Week 5, 2017

played in Carolina, NC

77 degrees, fair, 12 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	7	7	7	0	-	21
Carolina Panthers	7	7	6	6	-	26

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:27 CAR - Cam Newton 2 run (Rex Fuld extra point)
1Q: 02:55 ATL - Andre Roberts 7 pass from Matt Ryan (Jay Huntley extra point)
2Q: 07:21 ATL - Kaleb Mueller 1 pass from Matt Ryan (Jay Huntley extra point)
2Q: 02:54 CAR - Willie Snead 2 pass from Cam Newton (Rex Fuld extra point)
3Q: 11:16 ATL - Khari Lee 16 pass from Matt Ryan (Jay Huntley extra point)
3Q: 00:02 CAR - Amos Doleman 12 run (Rex Fuld extra point failed)
4Q: 00:28 CAR - Mike Tolbert 7 pass from Cam Newton (Cam Newton run for conversion failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:27 CAR - Cam Newton 2 run (Rex Fuld extra point)
1Q: 02:55 ATL - Andre Roberts 7 pass from Matt Ryan (Jay Huntley extra point)
2Q: 07:21 ATL - Kaleb Mueller 1 pass from Matt Ryan (Jay Huntley extra point)
2Q: 02:54 CAR - Willie Snead 2 pass from Cam Newton (Rex Fuld extra point)
3Q: 11:16 ATL - Khari Lee 16 pass from Matt Ryan (Jay Huntley extra point)
3Q: 00:02 CAR - Amos Doleman 12 run (Rex Fuld extra point failed)
4Q: 00:28 CAR - Mike Tolbert 7 pass from Cam Newton (Cam Newton run for conversion failed)

Team Statistics ATL CAR
Record 3-2 2-3
First Downs 15 29
- by Rushing 2 9
- by Passing 12 19
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 259 437
- Offensive Plays 50 69
- Yards per Play 5.18 6.33
Net Rushing Yards 21 169
- Rushing Attempts 13 29
- Yards per Rush 1.62 5.83
Net Passing Yards 238 268
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 28 - 0 36 - 27 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 253 292
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/15 4/24
- Yards per Pass Play 6.43 6.70
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/11 6/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.0 7.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 6/35 5/40
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 3/20
Kick Returns/Yards 3/67 3/54
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 4/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 27
Time of Possession 26:05 33:56

Team Statistics	ATL	CAR
Record	3-2	2-3
First Downs	15	29
- by Rushing	2	9
- by Passing	12	19
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	259	437
- Offensive Plays	50	69
- Yards per Play	5.18	6.33
Net Rushing Yards	21	169
- Rushing Attempts	13	29
- Yards per Rush	1.62	5.83
Net Passing Yards	238	268
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 28 - 0	36 - 27 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	253	292
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/15	4/24
- Yards per Pass Play	6.43	6.70
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/11	6/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.0	7.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	6/35	5/40
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	3/20
Kick Returns/Yards	3/67	3/54
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	4/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 27
Time of Possession	26:05	33:56

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:32	1:45	OWN 35	3	-1	Punt
1	6:19	3:30	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
2	10:57	3:45	OWN 38	8	62	Touchdown
2	2:43	2:42	OWN 22	6	23	Punt
3	15:00	3:52	OWN 46	7	54	Touchdown
3	7:30	2:12	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
4	15:00	1:21	OWN 25	3	1	Punt
4	11:32	1:46	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
4	7:48	4:42	OWN 20	6	38	Punt
4	0:21	0:21	OWN 41	4	7	Game

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:28	OWN 25	8	40	Downs
1	9:47	3:28	OWN 24	7	76	Touchdown
1	2:49	6:52	OWN 21	11	48	Missed FG
2	7:12	4:29	OWN 39	8	61	Touchdown
2	0:01	0:01	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	11:08	3:38	OWN 34	6	23	Punt
3	5:18	5:18	OWN 25	12	75	Touchdown
4	13:39	2:07	OWN 32	4	23	Punt
4	9:46	1:58	OWN 30	3	2	Punt
4	3:06	2:45	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown

Game MVP: Cam Newton, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
RB Devonta Freeman	8	20	2.50	6
FB Collin Covington	3	6	2.00	4
RB Lamar Miller	1	0	0.00	0
WR Kaleb Mueller	1	-5	-5.00	-5

