Exhibition Week 3, 1997

played in Tennessee, TX

100 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	0	3	3	0	-	6
Tennessee Oilers	7	10	0	14	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:09 TEN - Joaquin Stuckey 37 pass from Jeff George (David Akers extra point)
2Q: 09:28 ATL - Dale Dawson 31 field goal
2Q: 03:23 TEN - Alex Van Dyke 9 pass from Randall Floyd (David Akers extra point)
2Q: 00:03 TEN - David Akers 39 field goal
3Q: 04:08 ATL - Dale Dawson 53 field goal
4Q: 11:50 TEN - Kevin Turner 3 pass from Tom Hodson (David Akers extra point)
4Q: 08:17 TEN - Alex Van Dyke 3 pass from Tom Hodson (David Akers extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:09 TEN - Joaquin Stuckey 37 pass from Jeff George (David Akers extra point)
2Q: 09:28 ATL - Dale Dawson 31 field goal
2Q: 03:23 TEN - Alex Van Dyke 9 pass from Randall Floyd (David Akers extra point)
2Q: 00:03 TEN - David Akers 39 field goal
3Q: 04:08 ATL - Dale Dawson 53 field goal
4Q: 11:50 TEN - Kevin Turner 3 pass from Tom Hodson (David Akers extra point)
4Q: 08:17 TEN - Alex Van Dyke 3 pass from Tom Hodson (David Akers extra point)

Team Statistics ATL TEN
Record 1-1 1-1
First Downs 11 21
- by Rushing 4 5
- by Passing 5 14
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 164 372
- Offensive Plays 56 63
- Yards per Play 2.93 5.90
Net Rushing Yards 99 75
- Rushing Attempts 19 23
- Yards per Rush 5.21 3.26
Net Passing Yards 65 297
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 21 - 2 38 - 31 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 94 303
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/29 2/6
- Yards per Pass Play 1.76 7.43
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 4/16 4/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.4 7.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/30 5/33
Punt Returns/Yards 2/16 6/18
Kick Returns/Yards 2/46 3/54
Interception Ret./Yards 1/8 2/4
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 28
Time of Possession 30:41 29:19

Team Statistics	ATL	TEN
Record	1-1	1-1
First Downs	11	21
- by Rushing	4	5
- by Passing	5	14
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	164	372
- Offensive Plays	56	63
- Yards per Play	2.93	5.90
Net Rushing Yards	99	75
- Rushing Attempts	19	23
- Yards per Rush	5.21	3.26
Net Passing Yards	65	297
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 21 - 2	38 - 31 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	94	303
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/29	2/6
- Yards per Pass Play	1.76	7.43
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	4/16	4/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.4	7.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/30	5/33
Punt Returns/Yards	2/16	6/18
Kick Returns/Yards	2/46	3/54
Interception Ret./Yards	1/8	2/4
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 28
Time of Possession	30:41	29:19

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	7:37	OWN 20	14	48	Missed FG
1	5:51	1:17	OWN 20	3	-4	Punt
1	3:19	1:28	OPP 40	3	0	Punt
1	1:38	1:35	OWN 38	3	13	Punt
2	14:12	4:50	OPP 47	9	33	Field Goal
2	3:13	1:51	OWN 20	4	15	Punt
3	13:17	1:44	OWN 42	3	-9	Punt
3	9:45	1:12	OWN 7	3	7	Punt
3	7:20	3:20	OWN 20	5	44	Field Goal
3	0:51	0:40	OPP 28	2	11	Interception
4	11:39	1:42	OWN 20	3	7	Interception
4	8:09	2:39	OWN 30	5	14	Punt

