Conference Semifinals, 1993

played in New York, NY

25 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	0	3	3	0	-	6
New York Giants	0	7	0	6	-	13

Scoring Summary
2Q: 14:27 NYK - Andre Ware 4 run (Dan Miller extra point)
2Q: 02:10 ATL - John Kasay 53 field goal
3Q: 11:25 ATL - John Kasay 24 field goal
4Q: 10:50 NYK - Dan Miller 22 field goal
4Q: 02:21 NYK - Dan Miller 39 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 14:27 NYK - Andre Ware 4 run (Dan Miller extra point)
2Q: 02:10 ATL - John Kasay 53 field goal
3Q: 11:25 ATL - John Kasay 24 field goal
4Q: 10:50 NYK - Dan Miller 22 field goal
4Q: 02:21 NYK - Dan Miller 39 field goal

Team Statistics ATL NYK
Record 11-7 11-6
First Downs 8 17
- by Rushing 4 6
- by Passing 4 10
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 167 362
- Offensive Plays 56 69
- Yards per Play 2.98 5.25
Net Rushing Yards 100 118
- Rushing Attempts 29 35
- Yards per Rush 3.45 3.37
Net Passing Yards 67 244
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 25 - 14 - 0 33 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 79 251
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/12 1/7
- Yards per Pass Play 2.48 7.18
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/15 8/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.5 5.8
4th Down Conversions 0/2 1/1
Penalties/Yards 5/35 4/20
Punt Returns/Yards 1/17 6/20
Kick Returns/Yards 1/20 1/21
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 24
Time of Possession 28:10 31:50

Team Statistics	ATL	NYK
Record	11-7	11-6
First Downs	8	17
- by Rushing	4	6
- by Passing	4	10
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	167	362
- Offensive Plays	56	69
- Yards per Play	2.98	5.25
Net Rushing Yards	100	118
- Rushing Attempts	29	35
- Yards per Rush	3.45	3.37
Net Passing Yards	67	244
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	25 - 14 - 0	33 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	79	251
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/12	1/7
- Yards per Pass Play	2.48	7.18
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/15	8/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.5	5.8
4th Down Conversions	0/2	1/1
Penalties/Yards	5/35	4/20
Punt Returns/Yards	1/17	6/20
Kick Returns/Yards	1/20	1/21
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 24
Time of Possession	28:10	31:50

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:58	OWN 20	6	20	Punt
1	9:51	2:32	OWN 30	5	24	Punt
1	6:22	1:43	OWN 30	3	4	Punt
2	14:15	1:29	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
2	9:29	1:57	OWN 24	3	3	Punt
2	5:53	3:50	OWN 26	7	38	Field Goal
3	13:04	1:47	OPP 10	3	3	Field Goal
3	7:17	3:00	OWN 33	5	17	Punt
3	3:05	1:21	OWN 38	3	9	Punt
4	10:43	5:22	OWN 20	8	10	Punt
4	2:15	1:06	OWN 33	6	16	Downs
4	0:31	0:31	OWN 1	4	0	Downs

New York Giants
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:02	2:11	OWN 15	3	9	Punt
1	7:19	0:57	OWN 6	3	4	Punt
1	4:39	5:24	OWN 30	13	70	Touchdown
2	12:46	3:17	OWN 46	8	37	Missed FG
2	7:32	1:39	OWN 21	3	8	Punt
2	2:03	2:03	OWN 20	8	52	Missed FG
3	15:00	1:56	OWN 23	3	-1	Punt
3	11:17	4:00	OWN 20	6	28	Punt
3	4:17	1:12	OWN 19	3	5	Punt
3	1:44	6:01	OWN 16	12	79	Field Goal
4	5:21	3:06	OWN 27	4	51	Field Goal
4	1:09	0:38	OPP 49	3	5	Punt

Game MVP: Andre Ware, New York Giants

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Thurman Thomas	20	82	4.10	17	2
Ostell Miles	6	3	0.50	4	0
Derrick Fenner	2	10	5.00	8	0
Scott Mitchell	1	5	5.00	5	0

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Christian Okoye	18	71	3.94	21	2	0
Terry Allen	10	21	2.10	5	0	0
Andre Ware	6	25	4.17	8	0	1
Louis Lipps	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Scott Mitchell	25	14	79	2/12	0	23	0	61.9

