Week 16
Final
CAR
ATL1Q 09:23
7 - 0
C. Newton 8-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
1st & Goal
2Q 15:00
7 - 7
D. Freeman 4-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
1st & Goal
3Q 05:29
10 - 7
G. Gano 33-yard field goal.
FG Made
4th & 9
3Q 02:25
10 - 14
J. Jones 70-yard TD catch from M. Ryan.
Touchdown
Made XP
3rd & 13 18 yd
after catch 17 yd
after contact
4Q 08:04
13 - 14
G. Gano 47-yard field goal.
FG Made
4th & 3
4Q 02:28
13 - 17
S. Graham 37-yard field goal.
FG Made
4th & 7
4Q 01:35
13 - 20
S. Graham 54-yard field goal.
FG Made
4th & 9
Top Performers
Pass Yds
306
Ryan
ATL
Rush Yds
73
Freeman
ATL
Rec Yds
178
Jones
ATL
Scrim TD
1
Newton
CAR
2015 NFC South
| Team | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Panthers | 15 | 1 | 0 | .938 |
 Falcons | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 |
 Saints | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 |
 Buccaneers | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 |
Game Summary
The Atlanta Falcons emerged victorious over the Carolina Panthers, 20 to 13, on December 27, 2015.
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Newton #1 | 17/30 | 142 | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | 2-29 | 69.0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Ryan #2 | 23/30 | 306 | 10.2 | 1 | 0 | 2-10 | 119.6 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Artis-Payne #34 | 5 | 49 | 9.8 | 0 | 31 |
C. Newton #1 | 7 | 46 | 6.6 | 1 | 18 |
F. Whittaker #43 | 5 | 32 | 6.4 | 0 | 16 |
J. Cotchery #89 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 |
M. Tolbert #35 | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Freeman #24 | 22 | 73 | 3.3 | 1 | 14 |
T. Ward #28 | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 6 |
M. Ryan #2 | 6 | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | 7 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Olsen #88 | 4/6 | 40 | 10.0 | 0 | 15 |
C. Brown #10 | 3/6 | 39 | 13.0 | 0 | 19 |
J. Cotchery #89 | 4/5 | 24 | 6.0 | 0 | 11 |
M. Tolbert #35 | 2/3 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 12 |
T. Ginn #19 | 1/3 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
C. Artis-Payne #34 | 1/1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
F. Whittaker #43 | 2/2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 4 |
D. Funchess #17 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Dickson #84 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Jones #11 | 9/11 | 178 | 19.8 | 1 | 70 |
R. White #84 | 5/6 | 67 | 13.4 | 0 | 17 |
J. Tamme #84 | 4/4 | 29 | 7.3 | 0 | 12 |
D. Freeman #24 | 3/5 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | 12 |
J. Hardy #14 | 2/3 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 8 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
C. Newton #1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
J. Norman #24 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
M. Person #68 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
M. Ryan #2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
D. Freeman #24 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
A. Clayborn #99 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Kuechly #59 | 8-7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Coleman #42 | 8-7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Short #99 | 7-7 | 3 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Harper #41 | 6-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Thompson #54 | 5-4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Norman #24 | 4-4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Tillman #33 | 4-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Davis #58 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Johnson #95 | 2-1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Lotulelei #98 | 2-2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Finnegan #31 | 2-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Addison #97 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Jacobs #53 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Newton #1 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Boston #33 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Allen #69 | 1-1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Edwards #93 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Alford #23 | 7-6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Durant #56 | 5-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N. Stupar #54 | 4-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
V. Beasley #44 | 4-4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
P. Adams #28 | 4-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Biermann #71 | 3-1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Trufant #21 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
P. Wheeler #50 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Allen #37 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Ishmael #36 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Jackson #94 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Levitre #67 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
O. Schofield #50 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
P. Worrilow #55 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Hageman #77 | 1-1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Babineaux #95 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Godfrey #30 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Goodman #54 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Gano #9 | 2/2 | 1/1 | 7 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Graham #17 | 2/3 | 2/2 | 8 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Nortman #8 | 3 | 130 | 43.3 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Bosher #5 | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Hester #23 | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Newton #1 | 17/30 | 142 | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | 2-29 | 69.0 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Artis-Payne #34 | 5 | 49 | 9.8 | 0 | 31 |
