Falcons–Panthers rivalry
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| Teams involved | Atlanta Falcons and Carolina Panthers |
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| First contested | September 3, 1995 Carolina 20, Atlanta 23 (OT) |
| Number of meetings | 36 meetings |
| Most recent meeting | December 9, 2012 Atlanta 20, Carolina 30 |
| All-time series | Atlanta leads 23–13 |
| Championship Success | |
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Super Bowl Championships (0) Conference Championships (2) Division Championships (9) |
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The Falcons–Panthers rivalry is a rivalry between the Atlanta Falcons and Carolina Panthers of the National Football League. Both franchises have a combined eight divisional titles (seven as members of the same division) and two Super Bowl appearances, with the Falcons appearing in Super Bowl XXXIII and the Panthers appearing in Super Bowl XXXVIII.
The Panthers and Falcons have played each other twice a season every season since 1995, as members of both the NFC West (1995-2001) and NFC South (2002-present) divisions. Their games have been marked by intensity, close scores, and remarkable performances.
It is also known as the I-85 Rivalry due to Atlanta and Charlotte (home of the Panthers) being only five hours apart on Interstate 85. That moniker is used to refer to games played between the NBA's Atlanta Hawks and Charlotte Bobcats, who also enjoy an intense rivalry of their own; the Hawks were also rivals of the Charlotte Hornets from 1988–2002, before the team moved to New Orleans.
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Beginning [edit]
Carolina's first ever regular season game was a 23–20 overtime loss to the Falcons on September 3, 1995. Later that season, Carolina defeated Atlanta 21–17 for their seventh win of the year–the most ever for an expansion franchise.[1]
Game results [edit]
| Postseason Meeting | Overtime Result |
1990s (Tied 5-5) [edit]
| Year | Date | Winner | Result | Loser | Location | Notes |
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| 1995 | September 3 | Atlanta Falcons | 23–20 (OT) | Carolina Panthers | Georgia Dome | |
| December 17 | Carolina Panthers | 21–17 | Atlanta Falcons | Memorial Stadium | ||
| 1996 | September 1 | Carolina Panthers | 29–6 | Atlanta Falcons | Ericsson Stadium | |
| November 3 | Atlanta Falcons | 20–17 | Carolina Panthers | Georgia Dome | ||
| 1997 | September 7 | Carolina Panthers | 9–6 | Atlanta Falcons | Georgia Dome | |
| October 26 | Carolina Panthers | 21–12 | Atlanta Falcons | Ericsson Stadium | ||
| 1998 | September 6 | Atlanta Falcons | 19–14 | Carolina Panthers | Ericsson Stadium | |
| October 4 | Atlanta Falcons | 51–23 | Carolina Panthers | Georgia Dome | ||
| 1999 | October 31 | Atlanta Falcons | 27–20 | Carolina Panthers | Georgia Dome | |
| November 28 | Carolina Panthers | 43–28 | Atlanta Falcons | Ericsson Stadium |
2000s (Falcons 13-7) [edit]
| Year | Date | Winner | Result | Loser | Location | Notes |
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| 2000 | September 17 | Atlanta Falcons | 15–10 | Carolina Panthers | Ericsson Stadium | |
| October 29 | Atlanta Falcons | 13–12 | Carolina Panthers | Georgia Dome | ||
| 2001 | September 23 | Atlanta Falcons | 24–16 | Carolina Panthers | Georgia Dome | |
| November 25 | Atlanta Falcons | 10–7 | Carolina Panthers | Ericsson Stadium | ||
| 2002 | October 20 | Atlanta Falcons | 30–0 | Carolina Panthers | Georgia Dome | |
| November 24 | Atlanta Falcons | 41–0 | Carolina Panthers | Ericsson Stadium | ||
| 2003 | September 28 | Carolina Panthers | 23–3 | Atlanta Falcons | Ericsson Stadium | |
| December 7 | Atlanta Falcons | 20–14 (OT) | Carolina Panthers | Georgia Dome | ||
| 2004 | October 3 | Atlanta Falcons | 27–10 | Carolina Panthers | Bank of America Stadium | |
| December 18 | Atlanta Falcons | 34–31 (OT) | Carolina Panthers | Georgia Dome | ||
| 2005 | December 4 | Carolina Panthers | 24–6 | Atlanta Falcons | Bank of America Stadium | |
| January 1 | Carolina Panthers | 44–11 | Atlanta Falcons | Georgia Dome | ||
| 2006 | September 10 | Atlanta Falcons | 20–6 | Carolina Panthers | Bank of America Stadium | |
| December 24 | Carolina Panthers | 10–3 | Atlanta Falcons | Georgia Dome | ||
| 2007 | September 23 | Carolina Panthers | 27–20 | Atlanta Falcons | Georgia Dome | |
| November 11 | Atlanta Falcons | 20–13 | Carolina Panthers | Bank of America Stadium | ||
| 2008 | September 28 | Carolina Panthers | 24–9 | Atlanta Falcons | Bank of America Stadium | |
| November 23 | Atlanta Falcons | 45–28 | Carolina Panthers | Georgia Dome | ||
| 2009 | September 20 | Atlanta Falcons | 28–20 | Carolina Panthers | Georgia Dome | |
| November 15 | Carolina Panthers | 28–19 | Atlanta Falcons | Bank of America Stadium |
2010s (Falcons 5-1) [edit]
| Year | Date | Winner | Result | Loser | Location | Notes |
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| 2010 | December 12 | Atlanta Falcons | 31–10 | Carolina Panthers | Bank of America Stadium | |
| January 2 | Atlanta Falcons | 31–10 | Carolina Panthers | Georgia Dome | ||
| 2011 | October 16 | Atlanta Falcons | 31–17 | Carolina Panthers | Georgia Dome | |
| December 11 | Atlanta Falcons | 31–23 | Carolina Panthers | Bank of America Stadium | ||
| 2012 | September 30 | Atlanta Falcons | 30–28 | Carolina Panthers | Georgia Dome | |
| December 9 | Carolina Panthers | 30–20 | Atlanta Falcons | Bank of America Stadium | ||
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References [edit]
- ^ In Panthers- Falcons Rivalry, Dislike Runs Deep On Both Sides. Since Cam Newton has come to Carolina, The Panthers have been 0-3 against the Falcons from Associated press, posted 8 September 2006.
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