Week 6, 1995

played in St. Louis, MO

74 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	3	0	6	6	-	15
St. Louis Cardinals	3	3	14	3	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:02 STL - Dale Dawson 51 field goal
1Q: 00:36 ATL - John Kasay 38 field goal
2Q: 12:05 STL - Dale Dawson 39 field goal
3Q: 12:05 ATL - John Kasay 28 field goal
3Q: 08:55 STL - Benjamin Blue 5 pass from Brett Favre (Dale Dawson extra point)
3Q: 07:13 STL - Cris Carter 23 pass from Brett Favre (Dale Dawson extra point)
3Q: 03:52 ATL - John Kasay 35 field goal
4Q: 04:34 ATL - Thurman Thomas 8 run (John Elway pass for conversion failed)
4Q: 00:22 STL - Dale Dawson 19 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:02 STL - Dale Dawson 51 field goal
1Q: 00:36 ATL - John Kasay 38 field goal
2Q: 12:05 STL - Dale Dawson 39 field goal
3Q: 12:05 ATL - John Kasay 28 field goal
3Q: 08:55 STL - Benjamin Blue 5 pass from Brett Favre (Dale Dawson extra point)
3Q: 07:13 STL - Cris Carter 23 pass from Brett Favre (Dale Dawson extra point)
3Q: 03:52 ATL - John Kasay 35 field goal
4Q: 04:34 ATL - Thurman Thomas 8 run (John Elway pass for conversion failed)
4Q: 00:22 STL - Dale Dawson 19 field goal

Team Statistics ATL STL
Record 1-4 4-1-1
First Downs 12 18
- by Rushing 2 5
- by Passing 10 12
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 243 300
- Offensive Plays 52 76
- Yards per Play 4.67 3.95
Net Rushing Yards 26 97
- Rushing Attempts 21 28
- Yards per Rush 1.24 3.46
Net Passing Yards 217 203
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 11 - 2 44 - 27 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 237 229
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/20 4/26
- Yards per Pass Play 7.00 4.23
Fumbles/Lost 3/3 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 3/13 6/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 11.5 6.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/30 3/15
Punt Returns/Yards 3/6 3/44
Kick Returns/Yards 5/112 3/80
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/19
2pt Conversions 1/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/3 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 38
Time of Possession 24:06 35:54

Team Statistics	ATL	STL
Record	1-4	4-1-1
First Downs	12	18
- by Rushing	2	5
- by Passing	10	12
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	243	300
- Offensive Plays	52	76
- Yards per Play	4.67	3.95
Net Rushing Yards	26	97
- Rushing Attempts	21	28
- Yards per Rush	1.24	3.46
Net Passing Yards	217	203
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 11 - 2	44 - 27 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	237	229
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/20	4/26
- Yards per Pass Play	7.00	4.23
Fumbles/Lost	3/3	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	3/13	6/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	11.5	6.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/30	3/15
Punt Returns/Yards	3/6	3/44
Kick Returns/Yards	5/112	3/80
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/19
2pt Conversions	1/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/3	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 38
Time of Possession	24:06	35:54

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:25	2:27	OWN 11	4	21	Punt
1	7:55	1:27	OWN 25	3	-4	Punt
1	3:37	3:07	OWN 25	6	54	Field Goal
2	11:59	2:12	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
2	8:04	2:40	OWN 30	6	16	Punt
2	3:32	0:56	OPP 40	3	-7	Punt
3	15:00	3:00	OWN 27	5	62	Field Goal
3	8:45	1:32	OWN 21	3	-4	Interception
3	7:02	1:14	OWN 37	2	20	Interception
3	5:04	1:20	OPP 19	3	1	Field Goal
4	13:36	1:00	OWN 35	3	-8	Punt
4	9:13	0:08	OWN 37	1	-4	Fumble
4	8:11	3:46	OWN 37	9	63	Touchdown
4	0:16	0:16	OWN 20	1	14	Game

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:35	OWN 34	3	8	Punt
1	10:58	3:03	OWN 41	7	25	Field Goal
1	6:28	2:51	OPP 47	7	29	Missed FG
1	0:30	3:31	OWN 34	7	44	Field Goal
2	9:47	1:43	OWN 23	3	6	Punt
2	5:24	1:52	OWN 6	3	-4	Punt
2	2:36	2:36	OWN 2	5	20	Half
3	12:00	1:22	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
3	10:38	1:53	OPP 18	4	18	Touchdown
3	7:13	0:11	OPP 23	1	23	Touchdown
3	5:48	0:44	OWN 22	2	-3	Fumble
3	3:44	5:08	OWN 20	11	52	Missed FG
4	12:36	3:23	OWN 19	8	44	Fumble
4	9:05	0:54	OPP 33	3	3	Missed FG
4	4:25	1:59	OWN 32	3	4	Punt
4	2:26	2:10	OPP 19	6	17	Field Goal

