Week 3, 1997

played in St. Louis, MO

80 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	7	0	0	3	-	10
St. Louis Cardinals	0	3	6	3	-	12

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:39 ATL - Tiki Barber 2 run (Dale Dawson extra point)
2Q: 02:03 STL - Adam Vinatieri 41 field goal
3Q: 08:44 STL - Adam Vinatieri 40 field goal
3Q: 04:14 STL - Adam Vinatieri 52 field goal
4Q: 06:38 ATL - Dale Dawson 36 field goal
4Q: 02:34 STL - Adam Vinatieri 25 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:39 ATL - Tiki Barber 2 run (Dale Dawson extra point)
2Q: 02:03 STL - Adam Vinatieri 41 field goal
3Q: 08:44 STL - Adam Vinatieri 40 field goal
3Q: 04:14 STL - Adam Vinatieri 52 field goal
4Q: 06:38 ATL - Dale Dawson 36 field goal
4Q: 02:34 STL - Adam Vinatieri 25 field goal

Team Statistics ATL STL
Record 1-2 1-2
First Downs 16 13
- by Rushing 8 2
- by Passing 7 10
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 293 246
- Offensive Plays 69 65
- Yards per Play 4.25 3.78
Net Rushing Yards 147 51
- Rushing Attempts 34 22
- Yards per Rush 4.32 2.32
Net Passing Yards 146 195
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 12 - 0 39 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 172 227
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/26 4/32
- Yards per Pass Play 4.17 4.53
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/18 3/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.7 9.2
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/55 5/27
Punt Returns/Yards 3/24 4/33
Kick Returns/Yards 4/93 2/34
Interception Ret./Yards 1/24 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 0/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 31
Time of Possession 31:38 28:22

Team Statistics	ATL	STL
Record	1-2	1-2
First Downs	16	13
- by Rushing	8	2
- by Passing	7	10
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	293	246
- Offensive Plays	69	65
- Yards per Play	4.25	3.78
Net Rushing Yards	147	51
- Rushing Attempts	34	22
- Yards per Rush	4.32	2.32
Net Passing Yards	146	195
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 12 - 0	39 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	172	227
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/26	4/32
- Yards per Pass Play	4.17	4.53
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/18	3/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.7	9.2
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/55	5/27
Punt Returns/Yards	3/24	4/33
Kick Returns/Yards	4/93	2/34
Interception Ret./Yards	1/24	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	0/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 31
Time of Possession	31:38	28:22

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:09	1:55	OWN 14	4	20	Punt
1	9:06	4:35	OWN 49	9	51	Touchdown
1	2:36	2:43	OWN 23	5	32	Punt
2	13:10	4:10	OWN 43	7	23	Punt
2	7:23	1:01	OWN 36	3	-4	Punt
2	1:56	1:56	OWN 26	6	16	Punt
3	15:00	1:56	OWN 32	3	-3	Punt
3	12:32	0:46	OWN 14	3	0	Punt
3	8:37	2:28	OWN 21	3	4	Punt
3	4:07	3:41	OWN 20	8	36	Punt
4	12:44	2:58	OWN 6	6	18	Punt
4	9:16	2:45	OWN 12	5	69	Field Goal
4	2:27	0:34	OWN 39	3	0	Punt
4	1:18	0:39	OWN 23	4	5	Downs

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:51	OWN 20	6	27	Punt
1	10:14	1:08	OWN 25	3	-10	Punt
1	4:31	1:55	OWN 17	3	6	Punt
2	14:53	1:43	OWN 8	5	27	Interception
2	9:00	1:37	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
2	6:22	4:26	OWN 30	10	46	Field Goal
3	13:04	0:32	OWN 27	3	0	Punt
3	11:46	3:09	OPP 47	6	24	Field Goal
3	6:09	2:02	OWN 45	5	20	Field Goal
3	0:26	2:42	OWN 20	6	29	Punt
4	9:46	0:30	OWN 46	3	0	Punt
4	6:31	4:04	OWN 35	8	57	Field Goal
4	1:53	0:35	OWN 27	3	5	Punt
4	0:39	0:39	OPP 28	1	-2	Game

Game MVP: Adam Vinatieri, St. Louis Cardinals

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Tiki Barber	24	95	3.96	23	2	1
Jon Kitna	7	46	6.57	13	3	0
Steve Broussard	3	6	2.00	7	0	0

