Week 2, 1998

played in Atlanta, GA

64 degrees, fair, calm

Cleveland Browns	0	0	0	0	-	0
Atlanta Falcons	14	3	3	10	-	30

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:12 ATL - Tiki Barber 2 run (Dale Dawson extra point)
1Q: 01:31 ATL - Tiki Barber 4 run (Dale Dawson extra point)
2Q: 07:06 ATL - Dale Dawson 22 field goal
3Q: 05:24 ATL - Dale Dawson 25 field goal
4Q: 05:18 ATL - Dale Dawson 31 field goal
4Q: 01:46 ATL - Charles Woodson 19 interception return (Dale Dawson extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:12 ATL - Tiki Barber 2 run (Dale Dawson extra point)
1Q: 01:31 ATL - Tiki Barber 4 run (Dale Dawson extra point)
2Q: 07:06 ATL - Dale Dawson 22 field goal
3Q: 05:24 ATL - Dale Dawson 25 field goal
4Q: 05:18 ATL - Dale Dawson 31 field goal
4Q: 01:46 ATL - Charles Woodson 19 interception return (Dale Dawson extra point)

Team Statistics CLE ATL
Record 1-1 2-0
First Downs 10 18
- by Rushing 1 7
- by Passing 7 9
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 129 304
- Offensive Plays 58 75
- Yards per Play 2.22 4.05
Net Rushing Yards 49 126
- Rushing Attempts 19 41
- Yards per Rush 2.58 3.07
Net Passing Yards 80 178
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 12 - 3 33 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 126 184
- Sacks/Yards Lost 8/46 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 2.05 5.24
Fumbles/Lost 3/2 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 2/13 6/20
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.9 6.3
4th Down Conversions 0/2 1/1
Penalties/Yards 5/34 5/68
Punt Returns/Yards 4/45 1/9
Kick Returns/Yards 7/138 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 3/32
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 2/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 37
Time of Possession 22:12 37:48

Team Statistics	CLE	ATL
Record	1-1	2-0
First Downs	10	18
- by Rushing	1	7
- by Passing	7	9
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	129	304
- Offensive Plays	58	75
- Yards per Play	2.22	4.05
Net Rushing Yards	49	126
- Rushing Attempts	19	41
- Yards per Rush	2.58	3.07
Net Passing Yards	80	178
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 12 - 3	33 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	126	184
- Sacks/Yards Lost	8/46	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	2.05	5.24
Fumbles/Lost	3/2	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	2/13	6/20
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.9	6.3
4th Down Conversions	0/2	1/1
Penalties/Yards	5/34	5/68
Punt Returns/Yards	4/45	1/9
Kick Returns/Yards	7/138	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	3/32
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	2/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 37
Time of Possession	22:12	37:48

Drive Charts

Cleveland Browns
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:02	OWN 18	4	20	Punt
1	10:17	1:12	OWN 28	3	2	Punt
1	4:03	0:37	OWN 18	1	1	Fumble
1	1:23	3:47	OWN 32	6	10	Punt
2	6:59	1:34	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
2	3:23	2:18	OWN 6	5	17	Punt
2	0:06	0:06	OWN 20	1	6	Half
3	10:49	1:01	OWN 10	3	5	Punt
3	8:18	0:55	OWN 13	2	-12	Fumble
3	5:19	1:17	OWN 34	3	3	Punt
3	2:23	0:08	OWN 49	1	0	Interception
3	1:01	0:52	OWN 46	2	14	Interception
4	13:46	2:05	OWN 36	6	24	Punt
4	10:11	1:59	OWN 13	5	18	Downs
4	5:13	2:01	OWN 34	7	27	Downs
4	2:00	0:24	OWN 16	3	0	Interception
4	1:36	1:36	OWN 31	3	18	Game

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:58	1:41	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
1	9:05	5:02	OWN 31	10	69	Touchdown
1	3:26	2:03	OPP 19	4	19	Touchdown
2	12:36	5:37	OWN 20	12	75	Field Goal
2	5:25	2:02	OWN 32	3	9	Punt
2	1:05	0:59	OWN 46	4	5	Punt
3	15:00	4:11	OWN 20	10	70	Fumble
3	9:48	1:30	OWN 38	3	1	Punt
3	7:23	2:04	OPP 1	5	-7	Field Goal
3	4:02	1:39	OWN 7	3	3	Punt
3	2:15	1:14	OWN 5	3	2	Punt
3	0:09	1:23	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
4	11:41	1:30	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
4	8:12	2:59	OPP 31	6	17	Field Goal
4	3:12	1:12	OWN 39	3	3	Punt

Game MVP: Charles Woodson, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Karim Abdul-Jabbar	11	16	1.45	6
Ron Rivers	6	23	3.83	9
Matt Dunigan	2	10	5.00	6

