Week 13, 1998

played in Chicago, IL

44 degrees, fair, calm

Atlanta Falcons	7	7	0	0	-	14
Chicago Bears	7	10	0	10	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:41 ATL - Tiki Barber 32 run (Dale Dawson extra point)
1Q: 05:57 CHI - Vincent Brisby 17 pass from Andre Ware (Pete Stoyanovich extra point)
2Q: 13:15 CHI - Robert Smith 1 run (Pete Stoyanovich extra point)
2Q: 08:39 CHI - Pete Stoyanovich 48 field goal
2Q: 05:07 ATL - Jerome Pathon 28 pass from Ramon Shonta (Dale Dawson extra point)
4Q: 12:50 CHI - Pete Stoyanovich 45 field goal
4Q: 05:11 CHI - Vincent Brisby 1 pass from Andre Ware (Pete Stoyanovich extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:41 ATL - Tiki Barber 32 run (Dale Dawson extra point)
1Q: 05:57 CHI - Vincent Brisby 17 pass from Andre Ware (Pete Stoyanovich extra point)
2Q: 13:15 CHI - Robert Smith 1 run (Pete Stoyanovich extra point)
2Q: 08:39 CHI - Pete Stoyanovich 48 field goal
2Q: 05:07 ATL - Jerome Pathon 28 pass from Ramon Shonta (Dale Dawson extra point)
4Q: 12:50 CHI - Pete Stoyanovich 45 field goal
4Q: 05:11 CHI - Vincent Brisby 1 pass from Andre Ware (Pete Stoyanovich extra point)

Team Statistics ATL CHI
Record 7-5 5-7
First Downs 18 20
- by Rushing 7 6
- by Passing 11 13
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 320 309
- Offensive Plays 71 70
- Yards per Play 4.51 4.41
Net Rushing Yards 152 87
- Rushing Attempts 21 34
- Yards per Rush 7.24 2.56
Net Passing Yards 168 222
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 45 - 20 - 2 35 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 205 226
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/37 1/4
- Yards per Pass Play 3.36 6.17
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/17 2/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.4 8.8
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/1
Penalties/Yards 2/7 8/43
Punt Returns/Yards 3/22 3/63
Kick Returns/Yards 2/39 3/77
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 36
Time of Possession 26:25 33:35

Team Statistics	ATL	CHI
Record	7-5	5-7
First Downs	18	20
- by Rushing	7	6
- by Passing	11	13
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	320	309
- Offensive Plays	71	70
- Yards per Play	4.51	4.41
Net Rushing Yards	152	87
- Rushing Attempts	21	34
- Yards per Rush	7.24	2.56
Net Passing Yards	168	222
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	45 - 20 - 2	35 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	205	226
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/37	1/4
- Yards per Pass Play	3.36	6.17
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/17	2/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.4	8.8
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/1
Penalties/Yards	2/7	8/43
Punt Returns/Yards	3/22	3/63
Kick Returns/Yards	2/39	3/77
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 36
Time of Possession	26:25	33:35

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:46	3:20	OWN 41	8	59	Touchdown
1	5:46	3:15	OWN 20	7	22	Punt
2	13:07	0:29	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
2	8:31	3:35	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
2	2:39	0:47	OWN 34	3	6	Punt
2	0:13	0:13	OWN 36	2	0	Half
3	15:00	2:28	OWN 21	3	4	Punt
3	8:11	1:54	OWN 30	5	19	Punt
3	4:57	2:19	OWN 47	4	18	Punt
4	14:47	0:47	OWN 24	3	4	Punt
4	12:45	1:30	OWN 20	3	11	Interception
4	10:29	1:58	OWN 2	4	25	Interception
4	5:04	1:57	OWN 29	5	29	Downs
4	1:51	1:51	OWN 7	12	53	Game

Chicago Bears
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:14	OWN 22	3	-7	Punt
1	10:26	4:40	OWN 32	10	68	Touchdown
1	2:31	4:24	OWN 23	9	77	Touchdown
2	12:38	4:07	OWN 33	9	36	Field Goal
2	4:56	2:17	OWN 49	5	17	Downs
2	1:52	1:39	OWN 16	3	4	Punt
3	12:32	4:21	OWN 27	7	26	Punt
3	6:17	1:20	OWN 2	3	0	Punt
3	2:38	2:51	OWN 20	6	31	Punt
4	14:00	1:15	OPP 28	3	0	Field Goal
4	11:15	0:46	OPP 43	3	2	Punt
4	8:31	3:27	OPP 26	6	26	Touchdown
4	3:07	1:16	OWN 42	3	1	Punt

