2010 Week 14 · Sun, Dec 12, 2010 · Bank of America Stadium
Atlanta FalconsWinner
31
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Carolina Panthers
10
ATL -7 ✓41 push
Atlanta Falcons 31–10 — 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
Passing · ATL
20/34, 227 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
3.3 expected points added · +3.3% completion over expected
Passing · CAR
14/24, 107 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT
-16.3 expected points added · -7.5% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Atlanta Falcons
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Ryan | 20/34 | 227 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Turner | 28 | 112 | 4.0 | 3 | 4.9 |
| Gartrell Johnson | 6 | 8 | 1.3 | 0 | -1.9 |
| Matt Ryan | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | -0.2 |
| Ovie Mughelli | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0.6 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roddy White | 8 | 14 | 79 | 0 | 41% | 0.2 |
| Harry Douglas | 1 | 1 | 46 | 0 | 3% | 4.0 |
| Tony Gonzalez | 4 | 7 | 28 | 1 | 21% | -0.3 |
| Michael Jenkins | 2 | 5 | 26 | 0 | 15% | 1.9 |
| Ovie Mughelli | 1 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 6% | 0.6 |
| Brian Finneran | 2 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 6% | 1.1 |
| Michael Turner | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 3% | 0.9 |
| Eric Weems | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3% | 1.7 |
| Gartrell Johnson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -1.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas DeCoud | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephen Nicholas | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Peterson | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jonathan Babineaux | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brent Grimes | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Curtis Lofton | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Abraham | 3 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| William Moore | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dunta Robinson | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chauncey Davis | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
Carolina Panthers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Clausen | 14/24 | 107 | 0 | 1 | 5 | -16.3 |
| Armanti Edwards | 1/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Stewart | 18 | 133 | 7.4 | 0 | -5.3 |
| Mike Goodson | 9 | 70 | 7.8 | 1 | 3.7 |
| Steve Smith | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 1.3 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon LaFell | 6 | 9 | 38 | 0 | 36% | -2.5 |
| David Gettis | 2 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 16% | 0.8 |
| Tyrell Sutton | 3 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 12% | -3.4 |
| Steve Smith | 2 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 12% | -1.1 |
| Mike Goodson | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 8% | -1.2 |
| Dante Rosario | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8% | -0.8 |
| Jonathan Stewart | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -0.6 |
| Gary Barnidge | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -1.3 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Beason | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sherrod Martin | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| James Anderson | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Senn | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Captain Munnerlyn | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Marshall | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Charles Johnson | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Hayden | 0 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Landri | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Godfrey | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- ATL -7
- Closing total
- 41
- ATL moneyline
- -300
- CAR moneyline
- +264
Falcons closed -7 and covered, winning by 21.
Total closed 41 and landed exactly there — a push.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Bank of America Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 44°F, wind 14 mph
- Referee
- Clete Blakeman
- 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.