Exhibition Week 2, 2001

played in Pittsburgh, PA

63 degrees, rain, 1 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	7	3	0	3	-	13
Pittsburgh Steelers	0	0	0	7	-	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)

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 Statistics ATL PIT
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 18 13
- by Rushing 5 2
- by Passing 12 11
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 284 233
- Offensive Plays 73 60
- Yards per Play 3.89 3.88
Net Rushing Yards 67 48
- Rushing Attempts 35 19
- Yards per Rush 1.91 2.53
Net Passing Yards 217 185
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 22 - 1 38 - 19 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 226 204
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/9 3/19
- Yards per Pass Play 5.71 4.51
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 9/19 6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.7 8.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 5/50 4/58
Punt Returns/Yards 3/31 3/6
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 2/46
Interception Ret./Yards 2/22 1/6
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 24
Time of Possession 36:44 23:16

Team Statistics	ATL	PIT
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	18	13
- by Rushing	5	2
- by Passing	12	11
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	284	233
- Offensive Plays	73	60
- Yards per Play	3.89	3.88
Net Rushing Yards	67	48
- Rushing Attempts	35	19
- Yards per Rush	1.91	2.53
Net Passing Yards	217	185
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 22 - 1	38 - 19 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	226	204
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/9	3/19
- Yards per Pass Play	5.71	4.51
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	9/19	6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.7	8.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	5/50	4/58
Punt Returns/Yards	3/31	3/6
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	2/46
Interception Ret./Yards	2/22	1/6
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 24
Time of Possession	36:44	23:16

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	9:14	OWN 20	16	80	Touchdown
1	3:59	3:24	OWN 49	5	3	Punt
2	14:12	3:04	OPP 44	7	30	Field Goal
2	9:57	1:41	OWN 15	3	7	Punt
2	7:09	1:12	OWN 23	4	47	Interception
2	2:52	2:36	OWN 19	9	39	Punt
3	12:09	1:04	OWN 20	3	-3	Punt
3	9:26	4:08	OWN 19	7	38	Punt
3	2:41	1:57	OWN 24	4	11	Punt
4	14:46	2:35	OPP 31	5	12	Field Goal
4	7:44	1:37	OPP 48	3	-1	Fumble
4	5:12	3:08	OWN 20	6	20	Punt
4	0:14	0:14	OPP 41	1	-1	Game

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	5:46	1:47	OWN 20	3	-5	Punt
1	0:35	1:23	OWN 1	3	7	Punt
2	11:08	1:11	OWN 31	3	0	Punt
2	8:16	1:07	OWN 33	3	-4	Punt
2	5:57	3:05	OWN 13	9	22	Punt
2	0:16	0:16	OWN 13	1	10	Half
3	15:00	2:51	OWN 28	4	31	Punt
3	11:05	1:39	OWN 47	3	5	Punt
3	5:18	2:37	OWN 20	6	37	Punt
3	0:44	0:58	OWN 12	5	14	Interception
4	12:11	4:27	OWN 20	8	33	Interception
4	6:07	0:55	OPP 45	3	45	Touchdown
4	2:04	1:50	OWN 23	9	18	Downs

Game MVP: Duane Ashman, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Sedrick Shaw	14	22	1.57	6	0
Bernie Hardy	11	24	2.18	24	1
George Irwin	5	4	0.80	6	0
Drew Brees	5	17	3.40	10	1

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Jeff Walker	9	18	2.00	10	1
Omar Epps	7	20	2.86	8	0
Reuben Droughns	3	10	3.33	7	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Drew Brees	37	22	226	1/9	1	34	1	74.8

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
John Supernaw	37	18	202	2/12	1	29	2	51.8
Jeff Blake	1	1	2	1/7	0	2	0	79.2

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Charles Johnson	7	12	73	10.43	26	34	0
WR Chad Johnson	6	11	54	9.00	6	23	1
WR Mike Pritchard	4	7	61	15.25	30	21	0
WR Jerome Pathon	2	3	20	10.00	2	17	0
TE Ken Dilger	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
RB Sedrick Shaw	1	1	16	16.00	14	16	0
TE Henry Anderko	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Itula Mili	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Kevin Kasper	4	7	40	10.00	1	22	1
WR David Terrell	4	9	60	15.00	29	29	0
WR Qadry Ismail	3	4	27	9.00	0	17	0
TE Benjamin Blue	3	4	32	10.67	17	24	0
WR Bobby Engram	3	6	16	5.33	1	10	0
WR Carl Pickens	1	2	27	27.00	27	27	0
FB Jim Branson	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
RB Jeff Walker	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Omar Epps	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Reuben Droughns	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Donnie Abraham	1	0	0.00	0
CB Charles Woodson	1	22	22.00	0

