Week 12, 1997

played in New England, MA

42 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	7	3	7	3	-	20
New England Patriots	6	0	0	0	-	6

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:09 NED - Cole Ford 42 field goal
1Q: 04:40 ATL - Tim Hall 5 run (Dale Dawson extra point)
1Q: 00:21 NED - Cole Ford 43 field goal
2Q: 02:39 ATL - Dale Dawson 39 field goal
3Q: 10:12 ATL - Brian Kinchen 29 pass from Jim Kelly (Dale Dawson extra point)
4Q: 01:57 ATL - Dale Dawson 36 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:09 NED - Cole Ford 42 field goal
1Q: 04:40 ATL - Tim Hall 5 run (Dale Dawson extra point)
1Q: 00:21 NED - Cole Ford 43 field goal
2Q: 02:39 ATL - Dale Dawson 39 field goal
3Q: 10:12 ATL - Brian Kinchen 29 pass from Jim Kelly (Dale Dawson extra point)
4Q: 01:57 ATL - Dale Dawson 36 field goal

Team Statistics ATL NED
Record 4-7 7-4
First Downs 18 14
- by Rushing 5 2
- by Passing 13 12
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 338 281
- Offensive Plays 62 69
- Yards per Play 5.45 4.07
Net Rushing Yards 131 37
- Rushing Attempts 31 17
- Yards per Rush 4.23 2.18
Net Passing Yards 207 244
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 18 - 0 49 - 30 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 223 263
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/16 3/19
- Yards per Pass Play 6.68 4.69
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 8/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.5 7.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 4/25 5/34
Punt Returns/Yards 2/12 1/4
Kick Returns/Yards 1/21 4/76
Interception Ret./Yards 2/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 38 OWN 22
Time of Possession 30:17 29:43

Team Statistics	ATL	NED
Record	4-7	7-4
First Downs	18	14
- by Rushing	5	2
- by Passing	13	12
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	338	281
- Offensive Plays	62	69
- Yards per Play	5.45	4.07
Net Rushing Yards	131	37
- Rushing Attempts	31	17
- Yards per Rush	4.23	2.18
Net Passing Yards	207	244
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 18 - 0	49 - 30 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	223	263
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/16	3/19
- Yards per Pass Play	6.68	4.69
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	8/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.5	7.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	4/25	5/34
Punt Returns/Yards	2/12	1/4
Kick Returns/Yards	1/21	4/76
Interception Ret./Yards	2/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 38	OWN 22
Time of Possession	30:17	29:43

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:04	2:13	OWN 35	4	14	Punt
1	5:43	1:13	OPP 29	3	29	Touchdown
1	0:13	3:27	OWN 20	7	45	Punt
2	7:47	5:15	OWN 20	9	58	Field Goal
2	1:14	1:04	50	4	19	Missed FG
3	15:00	2:47	OWN 20	6	26	Punt
3	11:25	1:27	OPP 48	3	48	Touchdown
3	7:58	3:50	OWN 34	6	18	Punt
3	2:23	3:11	OWN 20	8	37	Punt
4	8:46	4:18	OWN 35	8	22	Punt
4	2:25	0:35	OPP 21	3	2	Field Goal
4	0:01	0:01	OWN 20	1	-1	Game

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:56	OWN 20	11	55	Field Goal
1	5:51	0:08	OWN 11	1	0	Interception
1	4:30	4:17	OWN 36	7	38	Field Goal
2	11:46	3:59	OWN 20	9	34	Punt
2	2:32	1:18	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
2	0:10	0:10	OWN 38	1	0	Half
3	12:13	0:48	OWN 20	3	-7	Punt
3	9:58	2:00	OWN 17	3	3	Punt
3	4:08	1:45	OWN 20	4	16	Punt
4	14:12	5:26	OWN 20	11	52	Missed FG
4	4:28	2:03	OWN 14	7	7	Downs
4	1:50	1:49	OWN 39	9	47	Interception

Game MVP: Randy Fuller, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Randy Baldwin	17	96	5.65	22	3	0
Tim Hall	13	36	2.77	9	0	1
Jim Kelly	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Edgar Bennett	10	26	2.60	9
John Miller	3	4	1.33	2
Bob Christian	2	1	0.50	2
Don Majkowski	1	4	4.00	4
Antonio Freeman	1	2	2.00	2

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jim Kelly	29	18	223	2/16	1	29	0	97.3

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Don Majkowski	49	30	263	3/19	0	22	2	58.4

