Week 3, 1988

played in Atlanta, GA

52 degrees, fair, calm

St. Louis Cardinals101437-34
Atlanta Falcons3000-3

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:51 STL - Dale Dawson 30 field goal
1Q: 05:16 STL - Selwyn Brown 42 fumble return (Dale Dawson extra point)
1Q: 00:37 ATL - Steve De Line 45 field goal
2Q: 12:30 STL - Paul Butcher 24 interception return (Dale Dawson extra point)
2Q: 08:15 STL - Victor Scott 50 interception return (Dale Dawson extra point)
3Q: 07:37 STL - Dale Dawson 20 field goal
4Q: 07:30 STL - Junior Tautalatasi 6 run (Dale Dawson extra point)

Team StatisticsSTLATL
Record3-00-3
First Downs1513
- by Rushing71
- by Passing710
- by Penalty12
Total Net Yards307223
- Offensive Plays6768
- Yards per Play4.583.28
Net Rushing Yards13357
- Rushing Attempts3619
- Yards per Rush3.693.00
Net Passing Yards174166
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt31 - 18 - 148 - 16 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards174176
- Sacks/Yards Lost0/01/10
- Yards per Pass Play5.613.39
Fumbles/Lost0/01/1
3rd Down Conversions4/155/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down6.97.4
4th Down Conversions0/00/1
Penalties/Yards4/356/51
Punt Returns/Yards8/582/9
Kick Returns/Yards0/05/103
Interception Ret./Yards3/851/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits31
- Red Zone TDs/FGs1/20/0
Avg. Drive StartOWN 31OWN 23
Time of Possession36:2623:34

Drive Charts

St. Louis Cardinals
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
113:070:28OWN 2530Punt
111:254:39OWN 26861Field Goal
10:312:26OWN 20526Punt
210:361:39OWN 4332Punt
26:240:49OWN 2037Punt
23:270:39OWN 2225Interception
21:221:22OWN 24434Half
315:007:28OWN 201377Field Goal
36:232:37OWN 27620Punt
31:185:06OWN 19943Punt
410:171:34OWN 4638Punt
48:010:38OPP 828Touchdown
45:292:33OWN 3135Punt
41:401:40OWN 3031Game
Atlanta Falcons
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:001:53OWN 2936Punt
112:391:14OWN 3537Punt
16:461:40OWN 23319Fumble
15:064:35OWN 22750Field Goal
213:050:45OWN 132-5Interception
212:201:44OWN 202-4Punt
28:570:50OWN 17310Interception
28:071:43OWN 2837Punt
25:352:08OWN 381035Interception
22:481:26OPP 35718Missed FG
37:321:09OWN 29515Punt
33:462:28OWN 1616Punt
411:120:55OWN 2033Punt
48:430:42OWN 355Downs
47:231:54OWN 1835Punt
42:561:16OWN 8425Punt

Game MVP: Harris Barton, St. Louis Cardinals

Rushing Statistics

St. LouisAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Gil Fenerty17834.881220
DJ Dozier12352.92900
Junior Tautalatasi6162.67601
Jeff Hostetler1-1-1.00-100
AtlantaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Thurman Thomas10393.90900
Jamie Mueller9182.00600

Passing Statistics

St. LouisAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Jeff Hostetler31181740/0022160.4
AtlantaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Sean Salisbury47161761/10031319.5
Chris Chandler1000/000039.6

Receiving Statistics

St. LouisCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Roy Green395117.005220
WR Curtis Duncan343712.334170
FB Tony Paige22168.00090
WR J.J. Birden2273.50040
TE Robert Tyler2384.00050
FB Curtis Adams1244.00340
TE Mark Boyer1244.00040
WR Vance Johnson132020.0013200
WR Solomon Miller1177.00070
C Butch Rolle1255.00050
RB Gil Fenerty111515.005150
AtlantaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
RB Thurman Thomas57448.8020200
WR Dwight Stone4114210.503150
TE Ferrell Edmunds3113110.330110
WR Glen Kozlowski1688.00080
WR Scott Schwedes183131.0018310
WR Flip Johnson1277.00070
FB Ickey Woods111313.005130
TE Thornton Chandler0100.00000
TE Brian Kinchen0100.00000

Interception Statistics

St. LouisIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Albert Lewis11111.000
CB Victor Scott15050.001
OLB Paul Butcher12424.001
AtlantaIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Quintin Jones100.000

Fumble Statistics

St. LouisFumbRecovForceTD
Selwyn Brown0101
Greg Lloyd0010
AtlantaFumbRecovForceTD
Dwight Stone1000

Punting Statistics

St. LouisPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
John Kidd835244.040.4615
AtlantaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Sean Landeta942347.040.6714

