Week 13, 1984

played in St. Louis, MO

33 degrees, rain, 6 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	7	0	10	14	-	31
St. Louis Cardinals	0	6	0	15	-	21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:31 ATL - Jerry Butler 12 pass from Tommy Kramer (Chris Bahr extra point)
2Q: 13:55 STL - Benny Ricardo 21 field goal
2Q: 02:13 STL - Benny Ricardo 43 field goal
3Q: 09:33 ATL - Chris Bahr 23 field goal
3Q: 00:54 ATL - Darrol Ray 33 interception return (Chris Bahr extra point)
4Q: 08:22 STL - Mike Friede 47 pass from Joe Montana (Benny Ricardo extra point)
4Q: 02:47 ATL - Clarence Williams 6 run (Chris Bahr extra point)
4Q: 01:40 ATL - Marcus Allen 18 run (Chris Bahr extra point)
4Q: 00:59 STL - Roy Green 63 pass from Joe Montana (Joe Montana pass to Mike Friede for conversion)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:31 ATL - Jerry Butler 12 pass from Tommy Kramer (Chris Bahr extra point)
2Q: 13:55 STL - Benny Ricardo 21 field goal
2Q: 02:13 STL - Benny Ricardo 43 field goal
3Q: 09:33 ATL - Chris Bahr 23 field goal
3Q: 00:54 ATL - Darrol Ray 33 interception return (Chris Bahr extra point)
4Q: 08:22 STL - Mike Friede 47 pass from Joe Montana (Benny Ricardo extra point)
4Q: 02:47 ATL - Clarence Williams 6 run (Chris Bahr extra point)
4Q: 01:40 ATL - Marcus Allen 18 run (Chris Bahr extra point)
4Q: 00:59 STL - Roy Green 63 pass from Joe Montana (Joe Montana pass to Mike Friede for conversion)

Team Statistics ATL STL
Record 10-2 6-6
First Downs 24 19
- by Rushing 8 0
- by Passing 16 17
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 435 348
- Offensive Plays 67 64
- Yards per Play 6.49 5.44
Net Rushing Yards 127 0
- Rushing Attempts 33 10
- Yards per Rush 3.85 0.00
Net Passing Yards 308 348
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 23 - 2 49 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 315 374
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/7 5/26
- Yards per Pass Play 9.06 6.44
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 10/15 7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.3 10.4
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/1
Penalties/Yards 4/14 2/10
Punt Returns/Yards 4/36 1/8
Kick Returns/Yards 3/52 3/53
Interception Ret./Yards 1/33 2/14
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/1
Red Zone Visits 5 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 24
Time of Possession 34:33 25:27

Team Statistics	ATL	STL
Record	10-2	6-6
First Downs	24	19
- by Rushing	8	0
- by Passing	16	17
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	435	348
- Offensive Plays	67	64
- Yards per Play	6.49	5.44
Net Rushing Yards	127	0
- Rushing Attempts	33	10
- Yards per Rush	3.85	0.00
Net Passing Yards	308	348
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 23 - 2	49 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	315	374
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/7	5/26
- Yards per Pass Play	9.06	6.44
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	10/15	7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.3	10.4
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/1
Penalties/Yards	4/14	2/10
Punt Returns/Yards	4/36	1/8
Kick Returns/Yards	3/52	3/53
Interception Ret./Yards	1/33	2/14
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/1
Red Zone Visits	5	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 24
Time of Possession	34:33	25:27

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:56	3:38	OWN 26	6	37	Downs
1	7:26	4:05	OWN 30	8	70	Touchdown
2	13:49	5:43	OWN 37	11	45	Interception
2	2:08	2:04	OWN 30	5	47	Missed FG
3	15:00	5:32	OWN 22	11	72	Field Goal
3	6:23	1:34	OWN 30	3	5	Punt
3	3:42	1:13	OWN 48	3	0	Punt
4	14:41	4:36	OWN 30	8	44	Interception
4	8:02	5:25	OWN 5	8	95	Touchdown
4	1:52	0:25	OPP 17	2	17	Touchdown
4	0:38	0:38	OPP 38	2	-2	Game

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:04	OWN 28	6	17	Punt
1	8:18	0:52	OWN 37	3	-4	Punt
1	3:21	4:32	OWN 20	11	76	Field Goal
2	8:06	5:58	OWN 10	13	64	Field Goal
2	0:04	0:04	OWN 30	1	-1	Half
3	9:28	3:05	OWN 35	7	35	Fumble
3	4:49	1:07	OWN 28	3	-6	Punt
3	2:29	1:43	OWN 15	4	-6	Interception
3	0:46	1:05	OWN 20	4	16	Punt
4	10:05	2:03	OWN 26	5	74	Touchdown
4	2:37	0:45	OWN 20	4	-3	Downs
4	1:27	0:49	OWN 20	3	80	Touchdown

