Exhibition Week 3, 1991

played in San Diego, CA

59 degrees, rain, 14 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	7	3	3	14	-	27
San Diego Chargers	3	7	0	10	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:41 ATL - Stephone Paige 26 pass from Chris Chandler (Steve De Line extra point)
1Q: 03:57 SDO - Tommy Pickles 26 field goal
2Q: 10:52 ATL - Steve De Line 46 field goal
2Q: 05:20 SDO - Butch Rolle 7 pass from Cody Carlson (Tommy Pickles extra point)
3Q: 00:32 ATL - Steve De Line 34 field goal
4Q: 11:34 SDO - Tommy Pickles 43 field goal
4Q: 07:46 ATL - Thurman Thomas 9 run (Steve De Line extra point)
4Q: 05:21 SDO - Barry Sanders 55 run (Tommy Pickles extra point)
4Q: 00:36 ATL - Thurman Thomas 7 run (Steve De Line extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:41 ATL - Stephone Paige 26 pass from Chris Chandler (Steve De Line extra point)
1Q: 03:57 SDO - Tommy Pickles 26 field goal
2Q: 10:52 ATL - Steve De Line 46 field goal
2Q: 05:20 SDO - Butch Rolle 7 pass from Cody Carlson (Tommy Pickles extra point)
3Q: 00:32 ATL - Steve De Line 34 field goal
4Q: 11:34 SDO - Tommy Pickles 43 field goal
4Q: 07:46 ATL - Thurman Thomas 9 run (Steve De Line extra point)
4Q: 05:21 SDO - Barry Sanders 55 run (Tommy Pickles extra point)
4Q: 00:36 ATL - Thurman Thomas 7 run (Steve De Line extra point)

Team Statistics ATL SDO
Record 1-1 1-1
First Downs 15 18
- by Rushing 6 4
- by Passing 7 14
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 259 383
- Offensive Plays 52 57
- Yards per Play 4.98 6.72
Net Rushing Yards 95 114
- Rushing Attempts 33 18
- Yards per Rush 2.88 6.33
Net Passing Yards 164 269
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 17 - 12 - 1 35 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 182 296
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/18 4/27
- Yards per Pass Play 8.63 6.90
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/10 5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.9 10.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 1/10 5/30
Punt Returns/Yards 1/3 3/41
Kick Returns/Yards 5/114 4/96
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 30
Time of Possession 30:28 29:32

Team Statistics	ATL	SDO
Record	1-1	1-1
First Downs	15	18
- by Rushing	6	4
- by Passing	7	14
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	259	383
- Offensive Plays	52	57
- Yards per Play	4.98	6.72
Net Rushing Yards	95	114
- Rushing Attempts	33	18
- Yards per Rush	2.88	6.33
Net Passing Yards	164	269
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	17 - 12 - 1	35 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	182	296
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/18	4/27
- Yards per Pass Play	8.63	6.90
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/10	5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.9	10.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	1/10	5/30
Punt Returns/Yards	1/3	3/41
Kick Returns/Yards	5/114	4/96
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 35	OWN 30
Time of Possession	30:28	29:32

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:40	2:14	OWN 20	4	80	Touchdown
1	3:52	1:45	OWN 29	3	6	Punt
1	0:41	4:57	OWN 29	9	42	Field Goal
2	8:55	1:30	OWN 7	3	3	Punt
2	5:12	4:01	OWN 39	6	11	Punt
3	15:00	1:49	OWN 19	3	12	Interception
3	11:25	3:49	OWN 20	6	17	Punt
3	3:16	2:50	OPP 28	4	11	Field Goal
4	11:28	3:48	OWN 42	6	58	Touchdown
4	5:01	1:43	OWN 33	3	1	Punt
4	3:18	2:50	OPP 22	5	22	Touchdown

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:20	OWN 36	6	18	Punt
1	9:26	5:34	OWN 15	8	76	Field Goal
1	2:07	1:26	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
2	10:44	1:49	OWN 41	3	1	Punt
2	7:25	2:13	OPP 25	5	25	Touchdown
2	1:11	1:11	OWN 20	4	23	Half
3	13:11	1:46	OWN 38	3	8	Punt
3	7:36	4:20	OWN 19	8	27	Punt
3	0:26	3:58	OWN 29	8	45	Field Goal
4	7:40	2:39	OWN 20	5	80	Touchdown
4	0:28	0:28	OWN 20	4	61	Game

Game MVP: Derrick Thomas, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Thurman Thomas	20	67	3.35	25	1	2
Patrick Egu	12	29	2.42	13	1	0
Sean Salisbury	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Barry Sanders	8	84	10.50	55	2	1
James Joseph	8	27	3.38	20	1	0
Cody Carlson	1	4	4.00	4	0	0
Reggie Cobb	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Sean Salisbury	13	9	94	2/18	0	23	1	57.8
Chris Chandler	4	3	88	0/0	1	46	0	156.3

