Week 7, 2016

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Carolina Panthers	6	7	3	21	-	37
Atlanta Falcons	6	21	0	7	-	34

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:46 CAR - Graham Gano 50 field goal
1Q: 03:08 CAR - Graham Gano 42 field goal
1Q: 03:02 ATL - David Nelson 98 kickoff return (Francis Wright extra point failed)
2Q: 11:25 ATL - Craig Stevens 7 pass from Matt Ryan (Francis Wright extra point)
2Q: 09:28 CAR - Kelvin Benjamin 66 pass from Cam Newton (Graham Gano extra point)
2Q: 06:29 ATL - Craig Stevens 4 pass from Matt Ryan (Francis Wright extra point)
2Q: 02:16 ATL - Julio Jones 22 pass from Matt Ryan (Francis Wright extra point)
3Q: 10:31 CAR - Graham Gano 43 field goal
4Q: 11:27 CAR - Greg Olsen 3 pass from Cam Newton (Graham Gano extra point)
4Q: 05:21 CAR - Jonathan Stewart 5 run (Graham Gano extra point)
4Q: 03:04 ATL - Leonard Hankerson 36 pass from Matt Ryan (Francis Wright extra point)
4Q: 00:39 CAR - Devin Funchess 6 pass from Cam Newton (Graham Gano extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:46 CAR - Graham Gano 50 field goal
1Q: 03:08 CAR - Graham Gano 42 field goal
1Q: 03:02 ATL - David Nelson 98 kickoff return (Francis Wright extra point failed)
2Q: 11:25 ATL - Craig Stevens 7 pass from Matt Ryan (Francis Wright extra point)
2Q: 09:28 CAR - Kelvin Benjamin 66 pass from Cam Newton (Graham Gano extra point)
2Q: 06:29 ATL - Craig Stevens 4 pass from Matt Ryan (Francis Wright extra point)
2Q: 02:16 ATL - Julio Jones 22 pass from Matt Ryan (Francis Wright extra point)
3Q: 10:31 CAR - Graham Gano 43 field goal
4Q: 11:27 CAR - Greg Olsen 3 pass from Cam Newton (Graham Gano extra point)
4Q: 05:21 CAR - Jonathan Stewart 5 run (Graham Gano extra point)
4Q: 03:04 ATL - Leonard Hankerson 36 pass from Matt Ryan (Francis Wright extra point)
4Q: 00:39 CAR - Devin Funchess 6 pass from Cam Newton (Graham Gano extra point)

Team Statistics CAR ATL
Record 5-2 2-4
First Downs 26 13
- by Rushing 10 2
- by Passing 16 11
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 542 315
- Offensive Plays 74 53
- Yards per Play 7.32 5.94
Net Rushing Yards 198 70
- Rushing Attempts 36 17
- Yards per Rush 5.50 4.12
Net Passing Yards 344 245
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 27 - 1 33 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 351 264
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/7 3/19
- Yards per Pass Play 9.05 6.81
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/13 5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.8 9.4
4th Down Conversions 2/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 9/62 4/30
Punt Returns/Yards 4/43 3/35
Kick Returns/Yards 4/86 2/124
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 26
Time of Possession 36:08 23:52

Team Statistics	CAR	ATL
Record	5-2	2-4
First Downs	26	13
- by Rushing	10	2
- by Passing	16	11
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	542	315
- Offensive Plays	74	53
- Yards per Play	7.32	5.94
Net Rushing Yards	198	70
- Rushing Attempts	36	17
- Yards per Rush	5.50	4.12
Net Passing Yards	344	245
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 27 - 1	33 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	351	264
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/7	3/19
- Yards per Pass Play	9.05	6.81
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/13	5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.8	9.4
4th Down Conversions	2/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	9/62	4/30
Punt Returns/Yards	4/43	3/35
Kick Returns/Yards	4/86	2/124
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 26
Time of Possession	36:08	23:52

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:57	6:17	OWN 14	13	53	Field Goal
1	5:41	2:39	OWN 49	4	26	Field Goal
1	2:45	2:42	OWN 14	3	-1	Punt
2	11:19	2:07	OWN 20	4	80	Touchdown
2	6:19	1:46	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
2	2:03	1:02	OWN 33	3	22	Interception
3	15:00	4:35	OWN 21	8	53	Field Goal
3	8:24	3:21	OWN 15	7	37	Punt
3	3:00	1:32	OWN 34	3	-2	Punt
4	14:49	3:31	OWN 15	7	85	Touchdown
4	9:48	4:33	OWN 40	11	60	Touchdown
4	2:50	2:17	OWN 29	8	71	Touchdown

