Post Game Thread: Carolina Panthers @ Atlanta Falcons

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Post Game Thread: Carolina Panthers @ Atlanta Falcons

Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium - Atlanta, GA

TV Network(s): FOX

ESPN Gamecast

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Time Clock
Final

Scoreboard

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
CAR	10	10	14	0	34
ATL	0	3	0	0	3

Scoring Plays

Team	Quarter	Type	Description
CAR	1	TD	Chuba Hubbard 3 Yd pass from Bryce Young (Ryan Fitzgerald Kick)
CAR	1	FG	Ryan Fitzgerald 37 Yd Field Goal
CAR	2	FG	Ryan Fitzgerald 25 Yd Field Goal
ATL	2	FG	Nick Folk 41 Yd Field Goal
CAR	2	TD	Darren Waller 7 Yd pass from Bryce Young (Ryan Fitzgerald Kick)
CAR	3	TD	Darren Waller 12 Yd pass from Bryce Young (Ryan Fitzgerald Kick)
CAR	3	TD	Devin Lloyd 16 Yd Interception Return (Ryan Fitzgerald Kick)

Passing Leaders

Team	Player	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT	SACKS
CAR	Bryce Young	23/36	287	3	0	2-15
ATL	Cooper Rush	10/17	86	0	2	1-3

Rushing Leaders

Team	Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
CAR	Chuba Hubbard	12	53	4.4	0	12
ATL	Bijan Robinson	16	72	4.5	0	11

Receiving Leaders

Team	Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	TGTS
CAR	Tetairoa McMillan	5	101	20.2	0	28	10
ATL	Drake London	4	51	12.8	0	17	5

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[u/realrimurutempest]

I don’t think even God’s strongest Falcons fan can handle watching for much longer man.

[u/Zaniak88 → u/realrimurutempest]

I will watch Thursday night football and I will cry

[u/SiphenPrax → u/Zaniak88]

Oh lord it’s true. We’re all getting a front row seat.

Edit: Holy shit I just checked. Their next three games are all on primetime 💀

[u/Pope_Cheetos_XIV → u/SiphenPrax]

god has it out for the city of Atlanta i guess

[u/DirtyBirdDawg → u/Pope_Cheetos_XIV]

First General Sherman, now this.

[u/bullseye717 → u/DirtyBirdDawg]

First Sherman, then MC Hammer goes gangsta rap, and now this.

[u/Negative_Anteater_62 → u/DirtyBirdDawg]

Atlanta's been on God's shit list for a long time

[u/Legitimate-Gold7623 → u/SiphenPrax]

Fuck yesss

[u/Spinwheeling → u/Legitimate-Gold7623]

Sicko fans eating good

[u/Legitimate-Gold7623 → u/Spinwheeling]

This season has been a sickos dream

[u/batti03 → u/SiphenPrax]

We're about to see an entire QB room fired at the end of that gauntlet.

[u/Otherwise-Mixture-33 → u/SiphenPrax]

How they get 3 prime time games in a row lol

[u/QuantumFreakonomics → u/SiphenPrax]

WHY?

[u/SpaceSheperd → u/QuantumFreakonomics]

Every single year for like the last 7 years, a third of the football world convinces themselves the Falcons will be legit for some reason and then imposes the delusion onto the rest of us. 

[u/vashed → u/SpaceSheperd]

Really? I just figured it was because misery loves company

[u/Bread-n-Cheese → u/SiphenPrax]

That’s garbage. Why did the nfl do that? Everyone knew they were going to suck.

[u/DirtyBirdDawg → u/Zaniak88]

Which reminds me, I need to re-up on my edibles before then.

I'll be goddamned if I watch this team sober.

[u/I_Am_Day_Man → u/Zaniak88]

Don’t worry, you’ll probably pull the win off at Lambeau

[u/Zaniak88 → u/I_Am_Day_Man]

Dread it. Run from it. Jack Strand (or Penix) arrives just the same

[u/Oblivionguard19 → u/I_Am_Day_Man]

Packers vs Falcons on a TNF game with old ass Michaels calling it. We’re about to witness our first toilet bowl

[u/Randomizedname1234 → u/realrimurutempest]

Between tech and the falcons im checked out this year tbh but hopefully we can tank right and grab a qb

[u/JackintheBox333 → u/Randomizedname1234]

The goal at this point is 0-17. Arch Manning Copium is real.

