Week 9, 1991

played in Dallas, TX

55 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	14	3	0	0	-	17
Dallas Cowboys	7	3	7	6	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:57 ATL - Jonathan Hayes 5 pass from Chris Chandler (Steve De Line extra point)
1Q: 07:25 DAL - Warren Williams 2 pass from Tony Eason (Donald Igwebuike extra point)
1Q: 03:29 ATL - Rob Moore 34 pass from Chris Chandler (Steve De Line extra point)
2Q: 14:33 DAL - Donald Igwebuike 40 field goal
2Q: 06:32 ATL - Steve De Line 19 field goal
3Q: 10:48 DAL - Neal Anderson 3 run (Donald Igwebuike extra point)
4Q: 14:50 DAL - Donald Igwebuike 41 field goal
4Q: 03:55 DAL - Donald Igwebuike 29 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:57 ATL - Jonathan Hayes 5 pass from Chris Chandler (Steve De Line extra point)
1Q: 07:25 DAL - Warren Williams 2 pass from Tony Eason (Donald Igwebuike extra point)
1Q: 03:29 ATL - Rob Moore 34 pass from Chris Chandler (Steve De Line extra point)
2Q: 14:33 DAL - Donald Igwebuike 40 field goal
2Q: 06:32 ATL - Steve De Line 19 field goal
3Q: 10:48 DAL - Neal Anderson 3 run (Donald Igwebuike extra point)
4Q: 14:50 DAL - Donald Igwebuike 41 field goal
4Q: 03:55 DAL - Donald Igwebuike 29 field goal

Team Statistics ATL DAL
Record 4-4 4-5
First Downs 13 24
- by Rushing 5 15
- by Passing 7 8
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 304 402
- Offensive Plays 44 70
- Yards per Play 6.91 5.74
Net Rushing Yards 131 225
- Rushing Attempts 21 38
- Yards per Rush 6.24 5.92
Net Passing Yards 173 177
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 23 - 15 - 0 29 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 173 193
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 3/16
- Yards per Pass Play 7.52 5.53
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 3/0
3rd Down Conversions 0/8 5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.0 7.6
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/35 4/35
Punt Returns/Yards 3/17 3/19
Kick Returns/Yards 6/150 4/55
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 23
Time of Possession 22:54 37:06

Team Statistics	ATL	DAL
Record	4-4	4-5
First Downs	13	24
- by Rushing	5	15
- by Passing	7	8
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	304	402
- Offensive Plays	44	70
- Yards per Play	6.91	5.74
Net Rushing Yards	131	225
- Rushing Attempts	21	38
- Yards per Rush	6.24	5.92
Net Passing Yards	173	177
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	23 - 15 - 0	29 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	173	193
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	3/16
- Yards per Pass Play	7.52	5.53
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	3/0
3rd Down Conversions	0/8	5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.0	7.6
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/35	4/35
Punt Returns/Yards	3/17	3/19
Kick Returns/Yards	6/150	4/55
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 23
Time of Possession	22:54	37:06

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:11	OWN 30	5	70	Touchdown
1	7:17	2:41	OWN 35	6	27	Punt
1	3:29	0:14	OPP 34	1	34	Touchdown
2	14:27	2:39	OWN 12	3	2	Punt
2	8:48	2:24	OWN 20	6	78	Field Goal
2	1:55	1:25	OWN 4	3	0	Punt
2	0:05	0:05	OWN 15	1	12	Half
3	10:39	4:10	OWN 30	7	26	Punt
3	4:33	1:55	OWN 39	3	7	Punt
4	14:45	2:30	OWN 34	3	2	Punt
4	3:49	1:54	OWN 31	7	51	Downs

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:49	4:32	OWN 29	8	71	Touchdown
1	4:36	1:07	OWN 20	3	-16	Punt
1	3:15	3:48	OWN 27	6	50	Field Goal
2	11:48	3:00	OWN 31	7	27	Punt
2	6:24	4:29	OWN 26	8	33	Punt
2	0:30	0:25	OPP 47	3	-5	Punt
3	15:00	4:21	OWN 15	8	85	Touchdown
3	6:29	1:56	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
3	2:38	2:53	OWN 17	8	59	Field Goal
4	12:15	8:26	OWN 7	12	81	Field Goal
4	1:55	1:55	OWN 18	5	22	Game

Game MVP: Neal Anderson, Dallas Cowboys

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Thurman Thomas	16	85	5.31	43	2
A.B. Brown	4	44	11.00	26	1
Chris Chandler	1	2	2.00	2	0

