Week 6, 1986

played in St. Louis, MO

68 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	10	17	6	7	-	40
St. Louis Cardinals	0	3	7	8	-	18

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:19 ATL - Kellen Winslow 20 pass from Tommy Kramer (Chris Bahr extra point)
1Q: 02:29 ATL - Chris Bahr 36 field goal
2Q: 13:05 STL - Benny Ricardo 45 field goal
2Q: 11:04 ATL - Marcus Allen 60 run (Chris Bahr extra point)
2Q: 04:54 ATL - Marcus Allen 7 pass from Tommy Kramer (Chris Bahr extra point)
2Q: 00:10 ATL - Chris Bahr 42 field goal
3Q: 10:47 ATL - Chris Bahr 37 field goal
3Q: 06:47 STL - Frank Pollard 11 run (Benny Ricardo extra point)
3Q: 02:47 ATL - Chris Bahr 39 field goal
4Q: 11:24 STL - Frank Pollard 2 run (Joe Montana pass to Tony Paige for conversion)
4Q: 03:28 ATL - Kellen Winslow 4 pass from Tommy Kramer (Chris Bahr extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:19 ATL - Kellen Winslow 20 pass from Tommy Kramer (Chris Bahr extra point)
1Q: 02:29 ATL - Chris Bahr 36 field goal
2Q: 13:05 STL - Benny Ricardo 45 field goal
2Q: 11:04 ATL - Marcus Allen 60 run (Chris Bahr extra point)
2Q: 04:54 ATL - Marcus Allen 7 pass from Tommy Kramer (Chris Bahr extra point)
2Q: 00:10 ATL - Chris Bahr 42 field goal
3Q: 10:47 ATL - Chris Bahr 37 field goal
3Q: 06:47 STL - Frank Pollard 11 run (Benny Ricardo extra point)
3Q: 02:47 ATL - Chris Bahr 39 field goal
4Q: 11:24 STL - Frank Pollard 2 run (Joe Montana pass to Tony Paige for conversion)
4Q: 03:28 ATL - Kellen Winslow 4 pass from Tommy Kramer (Chris Bahr extra point)

Team Statistics ATL STL
Record 5-0 1-5
First Downs 19 23
- by Rushing 6 8
- by Passing 12 13
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 448 330
- Offensive Plays 61 67
- Yards per Play 7.34 4.93
Net Rushing Yards 207 80
- Rushing Attempts 32 19
- Yards per Rush 6.47 4.21
Net Passing Yards 241 250
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 23 - 0 47 - 28 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 245 256
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/4 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 8.31 5.21
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 3/2
3rd Down Conversions 5/13 2/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 4.9 10.0
4th Down Conversions 1/1 1/2
Penalties/Yards 6/44 4/34
Punt Returns/Yards 1/4 1/10
Kick Returns/Yards 3/75 7/89
Interception Ret./Yards 1/17 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/1
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 40 OWN 22
Time of Possession 32:05 27:55

Team Statistics	ATL	STL
Record	5-0	1-5
First Downs	19	23
- by Rushing	6	8
- by Passing	12	13
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	448	330
- Offensive Plays	61	67
- Yards per Play	7.34	4.93
Net Rushing Yards	207	80
- Rushing Attempts	32	19
- Yards per Rush	6.47	4.21
Net Passing Yards	241	250
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 23 - 0	47 - 28 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	245	256
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/4	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	8.31	5.21
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	3/2
3rd Down Conversions	5/13	2/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	4.9	10.0
4th Down Conversions	1/1	1/2
Penalties/Yards	6/44	4/34
Punt Returns/Yards	1/4	1/10
Kick Returns/Yards	3/75	7/89
Interception Ret./Yards	1/17	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/1
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 40	OWN 22
Time of Possession	32:05	27:55

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:40	2:37	OWN 13	5	87	Touchdown
1	6:17	3:54	OPP 44	7	25	Field Goal
2	12:59	2:12	OWN 20	4	80	Touchdown
2	7:11	2:05	OWN 26	3	6	Punt
2	4:54	0:06	OPP 7	1	7	Touchdown
2	3:23	0:09	OWN 29	1	8	Fumble
2	2:35	2:32	OWN 41	9	34	Field Goal
3	15:00	4:18	OWN 31	8	49	Field Goal
3	6:41	4:00	OWN 20	7	58	Field Goal
4	11:17	3:44	OWN 38	6	17	Punt
4	7:18	3:56	OPP 45	8	45	Touchdown
4	1:19	1:19	OPP 41	4	12	Game

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:20	OWN 15	7	27	Punt
1	9:03	2:46	OWN 16	5	28	Fumble
1	2:23	4:24	OWN 29	9	43	Field Goal
2	10:47	3:36	OWN 12	7	29	Punt
2	5:06	0:12	OWN 3	2	4	Fumble
2	4:48	1:25	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
2	3:14	0:39	OPP 37	3	3	Missed FG
3	10:42	4:01	OWN 28	7	72	Touchdown
3	2:41	6:24	OWN 20	13	80	Touchdown
4	7:33	0:15	OWN 24	2	0	Interception
4	3:22	2:03	OWN 16	10	25	Downs

Game MVP: Tommy Kramer, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Marcus Allen	22	186	8.45	60	4	1
Dalton Hilliard	7	21	3.00	6	0	0
Tommy Kramer	2	0	0.00	2	0	0
John Jefferson	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Frank Pollard	9	44	4.89	11	2	2
Derrick Harmon	9	34	3.78	10	1	0
Tony Paige	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tommy Kramer	28	23	245	1/4	3	42	0	138.8

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Montana	47	28	256	1/6	0	17	1	65.6

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Kellen Winslow	5	7	56	11.20	29	25	2
WR John Jefferson	4	5	36	9.00	6	21	0
RB Marcus Allen	4	4	75	18.75	44	42	1
TE Manute Bol	3	3	38	12.67	6	19	0
WR Clint Sampson	2	2	6	3.00	3	4	0
WR Hassan Jones	2	2	10	5.00	0	5	0
FB Charles Alexander	1	1	13	13.00	5	13	0
WR Zach Thomas	1	1	8	8.00	2	8	0
RB Dalton Hilliard	1	3	3	3.00	0	3	0

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Eugene Goodlow	8	18	68	8.50	24	15
TE Rodney Holman	6	6	38	6.33	3	11
WR Al Walker	5	6	52	10.40	12	16
WR Roy Green	5	7	50	10.00	7	15
RB Frank Pollard	2	3	25	12.50	7	16
WR Billy Ryckman	1	2	6	6.00	0	6
FB Tony Paige	1	3	17	17.00	12	17
TE Mark Boyer	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Bobby Humphrey	1	17	17.00	0

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Zach Thomas	1	0	1
Gary Cobb	0	1	0
Steve Potter	0	1	0
Mike Singletary	0	0	2

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force
Al Walker	1	0	0
Eugene Goodlow	1	0	0
Derrick Harmon	1	0	0
Wayne Smith	0	1	0
Paul Butcher	0	1	0
Tim Washington	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Sean Landeta	2	96	48.0	43.0	65	2

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bucky Dilts	3	124	41.3	40.0	46	1

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chris Bahr	4/4	1/1	0/0	42	4/4

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Benny Ricardo	1/2	1/2	0/1	45	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
John Jefferson	1	4	4.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Al Walker	1	10	10.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jerry Butler	3	75	25.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Al Walker	5	73	14.6	0
Billy Ryckman	2	16	8.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Mike Singletary	11	3	0.0	17	46
CB Bobby Humphrey	7	0	0.0	7	33
CB Dwight Hicks	5	1	0.0	16	36
S Darrol Ray	4	1	0.0	17	47
OLB Mel Owens	4	0	0.0	9	18
DT Joe Klecko	3	0	1.0	12	30
OLB Gary Cobb	2	1	0.0	14	44
CB Jim Burroughs	2	1	0.0	8	11
DE Rulon Jones	2	0	0.0	18	36
OLB Steve Potter	1	1	0.0	16	47
DE Lawrence Pillers	1	0	0.0	11	37
S Deron Cherry	1	0	0.0	2	1
CB William Judson	1	0	0.0	14	31
OLB Alex Moyer	1	0	0.0	4	2
DE Don Fielder	0	3	0.0	13	29
DT Charlie Johnson	0	1	0.0	12	35
CB Sam Seale	0	1	0.0	6	17

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Fredd Young	10	1	0.0	29	25
S Leonard Smith	6	1	0.0	23	22
DT Gary Johnson	4	2	1.0	15	15
OLB Jeff Davis	4	1	0.0	22	20
S Rod McSwain	3	3	0.0	24	21
DT Kent Kremer	3	0	0.0	26	16
DE Smiley Creswell	3	0	0.0	9	6
CB Jerry Gray	3	0	0.0	21	17
OLB Paul Butcher	3	0	0.0	9	8
OLB Ken Woodard	2	1	0.0	19	15
OLB Kervin Wyatt	2	0	0.0	10	5
S Chris Williams	2	0	0.0	10	10
CB Tim Washington	1	3	0.0	12	16
DT Eric Holle	1	2	0.0	21	23
DE Shawn Miller	1	2	0.0	18	20
CB Wayne Smith	1	1	0.0	10	19
WR Eugene Goodlow	1	0	---	---	---
CB Albert Lewis	0	4	0.0	27	19

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Joe Klecko	1.0	1	1	30
DE Lawrence Pillers	0.0	2	0	37
DE Rulon Jones	0.0	2	0	36
OLB Mel Owens	0.0	2	0	18

St. Louis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Gary Johnson	1.0	0	0	0	15
DE Keith Ferguson	0.0	1	1	2	23

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Mike Singletary	8	1	0	46
CB Bobby Humphrey	7	0	1	33
CB Dwight Hicks	5	1	0	36
S Darrol Ray	2	1	0	47
CB Jim Burroughs	2	0	0	11
OLB Gary Cobb	1	3	0	44
OLB Mel Owens	1	1	0	18
DE Rulon Jones	1	0	0	36
OLB Steve Potter	1	0	0	47

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Paul Butcher	4	0	8
ILB Fredd Young	3	1	25
S Leonard Smith	3	0	22
OLB Jeff Davis	2	1	20
OLB Ken Woodard	2	1	15
CB Tim Washington	2	0	16
CB Jerry Gray	2	0	17
DT Gary Johnson	1	0	15
CB Wayne Smith	1	0	19
OLB Kervin Wyatt	1	0	5
S Chris Williams	1	0	10
S Cornell Gowdy	1	0	10

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Derrel Gofourth	5	9	28	0	25
Dean Steinkuhler	5	9	23	0	21
Hardy Dillon	1	3	29	0	24
Dan Alexander	1	3	22	0	24
Curt Marsh	0	4	28	1	25
Karl Baldischwiler	0	1	14	0	13
Tom Baugh	0	1	16	0	13

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Larry McCarren	3	5	0	16	0	39
Luis Sharpe	3	5	0	17	0	40
John Scully	1	2	0	19	0	48
Don Laster	1	1	1	3	1	13
Leotis Harris	1	1	0	12	0	43
Kelvin Clark	1	1	0	2	0	8
Rodney Holman	1	1	0	10	0	27
Dennis Lick	0	2	0	16	0	35
Tony Paige	0	1	0	6	0	19

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Clint Sampson	3	20
Sam Seale	1	20
Dirt Winston	1	13
John Jefferson	1	12
Zach Thomas	1	9
Derrel Gofourth	1	6

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Wayne Smith	1	20
Derrick Harmon	1	18
Tim Washington	1	8
Junior Tautalatasi	1	7

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Darrol Ray	---	---	17	47	2	66
Mike Singletary	---	---	17	46	3	66
Steve Potter	---	---	16	47	2	65
Tommy Kramer	32	29	---	---	---	61
Hardy Dillon	29	24	---	---	6	59
Derrel Gofourth	28	25	---	---	6	59
Gary Cobb	---	---	14	44	---	58
Dwight Hicks	---	---	16	36	6	58
Rulon Jones	---	---	18	36	4	58
John Jefferson	22	22	---	---	12	56
Kellen Winslow	26	24	---	---	4	54
Curt Marsh	28	25	---	---	---	53
Dan Alexander	22	24	---	---	6	52
Lawrence Pillers	---	---	11	37	2	50
Charlie Johnson	---	---	12	35	2	49
William Judson	---	---	14	31	2	47
Don Fielder	---	---	13	29	4	46
Dean Steinkuhler	23	21	---	---	---	44
Marcus Allen	24	19	---	---	---	43
Sam Seale	---	---	6	17	20	43
Joe Klecko	---	---	12	30	---	42
Bobby Humphrey	---	---	7	33	1	41
Charles Alexander	22	14	---	---	4	40
Eric Lane	6	9	---	---	22	37
Tom Baugh	16	13	---	---	6	35
Jim Burroughs	---	---	8	11	15	34
Manute Bol	19	11	---	---	4	34
Gary Fair	---	---	10	23	---	33
Karl Baldischwiler	14	13	---	---	6	33
Mel Owens	---	---	9	18	2	29
Thornton Chandler	5	4	---	---	18	27
Clint Sampson	2	3	---	---	20	25
Jerry Butler	10	10	---	---	4	24
Zach Thomas	5	9	---	---	9	23
Hassan Jones	11	10	---	---	---	21
Dirt Winston	---	---	2	2	13	17
Dalton Hilliard	8	8	---	---	1	17
Glen Kozlowski	0	2	---	---	15	17
Alex Moyer	---	---	4	2	8	14
Chris Bahr	0	0	---	---	13	13
Robert Lavette	0	0	---	---	10	10
Terry Rennaker	---	---	1	3	5	9
Sean Landeta	0	0	---	---	6	6
Deron Cherry	---	---	2	1	1	4
Ed Luther	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bradyn Pyle	0	0	---	---	---	0

