Conference Semifinals, 2053

played in Carolina, NC

38 degrees, fair, calm

Atlanta Falcons	0	10	3	0	-	13
Carolina Panthers	7	17	0	10	-	34

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:52 CAR - Bernard Lloyd 24 pass from Kendrick Richardson (Stanley Winters extra point)
2Q: 15:00 ATL - Phillip Knoblett 7 pass from Ethan Poole (Earl Brennan extra point)
2Q: 11:12 CAR - Omar Breckterfield 24 pass from Kendrick Richardson (Stanley Winters extra point)
2Q: 08:03 CAR - Santiago Wheeler 79 interception return (Stanley Winters extra point)
2Q: 02:22 ATL - Earl Brennan 48 field goal
2Q: 00:03 CAR - Stanley Winters 19 field goal
3Q: 05:53 ATL - Earl Brennan 41 field goal
4Q: 12:52 CAR - Gerald Delgado 12 pass from Kendrick Richardson (Stanley Winters extra point)
4Q: 02:00 CAR - Stanley Winters 25 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:52 CAR - Bernard Lloyd 24 pass from Kendrick Richardson (Stanley Winters extra point)
2Q: 15:00 ATL - Phillip Knoblett 7 pass from Ethan Poole (Earl Brennan extra point)
2Q: 11:12 CAR - Omar Breckterfield 24 pass from Kendrick Richardson (Stanley Winters extra point)
2Q: 08:03 CAR - Santiago Wheeler 79 interception return (Stanley Winters extra point)
2Q: 02:22 ATL - Earl Brennan 48 field goal
2Q: 00:03 CAR - Stanley Winters 19 field goal
3Q: 05:53 ATL - Earl Brennan 41 field goal
4Q: 12:52 CAR - Gerald Delgado 12 pass from Kendrick Richardson (Stanley Winters extra point)
4Q: 02:00 CAR - Stanley Winters 25 field goal

Team Statistics ATL CAR
Record 12-6 14-3
First Downs 19 20
- by Rushing 9 9
- by Passing 9 10
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 229 372
- Offensive Plays 71 51
- Yards per Play 3.23 7.29
Net Rushing Yards 111 154
- Rushing Attempts 27 34
- Yards per Rush 4.11 4.53
Net Passing Yards 118 218
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 21 - 2 16 - 14 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 166 222
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/48 1/4
- Yards per Pass Play 2.68 12.82
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/14 3/8
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.6 5.3
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/55 4/25
Punt Returns/Yards 2/12 3/48
Kick Returns/Yards 1/31 2/46
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 2/92
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 36
Time of Possession 33:39 26:21

Team Statistics	ATL	CAR
Record	12-6	14-3
First Downs	19	20
- by Rushing	9	9
- by Passing	9	10
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	229	372
- Offensive Plays	71	51
- Yards per Play	3.23	7.29
Net Rushing Yards	111	154
- Rushing Attempts	27	34
- Yards per Rush	4.11	4.53
Net Passing Yards	118	218
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 21 - 2	16 - 14 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	166	222
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/48	1/4
- Yards per Pass Play	2.68	12.82
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/14	3/8
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.6	5.3
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/55	4/25
Punt Returns/Yards	2/12	3/48
Kick Returns/Yards	1/31	2/46
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	2/92
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 36
Time of Possession	33:39	26:21

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	7:55	OWN 25	15	22	Punt
1	3:41	1:17	OWN 25	3	-11	Punt
1	2:24	2:34	OPP 37	7	37	Touchdown
2	11:01	3:11	OWN 35	6	32	Interception
2	7:50	2:14	OWN 25	4	13	Punt
2	3:51	1:37	50	4	19	Field Goal
3	12:08	6:22	OWN 7	11	69	Field Goal
3	4:32	1:20	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
3	0:29	1:19	OWN 20	3	-9	Punt
4	12:46	1:23	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
4	9:28	2:28	OWN 36	8	14	Downs
4	1:55	1:17	OWN 25	4	4	Interception

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	7:05	3:24	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
2	14:50	3:49	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
2	5:36	1:45	OWN 10	3	2	Punt
2	2:14	2:14	OWN 27	5	71	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:52	OWN 45	3	7	Punt
3	5:46	1:14	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
3	3:12	2:43	50	4	13	Punt
4	14:10	1:24	OWN 46	5	54	Touchdown
4	11:23	1:55	OWN 33	4	27	Interception
4	7:00	5:05	50	10	42	Field Goal
4	0:38	0:38	OPP 29	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Kendrick Richardson, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Glenn McConnell	19	81	4.26	19	5
Ethan Poole	4	33	8.25	11	1
Ken Moates	4	-3	-0.75	2	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Bernard Lloyd	18	72	4.00	15	3
Keegan Torrence	13	69	5.31	21	2
Kendrick Richardson	3	13	4.33	10	1