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Neal Anderson	25	155	6.20	27	7	1
Warren Williams	10	53	5.30	24	2	0
Tony Eason	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0
Eric Ball	1	3	3.00	3	0	0
Waylon Smithers	1	15	15.00	15	1	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Chris Chandler	23	15	173	0/0	2	36	0	116.7

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tony Eason	29	18	193	3/16	1	43	0	93.0

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Robb Thomas	4	6	26	6.50	6	12	0
WR Rob Moore	4	6	69	17.25	24	35	1
RB Thurman Thomas	3	4	14	4.67	3	16	0
TE Jonathan Hayes	2	3	22	11.00	0	17	1
WR Ernie Mills	2	3	42	21.00	5	36	0
WR Stephone Paige	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Eddie Brown	4	9	26	6.50	0	11	0
WR Shawn Jefferson	4	8	111	27.75	43	43	0
RB Neal Anderson	3	3	22	7.33	4	10	0
TE Pat Carter	2	3	8	4.00	0	5	0
WR Ricky Sanders	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
RB Warren Williams	1	2	2	2.00	0	2	1
FB Eric Ball	1	1	4	4.00	2	4	0
WR Waylon Smithers	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0
TE Kerry Cash	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Hardy Nickerson	0	0	1	0
Quintin Jones	0	0	1	0
Bill Jones	0	0	1	0

Dallas	Fumb	Recov
Waylon Smithers	1	1
Andre Young	1	0
Pat Carter	1	0
Terrance Hoagie	0	1
Richard Johnson	0	1

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Sean Landeta	6	293	48.8	39.0	62	2

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ned Flanders	5	204	40.8	33.4	44	2

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Steve De Line	1/1	0/0	0/0	19	2/2

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Donald Igwebuike	3/3	2/2	0/0	41	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jarvis Williams	3	17	5.7	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Andre Young	3	19	6.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Robert Van Winkle	5	123	24.6	0
Stephone Paige	1	27	27.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Andre Young	2	30	15.0	0
Waylon Smithers	2	25	12.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Rob McGovern	9	3	0.5	26	22
OLB Derrick Thomas	6	0	0.0	26	21
OLB Wilber Marshall	5	1	1.0	28	21
S Bubba McDowell	5	2	0.0	38	32
ILB Hardy Nickerson	5	0	0.0	30	23
CB Jarvis Williams	4	0	0.0	20	18
S Dave Whitmore	4	0	0.0	25	22
CB Robert Van Winkle	4	0	0.0	31	26
DE Dennis Byrd	2	0	1.0	19	24
DE Marvin Washington	2	4	0.5	30	28
OLB Brett Faryniarz	2	0	0.0	12	11
S Robert Blackmon	2	0	0.0	25	24
DT Israel Miller	2	0	0.0	25	19
CB Quintin Jones	1	1	0.0	18	18
ILB Walter Johnson	1	0	0.0	3	1
OLB Jerry Olsavsky	1	0	0.0	12	10
DE Ray Agnew	1	0	0.0	20	8
DE Curtis Maxie	0	3	0.0	23	18

Dallas	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Wes Hopkins	3	2	18	17
S Andre Young	3	1	16	15
OLB Aundray Bruce	3	1	14	12
OLB Jessie Small	3	1	10	15
S Darrol Ray	3	0	5	8
DT Michael Dean Perry	3	0	15	15
CB Darrell Malone	3	0	15	15
CB Dee Thomas	2	2	16	17
DT Mark Duda	2	0	13	12
S Terrance Hoagie	2	0	8	6
CB Tony Stargell	2	0	10	13
OLB Broderick Thomas	1	2	15	18
DE Mack Moore	1	1	15	14
ILB Jeff Leiding	1	0	5	4
DE Ron Holmes	1	0	8	13
ILB Rod Stephens	1	0	14	14

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Wilber Marshall	1.0	0	0	21
DE Dennis Byrd	1.0	0	0	24
DE Marvin Washington	0.5	1	1	28
ILB Rob McGovern	0.5	0	0	22
CB Jarvis Williams	0.0	1	0	18
OLB Derrick Thomas	0.0	1	0	21
DE Ray Agnew	0.0	1	0	8
DT Israel Miller	0.0	1	0	19

Dallas	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Glen Collins	0.0	0	1	0	9

