Week 16, 1998

played in Baltimore, TN

50 degrees, rain, 15 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	0	7	3	3	-	13
Baltimore Ravens	0	7	0	10	-	17

Scoring Summary
2Q: 03:35 ATL - Jerome Pathon 1 pass from Ramon Shonta (Dale Dawson extra point)
2Q: 01:40 BAL - Fred Barnett 8 pass from Phil Mickelson (Roger Ruzek extra point)
3Q: 07:46 ATL - Dale Dawson 33 field goal
4Q: 14:13 BAL - Roger Ruzek 26 field goal
4Q: 10:28 BAL - Stephen Davis 2 run (Roger Ruzek extra point)
4Q: 06:52 ATL - Dale Dawson 32 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 03:35 ATL - Jerome Pathon 1 pass from Ramon Shonta (Dale Dawson extra point)
2Q: 01:40 BAL - Fred Barnett 8 pass from Phil Mickelson (Roger Ruzek extra point)
3Q: 07:46 ATL - Dale Dawson 33 field goal
4Q: 14:13 BAL - Roger Ruzek 26 field goal
4Q: 10:28 BAL - Stephen Davis 2 run (Roger Ruzek extra point)
4Q: 06:52 ATL - Dale Dawson 32 field goal

Team Statistics ATL BAL
Record 7-8 3-12
First Downs 15 17
- by Rushing 5 3
- by Passing 9 12
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 272 286
- Offensive Plays 65 62
- Yards per Play 4.18 4.61
Net Rushing Yards 138 49
- Rushing Attempts 25 24
- Yards per Rush 5.52 2.04
Net Passing Yards 134 237
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 21 - 2 33 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 168 271
- Sacks/Yards Lost 6/34 5/34
- Yards per Pass Play 3.35 6.24
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 3/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/17 4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.5 9.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/60 3/20
Punt Returns/Yards 4/23 4/27
Kick Returns/Yards 2/44 3/68
Interception Ret./Yards 1/6 2/24
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 33
Time of Possession 31:29 28:31

Team Statistics	ATL	BAL
Record	7-8	3-12
First Downs	15	17
- by Rushing	5	3
- by Passing	9	12
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	272	286
- Offensive Plays	65	62
- Yards per Play	4.18	4.61
Net Rushing Yards	138	49
- Rushing Attempts	25	24
- Yards per Rush	5.52	2.04
Net Passing Yards	134	237
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 21 - 2	33 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	168	271
- Sacks/Yards Lost	6/34	5/34
- Yards per Pass Play	3.35	6.24
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	3/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/17	4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.5	9.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/60	3/20
Punt Returns/Yards	4/23	4/27
Kick Returns/Yards	2/44	3/68
Interception Ret./Yards	1/6	2/24
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 33
Time of Possession	31:29	28:31

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:53	1:13	OWN 22	3	8	Punt
1	8:27	1:39	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
1	4:53	1:49	OWN 38	3	4	Punt
1	1:53	1:44	OWN 44	3	-1	Punt
2	12:13	8:47	OWN 1	17	99	Touchdown
2	1:30	0:54	OWN 20	3	-5	Interception
3	15:00	2:32	OWN 28	3	8	Punt
3	10:47	3:09	OPP 47	6	31	Field Goal
3	4:03	1:36	OWN 21	3	4	Punt
4	14:08	1:30	OWN 20	3	0	Fumble
4	10:19	3:34	OWN 40	7	45	Field Goal
4	3:43	2:32	OWN 29	8	31	Interception
4	0:31	0:31	OWN 15	3	9	Game

Baltimore Ravens
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:07	OWN 20	4	24	Punt
1	11:40	3:13	OWN 28	8	26	Punt
1	6:48	1:55	OWN 29	3	-2	Punt
1	3:04	1:11	OWN 24	3	-5	Punt
1	0:09	2:56	OWN 32	6	18	Punt
2	3:26	1:56	OWN 27	5	73	Touchdown
2	0:36	0:36	OPP 49	3	17	Missed FG
3	12:28	1:41	OWN 13	3	-1	Punt
3	7:38	3:35	OWN 35	7	44	Interception
3	2:27	3:19	OWN 29	9	62	Field Goal
4	12:38	2:19	OPP 20	5	20	Touchdown
4	6:45	3:02	OWN 26	4	13	Punt
4	1:11	0:40	OWN 43	3	2	Punt

Game MVP: Stephen Davis, Baltimore Ravens

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Tiki Barber	22	131	5.95	16	6
Eddie Watson	2	3	1.50	4	0
Ramon Shonta	1	4	4.00	4	0

Baltimore	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Stephen Davis	13	31	2.38	10	1	1
Chris Howard	11	18	1.64	9	0	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ramon Shonta	34	21	168	6/34	1	19	2	59.4

