Final Score Prediction
Falcons 27, Panthers 14
| Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger |
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| Carolina Panthers |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 30 |
Jimmy Clausen |
Pass: 190, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0 |
| RB 21 |
Jonathan Stewart |
Rush: 80, 1 TD Rec: 1-10, 0 |
| RB 44 |
Mike Goodson |
Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0 |
| WR 37 |
Steve Smith |
Rec: 4-60, 0 TD |
| WR 56 |
David Gettis |
Rec: 4-50, 0 TD |
| WR 84 |
Brandon LaFell |
Rec: 2-30, 0 TD |
| TE 22 |
Dante Rosario |
Rec: 2-20, 0 TD |
| K 32 |
John Kasay |
FG: 0/0 XP: 2/2 |
| DEF 32 |
Defense / ST |
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Game Notes
 Falcons 10-2 start ties for franchise record in 1st 12 games (1998). Aim for 7th win in row. MIKE SMITH is 1st head coach in club history with 2 10-win seasons... QB Matt Ryan aims for 6th division win in row. Is 6-0 in past 6 & has 4 games with 100+ rating. Has posted 100+ rating 15 times & Falcons are 15-0. Has won 7 Dec./Jan. games in row... RB Michael Turner aims for 4th in row vs. Car. with 100+ yards. In 11/23/08 meeting, rushed for 117 yards & tied team record with 4 rush TDs. In past 11 vs. division, has rushed for 1,135 yards (103.2 per game) & 13 TDs. Has 7 rush TDs in past 6 & aims for 4th in row with TD. Since 2008, has 35 rush TDs, 2nd most in NFL... WR Roddy White leads NFL with career-high 91 receptions. Needs 60 rec. yards to reach 1,200 & would be 1st Falcon with 3 1,200-yard seasons. TE Tony Gonzalez aims for 3rd in row vs. Car. with 6+ catches. WR-KR-PR Eric Weems had 102-yard KR-TD last week, longest in team history. WR Michael Jenkins had TD catch last week... DE John Abraham has 7 sacks in past 7. Has 98.5 sacks since 2000, 2nd most in NFL. CB Brent Grimes had INT last week & aims for 5th division game in row with INT.
 Panthers Rookie QB Jimmy Clausen aims for 4th in row with 30+ yard pass... RB Jonathan Stewart rushed for 2 TDs in last meeting. Is averaging 7.4 yards per carry (147 yards, 20 att.) in past 2 vs. Atl. Rushed for 92 yards & TD last week. RB Mike Goodson aims for 3rd in row with rush TD. In 2 starts with 20+ att., has 220 yards (110 per game)... WR Steve Smith has 26 catches for 429 yards (107.3 per game) & 3 TDs in past 4 meetings. Aims for 5th in row vs. Atl. with 100+ yards or 1+ TD. Has 6,632 rec. yards since start of 2005, 4th most in NFL. WRs David Gettis (27) & Brandon LaFell (25) rank 3rd & 4th among NFC rookie WRs in receptions... CB Captain Munnerlyn aims for 3rd in row with INT. Has 2 INTs in past 2, incl. TD. LB Jon Beason had sack last week. CB Chris Gamble is 2nd in team history with 24 INTs & needs 1 to tie ERIC DAVIS (25) for franchise record. DE Charles Johnson aims for 4th in row with sack & has 4 sacks in past 3. CB Richard Marshall aims for 3rd in row vs. Atl. with INT. S Sherrod Martin had INT in last meeting. S Charles Godfrey had INT last week.
