Week 12, 1998

played in Atlanta, GA

51 degrees, fair, calm

Pittsburgh Steelers	0	0	7	10	-	17
Atlanta Falcons	3	7	3	7	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:25 ATL - Dale Dawson 22 field goal
2Q: 02:24 ATL - Derrick Fenner 11 pass from Ramon Shonta (Dale Dawson extra point)
3Q: 08:29 ATL - Dale Dawson 43 field goal
3Q: 07:25 PIT - Carl Pickens 80 fumble return (Greg Davis extra point)
4Q: 14:18 PIT - Greg Davis 35 field goal
4Q: 13:26 PIT - Eric Davis 25 interception return (Greg Davis extra point)
4Q: 00:42 ATL - Jerome Pathon 10 pass from Ramon Shonta (Dale Dawson extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:25 ATL - Dale Dawson 22 field goal
2Q: 02:24 ATL - Derrick Fenner 11 pass from Ramon Shonta (Dale Dawson extra point)
3Q: 08:29 ATL - Dale Dawson 43 field goal
3Q: 07:25 PIT - Carl Pickens 80 fumble return (Greg Davis extra point)
4Q: 14:18 PIT - Greg Davis 35 field goal
4Q: 13:26 PIT - Eric Davis 25 interception return (Greg Davis extra point)
4Q: 00:42 ATL - Jerome Pathon 10 pass from Ramon Shonta (Dale Dawson extra point)

Team Statistics PIT ATL
Record 8-3 7-4
First Downs 11 25
- by Rushing 1 4
- by Passing 10 18
- by Penalty 0 3
Total Net Yards 160 460
- Offensive Plays 60 80
- Yards per Play 2.67 5.75
Net Rushing Yards -5 95
- Rushing Attempts 23 30
- Yards per Rush -0.22 3.17
Net Passing Yards 165 365
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 21 - 1 49 - 30 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 169 369
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/4 1/4
- Yards per Pass Play 4.46 7.30
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 5/16 7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.7 7.7
4th Down Conversions 0/1 1/1
Penalties/Yards 3/35 5/34
Punt Returns/Yards 1/17 4/48
Kick Returns/Yards 3/59 1/31
Interception Ret./Yards 2/37 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 29
Time of Possession 26:46 33:14

Team Statistics	PIT	ATL
Record	8-3	7-4
First Downs	11	25
- by Rushing	1	4
- by Passing	10	18
- by Penalty	0	3
Total Net Yards	160	460
- Offensive Plays	60	80
- Yards per Play	2.67	5.75
Net Rushing Yards	-5	95
- Rushing Attempts	23	30
- Yards per Rush	-0.22	3.17
Net Passing Yards	165	365
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 21 - 1	49 - 30 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	169	369
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/4	1/4
- Yards per Pass Play	4.46	7.30
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	5/16	7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.7	7.7
4th Down Conversions	0/1	1/1
Penalties/Yards	3/35	5/34
Punt Returns/Yards	1/17	4/48
Kick Returns/Yards	3/59	1/31
Interception Ret./Yards	2/37	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 29
Time of Possession	26:46	33:14

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:00	OWN 37	3	3	Punt
1	10:56	3:49	OWN 20	8	28	Punt
1	2:18	2:00	OWN 34	3	-7	Punt
2	12:03	1:58	OWN 1	3	0	Punt
2	9:51	2:24	OWN 47	6	14	Punt
2	2:18	2:04	OWN 20	9	39	Punt
3	10:18	0:08	OWN 31	1	0	Interception
3	8:23	1:33	OWN 14	2	86	Touchdown
3	6:04	1:19	OPP 46	3	8	Punt
3	2:56	3:44	OWN 40	9	42	Field Goal
4	10:01	2:00	OWN 29	3	7	Punt
4	5:25	3:28	OWN 39	6	17	Punt
4	0:34	0:28	OWN 20	4	8	Downs