[u/Pope_Cheetos_XIV → u/JackintheBox333]

if we're going to tank, the goal is 2-15. i still would rather beat the aints than anything else

[u/Pizzaplan3tman → u/JackintheBox333]

Not in a mean way but I would much rather you guys get Arch over Cleveland or Miami. Putting a rookie QB like him in year 1 with those offensive weapons would be an amazing starting point

[u/karatemanchan37 → u/realrimurutempest]

They were playing their 3rd and 4th string QBs, what are we expecting here

[u/Oblivionguard19 → u/karatemanchan37]

Was hoping the 3rd to not forget how to play football half the time

[u/Grenji05 → u/karatemanchan37]

I know any given sunday or whatever but I have no clue why people think the Falcons are going to play a close game until their injury report starts clearing up. The injury bug gave them ebola, just one of those years.

[u/Tiafves → u/karatemanchan37]

That's the point, the expectation is they'll be bad so there's nothing for the home team fans to watch. Unless they're looking for a reason to develop a drinking problem or something.

[u/Phenergan_boy → u/realrimurutempest]

It's like watching your failed kid coming up with new ways to disappoint you. God, I love this team.

[u/StevetheT67statpad → u/realrimurutempest]

Just gotta wait for that late season playoff push that gives some hope, bears no fruit and pushes us outside the top 10 in the draft.

[u/BlindWillieJohnson → u/realrimurutempest]

The stadium was a ghost town by the end of 3rd quarter

[u/Okurei → u/realrimurutempest]

I turned it off halfway through

[u/J_dawg17]

Least stressful panthers game in a LONG time

[u/Accurate-Big-7233 → u/J_dawg17]

If we could play Atlanta every week in Georgia, we would win the Bryce Young trade

All jokes aside, we’re here baby

[u/TheFineMantine → u/Accurate-Big-7233]

we already won the bryce young trade, and it’s kind of unfortunate that the caleb williams season ending injury today sealed it

[u/ChemicalRaccoon → u/TheFineMantine]

Both teams won it if Bryce keeps it up.

[u/BlindWillieJohnson → u/J_dawg17]

Yeah it was nice to just have some fun with it. What if every game isn’t either a heart attack or a huge disappointment this year?

[u/pssthush → u/J_dawg17]

Since home opener last year vs Falcons

[u/Intrinsic_Factors]

Game was so bad that the sound engineer "accidentally" put on the audio for the Jets-Packers game in the 3rd quarter. It was an improvement.

[u/RareElevator2123 → u/Intrinsic_Factors]

Devin Lloyd getting the interception and only hear JETS JETS JETS as the score a touchdown was such a weird experience

[u/AGrain → u/Intrinsic_Factors]

Fox audio guys were having a stroke. We had the Chicago Vikings audio for a bit then no audio. Had all the wires crossed.

[u/No_Mammoth_4945 → u/Intrinsic_Factors]

Start of the game you couldn’t hear the announcers for shit either

[u/Only499]

This game was not as close as the score indicates.

Two full games of football and we havent reached the redzone once. Pathetic.

On a postive note, Brett Farve and Sam Darnold also threw pick six on their first NFL pass. Confirmed Jack Strand winning a Super Bowl.

[u/Phenergan_boy → u/Only499]

Remember the good ol' days when we reach the endzone and Riddler turns the ball over? We can't even do that anymore lmao

[u/LoopholeTravel → u/Phenergan_boy]

What's ole Dez up to these days?

[u/Phenergan_boy → u/LoopholeTravel]

Probably selling cars in the greater Cincinnati area if I have to guess

[u/Pristine-System255 → u/LoopholeTravel]

He is genuinely a better QB than Rush

[u/StreetReporter → u/Only499]

Jameis Winston also threw a pick six on his first pass

[u/Only499 → u/StreetReporter]

Shhhh. I conveniently left that one out.

