Week 14, 1989

Game MVP: Derrick Thomas, Atlanta Falcons

played in Miami, FL

76 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Drive Charts

Rushing Statistics

Passing Statistics

Receiving Statistics

Interception Statistics

Fumble Statistics

Punting Statistics

Kicking Statistics

Punt Return Statistics

Kick Return Statistics

Defensive Statistics

Pass Rush Statistics

Pass Defense Statistics

Blocking Statistics

Special Teams Tackles

Participation

Directional Rushing Statistics

Detailed Passing Statistics

Directional Passing Statistics

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Third Down Passing Statistics

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta Falcons	6	17	0	7	-	30
Miami Dolphins	0	7	7	0	-	14

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:40 ATL - Steve De Line 34 field goal
1Q: 00:31 ATL - Steve De Line 22 field goal
2Q: 12:45 MIA - Allen Rice 5 run (Benny Ricardo extra point)
2Q: 09:16 ATL - Thurman Thomas 7 run (Steve De Line extra point)
2Q: 06:25 ATL - Steve De Line 51 field goal
2Q: 03:11 ATL - Webster Slaughter 23 pass from Chris Chandler (Steve De Line extra point)
3Q: 02:15 MIA - Bill Graham 31 interception return (Benny Ricardo extra point)
4Q: 11:40 ATL - Glen Kozlowski 5 pass from Chris Chandler (Steve De Line extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:40 ATL - Steve De Line 34 field goal
1Q: 00:31 ATL - Steve De Line 22 field goal
2Q: 12:45 MIA - Allen Rice 5 run (Benny Ricardo extra point)
2Q: 09:16 ATL - Thurman Thomas 7 run (Steve De Line extra point)
2Q: 06:25 ATL - Steve De Line 51 field goal
2Q: 03:11 ATL - Webster Slaughter 23 pass from Chris Chandler (Steve De Line extra point)
3Q: 02:15 MIA - Bill Graham 31 interception return (Benny Ricardo extra point)
4Q: 11:40 ATL - Glen Kozlowski 5 pass from Chris Chandler (Steve De Line extra point)

Team Statistics ATL MIA
Record 7-6 4-9
First Downs 21 16
- by Rushing 7 5
- by Passing 14 10
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 310 301
- Offensive Plays 70 59
- Yards per Play 4.43 5.10
Net Rushing Yards 125 96
- Rushing Attempts 35 15
- Yards per Rush 3.57 6.40
Net Passing Yards 185 205
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 18 - 1 39 - 20 - 4
- Gross Passing Yards 205 233
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/20 5/28
- Yards per Pass Play 5.29 4.66
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 6/15 5/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.1 7.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/20 2/15
Punt Returns/Yards 2/4 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 3/59 4/72
Interception Ret./Yards 4/35 1/31
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 38 OWN 22
Time of Possession 35:32 24:28

Team Statistics	ATL	MIA
Record	7-6	4-9
First Downs	21	16
- by Rushing	7	5
- by Passing	14	10
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	310	301
- Offensive Plays	70	59
- Yards per Play	4.43	5.10
Net Rushing Yards	125	96
- Rushing Attempts	35	15
- Yards per Rush	3.57	6.40
Net Passing Yards	185	205
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 18 - 1	39 - 20 - 4
- Gross Passing Yards	205	233
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/20	5/28
- Yards per Pass Play	5.29	4.66
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	6/15	5/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.1	7.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/20	2/15
Punt Returns/Yards	2/4	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	3/59	4/72
Interception Ret./Yards	4/35	1/31
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 38	OWN 22
Time of Possession	35:32	24:28

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:00	OWN 23	10	27	Punt
1	5:09	2:35	OPP 46	6	29	Field Goal
1	2:26	2:00	OPP 6	3	1	Field Goal
2	12:37	1:14	OWN 28	3	3	Punt
2	10:38	1:32	OPP 38	3	38	Touchdown
2	8:18	1:58	OPP 39	3	5	Field Goal
2	5:15	2:20	OPP 39	4	39	Touchdown
2	0:40	0:34	OWN 47	3	9	Punt
3	11:59	6:27	OWN 11	12	54	Punt
3	2:21	0:14	OWN 20	2	0	Interception
3	2:07	5:36	OWN 24	11	76	Touchdown
4	9:04	1:23	OWN 18	3	1	Punt
4	4:15	3:07	OWN 2	7	23	Punt

