Week 2, 2000

played in San Diego, CA

69 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	0	14	0	3	-	17
San Diego Chargers	3	3	3	22	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:12 SDO - Tommy Pickles 37 field goal
2Q: 10:03 ATL - Tiki Barber 3 run (Neil Rackers extra point)
2Q: 02:29 SDO - Tommy Pickles 46 field goal
2Q: 00:30 ATL - Jerome Pathon 3 pass from Ramon Shonta (Neil Rackers extra point)
3Q: 09:38 SDO - Tommy Pickles 29 field goal
4Q: 14:25 SDO - Garrison Hearst 11 run (Marc Bulger pass to Johnnie Morton for conversion)
4Q: 06:34 ATL - Neil Rackers 19 field goal
4Q: 02:06 SDO - Garrison Hearst 4 run (Tommy Pickles extra point)
4Q: 01:16 SDO - Chad Levitt 21 run (Tommy Pickles extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:12 SDO - Tommy Pickles 37 field goal
2Q: 10:03 ATL - Tiki Barber 3 run (Neil Rackers extra point)
2Q: 02:29 SDO - Tommy Pickles 46 field goal
2Q: 00:30 ATL - Jerome Pathon 3 pass from Ramon Shonta (Neil Rackers extra point)
3Q: 09:38 SDO - Tommy Pickles 29 field goal
4Q: 14:25 SDO - Garrison Hearst 11 run (Marc Bulger pass to Johnnie Morton for conversion)
4Q: 06:34 ATL - Neil Rackers 19 field goal
4Q: 02:06 SDO - Garrison Hearst 4 run (Tommy Pickles extra point)
4Q: 01:16 SDO - Chad Levitt 21 run (Tommy Pickles extra point)

Team Statistics ATL SDO
Record 0-2 1-1
First Downs 18 23
- by Rushing 6 11
- by Passing 10 11
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 265 378
- Offensive Plays 63 75
- Yards per Play 4.21 5.04
Net Rushing Yards 98 187
- Rushing Attempts 25 38
- Yards per Rush 3.92 4.92
Net Passing Yards 167 191
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 20 - 0 33 - 21 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 184 220
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/17 4/29
- Yards per Pass Play 4.39 5.16
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 2/13 8/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.5 7.2
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 2/15 5/45
Punt Returns/Yards 3/16 1/2
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 3/70
Interception Ret./Yards 2/38 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/1
Red Zone Visits 3 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 2/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 31
Time of Possession 26:27 33:33

Team Statistics	ATL	SDO
Record	0-2	1-1
First Downs	18	23
- by Rushing	6	11
- by Passing	10	11
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	265	378
- Offensive Plays	63	75
- Yards per Play	4.21	5.04
Net Rushing Yards	98	187
- Rushing Attempts	25	38
- Yards per Rush	3.92	4.92
Net Passing Yards	167	191
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 20 - 0	33 - 21 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	184	220
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/17	4/29
- Yards per Pass Play	4.39	5.16
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	2/13	8/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.5	7.2
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	2/15	5/45
Punt Returns/Yards	3/16	1/2
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	3/70
Interception Ret./Yards	2/38	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/1
Red Zone Visits	3	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	2/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 31
Time of Possession	26:27	33:33

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:26	2:35	OWN 41	5	21	Punt
1	6:06	3:27	OWN 20	7	18	Punt
2	14:22	2:06	OWN 33	5	37	Missed FG
2	10:58	1:01	OPP 21	4	21	Touchdown
2	2:21	0:53	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
2	1:01	0:38	OPP 34	3	34	Touchdown
3	15:00	2:24	OWN 20	6	20	Punt
3	9:33	2:32	OWN 20	4	16	Punt
3	5:48	1:41	OWN 36	3	3	Punt
4	14:19	3:47	OWN 20	7	19	Punt
4	9:06	2:40	OPP 44	5	42	Field Goal
4	1:59	0:43	OWN 20	4	1	Downs
4	1:00	1:00	OWN 20	8	47	Game

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:34	OWN 32	3	0	Punt
1	10:51	4:45	OWN 20	9	60	Field Goal
1	2:39	3:17	OWN 18	8	55	Interception
2	12:16	1:18	OWN 37	3	-5	Fumble
2	9:57	7:36	OWN 20	14	51	Field Goal
2	1:28	0:27	OWN 34	2	9	Interception
2	0:23	0:23	OWN 27	1	4	Half
3	12:36	2:21	OWN 22	5	24	Punt
3	10:15	0:42	OPP 13	3	1	Field Goal
3	7:01	1:13	OWN 14	3	8	Punt
3	4:07	4:48	OWN 26	10	74	Touchdown
4	10:32	1:26	OWN 3	3	-1	Punt
4	6:26	4:27	OWN 28	10	72	Touchdown
4	1:16	0:16	OPP 21	1	21	Touchdown

