Week 3, 1993

played in Atlanta, GA

86 degrees, fair, calm

Los Angeles Rams	3	10	0	0	6	-	19
Atlanta Falcons	0	0	3	10	0	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:05 LA - John Carney 34 field goal
2Q: 14:41 LA - John Carney 48 field goal
2Q: 00:37 LA - Ray Alexander 44 pass from Steve Young (John Carney extra point)
3Q: 00:46 ATL - John Kasay 37 field goal
4Q: 02:51 ATL - Thurman Thomas 2 run (John Kasay extra point)
4Q: 00:27 ATL - John Kasay 28 field goal
OT: 10:40 LA - Ricky Watters 16 run

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:05 LA - John Carney 34 field goal
2Q: 14:41 LA - John Carney 48 field goal
2Q: 00:37 LA - Ray Alexander 44 pass from Steve Young (John Carney extra point)
3Q: 00:46 ATL - John Kasay 37 field goal
4Q: 02:51 ATL - Thurman Thomas 2 run (John Kasay extra point)
4Q: 00:27 ATL - John Kasay 28 field goal
OT: 10:40 LA - Ricky Watters 16 run

Team Statistics LA ATL
Record 2-1 2-1
First Downs 15 17
- by Rushing 2 10
- by Passing 13 7
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 309 260
- Offensive Plays 64 74
- Yards per Play 4.83 3.51
Net Rushing Yards 93 132
- Rushing Attempts 31 41
- Yards per Rush 3.00 3.22
Net Passing Yards 216 128
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 20 - 1 32 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 230 140
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/14 1/12
- Yards per Pass Play 6.55 3.88
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/13 5/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.0 7.6
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/36 3/20
Punt Returns/Yards 3/27 7/84
Kick Returns/Yards 1/18 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 1/12 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 20 OWN 35
Time of Possession 29:55 34:38

Team Statistics	LA	ATL
Record	2-1	2-1
First Downs	15	17
- by Rushing	2	10
- by Passing	13	7
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	309	260
- Offensive Plays	64	74
- Yards per Play	4.83	3.51
Net Rushing Yards	93	132
- Rushing Attempts	31	41
- Yards per Rush	3.00	3.22
Net Passing Yards	216	128
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 20 - 1	32 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	230	140
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/14	1/12
- Yards per Pass Play	6.55	3.88
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/13	5/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.0	7.6
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/36	3/20
Punt Returns/Yards	3/27	7/84
Kick Returns/Yards	1/18	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	1/12	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 20	OWN 35
Time of Possession	29:55	34:38

Drive Charts

Los Angeles Rams
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:21	4:22	OWN 48	9	35	Field Goal
1	4:22	4:49	OWN 28	10	41	Field Goal
2	9:25	1:54	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
2	6:36	0:45	OWN 21	2	28	Interception
2	2:47	2:21	OWN 24	6	76	Touchdown
3	15:00	2:32	OWN 20	4	20	Punt
3	9:29	1:43	OWN 11	3	8	Punt
3	6:28	1:55	OWN 11	3	9	Punt
3	0:40	0:56	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
4	13:54	2:18	OWN 18	5	22	Punt
4	8:59	2:05	OWN 5	3	3	Punt
4	4:16	0:11	OWN 20	2	5	Fumble
4	2:45	0:41	OWN 20	3	-6	Punt
4	0:20	0:20	OWN 19	2	-5	Half
OT1	13:39	3:12	OWN 38	6	62	Touchdown

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:39	OWN 20	7	36	Interception
1	6:59	2:37	OWN 20	5	15	Punt
2	14:33	5:08	OWN 20	9	41	Punt
2	7:31	0:55	OWN 36	3	2	Punt
2	5:51	3:04	OWN 39	5	13	Punt
2	0:26	0:26	OWN 20	1	-2	Half
3	12:28	2:59	OWN 28	5	15	Punt
3	7:46	1:18	OWN 42	3	-6	Punt
3	4:33	3:53	OPP 48	7	28	Field Goal
4	14:44	0:50	OWN 27	3	7	Punt
4	11:36	2:37	OWN 26	5	20	Punt
4	6:54	2:38	OWN 43	5	14	Punt
4	4:05	1:20	OPP 25	5	25	Touchdown
4	2:04	1:44	OPP 49	8	38	Field Goal
OT1	15:00	1:21	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt

Game MVP: Steve Young, Los Angeles Rams

Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Ricky Watters	17	44	2.59	16	2	1
Dean Dingle	11	33	3.00	9	0	0
Steve Young	3	16	5.33	6	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Thurman Thomas	33	117	3.55	16	4	1
Ostell Miles	5	15	3.00	10	1	0
Scott Mitchell	3	0	0.00	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Young	31	20	230	2/14	1	44	1	84.0

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Scott Mitchell	32	18	140	1/12	0	26	1	54.2

Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ray Alexander	5	9	73	14.60	30	44	1
WR Jerry Rice	5	10	81	16.20	36	33	0
WR Mike Sherrard	4	5	25	6.25	0	12	0
RB Ricky Watters	3	3	28	9.33	14	20	0
TE KD Dunn	2	2	17	8.50	8	13	0
TE Art Ferguson	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
FB Larry Moriarty	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Rob Moore	5	7	61	12.20	22	26
WR Chris Walsh	4	7	46	11.50	2	15
RB Thurman Thomas	3	7	9	3.00	0	3
WR Robb Thomas	3	5	7	2.33	3	9
TE Brian Kinchen	1	1	12	12.00	0	12
WR Todd Kinchen	1	1	0	0.00	2	0
WR Dave Groh	1	2	5	5.00	0	5

Interception Statistics

Los Angeles	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Steve Atwater	1	12	12.00	0

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Derrick Thomas	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Los Angeles	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jarvis Williams	1	1	0
Ricky Watters	1	0	0
Jeff Pahukoa	0	0	1

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
John Booty	1	0	0
Brian Kinchen	0	1	0
Dave Whitmore	0	1	0
Bill Jones	0	0	1
Chuck Powell	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Los Angeles	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rich Camarillo	8	397	49.6	39.1	66	2

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Shawn McCarthy	10	440	44.0	37.3	55	5

Kicking Statistics

Los Angeles	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Carney	2/2	1/1	0/0	48	1/1

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Kasay	2/2	0/0	0/0	37	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jarvis Williams	3	27	9.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
John Booty	7	84	12.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tom Flynn	1	18	18.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Los Angeles	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Steve Atwater	6	6	0.0	41	33
CB Kevin Smith	6	4	0.0	31	30
S Tom Flynn	6	2	0.0	41	33
OLB Lonnie Marts	5	5	0.0	35	26
DT Gerald Williams	5	0	0.0	34	18
CB Darrell Green	4	2	0.0	38	26
S Derrick Hoskins	4	1	0.0	12	20
DE Karl Wilson	4	0	0.0	33	31
CB Frank Simmons	3	1	0.0	35	27
DE John Shannon	3	0	0.0	36	21
ILB Levon Kirkland	2	2	0.0	41	33
DE Shane Curry	2	1	0.0	18	22
CB Jerry Gray	2	0	0.0	6	7
OLB Aaron Wallace	2	0	0.0	9	1
DT Esera Ruaolo	1	0	1.0	20	6
CB Jarvis Williams	1	1	0.0	3	7
TE Art Ferguson	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Brett Collins	1	0	0.0	6	8
DE Raylee Johnson	1	0	0.0	11	14

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Hardy Nickerson	9	1	0.0	31	33
S Bubba McDowell	8	2	0.0	31	33
CB Quintin Jones	7	2	0.0	28	28
CB Robert Van Winkle	5	1	0.0	30	32
DT Cortez Kennedy	4	3	1.0	28	28
DE Dennis Byrd	3	0	1.0	27	26
DE Curtis Maxie	3	1	0.0	25	30
OLB Derrick Thomas	3	1	0.0	28	28
S Dave Whitmore	3	0	0.0	30	32
S John Booty	2	0	0.0	3	7
DE Michael Strahan	1	1	0.0	10	10
WR Rob Moore	1	0	---	---	---
DT Israel Miller	1	0	0.0	14	13
S Marcus Robertson	1	0	0.0	11	12

Pass Rush Statistics

Los Angeles	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DT Esera Ruaolo	1.0	0	6
DT Gerald Williams	0.0	1	18
DE John Shannon	0.0	1	21

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Cortez Kennedy	1.0	1	1	1	28
DE Dennis Byrd	1.0	0	1	1	26
DT Israel Miller	0.0	0	2	1	13
DE Curtis Maxie	0.0	0	1	0	30

