Carolina Panthers vs Atlanta Falcons: player stats (Sep 20, 2026)

Week 2Final

Young throws 3 TD passes, including 2 to Waller, as Panthers dominate short-handed Falcons 34-3

At Mercedes-Benz Stadium

Score by quarter
Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
CAR	10	10	14	0	34
ATL	0	3	0	0	3

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CAR

Game leaders

ATL

Passing yards
Carolina Panthers: Bryce Young287 YDS23/36, 3 TD, 0 INT
Atlanta Falcons: Cooper Rush86 YDS10/17, 0 TD, 2 INT
Rushing yards
Carolina Panthers: Chuba Hubbard53 YDS12 CAR, 0 TD
Atlanta Falcons: Bijan Robinson72 YDS16 CAR, 0 TD
Receiving yards
Carolina Panthers: Tetairoa McMillan101 YDS5 REC, 0 TD
Atlanta Falcons: Drake London51 YDS4 REC, 0 TD
Tackles
Carolina Panthers: Devin Lloyd9 TCK7 SOLO, 1 SCK
Atlanta Falcons: Jessie Bates III7 TCK4 SOLO, 0 SCK

In Week 2, the Carolina Panthers ran away from the Atlanta Falcons, 34-3, on September 20, 2026 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Bryce Young passed for 287 yards for the Carolina Panthers, and Cooper Rush had 86 for the Atlanta Falcons.

Scoring plays

Q1

Carolina Panthers, Touchdown · 10:48(Shotgun) B.Young pass short left to C.Hubbard for 3 yards, TOUCHDOWN. R.Fitzgerald extra point is GOOD, Center-J.Jansen, Holder-S.Martin.CAR 7, ATL 0
Carolina Panthers, Field goal · 4:29R.Fitzgerald 37 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-J.Jansen, Holder-S.Martin.CAR 10, ATL 0

Q2

Carolina Panthers, Field goal · 5:54R.Fitzgerald 25 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-J.Jansen, Holder-S.Martin.CAR 13, ATL 0
Atlanta Falcons, Field goal · 1:07N.Folk 41 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-L.McCullough, Holder-J.Bailey.CAR 13, ATL 3
Carolina Panthers, Touchdown · 0:20(Shotgun) B.Young pass short right to D.Waller for 7 yards, TOUCHDOWN. R.Fitzgerald extra point is GOOD, Center-J.Jansen, Holder-S.Martin.CAR 20, ATL 3

Q3

Carolina Panthers, Touchdown · 9:38(Shotgun) B.Young pass short right to D.Waller for 12 yards, TOUCHDOWN. R.Fitzgerald extra point is GOOD, Center-J.Jansen, Holder-S.Martin.CAR 27, ATL 3
Carolina Panthers, Touchdown · 2:58(Shotgun) J.Strand pass short right intended for J.Dotson INTERCEPTED by D.Lloyd (Ja.Horn) at ATL 16. D.Lloyd for 16 yards, TOUCHDOWN. R.Fitzgerald extra point is GOOD, Center-J.Jansen, Holder-S.Martin.CAR 34, ATL 3

Team stats

Team stats: Carolina Panthers and Atlanta Falcons
CAR	Stat	ATL
6-14(better)43%	3rd down efficiency	4-1331%
1-250%	4th down efficiency	1-250%
287(better)23/36 C/ATT	Passing yards	14518/32 C/ATT
6822 CAR	Rushing yards	157(better)32 CAR
2(better)	Sacks taken	3
0(better)	Turnovers	5

Box score

Carolina Panthers: Passing

Bryce YoungQB	23/36	287	3	0	2	116.3

Atlanta Falcons: Passing

Cooper RushQB	10/17	86	0	2	1	32.6
Jack StrandQB	8/15	59	0	1	2	35.1

Carolina Panthers: Rushing

Bryce YoungQB	1	6	6.0	6
Chuba HubbardRB	12	53	4.4	12
Jonathon BrooksRB	5	16	3.2	7
AJ DillonRB	3	-3	-1.0	1
Kenny PickettQB	1	-4	-4.0	-4