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:03	OWN 21	3	3	Punt
1	6:40	0:59	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
1	0:03	3:44	OPP 49	8	49	Touchdown
2	9:12	2:53	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
2	4:33	2:30	OWN 47	7	53	Touchdown
2	1:01	1:01	OWN 20	2	-4	Half
3	10:25	2:01	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
3	5:03	2:03	OWN 19	5	-2	Punt
3	1:28	1:39	OWN 35	3	9	Punt
4	11:18	1:30	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
4	5:15	2:25	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
4	0:33	0:33	OWN 20	3	-3	Game

Game MVP: Cam Newton, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jonathan Stewart	20	81	4.05	20	2	1
Cam Newton	10	110	11.00	20	4	0
Mike Tolbert	3	3	1.00	1	0	0
Tim Partridge	3	4	1.33	6	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Devonta Freeman	13	32	2.46	9	0
Matt Ryan	2	21	10.50	17	1
Tevin Coleman	2	17	8.50	9	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Cam Newton	37	27	351	1/7	3	66	1	118.1

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Ryan	33	21	264	3/19	4	57	0	128.0

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Kelvin Benjamin	9	14	198	22.00	123	66	1
WR Devin Funchess	6	6	79	13.17	32	27	1
FB Mike Tolbert	4	5	10	2.50	8	7	0
TE Greg Olsen	3	5	41	13.67	19	27	1
RB Tim Partridge	2	2	7	3.50	3	4	0
WR Ted Ginn	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0
RB Jonathan Stewart	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
TE Jason Boswell	1	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Julio Jones	9	16	97	10.78	21	22	1
WR Leonard Hankerson	7	10	138	19.71	83	57	1
TE Craig Stevens	3	4	12	4.00	0	7	2
FB Toben Opurum	2	2	17	8.50	14	14	0
RB Devonta Freeman	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Jalen Collins	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Jason Johnson	1	0	0	0
Greg Olsen	0	1	0	0

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Tevin Coleman	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brad Nortman	4	157	39.3	30.5	50	2

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Matt Bosher	6	300	50.0	42.8	64	2

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Graham Gano	3/3	3/3	1/1	50	4/4

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Francis Wright	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	4/5

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jason Johnson	4	43	10.8	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Devonta Freeman	3	35	11.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Steven Cole	4	86	21.5	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
David Nelson	1	98	98.0	1
Jalen Collins	1	26	26.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Norman Crawford	5	1	0.0	6	24
DE Kony Ealy	3	0	1.5	11	27
CB Josh Norman	3	1	1.0	12	31
S Dominic Craighead	3	2	0.0	17	36
OLB A.J. Klein	3	0	0.0	6	7
CB Bene' Benwikere	3	0	0.0	17	35
S Oscar Barnes	3	0	0.0	17	36
CB Robert Brunner	2	3	0.0	10	28
DE Jared Allen	2	0	0.0	4	22
DT Star Lotulelei	2	0	0.0	13	31
DT Dwan Edwards	1	1	0.5	12	21
OLB Thomas Davis	1	2	0.0	12	28
OLB Shaq Thompson	1	1	0.0	7	7
QB Cam Newton	1	0	---	---	---
DE Ryan Delaire	1	0	0.0	14	26
CB Nicolas Jones	1	0	0.0	7	13
ILB Walter Ornelas	1	0	0.0	9	12
DT Craig Coleman	1	0	0.0	6	1
S Jason Johnson	1	0	0.0	1	1

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Brandon Meriweather	13	3	0.0	36	38
S Bradley McDougald	8	3	0.0	36	38
CB Sterling Moore	6	1	0.0	24	31
CB Jalen Collins	6	0	0.0	36	38
CB Desmond Trufant	5	2	0.0	36	38
DE Vic Beasley	5	0	0.0	33	36
ILB Thomas Franklin	3	2	0.0	36	38
S Dezmen Southward	3	0	0.0	2	8
DT Ra'Shede Hageman	2	0	0.5	26	25
OLB Courtney Upshaw	2	2	0.0	28	25
OLB Brooks Reed	2	1	0.0	11	10
DT J.J. Warren	2	0	0.0	18	14
DE Justin Tuck	1	2	0.5	28	26
DT Al Woods	1	0	0.0	19	25
DE Derrick Shelby	1	0	0.0	6	3

