Week 9, 1990

played in Chicago, IL

46 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	3	6	7	0	-	16
Chicago Bears	0	0	3	7	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:38 ATL - Steve De Line 23 field goal
2Q: 05:39 ATL - Steve De Line 48 field goal
2Q: 00:49 ATL - Steve De Line 18 field goal
3Q: 11:48 ATL - Ickey Woods 5 pass from Sean Salisbury (Steve De Line extra point)
3Q: 05:54 CHI - Pete Stoyanovich 38 field goal
4Q: 11:53 CHI - Sterling Sharpe 31 pass from Steve Pelleur (Pete Stoyanovich extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:38 ATL - Steve De Line 23 field goal
2Q: 05:39 ATL - Steve De Line 48 field goal
2Q: 00:49 ATL - Steve De Line 18 field goal
3Q: 11:48 ATL - Ickey Woods 5 pass from Sean Salisbury (Steve De Line extra point)
3Q: 05:54 CHI - Pete Stoyanovich 38 field goal
4Q: 11:53 CHI - Sterling Sharpe 31 pass from Steve Pelleur (Pete Stoyanovich extra point)

Team Statistics ATL CHI
Record 4-5 3-5
First Downs 17 14
- by Rushing 7 2
- by Passing 8 11
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 286 340
- Offensive Plays 64 58
- Yards per Play 4.47 5.86
Net Rushing Yards 155 58
- Rushing Attempts 29 21
- Yards per Rush 5.34 2.76
Net Passing Yards 131 282
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 15 - 1 36 - 27 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 146 287
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/15 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 3.74 7.62
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/16 5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.8 8.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 6/55 7/50
Punt Returns/Yards 4/23 1/6
Kick Returns/Yards 3/73 4/68
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/12
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 25
Time of Possession 31:18 28:42

Team Statistics	ATL	CHI
Record	4-5	3-5
First Downs	17	14
- by Rushing	7	2
- by Passing	8	11
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	286	340
- Offensive Plays	64	58
- Yards per Play	4.47	5.86
Net Rushing Yards	155	58
- Rushing Attempts	29	21
- Yards per Rush	5.34	2.76
Net Passing Yards	131	282
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 15 - 1	36 - 27 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	146	287
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/15	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	3.74	7.62
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/16	5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.8	8.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	6/55	7/50
Punt Returns/Yards	4/23	1/6
Kick Returns/Yards	3/73	4/68
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/12
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 35	OWN 25
Time of Possession	31:18	28:42

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:57	2:25	OWN 49	6	45	Field Goal
1	8:56	1:53	OWN 39	6	12	Punt
1	3:01	3:47	OWN 20	6	33	Punt
2	10:15	4:42	OWN 31	8	38	Field Goal
2	3:21	2:37	OWN 42	9	57	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:44	OWN 33	3	7	Punt
3	12:31	0:53	OPP 7	3	7	Touchdown
3	5:47	3:15	OWN 34	5	19	Interception
3	1:09	4:16	OWN 2	10	40	Punt
4	11:40	2:13	OWN 28	3	3	Punt
4	5:32	2:46	OWN 33	5	9	Punt
4	0:30	0:30	OWN 26	1	-2	Game

Chicago Bears
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:03	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
1	10:32	1:36	OWN 23	3	7	Punt
1	7:03	4:02	OWN 11	6	51	Punt
2	14:14	3:59	OWN 5	7	21	Punt
2	5:33	2:12	OWN 25	3	-8	Punt
2	0:44	0:44	OWN 25	3	45	Half
3	13:16	0:45	OWN 14	2	5	Fumble
3	11:38	5:51	OWN 23	10	56	Field Goal
3	2:32	1:23	OWN 48	3	7	Punt
4	11:53	0:13	OPP 31	1	31	Touchdown
4	9:27	3:55	OWN 33	6	41	Missed FG
4	2:46	2:16	OWN 12	12	62	Downs

Game MVP: Steve Pelleur, Chicago Bears

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Thurman Thomas	20	111	5.55	23	1
Patrick Egu	8	46	5.75	18	1
Sean Salisbury	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Derrick Gainer	10	32	3.20	12	2
Mel Bratton	7	14	2.00	3	0
Buford McGee	2	7	3.50	5	0
Matt Groening	2	5	2.50	4	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Sean Salisbury	24	12	92	1/5	1	16	1	56.2
Chris Chandler	9	3	54	1/10	0	32	0	54.9

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Pelleur	36	27	287	1/5	1	43	0	107.0

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Robb Thomas	6	8	51	8.50	36	26	0
RB Thurman Thomas	3	5	49	16.33	33	32	0
WR Webster Slaughter	2	4	11	5.50	0	6	0
FB Ickey Woods	2	2	15	7.50	6	10	1
TE Jonathan Hayes	1	3	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE Brian Kinchen	1	2	15	15.00	2	15	0
WR Stephone Paige	0	5	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Rob Moore	0	4	0	0.00	0	0	0

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Mike Jones	7	8	71	10.14	15	23	0
WR Ernie Jones	7	10	75	10.71	39	41	0
WR Sterling Sharpe	5	7	103	20.60	51	43	1
FB Buford McGee	2	2	6	3.00	0	3	0
TE Ivy Joe Hunter	2	2	5	2.50	0	4	0
WR Stacy Robinson	1	2	2	2.00	0	2	0
RB Derrick Gainer	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
TE Derrick Walker	1	3	18	18.00	0	18	0
FB Matt Groening	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Bryce Paup	1	12	12.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Patrick Egu	1	0	0
Bobby Howard	0	1	0
Bubba McDowell	0	1	0
Hardy Nickerson	0	0	1
Robert Van Winkle	0	0	1

Chicago	Fumb	Recov	Force
Mike Jones	1	0	0
Derrick Gainer	1	0	0
Roman Fortin	0	1	0
Scott Case	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Sean Landeta	6	214	35.7	34.7	46	4

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dave Finzer	6	243	40.5	33.3	45	1

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Steve De Line	3/3	1/1	0/0	48	1/1

Chicago	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Pete Stoyanovich	1/2	0/1	0/0	38	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jarvis Williams	4	23	5.8	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mike Jones	1	6	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Robert Van Winkle	2	52	26.0	0
Stephone Paige	1	21	21.0	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mike Jones	3	52	17.3	0
Scott Case	1	16	16.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Bubba McDowell	11	1	0.0	20	36
CB Stan Petry	6	1	0.0	16	34
S Dave Whitmore	6	1	0.0	17	32
DE Dennis Byrd	3	1	1.0	12	26
S Robert Blackmon	3	0	0.0	5	5
S Rickey Dixon	2	2	0.0	8	17
OLB Brett Faryniarz	2	2	0.0	13	22
CB Robert Van Winkle	2	2	0.0	13	28
CB Jarvis Williams	2	1	0.0	13	21
ILB Rob McGovern	2	1	0.0	17	29
OLB Derrick Thomas	1	3	0.0	17	31
ILB Hardy Nickerson	1	0	0.0	7	6
DE Curtis Maxie	1	0	0.0	13	17
RB Thurman Thomas	1	0	---	---	---
DE Marvin Washington	1	0	0.0	16	34
DE Ray Agnew	1	0	0.0	9	11
DT Cortez Kennedy	1	0	0.0	13	23
ILB Richard Newbill	1	0	0.0	0	2
OLB Craig Ogletree	1	0	0.0	6	6

Chicago	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Vaughan Johnson	6	2	0.0	17	25
OLB Bryce Paup	6	2	0.0	29	29
CB Scott Case	4	3	0.0	25	31
OLB Stan David	4	1	0.0	20	20
CB Richard Carey	4	1	0.0	20	25
DE Tony Degrate	4	0	0.0	21	25
OLB Troy Johnson	3	0	2.0	17	20
S Stacey Toran	3	0	0.0	12	16
S Tom Tunnell	2	4	0.0	23	28
DE Kenneth Sims	2	1	0.0	17	25
OLB Bobby Houston	2	0	0.0	10	11
CB Mark Collins	1	1	0.0	15	21
S Tom Holmoe	1	0	0.0	19	17
WR Stacy Robinson	1	0	---	---	---
DE Rueben Davis	1	0	0.0	9	12
DT Lawrence Pete	1	0	0.0	19	24
DT Tony Woods	1	0	0.0	10	14
DE Steve Kaufusi	0	1	0.0	11	8

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Dennis Byrd	1.0	2	2	26
DE Marvin Washington	0.0	3	2	34
ILB Hardy Nickerson	0.0	1	0	6
OLB Brett Faryniarz	0.0	1	0	22
OLB Derrick Thomas	0.0	0	2	31

Chicago	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Troy Johnson	2.0	0	20
DE Kenneth Sims	0.0	1	25
DT Lawrence Pete	0.0	1	24
OLB Bryce Paup	0.0	1	29

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Bubba McDowell	7	0	36
CB Stan Petry	6	0	34
S Dave Whitmore	5	0	32
CB Jarvis Williams	2	0	21
CB Robert Van Winkle	2	0	28
S Rickey Dixon	1	0	17
DE Curtis Maxie	1	0	17
DE Ray Agnew	1	0	11
ILB Richard Newbill	1	0	2
OLB Craig Ogletree	1	0	6
ILB Hardy Nickerson	0	1	6

