2014 Week 11 · Sun, Nov 16, 2014 · Bank of America Stadium

Atlanta FalconsWinner

Carolina Panthers

ATL -2.5 no coverU 46.5 ✓Falcons closed -2.5, won by 2 — but didn't cover.

Atlanta Falcons 19–17 — decided on the final possessions.

Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · CAR

Cam NewtonQB

23/37, 292 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT

-5.1 expected points added · +0.1% completion over expected

Passing · ATL

Matt RyanQB

31/45, 268 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT

7.0 expected points added · +4.3% completion over expected

Rushing · ATL

Steven JacksonRB

17 att, 41 yds, 0 TD

-7.6 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · CAR

DeAngelo WilliamsRB

10 att, 41 yds, 0 TD

0.3 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · CAR

Kelvin BenjaminWR

9/13 for 109 yds, 1 TD

35% of team targets · 0.8 expected points added

Receiving · ATL

Roddy WhiteWR

8/12 for 75 yds, 1 TD

27% of team targets · 2.4 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

Atlanta Falcons

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Matt Ryan	31/45	268	1	0	2	7.0

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	EPA
Steven Jackson	17	41	2.4	-7.6
Devonta Freeman	6	28	4.7	-0.2
Devin Hester	1	9	9.0	0.8
Matt Ryan	1	4	4.0	-0.1
Jacquizz Rodgers	2	4	2.0	-0.6

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Roddy White	8	12	75	1	27%	2.4
Julio Jones	6	11	59	0	25%	1.9
Harry Douglas	4	4	46	0	9%	4.5
Devin Hester	3	3	34	0	7%	-2.0
Levine Toilolo	2	4	23	0	9%	0.7
Patrick DiMarco	2	2	14	0	5%	1.2
Jacquizz Rodgers	3	4	8	0	9%	-1.3
Steven Jackson	2	3	6	0	7%	-1.2
Antone Smith	1	1	3	0	2%	-0.2

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
Paul Worrilow	6	3	1.0	0	0
Kroy Biermann	4	3	0.0	0	0
Kemal Ishmael	5	1	0.0	1	2
Eric Weems	4	2	0.0	0	0
Dwight Lowery	6	0	0.0	0	0
Joplo Bartu	2	2	0.0	0	0
Prince Shembo	2	2	0.0	0	0
Robert McClain	4	0	0.0	0	0
Jonathan Babineaux	2	1	0.0	0	0
Ra'Shede Hageman	1	1	0.0	0	0

Carolina Panthers

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Cam Newton	23/37	292	2	2	2	-5.1

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	EPA
DeAngelo Williams	10	41	4.1	0.3
Cam Newton	5	30	6.0	2.2
Jonathan Stewart	7	24	3.4	-1.7
Fozzy Whittaker	3	11	3.7	-0.8

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Kelvin Benjamin	9	13	109	1	35%	0.8
Greg Olsen	5	11	61	0	30%	-5.2
Corey Brown	1	2	47	1	5%	3.2
Jerricho Cotchery	2	4	43	0	11%	-0.6
Ed Dickson	2	2	20	0	5%	0.8
Jonathan Stewart	3	3	15	0	8%	-0.3
Fozzy Whittaker	0	1	0	0	3%	-0.5
DeAngelo Williams	1	1	-3	0	3%	-1.1

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	PD
Thomas Davis	7	5	0.0	0
Luke Kuechly	9	2	0.0	2
Roman Harper	5	3	0.0	0
Josh Norman	5	2	0.0	1
Charles Johnson	4	2	1.0	0
Antoine Cason	3	2	0.0	0
Dwan Edwards	2	3	0.0	0
Thomas DeCoud	3	1	0.0	0
Colin Jones	2	1	0.0	1
James Dockery	2	0	0.0	0

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread: ATL -2.5
Closing total: 46.5
ATL moneyline: -139
CAR moneyline: +126

Falcons closed -2.5, won by 2 — but didn't cover.

Total closed 46.5; the game landed 36 — under by 10.5.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue: Bank of America Stadium
Roof / surface: outdoors · grass
Kickoff weather: 48°F, wind 3 mph
Referee: Walt Anderson
Rest: ATL 7 days · CAR 6 days
Coaches: Mike Smith vs Ron Rivera

Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.