2017 Week 9 · Sun, Nov 5, 2017 · Bank of America Stadium
Atlanta Falcons
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Carolina PanthersWinner
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ATL -3 upsetU 42 ✓
Carolina Panthers 20–17 — 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 · ATL
24/38, 313 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
-1.5 expected points added · +5.3% completion over expected
Passing · CAR
13/24, 137 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT
-2.6 expected points added · -5.3% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Atlanta Falcons
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Ryan | 24/38 | 313 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -1.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devonta Freeman | 11 | 46 | 4.2 | 0 | -2.7 |
| Tevin Coleman | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | -3.0 |
| Taylor Gabriel | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | -0.1 |
| Matt Ryan | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julio Jones | 6 | 12 | 118 | 0 | 32% | 3.2 |
| Taylor Gabriel | 3 | 4 | 56 | 0 | 11% | -1.1 |
| Austin Hooper | 3 | 6 | 36 | 0 | 16% | -5.6 |
| Justin Hardy | 2 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 5% | 1.8 |
| Mohamed Sanu | 3 | 3 | 23 | 1 | 8% | 3.1 |
| Tevin Coleman | 1 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 5% | 2.3 |
| Devonta Freeman | 4 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 14% | -0.7 |
| Derrick Coleman | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 3% | 0.8 |
| Levine Toilolo | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3% | 0.4 |
| Andre Roberts | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -1.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deion Jones | 4 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Keanu Neal | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| De'Vondre Campbell | 3 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grady Jarrett | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vic Beasley | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Poole | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Alford | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Desmond Trufant | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Derrick Shelby | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adrian Clayborn | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Carolina Panthers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Newton | 13/24 | 137 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Newton | 9 | 86 | 9.6 | 1 | 9.0 |
| Christian McCaffrey | 15 | 66 | 4.4 | 1 | 0.3 |
| Jonathan Stewart | 11 | 21 | 1.9 | 0 | -14.5 |
| Curtis Samuel | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 0.9 |
| Russell Shepard | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 0.6 |
| Cameron Artis-Payne | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | -0.1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devin Funchess | 5 | 7 | 86 | 0 | 30% | 6.0 |
| Christian McCaffrey | 5 | 6 | 28 | 0 | 26% | 2.2 |
| Curtis Samuel | 3 | 5 | 23 | 0 | 22% | -1.3 |
| Russell Shepard | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9% | -2.9 |
| Ed Dickson | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9% | -1.9 |
| Kaelin Clay | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -0.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Kuechly | 3 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kurt Coleman | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Bradberry | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thomas Davis | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevon Seymour | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Daryl Worley | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Johnson | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mario Addison | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Jacobs | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kawann Short | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- ATL -3
- Closing total
- 42
- ATL moneyline
- -148
- CAR moneyline
- +134
Falcons closed -3 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 42; the game landed 37 — under by 5.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Bank of America Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 61°F, wind 4 mph
- Referee
- Tony Corrente
- Rest
- ATL 7 days · CAR 7 days
- Coaches
- Dan Quinn vs Ron Rivera
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.