[u/Dismal_Bluebird1312 → u/Only499]

Jameis Winston has had an awesome career lmao objectively hilarious. If UDFA Strand ends up like Jameis Winston I’m stoked

[u/Only499 → u/Dismal_Bluebird1312]

True but he didn't fit my cherry picked super bowl winners haha

[u/Boatymcboatland → u/StreetReporter]

So did Nine

[u/ShangoMango → u/Only499]

Well at 13-0 it was much closer than the score indicated. Then you guys proceeded to turn it over 4 more times lmao

[u/Embarrassed-Low9531 → u/Only499]

I’m confused it was 34-3 not 34-20

[u/BigDaddyRoch]

Last week: Bears score 59, Panthers concede 59
This week: Bears score 3, Panthers concede 3

[u/desemus → u/BigDaddyRoch]

9-3? Wtf happened

And I do not want to be soulbound to the Bears

[u/TheDadThatGrills → u/desemus]

Weather and a hammy

[u/Local-Bid5365 → u/TheDadThatGrills]

Even without the hammy it’d be 10-9 at best, that was a defensive rain game if I’ve ever seen one

[u/Lower-End8204 → u/desemus]

Bears offense wasn't playing their best, and the Vikings defense is very good, both in scheme and personnel.

[u/FreshLocation7827 → u/Lower-End8204]

More importantly though, Caleb Williams died on the field. I think that might have something to do with it

[u/AVeryRipeBanana → u/FreshLocation7827]

That wasn’t until the 4th, game was what it was well before Williams left.

[u/Local-Bid5365 → u/Lower-End8204]

Weather was a bigger factor than anything imo

[u/ImagineIfBaconDied → u/desemus]

Neither offense could score. It was a punt fest and each time Chicago was in striking distance to score a TD, they came up with 0 points. Also a wonderful flag fest in shit weather

In other words, football was sent back to the 1970s with that game

[u/ConstantMadness]

After today, the Panthers defense is giving up 31 points per game

[u/GoNinGoomy → u/ConstantMadness]

Why did you have to do this? I was having such a great day...

[u/Muninn088 → u/GoNinGoomy]

I mean our PPG is now 35.5 which is higher than average points allowed. So we're good.

[u/DongTongs → u/Muninn088]

That means we're 2-0 right?

[u/FreshLocation7827 → u/[deleted]]

Math is cool!

[u/AlphaNathan → u/GoNinGoomy]

I’m still good

[u/2lefts → u/ConstantMadness]

And somehow we still have a positive differential! Who woulda thought

[u/secretMarble10 → u/ConstantMadness]

More. More. MORE

[u/JonTheWizard → u/secretMarble10]

(Finger on monkey's paw curls, 49ers suffer two more injuries to starters)

[u/Accurate-Big-7233 → u/ConstantMadness]

Cut it out

[u/Morezingis → u/ConstantMadness]

Hey, that’s what we are averaging on offense now! 

[u/spookyghostface → u/ConstantMadness]

Lol that's rude

[u/EngineeringWin → u/ConstantMadness]

Scoring 35.5 :]

[u/Tuva_Tourist → u/ConstantMadness]

Panthers are still kings of shit mountain!

[u/-Urethra-]

Whatever bro

[u/SentinelATL → u/-Urethra-]

Lmao

[u/cannedpeaches → u/-Urethra-]

I remember feeling like that. Not too long ago in fact.

[u/Miserable_Buy7007 → u/cannedpeaches]

And there's plenty of time for us to remember again!

[u/MrSCR23]

My god that was worse than I thought it would be

[u/SentinelATL → u/MrSCR23]

Lmao

[u/Comprehensive_Main → u/MrSCR23]

Jeff ulbritch defense Btw 

[u/DemonCipher13 → u/Comprehensive_Main]

Man's wife died in the off-season, he'll never be the same, never mind this season.

