Week 3, 1999

played in Atlanta, GA

76 degrees, fair, calm

Los Angeles Rams	17	0	0	0	-	17
Atlanta Falcons	7	7	7	0	-	21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 15:00 LA - Hannibal Lecter 15 fumble return (Ryan Longwell extra point)
1Q: 08:58 ATL - Jerome Woods 10 interception return (Neil Rackers extra point)
1Q: 04:19 LA - Kevin Faulk 20 run (Ryan Longwell extra point)
1Q: 01:54 LA - Ryan Longwell 32 field goal
2Q: 04:12 ATL - Hart Lee Dykes 43 pass from Duante Culpepper (Neil Rackers extra point)
3Q: 09:41 ATL - Hart Lee Dykes 3 pass from Duante Culpepper (Neil Rackers extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 15:00 LA - Hannibal Lecter 15 fumble return (Ryan Longwell extra point)
1Q: 08:58 ATL - Jerome Woods 10 interception return (Neil Rackers extra point)
1Q: 04:19 LA - Kevin Faulk 20 run (Ryan Longwell extra point)
1Q: 01:54 LA - Ryan Longwell 32 field goal
2Q: 04:12 ATL - Hart Lee Dykes 43 pass from Duante Culpepper (Neil Rackers extra point)
3Q: 09:41 ATL - Hart Lee Dykes 3 pass from Duante Culpepper (Neil Rackers extra point)

Team Statistics LA ATL
Record 1-2 1-2
First Downs 16 13
- by Rushing 4 6
- by Passing 11 6
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 279 236
- Offensive Plays 76 61
- Yards per Play 3.67 3.87
Net Rushing Yards 65 126
- Rushing Attempts 28 27
- Yards per Rush 2.32 4.67
Net Passing Yards 214 110
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 42 - 27 - 1 31 - 16 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 238 126
- Sacks/Yards Lost 6/24 3/16
- Yards per Pass Play 4.46 3.24
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 3/2
3rd Down Conversions 7/21 2/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.0 10.5
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/1
Penalties/Yards 7/48 6/45
Punt Returns/Yards 5/20 4/38
Kick Returns/Yards 2/40 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 1/19 1/10
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 32
Time of Possession 33:45 26:15

Team Statistics	LA	ATL
Record	1-2	1-2
First Downs	16	13
- by Rushing	4	6
- by Passing	11	6
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	279	236
- Offensive Plays	76	61
- Yards per Play	3.67	3.87
Net Rushing Yards	65	126
- Rushing Attempts	28	27
- Yards per Rush	2.32	4.67
Net Passing Yards	214	110
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	42 - 27 - 1	31 - 16 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	238	126
- Sacks/Yards Lost	6/24	3/16
- Yards per Pass Play	4.46	3.24
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	3/2
3rd Down Conversions	7/21	2/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.0	10.5
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/1
Penalties/Yards	7/48	6/45
Punt Returns/Yards	5/20	4/38
Kick Returns/Yards	2/40	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	1/19	1/10
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 32
Time of Possession	33:45	26:15

Drive Charts

Los Angeles Rams
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:45	1:40	OWN 11	3	3	Punt
1	8:58	0:09	OWN 7	1	0	Interception
1	8:49	4:45	OWN 24	9	76	Touchdown
1	3:20	1:34	OPP 15	3	0	Field Goal
1	0:31	2:39	OWN 33	7	14	Punt
2	10:39	1:18	OWN 24	4	32	Punt
2	7:32	1:04	OWN 48	3	3	Punt
2	3:41	2:02	OWN 27	3	-9	Punt
2	0:55	0:55	OWN 2	2	26	Half
3	15:00	3:22	OWN 20	6	20	Punt
3	9:33	1:56	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
3	6:35	1:53	OWN 34	3	8	Punt
3	3:01	1:07	OWN 23	3	0	Punt
3	0:24	4:36	OWN 18	9	24	Punt
4	7:30	5:33	OWN 16	13	60	Downs
4	1:20	0:39	OWN 37	4	8	Downs