Baltimore	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Phil Mickelson	33	25	271	5/34	1	43	1	96.9

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jerome Pathon	8	12	72	9.00	24	19	1
WR Tom Waddle	4	6	27	6.75	15	19	0
WR Ryan Thelwell	3	6	31	10.33	0	11	0
RB Tiki Barber	2	3	8	4.00	5	7	0
TE Brian Kinchen	1	2	3	3.00	2	3	0
FB Derrick Fenner	1	1	12	12.00	9	12	0
WR Kenny Shedd	1	2	7	7.00	2	7	0
RB Eddie Watson	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0

Baltimore	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Calvin Williams	8	8	71	8.88	28	18	0
WR Fred Barnett	4	5	28	7.00	6	18	1
WR Don Beebe	3	5	70	23.33	16	43	0
WR Eddie Vedder	3	6	46	15.33	29	33	0
TE Wesley Walls	2	2	9	4.50	0	7	0
TE Byron Chamberlain	2	2	10	5.00	0	11	0
RB Stephen Davis	1	2	24	24.00	22	24	0
RB Rod Brown	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
RB Chris Howard	1	1	11	11.00	12	11	0
FB Fred Beasley	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Howard Dinkins	1	6	6.00	0

Baltimore	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Louis Oliver	1	21	21.00	0
S Chris Hayes	1	3	3.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Force
Ramon Shonta	1	0
Robert Van Winkle	0	1
Homey D Clown	0	1
Orpheus Roye	0	1

Baltimore	Fumb	Recov	Force
Phil Mickelson	2	0	0
Chris Howard	1	1	0
Lance Perea	0	1	0
Olin Kreutz	0	1	0
Mike Wahle	0	1	0
Michael Barrow	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Craig Hentrich	6	272	45.3	40.8	56	2

Baltimore	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darren Bennett	8	331	41.4	36.0	49	3

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dale Dawson	2/2	0/0	0/0	33	1/1

Baltimore	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Roger Ruzek	1/2	0/1	0/0	26	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jerome Pathon	4	23	5.8	0

Baltimore	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jake Reed	4	27	6.8	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Michael Booker	2	44	22.0	0

Baltimore	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kevin Mathis	3	68	22.7	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Derrick Thomas	7	1	0.0	17	29
DE Orpheus Roye	6	1	1.5	24	36
S Sean Lumpkin	6	1	0.0	22	35
CB Robert Van Winkle	5	2	1.0	22	38
ILB Yev Kassem	5	2	0.0	24	38
OLB Howard Dinkins	5	1	0.0	17	24
S Jerome Woods	4	1	1.0	24	37
DT R.C. Wrightman	4	0	0.0	22	31
DE Greg Jefferson	3	0	1.0	24	35
CB Homey D Clown	3	3	0.0	23	35
DE Raylee Johnson	2	1	0.5	23	38
CB Michael Booker	1	1	0.0	4	12
WR Tom Waddle	1	0	---	---	---
WR Jerome Pathon	1	0	---	---	---

Baltimore	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Louis Oliver	10	1	0.0	25	40
S Chris Hayes	6	1	0.0	10	19
S Victor Green	5	2	1.0	25	40
CB Dan Donaldson	5	2	0.0	13	27
OLB Bryce Paup	4	1	0.0	23	37
ILB Michael Barrow	3	4	1.0	22	39
CB Kevin Mathis	3	2	1.0	19	22
OLB Fred Strickland	3	0	1.0	24	39
DE Raymond Elrod	3	0	1.0	11	17
DE Chad Brown	3	1	0.5	19	25
CB Andy Macdonald	2	0	0.0	22	39
ILB Winfred Tubbs	1	2	0.5	14	14
DT Andre Purvis	1	1	0.0	22	36
DT Jerry Drake	1	0	0.0	11	19
RB Stephen Davis	1	0	---	---	---
S Julio Cascadden	1	0	0.0	6	16

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Orpheus Roye	1.5	0	0	1	36
DE Greg Jefferson	1.0	1	0	0	35
CB Robert Van Winkle	1.0	0	0	0	38
S Jerome Woods	1.0	0	0	0	37
DE Raylee Johnson	0.5	0	0	0	38
OLB Derrick Thomas	0.0	1	0	0	29
DT R.C. Wrightman	0.0	0	1	0	31
ILB Yev Kassem	0.0	0	1	0	38

Baltimore	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Raymond Elrod	1.0	0	1	0	17
OLB Fred Strickland	1.0	0	0	0	39
ILB Michael Barrow	1.0	0	0	0	39
S Victor Green	1.0	0	0	0	40
CB Kevin Mathis	1.0	0	0	0	22
DE Chad Brown	0.5	1	1	1	25
ILB Winfred Tubbs	0.5	0	0	0	14
DT Andre Purvis	0.0	1	1	0	36
DT Jerry Drake	0.0	0	1	0	19

