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WEEK 8 // THURSDAY, OCT. 29, 2020 // 8:20 PM ET // // REFEREE: SHAWN HOCHULI REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY LEADER: Falcons lead all-time series, 32-19 LAST GAME: 10/11/20: Panthers 23 at Falcons 16 STREAKS: Falcons have won 5 of past 6 LAST GAME AT SITE: 11/17/19: Falcons 29, Panthers 3 LEADERS CAROLINA PANTHERS L 23-22 vs. Detroit LAST WEEK L 27-24 at New Orleans : 2-4 COACH VS. OPP. : 1-0 26.3/29.6 PTS. FOR/AGAINST 23.1/24.0 401.0 OFFENSE 369.1 Matt Ryan: 190-286-2181 (1L)-12-3-98.8 PASSING Teddy Bridgewater: 169-234-1930-8-5-99.1 : 122-485-4.0-7 (T1L) RUSHING Mike Davis: 71-284-4.0-2 : 40-615-15.4-6 RECEIVING : 46-640-13.9-1 425.9 DEFENSE 351.1 : 2.5 SACKS Brian Burns: 3 Many tied: 1 INTs Donte Jackson: 2 +2 (8/6) TAKE/GIVE +2 (10/8) (R): 41.7 (40.1) PUNTING (NET) (R): 49.0 (42.3) : 58 (13/15 PAT; 15/16 FG) KICKING : 64 (13/15 PAT; 17/20 FG) FALCONS NOTES PANTHERS NOTES • QB MATT RYAN passed for 338 yards & TD vs. 0 INTs for 105.1 • QB TEDDY BRIDGEWATER had 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 128.3 rating rating last week. Has 8 TDs vs. INT for 113.4 rating in his past last week. Passed for 313 yards & 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 119.3 4 on road vs. Car. Has 4 TDs vs. 0 INTs & 125+ rating in 2 of his rating in Week 5 meeting. Passed for 335 yards & TD vs. 0 INTs 3 road games this season. Has 3,083 pass yards (280.3 per for 108 rating in only career start on TNF (12/10/15 w/ Min.). Has game) & 21 TDs vs. 7 INTs for 98.8 rating on Thursday. 95+ rating in 2 of his 3 home starts this season. • RB TODD GURLEY had 2 rush TDs last week. Has 18 career • RB MIKE DAVIS had 9 receptions, 149 scrimmage yards (89 games with 2+ rush TD, tied-5th most in 1st 6 seasons in NFL rush, 60 rec.) & rec. TD in Week 5 meeting. Aims for his 3rd history. Had 150 scrimmage yards (121 rush, 29 rec.) & rush TD in row at home with rush TD. Ranks 2nd among RBs with 37 in Week 5 meeting. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. Car. with 100+ receptions this season. scrimmage yards. Has 477 scrimmage yards (95.4 per game) & • WR ROBBY ANDERSON had 6 catches for 74 yards last week. 7 TDs (5 rush, 2 rec.) in 5 career games on Thursday. Had 8 receptions for 112 yards in Week 5 meeting. Aims for his • WR had 8 receptions for 97 yards last week. Has 3rd in row vs. Atl. with 100+ rec. yards. Ranks 2nd in NFL with 90+ rec. yards in 2 of his past 3 at Car. Has 59 catches for 912 640 rec. yards this season. WR D.J. MOORE had 93 rec. yards & yards (114 per game) & 4 TDs in 8 career games on TNF. Aims 2nd-career game with 2 rec. TDs last week. Had 93 rec. yards & for his 3rd in row on TNF with 140+ rec. yards & 9th in row with TD catch in Week 5 meeting. Had 8 receptions & 95 rec. yards 5+ receptions. WR CALVIN RIDLEY had rec. TD last week. Had in last home meeting. WR CURTIS SAMUEL had 4th-career rush 8 receptions for 136 yards in Week 5 meeting. Has 509 rec. TD last week. Has 50+ scrimmage yards in 3 of his past 4. yards (101.8 per game) & 4 rec. TDs in 5 career games vs. Car. • DE BRIAN BURNS had sack & FF last week. Had sack & FF in Aims for his 3rd in row on TNF with 8+ receptions. Week 5 meeting. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. NFC South with FF. • LB had team-high 14 tackles & TFL in Week DT DERRICK BROWN ranks 1st among rookies with 6 TFL. LB 5 meeting. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. Car. with 10+ tackles. LB had team-high 13 tackles last week. Led team had sack last week. Has 46 tackles (11.5 per game) with 10 tackles in Week 5 meeting & aims for his 3rd in row vs. & FF in 4 career games at Car. Has 3 TFL, 2 INTs & 5 PD in his Atl. with 10+ tackles. Rookie S had 9 tackles & PD past 3 on TNF. DT GRADY JARRETT has TFL in 4 of his past 5 on in Week 5 meeting. Ranks 1st among rookies with 56 tackles. CB road. S had 11 tackles & 1st-career sack last week. RASUL DOUGLAS aims for his 4th in row vs. Atl. with PD. Has 2 Has 2 FFs & FR in last road meeting. INTs & 4 PD in 4 career games on TNF.

TV: FOX/NFLN/Amazon (8:20 PM ET): Joe Buck, , Erin Andrews (field reporter), Kristina Pink (field reporter) ON THE AIRWAVES NATIONAL RADIO: Westwood One: Brandon Gaudin, Tony Boselli SIRIUS: 81 (Atl), 83 (Car) | XM: 226 (Atl), 225 (Car), 88 (National)