2014 Week 17 · Sun, Dec 28, 2014 · Georgia Dome
Carolina PanthersWinner
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Atlanta Falcons
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ATL -2.5 upsetU 48 ✓Dome
Carolina Panthers 34–3 — 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
29/47, 260 yds, 0 TD, 2 INT
-21.3 expected points added · -7.3% completion over expected
Passing · CAR
10/16, 114 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
1.9 expected points added · -0.2% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Carolina Panthers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Newton | 10/16 | 114 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.9 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Newton | 6 | 51 | 8.5 | 1 | 4.3 |
| Jonathan Stewart | 13 | 49 | 3.8 | 0 | -0.9 |
| Corey Brown | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 0 | 3.5 |
| Fozzy Whittaker | 7 | 41 | 5.9 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Mike Tolbert | 7 | 12 | 1.7 | 0 | -3.5 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corey Brown | 1 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 6% | 2.2 |
| Greg Olsen | 2 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 19% | 0.3 |
| Jerricho Cotchery | 3 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 19% | 1.1 |
| Jonathan Stewart | 2 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 13% | 1.3 |
| Kelvin Benjamin | 1 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 31% | -1.5 |
| Ed Dickson | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6% | 1.6 |
| Brenton Bersin | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6% | -1.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Kuechly | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Star Lotulelei | 7 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bene' Benwikere | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roman Harper | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Adarius Taylor | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thomas Davis | 2 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Colin Jones | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Colin Cole | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tre Boston | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dwan Edwards | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Atlanta Falcons
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Ryan | 29/47 | 260 | 0 | 2 | 6 | -21.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacquizz Rodgers | 9 | 44 | 4.9 | 0 | -3.4 |
| Devonta Freeman | 6 | 13 | 2.2 | 0 | -2.6 |
| Matt Ryan | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | -0.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roddy White | 8 | 12 | 104 | 0 | 26% | -9.5 |
| Julio Jones | 4 | 8 | 58 | 0 | 17% | 3.8 |
| Devin Hester | 4 | 6 | 32 | 0 | 13% | 0.8 |
| Harry Douglas | 5 | 6 | 28 | 0 | 13% | -7.7 |
| Jacquizz Rodgers | 3 | 7 | 19 | 0 | 15% | -2.9 |
| Levine Toilolo | 2 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 6% | -0.8 |
| Devonta Freeman | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6% | -0.4 |
| Bear Pascoe | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2% | -0.5 |
| Patrick DiMarco | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | -1.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kemal Ishmael | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Prince Shembo | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert McClain | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Worrilow | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joplo Bartu | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kroy Biermann | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malliciah Goodman | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dezmen Southward | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Baker | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwight Lowery | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- ATL -2.5
- Closing total
- 48
- CAR moneyline
- +116
- ATL moneyline
- -128
Falcons closed -2.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 48; the game landed 37 — under by 11.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Georgia Dome
- Roof / surface
- dome · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Bill Leavy
- Rest
- CAR 7 days · ATL 7 days
- Coaches
- Ron Rivera vs Mike Smith
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.