Regular Season Week 3: Falcons at Panthers
September 20, 2026 67° Carolina Stadium
Attendance: 55,320 (76%)
Falcons 0 6 0 0 - 6
Panthers 3 0 7 13 - 23
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Panthers: 4-1-ATL 39 (2:04) 4-Bradley Payne 57 yard field goal is GOOD. CAR 3 ATL 0
(Qtr 2) Falcons: 4-5-CAR 7 (6:42) 14-Luciano Lamb 24 yard field goal is GOOD. CAR 3 ATL 3
(Qtr 2) Falcons: 2-4-CAR 4 (0:05) 14-Luciano Lamb 21 yard field goal is GOOD. CAR 58-Justin Chiaramonte was injured on the play. He looks like he should be able to return. CAR 3 ATL 6
(Qtr 3) Panthers: 1-1-ATL 1 (3:44) 18-Norman Condon pass complete to 85-Arthur Shaver for 1 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 4-Bradley Payne. CAR 10 ATL 6
(Qtr 4) Panthers: 4-8-ATL 35 (10:16) 4-Bradley Payne 53 yard field goal is GOOD. PENALTY - Offsides (ATL 58-Jessie Tuggle) (Declined) CAR 13 ATL 6
(Qtr 4) Panthers: 4-8-ATL 16 (6:56) 4-Bradley Payne 34 yard field goal is GOOD. CAR 16 ATL 6
(Qtr 4) Panthers: 3-2-ATL 2 (3:32) 36-James Brown ran for 2 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 4-Bradley Payne. CAR 23 ATL 6
Team Statistics
Panthers Falcons
First Downs 20 11
- Rushing 17 3
- Passing 3 7
- Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 376 172
- Offensive Plays 66 53
- Yards Per Play 5.70 3.25
Net Rushing Yards 312 57
- Rushing Attempts 55 12
- Yards Per Rush 5.67 4.75
Net Passing Yards 64 115
- Att/Comp/Int 11 / 9 / 1 39 / 21 / 3
- Gross Passing Yards 64 132
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0 / 0 2 / 17
- Yards Per Pass Play 5.82 2.80
- Yards Per Completion 7.11 6.29
Fumbles/Lost 1 / 1 0 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 6 / 13 6 / 14
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 5.5 7.8
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 3 / 21 1 / 10
Punt Returns/Yards 2 / 9 1 / 11
Kick Returns/Yards 2 / 48 1 / 27
Int Returns/Yards 3 / 5 1 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2 / 1 0 / 2
Avg Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 25
Time of Possession 38:27 21:32
Drive Charts
Panthers
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 6:00 OWN 26 10 55 Interception
1 6:13 4:13 OWN 24 6 37 Field Goal
1 0:09 1:37 OWN 19 3 -4 Punt
2 6:40 4:19 OWN 25 6 33 Missed FG
3 12:49 3:20 OWN 28 6 35 Fumble
3 7:58 4:18 OWN 17 7 83 Touchdown
3 2:06 3:19 OWN 19 5 29 Punt
4 12:59 2:48 OWN 42 6 23 Field Goal
4 10:06 3:13 OPP 29 5 14 Field Goal
4 6:50 3:21 OPP 37 6 37 Touchdown
4 2:36 0:53 OWN 36 3 9 Punt
4 1:06 1:06 OWN 27 3 11 Game
Falcons
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 9:00 2:48 OWN 11 6 16 Punt
1 2:00 1:50 OWN 22 5 12 Punt
2 13:32 6:52 OWN 43 11 50 Field Goal
2 2:20 2:18 OWN 49 10 47 Field Goal
3 15:00 2:11 OWN 25 4 38 Interception
3 9:30 1:31 OWN 30 3 5 Punt
3 3:40 1:35 OWN 25 3 5 Punt
4 13:46 0:47 OWN 6 3 -2 Punt
4 10:11 0:06 OWN 25 1 0 Interception
4 6:53 0:03 OWN 25 1 0 Interception
4 3:29 0:54 OWN 25 3 -9 Punt
4 1:43 0:37 OWN 20 3 9 Punt
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Panthers
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#44 Anthony Headen 27 205 7.59 32 9 0
#36 James Brown 16 73 4.56 27 2 1
#28 Fermin Jackson 3 24 8.00 13 2 0
#31 Arthur Poole 7 10 1.43 4 0 0
#18 Norman Condon 2 0 0.00 0 0 0
Falcons
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#42 Gerald Riggs 12 57 4.75 11 3 0
Passing Stats
Panthers
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#18 Norman Condon 11 9 64 0 / 0 1 12 1 83.33
Falcons
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#18 Kirk Cousins 39 21 132 2 / 17 0 19 3 29.01
Receiving Stats
Panthers
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#17 John Wise 4 37 9.25 11 0
#13 Oscar Goins 1 12 12.00 12 0
#44 Anthony Headen 2 8 4.00 5 0
#31 Arthur Poole 1 6 6.00 6 0
#85 Arthur Shaver 1 1 1.00 1 1
Falcons
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#89 Andre Rison 5 26 5.20 10 0
#82 Mark Hosmer 2 21 10.50 12 0
#3 John Layman 1 19 19.00 19 0
#42 Gerald Riggs 2 17 8.50 16 0
