Week 17, 2016

played in Carolina, NC

56 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	7	3	7	0	-	17
Carolina Panthers	14	13	0	6	-	33

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:35 CAR - Devin Funchess 16 pass from Cam Newton (Graham Gano extra point)
1Q: 09:25 CAR - Mike Tolbert 28 pass from Cam Newton (Graham Gano extra point)
1Q: 03:28 ATL - Devonta Freeman 1 run (Francis Wright extra point)
2Q: 13:01 CAR - Teddy Williams 2 pass from Cam Newton (Graham Gano extra point)
2Q: 08:00 CAR - Graham Gano 25 field goal
2Q: 01:53 ATL - Francis Wright 22 field goal
2Q: 00:03 CAR - Graham Gano 29 field goal
3Q: 08:39 ATL - Leonard Hankerson 6 pass from Matt Ryan (Francis Wright extra point)
4Q: 08:02 CAR - Graham Gano 27 field goal
4Q: 02:14 CAR - Graham Gano 32 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:35 CAR - Devin Funchess 16 pass from Cam Newton (Graham Gano extra point)
1Q: 09:25 CAR - Mike Tolbert 28 pass from Cam Newton (Graham Gano extra point)
1Q: 03:28 ATL - Devonta Freeman 1 run (Francis Wright extra point)
2Q: 13:01 CAR - Teddy Williams 2 pass from Cam Newton (Graham Gano extra point)
2Q: 08:00 CAR - Graham Gano 25 field goal
2Q: 01:53 ATL - Francis Wright 22 field goal
2Q: 00:03 CAR - Graham Gano 29 field goal
3Q: 08:39 ATL - Leonard Hankerson 6 pass from Matt Ryan (Francis Wright extra point)
4Q: 08:02 CAR - Graham Gano 27 field goal
4Q: 02:14 CAR - Graham Gano 32 field goal

Team Statistics ATL CAR
Record 5-11 14-2
First Downs 13 27
- by Rushing 2 11
- by Passing 10 14
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 225 427
- Offensive Plays 49 78
- Yards per Play 4.59 5.47
Net Rushing Yards 8 171
- Rushing Attempts 6 45
- Yards per Rush 1.33 3.80
Net Passing Yards 217 256
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 20 - 4 32 - 27 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 247 261
- Sacks/Yards Lost 6/30 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 5.05 7.76
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 2/9 5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 12.6 6.5
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/63 5/28
Punt Returns/Yards 2/29 2/24
Kick Returns/Yards 4/132 3/64
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 4/22
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 2/4
Avg. Drive Start OWN 37 OWN 31
Time of Possession 19:41 40:19

Team Statistics	ATL	CAR
Record	5-11	14-2
First Downs	13	27
- by Rushing	2	11
- by Passing	10	14
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	225	427
- Offensive Plays	49	78
- Yards per Play	4.59	5.47
Net Rushing Yards	8	171
- Rushing Attempts	6	45
- Yards per Rush	1.33	3.80
Net Passing Yards	217	256
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 20 - 4	32 - 27 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	247	261
- Sacks/Yards Lost	6/30	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	5.05	7.76
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	2/9	5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	12.6	6.5
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/63	5/28
Punt Returns/Yards	2/29	2/24
Kick Returns/Yards	4/132	3/64
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	4/22
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	2/4
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 37	OWN 31
Time of Possession	19:41	40:19

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:27	0:10	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
1	9:10	2:33	OWN 34	4	14	Punt
1	3:51	0:33	OPP 9	2	9	Touchdown
2	12:52	2:02	OWN 27	3	-14	Punt
2	7:55	2:07	OWN 20	5	37	Punt
2	3:42	1:55	OPP 49	6	44	Field Goal
3	15:00	3:34	OWN 20	6	27	Punt
3	9:43	1:10	OPP 37	3	37	Touchdown
3	6:18	3:24	OWN 17	9	29	Punt
4	13:45	0:16	OWN 39	2	0	Interception
4	7:54	0:28	OPP 39	1	0	Interception
4	5:02	0:11	OWN 9	1	0	Interception
4	2:08	1:44	OWN 32	7	12	Downs

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:33	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
1	11:17	2:07	OPP 41	4	41	Touchdown
1	6:37	2:46	OWN 2	6	12	Fumble
1	3:18	5:26	OWN 23	9	77	Touchdown
2	10:50	2:55	OWN 40	8	52	Field Goal
2	5:48	2:06	OWN 2	3	9	Punt
2	1:47	1:47	OWN 30	6	58	Field Goal
3	11:26	1:43	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
3	8:33	2:15	OWN 33	3	5	Punt
3	2:54	4:09	OWN 3	7	28	Punt
4	13:29	5:35	OWN 46	10	44	Field Goal
4	7:26	2:24	OWN 48	3	-3	Punt
4	4:51	2:43	OPP 36	7	21	Field Goal
4	0:24	0:24	OPP 44	2	-3	Game

