Week 5, 1997

played in Atlanta, GA

55 degrees, fair, calm

Washington Redskins	0	14	3	0	-	17
Atlanta Falcons	3	0	7	3	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:58 ATL - Dale Dawson 27 field goal
2Q: 15:00 WAS - Reidel Anthony 20 pass from Jack Ryan (Donald Igwebuike extra point)
2Q: 08:07 WAS - Greg Scales 8 pass from Jack Ryan (Donald Igwebuike extra point)
3Q: 10:09 WAS - Donald Igwebuike 35 field goal
3Q: 06:44 ATL - Tiki Barber 9 run (Dale Dawson extra point)
4Q: 13:37 ATL - Dale Dawson 26 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:58 ATL - Dale Dawson 27 field goal
2Q: 15:00 WAS - Reidel Anthony 20 pass from Jack Ryan (Donald Igwebuike extra point)
2Q: 08:07 WAS - Greg Scales 8 pass from Jack Ryan (Donald Igwebuike extra point)
3Q: 10:09 WAS - Donald Igwebuike 35 field goal
3Q: 06:44 ATL - Tiki Barber 9 run (Dale Dawson extra point)
4Q: 13:37 ATL - Dale Dawson 26 field goal

Team Statistics WAS ATL
Record 5-0 1-4
First Downs 16 16
- by Rushing 4 4
- by Passing 12 10
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 379 266
- Offensive Plays 56 69
- Yards per Play 6.77 3.86
Net Rushing Yards 108 120
- Rushing Attempts 23 30
- Yards per Rush 4.70 4.00
Net Passing Yards 271 146
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 19 - 3 32 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 291 189
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/20 7/43
- Yards per Pass Play 8.21 3.74
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/12 5/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.7 8.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 8/45 2/14
Punt Returns/Yards 1/11 1/-3
Kick Returns/Yards 2/44 2/57
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 3/33
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 30
Time of Possession 28:44 31:16

Team Statistics	WAS	ATL
Record	5-0	1-4
First Downs	16	16
- by Rushing	4	4
- by Passing	12	10
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	379	266
- Offensive Plays	56	69
- Yards per Play	6.77	3.86
Net Rushing Yards	108	120
- Rushing Attempts	23	30
- Yards per Rush	4.70	4.00
Net Passing Yards	271	146
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 19 - 3	32 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	291	189
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/20	7/43
- Yards per Pass Play	8.21	3.74
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/12	5/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.7	8.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	8/45	2/14
Punt Returns/Yards	1/11	1/-3
Kick Returns/Yards	2/44	2/57
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	3/33
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 30
Time of Possession	28:44	31:16

Drive Charts

Washington Redskins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:05	1:25	OWN 19	3	1	Interception
1	9:50	2:10	OWN 6	3	3	Punt
1	1:50	2:04	OWN 20	5	80	Touchdown
2	12:50	4:50	OWN 10	10	90	Touchdown
2	6:17	1:56	OWN 36	3	-16	Punt
2	2:57	0:13	OWN 44	1	-5	Interception
2	1:53	1:29	OWN 20	4	28	Fumble
3	15:00	4:56	OWN 24	9	58	Field Goal
3	6:34	2:53	OWN 20	5	28	Punt
4	13:30	2:18	OWN 28	4	27	Interception
4	8:57	2:18	OWN 37	4	59	Fumble
4	4:43	1:49	OPP 44	3	3	Punt
4	0:42	0:42	OWN 49	2	-2	Game

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:55	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
1	11:40	1:50	OWN 46	3	-4	Punt
1	7:40	5:50	OWN 46	9	44	Field Goal
2	14:46	1:56	OWN 39	5	13	Punt
2	8:00	1:43	OWN 25	3	-1	Punt
2	4:21	1:24	OWN 22	3	2	Punt
2	2:44	0:51	OPP 37	3	-12	Punt
2	0:24	0:24	OPP 48	3	0	Half
3	10:04	3:30	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
3	3:41	5:11	OWN 6	12	85	Field Goal
4	11:12	2:15	OWN 34	6	29	Fumble
4	6:39	1:56	OWN 4	3	2	Punt
4	2:54	2:12	OWN 20	9	31	Downs

Game MVP: Eric Swann, Washington Redskins

Rushing Statistics

Washington	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Forrest Gump	18	81	4.50	26	2
Glyn Milburn	3	29	9.67	29	1
Jack Ryan	2	-2	-1.00	-1	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Tiki Barber	19	52	2.74	9	0	1
Jon Kitna	7	60	8.57	17	3	0
Steve Broussard	4	8	2.00	6	0	0

