Week 17, 2046

played in Atlanta, GA

45 degrees, fair, calm

Carolina Panthers	0	0	7	7	-	14
Atlanta Falcons	7	14	0	0	-	21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:22 ATL - Griffin Spencer 24 pass from Paul Hickman (Ty Hampton extra point)
2Q: 07:27 ATL - Glenn Upshaw 29 run (Ty Hampton extra point)
2Q: 02:35 ATL - Kennedy Drenik 16 pass from Paul Hickman (Ty Hampton extra point)
3Q: 08:21 CAR - Alejandro Kramer 38 fumble return (Maxwell Radke extra point)
4Q: 05:54 CAR - Shaun Pochman 1 pass from Jake Mathews (Maxwell Radke extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:22 ATL - Griffin Spencer 24 pass from Paul Hickman (Ty Hampton extra point)
2Q: 07:27 ATL - Glenn Upshaw 29 run (Ty Hampton extra point)
2Q: 02:35 ATL - Kennedy Drenik 16 pass from Paul Hickman (Ty Hampton extra point)
3Q: 08:21 CAR - Alejandro Kramer 38 fumble return (Maxwell Radke extra point)
4Q: 05:54 CAR - Shaun Pochman 1 pass from Jake Mathews (Maxwell Radke extra point)

Team Statistics CAR ATL
Record 9-7 13-3
First Downs 18 26
- by Rushing 5 11
- by Passing 13 14
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 292 405
- Offensive Plays 67 71
- Yards per Play 4.36 5.70
Net Rushing Yards 117 173
- Rushing Attempts 25 33
- Yards per Rush 4.68 5.24
Net Passing Yards 175 232
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 20 - 1 36 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 189 247
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/14 2/15
- Yards per Pass Play 4.17 6.11
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 4/3
3rd Down Conversions 4/15 9/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.6 6.8
4th Down Conversions 2/3 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/30 3/20
Punt Returns/Yards 3/19 3/52
Kick Returns/Yards 1/17 1/28
Interception Ret./Yards 1/5 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 26
Time of Possession 26:58 33:02

Team Statistics	CAR	ATL
Record	9-7	13-3
First Downs	18	26
- by Rushing	5	11
- by Passing	13	14
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	292	405
- Offensive Plays	67	71
- Yards per Play	4.36	5.70
Net Rushing Yards	117	173
- Rushing Attempts	25	33
- Yards per Rush	4.68	5.24
Net Passing Yards	175	232
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 20 - 1	36 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	189	247
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/14	2/15
- Yards per Pass Play	4.17	6.11
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	4/3
3rd Down Conversions	4/15	9/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.6	6.8
4th Down Conversions	2/3	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/30	3/20
Punt Returns/Yards	3/19	3/52
Kick Returns/Yards	1/17	1/28
Interception Ret./Yards	1/5	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 26
Time of Possession	26:58	33:02

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:00	OWN 25	6	42	Punt
1	7:08	1:36	OWN 26	3	-10	Punt
1	5:32	1:02	OWN 45	3	0	Punt
2	14:51	4:38	OWN 10	10	48	Punt
2	7:08	1:50	OWN 25	4	17	Interception
2	2:24	0:35	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
3	11:39	2:19	OWN 16	5	8	Punt
3	5:09	3:51	OWN 4	8	30	Punt
4	12:55	2:31	OWN 14	4	24	Punt
4	8:15	2:32	OPP 47	7	47	Touchdown
4	3:34	2:51	OWN 34	13	53	Downs
4	0:01	0:01	OWN 49	1	4	Game

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:00	4:52	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
1	4:30	4:39	OWN 20	9	72	Interception
2	10:13	3:05	OWN 24	6	76	Touchdown
2	5:18	2:54	OWN 31	7	69	Touchdown
2	1:49	1:49	OWN 19	4	23	Half
3	15:00	3:21	OWN 32	6	21	Punt
3	9:20	1:15	OWN 46	3	-8	Fumble
3	8:05	2:56	OWN 25	6	17	Punt
3	1:18	3:23	OWN 29	6	21	Punt
4	10:24	2:09	OWN 33	7	23	Fumble
4	5:43	2:09	OWN 25	5	0	Punt
4	0:43	0:42	OWN 13	3	1	Punt

Game MVP: Glenn Upshaw, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Shaun Pochman	14	59	4.21	20	1
RB Frederick Rowan	7	24	3.43	17	2
QB Jake Mathews	3	16	5.33	9	0
RB Freddie Walsh	1	18	18.00	18	1