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Kony Ealy	1.5	0	3	2	27
CB Josh Norman	1.0	0	0	0	31
DT Dwan Edwards	0.5	0	0	0	21
S Oscar Barnes	0.0	1	0	0	36
DE Jared Allen	0.0	0	1	1	22
DT Star Lotulelei	0.0	0	1	0	31
DE Ryan Delaire	0.0	0	1	0	26
DE Phil Burke	0.0	0	1	0	9

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Ra'Shede Hageman	0.5	0	2	0	25
DE Justin Tuck	0.5	0	0	0	26
DE Vic Beasley	0.0	1	0	3	36
DT Paul Soliai	0.0	0	1	0	15

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Norman Crawford	6	0	24
CB Bene' Benwikere	3	1	35
S Dominic Craighead	3	0	36
OLB Thomas Davis	2	0	28
CB Josh Norman	2	0	31
OLB A.J. Klein	1	0	7
DT Star Lotulelei	1	0	31
OLB Shaq Thompson	1	0	7
CB Nicolas Jones	1	0	13
CB Robert Brunner	1	0	28

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Bradley McDougald	5	1	0	38
S Brandon Meriweather	5	0	0	38
CB Desmond Trufant	3	1	0	38
CB Jalen Collins	3	0	1	38
CB Sterling Moore	3	0	0	31
OLB Brooks Reed	2	0	0	10
OLB Courtney Upshaw	2	0	0	25
S Dezmen Southward	2	0	0	8
DE Vic Beasley	2	0	0	36
ILB Thomas Franklin	0	1	0	38

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Amini Silatolu	4	6	2	36	0	38
Trai Turner	1	7	0	35	0	31
Michael Oher	1	5	0	36	0	38
Nolan Schroeder	1	3	0	36	0	38
Demetrius Estermeyer	0	4	0	36	1	38
Greg Olsen	0	1	0	36	0	36

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jake Long	2	4	17	1	36
Ernie McElroy	1	3	17	1	36
Craig Stevens	1	1	13	0	28
T.J. Duncan	1	1	17	0	36
Andre Smith	0	4	17	0	36
Toben Opurum	0	2	12	0	18
Devan Lecuona	0	0	17	1	36

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Jason Johnson	1	22
Rashad Ross	1	21
Charles Clay	1	16
Trai Turner	1	7

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Tevin Coleman	3	12
David Nelson	2	19
Chris Wallace	1	20
Justin Durant	1	14
Devonta Freeman	1	7

