Week 9, 1992

played in Atlanta, GA

46 degrees, fair, calm

Los Angeles Rams	0	7	7	9	-	23
Atlanta Falcons	3	7	0	7	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:53 ATL - John Kasay 34 field goal
2Q: 13:40 LA - Titus Dixon 5 pass from Steve Young (John Carney extra point)
2Q: 04:10 ATL - Thurman Thomas 20 run (John Kasay extra point)
3Q: 03:09 LA - KD Dunn 8 pass from Steve Young (John Carney extra point)
4Q: 13:49 LA - John Carney 52 field goal
4Q: 09:26 LA - John Carney 24 field goal
4Q: 06:14 ATL - Ostell Miles 3 run (John Kasay extra point)
4Q: 01:52 LA - John Carney 41 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:53 ATL - John Kasay 34 field goal
2Q: 13:40 LA - Titus Dixon 5 pass from Steve Young (John Carney extra point)
2Q: 04:10 ATL - Thurman Thomas 20 run (John Kasay extra point)
3Q: 03:09 LA - KD Dunn 8 pass from Steve Young (John Carney extra point)
4Q: 13:49 LA - John Carney 52 field goal
4Q: 09:26 LA - John Carney 24 field goal
4Q: 06:14 ATL - Ostell Miles 3 run (John Kasay extra point)
4Q: 01:52 LA - John Carney 41 field goal

Team Statistics LA ATL
Record 5-4 3-5
First Downs 16 22
- by Rushing 5 6
- by Passing 8 15
- by Penalty 3 1
Total Net Yards 292 390
- Offensive Plays 56 69
- Yards per Play 5.21 5.65
Net Rushing Yards 123 125
- Rushing Attempts 26 30
- Yards per Rush 4.73 4.17
Net Passing Yards 169 265
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 18 - 0 39 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 176 265
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/7 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.63 6.79
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/13 6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.9 5.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 4/25 7/60
Punt Returns/Yards 1/8 1/6
Kick Returns/Yards 2/47 3/82
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 23
Time of Possession 27:14 32:46

Team Statistics	LA	ATL
Record	5-4	3-5
First Downs	16	22
- by Rushing	5	6
- by Passing	8	15
- by Penalty	3	1
Total Net Yards	292	390
- Offensive Plays	56	69
- Yards per Play	5.21	5.65
Net Rushing Yards	123	125
- Rushing Attempts	26	30
- Yards per Rush	4.73	4.17
Net Passing Yards	169	265
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 18 - 0	39 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	176	265
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/7	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.63	6.79
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/13	6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.9	5.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	4/25	7/60
Punt Returns/Yards	1/8	1/6
Kick Returns/Yards	2/47	3/82
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 23
Time of Possession	27:14	32:46

Drive Charts

Los Angeles Rams
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:48	4:45	OWN 22	9	31	Punt
2	14:17	0:44	OPP 12	2	12	Touchdown
2	8:34	2:25	OWN 17	5	19	Punt
2	3:57	1:23	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
3	15:00	4:06	OWN 20	8	21	Punt
3	6:16	3:18	OWN 19	8	81	Touchdown
3	1:54	3:12	OWN 40	8	25	Field Goal
4	11:51	2:33	OWN 10	5	83	Field Goal
4	6:07	4:22	OWN 28	9	48	Field Goal
4	0:09	0:09	OWN 48	1	-2	Game

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:12	OWN 20	11	63	Field Goal
1	5:03	5:46	OWN 1	10	65	Missed FG
2	13:33	4:59	OWN 21	8	14	Punt
2	6:09	2:12	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
2	2:34	2:34	OWN 33	7	26	Half
3	10:54	4:38	OWN 21	7	31	Punt
3	2:58	1:04	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
4	13:42	1:51	OWN 34	3	5	Punt
4	9:18	3:11	OWN 42	7	58	Touchdown
4	1:45	1:36	OWN 20	7	32	Downs

Game MVP: Thurman Thomas, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Ricky Watters	21	104	4.95	56	2
Blake Ezor	3	13	4.33	7	0
Steve Young	2	6	3.00	8	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Thurman Thomas	27	119	4.41	20	2	1
Ostell Miles	2	3	1.50	3	0	1
Chris Chandler	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Young	29	18	176	1/7	2	43	0	102.0

