Week 9, 1996

played in Chicago, IL

35 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	3	21	0	7	-	31
Chicago Bears	0	3	3	0	-	6

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:06 ATL - Dale Dawson 29 field goal
2Q: 12:18 ATL - Scott Schwedes 41 pass from Ramon Shonta (Dale Dawson extra point)
2Q: 05:33 ATL - Tom Waddle 30 pass from Ramon Shonta (Dale Dawson extra point)
2Q: 02:00 CHI - Pete Stoyanovich 48 field goal
2Q: 00:32 ATL - Derrick Fenner 26 pass from Ramon Shonta (Dale Dawson extra point)
3Q: 11:28 CHI - Pete Stoyanovich 38 field goal
4Q: 15:00 ATL - Willie Gault 3 pass from Ramon Shonta (Dale Dawson extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:06 ATL - Dale Dawson 29 field goal
2Q: 12:18 ATL - Scott Schwedes 41 pass from Ramon Shonta (Dale Dawson extra point)
2Q: 05:33 ATL - Tom Waddle 30 pass from Ramon Shonta (Dale Dawson extra point)
2Q: 02:00 CHI - Pete Stoyanovich 48 field goal
2Q: 00:32 ATL - Derrick Fenner 26 pass from Ramon Shonta (Dale Dawson extra point)
3Q: 11:28 CHI - Pete Stoyanovich 38 field goal
4Q: 15:00 ATL - Willie Gault 3 pass from Ramon Shonta (Dale Dawson extra point)

Team Statistics ATL CHI
Record 3-5-1 2-6
First Downs 20 12
- by Rushing 4 3
- by Passing 16 8
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 457 170
- Offensive Plays 68 55
- Yards per Play 6.72 3.09
Net Rushing Yards 98 62
- Rushing Attempts 31 19
- Yards per Rush 3.16 3.26
Net Passing Yards 359 108
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 27 - 0 32 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 372 131
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/13 4/23
- Yards per Pass Play 9.70 3.00
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/16 3/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.4 9.9
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/35 1/5
Punt Returns/Yards 2/22 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 2/42 4/64
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 24
Time of Possession 35:08 24:52

Team Statistics	ATL	CHI
Record	3-5-1	2-6
First Downs	20	12
- by Rushing	4	3
- by Passing	16	8
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	457	170
- Offensive Plays	68	55
- Yards per Play	6.72	3.09
Net Rushing Yards	98	62
- Rushing Attempts	31	19
- Yards per Rush	3.16	3.26
Net Passing Yards	359	108
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 27 - 0	32 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	372	131
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/13	4/23
- Yards per Pass Play	9.70	3.00
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/16	3/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.4	9.9
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/35	1/5
Punt Returns/Yards	2/22	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	2/42	4/64
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 24
Time of Possession	35:08	24:52

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:51	5:51	OWN 30	13	58	Field Goal
1	5:40	1:16	OWN 44	3	3	Punt
2	15:00	2:56	OWN 20	5	80	Touchdown
2	9:29	4:09	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
2	1:52	1:30	OWN 23	5	77	Touchdown
3	15:00	1:57	OWN 20	3	-13	Punt
3	11:22	2:33	OWN 29	3	8	Punt
3	7:50	1:35	OWN 45	3	9	Punt
3	4:37	4:46	OWN 27	10	73	Touchdown
4	12:50	2:14	OWN 39	3	9	Punt
4	9:01	3:40	OWN 39	5	19	Punt
4	2:48	1:17	OWN 31	4	24	Fumble

Chicago Bears
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:09	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
1	8:00	2:20	OWN 17	5	26	Interception
1	4:24	4:24	OWN 22	8	39	Punt
2	12:04	2:35	OWN 20	5	19	Punt
2	5:20	3:28	OWN 34	8	35	Field Goal
2	0:22	0:22	OWN 19	1	-1	Half
3	13:03	1:41	OWN 47	4	32	Field Goal
3	8:49	0:59	OWN 27	3	-4	Punt
3	6:15	1:38	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
4	14:51	2:01	OWN 19	3	-6	Punt
4	10:36	1:35	OWN 4	3	4	Punt
4	5:21	2:33	OWN 20	6	11	Punt
4	1:31	1:31	OWN 45	3	5	Game

Game MVP: Ramon Shonta, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Steve Broussard	17	71	4.18	21	1
Freddie Bradley	10	28	2.80	21	1
Derrick Fenner	3	-1	-0.33	6	0
Eric Kattus	1	0	0.00	0	0

