Week 1, 2021

played in Carolina, NC

81 degrees, fair, 12 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	0	3	0	0	-	3
Carolina Panthers	7	7	10	3	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:15 CAR - Kody Jordan 29 pass from Jumbo Cooper (Craig Tanner extra point)
2Q: 09:19 ATL - Darren Protokowicz 47 field goal
2Q: 02:05 CAR - Pat White 22 pass from Jumbo Cooper (Craig Tanner extra point)
3Q: 13:29 CAR - Kody Jordan 7 pass from Jumbo Cooper (Craig Tanner extra point)
3Q: 00:51 CAR - Craig Tanner 31 field goal
4Q: 10:32 CAR - Craig Tanner 46 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:15 CAR - Kody Jordan 29 pass from Jumbo Cooper (Craig Tanner extra point)
2Q: 09:19 ATL - Darren Protokowicz 47 field goal
2Q: 02:05 CAR - Pat White 22 pass from Jumbo Cooper (Craig Tanner extra point)
3Q: 13:29 CAR - Kody Jordan 7 pass from Jumbo Cooper (Craig Tanner extra point)
3Q: 00:51 CAR - Craig Tanner 31 field goal
4Q: 10:32 CAR - Craig Tanner 46 field goal

Team Statistics ATL CAR
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 14 17
- by Rushing 2 5
- by Passing 12 9
- by Penalty 0 3
Total Net Yards 316 245
- Offensive Plays 65 65
- Yards per Play 4.86 3.77
Net Rushing Yards 71 87
- Rushing Attempts 13 29
- Yards per Rush 5.46 3.00
Net Passing Yards 245 158
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 45 - 26 - 1 31 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 293 201
- Sacks/Yards Lost 7/48 5/43
- Yards per Pass Play 4.71 4.39
Fumbles/Lost 4/4 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/14 4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 11.1 7.4
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 11/93 2/20
Punt Returns/Yards 1/3 3/31
Kick Returns/Yards 5/78 2/37
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/34
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 42
Time of Possession 26:21 33:39

Team Statistics	ATL	CAR
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	14	17
- by Rushing	2	5
- by Passing	12	9
- by Penalty	0	3
Total Net Yards	316	245
- Offensive Plays	65	65
- Yards per Play	4.86	3.77
Net Rushing Yards	71	87
- Rushing Attempts	13	29
- Yards per Rush	5.46	3.00
Net Passing Yards	245	158
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	45 - 26 - 1	31 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	293	201
- Sacks/Yards Lost	7/48	5/43
- Yards per Pass Play	4.71	4.39
Fumbles/Lost	4/4	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/14	4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	11.1	7.4
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	11/93	2/20
Punt Returns/Yards	1/3	3/31
Kick Returns/Yards	5/78	2/37
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/34
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 42
Time of Possession	26:21	33:39

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:32	0:17	OWN 4	2	46	Fumble
1	10:08	0:58	OWN 42	3	2	Punt
1	7:42	0:55	OWN 26	3	24	Fumble
1	5:03	3:20	OWN 20	9	9	Punt
1	0:01	5:50	OWN 27	12	43	Field Goal
2	7:11	3:44	OWN 22	7	49	Missed FG
2	2:34	0:08	OWN 31	1	17	Fumble
2	1:58	1:06	OWN 37	4	-1	Punt
2	0:01	0:01	OWN 30	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	0:59	OWN 20	3	3	Interception
3	13:19	3:24	OWN 33	6	7	Punt
3	8:01	1:48	OWN 25	4	40	Punt
3	0:46	1:31	OWN 17	3	-14	Punt
4	10:25	3:00	OWN 16	7	39	Downs
4	4:56	0:11	OWN 13	1	23	Fumble