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Curtis Martin	11	18	1.64	7
Charlie Garner	9	34	3.78	9
Brett Favre	1	-2	-2.00	-2
Michael Westbrook	1	1	1.00	1

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jon Kitna	31	12	172	4/26	0	42	0	57.4

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brett Favre	39	19	227	4/32	0	34	1	56.3

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Freddie Scott	7	11	100	14.29	30	29
TE Eric Kattus	2	3	1	0.50	0	1
TE Brian Kinchen	1	5	42	42.00	37	42
WR Titus Dixon	1	1	22	22.00	0	22
RB Tiki Barber	1	1	7	7.00	0	7
WR Tom Waddle	0	8	0	0.00	0	0
WR Kenny Shedd	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Chris Cornell	5	11	65	13.00	14	17
WR Lake Dawson	3	9	21	7.00	0	10
TE Benjamin Blue	3	4	44	14.67	29	32
FB Zack Crockett	2	2	29	14.50	24	23
WR Michael Westbrook	2	4	19	9.50	8	15
WR Bobby Engram	2	4	14	7.00	0	8
RB Charlie Garner	1	2	34	34.00	34	34
RB Curtis Martin	1	2	1	1.00	0	1
TE Jasper Claybrooks	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Jerome Woods	1	24	24.00	0

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Rod Payne	0	0	1	0

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
David Meggett	1	0	0	0
Bobby Engram	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Saxon	11	443	40.3	33.6	53	3

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Scott Tyner	8	364	45.5	42.5	50	4

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dale Dawson	1/1	0/0	0/0	36	1/1

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Adam Vinatieri	4/4	3/3	1/1	52	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Garth Algar	3	24	8.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
David Meggett	3	24	8.0	0
Bobby Engram	1	9	9.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Michael Booker	3	62	20.7	0
Robert Van Winkle	1	31	31.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chris Cornell	1	13	13.0	0
Bobby Engram	1	21	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Garth Algar	12	0	0.0	22	43
ILB Yev Kassem	5	6	0.0	22	42
CB Robert Van Winkle	4	2	0.0	22	42
DT Dana Stubblefield	3	2	1.5	10	23
OLB Derrick Thomas	3	4	0.0	18	36
DE Rick Lyle	3	1	0.0	20	30
CB Randy Fuller	3	1	0.0	22	41
OLB Graham Donaldson	3	0	0.0	4	9
DT Cortez Kennedy	2	0	1.5	19	33
DT R.C. Wrightman	2	1	1.0	17	29
CB Michael Booker	2	0	0.0	6	12
S Jerome Woods	1	3	0.0	21	41
S Gerald McBurrows	1	0	0.0	1	7
DE Orpheus Roye	0	1	0.0	20	39
OLB Glen Moss	0	1	0.0	13	27

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Mark Maddox	7	2	1.0	33	35
S Steve Atwater	7	5	0.0	34	35
OLB Bosco Baracus	6	1	1.5	26	24
OLB Greg Lloyd	4	1	0.0	20	24
S Brock Marion	4	0	0.0	33	34
DT Nolan Harrison	3	2	0.5	25	29
DE Mike Fox	3	1	0.0	32	34
CB Shawn Springs	3	0	0.0	29	33
DE Vernon Edwards	2	0	1.0	10	11
CB Richard Shelton	2	2	0.0	20	21
DT Santana Dotson	2	0	0.0	25	25
CB Bobby Taylor	2	0	0.0	13	9
CB Richard Woodley	2	0	0.0	4	0
DT Daryl Gardnener	1	1	0.0	13	10
WR Chris Cornell	1	0	---	---	---
S Ace Ventura	1	0	0.0	3	7
CB Darryl Pounds	0	1	0.0	27	33
DE Nathan Davis	0	1	0.0	23	20

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Dana Stubblefield	1.5	0	1	0	23
DT Cortez Kennedy	1.5	0	0	1	33
DT R.C. Wrightman	1.0	1	0	0	29
DE Rick Lyle	0.0	2	0	0	30
DE Orpheus Roye	0.0	0	2	0	39
OLB Derrick Thomas	0.0	0	1	0	36

St. Louis	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Bosco Baracus	1.5	0	0	24
ILB Mark Maddox	1.0	0	0	35
DE Vernon Edwards	1.0	0	0	11
DT Nolan Harrison	0.5	0	1	29
DE Mike Fox	0.0	1	2	34
DE Nathan Davis	0.0	0	1	20