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Robert Smith	10	32	3.20	15	1
Andre Ware	4	21	5.25	10	2
Ma'ake Scott	3	8	2.67	4	0
Gaston Green	2	1	0.50	3	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ramon Shonta	35	27	372	2/13	4	41	0	148.7

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Andre Ware	32	19	131	4/23	0	28	1	55.6

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
FB Derrick Fenner	7	8	67	9.57	47	27	1
WR Willie Gault	6	8	70	11.67	21	29	1
WR Tom Waddle	5	8	131	26.20	63	34	1
RB Steve Broussard	3	3	24	8.00	8	13	0
RB Freddie Bradley	2	2	11	5.50	2	10	0
WR Scott Schwedes	1	2	41	41.00	7	41	1
TE Brian Kinchen	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
WR Titus Dixon	1	1	20	20.00	19	20	0
WR Rob Moore	1	2	7	7.00	0	7	0

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
FB Richie Anderson	5	6	65	13.00	27	28
WR Vincent Brisby	3	3	25	8.33	3	12
WR Sterling Sharpe	2	7	13	6.50	1	7
TE Derrick Walker	2	3	8	4.00	0	5
RB Robert Smith	2	3	0	0.00	0	2
RB Gaston Green	1	1	7	7.00	3	7
FB Harold Green	1	1	4	4.00	4	4
WR Greg McMurtry	1	2	14	14.00	7	14
WR Daryl Hobbs	1	2	-1	-1.00	0	-1
RB Ma'ake Scott	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4
WR Russell Copeland	0	3	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Yev Kassem	1	0	0.00	0

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Steve Broussard	1	0	0	0

Chicago	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Chris Doleman	0	1	0	0
Dwayne Gordon	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Saxon	6	249	41.5	34.8	48	1

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dave Finzer	8	366	45.8	40.5	53	1

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dale Dawson	1/1	0/0	0/0	29	4/4

Chicago	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Pete Stoyanovich	2/2	1/1	0/0	48	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bob Knight	2	22	11.0	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bob Knight	2	42	21.0	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gaston Green	3	51	17.0	0
Richard Shelton	1	13	13.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Garth Algar	7	1	0.0	18	32
CB Bob Knight	7	1	0.0	13	31
OLB Derrick Thomas	5	1	0.0	14	23
DE Orpheus Roye	3	0	1.5	15	27
OLB Howard Dinkins	3	1	0.0	5	13
CB Robert Van Winkle	3	0	0.0	18	32
CB Greg Jeffries	3	0	0.0	18	31
DE Michael Strahan	2	1	2.0	17	28
S Gerald McBurrows	2	1	0.0	7	15
ILB Yev Kassem	2	1	0.0	17	31
S Jerome Woods	2	0	0.0	18	33
S Maurice Douglass	1	1	0.0	4	8
DT Cortez Kennedy	1	0	0.0	16	33
DT Chuck Osborne	0	2	0.5	10	26
OLB Todd Jones	0	1	0.0	4	3

Chicago	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Alvin Mack	8	1	0.0	28	32
S Buddy Love	7	0	0.0	30	36
DT Sam Adams	6	0	0.0	23	32
CB Malik Boyd	5	1	0.0	28	36
CB Ty Law	5	1	0.0	28	37
DE Chad Thornton	4	1	1.0	28	32
S Terry Ray	4	4	0.0	28	34
CB Richard Shelton	3	3	0.0	12	24
OLB Tim George	3	2	0.0	16	13
DT Bill Pickel	3	1	0.0	17	21
DT Mack Richardson	3	0	0.0	17	22
OLB Lewis Bush	2	1	0.0	23	29
DE Lester Archambeau	1	1	1.0	25	27
FB Richie Anderson	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Dwayne Gordon	1	0	0.0	3	5
S John Heeter	1	0	0.0	9	9
DE Chris Doleman	0	2	0.0	12	10

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Michael Strahan	2.0	0	0	0	28
DE Orpheus Roye	1.5	0	0	0	27
DT Chuck Osborne	0.5	1	0	0	26
ILB Yev Kassem	0.0	1	0	0	31
DT Cortez Kennedy	0.0	0	3	2	33
DE Greg Jefferson	0.0	0	1	0	15

Chicago	Sack	Block	PPlay
DE Chad Thornton	1.0	1	32
DE Lester Archambeau	1.0	0	27
DT Bill Pickel	0.0	1	21

