Week 12, 1989

played in Atlanta, GA

45 degrees, fair, calm

New England Patriots	3	10	0	10	-	23
Atlanta Falcons	7	7	7	7	-	28

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:33 NED - Mike Wood 23 field goal
1Q: 02:31 ATL - Webster Slaughter 26 pass from Chris Chandler (Steve De Line extra point)
2Q: 13:28 NED - Mike Wood 49 field goal
2Q: 08:14 ATL - Stephone Paige 19 pass from Chris Chandler (Steve De Line extra point)
2Q: 01:24 NED - Mike Wilson 25 pass from Gary Kubiak (Mike Wood extra point)
3Q: 06:45 ATL - Patrick Egu 45 run (Steve De Line extra point)
4Q: 07:13 ATL - Brian Kinchen 2 pass from Chris Chandler (Steve De Line extra point)
4Q: 04:01 NED - Mike Wood 25 field goal
4Q: 00:42 NED - Jimmy Teal 14 pass from Gary Kubiak (Mike Wood extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:33 NED - Mike Wood 23 field goal
1Q: 02:31 ATL - Webster Slaughter 26 pass from Chris Chandler (Steve De Line extra point)
2Q: 13:28 NED - Mike Wood 49 field goal
2Q: 08:14 ATL - Stephone Paige 19 pass from Chris Chandler (Steve De Line extra point)
2Q: 01:24 NED - Mike Wilson 25 pass from Gary Kubiak (Mike Wood extra point)
3Q: 06:45 ATL - Patrick Egu 45 run (Steve De Line extra point)
4Q: 07:13 ATL - Brian Kinchen 2 pass from Chris Chandler (Steve De Line extra point)
4Q: 04:01 NED - Mike Wood 25 field goal
4Q: 00:42 NED - Jimmy Teal 14 pass from Gary Kubiak (Mike Wood extra point)

Team Statistics NED ATL
Record 6-5 6-5
First Downs 21 20
- by Rushing 9 11
- by Passing 10 9
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 386 405
- Offensive Plays 64 55
- Yards per Play 6.03 7.36
Net Rushing Yards 197 234
- Rushing Attempts 34 24
- Yards per Rush 5.79 9.75
Net Passing Yards 189 171
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 17 - 1 28 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 195 191
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 3/20
- Yards per Pass Play 6.30 5.52
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/12 6/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.0 9.5
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/22 6/45
Punt Returns/Yards 3/24 1/15
Kick Returns/Yards 5/168 3/49
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 27
Time of Possession 31:39 28:21

Team Statistics	NED	ATL
Record	6-5	6-5
First Downs	21	20
- by Rushing	9	11
- by Passing	10	9
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	386	405
- Offensive Plays	64	55
- Yards per Play	6.03	7.36
Net Rushing Yards	197	234
- Rushing Attempts	34	24
- Yards per Rush	5.79	9.75
Net Passing Yards	189	171
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 17 - 1	28 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	195	191
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	3/20
- Yards per Pass Play	6.30	5.52
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/12	6/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.0	9.5
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/22	6/45
Punt Returns/Yards	3/24	1/15
Kick Returns/Yards	5/168	3/49
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 27
Time of Possession	31:39	28:21

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:34	OWN 49	8	45	Field Goal
1	7:53	2:20	50	3	4	Punt
1	2:17	3:56	OWN 45	8	23	Field Goal
2	11:43	0:44	OWN 3	2	0	Interception
2	8:03	3:41	OWN 39	6	19	Punt
2	3:09	1:58	OPP 45	5	45	Touchdown
2	0:28	0:28	OWN 15	1	3	Half
3	13:03	5:14	OWN 16	10	81	Missed FG
3	6:25	3:38	OWN 32	5	28	Punt
3	0:15	1:42	OWN 14	3	4	Punt
4	7:06	3:10	OWN 37	5	55	Field Goal
4	2:00	1:25	OWN 31	8	69	Touchdown

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:26	2:33	OWN 15	3	1	Punt
1	5:33	3:16	OWN 1	7	99	Touchdown
2	13:21	1:38	OWN 32	3	5	Punt
2	10:59	2:56	50	5	50	Touchdown
2	4:22	1:13	OWN 20	3	31	Fumble
2	1:11	0:43	OWN 26	3	6	Punt
3	15:00	1:57	OWN 20	5	11	Punt
3	7:49	1:24	OWN 25	3	75	Touchdown
3	2:47	2:32	OWN 20	7	25	Punt
4	13:33	6:27	OWN 41	12	59	Touchdown
4	3:56	1:56	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
4	0:35	0:35	OPP 42	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Chris Chandler, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Dalton Hilliard	23	150	6.52	43	6
Sylvester Stamps	9	40	4.44	15	2
Larry Heater	2	7	3.50	5	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Thurman Thomas	19	165	8.68	22	8	0
Patrick Egu	4	70	17.50	45	3	1
Chris Chandler	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gary Kubiak	29	17	195	1/6	2	34	1	87.6

