Week 9, 2002

played in Chicago, IL

64 degrees, rain, 7 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	6	21	0	10	-	37
Chicago Bears	3	7	7	0	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:54 ATL - Chad Johnson 8 pass from Drew Brees (Derek Whaley extra point failed)
1Q: 04:57 CHI - Carl Shepard 46 field goal
2Q: 14:01 ATL - Drew Brees 6 run (Derek Whaley extra point)
2Q: 06:50 ATL - Chad Johnson 2 pass from Drew Brees (Derek Whaley extra point)
2Q: 01:19 ATL - Chad Johnson 46 pass from Drew Brees (Derek Whaley extra point)
2Q: 01:04 CHI - David Barrett 104 kickoff return (Carl Shepard extra point)
3Q: 04:53 CHI - Nick Luchey 3 pass from David Garrard (Carl Shepard extra point)
4Q: 13:47 ATL - Rudi Johnson 2 run (Derek Whaley extra point)
4Q: 03:01 ATL - Derek Whaley 20 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:54 ATL - Chad Johnson 8 pass from Drew Brees (Derek Whaley extra point failed)
1Q: 04:57 CHI - Carl Shepard 46 field goal
2Q: 14:01 ATL - Drew Brees 6 run (Derek Whaley extra point)
2Q: 06:50 ATL - Chad Johnson 2 pass from Drew Brees (Derek Whaley extra point)
2Q: 01:19 ATL - Chad Johnson 46 pass from Drew Brees (Derek Whaley extra point)
2Q: 01:04 CHI - David Barrett 104 kickoff return (Carl Shepard extra point)
3Q: 04:53 CHI - Nick Luchey 3 pass from David Garrard (Carl Shepard extra point)
4Q: 13:47 ATL - Rudi Johnson 2 run (Derek Whaley extra point)
4Q: 03:01 ATL - Derek Whaley 20 field goal

Team Statistics ATL CHI
Record 6-3 2-6
First Downs 31 15
- by Rushing 9 6
- by Passing 21 9
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 488 285
- Offensive Plays 69 55
- Yards per Play 7.07 5.18
Net Rushing Yards 114 109
- Rushing Attempts 37 17
- Yards per Rush 3.08 6.41
Net Passing Yards 374 176
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 29 - 0 33 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 379 210
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 5/34
- Yards per Pass Play 11.69 4.63
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 3/1
3rd Down Conversions 8/12 4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 4.8 9.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 2/3
Penalties/Yards 1/10 7/40
Punt Returns/Yards 2/13 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 2/52 2/119
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 4/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 22
Time of Possession 35:36 24:24

Team Statistics	ATL	CHI
Record	6-3	2-6
First Downs	31	15
- by Rushing	9	6
- by Passing	21	9
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	488	285
- Offensive Plays	69	55
- Yards per Play	7.07	5.18
Net Rushing Yards	114	109
- Rushing Attempts	37	17
- Yards per Rush	3.08	6.41
Net Passing Yards	374	176
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 29 - 0	33 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	379	210
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	5/34
- Yards per Pass Play	11.69	4.63
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	3/1
3rd Down Conversions	8/12	4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	4.8	9.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	2/3
Penalties/Yards	1/10	7/40
Punt Returns/Yards	2/13	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	2/52	2/119
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	4/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 22
Time of Possession	35:36	24:24

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:46	5:03	OWN 43	10	57	Touchdown
1	4:50	6:02	OWN 34	10	66	Touchdown
2	9:59	3:19	OWN 18	7	82	Touchdown
2	3:26	2:22	OWN 15	6	85	Touchdown
2	0:49	0:49	OWN 20	5	30	Half
3	15:00	5:35	OWN 24	9	49	Missed FG
3	4:47	6:07	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
4	11:59	2:21	OWN 32	4	37	Missed FG
4	8:11	2:09	OWN 39	3	2	Punt
4	5:13	2:19	OPP 3	3	0	Field Goal

Chicago Bears
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:14	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
1	8:43	3:53	OWN 20	7	51	Field Goal
2	13:48	3:49	OWN 15	5	22	Punt
2	6:40	3:14	OWN 20	6	23	Punt
3	9:25	4:38	OWN 34	10	66	Touchdown
4	13:40	1:41	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
4	9:38	1:27	OWN 38	4	23	Fumble
4	6:02	0:49	OWN 16	4	-13	Downs
4	2:54	2:54	OWN 20	13	78	Game