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Amos Doleman	10	78	7.80	17	3	1
QB Cam Newton	9	53	5.89	15	2	1
RB Donny Bush	5	25	5.00	10	1	0
FB Mike Tolbert	3	3	1.00	3	0	0
WR Justin Hunter	2	10	5.00	10	1	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Ryan	35	28	253	2/15	3	28	0	125.3

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Cam Newton	36	27	292	4/24	2	32	0	116.9

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Julio Jones	9	11	63	7.00	22	24	0
WR Andre Roberts	5	5	58	11.60	20	28	1
WR Kaleb Mueller	4	4	60	15.00	39	28	1
RB Lamar Miller	3	3	4	1.33	7	3	0
TE Craig Stevens	2	2	14	7.00	3	9	0
TE Will Tye	2	4	28	14.00	14	21	0
RB Devonta Freeman	1	3	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Khari Lee	1	2	16	16.00	0	16	1
FB Collin Covington	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Willie Snead	7	8	64	9.14	20	19	1
TE Greg Olsen	5	7	92	18.40	29	21	0
FB Mike Tolbert	5	5	74	14.80	43	32	1
WR Justin Hunter	4	8	25	6.25	7	11	0
WR Devin Funchess	2	2	14	7.00	0	10	0
RB Amos Doleman	2	2	13	6.50	8	7	0
FB Charles Clay	1	2	10	10.00	1	10	0
TE Jason Boswell	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Kelvin Benjamin	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Matt Bosher	6	301	50.2	40.2	58	1

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Sam Koch	3	135	45.0	31.7	47	0

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jay Huntley	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rex Fuld	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	2/3

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Devin Funchess	3	20	6.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jalen Collins	2	53	26.5	0
Robert Alford	1	14	14.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Devin Funchess	3	54	18.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Brooks Reed	8	1	0.0	27	36
S Malcolm Jenkins	7	1	0.0	27	35
CB Desmond Trufant	7	0	0.0	29	40
DE Vic Beasley	6	1	3.0	27	38
CB Robert Alford	6	2	0.0	13	25
CB Jalen Collins	4	2	0.0	28	37
S William Moore	3	2	0.0	18	21
OLB Courtney Upshaw	3	1	0.0	27	38
DT Amos Sherrill	3	1	0.0	21	29
S Hugh Murray	3	0	0.0	9	20
DE Ashton Lankford	2	0	1.0	21	19
DE Corey Wootton	1	2	0.0	25	37
DT Al Woods	1	0	0.0	7	12
OLB Roman Schumann	1	0	0.0	24	24
OLB Kennedy Schulz	0	1	0.0	1	3

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Luke Kuechly	5	5	1.0	13	32
ILB Shaq Thompson	5	1	0.0	11	25
S Robert Brunner	5	1	0.0	10	31
DE Brian Orakpo	4	1	0.5	5	19
CB Josh Norman	3	0	0.0	10	30
CB Emmitt Anthony	3	0	0.0	7	20
DE Kony Ealy	2	1	0.5	6	18
S Dominic Craighead	2	1	0.0	9	21
S Oscar Barnes	2	1	0.0	7	19
OLB Jonathan Casillas	2	0	0.0	4	21
DE Ryan Delaire	2	0	0.0	10	25
DT Star Lotulelei	1	2	0.0	10	26
CB Bene' Benwikere	1	1	0.0	3	8
CB Nicolas Jones	1	0	0.0	7	17
OLB Thomas Franklin	1	0	0.0	2	6
S Steven Cole	1	0	0.0	0	5
DE Mario Williams	0	2	0.0	12	26
DE Derrick Shelby	0	1	0.0	5	15
OLB Norman Crawford	0	1	0.0	2	0

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Vic Beasley	3.0	0	0	38
DE Ashton Lankford	1.0	3	0	19
DT J.J. Warren	0.0	1	1	19

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Luke Kuechly	1.0	0	1	2	32
DE Brian Orakpo	0.5	0	1	2	19
DE Kony Ealy	0.5	0	0	1	18
DE Derrick Shelby	0.0	2	1	1	15
DE Ryan Delaire	0.0	0	0	1	25

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Robert Alford	6	0	25
CB Desmond Trufant	5	2	40
ILB Brooks Reed	4	2	36
CB Jalen Collins	3	0	37
S Malcolm Jenkins	2	0	35
S William Moore	2	0	21
DE Ashton Lankford	2	0	19
S Hugh Murray	2	0	20
OLB Courtney Upshaw	1	0	38