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Glenn Upshaw	21	126	6.00	29	6	1
QB Paul Hickman	4	25	6.25	9	0	0
RB Trevor Etienne	3	19	6.33	10	1	0
RB Wade Uecker	3	8	2.67	4	0	0
WR Roman Wilson	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0
WR Wade Raymond	1	-4	-4.00	-4	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jake Mathews	39	20	189	3/14	1	29	1	62.9

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Paul Hickman	36	25	247	2/15	2	24	1	95.5

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Nolan Learned	7	12	51	7.29	21	16	0
WR J.J. Bieniemy	4	7	40	10.00	1	15	0
WR Burt Watkins	3	5	41	13.67	2	16	0
RB Shaun Pochman	3	5	7	2.33	6	3	1
TE Buddy Matsko	1	4	1	1.00	3	1	0
WR Luther Burden III	1	2	20	20.00	12	20	0
RB Frederick Rowan	1	1	29	29.00	25	29	0
WR Ernest Dotson	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Darius Doan	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Wade Raymond	6	10	53	8.83	4	21	0
WR Kennedy Drenik	6	7	57	9.50	2	16	1
RB Glenn Upshaw	5	7	51	10.20	5	12	0
WR Roman Wilson	4	6	36	9.00	4	16	0
TE Griffin Spencer	3	3	33	11.00	2	24	1
RB Wade Uecker	1	3	17	17.00	3	17	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
DT Bobby Nordby	1	5	5.00	0

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Mo Rauch	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Recov	Force	TD
DT Alejandro Kramer	1	0	1
RB Skip Keeler	1	0	0
DE Luke Roenicke	1	0	0
DT Henry Alexander	0	1	0
CB Jacob Parrish	0	1	0
DE Keith Faneca	0	1	0
S Ron Migliore	0	1	0

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov
QB Paul Hickman	3	0
RB Wade Uecker	1	0
G Elliot Brandon	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Abel Money	8	330	41.3	29.8	55	3

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Zack Gladden	5	218	43.6	39.8	54	3

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Maxwell Radke	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

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

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Luther Burden III	3	19	6.3	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wade Uecker	3	52	17.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Darius Doan	1	17	17.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wade Uecker	1	28	28.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Trey de Young	10	1	0.0	30	33
S Ron Migliore	6	4	0.0	31	37
CB Jacob Parrish	5	2	0.0	29	24
S J.R. Brayton	5	0	0.0	25	28
CB Lorenzo Blades	5	0	0.0	20	25
CB Brett Grayek	4	2	0.0	19	30
ILB Monte Cristo	4	0	0.0	14	16
DT Henry Alexander	3	1	1.5	20	25
OLB Tito Dircks	3	1	0.0	10	19
DE Alan Stargell	2	1	0.0	21	25
OLB Mickey Monroe	2	1	0.0	20	13
CB Melvin Pollock	2	0	0.0	20	14
CB Phillip Reese	2	0	0.0	13	26
DE Keith Faneca	1	1	0.5	16	21
DE Luke Roenicke	1	1	0.0	26	23
OLB Shemar James	1	1	0.0	2	4
WR Ernest Dotson	1	0	---	---	---
DT Alejandro Kramer	1	0	0.0	18	26
DT Bobby Nordby	0	3	0.0	26	19

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Cooper Snee	6	0	0.0	15	16
S Landon Delgado	5	3	0.0	25	39
S Erick Halcomb	5	2	0.0	23	39
OLB Jared Verse	5	0	0.0	25	39
DE Conrad Poole	4	1	0.5	19	34
OLB Arturo Ford	4	4	0.0	25	40
S Jessie Humphries	4	1	0.0	25	42
DE Teddye Buchanan	3	0	1.5	24	38
DT Alexander Combs	3	1	1.0	11	26
CB Mo Rauch	3	2	0.0	24	39
CB Riley Carlisle	3	0	0.0	7	20
CB Lionel Vandersommen	2	0	0.0	6	12
WR Wade Raymond	1	0	---	---	---
WR Scott Wells	1	0	---	---	---
DT Diego Perry	0	1	0.0	18	17

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Henry Alexander	1.5	1	0	25
DE Keith Faneca	0.5	0	2	21
DE Alan Stargell	0.0	0	1	25
DE Dave Wyss	0.0	0	1	10

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Teddye Buchanan	1.5	0	1	1	38
DT Alexander Combs	1.0	0	2	1	26
DE Conrad Poole	0.5	1	0	0	34
DE Stevon Barker	0.0	2	0	0	12
S Jessie Humphries	0.0	0	1	0	42
DT Diego Perry	0.0	0	1	0	17