Tennessee Oilers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	7:23	1:32	OWN 39	3	61	Touchdown
1	4:34	1:15	OWN 33	3	8	Fumble
1	1:51	0:13	OWN 21	2	0	Interception
1	0:03	0:51	OWN 6	3	9	Punt
2	9:22	6:09	OWN 21	11	79	Touchdown
2	1:22	1:22	OWN 37	6	41	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:43	OWN 17	3	-4	Punt
3	11:33	1:48	OWN 34	3	9	Punt
3	8:33	1:13	OWN 30	5	24	Punt
3	4:00	3:09	OWN 19	5	9	Fumble
3	0:11	3:32	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
4	9:57	1:48	OPP 26	4	26	Touchdown
4	5:30	5:30	OWN 16	8	42	Game

Game MVP: Anthony Smith, Tennessee Oilers

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Steve Broussard	14	98	7.00	42	3
Tiki Barber	3	1	0.33	3	0
Ramon Shonta	1	3	3.00	3	0
Freddie Scott	1	-3	-3.00	-3	0

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Sedrick Shaw	18	51	2.83	11	2
Rey Mysterio Jr	4	18	4.50	8	0
Randall Floyd	1	6	6.00	6	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jon Kitna	20	14	48	2/9	0	11	2	33.3
Ramon Shonta	12	7	46	3/20	0	14	0	66.6

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Randall Floyd	16	13	104	1/3	1	31	0	114.6
Jeff George	14	11	124	1/3	1	37	1	97.6
Tom Hodson	8	7	75	0/0	2	27	0	145.3

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Albert Connell	5	5	39	7.80	3	14
WR Scott Schwedes	3	5	11	3.67	5	7
WR Titus Dixon	3	3	16	5.33	0	7
RB Steve Broussard	3	3	0	0.00	0	4
WR Kenny Shedd	3	6	13	4.33	6	11
WR Freddie Scott	2	6	10	5.00	0	6
RB Tiki Barber	2	3	5	2.50	0	7
TE Brian Kinchen	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Tennessee	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Alex Van Dyke	7	9	63	9.00	7	23	2
WR Lonzell Hill	6	9	26	4.33	2	9	0
WR Joaquin Stuckey	5	5	76	15.20	14	37	1
RB Sedrick Shaw	5	5	39	7.80	24	19	0
FB Kevin Turner	3	3	36	12.00	21	27	1
WR Haywood Jeffires	2	3	13	6.50	6	8	0
WR Macey Brooks	2	2	19	9.50	2	11	0
TE Alfred Pupunu	1	2	31	31.00	21	31	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Jerome Woods	1	8	8.00	0

Tennessee	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Dexter Bahr	1	0	0.00	0
OLB Mike Vrabel	1	4	4.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Albert Connell	1	0	0
Brian Kinchen	0	1	0
Sean Lumpkin	0	1	0
Orpheus Roye	0	1	0
Cortez Kennedy	0	0	1
Trevor Wilmont	0	0	1

Tennessee	Fumb	Force
Jeff George	1	0
Randall Floyd	1	0
Itula Mili	0	1

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Saxon	7	288	41.1	38.6	59	2

Tennessee	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Abraham Snyder	4	189	47.3	38.3	50	1

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dale Dawson	2/3	1/2	1/1	53	0/0

Tennessee	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
David Akers	1/1	0/0	0/0	39	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Albert Connell	2	16	8.0	0

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rey Mysterio Jr	6	18	3.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Robert Van Winkle	2	46	23.0	0

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rey Mysterio Jr	3	54	18.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Patrise Alexander	8	1	0.0	15	21
S Garth Algar	6	1	0.0	8	16
CB Michael Booker	6	0	0.0	15	33
S Sean Lumpkin	4	3	0.0	17	29
CB Randy Fuller	4	0	0.0	10	17
DT Cortez Kennedy	3	2	1.0	23	37
OLB Todd Jones	3	4	0.0	11	17
CB Robert Van Winkle	3	1	0.0	10	21
DE Rick Lyle	3	1	0.0	20	36
ILB Trevor Wilmont	2	1	1.0	8	6
DE Michael Strahan	2	3	0.0	23	40
OLB Howard Dinkins	2	1	0.0	9	21
S Jerome Woods	2	0	0.0	7	17
S Shaft Covington	1	2	0.0	14	22
S Gerald McBurrows	1	1	0.0	16	30
ILB Yev Kassem	1	1	0.0	8	19
WR Scott Schwedes	1	0	---	---	---
DT R.C. Wrightman	1	0	0.0	4	9
QB Jon Kitna	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Derrick Thomas	0	1	0.0	14	19