Passing Statistics

Washington	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jack Ryan	30	19	291	3/20	2	37	3	77.9

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jon Kitna	32	16	189	7/43	0	38	0	68.3

Receiving Statistics

Washington	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jimmy Smith	5	12	105	21.00	28	37	0
TE Greg Scales	3	4	27	9.00	6	12	1
WR Reidel Anthony	3	3	47	15.67	21	20	1
WR Amp Lee	2	4	37	18.50	6	19	0
TE John Davis	2	3	15	7.50	6	16	0
TE Frank Wycheck	1	1	14	14.00	0	14	0
WR Mark Seay	1	1	20	20.00	22	20	0
RB Forrest Gump	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
WR Antwuan Wyatt	1	1	25	25.00	16	25	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Freddie Scott	5	8	46	9.20	13	23
WR Tom Waddle	4	15	93	23.25	52	38
WR Titus Dixon	3	4	19	6.33	0	11
TE Brian Kinchen	1	2	13	13.00	2	13
RB Steve Broussard	1	1	4	4.00	5	4
TE Frank Wainright	1	1	10	10.00	0	10
RB Tiki Barber	1	1	4	4.00	0	4

Interception Statistics

Washington	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg
S Garth Algar	1	17	17.00
CB Randy Fuller	1	6	6.00
S Jerome Woods	1	10	10.00

Fumble Statistics

Washington	Fumb	Recov	Force
Amp Lee	1	0	0
John Davis	1	0	0
Michael McCrary	0	1	0
Neil Smith	0	0	1

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jon Kitna	1	0	0
Gerald McBurrows	0	1	1
Glen Moss	0	1	1

Punting Statistics

Washington	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Todd Sauerbrun	4	187	46.8	42.5	55	1

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Saxon	7	318	45.4	41.0	58	3

Kicking Statistics

Washington	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Donald Igwebuike	1/1	0/0	0/0	35	2/2

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dale Dawson	2/2	0/0	0/0	27	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Washington	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Glyn Milburn	1	11	11.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Garth Algar	1	-3	-3.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Washington	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Glyn Milburn	2	44	22.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Robert Van Winkle	1	35	35.0	0
Michael Booker	1	22	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Washington	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Kevin Hardy	7	0	0.0	25	34
OLB Ron Cox	6	1	0.0	30	39
OLB Reggie Brown	5	1	2.0	22	34
CB Martin Mayhew	5	2	0.0	18	25
CB Todd Lyght	5	2	0.0	28	38
S Lee Flowers	4	1	0.0	30	38
DT Eric Swann	3	0	2.5	15	23
ILB Kendall Roberts	3	2	0.0	16	15
CB Dale Carter	3	1	0.0	26	35
DT Bryant Yerger	3	0	0.0	14	14
DE Neil Smith	2	1	1.5	16	26
S Tito Wooten	2	1	0.0	29	39
DE Michael McCrary	1	0	1.0	23	28
DT Keith Millard	1	1	0.0	15	16
CB Dwayne Harper	1	0	0.0	2	4
WR Jimmy Smith	1	0	---	---	---
TE Frank Wycheck	1	0	---	---	---
RB Forrest Gump	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Ronnie Ward	1	0	0.0	5	5
DE Anthony Pleasant	0	1	0.0	7	11

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Garth Algar	7	4	0.0	23	33
OLB Derrick Thomas	6	2	0.0	19	30
CB Robert Van Winkle	6	2	0.0	23	32
DE Greg Jefferson	3	0	0.0	9	8
DT Cortez Kennedy	2	1	1.0	19	29
DE Rick Lyle	2	0	1.0	14	25
OLB Graham Donaldson	2	0	1.0	4	3
ILB Yev Kassem	2	3	0.0	23	33
CB Randy Fuller	2	2	0.0	18	33
S Jerome Woods	2	1	0.0	23	33
OLB Glen Moss	2	1	0.0	15	22
DT R.C. Wrightman	2	0	0.0	14	19
CB Michael Booker	1	0	0.0	9	9
DT Dana Stubblefield	0	1	0.0	14	12
DE Orpheus Roye	0	1	0.0	19	32

Pass Rush Statistics

Washington	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Eric Swann	2.5	1	0	23
OLB Reggie Brown	2.0	1	2	34
DE Neil Smith	1.5	0	1	26
DE Michael McCrary	1.0	0	1	28
DE Anthony Pleasant	0.0	0	1	11

