Week 9, 1994

played in Dallas, TX

84 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons171006-33
Dallas Cowboys00100-10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:01 ATL - Thurman Thomas 13 pass from John Elway (John Kasay extra point)
1Q: 06:57 ATL - Rob Moore 62 pass from John Elway (John Kasay extra point)
1Q: 02:20 ATL - John Kasay 36 field goal
2Q: 09:51 ATL - Thurman Thomas 32 pass from John Elway (John Kasay extra point)
2Q: 00:37 ATL - John Kasay 54 field goal
3Q: 06:50 DAL - Ed Toner 26 run (Donald Igwebuike extra point)
3Q: 02:01 DAL - Donald Igwebuike 46 field goal
4Q: 10:01 ATL - John Kasay 28 field goal
4Q: 05:08 ATL - John Kasay 23 field goal

Team StatisticsATLDAL
Record6-24-5
First Downs1318
- by Rushing54
- by Passing814
- by Penalty00
Total Net Yards345390
- Offensive Plays6177
- Yards per Play5.665.06
Net Rushing Yards142104
- Rushing Attempts3021
- Yards per Rush4.734.95
Net Passing Yards203286
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt30 - 15 - 151 - 32 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards210306
- Sacks/Yards Lost1/75/20
- Yards per Pass Play6.555.11
Fumbles/Lost2/13/3
3rd Down Conversions3/154/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down6.58.5
4th Down Conversions0/01/4
Penalties/Yards3/154/35
Punt Returns/Yards4/290/0
Kick Returns/Yards2/382/38
Interception Ret./Yards1/131/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits42
- Red Zone TDs/FGs1/30/0
Avg. Drive StartOWN 38OWN 27
Time of Possession28:0131:59

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:003:05OWN 20618Punt
110:440:50OWN 49251Touchdown
16:570:18OWN 38162Touchdown
15:263:11OPP 40721Field Goal
214:530:48OWN 193-7Interception
212:152:37OWN 36564Touchdown
27:361:36OWN 39516Punt
24:570:59OPP 4533Punt
21:250:54OPP 4033Field Goal
310:231:47OWN 1339Punt
36:351:37OWN 2134Punt
31:562:06OWN 2338Punt
412:583:03OWN 42647Field Goal
48:423:42OPP 25619Field Goal
43:431:01OPP 43319Fumble
40:100:10OWN 323Game
Dallas Cowboys
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
111:551:11OWN 243-3Punt
19:542:57OWN 11411Punt
16:391:13OWN 333-3Interception
12:152:22OWN 21420Punt
214:051:50OPP 3031Missed FG
29:382:02OWN 2039Punt
26:001:03OWN 2031Punt
23:582:33OWN 20639Fumble
20:310:31OWN 20113Half
315:004:37OWN 20974Fumble
38:362:01OWN 49551Touchdown
34:583:02OWN 44627Field Goal
414:501:52OWN 24634Fumble
49:551:13OWN 2045Downs
45:001:17OWN 20523Downs
42:422:32OWN 241273Downs

Game MVP: Thurman Thomas, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

AtlantaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Thurman Thomas17975.713820
Ostell Miles8364.501310
Derrick Fenner4102.50600
Ramon Shonta1-1-1.00-100
DallasAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Omar Epps11393.551310
Ed Toner7507.142621
Tony Eason2136.501010
Eric Ball122.00200

Passing Statistics

AtlantaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
John Elway21101581/7362192.8
Ramon Shonta95520/0018072.4
DallasAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Tony Eason40242274/14050165.3
Dan McGwire118791/6018092.6

Receiving Statistics

AtlantaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
RB Thurman Thomas667212.0053322
WR Rob Moore388127.0047621
WR Chris Walsh37289.331130
FB Derrick Fenner1188.00380
RB Ostell Miles1144.00040
WR Dave Groh151717.008170
TE Brian Kinchen0100.00000
WR Todd Kinchen0100.00000
DallasCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Wade Word91111112.3310500
TE Pat Carter78537.579180
WR Shawn Jefferson611569.3319180
WR Ricky Sanders37237.673130
WR Waylon Smithers262110.509170
RB Omar Epps222311.5018260
FB Bruce Perkins1166.00060
RB Ed Toner1155.00350
TE Gilberto Campbell1288.00680
FB Eric Ball0100.00000
WR Alvin Harper0100.00000

Interception Statistics

AtlantaIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Quintin Jones11313.000
DallasIntsYardsAvgTD
S John Baylor100.000

Fumble Statistics

AtlantaFumbRecovForceTD
John Booty1100
Ostell Miles1000
Rick Lyle0110
Derrick Thomas0100
Kevin Jefferson0100
Cortez Kennedy0010
Marcus Robertson0010
DallasFumbRecovForceTD
Tony Eason2000
Wade Word1000
Henry Jones0100
Eric Ball0010
Rich Powers0010

