Week 13, 1990

played in St. Louis, MO

57 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	7	10	3	0	-	20
St. Louis Cardinals	7	0	7	3	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:59 ATL - Robb Thomas 6 pass from Chris Chandler (Steve De Line extra point)
1Q: 00:46 STL - Cleveland Gary 17 run (Dale Dawson extra point)
2Q: 10:43 ATL - Derrick Fenner 12 pass from Chris Chandler (Steve De Line extra point)
2Q: 02:51 ATL - Steve De Line 24 field goal
3Q: 12:23 ATL - Steve De Line 30 field goal
3Q: 05:14 STL - Cleveland Gary 9 run (Dale Dawson extra point)
4Q: 07:13 STL - Dale Dawson 31 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:59 ATL - Robb Thomas 6 pass from Chris Chandler (Steve De Line extra point)
1Q: 00:46 STL - Cleveland Gary 17 run (Dale Dawson extra point)
2Q: 10:43 ATL - Derrick Fenner 12 pass from Chris Chandler (Steve De Line extra point)
2Q: 02:51 ATL - Steve De Line 24 field goal
3Q: 12:23 ATL - Steve De Line 30 field goal
3Q: 05:14 STL - Cleveland Gary 9 run (Dale Dawson extra point)
4Q: 07:13 STL - Dale Dawson 31 field goal

Team Statistics ATL STL
Record 6-6 3-9
First Downs 19 19
- by Rushing 9 4
- by Passing 8 13
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 305 299
- Offensive Plays 65 59
- Yards per Play 4.69 5.07
Net Rushing Yards 148 63
- Rushing Attempts 31 19
- Yards per Rush 4.77 3.32
Net Passing Yards 157 236
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 21 - 0 39 - 23 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 179 241
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/22 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 4.62 5.90
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 8/16 7/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.5 6.9
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/65 4/25
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 3/31
Kick Returns/Yards 3/67 5/103
Interception Ret./Yards 2/23 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 25
Time of Possession 32:19 27:41

Team Statistics	ATL	STL
Record	6-6	3-9
First Downs	19	19
- by Rushing	9	4
- by Passing	8	13
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	305	299
- Offensive Plays	65	59
- Yards per Play	4.69	5.07
Net Rushing Yards	148	63
- Rushing Attempts	31	19
- Yards per Rush	4.77	3.32
Net Passing Yards	157	236
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 21 - 0	39 - 23 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	179	241
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/22	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	4.62	5.90
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	8/16	7/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.5	6.9
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/65	4/25
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	3/31
Kick Returns/Yards	3/67	5/103
Interception Ret./Yards	2/23	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 25
Time of Possession	32:19	27:41

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:53	OWN 20	12	39	Punt
1	8:51	4:00	OWN 22	8	78	Touchdown
1	0:30	4:56	OWN 38	10	62	Touchdown
2	6:37	3:52	OPP 39	7	32	Field Goal
2	0:18	0:18	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	13:34	1:16	OPP 20	3	7	Field Goal
3	10:04	1:02	OWN 30	3	3	Punt
3	5:08	5:54	OWN 37	10	29	Punt
4	7:08	3:50	OWN 21	5	19	Punt
4	2:20	1:39	OWN 16	6	17	Punt

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:07	1:16	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
1	4:51	4:21	OWN 41	9	59	Touchdown
2	10:34	3:57	OWN 31	8	13	Interception
2	2:45	2:27	OWN 16	8	60	Interception
3	15:00	1:26	OWN 15	2	5	Fumble
3	12:18	2:14	OWN 34	3	2	Punt
3	9:02	3:54	OWN 28	9	72	Touchdown
4	14:14	7:06	OWN 20	12	66	Field Goal
4	3:18	0:58	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
4	0:41	0:41	OWN 30	3	22	Game

Game MVP: Chris Chandler, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Thurman Thomas	19	79	4.16	17	2
Patrick Egu	10	63	6.30	25	1
Chris Chandler	2	6	3.00	7	0

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Cleveland Gary	16	52	3.25	17	1	2
Roy Green	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0
Scott Mitchell	1	9	9.00	9	0	0
Johnny Bailey	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Chris Chandler	32	21	179	2/22	2	37	0	100.9

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Scott Mitchell	39	23	241	1/5	0	39	2	55.6