Game MVP: Andre Ware, Chicago Bears

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Tiki Barber	16	108	6.75	32	3	1
Ramon Shonta	2	12	6.00	7	0	0
Eddie Watson	2	34	17.00	37	1	0
Derrick Fenner	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Robert Smith	20	55	2.75	15	3	1
Ma'ake Scott	7	-1	-0.14	3	0	0
Andre Ware	6	31	5.17	9	0	0
Richie Anderson	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ramon Shonta	45	20	205	5/37	1	28	2	47.0

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Andre Ware	35	23	226	1/4	2	29	0	102.7

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jerome Pathon	10	17	119	11.90	14	28	1
WR Tom Waddle	3	8	30	10.00	0	14	0
WR Ryan Thelwell	3	6	36	12.00	12	15	0
RB Tiki Barber	2	3	1	0.50	0	3	0
TE Brian Kinchen	1	1	13	13.00	1	13	0
RB Eddie Watson	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Titus Dixon	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Derrick Fenner	0	5	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Kenny Shedd	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Vincent Brisby	10	13	94	9.40	26	19	2
WR Sterling Sharpe	7	11	60	8.57	10	22	0
RB Robert Smith	2	3	9	4.50	3	10	0
RB Ma'ake Scott	2	2	27	13.50	22	24	0
FB Richie Anderson	1	1	29	29.00	21	29	0
WR Edwin Fleming	1	4	7	7.00	2	7	0
WR Nate Lewis	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Earl Holmes	1	0	0.00	0
CB Jason Simmons	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Cortez Kennedy	0	0	1	0

Chicago	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Andre Ware	1	0	0	0
Ma'ake Scott	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Craig Hentrich	7	321	45.9	34.0	53	2

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Taylor Cochrane	7	291	41.6	38.4	55	4

Kicking Statistics

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

Chicago	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Pete Stoyanovich	2/2	2/2	0/0	48	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jerome Pathon	3	22	7.3	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
June Henley	3	63	21.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Michael Booker	2	39	19.5	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nate Lewis	2	60	30.0	0
Marcus Paul	1	17	17.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Yev Kassem	7	5	0.0	34	36
S Jerome Woods	7	4	0.0	31	35
CB Robert Van Winkle	6	2	0.0	32	35
OLB Howard Dinkins	6	1	0.0	26	24
CB Homey D Clown	5	1	0.0	32	29
S Garth Algar	4	0	0.0	6	7
S Sean Lumpkin	3	2	0.0	30	35
DE Orpheus Roye	3	2	0.0	32	34
DE Greg Jefferson	3	1	0.0	22	21
OLB Jeff Posey	3	1	0.0	8	5
DT R.C. Wrightman	3	0	0.0	24	20
DT Cortez Kennedy	2	4	1.0	31	34
OLB Derrick Thomas	2	3	0.0	27	33
DE Raylee Johnson	1	0	0.0	26	29
RB Tiki Barber	1	0	---	---	---
WR Jerome Pathon	1	0	---	---	---

Chicago	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Earl Holmes	9	1	0.0	19	39
S Buddy Love	5	0	0.0	20	46
S Eric Turner	4	1	0.0	19	49
DT Frank Bruno	3	1	2.0	11	29
OLB Dwayne Rudd	3	0	0.0	13	20
CB Jason Simmons	3	0	0.0	16	42
DE Jason Taylor	2	1	1.0	16	39
S Marcus Paul	2	1	0.0	8	23
CB Ty Law	2	1	0.0	21	48
OLB Greg Lloyd	2	0	0.0	11	26
DE Chris Zorich	2	0	0.0	8	20
ILB Karsten Thornton	2	0	0.0	2	4
DT Sam Adams	1	1	1.0	17	37
DE Tony Brackens	1	1	1.0	18	41
DT Norman Hand	1	1	0.0	12	14
CB Marlon Kerner	1	0	0.0	7	37
S Orlando Thomas	1	0	0.0	4	22
OLB Tim George	0	1	0.0	3	3

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Cortez Kennedy	1.0	0	2	4	34
S Sean Lumpkin	0.0	0	1	0	35

Chicago	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Frank Bruno	2.0	1	0	0	29
DE Tony Brackens	1.0	2	2	1	41
DT Sam Adams	1.0	1	2	0	37
DE Jason Taylor	1.0	0	2	3	39
DT Norman Hand	0.0	0	2	0	14

