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Week 4: Atlanta Falcons at Carolina Panthers

September 24, 2000
74°
Carolina Stadium (Charlotte, NC) Attendance: 73,778 (100%)
Falcons 14 3 0 13 - 30
Panthers 7 0 2 6 - 15

Scoring Summary

(Qtr 1) Falcons: 1-10-CAR 20 (10:55) 6-Elmer Fortner pass complete to 42-John Dildy for 20 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 17-Kenneth Caudill. CAR 0 ATL 7
(Qtr 1) Panthers: 1-10-ATL 32 (8:46) 41-Zachary Days ran for 32 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 2-Omar Ontiveros. CAR 7 ATL 7
(Qtr 1) Falcons: (8:39) 2-Omar Ontiveros kicks 63 yards from CAR 35 to ATL 2. 89-Ray Robey for 98yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 17-Kenneth Caudill. CAR 7 ATL 14
(Qtr 2) Falcons: 4-3-CAR 24 (5:39) 17-Kenneth Caudill 41 yard field goal is GOOD. CAR 7 ATL 17
(Qtr 3) Panthers: 3-7-ATL 6 (7:01) 3-Calvin Brunner sacked at ATL -1 for -6 yards (58-Carl Holmes). Sack allowed by 79-Paul Holloway. SAFETY! (58-Carl Holmes) ATL 58-Paul Coston was injured on the play. CAR 9 ATL 17
(Qtr 4) Falcons: 1-15-ATL 20 (8:43) 6-Elmer Fortner pass complete to 42-John Dildy for 80 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 17-Kenneth Caudill. CAR 9 ATL 24
(Qtr 4) Panthers: 1-10-CAR 25 (8:30) (Hot Read) 1-Charles Berry pass complete to 20-Frank Eldridge for 75 yards. TOUCHDOWN!
(Qtr 4) Falcons: 1-1-CAR 0 (5:29) 42-John Dildy ran for 0 yards. TOUCHDOWN!

Team Statistics

Panthers Falcons
First Downs 13 18
- Rushing 3 10
- Passing 10 8
- Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 295 406
- Offensive Plays 63 62
- Yards Per Play 4.68 6.55
Net Rushing Yards 129 150
- Rushing Attempts 23 28
- Yards Per Rush 5.61 5.36
Net Passing Yards 166 256
- Att/Comp/Int 28 / 17 / 1 29 / 20 / 0
- Gross Passing Yards 258 290
- Sacks/Yards Lost 12 / 92 5 / 34
- Yards Per Pass Play 4.15 7.53
- Yards Per Completion 15.18 14.50
Fumbles/Lost 0 / 0 4 / 3
3rd Down Conversions 4 / 15 2 / 9
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 11.8 9.8
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 2 / 20 6 / 34
Punt Returns/Yards 0 / 0 3 / 16
Kick Returns/Yards 0 / 0 1 / 98
Int Returns/Yards 0 / 0 1 / -1
2pt Conversions 0 / 1 0 / 1
Red Zone Visits 1 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0 / 0 1 / 0
Avg Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 30
Time of Possession 28:27 31:19

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 10:50 2:12 OWN 25 4 75 Touchdown
1 2:29 4:39 OWN 5 8 16 Punt
2 9:07 0:06 OWN 18 1 0 Interception
2 5:36 1:24 OWN 25 3 9 Punt
2 1:15 1:15 OWN 24 7 27 Half
3 15:00 2:10 OWN 25 3 1 Punt
3 10:55 3:12 OWN 48 5 10 Punt
3 6:58 2:33 OWN 25 3 -18 Punt
3 2:00 1:36 OWN 0 3 4 Punt
4 14:58 6:15 OWN 43 9 39 Missed FG
4 8:29 0:12 OWN 25 1 75 Touchdown
4 5:27 2:22 OWN 25 9 36 Punt
4 2:13 0:31 OPP 41 3 -7 Punt

Atlanta Falcons

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 4:10 OWN 25 8 75 Touchdown
1 8:24 2:54 OPP 25 4 -17 Punt
1 5:30 3:01 OWN 16 6 19 Punt
2 12:50 3:43 OWN 35 5 0 Punt
2 9:01 3:25 OWN 38 7 37 Field Goal
2 4:11 2:56 OWN 20 7 11 Punt
3 12:50 1:55 OWN 31 5 20 Fumble
3 7:43 0:45 OWN 3 3 -4 Safety
3 4:25 2:25 OWN 45 3 5 Punt
3 0:24 0:27 OWN 48 3 8 Fumble
4 8:43 0:14 OWN 25 1 75 Touchdown
4 8:17 2:51 OWN 25 6 75 Touchdown
4 3:04 0:51 OWN 11 2 11 Fumble
4 1:42 1:42 OWN 20 6 38 Game

