Exhibition Week 4, 1991

played in New England, MA

73 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	0	10	7	3	3	-	23
New England Patriots	13	0	7	0	0	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:35 NED - Lucy Draper 26 field goal
1Q: 06:25 NED - Curly Washburn 39 interception return (Lucy Draper extra point)
1Q: 00:16 NED - Lucy Draper 26 field goal
2Q: 09:40 ATL - Stephone Paige 3 pass from Chris Chandler (Steve De Line extra point)
2Q: 03:42 ATL - Steve De Line 18 field goal
3Q: 06:32 ATL - Derrick Fenner 2 pass from Chris Chandler (Steve De Line extra point)
3Q: 02:24 NED - Bill Brooks 18 pass from Gary Kubiak (Lucy Draper extra point)
4Q: 00:15 ATL - Steve De Line 40 field goal
OT: 10:34 ATL - Steve De Line 21 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:35 NED - Lucy Draper 26 field goal
1Q: 06:25 NED - Curly Washburn 39 interception return (Lucy Draper extra point)
1Q: 00:16 NED - Lucy Draper 26 field goal
2Q: 09:40 ATL - Stephone Paige 3 pass from Chris Chandler (Steve De Line extra point)
2Q: 03:42 ATL - Steve De Line 18 field goal
3Q: 06:32 ATL - Derrick Fenner 2 pass from Chris Chandler (Steve De Line extra point)
3Q: 02:24 NED - Bill Brooks 18 pass from Gary Kubiak (Lucy Draper extra point)
4Q: 00:15 ATL - Steve De Line 40 field goal
OT: 10:34 ATL - Steve De Line 21 field goal

Team Statistics ATL NED
Record 2-1 1-2
First Downs 28 13
- by Rushing 8 6
- by Passing 19 6
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 508 220
- Offensive Plays 80 54
- Yards per Play 6.35 4.07
Net Rushing Yards 160 132
- Rushing Attempts 27 38
- Yards per Rush 5.93 3.47
Net Passing Yards 348 88
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 52 - 29 - 1 14 - 8 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 355 97
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/7 2/9
- Yards per Pass Play 6.57 5.50
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/15 4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.5 6.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/37 3/28
Punt Returns/Yards 3/20 1/13
Kick Returns/Yards 4/30 4/153
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/39
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 19 OWN 30
Time of Possession 37:17 27:17

Team Statistics	ATL	NED
Record	2-1	1-2
First Downs	28	13
- by Rushing	8	6
- by Passing	19	6
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	508	220
- Offensive Plays	80	54
- Yards per Play	6.35	4.07
Net Rushing Yards	160	132
- Rushing Attempts	27	38
- Yards per Rush	5.93	3.47
Net Passing Yards	348	88
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	52 - 29 - 1	14 - 8 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	355	97
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/7	2/9
- Yards per Pass Play	6.57	5.50
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/15	4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.5	6.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/37	3/28
Punt Returns/Yards	3/20	1/13
Kick Returns/Yards	4/30	4/153
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/39
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 19	OWN 30
Time of Possession	37:17	27:17

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:28	2:13	OWN 22	4	14	Interception
1	6:15	2:05	OWN 16	3	-8	Punt
1	0:09	5:35	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
2	7:56	4:20	OWN 20	8	79	Field Goal
2	1:12	0:53	OWN 29	4	19	Punt
3	15:00	2:12	OWN 20	4	31	Punt
3	10:45	4:20	OWN 33	9	67	Touchdown
3	2:13	5:40	OWN 10	10	40	Punt
4	8:16	1:11	OWN 15	3	0	Punt
4	5:55	2:25	OWN 20	7	35	Punt
4	2:01	1:51	OWN 7	9	70	Field Goal
OT1	15:00	4:34	OWN 24	8	72	Field Goal

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:32	OWN 49	11	42	Field Goal
1	4:10	4:01	OWN 43	10	48	Field Goal
2	9:34	1:38	OWN 43	3	8	Punt
2	3:36	2:24	OWN 20	5	19	Punt
2	0:19	0:19	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	12:48	2:03	OWN 1	3	7	Punt
3	6:25	4:12	OWN 31	9	69	Touchdown
4	11:33	3:17	OWN 20	5	22	Punt
4	7:05	1:10	OPP 43	4	-10	Punt
4	3:30	1:29	OWN 20	4	19	Punt
4	0:10	0:10	OWN 33	1	-3	Half

Game MVP: Chris Chandler, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Thurman Thomas	17	112	6.59	19	5	0
Patrick Egu	10	48	4.80	11	2	0

