2009 Week 10 · Sun, Nov 15, 2009 · Bank of America Stadium
Atlanta Falcons
19
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Carolina PanthersWinner
28
ATL -1 upsetO 43.5 ✓
Carolina Panthers 28–19.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · ATL
22/41, 224 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
1.8 expected points added · -3.8% completion over expected
Passing · CAR
15/24, 195 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
13.9 expected points added · +0.8% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Atlanta Falcons
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Ryan | 22/41 | 224 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Turner | 9 | 111 | 12.3 | 0 | 7.2 |
| Jason Snelling | 18 | 61 | 3.4 | 1 | -1.7 |
| Matt Ryan | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | -1.4 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roddy White | 7 | 11 | 98 | 0 | 28% | 4.3 |
| Tony Gonzalez | 6 | 11 | 67 | 0 | 28% | 4.5 |
| Jason Snelling | 3 | 5 | 32 | 0 | 13% | -0.1 |
| Michael Jenkins | 4 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 23% | -9.8 |
| Justin Peelle | 2 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 8% | 3.8 |
| Keith Zinger | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erik Coleman | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Curtis Lofton | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Peterson | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamaal Anderson | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brent Grimes | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephen Nicholas | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thomas DeCoud | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vance Walker | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Houston | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chauncey Davis | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Carolina Panthers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Delhomme | 15/24 | 195 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13.9 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeAngelo Williams | 19 | 92 | 4.8 | 0 | -0.2 |
| Jonathan Stewart | 11 | 82 | 7.5 | 2 | 3.6 |
| Jake Delhomme | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 0 | -1.2 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muhsin Muhammad | 6 | 8 | 91 | 0 | 33% | 6.8 |
| Steve Smith | 4 | 4 | 34 | 2 | 17% | 8.4 |
| DeAngelo Williams | 1 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 4% | 2.0 |
| Jeff King | 2 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 13% | 2.3 |
| Dante Rosario | 1 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 13% | -2.0 |
| Dwayne Jarrett | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 4% | -0.0 |
| Jonathan Stewart | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8% | -1.1 |
| Tony Fiammetta | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -0.6 |
| Gary Barnidge | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -1.8 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Gamble | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Landon Johnson | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jon Beason | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Johnson | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Harris | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Marshall | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Damione Lewis | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Captain Munnerlyn | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Everette Brown | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Na'il Diggs | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- ATL -1
- Closing total
- 43.5
- ATL moneyline
- -105
- CAR moneyline
- -105
Falcons closed -1 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 43.5; the game landed 47 — over by 3.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Bank of America Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 73°F, wind 3 mph
- Referee
- Bill Leavy
- 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.