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Trey de Young	5	0	0	33
CB Lorenzo Blades	5	0	0	25
S Ron Migliore	4	0	0	37
CB Jacob Parrish	3	0	0	24
ILB Monte Cristo	2	1	0	16
CB Phillip Reese	2	1	0	26
OLB Tito Dircks	1	0	0	19
S J.R. Brayton	1	0	0	28
DT Henry Alexander	1	0	0	25
OLB Shemar James	1	0	0	4
CB Melvin Pollock	0	1	0	14
DT Bobby Nordby	0	0	1	19

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Jared Verse	4	0	0	39
CB Mo Rauch	3	1	1	39
S Erick Halcomb	3	0	0	39
S Jessie Humphries	3	0	0	42
S Landon Delgado	2	1	0	39
OLB Cooper Snee	2	1	0	16
CB Riley Carlisle	1	1	0	20
CB Lionel Vandersommen	1	0	0	12
OLB Arturo Ford	1	0	0	40

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Darien Strickland	2	5	25	1	42
C Jake Melaragni	2	5	25	1	42
T Bernard Fredrickson	2	5	25	0	42
G Demetrius Heath	2	3	25	1	42
T Artie Spinney	1	2	25	0	42
TE Buddy Matsko	1	1	17	0	17
TE Nolan Learned	0	1	23	0	39

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Dwight Meier	3	6	1	33	1	38
T Rusty Kaplan	3	6	0	33	0	38
G Elliot Brandon	2	5	0	33	0	38
TE Griffin Spencer	2	2	0	25	0	28
G Luis Weaver	1	5	0	33	0	38
G Edward Wayne	1	4	0	33	1	38
TE Cesar Shaw	0	1	0	13	0	10

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Skip Keeler	1	20
James Pierson	1	20
Jacob Parrish	1	20
Shemar James	1	8

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Jared Verse	1	20
Glenn Upshaw	1	20
Elliot Brandon	1	5
Trevor Etienne	1	4

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Darien Strickland	25	42	---	---	8	75
T Artie Spinney	25	42	---	---	8	75
G Demetrius Heath	25	42	---	---	8	75
T Bernard Fredrickson	25	42	---	---	8	75
CB Jacob Parrish	---	---	29	24	20	73
S Ron Migliore	---	---	31	37	4	72
QB Jake Mathews	25	42	---	---	---	67
C Jake Melaragni	25	42	---	---	---	67
WR J.J. Bieniemy	24	39	---	---	---	63
OLB Trey de Young	---	---	30	33	---	63
TE Nolan Learned	23	39	---	---	---	62
WR Burt Watkins	21	40	---	---	---	61
CB Brett Grayek	---	---	19	30	5	54
S J.R. Brayton	---	---	25	28	---	53
DE Luke Roenicke	---	---	26	23	---	49
OLB Tito Dircks	---	---	10	19	20	49
CB Melvin Pollock	---	---	20	14	12	46
DE Alan Stargell	---	---	21	25	---	46
DT Henry Alexander	---	---	20	25	---	45
DT Bobby Nordby	---	---	26	19	---	45
CB Lorenzo Blades	---	---	20	25	---	45
DT Alejandro Kramer	---	---	18	26	---	44
DE Keith Faneca	---	---	16	21	5	42
RB Shaun Pochman	17	24	---	---	---	41
ILB Monte Cristo	---	---	14	16	9	39
CB Phillip Reese	---	---	13	26	---	39
WR Ernest Dotson	8	20	---	---	7	35
TE Buddy Matsko	17	17	---	---	1	35
OLB Mickey Monroe	---	---	20	13	---	33
RB Frederick Rowan	10	19	---	---	---	29
TE James Pierson	4	2	---	---	20	26
RB Skip Keeler	0	0	---	---	20	20
RB Freddie Walsh	1	0	---	---	15	16
WR Luther Burden III	0	9	---	---	5	14
OLB Shemar James	---	---	2	4	8	14
WR Darius Doan	0	1	---	---	12	13
DE Dave Wyss	---	---	3	10	---	13
C Tito Wiggins	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Abel Money	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Maxwell Radke	0	0	---	---	3	3
TE Otis Ziel	0	0	---	---	3	3
T Byron Breckterfield	0	0	---	---	3	3
QB Kris Robertson	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Henry Henson	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Cris Griffith	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Christopher Weathers	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Jared Verse	---	---	25	39	20	84
CB Mo Rauch	---	---	24	39	15	78
S Erick Halcomb	---	---	23	39	15	77
G Elliot Brandon	33	38	---	---	5	76
G Edward Wayne	33	38	---	---	5	76
S Landon Delgado	---	---	25	39	11	75
OLB Arturo Ford	---	---	25	40	8	73
RB Glenn Upshaw	23	29	---	---	20	72
QB Paul Hickman	33	38	---	---	---	71
T Rusty Kaplan	33	38	---	---	---	71
C Dwight Meier	33	38	---	---	---	71
G Luis Weaver	33	38	---	---	---	71
S Jessie Humphries	---	---	25	42	---	67
DT Jamarree Caldwell	---	---	21	38	8	67
DE Teddye Buchanan	---	---	24	38	---	62
WR Roman Wilson	14	25	---	---	20	59
TE Griffin Spencer	25	28	---	---	3	56
WR Scott Wells	26	29	---	---	---	55
DE Conrad Poole	---	---	19	34	---	53
WR Wade Raymond	23	26	---	---	---	49
WR Kennedy Drenik	22	20	---	---	---	42
RB Wade Uecker	11	14	---	---	15	40
DT Alexander Combs	---	---	11	26	---	37
DT Diego Perry	---	---	18	17	---	35
TE Cesar Shaw	13	10	---	---	12	35
OLB Cooper Snee	---	---	15	16	---	31
CB Riley Carlisle	---	---	7	20	---	27
TE Andres Shelley	1	2	---	---	20	23
OLB Griffin Villa	---	---	0	0	20	20
DE Stevon Barker	---	---	7	12	---	19
CB Lionel Vandersommen	---	---	6	12	---	18
RB Trevor Etienne	6	5	---	---	4	15
P Zack Gladden	0	0	---	---	5	5
C Percy Reid	0	0	---	---	5	5
T Michael Rhodes	0	0	---	---	5	5
K Ty Hampton	0	0	---	---	4	4
CB Devon Engler	---	---	0	3	---	3
WR Jorge Shin	1	2	---	---	---	3
CB Everett Harding	---	---	0	3	---	3
S Tracy Gellar	---	---	0	3	---	3
DE Cole Lyle	---	---	0	2	---	2
WR Norm Rhodes	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Tyrone Fauria	---	---	0	0	---	0
ILB Dylan Giles	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Edwin Ruskowski	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Brenden Harding	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	48	9.6
Middle	8	32	4.0
Right	12	37	3.1
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	51	7.3
Middle	19	84	4.4
Right	7	38	5.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jake Mathews	39	20	2	3	3	4	5	2	1