Game MVP: Garrison Hearst, San Diego Chargers

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Tiki Barber	15	73	4.87	27	2	1
Ma'ake Scott	4	-1	-0.25	5	0	0
Olandis Gary	4	12	3.00	5	0	0
Ramon Shonta	2	14	7.00	10	1	0

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Garrison Hearst	32	137	4.28	22	4	2
Chad Levitt	5	45	9.00	21	2	1
Marc Bulger	1	5	5.00	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ramon Shonta	35	20	184	3/17	1	21	0	81.1

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Marc Bulger	33	21	220	4/29	0	31	2	57.6

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jerome Pathon	9	17	64	7.11	23	19	1
WR Kenny Lofton	5	8	57	11.40	16	21	0
TE Tomur Barnes	3	4	36	12.00	10	16	0
WR Michael Haynes	2	4	18	9.00	3	13	0
WR Shawn Collins	1	1	9	9.00	3	9	0
WR Ryan Thelwell	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Marty Booker	7	9	111	15.86	21	30
WR Robert Brooks	4	6	55	13.75	27	31
TE Andrew Jordan	4	6	40	10.00	16	16
WR Andre Rison	2	3	4	2.00	2	3
RB Garrison Hearst	2	5	-3	-1.50	2	1
WR Johnnie Morton	2	3	13	6.50	0	8
WR Michael Irvin	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Donnell Woolford	2	38	19.00	0

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jerome Pathon	1	0	0
Cortez Kennedy	0	1	0
Myron Bell	0	0	1
Jason Perry	0	0	1

San Diego	Fumb	Recov	Force
Garrison Hearst	1	0	0
Marc Bulger	1	0	0
Ed King	0	1	0
Pete Kendall	0	1	0
Johnnie Morton	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Craig Hentrich	7	306	43.7	40.6	58	3

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Deon Lucas	4	168	42.0	38.0	48	1

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Neil Rackers	1/2	0/1	0/0	19	2/2

San Diego	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Tommy Pickles	3/3	1/1	0/0	46	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jerome Pathon	2	11	5.5	0
Michael Haynes	1	5	5.0	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Garrison Hearst	1	2	2.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Robert Brooks	2	50	25.0	0
Pat Tillman	1	20	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Yev Kassem	11	0	0.0	38	37
S Jason Perry	7	2	0.0	18	21
DT Jerry Drake	5	0	2.0	18	20
S Myron Bell	5	1	1.0	36	37
DE Michael Strahan	4	1	1.0	28	33
CB Tyrone Williams	4	2	0.0	22	30
OLB Jeff Posey	4	2	0.0	28	23
S Willie Kramer	4	1	0.0	24	20
CB Donnell Woolford	3	1	0.0	34	34
DT Joel Steed	2	2	0.0	29	25
OLB Lee Woodall	2	2	0.0	21	12
DE Regan Upshaw	2	1	0.0	10	4
CB Charles Woodson	2	1	0.0	37	37
DE Orpheus Roye	2	0	0.0	34	36
DT Cortez Kennedy	1	1	0.0	28	23
DE Vaughn Booker	1	0	0.0	4	1
OLB Dat Nguyen	1	0	0.0	9	12

San Diego	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Willie Williams	7	1	0.0	14	32
ILB Ronald McKinnon	5	1	0.0	24	35
S Sam Garnes	5	1	0.0	25	36
DE Vincent Amey	4	0	0.5	4	9
S Earl Little	4	0	0.0	25	38
DE Melvin Donnalley	3	1	1.5	17	23
OLB Marvcus Patton	3	2	0.0	14	23
CB Corey Fuller	3	0	0.0	19	34
DT Ed Jasper	2	1	0.0	9	11
DT Larry Chester	2	1	0.0	6	16
OLB Clark Haggans	2	0	0.0	5	4
CB Ahmed Plummer	1	0	1.0	20	35
DE Vera De Milo	1	1	0.0	21	29
S David Terrell	1	1	0.0	7	17
T Brent Van Pelt	1	0	---	---	---
T Ephraim Salaam	1	0	---	---	---
S Pat Tillman	1	0	0.0	8	8
WR Marty Booker	1	0	---	---	---
DT Russell Davis	1	0	0.0	16	27
OLB Alex Bondy	0	1	0.0	18	17

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Jerry Drake	2.0	0	0	20
DE Michael Strahan	1.0	0	0	33
S Myron Bell	1.0	0	0	37
DE Orpheus Roye	0.0	1	1	36
DT Cortez Kennedy	0.0	1	0	23
CB Charles Woodson	0.0	1	0	37

