Week 12, 2002

played in Pittsburgh, PA

26 degrees, fair, 13 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	7	24	13	0	-	44
Pittsburgh Steelers	3	0	0	3	-	6

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:42 ATL - Charles Johnson 48 pass from Drew Brees (Derek Whaley extra point)
1Q: 00:35 PIT - John Kasay 38 field goal
2Q: 11:30 ATL - Derek Whaley 40 field goal
2Q: 06:11 ATL - Charles Johnson 1 pass from Drew Brees (Derek Whaley extra point)
2Q: 04:08 ATL - Antonio Nicas 50 pass from Drew Brees (Derek Whaley extra point)
2Q: 01:37 ATL - Charles Johnson 38 pass from Drew Brees (Derek Whaley extra point)
3Q: 08:28 ATL - Chad Johnson 7 pass from Drew Brees (Derek Whaley extra point)
3Q: 00:50 ATL - Charles Woodson 33 interception return (Derek Whaley extra point failed)
4Q: 06:33 PIT - John Kasay 20 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:42 ATL - Charles Johnson 48 pass from Drew Brees (Derek Whaley extra point)
1Q: 00:35 PIT - John Kasay 38 field goal
2Q: 11:30 ATL - Derek Whaley 40 field goal
2Q: 06:11 ATL - Charles Johnson 1 pass from Drew Brees (Derek Whaley extra point)
2Q: 04:08 ATL - Antonio Nicas 50 pass from Drew Brees (Derek Whaley extra point)
2Q: 01:37 ATL - Charles Johnson 38 pass from Drew Brees (Derek Whaley extra point)
3Q: 08:28 ATL - Chad Johnson 7 pass from Drew Brees (Derek Whaley extra point)
3Q: 00:50 ATL - Charles Woodson 33 interception return (Derek Whaley extra point failed)
4Q: 06:33 PIT - John Kasay 20 field goal

Team Statistics ATL PIT
Record 8-3 2-9
First Downs 21 13
- by Rushing 7 2
- by Passing 13 11
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 418 232
- Offensive Plays 58 61
- Yards per Play 7.21 3.80
Net Rushing Yards 117 63
- Rushing Attempts 35 18
- Yards per Rush 3.34 3.50
Net Passing Yards 301 169
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 23 - 19 - 0 39 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 301 184
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 4/15
- Yards per Pass Play 13.09 3.93
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/12 4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.0 7.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 0/0 2/25
Punt Returns/Yards 4/28 3/16
Kick Returns/Yards 1/23 5/97
Interception Ret./Yards 1/33 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 19
Time of Possession 32:14 27:46

Team Statistics	ATL	PIT
Record	8-3	2-9
First Downs	21	13
- by Rushing	7	2
- by Passing	13	11
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	418	232
- Offensive Plays	58	61
- Yards per Play	7.21	3.80
Net Rushing Yards	117	63
- Rushing Attempts	35	18
- Yards per Rush	3.34	3.50
Net Passing Yards	301	169
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	23 - 19 - 0	39 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	301	184
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	4/15
- Yards per Pass Play	13.09	3.93
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/12	4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.0	7.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	0/0	2/25
Punt Returns/Yards	4/28	3/16
Kick Returns/Yards	1/23	5/97
Interception Ret./Yards	1/33	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 19
Time of Possession	32:14	27:46

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:23	OWN 20	6	18	Punt
1	8:28	3:00	OWN 6	6	94	Touchdown
1	0:28	4:03	OWN 25	8	52	Field Goal
2	9:42	3:38	OPP 45	7	45	Touchdown
2	5:11	1:18	OWN 25	3	75	Touchdown
2	2:05	0:58	OWN 44	3	56	Touchdown
3	13:56	5:38	OPP 46	11	46	Touchdown
3	6:31	3:13	OWN 30	6	35	Punt
4	13:46	1:47	OWN 45	3	3	Punt
4	6:28	2:28	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
4	4:00	2:06	OPP 44	3	7	Punt

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:37	4:09	OWN 18	7	36	Punt
1	5:28	5:00	OWN 20	9	59	Field Goal
2	11:25	1:43	OWN 20	3	-6	Punt
2	6:04	0:53	OWN 27	3	0	Punt
2	3:53	1:48	OWN 25	3	-8	Punt
2	1:07	1:07	OWN 14	3	7	Punt
3	15:00	1:04	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
3	8:18	1:47	OWN 20	6	13	Punt
3	3:18	2:40	OWN 14	6	19	Interception
3	0:38	1:52	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
4	11:59	5:31	OWN 20	11	77	Field Goal
4	1:54	1:54	OWN 20	4	26	Game