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ethan Poole	39	21	166	5/48	1	21	2	51.9

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kendrick Richardson	16	14	222	1/4	3	40	1	132.3

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Wayne Bryant	6	7	59	9.83	14	21	0
WR Willie Bollinger	5	10	38	7.60	0	15	0
WR Dean McDaniel	5	12	37	7.40	8	11	0
TE Conrad Bailey	3	7	9	3.00	0	7	0
RB Glenn McConnell	1	1	16	16.00	14	16	0
WR Phillip Knoblett	1	2	7	7.00	0	7	1

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Omar Breckterfield	4	4	82	20.50	23	40	1
TE Jacob Bauer	2	3	12	6.00	0	11	0
WR Gerald Delgado	2	2	19	9.50	3	12	1
RB Bernard Lloyd	2	3	27	13.50	19	24	1
RB Keegan Torrence	1	1	31	31.00	31	31	0
WR Rob Henderson	1	1	23	23.00	0	23	0
WR Cooper Bookas	1	1	21	21.00	3	21	0
WR Lorenzo Austin	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Tevin Lacy	1	0	0.00	0

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Santiago Wheeler	2	92	46.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Glenn McConnell	2	0	0
Kelvin Elmore	0	1	1
Wayne Bryant	0	1	0
Reggie Kirk	0	1	0

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Amir Donaldson	1	0	0	0
Nickolas Malone	0	0	2	0

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Sebastian Murry	6	296	49.3	38.0	60	1

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Pat Horste	4	176	44.0	36.0	54	2

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Earl Brennan	2/2	2/2	0/0	48	1/1

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Stanley Winters	2/2	0/0	0/0	25	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Glenn McConnell	2	12	6.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Amir Donaldson	3	48	16.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Willie Bollinger	1	31	31.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Amir Donaldson	2	46	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Ruben Renken	6	0	0.0	28	12
S Bobby Rogero	5	0	0.0	17	9
ILB Kelvin Mascorella	4	1	0.0	17	5
CB Sedrick Bahn	4	0	0.0	32	17
S Neil Brumbaugh	3	4	0.0	32	17
OLB Gabriel Bridgman	3	1	0.0	29	12
CB Claude Church	3	1	0.0	27	15
DT Jumbo Curiel	3	1	0.0	14	10
S Nickolas Harley	3	0	0.0	24	9
DT Richie Brewer	2	0	1.0	25	11
OLB Tevin Lacy	2	0	0.0	18	8
DE Billy Lyle	2	0	0.0	25	12
DE Dominique Houston	2	0	0.0	29	12
ILB Deron Norris	1	3	0.0	17	12
CB Zachary Fredrickson	1	1	0.0	17	9
DT Perry Stockdale	1	1	0.0	8	4
WR Willie Bollinger	1	0	---	---	---

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Trent Margraff	7	2	0.0	19	28
OLB Tyrus Gordon	5	0	0.0	20	30
DE Randy Sayre	4	0	2.0	18	27
CB Nickolas Malone	4	3	0.0	26	40
CB Santiago Wheeler	4	1	0.0	24	37
CB Mackenzie Bernard	4	0	0.0	15	31
DE Emmett Dillon	3	2	1.0	18	33
S Kevin Tatum	3	4	0.0	26	42
DT Shaun Smith	3	1	0.0	23	33
CB Trey Booker	3	0	0.0	8	16
ILB Lee Jordan	3	0	0.0	8	16
DT Clay Vesser	3	0	0.0	22	33
DT Gary Franz	1	2	1.0	12	21
DE Giovanni Dunn	1	1	1.0	8	16
S Kurt Cleland	1	1	0.0	19	28
TE Jacob Bauer	1	0	---	---	---
S Lewis Delgado	1	0	0.0	3	4
OLB Cary Coggins	1	0	0.0	1	2
OLB Asher Heath	1	0	0.0	10	15
S Darren Harden	0	1	0.0	10	19
DT Brad Malone	0	1	0.0	7	13

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Richie Brewer	1.0	0	0	0	11
DE Dominique Houston	0.0	0	1	2	12