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Rick Lyle	1.0	1	1	0	25
DT Cortez Kennedy	1.0	0	0	1	29
OLB Graham Donaldson	1.0	0	0	0	3

Pass Defense Statistics

Washington	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Ron Cox	4	2	39
OLB Kevin Hardy	4	0	34
CB Todd Lyght	2	1	38
CB Martin Mayhew	2	0	25
CB Dale Carter	1	2	35
S Lee Flowers	1	0	38
OLB Reggie Brown	1	0	34
ILB Ronnie Ward	1	0	5
ILB Kendall Roberts	0	1	15

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Robert Van Winkle	5	2	0	32
OLB Derrick Thomas	5	0	0	30
OLB Glen Moss	3	1	0	22
S Garth Algar	2	0	1	33
CB Randy Fuller	1	2	1	33
S Jerome Woods	1	0	1	33
DT R.C. Wrightman	1	0	0	19
S Gerald McBurrows	1	0	0	6

Blocking Statistics

Washington	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Mark Schlereth	2	9	23	3	33
Brandon Bertelsen	1	4	23	0	33
Howard Ballard	1	2	23	0	33
John Jackson	1	2	23	0	33
Keith Kartz	0	3	23	0	33
Greg Scales	0	1	6	0	11

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Joe Panos	2	8	30	0	39
Melvin Hayes	1	6	30	2	39
Randy Shughart	1	2	30	3	39
Courtney Hall	0	3	30	2	39
Brian Kinchen	0	2	25	0	28
Scott Rehberg	0	2	30	0	39

Special Teams Tackles

Washington	Tackles	STPlays
John Davis	1	13
Ken Johnson	1	12
Sean Woodson	1	5

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Steve Broussard	2	21
Sean Lumpkin	1	10

Participation

Washington	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ron Cox	---	---	30	39	7	76
Tito Wooten	---	---	29	39	3	71
Lee Flowers	---	---	30	38	2	70
Todd Lyght	---	---	28	38	2	68
Dale Carter	---	---	26	35	2	63
John Jackson	23	33	---	---	5	61
Brandon Bertelsen	23	33	---	---	5	61
Kevin Hardy	---	---	25	34	2	61
Reggie Brown	---	---	22	34	4	60
Michael McCrary	---	---	23	28	6	57
Howard Ballard	23	33	---	---	---	56
Keith Kartz	23	33	---	---	---	56
Mark Schlereth	23	33	---	---	---	56
Jack Ryan	23	33	---	---	---	56
Martin Mayhew	---	---	18	25	8	51
Jimmy Smith	20	31	---	---	---	51
John Davis	15	22	---	---	13	50
Forrest Gump	20	28	---	---	---	48
Frank Wycheck	18	27	---	---	2	47
Neil Smith	---	---	16	26	1	43
Eric Swann	---	---	15	23	5	43
Reidel Anthony	17	25	---	---	---	42
Kendall Roberts	---	---	16	15	6	37
Bryant Yerger	---	---	14	14	8	36
Keith Millard	---	---	15	16	---	31
Ronnie Ward	---	---	5	5	21	31
Greg Scales	6	11	---	---	12	29
Glyn Milburn	3	5	---	---	20	28
Amp Lee	8	11	---	---	---	19
Antwuan Wyatt	6	3	---	---	10	19
Anthony Pleasant	---	---	7	11	---	18
Craig Sauer	---	---	8	5	5	18
Kimble Anders	1	0	---	---	15	16
Mark Seay	1	2	---	---	13	16
Marcus Harris	0	0	---	---	15	15
Dwayne Harper	---	---	2	4	8	14
Ken Johnson	---	---	1	0	12	13
Donald Igwebuike	0	0	---	---	5	5
Tim Mangum	0	0	---	---	5	5
Booker Foxx	0	0	---	---	5	5
Todd Sauerbrun	0	0	---	---	5	5
Duane Hale	0	0	---	---	5	5
Sean Woodson	---	---	0	0	5	5
Jeff Brady	---	---	0	0	---	0
Stoney Case	0	0	---	---	---	0
Happy Gilmore	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Scott Rehberg	30	39	---	---	9	78
Courtney Hall	30	39	---	---	---	69
Randy Shughart	30	39	---	---	---	69
Joe Panos	30	39	---	---	---	69
Melvin Hayes	30	39	---	---	---	69
Jon Kitna	30	39	---	---	---	69
Garth Algar	---	---	23	33	5	61
Tiki Barber	23	27	---	---	11	61
Robert Van Winkle	---	---	23	32	5	60
Freddie Scott	26	34	---	---	---	60
Brian Kinchen	25	28	---	---	6	59
Tom Waddle	23	36	---	---	---	59
Yev Kassem	---	---	23	33	2	58
Jerome Woods	---	---	23	33	1	57
Randy Fuller	---	---	18	33	2	53
Orpheus Roye	---	---	19	32	---	51
Derrick Thomas	---	---	19	30	1	50
Cortez Kennedy	---	---	19	29	1	49
Levi James	12	22	---	---	12	46
Steve Broussard	7	12	---	---	21	40
Rick Lyle	---	---	14	25	1	40
R.C. Wrightman	---	---	14	19	5	38
Glen Moss	---	---	15	22	1	38
Michael Booker	---	---	9	9	16	34
Eric Kattus	8	7	---	---	17	32
Titus Dixon	16	14	---	---	1	31
Dana Stubblefield	---	---	14	12	1	27
Frank Wainright	5	9	---	---	12	26
Scott Schwedes	4	5	---	---	12	21
Greg Jefferson	---	---	9	8	4	21
Graham Donaldson	---	---	4	3	12	19
Gerald McBurrows	---	---	3	6	4	13
Sean Lumpkin	---	---	1	1	10	12
Kenny Shedd	1	1	---	---	10	12
Patrise Alexander	---	---	3	2	7	12
Hessley Hempstead	0	0	---	---	9	9
Norberto Davidds-Garrido	0	0	---	---	9	9
Jim Booker	0	0	---	---	9	9
Rod Payne	0	0	---	---	9	9
Mike Saxon	0	0	---	---	7	7
Braden Young	0	0	---	---	4	4
Shaft Covington	---	---	0	1	2	3
Dale Dawson	0	0	---	---	2	2
Scott Zolak	0	0	---	---	2	2
Craig Erickson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Marcus Spriggs	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	44	4.9
Middle	2	12	6.0
Right	10	54	5.4
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	32	3.2
Middle	10	70	7.0
Right	10	18	1.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Washington	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jack Ryan	30	19	5	1	0	5	1	1	3

