Week 9, 2001

played in Atlanta, GA

65 degrees, fair, calm

Los Angeles Rams	7	0	10	8	-	25
Atlanta Falcons	3	6	0	20	-	29

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:05 LA - Patrick Jeffers 2 pass from Jake Delhomme (Ryan Longwell extra point)
1Q: 04:29 ATL - Derek Whaley 31 field goal
2Q: 08:50 ATL - Derek Whaley 49 field goal
2Q: 03:15 ATL - Derek Whaley 45 field goal
3Q: 11:26 LA - Ryan Longwell 38 field goal
3Q: 07:00 LA - Jerry Azumah 20 interception return (Ryan Longwell extra point)
4Q: 15:00 ATL - Spencer George 4 run (Drew Brees pass for conversion failed)
4Q: 13:04 ATL - Charles Woodson 49 interception return (Derek Whaley extra point)
4Q: 02:00 LA - Amani Toomer 17 pass from Jake Delhomme (Jake Delhomme pass to Amani Toomer for conversion)
4Q: 01:47 ATL - Chad Johnson 80 pass from Drew Brees (Derek Whaley extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:05 LA - Patrick Jeffers 2 pass from Jake Delhomme (Ryan Longwell extra point)
1Q: 04:29 ATL - Derek Whaley 31 field goal
2Q: 08:50 ATL - Derek Whaley 49 field goal
2Q: 03:15 ATL - Derek Whaley 45 field goal
3Q: 11:26 LA - Ryan Longwell 38 field goal
3Q: 07:00 LA - Jerry Azumah 20 interception return (Ryan Longwell extra point)
4Q: 15:00 ATL - Spencer George 4 run (Drew Brees pass for conversion failed)
4Q: 13:04 ATL - Charles Woodson 49 interception return (Derek Whaley extra point)
4Q: 02:00 LA - Amani Toomer 17 pass from Jake Delhomme (Jake Delhomme pass to Amani Toomer for conversion)
4Q: 01:47 ATL - Chad Johnson 80 pass from Drew Brees (Derek Whaley extra point)

Team Statistics LA ATL
Record 1-8 5-3
First Downs 14 12
- by Rushing 5 3
- by Passing 9 9
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 280 323
- Offensive Plays 68 59
- Yards per Play 4.12 5.47
Net Rushing Yards 127 98
- Rushing Attempts 32 30
- Yards per Rush 3.97 3.27
Net Passing Yards 153 225
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 19 - 1 25 - 14 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 179 242
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/26 4/17
- Yards per Pass Play 4.25 7.76
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/18 3/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.4 6.0
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/32 1/5
Punt Returns/Yards 3/24 5/16
Kick Returns/Yards 3/83 2/63
Interception Ret./Yards 1/20 1/49
2pt Conversions 1/1 1/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 28
Time of Possession 28:44 31:16

Team Statistics	LA	ATL
Record	1-8	5-3
First Downs	14	12
- by Rushing	5	3
- by Passing	9	9
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	280	323
- Offensive Plays	68	59
- Yards per Play	4.12	5.47
Net Rushing Yards	127	98
- Rushing Attempts	32	30
- Yards per Rush	3.97	3.27
Net Passing Yards	153	225
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 19 - 1	25 - 14 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	179	242
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/26	4/17
- Yards per Pass Play	4.25	7.76
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/18	3/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.4	6.0
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/32	1/5
Punt Returns/Yards	3/24	5/16
Kick Returns/Yards	3/83	2/63
Interception Ret./Yards	1/20	1/49
2pt Conversions	1/1	1/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 28
Time of Possession	28:44	31:16