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Garth Algar	4	0	0	32
CB Bob Knight	4	0	0	31
CB Greg Jeffries	3	0	0	31
ILB Yev Kassem	2	0	1	31
OLB Howard Dinkins	2	0	0	13
CB Robert Van Winkle	1	1	0	32
S Gerald McBurrows	1	1	0	15
S Maurice Douglass	1	0	0	8
OLB Derrick Thomas	1	0	0	23

Chicago	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Terry Ray	5	0	34
CB Malik Boyd	4	0	36
S Buddy Love	3	2	36
CB Ty Law	3	1	37
CB Richard Shelton	3	0	24
ILB Alvin Mack	3	0	32
OLB Tim George	3	0	13
DE Chris Doleman	1	0	10
OLB Lewis Bush	1	0	29
DE Chad Thornton	1	0	32

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Hessley Hempstead	2	7	0	29	0	37
Joe Panos	1	7	0	30	0	37
Randy Shughart	1	4	1	31	1	37
Derrick Fenner	1	3	0	20	0	22
Melvin Hayes	1	1	0	28	0	37
Norberto Davidds-Garrido	1	1	0	4	0	0
Gregg Gamble	0	8	1	29	1	37

Chicago	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Randall McDaniel	3	4	17	0	34
Shaquille O'Neal	1	3	19	2	36
Richie Anderson	0	3	13	0	19
John Hunter	0	2	17	1	34
Roman Fortin	0	2	18	0	34
Mike Utley	0	1	17	1	33
Claxton Simpson	0	1	2	0	3

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Steve Broussard	1	28
Maurice Douglass	1	23
Titus Dixon	1	15
Ken Liggett	1	8

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
Brett Faryniarz	1	22
Gaston Green	1	20
Ma'ake Scott	1	16
John Heeter	1	14

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Randy Shughart	31	37	---	---	7	75
Hessley Hempstead	29	37	---	---	7	73
Ramon Shonta	31	37	---	---	---	68
Joe Panos	30	37	---	---	---	67
Gregg Gamble	29	37	---	---	---	66
Melvin Hayes	28	37	---	---	---	65
Steve Broussard	19	17	---	---	28	64
Brian Kinchen	25	25	---	---	8	58
Tom Waddle	23	33	---	---	2	58
Bob Knight	---	---	13	31	13	57
Robert Van Winkle	---	---	18	32	3	53
Jerome Woods	---	---	18	33	2	53
Garth Algar	---	---	18	32	2	52
Willie Gault	17	33	---	---	1	51
Cortez Kennedy	---	---	16	33	2	51
Greg Jeffries	---	---	18	31	2	51
Yev Kassem	---	---	17	31	3	51
Derrick Fenner	20	22	---	---	6	48
Michael Strahan	---	---	17	28	2	47
Howard Dinkins	---	---	5	13	26	44
Orpheus Roye	---	---	15	27	---	42
Chuck Osborne	---	---	10	26	4	40
Derrick Thomas	---	---	14	23	2	39
Greg Jefferson	---	---	12	15	10	37
Maurice Douglass	---	---	4	8	23	35
Scott Schwedes	7	11	---	---	15	33
Titus Dixon	6	11	---	---	15	32
Freddie Bradley	12	17	---	---	1	30
Gerald McBurrows	---	---	7	15	7	29
Frank Wainright	10	5	---	---	10	25
Eric Kattus	5	2	---	---	15	22
Rob Moore	7	8	---	---	---	15
Sean Lumpkin	---	---	1	5	8	14
Ken Liggett	4	1	---	---	8	13
Drayton Swinton	4	0	---	---	7	11
Norberto Davidds-Garrido	4	0	---	---	7	11
Todd Jones	---	---	4	3	3	10
Mark Montreuil	---	---	0	0	8	8
Patrise Alexander	---	---	0	2	6	8
Dale Dawson	0	0	---	---	7	7
Trevor Wilmont	---	---	1	4	2	7
Matt Landry	0	0	---	---	7	7
Mike Saxon	0	0	---	---	6	6
Shaft Covington	---	---	1	4	---	5
Scott Zolak	0	0	---	---	1	1
Craig Erickson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Chicago	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Buddy Love	---	---	30	36	14	80
Ty Law	---	---	28	37	8	73
Malik Boyd	---	---	28	36	6	70
Terry Ray	---	---	28	34	1	63
Alvin Mack	---	---	28	32	1	61
Chad Thornton	---	---	28	32	1	61
Mike Utley	17	33	---	---	9	59
Sam Adams	---	---	23	32	1	56
Andre Ware	19	36	---	---	---	55
Shaquille O'Neal	19	36	---	---	---	55
Lewis Bush	---	---	23	29	1	53
Roman Fortin	18	34	---	---	---	52
Lester Archambeau	---	---	25	27	---	52
Randall McDaniel	17	34	---	---	---	51
John Hunter	17	34	---	---	---	51
Richard Shelton	---	---	12	24	9	45
Brett Faryniarz	---	---	14	8	22	44
Derrick Walker	16	22	---	---	6	44
Bill Pickel	---	---	17	21	5	43
Sterling Sharpe	14	27	---	---	---	41
Mack Richardson	---	---	17	22	2	41
Vincent Brisby	14	25	---	---	---	39
Greg McMurtry	6	18	---	---	14	38
Richie Anderson	13	19	---	---	5	37
Robert Smith	12	22	---	---	---	34
John Heeter	---	---	9	9	14	32
Chris Doleman	---	---	12	10	7	29
Tim George	---	---	16	13	---	29
Ma'ake Scott	5	8	---	---	16	29
Gaston Green	2	6	---	---	20	28
Robert Tyler	0	7	---	---	18	25
Harold Green	5	5	---	---	14	24
Dwayne Gordon	---	---	3	5	16	24
Daryl Hobbs	1	5	---	---	12	18
Hunter Goodwin	4	7	---	---	7	18
Claxton Simpson	2	3	---	---	10	15
Pat Harlow	2	2	---	---	10	14
Gene Williams	2	2	---	---	10	14
Russell Copeland	3	9	---	---	1	13
Dave Finzer	0	0	---	---	10	10
Earnest Stafford	0	0	---	---	10	10
Pete Stoyanovich	0	0	---	---	5	5
Lance Scott	1	2	---	---	1	4
H. Warren Moon	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jay Fiedler	0	0	---	---	---	0
Tony Brackens	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	60	5.5
Middle	15	31	2.1
Right	5	7	1.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	18	3.0
Middle	8	26	3.3
Right	4	19	4.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ramon Shonta	35	27	9	2	1	3	0	0	0

