National Football League
BOXSCORE
| PLAY-BY-PLAY
| RECAP
Atlanta 20,
Carolina 13
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, December 27, 2015
Where: Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia
Temperature: Dome
Head Official: John Parry
Attendance: 70981
Where: Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia
Temperature: Dome
Head Official: John Parry
Attendance: 70981
Final Scoring Summary
SCORING
Scoring Summary
| 1st Quarter - 9:18 | ||
| Carolina | TD |
Atlanta 0 - Carolina 7 Cam Newton 8 yd. run (Graham Gano kick) |
| 2nd Quarter - 14:55 | ||
| Atlanta | TD |
Atlanta 7 - Carolina 7 Devonta Freeman 4 yd. run (Shayne Graham kick) |
| 3rd Quarter - 5:26 | ||
| Carolina | FG |
Atlanta 7 - Carolina 10 Graham Gano 33 yd. field goal |
| 3rd Quarter - 2:12 | ||
| Atlanta | TD |
Atlanta 14 - Carolina 10 Julio Jones 70 yd. pass from Matt Ryan (Shayne Graham kick) |
| 4th Quarter - 7:59 | ||
| Carolina | FG |
Atlanta 14 - Carolina 13 Graham Gano 47 yd. field goal |
| 4th Quarter - 2:23 | ||
| Atlanta | FG |
Atlanta 17 - Carolina 13 Shayne Graham 37 yd. field goal |
| 4th Quarter - 1:30 | ||
| Atlanta | FG |
Atlanta 20 - Carolina 13 Shayne Graham 54 yd. field goal |
TEAMS
Team Stats
| Carolina | Atlanta | |
| 1st Downs | 18 | 21 |
| Rushing | 11 | 6 |
| Passing | 7 | 13 |
| Penalty | 0 | 2 |
| 3rd Down Conversions | 4-10 | 9-15 |
| 4th Down Conversions | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Punts-Average | 3-43.3 | 1-25.0 |
| Return Yards | 0 | 29 |
| Punts-Returns | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kickoffs-Returns | 0-0 | 1-29 |
| Int - Returns | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Penalties-Yards | 4-40 | 3-20 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 1-1 | 2-1 |
| Time of Possession | 24:22 | 35:38 |
| Total Net Yards | 268 | 373 |
| Total Plays | 52 | 62 |
| Average Gain | 5.2 | 6.0 |
| Net Yards Rushing | 155 | 77 |
| Rushes | 20 | 30 |
| Average/Rush | 7.8 | 2.6 |
| Net Yards Passing | 113 | 296 |
| Comp-Att | 17-30 | 23-30 |
| Yards/Pass | 3.5 | 9.2 |
| Sacked-Yards Lost | 2-29 | 2-10 |
| Had Intercepted | 0 | 0 |
| Touchdowns | 1 | 2 |
| Rushing | 1 | 1 |
| Passing | 0 | 1 |
| Other | 0 | 0 |
| Extra Points | 1-1 | 2-2 |
| Field Goals | 2-2 | 2-3 |
| Red Zone Efficiency | 1-2-50% | 1-2-50% |
| Goal To Go Efficiency | 1-1-100% | 1-1-100% |
| Safeties | 0 | 0 |
PLAYER STATS
Carolina Panthers
(14-1)
| Passing | ||||
| COMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | |
| C. Newton | 17/30 | 142 | 0 | 0 |
Atlanta Falcons
(8-7)
| Passing | ||||
| COMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | |
| M. Ryan | 23/30 | 306 | 1 | 0 |
| Rushing | |||||
| ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| C. Artis-Payne | 5 | 49 | 9.8 | 0 | 31 |
| C. Newton | 7 | 46 | 6.6 | 1 | 18 |
| F. Whittaker | 5 | 32 | 6.4 | 0 | 16 |
| J. Cotchery | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 |
| M. Tolbert | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Rushing | |||||
| ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| D. Freeman | 22 | 73 | 3.3 | 1 | 14 |
| T. Ward | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 6 |
| M. Ryan | 6 | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | 7 |
| Receiving | ||||||
| TAR | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| G. Olsen | 6 | 4 | 40 | 10.0 | 0 | 15 |
| P. Brown | 6 | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 0 | 19 |
| J. Cotchery | 5 | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 0 | 11 |
| M. Tolbert | 3 | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 12 |
| T. Ginn | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| C. Artis-Payne | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| F. Whittaker | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 4 |
| E. Dickson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Funchess | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | ||||||
| TAR | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| J. Jones | 11 | 9 | 178 | 19.8 | 1 | 70 |
| R. White | 6 | 5 | 67 | 13.4 | 0 | 17 |
| J. Tamme | 4 | 4 | 29 | 7.2 | 0 | 12 |
| D. Freeman | 5 | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | 12 |
| J. Hardy | 3 | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 8 |
| Interceptions | |||
| NO. | YDS | TD | |
| No interceptions | |||
| Interceptions | |||
| NO. | YDS | TD | |
| No interceptions | |||
| Sacks | ||
| NO. | YDS | |
| K. Short | 2.0 | 10.0 |
| Sacks | ||
| NO. | YDS | |
| V. Beasley | 1.0 | 13.0 |
| J. Babineaux | 0.5 | 8.0 |
| K. Biermann | 0.5 | 8.0 |
| Tackles | ||
| Tk | Ast | |
| K. Short | 7 | 0 |
| L. Kuechly | 7 | 1 |
| K. Coleman | 7 | 1 |
| R. Harper | 5 | 1 |
| J. Norman | 4 | 0 |
| C. Tillman | 4 | 0 |
| S. Thompson | 4 | 1 |
| S. Lotulelei | 2 | 0 |
| M. Addison | 2 | 0 |
| T. Davis | 2 | 1 |
| J. Allen | 1 | 0 |
| C. Johnson | 1 | 1 |
| D. Edwards | 0 | 1 |
| C. Finnegan | 0 | 2 |
| Tackles | ||
| Tk | Ast | |
| R. Alford | 6 | 1 |
| V. Beasley | 4 | 0 |
| D. Trufant | 3 | 0 |
| R. Allen | 3 | 0 |
| N. Stupar | 3 | 1 |
| P. Adams | 3 | 1 |
| P. Wheeler | 2 | 1 |
| J. Durant | 2 | 3 |
| R. Hageman | 1 | 0 |
| P. Worrilow | 1 | 0 |
| O. Schofield | 1 | 0 |
| C. Godfrey | 1 | 0 |
| K. Ishmael | 1 | 1 |
| K. Biermann | 1 | 2 |
| J. Babineaux | 0 | 1 |
| M. Goodman | 0 | 1 |
| T. Jackson | 0 | 1 |
| Tackles For Loss | |
| NO. | |
| K. Short | 3.0 |
| J. Allen | 1.0 |
| S. Lotulelei | 1.0 |
| J. Norman | 1.0 |
| L. Kuechly | 1.0 |
| S. Thompson | 1.0 |
| C. Johnson | 1.0 |
| Tackles For Loss | |
| NO. | |
| R. Hageman | 1.0 |