Week 16, 1993

played in Buffalo, NY

41 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	3	0	0	0	-	3
Buffalo Bills	0	3	17	0	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:06 ATL - John Kasay 33 field goal
2Q: 04:17 BUF - Jason Elam 26 field goal
3Q: 10:43 BUF - Jason Elam 44 field goal
3Q: 09:22 BUF - Tim Worley 1 run (Jason Elam extra point)
3Q: 00:45 BUF - Lorenzo White 7 run (Jason Elam extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:06 ATL - John Kasay 33 field goal
2Q: 04:17 BUF - Jason Elam 26 field goal
3Q: 10:43 BUF - Jason Elam 44 field goal
3Q: 09:22 BUF - Tim Worley 1 run (Jason Elam extra point)
3Q: 00:45 BUF - Lorenzo White 7 run (Jason Elam extra point)

Team Statistics ATL BUF
Record 9-6 7-8
First Downs 16 15
- by Rushing 5 9
- by Passing 11 6
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 316 254
- Offensive Plays 66 60
- Yards per Play 4.79 4.23
Net Rushing Yards 95 150
- Rushing Attempts 24 35
- Yards per Rush 3.96 4.29
Net Passing Yards 221 104
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 42 - 20 - 2 24 - 14 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 221 109
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 5.26 4.16
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/15 4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.0 8.5
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 9/64 3/15
Punt Returns/Yards 2/-3 2/28
Kick Returns/Yards 3/76 1/19
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/24
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 36
Time of Possession 28:15 31:45

Team Statistics	ATL	BUF
Record	9-6	7-8
First Downs	16	15
- by Rushing	5	9
- by Passing	11	6
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	316	254
- Offensive Plays	66	60
- Yards per Play	4.79	4.23
Net Rushing Yards	95	150
- Rushing Attempts	24	35
- Yards per Rush	3.96	4.29
Net Passing Yards	221	104
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	42 - 20 - 2	24 - 14 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	221	109
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	5.26	4.16
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/15	4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.0	8.5
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	9/64	3/15
Punt Returns/Yards	2/-3	2/28
Kick Returns/Yards	3/76	1/19
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/24
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 36
Time of Possession	28:15	31:45

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:00	OWN 29	9	55	Field Goal
1	8:10	3:05	OWN 28	6	19	Punt
2	14:50	4:30	OWN 20	8	35	Punt
2	4:11	1:35	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
2	1:16	1:16	OWN 20	5	39	Missed FG
3	10:35	1:13	OWN 20	2	-1	Interception
3	9:15	1:09	OWN 38	3	0	Punt
3	6:28	0:09	OWN 42	1	15	Fumble
3	5:06	1:43	OWN 18	3	-6	Punt
3	0:36	2:12	OWN 30	4	19	Interception
4	12:00	3:26	OWN 16	7	31	Punt
4	6:12	1:38	OWN 26	5	3	Downs
4	2:12	1:59	OWN 39	10	49	Downs

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:00	1:50	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
1	5:05	5:15	OWN 8	9	56	Punt
2	10:20	6:09	OWN 9	12	82	Field Goal
2	2:36	1:20	OPP 48	6	5	Punt
3	15:00	4:25	OWN 34	7	39	Field Goal
3	9:22	0:07	OPP 1	1	1	Touchdown
3	8:06	1:38	OWN 17	3	9	Punt
3	6:19	1:13	OWN 43	3	-8	Punt
3	3:23	2:47	OPP 45	5	45	Touchdown
4	13:24	1:24	OWN 40	3	-2	Punt
4	8:34	2:22	OWN 10	3	9	Punt
4	4:34	2:22	OPP 29	3	7	Missed FG
4	0:13	0:13	OWN 12	2	-2	Game

Game MVP: Phillippi Sparks, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Thurman Thomas	19	78	4.11	17	3
Derrick Fenner	2	15	7.50	8	0
Ostell Miles	2	1	0.50	3	0
Nick Bell	1	1	1.00	1	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Lorenzo White	17	56	3.29	29	2	1
Tim Worley	14	89	6.36	20	3	1
Mike Pringle	3	7	2.33	7	0	0
Drew Bledsoe	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Scott Mitchell	38	19	214	0/0	0	27	2	45.3
Sean Salisbury	4	1	7	0/0	0	7	0	39.6