Drive Charts

Los Angeles Rams
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:52	4:56	OWN 41	13	59	Touchdown
1	4:21	1:15	OWN 20	3	-7	Punt
1	1:30	2:09	OWN 6	4	10	Punt
2	12:15	1:56	OWN 5	3	6	Punt
2	8:42	1:43	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
2	3:07	0:59	OWN 32	3	5	Punt
2	0:57	0:57	OWN 12	3	10	Half
3	15:00	3:42	OWN 41	6	38	Field Goal
3	9:13	1:20	OWN 34	4	30	Punt
3	5:12	1:32	OWN 35	3	3	Punt
4	14:50	1:54	OWN 20	6	18	Interception
4	12:56	2:14	OWN 38	3	8	Punt
4	9:04	1:30	OWN 44	3	2	Punt
4	3:42	1:49	OPP 31	5	31	Touchdown
4	1:20	1:20	OWN 20	8	32	Game

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:08	OWN 39	3	5	Punt
1	7:56	3:35	OWN 35	6	51	Field Goal
1	3:06	1:36	OWN 46	4	9	Punt
2	14:21	2:06	OWN 36	3	9	Punt
2	10:19	1:37	OPP 41	3	9	Field Goal
2	6:59	3:52	OWN 29	8	43	Field Goal
2	2:08	1:11	OWN 30	3	8	Punt
3	11:18	2:05	OWN 20	3	-4	Punt
3	7:53	1:05	OWN 1	3	8	Interception
3	6:48	1:36	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
3	3:40	3:50	OWN 26	9	74	Touchdown
4	10:42	1:38	OWN 11	3	2	Punt
4	7:34	3:52	OWN 20	6	18	Fumble
4	1:53	0:33	OWN 20	2	80	Touchdown

Game MVP: Charles Woodson, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Wilmont Perry	21	72	3.43	11	2
Kevin Faulk	9	27	3.00	11	1
Jake Delhomme	2	28	14.00	24	1

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	TD
Sedrick Shaw	19	76	4.00	8	0
Spencer George	9	22	2.44	8	1
Drew Brees	2	0	0.00	3	0

Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jake Delhomme	32	19	179	4/26	2	25	1	82.7

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Drew Brees	25	14	242	4/17	1	80	1	85.8

Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Patrick Jeffers	5	6	26	5.20	9	12	1
WR Amani Toomer	5	11	43	8.60	11	17	1
WR Joe Jurevicius	4	9	63	15.75	10	24	0
WR R. Jay Soward	2	2	30	15.00	3	25	0
TE Alfred Pupunu	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
WR Frank Sanders	1	1	14	14.00	0	14	0
RB Wilmont Perry	1	2	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Chad Johnson	5	9	105	21.00	73	80	1
WR Mike Pritchard	4	6	68	17.00	27	32	0
WR Charles Johnson	2	5	47	23.50	30	31	0
WR Chris Penn	1	1	15	15.00	0	15	0
TE Ken Dilger	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	0
RB Spencer George	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Bobby Collins	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Los Angeles	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Jerry Azumah	1	20	20.00	1

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Charles Woodson	1	49	49.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Los Angeles	Fumb	Recov	Force
Amani Toomer	1	1	0
Marvin Thomas	0	1	0
Derrick Hoskins	0	0	1

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Spencer George	1	0	0	0
Charles Woodson	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Los Angeles	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Shane Edge	9	364	40.4	38.7	49	3

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Flaherty	7	310	44.3	40.9	52	3

Kicking Statistics

Los Angeles	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ryan Longwell	1/1	0/0	0/0	38	2/2

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Derek Whaley	3/3	2/2	0/0	49	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Amani Toomer	3	24	8.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kevin Mathis	5	16	3.2	0