Punting Statistics

AtlantaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Pat O'Neill623038.331.7450
DallasPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Ned Flanders519539.033.2461

Kicking Statistics

AtlantaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
John Kasay4/41/11/1543/3
DallasFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Donald Igwebuike1/21/20/0461/1

Punt Return Statistics

AtlantaRetYardsAvgTD
John Booty4297.30
DallasRetYardsAvgTD

Kick Return Statistics

AtlantaRetYardsAvgTD
Robert Van Winkle23819.00
DallasRetYardsAvgTD
Waylon Smithers23819.00

Defensive Statistics

AtlantaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Bubba McDowell720.01433
CB Greg Jeffries720.01549
DT Cortez Kennedy612.01222
S John Booty410.0824
CB Robert Van Winkle400.01648
OLB Derrick Thomas320.01950
DE Rick Lyle211.51033
DT Santana Dotson211.0818
S Jeff Fuller210.5723
ILB Hardy Nickerson230.01434
S Dave Whitmore210.02136
DT Dan Footman210.0934
OLB Chuck Powell210.01119
DE Dennis Byrd200.01123
S Marcus Robertson200.0730
DT Keith Hamilton200.0920
ILB Kevin Jefferson200.0830
OLB Tuineau Alipate200.0727
WR Dave Groh10---------
DE Michael Strahan100.01332
DallasTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Rod Stephens1030.02326
OLB John Roper501.01719
CB Richard Johnson400.02016
DT Michael Dean Perry400.01516
DT Brenston Buckner300.0167
S Henry Jones220.02628
ILB Michael Barrow220.0108
DE Jeff Cross210.01721
CB Leonard Wheeler210.02627
ILB Nate Thornton210.072
S John Baylor120.02127
CB Audrey McMillian110.01018
ILB Percy Snow110.075
OLB Rich Powers110.01010
S Andre Waters100.0148
TE Pat Carter10---------
DE Jeremi Tarle100.01324
TE Gilberto Campbell10---------
T Channing Carpenter10---------
DT Dan Chandler020.01615
OLB Aundray Bruce010.02025

Pass Rush Statistics

AtlantaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Cortez Kennedy2.001222
DE Rick Lyle1.500033
DT Santana Dotson1.001018
S Jeff Fuller0.500023
OLB Derrick Thomas0.001050
CB Robert Van Winkle0.001048
DE Michael Strahan0.001032
ILB Kevin Jefferson0.001030
DallasSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB John Roper1.000019
DE Jeff Cross0.001121
S Andre Waters0.00108
OLB Aundray Bruce0.001025
DT Michael Dean Perry0.001016
ILB Michael Barrow0.00018

Pass Defense Statistics

AtlantaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Greg Jeffries60049
CB Robert Van Winkle42048
S Bubba McDowell41033
S John Booty31024
S Marcus Robertson31030
OLB Derrick Thomas21050
OLB Chuck Powell20019
OLB Tuineau Alipate20027
ILB Hardy Nickerson11034
S Jeff Fuller10023
DE Dennis Byrd10023
S Dave Whitmore10036
DT Santana Dotson10018
ILB Kevin Jefferson10030
CB Quintin Jones0017
DallasCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
ILB Rod Stephens30026
CB Leonard Wheeler30027
S John Baylor21127
CB Richard Johnson21016
OLB John Roper20019
S Henry Jones10028
DE Jeremi Tarle10024
ILB Nate Thornton1002
ILB Percy Snow0205
CB Tony Stargell01023

Blocking Statistics

AtlantaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Randy Shughart35027030
Doug Widell28030131
Richard Cooper26026031
Dermontti Dawson23030031
Mark Stepnoski14030031
Derrick Fenner03015015
DallasKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Dwayne White25017150
Ricky Siglar14020143
Joe Tofflemire13116042
Channing Carpenter11019143
Gilberto Campbell11013022
Ralph Tamm01018150
Chris Wiltz0105119
Crawford Ker0105019
Tyler Houston0105014
Bruce Perkins01010019

Special Teams Tackles

AtlantaTacklesSTPlays
John Booty133
Dave Groh112
DallasTacklesSTPlays
Andre Waters316
Percy Snow27
Eric Ball112

