2015 · Week 16
Carolina Panthers at Atlanta Falcons
Dec 27, 2015 · Georgia Dome · dome · fieldturf
Recap
Atlanta Falcons topped Carolina Panthers 20–13. ScoutIndex's model didn't see it coming, giving Falcons only a 25% shot beforehand. Falcons improve to 8-7; Panthers fall to 14-1. Matt Ryan was the story of the game with 306 passing yards and 1 TD; 1 rushing yard.
Team stats
| CAR | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | First downs | 19 |
| 297 | Total yards | 383 |
| 142 | Passing yards | 306 |
| 155 | Rushing yards | 77 |
| 17/30 | Comp / Att | 23/30 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 2 | Sacks taken | 2 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
CAR
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Newton | 17/30 | 142 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Newton | 7 | 46 | 1 |
| Cameron Artis-Payne | 5 | 49 | 0 |
| Fozzy Whittaker | 5 | 32 | 0 |
| Jerricho Cotchery | 1 | 16 | 0 |
| Mike Tolbert | 2 | 12 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Artis-Payne | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Greg Olsen | 4 | 6 | 40 | 0 |
| Corey Brown | 3 | 6 | 39 | 0 |
| Fozzy Whittaker | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Jerricho Cotchery | 4 | 5 | 24 | 0 |
| Mike Tolbert | 2 | 3 | 17 | 0 |
| Ted Ginn | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| Ed Dickson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Devin Funchess | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
ATL
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Ryan | 23/30 | 306 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Ryan | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Devonta Freeman | 22 | 73 | 1 |
| Terron Ward | 2 | 3 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julio Jones | 9 | 11 | 178 | 1 |
| Devonta Freeman | 3 | 5 | 17 | 0 |
| Roddy White | 5 | 6 | 67 | 0 |
| Jacob Tamme | 4 | 4 | 29 | 0 |
| Justin Hardy | 2 | 3 | 15 | 0 |