Regular Season Week 7: Panthers at Falcons
October 18, 2026 70° Atlanta Stadium
Attendance: 55,405 (76%)
Panthers 0 7 0 0 - 7
Falcons 7 6 3 0 - 16
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Falcons: 3-3-CAR 3 (4:11) 18-Kirk Cousins pass complete to 31-William Andrews for 3 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 14-Luciano Lamb. ATL 7 CAR 0
(Qtr 2) Falcons: 4-8-CAR 27 (5:28) 14-Luciano Lamb 45 yard field goal is GOOD. ATL 10 CAR 0
(Qtr 2) Falcons: 4-3-CAR 12 (1:21) 14-Luciano Lamb 30 yard field goal is GOOD. ATL 13 CAR 0
(Qtr 2) Panthers: (1:18) 14-Luciano Lamb kicks 64 yards from ATL 35 to CAR 1. 44-Anthony Headen for 99yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 4-Bradley Payne. ATL 13 CAR 7
(Qtr 3) Falcons: 4-2-CAR 7 (12:40) 14-Luciano Lamb 25 yard field goal is GOOD. ATL 16 CAR 7
Team Statistics
Falcons Panthers
First Downs 15 8
- Rushing 7 6
- Passing 7 2
- Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 288 153
- Offensive Plays 63 53
- Yards Per Play 4.57 2.89
Net Rushing Yards 121 115
- Rushing Attempts 29 41
- Yards Per Rush 4.17 2.80
Net Passing Yards 167 38
- Att/Comp/Int 32 / 12 / 1 11 / 7 / 0
- Gross Passing Yards 184 48
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2 / 17 1 / 10
- Yards Per Pass Play 4.91 3.17
- Yards Per Completion 15.33 6.86
Fumbles/Lost 1 / 1 1 / 1
3rd Down Conversions 4 / 15 3 / 14
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 6.5 7.7
4th Down Conversions 1 / 1 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 2 / 15 2 / 11
Punt Returns/Yards 4 / 50 1 / 1
Kick Returns/Yards 1 / 22 4 / 183
Int Returns/Yards 0 / 0 1 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 4 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1 / 2 0 / 0
Avg Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 32
Time of Possession 26:14 33:27
Drive Charts
Falcons
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 12:53 0:58 OWN 22 3 -10 Punt
1 9:40 5:33 OWN 43 12 57 Touchdown
1 1:12 2:11 OWN 20 5 29 Punt
2 9:47 4:23 OWN 35 7 38 Field Goal
2 3:18 2:00 OWN 32 4 56 Field Goal
3 15:00 0:50 OWN 25 3 10 Punt
3 14:06 1:28 OPP 16 3 8 Field Goal
3 11:04 0:44 OWN 18 2 17 Fumble
3 8:45 0:52 OWN 13 3 -7 Punt
3 5:44 0:46 OWN 48 2 3 Interception
3 2:43 0:53 OWN 1 4 23 Punt
4 12:59 1:08 OWN 49 3 -5 Punt
4 4:28 4:28 OWN 46 10 46 Game
Panthers
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 2:07 OWN 30 3 4 Punt
1 11:55 2:15 OWN 37 3 6 Punt
1 4:07 2:55 OWN 24 5 23 Punt
2 14:01 4:14 OWN 1 6 23 Punt
2 5:24 2:06 OWN 25 3 0 Punt
2 1:00 1:00 OPP 16 2 2 Half
3 14:10 0:05 OWN 16 1 0 Fumble
3 12:37 1:33 OWN 32 3 3 Punt
3 10:20 1:35 OWN 41 3 -2 Punt
3 7:53 2:09 50 3 9 Missed FG
3 4:58 2:15 OWN 39 3 3 Punt
3 1:50 3:51 OWN 28 7 30 Missed FG
4 11:50 7:22 OWN 12 13 49 Missed FG
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Falcons
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#42 Gerald Riggs 16 82 5.13 13 4 0
#31 William Andrews 8 20 2.50 11 1 0
#3 John Layman 1 10 10.00 10 1 0
#18 Kirk Cousins 4 9 2.25 9 0 0
Panthers
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#44 Anthony Headen 24 52 2.17 8 0 0
#36 James Brown 15 49 3.27 11 2 0
#18 Norman Condon 1 13 13.00 13 1 0
#28 Fermin Jackson 1 1 1.00 1 0 0
Passing Stats
Falcons
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#18 Kirk Cousins 29 11 134 2 / 17 1 23 1 50.07
#4 Bart Bartkowski 3 1 50 0 / 0 0 50 0 81.94
Panthers
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#18 Norman Condon 11 7 48 1 / 10 0 13 0 73.30
Receiving Stats
Falcons
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#11 Julio Jones 2 61 30.50 50 0
#88 Jack Henry 2 41 20.50 21 0
#42 Gerald Riggs 2 29 14.50 17 0
#31 William Andrews 3 23 7.67 12 1
#89 Andre Rison 1 23 23.00 23 0
#36 Keith Meyer 1 4 4.00 4 0
#83 Alge Crumpler 1 3 3.00 3 0
Panthers
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#85 Arthur Shaver 3 24 8.00 13 0
#44 Anthony Headen 2 13 6.50 13 0
#17 John Wise 1 10 10.00 10 0
#31 Arthur Poole 1 1 1.00 1 0
Blocking Stats