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Eric Kelly	1	6	6.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov
Sedrick Shaw	1	0
Bernie Hardy	1	0
Bernard Robertson	0	1

Pittsburgh	Recov	Force
Bill Johnson	1	0
Tracy Simien	0	1
Winfred Tubbs	0	1

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Micah Knorr	7	296	42.3	38.6	56	3

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Feagles	8	337	42.1	35.8	51	4

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Derek Whaley	2/2	0/0	0/0	36	1/1

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Kasay	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jerome Pathon	3	31	10.3	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bobby Engram	3	6	2.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Qadry Ismail	1	23	23.0	0
Bobby Engram	1	23	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Terry Fair	5	1	0.0	13	39
OLB Clint Kreiwaldt	5	1	0.0	12	29
DE Duane Ashman	4	2	2.0	19	41
CB Shevin Smith	3	1	0.0	9	31
S Willie Clay	3	0	0.0	15	28
ILB Yev Kassem	3	0	0.0	8	18
CB Charles Woodson	3	0	0.0	16	30
S Tyrone Carter	3	0	0.0	13	27
DE Orpheus Roye	2	0	1.0	7	13
DT Ed Jasper	2	2	0.0	19	40
S Willie Kramer	2	0	0.0	4	16
CB Donnie Abraham	1	0	0.0	12	22
C Marco Rivera	1	0	---	---	---
WR Jerome Pathon	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Jeff Posey	1	0	0.0	4	1
DE Derrick Burgess	1	0	0.0	12	28
ILB Zeke Moreno	1	0	0.0	16	30
S Robert Carswell	1	0	0.0	11	33
DT Joel Steed	0	1	0.0	11	17
OLB Earl Boult	0	1	0.0	5	6

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Kim Herring	6	1	0.0	29	32
CB Dale Carter	6	0	0.0	22	24
CB Ashley Ambrose	5	1	0.0	21	30
ILB Winfred Tubbs	5	0	0.0	21	15
ILB Tracy Simien	4	2	0.0	17	18
OLB Takeo Spikes	4	0	0.0	11	15
OLB Bryan Jones	3	2	0.5	32	30
S Tim Watson	3	4	0.0	31	33
CB Eric Kelly	3	3	0.0	27	28
OLB Bryan Cox	3	1	0.0	19	21
ILB Monte Beisel	3	1	0.0	10	6
DE N.D. Kalu	2	1	0.5	24	17
DT Stalin Colinet	2	1	0.0	30	33
S Kenoy Kennedy	2	1	0.0	26	29
DT Bill Johnson	1	2	0.0	22	28
DE Greg Spires	1	1	0.0	13	10
RB Jeff Walker	1	0	---	---	---
S Devin Bush	1	0	0.0	9	14
DE Kenny Holmes	1	0	0.0	11	21
DT Derrick Ransom	1	0	0.0	5	5
WR David Terrell	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Vincent Vega	0	1	0.0	5	9

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Duane Ashman	2.0	1	41
DE Orpheus Roye	1.0	0	13
DT Joel Steed	0.0	2	17
DT Ed Jasper	0.0	1	40
DE Derrick Burgess	0.0	1	28
ILB Zeke Moreno	0.0	1	30

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Bryan Jones	0.5	1	0	0	30
DE N.D. Kalu	0.5	0	0	0	17
DT Stalin Colinet	0.0	1	2	1	33
DT Bill Johnson	0.0	1	0	0	28
DE Kenny Holmes	0.0	0	0	1	21

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Terry Fair	4	0	0	39
CB Shevin Smith	3	1	0	31
CB Charles Woodson	3	0	1	30
S Willie Kramer	2	0	0	16
OLB Clint Kreiwaldt	2	0	0	29
S Tyrone Carter	2	0	0	27
S Willie Clay	1	3	0	28
CB Donnie Abraham	1	1	1	22
S Robert Carswell	1	0	0	33
ILB Zeke Moreno	0	1	0	30

