Week 1, 2015

played in Carolina, NC

69 degrees, rain, 9 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	7	7	7	7	-	28
Carolina Panthers	7	0	0	7	-	14

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:20 CAR - Johnny Bunn 8 pass from Damon Kerr (Darren Prado extra point)
1Q: 00:32 ATL - Freddie Smithen 11 run (Paul Edinger extra point)
2Q: 05:29 ATL - Freddie Smithen 1 run (Paul Edinger extra point)
3Q: 07:40 ATL - Freddie Smithen 4 run (Paul Edinger extra point)
4Q: 13:06 ATL - Braylon Edwards 8 pass from Michael Vick (Paul Edinger extra point)
4Q: 01:01 CAR - Tito Montgomery 3 pass from Damon Kerr (Darren Prado extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:20 CAR - Johnny Bunn 8 pass from Damon Kerr (Darren Prado extra point)
1Q: 00:32 ATL - Freddie Smithen 11 run (Paul Edinger extra point)
2Q: 05:29 ATL - Freddie Smithen 1 run (Paul Edinger extra point)
3Q: 07:40 ATL - Freddie Smithen 4 run (Paul Edinger extra point)
4Q: 13:06 ATL - Braylon Edwards 8 pass from Michael Vick (Paul Edinger extra point)
4Q: 01:01 CAR - Tito Montgomery 3 pass from Damon Kerr (Darren Prado extra point)

Team Statistics ATL CAR
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 27 11
- by Rushing 16 2
- by Passing 11 7
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 416 162
- Offensive Plays 78 43
- Yards per Play 5.33 3.77
Net Rushing Yards 262 43
- Rushing Attempts 52 12
- Yards per Rush 5.04 3.58
Net Passing Yards 154 119
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 24 - 18 - 0 29 - 15 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 169 136
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/15 2/17
- Yards per Pass Play 5.92 3.84
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 12/16 2/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.4 7.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 7/90 3/20
Punt Returns/Yards 1/11 2/7
Kick Returns/Yards 1/33 4/121
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 4/0 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 33
Time of Possession 41:16 18:44

Team Statistics	ATL	CAR
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	27	11
- by Rushing	16	2
- by Passing	11	7
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	416	162
- Offensive Plays	78	43
- Yards per Play	5.33	3.77
Net Rushing Yards	262	43
- Rushing Attempts	52	12
- Yards per Rush	5.04	3.58
Net Passing Yards	154	119
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	24 - 18 - 0	29 - 15 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	169	136
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/15	2/17
- Yards per Pass Play	5.92	3.84
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	12/16	2/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.4	7.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	7/90	3/20
Punt Returns/Yards	1/11	2/7
Kick Returns/Yards	1/33	4/121
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	4/0	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 33
Time of Possession	41:16	18:44

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:52	1:17	OWN 41	3	-4	Punt
1	7:15	6:49	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
2	12:37	3:00	OWN 20	6	46	Punt
2	7:44	2:24	OPP 49	5	49	Touchdown
2	2:17	2:17	OWN 5	7	26	Half
3	15:00	7:28	OWN 47	13	53	Touchdown
3	6:08	8:10	OWN 11	16	89	Touchdown
4	10:53	7:16	OWN 14	11	53	Missed FG
4	2:46	0:29	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
4	0:55	0:55	OPP 38	2	-1	Game

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:08	OWN 25	3	-8	Punt
1	11:35	4:20	OWN 30	10	70	Touchdown
1	0:26	2:49	OWN 37	5	20	Punt
2	9:37	1:53	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
2	5:20	3:03	OWN 20	8	30	Punt
3	7:32	1:24	OPP 47	3	2	Punt
4	12:58	2:05	OWN 38	3	7	Punt
4	3:37	0:51	OWN 40	3	17	Interception
4	2:17	1:22	OWN 35	6	65	Touchdown

Game MVP: Freddie Smithen, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Freddie Smithen	33	161	4.88	14	4	3
Michael Vick	9	57	6.33	30	1	0
LenDale White	9	39	4.33	22	1	0
Jonathan Orr	1	5	5.00	5	0	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Joseph Walsh	8	24	3.00	8	0
Anthony Guenther	3	7	2.33	7	0
Damon Kerr	1	12	12.00	12	1

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Michael Vick	24	18	169	2/15	1	19	0	107.8

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Damon Kerr	29	15	136	2/17	2	29	1	73.3

