Week 13, 1989

played in New York, NY

33 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	3	7	0	0	-	10
New York Giants	0	0	3	14	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:52 ATL - Steve De Line 41 field goal
2Q: 00:21 ATL - Thurman Thomas 7 run (Steve De Line extra point)
3Q: 04:10 NYK - Dan Miller 31 field goal
4Q: 04:45 NYK - Ben Johnson 23 pass from Eric Blados (Dan Miller extra point)
4Q: 03:35 NYK - Bobby Johnson 70 pass from Eric Blados (Dan Miller extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:52 ATL - Steve De Line 41 field goal
2Q: 00:21 ATL - Thurman Thomas 7 run (Steve De Line extra point)
3Q: 04:10 NYK - Dan Miller 31 field goal
4Q: 04:45 NYK - Ben Johnson 23 pass from Eric Blados (Dan Miller extra point)
4Q: 03:35 NYK - Bobby Johnson 70 pass from Eric Blados (Dan Miller extra point)

Team Statistics ATL NYK
Record 6-6 7-5
First Downs 20 10
- by Rushing 2 3
- by Passing 16 7
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 377 278
- Offensive Plays 80 60
- Yards per Play 4.71 4.63
Net Rushing Yards 76 95
- Rushing Attempts 29 26
- Yards per Rush 2.62 3.65
Net Passing Yards 301 183
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 47 - 24 - 3 32 - 15 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 327 193
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/26 2/10
- Yards per Pass Play 5.90 5.38
Fumbles/Lost 4/3 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/19 3/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.7 7.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/40 6/40
Punt Returns/Yards 5/12 3/22
Kick Returns/Yards 1/23 3/55
Interception Ret./Yards 1/2 3/35
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 32
Time of Possession 34:56 25:04

Team Statistics	ATL	NYK
Record	6-6	7-5
First Downs	20	10
- by Rushing	2	3
- by Passing	16	7
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	377	278
- Offensive Plays	80	60
- Yards per Play	4.71	4.63
Net Rushing Yards	76	95
- Rushing Attempts	29	26
- Yards per Rush	2.62	3.65
Net Passing Yards	301	183
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	47 - 24 - 3	32 - 15 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	327	193
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/26	2/10
- Yards per Pass Play	5.90	5.38
Fumbles/Lost	4/3	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/19	3/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.7	7.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/40	6/40
Punt Returns/Yards	5/12	3/22
Kick Returns/Yards	1/23	3/55
Interception Ret./Yards	1/2	3/35
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 32
Time of Possession	34:56	25:04

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:13	4:29	OWN 20	9	56	Field Goal
1	6:07	1:09	OWN 21	3	3	Punt
1	4:08	2:44	OPP 42	6	15	Missed FG
2	14:51	2:08	OWN 29	3	4	Punt
2	11:42	2:02	OWN 39	4	18	Punt
2	5:06	4:45	OWN 14	14	86	Touchdown
3	15:00	2:06	OWN 20	4	46	Fumble
3	11:01	2:56	OWN 3	8	12	Punt
3	4:04	2:05	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
3	0:26	4:07	OWN 32	9	60	Fumble
4	10:45	0:32	OPP 45	3	0	Punt
4	8:34	1:39	OPP 49	3	18	Fumble
4	5:55	1:10	OWN 23	3	2	Interception
4	4:32	0:57	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
4	3:13	0:44	OWN 23	3	22	Interception
4	1:53	0:39	OWN 38	3	21	Interception

New York Giants
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:47	OWN 20	7	37	Punt
1	7:44	1:37	OWN 35	3	5	Punt
1	4:58	0:50	OWN 34	3	5	Interception
1	1:24	1:33	OWN 34	3	9	Punt
2	12:43	1:01	OWN 19	3	-1	Punt
2	9:40	4:34	OWN 20	9	30	Punt
2	0:21	0:21	OWN 28	1	-1	Half
3	12:54	1:53	OWN 49	4	13	Punt
3	8:05	4:01	OPP 46	7	32	Field Goal
3	1:59	1:33	OWN 18	3	7	Punt
4	11:19	0:34	OWN 8	3	0	Punt
4	10:13	1:39	OWN 2	3	5	Punt
4	6:55	1:00	OWN 31	3	4	Punt
4	4:45	0:13	OPP 23	1	23	Touchdown
4	3:35	0:22	OWN 30	1	70	Touchdown
4	2:29	0:36	OPP 40	3	9	Missed FG
4	1:14	1:14	OWN 39	3	21	Game