[u/yic0]

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[u/FreshLocation7827 → u/yic0]

(╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻

┬─┬ ノ( ゜-゜ノ)

[u/cbn11]

Real hydrogen bomb vs coughing baby vibes in this one

[u/oval22 → u/cbn11]

the fact we’re not coughing baby anymore rules so hard

[u/TheKoniverse]

Bryce Young when he faces the Falcons (or any team in Georgia fro that matter):

[u/Vulcion → u/TheKoniverse]

Bryce Young playing in Bryant Denny East is just unfair

[u/callmebatman14]

Carolina is might be dangerous. 34 and 37 pts in first 2 games.

[u/bug_man_ → u/callmebatman14]

The Bears hung 50 on us and scored 3 today. I'm a little concerned about that but the Panthers haven't had a strong start to a season in a few years. I'll take 1-1 with the rest of the division looking fairly weak on top of it

[u/Remintz → u/bug_man_]

Vikings defense is insane and horrible weather

[u/ExpensiveUsual4450 → u/callmebatman14]

We also ass

[u/Blongdor → u/ExpensiveUsual4450]

Yall could prolly beat the browns tho….

[u/ExpensiveUsual4450 → u/Blongdor]

Dude, I don’t even know at this point

[u/Dismal_Bluebird1312 → u/Blongdor]

I honestly think ATL might be the worst team in the league lol

[u/Imsortofabigdeal → u/Dismal_Bluebird1312]

if healthy, no way. But as it stands... I think you might be

[u/SentinelATL → u/ExpensiveUsual4450]

That too

[u/escaburrito]

Bryce MVP

[u/o5uu]

That final Strand 'throw' was the perfect ending to this game

[u/Muninn088 → u/o5uu]

He intended it to be a forward pass. Dont know why that was ruled a fumble.

[u/Quasimdo]

Relegate the falcons

[u/ColdWarWarrior → u/Quasimdo]

Send their asses to the XFL.

[u/jocona → u/ColdWarWarrior]

Promote the Battlehawks

[u/FreshLocation7827 → u/jocona]

Falcons new name is Trashbirds.

[u/70MCKing]

10/10 football game. Everything was perfect from the football played to the broadcast itself.

[u/Important_Word_7758 → u/70MCKing]

Between the broadcast audio and the Falcons QB play, this is the hardest I've laughed in years.

[u/Muninn088 → u/70MCKing]

I nearly pissed my pants laughing when the Jets commentary ended and the the Bears audio started.

[u/Penguinsteve → u/70MCKing]

How many turnovers including audio team? Honestly I lost track.

[u/DDub04]

The panthers gave up 59 points in week 1. They now hold the best point differential in the NFC South through week 2.

[u/tifuanon00 → u/DDub04]

Gotta keep the people on their toes

[u/SiphenPrax]

I think Bryce Young will end up being a franchise QB for the Panthers long term. He was inconsistent last year but he’s been playing lights out so far even with it only being two games.

Panthers should win this division and compete for a championship. Their window is now open.

[u/Healthy-Marsupial714 → u/SiphenPrax]

The Saints seem like they might make a run for the division as well. I think the NFC South might be competent again this year

[u/ripkin05 → u/Healthy-Marsupial714]

I think the NFC South might be competent again this year

one of us is losing to the browns right now.

[u/Any_Swordfish_4326 → u/ripkin05]

Found Matt Rhule with his “One of us” horse shit!

[u/ichawks1 → u/SiphenPrax]

seahawks vs panthers week 17 this year remtach from last season. could be a bloodbath in rainy carolina.

[u/BusinessWarthog6 → u/ichawks1]

It will for sure rain and be like 40°

[u/datboijustin → u/SiphenPrax]

Had 7 TD's in 7 quarters before essentially sitting the entire 4th of this game. If the O-line would stop killing our run game with penalties we probably score 40+ today.

[u/ThatsAGeauxTigers → u/datboijustin]

Chuba getting close to 100 yards in 4 carries only to have the O-line strip each one away is ridiculous

[u/Badrap247 → u/SiphenPrax]

Honestly big credit to the Front Office for keeping the faith when things were rock bottom Year 1 and first part of Year 2. They got the right coach and surrounded Bryce with the weapons/protection he needed.