Game MVP: Drew Brees, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Spencer George	18	38	2.11	10	1
Rudi Johnson	13	53	4.08	18	1
Drew Brees	4	26	6.50	11	1

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Reuben Droughns	9	39	4.33	19	1
Brian Westbrook	8	20	2.50	9	0
John Supernaw	1	4	4.00	4	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Drew Brees	23	19	301	0/0	5	50	0	158.3

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	LG	Int	Rate
Dave Schnell	17	7	83	2/7	28	0	56.7
Jeff Blake	12	10	78	0/0	23	0	93.8
John Supernaw	10	3	23	2/8	17	1	0.0

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Charles Johnson	9	10	127	14.11	71	48	3
WR Chad Johnson	7	7	105	15.00	34	32	1
WR Antonio Nicas	2	4	70	35.00	18	50	1
TE Erron Kinney	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
TE Damian Vaughn	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Reuben Droughns	4	4	27	6.75	9	11
WR David Terrell	4	8	45	11.25	23	23
WR Bobby Engram	3	3	30	10.00	31	28
TE Benjamin Blue	2	4	10	5.00	0	7
WR Michael Lewis	2	7	12	6.00	3	7
WR Ron Johnson	2	6	28	14.00	16	18
FB Jim Branson	1	1	13	13.00	8	13
TE Tony Stewart	1	1	17	17.00	6	17
RB Brian Westbrook	1	1	2	2.00	0	2
WR Qadry Ismail	0	4	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Charles Woodson	1	33	33.00	1

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Cooper Carlisle	0	1	0	0
Benjamin Gerhardt	0	0	1	0

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Bobby Engram	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Flaherty	5	204	40.8	29.6	52	2

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Feagles	5	221	44.2	40.0	51	1
John Kasay	3	106	35.3	33.0	37	0

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Derek Whaley	1/1	1/1	0/0	40	5/6

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Kasay	2/2	0/0	0/0	38	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kevin Mathis	4	28	7.0	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bobby Engram	3	16	5.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charles Woodson	1	23	23.0	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Qadry Ismail	4	76	19.0	0
Bobby Engram	1	21	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Matt Bowmen	6	4	0.0	13	34
DE Lance Perea	4	0	2.0	11	27
S Tyrone Carter	4	2	0.0	16	39
CB Kevin Mathis	4	1	0.0	13	38
OLB Clint Kreiwaldt	4	0	0.0	17	26
DE Orpheus Roye	3	0	1.0	11	25
S Willie Clay	3	3	0.0	14	40
ILB Zeke Moreno	3	2	0.0	15	36
OLB Ian Gold	3	0	0.0	18	43
DE Derrick Burgess	2	0	1.0	11	27
ILB Tom Blackwell	2	0	0.0	2	0
ILB Shannon Taylor	1	1	0.0	4	9
CB Tom Knight	1	0	0.0	4	17
CB Charles Woodson	1	0	0.0	15	32
CB Benjamin Gerhardt	1	0	0.0	5	16
DT Trevor Pryce	0	1	0.0	11	27

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Winfred Tubbs	7	4	27	16
S Kenoy Kennedy	7	1	29	22
CB Rashad Bauman	5	0	23	22
S Kim Herring	4	1	28	15
DT Bill Johnson	4	0	25	9
OLB Takeo Spikes	3	2	11	11
ILB Corwin Patton	3	2	23	10
S Devin Bush	2	1	9	10
CB Eric Kelly	2	1	24	20
DT Bob Kuberski	2	0	25	6
DE N.D. Kalu	2	0	18	9
OLB Bryan Jones	2	0	5	8
DT Emmanuel Morrison	2	0	15	11
ILB Monte Beisel	2	0	13	3
CB Willie Beamon	1	1	28	15
DE Jeremy Staat	1	0	19	4
DT D'Marco Farr	0	2	10	15
ILB Tracy Simien	0	1	8	7
DE Greg White	0	1	10	17

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Lance Perea	2.0	0	1	0	27
DE Derrick Burgess	1.0	1	0	1	27
DE Orpheus Roye	1.0	0	1	2	25
OLB Ian Gold	0.0	0	5	2	43

Pittsburgh	Hurry	PPlay
DE Kenny Holmes	1	19
DE Jeremy Staat	1	4
CB Eric Kelly	1	20