Miami Dolphins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:00	3:51	OWN 7	8	39	Fumble
1	2:34	0:08	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
1	0:26	2:49	OWN 21	5	79	Touchdown
2	11:23	0:45	OWN 23	2	8	Interception
2	9:06	0:48	OWN 27	1	0	Interception
2	6:20	1:05	OWN 31	2	3	Interception
2	2:55	2:15	OWN 20	8	40	Missed FG
2	0:06	0:06	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	3:01	OWN 20	5	20	Punt
3	5:32	3:11	OWN 20	6	34	Punt
4	11:31	2:27	OWN 24	5	12	Punt
4	7:41	3:26	OWN 38	9	60	Fumble
4	1:08	1:08	OWN 25	6	7	Game

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Thurman Thomas	30	113	3.77	13	2	1
Patrick Egu	4	10	2.50	4	0	0
Derrick Fenner	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Chris Chandler	32	18	205	3/20	2	23	1	83.5

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tony Clements	39	20	233	5/28	0	30	4	30.1

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Stephone Paige	5	8	77	15.40	20	23	0
WR Webster Slaughter	4	7	35	8.75	1	23	1
WR Robb Thomas	4	6	48	12.00	4	18	0
TE Jonathan Hayes	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Glen Kozlowski	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	1
WR Dwight Stone	1	3	11	11.00	3	11	0
RB Thurman Thomas	1	2	18	18.00	18	18	0
FB Derrick Fenner	1	1	8	8.00	5	8	0
TE Brian Kinchen	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Miami	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Tim McGee	6	11	50	8.33	7	15
WR Ricky Nattiel	5	10	92	18.40	30	30
RB George Rogers	2	4	24	12.00	2	16
TE Mark Bavaro	2	4	25	12.50	8	17
WR Tony Martin	2	6	27	13.50	8	21
FB Andra Franklin	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
RB Allen Rice	1	1	6	6.00	0	6
WR Jamie Holland	1	2	6	6.00	0	6

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg
CB Reggie Sutton	2	13	6.50
ILB Hardy Nickerson	1	19	19.00
CB Jarvis Williams	1	3	3.00

Miami	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Bill Graham	1	31	31.00	1

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Thurman Thomas	1	0	0
Curtis Maxie	0	1	1
Dermontti Dawson	0	1	0
Rob McGovern	0	1	0
Reggie Sutton	0	0	1

Miami	Fumb	Force
Tony Clements	1	0
Tim McGee	1	0
Keith Gary	0	1

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Sean Landeta	6	261	43.5	36.8	50	1

Miami	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Reggie Roby	3	145	48.3	40.3	50	2

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Steve De Line	3/3	1/1	1/1	51	3/3

Miami	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Benny Ricardo	0/1	0/1	0/1	0	2/2

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jarvis Williams	2	4	2.0	0

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Stephone Paige	2	36	18.0	0
Glen Kozlowski	1	23	23.0	0

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
George Rogers	4	72	18.0	0

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Derrick Thomas	10	0	3.0	12	39
S Terry Wright	3	2	0.0	8	25
CB Quintin Jones	3	1	0.0	8	32
ILB Hardy Nickerson	3	0	0.0	6	15
ILB Rob McGovern	3	0	0.0	10	35
CB Stan Petry	3	0	0.0	11	30
S Bubba McDowell	2	2	0.0	14	43
S Rickey Dixon	2	0	0.0	3	15
CB Jarvis Williams	2	0	0.0	15	41
DE Curtis Maxie	1	0	1.0	15	44
DE Marvin Washington	1	0	1.0	15	44
OLB Ravin Caldwell	1	0	0.0	2	7
CB Reggie Sutton	1	0	0.0	11	28
OLB Brett Faryniarz	1	0	0.0	12	28
OLB Jerry Olsavsky	1	0	0.0	3	5
OLB Alex Moyer	0	1	0.0	5	9
DE Dennis Byrd	0	1	0.0	11	30

