Week 3, 2002

played in Atlanta, GA

62 degrees, fair, calm

Washington Redskins	6	0	0	0	-	6
Atlanta Falcons	3	0	0	0	-	3

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:15 ATL - Derek Whaley 43 field goal
1Q: 00:51 WAS - Anthony Thomas 4 pass from Jack Ryan (David Beckham extra point failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:15 ATL - Derek Whaley 43 field goal
1Q: 00:51 WAS - Anthony Thomas 4 pass from Jack Ryan (David Beckham extra point failed)

Team Statistics WAS ATL
Record 3-0 2-1
First Downs 10 14
- by Rushing 2 6
- by Passing 7 7
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 169 292
- Offensive Plays 60 64
- Yards per Play 2.82 4.56
Net Rushing Yards 63 158
- Rushing Attempts 25 40
- Yards per Rush 2.52 3.95
Net Passing Yards 106 134
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 15 - 1 24 - 15 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 123 134
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/17 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 3.03 5.58
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/17 5/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.0 7.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 5/30 5/45
Punt Returns/Yards 4/-1 4/25
Kick Returns/Yards 1/41 2/44
Interception Ret./Yards 2/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 27
Time of Possession 27:32 32:28

Team Statistics	WAS	ATL
Record	3-0	2-1
First Downs	10	14
- by Rushing	2	6
- by Passing	7	7
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	169	292
- Offensive Plays	60	64
- Yards per Play	2.82	4.56
Net Rushing Yards	63	158
- Rushing Attempts	25	40
- Yards per Rush	2.52	3.95
Net Passing Yards	106	134
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 15 - 1	24 - 15 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	123	134
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/17	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	3.03	5.58
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/17	5/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.0	7.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	5/30	5/45
Punt Returns/Yards	4/-1	4/25
Kick Returns/Yards	1/41	2/44
Interception Ret./Yards	2/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 27
Time of Possession	27:32	32:28

Drive Charts

Washington Redskins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:52	1:00	OWN 16	3	2	Punt
1	7:07	6:25	OWN 43	12	57	Touchdown
2	13:29	2:05	OWN 32	4	2	Punt
2	8:30	1:24	OWN 47	3	-6	Punt
2	4:46	1:35	OWN 20	6	12	Punt
2	1:37	1:05	OWN 47	3	0	Punt
3	15:00	2:43	OWN 20	6	14	Punt
3	10:15	2:35	OWN 47	5	23	Missed FG
3	5:27	1:09	OPP 48	3	2	Punt
3	3:15	0:53	OWN 37	3	9	Punt
4	13:42	1:33	OWN 8	3	4	Punt
4	10:34	2:46	OWN 23	6	29	Punt
4	5:12	0:59	OWN 13	2	7	Interception
4	0:32	0:32	OPP 41	1	-1	Game

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:08	OWN 35	6	16	Punt
1	9:52	2:45	OWN 37	5	37	Field Goal
1	0:42	2:13	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
2	11:24	2:54	OWN 18	6	35	Downs
2	7:06	2:20	OWN 2	4	24	Punt
2	3:11	1:34	OWN 15	4	20	Interception
2	0:32	0:32	OWN 20	1	6	Half
3	12:17	2:02	OWN 33	5	20	Downs
3	7:40	2:13	OWN 37	4	10	Interception
3	4:18	1:03	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
3	2:22	3:40	OWN 5	7	45	Punt
4	12:09	1:35	OPP 46	3	-14	Punt
4	7:48	2:36	OWN 7	4	38	Punt
4	4:13	3:41	OPP 28	9	18	Missed FG

Game MVP: Antuan Edwards, Washington Redskins

Rushing Statistics

Washington	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Anthony Thomas	11	10	0.91	16	1
J.T. Ogden	6	19	3.17	7	0
Jack Ryan	4	22	5.50	11	1
Carlos Collier	4	12	3.00	9	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Rudi Johnson	26	132	5.08	29	4
Spencer George	12	22	1.83	8	0
Drew Brees	2	4	2.00	3	0

Passing Statistics

Washington	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jack Ryan	32	15	123	3/17	1	18	1	54.5

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Drew Brees	24	15	134	0/0	0	26	2	42.7