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:10	OWN 20	1	-5	Fumble
1	14:50	3:05	OWN 20	5	18	Punt
1	10:05	1:07	OWN 37	3	5	Punt
1	4:04	0:44	OWN 20	3	1	Interception
1	1:46	1:15	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
2	12:52	2:13	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
2	9:21	1:49	OWN 20	3	-5	Punt
2	6:28	2:47	OWN 2	7	98	Touchdown
2	1:39	0:44	OWN 43	3	7	Punt
3	11:38	2:05	OPP 17	4	17	Touchdown
3	7:37	1:02	OPP 43	4	9	Downs
3	4:42	1:41	OWN 25	5	8	Punt
3	1:54	1:30	OWN 48	6	34	Fumble
4	10:48	3:18	OWN 20	9	24	Punt
4	1:57	0:37	OWN 24	3	-1	Punt
4	0:41	0:41	OPP 45	1	-2	Game

Game MVP: Jerome Woods, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Wilmont Perry	17	32	1.88	13	1	0
Kevin Faulk	10	34	3.40	20	2	1
Herman Moore	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Tiki Barber	18	104	5.78	15	7
Olandis Gary	6	15	2.50	8	0
Duante Culpepper	3	7	2.33	5	0

Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Troy Aikman	42	27	238	6/24	0	34	1	69.3

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Duante Culpepper	31	16	126	3/16	2	43	1	70.1

Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Herman Moore	7	10	52	7.43	11	10
WR Joe Jurevicius	7	11	82	11.71	4	20
WR Shawn Collins	3	4	45	15.00	21	34
TE Pierson Hill	2	3	1	0.50	0	2
RB Wilmont Perry	2	2	6	3.00	0	7
RB Kevin Faulk	2	2	12	6.00	6	6
WR D'Wayne Bates	2	2	15	7.50	0	8
TE Alfred Pupunu	1	2	3	3.00	0	3
WR Frank Sanders	1	4	22	22.00	0	22
FB Wade Reeves	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ryan Thelwell	5	6	34	6.80	4	14	0
WR Hart Lee Dykes	4	9	59	14.75	1	43	2
WR Jerome Pathon	3	7	21	7.00	3	12	0
TE Tomur Barnes	2	4	13	6.50	0	14	0
FB Derrick Fenner	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0
RB Tiki Barber	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Tom Waddle	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Los Angeles	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Mark McMillian	1	19	19.00	0

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Jerome Woods	1	10	10.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Los Angeles	Recov	Force	TD
Hannibal Lecter	1	0	1
Lawyer Milloy	1	0	0
Dean Wells	0	1	0
Robbie Tobeck	0	1	0
Duane Ashman	0	1	0

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov
Tiki Barber	1	0
Jerome Pathon	1	0
Duante Culpepper	1	0
Jason Perry	0	1

Punting Statistics

Los Angeles	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Shane Edge	10	383	38.3	30.5	53	3

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Craig Hentrich	9	407	45.2	43.0	52	5

Kicking Statistics

Los Angeles	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ryan Longwell	1/1	0/0	0/0	32	2/2

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Neil Rackers	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
D'Wayne Bates	5	20	4.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jerome Pathon	3	32	10.7	0
Eddie Watson	1	6	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Shawn Collins	1	18	18.0	0
Joe Jurevicius	1	22	22.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Los Angeles	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Levon Kirkland	6	3	0.0	24	29
S Hannibal Lecter	6	2	0.0	26	30
S Lawyer Milloy	6	1	0.0	27	33
CB Mark McMillian	5	0	0.0	16	26
DE Alonzo Spellman	4	0	1.0	22	28
DE Duane Ashman	4	0	0.5	17	29
OLB Lonnie Marts	2	2	0.5	21	22
CB Jerry Azumah	2	2	0.0	27	34
DT Clint Haynes	2	1	0.0	17	22
CB Lance Brown	2	0	0.0	24	30
OLB Dean Wells	1	0	1.0	11	7
ILB Reinard Wilson	1	1	0.0	6	12
DE Jared DeVries	1	1	0.0	5	6
S Jason Belser	1	0	0.0	5	10
DE Chuck Smith	0	1	0.0	10	5
DT Austin Robbins	0	1	0.0	17	20

