Carolina Panthers at Atlanta Falcons
NFL 2026 · Week 2 · · Mercedes-Benz Stadium · division game
Carolina Panthers at Atlanta Falcons, Week 2 of the 2026 season: Carolina Panthers won 34–3.
Result
Carolina Panthers 34–3 Atlanta Falcons
Closing line CAR −2.5, total 43.5 (stayed under). Carolina Panthers covered.
What the model predicted beforehand
No model prediction was made before this game kicked off (predictions are only shown if they were made beforehand). The betting line is CAR −2.5, total 43.5.
Atlanta Falcons
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Carolina Panthers
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Form is each team’s last 5 games before this one, home and away (the season is only 17 games), oldest to newest; play-offs included.
2026 season before this game
| Falcons | Panthers | |
|---|---|---|
| Record | 0-1 | 0-1 |
| Points per game | 13.0 | 37.0 |
| Points allowed per game | 20.0 | 59.0 |
| Points difference | -7 | -22 |
| Against the spread (W-L-P) | 0-1 | 0-1 |
Head-to-head record
Atlanta Falcons lead 28–20 in 48 meetings since 2002. Carolina Panthers have won the last 3.
| P | Falcons | T | Panthers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All meetings | 48 | 28 | 0 | 20 |
| At Atlanta Falcons | 24 | 15 | 0 | 9 |
- Biggest Atlanta Falcons win
- Atlanta Falcons 41–0 Carolina Panthers (2002 Week 12)
- Biggest Carolina Panthers win
- Atlanta Falcons 0–38 Carolina Panthers (2015 Week 14)
- Average points per meeting
- 43.5
- Atlanta Falcons against the spread (W-L-P)
- 25-23
Head-to-head (last 10)
- Carolina Panthers 30–27 Atlanta Falcons (OT)2025 Week 11 · line ATL −4.5 (Falcons did not cover)
- Atlanta Falcons 0–30 Carolina Panthers2025 Week 3 · line ATL −5.5 (Falcons did not cover)
- Carolina Panthers 44–38 Atlanta Falcons (OT)2024 Week 18 · line ATL −7.5 (Falcons did not cover)
- Atlanta Falcons 38–20 Carolina Panthers2024 Week 6 · line ATL −6 (Falcons covered)
- Atlanta Falcons 7–9 Carolina Panthers2023 Week 15 · line ATL −3 (Falcons did not cover)
- Carolina Panthers 10–24 Atlanta Falcons2023 Week 1 · line ATL −3.5 (Falcons covered)
- Atlanta Falcons 15–25 Carolina Panthers2022 Week 10 · line ATL −2.5 (Falcons did not cover)
- Carolina Panthers 34–37 Atlanta Falcons (OT)2022 Week 8 · line ATL −4.5 (Falcons did not cover)
- Atlanta Falcons 29–21 Carolina Panthers2021 Week 14 · line CAR −2.5 (Falcons covered)
- Carolina Panthers 19–13 Atlanta Falcons2021 Week 8 · line ATL −2.5 (Falcons did not cover)
Recent games
Atlanta Falcons
- L@ Pittsburgh SteelersWeek 1 · did not cover PIT −6.513–20
- Wv New Orleans Saints2025 Week 18 · did not cover ATL −4.519–17
- Wv Los Angeles Rams2025 Week 17 · covered LA −7.527–24
- W@ Arizona Cardinals2025 Week 16 · covered ATL −2.526–19
- W@ Tampa Bay Buccaneers2025 Week 15 · covered TB −629–28
- Lv Seattle Seahawks2025 Week 14 · did not cover SEA −79–37
- L@ New York Jets2025 Week 13 · did not cover ATL −324–27
- W@ New Orleans Saints2025 Week 12 · covered NO −1.524–10
- Lv Carolina Panthers2025 Week 11 · did not cover ATL −4.527–30 (OT)
- Lv Indianapolis Colts2025 Week 10 · covered IND −6.525–31 (OT)
Recent games
Carolina Panthers
- Lv Chicago BearsWeek 1 · did not cover CHI −337–59
- Lv Los Angeles Rams2025 Wild card round · covered LA −1031–34
- L@ Tampa Bay Buccaneers2025 Week 18 · covered TB −314–16
- Lv Seattle Seahawks2025 Week 17 · did not cover SEA −6.510–27
- Wv Tampa Bay Buccaneers2025 Week 16 · covered TB −323–20
- L@ New Orleans Saints2025 Week 15 · did not cover CAR −2.517–20
- Wv Los Angeles Rams2025 Week 13 · covered LA −1031–28
- L@ San Francisco 49ers2025 Week 12 · did not cover SF −7.59–20
- W@ Atlanta Falcons2025 Week 11 · covered ATL −4.530–27 (OT)
- Lv New Orleans Saints2025 Week 10 · did not cover CAR −5.57–17