Receiving Statistics

Washington	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jimmy Smith	5	10	40	8.00	21	17	0
RB Anthony Thomas	4	4	27	6.75	13	15	1
WR Reidel Anthony	2	9	28	14.00	9	18	0
WR Darrell Jackson	2	4	15	7.50	1	12	0
WR Amp Lee	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
RB J.T. Ogden	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Frank Wycheck	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Robert Royal	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Chad Johnson	5	6	67	13.40	38	26
TE Damian Vaughn	4	4	27	6.75	9	13
WR Charles Johnson	2	6	24	12.00	5	16
WR Antonio Nicas	2	3	12	6.00	0	11
RB Spencer George	1	3	0	0.00	0	0
RB Rudi Johnson	1	1	4	4.00	4	4
WR Donald Hayes	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Washington	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Peter Boulware	1	0	0.00	0
S Antuan Edwards	1	0	0.00	0

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Donnie Abraham	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Washington	Fumb	Recov	Force
Anthony Thomas	1	0	0
Darrell Jackson	0	1	0
Chris Hoke	0	0	1

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Rudi Johnson	1	0	0
Antonio Nicas	0	1	0
Zeke Moreno	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Washington	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Todd Sauerbrun	10	484	48.4	41.9	57	5

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Flaherty	7	286	40.9	41.0	51	3

Kicking Statistics

Washington	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
David Beckham	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	0/1

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Derek Whaley	1/2	1/1	0/0	43	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Washington	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chance Baxter	4	-1	-0.3	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charles Woodson	4	25	6.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Washington	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Antuan Edwards	1	41	41.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charles Woodson	2	44	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Washington	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Antuan Edwards	17	9	0.0	39	24
ILB Ronnie Ward	10	1	0.0	40	24
OLB Kevin Hardy	6	1	0.0	36	18
ILB Kendrick Gilmore	4	4	0.0	25	11
DT Warren Sapp	3	2	0.0	29	19
CB Fred Smoot	3	2	0.0	14	13
CB Phillip Buchanon	3	2	0.0	40	24
CB Ken Lucas	3	1	0.0	40	24
OLB Derrick Rodgers	2	0	0.0	8	8
DT Chris Hoke	1	2	0.0	18	6
DE Mark Smith	1	1	0.0	19	15
OLB Peter Boulware	1	1	0.0	37	22
WR Reidel Anthony	1	0	---	---	---
DE Gillis Wilson	1	0	0.0	35	18
S Chance Baxter	0	2	0.0	36	23

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Donnie Abraham	6	1	0.0	25	35
ILB Zeke Moreno	6	1	0.0	23	33
DT Trevor Pryce	4	0	1.0	20	24
S Matt Bowmen	4	2	0.0	23	35
DE Derrick Burgess	4	0	0.0	18	22
OLB Mike Barber	3	1	1.0	23	30
DE Lance Perea	3	2	0.0	17	20
CB Charles Woodson	3	0	0.0	23	30
S Shaunard Harts	2	1	0.0	22	32
S Tyrone Carter	2	0	0.0	3	13
DT Chris Cooper	1	1	1.0	6	11
OLB Ian Gold	1	1	0.0	22	27
S Willie Clay	1	0	0.0	3	11
WR Charles Johnson	1	0	---	---	---
DE Orpheus Roye	1	0	0.0	14	23
WR Antonio Nicas	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Clint Kreiwaldt	0	3	0.0	14	9
CB Benjamin Gerhardt	0	1	0.0	11	18

Pass Rush Statistics

Washington	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Gillis Wilson	0.0	0	1	0	18

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Mike Barber	1.0	1	1	2	30
DT Trevor Pryce	1.0	0	1	0	24
DT Chris Cooper	1.0	0	0	0	11
DT Jerry Drake	0.0	0	1	0	5
DE Derrick Burgess	0.0	0	1	0	22
OLB Ian Gold	0.0	0	0	1	27

Pass Defense Statistics

Washington	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Kevin Hardy	3	2	0	18
CB Ken Lucas	3	0	0	24
S Antuan Edwards	2	1	1	24
CB Phillip Buchanon	2	0	0	24
OLB Derrick Rodgers	1	1	0	8
DE Mark Smith	1	0	0	15
ILB Ronnie Ward	1	0	0	24
ILB Kendrick Gilmore	1	0	0	11
CB Fred Smoot	1	0	0	13
OLB Peter Boulware	0	0	1	22

