Week 3, 2009

played in Seattle, OR

58 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	10	3	7	0	-	20
Seattle Seahawks	0	7	3	7	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:29 ATL - Quentin Griffin 7 run (Dave Raymer extra point)
1Q: 04:13 ATL - Dave Raymer 18 field goal
2Q: 10:06 ATL - Dave Raymer 26 field goal
2Q: 00:45 SEA - Vincent Jackson 5 pass from Matthew Stafford (Mike Nugent extra point)
3Q: 11:52 ATL - Will Franklin 16 pass from Drew Brees (Dave Raymer extra point)
3Q: 03:25 SEA - Mike Nugent 27 field goal
4Q: 01:12 SEA - Andre Brown 5 run (Mike Nugent extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:29 ATL - Quentin Griffin 7 run (Dave Raymer extra point)
1Q: 04:13 ATL - Dave Raymer 18 field goal
2Q: 10:06 ATL - Dave Raymer 26 field goal
2Q: 00:45 SEA - Vincent Jackson 5 pass from Matthew Stafford (Mike Nugent extra point)
3Q: 11:52 ATL - Will Franklin 16 pass from Drew Brees (Dave Raymer extra point)
3Q: 03:25 SEA - Mike Nugent 27 field goal
4Q: 01:12 SEA - Andre Brown 5 run (Mike Nugent extra point)

Team Statistics ATL SEA
Record 2-1 0-3
First Downs 19 16
- by Rushing 9 4
- by Passing 9 11
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 278 266
- Offensive Plays 62 67
- Yards per Play 4.48 3.97
Net Rushing Yards 147 69
- Rushing Attempts 34 25
- Yards per Rush 4.32 2.76
Net Passing Yards 131 197
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 17 - 1 41 - 26 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 141 201
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/10 1/4
- Yards per Pass Play 4.68 4.69
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/13 8/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.1 7.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/38 7/50
Punt Returns/Yards 3/38 1/4
Kick Returns/Yards 1/31 4/68
Interception Ret./Yards 2/16 1/23
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 37 OWN 31
Time of Possession 31:31 28:29

Team Statistics	ATL	SEA
Record	2-1	0-3
First Downs	19	16
- by Rushing	9	4
- by Passing	9	11
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	278	266
- Offensive Plays	62	67
- Yards per Play	4.48	3.97
Net Rushing Yards	147	69
- Rushing Attempts	34	25
- Yards per Rush	4.32	2.76
Net Passing Yards	131	197
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 17 - 1	41 - 26 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	141	201
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/10	1/4
- Yards per Pass Play	4.68	4.69
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/13	8/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.1	7.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/38	7/50
Punt Returns/Yards	3/38	1/4
Kick Returns/Yards	1/31	4/68
Interception Ret./Yards	2/16	1/23
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 37	OWN 31
Time of Possession	31:31	28:29

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:40	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
1	9:47	5:42	OPP 46	10	45	Field Goal
2	14:15	4:14	OWN 43	9	48	Field Goal
2	8:47	2:04	OWN 14	3	6	Punt
2	2:04	0:09	OWN 28	1	0	Interception
2	0:34	0:34	OWN 25	2	11	Half
3	13:58	2:14	OPP 18	5	18	Touchdown
3	3:18	1:26	OWN 49	3	-1	Punt
3	0:10	3:01	OWN 8	7	41	Punt
4	11:34	3:14	OPP 47	6	16	Punt
4	6:26	2:21	OWN 6	3	3	Punt
4	2:28	0:35	OWN 42	3	5	Punt
4	1:02	1:02	OPP 45	2	-1	Game

