Atlanta Falcons 3–34 Carolina Panthers

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Atlanta Falcons0-2

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Carolina Panthers1-1

Offence

286Total yards340
129Passing yards272
157Rushing yards68
17First downs18
4-13Third downs6-14
1-2Fourth downs1-2
0-0Red zone (made-att)3-6
30:29Possession29:31

Turnovers and penalties

5Turnovers0
3Interceptions thrown0
2Fumbles lost0
3-16Sacks (yards)2-15
6-39Penalties (yards)9-63

Offence

286Total yards340
129Passing yards272
157Rushing yards68
17First downs18
4-13Third downs6-14
1-2Fourth downs1-2
0-0

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4
ATL	0	3	0	0
CAR	10	10	14	0

Leaders

C. Rush10/17, 86 YDS, 2 INT for FalconsPassing YardsB. Young23/36, 287 YDS, 3 TD for Panthers
B. Robinson16 CAR, 72 YDS for FalconsRushing YardsC. Hubbard12 CAR, 53 YDS for Panthers

#	Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STRK
1	ChiefsKansas City Chiefs	5	0	0	1.000	140	83	W5
2	BillsBuffalo Bills	5

Stats

Offence

286Total yards340
129Passing yards272
157Rushing yards68
17First downs18
4-13Third downs6-14
1-2Fourth downs

#	Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STRK
1	ChiefsKansas City Chiefs	5	0	0	1.000	140	83	W5
2	BillsBuffalo Bills	5

Atlanta Falcons 3–34 Carolina Panthers · SternSports

receiving	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG	TGTS
Drake London	4	51	12.8	17	5
Austin Hooper	2	20	10.0	13	4
Brian Robinson Jr.	2	16	8.0	12	2
Kyle Pitts Sr.	1	15	15.0	15	3
Zachariah Branch	2	14	7.0	11	2
Jahan Dotson	2	11	5.5	8	4
Bijan Robinson	3	9	3.0	4	4
Chris Blair	1	6	6.0	6	3
Olamide Zaccheaus	1	3	3.0	3	3
Charlie Woerner	0	0	0.0	0	1

defensive	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS
Xavier Watts	7	5	0	0	0	0
Jessie Bates III	7	4	0	0	0	0
Mike Hughes	5	2	0	0	0	0
C.J. Henderson	4	4	0	1	1	0
Cameron Thomas	4	3	0.5	0	0	2
LaCale London	4	2	0	0	0	0
Kendal Daniels	3	3	0	1	0	0
Sydney Brown	3	2	0	0	0	0
Maason Smith	3	0	0	0	0	0
Yasir Abdullah	2	2	0	0	0	0
Za'Darius Smith	2	1	0.5	1	1	1
Divine Deablo	2	1	0	0	0	1
Zach Harrison	2	1	0	0	0	0
Drake London	2	1	0	0	0	0
Samson Ebukam	2	0	0.5	0	0	2
Gervon Dexter Sr.	2	0	0.5	0	1	1
A.J. Terrell Jr.	1	1	0	0	0	0
Christian Harris	1	1	0	0	0	0
Avieon Terrell	1	1	0	0	0	0
Josh Woods	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jake Bailey	1	0	0	0	0	0
Charlie Woerner	1	0	0	0	0	0
Kyle Pitts Sr.	1	0	0	0	0	0
Brandon Dorlus	1	0	0	0	0	1
Harold Perkins Jr.	1	0	0	0	0	0

Panthers

passing	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
Bryce Young	23/36	287	8.0	3	0	2-15	91.8	116.3

rushing	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
Chuba Hubbard	12	53	4.4	12
Jonathon Brooks	5	16	3.2	7
Bryce Young	1	6	6.0	6
AJ Dillon	3	-3	-1.0	1
Kenny Pickett	1	-4	-4.0	-4

receiving	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	TGTS
Tetairoa McMillan	5	101	20.2	0	28	10
Jalen Coker	8	66	8.3	0	25	9
Xavier Legette	2	64	32.0	0	55	4
Darren Waller	3

fumbles	FUM	REC
Tommy Tremble	1	1
Nick Scott	0	1
Aaron Hall	0	1

defensive	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
Devin Lloyd	9	7	1	2	3	1	1
Bobby Okereke	9	6	0	0	1	1	0
Aaron Hall	6	1	0	0	0	1

interceptions	INT	YDS	TD
Devin Lloyd	2	69	1
Bobby Okereke	1	3	0

kickReturns	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
John Metchie III	2	53	26.5	27	0

puntReturns	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Jalen Coker	2	49	24.5	36	0

kicking	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Ryan Fitzgerald	2/2	100.0	37	4/4	10

punting	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Sam Martin	4	193	48.3	0	3	54

