Week 3, 2000

played in Chicago, IL

56 degrees, fair, calm

Atlanta Falcons	0	7	0	10	-	17
Chicago Bears	0	3	0	7	-	10

Scoring Summary
2Q: 06:31 ATL - Michael Haynes 43 pass from Ramon Shonta (Neil Rackers extra point)
2Q: 00:31 CHI - Pete Stoyanovich 49 field goal
4Q: 15:00 ATL - Jerome Pathon 38 pass from Ramon Shonta (Neil Rackers extra point)
4Q: 11:12 CHI - Robert Smith 2 run (Pete Stoyanovich extra point)
4Q: 06:49 ATL - Neil Rackers 45 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 06:31 ATL - Michael Haynes 43 pass from Ramon Shonta (Neil Rackers extra point)
2Q: 00:31 CHI - Pete Stoyanovich 49 field goal
4Q: 15:00 ATL - Jerome Pathon 38 pass from Ramon Shonta (Neil Rackers extra point)
4Q: 11:12 CHI - Robert Smith 2 run (Pete Stoyanovich extra point)
4Q: 06:49 ATL - Neil Rackers 45 field goal

Team Statistics ATL CHI
Record 1-2 1-2
First Downs 11 20
- by Rushing 3 8
- by Passing 7 12
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 264 316
- Offensive Plays 52 70
- Yards per Play 5.08 4.51
Net Rushing Yards 68 127
- Rushing Attempts 24 28
- Yards per Rush 2.83 4.54
Net Passing Yards 196 189
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 23 - 14 - 0 38 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 224 212
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/28 4/23
- Yards per Pass Play 7.00 4.50
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 2/12 6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.4 7.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 3/15 3/20
Punt Returns/Yards 4/31 5/64
Kick Returns/Yards 2/54 3/81
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 30
Time of Possession 26:05 33:55

Team Statistics	ATL	CHI
Record	1-2	1-2
First Downs	11	20
- by Rushing	3	8
- by Passing	7	12
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	264	316
- Offensive Plays	52	70
- Yards per Play	5.08	4.51
Net Rushing Yards	68	127
- Rushing Attempts	24	28
- Yards per Rush	2.83	4.54
Net Passing Yards	196	189
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	23 - 14 - 0	38 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	224	212
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/28	4/23
- Yards per Pass Play	7.00	4.50
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	2/12	6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.4	7.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	3/15	3/20
Punt Returns/Yards	4/31	5/64
Kick Returns/Yards	2/54	3/81
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 30
Time of Possession	26:05	33:55

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:47	4:31	OWN 21	9	31	Punt
1	5:08	1:54	OWN 26	3	-2	Punt
2	14:22	1:26	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
2	11:46	1:58	OWN 36	4	22	Punt
2	7:50	1:34	OWN 25	4	75	Touchdown
2	2:24	1:08	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
2	0:23	0:23	OWN 20	1	6	Half
3	15:00	1:30	OWN 29	3	1	Punt
3	9:46	1:37	OWN 20	3	-6	Punt
3	2:15	2:31	OWN 27	6	73	Touchdown
4	11:02	4:19	OWN 30	7	42	Field Goal
4	2:38	0:38	OWN 6	3	8	Punt
4	2:00	2:00	OWN 40	3	-1	Game

Chicago Bears
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:13	OWN 37	3	3	Punt
1	8:16	3:08	OWN 20	6	17	Punt
1	3:14	3:52	OWN 23	7	33	Punt
2	12:56	1:10	OWN 30	3	-5	Punt
2	9:48	1:58	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
2	6:16	3:52	OWN 29	8	20	Punt
2	1:16	0:53	OPP 49	4	17	Field Goal
3	13:30	3:44	OWN 19	10	40	Punt
3	8:09	5:54	OWN 46	10	34	Missed FG
4	14:44	3:42	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
4	6:43	4:05	OWN 35	9	59	Downs

Game MVP: Ramon Shonta, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Tiki Barber	19	66	3.47	16	1
Ma'ake Scott	3	-4	-1.33	2	0
Ramon Shonta	2	6	3.00	7	0

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Robert Smith	20	94	4.70	37	3	1
Carlos King	5	17	3.40	12	1	0
Andre Ware	3	16	5.33	9	0	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ramon Shonta	23	14	224	5/28	2	43	0	122.3

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Andre Ware	38	25	212	4/23	0	26	0	80.1

