Week 5, 2044

played in Atlanta, GA

57 degrees, fair, calm

Carolina Panthers	7	0	7	6	-	20
Atlanta Falcons	3	7	7	0	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:59 CAR - Buddy Matsko 3 pass from Jamal Nelson (Eli Kennedy extra point)
1Q: 03:15 ATL - Ty Hampton 32 field goal
2Q: 08:56 ATL - Glenn Upshaw 33 pass from Paul Hickman (Ty Hampton extra point)
3Q: 08:11 ATL - Glenn Upshaw 5 run (Ty Hampton extra point)
3Q: 07:28 CAR - Ray Davis 69 run (Eli Kennedy extra point)
4Q: 01:37 CAR - Eli Kennedy 36 field goal
4Q: 00:03 CAR - Eli Kennedy 38 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:59 CAR - Buddy Matsko 3 pass from Jamal Nelson (Eli Kennedy extra point)
1Q: 03:15 ATL - Ty Hampton 32 field goal
2Q: 08:56 ATL - Glenn Upshaw 33 pass from Paul Hickman (Ty Hampton extra point)
3Q: 08:11 ATL - Glenn Upshaw 5 run (Ty Hampton extra point)
3Q: 07:28 CAR - Ray Davis 69 run (Eli Kennedy extra point)
4Q: 01:37 CAR - Eli Kennedy 36 field goal
4Q: 00:03 CAR - Eli Kennedy 38 field goal

Team Statistics CAR ATL
Record 2-3 1-4
First Downs 20 19
- by Rushing 4 6
- by Passing 15 12
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 460 327
- Offensive Plays 61 64
- Yards per Play 7.54 5.11
Net Rushing Yards 129 116
- Rushing Attempts 17 32
- Yards per Rush 7.59 3.63
Net Passing Yards 331 211
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 44 - 28 - 1 31 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 331 215
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 1/4
- Yards per Pass Play 7.52 6.59
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/12 5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.3 5.9
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 9/62 2/27
Punt Returns/Yards 4/2 1/13
Kick Returns/Yards 3/55 3/78
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 19 OWN 24
Time of Possession 27:30 32:30

Team Statistics	CAR	ATL
Record	2-3	1-4
First Downs	20	19
- by Rushing	4	6
- by Passing	15	12
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	460	327
- Offensive Plays	61	64
- Yards per Play	7.54	5.11
Net Rushing Yards	129	116
- Rushing Attempts	17	32
- Yards per Rush	7.59	3.63
Net Passing Yards	331	211
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	44 - 28 - 1	31 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	331	215
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	1/4
- Yards per Pass Play	7.52	6.59
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/12	5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.3	5.9
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	9/62	2/27
Punt Returns/Yards	4/2	1/13
Kick Returns/Yards	3/55	3/78
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 19	OWN 24
Time of Possession	27:30	32:30

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:10	OWN 15	11	85	Touchdown
1	3:09	2:02	OWN 28	3	1	Punt
2	13:39	3:05	OWN 20	8	25	Punt
2	8:44	2:45	OWN 27	6	19	Punt
2	3:05	0:58	OWN 24	3	-2	Punt
2	0:32	0:32	OWN 7	1	-2	Half
3	8:02	0:52	OWN 25	2	75	Touchdown
3	3:34	3:44	OWN 20	8	55	Downs
4	11:29	4:44	OWN 8	9	61	Interception
4	3:20	1:49	OWN 27	6	54	Field Goal
4	0:48	0:48	OWN 12	4	67	Field Goal

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:50	5:41	OWN 27	10	58	Field Goal
1	1:07	2:28	OWN 37	5	18	Punt
2	10:34	1:50	OWN 20	5	80	Touchdown
2	5:59	2:54	OWN 4	6	24	Punt
2	2:07	1:35	OWN 35	6	13	Punt
3	15:00	6:58	OWN 29	12	71	Touchdown
3	7:10	3:36	OWN 28	6	32	Punt
4	14:50	3:21	OWN 25	6	12	Punt
4	6:45	3:25	OWN 13	6	16	Punt
4	1:31	0:43	OWN 25	3	9	Punt

Game MVP: Jamal Nelson, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Ray Davis	9	85	9.44	69	2	1
RB Shaun Pochman	7	42	6.00	23	3	0
WR Joey Chacon	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Glenn Upshaw	25	74	2.96	21	1	1
QB Paul Hickman	3	23	7.67	16	1	0
RB Brad Head	3	8	2.67	4	0	0
WR Norm Rhodes	1	11	11.00	11	1	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jamal Nelson	44	28	331	0/0	1	35	1	84.5

