National Football League
BOXSCORE
| PLAY-BY-PLAY
| RECAP
Atlanta 48,
Carolina 33
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, October 2, 2016
Where: Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia
Temperature: Dome
Head Official: John Hussey
Attendance: 70508
Where: Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia
Temperature: Dome
Head Official: John Hussey
Attendance: 70508
Final Scoring Summary
SCORING
Scoring Summary
| 1st Quarter - 7:14 | ||
| Atlanta | TD |
Atlanta 7 - Carolina 0 Jacob Tamme 4 yd. pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick) |
| 1st Quarter - 0:17 | ||
| Atlanta | TD |
Atlanta 14 - Carolina 0 Devonta Freeman 13 yd. run (Matt Bryant kick) |
| 2nd Quarter - 11:31 | ||
| Carolina | TD |
Atlanta 14 - Carolina 7 Kurt Coleman 8 yd. interception return (Graham Gano kick) |
| 2nd Quarter - 5:56 | ||
| Atlanta | FG |
Atlanta 17 - Carolina 7 Matt Bryant 28 yd. field goal |
| 2nd Quarter - 3:07 | ||
| Carolina | FG |
Atlanta 17 - Carolina 10 Graham Gano 54 yd. field goal |
| 3rd Quarter - 9:13 | ||
| Atlanta | TD |
Atlanta 24 - Carolina 10 Austin Hooper 42 yd. pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick) |
| 3rd Quarter - 4:57 | ||
| Atlanta | TD |
Atlanta 31 - Carolina 10 Aldrick Robinson 35 yd. pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick) |
| 4th Quarter - 13:19 | ||
| Atlanta | FG |
Atlanta 34 - Carolina 10 Matt Bryant 53 yd. field goal |
| 4th Quarter - 11:42 | ||
| Carolina | TD |
Atlanta 34 - Carolina 18 Kelvin Benjamin 6 yd. pass from Cam Newton (Cam Newton run) |
| 4th Quarter - 3:58 | ||
| Carolina | TD |
Atlanta 34 - Carolina 26 Greg Olsen 14 yd. pass from Derek Anderson (Greg Olsen pass from Derek Anderson) |
| 4th Quarter - 3:45 | ||
| Atlanta | TD |
Atlanta 41 - Carolina 26 Julio Jones 75 yd. pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick) |
| 4th Quarter - 1:53 | ||
| Carolina | TD |
Atlanta 41 - Carolina 33 Philly Brown 16 yd. pass from Derek Anderson (Graham Gano kick) |
| 4th Quarter - 1:14 | ||
| Atlanta | TD |
Atlanta 48 - Carolina 33 Robert Alford 30 yd. interception return (Matt Bryant kick) |
TEAMS
Team Stats
| Carolina | Atlanta | |
| 1st Downs | 20 | 25 |
| Rushing | 3 | 7 |
| Passing | 16 | 18 |
| Penalty | 1 | 0 |
| 3rd Down Conversions | 7-16 | 8-13 |
| 4th Down Conversions | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Punts-Average | 6-50.7 | 3-52.7 |
| Return Yards | 89 | 91 |
| Punts-Returns | 2-16 | 3-25 |
| Kickoffs-Returns | 2-65 | 2-32 |
| Int - Returns | 1-8 | 2-34 |
| Penalties-Yards | 6-55 | 8-77 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Time of Possession | 26:11 | 33:49 |
| Total Net Yards | 378 | 571 |
| Total Plays | 64 | 65 |
| Average Gain | 5.9 | 8.8 |
| Net Yards Rushing | 49 | 90 |
| Rushes | 15 | 25 |
| Average/Rush | 3.3 | 3.6 |
| Net Yards Passing | 329 | 481 |
| Comp-Att | 31-48 | 28-37 |
| Yards/Pass | 6.7 | 12.0 |
| Sacked-Yards Lost | 1-8 | 3-22 |
| Had Intercepted | 2 | 1 |
| Touchdowns | 4 | 6 |
| Rushing | 0 | 1 |
| Passing | 3 | 4 |
| Other | 1 | 1 |
| Extra Points | 4-4 | 6-6 |
| Field Goals | 1-1 | 2-2 |
| Red Zone Efficiency | 3-3-100% | 2-3-67% |
| Goal To Go Efficiency | 2-2-100% | 1-1-100% |
| Safeties | 0 | 0 |
PLAYER STATS
Carolina Panthers
(1-3)
| Passing | ||||
| COMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | |
| D. Anderson | 17/23 | 172 | 2 | 2 |
| C. Newton | 14/25 | 165 | 1 | 0 |
Atlanta Falcons
(3-1)
| Passing | ||||
| COMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | |
| M. Ryan | 28/37 | 503 | 4 | 1 |
| Rushing | |||||
| ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| C. Newton | 5 | 30 | 6.0 | 0 | 21 |
| C. Artis-Payne | 6 | 12 | 2.0 | 0 | 5 |
| F. Whittaker | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | 3 |
| M. Tolbert | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rushing | |||||
| ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| D. Freeman | 13 | 57 | 4.4 | 1 | 19 |
| T. Coleman | 8 | 19 | 2.4 | 0 | 7 |
| M. Ryan | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 0 | 15 |
| Receiving | ||||||
| TAR | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| F. Whittaker | 9 | 9 | 86 | 9.6 | 0 | 22 |
| G. Olsen | 13 | 6 | 76 | 12.7 | 1 | 24 |
| D. Funchess | 3 | 2 | 56 | 28.0 | 0 | 48 |
| P. Brown | 7 | 5 | 48 | 9.6 | 1 | 16 |
| K. Benjamin | 7 | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 1 | 21 |
| E. Dickson | 2 | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 9 |
| T. Ginn, Jr. | 5 | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 8 |
| J. Webb | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| M. Tolbert | 1 | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | -2 |
| Receiving | ||||||
| TAR | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| J. Jones | 15 | 12 | 300 | 25.0 | 1 | 75 |
| T. Gabriel | 3 | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 0 | 19 |
| A. Robinson | 3 | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 1 | 35 |
| A. Hooper | 1 | 1 | 42 | 42.0 | 1 | 42 |
| M. Sanu | 3 | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 18 |
| P. DiMarco | 2 | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 18 |
| T. Coleman | 4 | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | 11 |
| D. Freeman | 3 | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 6 |
| J. Tamme | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 1 | 4 |
| L. Toilolo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Interceptions | |||
| NO. | YDS | TD | |
| K. Coleman | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| Interceptions | |||
| NO. | YDS | TD | |
| R. Alford | 2 | 34 | 1 |
| Sacks | ||
| NO. | YDS | |
| K. Short | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| L. Kuechly | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| K. Love | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| Sacks | ||
| NO. | YDS | |
| D. Freeney | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| Tackles | ||
| Tk | Ast | |
| L. Kuechly | 11 | 1 |
| K. Coleman | 6 | 0 |
| K. Short | 4 | 1 |
| T. Davis | 3 | 0 |
| T. Boston | 3 | 0 |
| B. Benwikere | 3 | 1 |
| S. Thompson | 2 | 1 |
| D. Worley | 2 | 2 |
| S. Lotulelei | 1 | 0 |
| C. Johnson | 1 | 0 |
| P. Soliai | 1 | 0 |
| K. Love | 1 | 0 |
| C. Jones | 1 | 1 |
| L. Edwards | 1 | 1 |
| M. Griffin | 1 | 2 |
| A. Klein | 0 | 1 |
| K. Ealy | 0 | 1 |
| J. Bradberry | 0 | 2 |
| Tackles | ||
| Tk | Ast | |
| K. Neal | 6 | 3 |
| D. Jones | 4 | 1 |
| L. Reynolds | 3 | 0 |
| A. Clayborn | 3 | 0 |
| K. Ishmael | 3 | 0 |
| R. Alford | 3 | 0 |
| R. Allen | 3 | 2 |
| B. Poole | 2 | 1 |
| S. Weatherspoon | 2 | 2 |
| B. Reed | 1 | 0 |
| J. Babineaux | 1 | 0 |
| D. Freeney | 1 | 0 |
| V. Beasley | 1 | 0 |
| D. Shelby | 1 | 1 |
| D. Trufant | 1 | 1 |
| P. Wheeler | 1 | 2 |
| G. Jarrett | 0 | 1 |
| R. Hageman | 0 | 2 |
| Tackles For Loss | |
| NO. | |
| K. Short | 2.0 |
| L. Kuechly | 2.0 |
| L. Edwards | 1.0 |
| S. Thompson | 1.0 |
| T. Boston | 1.0 |
| K. Love | 1.0 |
| Tackles For Loss | |
| NO. | |
| S. Weatherspoon | 1.0 |
| D. Shelby | 1.0 |
| D. Freeney | 1.0 |
| D. Jones | 1.0 |
| V. Beasley | 1.0 |
| Fumbles | |
| NO. | |
| No fumbles | |
| Fumbles | |
| NO. | |
| No fumbles | |