2007 Week 3 · Sun, Sep 23, 2007 · Georgia Dome
Final
Carolina Panthers 27 at Atlanta Falcons 20. Final.
Carolina Panthers 27–20.
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
45 dressed
Snap counts do not go back to this season — the game-day list below is what the feed carries.
Atlanta Falcons
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
Passing · ATL
31/44, 361 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
14.8 expected points added · +3.2% completion over expected
Passing · CAR
10/18, 109 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
1.2 expected points added · -11.5% completion over expected
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 | 10/18 | 109 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1.2 |
| David Carr | 3/4 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +3.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeShaun Foster | 20 | 122 | 6.1 | 1 | +6.7 |
| DeAngelo Williams | 11 | 47 | 4.3 | 0 | +0.3 |
| Steve Smith | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | +0.3 |
| Jake Delhomme | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | +0.9 |
| David Carr | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | −1.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Davis | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Harris | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Marshall | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Morgan | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Lucas | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marquand Manuel | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Gamble | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Rucker | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Anderson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kris Jenkins | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
Atlanta Falcons
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joey Harrington | 31/44 | 361 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +14.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warrick Dunn | 11 | 55 | 5.0 | 0 | −5.1 |
| Jerious Norwood | 6 | 32 | 5.3 | 0 | −1.0 |
| Joey Harrington | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | −1.1 |
| Michael Koenen | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | −3.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Boley | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Crocker | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Demorrio Williams | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Brooking | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lewis Sanders | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chauncey Davis | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grady Jackson | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lawyer Milloy | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Babineaux | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jamaal Anderson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- Panthers -4
- Closing total
- 38
- Panthers moneyline
- -211
- Falcons moneyline
- +191
Panthers closed -4 and covered, winning by 7.
Total closed 38; the game landed 47 — over by 9.0.
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 7 days · Falcons 7 days
- Coaches
- John Fox vs Bobby Petrino
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.