Exhibition Week 4, 1984

played in Atlanta, GA

81 degrees, fair, calm

New England Patriots	0	3	0	0	-	3
Atlanta Falcons	10	3	3	7	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:38 ATL - Chris Bahr 45 field goal
1Q: 03:21 ATL - John Jefferson 2 pass from Tommy Kramer (Chris Bahr extra point)
2Q: 07:47 NED - Bucky Wallace 20 field goal
2Q: 00:06 ATL - Chris Bahr 47 field goal
3Q: 06:43 ATL - Chris Bahr 31 field goal
4Q: 02:09 ATL - William Judson 26 interception return (Chris Bahr extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:38 ATL - Chris Bahr 45 field goal
1Q: 03:21 ATL - John Jefferson 2 pass from Tommy Kramer (Chris Bahr extra point)
2Q: 07:47 NED - Bucky Wallace 20 field goal
2Q: 00:06 ATL - Chris Bahr 47 field goal
3Q: 06:43 ATL - Chris Bahr 31 field goal
4Q: 02:09 ATL - William Judson 26 interception return (Chris Bahr extra point)

Team Statistics NED ATL
Record 2-1 3-0
First Downs 10 21
- by Rushing 3 11
- by Passing 6 10
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 188 355
- Offensive Plays 45 70
- Yards per Play 4.18 5.07
Net Rushing Yards 76 187
- Rushing Attempts 18 41
- Yards per Rush 4.22 4.56
Net Passing Yards 112 168
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 25 - 11 - 3 28 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 121 173
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/9 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 4.15 5.79
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 4/1
3rd Down Conversions 0/9 5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.8 6.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/65 6/38
Punt Returns/Yards 2/41 1/5
Kick Returns/Yards 5/158 2/25
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 3/52
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 35
Time of Possession 22:13 37:47

Team Statistics	NED	ATL
Record	2-1	3-0
First Downs	10	21
- by Rushing	3	11
- by Passing	6	10
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	188	355
- Offensive Plays	45	70
- Yards per Play	4.18	5.07
Net Rushing Yards	76	187
- Rushing Attempts	18	41
- Yards per Rush	4.22	4.56
Net Passing Yards	112	168
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	25 - 11 - 3	28 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	121	173
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/9	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	4.15	5.79
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	4/1
3rd Down Conversions	0/9	5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.8	6.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/65	6/38
Punt Returns/Yards	2/41	1/5
Kick Returns/Yards	5/158	2/25
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	3/52
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 35
Time of Possession	22:13	37:47

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:41	OWN 32	4	25	Punt
1	8:31	1:48	OWN 31	4	12	Interception
1	3:10	2:26	OWN 35	3	0	Punt
2	12:51	5:10	OWN 37	9	60	Field Goal
2	3:33	1:43	OWN 1	3	6	Punt
3	12:35	0:52	OWN 46	2	5	Interception
3	6:35	2:17	OPP 46	3	5	Punt
3	2:47	2:56	OPP 39	7	20	Missed FG
4	10:34	0:49	OWN 34	3	4	Punt
4	8:34	1:15	OWN 39	3	-2	Punt
4	2:27	0:26	OWN 20	2	6	Interception
4	2:01	0:41	OWN 25	2	10	Fumble

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:19	3:48	OWN 20	6	52	Field Goal
1	6:43	3:33	OPP 27	7	27	Touchdown
1	0:44	2:53	OWN 29	6	41	Missed FG
2	7:41	4:08	OWN 26	6	18	Punt
2	1:50	1:49	OPP 45	6	15	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:25	OWN 33	5	28	Fumble
3	11:43	5:08	OWN 36	9	50	Field Goal
3	4:18	1:31	OWN 1	3	8	Punt
4	14:51	4:17	OWN 30	8	43	Missed FG
4	9:45	1:11	OWN 30	3	4	Punt
4	7:19	4:52	OWN 15	7	45	Punt
4	1:20	1:20	OPP 28	4	-1	Game

Game MVP: Derrel Gofourth, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Jimmy Rogers	8	56	7.00	23	3
Tony Nathan	6	17	2.83	8	0
Walter White	3	2	0.67	4	0
Stan Edwards	1	1	1.00	1	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Bill Ring	21	83	3.95	19	1
Marcus Allen	16	101	6.31	16	5
Eddie Lee Ivery	2	6	3.00	3	0
Ed Luther	2	-3	-1.50	-1	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Sam Adkins	15	6	62	2/9	0	16	2	13.0
Steve Bartkowski	10	5	59	0/0	0	17	1	28.8

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tommy Kramer	15	9	97	0/0	1	18	0	101.2
Ed Luther	13	10	76	1/5	0	16	0	90.5

