Panthers 9, Falcons 7

Atlanta 0 7 0 0 — 7 Carolina 0 3 0 6 — 9

Second quarter

ATL — Patterson 2 pass from Ridder (Koo kick), 4:49.

CAR — FG Pineiro 34, :22.

Fourth quarter

CAR — FG Pineiro 25, 13:32.

CAR — FG Pineiro 23, :00.

ATL CAR

First downs 12 17

Total net yards 204 283

Rushes-yards 31-52 36-129

Passing 152 154

Punt returns 2-9 1-0

Kickoff returns 3-43 0-0

Interceptions ret 0-0 1-2

Comp-att-int 12-20-1 18-24-0

Sacked-Yards Lost 0-0 3-13

Punts 5-39.6 5-47.0

Fumbles-lost 3-1 2-0

Penalties-yards 4-25 4-35

Time of poss 26:04 33:56

INDIVIDUAL Stats

Rushing — Atlanta, Allgeier 14-45, Robinson 7-11, Ridder 5-(minus 2), Patterson 5-(minus 2). Carolina, Hubbard 22-87, Smith-Marsette 4-31, Young 4-9, Sanders 6-2.

Passing — Atlanta, Ridder 12-20-1-152. Carolina, Young 18-24-0-167.

Receiving — Atlanta, Pitts 3-37, J.Smith 2-61, D.London 2-24, Hodge 1-10, Fisk 1-9, Allgeier 1-6, Robinson 1-3, Patterson 1-2. Carolina, Thielen 4-43, Mingo 4-32, Tremble 2-32, Hubbard 2-16, Sanders 2-11, Smith-Marsette 2-1, Chark 1-18, Sullivan 1-14.

Missed field goals — None.