Week 1, 2015

played in Carolina, NC

67 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	3	0	0	3	-	6
Carolina Panthers	7	10	3	3	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:07 CAR - Dominic Clark 6 pass from Cleo Lemon (Herb Foley extra point)
1Q: 04:46 ATL - Brandon Countu 46 field goal
2Q: 06:03 CAR - Jeff Burks 4 run (Herb Foley extra point)
2Q: 00:27 CAR - Herb Foley 40 field goal
3Q: 02:22 CAR - Herb Foley 36 field goal
4Q: 10:36 ATL - Brandon Countu 33 field goal
4Q: 01:14 CAR - Herb Foley 38 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:07 CAR - Dominic Clark 6 pass from Cleo Lemon (Herb Foley extra point)
1Q: 04:46 ATL - Brandon Countu 46 field goal
2Q: 06:03 CAR - Jeff Burks 4 run (Herb Foley extra point)
2Q: 00:27 CAR - Herb Foley 40 field goal
3Q: 02:22 CAR - Herb Foley 36 field goal
4Q: 10:36 ATL - Brandon Countu 33 field goal
4Q: 01:14 CAR - Herb Foley 38 field goal

Team Statistics ATL CAR
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 17 20
- by Rushing 6 8
- by Passing 9 11
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 244 319
- Offensive Plays 61 69
- Yards per Play 4.00 4.62
Net Rushing Yards 84 145
- Rushing Attempts 22 33
- Yards per Rush 3.82 4.39
Net Passing Yards 160 174
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 17 - 3 35 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 172 179
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/12 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 4.10 4.83
Fumbles/Lost 3/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/11 9/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.2 8.1
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/20 7/50
Punt Returns/Yards 3/37 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 3/76 3/72
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 3/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 30
Time of Possession 25:11 34:49

Team Statistics	ATL	CAR
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	17	20
- by Rushing	6	8
- by Passing	9	11
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	244	319
- Offensive Plays	61	69
- Yards per Play	4.00	4.62
Net Rushing Yards	84	145
- Rushing Attempts	22	33
- Yards per Rush	3.82	4.39
Net Passing Yards	160	174
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 17 - 3	35 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	172	179
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/12	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	4.10	4.83
Fumbles/Lost	3/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/11	9/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.2	8.1
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/20	7/50
Punt Returns/Yards	3/37	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	3/76	3/72
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	3/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 30
Time of Possession	25:11	34:49

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:53	0:59	OPP 28	3	19	Interception
1	9:58	1:44	OWN 26	3	1	Punt
1	7:14	2:34	OPP 47	4	18	Field Goal
1	3:21	1:43	OWN 20	3	-4	Punt
2	14:45	1:57	OWN 19	4	46	Fumble
2	5:56	2:01	OWN 35	6	18	Interception
2	0:20	0:20	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	7:15	OWN 20	15	42	Punt
3	2:16	0:10	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
3	0:06	4:35	OWN 20	10	64	Field Goal
4	4:26	0:51	OWN 1	6	19	Downs
4	1:08	1:08	OWN 49	5	37	Game

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:07	OWN 19	3	-5	Punt
1	12:54	2:56	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
1	8:14	1:00	OWN 7	3	-5	Punt
1	4:40	1:19	OWN 33	3	3	Punt
1	1:38	1:53	OWN 26	4	21	Punt
2	12:48	6:52	OWN 35	13	65	Touchdown
2	3:55	3:35	OWN 32	10	45	Field Goal
3	7:45	5:29	OWN 2	11	79	Field Goal
3	2:06	2:00	OPP 43	4	8	Punt
4	10:31	6:05	OWN 28	8	24	Punt
4	3:35	2:27	OPP 20	3	-1	Field Goal

Game MVP: Dominic Clark, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Geoff Chandler	9	37	4.11	14	1
Roderick Chiasson	9	33	3.67	11	1
Charlie Frye	3	1	0.33	3	0
Roddy White	1	13	13.00	13	1