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jerome Pathon	6	7	100	16.67	47	38	1
WR Michael Haynes	2	7	52	26.00	42	43	1
WR Kenny Lofton	2	3	16	8.00	2	9	0
WR Shawn Collins	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Tomur Barnes	1	1	16	16.00	13	16	0
RB Tiki Barber	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Henry Anderko	1	1	31	31.00	31	31	0
WR Ryan Thelwell	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Olandis Gary	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Sterling Sharpe	5	9	46	9.20	30	16
WR Derek Loville	5	7	69	13.80	26	26
WR Vincent Brisby	5	8	20	4.00	3	13
RB Robert Smith	4	5	8	2.00	0	5
FB Rashaan Shehee	2	2	7	3.50	5	4
TE Bubba Franks	2	4	27	13.50	9	15
WR Robb Thomas	1	2	20	20.00	1	20
TE Mike Lucky	1	1	15	15.00	9	15

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Tiki Barber	1	0	0
Tyrone Williams	0	1	1
Ramon Shonta	0	1	0

Chicago	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
David Barrett	1	0	0	0
Dwayne Rudd	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Craig Hentrich	8	393	49.1	36.1	64	2

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Joe Prokop	7	329	47.0	34.0	52	2

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Neil Rackers	1/1	1/1	0/0	45	2/2

Chicago	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Pete Stoyanovich	1/2	1/1	0/0	49	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jerome Pathon	4	31	7.8	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
David Barrett	5	64	12.8	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charles Woodson	2	54	27.0	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
David Barrett	3	81	27.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Tyrone Williams	8	2	0.0	22	32
S Jason Perry	8	1	0.0	27	41
S Myron Bell	7	2	0.0	28	42
OLB Jeff Posey	6	1	1.0	16	24
ILB Yev Kassem	5	5	0.5	28	42
OLB Dat Nguyen	4	1	0.0	8	14
DE Orpheus Roye	3	1	0.0	27	35
CB Charles Woodson	3	1	0.0	28	42
DE Michael Strahan	2	0	1.5	23	38
DT Cortez Kennedy	2	5	0.5	25	34
CB Donnell Woolford	2	1	0.0	27	37
DE Regan Upshaw	1	0	0.5	5	4
DT Joel Steed	1	2	0.0	18	34
DT Jerry Drake	1	1	0.0	9	10
DE Vaughn Booker	1	0	0.0	1	7
OLB Lee Woodall	1	0	0.0	9	10
S Tyrone Carter	1	0	0.0	6	13

Chicago	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Earl Holmes	7	4	0.0	24	28
DE Jason Taylor	5	2	2.0	22	25
S Mark Carrier	5	0	0.0	23	24
DT Frank Bruno	4	2	1.5	12	17
S Eric Turner	3	1	0.0	23	28
CB David Barrett	3	1	0.0	24	28
OLB Dwayne Rudd	2	1	1.0	13	8
DE Dan Williams	2	0	0.0	19	24
CB Koby Thomas	2	0	0.0	8	16
CB Jason Craft	2	0	0.0	22	23
OLB Adalius Thomas	2	0	0.0	10	8
OLB Bryce Paup	1	1	0.0	8	13
S Daniel Sedin	1	1	0.0	3	6
DT Terry Fazande	1	0	0.0	11	9
DT Tim Dennis	0	1	0.5	16	20
ILB Karsten Thornton	0	1	0.0	9	11

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Michael Strahan	1.5	0	1	0	38
OLB Jeff Posey	1.0	0	0	0	24
DT Cortez Kennedy	0.5	0	1	1	34
ILB Yev Kassem	0.5	0	0	0	42
DE Regan Upshaw	0.5	0	0	0	4
DT Jerry Drake	0.0	1	0	0	10
DT Joel Steed	0.0	0	2	0	34
OLB Lee Woodall	0.0	0	1	0	10
S Myron Bell	0.0	0	1	0	42
DE Orpheus Roye	0.0	0	1	0	35

Chicago	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jason Taylor	2.0	0	0	1	25
DT Frank Bruno	1.5	0	1	0	17
OLB Dwayne Rudd	1.0	0	0	0	8
DT Tim Dennis	0.5	0	0	0	20
DE Dan Williams	0.0	1	0	0	24

