Exhibition Week 2, 2001

played in Pittsburgh, PA

63 degrees, rain, 1 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons7303-13
Pittsburgh Steelers0007-7

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:55 ATL - Chad Johnson 9 pass from Drew Brees (Derek Whaley extra point)
2Q: 11:16 ATL - Derek Whaley 31 field goal
4Q: 12:19 ATL - Derek Whaley 36 field goal
4Q: 05:18 PIT - Kevin Kasper 3 pass from John Supernaw (John Kasay extra point)

Team StatisticsATLPIT
Record1-00-1
First Downs1813
- by Rushing52
- by Passing1211
- by Penalty10
Total Net Yards284233
- Offensive Plays7360
- Yards per Play3.893.88
Net Rushing Yards6748
- Rushing Attempts3519
- Yards per Rush1.912.53
Net Passing Yards217185
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt37 - 22 - 138 - 19 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards226204
- Sacks/Yards Lost1/93/19
- Yards per Pass Play5.714.51
Fumbles/Lost2/10/0
3rd Down Conversions9/196/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down8.78.9
4th Down Conversions0/00/1
Penalties/Yards5/504/58
Punt Returns/Yards3/313/6
Kick Returns/Yards0/02/46
Interception Ret./Yards2/221/6
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits31
- Red Zone TDs/FGs1/21/0
Avg. Drive StartOWN 34OWN 24
Time of Possession36:4423:16

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:009:14OWN 201680Touchdown
13:593:24OWN 4953Punt
214:123:04OPP 44730Field Goal
29:571:41OWN 1537Punt
27:091:12OWN 23447Interception
22:522:36OWN 19939Punt
312:091:04OWN 203-3Punt
39:264:08OWN 19738Punt
32:411:57OWN 24411Punt
414:462:35OPP 31512Field Goal
47:441:37OPP 483-1Fumble
45:123:08OWN 20620Punt
40:140:14OPP 411-1Game
Pittsburgh Steelers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
15:461:47OWN 203-5Punt
10:351:23OWN 137Punt
211:081:11OWN 3130Punt
28:161:07OWN 333-4Punt
25:573:05OWN 13922Punt
20:160:16OWN 13110Half
315:002:51OWN 28431Punt
311:051:39OWN 4735Punt
35:182:37OWN 20637Punt
30:440:58OWN 12514Interception
412:114:27OWN 20833Interception
46:070:55OPP 45345Touchdown
42:041:50OWN 23918Downs

Game MVP: Duane Ashman, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

AtlantaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Sedrick Shaw14221.57600
Bernie Hardy11242.182410
George Irwin540.80600
Drew Brees5173.401010
PittsburghAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Jeff Walker9182.001010
Omar Epps7202.86800
Reuben Droughns3103.33700

Passing Statistics

AtlantaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Drew Brees37222261/9134174.8
PittsburghAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
John Supernaw37182022/12129251.8
Jeff Blake1121/702079.2

Receiving Statistics

AtlantaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Charles Johnson7127310.4326340
WR Chad Johnson611549.006231
WR Mike Pritchard476115.2530210
WR Jerome Pathon232010.002170
TE Ken Dilger11-1-1.000-10
RB Sedrick Shaw111616.0014160
TE Henry Anderko1133.00030
TE Itula Mili0100.00000
PittsburghCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Kevin Kasper474010.001221
WR David Terrell496015.0029290
WR Qadry Ismail34279.000170
TE Benjamin Blue343210.6717240
WR Bobby Engram36165.331100
WR Carl Pickens122727.0027270
FB Jim Branson1122.00020
RB Jeff Walker0200.00000
RB Omar Epps0100.00000
RB Reuben Droughns0100.00000

Interception Statistics

AtlantaIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Donnie Abraham100.000
CB Charles Woodson12222.000
PittsburghIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Eric Kelly166.000

Fumble Statistics

AtlantaFumbRecovForceTD
Sedrick Shaw1000
Bernie Hardy1000
Bernard Robertson0100
PittsburghFumbRecovForceTD
Bill Johnson0100
Tracy Simien0010
Winfred Tubbs0010

Punting Statistics

AtlantaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Micah Knorr729642.338.6563
PittsburghPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Jeff Feagles833742.135.8514

Kicking Statistics

AtlantaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Derek Whaley2/20/00/0361/1
PittsburghFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
John Kasay0/00/00/001/1

Punt Return Statistics

AtlantaRetYardsAvgTD
Jerome Pathon33110.30
PittsburghRetYardsAvgTD
Bobby Engram362.00