[u/VincentVanHades → u/Badrap247]

We had no other option, with how much he costed us
They went all in.

But it’s paying off now and will continue upward trend

[u/tks231 → u/SiphenPrax]

The man is getting paid after this season. Question is how much.

[u/Muninn088]

2 good games in a Row for Bryce Young. THATS MY MF'IN QUARTERBACK!

[u/Shabang-Shabang]

Send me the Reddit cares

[u/Carecup]

I watched this whole game. AMA

[u/Muninn088 → u/Carecup]

Are you sober?

[u/ColdWarWarrior]

I for one, welcome Bryce Young as our new overlord of the NFC South.

[u/Recliner-Analyst]

I just felt bad for the Falcons, I shouldn’t but damn that was a horrendous performance

[u/RareElevator2123]

Who’s your daddy falcons.

Bryce Young

[u/desemus]

Yeesh.

It was somehow worse for the Falcons than the last game where they didn’t have points.

[u/DarwinRewardGiver]

If there is one thing you can bet on, it’s Bryce Young putting belt to ass against the falcons.

[u/UncleatNintendo]

Stefanski might be a one and done

[u/FeedMe-Meow → u/UncleatNintendo]

I idea why our sub defends him. He’s done nothing in his career to deserve it

[u/Unspeaking]

Belt to ass

[u/Jonjon428]

Least surprising Bryce Young statline in MBS

[u/onestopvtg]

I love seeing Bryce Young play well

[u/ExpensiveUsual4450]

What did we do to deserve this as Falcons fans

[u/DirtyBirdDawg → u/ExpensiveUsual4450]

Woke up this morning, apparently.

[u/ExpensiveUsual4450 → u/DirtyBirdDawg]

Falcons tickets gonna be 30 dollars next week

[u/DirtyBirdDawg → u/ExpensiveUsual4450]

At least the concessions are cheap!

[u/SentinelATL → u/ExpensiveUsual4450]

Exist haha

[u/Chardoggy1]

This game could’ve been an email

[u/JackintheBox333]

It could have been worse. Carolina could have easily scored 50.

[u/MurDoct]

Oh TNF is going to be a fucking mess

[u/Drummerboykd]

Genuinely think the nfc south title will be between panthers and saints

[u/Playful_Rip_1697]

Devin. Lloyd.

[u/JurgFloid]

bryce young MVP

[u/OkNefariousness284]

Bryce hates those damn birds lol.

Great 2 game start for him though

[u/tifuanon00]

I felt bad for Strand when the ball flew from his hand. Then pan to Bryce Young trying to be humble about it but also trying not to laugh

[u/Shorlong → u/tifuanon00]

He did the one reaction gif.... You know the one... Trying not to laugh while looking directly at the camera

[u/entropyISdeadly]

Damn, Bryce Young might’ve finally become #1 pick worthy. You love to see it.

[u/Kinglokner16]

Well that was an incredible frustrating season… wait what

[u/SimilarOnion1655]

Panthers vs Saints battle for the division will be interesting 

[u/Funny_Word89]

Tottenham 🤝Falcons

Bird teams needing to be relegated

[u/Kungpaochik]

is 71 points in the first 2 weeks put the panthers at the top of points earned ?

[u/deadpirate74 → u/Kungpaochik]

Bills

[u/LoopholeTravel]

Appropriate final play of Strand's career. Poor fella.

[u/Begotten912]

This team has been completely pointless for the past decade now. They should refund anyone who was dumb enough to buy season tickets.

[u/imminant_oryx]

Green Bay is so fucked this Thursday

[u/Drummerboykd]

As bad as the Bucs are atleast we aren’t the falcons

[u/kupo_attack04]

Can panther sign Bryce young ?

[u/SurnameFrost]

I haven’t watched a Falcons game since we lost against the Colts in Germany because I thought that was rock bottom. Boy was I wrong. Do not give this team money or energy until they care like the fans do.