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Derrick Thomas	5	0	0	29
OLB Howard Dinkins	4	0	1	24
CB Robert Van Winkle	4	0	0	38
S Sean Lumpkin	3	0	0	35
S Jerome Woods	3	0	0	37
CB Homey D Clown	2	0	0	35
DE Orpheus Roye	2	0	0	36
DE Raylee Johnson	1	0	0	38
CB Michael Booker	1	0	0	12
ILB Yev Kassem	0	1	0	38

Baltimore	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Louis Oliver	7	0	1	40
S Chris Hayes	3	0	1	19
S Victor Green	2	0	0	40
CB Dan Donaldson	2	0	0	27
OLB Bryce Paup	1	1	0	37
OLB Fred Strickland	1	0	0	39
ILB Michael Barrow	1	0	0	39
ILB Winfred Tubbs	1	0	0	14
CB Andy Macdonald	1	0	0	39
CB Kevin Mathis	1	0	0	22
S Julio Cascadden	1	0	0	16

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Courtney Hall	4	7	25	1	40
Joe Panos	3	8	25	2	40
Stanley Bridges	2	5	25	2	40
Derrick Fenner	1	2	12	0	17
Scott Rehberg	1	1	25	0	40
Randy Shughart	0	1	25	1	40

Baltimore	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Orlando Pace	3	7	1	24	0	38
Flozell Adams	2	5	0	24	0	38
Wesley Walls	1	1	1	10	0	12
Mike Wahle	0	5	0	24	0	38
Jeff Buckey	0	4	0	24	4	38
Olin Kreutz	0	2	0	24	1	38

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Titus Dixon	2	19
Frank Wainright	2	16
Michael Booker	1	26
Sean Lumpkin	1	12
Scott Rehberg	1	8

Baltimore	Tackles	STPlays
Dan Donaldson	3	12
Chris Hayes	2	16
Rod Brown	1	8

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Scott Rehberg	25	40	---	---	8	73
Raylee Johnson	---	---	23	38	9	70
Sean Lumpkin	---	---	22	35	12	69
Robert Van Winkle	---	---	22	38	7	67
Brian Kinchen	22	33	---	---	10	65
Courtney Hall	25	40	---	---	---	65
Randy Shughart	25	40	---	---	---	65
Ramon Shonta	25	40	---	---	---	65
Joe Panos	25	40	---	---	---	65
Stanley Bridges	25	40	---	---	---	65
Yev Kassem	---	---	24	38	2	64
Tom Waddle	20	39	---	---	4	63
Jerome Woods	---	---	24	37	2	63
Orpheus Roye	---	---	24	36	2	62
R.C. Wrightman	---	---	22	31	8	61
Greg Jefferson	---	---	24	35	2	61
Homey D Clown	---	---	23	35	2	60
Jerome Pathon	21	30	---	---	8	59
Tiki Barber	23	33	---	---	---	56
Derrick Thomas	---	---	17	29	1	47
Jeff Posey	---	---	11	10	24	45
Derrick Fenner	12	17	---	---	14	43
Howard Dinkins	---	---	17	24	1	42
Michael Booker	---	---	4	12	26	42
Ryan Thelwell	14	25	---	---	---	39
Eddie Watson	2	7	---	---	23	32
Frank Wainright	3	9	---	---	16	28
Titus Dixon	5	1	---	---	19	25
Kenny Shedd	3	6	---	---	13	22
Garth Algar	---	---	3	5	7	15
Gerald McBurrows	---	---	2	9	4	15
Patrise Alexander	---	---	1	2	7	10
Gregg Gamble	0	0	---	---	8	8
Craig Hentrich	0	0	---	---	8	8
Hessley Hempstead	0	0	---	---	8	8
Payton Feeley	0	0	---	---	8	8
Marcus Spriggs	0	0	---	---	8	8
Dale Dawson	0	0	---	---	6	6
Cortez Kennedy	---	---	1	3	---	4
Howard Hendree	---	---	0	0	4	4
Charles Woodson	---	---	0	0	4	4
Chad Hennings	---	---	0	1	1	2
Mike Saxon	0	0	---	---	---	0
Craig Erickson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jon Kitna	0	0	---	---	---	0
Todd Washington	0	0	---	---	---	0