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Drew Bledsoe	24	14	109	1/5	0	22	0	69.6

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Todd Kinchen	4	4	45	11.25	2	19
WR Chris Walsh	4	11	38	9.50	9	15
RB Thurman Thomas	3	4	58	19.33	57	27
WR Rob Moore	3	10	28	9.33	11	19
TE Brian Kinchen	2	3	22	11.00	3	17
FB Derrick Fenner	2	2	2	1.00	0	4
RB Ostell Miles	1	1	15	15.00	6	15
WR Dave Groh	1	5	13	13.00	0	13
RB Bill Jones	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Brett Perriman	5	5	33	6.60	20	22
WR Bobby Johnson	3	7	19	6.33	0	9
FB Larry Centers	2	3	22	11.00	20	13
WR Brian Blades	1	1	18	18.00	0	18
RB Lorenzo White	1	2	1	1.00	0	1
WR Michael Timpson	1	3	13	13.00	5	13
TE Kendall Gammon	1	3	3	3.00	1	3

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Phillippi Sparks	2	24	12.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Chris Walsh	1	0	0	0

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Robert Jones	0	1	0	0
Kurt Schultz	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Shawn McCarthy	6	254	42.3	37.7	45	4

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rick Tuten	7	300	42.9	37.6	52	2

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Kasay	1/2	0/1	0/1	33	0/0

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jason Elam	2/3	1/1	0/0	44	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
John Booty	2	-3	-1.5	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bobby Johnson	2	28	14.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg
John Booty	1	31	31.0
Quintin Jones	1	19	19.0
Robert Van Winkle	1	26	26.0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wayne Campbell	1	19	19.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Cortez Kennedy	6	2	1.0	27	20
S Bubba McDowell	5	0	0.0	32	25
CB Robert Van Winkle	5	0	0.0	35	25
ILB Hardy Nickerson	4	4	0.0	30	25
S Dave Whitmore	4	2	0.0	21	21
S Marcus Robertson	4	0	0.0	26	19
OLB Todd Kelly	3	2	0.0	23	21
DE Michael Strahan	3	0	0.0	27	23
DT Dan Footman	3	0	0.0	8	5
S John Booty	2	3	0.0	27	23
DE Dennis Byrd	2	0	0.0	26	21
DT Israel Miller	1	1	0.0	16	4
ILB Walter Johnson	1	0	0.0	5	0
CB Quintin Jones	1	0	0.0	31	23
DE Curtis Maxie	1	0	0.0	8	2
RB Thurman Thomas	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Derrick Thomas	1	0	0.0	4	0
WR Rob Moore	1	0	---	---	---
CB Greg Jeffries	1	0	0.0	5	2
DT Keith Hamilton	0	2	0.0	12	8
ILB Chuck Powell	0	1	0.0	12	4

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
CB Phillippi Sparks	11	2	23	34
S Brian Washington	8	0	21	39
CB Tory Smith	4	2	17	36
S Kurt Schultz	4	0	22	39
S Mike Prior	3	1	11	25
ILB Dennis Gibson	3	1	20	22
OLB Winston Moss	2	1	18	26
ILB Kevin Walker	2	1	9	16
DT Rollin Putzier	1	2	10	19
DE Lester Archambeau	1	2	10	22
DE Ren Hoek	1	1	17	25
OLB Anthony Bell	1	0	23	32
CB Delton Hall	1	0	17	37
DT Bill Goldberg	1	0	14	23
DE Mike Fox	0	1	14	30

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Cortez Kennedy	1.0	0	0	2	20
DE Dennis Byrd	0.0	0	1	0	21

Buffalo	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Anthony Bell	1	1	2	32
DE Lester Archambeau	1	0	0	22
OLB Robert Jones	0	2	1	17
DE Mike Fox	0	1	0	30
DE Ren Hoek	0	1	0	25

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Robert Van Winkle	2	2	25
S Marcus Robertson	2	1	19
ILB Hardy Nickerson	2	0	25
S Dave Whitmore	2	0	21
CB Quintin Jones	1	2	23
S John Booty	1	1	23
DE Dennis Byrd	1	0	21
DT Cortez Kennedy	1	0	20
DE Michael Strahan	1	0	23
OLB Todd Kelly	1	0	21