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Yev Kassem	7	3	1.0	27	44
OLB Clint Kreiwaldt	7	0	0.0	21	36
DE Michael Strahan	6	1	1.5	27	42
S Jason Perry	6	3	0.0	21	28
S Jerome Woods	5	1	1.0	25	46
CB Michael Booker	5	3	0.5	28	47
OLB Jeff Posey	4	1	0.0	23	24
S Garth Algar	4	0	0.0	7	22
DE Orpheus Roye	3	5	0.5	27	44
DE Raylee Johnson	3	0	0.0	14	23
CB Eric Warfield	3	0	0.0	6	21
CB Charles Woodson	3	0	0.0	28	46
S Oliver Augustynowicz	2	0	0.0	2	17
DT D'Marco Farr	1	1	1.5	20	34
ILB Hardy Nickerson	1	1	0.0	5	15
WR Ryan Thelwell	1	0	---	---	---
DT Spencer Curley	0	2	0.0	17	20

Pass Rush Statistics

Los Angeles	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Alonzo Spellman	1.0	0	1	28
OLB Dean Wells	1.0	0	0	7
OLB Lonnie Marts	0.5	0	0	22
DE Duane Ashman	0.5	0	0	29
ILB Levon Kirkland	0.0	1	0	29
DT Clint Haynes	0.0	0	2	22
DT Austin Robbins	0.0	0	1	20
S Lawyer Milloy	0.0	0	1	33

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Knock	PPlay
DE Michael Strahan	1.5	1	0	42
DT D'Marco Farr	1.5	0	0	34
ILB Yev Kassem	1.0	0	0	44
S Jerome Woods	1.0	0	0	46
DE Orpheus Roye	0.5	1	2	44
CB Michael Booker	0.5	0	0	47
DE Raylee Johnson	0.0	1	0	23

Pass Defense Statistics

Los Angeles	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Mark McMillian	4	0	1	26
S Hannibal Lecter	2	0	0	30
ILB Levon Kirkland	2	0	0	29
CB Jerry Azumah	1	5	0	34
OLB Lonnie Marts	1	0	0	22
DE Alonzo Spellman	1	0	0	28
CB Lance Brown	1	0	0	30
S Lawyer Milloy	1	0	0	33
DE Duane Ashman	1	0	0	29
ILB Reinard Wilson	1	0	0	12
DE Jared DeVries	1	0	0	6

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Michael Booker	4	0	0	47
OLB Jeff Posey	4	0	0	24
CB Charles Woodson	3	2	0	46
OLB Clint Kreiwaldt	3	1	0	36
CB Eric Warfield	3	0	0	21
S Jerome Woods	2	1	1	46
S Oliver Augustynowicz	2	0	0	17
ILB Yev Kassem	1	1	0	44
ILB Hardy Nickerson	1	0	0	15
S Garth Algar	1	0	0	22
DE Raylee Johnson	1	0	0	23
DE Orpheus Roye	1	0	0	44
S Jason Perry	1	0	0	28
DT Spencer Curley	0	1	0	20

Blocking Statistics

Los Angeles	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
John Flannery	2	8	28	0	48
Wade Reeves	2	4	16	1	27
Ryan Tucker	1	5	28	1	48
Alfred Pupunu	1	1	17	0	30
Kip Vickers	0	4	28	2	48
Ernest Jefferson	0	4	28	0	48
Robbie Tobeck	0	2	28	2	48

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Courtney Hall	3	10	1	27	0	34
Joe Panos	2	6	0	27	0	34
Barry Sims	1	3	0	27	1	34
Tomur Barnes	1	2	0	23	0	32
Randy Shughart	1	1	0	27	2	34
Doug Brzezinski	0	2	0	27	0	34