Results and Schedule
| Atlanta Falcons |
| Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
| 1 |
2010-09-12 |
PIT |
A |
L 9-15 |
-6 |
| 2 |
2010-09-19 |
ARI |
H |
W 41-7 |
+34 |
| 3 |
2010-09-26 |
NO |
A |
W 27-24 |
+3 |
| 4 |
2010-10-03 |
SF |
H |
W 16-14 |
+2 |
| 5 |
2010-10-10 |
CLE |
A |
W 20-10 |
+10 |
| 6 |
2010-10-17 |
PHI |
A |
L 17-31 |
-14 |
| 7 |
2010-10-24 |
CIN |
H |
W 39-32 |
+7 |
| 8 |
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Bye |
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| 9 |
2010-11-07 |
TB |
H |
W 27-21 |
+6 |
| 10 |
2010-11-11 |
BAL |
H |
W 26-21 |
+5 |
| 11 |
2010-11-21 |
STL |
A |
W 34-17 |
+17 |
| 12 |
2010-11-28 |
GB |
H |
W 20-17 |
+3 |
| 13 |
2010-12-05 |
TB |
A |
W 28-24 |
+4 |
| 14 |
2010-12-12 |
CAR |
A |
W 31-10 |
+21 |
| 15 |
2010-12-19 |
SEA |
A |
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| 16 |
2010-12-27 |
NO |
H |
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| 17 |
2011-01-02 |
CAR |
H |
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| Carolina Panthers |
| Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
| 1 |
2010-09-12 |
NYG |
A |
L 18-31 |
-13 |
| 2 |
2010-09-19 |
TB |
H |
L 7-20 |
-13 |
| 3 |
2010-09-26 |
CIN |
H |
L 7-20 |
-13 |
| 4 |
2010-10-03 |
NO |
A |
L 14-16 |
-2 |
| 5 |
2010-10-10 |
CHI |
H |
L 6-23 |
-17 |
| 6 |
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Bye |
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| 7 |
2010-10-24 |
SF |
H |
W 23-20 |
+3 |
| 8 |
2010-10-31 |
STL |
A |
L 10-20 |
-10 |
| 9 |
2010-11-07 |
NO |
H |
L 3-34 |
-31 |
| 10 |
2010-11-14 |
TB |
A |
L 16-31 |
-15 |
| 11 |
2010-11-21 |
BAL |
H |
L 13-37 |
-24 |
| 12 |
2010-11-28 |
CLE |
A |
L 23-24 |
-1 |
| 13 |
2010-12-05 |
SEA |
A |
L 14-31 |
-17 |
| 14 |
2010-12-12 |
ATL |
H |
L 10-31 |
-21 |
| 15 |
2010-12-19 |
ARI |
H |
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| 16 |
2010-12-23 |
PIT |
A |
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| 17 |
2011-01-02 |
ATL |
A |
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Offense Stats Comparison
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ATL
Offense |
CAR
Offense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points for |
27.0 |
13.3 |
22.7 |
ATL |
| Rushing yards |
110.7 |
124.0 |
113.8 |
CAR |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
3.76 |
4.45 |
4.20 |
CAR |
| Completion % |
65.6% |
53.6% |
61.3% |
ATL |
| Passing yards |
231.0 |
163.3 |
231.6 |
ATL |
| Passing yards per completion |
9.46 |
8.77 |
11.07 |
ATL |
| Passing yards per attempt |
6.21 |
4.70 |
6.79 |
ATL |
| Interceptions |
0.0 |
1.3 |
1.0 |
ATL |
| Fumbles lost |
0.0 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
ATL |
| Sacks allowed |
0.7 |
3.0 |
2.1 |
ATL |
| 3rd down conversions |
52.7% |
32.1% |
38.8% |
ATL |
| 4th down conversions |
100.0% |
40.0% |
50.6% |
ATL |
| Time of possession |
33:37 |
26:56 |
30:18 |
ATL |
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Defense Stats Comparison
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ATL
Defense |
CAR
Defense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points against |
19.7 |
30.0 |
22.7 |
ATL |
| Rushing yards |
96.3 |
144.5 |
113.8 |