Kicking Statistics

St. LouisFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Dale Dawson2/20/00/0304/4
AtlantaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Steve De Line1/21/10/0450/0

Punt Return Statistics

St. LouisRetYardsAvgTD
Gil Fenerty6477.80
Selwyn Brown2115.50
AtlantaRetYardsAvgTD
Glen Kozlowski155.00
Jarvis Williams144.00

Kick Return Statistics

St. LouisRetYardsAvgTD
AtlantaRetYardsAvgTD
Jamie Mueller36622.00
Glen Kozlowski23718.50

Defensive Statistics

St. LouisTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
CB Ernest Gibson500.01640
DE Keith Ferguson401.01744
ILB Fredd Young310.0616
OLB Greg Lloyd310.01743
S Cornell Gowdy300.01434
CB Jerry Gray230.01436
DT Kent Kremer210.01728
CB Albert Lewis200.0826
DE Ben Thomas200.01232
DT Dick Chapura200.0627
DE Tom Gibson200.0919
S Jim Bowman160.01742
DT Rollin Putzier120.01239
CB Selwyn Brown110.01033
OLB Ken Woodard100.0105
CB Victor Scott100.0736
FB Curtis Adams10---------
ILB Mark Brown010.020
AtlantaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Don Graham720.02923
OLB Brett Faryniarz600.02927
ILB Hardy Nickerson520.0178
S Terry Wright520.02422
DT Mickey Mestnik420.01618
OLB Ken Rose400.078
DE Curtis Maxie330.02321
CB Jarvis Williams320.03027
CB Reggie Sutton310.02522
S Rickey Dixon220.02825
CB Brian Marvin220.02628
OLB Alex Moyer210.02317
CB Quintin Jones210.02012
DE Don Fielder100.01310
WR Glen Kozlowski10---------
OLB Scott Burman100.075
DE Reggie Rogers100.0159
S Rich Johnson100.01213
DE Steve Hamilton010.02122
DT Deangelo Hall010.02013

Pass Rush Statistics

St. LouisSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Keith Ferguson1.011044
DE Ben Thomas0.013032
DT Rollin Putzier0.011039
DE Tom Gibson0.010019
ILB Vincent Brown0.001133
AtlantaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Curtis Maxie0.011021
DE Steve Hamilton0.001022
OLB Brett Faryniarz0.001027

Pass Defense Statistics

St. LouisCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Ernest Gibson53040
OLB Greg Lloyd22043
CB Albert Lewis21126
S Jim Bowman11042
S Cornell Gowdy11034
CB Selwyn Brown11033
OLB Ken Woodard1005
ILB Fredd Young10016
DE Ben Thomas10032
DT Dick Chapura10027
CB Victor Scott01136
CB Jerry Gray01036
OLB Paul Butcher0016
AtlantaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
OLB Ken Rose3008
S Terry Wright30022
OLB Brett Faryniarz30027
CB Reggie Sutton20022
DT Mickey Mestnik20018
ILB Don Graham11023
CB Quintin Jones10112
OLB Scott Burman1005
S Rickey Dixon10025
CB Brian Marvin10028
DE Don Fielder01010
OLB Ravin Caldwell01011

Blocking Statistics

St. LouisKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Harris Barton612336028
Ken Dallafior39029028
Tommie Ginn24026018
Tony Paige23126014
Luis Sharpe12028026
Dean Steinkuhler110705
Larry Williams02028023
Trevor Matich01010013
John Bruhin01015011
AtlantaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Jeff Criswell14018039
Don Panos14012033
Houston Hoover13018040
Brian Kinchen1107011
Ickey Woods11014031
Bill Monger03010038
Bob Olderman01013131
Gerald Bennett01014042
Wesly Whitehead01010022

Special Teams Tackles

St. LouisTacklesSTPlays
Vincent Brown318
Curtis Duncan224
Junior Tautalatasi119
Mark Brown18
AtlantaTacklesSTPlays
Jamie Mueller320
Ickey Woods320
Tom Warner119
Glen Kozlowski116

