2006 · Week 1
Atlanta Falcons at Carolina Panthers
Sep 10, 2006 · Ericsson Stadium · outdoors · grass
Recap
Atlanta Falcons defeated Carolina Panthers 20–6. ScoutIndex's model didn't see it coming, giving Falcons only a 30% shot beforehand. Falcons improve to 1-0; Panthers fall to 0-1. Mike Vick paced the offense with 140 passing yards and 2 TDs; 48 rushing yards. Falcons out-gained the opponent 392–251 in total yards.
Team stats
| ATL | CAR | |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | First downs | 14 |
| 392 | Total yards | 251 |
| 140 | Passing yards | 186 |
| 252 | Rushing yards | 65 |
| 10/22 | Comp / Att | 21/39 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 1 | Sacks taken | 4 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
ATL
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Vick | 10/22 | 140 | 2 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Vick | 7 | 48 | 0 |
| Warrick Dunn | 29 | 132 | 0 |
| Jerious Norwood | 10 | 66 | 0 |
| Justin Griffith | 1 | 6 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warrick Dunn | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Justin Griffith | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
CAR
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Delhomme | 21/39 | 186 | 0 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Carter | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| DeShaun Foster | 15 | 54 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Carter | 5 | 0 | 62 | 0 |
| DeShaun Foster | 4 | 0 | 20 | 0 |