Atlanta Falcons: Rushing

Cooper RushQB	2	20	10.0	11
Jack StrandQB	2	16	8.0	8
Bijan RobinsonRB	16	72	4.5	11
Brian Robinson Jr.RB	11	51	4.6	9
Drake LondonWR	1	-2	-2.0	-2

Carolina Panthers: Receiving

Chuba HubbardRB	2	2	11	1	8
Jalen CokerWR	8	9	66	0	25
Jonathon BrooksRB	1	1	-5	0	-5
Tetairoa McMillanWR	5	10	101	0	28
Darren WallerTE	3	3	33	2	14
Xavier LegetteWR	2	4	64	0	55
Tommy TrembleTE	1	2	4	0	4
Mitchell EvansTE	1	1	13	0	13

Atlanta Falcons: Receiving

Bijan RobinsonRB	3	4	9	4
Brian Robinson Jr.RB	2	2	16	12
Drake LondonWR	4	5	51	17
Kyle Pitts Sr.TE	1	3	15	15
Jahan DotsonWR	2	4	11	8
Zachariah BranchWR	2	2	14	11
Austin HooperTE	2	4	20	13
Chris BlairWR	1	3	6	6
Olamide ZaccheausWR	1	3	3	3
Charlie WoernerTE	0	1	0	0

Carolina Panthers: Defense

Bobby OkerekeLB	9	6	0	0	1	1
Devin LloydLB	9	7	1	2	2	3
Aaron HallDT	6	1	0	0	0	0
Tre'von MoehrigS	5	3	0	0	0	0
Zakee WheatleyS	5	4	0	0	0	0
Lathan RansomS	4	2	0	0	0	0
Jeremiah MoonLB	4	3	0	0	0	1
AJ DillonRB	1	1	0	0	0	0
Mike JacksonCB	3	1	0	0	0	0
TeRah EdwardsDT	3	1	0	0	0	0
Akayleb EvansCB	3	2	0	0	0	0
Jaelan PhillipsLB	2	1	1	1	0	0
Will Lee IIICB	2	1	0	0	0	2
Princely UmanmielenLB	2	1	0	0	0	0
Derrick BrownDT	2	0	0	0	0	0
Thomas IncoomLB	2	1	0	0	0	0
Cam JacksonDT	2	2	0	0	0	0
Jaycee HornCB	1	1	0	0	0	2
Brycen TremayneWR	1	1	0	0	0	0
Nick ScottS	1	1	0	0	0	0
Trevis GipsonLB	1	0	0	0	0	0
Feleipe FranksTE	1	1	0	0	0	0

Atlanta Falcons: Defense

Jessie Bates IIIS	7	4	0	0	0
Xavier WattsS	7	5	0	0	0
Drake LondonWR	2	1	0	0	0
Mike HughesCB	5	2	0	0	0
LaCale LondonDE	4	2	0	0	0
Cameron ThomasDE	4	3	1	0	0
C.J. HendersonCB	4	4	0	1	1
Sydney BrownS	3	2	0	0	0
Kendal DanielsLB	3	3	0	1	0
Maason SmithDT	3	0	0	0	0
Kyle Pitts Sr.TE	1	0	0	0	0
Gervon Dexter Sr.DT	2	0	1	0	1
Divine DeabloLB	2	1	0	0	0
Za'Darius SmithDE	2	1	1	1	1
Samson EbukamDE	2	0	1	0	0
Zach HarrisonDE	2	1	0	0	0
Yasir AbdullahLB	2	2	0	0	0
Josh WoodsLB	1	0	0	0	0
Jake BaileyP	1	0	0	0	0
A.J. Terrell Jr.CB	1	1	0	0	0
Brandon DorlusDT	1	0	0	0	0
Harold Perkins Jr.LB	1	0	0	0	0
Avieon TerrellCB	1	1	0	0	0
Charlie WoernerTE	1	0	0	0	0
Christian HarrisLB	1	1	0	0	0

Carolina Panthers: Kicking

Ryan FitzgeraldPK	2/2	37	4

Atlanta Falcons: Kicking

Nick FolkPK	1/2	41	0

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CAR 1, ATL 0

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