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:28	OWN 12	6	30	Punt
1	10:15	0:07	50	1	8	Fumble
1	9:10	1:28	OWN 18	3	9	Punt
1	6:47	1:44	50	4	10	Punt
1	1:43	1:42	OPP 48	6	48	Touchdown
2	9:11	2:00	OWN 34	3	-3	Punt
2	3:27	0:53	OWN 36	3	-1	Punt
2	2:26	0:28	OPP 41	2	41	Touchdown
2	0:52	0:51	OWN 31	3	1	Punt
3	14:01	0:42	OPP 15	2	15	Touchdown
3	9:55	1:54	OWN 22	3	4	Punt
3	6:13	5:27	OWN 20	14	66	Field Goal
4	14:15	3:50	OPP 47	6	18	Field Goal
4	7:25	2:29	OWN 45	3	5	Punt
4	4:45	4:45	OPP 36	9	27	Game

Game MVP: Jumbo Cooper, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Mitch Conway	9	35	3.89	15	1
Steve Newsome	2	32	16.00	23	1
Tom Alcott	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0
Lawrence Fulcher	1	5	5.00	5	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Chris Johnson	16	34	2.13	13	1
Tarrion Adams	11	41	3.73	9	0
Jumbo Cooper	2	12	6.00	9	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tom Alcott	42	25	288	7/48	0	46	1	70.3
Steve Newsome	3	1	5	0/0	0	5	0	42.4

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jumbo Cooper	31	19	201	5/43	3	29	0	112.4

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Mitch Conway	8	8	51	6.38	10	16
WR Jonathan Orr	6	8	69	11.50	3	35
WR Mike Perez	3	8	65	21.67	0	46
RB Mike Goodson	2	2	24	12.00	17	17
WR Phil St. John	2	8	42	21.00	0	22
WR John Goodwin	2	7	17	8.50	0	12
TE Ross McCree	1	2	6	6.00	0	6
RB Lawrence Fulcher	1	1	7	7.00	0	7
TE Greg Tubbs	1	1	12	12.00	7	12

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Rod Tidwell	7	11	92	13.14	29	23	0
FB Hugh Whitfield	5	5	21	4.20	11	7	0
WR Kody Jordan	2	6	36	18.00	11	29	2
RB Chris Johnson	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Martellus Bennett	1	2	16	16.00	0	16	0
TE Henry Lang	1	2	9	9.00	4	9	0
RB Tarrion Adams	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
WR Pat White	1	3	22	22.00	11	22	1

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Leroy Hampton	1	34	34.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Steve Newsome	1	0	0
Mike Perez	1	0	0
Mike Goodson	1	0	0
Mitch Conway	1	0	0
Brad Morales	0	1	0
Lance Fryer	0	0	1

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
Chris Johnson	1	0	0
Leroy Hampton	0	2	1
Bobby Boucher	0	1	0
Charlie Wolf	0	1	0
Andrew Foley	0	0	2
Wendell Marsh	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Aaron Crawford	6	238	39.7	31.2	49	2

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Randal Emerson	8	341	42.6	39.8	54	2

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Darren Protokowicz	1/2	1/2	0/0	47	0/0

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Craig Tanner	2/2	1/1	0/0	46	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
J.R. Andrews	1	3	3.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tyrus Dellenbach	3	31	10.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
J.R. Andrews	5	78	15.6	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chris Johnson	2	37	18.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Leland Occean	8	2	0.0	25	30
OLB A.J. Stevens	8	1	0.0	21	30
ILB James Laurinaitis	7	0	0.0	23	34
DE Bob Montez	4	0	0.5	24	33
DT Marlon Dock	3	1	2.5	26	30
OLB Lance Fryer	3	2	1.0	24	21
DE Colin Peeples	2	0	1.0	4	4
DE Kendall Grant	2	3	0.0	25	32
DT Brad Morales	2	2	0.0	21	31
CB Malcolm Jenkins	2	2	0.0	24	33
CB J.R. Andrews	2	1	0.0	27	35
CB Kenneth Longwell	1	1	0.0	10	18
S Craig Steltz	1	0	0.0	7	5
C Raymond Brosseau	1	0	---	---	---
DT Marc Ellard	1	0	0.0	3	7
ILB Deion Pickrell	1	0	0.0	6	2
OLB Dustin Lindsay	1	0	0.0	5	4
WR John Goodwin	1	0	---	---	---
CB Danny D'Arms	1	0	0.0	5	3
DT Ra'Shon Harris	0	1	0.0	13	10
S Brady Stills	0	1	0.0	4	6