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Chris Chandler	39	23	265	0/0	0	39	0	79.5

Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Titus Dixon	5	7	35	7.00	2	10	1
WR Jerry Rice	4	9	30	7.50	2	12	0
TE KD Dunn	3	3	23	7.67	2	8	1
RB Ricky Watters	3	4	76	25.33	47	43	0
FB Larry Moriarty	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Cosmo Kramer	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Grady Simpson	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Blake Ezor	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Thurman Thomas	6	7	110	18.33	92	39
WR Rob Moore	6	7	57	9.50	0	13
WR Dave Groh	4	6	46	11.50	10	16
WR Stephone Paige	3	7	22	7.33	1	11
WR Robb Thomas	3	7	34	11.33	8	18
TE Brian Kinchen	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4
FB Derrick Fenner	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Ernie Mills	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Ostell Miles	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Los Angeles	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Los Angeles	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Jerry Gray	0	0	1	0

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Robert Van Winkle	1	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Los Angeles	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rich Camarillo	4	177	44.3	42.8	46	2

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Shawn McCarthy	4	169	42.3	40.3	48	3

Kicking Statistics

Los Angeles	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Carney	3/3	2/2	1/1	52	2/2

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Kasay	1/2	0/1	0/1	34	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jarvis Williams	1	8	8.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Stephone Paige	1	6	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cosmo Kramer	2	47	23.5	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Robert Van Winkle	2	61	30.5	0
Stephone Paige	1	21	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Los Angeles	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Steve Atwater	10	3	30	39
S Deron Cherry	8	3	30	38
ILB Levon Kirkland	6	2	30	38
CB Kevin Smith	5	1	20	26
CB Frank Simmons	3	2	24	35
OLB Lonnie Marts	3	2	17	31
CB Jarvis Williams	3	1	30	39
S Tom Flynn	3	0	15	17
DE Donnie Gardner	2	3	20	32
DT Brian Sochia	2	1	19	27
DT Esera Ruaolo	1	3	11	15
DE Alonzo Spellman	1	1	19	32
OLB Brett Collins	1	1	13	8
ILB E.J. Junior	1	0	2	3
DE Karl Wilson	1	0	13	11
OLB Aaron Wallace	1	0	9	10
DT Gerald Williams	0	3	12	16

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Dave Whitmore	7	2	0.0	26	29
S Marcus Robertson	6	0	0.0	26	30
OLB Wilber Marshall	5	1	1.0	21	24
CB Robert Van Winkle	4	0	0.0	26	30
OLB Derrick Thomas	3	3	0.0	25	30
CB Quintin Jones	3	2	0.0	26	30
CB Duane Galloway	3	0	0.0	15	21
DT Cortez Kennedy	3	0	0.0	20	22
DE Dennis Byrd	2	1	0.0	17	18
OLB Jerry Olsavsky	2	0	0.0	4	4
DT Keith Hamilton	1	1	0.0	9	12
ILB Hardy Nickerson	1	0	0.0	17	18
DE Curtis Maxie	1	0	0.0	14	19
DT Santana Dotson	1	0	0.0	6	8
S John Booty	0	2	0.0	10	15
ILB Rob McGovern	0	1	0.0	12	9

Pass Rush Statistics

Los Angeles	Block	Hurry	PPlay
ILB Levon Kirkland	2	1	38
DE Alonzo Spellman	1	1	32
DT Esera Ruaolo	1	0	15
DE Donnie Gardner	0	1	32

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Wilber Marshall	1.0	1	0	24
DE Ray Agnew	0.0	1	0	11
OLB Derrick Thomas	0.0	0	1	30

Pass Defense Statistics

Los Angeles	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Deron Cherry	5	0	38
CB Jarvis Williams	3	2	39
OLB Lonnie Marts	3	0	31
CB Kevin Smith	3	0	26
S Steve Atwater	2	2	39
CB Frank Simmons	2	0	35
ILB Levon Kirkland	1	1	38
S Tom Flynn	1	0	17
DE Donnie Gardner	1	0	32
OLB Aaron Wallace	1	0	10
OLB Brett Collins	1	0	8