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Robert Van Winkle	4	1	0	42
S Garth Algar	3	1	0	43
CB Randy Fuller	3	1	0	41
OLB Graham Donaldson	3	1	0	9
OLB Derrick Thomas	2	2	0	36
ILB Yev Kassem	2	0	0	42
S Gerald McBurrows	1	1	0	7
CB Michael Booker	1	0	0	12
OLB Glen Moss	0	1	0	27
S Jerome Woods	0	0	1	41

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Bosco Baracus	3	2	24
S Brock Marion	2	2	34
S Steve Atwater	2	0	35
OLB Greg Lloyd	1	1	24
CB Richard Shelton	1	0	21
ILB Mark Maddox	1	0	35
CB Bobby Taylor	1	0	9
CB Shawn Springs	1	0	33
DT Santana Dotson	0	1	25

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Courtney Hall	4	7	1	34	1	35
Randy Shughart	3	8	0	34	0	35
Melvin Hayes	2	5	0	34	2	35
Joe Panos	1	4	0	34	0	35
Scott Rehberg	1	2	0	34	1	35
Brian Kinchen	0	1	0	26	0	27

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
James Williams	2	8	22	0	43
Kent Hull	2	3	22	1	43
Nate Newton	2	3	22	0	43
David Walker	0	3	22	2	43
Doug Riesenberg	0	3	22	1	43
Zack Crockett	0	1	10	0	13

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Steve Broussard	2	27
Eric Kattus	1	20
Frank Wainright	1	20
Kenny Shedd	1	13
Rod Payne	1	12

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Lake Dawson	3	17
David Meggett	2	28
Charlie Garner	2	25

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Scott Rehberg	34	35	---	---	12	81
Garth Algar	---	---	22	43	13	78
Robert Van Winkle	---	---	22	42	10	74
Courtney Hall	34	35	---	---	---	69
Randy Shughart	34	35	---	---	---	69
Joe Panos	34	35	---	---	---	69
Melvin Hayes	34	35	---	---	---	69
Yev Kassem	---	---	22	42	5	69
Jon Kitna	34	35	---	---	---	69
Brian Kinchen	26	27	---	---	14	67
Randy Fuller	---	---	22	41	4	67
Freddie Scott	32	34	---	---	---	66
Jerome Woods	---	---	21	41	4	66
Tiki Barber	29	25	---	---	10	64
Orpheus Roye	---	---	20	39	4	63
Tom Waddle	27	32	---	---	---	59
Derrick Thomas	---	---	18	36	5	59
R.C. Wrightman	---	---	17	29	10	56
Cortez Kennedy	---	---	19	33	3	55
Rick Lyle	---	---	20	30	3	53
Eric Kattus	14	12	---	---	20	46
Steve Broussard	5	10	---	---	27	42
Glen Moss	---	---	13	27	2	42
Michael Booker	---	---	6	12	24	42
Frank Wainright	10	10	---	---	20	40
Dana Stubblefield	---	---	10	23	1	34
Graham Donaldson	---	---	4	9	21	34
Titus Dixon	17	13	---	---	1	31
Greg Jefferson	---	---	2	13	10	25
Derrick Fenner	6	10	---	---	7	23
Gerald McBurrows	---	---	1	7	10	18
Scott Schwedes	2	1	---	---	14	17
Kenny Shedd	2	1	---	---	13	16
Patrise Alexander	---	---	3	3	7	13
Hessley Hempstead	0	0	---	---	12	12
Norberto Davidds-Garrido	0	0	---	---	12	12
Jim Booker	0	0	---	---	12	12
Rod Payne	0	0	---	---	12	12
Mike Saxon	0	0	---	---	11	11
Sean Lumpkin	---	---	0	2	9	11
Shaft Covington	---	---	0	1	5	6
Dale Dawson	0	0	---	---	2	2
Braden Young	0	0	---	---	2	2
Scott Zolak	0	0	---	---	1	1
Craig Erickson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Marcus Spriggs	0	0	---	---	---	0

