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€ÅRØŁÎÑÅ ₽ÅÑTH£RŠ (6-8) VS ATLANTA FALCONS (5-9) BANK OF AMERICA STADIUM (73,778) / DECEMBER 23, 2018 / 1:00 P.M. / PANTHERS.COM €ÅRØŁ1ÑÅ HØŠƬŠ ATLANTA 1Ñ HØM£ F1ÑÅŁ£ €ÅRØŁ1ÑÅ VS ATLANTA ŠTÅTΊTÎ€ÅŁ RÅÑKÎÑGŠ Carolina Atlanta • Carolina plays its final home game of the season against Atlanta. The Panthers OFFENSE Avg. Rank Avg. Rank are looking to snap a six-game losing streak. The game marks the second of Total Yards Per Game 368.7 12th 379.3 9th three divisional games to end the season. Rushing Yards Per Game 134.6 3rd 90.7 31st • Panthers running back Christian McCaffrey broke the franchise record for scrim- Rushing Yards Per Attempt 5.3 1st 4.2 22nd mage yards in a season, passing DeAngelo Williams mark of 1,636 scrimmage yards in 2008. McCaffrey now has 1,747 scrimmage yards, ranking fourth in Passing Net Yards Per Game 234.1 17th 288.6 5th the NFL. Sacks Per Pass Play 5.7% 9th 6.8% 17th • Against New Orleans, McCaffrey threw a 50-yard touchdown pass to Chris Sacks Allowed 29 7th(t) 40 20th(t) Manhertz on a fourth down in the first quarter. He became the first non-QB to Third Down Efficiency 40.5 13th 45.6 5th throw a touchdown pass in franchise history, and the first Panthers player with Points Per Game 23.8 15th 25.4 10th career rushing, receiving and passing touchdowns. McCaffrey became the first player with 50 yards rushing, receiving and passing in a game since Walter DEFENSE Payton achieved it in 1985 (12/22/85). Total Yards Per Game 352.1 16th 377.4 24th • Carolina held the Saints offense to just 12 points, the sixth-fewest points scored Rushing Yards Per Game 101.9 7th 126.1 25th by New Orleans in the last five seasons. Rushing Yards Per Attempt 4.2 11th 4.9 27th • Luke Kuechly recorded 12 tackles (press box stats) against New Orleans, includ- Passing Net Yards Per Game 250.3 21st 251.2 22nd ing two tackles for loss. He now has 19 tackles for loss, tying Charles Johnson’s mark for tackles for loss in a season, set in 2011. Kuechly ranks third in the NFL Sacks Per Pass Play 6.2% 24th 6.5% 22nd in tackles for loss, and has the most by a linebacker in a season since Kansas Sacks 32 25th(t) 34 19th(t) City’s Justin Houston had 23 in 2014. Third Down Efficiency 39.9 19th 49.1 31st Points Per Game 24.6 21st 27.2 29th brøädćäšt iñførmät1øñ Passing Yds Cmp% TD INT Rtg Cam Newton, Car. 3395 67.9 24 13 94.2 Matt Ryan, Atl. 4307 69.9 30 6 107.6 Rushing Att Yds Avg Lng TD Christian McCaffrey, Car. 194 979 5.0 59 7 Tevin Coleman, Atl. 149 704 4.7 65 3 TELEVISION RADIO FLAGSHIP FOX WBT-AM Receiving Rec Yds Avg Lng TD (WJZY in Charlotte) (1110 AM/99.3 FM in Charlotte) Christian McCaffrey, Car. 94 768 8.2 38 6 Play-by-Play: Dick Stockton Play-by-Play: Mick Mixon Julio Jones, Atl. 100 1511 15.1 58 6 Analyst: Mark Schlereth Analyst: Jim Szoke Sideline: Jennifer Hale Analyst: Eugene Robinson Sideline: Kevin Donnalley SPANISH RADIO WGSP-FM (102.3 FM in Charlotte) Play-by-Play: Jaime Moreno Analyst: Luis Moreno, Jr. WEEK 16: CAROLINA PANTHERS AT ATLANTA FALCONS bēštiñg thē FÅŁ€ØÑŠ Š£R1£Š 1ÑFØ Rushing yards: 165, DeShaun Foster at Atlanta (1/1/06) ATLANTA FALCONS (18-29) Receiving yards: 168, Steve Smith at Atlanta (11/23/08) Home: 12-11...Away: 6-18...Playoffs: 0-0 09/03/95 at Atlanta ........................L .........OT ...................20-23 Receptions: 14, Christian McCaffrey at Atlanta (9/16/18) 12/17/95 ATLANTA (at Clemson) .....W ................................21-17 Passing yards: 340, Jake Delhomme at Atlanta (12/18/04) 09/01/96 ATLANTA ...........................W ................................29-6 11/03/96 at Atlanta ........................L .................................17-20 09/07/97 at Atlanta ........................W ................................9-6 10/26/97 ATLANTA ...........................W ................................21-12 09/06/98 ATLANTA ...........................L .................................14-19 10/04/98 at Atlanta ........................L .................................23-51 10/31/99 at Atlanta ........................L .................................20-27 11/28/99 ATLANTA ...........................W ................................34-28 09/17/00 ATLANTA ...........................L .................................10-15 10/29/00 at Atlanta ........................L .................................12-13 09/23/01 at Atlanta ........................L .................................16-24 11/25/01 ATLANTA ...........................L .................................7-10 10/20/02 at Atlanta ........................L .................................0-30 11/24/02 ATLANTA ...........................L .................................0-41 09/28/03 ATLANTA ...........................W ................................23-3 12/07/03 at Atlanta (Sunday