Game MVP: Brett Favre, St. Louis Cardinals

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Thurman Thomas	15	18	1.20	18	1	1
Ostell Miles	6	8	1.33	6	0	0

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Charlie Garner	19	72	3.79	11	2
Curtis Martin	8	18	2.25	5	0
Brett Favre	1	7	7.00	7	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
John Elway	27	11	237	4/20	0	42	2	41.7

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brett Favre	44	27	229	4/26	2	27	0	90.0

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Dave Groh	3	4	37	12.33	16	15
WR Horace Copeland	3	6	93	31.00	2	42
TE Brian Kinchen	2	3	16	8.00	2	12
RB Thurman Thomas	1	1	21	21.00	10	21
WR Robb Thomas	1	7	36	36.00	12	36
TE Jerry Evans	1	1	34	34.00	12	34
FB Derrick Fenner	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
WR Chris Walsh	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
FB Clif Groce	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Chris Cornell	9	12	54	6.00	0	27	0
WR Cris Carter	5	11	39	7.80	26	23	1
RB Charlie Garner	3	4	52	17.33	33	27	0
TE Benjamin Blue	3	6	19	6.33	5	12	1
WR Michael Westbrook	3	5	25	8.33	7	14	0
RB Curtis Martin	2	3	27	13.50	19	25	0
WR Eddie Vedder	1	2	10	10.00	0	10	0
TE Irv Smith	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Steve Atwater	2	19	9.50	0

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Brian Davis	2	1	0
Thurman Thomas	1	0	0
Angelo Wilson	0	1	0
Derrick Thomas	0	0	1
Cortez Kennedy	0	0	1

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force
Brett Favre	2	0	0
Vera De Milo	0	1	1
Marcus Price	0	1	0
Trevor Wilmont	0	1	0
David Meggett	0	0	1
Lake Dawson	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ralf Mojsiejenko	6	287	47.8	40.5	59	3

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Larry Sanders	5	220	44.0	42.8	52	3

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Kasay	3/3	0/0	0/0	38	0/0

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dale Dawson	3/6	1/3	1/1	51	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brian Davis	3	6	2.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
David Meggett	3	44	14.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brian Davis	4	91	22.8	0
Thurman Thomas	1	21	21.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chris Cornell	2	53	26.5	0
Mark Walhberg	1	27	27.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Derrick Thomas	10	4	1.0	22	41
ILB Yev Kassem	8	3	0.5	28	48
DT Cortez Kennedy	7	2	1.5	20	38
S Chet Brooks	6	1	0.0	27	48
S Sean Lumpkin	3	0	1.0	3	12
CB Clayton Holmes	3	1	0.0	12	25
DE John Copeland	3	0	0.0	19	33
CB Greg Jeffries	3	0	0.0	27	44
S Shaft Covington	3	0	0.0	27	46
OLB Chuck Powell	2	2	0.0	14	16
CB Brian Davis	2	1	0.0	28	48
DE Michael Strahan	2	1	0.0	25	46
DT Keith Hamilton	2	0	0.0	14	27
ILB Angelo Wilson	2	0	0.0	7	8
WR Dave Groh	1	0	---	---	---
WR Horace Copeland	1	0	---	---	---
DE Rick Lyle	1	0	0.0	9	15

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Chris Zorich	5	0	1.0	19	27
CB Mark Collins	5	0	0.0	14	23
S Steve Atwater	4	2	0.0	21	31
ILB Greg Lloyd	4	1	0.0	21	30
S Darren Woodson	4	1	0.0	20	31
DE Vera De Milo	4	0	0.0	19	25
DT Alfred Oglesby	3	1	2.0	20	24
DT Dana Stubblefield	2	0	0.0	11	11
CB Mark Walhberg	2	0	0.0	20	31
DT Nolan Harrison	1	1	1.0	12	19
CB Bobby Taylor	1	2	0.0	19	25
OLB Rob Fredrickson	0	2	0.0	7	7

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Cortez Kennedy	1.5	1	1	38
OLB Derrick Thomas	1.0	0	0	41
S Sean Lumpkin	1.0	0	0	12
ILB Yev Kassem	0.5	0	0	48
DT Keith Hamilton	0.0	1	1	27
DE John Copeland	0.0	0	2	33
DE Michael Strahan	0.0	0	1	46

