Week 12, 2001

played in Atlanta, GA

52 degrees, fair, calm

New England Patriots	3	7	0	13	-	23
Atlanta Falcons	0	6	3	7	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:27 NED - Cole Ford 49 field goal
2Q: 06:52 ATL - Derek Whaley 34 field goal
2Q: 01:25 NED - Robert Holcombe 4 pass from Don Majkowski (Cole Ford extra point)
2Q: 00:03 ATL - Derek Whaley 39 field goal
3Q: 08:13 ATL - Derek Whaley 22 field goal
4Q: 10:05 NED - Cole Ford 32 field goal
4Q: 05:54 ATL - Olandis Gary 6 run (Derek Whaley extra point)
4Q: 02:30 NED - Antonio Freeman 22 pass from Don Majkowski (Cole Ford extra point)
4Q: 01:05 NED - Cole Ford 27 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:27 NED - Cole Ford 49 field goal
2Q: 06:52 ATL - Derek Whaley 34 field goal
2Q: 01:25 NED - Robert Holcombe 4 pass from Don Majkowski (Cole Ford extra point)
2Q: 00:03 ATL - Derek Whaley 39 field goal
3Q: 08:13 ATL - Derek Whaley 22 field goal
4Q: 10:05 NED - Cole Ford 32 field goal
4Q: 05:54 ATL - Olandis Gary 6 run (Derek Whaley extra point)
4Q: 02:30 NED - Antonio Freeman 22 pass from Don Majkowski (Cole Ford extra point)
4Q: 01:05 NED - Cole Ford 27 field goal

Team Statistics NED ATL
Record 5-6 5-6
First Downs 18 21
- by Rushing 4 9
- by Passing 14 11
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 328 346
- Offensive Plays 65 69
- Yards per Play 5.05 5.01
Net Rushing Yards 49 159
- Rushing Attempts 21 31
- Yards per Rush 2.33 5.13
Net Passing Yards 279 187
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 43 - 28 - 0 37 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 285 194
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 1/7
- Yards per Pass Play 6.34 4.92
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/15 3/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.7 7.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 3/35 5/37
Punt Returns/Yards 3/44 2/15
Kick Returns/Yards 2/49 4/82
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 23
Time of Possession 29:39 30:21

Team Statistics	NED	ATL
Record	5-6	5-6
First Downs	18	21
- by Rushing	4	9
- by Passing	14	11
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	328	346
- Offensive Plays	65	69
- Yards per Play	5.05	5.01
Net Rushing Yards	49	159
- Rushing Attempts	21	31
- Yards per Rush	2.33	5.13
Net Passing Yards	279	187
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	43 - 28 - 0	37 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	285	194
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	1/7
- Yards per Pass Play	6.34	4.92
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/15	3/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.7	7.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	3/35	5/37
Punt Returns/Yards	3/44	2/15
Kick Returns/Yards	2/49	4/82
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 23
Time of Possession	29:39	30:21

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:48	2:02	OWN 34	3	6	Punt
1	6:07	5:47	OWN 20	11	48	Field Goal
2	12:33	2:17	OWN 7	4	24	Punt
2	6:47	2:07	OWN 31	4	20	Punt
2	3:29	2:15	OWN 42	9	58	Touchdown
3	15:00	2:44	OWN 20	6	13	Punt
3	10:23	0:07	OWN 19	1	4	Fumble
3	8:07	2:53	OWN 20	6	39	Punt
3	3:00	1:38	OWN 37	3	7	Punt
4	14:23	4:23	OWN 39	9	46	Field Goal
4	5:46	1:24	OWN 16	3	5	Punt
4	3:06	0:51	OPP 42	3	42	Touchdown
4	1:33	0:34	OPP 11	3	1	Field Goal

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:12	OWN 39	3	-7	Punt
1	10:46	4:39	OWN 3	10	57	Punt
1	0:20	2:47	OWN 28	5	33	Punt
2	10:16	3:29	OWN 23	8	60	Field Goal
2	4:40	1:11	OWN 7	3	7	Punt
2	1:14	1:14	OWN 20	3	58	Field Goal
3	12:16	1:53	OWN 32	3	6	Punt
3	10:16	2:09	OPP 23	5	18	Field Goal
3	5:14	2:14	OWN 20	5	10	Punt
3	1:22	1:59	OWN 15	5	11	Punt
4	10:00	4:14	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
4	4:22	1:16	OWN 11	3	1	Punt
4	2:15	0:42	OWN 11	4	0	Downs
4	0:59	0:59	OWN 29	4	12	Game

