Week 9, 1989

played in Atlanta, GA

74 degrees, fair, calm

Los Angeles Rams	7	0	7	0	-	14
Atlanta Falcons	7	0	14	0	-	21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:54 LAS - Jerry Rice 36 pass from Steve Young (Mick Luckhurst extra point)
1Q: 06:54 ATL - Dwight Stone 7 pass from Sean Salisbury (Steve De Line extra point)
3Q: 10:43 ATL - Robb Thomas 32 pass from Sean Salisbury (Steve De Line extra point)
3Q: 10:06 ATL - Reggie Sutton 35 interception return (Steve De Line extra point)
3Q: 04:46 LAS - Greg Bell 9 run (Mick Luckhurst extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:54 LAS - Jerry Rice 36 pass from Steve Young (Mick Luckhurst extra point)
1Q: 06:54 ATL - Dwight Stone 7 pass from Sean Salisbury (Steve De Line extra point)
3Q: 10:43 ATL - Robb Thomas 32 pass from Sean Salisbury (Steve De Line extra point)
3Q: 10:06 ATL - Reggie Sutton 35 interception return (Steve De Line extra point)
3Q: 04:46 LAS - Greg Bell 9 run (Mick Luckhurst extra point)

Team Statistics LAS ATL
Record 3-6 4-4
First Downs 24 16
- by Rushing 8 5
- by Passing 14 10
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 376 251
- Offensive Plays 70 55
- Yards per Play 5.37 4.56
Net Rushing Yards 113 103
- Rushing Attempts 22 26
- Yards per Rush 5.14 3.96
Net Passing Yards 263 148
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 46 - 31 - 1 26 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 275 166
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/12 3/18
- Yards per Pass Play 5.48 5.10
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/14 7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.7 6.6
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/32 4/35
Punt Returns/Yards 2/21 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 3/51 2/49
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/35
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 16
Time of Possession 31:50 28:10

Team Statistics	LAS	ATL
Record	3-6	4-4
First Downs	24	16
- by Rushing	8	5
- by Passing	14	10
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	376	251
- Offensive Plays	70	55
- Yards per Play	5.37	4.56
Net Rushing Yards	113	103
- Rushing Attempts	22	26
- Yards per Rush	5.14	3.96
Net Passing Yards	263	148
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	46 - 31 - 1	26 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	275	166
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/12	3/18
- Yards per Pass Play	5.48	5.10
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/14	7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.7	6.6
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/32	4/35
Punt Returns/Yards	2/21	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	3/51	2/49
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/35
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 16
Time of Possession	31:50	28:10

Drive Charts

Los Angeles Rams
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:20	OWN 20	5	80	Touchdown
1	6:45	4:40	OWN 20	9	36	Punt
2	14:13	1:47	OWN 44	4	7	Punt
2	9:58	3:18	OWN 16	7	29	Punt
2	1:50	1:50	OWN 17	5	24	Half
3	10:26	0:29	OWN 15	1	0	Interception
3	9:57	5:19	OWN 19	10	81	Touchdown
3	1:12	5:54	OWN 3	11	56	Punt
4	7:04	1:42	OWN 41	4	4	Punt
4	4:12	2:34	OPP 49	9	42	Downs
4	1:06	1:06	OWN 35	6	27	Game

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:40	4:55	OWN 41	11	59	Touchdown
1	2:05	2:52	OWN 4	5	15	Punt
2	12:26	2:28	OWN 14	4	21	Punt
2	6:40	4:50	OWN 20	9	24	Punt
3	15:00	4:34	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
3	4:38	3:26	OWN 34	5	17	Punt
4	10:18	3:14	OWN 1	7	31	Punt
4	5:22	1:10	OWN 8	3	-2	Punt
4	1:38	0:32	OWN 7	3	9	Punt

Game MVP: Mel Owens, Los Angeles Rams

Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Greg Bell	12	61	5.08	10	1	1
Curt Warner	8	46	5.75	14	2	0
Steve Young	2	6	3.00	5	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Thurman Thomas	18	64	3.56	11	4
Patrick Egu	6	36	6.00	17	1
Sean Salisbury	2	3	1.50	2	0

Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Young	46	31	275	2/12	1	36	1	81.3

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Sean Salisbury	26	17	166	3/18	2	32	0	108.8

Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jerry Rice	12	16	133	11.08	45	36	1
WR Jerry Butler	5	8	52	10.40	3	15	0
WR Zach Thomas	5	8	29	5.80	11	13	0
WR Robert Clark	3	4	27	9.00	5	14	0
RB Curt Warner	2	3	12	6.00	7	9	0
RB Greg Bell	2	2	15	7.50	11	10	0
FB Wayne Wilson	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE John Spagnola	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
TE Jay Novacek	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Dwight Stone	4	5	34	8.50	6	12	1
RB Thurman Thomas	4	5	28	7.00	17	12	0
WR Webster Slaughter	3	4	28	9.33	0	13	0
WR Robb Thomas	3	3	52	17.33	6	32	1
TE Jonathan Hayes	2	6	17	8.50	2	11	0
WR Stephone Paige	1	2	7	7.00	0	7	0
TE Brian Kinchen	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Los Angeles	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Reggie Sutton	1	35	35.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Los Angeles	Fumb	Recov	Force
Curt Warner	1	0	0
Paul Gruber	0	1	0
Mel Owens	0	0	1

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Sean Salisbury	1	0	0
Derrick Fenner	0	1	0
Quintin Jones	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Los Angeles	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jim Arnold	5	197	39.4	39.4	47	4

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Sean Landeta	7	305	43.6	40.6	49	2

Kicking Statistics

Los Angeles	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mick Luckhurst	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Steve De Line	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charles Romes	2	21	10.5	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charles Romes	2	36	18.0	0
Jerry Butler	1	15	15.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Stephone Paige	2	49	24.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Los Angeles	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Mel Owens	7	2	3.0	24	29
CB Darrell Green	6	4	0.0	20	24
OLB Mike Singletary	5	0	0.0	24	27
S Steve Atwater	4	1	0.0	12	20
S Darrol Ray	3	3	0.0	23	29
OLB Tim Harris	3	0	0.0	18	23
DE Rulon Jones	2	2	0.0	18	21
S Deron Cherry	2	1	0.0	21	24
DT Gary Lewis	2	1	0.0	23	20
CB Terry Taylor	2	0	0.0	20	17
DE Mike Hammerstein	2	0	0.0	15	19
CB Vito McKeever	2	0	0.0	5	4
OLB James Haynes	1	1	0.0	4	1
ILB Shane Conlan	1	0	0.0	9	2
S Roland Mitchell	1	0	0.0	6	5
CB Charles Wright	1	0	0.0	7	13

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Derrick Thomas	8	5	0.5	18	38
ILB Rob McGovern	7	0	0.0	6	19
DE Marvin Washington	4	0	0.5	18	43
CB Reggie Sutton	4	2	0.0	17	38
OLB Brett Faryniarz	4	0	0.0	16	39
S Rickey Dixon	3	1	0.0	15	27
CB Stan Petry	3	1	0.0	16	33
S Bubba McDowell	3	1	0.0	22	47
DT Kevin Kellin	2	0	1.0	14	27
S Rich Johnson	2	2	0.0	16	30
OLB Ravin Caldwell	2	0	0.0	5	10
S Terry Wright	2	0	0.0	14	35
CB Quintin Jones	2	0	0.0	18	36
DE Curtis Maxie	2	0	0.0	12	29
OLB Jerry Olsavsky	2	0	0.0	4	10
ILB Hardy Nickerson	1	1	0.0	5	14
DE Don Fielder	1	0	0.0	7	25
DE Dennis Byrd	1	0	0.0	15	23

Pass Rush Statistics

Los Angeles	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Mel Owens	3.0	0	0	29
OLB Tim Harris	0.0	1	1	23
DE Mike Hammerstein	0.0	0	1	19

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Kevin Kellin	1.0	1	0	0	27
OLB Derrick Thomas	0.5	0	2	1	38
DE Marvin Washington	0.5	0	1	2	43
DE Dennis Byrd	0.0	0	1	0	23

Pass Defense Statistics

Los Angeles	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Darrell Green	5	0	24
S Deron Cherry	2	1	24
OLB Mike Singletary	2	0	27
CB Terry Taylor	2	0	17
S Steve Atwater	2	0	20
S Darrol Ray	1	1	29
OLB Mel Owens	1	0	29
CB Vito McKeever	1	0	4
CB Charles Wright	1	0	13

