Week 9, 1993

played in Chicago, IL

41 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	7	3	0	7	-	17
Chicago Bears	7	7	10	7	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:38 CHI - Robert Smith 3 run (Pete Stoyanovich extra point)
1Q: 00:29 ATL - Thurman Thomas 1 run (John Kasay extra point)
2Q: 08:36 CHI - Sterling Sharpe 27 pass from Tom Hodson (Pete Stoyanovich extra point)
2Q: 02:48 ATL - John Kasay 41 field goal
3Q: 04:12 CHI - Pete Stoyanovich 31 field goal
3Q: 00:30 CHI - Tony Hargain 9 pass from Tom Hodson (Pete Stoyanovich extra point)
4Q: 11:42 ATL - Thurman Thomas 14 run (John Kasay extra point)
4Q: 09:14 CHI - Robert Smith 12 pass from Tom Hodson (Pete Stoyanovich extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:38 CHI - Robert Smith 3 run (Pete Stoyanovich extra point)
1Q: 00:29 ATL - Thurman Thomas 1 run (John Kasay extra point)
2Q: 08:36 CHI - Sterling Sharpe 27 pass from Tom Hodson (Pete Stoyanovich extra point)
2Q: 02:48 ATL - John Kasay 41 field goal
3Q: 04:12 CHI - Pete Stoyanovich 31 field goal
3Q: 00:30 CHI - Tony Hargain 9 pass from Tom Hodson (Pete Stoyanovich extra point)
4Q: 11:42 ATL - Thurman Thomas 14 run (John Kasay extra point)
4Q: 09:14 CHI - Robert Smith 12 pass from Tom Hodson (Pete Stoyanovich extra point)

Team Statistics ATL CHI
Record 5-4 5-3
First Downs 21 18
- by Rushing 11 9
- by Passing 9 7
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 364 378
- Offensive Plays 71 56
- Yards per Play 5.13 6.75
Net Rushing Yards 177 198
- Rushing Attempts 35 35
- Yards per Rush 5.06 5.66
Net Passing Yards 187 180
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 22 - 1 21 - 15 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 196 180
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/9 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.19 8.57
Fumbles/Lost 3/1 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/16 4/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.5 6.9
4th Down Conversions 1/2 1/1
Penalties/Yards 4/30 5/38
Punt Returns/Yards 1/5 3/19
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 1/19
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/30
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 32
Time of Possession 31:44 28:16

Team Statistics	ATL	CHI
Record	5-4	5-3
First Downs	21	18
- by Rushing	11	9
- by Passing	9	7
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	364	378
- Offensive Plays	71	56
- Yards per Play	5.13	6.75
Net Rushing Yards	177	198
- Rushing Attempts	35	35
- Yards per Rush	5.06	5.66
Net Passing Yards	187	180
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 22 - 1	21 - 15 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	196	180
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/9	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.19	8.57
Fumbles/Lost	3/1	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/16	4/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.5	6.9
4th Down Conversions	1/2	1/1
Penalties/Yards	4/30	5/38
Punt Returns/Yards	1/5	3/19
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	1/19
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/30
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 32
Time of Possession	31:44	28:16

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	7:31	7:10	OWN 20	16	80	Touchdown
2	13:49	2:48	OWN 32	5	24	Punt
2	8:25	5:42	OWN 20	10	56	Field Goal
2	1:15	1:15	OWN 20	4	24	Half
3	15:00	4:01	OWN 20	7	41	Punt
3	7:50	1:42	OWN 34	4	29	Interception
3	4:07	1:27	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
3	0:20	1:39	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
4	13:01	1:27	OPP 37	4	37	Touchdown
4	9:06	1:24	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
4	2:53	2:24	OWN 20	12	67	Downs

Chicago Bears
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	7:29	OWN 35	13	65	Touchdown
1	0:21	1:32	OWN 10	3	4	Punt
2	11:01	2:36	OWN 13	6	87	Touchdown
2	2:43	1:28	OWN 20	4	40	Punt
3	10:59	3:09	OWN 20	6	53	Missed FG
3	6:08	2:01	OPP 41	4	27	Field Goal
3	2:40	1:43	OWN 32	3	7	Punt
3	0:57	0:37	OPP 13	3	13	Touchdown
4	13:41	0:40	OWN 33	2	4	Fumble
4	11:34	2:28	OWN 20	5	80	Touchdown
4	7:42	4:49	OWN 44	6	16	Punt
4	0:29	0:29	OWN 13	2	-3	Game

