Week 5, 1988

played in Atlanta, GA

72 degrees, fair, calm

Washington Redskins	3	7	3	14	-	27
Atlanta Falcons	7	0	10	3	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:58 WAS - Greg Davis 27 field goal
1Q: 00:16 ATL - Flip Johnson 3 pass from Jeff Kemp (Steve De Line extra point)
2Q: 01:34 WAS - Mike Rozier 4 pass from Bert Jones (Greg Davis extra point)
3Q: 06:58 WAS - Greg Davis 35 field goal
3Q: 02:17 ATL - Steve De Line 48 field goal
3Q: 00:54 ATL - Jamie Mueller 2 run (Steve De Line extra point)
4Q: 13:10 WAS - Mervyn Fernandez 38 pass from Bert Jones (Greg Davis extra point)
4Q: 09:08 WAS - Mike Rozier 3 pass from Bert Jones (Greg Davis extra point)
4Q: 06:08 ATL - Steve De Line 18 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:58 WAS - Greg Davis 27 field goal
1Q: 00:16 ATL - Flip Johnson 3 pass from Jeff Kemp (Steve De Line extra point)
2Q: 01:34 WAS - Mike Rozier 4 pass from Bert Jones (Greg Davis extra point)
3Q: 06:58 WAS - Greg Davis 35 field goal
3Q: 02:17 ATL - Steve De Line 48 field goal
3Q: 00:54 ATL - Jamie Mueller 2 run (Steve De Line extra point)
4Q: 13:10 WAS - Mervyn Fernandez 38 pass from Bert Jones (Greg Davis extra point)
4Q: 09:08 WAS - Mike Rozier 3 pass from Bert Jones (Greg Davis extra point)
4Q: 06:08 ATL - Steve De Line 18 field goal

Team Statistics WAS ATL
Record 2-3 0-5
First Downs 21 26
- by Rushing 4 7
- by Passing 14 17
- by Penalty 3 2
Total Net Yards 399 370
- Offensive Plays 55 76
- Yards per Play 7.25 4.87
Net Rushing Yards 87 120
- Rushing Attempts 24 29
- Yards per Rush 3.63 4.14
Net Passing Yards 312 250
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 21 - 0 44 - 25 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 317 268
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 3/18
- Yards per Pass Play 10.06 5.32
Fumbles/Lost 3/2 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/11 7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.3 5.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 2/3
Penalties/Yards 5/28 6/26
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 1/5
Kick Returns/Yards 3/46 4/90
Interception Ret./Yards 2/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 34
Time of Possession 27:06 32:54

Team Statistics	WAS	ATL
Record	2-3	0-5
First Downs	21	26
- by Rushing	4	7
- by Passing	14	17
- by Penalty	3	2
Total Net Yards	399	370
- Offensive Plays	55	76
- Yards per Play	7.25	4.87
Net Rushing Yards	87	120
- Rushing Attempts	24	29
- Yards per Rush	3.63	4.14
Net Passing Yards	312	250
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 21 - 0	44 - 25 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	317	268
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	3/18
- Yards per Pass Play	10.06	5.32
Fumbles/Lost	3/2	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/11	7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.3	5.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	2/3
Penalties/Yards	5/28	6/26
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	1/5
Kick Returns/Yards	3/46	4/90
Interception Ret./Yards	2/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 34
Time of Possession	27:06	32:54

Drive Charts

Washington Redskins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:06	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
1	10:24	3:33	OWN 32	7	58	Field Goal
1	0:07	3:16	OWN 20	6	21	Punt
2	8:20	2:30	OWN 19	6	14	Punt
2	4:04	2:37	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
3	10:41	3:51	OWN 16	7	66	Field Goal
3	2:10	0:37	OWN 26	1	7	Fumble
3	0:47	2:52	OWN 27	6	73	Touchdown
4	10:30	1:30	OPP 35	5	35	Touchdown
4	8:21	0:10	OWN 44	1	3	Fumble
4	6:01	3:44	OWN 20	7	36	Punt