Night) L .........OT ...................14-20 10/03/04 ATLANTA ...........................L .................................10-27 12/18/04 at Atlanta (Saturday Night) .........L .....................OT 31-34 12/04/05 ATLANTA ...........................W ................................24-6 Š£R1£Š ñūmßērš 01/01/06 at Atlanta ........................W ................................44-11 09/10/06 ATLANTA ...........................L .................................6-20 12/24/06 at Atlanta ........................W ................................10-3 09/23/07 at Atlanta ........................W ................................27-20 11/11/07 ATLANTA ...........................L .................................13-20 Carolina trails Atlanta in the all-time series, 18-29. The Falcons defeated 09/28/08 ATLANTA ...........................W ................................24-9 Carolina, 31-24, earlier this season in Atlanta. The Panthers have won 11/23/08 at Atlanta ........................L .................................28-45 09/20/09 at Atlanta ........................L .................................20-28 four of the last six matchups in Charlotte against the Falcons and have a 11/15/09 ATLANTA ...........................W ................................28-19 12-11 all-time mark at home against Atlanta. 12/12/10 ATLANTA ...........................L .................................10-31 01/02/11 at Atlanta ........................L .................................10-31 10/16/11 at Atlanta ........................L .................................17-31 BY THE NUMBERS 12/11/11 ATLANTA ...........................L .................................23-31 Record vs. Falcons: 18-29 09/30/12 at Atlanta ........................L .................................28-30 12/09/12 ATLANTA ...........................W ................................30-20 Home Record vs. Falcons: 12-11 11/03/13 ATLANTA ...........................W ................................34-10 Last game: Atlanta 31 Carolina 24 (9/16/18) 12/29/13 at Atlanta ........................W ................................21-20 : Carolina 20 Atlanta 17 (11/5/17) 11/16/14 ATLANTA ...........................L .................................17-19 Last game at home 12/28/14 at Atlanta ........................W ................................34-3 Last Panthers win: Carolina 20 Atlanta 17 (11/5/17) 12/13/15 ATLANTA ...........................W ................................38-0 Last Falcons win: Atlanta 31 Carolina 24 (9/16/18) 12/27/15 at Atlanta ........................L .................................13-20 10/02/16 at Atlanta ........................L .................................33-48 Panthers largest winning margin: 38 at Carolina (12/13/15) 12/24/16 ATLANTA ...........................L .................................16-33 Falcons largest winning margin: 41 at Carolina (11/24/02) 11/05/17 ATLANTA ...........................W ................................20-17 12/31/17 at Atlanta ........................L .................................10-22 Current series streak: Atlanta W2 (2017- ) 09/16/18 at Atlanta ........................L .................................24-31 Panthers longest winning streak: 3 gms (2012-13) Falcons longest winning streak: 6 gms (2000-02) Most points, Panthers: 44 at Atlanta (1/1/06) Most points, Falcons: 51 at Atlanta (10/4/98) Most points, both teams: 77 at Atlanta (10/4/98) Fewest points, Panthers: 0, 2x (11/24/02) Fewest points, Falcons: 0 at Carolina (12/13/15) Fewest points, both teams: 13 at Atlanta (12/24/06) WEEK 16: CAROLINA PANTHERS VS. ATLANTA FALCONS €ØÑÑ£€TÎØÑŠ Coaching connections • Panthers defensive coordinator Eric Washington was a coaching intern with Atlanta during the 2004 training camp, assisting with the linebackers. • Panthers running game coordinator John Matsko and Falcons tight ends coach Wade Harman were both on the Ravens coaching staff from 2008-10. • Falcons defensive coordinator Marquand Manuel played for the Panthers in 2007. • Falcons quarterback coach Bush Hamdan was the offensive coordinator/QBs coach at Davidson in 2014. • Falcons offensive assistant coach Dave Brock was the assistant head coach/recruiting coordinator and wide receivers coach at North Carolina from 2005-06. Player connections • Panthers defensive tackle Dontari Poe played for the Falcons in 2017. • Panthers punter Michael Palardy spent time with Atlanta in 2016. Area Connections • Panthers quarterback Cam Newton is a native of College Park, Ga., and attended Westlake High School. • Panthers defensive tackle Kyle Love is from College Park, Ga. • Panthers fullback Alex Armah played collegiately at West Georgia and is from Dacula, Ga. • Falcons safety Justin Bethel is from Blythewood, S.C., and went to Presbyterian College. • Falcons wide