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Robert Van Winkle	6	0	35
ILB Yev Kassem	3	1	36
CB Homey D Clown	3	0	29
S Jerome Woods	2	1	35
DT R.C. Wrightman	2	0	20
S Sean Lumpkin	2	0	35
DE Greg Jefferson	2	0	21
S Garth Algar	1	1	7
OLB Derrick Thomas	1	0	33
DE Orpheus Roye	1	0	34
OLB Howard Dinkins	0	1	24

Chicago	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Eric Turner	3	1	0	49
ILB Earl Holmes	3	0	1	39
CB Jason Simmons	3	0	1	42
OLB Dwayne Rudd	3	0	0	20
S Marcus Paul	2	0	0	23
ILB Karsten Thornton	2	0	0	4
OLB Greg Lloyd	1	1	0	26
CB Marlon Kerner	1	1	0	37
S Buddy Love	1	1	0	46
CB Ty Law	1	0	0	48

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Joe Panos	4	5	21	0	50
Randy Shughart	2	5	21	2	50
Scott Rehberg	1	3	21	1	50
Melvin Hayes	1	1	21	0	50
Courtney Hall	0	5	21	2	50

Chicago	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ellison Onizuka	2	7	34	0	36
Cleveland Williams	2	5	34	0	36
Pat Harlow	1	6	34	1	36
Shaquille O'Neal	1	5	34	0	36
Alan Faneca	0	3	34	0	36
Richie Anderson	0	1	18	0	21
Gilberto Campbell	0	1	16	0	12
John Davis	0	1	27	0	27

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Titus Dixon	2	21
Michael Booker	1	23
Eddie Watson	1	22
Jeff Posey	1	22
Derrick Fenner	1	15

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
John Davis	2	15
Marlon Kerner	2	13
Marcus Paul	1	25

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Brian Kinchen	21	45	---	---	14	80
Scott Rehberg	21	50	---	---	7	78
Sean Lumpkin	---	---	30	35	11	76
Robert Van Winkle	---	---	32	35	8	75
Yev Kassem	---	---	34	36	2	72
Courtney Hall	21	50	---	---	---	71
Randy Shughart	21	50	---	---	---	71
Ramon Shonta	21	50	---	---	---	71
Joe Panos	21	50	---	---	---	71
Melvin Hayes	21	50	---	---	---	71
Tom Waddle	20	41	---	---	9	70
Jerome Woods	---	---	31	35	2	68
Cortez Kennedy	---	---	31	34	2	67
Orpheus Roye	---	---	32	34	1	67
Homey D Clown	---	---	32	29	2	63
Derrick Thomas	---	---	27	33	1	61
Raylee Johnson	---	---	26	29	3	58
Jerome Pathon	17	35	---	---	6	58
Derrick Fenner	13	28	---	---	15	56
R.C. Wrightman	---	---	24	20	8	52
Howard Dinkins	---	---	26	24	2	52
Tiki Barber	17	34	---	---	1	52
Ryan Thelwell	11	34	---	---	---	45
Greg Jefferson	---	---	22	21	1	44
Eddie Watson	4	16	---	---	22	42
Michael Booker	---	---	6	9	23	38
Jeff Posey	---	---	8	5	22	35
Titus Dixon	1	10	---	---	21	32
Garth Algar	---	---	6	7	9	22
Gerald McBurrows	---	---	4	7	5	16
Kenny Shedd	0	4	---	---	11	15
Patrise Alexander	---	---	3	2	8	13
Frank Wainright	1	3	---	---	4	8
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
Charles Woodson	---	---	0	1	6	7
Howard Hendree	---	---	0	0	6	6
Chad Hennings	---	---	0	0	5	5
Dale Dawson	0	0	---	---	3	3
Mike Saxon	0	0	---	---	---	0
Craig Erickson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jon Kitna	0	0	---	---	---	0
Todd Washington	0	0	---	---	---	0