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Tommy Zimmerman	20	64	3.20	17	1	0
Jeff Burks	11	77	7.00	51	2	1
Brian Salgado	2	4	2.00	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Charlie Frye	37	17	172	2/12	0	24	3	26.0

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Cleo Lemon	35	19	179	1/5	1	44	0	78.1

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Roddy White	5	10	53	10.60	5	16
RB Geoff Chandler	2	5	14	7.00	5	9
FB Frankie McConnell	2	2	15	7.50	6	11
RB Roderick Chiasson	2	2	20	10.00	10	18
WR Leslie Loup	1	6	4	4.00	6	4
TE Kevin Hitchcock	1	2	14	14.00	5	14
TE Fred Cote	1	4	14	14.00	4	14
WR Darnell Brotherton	1	2	6	6.00	1	6
TE Dominic Kemp	1	1	8	8.00	0	8
WR Seth Kerr	1	2	24	24.00	0	24
WR Tyrus Ihler	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Dominic Clark	11	12	137	12.45	64	44	1
WR Ralph Barretto	2	5	17	8.50	3	11	0
RB Jeff Burks	2	2	7	3.50	0	6	0
TE Travis Powell	2	3	7	3.50	0	4	0
RB Brian Salgado	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Bucky Plumbtree	1	7	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Jimmie Morris	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Bart Henderson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Brenden Teal	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Bob Van Pelt	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Edward Ridoutt	2	0	0.00	0
ILB Vinny Morrison	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov
Roderick Chiasson	1	1
Geoff Chandler	1	0
Marc Lucas	1	0
DeAngelo Hall	0	1

Carolina	Recov	Force
Quinn Burroughs	1	0
Fred Bennett	0	1
Steven Conley	0	1
Bob Van Pelt	0	1

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Andy Dole	3	164	54.7	54.7	66	2

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Butch Early	6	276	46.0	33.2	64	2

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Brandon Countu	2/2	1/1	0/0	46	0/0

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Herb Foley	3/3	1/1	0/0	40	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marc Lucas	3	37	12.3	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Clyde Sapello	2	56	28.0	0
Roderick Chiasson	1	20	20.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dominic Clark	2	55	27.5	0
Fred Bennett	1	17	17.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB James Lane	11	1	0.0	30	29
CB DeAngelo Hall	6	1	0.0	31	32
S Eric Girling	5	0	0.0	22	25
OLB Michael Boley	4	3	0.0	22	33
S Nick Collins	4	2	0.0	28	31
DE Norman Myers	4	0	0.0	21	20
ILB Marc Hawkins	3	0	1.0	3	7
CB Jimmy Williams	3	2	0.0	15	30
S Jared West	2	3	0.0	18	23
OLB Gustavo Newman	2	1	0.0	16	5
DT Carl Kondovski	2	0	0.0	24	27
CB Marc Lucas	1	4	0.0	29	31
OLB Jerome Chaky	1	1	0.0	15	8
DE Omar Burke	1	1	0.0	11	17
QB Charlie Frye	1	0	---	---	---
WR Leslie Loup	1	0	---	---	---
DE Cornell Collier	1	0	0.0	22	19
WR Darnell Brotherton	1	0	---	---	---
DT A.J. Walsh	1	0	0.0	21	23
DT Harvey Anthony	0	2	0.0	25	26
DT Desmond Hefner	0	1	0.0	8	10
OLB Buddy Banks	0	1	0.0	2	0

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Bruce Shaw	8	0	0.0	17	32
DT Sammy Marin	4	1	1.0	10	16
CB Fred Bennett	4	2	0.0	18	32
OLB Ed Henry	3	0	1.0	4	13
S Barry Bird	3	2	0.0	21	31
CB Edward Ridoutt	2	3	0.0	22	39
DT DeMario Pressley	2	1	0.0	12	24
ILB Vinny Morrison	2	1	0.0	6	10
S Quinn Burroughs	2	0	0.0	12	25
CB Brian Cole	2	0	0.0	20	34
S Ralph Hastings	2	0	0.0	19	37
OLB Thomas Davis	1	2	0.0	12	20
DT Victor Walker	1	1	0.0	16	26
OLB Ray Dotson	1	0	0.0	9	12
DE Kent Cowdrick	1	0	0.0	8	10
DE Leslie Collier	1	0	0.0	14	29
DE Todd McDonald	0	1	0.0	12	32