Game MVP: Tom Hodson, Chicago Bears

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Thurman Thomas	25	131	5.24	20	5	2
Derrick Fenner	5	40	8.00	21	2	0
Ostell Miles	3	0	0.00	2	0	0
Scott Mitchell	1	3	3.00	3	0	0
Nick Bell	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Robert Smith	20	149	7.45	49	4	1
Eric Bieniemy	12	51	4.25	16	3	0
Tom Hodson	2	-3	-1.50	-1	0	0
Matt Groening	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Scott Mitchell	34	22	196	2/9	0	25	1	67.8

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tom Hodson	21	15	180	0/0	3	41	0	136.9

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Thurman Thomas	6	7	35	5.83	18	12
WR Rob Moore	4	7	46	11.50	17	22
FB Derrick Fenner	3	3	22	7.33	0	8
WR Dave Groh	3	4	46	15.33	12	25
TE Roger Patrick	3	4	28	9.33	3	13
TE Brian Kinchen	1	3	4	4.00	4	4
WR Robb Thomas	1	2	5	5.00	0	5
WR Chris Walsh	1	3	10	10.00	0	10
WR Todd Kinchen	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Eric Bieniemy	4	4	45	11.25	29	31	0
WR Sterling Sharpe	3	5	67	22.33	51	41	1
WR Tony Hargain	3	4	21	7.00	0	9	1
FB Matt Groening	2	2	25	12.50	13	20	0
WR Leroy Thompson	1	3	5	5.00	0	5	0
RB Robert Smith	1	1	12	12.00	10	12	1
FB Richie Anderson	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Phil Epps	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Chris Gilchrist	1	30	30.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Scott Mitchell	1	2	0
John Booty	1	0	0
Thurman Thomas	1	0	0
Marcus Robertson	0	1	0
Dennis Byrd	0	0	1
Dave Whitmore	0	0	1

Chicago	Fumb	Recov	Force
Eric Bieniemy	1	0	0
Robert Smith	1	0	0
Phil Epps	0	1	0
Billy Taylor	0	1	0
Vaughan Johnson	0	0	1
Mack Richardson	0	0	1
Vincent Brisby	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Shawn McCarthy	5	200	40.0	32.2	46	1

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dave Finzer	4	187	46.8	35.5	54	1

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Kasay	1/1	1/1	0/0	41	2/2

Chicago	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Pete Stoyanovich	1/2	0/1	0/0	31	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
John Booty	1	5	5.0	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Phil Epps	3	19	6.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Carl Carter	1	19	19.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Bubba McDowell	11	2	0.0	35	21
ILB Hardy Nickerson	5	5	0.0	35	21
DT Cortez Kennedy	5	0	0.0	25	17
DT Keith Hamilton	4	0	0.0	21	9
DE Dennis Byrd	3	1	0.0	31	17
S Dave Whitmore	2	3	0.0	26	12
OLB Derrick Thomas	2	1	0.0	28	18
DE Michael Strahan	2	1	0.0	29	16
DE Curtis Maxie	2	0	0.0	6	5
S Marcus Robertson	2	0	0.0	17	16
CB Quintin Jones	1	1	0.0	31	17
CB Greg Jeffries	1	1	0.0	17	16
T Richard Cooper	1	0	---	---	---
CB Robert Van Winkle	1	0	0.0	33	21
ILB Chuck Powell	1	0	0.0	7	3
OLB Todd Kelly	1	0	0.0	12	5
DT Israel Miller	0	1	0.0	6	5
DT Dan Footman	0	1	0.0	10	4

Chicago	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Vaughan Johnson	16	1	0.0	34	32
OLB Bryce Paup	9	1	1.0	31	33
CB Scott Case	5	4	0.0	33	36
S Chris Gilchrist	5	0	0.0	17	25
S Bill Graham	4	1	0.0	32	34
DT Mack Richardson	3	1	1.0	21	23
S Tom Holmoe	2	1	0.0	29	34
ILB Brian Noble	2	1	0.0	13	8
DE Steve Kaufusi	2	1	0.0	20	18
DE Ernie Logan	2	1	0.0	11	13
DE Rueben Davis	1	2	0.0	24	23
OLB Alex Moyer	1	1	0.0	22	14
DT Don Davey	1	1	0.0	15	18
DT Tyrone Rodgers	1	1	0.0	15	13
ILB Dwayne Gordon	1	1	0.0	6	6
CB Carl Carter	1	0	0.0	24	24
CB Richard Carey	1	0	0.0	32	32

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Dennis Byrd	0.0	1	0	0	17
DT Keith Hamilton	0.0	0	1	0	9