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Dale Carter	4	0	0	24
S Kim Herring	4	0	0	32
CB Ashley Ambrose	3	2	0	30
ILB Winfred Tubbs	3	1	0	15
S Tim Watson	3	0	0	33
ILB Tracy Simien	1	1	0	18
OLB Bryan Jones	1	1	0	30
OLB Bryan Cox	1	0	0	21
DT Stalin Colinet	1	0	0	33
OLB Takeo Spikes	1	0	0	15
CB Eric Kelly	0	0	1	28

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Marco Rivera	3	7	22	0	28
Cooper Carlisle	2	7	26	0	33
Todd McClure	1	5	17	0	11
Doug Brzezinski	0	5	23	0	34
Erik Williams	0	2	21	1	14
Ken Dilger	0	2	13	0	11
Casey Webster	0	2	11	0	7
Marcus Spriggs	0	1	23	0	30

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Sid Miller	2	3	10	0	25
Leonard Davis	1	2	12	1	22
Keith Kartz	1	2	14	0	22
Tony Stewart	1	1	11	0	16
Chris Wiltz	0	4	15	1	32
Jon Runyan	0	4	16	0	33
Jim Branson	0	2	7	0	13
Bob Hallen	0	1	13	0	25
Ron Newsome	0	0	10	1	27

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Shevin Smith	2	29
Willie Clay	2	8
Troy Sadowski	1	9

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Bryan Jones	2	11
Kevin Kasper	1	12

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Charles Johnson	27	35	---	---	13	75
Drew Brees	35	38	---	---	---	73
Shevin Smith	---	---	9	31	29	69
Duane Ashman	---	---	19	41	4	64
Doug Brzezinski	23	34	---	---	7	64
Clint Kreiwaldt	---	---	12	29	19	60
Ed Jasper	---	---	19	40	---	59
Cooper Carlisle	26	33	---	---	---	59
Bernard Robertson	27	32	---	---	---	59
Mike Pritchard	28	28	---	---	---	56
Marcus Spriggs	23	30	---	---	2	55
Terry Fair	---	---	13	39	---	52
Willie Clay	---	---	15	28	8	51
Marco Rivera	22	28	---	---	1	51
Charles Woodson	---	---	16	30	5	51
Chad Johnson	23	28	---	---	---	51
Robert Carswell	---	---	11	33	6	50
Zeke Moreno	---	---	16	30	---	46
Erik Williams	21	14	---	---	9	44
George Irwin	11	18	---	---	14	43
Tyrone Carter	---	---	13	27	1	41
Sedrick Shaw	16	24	---	---	---	40
Derrick Burgess	---	---	12	28	---	40
Henry Anderko	11	9	---	---	19	39
Ken Dilger	13	11	---	---	14	38
Jerome Pathon	8	20	---	---	8	36
Todd McClure	17	11	---	---	8	36
Marcus Robinson	16	4	---	---	15	35
Donnie Abraham	---	---	12	22	---	34
Joel Steed	---	---	11	17	---	28
Itula Mili	9	6	---	---	13	28
Yev Kassem	---	---	8	18	1	27
Bernie Hardy	13	7	---	---	5	25
Orpheus Roye	---	---	7	13	3	23
Casey Webster	11	7	---	---	4	22
Willie Kramer	---	---	4	16	---	20
Earl Boult	---	---	5	6	5	16
Lennie Friedman	5	1	---	---	5	11
Troy Sadowski	0	0	---	---	9	9
Jerry Drake	---	---	3	2	4	9
Micah Knorr	0	0	---	---	7	7
Jeff Posey	---	---	4	1	1	6
Derek Whaley	0	0	---	---	6	6
Casey Hayward	---	---	0	0	6	6
Ramon Shonta	0	0	---	---	2	2
Tim Rattay	0	0	---	---	---	0