Seattle Seahawks
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:20	1:33	OWN 16	3	4	Punt
1	4:05	4:50	OWN 22	9	42	Missed FG
2	10:01	1:14	OWN 31	2	0	Interception
2	6:43	4:39	OWN 10	9	20	Punt
2	1:55	1:21	OPP 20	6	20	Touchdown
3	15:00	1:02	OWN 25	3	5	Interception
3	11:44	8:26	OWN 28	14	62	Field Goal
3	1:52	1:42	OWN 10	4	34	Punt
4	12:09	0:35	OWN 20	3	-8	Punt
4	8:20	1:54	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
4	4:05	1:37	OWN 45	5	20	Missed FG
4	1:53	0:51	OPP 29	6	29	Touchdown

Game MVP: Quentin Griffin, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Quentin Griffin	21	128	6.10	31	5	1
RB Marc Brandon	7	4	0.57	4	0	0
QB Drew Brees	4	17	4.25	12	1	0
RB Rusty Hatcher	1	3	3.00	3	0	0
WR Will Franklin	1	-5	-5.00	-5	0	0

Seattle	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Justin Hamilton	16	50	3.13	15	2	0
RB Andre Brown	6	10	1.67	5	0	1
TE Vonta Leach	2	1	0.50	1	0	0
QB Matthew Stafford	1	8	8.00	8	0	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Drew Brees	27	17	141	1/10	1	19	1	73.2

Seattle	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matthew Stafford	41	26	201	1/4	1	30	2	63.1

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Will Franklin	5	7	55	11.00	16	16	1
TE Dante Rosario	4	9	22	5.50	1	13	0
RB Quentin Griffin	2	5	11	5.50	0	6	0
WR Malcom Floyd	2	2	14	7.00	3	11	0
TE Brad Cottam	2	2	24	12.00	12	19	0
WR Rasheed Marshall	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
RB Marc Brandon	1	1	10	10.00	7	10	0

Seattle	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Vincent Jackson	8	14	85	10.63	43	30	1
WR Jerricho Cotchery	4	9	21	5.25	6	14	0
TE Vonta Leach	3	5	29	9.67	2	12	0
RB Justin Hamilton	3	4	6	2.00	2	4	0
WR Anthony Gonzalez	3	3	25	8.33	1	15	0
WR Tab Perry	2	2	25	12.50	8	22	0
TE Matt Spaeth	2	2	4	2.00	2	5	0
RB Andre Brown	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Lance Mitchell	1	13	13.00	0
S Stanford Routt	1	3	3.00	0

Seattle	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Eric Green	1	23	23.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Marc Brandon	1	0	0
WR Will Franklin	1	0	0
TE Dante Rosario	0	1	0
TE Brad Cottam	0	1	0
S Courtney Greene	0	0	1

Seattle	Fumb	Recov	Force
CB Eric Green	1	0	0
OLB Josh Ott	0	1	0
DE DeMeco Ryans	0	0	1
S Ramon Milstead	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Chris Kluwe	6	234	39.0	31.7	60	1

Seattle	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Craig Jarrett	5	247	49.4	41.8	63	3

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dave Raymer	2/2	0/0	0/0	26	2/2

Seattle	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mike Nugent	1/3	0/2	0/2	27	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
David Anderson	3	38	12.7	0

Seattle	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Paul Hubbard	1	4	4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Craig Steltz	1	31	31.0	0

Seattle	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eric Green	2	35	17.5	0
Paul Hubbard	2	33	16.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Craig Steltz	8	1	0.0	22	39
S Rich Greer	6	4	0.0	20	32
OLB Alex Hall	6	3	0.0	24	30
ILB Lance Mitchell	4	1	0.0	23	30
S Stanford Routt	3	1	0.0	21	38
DT Cornelius Pisano	3	0	0.0	21	23
OLB Chad Daylo	2	0	1.0	5	23
CB Michael Griffin	2	1	0.0	5	12
DT Erik Walden	2	1	0.0	18	25
ILB Clint Sintim	2	1	0.0	7	13
DE John McCargo	2	0	0.0	22	42
DT Jalen Kennison	2	0	0.0	4	19
CB Drew Coleman	2	0	0.0	8	19
S Zachery Bowman	2	0	0.0	20	22
ILB Tristan Crossman	2	0	0.0	19	28
S James Butler	1	0	0.0	3	2
TE Dante Rosario	1	0	---	---	---
S Courtney Greene	1	0	0.0	2	11