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Braylon Edwards	7	9	62	8.86	6	19	1
RB Freddie Smithen	4	5	30	7.50	25	19	0
WR Matt Jones	2	2	24	12.00	1	15	0
WR Jonathan Orr	2	2	14	7.00	4	11	0
TE Lance Prior	2	3	21	10.50	0	16	0
TE Danny Clinton	1	2	18	18.00	5	18	0
WR Les Sutton	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Tito Montgomery	4	5	60	15.00	32	29	1
WR Johnny Bunn	4	7	29	7.25	0	12	1
WR Rickey Canady	2	3	17	8.50	0	9	0
WR Herman Terry	2	5	15	7.50	0	11	0
FB Ryan Laws	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
FB Shane Bess	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
TE Monty Donaldson	1	3	8	8.00	0	8	0
RB Joseph Walsh	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR D.J. Dennis	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Anthony Guenther	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB J.R. Andrews	1	0	0.00	0

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Allen Roche	0	0	1	0
Bob Bright	0	0	1	0

Carolina	Fumb	Recov
Damon Kerr	1	0
Joseph Walsh	1	0
Shane Bess	0	1
Raymond Zimmerman	0	1

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Lee Dodge	3	114	38.0	29.0	46	0

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Terry Miller	6	236	39.3	34.2	45	3

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Paul Edinger	0/1	0/1	0/1	0	4/4

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Darren Prado	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
J.R. Andrews	1	11	11.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Joseph Walsh	1	1	1.0	0
Raymond Zimmerman	1	6	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Matt Jones	1	33	33.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tito Montgomery	3	96	32.0	0
Donald Protokowicz	1	25	25.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Chad Greenway	6	0	0.0	11	30
CB Tommy Tatum	6	0	0.0	10	27
OLB Allen Roche	5	1	1.0	12	31
S Nick Collins	3	0	0.0	10	31
DE Will Smith	1	0	0.5	10	29
DE Kendall Grant	1	1	0.0	11	27
CB Doug Tietsworth	1	0	0.0	11	30
DT Jose Burks	1	0	0.0	11	29
CB J.R. Andrews	1	0	0.0	10	29
DE Morris James	1	0	0.0	1	4
OLB Adrian Weddle	1	0	0.0	3	2
DT Brad Morales	0	3	0.5	7	22
S Drayton Florence	0	2	0.0	11	28
DE Chad Blades	0	2	0.0	2	2
S Kent Freeman	0	1	0.0	6	7

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Deon Hamrahi	8	4	0.0	48	26
S Leroy Hampton	8	2	0.0	50	25
DE Kevin Westbrook	7	1	1.0	50	26
CB Ray Dazey	7	3	0.0	51	24
CB Donald Protokowicz	7	2	0.0	49	24
S Nicky Weber	7	0	0.0	43	21
OLB Mo Humphries	5	2	0.0	37	21
DE Gary Lyon	4	1	0.0	50	24
DT Andrew Perry	3	0	1.0	34	19
OLB Benjamin Branch	3	3	0.0	34	13
CB Donald Tyler	3	1	0.0	34	18
DT Van Arroyo	2	2	0.0	44	21
S Ellis Velasco	1	1	0.0	18	6
QB Damon Kerr	1	0	---	---	---
DT Cornelius Lynch	1	0	0.0	14	9
CB Raymond Zimmerman	0	1	0.0	1	2

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Allen Roche	1.0	0	1	31
DT Brad Morales	0.5	2	0	22
DE Will Smith	0.5	0	0	29
ILB Chad Greenway	0.0	1	0	30
DT Jose Burks	0.0	1	0	29
DE Kendall Grant	0.0	1	0	27

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Kevin Westbrook	1.0	0	26
DT Andrew Perry	1.0	0	19
DT Cornelius Lynch	0.0	1	9

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Chad Greenway	5	0	0	30
CB Tommy Tatum	3	1	0	27
OLB Allen Roche	2	0	0	31
S Nick Collins	2	0	0	31
S Drayton Florence	1	2	0	28
CB J.R. Andrews	1	1	1	29
CB Doug Tietsworth	1	1	0	30

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Donald Protokowicz	4	1	24
CB Ray Dazey	2	1	24
ILB Deon Hamrahi	2	0	26
OLB Mo Humphries	2	0	21
S Nicky Weber	2	0	21
S Leroy Hampton	2	0	25
DT Van Arroyo	1	0	21
OLB Benjamin Branch	1	0	13
S Ellis Velasco	1	0	6
CB Donald Tyler	1	0	18

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Andre Polston	7	10	0	52	0	26
Darnell Dunlap	5	10	1	44	0	22
Tyler Reed	4	13	3	44	0	19
Henry Escamilla	2	2	0	46	1	23
Blake Ellis	1	6	0	41	0	19
Kenneth Ragon	1	1	1	17	0	9
Danny Clinton	1	1	0	31	0	14
Kevin Wyrick	0	1	0	14	0	10
Andrew Whitworth	0	0	0	11	1	7

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jon Stinchcomb	1	2	11	1	26
Arnold Gillespie	1	2	11	1	30
Ian Osborn	1	1	12	0	28
Bryce Pearson	0	5	12	0	31
Clyde Burleson	0	1	11	0	26

