2002 Week 12 · Sun, Nov 24, 2002 · Ericsson Stadium
Final
Atlanta Falcons 41 at Carolina Panthers 0. Final.
Atlanta Falcons 41–0 — never really in doubt late.
The Game Day Roster
Who was out, who dressed and never took a snap, and who was on the field how much. Snap counts begin in 2013. For this season the feed gives the game-day list and who was inactive, but not how many snaps each man took.
Atlanta Falcons
50 dressed
Snap counts do not go back to this season — the game-day list below is what the feed carries.
Carolina Panthers
43 dressed
Snap counts do not go back to this season — the game-day list below is what the feed carries.
Who moved the needle
Top performers
No opportunity read for this era
Snap, route and expected-points data starts in 2021. This game is older than the usage record, so there is no opportunity read for it — the box score above is the complete picture we hold.
Full stat lines
Box score
Atlanta Falcons
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Vick | 19/24 | 272 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +22.5 |
| Doug Johnson | 1/1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +2.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T.J. Duckett | 22 | 66 | 3.0 | 1 | −8.9 |
| Warrick Dunn | 15 | 52 | 3.5 | 1 | +0.5 |
| Mike Vick | 5 | 20 | 4.0 | 0 | −2.0 |
| Bob Christian | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 0 | −0.2 |
| Doug Johnson | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | +0.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Finneran | 4 | 4 | 104 | 0 | 17% | +6.6 |
| Warrick Dunn | 5 | 5 | 53 | 1 | 21% | +4.2 |
| Reggie Kelly | 2 | 2 | 42 | 0 | 8% | +3.9 |
| Alge Crumpler | 3 | 4 | 25 | 1 | 17% | +7.1 |
| Bob Christian | 2 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 8% | +1.1 |
| Trevor Gaylor | 2 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 8% | +3.8 |
| Shawn Jefferson | 2 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 17% | +0.9 |
| Quentin McCord | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | −0.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Brooking | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Brady Smith | 4 | 2 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerald McBurrows | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Draft | 2 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Stewart | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Rogers | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Artie Ulmer | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Weary | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Buchanan | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ellis Johnson | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
Carolina Panthers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rodney Peete | 6/11 | 64 | 0 | 2 | 5 | −15.8 |
| Chris Weinke | 3/8 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | −11.0 |
| Randy Fasani | 4/7 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 3 | −3.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dee Brown | 4 | 29 | 7.3 | 0 | +0.7 |
| Randy Fasani | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | +0.9 |
| Lamar Smith | 8 | 16 | 2.0 | 0 | −3.3 |
| Rodney Peete | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | +1.8 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Hoover | 3 | 3 | 46 | 0 | 13% | −1.3 |
| Lamar Smith | 2 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 8% | +1.2 |
| Karl Hankton | 2 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 13% | +0.2 |
| Kris Mangum | 2 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 17% | −4.9 |
| Dee Brown | 2 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 21% | −0.6 |
| Isaac Byrd | 1 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 17% | −6.7 |
| Nick Goings | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 4% | +0.1 |
| Muhsin Muhammad | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8% | −9.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Minter | 12 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Witherspoon | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reggie Howard | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Morgan | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Fields | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Allen | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shane Burton | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deon Grant | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Cousin | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kris Jenkins | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- Falcons -3.5
- Closing total
- 37
- Falcons moneyline
- —
- Panthers moneyline
- —
Falcons closed -3.5 and covered, winning by 41.
Total closed 37; the game landed 41 — over by 4.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Ericsson Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- Cool, 56°F at kickoff; still at 2 mph out of the south-west; clear.
- Referee
- Bill Leavy
- Rest
- Falcons 7 days · Panthers 7 days
- Coaches
- Dan Reeves vs John Fox
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.