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Frank Reich	19	14	148	1/7	0	28	0	95.9
Cody Carlson	16	12	148	3/20	1	30	0	124.0

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Robb Thomas	4	6	55	13.75	31	23	0
TE Brian Kinchen	2	2	53	26.50	0	46	0
WR Stephone Paige	1	1	26	26.00	1	26	1
TE Jonathan Hayes	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
RB Thurman Thomas	1	3	12	12.00	7	12	0
FB Ickey Woods	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
FB Derrick Fenner	1	1	9	9.00	6	9	0
WR Ernie Mills	1	1	21	21.00	19	21	0
WR Rob Moore	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Reggie Langhorne	5	8	69	13.80	11	27	0
FB Anthony Toney	5	5	38	7.60	6	12	0
WR Mike Young	4	4	39	9.75	3	13	0
C Butch Rolle	3	4	44	14.67	3	28	1
WR Chris Burkett	2	2	22	11.00	0	18	0
WR Anthony Miller	2	3	32	16.00	5	22	0
WR Danny Peebles	2	4	43	21.50	9	30	0
FB Reggie Cobb	2	4	10	5.00	2	8	0
RB Barry Sanders	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Ricky Reynolds	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Ernie Mills	1	0	0
Jonathan Hayes	0	1	0
Mark Stepnoski	0	1	0
Dermontti Dawson	0	0	1
Derrick Thomas	0	0	1

San Diego	Fumb	Recov	Force
Chris Burkett	1	0	0
Cody Carlson	1	0	0
Barry Sanders	0	1	0
Rick Vaughn	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Sean Landeta	5	250	50.0	33.8	65	1

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Joe Prokop	5	206	41.2	32.6	55	1

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Steve De Line	2/2	1/1	0/0	46	3/3

San Diego	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Tommy Pickles	2/2	1/1	0/0	43	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jarvis Williams	1	3	3.0	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mark Jerue	2	31	15.5	0
Chris Burkett	1	10	10.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Robert Van Winkle	4	89	22.3	0
Stephone Paige	1	25	25.0	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chris Burkett	3	80	26.7	0
Anthony Miller	1	16	16.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Bubba McDowell	8	0	0.0	15	32
S Dave Whitmore	6	1	0.0	15	33
OLB Derrick Thomas	4	0	2.0	13	26
DE Dennis Byrd	4	0	1.0	10	23
ILB Walter Johnson	3	2	1.0	7	20
DT Israel Miller	3	0	0.0	12	26
CB Jarvis Williams	2	4	0.0	16	37
S Marcus Robertson	2	2	0.0	11	30
ILB Hardy Nickerson	2	1	0.0	16	25
OLB Jerry Olsavsky	2	1	0.0	7	15
CB Quintin Jones	2	0	0.0	16	28
DE Ray Agnew	2	0	0.0	8	16
ILB Richard Newbill	2	0	0.0	4	9
CB Robert Van Winkle	2	0	0.0	15	34
DE Curtis Maxie	1	0	0.0	6	12
DE Marvin Washington	1	0	0.0	12	27
WR Robb Thomas	1	0	---	---	---

San Diego	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Marvcus Patton	8	1	1.0	20	10
S Mark Jerue	8	0	0.0	25	11
ILB Pat Swilling	3	4	0.0	15	7
DT Greg Kragen	3	2	0.0	25	13
DT Rich Stachowski	3	1	0.0	22	10
DE Colin Powell	3	1	0.0	16	12
ILB Rick Vaughn	2	2	0.0	18	12
OLB Todd Shell	2	1	0.0	6	7
CB Maurice Hurst	2	1	0.0	23	12
S Harlon Barnett	2	1	0.0	15	9
DT Dan Ralph	2	0	0.0	16	13
DE Curtis Greer	1	0	1.0	21	10
S Devon Mitchell	1	2	0.0	8	8
CB Reggie Sutton	1	2	0.0	24	15
S Chuck Cecil	1	2	0.0	23	12
DE Tony Bennett	1	1	0.0	17	7
CB Ricky Reynolds	1	0	0.0	22	10
DE Jethro Franklin	1	0	0.0	12	9
OLB Bill Romanowski	0	2	0.0	17	12

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Derrick Thomas	2.0	1	0	26
ILB Walter Johnson	1.0	0	0	20
DE Dennis Byrd	1.0	0	0	23
DE Marvin Washington	0.0	1	1	27
OLB Wilber Marshall	0.0	1	0	23
DT Israel Miller	0.0	1	0	26