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bosco Baracus	---	---	26	24	31	81
David Walker	22	43	---	---	12	77
Mike Fox	---	---	32	34	7	73
Steve Atwater	---	---	34	35	3	72
Mark Maddox	---	---	33	35	---	68
Brock Marion	---	---	33	34	1	68
Lake Dawson	14	35	---	---	17	66
Kent Hull	22	43	---	---	---	65
Nate Newton	22	43	---	---	---	65
Doug Riesenberg	22	43	---	---	---	65
Brett Favre	22	43	---	---	---	65
James Williams	22	43	---	---	---	65
Chris Cornell	21	32	---	---	10	63
Shawn Springs	---	---	29	33	1	63
Darryl Pounds	---	---	27	33	1	61
Nolan Harrison	---	---	25	29	1	55
Charlie Garner	10	19	---	---	25	54
Santana Dotson	---	---	25	25	1	51
Richard Shelton	---	---	20	21	9	50
Benjamin Blue	11	26	---	---	11	48
Bobby Taylor	---	---	13	9	26	48
Greg Lloyd	---	---	20	24	3	47
Bobby Engram	8	20	---	---	19	47
Michael Westbrook	16	29	---	---	1	46
Nathan Davis	---	---	23	20	1	44
Curtis Martin	12	24	---	---	---	36
Zack Crockett	10	13	---	---	10	33
Vernon Edwards	---	---	10	11	11	32
Pat Carter	4	5	---	---	19	28
David Meggett	0	0	---	---	28	28
Daryl Gardnener	---	---	13	10	5	28
Jasper Claybrooks	4	7	---	---	11	22
Ace Ventura	---	---	3	7	12	22
Tony Berti	0	0	---	---	12	12
Wes Duke	0	0	---	---	12	12
David Ortiz	0	0	---	---	12	12
Brent Smith	0	0	---	---	12	12
Adam Vinatieri	0	0	---	---	9	9
Scott Tyner	0	0	---	---	8	8
Dirk Diggler	0	5	---	---	2	7
Richard Woodley	---	---	4	0	2	6
Lee Woodall	---	---	3	0	2	5
Steve Walsh	0	0	---	---	4	4
Rob Fredrickson	---	---	1	0	1	2
Jason Gildon	---	---	0	1	---	1
Rich Gannon	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	58	5.3
Middle	12	50	4.2
Right	11	39	3.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	16	2.0
Middle	10	33	3.3
Right	3	4	1.3
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jon Kitna	31	12	3	4	3	6	4	0	0

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brett Favre	39	19	3	1	3	8	4	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	43	14.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	5	62	4.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	3	45	4.5
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	22	7.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	41	13.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	13	147	7.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	3	39	2.8
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Freddie Scott	11	7	1	100	1	34
WR Tom Waddle	8	0	1	0	0	32
TE Brian Kinchen	5	1	1	42	1	27
TE Eric Kattus	3	2	0	1	0	12
WR Titus Dixon	1	1	0	22	1	13
WR Kenny Shedd	1	0	0	0	0	1
RB Tiki Barber	1	1	0	7	0	25

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Chris Cornell	11	5	1	65	0	32
WR Lake Dawson	9	3	0	21	0	35
TE Benjamin Blue	4	3	0	44	1	26
WR Michael Westbrook	4	2	0	19	0	29
WR Bobby Engram	4	2	0	14	0	20
RB Charlie Garner	2	1	0	34	1	19
FB Zack Crockett	2	2	0	29	1	13
RB Curtis Martin	2	1	1	1	0	24
TE Jasper Claybrooks	1	0	1	0	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tiki Barber	4	5	1.25	3.96

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Curtis Martin	2	2	1.00	1.64
Charlie Garner	1	4	4.00	3.78

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jon Kitna	2	1	16	8.00	5.55

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brett Favre	1	0	0	0.00	5.82

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Brian Kinchen	1	0	0	0.00	8.40
WR Freddie Scott	1	1	16	16.00	9.09

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Michael Westbrook	1	0	0	0.00	4.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Tiki Barber	4	2
Jon Kitna	1	1

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Charlie Garner	3	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jon Kitna	13	3	2

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brett Favre	11	6	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tom Waddle	5	0	0
TE Eric Kattus	2	1	0
TE Brian Kinchen	2	0	0
WR Freddie Scott	2	1	1
RB Tiki Barber	1	1	1

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Chris Cornell	4	2	1
WR Lake Dawson	3	1	0
RB Charlie Garner	1	1	1
TE Benjamin Blue	1	1	1
WR Michael Westbrook	1	1	0
WR Bobby Engram	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 62,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,100 (21,400)
End Zone 13,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,500 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,200 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	62,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,100 (21,400)
End Zone	13,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,500 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,200 (3,300)