Week 13, 2001

played in New York, NY

52 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	0	14	10	0	-	24
New York Giants	14	17	0	0	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:12 NYK - Edgerrin James 21 run (Owen Pochman extra point)
1Q: 11:51 NYK - Bennie Blades 35 interception return (Owen Pochman extra point)
2Q: 13:40 ATL - Drew Brees 2 run (Derek Whaley extra point)
2Q: 10:02 NYK - Thomas Jones 1 run (Owen Pochman extra point)
2Q: 02:50 NYK - Owen Pochman 41 field goal
2Q: 02:01 ATL - Craig Yeast 51 pass from Drew Brees (Derek Whaley extra point)
2Q: 00:36 NYK - Ramondo Seifert 27 pass from Steven Hiller (Owen Pochman extra point)
3Q: 05:31 ATL - Derek Whaley 46 field goal
3Q: 00:42 ATL - Drew Brees 13 run (Derek Whaley extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:12 NYK - Edgerrin James 21 run (Owen Pochman extra point)
1Q: 11:51 NYK - Bennie Blades 35 interception return (Owen Pochman extra point)
2Q: 13:40 ATL - Drew Brees 2 run (Derek Whaley extra point)
2Q: 10:02 NYK - Thomas Jones 1 run (Owen Pochman extra point)
2Q: 02:50 NYK - Owen Pochman 41 field goal
2Q: 02:01 ATL - Craig Yeast 51 pass from Drew Brees (Derek Whaley extra point)
2Q: 00:36 NYK - Ramondo Seifert 27 pass from Steven Hiller (Owen Pochman extra point)
3Q: 05:31 ATL - Derek Whaley 46 field goal
3Q: 00:42 ATL - Drew Brees 13 run (Derek Whaley extra point)

Team Statistics ATL NYK
Record 5-7 6-6
First Downs 18 21
- by Rushing 3 9
- by Passing 13 10
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 345 380
- Offensive Plays 61 63
- Yards per Play 5.66 6.03
Net Rushing Yards 72 126
- Rushing Attempts 25 25
- Yards per Rush 2.88 5.04
Net Passing Yards 273 254
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 25 - 2 34 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 276 290
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/3 4/36
- Yards per Pass Play 7.58 6.68
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/12 4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.0 8.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/32 4/40
Punt Returns/Yards 2/11 2/20
Kick Returns/Yards 6/143 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/35
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 25
Time of Possession 29:15 30:45

Team Statistics	ATL	NYK
Record	5-7	6-6
First Downs	18	21
- by Rushing	3	9
- by Passing	13	10
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	345	380
- Offensive Plays	61	63
- Yards per Play	5.66	6.03
Net Rushing Yards	72	126
- Rushing Attempts	25	25
- Yards per Rush	2.88	5.04
Net Passing Yards	273	254
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 25 - 2	34 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	276	290
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/3	4/36
- Yards per Pass Play	7.58	6.68
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/12	4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.0	8.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/32	4/40
Punt Returns/Yards	2/11	2/20
Kick Returns/Yards	6/143	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/35
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 25
Time of Possession	29:15	30:45

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:56	1:13	OWN 30	2	6	Interception
1	11:43	3:28	OWN 25	6	18	Punt
1	6:41	1:35	OWN 19	3	0	Punt
1	3:29	5:02	OWN 19	10	81	Touchdown
2	9:54	1:43	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
2	6:33	1:25	OWN 36	3	8	Punt
2	2:42	0:47	OWN 36	2	64	Touchdown
2	0:26	0:26	OWN 30	1	0	Half
3	15:00	2:12	OWN 41	3	4	Punt
3	11:15	5:50	OWN 20	11	51	Field Goal
3	2:57	2:25	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
4	10:32	2:47	OWN 20	4	12	Punt
4	5:19	2:25	OWN 23	5	39	Punt
4	0:21	0:21	OWN 7	2	0	Interception

New York Giants
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:04	OWN 20	5	80	Touchdown
1	8:15	1:34	OWN 18	3	9	Punt
1	5:06	1:37	OPP 49	3	-10	Punt
2	13:27	3:33	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
2	8:11	1:38	OWN 40	3	-14	Punt
2	5:08	2:26	OWN 20	6	56	Field Goal
2	1:55	1:29	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
3	12:48	1:33	OWN 32	3	7	Punt
3	5:25	2:28	OWN 20	6	34	Punt
3	0:32	5:00	OWN 20	12	45	Punt
4	7:45	2:26	OWN 19	3	1	Punt
4	2:54	2:33	OWN 20	6	17	Punt

