Atlanta Falcons at Carolina Panthers (December 23, 2018)

Game Recap

In a December 23 week 16 meeting in Carolina, the Falcons pitched a 24-10 win over the Panthers. Bothmaintained formwere dead even at the end of two until the Falcons had a positive third en route to the win.

The Falcons were led by Matt Ryan who connected on 239 yards passing in the air, 3 TDs, zero interceptions. Brian Hill rumbled for 115 yards rushing. Calvin Ridley caught 90 yards receiving, 1 TD.

For the Panthers, Taylor Heinicke tossed in 274 pass yards in the air, 1 TD, was 33 of 53 passing. Christian McCaffrey ran for 101 rush yards. Christian McCaffrey had 77 yards receiving, 12 receptions.

The Falcons registered 427 total yards, 16 first downs, 2 turnovers and 4 penalties. They were 4 of 10 on third downs. The Panthers finished with 436 total yards, 29 first downs, 4 turnovers and 10 penalties. They were 7 of 14 on third downs.

Notes

• Score: Atlanta FalconsATL defeat Carolina PanthersCAR 24-10
• Date: Sunday, December 23, 2018
• Game Time Kickoff: 1:00PM
• Atlanta Falcons Stats - Yards: 427, Turnovers: 2
• Carolina Panthers Stats - Yards: 436, Turnovers: 4
• Game Odds:
• -- Line Point Spread: ATL by 2.5
• -- Over/Under: 46.5

Box Score

	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	TOT
ATL	7	3	14	0	24
CAR	7	3	0	0	10

Passing Leaders

PLAYER		C-A	YDS	TD	INT	LNG
Taylor Heinicke	CAR	33-53	274	1	3	27
Matt Ryan	ATL	15-26	239	3	0	75
Kyle Allen	CAR	4-4	38	0	0	24

Rushing Leaders

PLAYER		ATT	YDS	TD	LNG
Brian Hill	ATL	8	115	0	60
Christian McCaffrey	CAR	21	101	0	13
Tevin Coleman	ATL	10	51	0	20
Taylor Heinicke	CAR	3	33	0	19
Mohamed Sanu	ATL	2	29	0	24
Cameron Artis-Payne	CAR	1	7	0	7
Matt Ryan	ATL	1	-1	0	-1

Receiving Leaders

PLAYER		REC	YDS	TD	LNG
Calvin Ridley	ATL	3	90	1	75
Mohamed Sanu	ATL	5	81	1	44
Christian McCaffrey	CAR	12	77	0	14
Jarius Wright	CAR	7	69	0	24
Ian Thomas	CAR	4	48	1	27
Curtis Samuel	CAR	7	41	0	9
Austin Hooper	ATL	2	36	0	32
Julio Jones	ATL	4	28	1	11

Team Total Rushing

TM	ATT	YDS	TD
ATL	21	194	0
CAR	25	141	0

Team Total Passing

TM	C-A	YDS	TD	INT	SCK
ATL	15-26	239	3	0	1
CAR	37-57	312	1	3	2

More Game Information On The Atlanta Falcons at Carolina Panthers

• Attendance: 73,722
• Weather: 52 degrees, wind 7 mph
• Time of Game: 3:00 - 3 hours