Game MVP: Chris Dishman, New York Giants

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Thurman Thomas	19	59	3.11	16	1	1
Patrick Egu	10	17	1.70	4	0	0

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Eric Dickerson	18	85	4.72	18	2
Lorenzo White	4	9	2.25	3	0
Christian Okoye	2	3	1.50	2	0
Eric Blados	2	-2	-1.00	-1	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Chris Chandler	47	24	327	4/26	0	36	3	47.0

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Eric Blados	32	15	193	2/10	2	70	1	74.1

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Jonathan Hayes	5	7	91	18.20	57	34
WR Robb Thomas	5	8	62	12.40	16	21
WR Dwight Stone	4	9	50	12.50	1	23
RB Thurman Thomas	4	5	19	4.75	2	6
WR Stephone Paige	3	10	40	13.33	21	24
WR Glen Kozlowski	1	2	36	36.00	13	36
WR Webster Slaughter	1	5	8	8.00	1	8
RB Patrick Egu	1	1	21	21.00	12	21

New York	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Lonzell Hill	5	10	26	5.20	1	10	0
WR Bobby Johnson	4	8	106	26.50	67	70	1
WR Ben Johnson	2	3	26	13.00	0	23	1
C Orson Mobley	1	2	11	11.00	4	11	0
FB Christian Okoye	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
RB Lorenzo White	1	2	2	2.00	4	2	0
TE Darryl Ingram	1	1	20	20.00	14	20	0
WR Mardye McDole	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Eric Dickerson	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Willie Mays Hayes	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
DE Dennis Byrd	1	2	2.00	0

New York	Ints	Yards	Avg
S James Britt	1	6	6.00
OLB Ron Rivera	1	13	13.00
CB Chris Dishman	1	16	16.00

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Thurman Thomas	3	1	0
Chris Chandler	1	0	0
Rickey Dixon	0	0	1

New York	Fumb	Recov	Force
Mardye McDole	1	0	0
John Dorsey	0	1	0
Andre Waters	0	1	0
Freddie Joe Nunn	0	1	0
Mark Harper	0	1	0
Mel Kaufman	0	0	2
Henry Thomas	0	0	1
Darren Carrington	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Sean Landeta	7	337	48.1	42.1	68	3

New York	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jim Miller	10	400	40.0	36.8	48	2

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Steve De Line	1/2	1/2	0/0	41	1/1

New York	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dan Miller	1/2	0/1	0/0	31	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jarvis Williams	5	12	2.4	0

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mardye McDole	3	22	7.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Stephone Paige	1	23	23.0	0

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mardye McDole	2	38	19.0	0
James Britt	1	17	17.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Marvin Washington	6	0	1.0	20	31
S Bubba McDowell	4	0	0.0	21	33
OLB Derrick Thomas	3	2	1.0	23	24
ILB Rob McGovern	3	2	0.0	22	24
CB Jarvis Williams	3	1	0.0	24	31
OLB Jerry Olsavsky	3	1	0.0	4	10
ILB Hardy Nickerson	3	0	0.0	10	8
DE Don Fielder	2	1	0.0	10	13
CB Reggie Sutton	2	1	0.0	20	23
DE Curtis Maxie	2	1	0.0	20	17
S Terry Wright	2	0	0.0	13	22
CB Stan Petry	2	0	0.0	17	28
S Rickey Dixon	1	1	0.0	12	15
OLB Brett Faryniarz	1	1	0.0	15	16
DE Dennis Byrd	1	1	0.0	16	21
WR Stephone Paige	1	0	---	---	---
TE Jonathan Hayes	1	0	---	---	---
DT Kevin Kellin	1	0	0.0	12	20
WR Webster Slaughter	1	0	---	---	---
WR Dwight Stone	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Alex Moyer	0	1	0.0	8	10

