Conference Semifinals, 2019

played in Carolina, NC

36 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	0	7	0	6	-	13
Carolina Panthers	0	14	0	10	-	24

Scoring Summary
2Q: 15:00 CAR - Donny Bush 2 run (Rex Fuld extra point)
2Q: 11:22 ATL - Kurt Birney 36 pass from Matt Ryan (Jay Huntley extra point)
2Q: 04:36 CAR - Jason Boswell 9 pass from Earl Brice (Rex Fuld extra point)
4Q: 13:50 CAR - Rex Fuld 33 field goal
4Q: 09:49 ATL - James O'Shaughnessy 17 pass from Matt Ryan (Jay Huntley extra point failed)
4Q: 04:51 CAR - Amos Doleman 22 run (Rex Fuld extra point)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 15:00 CAR - Donny Bush 2 run (Rex Fuld extra point)
2Q: 11:22 ATL - Kurt Birney 36 pass from Matt Ryan (Jay Huntley extra point)
2Q: 04:36 CAR - Jason Boswell 9 pass from Earl Brice (Rex Fuld extra point)
4Q: 13:50 CAR - Rex Fuld 33 field goal
4Q: 09:49 ATL - James O'Shaughnessy 17 pass from Matt Ryan (Jay Huntley extra point failed)
4Q: 04:51 CAR - Amos Doleman 22 run (Rex Fuld extra point)

Team Statistics ATL CAR
Record 12-6 14-3
First Downs 15 24
- by Rushing 3 8
- by Passing 12 16
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 315 413
- Offensive Plays 62 68
- Yards per Play 5.08 6.07
Net Rushing Yards 58 139
- Rushing Attempts 16 32
- Yards per Rush 3.63 4.34
Net Passing Yards 257 274
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 44 - 23 - 1 34 - 28 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 269 284
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/12 2/10
- Yards per Pass Play 5.59 7.61
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 4/2
3rd Down Conversions 6/15 7/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.7 6.6
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/35 5/25
Punt Returns/Yards 2/11 1/11
Kick Returns/Yards 3/66 1/15
Interception Ret./Yards 1/39 1/17
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 37 OWN 26
Time of Possession 24:57 35:03

Team Statistics	ATL	CAR
Record	12-6	14-3
First Downs	15	24
- by Rushing	3	8
- by Passing	12	16
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	315	413
- Offensive Plays	62	68
- Yards per Play	5.08	6.07
Net Rushing Yards	58	139
- Rushing Attempts	16	32
- Yards per Rush	3.63	4.34
Net Passing Yards	257	274
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	44 - 23 - 1	34 - 28 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	269	284
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/12	2/10
- Yards per Pass Play	5.59	7.61
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	4/2
3rd Down Conversions	6/15	7/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.7	6.6
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/35	5/25
Punt Returns/Yards	2/11	1/11
Kick Returns/Yards	3/66	1/15
Interception Ret./Yards	1/39	1/17
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 37	OWN 26
Time of Possession	24:57	35:03

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:17	OWN 30	10	50	Missed FG
1	6:18	1:19	OPP 35	3	-4	Punt
2	14:51	3:43	OWN 25	9	75	Touchdown
2	4:26	2:06	OWN 28	6	29	Punt
3	11:35	2:25	OWN 10	6	29	Punt
3	8:08	1:18	OWN 42	3	4	Punt
3	5:40	1:54	OPP 47	4	19	Missed FG
4	13:43	2:08	OWN 24	3	3	Punt
4	11:35	1:57	OPP 40	4	40	Touchdown
4	8:23	0:24	OPP 34	3	0	Punt
4	4:35	2:01	OWN 25	7	35	Downs
4	1:56	0:47	OWN 19	4	15	Interception

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:43	2:25	OWN 27	5	8	Interception
1	4:59	5:08	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
2	11:08	6:42	OWN 25	12	75	Touchdown
2	2:20	2:20	OWN 20	7	70	Half
3	15:00	3:25	OWN 25	6	27	Punt
3	9:10	1:02	OWN 6	3	7	Punt
3	6:50	1:10	OWN 2	3	6	Punt
3	3:46	5:03	OWN 35	10	49	Field Goal
4	9:38	1:15	OWN 29	2	5	Fumble
4	7:59	3:24	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
4	2:34	0:38	OWN 40	3	-2	Punt
4	1:09	1:09	OPP 28	2	-2	Game

Game MVP: Brandon Graham, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Myles Exner	11	42	3.82	16	1
RB Floyd Perez	3	18	6.00	7	0
FB Collin Covington	2	-2	-1.00	1	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Donny Bush	18	67	3.72	11	2	1
RB Amos Doleman	12	66	5.50	22	3	1
QB Earl Brice	2	6	3.00	7	0	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Ryan	44	23	269	2/12	2	36	1	76.8

