Week 9, 2003

played in Dallas, TX

46 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	7	6	3	0	-	16
Dallas Cowboys	0	0	0	3	-	3

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:10 ATL - Matt Bowmen 43 interception return (Derek Whaley extra point)
2Q: 05:06 ATL - Derek Whaley 22 field goal
2Q: 00:03 ATL - Derek Whaley 43 field goal
3Q: 04:49 ATL - Derek Whaley 19 field goal
4Q: 07:55 DAL - Matt Bryant 37 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:10 ATL - Matt Bowmen 43 interception return (Derek Whaley extra point)
2Q: 05:06 ATL - Derek Whaley 22 field goal
2Q: 00:03 ATL - Derek Whaley 43 field goal
3Q: 04:49 ATL - Derek Whaley 19 field goal
4Q: 07:55 DAL - Matt Bryant 37 field goal

Team Statistics ATL DAL
Record 4-4 1-8
First Downs 18 12
- by Rushing 8 6
- by Passing 10 6
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 313 216
- Offensive Plays 67 55
- Yards per Play 4.67 3.93
Net Rushing Yards 102 97
- Rushing Attempts 37 20
- Yards per Rush 2.76 4.85
Net Passing Yards 211 119
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 20 - 0 34 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 228 132
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/17 1/13
- Yards per Pass Play 7.03 3.40
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/15 3/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.9 7.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 4/30 4/20
Punt Returns/Yards 1/10 4/15
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 2/34
Interception Ret./Yards 1/43 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 19 OWN 30
Time of Possession 37:08 22:52

Team Statistics	ATL	DAL
Record	4-4	1-8
First Downs	18	12
- by Rushing	8	6
- by Passing	10	6
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	313	216
- Offensive Plays	67	55
- Yards per Play	4.67	3.93
Net Rushing Yards	102	97
- Rushing Attempts	37	20
- Yards per Rush	2.76	4.85
Net Passing Yards	211	119
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 20 - 0	34 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	228	132
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/17	1/13
- Yards per Pass Play	7.03	3.40
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/15	3/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.9	7.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	4/30	4/20
Punt Returns/Yards	1/10	4/15
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	2/34
Interception Ret./Yards	1/43	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 19	OWN 30
Time of Possession	37:08	22:52

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:35	OWN 12	8	32	Punt
1	5:38	1:33	OWN 16	3	-1	Punt
1	2:18	1:37	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
2	14:18	9:19	OWN 6	17	89	Field Goal
2	1:45	1:45	OWN 20	5	54	Field Goal
3	12:29	7:47	OWN 7	14	91	Field Goal
3	3:08	2:35	OWN 26	4	17	Punt
4	13:59	1:48	OWN 31	3	-6	Punt
4	7:50	2:24	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
4	3:47	1:50	OWN 5	3	3	Punt
4	1:20	1:20	OPP 45	4	15	Game

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:25	2:24	OWN 21	6	2	Interception
1	8:01	2:23	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
1	4:05	1:47	OPP 46	3	3	Punt
1	0:41	1:23	OWN 36	5	10	Punt
2	4:59	3:14	OWN 20	8	41	Punt
3	15:00	2:31	OWN 20	5	28	Punt
3	4:42	1:34	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
3	0:33	1:34	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
4	12:11	4:21	OWN 31	8	49	Field Goal
4	5:26	1:39	OWN 46	7	49	Downs
4	1:57	0:37	OWN 45	4	0	Downs

Game MVP: Drew Brees, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Quentin Griffin	27	67	2.48	16	3
Spencer George	5	16	3.20	5	0
Drew Brees	5	19	3.80	7	0

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Duece McAllister	8	56	7.00	16	3
Wally Moss	8	30	3.75	9	0
Napoleon Kaufman	2	1	0.50	7	0
Charlie Rogers	2	10	5.00	12	1

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Drew Brees	27	20	228	3/17	0	30	0	99.0

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Wally Moss	34	17	132	1/13	0	30	1	47.7

