Carolina Panthers at Atlanta Falcons
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FINAL · CAR 34–3·Sunday 2026-09-20·Mercedes-Benz Stadium·closed ATL +2.5 · O/U 43.5
Ball:
O: 3WR 1TE — published depth chart · snapshot 2026-10-12D: Base 3-4 D + nickel — published depth chart (lowest-snap LB sits)Ring = offense/defense snap % in last game played · stats thru Wk 5
Field
closed · fieldturf
Weather
indoors — n/a
Rest
CAR 7d · ATL 7d
Referee
TBA — crews post late in the week
CAR form
2-2PF 121 · PA 109Home 1-1Away 1-1
QB Bryce Young 16–32 as starter · playoffs 0–1 · last 10: 4–6 · since 2023
ATL form
2-3PF 119 · PA 122Home 0-2Away 2-1
QB Michael Penix Jr. 6–9 as starter · last 10: 4–6 · since 2024
| CAR | Season efficiency | ATL |
|---|---|---|
| 0.115 | Off EPA / play | -0.023 |
| 44.2 | Off success % | 46.3 |
| 10.9 | Off explosive % | 10.4 |
| 38 | 3rd-down conv % | 41.7 |
| 0.028 | Def EPA / play allowed | -0.035 |
| 43.4 | Def success % allowed | 40.1 |
QB record = games he actually started (1999–), regular season; playoffs broken out
Coaching Intel
CAR staff
HCDave Canales1–0 vs StefanskiOCBrad Idzik3–0 vs UlbrichDCEjiro Evero1–0 vs Rees
4th-down go 28.1% · PROE -2.9 · no-huddle 6.5%
ATL staff
HCKevin Stefanski0–1 vs CanalesOCTommy Rees0–1 vs EveroDCJeff Ulbrich0–3 vs Idzik
4th-down go 22.5% · PROE -2.5 · no-huddle 11%
Head Coach vs Head Coach
Dave Canales1–0Kevin StefanskiCanales leadsboth as head coaches, any team, 1999–
| Date ▾ | Matchup | Score | Yards | Winning coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-20 | CAR @ ATL | 34–3 | 344–286 | Dave Canales |
CAR offense vs ATL defense
Brad Idzik(OC)3–0Jeff Ulbrich(DC)Idzik leads3 true OC-vs-DC games — his offense against this coach's defense
| Date ▾ | Offense | Defense | Off–Def | Off yds | Margin | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-20 | CAR | ATL | 34–3 | 344 | +31 | W |
| 2025-11-16 | CAR | ATL | 30–27 | 489 | +3 | W |
| 2025-09-21 | CAR | ATL | 30–0 | 225 | +30 | W |
ATL offense vs CAR defense
Tommy Rees(OC)0–1Ejiro Evero(DC)Evero leads1 true OC-vs-DC game — his offense against this coach's defense
| Date ▾ | Offense | Defense | Off–Def | Off yds | Margin | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-20 | ATL | CAR | 3–34 | 286 | -31 | L |
result and margin read from the offense's side
Franchise Meetings involving a current head coach
| Date ▾ | Matchup | Score | Winner | Coaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-20 | CAR @ ATL | 34–3 | CAR | Dave Canales / Kevin Stefanski |
| 2025-11-16 | CAR @ ATL | 30–27 | CAR | Dave Canales / Raheem Morris |
| 2025-09-21 | ATL @ CAR | 0–30 | CAR | Raheem Morris / Dave Canales |
| 2025-01-05 | CAR @ ATL | 44–38 | CAR | Dave Canales / Raheem Morris |
| 2024-10-13 | ATL @ CAR | 38–20 | ATL | Raheem Morris / Dave Canales |
games under departed-on-both-sides staffs are excluded