Special Teams Tackles

Los Angeles	Tackles	STPlays
Mark McMillian	2	18
Doug Colman	1	18
Robbie Tobeck	1	11

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Tom Waddle	2	14
Ryan Thelwell	1	19
Tomur Barnes	1	17
Derrick Fenner	1	15
Rod Payne	1	9
Eric Warfield	1	9

Participation

Los Angeles	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Robbie Tobeck	28	48	---	---	11	87
Lawyer Milloy	---	---	27	33	18	78
Troy Aikman	28	48	---	---	---	76
John Flannery	28	48	---	---	---	76
Kip Vickers	28	48	---	---	---	76
Ryan Tucker	28	48	---	---	---	76
Ernest Jefferson	28	48	---	---	---	76
Joe Jurevicius	26	44	---	---	4	74
Wade Reeves	16	27	---	---	19	62
Lance Brown	---	---	24	30	8	62
Jerry Azumah	---	---	27	34	---	61
Hannibal Lecter	---	---	26	30	4	60
Mark McMillian	---	---	16	26	18	60
Herman Moore	23	34	---	---	1	58
Alfred Pupunu	17	30	---	---	10	57
Kevin Faulk	10	22	---	---	25	57
Levon Kirkland	---	---	24	29	---	53
Alonzo Spellman	---	---	22	28	---	50
Duane Ashman	---	---	17	29	2	48
Shawn Collins	12	23	---	---	9	44
Lonnie Marts	---	---	21	22	1	44
Austin Robbins	---	---	17	20	7	44
Frank Sanders	10	19	---	---	13	42
Clint Haynes	---	---	17	22	2	41
Wilmont Perry	17	20	---	---	2	39
Pierson Hill	7	12	---	---	18	37
Reinard Wilson	---	---	6	12	16	34
D'Wayne Bates	2	9	---	---	17	28
Doug Colman	---	---	3	5	18	26
Rhett Hall	---	---	10	14	---	24
Jason Belser	---	---	5	10	9	24
Chuck Smith	---	---	10	5	7	22
Jared DeVries	---	---	5	6	9	20
Dean Wells	---	---	11	7	---	18
Marvin Thomas	---	---	6	7	---	13
Paul Gruber	0	0	---	---	11	11
Tre Fuller	0	0	---	---	11	11
Dominique Nail	0	0	---	---	11	11
Todd Weiner	0	0	---	---	11	11
Shane Edge	0	0	---	---	10	10
Antony Jordan	---	---	3	5	---	8
Ryan Longwell	0	0	---	---	5	5
Dave Brown	0	0	---	---	1	1
Jerome Oliver	0	0	---	---	---	0
Frank Garcia	0	0	---	---	---	0
Cornell Green	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Michael Strahan	---	---	27	42	11	80
Michael Booker	---	---	28	47	5	80
Charles Woodson	---	---	28	46	5	79
Yev Kassem	---	---	27	44	2	73
Jerome Woods	---	---	25	46	2	73
Tomur Barnes	23	32	---	---	17	72
Orpheus Roye	---	---	27	44	1	72
Doug Brzezinski	27	34	---	---	9	70
Jason Perry	---	---	21	28	20	69
Courtney Hall	27	34	---	---	---	61
Randy Shughart	27	34	---	---	---	61
Joe Panos	27	34	---	---	---	61
Duante Culpepper	27	34	---	---	---	61
Barry Sims	27	34	---	---	---	61
Clint Kreiwaldt	---	---	21	36	2	59
Hardy Nickerson	---	---	5	15	37	57
Derrick Fenner	19	23	---	---	15	57
D'Marco Farr	---	---	20	34	2	56
Hart Lee Dykes	19	30	---	---	6	55
Jerome Pathon	20	26	---	---	8	54
Ryan Thelwell	15	15	---	---	19	49
Tiki Barber	21	25	---	---	1	47
Jeff Posey	---	---	23	24	---	47
Garth Algar	---	---	7	22	9	38
Raylee Johnson	---	---	14	23	---	37
Spencer Curley	---	---	17	20	---	37
Eric Warfield	---	---	6	21	9	36
Chuck Johnson	---	---	8	14	9	31
Eddie Watson	1	4	---	---	26	31
Olandis Gary	9	10	---	---	9	28
Tom Waddle	8	5	---	---	14	27
Oliver Augustynowicz	---	---	2	17	7	26
Brian Johnston	0	0	---	---	9	9
Craig Hentrich	0	0	---	---	9	9
Rod Payne	0	0	---	---	9	9
Scott Rehberg	0	0	---	---	9	9
Marcus Spriggs	0	0	---	---	9	9
Derrick Thomas	---	---	0	0	8	8
Patrise Alexander	---	---	2	5	1	8
Henry Anderko	0	0	---	---	5	5
Neil Rackers	0	0	---	---	4	4
Ramon Shonta	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jon Kitna	0	0	---	---	---	0
Todd Washington	0	0	---	---	---	0
Stanley Bridges	0	0	---	---	---	0
Todd McClure	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	30	3.0
Middle	14	21	1.5
Right	4	14	3.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	83	6.9
Middle	4	12	3.0
Right	10	33	3.3
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Troy Aikman	42	27	3	2	3	6	0	2	1

