Week 3, 1987

played in Atlanta, GA

56 degrees, fair, calm

Los Angeles Rams	7	7	3	3	-	20
Atlanta Falcons	3	0	3	3	-	9

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:22 LAS - Johnny Hector 4 pass from Steve Young (Mick Luckhurst extra point)
1Q: 03:06 ATL - Chris Bahr 48 field goal
2Q: 12:22 LAS - Greg Bell 5 run (Mick Luckhurst extra point)
3Q: 08:46 LAS - Mick Luckhurst 35 field goal
3Q: 03:13 ATL - Chris Bahr 22 field goal
4Q: 07:36 ATL - Chris Bahr 27 field goal
4Q: 02:16 LAS - Mick Luckhurst 50 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:22 LAS - Johnny Hector 4 pass from Steve Young (Mick Luckhurst extra point)
1Q: 03:06 ATL - Chris Bahr 48 field goal
2Q: 12:22 LAS - Greg Bell 5 run (Mick Luckhurst extra point)
3Q: 08:46 LAS - Mick Luckhurst 35 field goal
3Q: 03:13 ATL - Chris Bahr 22 field goal
4Q: 07:36 ATL - Chris Bahr 27 field goal
4Q: 02:16 LAS - Mick Luckhurst 50 field goal

Team Statistics LAS ATL
Record 1-2 1-2
First Downs 22 12
- by Rushing 8 4
- by Passing 13 8
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 333 264
- Offensive Plays 62 54
- Yards per Play 5.37 4.89
Net Rushing Yards 148 77
- Rushing Attempts 37 19
- Yards per Rush 4.00 4.05
Net Passing Yards 185 187
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 23 - 19 - 0 35 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 196 187
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 7.40 5.34
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 7/13 7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.6 5.9
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/1
Penalties/Yards 4/25 6/39
Punt Returns/Yards 1/11 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 2/29 4/119
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 25
Time of Possession 32:58 27:02

Team Statistics	LAS	ATL
Record	1-2	1-2
First Downs	22	12
- by Rushing	8	4
- by Passing	13	8
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	333	264
- Offensive Plays	62	54
- Yards per Play	5.37	4.89
Net Rushing Yards	148	77
- Rushing Attempts	37	19
- Yards per Rush	4.00	4.05
Net Passing Yards	185	187
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	23 - 19 - 0	35 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	196	187
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	7.40	5.34
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	7/13	7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.6	5.9
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/1
Penalties/Yards	4/25	6/39
Punt Returns/Yards	1/11	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	2/29	4/119
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 25
Time of Possession	32:58	27:02

Drive Charts

Los Angeles Rams
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:17	6:05	OWN 12	12	88	Touchdown
1	3:00	5:47	OWN 25	10	75	Touchdown
2	10:02	5:39	OWN 20	13	73	Fumble
2	1:53	1:31	OWN 44	3	8	Punt
3	15:00	6:19	OWN 22	11	60	Field Goal
3	3:06	2:03	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
4	7:31	2:25	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
4	3:50	1:42	OPP 35	4	2	Field Goal
4	1:15	1:15	OPP 47	3	5	Game

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:43	OWN 40	4	17	Punt
1	7:12	4:12	OWN 27	7	42	Field Goal
2	12:13	2:11	50	3	5	Punt
2	4:23	2:30	OWN 7	4	16	Punt
2	0:22	0:22	OWN 1	1	2	Half
3	8:41	5:35	OWN 20	11	75	Field Goal
3	1:03	8:32	OWN 12	17	78	Field Goal
4	5:06	1:16	OWN 29	3	6	Fumble
4	2:08	0:53	OWN 39	4	8	Downs

Game MVP: Steve Young, Los Angeles Rams

Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Greg Bell	25	113	4.52	21	2	1
Johnny Hector	8	29	3.63	9	0	0
Steve Young	4	6	1.50	4	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Robert Lavette	13	48	3.69	16	1
Jamie Mueller	5	21	4.20	9	0
Tommy Kramer	1	8	8.00	8	0

Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Young	23	19	196	2/11	1	25	0	116.6

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tommy Kramer	35	23	187	0/0	0	30	0	79.1

Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ronnie Harmon	5	6	66	13.20	8	25	0
WR Jerry Butler	3	3	18	6.00	1	8	0
WR Robert Clark	3	4	43	14.33	11	15	0
TE Jonathan Hayes	2	2	24	12.00	2	13	0
WR Webster Slaughter	2	2	22	11.00	11	17	0
RB Johnny Hector	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	1
RB Greg Bell	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Jay Novacek	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0
WR Jerry Rice	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR John Jefferson	7	9	41	5.86	5	13
WR Dwight Stone	5	8	31	6.20	8	12
WR Zach Thomas	4	5	41	10.25	25	22
WR Scott Schwedes	4	8	62	15.50	21	30
RB Robert Lavette	2	3	1	0.50	0	1
RB Jamie Mueller	1	1	11	11.00	6	11
FB Tommie Agee	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Los Angeles	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Los Angeles	Fumb	Recov	Force
Johnny Hector	1	0	0
Steve Young	1	0	0
Davlin Mullen	0	1	1
Webster Slaughter	0	1	0
Van Jakes	0	0	1

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Scott Schwedes	1	0	0
Dwight Stone	1	0	0
Lawrence Pillers	0	1	0
Zach Thomas	0	1	0
William Judson	0	0	1
Antonio Gibson	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Los Angeles	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
John Kidd	3	149	49.7	49.7	55	2

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Sean Landeta	3	120	40.0	29.7	45	1

Kicking Statistics

Los Angeles	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mick Luckhurst	2/2	1/1	1/1	50	2/2

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chris Bahr	3/3	1/1	0/0	48	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jerry Butler	1	11	11.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Davlin Mullen	2	29	14.5	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
John Jefferson	4	119	29.8	0

Defensive Statistics

Los Angeles	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Darrol Ray	8	3	18	28
CB Van Jakes	5	1	16	25
OLB Mike Singletary	4	2	18	32
CB Davlin Mullen	4	2	12	27
S Ronnie O'Bard	4	1	6	22
DE Rulon Jones	2	3	16	26
CB Terry Taylor	2	2	16	26
S Roland Mitchell	2	1	6	19
DE Ken Kennard	2	0	7	14
S Deron Cherry	2	0	14	34
DT Mike Charles	2	0	14	25
OLB Anthony Dickerson	1	1	9	18
DT Bob Clasby	1	0	14	14
DE Sean McNanie	1	0	13	22
OLB Lamonte Hunley	1	0	12	16

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Antonio Gibson	8	3	0.0	24	21
OLB Terry Rennaker	8	1	0.0	21	17
CB William Judson	7	1	0.0	21	15
ILB Hardy Nickerson	6	2	0.0	32	21
CB Reggie Sutton	5	1	0.0	13	5
OLB Gary Cobb	4	1	2.0	18	19
OLB Mel Owens	3	3	0.0	30	23
S Terry Wright	3	2	0.0	22	13
DE Lawrence Pillers	2	1	0.0	20	21
OLB Ken Rose	1	2	0.0	15	12
DT Charlie Johnson	1	1	0.0	18	13
CB Jim Burroughs	1	1	0.0	12	12
CB Allen Lyday	1	1	0.0	18	11
CB Sam Seale	1	1	0.0	25	16
DT Terry Unrien	1	1	0.0	20	13
DT Joe Klecko	1	0	0.0	16	9
DE Steve Hamilton	1	0	0.0	20	15
ILB Don Graham	1	0	0.0	14	4

Pass Rush Statistics

Los Angeles	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Ken Kennard	2	1	14
DT Mike Charles	1	0	25
DT Bob Clasby	1	0	14

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Gary Cobb	2.0	0	2	0	19
DT Joe Klecko	0.0	0	0	1	9

Pass Defense Statistics

Los Angeles	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Van Jakes	4	1	25
CB Davlin Mullen	4	1	27
S Darrol Ray	4	0	28
S Ronnie O'Bard	3	0	22
CB Terry Taylor	2	0	26
S Roland Mitchell	2	0	19
DE Ken Kennard	1	0	14
DE Rulon Jones	1	0	26
S Deron Cherry	1	0	34
OLB Lamonte Hunley	1	0	16
OLB Anthony Dickerson	0	1	18
OLB Mike Singletary	0	1	32
OLB Dan Rains	0	1	8

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Terry Rennaker	5	0	17
CB William Judson	4	0	15
S Antonio Gibson	2	0	21
ILB Hardy Nickerson	2	0	21
S Terry Wright	2	0	13
CB Sam Seale	1	1	16
OLB Gary Cobb	1	0	19
CB Jim Burroughs	1	0	12
CB Allen Lyday	1	0	11
DT Joe Klecko	0	1	9

Blocking Statistics

Los Angeles	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Rob Monaco	3	7	30	2	23
Mickey Marvin	3	5	33	0	20
David Carter	2	4	11	0	7
Tyrone McGriff	2	3	28	0	21
Rich Strenger	1	4	31	0	20
Cleveland Green	0	5	30	0	19
Mark Traynowicz	0	2	9	0	4
Charles Alexander	0	1	26	0	14
Leonard Mitchell	0	1	13	0	11
Jonathan Hayes	0	1	18	0	8

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Curt Marsh	2	3	0	13	31
Dean Steinkuhler	1	6	0	18	29
Derrel Gofourth	1	3	1	19	32
Dan Alexander	1	2	0	14	30
Jeff Criswell	1	2	0	15	30
Sylvester Croom	0	1	0	5	5
Revie Sorey	0	1	0	11	18

Special Teams Tackles

Los Angeles	Tackles	STPlays
Terry Taylor	2	9
Roland Mitchell	1	15
Stephone Paige	1	11

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Jamie Mueller	1	17
Glen Kozlowski	1	15
Kellen Winslow	1	9

Participation

Los Angeles	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Steve Young	37	25	---	---	---	62
Mickey Marvin	33	20	---	---	5	58
Rob Monaco	30	23	---	---	5	58
Cleveland Green	30	19	---	---	5	54
Deron Cherry	---	---	14	34	5	53
Mike Singletary	---	---	18	32	3	53
Davlin Mullen	---	---	12	27	14	53
Jerry Rice	30	22	---	---	---	52
Rich Strenger	31	20	---	---	---	51
Terry Taylor	---	---	16	26	9	51
Tyrone McGriff	28	21	---	---	1	50
Darrol Ray	---	---	18	28	3	49
Rulon Jones	---	---	16	26	3	45
Van Jakes	---	---	16	25	4	45
Charles Alexander	26	14	---	---	4	44
Jerry Butler	21	15	---	---	5	41
Mike Charles	---	---	14	25	2	41
Bob Hamm	---	---	11	24	6	41
Roland Mitchell	---	---	6	19	15	40
Greg Bell	27	12	---	---	---	39
Anthony Dickerson	---	---	9	18	11	38
Sean McNanie	---	---	13	22	2	37
Ronnie O'Bard	---	---	6	22	9	37
Johnny Hector	9	10	---	---	16	35
Ronnie Harmon	20	15	---	---	---	35
Bob Clasby	---	---	14	14	2	30
Lamonte Hunley	---	---	12	16	2	30
Jonathan Hayes	18	8	---	---	3	29
Jay Novacek	11	8	---	---	9	28
Robert Clark	16	10	---	---	---	26
Dan Rains	---	---	6	8	11	25
Ken Kennard	---	---	7	14	3	24
Leonard Mitchell	13	11	---	---	---	24
David Carter	11	7	---	---	4	22
Webster Slaughter	2	5	---	---	12	19
Jamie Williams	3	1	---	---	14	18
Mark Traynowicz	9	4	---	---	5	18
Stephone Paige	1	2	---	---	11	14
Mick Luckhurst	0	0	---	---	7	7
Curt Warner	1	3	---	---	2	6
Dennis Gibson	---	---	0	2	3	5
Shane Conlan	---	---	1	3	---	4
John Kidd	0	0	---	---	3	3
Dale Zorn	0	0	---	---	2	2
Mike Kruczek	0	0	---	---	---	0
John Harper	---	---	0	0	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Derrel Gofourth	19	32	---	---	4	55
Mel Owens	---	---	30	23	2	55
Hardy Nickerson	---	---	32	21	2	55
Tommy Kramer	19	35	---	---	---	54
Jeff Criswell	15	30	---	---	6	51
Dan Alexander	14	30	---	---	6	50
John Jefferson	15	26	---	---	9	50
Antonio Gibson	---	---	24	21	3	48
Dean Steinkuhler	18	29	---	---	---	47
Tommie Agee	13	21	---	---	13	47
Curt Marsh	13	31	---	---	---	44
Terry Rennaker	---	---	21	17	5	43
Lawrence Pillers	---	---	20	21	1	42
William Judson	---	---	21	15	6	42
Sam Seale	---	---	25	16	1	42
Allen Lyday	---	---	18	11	12	41
Kellen Winslow	12	18	---	---	9	39
Gary Cobb	---	---	18	19	1	38
Jim Burroughs	---	---	12	12	13	37
Scott Schwedes	6	20	---	---	11	37
Terry Wright	---	---	22	13	2	37
Steve Hamilton	---	---	20	15	1	36
Jamie Mueller	6	13	---	---	17	36
Robert Lavette	14	20	---	---	1	35
Revie Sorey	11	18	---	---	5	34
Terry Unrien	---	---	20	13	1	34
Charlie Johnson	---	---	18	13	2	33
Thornton Chandler	10	10	---	---	13	33
Dwight Stone	6	20	---	---	4	30
Hugh Green	---	---	20	5	4	29
Zach Thomas	10	18	---	---	1	29
Joe Klecko	---	---	16	9	3	28
Ken Rose	---	---	15	12	1	28
Glen Kozlowski	3	9	---	---	15	27
Don Fielder	---	---	17	4	4	25
Don Graham	---	---	14	4	5	23
Reggie Sutton	---	---	13	5	4	22
Sylvester Croom	5	5	---	---	6	16
Ravin Caldwell	---	---	5	3	8	16
Alex Moyer	---	---	6	3	6	15
Chris Bahr	0	0	---	---	7	7
Sean Landeta	0	0	---	---	6	6
Ed Luther	0	0	---	---	---	0
Sean Salisbury	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	31	2.8
Middle	12	37	3.1
Right	13	81	6.2
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	5	2.5
Middle	10	40	4.0
Right	7	32	4.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Young	23	19	1	0	0	2	2	1	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tommy Kramer	35	23	2	2	1	5	4	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	10	74	6.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	8	97	9.7
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	25	25.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	8	47	5.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	12	89	5.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	2	21	3.0
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	30	7.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ronnie Harmon	6	5	66	1	15
WR Robert Clark	4	3	43	0	10
WR Jerry Butler	3	3	18	0	15
RB Johnny Hector	2	1	4	0	10
TE Jonathan Hayes	2	2	24	0	8
WR Jerry Rice	2	1	3	0	22
WR Webster Slaughter	2	2	22	0	5
RB Greg Bell	1	1	6	0	12
TE Jay Novacek	1	1	10	0	8

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR John Jefferson	9	7	0	41	0	26
WR Scott Schwedes	8	4	0	62	1	20
WR Dwight Stone	8	5	0	31	0	20
WR Zach Thomas	5	4	1	41	1	18
RB Robert Lavette	3	2	0	1	0	20
FB Tommie Agee	1	0	0	0	0	21
RB Jamie Mueller	1	1	0	11	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Johnny Hector	2	13	6.50	3.63
Greg Bell	2	6	3.00	4.52
Steve Young	1	2	2.00	1.50

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Robert Lavette	4	11	2.75	3.69

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Young	2	1	4	2.00	8.52

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tommy Kramer	3	1	6	2.00	5.34

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Johnny Hector	2	1	4	2.00	2.00

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR John Jefferson	1	0	0	0.00	4.56
FB Tommie Agee	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Scott Schwedes	1	1	6	6.00	7.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Rushes	Conversions
Greg Bell	3	2
Steve Young	3	1

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Robert Lavette	2	1
Jamie Mueller	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Young	7	7	4

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tommy Kramer	12	10	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ronnie Harmon	2	2	1
WR Webster Slaughter	2	2	1
RB Greg Bell	1	1	1
TE Jay Novacek	1	1	1
WR Jerry Rice	1	1	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR John Jefferson	3	3	1
WR Zach Thomas	3	2	2
WR Scott Schwedes	3	2	1
RB Robert Lavette	1	1	0
RB Jamie Mueller	1	1	1
WR Dwight Stone	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 68,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,900 (17,100)
End Zone 12,200 (12,400)
Mezzanine 7,000 (7,100)
Sideline Seats 10,700 (10,900)
Club Seats 14,800 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 6,600 (7,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	68,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,900 (17,100)
End Zone	12,200 (12,400)
Mezzanine	7,000 (7,100)
Sideline Seats	10,700 (10,900)
Club Seats	14,800 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	6,600 (7,500)