2008 Week 4 · Sun, Sep 28, 2008 · Bank of America Stadium
Atlanta Falcons
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Carolina PanthersWinner
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CAR -7 ✓U 39 ✓
Carolina Panthers 24–9.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · CAR
20/29, 294 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
19.8 expected points added · +5.0% completion over expected
Passing · ATL
21/41, 158 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT
-14.2 expected points added · -11.5% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Atlanta Falcons
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Ryan | 21/41 | 158 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -14.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Turner | 18 | 56 | 3.1 | 0 | -1.3 |
| Jerious Norwood | 3 | 51 | 17.0 | 0 | 2.9 |
| Matt Ryan | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 0.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brent Grimes | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Curtis Lofton | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Boley | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Erik Coleman | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lawyer Milloy | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chauncey Davis | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grady Jackson | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Stephen Nicholas | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Snelling | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Brooking | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Carolina Panthers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Delhomme | 20/29 | 294 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeAngelo Williams | 16 | 57 | 3.6 | 0 | -2.6 |
| Jonathan Stewart | 14 | 52 | 3.7 | 1 | -2.6 |
| Josh McCown | 3 | -2 | -0.7 | 0 | -1.3 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Gamble | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jon Beason | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Richard Marshall | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thomas Davis | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Na'il Diggs | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Lucas | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ma'ake Kemoeatu | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Julius Peppers | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Chris Harris | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hilee Taylor | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- CAR -7
- Closing total
- 39
- ATL moneyline
- —
- CAR moneyline
- —
Panthers closed -7 and covered, winning by 15.
Total closed 39; the game landed 33 — under by 6.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Bank of America Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 78°F, wind 4 mph
- Referee
- Ed Hochuli
- Rest
- ATL 7 days · CAR 7 days
- Coaches
- Mike Smith vs John Fox
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.