Exhibition Week 2, 1983

played in New England, MA

64 degrees, rain, 12 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	10	3	7	0	-	20
New England Patriots	0	3	0	14	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:57 ATL - Chris Bahr 43 field goal
1Q: 02:14 ATL - Jerry Butler 11 pass from Tommy Kramer (Chris Bahr extra point)
2Q: 02:00 NED - Bucky Wallace 49 field goal
2Q: 00:01 ATL - Chris Bahr 44 field goal
3Q: 08:37 ATL - Robert Miller 19 pass from Tommy Kramer (Chris Bahr extra point)
4Q: 09:19 NED - Jimmy Rogers 47 pass from Larry Lawrence (Bucky Wallace extra point)
4Q: 01:01 NED - Walter White 4 pass from Larry Lawrence (Bucky Wallace extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:57 ATL - Chris Bahr 43 field goal
1Q: 02:14 ATL - Jerry Butler 11 pass from Tommy Kramer (Chris Bahr extra point)
2Q: 02:00 NED - Bucky Wallace 49 field goal
2Q: 00:01 ATL - Chris Bahr 44 field goal
3Q: 08:37 ATL - Robert Miller 19 pass from Tommy Kramer (Chris Bahr extra point)
4Q: 09:19 NED - Jimmy Rogers 47 pass from Larry Lawrence (Bucky Wallace extra point)
4Q: 01:01 NED - Walter White 4 pass from Larry Lawrence (Bucky Wallace extra point)

Team Statistics ATL NED
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 18 14
- by Rushing 7 2
- by Passing 11 10
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 365 256
- Offensive Plays 68 58
- Yards per Play 5.37 4.41
Net Rushing Yards 168 86
- Rushing Attempts 44 23
- Yards per Rush 3.82 3.74
Net Passing Yards 197 170
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 23 - 15 - 0 32 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 204 194
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/7 3/24
- Yards per Pass Play 8.21 4.86
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 7/16 5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.3 5.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 5/30 0/0
Punt Returns/Yards 1/4 1/7
Kick Returns/Yards 2/39 4/107
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 35
Time of Possession 35:55 24:05

Team Statistics	ATL	NED
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	18	14
- by Rushing	7	2
- by Passing	11	10
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	365	256
- Offensive Plays	68	58
- Yards per Play	5.37	4.41
Net Rushing Yards	168	86
- Rushing Attempts	44	23
- Yards per Rush	3.82	3.74
Net Passing Yards	197	170
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	23 - 15 - 0	32 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	204	194
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/7	3/24
- Yards per Pass Play	8.21	4.86
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	7/16	5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.3	5.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	5/30	0/0
Punt Returns/Yards	1/4	1/7
Kick Returns/Yards	2/39	4/107
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 35
Time of Possession	35:55	24:05

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:08	OWN 40	7	34	Field Goal
1	9:30	2:44	OWN 31	5	21	Punt
1	5:44	3:37	OWN 28	9	72	Touchdown
1	0:13	1:24	OWN 2	3	8	Punt
2	12:30	1:43	OWN 46	5	43	Missed FG
2	4:23	0:36	OWN 29	2	24	Fumble
2	1:52	1:26	OWN 9	3	-3	Punt
2	0:01	0:01	OPP 27	0	0	Field Goal
3	13:37	5:11	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
3	6:03	4:41	OWN 7	8	37	Punt
4	14:07	3:10	OWN 11	5	8	Punt
4	9:03	5:57	OWN 35	8	41	Missed FG
4	0:54	0:54	OPP 42	3	-1	Game

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:52	1:22	OWN 28	3	3	Punt
1	6:46	1:02	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
1	2:07	1:54	OWN 40	3	8	Punt
2	13:49	1:19	OPP 48	3	9	Fumble
2	10:47	6:24	OWN 20	13	58	Missed FG
2	3:47	1:55	OWN 47	6	21	Field Goal
2	0:26	0:25	OPP 40	1	5	Missed FG
3	15:00	1:23	OWN 33	3	7	Punt
3	8:26	2:23	OWN 37	6	14	Punt
3	1:22	2:15	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
4	10:57	1:54	OWN 37	4	63	Touchdown
4	3:06	2:12	OWN 31	10	69	Touchdown

Game MVP: Tommy Kramer, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Bill Ring	19	100	5.26	27	3
Eddie Lee Ivery	18	54	3.00	8	0
Tommy Kramer	2	11	5.50	7	0
Charles Alexander	2	4	2.00	4	0
Ed Luther	2	-2	-1.00	-1	0
Mark Van Eeghen	1	1	1.00	1	0