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Rob McGovern	6	0	0	19
OLB Derrick Thomas	3	2	0	38
CB Reggie Sutton	3	1	1	38
OLB Brett Faryniarz	3	0	0	39
S Bubba McDowell	3	0	0	47
DE Marvin Washington	2	1	0	43
S Terry Wright	2	0	0	35
S Rich Johnson	2	0	0	30
CB Stan Petry	2	0	0	33
OLB Jerry Olsavsky	2	0	0	10
OLB Ravin Caldwell	1	0	0	10
S Rickey Dixon	1	0	0	27
DE Curtis Maxie	1	0	0	29
CB Quintin Jones	0	1	0	36

Blocking Statistics

Los Angeles	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Rich Umphrey	4	5	21	0	37
Gerry Feehery	3	4	11	0	22
Paul Gruber	2	5	21	2	44
Jumbo Elliott	1	2	18	0	41
Leotis Harris	1	1	15	0	40
Frank Winters	1	1	5	0	7
Jay Novacek	0	1	7	0	22
Joey Howard	0	1	18	0	45

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Houston Hoover	1	8	25	0	25
Jeff Criswell	1	5	26	1	26
Dermontti Dawson	1	3	26	0	29
Lenny Robinson	1	2	20	0	19
Tyler Houston	1	1	6	2	13
Doug Widell	1	1	7	0	14
Ickey Woods	0	3	17	0	11
Jonathan Hayes	0	1	17	0	17

Special Teams Tackles

Los Angeles	Tackles	STPlays
Charles Wright	1	9
Darrell Green	1	2

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Glen Kozlowski	2	14
Stephone Paige	1	12
Ravin Caldwell	1	7
Reggie Sutton	1	7

Participation

Los Angeles	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Steve Young	22	48	---	---	---	70
Paul Gruber	21	44	---	---	---	65
Joey Howard	18	45	---	---	---	63
Jerry Rice	18	44	---	---	---	62
Rich Umphrey	21	37	---	---	3	61
Leotis Harris	15	40	---	---	5	60
Jumbo Elliott	18	41	---	---	1	60
Jerry Butler	14	28	---	---	14	56
Mel Owens	---	---	24	29	1	54
Darrol Ray	---	---	23	29	---	52
Curt Warner	10	23	---	---	19	52
Mike Singletary	---	---	24	27	---	51
Deron Cherry	---	---	21	24	1	46
Darrell Green	---	---	20	24	2	46
Zach Thomas	12	28	---	---	5	45
Gary Lewis	---	---	23	20	---	43
Tim Harris	---	---	18	23	---	41
Jay Novacek	7	22	---	---	11	40
Wayne Wilson	10	18	---	---	11	39
Rulon Jones	---	---	18	21	---	39
Terry Taylor	---	---	20	17	---	37
Gerry Feehery	11	22	---	---	3	36
Bob Clasby	---	---	12	15	7	34
Greg Bell	12	22	---	---	---	34
Mike Hammerstein	---	---	15	19	---	34
Steve Atwater	---	---	12	20	2	34
Harper LeBel	8	13	---	---	12	33
John Spagnola	13	17	---	---	---	30
James Haynes	---	---	4	1	24	29
Charles Wright	---	---	7	13	9	29
Robert Clark	6	21	---	---	---	27
Charles Romes	---	---	5	5	13	23
Jerome Foster	---	---	10	12	---	22
Roland Mitchell	---	---	6	5	10	21
Dennis Gibson	---	---	5	5	7	17
Frank Winters	5	7	---	---	5	17
Mike Hunt	---	---	5	4	7	16
Shane Conlan	---	---	9	2	5	16
Vito McKeever	---	---	5	4	5	14
Otis Grant	0	4	---	---	7	11
Tommy Tucker	1	4	---	---	5	10
Richard Anderson	---	---	0	0	7	7
Jim Arnold	0	0	---	---	5	5
Mick Luckhurst	0	0	---	---	3	3
Mike Kruczek	0	0	---	---	---	0
Larry Albright	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bubba McDowell	---	---	22	47	1	70
Terry Wright	---	---	14	35	17	66
Marvin Washington	---	---	18	43	5	66
Reggie Sutton	---	---	17	38	7	62
Brett Faryniarz	---	---	16	39	1	56
Derrick Thomas	---	---	18	38	---	56
Sean Salisbury	26	29	---	---	---	55
Dermontti Dawson	26	29	---	---	---	55
Quintin Jones	---	---	18	36	---	54
Jeff Criswell	26	26	---	---	1	53
Rickey Dixon	---	---	15	27	11	53
Houston Hoover	25	25	---	---	---	50
Stan Petry	---	---	16	33	---	49
Thurman Thomas	20	25	---	---	2	47
Stephone Paige	15	19	---	---	12	46
Bob Olderman	20	19	---	---	7	46
Curtis Maxie	---	---	12	29	5	46
Rich Johnson	---	---	16	30	---	46
Webster Slaughter	17	21	---	---	4	42
Kevin Kellin	---	---	14	27	---	41
Ickey Woods	17	11	---	---	13	41
Dwight Stone	17	21	---	---	1	39
Lenny Robinson	20	19	---	---	---	39
Dennis Byrd	---	---	15	23	---	38
Jonathan Hayes	17	17	---	---	---	34
Don Fielder	---	---	7	25	---	32
Robb Thomas	11	11	---	---	10	32
Doug Widell	7	14	---	---	7	28
Rob McGovern	---	---	6	19	3	28
Tyler Houston	6	13	---	---	7	26
Ravin Caldwell	---	---	5	10	7	22
Hardy Nickerson	---	---	5	14	3	22
Patrick Egu	6	4	---	---	12	22
Alex Moyer	---	---	4	5	10	19
Brian Kinchen	7	12	---	---	---	19
Glen Kozlowski	1	1	---	---	14	16
Thornton Chandler	1	0	---	---	14	15
Jerry Olsavsky	---	---	4	10	---	14
Derek Tennell	0	0	---	---	12	12
Derrick Fenner	1	3	---	---	6	10
Sean Landeta	0	0	---	---	7	7
Mark Stepnoski	0	0	---	---	6	6
Steve De Line	0	0	---	---	4	4
Vince Evans	0	0	---	---	---	0
Chris Chandler	0	0	---	---	---	0
Paul Green	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	26	3.7
Middle	11	59	5.4
Right	4	28	7.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	51	5.7
Middle	13	38	2.9
Right	4	14	3.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Young	46	31	2	1	3	5	4	3	1