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Tiki Barber	27	70	2.59	8	0	2
Eddie Watson	13	47	3.62	15	2	0
Ramon Shonta	1	9	9.00	9	0	0

Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Dunigan	22	8	94	7/41	20	2	12.3
Barry Rostosky	6	4	32	1/5	10	0	79.8
Kordell Stewart	3	0	0	0/0	0	1	0.0

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ramon Shonta	33	18	184	1/6	0	23	0	70.7

Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Robb Thomas	5	7	50	10.00	7	14
TE Marv Cook	2	3	26	13.00	11	17
WR Terance Mathis	2	9	32	16.00	9	20
WR Rick Lockhart	2	4	13	6.50	0	8
WR Mike Alexander	1	4	5	5.00	0	5
WR Anderson Cooper	0	4	0	0.00	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Titus Dixon	5	7	51	10.20	14	23
WR Tom Waddle	4	4	44	11.00	16	19
WR Ryan Thelwell	4	8	43	10.75	11	18
RB Tiki Barber	3	3	22	7.33	4	15
WR Jerome Pathon	2	6	24	12.00	5	18
TE Brian Kinchen	0	4	0	0.00	0	0
FB Derrick Fenner	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Cleveland	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Charles Woodson	2	19	9.50	1
ILB Yev Kassem	1	13	13.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Cleveland	Fumb	Recov	Force
Matt Dunigan	1	0	0
Ron Rivers	1	0	0
Mat Hoffman	1	0	0
William White	0	1	0
Dennis Byrd	0	1	0
Chad Scott	0	0	1

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Ramon Shonta	1	0	0
Cortez Kennedy	0	1	1
Jerome Woods	0	1	0
Titus Dixon	0	0	1
Orpheus Roye	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Cleveland	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Leo Araguz	8	356	44.5	38.4	58	1

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Craig Hentrich	9	445	49.4	42.2	57	3

Kicking Statistics

Cleveland	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dale Dawson	3/3	0/0	0/0	31	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mat Hoffman	4	45	11.3	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jerome Pathon	1	9	9.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mike Alexander	5	89	17.8	0
William White	2	49	24.5	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Cleveland	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Trevor Pryce	8	1	1.0	33	28
ILB Alvin Mack	8	3	0.0	34	30
S Chris Oldham	5	1	0.0	17	20
CB Carlos Brooks	4	3	0.0	33	31
DT John Jurkovic	4	1	0.0	30	24
S Louis Riddick	4	1	0.0	36	29
S Gary Jones	3	2	0.0	27	22
DE Kavika Pittman	3	1	0.0	18	7
DT Jamal Williams	3	1	0.0	26	14
OLB Steve Morrison	3	0	0.0	21	11
CB William White	2	2	0.0	16	20
OLB Terry Wooden	2	1	0.0	13	11
OLB Ashermond Singleton	2	1	0.0	29	23
DE Jamal Duff	2	0	0.0	26	28
WR Mike Alexander	1	0	---	---	---
DE Dennis Byrd	1	0	0.0	31	29
WR Terance Mathis	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Glenn Cadrez	1	0	0.0	7	4
ILB Rick Hamilton	1	0	0.0	6	3
CB Chad Scott	1	0	0.0	37	32
S Willie Kramer	0	1	0.0	9	6

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Michael Strahan	5	1	2.0	19	37
DT Cortez Kennedy	5	1	1.5	18	29
DE Orpheus Roye	4	1	1.0	18	29
OLB Derrick Thomas	4	1	0.0	18	35
S Gerald McBurrows	4	1	0.0	17	35
S Jerome Woods	3	1	0.0	16	29
CB Michael Booker	3	1	0.0	19	37
OLB Howard Dinkins	3	0	0.0	8	17
DE Greg Jefferson	2	1	1.5	9	24
CB Robert Van Winkle	2	0	1.0	3	11
S Sean Lumpkin	1	1	1.0	6	22
CB Charles Woodson	1	2	0.0	19	39
ILB Patrise Alexander	1	0	0.0	1	7
OLB Jeff Posey	1	0	0.0	12	22
ILB Yev Kassem	0	2	0.0	18	32

Pass Rush Statistics

Cleveland	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DT Trevor Pryce	1.0	0	28
DE Dennis Byrd	0.0	2	29
DE Kavika Pittman	0.0	1	7

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Michael Strahan	2.0	0	1	0	37
DT Cortez Kennedy	1.5	1	4	3	29
DE Greg Jefferson	1.5	0	0	0	24
DE Orpheus Roye	1.0	0	1	0	29
CB Robert Van Winkle	1.0	0	0	0	11
S Sean Lumpkin	1.0	0	0	0	22
DT Chad Hennings	0.0	0	1	0	13