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Matt Bowmen	4	0	0	34
S Willie Clay	3	0	0	40
OLB Ian Gold	3	0	0	43
CB Kevin Mathis	2	1	0	38
S Tyrone Carter	2	1	0	39
ILB Zeke Moreno	2	1	0	36
CB Charles Woodson	1	1	1	32
CB Benjamin Gerhardt	1	1	0	16
DE Orpheus Roye	1	0	0	25
ILB Shannon Taylor	1	0	0	9

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Rashad Bauman	5	1	22
S Kim Herring	3	0	15
S Kenoy Kennedy	3	0	22
CB Willie Beamon	2	0	15
OLB Bryan Jones	2	0	8
ILB Winfred Tubbs	1	0	16
S Devin Bush	1	0	10
OLB Takeo Spikes	1	0	11
CB Eric Kelly	1	0	20

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Chris Samuels	3	7	32	22
Cooper Carlisle	2	4	35	22
Travis Claridge	1	9	31	22
George Irwin	1	1	12	2
Marco Rivera	0	6	30	23
Marcus Spriggs	0	2	30	23
L.J. Shelton	0	2	8	1
Damian Vaughn	0	1	11	2

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Brandon Moore	1	4	15	0	38
Bob Hallen	1	3	18	2	43
Leonard Davis	1	3	12	0	27
Chris Wiltz	1	2	9	0	23
Jim Branson	1	1	8	0	13
Tony Stewart	1	1	9	0	17
Tim Mangum	0	2	4	0	17
Blaine Cranford	0	1	14	0	26
Lewis Kelly	0	0	18	2	41

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Benjamin Gerhardt	4	27
Spencer George	1	26
Willie Clay	1	15
Craig Yeast	1	15
Todd Largent	1	11

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
David Terrell	3	9
Benjamin Blue	1	21
Jim Branson	1	16

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Kevin Mathis	---	---	13	38	19	70
Willie Clay	---	---	14	40	15	69
Cooper Carlisle	35	22	---	---	6	63
Ian Gold	---	---	18	43	2	63
Charles Johnson	25	20	---	---	17	62
Clint Kreiwaldt	---	---	17	26	19	62
Drew Brees	35	23	---	---	---	58
Spencer George	23	8	---	---	26	57
Tyrone Carter	---	---	16	39	2	57
Marco Rivera	30	23	---	---	1	54
Chris Samuels	32	22	---	---	---	54
Chad Johnson	32	22	---	---	---	54
Marcus Spriggs	30	23	---	---	---	53
Travis Claridge	31	22	---	---	---	53
Zeke Moreno	---	---	15	36	1	52
Charles Woodson	---	---	15	32	2	49
Matt Bowmen	---	---	13	34	2	49
Benjamin Gerhardt	---	---	5	16	27	48
Lance Perea	---	---	11	27	9	47
Antonio Nicas	24	20	---	---	---	44
Derrick Burgess	---	---	11	27	4	42
Trevor Pryce	---	---	11	27	2	40
Orpheus Roye	---	---	11	25	3	39
Rudi Johnson	14	20	---	---	1	35
Erron Kinney	13	12	---	---	8	33
Todd Largent	---	---	8	14	11	33
Damian Vaughn	11	2	---	---	17	30
George Irwin	12	2	---	---	15	29
Chris Cooper	---	---	7	16	4	27
Mike Pritchard	17	7	---	---	2	26
Shannon Taylor	---	---	4	9	11	24
Tom Knight	---	---	4	17	1	22
Craig Yeast	4	2	---	---	15	21
L.J. Shelton	8	1	---	---	6	15
Casey Webster	4	2	---	---	6	12
Jerry Drake	---	---	3	7	---	10
Todd McClure	5	0	---	---	5	10
Derek Whaley	0	0	---	---	9	9
Quincy Monk	---	---	0	0	8	8
James Allen	---	---	0	0	7	7
Johnny Minevich	0	0	---	---	6	6
Mike Flaherty	0	0	---	---	5	5
Tom Blackwell	---	---	2	0	2	4
Ray Lucas	0	0	---	---	1	1
Adam Dunn	0	0	---	---	---	0
Donald Hayes	0	0	---	---	---	0