Falcons
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#78 Mike Kern 44 29 1 1
#79 Bill Fralic 33 13 1 1
#21 Dion Sanders 0 5 0 3
#24 A.J. Terrell 0 3 0 0
#94 Tom Brantley 0 2 0 0
#19 Raymond Evans 0 5 0 0
#57 Jeff Van Note 41 28 0 1
#72 Gerald Kelley 9 2 0 0
#65 Jerry Johnson 35 30 0 6
#42 Gerald Riggs 6 3 0 0
#70 Jake Matthews 36 31 0 0
#58 Jessie Tuggle 4 4 0 0
#34 Craig Heyward 10 5 0 1
#59 Jamie Dukes 11 1 0 0
#71 Kroy Biermann 0 2 0 0
#60 Tommy Nobis 0 5 0 0
#55 John Abraham 0 3 0 1
#23 Desmond Trufant 0 1 0 0
#54 Curtis Lofton 0 3 0 0
#63 Chris Lindstrom 6 2 0 0
#83 Alge Crumpler 9 30 0 0
#68 R.C. Thielemann 12 16 0 1
#31 William Andrews 1 2 0 0
#88 Jack Henry 0 13 0 1
#36 Keith Meyer 3 8 0 0
#85 Jim Mitchell 2 8 0 0
#11 Julio Jones 0 16 0 0
#89 Andre Rison 0 12 0 1
#62 Justin Blailock 5 1 0 0
#84 Alfred Jenkins 0 2 0 1
#82 Mark Hosmer 0 1 0 0
#69 Herbert Pringle 0 1 0 0
#44 Craig Ruth 0 1 0 0
#27 Tom Pridemore 0 1 0 0
#50 Buddy Curry 0 1 0 0
#3 John Layman 1 1 0 0
Panthers
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#55 Robert Lieberman 0 5 0 0
#53 Jorge Morin 11 5 0 0
#97 Anthony Ferguson 0 4 0 0
#49 Joseph Paredes 0 5 0 0
#64 Kenneth Radford 0 3 0 0
#96 Norman Williams 0 4 0 0
#92 Jeffery Hulme 0 3 0 1
#48 Larry Harmon 0 5 0 0
#41 John Stone 0 4 0 0
#60 Dennis Fulkerson 0 6 0 0
#80 Bryan Chavez 12 28 0 2
#67 Randall Thompson 25 35 0 0
#70 Wallace Nelson 23 39 0 4
#31 Arthur Poole 6 29 0 1
#81 Herbert James 0 13 0 2
#28 Fermin Jackson 0 2 0 0
#72 Anthony Lowe 14 35 0 8
#64 Bradley Iorio 24 38 0 3
#75 Peter Sequeira 25 41 0 1
#36 James Brown 2 8 0 0
#56 John Fenster 12 1 0 0
#79 Eric Kopecky 12 1 0 0
#13 Oscar Goins 0 10 0 0
#17 John Wise 0 6 0 0
#85 Arthur Shaver 0 7 0 1
#44 Anthony Headen 4 2 0 0
#59 Edward Avila 5 2 0 0
#38 Shane Davis 0 2 0 1
#28 Louis Slaven 0 1 0 1
#57 David Weeks 0 1 0 0
#73 Nathan Lamb 0 1 0 0
#82 Truman Oneill 0 1 0 0
Interception Stats
Falcons
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Panthers
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#48 Larry Harmon 1 0 0.00 0
Fumble Stats
Falcons
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#88 Jack Henry 1 0 0 0
#23 Desmond Trufant 0 1 0 0
#54 Curtis Lofton 0 0 1 0
Panthers
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#44 Anthony Headen 1 0 0 0
#41 John Stone 0 1 1 0
Punting
Falcons
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#26 Billy Lothridge 6 286 47.67 47.50 51 3
Panthers
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#1 Glenn Joyce 8 397 49.63 40.50 58 3
Kicking
Falcons
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#14 Luciano Lamb 3 / 3 1 / 1 0 / 0 45 1 / 1
Panthers
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#4 Bradley Payne 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 1 / 1
Punt Return
Falcons
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#29 Steve Martinez 4 50 12.5 31 0
Panthers
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#82 Truman Oneill 1 1 1.0 1 0
Kick Return
Falcons
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#29 Steve Martinez 1 22 22.0 0
Panthers
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#44 Anthony Headen 3 151 50.3 1
#85 Arthur Shaver 1 32 32.0 0
Defensive Stats
Falcons
Name Tackles Sacks
#50 Buddy Curry 12 0
#95 Johnathan Babineaux 6 0
#54 Curtis Lofton 5 0
#71 Kroy Biermann 4 1
#45 George Jackson 4 0
#44 Craig Ruth 3 0
#60 Tommy Nobis 3 0
#24 A.J. Terrell 2 0
#21 Dion Sanders 2 0
#75 Jeff Merrow 2 0
#88 Jack Henry 2 0
#94 Tom Brantley 2 0
#27 Tom Pridemore 1 0
#19 Raymond Evans 1 0
#23 Desmond Trufant 1 0
#14 Luciano Lamb 1 0
#58 Jessie Tuggle 1 0
#55 John Abraham 1 0
Panthers
Name Tackles Sacks
#49 Joseph Paredes 10 0
#55 Robert Lieberman 7 0
#28 Louis Slaven 6 0
#48 Larry Harmon 4 0
#57 David Weeks 3 0
#58 Justin Chiaramonte 3 0
#38 Shane Davis 3 0
#41 John Stone 2 0
#60 Dennis Fulkerson 1 1
#80 Bryan Chavez 1 0
#33 Wayne Johnson 1 0
#70 Wallace Nelson 1 0
#96 Norman Williams 1 0
#64 Kenneth Radford 1 1