New York	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Andre Waters	7	1	0.0	25	44
S Darrell Fullington	6	0	0.0	24	45
ILB Chris Beniot	5	1	1.0	27	47
S Darren Carrington	5	1	0.0	9	20
OLB Mel Kaufman	4	2	1.0	15	27
DE Freddie Joe Nunn	4	2	0.5	25	42
CB Mark Harper	4	0	0.0	19	39
DE Reggie Camp	3	2	0.5	21	40
DT Henry Thomas	3	2	0.0	23	38
CB Chris Dishman	3	0	0.0	21	44
CB Rodney Rice	3	0	0.0	18	31
ILB Kevin Walker	2	0	0.0	3	4
OLB Ray Berry	1	1	1.0	16	22
S James Britt	1	1	0.0	14	23
OLB Ron Rivera	1	1	0.0	19	36
DT Ken Jones	1	1	0.0	9	17
OLB Frank Stams	1	1	0.0	8	11
S Elliot Smith	1	1	0.0	6	7
FB Christian Okoye	1	0	---	---	---
OLB John Dorsey	0	1	0.0	8	8
DE John Shannon	0	1	0.0	9	16

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Marvin Washington	1.0	1	1	0	31
OLB Derrick Thomas	1.0	0	2	2	24
DE Curtis Maxie	0.0	0	1	0	17
DE Dennis Byrd	0.0	0	1	0	21

New York	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Ray Berry	1.0	0	2	22
OLB Mel Kaufman	1.0	0	0	27
ILB Chris Beniot	1.0	0	0	47
DE Reggie Camp	0.5	1	1	40
DE Freddie Joe Nunn	0.5	0	0	42
DE John Shannon	0.0	0	2	16
DT Ken Jones	0.0	0	2	17
DT Henry Thomas	0.0	0	1	38

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Bubba McDowell	3	0	0	33
CB Jarvis Williams	2	1	0	31
S Terry Wright	2	0	0	22
S Rickey Dixon	2	0	0	15
OLB Jerry Olsavsky	2	0	0	10
CB Reggie Sutton	1	2	0	23
CB Stan Petry	1	1	0	28
ILB Hardy Nickerson	1	0	0	8
ILB Rob McGovern	1	0	0	24
CB Quintin Jones	0	1	0	18
DE Dennis Byrd	0	0	1	21

New York	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Darren Carrington	6	0	0	20
CB Mark Harper	3	0	0	39
CB Rodney Rice	3	0	0	31
CB Chris Dishman	2	3	1	44
S Andre Waters	2	1	0	44
S Darrell Fullington	2	0	0	45
ILB Chris Beniot	1	1	0	47
S James Britt	1	0	1	23
OLB Ron Rivera	1	0	1	36
OLB Mel Kaufman	1	0	0	27
ILB Kevin Walker	1	0	0	4
S Elliot Smith	1	0	0	7
DE Reggie Camp	0	1	0	40

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Houston Hoover	1	3	26	0	47
Mark Stepnoski	1	3	11	0	16
Jeff Criswell	1	2	25	1	47
Dermontti Dawson	0	9	28	1	49
Bob Olderman	0	6	19	1	38
Lenny Robinson	0	3	22	0	39
Doug Widell	0	2	12	0	15
Ickey Woods	0	1	17	0	22
Tyler Houston	0	0	2	1	4

New York	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Blair Bush	2	7	1	23	1	26
Jay Pennison	1	2	0	25	1	32
Glen Titensor	1	2	0	16	0	23
Darryl Ingram	1	2	0	13	0	18
Joe Jacoby	0	4	0	25	0	33
Harvey Salem	0	3	0	21	0	28
Christian Okoye	0	2	0	18	0	15
Cleveland Green	0	1	0	10	0	14
Chuck Commiskey	0	1	0	10	0	14

