Regular Season Week 3: Atlanta Falcons at Carolina Panthers
September 20, 2015 72° Ericsson Stadium
Attendance: 71,933 (96%)
Atlanta Falcons 3 3 7 0 - 13
Carolina Panthers 10 10 14 15 - 49
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Carolina Panthers: 2-2-ATL 2 (11:23) 27-Martin Salter ran for 2 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 4-Frank Aoki. CAR 7 ATL 0
(Qtr 1) Atlanta Falcons: 4-16-CAR 17 (7:59) 19-Rodney Lopez 35 yard field goal is GOOD. CAR 7 ATL 3
(Qtr 1) Carolina Panthers: 4-4-ATL 30 (5:00) 4-Frank Aoki 47 yard field goal is GOOD. CAR 10 ATL 3
(Qtr 2) Carolina Panthers: 4-9-ATL 20 (14:24) 4-Frank Aoki 37 yard field goal is GOOD. CAR 13 ATL 3
(Qtr 2) Atlanta Falcons: 4-13-CAR 13 (2:49) 19-Rodney Lopez 31 yard field goal is GOOD. CAR 13 ATL 6
(Qtr 2) Carolina Panthers: 2-10-CAR 47 (0:14) 8-John Snapp pass complete to 32-Roland Wallace for 53 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 4-Frank Aoki. CAR 79-Dennis Smith was injured on the play. He looks like he should be able to return. CAR 20 ATL 6
(Qtr 3) Carolina Panthers: 1-10-ATL 18 (11:04) 21-Larry Medina ran for 18 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 4-Frank Aoki. CAR 27 ATL 6
(Qtr 3) Carolina Panthers: 2-4-ATL 4 (8:57) 24-Sterling Murray ran for 4 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 4-Frank Aoki. CAR 34 ATL 6
(Qtr 3) Atlanta Falcons: 2-7-CAR 12 (0:17) 18-Brian Wu pass complete to 84-Mark Ng for 12 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 19-Rodney Lopez. CAR 34 ATL 13
(Qtr 4) Carolina Panthers: 2-3-ATL 3 (6:48) 21-Larry Medina ran to ATL 0 for 3 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 4-Frank Aoki. CAR 41 ATL 13
(Qtr 4) Carolina Panthers: 3-9-ATL 10 (0:40) 24-Sterling Murray ran for 10 yards. TOUCHDOWN! 21-Larry Medina ran for 2 yards. CONVERSION GOOD! ATL 52-John Kelly was injured on the play. CAR 49 ATL 13
Team Statistics
Carolina Panthers Atlanta Falcons
First Downs 19 15
- Rushing 11 5
- Passing 7 8
- Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 395 210
- Offensive Plays 62 70
- Yards Per Play 6.37 3.00
Net Rushing Yards 219 34
- Rushing Attempts 35 26
- Yards Per Rush 6.26 1.31
Net Passing Yards 176 176
- Att/Comp/Int 26 / 18 / 0 38 / 21 / 1
- Gross Passing Yards 185 216
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1 / 9 6 / 40
- Yards Per Pass Play 6.52 4.00
- Yards Per Completion 10.28 10.29
Fumbles/Lost 0 / 0 4 / 2
3rd Down Conversions 3 / 9 8 / 19
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 8.3 9.9
4th Down Conversions 0 / 1 2 / 2
Penalties/Yards 6 / 48 3 / 20
Punt Returns/Yards 5 / 36 1 / 2
Kick Returns/Yards 2 / 70 1 / 21
Int Returns/Yards 1 / 0 0 / 0
2pt Conversions 1 / 1 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 6 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 5 / 1 1 / 2
Avg Drive Start OWN 42 OWN 27
Time of Possession 29:19 30:39
Drive Charts
Carolina Panthers
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 3:39 OWN 30 7 70 Touchdown
1 7:56 3:00 OWN 34 5 36 Field Goal
