Week 9, 1997

played in Dallas, TX

84 degrees, rain, 3 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	0	0	10	0	-	10
Dallas Cowboys	13	7	0	3	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:42 DAL - Gary Anderson 29 field goal
1Q: 04:28 DAL - Gary Anderson 36 field goal
1Q: 02:11 DAL - Keenan McCardell 9 pass from Tony Eason (Gary Anderson extra point)
2Q: 05:32 DAL - Napoleon Kaufman 1 pass from Tony Eason (Gary Anderson extra point)
3Q: 09:46 ATL - Freddie Scott 18 pass from Jim Kelly (Dale Dawson extra point)
3Q: 03:12 ATL - Dale Dawson 31 field goal
4Q: 15:00 DAL - Gary Anderson 19 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:42 DAL - Gary Anderson 29 field goal
1Q: 04:28 DAL - Gary Anderson 36 field goal
1Q: 02:11 DAL - Keenan McCardell 9 pass from Tony Eason (Gary Anderson extra point)
2Q: 05:32 DAL - Napoleon Kaufman 1 pass from Tony Eason (Gary Anderson extra point)
3Q: 09:46 ATL - Freddie Scott 18 pass from Jim Kelly (Dale Dawson extra point)
3Q: 03:12 ATL - Dale Dawson 31 field goal
4Q: 15:00 DAL - Gary Anderson 19 field goal

Team Statistics ATL DAL
Record 2-6 2-6-1
First Downs 17 13
- by Rushing 4 3
- by Passing 12 10
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 290 282
- Offensive Plays 70 58
- Yards per Play 4.14 4.86
Net Rushing Yards 85 75
- Rushing Attempts 20 31
- Yards per Rush 4.25 2.42
Net Passing Yards 205 207
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 48 - 27 - 0 25 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 216 217
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 2/10
- Yards per Pass Play 4.10 7.67
Fumbles/Lost 5/2 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/18 3/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.8 7.8
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/35 6/54
Punt Returns/Yards 5/15 4/31
Kick Returns/Yards 3/66 1/21
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 21 OWN 40
Time of Possession 29:13 30:47

Team Statistics	ATL	DAL
Record	2-6	2-6-1
First Downs	17	13
- by Rushing	4	3
- by Passing	12	10
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	290	282
- Offensive Plays	70	58
- Yards per Play	4.14	4.86
Net Rushing Yards	85	75
- Rushing Attempts	20	31
- Yards per Rush	4.25	2.42
Net Passing Yards	205	207
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	48 - 27 - 0	25 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	216	217
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	2/10
- Yards per Pass Play	4.10	7.67
Fumbles/Lost	5/2	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/18	3/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.8	7.8
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/35	6/54
Punt Returns/Yards	5/15	4/31
Kick Returns/Yards	3/66	1/21
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 21	OWN 40
Time of Possession	29:13	30:47

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:37	1:42	OWN 26	3	7	Punt
1	2:00	4:35	OWN 20	9	33	Punt
2	8:26	1:38	OWN 3	3	4	Punt
2	5:26	3:30	OWN 20	7	30	Punt
2	0:47	0:42	OWN 36	4	10	Punt
3	15:00	5:24	OWN 16	10	84	Touchdown
3	7:57	4:51	OWN 34	10	52	Field Goal
4	14:52	0:58	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
4	12:01	1:42	OWN 18	3	5	Punt
4	7:34	2:20	OWN 38	6	11	Downs
4	2:55	2:11	OWN 12	11	35	Downs
4	0:01	0:01	OWN 20	1	0	Game

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:23	OWN 20	10	68	Field Goal
1	6:55	2:34	OWN 43	5	38	Field Goal
1	4:14	2:14	OPP 25	4	25	Touchdown
2	12:25	3:59	OWN 20	7	37	Punt
2	6:48	1:22	OPP 49	4	49	Touchdown
2	1:56	1:09	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
2	0:05	0:05	OWN 14	1	-1	Half
3	9:36	1:39	OWN 33	3	-4	Punt
3	3:06	1:41	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
3	1:25	1:33	OPP 8	3	6	Field Goal
4	13:54	1:53	OWN 33	3	4	Punt
4	10:19	2:45	OWN 48	6	21	Missed FG
4	5:14	2:19	OPP 49	3	9	Punt
4	0:44	0:43	OPP 47	3	-2	Punt

Game MVP: Tony Eason, Dallas Cowboys

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Tiki Barber	16	70	4.38	18	2	0
Steve Broussard	4	15	3.75	11	1	0