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Chris Chandler	28	18	191	3/20	3	26	0	119.8

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Mike Wilson	7	12	91	13.00	30	25	1
WR Carl Monroe	4	6	46	11.50	21	19	0
TE Pete Holohan	2	2	38	19.00	6	34	0
RB Dalton Hilliard	2	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Jimmy Teal	1	2	14	14.00	0	14	1
TE Eric Kattus	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Bobby Jones	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Terry LeCount	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Lin Dawson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Stan Edwards	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Webster Slaughter	4	7	37	9.25	9	26	1
WR Stephone Paige	3	7	47	15.67	10	19	1
RB Thurman Thomas	3	4	39	13.00	20	17	0
TE Jonathan Hayes	2	2	33	16.50	17	22	0
FB Ickey Woods	2	2	6	3.00	0	3	0
WR Glen Kozlowski	1	2	12	12.00	3	12	0
WR Dwight Stone	1	2	14	14.00	0	14	0
TE Brian Kinchen	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	1
FB Derrick Fenner	1	1	1	1.00	1	1	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Bubba McDowell	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Burt Grossman	0	1	0	0
Johnny Taylor	0	0	1	0

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Thurman Thomas	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rick Engles	4	183	45.8	32.0	56	1

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Sean Landeta	6	306	51.0	47.0	61	4

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mike Wood	3/4	1/1	0/0	49	2/2

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Steve De Line	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kevin Clark	3	24	8.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jarvis Williams	1	15	15.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kevin Clark	5	168	33.6	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Stephone Paige	3	49	16.3	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Greg Gaines	7	3	1.0	17	23
ILB John Anderson	5	0	0.0	8	11
ILB Rick Dennison	4	4	0.0	17	23
S Vencie Glenn	4	0	0.0	22	25
S Michael Stewart	3	2	0.0	18	22
CB Kevin Clark	3	1	0.0	15	22
S Fred Bohannon	3	0	0.0	16	22
DE Reggie White	2	1	2.0	21	23
CB Don Griffin	2	1	0.0	17	26
S Ken Johnson	2	1	0.0	17	22
ILB Johnny Taylor	2	0	0.0	7	8
DE Burt Grossman	1	1	0.0	19	24
WR Mike Wilson	1	0	---	---	---
DT Harvey Armstrong	1	0	0.0	9	18
CB Ray Crockett	1	0	0.0	20	25

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Derrick Thomas	6	3	0.0	28	24
ILB Hardy Nickerson	6	0	0.0	13	7
S Rickey Dixon	5	0	0.0	12	10
CB Jarvis Williams	5	0	0.0	33	27
DE Marvin Washington	5	0	0.0	27	27
ILB Rob McGovern	4	3	0.0	25	28
S Bubba McDowell	4	3	0.0	33	28
DE Dennis Byrd	3	3	0.0	22	21
CB Reggie Sutton	2	3	0.0	22	23
S Terry Wright	2	2	0.0	22	14
OLB Alex Moyer	2	1	0.0	9	4
DE Don Fielder	1	1	1.0	12	9
CB Stan Petry	1	2	0.0	26	25
CB Quintin Jones	1	1	0.0	16	23
OLB Ravin Caldwell	1	0	0.0	6	7
DT Kevin Kellin	1	0	0.0	23	20
DE Curtis Maxie	1	0	0.0	18	13
T Lenny Robinson	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Brett Faryniarz	0	2	0.0	18	18
OLB Jerry Olsavsky	0	2	0.0	9	2

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Knock	PPlay
DE Reggie White	2.0	1	1	23
OLB Greg Gaines	1.0	0	0	23
DE Doug Barnett	0.0	1	0	11
DT Pete Koch	0.0	1	0	19

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Don Fielder	1.0	0	1	0	9
OLB Ravin Caldwell	0.0	1	0	0	7
OLB Derrick Thomas	0.0	0	4	2	24
DE Marvin Washington	0.0	0	1	0	27

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB John Anderson	3	0	11
OLB Greg Gaines	3	0	23
S Vencie Glenn	2	1	25
CB Don Griffin	2	0	26
S Ken Johnson	2	0	22
CB Kevin Clark	1	1	22
OLB Andrew Melontree	1	0	11
ILB Rick Dennison	1	0	23
S Michael Stewart	1	0	22
ILB Dan Murray	1	0	6
CB Ray Crockett	1	0	25