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Duante Culpepper	31	16	1	2	1	5	5	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	10	3.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	15	79	4.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	8	107	7.1
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	42	7.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	-4	-2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	11	59	4.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	3	28	2.5
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	43	10.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Joe Jurevicius	11	7	1	82	1	44
WR Herman Moore	10	7	0	52	0	34
WR Shawn Collins	4	3	0	45	1	23
WR Frank Sanders	4	1	0	22	1	19
TE Pierson Hill	3	2	1	1	0	12
TE Alfred Pupunu	2	1	1	3	0	30
FB Wade Reeves	2	0	0	0	0	27
RB Wilmont Perry	2	2	0	6	0	20
RB Kevin Faulk	2	2	0	12	0	22
WR D'Wayne Bates	2	2	0	15	0	9

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Hart Lee Dykes	9	4	1	59	1	30
WR Jerome Pathon	7	3	0	21	0	26
WR Ryan Thelwell	6	5	0	34	0	15
TE Tomur Barnes	4	2	0	13	0	32
WR Tom Waddle	2	0	0	0	0	5
RB Tiki Barber	2	1	0	3	0	25
FB Derrick Fenner	1	1	0	-4	0	23

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Kevin Faulk	2	21	10.50	3.40
Herman Moore	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tiki Barber	3	14	4.67	5.78
Olandis Gary	1	1	1.00	2.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Troy Aikman	2	1	-1	-0.50	5.67

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Duante Culpepper	1	1	3	3.00	4.06

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Shawn Collins	1	0	0	0.00	11.25
TE Pierson Hill	1	1	-1	-1.00	0.33

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Hart Lee Dykes	1	1	3	3.00	6.56

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Rushes	Conversions
Wilmont Perry	4	1

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Tiki Barber	4	1
Duante Culpepper	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Conversions
Troy Aikman	14	9	6

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Duante Culpepper	8	3	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Joe Jurevicius	5	3	3
WR Herman Moore	3	2	0
WR Shawn Collins	2	1	1
WR Frank Sanders	2	1	1
TE Alfred Pupunu	1	1	1
RB Wilmont Perry	1	1	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ryan Thelwell	3	3	1
WR Tom Waddle	2	0	0
WR Jerome Pathon	2	0	0
WR Hart Lee Dykes	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 60,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,000 (17,100)
End Zone 10,000 (12,400)
Mezzanine 6,000 (7,100)
Sideline Seats 9,400 (10,900)
Club Seats 13,500 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 7,200 (7,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	60,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,000 (17,100)
End Zone	10,000 (12,400)
Mezzanine	6,000 (7,100)
Sideline Seats	9,400 (10,900)
Club Seats	13,500 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	7,200 (7,500)