Chicago	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Mack Richardson	1.0	0	1	1	23
OLB Bryce Paup	1.0	0	0	1	33
DE Steve Kaufusi	0.0	1	0	0	18
DT Don Davey	0.0	0	1	0	18

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	PPlay
ILB Hardy Nickerson	4	21
S Bubba McDowell	2	21
OLB Derrick Thomas	2	18
CB Greg Jeffries	2	16
S Dave Whitmore	1	12
CB Robert Van Winkle	1	21
S Marcus Robertson	1	16
ILB Chuck Powell	1	3
OLB Todd Kelly	1	5

Chicago	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Vaughan Johnson	6	2	0	32
S Chris Gilchrist	4	0	1	25
CB Scott Case	3	2	0	36
S Bill Graham	2	1	0	34
S Tom Holmoe	2	1	0	34
OLB Bryce Paup	2	0	0	33
ILB Brian Noble	1	0	0	8
DT Don Davey	1	0	0	18
DE Ernie Logan	1	0	0	13

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Randy Shughart	5	6	0	35	1	36
Doug Widell	4	7	1	35	0	36
Richard Cooper	3	6	1	35	0	36
Dermontti Dawson	2	8	0	35	0	36
Keith Slough	0	5	0	35	0	36
Brian Kinchen	0	2	0	28	0	26
Roger Patrick	0	0	0	10	1	7

Chicago	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Mark Schlereth	4	10	1	35	21
Shaquille O'Neal	3	8	0	35	21
Roman Fortin	2	6	0	35	21
Curt DiGiacomo	1	4	0	35	21
Ivy Joe Hunter	1	2	0	32	17
Clarence Jones	1	1	0	35	21
Matt Groening	0	2	0	28	12

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Nick Bell	4	14

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
Vincent Brisby	1	17

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Keith Slough	35	36	---	---	6	77
Doug Widell	35	36	---	---	6	77
Dermontti Dawson	35	36	---	---	---	71
Scott Mitchell	35	36	---	---	---	71
Richard Cooper	35	36	---	---	---	71
Randy Shughart	35	36	---	---	---	71
Derrick Fenner	25	24	---	---	14	63
Thurman Thomas	30	31	---	---	1	62
Robert Van Winkle	---	---	33	21	8	62
Brian Kinchen	28	26	---	---	5	59
Hardy Nickerson	---	---	35	21	2	58
Bubba McDowell	---	---	35	21	2	58
Rob Moore	29	25	---	---	---	54
Quintin Jones	---	---	31	17	3	51
Robb Thomas	24	25	---	---	1	50
Dennis Byrd	---	---	31	17	2	50
Derrick Thomas	---	---	28	18	1	47
Michael Strahan	---	---	29	16	2	47
Marcus Robertson	---	---	17	16	13	46
Cortez Kennedy	---	---	25	17	2	44
Greg Jeffries	---	---	17	16	11	44
Dave Whitmore	---	---	26	12	2	40
Dave Groh	9	12	---	---	12	33
Roger Patrick	10	7	---	---	15	32
John Booty	---	---	5	4	21	30
Chris Walsh	11	19	---	---	---	30
Keith Hamilton	---	---	21	9	---	30
Nick Bell	4	3	---	---	14	21
Chuck Powell	---	---	7	3	11	21
Dan Footman	---	---	10	4	4	18
Todd Kelly	---	---	12	5	---	17
Ray Bentley	---	---	7	0	9	16
Todd Kinchen	0	3	---	---	12	15
Walter Johnson	---	---	0	0	14	14
Bill Jones	0	0	---	---	14	14
Curtis Maxie	---	---	6	5	1	12
Santana Dotson	---	---	4	4	4	12
Israel Miller	---	---	6	5	---	11
Ostell Miles	5	5	---	---	1	11
Mark Stepnoski	0	0	---	---	6	6
Paul Bingham	0	0	---	---	6	6
Shawn McCarthy	0	0	---	---	6	6
Eric Moore	0	0	---	---	6	6
John Kasay	0	0	---	---	5	5
Sean Salisbury	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jordan Moore	0	0	---	---	---	0