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Charles Johnson	7	9	97	13.86	24	26
WR Chad Johnson	5	6	60	12.00	23	30
TE Erron Kinney	4	5	38	9.50	5	16
WR Antonio Nicas	2	4	20	10.00	0	12
RB Quentin Griffin	2	3	13	6.50	2	8

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Ike Hilliard	6	10	55	9.17	10	30
WR Sebastian Fannin	3	6	51	17.00	21	25
RB Charlie Rogers	2	3	11	5.50	0	8
WR Karsten Bailey	2	6	10	5.00	0	7
TE Ken Dilger	1	3	4	4.00	0	4
TE Cam Cleeland	1	1	2	2.00	0	2
RB Duece McAllister	1	4	-1	-1.00	0	-1
WR Shaun McDonald	1	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Matt Bowmen	1	43	43.00	1

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Flaherty	7	303	43.3	38.3	57	1

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brad Maynard	7	328	46.9	39.7	59	4

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Derek Whaley	3/3	1/1	0/0	43	1/1

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Matt Bryant	1/1	0/0	0/0	37	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Peter Warrick	1	10	10.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Korey Ellington	4	15	3.8	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Blaine Bishop	2	34	17.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Shannon Taylor	7	2	0.0	17	24
CB Donnie Abraham	6	0	0.0	18	35
S Matt Bowmen	5	1	0.0	20	35
CB Charles Woodson	4	2	0.0	18	33
ILB Zeke Moreno	4	1	0.0	20	31
DE Lance Perea	3	0	0.0	13	18
OLB Ian Gold	2	1	1.0	18	33
OLB Mario Haggan	2	1	0.0	2	6
DE Gavin Schneider	2	0	0.0	10	23
CB Benjamin Gerhardt	1	1	0.0	17	29
DE Orpheus Roye	1	0	0.0	17	29
S Shaunard Harts	1	0	0.0	19	33

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Morlon Greenwood	10	6	2.0	30	23
S Blaine Bishop	8	4	0.0	37	30
DE Leonard Little	6	0	1.0	23	23
CB Kiwuakee Thomas	6	0	0.0	33	20
ILB Paris Lenon	5	2	0.0	37	30
CB Jeremetrius Butler	5	2	0.0	22	23
S Kim Herring	3	1	0.0	37	30
CB Allen Rossum	3	1	0.0	37	29
DT Howard Green	3	0	0.0	18	8
OLB Joseph Doser	2	1	0.0	32	19
DT Ma'ake Kemoeatu	2	1	0.0	14	11
DT Lional Dalton	2	0	0.0	23	19
S Jason Perry	2	0	0.0	4	11
ILB Mark Simoneau	2	0	0.0	13	4
DE Greg Spires	0	1	0.0	19	22

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Ian Gold	1.0	3	33
DE Orpheus Roye	0.0	2	29
DE Gavin Schneider	0.0	2	23

Dallas	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Morlon Greenwood	2.0	0	23
DE Leonard Little	1.0	1	23
OLB Joseph Doser	0.0	1	19
OLB Joe Manganiello	0.0	1	4

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Donnie Abraham	5	0	0	35
CB Charles Woodson	3	0	0	33
S Matt Bowmen	2	1	1	35
OLB Mario Haggan	2	1	0	6
ILB Shannon Taylor	2	0	0	24
DE Lance Perea	1	0	0	18
ILB Zeke Moreno	1	0	0	31
CB Benjamin Gerhardt	1	0	0	29

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Morlon Greenwood	5	0	23
CB Allen Rossum	3	1	29
CB Kiwuakee Thomas	3	1	20
S Kim Herring	2	0	30
CB Jeremetrius Butler	2	0	23
S Blaine Bishop	1	0	30
DE Leonard Little	1	0	23
S Jason Perry	1	0	11
ILB Mark Simoneau	1	0	4
ILB Paris Lenon	1	0	30