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Calvin Weisz	6	2	2.0	10	36
CB Andrew Foley	6	1	0.0	11	49
S Kenny Phillips	6	0	0.0	13	45
OLB Donnell Holliday	4	1	2.0	12	51
S Leroy Hampton	4	0	0.0	13	52
ILB Bobby Boucher	4	0	0.0	12	50
DE Clifton Gilmer	2	2	1.5	11	51
DT Charlie Wolf	2	0	0.0	10	50
S Marshall Yarmak	2	0	0.0	3	15
ILB Dean Fulcher	1	0	1.0	0	2
DE Kevin Westbrook	1	0	0.5	11	47
CB Alonzo Monroe	1	5	0.0	11	51
S Tracy Porter	1	1	0.0	10	40
DT Glenn Thomason	1	0	0.0	4	8
ILB Wendell Marsh	1	0	0.0	1	1

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Marlon Dock	2.5	0	0	30
OLB Lance Fryer	1.0	0	0	21
DE Colin Peeples	1.0	0	0	4
DE Bob Montez	0.5	1	2	33
DT Brad Morales	0.0	0	2	31

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Donnell Holliday	2.0	2	2	51
OLB Calvin Weisz	2.0	0	0	36
DE Clifton Gilmer	1.5	4	0	51
ILB Dean Fulcher	1.0	0	0	2
DE Kevin Westbrook	0.5	2	0	47
ILB Bobby Boucher	0.0	1	0	50
DT Charlie Wolf	0.0	1	0	50

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB A.J. Stevens	7	0	30
CB Malcolm Jenkins	4	1	33
ILB James Laurinaitis	4	0	34
OLB Lance Fryer	1	0	21
S Leland Occean	1	0	30
OLB Dustin Lindsay	1	0	4
CB Danny D'Arms	1	0	3
S Ronnie Hall	0	2	25

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Andrew Foley	6	1	0	49
S Leroy Hampton	5	0	1	52
S Kenny Phillips	3	1	0	45
ILB Bobby Boucher	3	0	0	50
OLB Calvin Weisz	3	0	0	36
S Marshall Yarmak	2	0	0	15
CB Alonzo Monroe	1	1	0	51
DT Glenn Thomason	1	0	0	8
S Tracy Porter	1	0	0	40
OLB Donnell Holliday	1	0	0	51

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Bryce Garrison	2	2	4	1	12
Henry Escamilla	1	3	11	0	40
Marvin Tucker	1	1	2	1	12
Rob Colby	1	1	3	0	4
Anthony Collins	0	1	11	2	44
Raymond Brosseau	0	1	10	1	48
Matt Slauson	0	1	9	1	38
Kevin Long	0	0	4	1	14

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Clyde Burleson	3	6	0	25	0	27
Hugh Whitfield	2	2	0	16	0	24
Henry Lang	1	3	1	13	0	15
Jerald Michi	1	3	0	19	1	24
Robert Buchanan	1	2	0	4	0	9
Martellus Bennett	0	2	1	24	0	25
Korey Lane	0	2	0	29	3	33
Chad O'Neill	0	2	0	21	0	34
Max Unger	0	2	0	8	0	2
Bucky Schulz	0	1	0	10	1	12
Arnold Gillespie	0	1	0	23	0	33
Julio Collier	0	1	0	6	0	3

Special Teams Statistics

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Kenneth Longwell	3	15
Leland Occean	1	10
Bryce Garrison	1	8
Lawrence Fulcher	0	22
Dustin Lindsay	0	21
J.R. Andrews	0	17
Danny D'Arms	0	17
Craig Steltz	0	16
Greg Tubbs	0	15
John Goodwin	0	14
Phil St. John	0	11
Lance Fryer	0	9
Ross McCree	0	9
Marc Ellard	0	9
Jonathan Orr	0	8
Roy Vardaro	0	8
Marvin Tucker	0	8
Kevin Long	0	8
Colin Peeples	0	8
Raymond Brosseau	0	7
Deion Pickrell	0	7
Mike Goodson	0	6
Aaron Crawford	0	6
Darren Protokowicz	0	4
Mitch Conway	0	4
Kendall Grant	0	3
Steve Newsome	0	2
James Laurinaitis	0	2
Malcolm Jenkins	0	2
Bob Montez	0	2
Ronnie Hall	0	2
Brad Morales	0	1
A.J. Stevens	0	1
Mike Perez	0	1
Rob Colby	0	1
Marlon Dock	0	1
Brady Stills	0	1