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Andre Ware	33	20	251	1/7	0	44	0	84.3

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Thurman Thomas	4	4	51	12.75	41	23
WR Rob Moore	4	8	17	4.25	1	9
WR Dave Groh	2	3	-1	-0.50	0	3
TE Brian Kinchen	1	1	1	1.00	0	1
RB Bill Jones	1	3	8	8.00	0	8
FB Derrick Fenner	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1
WR Chris Walsh	1	5	4	4.00	0	4

New York	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Louis Lipps	6	12	121	20.17	29	44
WR Anfernee Hardaway	5	8	46	9.20	10	15
TE Ted Popson	3	5	31	10.33	7	19
WR Ben Johnson	2	2	27	13.50	17	23
TE Manute Bol	1	1	14	14.00	0	14
WR Lonzell Hill	1	1	5	5.00	0	5
FB Christian Okoye	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1
RB Terry Allen	1	3	8	8.00	0	8

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New York	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Hardy Nickerson	0	0	1	0

New York	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Louis Lipps	1	0	0	0
Tim Ryan	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Shawn McCarthy	8	335	41.9	39.4	53	4

New York	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Louie Aguiar	7	261	37.3	34.9	60	2

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Kasay	2/2	1/1	1/1	53	0/0

New York	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dan Miller	2/4	0/1	0/0	39	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
John Booty	1	17	17.0	0

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lonzell Hill	4	11	2.8	0
Derek Jeter	2	9	4.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
John Booty	1	20	20.0	0

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lonzell Hill	1	21	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Dave Whitmore	8	3	0.0	35	34
S Marcus Robertson	8	0	0.0	34	34
ILB Hardy Nickerson	7	4	0.0	35	34
S John Booty	6	2	0.0	30	34
CB Robert Van Winkle	5	5	0.0	34	34
CB Quintin Jones	5	1	0.0	31	32
DE Michael Strahan	4	2	0.0	30	30
DE Dennis Byrd	4	1	0.0	27	25
DT Cortez Kennedy	3	1	1.0	25	22
OLB Todd Kelly	3	0	0.0	24	25
DT Keith Hamilton	1	2	0.0	18	7
CB Greg Jeffries	1	0	0.0	18	25
DT Dan Footman	0	2	0.0	10	12
ILB Ray Bentley	0	1	0.0	4	0
ILB Chuck Powell	0	1	0.0	11	9

New York	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Chris Benoit	8	2	0.0	29	24
S Maurice Douglass	6	0	0.0	19	21
OLB Seth Joyner	5	4	1.0	26	25
DE Larry Roberts	4	0	1.0	11	9
S Carlton Williamson	4	2	0.0	29	27
S Merton Hanks	4	2	0.0	29	27
OLB Godfrey Myles	4	0	0.0	25	26
DE Tom Gibson	2	1	0.0	19	19
CB Najee Mustafaa	2	1	0.0	29	24
DT Leon Lett	1	2	0.0	25	24
S Alton Montgomery	1	1	0.0	9	10
DE Kevin Henry	1	1	0.0	15	11
DE Maa Tanuvasa	1	1	0.0	6	5
DT Keith Rucker	1	0	0.0	7	6
CB Derek Jeter	1	0	0.0	29	27
DT Joel Steed	0	1	0.0	8	5

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DT Cortez Kennedy	1.0	0	22
DE Dennis Byrd	0.0	3	25
ILB Hardy Nickerson	0.0	1	34
DT Keith Hamilton	0.0	1	7
DE Michael Strahan	0.0	1	30

New York	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Seth Joyner	1.0	0	1	1	25
DE Larry Roberts	1.0	0	0	0	9
DT Leon Lett	0.0	1	2	2	24
DE Kevin Henry	0.0	0	1	0	11

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S John Booty	5	0	34
S Dave Whitmore	4	1	34
S Marcus Robertson	4	1	34
CB Quintin Jones	4	0	32
CB Robert Van Winkle	2	0	34
ILB Hardy Nickerson	1	0	34

New York	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Chris Benoit	3	0	24
S Maurice Douglass	3	0	21
CB Najee Mustafaa	2	3	24
OLB Seth Joyner	2	0	25
S Carlton Williamson	1	0	27
DE Tom Gibson	1	0	19
S Merton Hanks	1	0	27
OLB Godfrey Myles	1	0	26
CB Tim McKyer	0	1	6
DT Leon Lett	0	1	24