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Webster Slaughter	5	11	38	7.60	15	17	0
RB Thurman Thomas	5	6	30	6.00	6	7	0
WR Stephone Paige	3	4	23	7.67	7	10	0
WR Robb Thomas	3	3	18	6.00	0	8	1
TE Jonathan Hayes	2	2	51	25.50	28	37	0
TE Brian Kinchen	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	0
FB Derrick Fenner	1	1	12	12.00	8	12	1
WR Rob Moore	1	3	3	3.00	0	3	0

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Roy Green	7	10	64	9.14	22	16
WR J.J. Birden	7	10	102	14.57	49	39
WR Mike Sherrard	3	7	30	10.00	2	15
FB Tony Paige	2	2	26	13.00	17	22
RB Cleveland Gary	2	2	7	3.50	9	7
TE Robert Tyler	1	1	5	5.00	0	5
RB Johnny Bailey	1	2	7	7.00	0	7
WR Vance Johnson	0	4	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Hardy Nickerson	1	0	0.00	0
CB Stan Petry	1	23	23.00	0

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Thurman Thomas	1	0	0
Patrick Egu	1	0	0
Stephone Paige	0	1	0
Ickey Woods	0	1	0
Dave Whitmore	0	1	0
Derrick Thomas	0	0	1
Ray Agnew	0	0	1

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force
Tony Paige	1	0	0
Cleveland Gary	1	0	0
Mike Sherrard	0	1	0
Albert Lewis	0	0	1
David Braxton	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Sean Landeta	5	222	44.4	30.2	54	1

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
John Kidd	3	136	45.3	45.3	51	0

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Steve De Line	2/2	0/0	0/0	30	2/2

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dale Dawson	1/1	0/0	0/0	31	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
James Jefferson	3	31	10.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Robert Van Winkle	2	47	23.5	0
Stephone Paige	1	20	20.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nate Lewis	5	103	20.6	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Bubba McDowell	5	4	0.0	18	38
S Dave Whitmore	4	2	0.0	15	32
S Robert Blackmon	4	1	0.0	9	23
ILB Rob McGovern	4	0	0.0	14	29
DE Ray Agnew	4	0	0.0	6	19
ILB Hardy Nickerson	3	1	0.0	13	19
DE Dennis Byrd	2	1	0.5	13	21
OLB Derrick Thomas	2	0	0.5	18	32
OLB Brett Faryniarz	2	0	0.0	14	25
CB Jarvis Williams	2	0	0.0	13	30
DT Cortez Kennedy	2	0	0.0	15	33
CB Robert Van Winkle	1	2	0.0	12	36
CB Stan Petry	1	1	0.0	13	33
DE Curtis Maxie	1	0	0.0	7	15
CB Brian Marvin	1	0	0.0	6	8
OLB Tom Klever	1	0	0.0	6	7
OLB Craig Ogletree	1	0	0.0	1	8
DE Marvin Washington	0	2	0.0	16	32

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Greg Lloyd	10	1	0.0	30	33
CB Albert Lewis	8	0	0.0	27	23
CB Jerry Gray	5	1	0.0	19	23
DE Josh Moore	4	2	1.0	20	28
ILB Vincent Brown	3	2	0.0	24	28
S Rich Miano	3	0	0.0	8	10
OLB David Braxton	3	0	0.0	6	2
ILB Jeff Mills	3	0	0.0	7	6
OLB Gregg Carr	2	2	0.0	10	7
DT Kent Kremer	2	1	0.0	25	27
S Leonard Smith	2	1	0.0	24	29
CB James Jefferson	2	1	0.0	17	26
DE Vera De Milo	1	5	1.0	19	22
S Cornell Gowdy	1	1	0.0	22	23
WR Vance Johnson	1	0	---	---	---
CB Selwyn Brown	1	0	0.0	14	20
DT Jim Kowalkowski	1	0	0.0	11	17
QB Scott Mitchell	1	0	---	---	---
DT Alfred Oglesby	0	3	0.0	20	17
S Rod McSwain	0	1	0.0	11	9

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Derrick Thomas	0.5	0	2	32
DE Dennis Byrd	0.5	0	0	21
DE Marvin Washington	0.0	1	0	32

St. Louis	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Josh Moore	1.0	1	28
DE Vera De Milo	1.0	0	22
DT Kent Kremer	0.0	2	27
DE Ben Thomas	0.0	1	6
DT Rollin Putzier	0.0	1	17
DT Jim Kowalkowski	0.0	1	17

