2018 · Week 2
Carolina Panthers at Atlanta Falcons
Sep 16, 2018 · Mercedes-Benz Stadium · closed · fieldturf
Recap
Atlanta Falcons beat Carolina Panthers 31–24. The result matched ScoutIndex's lean toward Falcons (60%). Falcons improve to 1-1; Panthers fall to 1-1. Matt Ryan led the way with 272 passing yards and 2 TDs; 18 rushing yards and 2 rushing TDs.
Team stats
| CAR | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | First downs | 22 |
| 456 | Total yards | 442 |
| 335 | Passing yards | 272 |
| 121 | Rushing yards | 170 |
| 32/45 | Comp / Att | 23/28 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 2 | Sacks taken | 0 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
CAR
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Newton | 32/45 | 335 | 3 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Newton | 5 | 42 | 0 |
| Christian McCaffrey | 8 | 37 | 0 |
| DJ Moore | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| C.J. Anderson | 3 | 31 | 0 |
| Alex Armah | 1 | 4 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian McCaffrey | 14 | 15 | 102 | 0 |
| Devin Funchess | 7 | 9 | 77 | 0 |
| Jarius Wright | 5 | 7 | 62 | 1 |
| DJ Moore | 1 | 2 | 51 | 1 |
| Torrey Smith | 3 | 7 | 33 | 1 |
| C.J. Anderson | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Thomas | 2 | 3 | 10 | 0 |
ATL
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Ryan | 23/28 | 272 | 2 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Ryan | 4 | 18 | 2 |
| Tevin Coleman | 16 | 107 | 0 |
| Calvin Ridley | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Ito Smith | 9 | 46 | 0 |
| Mohamed Sanu | 1 | -4 | 0 |
| Matt Schaub | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tevin Coleman | 4 | 4 | 18 | 0 |
| Julio Jones | 5 | 9 | 64 | 0 |
| Calvin Ridley | 4 | 5 | 64 | 1 |
| Austin Hooper | 5 | 5 | 59 | 1 |
| Ito Smith | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Marvin Hall | 1 | 1 | 30 | 0 |
| Mohamed Sanu | 2 | 2 | 19 | 0 |
| Logan Paulsen | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 |