Exhibition Week 5, 1998

played in Atlanta, GA

81 degrees, fair, calm

Tennessee Oilers0700-7
Atlanta Falcons211007-38

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:12 ATL - Jerome Pathon 8 pass from Ramon Shonta (Dale Dawson extra point)
1Q: 10:14 ATL - Michael Booker 19 interception return (Dale Dawson extra point)
1Q: 03:02 ATL - Charles Woodson 31 interception return (Dale Dawson extra point)
2Q: 12:53 ATL - Jerome Pathon 25 pass from Jon Kitna (Dale Dawson extra point)
2Q: 10:18 TEN - Lonzell Hill 28 pass from Jeff George (David Akers extra point)
2Q: 00:47 ATL - Dale Dawson 43 field goal
4Q: 05:13 ATL - Eddie Watson 7 run (Dale Dawson extra point)

Team StatisticsTENATL
Record2-22-2
First Downs1317
- by Rushing37
- by Passing109
- by Penalty01
Total Net Yards231253
- Offensive Plays7065
- Yards per Play3.303.89
Net Rushing Yards40118
- Rushing Attempts1836
- Yards per Rush2.223.28
Net Passing Yards191135
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt46 - 26 - 426 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards231160
- Sacks/Yards Lost6/403/25
- Yards per Pass Play3.674.66
Fumbles/Lost2/12/1
3rd Down Conversions4/168/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down7.710.7
4th Down Conversions0/10/0
Penalties/Yards5/384/35
Punt Returns/Yards4/443/34
Kick Returns/Yards4/910/0
Interception Ret./Yards0/04/73
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits02
- Red Zone TDs/FGs0/02/0
Avg. Drive StartOWN 29OWN 35
Time of Possession27:1432:46

Drive Charts

Tennessee Oilers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:002:11OWN 203-3Punt
111:040:59OWN 193-5Interception
110:052:13OWN 939Punt
17:391:36OPP 3739Missed FG
13:060:15OWN 2020Interception
12:513:01OWN 30620Fumble
212:392:32OWN 20880Touchdown
29:073:17OWN 26935Punt
23:461:01OWN 36510Interception
20:410:41OWN 2210Half
314:111:54OWN 3538Punt
310:321:15OWN 20417Punt
33:472:41OWN 42633Interception
411:581:24OWN 203-6Punt
48:431:06OWN 2043Downs
45:031:11OWN 4932Punt
41:511:51OWN 48414Game
Atlanta Falcons
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
112:491:45OPP 49449Touchdown
17:520:13OWN 401-3Fumble
16:032:57OWN 35731Punt
214:502:1150650Touchdown
210:071:00OWN 203-11Punt
25:502:04OWN 2038Punt
22:452:04OWN 44530Field Goal
315:000:49OWN 2036Punt
312:171:45OWN 9734Punt
39:175:30OWN 23913Punt
31:064:08OWN 35811Punt
410:341:51OPP 4532Punt
47:372:34OPP 23423Touchdown
43:522:01OWN 2030Punt

Game MVP: Carl Hansen, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

TennesseeAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Rey Mysterio Jr14292.07600
Michael Pittman2157.501410
Jeff George122.00200
Donnell Bennett1-6-6.00-600
AtlantaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Eddie Watson29963.311821
Tiki Barber4133.251010
Jon Kitna263.00600
Ramon Shonta133.00300

Passing Statistics

TennesseeAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Jeff George46262316/40128441.1
AtlantaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Jon Kitna20121022/22125090.0
Ramon Shonta64581/31360137.5

Receiving Statistics

TennesseeCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Macey Brooks6126310.5017160
WR Lonzell Hill587515.0028281
WR Haywood Jeffires373511.6718280
FB Joe Aska33227.335130
RB Rey Mysterio Jr35124.001080
RB Michael Pittman2284.00250
TE Derrick Walker1233.00130
WR Alex Van Dyke1355.00050
TE Itula Mili1133.00030
WR Donald Hayes1355.00050
AtlantaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Jerome Pathon679716.1746362
TE Brian Kinchen353110.330190
WR Titus Dixon35165.33070
TE Frank Wainright22147.001490
RB Eddie Watson1311.00010
WR Ryan Thelwell1211.00010
WR Tom Waddle0100.00000
RB Tiki Barber0100.00000

Interception Statistics

TennesseeIntsYardsAvgTD
AtlantaIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Charles Woodson25427.001
S Jerome Woods100.000
CB Michael Booker11919.001

Fumble Statistics

TennesseeFumbRecovForceTD
Jeff George1000
Rey Mysterio Jr1000
Derrick Walker0100
Harry Deligianis0100
Ken Norton Jr.0010
Steve Foley0010
AtlantaFumbRecovForceTD
Ramon Shonta1000
Eddie Watson1000
Marcus Spriggs0100
Carl Hansen0100
Cortez Kennedy0010
Ryan Thelwell0010