San Diego	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Curtis Greer	1.0	0	1	10
OLB Marvcus Patton	1.0	0	0	10
DE Tony Bennett	0.0	1	0	7
DT Rich Stachowski	0.0	0	1	10

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Bubba McDowell	7	0	32
S Dave Whitmore	6	0	33
CB Robert Van Winkle	2	1	34
ILB Walter Johnson	2	0	20
CB Quintin Jones	2	0	28
CB Jarvis Williams	2	0	37
S Marcus Robertson	2	0	30
ILB Hardy Nickerson	1	0	25
DE Dennis Byrd	1	0	23
ILB Richard Newbill	1	0	9

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Mark Jerue	2	0	0	11
OLB Todd Shell	2	0	0	7
ILB Rick Vaughn	2	0	0	12
OLB Marvcus Patton	2	0	0	10
S Devon Mitchell	1	0	0	8
S Chuck Cecil	1	0	0	12
DE Colin Powell	1	0	0	12
S Harlon Barnett	1	0	0	9
DT Rich Stachowski	0	1	0	10
CB Maurice Hurst	0	1	0	12
CB Ricky Reynolds	0	0	1	10

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Houston Hoover	2	5	1	28	0	13
Richard Cooper	1	6	0	22	0	9
Bob Olderman	1	5	0	17	0	10
Tyler Houston	1	2	0	19	1	11
Lenny Robinson	1	2	0	14	0	8
Mark Stepnoski	1	2	0	11	0	10
Doug Widell	0	5	0	21	1	15
Dermontti Dawson	0	2	0	10	0	10
Derrick Fenner	0	2	0	15	0	5
Tony Mayberry	0	2	0	23	0	9

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Barney Gumble	2	3	0	15	1	33
Jesse Sapolu	2	2	0	11	1	25
Brett Miller	1	2	0	12	1	23
Steve Jordan	1	1	1	3	0	6
Ed King	1	1	0	14	0	32
Bruce Armstrong	0	2	0	12	0	27
Reggie Cobb	0	2	0	7	0	9
Dean Caliguire	0	2	0	7	0	14
Curt Marsh	0	1	0	4	0	7
Jeff Walker	0	1	0	6	0	16
James Fitzpatrick	0	0	0	6	1	12

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Dermontti Dawson	2	7
A.B. Brown	1	18
Paul Green	1	18
Derrick Fenner	1	14
Ernie Mills	1	11
Patrick Egu	1	10

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
Harlon Barnett	3	19
Anthony Miller	2	14
James Joseph	1	22
Pat Swilling	1	3

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jarvis Williams	---	---	16	37	25	78
Dave Whitmore	---	---	15	33	16	64
Robert Van Winkle	---	---	15	34	6	55
Bubba McDowell	---	---	15	32	3	50
Quintin Jones	---	---	16	28	4	48
Robb Thomas	24	15	---	---	9	48
Stephone Paige	18	13	---	---	15	46
Walter Johnson	---	---	7	20	17	44
Hardy Nickerson	---	---	16	25	3	44
Sean Salisbury	28	15	---	---	---	43
Marcus Robertson	---	---	11	30	2	43
Houston Hoover	28	13	---	---	1	42
Doug Widell	21	15	---	---	6	42
Jerry Olsavsky	---	---	7	15	20	42
Derrick Thomas	---	---	13	26	2	41
Israel Miller	---	---	12	26	3	41
Marvin Washington	---	---	12	27	1	40
Dennis Byrd	---	---	10	23	4	37
Tyler Houston	19	11	---	---	7	37
Rob Moore	25	11	---	---	1	37
Thurman Thomas	21	14	---	---	1	36
Bob Olderman	17	10	---	---	7	34
Derrick Fenner	15	5	---	---	14	34
Wilber Marshall	---	---	9	23	---	32
Jonathan Hayes	18	9	---	---	5	32
Tony Mayberry	23	9	---	---	---	32
Richard Cooper	22	9	---	---	---	31
Mark Stepnoski	11	10	---	---	7	28
Dermontti Dawson	10	10	---	---	7	27
Patrick Egu	12	5	---	---	10	27
Ickey Woods	12	9	---	---	5	26
Ray Agnew	---	---	8	16	1	25
Ernie Mills	9	5	---	---	11	25
Curtis Maxie	---	---	6	12	6	24
Brian Kinchen	10	8	---	---	4	22
Lenny Robinson	14	8	---	---	---	22
A.B. Brown	1	1	---	---	18	20
Cortez Kennedy	---	---	6	13	1	20
Paul Green	0	0	---	---	18	18
Richard Newbill	---	---	4	9	---	13
Chris Chandler	5	4	---	---	---	9
Steve De Line	0	0	---	---	8	8
Sean Landeta	0	0	---	---	5	5
Shawn McCarthy	0	0	---	---	2	2
Warren Moon	0	0	---	---	---	0
John Kasay	0	0	---	---	---	0