Game MVP: Lawrence Pillers, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Marcus Allen	25	112	4.48	24	5	1
Clarence Williams	5	9	1.80	6	0	1
Tommy Kramer	3	6	2.00	8	0	0

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Sherman Smith	5	5	1.00	6
Frank Pollard	4	-4	-1.00	3
Joe Montana	1	-1	-1.00	-1

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tommy Kramer	33	23	315	1/7	1	33	2	84.8

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Montana	49	24	374	5/26	2	63	1	79.8

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Kellen Winslow	7	7	121	17.29	44	33	0
WR John Jefferson	6	11	61	10.17	14	23	0
WR Jerry Butler	5	7	85	17.00	4	25	1
WR Stan Rome	2	2	25	12.50	5	18	0
RB Clarence Williams	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
FB Charles Alexander	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0
RB Marcus Allen	1	2	11	11.00	0	11	0
RB Eddie Lee Ivery	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Harry Holt	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Roy Green	7	11	159	22.71	53	63	1
WR Alfred Jenkins	5	11	45	9.00	11	22	0
WR Mike Friede	5	11	121	24.20	43	47	1
RB Frank Pollard	4	4	25	6.25	10	12	0
WR Mardye McDole	3	9	24	8.00	7	13	0
TE Steve Folsom	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Rodney Holman	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Tony Paige	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Darrol Ray	1	33	33.00	1

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Leonard Smith	1	7	7.00	0
ILB Fredd Young	1	7	7.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Clarence Williams	1	0	0
Lionel James	1	0	0
Mike Singletary	0	1	1
Derrel Gofourth	0	1	0
Sam Seale	0	1	0

St. Louis	Fumb	Force
Frank Pollard	1	0
Kent Kremer	0	1
Don McNeal	0	1

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Larry Swider	2	82	41.0	37.0	45	1

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bucky Dilts	4	166	41.5	32.5	47	1

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chris Bahr	1/2	0/1	0/0	23	4/4

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Benny Ricardo	2/2	1/1	0/0	43	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lionel James	4	36	9.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Sherman Smith	1	8	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tim Fox	2	34	17.0	0
Vern Roberson	1	18	18.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg
Sherman Smith	1	17	17.0
Shafer Suggs	1	15	15.0
Mike Friede	1	21	21.0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Darrol Ray	7	4	0.0	10	50
S Rick Sanford	4	1	0.0	7	42
DE Lawrence Pillers	3	0	2.5	10	48
DT Joe Klecko	3	0	1.0	6	40
OLB Mike Singletary	3	3	0.0	9	53
CB Rolland Lawrence	3	0	0.0	6	31
OLB Terry Rennaker	2	1	1.0	5	14
OLB Gary Cobb	2	2	0.0	8	34
CB Dwight Hicks	2	2	0.0	6	48
TE Kellen Winslow	2	0	---	---	---
DE Lionel Collier	1	1	0.5	8	26
CB Tim Fox	1	1	0.0	5	24
CB William Judson	1	1	0.0	8	37
S Vern Roberson	1	0	0.0	1	16
DE Rulon Jones	1	0	0.0	9	24
OLB Mel Owens	1	0	0.0	1	16

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Mike Woods	10	1	0.0	28	29
S Leonard Smith	6	5	0.0	25	27
ILB Fredd Young	5	3	0.0	28	28
CB Wayne Smith	5	1	0.0	24	25
DT Kent Kremer	4	0	0.0	29	26
DT Brad Shearer	2	1	0.5	14	13
DT Gary Johnson	2	1	0.0	23	24
S Shafer Suggs	2	1	0.0	27	31
OLB Ken Woodard	2	1	0.0	19	10
CB Albert Lewis	2	1	0.0	27	27
CB Don McNeal	2	0	0.0	8	13
DE Keith Ferguson	2	0	0.0	29	27
S Chris Williams	2	0	0.0	11	14
OLB Jeff Davis	2	0	0.0	10	11
DE John Goodman	1	0	0.5	20	21
OLB Kervin Wyatt	1	0	0.0	5	4
S Rod McSwain	1	0	0.0	5	5
DE Shawn Miller	1	0	0.0	15	17
CB Tim Washington	0	1	0.0	16	22

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Lawrence Pillers	2.5	1	1	1	48
DT Joe Klecko	1.0	0	2	1	40
OLB Terry Rennaker	1.0	0	0	0	14
DE Lionel Collier	0.5	0	1	0	26
DT Charlie Johnson	0.0	0	1	0	33
DE Rulon Jones	0.0	0	1	0	24
DT Keith Guthrie	0.0	0	1	0	32