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Duane Galloway	3	0	21
OLB Derrick Thomas	3	0	30
S Dave Whitmore	3	0	29
S Marcus Robertson	3	0	30
OLB Wilber Marshall	2	0	24
CB Robert Van Winkle	2	0	30
CB Quintin Jones	1	2	30
OLB Jerry Olsavsky	1	0	4
S John Booty	0	1	15
ILB Rob McGovern	0	1	9

Blocking Statistics

Los Angeles	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Paul Gruber	3	8	0	26	0	30
Jumbo Elliott	2	5	1	26	1	30
Larry Moriarty	1	4	0	15	0	14
John Flannery	1	4	0	26	0	30
Jeff Pahukoa	1	3	0	26	0	30

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Tony Mayberry	4	13	1	30	39
Doug Widell	3	7	0	30	39
Richard Cooper	3	4	0	30	39
Dave Cullity	3	3	0	30	39
Ellis Gardner	1	1	0	30	39
Brian Kinchen	0	1	0	21	26

Special Teams Tackles

Los Angeles	Tackles	STPlays
Tom Flynn	2	15
Jerry Gray	1	16
E.J. Junior	1	14

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
John Booty	1	20
Bill Jones	1	19
Brian Kinchen	1	14

Participation

Los Angeles	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jarvis Williams	---	---	30	39	6	75
Steve Atwater	---	---	30	39	3	72
Levon Kirkland	---	---	30	38	2	70
Deron Cherry	---	---	30	38	1	69
Jeff Pahukoa	26	30	---	---	7	63
Frank Simmons	---	---	24	35	2	61
Steve Young	26	30	---	---	---	56
Jumbo Elliott	26	30	---	---	---	56
Paul Gruber	26	30	---	---	---	56
Steve Dawkins	26	30	---	---	---	56
John Flannery	26	30	---	---	---	56
Donnie Gardner	---	---	20	32	2	54
Alonzo Spellman	---	---	19	32	3	54
Jerry Rice	23	30	---	---	---	53
KD Dunn	20	25	---	---	6	51
Lonnie Marts	---	---	17	31	2	50
Brian Sochia	---	---	19	27	3	49
Tom Flynn	---	---	15	17	15	47
Kevin Smith	---	---	20	26	1	47
Titus Dixon	16	22	---	---	5	43
Ricky Watters	23	19	---	---	---	42
Brett Collins	---	---	13	8	17	38
Blake Ezor	3	11	---	---	21	35
Larry Moriarty	15	14	---	---	4	33
Gerald Williams	---	---	12	16	2	30
Cosmo Kramer	10	7	---	---	13	30
Grady Simpson	8	8	---	---	13	29
Esera Ruaolo	---	---	11	15	2	28
Karl Wilson	---	---	13	11	3	27
Jerry Gray	---	---	5	5	16	26
Art Ferguson	7	9	---	---	8	24
Aaron Wallace	---	---	9	10	4	23
Austyn Smith	1	2	---	---	17	20
E.J. Junior	---	---	2	3	14	19
John Shannon	---	---	11	7	1	19
Dean Dingle	4	3	---	---	3	10
John Carney	0	0	---	---	9	9
Derrick Hoskins	---	---	0	0	9	9
Joe Conwell	0	0	---	---	7	7
Henry Lush	0	0	---	---	7	7
Patrick Salonen	0	0	---	---	7	7
Jonas McIntyre	0	0	---	---	7	7
Rich Camarillo	0	0	---	---	4	4
Craig Shaffer	---	---	0	0	4	4
Peter Tom Willis	0	0	---	---	3	3
Jeff Rutledge	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ellis Gardner	30	39	---	---	6	75
Dave Cullity	30	39	---	---	6	75
Chris Chandler	30	39	---	---	---	69
Quintin Jones	---	---	26	30	13	69
Doug Widell	30	39	---	---	---	69
Tony Mayberry	30	39	---	---	---	69
Richard Cooper	30	39	---	---	---	69
Robert Van Winkle	---	---	26	30	9	65
Dave Whitmore	---	---	26	29	7	62
Brian Kinchen	21	26	---	---	14	61
Derrick Thomas	---	---	25	30	3	58
Marcus Robertson	---	---	26	30	2	58
Thurman Thomas	28	26	---	---	1	55
Rob Moore	25	30	---	---	---	55
Robb Thomas	24	29	---	---	---	53
Hardy Nickerson	---	---	17	18	12	47
Wilber Marshall	---	---	21	24	1	46
Duane Galloway	---	---	15	21	10	46
Stephone Paige	14	21	---	---	10	45
John Booty	---	---	10	15	20	45
Cortez Kennedy	---	---	20	22	3	45
Dennis Byrd	---	---	17	18	2	37
Derrick Fenner	14	16	---	---	7	37
Curtis Maxie	---	---	14	19	3	36
Rob McGovern	---	---	12	9	7	28
Keith Hamilton	---	---	9	12	6	27
Dave Groh	7	20	---	---	---	27
Ken Whisenhunt	11	8	---	---	6	25
Ray Agnew	---	---	12	11	2	25
Todd Kinchen	1	6	---	---	14	21
Bill Jones	0	0	---	---	19	19
Ernie Mills	1	4	---	---	12	17
Ostell Miles	2	7	---	---	8	17
Santana Dotson	---	---	6	8	3	17
Jerry Olsavsky	---	---	4	4	8	16
Nick Bell	2	2	---	---	9	13
Mark Stepnoski	0	0	---	---	6	6
John Kasay	0	0	---	---	6	6
Shawn McCarthy	0	0	---	---	6	6
Tim Wilmont	0	0	---	---	6	6
John Williams	0	0	---	---	6	6
Sean Salisbury	0	0	---	---	---	0
Steve De Line	0	0	---	---	---	0
Scott Mitchell	0	0	---	---	---	0
Richard Newbill	---	---	0	0	---	0
Israel Miller	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	31	6.2
Middle	9	78	8.7
Right	11	16	1.5
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	27	3.4
Middle	16	54	3.4
Right	6	44	7.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Young	29	18	2	2	2	4	1	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Chris Chandler	39	23	3	1	2	5	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	23	14	123	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	4	53	8.8
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	5	78	8.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	11	106	8.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	7	81	6.8
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jerry Rice	9	4	0	30	0	30
WR Titus Dixon	7	5	0	35	0	22
RB Ricky Watters	4	3	1	76	2	19
TE KD Dunn	3	3	0	23	0	25
FB Larry Moriarty	2	1	1	3	0	14
WR Cosmo Kramer	2	1	0	6	0	7
RB Blake Ezor	1	0	0	0	0	11
WR Grady Simpson	1	1	0	3	0	8