Tennessee	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Pepper Johnson	6	0	1.0	8	14
CB Chris Dishman	4	1	0.0	15	24
DE Anthony Smith	3	0	2.0	10	22
DE Ray Moreno	3	0	1.0	18	33
CB James Hasty	3	2	0.0	6	23
S Mark Carrier	3	2	0.0	13	26
DT Shane Dronett	3	1	0.0	13	31
OLB Mike Vrabel	3	1	0.0	5	15
S Ron Granger	3	0	0.0	13	25
CB Dexter Bahr	3	0	0.0	14	21
DE Shante Carver	2	1	0.0	10	18
ILB Curtis Jackson III	2	1	0.0	11	23
CB Taje Allen	2	1	0.0	17	34
S George Teague	2	0	0.0	6	11
DE Hugh Douglas	1	0	1.0	17	35
OLB Ben Talley	1	3	0.0	14	22
FB Donnell Bennett	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Patrick Sapp	1	0	0.0	3	5
WR Alex Van Dyke	1	0	---	---	---
S Alvin Walton	0	2	0.0	13	17

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Cortez Kennedy	1.0	0	1	1	37
ILB Trevor Wilmont	1.0	0	0	0	6
DE Michael Strahan	0.0	1	0	0	40

Tennessee	Sack	Block	Knock	PPlay
DE Anthony Smith	2.0	0	3	22
ILB Pepper Johnson	1.0	0	0	14
DE Ray Moreno	1.0	0	0	33
DE Hugh Douglas	1.0	0	0	35
DT Shane Dronett	0.0	1	1	31

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Randy Fuller	5	0	0	17
S Garth Algar	4	0	0	16
ILB Patrise Alexander	4	0	0	21
CB Michael Booker	4	0	0	33
OLB Todd Jones	3	1	0	17
CB Robert Van Winkle	3	0	0	21
ILB Yev Kassem	3	0	0	19
S Jerome Woods	2	0	1	17
OLB Howard Dinkins	1	0	0	21
DE Rick Lyle	1	0	0	36
S Shaft Covington	1	0	0	22

Tennessee	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Pepper Johnson	4	0	0	14
OLB Mike Vrabel	3	0	1	15
CB Dexter Bahr	2	0	1	21
S Ron Granger	2	0	0	25
S George Teague	2	0	0	11
ILB Curtis Jackson III	2	0	0	23
CB James Hasty	1	2	0	23
OLB Ben Talley	1	1	0	22
CB Chris Dishman	1	0	0	24
S Mark Carrier	1	0	0	26
OLB Patrick Sapp	1	0	0	5
CB Taje Allen	1	0	0	34

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Joe Panos	2	4	16	0	25
Courtney Hall	1	3	15	0	26
Frank Wainright	1	3	8	0	10
Scott Rehberg	1	3	14	0	26
Marcus Spriggs	1	1	6	0	8
Melvin Hayes	0	3	13	0	29
Randy Shughart	0	1	16	4	30
Hessley Hempstead	0	0	7	1	14

Tennessee	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jeff Davidson	2	5	15	0	27
Wally Williams	2	4	17	0	27
Kevin Turner	1	3	9	0	14
Jay Pennison	1	2	9	0	16
Jeff Christy	1	2	15	0	28
Donnell Bennett	1	2	7	0	11
John Michels	1	1	16	0	27
Orlando Brown	0	2	21	1	32
Sid Miller	0	1	15	1	30

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Steve Broussard	2	22
Kenny Shedd	2	16
Sean Lumpkin	2	15
Frank Wainright	1	14
Scott Schwedes	1	11
Rod Payne	1	9