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Earl Brice	34	28	284	2/10	1	46	1	99.0

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Kaleb Mueller	6	14	69	11.50	13	30	0
WR Julio Jones	4	8	52	13.00	3	26	0
TE James O'Shaughnessy	4	8	64	16.00	42	30	1
TE Sergio Richardson	3	4	24	8.00	0	19	0
WR Jaelen Strong	2	2	5	2.50	0	3	0
FB Collin Covington	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Myles Exner	1	4	12	12.00	14	12	0
WR Wyatt Branch	1	1	4	4.00	1	4	0
WR Kurt Birney	1	1	36	36.00	28	36	1
TE Louie Butler	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Jason Boswell	9	12	100	11.11	42	33	1
WR Willie Snead	6	7	55	9.17	14	18	0
RB Amos Doleman	5	7	46	9.20	50	21	0
WR Kelvin Benjamin	3	3	13	4.33	0	7	0
WR Devin Funchess	3	3	19	6.33	1	11	0
RB Donny Bush	1	1	46	46.00	39	46	0
WR Heath Hopper	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Hugh Murray	1	39	39.00	0

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Luke Kuechly	1	17	17.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Recov	Force
WR Kaleb Mueller	1	1
OLB Roman Schumann	1	0
DT Colton Frimodt	0	1
WR Kurt Birney	0	1
DT Greg Crone	0	1

Carolina	Fumb	Recov
CB Dontae Johnson	1	0
WR Devin Funchess	1	0
RB Amos Doleman	1	0
QB Earl Brice	1	0
G Trai Turner	0	1
WR Heath Hopper	0	1

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Matt Bosher	6	267	44.5	32.7	55	2

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Abel Conley	4	176	44.0	41.3	49	2

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jay Huntley	0/2	0/1	0/0	0	1/2

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rex Fuld	1/1	0/0	0/0	33	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Darnell Rayburn	2	11	5.5	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Devin Funchess	1	11	11.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wyatt Branch	2	31	15.5	0
Jalen Collins	1	35	35.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dontae Johnson	1	15	15.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Darnell Rayburn	7	3	0.0	31	32
ILB Brooks Reed	7	1	0.0	27	30
OLB Roman Schumann	6	0	0.0	31	31
DE Norm Webster	4	1	1.0	28	29
S Hugh Murray	4	3	0.0	28	35
CB Robert Alford	4	1	0.0	32	36
ILB Deon Ripple	4	0	0.0	5	8
DE Frank Blades	3	2	0.0	31	34
S Diego Crane	3	2	0.0	20	24
CB Desmond Trufant	3	0	0.0	31	34
OLB Daquan Corcoleotes	3	0	0.0	15	17
DT Greg Crone	2	2	1.0	15	21
DT Craig Yount	2	1	0.0	12	20
DT Colton Frimodt	2	1	0.0	9	8
DE Ross Burnstine	2	0	0.0	17	15
DT Brandon Thompson	1	0	0.0	13	13
CB Jalen Collins	1	0	0.0	3	5
WR Kurt Birney	1	0	---	---	---

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Brandon Graham	8	0	2.0	7	18
OLB Tito Berger	6	1	0.0	12	35
CB Patrick Peterson	5	0	0.0	16	46
S Oscar Barnes	4	1	0.0	15	28
S Tre Boston	3	0	0.0	7	30
CB Theodore Myers	2	2	0.0	16	46
S Robert Brunner	2	0	0.0	1	8
OLB Dexter Austin	2	0	0.0	1	9
ILB Luke Kuechly	1	3	0.0	15	37
DT Star Lotulelei	1	2	0.0	15	37
DE Dan Jacques	1	2	0.0	11	28
DT Kawann Short	1	1	0.0	15	30
S Darrelle Revis	1	0	0.0	9	26
DE Ryan Delaire	1	0	0.0	7	22
WR Willie Snead	1	0	---	---	---
CB Nicolas Jones	1	0	0.0	9	29
DT Sammie Burgess	0	1	0.0	1	15

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Norm Webster	1.0	1	0	29
DT Greg Crone	1.0	0	0	21
DT Craig Yount	0.0	0	1	20
DE Frank Blades	0.0	0	1	34

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Brandon Graham	2.0	0	0	0	18
DE Dan Jacques	0.0	1	3	2	28
DT Sammie Burgess	0.0	1	0	0	15
DE Malcom Brown	0.0	0	2	1	15
DT Star Lotulelei	0.0	0	1	0	37
DT Quinton Dial	0.0	0	1	0	21