Participation

St. LouisRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Keith Ferguson------1744970
Victor Scott------7362669
Jim Bowman------17421069
Jeff Hostetler3631---------67
Harris Barton3628---------64
Vincent Brown------13331864
Greg Lloyd------1743262
Ken Dallafior2928------461
Ernest Gibson------1640359
Larry Williams2823------657
Kent Kremer------17281156
Curtis Duncan1318------2455
Luis Sharpe2826---------54
Rollin Putzier------1239253
Roy Green2823---------51
Jerry Gray------1436151
Mark Boyer2317------1050
Tony Paige2614------949
Cornell Gowdy------1434149
Selwyn Brown------1033649
Vance Johnson2421------247
Tommie Ginn2618------246
Ben Thomas------1232246
Gil Fenerty1815------942
Albert Lewis------826741
Robert Tyler1410------1741
John Bruhin1511------1036
Dick Chapura------627134
Trevor Matich1013------831
Tom Gibson------919230
Junior Tautalatasi63------1928
Paul Butcher------261927
DJ Dozier1213------227
Fredd Young------616224
Butch Rolle32------1924
J.J. Birden89------623
Curtis Adams47------1122
Ken Woodard------105217
Solomon Miller13------1115
Jim Lachey13------1014
Dean Steinkuhler75---------12
Mark Brown------20810
John Kidd00------1010
Dale Dawson00------99
David Archer00---------0
Steve Bono00---------0
AtlantaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Rickey Dixon------28251871
Jeff Criswell1839------1168
Sean Salisbury1848---------66
Jarvis Williams------3027865
Ickey Woods1431------2065
Brian Marvin------26281064
Houston Hoover1840------462
Glen Kozlowski1230------1658
Scott Schwedes1234------1258
Brett Faryniarz------2927157
Terry Wright------24221056
Gerald Bennett1442---------56
Bob Olderman1331------1054
Don Graham------2923254
Don Panos1233------954
Thurman Thomas1027------1552
Jamie Mueller922------2051
Steve Hamilton------2122649
Reggie Sutton------2522249
Ferrell Edmunds1336---------49
Bill Monger1038---------48
Ravin Caldwell------11112547
Curtis Maxie------2321145
Flip Johnson817------1944
Wesly Whitehead1022------1143
Alex Moyer------2317141
Dwight Stone832------141
Mickey Mestnik------1618135
Deangelo Hall------2013235
Don Fielder------13101134
Quintin Jones------2012133
Hardy Nickerson------178530
Rich Johnson------1213429
Reggie Rogers------159125
Thornton Chandler12------1922
Scott Burman------75820
Tom Warner00------1919
Brian Kinchen711---------18
Ken Rose------78116
Derek Tennell13------1115
Sean Landeta00------1111
Steve De Line00------44
Chris Chandler11---------2
Unknown00---------0
Unknown------00---0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left9343.8
Middle20804.0
Right6203.3
None1-1-1.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left5183.6
Middle5193.8
Right9202.2
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

St. LouisAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Jeff Hostetler31183233301
AtlantaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Sean Salisbury471623511513
Chris Chandler100000100

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen4271.8
Short (0-8 Yds)1812935.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)83526.5
Long (19+ Yds)112222.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen1144.0
Short (0-8 Yds)136644.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)2891083.9
Long (19+ Yds)6000.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

St. LouisTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Roy Green93151223
WR Curtis Duncan43037018
WR Vance Johnson31120121
TE Robert Tyler3208010
FB Tony Paige22016014
FB Curtis Adams211407
TE Mark Boyer2104017
C Butch Rolle210502
WR J.J. Birden220709
WR Solomon Miller110703
RB Gil Fenerty11015015
AtlantaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Dwight Stone114142032
TE Ferrell Edmunds113131036
WR Scott Schwedes81031134
RB Thurman Thomas75044127
WR Glen Kozlowski6118030
WR Flip Johnson2117017
TE Thornton Chandler100002
TE Brian Kinchen1010011
FB Ickey Woods11013031

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

St. LouisAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Gil Fenerty263.004.88
Junior Tautalatasi166.002.67
DJ Dozier1-2-2.002.92
AtlantaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

St. LouisAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Jeff Hostetler3141.335.61
AtlantaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Sean Salisbury31134.333.74

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

St. LouisTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Roy Green1000.005.67
TE Mark Boyer1000.002.00
WR J.J. Birden1144.003.50
AtlantaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Dwight Stone1000.003.82
TE Brian Kinchen1000.000.00
FB Ickey Woods111313.0013.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

St. LouisRushesConversions
Gil Fenerty31
Jeff Hostetler10
AtlantaRushesConversions
Jamie Mueller10
Thurman Thomas11

Third Down Passing Statistics

St. LouisAttCompConversions
Jeff Hostetler1173
AtlantaAttCompConversions
Sean Salisbury1474

Third Down Receiving Statistics

St. LouisTargCatchConversions
WR Roy Green311
WR Curtis Duncan211
WR J.J. Birden220
FB Tony Paige110
FB Curtis Adams110
TE Mark Boyer100
WR Vance Johnson111
AtlantaTargCatchConversions
WR Dwight Stone533
RB Thurman Thomas431
WR Glen Kozlowski200
TE Ferrell Edmunds210
WR Scott Schwedes100

SectionAttendance
Stadium67,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck16,700 (17,100)
End Zone12,100 (12,400)
Mezzanine6,900 (7,100)
Sideline Seats10,600 (10,900)
Club Seats14,700 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes6,600 (7,500)