Chicago	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Bryce Paup	4	0	1	29
CB Richard Carey	4	0	0	25
CB Scott Case	2	1	0	31
OLB Stan David	1	2	0	20
ILB Vaughan Johnson	1	1	0	25
S Robert Moore	1	1	0	23
S Stacey Toran	1	0	0	16
OLB Bobby Houston	1	0	0	11

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dermontti Dawson	4	7	1	27	0	33
Houston Hoover	2	5	1	26	1	30
Jonathan Hayes	2	2	1	12	0	14
Ickey Woods	2	2	0	20	0	22
Tony Mayberry	2	2	0	17	0	19
Richard Cooper	1	3	0	20	0	9
Doug Widell	0	4	0	15	0	21
Lenny Robinson	0	2	0	16	1	30
Tyler Houston	0	1	0	2	0	2

Chicago	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Roman Fortin	1	3	16	0	25
Gerald Perry	1	2	16	0	28
Curt DiGiacomo	0	7	17	0	30
Mark Schlereth	0	2	17	0	31
Derrick Walker	0	2	15	0	21
Ricky Siglar	0	1	5	1	7
Jim Mills	0	1	16	0	30
Buford McGee	0	1	6	0	11
J.D. Maarleveld	0	1	5	0	9
Matt Groening	0	1	12	0	16

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Rickey Dixon	2	14
Tom Klever	1	21
Stephone Paige	1	10
Ickey Woods	1	7

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
Robert Moore	2	29
Mel Bratton	1	22
Ivy Joe Hunter	1	15
Derrick Walker	1	14
Scott Case	1	12
Tom Tunnell	1	6

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dermontti Dawson	27	33	---	---	9	69
Stan Petry	---	---	16	34	9	59
Bubba McDowell	---	---	20	36	2	58
Jeff Criswell	22	31	---	---	4	57
Houston Hoover	26	30	---	---	1	57
Marvin Washington	---	---	16	34	7	57
Robert Van Winkle	---	---	13	28	15	56
Robb Thomas	22	26	---	---	3	51
Derrick Thomas	---	---	17	31	3	51
Webster Slaughter	16	21	---	---	13	50
Dave Whitmore	---	---	17	32	1	50
Ickey Woods	20	22	---	---	7	49
Rob McGovern	---	---	17	29	3	49
Sean Salisbury	22	25	---	---	---	47
Lenny Robinson	16	30	---	---	---	46
Doug Widell	15	21	---	---	9	45
Rob Moore	18	25	---	---	1	44
Thurman Thomas	21	22	---	---	---	43
Tony Mayberry	17	19	---	---	6	42
Jarvis Williams	---	---	13	21	7	41
Rickey Dixon	---	---	8	17	14	39
Dennis Byrd	---	---	12	26	1	39
Tom Klever	---	---	6	11	21	38
Richard Cooper	20	9	---	---	9	38
Cortez Kennedy	---	---	13	23	2	38
Brett Faryniarz	---	---	13	22	2	37
Curtis Maxie	---	---	13	17	7	37
Brian Kinchen	13	15	---	---	6	34
Jonathan Hayes	12	14	---	---	6	32
Patrick Egu	8	13	---	---	11	32
Stephone Paige	9	10	---	---	10	29
Quintin Jones	---	---	10	16	---	26
Ray Agnew	---	---	9	11	1	21
Robert Blackmon	---	---	5	5	10	20
Chris Chandler	7	10	---	---	---	17
Paul Green	0	1	---	---	16	17
Hardy Nickerson	---	---	7	6	3	16
A.B. Brown	0	0	---	---	16	16
Derrick Fenner	3	2	---	---	11	16
Craig Ogletree	---	---	6	6	3	15
Tyler Houston	2	2	---	---	7	11
Sean Landeta	0	0	---	---	9	9
Bobby Howard	3	4	---	---	2	9
Steve De Line	0	0	---	---	8	8
Richard Newbill	---	---	0	2	---	2
Vince Evans	0	0	---	---	---	0