Seattle	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Odell Thurman	7	5	0.0	32	24
S Ramon Milstead	7	3	0.0	30	20
CB Eric Green	5	0	0.0	30	19
CB Josh Wilson	5	0	0.0	34	28
DE Matt Roth	4	2	0.0	32	24
S Corey Lynch	4	1	0.0	34	28
CB Sheldon Brown	3	1	0.0	17	15
DT Trey Lewis	3	0	0.0	32	22
ILB Robert James	3	0	0.0	17	14
DE DeMeco Ryans	2	2	0.0	33	28
DT Peria Jerry	2	0	0.0	2	6
DE Marcus Stroud	1	0	1.0	29	19
OLB Boss Bailey	1	1	0.0	34	28
S Will Demps	1	0	0.0	2	4
WR Jerricho Cotchery	1	0	---	---	---
WR Vincent Jackson	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Tyjuan Hagler	1	0	0.0	2	4
S Chris McAlister	0	2	0.0	4	8

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Chad Daylo	1.0	1	1	0	23
DE John McCargo	0.0	1	0	2	42
S Stanford Routt	0.0	1	0	0	38
DT Jalen Kennison	0.0	1	0	0	19
DE Cullen Jenkins	0.0	0	1	0	20
OLB Alex Hall	0.0	0	1	0	30

Seattle	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Marcus Stroud	1.0	0	0	0	19
S Corey Lynch	0.0	1	0	0	28
DT Peria Jerry	0.0	1	0	0	6
DE DeMeco Ryans	0.0	0	1	1	28
DE Matt Roth	0.0	0	1	0	24

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Craig Steltz	6	0	0	39
S Stanford Routt	3	1	1	38
S Rich Greer	3	1	0	32
OLB Alex Hall	3	0	0	30
ILB Clint Sintim	3	0	0	13
ILB Tristan Crossman	1	1	0	28
ILB Lance Mitchell	1	0	1	30
DE John McCargo	1	0	0	42
CB Drew Coleman	1	0	0	19
CB Michael Griffin	1	0	0	12
DT Erik Walden	1	0	0	25
OLB Chad Daylo	1	0	0	23
S Courtney Greene	1	0	0	11
CB David Jones	0	1	0	24

Seattle	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Eric Green	5	1	1	19
CB Sheldon Brown	3	0	0	15
S Corey Lynch	2	2	0	28
ILB Odell Thurman	2	0	0	24
DE DeMeco Ryans	1	1	0	28
S Will Demps	1	0	0	4
DE Matt Roth	1	0	0	24
OLB Tyjuan Hagler	1	0	0	4
S Ramon Milstead	1	0	0	20

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Tyronne Green	4	8	0	34	0	28
G David Stewart	3	10	1	34	1	28
C Eric Wood	2	6	0	34	0	28
T T.J. Lang	1	3	0	34	0	28
T George Foster	0	3	0	34	0	28

Seattle	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Jeromey Clary	4	8	25	0	42
C Alex Stepanovich	1	3	25	0	42
G Donald Thomas	1	1	25	0	42
T Trae Essex	0	7	25	1	42
G Duece Lutui	0	4	25	0	42
TE Matt Spaeth	0	1	6	0	12

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
David Anderson	2	20
Michael Griffin	1	15
Courtney Greene	1	14
Will Franklin	1	6

Seattle	Tackles	STPlays
Justin Hamilton	1	23
Ramon Milstead	1	15
Duece Lutui	1	12
Matt Roth	1	11