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Bubba McDowell	5	0	0	38
S Robert Blackmon	3	0	0	23
S Dave Whitmore	3	0	0	32
CB Jarvis Williams	2	0	0	30
ILB Rob McGovern	2	0	0	29
DE Ray Agnew	2	0	0	19
CB Brian Marvin	1	1	0	8
OLB Derrick Thomas	1	1	0	32
ILB Hardy Nickerson	1	0	1	19
CB Stan Petry	1	0	1	33
DE Dennis Byrd	1	0	0	21
OLB Craig Ogletree	1	0	0	8
CB Robert Van Winkle	0	2	0	36

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Jerry Gray	5	1	23
CB Albert Lewis	5	0	23
OLB Greg Lloyd	3	1	33
ILB Vincent Brown	2	1	28
OLB David Braxton	2	0	2
S Rich Miano	1	0	10
S Cornell Gowdy	1	0	23
CB Selwyn Brown	1	0	20
CB James Jefferson	1	0	26
S Leonard Smith	0	1	29

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dermontti Dawson	5	8	25	0	32
Lenny Robinson	3	6	24	0	26
Tyler Houston	2	2	6	0	2
Tony Mayberry	1	3	21	1	24
Doug Widell	1	2	15	0	11
Houston Hoover	1	1	26	1	33
Ickey Woods	1	1	18	0	20
Jonathan Hayes	0	3	19	0	11
Richard Cooper	0	2	14	0	17
Jeff Criswell	0	1	24	0	25

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Harris Barton	1	7	19	0	37
John Scully	1	3	19	0	38
Jim Lachey	1	3	9	0	15
Courtney Hall	1	1	16	0	35
Larry Williams	0	3	15	1	23
Luis Sharpe	0	1	10	0	28

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Robert Blackmon	4	17
A.B. Brown	2	20
Ickey Woods	1	14
Stephone Paige	1	12

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Johnny Bailey	1	13
James Jefferson	1	12
David Braxton	1	9

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Chris Chandler	31	34	---	---	---	65
Dermontti Dawson	25	32	---	---	7	64
Houston Hoover	26	33	---	---	1	60
Robert Van Winkle	---	---	12	36	11	59
Bubba McDowell	---	---	18	38	2	58
Stan Petry	---	---	13	33	9	55
Jeff Criswell	24	25	---	---	3	52
Ickey Woods	18	20	---	---	14	52
Marvin Washington	---	---	16	32	3	51
Lenny Robinson	24	26	---	---	---	50
Derrick Thomas	---	---	18	32	---	50
Tony Mayberry	21	24	---	---	4	49
Cortez Kennedy	---	---	15	33	1	49
Robert Blackmon	---	---	9	23	17	49
Rob Moore	24	24	---	---	---	48
Thurman Thomas	20	27	---	---	---	47
Jarvis Williams	---	---	13	30	4	47
Robb Thomas	23	21	---	---	3	47
Dave Whitmore	---	---	15	32	---	47
Webster Slaughter	15	19	---	---	11	45
Rob McGovern	---	---	14	29	1	44
Brett Faryniarz	---	---	14	25	1	40
Richard Cooper	14	17	---	---	7	38
Stephone Paige	10	13	---	---	12	35
Dennis Byrd	---	---	13	21	1	35
Doug Widell	15	11	---	---	7	33
Hardy Nickerson	---	---	13	19	---	32
Brian Kinchen	8	19	---	---	4	31
Jonathan Hayes	19	11	---	---	---	30
Tom Klever	---	---	6	7	16	29
Patrick Egu	11	7	---	---	11	29
Curtis Maxie	---	---	7	15	4	26
Ray Agnew	---	---	6	19	---	25
A.B. Brown	0	0	---	---	20	20
Paul Green	1	4	---	---	15	20
Derrick Fenner	5	5	---	---	5	15
Brian Marvin	---	---	6	8	---	14
Tyler Houston	6	2	---	---	6	14
Craig Ogletree	---	---	1	8	4	13
Sean Landeta	0	0	---	---	7	7
Steve De Line	0	0	---	---	7	7
Bobby Howard	1	0	---	---	2	3
Vince Evans	0	0	---	---	---	0
Sean Salisbury	0	0	---	---	---	0