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Stanley Morgan	3	5	29	9.67	5	16
TE Lin Dawson	3	3	34	11.33	14	16
WR Benny Malone	2	5	33	16.50	4	17
TE Walter White	2	5	19	9.50	1	11
RB Tony Nathan	1	1	6	6.00	2	6
WR Lynn Swann	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR George Farmer	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Jimmy Rogers	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Mike Wilson	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
FB Stan Edwards	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jerry Butler	5	6	41	8.20	9	16	0
WR John Jefferson	3	6	23	7.67	9	18	1
TE Harry Holt	3	3	35	11.67	8	14	0
TE Kellen Winslow	2	5	24	12.00	12	18	0
WR Stan Rome	2	2	24	12.00	0	17	0
RB Marcus Allen	2	2	9	4.50	0	5	0
RB Bill Ring	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Lionel James	1	3	11	11.00	0	11	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Vern Roberson	1	26	26.00	0
OLB Gary Cobb	1	0	0.00	0
CB William Judson	1	26	26.00	1

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
Walter White	1	1	0
Sam Adkins	1	0	0
Jim Young	0	1	0
Steve Luke	0	0	1
Brison Manor	0	0	1
Mike Davis	0	0	1
Mark Mitchell	0	0	1

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Marcus Allen	2	0	0
Ed Luther	1	0	0
Bill Ring	1	0	0
Pete Kugler	0	1	1
Hardy Dillon	0	1	0
Kellen Winslow	0	1	0
Lionel James	0	1	0
Mike Singletary	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rick Engles	6	242	40.3	36.2	53	2

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Larry Swider	4	193	48.3	33.0	55	2

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bucky Wallace	1/2	0/0	0/0	20	0/0

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chris Bahr	3/5	2/4	0/0	47	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lynn Swann	2	41	20.5	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lionel James	1	5	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg
Jimmy Rogers	3	79	26.3
Edddie Brown	1	58	58.0
Reuben Gant	1	21	21.0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tim Fox	1	13	13.0	0
Vern Roberson	1	12	12.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Vinny Hoover	9	2	0.0	34	29
DE Brison Manor	6	5	1.0	30	21
CB Mark Mitchell	6	0	0.0	27	23
S Mike Davis	5	3	0.0	28	13
CB Aaron Kyle	5	1	0.0	25	19
S Steve Luke	4	5	0.0	24	23
ILB John Anderson	4	1	0.0	18	21
ILB Jerry Blanton	4	1	0.0	24	8
S Edddie Brown	3	3	0.0	27	18
OLB Gary Campbell	3	1	0.0	26	20
CB Herman Edwards	2	2	0.0	26	19
OLB Sam Hunt	2	1	0.0	18	7
DT Jeff Lloyd	2	1	0.0	22	12
OLB Rusty Rebowe	2	0	0.0	20	12
DE Jim Young	1	1	0.0	27	18
TE Walter White	1	0	---	---	---
QB Sam Adkins	1	0	---	---	---
WR Stanley Morgan	1	0	---	---	---
DT Pete Koch	0	1	0.0	20	17

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Rulon Jones	5	0	1.0	16	23
OLB Mike Singletary	5	2	0.0	14	13
S Darrol Ray	4	2	0.0	12	19
DT Pete Kugler	3	1	1.0	14	15
OLB Gary Cobb	2	1	0.0	8	13
CB Sam Seale	2	1	0.0	8	13
DT Keith Guthrie	2	0	0.0	9	12
DE Lawrence Pillers	1	1	0.0	14	19
DT Joe Klecko	1	1	0.0	11	15
S Vern Roberson	1	1	0.0	6	15
CB Rolland Lawrence	1	0	0.0	12	18
CB Tim Fox	1	0	0.0	9	17
ILB Dirt Winston	1	0	0.0	4	14
CB Dwight Hicks	1	0	0.0	8	18
OLB Hugh Green	1	0	0.0	8	9
G Curt Marsh	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Terry Rennaker	0	1	0.0	5	4

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Brison Manor	1.0	0	1	0	21
OLB Gary Campbell	0.0	1	0	0	20
DE Al Harris	0.0	0	1	1	19

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Rulon Jones	1.0	1	1	23
DT Pete Kugler	1.0	0	0	15
DT Charlie Johnson	0.0	2	0	16
DT Keith Guthrie	0.0	2	0	12
DT Joe Klecko	0.0	1	0	15

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Vinny Hoover	3	0	29
CB Aaron Kyle	3	0	19
S Mike Davis	3	0	13
ILB John Anderson	2	1	21
OLB Gary Campbell	2	0	20
CB Herman Edwards	2	0	19
CB Mark Mitchell	2	0	23
S Steve Luke	1	0	23
DE Brison Manor	1	0	21
ILB Shane Nelson	0	1	3