Game MVP: Cam Newton, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Devonta Freeman	4	14	3.50	8	0	1
Tevin Coleman	2	-6	-3.00	-2	0	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Jonathan Stewart	17	44	2.59	14	1
Charles Clay	14	34	2.43	13	2
Cam Newton	9	79	8.78	18	4
Mike Tolbert	3	12	4.00	6	0
Dennis Sullivan	2	2	1.00	1	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Ryan	37	20	247	6/30	1	43	4	44.3

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Cam Newton	32	27	261	1/5	3	28	0	131.9

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Julio Jones	6	15	138	23.00	67	43	0
WR Leonard Hankerson	5	9	46	9.20	8	14	1
WR David Nelson	3	5	23	7.67	0	10	0
WR Jeremiah Elliott	2	3	20	10.00	18	18	0
FB Louis Law	2	2	9	4.50	0	8	0
TE Marcedes Lewis	1	1	10	10.00	4	10	0
RB Devonta Freeman	1	2	1	1.00	0	1	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Devin Funchess	6	7	63	10.50	10	20	1
WR Kelvin Benjamin	5	6	72	14.40	27	24	0
TE Greg Olsen	4	5	31	7.75	12	18	0
RB Jonathan Stewart	3	4	12	4.00	5	10	0
TE Jason Boswell	3	3	35	11.67	5	18	0
FB Mike Tolbert	2	2	43	21.50	33	28	1
WR Teddy Williams	2	2	1	0.50	0	2	1
RB Dennis Sullivan	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Charles Morales	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
WR Rashad Ross	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg
OLB Thomas Davis	1	8	8.00
ILB Luke Kuechly	1	14	14.00
S Tre Boston	1	0	0.00
S Dominic Craighead	1	0	0.00

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Recov	Force
Vic Beasley	1	0
Robert Alford	0	1
J.J. Warren	0	1

Carolina	Fumb	Recov
Captain Munnerlyn	1	0
Cam Newton	1	0
A.J. Klein	0	1

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Matt Bosher	5	246	49.2	44.4	61	4

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brad Nortman	5	197	39.4	33.6	53	2

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Francis Wright	1/1	0/0	0/0	22	2/2

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Graham Gano	4/4	0/0	0/0	32	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Devonta Freeman	2	29	14.5	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Captain Munnerlyn	2	24	12.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jalen Collins	4	132	33.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Steven Cole	2	48	24.0	0
Captain Munnerlyn	1	16	16.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Bradley McDougald	12	3	0.0	45	33
S Dezmen Southward	9	6	0.0	43	33
ILB Thomas Franklin	8	0	0.0	45	33
CB Robert Alford	5	3	0.0	19	21
DT Ra'Shede Hageman	5	2	0.0	28	17
OLB Courtney Upshaw	4	5	0.5	30	19
OLB Brooks Reed	4	2	0.0	22	13
CB Desmond Trufant	4	1	0.0	45	33
CB Jalen Collins	4	1	0.0	45	33
DT J.J. Warren	3	0	0.5	31	22
DE Vic Beasley	3	1	0.0	43	29
OLB Corey Lemonier	3	0	0.0	11	9
DE Justin Tuck	2	1	0.0	33	25
WR Leonard Hankerson	2	0	---	---	---
OLB Justin Durant	1	0	0.0	5	2
WR David Nelson	1	0	---	---	---
WR Julio Jones	1	0	---	---	---
CB Sterling Moore	1	0	0.0	3	2

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Bene' Benwikere	5	1	0.0	6	42
S Dominic Craighead	5	0	0.0	6	43
ILB Luke Kuechly	4	1	1.0	5	28
OLB Thomas Davis	3	1	1.0	5	37
S Tre Boston	3	2	0.0	4	41
DE Kony Ealy	2	0	2.0	6	32
ILB Norman Crawford	2	0	1.0	1	10
DT Craig Coleman	2	0	1.0	5	21
CB Captain Munnerlyn	2	3	0.0	5	42
DE Ryan Delaire	1	1	0.0	5	32
WR Ted Ginn	1	0	---	---	---
DT Kawann Short	1	0	0.0	4	23
DE Jared Allen	0	1	0.0	1	2

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Courtney Upshaw	0.5	0	0	19
DT J.J. Warren	0.5	0	0	22
DE Justin Tuck	0.0	1	1	25
DE Vic Beasley	0.0	0	1	29

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Kony Ealy	2.0	1	1	2	32
ILB Luke Kuechly	1.0	0	0	1	28
OLB Thomas Davis	1.0	0	0	0	37
ILB Norman Crawford	1.0	0	0	0	10
DT Craig Coleman	1.0	0	0	0	21
DT Kawann Short	0.0	0	2	2	23
DT Star Lotulelei	0.0	0	1	0	29
DE Phil Burke	0.0	0	1	0	17