Baltimore	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Victor Green	---	---	25	40	12	77
Fred Strickland	---	---	24	39	9	72
Jeff Buckey	24	38	---	---	10	72
Orlando Pace	24	38	---	---	10	72
Louis Oliver	---	---	25	40	6	71
Andy Macdonald	---	---	22	39	5	66
Michael Barrow	---	---	22	39	2	63
Andre Purvis	---	---	22	36	5	63
Bryce Paup	---	---	23	37	2	62
Phil Mickelson	24	38	---	---	---	62
Olin Kreutz	24	38	---	---	---	62
Mike Wahle	24	38	---	---	---	62
Flozell Adams	24	38	---	---	---	62
Byron Chamberlain	17	28	---	---	11	56
Dan Donaldson	---	---	13	27	12	52
Calvin Williams	19	30	---	---	---	49
Fred Barnett	13	22	---	---	13	48
Fred Beasley	11	13	---	---	23	47
Kevin Mathis	---	---	19	22	5	46
Chad Brown	---	---	19	25	1	45
Chris Hayes	---	---	10	19	16	45
Wesley Walls	10	12	---	---	17	39
Don Beebe	11	21	---	---	6	38
Eddie Vedder	13	25	---	---	---	38
Jerry Drake	---	---	11	19	7	37
Winfred Tubbs	---	---	14	14	5	33
Raymond Elrod	---	---	11	17	5	33
Stephen Davis	13	18	---	---	---	31
Chris Howard	11	15	---	---	1	27
Julio Cascadden	---	---	6	16	4	26
Casey Dailey	---	---	3	1	20	24
Lance Perea	---	---	6	8	---	14
Buddy Ferguson	0	0	---	---	10	10
Jon Clark	0	0	---	---	10	10
Ron Newsome	0	0	---	---	10	10
Raghib Ismail	2	5	---	---	2	9
Dewayne Washington	---	---	0	2	7	9
James Roe	0	0	---	---	9	9
Rod Brown	0	1	---	---	8	9
Darren Bennett	0	0	---	---	8	8
Roger Ruzek	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jake Reed	0	0	---	---	6	6
Ty Detmer	0	0	---	---	2	2
Robert Boucher Jr.	---	---	0	0	1	1
Doug Pederson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Twan Russell	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	60	10.0
Middle	5	19	3.8
Right	14	59	4.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	4	0.8
Middle	11	30	2.7
Right	8	15	1.9
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ramon Shonta	34	21	0	0	3	1	4	1	2

Baltimore	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Phil Mickelson	33	25	4	0	2	1	2	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	47	6.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	10	67	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	54	6.0
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	6	61	7.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	12	107	8.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	42	4.7
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	61	20.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Jerome Pathon	12	8	1	72	30
WR Tom Waddle	6	4	1	27	39
WR Ryan Thelwell	6	3	1	31	25
RB Tiki Barber	3	2	0	8	33
TE Brian Kinchen	2	1	0	3	33
WR Kenny Shedd	2	1	0	7	6
FB Derrick Fenner	1	1	0	12	17
RB Eddie Watson	1	1	0	8	7

Baltimore	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Calvin Williams	8	8	0	71	0	30
WR Eddie Vedder	6	3	1	46	1	25
WR Don Beebe	5	3	0	70	2	21
WR Fred Barnett	5	4	0	28	0	22
TE Wesley Walls	2	2	0	9	0	12
TE Byron Chamberlain	2	2	0	10	0	28
RB Stephen Davis	2	1	0	24	1	18
RB Rod Brown	1	1	0	2	0	1
RB Chris Howard	1	1	0	11	0	15
FB Fred Beasley	1	0	1	0	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tiki Barber	3	16	5.33	5.95

Baltimore	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Stephen Davis	3	12	4.00	2.38
Chris Howard	3	10	3.33	1.64

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ramon Shonta	4	2	6	1.50	4.94

Baltimore	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Phil Mickelson	4	2	10	2.50	8.21

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jerome Pathon	3	2	6	2.00	6.00
RB Tiki Barber	1	0	0	0.00	2.67

Baltimore	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Fred Barnett	2	2	10	5.00	5.60
WR Eddie Vedder	1	0	0	0.00	7.67
FB Fred Beasley	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Tiki Barber	5	1

Baltimore	Rushes	Conversions
Stephen Davis	2	0
Chris Howard	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ramon Shonta	10	5	4

Baltimore	Att	Comp	Conversions
Phil Mickelson	7	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tom Waddle	5	3	2
WR Ryan Thelwell	2	0	0
RB Tiki Barber	1	0	0
RB Eddie Watson	1	1	1
WR Jerome Pathon	1	1	1

Baltimore	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Fred Barnett	2	2	1
WR Don Beebe	1	0	0
WR Calvin Williams	1	1	0
WR Eddie Vedder	1	0	0
RB Rod Brown	1	1	1
RB Chris Howard	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 48,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,700 (21,400)
End Zone 10,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,200 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,600 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	48,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,700 (21,400)
End Zone	10,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,200 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,600 (3,300)