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Gordie Lockbaun	22	98	4.45	11	1
Earnest Jackson	14	33	2.36	5	0
Gary Kubiak	2	1	0.50	2	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Chris Chandler	45	25	324	0/0	2	43	0	93.2
Scott Mitchell	7	4	31	1/7	0	24	1	28.5

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gary Kubiak	14	8	97	2/9	1	21	0	102.3

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Thurman Thomas	7	7	34	4.86	16	12	0
WR Rob Moore	7	10	146	20.86	34	43	0
WR Stephone Paige	4	9	32	8.00	5	15	1
TE Jonathan Hayes	4	7	66	16.50	5	38	0
WR Robb Thomas	4	10	63	15.75	3	24	0
FB Derrick Fenner	2	3	11	5.50	2	9	1
TE Brian Kinchen	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Patrick Egu	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Ernie Mills	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bill Brooks	3	3	47	15.67	26	21	1
RB Gordie Lockbaun	3	4	17	5.67	1	7	0
WR Willie Gault	1	1	17	17.00	7	17	0
TE Eric Green	1	3	16	16.00	7	16	0
WR Mike Wilson	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Anthony Carter	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Curly Washburn	1	39	39.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Shawn McCarthy	4	184	46.0	32.8	50	1
Sean Landeta	2	101	50.5	40.5	52	0

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bryan Barker	6	310	51.7	41.7	63	3

Kicking Statistics

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

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Lucy Draper	2/2	0/0	0/0	26	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Stephone Paige	2	16	8.0	0
Jarvis Williams	1	4	4.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dexter Carter	1	13	13.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Robert Van Winkle	3	19	6.3	0
Stephone Paige	1	11	11.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dexter Carter	3	111	37.0	0
Kevin Clark	1	42	42.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Marcus Robertson	6	2	0.0	26	11
ILB Walter Johnson	5	1	0.0	23	14
DE Marvin Washington	4	0	1.0	21	11
OLB Brett Faryniarz	4	1	0.0	22	8
S Bubba McDowell	3	4	1.0	36	13
DT Israel Miller	3	1	0.0	23	13
OLB Wilber Marshall	3	0	0.0	25	8
S Dave Whitmore	2	4	0.0	29	14
ILB Hardy Nickerson	2	3	0.0	26	12
OLB Jerry Olsavsky	2	1	0.0	17	4
CB Quintin Jones	2	0	0.0	25	13
CB Jarvis Williams	2	0	0.0	25	11
DE Dennis Byrd	2	0	0.0	20	7
ILB Richard Newbill	2	0	0.0	18	6
CB Robert Van Winkle	2	0	0.0	32	14
DE Curtis Maxie	1	1	0.0	28	8
DE Ray Agnew	1	1	0.0	22	9

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Ray Crockett	8	2	0.0	16	35
DE Reggie White	7	0	0.5	21	38
S Vencie Glenn	5	1	0.0	20	38
CB Kevin Clark	5	0	0.0	18	35
CB Don Griffin	4	0	0.0	18	32
OLB Roman Phifer	3	1	0.5	20	34
S Don Rogers	3	3	0.0	20	38
OLB Matt Jaworksi	3	1	0.0	12	26
S Je-rod Rozumek	3	1	0.0	17	38
DE Donald Evans	3	0	0.0	14	35
S Ken Johnson	2	4	0.0	14	29
OLB David Griggs	2	1	0.0	8	11
ILB Dan Murray	2	0	0.0	7	14
DT John Randle	1	1	0.0	17	33
ILB Curly Washburn	1	1	0.0	16	36
ILB Johnny Taylor	1	0	0.0	14	24
CB Reyna Thompson	1	0	0.0	15	33
DE Burt Grossman	1	0	0.0	18	29
DT Alvin Wright	0	2	0.0	12	25

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Marvin Washington	1.0	0	11
S Bubba McDowell	1.0	0	13
ILB Hardy Nickerson	0.0	1	12
DT Israel Miller	0.0	1	13

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Reggie White	0.5	1	1	2	38
OLB Roman Phifer	0.5	0	0	0	34
DT John Randle	0.0	1	2	0	33
DT Alvin Wright	0.0	1	0	0	25
DE Burt Grossman	0.0	1	0	0	29
CB Kevin Clark	0.0	0	1	0	35

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Marcus Robertson	4	0	11
ILB Hardy Nickerson	1	1	12
CB Quintin Jones	1	0	13
ILB Richard Newbill	1	0	6
CB Robert Van Winkle	1	0	14

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Ray Crockett	5	2	0	35
CB Don Griffin	4	1	0	32
CB Kevin Clark	4	1	0	35
S Vencie Glenn	3	0	0	38
S Don Rogers	2	1	0	38
S Je-rod Rozumek	2	1	0	38
ILB Curly Washburn	2	0	1	36
S Ken Johnson	2	0	0	29
OLB David Griggs	2	0	0	11
OLB Matt Jaworksi	2	0	0	26
OLB Roman Phifer	1	1	0	34

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Lenny Robinson	4	7	0	20	0	31
Bob Olderman	3	3	0	18	0	42
Tony Mayberry	1	2	1	11	0	34
Houston Hoover	1	2	0	16	1	41
Mark Stepnoski	1	2	0	9	0	25
Tyler Houston	1	1	0	7	0	22
Doug Widell	0	5	0	20	0	23
Derrick Fenner	0	2	0	7	0	17
Richard Cooper	0	2	0	18	0	28
Dermontti Dawson	0	1	0	16	0	19

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Randy Dixon	4	6	2	23	0	12
Bob Kratch	3	4	0	23	0	7
Ron McNair	2	5	1	24	1	9
Roger Vick	2	2	0	33	0	10
Mike Arthur	1	3	0	19	0	9
Duval Love	0	10	0	30	0	12
Vince Stroth	0	3	0	24	0	9
Bill Cherry	0	2	0	22	0	8
Don Walker	0	1	0	25	1	14

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
A.B. Brown	4	19
Walter Johnson	1	18

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Herbert Harris	2	17
Carl Monroe	1	18
Roger Vick	1	18
Reyna Thompson	1	15
Patrick Scott	1	15
Johnny Taylor	1	12

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Robb Thomas	20	44	---	---	11	75
Chris Chandler	25	45	---	---	---	70
Bob Olderman	18	42	---	---	9	69
Stephone Paige	16	30	---	---	17	63
Dave Whitmore	---	---	29	14	18	61
Houston Hoover	16	41	---	---	2	59
Thurman Thomas	17	39	---	---	2	58
Jonathan Hayes	18	32	---	---	6	56
Walter Johnson	---	---	23	14	18	55
Jarvis Williams	---	---	25	11	17	53
Robert Van Winkle	---	---	32	14	6	52
Lenny Robinson	20	31	---	---	---	51
Bubba McDowell	---	---	36	13	2	51
Quintin Jones	---	---	25	13	12	50
Doug Widell	20	23	---	---	7	50
Rob Moore	14	32	---	---	2	48
Ickey Woods	15	25	---	---	7	47
Richard Cooper	18	28	---	---	---	46
Tony Mayberry	11	34	---	---	---	45
Dermontti Dawson	16	19	---	---	9	44
Brett Faryniarz	---	---	22	8	14	44
Curtis Maxie	---	---	28	8	7	43
Mark Stepnoski	9	25	---	---	9	43
Hardy Nickerson	---	---	26	12	2	40
Marcus Robertson	---	---	26	11	2	39
Tyler Houston	7	22	---	---	9	38
Derrick Fenner	7	17	---	---	13	37
Israel Miller	---	---	23	13	1	37
Wilber Marshall	---	---	25	8	2	35
Marvin Washington	---	---	21	11	2	34
Patrick Egu	10	14	---	---	10	34
Brian Kinchen	8	19	---	---	6	33
Ray Agnew	---	---	22	9	1	32
Jerry Olsavsky	---	---	17	4	10	31
Dennis Byrd	---	---	20	7	1	28
Ernie Mills	7	9	---	---	12	28
A.B. Brown	3	2	---	---	19	24
Richard Newbill	---	---	18	6	---	24
Paul Green	0	2	---	---	20	22
Scott Mitchell	2	8	---	---	---	10
Steve De Line	0	0	---	---	8	8
Shawn McCarthy	0	0	---	---	7	7
Sean Landeta	0	0	---	---	2	2
Sean Salisbury	0	0	---	---	---	0
John Kasay	0	0	---	---	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Kevin Clark	---	---	18	35	28	81
Reyna Thompson	---	---	15	33	15	63
Reggie White	---	---	21	38	3	62
Je-rod Rozumek	---	---	17	38	7	62
Don Rogers	---	---	20	38	3	61
Roger Vick	33	10	---	---	18	61
Vencie Glenn	---	---	20	38	2	60
Lin Dawson	28	12	---	---	19	59
Donald Evans	---	---	14	35	7	56
Roman Phifer	---	---	20	34	2	56
Curly Washburn	---	---	16	36	3	55
Gary Kubiak	38	16	---	---	---	54
Don Griffin	---	---	18	32	3	53
John Randle	---	---	17	33	3	53
Ray Crockett	---	---	16	35	1	52
Matt Jaworksi	---	---	12	26	13	51
Johnny Taylor	---	---	14	24	12	50
Duval Love	30	12	---	---	8	50
Burt Grossman	---	---	18	29	2	49
Earnest Jackson	15	8	---	---	25	48
Eric Green	26	11	---	---	10	47
Don Walker	25	14	---	---	8	47
Alvin Wright	---	---	12	25	7	44
Ken Johnson	---	---	14	29	---	43
Bob Kratch	23	7	---	---	8	38
Anthony Carter	24	13	---	---	---	37
Vince Stroth	24	9	---	---	2	35
Randy Dixon	23	12	---	---	---	35
Mike Arthur	19	9	---	---	7	35
Bill Cherry	22	8	---	---	4	34
Ron McNair	24	9	---	---	---	33
Willie Gault	16	10	---	---	6	32
Gordie Lockbaun	23	8	---	---	---	31
Dan Murray	---	---	7	14	6	27
Carl Monroe	5	0	---	---	18	23
David Griggs	---	---	8	11	2	21
Bill Brooks	14	4	---	---	---	18
Herbert Harris	0	0	---	---	17	17
Patrick Scott	0	0	---	---	15	15
Mike Wilson	6	4	---	---	---	10
Dexter Carter	0	0	---	---	8	8
Raul Allegre	0	0	---	---	6	6
Bryan Barker	0	0	---	---	6	6
Taft Fox	0	0	---	---	2	2
Lucy Draper	0	0	---	---	2	2
Turk Schonert	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	95	6.8
Middle	5	9	1.8
Right	8	56	7.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	46	5.1
Middle	20	73	3.7
Right	8	14	1.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Chris Chandler	45	25	4	0	5	7	3	2	0
Scott Mitchell	7	4	1	0	1	0	1	0	1