Punting Statistics

TennesseePuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Tom Hutton731545.034.4501
AtlantaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Craig Hentrich942647.333.6650

Kicking Statistics

TennesseeFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
David Akers0/10/10/001/1
AtlantaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Dale Dawson1/11/10/0435/5

Punt Return Statistics

TennesseeRetYardsAvgTD
Rey Mysterio Jr44411.00
AtlantaRetYardsAvgTD
Jerome Pathon33411.30

Kick Return Statistics

TennesseeRetYardsAvgTD
Rey Mysterio Jr49122.80
AtlantaRetYardsAvgTD

Defensive Statistics

TennesseeTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
DE Anthony Smith610.52420
OLB Steve Foley511.02319
ILB Ken Norton Jr.530.02114
S Mark Carrier500.03526
OLB Ben Talley500.01310
ILB Curtis Jackson III400.0179
DT Shane Dronett320.52724
OLB Vincent Brown300.089
S George Teague300.03624
DT Harry Deligianis230.53321
CB James Hasty240.03426
S Darryl Williams230.03126
CB Chris Dishman200.01817
DT Israel Miller200.0710
DE Hugh Douglas110.51314
ILB Pepper Johnson110.01515
WR Alex Van Dyke10---------
WR Macey Brooks10---------
DE Ray Moreno010.0129
AtlantaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
DE Michael Strahan621.01747
CB Michael Booker600.01544
DT Cortez Kennedy511.51229
ILB Yev Kassem510.0922
DE Carl Hansen412.5933
DE Orpheus Roye411.0920
S Sean Lumpkin410.01751
OLB Howard Dinkins320.0932
S Jerome Woods300.01246
OLB Jeff Posey300.01017
OLB Derrick Thomas220.01228
ILB Patrise Alexander110.0629
DT Chad Hennings100.0724
S Gerald McBurrows100.01541
CB Charles Woodson100.01234
CB Robert Van Winkle020.036
ILB Earnest Mueller010.0722

Pass Rush Statistics

TennesseeSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Steve Foley1.000019
DE Anthony Smith0.501220
DE Hugh Douglas0.501014
DT Shane Dronett0.500124
DT Harry Deligianis0.500021
DE Shante Carver0.001015
ILB Curtis Jackson III0.00109
AtlantaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Carl Hansen2.500033
DT Cortez Kennedy1.500229
DE Michael Strahan1.001047
DE Orpheus Roye1.000020
OLB Derrick Thomas0.010028
S Gerald McBurrows0.010041
DE Greg Jefferson0.002046
OLB Jeff Posey0.001017

Pass Defense Statistics

TennesseeCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
OLB Vincent Brown3009
CB Chris Dishman20017
S Mark Carrier20026
ILB Curtis Jackson III2009
OLB Ben Talley11010
OLB Steve Foley11019
ILB Pepper Johnson10015
CB James Hasty10026
ILB Ken Norton Jr.10014
S Darryl Williams10026
S George Teague10024
AtlantaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Michael Booker50144
ILB Yev Kassem40022
S Sean Lumpkin32051
OLB Jeff Posey30017
OLB Howard Dinkins21032
S Jerome Woods20146
S Gerald McBurrows20041
CB Charles Woodson11234
OLB Derrick Thomas11028
ILB Patrise Alexander11029
DE Carl Hansen11033
DE Michael Strahan10047

Blocking Statistics

TennesseeKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Jeff Christy26013039
Sid Miller15018150
Orlando Brown12016048
Jeff Davidson03014136
Wally Williams01018246
Kevin Sargent0004220
AtlantaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Melvin Hayes33115022
Courtney Hall210024020
Joe Panos26023025
Randy Shughart23020223
Scott Rehberg1402619
Marcus Spriggs1302107
Brian Kinchen02031025
Frank Wainright02028016
Gregg Gamble0102008

Special Teams Tackles

TennesseeTacklesSTPlays
Joe Aska215
Donald Hayes111
AtlantaTacklesSTPlays
Titus Dixon212
Eddie Watson124
Howard Dinkins122
Tom Waddle118
Sean Lumpkin117
Ryan Thelwell115
Brian Kinchen112

