Atlanta Falcons

2ndin NFC South · 0-2

Ugh, no.

Atlanta Falcons lost to the Carolina Panthers

1-1 34 – 3

0-2

Final · Sun, Sep 20

Game Details

Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta) · 71,143 fans · Fox

Recap

Young throws 3 TD passes, including 2 to Waller, as Panthers dominate short-handed Falcons 34-3

In his previous visit to Atlanta, Bryce Young commanded the spotlight.

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Mercedes-Benz Stadium · Atlanta

Line Score

	1	2	3	4	T
CAR	10	10	14	0	34
ATL	0	3	0	0	3

Win Probability · Atlanta Falcons

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Game Leaders

Carolina Panthers

Bryce Young · 23/36, 287 YDS, 3 TDPassing Yards
Chuba Hubbard · 12 CAR, 53 YDSRushing Yards
Tetairoa McMillan · 5 REC, 101 YDSReceiving Yards
Jaelan Phillips · 1Sacks
Bobby Okereke · 9Tackles

Atlanta Falcons

Cooper Rush · 10/17, 86 YDS, 2 INTPassing Yards
Bijan Robinson · 16 CAR, 72 YDSRushing Yards
Drake London · 4 REC, 51 YDSReceiving Yards
Za'Darius Smith · 0.5Sacks
Jessie Bates III · 7Tackles

2026 NFC South Standings

Team	W	L	PCT
Carolina	2	2	.500
Atlanta	1	2	.333
New Orleans	1	2	.333
Tampa Bay	0	4	.000

Scoring

Q3 2:58

TD Devin Lloyd 16 Yd Interception Return (Ryan Fitzgerald Kick)34–3

Q3 9:38

TD Darren Waller 12 Yd pass from Bryce Young (Ryan Fitzgerald Kick)27–3

Q2 0:20

TD Darren Waller 7 Yd pass from Bryce Young (Ryan Fitzgerald Kick)20–3

Q2 1:07

FG Nick Folk 41 Yd Field Goal13–3

Q2 5:54

FG Ryan Fitzgerald 25 Yd Field Goal13–0

Q1 4:29

FG Ryan Fitzgerald 37 Yd Field Goal10–0

Q1 10:48

TD Chuba Hubbard 3 Yd pass from Bryce Young (Ryan Fitzgerald Kick)7–0

Team Stats

Carolina PanthersAtlanta Falcons

Offense

340 Total Yards 286

272 Passing Yards 129

68 Rushing Yards 157

18 First Downs 17

5.7 Yards per Play 4.3

Efficiency

6-14 3rd Down 4-13

1-2 4th Down 1-2

3-6 Red Zone 0-0

23/36 Completions 18/32

Turnovers & Clock

0 Turnovers 5

2-15 Sacks Allowed 3-16

9-63 Penalties 6-39

29:31 Possession 30:29

Box Score

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
Bryce Young	23/36	287	8.0	3	0	2-15	92.6	116.3
Team	23/36	272	8.0	3	0	2-15	--	116.3

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
Chuba Hubbard	12	53	4.4	12
Jonathon Brooks	5	16	3.2	7
Bryce Young	1	6	6.0	6
AJ Dillon	3	-3	-1.0	1
Kenny Pickett	1	-4	-4.0	-4
Team	22	68	3.1	12

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	TGTS
Tetairoa McMillan	5	101	20.2	0	28	10
Jalen Coker	8	66	8.3	0	25	9
Xavier Legette	2	64	32.0	0	55	4
Darren Waller	3	33	11.0	2	14	3
Mitchell Evans	1	13	13.0	0	13	1
Chuba Hubbard	2	11	5.5	1	8	2
Tommy Tremble	1	4	4.0	0	4	2
Jonathon Brooks	1	-5	-5.0	0	-5	1
Team	23	287	12.5	3	55	32

Fumbles

Player	FUM	REC
Tommy Tremble	1	1
Nick Scott	0	1
Aaron Hall	0	1
Team	1	3

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
Devin Lloyd	9	7	1	2	3	1	1
Bobby Okereke	9	6	0	0	1	1	0
Aaron Hall	6	1	0	0	0	1	0
Zakee Wheatley	5	4	0	0	0	0	0
Tre'von Moehrig	5	3	0	0	0	0	0
Jeremiah Moon	4	3	0	0	1	0	0
Lathan Ransom	4	2	0	0	0	0	0
Akayleb Evans	3	2	0	0	0	0	0
Mike Jackson	3	1	0	0	0	0	0
TeRah Edwards	3	1	0	0	0	0	0
Cam Jackson	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
Jaelan Phillips	2	1	1	1	0	2	0
Brycen Tremayne	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Princely Umanmielen	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Thomas Incoom	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Will Lee III	2	1	0	0	2	0	0
Derrick Brown	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nick Scott	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
AJ Dillon	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jaycee Horn	1	1	0	0	2	0	0
Trevis Gipson	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Feleipe Franks	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Team	70	40	2	3	9	5	1