Kick Return Statistics

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Anthony Henry	3	83	27.7	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charles Woodson	2	63	31.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Los Angeles	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Austin Robbins	6	0	0.5	23	21
S Derrick Hoskins	6	3	0.0	29	28
ILB Levon Kirkland	5	4	1.0	27	24
DT Fred Robbins	5	1	0.5	23	22
S Tommy Carlisle	4	2	0.0	29	26
CB Jerry Azumah	3	0	0.0	25	24
DE Marvin Thomas	2	1	1.5	21	25
DE Jared Tomich	2	3	0.5	25	23
OLB Derrick Rodgers	2	2	0.0	19	17
CB Hannibal Lecter	2	1	0.0	16	21
CB Anthony Henry	2	0	0.0	30	27
OLB Bernard Carter	1	1	0.0	14	7
DT Clint Haynes	1	0	0.0	17	13
OLB Antonio Armstrong	1	0	0.0	5	10
S Damon Burgess	1	0	0.0	8	6
DE Jared DeVries	1	0	0.0	5	6
CB Daryl Weis	1	0	0.0	8	12
OLB Randy Kegley	1	0	0.0	3	2

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Yev Kassem	8	1	0.0	24	24
ILB Mike Barber	7	2	0.0	24	26
S Willie Clay	6	2	0.0	20	27
DE Orpheus Roye	4	2	0.5	24	30
ILB Shannon Taylor	4	3	0.0	14	11
S Tyrone Carter	4	1	0.0	30	33
S Shawn Williams	3	2	0.0	19	18
OLB Clint Kreiwaldt	2	1	1.0	10	12
DE Duane Ashman	2	2	0.5	24	32
DT Ed Jasper	2	2	0.5	22	21
CB Terry Fair	2	1	0.0	19	26
CB Donnie Abraham	2	0	0.0	31	36
CB Charles Woodson	2	0	0.0	32	36
ILB Zeke Moreno	2	0	0.0	30	34
DE Derrick Burgess	1	1	1.5	10	5
G Doug Brzezinski	1	0	---	---	---
CB Kevin Mathis	0	1	0.0	1	4

Pass Rush Statistics

Los Angeles	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Marvin Thomas	1.5	0	1	25
ILB Levon Kirkland	1.0	0	0	24
DE Jared Tomich	0.5	1	0	23
DT Austin Robbins	0.5	0	0	21
DT Fred Robbins	0.5	0	0	22

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Derrick Burgess	1.5	0	0	5
OLB Clint Kreiwaldt	1.0	1	0	12
DE Orpheus Roye	0.5	0	1	30
DE Duane Ashman	0.5	0	1	32
DT Ed Jasper	0.5	0	0	21
ILB Mike Barber	0.0	0	2	26

Pass Defense Statistics

Los Angeles	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Jerry Azumah	3	1	1	24
S Derrick Hoskins	2	1	0	28
CB Anthony Henry	2	1	0	27
CB Hannibal Lecter	2	0	0	21
S Damon Burgess	2	0	0	6
CB Daryl Weis	1	1	0	12
ILB Levon Kirkland	1	0	0	24
OLB Derrick Rodgers	1	0	0	17

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Willie Clay	4	0	0	27
CB Charles Woodson	3	1	1	36
ILB Shannon Taylor	3	1	0	11
ILB Mike Barber	2	0	0	26
CB Terry Fair	2	0	0	26
ILB Yev Kassem	1	0	0	24
CB Donnie Abraham	1	0	0	36
DE Duane Ashman	1	0	0	32
S Shawn Williams	1	0	0	18
ILB Zeke Moreno	1	0	0	34
S Tyrone Carter	0	1	0	33

Blocking Statistics

Los Angeles	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Cornell Green	3	5	0	32	2	36
Benji Olson	2	6	0	32	1	36
Robbie Tobeck	1	6	1	32	1	36
Brad Meester	1	4	0	32	0	36
Alfred Pupunu	1	2	0	23	0	18
Wade Reeves	0	4	0	18	0	18
Ryan Tucker	0	2	0	26	0	23
Rod Shoate	0	1	0	6	0	13

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Cooper Carlisle	2	8	30	1	29
Marco Rivera	2	6	30	2	29
Travis Claridge	2	3	30	0	29
Marcus Spriggs	1	8	30	1	29
Ken Dilger	1	1	22	0	19
Doug Brzezinski	0	2	30	0	29
George Irwin	0	1	13	0	18

