Week 12, 1993

played in Atlanta, GA

45 degrees, fair, calm

New England Patriots	0	6	3	0	-	9
Atlanta Falcons	7	7	0	3	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:40 ATL - Thurman Thomas 3 pass from Scott Mitchell (John Kasay extra point)
2Q: 09:18 NED - Lucy Draper 31 field goal
2Q: 02:41 NED - Lucy Draper 36 field goal
2Q: 00:22 ATL - Roger Patrick 9 pass from Scott Mitchell (John Kasay extra point)
3Q: 01:24 NED - Lucy Draper 22 field goal
4Q: 10:14 ATL - John Kasay 22 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:40 ATL - Thurman Thomas 3 pass from Scott Mitchell (John Kasay extra point)
2Q: 09:18 NED - Lucy Draper 31 field goal
2Q: 02:41 NED - Lucy Draper 36 field goal
2Q: 00:22 ATL - Roger Patrick 9 pass from Scott Mitchell (John Kasay extra point)
3Q: 01:24 NED - Lucy Draper 22 field goal
4Q: 10:14 ATL - John Kasay 22 field goal

Team Statistics NED ATL
Record 4-7 7-4
First Downs 14 17
- by Rushing 6 9
- by Passing 8 7
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 213 290
- Offensive Plays 60 58
- Yards per Play 3.55 5.00
Net Rushing Yards 96 185
- Rushing Attempts 20 37
- Yards per Rush 4.80 5.00
Net Passing Yards 117 105
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 24 - 1 21 - 11 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 162 105
- Sacks/Yards Lost 7/45 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 2.93 5.00
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/14 2/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.6 8.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/50 3/30
Punt Returns/Yards 2/29 3/14
Kick Returns/Yards 1/26 2/48
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/5
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/3 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 31
Time of Possession 32:29 27:31

Team Statistics	NED	ATL
Record	4-7	7-4
First Downs	14	17
- by Rushing	6	9
- by Passing	8	7
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	213	290
- Offensive Plays	60	58
- Yards per Play	3.55	5.00
Net Rushing Yards	96	185
- Rushing Attempts	20	37
- Yards per Rush	4.80	5.00
Net Passing Yards	117	105
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 24 - 1	21 - 11 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	162	105
- Sacks/Yards Lost	7/45	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	2.93	5.00
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/14	2/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.6	8.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/50	3/30
Punt Returns/Yards	2/29	3/14
Kick Returns/Yards	1/26	2/48
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/5
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/3	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 31
Time of Possession	32:29	27:31

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:44	OWN 20	6	26	Punt
1	8:34	1:45	OWN 20	3	-4	Punt
1	4:55	1:37	OWN 34	3	-5	Punt
1	0:52	6:39	OWN 19	12	67	Field Goal
2	7:12	4:38	OPP 46	8	27	Field Goal
2	0:43	0:13	OWN 7	1	0	Interception
2	0:14	0:14	OWN 20	1	-6	Half
3	11:28	1:38	OWN 10	3	6	Punt
3	7:57	6:39	OWN 24	12	71	Field Goal
4	10:09	2:38	OWN 25	4	16	Punt
4	5:45	1:30	OWN 47	3	-14	Punt
4	2:33	1:37	OWN 27	4	14	Punt

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:16	3:42	OWN 6	8	94	Touchdown
1	6:49	1:54	OPP 49	4	15	Fumble
1	3:18	2:26	OWN 37	4	26	Interception
2	9:13	2:01	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
2	2:34	1:51	OWN 20	7	34	Punt
2	0:30	0:16	OPP 9	2	9	Touchdown
3	15:00	3:32	OWN 21	5	21	Punt
3	9:50	1:53	OWN 31	4	24	Punt
3	1:18	6:09	OWN 37	13	58	Field Goal
4	7:31	1:46	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
4	4:15	1:42	OWN 29	3	1	Punt
4	0:56	0:56	OWN 12	3	15	Game

Game MVP: Michael Strahan, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Gordie Lockbaun	16	84	5.25	12	2
Earnest Jackson	3	9	3.00	5	0
Elvis Grbac	1	3	3.00	3	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Thurman Thomas	30	186	6.20	45	7
Derrick Fenner	3	2	0.67	2	0
Scott Mitchell	3	-2	-0.67	0	0
Ostell Miles	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Elvis Grbac	33	24	162	7/45	0	27	1	70.5

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Scott Mitchell	21	11	105	0/0	2	19	1	78.5