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jon Kitna	32	16	3	1	2	6	5	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	46	15.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	5	5	49	9.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	8	138	10.6
Long (19+ Yds)	9	3	58	6.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	6	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	8	103	9.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	4	43	4.3
Long (19+ Yds)	8	1	37	4.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Washington	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jimmy Smith	12	5	105	2	31
TE Greg Scales	4	3	27	0	11
WR Amp Lee	4	2	37	0	11
TE John Davis	3	2	15	0	22
WR Reidel Anthony	3	3	47	1	25
TE Frank Wycheck	1	1	14	0	27
WR Mark Seay	1	1	20	1	2
RB Forrest Gump	1	1	1	0	28
WR Antwuan Wyatt	1	1	25	1	3

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tom Waddle	15	4	0	93	2	36
WR Freddie Scott	8	5	1	46	1	34
WR Titus Dixon	4	3	1	19	0	14
TE Brian Kinchen	2	1	0	13	0	28
RB Steve Broussard	1	1	0	4	0	12
TE Frank Wainright	1	1	0	10	0	9
RB Tiki Barber	1	1	0	4	0	27

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Washington	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Glyn Milburn	1	1	1.00	9.67

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tiki Barber	5	11	2.20	2.74

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Washington	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jack Ryan	2	2	28	14.00	9.70

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jon Kitna	3	1	3	1.00	5.91

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Washington	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Greg Scales	1	1	8	8.00	6.75
WR Reidel Anthony	1	1	20	20.00	15.67

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Tom Waddle	2	0	0	0.00	6.20
WR Freddie Scott	1	1	3	3.00	5.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Washington	Rushes	Conversions
Forrest Gump	5	3
Glyn Milburn	2	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Jon Kitna	2	1
Steve Broussard	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Washington	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jack Ryan	4	3	3

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jon Kitna	11	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Washington	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jimmy Smith	3	2	2
WR Mark Seay	1	1	1

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tom Waddle	5	2	2
WR Titus Dixon	2	1	1
WR Freddie Scott	2	1	0
TE Frank Wainright	1	1	1
RB Tiki Barber	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 64,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,200 (17,100)
End Zone 11,000 (12,400)
Mezzanine 6,400 (7,100)
Sideline Seats 10,100 (10,900)
Club Seats 14,700 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 7,500 (7,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	64,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,200 (17,100)
End Zone	11,000 (12,400)
Mezzanine	6,400 (7,100)
Sideline Seats	10,100 (10,900)
Club Seats	14,700 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	7,500 (7,500)