Week 2, 1990

played in Cleveland, OH

48 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	7	6	7	14	-	34
Cleveland Browns	10	0	0	3	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:54 CLE - David Meggett 64 run (Chip Lohmiller extra point)
1Q: 06:49 ATL - Bobby Howard 7 pass from Chris Chandler (Steve De Line extra point)
1Q: 01:26 CLE - Chip Lohmiller 25 field goal
2Q: 10:04 ATL - Steve De Line 34 field goal
2Q: 05:08 ATL - Steve De Line 33 field goal
3Q: 11:44 ATL - Thurman Thomas 8 pass from Chris Chandler (Steve De Line extra point)
4Q: 13:13 ATL - Stephone Paige 2 pass from Chris Chandler (Steve De Line extra point)
4Q: 09:17 CLE - Chip Lohmiller 29 field goal
4Q: 00:16 ATL - Rob McGovern 44 interception return (Steve De Line extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:54 CLE - David Meggett 64 run (Chip Lohmiller extra point)
1Q: 06:49 ATL - Bobby Howard 7 pass from Chris Chandler (Steve De Line extra point)
1Q: 01:26 CLE - Chip Lohmiller 25 field goal
2Q: 10:04 ATL - Steve De Line 34 field goal
2Q: 05:08 ATL - Steve De Line 33 field goal
3Q: 11:44 ATL - Thurman Thomas 8 pass from Chris Chandler (Steve De Line extra point)
4Q: 13:13 ATL - Stephone Paige 2 pass from Chris Chandler (Steve De Line extra point)
4Q: 09:17 CLE - Chip Lohmiller 29 field goal
4Q: 00:16 ATL - Rob McGovern 44 interception return (Steve De Line extra point)

Team Statistics ATL CLE
Record 1-1 0-2
First Downs 20 16
- by Rushing 3 6
- by Passing 14 10
- by Penalty 3 0
Total Net Yards 356 371
- Offensive Plays 63 66
- Yards per Play 5.65 5.62
Net Rushing Yards 103 149
- Rushing Attempts 28 16
- Yards per Rush 3.68 9.31
Net Passing Yards 253 222
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 19 - 0 47 - 26 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 258 238
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 3/16
- Yards per Pass Play 7.23 4.44
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/15 6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.0 9.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 0/0 9/71
Punt Returns/Yards 1/1 3/18
Kick Returns/Yards 3/31 6/164
Interception Ret./Yards 1/44 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/2 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 29
Time of Possession 30:57 29:03

Team Statistics	ATL	CLE
Record	1-1	0-2
First Downs	20	16
- by Rushing	3	6
- by Passing	14	10
- by Penalty	3	0
Total Net Yards	356	371
- Offensive Plays	63	66
- Yards per Play	5.65	5.62
Net Rushing Yards	103	149
- Rushing Attempts	28	16
- Yards per Rush	3.68	9.31
Net Passing Yards	253	222
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 19 - 0	47 - 26 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	258	238
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	3/16
- Yards per Pass Play	7.23	4.44
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/15	6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.0	9.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	0/0	9/71
Punt Returns/Yards	1/1	3/18
Kick Returns/Yards	3/31	6/164
Interception Ret./Yards	1/44	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/2	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 29
Time of Possession	30:57	29:03

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:34	5:54	OWN 13	13	87	Touchdown
1	1:20	1:13	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
2	14:01	4:05	OWN 2	7	81	Field Goal
2	8:01	1:24	OWN 18	3	6	Punt
2	6:37	1:37	OPP 22	3	6	Field Goal
2	1:25	1:10	OWN 36	3	3	Punt
3	15:00	3:22	OWN 19	7	81	Touchdown
3	9:42	0:48	OWN 16	3	9	Punt
3	5:03	2:03	OWN 14	3	8	Punt
3	0:56	2:52	OWN 33	8	67	Touchdown
4	9:12	1:59	OWN 12	3	1	Punt
4	5:58	2:37	OWN 3	5	19	Punt
4	1:33	0:31	OWN 49	3	5	Punt

Cleveland Browns
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:26	OWN 26	4	74	Touchdown
1	6:40	5:20	OWN 35	10	57	Field Goal
1	0:07	1:06	OWN 37	3	4	Punt
2	9:56	1:55	OWN 32	3	6	Punt
2	5:00	3:35	OWN 24	9	47	Missed FG
2	0:15	0:15	OWN 16	1	22	Half
3	11:38	1:56	OWN 42	3	6	Punt
3	8:54	3:51	OWN 21	6	19	Punt
3	3:00	2:04	OWN 33	3	-11	Punt
4	13:04	3:52	OWN 23	8	65	Field Goal
4	7:13	1:15	OPP 48	3	8	Punt
4	3:21	1:48	OWN 24	8	27	Downs
4	1:02	0:57	OWN 20	5	13	Interception

Game MVP: Chris Chandler, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Patrick Egu	15	37	2.47	15	1	0
Thurman Thomas	13	66	5.08	17	2	0

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
David Meggett	9	77	8.56	64	1	1
Heath Sherman	3	35	11.67	22	2	0
Tracy Johnson	2	20	10.00	19	1	0
Andre Reed	1	9	9.00	9	0	0
Steve Strachan	1	8	8.00	8	0	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Chris Chandler	34	19	258	1/5	3	36	0	109.6

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jim McMahon	47	26	238	3/16	0	39	1	60.4

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Stephone Paige	5	6	23	4.60	0	6	1
WR Bobby Howard	4	7	75	18.75	16	36	1
RB Thurman Thomas	3	3	52	17.33	32	32	1
TE Jonathan Hayes	2	3	13	6.50	0	7	0
WR Robb Thomas	2	8	36	18.00	18	21	0
WR Rob Moore	2	4	39	19.50	7	31	0
TE Brian Kinchen	1	1	20	20.00	0	20	0
RB Patrick Egu	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Cleveland	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Andre Reed	7	17	36	5.14	2	13
WR Cris Collinsworth	5	10	41	8.20	16	18
WR Tom Waddle	4	6	78	19.50	32	39
TE Keith Jackson	3	4	24	8.00	13	14
RB Heath Sherman	3	3	19	6.33	1	9
FB Tracy Johnson	2	2	24	12.00	18	24
RB Steve Strachan	1	1	8	8.00	1	8
WR James Dixon	1	1	8	8.00	0	8
RB David Meggett	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Rob McGovern	1	44	44.00	1

Cleveland	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Rickey Dixon	0	1	0	0
Derek Tennell	0	0	1	0

Cleveland	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
David Meggett	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Sean Landeta	8	389	48.6	43.9	62	3

Cleveland	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Lee Johnson	6	266	44.3	44.2	57	5

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Steve De Line	2/2	0/0	0/0	34	4/4

Cleveland	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chip Lohmiller	2/3	0/1	0/0	29	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jarvis Williams	1	1	1.0	0

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
David Meggett	3	18	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Robert Van Winkle	3	31	10.3	0

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
James Dixon	6	164	27.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Robert Van Winkle	8	0	1.0	12	38
CB Quintin Jones	5	1	0.0	16	43
ILB Richard Newbill	5	1	0.0	10	35
CB Stan Petry	5	0	0.0	12	46
ILB Rob McGovern	3	2	0.5	12	36
S Rickey Dixon	3	2	0.0	15	45
S Bubba McDowell	3	2	0.0	12	41
CB Jarvis Williams	3	0	0.0	10	35
DE Curtis Maxie	2	1	0.5	11	35
OLB Brett Faryniarz	2	2	0.0	13	38
DT Cortez Kennedy	2	1	0.0	10	28
DE Dennis Byrd	1	0	1.0	11	32
ILB Hardy Nickerson	1	0	0.0	3	7
OLB Jerry Olsavsky	1	0	0.0	3	6
DE Marvin Washington	0	2	0.0	11	37
OLB Derrick Thomas	0	1	0.0	10	30

Cleveland	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Bill Bates	8	1	0.0	24	26
DT Charles Lee Ray	5	1	1.0	17	25
S Apu Nahasapeemapetilon	5	1	0.0	24	32
CB Vince Buck	3	2	0.0	17	15
OLB Steve Hendrickson	3	1	0.0	26	28
DE Tony Woods	3	0	0.0	14	22
CB Richard Shelton	3	0	0.0	12	22
OLB George Andrews	2	2	0.0	15	14
CB Rick Grimes	2	1	0.0	19	24
ILB Eugene Seale	2	1	0.0	19	28
DE Byron Darby	2	0	0.0	21	23
OLB Sean Scott	2	0	0.0	3	14
ILB Jim Fahnhorst	1	1	0.0	16	14
DT Mike Lodish	1	1	0.0	21	23
S Roland James	1	0	0.0	5	9
DE Winnie Cooper	1	0	0.0	5	4

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Dennis Byrd	1.0	1	1	1	32
CB Robert Van Winkle	1.0	0	0	0	38
DE Curtis Maxie	0.5	0	0	0	35
ILB Rob McGovern	0.5	0	0	0	36
OLB Derrick Thomas	0.0	1	3	0	30
DE Marvin Washington	0.0	1	0	0	37
DE Ray Agnew	0.0	1	0	0	18
OLB Brett Faryniarz	0.0	0	1	0	38
ILB Richard Newbill	0.0	0	1	0	35

Cleveland	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Charles Lee Ray	1.0	1	2	0	25
OLB Terry Wooden	0.0	1	0	1	18
DE Byron Darby	0.0	0	1	0	23