Kick Return Statistics

AtlantaRetYardsAvgTD
PittsburghRetYardsAvgTD
Qadry Ismail12323.00
Bobby Engram12323.00

Defensive Statistics

AtlantaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
CB Terry Fair510.01339
OLB Clint Kreiwaldt510.01229
DE Duane Ashman422.01941
CB Shevin Smith310.0931
S Willie Clay300.01528
ILB Yev Kassem300.0818
CB Charles Woodson300.01630
S Tyrone Carter300.01327
DE Orpheus Roye201.0713
DT Ed Jasper220.01940
S Willie Kramer200.0416
CB Donnie Abraham100.01222
C Marco Rivera10---------
WR Jerome Pathon10---------
OLB Jeff Posey100.041
DE Derrick Burgess100.01228
ILB Zeke Moreno100.01630
S Robert Carswell100.01133
DT Joel Steed010.01117
OLB Earl Boult010.056
PittsburghTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Kim Herring610.02932
CB Dale Carter600.02224
CB Ashley Ambrose510.02130
ILB Winfred Tubbs500.02115
ILB Tracy Simien420.01718
OLB Takeo Spikes400.01115
OLB Bryan Jones320.53230
S Tim Watson340.03133
CB Eric Kelly330.02728
OLB Bryan Cox310.01921
ILB Monte Beisel310.0106
DE N.D. Kalu210.52417
DT Stalin Colinet210.03033
S Kenoy Kennedy210.02629
DT Bill Johnson120.02228
DE Greg Spires110.01310
RB Jeff Walker10---------
S Devin Bush100.0914
DE Kenny Holmes100.01121
DT Derrick Ransom100.055
WR David Terrell10---------
OLB Vincent Vega010.059

Pass Rush Statistics

AtlantaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Duane Ashman2.001041
DE Orpheus Roye1.000013
DT Joel Steed0.002017
DT Ed Jasper0.001040
DE Derrick Burgess0.001028
ILB Zeke Moreno0.001030
PittsburghSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Bryan Jones0.510030
DE N.D. Kalu0.500017
DT Stalin Colinet0.012133
DT Bill Johnson0.010028
DE Kenny Holmes0.000121

Pass Defense Statistics

AtlantaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Terry Fair40039
CB Shevin Smith31031
CB Charles Woodson30130
S Willie Kramer20016
OLB Clint Kreiwaldt20029
S Tyrone Carter20027
S Willie Clay13028
CB Donnie Abraham11122
S Robert Carswell10033
ILB Zeke Moreno01030
PittsburghCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Dale Carter40024
S Kim Herring40032
CB Ashley Ambrose32030
ILB Winfred Tubbs31015
S Tim Watson30033
ILB Tracy Simien11018
OLB Bryan Jones11030
OLB Bryan Cox10021
DT Stalin Colinet10033
OLB Takeo Spikes10015
CB Eric Kelly00128

Blocking Statistics

AtlantaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Marco Rivera37022028
Cooper Carlisle27026033
Todd McClure15017011
Doug Brzezinski05023034
Erik Williams02021114
Ken Dilger02013011
Casey Webster0201107
Marcus Spriggs01023030
PittsburghKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Sid Miller23010025
Leonard Davis12012122
Keith Kartz12014022
Tony Stewart11011016
Chris Wiltz04015132
Jon Runyan04016033
Jim Branson0207013
Bob Hallen01013025
Ron Newsome00010127

Special Teams Tackles

AtlantaTacklesSTPlays
Shevin Smith229
Willie Clay28
Troy Sadowski19
PittsburghTacklesSTPlays
Bryan Jones211
Kevin Kasper112

Participation

AtlantaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Charles Johnson2735------1375
Drew Brees3538---------73
Shevin Smith------9312969
Duane Ashman------1941464
Doug Brzezinski2334------764
Clint Kreiwaldt------12291960
Ed Jasper------1940---59
Cooper Carlisle2633---------59
Bernard Robertson2732---------59
Mike Pritchard2828---------56
Marcus Spriggs2330------255
Terry Fair------1339---52
Willie Clay------1528851
Marco Rivera2228------151
Charles Woodson------1630551
Chad Johnson2328---------51
Robert Carswell------1133650
Zeke Moreno------1630---46
Erik Williams2114------944
George Irwin1118------1443
Tyrone Carter------1327141
Sedrick Shaw1624---------40
Derrick Burgess------1228---40
Henry Anderko119------1939
Ken Dilger1311------1438
Jerome Pathon820------836
Todd McClure1711------836
Marcus Robinson164------1535
Donnie Abraham------1222---34
Joel Steed------1117---28
Itula Mili96------1328
Yev Kassem------818127
Bernie Hardy137------525
Orpheus Roye------713323
Casey Webster117------422
Willie Kramer------416---20
Earl Boult------56516
Lennie Friedman51------511
Troy Sadowski00------99
Jerry Drake------3249
Micah Knorr00------77
Jeff Posey------4116
Derek Whaley00------66
Casey Hayward------0066
Ramon Shonta00------22
Tim Rattay00---------0
PittsburghRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Bryan Jones------32301173
Eric Kelly------27281772
Tim Watson------3133165
Kim Herring------2932465
Stalin Colinet------3033164
Kenoy Kennedy------2629762
David Terrell1335------1462
Bill Johnson------2228959
Ashley Ambrose------2130758
Jon Runyan1633------857
Chris Wiltz1532------855
John Supernaw1539---------54
Benjamin Blue1224------1450
Bobby Engram1028------1250
Winfred Tubbs------21151349
Dale Carter------2224147
Bob Hallen1325------846
Sid Miller1025------843
N.D. Kalu------2417243
Bryan Cox------1921242
Reuben Droughns613------2039
Kevin Kasper720------1239
Tracy Simien------1718338
Ron Newsome1027---------37
Keith Kartz1422---------36
Jeff Walker925------135
Kenny Holmes------1121234
Leonard Davis1222---------34
Tony Stewart1116------633
Jim Branson713------1131
Greg Spires------1310629
Takeo Spikes------1115127
Qadry Ismail516------425
Tim Mangum519---------24
Devin Bush------914124
Monte Beisel------106420
Carl Pickens810------119
Vincent Vega------59519
Omar Epps75------416
Derrick Ransom------55616
Jeff Feagles00------88
Mike Schneck00------88
Jeff Blake42---------6
John Kasay00------22
Kendrick Clancy------0011
Tony Graziani00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left11292.6
Middle21361.7
Right231.5
None1-1-1.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left640.7
Middle11373.4
Right273.5
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

AtlantaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Drew Brees37223315221
PittsburghAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
John Supernaw37184226602
Jeff Blake110000000

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
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Short (0-8 Yds)1111787.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)187894.9
Long (19+ Yds)51234.6
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
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Short (0-8 Yds)126504.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)126625.2
Long (19+ Yds)52397.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

AtlantaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Charles Johnson127073135
WR Chad Johnson116054128
WR Mike Pritchard74061128
WR Jerome Pathon32020020
TE Ken Dilger110-1011
RB Sedrick Shaw11016024
TE Itula Mili101006
TE Henry Anderko110309
PittsburghTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR David Terrell94060135
WR Kevin Kasper74140120
WR Bobby Engram63016028
WR Qadry Ismail43127016
TE Benjamin Blue43032124
WR Carl Pickens21027110
RB Jeff Walker2000025
FB Jim Branson1102013
RB Omar Epps100005
RB Reuben Droughns1000013

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

AtlantaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Sedrick Shaw2-1-0.501.57
Bernie Hardy100.002.18
PittsburghAttYardsAvgOverall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

AtlantaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Drew Brees3293.006.11
PittsburghAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
John Supernaw22168.005.46

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

AtlantaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Chad Johnson2194.504.91
WR Charles Johnson1100.006.08
PittsburghTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Qadry Ismail111313.006.75
WR Kevin Kasper1133.005.71

Third Down Rushing Statistics

AtlantaRushesConversions
Sedrick Shaw21
George Irwin21
Bernie Hardy10
Drew Brees11
PittsburghRushesConversions
Omar Epps21
Jeff Walker10
Reuben Droughns10

Third Down Passing Statistics

AtlantaAttCompConversions
Drew Brees1276
PittsburghAttCompConversions
John Supernaw1055

Third Down Receiving Statistics

AtlantaTargCatchConversions
WR Chad Johnson633
WR Charles Johnson421
WR Mike Pritchard222
PittsburghTargCatchConversions
WR David Terrell322
TE Benjamin Blue211
WR Kevin Kasper200
WR Qadry Ismail111
RB Jeff Walker100
WR Bobby Engram111

SectionAttendance
Stadium61,200 (70,700 capacity)
Upper Deck17,700 (20,900)
End Zone12,900 (15,100)
Mezzanine7,500 (8,700)
Sideline Seats11,700 (13,300)
Club Seats8,000 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes3,400 (3,800)