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Phillippi Sparks	9	0	2	34
CB Tory Smith	4	0	0	36
S Kurt Schultz	2	1	0	39
S Mike Prior	1	2	0	25
OLB Winston Moss	1	2	0	26
S Brian Washington	1	2	0	39
ILB Dennis Gibson	1	0	0	22
CB Delton Hall	1	0	0	37
OLB Anthony Bell	0	1	0	32
DE Ren Hoek	0	1	0	25

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Dermontti Dawson	4	8	24	42
Mark Stepnoski	1	5	17	40
Randy Shughart	1	4	24	42
Doug Widell	1	1	7	2
Derrick Fenner	1	1	15	17
Roger Patrick	1	1	5	0
Keith Slough	0	4	24	42

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Oliver North	4	10	32	0	25
Chris Gray	3	7	35	0	25
Bob Dahl	2	8	31	0	25
John Hunter	2	4	34	1	25
Brian Habib	2	2	34	0	25
Gerald Perry	0	1	4	0	0
Owen Cooper	0	1	5	0	0
Kendall Gammon	0	1	26	0	16

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Ostell Miles	1	22
Nick Bell	1	13
Todd Kinchen	1	10

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Delton Hall	2	32
Mike Prior	1	13
Bobby Johnson	1	12
Robert Jones	1	7

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bubba McDowell	---	---	32	25	18	75
Dermontti Dawson	24	42	---	---	8	74
Keith Slough	24	42	---	---	8	74
Paul Bingham	24	42	---	---	8	74
Randy Shughart	24	42	---	---	8	74
Robert Van Winkle	---	---	35	25	6	66
John Booty	---	---	27	23	15	65
Quintin Jones	---	---	31	23	11	65
Scott Mitchell	24	38	---	---	---	62
Marcus Robertson	---	---	26	19	15	60
Hardy Nickerson	---	---	30	25	2	57
Brian Kinchen	19	32	---	---	6	57
Mark Stepnoski	17	40	---	---	---	57
Michael Strahan	---	---	27	23	2	52
Chris Walsh	9	29	---	---	13	51
Dennis Byrd	---	---	26	21	3	50
Cortez Kennedy	---	---	27	20	3	50
Rob Moore	21	26	---	---	---	47
Derrick Fenner	15	17	---	---	14	46
Thurman Thomas	20	25	---	---	---	45
Todd Kelly	---	---	23	21	1	45
Dave Whitmore	---	---	21	21	2	44
Ostell Miles	4	17	---	---	22	43
Bill Jones	17	23	---	---	---	40
Chuck Powell	---	---	12	4	16	32
Nick Bell	3	13	---	---	13	29
Todd Kinchen	1	15	---	---	10	26
Keith Hamilton	---	---	12	8	4	24
Israel Miller	---	---	16	4	---	20
Santana Dotson	---	---	9	4	7	20
Dave Groh	6	13	---	---	1	20
Dan Footman	---	---	8	5	6	19
Walter Johnson	---	---	5	0	13	18
Roger Patrick	5	0	---	---	12	17
Curtis Maxie	---	---	8	2	2	12
Doug Widell	7	2	---	---	---	9
Shawn McCarthy	0	0	---	---	8	8
Eric Moore	0	0	---	---	8	8
Ray Bentley	---	---	1	0	6	7
Greg Jeffries	---	---	5	2	---	7
Sean Salisbury	0	4	---	---	---	4
Derrick Thomas	---	---	4	0	---	4
John Kasay	0	0	---	---	4	4
Jordan Moore	0	0	---	---	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Delton Hall	---	---	17	37	32	86
Kurt Schultz	---	---	22	39	15	76
Anthony Bell	---	---	23	32	15	70
Brian Habib	34	25	---	---	10	69
Oliver North	32	25	---	---	10	67
Brian Washington	---	---	21	39	2	62
Drew Bledsoe	35	25	---	---	---	60
Chris Gray	35	25	---	---	---	60
John Hunter	34	25	---	---	---	59
Phillippi Sparks	---	---	23	34	2	59
Bobby Johnson	23	23	---	---	12	58
Bob Dahl	31	25	---	---	---	56
Tory Smith	---	---	17	36	2	55
Kendall Gammon	26	16	---	---	11	53
Mike Prior	---	---	11	25	13	49
Winston Moss	---	---	18	26	2	46
Ren Hoek	---	---	17	25	4	46
Mike Fox	---	---	14	30	---	44
Dennis Gibson	---	---	20	22	1	43
Brett Perriman	23	20	---	---	---	43
Bill Goldberg	---	---	14	23	2	39
Andrew Glover	14	7	---	---	18	39
Lester Archambeau	---	---	10	22	4	36
Michael Timpson	21	14	---	---	---	35
Larry Centers	13	12	---	---	9	34
Lorenzo White	17	15	---	---	---	32
Rollin Putzier	---	---	10	19	2	31
Robert Jones	---	---	7	17	7	31
Kevin Walker	---	---	9	16	---	25
Tim Worley	15	8	---	---	2	25
Brian Blades	12	8	---	---	2	22
Tim Rother	---	---	7	7	6	20
Mike Pringle	4	0	---	---	16	20
Owen Cooper	5	0	---	---	10	15
Mark Ingram	2	2	---	---	10	14
Gerald Perry	4	0	---	---	10	14
Jason Belser	---	---	2	12	---	14
Wayne Campbell	3	0	---	---	9	12
Brent Novoselsky	0	0	---	---	10	10
Bob Mrosko	2	0	---	---	7	9
Jason Elam	0	0	---	---	8	8
Rick Tuten	0	0	---	---	7	7
Ashley Sheppard	---	---	2	1	2	5
Kevin Sweeney	0	0	---	---	3	3
Mike Elkins	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	25	3.6
Middle	10	26	2.6
Right	7	44	6.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	50	6.3
Middle	17	71	4.2
Right	9	31	3.4
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Scott Mitchell	38	19	2	1	2	9	3	2	2
Sean Salisbury	4	1	0	0	1	0	2	1	0