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gary Kubiak	14	8	1	2	1	1	2	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	13	126	6.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	7	115	7.2
Long (19+ Yds)	9	4	114	12.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	27	9.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	3	2	11	3.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	59	7.4
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Robb Thomas	10	4	0	63	1	44
WR Rob Moore	10	7	2	146	3	32
WR Stephone Paige	9	4	1	32	0	30
TE Jonathan Hayes	7	4	1	66	1	32
RB Thurman Thomas	7	7	0	34	0	39
FB Derrick Fenner	3	2	1	11	0	17
TE Brian Kinchen	2	1	1	3	0	19
WR Ernie Mills	2	0	0	0	0	9
RB Patrick Egu	1	0	0	0	0	14

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Gordie Lockbaun	4	3	0	17	0	8
WR Bill Brooks	3	3	0	47	1	4
TE Eric Green	3	1	1	16	0	11
WR Mike Wilson	2	0	0	0	0	4
WR Anthony Carter	1	0	0	0	0	13
WR Willie Gault	1	1	0	17	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Thurman Thomas	4	16	4.00	6.59
Patrick Egu	1	3	3.00	4.80

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Earnest Jackson	2	7	3.50	2.36
Gordie Lockbaun	1	5	5.00	4.45

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Chris Chandler	7	5	19	2.71	7.20

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gary Kubiak	5	2	26	5.20	6.93

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Stephone Paige	3	3	17	5.67	3.56
RB Thurman Thomas	1	1	0	0.00	4.86
WR Robb Thomas	1	0	0	0.00	6.30
FB Derrick Fenner	1	1	2	2.00	3.67
WR Rob Moore	1	0	0	0.00	14.60

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mike Wilson	2	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Bill Brooks	2	2	26	13.00	15.67
WR Anthony Carter	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Thurman Thomas	3	2

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Gordie Lockbaun	5	1
Earnest Jackson	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Chris Chandler	9	6	4
Scott Mitchell	2	1	1

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gary Kubiak	5	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Rob Moore	4	4	3
WR Stephone Paige	2	0	0
WR Robb Thomas	2	1	1
FB Derrick Fenner	2	2	1
TE Brian Kinchen	1	0	0

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Gordie Lockbaun	2	2	2
WR Mike Wilson	1	0	0
WR Bill Brooks	1	1	0
TE Eric Green	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 66,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,300 (21,400)
End Zone 14,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,900 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	66,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,300 (21,400)
End Zone	14,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,900 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,300)