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Rickey Dixon	4	15
Terry Wright	1	28
Derrick Fenner	1	10

New York	Tackles	STPlays
Bill Jones	2	14
Christian Okoye	2	11
Jim Gustafson	1	17
Mark Harper	1	9

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Chris Chandler	29	51	---	---	---	80
Dermontti Dawson	28	49	---	---	1	78
Jeff Criswell	25	47	---	---	1	73
Houston Hoover	26	47	---	---	---	73
Jarvis Williams	---	---	24	31	11	66
Bob Olderman	19	38	---	---	8	65
Terry Wright	---	---	13	22	28	63
Marvin Washington	---	---	20	31	12	63
Lenny Robinson	22	39	---	---	---	61
Dwight Stone	12	29	---	---	16	57
Jonathan Hayes	20	36	---	---	---	56
Robb Thomas	13	37	---	---	6	56
Bubba McDowell	---	---	21	33	2	56
Stephone Paige	20	27	---	---	5	52
Thurman Thomas	19	33	---	---	---	52
Rob McGovern	---	---	22	24	4	50
Curtis Maxie	---	---	20	17	12	49
Derrick Thomas	---	---	23	24	2	49
Reggie Sutton	---	---	20	23	5	48
Webster Slaughter	22	25	---	---	---	47
Ickey Woods	17	22	---	---	7	46
Stan Petry	---	---	17	28	1	46
Patrick Egu	10	18	---	---	16	44
Rickey Dixon	---	---	12	15	15	42
Dennis Byrd	---	---	16	21	2	39
Alex Moyer	---	---	8	10	20	38
Mark Stepnoski	11	16	---	---	9	36
Doug Widell	12	15	---	---	8	35
Quintin Jones	---	---	15	18	1	34
Kevin Kellin	---	---	12	20	1	33
Brett Faryniarz	---	---	15	16	1	32
Glen Kozlowski	2	9	---	---	16	27
Hardy Nickerson	---	---	10	8	6	24
Don Fielder	---	---	10	13	---	23
Brian Kinchen	7	15	---	---	1	23
Ravin Caldwell	---	---	4	10	8	22
Jerry Olsavsky	---	---	4	10	7	21
Derek Tennell	0	0	---	---	19	19
Thornton Chandler	2	0	---	---	15	17
Derrick Fenner	1	4	---	---	10	15
Tyler Houston	2	4	---	---	9	15
Sean Landeta	0	0	---	---	9	9
Paul Green	0	0	---	---	9	9
Steve De Line	0	0	---	---	5	5
Vince Evans	0	0	---	---	---	0
Sean Salisbury	0	0	---	---	---	0

New York	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Chris Beniot	---	---	27	47	2	76
Andre Waters	---	---	25	44	3	72
Darrell Fullington	---	---	24	45	1	70
Reggie Camp	---	---	21	40	8	69
Freddie Joe Nunn	---	---	25	42	2	69
Jay Pennison	25	32	---	---	12	69
Mark Harper	---	---	19	39	9	67
Chris Dishman	---	---	21	44	2	67
Joe Jacoby	25	33	---	---	6	64
Henry Thomas	---	---	23	38	1	62
Blair Bush	23	26	---	---	12	61
Eric Blados	26	34	---	---	---	60
Ron Rivera	---	---	19	36	2	57
James Britt	---	---	14	23	17	54
Mel Kaufman	---	---	15	27	8	50
Rodney Rice	---	---	18	31	1	50
Harvey Salem	21	28	---	---	---	49
Bobby Johnson	21	28	---	---	---	49
Eric Dickerson	21	25	---	---	---	46
Glen Titensor	16	23	---	---	6	45
Lonzell Hill	20	24	---	---	---	44
Christian Okoye	18	15	---	---	11	44
Ray Berry	---	---	16	22	1	39
Lorenzo White	5	8	---	---	26	39
Darryl Ingram	13	18	---	---	8	39
Cleveland Green	10	14	---	---	12	36
Chuck Commiskey	10	14	---	---	12	36
John Dorsey	---	---	8	8	18	34
Orson Mobley	11	16	---	---	7	34
Ken Jones	---	---	9	17	7	33
Darren Carrington	---	---	9	20	3	32
Willie Mays Hayes	11	17	---	---	---	28
Chuck Banks	3	5	---	---	19	27
John Shannon	---	---	9	16	2	27
Frank Stams	---	---	8	11	7	26
Jim Gustafson	0	1	---	---	17	18
Keith Williams	0	3	---	---	14	17
Mardye McDole	0	1	---	---	15	16
Ben Johnson	7	9	---	---	---	16
Bill Jones	0	0	---	---	14	14
Elliot Smith	---	---	6	7	1	14
Kevin Walker	---	---	3	4	4	11
Jim Miller	0	0	---	---	10	10
Dan Miller	0	0	---	---	6	6
Larry Orduna	0	0	---	---	2	2
H. Warren Moon	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	29	2.6
Middle	8	21	2.6
Right	10	26	2.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	13	2.6
Middle	15	51	3.4
Right	4	33	8.3
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Chris Chandler	47	24	7	2	3	6	8	0	3