Miami	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Billy Ray Smith	10	1	0.0	31	34
S Bill Graham	7	1	0.0	22	23
OLB Jeff Davis	5	0	1.0	22	16
ILB Buddy Curry	5	1	0.0	16	15
DE Keith Gary	3	2	0.0	26	26
CB Richard Johnson	3	0	0.0	31	29
CB Van Jakes	2	2	1.0	20	22
DT Rick Ackerman	2	3	0.5	27	17
DE Clarence Goodburn	2	2	0.5	24	19
OLB Dave Frye	2	3	0.0	15	22
S Patrick Hunter	2	3	0.0	14	14
S Salman Rushdie	2	2	0.0	26	25
OLB Carl Banks	2	1	0.0	30	25
DE Al Noga	2	0	0.0	12	20
CB Lloyd Dobler	2	0	0.0	9	14
CB Lionel Washington	1	1	0.0	26	21
CB Gene Atkins	1	1	0.0	8	8
FB Andra Franklin	1	0	---	---	---
RB George Rogers	1	0	---	---	---
WR Jamie Holland	1	0	---	---	---
WR Ricky Nattiel	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Calvin Daniels	0	3	0.0	8	9
DT Erik Howard	0	1	0.0	16	23
S Johnnie Jackson	0	1	0.0	2	3

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Derrick Thomas	3.0	0	4	3	39
DE Curtis Maxie	1.0	0	1	0	44
DE Marvin Washington	1.0	0	1	0	44
DE Dennis Byrd	0.0	1	1	0	30
ILB Rob McGovern	0.0	0	1	0	35
DE Don Fielder	0.0	0	0	1	14

Miami	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Jeff Davis	1.0	0	16
CB Van Jakes	1.0	0	22
DE Clarence Goodburn	0.5	1	19
DT Rick Ackerman	0.5	0	17
DE Keith Gary	0.0	1	26
OLB Carl Banks	0.0	1	25

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Quintin Jones	3	0	0	32
CB Stan Petry	3	0	0	30
OLB Derrick Thomas	3	0	0	39
CB Reggie Sutton	2	2	2	28
S Terry Wright	2	0	0	25
S Rickey Dixon	2	0	0	15
CB Jarvis Williams	1	0	1	41
OLB Ravin Caldwell	1	0	0	7
ILB Rob McGovern	1	0	0	35
S Bubba McDowell	1	0	0	43
OLB Jerry Olsavsky	1	0	0	5
ILB Hardy Nickerson	0	1	1	15
OLB Brett Faryniarz	0	1	0	28

Miami	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Billy Ray Smith	3	2	0	34
S Bill Graham	3	0	1	23
CB Richard Johnson	3	0	0	29
CB Lloyd Dobler	2	0	0	14
CB Van Jakes	1	1	0	22
S Salman Rushdie	1	1	0	25
ILB Buddy Curry	1	0	0	15
OLB Dave Frye	1	0	0	22
CB Gene Atkins	1	0	0	8
DE Al Noga	1	0	0	20
DE Clarence Goodburn	1	0	0	19
OLB Jeff Davis	0	1	0	16
CB Lionel Washington	0	1	0	21

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Houston Hoover	3	9	0	35	0	35
Dermontti Dawson	2	9	0	34	0	32
Jeff Criswell	2	7	1	32	1	32
Bob Olderman	2	6	0	35	0	35
Lenny Robinson	1	2	0	25	0	28
Tyler Houston	0	1	0	13	1	10
Brian Kinchen	0	1	0	16	0	8
Mark Stepnoski	0	0	0	1	1	3

Miami	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Joe Conwell	2	3	1	11	1	34
Mark Bavaro	1	3	0	11	0	29
Gregg Rakoczy	1	2	0	12	1	34
Chris Hinton	1	2	0	15	0	41
Harry Gailbreath	1	2	0	13	0	29
Mke Schad	0	1	0	12	2	39
Edwin Bailey	0	1	0	4	1	11