St. Louis	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DT Brad Shearer	0.5	0	13
DE John Goodman	0.5	0	21
DT Gary Johnson	0.0	1	24
DE Keith Ferguson	0.0	1	27

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Rick Sanford	5	2	0	42
S Darrol Ray	5	0	1	50
CB Rolland Lawrence	3	0	0	31
OLB Mike Singletary	2	3	0	53
CB Dwight Hicks	2	2	0	48
OLB Gary Cobb	2	0	0	34
CB Tim Fox	1	1	0	24
CB William Judson	1	1	0	37
OLB Mel Owens	1	1	0	16
DT Joe Klecko	1	0	0	40
S Vern Roberson	1	0	0	16
DE Lionel Collier	0	1	0	26
DE Lawrence Pillers	0	1	0	48

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Mike Woods	5	1	0	29
CB Wayne Smith	5	0	0	25
S Leonard Smith	2	1	1	27
CB Don McNeal	2	1	0	13
S Shafer Suggs	2	0	0	31
CB Albert Lewis	2	0	0	27
OLB Kervin Wyatt	1	0	0	4
S Chris Williams	1	0	0	14
OLB Jeff Davis	1	0	0	11
OLB Ken Woodard	1	0	0	10
S Rod McSwain	1	0	0	5
DT Brad Shearer	0	1	0	13
ILB Fredd Young	0	0	1	28

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Billy Lindstrom	2	4	23	0	23
Don Bailey	2	4	19	0	15
Derrel Gofourth	1	7	27	0	33
Hardy Dillon	1	6	29	0	32
Dan Alexander	1	2	32	1	31
Curt Marsh	1	2	29	0	31
Dean Steinkuhler	1	2	6	0	5
Kellen Winslow	1	1	28	0	26
Charles Alexander	0	1	24	0	16
Harry Holt	0	1	14	0	15

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dan Ross	1	1	5	0	18
Tommie Ginn	0	3	4	0	2
Walt Downing	0	2	9	2	39
Dan Dierdorf	0	2	9	1	46
John Scully	0	1	9	0	48
Louis Bullard	0	0	1	1	15
Eric Laakso	0	0	3	1	18

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Lionel James	1	19
Vern Roberson	1	12
Bill Ring	1	8
Marcus Allen	1	2

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Don McNeal	3	20
Sherman Smith	1	19
Steve Folsom	1	16
Mardye McDole	1	14
Chris Williams	1	13

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dan Alexander	32	31	---	---	4	67
Tommy Kramer	33	34	---	---	---	67
Derrel Gofourth	27	33	---	---	4	64
Mike Singletary	---	---	9	53	2	64
John Jefferson	26	28	---	---	9	63
Darrol Ray	---	---	10	50	3	63
Hardy Dillon	29	32	---	---	---	61
Lawrence Pillers	---	---	10	48	3	61
Curt Marsh	29	31	---	---	---	60
Kellen Winslow	28	26	---	---	5	59
Dwight Hicks	---	---	6	48	2	56
Joe Klecko	---	---	6	40	7	53
Rick Sanford	---	---	7	42	3	52
Marcus Allen	27	22	---	---	2	51
Billy Lindstrom	23	23	---	---	4	50
Charles Alexander	24	16	---	---	10	50
Gary Cobb	---	---	8	34	5	47
William Judson	---	---	8	37	1	46
Tim Fox	---	---	5	24	16	45
Harry Holt	14	15	---	---	16	45
Eddie Lee Ivery	9	14	---	---	16	39
Rolland Lawrence	---	---	6	31	1	38
Don Bailey	19	15	---	---	4	38
Keith Guthrie	---	---	5	32	1	38
Jerry Butler	15	16	---	---	5	36
Lionel Collier	---	---	8	26	1	35
Rulon Jones	---	---	9	24	2	35
Charlie Johnson	---	---	1	33	---	34
Vern Roberson	---	---	1	16	12	29
Henry Monroe	---	---	3	16	6	25
Bill Ring	7	10	---	---	8	25
Terry Rennaker	---	---	5	14	5	24
Lionel James	0	3	---	---	19	22
Stan Rome	9	11	---	---	---	20
Mel Owens	---	---	1	16	2	19
Clarence Williams	6	9	---	---	2	17
Dean Steinkuhler	6	5	---	---	4	15
Dirt Winston	---	---	1	2	11	14
Hugh Green	---	---	1	8	5	14
Sam Seale	---	---	0	0	10	10
Chris Bahr	0	0	---	---	8	8
Bobby Humphrey	---	---	0	0	5	5
Clayton Weishuhn	---	---	0	0	4	4
Larry Swider	0	0	---	---	2	2
Ed Luther	0	0	---	---	2	2
Bradyn Pyle	0	0	---	---	---	0