1 3:58 4:37 OWN 41 10 39 Field Goal
2 12:46 1:55 OWN 42 4 -1 Downs
2 9:21 2:12 OWN 19 3 1 Punt
2 2:46 0:55 OWN 25 3 8 Punt
2 0:17 0:13 OWN 47 2 53 Touchdown
3 12:23 1:23 OPP 40 4 40 Touchdown
3 10:55 2:01 OPP 28 5 28 Touchdown
3 0:13 0:58 OWN 25 3 4 Punt
4 10:10 3:25 OPP 43 6 43 Touchdown
4 5:38 5:01 OWN 47 9 53 Touchdown
Atlanta Falcons
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 11:21 3:25 OWN 25 9 58 Field Goal
1 4:56 0:58 OWN 25 3 -2 Punt
2 14:21 1:35 OWN 25 3 -14 Punt
2 10:51 1:30 OPP 41 3 -10 Punt
2 7:08 4:23 OWN 36 11 51 Field Goal
2 1:51 1:34 OWN 20 3 -8 Punt
2 0:04 0:04 OWN 25 1 4 Half
3 15:00 2:37 OWN 25 6 14 Interception
3 11:00 0:05 OWN 25 1 0 Fumble
3 8:53 8:40 OWN 25 15 75 Touchdown
4 14:15 4:05 OWN 24 9 31 Fumble
4 6:45 1:07 OWN 11 3 7 Punt
4 0:36 0:36 OWN 25 3 15 Game
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Carolina Panthers
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#24 Sterling Murray 18 104 5.78 12 4 2
#21 Larry Medina 14 99 7.07 27 4 2
#27 Martin Salter 3 16 5.33 8 0 1
Atlanta Falcons
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#31 Zane Lang 6 17 2.83 5 0 0
#18 Brian Wu 1 17 17.00 17 1 0
#39 John Bryant 4 9 2.25 6 0 0
#27 Benjamin Robbins 10 -3 -0.30 4 0 0
#42 Brian Alexander 5 -6 -1.20 2 0 0
Passing Stats
Carolina Panthers
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#8 John Snapp 26 18 185 1 / 9 1 53 0 102.24
Atlanta Falcons
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#18 Brian Wu 38 21 216 5 / 36 1 51 1 69.63
#17 Joe Stephenson 0 0 0 1 / 4 0 0 0 0
Receiving Stats
Carolina Panthers
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#83 Major Horn 7 74 10.57 23 0
#32 Roland Wallace 2 57 28.50 53 1
#82 Ian Burrowes 2 32 16.00 20 0
#16 Derek Turner 2 14 7.00 11 0
#24 Sterling Murray 3 4 1.33 3 0
#13 Jeremy Lee 1 4 4.00 4 0
#21 Larry Medina 1 0 0.00 0 0
Atlanta Falcons
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#85 John Hawkins 1 51 51.00 51 0
#83 Richard Suggs 5 47 9.40 18 0
#84 Mark Ng 3 40 13.33 14 1
#31 Zane Lang 1 19 19.00 19 0
#27 Benjamin Robbins 2 19 9.50 12 0
#42 Brian Alexander 2 18 9.00 12 0
#39 John Bryant 4 14 3.50 7 0
#14 Tommy Cooper 1 4 4.00 4 0
#87 Dave Bayless 2 4 2.00 2 0
Blocking Stats
Carolina Panthers
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#83 Major Horn 17 32 1 2
#99 J.J. Watkins 0 4 0 1
#20 Ruben Francis 0 5 0 0
#41 Toby McKeen 0 6 0 1
#43 Allan McCullough 0 6 0 1
#96 Daniel Cooper 0 6 0 0
#54 Scott Harms 0 6 0 0
#28 Larry Griggs 0 6 0 1
#91 Howard Ingraham 0 6 0 0
#94 Peter Brent 2 5 0 0
#91 Emmanuel Delvalle 0 6 0 1
#67 Gene Stein 30 37 0 0
#63 Jacob Currier 36 33 0 4
#61 Walter Bridges 33 31 0 2
#16 Derek Turner 0 32 0 5
#13 Jeremy Lee 0 24 0 0
#72 Ronald Wadley 34 39 0 4
#82 Ian Burrowes 0 30 0 1
#58 Norman Magnuson 37 40 0 1
#24 Sterling Murray 14 4 0 0
#32 Roland Wallace 19 18 0 1
#65 Larry Beck 8 5 0 0
#79 Dennis Smith 12 1 0 0
#69 Timothy Adams 7 0 0 0
#44 Javier Coleman 4 0 0 0
#21 Larry Medina 2 0 0 0
#55 Thomas Nickerson 0 2 0 1
#17 Alex Primo 0 1 0 0
#52 Donald Santos 0 1 0 0
#30 Kevin Bowles 0 1 0 0