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Robert Van Winkle	5	1	0	38
CB Stan Petry	5	0	0	46
CB Quintin Jones	4	0	0	43
ILB Rob McGovern	3	1	1	36
S Rickey Dixon	2	0	0	45
OLB Brett Faryniarz	2	0	0	38
S Bubba McDowell	2	0	0	41
ILB Richard Newbill	2	0	0	35
ILB Hardy Nickerson	1	0	0	7

Cleveland	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Apu Nahasapeemapetilon	4	0	32
CB Richard Shelton	3	0	22
CB Vince Buck	2	1	15
OLB George Andrews	2	0	14
DT Charles Lee Ray	2	0	25
ILB Eugene Seale	1	2	28
ILB Jim Fahnhorst	1	1	14
CB Rick Grimes	1	1	24
S Bill Bates	1	0	26
OLB Sean Scott	1	0	14
OLB Steve Hendrickson	1	0	28
CB Terry Lewis	0	2	20

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jeff Criswell	1	4	9	0	9
Houston Hoover	1	4	20	0	22
Lenny Robinson	1	4	16	0	19
Richard Cooper	1	4	19	0	26
Tony Mayberry	1	1	11	0	16
Dermontti Dawson	0	6	17	0	19
Brian Kinchen	0	2	12	0	20
Doug Widell	0	1	16	1	22
Ickey Woods	0	1	8	0	14
Tyler Houston	0	1	12	0	13

Cleveland	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
David Viaene	1	4	13	1	43
Jim Ritcher	1	4	16	0	39
Greg Jarvis	1	3	13	0	42
Billy Bryan	1	2	6	0	23
Keith Jackson	1	1	13	0	28
Kevin Haverdink	1	1	7	0	12
Irv Eatman	0	1	12	2	44

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Rickey Dixon	4	22
A.B. Brown	2	21
Derek Tennell	2	20
Stan Petry	1	13

Cleveland	Tackles	STPlays
Heath Sherman	2	10
Phil Epps	1	20
Clint Didier	1	18

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Rickey Dixon	---	---	15	45	22	82
Brett Faryniarz	---	---	13	38	23	74
Stan Petry	---	---	12	46	13	71
Quintin Jones	---	---	16	43	10	69
Bubba McDowell	---	---	12	41	15	68
Chris Chandler	28	35	---	---	---	63
Robert Van Winkle	---	---	12	38	13	63
Robb Thomas	21	22	---	---	16	59
Marvin Washington	---	---	11	37	9	57
Jarvis Williams	---	---	10	35	10	55
Curtis Maxie	---	---	11	35	8	54
Richard Newbill	---	---	10	35	6	51
Rob McGovern	---	---	12	36	2	50
Patrick Egu	15	17	---	---	15	47
Dermontti Dawson	17	19	---	---	10	46
Rob Moore	18	24	---	---	4	46
Stephone Paige	12	21	---	---	12	45
Doug Widell	16	22	---	---	7	45
Dennis Byrd	---	---	11	32	2	45
Richard Cooper	19	26	---	---	---	45
Houston Hoover	20	22	---	---	---	42
Derrick Thomas	---	---	10	30	2	42
Brian Kinchen	12	20	---	---	7	39
Cortez Kennedy	---	---	10	28	1	39
Lenny Robinson	16	19	---	---	---	35
Tyler Houston	12	13	---	---	10	35
Bobby Howard	15	19	---	---	---	34
Thurman Thomas	13	18	---	---	1	32
Bob Olderman	8	13	---	---	10	31
Ickey Woods	8	14	---	---	9	31
Mark Stepnoski	12	16	---	---	3	31
Jonathan Hayes	16	12	---	---	---	28
Jeff Criswell	9	9	---	---	10	28
Tony Mayberry	11	16	---	---	---	27
Derrick Fenner	8	6	---	---	12	26
Ray Agnew	---	---	5	18	1	24
A.B. Brown	0	2	---	---	21	23
Derek Tennell	2	0	---	---	20	22
Hardy Nickerson	---	---	3	7	1	11
Sean Landeta	0	0	---	---	10	10
Steve De Line	0	0	---	---	9	9
Jerry Olsavsky	---	---	3	6	---	9
Paul Green	0	0	---	---	6	6
Vince Evans	0	0	---	---	---	0
Sean Salisbury	0	0	---	---	---	0
Peter Tom Willis	0	0	---	---	---	0

