Falcons 38-20 Panthers (Oct. 13, 2024) Game Recap

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Bijan Robinson ran for 95 yards and two touchdowns, Tyler Allgeier added 105 yards rushing and a score and the Atlanta Falcons beat the Carolina Panthers 38-20 on Sunday for their third win over an NFC South opponent in three weeks.

Kirk Cousins ​​completed 19 of 30 passes for 225 yards and threw a 3-yard touchdown pass to Drake London.

Carolina's Andy Dalton finished 26 of 38 for 221 yards with two touchdown passes and two interceptions in the fourth quarter for the Panthers (1-5), who have lost three straight.

Trailing 28-20 early in the fourth quarter, the Panthers moved the ball effectively on the ground, with Chuba Hubbard getting three first downs before Dalton fired a shot downfield and was intercepted by AJ Terrell.

All of Carolina's momentum faded.

The Falcons quickly capitalized, pounding Carolina's depleted defense 84 yards in nine plays for the game-winning touchdown. Atlanta ran the ball seven times on the drive for 70 yards and four first downs before Allgeier scored on a 2-yard burst with 5:38 left.

The Falcons (4-2) built a 22-17 halftime lead after Robinson ran touchdowns of 5 and 7 yards and a perfect TD strike from Cousins ​​to Landon on a slant route on third down.

The Panthers made things difficult for themselves by making a series of self-inflicted errors, including three false starts, a bad snap, a dropped pass, an incorrect block assignment and a miscommunication on a handoff that required Dalton to hold on to the ball and lunge forward short profit. There was also an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty after the Falcons' second touchdown, which prompted Raheem Morris to go for an extra point, which led to a 2-point conversion run by Allgeier after the ball was spotted at 1.

But Dalton's two touchdown passes – a 10-yarder to Diontae Johnson and a 7-yarder to rookie Xavier Legette in the back left corner of the end zone just before halftime – and some slick runs kept the Panthers within striking distance at halftime.

Injuries

Falcons: S Micah Abernathy injured his knee early in the first quarter and was out for the remainder of the game. S Justin Simmons left the game in the fourth quarter with a hamstring injury and did not return.

Panthers: LB Claudin Cherelus left the game in the second half with a hamstring injury and did not return.

Next

Falcons: Host Seattle next Sunday.

Panthers: Next Sunday at Washington.

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