Panthers overwhelm Falcons 34-3 as Devin Lloyd picks off 2 passes

Automated recap from game data · November 9, 2026 at 4:55 AM ET · Mercedes-Benz Stadium

The Carolina Panthers overwhelmed the Atlanta Falcons 34-3 on Sunday at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta before a crowd of 71,143. The Panthers moved to 1-1, while the Falcons fell to 0-2.

The Panthers took a 20-3 lead into halftime and kept control with a 14-0 edge after the break. The Panthers never trailed.

The Panthers out-gained the Falcons 340-286 and won the turnover battle 5-0. The Panthers converted 6 of 14 third downs and held the ball for 29:31.

Devin Lloyd of the Panthers earned Game MVP. Lloyd finished with 9 tackles, 1 sack, 2 interceptions and 1 defensive touchdown.

For the Falcons, Bijan Robinson ran 16 times for 72 yards.

Line score

Team	1	2	3	4	T
CAR	10	10	14	0	34
ATL	0	3	0	0	3

How the game turned

Panthers win probability

Biggest swing: Panthers went from 66% to 75% on one play in the first quarter.

Q1 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.

Scoring plays

Time	Team	Play	CAR-ATL
Q1 10:48	CAR	Chuba Hubbard 3 Yd pass from Bryce Young (Ryan Fitzgerald Kick)	7-0
Q1 4:29	CAR	Ryan Fitzgerald 37 Yd Field Goal	10-0
Q2 5:54	CAR	Ryan Fitzgerald 25 Yd Field Goal	13-0
Q2 1:07	ATL	Nick Folk 41 Yd Field Goal	13-3
Q2 0:20	CAR	Darren Waller 7 Yd pass from Bryce Young (Ryan Fitzgerald Kick)	20-3
Q3 9:38	CAR	Darren Waller 12 Yd pass from Bryce Young (Ryan Fitzgerald Kick)	27-3
Q3 2:58	CAR	Devin Lloyd 16 Yd Interception Return (Ryan Fitzgerald Kick)	34-3

Team stats

CAR		ATL
340	Total yards	286
272	Passing yards	129
68	Rushing yards	157
18	First downs	17
6-14	Third down	4-13
1-2	Fourth down	1-2
3-6	Red zone	0-0
0	Turnovers	5
2-15	Sacks allowed	3-16
9-63	Penalties	6-39
29:31	Time of possession	30:29