Week 6, 2001

played in St. Louis, MO

64 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons77617-37
St. Louis Cardinals31300-16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:11 ATL - Sedrick Shaw 2 run (Derek Whaley extra point)
1Q: 03:10 STL - Adam Vinatieri 27 field goal
2Q: 14:14 STL - Bert Emanuel 19 pass from Brett Favre (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
2Q: 04:08 STL - Steve Stifler 1 run (Adam Vinatieri extra point failed)
2Q: 02:12 ATL - Ken Dilger 1 pass from Drew Brees (Derek Whaley extra point)
3Q: 09:00 ATL - Derek Whaley 32 field goal
3Q: 06:34 ATL - Derek Whaley 21 field goal
4Q: 15:00 ATL - Spencer George 4 run (Derek Whaley extra point)
4Q: 08:50 ATL - Mike Pritchard 5 pass from Drew Brees (Derek Whaley extra point)
4Q: 00:07 ATL - Derek Whaley 40 field goal

Team StatisticsATLSTL
Record3-24-2
First Downs1519
- by Rushing65
- by Passing914
- by Penalty00
Total Net Yards308312
- Offensive Plays6569
- Yards per Play4.744.52
Net Rushing Yards11578
- Rushing Attempts3918
- Yards per Rush2.954.33
Net Passing Yards193234
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt24 - 15 - 346 - 27 - 4
- Gross Passing Yards200265
- Sacks/Yards Lost2/75/31
- Yards per Pass Play7.424.59
Fumbles/Lost1/02/2
3rd Down Conversions7/173/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down8.211.0
4th Down Conversions0/00/1
Penalties/Yards3/205/35
Punt Returns/Yards3/443/11
Kick Returns/Yards3/815/110
Interception Ret./Yards4/363/66
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits64
- Red Zone TDs/FGs4/22/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 45OWN 31
Time of Possession32:3227:28

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
113:590:53OPP 4736Punt
111:273:23OWN 38762Touchdown
16:090:13OPP 3310Interception
13:031:15OWN 2038Punt
214:041:50OWN 313-2Interception
28:180:49OWN 2034Interception
24:022:01OWN 28572Touchdown
315:006:07OWN 381147Field Goal
38:131:45OPP 935Field Goal
34:232:33OWN 3248Punt
31:041:12OPP 11311Touchdown
413:422:35OWN 19518Punt
410:582:14OPP 40540Touchdown
46:144:09OWN 19615Punt
41:101:10OPP 223-1Field Goal
St. Louis Cardinals
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:001:01OWN 2630Punt
113:061:39OWN 2037Punt
18:041:55OWN 20513Fumble
15:562:53OPP 20510Field Goal
11:482:44OWN 39661Touchdown
212:143:56OPP 42836Interception
27:293:27OPP 27827Touchdown
22:012:01OWN 22636Half
38:530:40OWN 203-5Fumble
36:282:05OWN 2039Punt
31:500:46OWN 1022Interception
414:521:10OWN 2739Punt
411:070:09OWN 2110Interception
48:442:30OWN 30851Downs
42:050:55OWN 12526Interception

Game MVP: Orpheus Roye, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

AtlantaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Sedrick Shaw22713.231521
Spencer George12221.83801
Drew Brees5224.401110
St. LouisAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Steve Stifler8415.131511
Zack Crockett540.80600
Brett Favre4328.001120
Dan Alexander111.00100

Passing Statistics

AtlantaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Drew Brees24152002/7243377.1
St. LouisAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Brett Favre46272655/31123446.0

Receiving Statistics

AtlantaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Charles Johnson374916.3327430
TE Ken Dilger33248.000221
WR Mike Pritchard244522.507401
RB Sedrick Shaw2273.50480
WR Chad Johnson254120.5022330
WR Chris Penn111010.000100
RB Spencer George1144.00540
WR Craig Yeast112020.003200
St. LouisCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Torrance Small9119010.008190
WR Bert Emanuel812698.6320191
TE O.J. Santiago464511.252230
WR Tony McDaniel232311.500150
WR Robert Ferguson253216.004190
TE Ronnie Williams1366.00160
RB Curtis Martin1100.00000
FB Zack Crockett0400.00000
RB Steve Stifler0100.00000

Interception Statistics

AtlantaIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Donnie Abraham22613.000
CB Terry Fair11010.000
ILB Shannon Taylor100.000
St. LouisIntsYardsAvgTD
S Steve Atwater199.000
OLB Ben Wallace100.000
ILB London Fletcher15757.000

Fumble Statistics

AtlantaFumbRecovForceTD
Drew Brees1000
Orpheus Roye0110
Marco Rivera0100
Zeke Moreno0100
Clint Kreiwaldt0010
St. LouisFumbRecovForceTD
Brett Favre2000
La'roi Glover0010