San Diego	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Butch Rolle	13	29	---	---	14	56
Barney Gumble	15	33	---	---	7	55
Ken Gant	---	---	18	10	23	51
James Joseph	9	19	---	---	22	50
Marvcus Patton	---	---	20	10	16	46
Ed King	14	32	---	---	---	46
Mark Jerue	---	---	25	11	9	45
Anthony Miller	11	18	---	---	14	43
Harlon Barnett	---	---	15	9	19	43
Greg Kragen	---	---	25	13	4	42
Reggie Sutton	---	---	24	15	2	41
Anthony Toney	8	20	---	---	12	40
Jesse Sapolu	11	25	---	---	3	39
Bruce Armstrong	12	27	---	---	---	39
Ricky Reynolds	---	---	22	10	7	39
Reggie Langhorne	13	21	---	---	4	38
Mike Young	9	27	---	---	---	36
Chuck Cecil	---	---	23	12	1	36
Maurice Hurst	---	---	23	12	1	36
Brett Miller	12	23	---	---	---	35
Danny Peebles	3	17	---	---	15	35
Curtis Greer	---	---	21	10	3	34
Frank Reich	11	20	---	---	2	33
Rich Stachowski	---	---	22	10	---	32
Dan Ralph	---	---	16	13	3	32
Rick Vaughn	---	---	18	12	2	32
Colin Powell	---	---	16	12	3	31
Bill Romanowski	---	---	17	12	1	30
Barry Sanders	9	20	---	---	1	30
Jeff Walker	6	16	---	---	7	29
Reggie Cobb	7	9	---	---	13	29
Chris Burkett	5	9	---	---	14	28
Cody Carlson	7	19	---	---	---	26
Todd Shell	---	---	6	7	12	25
James Fitzpatrick	6	12	---	---	7	25
Pat Swilling	---	---	15	7	3	25
Jethro Franklin	---	---	12	9	4	25
Tony Bennett	---	---	17	7	1	25
Dean Caliguire	7	14	---	---	2	23
Devon Mitchell	---	---	8	8	1	17
Michael Durrette	3	6	---	---	7	16
Steve Jordan	3	6	---	---	4	13
Curt Marsh	4	7	---	---	---	11
Tommy Pickles	0	0	---	---	7	7
Joe Prokop	0	0	---	---	5	5
John Friesz	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	15	45	3.0
Middle	7	18	2.6
Right	11	32	2.9
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	56	18.7
Middle	12	51	4.3
Right	3	7	2.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Sean Salisbury	13	9	2	1	0	1	1	2	1
Chris Chandler	4	3	2	0	0	1	0	0	0

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Frank Reich	19	14	2	2	0	1	2	1	0
Cody Carlson	16	12	3	2	0	0	2	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	42	8.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	7	68	7.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	0	0	0	0.0
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	72	24.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	15	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	13	75	4.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	79	8.8
Long (19+ Yds)	6	5	127	21.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Robb Thomas	6	4	55	1	15
RB Thurman Thomas	3	1	12	0	14
TE Brian Kinchen	2	2	53	1	8
WR Stephone Paige	1	1	26	1	13
TE Jonathan Hayes	1	1	4	0	9
FB Ickey Woods	1	1	2	0	9
FB Derrick Fenner	1	1	9	0	5
WR Rob Moore	1	0	0	0	11
WR Ernie Mills	1	1	21	1	5

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Reggie Langhorne	8	5	69	2	21
FB Anthony Toney	5	5	38	0	20
WR Mike Young	4	4	39	0	27
C Butch Rolle	4	3	44	1	29
WR Danny Peebles	4	2	43	1	17
FB Reggie Cobb	4	2	10	0	9
WR Anthony Miller	3	2	32	1	18
WR Chris Burkett	2	2	22	0	9
RB Barry Sanders	1	1	-1	0	20

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Thurman Thomas	6	26	4.33	3.35
Patrick Egu	2	1	0.50	2.42

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
James Joseph	1	2	2.00	3.38

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Cody Carlson	2	2	11	5.50	9.25

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Chris Burkett	1	1	4	4.00	11.00
C Butch Rolle	1	1	7	7.00	11.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Thurman Thomas	3	2
Patrick Egu	1	0

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

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

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Frank Reich	7	5	3
Cody Carlson	6	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Robb Thomas	2	1	0
RB Thurman Thomas	1	0	0
FB Derrick Fenner	1	1	1
WR Rob Moore	1	0	0

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
C Butch Rolle	3	2	2
FB Reggie Cobb	3	2	1
WR Reggie Langhorne	2	1	1
WR Anthony Miller	2	2	0
WR Danny Peebles	2	1	1
WR Mike Young	1	1	0

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

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