32	6	31	Punt
3	3:44	1:35	OWN 20	3	-13	Punt
4	14:41	1:56	OWN 25	4	13	Punt
4	11:23	3:51	OWN 21	9	28	Punt
4	2:13	0:45	OWN 20	5	27	Downs

Game MVP: Glenn Upshaw, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Glenn Upshaw	25	127	5.08	18	5	1
QB Paul Hickman	2	6	3.00	7	0	0
RB Brad Head	2	44	22.00	42	1	0
WR Arnold Carrigan	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Shaun Pochman	15	53	3.53	10	1
RB Joel Stewart	5	27	5.40	9	0
WR Joey Chacon	1	0	0.00	0	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Paul Hickman	28	15	184	1/3	0	33	0	74.1

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jamal Nelson	39	20	246	3/20	0	31	1	60.4

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Bob Spiak	4	7	39	9.75	0	15
WR Wade Raymond	3	3	54	18.00	6	33
TE Javier Rigsby	3	6	45	15.00	20	22
WR Jorge Shin	2	3	11	5.50	0	7
TE Dakota Poteet	1	4	15	15.00	2	15
WR Roman Wilson	1	2	13	13.00	3	13
RB Glenn Upshaw	1	3	7	7.00	0	7

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Buddy Matsko	5	8	71	14.20	15	23
TE Wes O'Neill	3	7	34	11.33	10	23
RB Joel Stewart	3	3	27	9.00	11	17
WR Darius Doan	3	7	43	14.33	8	22
WR Devontez Walker	2	6	42	21.00	7	31
WR Joey Chacon	2	3	11	5.50	1	8
WR Martin Perry	1	3	-1	-1.00	0	-1
TE Tony Cook	1	2	19	19.00	12	19

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Jessie Humphries	1	6	6.00	0

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Zack Gladden	5	236	47.2	38.8	54	2

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Joe Lindsay	6	300	50.0	39.2	63	3

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ty Hampton	3/3	2/2	1/1	50	0/1

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cody Diaz	1/1	0/0	0/0	27	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mo Rauch	1	25	25.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Woody Marks	2	2	1.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mo Rauch	1	32	32.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Darius Doan	3	48	16.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Jared Verse	12	1	0.0	21	42
S Jessie Humphries	6	2	0.0	21	42
ILB Ty'Ron Hopper	4	4	0.0	21	35
S Erick Halcomb	4	1	0.0	21	42
ILB Bubba Bailen	4	0	0.0	19	23
DT Roderick Burke	2	2	0.0	18	23
CB Devon Engler	2	0	0.0	16	34
CB Calen Bullock	2	0	0.0	16	32
DE Alexander Combs	2	0	0.0	8	29
DE Teddye Buchanan	1	4	1.0	20	37
CB Mo Rauch	1	0	1.0	21	40
OLB Tyrone Fauria	1	0	1.0	7	23
DE Stevon Barker	1	0	0.0	17	18
OLB Aiden Floyd	1	0	0.0	2	4
CB Lionel Vandersommen	1	0	0.0	3	12
DE Brandon Grier	0	1	0.0	0	19

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Winston Holcomb	5	3	0.0	26	25
DE Abdul Carter	5	1	0.0	29	23
CB Elijah Downs	5	0	0.0	21	22
OLB Mark Battle	4	3	0.0	20	21
OLB J.T. Cooksey	4	2	0.0	25	22
S Jake Cox	4	1	0.0	24	24
DT Alejandro Kramer	3	1	0.0	23	25
S Javon Bullard	2	1	0.0	30	29
OLB Wyatt Stringer	2	1	0.0	4	6
DT Robert Bailey	2	0	0.0	19	17
CB Liam Clemons	2	0	0.0	14	10
DE Christopher Gallagher	1	2	1.0	19	15
DT Justin Eboigbe	1	1	0.0	10	10
CB Jacob Parrish	1	1	0.0	27	21
TE Tony Cook	1	0	---	---	---
DT Marquis Culhane	1	0	0.0	8	6
ILB Freddie Paulson	1	0	0.0	5	4
CB Owen Carpenter	1	0	0.0	12	15

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Teddye Buchanan	1.0	0	1	0	37
CB Mo Rauch	1.0	0	0	0	40
OLB Tyrone Fauria	1.0	0	0	0	23
DE Alexander Combs	0.0	1	2	0	29
DE Brandon Grier	0.0	0	3	1	19
DE Stevon Barker	0.0	0	1	0	18

