2014 Week 17 · Sun, Dec 28, 2014 · Georgia Dome
Final
Carolina Panthers 34 at Atlanta Falcons 3. Final.
Carolina Panthers 34–3 — never really in doubt late.
The Game Day Roster
Who was out, who dressed and never took a snap, and who was on the field how much. Game-day list and snap counts from the weekly roster and snap feeds. Practice-squad and injured-reserve players are not shown — they were never on the game-day list.
Carolina Panthers
52 dressed · 8 never used
- 68Andrew NorwellG · Every snap100%53 snaps
- 77Byron BellT · Every snap100%53 snaps
- 70Trai TurnerG · Every snap100%53 snaps
- 88Greg OlsenTE · Every snap100%53 snaps
- 1Cam NewtonQB · Every snap100%53 snaps
- 67Ryan KalilC · Every snap100%53 snaps
- 74Mike RemmersT · Every snap100%53 snaps
- 13Kelvin BenjaminWR · Heavy rotation79%42 snaps
- 84Ed DicksonTE · Heavy rotation64%34 snaps
- 82Jerricho CotcheryWR · Heavy rotation62%33 snaps
- 16Corey BrownWR · Heavy rotation55%29 snaps
- 28Jonathan StewartRB · Heavy rotation55%29 snaps
- 35Mike TolbertFB · Rotational34%18 snaps
- 11Brenton BersinWR · Situational23%12 snaps
- 43Fozzy WhittakerRB · Situational13%7 snaps
- 86Brandon WilliamsTE · Situational9%5 snaps
- 14Joe WebbQB · Situational6%3 snaps
Dressed, never took a snap · 8
Atlanta Falcons
53 dressed · 9 never used
- 63Justin BlalockG · Every snap100%71 snaps
- 73Ryan SchraederT · Every snap100%71 snaps
- 62James StoneG · Every snap100%71 snaps
- 2Matt RyanQB · Every snap100%71 snaps
- 84Roddy WhiteWR · Full-time96%68 snaps
- 70Jake MatthewsT · Full-time86%61 snaps
- 83Harry DouglasWR · Full-time83%59 snaps
- 80Levine ToiloloTE · Heavy rotation79%56 snaps
- 11Julio JonesWR · Heavy rotation77%55 snaps
- 75Jon AsamoahG · Heavy rotation72%51 snaps
- 32Jacquizz RodgersRB · Heavy rotation54%38 snaps
- 24Devonta FreemanRB · Rotational49%35 snaps
- 17Devin HesterWR · Rotational42%30 snaps
- 68Gabe CarimiT · Rotational28%20 snaps
- 69Harland GunnG · Situational14%10 snaps
- 42Patrick DiMarcoFB · Situational10%7 snaps
- 86Bear PascoeTE · Situational8%6 snaps
- 14Eric WeemsWR · Situational1%1 snap
Dressed, never took a snap · 9
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
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 | 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
- Falcons -2.5
- Closing total
- 48
- Panthers moneyline
- +116
- Falcons 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
- Played indoors — no weather to report.
- Referee
- Bill Leavy
- 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.