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Napoleon Kaufman	17	51	3.00	10	1
Ed Toner	13	25	1.92	7	0
Tony Eason	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jim Kelly	48	27	216	2/11	1	30	0	74.6

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tony Eason	25	17	217	2/10	2	39	0	121.6

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Freddie Scott	10	18	68	6.80	5	18	1
WR Tom Waddle	6	15	88	14.67	24	30	0
WR Titus Dixon	3	5	14	4.67	0	14	0
FB Derrick Fenner	3	3	25	8.33	10	11	0
TE Brian Kinchen	2	2	11	5.50	0	8	0
WR Scott Schwedes	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Steve Broussard	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0
RB Tiki Barber	1	1	11	11.00	6	11	0
TE Frank Wainright	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Wade Word	7	7	113	16.14	24	25	0
WR Keenan McCardell	5	9	92	18.40	24	39	1
FB Dan Majerle	2	2	7	3.50	0	6	0
WR J.J. Birden	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	0
RB Napoleon Kaufman	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	1
TE Rickey Dudley	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Charlie Babbit	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Jackie Harris	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov
Jim Kelly	1	2
Tiki Barber	1	1
Garth Algar	1	0
Freddie Scott	1	0
Michael Booker	1	0

Dallas	Recov	Force
Charlie Babbit	1	1
Joe Tofflemire	1	0
Tim McDonald	0	1
Ed Toner	0	1
Nate Thornton	0	1
Kenny Holmes	0	1

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Saxon	7	311	44.4	34.3	50	1

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ned Flanders	7	303	43.3	38.3	49	3

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dale Dawson	1/1	0/0	0/0	31	1/1

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Gary Anderson	3/4	0/1	0/0	36	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Garth Algar	5	15	3.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charlie Babbit	2	26	13.0	0
Wade Word	2	5	2.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Michael Booker	3	66	22.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charlie Babbit	1	21	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Cortez Kennedy	8	0	0.0	22	24
OLB Derrick Thomas	6	1	0.0	23	22
CB Randy Fuller	5	2	0.0	27	24
S Jerome Woods	5	0	0.0	30	25
S Garth Algar	4	3	0.0	31	27
DT R.C. Wrightman	3	2	0.0	25	15
DE Rick Lyle	2	1	1.0	22	19
DE Greg Jefferson	2	0	1.0	9	8
CB Robert Van Winkle	2	1	0.0	31	26
OLB Howard Dinkins	2	1	0.0	23	14
OLB Glen Moss	2	1	0.0	28	16
DT Dana Stubblefield	1	2	0.0	16	10
DE Orpheus Roye	1	1	0.0	29	27
S Gerald McBurrows	1	0	0.0	2	7
ILB Patrise Alexander	1	0	0.0	7	14
OLB Graham Donaldson	1	0	0.0	10	6
CB Michael Booker	1	0	0.0	5	12

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Fred Foggie	6	2	0.0	20	48
CB Donnie Abraham	5	1	0.0	20	47
DT Michael Dean Perry	4	0	0.0	12	25
OLB Eddie Robinson	4	0	0.0	16	47
CB Tony Stargell	3	3	0.0	8	38
OLB John Roper	3	2	0.0	14	20
CB Ron Davis	3	2	0.0	4	26
DE Steve Lattimer	3	1	0.0	16	33
ILB Nate Thornton	3	0	0.0	13	16
OLB Rich Powers	3	0	0.0	7	32
OLB Anthony Bell	2	0	0.0	4	7
CB Darrell Malone	2	0	0.0	14	46
DE Junior Bryant	1	0	1.0	4	18
DE Kenny Holmes	1	0	1.0	13	33
S Tim McDonald	1	2	0.0	19	50
ILB Rod Stephens	1	1	0.0	6	1
S John Baylor	1	0	0.0	13	13
OLB Aundray Bruce	1	0	0.0	2	9
DT Mack Richardson	1	0	0.0	7	16

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Greg Jefferson	1.0	1	0	0	8
DE Rick Lyle	1.0	0	0	0	19
DT Cortez Kennedy	0.0	1	2	2	24
DT R.C. Wrightman	0.0	0	1	0	15
OLB Glen Moss	0.0	0	1	0	16

Dallas	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Kenny Holmes	1.0	0	1	33
DE Junior Bryant	1.0	0	0	18
DT Michael Dean Perry	0.0	1	3	25
ILB Nate Thornton	0.0	1	0	16
OLB Aundray Bruce	0.0	0	1	9
DE Steve Lattimer	0.0	0	1	33
DT Brenston Buckner	0.0	0	1	25