Punting Statistics

AtlantaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Mike Flaherty523146.240.0562
St. LouisPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Ned Flanders418446.035.0521

Kicking Statistics

AtlantaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Derek Whaley3/31/10/0404/4
St. LouisFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Adam Vinatieri1/10/00/0271/2

Punt Return Statistics

AtlantaRetYardsAvgTD
Kevin Mathis34414.70
St. LouisRetYardsAvgTD
Steve Atwater3113.70

Kick Return Statistics

AtlantaRetYardsAvgTD
Kevin Mathis38127.00
St. LouisRetYardsAvgTD
Robert Ferguson48521.30
Torrance Small12525.00

Defensive Statistics

AtlantaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
CB Shevin Smith1300.01444
DE Orpheus Roye512.01637
CB Terry Fair520.01641
CB Donnie Abraham410.01749
S Tyrone Carter410.01849
ILB Mike Barber301.0919
S Willie Clay330.01544
OLB Clint Kreiwaldt211.0829
DE Derrick Burgess201.0317
S Shawn Williams210.0920
ILB Zeke Moreno200.01443
DT Ed Jasper130.01128
ILB Shannon Taylor110.01851
WR Mike Pritchard10---------
WR Charles Johnson10---------
ILB Yev Kassem100.036
WR Chad Johnson10---------
CB Kevin Mathis020.0210
St. LouisTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB London Fletcher840.03226
S Brock Marion620.03226
OLB Ben Wallace510.03620
DT Daryl Gardnener410.02013
DT Francisco Goodwin400.02417
DE La'roi Glover301.02321
CB Herman O'Berry310.0136
CB Hank Poteat300.03418
DT Cortez Kennedy211.02719
S Steve Atwater230.03426
DE Kavika Pittman220.03021
S Lee Flowers200.070
WR Tony McDaniel20---------
CB Shawn Springs200.03124
DE Byron Frisch200.0165
QB Brett Favre10---------
WR Torrance Small10---------
OLB Jason Gildon100.01111
S Ace Ventura100.0113
TE O.J. Santiago10---------
CB Fernando Bryant100.02017
OLB Brad Jackson010.092
OLB Ricky England010.0106

Pass Rush Statistics

AtlantaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Orpheus Roye2.000037
OLB Clint Kreiwaldt1.001029
DE Derrick Burgess1.001017
ILB Mike Barber1.000019
DT Ed Jasper0.002028
St. LouisSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE La'roi Glover1.001021
DT Cortez Kennedy1.000019
DE Kavika Pittman0.010021
DT Daryl Gardnener0.000213

Pass Defense Statistics

AtlantaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Shevin Smith102044
CB Terry Fair31141
CB Donnie Abraham30249
S Tyrone Carter30049
S Willie Clay20044
ILB Shannon Taylor12151
ILB Zeke Moreno11043
ILB Yev Kassem1006
DE Orpheus Roye10037
DT Ed Jasper10028
S Shawn Williams10020
St. LouisCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
ILB London Fletcher31126
S Steve Atwater30126
CB Shawn Springs20024
S Brock Marion10026
DE La'roi Glover10021
CB Herman O'Berry1006
DE Kavika Pittman10021
DT Francisco Goodwin10017
CB Fernando Bryant10017
CB Hank Poteat10018
OLB Ben Wallace00120

Blocking Statistics

AtlantaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Cooper Carlisle312037026
Bernard Robertson36038026
Marcus Spriggs16037026
Marco Rivera14039126
Travis Claridge14039126
Ken Dilger11025014
George Irwin11010011
Casey Webster010200
St. LouisKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Shaun O'Hara15118149
Cosey Coleman13018248
Jon Jansen13018050
Zack Crockett11010031
Blake Brockermeyer01018150
Barry Sims01018150

Special Teams Tackles

AtlantaTacklesSTPlays
George Irwin218
Shevin Smith216
Kevin Mathis117
Mike Barber115
Craig Yeast114
Ken Dilger110
St. LouisTacklesSTPlays
Curtis Martin117
Ronnie Williams116
Herman O'Berry110
Tony McDaniel18
Shar Pourdanesh15
Cosey Coleman15