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:00	2:04	OWN 21	5	36	Punt
1	7:07	4:49	OWN 29	12	66	Field Goal
1	0:18	3:15	OWN 9	9	36	Punt
2	10:05	0:14	OWN 48	2	5	Fumble
2	7:27	5:09	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
2	0:14	0:14	OWN 5	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	4:42	OWN 34	8	42	Missed FG
3	10:10	1:47	OPP 35	3	9	Field Goal
3	6:50	0:46	OWN 20	2	20	Interception
3	4:45	1:49	OWN 20	5	49	Fumble
4	14:12	0:59	OWN 20	2	0	Interception
4	13:13	3:12	OWN 12	8	36	Punt
4	8:01	2:36	OWN 40	6	28	Missed FG
4	1:57	1:23	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
4	0:06	0:06	OPP 28	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Ramon Shonta, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Dorsey Levens	15	-3	-0.20	6
Cole Trickel	7	-8	-1.14	3
Timm Rosenbach	1	6	6.00	6

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Tiki Barber	19	66	3.47	10	1
Eddie Watson	6	16	2.67	20	1
Ramon Shonta	5	13	2.60	7	0

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Timm Rosenbach	36	21	169	1/4	0	19	1	58.7

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ramon Shonta	49	30	369	1/4	2	40	2	81.1

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Carl Pickens	7	8	38	5.43	4	13
WR Michael Timpson	5	8	60	12.00	17	19
WR Brian Blades	2	7	20	10.00	12	17
TE Ted Popson	2	3	21	10.50	0	17
RB R-Kal De Poyster	2	2	7	3.50	0	5
WR Amani Toomer	2	4	16	8.00	5	13
TE Kendall Gammon	1	2	7	7.00	0	7
RB Dorsey Levens	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Tom Waddle	9	15	98	10.89	14	35	0
WR Jerome Pathon	8	15	135	16.88	63	34	1
WR Ryan Thelwell	4	6	39	9.75	16	17	0
TE Brian Kinchen	3	3	32	10.67	14	16	0
RB Tiki Barber	3	3	15	5.00	5	7	0
FB Derrick Fenner	2	3	10	5.00	8	11	1
WR Titus Dixon	1	3	40	40.00	1	40	0
WR Kenny Shedd	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Eric Davis	1	25	25.00	1
CB Stanley Richard	1	12	12.00	0

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Yev Kassem	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Carl Pickens	1	1	0	1
Carlos Jenkins	0	1	1	0
Derrick Ransom	0	1	0	0
Tony McCoy	0	0	1	0

Atlanta	Fumb	Force
Tom Waddle	1	0
Tiki Barber	1	0
Homey D Clown	0	1

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dan Stryzinski	9	402	44.7	32.7	60	5

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Craig Hentrich	3	137	45.7	33.3	54	2

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Greg Davis	1/1	0/0	0/0	35	2/2

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dale Dawson	2/4	1/3	0/0	43	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Amani Toomer	1	17	17.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jerome Pathon	4	48	12.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kevin Alexander	3	59	19.7	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Michael Booker	1	31	31.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Brad Edwards	10	2	1.0	28	49
ILB Kanavis McGhee	7	2	0.0	26	47
CB Ashley Ambrose	7	1	0.0	30	48
CB Stanley Richard	5	2	0.0	22	36
OLB Vincent Vega	3	4	0.0	14	30
S Henry Jones	3	1	0.0	11	22
CB Eric Davis	3	0	0.0	30	47
DE Tony McCoy	3	0	0.0	21	33
DE N.D. Kalu	3	0	0.0	22	42
OLB Takeo Spikes	3	0	0.0	20	32
DE Tim Edwards	2	0	0.0	8	8
S Darren Woodson	2	0	0.0	17	26
DT Derrick Ransom	2	0	0.0	14	22
DT Kevin Smith	1	2	0.0	24	40
OLB Carlos Jenkins	1	1	0.0	9	16
OLB Mike Jones	1	0	0.0	4	4
TE Kendall Gammon	1	0	---	---	---
DT Bill Johnson	0	2	0.0	13	22