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Derrick Thomas	4	0	22
CB Randy Fuller	3	0	24
CB Robert Van Winkle	2	0	26
S Garth Algar	2	0	27
DE Rick Lyle	1	0	19
S Gerald McBurrows	1	0	7
ILB Patrise Alexander	1	0	14
S Jerome Woods	1	0	25
OLB Graham Donaldson	1	0	6
CB Michael Booker	1	0	12
OLB Glen Moss	0	1	16

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Donnie Abraham	5	1	47
CB Fred Foggie	4	3	48
OLB Eddie Robinson	3	2	47
DT Michael Dean Perry	2	0	25
CB Tony Stargell	2	0	38
ILB Nate Thornton	2	0	16
CB Ron Davis	2	0	26
CB Darrell Malone	1	1	46
OLB Anthony Bell	1	0	7
S Tim McDonald	1	0	50
S John Baylor	1	0	13
OLB Aundray Bruce	1	0	9
DE Steve Lattimer	1	0	33
OLB Rich Powers	1	0	32

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Melvin Hayes	3	6	1	20	0	50
Randy Shughart	2	6	0	20	1	50
Courtney Hall	2	3	0	20	0	50
Joe Panos	1	3	0	20	0	50
Scott Rehberg	0	1	0	20	1	50
Brian Kinchen	0	1	0	19	0	38

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tony Mayberry	2	8	1	31	1	27
Bob Kochman	1	7	0	31	1	27
Chris Wiltz	1	6	0	31	0	27
Mo Elewonibi	1	3	0	31	0	27
Ralph Tamm	1	2	0	31	0	27
Jackie Harris	1	1	0	25	0	16
Dan Majerle	0	3	0	20	0	17

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Derrick Fenner	2	10
Frank Wainright	1	14
Kenny Shedd	1	13
Brian Kinchen	1	8
Hessley Hempstead	1	8

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Charlie Babbit	2	21
Ed Toner	1	27
Rickey Dudley	1	18
Dan Majerle	1	17
Wade Word	1	15
Bruce Perkins	1	12
Ralph Tamm	1	11

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Scott Rehberg	20	50	---	---	8	78
Jim Kelly	20	50	---	---	---	70
Courtney Hall	20	50	---	---	---	70
Randy Shughart	20	50	---	---	---	70
Joe Panos	20	50	---	---	---	70
Melvin Hayes	20	50	---	---	---	70
Garth Algar	---	---	31	27	11	69
Robert Van Winkle	---	---	31	26	10	67
Brian Kinchen	19	38	---	---	8	65
Orpheus Roye	---	---	29	27	4	60
Tom Waddle	18	41	---	---	---	59
Freddie Scott	17	42	---	---	---	59
Jerome Woods	---	---	30	25	4	59
Steve Broussard	4	27	---	---	24	55
Randy Fuller	---	---	27	24	4	55
Cortez Kennedy	---	---	22	24	5	51
Derrick Fenner	13	26	---	---	10	49
Derrick Thomas	---	---	23	22	4	49
R.C. Wrightman	---	---	25	15	9	49
Glen Moss	---	---	28	16	4	48
Tiki Barber	16	23	---	---	7	46
Rick Lyle	---	---	22	19	3	44
Michael Booker	---	---	5	12	24	41
Howard Dinkins	---	---	23	14	2	39
Graham Donaldson	---	---	10	6	22	38
Patrise Alexander	---	---	7	14	10	31
Eric Kattus	3	8	---	---	17	28
Scott Schwedes	3	9	---	---	15	27
Titus Dixon	4	23	---	---	---	27
Frank Wainright	3	10	---	---	14	27
Dana Stubblefield	---	---	16	10	---	26
Greg Jefferson	---	---	9	8	8	25
Gerald McBurrows	---	---	2	7	9	18
Kenny Shedd	0	3	---	---	13	16
Sean Lumpkin	---	---	1	0	9	10
Gregg Gamble	0	0	---	---	8	8
Hessley Hempstead	0	0	---	---	8	8
Jim Booker	0	0	---	---	8	8
Rod Payne	0	0	---	---	8	8
Mike Saxon	0	0	---	---	7	7
Shaft Covington	---	---	0	1	6	7
Dale Dawson	0	0	---	---	2	2
Braden Young	0	0	---	---	2	2
Ramon Shonta	0	0	---	---	1	1
Craig Erickson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Marcus Spriggs	0	0	---	---	---	0