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Tom Waddle	6	9	72	12.00	27	27	0
WR Titus Dixon	3	4	39	13.00	6	14	0
RB Randy Baldwin	2	2	6	3.00	0	10	0
RB Tim Hall	2	2	11	5.50	4	8	0
WR Freddie Scott	2	5	45	22.50	16	27	0
TE Brian Kinchen	1	2	29	29.00	20	29	1
TE Frank Wainright	1	2	1	1.00	0	1	0
WR Kenny Shedd	1	1	20	20.00	0	20	0
FB Derrick Fenner	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Curtis Conway	11	15	89	8.09	32	21
WR Antonio Freeman	6	14	73	12.17	37	21
FB Bob Christian	5	5	41	8.20	26	11
RB Edgar Bennett	4	4	35	8.75	25	22
TE Jamie Asher	2	2	12	6.00	8	9
WR Charles Davenport	1	3	4	4.00	0	4
RB John Miller	1	1	9	9.00	7	9
TE Keith Jackson	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
WR Ed McCaffrey	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
FB Mike Alstott	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Robert Van Winkle	1	0	0.00	0
CB Randy Fuller	1	0	0.00	0

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Saxon	6	253	42.2	28.2	54	2

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bryan Barker	5	227	45.4	35.0	64	0

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dale Dawson	2/3	0/1	0/0	39	2/2

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cole Ford	2/3	2/3	0/0	43	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Garth Algar	2	12	6.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Evan Toomer	1	4	4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Michael Booker	1	21	21.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
John Miller	3	59	19.7	0
Charles Davenport	1	17	17.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Derrick Thomas	6	0	0.0	16	42
S Garth Algar	6	0	0.0	17	52
OLB Howard Dinkins	5	0	0.0	14	26
DE Orpheus Roye	4	0	1.0	16	42
S Jerome Woods	4	3	0.0	15	52
CB Robert Van Winkle	4	1	0.0	16	51
DT R.C. Wrightman	4	1	0.0	11	30
CB Randy Fuller	3	0	1.0	15	49
DT Cortez Kennedy	3	1	0.0	14	46
OLB Glen Moss	3	1	0.0	15	29
DE Rick Lyle	2	2	0.5	13	35
CB Michael Booker	2	1	0.0	2	24
DT Dana Stubblefield	2	0	0.0	12	15
ILB Patrise Alexander	1	0	0.5	4	20
S Sean Lumpkin	1	0	0.0	0	7

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Larry Izzo	7	1	0.0	21	25
ILB Ted Johnson	5	0	1.0	26	30
OLB James Francis	4	2	1.0	7	10
DE Jeff Lageman	4	2	0.0	20	26
CB Tom Carter	4	2	0.0	31	31
DT John Randle	4	1	0.0	26	23
CB Steve Isreal	4	1	0.0	21	20
S Rodney Harrison	3	3	0.0	30	28
DT Tony Siragusa	2	1	0.0	16	14
CB Homey D Clown	2	1	0.0	29	28
OLB Mike Jones	2	0	0.0	13	10
DE Ben Karpinski	2	0	0.0	22	25
ILB Ron Johnson	2	0	0.0	5	1
DE Warren Powers	1	1	0.0	19	12
S Je-rod Rozumek	1	1	0.0	29	30
QB Don Majkowski	1	0	---	---	---
WR Curtis Conway	1	0	---	---	---
DT Chuck Johnson	1	0	0.0	9	11
CB Kevin Abrams	0	2	0.0	12	13

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Orpheus Roye	1.0	1	0	0	42
CB Randy Fuller	1.0	0	1	1	49
DE Rick Lyle	0.5	0	0	0	35
ILB Patrise Alexander	0.5	0	0	0	20
DT R.C. Wrightman	0.0	0	1	0	30
DT Dana Stubblefield	0.0	0	1	0	15
OLB Glen Moss	0.0	0	1	0	29
DE Greg Jefferson	0.0	0	0	2	17

New England	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB James Francis	1.0	0	0	10
ILB Ted Johnson	1.0	0	0	30
DE Jeff Lageman	0.0	4	3	26
DE Ben Karpinski	0.0	1	0	25