Game MVP: Drew Brees, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Rudi Johnson	24	50	2.08	10	1	1
Spencer George	10	40	4.00	15	2	0
Drew Brees	3	24	8.00	11	1	1

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
LaDainian Tomlinson	9	37	4.11	11	2
David Garrard	6	55	9.17	12	2
Andre Ware	1	10	10.00	10	1
Trung Candidate	1	7	7.00	7	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Drew Brees	31	29	379	1/5	3	46	0	149.8

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Rate
David Garrard	22	15	129	4/26	1	39	98.5
Troy Aikman	6	3	62	1/8	0	48	86.8
Andre Ware	5	2	19	0/0	0	10	51.3

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Antonio Nicas	10	11	120	12.00	26	24	0
WR Chad Johnson	9	9	153	17.00	8	46	3
WR Charles Johnson	4	5	53	13.25	5	18	0
WR Mike Pritchard	3	3	35	11.67	23	20	0
TE Erron Kinney	2	2	8	4.00	0	9	0
WR Craig Yeast	1	1	10	10.00	1	10	0

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Torrance Small	4	6	50	12.50	25	39	0
WR James Williams	4	7	43	10.75	10	17	0
WR Derek Loville	3	5	12	4.00	4	11	0
WR Joey Galloway	3	6	56	18.67	0	48	0
FB Nick Luchey	3	3	27	9.00	26	25	1
RB LaDainian Tomlinson	2	3	-5	-2.50	0	-1	0
TE Bubba Franks	1	1	27	27.00	7	27	0
TE Mike Lucky	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Recov	Force
Ian Gold	1	1
Donnie Abraham	0	1
Trevor Pryce	0	1

Chicago	Fumb	Recov
David Garrard	2	0
LaDainian Tomlinson	1	0
Alan Faneca	0	1
James Williams	0	1

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Flaherty	1	43	43.0	43.0	43	1

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Larry Shelton	4	177	44.3	41.0	49	2

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Derek Whaley	1/3	0/2	0/0	20	4/5

Chicago	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Carl Shepard	1/1	1/1	0/0	46	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kevin Mathis	2	13	6.5	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charles Woodson	2	52	26.0	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
David Barrett	2	119	59.5	1

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Donnie Abraham	7	0	0.0	17	34
ILB Zeke Moreno	6	3	0.0	16	35
OLB Clint Kreiwaldt	5	2	0.0	12	20
S Matt Bowmen	5	1	0.0	14	37
S Shaunard Harts	4	1	0.0	16	20
OLB Ian Gold	2	1	2.0	17	37
DT Chris Cooper	2	0	1.0	4	12
CB Kevin Mathis	2	2	0.0	11	28
ILB Shannon Taylor	2	0	0.0	6	11
S Tyrone Carter	2	0	0.0	4	19
DT Trevor Pryce	1	0	1.0	13	26
DE Derrick Burgess	1	2	0.5	10	29
DE Orpheus Roye	1	0	0.5	9	25
S Willie Clay	1	1	0.0	4	16
DE Lance Perea	1	0	0.0	11	17

Chicago	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Greg Wesley	11	0	0.0	31	28
CB Jason Craft	8	2	0.0	32	28
OLB Adalius Thomas	7	2	0.0	29	20
S Mark Carrier	6	2	0.0	36	29
ILB Donnie Spragan	5	3	0.0	36	32
DE Jason Taylor	5	2	0.0	36	31
DT Damione Lewis	5	2	0.0	19	18
CB Koby Thomas	4	4	0.0	19	21
OLB Rodolfo Kinney	3	3	0.0	13	13
CB David Barrett	3	0	0.0	36	32
DE Matt Finkes	1	3	1.0	24	21
OLB Jamie Winborn	1	2	0.0	13	10
DT Terry Fazande	1	0	0.0	23	10
S Will Peterson	1	0	0.0	7	10
CB Manny Pacquiao	1	0	0.0	7	5
DT Matt Keneley	0	1	0.0	4	4

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Ian Gold	2.0	1	0	1	37
DT Chris Cooper	1.0	0	1	1	12
DT Trevor Pryce	1.0	0	0	1	26
DE Derrick Burgess	0.5	0	1	0	29
DE Orpheus Roye	0.5	0	0	2	25

Chicago	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Matt Finkes	1.0	0	0	0	21
DE Jason Taylor	0.0	0	0	2	31