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Andre Ware	32	19	1	1	3	2	4	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	9	49	5.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	9	132	12.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	106	10.6
Long (19+ Yds)	5	3	85	17.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	28	4.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	55	4.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	5	48	4.8
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Willie Gault	8	6	0	70	1	33
FB Derrick Fenner	8	7	0	67	2	22
WR Tom Waddle	8	5	1	131	4	33
RB Steve Broussard	3	3	0	24	0	17
WR Scott Schwedes	2	1	0	41	1	11
WR Rob Moore	2	1	0	7	0	8
RB Freddie Bradley	2	2	0	11	0	17
TE Brian Kinchen	1	1	0	1	0	25
WR Titus Dixon	1	1	0	20	1	11

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Sterling Sharpe	7	2	2	13	0	27
FB Richie Anderson	6	5	0	65	1	19
TE Derrick Walker	3	2	0	8	0	22
RB Robert Smith	3	2	0	0	0	22
WR Russell Copeland	3	0	1	0	0	9
WR Vincent Brisby	3	3	0	25	0	25
WR Greg McMurtry	2	1	0	14	0	18
WR Daryl Hobbs	2	1	0	-1	0	5
RB Gaston Green	1	1	0	7	0	6
FB Harold Green	1	1	0	4	0	5
RB Ma'ake Scott	1	1	0	-4	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Freddie Bradley	4	3	0.75	2.80
Steve Broussard	2	9	4.50	4.18

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ramon Shonta	3	2	17	5.67	10.63

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Willie Gault	2	2	17	8.50	8.75
WR Rob Moore	1	0	0	0.00	3.50

Chicago	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Steve Broussard	4	1

Chicago	Rushes	Conversions
Andre Ware	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ramon Shonta	12	11	7

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions
Andre Ware	11	6	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
FB Derrick Fenner	3	3	1
WR Tom Waddle	3	3	3
RB Steve Broussard	3	3	1
WR Willie Gault	2	2	2
WR Rob Moore	1	0	0

Chicago	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Sterling Sharpe	2	1	0
FB Richie Anderson	2	1	0
WR Vincent Brisby	2	2	1
RB Gaston Green	1	1	1
FB Harold Green	1	1	0
WR Greg McMurtry	1	0	0
RB Robert Smith	1	0	0
WR Russell Copeland	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 47,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,400 (21,400)
End Zone 9,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,900 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,900 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	47,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,400 (21,400)
End Zone	9,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,900 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,900 (3,300)