National Football Conference

#	Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STRK
1	49ersSan Francisco 49ers	6	0	0	1.000	177	110	W6
2	VikingsMinnesota Vikings	5	0	0	1.000	109	64	W5
5	PackersGreen Bay Packers	4	2	0	.667	127	125	W3
6	BearsChicago Bears	4	2	0	.667	150	119	W1
3	PanthersCarolina Panthers	3	2	0	.600	146	123	W2
7	LionsDetroit Lions	3	2	0	.600	164	148	W1
4	GiantsNew York Giants	3	2	1	.583	136	140	L1
8	SeahawksSeattle Seahawks	3	3	0	.500	148	122	L2
9	FalconsAtlanta Falcons	2	4	0	.333	142	153	L2
10	SaintsNew Orleans Saints	2	4	0	.333	152	178	W1
11	EaglesPhiladelphia Eagles	2	4	0	.333	106	137	L4
12	CowboysDallas Cowboys	2	4	0	.333	151	159	L2
13	CardinalsArizona Cardinals	2	4	0	.333	126	178	W1
14	RamsLos Angeles Rams	2	4	0	.333	135	138	L2
15	CommandersWashington Commanders	1	4	1	.250	132	172	L1
16	BuccaneersTampa Bay Buccaneers	1	5	0	.167	119	138	L1

Players

Falcons

passing	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
Cooper Rush	10/17	86	5.1	0	2	1-3	6.1	32.6
Jack Strand	8/15	59	3.9	0	1	2-13	12.5	35.1

rushing	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
Bijan Robinson	16	72	4.5	11
Brian Robinson Jr.	11	51	4.6	9
Cooper Rush	2	20	10.0	11
Jack Strand	2	16	8.0	8
Drake London	1	-2	-2.0	-2

receiving	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	TGTS
Drake London	4	51	12.8	0	17	5
Austin Hooper	2	20	10.0	0	13	4
Brian Robinson Jr.	2	16	8.0	0	12	2
Kyle Pitts Sr.	1

fumbles	FUM	LOST	REC
Cooper Rush	1	1	0
Jack Strand	1	1	0

defensive	TOT	SOLO	TD
Xavier Watts	7	5	0
Jessie Bates III	7	4	0
Mike Hughes	5	2

kickReturns	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Olamide Zaccheaus	4	79	19.8	25	0

puntReturns	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Zachariah Branch	1	7	7.0	7	0

kicking	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Nick Folk	1/2	50.0	41	0/0	3

punting	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Jake Bailey	3	151	50.3	0	1	62

Panthers

passing	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
Bryce Young	23/36	287	8.0	3	0	2-15	91.8	116.3

rushing	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Chuba Hubbard	12	53	4.4

Game

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4
ATL	0	3	0	0
CAR	10	10	14	0

Leaders

C. Rush10/17, 86 YDS, 2 INT for FalconsPassing YardsB. Young23/36, 287 YDS, 3 TD for Panthers
B. Robinson16 CAR, 72 YDS for FalconsRushing YardsC. Hubbard12 CAR, 53 YDS for Panthers
D. London4 REC, 51 YDS for FalconsReceiving YardsT. McMillan5 REC, 101 YDS for Panthers

Kick-off: 20 Sep 2026, 19:00
Venue: Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta
Attendance: 71’143

Match report on ESPN: Young throws 3 TD passes, including 2 to Waller, as Panthers dominate short-handed Falcons 34-3

Top stats

286Total yards340

Standings

Full table

American Football Conference

#	Team	W	L	PCT	PF	PA	STRK
1	Chiefs	5	0	1.000	140	83	W5
2	Bills	5	1	.833	197	171	W2
3	Jaguars	4	2	.667	154	104	L1
4	Browns	4	2	.667	106	122	W1
5	Patriots	4	2	.667	136	113	W3
6	Broncos	4	2	.667	114	125	W2
7	Steelers	4	2	.667	137	128	W2
8	Ravens	4	2	.667	156	132	L1

National Football Conference

#	Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STRK
1	49ers	6	0	0	1.000	177	110	W6
2	Vikings	5	0	0	1.000

receiving	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	TGTS
Tetairoa McMillan	5	101	20.2	0	28	10
Jalen Coker	8	66	8.3	0	25	9
Xavier Legette	2	64	32.0	0	55	4
Darren Waller	3	33	11.0	2	14	3
Mitchell Evans	1	13	13.0	0	13	1
Chuba Hubbard	2	11	5.5	1	8	2
Tommy Tremble	1	4	4.0	0	4	2
Jonathon Brooks	1	-5	-5.0	0	-5	1

defensive	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
Devin Lloyd	9	7	1	2	3	1	1
Bobby Okereke	9	6	0	0	1	1	0
Aaron Hall	6	1	0	0	0	1	0
Zakee Wheatley	5	4	0	0	0	0	0
Tre'von Moehrig	5	3	0	0	0	0	0
Jeremiah Moon	4	3	0	0	1	0	0
Lathan Ransom	4	2	0	0	0	0	0
Akayleb Evans	3	2	0	0	0	0	0
Mike Jackson	3	1	0	0	0	0	0
TeRah Edwards	3	1	0	0	0	0	0
Cam Jackson	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
Jaelan Phillips	2	1	1	1	0	2	0
Brycen Tremayne	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Princely Umanmielen	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Thomas Incoom	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Will Lee III	2	1	0	0	2	0	0
Derrick Brown	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nick Scott	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
AJ Dillon	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jaycee Horn	1	1	0	0	2	0	0
Trevis Gipson	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Feleipe Franks	1	0	0	0	0	0	0

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