Participation

AtlantaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Dermontti Dawson3031------1071
Doug Widell3031------1071
Derrick Thomas------1950271
Robert Van Winkle------1648670
John Booty------8243365
Rob Moore2327------1565
Greg Jeffries------1549165
Brian Kinchen2126------1764
Mark Stepnoski3031---------61
Dave Whitmore------2136259
Richard Cooper2631------158
Randy Shughart2730---------57
Marcus Robertson------7301754
Hardy Nickerson------1434250
Thurman Thomas2124------550
Bubba McDowell------1433249
Derrick Fenner1515------1848
Kevin Jefferson------8301048
Michael Strahan------1332247
Dan Footman------934346
Rick Lyle------1033346
Tuineau Alipate------7271145
Ostell Miles119------2343
Chris Walsh1822---------40
Dave Groh1711------1240
Dennis Byrd------1123438
Cortez Kennedy------1222438
John Elway1322---------35
John Copeland------824133
Keith Hamilton------920332
Chuck Powell------1119131
Jeff Fuller------723---30
Ramon Shonta179------430
Santana Dotson------818---26
Jesse Anderson115------925
Quintin Jones------47920
Darrick Hollie58------518
Joe Panos71------1018
Robb Thomas11------1416
Todd Kinchen77------216
John Kasay00------1212
Eric Moore00------1010
Gary Brown00------99
Pat O'Neill00------66
Tony Mayberry00---------0
Glenn Foley00---------0
DallasRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Ralph Tamm1850------775
Dwayne White1750---------67
Ed Toner836------2367
Tony Eason2144---------65
Ricky Siglar2043---------63
Channing Carpenter1943---------62
Henry Jones------2628761
Tony Stargell------18231960
Pat Carter1033------1659
Joe Tofflemire1642---------58
Wade Word1133------1458
Leonard Wheeler------2627457
Rod Stephens------2326756
John Baylor------2127250
John Roper------17191450
Richard Johnson------20161349
Aundray Bruce------2025348
Ricky Sanders1233---------45
Shawn Jefferson1134---------45
Jeff Cross------1721543
Gilberto Campbell1322------843
Jeremi Tarle------1324542
Alvin Harper419------1639
Andre Waters------1481638
Eric Ball817------1237
Bruce Perkins1019------736
Michael Dean Perry------1516334
Waylon Smithers614------1434
Rich Powers------10101434
Audrey McMillian------1018533
Dan Chandler------1615233
Harald Hasselbach------1410832
Omar Epps1220---------32
Crawford Ker519------731
Chris Wiltz519------731
Tyler Houston514------726
Bret Michaels------106925
Brenston Buckner------167225
Michael Barrow------108624
Percy Snow------75719
Dan McGwire012---------12
Nate Thornton------72---9
Kendyl Clarke00------77
Donald Igwebuike00------55
Ned Flanders00------55
Will Furrer00------22

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left10373.7
Middle10686.8
Right9384.2
None1-1-1.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left6457.5
Middle12363.0
Right3237.7
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

AtlantaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
John Elway21102124311
Ramon Shonta950111110
DallasAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Tony Eason40242126621
Dan McGwire1180201000

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen64549.0
Short (0-8 Yds)107595.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)124978.1
Long (19+ Yds)2000.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen5440.8
Short (0-8 Yds)23171325.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)19101206.3
Long (19+ Yds)415012.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

AtlantaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Rob Moore83181127
WR Chris Walsh73028022
RB Thurman Thomas66072124
WR Dave Groh51117011
TE Brian Kinchen1010026
FB Derrick Fenner1108015
RB Ostell Miles110409
WR Todd Kinchen100007
DallasTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Shawn Jefferson116156034
WR Wade Word1190111133
TE Pat Carter87053033
WR Ricky Sanders73123033
WR Waylon Smithers62021014
TE Gilberto Campbell2108022
RB Omar Epps22023120
FB Eric Ball1000017
FB Bruce Perkins1106019
WR Alvin Harper1000019
RB Ed Toner1105036

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

AtlantaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Thurman Thomas471.755.71
Ostell Miles111.004.50
DallasAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Ed Toner100.007.14

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

AtlantaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
John Elway32186.007.52
Ramon Shonta2194.505.78
DallasAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Dan McGwire4271.757.18

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

AtlantaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
RB Thurman Thomas22189.0012.00
WR Rob Moore2194.5010.13
WR Dave Groh1000.003.40
DallasTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Waylon Smithers2142.003.50
WR Ricky Sanders1000.003.29
TE Pat Carter1133.006.63

Third Down Rushing Statistics

AtlantaRushesConversions
Thurman Thomas72
Ostell Miles30
DallasRushesConversions
Omar Epps20
Tony Eason11
Ed Toner11

Third Down Passing Statistics

AtlantaAttCompConversions
John Elway321
Ramon Shonta200
DallasAttCompConversions
Tony Eason1152
Dan McGwire210

Third Down Receiving Statistics

AtlantaTargCatchConversions
TE Brian Kinchen100
RB Thurman Thomas110
WR Todd Kinchen100
WR Chris Walsh111
WR Dave Groh100
DallasTargCatchConversions
WR Shawn Jefferson522
WR Waylon Smithers310
WR Wade Word220
TE Pat Carter100
FB Bruce Perkins110
WR Alvin Harper100

SectionAttendance
Stadium59,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck18,800 (21,400)
End Zone10,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine8,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats12,500 (13,600)
Club Seats6,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes3,200 (3,300)