Panthers vs Falcons

Final · Week 2 · Sun Sep 20 · 1:00 PM ET · Mercedes-Benz Stadium

Carolina PanthersPanthers1-1

FinalSep 20, 2026

Atlanta FalconsFalcons0-2

TVFox

Closing line

US sportsbook at kickoff

Moneyline

CAR−142

ATL+120

Spread

CAR −2.5−118

ATL +2.5−102

Total O/U

Over 43.5−110

Under 43.5−110

Spread: Panthers −2.5 covered.
Total O/U: under 43.5 (37 points).

Recap

The Carolina Panthers routed the Atlanta Falcons 34-3 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on Sep 20, 2026, a 31-point win to move to 1-1.

The Panthers won the turnover battle 5-0. They scored 14 unanswered points in the third quarter.

Score by quarter

Carolina Panthers and Atlanta Falcons, score by quarter
Team	1	2	3	4	T
CAR	10	10	14	0	34
ATL	0	3	0	0	3

Scoring plays

First Quarter

CARTouchdown · 10:48Chuba Hubbard 3 Yd pass from Bryce Young (Ryan Fitzgerald Kick)7-0
CARField Goal · 4:29Ryan Fitzgerald 37 Yd Field Goal10-0

Second Quarter

CARField Goal · 5:54Ryan Fitzgerald 25 Yd Field Goal13-0
ATLField Goal · 1:07Nick Folk 41 Yd Field Goal13-3
CARTouchdown · 0:20Darren Waller 7 Yd pass from Bryce Young (Ryan Fitzgerald Kick)20-3

Third Quarter

CARTouchdown · 9:38Darren Waller 12 Yd pass from Bryce Young (Ryan Fitzgerald Kick)27-3
CARTouchdown · 2:58Devin Lloyd 16 Yd Interception Return (Ryan Fitzgerald Kick)34-3

Team stats

CARATL

1st Downs: 18; 17
Total Yards: 340; 286
Passing: 272; 129
Rushing: 68; 157
3rd down efficiency: 6-14; 4-13
Turnovers: 0; 5
Possession: 29:31; 30:29

Top performers

Carolina PanthersAtlanta Falcons

Passing

Bryce Young23/36, 287 YDS, 3 TD

Cooper Rush10/17, 86 YDS, 2 INT

Rushing

Chuba Hubbard12 CAR, 53 YDS

Bijan Robinson16 CAR, 72 YDS

Receiving

Tetairoa McMillan5 REC, 101 YDS

Drake London4 REC, 51 YDS

Sacks

Jaelan Phillips1

Za'Darius Smith0.5

Tackles

Bobby Okereke9

Jessie Bates III7

Player stats

Panthers · Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
Bryce Young	23/36	287	8.0	3	0	2-15	91.6	116.3

Panthers · Rushing

Player	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

Panthers · Receiving

Player	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

Panthers · Fumbles

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

Panthers · Defense

Player	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

Panthers · Interceptions

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

Panthers · Kick returns

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

Panthers · Punt returns

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

Panthers · Kicking

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

Panthers · Punting

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

Falcons · Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
Cooper Rush	10/17	86	5.1	0	2	1-3	5.3	32.6
Jack Strand	8/15	59	3.9	0	1	2-13	11.0	35.1

Falcons · Rushing

Player	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

Falcons · Receiving

Player	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

Falcons · Fumbles

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

Falcons · Defense

Player	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

Falcons · Kick returns

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

Falcons · Punt returns

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

Falcons · Kicking

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

Falcons · Punting

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

Game info

VenueMercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, GA

Attendance71,143

OfficialsBack Judge: Terrence Miles · Down Judge: Dana McKenzie · Field Judge: Mearl Robinson · Side Judge: Anthony Jeffries

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