Week 2, 2001

played in Atlanta, GA

71 degrees, fair, calm

New Jersey Jets	3	3	10	3	-	19
Atlanta Falcons	7	7	0	13	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:38 NJY - Martin Gramatica 49 field goal
1Q: 01:25 ATL - Ken Dilger 2 pass from Drew Brees (Derek Whaley extra point)
2Q: 12:18 NJY - Martin Gramatica 35 field goal
2Q: 08:18 ATL - Sedrick Shaw 5 run (Derek Whaley extra point)
3Q: 12:11 NJY - Martin Gramatica 22 field goal
3Q: 08:17 NJY - Steve Smith Sr. 9 pass from Peyton Manning (Martin Gramatica extra point)
4Q: 08:37 ATL - Derek Whaley 43 field goal
4Q: 02:06 ATL - Derek Whaley 46 field goal
4Q: 01:38 ATL - Donnie Abraham 30 interception return (Derek Whaley extra point)
4Q: 00:04 NJY - Martin Gramatica 31 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:38 NJY - Martin Gramatica 49 field goal
1Q: 01:25 ATL - Ken Dilger 2 pass from Drew Brees (Derek Whaley extra point)
2Q: 12:18 NJY - Martin Gramatica 35 field goal
2Q: 08:18 ATL - Sedrick Shaw 5 run (Derek Whaley extra point)
3Q: 12:11 NJY - Martin Gramatica 22 field goal
3Q: 08:17 NJY - Steve Smith Sr. 9 pass from Peyton Manning (Martin Gramatica extra point)
4Q: 08:37 ATL - Derek Whaley 43 field goal
4Q: 02:06 ATL - Derek Whaley 46 field goal
4Q: 01:38 ATL - Donnie Abraham 30 interception return (Derek Whaley extra point)
4Q: 00:04 NJY - Martin Gramatica 31 field goal

Team Statistics NJY ATL
Record 0-2 1-1
First Downs 17 16
- by Rushing 4 4
- by Passing 13 11
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 367 330
- Offensive Plays 53 62
- Yards per Play 6.92 5.32
Net Rushing Yards 83 101
- Rushing Attempts 22 39
- Yards per Rush 3.77 2.59
Net Passing Yards 284 229
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 22 - 1 23 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 297 229
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/13 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 9.16 9.96
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 0/8 8/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.5 5.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/50 4/40
Punt Returns/Yards 2/13 2/16
Kick Returns/Yards 2/49 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 1/18 1/30
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/3 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 28
Time of Possession 27:42 32:18

Team Statistics	NJY	ATL
Record	0-2	1-1
First Downs	17	16
- by Rushing	4	4
- by Passing	13	11
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	367	330
- Offensive Plays	53	62
- Yards per Play	6.92	5.32
Net Rushing Yards	83	101
- Rushing Attempts	22	39
- Yards per Rush	3.77	2.59
Net Passing Yards	284	229
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 22 - 1	23 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	297	229
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/13	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	9.16	9.96
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	0/8	8/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.5	5.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/50	4/40
Punt Returns/Yards	2/13	2/16
Kick Returns/Yards	2/49	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	1/18	1/30
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/3	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 28
Time of Possession	27:42	32:18

Drive Charts

New Jersey Jets
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:27	OWN 20	4	48	Field Goal
1	9:34	3:40	OWN 24	6	28	Punt
1	1:18	4:08	OWN 26	8	56	Field Goal
2	8:08	2:00	OWN 39	3	2	Punt
2	1:53	1:53	OWN 3	5	49	Half
3	14:12	2:07	OPP 19	4	14	Field Goal
3	10:02	1:54	OPP 36	4	36	Touchdown
3	6:02	3:22	OWN 32	6	32	Missed FG
4	14:19	2:19	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
4	8:29	2:57	OWN 17	4	3	Punt
4	1:59	0:33	OWN 20	2	-1	Interception
4	1:26	1:26	OWN 20	4	66	Field Goal

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:33	2:59	OWN 20	6	41	Punt
1	5:54	4:36	OWN 12	10	88	Touchdown
2	12:10	4:02	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
2	6:08	4:15	OWN 27	8	20	Punt
3	15:00	0:48	OWN 20	3	-1	Interception
3	12:05	2:03	OWN 20	4	16	Fumble
3	8:08	2:06	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
3	2:40	3:21	OWN 43	6	18	Punt
4	12:00	3:31	50	6	24	Field Goal
4	5:32	3:33	OWN 49	8	22	Field Goal