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Robert Van Winkle	4	0	1	51
OLB Derrick Thomas	4	0	0	42
OLB Howard Dinkins	4	0	0	26
S Garth Algar	4	0	0	52
S Jerome Woods	3	1	0	52
OLB Glen Moss	3	0	0	29
CB Michael Booker	2	0	0	24
CB Randy Fuller	1	2	1	49
DT Cortez Kennedy	1	0	0	46
DT R.C. Wrightman	1	0	0	30
S Sean Lumpkin	1	0	0	7
DE Rick Lyle	1	0	0	35
DE Orpheus Roye	1	0	0	42
S Shaft Covington	0	1	0	1
S Gerald McBurrows	0	1	0	23
ILB Patrise Alexander	0	1	0	20

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Larry Izzo	4	0	25
CB Tom Carter	3	1	31
ILB Ted Johnson	3	0	30
CB Homey D Clown	2	1	28
OLB Mike Jones	2	0	10
S Je-rod Rozumek	1	2	30
DE Warren Powers	1	1	12
CB Steve Isreal	1	0	20
ILB Ron Johnson	1	0	1

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Courtney Hall	3	5	1	31	0	31
Scott Rehberg	3	3	0	31	0	31
Joe Panos	2	5	0	31	1	31
Melvin Hayes	1	6	0	31	1	31
Brian Kinchen	1	3	1	27	0	26
Frank Wainright	1	1	0	5	0	5
Randy Shughart	0	6	0	31	0	31
Derrick Fenner	0	1	0	18	0	16

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Greg Truitt	2	4	17	0	52
Richmond Webb	1	3	17	2	52
Brendan Stai	1	3	17	0	52
Tony Mandarich	0	3	17	0	52
Fred Miller	0	2	17	1	52
Jamie Asher	0	1	12	0	30

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Tim Hall	1	21
Michael Booker	1	18
Frank Wainright	1	16
Sean Lumpkin	1	13
Derrick Fenner	1	12

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Steve Isreal	1	27
Mark Bruener	1	15
Larry Izzo	1	11

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Garth Algar	---	---	17	52	8	77
Robert Van Winkle	---	---	16	51	6	73
Scott Rehberg	31	31	---	---	9	71
Jerome Woods	---	---	15	52	3	70
Randy Fuller	---	---	15	49	3	67
Cortez Kennedy	---	---	14	46	3	63
Jim Kelly	31	31	---	---	---	62
Courtney Hall	31	31	---	---	---	62
Randy Shughart	31	31	---	---	---	62
Joe Panos	31	31	---	---	---	62
Melvin Hayes	31	31	---	---	---	62
Orpheus Roye	---	---	16	42	4	62
Brian Kinchen	27	26	---	---	7	60
Derrick Thomas	---	---	16	42	2	60
Tom Waddle	29	25	---	---	---	54
Freddie Scott	28	24	---	---	---	52
Rick Lyle	---	---	13	35	2	50
Tim Hall	13	15	---	---	21	49
R.C. Wrightman	---	---	11	30	6	47
Glen Moss	---	---	15	29	3	47
Derrick Fenner	18	16	---	---	12	46
Michael Booker	---	---	2	24	18	44
Howard Dinkins	---	---	14	26	3	43
Randy Baldwin	18	16	---	---	1	35
Patrise Alexander	---	---	4	20	7	31
Gerald McBurrows	---	---	0	23	7	30
Graham Donaldson	---	---	2	11	16	29
Dana Stubblefield	---	---	12	15	1	28
Greg Jefferson	---	---	4	17	6	27
Titus Dixon	10	14	---	---	2	26
Frank Wainright	5	5	---	---	16	26
Eric Kattus	4	4	---	---	17	25
Scott Schwedes	3	7	---	---	12	22
Sean Lumpkin	---	---	0	7	13	20
Kenny Shedd	0	3	---	---	13	16
Gregg Gamble	0	0	---	---	9	9
Hessley Hempstead	0	0	---	---	9	9
Jim Booker	0	0	---	---	9	9
Rod Payne	0	0	---	---	9	9
Mike Saxon	0	0	---	---	6	6
Dale Dawson	0	0	---	---	4	4
Braden Young	0	0	---	---	4	4
Ramon Shonta	0	0	---	---	3	3
Shaft Covington	---	---	1	1	1	3
Craig Erickson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Marcus Spriggs	0	0	---	---	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Brendan Stai	17	52	---	---	8	77
Don Majkowski	17	52	---	---	---	69
Tony Mandarich	17	52	---	---	---	69
Richmond Webb	17	52	---	---	---	69
Curtis Conway	12	47	---	---	10	69
Greg Truitt	17	52	---	---	---	69
Fred Miller	17	52	---	---	---	69
Steve Isreal	---	---	21	20	27	68
Je-rod Rozumek	---	---	29	30	7	66
Tom Carter	---	---	31	31	3	65
Bob Christian	15	34	---	---	15	64
Rodney Harrison	---	---	30	28	6	64
Antonio Freeman	13	49	---	---	---	62
Edgar Bennett	14	47	---	---	---	61
Homey D Clown	---	---	29	28	3	60
Ted Johnson	---	---	26	30	3	59
Larry Izzo	---	---	21	25	11	57
John Randle	---	---	26	23	3	52
Ben Karpinski	---	---	22	25	3	50
Jeff Lageman	---	---	20	26	3	49
Mike Jones	---	---	13	10	20	43
Jamie Asher	12	30	---	---	---	42
Warren Powers	---	---	19	12	7	38
Tony Siragusa	---	---	16	14	4	34
Charles Davenport	2	28	---	---	2	32
Kevin Abrams	---	---	12	13	1	26
John Miller	3	5	---	---	16	24
James Francis	---	---	7	10	6	23
Chuck Johnson	---	---	9	11	3	23
Torrian Gray	---	---	5	4	14	23
Mark Bruener	3	1	---	---	15	19
Mike Alstott	1	8	---	---	9	18
Ed McCaffrey	1	3	---	---	13	17
Keith Jackson	6	6	---	---	1	13
Evan Toomer	0	2	---	---	8	10
Tom Nutten	0	0	---	---	8	8
Tre Fuller	0	0	---	---	8	8
Harrison Burks	0	0	---	---	8	8
Tony Ramirez	0	0	---	---	8	8
Eric Bjornson	3	0	---	---	4	7
Ron Johnson	---	---	5	1	---	6
Cole Ford	0	0	---	---	6	6
Bryan Barker	0	0	---	---	5	5
Spencer Bramson	0	0	---	---	4	4
Mike Cherry	0	0	---	---	3	3
Trot Nixon	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	53	4.4
Middle	9	39	4.3
Right	9	40	4.4
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	11	3.7
Middle	13	25	1.9
Right	1	1	1.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jim Kelly	29	18	4	0	1	5	5	3	0