Game MVP: Steven Hiller, New York Giants

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Sedrick Shaw	16	40	2.50	9	0	0
Olandis Gary	6	14	2.33	8	0	0
Drew Brees	3	18	6.00	13	1	2

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Edgerrin James	14	60	4.29	21	3	1
Thomas Jones	10	65	6.50	17	3	1
Moran Norris	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Drew Brees	35	25	276	1/3	1	51	2	80.1

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steven Hiller	34	26	290	4/36	1	50	0	111.1

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Charles Johnson	7	8	72	10.29	16	22	0
RB Sedrick Shaw	4	4	10	2.50	5	8	0
WR Chad Johnson	4	12	44	11.00	0	26	0
WR Mike Pritchard	3	4	31	10.33	11	14	0
TE Ken Dilger	2	2	33	16.50	22	27	0
RB Olandis Gary	2	2	1	0.50	0	1	0
WR Craig Yeast	2	2	59	29.50	0	51	1
TE Henry Anderko	1	1	26	26.00	25	26	0

New York	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Derrick Mayes	8	10	66	8.25	13	18	0
WR Ramondo Seifert	6	9	115	19.17	75	47	1
WR Will Smith	4	5	74	18.50	45	50	0
TE Tyji Armstrong	2	2	5	2.50	1	9	0
RB Edgerrin James	2	2	20	10.00	14	12	0
WR Jaleel White	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0
RB Thomas Jones	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
TE Todd Yoder	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
FB Moran Norris	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Justin McCareins	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New York	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Bennie Blades	1	35	35.00	1
S Marlon McCree	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

New York	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Flaherty	7	293	41.9	33.3	56	2

New York	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Hunter Smith	8	395	49.4	40.5	61	3

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Derek Whaley	1/1	1/1	0/0	46	3/3

New York	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Owen Pochman	1/1	1/1	0/0	41	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kevin Mathis	2	11	5.5	0

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Derrick Mayes	2	20	10.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charles Woodson	5	128	25.6	0
Kevin Mathis	1	15	15.0	0

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Shawn Williams	7	1	0.0	20	18
ILB Zeke Moreno	7	1	0.0	19	37
ILB Yev Kassem	5	2	0.0	21	29
CB Donnie Abraham	5	1	0.0	25	38
DE Orpheus Roye	4	1	0.0	17	31
S Willie Clay	4	0	0.0	9	28
S Tyrone Carter	3	4	0.0	23	37
ILB Shannon Taylor	3	2	0.0	15	11
CB Terry Fair	3	1	0.0	8	25
CB Charles Woodson	3	1	0.0	23	36
OLB Mike Barber	2	1	1.5	15	17
DE Derrick Burgess	2	0	1.0	15	23
DT Casey Hayward	2	0	1.0	13	25
DT Jerry Drake	1	2	0.5	13	13
OLB Clint Kreiwaldt	1	1	0.0	18	24
FB George Irwin	1	0	---	---	---
DE Duane Ashman	0	1	0.0	16	19

New York	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Keith Brooking	14	2	0.0	25	36
S Marlon McCree	5	3	0.0	25	36
S Bennie Blades	4	4	0.0	21	33
DE Brandon Whiting	4	0	0.0	23	28
CB Duane Hawthorne	3	2	0.0	13	29
CB Eric Draven	3	0	0.0	24	35
OLB Reggie Brown	2	1	1.0	18	22
OLB Donnie Edwards	2	2	0.0	23	31
DT Jermaine Haley	2	1	0.0	17	26
CB Paul Bradford	2	0	0.0	25	35
ILB Ian Gold	2	0	0.0	12	4
DE Jevon Kearse	1	1	0.0	17	32
OLB Terry Irving	1	0	0.0	6	9
S Orlando Thomas	1	0	0.0	4	7
CB Fred Thomas	1	0	0.0	1	5
DT Graham Newsome	1	0	0.0	9	10

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Mike Barber	1.5	0	17
DE Derrick Burgess	1.0	0	23
DT Casey Hayward	1.0	0	25
DT Jerry Drake	0.5	0	13
DE Orpheus Roye	0.0	1	31
DE Duane Ashman	0.0	1	19

New York	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Reggie Brown	1.0	0	1	22
DE Brandon Whiting	0.0	1	0	28
DE Jevon Kearse	0.0	0	1	32