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Rickey Dixon	2	15
Glen Kozlowski	1	21
Ravin Caldwell	1	10

Miami	Tackles	STPlays
Leo Lewis	2	14
Ed West	1	14
Gene Atkins	1	11
Bill Graham	1	5

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bob Olderman	35	35	---	---	9	79
Houston Hoover	35	35	---	---	3	73
Jeff Criswell	32	32	---	---	6	70
Chris Chandler	35	35	---	---	---	70
Dermontti Dawson	34	32	---	---	---	66
Curtis Maxie	---	---	15	44	4	63
Marvin Washington	---	---	15	44	4	63
Stephone Paige	28	23	---	---	10	61
Bubba McDowell	---	---	14	43	4	61
Jarvis Williams	---	---	15	41	4	60
Thurman Thomas	31	24	---	---	---	55
Ickey Woods	17	19	---	---	18	54
Lenny Robinson	25	28	---	---	---	53
Derrick Thomas	---	---	12	39	1	52
Terry Wright	---	---	8	25	17	50
Reggie Sutton	---	---	11	28	9	48
Jonathan Hayes	21	26	---	---	---	47
Webster Slaughter	22	22	---	---	2	46
Brett Faryniarz	---	---	12	28	6	46
Rob McGovern	---	---	10	35	1	46
Robb Thomas	21	22	---	---	---	43
Stan Petry	---	---	11	30	1	42
Quintin Jones	---	---	8	32	1	41
Dennis Byrd	---	---	11	30	---	41
Patrick Egu	4	11	---	---	19	34
Dwight Stone	8	13	---	---	12	33
Rickey Dixon	---	---	3	15	15	33
Tyler Houston	13	10	---	---	9	32
Glen Kozlowski	4	4	---	---	21	29
Brian Kinchen	16	8	---	---	1	25
Hardy Nickerson	---	---	6	15	3	24
Don Fielder	---	---	4	14	1	19
Ravin Caldwell	---	---	2	7	10	19
Thornton Chandler	1	0	---	---	18	19
Alex Moyer	---	---	5	9	---	14
Mark Stepnoski	1	3	---	---	9	13
Derek Tennell	0	0	---	---	12	12
Steve De Line	0	0	---	---	10	10
Sean Landeta	0	0	---	---	9	9
Derrick Fenner	2	3	---	---	4	9
Jerry Olsavsky	---	---	3	5	---	8
Vince Evans	0	0	---	---	---	0
Kevin Kellin	---	---	0	0	---	0
Sean Salisbury	0	0	---	---	---	0
Paul Green	0	0	---	---	---	0

Miami	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Richard Johnson	---	---	31	29	9	69
Billy Ray Smith	---	---	31	34	3	68
Chris Hinton	15	41	---	---	4	60
Carl Banks	---	---	30	25	4	59
Tony Clements	15	44	---	---	---	59
Salman Rushdie	---	---	26	25	8	59
Dave Frye	---	---	15	22	19	56
Mke Schad	12	39	---	---	4	55
Keith Gary	---	---	26	26	2	54
Rick Ackerman	---	---	27	17	8	52
Clarence Goodburn	---	---	24	19	8	51
Bill Graham	---	---	22	23	5	50
Gregg Rakoczy	12	34	---	---	4	50
Lionel Washington	---	---	26	21	2	49
Ricky Nattiel	12	37	---	---	---	49
Mark Bavaro	11	29	---	---	8	48
Van Jakes	---	---	20	22	5	47
Joe Conwell	11	34	---	---	---	45
Ed West	8	22	---	---	14	44
Jeff Davis	---	---	22	16	4	42
Harry Gailbreath	13	29	---	---	---	42
Erik Howard	---	---	16	23	2	41
Tony Martin	5	25	---	---	10	40
Patrick Hunter	---	---	14	14	11	39
Buddy Curry	---	---	16	15	4	35
Tim McGee	9	25	---	---	1	35
Jamie Holland	5	16	---	---	13	34
Al Noga	---	---	12	20	1	33
Allen Rice	10	21	---	---	---	31
George Rogers	4	13	---	---	13	30
Bruce Wilkerson	5	21	---	---	4	30
Andra Franklin	7	20	---	---	2	29
Bill Ring	1	8	---	---	18	27
Calvin Daniels	---	---	8	9	10	27
Gene Atkins	---	---	8	8	11	27
Lloyd Dobler	---	---	9	14	2	25
Steve Sylvester	3	11	---	---	4	18
Greg Werner	2	3	---	---	13	18
Leo Lewis	1	1	---	---	14	16
Edwin Bailey	4	11	---	---	---	15
Johnnie Jackson	---	---	2	3	1	6
Benny Ricardo	0	0	---	---	4	4
Reggie Roby	0	0	---	---	3	3
Todd Blackledge	0	0	---	---	1	1
Taft Fox	0	0	---	---	---	0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	18	52	2.9
Middle	8	29	3.6
Right	9	44	4.9
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	44	11.0
Middle	4	13	3.3
Right	6	40	6.7
None	1	-1	-1.0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Chris Chandler	32	18	3	3	1	6	3	0	1