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Roman Schumann	5	0	31
CB Robert Alford	4	0	36
ILB Brooks Reed	3	0	30
ILB Deon Ripple	3	0	8
CB Darnell Rayburn	3	0	32
S Hugh Murray	2	1	35
OLB Daquan Corcoleotes	2	0	17
CB Jalen Collins	1	0	5
DE Norm Webster	1	0	29
DT Craig Yount	1	0	20
DE Frank Blades	1	0	34
S Diego Crane	1	0	24
DT Greg Crone	1	0	21

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Patrick Peterson	5	0	0	46
S Tre Boston	3	1	0	30
OLB Brandon Graham	3	0	0	18
S Robert Brunner	3	0	0	8
S Oscar Barnes	2	1	0	28
OLB Tito Berger	2	0	0	35
ILB Luke Kuechly	1	1	1	37
S Darrelle Revis	1	1	0	26
CB Nicolas Jones	1	1	0	29
CB Theodore Myers	1	1	0	46
OLB Dexter Austin	1	0	0	9

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Jake Matthews	3	4	16	0	46
G Bart Karl	1	4	16	0	46
G Brad Vasquez	1	4	16	0	46
TE James O'Shaughnessy	1	1	15	0	37
G Calvin Chorak	0	2	16	0	46
TE Sergio Richardson	0	1	3	0	14
C Shane Miyara	0	0	10	2	40

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Noah McConnell	3	9	0	32	1	36
C Marshal Yanda	3	5	1	32	0	36
T Austin Howard	2	6	1	32	0	36
G Cedric Sutton	2	2	0	8	0	11
G Nolan Schroeder	1	2	0	24	0	25
TE Jason Boswell	1	2	0	32	0	33
T D.J. Wallace	0	2	0	19	0	20
G Trai Turner	0	1	0	13	1	16
TE Greg Olsen	0	1	0	6	0	6

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Kaleb Mueller	1	14
Kurt Birney	1	8

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Bruce Miller	3	19
Quinton Dial	1	17
Pete Agin	1	10

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Kaleb Mueller	16	46	---	---	14	76
CB Robert Alford	---	---	32	36	2	70
G Brad Vasquez	16	46	---	---	8	70
G Calvin Chorak	16	46	---	---	8	70
ILB Brooks Reed	---	---	27	30	11	68
CB Darnell Rayburn	---	---	31	32	5	68
CB Desmond Trufant	---	---	31	34	1	66
DE Frank Blades	---	---	31	34	1	66
OLB Roman Schumann	---	---	31	31	2	64
S Hugh Murray	---	---	28	35	1	64
QB Matt Ryan	16	46	---	---	---	62
T Jake Matthews	16	46	---	---	---	62
G Bart Karl	16	46	---	---	---	62
DE Norm Webster	---	---	28	29	1	58
RB Myles Exner	11	31	---	---	16	58
C Shane Miyara	10	40	---	---	8	58
S Diego Crane	---	---	20	24	12	56
WR Julio Jones	15	40	---	---	---	55
TE James O'Shaughnessy	15	37	---	---	1	53
WR Wyatt Branch	9	19	---	---	14	42
FB Collin Covington	6	16	---	---	14	36
DT Craig Yount	---	---	12	20	4	36
TE Sergio Richardson	3	14	---	---	19	36
DT Greg Crone	---	---	15	21	---	36
DE Ross Burnstine	---	---	17	15	1	33
OLB Daquan Corcoleotes	---	---	15	17	---	32
DT Brandon Thompson	---	---	13	13	---	26
ILB Deon Ripple	---	---	5	8	9	22
DT Colton Frimodt	---	---	9	8	1	18
OLB Kurt Godsey	---	---	0	0	17	17
RB Floyd Perez	4	8	---	---	4	16
T Nathaniel Wolf	6	6	---	---	---	12
CB Kendall Blackburn	---	---	0	0	11	11
WR Kurt Birney	0	3	---	---	8	11
WR Jaelen Strong	0	10	---	---	---	10
CB Jalen Collins	---	---	3	5	1	9
P Matt Bosher	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Donnell Houle	0	0	---	---	8	8
DE Jonathan Van Nus	---	---	2	2	4	8
T Lorenzo Edwards	0	0	---	---	8	8
TE Louie Butler	1	6	---	---	---	7
K Jay Huntley	0	0	---	---	5	5
DE Jamal Hall	---	---	2	2	---	4
CB Tucker Gifford	---	---	0	0	4	4
QB Christopher Ward	0	0	---	---	---	0
CB Manuel Stone	---	---	0	0	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
C Marshal Yanda	32	36	---	---	---	68
T Austin Howard	32	36	---	---	---	68
WR Willie Snead	32	36	---	---	---	68
T Noah McConnell	32	36	---	---	---	68
QB Earl Brice	32	36	---	---	---	68
TE Jason Boswell	32	33	---	---	---	65
CB Patrick Peterson	---	---	16	46	2	64
CB Theodore Myers	---	---	16	46	2	64
OLB Tito Berger	---	---	12	35	11	58
WR Devin Funchess	19	22	---	---	15	56
WR Kelvin Benjamin	26	29	---	---	---	55
G Nolan Schroeder	24	25	---	---	5	54
DT Star Lotulelei	---	---	15	37	1	53
ILB Luke Kuechly	---	---	15	37	---	52
S Darrelle Revis	---	---	9	26	16	51
RB Donny Bush	19	18	---	---	13	50
CB Nicolas Jones	---	---	9	29	11	49
DT Quinton Dial	---	---	9	21	17	47
DT Kawann Short	---	---	15	30	---	45
T D.J. Wallace	19	20	---	---	5	44
S Oscar Barnes	---	---	15	28	---	43
DE Dan Jacques	---	---	11	28	2	41
S Tre Boston	---	---	7	30	1	38
TE Pete Agin	12	13	---	---	10	35
RB Amos Doleman	13	18	---	---	---	31
OLB Dexter Austin	---	---	1	9	20	30
G Trai Turner	13	16	---	---	---	29
DE Ryan Delaire	---	---	7	22	---	29
OLB Brandon Graham	---	---	7	18	---	25
DT Sammie Burgess	---	---	1	15	8	24
CB Dontae Johnson	---	---	0	7	14	21
TE Jesse James	0	2	---	---	19	21
FB Bruce Miller	0	1	---	---	19	20
DE Amir Mack	---	---	5	15	---	20
G Cedric Sutton	8	11	---	---	---	19
DE Malcom Brown	---	---	1	15	1	17
WR Heath Hopper	1	2	---	---	14	17
TE Greg Olsen	6	6	---	---	---	12
S Robert Brunner	---	---	1	8	1	10
OLB Grayson Glenn	---	---	4	4	---	8
K Rex Fuld	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Ross Wilt	0	0	---	---	5	5
P Abel Conley	0	0	---	---	5	5
C Horace Sellers	0	0	---	---	5	5
WR Jerald Dawson	0	0	---	---	3	3
QB Luke McCown	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	12	2.4
Middle	8	21	2.6
Right	3	25	8.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	49	4.9
Middle	11	68	6.2
Right	10	23	2.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Ryan	44	23	5	3	2	6	7	3	1

