The Series: With the 24-9 victory, Carolina won for the fifth time in the last seven games against Atlanta, who leads the all-time series 16-11. The Panthers win ended a five-game winning streak by the road team in the series. Carolina and Atlanta will meet again at the Georgia Dome on November 23.

Inactives: The following eight players were inactive for the Panthers: linebacker James Anderson, guard Mackenzy Bernadeau, defensive tackle Gary Gibson, wide receiver Dwayne Jarrett, quarterback Matt Moore, tackle Frank Omiyale, wide receiver Ryne Robinson and cornerback C.J. Wilson.

Delhomme Boy: Quarterback Jake Delhomme completed 20-of-29 passes for 294 yards and two touchdowns with no interceptions to produce a 124.8 quarterback rating. He threw touchdown passes of 56 yards to wide receiver Steve Smith and 36 yards to wide receiver Muhsin Muhammad to reach 100 career touchdown passes with Carolina. Delhomme ranks as the Panthers all-time leader with 2,054 pass attempts, 1,228 completions, 14,815 passing yards and 100 touchdown passes and is tied with Steve Beuerlein for the most 300-yard passing games with eight.

Muhammad Sets Touchdown Record: Wide receiver Muhsin Muhammad paced the Panthers with eight catches for 147 yards and one touchdown to compile his 30th career 100-yard receiving performance, including a team-record 27 for Carolina. He scored on a 36-yard reception in the fourth quarter to set the team record for most career receiving touchdowns with 45, breaking a tie with Wesley Walls who had 44 from 1996-2002. The touchdown catch marked Muhammad's 600th career reception with the Panthers. He leads the team with 22 receptions and 287 receiving yards this season. Muhammad ranks first in team history with 600 catches, 8,038 receiving yards, 45 receiving touchdowns and 27 games with 100 or more receiving yards. He is also second all-time with 45 total touchdowns and stands third with 274 points scored.

Smith Catches Milestone: Wide receiver Steve Smith posted six catches for 96 yards and one touchdown, scoring on a 56-yard reception in the second quarter, to surpass 6,000 career receiving yards. He ranks first in team history with 46 total touchdowns, second with 441 catches, 6,093 receiving yards and 22 games with 100 or more receiving yards and third with 38 receiving touchdowns.

Stewart, Williams Share Load: Running backs DeAngelo Williams and Jonathan Stewart combined to rush for 109 yards and one touchdown on 30 attempts with Williams posting a team-leading 57 yards on 16 carries and Stewart adding 52 yards and one touchdown on 14 attempts. With an eight-yard rushing touchdown in the first quarter, Stewart tied a team record for the most consecutive games with a rushing touchdown with three, previously accomplished eight times – most recently by Stephen Davis in 2005. Williams leads the Panthers with 201 yards on 55 carries this season, while Stewart is second with 197 yards and four touchdowns on 45 attempts.

No-No: Carolina allowed no sacks and committed no turnovers. It marked the first time that the Panthers did not surrender any sacks or turn the ball over since versus Seattle (12/16/07).

In The Zone: The Panthers scored on their only red-zone trip, producing a touchdown. Through four games, Carolina has been successful on eight-of-nine red zone opportunities, scoring five touchdowns and three field goals for an 88.9 percent conversion rate and 55.6 percent touchdown conversion rate. The only time the Panthers failed to score inside an opponent's 20-yard line occurred when they turned the ball over on downs at San Diego (9/7/08).

Red-Zone Defense: Carolina, who entered the game tied for seventh in the NFL in red-zone defense, limited Atlanta to three points on two trips inside the 20-yard line. Through four games, the Panthers have yielded points on seven-of-nine opponent possessions in the red zone, giving up two touchdowns and five field goals for a 22.2 percent touchdown conversion rate and 77.8 percent conversion rate.

Sacked Out: The Panthers corralled two quarterback sacks against the Falcons and have gathered seven this season. Defensive ends Julius Peppers and Hilee Taylor each notched one sack. Peppers leads the team with two sacks this season and ranks as the Panthers all-time leader with 58.0 sacks. After being inactive for the first three regular season games, Taylor, one of three 2008 seventh-round draft choices (221st overall) by Carolina, played in his first NFL game and registered his first career sack.

Kasay Climbs The Charts: Kicker John Kasay kicked one field goal to move into a tie with Norm Johnson for ninth place in NFL history for the most made field goals with 366. Against Atlanta, he connected on his only field goal attempt, converting from 44 yards, and all three of his extra point chances. Kasay, who ranks 13th all-time in NFL history with 1,536 points scored, including a franchise record 1,195 for the Panthers, has been successful on all eight of his field goal attempts and all eight of his extra point opportunities for a team-leading 32 points this season and has made a team-record 96 consecutive extra points.

The Specialist: Kickoff specialist Rhys Lloyd helped neutralize Atlanta kick returner Jerious Norwood, limiting him to an 18.5-yard average on two kickoff returns. The Falcons had an average kickoff drive start of their own 20-yard line following five kickoffs, which included three touchbacks by Lloyd who has nine touchbacks and reached the end zone on 16-of-19 kickoffs this season.

Carolines: The win marked the 100th regular season victory in franchise history for Carolina. Including the playoffs, the Panthers have won 106 games since beginning play in 1995...Quarterback Josh McCown appeared in his first game for the Panthers since being acquired in a trade from Miami (8/30/08). He relieved quarterback Jake Delhomme for the final series of the game and kneeled on all three plays.

Bird Seed: Falcons defensive end John Abraham blocked a Jason Baker punt in the second quarter. It marked the first blocked punt against the Panthers since Darrell McClover registered one for Chicago (9/14/08). The two blocked punts by opponents this season equal the second most Carolina has had blocked in a season, previously accomplished in 2000. The most punts the Panthers have ever had blocked in a season is three in 2003.

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