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Christopher Gallagher	1.0	1	0	15
DE Abdul Carter	0.0	2	1	23
DT Justin Eboigbe	0.0	1	0	10
DE Myron Bach	0.0	1	0	12
DE Kody Richmond	0.0	1	0	7

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Jared Verse	5	1	0	42
S Jessie Humphries	4	1	1	42
ILB Ty'Ron Hopper	3	0	0	35
CB Devon Engler	2	0	0	34
CB Calen Bullock	2	0	0	32
ILB Bubba Bailen	2	0	0	23
DT Roderick Burke	1	0	0	23
CB Lionel Vandersommen	1	0	0	12
CB Mo Rauch	0	3	0	40
OLB Aiden Floyd	0	1	0	4

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Elijah Downs	4	1	22
S Jake Cox	3	1	24
ILB Winston Holcomb	2	0	25
OLB J.T. Cooksey	1	1	22
S Javon Bullard	1	1	29
CB Owen Carpenter	1	0	15
OLB Mark Battle	1	0	21
OLB Wyatt Stringer	1	0	6
CB Liam Clemons	1	0	10

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Dwight Meier	3	7	30	0	29
T Bobby Fry	3	5	30	1	29
C Chase Kerr	2	5	25	0	25
G Edward Wayne	1	6	30	0	29
T Rusty Kaplan	1	3	30	0	29
G Elliot Brandon	0	1	5	0	4
TE Javier Rigsby	0	1	25	0	23

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Jake Melaragni	4	9	21	1	42
G Samuel Conley	3	4	21	0	42
T Eddie Adkisson	2	4	21	0	42
G Jackie McGarrity	0	3	21	2	42
T Bernard Fredrickson	0	1	21	0	42

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Ike Cabrer	3	21
Mo Rauch	1	14
Cesar Jefferson	1	8

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Tony Cook	1	19
Jacob Parrish	1	10

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Erick Halcomb	---	---	21	42	19	82
CB Mo Rauch	---	---	21	40	14	75
TE Javier Rigsby	25	23	---	---	21	69
G Edward Wayne	30	29	---	---	7	66
S Jessie Humphries	---	---	21	42	1	64
OLB Jared Verse	---	---	21	42	1	64
QB Paul Hickman	30	29	---	---	3	62
WR Roman Wilson	23	17	---	---	21	61
T Bobby Fry	30	29	---	---	---	59
T Rusty Kaplan	30	29	---	---	---	59
C Dwight Meier	30	29	---	---	---	59
DE Teddye Buchanan	---	---	20	37	1	58
ILB Ty'Ron Hopper	---	---	21	35	1	57
WR Bob Spiak	27	23	---	---	1	51
RB Glenn Upshaw	27	22	---	---	2	51
CB Devon Engler	---	---	16	34	---	50
C Chase Kerr	25	25	---	---	---	50
ILB Bubba Bailen	---	---	19	23	8	50
CB Calen Bullock	---	---	16	32	1	49
DT Roderick Burke	---	---	18	23	7	48
WR Wade Raymond	23	19	---	---	---	42
DE Alexander Combs	---	---	8	29	---	37
DE Stevon Barker	---	---	17	18	1	36
OLB Tyrone Fauria	---	---	7	23	1	31
RB Brad Head	8	9	---	---	9	26
DE Brandon Grier	---	---	0	19	6	25
TE Ike Cabrer	0	2	---	---	21	23
TE Dakota Poteet	7	11	---	---	2	20
S Landon Delgado	---	---	0	7	13	20
OLB Nolan Springer	---	---	0	0	18	18
WR Jorge Shin	6	11	---	---	---	17
CB Lionel Vandersommen	---	---	3	12	---	15
WR Norm Rhodes	1	4	---	---	6	11
G Elliot Brandon	5	4	---	---	1	10
T Cesar Jefferson	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Percy Reid	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Luke Newman	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Michael Rhodes	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Ty Hampton	0	0	---	---	8	8
OLB Aiden Floyd	---	---	2	4	1	7
WR Arnold Carrigan	3	4	---	---	---	7
DT Jamarree Caldwell	---	---	0	0	6	6
P Zack Gladden	0	0	---	---	5	5
RB Trevor Etienne	0	0	---	---	4	4
QB Ray Dorash	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Manuel Ford	---	---	0	0	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Jackie McGarrity	21	42	---	---	7	70
G Samuel Conley	21	42	---	---	7	70
T Bernard Fredrickson	21	42	---	---	7	70
T Eddie Adkisson	21	42	---	---	7	70
QB Jamal Nelson	21	42	---	---	---	63
C Jake Melaragni	21	42	---	---	---	63
S Javon Bullard	---	---	30	29	3	62
OLB Mark Battle	---	---	20	21	21	62
WR Joey Chacon	20	34	---	---	5	59
CB Jacob Parrish	---	---	27	21	10	58
DT Alejandro Kramer	---	---	23	25	8	56
ILB Winston Holcomb	---	---	26	25	3	54
DE Abdul Carter	---	---	29	23	2	54
S Jake Cox	---	---	24	24	2	50
OLB J.T. Cooksey	---	---	25	22	2	49
TE Buddy Matsko	16	31	---	---	---	47
CB Elijah Downs	---	---	21	22	3	46
WR Darius Doan	15	24	---	---	5	44
RB Joel Stewart	7	16	---	---	19	42
CB Owen Carpenter	---	---	12	15	13	40
DT Robert Bailey	---	---	19	17	3	39
WR Devontez Walker	14	24	---	---	---	38
TE Tony Cook	3	14	---	---	19	36
DE Christopher Gallagher	---	---	19	15	1	35
RB Shaun Pochman	15	18	---	---	1	34
WR Martin Perry	4	12	---	---	13	29
CB Liam Clemons	---	---	14	10	5	29
DT Justin Eboigbe	---	---	10	10	8	28
TE Wes O'Neill	9	18	---	---	---	27
WR Luther Burden III	2	15	---	---	7	24
S Marquis Bryant	---	---	3	5	13	21
DE Myron Bach	---	---	3	12	6	21
ILB Freddie Paulson	---	---	5	4	10	19
RB Woody Marks	0	4	---	---	12	16
DT Marquis Culhane	---	---	8	6	---	14
OLB Wyatt Stringer	---	---	4	6	1	11
DE Kody Richmond	---	---	3	7	1	11
P Joe Lindsay	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Tito Wiggins	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Cody Diaz	0	0	---	---	3	3
S Cody Finch	---	---	3	0	---	3
OLB Wade Dodge	---	---	2	0	1	3
G Micky Sandusky	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Glen Poston	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Barry Agrela	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Armand Membou	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	43	6.1
Middle	16	121	7.6
Right	6	15	2.5
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	31	4.4
Middle	10	45	4.5
Right	4	4	1.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Paul Hickman	28	15	2	2	1	4	6	1	0