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Jarvis Williams	3	0	0	27
OLB Alex Moyer	2	0	0	4
ILB Hardy Nickerson	2	0	0	7
S Terry Wright	2	0	0	14
S Rickey Dixon	2	0	0	10
ILB Rob McGovern	1	1	0	28
S Bubba McDowell	1	0	1	28
CB Reggie Sutton	1	0	0	23
CB Quintin Jones	1	0	0	23
DE Dennis Byrd	1	0	0	21
OLB Derrick Thomas	1	0	0	24
OLB Brett Faryniarz	0	1	0	18
OLB Jerry Olsavsky	0	1	0	2

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Larry Tearry	3	10	0	26	1	22
Don Maggs	2	5	0	32	0	25
Randy Dixon	1	5	1	18	0	21
Ron McNair	1	4	0	25	0	23
Duval Love	1	3	0	20	0	14
Lin Dawson	1	1	0	7	0	7
Ron Solt	0	4	0	29	0	21
Stan Edwards	0	1	0	16	0	13
Bill Cherry	0	1	0	8	0	11

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dermontti Dawson	5	10	24	1	29
Bob Olderman	3	3	15	0	14
Jeff Criswell	2	3	22	0	30
Doug Widell	2	2	12	1	17
Lenny Robinson	1	2	18	0	20
Jonathan Hayes	1	1	12	0	18
Houston Hoover	0	2	21	1	31

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Sylvester Stamps	3	8
Terry LeCount	1	7

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Glen Kozlowski	2	17
Thornton Chandler	1	17
Rickey Dixon	1	15
Stan Petry	1	13
Stephone Paige	1	7
Bob Olderman	1	6
Tyler Houston	1	6

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Kevin Clark	---	---	15	22	28	65
Gary Kubiak	34	30	---	---	---	64
Eric Kattus	23	21	---	---	19	63
Don Maggs	32	25	---	---	3	60
Ron Solt	29	21	---	---	5	55
Larry Tearry	26	22	---	---	4	52
Ken Johnson	---	---	17	22	13	52
Vencie Glenn	---	---	22	25	4	51
Ron McNair	25	23	---	---	---	48
Randy Dixon	18	21	---	---	8	47
Pete Holohan	24	15	---	---	7	46
Don Griffin	---	---	17	26	2	45
Dalton Hilliard	23	22	---	---	---	45
Ray Crockett	---	---	20	25	---	45
Carl Monroe	14	13	---	---	17	44
Reggie White	---	---	21	23	---	44
Fred Bohannon	---	---	16	22	5	43
Burt Grossman	---	---	19	24	---	43
Greg Gaines	---	---	17	23	2	42
Mike Wilson	21	20	---	---	---	41
Rick Dennison	---	---	17	23	---	40
Michael Stewart	---	---	18	22	---	40
Johnny Taylor	---	---	7	8	22	37
Stan Edwards	16	13	---	---	7	36
Pete Koch	---	---	17	19	---	36
Duval Love	20	14	---	---	---	34
Jimmy Teal	16	18	---	---	---	34
Lin Dawson	7	7	---	---	19	33
Harvey Armstrong	---	---	9	18	6	33
Vince Stroth	12	13	---	---	8	33
Terry LeCount	13	10	---	---	7	30
Larry Heater	2	1	---	---	25	28
Doug Barnett	---	---	7	11	6	24
Sylvester Stamps	9	7	---	---	8	24
Bobby Jones	2	3	---	---	18	23
Bill Cherry	8	11	---	---	4	23
Andrew Melontree	---	---	10	11	---	21
John Anderson	---	---	8	11	---	19
Dan Murray	---	---	7	6	4	17
Allan Leavitt	0	0	---	---	6	6
Mark Dusbabek	---	---	0	0	6	6
Rick Engles	0	0	---	---	4	4
Mike Wood	0	0	---	---	4	4
Art Okoye	0	0	---	---	4	4
Reggie Fisk	0	0	---	---	---	0
Chris Miller	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jarvis Williams	---	---	33	27	7	67
Stan Petry	---	---	26	25	13	64
Bubba McDowell	---	---	33	28	3	64
Marvin Washington	---	---	27	27	8	62
Terry Wright	---	---	22	14	22	58
Rob McGovern	---	---	25	28	5	58
Derrick Thomas	---	---	28	24	5	57
Chris Chandler	24	31	---	---	---	55
Dermontti Dawson	24	29	---	---	---	53
Jeff Criswell	22	30	---	---	---	52
Houston Hoover	21	31	---	---	---	52
Reggie Sutton	---	---	22	23	3	48
Robb Thomas	17	21	---	---	9	47
Dennis Byrd	---	---	22	21	4	47
Kevin Kellin	---	---	23	20	3	46
Thurman Thomas	20	23	---	---	2	45
Stephone Paige	15	20	---	---	7	42
Quintin Jones	---	---	16	23	3	42
Webster Slaughter	17	19	---	---	2	38
Lenny Robinson	18	20	---	---	---	38
Dwight Stone	10	13	---	---	14	37
Rickey Dixon	---	---	12	10	15	37
Brett Faryniarz	---	---	18	18	1	37
Curtis Maxie	---	---	18	13	6	37
Bob Olderman	15	14	---	---	6	35
Doug Widell	12	17	---	---	6	35
Ickey Woods	12	14	---	---	7	33
Jonathan Hayes	12	18	---	---	---	30
Patrick Egu	4	8	---	---	15	27
Mark Stepnoski	8	12	---	---	6	26
Ravin Caldwell	---	---	6	7	12	25
Glen Kozlowski	1	5	---	---	17	23
Hardy Nickerson	---	---	13	7	2	22
Brian Kinchen	11	11	---	---	---	22
Don Fielder	---	---	12	9	---	21
Alex Moyer	---	---	9	4	8	21
Thornton Chandler	1	1	---	---	17	19
Jerry Olsavsky	---	---	9	2	6	17
Derrick Fenner	0	2	---	---	10	12
Derek Tennell	0	0	---	---	10	10
Tyler Houston	0	2	---	---	6	8
Sean Landeta	0	0	---	---	6	6
Steve De Line	0	0	---	---	5	5
Paul Green	0	0	---	---	4	4
Vince Evans	0	0	---	---	---	0
Sean Salisbury	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	62	6.9
Middle	13	43	3.3
Right	12	92	7.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	124	15.5
Middle	9	71	7.9
Right	6	40	6.7
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gary Kubiak	29	17	3	1	0	3	6	2	1