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Devin Lloyd	2	69	1
Bobby Okereke	1	3	0
Team	3	72	1

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
John Metchie III	2	53	26.5	27	0
Team	2	53	26.5	27	0

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Jalen Coker	2	49	24.5	36	0
Team	2	49	24.5	36	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Ryan Fitzgerald	2/2	100.0	37	4/4	10
Team	2/2	100.0	37	4/4	10

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Sam Martin	4	193	48.3	0	3	54
Team	4	193	48.3	0	3	54

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
Cooper Rush	10/17	86	5.1	2	1-3	5.4	32.6
Jack Strand	8/15	59	3.9	1	2-13	11.1	35.1
Team	18/32	129	4.5	3	3-16	--	28.8

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
Bijan Robinson	16	72	4.5	11
Brian Robinson Jr.	11	51	4.6	9
Cooper Rush	2	20	10.0	11
Jack Strand	2	16	8.0	8
Drake London	1	-2	-2.0	-2
Team	32	157	4.9	11

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG	TGTS
Drake London	4	51	12.8	17	5
Austin Hooper	2	20	10.0	13	4
Brian Robinson Jr.	2	16	8.0	12	2
Kyle Pitts Sr.	1	15	15.0	15	3
Zachariah Branch	2	14	7.0	11	2
Jahan Dotson	2	11	5.5	8	4
Bijan Robinson	3	9	3.0	4	4
Chris Blair	1	6	6.0	6	3
Olamide Zaccheaus	1	3	3.0	3	3
Charlie Woerner	0	0	0.0	0	1
Team	18	145	8.1	17	31

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST
Cooper Rush	1	1
Jack Strand	1	1
Team	2	2

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS
Xavier Watts	7	5	0	0	0	0
Jessie Bates III	7	4	0	0	0	0
Mike Hughes	5	2	0	0	0	0
C.J. Henderson	4	4	0	1	1	0
Cameron Thomas	4	3	0.5	0	0	2
LaCale London	4	2	0	0	0	0
Kendal Daniels	3	3	0	1	0	0
Sydney Brown	3	2	0	0	0	0
Maason Smith	3	0	0	0	0	0
Yasir Abdullah	2	2	0	0	0	0
Za'Darius Smith	2	1	0.5	1	1	1
Divine Deablo	2	1	0	0	0	1
Zach Harrison	2	1	0	0	0	0
Drake London	2	1	0	0	0	0
Samson Ebukam	2	0	0.5	0	0	2
Gervon Dexter Sr.	2	0	0.5	0	1	1
A.J. Terrell Jr.	1	1	0	0	0	0
Christian Harris	1	1	0	0	0	0
Avieon Terrell	1	1	0	0	0	0
Josh Woods	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jake Bailey	1	0	0	0	0	0
Charlie Woerner	1	0	0	0	0	0
Kyle Pitts Sr.	1	0	0	0	0	0
Brandon Dorlus	1	0	0	0	0	1
Harold Perkins Jr.	1	0	0	0	0	0
Team	63	34	2	3	3	8

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Olamide Zaccheaus	4	79	19.8	25	0
Team	4	79	19.8	25	0

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Zachariah Branch	1	7	7.0	7	0
Team	1	7	7.0	7	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Nick Folk	1/2	50.0	41	0/0	3
Team	1/2	50.0	41	0/0	3

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Jake Bailey	3	151	50.3	0	1	62
Team	3	151	50.3	0	1	62

Injury Report

Atlanta Falcons

Yasir Abdullah LBQuestionable
Divine Deablo LBQuestionable
Samson Ebukam DEQuestionable
A.J. Terrell Jr. CBInjured Reserve
Da'Shawn Hand DTInjured Reserve

Carolina Panthers

Damien Lewis GOut
Jaelan Phillips LBQuestionable
Monroe Freeling OTQuestionable
Cam Jackson DTOut
Jalen Coker WROut

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