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Jason Perry	5	0	41
OLB Dat Nguyen	4	0	14
CB Charles Woodson	3	1	42
S Myron Bell	3	0	42
OLB Jeff Posey	3	0	24
ILB Yev Kassem	2	1	42
CB Tyrone Williams	2	0	32
CB Donnell Woolford	1	0	37
DT Cortez Kennedy	1	0	34
DE Vaughn Booker	1	0	7

Chicago	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB David Barrett	3	1	28
CB Koby Thomas	2	1	16
CB Jason Craft	2	1	23
S Eric Turner	2	0	28
OLB Bryce Paup	1	0	13
S Mark Carrier	1	0	24
ILB Earl Holmes	1	0	28
S Daniel Sedin	1	0	6
OLB Adalius Thomas	1	0	8

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Randy Shughart	3	8	24	4	28
Todd McClure	1	5	24	0	28
Marcus Spriggs	1	4	24	1	28
Doug Brzezinski	1	4	24	0	28
Cooper Carlisle	1	1	24	0	28

Chicago	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Alan Faneca	3	9	0	28	0	42
John Tait	3	4	1	28	1	42
Melvin Tuten	3	3	0	28	0	42
Hank Fraley	1	7	0	28	1	42
Todd Washington	0	2	0	28	1	42
Bubba Franks	0	0	0	21	1	31

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Tyji Armstrong	5	15
Tyrone Williams	1	31
Henry Anderko	1	17
Sam Rogers	1	7

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
Ty Law	1	30
Sterling Sharpe	1	18
Levon Hevey	1	15
Edwin Fleming	1	10
Daniel Sedin	1	10
Karsten Thornton	1	7

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tyrone Williams	---	---	22	32	31	85
Charles Woodson	---	---	28	42	8	78
Myron Bell	---	---	28	42	2	72
Yev Kassem	---	---	28	42	2	72
Jason Perry	---	---	27	41	3	71
Donnell Woolford	---	---	27	37	1	65
Michael Strahan	---	---	23	38	3	64
Orpheus Roye	---	---	27	35	1	63
Cortez Kennedy	---	---	25	34	2	61
Doug Brzezinski	24	28	---	---	9	61
Jerome Pathon	23	23	---	---	10	56
Joel Steed	---	---	18	34	2	54
Randy Shughart	24	28	---	---	---	52
Ramon Shonta	24	28	---	---	---	52
Marcus Spriggs	24	28	---	---	---	52
Todd McClure	24	28	---	---	---	52
Cooper Carlisle	24	28	---	---	---	52
Tomur Barnes	18	19	---	---	7	44
Jeff Posey	---	---	16	24	3	43
Dat Nguyen	---	---	8	14	17	39
Tiki Barber	19	17	---	---	---	36
Michael Haynes	5	16	---	---	13	34
Tyrone Carter	---	---	6	13	15	34
Kenny Lofton	13	18	---	---	---	31
Aidan Buchanan	13	12	---	---	6	31
Henry Anderko	6	6	---	---	17	29
Ma'ake Scott	3	3	---	---	22	28
Olandis Gary	7	9	---	---	6	22
Shawn Collins	9	10	---	---	---	19
Lee Woodall	---	---	9	10	---	19
Jerry Drake	---	---	9	10	---	19
Ryan Thelwell	3	7	---	---	9	19
Tyji Armstrong	1	0	---	---	15	16
Vaughn Booker	---	---	1	7	8	16
Regan Upshaw	---	---	5	4	6	15
Sam Rogers	---	---	1	3	7	11
Troy Sadowski	0	0	---	---	9	9
Craig Hentrich	0	0	---	---	9	9
Scott Rehberg	0	0	---	---	9	9
Barry Sims	0	0	---	---	9	9
Morris Dorman	0	0	---	---	9	9
Neil Rackers	0	0	---	---	5	5
Jon Kitna	0	0	---	---	---	0
Duante Culpepper	0	0	---	---	---	0
Micah Knorr	0	0	---	---	---	0
Shannon Taylor	---	---	0	0	---	0