Chicago	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Scott Case	---	---	25	31	12	68
Robert Moore	---	---	15	23	29	67
Bryce Paup	---	---	29	29	6	64
Steve Pelleur	21	37	---	---	---	58
Tom Tunnell	---	---	23	28	6	57
Curt DiGiacomo	17	30	---	---	7	54
Kenneth Sims	---	---	17	25	9	51
Derrick Walker	15	21	---	---	14	50
Tony Degrate	---	---	21	25	3	49
Lawrence Pete	---	---	19	24	6	49
Stan David	---	---	20	20	8	48
Mark Schlereth	17	31	---	---	---	48
Jim Mills	16	30	---	---	1	47
Richard Carey	---	---	20	25	2	47
Ernie Jones	19	27	---	---	---	46
Vaughan Johnson	---	---	17	25	3	45
Gerald Perry	16	28	---	---	---	44
Mark Collins	---	---	15	21	7	43
Ivy Joe Hunter	8	19	---	---	15	42
Roman Fortin	16	25	---	---	---	41
Mel Bratton	8	10	---	---	22	40
Troy Johnson	---	---	17	20	2	39
Tom Holmoe	---	---	19	17	2	38
Sterling Sharpe	14	23	---	---	---	37
Derrick Gainer	13	23	---	---	---	36
Stacy Robinson	8	17	---	---	10	35
Matt Groening	12	16	---	---	6	34
Stacey Toran	---	---	12	16	3	31
Mike Jones	2	13	---	---	13	28
Buford McGee	6	11	---	---	10	27
Dale Hellestrae	5	12	---	---	8	25
Tony Woods	---	---	10	14	---	24
Steve Kaufusi	---	---	11	8	3	22
Bobby Houston	---	---	10	11	1	22
Rueben Davis	---	---	9	12	---	21
Brian Noble	---	---	10	6	4	20
Ricky Siglar	5	7	---	---	8	20
Steve Stallings	---	---	0	5	15	20
Mitch Frerotte	4	7	---	---	8	19
Doug Dawson	4	6	---	---	8	18
Emile Harry	0	5	---	---	11	16
J.D. Maarleveld	5	9	---	---	---	14
Dave Finzer	0	0	---	---	8	8
Pete Stoyanovich	0	0	---	---	5	5
Oliver Luck	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	53	4.8
Middle	6	39	6.5
Right	11	65	5.9
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	21	5.3
Middle	11	20	1.8
Right	6	17	2.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Sean Salisbury	24	12	0	3	2	5	1	0	1
Chris Chandler	9	3	2	0	4	0	2	0	0

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Pelleur	36	27	5	0	1	1	7	6	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	3	21	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	10	78	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	2	47	15.7
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	12	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	16	123	6.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	7	130	11.8
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	22	7.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Robb Thomas	8	6	0	51	1	26
WR Stephone Paige	5	0	2	0	0	10
RB Thurman Thomas	5	3	0	49	1	22
WR Webster Slaughter	4	2	0	11	0	21
WR Rob Moore	4	0	2	0	0	25
TE Jonathan Hayes	3	1	1	5	0	14
TE Brian Kinchen	2	1	1	15	0	15
FB Ickey Woods	2	2	0	15	0	22

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ernie Jones	10	7	0	75	1	27
WR Mike Jones	8	7	1	71	1	13
WR Sterling Sharpe	7	5	0	103	3	23
TE Derrick Walker	3	1	0	18	0	21
FB Buford McGee	2	2	0	6	0	11
WR Stacy Robinson	2	1	0	2	0	17
TE Ivy Joe Hunter	2	2	0	5	0	19
RB Derrick Gainer	1	1	0	1	0	23
FB Matt Groening	1	1	0	6	0	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Thurman Thomas	1	4	4.00	5.55
Patrick Egu	1	2	2.00	5.75

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Sean Salisbury	5	2	20	4.00	3.83
Chris Chandler	3	1	-4	-1.33	6.00

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Jonathan Hayes	2	0	0	0.00	1.67
WR Robb Thomas	2	1	-4	-2.00	6.38
WR Stephone Paige	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
TE Brian Kinchen	1	1	15	15.00	7.50
FB Ickey Woods	1	1	5	5.00	7.50
WR Rob Moore	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Chicago	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Patrick Egu	2	2

Chicago	Rushes	Conversions
Mel Bratton	2	0
Derrick Gainer	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Sean Salisbury	11	5	4
Chris Chandler	2	1	0

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Pelleur	12	9	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Thurman Thomas	3	2	1
WR Robb Thomas	3	3	2
WR Rob Moore	3	0	0
WR Stephone Paige	1	0	0
TE Jonathan Hayes	1	0	0
WR Webster Slaughter	1	0	0
FB Ickey Woods	1	1	1

Chicago	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mike Jones	4	4	2
WR Ernie Jones	3	2	2
WR Sterling Sharpe	2	1	1
WR Stacy Robinson	1	1	0
TE Ivy Joe Hunter	1	1	0
TE Derrick Walker	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 35,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 11,100 (21,400)
End Zone 8,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 4,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 6,500 (13,600)
Club Seats 3,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 1,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	35,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	11,100 (21,400)
End Zone	8,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	4,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	6,500 (13,600)
Club Seats	3,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	1,100 (3,300)