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Tony Nathan	16	55	3.44	9	0
Jimmy Rogers	6	31	5.17	11	1
Benny Malone	1	0	0.00	0	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tommy Kramer	23	15	204	1/7	2	41	0	122.3

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Larry Lawrence	32	18	194	3/24	2	47	0	95.0

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Robert Miller	6	8	45	7.50	21	19	1
WR John Jefferson	4	6	56	14.00	24	19	0
TE Kellen Winslow	2	3	76	38.00	43	41	0
FB Mark Van Eeghen	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB Eddie Lee Ivery	1	1	10	10.00	5	10	0
WR Jerry Butler	1	3	11	11.00	0	11	1
WR Stan Rome	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Benny Malone	4	5	54	13.50	6	20	0
WR Wayne Givens	3	5	16	5.33	0	8	0
TE Walter White	3	3	13	4.33	7	6	1
WR Johnny Perkins	2	4	25	12.50	2	16	0
RB Jimmy Rogers	2	2	63	31.50	51	47	1
RB Tony Nathan	1	3	1	1.00	2	1	0
WR Mike Wilson	1	3	14	14.00	4	14	0
FB Stan Edwards	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
TE Chris Dressel	1	3	9	9.00	3	9	0
WR Reuben Gant	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Ron Cassidy	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Bill Ring	1	0	0
Al Richardson	0	1	0
Darrol Ray	0	0	1
Mike Singletary	0	0	1

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
Tony Nathan	1	0	0
Chris Dressel	1	0	0
Montique Anderson	0	1	0
Unknown	0	1	0
Edddie Brown	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Larry Swider	5	202	40.4	35.0	48	1

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rick Engles	6	297	49.5	45.5	60	3

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chris Bahr	2/4	2/3	0/0	44	2/2

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bucky Wallace	1/3	1/2	0/1	49	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Robert Miller	1	4	4.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Benny Malone	1	7	7.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Robert Miller	2	39	19.5	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Edddie Brown	3	90	30.0	0
Jimmy Rogers	1	17	17.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Darrol Ray	6	1	0.0	13	20
OLB Mike Singletary	5	2	0.0	18	29
OLB Gary Cobb	4	0	0.0	17	17
DE Rulon Jones	3	1	1.0	17	25
CB Kevin Donnalley	3	2	0.0	7	19
CB Henry Monroe	3	0	0.0	15	30
OLB Al Richardson	2	1	1.0	4	9
CB Tim Fox	2	2	0.0	9	22
S Vern Roberson	2	2	0.0	11	17
S Rick Sanford	2	2	0.0	18	28
DT Charlie Johnson	2	1	0.0	14	25
CB William Judson	2	1	0.0	18	26
DE Lawrence Pillers	2	0	0.0	17	27
DT Joe Klecko	1	1	1.0	15	18
OLB Mel Owens	1	2	0.0	11	15
CB Rolland Lawrence	1	1	0.0	17	20
ILB Dirt Winston	1	0	0.0	5	5
DT Pete Kugler	0	2	0.0	18	18

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT R.J. Reese	6	1	0.0	16	10
OLB Gary Campbell	6	1	0.0	27	14
CB Mike Washington	5	1	0.0	35	18
OLB Rusty Rebowe	4	0	1.0	26	12
DE Barney Chavous	4	1	0.0	28	13
S Edddie Brown	3	2	0.0	37	21
S Steve Luke	3	2	0.0	33	23
CB Herman Edwards	3	2	0.0	26	19
DE Anthony Jolly	3	1	0.0	16	11
ILB Jerry Blanton	3	1	0.0	15	8
CB Mark Mitchell	3	0	0.0	39	21
DE Jim Young	3	0	0.0	24	14
DE Al Harris	2	1	0.0	20	10
DT Jeff Lloyd	2	0	0.0	28	14
ILB Jim Eliopulos	2	0	0.0	18	9
S Vinny Hoover	1	4	0.0	38	19
ILB Shane Nelson	1	2	0.0	28	19
G Joe Fields	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Milt McColl	1	0	0.0	24	7
Unknown	1	0	---	---	---
DT Ron Fernandes	0	1	0.0	1	0

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Joe Klecko	1.0	2	1	18
DE Rulon Jones	1.0	1	0	25
OLB Al Richardson	1.0	0	0	9
DE Lawrence Pillers	0.0	2	0	27
DE Ken Sanders	0.0	1	0	15

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Rusty Rebowe	1.0	0	0	0	12
CB Herman Edwards	0.0	0	1	0	19

