Spokesman-Review
National Football League
BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Atlanta 33, Carolina 16
When: 1:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 24, 2016
Where: Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina
Temperature: 56°
Head Official: Bill Vinovich
Attendance: 73549
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Atlanta 13731033
Carolina 0310316
SCORING
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter - 10:57
Atlanta TD Carolina 0 - Atlanta 7
Joshua Perkins 26 yd. pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick)
1st Quarter - 6:09
Atlanta FG Carolina 0 - Atlanta 10
Matt Bryant 51 yd. field goal
1st Quarter - 0:35
Atlanta FG Carolina 0 - Atlanta 13
Matt Bryant 48 yd. field goal
2nd Quarter - 10:17
Carolina FG Carolina 3 - Atlanta 13
Graham Gano 31 yd. field goal
2nd Quarter - 5:34
Atlanta TD Carolina 3 - Atlanta 20
D.J. Tialavea 1 yd. pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick)
3rd Quarter - 9:23
Carolina FG Carolina 6 - Atlanta 20
Graham Gano 40 yd. field goal
3rd Quarter - 3:34
Atlanta FG Carolina 6 - Atlanta 23
Matt Bryant 29 yd. field goal
3rd Quarter - 0:00
Carolina TD Carolina 13 - Atlanta 23
Kelvin Benjamin 26 yd. pass from Cam Newton (Graham Gano kick)
4th Quarter - 13:19
Atlanta TD Carolina 13 - Atlanta 30
Tevin Coleman 55 yd. run (Matt Bryant kick)
4th Quarter - 9:43
Carolina FG Carolina 16 - Atlanta 30
Graham Gano 31 yd. field goal
4th Quarter - 1:55
Atlanta FG Carolina 16 - Atlanta 33
Matt Bryant 50 yd. field goal
TEAMS
Team Stats
  Atlanta Carolina
1st Downs 21 17
Rushing 6 6
Passing 13 10
Penalty 2 1
3rd Down Conversions 6-14 4-15
4th Down Conversions 0-0 3-4
Punts-Average 3-42.3 3-43.3
Return Yards 82 96
Punts-Returns 1-11 1-12
Kickoffs-Returns 1-10 2-84
Int - Returns 2-61 0-0
Penalties-Yards 6-45 4-24
Fumbles-Lost 1-0 0-0
Time of Possession 32:45 27:15
Total Net Yards 408 302
Total Plays 61 68
Average Gain 6.7 4.4
Net Yards Rushing 152 119
Rushes 24 23
Average/Rush 6.3 5.2
Net Yards Passing 256 183
Comp-Att 27-33 18-43
Yards/Pass 6.9 4.1
Sacked-Yards Lost 4-21 2-15
Had Intercepted 0 2
Touchdowns 3 1
Rushing 1 0
Passing 2 1
Other 0 0
Extra Points 3-3 1-1
Field Goals 4-5 3-3
Red Zone Efficiency 1-3-33% 0-2-0%
Goal To Go Efficiency 1-1-100% 0-1-0%
Safeties 0 0
PLAYER STATS
Atlanta Falcons (10-5)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
M. Ryan 27/33 277 2 0
Carolina Panthers (6-9)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
C. Newton 18/43 198 1 2
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD LG
T. Coleman 9 90 10.0 1 55
D. Freeman 13 53 4.1 0 13
M. Ryan 2 9 4.5 0 7
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD LG
J. Stewart 11 50 4.5 0 20
C. Newton 8 36 4.5 0 9
F. Whittaker 3 30 10.0 0 19
M. Tolbert 1 3 3.0 0 3
Receiving
  TAR REC YDS AVG TD LG
J. Jones 7 4 60 15.0 0 22
M. Sanu 4 3 56 18.7 0 28
T. Coleman 3 3 45 15.0 0 31
D. Freeman 8 8 35 4.4 0 9
J. Perkins 3 2 34 17.0 1 26
T. Gabriel 4 3 15 5.0 0 7
A. Robinson 1 1 15 15.0 0 15
L. Toilolo 1 1 10 10.0 0 10
P. DiMarco 1 1 6 6.0 0 6
D. Tialavea 1 1 1 1.0 1 1
Receiving
  TAR REC YDS AVG TD LG
K. Benjamin 8 4 63 15.8 1 26
G. Olsen 12 6 59 9.8 0 17
T. Ginn, Jr. 9 3 29 9.7 0 17
F. Whittaker 1 1 14 14.0 0 14
P. Brown 2 1 12 12.0 0 12
C. Manhertz 1 1 10 10.0 0 10
D. Funchess 5 1 9 9.0 0 9
J. Stewart 2 1 2 2.0 0 2
E. Dickson 1 0 0 0 0 0
J. Webb 2 0 0 0 0 0
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
J. Collins 1 37 0
B. Poole 1 24 0
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
No interceptions
Sacks
  NO. YDS
R. Hageman 1.0 8.0
B. Reed 0.5 3.5
C. Upshaw 0.5 3.5
Sacks
  NO. YDS
K. Coleman 1.0 8.0
M. Addison 1.0 6.0
K. Short 1.0 5.0
K. Ealy 1.0 2.0
Tackles
  Tk Ast
D. Jones 8 5
J. Collins 6 0
K. Neal 3 0
R. Alford 2 0
P. Worrilow 2 2
R. Allen 2 2
R. Hageman 1 0
B. Poole 1 0
V. Beasley 1 1
C. Upshaw 1 1
P. Wheeler 1 1
B. Reed 1 2
G. Jarrett 1 3
S. Neasman 0 1
D. Olatoye 0 1
J. Babineaux 0 1
A. Clayborn 0 2
Tackles
  Tk Ast
S. Thompson 10 1
T. Davis 8 4
T. Boston 5 0
J. Bradberry 5 0
L. Johnson 4 0
M. Addison 4 0
K. Ealy 2 0
S. Lotulelei 2 0
K. Coleman 2 2
K. Short 2 3
V. Butler 1 1
D. Worley 1 2
A. Klein 0 1
Tackles For Loss
  NO.
C. Upshaw 1.0
R. Hageman 1.0
Tackles For Loss
  NO.
M. Addison 3.0
K. Coleman 1.0
K. Ealy 1.0
S. Lotulelei 1.0
K. Short 1.0
T. Davis 1.0
Fumbles
  NO.
M. Ryan 1
Fumbles
  NO.
No fumbles