Chicago	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Todd Washington	28	42	---	---	9	79
Andre Ware	28	42	---	---	---	70
Melvin Tuten	28	42	---	---	---	70
Alan Faneca	28	42	---	---	---	70
John Tait	28	42	---	---	---	70
Hank Fraley	28	42	---	---	---	70
David Barrett	---	---	24	28	13	65
Bubba Franks	21	31	---	---	8	60
Robert Smith	21	37	---	---	---	58
Sterling Sharpe	14	25	---	---	18	57
Vincent Brisby	21	35	---	---	---	56
Jason Taylor	---	---	22	25	8	55
Earl Holmes	---	---	24	28	1	53
Eric Turner	---	---	23	28	1	52
Derek Loville	20	29	---	---	---	49
Mark Carrier	---	---	23	24	1	48
Rashaan Shehee	16	23	---	---	9	48
Dan Williams	---	---	19	24	3	46
Jason Craft	---	---	22	23	1	46
Bryce Paup	---	---	8	13	16	37
Tim Dennis	---	---	16	20	1	37
Ty Law	---	---	2	5	30	37
Carlos King	7	5	---	---	24	36
Frank Bruno	---	---	12	17	4	33
Robb Thomas	13	11	---	---	3	27
Karsten Thornton	---	---	9	11	7	27
Koby Thomas	---	---	8	16	3	27
Dwayne Rudd	---	---	13	8	4	25
Terry Fazande	---	---	11	9	1	21
Dan Footman	---	---	8	8	4	20
Adalius Thomas	---	---	10	8	2	20
Mike Lucky	5	10	---	---	4	19
Daniel Sedin	---	---	3	6	10	19
Levon Hevey	0	1	---	---	15	16
Raylee Johnson	---	---	7	7	---	14
Edwin Fleming	1	3	---	---	10	14
Jason Simmons	---	---	0	0	11	11
Earnest Stafford	0	0	---	---	9	9
Van Diligiro	0	0	---	---	9	9
Raleigh Roundtree	0	0	---	---	9	9
Robert Hicks	0	0	---	---	9	9
Joe Prokop	0	0	---	---	7	7
Pete Stoyanovich	0	0	---	---	5	5
Trung Candidate	1	0	---	---	4	5
Tee Martin	0	0	---	---	2	2
Ray Lucas	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	30	3.0
Middle	8	17	2.1
Right	5	22	4.4
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	37	5.3
Middle	17	76	4.5
Right	4	14	3.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ramon Shonta	23	14	4	1	3	3	1	1	0

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Andre Ware	38	25	2	3	0	2	7	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	22	11.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	9	157	14.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	3	45	7.5
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	12	2.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	14	114	6.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	4	50	4.5
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	36	7.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Michael Haynes	7	2	1	52	1	16
WR Jerome Pathon	7	6	1	100	2	23
WR Kenny Lofton	3	2	1	16	0	18
WR Shawn Collins	1	1	0	3	0	10
TE Tomur Barnes	1	1	0	16	0	19
RB Tiki Barber	1	1	0	6	0	17
TE Henry Anderko	1	1	0	31	1	6
WR Ryan Thelwell	1	0	0	0	0	7
RB Olandis Gary	1	0	0	0	0	9

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Sterling Sharpe	9	5	46	0	25
WR Vincent Brisby	8	5	20	0	35
WR Derek Loville	7	5	69	1	29
RB Robert Smith	5	4	8	0	37
TE Bubba Franks	4	2	27	0	31
WR Robb Thomas	2	1	20	1	11
FB Rashaan Shehee	2	2	7	0	23
TE Mike Lucky	1	1	15	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Robert Smith	3	7	2.33	4.70
Andre Ware	1	3	3.00	5.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Andre Ware	4	2	3	0.75	5.58

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Chicago	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Vincent Brisby	2	1	0	0.00	2.50
FB Rashaan Shehee	1	1	3	3.00	3.50
TE Bubba Franks	1	0	0	0.00	6.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Ramon Shonta	2	0
Tiki Barber	2	1
Ma'ake Scott	1	0

Chicago	Rushes	Conversions
Robert Smith	3	1
Andre Ware	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ramon Shonta	6	2	1

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions
Andre Ware	11	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Michael Haynes	2	0	0
WR Kenny Lofton	1	1	0
TE Tomur Barnes	1	1	1
WR Ryan Thelwell	1	0	0
RB Olandis Gary	1	0	0

Chicago	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Sterling Sharpe	4	2	2
WR Vincent Brisby	3	1	0
WR Robb Thomas	2	1	1
WR Derek Loville	1	1	1
FB Rashaan Shehee	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 48,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,900 (21,400)
End Zone 10,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,700 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	48,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,900 (21,400)
End Zone	10,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,700 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (3,300)