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T George Foster	34	28	---	---	8	70
G Tyronne Green	34	28	---	---	8	70
S Stanford Routt	---	---	21	38	10	69
ILB Tristan Crossman	---	---	19	28	21	68
DE John McCargo	---	---	22	42	3	67
CB Craig Steltz	---	---	22	39	6	67
QB Drew Brees	34	28	---	---	---	62
G David Stewart	34	28	---	---	---	62
C Eric Wood	34	28	---	---	---	62
T T.J. Lang	34	28	---	---	---	62
RB Quentin Griffin	23	21	---	---	15	59
TE Dante Rosario	30	27	---	---	---	57
S Rich Greer	---	---	20	32	4	56
OLB Alex Hall	---	---	24	30	1	55
ILB Lance Mitchell	---	---	23	30	1	54
WR David Anderson	19	14	---	---	20	53
WR Courtney Roby	27	24	---	---	---	51
TE Brad Cottam	14	15	---	---	22	51
DT Cornelius Pisano	---	---	21	23	5	49
DT Erik Walden	---	---	18	25	6	49
S Zachery Bowman	---	---	20	22	4	46
CB David Jones	---	---	17	24	2	43
WR Will Franklin	22	14	---	---	6	42
OLB Chad Daylo	---	---	5	23	12	40
WR Rasheed Marshall	8	13	---	---	16	37
DE Cullen Jenkins	---	---	12	20	3	35
RB Marc Brandon	8	3	---	---	22	33
CB Michael Griffin	---	---	5	12	15	32
CB Drew Coleman	---	---	8	19	2	29
S Courtney Greene	---	---	2	11	14	27
DT Jalen Kennison	---	---	4	19	3	26
ILB Clint Sintim	---	---	7	13	1	21
T Tony Moll	0	0	---	---	13	13
ILB Jamie McCleskey	---	---	2	10	1	13
FB Marc Wicher	8	2	---	---	---	10
P Chris Kluwe	0	0	---	---	8	8
RB Rusty Hatcher	6	2	---	---	---	8
C Glen Tatum	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Jake Long	0	0	---	---	8	8
WR Malcom Floyd	3	4	---	---	---	7
K Dave Raymer	0	0	---	---	7	7
S James Butler	---	---	3	2	---	5
TE Shawn Nelson	2	1	---	---	---	3
QB Graham Corbin	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Jared Freeman	---	---	0	0	---	0
WR Courtney Taylor	0	0	---	---	---	0

Seattle	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Duece Lutui	25	42	---	---	12	79
T Trae Essex	25	42	---	---	8	75
T Jeromey Clary	25	42	---	---	8	75
G Donald Thomas	25	42	---	---	8	75
WR Jerricho Cotchery	25	42	---	---	2	69
ILB Odell Thurman	---	---	32	24	13	69
TE Vonta Leach	25	42	---	---	---	67
C Alex Stepanovich	25	42	---	---	---	67
DE Matt Roth	---	---	32	24	11	67
QB Matthew Stafford	25	42	---	---	---	67
OLB Boss Bailey	---	---	34	28	3	65
S Ramon Milstead	---	---	30	20	15	65
RB Justin Hamilton	18	23	---	---	23	64
CB Josh Wilson	---	---	34	28	2	64
S Corey Lynch	---	---	34	28	2	64
DE DeMeco Ryans	---	---	33	28	2	63
DT Trey Lewis	---	---	32	22	8	62
CB Eric Green	---	---	30	19	12	61
WR Vincent Jackson	20	37	---	---	2	59
DE Marcus Stroud	---	---	29	19	7	55
WR Anthony Gonzalez	15	24	---	---	7	46
CB Sheldon Brown	---	---	17	15	1	33
ILB Robert James	---	---	17	14	1	32
WR Tab Perry	6	8	---	---	16	30
RB Andre Brown	7	18	---	---	---	25
TE John Carlson	2	1	---	---	21	24
OLB Josh Ott	---	---	1	0	19	20
TE Matt Spaeth	6	12	---	---	2	20
CB Rashad Holman	---	---	0	0	15	15
RB Lorenzo Booker	1	2	---	---	12	15
DE Jason Wiltz	---	---	5	9	---	14
S Chris McAlister	---	---	4	8	2	14
WR Paul Hubbard	0	1	---	---	11	12
CB Sherrod Martin	---	---	3	8	1	12
DT Peria Jerry	---	---	2	6	1	9
P Craig Jarrett	0	0	---	---	8	8
C J.J. Jansen	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Mike Nugent	0	0	---	---	7	7
S Will Demps	---	---	2	4	---	6
OLB Tyjuan Hagler	---	---	2	4	---	6
C Jonathan Luigs	0	0	---	---	5	5
ILB Kaleb Morton	---	---	1	0	---	1
T Ryan Diem	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Luke McCown	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Kirk Barton	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Demar Dotson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	-2	-1.0
Middle	17	114	6.7
Right	13	36	2.8
None	2	-1	-0.5

