Wk 2 · 2026
Carolina Panthers at Atlanta Falcons — Sun, Sep 20
Sun, Sep 20 ·
Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, GA
· FOX
Weather
This one is played indoors. There is nothing to forecast.
NFC South · no games yet
at
1:00pET
ATL -1.5 · total 43.5 DraftKings
Ratings differential ATL by 1.4
NFC South · no games yet
What is at stake
An NFC South game. These two play each other twice a season, home and away, and when the NFC South finishes level it is the head-to-head result and then the division record that separate them — before any of the rest. Division standings.
What the ratings imply
The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers:
The Gridiron King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus
1.7 points of home field.
It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site
compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026
games are played it is last season’s measurement of two rosters that have
been through a draft and a free-agency window since.
Efficiency · 2026 ratings
Efficiency margin
Offense
Defense
Points / game
Points allowed / game
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The Gridiron King’s 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.
Team stats
The box-score store these rows are built from has not been produced for this league yet, so no preview carries points and yards for and against. The form, trend and series blocks below are built from this site’s own files and are not affected.
Panthers form
No completed games on record.
Falcons form
No completed games on record.
Panthers this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Falcons this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.
Common opponents · 10
| Opponent | Panthers | Falcons |
|---|---|---|
| Bears NFC | vs Wk 1 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 6 · scheduled preview |
| Browns AFC | at Wk 3 · scheduled preview | at Wk 14 · scheduled preview |
| Lions NFC | vs Wk 4 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 13 · scheduled preview |
| Buccaneers NFC | vs Wk 7 · scheduled preview | at Wk 8 · scheduled preview |
| Packers NFC | at Wk 8 · scheduled preview | at Wk 3 · scheduled preview |
| Saints NFC | at Wk 10 · scheduled preview | at Wk 4 · scheduled preview |
| Ravens AFC | vs Wk 11 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 5 · scheduled preview |
| Vikings NFC | at Wk 13 · scheduled preview | at Wk 12 · scheduled preview |
| Bengals AFC | vs Wk 15 · scheduled preview | N Wk 9 · scheduled preview |
| Steelers AFC | at Wk 16 · scheduled preview | at Wk 1 · scheduled preview |
Open these two in the
comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
Since 2006, Falcons leads 23–17 · Panthers has won the last 3
40 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
1.9 points toward Falcons
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-11-16 | Panthers 30 — 27 Falcons | at ATL | Panthers |
| 2025 | 2025-09-21 | Falcons 0 — 30 Panthers | at CAR | Panthers |
| 2024 | 2025-01-05 | Panthers 44 — 38 Falcons | at ATL | Panthers |
| 2024 | 2024-10-13 | Falcons 38 — 20 Panthers | at CAR | Falcons |
| 2023 | 2023-12-17 | Falcons 7 — 9 Panthers | at CAR | Panthers |
| 2023 | 2023-09-10 | Panthers 10 — 24 Falcons | at ATL | Falcons |
| 2022 | 2022-11-10 | Falcons 15 — 25 Panthers | at CAR | Panthers |
| 2022 | 2022-10-30 | Panthers 34 — 37 Falcons | at ATL | Falcons |
| 2021 | 2021-12-12 | Falcons 29 — 21 Panthers | at CAR | Falcons |
| 2021 | 2021-10-31 | Panthers 19 — 13 Falcons | at ATL | Panthers |
| 2020 | 2020-10-29 | Falcons 25 — 17 Panthers | at CAR | Falcons |
| 2020 | 2020-10-11 | Panthers 23 — 16 Falcons | at ATL | Panthers |
| 2019 | 2019-12-08 | Panthers 20 — 40 Falcons | at ATL | Falcons |
| 2019 | 2019-11-17 | Falcons 29 — 3 Panthers | at CAR | Falcons |
| 2018 | 2018-12-23 | Falcons 24 — 10 Panthers | at CAR | Falcons |
| 2018 | 2018-09-16 | Panthers 24 — 31 Falcons | at ATL | Falcons |