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Tracy Porter	2	17
Wendell Marsh	2	15
Hugh Whitfield	1	19
Jimmy Hosken	1	12
Tarrion Adams	0	24
Dean Fulcher	0	18
Henry Lang	0	15
Rod Tidwell	0	14
Tyrus Dellenbach	0	13
Clyde Burleson	0	10
Bucky Schulz	0	10
Martellus Bennett	0	10
Randal Emerson	0	10
Pat White	0	10
Max Unger	0	10
Robert Buchanan	0	10
Kevin Westbrook	0	8
Craig Tanner	0	8
Chad O'Neill	0	7
Maurice Harden	0	7
Timothy McIndoe	0	7
Marcus Barrett	0	6
Bobby Boucher	0	3
Chris Johnson	0	3
Donnell Holliday	0	3
Andrew Foley	0	3
Leroy Hampton	0	2
Alonzo Monroe	0	2
Clifton Gilmer	0	2
Charlie Wolf	0	2
Calvin Weisz	0	2
Glenn Thomason	0	1
Kenny Phillips	0	1
Julio Collier	0	1
Zack Kleedtke	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	13	3.3
Middle	7	55	7.9
Right	1	4	4.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	18	3.6
Middle	15	54	3.6
Right	9	15	1.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tom Alcott	42	25	4	2	2	3	9	2	1
Steve Newsome	3	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jumbo Cooper	31	19	4	3	1	3	4	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	30	7.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	15	101	6.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	3	39	2.6
Long (19+ Yds)	10	4	123	12.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	9	2.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	7	47	5.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	7	116	8.9
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	29	4.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jonathan Orr	8	6	1	69	1	33
WR Mike Perez	8	3	0	65	1	29
RB Mitch Conway	8	8	0	51	0	33
WR Phil St. John	8	2	2	42	2	29
WR John Goodwin	7	2	0	17	0	32
TE Ross McCree	2	1	0	6	0	38
RB Mike Goodson	2	2	0	24	0	26
RB Lawrence Fulcher	1	1	0	7	0	27
TE Greg Tubbs	1	1	0	12	0	13

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rod Tidwell	11	7	1	92	2	28
WR Kody Jordan	6	2	0	36	1	30
FB Hugh Whitfield	5	5	0	21	0	24
WR Pat White	3	1	0	22	1	14
TE Martellus Bennett	2	1	0	16	0	25
TE Henry Lang	2	1	0	9	0	15
RB Chris Johnson	1	1	0	6	0	21
RB Tarrion Adams	1	1	0	-1	0	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Chris Johnson	3	-1	-0.33	2.13
Tarrion Adams	2	-2	-1.00	3.73

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jumbo Cooper	5	3	21	4.20	6.48

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Kody Jordan	2	1	7	3.50	6.00
RB Chris Johnson	1	1	6	6.00	6.00
TE Henry Lang	1	0	0	0.00	4.50
WR Rod Tidwell	1	1	8	8.00	8.36

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Chris Johnson	2	0
Tarrion Adams	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tom Alcott	12	6	4
Steve Newsome	1	0	0

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jumbo Cooper	10	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mike Perez	3	0	0
WR Phil St. John	3	1	1
WR John Goodwin	3	2	1
WR Jonathan Orr	2	1	0
RB Mitch Conway	2	2	2

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kody Jordan	3	1	1
WR Rod Tidwell	2	1	1
RB Chris Johnson	1	1	1
TE Henry Lang	1	0	0
FB Hugh Whitfield	1	1	0
RB Tarrion Adams	1	1	0
WR Pat White	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 61,500 (73,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,100 (21,400)
End Zone 11,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 9,300 (10,100)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	61,500 (73,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,100 (21,400)
End Zone	11,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	9,300 (10,100)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,900)