2004 Week 4 · Sun, Oct 3, 2004 · Bank of America Stadium
Atlanta FalconsWinner
27
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Carolina Panthers
10
CAR -3.5 upsetU 39 ✓
Atlanta Falcons 27–10 — never really in doubt late.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Full stat lines
Box score
Atlanta Falcons
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Vick | 10/18 | 148 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warrick Dunn | 16 | 76 | 4.8 | 1 | -0.5 |
| T.J. Duckett | 13 | 63 | 4.8 | 1 | 2.7 |
| Mike Vick | 7 | 35 | 5.0 | 0 | 0.3 |
| Justin Griffith | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | -0.3 |
| Matt Schaub | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Dez White | 1 | -10 | -10.0 | 0 | -2.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Kerney | 6 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Webster | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bryan Scott | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Keith Brooking | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Mathis | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Matt Stewart | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cory Hall | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Michael Jenkins | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Demorrio Williams | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Travis Hall | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Carolina Panthers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Delhomme | 23/38 | 308 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -6.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeShaun Foster | 19 | 51 | 2.7 | 1 | -0.8 |
| Jake Delhomme | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 2.1 |
| Muhsin Muhammad | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | -4.1 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Will Witherspoon | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Rucker | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brandon Short | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kris Jenkins | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Morgan | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Colin Branch | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brentson Buckner | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ricky Manning | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kindal Moorehead | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Minter | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- CAR -3.5
- Closing total
- 39
- ATL moneyline
- —
- CAR moneyline
- —
Panthers closed -3.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 39; the game landed 37 — under by 2.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Bank of America Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 71°F, wind 6 mph
- Referee
- Bernie Kukar
- Rest
- ATL 7 days · CAR 14 days
- Coaches
- Jim Mora vs John Fox
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.