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Donnie Abraham	4	3	1	35
CB Charles Woodson	3	1	0	30
ILB Zeke Moreno	2	1	0	33
S Matt Bowmen	2	0	0	35
S Tyrone Carter	1	2	0	13
S Shaunard Harts	1	1	0	32
DT Trevor Pryce	1	0	0	24
CB Benjamin Gerhardt	1	0	0	18

Blocking Statistics

Washington	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Victor Leyva	2	2	25	0	35
Louis Williams	1	5	25	2	35
Jamie Nails	0	6	25	0	35
Alejandro Ursini	0	4	25	0	35
Chad Overhauser	0	2	25	1	35
Frank Wycheck	0	2	21	0	22

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Cooper Carlisle	5	7	40	24
Travis Claridge	4	12	40	24
Marco Rivera	2	7	40	24
L.J. Shelton	1	7	40	24
Chris Samuels	1	6	40	24
Damian Vaughn	1	1	25	14

Special Teams Tackles

Washington	Tackles	STPlays
Kendrick Gilmore	3	16
Amp Lee	1	20
Ivan Clark	1	20
James Trapp	1	4

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Willie Clay	3	12
Benjamin Gerhardt	1	29
George Irwin	1	13

Participation

Washington	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Victor Leyva	25	35	---	---	11	71
Chance Baxter	---	---	36	23	10	69
Antuan Edwards	---	---	39	24	4	67
Ronnie Ward	---	---	40	24	2	66
Ken Lucas	---	---	40	24	2	66
Phillip Buchanon	---	---	40	24	2	66
Peter Boulware	---	---	37	22	2	61
Jack Ryan	25	35	---	---	---	60
Jamie Nails	25	35	---	---	---	60
Chad Overhauser	25	35	---	---	---	60
Louis Williams	25	35	---	---	---	60
Alejandro Ursini	25	35	---	---	---	60
Kevin Hardy	---	---	36	18	3	57
Jimmy Smith	24	31	---	---	---	55
Gillis Wilson	---	---	35	18	2	55
Reidel Anthony	22	30	---	---	1	53
Kendrick Gilmore	---	---	25	11	16	52
Frank Wycheck	21	22	---	---	7	50
Warren Sapp	---	---	29	19	1	49
Mark Smith	---	---	19	15	8	42
Anthony Thomas	16	23	---	---	3	42
Juqua Parker	---	---	23	15	1	39
Carlos Collier	13	14	---	---	9	36
Derrick Rodgers	---	---	8	8	17	33
Amp Lee	2	10	---	---	20	32
J.T. Ogden	12	18	---	---	2	32
Chris Hoke	---	---	18	6	8	32
Fred Smoot	---	---	14	13	5	32
Darrell Jackson	5	18	---	---	1	24
Ivan Clark	0	0	---	---	20	20
Bryan Fletcher	4	1	---	---	15	20
Robert Royal	6	8	---	---	5	19
Booker Foxx	0	0	---	---	11	11
Hugh Cockerham	0	0	---	---	11	11
Kent Stephens	0	0	---	---	11	11
Marco Colombo	0	0	---	---	11	11
Todd Sauerbrun	0	0	---	---	10	10
Monty Montgomery	---	---	1	0	9	10
Harvey Nichols	---	---	0	0	5	5
Butch Arnold	0	0	---	---	5	5
James Trapp	---	---	0	0	4	4
Bobby Gray	---	---	0	0	4	4
David Beckham	0	0	---	---	3	3
Maximus Meridius	---	---	0	0	2	2
Kevin Daft	0	0	---	---	1	1
Shaun Hill	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Cooper Carlisle	40	24	---	---	9	73
Charles Woodson	---	---	23	30	13	66
Marco Rivera	40	24	---	---	---	64
L.J. Shelton	40	24	---	---	---	64
Travis Claridge	40	24	---	---	---	64
Chris Samuels	40	24	---	---	---	64
Drew Brees	40	24	---	---	---	64
Donnie Abraham	---	---	25	35	1	61
Spencer George	21	17	---	---	23	61
Chad Johnson	40	21	---	---	---	61
Charles Johnson	37	22	---	---	---	59
Matt Bowmen	---	---	23	35	1	59
Mike Barber	---	---	23	30	5	58
Benjamin Gerhardt	---	---	11	18	29	58
Zeke Moreno	---	---	23	33	1	57
Shaunard Harts	---	---	22	32	1	55
Ian Gold	---	---	22	27	3	52
Damian Vaughn	25	14	---	---	11	50
Lance Perea	---	---	17	20	11	48
Rudi Johnson	34	14	---	---	---	48
Derrick Burgess	---	---	18	22	7	47
Trevor Pryce	---	---	20	24	2	46
Clint Kreiwaldt	---	---	14	9	23	46
Antonio Nicas	26	14	---	---	2	42
Orpheus Roye	---	---	14	23	1	38
George Irwin	5	9	---	---	13	27
Willie Clay	---	---	3	11	12	26
Tyrone Carter	---	---	3	13	6	22
Bobby Collins	5	3	---	---	12	20
Chris Cooper	---	---	6	11	2	19
Mike Pritchard	7	3	---	---	3	13
Craig Yeast	0	0	---	---	11	11
Marcus Spriggs	0	0	---	---	9	9
Johnny Minevich	0	0	---	---	9	9
Todd McClure	0	0	---	---	9	9
Shannon Taylor	---	---	5	3	1	9
Casey Webster	0	0	---	---	9	9
Todd Largent	---	---	1	4	4	9
Mike Flaherty	0	0	---	---	7	7
Jerry Drake	---	---	1	5	---	6
Marcus Robinson	0	0	---	---	6	6
Derek Whaley	0	0	---	---	4	4
Donald Hayes	0	3	---	---	---	3
Tom Blackwell	---	---	1	0	2	3
Ray Lucas	0	0	---	---	2	2
Adam Dunn	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	-6	-1.5
Middle	18	47	2.6
Right	2	23	11.5
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	16	85	5.3
Middle	18	38	2.1
Right	6	35	5.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Washington	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jack Ryan	32	15	0	2	1	8	4	3	1

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Drew Brees	24	15	2	0	2	4	1	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	28	5.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	5	5	42	8.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	5	53	3.3
Long (19+ Yds)	6	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	1	0.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	8	80	6.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	53	7.6
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Washington	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Jimmy Smith	10	5	0	40	31
WR Reidel Anthony	9	2	1	28	30
WR Darrell Jackson	4	2	0	15	18
RB Anthony Thomas	4	4	0	27	23
RB J.T. Ogden	2	1	0	6	18
WR Amp Lee	1	1	0	7	10
TE Frank Wycheck	1	0	0	0	22
TE Robert Royal	1	0	0	0	8

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Charles Johnson	6	2	0	24	0	22
WR Chad Johnson	6	5	0	67	2	21
TE Damian Vaughn	4	4	0	27	0	14
RB Spencer George	3	1	1	0	0	17
WR Antonio Nicas	3	2	0	12	0	14
WR Donald Hayes	1	0	1	0	0	3
RB Rudi Johnson	1	1	0	4	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Washington	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Anthony Thomas	2	-2	-1.00	0.91

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Rudi Johnson	4	-3	-0.75	5.08
Spencer George	1	1	1.00	1.83

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Washington	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jack Ryan	3	3	21	7.00	3.84

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Washington	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Amp Lee	1	1	7	7.00	7.00
WR Reidel Anthony	1	1	10	10.00	3.11
RB Anthony Thomas	1	1	4	4.00	6.75

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Washington	Rushes	Conversions
Jack Ryan	2	1

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Spencer George	3	2
Rudi Johnson	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Washington	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jack Ryan	14	9	5

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Drew Brees	11	7	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Washington	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jimmy Smith	5	4	2
WR Reidel Anthony	5	2	2
WR Darrell Jackson	3	2	1
RB Anthony Thomas	1	1	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Charles Johnson	5	2	1
WR Antonio Nicas	2	2	1
RB Spencer George	1	0	0
TE Damian Vaughn	1	1	0
RB Rudi Johnson	1	1	0
WR Chad Johnson	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 60,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,100 (17,100)
End Zone 10,400 (12,400)
Mezzanine 6,200 (7,100)
Sideline Seats 9,300 (10,900)
Club Seats 13,500 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 7,200 (7,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	60,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,100 (17,100)
End Zone	10,400 (12,400)
Mezzanine	6,200 (7,100)
Sideline Seats	9,300 (10,900)
Club Seats	13,500 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	7,200 (7,500)