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Earl Brice	34	28	4	1	1	0	2	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	6	41	5.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	11	96	4.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	3	56	7.0
Long (19+ Yds)	7	3	76	10.9

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	13	11	102	7.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	11	97	8.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	5	52	10.4
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	33	8.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kaleb Mueller	14	6	0	69	1	46
WR Julio Jones	8	4	0	52	2	40
TE James O'Shaughnessy	8	4	1	64	1	37
RB Myles Exner	4	1	0	12	0	31
TE Sergio Richardson	4	3	0	24	0	14
WR Jaelen Strong	2	2	0	5	0	10
FB Collin Covington	1	1	0	3	0	16
WR Wyatt Branch	1	1	0	4	0	19
TE Louie Butler	1	0	1	0	0	6
WR Kurt Birney	1	1	0	36	1	3

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Jason Boswell	12	9	1	100	2	33
WR Willie Snead	7	6	0	55	0	36
RB Amos Doleman	7	5	0	46	1	18
WR Kelvin Benjamin	3	3	0	13	0	29
WR Devin Funchess	3	3	0	19	0	22
RB Donny Bush	1	1	0	46	1	18
WR Heath Hopper	1	1	0	5	0	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Myles Exner	2	9	4.50	3.82

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Donny Bush	4	13	3.25	3.72

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Ryan	2	1	17	8.50	6.11

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Earl Brice	3	2	11	3.67	8.35

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Julio Jones	1	0	0	0.00	6.50
TE James O'Shaughnessy	1	1	17	17.00	8.00

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Jason Boswell	2	1	9	4.50	8.33
WR Devin Funchess	1	1	2	2.00	6.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
RB Myles Exner	1	1

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Donny Bush	1	1
RB Amos Doleman	1	0
QB Earl Brice	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Ryan	14	7	5

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Earl Brice	10	7	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Julio Jones	5	2	2
WR Kaleb Mueller	3	1	1
TE James O'Shaughnessy	2	1	1
RB Myles Exner	2	1	1
WR Jaelen Strong	1	1	0
WR Wyatt Branch	1	1	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Jason Boswell	4	2	1
WR Willie Snead	3	2	1
WR Devin Funchess	1	1	1
RB Amos Doleman	1	1	1
WR Heath Hopper	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)