Week 9, 1987

played in Chicago, IL

43 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	0	9	0	3	-	12
Chicago Bears	0	0	3	3	-	6

Scoring Summary
2Q: 14:09 ATL - Chris Bahr 28 field goal
2Q: 07:50 ATL - Chris Bahr 43 field goal
2Q: 04:10 ATL - Chris Bahr 44 field goal
3Q: 06:27 CHI - Pat Leahy 44 field goal
4Q: 13:04 CHI - Pat Leahy 30 field goal
4Q: 00:31 ATL - Chris Bahr 56 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 14:09 ATL - Chris Bahr 28 field goal
2Q: 07:50 ATL - Chris Bahr 43 field goal
2Q: 04:10 ATL - Chris Bahr 44 field goal
3Q: 06:27 CHI - Pat Leahy 44 field goal
4Q: 13:04 CHI - Pat Leahy 30 field goal
4Q: 00:31 ATL - Chris Bahr 56 field goal

Team Statistics ATL CHI
Record 5-4 2-6
First Downs 14 11
- by Rushing 4 4
- by Passing 7 7
- by Penalty 3 0
Total Net Yards 177 212
- Offensive Plays 64 62
- Yards per Play 2.77 3.42
Net Rushing Yards 96 52
- Rushing Attempts 27 19
- Yards per Rush 3.56 2.74
Net Passing Yards 81 160
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 18 - 0 40 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 121 180
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/40 3/20
- Yards per Pass Play 2.19 3.72
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/15 8/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.7 7.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/29 8/70
Punt Returns/Yards 1/13 3/18
Kick Returns/Yards 2/52 3/47
Interception Ret./Yards 1/13 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 28
Time of Possession 30:12 29:48

Team Statistics	ATL	CHI
Record	5-4	2-6
First Downs	14	11
- by Rushing	4	4
- by Passing	7	7
- by Penalty	3	0
Total Net Yards	177	212
- Offensive Plays	64	62
- Yards per Play	2.77	3.42
Net Rushing Yards	96	52
- Rushing Attempts	27	19
- Yards per Rush	3.56	2.74
Net Passing Yards	81	160
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 18 - 0	40 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	121	180
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/40	3/20
- Yards per Pass Play	2.19	3.72
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/15	8/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.7	7.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/29	8/70
Punt Returns/Yards	1/13	3/18
Kick Returns/Yards	2/52	3/47
Interception Ret./Yards	1/13	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 28
Time of Possession	30:12	29:48

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:18	OWN 20	3	-4	Punt
1	10:27	1:13	OWN 37	3	-13	Punt
1	5:45	6:42	OWN 20	15	69	Field Goal
2	12:19	4:34	OWN 25	9	49	Field Goal
2	6:28	2:25	OPP 36	3	9	Field Goal
2	1:44	1:24	OWN 45	5	8	Punt
3	6:22	1:53	OWN 27	3	7	Punt
3	3:17	1:15	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
3	0:51	0:26	OWN 35	3	-5	Fumble
4	12:56	2:46	OWN 41	6	12	Punt
4	8:23	2:22	OWN 44	3	8	Punt
4	4:20	3:56	OWN 10	9	51	Field Goal

Chicago Bears
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:42	3:15	OPP 49	6	19	Missed FG
1	9:14	3:29	OWN 25	8	34	Punt
2	14:03	1:44	OWN 20	3	-11	Punt
2	7:45	1:17	OWN 25	2	8	Interception
2	4:03	2:19	OWN 20	7	42	Missed FG
2	0:20	0:20	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	8:38	OWN 13	17	60	Field Goal
3	4:29	1:12	OWN 38	3	-3	Punt
3	2:02	1:11	OWN 34	3	-4	Punt
3	0:25	2:29	OPP 30	6	17	Field Goal
4	10:10	1:47	OWN 9	3	8	Punt
4	6:01	1:41	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
4	0:24	0:24	OWN 24	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Chris Bahr, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Robert Lavette	14	48	3.43	7	0
Jamie Mueller	12	47	3.92	12	1
Eric Lane	1	1	1.00	1	0

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Roger Craig	12	42	3.50	9
Steve Sewell	5	11	2.20	5
Steve Pelleur	2	-1	-0.50	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tommy Kramer	32	18	121	5/40	0	16	0	64.7

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Pelleur	40	25	180	3/20	0	26	1	62.5

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Zach Thomas	5	8	42	8.40	18	11
WR Glen Kozlowski	3	8	22	7.33	7	12
FB Tommie Agee	3	3	14	4.67	0	8
RB Jamie Mueller	2	2	8	4.00	0	6
TE Derek Tennell	2	3	11	5.50	0	7
RB Robert Lavette	1	1	-2	-2.00	0	-2
TE Thornton Chandler	1	1	10	10.00	1	10
WR Dwight Stone	1	3	16	16.00	0	16
WR Scott Schwedes	0	3	0	0.00	0	0

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Roger Craig	8	8	42	5.25	9	11
TE Hoby Brenner	4	7	29	7.25	2	12
WR Otis Grant	4	7	49	12.25	8	26
TE Dave Little	3	7	34	11.33	7	16
FB Buford McGee	2	2	-1	-0.50	0	0
WR Garry James	2	3	8	4.00	1	8
RB Steve Sewell	1	1	2	2.00	0	2
WR Mark Ingram	1	4	17	17.00	3	17
WR Stacy Robinson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Mel Owens	1	13	13.00	0

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Tommy Kramer	1	0	0	0
Michael Stewart	0	0	1	0

Chicago	Fumb	Recov	Force
Steve Pelleur	1	0	0
Mark Slater	0	1	0
Scott Case	0	1	0
Chuck Ehin	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Sean Landeta	7	296	42.3	34.0	49	1

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dave Finzer	6	297	49.5	40.7	65	1

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chris Bahr	4/4	3/3	1/1	56	0/0

Chicago	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Pat Leahy	2/4	1/3	0/1	44	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
William Judson	1	13	13.0	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tim Washington	3	18	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
William Judson	1	24	24.0	0
Jim Burroughs	1	28	28.0	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Roger Craig	2	34	17.0	0
Tim Washington	1	13	13.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Don Graham	7	1	1.0	12	25
S Antonio Gibson	7	3	0.0	17	35
S Michael Stewart	5	0	0.0	13	31
CB William Judson	4	1	0.0	12	34
OLB Terry Rennaker	4	0	0.0	7	18
ILB Hardy Nickerson	3	1	0.0	7	19
CB Allen Lyday	3	0	0.0	15	26
DE Lawrence Pillers	2	2	1.0	15	34
DE Steve Hamilton	2	1	0.0	14	25
DT Terry Unrien	2	1	0.0	13	21
DE Don Fielder	1	0	1.0	4	9
OLB Mel Owens	1	0	0.0	16	39
CB Jim Burroughs	1	0	0.0	14	31
OLB Alex Moyer	1	0	0.0	3	4
DE Reggie Rogers	1	0	0.0	5	18
S Terry Wright	1	0	0.0	9	19
DT Charlie Johnson	0	1	0.0	6	22

Chicago	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Stacey Toran	6	1	0.0	20	27
OLB Scott Burman	5	3	0.0	27	36
OLB Bryan Hinkle	5	0	0.0	20	25
S Tom Holmoe	4	1	0.0	12	30
DE Tony Degrate	3	1	2.0	19	23
DE Kenneth Sims	3	0	1.0	15	25
ILB Vaughan Johnson	3	3	0.0	16	16
CB Scott Case	3	0	0.0	21	28
OLB Ron Burton	3	0	0.0	4	9
DT Scott Merserau	3	0	0.0	18	23
OLB Stan David	2	0	1.0	16	25
S Robert Moore	2	1	0.0	14	12
CB Carl Carter	2	0	0.0	15	21
CB Mark Collins	2	0	0.0	16	24
DT Chuck Ehin	1	0	1.0	9	14
DE Don Smerek	1	1	0.0	12	8
S Mike Lush	1	1	0.0	11	15
RB Roger Craig	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Fred Small	1	0	0.0	10	7
CB Tim Washington	0	1	0.0	13	20

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Lawrence Pillers	1.0	1	0	34
DE Don Fielder	1.0	0	0	9
ILB Don Graham	1.0	0	0	25
OLB Gary Cobb	0.0	1	1	26
OLB Hugh Green	0.0	1	0	11
OLB Mel Owens	0.0	1	0	39

Chicago	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Tony Degrate	2.0	1	3	23
DE Kenneth Sims	1.0	2	0	25
DT Chuck Ehin	1.0	0	0	14
OLB Stan David	1.0	0	0	25
ILB Vaughan Johnson	0.0	1	1	16
OLB Ron Burton	0.0	1	0	9

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Antonio Gibson	5	2	0	35
ILB Don Graham	3	1	0	25
OLB Terry Rennaker	3	0	0	18
CB Allen Lyday	2	1	0	26
CB William Judson	2	0	0	34
DE Steve Hamilton	2	0	0	25
ILB Hardy Nickerson	2	0	0	19
S Michael Stewart	2	0	0	31
OLB Mel Owens	1	1	1	39
CB Jim Burroughs	1	1	0	31
OLB Alex Moyer	1	0	0	4
S Terry Wright	1	0	0	19
OLB Gary Cobb	0	1	0	26
OLB Hugh Green	0	1	0	11

Chicago	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Scott Case	3	2	28
OLB Bryan Hinkle	3	1	25
S Tom Holmoe	3	0	30
CB Mark Collins	2	2	24
S Stacey Toran	2	0	27
OLB Scott Burman	2	0	36
ILB Vaughan Johnson	1	1	16
CB Carl Carter	1	0	21
OLB Ron Burton	1	0	9
CB Tim Washington	0	1	20

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Derrel Gofourth	4	5	1	24	1	34
Curt Marsh	2	4	0	22	1	29
Jeff Criswell	1	3	0	24	3	37
Derek Tennell	1	2	0	16	0	27
Dan Alexander	0	3	0	25	0	34
Dean Steinkuhler	0	3	0	24	0	30
Tommie Agee	0	3	0	22	0	32
Sylvester Croom	0	2	0	10	0	14
Revie Sorey	0	1	0	3	0	7
Karl Baldischwiler	0	1	0	3	0	0

Chicago	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dale Hellestrae	2	4	0	18	2	42
Jim Mills	2	3	0	13	0	32
Doug Dawson	2	2	1	16	0	36
Will Grant	1	5	0	19	0	43
Art Plunkett	0	3	0	15	0	35
Mitch Frerotte	0	0	0	3	1	7

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Robert Lavette	1	25
Thornton Chandler	1	17
Tommie Agee	1	16
Glen Kozlowski	1	11
Terry Wright	1	7
Eric Lane	1	6

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
Robert Moore	1	16
Dave Little	1	14
Mitch Frerotte	1	10

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jeff Criswell	24	37	---	---	11	72
Tommie Agee	22	32	---	---	16	70
Derrel Gofourth	24	34	---	---	7	65
Dan Alexander	25	34	---	---	5	64
Tommy Kramer	27	37	---	---	---	64
Jim Burroughs	---	---	14	31	18	63
Mel Owens	---	---	16	39	5	60
Allen Lyday	---	---	15	26	18	59
Robert Lavette	14	19	---	---	25	58
William Judson	---	---	12	34	11	57
Antonio Gibson	---	---	17	35	5	57
Derek Tennell	16	27	---	---	12	55
Dean Steinkuhler	24	30	---	---	---	54
Lawrence Pillers	---	---	15	34	2	51
Curt Marsh	22	29	---	---	---	51
Zach Thomas	13	20	---	---	16	49
Gary Cobb	---	---	17	26	4	47
Glen Kozlowski	14	21	---	---	11	46
Michael Stewart	---	---	13	31	1	45
Steve Hamilton	---	---	14	25	5	44
Dwight Stone	14	17	---	---	12	43
Don Graham	---	---	12	25	4	41
Thornton Chandler	11	11	---	---	17	39
Terry Unrien	---	---	13	21	3	37
Scott Schwedes	16	19	---	---	---	35
Terry Wright	---	---	9	19	7	35
Charlie Johnson	---	---	6	22	6	34
Terry Rennaker	---	---	7	18	9	34
Reggie Sutton	---	---	8	23	3	34
Sylvester Croom	10	14	---	---	9	33
Hardy Nickerson	---	---	7	19	7	33
Jamie Mueller	12	18	---	---	---	30
Reggie Rogers	---	---	5	18	---	23
Revie Sorey	3	7	---	---	11	21
Don Fielder	---	---	4	9	8	21
Alex Moyer	---	---	3	4	12	19
Hugh Green	---	---	1	11	---	12
Sean Landeta	0	0	---	---	11	11
Eric Lane	3	1	---	---	6	10
Chris Bahr	0	0	---	---	9	9
Karl Baldischwiler	3	0	---	---	6	9
Ravin Caldwell	---	---	1	3	2	6
Ken Rose	---	---	0	0	5	5
Ed Luther	0	0	---	---	---	0
Sean Salisbury	0	0	---	---	---	0

Chicago	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Will Grant	19	43	---	---	10	72
Dale Hellestrae	18	42	---	---	10	70
Scott Burman	---	---	27	36	4	67
Tim Washington	---	---	13	20	31	64
Steve Pelleur	19	43	---	---	---	62
Art Plunkett	15	35	---	---	10	60
Dave Little	9	33	---	---	14	56
Hoby Brenner	13	25	---	---	15	53
Scott Case	---	---	21	28	4	53
Stacey Toran	---	---	20	27	6	53
Doug Dawson	16	36	---	---	---	52
Kenneth Sims	---	---	15	25	11	51
Otis Grant	11	26	---	---	14	51
Bryan Hinkle	---	---	20	25	4	49
Tony Degrate	---	---	19	23	4	46
Tom Holmoe	---	---	12	30	3	45
Jim Mills	13	32	---	---	---	45
Steve Sewell	6	21	---	---	18	45
Stan David	---	---	16	25	3	44
Scott Merserau	---	---	18	23	3	44
Mark Collins	---	---	16	24	2	42
Robert Moore	---	---	14	12	16	42
Roger Craig	13	23	---	---	5	41
Vaughan Johnson	---	---	16	16	9	41
Mark Slater	10	19	---	---	10	39
Buford McGee	6	21	---	---	12	39
Mike Lush	---	---	11	15	13	39
Carl Carter	---	---	15	21	2	38
Andra Franklin	8	13	---	---	13	34
Mark Ingram	10	23	---	---	---	33
Jim Skow	---	---	9	18	5	32
Garry James	10	20	---	---	---	30
Ron Burton	---	---	4	9	17	30
Chuck Ehin	---	---	9	14	3	26
Fred Small	---	---	10	7	7	24
Don Smerek	---	---	12	8	1	21
Mitch Frerotte	3	7	---	---	10	20
Stacy Robinson	2	3	---	---	13	18
Emile Harry	7	7	---	---	---	14
Dave Finzer	0	0	---	---	10	10
Pat Leahy	0	0	---	---	7	7
Reggie Singletary	1	1	---	---	---	2
Brian Noble	---	---	0	1	---	1
Tom Ramsey	0	0	---	---	---	0
Don Majkowski	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	32	4.6
Middle	17	39	2.3
Right	3	25	8.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	20	3.3
Middle	8	30	3.8
Right	4	3	0.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tommy Kramer	32	18	0	2	0	7	5	4	0

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Pelleur	40	25	1	1	1	8	4	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	23	3.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	9	65	4.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	3	33	6.6
Long (19+ Yds)	6	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	6	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	17	68	3.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	6	80	5.7
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	26	8.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Yards	PPlay
WR Zach Thomas	8	5	42	20
WR Glen Kozlowski	8	3	22	21
FB Tommie Agee	3	3	14	32
WR Scott Schwedes	3	0	0	19
WR Dwight Stone	3	1	16	17
TE Derek Tennell	3	2	11	27
RB Jamie Mueller	2	2	8	18
RB Robert Lavette	1	1	-2	19
TE Thornton Chandler	1	1	10	11

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Roger Craig	8	8	0	42	0	23
TE Hoby Brenner	7	4	1	29	0	25
WR Otis Grant	7	4	0	49	1	26
TE Dave Little	7	3	0	34	0	33
WR Mark Ingram	4	1	0	17	0	23
WR Garry James	3	2	0	8	0	20
FB Buford McGee	2	2	0	-1	0	21
WR Stacy Robinson	1	0	0	0	0	3
RB Steve Sewell	1	1	0	2	0	21

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tommy Kramer	3	1	4	1.33	3.78

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Pelleur	2	0	0	0.00	4.50

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Zach Thomas	1	0	0	0.00	5.25
WR Glen Kozlowski	1	0	0	0.00	2.75
TE Derek Tennell	1	1	4	4.00	3.67

Chicago	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Hoby Brenner	1	0	0	0.00	4.14
WR Mark Ingram	1	0	0	0.00	4.25

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Robert Lavette	4	1

Chicago	Rushes	Conversions
Roger Craig	5	2
Steve Sewell	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tommy Kramer	10	4	2

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Pelleur	10	6	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Zach Thomas	4	2	2
WR Glen Kozlowski	2	0	0
TE Derek Tennell	2	1	0
TE Thornton Chandler	1	1	0
WR Scott Schwedes	1	0	0

Chicago	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Hoby Brenner	3	3	2
WR Otis Grant	3	2	2
TE Dave Little	1	0	0
WR Stacy Robinson	1	0	0
WR Garry James	1	0	0
WR Mark Ingram	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 61,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,000 (21,400)
End Zone 13,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,300 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	61,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,000 (21,400)
End Zone	13,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,300 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,300 (3,300)