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Robert Brunner	5	0	31
ILB Shaq Thompson	3	0	25
CB Emmitt Anthony	3	0	20
CB Josh Norman	2	1	30
OLB Jonathan Casillas	2	0	21
DE Brian Orakpo	2	0	19
ILB Luke Kuechly	2	0	32
DE Kony Ealy	2	0	18
S Dominic Craighead	2	0	21
DE Ryan Delaire	1	0	25
CB Nicolas Jones	1	0	17
OLB Thomas Franklin	1	0	6
S Oscar Barnes	1	0	19
S Steven Cole	1	0	5
CB Captain Munnerlyn	0	1	8

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Joe Hawley	2	2	13	1	37
T Andre Smith	1	3	13	1	37
T Jake Matthews	0	6	13	0	37
TE Will Tye	0	1	3	0	14
G Aidan Galbraith	0	1	5	0	11

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Ryan Kalil	6	8	29	1	40
G Trai Turner	3	6	29	0	40
G Amini Silatolu	2	4	29	1	40
T Jahri Evans	2	4	29	0	40
G Nolan Schroeder	0	0	29	2	40

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Malcolm Jenkins	2	18
Khari Lee	1	18
Roman Schumann	1	18
Jake Matthews	1	6
Desmond Trufant	1	5

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Bene' Benwikere	2	14
Shaq Thompson	1	8

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Malcolm Jenkins	---	---	27	35	18	80
CB Desmond Trufant	---	---	29	40	5	74
CB Jalen Collins	---	---	28	37	7	72
DE Corey Wootton	---	---	25	37	4	66
OLB Courtney Upshaw	---	---	27	38	1	66
DE Vic Beasley	---	---	27	38	1	66
OLB Roman Schumann	---	---	24	24	18	66
ILB Brooks Reed	---	---	27	36	---	63
CB Robert Alford	---	---	13	25	19	57
T Andre Smith	13	37	---	---	6	56
T Jake Matthews	13	37	---	---	6	56
G Kris Gaylor	13	37	---	---	6	56
DT Amos Sherrill	---	---	21	29	1	51
QB Matt Ryan	13	37	---	---	---	50
C Joe Hawley	13	37	---	---	---	50
WR Julio Jones	12	35	---	---	---	47
TE Craig Stevens	11	35	---	---	---	46
WR Kaleb Mueller	13	33	---	---	---	46
S William Moore	---	---	18	21	1	40
DE Ashton Lankford	---	---	21	19	---	40
RB Devonta Freeman	12	22	---	---	3	37
T Isaiah Battle	8	26	---	---	---	34
DT J.J. Warren	---	---	10	19	1	30
S Hugh Murray	---	---	9	20	1	30
FB Collin Covington	6	10	---	---	12	28
RB Lamar Miller	1	9	---	---	15	25
DT Al Woods	---	---	7	12	3	22
TE Khari Lee	0	3	---	---	18	21
WR Andre Roberts	4	14	---	---	1	19
TE Will Tye	3	14	---	---	---	17
WR Jeremiah Elliott	0	5	---	---	12	17
G Aidan Galbraith	5	11	---	---	1	17
ILB Deon Ripple	---	---	1	4	9	14
WR Shaquille Bittner	2	3	---	---	8	13
CB Carlton Lyle	---	---	0	0	11	11
P Matt Bosher	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Donnell Houle	0	0	---	---	6	6
G Graham Skjerven	0	0	---	---	5	5
K Jay Huntley	0	0	---	---	4	4
OLB Kennedy Schulz	---	---	1	3	---	4
RB Tevin Coleman	1	2	---	---	---	3
DE Norm Webster	---	---	1	2	---	3
CB Darnell Rayburn	---	---	2	1	---	3
OLB Bill Harris	---	---	1	0	---	1
QB Austin Davis	0	0	---	---	---	0
RB Bernard Pierce	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Jahri Evans	29	40	---	---	4	73
G Amini Silatolu	29	40	---	---	4	73
G Trai Turner	29	40	---	---	4	73
G Nolan Schroeder	29	40	---	---	4	73
C Ryan Kalil	29	40	---	---	---	69
QB Cam Newton	29	40	---	---	---	69
TE Greg Olsen	24	37	---	---	---	61
WR Justin Hunter	25	31	---	---	---	56
RB Amos Doleman	17	26	---	---	13	56
WR Willie Snead	14	24	---	---	15	53
ILB Luke Kuechly	---	---	13	32	---	45
S Dominic Craighead	---	---	9	21	15	45
ILB Shaq Thompson	---	---	11	25	8	44
OLB Jonathan Casillas	---	---	4	21	18	43
S Robert Brunner	---	---	10	31	---	41
CB Josh Norman	---	---	10	30	---	40
DE Mario Williams	---	---	12	26	---	38
WR Kelvin Benjamin	15	23	---	---	---	38
DT Star Lotulelei	---	---	10	26	---	36
DE Ryan Delaire	---	---	10	25	---	35
TE Rico Wilkins	9	6	---	---	19	34
FB Mike Tolbert	12	20	---	---	---	32
TE Jason Boswell	14	17	---	---	---	31
DE Kony Ealy	---	---	6	18	6	30
DT Craig Coleman	---	---	4	20	6	30
CB Emmitt Anthony	---	---	7	20	---	27
S Oscar Barnes	---	---	7	19	---	26
FB Charles Clay	2	7	---	---	16	25
CB Bene' Benwikere	---	---	3	8	14	25
DE Brian Orakpo	---	---	5	19	---	24
WR Devin Funchess	3	5	---	---	16	24
CB Nicolas Jones	---	---	7	17	---	24
CB Captain Munnerlyn	---	---	0	8	15	23
S Tre Boston	---	---	6	15	---	21
DE Derrick Shelby	---	---	5	15	---	20
RB Donny Bush	10	4	---	---	4	18
OLB Norman Crawford	---	---	2	0	10	12
S Steven Cole	---	---	0	5	4	9
OLB Thomas Franklin	---	---	2	6	---	8
K Rex Fuld	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Kyle Nelson	0	0	---	---	4	4
P Sam Koch	0	0	---	---	3	3
QB Ryan Fitzpatrick	0	0	---	---	1	1
C Demetrius Estermeyer	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Noah McConnell	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Cedric Sutton	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	8	1.3
Middle	4	4	1.0
Right	3	9	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	-1	-1.0
Middle	20	129	6.5
Right	7	42	6.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Ryan	35	28	5	0	0	2	3	7	0