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Stephone Paige	7	3	1	22	0	21
RB Thurman Thomas	7	6	0	110	3	26
WR Robb Thomas	7	3	1	34	0	29
WR Rob Moore	7	6	0	57	0	30
WR Dave Groh	6	4	0	46	0	20
TE Brian Kinchen	1	1	0	-4	0	26
FB Derrick Fenner	1	0	0	0	0	16
WR Ernie Mills	1	0	0	0	0	4
RB Ostell Miles	1	0	0	0	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ricky Watters	3	3	1.00	4.95
Blake Ezor	2	10	5.00	4.33

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Thurman Thomas	3	28	9.33	4.41
Ostell Miles	1	3	3.00	1.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Young	3	2	13	4.33	6.07

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Chris Chandler	2	0	0	0.00	6.79

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE KD Dunn	1	1	8	8.00	7.67
WR Jerry Rice	1	0	0	0.00	3.33
WR Titus Dixon	1	1	5	5.00	5.00

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Stephone Paige	1	0	0	0.00	3.14
WR Robb Thomas	1	0	0	0.00	4.86

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Rushes	Conversions
Ricky Watters	3	1

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Thurman Thomas	4	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Young	10	7	5

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Chris Chandler	9	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jerry Rice	4	2	2
TE KD Dunn	2	2	1
WR Titus Dixon	1	1	1
WR Cosmo Kramer	1	0	0
RB Ricky Watters	1	1	1
WR Grady Simpson	1	1	0

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

Section Attendance
Stadium 61,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,000 (17,100)
End Zone 11,000 (12,400)
Mezzanine 6,300 (7,100)
Sideline Seats 9,700 (10,900)
Club Seats 13,900 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 6,600 (7,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	61,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,000 (17,100)
End Zone	11,000 (12,400)
Mezzanine	6,300 (7,100)
Sideline Seats	9,700 (10,900)
Club Seats	13,900 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	6,600 (7,500)