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bryan Jones	---	---	32	30	11	73
Eric Kelly	---	---	27	28	17	72
Tim Watson	---	---	31	33	1	65
Kim Herring	---	---	29	32	4	65
Stalin Colinet	---	---	30	33	1	64
Kenoy Kennedy	---	---	26	29	7	62
David Terrell	13	35	---	---	14	62
Bill Johnson	---	---	22	28	9	59
Ashley Ambrose	---	---	21	30	7	58
Jon Runyan	16	33	---	---	8	57
Chris Wiltz	15	32	---	---	8	55
John Supernaw	15	39	---	---	---	54
Benjamin Blue	12	24	---	---	14	50
Bobby Engram	10	28	---	---	12	50
Winfred Tubbs	---	---	21	15	13	49
Dale Carter	---	---	22	24	1	47
Bob Hallen	13	25	---	---	8	46
Sid Miller	10	25	---	---	8	43
N.D. Kalu	---	---	24	17	2	43
Bryan Cox	---	---	19	21	2	42
Reuben Droughns	6	13	---	---	20	39
Kevin Kasper	7	20	---	---	12	39
Tracy Simien	---	---	17	18	3	38
Ron Newsome	10	27	---	---	---	37
Keith Kartz	14	22	---	---	---	36
Jeff Walker	9	25	---	---	1	35
Kenny Holmes	---	---	11	21	2	34
Leonard Davis	12	22	---	---	---	34
Tony Stewart	11	16	---	---	6	33
Jim Branson	7	13	---	---	11	31
Greg Spires	---	---	13	10	6	29
Takeo Spikes	---	---	11	15	1	27
Qadry Ismail	5	16	---	---	4	25
Tim Mangum	5	19	---	---	---	24
Devin Bush	---	---	9	14	1	24
Monte Beisel	---	---	10	6	4	20
Carl Pickens	8	10	---	---	1	19
Vincent Vega	---	---	5	9	5	19
Omar Epps	7	5	---	---	4	16
Derrick Ransom	---	---	5	5	6	16
Jeff Feagles	0	0	---	---	8	8
Mike Schneck	0	0	---	---	8	8
Jeff Blake	4	2	---	---	---	6
John Kasay	0	0	---	---	2	2
Kendrick Clancy	---	---	0	0	1	1
Tony Graziani	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	29	2.6
Middle	21	36	1.7
Right	2	3	1.5
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	4	0.7
Middle	11	37	3.4
Right	2	7	3.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Drew Brees	37	22	3	3	1	5	2	2	1

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
John Supernaw	37	18	4	2	2	6	6	0	2
Jeff Blake	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	36	12.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	11	78	7.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	7	89	4.9
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	23	4.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	5	53	6.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	6	50	4.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	6	62	5.2
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	39	7.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Charles Johnson	12	7	0	73	1	35
WR Chad Johnson	11	6	0	54	1	28
WR Mike Pritchard	7	4	0	61	1	28
WR Jerome Pathon	3	2	0	20	0	20
TE Ken Dilger	1	1	0	-1	0	11
RB Sedrick Shaw	1	1	0	16	0	24
TE Itula Mili	1	0	1	0	0	6
TE Henry Anderko	1	1	0	3	0	9

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR David Terrell	9	4	0	60	1	35
WR Kevin Kasper	7	4	1	40	1	20
WR Bobby Engram	6	3	0	16	0	28
WR Qadry Ismail	4	3	1	27	0	16
TE Benjamin Blue	4	3	0	32	1	24
WR Carl Pickens	2	1	0	27	1	10
RB Jeff Walker	2	0	0	0	0	25
FB Jim Branson	1	1	0	2	0	13
RB Omar Epps	1	0	0	0	0	5
RB Reuben Droughns	1	0	0	0	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Sedrick Shaw	2	-1	-0.50	1.57
Bernie Hardy	1	0	0.00	2.18

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Drew Brees	3	2	9	3.00	6.11

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
John Supernaw	2	2	16	8.00	5.46

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Chad Johnson	2	1	9	4.50	4.91
WR Charles Johnson	1	1	0	0.00	6.08

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Qadry Ismail	1	1	13	13.00	6.75
WR Kevin Kasper	1	1	3	3.00	5.71

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Sedrick Shaw	2	1
George Irwin	2	1
Bernie Hardy	1	0
Drew Brees	1	1

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Omar Epps	2	1
Jeff Walker	1	0
Reuben Droughns	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Drew Brees	12	7	6

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
John Supernaw	10	5	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Chad Johnson	6	3	3
WR Charles Johnson	4	2	1
WR Mike Pritchard	2	2	2

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR David Terrell	3	2	2
TE Benjamin Blue	2	1	1
WR Kevin Kasper	2	0	0
WR Qadry Ismail	1	1	1
RB Jeff Walker	1	0	0
WR Bobby Engram	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 61,200 (70,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,700 (20,900)
End Zone 12,900 (15,100)
Mezzanine 7,500 (8,700)
Sideline Seats 11,700 (13,300)
Club Seats 8,000 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes 3,400 (3,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	61,200 (70,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,700 (20,900)
End Zone	12,900 (15,100)
Mezzanine	7,500 (8,700)
Sideline Seats	11,700 (13,300)
Club Seats	8,000 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes	3,400 (3,800)