2006 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 10, 2006 · Bank of America Stadium
Atlanta FalconsWinner
20
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Carolina Panthers
6
CAR -4.5 upsetU 39 ✓
Atlanta Falcons 20–6.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · CAR
21/39, 186 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT
-16.5 expected points added · -6.0% completion over expected
Passing · ATL
10/22, 140 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
4.2 expected points added · -8.2% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Atlanta Falcons
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Vick | 10/22 | 140 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warrick Dunn | 29 | 132 | 4.6 | 0 | -3.0 |
| Jerious Norwood | 10 | 66 | 6.6 | 0 | 2.3 |
| Mike Vick | 7 | 48 | 6.9 | 0 | 2.8 |
| Justin Griffith | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0.3 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demorrio Williams | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lawyer Milloy | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Abraham | 4 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Keith Brooking | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Mathis | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jason Webster | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| DeAngelo Hall | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrell Shropshire | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Coleman | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Crocker | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
Carolina Panthers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Delhomme | 21/39 | 186 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -16.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeShaun Foster | 15 | 54 | 3.6 | 0 | -2.5 |
| Drew Carter | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 1.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaun Williams | 8 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Gamble | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Lucas | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Minter | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Draft | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thomas Davis | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Seward | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Marshall | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Wallace | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Morgan | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- CAR -4.5
- Closing total
- 39
- ATL moneyline
- —
- CAR moneyline
- —
Panthers closed -4.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 39; the game landed 26 — under by 13.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Bank of America Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 86°F, wind 5 mph
- Referee
- Bill Carollo
- Rest
- ATL 7 days · CAR 7 days
- Coaches
- Jim Mora vs John Fox
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.