St. Louis	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Alfred Oglesby	2.0	2	1	24
DT Nolan Harrison	1.0	1	1	19
DE Chris Zorich	1.0	0	0	27
DE Vera De Milo	0.0	4	3	25
OLB Jason Gildon	0.0	1	0	27

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Derrick Thomas	7	0	41
S Chet Brooks	5	0	48
S Shaft Covington	2	2	46
CB Brian Davis	2	1	48
CB Greg Jeffries	2	1	44
ILB Yev Kassem	2	1	48
S Sean Lumpkin	2	0	12
OLB Chuck Powell	2	0	16
CB Clayton Holmes	1	1	25
DT Keith Hamilton	1	0	27
ILB Angelo Wilson	1	0	8

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Steve Atwater	3	0	2	31
CB Mark Walhberg	2	1	0	31
CB Mark Collins	2	0	0	23
S Darren Woodson	2	0	0	31
ILB Greg Lloyd	1	1	0	30
CB Bobby Taylor	1	0	0	25
S Ace Ventura	0	1	0	7

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dwight Smith	2	6	21	1	31
Melvin Hayes	2	4	21	0	31
Randy Shughart	1	5	21	0	31
Hessley Hempstead	0	3	21	2	31
Joe Panos	0	1	21	1	31
Brian Kinchen	0	1	19	0	28
Derrick Fenner	0	1	5	0	15

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Courtney Hall	3	7	2	28	0	48
James Williams	2	8	0	28	0	48
Bernard Dafney	1	3	0	28	3	48
Harris Barton	1	2	0	28	1	48
Nate Newton	0	5	0	28	0	48
Benjamin Blue	0	1	0	21	0	36
Zack Crockett	0	1	0	17	0	21

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Dave Groh	3	10
Ostell Miles	1	24
Angelo Wilson	1	18
Chris Walsh	1	10

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Lake Dawson	5	21
David Meggett	1	28
Irv Smith	1	11
Zack Crockett	1	8

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Brian Davis	---	---	28	48	17	93
Chet Brooks	---	---	27	48	17	92
Greg Jeffries	---	---	27	44	12	83
Yev Kassem	---	---	28	48	6	82
Shaft Covington	---	---	27	46	5	78
Michael Strahan	---	---	25	46	6	77
Derrick Thomas	---	---	22	41	5	68
Cortez Kennedy	---	---	20	38	3	61
Randy Shughart	21	31	---	---	9	61
Joe Panos	21	31	---	---	9	61
Hessley Hempstead	21	31	---	---	9	61
John Copeland	---	---	19	33	5	57
John Elway	21	31	---	---	---	52
Clayton Holmes	---	---	12	25	15	52
Dwight Smith	21	31	---	---	---	52
Melvin Hayes	21	31	---	---	---	52
Brian Kinchen	19	28	---	---	4	51
Keith Hamilton	---	---	14	27	8	49
Horace Copeland	20	26	---	---	---	46
Dave Groh	17	16	---	---	10	43
Thurman Thomas	15	20	---	---	6	41
Ostell Miles	6	9	---	---	24	39
Robb Thomas	13	23	---	---	---	36
Angelo Wilson	---	---	7	8	18	33
Chuck Powell	---	---	14	16	1	31
Santana Dotson	---	---	14	15	1	30
Derrick Fenner	5	15	---	---	8	28
Chris Walsh	7	10	---	---	10	27
Sean Lumpkin	---	---	3	12	12	27
Rick Lyle	---	---	9	15	3	27
Jerry Evans	2	2	---	---	21	25
Dan Footman	---	---	8	10	7	25
Rob Moore	0	3	---	---	15	18
Kevin Jefferson	---	---	1	6	10	17
Todd Kinchen	0	1	---	---	15	16
Clif Groce	1	2	---	---	13	16
Ralf Mojsiejenko	0	0	---	---	9	9
Eric Moore	0	0	---	---	9	9
Gary Brown	0	0	---	---	9	9
John Kasay	0	0	---	---	8	8
Greg Jefferson	---	---	3	2	2	7
Gary Kubiak	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bart Oates	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ramon Shonta	0	0	---	---	---	0