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Drew Bledsoe	24	14	1	0	3	6	1	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	29	5.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	6	73	10.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	27	11	119	4.4
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	14	2.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	7	68	6.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	1	9	3.0
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	18	3.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Chris Walsh	11	4	1	38	0	29
WR Rob Moore	10	3	1	28	0	26
WR Dave Groh	5	1	1	13	0	13
RB Thurman Thomas	4	3	0	58	2	25
WR Todd Kinchen	4	4	0	45	0	15
TE Brian Kinchen	3	2	0	22	0	32
RB Bill Jones	2	0	0	0	0	23
FB Derrick Fenner	2	2	0	2	0	17
RB Ostell Miles	1	1	0	15	0	17

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bobby Johnson	7	3	0	19	0	23
WR Brett Perriman	5	5	0	33	1	20
WR Michael Timpson	3	1	1	13	0	14
FB Larry Centers	3	2	0	22	0	12
TE Kendall Gammon	3	1	1	3	0	16
RB Lorenzo White	2	1	1	1	0	15
WR Brian Blades	1	1	0	18	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ostell Miles	1	3	3.00	0.50

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tim Worley	3	8	2.67	6.36
Lorenzo White	1	7	7.00	3.29

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Sean Salisbury	4	1	7	1.75	1.75

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Drew Bledsoe	2	1	13	6.50	4.54

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Rob Moore	2	0	0	0.00	2.80
WR Todd Kinchen	1	1	7	7.00	11.25
WR Chris Walsh	1	0	0	0.00	3.45

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Lorenzo White	1	0	0	0.00	0.50
FB Larry Centers	1	1	13	13.00	7.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Thurman Thomas	3	2
Ostell Miles	2	0

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Tim Worley	6	2
Lorenzo White	1	1
Mike Pringle	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Scott Mitchell	9	6	4
Sean Salisbury	1	0	0

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Drew Bledsoe	6	2	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Rob Moore	3	1	0
TE Brian Kinchen	2	2	1
WR Todd Kinchen	2	2	2
WR Chris Walsh	2	1	1
WR Dave Groh	1	0	0

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bobby Johnson	2	0	0
WR Michael Timpson	2	0	0
WR Brett Perriman	1	1	1
TE Kendall Gammon	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 63,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,800 (21,400)
End Zone 13,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,500 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,200 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	63,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,800 (21,400)
End Zone	13,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,500 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,200 (3,300)