ATL |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
4.56 |
4.46 |
4.20 |
CAR |
| Completion % |
61.6% |
68.2% |
61.3% |
ATL |
| Passing yards |
206.3 |
228.8 |
231.6 |
ATL |
| Passing yards per completion |
10.70 |
10.20 |
11.07 |
CAR |
| Passing yards per attempt |
6.59 |
6.95 |
6.79 |
ATL |
| INT return |
1.0 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
ATL |
| Fumble recoveries |
0.3 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
CAR |
| Sacks |
1.0 |
2.0 |
2.1 |
CAR |
| 3rd down conversions |
40.0% |
40.8% |
38.8% |
ATL |
| 4th down conversions |
57.1% |
0.0% |
50.6% |
CAR |
| Time of possession |
26:03 |
33:04 |
30:18 |
ATL |
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Special Teams Stats Comparison
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ATL |
CAR |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Yards per punt return |
12.3 |
12.4 |
9.7 |
CAR |
| Yards per kick return |
31.1 |
22.1 |
22.0 |
ATL |
| Yards allowed per punt return |
7.4 |
9.1 |
9.7 |
ATL |
| Yards allowed per kick return |
25.8 |
22.4 |
22.0 |
CAR |
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Misc Stats Comparison
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ATL |
CAR |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Penalties |
3.7 |
7.5 |
6.1 |
ATL |
| Penalty yards |
44.3 |
60.0 |
50.4 |
ATL |
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Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game
through Weeks 8 to 13 of the 2010 season after deducting the best
and worst value from the data set. The exception is yards per rush attempt, completion %, yards per
pass completion, yards per pass attempt, 3rd and 4th down conversions, special teams and the NFL averages, which are each calculated based on
totals through Weeks 8 to 13 with no adjustment.
Weather
Team vs. Team History
| Atlanta Falcons vs. Carolina Panthers |
| Season |
Week |
Date |
Vis |
Home |
Score |
Winner |
| 2000 |
3 |
2000-09-17 |
ATL |
CAR |
15-10 |
ATL |
| 2000 |
9 |
2000-10-29 |
CAR |
ATL |
12-13 |
ATL |
| 2001 |
2 |
2001-09-23 |
CAR |
ATL |
16-24 |
ATL |
| 2001 |
11 |
2001-11-25 |
ATL |
CAR |
10-7 |
ATL |
| 2002 |
7 |
2002-10-20 |
CAR |
ATL |
0-30 |
ATL |
| 2002 |
12 |
2002-11-24 |
ATL |
CAR |
41-0 |
ATL |
| 2003 |
4 |
2003-09-28 |
ATL |
CAR |
3-23 |
CAR |
| 2003 |
14 |
2003-12-07 |
CAR |
ATL |
14-20 |
ATL |
| 2004 |
4 |
2004-10-03 |
ATL |
CAR |
27-10 |
ATL |
| 2004 |
15 |
2004-12-18 |
CAR |
ATL |
31-34 |
ATL |
| 2005 |
13 |
2005-12-04 |
ATL |
CAR |
6-24 |
CAR |
| 2005 |
17 |
2006-01-01 |
CAR |
ATL |
44-11 |
CAR |
| 2006 |
1 |
2006-09-10 |
ATL |
CAR |
20-6 |
ATL |
| 2006 |
16 |
2006-12-24 |
CAR |
ATL |
10-3 |
CAR |
| 2007 |
3 |
2007-09-23 |
CAR |
ATL |
27-20 |
CAR |
| 2007 |
10 |
2007-11-11 |
ATL |
CAR |
20-13 |
ATL |
| 2008 |
4 |
2008-09-28 |
ATL |
CAR |
9-24 |
CAR |
| 2008 |
12 |
2008-11-23 |
CAR |
ATL |
28-45 |
ATL |
| 2009 |
2 |
2009-09-20 |
CAR |
ATL |
20-28 |
ATL |
| 2009 |
10 |
2009-11-15 |
ATL |
CAR |
19-28 |
CAR |
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Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2009 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database.
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