Chicago	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Cleveland Williams	34	36	---	---	9	79
Ty Law	---	---	21	48	6	75
Ellison Onizuka	34	36	---	---	---	70
Andre Ware	34	36	---	---	---	70
Pat Harlow	34	36	---	---	---	70
Shaquille O'Neal	34	36	---	---	---	70
Alan Faneca	34	36	---	---	---	70
John Davis	27	27	---	---	15	69
Eric Turner	---	---	19	49	---	68
Vincent Brisby	25	26	---	---	15	66
Tony Brackens	---	---	18	41	7	66
Buddy Love	---	---	20	46	---	66
Sterling Sharpe	33	31	---	---	---	64
Earl Holmes	---	---	19	39	---	58
Jason Simmons	---	---	16	42	---	58
Marlon Kerner	---	---	7	37	13	57
Marcus Paul	---	---	8	23	25	56
Richie Anderson	18	21	---	---	17	56
Sam Adams	---	---	17	37	1	55
Jason Taylor	---	---	16	39	---	55
Robert Smith	25	28	---	---	---	53
Greg Lloyd	---	---	11	26	8	45
Frank Bruno	---	---	11	29	---	40
Gilberto Campbell	16	12	---	---	10	38
Lewis Bush	---	---	6	11	20	37
Ma'ake Scott	9	8	---	---	18	35
Orlando Thomas	---	---	4	22	9	35
Dwayne Rudd	---	---	13	20	2	35
Edwin Fleming	11	18	---	---	2	31
Chris Zorich	---	---	8	20	---	28
Norman Hand	---	---	12	14	---	26
Nate Lewis	1	7	---	---	10	18
Rashaan Shehee	5	1	---	---	8	14
Karsten Thornton	---	---	2	4	7	13
June Henley	0	1	---	---	11	12
J.D. Cannon	0	0	---	---	9	9
Earnest Stafford	0	0	---	---	9	9
Lance Scott	0	0	---	---	9	9
Raleigh Roundtree	0	0	---	---	9	9
Taylor Cochrane	0	0	---	---	9	9
Pete Stoyanovich	0	0	---	---	8	8
DeShone Myles	---	---	0	0	7	7
Tim George	---	---	3	3	---	6
Dwayne Gordon	---	---	0	0	2	2
Jay Fiedler	0	0	---	---	---	0
Howie Roberts	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	51	7.3
Middle	5	30	6.0
Right	9	71	7.9
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	19	2.7
Middle	19	50	2.6
Right	8	18	2.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ramon Shonta	45	20	2	1	5	4	8	4	2

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Andre Ware	35	23	3	4	1	4	3	4	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	3	4	0.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	7	63	6.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	8	94	5.2
Long (19+ Yds)	7	2	44	6.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	39	9.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	14	103	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	6	84	7.6
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jerome Pathon	17	10	2	119	2	35
WR Tom Waddle	8	3	0	30	0	41
WR Ryan Thelwell	6	3	2	36	0	34
FB Derrick Fenner	5	0	1	0	0	28
RB Tiki Barber	3	2	0	1	0	34
RB Eddie Watson	2	1	0	6	0	16
TE Brian Kinchen	1	1	0	13	0	45
WR Titus Dixon	1	0	0	0	0	10
WR Kenny Shedd	1	0	0	0	0	4

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Vincent Brisby	13	10	1	94	0	26
WR Sterling Sharpe	11	7	0	60	1	31
WR Edwin Fleming	4	1	0	7	0	18
RB Robert Smith	3	2	0	9	0	28
RB Ma'ake Scott	2	2	0	27	1	8
WR Nate Lewis	1	0	0	0	0	7
FB Richie Anderson	1	1	0	29	1	21

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Robert Smith	4	0	0.00	2.75
Andre Ware	2	4	2.00	5.17

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ramon Shonta	1	0	0	0.00	4.56

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Andre Ware	5	5	36	7.20	6.46

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jerome Pathon	1	0	0	0.00	7.00

Chicago	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Vincent Brisby	4	4	31	7.75	7.23
WR Sterling Sharpe	1	1	5	5.00	5.45

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Tiki Barber	2	1
Ramon Shonta	1	1

Chicago	Rushes	Conversions
Robert Smith	3	1
Andre Ware	1	0
Ma'ake Scott	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ramon Shonta	13	7	4

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions
Andre Ware	8	3	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jerome Pathon	5	3	2
WR Tom Waddle	3	2	1
RB Tiki Barber	2	1	0
WR Ryan Thelwell	2	1	1
FB Derrick Fenner	1	0	0

Chicago	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Vincent Brisby	3	2	1
WR Edwin Fleming	3	1	0
WR Sterling Sharpe	1	0	0
WR Nate Lewis	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 52,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,600 (21,400)
End Zone 9,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,800 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,200 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	52,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,600 (21,400)
End Zone	9,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,800 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,200 (3,300)