Tennessee	Tackles	STPlays
Ben Talley	3	28
Itula Mili	1	13

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Michael Strahan	---	---	23	40	5	68
Michael Booker	---	---	15	33	17	65
Sean Lumpkin	---	---	17	29	15	61
Rick Lyle	---	---	20	36	5	61
Steve Broussard	15	23	---	---	22	60
Cortez Kennedy	---	---	23	37	---	60
Orpheus Roye	---	---	21	30	1	52
Gerald McBurrows	---	---	16	30	1	47
Eric Kattus	9	19	---	---	18	46
Howard Dinkins	---	---	9	21	16	46
Randy Shughart	16	30	---	---	---	46
Scott Rehberg	14	26	---	---	6	46
Shaft Covington	---	---	14	22	7	43
Courtney Hall	15	26	---	---	1	42
Melvin Hayes	13	29	---	---	---	42
Joe Panos	16	25	---	---	---	41
Kenny Shedd	6	17	---	---	16	39
Titus Dixon	13	23	---	---	2	38
Patrise Alexander	---	---	15	21	2	38
Scott Schwedes	5	21	---	---	11	37
Robert Van Winkle	---	---	10	21	6	37
Derrick Thomas	---	---	14	19	2	35
Jon Kitna	12	22	---	---	---	34
Albert Connell	10	20	---	---	4	34
Freddie Scott	12	21	---	---	---	33
Frank Wainright	8	10	---	---	14	32
Hessley Hempstead	7	14	---	---	10	31
Brian Kinchen	10	15	---	---	5	30
Gregg Gamble	4	16	---	---	10	30
Randy Fuller	---	---	10	17	2	29
Todd Jones	---	---	11	17	---	28
Yev Kassem	---	---	8	19	1	28
Jerome Woods	---	---	7	17	3	27
Garth Algar	---	---	8	16	1	25
Rod Payne	4	11	---	---	9	24
Ramon Shonta	7	15	---	---	---	22
Tiki Barber	4	11	---	---	4	19
Trevor Wilmont	---	---	8	6	4	18
Marcus Spriggs	6	8	---	---	4	18
R.C. Wrightman	---	---	4	9	---	13
Derrick Fenner	3	5	---	---	3	11
Jim Booker	0	0	---	---	10	10
Mike Saxon	0	0	---	---	7	7
Dale Dawson	0	0	---	---	3	3
Scott Zolak	0	0	---	---	3	3
Braden Young	0	0	---	---	3	3

Tennessee	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Sedrick Shaw	19	27	---	---	20	66
Ben Talley	---	---	14	22	28	64
Lonzell Hill	18	28	---	---	16	62
Hugh Douglas	---	---	17	35	10	62
Ray Moreno	---	---	18	33	10	61
Taje Allen	---	---	17	34	10	61
Orlando Brown	21	32	---	---	---	53
Sid Miller	15	30	---	---	5	50
Wally Williams	17	27	---	---	5	49
Jeff Davidson	15	27	---	---	5	47
Ron Granger	---	---	13	25	9	47
Shane Dronett	---	---	13	31	3	47
Jeff Christy	15	28	---	---	2	45
Alex Van Dyke	14	27	---	---	4	45
Itula Mili	16	16	---	---	13	45
Dexter Bahr	---	---	14	21	8	43
John Michels	16	27	---	---	---	43
Chris Dishman	---	---	15	24	3	42
Mark Carrier	---	---	13	26	3	42
Alvin Walton	---	---	13	17	7	37
Curtis Jackson III	---	---	11	23	3	37
Kevin Turner	9	14	---	---	11	34
Anthony Smith	---	---	10	22	1	33
Alfred Pupunu	7	18	---	---	7	32
James Hasty	---	---	6	23	2	31
Shante Carver	---	---	10	18	2	30
Macey Brooks	6	13	---	---	10	29
Jay Pennison	9	16	---	---	3	28
Joaquin Stuckey	10	17	---	---	---	27
Pepper Johnson	---	---	8	14	4	26
Rey Mysterio Jr	4	12	---	---	10	26
Randall Floyd	7	17	---	---	1	25
Mike Vrabel	---	---	5	15	5	25
Haywood Jeffires	5	17	---	---	---	22
Vlade Divac	7	13	---	---	---	20
Jeff George	5	15	---	---	---	20
Donnell Bennett	7	11	---	---	2	20
Tom Hodson	11	8	---	---	---	19
George Teague	---	---	6	11	2	19
Patrick Sapp	---	---	3	5	8	16
Vincent Brown	---	---	2	3	1	6
Israel Miller	---	---	1	5	---	6
David Akers	0	0	---	---	6	6
Marcus Brown	0	0	---	---	5	5
Carlos Jenkins	---	---	0	0	5	5
Abraham Snyder	0	0	---	---	4	4

