2005 Week 17 · Sun, Jan 1, 2006 · Georgia Dome
Carolina PanthersWinner
44
at
Atlanta Falcons
11
CAR -3.5 ✓O 42 ✓Dome
Carolina Panthers 44–11 — 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
Carolina Panthers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Delhomme | 14/20 | 163 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13.3 |
| Chris Weinke | 2/5 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeShaun Foster | 18 | 165 | 9.2 | 1 | 8.0 |
| Jamal Robertson | 10 | 34 | 3.4 | 1 | 0.6 |
| Nick Goings | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 0.9 |
| Steve Smith | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 0.3 |
| Rod Smart | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | -1.5 |
| Brad Hoover | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -0.5 |
| Chris Weinke | 3 | -1 | -0.3 | 0 | -2.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Draft | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Short | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Witherspoon | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Thomas Davis | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Wallace | 3 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Lucas | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dante Wesley | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ricky Manning | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Gamble | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kemp Rasmussen | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Atlanta Falcons
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Vick | 15/24 | 115 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -3.3 |
| Matt Schaub | 9/13 | 110 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warrick Dunn | 7 | 29 | 4.1 | 0 | -0.3 |
| Roddy White | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | -0.3 |
| Mike Vick | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -0.7 |
| T.J. Duckett | 6 | -4 | -0.7 | 0 | -13.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Brooking | 6 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Webster | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Demorrio Williams | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keion Carpenter | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Michael Boley | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ronnie Heard | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Omare Lowe | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bryan Scott | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Coleman | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Antuan Edwards | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- CAR -3.5
- Closing total
- 42
- CAR moneyline
- —
- ATL moneyline
- —
Panthers closed -3.5 and covered, winning by 33.
Total closed 42; the game landed 55 — over by 13.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Georgia Dome
- Roof / surface
- dome · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Walt Anderson
- Rest
- CAR 8 days · ATL 8 days
- Coaches
- John Fox vs Jim Mora
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.