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Yev Kassem	8	2	0.0	23	34
S Jerome Woods	7	0	0.0	23	37
OLB Derrick Thomas	3	1	0.0	17	31
CB Homey D Clown	3	1	0.0	20	36
S Garth Algar	3	0	0.0	5	4
OLB Jeff Posey	3	0	0.0	7	7
DT Cortez Kennedy	2	3	0.0	20	31
OLB Howard Dinkins	2	2	0.0	16	12
DE Greg Jefferson	2	0	0.0	16	18
S Gerald McBurrows	2	0	0.0	0	14
ILB Patrise Alexander	2	0	0.0	3	5
DE Orpheus Roye	2	0	0.0	20	31
CB Charles Woodson	1	0	1.0	0	5
S Sean Lumpkin	1	3	0.0	21	34
DT R.C. Wrightman	1	1	0.0	19	21
WR Titus Dixon	1	0	---	---	---
CB Robert Van Winkle	1	0	0.0	23	34
DE Raylee Johnson	1	0	0.0	17	33
CB Michael Booker	1	0	0.0	3	20
WR Jerome Pathon	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
S Brad Edwards	1.0	0	0	49
ILB Kanavis McGhee	0.0	1	0	47
OLB Vincent Vega	0.0	0	1	30
DT Kevin Smith	0.0	0	1	40
DE N.D. Kalu	0.0	0	1	42
DT Stalin Colinet	0.0	0	1	24

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
CB Charles Woodson	1.0	0	0	0	5
OLB Derrick Thomas	0.0	1	0	0	31
DE Orpheus Roye	0.0	0	2	1	31
DT R.C. Wrightman	0.0	0	2	0	21
DT Cortez Kennedy	0.0	0	1	2	31
DE Raylee Johnson	0.0	0	1	0	33

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Brad Edwards	5	1	0	49
ILB Kanavis McGhee	5	1	0	47
CB Ashley Ambrose	4	3	0	48
CB Stanley Richard	3	0	1	36
S Henry Jones	3	0	0	22
OLB Carlos Jenkins	2	0	0	16
CB Eric Davis	1	1	1	47
DE Tim Edwards	1	0	0	8
OLB Mike Jones	1	0	0	4
DE Tony McCoy	1	0	0	33
S Darren Woodson	1	0	0	26
OLB Vincent Vega	1	0	0	30
DE N.D. Kalu	1	0	0	42
OLB Takeo Spikes	1	0	0	32

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Jerome Woods	4	2	0	37
CB Homey D Clown	3	0	0	36
ILB Yev Kassem	2	0	1	34
OLB Howard Dinkins	2	0	0	12
S Garth Algar	2	0	0	4
S Gerald McBurrows	2	0	0	14
OLB Jeff Posey	2	0	0	7
OLB Derrick Thomas	1	2	0	31
DT Cortez Kennedy	1	0	0	31
CB Robert Van Winkle	1	0	0	34
ILB Patrise Alexander	1	0	0	5

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Barret Robbins	8	23	0	37
Jon Runyan	6	23	1	37
Chris Wiltz	3	23	0	37
Brandon Bertelsen	3	23	0	37
Kendall Gammon	1	15	0	23
Blake Brockermeyer	1	23	0	37

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Courtney Hall	2	6	30	0	50
Randy Shughart	2	5	30	0	50
Derrick Fenner	2	3	21	0	25
Joe Panos	1	5	30	0	50
Melvin Hayes	1	3	30	1	50
Scott Rehberg	0	2	30	0	50
Brian Kinchen	0	1	28	0	42

Special Teams Tackles

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Dorsey Levens	1	19
Kevin Alexander	1	19
Alcides Cantanho	1	13
John Gerak	1	10
Brandon Bertelsen	1	10