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Greg Olsen	36	36	---	---	7	79
Michael Oher	36	38	---	---	---	74
Cam Newton	36	38	---	---	---	74
Amini Silatolu	36	38	---	---	---	74
Demetrius Estermeyer	36	38	---	---	---	74
Nolan Schroeder	36	38	---	---	---	74
Trai Turner	35	31	---	---	7	73
Kelvin Benjamin	34	37	---	---	---	71
Mike Tolbert	27	29	---	---	5	61
Devin Funchess	28	28	---	---	---	56
Dominic Craighead	---	---	17	36	1	54
Oscar Barnes	---	---	17	36	---	53
Bene' Benwikere	---	---	17	35	---	52
Josh Norman	---	---	12	31	7	50
Jonathan Stewart	27	21	---	---	---	48
Tim Partridge	7	13	---	---	27	47
Ryan Delaire	---	---	14	26	6	46
Star Lotulelei	---	---	13	31	1	45
Nicolas Jones	---	---	7	13	25	45
Ted Ginn	12	9	---	---	20	41
Thomas Davis	---	---	12	28	---	40
Kony Ealy	---	---	11	27	---	38
Robert Brunner	---	---	10	28	---	38
Norman Crawford	---	---	6	24	6	36
Dwan Edwards	---	---	12	21	---	33
Walter Ornelas	---	---	9	12	11	32
Charles Clay	5	10	---	---	16	31
Jared Allen	---	---	4	22	4	30
A.J. Klein	---	---	6	7	14	27
Jason Boswell	1	6	---	---	20	27
Jason Johnson	---	---	1	1	22	24
Rashad Ross	0	0	---	---	21	21
Shaq Thompson	---	---	7	7	5	19
Steven Cole	---	---	0	1	16	17
Chris Scott	1	7	---	---	7	15
Phil Burke	---	---	6	9	---	15
Teddy Williams	3	1	---	---	8	12
Graham Gano	0	0	---	---	11	11
Craig Coleman	---	---	6	1	2	9
Ross Wilt	0	0	---	---	7	7
Noah McConnell	0	0	---	---	7	7
Cedric Sutton	0	0	---	---	7	7
Brad Nortman	0	0	---	---	4	4
Derek Krieg	0	0	---	---	3	3
Chase Daniel	0	0	---	---	---	0
Elmer Smith	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jalen Collins	---	---	36	38	11	85
Sterling Moore	---	---	24	31	25	80
Bradley McDougald	---	---	36	38	4	78
Brandon Meriweather	---	---	36	38	3	77
Desmond Trufant	---	---	36	38	3	77
Thomas Franklin	---	---	36	38	3	77
Vic Beasley	---	---	33	36	3	72
Ernie McElroy	17	36	---	---	6	59
T.J. Duncan	17	36	---	---	6	59
Justin Tuck	---	---	28	26	4	58
Courtney Upshaw	---	---	28	25	3	56
Ra'Shede Hageman	---	---	26	25	3	54
Jake Long	17	36	---	---	---	53
Matt Ryan	17	36	---	---	---	53
Andre Smith	17	36	---	---	---	53
Devan Lecuona	17	36	---	---	---	53
Julio Jones	16	34	---	---	---	50
Devonta Freeman	14	26	---	---	7	47
Al Woods	---	---	19	25	2	46
Craig Stevens	13	28	---	---	4	45
Andre Caldwell	7	19	---	---	18	44
Leonard Hankerson	14	29	---	---	---	43
Corey Lemonier	---	---	6	7	22	35
J.J. Warren	---	---	18	14	2	34
Paul Soliai	---	---	12	15	6	33
Toben Opurum	12	18	---	---	3	33
Chris Polk	1	6	---	---	24	31
Dezmen Southward	---	---	2	8	18	28
Tevin Coleman	3	9	---	---	12	24
Brooks Reed	---	---	11	10	---	21
David Nelson	0	1	---	---	19	20
Les Starks	3	9	---	---	8	20
Chris Wallace	0	0	---	---	20	20
Jackie Bobbitt	2	1	---	---	13	16
Justin Durant	---	---	1	0	14	15
Derrick Shelby	---	---	6	3	---	9
Matt Bosher	0	0	---	---	6	6
Josh Harris	0	0	---	---	6	6
Robert Alford	---	---	2	3	1	6
Brady Wynn	0	0	---	---	6	6
Anthony Guthrie	0	0	---	---	6	6
Francis Wright	0	0	---	---	6	6
Brian Schwenke	0	0	---	---	---	0
Zach Stickney	0	0	---	---	---	0
Alonzo Unger	0	0	---	---	---	0
Melvin Jordan	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	47	4.7
Middle	21	141	6.7
Right	5	10	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	17	8.5
Middle	13	58	4.5
Right	2	-5	-2.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Cam Newton	37	27	6	1	1	3	3	3	1

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Ryan	33	21	3	1	2	1	7	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	88	14.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	14	119	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	8	144	16.0
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	28	5.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	142	10.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	77	7.7
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	17	3.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kelvin Benjamin	14	9	1	198	4	37
WR Devin Funchess	6	6	0	79	1	28
TE Greg Olsen	5	3	0	41	1	36
FB Mike Tolbert	5	4	0	10	0	29
WR Ted Ginn	2	1	0	8	0	9
RB Tim Partridge	2	2	0	7	0	13
TE Jason Boswell	2	1	0	0	0	6
RB Jonathan Stewart	1	1	0	8	0	21

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Julio Jones	16	9	2	97	1	34
WR Leonard Hankerson	10	7	0	138	2	29
TE Craig Stevens	4	3	0	12	0	28
FB Toben Opurum	2	2	0	17	0	18
RB Devonta Freeman	1	0	0	0	0	26

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jonathan Stewart	3	20	6.67	4.05
Cam Newton	2	14	7.00	11.00

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Devonta Freeman	2	5	2.50	2.46

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Cam Newton	5	3	17	3.40	9.49

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Ryan	3	3	12	4.00	8.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Greg Olsen	2	1	3	1.50	8.20
WR Ted Ginn	1	1	8	8.00	4.00
FB Mike Tolbert	1	0	0	0.00	2.00
WR Devin Funchess	1	1	6	6.00	13.17

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Craig Stevens	3	3	12	4.00	3.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Jonathan Stewart	3	0
Cam Newton	3	2

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Matt Ryan	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Cam Newton	7	5	2

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Ryan	9	7	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kelvin Benjamin	3	1	1
TE Greg Olsen	2	2	1
WR Devin Funchess	1	1	0
TE Jason Boswell	1	1	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Leonard Hankerson	4	3	2
WR Julio Jones	3	3	1
TE Craig Stevens	1	1	1
RB Devonta Freeman	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)