2009 · Week 2
Carolina Panthers at Atlanta Falcons
Sep 20, 2009 · Georgia Dome · dome · fieldturf
Recap
Atlanta Falcons defeated Carolina Panthers 28–20. ScoutIndex had favored Falcons (65%) going in. Falcons improve to 2-0; Panthers fall to 0-2. Matt Ryan paced the offense with 220 passing yards and 3 TDs; 3 rushing yards.
Team stats
| CAR | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | First downs | 22 |
| 452 | Total yards | 371 |
| 308 | Passing yards | 220 |
| 144 | Rushing yards | 151 |
| 25/41 | Comp / Att | 21/27 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 1 | Sacks taken | 0 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
CAR
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Delhomme | 25/41 | 308 | 1 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| DeAngelo Williams | 16 | 79 | 1 |
| Jonathan Stewart | 9 | 65 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Smith | 8 | 15 | 131 | 0 |
| DeAngelo Williams | 3 | 6 | 32 | 0 |
| Jonathan Stewart | 3 | 3 | 14 | 0 |
| Muhsin Muhammad | 4 | 7 | 47 | 0 |
| Jeff King | 2 | 3 | 38 | 0 |
| Dante Rosario | 3 | 4 | 31 | 1 |
| Dwayne Jarrett | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Kenny Moore | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Tony Fiammetta | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
ATL
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Ryan | 21/27 | 220 | 3 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Ryan | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Michael Turner | 28 | 105 | 1 |
| Jason Snelling | 6 | 37 | 0 |
| Jerious Norwood | 1 | 6 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Turner | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Tony Gonzalez | 7 | 7 | 71 | 1 |
| Roddy White | 6 | 10 | 53 | 1 |
| Marty Booker | 2 | 3 | 42 | 0 |
| Jason Snelling | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 |
| Michael Jenkins | 3 | 4 | 33 | 0 |
| Brian Finneran | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 |