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Titus Dixon	1	21
Frank Wainright	1	16
Sean Lumpkin	1	9
Tom Waddle	1	4

Participation

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Eric Davis	---	---	30	47	14	91
Ashley Ambrose	---	---	30	48	5	83
Brad Edwards	---	---	28	49	3	80
Kanavis McGhee	---	---	26	47	5	78
Stanley Richard	---	---	22	36	18	76
Brandon Bertelsen	23	37	---	---	10	70
Kevin Smith	---	---	24	40	4	68
N.D. Kalu	---	---	22	42	4	68
Carl Pickens	19	33	---	---	12	64
Timm Rosenbach	23	37	---	---	---	60
Chris Wiltz	23	37	---	---	---	60
Blake Brockermeyer	23	37	---	---	---	60
Barret Robbins	23	37	---	---	---	60
Jon Runyan	23	37	---	---	---	60
Dorsey Levens	15	24	---	---	19	58
Tony McCoy	---	---	21	33	2	56
Takeo Spikes	---	---	20	32	3	55
Vincent Vega	---	---	14	30	6	50
Darren Woodson	---	---	17	26	5	48
Michael Timpson	17	29	---	---	---	46
Kendall Gammon	15	23	---	---	4	42
Stalin Colinet	---	---	15	24	2	41
Derrick Ransom	---	---	14	22	4	40
Bill Johnson	---	---	13	22	2	37
Henry Jones	---	---	11	22	3	36
Brian Blades	14	18	---	---	3	35
R-Kal De Poyster	12	16	---	---	7	35
Ted Popson	3	11	---	---	19	33
Carlos Jenkins	---	---	9	16	7	32
Amani Toomer	7	12	---	---	12	31
Kevin Alexander	1	2	---	---	19	22
Jeremy Brigham	4	6	---	---	11	21
Cole Trickel	8	11	---	---	---	19
Tim Edwards	---	---	8	8	3	19
Mike Jones	---	---	4	4	10	18
Alcides Cantanho	---	---	2	2	13	17
Jeff Spek	0	0	---	---	10	10
Dan Stryzinski	0	0	---	---	10	10
John Gerak	0	0	---	---	10	10
Melvin Tuten	0	0	---	---	10	10
Tucker Joseph	0	0	---	---	10	10
Greg Davis	0	0	---	---	5	5
Tyrus McCloud	---	---	0	0	2	2
John Supernaw	0	0	---	---	---	0
Orlando Sheehan	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Scott Rehberg	30	50	---	---	7	87
Courtney Hall	30	50	---	---	---	80
Randy Shughart	30	50	---	---	---	80
Ramon Shonta	30	50	---	---	---	80
Joe Panos	30	50	---	---	---	80
Melvin Hayes	30	50	---	---	---	80
Tom Waddle	26	46	---	---	4	76
Brian Kinchen	28	42	---	---	5	75
Jerome Pathon	20	40	---	---	8	68
Derrick Fenner	21	25	---	---	20	66
Sean Lumpkin	---	---	21	34	9	64
Robert Van Winkle	---	---	23	34	6	63
Jerome Woods	---	---	23	37	1	61
Raylee Johnson	---	---	17	33	10	60
Tiki Barber	23	36	---	---	1	60
Yev Kassem	---	---	23	34	1	58
Homey D Clown	---	---	20	36	1	57
Orpheus Roye	---	---	20	31	1	52
Cortez Kennedy	---	---	20	31	---	51
Derrick Thomas	---	---	17	31	2	50
Michael Booker	---	---	3	20	27	50
R.C. Wrightman	---	---	19	21	9	49
Ryan Thelwell	16	27	---	---	4	47
Eddie Watson	7	14	---	---	22	43
Jeff Posey	---	---	7	7	22	36
Greg Jefferson	---	---	16	18	1	35
Howard Dinkins	---	---	16	12	3	31
Titus Dixon	4	5	---	---	21	30
Frank Wainright	3	11	---	---	16	30
Kenny Shedd	2	4	---	---	13	19
Garth Algar	---	---	5	4	9	18
Gerald McBurrows	---	---	0	14	3	17
Patrise Alexander	---	---	3	5	8	16
Dale Dawson	0	0	---	---	9	9
Charles Woodson	---	---	0	5	4	9
Gregg Gamble	0	0	---	---	7	7
Craig Hentrich	0	0	---	---	7	7
Hessley Hempstead	0	0	---	---	7	7
Payton Feeley	0	0	---	---	7	7
Marcus Spriggs	0	0	---	---	7	7
Howard Hendree	---	---	0	0	4	4
Mike Saxon	0	0	---	---	---	0
Chad Hennings	---	---	0	0	---	0
Craig Erickson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jon Kitna	0	0	---	---	---	0
Todd Washington	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	-24	-2.4
Middle	12	16	1.3
Right	1	3	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	15	43	2.9
Middle	6	37	6.2
Right	7	17	2.4
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Timm Rosenbach	36	21	0	3	0	4	6	3	1