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Paul Hickman	31	19	215	1/4	1	38	0	92.8

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Buddy Matsko	7	10	61	8.71	22	21	1
TE James Pierson	5	5	44	8.80	0	18	0
WR Marvin Staiger	4	5	24	6.00	6	19	0
RB Ray Davis	3	5	74	24.67	50	35	0
WR Darius Doan	3	4	53	17.67	0	23	0
TE Sean Johnston	2	5	17	8.50	3	16	0
RB Woody Marks	2	2	40	20.00	26	33	0
WR Bill Jeffries	1	2	10	10.00	0	10	0
WR Joey Chacon	1	4	8	8.00	8	8	0
RB Shaun Pochman	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Javier Rigsby	5	6	81	16.20	30	38	0
TE Tommy Keith	4	4	20	5.00	6	6	0
WR Jorge Shin	3	6	18	6.00	5	14	0
WR Wade Raymond	3	4	32	10.67	1	12	0
RB Glenn Upshaw	2	8	42	21.00	24	33	1
WR Roman Wilson	1	2	12	12.00	4	12	0
WR Norm Rhodes	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Jessie Humphries	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
ILB Winston Holcomb	0	0	1	0

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Glenn Upshaw	1	0	0	0
T Rusty Kaplan	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Joe Lindsay	4	195	48.8	40.5	55	1

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Zack Gladden	7	328	46.9	40.9	54	4

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Eli Kennedy	2/2	0/0	0/0	38	2/2

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ty Hampton	1/1	0/0	0/0	32	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lawrence Barnes	4	2	0.5	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mo Rauch	1	13	13.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Darius Doan	3	55	18.3	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Norm Rhodes	2	53	26.5	0
Mo Rauch	1	25	25.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Winston Holcomb	9	1	0.0	32	32
S Javon Bullard	9	1	0.0	32	32
OLB Karl Duffy	8	0	0.0	28	22
DE Abdul Carter	5	1	0.0	32	26
OLB J.T. Cooksey	4	0	1.0	16	15
CB Lawrence Barnes	3	0	0.0	16	19
S Monty Schulz	2	3	0.0	28	21
DT Adrian Fitzgerald	2	2	0.0	28	27
OLB Frank Giddens	2	1	0.0	9	8
CB Tommy Fleming	2	0	0.0	27	26
CB Jacob Parrish	1	3	0.0	26	23
DT Brant Alston	1	0	0.0	24	21
TE Sean Johnston	1	0	---	---	---
CB Peter Israelson	1	0	0.0	11	16
OLB Lewis Farrell	1	0	0.0	0	1
DE Luke Roenicke	0	1	0.0	25	23

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Bubba Bailen	8	2	15	27
OLB Jared Verse	8	0	17	44
S Jessie Humphries	7	0	17	44
S Landon Delgado	6	0	16	44
CB Mo Rauch	4	2	15	44
DE Stevon Barker	2	0	15	23
DT Roderick Burke	1	3	11	32
S Erick Halcomb	1	1	17	44
CB Devon Engler	1	0	9	25
DT Alexander Combs	1	0	9	26
CB Lionel Vandersommen	1	0	2	10
OLB Tyrone Fauria	1	0	3	16
DT Diego Perry	1	0	7	24
OLB Arturo Ford	1	0	8	13
DE Teddye Buchanan	0	1	17	40

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB J.T. Cooksey	1.0	0	0	15
DE Luke Roenicke	0.0	1	1	23
DT Brant Alston	0.0	0	1	21
DT Alejandro Kramer	0.0	0	1	16
DE Abdul Carter	0.0	0	1	26

Atlanta	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Stevon Barker	1	2	23
DT Alexander Combs	0	4	26
DT Roderick Burke	0	1	32
OLB Jared Verse	0	1	44

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Winston Holcomb	4	0	32
S Javon Bullard	2	1	32
CB Lawrence Barnes	2	1	19
OLB Karl Duffy	2	0	22
OLB J.T. Cooksey	2	0	15
DE Abdul Carter	2	0	26
S Monty Schulz	1	0	21
DT Adrian Fitzgerald	1	0	27
CB Tommy Fleming	1	0	26
OLB Frank Giddens	1	0	8
OLB Lewis Farrell	1	0	1
S C.J. Osteen	0	1	11