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Curtis Conway	7	10	63	9.00	12	27
WR J.J. Birden	4	7	22	5.50	3	7
RB Earnest Jackson	3	3	5	1.67	0	6
TE Damone Johnson	2	3	11	5.50	0	7
RB Gordie Lockbaun	2	2	16	8.00	0	8
TE Bill Elliot	2	2	9	4.50	0	6
WR Leonard Klecko	2	2	22	11.00	16	23
TE Eric Green	1	3	11	11.00	0	11
WR Charles Davenport	1	1	3	3.00	0	3

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Thurman Thomas	3	4	20	6.67	0	9	1
TE Roger Patrick	3	3	43	14.33	9	19	1
TE Brian Kinchen	2	2	19	9.50	3	13	0
WR Robb Thomas	1	5	7	7.00	0	7	0
WR Rob Moore	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Dave Groh	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0
FB Derrick Fenner	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Chris Walsh	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Ray Crockett	1	0	0.00	0

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Marcus Robertson	1	5	5.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
Kevin Clark	1	0	0
Ray Crockett	0	1	0
Donnell Johnson	0	1	0
Don Griffin	0	0	1
Curly Washburn	0	0	1

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Thurman Thomas	1	0	0
Ostell Miles	1	0	0
Chris Walsh	0	1	0
Walter Johnson	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bryan Barker	7	315	45.0	40.1	59	2

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Shawn McCarthy	6	229	38.2	33.3	44	3

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Lucy Draper	3/3	0/0	0/0	36	0/0

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Kasay	1/1	0/0	0/0	22	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kevin Clark	2	29	14.5	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
John Booty	3	14	4.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dexter Carter	1	26	26.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Robert Van Winkle	2	48	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Curly Washburn	6	2	0.0	37	21
S Michael Stewart	5	5	0.0	37	21
CB Ray Crockett	5	1	0.0	37	21
ILB Rodney Domres	4	2	0.0	18	6
DE Burt Grossman	3	1	0.0	29	12
S Je-rod Rozumek	3	1	0.0	37	21
S Darren Carrington	3	0	0.0	8	10
OLB Roman Phifer	3	0	0.0	22	9
DE Reggie White	2	2	0.0	25	12
S Charles Mincy	2	2	0.0	18	14
CB Don Griffin	2	0	0.0	36	20
ILB Dan Murray	2	0	0.0	14	6
DE Donnell Johnson	2	0	0.0	17	16
DT John Randle	1	2	0.0	30	20
OLB James Francis	1	1	0.0	26	17
RB Gordie Lockbaun	1	0	---	---	---
OLB David Grayson	0	1	0.0	5	0
DT James Jordan	0	1	0.0	10	3

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Michael Strahan	8	2	4.5	17	37
CB Greg Jeffries	7	0	0.0	11	27
CB Robert Van Winkle	5	3	0.0	20	40
DT Cortez Kennedy	4	3	2.0	14	31
S Bubba McDowell	4	2	0.0	20	40
ILB Hardy Nickerson	4	0	0.0	20	40
DE Dennis Byrd	2	0	0.5	15	36
ILB Chuck Powell	2	1	0.0	6	14
S John Booty	2	0	0.0	2	8
CB Quintin Jones	2	0	0.0	18	32
OLB Derrick Thomas	2	0	0.0	14	26
DT Dan Footman	2	0	0.0	6	9
OLB Todd Kelly	2	0	0.0	6	8
S Marcus Robertson	1	2	0.0	11	27
S Dave Whitmore	1	1	0.0	18	31
ILB Ray Bentley	1	0	0.0	3	5
DE Curtis Maxie	1	0	0.0	3	3
WR Robb Thomas	1	0	---	---	---
DT Israel Miller	1	0	0.0	4	5

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB James Francis	0.0	0	1	1	17
DE Reggie White	0.0	0	1	0	12

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Michael Strahan	4.5	0	0	37
DT Cortez Kennedy	2.0	1	1	31
DE Dennis Byrd	0.5	0	0	36
ILB Hardy Nickerson	0.0	1	0	40
DT Keith Hamilton	0.0	1	0	17

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Ray Crockett	3	2	1	21
OLB Roman Phifer	3	0	0	9
CB Don Griffin	2	0	0	20
S Michael Stewart	1	1	0	21
S Darren Carrington	1	0	0	10
DE Donnell Johnson	1	0	0	16
OLB James Francis	0	1	0	17