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Marcus Spriggs	4	8	37	1	30
Travis Claridge	3	7	37	0	30
Cooper Carlisle	2	9	37	0	30
Chris Samuels	2	2	37	1	30
Jeff Backus	1	5	37	1	30
George Irwin	0	1	19	0	13
Erron Kinney	0	1	12	0	21

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Wade Smith	4	5	0	20	0	35
Melvin Fowler	3	5	1	20	0	35
Jorge Diaz	1	2	0	20	0	35
Luke Petitgout	0	1	0	20	1	35
Bryant McKinnie	0	1	0	20	0	35

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Spencer George	3	23
Benjamin Gerhardt	2	13
Tyrone Carter	1	14

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Sebastian Fannin	1	9

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Marcus Spriggs	37	30	---	---	10	77
Cooper Carlisle	37	30	---	---	---	67
Travis Claridge	37	30	---	---	---	67
Chris Samuels	37	30	---	---	---	67
Drew Brees	37	30	---	---	---	67
Jeff Backus	37	30	---	---	---	67
Chad Johnson	35	30	---	---	---	65
Charles Johnson	31	29	---	---	---	60
Benjamin Gerhardt	---	---	17	29	13	59
Donnie Abraham	---	---	18	35	5	58
Matt Bowmen	---	---	20	35	1	56
Antonio Nicas	27	16	---	---	12	55
Quentin Griffin	32	22	---	---	---	54
Charles Woodson	---	---	18	33	2	53
Shaunard Harts	---	---	19	33	1	53
Zeke Moreno	---	---	20	31	1	52
Ian Gold	---	---	18	33	---	51
George Irwin	19	13	---	---	18	50
Orpheus Roye	---	---	17	29	1	47
Shannon Taylor	---	---	17	24	6	47
Kevin Mathis	---	---	6	13	27	46
Gavin Schneider	---	---	10	23	8	41
Spencer George	5	8	---	---	23	36
Lance Perea	---	---	13	18	4	35
Trevor Pryce	---	---	12	20	3	35
Erron Kinney	12	21	---	---	---	33
Peter Warrick	15	7	---	---	3	25
Mario Haggan	---	---	2	6	17	25
Ryan Pickett	---	---	8	15	1	24
Damian Vaughn	4	3	---	---	16	23
Tyrone Carter	---	---	3	3	14	20
Clint Kreiwaldt	---	---	2	5	5	12
Johnny Minevich	0	0	---	---	10	10
Todd McClure	0	0	---	---	10	10
L.J. Shelton	0	0	---	---	10	10
Darnell Alford	0	0	---	---	10	10
Chris Baker	4	1	---	---	5	10
Marcus Robinson	0	0	---	---	8	8
Mike Flaherty	0	0	---	---	7	7
Derek Whaley	0	0	---	---	7	7
Kerry Collins	0	0	---	---	3	3
Donald Hayes	1	0	---	---	2	3
Tom Blackwell	---	---	0	0	1	1
Adam Dunn	0	0	---	---	---	0
Chris Cooper	---	---	0	0	---	0
Quincy Monk	---	---	0	0	---	0

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Blaine Bishop	---	---	37	30	16	83
Paris Lenon	---	---	37	30	3	70
Kim Herring	---	---	37	30	2	69
Allen Rossum	---	---	37	29	3	69
Ike Hilliard	18	34	---	---	12	64
Luke Petitgout	20	35	---	---	8	63
Kiwuakee Thomas	---	---	33	20	3	56
Wally Moss	20	35	---	---	1	56
Jorge Diaz	20	35	---	---	---	55
Morlon Greenwood	---	---	30	23	2	55
Melvin Fowler	20	35	---	---	---	55
Bryant McKinnie	20	35	---	---	---	55
Wade Smith	20	35	---	---	---	55
Joseph Doser	---	---	32	19	1	52
Ken Dilger	16	21	---	---	13	50
Leonard Little	---	---	23	23	3	49
Duece McAllister	13	23	---	---	12	48
Sebastian Fannin	12	26	---	---	9	47
Jeremetrius Butler	---	---	22	23	2	47
Lional Dalton	---	---	23	19	3	45
Greg Spires	---	---	19	22	3	44
Korey Ellington	---	---	5	12	27	44
Karsten Bailey	16	26	---	---	---	42
Howard Green	---	---	18	8	10	36
Nate Wayne	---	---	7	5	21	33
Chris Davis	5	8	---	---	16	29
Ma'ake Kemoeatu	---	---	14	11	2	27
Tim Bowens	---	---	14	7	3	24
Napoleon Kaufman	5	3	---	---	15	23
Cam Cleeland	4	10	---	---	8	22
Jason Perry	---	---	4	11	7	22
Shaun McDonald	7	13	---	---	---	20
Joe Manganiello	---	---	2	4	13	19
Charlie Rogers	4	11	---	---	3	18
Mark Simoneau	---	---	13	4	1	18
Zack Freeman	0	0	---	---	8	8
Scott Gragg	0	0	---	---	8	8
Vince Browning	0	0	---	---	8	8
Hunter Wilcox	0	0	---	---	8	8
Brad Maynard	0	0	---	---	7	7
Matt Bryant	0	0	---	---	3	3
David Greene	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ralph Story	0	0	---	---	---	0
Doug Brzezinski	0	0	---	---	---	0
Cameron Spikes	0	0	---	---	---	0
Chris McIntosh	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	47	3.6
Middle	21	59	2.8
Right	2	-3	-1.5
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	11	3.7
Middle	13	39	3.0
Right	4	47	11.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Drew Brees	27	20	4	1	1	2	3	0	0

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Wally Moss	34	17	2	3	4	2	7	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	-4	-4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	12	116	7.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	60	7.5
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	56	18.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	12	50	4.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	4	52	3.5
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	30	5.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Charles Johnson	9	7	1	97	2	29
WR Chad Johnson	6	5	0	60	2	30
TE Erron Kinney	5	4	0	38	0	21
WR Antonio Nicas	4	2	0	20	0	16
RB Quentin Griffin	3	2	0	13	0	22

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ike Hilliard	10	6	1	55	1	34
WR Sebastian Fannin	6	3	1	51	1	26
WR Karsten Bailey	6	2	0	10	0	26
RB Duece McAllister	4	1	1	-1	0	23
TE Ken Dilger	3	1	1	4	0	21
RB Charlie Rogers	3	2	0	11	0	11
TE Cam Cleeland	1	1	0	2	0	10
WR Shaun McDonald	1	1	0	0	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Drew Brees	1	6	6.00	3.80

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Napoleon Kaufman	1	7	7.00	0.50
Wally Moss	1	9	9.00	3.75

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Drew Brees	2	2	7	3.50	8.44

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Wally Moss	5	2	4	0.80	3.88

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Charles Johnson	1	1	3	3.00	10.78
WR Chad Johnson	1	1	4	4.00	10.00

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ike Hilliard	2	1	0	0.00	5.50
TE Ken Dilger	1	1	4	4.00	1.33
WR Sebastian Fannin	1	0	0	0.00	8.50
WR Karsten Bailey	1	0	0	0.00	1.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Quentin Griffin	4	2
Drew Brees	1	1

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Wally Moss	4	1
Napoleon Kaufman	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Drew Brees	10	7	3

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Wally Moss	7	4	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Charles Johnson	4	3	2
WR Antonio Nicas	2	1	0
WR Chad Johnson	2	2	1
RB Quentin Griffin	2	1	0

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Karsten Bailey	2	1	1
RB Duece McAllister	2	1	0
WR Sebastian Fannin	1	0	0
WR Ike Hilliard	1	1	0
RB Charlie Rogers	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 40,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 11,900 (21,400)
End Zone 8,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 5,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 8,100 (13,600)
Club Seats 4,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,500 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	40,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	11,900 (21,400)
End Zone	8,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	5,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	8,100 (13,600)
Club Seats	4,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,500 (3,300)