Rushing Stats

Carolina Panthers

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Zachary Days 7 64 9.14 32 1 1
Frank Eldridge 14 61 4.36 16 2 0
Thomas Meyer 2 4 2.00 2 0 0

Atlanta Falcons

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
John Dildy 11 63 5.73 22 4 1
James Nealey 9 49 5.44 16 1 0
Jose Rodriguez 3 22 7.33 10 2 0
Larry Contreras 2 16 8.00 10 1 0
Calvin Brunner 1 0 0.00 0 0 0
Elmer Fortner 2 0 0.00 0 0 0

Passing Stats

Carolina Panthers

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Charles Berry 28 17 258 11 / 85 1 75 1 88.10
Hans Tripp 0 0 0 1 / 7 0 - 0 0

Atlanta Falcons

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Elmer Fortner 26 17 272 3 / 20 2 80 0 125.80
Calvin Brunner 3 3 18 2 / 14 0 12 0 91.67

Receiving Stats

Carolina Panthers

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Frank Eldridge 5 117 23.40 75 1
Bryan Watson 4 62 15.50 30 0
Calvin Hutzler 3 41 13.67 17 0
Zachary Days 2 24 12.00 23 0
Michael Pickering 1 7 7.00 7 0
Loren Darnell 1 4 4.00 4 0
Michael Smith 1 3 3.00 3 0

Atlanta Falcons

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
John Dildy 8 137 17.13 80 2
Lyle Goodman 6 85 14.17 38 0
Joe Jackson 3 41 13.67 18 0
Bryan Triplett 1 18 18.00 18 0
Craig Meza 1 7 7.00 7 0
Samuel Walker 1 2 2.00 2 0

Blocking Stats

Carolina Panthers

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Gerald Copas 0 0 7 0
Bart Alexander 0 0 1 0
Anthony Freeman 0 0 1 0

Atlanta Falcons

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Paul Holloway 0 0 2 0
Dale Gray 0 0 1 0
Oscar Whitfield 0 0 1 0

Interception Stats

Carolina Panthers

Atlanta Falcons

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Tom Williams 1 -1 -1.00 0

Fumble Stats

Carolina Panthers

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Carl Holmes 0 0 1 0
Robert Mosley 0 1 0 0
Mark Thomas 0 1 1 0
Michael Thompson 0 1 0 0
Michael Brooks 0 0 1 0

Atlanta Falcons

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
James Nealey 2 0 0 0
John Dildy 1 0 0 0
Jose Rodriguez 1 0 0 0

Punting

Carolina Panthers

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Blake Poling 9 401 44.56 40.44 50 1

Atlanta Falcons

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Winston Addison 4 203 50.75 50.75 61 2

Kicking

Carolina Panthers

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Omar Ontiveros 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 - 1 / 1

Atlanta Falcons

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Kenneth Caudill 1 / 1 1 / 1 0 / 0 41 3 / 3

Punt Return

Carolina Panthers

Atlanta Falcons

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Samuel Walker 3 16 5.3 7 0

Kick Return

Carolina Panthers

Atlanta Falcons

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Ray Robey 1 98 98.0 1

Defensive Stats

Carolina Panthers

Name Tackles Sacks
Mark Thomas 10 0
Carl Holmes 6 3
Michael Brooks 5 0
Michael Murphy 4 0
Roger Riley 4 0
Steve Coles 3 0
Michael Thompson 3 1
Abraham Carolina 3 0
David Speight 2 0
Valentine Moore 2 0
James Sonnenberg 1 0
David Ford 1 0
Terry Rubin 1 0
Calvin Hutzler 1 0
Vernon Rodriguez 1 0
Robert Mosley 1 1

Atlanta Falcons

Name Tackles Sacks
Donald Chaudhry 9 0
Ricardo Tackett 7 0
David Reyes 5 3
Albert Costa 5 5
Jerome Ospina 4 0
Jessie Ham 4 0
Elton Lyles 2 0
Clay Reed 2 0
Lester Winkle 2 1
Justin Payne 2 0
Michael Magee 2 1
Robert Smith 2 1
Douglas Nims 1 1
Michael McMahon 1 0
Willie Shea 1 0
Dale Gray 1 0
Oscar Whitfield 1 0
Tom Williams 1 0
Joe Jackson 1 0