#17 Anthony White 1 14 14.00 14 0
#36 Keith Meyer 5 13 2.60 7 0
#88 Jack Henry 3 12 4.00 5 0
#83 Alge Crumpler 2 10 5.00 5 0
Blocking Stats
Panthers
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#55 Robert Lieberman 0 3 0 0
#53 Jorge Morin 9 2 0 0
#97 Anthony Ferguson 0 2 0 0
#49 Joseph Paredes 0 3 0 1
#64 Kenneth Radford 0 2 0 1
#96 Norman Williams 0 4 0 1
#92 Jeffery Hulme 0 2 0 0
#48 Larry Harmon 0 3 0 0
#41 John Stone 0 2 0 0
#98 Dennis Fulkerson 0 4 0 0
#80 Bryan Chavez 13 44 0 5
#67 Randall Thompson 20 53 0 2
#70 Wallace Nelson 19 55 0 1
#31 Arthur Poole 5 35 0 1
#62 Leon Tennison 20 53 0 3
#85 Arthur Shaver 0 22 0 1
#68 Bradley Iorio 19 51 0 3
#79 Eric Kopecky 19 53 0 5
#81 Herbert James 0 19 0 2
#36 James Brown 2 16 0 0
#13 Oscar Goins 0 19 0 3
#17 John Wise 0 9 0 1
#44 Anthony Headen 2 3 0 0
#59 Edward Avila 7 3 0 0
#56 John Fenster 9 0 0 0
#28 Fermin Jackson 0 5 0 0
#38 Shane Davis 0 2 0 0
#30 Louis Slaven 0 2 0 0
#57 David Weeks 0 2 0 1
#58 Justin Chiaramonte 0 3 0 0
#65 Howard Rowland 0 1 0 0
Falcons
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#70 Jake Matthews 47 17 1 2
#63 Chris Lindstrom 5 0 1 1
#44 Craig Ruth 0 2 0 1
#60 Tommy Nobis 0 2 0 0
#19 Raymond Evans 0 3 0 0
#55 John Abraham 0 3 0 0
#57 Jeff Van Note 50 24 0 1
#83 Alge Crumpler 7 19 0 0
#69 Herbert Pringle 41 24 0 0
#65 Jerry Johnson 37 21 0 0
#68 R.C. Thielemann 32 11 0 0
#36 Keith Meyer 8 7 0 0
#42 Gerald Riggs 8 3 0 0
#78 Mike Kern 9 0 0 0
#58 Jessie Tuggle 5 2 0 0
#34 Craig Heyward 13 1 0 0
#79 Bill Fralic 18 3 0 0
#27 Tom Pridemore 1 2 0 0
#21 Dion Sanders 0 2 0 0
#90 Chuck Smith 0 1 0 0
#23 Desmond Trufant 0 1 0 0
#54 Curtis Lofton 0 2 0 2
#82 Mark Hosmer 0 8 0 1
#88 Jack Henry 0 16 0 0
#89 Andre Rison 0 10 0 1
#85 Jim Mitchell 2 1 0 0
#3 John Layman 5 2 0 0
#59 Jamie Dukes 6 0 0 0
#62 Justin Blailock 4 1 0 0
#84 Alfred Jenkins 0 3 0 0
#95 Johnathan Babineaux 0 1 0 0
#50 Buddy Curry 0 1 0 0
#45 George Jackson 0 1 0 0
Interception Stats
Panthers
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#41 John Stone 2 5 2.50 0
#55 Robert Lieberman 1 0 0.00 0
Falcons
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#45 George Jackson 1 0 0.00 0
Fumble Stats
Panthers
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#44 Anthony Headen 1 0 0 0
Falcons
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#27 Tom Pridemore 0 1 0 0
#95 Johnathan Babineaux 0 0 1 0
Punting
Panthers
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#1 Glenn Joyce 3 161 53.67 40.67 64 1
Falcons
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#26 Billy Lothridge 7 349 49.86 48.71 55 3
Kicking
Panthers
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#4 Bradley Payne 3 / 4 2 / 3 2 / 3 57 2 / 2
Falcons
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#14 Luciano Lamb 2 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 0 24 0 / 0
Punt Return
Panthers
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#82 Truman Oneill 2 9 4.5 6 0
Falcons
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#89 Andre Rison 1 11 11.0 11 0
Kick Return
Panthers
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#44 Anthony Headen 2 48 24.0 0
Falcons
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#89 Andre Rison 1 27 27.0 0
Defensive Stats
Panthers
Name Tackles Sacks
#55 Robert Lieberman 7 0
#30 Louis Slaven 6 0
#58 Justin Chiaramonte 5 0
#49 Joseph Paredes 3 0
#41 John Stone 3 0
#57 David Weeks 3 0
#65 Howard Rowland 2 1
#48 Larry Harmon 2 0
#85 Arthur Shaver 1 0
#80 Bryan Chavez 1 0
#38 Shane Davis 1 0
#96 Norman Williams 1 0
#31 Arthur Poole 1 0
#64 Kenneth Radford 1 1
Falcons
Name Tackles Sacks
#50 Buddy Curry 9 0
#21 Dion Sanders 8 0
#27 Tom Pridemore 7 0
#54 Curtis Lofton 7 0
#44 Craig Ruth 6 0
#58 Jessie Tuggle 5 0
#55 John Abraham 5 0
#45 George Jackson 3 0
#60 Tommy Nobis 3 0
#19 Raymond Evans 3 0
#90 Chuck Smith 3 0
#95 Johnathan Babineaux 1 0
#83 Alge Crumpler 1 0
#23 Desmond Trufant 1 0
#94 Tom Brantley 1 0
#70 Jake Matthews 1 0
#88 Jack Henry 1 0
#75 Jeff Merrow 1 0