C. Newton #1 | 7 | 46 | 6.6 | 1 | 18 |
F. Whittaker #43 | 5 | 32 | 6.4 | 0 | 16 |
J. Cotchery #89 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 |
M. Tolbert #35 | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Olsen #88 | 4/6 | 40 | 10.0 | 0 | 15 |
C. Brown #10 | 3/6 | 39 | 13.0 | 0 | 19 |
J. Cotchery #89 | 4/5 | 24 | 6.0 | 0 | 11 |
M. Tolbert #35 | 2/3 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 12 |
T. Ginn #19 | 1/3 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
C. Artis-Payne #34 | 1/1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
F. Whittaker #43 | 2/2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 4 |
D. Funchess #17 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Dickson #84 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
C. Newton #1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
J. Norman #24 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Kuechly #59 | 8-7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Coleman #42 | 8-7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Short #99 | 7-7 | 3 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Harper #41 | 6-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Thompson #54 | 5-4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Norman #24 | 4-4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Tillman #33 | 4-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Davis #58 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Johnson #95 | 2-1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Lotulelei #98 | 2-2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Finnegan #31 | 2-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Addison #97 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Jacobs #53 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Newton #1 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Boston #33 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Allen #69 | 1-1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Edwards #93 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Gano #9 | 2/2 | 1/1 | 7 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Nortman #8 | 3 | 130 | 43.3 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Ryan #2 | 23/30 | 306 | 10.2 | 1 | 0 | 2-10 | 119.6 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Freeman #24 | 22 | 73 | 3.3 | 1 | 14 |
T. Ward #28 | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 6 |
M. Ryan #2 | 6 | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | 7 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Jones #11 | 9/11 | 178 | 19.8 | 1 | 70 |
R. White #84 | 5/6 | 67 | 13.4 | 0 | 17 |
J. Tamme #84 | 4/4 | 29 | 7.3 | 0 | 12 |
D. Freeman #24 | 3/5 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | 12 |
J. Hardy #14 | 2/3 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 8 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
M. Person #68 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
M. Ryan #2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
D. Freeman #24 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
A. Clayborn #99 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Alford #23 | 7-6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Durant #56 | 5-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N. Stupar #54 | 4-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
V. Beasley #44 | 4-4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
P. Adams #28 | 4-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Biermann #71 | 3-1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Trufant #21 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
P. Wheeler #50 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Allen #37 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Ishmael #36 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Jackson #94 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Levitre #67 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
O. Schofield #50 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
P. Worrilow #55 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Hageman #77 | 1-1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Babineaux #95 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Godfrey #30 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Goodman #54 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Graham #17 | 2/3 | 2/2 | 8 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Bosher #5 | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Hester #23 | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|
Touchdown
11 plays,
80 yd,
05:427-0
Touchdown
16 plays,
65 yd,
09:237-7
Punt
8 plays,
36 yd,
03:477-7
Punt
7 plays,
27 yd,
03:117-7
Punt
10 plays,
53 yd,
06:157-7
End of Half
3 plays,
19 yd,
01:427-7
Missed FG
11 plays,
55 yd,
06:387-7
Field Goal
8 plays,
52 yd,
02:5610-7
Touchdown
5 plays,
80 yd,
03:1410-14
Punt
6 plays,
17 yd,
03:1110-14
Fumble
7 plays,
43 yd,
04:3410-14
Field Goal
4 plays,
7 yd,
01:2813-14
Field Goal
10 plays,
60 yd,
05:3613-17
Downs
5 plays,
17 yd,
00:3513-17
Field Goal
4 plays,
6 yd,
00:1813-20
Fumble
2 plays,
6 yd,
00:2813-20
End of Game
2 plays,
-2 yd,
01:0213-20
268
Total Yds
373
113
Pass Yds
296
155
Rush Yds
77
8
Total Drives
9
52
Total Plays
62
5.2
Yards Per Play
6
3.5
Yards Per Pass
9.3
7.8
Yards Per Rush
2.6
24:22
Possession
35:38
7
Biggest Lead
7
18
1st Downs
21
7
Passing 1st Downs
13
11
Rushing 1st Downs
6
0
1st Downs from Penalties
2
4/10
3rd Down
9/15
0/1
4th Down
0/0
3
Punts
1
1
Turnovers
1
0
Interceptions Thrown
0
1
Fumbles Lost
1
4
Penalties
3
2.0
Sacks
2.0
9
Tackles For Loss
1
0
D/ST TD
0
