2004 Week 15 · Sat, Dec 18, 2004 · Georgia Dome
Final
Carolina Panthers 31 at Atlanta Falcons 34. Final.
Atlanta Falcons 34–31 — decided on the final possessions.
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.
Carolina Panthers
52 dressed
Snap counts do not go back to this season — the game-day list below is what the feed carries.
Atlanta Falcons
50 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
Carolina Panthers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Delhomme | 24/35 | 340 | 2 | 1 | 4 | +9.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Goings | 24 | 61 | 2.5 | 1 | −3.8 |
| Jake Delhomme | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | −1.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Morgan | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Fields | 6 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Minter | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ricky Manning | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Will Witherspoon | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Rucker | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Julius Peppers | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kindal Moorehead | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Gamble | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 3 |
| Brentson Buckner | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
Atlanta Falcons
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Vick | 11/28 | 154 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −10.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warrick Dunn | 28 | 134 | 4.8 | 1 | +1.2 |
| Mike Vick | 8 | 68 | 8.5 | 1 | +10.0 |
| Jason Wright | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | −1.1 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Scott | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Brooking | 7 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Allen Rossum | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Matt Stewart | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Demorrio Williams | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Lavalais | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cory Hall | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Kerney | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Mathis | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeAngelo Hall | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
Take it with you
Every number on them comes from the same read as this page, and each one says in words where it came from.
The market number, who both clubs have been, and the one question this matchup asks.
/football/games/2004_15_CAR_ATL
The cards are drawn from the charted play-by-play, not live, and each one says so on its face.
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- Falcons -3.5
- Closing total
- 41
- Panthers moneyline
- —
- Falcons moneyline
- —
Falcons closed -3.5, won by 3 — but didn't cover.
Total closed 41; the game landed 65 — over by 24.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Georgia Dome
- Roof / surface
- dome · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- Played indoors — no weather to report.
- Referee
- Larry Nemmers
- Rest
- Panthers 6 days · Falcons 6 days
- Coaches
- John Fox vs Jim Mora
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.