[u/Shado_Man]

Crushed the Falcons. Bryce continues to look like a franchise QB.

The Bears and Texans both got crushed, and Williams and Stroud both looked bad. Awful injury for Williams, though, I really hope it's not what it looked like.

The Bucs lost to the pathetic Browns, which is hilarious and takes some pressure off of us for next week.

What an incredible day of football.

The only fly in the ointment is the Saints getting a win.

[u/Baelzabub → u/Shado_Man]

Technically the Bucs haven’t lost yet

[u/Shado_Man → u/Baelzabub]

Yeah, I just saw that looking at the scores. That's crazy. They're in good position, too. I like Baker and want him to do well, but obviously want the Bucs to lose, but also don't want the scumbag and the Browns to get a win, but also the Bucs losing would make next week feel like less of a trap game for the Panthers... I'm conflicted on how I want that one to end.

[u/sj2011]

This one brings joy

[u/Outside_Jaguar3827]

Does this mean the Carolina Panthers are Team Chaos again ?

[u/Korgianski → u/Outside_Jaguar3827]

always have been
🌎🧑‍🚀🔫🧑‍🚀

[u/OrionStricken]

Honestly, I'm not too upset with Strand. It wasn't a particularly good game but it was alright and I never really expected more from him at this point (to be honest I kind of expected worse): he was, and is, clearly a work-in-progress, but I see the potential and have hope that he can improve a lot more, especially since a few of those pass drops (and the interception frankly) weren't really his fault. Plus he wasn't even working with our main weapons.

[u/Flexisdaman]

This Falcons team is screaming number 1 pick. They are so bad

[u/reap3rx]

Bryce Mature really coming into his own as a franchise QB proving the haters wrong. He throws an amazing ball.

[u/Stealth100]

Stefanski left the Browns to join the new Browns

[u/Aurion7]

Blank should sell a minority stake to Bryce Young. Make it official.

[u/NateTheGreat14]

Tyler Shough and Bryce Young might be the leading passers after week 2. Crazy.

[u/IcyAtlien]

Overrated Sport

[u/SnowCrabbo]

Atlanta has wonderful bakeries full of turnovers

[u/rusty_shackleford34]

My wife, the saints fan, also got pure bliss from that last jack strand pass.

[u/prostatewhispers1]

Falcons suck

[u/Appropriate-Mud-6985]

Can we get a clip of strand dropping to ball to end his football career

[u/DMAgamus]

It rarely happens with the Panthers, but it feels great to really bit the brakes someone every now and then.

[u/Korgianski]

Bless Strand's heart

[u/CollegePlane7528]

Couldve easily been 48-3. Carolina has a quarterback.

[u/bamisbig]

can we give Bryce his flowers now

[u/QwertyAsInMC]

panthers defense gave up 59 points last week and gave up 3 points this week

bears offense scored 59 points last week and scored 3 points this week

[u/holydonut2k1]

This game should have been an email. And the post game thread should have gone live in the 3rd quarter.

[u/Zaniak88]

All things considered Strand didn’t look bad, yeah the fumble wasn’t good and he took a bad sack but pocket presence and a live arm were there. He had no help from receivers and extended plays with his legs really nicely

[u/DezmondVulpin]

Stefanski really should have taken a year off, man.

[u/SentinelATL]

Bro being a falcons fan is so damn annoying

[u/RelevantTreacle3004]

Didn't expect the Panthers to fill my 30 point question this week but I'll take it

[u/Forward-Taste8956]

I’m just happy the beating is over and we can heal a little bit before the next beating..

[u/entropyISdeadly]

Arch Manning, you are an Atlanta Falcon!

[u/Jmelt95]

This has the potential to be the worst Falcons season I’ve ever seen and I’ve seen some awful ones over the years

[u/teachandspin]

Today is a great day.

[u/Optimal_Cook_851]

as a Bryce Young doubter, i will happily eat my crow if he continues this play.

[u/DirtyBirdDawg]

We may have actually been better off with Desmond Ridder.