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Greg Jeffries	6	0	0	27
CB Robert Van Winkle	5	0	0	40
ILB Hardy Nickerson	2	0	0	40
ILB Chuck Powell	2	0	0	14
S John Booty	1	2	0	8
S Bubba McDowell	1	1	0	40
S Marcus Robertson	1	0	1	27
ILB Ray Bentley	1	0	0	5
OLB Derrick Thomas	1	0	0	26
S Dave Whitmore	1	0	0	31
DE Michael Strahan	1	0	0	37
DT Dan Footman	1	0	0	9
OLB Todd Kelly	1	0	0	8

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Bill Cherry	4	9	20	2	40
Randy Dixon	4	5	20	1	40
Tom Newberry	2	2	20	0	40
Duval Love	1	2	20	3	40
Ron McNair	1	1	20	0	40
Bill Elliot	0	0	13	1	26

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Doug Widell	7	13	0	37	21
Dermontti Dawson	3	9	0	37	21
Randy Shughart	1	3	0	37	21
Derrick Fenner	1	2	1	24	16
Keith Slough	1	2	0	37	21
Richard Cooper	0	4	0	37	21
Brian Kinchen	0	1	0	33	14

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Harry Sydney	2	20
Earnest Jackson	1	18
Darren Carrington	1	9
David Grayson	1	8

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Bill Jones	1	20
Nick Bell	1	16
Walter Johnson	1	14

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Damone Johnson	18	36	---	---	18	72
Duval Love	20	40	---	---	10	70
Randy Dixon	20	40	---	---	10	70
Elvis Grbac	20	40	---	---	3	63
Bill Cherry	20	40	---	---	---	60
Tom Newberry	20	40	---	---	---	60
Ron McNair	20	40	---	---	---	60
Michael Stewart	---	---	37	21	1	59
Ray Crockett	---	---	37	21	1	59
Je-rod Rozumek	---	---	37	21	1	59
Curly Washburn	---	---	37	21	1	59
Don Griffin	---	---	36	20	2	58
Curtis Conway	17	39	---	---	---	56
John Randle	---	---	30	20	1	51
J.J. Birden	13	22	---	---	14	49
Bill Elliot	13	26	---	---	10	49
James Francis	---	---	26	17	---	43
Burt Grossman	---	---	29	12	1	42
Gordie Lockbaun	16	24	---	---	---	40
Donnell Johnson	---	---	17	16	7	40
Earnest Jackson	5	16	---	---	18	39
Reggie White	---	---	25	12	---	37
Dan Murray	---	---	14	6	17	37
Eric Green	6	20	---	---	11	37
Charles Mincy	---	---	18	14	2	34
Roman Phifer	---	---	22	9	---	31
Kevin Clark	---	---	1	2	26	29
Rodney Domres	---	---	18	6	5	29
Darren Carrington	---	---	8	10	9	27
Harry Sydney	0	0	---	---	20	20
James Jordan	---	---	10	3	6	19
Bill Brooks	1	4	---	---	12	17
Charles Davenport	8	7	---	---	---	15
Dexter Carter	0	0	---	---	14	14
David Grayson	---	---	5	0	8	13
Don Maggs	0	0	---	---	10	10
Johnathon Wooden	0	0	---	---	10	10
Keith Loneker	0	0	---	---	10	10
Leonard Klecko	3	6	---	---	---	9
Bryan Barker	0	0	---	---	7	7
Raul Allegre	0	0	---	---	4	4
Elbert Shelley	---	---	0	0	3	3
Lucy Draper	0	0	---	---	3	3
Gary Kubiak	0	0	---	---	---	0
Vencie Glenn	---	---	0	0	---	0
Oliver Saul	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Robert Van Winkle	---	---	20	40	7	67
Keith Slough	37	21	---	---	7	65
Doug Widell	37	21	---	---	7	65
Hardy Nickerson	---	---	20	40	3	63
Bubba McDowell	---	---	20	40	3	63
Dermontti Dawson	37	21	---	---	---	58
Scott Mitchell	37	21	---	---	---	58
Richard Cooper	37	21	---	---	---	58
Randy Shughart	37	21	---	---	---	58
Michael Strahan	---	---	17	37	3	57
Thurman Thomas	35	19	---	---	1	55
Quintin Jones	---	---	18	32	4	54
Brian Kinchen	33	14	---	---	7	54
Dennis Byrd	---	---	15	36	3	54
Dave Whitmore	---	---	18	31	3	52
Marcus Robertson	---	---	11	27	14	52
Robb Thomas	29	18	---	---	2	49
Greg Jeffries	---	---	11	27	10	48
Derrick Fenner	24	16	---	---	7	47
Cortez Kennedy	---	---	14	31	1	46
Rob Moore	26	17	---	---	---	43
Derrick Thomas	---	---	14	26	2	42
John Booty	---	---	2	8	29	39
Chris Walsh	16	9	---	---	13	38
Chuck Powell	---	---	6	14	15	35
Keith Hamilton	---	---	7	17	3	27
Roger Patrick	6	6	---	---	15	27
Dan Footman	---	---	6	9	9	24
Nick Bell	5	1	---	---	16	22
Bill Jones	0	0	---	---	20	20
Ray Bentley	---	---	3	5	8	16
Walter Johnson	---	---	0	0	14	14
Todd Kelly	---	---	6	8	---	14
Santana Dotson	---	---	5	4	4	13
Dave Groh	9	3	---	---	---	12
Israel Miller	---	---	4	5	---	9
Todd Kinchen	0	0	---	---	9	9
Mark Stepnoski	0	0	---	---	7	7
Paul Bingham	0	0	---	---	7	7
Shawn McCarthy	0	0	---	---	7	7
Ostell Miles	2	2	---	---	3	7
Eric Moore	0	0	---	---	7	7
Curtis Maxie	---	---	3	3	---	6
John Kasay	0	0	---	---	5	5
Sean Salisbury	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jordan Moore	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	42	6.0
Middle	6	36	6.0
Right	7	18	2.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	108	9.8
Middle	16	35	2.2
Right	8	44	5.5
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Elvis Grbac	33	24	2	1	1	3	3	1	1

