2018 · Week 16
Atlanta Falcons at Carolina Panthers
Dec 23, 2018 · Ericsson Stadium · outdoors · grass
Recap
Atlanta Falcons topped Carolina Panthers 24–10. ScoutIndex's model didn't see it coming, giving Falcons only a 40% shot beforehand. Falcons improve to 6-9; Panthers fall to 6-9. Matt Ryan was the story of the game with 239 passing yards and 3 TDs. Panthers turned it over 4 times to Falcons's 1.
Team stats
| ATL | CAR | |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | First downs | 27 |
| 433 | Total yards | 453 |
| 239 | Passing yards | 312 |
| 194 | Rushing yards | 141 |
| 15/26 | Comp / Att | 37/57 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 4 |
| 1 | Sacks taken | 2 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
ATL
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Ryan | 15/26 | 239 | 3 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Ryan | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| Brian Hill | 8 | 115 | 0 |
| Mohamed Sanu | 2 | 29 | 0 |
| Tevin Coleman | 10 | 51 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Hill | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Calvin Ridley | 3 | 5 | 90 | 1 |
| Mohamed Sanu | 5 | 8 | 81 | 1 |
| Tevin Coleman | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Austin Hooper | 2 | 2 | 36 | 0 |
| Julio Jones | 4 | 5 | 28 | 1 |
| Ricky Ortiz | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Marvin Hall | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Russell Gage | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
CAR
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor Heinicke | 33/53 | 274 | 1 | 3 |
| Kyle Allen | 4/4 | 38 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor Heinicke | 3 | 33 | 0 |
| Christian McCaffrey | 21 | 101 | 0 |
| Cameron Artis-Payne | 1 | 7 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian McCaffrey | 12 | 13 | 77 | 0 |
| Jarius Wright | 7 | 8 | 69 | 0 |
| Ian Thomas | 4 | 5 | 48 | 1 |
| Curtis Samuel | 7 | 13 | 41 | 0 |
| Devin Funchess | 2 | 4 | 23 | 0 |
| DJ Moore | 2 | 7 | 19 | 0 |
| Torrey Smith | 1 | 2 | 19 | 0 |
| Cameron Artis-Payne | 1 | 2 | 13 | 0 |
| Kenjon Barner | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |