Week 10, 1997

played in Atlanta, GA

54 degrees, fair, calm

New York Giants	0	10	14	3	-	27
Atlanta Falcons	7	6	0	7	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:16 ATL - Tom Waddle 17 pass from Jim Kelly (Dale Dawson extra point)
2Q: 09:47 ATL - Dale Dawson 22 field goal
2Q: 07:11 NYK - Doug Brien 26 field goal
2Q: 06:09 NYK - Thurman Thomas 3 pass from David Greene (Doug Brien extra point)
2Q: 00:03 ATL - Dale Dawson 33 field goal
3Q: 08:26 NYK - Anfernee Hardaway 2 pass from David Greene (Doug Brien extra point)
3Q: 01:21 NYK - Thurman Thomas 16 run (Doug Brien extra point)
4Q: 10:34 NYK - Doug Brien 18 field goal
4Q: 00:38 ATL - Freddie Scott 11 pass from Jim Kelly (Dale Dawson extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:16 ATL - Tom Waddle 17 pass from Jim Kelly (Dale Dawson extra point)
2Q: 09:47 ATL - Dale Dawson 22 field goal
2Q: 07:11 NYK - Doug Brien 26 field goal
2Q: 06:09 NYK - Thurman Thomas 3 pass from David Greene (Doug Brien extra point)
2Q: 00:03 ATL - Dale Dawson 33 field goal
3Q: 08:26 NYK - Anfernee Hardaway 2 pass from David Greene (Doug Brien extra point)
3Q: 01:21 NYK - Thurman Thomas 16 run (Doug Brien extra point)
4Q: 10:34 NYK - Doug Brien 18 field goal
4Q: 00:38 ATL - Freddie Scott 11 pass from Jim Kelly (Dale Dawson extra point)

Team Statistics NYK ATL
Record 9-0 2-7
First Downs 13 18
- by Rushing 1 4
- by Passing 12 14
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 333 364
- Offensive Plays 60 67
- Yards per Play 5.55 5.43
Net Rushing Yards 61 81
- Rushing Attempts 29 26
- Yards per Rush 2.10 3.12
Net Passing Yards 272 283
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 17 - 1 38 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 277 303
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 3/20
- Yards per Pass Play 8.77 6.90
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 3/2
3rd Down Conversions 5/15 2/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.5 6.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 5/45 2/15
Punt Returns/Yards 3/32 3/14
Kick Returns/Yards 3/74 4/95
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 38 OWN 30
Time of Possession 30:36 29:24

Team Statistics	NYK	ATL
Record	9-0	2-7
First Downs	13	18
- by Rushing	1	4
- by Passing	12	14
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	333	364
- Offensive Plays	60	67
- Yards per Play	5.55	5.43
Net Rushing Yards	61	81
- Rushing Attempts	29	26
- Yards per Rush	2.10	3.12
Net Passing Yards	272	283
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 17 - 1	38 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	277	303
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	3/20
- Yards per Pass Play	8.77	6.90
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	3/2
3rd Down Conversions	5/15	2/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.5	6.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	5/45	2/15
Punt Returns/Yards	3/32	3/14
Kick Returns/Yards	3/74	4/95
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 38	OWN 30
Time of Possession	30:36	29:24

Drive Charts

New York Giants
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:32	1:23	OWN 20	3	-8	Punt
1	9:06	3:10	OWN 38	6	21	Punt
1	4:01	1:58	OWN 36	3	7	Punt
1	0:41	1:38	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
2	9:40	2:35	OWN 38	5	53	Field Goal
2	6:09	0:07	OPP 3	1	3	Touchdown
2	2:17	1:53	OWN 3	5	18	Interception
3	15:00	3:47	OWN 30	6	20	Punt
3	9:47	1:31	OPP 35	4	35	Touchdown
3	6:30	0:50	OWN 11	3	6	Punt
3	3:10	2:02	OWN 43	4	57	Touchdown
4	14:08	3:39	OWN 42	6	57	Field Goal
4	8:42	2:41	OWN 32	6	26	Punt
4	4:45	2:20	OPP 46	3	7	Punt
4	0:27	0:27	OPP 47	2	-3	Game

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:28	OWN 25	4	35	Punt
1	11:09	2:03	OPP 48	5	48	Touchdown
1	5:56	1:55	OWN 5	6	15	Punt
1	2:03	1:22	OPP 34	3	-2	Punt
2	14:03	4:23	OWN 33	9	62	Field Goal
2	7:05	0:56	OWN 20	2	-3	Fumble
2	6:02	3:45	OWN 23	5	30	Punt
2	0:24	0:24	OPP 29	1	13	Field Goal
3	11:13	1:26	OWN 5	3	4	Punt
3	8:16	1:46	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
3	5:40	2:30	OWN 44	5	20	Fumble
3	1:08	2:00	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
4	10:29	1:47	OWN 24	3	8	Punt
4	6:01	1:16	OWN 20	6	26	Downs
4	2:25	1:58	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown

Game MVP: David Greene, New York Giants

Rushing Statistics

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Thurman Thomas	14	45	3.21	16	1	1
Rodney Thomas	13	19	1.46	6	0	0
David Greene	2	-3	-1.50	-1	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Randy Baldwin	23	64	2.78	12	1
Jim Kelly	2	10	5.00	7	0
Steve Broussard	1	7	7.00	7	0

Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
David Greene	30	17	277	1/5	2	43	1	96.1

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jim Kelly	38	26	303	3/20	2	32	0	109.8

Receiving Statistics

New York	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ramondo Seifert	6	10	71	11.83	33	42	0
WR Anfernee Hardaway	4	8	43	10.75	0	19	1
WR Will Smith	3	7	71	23.67	49	43	0
WR Rick Lockhart	2	2	54	27.00	9	37	0
RB Thurman Thomas	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	1
TE Freddie Jones	1	2	35	35.00	10	35	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Freddie Scott	8	15	42	5.25	1	13	1
WR Titus Dixon	6	6	55	9.17	5	19	0
FB Derrick Fenner	4	5	79	19.75	61	32	0
WR Tom Waddle	3	6	39	13.00	13	17	1
TE Brian Kinchen	2	3	29	14.50	18	26	0
RB Randy Baldwin	2	2	41	20.50	30	32	0
WR Scott Schwedes	1	1	18	18.00	4	18	0

Interception Statistics

New York	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Garth Algar	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New York	Fumb	Recov	Force
Ramondo Seifert	1	0	0
Merton Hanks	0	1	1
Leon Lett	0	1	1
William Floyd	0	1	0
Kevin Henry	0	0	1

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jim Kelly	2	0	0
Randy Baldwin	1	1	0
Glen Moss	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New York	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Louie Aguiar	8	299	37.4	30.6	52	2

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Saxon	8	339	42.4	33.4	57	2

Kicking Statistics

New York	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Doug Brien	2/2	0/0	0/0	26	3/3

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dale Dawson	2/2	0/0	0/0	33	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eric Draven	3	32	10.7	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Garth Algar	3	14	4.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eric Draven	3	74	24.7	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Robert Van Winkle	3	71	23.7	0
Michael Booker	1	24	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New York	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Kevin Henry	7	2	0.5	17	31
S Bennie Blades	6	5	0.5	23	40
CB Eric Draven	6	3	0.0	23	37
OLB Jamir Miller	5	1	0.0	19	35
CB Maurice Hurst	4	1	0.0	5	21
S Gary Spears	4	0	0.0	25	39
DT Leon Lett	3	4	1.0	24	34
S Merton Hanks	3	0	1.0	24	37
DT Moe Gardner	3	1	0.0	19	20
DE Willie McGinest	3	1	0.0	23	31
ILB Donnie Edwards	3	1	0.0	24	31
CB Thomas Randolph	2	1	0.0	15	27
ILB Ronald McKinnon	2	0	0.0	7	11
CB Paul Bradford	2	0	0.0	1	2
WR Ramondo Seifert	1	0	---	---	---
DT Joel Steed	0	1	0.0	6	13

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Glen Moss	8	0	0.0	27	20
DT Dana Stubblefield	6	0	0.0	17	16
S Garth Algar	5	3	0.0	29	31
OLB Howard Dinkins	4	2	0.0	22	16
OLB Derrick Thomas	3	1	0.0	25	25
S Jerome Woods	3	1	0.0	29	28
DE Rick Lyle	3	0	0.0	23	20
CB Randy Fuller	2	3	0.0	28	31
DT Cortez Kennedy	1	3	0.5	19	27
DE Orpheus Roye	1	2	0.5	27	29
DT R.C. Wrightman	1	1	0.0	22	16
TE Brian Kinchen	1	0	---	---	---
CB Robert Van Winkle	1	0	0.0	28	31
G Joe Panos	1	0	---	---	---
DE Greg Jefferson	1	0	0.0	6	11
ILB Patrise Alexander	1	0	0.0	7	17
OLB Graham Donaldson	1	0	0.0	4	7
CB Michael Booker	1	0	0.0	3	8

Pass Rush Statistics

New York	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
S Merton Hanks	1.0	0	37
DT Leon Lett	1.0	0	34
S Bennie Blades	0.5	0	40
DE Kevin Henry	0.5	0	31
DT Moe Gardner	0.0	1	20
DT Joel Steed	0.0	1	13
DE Willie McGinest	0.0	1	31

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Orpheus Roye	0.5	3	1	0	29
DT Cortez Kennedy	0.5	0	0	1	27
OLB Derrick Thomas	0.0	0	1	1	25
DE Rick Lyle	0.0	0	1	1	20
DT Dana Stubblefield	0.0	0	1	0	16

Pass Defense Statistics

New York	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Eric Draven	5	2	37
S Gary Spears	4	1	39
OLB Jamir Miller	3	4	35
S Bennie Blades	3	0	40
CB Maurice Hurst	3	0	21
ILB Ronald McKinnon	2	0	11
CB Paul Bradford	2	0	2
S Merton Hanks	1	0	37
DT Joel Steed	1	0	13
DE Willie McGinest	1	0	31
ILB Donnie Edwards	1	0	31

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Howard Dinkins	4	0	0	16
CB Randy Fuller	2	1	0	31
OLB Derrick Thomas	2	0	0	25
S Jerome Woods	2	0	0	28
S Garth Algar	1	0	1	31
CB Robert Van Winkle	1	0	0	31
DT R.C. Wrightman	1	0	0	16
DE Rick Lyle	1	0	0	20
ILB Patrise Alexander	1	0	0	17
OLB Glen Moss	1	0	0	20
OLB Graham Donaldson	1	0	0	7

Blocking Statistics

New York	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Joe Cocozzo	2	4	29	1	31
Willie Roaf	2	4	29	0	31
Frank Middleton	1	10	29	0	31
Joe Milinchik	0	6	29	0	31
William Floyd	0	2	17	0	19
Vlade Divac	0	1	29	0	31

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Courtney Hall	2	5	1	26	0	41
Melvin Hayes	2	4	0	26	1	41
Randy Shughart	1	5	0	26	2	41
Joe Panos	1	3	1	26	0	41
Derrick Fenner	1	3	0	18	0	23
Brian Kinchen	0	2	0	23	0	31
Scott Rehberg	0	2	0	26	0	41

Special Teams Tackles

New York	Tackles	STPlays
Jesse Solomon	3	18
Rodney Thomas	1	26
William Floyd	1	19
Maurice Hurst	1	12
Billy Tamburrino	1	1

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Kenny Shedd	4	20
Frank Wainright	1	16
Hessley Hempstead	1	10

Participation

New York	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Eric Draven	---	---	23	37	14	74
Joe Cocozzo	29	31	---	---	10	70
Willie Roaf	29	31	---	---	10	70
Frank Middleton	29	31	---	---	10	70
Will Smith	25	25	---	---	18	68
Leon Lett	---	---	24	34	10	68
Gary Spears	---	---	25	39	2	66
Bennie Blades	---	---	23	40	1	64
Merton Hanks	---	---	24	37	1	62
Joe Milinchik	29	31	---	---	---	60
Vlade Divac	29	31	---	---	---	60
David Greene	29	31	---	---	---	60
Donnie Edwards	---	---	24	31	2	57
Willie McGinest	---	---	23	31	2	56
William Floyd	17	19	---	---	19	55
Jamir Miller	---	---	19	35	1	55
Jason Dunn	22	13	---	---	20	55
Kevin Henry	---	---	17	31	1	49
Freddie Jones	11	18	---	---	20	49
Rodney Thomas	13	9	---	---	26	48
Thomas Randolph	---	---	15	27	1	43
Ramondo Seifert	21	20	---	---	---	41
Moe Gardner	---	---	19	20	1	40
Maurice Hurst	---	---	5	21	12	38
Duane Clemons	---	---	14	21	1	36
Thurman Thomas	16	14	---	---	2	32
Anfernee Hardaway	10	17	---	---	4	31
Andre Coleman	---	---	8	7	15	30
Ronald McKinnon	---	---	7	11	6	24
Joel Steed	---	---	6	13	2	21
Jesse Solomon	---	---	0	0	18	18
Matt Groenig	---	---	3	4	11	18
Billy Tamburrino	5	12	---	---	1	18
Balthazar Getty	---	---	2	8	8	18
Rae Carruth	1	2	---	---	14	17
Scott Von der Ahe	---	---	4	2	8	14
Paul Bradford	---	---	1	2	11	14
Godfrey Myles	---	---	0	0	10	10
Duane Young	0	0	---	---	10	10
Rick Lockhart	4	6	---	---	---	10
Dusty Zeigler	0	0	---	---	10	10
Louie Aguiar	0	0	---	---	8	8
Doug Brien	0	0	---	---	8	8
Steven Hiller	0	0	---	---	2	2
Steve Wallace	0	0	---	---	---	0
Hayden Woodson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Randy Baldwin	25	40	---	---	18	83
Scott Rehberg	26	41	---	---	10	77
Garth Algar	---	---	29	31	10	70
Jim Kelly	26	41	---	---	---	67
Courtney Hall	26	41	---	---	---	67
Robert Van Winkle	---	---	28	31	8	67
Randy Shughart	26	41	---	---	---	67
Joe Panos	26	41	---	---	---	67
Melvin Hayes	26	41	---	---	---	67
Brian Kinchen	23	31	---	---	11	65
Randy Fuller	---	---	28	31	3	62
Derrick Fenner	18	23	---	---	20	61
Freddie Scott	22	37	---	---	---	59
Orpheus Roye	---	---	27	29	2	58
Jerome Woods	---	---	29	28	1	58
Tom Waddle	22	31	---	---	---	53
Derrick Thomas	---	---	25	25	3	53
Cortez Kennedy	---	---	19	27	3	49
Glen Moss	---	---	27	20	1	48
R.C. Wrightman	---	---	22	16	9	47
Rick Lyle	---	---	23	20	2	45
Howard Dinkins	---	---	22	16	3	41
Graham Donaldson	---	---	4	7	25	36
Michael Booker	---	---	3	8	25	36
Dana Stubblefield	---	---	17	16	1	34
Patrise Alexander	---	---	7	17	10	34
Titus Dixon	7	23	---	---	2	32
Frank Wainright	4	9	---	---	16	29
Eric Kattus	4	3	---	---	20	27
Scott Schwedes	4	4	---	---	18	26
Greg Jefferson	---	---	6	11	8	25
Kenny Shedd	0	3	---	---	20	23
Gerald McBurrows	---	---	2	8	8	18
Sean Lumpkin	---	---	0	0	11	11
Gregg Gamble	0	0	---	---	10	10
Hessley Hempstead	0	0	---	---	10	10
Jim Booker	0	0	---	---	10	10
Rod Payne	0	0	---	---	10	10
Mike Saxon	0	0	---	---	8	8
Shaft Covington	---	---	1	0	4	5
Steve Broussard	1	1	---	---	2	4
Braden Young	0	0	---	---	4	4
Dale Dawson	0	0	---	---	2	2
Ramon Shonta	0	0	---	---	2	2
Craig Erickson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Marcus Spriggs	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	33	3.0
Middle	15	26	1.7
Right	1	5	5.0
None	2	-3	-1.5