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Hardy Nickerson	3	1	23
OLB Wilber Marshall	2	0	21
ILB Rob McGovern	2	0	22
S Bubba McDowell	2	0	32
OLB Derrick Thomas	2	0	21
CB Robert Van Winkle	2	0	26
ILB Walter Johnson	1	0	1
OLB Brett Faryniarz	1	0	11
CB Quintin Jones	1	0	18
CB Jarvis Williams	1	0	18
S Dave Whitmore	1	0	22
S Robert Blackmon	0	2	24

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Broderick Thomas	2	1	18
S Wes Hopkins	2	0	17
CB Tony Stargell	2	0	13
CB Darrell Malone	2	0	15
CB Dee Thomas	1	1	17
S Darrol Ray	1	0	8
S Andre Young	1	0	15
DT Mark Duda	1	0	12
OLB Aundray Bruce	1	0	12
ILB Rod Stephens	1	0	14
OLB Jessie Small	1	0	15
S Terrance Hoagie	0	2	6
CB Wayne Davis	0	1	13

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Dermontti Dawson	3	5	19	23
Lenny Robinson	2	3	11	16
Richard Cooper	2	3	19	19
Doug Widell	1	3	17	20
Bob Olderman	1	1	9	10
Houston Hoover	0	3	16	16
Jonathan Hayes	0	1	13	9
Mark Stepnoski	0	1	12	11

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Rory Graves	4	7	31	0	23
Joe Tofflemire	3	11	31	1	27
Erik Norgard	3	7	34	0	28
Ray Donaldson	2	3	28	0	31
Ralph Tamm	2	3	13	0	10
Eric Ball	1	3	22	0	13
Dwayne White	1	2	17	0	10
Jerry Bell	0	1	19	0	13
Tom Dohring	0	0	29	2	26

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Bill Jones	2	12
Walter Johnson	2	9
A.B. Brown	1	17
Bubba McDowell	1	15
Quintin Jones	1	12

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Dee Thomas	3	10
Kerry Cash	1	20
Jerry Bell	1	17
Eric Ball	1	17
Andre Young	1	16
Warren Williams	1	7
Erik Norgard	1	4

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bubba McDowell	---	---	38	32	15	85
Marvin Washington	---	---	30	28	7	65
Robert Van Winkle	---	---	31	26	7	64
Hardy Nickerson	---	---	30	23	8	61
Jarvis Williams	---	---	20	18	17	55
Wilber Marshall	---	---	28	21	2	51
Rob McGovern	---	---	26	22	2	50
Derrick Thomas	---	---	26	21	3	50
Robert Blackmon	---	---	25	24	1	50
Dermontti Dawson	19	23	---	---	7	49
Dave Whitmore	---	---	25	22	2	49
Quintin Jones	---	---	18	18	12	48
Curtis Maxie	---	---	23	18	7	48
Israel Miller	---	---	25	19	3	47
Dennis Byrd	---	---	19	24	3	46
Chris Chandler	21	23	---	---	---	44
Stephone Paige	14	15	---	---	12	41
Robb Thomas	17	19	---	---	5	41
Doug Widell	17	20	---	---	4	41
Richard Cooper	19	19	---	---	---	38
Brett Faryniarz	---	---	12	11	12	35
Houston Hoover	16	16	---	---	3	35
Rob Moore	15	19	---	---	---	34
Thurman Thomas	16	16	---	---	---	32
Ickey Woods	13	12	---	---	7	32
Mark Stepnoski	12	11	---	---	7	30
A.B. Brown	5	7	---	---	17	29
Lenny Robinson	11	16	---	---	1	28
Ray Agnew	---	---	20	8	---	28
Bob Olderman	9	10	---	---	7	26
Brian Kinchen	7	11	---	---	6	24
Jerry Olsavsky	---	---	12	10	2	24
Ernie Mills	3	6	---	---	14	23
Jonathan Hayes	13	9	---	---	---	22
Richard Newbill	---	---	7	6	5	18
Paul Green	1	0	---	---	16	17
Derrick Fenner	0	1	---	---	13	14
Walter Johnson	---	---	3	1	9	13
Bill Jones	1	0	---	---	12	13
Nick Bell	0	0	---	---	9	9
Tony Mayberry	2	0	---	---	6	8
Sean Landeta	0	0	---	---	7	7
Steve De Line	0	0	---	---	5	5
Sean Salisbury	0	0	---	---	---	0
Scott Mitchell	0	0	---	---	---	0