Participation

AtlantaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Willie Clay------15441675
Shevin Smith------14441674
Travis Claridge3926------873
Charles Johnson3425------1372
Duane Ashman------1748570
Shannon Taylor------1851170
Donnie Abraham------1749268
Tyrone Carter------1849168
Marco Rivera3926---------65
Drew Brees3926---------65
Bernard Robertson3826---------64
Marcus Spriggs3726---------63
Cooper Carlisle3726---------63
Chad Johnson3823---------61
Terry Fair------1641158
Zeke Moreno------1443158
Orpheus Roye------1637154
Sedrick Shaw2614------1252
Ken Dilger2514------1049
Clint Kreiwaldt------8291148
Ed Jasper------1128544
Mike Barber------9191543
George Irwin1011------1839
Shawn Williams------9201039
Mike Pritchard2114---------35
Spencer George1715---------32
Henry Anderko93------2032
Jerry Drake------724---31
Kevin Mathis------2101729
Craig Yeast78------1429
Derrick Burgess------317---20
Yev Kassem------361019
Erik Williams30------811
Bobby Collins32------510
Derek Whaley00------1010
Troy Sadowski00------88
Chris Penn51------28
Todd McClure00------88
Doug Brzezinski00------88
Mike Flaherty00------55
Ramon Shonta00------33
Tom Knight------12---3
Casey Webster20---------2
Kerry Collins00---------0
Rick Delrio00---------0
Micah Lucas------00---0
St. LouisRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Torrance Small1545------1373
Cosey Coleman1848------571
Brett Favre1851---------69
Steve Atwater------3426868
Blake Brockermeyer1850---------68
Jon Jansen1850---------68
Barry Sims1850---------68
Bert Emanuel1339------1567
Shaun O'Hara1849---------67
Brock Marion------3226361
London Fletcher------3226260
Ben Wallace------3620359
Shawn Springs------3124358
Zack Crockett1031------1455
Hank Poteat------3418254
Kavika Pittman------3021---51
Cortez Kennedy------2719349
La'roi Glover------2321549
Fernando Bryant------20171249
O.J. Santiago1223------1348
Robert Ferguson1229------647
Francisco Goodwin------2417344
Steve Stifler928---------37
Curtis Martin116------1734
Daryl Gardnener------2013134
Tony McDaniel719------834
Ronnie Williams412------1632
Jason Gildon------11111032
Ricky England------1061430
Herman O'Berry------1361029
Byron Frisch------165627
Ace Ventura------113822
Dan Alexander712------322
Duncan MacLeod------95620
Brad Jackson------92718
Lee Flowers------70310
Shar Pourdanesh05------510
Orlando Pierce------001010
David Ortiz03------58
Adrian Cooper01------56
Adam Vinatieri00------55
Brent Smith00------55
Chuck Horton00------55
Ned Flanders00------44
Marques Tuiasosopo00------11
Giovanni Carmazzi00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left2-1-0.5
Middle341103.2
Right273.5
None1-1-1.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left8293.6
Middle9485.3
Right111.0
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

AtlantaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Drew Brees24155121123
St. LouisAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Brett Favre46271146404

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen2231.5
Short (0-8 Yds)86212.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)11511410.4
Long (19+ Yds)326220.7
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen52-3-0.6
Short (0-8 Yds)1912733.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)18111578.7
Long (19+ Yds)42389.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

AtlantaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Charles Johnson73149125
WR Chad Johnson52141123
WR Mike Pritchard42045114
TE Ken Dilger33024114
RB Sedrick Shaw2207014
WR Chris Penn1101001
RB Spencer George1104015
WR Craig Yeast1102018
St. LouisTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Bert Emanuel128069039
WR Torrance Small119190045
TE O.J. Santiago64045123
WR Robert Ferguson52232029
FB Zack Crockett4000031
TE Ronnie Williams3116012
WR Tony McDaniel32023019
RB Curtis Martin1100016
RB Steve Stifler1000028

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

AtlantaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Spencer George6203.331.83
Sedrick Shaw430.753.23
St. LouisAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Steve Stifler221.005.13
Zack Crockett1-7-7.000.80
Dan Alexander111.001.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

AtlantaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Drew Brees66193.178.33
St. LouisAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Brett Favre85577.135.76

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

AtlantaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
TE Ken Dilger2221.008.00
WR Mike Pritchard1155.0011.25
WR Charles Johnson1133.007.00
WR Chris Penn111010.0010.00
RB Sedrick Shaw11-1-1.003.50
St. LouisTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Bert Emanuel43348.505.75
TE O.J. Santiago21115.507.50
WR Torrance Small111212.008.18
FB Zack Crockett1000.000.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

AtlantaRushesConversions
Sedrick Shaw42
Drew Brees20
Spencer George11
St. LouisRushesConversions
Brett Favre21

Third Down Passing Statistics

AtlantaAttCompConversions
Drew Brees964
St. LouisAttCompConversions
Brett Favre862

Third Down Receiving Statistics

AtlantaTargCatchConversions
WR Charles Johnson322
WR Chad Johnson210
WR Mike Pritchard100
WR Chris Penn110
RB Sedrick Shaw111
WR Craig Yeast111
St. LouisTargCatchConversions
WR Bert Emanuel432
WR Torrance Small210
TE O.J. Santiago220

SectionAttendance
Stadium70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck21,400 (21,400)
End Zone15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes3,300 (3,300)