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Jared Verse	7	0	0	44
S Jessie Humphries	6	1	1	44
S Landon Delgado	6	0	0	44
CB Mo Rauch	3	0	0	44
CB Devon Engler	1	1	0	25
S Erick Halcomb	1	0	0	44
DE Stevon Barker	1	0	0	23
CB Lionel Vandersommen	1	0	0	10
OLB Tyrone Fauria	1	0	0	16
ILB Bubba Bailen	1	0	0	27
OLB Cooper Snee	0	1	0	12
OLB Arturo Ford	0	1	0	13

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
T Erick O'Neill	2	4	17	44
T Harold Calmus	1	4	17	44
G Darien Strickland	1	3	17	44
C Jake Melaragni	1	2	17	44
G Samuel Conley	0	4	17	44

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Dwight Meier	3	9	32	1	32
T Rusty Kaplan	2	4	32	0	32
G Elliot Brandon	1	6	32	0	32
T Michael Rhodes	1	4	32	0	32
G Edward Wayne	0	5	32	0	32
TE Javier Rigsby	0	1	26	0	28

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Kody Richmond	2	9
James Pierson	1	21
Lewis Farrell	1	8

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Ike Cabrer	4	20
Roman Wilson	2	20
Erick Halcomb	1	21

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
ILB Winston Holcomb	---	---	32	32	1	65
S Javon Bullard	---	---	32	32	1	65
T Harold Calmus	17	44	---	---	---	61
G Darien Strickland	17	44	---	---	---	61
QB Jamal Nelson	17	44	---	---	---	61
G Samuel Conley	17	44	---	---	---	61
T Erick O'Neill	17	44	---	---	---	61
C Jake Melaragni	17	44	---	---	---	61
DE Abdul Carter	---	---	32	26	---	58
DT Adrian Fitzgerald	---	---	28	27	1	56
WR Joey Chacon	17	39	---	---	---	56
CB Jacob Parrish	---	---	26	23	7	56
CB Tommy Fleming	---	---	27	26	1	54
OLB Karl Duffy	---	---	28	22	---	50
TE James Pierson	5	24	---	---	21	50
S Monty Schulz	---	---	28	21	---	49
DE Luke Roenicke	---	---	25	23	---	48
DT Brant Alston	---	---	24	21	---	45
WR Marvin Staiger	12	28	---	---	4	44
CB Peter Israelson	---	---	11	16	16	43
CB Lawrence Barnes	---	---	16	19	8	43
TE Buddy Matsko	11	29	---	---	---	40
TE Sean Johnston	10	28	---	---	---	38
RB Shaun Pochman	7	21	---	---	10	38
OLB Frank Giddens	---	---	9	8	19	36
WR Darius Doan	10	21	---	---	4	35
DT Alejandro Kramer	---	---	9	16	8	33
OLB J.T. Cooksey	---	---	16	15	1	32
S C.J. Osteen	---	---	4	11	16	31
RB Ray Davis	10	18	---	---	---	28
WR Bill Jeffries	3	6	---	---	17	26
RB Woody Marks	0	4	---	---	21	25
DE Mercury Zimmerman	---	---	4	8	8	20
DE Kody Richmond	---	---	1	5	9	15
ILB Monte Cristo	---	---	0	0	11	11
WR Luther Burden III	0	2	---	---	8	10
OLB Lewis Farrell	---	---	0	1	8	9
P Joe Lindsay	0	0	---	---	6	6
K Eli Kennedy	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Kenny Perry	0	0	---	---	6	6
G Bryan Burke	0	0	---	---	6	6
T Bernard Fredrickson	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Tito Wiggins	0	0	---	---	6	6
T Armand Membou	0	0	---	---	6	6
QB Barry Agrela	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Conrad Bollman	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Roman Wilson	32	32	---	---	20	84
S Erick Halcomb	---	---	17	44	21	82
S Landon Delgado	---	---	16	44	14	74
CB Mo Rauch	---	---	15	44	14	73
G Elliot Brandon	32	32	---	---	8	72
T Rusty Kaplan	32	32	---	---	8	72
OLB Jared Verse	---	---	17	44	6	67
QB Paul Hickman	32	32	---	---	1	65
C Dwight Meier	32	32	---	---	---	64
G Edward Wayne	32	32	---	---	---	64
T Michael Rhodes	32	32	---	---	---	64
S Jessie Humphries	---	---	17	44	2	63
RB Glenn Upshaw	28	30	---	---	2	60
DE Teddye Buchanan	---	---	17	40	2	59
TE Javier Rigsby	26	28	---	---	4	58
ILB Bubba Bailen	---	---	15	27	9	51
DT Roderick Burke	---	---	11	32	5	48
WR Wade Raymond	25	21	---	---	---	46
WR Jorge Shin	19	21	---	---	---	40
DE Stevon Barker	---	---	15	23	1	39
OLB Arturo Ford	---	---	8	13	18	39
TE Tommy Keith	10	8	---	---	20	38
DT Alexander Combs	---	---	9	26	2	37
CB Devon Engler	---	---	9	25	2	36
DT Diego Perry	---	---	7	24	2	33
DT Jamarree Caldwell	---	---	8	16	4	28
WR Norm Rhodes	8	9	---	---	8	25
TE Ike Cabrer	2	2	---	---	20	24
RB Brad Head	9	7	---	---	8	24
OLB Tyrone Fauria	---	---	3	16	1	20
OLB Cooper Snee	---	---	1	12	1	14
CB Lionel Vandersommen	---	---	2	10	---	12
T Cesar Jefferson	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Percy Reid	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Luke Newman	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Zack Gladden	0	0	---	---	7	7
RB Trevor Etienne	1	2	---	---	3	6
K Ty Hampton	0	0	---	---	5	5
QB Ray Dorash	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Mel Owens	---	---	0	0	---	0
S Manuel Ford	---	---	0	0	---	0
ILB Dylan Giles	---	---	0	0	---	0
WR Reuben Werner	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Teddy Pinner	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Dylan Marsh	---	---	0	0	---	0
CB Riley Carlisle	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	93	31.0
Middle	6	1	0.2
Right	8	35	4.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	28	4.0
Middle	18	71	3.9
Right	7	17	2.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jamal Nelson	44	28	5	1	1	4	8	0	1