Pass Defense Statistics

Los Angeles	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Tom Flynn	4	0	0	33
S Derrick Hoskins	4	0	0	20
CB Darrell Green	3	1	0	26
S Steve Atwater	2	0	1	33
CB Frank Simmons	1	1	0	27
CB Kevin Smith	1	1	0	30
DE John Shannon	1	0	0	21
CB Jarvis Williams	1	0	0	7
OLB Aaron Wallace	1	0	0	1
CB Jerry Gray	0	1	0	7
OLB Lonnie Marts	0	1	0	26

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Quintin Jones	4	0	0	28
CB Robert Van Winkle	3	1	0	32
S John Booty	3	0	0	7
OLB Derrick Thomas	2	0	1	28
ILB Hardy Nickerson	2	0	0	33
S Bubba McDowell	2	0	0	33
DE Curtis Maxie	1	0	0	30
S Dave Whitmore	1	0	0	32
S Marcus Robertson	1	0	0	12
ILB Chuck Powell	1	0	0	5
CB Greg Jeffries	0	1	0	19

Blocking Statistics

Los Angeles	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
John Flannery	2	6	31	0	33
Patrick Salonen	2	6	31	0	33
Larry Moriarty	1	2	14	0	13
Austyn Smith	1	1	10	0	7
Henry Lush	0	7	31	1	33
Paul Gruber	0	2	15	1	21
Jeff Pahukoa	0	2	16	0	12
KD Dunn	0	1	22	0	20
Mike Withycombe	0	1	31	0	33

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Richard Cooper	3	7	1	41	1	33
Mark Stepnoski	3	5	1	41	0	33
Doug Widell	2	10	1	41	0	33
Derrick Fenner	2	5	0	25	0	15
Paul Bingham	2	4	0	41	0	33
Randy Shughart	1	4	0	41	0	33
Brian Kinchen	0	2	0	28	0	24
Roger Patrick	0	1	0	12	0	8

Special Teams Tackles

Los Angeles	Tackles	STPlays
E.J. Junior	2	17
Dean Dingle	1	28
Austyn Smith	1	19
Titus Dixon	1	13
John Flannery	1	10
Jeff Pahukoa	1	10

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Bill Jones	1	28
John Booty	1	27
Roger Patrick	1	19
Doug Widell	1	12

