Week 12, 1985

played in New England, MA

50 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	0	14	14	3	-	31
New England Patriots	0	14	7	7	-	28

Scoring Summary
2Q: 09:05 NED - Walter Payton 2 run (Bucky Wallace extra point)
2Q: 06:52 ATL - John Jefferson 60 pass from Tommy Kramer (Chris Bahr extra point)
2Q: 06:36 NED - Fred Bohannon 91 kickoff return (Bucky Wallace extra point)
2Q: 01:16 ATL - Kellen Winslow 1 pass from Tommy Kramer (Chris Bahr extra point)
3Q: 08:52 ATL - Anthony Hancock 7 pass from Tommy Kramer (Chris Bahr extra point)
3Q: 05:20 ATL - Marcus Allen 80 run (Chris Bahr extra point)
3Q: 01:12 NED - Walter Payton 3 run (Bucky Wallace extra point)
4Q: 10:26 ATL - Chris Bahr 24 field goal
4Q: 05:15 NED - Stanley Morgan 76 punt return (Bucky Wallace extra point)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 09:05 NED - Walter Payton 2 run (Bucky Wallace extra point)
2Q: 06:52 ATL - John Jefferson 60 pass from Tommy Kramer (Chris Bahr extra point)
2Q: 06:36 NED - Fred Bohannon 91 kickoff return (Bucky Wallace extra point)
2Q: 01:16 ATL - Kellen Winslow 1 pass from Tommy Kramer (Chris Bahr extra point)
3Q: 08:52 ATL - Anthony Hancock 7 pass from Tommy Kramer (Chris Bahr extra point)
3Q: 05:20 ATL - Marcus Allen 80 run (Chris Bahr extra point)
3Q: 01:12 NED - Walter Payton 3 run (Bucky Wallace extra point)
4Q: 10:26 ATL - Chris Bahr 24 field goal
4Q: 05:15 NED - Stanley Morgan 76 punt return (Bucky Wallace extra point)

Team Statistics ATL NED
Record 8-3 5-6
First Downs 27 16
- by Rushing 8 5
- by Passing 18 11
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 533 296
- Offensive Plays 69 48
- Yards per Play 7.72 6.17
Net Rushing Yards 219 76
- Rushing Attempts 36 25
- Yards per Rush 6.08 3.04
Net Passing Yards 314 220
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 24 - 1 23 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 314 220
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 9.52 9.57
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 9/14 3/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.0 4.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 8/60 5/32
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 3/90
Kick Returns/Yards 3/42 3/154
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 29
Time of Possession 34:35 25:25

Team Statistics	ATL	NED
Record	8-3	5-6
First Downs	27	16
- by Rushing	8	5
- by Passing	18	11
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	533	296
- Offensive Plays	69	48
- Yards per Play	7.72	6.17
Net Rushing Yards	219	76
- Rushing Attempts	36	25
- Yards per Rush	6.08	3.04
Net Passing Yards	314	220
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 24 - 1	23 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	314	220
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	9.52	9.57
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	9/14	3/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.0	4.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	8/60	5/32
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	3/90
Kick Returns/Yards	3/42	3/154
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 29
Time of Possession	34:35	25:25

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:41	0:36	OWN 25	2	5	Interception
1	10:10	3:32	OWN 4	6	25	Punt
1	3:16	4:05	OWN 39	6	25	Punt
2	8:58	2:22	OWN 20	5	80	Touchdown
2	6:23	5:15	OWN 15	13	85	Touchdown
2	0:16	0:16	OWN 42	2	10	Half
3	15:00	6:14	OWN 28	11	72	Touchdown
3	5:20	0:22	OWN 20	1	80	Touchdown
3	1:03	5:43	OWN 16	11	77	Field Goal
4	7:13	2:07	OWN 36	3	-2	Punt
4	5:06	4:03	OWN 20	8	37	Punt
4	0:15	0:15	OPP 29	1	-1	Game

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:19	OWN 8	3	9	Punt
1	12:05	1:55	OPP 45	3	5	Punt
1	6:38	3:22	OWN 42	6	26	Missed FG
2	14:11	5:13	OWN 16	9	84	Touchdown
2	1:08	0:52	OWN 38	4	27	Missed FG
3	8:46	3:26	OWN 20	6	18	Punt
3	4:58	3:55	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
4	10:20	3:07	OWN 48	4	23	Missed FG
4	1:03	0:48	OWN 20	4	9	Downs

Game MVP: Tommy Kramer, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Marcus Allen	27	187	6.93	80	6	1
Robert Lavette	6	24	4.00	9	0	0
Tommy Kramer	3	8	2.67	5	0	0

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Walter Payton	14	43	3.07	10	1	2
Tony Nathan	10	28	2.80	8	0	0
Stan Edwards	1	5	5.00	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tommy Kramer	33	24	314	0/0	3	60	1	120.0

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gary Kubiak	23	17	220	0/0	0	26	0	103.5

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR John Jefferson	5	7	110	22.00	69	60	1
TE Kellen Winslow	5	6	40	8.00	4	13	1
RB Marcus Allen	4	4	45	11.25	10	22	0
WR Mercury Duncan	3	4	33	11.00	5	21	0
WR Jerry Butler	3	5	37	12.33	14	14	0
WR Anthony Hancock	3	4	34	11.33	2	17	1
TE Harry Holt	1	3	15	15.00	0	15	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
FB Stan Edwards	5	6	50	10.00	24	21
WR Benny Malone	3	5	52	17.33	3	26
TE Walter White	3	3	36	12.00	13	13
WR Stanley Morgan	2	2	23	11.50	3	13
WR Lynn Swann	1	3	14	14.00	7	14
RB Walter Payton	1	1	12	12.00	0	12
RB Tony Nathan	1	1	10	10.00	4	10
WR Mike Wilson	1	1	23	23.00	10	23

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Mike Davis	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Dan Alexander	0	0	1	0
Russell Davis	0	0	1	0

New England	Fumb	Recov
Stanley Morgan	2	0
George Farmer	0	1
Jim Eliopulos	0	1

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Sean Landeta	4	148	37.0	18.0	43	1

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rick Engles	3	151	50.3	43.7	62	1

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chris Bahr	1/1	0/0	0/0	24	4/4

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bucky Wallace	0/3	0/3	0/1	0	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Stanley Morgan	3	90	30.0	1

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tim Fox	3	42	14.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Fred Bohannon	2	124	62.0	1
Lynn Swann	1	30	30.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Henry Monroe	7	0	0.0	12	15
OLB Mel Owens	6	0	0.0	13	16
DT Charlie Johnson	3	1	0.0	17	16
OLB Gary Cobb	3	1	0.0	18	6
CB Bobby Humphrey	3	0	0.0	11	15
S Deron Cherry	2	4	0.0	20	20
DE Lawrence Pillers	2	1	0.0	22	18
DT Joe Klecko	2	1	0.0	16	7
OLB Hugh Green	2	1	0.0	3	4
ILB Tim Golden	2	0	0.0	7	4
CB Dwight Hicks	1	2	0.0	21	18
CB William Judson	1	2	0.0	23	21
S Vern Roberson	1	1	0.0	15	12
ILB Dirt Winston	1	1	0.0	18	18
OLB Terry Rennaker	1	1	0.0	8	2
CB Sam Seale	1	1	0.0	3	17
CB Tim Fox	1	0	0.0	5	7
TE Harry Holt	1	0	---	---	---
DE Don Fielder	1	0	0.0	12	12

New England	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Shane Nelson	11	0	24	23
S Doug Greene	6	2	25	22
CB Rufus Bess	6	1	26	23
OLB Sam Hunt	5	4	23	21
CB Daryl Smith	4	1	21	26
OLB Gary Campbell	3	2	32	25
S Mike Davis	3	1	15	14
ILB John Anderson	3	1	21	22
OLB Greg Gaines	3	0	13	12
DT Ron Fernandes	2	1	13	14
DT Pete Koch	2	1	23	21
ILB Jerry Blanton	2	0	14	12
S Mark Murphy	1	1	26	23
S Fred Bohannon	1	1	7	5
DE Reggie White	1	1	26	22
DE Jim Young	1	0	23	18
CB Garcia Lane	1	0	12	10
CB Herman Edwards	0	2	29	24

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay

New England	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jim Young	2	0	18
OLB Gary Campbell	1	1	25
ILB John Anderson	1	0	22

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Henry Monroe	6	0	15
OLB Gary Cobb	2	1	6
OLB Hugh Green	2	0	4
CB Bobby Humphrey	1	2	15
CB Tim Fox	1	0	7
CB Dwight Hicks	1	0	18
OLB Terry Rennaker	1	0	2
S Deron Cherry	1	0	20
OLB Mel Owens	1	0	16
CB Sam Seale	1	0	17

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Sam Hunt	4	0	0	21
ILB Shane Nelson	4	0	0	23
CB Daryl Smith	3	1	0	26
S Doug Greene	3	0	0	22
CB Rufus Bess	3	0	0	23
S Mike Davis	2	0	1	14
OLB Greg Gaines	2	0	0	12
ILB Jerry Blanton	1	0	0	12
S Fred Bohannon	1	0	0	5
DT Pete Koch	1	0	0	21

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Curt Marsh	3	5	36	33
Dan Alexander	2	7	36	33
Hardy Dillon	2	4	35	27
Joe Bostic	2	2	13	7
Charles Alexander	1	4	23	21
Kellen Winslow	1	3	32	26
Dean Steinkuhler	1	3	26	25
Don Bailey	0	2	23	26
Harry Holt	0	2	20	17
Russell Davis	0	1	11	5

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Wade Griffin	2	2	18	17
Duval Love	1	8	18	17
Larry Tearry	1	4	21	18
Bob Rush	1	3	15	20
Revie Sorey	1	2	20	12
Don Maggs	1	2	19	20
Bill Story	1	1	14	11
Stan Edwards	0	2	17	17
Walter White	0	1	24	15

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Sam Seale	2	19
Russell Davis	1	13
Dan Alexander	1	5

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Johnny Perkins	2	16
Stan Edwards	1	11

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dan Alexander	36	33	---	---	5	74
Kellen Winslow	32	26	---	---	14	72
Tommy Kramer	36	33	---	---	---	69
Curt Marsh	36	33	---	---	---	69
Hardy Dillon	35	27	---	---	5	67
John Jefferson	29	27	---	---	11	67
Marcus Allen	29	24	---	---	---	53
Don Bailey	23	26	---	---	4	53
Dwight Hicks	---	---	21	18	13	52
Dean Steinkuhler	26	25	---	---	---	51
Deron Cherry	---	---	20	20	9	49
Charles Alexander	23	21	---	---	3	47
William Judson	---	---	23	21	2	46
Lawrence Pillers	---	---	22	18	3	43
Harry Holt	20	17	---	---	6	43
Dirt Winston	---	---	18	18	5	41
Jerry Butler	13	13	---	---	13	39
Sam Seale	---	---	3	17	19	39
Anthony Hancock	10	13	---	---	14	37
Charlie Johnson	---	---	17	16	2	35
Rulon Jones	---	---	16	16	2	34
Vern Roberson	---	---	15	12	4	31
Mel Owens	---	---	13	16	2	31
Derrel Gofourth	11	14	---	---	5	30
Russell Davis	11	5	---	---	13	29
Bobby Humphrey	---	---	11	15	3	29
Don Fielder	---	---	12	12	5	29
Henry Monroe	---	---	12	15	1	28
Pete Kugler	---	---	15	9	2	26
Joe Bostic	13	7	---	---	5	25
Gary Cobb	---	---	18	6	1	25
Joe Klecko	---	---	16	7	---	23
Terry Rennaker	---	---	8	2	12	22
Tim Fox	---	---	5	7	9	21
Robert Lavette	7	9	---	---	3	19
Arnold Morgado	0	0	---	---	18	18
Mercury Duncan	6	10	---	---	---	16
Hugh Green	---	---	3	4	7	14
Tim Golden	---	---	7	4	2	13
Chris Bahr	0	0	---	---	7	7
Carlos Bradley	---	---	0	0	5	5
Sean Landeta	0	0	---	---	5	5
Alex Moyer	---	---	0	0	3	3
Larry Swider	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ed Luther	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bradyn Pyle	0	0	---	---	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Gary Campbell	---	---	32	25	3	60
Mark Murphy	---	---	26	23	11	60
Herman Edwards	---	---	29	24	2	55
Sam Hunt	---	---	23	21	10	54
Dana McKenzie	17	19	---	---	18	54
John Anderson	---	---	21	22	11	54
Rufus Bess	---	---	26	23	5	54
Bruce Clark	---	---	23	26	1	50
Shane Nelson	---	---	24	23	2	49
Reggie White	---	---	26	22	1	49
Doug Greene	---	---	25	22	1	48
Gary Kubiak	25	23	---	---	---	48
Daryl Smith	---	---	21	26	1	48
Jim Young	---	---	23	18	4	45
Stan Edwards	17	17	---	---	11	45
Pete Koch	---	---	23	21	1	45
Walter White	24	15	---	---	4	43
Larry Tearry	21	18	---	---	4	43
Bob Rush	15	20	---	---	6	41
Duval Love	18	17	---	---	6	41
Don Maggs	19	20	---	---	---	39
Revie Sorey	20	12	---	---	6	38
Wade Griffin	18	17	---	---	2	37
Tony Nathan	11	6	---	---	17	34
Walter Payton	15	18	---	---	---	33
Garcia Lane	---	---	12	10	11	33
Ron Fernandes	---	---	13	14	4	31
Bill Story	14	11	---	---	6	31
Jerry Blanton	---	---	14	12	5	31
Mike Davis	---	---	15	14	1	30
Stanley Morgan	14	9	---	---	5	28
Greg Gaines	---	---	13	12	1	26
Lynn Swann	9	9	---	---	6	24
Benny Malone	10	12	---	---	1	23
Johnny Perkins	2	0	---	---	16	18
Sylvester Stamps	0	0	---	---	17	17
George Farmer	0	0	---	---	16	16
Mike Wilson	6	10	---	---	---	16
Fred Bohannon	---	---	7	5	4	16
Allan Leavitt	0	0	---	---	5	5
Phil Freeman	0	0	---	---	5	5
Larry Lawrence	0	0	---	---	3	3
Bucky Wallace	0	0	---	---	3	3
Rick Engles	0	0	---	---	3	3
Jim Eliopulos	---	---	0	0	3	3
Steve Bartkowski	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	38	3.8
Middle	14	128	9.1
Right	11	54	4.9
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	8	1.1
Middle	16	59	3.7
Right	2	9	4.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tommy Kramer	33	24	4	2	1	1	4	1	1

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gary Kubiak	23	17	3	1	1	3	0	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	66	16.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	84	6.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	10	143	11.9
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	21	5.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	13	6.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	6	66	11.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	8	115	12.8
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	26	5.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR John Jefferson	7	5	0	110	2	27
TE Kellen Winslow	6	5	0	40	0	26
WR Jerry Butler	5	3	0	37	0	13
WR Mercury Duncan	4	3	0	33	1	10
RB Marcus Allen	4	4	0	45	1	24
WR Anthony Hancock	4	3	0	34	0	13
TE Harry Holt	3	1	1	15	0	17

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
FB Stan Edwards	6	5	0	50	1	17
WR Benny Malone	5	3	0	52	1	12
WR Lynn Swann	3	1	1	14	0	9
TE Walter White	3	3	0	36	0	15
WR Stanley Morgan	2	2	0	23	0	9
RB Walter Payton	1	1	0	12	0	18
RB Tony Nathan	1	1	0	10	0	6
WR Mike Wilson	1	1	0	23	1	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Marcus Allen	1	-1	-1.00	6.93
Robert Lavette	1	0	0.00	4.00

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Walter Payton	2	5	2.50	3.07
Tony Nathan	2	0	0.00	2.80

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tommy Kramer	7	4	30	4.29	9.52

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gary Kubiak	1	1	18	18.00	9.57

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR John Jefferson	2	2	22	11.00	15.71
WR Jerry Butler	2	0	0	0.00	7.40
WR Mercury Duncan	1	0	0	0.00	8.25
TE Kellen Winslow	1	1	1	1.00	6.67
WR Anthony Hancock	1	1	7	7.00	8.50

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Stan Edwards	1	1	18	18.00	8.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Marcus Allen	2	1
Tommy Kramer	1	0
Robert Lavette	1	1

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Walter Payton	5	2
Tony Nathan	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tommy Kramer	10	8	7

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gary Kubiak	3	2	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mercury Duncan	4	3	2
WR John Jefferson	2	2	2
WR Jerry Butler	2	2	2
RB Marcus Allen	1	1	1
TE Harry Holt	1	0	0

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Benny Malone	1	1	0
WR Lynn Swann	1	0	0
TE Walter White	1	1	1

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

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