Week 16, 2015

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Carolina Panthers	0	3	0	0	-	3
Atlanta Falcons	6	14	7	0	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:09 ATL - Matt Bryant 23 field goal
1Q: 03:17 ATL - Matt Bryant 32 field goal
2Q: 12:24 ATL - Bennie Fowler 4 pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant extra point)
2Q: 05:11 CAR - Graham Gano 31 field goal
2Q: 00:35 ATL - Bennie Fowler 5 pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant extra point)
3Q: 07:14 ATL - Devin Hester 28 pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:09 ATL - Matt Bryant 23 field goal
1Q: 03:17 ATL - Matt Bryant 32 field goal
2Q: 12:24 ATL - Bennie Fowler 4 pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant extra point)
2Q: 05:11 CAR - Graham Gano 31 field goal
2Q: 00:35 ATL - Bennie Fowler 5 pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant extra point)
3Q: 07:14 ATL - Devin Hester 28 pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant extra point)

Team Statistics CAR ATL
Record 8-7 10-5
First Downs 15 14
- by Rushing 9 4
- by Passing 5 9
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 270 273
- Offensive Plays 74 61
- Yards per Play 3.65 4.48
Net Rushing Yards 160 110
- Rushing Attempts 28 33
- Yards per Rush 5.71 3.33
Net Passing Yards 110 163
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 42 - 16 - 3 27 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 137 168
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/27 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 2.39 5.82
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 1/17 1/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.8 5.9
4th Down Conversions 1/4 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/59 6/30
Punt Returns/Yards 4/36 4/15
Kick Returns/Yards 3/78 1/26
Interception Ret./Yards 1/9 3/89
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 42
Time of Possession 30:33 29:27

Team Statistics	CAR	ATL
Record	8-7	10-5
First Downs	15	14
- by Rushing	9	4
- by Passing	5	9
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	270	273
- Offensive Plays	74	61
- Yards per Play	3.65	4.48
Net Rushing Yards	160	110
- Rushing Attempts	28	33
- Yards per Rush	5.71	3.33
Net Passing Yards	110	163
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	42 - 16 - 3	27 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	137	168
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/27	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	2.39	5.82
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	1/17	1/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.8	5.9
4th Down Conversions	1/4	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/59	6/30
Punt Returns/Yards	4/36	4/15
Kick Returns/Yards	3/78	1/26
Interception Ret./Yards	1/9	3/89
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 42
Time of Possession	30:33	29:27

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:28	OWN 32	5	8	Punt
1	9:07	0:35	OWN 24	2	-3	Interception
1	8:20	1:25	OWN 17	3	7	Fumble
1	6:02	0:59	OWN 20	3	-1	Interception
1	3:11	1:08	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
2	15:00	1:18	OWN 20	4	17	Interception
2	12:15	1:30	OWN 26	3	8	Punt
2	9:15	4:09	OWN 3	11	83	Field Goal
2	2:40	0:56	OWN 12	3	2	Punt
2	0:28	0:28	OWN 26	2	4	Half
3	11:44	3:10	OWN 11	5	19	Punt
3	7:02	1:55	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
3	3:46	3:01	OWN 6	6	51	Punt
4	14:14	1:27	OPP 46	3	2	Punt
4	11:15	3:21	OWN 34	10	63	Downs
4	6:08	0:29	OPP 37	4	0	Downs
4	3:16	1:32	OWN 24	4	-2	Downs

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:32	2:25	OWN 16	5	22	Punt
1	8:32	0:12	OPP 25	1	0	Interception
1	6:55	0:53	OPP 18	4	12	Field Goal
1	5:03	1:52	OPP 21	3	6	Field Goal
1	2:03	2:03	OWN 39	4	17	Punt
2	13:42	1:27	OPP 11	3	11	Touchdown
2	10:45	1:30	OWN 29	3	-2	Punt
2	5:06	2:26	OWN 24	3	4	Punt
2	1:44	1:16	OPP 48	5	48	Touchdown
3	15:00	3:16	OWN 20	6	29	Punt
3	8:34	1:32	OWN 27	4	73	Touchdown
3	5:07	1:21	OWN 48	3	5	Punt
3	0:45	1:31	OWN 1	3	6	Punt
4	12:47	1:32	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
4	7:54	1:46	OWN 3	3	5	Punt
4	5:39	2:23	OWN 37	3	4	Punt
4	1:44	1:44	OPP 22	5	16	Game

Game MVP: Matt Ryan, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Jonathan Stewart	19	76	4.00	25	2
Cam Newton	6	61	10.17	14	5
Oliver Doyle	2	17	8.50	10	1
Chase Daniel	1	6	6.00	6	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Devonta Freeman	18	74	4.11	17	2
Tevin Coleman	12	35	2.92	10	1
Matt Ryan	2	4	2.00	5	0
Bennie Fowler	1	-3	-3.00	-3	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Cam Newton	41	16	137	2/19	0	25	3	18.1
Chase Daniel	1	0	0	2/8	0	0	0	39.6