Special Teams Statistics

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Bob Bright	3	12
Adrian Weddle	1	12
Danny Clinton	1	8
Andrew Whitworth	1	4
Dixon Ouellette	0	19
Gerald Knight	0	19
LenDale White	0	17
Matt Jones	0	14
Lorenzo Deshell	0	12
Morris James	0	10
Les Sutton	0	7
Kent Freeman	0	7
Paul Edinger	0	6
Lance Prior	0	6
J.R. Andrews	0	6
Kendall Ward	0	5
Tyler Reed	0	4
Henry Escamilla	0	4
Zach Stephenson	0	4
Walter Rayford	0	4
Lee Dodge	0	3
Lance Fryer	0	3
Wes Elkon	0	3
Kenneth Ragon	0	2
Drayton Florence	0	1
Allen Roche	0	1
Braylon Edwards	0	1
Brad Morales	0	1
Doug Tietsworth	0	1
Jose Burks	0	1
Keith Caleca	0	1

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Wally Denham	1	16
Calvin Crosland	1	6
Raymond Zimmerman	0	16
Ryan Laws	0	14
Monty Donaldson	0	13
Rickey Canady	0	11
Herman Terry	0	11
Ellis Velasco	0	9
Tyjaun Hagler	0	8
Benjamin Branch	0	8
Donald Tyler	0	8
Bryce Pearson	0	6
Donald Protokowicz	0	6
Ryan O'Callaghan	0	6
Terry Miller	0	6
Eugene Lofton	0	6
Tito Montgomery	0	5
Clyde Burleson	0	5
Graham Brewer	0	4
Greg Bloomer	0	4
Jermaine Simkowitz	0	4
Joseph Walsh	0	3
Shane Bess	0	3
Darren Prado	0	3
Anthony Guenther	0	3
Deon Hamrahi	0	2
Ray Dazey	0	2
Andrew Perry	0	2
Gary Lyon	0	1
Van Arroyo	0	1
Mo Humphries	0	1
Nicky Weber	0	1
Leroy Hampton	0	1
Kevin Westbrook	0	1
Rodney Pinnock	0	1
Cornelius Lynch	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	34	3.4
Middle	25	137	5.5
Right	15	92	6.1
None	2	-1	-0.5

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	8	4.0
Middle	7	29	4.1
Right	3	6	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Michael Vick	24	18	0	1	2	2	1	0	0

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Damon Kerr	29	15	1	1	2	5	5	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	45	9.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	7	44	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	80	8.9
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	4	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	9	64	6.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	5	68	6.2
Long (19+ Yds)	6	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Braylon Edwards	9	7	1	62	19
RB Freddie Smithen	5	4	0	30	17
TE Lance Prior	3	2	0	21	8
WR Matt Jones	2	2	0	24	15
WR Jonathan Orr	2	2	0	14	18
TE Danny Clinton	2	1	0	18	14
WR Les Sutton	1	0	1	0	14

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Johnny Bunn	7	4	1	29	0	20
WR Herman Terry	5	2	0	15	0	22
WR Tito Montgomery	5	4	0	60	1	21
WR Rickey Canady	3	2	0	17	0	8
TE Monty Donaldson	3	1	1	8	0	16
WR D.J. Dennis	2	0	0	0	0	16
FB Ryan Laws	1	1	0	5	0	5
RB Joseph Walsh	1	0	0	0	0	17
FB Shane Bess	1	1	0	2	0	9
RB Anthony Guenther	1	0	0	0	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Freddie Smithen	7	37	5.29	4.88

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Michael Vick	6	4	28	4.67	7.04

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Damon Kerr	4	3	12	3.00	4.69

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Braylon Edwards	4	3	23	5.75	6.89
RB Freddie Smithen	1	1	5	5.00	6.00
TE Danny Clinton	1	0	0	0.00	9.00

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Johnny Bunn	2	2	9	4.50	4.14
WR Tito Montgomery	1	1	3	3.00	12.00
RB Anthony Guenther	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Freddie Smithen	6	4
Michael Vick	1	1
LenDale White	1	1

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Anthony Guenther	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Michael Vick	7	7	6

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Damon Kerr	8	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Braylon Edwards	3	3	3
WR Jonathan Orr	2	2	1
WR Matt Jones	1	1	1
TE Lance Prior	1	1	1

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Rickey Canady	2	1	1
WR Herman Terry	2	0	0
WR Tito Montgomery	1	1	1
FB Shane Bess	1	1	0
TE Monty Donaldson	1	0	0
WR Johnny Bunn	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 52,700 (73,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,600 (21,400)
End Zone 10,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,700 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (10,100)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (3,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	52,700 (73,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,600 (21,400)
End Zone	10,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,700 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (10,100)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (3,900)