| 2017 | 2017-12-31 | Panthers 10 — 22 Falcons | at ATL | Falcons |
| 2017 | 2017-11-05 | Falcons 17 — 20 Panthers | at CAR | Panthers |
| 2016 | 2016-12-24 | Falcons 33 — 16 Panthers | at CAR | Falcons |
| 2016 | 2016-10-02 | Panthers 33 — 48 Falcons | at ATL | Falcons |
| 2015 | 2015-12-27 | Panthers 13 — 20 Falcons | at ATL | Falcons |
| 2015 | 2015-12-13 | Falcons 0 — 38 Panthers | at CAR | Panthers |
| 2014 | 2014-12-28 | Panthers 34 — 3 Falcons | at ATL | Panthers |
| 2014 | 2014-11-16 | Falcons 19 — 17 Panthers | at CAR | Falcons |
| 2013 | 2013-12-29 | Panthers 21 — 20 Falcons | at ATL | Panthers |
| 2013 | 2013-11-03 | Falcons 10 — 34 Panthers | at CAR | Panthers |
| 2012 | 2012-12-09 | Falcons 20 — 30 Panthers | at CAR | Panthers |
| 2012 | 2012-09-30 | Panthers 28 — 30 Falcons | at ATL | Falcons |
| 2011 | 2011-12-11 | Falcons 31 — 23 Panthers | at CAR | Falcons |
| 2011 | 2011-10-16 | Panthers 17 — 31 Falcons | at ATL | Falcons |
| 2010 | 2011-01-02 | Panthers 10 — 31 Falcons | at ATL | Falcons |
| 2010 | 2010-12-12 | Falcons 31 — 10 Panthers | at CAR | Falcons |
| 2009 | 2009-11-15 | Falcons 19 — 28 Panthers | at CAR | Panthers |
| 2009 | 2009-09-20 | Panthers 20 — 28 Falcons | at ATL | Falcons |
| 2008 | 2008-11-23 | Panthers 28 — 45 Falcons | at ATL | Falcons |
| 2008 | 2008-09-28 | Falcons 9 — 24 Panthers | at CAR | Panthers |
| 2007 | 2007-11-11 | Falcons 20 — 13 Panthers | at CAR | Falcons |
| 2007 | 2007-09-23 | Panthers 27 — 20 Falcons | at ATL | Panthers |
| 2006 | 2006-12-24 | Panthers 10 — 3 Falcons | at ATL | Panthers |
| 2006 | 2006-09-10 | Falcons 20 — 6 Panthers | at CAR | Falcons |
Panthers leaders 2025 regular season
| Passing | Bryce Young QB #9 | 304/478, 3011 YDS, 23 TD, 11 INT |
| Andy Dalton QB #14 | 25/37, 293 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT | |
| Rushing | Rico Dowdle RB #13 | 236 CAR, 1076 YDS, 6 TD |
| Chuba Hubbard RB #30 | 134 CAR, 511 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Bryce Young QB #9 | 54 CAR, 216 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Receiving | Tetairoa McMillan WR #4 | 70 REC, 1014 YDS, 7 TD |
| Jalen Coker WR #18 | 33 REC, 394 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Xavier Legette WR #17 | 35 REC, 363 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Rico Dowdle RB #13 | 39 REC, 297 YDS, 1 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Christian Rozeboom LB #52 | 122 |
| Nick Scott S #21 | 111 | |
| Tre'von Moehrig S #7 | 103 | |
| Sacks | Derrick Brown DT #95 | 5 |
| Nic Scourton LB #11 | 5 | |
| DJ Wonnum LB #98 | 3 | |
| Interceptions | Jaycee Horn CB #8 | 5 |
| Mike Jackson CB #2 | 4 | |
| Nick Scott S #21 | 1 |
Falcons leaders 2025 regular season
| Passing | Michael Penix Jr. QB #9 | 166/276, 1982 YDS, 9 TD, 3 INT |
| Kirk Cousins QB #8 | 166/269, 1721 YDS, 10 TD, 5 INT | |
| Rushing | Bijan Robinson RB #7 | 287 CAR, 1478 YDS, 7 TD |
| Tyler Allgeier RB #22 | 143 CAR, 514 YDS, 8 TD | |
| Michael Penix Jr. QB #9 | 21 CAR, 70 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Kyle Pitts Sr. TE #8 | 88 REC, 928 YDS, 5 TD |
| Drake London WR #5 | 68 REC, 919 YDS, 7 TD | |
| Bijan Robinson RB #7 | 79 REC, 820 YDS, 4 TD | |
| Darnell Mooney WR #17 | 32 REC, 443 YDS, 1 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Kaden Elliss LB #55 | 107 |
| Jessie Bates III S #3 | 98 | |
| Xavier Watts S #31 | 96 | |
| Sacks | James Pearce Jr. LB #27 | 10.5 |
| Brandon Dorlus DT #54 | 8.5 | |
| Jalon Walker LB #11 | 5.5 | |
| Interceptions | Xavier Watts S #31 | 5 |
| Jessie Bates III S #3 | 3 | |
| Dee Alford CB #23 | 3 |
These are regular-season totals for
the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year,
taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's
roster, so a leader who has since signed elsewhere, been traded or retired still
appears against the year he earned it; the
roster
pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is.
A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game.