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Kevin Donnalley	3	1	19
CB Henry Monroe	3	0	30
OLB Gary Cobb	2	0	17
S Rick Sanford	2	0	28
S Darrol Ray	1	1	20
CB William Judson	1	1	26
OLB Mike Singletary	1	1	29
CB Tim Fox	1	0	22
DT Charlie Johnson	1	0	25
S Vern Roberson	1	0	17
ILB Dirt Winston	1	0	5
OLB Al Richardson	1	0	9

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Gary Campbell	2	1	14
CB Herman Edwards	2	0	19
CB Mark Mitchell	2	0	21
ILB Shane Nelson	2	0	19
S Edddie Brown	1	2	21
DE Barney Chavous	1	0	13
DE Anthony Jolly	1	0	11
CB Mike Washington	1	0	18
ILB Jerry Blanton	1	0	8
OLB Milt McColl	1	0	7
S Steve Luke	0	1	23

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Derrel Gofourth	3	9	41	0	22
Curt Marsh	3	4	42	0	16
Billy Lindstrom	2	10	40	1	22
Louis Bullard	2	6	33	0	16
Dan Alexander	2	3	42	0	23
Kellen Winslow	1	3	41	0	20
Charles Alexander	0	3	22	0	11
Jeff Van Note	0	1	12	0	17
Hardy Dillon	0	1	10	0	4

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Joe Fields	2	3	18	0	26
Steve Kenney	1	3	16	0	18
Irv Pankey	1	3	15	0	11
Unknown	1	2	15	0	26
Burt Prince	0	8	17	0	23
Montique Anderson	0	2	20	0	31
Kent Uribe	0	1	6	1	16
Chris Dressel	0	1	18	0	25
Leonard Mitchell	0	0	8	2	24

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Eddie Lee Ivery	2	23
Vern Roberson	1	16
Mark Van Eeghen	1	11
Marcus Allen	1	11

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Jimmy Rogers	2	22
Gary Campbell	1	5

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dan Alexander	42	23	---	---	9	74
Derrel Gofourth	41	22	---	---	9	72
Billy Lindstrom	40	22	---	---	9	71
Kellen Winslow	41	20	---	---	7	68
Curt Marsh	42	16	---	---	8	66
Tommy Kramer	41	24	---	---	---	65
Eddie Lee Ivery	21	13	---	---	23	57
Robert Miller	26	16	---	---	13	55
Louis Bullard	33	16	---	---	6	55
Jerry Butler	31	15	---	---	8	54
Henry Monroe	---	---	15	30	7	52
Rulon Jones	---	---	17	25	9	51
Tim Fox	---	---	9	22	18	49
Mike Singletary	---	---	18	29	2	49
John Jefferson	21	16	---	---	11	48
Rick Sanford	---	---	18	28	2	48
Lawrence Pillers	---	---	17	27	3	47
William Judson	---	---	18	26	3	47
Vern Roberson	---	---	11	17	16	44
Charles Alexander	22	11	---	---	10	43
Charlie Johnson	---	---	14	25	3	42
Rolland Lawrence	---	---	17	20	1	38
Pete Kugler	---	---	18	18	2	38
Gary Cobb	---	---	17	17	2	36
Darrol Ray	---	---	13	20	1	34
Bill Ring	23	11	---	---	---	34
Joe Klecko	---	---	15	18	---	33
Jeff Van Note	12	17	---	---	3	32
Al Richardson	---	---	4	9	19	32
Mel Owens	---	---	11	15	4	30
Harry Holt	8	5	---	---	17	30
Kevin Donnalley	---	---	7	19	2	28
Ken Sanders	---	---	8	15	2	25
Mark Van Eeghen	10	4	---	---	11	25
Stan Rome	16	9	---	---	---	25
Dirt Winston	---	---	5	5	9	19
Hardy Dillon	10	4	---	---	---	14
Marcus Allen	1	0	---	---	11	12
Chris Bahr	0	0	---	---	8	8
Ed Luther	3	0	---	---	4	7
Hugh Green	---	---	0	0	6	6
Larry Swider	0	0	---	---	5	5
Terry Rennaker	---	---	1	0	3	4
Mercury Duncan	0	0	---	---	---	0
Clarence Williams	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Edddie Brown	---	---	37	21	23	81
Mark Mitchell	---	---	39	21	20	80
Vinny Hoover	---	---	38	19	5	62
Larry Lawrence	23	35	---	---	3	61
Mike Washington	---	---	35	18	8	61
Montique Anderson	20	31	---	---	8	59
Steve Luke	---	---	33	23	2	58
Joe Fields	18	26	---	---	8	52
Shane Nelson	---	---	28	19	4	51
Chris Dressel	18	25	---	---	8	51
Burt Prince	17	23	---	---	9	49
Barney Chavous	---	---	28	13	7	48
Herman Edwards	---	---	26	19	3	48
Unknown	15	26	---	---	7	48
Rusty Rebowe	---	---	26	12	9	47
Gary Campbell	---	---	27	14	5	46
Tony Nathan	17	19	---	---	10	46
Jeff Lloyd	---	---	28	14	3	45
Johnny Perkins	13	25	---	---	6	44
Jim Young	---	---	24	14	4	42
Jimmy Rogers	6	14	---	---	22	42
Stan Edwards	10	14	---	---	17	41
Walter White	13	11	---	---	16	40
Benny Malone	14	22	---	---	3	39
Al Harris	---	---	20	10	5	35
Steve Kenney	16	18	---	---	1	35
Milt McColl	---	---	24	7	2	33
R.J. Reese	---	---	16	10	6	32
Leonard Mitchell	8	24	---	---	---	32
Jim Eliopulos	---	---	18	9	5	32
Anthony Jolly	---	---	16	11	4	31
Kent Uribe	6	16	---	---	9	31
Wayne Givens	8	20	---	---	---	28
Mike Wilson	14	14	---	---	---	28
Irv Pankey	15	11	---	---	---	26
Jerry Blanton	---	---	15	8	2	25
Reuben Gant	2	6	---	---	13	21
Ron Cassidy	0	5	---	---	15	20
Unknown	5	2	---	---	---	7
Rick Engles	0	0	---	---	6	6
Bucky Wallace	0	0	---	---	4	4
Allan Leavitt	0	0	---	---	3	3
Ron Fernandes	---	---	1	0	1	2
Joe Gilliam	0	0	---	---	---	0
Karl Lorch	---	---	0	0	---	0
Steve Bartkowski	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	52	5.2
Middle	28	98	3.5
Right	4	20	5.0
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	29	4.8
Middle	12	42	3.5
Right	5	15	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tommy Kramer	23	15	2	0	3	4	1	0	0