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Don Majkowski	49	30	4	2	3	6	4	3	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	22	4.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	8	103	8.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	3	35	5.8
Long (19+ Yds)	6	3	63	10.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	7	54	5.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	16	122	6.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	7	87	5.1
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tom Waddle	9	6	0	72	1	25
WR Freddie Scott	5	2	0	45	1	24
WR Titus Dixon	4	3	0	39	0	14
TE Brian Kinchen	2	1	1	29	1	26
FB Derrick Fenner	2	0	0	0	0	16
RB Randy Baldwin	2	2	0	6	0	16
TE Frank Wainright	2	1	0	1	0	5
RB Tim Hall	2	2	0	11	0	15
WR Kenny Shedd	1	1	0	20	1	3

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Curtis Conway	15	11	1	89	1	47
WR Antonio Freeman	14	6	0	73	2	49
FB Bob Christian	5	5	0	41	0	34
RB Edgar Bennett	4	4	0	35	1	47
WR Charles Davenport	3	1	0	4	0	28
TE Keith Jackson	2	0	2	0	0	6
TE Jamie Asher	2	2	0	12	0	30
WR Ed McCaffrey	1	0	0	0	0	3
RB John Miller	1	1	0	9	0	5
FB Mike Alstott	1	0	0	0	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tim Hall	1	5	5.00	2.77

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Don Majkowski	3	0	0	0.00	5.37

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Curtis Conway	1	0	0	0.00	5.93
WR Antonio Freeman	1	0	0	0.00	5.21

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Randy Baldwin	2	0
Tim Hall	1	0

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Bob Christian	2	1
Edgar Bennett	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jim Kelly	11	8	5

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Don Majkowski	16	11	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Freddie Scott	3	1	1
WR Titus Dixon	2	2	2
WR Tom Waddle	2	1	0
RB Tim Hall	2	2	2
RB Randy Baldwin	1	1	0
TE Frank Wainright	1	1	0

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Curtis Conway	7	7	4
WR Antonio Freeman	7	2	1
FB Bob Christian	1	1	1
RB Edgar Bennett	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 61,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,200 (21,400)
End Zone 13,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,400 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	61,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,200 (21,400)
End Zone	13,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,400 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,300)