2011 Week 6 · Sun, Oct 16, 2011 · Georgia Dome
Final
Carolina Panthers 17 at Atlanta Falcons 31. Final.
Atlanta Falcons 31–17.
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
43 dressed
Snap counts do not go back to this season — the game-day list below is what the feed carries.
Atlanta Falcons
48 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 · CAR
21/35, 237 yds, 0 TD, 3 INT
-2.0 expected points added · -0.3% completion over expected
Passing · ATL
14/22, 163 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
9.1 expected points added · +4.0% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Newton | 21/35 | 237 | 0 | 3 | 1 | −2.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Stewart | 7 | 48 | 6.9 | 1 | +3.7 |
| Cam Newton | 7 | 47 | 6.7 | 1 | +5.4 |
| DeAngelo Williams | 12 | 44 | 3.7 | 0 | −3.3 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Smith | 5 | 7 | 66 | 0 | 21% | −0.4 |
| Jeremy Shockey | 4 | 7 | 60 | 0 | 21% | +1.2 |
| Greg Olsen | 5 | 10 | 42 | 0 | 30% | −0.9 |
| Legedu Naanee | 2 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 6% | +5.0 |
| Jonathan Stewart | 3 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 9% | +1.1 |
| Brandon LaFell | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 3% | +1.8 |
| DeAngelo Williams | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9% | −6.9 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Anderson | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Connor | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Johnson | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sherrod Martin | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Williams | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Gamble | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antwan Applewhite | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Godfrey | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thomas Williams | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Hardy | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Atlanta Falcons
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Ryan | 14/22 | 163 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +9.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Turner | 27 | 139 | 5.1 | 2 | +2.9 |
| Jason Snelling | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | −0.9 |
| Jacquizz Rodgers | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | +1.0 |
| Matt Ryan | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 1 | +1.3 |
| Ovie Mughelli | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | −0.5 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Douglas | 2 | 4 | 57 | 0 | 19% | +4.2 |
| Tony Gonzalez | 3 | 3 | 29 | 0 | 14% | +3.3 |
| Roddy White | 2 | 5 | 21 | 0 | 24% | −1.1 |
| Ovie Mughelli | 2 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 10% | +2.8 |
| Michael Turner | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 14% | −0.3 |
| Michael Palmer | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 5% | +2.0 |
| Jason Snelling | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 5% | −0.1 |
| Reggie Kelly | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 5% | +0.4 |
| Jacquizz Rodgers | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 5% | +0.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas DeCoud | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Curtis Lofton | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kelvin Hayden | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| William Moore | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sean Weatherspoon | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Stephen Nicholas | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brent Grimes | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Vance Walker | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dunta Robinson | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Babineaux | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- Falcons -3.5
- Closing total
- 49
- Panthers moneyline
- +171
- Falcons moneyline
- -190
Falcons closed -3.5 and covered, winning by 14.
Total closed 49; the game landed 48 — under by 1.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Georgia Dome
- Roof / surface
- dome · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- Played indoors — no weather to report.
- Referee
- Peter Morelli
- Rest
- Panthers 7 days · Falcons 7 days
- Coaches
- Ron Rivera vs Mike Smith
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.