Atlanta Falcons moving backmost Cordarrelle Patterson scores against the Carolina Panthers during the archetypal fractional of an NFL shot crippled Sunday, Dec. 12, 2021, successful Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Jacob Kupferman)
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Matt Ryan threw for 190 yards and a touchdown, Mykal Walker returned an interception of Cam Newton 66 yards for a touchdown and the Atlanta Falcons continued to play good connected the roadworthy with a 29-21 triumph implicit the Carolina Panthers connected Sunday.
Cordarrelle Patterson ran for 58 yards and a touchdown for the Falcons (6-7), who improved to 6-2 distant from Mercedes-Benz Stadium and kept their playoff hopes alive.
Newton ran for a 12-yard touchdown but turned implicit the shot doubly and was benched midway done through the 4th fourth for P.J. Walker. The Panthers (5-8) turned it implicit 3 times successful each and person mislaid 8 of their past 10 games nether second-year manager Matt Rhule. Newton has mislaid his past 11 starts arsenic Carolina’s starting backmost dating backmost to 2018.
With the Panthers trailing 20-14 midway done the 3rd quarter, Newton tripped implicit halfway Pat Elflein’s ft aft taking the snap. He tried to scope retired to manus disconnected to moving backmost Chuba Hubbard, but alternatively fumbled adjacent midfield.
The Falcons took vantage with choky extremity Hayden Hurst, conscionable backmost from short-term injured reserve, hauling successful a wide-open 3-yard touchdown walk successful the level for a 26-14 lead.
Atlanta seemed successful power and was moving the timepiece erstwhile third-string moving backmost Qadree Ollison fumbled astatine midfield and the Panthers recovered. Walker cashed successful with a 5-yard walk to Robby Anderson to chopped the pb to 29-21 with 3:11 left.
The Panthers were looking for a halt connected Atlanta’s last possession, but Ryan hooked up with Kyle Pitts for a 24-yard summation connected a third-and-14 connected a busted coverage; 2 Carolina players collided. The Falcons past ran retired the clock.
Things started good for caller Panthers awesome caller Jeff Nixon, who took implicit this week aft violative coordinator Joe Brady was fired.
Carolina drove 65 yards successful 9 plays connected its opening thrust portion going up-tempo, and Newton capped it with a 12-yard touchdown tally for an aboriginal 7-0 lead. But the Panthers’ discourtesy aft that, and Newton’s 12th pick-6 of his vocation helped the Falcons instrumentality a 17-7 halftime lead.
Newton was trying to get the shot to Ameer Abdullah retired of the backfield, but Atlanta’s Walker undercut the way and took it to the extremity zone.
INJURIES
Falcons: Safety Erik Harris (chest) and linebacker Emmanuel Ellerbee (knee) some near successful the 3rd 4th and did not return.
Panthers: No injuries reported.
UP NEXT
Falcons: astatine San Francisco adjacent Sunday.
Panthers: astatine Buffalo adjacent Sunday.
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