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Randy Shughart	3	7	29	2	27
Dermontti Dawson	1	5	29	0	27
Brian Kinchen	1	3	26	0	21
Keith Slough	1	3	29	0	27
Nick Bell	1	2	6	0	9
Mark Stepnoski	0	5	29	0	27
Derrick Fenner	0	2	16	0	15
Paul Bingham	0	1	29	0	27

New York	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Roger Duffy	5	8	35	1	34
Dave Szott	1	7	35	0	34
Steve Wallace	1	5	35	0	34
Willie Roaf	1	3	35	0	34
Aaron Craver	0	4	22	0	22
Tim Ryan	0	2	35	0	34
Manute Bol	0	1	13	0	9

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Derrick Fenner	2	12
Greg Jeffries	1	29
Ostell Miles	1	17
John Booty	1	14
Richard Cooper	1	10
Ray Bentley	1	6

New York	Tackles	STPlays
Aaron Craver	1	11
Percy Snow	1	6

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Marcus Robertson	---	---	34	34	12	80
John Booty	---	---	30	34	14	78
Quintin Jones	---	---	31	32	13	76
Robert Van Winkle	---	---	34	34	7	75
Hardy Nickerson	---	---	35	34	4	73
Dave Whitmore	---	---	35	34	4	73
Greg Jeffries	---	---	18	25	29	72
Dermontti Dawson	29	27	---	---	10	66
Keith Slough	29	27	---	---	10	66
Michael Strahan	---	---	30	30	6	66
Brian Kinchen	26	21	---	---	14	61
Dennis Byrd	---	---	27	25	5	57
Mark Stepnoski	29	27	---	---	---	56
Scott Mitchell	29	27	---	---	---	56
Paul Bingham	29	27	---	---	---	56
Randy Shughart	29	27	---	---	---	56
Cortez Kennedy	---	---	25	22	5	52
Thurman Thomas	23	21	---	---	7	51
Todd Kelly	---	---	24	25	2	51
Derrick Fenner	16	15	---	---	12	43
Rob Moore	22	21	---	---	---	43
Bill Jones	16	20	---	---	---	36
Nick Bell	6	9	---	---	21	36
Chuck Powell	---	---	11	9	15	35
Chris Walsh	17	13	---	---	---	30
Ostell Miles	6	6	---	---	17	29
Keith Hamilton	---	---	18	7	3	28
Dan Footman	---	---	10	12	6	28
Dave Groh	13	9	---	---	---	22
Santana Dotson	---	---	8	9	3	20
Todd Kinchen	0	0	---	---	15	15
Walter Johnson	---	---	0	0	14	14
Ray Bentley	---	---	4	0	6	10
Curtis Maxie	---	---	5	4	1	10
Doug Widell	0	0	---	---	10	10
Richard Cooper	0	0	---	---	10	10
Shawn McCarthy	0	0	---	---	10	10
Eric Moore	0	0	---	---	10	10
Israel Miller	---	---	5	4	---	9
Robb Thomas	0	0	---	---	8	8
John Kasay	0	0	---	---	5	5
Derrick Thomas	---	---	1	0	---	1
Sean Salisbury	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jordan Moore	0	0	---	---	---	0

