2016 Week 16 · Sat, Dec 24, 2016 · Bank of America Stadium
Atlanta FalconsWinner
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Carolina Panthers
16
ATL -3 ✓O 48.5 ✓
Atlanta Falcons 33–16 — 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
27/33, 277 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
10.2 expected points added · +20.1% completion over expected
Passing · CAR
18/43, 198 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
-15.3 expected points added · -15.3% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Atlanta Falcons
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Ryan | 27/33 | 277 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tevin Coleman | 9 | 90 | 10.0 | 1 | 4.5 |
| Devonta Freeman | 13 | 53 | 4.1 | 0 | -0.0 |
| Matt Ryan | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 1.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julio Jones | 4 | 7 | 60 | 0 | 21% | 3.4 |
| Mohamed Sanu | 3 | 4 | 56 | 0 | 12% | 4.5 |
| Tevin Coleman | 3 | 3 | 45 | 0 | 9% | 4.2 |
| Devonta Freeman | 8 | 8 | 35 | 0 | 24% | -0.8 |
| Joshua Perkins | 2 | 3 | 34 | 1 | 9% | 2.8 |
| Taylor Gabriel | 3 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 12% | -1.0 |
| Aldrick Robinson | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 3% | 1.1 |
| Levine Toilolo | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 3% | 1.2 |
| Patrick DiMarco | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3% | -0.6 |
| D.J. Tialavea | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3% | 1.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deion Jones | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jalen Collins | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Paul Worrilow | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ricardo Allen | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grady Jarrett | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Alford | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Keanu Neal | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brooks Reed | 1 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Bosher | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Courtney Upshaw | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
Carolina Panthers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Newton | 18/43 | 198 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -15.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Stewart | 11 | 50 | 4.5 | 0 | 1.6 |
| Cam Newton | 8 | 36 | 4.5 | 0 | 1.5 |
| Fozzy Whittaker | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 0 | 0.7 |
| Mike Tolbert | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | -0.2 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelvin Benjamin | 4 | 8 | 63 | 1 | 19% | 4.6 |
| Greg Olsen | 6 | 12 | 59 | 0 | 28% | -2.4 |
| Ted Ginn | 3 | 9 | 29 | 0 | 21% | -6.7 |
| Fozzy Whittaker | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 2% | 1.3 |
| Corey Brown | 1 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 5% | 0.4 |
| Chris Manhertz | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 2% | 1.2 |
| Devin Funchess | 1 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 12% | -1.2 |
| Jonathan Stewart | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5% | -1.2 |
| Ed Dickson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | -5.8 |
| Joe Webb | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5% | -1.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Davis | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaq Thompson | 10 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kawann Short | 2 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tre Boston | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| James Bradberry | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kurt Coleman | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mario Addison | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leonard Johnson | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daryl Worley | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Star Lotulelei | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- ATL -3
- Closing total
- 48.5
- ATL moneyline
- -150
- CAR moneyline
- +136
Falcons closed -3 and covered, winning by 17.
Total closed 48.5; the game landed 49 — over by 0.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Bank of America Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 56°F, wind 5 mph
- Referee
- Bill Vinovich
- Rest
- ATL 6 days · CAR 5 days
- Coaches
- Dan Quinn vs Ron Rivera
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.