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Marc Hawkins	1.0	0	0	7
DE Norman Myers	0.0	2	1	20
DT Harvey Anthony	0.0	1	1	26
S Nick Collins	0.0	1	0	31
ILB James Lane	0.0	1	0	29

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Sammy Marin	1.0	0	0	16
OLB Ed Henry	1.0	0	0	13
DE Todd McDonald	0.0	5	3	32
DT Victor Walker	0.0	3	0	26
DT DeMario Pressley	0.0	1	0	24
DE Leslie Collier	0.0	1	0	29

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB DeAngelo Hall	5	2	32
S Eric Girling	5	0	25
ILB James Lane	3	1	29
CB Marc Lucas	1	1	31
OLB Michael Boley	1	0	33
CB Jimmy Williams	1	0	30
S Jared West	1	0	23
DT A.J. Walsh	1	0	23
ILB Marc Hawkins	1	0	7
DT Harvey Anthony	0	1	26
OLB Jerome Chaky	0	1	8

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Fred Bennett	4	1	0	32
ILB Bruce Shaw	3	0	0	32
CB Edward Ridoutt	2	0	2	39
S Ralph Hastings	2	0	0	37
OLB Thomas Davis	1	1	0	20
S Barry Bird	1	0	0	31
OLB Ray Dotson	1	0	0	12
DT Sammy Marin	1	0	0	16
S Quinn Burroughs	1	0	0	25
OLB Ed Henry	1	0	0	13
ILB Vinny Morrison	0	0	1	10

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Daryl Heekin	2	4	0	16	1	31
Joe Thomas	2	4	0	22	0	39
Wally Gabriel	2	3	2	19	1	35
Zach Douglas	1	3	0	16	0	28
Jack Kasica	1	1	0	7	0	15
Edgar Wheeler	0	2	0	8	0	8
Fred Cote	0	1	0	7	0	13
Frankie McConnell	0	1	0	12	0	22
Archie Joyner	0	1	0	21	0	30

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Marcus Grieg	3	8	1	32	1	36
Bart Henderson	2	5	0	19	0	12
Dixon Schultz	2	4	0	25	0	27
Mack Sword	1	7	0	29	0	31
Cornelius Sullivan	1	2	0	13	0	13
Thurman Vaughn	1	1	0	1	0	0
Greg Covington	1	1	0	8	0	9
John Evans	0	2	0	24	0	28
Brenden Teal	0	1	0	21	0	24
Wes Kelley	0	1	0	7	0	9
Arnie McPhillips	0	1	0	26	0	27

Special Teams Statistics

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Clyde Sapello	2	11
Geoff Chandler	1	19
Jimmy Williams	0	24
Gustavo Newman	0	20
Dominic Kemp	0	14
Buddy Banks	0	12
Jared West	0	11
Seth Kerr	0	11
Carl Kondovski	0	10
Fred Cote	0	9
DeAngelo Hall	0	8
Tyrus Ihler	0	8
Marc Lucas	0	8
Kevin Hitchcock	0	6
Norman Myers	0	6
Roderick Chiasson	0	6
Darnell Brotherton	0	6
Brandon Countu	0	5
Zach Douglas	0	5
Edgar Wheeler	0	5
Frankie McConnell	0	5
Stan Lear	0	5
Jack Kasica	0	5
Alex Ellard	0	5
Harvey Anthony	0	4
Michael Boley	0	3
Andy Dole	0	3
James Lane	0	3
Eric Girling	0	3
Nick Collins	0	2
Leslie Loup	0	2
Cornell Collier	0	2
Jerome Chaky	0	2
Orlando Corgan	0	2
Omar Burke	0	1
Jon Wright	0	1
A.J. Walsh	0	1