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:54	2:30	OWN 35	5	33	Downs
1	6:51	6:44	OWN 33	11	67	Touchdown
2	11:51	3:31	OWN 13	6	22	Punt
2	5:50	1:46	OWN 36	4	20	Punt
2	1:27	1:27	OWN 31	5	21	Punt
3	15:00	4:19	OWN 20	8	64	Fumble
3	6:50	4:40	OWN 26	8	43	Field Goal
3	1:33	0:46	OPP 5	3	5	Touchdown
4	12:55	2:25	OWN 20	5	11	Interception
4	9:00	0:39	OWN 38	1	0	Interception
4	8:11	2:10	OPP 35	8	34	Field Goal
4	2:17	2:17	OWN 5	12	50	Game

Game MVP: Bert Jones, Washington Redskins

Rushing Statistics

Washington	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Walter Abercrombie	13	47	3.62	16	2	0
James Brooks	11	40	3.64	9	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Thurman Thomas	15	77	5.13	14	3	0
Jamie Mueller	13	36	2.77	9	0	1
Jeff Kemp	1	7	7.00	7	0	0

Passing Statistics

Washington	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bert Jones	30	21	317	1/5	3	38	0	137.8

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jeff Kemp	44	25	268	3/18	1	25	2	63.4

Receiving Statistics

Washington	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Mervyn Fernandez	6	9	103	17.17	19	38	1
WR Mike Rozier	4	8	33	8.25	16	21	2
RB James Brooks	3	3	19	6.33	1	9	0
WR Gary Clark	3	4	63	21.00	0	32	0
RB Walter Abercrombie	2	2	43	21.50	38	33	0
WR Tracy Porter	1	1	27	27.00	0	27	0
TE John Tice	1	2	23	23.00	6	23	0
TE Anthony Jones	1	1	6	6.00	4	6	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Kelvin Edwards	7	10	100	14.29	25	25	0
WR Scott Schwedes	4	7	49	12.25	10	20	0
RB Thurman Thomas	4	4	28	7.00	2	9	0
WR Flip Johnson	3	6	29	9.67	3	19	1
FB Ickey Woods	3	3	16	5.33	7	8	0
WR Glen Kozlowski	2	6	17	8.50	1	10	0
TE Ferrell Edmunds	2	5	29	14.50	9	22	0
TE Derek Tennell	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Washington	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Joey Browner	1	0	0.00	0
CB JC Watts	1	0	0.00	0

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Washington	Fumb	Recov	Force
James Brooks	2	0	0
Walter Abercrombie	1	0	0
Tim Krumrie	0	1	0
Gary Clark	0	1	0
Terry Rennaker	0	0	1
Bill Elliot	0	0	1

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Glen Kozlowski	1	1	0
Jeff Kemp	1	0	0
Reggie Sutton	0	1	0
Rich Johnson	0	1	0
Steve Hamilton	0	0	2
Rickey Dixon	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Washington	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Eddie Hare	4	163	40.8	39.5	50	2

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Sean Landeta	3	138	46.0	32.7	48	1

Kicking Statistics

Washington	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Greg Davis	2/2	0/0	0/0	35	3/3

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Steve De Line	2/2	1/1	0/0	48	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Washington	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jarvis Williams	1	5	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Washington	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tom Hannon	2	27	13.5	0
Willard Reeves	1	19	19.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Glen Kozlowski	4	90	22.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Washington	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Byron Evans	9	2	0.0	25	35
CB Dwayne Harper	7	1	0.0	18	35
DE Leslie O'Neal	5	0	2.0	20	41
OLB Randy Kirk	4	4	0.0	19	21
DE Neil Smith	4	1	0.0	16	15
S Joey Browner	3	4	0.0	25	44
DE Bruce Mesner	3	1	0.0	19	28
OLB Sam Merriman	3	0	0.0	8	14
CB JC Watts	3	0	0.0	24	41
CB Wymon Henderson	3	0	0.0	20	38
OLB Terry Rennaker	2	0	1.0	3	3
DT Keith Millard	2	2	0.0	20	32
S Benny Perrin	2	0	0.0	16	37
OLB Joe Kelly	2	0	0.0	13	24
S Tom Hannon	1	1	0.0	15	18
S Tom Pridemore	1	1	0.0	14	25
RB James Brooks	1	0	---	---	---
DT Tim Krumrie	1	0	0.0	23	39
WR Gary Clark	1	0	---	---	---
DE Gerald Robinson	0	1	0.0	17	16

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Rickey Dixon	6	0	0.0	20	26
ILB Don Graham	4	2	0.0	16	24
CB Quintin Jones	4	1	0.0	18	22
DT Mickey Mestnik	3	1	0.5	12	15
CB Jarvis Williams	3	2	0.0	20	25
ILB Hardy Nickerson	3	1	0.0	11	10
DE Reggie Rogers	3	1	0.0	8	15
S Rich Johnson	3	0	0.0	6	11
DT Deangelo Hall	2	2	0.0	13	16
OLB Alex Moyer	2	1	0.0	16	18
DE Steve Hamilton	2	0	0.0	16	16
OLB Scott Burman	2	0	0.0	6	8
S Terry Wright	1	3	0.0	14	19
CB Reggie Sutton	1	1	0.0	18	25
OLB Ken Rose	1	0	0.0	8	7
OLB Brett Faryniarz	1	0	0.0	19	24
WR Flip Johnson	1	0	---	---	---
FB Ickey Woods	1	0	---	---	---
CB Brian Marvin	1	0	0.0	15	21
DE Don Fielder	0	1	0.5	4	13
DE Curtis Maxie	0	1	0.0	20	18

Pass Rush Statistics

Washington	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Leslie O'Neal	2.0	1	1	3	41
OLB Terry Rennaker	1.0	0	0	0	3
DE Gerald Robinson	0.0	1	1	0	16
DT Keith Millard	0.0	0	1	1	32
DT Tim Krumrie	0.0	0	1	0	39
DE Bruce Mesner	0.0	0	1	0	28

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Don Fielder	0.5	1	0	13
DT Mickey Mestnik	0.5	0	0	15
DE Steve Hamilton	0.0	1	0	16
OLB Brett Faryniarz	0.0	0	1	24

Pass Defense Statistics

Washington	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Dwayne Harper	7	1	0	35
ILB Byron Evans	4	0	0	35
CB JC Watts	3	3	1	41
S Benny Perrin	2	1	0	37
CB Wymon Henderson	2	1	0	38
OLB Joe Kelly	2	0	0	24
S Joey Browner	1	0	1	44
S Tom Pridemore	1	0	0	25
OLB Randy Kirk	1	0	0	21
DE Bruce Mesner	1	0	0	28
DE Neil Smith	1	0	0	15

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Rickey Dixon	5	0	26
CB Quintin Jones	4	1	22
ILB Don Graham	2	0	24
S Terry Wright	2	0	19
CB Jarvis Williams	2	0	25
S Rich Johnson	2	0	11
OLB Scott Burman	1	0	8
ILB Hardy Nickerson	1	0	10
OLB Ken Rose	1	0	7
CB Brian Marvin	1	0	21
OLB Alex Moyer	0	1	18
DT Deangelo Hall	0	1	16

Blocking Statistics

Washington	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Keith Kartz	3	8	1	22	0	28
David Jordan	3	6	0	22	0	28
Maurice Carthon	1	2	1	9	0	9
Mike Smith	0	4	0	20	1	26
Howard Ballard	0	2	0	21	0	27
Blake Moore	0	1	0	2	0	3
Leonard Mitchell	0	1	0	7	0	8

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jeff Criswell	3	5	27	0	40
Wesly Whitehead	2	2	10	1	20
Bob Olderman	1	5	29	1	47
Houston Hoover	1	5	29	0	47
Bill Monger	1	4	21	0	34
Gerald Bennett	1	3	14	0	36
Dermontti Dawson	1	1	15	0	11
Ickey Woods	0	2	14	1	29
Ferrell Edmunds	0	1	20	0	28