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bob Hallen	18	43	---	---	10	71
Lewis Kelly	18	41	---	---	10	69
Kenoy Kennedy	---	---	29	22	11	62
Reuben Droughns	10	25	---	---	26	61
Brandon Moore	15	38	---	---	8	61
Eric Kelly	---	---	24	20	11	55
Willie Beamon	---	---	28	15	8	51
Corwin Patton	---	---	23	10	17	50
Qadry Ismail	9	25	---	---	14	48
Winfred Tubbs	---	---	27	16	5	48
David Terrell	8	30	---	---	9	47
Kim Herring	---	---	28	15	3	46
Ron Johnson	8	23	---	---	15	46
Rashad Bauman	---	---	23	22	1	46
Benjamin Blue	10	14	---	---	21	45
Chris Wiltz	9	23	---	---	10	42
Brian Westbrook	15	22	---	---	5	42
Bobby Engram	5	23	---	---	13	41
Leonard Davis	12	27	---	---	2	41
Michael Lewis	8	23	---	---	9	40
Blaine Cranford	14	26	---	---	---	40
Jim Branson	8	13	---	---	16	37
Bob Kuberski	---	---	25	6	6	37
Kenny Holmes	---	---	16	19	---	35
Bill Johnson	---	---	25	9	---	34
Tony Stewart	9	17	---	---	5	31
Emmanuel Morrison	---	---	15	11	4	30
Greg White	---	---	10	17	3	30
Dave Schnell	9	19	---	---	---	28
D'Marco Farr	---	---	10	15	3	28
N.D. Kalu	---	---	18	9	---	27
Monte Beisel	---	---	13	3	11	27
Jeremy Staat	---	---	19	4	3	26
Takeo Spikes	---	---	11	11	2	24
Dale Carter	---	---	19	4	---	23
Tim Mangum	4	17	---	---	---	21
Bryan Jones	---	---	5	8	8	21
Devin Bush	---	---	9	10	---	19
John Supernaw	6	12	---	---	---	18
Tracy Simien	---	---	8	7	1	16
Jeff Blake	3	12	---	---	1	16
Justin Snow	0	0	---	---	10	10
John Kasay	0	0	---	---	8	8
Jeff Feagles	0	0	---	---	6	6
Nickolas Fox	---	---	0	0	2	2
Tom Nalen	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	35	5.0
Middle	23	73	3.2
Right	5	9	1.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	16	4.0
Middle	13	51	3.9
Right	1	-4	-4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Drew Brees	23	19	6	0	0	1	3	0	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dave Schnell	17	7	1	0	2	3	5	3	0
Jeff Blake	12	10	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
John Supernaw	10	3	0	1	1	2	2	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	1	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	10	78	6.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	6	143	20.4
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	79	26.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	62	10.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	11	84	4.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	3	38	4.2
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Charles Johnson	10	9	127	2	20
WR Chad Johnson	7	7	105	2	22
WR Antonio Nicas	4	2	70	2	20
TE Damian Vaughn	1	0	0	0	2
TE Erron Kinney	1	1	-1	0	12

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR David Terrell	8	4	1	45	1	30
WR Michael Lewis	7	2	0	12	0	23
WR Ron Johnson	6	2	1	28	0	23
WR Qadry Ismail	4	0	2	0	0	25
TE Benjamin Blue	4	2	0	10	0	14
RB Reuben Droughns	4	4	0	27	0	25
WR Bobby Engram	3	3	0	30	1	23
FB Jim Branson	1	1	0	13	0	13
TE Tony Stewart	1	1	0	17	0	17
RB Brian Westbrook	1	1	0	2	0	22

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Spencer George	2	2	1.00	2.11
Rudi Johnson	1	1	1.00	4.08

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Drew Brees	3	3	22	7.33	13.09

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jeff Blake	4	3	14	3.50	6.50

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Charles Johnson	2	2	15	7.50	12.70
WR Chad Johnson	1	1	7	7.00	15.00

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR David Terrell	2	1	8	4.00	5.63
WR Bobby Engram	1	1	3	3.00	10.00
RB Reuben Droughns	1	1	3	3.00	6.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Spencer George	3	0
Drew Brees	2	2
Rudi Johnson	1	1

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Drew Brees	6	5	3

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dave Schnell	7	1	1
John Supernaw	5	2	2
Jeff Blake	2	2	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Chad Johnson	4	4	3
WR Charles Johnson	1	1	0
WR Antonio Nicas	1	0	0

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Michael Lewis	6	1	1
RB Reuben Droughns	2	2	1
WR Ron Johnson	2	0	0
WR Qadry Ismail	1	0	0
TE Benjamin Blue	1	1	1
TE Tony Stewart	1	1	1
WR David Terrell	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,000 (70,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,400 (20,900)
End Zone 14,900 (15,100)
Mezzanine 8,700 (8,700)
Sideline Seats 13,300 (13,300)
Club Seats 8,900 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes 3,800 (3,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	70,000 (70,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,400 (20,900)
End Zone	14,900 (15,100)
Mezzanine	8,700 (8,700)
Sideline Seats	13,300 (13,300)
Club Seats	8,900 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes	3,800 (3,800)