New York	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Eric Blados	32	15	3	3	2	5	5	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	14	4.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	25	15	195	7.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	3	44	6.3
Long (19+ Yds)	12	3	74	6.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	4	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	10	134	7.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	2	32	4.6
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	23	4.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Stephone Paige	10	3	0	40	1	27
WR Dwight Stone	9	4	3	50	1	29
WR Robb Thomas	8	5	0	62	1	37
TE Jonathan Hayes	7	5	0	91	2	36
WR Webster Slaughter	5	1	0	8	0	25
RB Thurman Thomas	5	4	0	19	0	33
WR Glen Kozlowski	2	1	0	36	1	9
RB Patrick Egu	1	1	0	21	1	18

New York	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Lonzell Hill	10	5	0	26	0	24
WR Bobby Johnson	8	4	1	106	1	28
RB Eric Dickerson	3	0	0	0	0	25
WR Ben Johnson	3	2	0	26	1	9
C Orson Mobley	2	1	0	11	0	16
RB Lorenzo White	2	1	1	2	0	8
WR Mardye McDole	1	0	0	0	0	1
FB Christian Okoye	1	1	0	2	0	15
TE Darryl Ingram	1	1	0	20	1	18
WR Willie Mays Hayes	1	0	0	0	0	17

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Thurman Thomas	1	7	7.00	3.11
Patrick Egu	1	1	1.00	1.70

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Lorenzo White	1	3	3.00	2.25

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Chris Chandler	1	1	15	15.00	6.96

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Eric Blados	1	0	0	0.00	6.03

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Dwight Stone	1	1	15	15.00	5.56

New York	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ben Johnson	1	0	0	0.00	8.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions

New York	Rushes	Conversions
Eric Dickerson	2	0
Lorenzo White	2	1
Christian Okoye	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Chris Chandler	18	11	8

New York	Att	Comp	Conversions
Eric Blados	11	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dwight Stone	5	3	2
WR Stephone Paige	4	3	2
TE Jonathan Hayes	2	1	1
WR Webster Slaughter	2	1	1
WR Robb Thomas	2	1	1
WR Glen Kozlowski	1	0	0
RB Thurman Thomas	1	1	0
RB Patrick Egu	1	1	1

New York	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Lonzell Hill	6	3	1
WR Bobby Johnson	2	0	0
WR Mardye McDole	1	0	0
RB Eric Dickerson	1	0	0
C Orson Mobley	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 49,000 (81,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,400 (24,900)
End Zone 11,800 (17,900)
Mezzanine 6,700 (10,300)
Sideline Seats 10,100 (15,800)
Club Seats 2,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 1,100 (4,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	49,000 (81,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,400 (24,900)
End Zone	11,800 (17,900)
Mezzanine	6,700 (10,300)
Sideline Seats	10,100 (15,800)
Club Seats	2,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	1,100 (4,800)