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Scott Mitchell	21	11	0	1	2	4	2	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	7	18	2.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	13	83	5.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	4	61	6.1
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	5	46	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	59	6.6
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Curtis Conway	10	7	1	63	1	39
WR J.J. Birden	7	4	0	22	0	22
RB Earnest Jackson	3	3	0	5	0	16
TE Damone Johnson	3	2	0	11	0	36
TE Eric Green	3	1	0	11	0	20
RB Gordie Lockbaun	2	2	0	16	0	24
TE Bill Elliot	2	2	0	9	0	26
WR Leonard Klecko	2	2	0	22	1	6
WR Charles Davenport	1	1	0	3	0	7

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Robb Thomas	5	1	1	7	18
RB Thurman Thomas	4	3	0	20	19
TE Roger Patrick	3	3	0	43	6
TE Brian Kinchen	2	2	0	19	14
WR Rob Moore	2	1	0	8	17
WR Chris Walsh	2	0	0	0	9
WR Dave Groh	2	1	0	8	3
FB Derrick Fenner	1	0	1	0	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Gordie Lockbaun	4	8	2.00	5.25
Earnest Jackson	2	6	3.00	3.00

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Thurman Thomas	4	12	3.00	6.20
Scott Mitchell	1	0	0.00	-0.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Elvis Grbac	6	3	14	2.33	4.91

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Scott Mitchell	5	3	19	3.80	5.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Curtis Conway	3	1	4	1.33	6.30
WR J.J. Birden	2	1	7	3.50	3.14
RB Earnest Jackson	1	1	3	3.00	1.67

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Thurman Thomas	2	1	3	1.50	5.00
WR Robb Thomas	2	1	7	3.50	1.40
TE Roger Patrick	1	1	9	9.00	14.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Gordie Lockbaun	3	1

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Thurman Thomas	4	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Elvis Grbac	9	6	3

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Scott Mitchell	5	5	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Earnest Jackson	2	2	1
WR J.J. Birden	2	1	1
WR Curtis Conway	2	1	0
TE Damone Johnson	1	0	0
RB Gordie Lockbaun	1	1	1
TE Bill Elliot	1	1	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Brian Kinchen	1	1	0
WR Robb Thomas	1	1	1
WR Rob Moore	1	1	0
WR Dave Groh	1	1	0
TE Roger Patrick	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 67,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,200 (17,100)
End Zone 12,000 (12,400)
Mezzanine 6,800 (7,100)
Sideline Seats 10,600 (10,900)
Club Seats 15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 7,500 (7,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	67,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,200 (17,100)
End Zone	12,000 (12,400)
Mezzanine	6,800 (7,100)
Sideline Seats	10,600 (10,900)
Club Seats	15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	7,500 (7,500)