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jamal Nelson	39	20	4	2	2	6	7	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	20	6.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	5	27	3.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	6	86	7.2
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	51	10.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	3	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	8	64	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	9	132	7.8
Long (19+ Yds)	8	2	47	5.9

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bob Spiak	7	4	0	39	0	23
TE Javier Rigsby	6	3	1	45	1	23
TE Dakota Poteet	4	1	0	15	0	11
RB Glenn Upshaw	3	1	0	7	0	22
WR Jorge Shin	3	2	0	11	0	11
WR Wade Raymond	3	3	0	54	1	19
WR Roman Wilson	2	1	0	13	0	17

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Buddy Matsko	8	5	1	71	1	31
TE Wes O'Neill	7	3	0	34	1	18
WR Darius Doan	7	3	0	43	1	24
WR Devontez Walker	6	2	0	42	1	24
WR Martin Perry	3	1	1	-1	0	12
RB Joel Stewart	3	3	0	27	0	16
WR Joey Chacon	3	2	0	11	0	34
TE Tony Cook	2	1	0	19	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Glenn Upshaw	2	14	7.00	5.08

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Shaun Pochman	2	8	4.00	3.53
WR Joey Chacon	1	0	0.00	0.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Paul Hickman	1	0	0	0.00	6.57

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bob Spiak	1	0	0	0.00	5.57

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

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

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
WR Joey Chacon	1	0
RB Shaun Pochman	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Paul Hickman	11	6	4

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jamal Nelson	10	5	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bob Spiak	5	3	2
TE Javier Rigsby	3	1	0
RB Glenn Upshaw	2	1	1
WR Wade Raymond	1	1	1

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Buddy Matsko	3	2	2
WR Martin Perry	2	0	0
WR Devontez Walker	2	1	1
RB Joel Stewart	2	2	2
WR Darius Doan	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 61,800 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,700 (23,600)
End Zone 13,700 (17,000)
Mezzanine 7,500 (9,800)
Sideline Seats 11,100 (15,000)
Club Seats 6,200 (8,400)
Luxury Boxes 5,600 (6,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	61,800 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,700 (23,600)
End Zone	13,700 (17,000)
Mezzanine	7,500 (9,800)
Sideline Seats	11,100 (15,000)
Club Seats	6,200 (8,400)
Luxury Boxes	5,600 (6,200)