Game MVP: Drew Brees, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

New Jersey	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Curtis Ennis	12	51	4.25	11	1
Curtis Keaton	6	21	3.50	8	0
Peyton Manning	2	10	5.00	5	0
Jameel Cook	2	1	0.50	2	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Spencer George	22	56	2.55	10	1	0
Sedrick Shaw	14	26	1.86	9	0	1
Drew Brees	3	19	6.33	8	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Jersey	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Peyton Manning	29	22	297	2/13	1	46	1	105.1

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Drew Brees	23	17	229	0/0	1	42	1	101.5

Receiving Statistics

New Jersey	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Steve Smith Sr.	9	12	181	20.11	60	46	1
WR Thomas Anderson	6	8	73	12.17	11	22	0
WR Trevor Gaylor	3	3	25	8.33	1	15	0
RB Curtis Ennis	2	2	1	0.50	0	5	0
TE Dustin Lyman	2	2	17	8.50	6	13	0
TE Mark Chmura	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Charles Johnson	7	7	86	12.29	61	34	0
TE Ken Dilger	3	3	41	13.67	20	29	1
WR Marcus Robinson	3	4	36	12.00	13	25	0
WR Chad Johnson	3	7	70	23.33	56	42	0
FB George Irwin	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0
RB Sedrick Shaw	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Jersey	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Antonio Langham	1	18	18.00	0

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Donnie Abraham	1	30	30.00	1

Fumble Statistics

New Jersey	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Nate Webster	0	1	0	0
Joey Tribbiani	0	0	1	0

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Spencer George	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

New Jersey	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Skip Ingram	4	146	36.5	32.5	45	2

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Flaherty	4	178	44.5	36.3	51	2

Kicking Statistics

New Jersey	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Martin Gramatica	4/5	1/2	0/1	49	1/1

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Derek Whaley	2/2	2/2	0/0	46	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

New Jersey	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Trevor Gaylor	2	13	6.5	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terry Fair	2	16	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Jersey	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Trevor Gaylor	1	23	23.0	0
Jonathan Carter	1	26	26.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

New Jersey	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Joey Tribbiani	10	2	38	23
OLB Nate Webster	7	0	27	19
ILB Ernest Dixon	6	6	38	23
CB Renaldo Hill	5	1	33	23
ILB Corwin Patton	4	1	24	8
OLB Julian Peterson	3	4	37	23
DT Pat Williams	3	1	22	11
S Damon Moore	3	1	39	23
CB Antonio Langham	3	0	39	22
OLB Cary Falconer	3	0	13	4
CB Chad Scott	2	2	17	15
DE Chad Brown	2	1	29	15
DE Chris Combs	2	1	21	13
DE Derrick Alexander	1	2	21	14
DT Henry Slay	0	1	18	12

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Orpheus Roye	5	0	1.0	18	23
S Tyrone Carter	5	3	0.0	22	31
ILB Zeke Moreno	5	2	0.0	21	31
S Shawn Williams	5	0	0.0	22	29
CB Donnie Abraham	4	1	0.0	22	30
CB Kevin Mathis	3	0	0.0	6	13
DT Ed Jasper	2	1	1.0	4	8
CB Shevin Smith	2	1	0.0	10	24
DT Casey Hayward	2	1	0.0	15	25
CB Terry Fair	2	0	0.0	17	28
OLB Clint Kreiwaldt	2	0	0.0	6	9
S Jason Perry	2	0	0.0	2	6
DE Derrick Burgess	2	0	0.0	7	3
ILB Shannon Taylor	1	3	0.0	12	7
ILB Mike Barber	1	1	0.0	20	29
DE Duane Ashman	1	1	0.0	15	28
DT Jerry Drake	1	0	0.0	7	6
WR Chad Johnson	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Yev Kassem	0	2	0.0	11	7

Pass Rush Statistics

New Jersey	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Julian Peterson	1	1	23
DE Derrick Alexander	0	1	14
OLB Cary Falconer	0	1	4

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Orpheus Roye	1.0	0	1	23
DT Ed Jasper	1.0	0	0	8
DE Duane Ashman	0.0	1	1	28

Pass Defense Statistics

New Jersey	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
S Joey Tribbiani	4	0	23
CB Antonio Langham	3	1	22
CB Renaldo Hill	3	0	23
ILB Ernest Dixon	2	0	23
CB Chad Scott	2	0	15
OLB Nate Webster	2	0	19
OLB Julian Peterson	1	0	23