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Randy Sayre	2.0	0	1	2	27
DE Emmett Dillon	1.0	0	1	1	33
DE Giovanni Dunn	1.0	0	0	0	16
DT Gary Franz	1.0	0	0	0	21
CB Trey Booker	0.0	1	0	0	16
DT Brad Malone	0.0	0	2	0	13

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
S Bobby Rogero	4	0	9
CB Sedrick Bahn	3	0	17
S Neil Brumbaugh	3	0	17
CB Claude Church	2	0	15
OLB Tevin Lacy	1	1	8
OLB Gabriel Bridgman	1	0	12

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Nickolas Malone	4	1	0	40
OLB Tyrus Gordon	3	0	0	30
ILB Lee Jordan	2	1	0	16
CB Mackenzie Bernard	2	1	0	31
CB Santiago Wheeler	2	0	2	37
ILB Trent Margraff	2	0	0	28
DE Randy Sayre	2	0	0	27
CB Trey Booker	1	1	0	16
S Kurt Cleland	1	1	0	28
DE Emmett Dillon	1	0	0	33
S Kevin Tatum	1	0	0	42

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Kelvin Elmore	3	6	0	27	2	44
Reggie Kirk	3	4	1	27	1	44
Tommy Craig	2	5	0	27	1	44
Allen Burks	1	5	0	27	0	44
Devon Harris	0	2	0	27	1	44
Byron Baxter	0	1	0	10	0	5

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jack Ross	5	9	34	1	17
Cornell Starnes	4	8	34	0	17
Kim Houston	3	6	34	0	17
Brendan Hulbert	1	4	34	0	17
Alfredo Kilgore	0	3	34	0	17
Tony Nickel	0	1	9	0	2

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Monty Lester	3	15
Nickolas Harley	1	20
Kelvin Elmore	1	8

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Cary Coggins	1	20
Santiago Wheeler	1	18
Clay Vesser	1	18
Lewis Delgado	1	6

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Conrad Bailey	20	39	---	---	22	81
Devon Harris	27	44	---	---	8	79
Allen Burks	27	44	---	---	8	79
Kelvin Elmore	27	44	---	---	8	79
Tommy Craig	27	44	---	---	8	79
Ethan Poole	27	44	---	---	---	71
Reggie Kirk	27	44	---	---	---	71
Wayne Bryant	24	44	---	---	1	69
Glenn McConnell	21	24	---	---	22	67
Dean McDaniel	24	42	---	---	---	66
Willie Bollinger	12	35	---	---	16	63
Nickolas Harley	---	---	24	9	20	53
Sedrick Bahn	---	---	32	17	1	50
Neil Brumbaugh	---	---	32	17	1	50
Tevin Lacy	---	---	18	8	22	48
Claude Church	---	---	27	15	1	43
Richie Brewer	---	---	25	11	6	42
Ruben Renken	---	---	28	12	2	42
Gabriel Bridgman	---	---	29	12	1	42
Dominique Houston	---	---	29	12	1	42
Billy Lyle	---	---	25	12	1	38
Kelvin Mascorella	---	---	17	5	12	34
Zachary Fredrickson	---	---	17	9	6	32
Byron Baxter	10	5	---	---	16	31
Deron Norris	---	---	17	12	---	29
Bobby Rogero	---	---	17	9	2	28
Jumbo Curiel	---	---	14	10	---	24
Ricky DeStefano	7	6	---	---	10	23
Devante Braun	---	---	4	4	14	22
Monty Lester	---	---	4	2	15	21
Ken Moates	4	10	---	---	---	14
Perry Stockdale	---	---	8	4	1	13
Bryce Shellenberger	3	8	---	---	---	11
Bryan Sewell	---	---	5	4	1	10
Phillip Knoblett	2	2	---	---	6	10
Norbert Marshall	5	0	---	---	5	10
Bryant McDonald	0	0	---	---	8	8
Earl Brennan	0	0	---	---	6	6
Freddie Williams	---	---	2	3	1	6
Sebastian Murry	0	0	---	---	6	6
Malik Carrell	3	2	---	---	---	5
Darrell Blades	---	---	0	0	4	4
Cornelius Martinez	0	3	---	---	---	3
Andres King	0	0	---	---	2	2
Perry Boyer	0	0	---	---	---	0
Zack Stryzinski	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Santiago Wheeler	---	---	24	37	18	79
Clay Vesser	---	---	22	33	18	73
Kevin Tatum	---	---	26	42	2	70
Nickolas Malone	---	---	26	40	2	68
Shaun Smith	---	---	23	33	2	58
Brendan Hulbert	34	17	---	---	6	57
Jack Ross	34	17	---	---	6	57
Alfredo Kilgore	34	17	---	---	6	57
Cornell Starnes	34	17	---	---	6	57
Emmett Dillon	---	---	18	33	1	52
Randy Sayre	---	---	18	27	7	52
Tyrus Gordon	---	---	20	30	1	51
Kendrick Richardson	34	17	---	---	---	51
Kim Houston	34	17	---	---	---	51
Trent Margraff	---	---	19	28	1	48
Kurt Cleland	---	---	19	28	1	48
Jacob Bauer	33	14	---	---	---	47
Cooper Bookas	31	16	---	---	---	47
Mackenzie Bernard	---	---	15	31	1	47
Darren Harden	---	---	10	19	17	46
Omar Breckterfield	29	16	---	---	---	45
Giovanni Dunn	---	---	8	16	21	45
Bernard Lloyd	19	7	---	---	15	41
Gerald Delgado	18	10	---	---	6	34
Gary Franz	---	---	12	21	---	33
Tony Nickel	9	2	---	---	18	29
Aiden Tate	3	2	---	---	22	27
Asher Heath	---	---	10	15	1	26
Trey Booker	---	---	8	16	1	25
Keegan Torrence	15	9	---	---	1	25
Lee Jordan	---	---	8	16	1	25
Rob Henderson	3	3	---	---	17	23
Cary Coggins	---	---	1	2	20	23
Brad Malone	---	---	7	13	1	21
Lewis Delgado	---	---	3	4	6	13
Kennedy Randle	9	4	---	---	---	13
Lorenzo Austin	1	2	---	---	9	12
Amir Donaldson	0	0	---	---	10	10
Stanley Winters	0	0	---	---	8	8
Alex Egbert	0	0	---	---	6	6
Pat Horste	0	0	---	---	4	4
Gilbert Caron	0	0	---	---	2	2
Percy Clements	0	0	---	---	---	0
Amari Ciervo	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dustin Devine	---	---	0	0	---	0
Justin Larose	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	46	6.6
Middle	16	51	3.2
Right	4	14	3.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	69	6.9
Middle	17	51	3.0
Right	6	35	5.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ethan Poole	39	21	1	2	4	5	4	3	2