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Bob Van Pelt	2	18
Brian Salgado	1	20
Quinn Burroughs	1	19
Steven Conley	1	18
Vinny Morrison	1	9
Fred Bennett	0	17
Jimmie Morris	0	12
Herb Foley	0	9
Brenden Teal	0	9
Wes Kelley	0	9
Thurman Vaughn	0	9
Cornelius Sullivan	0	9
Brian Cole	0	9
Travis Powell	0	9
Butch Early	0	9
Ed Henry	0	9
Bart Henderson	0	7
Ralph Barretto	0	6
Greg Covington	0	6
Tommy Zimmerman	0	5
John Evans	0	5
Kent Cowdrick	0	4
Dixon Schultz	0	3
Victor Walker	0	3
Thomas Davis	0	2
Barry Bird	0	2
Bruce Shaw	0	2
Sammy Marin	0	2
Edward Ridoutt	0	2
Dominic Clark	0	2
Bucky Plumbtree	0	2
Leslie Collier	0	2
DeMario Pressley	0	1
Todd McDonald	0	1
C.J. Jamison	0	1
Ralph Hastings	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	26	6.5
Middle	12	38	3.2
Right	5	21	4.2
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	47	3.6
Middle	15	87	5.8
Right	5	11	2.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Charlie Frye	37	17	1	4	1	2	10	3	3

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Cleo Lemon	35	19	1	1	4	6	5	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	15	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	8	61	4.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	6	72	4.5
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	24	4.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	14	4.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	12	73	3.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	4	92	10.2
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Roddy White	10	5	0	53	0	36
WR Leslie Loup	6	1	0	4	0	19
RB Geoff Chandler	5	2	1	14	0	20
TE Fred Cote	4	1	0	14	0	13
TE Kevin Hitchcock	2	1	0	14	0	18
FB Frankie McConnell	2	2	0	15	0	22
RB Roderick Chiasson	2	2	0	20	0	19
WR Darnell Brotherton	2	1	0	6	0	17
WR Seth Kerr	2	1	0	24	1	15
WR Tyrus Ihler	1	0	0	0	0	5
TE Dominic Kemp	1	1	0	8	0	7

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dominic Clark	12	11	0	137	1	27
WR Bucky Plumbtree	7	1	2	3	0	24
WR Ralph Barretto	5	2	1	17	0	16
TE Travis Powell	3	2	0	7	0	20
RB Jeff Burks	2	2	0	7	0	19
FB Brenden Teal	2	0	0	0	0	24
WR Jimmie Morris	1	0	1	0	0	13
TE Bart Henderson	1	0	0	0	0	12
WR Bob Van Pelt	1	0	0	0	0	4
RB Brian Salgado	1	1	0	8	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jeff Burks	4	3	0.75	7.00
Tommy Zimmerman	4	10	2.50	3.20

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Charlie Frye	6	1	4	0.67	4.65

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Cleo Lemon	6	3	21	3.50	5.11

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Roddy White	3	0	0	0.00	5.30
WR Leslie Loup	2	1	4	2.00	0.67
WR Tyrus Ihler	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Dominic Clark	2	2	13	6.50	11.42
WR Jimmie Morris	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
FB Brenden Teal	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
RB Brian Salgado	1	1	8	8.00	8.00
WR Bucky Plumbtree	1	0	0	0.00	0.43

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Geoff Chandler	2	2
Charlie Frye	1	0

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Tommy Zimmerman	3	3
Jeff Burks	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Charlie Frye	7	3	2

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Cleo Lemon	13	7	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Roddy White	5	2	2
RB Geoff Chandler	2	1	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dominic Clark	5	4	4
WR Bucky Plumbtree	4	1	0
WR Ralph Barretto	2	1	1
RB Jeff Burks	1	1	1
WR Bob Van Pelt	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 67,800 (73,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,900 (21,400)
End Zone 14,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 9,300 (10,100)
Luxury Boxes 3,800 (3,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	67,800 (73,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,900 (21,400)
End Zone	14,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	9,300 (10,100)
Luxury Boxes	3,800 (3,900)