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	20	1.8
Middle	5	14	2.8
Right	10	47	4.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
David Greene	30	17	4	3	1	1	4	3	1

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jim Kelly	38	26	4	0	2	7	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	2	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	70	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	4	114	12.7
Long (19+ Yds)	6	3	91	15.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	96	13.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	9	84	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	11	123	9.5
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New York	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ramondo Seifert	10	6	0	71	1	20
WR Anfernee Hardaway	8	4	0	43	0	17
WR Will Smith	7	3	0	71	1	25
WR Rick Lockhart	2	2	0	54	1	6
TE Freddie Jones	2	1	1	35	1	18
RB Thurman Thomas	1	1	0	3	0	14

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Freddie Scott	15	8	1	42	0	37
WR Titus Dixon	6	6	0	55	0	23
WR Tom Waddle	6	3	1	39	0	31
FB Derrick Fenner	5	4	0	79	2	23
TE Brian Kinchen	3	2	0	29	1	31
RB Randy Baldwin	2	2	0	41	1	40
WR Scott Schwedes	1	1	0	18	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Thurman Thomas	3	26	8.67	3.21
Rodney Thomas	2	5	2.50	1.46

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Randy Baldwin	2	11	5.50	2.78
Jim Kelly	1	7	7.00	5.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
David Greene	4	2	5	1.25	9.23

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jim Kelly	6	3	31	5.17	7.97

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New York	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Thurman Thomas	1	1	3	3.00	3.00
WR Will Smith	1	0	0	0.00	10.14
WR Ramondo Seifert	1	0	0	0.00	7.10
WR Anfernee Hardaway	1	1	2	2.00	5.38

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Freddie Scott	4	2	14	3.50	2.80
WR Tom Waddle	2	1	17	8.50	6.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New York	Rushes	Conversions
Rodney Thomas	2	0
Thurman Thomas	1	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Randy Baldwin	3	0
Jim Kelly	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Conversions
David Greene	11	5	5

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jim Kelly	8	5	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New York	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ramondo Seifert	5	2	2
WR Will Smith	2	1	1
TE Freddie Jones	2	1	1
WR Anfernee Hardaway	1	0	0
WR Rick Lockhart	1	1	1

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Freddie Scott	4	2	0
WR Titus Dixon	2	2	0
TE Brian Kinchen	1	0	0
RB Randy Baldwin	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 65,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,300 (17,100)
End Zone 11,100 (12,400)
Mezzanine 6,500 (7,100)
Sideline Seats 10,200 (10,900)
Club Seats 14,800 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 7,500 (7,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	65,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,300 (17,100)
End Zone	11,100 (12,400)
Mezzanine	6,500 (7,100)
Sideline Seats	10,200 (10,900)
Club Seats	14,800 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	7,500 (7,500)