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Ryan	27	18	168	1/5	3	29	1	105.2

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Greg Olsen	4	12	42	10.50	15	19
WR Corey Brown	3	3	28	9.33	0	15
WR Ted Ginn	2	2	32	16.00	22	25
RB Jonathan Stewart	2	5	-4	-2.00	0	-1
RB Cameron Artis-Payne	2	3	12	6.00	0	9
WR Devin Funchess	2	11	10	5.00	0	9
FB Mike Tolbert	1	1	17	17.00	17	17
WR Teddy Williams	0	3	0	0.00	0	0
TE Scott Simonson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Oliver Doyle	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Devin Hester	4	5	56	14.00	15	28	1
WR Bennie Fowler	4	10	29	7.25	15	14	2
RB Tevin Coleman	3	3	29	9.67	21	29	0
TE Levine Toilolo	2	2	19	9.50	0	12	0
WR Michael Campanaro	1	2	6	6.00	5	6	0
WR Nick Williams	1	1	19	19.00	0	19	0
FB Grady Lofton	1	2	2	2.00	0	2	0
RB Tyler Gibbons	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE Corey Garay	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Bene' Benwikere	1	9	9.00	0

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg
OLB Justin Durant	1	0	0.00
OLB Brooks Reed	1	45	45.00
CB Jalen Collins	1	44	44.00

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Corey Brown	1	0	0	0

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Justin Durant	0	1	0	0
Jalen Collins	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brad Nortman	8	344	43.0	38.6	47	2

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Matt Bosher	10	458	45.8	40.2	70	5

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Graham Gano	1/1	0/0	0/0	31	0/0

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Matt Bryant	2/2	0/0	0/0	32	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Devin Funchess	4	36	9.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bennie Fowler	4	15	3.8	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Devin Funchess	2	52	26.0	0
Oliver Doyle	1	26	26.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bennie Fowler	1	26	26.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Charles Tillman	7	3	0.0	26	28
S Roman Harper	7	0	0.0	26	28
CB Bene' Benwikere	5	1	0.0	27	28
DT Star Lotulelei	4	2	1.0	20	24
OLB Thomas Davis	4	0	0.0	25	15
ILB Luke Kuechly	3	4	0.0	26	28
DE Jared Allen	3	2	0.0	23	20
OLB Shaq Thompson	3	1	0.0	17	8
S Colin Jones	3	0	0.0	10	5
CB Cassius Vaughn	2	1	0.0	27	22
C Ryan Kalil	2	0	---	---	---
DT Kawann Short	2	0	0.0	19	19
OLB A.J. Klein	1	3	0.0	13	14
DE Chris Canty	1	1	0.0	13	4
CB Nicolas Jones	1	1	0.0	20	19
DT Dwan Edwards	1	0	0.0	10	4
WR Devin Funchess	1	0	---	---	---
ILB David Mayo	1	0	0.0	7	0
T Nolan Schroeder	1	0	---	---	---

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Grayson Nguyen	11	2	0.0	25	42
OLB Justin Durant	8	0	0.0	23	35
CB Desmond Trufant	6	1	0.0	26	46
DT Brayden O'Neal	3	1	1.0	9	28
CB Robert Alford	3	4	0.0	22	38
S William Moore	3	2	0.0	27	41
CB Jalen Collins	3	1	0.0	25	40
DT Paul Soliai	2	1	0.0	25	34
S Aaron Osborne	2	1	0.0	8	16
DT Jonathan Babineaux	1	1	1.0	20	26
DE Chris Clemons	1	0	1.0	7	6
DE Malliciah Goodman	1	0	1.0	8	6
OLB Brooks Reed	1	0	0.0	5	6
ILB Nate Stupar	1	0	0.0	3	4
S Ricardo Allen	1	0	0.0	27	39
WR Bennie Fowler	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Joplo Bartu	0	1	0.0	5	12
DE Vic Beasley	0	1	0.0	20	40

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DT Star Lotulelei	1.0	2	24
DT Kawann Short	0.0	2	19
S Charles Tillman	0.0	1	28

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Malliciah Goodman	1.0	1	1	6
DT Jonathan Babineaux	1.0	1	0	26
DE Chris Clemons	1.0	0	0	6
DT Brayden O'Neal	1.0	0	0	28
DE Adrian Clayborn	0.0	1	4	40

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Bene' Benwikere	6	0	1	28
S Charles Tillman	3	0	0	28
S Roman Harper	3	0	0	28
ILB Luke Kuechly	1	2	0	28
OLB A.J. Klein	1	1	0	14
OLB Thomas Davis	1	0	0	15
CB Cassius Vaughn	1	0	0	22
S Colin Jones	1	0	0	5
OLB Shaq Thompson	1	0	0	8