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Cam Newton	36	27	3	0	1	4	4	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	9	48	5.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	14	120	7.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	85	12.1
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	7	68	8.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	9	77	5.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	11	147	10.5
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Julio Jones	11	9	63	1	35
WR Andre Roberts	5	5	58	1	14
TE Will Tye	4	2	28	1	14
WR Kaleb Mueller	4	4	60	2	33
RB Lamar Miller	3	3	4	0	9
RB Devonta Freeman	3	1	3	0	22
TE Craig Stevens	2	2	14	0	35
TE Khari Lee	2	1	16	0	3
FB Collin Covington	1	1	7	0	10

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Justin Hunter	8	4	0	25	0	31
WR Willie Snead	8	7	0	64	0	24
TE Greg Olsen	7	5	1	92	2	37
FB Mike Tolbert	5	5	0	74	1	20
FB Charles Clay	2	1	0	10	0	7
WR Devin Funchess	2	2	0	14	0	5
RB Amos Doleman	2	2	0	13	0	26
WR Kelvin Benjamin	1	0	0	0	0	23
TE Jason Boswell	1	1	0	0	0	17

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Devonta Freeman	1	0	0.00	2.50

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Amos Doleman	2	18	9.00	7.80
QB Cam Newton	1	2	2.00	5.89
RB Donny Bush	1	5	5.00	5.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Ryan	6	4	31	5.17	7.23

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Cam Newton	7	5	40	5.71	8.11

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Will Tye	2	1	7	3.50	7.00
WR Andre Roberts	1	1	7	7.00	11.60
RB Devonta Freeman	1	0	0	0.00	1.00
TE Khari Lee	1	1	16	16.00	8.00
WR Kaleb Mueller	1	1	1	1.00	15.00

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Willie Snead	3	3	23	7.67	8.00
WR Justin Hunter	2	1	10	5.00	3.13
FB Mike Tolbert	1	1	7	7.00	14.80
WR Kelvin Benjamin	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
RB Devonta Freeman	1	0

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
QB Cam Newton	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Ryan	10	9	5

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Cam Newton	9	7	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Lamar Miller	3	3	0
WR Andre Roberts	2	2	2
WR Julio Jones	2	2	1
WR Kaleb Mueller	2	2	2
TE Khari Lee	1	0	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Greg Olsen	2	2	2
FB Charles Clay	2	1	1
WR Justin Hunter	2	1	0
FB Mike Tolbert	1	1	1
WR Devin Funchess	1	1	0
WR Willie Snead	1	1	1

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)