| Atlanta Falcons at Carolina Panthers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 24, 2016 Location: Charlotte, NC Venue: Bank of America Stadium Attendance: 73549 |
| Weather: Mostly Cloudy Temp: 58 F Humidty: 58% Wind: 6 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 13 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 33 |
| Carolina PanthersCAR | 0 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 16 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | ATL | CAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Josh Perkins 26 pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Matt Bryant 51 FG | 10 | 0 |
| 1 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Matt Bryant 48 FG | 13 | 0 |
| 2 | Carolina PanthersCAR | Graham Gano 31 FG | 13 | 3 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | D.J. Tialavea 1 pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick) | 20 | 3 |
| 3 | Carolina PanthersCAR | Graham Gano 40 FG | 20 | 6 |
| 3 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Matt Bryant 29 FG | 23 | 6 |
| 3 | Carolina PanthersCAR | Kelvin Benjamin 26 pass from Cam Newton (Graham Gano kick) | 23 | 13 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Tevin Coleman 55 run (Matt Bryant kick) | 30 | 13 |
| 4 | Carolina PanthersCAR | Graham Gano 31 FG | 30 | 16 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Matt Bryant 50 FG | 33 | 16 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||
| Offense | ||
| 11 | WR | Julio Jones |
| 12 | WR | Mohamed Sanu |
| 70 | LOT | Jake Matthews |
| 76 | LOG | Andy Levitre |
| 51 | C | Alex Mack |
| 65 | ROG | Chris Chester |
| 73 | ROT | Ryan Schraeder |
| 82 | TE | Josh Perkins |
| 80 | TE | Levine Toilolo |
| 2 | QB | Matt Ryan |
| 24 | RB | Devonta Freeman |
| Defense | ||
| 99 | LDE | Adrian Clayborn |
| 91 | LDT | Courtney Upshaw |
| 97 | RDT | Grady Jarrett |
| 44 | LLB | Vic Beasley |
| 45 | MLB | Deion Jones |
| 55 | RLB | Paul Worrilow |
| 23 | LCB | Robert Alford |
| 37 | SS | Ricardo Allen |
| 22 | FS | Keanu Neal |
| 32 | RCB | Jalen Collins |
| 34 | DB | Brian Poole |
| Carolina Panthers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 13 | WR | Kelvin Benjamin |
| 10 | WR | Corey Brown |
| 19 | WR | Ted Ginn |
| 74 | LOT | Mike Remmers |
| 68 | LOG | Andrew Norwell |
| 69 | C | Tyler Larsen |
| 60 | ROG | Daryl Williams |
| 70 | ROT | Trai Turner |
| 88 | TE | Greg Olsen |
| 1 | QB | Cam Newton |
| 28 | RB | Jonathan Stewart |
| Defense | ||
| 95 | LDE | Charles Johnson |
| 98 | LDT | Star Lotulelei |
| 99 | RDT | Kawann Short |
| 96 | RDE | Wes Horton |
| 54 | SLB | Shaq Thompson |
| 56 | MLB | A.J. Klein |
| 58 | WLB | Thomas Davis |
| 24 | LCB | James Bradberry |
| 20 | SS | Kurt Coleman |
| 33 | FS | Tre Boston |
| 26 | RCB | Daryl Worley |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL | 32:45 | 21 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 6/14 | 0/0 | 6 | 45 | 1 | 0 |
| CAR | 27:15 | 17 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 4/15 | 3/4 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Tevin Coleman | 9 | 90 | 10.0 | 55t | 1 |
| Devonta Freeman | 13 | 53 | 4.1 | 13 | 0 |
| Matt Ryan | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 24 | 152 | 6.3 | 55t | 1 |
| Carolina Panthers | |||||
| Jonathan Stewart | 11 | 50 | 4.5 | 20 | 0 |
| Cam Newton | 8 | 36 | 4.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Fozzy Whittaker | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Mike Tolbert | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 23 | 119 | 5.2 | 20 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Matt Ryan | 33 | 27 | 81.8 | 0 | 277 | 8.4 | 31 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 121.8 |
| Team Totals | 33 | 27 | 81.8 | 0 | 277 | 8.4 | 31 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 121.8 |
| Carolina Panthers | |||||||||||
| Cam Newton | 43 | 18 | 41.9 | 2 | 198 | 4.6 | 26t | 1 | 2 | 15 | 44.5 |
| Team Totals | 43 | 18 | 41.9 | 2 | 198 | 4.6 | 26t | 1 | 2 | 15 | 44.5 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Devonta Freeman | 8 | 8 | 35 | 4.4 | 9 | 0 |
| Julio Jones | 7 | 4 | 60 | 15.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Mohamed Sanu | 4 | 3 | 56 | 18.7 | 28 | 0 |
| Tevin Coleman | 3 | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Taylor Gabriel | 4 | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Josh Perkins | 3 | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 26t | 1 |
| Aldrick Robinson | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Patrick DiMarco | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| D.J. Tialavea | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 33 | 27 | 277 | 10.3 | 31 | 2 |
| Carolina Panthers | ||||||
| Greg Olsen | 12 | 6 | 59 | 9.8 | 17 | 0 |
| Kelvin Benjamin | 8 | 4 | 63 | 15.8 | 26t | 1 |
| Ted Ginn | 9 | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 17 | 0 |
| Fozzy Whittaker | 1 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Corey Brown | 2 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Chris Manhertz | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Devin Funchess | 5 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Jonathan Stewart | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Joe Webb | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ed Dickson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 43 | 18 | 198 | 11.0 | 26t | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Jalen Collins | 1 | 37 | 37.0 | 37 | 0 |
| Brian Poole | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 61 | 30.5 | 37 | 0 |
| Carolina Panthers | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||
| Matt Bosher | 3 | 127 | 42.3 | 59 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 127 | 42.3 | 59 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Carolina Panthers | |||||||
| Michael Palardy | 3 | 130 | 43.3 | 51 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 130 | 43.3 | 51 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Eric Weems | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Carolina Panthers | ||||||
| Ted Ginn | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||
| Matt Bosher | 8 | 521 | 65.1 | 6 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 521 | 65.1 | 6 |
| Carolina Panthers | ||||
| Graham Gano | 5 | 315 | 63.0 | 4 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 315 | 63.0 | 4 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Justin Hardy | 1 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Carolina Panthers | ||||||
| Fozzy Whittaker | 2 | 0 | 84 | 42.0 | 47 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | 84 | 42.0 | 47 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||
| Ra'Shede Hageman | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| Brooks Reed | 0.5 | 3.5 |
| Courtney Upshaw | 0.5 | 3.5 |
| Team Totals | 2.0 | 15.0 |
| Carolina Panthers | ||
| Kurt Coleman | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| Mario Addison | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| Kawann Short | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| Kony Ealy | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| Team Totals | 4.0 | 21.0 |
| DEFENSE | TKL | TFL | QH | PD | FF | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Deion Jones | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jalen Collins | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ricardo Allen | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Worrilow | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grady Jarrett | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keanu Neal | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Alford | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Brooks Reed | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Courtney Upshaw | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vic Beasley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Philip Wheeler | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Bosher | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adrian Clayborn | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ra'Shede Hageman | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Poole | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Harris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deji Olatoye | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Babineaux | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sharrod Neasman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carolina Panthers | ||||||
| Thomas Davis | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaq Thompson | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tre Boston | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| James Bradberry | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kawann Short | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mario Addison | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leonard Johnson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kurt Coleman | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daryl Worley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kony Ealy | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Star Lotulelei | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vernon Butler | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Michael Griffin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Mayo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cam Newton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Remmers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A.J. Klein | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Johnson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |