Week 13, 2002

played in St. Louis, MO

26 degrees, snow, 16 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	7	7	7	0	-	21
St. Louis Cardinals	7	3	0	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:54 ATL - Rudi Johnson 4 run (Derek Whaley extra point)
1Q: 03:55 STL - Dan Alexander 1 run (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
2Q: 07:12 STL - Adam Vinatieri 45 field goal
2Q: 00:13 ATL - Erron Kinney 1 pass from Drew Brees (Derek Whaley extra point)
3Q: 03:05 ATL - Charles Johnson 30 pass from Drew Brees (Derek Whaley extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:54 ATL - Rudi Johnson 4 run (Derek Whaley extra point)
1Q: 03:55 STL - Dan Alexander 1 run (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
2Q: 07:12 STL - Adam Vinatieri 45 field goal
2Q: 00:13 ATL - Erron Kinney 1 pass from Drew Brees (Derek Whaley extra point)
3Q: 03:05 ATL - Charles Johnson 30 pass from Drew Brees (Derek Whaley extra point)

Team Statistics ATL STL
Record 9-3 2-10
First Downs 16 21
- by Rushing 6 5
- by Passing 8 14
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 251 254
- Offensive Plays 58 78
- Yards per Play 4.33 3.26
Net Rushing Yards 112 54
- Rushing Attempts 36 17
- Yards per Rush 3.11 3.18
Net Passing Yards 139 200
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 21 - 15 - 0 53 - 29 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 147 247
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/8 8/47
- Yards per Pass Play 6.32 3.28
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/13 7/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.4 10.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/3
Penalties/Yards 9/84 8/56
Punt Returns/Yards 2/27 3/12
Kick Returns/Yards 1/21 3/69
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 23
Time of Possession 26:59 33:01

Team Statistics	ATL	STL
Record	9-3	2-10
First Downs	16	21
- by Rushing	6	5
- by Passing	8	14
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	251	254
- Offensive Plays	58	78
- Yards per Play	4.33	3.26
Net Rushing Yards	112	54
- Rushing Attempts	36	17
- Yards per Rush	3.11	3.18
Net Passing Yards	139	200
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	21 - 15 - 0	53 - 29 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	147	247
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/8	8/47
- Yards per Pass Play	6.32	3.28
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/13	7/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.4	10.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/3
Penalties/Yards	9/84	8/56
Punt Returns/Yards	2/27	3/12
Kick Returns/Yards	1/21	3/69
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 35	OWN 23
Time of Possession	26:59	33:01

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:55	3:08	OPP 40	7	40	Touchdown
1	3:45	2:05	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
2	15:00	1:40	OWN 41	3	-6	Punt
2	7:04	1:51	OWN 26	3	-9	Punt
2	3:17	3:12	OWN 20	14	80	Touchdown
3	15:00	2:02	OWN 20	4	19	Punt
3	9:32	1:41	OWN 49	3	8	Punt
3	6:20	3:30	OWN 31	7	69	Touchdown
3	1:36	1:36	OWN 27	3	2	Punt
4	11:55	1:38	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
4	6:36	2:26	OWN 16	3	8	Punt
4	3:44	1:33	OPP 49	6	13	Punt
4	0:04	0:04	OPP 22	1	-2	Game

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:05	OWN 20	6	-3	Punt
1	8:47	5:02	OWN 31	9	69	Touchdown
1	1:40	1:40	OWN 27	3	-5	Punt
2	13:20	6:16	OWN 23	12	49	Field Goal
2	5:13	1:56	OWN 47	5	11	Punt
3	12:58	3:26	OWN 9	8	51	Fumble
3	7:51	1:31	OWN 19	3	0	Punt
3	2:50	1:14	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
4	15:00	3:05	OWN 31	7	26	Punt
4	10:17	3:41	OWN 3	9	25	Punt
4	4:10	0:26	OWN 49	4	0	Downs
4	2:11	2:07	OWN 1	9	21	Downs

Game MVP: Drew Brees, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Rudi Johnson	26	107	4.12	18	4	1
Spencer George	6	2	0.33	8	0	0
Drew Brees	4	3	0.75	5	0	0

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Steve Stifler	9	34	3.78	16	1	0
Dan Alexander	8	20	2.50	5	0	1

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Drew Brees	21	15	147	1/8	2	30	0	122.5

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brett Favre	53	29	247	8/47	0	25	0	67.1

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Chad Johnson	5	5	50	10.00	20	18	0
WR Antonio Nicas	4	10	40	10.00	7	15	0
WR Charles Johnson	2	2	33	16.50	10	30	1
TE Erron Kinney	2	2	5	2.50	0	4	1
WR Mike Pritchard	1	1	20	20.00	2	20	0
RB Rudi Johnson	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Jeremy Shockey	8	11	48	6.00	4	11
WR Antwaan Randle El	8	11	92	11.50	41	25
WR Calvin Broadus Jr	4	9	41	10.25	15	19
WR Bert Emanuel	3	8	23	7.67	5	15
WR Tony McDaniel	3	7	33	11.00	2	12
TE Byron Chamberlain	1	1	4	4.00	0	4
RB Steve Stifler	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
RB Dan Alexander	1	2	3	3.00	0	3
WR Eddie Drummond	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Zeke Moreno	0	1	0	0
Clint Kreiwaldt	0	0	1	0

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Steve Stifler	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Flaherty	9	388	43.1	41.8	71	4

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Craig Jarrett	7	317	45.3	35.7	64	1

Kicking Statistics

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

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Adam Vinatieri	1/1	1/1	0/0	45	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kevin Mathis	2	27	13.5	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Calvin Broadus Jr	3	12	4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kevin Mathis	1	21	21.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eddie Drummond	3	69	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Charles Woodson	7	1	0.0	16	58
S Matt Bowmen	7	0	0.0	17	60
OLB Ian Gold	5	0	2.0	15	58
DE Derrick Burgess	5	0	2.0	13	39
ILB Zeke Moreno	5	1	0.0	17	55
DE Orpheus Roye	4	1	2.0	11	45
DT Trevor Pryce	4	1	2.0	16	48
OLB Clint Kreiwaldt	4	1	0.0	17	41
S Tyrone Carter	4	0	0.0	17	60
S Willie Clay	3	1	0.0	14	45
CB Kevin Mathis	1	1	0.0	12	42
DE Lance Perea	1	0	0.0	7	32
ILB Shannon Taylor	1	0	0.0	3	19
ILB Tom Blackwell	1	0	0.0	2	5
DT Jerry Drake	0	1	0.0	3	6

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB London Fletcher	9	2	1.0	36	22
OLB Ben Wallace	7	2	0.0	31	21
DE Kavika Pittman	5	3	0.0	33	19
S Brock Marion	4	2	0.0	34	22
DT Richard Seals	4	0	0.0	18	6
CB Dante Wesley	4	0	0.0	28	19
DT Cortez Kennedy	3	1	0.0	23	14
DT Daryl Gardnener	2	1	0.0	23	15
S Daquan Lane	2	1	0.0	26	19
S Ace Ventura	2	0	0.0	9	9
CB Shawn Springs	1	2	0.0	35	21
CB Hank Poteat	1	2	0.0	28	18
DE La'roi Glover	1	0	0.0	27	19
C Shaun O'Hara	1	0	---	---	---
ILB James Cotton	1	0	0.0	2	0
ILB Robert Thomas	1	0	0.0	5	1

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Trevor Pryce	2.0	1	2	0	48
DE Derrick Burgess	2.0	1	1	1	39
OLB Ian Gold	2.0	0	2	0	58
DE Orpheus Roye	2.0	0	0	0	45
DE Lance Perea	0.0	0	1	0	32

St. Louis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB London Fletcher	1.0	0	0	0	22
DE La'roi Glover	0.0	1	1	0	19
DE Byron Frisch	0.0	0	1	0	4
DT Daryl Gardnener	0.0	0	0	1	15

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Charles Woodson	7	2	58
S Matt Bowmen	5	2	60
ILB Zeke Moreno	4	2	55
OLB Clint Kreiwaldt	4	0	41
S Tyrone Carter	3	1	60
OLB Ian Gold	2	0	58
S Willie Clay	1	1	45
DE Lance Perea	1	0	32
DT Trevor Pryce	1	0	48
ILB Tom Blackwell	1	0	5
CB Kevin Mathis	0	1	42
ILB Shannon Taylor	0	1	19

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB London Fletcher	3	1	22
CB Shawn Springs	3	0	21
OLB Ben Wallace	2	0	21
CB Dante Wesley	2	0	19
DE Kavika Pittman	1	1	19
S Brock Marion	1	0	22
OLB Roberto Lear	1	0	3
S Daquan Lane	1	0	19
CB Hank Poteat	1	0	18

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Cooper Carlisle	4	9	36	1	22
Marcus Spriggs	2	3	36	0	22
Travis Claridge	1	7	36	0	22
Marco Rivera	1	5	36	0	22
Chris Samuels	1	4	36	0	22
Damian Vaughn	1	1	5	0	2
Erron Kinney	0	3	18	0	10
George Irwin	0	1	12	0	5

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jon Jansen	2	2	17	1	61
Cosey Coleman	2	2	17	1	61
Shaun O'Hara	1	8	17	2	61
Kendall Simmons	1	2	17	1	61
Zack Crockett	1	1	11	0	20
Shar Pourdanesh	0	1	11	3	52
Byron Chamberlain	0	1	6	0	3

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Willie Clay	2	15
Benjamin Gerhardt	1	24
George Irwin	1	15
Charles Johnson	1	12
Cooper Carlisle	1	9

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Tony McDaniel	1	21
Byron Chamberlain	1	15
Eddie Drummond	1	10

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Charles Woodson	---	---	16	58	4	78
Matt Bowmen	---	---	17	60	1	78
Tyrone Carter	---	---	17	60	1	78
Willie Clay	---	---	14	45	15	74
Clint Kreiwaldt	---	---	17	41	16	74
Ian Gold	---	---	15	58	1	74
Zeke Moreno	---	---	17	55	1	73
Kevin Mathis	---	---	12	42	14	68
Trevor Pryce	---	---	16	48	3	67
Cooper Carlisle	36	22	---	---	9	67
Marco Rivera	36	22	---	---	---	58
Marcus Spriggs	36	22	---	---	---	58
Travis Claridge	36	22	---	---	---	58
Chris Samuels	36	22	---	---	---	58
Drew Brees	36	22	---	---	---	58
Chad Johnson	36	22	---	---	---	58
Orpheus Roye	---	---	11	45	1	57
Derrick Burgess	---	---	13	39	5	57
Charles Johnson	28	16	---	---	12	56
Spencer George	15	13	---	---	24	52
Antonio Nicas	33	19	---	---	---	52
Lance Perea	---	---	7	32	7	46
Rudi Johnson	28	12	---	---	---	40
Benjamin Gerhardt	---	---	3	10	24	37
Tom Knight	---	---	3	32	1	36
Erron Kinney	18	10	---	---	7	35
George Irwin	12	5	---	---	15	32
Shannon Taylor	---	---	3	19	6	28
Damian Vaughn	5	2	---	---	16	23
Chris Cooper	---	---	1	13	1	15
Mike Pritchard	4	9	---	---	1	14
Craig Yeast	1	2	---	---	8	11
Tom Blackwell	---	---	2	5	3	10
Jerry Drake	---	---	3	6	---	9
Johnny Minevich	0	0	---	---	9	9
Todd McClure	0	0	---	---	9	9
L.J. Shelton	0	0	---	---	9	9
Mike Flaherty	0	0	---	---	9	9
Casey Webster	0	0	---	---	9	9
Todd Largent	---	---	0	3	6	9
Quincy Monk	---	---	0	0	7	7
James Allen	---	---	0	0	6	6
Derek Whaley	0	0	---	---	4	4
Ray Lucas	0	0	---	---	---	0
Adam Dunn	0	0	---	---	---	0
Donald Hayes	0	0	---	---	---	0

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Cosey Coleman	17	61	---	---	8	86
Brett Favre	17	61	---	---	---	78
Jon Jansen	17	61	---	---	---	78
Shaun O'Hara	17	61	---	---	---	78
Kendall Simmons	17	61	---	---	---	78
Jeremy Shockey	14	54	---	---	6	74
Shar Pourdanesh	11	52	---	---	8	71
Dante Wesley	---	---	28	19	19	66
Antwaan Randle El	12	50	---	---	3	65
Tony McDaniel	8	34	---	---	21	63
London Fletcher	---	---	36	22	---	58
Brock Marion	---	---	34	22	---	56
Shawn Springs	---	---	35	21	---	56
Kavika Pittman	---	---	33	19	1	53
Ben Wallace	---	---	31	21	---	52
Dan Alexander	8	20	---	---	24	52
Bert Emanuel	11	39	---	---	---	50
Steve Stifler	9	40	---	---	---	49
La'roi Glover	---	---	27	19	1	47
Zack Crockett	11	20	---	---	15	46
Hank Poteat	---	---	28	18	---	46
Calvin Broadus Jr	3	27	---	---	15	45
Daquan Lane	---	---	26	19	---	45
Daryl Gardnener	---	---	23	15	3	41
Cortez Kennedy	---	---	23	14	3	40
Ace Ventura	---	---	9	9	15	33
Richard Seals	---	---	18	6	5	29
Robert Thomas	---	---	5	1	22	28
Sam Moreau	3	13	---	---	11	27
Byron Chamberlain	6	3	---	---	15	24
Byron Frisch	---	---	9	4	6	19
Roberto Lear	---	---	9	3	5	17
Orlando Pierce	---	---	6	5	6	17
Eddie Drummond	0	5	---	---	10	15
Langston Walker	6	9	---	---	---	15
Steve Atwater	---	---	11	2	---	13
David Ortiz	0	0	---	---	8	8
Barry Sims	0	0	---	---	8	8
James Cotton	---	---	2	0	6	8
Snarky Robinson	0	0	---	---	8	8
Craig Jarrett	0	0	---	---	7	7
DeLawrence Grant	---	---	3	3	---	6
Adam Vinatieri	0	0	---	---	4	4
Marques Tuiasosopo	0	0	---	---	1	1
Blake Brockermeyer	0	0	---	---	---	0
Giovanni Carmazzi	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	15	3.8
Middle	21	67	3.2
Right	10	32	3.2
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	-1	-0.3
Middle	9	46	5.1
Right	5	9	1.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Drew Brees	21	15	2	0	1	2	2	1	0

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brett Favre	53	29	1	0	5	10	6	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	7	48	6.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	7	69	7.7
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	30	7.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	1	16	5.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	28	19	152	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	8	66	4.1
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	13	2.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Antonio Nicas	10	4	1	40	0	19
WR Chad Johnson	5	5	0	50	0	22
WR Charles Johnson	2	2	0	33	1	16
TE Erron Kinney	2	2	0	5	0	10
WR Mike Pritchard	1	1	0	20	1	9
RB Rudi Johnson	1	1	0	-1	0	12

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Jeremy Shockey	11	8	1	48	0	54
WR Antwaan Randle El	11	8	1	92	1	50
WR Calvin Broadus Jr	9	4	0	41	0	27
WR Bert Emanuel	8	3	1	23	0	39
WR Tony McDaniel	7	3	1	33	0	34
RB Dan Alexander	2	1	0	3	0	20
WR Eddie Drummond	2	0	1	0	0	5
TE Byron Chamberlain	1	1	0	4	0	3
RB Steve Stifler	1	1	0	3	0	40

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Rudi Johnson	2	9	4.50	4.12
Spencer George	1	-2	-2.00	0.33

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Dan Alexander	3	1	0.33	2.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Drew Brees	2	2	16	8.00	7.00

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Antonio Nicas	1	1	15	15.00	4.00
TE Erron Kinney	1	1	1	1.00	2.50

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

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

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Dan Alexander	2	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Drew Brees	7	5	2

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brett Favre	13	8	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Antonio Nicas	3	1	1
WR Mike Pritchard	1	1	1
WR Charles Johnson	1	1	0
RB Rudi Johnson	1	1	0
WR Chad Johnson	1	1	0

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Antwaan Randle El	4	3	3
WR Calvin Broadus Jr	3	2	1
WR Bert Emanuel	3	1	1
TE Jeremy Shockey	2	2	0
WR Eddie Drummond	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 69,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,100 (21,400)
End Zone 15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	69,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,100 (21,400)
End Zone	15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)