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Tyrone Carter	4	0	0	31
CB Donnie Abraham	3	2	1	30
S Shawn Williams	3	0	0	29
CB Terry Fair	2	1	0	28
ILB Mike Barber	2	0	0	29
CB Kevin Mathis	2	0	0	13
CB Shevin Smith	2	0	0	24
ILB Zeke Moreno	2	0	0	31
OLB Clint Kreiwaldt	1	0	0	9
S Jason Perry	1	0	0	6

Blocking Statistics

New Jersey	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Brian Waters	3	5	0	22	0	31
Walter Jones	2	5	0	22	0	31
Brian De Marco	2	3	0	22	1	31
Jameel Cook	2	3	0	17	0	20
Shaquille O'Neal	1	2	1	22	0	31
Darnell Alford	0	2	0	22	1	31

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Cooper Carlisle	2	12	39	23
Marco Rivera	2	8	39	23
Travis Claridge	2	7	39	23
Doug Brzezinski	1	6	39	23
Marcus Spriggs	0	3	39	23

Special Teams Tackles

New Jersey	Tackles	STPlays
Taylor Morton	1	20
Kaden Greene	1	9

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Mike Barber	1	20
George Irwin	1	17
Marcus Robinson	1	16
Henry Anderko	1	15

Participation

New Jersey	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Renaldo Hill	---	---	33	23	16	72
Damon Moore	---	---	39	23	9	71
Ernest Dixon	---	---	38	23	3	64
Antonio Langham	---	---	39	22	3	64
Joey Tribbiani	---	---	38	23	2	63
Walter Jones	22	31	---	---	9	62
Darnell Alford	22	31	---	---	9	62
Julian Peterson	---	---	37	23	2	62
Jameel Cook	17	20	---	---	24	61
Shaquille O'Neal	22	31	---	---	---	53
Brian De Marco	22	31	---	---	---	53
Peyton Manning	22	31	---	---	---	53
Brian Waters	22	31	---	---	---	53
Chad Scott	---	---	17	15	20	52
Steve Smith Sr.	20	30	---	---	1	51
Nate Webster	---	---	27	19	3	49
Chad Brown	---	---	29	15	2	46
Dustin Lyman	16	23	---	---	6	45
Trevor Gaylor	7	17	---	---	20	44
Thomas Anderson	16	25	---	---	1	42
Curtis Ennis	15	26	---	---	---	41
Chris Combs	---	---	21	13	6	40
Corwin Patton	---	---	24	8	5	37
Derrick Alexander	---	---	21	14	1	36
Pat Williams	---	---	22	11	2	35
Mark Chmura	9	3	---	---	20	32
Henry Slay	---	---	18	12	---	30
Cary Falconer	---	---	13	4	7	24
Jonathan Carter	2	6	---	---	13	21
Taylor Morton	0	0	---	---	20	20
Willie Howard	---	---	7	4	3	14
Curtis Keaton	7	5	---	---	---	12
Martin Gramatica	0	0	---	---	10	10
Sebastian Shepard	---	---	1	0	9	10
David Martin	1	0	---	---	9	10
Alex Lincoln	---	---	4	1	5	10
Pellom LeVeck	0	0	---	---	9	9
Paul Figurelle	0	0	---	---	9	9
Kaden Greene	0	0	---	---	9	9
Mercury Becker	0	0	---	---	5	5
Skip Ingram	0	0	---	---	4	4
Kenny Smith	---	---	0	0	4	4
Andrew Levesque	---	---	0	0	4	4
Bennett Wilson	---	---	1	0	1	2
Kareem Larrimore	---	---	0	0	1	1
Tony Banks	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Charles Johnson	38	23	---	---	15	76
Shawn Williams	---	---	22	29	20	71
Mike Barber	---	---	20	29	20	69
Marcus Robinson	34	18	---	---	16	68
Doug Brzezinski	39	23	---	---	6	68
Travis Claridge	39	23	---	---	6	68
Tyrone Carter	---	---	22	31	10	63
Marco Rivera	39	23	---	---	---	62
Marcus Spriggs	39	23	---	---	---	62
Cooper Carlisle	39	23	---	---	---	62
Drew Brees	39	23	---	---	---	62
Donnie Abraham	---	---	22	30	5	57
Zeke Moreno	---	---	21	31	5	57
Chad Johnson	35	21	---	---	---	56
Duane Ashman	---	---	15	28	9	52
Terry Fair	---	---	17	28	7	52
Shevin Smith	---	---	10	24	17	51
Spencer George	24	14	---	---	11	49
Orpheus Roye	---	---	18	23	4	45
Casey Hayward	---	---	15	25	5	45
Ken Dilger	22	12	---	---	7	41
George Irwin	12	11	---	---	17	40
Kevin Mathis	---	---	6	13	13	32
Sedrick Shaw	15	9	---	---	---	24
Clint Kreiwaldt	---	---	6	9	9	24
Henry Anderko	6	1	---	---	15	22
Micah Lucas	---	---	5	4	11	20
Shannon Taylor	---	---	12	7	---	19
Yev Kassem	---	---	11	7	---	18
Mike Pritchard	5	2	---	---	10	17
Bobby Collins	4	4	---	---	9	17
Derrick Burgess	---	---	7	3	4	14
Jerry Drake	---	---	7	6	---	13
Ed Jasper	---	---	4	8	1	13
Jason Perry	---	---	2	6	1	9
Derek Whaley	0	0	---	---	8	8
Troy Sadowski	0	0	---	---	6	6
Erik Williams	0	0	---	---	6	6
Rick Delrio	0	0	---	---	6	6
Mike Flaherty	0	0	---	---	4	4
Ramon Shonta	0	0	---	---	2	2
Az-Zahir Hakim	0	0	---	---	1	1
Kerry Collins	0	0	---	---	---	0
Todd McClure	0	0	---	---	---	0
Casey Webster	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bernard Robertson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	22	3.1
Middle	13	65	5.0
Right	2	-4	-2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	14	1.4
Middle	23	79	3.4
Right	6	8	1.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Jersey	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Peyton Manning	29	22	4	0	1	3	1	2	1