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Chris Chandler	28	18	2	1	4	2	0	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	14	3.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	7	88	7.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	4	34	5.7
Long (19+ Yds)	7	2	59	8.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	7	3.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	13	125	7.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	1	14	4.7
Long (19+ Yds)	7	2	45	6.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mike Wilson	12	7	91	2	20
WR Carl Monroe	6	4	46	0	13
TE Pete Holohan	2	2	38	1	15
WR Jimmy Teal	2	1	14	0	18
RB Dalton Hilliard	2	2	0	0	22
WR Bobby Jones	1	0	0	0	3
WR Terry LeCount	1	0	0	0	10
TE Lin Dawson	1	0	0	0	7
FB Stan Edwards	1	0	0	0	13
TE Eric Kattus	1	1	6	0	21

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Stephone Paige	7	3	1	47	0	20
WR Webster Slaughter	7	4	2	37	1	19
RB Thurman Thomas	4	3	0	39	0	23
TE Jonathan Hayes	2	2	0	33	1	18
WR Glen Kozlowski	2	1	1	12	0	5
WR Dwight Stone	2	1	0	14	0	13
FB Ickey Woods	2	2	0	6	0	14
TE Brian Kinchen	1	1	0	2	0	11
FB Derrick Fenner	1	1	0	1	0	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Dalton Hilliard	5	8	1.60	6.52
Sylvester Stamps	1	1	1.00	4.44

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Thurman Thomas	1	1	1.00	8.68

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gary Kubiak	7	3	22	3.14	6.72

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Chris Chandler	2	2	21	10.50	6.82

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Carl Monroe	2	1	8	4.00	7.67
TE Lin Dawson	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Mike Wilson	1	0	0	0.00	7.58
FB Stan Edwards	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Jimmy Teal	1	1	14	14.00	7.00
RB Dalton Hilliard	1	1	0	0.00	0.00

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Stephone Paige	1	1	19	19.00	6.71
TE Brian Kinchen	1	1	2	2.00	2.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Dalton Hilliard	4	1
Sylvester Stamps	1	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Thurman Thomas	3	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gary Kubiak	7	4	2

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Chris Chandler	9	6	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mike Wilson	4	1	1
WR Carl Monroe	2	2	1
TE Pete Holohan	1	1	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Webster Slaughter	3	2	1
RB Thurman Thomas	3	2	2
WR Stephone Paige	1	1	1
TE Jonathan Hayes	1	1	1
WR Glen Kozlowski	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 67,200 (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 6,200 (7,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	67,200 (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	6,200 (7,500)