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tim McDonald	---	---	19	50	7	76
Tony Stargell	---	---	8	38	24	70
Ralph Tamm	31	27	---	---	11	69
Fred Foggie	---	---	20	48	1	69
Donnie Abraham	---	---	20	47	1	68
Darrell Malone	---	---	14	46	5	65
Eddie Robinson	---	---	16	47	2	65
Tony Eason	31	27	---	---	---	58
Tony Mayberry	31	27	---	---	---	58
Mo Elewonibi	31	27	---	---	---	58
Wade Word	21	22	---	---	15	58
Chris Wiltz	31	27	---	---	---	58
Bob Kochman	31	27	---	---	---	58
Dan Majerle	20	17	---	---	17	54
Keenan McCardell	29	23	---	---	---	52
Steve Lattimer	---	---	16	33	1	50
Rickey Dudley	17	14	---	---	18	49
Ed Toner	14	7	---	---	27	48
Kenny Holmes	---	---	13	33	2	48
Ron Davis	---	---	4	26	15	45
Jackie Harris	25	16	---	---	---	41
Rich Powers	---	---	7	32	2	41
Michael Dean Perry	---	---	12	25	---	37
Anthony Bell	---	---	4	7	24	35
John Roper	---	---	14	20	1	35
Mack Richardson	---	---	7	16	12	35
Brenston Buckner	---	---	8	25	2	35
Napoleon Kaufman	17	18	---	---	---	35
Nate Thornton	---	---	13	16	1	30
J.J. Birden	7	7	---	---	15	29
Charlie Babbit	2	4	---	---	21	27
John Baylor	---	---	13	13	---	26
Junior Bryant	---	---	4	18	---	22
Bruce Perkins	3	5	---	---	12	20
Aundray Bruce	---	---	2	9	1	12
Joe Tofflemire	0	0	---	---	11	11
Rod Stephens	---	---	6	1	4	11
Ned Flanders	0	0	---	---	11	11
Kendyl Clarke	0	0	---	---	11	11
Gene Williams	0	0	---	---	11	11
Channing Carpenter	0	0	---	---	11	11
Gary Anderson	0	0	---	---	10	10
Darnell Autry	0	2	---	---	2	4
Mark Rypien	0	0	---	---	---	0
Mark Stepnoski	0	0	---	---	---	0
Edwin Dorsett	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	36	4.5
Middle	4	16	4.0
Right	8	33	4.1
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	17	2.4
Middle	20	55	2.8
Right	3	4	1.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jim Kelly	48	27	2	2	3	7	7	0	0

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tony Eason	25	17	6	0	1	1	4	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	6	1.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	16	119	6.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	6	61	3.8
Long (19+ Yds)	10	1	30	3.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	1	0.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	9	76	6.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	5	78	13.0
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	62	12.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Freddie Scott	18	10	1	68	0	42
WR Tom Waddle	15	6	2	88	2	41
WR Titus Dixon	5	3	0	14	0	23
FB Derrick Fenner	3	3	0	25	0	26
WR Scott Schwedes	2	1	0	3	0	9
TE Brian Kinchen	2	2	0	11	0	38
RB Steve Broussard	1	1	0	-4	0	27
TE Frank Wainright	1	0	0	0	0	10
RB Tiki Barber	1	1	0	11	0	23

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Keenan McCardell	9	5	0	92	2	23
WR Wade Word	7	7	0	113	4	22
WR J.J. Birden	2	1	1	4	0	7
FB Dan Majerle	2	2	0	7	0	17
TE Jackie Harris	2	0	0	0	0	16
WR Charlie Babbit	1	0	0	0	0	4
RB Napoleon Kaufman	1	1	0	1	0	18
TE Rickey Dudley	1	1	0	0	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tiki Barber	1	5	5.00	4.38

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Napoleon Kaufman	4	16	4.00	3.00
Ed Toner	3	2	0.67	1.92

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jim Kelly	1	1	18	18.00	4.50

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tony Eason	5	4	14	2.80	8.68

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Freddie Scott	1	1	18	18.00	3.78

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Keenan McCardell	2	1	9	4.50	10.22
WR J.J. Birden	1	1	4	4.00	2.00
RB Napoleon Kaufman	1	1	1	1.00	1.00
TE Rickey Dudley	1	1	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Tiki Barber	4	2
Steve Broussard	2	1

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Ed Toner	3	1
Napoleon Kaufman	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jim Kelly	11	7	5

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tony Eason	9	6	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tom Waddle	5	4	3
WR Freddie Scott	3	1	1
TE Brian Kinchen	2	2	1
WR Titus Dixon	1	0	0

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Keenan McCardell	3	1	0
WR Wade Word	3	3	2
WR J.J. Birden	2	1	0
FB Dan Majerle	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 48,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,400 (21,400)
End Zone 9,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine 5,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	48,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,400 (21,400)
End Zone	9,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine	5,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (3,300)