Special Teams Tackles

Los Angeles	Tackles	STPlays
Kevin Faulk	1	28
Frank Sanders	1	21
Anthony Lucas	1	20
Hannibal Lecter	1	16
Wade Reeves	1	10
Eric Mahlum	1	10
Rod Shoate	1	10

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Shevin Smith	2	37
Kevin Mathis	1	21
Mike Barber	1	20
Todd McClure	1	10
Ken Dilger	1	7

Participation

Los Angeles	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Robbie Tobeck	32	36	---	---	10	78
Jake Delhomme	32	36	---	---	---	68
Benji Olson	32	36	---	---	---	68
Cornell Green	32	36	---	---	---	68
Brad Meester	32	36	---	---	---	68
Joe Jurevicius	29	31	---	---	7	67
Anthony Henry	---	---	30	27	10	67
Derrick Hoskins	---	---	29	28	3	60
Amani Toomer	24	30	---	---	6	60
Tommy Carlisle	---	---	29	26	3	58
Levon Kirkland	---	---	27	24	5	56
Wilmont Perry	23	20	---	---	11	54
Hannibal Lecter	---	---	16	21	16	53
Kevin Faulk	9	16	---	---	28	53
Fred Robbins	---	---	23	22	8	53
Jared Tomich	---	---	25	23	3	51
Jerry Azumah	---	---	25	24	2	51
Ryan Tucker	26	23	---	---	---	49
Daryl Weis	---	---	8	12	29	49
Alfred Pupunu	23	18	---	---	7	48
Austin Robbins	---	---	23	21	4	48
Marvin Thomas	---	---	21	25	2	48
Wade Reeves	18	18	---	---	10	46
Derrick Rodgers	---	---	19	17	8	44
Antonio Armstrong	---	---	5	10	26	41
Patrick Jeffers	13	18	---	---	6	37
Jason Gavadza	8	14	---	---	13	35
Pierson Hill	4	5	---	---	22	31
Clint Haynes	---	---	17	13	1	31
Rod Shoate	6	13	---	---	10	29
Bernard Carter	---	---	14	7	3	24
Frank Sanders	1	2	---	---	21	24
Anthony Lucas	0	0	---	---	20	20
Jared DeVries	---	---	5	6	8	19
R. Jay Soward	8	8	---	---	---	16
Damon Burgess	---	---	8	6	1	15
Eric Mahlum	0	0	---	---	10	10
Frank Garcia	0	0	---	---	10	10
Tre Fuller	0	0	---	---	10	10
Shane Edge	0	0	---	---	9	9
Antony Jordan	---	---	3	5	---	8
Randy Kegley	---	---	3	2	3	8
Ryan Longwell	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jon Kitna	0	0	---	---	1	1
Kip Vickers	0	0	---	---	---	0
Sage Rosenfels	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Charles Woodson	---	---	32	36	5	73
Mike Barber	---	---	24	26	20	70
Charles Johnson	26	22	---	---	21	69
Doug Brzezinski	30	29	---	---	10	69
Donnie Abraham	---	---	31	36	1	68
Willie Clay	---	---	20	27	20	67
Duane Ashman	---	---	24	32	10	66
Zeke Moreno	---	---	30	34	1	65
Tyrone Carter	---	---	30	33	1	64
Marco Rivera	30	29	---	---	---	59
Marcus Spriggs	30	29	---	---	---	59
Cooper Carlisle	30	29	---	---	---	59
Travis Claridge	30	29	---	---	---	59
Drew Brees	30	29	---	---	---	59
Chad Johnson	30	27	---	---	---	57
Orpheus Roye	---	---	24	30	---	54
Ed Jasper	---	---	22	21	10	53
Spencer George	10	11	---	---	31	52
Yev Kassem	---	---	24	24	2	50
Ken Dilger	22	19	---	---	7	48
George Irwin	13	18	---	---	16	47
Terry Fair	---	---	19	26	1	46
Clint Kreiwaldt	---	---	10	12	18	40
Shawn Williams	---	---	19	18	2	39
Sedrick Shaw	20	18	---	---	---	38
Jerry Drake	---	---	17	20	---	37
Shevin Smith	---	---	0	0	37	37
Mike Pritchard	18	15	---	---	---	33
Kevin Mathis	---	---	1	4	21	26
Craig Yeast	4	7	---	---	15	26
Shannon Taylor	---	---	14	11	1	26
Henry Anderko	2	2	---	---	21	25
Bobby Collins	4	4	---	---	9	17
Derrick Burgess	---	---	10	5	1	16
Micah Lucas	---	---	1	1	11	13
Troy Sadowski	0	0	---	---	10	10
Erik Williams	0	0	---	---	10	10
Todd McClure	0	0	---	---	10	10
Rick Delrio	0	0	---	---	10	10
Derek Whaley	0	0	---	---	10	10
Mike Flaherty	0	0	---	---	7	7
Ramon Shonta	0	0	---	---	3	3
Chris Penn	1	2	---	---	---	3
Kerry Collins	0	0	---	---	---	0
Casey Webster	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bernard Robertson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	13	1.4
Middle	10	62	6.2
Right	13	52	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	36	3.3
Middle	14	44	3.1
Right	5	18	3.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jake Delhomme	32	19	3	2	2	3	4	0	1