Pass Defense Statistics

Cleveland	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Alvin Mack	3	2	30
OLB Terry Wooden	2	0	11
S Chris Oldham	2	0	20
S Louis Riddick	2	0	29
OLB Steve Morrison	2	0	11
DT Trevor Pryce	2	0	28
CB Carlos Brooks	1	1	31
OLB Ashermond Singleton	1	1	23
CB William White	1	0	20
S Gary Jones	1	0	22
ILB Glenn Cadrez	1	0	4

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Jerome Woods	3	2	0	29
OLB Howard Dinkins	3	0	0	17
OLB Derrick Thomas	2	0	0	35
S Gerald McBurrows	1	1	0	35
DT Cortez Kennedy	1	0	0	29
ILB Patrise Alexander	1	0	0	7
CB Michael Booker	1	0	0	37
CB Charles Woodson	0	1	2	39
ILB Yev Kassem	0	1	1	32

Blocking Statistics

Cleveland	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Juan Roque	3	5	19	2	39
Nathan Shannon	2	3	18	2	35
Deion Jordan	1	3	18	0	33
Taylor Newman	0	5	19	3	39
Antonio Stofa	0	1	17	1	34

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Courtney Hall	3	9	0	40	0	34
Randy Shughart	3	5	0	40	1	34
Melvin Hayes	2	8	0	40	0	34
Derrick Fenner	1	2	0	31	0	19
Brian Kinchen	1	1	1	34	0	31
Joe Panos	0	6	0	39	0	34
Todd Washington	0	6	0	39	0	34
Frank Wainright	0	1	0	13	0	4
Gregg Gamble	0	1	0	3	0	0
Scott Rehberg	0	1	0	2	0	0

Special Teams Tackles

Cleveland	Tackles	STPlays
Ron Rivers	1	25

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Titus Dixon	4	17
Derrick Fenner	2	25
Howard Dinkins	1	23
Frank Wainright	1	19
Jerome Pathon	1	15
Sean Lumpkin	1	14
Brian Kinchen	1	4

Participation

Cleveland	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Trevor Pryce	---	---	33	28	12	73
Chad Scott	---	---	37	32	4	73
Dennis Byrd	---	---	31	29	9	69
Alvin Mack	---	---	34	30	5	69
Louis Riddick	---	---	36	29	3	68
Carlos Brooks	---	---	33	31	4	68
Gary Jones	---	---	27	22	16	65
Nathan Shannon	18	35	---	---	8	61
Antonio Stofa	17	34	---	---	8	59
Juan Roque	19	39	---	---	---	58
Taylor Newman	19	39	---	---	---	58
William White	---	---	16	20	21	57
John Jurkovic	---	---	30	24	3	57
Jamal Duff	---	---	26	28	2	56
Ashermond Singleton	---	---	29	23	4	56
Mike Alexander	13	26	---	---	16	55
Marv Cook	14	23	---	---	16	53
Ron Rivers	6	22	---	---	25	53
Deion Jordan	18	33	---	---	---	51
Terry Wooden	---	---	13	11	25	49
Anderson Cooper	6	24	---	---	16	46
Matt Dunigan	16	29	---	---	---	45
Robb Thomas	11	31	---	---	1	43
Terance Mathis	15	28	---	---	---	43
Chris Oldham	---	---	17	20	5	42
Jamal Williams	---	---	26	14	1	41
Steve Morrison	---	---	21	11	4	36
Jeff Thomason	9	7	---	---	10	26
Kavika Pittman	---	---	18	7	1	26
Rick Lockhart	3	14	---	---	8	25
Karim Abdul-Jabbar	12	12	---	---	---	24
Jon Melander	3	9	---	---	8	20
Glenn Cadrez	---	---	7	4	8	19
Mat Hoffman	---	---	1	2	16	19
Matt Groening	3	7	---	---	7	17
Rick Hamilton	---	---	6	3	6	15
Dave Waddy	1	6	---	---	8	15
Willie Kramer	---	---	9	6	---	15
Ray Zellars	3	1	---	---	8	12
Leo Araguz	0	0	---	---	8	8
Jim Booker	0	0	---	---	8	8
Barry Rostosky	0	7	---	---	---	7
Kordell Stewart	3	3	---	---	---	6
Terry Hopkins	0	0	---	---	3	3
Chip Lohmiller	0	0	---	---	1	1
Kim Herring	---	---	1	0	---	1