Atlanta Falcons
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#57 Nick Benefield 45 35 2 3
#63 Arturo James 47 28 2 5
#73 Joshua Cote 51 42 1 1
#66 Austin Jordan 12 6 1 0
#65 Kenneth Gibson 50 28 0 3
#51 Anthony Martinez 51 28 0 2
#87 Dave Bayless 8 15 0 0
#79 Robert Barros 7 7 0 0
#14 Tommy Cooper 0 14 0 0
#42 Brian Alexander 4 6 0 0
#83 Richard Suggs 13 18 0 2
#31 Zane Lang 7 5 0 0
#84 Mark Ng 0 11 0 0
#27 Benjamin Robbins 5 6 0 0
#85 John Hawkins 0 6 0 0
#83 Robert Appleby 1 3 0 0
#39 John Bryant 12 12 0 0
#77 Steven White 3 0 0 0
#40 Scott Norris 0 2 0 1
#23 Daniel Parker 1 1 0 0
#71 Michael Pena 1 0 0 0
#64 Robert Vaughn 1 0 0 0
#52 John Kelly 0 1 0 0
#37 Clinton Smith 0 1 0 0
#36 Edward Schofield 0 1 0 0
#98 Christopher Osborne 0 1 0 0
#95 Christian Wesley 0 1 0 0
#29 Leo Hitt 0 1 0 0
Interception Stats
Carolina Panthers
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#91 Emmanuel Delvalle 1 0 0.00 0
Atlanta Falcons
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Fumble Stats
Carolina Panthers
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#43 Allan McCullough 0 0 1 0
#94 Peter Brent 0 1 0 0
#91 Emmanuel Delvalle 0 0 1 0
#91 Howard Ingraham 0 1 0 0
#52 Donald Santos 0 0 1 0
Atlanta Falcons
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#31 Zane Lang 3 1 0 0
#18 Brian Wu 1 1 0 0
Punting
Carolina Panthers
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#15 Michael Guardado 3 141 47.00 46.33 49 1
Atlanta Falcons
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#5 Garrett Brady 5 225 45.00 39.40 49 1
Kicking
Carolina Panthers
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#4 Frank Aoki 2 / 2 1 / 1 0 / 0 47 5 / 5
Atlanta Falcons
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#19 Rodney Lopez 2 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 0 35 1 / 1
Punt Return
Carolina Panthers
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#16 Derek Turner 5 36 7.2 12 0
Atlanta Falcons
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#27 Benjamin Robbins 1 2 2.0 2 0
Kick Return
Carolina Panthers
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#24 Sterling Murray 2 70 35.0 0
Atlanta Falcons
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#23 Daniel Parker 1 21 21.0 0
Defensive Stats
Carolina Panthers
Name Tackles Sacks
#91 Emmanuel Delvalle 12 0
#54 Scott Harms 6 0
#96 Daniel Cooper 6 3
#38 Clifton Woods 6 0
#28 Larry Griggs 4 0
#20 Ruben Francis 4 0
#91 Howard Ingraham 3 1
#99 J.J. Watkins 2 0
#30 Kevin Bowles 2 0
#41 Toby McKeen 2 0
#55 Thomas Nickerson 1 1
#94 Peter Brent 1 0
#98 Donald Jackson 1 0
#43 Allan McCullough 1 0
#52 Donald Santos 0 1
Atlanta Falcons
Name Tackles Sacks
#40 Scott Norris 9 0
#31 Herbert Purvis 7 0
#23 Daniel Parker 6 0
#36 Edward Schofield 5 0
#52 John Kelly 5 0
#59 Larry Lyon 4 1
#97 David Galvan 4 0
#95 Christian Wesley 4 0
#29 Ryan Kinnison 3 0
#76 Thomas Vincent 2 0
#73 Joshua Cote 2 0
#19 Rodney Lopez 1 0
#83 Richard Suggs 1 0
#39 John Bryant 1 0
#45 Jack Disney 1 0
#14 Tommy Cooper 1 0
#63 Arturo James 1 0