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	7	1.4
Middle	8	47	5.9
Right	6	45	7.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	30	6.0
Middle	10	27	2.7
Right	8	18	2.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jon Kitna	20	14	0	1	2	1	0	2	2
Ramon Shonta	12	7	0	1	1	2	0	2	0

Tennessee	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Randall Floyd	16	13	1	2	1	0	0	0	0
Jeff George	14	11	2	0	0	1	1	1	1
Tom Hodson	8	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	1	0.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	15	61	3.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	3	32	5.3
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	25	6.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	19	134	6.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	6	65	8.1
Long (19+ Yds)	6	3	79	13.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Kenny Shedd	6	3	0	13	17
WR Freddie Scott	6	2	1	10	21
WR Scott Schwedes	5	3	1	11	21
WR Albert Connell	5	5	0	39	20
WR Titus Dixon	3	3	0	16	23
RB Steve Broussard	3	3	0	0	23
RB Tiki Barber	3	2	0	5	11
TE Brian Kinchen	1	0	1	0	15

Tennessee	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Lonzell Hill	9	6	1	26	0	28
WR Alex Van Dyke	9	7	0	63	1	27
WR Joaquin Stuckey	5	5	0	76	1	17
RB Sedrick Shaw	5	5	0	39	0	27
WR Haywood Jeffires	3	2	0	13	0	17
FB Kevin Turner	3	3	0	36	1	14
TE Alfred Pupunu	2	1	0	31	1	18
WR Macey Brooks	2	2	0	19	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Freddie Scott	1	-3	-3.00	-3.00
Tiki Barber	1	-4	-4.00	0.33

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Sedrick Shaw	2	-2	-1.00	2.83

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jon Kitna	1	0	0	0.00	2.40

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tom Hodson	4	4	24	6.00	9.38
Randall Floyd	2	2	17	8.50	6.50

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Scott Schwedes	1	0	0	0.00	2.20

Tennessee	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Lonzell Hill	2	2	18	9.00	2.89
WR Alex Van Dyke	2	2	12	6.00	7.00
WR Haywood Jeffires	1	1	8	8.00	4.33
FB Kevin Turner	1	1	3	3.00	12.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Steve Broussard	1	1

Tennessee	Rushes	Conversions
Sedrick Shaw	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jon Kitna	8	4	1
Ramon Shonta	5	3	2

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Conversions
Randall Floyd	3	2	1
Jeff George	2	2	1
Tom Hodson	1	1	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kenny Shedd	3	0	0
WR Scott Schwedes	2	2	0
WR Freddie Scott	2	0	0
WR Albert Connell	2	2	2
TE Brian Kinchen	1	0	0
WR Titus Dixon	1	1	1
RB Steve Broussard	1	1	0
RB Tiki Barber	1	1	0

Tennessee	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Lonzell Hill	2	1	0
RB Sedrick Shaw	2	2	2
WR Joaquin Stuckey	1	1	0
FB Kevin Turner	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 45,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,600 (21,400)
End Zone 8,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 5,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 8,800 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 1,900 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	45,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,600 (21,400)
End Zone	8,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	5,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	8,800 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	1,900 (3,300)