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Zeke Moreno	6	0	37
CB Donnie Abraham	5	1	38
ILB Yev Kassem	4	0	29
CB Terry Fair	3	0	25
S Shawn Williams	3	0	18
S Willie Clay	1	1	28
DE Orpheus Roye	1	0	31
CB Charles Woodson	1	0	36
ILB Shannon Taylor	1	0	11
S Tyrone Carter	1	0	37

New York	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Keith Brooking	6	1	0	36
S Marlon McCree	5	0	1	36
S Bennie Blades	3	0	1	33
CB Eric Draven	3	0	0	35
CB Duane Hawthorne	3	0	0	29
OLB Donnie Edwards	2	1	0	31
OLB Reggie Brown	1	0	0	22
CB Paul Bradford	1	0	0	35
DT Jermaine Haley	1	0	0	26

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Marco Rivera	2	6	25	0	36
Cooper Carlisle	2	4	25	0	36
L.J. Shelton	1	4	25	0	36
George Irwin	1	3	17	0	13
Travis Claridge	0	4	25	0	36
Bernard Robertson	0	2	25	1	36
Ken Dilger	0	1	13	0	15

New York	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Frank Middleton	4	5	1	25	1	38
Jeff Hartings	2	6	0	25	1	38
Kendyl Jacox	2	5	1	25	0	38
Sammy Williams	1	5	0	25	0	38
Jamie Taylor	1	1	0	25	2	38
Todd Yoder	1	1	0	25	0	22
Ray Zellars	0	2	0	6	0	8

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Mike Barber	1	17
Troy Sadowski	1	8

New York	Tackles	STPlays
Orlando Thomas	2	17
Moran Norris	1	26
Derrick Mayes	1	22
Tyji Armstrong	1	20
Fred Thomas	1	18
Jalen Blanchard	1	18
Will Smith	1	17

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Charles Johnson	23	35	---	---	11	69
L.J. Shelton	25	36	---	---	8	69
Travis Claridge	25	36	---	---	8	69
Charles Woodson	---	---	23	36	7	66
Donnie Abraham	---	---	25	38	1	64
Clint Kreiwaldt	---	---	18	24	21	63
Marco Rivera	25	36	---	---	---	61
Cooper Carlisle	25	36	---	---	---	61
Drew Brees	25	36	---	---	---	61
Bernard Robertson	25	36	---	---	---	61
Tyrone Carter	---	---	23	37	---	60
Chad Johnson	25	34	---	---	---	59
Zeke Moreno	---	---	19	37	2	58
Sedrick Shaw	20	27	---	---	6	53
Yev Kassem	---	---	21	29	2	52
Mike Barber	---	---	15	17	17	49
Orpheus Roye	---	---	17	31	1	49
Shawn Williams	---	---	20	18	11	49
George Irwin	17	13	---	---	18	48
Ken Dilger	13	15	---	---	17	45
Duane Ashman	---	---	16	19	9	44
Derrick Burgess	---	---	15	23	5	43
Casey Hayward	---	---	13	25	2	40
Willie Clay	---	---	9	28	2	39
Shevin Smith	---	---	2	2	33	37
Shannon Taylor	---	---	15	11	11	37
Mike Pritchard	13	22	---	---	---	35
Terry Fair	---	---	8	25	2	35
Craig Yeast	6	9	---	---	18	33
Jerry Drake	---	---	13	13	3	29
Olandis Gary	6	14	---	---	7	27
Henry Anderko	0	6	---	---	16	22
Kevin Mathis	---	---	1	2	18	21
Bobby Collins	2	5	---	---	9	16
Troy Sadowski	0	0	---	---	8	8
Erik Williams	0	0	---	---	8	8
Rick Delrio	0	0	---	---	8	8
Mike Flaherty	0	0	---	---	7	7
Derek Whaley	0	0	---	---	6	6
Ed Jasper	---	---	2	3	---	5
Chris Penn	0	0	---	---	2	2
Micah Lucas	---	---	0	0	2	2
Ramon Shonta	0	0	---	---	1	1
Jason Perry	---	---	0	0	1	1
Kerry Collins	0	0	---	---	---	0
Casey Webster	0	0	---	---	---	0