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Larry Lawrence	32	18	2	3	1	4	6	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	28	5.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	5	4	34	6.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	4	88	9.8
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	54	13.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	6	64	7.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	4	26	3.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	6	65	5.9
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	39	7.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Robert Miller	8	6	1	45	0	16
WR John Jefferson	6	4	0	56	0	16
TE Kellen Winslow	3	2	0	76	2	20
WR Jerry Butler	3	1	1	11	0	15
FB Mark Van Eeghen	1	1	0	6	0	4
RB Eddie Lee Ivery	1	1	0	10	0	13
WR Stan Rome	1	0	1	0	0	9

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Benny Malone	5	4	0	54	1	22
WR Wayne Givens	5	3	0	16	0	20
WR Johnny Perkins	4	2	0	25	0	25
TE Walter White	3	3	0	13	0	11
RB Tony Nathan	3	1	0	1	0	19
WR Mike Wilson	3	1	1	14	0	14
TE Chris Dressel	3	1	0	9	0	25
WR Ron Cassidy	2	0	0	0	0	5
RB Jimmy Rogers	2	2	0	63	1	14
WR Reuben Gant	1	0	0	0	0	6
FB Stan Edwards	1	1	0	-1	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bill Ring	1	-1	-1.00	5.26

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tommy Kramer	5	2	30	6.00	8.87

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Larry Lawrence	2	2	3	1.50	6.06

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Robert Miller	2	1	19	9.50	5.63
WR John Jefferson	1	0	0	0.00	9.33
TE Kellen Winslow	1	0	0	0.00	25.33
WR Jerry Butler	1	1	11	11.00	3.67

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Walter White	1	1	4	4.00	4.33
FB Stan Edwards	1	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Eddie Lee Ivery	7	2
Ed Luther	1	0

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Tony Nathan	5	0
Jimmy Rogers	2	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tommy Kramer	7	6	5

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Larry Lawrence	8	6	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Robert Miller	3	3	2
WR John Jefferson	2	1	1
RB Eddie Lee Ivery	1	1	1
TE Kellen Winslow	1	1	1

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Wayne Givens	3	2	1
WR Reuben Gant	1	0	0
WR Benny Malone	1	1	1
TE Walter White	1	1	0
WR Johnny Perkins	1	1	1
RB Tony Nathan	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 58,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,500 (21,400)
End Zone 12,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	58,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,500 (21,400)
End Zone	12,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (3,300)