San Diego	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Melvin Donnalley	1.5	1	0	0	23
CB Ahmed Plummer	1.0	0	0	0	35
DE Vincent Amey	0.5	0	1	0	9
DE Vera De Milo	0.0	1	1	0	29
DT Russell Davis	0.0	0	2	2	27
DT Larry Chester	0.0	0	1	0	16
OLB Alex Bondy	0.0	0	1	0	17

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Yev Kassem	4	2	0	37
CB Tyrone Williams	4	0	0	30
S Jason Perry	4	0	0	21
S Myron Bell	3	0	0	37
CB Charles Woodson	2	0	0	37
OLB Jeff Posey	1	1	0	23
DE Michael Strahan	1	0	0	33
OLB Lee Woodall	1	0	0	12
OLB Dat Nguyen	1	0	0	12
CB Donnell Woolford	0	1	2	34

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Willie Williams	4	0	32
S Earl Little	3	2	38
S Sam Garnes	3	0	36
OLB Marvcus Patton	2	0	23
CB Corey Fuller	2	0	34
ILB Ronald McKinnon	2	0	35
OLB Clark Haggans	2	0	4
DE Vincent Amey	1	0	9
S David Terrell	1	0	17
DE Vera De Milo	0	1	29
OLB Alex Bondy	0	1	17
CB Ahmed Plummer	0	1	35

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Doug Brzezinski	3	6	25	1	38
Marcus Spriggs	2	8	25	0	38
Randy Shughart	1	1	19	1	34
Todd McClure	0	5	25	0	38
Cooper Carlisle	0	1	25	1	38
Tomur Barnes	0	1	18	0	24
Aidan Buchanan	0	1	14	0	14

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ephraim Salaam	5	7	38	1	37
Jeff Saturday	4	9	38	0	37
Ed King	3	7	38	2	37
Pete Kendall	3	7	38	0	37
Brent Van Pelt	1	3	38	1	37
Andrew Jordan	0	2	29	0	22
Reggie Cobb	0	1	14	0	9
Leonardo Bishop	0	1	6	0	2

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Tyji Armstrong	1	19
Dat Nguyen	1	17
Ryan Thelwell	1	14
Charles Woodson	1	13

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
Ted Popson	1	18
Johnnie Morton	1	17
Pat Tillman	1	13

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Charles Woodson	---	---	37	37	13	87
Tyrone Williams	---	---	22	30	29	81
Yev Kassem	---	---	38	37	3	78
Donnell Woolford	---	---	34	34	9	77
Myron Bell	---	---	36	37	3	76
Orpheus Roye	---	---	34	36	3	73
Doug Brzezinski	25	38	---	---	9	72
Michael Strahan	---	---	28	33	3	64
Jerome Pathon	18	36	---	---	10	64
Ramon Shonta	25	38	---	---	---	63
Marcus Spriggs	25	38	---	---	---	63
Todd McClure	25	38	---	---	---	63
Cooper Carlisle	25	38	---	---	---	63
Randy Shughart	19	34	---	---	9	62
Joel Steed	---	---	29	25	2	56
Cortez Kennedy	---	---	28	23	4	55
Kenny Lofton	20	34	---	---	---	54
Jeff Posey	---	---	28	23	2	53
Jason Perry	---	---	18	21	12	51
Tomur Barnes	18	24	---	---	4	46
Willie Kramer	---	---	24	20	2	46
Aidan Buchanan	14	14	---	---	17	45
Michael Haynes	17	20	---	---	1	38
Jerry Drake	---	---	18	20	---	38
Dat Nguyen	---	---	9	12	17	38
Tiki Barber	17	20	---	---	---	37
Lee Woodall	---	---	21	12	2	35
Ma'ake Scott	4	10	---	---	20	34
Shawn Collins	4	13	---	---	14	31
Henry Anderko	6	3	---	---	15	24
Ryan Thelwell	3	7	---	---	14	24
Tyji Armstrong	0	0	---	---	19	19
Olandis Gary	4	9	---	---	3	16
Regan Upshaw	---	---	10	4	1	15
Sam Rogers	---	---	0	2	10	12
Kevin Sargent	6	4	---	---	---	10
Vaughn Booker	---	---	4	1	5	10
Troy Sadowski	0	0	---	---	9	9
Craig Hentrich	0	0	---	---	9	9
Scott Rehberg	0	0	---	---	9	9
Morris Dorman	0	0	---	---	9	9
Neil Rackers	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jon Kitna	0	0	---	---	---	0
Duante Culpepper	0	0	---	---	---	0
Micah Knorr	0	0	---	---	---	0
Shannon Taylor	---	---	0	0	---	0