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Greg Lloyd	---	---	30	33	2	65
Scott Mitchell	19	40	---	---	---	59
John Scully	19	38	---	---	1	58
Albert Lewis	---	---	27	23	7	57
Harris Barton	19	37	---	---	---	56
Vincent Brown	---	---	24	28	3	55
James Jefferson	---	---	17	26	12	55
Courtney Hall	16	35	---	---	4	55
Kent Kremer	---	---	25	27	2	54
Leonard Smith	---	---	24	29	1	54
Josh Moore	---	---	20	28	6	54
Selwyn Brown	---	---	14	20	17	51
Cornell Gowdy	---	---	22	23	1	46
J.J. Birden	17	28	---	---	---	45
Mike Sherrard	10	29	---	---	5	44
Jerry Gray	---	---	19	23	1	43
Vera De Milo	---	---	19	22	2	43
Roy Green	15	27	---	---	---	42
Larry Williams	15	23	---	---	4	42
Alfred Oglesby	---	---	20	17	4	41
Luis Sharpe	10	28	---	---	---	38
Cleveland Gary	16	20	---	---	---	36
Johnny Bailey	3	20	---	---	13	36
Tony Paige	8	16	---	---	11	35
Vance Johnson	5	17	---	---	13	35
Rollin Putzier	---	---	15	17	2	34
Mark Boyer	12	18	---	---	1	31
Rod McSwain	---	---	11	9	9	29
Jim Kowalkowski	---	---	11	17	1	29
Jim Lachey	9	15	---	---	4	28
Tom McHale	4	19	---	---	4	27
Gregg Carr	---	---	10	7	9	26
Robert Tyler	5	13	---	---	5	23
Rich Miano	---	---	8	10	3	21
Roger Vick	3	10	---	---	7	20
Paul Butcher	---	---	1	1	17	19
Ben Thomas	---	---	11	6	1	18
David Braxton	---	---	6	2	9	17
Jeff Mills	---	---	7	6	4	17
Nate Lewis	1	2	---	---	11	14
Carwell Gardner	0	0	---	---	12	12
Bob Landsee	3	5	---	---	3	11
Dale Dawson	0	0	---	---	5	5
John Kidd	0	0	---	---	3	3
Cliff Stoudt	0	0	---	---	1	1
David Archer	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	67	9.6
Middle	4	13	3.3
Right	19	69	3.6
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	17	3.4
Middle	13	43	3.3
Right	1	3	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Chris Chandler	32	21	1	1	0	4	6	0	0

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Scott Mitchell	39	23	2	3	5	4	1	2	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	7	43	6.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	11	74	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	3	62	7.8
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	6	82	9.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	9	63	4.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	7	79	7.9
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	17	3.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Webster Slaughter	11	5	38	0	19
RB Thurman Thomas	6	5	30	0	27
WR Stephone Paige	4	3	23	0	13
WR Robb Thomas	3	3	18	0	21
WR Rob Moore	3	1	3	0	24
TE Jonathan Hayes	2	2	51	1	11
TE Brian Kinchen	2	1	4	0	19
FB Derrick Fenner	1	1	12	0	5

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Roy Green	10	7	2	64	0	27
WR J.J. Birden	10	7	1	102	1	28
WR Mike Sherrard	7	3	1	30	0	29
WR Vance Johnson	4	0	1	0	0	17
FB Tony Paige	2	2	0	26	1	16
RB Cleveland Gary	2	2	0	7	0	20
RB Johnny Bailey	2	1	0	7	0	20
TE Robert Tyler	1	1	0	5	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Thurman Thomas	3	8	2.67	4.16
Patrick Egu	1	4	4.00	6.30

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Cleveland Gary	5	33	6.60	3.25

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Chris Chandler	7	4	26	3.71	5.59

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Scott Mitchell	3	1	7	2.33	6.18

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Brian Kinchen	2	1	4	2.00	2.00
WR Robb Thomas	2	2	10	5.00	6.00
WR Webster Slaughter	1	0	0	0.00	3.45
RB Thurman Thomas	1	0	0	0.00	5.00
FB Derrick Fenner	1	1	12	12.00	12.00

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Roy Green	3	1	7	2.33	6.40

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Thurman Thomas	2	1
Chris Chandler	1	1
Patrick Egu	1	1

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Cleveland Gary	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Chris Chandler	12	8	5

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Scott Mitchell	11	6	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Webster Slaughter	4	2	0
RB Thurman Thomas	2	2	2
WR Robb Thomas	2	2	1
WR Stephone Paige	1	1	1
TE Brian Kinchen	1	0	0
FB Derrick Fenner	1	1	1
WR Rob Moore	1	0	0

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Vance Johnson	4	0	0
WR Roy Green	3	2	2
WR J.J. Birden	3	3	3
RB Johnny Bailey	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 44,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,000 (21,400)
End Zone 9,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 5,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 8,000 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,600 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	44,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,000 (21,400)
End Zone	9,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	5,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	8,000 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,600 (3,300)