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Matt Bowmen	5	3	37
CB Donnie Abraham	3	2	34
ILB Zeke Moreno	3	0	35
OLB Clint Kreiwaldt	2	1	20
CB Kevin Mathis	2	0	28
S Shaunard Harts	2	0	20
S Willie Clay	1	0	16
ILB Shannon Taylor	1	0	11
S Tyrone Carter	1	0	19
CB Todd Largent	0	1	3

Chicago	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Greg Wesley	10	0	28
CB Jason Craft	5	0	28
CB Koby Thomas	3	0	21
CB David Barrett	2	1	32
ILB Donnie Spragan	2	0	32
OLB Rodolfo Kinney	2	0	13
OLB Adalius Thomas	2	0	20
CB Manny Pacquiao	2	0	5
OLB Jamie Winborn	1	0	10

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Chris Samuels	3	8	37	1	32
Travis Claridge	1	9	37	0	32
Cooper Carlisle	1	5	37	0	32
Marco Rivera	1	4	37	0	32
Marcus Spriggs	1	4	36	0	32
George Irwin	1	2	12	0	12
Erron Kinney	1	2	18	0	21

Chicago	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Hank Fraley	2	3	16	0	32
Bubba Franks	1	3	15	0	23
Alan Faneca	1	1	17	2	34
John Tait	0	2	16	0	31
Robert Hicks	0	1	16	2	29
Fred Weary	0	0	16	1	32

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Tyrone Carter	1	11

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
Manny Pacquiao	2	17
Torrance Small	1	17
Ricky Williams	1	17

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Cooper Carlisle	37	32	---	---	4	73
Marco Rivera	37	32	---	---	---	69
Marcus Spriggs	36	32	---	---	1	69
Travis Claridge	37	32	---	---	---	69
Chris Samuels	37	32	---	---	---	69
Drew Brees	37	32	---	---	---	69
Chad Johnson	36	32	---	---	---	68
Antonio Nicas	32	29	---	---	---	61
Charles Johnson	27	20	---	---	13	60
Ian Gold	---	---	17	37	2	56
Spencer George	17	17	---	---	20	54
Kevin Mathis	---	---	11	28	15	54
Charles Woodson	---	---	15	35	4	54
Donnie Abraham	---	---	17	34	1	52
Matt Bowmen	---	---	14	37	1	52
Zeke Moreno	---	---	16	35	1	52
Erron Kinney	18	21	---	---	5	44
Rudi Johnson	26	16	---	---	---	42
Clint Kreiwaldt	---	---	12	20	9	41
Trevor Pryce	---	---	13	26	1	40
Derrick Burgess	---	---	10	29	---	39
George Irwin	12	12	---	---	14	38
Shaunard Harts	---	---	16	20	1	37
Orpheus Roye	---	---	9	25	2	36
Tyrone Carter	---	---	4	19	11	34
Lance Perea	---	---	11	17	5	33
Willie Clay	---	---	4	16	11	31
Damian Vaughn	5	3	---	---	14	22
Benjamin Gerhardt	---	---	2	7	12	21
Mike Pritchard	10	9	---	---	1	20
Shannon Taylor	---	---	6	11	3	20
Chris Cooper	---	---	4	12	3	19
Craig Yeast	2	1	---	---	15	18
Tom Blackwell	---	---	0	2	10	12
Derek Whaley	0	0	---	---	10	10
Todd Largent	---	---	2	3	5	10
Jerry Drake	---	---	4	5	---	9
Todd McClure	1	0	---	---	4	5
Johnny Minevich	0	0	---	---	4	4
Casey Webster	0	0	---	---	4	4
Quincy Monk	---	---	0	0	4	4
Ray Lucas	0	0	---	---	3	3
L.J. Shelton	0	0	---	---	3	3
James Allen	---	---	0	0	3	3
Mike Flaherty	0	0	---	---	1	1
Adam Dunn	0	0	---	---	---	0