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tony Eason	38	32	---	---	---	70
Erik Norgard	34	28	---	---	4	66
Ray Donaldson	28	31	---	---	5	64
Joe Tofflemire	31	27	---	---	5	63
Pat Carter	22	19	---	---	15	56
Tom Dohring	29	26	---	---	---	55
Neal Anderson	28	25	---	---	1	54
Rory Graves	31	23	---	---	---	54
Eric Ball	22	13	---	---	17	52
Waylon Smithers	27	21	---	---	4	52
Jerry Bell	19	13	---	---	17	49
Andre Young	---	---	16	15	16	47
Broderick Thomas	---	---	15	18	10	43
Dee Thomas	---	---	16	17	10	43
Eddie Brown	11	16	---	---	15	42
Kerry Cash	9	11	---	---	20	40
Shawn Jefferson	23	17	---	---	---	40
Tony Stargell	---	---	10	13	16	39
Wes Hopkins	---	---	18	17	1	36
Mark Duda	---	---	13	12	10	35
Dwayne White	17	10	---	---	8	35
Ricky Sanders	18	16	---	---	---	34
Mack Moore	---	---	15	14	3	32
Michael Dean Perry	---	---	15	15	1	31
Ralph Tamm	13	10	---	---	8	31
Don Gibbs	---	---	9	13	9	31
Darrell Malone	---	---	15	15	1	31
Wayne Davis	---	---	13	13	4	30
Jessie Small	---	---	10	15	5	30
Rod Stephens	---	---	14	14	1	29
Aundray Bruce	---	---	14	12	1	27
Warren Williams	10	7	---	---	7	24
Ron Holmes	---	---	8	13	2	23
Terrance Hoagie	---	---	8	6	7	21
Will Grant	7	5	---	---	7	19
Darrol Ray	---	---	5	8	6	19
Alvin Harper	1	2	---	---	14	17
Glen Collins	---	---	6	9	---	15
Jeff Leiding	---	---	5	4	6	15
Terry Price	---	---	6	8	---	14
Donald Igwebuike	0	0	---	---	9	9
Ned Flanders	0	0	---	---	8	8
Richard Johnson	---	---	0	0	2	2
Joe Fishback	---	---	0	2	---	2
Jeff Hostetler	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dan McGwire	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	84	14.0
Middle	7	13	1.9
Right	8	34	4.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	73	6.1
Middle	22	148	6.7
Right	3	5	1.7
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Chris Chandler	23	15	3	1	1	5	1	0	0

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tony Eason	29	18	3	1	2	3	5	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	2	0.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	5	21	2.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	4	80	8.9
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	70	35.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	12	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	10	61	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	4	77	8.6
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	43	21.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Robb Thomas	6	4	0	26	0	19
WR Rob Moore	6	4	0	69	2	19
RB Thurman Thomas	4	3	0	14	0	16
TE Jonathan Hayes	3	2	0	22	0	9
WR Ernie Mills	3	2	1	42	1	6
WR Stephone Paige	1	0	0	0	0	15

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Eddie Brown	9	4	1	26	0	16
WR Shawn Jefferson	8	4	0	111	3	17
RB Neal Anderson	3	3	0	22	0	25
TE Pat Carter	3	2	1	8	0	19
RB Warren Williams	2	1	0	2	0	7
WR Ricky Sanders	1	1	0	7	0	16
FB Eric Ball	1	1	0	4	0	13
WR Waylon Smithers	1	1	0	9	0	21
TE Kerry Cash	1	1	0	4	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Chris Chandler	1	2	2.00	2.00

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Neal Anderson	3	2	0.67	6.20
Warren Williams	2	12	6.00	5.30

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Chris Chandler	9	2	21	2.33	7.52

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tony Eason	2	2	5	2.50	6.66

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Jonathan Hayes	2	1	5	2.50	7.33
WR Robb Thomas	2	0	0	0.00	4.33
WR Rob Moore	2	0	0	0.00	11.50
WR Stephone Paige	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
RB Thurman Thomas	1	1	16	16.00	3.50
WR Ernie Mills	1	0	0	0.00	14.00

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Pat Carter	1	1	3	3.00	2.67
RB Warren Williams	1	1	2	2.00	1.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Neal Anderson	4	3
Warren Williams	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Chris Chandler	8	5	0

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tony Eason	7	2	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch
RB Thurman Thomas	3	2
WR Rob Moore	2	2
WR Ernie Mills	2	1
TE Jonathan Hayes	1	0

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Eddie Brown	5	1	0
TE Pat Carter	1	0	0
RB Warren Williams	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 67,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,700 (21,400)
End Zone 14,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,100 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,200 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	67,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,700 (21,400)
End Zone	14,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,100 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,200 (3,300)