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Thomas Franklin	6	0	33
CB Jalen Collins	5	0	33
OLB Courtney Upshaw	3	0	19
CB Desmond Trufant	3	0	33
S Dezmen Southward	3	0	33
S Bradley McDougald	2	1	33
OLB Brooks Reed	2	0	13
DE Justin Tuck	1	0	25
CB Robert Alford	1	0	21
OLB Corey Lemonier	1	0	9

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Bene' Benwikere	5	1	0	42
S Dominic Craighead	5	0	1	43
S Tre Boston	3	1	1	41
OLB Thomas Davis	2	0	1	37
CB Captain Munnerlyn	2	0	0	42
S Steven Cole	1	1	0	35
ILB Luke Kuechly	1	0	1	28
DT Craig Coleman	1	0	0	21
DE Phil Burke	0	1	0	17

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ernie McElroy	2	2	6	1	43
T.J. Duncan	1	3	6	0	43
Louis Law	0	1	3	0	19
Andre Smith	0	0	6	2	43
Devan Lecuona	0	0	6	2	43
Anthony Guthrie	0	0	6	1	43

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Demetrius Estermeyer	4	10	45	0	33
Cedric Sutton	2	5	45	0	33
Michael Oher	1	6	45	0	33
Noah McConnell	1	5	45	1	33
Amini Silatolu	0	7	45	0	33
Greg Olsen	0	1	38	0	29
Mike Tolbert	0	1	31	0	16
Jason Boswell	0	1	11	0	8

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Tevin Coleman	4	21
Robert Alford	1	12

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Rashad Ross	2	20
Charles Morales	2	19
Charles Clay	2	13

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jalen Collins	---	---	45	33	11	89
Bradley McDougald	---	---	45	33	4	82
Desmond Trufant	---	---	45	33	4	82
Thomas Franklin	---	---	45	33	4	82
Vic Beasley	---	---	43	29	9	81
Dezmen Southward	---	---	43	33	4	80
Justin Tuck	---	---	33	25	3	61
Al Woods	---	---	26	21	8	55
Ernie McElroy	6	43	---	---	6	55
J.J. Warren	---	---	31	22	1	54
Courtney Upshaw	---	---	30	19	4	53
Robert Alford	---	---	19	21	12	52
Matt Ryan	6	43	---	---	---	49
Andre Smith	6	43	---	---	---	49
Devan Lecuona	6	43	---	---	---	49
T.J. Duncan	6	43	---	---	---	49
Anthony Guthrie	6	43	---	---	---	49
Ra'Shede Hageman	---	---	28	17	3	48
Leonard Hankerson	5	42	---	---	---	47
Julio Jones	4	39	---	---	---	43
Devonta Freeman	4	30	---	---	7	41
Corey Lemonier	---	---	11	9	20	40
David Nelson	4	25	---	---	7	36
Brooks Reed	---	---	22	13	1	36
Marcedes Lewis	4	25	---	---	5	34
Derrick Shelby	---	---	14	12	1	27
Tevin Coleman	2	4	---	---	21	27
Louis Law	3	19	---	---	5	27
Tyler Chambers	---	---	7	6	14	27
Sterling Moore	---	---	3	2	21	26
Les Starks	0	9	---	---	13	22
Jeremiah Elliott	0	9	---	---	13	22
Jackie Bobbitt	3	7	---	---	11	21
Chris Wallace	0	3	---	---	16	19
Justin Durant	---	---	5	2	10	17
George Foster	1	3	---	---	8	12
Josh Harris	0	0	---	---	6	6
Mike Remmers	0	0	---	---	6	6
Brian Schwenke	0	0	---	---	6	6
Brady Wynn	0	0	---	---	6	6
Matt Bosher	0	0	---	---	5	5
Francis Wright	0	0	---	---	5	5
Melvin Jordan	---	---	0	0	3	3
Andre Caldwell	0	0	---	---	2	2
Zach Stickney	0	0	---	---	1	1
Alonzo Unger	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Cedric Sutton	45	33	---	---	9	87
Captain Munnerlyn	---	---	5	42	32	79
Michael Oher	45	33	---	---	---	78
Cam Newton	45	33	---	---	---	78
Amini Silatolu	45	33	---	---	---	78
Demetrius Estermeyer	45	33	---	---	---	78
Noah McConnell	45	33	---	---	---	78
Greg Olsen	38	29	---	---	5	72
Bene' Benwikere	---	---	6	42	11	59
Steven Cole	---	---	6	35	18	59
Charles Clay	23	21	---	---	13	57
Kelvin Benjamin	30	27	---	---	---	57
Mike Tolbert	31	16	---	---	7	54
Tre Boston	---	---	4	41	5	50
Dominic Craighead	---	---	6	43	1	50
Ted Ginn	17	15	---	---	16	48
A.J. Klein	---	---	1	22	22	45
Ryan Delaire	---	---	5	32	7	44
Thomas Davis	---	---	5	37	1	43
Devin Funchess	26	17	---	---	---	43
Kony Ealy	---	---	6	32	1	39
Luke Kuechly	---	---	5	28	1	34
Jonathan Stewart	21	11	---	---	---	32
Charles Morales	5	8	---	---	19	32
Star Lotulelei	---	---	1	29	1	31
Kawann Short	---	---	4	23	4	31
Rashad Ross	5	6	---	---	20	31
Teddy Williams	16	5	---	---	7	28
Jason Boswell	11	8	---	---	7	26
Craig Coleman	---	---	5	21	---	26
Tim Partridge	0	0	---	---	19	19
Phil Burke	---	---	1	17	---	18
Shaq Thompson	---	---	1	8	3	12
Robert Brunner	---	---	3	9	---	12
Graham Gano	0	0	---	---	11	11
Norman Crawford	---	---	1	10	---	11
Chris Scott	0	0	---	---	9	9
John Urschel	0	0	---	---	9	9
Ross Wilt	0	0	---	---	9	9
Elmer Smith	0	0	---	---	9	9
Brad Nortman	0	0	---	---	5	5
Jared Allen	---	---	1	2	1	4
Derek Krieg	0	0	---	---	4	4
Dennis Sullivan	2	2	---	---	---	4
Chase Daniel	0	0	---	---	---	0
Walter Ornelas	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	8	8.0
Middle	5	0	0.0
Right	0	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	23	2.3
Middle	28	136	4.9
Right	5	15	3.0
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Ryan	37	20	3	2	1	4	5	5	4