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	21	5.3
Middle	16	44	2.8
Right	5	4	0.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Drew Brees	27	17	0	1	0	4	2	1	1

Seattle	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matthew Stafford	41	26	3	2	0	4	3	2	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	3	25	3.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	11	72	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	2	28	7.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	16	8.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	7	22	2.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	14	95	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	62	8.9
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	22	7.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Yards	PPlay
TE Dante Rosario	9	4	22	27
WR Will Franklin	7	5	55	14
RB Quentin Griffin	5	2	11	21
WR Malcom Floyd	2	2	14	4
TE Brad Cottam	2	2	24	15
WR Rasheed Marshall	1	1	5	13
RB Marc Brandon	1	1	10	3

Seattle	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Vincent Jackson	14	8	85	2	37
WR Jerricho Cotchery	9	4	21	0	42
TE Vonta Leach	5	3	29	0	42
RB Justin Hamilton	4	3	6	0	23
WR Anthony Gonzalez	3	3	25	0	24
WR Tab Perry	2	2	25	1	8
TE Matt Spaeth	2	2	4	0	12
RB Andre Brown	2	1	6	0	18

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Quentin Griffin	7	20	2.86	6.10
WR Will Franklin	1	-5	-5.00	-5.00

Seattle	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Justin Hamilton	2	2	1.00	3.13
RB Andre Brown	1	5	5.00	1.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Drew Brees	5	3	29	5.80	5.22

Seattle	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matthew Stafford	10	7	31	3.10	4.90

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Dante Rosario	2	1	8	4.00	2.44
WR Will Franklin	2	1	16	8.00	7.86
TE Brad Cottam	1	1	5	5.00	12.00

Seattle	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Vincent Jackson	3	1	5	1.67	6.07
WR Jerricho Cotchery	2	1	2	1.00	2.33
RB Justin Hamilton	2	2	5	2.50	1.50
TE Vonta Leach	1	1	10	10.00	5.80
WR Anthony Gonzalez	1	1	3	3.00	8.33
RB Andre Brown	1	1	6	6.00	3.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
RB Quentin Griffin	3	1
RB Rusty Hatcher	1	0

Seattle	Rushes	Conversions
RB Andre Brown	2	0
TE Vonta Leach	1	0
RB Justin Hamilton	1	1
QB Matthew Stafford	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Drew Brees	9	5	4

Seattle	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matthew Stafford	13	7	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Dante Rosario	4	2	1
RB Quentin Griffin	2	1	1
WR Will Franklin	2	1	1
TE Brad Cottam	1	1	1

Seattle	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Vincent Jackson	4	3	3
TE Vonta Leach	3	1	0
WR Jerricho Cotchery	3	0	0
WR Anthony Gonzalez	2	2	2
RB Andre Brown	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 59,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,800 (18,600)
End Zone 10,800 (13,500)
Mezzanine 6,700 (7,800)
Sideline Seats 10,100 (11,900)
Club Seats 10,500 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 5,700 (6,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	59,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,800 (18,600)
End Zone	10,800 (13,500)
Mezzanine	6,700 (7,800)
Sideline Seats	10,100 (11,900)
Club Seats	10,500 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	5,700 (6,200)