Special Teams Tackles

Washington	Tackles	STPlays
Dwayne Harper	2	19
Maurice Carthon	1	15
Bill Elliot	1	15
Blake Moore	1	6

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Jamie Mueller	1	15
Terry Wright	1	14
Reggie Sutton	1	13

Participation

Washington	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dwayne Harper	---	---	18	35	19	72
Joey Browner	---	---	25	44	2	71
JC Watts	---	---	24	41	5	70
Tim Krumrie	---	---	23	39	3	65
Leslie O'Neal	---	---	20	41	4	65
Benny Perrin	---	---	16	37	11	64
Byron Evans	---	---	25	35	3	63
Wymon Henderson	---	---	20	38	2	60
David Jordan	22	28	---	---	6	56
Bert Jones	24	31	---	---	---	55
Keith Kartz	22	28	---	---	5	55
Keith Millard	---	---	20	32	2	54
Ken Reeves	20	27	---	---	6	53
Bruce Mesner	---	---	19	28	2	49
Howard Ballard	21	27	---	---	---	48
James Brooks	11	17	---	---	18	46
Mike Smith	20	26	---	---	---	46
Tom Hannon	---	---	15	18	11	44
Randy Kirk	---	---	19	21	3	43
Gary Clark	20	22	---	---	---	42
Tom Pridemore	---	---	14	25	1	40
Mike Rozier	14	26	---	---	---	40
John Tice	17	16	---	---	6	39
Joe Kelly	---	---	13	24	2	39
Gerald Robinson	---	---	17	16	4	37
Tracy Porter	9	12	---	---	14	35
Mervyn Fernandez	12	22	---	---	---	34
Maurice Carthon	9	9	---	---	15	33
Neil Smith	---	---	16	15	---	31
Sam Merriman	---	---	8	14	7	29
Anthony Jones	9	5	---	---	15	29
Bill Elliot	5	8	---	---	15	28
Neal Olkewicz	---	---	4	11	11	26
Walter Abercrombie	13	12	---	---	---	25
Billy Ard	6	8	---	---	6	20
Rich Erenberg	1	6	---	---	13	20
Leonard Mitchell	7	8	---	---	---	15
Blake Moore	2	3	---	---	6	11
Terry Rennaker	---	---	3	3	5	11
Greg Davis	0	0	---	---	8	8
Willard Reeves	0	0	---	---	5	5
Eddie Hare	0	0	---	---	4	4
Tommy Kramer	0	0	---	---	2	2
Tim Harris	---	---	0	0	1	1
Hugh Millen	0	0	---	---	---	0
Gordie Lockbaun	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bob Olderman	29	47	---	---	5	81
Houston Hoover	29	47	---	---	3	79
Jeff Kemp	29	47	---	---	---	76
Jeff Criswell	27	40	---	---	2	69
Kelvin Edwards	20	33	---	---	14	67
Ickey Woods	14	29	---	---	16	59
Reggie Sutton	---	---	18	25	13	56
Rickey Dixon	---	---	20	26	9	55
Bill Monger	21	34	---	---	---	55
Thurman Thomas	16	30	---	---	8	54
Glen Kozlowski	14	22	---	---	16	52
Scott Schwedes	20	31	---	---	1	52
Gerald Bennett	14	36	---	---	1	51
Jarvis Williams	---	---	20	25	5	50
Jamie Mueller	13	20	---	---	15	48
Ferrell Edmunds	20	28	---	---	---	48
Terry Wright	---	---	14	19	14	47
Brett Faryniarz	---	---	19	24	2	45
Don Graham	---	---	16	24	2	42
Quintin Jones	---	---	18	22	2	42
Flip Johnson	11	17	---	---	12	40
Curtis Maxie	---	---	20	18	2	40
Brian Marvin	---	---	15	21	2	38
Steve Hamilton	---	---	16	16	3	35
Alex Moyer	---	---	16	18	1	35
Wesly Whitehead	10	20	---	---	5	35
Ravin Caldwell	---	---	4	8	19	31
Dermontti Dawson	15	11	---	---	5	31
Deangelo Hall	---	---	13	16	1	30
Mickey Mestnik	---	---	12	15	2	29
Brian Kinchen	12	17	---	---	---	29
Thornton Chandler	4	5	---	---	16	25
Hardy Nickerson	---	---	11	10	3	24
Don Fielder	---	---	4	13	6	23
Reggie Rogers	---	---	8	15	---	23
Scott Burman	---	---	6	8	6	20
Rich Johnson	---	---	6	11	1	18
Ken Rose	---	---	8	7	1	16
Derek Tennell	1	3	---	---	9	13
Brock Turk	0	0	---	---	8	8
Steve De Line	0	0	---	---	7	7
Sean Landeta	0	0	---	---	5	5
Sean Salisbury	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	40	10.0
Middle	17	31	1.8
Right	3	16	5.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	42	6.0
Middle	9	31	3.4
Right	13	47	3.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Washington	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bert Jones	30	21	8	1	2	3	1	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jeff Kemp	44	25	4	0	2	6	5	4	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	57	9.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	8	47	3.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	3	59	14.8
Long (19+ Yds)	8	5	154	19.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	18	4.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	12	91	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	7	112	9.3
Long (19+ Yds)	8	2	47	5.9