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Cam Newton	32	27	4	0	1	1	2	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	19	4.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	11	108	8.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	7	120	7.5
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	17	3.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	15	137	9.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	6	89	8.1
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	18	18.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Julio Jones	15	6	0	138	3	39
WR Leonard Hankerson	9	5	0	46	0	42
WR David Nelson	5	3	1	23	0	25
WR Jeremiah Elliott	3	2	0	20	0	9
RB Devonta Freeman	2	1	0	1	0	30
FB Louis Law	2	2	0	9	0	19
TE Marcedes Lewis	1	1	0	10	0	25

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Devin Funchess	7	6	0	63	1	17
WR Kelvin Benjamin	6	5	0	72	2	27
TE Greg Olsen	5	4	1	31	0	29
RB Jonathan Stewart	4	3	0	12	0	11
TE Jason Boswell	3	3	0	35	0	8
FB Mike Tolbert	2	2	0	43	1	16
WR Teddy Williams	2	2	0	1	0	5
WR Rashad Ross	1	0	0	0	0	6
RB Dennis Sullivan	1	1	0	3	0	2
TE Charles Morales	1	1	0	1	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Devonta Freeman	2	9	4.50	3.50

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jonathan Stewart	4	3	0.75	2.59
Cam Newton	2	18	9.00	8.78
Charles Clay	1	2	2.00	2.43
Dennis Sullivan	1	1	1.00	1.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Ryan	4	3	15	3.75	6.68

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Cam Newton	6	4	26	4.33	8.16

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR David Nelson	1	1	8	8.00	4.60
WR Leonard Hankerson	1	1	6	6.00	5.11
WR Julio Jones	1	0	0	0.00	9.20
FB Louis Law	1	1	1	1.00	4.50

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Greg Olsen	3	2	8	2.67	6.20
RB Jonathan Stewart	1	0	0	0.00	3.00
WR Teddy Williams	1	1	2	2.00	0.50
WR Devin Funchess	1	1	16	16.00	9.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Mike Tolbert	2	2
Dennis Sullivan	2	0
Charles Clay	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Ryan	7	4	2

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Cam Newton	9	9	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Julio Jones	3	1	0
WR Jeremiah Elliott	3	2	2
WR David Nelson	1	1	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Greg Olsen	2	2	0
WR Kelvin Benjamin	2	2	2
WR Devin Funchess	2	2	1
RB Jonathan Stewart	1	1	0
WR Teddy Williams	1	1	0
RB Dennis Sullivan	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 73,800 (73,800 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,100 (21,100)
End Zone 15,200 (15,200)
Mezzanine 8,800 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 13,400 (13,400)
Club Seats 11,400 (11,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,900 (3,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	73,800 (73,800 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,100 (21,100)
End Zone	15,200 (15,200)
Mezzanine	8,800 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	13,400 (13,400)
Club Seats	11,400 (11,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,900 (3,900)