Chicago	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
David Barrett	---	---	36	32	10	78
Donnie Spragan	---	---	36	32	3	71
Jason Taylor	---	---	36	31	3	70
Mark Carrier	---	---	36	29	3	68
Torrance Small	11	36	---	---	17	64
Jason Craft	---	---	32	28	3	63
Greg Wesley	---	---	31	28	2	61
Tim Dennis	---	---	27	27	2	56
Joey Galloway	15	29	---	---	10	54
Fred Weary	16	32	---	---	5	53
Alan Faneca	17	34	---	---	---	51
Adalius Thomas	---	---	29	20	2	51
Hank Fraley	16	32	---	---	---	48
John Tait	16	31	---	---	---	47
Matt Finkes	---	---	24	21	1	46
Koby Thomas	---	---	19	21	5	45
Robert Hicks	16	29	---	---	---	45
David Garrard	16	26	---	---	1	43
Rodolfo Kinney	---	---	13	13	16	42
Damione Lewis	---	---	19	18	3	40
Bubba Franks	15	23	---	---	1	39
LaDainian Tomlinson	14	25	---	---	---	39
James Williams	4	21	---	---	11	36
Terry Fazande	---	---	23	10	2	35
Ricky Williams	4	9	---	---	17	30
Jamie Winborn	---	---	13	10	7	30
Will Peterson	---	---	7	10	12	29
Manny Pacquiao	---	---	7	5	17	29
Derek Loville	11	16	---	---	---	27
Mike Lucky	1	7	---	---	15	23
Trung Candidate	3	12	---	---	5	20
Anton Palepoi	---	---	10	9	---	19
Levon Hevey	1	6	---	---	11	18
Brent Smith	1	11	---	---	5	17
Nick Luchey	6	6	---	---	3	15
Brian Thomas	---	---	5	4	4	13
Todd Washington	1	6	---	---	5	12
Joe Maese	1	6	---	---	5	12
Reggie Coleman	1	9	---	---	---	10
Matt Keneley	---	---	4	4	---	8
Troy Aikman	0	7	---	---	---	7
Andre Ware	1	5	---	---	---	6
Ricky Hayes	0	0	---	---	5	5
Carl Shepard	0	0	---	---	5	5
Larry Shelton	0	0	---	---	4	4
Markus Steele	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	15	1.2
Middle	17	77	4.5
Right	7	22	3.1
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	32	4.6
Middle	9	67	7.4
Right	1	10	10.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Drew Brees	31	29	5	0	1	1	0	2	0

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck
David Garrard	22	15	3	2	1	3	1	3
Troy Aikman	6	3	1	0	0	3	0	1
Andre Ware	5	2	0	0	0	1	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	20	20.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	13	102	6.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	10	116	11.6
Long (19+ Yds)	5	5	141	28.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	27	4.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	9	24	2.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	5	84	8.4
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	75	12.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Antonio Nicas	11	10	1	120	1	29
WR Chad Johnson	9	9	0	153	3	32
WR Charles Johnson	5	4	0	53	0	20
WR Mike Pritchard	3	3	0	35	1	9
TE Erron Kinney	2	2	0	8	0	21
WR Craig Yeast	1	1	0	10	0	1

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR James Williams	7	4	0	43	0	21
WR Torrance Small	6	4	1	50	1	36
WR Joey Galloway	6	3	0	56	1	29
WR Derek Loville	5	3	0	12	0	16
FB Nick Luchey	3	3	0	27	1	6
RB LaDainian Tomlinson	3	2	0	-5	0	25
TE Mike Lucky	2	0	0	0	0	7
TE Bubba Franks	1	1	0	27	1	23

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Rudi Johnson	6	13	2.17	2.08
Spencer George	3	4	1.33	4.00
Drew Brees	1	6	6.00	8.00

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
LaDainian Tomlinson	2	5	2.50	4.11
David Garrard	1	7	7.00	9.17

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Drew Brees	5	5	40	8.00	12.23

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
David Garrard	1	1	3	3.00	5.86

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Antonio Nicas	2	2	12	6.00	10.91
WR Chad Johnson	2	2	10	5.00	17.00
WR Charles Johnson	1	1	18	18.00	10.60

Chicago	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Nick Luchey	1	1	3	3.00	9.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Spencer George	2	1
Rudi Johnson	2	1
Drew Brees	1	1

Chicago	Rushes	Conversions
LaDainian Tomlinson	2	1
David Garrard	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Drew Brees	7	7	5

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions
David Garrard	5	3	1
Troy Aikman	2	1	1
Andre Ware	1	0	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Chad Johnson	3	3	2
WR Mike Pritchard	2	2	2
WR Charles Johnson	1	1	1
TE Erron Kinney	1	1	0

Chicago	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR James Williams	4	2	2
WR Derek Loville	2	2	0
WR Joey Galloway	1	0	0
RB LaDainian Tomlinson	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 49,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,600 (21,400)
End Zone 10,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,900 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,200 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	49,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,600 (21,400)
End Zone	10,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,900 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,200 (3,300)