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ramon Shonta	49	30	5	4	2	6	4	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	22	11.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	15	98	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	4	49	4.5
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	35	8.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	16	154	7.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	8	105	7.5
Long (19+ Yds)	11	2	75	6.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Yards	PPlay
WR Michael Timpson	8	5	60	29
WR Carl Pickens	8	7	38	33
WR Brian Blades	7	2	20	18
WR Amani Toomer	4	2	16	12
TE Ted Popson	3	2	21	11
TE Kendall Gammon	2	1	7	23
RB Dorsey Levens	2	0	0	24
RB R-Kal De Poyster	2	2	7	16

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tom Waddle	15	9	2	98	2	46
WR Jerome Pathon	15	8	0	135	2	40
WR Ryan Thelwell	6	4	0	39	0	27
TE Brian Kinchen	3	3	0	32	0	42
WR Titus Dixon	3	1	0	40	1	5
FB Derrick Fenner	3	2	0	10	0	25
RB Tiki Barber	3	3	0	15	0	36
WR Kenny Shedd	1	0	0	0	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Dorsey Levens	1	-2	-2.00	-0.20

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tiki Barber	1	2	2.00	3.47

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Timm Rosenbach	2	0	0	0.00	4.69

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ramon Shonta	9	5	34	3.78	7.53

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Brian Blades	1	0	0	0.00	2.86
WR Michael Timpson	1	0	0	0.00	7.50

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jerome Pathon	4	2	15	3.75	9.00
RB Tiki Barber	2	2	8	4.00	5.00
WR Titus Dixon	1	0	0	0.00	13.33
FB Derrick Fenner	1	1	11	11.00	3.33
WR Ryan Thelwell	1	0	0	0.00	6.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Dorsey Levens	2	0
Timm Rosenbach	1	1
Cole Trickel	1	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Ramon Shonta	1	0
Tiki Barber	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Timm Rosenbach	12	5	4

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ramon Shonta	14	11	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Michael Timpson	4	2	2
WR Brian Blades	3	0	0
WR Amani Toomer	3	2	1
TE Ted Popson	1	1	1
RB Dorsey Levens	1	0	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tom Waddle	6	4	2
TE Brian Kinchen	3	3	3
WR Jerome Pathon	3	2	1
RB Tiki Barber	2	2	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 68,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,400 (17,100)
End Zone 11,900 (12,400)
Mezzanine 7,100 (7,100)
Sideline Seats 10,900 (10,900)
Club Seats 15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 7,500 (7,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	68,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,400 (17,100)
End Zone	11,900 (12,400)
Mezzanine	7,100 (7,100)
Sideline Seats	10,900 (10,900)
Club Seats	15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	7,500 (7,500)