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Paul Hickman	36	25	2	2	0	3	4	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	32	5.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	9	76	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	5	71	7.1
Long (19+ Yds)	9	1	10	1.1

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	7	1.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	12	83	5.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	8	96	7.4
Long (19+ Yds)	4	3	61	15.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Nolan Learned	12	7	1	51	0	39
WR J.J. Bieniemy	7	4	1	40	0	39
WR Burt Watkins	5	3	0	41	0	40
RB Shaun Pochman	5	3	0	7	0	24
TE Buddy Matsko	4	1	1	1	0	17
WR Ernest Dotson	2	0	0	0	0	20
WR Luther Burden III	2	1	0	20	1	9
WR Darius Doan	1	0	0	0	0	1
RB Frederick Rowan	1	1	0	29	1	19

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Wade Raymond	10	6	53	1	26
RB Glenn Upshaw	7	5	51	0	29
WR Kennedy Drenik	7	6	57	0	20
WR Roman Wilson	6	4	36	0	25
RB Wade Uecker	3	1	17	0	14
TE Griffin Spencer	3	3	33	1	28

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Jake Mathews	1	3	3.00	5.33
RB Frederick Rowan	1	3	3.00	3.43

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Glenn Upshaw	1	3	3.00	6.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jake Mathews	6	2	2	0.33	4.85

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Paul Hickman	4	2	24	6.00	6.86

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Shaun Pochman	2	1	1	0.50	1.40
WR J.J. Bieniemy	1	0	0	0.00	5.71
WR Ernest Dotson	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
TE Buddy Matsko	1	1	1	1.00	0.25
WR Darius Doan	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Wade Raymond	2	1	8	4.00	5.30
RB Glenn Upshaw	1	0	0	0.00	7.29
WR Kennedy Drenik	1	1	16	16.00	8.14

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
QB Jake Mathews	2	0
RB Shaun Pochman	1	1

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

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jake Mathews	12	8	3

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Paul Hickman	11	9	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Nolan Learned	4	3	1
RB Shaun Pochman	3	2	0
TE Buddy Matsko	2	1	0
WR J.J. Bieniemy	1	1	1
WR Burt Watkins	1	0	0
WR Luther Burden III	1	1	1

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Wade Raymond	3	2	1
WR Kennedy Drenik	3	2	2
TE Griffin Spencer	3	3	2
RB Glenn Upshaw	2	2	2

Section Attendance
Stadium 97,100 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 25,000 (25,300)
End Zone 17,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine 10,000 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 15,900 (16,100)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,100 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	97,100 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	25,000 (25,300)
End Zone	17,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine	10,000 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	15,900 (16,100)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,100 (9,900)