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Mike Singletary	2	0	0	13
S Darrol Ray	1	1	0	19
S Vern Roberson	1	0	1	15
OLB Gary Cobb	1	0	1	13
CB Rolland Lawrence	1	0	0	18
ILB Dirt Winston	1	0	0	14
CB Dwight Hicks	1	0	0	18
OLB Hugh Green	1	0	0	9
DT Keith Guthrie	1	0	0	12
CB Sam Seale	1	0	0	13
CB William Judson	0	0	1	14

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Larry Tearry	2	3	12	0	13
Ron Solt	1	4	15	0	21
John Hannah	1	2	10	0	16
Irv Pankey	1	2	9	0	14
Wade Griffin	0	2	11	1	18
Lin Dawson	0	2	15	0	16
Unknown	0	2	6	0	14
Montique Anderson	0	1	15	0	21
Don Maggs	0	0	12	1	18

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Derrel Gofourth	4	11	35	0	19
Dan Alexander	3	10	38	0	26
Charles Alexander	2	2	20	0	16
Don Bailey	1	6	32	0	22
Hardy Dillon	1	4	36	0	23
Billy Lindstrom	1	2	17	0	21
Dean Steinkuhler	1	1	24	1	16
Curt Marsh	1	1	23	0	18
Kellen Winslow	0	1	40	0	26
Harry Holt	0	1	22	0	10

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Jimmy Rogers	1	20
Edddie Brown	1	17
Benny Malone	1	4

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Sam Seale	2	17
Eddie Lee Ivery	1	22
Charles Alexander	1	16
Lionel James	1	16
Tim Fox	1	13
Don Bailey	1	9

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Vinny Hoover	---	---	34	29	5	68
Mark Mitchell	---	---	27	23	17	67
Edddie Brown	---	---	27	18	17	62
Brison Manor	---	---	30	21	3	54
Gary Campbell	---	---	26	20	7	53
Steve Luke	---	---	24	23	5	52
Herman Edwards	---	---	26	19	7	52
Jim Young	---	---	27	18	7	52
Al Harris	---	---	25	19	4	48
Aaron Kyle	---	---	25	19	3	47
Montique Anderson	15	21	---	---	8	44
Walter White	12	17	---	---	15	44
John Anderson	---	---	18	21	5	44
Ron Solt	15	21	---	---	8	44
Eddie McMillan	---	---	22	17	4	43
Mike Davis	---	---	28	13	2	43
Lin Dawson	15	16	---	---	12	43
Rusty Rebowe	---	---	20	12	10	42
Jimmy Rogers	8	13	---	---	20	41
Pete Koch	---	---	20	17	4	41
Jeff Lloyd	---	---	22	12	6	40
Jerry Blanton	---	---	24	8	6	38
Don Maggs	12	18	---	---	8	38
Stan Edwards	10	14	---	---	11	35
Irv Pankey	9	14	---	---	8	31
Wade Griffin	11	18	---	---	---	29
Sam Hunt	---	---	18	7	3	28
Stanley Morgan	11	17	---	---	---	28
Larry Tearry	12	13	---	---	3	28
John Hannah	10	16	---	---	---	26
Tony Nathan	10	14	---	---	1	25
Benny Malone	6	14	---	---	4	24
Lynn Swann	8	12	---	---	3	23
Steve Bartkowski	13	10	---	---	---	23
Sam Adkins	5	17	---	---	---	22
Unknown	6	14	---	---	2	22
Reuben Gant	3	4	---	---	14	21
Shane Nelson	---	---	8	3	9	20
George Farmer	1	3	---	---	15	19
Mike Wilson	6	11	---	---	---	17
Sylvester Stamps	0	0	---	---	7	7
Rick Engles	0	0	---	---	6	6
Larry Lawrence	0	0	---	---	2	2
Bucky Wallace	0	0	---	---	2	2
Allan Leavitt	0	0	---	---	2	2
Ray Butler	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dan Alexander	38	26	---	---	7	71
Kellen Winslow	40	26	---	---	3	69
Derrel Gofourth	35	19	---	---	9	63
Don Bailey	32	22	---	---	9	63
Hardy Dillon	36	23	---	---	2	61
Lionel James	24	17	---	---	16	57
Charles Alexander	20	16	---	---	16	52
Harry Holt	22	10	---	---	17	49
Dean Steinkuhler	24	16	---	---	9	49
John Jefferson	22	17	---	---	9	48
Billy Lindstrom	17	21	---	---	9	47
Rulon Jones	---	---	16	23	8	47
Bill Ring	22	12	---	---	11	45
Eddie Lee Ivery	15	6	---	---	22	43
Curt Marsh	23	18	---	---	---	41
Ed Luther	21	14	---	---	5	40
Tim Fox	---	---	9	17	13	39
Sam Seale	---	---	8	13	17	38
Jerry Butler	15	16	---	---	6	37
Lawrence Pillers	---	---	14	19	2	35
Tommy Kramer	20	15	---	---	---	35
Marcus Allen	17	16	---	---	1	34
Rolland Lawrence	---	---	12	18	3	33
Darrol Ray	---	---	12	19	2	33
Mike Singletary	---	---	14	13	6	33
Rick Sanford	---	---	13	14	5	32
Joe Klecko	---	---	11	15	4	30
Vern Roberson	---	---	6	15	9	30
Dwight Hicks	---	---	8	18	3	29
Pete Kugler	---	---	14	15	---	29
Charlie Johnson	---	---	9	16	2	27
Dirt Winston	---	---	4	14	9	27
William Judson	---	---	10	14	2	26
Gary Cobb	---	---	8	13	4	25
Mel Owens	---	---	6	13	4	23
Keith Guthrie	---	---	9	12	---	21
Hugh Green	---	---	8	9	3	20
Stan Rome	8	8	---	---	---	16
Chris Bahr	0	0	---	---	11	11
Terry Rennaker	---	---	5	4	2	11
Henry Monroe	---	---	2	3	2	7
Clayton Weishuhn	---	---	0	0	5	5
Larry Swider	0	0	---	---	4	4
Bobby Humphrey	---	---	0	0	3	3
Clarence Williams	0	1	---	---	1	2
Bradyn Pyle	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	43	6.1
Middle	2	4	2.0
Right	9	29	3.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	15	84	5.6
Middle	17	67	3.9
Right	7	39	5.6
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Sam Adkins	15	6	0	1	1	1	4	1	2
Steve Bartkowski	10	5	0	1	1	0	2	0	1