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Todd Washington	39	34	---	---	12	85
Gerald McBurrows	---	---	17	35	24	76
Derrick Fenner	31	19	---	---	25	75
Courtney Hall	40	34	---	---	---	74
Randy Shughart	40	34	---	---	---	74
Melvin Hayes	40	34	---	---	---	74
Jerome Pathon	31	28	---	---	15	74
Joe Panos	39	34	---	---	---	73
Ramon Shonta	38	34	---	---	---	72
Brian Kinchen	34	31	---	---	4	69
Michael Strahan	---	---	19	37	8	64
Charles Woodson	---	---	19	39	1	59
Michael Booker	---	---	19	37	2	58
Tiki Barber	27	26	---	---	3	56
Ryan Thelwell	25	23	---	---	8	56
Derrick Thomas	---	---	18	35	1	54
Tom Waddle	13	17	---	---	21	51
Yev Kassem	---	---	18	32	---	50
Eddie Watson	15	9	---	---	25	49
Howard Dinkins	---	---	8	17	23	48
Cortez Kennedy	---	---	18	29	---	47
Orpheus Roye	---	---	18	29	---	47
Titus Dixon	16	13	---	---	17	46
Jerome Woods	---	---	16	29	---	45
Sean Lumpkin	---	---	6	22	14	42
Frank Wainright	13	4	---	---	19	36
Jeff Posey	---	---	12	22	---	34
Greg Jefferson	---	---	9	24	---	33
Robert Van Winkle	---	---	3	11	7	21
Chad Hennings	---	---	7	13	---	20
Carl Hansen	---	---	1	11	8	20
Gregg Gamble	3	0	---	---	12	15
Scott Rehberg	2	0	---	---	12	14
Hessley Hempstead	1	0	---	---	12	13
Craig Hentrich	0	0	---	---	12	12
Payton Feeley	0	0	---	---	12	12
Dale Dawson	0	0	---	---	10	10
Patrise Alexander	---	---	1	7	1	9
Jon Kitna	3	0	---	---	---	3
Marcus Spriggs	1	0	---	---	---	1
Jim Kelly	0	0	---	---	---	0
Mike Saxon	0	0	---	---	---	0
Craig Erickson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Shaun Dilbert	0	0	---	---	---	0
Stanley Bridges	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	25	3.6
Middle	6	17	2.8
Right	6	7	1.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	15	50	3.3
Middle	8	30	3.8
Right	18	46	2.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Dunigan	22	8	1	1	1	3	6	3	2
Barry Rostosky	6	4	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
Kordell Stewart	3	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ramon Shonta	33	18	1	3	5	4	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	6	53	4.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	4	47	5.2
Long (19+ Yds)	11	2	26	2.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	7	2.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	10	89	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	88	8.8
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Terance Mathis	9	2	1	32	1	28
WR Robb Thomas	7	5	0	50	0	31
WR Mike Alexander	4	1	0	5	0	26
WR Anderson Cooper	4	0	0	0	0	24
WR Rick Lockhart	4	2	1	13	0	14
TE Marv Cook	3	2	0	26	0	23

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ryan Thelwell	8	4	1	43	0	23
WR Titus Dixon	7	5	1	51	1	13
WR Jerome Pathon	6	2	1	24	0	28
TE Brian Kinchen	4	0	1	0	0	31
WR Tom Waddle	4	4	0	44	0	17
RB Tiki Barber	3	3	0	22	0	26
FB Derrick Fenner	1	0	1	0	0	19

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tiki Barber	10	21	2.10	2.59
Eddie Watson	3	3	1.00	3.62
Ramon Shonta	1	9	9.00	9.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ramon Shonta	9	3	22	2.44	5.58

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ryan Thelwell	2	0	0	0.00	5.38
WR Jerome Pathon	2	0	0	0.00	4.00
TE Brian Kinchen	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Titus Dixon	1	1	11	11.00	7.29
FB Derrick Fenner	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Tom Waddle	1	1	10	10.00	11.00
RB Tiki Barber	1	1	1	1.00	7.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Rushes	Conversions
Matt Dunigan	1	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Tiki Barber	6	4
Ramon Shonta	1	0
Eddie Watson	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Dunigan	6	3	1
Barry Rostosky	1	1	1
Kordell Stewart	1	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ramon Shonta	11	5	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Robb Thomas	2	2	1
WR Anderson Cooper	2	0	0
WR Mike Alexander	1	1	0
TE Marv Cook	1	1	1
WR Terance Mathis	1	0	0
WR Rick Lockhart	1	0	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ryan Thelwell	3	1	1
TE Brian Kinchen	2	0	0
WR Tom Waddle	2	2	1
WR Jerome Pathon	2	1	0
WR Titus Dixon	1	0	0
RB Tiki Barber	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 61,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,100 (17,100)
End Zone 10,200 (12,400)
Mezzanine 6,100 (7,100)
Sideline Seats 9,500 (10,900)
Club Seats 13,600 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 7,500 (7,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	61,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,100 (17,100)
End Zone	10,200 (12,400)
Mezzanine	6,100 (7,100)
Sideline Seats	9,500 (10,900)
Club Seats	13,600 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	7,500 (7,500)