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Grayson Nguyen	5	1	0	42
CB Desmond Trufant	4	3	0	46
CB Jalen Collins	4	0	1	40
S Ricardo Allen	1	1	0	39
OLB Justin Durant	1	0	1	35
CB Robert Alford	1	0	0	38
S William Moore	0	1	0	41
OLB Brooks Reed	0	0	1	6

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ryan Kalil	1	8	28	0	45
Amini Silatolu	1	6	27	0	44
Nolan Schroeder	1	3	28	0	45
Mike Tolbert	1	1	17	0	18
Trai Turner	1	1	27	0	43
Noah McConnell	0	2	27	3	45
Wade Reynolds	0	0	1	1	2

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jake Matthews	4	7	1	29	0	28
Chris Chester	2	7	0	26	1	28
Bryce Harris	1	3	0	30	0	28
Andy Levitre	1	2	0	33	0	28
Gino Gradkowski	0	5	0	27	0	28
Mike Person	0	3	0	6	0	0
Lamar Holmes	0	1	0	3	0	0
Levine Toilolo	0	1	0	15	0	16
Grady Lofton	0	1	0	14	0	18
Ernie McElroy	0	1	0	7	0	0

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Oliver Doyle	1	24
Colin Jones	1	19
Cameron Artis-Payne	1	17
Mike Tolbert	1	10
Chris Scott	1	9

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Michael Campanaro	2	24
Tevin Coleman	1	20
Tyler Gibbons	1	13
Lamar Holmes	1	12
Chris Chester	1	11
Mike Person	1	11

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Greg Olsen	27	42	---	---	10	79
Trai Turner	27	43	---	---	9	79
Ryan Kalil	28	45	---	---	---	73
Nolan Schroeder	28	45	---	---	---	73
Noah McConnell	27	45	---	---	---	72
Amini Silatolu	27	44	---	---	---	71
Cam Newton	27	43	---	---	---	70
Devin Funchess	20	34	---	---	15	69
Bene' Benwikere	---	---	27	28	12	67
Teddy Williams	17	27	---	---	18	62
Nicolas Jones	---	---	20	19	21	60
Cassius Vaughn	---	---	27	22	9	58
Charles Tillman	---	---	26	28	2	56
Roman Harper	---	---	26	28	2	56
Luke Kuechly	---	---	26	28	2	56
Mario Addison	---	---	23	27	3	53
A.J. Klein	---	---	13	14	26	53
Jonathan Stewart	21	24	---	---	7	52
Jared Allen	---	---	23	20	6	49
Star Lotulelei	---	---	20	24	5	49
Mike Tolbert	17	18	---	---	10	45
Ted Ginn	13	30	---	---	1	44
Kawann Short	---	---	19	19	5	43
Thomas Davis	---	---	25	15	1	41
Oliver Doyle	3	9	---	---	24	36
Colin Jones	---	---	10	5	19	34
Cameron Artis-Payne	4	13	---	---	17	34
Corey Brown	11	20	---	---	---	31
Ryan Delaire	---	---	17	8	6	31
Scott Simonson	4	7	---	---	17	28
Shaq Thompson	---	---	17	8	1	26
Anquan Boldin	3	6	---	---	9	18
Chris Canty	---	---	13	4	---	17
Dwan Edwards	---	---	10	4	1	15
Fernando Velasco	1	3	---	---	9	13
Chris Scott	1	3	---	---	9	13
David Mayo	---	---	7	0	6	13
Wade Reynolds	1	2	---	---	9	12
Winston Mitchell	---	---	4	6	2	12
Charles Johnson	---	---	3	1	5	9
Brad Nortman	0	0	---	---	9	9
Ross Wilt	0	0	---	---	9	9
Dominic Craighead	---	---	7	0	---	7
Chase Daniel	1	3	---	---	---	4
Graham Gano	0	0	---	---	3	3
Derek Krieg	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Desmond Trufant	---	---	26	46	17	89
William Moore	---	---	27	41	17	85
Ricardo Allen	---	---	27	39	2	68
Grayson Nguyen	---	---	25	42	1	68
Bennie Fowler	25	25	---	---	17	67
Jalen Collins	---	---	25	40	1	66
Chris Chester	26	28	---	---	11	65
Andy Levitre	33	28	---	---	1	62
Adrian Clayborn	---	---	21	40	1	62
Paul Soliai	---	---	25	34	2	61
Matt Ryan	33	28	---	---	---	61
Robert Alford	---	---	22	38	1	61
Vic Beasley	---	---	20	40	1	61
Justin Durant	---	---	23	35	---	58
Bryce Harris	30	28	---	---	---	58
Jake Matthews	29	28	---	---	---	57
Gino Gradkowski	27	28	---	---	1	56
Grady Lofton	14	18	---	---	19	51
Nick Williams	20	14	---	---	13	47
Jonathan Babineaux	---	---	20	26	---	46
Brayden O'Neal	---	---	9	28	5	42
Devin Hester	21	20	---	---	---	41
Tevin Coleman	14	7	---	---	20	41
Devonta Freeman	19	21	---	---	---	40
Levine Toilolo	15	16	---	---	8	39
Corey Garay	18	9	---	---	10	37
Joplo Bartu	---	---	5	12	19	36
Michael Campanaro	5	5	---	---	24	34
Aaron Osborne	---	---	8	16	9	33
Dwight Carmichael	6	1	---	---	20	27
Tyler Gibbons	8	4	---	---	13	25
Chris Clemons	---	---	7	6	6	19
Malliciah Goodman	---	---	8	6	5	19
Ernie McElroy	7	0	---	---	11	18
O'Brien Schofield	---	---	2	7	8	17
Mike Person	6	0	---	---	11	17
Jake Long	4	0	---	---	12	16
Lamar Holmes	3	0	---	---	12	15
Matt Bosher	0	0	---	---	12	12
Brooks Reed	---	---	5	6	---	11
Matt Bryant	0	0	---	---	8	8
Nate Stupar	---	---	3	4	---	7
Josh Harris	0	0	---	---	1	1
Julio Jones	0	0	---	---	---	0
Clarence McGettigan	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dominique Mazza	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	25	3.6
Middle	19	124	6.5
Right	2	11	5.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	58	5.8
Middle	13	39	3.0
Right	9	14	1.6
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Cam Newton	41	16	1	4	5	5	5	0	3
Chase Daniel	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Ryan	27	18	2	0	0	3	5	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	6	57	6.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	3	7	0.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	6	54	3.4
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	19	3.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	31	6.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	11	78	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	2	31	7.8
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	28	9.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Greg Olsen	12	4	2	42	0	42
WR Devin Funchess	11	2	1	10	0	34
RB Jonathan Stewart	5	2	0	-4	0	24
WR Teddy Williams	3	0	1	0	0	27
WR Corey Brown	3	3	0	28	0	20
RB Cameron Artis-Payne	3	2	0	12	0	13
WR Ted Ginn	2	2	0	32	1	30
FB Mike Tolbert	1	1	0	17	0	18
TE Scott Simonson	1	0	0	0	0	7
RB Oliver Doyle	1	0	1	0	0	9