Game MVP: Don Majkowski, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Robert Holcombe	14	25	1.79	4	0
Shaun Alexander	4	4	1.00	7	0
Brad Hoover	2	14	7.00	12	1
Don Majkowski	1	6	6.00	6	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Sedrick Shaw	18	92	5.11	37	3	0
Drew Brees	7	44	6.29	12	2	0
Olandis Gary	6	23	3.83	8	0	1

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Don Majkowski	43	28	285	1/6	2	37	0	99.4

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Drew Brees	37	18	194	1/7	0	25	0	64.5

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Eric Moulds	10	12	83	8.30	5	37	0
WR Antonio Freeman	7	11	82	11.71	36	22	1
RB Robert Holcombe	5	9	74	14.80	72	29	1
FB Brad Hoover	2	2	4	2.00	0	3	0
TE Jamie Asher	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
TE Damian Vaughn	1	3	8	8.00	0	8	0
RB Shaun Alexander	1	2	19	19.00	12	19	0
WR Muneer Moore	1	3	16	16.00	0	16	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Charles Johnson	7	13	101	14.43	38	25
WR Mike Pritchard	5	7	39	7.80	0	22
WR Chad Johnson	2	7	17	8.50	8	12
WR Chris Penn	1	1	17	17.00	5	17
TE Ken Dilger	1	4	11	11.00	0	11
RB Sedrick Shaw	1	3	6	6.00	0	6
RB Olandis Gary	1	1	3	3.00	0	3

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Robert Holcombe	1	0	0	0
Brian Dawkins	0	0	1	0

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Drew Brees	1	0	0
Yev Kassem	0	1	0
Cooper Carlisle	0	1	0
Duane Ashman	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bryan Barker	7	329	47.0	42.0	58	4

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Flaherty	8	335	41.9	33.9	52	3

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cole Ford	3/3	1/1	0/0	49	2/2

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Derek Whaley	3/3	0/0	0/0	39	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eric Moulds	3	44	14.7	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kevin Mathis	2	15	7.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eric Moulds	2	49	24.5	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kevin Mathis	3	60	20.0	0
Charles Woodson	1	22	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Brian Dawkins	10	3	1.0	31	38
OLB Ted Johnson	7	1	0.0	31	37
S Rodney Harrison	6	0	0.0	31	38
CB James Becker	6	0	0.0	27	36
CB Terrell Buckley	5	0	0.0	25	31
CB Cornell Haynes Jr.	3	0	0.0	29	37
OLB Andy Katzenmoyer	2	2	0.0	11	16
CB Bryant Westbrook	2	0	0.0	13	23
ILB Desmond Grasso	2	0	0.0	6	8
DE Erik Flowers	2	0	0.0	20	27
OLB Tucker Brock	1	1	0.0	8	18
OLB Orlando Huff	1	1	0.0	18	13
DT Reggie McGrew	1	0	0.0	23	28
DE Rodney Bailey	1	0	0.0	6	6
DT Sam Adams	0	2	0.0	24	30

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Zeke Moreno	7	2	0.0	21	44
CB Donnie Abraham	6	1	0.0	20	44
S Tyrone Carter	5	2	0.0	20	42
S Willie Clay	5	0	0.0	9	36
ILB Yev Kassem	4	3	0.0	20	35
S Shawn Williams	4	3	0.0	13	19
OLB Mike Barber	3	0	0.0	8	16
CB Charles Woodson	3	0	0.0	19	43
DE Duane Ashman	2	1	0.5	16	43
DE Orpheus Roye	2	0	0.5	14	35
DT Jerry Drake	2	1	0.0	14	17
OLB Clint Kreiwaldt	2	1	0.0	16	29
DE Derrick Burgess	2	0	0.0	12	10
CB Terry Fair	1	4	0.0	10	35
DT Casey Hayward	0	1	0.0	7	27

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
S Brian Dawkins	1.0	0	0	38
DT Reggie McGrew	0.0	2	0	28
ILB Leonardo Winters	0.0	1	0	9
DE Ben Karpinski	0.0	0	1	23
DE Erik Flowers	0.0	0	1	27

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Orpheus Roye	0.5	0	1	0	35
DE Duane Ashman	0.5	0	0	0	43
OLB Mike Barber	0.0	1	1	1	16
ILB Yev Kassem	0.0	0	1	0	35
DE Derrick Burgess	0.0	0	1	0	10

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Rodney Harrison	4	0	38
CB James Becker	3	1	36
CB Terrell Buckley	3	0	31
CB Cornell Haynes Jr.	3	0	37
S Brian Dawkins	2	3	38
CB Bryant Westbrook	1	0	23
ILB Desmond Grasso	1	0	8
OLB Andy Katzenmoyer	1	0	16
DT Reggie McGrew	0	1	28