New York	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Kendyl Jacox	25	38	---	---	9	72
Derrick Mayes	18	31	---	---	22	71
Jeff Hartings	25	38	---	---	---	63
Steven Hiller	25	38	---	---	---	63
Frank Middleton	25	38	---	---	---	63
Sammy Williams	25	38	---	---	---	63
Jamie Taylor	25	38	---	---	---	63
Keith Brooking	---	---	25	36	1	62
Marlon McCree	---	---	25	36	1	62
Paul Bradford	---	---	25	35	1	61
Eric Draven	---	---	24	35	1	60
Donnie Edwards	---	---	23	31	2	56
Moran Norris	12	18	---	---	26	56
Bennie Blades	---	---	21	33	1	55
Todd Yoder	25	22	---	---	7	54
Brandon Whiting	---	---	23	28	1	52
Jevon Kearse	---	---	17	32	1	50
Ramondo Seifert	19	30	---	---	---	49
Will Smith	11	20	---	---	17	48
Jermaine Haley	---	---	17	26	1	44
Duane Hawthorne	---	---	13	29	2	44
Reggie Brown	---	---	18	22	3	43
Tyji Armstrong	4	11	---	---	20	35
Ray Zellars	6	8	---	---	20	34
Wayne Simmons	---	---	2	5	26	33
Thomas Jones	10	19	---	---	1	30
Kenard Lang	---	---	10	12	7	29
Edgerrin James	15	14	---	---	---	29
Orlando Thomas	---	---	4	7	17	28
Jaleel White	5	11	---	---	10	26
Fred Thomas	---	---	1	5	18	24
Ian Gold	---	---	12	4	6	22
Terry Irving	---	---	6	9	4	19
Graham Newsome	---	---	9	10	---	19
Jalen Blanchard	---	---	0	0	18	18
Jim Booker	0	0	---	---	9	9
Juan Roque	0	0	---	---	9	9
Bill Ferrario	0	0	---	---	9	9
Kenyatta Jones	0	0	---	---	9	9
Hunter Smith	0	0	---	---	8	8
Justin McCareins	0	6	---	---	2	8
Gabe Northern	---	---	0	0	7	7
Owen Pochman	0	0	---	---	7	7
Chris Hayes	---	---	0	1	4	5
Jake Plummer	0	0	---	---	1	1
Chad Pennington	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	6	1.2
Middle	17	53	3.1
Right	3	13	4.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	32	3.6
Middle	13	79	6.1
Right	3	15	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Drew Brees	35	25	5	1	4	2	1	2	2

New York	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steven Hiller	34	26	4	1	3	2	2	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	45	7.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	11	78	6.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	4	35	3.5
Long (19+ Yds)	6	4	118	19.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	11	2.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	13	141	10.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	8	138	11.5
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Chad Johnson	12	4	3	44	1	34
WR Charles Johnson	8	7	1	72	1	35
WR Mike Pritchard	4	3	0	31	0	22
RB Sedrick Shaw	4	4	0	10	0	27
TE Ken Dilger	2	2	0	33	1	15
RB Olandis Gary	2	2	0	1	0	14
WR Craig Yeast	2	2	0	59	1	9
TE Henry Anderko	1	1	0	26	1	6

New York	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Derrick Mayes	10	8	1	66	0	31
WR Ramondo Seifert	9	6	1	115	3	30
WR Will Smith	5	4	0	74	1	20
TE Tyji Armstrong	2	2	0	5	0	11
WR Jaleel White	2	1	0	5	0	11
RB Edgerrin James	2	2	0	20	0	14
RB Thomas Jones	1	1	0	-1	0	19
TE Todd Yoder	1	1	0	3	0	22
FB Moran Norris	1	1	0	3	0	18
WR Justin McCareins	1	0	1	0	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Drew Brees	2	15	7.50	6.00
Sedrick Shaw	1	0	0.00	2.50

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Thomas Jones	2	5	2.50	6.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steven Hiller	1	1	12	12.00	8.53

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

New York	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Edgerrin James	1	1	12	12.00	10.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Sedrick Shaw	2	1
Olandis Gary	1	0

New York	Rushes	Conversions
Thomas Jones	5	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Drew Brees	9	6	3

New York	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steven Hiller	6	6	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Chad Johnson	5	2	1
WR Mike Pritchard	1	1	1
TE Ken Dilger	1	1	0
TE Henry Anderko	1	1	1
RB Olandis Gary	1	1	0

New York	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Derrick Mayes	3	3	2
WR Will Smith	1	1	0
WR Ramondo Seifert	1	1	0
TE Todd Yoder	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 77,000 (81,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 23,100 (24,900)
End Zone 17,000 (17,900)
Mezzanine 9,600 (10,300)
Sideline Seats 15,100 (15,800)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 4,800 (4,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	77,000 (81,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	23,100 (24,900)
End Zone	17,000 (17,900)
Mezzanine	9,600 (10,300)
Sideline Seats	15,100 (15,800)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	4,800 (4,800)