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Drew Brees	23	17	6	0	1	0	3	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	3	0.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	6	72	10.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	9	111	10.1
Long (19+ Yds)	6	3	111	18.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	7	3.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	10	150	12.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	5	72	12.0
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Jersey	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Steve Smith Sr.	12	9	0	181	3	30
WR Thomas Anderson	8	6	0	73	1	25
WR Trevor Gaylor	3	3	0	25	0	17
RB Curtis Ennis	2	2	0	1	0	26
TE Dustin Lyman	2	2	0	17	0	23
TE Mark Chmura	1	0	1	0	0	3

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Charles Johnson	7	7	0	86	2	23
WR Chad Johnson	7	3	0	70	2	21
WR Marcus Robinson	4	3	1	36	1	18
TE Ken Dilger	3	3	0	41	1	12
RB Sedrick Shaw	1	0	0	0	0	9
FB George Irwin	1	1	0	-4	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Jersey	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Curtis Keaton	3	3	1.00	3.50
Curtis Ennis	1	6	6.00	4.25

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Spencer George	2	5	2.50	2.55
Sedrick Shaw	1	5	5.00	1.86

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Jersey	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Peyton Manning	3	3	35	11.67	10.24

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Drew Brees	2	1	2	1.00	9.96

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Jersey	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Thomas Anderson	1	1	11	11.00	9.13
WR Trevor Gaylor	1	1	15	15.00	8.33
WR Steve Smith Sr.	1	1	9	9.00	15.08

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Ken Dilger	1	1	2	2.00	13.67
WR Marcus Robinson	1	0	0	0.00	9.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Jersey	Rushes	Conversions
Curtis Keaton	2	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Sedrick Shaw	4	1
Spencer George	1	0
Drew Brees	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Jersey	Att	Comp	Conversions
Peyton Manning	5	4	0

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Drew Brees	10	6	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Jersey	Targ	Catch
RB Curtis Ennis	2	2
WR Steve Smith Sr.	2	1
WR Thomas Anderson	1	1

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Chad Johnson	5	1	1
WR Charles Johnson	3	3	3
TE Ken Dilger	1	1	1
WR Marcus Robinson	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 59,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,800 (17,100)
End Zone 10,200 (12,400)
Mezzanine 6,100 (7,100)
Sideline Seats 9,100 (10,900)
Club Seats 13,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 7,000 (7,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	59,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,800 (17,100)
End Zone	10,200 (12,400)
Mezzanine	6,100 (7,100)
Sideline Seats	9,100 (10,900)
Club Seats	13,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	7,000 (7,500)