Chicago	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bill Graham	---	---	32	34	15	81
Scott Case	---	---	33	36	1	70
Vaughan Johnson	---	---	34	32	1	67
Richard Carey	---	---	32	32	1	65
Bryce Paup	---	---	31	33	---	64
Tom Holmoe	---	---	29	34	---	63
Curt DiGiacomo	35	21	---	---	6	62
Ivy Joe Hunter	32	17	---	---	12	61
Carl Carter	---	---	24	24	11	59
Chris Gilchrist	---	---	17	25	16	58
Mark Schlereth	35	21	---	---	---	56
Tom Hodson	35	21	---	---	---	56
Roman Fortin	35	21	---	---	---	56
Clarence Jones	35	21	---	---	---	56
Shaquille O'Neal	35	21	---	---	---	56
Rueben Davis	---	---	24	23	1	48
Mack Richardson	---	---	21	23	2	46
Eric Bieniemy	12	12	---	---	21	45
Sterling Sharpe	29	15	---	---	---	44
Matt Groening	28	12	---	---	3	43
Steve Kaufusi	---	---	20	18	2	40
Tony Hargain	18	13	---	---	8	39
Don Davey	---	---	15	18	5	38
Alex Moyer	---	---	22	14	1	37
Tim Cofield	---	---	5	6	22	33
Robert Smith	23	9	---	---	---	32
Tyrone Rodgers	---	---	15	13	2	30
Steve Capece	10	4	---	---	15	29
Phil Epps	7	6	---	---	14	27
Vincent Brisby	6	4	---	---	17	27
Ernie Logan	---	---	11	13	1	25
Brian Noble	---	---	13	8	1	22
Dwayne Gordon	---	---	6	6	10	22
Leroy Thompson	9	9	---	---	---	18
Richie Anderson	1	4	---	---	13	18
Pete Stoyanovich	0	0	---	---	8	8
Alvin Mack	---	---	1	4	3	8
Dave Finzer	0	0	---	---	6	6
Dale Hellestrae	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jeff Uhlenhake	0	0	---	---	6	6
Billy Taylor	0	0	---	---	6	6
Carl Myers	0	0	---	---	6	6
Derrick Walker	0	0	---	---	---	0
Leonard Russell	0	0	---	---	---	0
Craig Erickson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jerome Oliver	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	31	3.9
Middle	15	93	6.2
Right	12	53	4.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	15	109	7.3
Middle	15	84	5.6
Right	3	8	2.7
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Scott Mitchell	34	22	2	1	1	6	2	2	1

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tom Hodson	21	15	4	2	2	0	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	21	3.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	10	66	4.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	7	109	9.9
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	57	11.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	8	105	10.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	2	2	18	9.0
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Thurman Thomas	7	6	0	35	0	31
WR Rob Moore	7	4	0	46	1	25
WR Dave Groh	4	3	0	46	1	12
TE Roger Patrick	4	3	0	28	0	7
TE Brian Kinchen	3	1	0	4	0	26
FB Derrick Fenner	3	3	0	22	0	24
WR Chris Walsh	3	1	0	10	0	19
WR Robb Thomas	2	1	1	5	0	25
WR Todd Kinchen	1	0	0	0	0	3

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Sterling Sharpe	5	3	1	67	2	15
RB Eric Bieniemy	4	4	0	45	1	12
WR Tony Hargain	4	3	0	21	0	13
WR Leroy Thompson	3	1	0	5	0	9
FB Matt Groening	2	2	0	25	1	12
WR Phil Epps	1	0	1	0	0	6
RB Robert Smith	1	1	0	12	0	9
FB Richie Anderson	1	1	0	5	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Thurman Thomas	2	15	7.50	5.24

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Robert Smith	5	3	0.60	7.45
Eric Bieniemy	3	18	6.00	4.25

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Scott Mitchell	5	3	14	2.80	5.76

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tom Hodson	3	2	21	7.00	8.57

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Rob Moore	3	1	3	1.00	6.57
RB Thurman Thomas	1	1	3	3.00	5.00
FB Derrick Fenner	1	1	8	8.00	7.33

Chicago	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Phil Epps	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Tony Hargain	1	1	9	9.00	5.25
RB Robert Smith	1	1	12	12.00	12.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Thurman Thomas	5	3

Chicago	Rushes	Conversions
Eric Bieniemy	6	3

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Scott Mitchell	10	8	3

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tom Hodson	5	4	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Thurman Thomas	4	3	2
WR Robb Thomas	2	1	0
TE Brian Kinchen	1	1	0
FB Derrick Fenner	1	1	0
WR Rob Moore	1	1	0
TE Roger Patrick	1	1	1

Chicago	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tony Hargain	3	2	1
WR Sterling Sharpe	1	1	0
RB Eric Bieniemy	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 43,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 12,100 (21,400)
End Zone 12,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 8,200 (13,600)
Club Seats 4,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	43,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	12,100 (21,400)
End Zone	12,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	8,200 (13,600)
Club Seats	4,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	300 (3,300)