D’Onta Foreman carried 31 times for 130 yards and a touchdown, Laviska Shenault added a 41-yard touchdown run and the Carolina Panthers beat the Atlanta Falcons 25-15 on a rainy Thursday night.
The Panthers (3-7) piled up a season-high 232 yards on the ground, and Eddy Pineiro kicked four field goals after he missed two critical kicks in a 37-34 overtime loss to the Falcons 11 days earlier.
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The Falcons’ Marcus Mariota finished 19 of 30 for 186 yards and two touchdowns, but was sacked five times and intercepted once.
Atlanta fell to 4-6, leaving Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (4-5) alone atop the NFC South. The Bucs play Sunday against the Seattle Seahawks in Germany.
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