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Donnie Abraham	5	0	44
S Shawn Williams	4	0	19
ILB Zeke Moreno	3	2	44
S Willie Clay	3	1	36
ILB Yev Kassem	3	1	35
S Tyrone Carter	3	1	42
OLB Mike Barber	2	0	16
OLB Clint Kreiwaldt	2	0	29
CB Terry Fair	1	1	35
DE Orpheus Roye	1	0	35
CB Charles Woodson	1	0	43

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Matt Light	2	5	21	1	44
Mo Collins	1	5	21	0	44
Brad Hoover	1	1	13	0	27
Kelvin Garmon	0	4	21	0	44
John St. Clair	0	2	21	0	44
Jamie Asher	0	1	20	0	30
Damian Vaughn	0	1	15	0	22
Damien Woody	0	1	21	0	44

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
L.J. Shelton	2	6	1	31	0	38
Marco Rivera	2	6	0	31	1	38
Cooper Carlisle	2	6	0	31	0	38
Casey Webster	1	4	0	31	0	38
Ken Dilger	0	1	0	19	0	27
George Irwin	0	1	0	15	0	19

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Robert Holcombe	1	25
Shaun Alexander	1	20
James Becker	1	16
Steve Scifres	1	10
Bryant Westbrook	1	10
Rodney Harrison	1	8

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Shevin Smith	3	32
Mike Barber	1	20
Sedrick Shaw	1	8

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Cornell Haynes Jr.	---	---	29	37	13	79
James Becker	---	---	27	36	16	79
Rodney Harrison	---	---	31	38	8	77
Robert Holcombe	17	35	---	---	25	77
Mo Collins	21	44	---	---	10	75
Terrell Buckley	---	---	25	31	18	74
Ted Johnson	---	---	31	37	4	72
Brian Dawkins	---	---	31	38	3	72
Eric Moulds	14	41	---	---	12	67
Don Majkowski	21	44	---	---	---	65
Sam Adams	---	---	24	30	11	65
Damien Woody	21	44	---	---	---	65
Kelvin Garmon	21	44	---	---	---	65
John St. Clair	21	44	---	---	---	65
Matt Light	21	44	---	---	---	65
Reggie McGrew	---	---	23	28	10	61
Damian Vaughn	15	22	---	---	20	57
Jamie Asher	20	30	---	---	---	50
Erik Flowers	---	---	20	27	3	50
Brad Hoover	13	27	---	---	8	48
Antonio Freeman	13	33	---	---	---	46
Bryant Westbrook	---	---	13	23	10	46
Ben Karpinski	---	---	20	23	1	44
Andy Katzenmoyer	---	---	11	16	17	44
Orlando Huff	---	---	18	13	4	35
Shaun Alexander	4	9	---	---	20	33
Muneer Moore	1	17	---	---	13	31
Leonardo Winters	---	---	18	9	4	31
Tucker Brock	---	---	8	18	4	30
Desmond Grasso	---	---	6	8	10	24
Erron Kinney	2	1	---	---	16	19
Charles Davenport	0	0	---	---	18	18
Rodney Bailey	---	---	6	6	---	12
Evan Toomer	6	5	---	---	---	11
Leon Searcy	0	0	---	---	10	10
Steve Scifres	0	0	---	---	10	10
Johnny Minevich	0	0	---	---	10	10
Greg Randall	0	0	---	---	10	10
Cole Ford	0	0	---	---	9	9
Bryan Barker	0	0	---	---	7	7
Hannibal Navies	---	---	0	0	4	4
Kevin Daft	0	0	---	---	3	3
Edgar Bennett	0	0	---	---	---	0
Trot Nixon	0	0	---	---	---	0
Todd Franz	---	---	0	0	---	0
Aidan Summers	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Zeke Moreno	---	---	21	44	16	81
L.J. Shelton	31	38	---	---	11	80
Casey Webster	31	38	---	---	11	80
Charles Johnson	26	36	---	---	17	79
Charles Woodson	---	---	19	43	8	70
Marco Rivera	31	38	---	---	---	69
Duane Ashman	---	---	16	43	10	69
Cooper Carlisle	31	38	---	---	---	69
Travis Claridge	31	38	---	---	---	69
Drew Brees	31	38	---	---	---	69
Donnie Abraham	---	---	20	44	3	67
Chad Johnson	28	38	---	---	---	66
Tyrone Carter	---	---	20	42	3	65
Ken Dilger	19	27	---	---	18	64
Yev Kassem	---	---	20	35	7	62
George Irwin	15	19	---	---	28	62
Sedrick Shaw	22	25	---	---	8	55
Orpheus Roye	---	---	14	35	3	52
Willie Clay	---	---	9	36	4	49
Terry Fair	---	---	10	35	4	49
Clint Kreiwaldt	---	---	16	29	1	46
Mike Barber	---	---	8	16	20	44
Shawn Williams	---	---	13	19	11	43
Mike Pritchard	20	22	---	---	---	42
Casey Hayward	---	---	7	27	4	38
Jerry Drake	---	---	14	17	5	36
Shevin Smith	---	---	2	1	32	35
Olandis Gary	10	15	---	---	3	28
Craig Yeast	8	4	---	---	13	25
Derrick Burgess	---	---	12	10	1	23
Henry Anderko	3	1	---	---	13	17
Kevin Mathis	---	---	0	0	16	16
Micah Lucas	---	---	7	6	3	16
Shannon Taylor	---	---	3	2	10	15
Troy Sadowski	0	0	---	---	11	11
Erik Williams	0	0	---	---	11	11
Bobby Collins	2	2	---	---	7	11
Rick Delrio	0	0	---	---	11	11
Mike Flaherty	0	0	---	---	8	8
Derek Whaley	0	0	---	---	7	7
Ramon Shonta	0	0	---	---	3	3
Chris Penn	2	1	---	---	---	3
Kerry Collins	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ed Jasper	---	---	0	0	---	0
Jason Perry	---	---	0	0	---	0
Bernard Robertson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	10	1.4
Middle	9	16	1.8
Right	5	23	4.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	29	7.3
Middle	20	76	3.8
Right	7	54	7.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Don Majkowski	43	28	4	0	4	6	4	1	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Drew Brees	37	18	3	5	3	5	2	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	16	10	65	4.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	13	126	7.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	3	35	4.4
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	59	19.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	11	3.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	11	93	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	68	8.5
Long (19+ Yds)	7	1	22	3.1

