2011 Week 14 · Sun, Dec 11, 2011 · Bank of America Stadium
Atlanta FalconsWinner
31
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Carolina Panthers
23
ATL -3 ✓O 48 ✓
Atlanta Falcons 31–23.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · ATL
22/38, 320 yds, 4 TD, 0 INT
17.7 expected points added · +0.5% completion over expected
Passing · CAR
19/39, 276 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT
-6.0 expected points added · -11.3% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Atlanta Falcons
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Ryan | 22/38 | 320 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 17.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Turner | 21 | 76 | 3.6 | 0 | -1.9 |
| Jason Snelling | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | -0.9 |
| Jacquizz Rodgers | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Matt Ryan | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -1.9 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julio Jones | 3 | 8 | 104 | 2 | 21% | 8.5 |
| Roddy White | 7 | 11 | 84 | 1 | 29% | 6.9 |
| Tony Gonzalez | 7 | 11 | 82 | 0 | 29% | 4.4 |
| Jacquizz Rodgers | 2 | 2 | 39 | 1 | 5% | 3.4 |
| Harry Douglas | 2 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 8% | -0.8 |
| Michael Turner | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.7 |
| Michael Palmer | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.3 |
| Jason Snelling | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3% | -0.9 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Weatherspoon | 8 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Curtis Lofton | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Owens | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Akeem Dent | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dunta Robinson | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Thomas DeCoud | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| William Moore | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Corey Peters | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Abraham | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Babineaux | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Carolina Panthers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Newton | 19/39 | 276 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -6.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeAngelo Williams | 7 | 87 | 12.4 | 1 | 4.1 |
| Cam Newton | 7 | 36 | 5.1 | 0 | 3.2 |
| Jonathan Stewart | 8 | 29 | 3.6 | 0 | -1.2 |
| Armanti Edwards | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | -0.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Smith | 6 | 8 | 125 | 0 | 21% | 7.6 |
| Greg Olsen | 2 | 6 | 53 | 1 | 15% | 4.4 |
| Legedu Naanee | 2 | 5 | 29 | 0 | 13% | -1.0 |
| Brandon LaFell | 2 | 5 | 28 | 0 | 13% | -3.8 |
| Jonathan Stewart | 4 | 9 | 27 | 0 | 23% | -8.2 |
| Jeremy Shockey | 2 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 10% | 0.5 |
| DeAngelo Williams | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5% | -2.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Anderson | 10 | 7 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Jordan Senn | 3 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Captain Munnerlyn | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre Neblett | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Johnson | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Godfrey | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Hardy | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Gamble | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dan Connor | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Kalil | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- ATL -3
- Closing total
- 48
- ATL moneyline
- -145
- CAR moneyline
- +131
Falcons closed -3 and covered, winning by 8.
Total closed 48; the game landed 54 — over by 6.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Bank of America Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 43°F, wind 10 mph
- Referee
- Walt Anderson
- Rest
- ATL 7 days · CAR 7 days
- Coaches
- Mike Smith vs Ron Rivera
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.