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Sean Salisbury	26	17	1	2	2	2	2	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	3	17	2.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	23	20	145	6.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	7	77	6.4
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	36	7.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	17	5.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	9	75	6.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	4	42	7.0
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	32	6.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jerry Rice	16	12	0	133	2	44
WR Jerry Butler	8	5	0	52	0	28
WR Zach Thomas	8	5	1	29	0	28
WR Robert Clark	4	3	1	27	0	21
RB Curt Warner	3	2	0	12	0	23
FB Wayne Wilson	2	1	1	3	0	18
RB Greg Bell	2	2	0	15	0	22
TE Jay Novacek	2	0	0	0	0	22
TE John Spagnola	1	1	0	4	0	17

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Jonathan Hayes	6	2	2	17	0	17
WR Dwight Stone	5	4	0	34	0	21
RB Thurman Thomas	5	4	0	28	0	25
WR Webster Slaughter	4	3	0	28	0	21
WR Robb Thomas	3	3	0	52	1	11
WR Stephone Paige	2	1	0	7	0	19
TE Brian Kinchen	1	0	0	0	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Greg Bell	1	9	9.00	5.08
Steve Young	1	5	5.00	3.00

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Young	3	1	13	4.33	5.98

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Sean Salisbury	1	1	7	7.00	6.38

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jerry Butler	1	1	13	13.00	6.50
WR Zach Thomas	1	0	0	0.00	3.63
TE Jay Novacek	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Dwight Stone	1	1	7	7.00	6.80

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Rushes	Conversions
Greg Bell	2	2
Curt Warner	1	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Thurman Thomas	2	2
Sean Salisbury	1	0
Patrick Egu	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Young	10	7	5

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Sean Salisbury	9	7	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Zach Thomas	3	1	0
RB Curt Warner	2	2	2
WR Jerry Rice	2	1	0
TE John Spagnola	1	1	1
WR Jerry Butler	1	1	1
RB Greg Bell	1	1	1

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Thurman Thomas	4	4	2
TE Jonathan Hayes	3	1	1
WR Stephone Paige	1	1	1
WR Robb Thomas	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 66,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,500 (17,100)
End Zone 12,000 (12,400)
Mezzanine 6,800 (7,100)
Sideline Seats 10,500 (10,900)
Club Seats 14,500 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 6,100 (7,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	66,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,500 (17,100)
End Zone	12,000 (12,400)
Mezzanine	6,800 (7,100)
Sideline Seats	10,500 (10,900)
Club Seats	14,500 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	6,100 (7,500)