San Diego	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Robert Brooks	35	35	---	---	17	87
Ed King	38	37	---	---	7	82
Pete Kendall	38	37	---	---	7	82
Marty Booker	35	35	---	---	10	80
Jeff Saturday	38	37	---	---	---	75
Brent Van Pelt	38	37	---	---	---	75
Ephraim Salaam	38	37	---	---	---	75
Marc Bulger	38	37	---	---	---	75
Willie Williams	---	---	14	32	27	73
Garrison Hearst	32	27	---	---	10	69
Earl Little	---	---	25	38	2	65
Sam Garnes	---	---	25	36	2	63
Johnnie Morton	18	25	---	---	17	60
Ronald McKinnon	---	---	24	35	1	60
Andrew Jordan	29	22	---	---	7	58
Ahmed Plummer	---	---	20	35	2	57
Corey Fuller	---	---	19	34	2	55
Vera De Milo	---	---	21	29	2	52
Russell Davis	---	---	16	27	3	46
Alex Bondy	---	---	18	17	10	45
Melvin Donnalley	---	---	17	23	3	43
David Terrell	---	---	7	17	18	42
Marvcus Patton	---	---	14	23	1	38
Chad Levitt	6	6	---	---	25	37
Ted Popson	7	5	---	---	18	30
Shannon Clavelle	---	---	8	15	6	29
Pat Tillman	---	---	8	8	13	29
Larry Chester	---	---	6	16	6	28
Reggie Cobb	14	9	---	---	4	27
Mark Campbell	---	---	14	7	2	23
Ed Jasper	---	---	9	11	3	23
Leonardo Bishop	6	2	---	---	14	22
Andre Rison	6	15	---	---	---	21
Isaiah Kacyvenski	---	---	1	2	11	14
Vincent Amey	---	---	4	9	---	13
Clark Haggans	---	---	5	4	3	12
Tommy Pickles	0	0	---	---	10	10
Michael Irvin	2	4	---	---	2	8
Deon Lucas	0	0	---	---	7	7
John Welbourn	0	0	---	---	7	7
Lonnie Paxton	0	0	---	---	7	7
Joey Chustz	0	0	---	---	7	7
Kevin Smith	---	---	0	0	4	4
Scott Mitchell	0	0	---	---	---	0
Heath Shuler	0	0	---	---	---	0
Antowain Smith	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	-2	-0.5
Middle	10	37	3.7
Right	11	63	5.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	40	4.0
Middle	23	127	5.5
Right	5	20	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ramon Shonta	35	20	1	1	1	5	6	2	0

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Marc Bulger	33	21	3	1	2	4	3	1	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	-4	-4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	14	122	7.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	4	45	4.1
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	21	3.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	10	2.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	8	86	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	8	94	7.8
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	30	15.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jerome Pathon	17	9	0	64	0	36
WR Kenny Lofton	8	5	1	57	1	34
WR Michael Haynes	4	2	0	18	0	20
TE Tomur Barnes	4	3	0	36	0	24
WR Shawn Collins	1	1	0	9	0	13
WR Ryan Thelwell	1	0	0	0	0	7

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Marty Booker	9	7	1	111	2	35
WR Robert Brooks	6	4	0	55	1	35
TE Andrew Jordan	6	4	0	40	0	22
RB Garrison Hearst	5	2	1	-3	0	27
WR Andre Rison	3	2	0	4	0	15
WR Johnnie Morton	3	2	0	13	0	25
WR Michael Irvin	1	0	0	0	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tiki Barber	4	4	1.00	4.87

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Garrison Hearst	6	23	3.83	4.28

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ramon Shonta	3	3	17	5.67	5.26

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Marc Bulger	3	1	-1	-0.33	6.67

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jerome Pathon	2	2	8	4.00	3.76
TE Tomur Barnes	1	1	9	9.00	9.00

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Robert Brooks	1	1	-1	-1.00	9.17
RB Garrison Hearst	1	0	0	0.00	-0.60
WR Marty Booker	1	0	0	0.00	12.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Olandis Gary	4	0
Ma'ake Scott	1	1
Tiki Barber	1	1

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions
Garrison Hearst	4	3

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ramon Shonta	6	2	0

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Marc Bulger	13	8	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch
WR Jerome Pathon	4	2
WR Michael Haynes	1	0
TE Tomur Barnes	1	0

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Marty Booker	5	4	4
WR Robert Brooks	3	3	1
RB Garrison Hearst	2	1	0
WR Andre Rison	1	0	0
TE Andrew Jordan	1	0	0
WR Johnnie Morton	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 66,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,300 (21,400)
End Zone 15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,000 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,700 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	66,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,300 (21,400)
End Zone	15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,000 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,700 (3,300)