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Drew Brees	25	14	3	1	3	4	1	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	1	0.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	11	87	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	3	44	6.3
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	47	7.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	7	7.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	7	88	8.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	6	147	13.4
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Amani Toomer	11	5	1	43	0	30
WR Joe Jurevicius	9	4	1	63	2	31
WR Patrick Jeffers	6	5	0	26	0	18
RB Wilmont Perry	2	1	0	-4	0	20
WR R. Jay Soward	2	2	0	30	1	8
TE Alfred Pupunu	1	1	0	7	0	18
WR Frank Sanders	1	1	0	14	0	2

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Chad Johnson	9	5	1	105	1	27
WR Mike Pritchard	6	4	1	68	1	15
WR Charles Johnson	5	2	0	47	1	22
TE Ken Dilger	2	1	1	4	0	19
WR Chris Penn	1	1	0	15	0	2
RB Spencer George	1	1	0	3	0	11
TE Bobby Collins	1	0	0	0	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Wilmont Perry	1	4	4.00	3.43
Kevin Faulk	1	11	11.00	3.00

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Sedrick Shaw	2	4	2.00	4.00
Spencer George	1	4	4.00	2.44
Drew Brees	1	3	3.00	0.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jake Delhomme	3	2	19	6.33	5.59

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Patrick Jeffers	2	1	2	1.00	4.33
WR Amani Toomer	1	1	17	17.00	3.91

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Rushes	Conversions
Wilmont Perry	3	1
Kevin Faulk	3	1
Jake Delhomme	1	1

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Spencer George	6	2
Drew Brees	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jake Delhomme	10	7	3

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Drew Brees	6	2	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Amani Toomer	6	3	1
WR Patrick Jeffers	2	2	1
WR Frank Sanders	1	1	1
RB Wilmont Perry	1	1	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Charles Johnson	2	1	1
WR Mike Pritchard	1	0	0
TE Ken Dilger	1	0	0
RB Spencer George	1	1	0
WR Chad Johnson	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 55,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 12,900 (17,100)
End Zone 9,600 (12,400)
Mezzanine 5,800 (7,100)
Sideline Seats 8,700 (10,900)
Club Seats 12,300 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 6,600 (7,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	55,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	12,900 (17,100)
End Zone	9,600 (12,400)
Mezzanine	5,800 (7,100)
Sideline Seats	8,700 (10,900)
Club Seats	12,300 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	6,600 (7,500)