2025 · Week 11
Carolina Panthers at Atlanta Falcons
Nov 16, 2025 · Mercedes-Benz Stadium · closed · fieldturf
Recap
Carolina Panthers held off Atlanta Falcons 30–27, in overtime. It was an upset by ScoutIndex's numbers — Panthers had just a 40% chance going in. Panthers improve to 6-5; Falcons fall to 3-7. Bryce Young paced the offense with 448 passing yards and 3 TDs. Panthers out-gained the opponent 515–348 in total yards.
Team stats
| CAR | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | First downs | 19 |
| 515 | Total yards | 348 |
| 448 | Passing yards | 223 |
| 67 | Rushing yards | 125 |
| 31/45 | Comp / Att | 19/30 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 5 | Sacks taken | 0 |
Scoring & key plays
- Q1(5:31) (Shotgun) 9-B.Young pass short right to 4-T.McMillan for 7 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q110-R.Fitzgerald extra point is GOOD, Center-44-J.Jansen, Holder-6-S.Martin.
- Q1(3:39) (No Huddle, Shotgun) 7-B.Robinson right end for 4 yards, TOUCHDOWN. Penalty on CAR-99-T.Wharton, Defensive Holding, declined.
- Q145-Z.Gonzalez extra point is GOOD, Center-49-L.McCullough, Holder-13-B.Pinion.
- Q2(7:56) (No Huddle, Shotgun) 7-B.Robinson left tackle for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN. CAR-11-N.Scourton was injured during the play.
- Q245-Z.Gonzalez extra point is GOOD, Center-49-L.McCullough, Holder-13-B.Pinion.
- Q2(1:45) (Shotgun) 25-T.Allgeier right tackle for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q245-Z.Gonzalez extra point is GOOD, Center-49-L.McCullough, Holder-13-B.Pinion.
- Q2(:28) 10-R.Fitzgerald 29 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-44-J.Jansen, Holder-6-S.Martin.
- Q3(12:10) (Shotgun) 9-B.Young pass deep left to 17-X.Legette for 36 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q3(1:01) 10-R.Fitzgerald 34 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-44-J.Jansen, Holder-6-S.Martin.
- Q4(2:48) 45-Z.Gonzalez 52 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-49-L.McCullough, Holder-13-B.Pinion.
- Q4(1:29) (Shotgun) 9-B.Young pass short left to 5-R.Dowdle for 38 yards, TOUCHDOWN. The Replay Official reviewed the runner was inbounds ruling, and the play was REVERSED. (Shotgun) 9-B.Young pass short left to 5-R.Dowdle pushed ob at ATL 10 for 28 yards (3-J.Bates).
- Q4(1:15) (Shotgun) 9-B.Young pass short left to 4-T.McMillan for 12 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q4(:21) 45-Z.Gonzalez 45 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-49-L.McCullough, Holder-13-B.Pinion.
- Q5(5:13) 10-R.Fitzgerald 28 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-44-J.Jansen, Holder-6-S.Martin.
Box score
CAR
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryce Young | 31/45 | 448 | 3 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bryce Young | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| Rico Dowdle | 19 | 45 | 0 |
| Chuba Hubbard | 4 | 21 | 0 |
| Trevor Etienne | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tetairoa McMillan | 8 | 12 | 130 | 2 |
| Xavier Legette | 4 | 8 | 83 | 1 |
| Rico Dowdle | 5 | 7 | 55 | 0 |
| Tommy Tremble | 1 | 2 | 54 | 0 |
| Jalen Coker | 4 | 4 | 52 | 0 |
| Mitchell Evans | 2 | 2 | 28 | 0 |
| Ja'Tavion Sanders | 4 | 4 | 22 | 0 |
| Chuba Hubbard | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| Brycen Tremayne | 2 | 2 | 17 | 0 |
ATL
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Penix Jr. | 13/16 | 175 | 0 | 0 |
| Kirk Cousins | 6/14 | 48 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Penix Jr. | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Bijan Robinson | 23 | 104 | 2 |
| Kirk Cousins | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Tyler Allgeier | 3 | 10 | 1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drake London | 7 | 9 | 119 | 0 |
| Bijan Robinson | 4 | 5 | 39 | 0 |
| Darnell Mooney | 3 | 7 | 34 | 0 |
| Kyle Pitts | 2 | 3 | 14 | 0 |
| David Sills | 1 | 2 | 11 | 0 |
| Tyler Allgeier | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| KhaDarel Hodge | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |