Week 13, 1987

played in Washington, DC

46 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	0	10	0	0	-	10
Washington Redskins	7	0	3	10	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:04 WAS - Gary Clark 8 pass from Bert Jones (Greg Davis extra point)
2Q: 14:54 ATL - Chris Bahr 19 field goal
2Q: 00:21 ATL - Scott Schwedes 9 pass from Sean Salisbury (Chris Bahr extra point)
3Q: 01:01 WAS - Greg Davis 42 field goal
4Q: 10:25 WAS - Greg Davis 51 field goal
4Q: 02:25 WAS - James Brooks 1 run (Greg Davis extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:04 WAS - Gary Clark 8 pass from Bert Jones (Greg Davis extra point)
2Q: 14:54 ATL - Chris Bahr 19 field goal
2Q: 00:21 ATL - Scott Schwedes 9 pass from Sean Salisbury (Chris Bahr extra point)
3Q: 01:01 WAS - Greg Davis 42 field goal
4Q: 10:25 WAS - Greg Davis 51 field goal
4Q: 02:25 WAS - James Brooks 1 run (Greg Davis extra point)

Team Statistics ATL WAS
Record 5-7 6-6
First Downs 15 20
- by Rushing 5 7
- by Passing 9 11
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 274 418
- Offensive Plays 62 68
- Yards per Play 4.42 6.15
Net Rushing Yards 125 176
- Rushing Attempts 20 25
- Yards per Rush 6.25 7.04
Net Passing Yards 149 242
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 41 - 23 - 2 41 - 27 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 162 255
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/13 2/13
- Yards per Pass Play 3.55 5.63
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/13 5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.2 8.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/79 6/55
Punt Returns/Yards 4/29 5/29
Kick Returns/Yards 4/118 2/25
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 25
Time of Possession 24:35 35:25

Team Statistics	ATL	WAS
Record	5-7	6-6
First Downs	15	20
- by Rushing	5	7
- by Passing	9	11
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	274	418
- Offensive Plays	62	68
- Yards per Play	4.42	6.15
Net Rushing Yards	125	176
- Rushing Attempts	20	25
- Yards per Rush	6.25	7.04
Net Passing Yards	149	242
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	41 - 23 - 2	41 - 27 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	162	255
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/13	2/13
- Yards per Pass Play	3.55	5.63
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/13	5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.2	8.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/79	6/55
Punt Returns/Yards	4/29	5/29
Kick Returns/Yards	4/118	2/25
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 25
Time of Possession	24:35	35:25

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:14	0:34	OWN 10	2	2	Interception
1	10:39	2:55	OWN 31	8	24	Punt
1	3:57	1:33	OWN 27	3	0	Punt
1	0:52	1:06	OPP 10	3	8	Field Goal
2	13:14	1:45	OWN 35	3	1	Punt
2	9:51	4:27	OWN 22	10	51	Missed FG
2	2:10	1:59	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
3	15:00	2:49	OWN 44	4	15	Punt
3	9:29	3:18	OWN 21	6	14	Punt
3	0:55	1:41	OWN 34	6	23	Punt
4	10:17	1:50	OWN 42	2	-7	Punt
4	6:55	1:14	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
4	2:17	0:53	OWN 43	4	28	Interception

Washington Redskins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:46	OWN 16	5	74	Fumble
1	11:40	1:01	OPP 13	3	-11	Missed FG
1	7:44	3:47	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
1	2:24	1:32	OWN 22	3	8	Punt
2	14:46	1:32	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
2	11:29	1:38	OWN 30	3	8	Punt
2	5:24	3:14	OWN 34	7	25	Punt
2	0:11	0:11	OWN 15	1	-1	Half
3	12:11	2:42	OWN 20	4	27	Punt
3	6:11	5:16	OWN 23	9	52	Field Goal
4	14:14	3:57	OWN 20	10	46	Field Goal
4	8:27	1:32	OWN 22	3	7	Punt
4	5:41	3:24	OWN 28	6	72	Touchdown
4	1:24	1:24	OWN 3	4	10	Game

Game MVP: Bert Jones, Washington Redskins

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Robert Lavette	13	46	3.54	14	1
Jamie Mueller	6	78	13.00	41	2
Dwight Stone	1	1	1.00	1	0

Washington	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
James Brooks	14	91	6.50	27	4	1
Walter Abercrombie	8	81	10.13	45	2	0
Bert Jones	3	4	1.33	6	0	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Sean Salisbury	41	23	162	1/13	1	16	2	53.1

Washington	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bert Jones	41	27	255	2/13	1	35	0	90.9

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Scott Schwedes	7	11	63	9.00	12	16	1
WR Dwight Stone	5	7	44	8.80	14	16	0
WR Zach Thomas	4	9	26	6.50	6	12	0
WR Glen Kozlowski	3	5	9	3.00	0	4	0
RB Robert Lavette	2	3	7	3.50	0	4	0
FB Tommie Agee	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
TE Derek Tennell	1	3	9	9.00	0	9	0
TE Thornton Chandler	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Jamie Mueller	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Washington	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Gary Clark	5	7	64	12.80	6	21	1
RB James Brooks	4	4	26	6.50	16	17	0
WR Mike Rozier	4	7	53	13.25	12	22	0
RB Walter Abercrombie	3	3	29	9.67	22	29	0
WR Mervyn Fernandez	3	5	19	6.33	3	10	0
TE John Tice	2	2	13	6.50	2	7	0
TE Anthony Jones	2	2	5	2.50	0	3	0
FB Maurice Carthon	2	4	10	5.00	1	7	0
WR Karl Farmer	1	4	1	1.00	0	1	0
WR Tracy Porter	1	3	35	35.00	0	35	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Washington	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Tom Pridemore	1	0	0.00	0
OLB Joe Kelly	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Michael Stewart	0	1	1	0

Washington	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Tracy Porter	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Sean Landeta	8	369	46.1	35.0	56	3

Washington	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Eddie Hare	6	227	37.8	29.7	50	2

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chris Bahr	1/2	0/1	0/0	19	1/1

Washington	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Greg Davis	2/3	2/3	1/1	51	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
William Judson	4	29	7.3	0

Washington	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
JC Watts	4	24	6.0	0
Karl Farmer	1	5	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
William Judson	3	88	29.3	0
Jim Burroughs	1	30	30.0	0

Washington	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Karl Farmer	2	25	12.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Antonio Gibson	8	1	0.0	19	30
ILB Don Graham	7	2	0.0	20	36
ILB Hardy Nickerson	6	0	0.0	13	12
CB Jim Burroughs	5	2	0.0	17	37
OLB Mel Owens	4	1	0.0	21	31
OLB Alex Moyer	3	0	1.0	3	11
OLB Gary Cobb	3	0	0.5	17	32
CB Sam Seale	3	0	0.0	14	18
CB Reggie Sutton	2	0	0.0	8	12
DE Lawrence Pillers	1	1	0.0	18	27
DT Charlie Johnson	1	1	0.0	14	26
CB Allen Lyday	1	1	0.0	16	29
DE Don Fielder	1	1	0.0	7	16
OLB Terry Rennaker	1	0	0.0	5	7
FB Tommie Agee	1	0	---	---	---
RB Jamie Mueller	1	0	---	---	---
DE Reggie Rogers	1	0	0.0	15	18
S Michael Stewart	1	0	0.0	17	31
S Terry Wright	1	0	0.0	8	20
DT Terry Unrien	0	1	0.5	11	17
CB William Judson	0	2	0.0	17	33

Washington	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Joe Kelly	5	4	0.0	15	29
ILB Byron Evans	5	3	0.0	15	27
CB JC Watts	5	1	0.0	16	34
OLB Randy Kirk	5	0	0.0	7	15
DT Keith Millard	3	1	0.5	16	32
S Joey Browner	3	4	0.0	11	32
CB Ernest Gibson	3	1	0.0	9	20
DT Tim Krumrie	3	0	0.0	12	30
OLB Sam Merriman	3	0	0.0	7	11
S Tom Hannon	2	1	0.0	10	13
S Charles Romes	2	1	0.0	11	35
DE Leslie O'Neal	1	2	0.5	19	29
DE Gerald Robinson	1	1	0.0	12	27
S Tom Pridemore	0	1	0.0	14	27

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Alex Moyer	1.0	0	0	11
OLB Gary Cobb	0.5	3	1	32
DT Terry Unrien	0.5	0	0	17
DT Charlie Johnson	0.0	1	0	26
OLB Hugh Green	0.0	1	0	5
OLB Mel Owens	0.0	1	0	31
DE Steve Hamilton	0.0	1	0	25
S Antonio Gibson	0.0	1	0	30

Washington	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Keith Millard	0.5	1	0	1	32
DE Leslie O'Neal	0.5	0	1	2	29
DE Kurt Ploeger	0.0	0	1	0	18

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Don Graham	5	0	36
CB Jim Burroughs	4	0	37
S Antonio Gibson	3	0	30
S Michael Stewart	2	1	31
OLB Mel Owens	2	0	31
CB Sam Seale	2	0	18
CB Reggie Sutton	2	0	12
S Terry Wright	1	1	20
OLB Gary Cobb	1	0	32
CB Allen Lyday	1	0	29
DE Don Fielder	1	0	16
OLB Alex Moyer	1	0	11
ILB Hardy Nickerson	1	0	12
DE Reggie Rogers	1	0	18
CB William Judson	0	1	33

Washington	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Joe Kelly	5	0	1	29
CB JC Watts	4	0	0	34
OLB Randy Kirk	4	0	0	15
S Joey Browner	2	2	0	32
S Tom Hannon	2	0	0	13
ILB Byron Evans	2	0	0	27
S Charles Romes	1	1	0	35
CB Ernest Gibson	1	1	0	20
OLB Sam Merriman	1	0	0	11
DT Keith Millard	1	0	0	32
S Tom Pridemore	0	0	1	27

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dan Alexander	3	5	16	0	36
Jeff Criswell	2	4	19	0	32
Derrel Gofourth	1	4	17	0	39
Sylvester Croom	1	3	9	0	19
Curt Marsh	1	1	18	0	32
Dean Steinkuhler	0	2	17	1	33
Thornton Chandler	0	1	12	0	12

Washington	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Mike Smith	4	5	18	0	35
Ken Reeves	2	4	25	1	43
Maurice Carthon	1	3	17	0	20
Keith Kartz	1	2	22	0	40
Mike Simmonds	1	2	18	0	32
Blake Moore	0	3	10	0	14
Howard Ballard	0	3	25	0	43
David Jordan	0	0	7	1	8

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Robert Lavette	2	26
Glen Kozlowski	1	14
Allen Lyday	1	13
Revie Sorey	1	10
Tommie Agee	1	7
Zach Thomas	1	3

Washington	Tackles	STPlays
Benny Perrin	2	15
Anthony Jones	2	14
John Tice	1	22
Karl Farmer	1	18
Maurice Carthon	1	16
Blake Moore	1	7

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jim Burroughs	---	---	17	37	14	68
Robert Lavette	14	25	---	---	26	65
Derrel Gofourth	17	39	---	---	8	64
William Judson	---	---	17	33	13	63
Sean Salisbury	20	42	---	---	---	62
Jeff Criswell	19	32	---	---	10	61
Don Graham	---	---	20	36	3	59
Mel Owens	---	---	21	31	6	58
Allen Lyday	---	---	16	29	13	58
Dan Alexander	16	36	---	---	4	56
Antonio Gibson	---	---	19	30	4	53
Gary Cobb	---	---	17	32	3	52
Scott Schwedes	14	37	---	---	---	51
Michael Stewart	---	---	17	31	3	51
Curt Marsh	18	32	---	---	---	50
Dean Steinkuhler	17	33	---	---	---	50
Glen Kozlowski	13	23	---	---	14	50
Lawrence Pillers	---	---	18	27	4	49
Dwight Stone	11	23	---	---	15	49
Charlie Johnson	---	---	14	26	2	42
Sam Seale	---	---	14	18	8	40
Steve Hamilton	---	---	10	25	5	40
Tommie Agee	12	19	---	---	7	38
Thornton Chandler	12	12	---	---	13	37
Jamie Mueller	8	25	---	---	4	37
Terry Wright	---	---	8	20	8	36
Derek Tennell	7	21	---	---	7	35
Sylvester Croom	9	19	---	---	6	34
Reggie Rogers	---	---	15	18	---	33
Terry Unrien	---	---	11	17	3	31
Don Fielder	---	---	7	16	7	30
Hardy Nickerson	---	---	13	12	5	30
Zach Thomas	7	19	---	---	3	29
Kellen Winslow	2	6	---	---	16	24
Revie Sorey	3	9	---	---	10	22
Reggie Sutton	---	---	8	12	2	22
Terry Rennaker	---	---	5	7	8	20
Alex Moyer	---	---	3	11	6	20
Karl Baldischwiler	1	10	---	---	7	18
Hugh Green	---	---	5	5	4	14
Sean Landeta	0	0	---	---	10	10
Ken Rose	---	---	0	0	6	6
Chris Bahr	0	0	---	---	5	5
Ravin Caldwell	---	---	0	0	5	5
Tommy Kramer	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ed Luther	0	0	---	---	---	0