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Eric Moulds	12	10	1	83	1	41
WR Antonio Freeman	11	7	1	82	1	33
RB Robert Holcombe	9	5	2	74	2	35
TE Damian Vaughn	3	1	0	8	0	22
WR Muneer Moore	3	1	0	16	0	17
RB Shaun Alexander	2	1	0	19	0	9
FB Brad Hoover	2	2	0	4	0	27
TE Jamie Asher	1	1	0	-1	0	30

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Charles Johnson	13	7	0	101	2	36
WR Mike Pritchard	7	5	1	39	1	22
WR Chad Johnson	7	2	1	17	0	38
TE Ken Dilger	4	1	1	11	0	27
RB Sedrick Shaw	3	1	0	6	0	25
WR Chris Penn	1	1	0	17	0	1
RB Olandis Gary	1	1	0	3	0	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Robert Holcombe	2	3	1.50	1.79
Shaun Alexander	2	-4	-2.00	1.00
Don Majkowski	1	6	6.00	6.00

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Sedrick Shaw	2	2	1.00	5.11
Olandis Gary	2	9	4.50	3.83
Drew Brees	1	5	5.00	6.29

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Don Majkowski	4	2	9	2.25	6.63

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Drew Brees	7	2	11	1.57	5.24

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Antonio Freeman	1	1	5	5.00	7.45
WR Eric Moulds	1	0	0	0.00	6.92
RB Robert Holcombe	1	1	4	4.00	8.22
WR Muneer Moore	1	0	0	0.00	5.33

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mike Pritchard	2	2	11	5.50	5.57
WR Chad Johnson	2	0	0	0.00	2.43
WR Charles Johnson	1	0	0	0.00	7.77
TE Ken Dilger	1	0	0	0.00	2.75
RB Sedrick Shaw	1	0	0	0.00	2.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Robert Holcombe	4	2

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Drew Brees	3	2
Olandis Gary	2	1
Sedrick Shaw	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Don Majkowski	10	6	3

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Drew Brees	7	1	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Antonio Freeman	4	2	1
WR Eric Moulds	2	2	1
RB Robert Holcombe	2	1	1
FB Brad Hoover	1	1	0
WR Muneer Moore	1	0	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch
WR Mike Pritchard	2	1
WR Charles Johnson	2	0
TE Ken Dilger	2	0
WR Chad Johnson	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 60,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,000 (17,100)
End Zone 10,400 (12,400)
Mezzanine 6,200 (7,100)
Sideline Seats 9,300 (10,900)
Club Seats 13,300 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 7,200 (7,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	60,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,000 (17,100)
End Zone	10,400 (12,400)
Mezzanine	6,200 (7,100)
Sideline Seats	9,300 (10,900)
Club Seats	13,300 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	7,200 (7,500)