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Paul Hickman	31	19	3	1	3	3	4	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	67	9.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	10	69	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	8	122	13.6
Long (19+ Yds)	11	4	73	6.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	22	3.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	6	68	8.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	7	87	6.2
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	38	12.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Buddy Matsko	10	7	0	61	1	29
RB Ray Davis	5	3	0	74	2	18
TE James Pierson	5	5	0	44	0	24
TE Sean Johnston	5	2	1	17	0	28
WR Marvin Staiger	5	4	0	24	0	28
WR Joey Chacon	4	1	0	8	0	39
WR Darius Doan	4	3	0	53	1	21
WR Bill Jeffries	2	1	0	10	0	6
RB Shaun Pochman	2	0	0	0	0	21
RB Woody Marks	2	2	0	40	1	4

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Glenn Upshaw	8	2	2	42	1	30
WR Jorge Shin	6	3	1	18	0	21
TE Javier Rigsby	6	5	0	81	2	28
WR Wade Raymond	4	3	0	32	0	21
TE Tommy Keith	4	4	0	20	0	8
WR Roman Wilson	2	1	0	12	0	32
WR Norm Rhodes	1	1	0	10	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Ray Davis	1	-1	-1.00	9.44
RB Shaun Pochman	1	10	10.00	6.00

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Glenn Upshaw	4	11	2.75	2.96

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jamal Nelson	1	1	3	3.00	7.52

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Paul Hickman	2	1	5	2.50	6.94

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Buddy Matsko	1	1	3	3.00	6.10

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Wade Raymond	1	0	0	0.00	8.00
TE Tommy Keith	1	1	5	5.00	5.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions

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

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jamal Nelson	12	7	5

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Paul Hickman	10	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE James Pierson	2	2	1
WR Joey Chacon	2	1	0
WR Darius Doan	2	2	2
WR Bill Jeffries	1	0	0
RB Ray Davis	1	1	1
TE Buddy Matsko	1	1	1
TE Sean Johnston	1	0	0
RB Shaun Pochman	1	0	0
WR Marvin Staiger	1	0	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Glenn Upshaw	4	1	1
WR Wade Raymond	3	2	2
TE Tommy Keith	2	2	1
TE Javier Rigsby	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 64,400 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,600 (25,300)
End Zone 12,000 (18,200)
Mezzanine 7,400 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 10,100 (16,100)
Club Seats 12,700 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 5,600 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	64,400 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,600 (25,300)
End Zone	12,000 (18,200)
Mezzanine	7,400 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	10,100 (16,100)
Club Seats	12,700 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	5,600 (9,900)