Participation

TennesseeRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Darryl Williams------31262582
George Teague------36241979
Wally Williams1846------771
Jeff George1852---------70
Sid Miller1850------169
Rey Mysterio Jr1439------1669
Mark Carrier------3526465
Orlando Brown1648---------64
Lonzell Hill831------2362
James Hasty------3426161
Macey Brooks1040------959
Harry Deligianis------3321---54
Jeff Davidson1436------353
Shane Dronett------2724253
Jeff Christy1339---------52
Chris Dishman------18171045
Anthony Smith------2420---44
Ken Norton Jr.------2114843
Joe Aska622------1543
Ben Talley------13101942
Steve Foley------2319---42
Itula Mili815------1639
Shante Carver------2315---38
Donald Hayes423------1138
Hugh Douglas------13141037
Haywood Jeffires925------135
Alex Van Dyke1223---------35
Jay Pennison721------634
Derrick Walker716------1033
Kevin Sargent420------731
Pepper Johnson------1515---30
Bam Morris01------2627
Vincent Brown------89926
Israel Miller------710926
Curtis Jackson III------179---26
Donnell Bennett813------223
Ray Moreno------129122
Lemuel Stinson------611---17
Michael Pittman412---------16
Marcus Brown00------88
Tom Hutton00------88
Steve McKinney00------88
David Akers00------33
Tom Hodson00---------0
Lucy Draper00---------0
Randall Floyd00---------0
AtlantaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Sean Lumpkin------17511785
Eddie Watson3324------2481
Michael Strahan------1747670
Brian Kinchen3125------1268
Tom Waddle2920------1867
Gerald McBurrows------15411167
Howard Dinkins------9322263
Greg Jefferson------1646163
Frank Wainright2816------1862
Michael Booker------1544362
Jerome Woods------1246---58
Jon Kitna3022---------52
Titus Dixon1918------1249
Carl Hansen------933749
Joe Panos2325---------48
Charles Woodson------1234248
Courtney Hall2420------246
Jerome Pathon1319------1446
Todd Washington1525------646
Scott Rehberg269------944
Ryan Thelwell1712------1544
Randy Shughart2023---------43
Derrick Thomas------1228242
Cortez Kennedy------1229142
Melvin Hayes1522---------37
Patrise Alexander------629237
Gregg Gamble208------836
Chad Hennings------724334
Yev Kassem------922334
Marcus Spriggs217------533
Hessley Hempstead166------1032
Orpheus Roye------920130
Earnest Mueller------722---29
Jeff Posey------1017128
Derrick Fenner65------1526
Garth Algar------111416
Ramon Shonta67---------13
Robert Van Winkle------36312
Tiki Barber46------212
Craig Hentrich00------1010
Payton Feeley00------1010
Dale Dawson00------88
Mike Saxon00---------0
Craig Erickson00---------0
Shaun Dilbert00---------0
Allen Southwell------00---0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left471.8
Middle6132.2
Right8202.5
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left10383.8
Middle10333.3
Right16472.9
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

TennesseeAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Jeff George46263127424
AtlantaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Jon Kitna20121302330
Ramon Shonta641010100

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen65213.5
Short (0-8 Yds)25141134.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)126695.8
Long (19+ Yds)31289.3
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen43153.8
Short (0-8 Yds)128937.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)64335.5
Long (19+ Yds)41194.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

TennesseeTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Macey Brooks126163040
WR Lonzell Hill85075231
WR Haywood Jeffires73035125
RB Rey Mysterio Jr53112039
FB Joe Aska33022022
WR Alex Van Dyke3105023
WR Donald Hayes3105023
TE Derrick Walker2103016
RB Michael Pittman2208012
TE Itula Mili1103015
AtlantaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Jerome Pathon76097219
TE Brian Kinchen53131025
WR Titus Dixon53016018
RB Eddie Watson3101024
TE Frank Wainright22014016
WR Ryan Thelwell2101012
WR Tom Waddle1000020
RB Tiki Barber100006

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

TennesseeAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
AtlantaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Eddie Watson2147.003.31

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

TennesseeAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
AtlantaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Ramon Shonta1188.009.67

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

TennesseeTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
AtlantaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Jerome Pathon1188.0013.86

Third Down Rushing Statistics

TennesseeRushesConversions
Rey Mysterio Jr42
AtlantaRushesConversions
Eddie Watson72
Tiki Barber10

Third Down Passing Statistics

TennesseeAttCompConversions
Jeff George1152
AtlantaAttCompConversions
Jon Kitna855
Ramon Shonta211

Third Down Receiving Statistics

TennesseeTargCatchConversions
WR Macey Brooks631
WR Haywood Jeffires100
WR Alex Van Dyke100
RB Rey Mysterio Jr111
TE Itula Mili110
WR Donald Hayes100
AtlantaTargCatchConversions
WR Jerome Pathon333
TE Brian Kinchen211
WR Titus Dixon211
TE Frank Wainright111
RB Tiki Barber100
WR Ryan Thelwell100

SectionAttendance
Stadium55,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck12,800 (17,100)
End Zone9,300 (12,400)
Mezzanine5,500 (7,100)
Sideline Seats8,600 (10,900)
Club Seats12,100 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes6,700 (7,500)