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Shafer Suggs	---	---	27	31	8	66
Joe Montana	10	54	---	---	---	64
Fredd Young	---	---	28	28	5	61
Mike Woods	---	---	28	29	3	60
Larry McCarren	6	52	---	---	---	58
Mike Friede	7	38	---	---	13	58
Keith Ferguson	---	---	29	27	2	58
John Scully	9	48	---	---	---	57
Kent Kremer	---	---	29	26	1	56
Dan Dierdorf	9	46	---	---	---	55
Albert Lewis	---	---	27	27	1	55
Walt Downing	9	39	---	---	6	54
Leonard Smith	---	---	25	27	2	54
Mardye McDole	3	35	---	---	14	52
Wayne Smith	---	---	24	25	2	51
Gary Johnson	---	---	23	24	3	50
Roy Green	7	40	---	---	---	47
Tim Washington	---	---	16	22	7	45
Frank Pollard	5	39	---	---	---	44
Alfred Jenkins	10	33	---	---	---	43
Dennis Lick	7	36	---	---	---	43
John Goodman	---	---	20	21	1	42
Don McNeal	---	---	8	13	20	41
Rodney Holman	3	33	---	---	5	41
Dan Ross	5	18	---	---	17	40
Chris Williams	---	---	11	14	13	38
Shawn Miller	---	---	15	17	4	36
Sherman Smith	5	7	---	---	19	31
Ken Woodard	---	---	19	10	---	29
Eric Laakso	3	18	---	---	6	27
Brad Shearer	---	---	14	13	---	27
Jeff Davis	---	---	10	11	6	27
Tony Paige	4	16	---	---	5	25
Louis Bullard	1	15	---	---	6	22
Steve Folsom	0	6	---	---	16	22
Kervin Wyatt	---	---	5	4	11	20
Tony Collins	1	5	---	---	13	19
Rod McSwain	---	---	5	5	3	13
Tommie Ginn	4	2	---	---	5	11
Allan Kennedy	1	8	---	---	1	10
Ed Fisher	1	6	---	---	---	7
Benny Ricardo	0	0	---	---	7	7
Bucky Dilts	0	0	---	---	4	4
Scott Bull	0	0	---	---	2	2
Mark Malone	0	0	---	---	---	0
David Hughes	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	37	3.7
Middle	16	51	3.2
Right	5	41	8.2
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	3	3.0
Middle	8	-2	-0.3
Right	0	0	0.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tommy Kramer	33	23	6	0	2	4	2	0	2

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Montana	49	24	6	1	3	12	7	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	3	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	10	66	4.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	9	180	12.9
Long (19+ Yds)	4	3	66	16.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	22	3.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	9	95	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	8	130	8.1
Long (19+ Yds)	8	3	127	15.9

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR John Jefferson	11	6	1	61	1	28
TE Kellen Winslow	7	7	0	121	3	26
WR Jerry Butler	7	5	0	85	2	16
WR Stan Rome	2	2	0	25	0	11
RB Marcus Allen	2	1	0	11	0	22
RB Clarence Williams	1	1	0	3	0	9
RB Eddie Lee Ivery	1	0	0	0	0	14
FB Charles Alexander	1	1	0	9	0	16
TE Harry Holt	1	0	1	0	0	15

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Alfred Jenkins	11	5	1	45	1	33
WR Roy Green	11	7	1	159	3	40
WR Mike Friede	11	5	0	121	2	38
WR Mardye McDole	9	3	1	24	0	35
RB Frank Pollard	4	4	0	25	0	39
TE Steve Folsom	1	0	0	0	0	6
TE Rodney Holman	1	0	0	0	0	33
FB Tony Paige	1	0	0	0	0	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Marcus Allen	6	23	3.83	4.48
Clarence Williams	2	8	4.00	1.80

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Sherman Smith	2	-4	-2.00	1.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tommy Kramer	3	1	12	4.00	9.55

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joe Montana	4	2	18	4.50	7.63

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jerry Butler	2	1	12	6.00	12.14
WR John Jefferson	1	0	0	0.00	5.55

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Alfred Jenkins	1	0	0	0.00	4.09
WR Roy Green	1	1	11	11.00	14.45
RB Frank Pollard	1	1	7	7.00	6.25
WR Mardye McDole	1	0	0	0.00	2.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Marcus Allen	2	1

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tommy Kramer	13	10	9

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Montana	13	8	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

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

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Roy Green	5	3	3
WR Alfred Jenkins	3	1	1
WR Mike Friede	2	2	2
WR Mardye McDole	2	1	1
RB Frank Pollard	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 63,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,600 (21,400)
End Zone 13,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	63,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,600 (21,400)
End Zone	13,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)