Miami	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tony Clements	39	20	3	1	1	4	8	4	4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	19	9.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	11	94	5.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	1	18	3.6
Long (19+ Yds)	8	4	74	9.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	14	4.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	8	82	9.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	8	91	5.4
Long (19+ Yds)	10	2	46	4.6

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Stephone Paige	8	5	1	77	2	23
WR Webster Slaughter	7	4	0	35	1	22
WR Robb Thomas	6	4	0	48	0	22
WR Dwight Stone	3	1	0	11	0	13
TE Jonathan Hayes	2	1	0	3	0	26
WR Glen Kozlowski	2	1	0	5	0	4
RB Thurman Thomas	2	1	0	18	0	24
TE Brian Kinchen	1	0	0	0	0	8
FB Derrick Fenner	1	1	0	8	0	3

Miami	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tim McGee	11	6	0	50	0	25
WR Ricky Nattiel	10	5	0	92	2	37
WR Tony Martin	6	2	0	27	1	25
RB George Rogers	4	2	0	24	0	13
TE Mark Bavaro	4	2	0	25	0	29
WR Jamie Holland	2	1	1	6	0	16
FB Andra Franklin	1	1	0	3	0	20
RB Allen Rice	1	1	0	6	0	21

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Thurman Thomas	6	13	2.17	3.77
Patrick Egu	1	2	2.00	2.50

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Allen Rice	1	5	5.00	5.33

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Chris Chandler	6	3	16	2.67	6.41

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tony Clements	1	1	15	15.00	5.97

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Jonathan Hayes	2	1	3	1.50	1.50
WR Glen Kozlowski	1	1	5	5.00	2.50
WR Webster Slaughter	1	0	0	0.00	5.00
WR Dwight Stone	1	0	0	0.00	3.67
FB Derrick Fenner	1	1	8	8.00	8.00

Miami	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Tim McGee	1	1	15	15.00	4.55

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Thurman Thomas	5	1

Miami	Rushes	Conversions

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Chris Chandler	9	6	5

Miami	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tony Clements	9	6	5

Allen Rice

George Rogers

Tony Clements

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Webster Slaughter	3	1	0
WR Stephone Paige	2	2	2
WR Glen Kozlowski	1	1	1
WR Dwight Stone	1	1	1
RB Thurman Thomas	1	0	0
FB Derrick Fenner	1	1	1

Miami	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ricky Nattiel	4	2	2
RB George Rogers	2	1	1
TE Mark Bavaro	1	1	1
WR Tim McGee	1	1	0
WR Tony Martin	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 57,400 (60,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,800 (17,600)
End Zone 12,100 (12,700)
Mezzanine 7,000 (7,300)
Sideline Seats 10,700 (11,200)
Club Seats 9,600 (10,000)
Luxury Boxes 1,200 (1,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	57,400 (60,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,800 (17,600)
End Zone	12,100 (12,700)
Mezzanine	7,000 (7,300)
Sideline Seats	10,700 (11,200)
Club Seats	9,600 (10,000)
Luxury Boxes	1,200 (1,200)