2012 · Week 4
Carolina Panthers at Atlanta Falcons
Sep 30, 2012 · Georgia Dome · dome · fieldturf
Recap
Atlanta Falcons held off Carolina Panthers 30–28. ScoutIndex had favored Falcons (78%) going in. Falcons improve to 4-0; Panthers fall to 1-3. Matt Ryan paced the offense with 369 passing yards and 3 TDs.
Team stats
| CAR | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | First downs | 20 |
| 414 | Total yards | 490 |
| 215 | Passing yards | 369 |
| 199 | Rushing yards | 121 |
| 15/25 | Comp / Att | 25/40 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 3 | Sacks taken | 7 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
CAR
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Newton | 15/24 | 215 | 2 | 0 |
| Armanti Edwards | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Newton | 9 | 86 | 1 |
| Steve Smith | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| DeAngelo Williams | 11 | 49 | 1 |
| Jonathan Stewart | 10 | 40 | 0 |
| Mike Tolbert | 4 | 14 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Olsen | 6 | 7 | 89 | 1 |
| Steve Smith | 3 | 6 | 52 | 0 |
| DeAngelo Williams | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Jonathan Stewart | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Kealoha Pilares | 1 | 1 | 36 | 1 |
| Mike Tolbert | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| Armanti Edwards | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| Louis Murphy | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Brandon LaFell | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
ATL
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Ryan | 25/40 | 369 | 3 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Turner | 13 | 103 | 0 |
| Jacquizz Rodgers | 6 | 18 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roddy White | 8 | 12 | 169 | 2 |
| Michael Turner | 3 | 5 | 68 | 1 |
| Tony Gonzalez | 5 | 5 | 51 | 0 |
| Jacquizz Rodgers | 4 | 4 | 40 | 0 |
| Julio Jones | 1 | 8 | 30 | 0 |
| Harry Douglas | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Jason Snelling | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 |