Cleveland	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jim McMahon	16	50	---	---	---	66
Jim Ritcher	16	39	---	---	9	64
Keith Van Horne	13	44	---	---	4	61
Andre Reed	16	45	---	---	---	61
Apu Nahasapeemapetilon	---	---	24	32	4	60
David Viaene	13	43	---	---	3	59
Terry Lewis	---	---	11	20	26	57
Steve Hendrickson	---	---	26	28	3	57
Cris Collinsworth	10	40	---	---	6	56
Irv Eatman	12	44	---	---	---	56
Greg Jarvis	13	42	---	---	---	55
Bill Bates	---	---	24	26	4	54
Keith Jackson	13	28	---	---	13	54
Steve Strachan	4	19	---	---	28	51
Eugene Seale	---	---	19	28	4	51
Byron Darby	---	---	21	23	2	46
Rick Grimes	---	---	19	24	3	46
Mike Lodish	---	---	21	23	1	45
Charles Lee Ray	---	---	17	25	1	43
Tracy Johnson	8	21	---	---	13	42
Terry Wooden	---	---	20	18	4	42
George Andrews	---	---	15	14	12	41
Heath Sherman	4	26	---	---	10	40
Richard Shelton	---	---	12	22	5	39
Tony Woods	---	---	14	22	1	37
David Meggett	11	15	---	---	11	37
Sean Scott	---	---	3	14	19	36
Billy Bryan	6	23	---	---	6	35
Clint Didier	5	11	---	---	18	34
Jim Fahnhorst	---	---	16	14	3	33
James Dixon	4	15	---	---	14	33
Tom Waddle	5	27	---	---	---	32
Vince Buck	---	---	17	15	---	32
Kevin Haverdink	7	12	---	---	9	28
Phil Epps	0	3	---	---	20	23
Jon Carter	---	---	6	8	9	23
Chris Sheffield	---	---	6	6	10	22
Rick Graf	---	---	6	10	6	22
Roland James	---	---	5	9	6	20
Steve Gage	---	---	1	0	17	18
Don Laster	0	3	---	---	9	12
Winnie Cooper	---	---	5	4	1	10
Chip Lohmiller	0	0	---	---	7	7
Lee Johnson	0	0	---	---	6	6
Dave Mucker	0	0	---	---	3	3
Jeff Kemp	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	51	3.9
Middle	4	7	1.8
Right	11	45	4.1
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	24	4.0
Middle	7	108	15.4
Right	3	17	5.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Chris Chandler	34	19	6	1	2	7	3	1	0

Cleveland	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jim McMahon	47	26	2	3	3	2	6	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	9	4.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	12	124	6.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	2	15	3.8
Long (19+ Yds)	10	4	110	11.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	32	4.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	11	76	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	22	9	130	5.9
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Robb Thomas	8	2	1	36	1	22
WR Bobby Howard	7	4	0	75	2	19
WR Stephone Paige	6	5	0	23	0	21
WR Rob Moore	4	2	1	39	1	24
TE Jonathan Hayes	3	2	0	13	0	12
RB Thurman Thomas	3	3	0	52	1	18
RB Patrick Egu	2	0	0	0	0	17
TE Brian Kinchen	1	1	0	20	1	20

Cleveland	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Andre Reed	17	7	1	36	0	45
WR Cris Collinsworth	10	5	1	41	0	40
WR Tom Waddle	6	4	1	78	1	27
TE Keith Jackson	4	3	0	24	0	28
RB Heath Sherman	3	3	0	19	0	26
FB Tracy Johnson	2	2	0	24	1	21
RB Steve Strachan	1	1	0	8	0	19
RB David Meggett	1	0	0	0	0	15
WR James Dixon	1	1	0	8	0	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Patrick Egu	3	4	1.33	2.47
Thurman Thomas	1	3	3.00	5.08

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
David Meggett	2	0	0.00	8.56

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Chris Chandler	4	3	17	4.25	7.59

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jim McMahon	4	0	0	0.00	5.06

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Stephone Paige	1	1	2	2.00	3.83
WR Bobby Howard	1	1	7	7.00	10.71
RB Thurman Thomas	1	1	8	8.00	17.33
WR Robb Thomas	1	0	0	0.00	4.50

Cleveland	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Andre Reed	3	0	0	0.00	2.12
WR Tom Waddle	1	0	0	0.00	13.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Thurman Thomas	4	0
Patrick Egu	1	0

Cleveland	Rushes	Conversions
Steve Strachan	1	1
Tracy Johnson	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Chris Chandler	9	7	5

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jim McMahon	14	10	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Stephone Paige	2	2	1
WR Bobby Howard	2	1	0
WR Robb Thomas	2	1	1
TE Jonathan Hayes	1	1	1
RB Thurman Thomas	1	1	1
WR Rob Moore	1	1	1

Cleveland	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Andre Reed	8	4	1
TE Keith Jackson	2	2	0
WR Tom Waddle	2	2	1
WR Cris Collinsworth	1	1	1
FB Tracy Johnson	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 56,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,100 (21,400)
End Zone 12,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,800 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,900 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	56,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,100 (21,400)
End Zone	12,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,800 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,900 (3,300)