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tommy Kramer	15	9	0	0	3	1	2	1	0
Ed Luther	13	10	0	0	1	1	0	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	1	6	1.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	5	44	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	5	71	7.1
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	9	4.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	11	95	5.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	69	6.9
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Benny Malone	5	2	1	33	14
TE Walter White	5	2	0	19	17
WR Stanley Morgan	5	3	0	29	17
TE Lin Dawson	3	3	0	34	16
WR Mike Wilson	2	0	1	0	11
WR Lynn Swann	1	0	0	0	12
RB Tony Nathan	1	1	0	6	14
WR George Farmer	1	0	0	0	3
RB Jimmy Rogers	1	0	0	0	13
FB Stan Edwards	1	0	0	0	14

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR John Jefferson	6	3	2	23	17
WR Jerry Butler	6	5	0	41	16
TE Kellen Winslow	5	2	1	24	26
TE Harry Holt	3	3	0	35	10
WR Lionel James	3	1	1	11	17
WR Stan Rome	2	2	0	24	8
RB Marcus Allen	2	2	0	9	16
RB Bill Ring	1	1	0	6	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Walter White	1	-1	-1.00	0.67
Tony Nathan	1	1	1.00	2.83
Jimmy Rogers	1	0	0.00	7.00

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Marcus Allen	2	4	2.00	6.31
Bill Ring	1	4	4.00	3.95

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Bartkowski	3	2	15	5.00	5.90
Sam Adkins	3	0	0	0.00	4.13

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tommy Kramer	2	2	10	5.00	6.47
Ed Luther	1	1	5	5.00	5.85

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Stanley Morgan	2	1	4	2.00	5.80
WR Benny Malone	1	0	0	0.00	6.60
WR Lynn Swann	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
TE Walter White	1	1	11	11.00	3.80
FB Stan Edwards	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR John Jefferson	1	1	2	2.00	3.83
WR Jerry Butler	1	1	8	8.00	6.83
RB Marcus Allen	1	1	5	5.00	4.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Walter White	1	0
Tony Nathan	1	0
Jimmy Rogers	1	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Marcus Allen	2	2
Bill Ring	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Sam Adkins	3	0	0
Steve Bartkowski	2	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tommy Kramer	6	4	2
Ed Luther	5	5	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Walter White	2	0	0
WR Benny Malone	1	0	0
WR Lynn Swann	1	0	0
FB Stan Edwards	1	0	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Kellen Winslow	3	1	0
WR Jerry Butler	2	2	2
RB Marcus Allen	2	2	0
WR John Jefferson	1	1	0
WR Stan Rome	1	1	0
TE Harry Holt	1	1	0
WR Lionel James	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 68,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,700 (17,100)
End Zone 12,100 (12,400)
Mezzanine 6,900 (7,100)
Sideline Seats 10,600 (10,900)
Club Seats 14,700 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 7,300 (7,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	68,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,700 (17,100)
End Zone	12,100 (12,400)
Mezzanine	6,900 (7,100)
Sideline Seats	10,600 (10,900)
Club Seats	14,700 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	7,300 (7,500)