Washington	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ken Reeves	25	43	---	---	9	77
Bert Jones	25	43	---	---	---	68
Howard Ballard	25	43	---	---	---	68
Keith Kartz	22	40	---	---	4	66
JC Watts	---	---	16	34	9	59
Walter Abercrombie	11	22	---	---	25	58
Keith Millard	---	---	16	32	10	58
Mike Simmonds	18	32	---	---	7	57
Charles Romes	---	---	11	35	10	56
Mike Rozier	19	36	---	---	---	55
Mike Smith	18	35	---	---	2	55
Gary Clark	20	33	---	---	---	53
Maurice Carthon	17	20	---	---	16	53
John Tice	14	16	---	---	22	52
Joey Browner	---	---	11	32	7	50
Leslie O'Neal	---	---	19	29	1	49
Joe Kelly	---	---	15	29	4	48
Byron Evans	---	---	15	27	4	46
Tim Krumrie	---	---	12	30	2	44
Benny Perrin	---	---	9	18	15	42
Gerald Robinson	---	---	12	27	3	42
Tom Pridemore	---	---	14	27	---	41
James Brooks	16	23	---	---	1	40
Anthony Jones	10	15	---	---	14	39
Wymon Henderson	---	---	16	23	---	39
Ernest Gibson	---	---	9	20	9	38
Randy Kirk	---	---	7	15	15	37
Mervyn Fernandez	7	29	---	---	---	36
Bruce Mesner	---	---	9	24	2	35
Blake Moore	10	14	---	---	7	31
Karl Farmer	3	7	---	---	18	28
Tom Hannon	---	---	10	13	3	26
Kurt Ploeger	---	---	6	18	2	26
Sam Merriman	---	---	7	11	7	25
David Jordan	7	8	---	---	9	24
Neal Olkewicz	---	---	5	15	3	23
Tracy Porter	7	14	---	---	2	23
Rich Erenberg	1	0	---	---	18	19
Mark Nichols	---	---	0	0	8	8
Andy Headen	---	---	1	3	4	8
Gregg Carr	---	---	0	0	8	8
Greg Davis	0	0	---	---	8	8
Eddie Hare	0	0	---	---	6	6
Cliff Stoudt	0	0	---	---	3	3
Greg Coleman	0	0	---	---	---	0
Hugh Millen	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	10	3.3
Middle	8	63	7.9
Right	9	52	5.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	103	12.9
Middle	15	75	5.0
Right	0	0	0.0
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Sean Salisbury	41	23	0	7	2	4	2	3	2

Washington	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bert Jones	41	27	4	1	2	3	8	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	4	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	17	96	4.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	5	62	4.4
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	14	2.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	15	111	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	5	74	6.2
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	56	11.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Scott Schwedes	11	7	0	63	37
WR Zach Thomas	9	4	0	26	19
WR Dwight Stone	7	5	0	44	23
WR Glen Kozlowski	5	3	0	9	23
RB Robert Lavette	3	2	0	7	25
TE Derek Tennell	3	1	1	9	21
TE Thornton Chandler	1	0	1	0	12
FB Tommie Agee	1	1	0	4	19
RB Jamie Mueller	1	0	0	0	25

Washington	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Gary Clark	7	5	0	64	1	33
WR Mike Rozier	7	4	0	53	1	36
WR Mervyn Fernandez	5	3	1	19	0	29
WR Karl Farmer	4	1	0	1	0	7
RB James Brooks	4	4	0	26	0	23
FB Maurice Carthon	4	2	1	10	0	20
WR Tracy Porter	3	1	0	35	1	14
RB Walter Abercrombie	3	3	0	29	1	22
TE John Tice	2	2	0	13	0	16
TE Anthony Jones	2	2	0	5	0	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Robert Lavette	2	8	4.00	3.54

Washington	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
James Brooks	2	2	1.00	6.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Sean Salisbury	4	3	26	6.50	3.95

Washington	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bert Jones	3	2	5	1.67	6.22

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Scott Schwedes	3	3	26	8.67	5.73
RB Jamie Mueller	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Washington	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Karl Farmer	1	0	0	0.00	0.25
RB Walter Abercrombie	1	1	-3	-3.00	9.67
WR Gary Clark	1	1	8	8.00	9.14

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Robert Lavette	5	2

Washington	Rushes	Conversions
Walter Abercrombie	2	1
Bert Jones	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Sean Salisbury	8	2	1

Washington	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bert Jones	11	7	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Zach Thomas	3	0	0
WR Dwight Stone	2	1	0
WR Glen Kozlowski	1	0	0
RB Jamie Mueller	1	0	0
WR Scott Schwedes	1	1	1

Washington	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tracy Porter	3	1	0
WR Gary Clark	3	2	1
RB James Brooks	1	1	1
RB Walter Abercrombie	1	1	1
TE Anthony Jones	1	1	0
WR Mike Rozier	1	1	1
FB Maurice Carthon	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 67,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,500 (21,400)
End Zone 14,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	67,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,500 (21,400)
End Zone	14,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)