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Joe Montana	19	48	---	---	---	67
John Scully	19	48	---	---	---	67
Eugene Goodlow	16	44	---	---	---	60
Leotis Harris	12	43	---	---	4	59
Luis Sharpe	17	40	---	---	---	57
Fredd Young	---	---	29	25	3	57
Larry McCarren	16	39	---	---	1	56
Al Walker	12	29	---	---	14	55
Dennis Lick	16	35	---	---	---	51
Roy Green	13	35	---	---	2	50
Keith Ferguson	---	---	24	23	3	50
Wayne Smith	---	---	10	19	20	49
Rodney Holman	10	27	---	---	12	49
Albert Lewis	---	---	27	19	3	49
Leonard Smith	---	---	23	22	4	49
Eric Holle	---	---	21	23	4	48
Billy Ryckman	8	21	---	---	18	47
Kent Kremer	---	---	26	16	5	47
Rod McSwain	---	---	24	21	2	47
Jeff Davis	---	---	22	20	3	45
Jerry Gray	---	---	21	17	4	42
Tony Paige	6	19	---	---	16	41
Shawn Miller	---	---	18	20	2	40
Derrick Harmon	9	12	---	---	18	39
Frank Pollard	10	27	---	---	---	37
Ken Woodard	---	---	19	15	3	37
Mark Boyer	8	15	---	---	14	37
Tim Washington	---	---	12	16	8	36
Chris Williams	---	---	10	10	15	35
Zeke Mowatt	3	10	---	---	18	31
Gary Johnson	---	---	15	15	---	30
Paul Butcher	---	---	9	8	13	30
Kervin Wyatt	---	---	10	5	14	29
Ben Thomas	---	---	14	9	4	27
Cornell Gowdy	---	---	9	10	1	20
Tommie Ginn	3	9	---	---	5	17
Ken Dallafior	7	5	---	---	5	17
Don Laster	3	13	---	---	1	17
Smiley Creswell	---	---	9	6	2	17
Kelvin Clark	2	8	---	---	5	15
Junior Tautalatasi	0	0	---	---	7	7
Benny Ricardo	0	0	---	---	6	6
Bucky Dilts	0	0	---	---	3	3
Scott Bull	0	0	---	---	2	2
Vance Johnson	0	1	---	---	---	1
Mark Malone	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	86	8.6
Middle	5	11	2.2
Right	16	112	7.0
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	23	3.8
Middle	10	44	4.4
Right	3	13	4.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tommy Kramer	28	23	5	0	0	3	1	2	0

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Montana	47	28	0	2	2	7	7	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	6	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	16	147	7.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	3	73	14.6
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	19	19.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	35	5.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	15	104	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	9	117	7.8
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Kellen Winslow	7	5	56	2	24
WR John Jefferson	5	4	36	1	22
RB Marcus Allen	4	4	75	2	19
TE Manute Bol	3	3	38	0	11
RB Dalton Hilliard	3	1	3	0	8
WR Clint Sampson	2	2	6	0	3
WR Hassan Jones	2	2	10	0	10
FB Charles Alexander	1	1	13	0	14
WR Zach Thomas	1	1	8	0	9

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Eugene Goodlow	18	8	1	68	44
WR Roy Green	7	5	0	50	35
WR Al Walker	6	5	0	52	29
TE Rodney Holman	6	6	0	38	27
RB Frank Pollard	3	2	0	25	27
FB Tony Paige	3	1	0	17	19
WR Billy Ryckman	2	1	1	6	21
TE Mark Boyer	2	0	0	0	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Marcus Allen	3	8	2.67	8.45

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Frank Pollard	2	13	6.50	4.89
Derrick Harmon	1	1	1.00	3.78

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tommy Kramer	6	6	51	8.50	8.75

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joe Montana	3	2	16	5.33	5.45

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Kellen Winslow	2	2	24	12.00	8.00
RB Marcus Allen	1	1	7	7.00	18.75
TE Manute Bol	1	1	12	12.00	12.67
RB Dalton Hilliard	1	1	3	3.00	1.00
WR Hassan Jones	1	1	5	5.00	5.00

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Eugene Goodlow	2	1	7	3.50	3.78
WR Al Walker	1	1	9	9.00	8.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Marcus Allen	4	2

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Derrick Harmon	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tommy Kramer	8	8	3

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Montana	9	4	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Kellen Winslow	2	2	1
RB Marcus Allen	2	2	2
WR Clint Sampson	2	2	0
WR John Jefferson	1	1	0
WR Hassan Jones	1	1	0

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Eugene Goodlow	3	2	1
WR Al Walker	2	1	0
TE Mark Boyer	2	0	0
WR Roy Green	1	1	0
FB Tony Paige	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 61,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,900 (21,400)
End Zone 13,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,900 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	61,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,900 (21,400)
End Zone	13,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,900 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)