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bennie Fowler	10	4	29	0	25
WR Devin Hester	5	4	56	1	20
RB Tevin Coleman	3	3	29	1	7
TE Levine Toilolo	2	2	19	0	16
WR Michael Campanaro	2	1	6	0	5
FB Grady Lofton	2	1	2	0	18
WR Nick Williams	1	1	19	0	14
RB Tyler Gibbons	1	1	5	0	4
TE Corey Garay	1	1	3	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tevin Coleman	3	14	4.67	2.92
Matt Ryan	1	-1	-1.00	2.00
Devonta Freeman	1	0	0.00	4.11

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Cam Newton	7	2	15	2.14	3.34

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Ryan	9	6	28	3.11	6.22

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Devin Funchess	3	1	9	3.00	0.91
TE Greg Olsen	2	1	6	3.00	3.50
WR Teddy Williams	2	0	0	0.00	0.00

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bennie Fowler	4	2	9	2.25	2.90
TE Levine Toilolo	2	2	19	9.50	9.50
RB Tevin Coleman	2	2	0	0.00	9.67
WR Michael Campanaro	1	0	0	0.00	3.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Cam Newton	2	1
Jonathan Stewart	1	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Matt Ryan	2	0
Devonta Freeman	2	0
Tevin Coleman	2	0
Bennie Fowler	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Cam Newton	12	5	0

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Ryan	6	2	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch
TE Greg Olsen	3	0
WR Teddy Williams	2	0
WR Corey Brown	2	2
RB Cameron Artis-Payne	2	2
WR Ted Ginn	1	1
RB Jonathan Stewart	1	0
WR Devin Funchess	1	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bennie Fowler	3	1	1
WR Michael Campanaro	1	0	0
RB Tevin Coleman	1	1	0
FB Grady Lofton	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 71,200 (71,200 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,900 (21,900)
End Zone 15,700 (15,700)
Mezzanine 9,100 (9,100)
Sideline Seats 13,900 (13,900)
Club Seats 5,600 (5,600)
Luxury Boxes 5,000 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	71,200 (71,200 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,900 (21,900)
End Zone	15,700 (15,700)
Mezzanine	9,100 (9,100)
Sideline Seats	13,900 (13,900)
Club Seats	5,600 (5,600)
Luxury Boxes	5,000 (5,000)