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Washington	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mervyn Fernandez	9	6	1	103	2	22
WR Mike Rozier	8	4	1	33	1	26
WR Gary Clark	4	3	0	63	2	22
RB James Brooks	3	3	0	19	0	17
RB Walter Abercrombie	2	2	0	43	1	12
TE John Tice	2	1	0	23	1	16
WR Tracy Porter	1	1	0	27	1	12
TE Anthony Jones	1	1	0	6	0	5

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kelvin Edwards	10	7	0	100	2	33
WR Scott Schwedes	7	4	1	49	1	31
WR Glen Kozlowski	6	2	0	17	0	22
WR Flip Johnson	6	3	1	29	0	17
TE Ferrell Edmunds	5	2	0	29	1	28
RB Thurman Thomas	4	4	0	28	0	30
FB Ickey Woods	3	3	0	16	0	29
TE Derek Tennell	1	0	0	0	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Washington	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
James Brooks	1	-1	-1.00	3.64
Walter Abercrombie	1	1	1.00	3.62

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Thurman Thomas	3	18	6.00	5.13
Jamie Mueller	1	2	2.00	2.77

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Washington	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bert Jones	8	4	13	1.63	10.57

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jeff Kemp	8	3	21	2.63	6.09

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Washington	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mike Rozier	3	2	7	2.33	4.13
WR Mervyn Fernandez	2	1	0	0.00	11.44
TE John Tice	1	0	0	0.00	11.50
WR Gary Clark	1	0	0	0.00	15.75
TE Anthony Jones	1	1	6	6.00	6.00

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Scott Schwedes	3	1	15	5.00	7.00
WR Kelvin Edwards	2	1	3	1.50	10.00
TE Derek Tennell	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
TE Ferrell Edmunds	1	0	0	0.00	5.80
WR Flip Johnson	1	1	3	3.00	4.83

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Washington	Rushes	Conversions
James Brooks	2	1
Walter Abercrombie	1	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Jamie Mueller	3	1
Thurman Thomas	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Washington	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bert Jones	7	4	4

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jeff Kemp	12	6	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Washington	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mike Rozier	4	3	3
WR Mervyn Fernandez	2	1	1
TE John Tice	1	0	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Scott Schwedes	3	2	2
WR Kelvin Edwards	2	1	1
WR Glen Kozlowski	2	1	0
TE Derek Tennell	1	0	0
TE Ferrell Edmunds	1	1	1
WR Flip Johnson	1	0	0
RB Thurman Thomas	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 67,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,700 (17,100)
End Zone 12,100 (12,400)
Mezzanine 6,900 (7,100)
Sideline Seats 10,600 (10,900)
Club Seats 14,700 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 6,600 (7,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	67,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,700 (17,100)
End Zone	12,100 (12,400)
Mezzanine	6,900 (7,100)
Sideline Seats	10,600 (10,900)
Club Seats	14,700 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	6,600 (7,500)