National Football League
BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Atlanta 31, Carolina 23
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, December 11, 2011
Where: Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina
Temperature: 43°
Head Official: Walt Anderson
Attendance: 72680
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Atlanta 70101431
Carolina 7160023
SCORING
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter - 5:29
Atlanta TD Carolina 0 - Atlanta 7
Roddy White 5 yd. pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick)
1st Quarter - 0:03
Carolina TD Carolina 7 - Atlanta 7
Jeremy Shockey 6 yd. pass from Cam Newton (Olindo Mare kick)
2nd Quarter - 7:12
Carolina S Carolina 9 - Atlanta 7
Matt Ryan sacked in end zone by Antwan Applewhite for a safety
2nd Quarter - 6:51
Carolina TD Carolina 16 - Atlanta 7
DeAngelo Williams 74 yd. run (Olindo Mare kick)
2nd Quarter - 3:03
Carolina TD Carolina 23 - Atlanta 7
Greg Olsen 44 yd. pass from Cam Newton (Olindo Mare kick)
3rd Quarter - 10:55
Atlanta FG Carolina 23 - Atlanta 10
Matt Bryant 30 yd. field goal
3rd Quarter - 8:55
Atlanta TD Carolina 23 - Atlanta 17
Jacquizz Rodgers 31 yd. pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick)
4th Quarter - 12:42
Atlanta TD Carolina 23 - Atlanta 24
Julio Jones 17 yd. pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick)
4th Quarter - 4:17
Atlanta TD Carolina 23 - Atlanta 31
Julio Jones 75 yd. pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick)
TEAMS
Team Stats
  Atlanta Carolina
1st Downs 18 19
Rushing 4 5
Passing 14 13
Penalty 0 1
3rd Down Conversions 8-17 5-13
4th Down Conversions 0-0 0-1
Punts-Average 6-47.8 6-42.7
Return Yards 70 100
Punts-Returns 2-14 4-11
Kickoffs-Returns 1-23 5-89
Int-Returns 2-33 0-0
Penalties-Yards 5-50 5-50
Fumbles-Lost 1-0 0-0
Time of Possession 30:43 29:17
Total Net Yards 394 416
Total Plays 69 64
Average Gain 5.7 6.5
Net Yards Rushing 86 157
Rushes 28 23
Average/Rush 3.1 6.8
Net Yards Passing 308 259
Comp-Att 22-38 19-39
Yards/Pass 7.5 6.3
Sacked-Yards Lost 3-12 2-17
Had Intercepted 0 2
Touchdowns 4 3
Rushing 0 1
Passing 4 2
Other 0 0
Extra Points 4-4 3-3
Field Goals 1-2 0-1
Red Zone Efficiency 2-3-67% 1-2-50%
Goal To Go Efficiency 1-1-100% 1-1-100%
Safeties 0 1
PLAYER STATS
Atlanta Falcons (8-5)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
M. Ryan 22/38 320 4 0
Carolina Panthers (4-9)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
C. Newton 19/39 276 2 2
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD LG
M. Turner 21 76 3.6 0 13
J. Snelling 3 6 2.0 0 2
J. Rodgers 1 4 4.0 0 4
M. Ryan 3 0 0.0 0 2
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD LG
D. Williams 7 87 12.4 1 74
C. Newton 7 36 5.1 0 12
J. Stewart 8 29 3.6 0 7
A. Edwards 1 5 5.0 0 5
Receiving
  TAR REC YDS AVG TD LG
J. Jones 8 3 104 34.7 2 75
R. White 11 7 84 12.0 1 26
T. Gonzalez 11 7 82 11.7 0 20
J. Rodgers 2 2 39 19.5 1 31
H. Douglas 3 2 12 6.0 0 9
M. Palmer 1 0 0 0 0 0
M. Turner 1 0 0 0 0 0
J. Snelling 1 1 -1 -1.0 0 -1
Receiving
  TAR REC YDS AVG TD LG
S. Smith 8 6 125 20.8 0 48
G. Olsen 6 2 53 26.5 1 44
L. Naanee 5 2 29 14.5 0 15
B. LaFell 5 2 28 14.0 0 17
J. Stewart 9 4 27 6.8 0 17
J. Shockey 4 2 10 5.0 1 6
D. Williams 2 1 4 4.0 0 4
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
W. Moore 1 29 0
M. Peterson 1 4 0
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
No interceptions
Sacks
  NO. YDS
R. Edwards 1.0 11.0
S. Weatherspoon 1.0 6.0
Sacks
  NO. YDS
A. Applewhite 1.0 8.0
J. Shirley 1.0 0.0
C. Johnson 0.5 2.0
J. Anderson 0.5 2.0
Tackles
  TK Ast
S. Weatherspoon 8 1
D. Robinson 4 0
T. DeCoud 3 0
C. Peters 3 0
J. Abraham 3 0
C. Owens 3 1
C. Lofton 3 2
W. Moore 2 1
R. Edwards 2 1
V. Walker 1 0
L. Sidbury 1 0
M. Peterson 1 0
D. Franks 1 1
J. Babineaux 1 2
J. Sanders 0 1
Tackles
  TK Ast
J. Anderson 10 7
C. Johnson 4 1
C. Munnerlyn 4 2
C. Gamble 3 0
A. Neblett 3 2
J. Senn 3 5
G. Hardy 2 1
C. Godfrey 2 1
T. Keiser 1 0
S. Martin 1 0
J. Shirley 1 0
A. Applewhite 1 0
O. Nwagbuo 1 0
D. Connor 1 1
Tackles For Loss
  NO.
S. Weatherspoon 2.0
V. Walker 1.0
C. Peters 1.0
R. Edwards 1.0
Tackles For Loss
  NO.
C. Johnson 3.0
S. Martin 1.0
A. Applewhite 1.0
J. Anderson 1.0
Fumbles
  NO.
M. Ryan 1
Fumbles
  NO.
No fumbles