Participation

Los Angeles	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tom Flynn	---	---	41	33	7	81
Steve Atwater	---	---	41	33	2	76
Levon Kirkland	---	---	41	33	2	76
Mike Withycombe	31	33	---	---	10	74
John Flannery	31	33	---	---	10	74
Darrell Green	---	---	38	26	2	66
Karl Wilson	---	---	33	31	2	66
Steve Young	31	33	---	---	---	64
Frank Simmons	---	---	35	27	2	64
Henry Lush	31	33	---	---	---	64
Patrick Salonen	31	33	---	---	---	64
Lonnie Marts	---	---	35	26	2	63
Kevin Smith	---	---	31	30	2	63
Jerry Rice	29	33	---	---	---	62
John Shannon	---	---	36	21	4	61
Ray Alexander	26	30	---	---	---	56
KD Dunn	22	20	---	---	11	53
Gerald Williams	---	---	34	18	1	53
Dean Dingle	12	8	---	---	28	48
Shane Curry	---	---	18	22	7	47
Ricky Watters	19	25	---	---	1	45
Art Ferguson	17	16	---	---	12	45
Jarvis Williams	---	---	3	7	34	44
Derrick Hoskins	---	---	12	20	10	42
Jeff Pahukoa	16	12	---	---	10	38
Mike Sherrard	5	12	---	---	19	36
Paul Gruber	15	21	---	---	---	36
Austyn Smith	10	7	---	---	19	36
Raylee Johnson	---	---	11	14	11	36
Brett Collins	---	---	6	8	21	35
Larry Moriarty	14	13	---	---	6	33
Jerry Gray	---	---	6	7	18	31
Esera Ruaolo	---	---	20	6	1	27
Aaron Wallace	---	---	9	1	9	19
E.J. Junior	---	---	1	0	17	18
Titus Dixon	1	1	---	---	13	15
Grady Simpson	0	0	---	---	11	11
Steve Dawkins	0	0	---	---	10	10
DeShaun Smith	0	0	---	---	10	10
Rich Camarillo	0	0	---	---	8	8
John Carney	0	0	---	---	7	7
Peter Tom Willis	0	0	---	---	2	2
Jack Burger	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Doug Widell	41	33	---	---	12	86
Paul Bingham	41	33	---	---	12	86
Mark Stepnoski	41	33	---	---	---	74
Scott Mitchell	41	33	---	---	---	74
Richard Cooper	41	33	---	---	---	74
Randy Shughart	41	33	---	---	---	74
Robert Van Winkle	---	---	30	32	7	69
Quintin Jones	---	---	28	28	11	67
Bubba McDowell	---	---	31	33	3	67
Hardy Nickerson	---	---	31	33	2	66
Dave Whitmore	---	---	30	32	2	64
Brian Kinchen	28	24	---	---	10	62
Thurman Thomas	35	26	---	---	1	62
Rob Moore	36	23	---	---	---	59
Cortez Kennedy	---	---	28	28	3	59
Curtis Maxie	---	---	25	30	3	58
Derrick Thomas	---	---	28	28	2	58
Robb Thomas	28	28	---	---	1	57
Dennis Byrd	---	---	27	26	4	57
Greg Jeffries	---	---	18	19	18	55
Derrick Fenner	25	15	---	---	11	51
Chris Walsh	16	19	---	---	16	51
Marcus Robertson	---	---	11	12	18	41
Roger Patrick	12	8	---	---	19	39
John Booty	---	---	3	7	27	37
Bill Jones	0	0	---	---	28	28
Israel Miller	---	---	14	13	1	28
Ostell Miles	6	7	---	---	14	27
Michael Strahan	---	---	10	10	2	22
Nick Bell	6	5	---	---	10	21
Chuck Powell	---	---	3	5	13	21
Brett Faryniarz	---	---	11	8	---	19
Dave Groh	12	7	---	---	---	19
Ray Bentley	---	---	3	6	9	18
Keith Hamilton	---	---	5	7	5	17
Todd Kinchen	1	3	---	---	11	15
Dermontti Dawson	0	0	---	---	12	12
Keith Slough	0	0	---	---	12	12
Shawn McCarthy	0	0	---	---	12	12
Eric Moore	0	0	---	---	12	12
Santana Dotson	---	---	5	6	---	11
Dan Footman	---	---	0	0	7	7
John Kasay	0	0	---	---	6	6
Walter Johnson	---	---	0	0	5	5
Sean Salisbury	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jordan Moore	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	15	45	3.0
Middle	12	41	3.4
Right	4	7	1.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	7	0.8
Middle	18	59	3.3
Right	13	68	5.2
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Young	31	20	4	1	1	2	5	3	1

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Scott Mitchell	32	18	1	1	3	5	2	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	13	114	6.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	7	116	10.5
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	-2	-0.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	7	40	3.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	8	102	7.8
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jerry Rice	10	5	1	81	2	33
WR Ray Alexander	9	5	0	73	1	30
WR Mike Sherrard	5	4	0	25	0	12
RB Ricky Watters	3	3	0	28	1	25
TE KD Dunn	2	2	0	17	0	20
FB Larry Moriarty	1	0	0	0	0	13
TE Art Ferguson	1	1	0	6	0	16

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Thurman Thomas	7	3	2	9	0	26
WR Rob Moore	7	5	0	61	1	23
WR Chris Walsh	7	4	0	46	0	19
WR Robb Thomas	5	3	1	7	0	28
WR Dave Groh	2	1	0	5	0	7
TE Brian Kinchen	1	1	0	12	0	24
WR Todd Kinchen	1	1	0	0	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ricky Watters	1	16	16.00	2.59

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Thurman Thomas	3	5	1.67	3.55

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Scott Mitchell	3	0	0	0.00	4.38

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Robb Thomas	1	0	0	0.00	1.40

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Rushes	Conversions
Steve Young	2	0
Ricky Watters	1	0
Dean Dingle	1	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Thurman Thomas	3	2
Scott Mitchell	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Young	8	5	2

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Scott Mitchell	12	7	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ray Alexander	3	1	0
WR Mike Sherrard	3	3	1
WR Jerry Rice	2	1	1

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Robb Thomas	3	2	0
WR Rob Moore	3	2	1
WR Chris Walsh	3	3	2
RB Thurman Thomas	2	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 63,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,300 (17,100)
End Zone 11,200 (12,400)
Mezzanine 6,300 (7,100)
Sideline Seats 10,000 (10,900)
Club Seats 14,200 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 7,100 (7,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	63,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,300 (17,100)
End Zone	11,200 (12,400)
Mezzanine	6,300 (7,100)
Sideline Seats	10,000 (10,900)
Club Seats	14,200 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	7,100 (7,500)