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Harris Barton	28	48	---	---	11	87
Bernard Dafney	28	48	---	---	11	87
Nate Newton	28	48	---	---	---	76
Courtney Hall	28	48	---	---	---	76
Brett Favre	28	48	---	---	---	76
James Williams	28	48	---	---	---	76
Cris Carter	26	47	---	---	---	73
Greg Lloyd	---	---	21	30	17	68
Steve Atwater	---	---	21	31	16	68
Benjamin Blue	21	36	---	---	6	63
Mark Walhberg	---	---	20	31	9	60
Chris Cornell	13	40	---	---	3	56
Chris Zorich	---	---	19	27	8	54
Darren Woodson	---	---	20	31	3	54
Alfred Oglesby	---	---	20	24	9	53
Charlie Garner	19	33	---	---	---	52
Jason Gildon	---	---	21	27	2	50
Mark Collins	---	---	14	23	12	49
Vera De Milo	---	---	19	25	3	47
Zack Crockett	17	21	---	---	8	46
Bobby Taylor	---	---	19	25	2	46
David Meggett	5	8	---	---	28	41
Curtis Martin	9	15	---	---	10	34
Nolan Harrison	---	---	12	19	1	32
Michael Westbrook	9	22	---	---	---	31
Irv Smith	10	8	---	---	11	29
Eddie Vedder	10	8	---	---	7	25
Dana Stubblefield	---	---	11	11	2	24
Darren Perry	---	---	2	10	11	23
Alfred Pupunu	0	1	---	---	21	22
Lake Dawson	0	0	---	---	21	21
Rob Fredrickson	---	---	7	7	5	19
Jake Reed	1	1	---	---	16	18
Trevor Wilmont	---	---	0	4	12	16
Ace Ventura	---	---	0	7	7	14
Josh Evans	---	---	4	9	1	14
Dale Dawson	0	0	---	---	12	12
Lee Woodall	---	---	1	0	10	11
Andy McCollum	0	0	---	---	11	11
Marcus Price	0	0	---	---	11	11
Paul Roquemore	0	0	---	---	11	11
Jarret Collins	0	0	---	---	6	6
Larry Sanders	0	0	---	---	5	5
Raghib Ismail	0	0	---	---	2	2
Hugh Millen	0	0	---	---	---	0
Derrick Graham	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	-6	-0.8
Middle	8	12	1.5
Right	5	20	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	11	3.7
Middle	17	48	2.8
Right	8	38	4.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
John Elway	27	11	6	2	1	3	8	5	2

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brett Favre	44	27	5	1	3	6	5	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	14	14.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	3	31	2.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	3	49	8.2
Long (19+ Yds)	9	4	143	15.9

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	21	3.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	29	19	143	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	3	38	6.3
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	27	9.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Robb Thomas	7	1	1	36	1	23
WR Horace Copeland	6	3	0	93	3	26
WR Dave Groh	4	3	0	37	0	16
TE Brian Kinchen	3	2	0	16	0	28
FB Derrick Fenner	2	0	0	0	0	15
WR Chris Walsh	2	0	0	0	0	10
RB Thurman Thomas	1	1	0	21	1	20
TE Jerry Evans	1	1	0	34	1	2
FB Clif Groce	1	0	0	0	0	2

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Chris Cornell	12	9	1	54	1	40
WR Cris Carter	11	5	1	39	1	47
TE Benjamin Blue	6	3	0	19	0	36
WR Michael Westbrook	5	3	0	25	0	22
RB Charlie Garner	4	3	0	52	2	33
RB Curtis Martin	3	2	1	27	1	15
WR Eddie Vedder	2	1	0	10	0	8
TE Irv Smith	1	1	0	3	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Thurman Thomas	4	3	0.75	1.20
Ostell Miles	3	1	0.33	1.33

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Charlie Garner	6	25	4.17	3.79
Curtis Martin	3	5	1.67	2.25

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
John Elway	2	1	8	4.00	8.78

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brett Favre	2	1	5	2.50	5.20

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Chris Walsh	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Dave Groh	1	1	8	8.00	9.25

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Cris Carter	1	0	0	0.00	3.55
TE Benjamin Blue	1	1	5	5.00	3.17

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Thurman Thomas	2	0
Ostell Miles	2	1

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Charlie Garner	2	1
Curtis Martin	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
John Elway	9	2	2

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brett Favre	12	8	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Robb Thomas	3	0	0
WR Horace Copeland	2	0	0
TE Brian Kinchen	1	1	1
FB Derrick Fenner	1	0	0
WR Chris Walsh	1	0	0
WR Dave Groh	1	1	1

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Cris Carter	4	2	1
WR Chris Cornell	4	4	1
WR Eddie Vedder	2	1	1
RB Charlie Garner	1	1	1
RB Curtis Martin	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 63,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,800 (21,400)
End Zone 13,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,500 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	63,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,800 (21,400)
End Zone	13,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,500 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)