New York	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dave Szott	35	34	---	---	11	80
Tim Ryan	35	34	---	---	11	80
Steve Wallace	35	34	---	---	---	69
Andre Ware	35	34	---	---	---	69
Roger Duffy	35	34	---	---	---	69
Willie Roaf	35	34	---	---	---	69
Louis Lipps	34	32	---	---	---	66
Derek Jeter	---	---	29	27	10	66
Carlton Williamson	---	---	29	27	9	65
Ted Popson	28	26	---	---	8	62
Merton Hanks	---	---	29	27	2	58
Chris Benoit	---	---	29	24	2	55
Aaron Craver	22	22	---	---	11	55
Anfernee Hardaway	27	28	---	---	---	55
Najee Mustafaa	---	---	29	24	1	54
Seth Joyner	---	---	26	25	2	53
Godfrey Myles	---	---	25	26	2	53
Leon Lett	---	---	25	24	3	52
Christian Okoye	23	18	---	---	7	48
Maurice Douglass	---	---	19	21	5	45
Tom Gibson	---	---	19	19	4	42
Manute Bol	13	9	---	---	18	40
Ben Johnson	13	12	---	---	12	37
Larry Roberts	---	---	11	9	13	33
Alton Montgomery	---	---	9	10	12	31
Terry Allen	12	16	---	---	---	28
Lonzell Hill	2	6	---	---	19	27
Kevin Henry	---	---	15	11	---	26
Tim McKyer	---	---	0	6	18	24
Mike Dingle	0	0	---	---	24	24
Joel Steed	---	---	8	5	5	18
Lloyd Riggle	---	---	4	1	11	16
Maa Tanuvasa	---	---	6	5	4	15
Keith Rucker	---	---	7	6	---	13
Derrick Lassic	1	1	---	---	11	13
Ramondo Seifert	0	0	---	---	12	12
Louie Aguiar	0	0	---	---	11	11
Bob Whitfield	0	0	---	---	11	11
Joe Cocozzo	0	0	---	---	11	11
Earnest Stafford	0	0	---	---	11	11
Dan Miller	0	0	---	---	8	8
Percy Snow	---	---	0	0	6	6
Dwayne Sabb	---	---	0	0	3	3
Dave Wilson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dan Rosado	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jason Garrett	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	25	2.8
Middle	15	63	4.2
Right	5	12	2.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	59	7.4
Middle	20	38	1.9
Right	7	21	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Scott Mitchell	25	14	1	0	1	5	4	3	0

New York	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Andre Ware	33	20	3	2	3	2	6	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	46	7.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	5	14	2.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	3	19	2.1
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	-1	-0.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	10	86	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	7	83	7.5
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	83	16.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rob Moore	8	4	0	17	0	21
WR Chris Walsh	5	1	0	4	0	13
RB Thurman Thomas	4	4	0	51	1	21
RB Bill Jones	3	1	0	8	0	20
WR Dave Groh	3	2	1	-1	0	9
TE Brian Kinchen	1	1	0	1	0	21
FB Derrick Fenner	1	1	0	-1	0	15

New York	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Louis Lipps	12	6	1	121	2	32
WR Anfernee Hardaway	8	5	0	46	0	28
TE Ted Popson	5	3	0	31	0	26
RB Terry Allen	3	1	2	8	0	16
WR Ben Johnson	2	2	0	27	1	12
TE Manute Bol	1	1	0	14	0	9
WR Lonzell Hill	1	1	0	5	0	6
FB Christian Okoye	1	1	0	-1	0	18

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Thurman Thomas	1	7	7.00	4.10
Derrick Fenner	1	2	2.00	5.00
Ostell Miles	1	-6	-6.00	0.50

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Terry Allen	2	-3	-1.50	2.10
Christian Okoye	1	6	6.00	3.94
Andre Ware	1	4	4.00	4.17

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Andre Ware	6	2	6	1.00	7.61

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

New York	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Louis Lipps	2	1	3	1.50	10.08
RB Terry Allen	2	0	0	0.00	2.67
TE Ted Popson	1	0	0	0.00	6.20
WR Anfernee Hardaway	1	1	3	3.00	5.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Thurman Thomas	4	0
Derrick Fenner	1	1
Ostell Miles	1	1

New York	Rushes	Conversions
Andre Ware	5	1
Christian Okoye	3	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Scott Mitchell	7	3	1

New York	Att	Comp	Conversions
Andre Ware	11	7	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Rob Moore	3	0	0
RB Thurman Thomas	1	1	0
RB Bill Jones	1	0	0
WR Chris Walsh	1	1	1
WR Dave Groh	1	1	0

New York	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Anfernee Hardaway	4	2	2
WR Louis Lipps	3	2	2
TE Ted Popson	3	2	1
WR Ben Johnson	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 81,100 (81,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 24,900 (24,900)
End Zone 17,900 (17,900)
Mezzanine 10,300 (10,300)
Sideline Seats 15,800 (15,800)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 4,800 (4,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	81,100 (81,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	24,900 (24,900)
End Zone	17,900 (17,900)
Mezzanine	10,300 (10,300)
Sideline Seats	15,800 (15,800)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	4,800 (4,800)