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kendrick Richardson	16	14	6	0	0	0	1	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	17	8.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	13	88	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	6	61	4.4
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	31	15.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	5	5	39	7.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	6	89	12.7
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	63	31.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dean McDaniel	12	5	0	37	0	42
WR Willie Bollinger	10	5	2	38	0	35
WR Wayne Bryant	7	6	1	59	1	44
TE Conrad Bailey	7	3	1	9	0	39
WR Phillip Knoblett	2	1	0	7	0	2
RB Glenn McConnell	1	1	0	16	0	24

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Omar Breckterfield	4	4	82	2	16
TE Jacob Bauer	3	2	12	0	14
RB Bernard Lloyd	3	2	27	1	7
WR Gerald Delgado	2	2	19	0	10
RB Keegan Torrence	1	1	31	1	9
WR Rob Henderson	1	1	23	1	3
WR Cooper Bookas	1	1	21	1	16
WR Lorenzo Austin	1	1	7	0	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ken Moates	3	-4	-1.33	-0.75
Glenn McConnell	1	-2	-2.00	4.26

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Keegan Torrence	2	9	4.50	5.31
Bernard Lloyd	1	0	0.00	4.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ethan Poole	2	1	7	3.50	4.26

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kendrick Richardson	2	2	16	8.00	13.88

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Dean McDaniel	1	0	0	0.00	3.08
WR Phillip Knoblett	1	1	7	7.00	3.50

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Omar Breckterfield	1	1	4	4.00	20.50
WR Gerald Delgado	1	1	12	12.00	9.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Glenn McConnell	1	1
Ken Moates	1	0

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Keegan Torrence	3	1
Bernard Lloyd	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ethan Poole	11	5	3

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kendrick Richardson	2	2	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Willie Bollinger	3	0	0
WR Dean McDaniel	3	1	0
WR Wayne Bryant	2	2	2
TE Conrad Bailey	2	1	0
WR Phillip Knoblett	1	1	1

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Omar Breckterfield	1	1	1
WR Rob Henderson	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 99,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 25,300 (25,300)
End Zone 18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine 10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	99,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	25,300 (25,300)
End Zone	18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine	10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)