Week 12, 2003

played in Atlanta, GA

56 degrees, fair, calm

Tennessee Oilers	0	3	10	3	-	16
Atlanta Falcons	14	14	14	0	-	42

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:19 ATL - Quentin Griffin 4 run (Derek Whaley extra point)
1Q: 01:17 ATL - Drew Brees 6 run (Derek Whaley extra point)
2Q: 13:14 TEN - Lucy Draper 47 field goal
2Q: 10:11 ATL - Quentin Griffin 3 run (Derek Whaley extra point)
2Q: 06:56 ATL - Quentin Griffin 62 run (Derek Whaley extra point)
3Q: 11:59 TEN - Lucy Draper 36 field goal
3Q: 04:38 ATL - Chad Johnson 14 pass from Drew Brees (Derek Whaley extra point)
3Q: 00:25 TEN - Kyle Brady 13 pass from Donovan McNabb (Lucy Draper extra point)
3Q: 00:15 ATL - Charles Woodson 92 kickoff return (Derek Whaley extra point)
4Q: 00:36 TEN - Lucy Draper 40 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:19 ATL - Quentin Griffin 4 run (Derek Whaley extra point)
1Q: 01:17 ATL - Drew Brees 6 run (Derek Whaley extra point)
2Q: 13:14 TEN - Lucy Draper 47 field goal
2Q: 10:11 ATL - Quentin Griffin 3 run (Derek Whaley extra point)
2Q: 06:56 ATL - Quentin Griffin 62 run (Derek Whaley extra point)
3Q: 11:59 TEN - Lucy Draper 36 field goal
3Q: 04:38 ATL - Chad Johnson 14 pass from Drew Brees (Derek Whaley extra point)
3Q: 00:25 TEN - Kyle Brady 13 pass from Donovan McNabb (Lucy Draper extra point)
3Q: 00:15 ATL - Charles Woodson 92 kickoff return (Derek Whaley extra point)
4Q: 00:36 TEN - Lucy Draper 40 field goal

Team Statistics TEN ATL
Record 3-8 7-4
First Downs 17 24
- by Rushing 2 12
- by Passing 14 12
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 289 399
- Offensive Plays 57 63
- Yards per Play 5.07 6.33
Net Rushing Yards 49 216
- Rushing Attempts 14 36
- Yards per Rush 3.50 6.00
Net Passing Yards 240 183
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 41 - 25 - 0 23 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 253 214
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/13 4/31
- Yards per Pass Play 5.58 6.78
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 0/11 6/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.8 9.1
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/35 4/25
Punt Returns/Yards 2/7 5/48
Kick Returns/Yards 3/57 2/118
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 4/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 26
Time of Possession 25:52 34:08

Team Statistics	TEN	ATL
Record	3-8	7-4
First Downs	17	24
- by Rushing	2	12
- by Passing	14	12
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	289	399
- Offensive Plays	57	63
- Yards per Play	5.07	6.33
Net Rushing Yards	49	216
- Rushing Attempts	14	36
- Yards per Rush	3.50	6.00
Net Passing Yards	240	183
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	41 - 25 - 0	23 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	253	214
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/13	4/31
- Yards per Pass Play	5.58	6.78
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	0/11	6/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.8	9.1
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/35	4/25
Punt Returns/Yards	2/7	5/48
Kick Returns/Yards	3/57	2/118
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	4/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 26
Time of Possession	25:52	34:08

Drive Charts

Tennessee Oilers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:12	1:44	OWN 20	4	16	Punt
1	1:06	3:00	OWN 27	7	43	Field Goal
2	10:04	2:09	OWN 37	3	6	Punt
2	6:35	1:43	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
2	3:09	0:33	OWN 33	3	-5	Punt
3	15:00	3:09	OWN 14	7	67	Field Goal
3	9:48	2:08	OWN 47	4	9	Downs
3	4:29	4:14	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
4	15:00	2:26	OWN 20	4	11	Punt
4	9:43	0:58	OPP 29	3	-8	Punt
4	7:10	1:52	OWN 23	5	12	Punt
4	2:48	2:17	OWN 40	6	37	Field Goal
4	0:26	0:26	OWN 47	1	-1	Game

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:48	OWN 43	6	57	Touchdown
1	9:28	8:22	OWN 23	15	77	Touchdown
2	13:06	3:02	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
2	7:55	1:20	OWN 21	4	79	Touchdown
2	4:52	1:43	OWN 27	3	-3	Punt
2	2:36	2:36	OWN 26	7	49	Missed FG
3	11:51	2:03	OWN 20	3	-10	Punt
3	7:40	3:11	OWN 44	8	56	Touchdown
4	12:34	2:51	OWN 28	5	1	Fumble
4	8:45	1:35	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
4	5:18	2:30	OWN 15	3	1	Punt

Game MVP: Quentin Griffin, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Salvador Buffington	9	35	3.89	23	2	0
Chester Taylor	5	14	2.80	7	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Quentin Griffin	28	179	6.39	62	5	3
Spencer George	4	25	6.25	12	2	0
Drew Brees	4	12	3.00	6	0	1

Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Donovan McNabb	41	25	253	2/13	1	35	0	86.7

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Drew Brees	23	18	214	4/31	1	32	0	119.9

Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Quincy Morgan	5	6	48	9.60	23	19	0
RB Chester Taylor	4	4	75	18.75	46	35	0
WR Deion Branch	4	12	25	6.25	8	14	0
TE Kyle Brady	3	4	43	14.33	10	15	1
WR Rick Lockhart	2	5	13	6.50	0	9	0
TE O.J. Santiago	2	3	22	11.00	6	12	0
FB Roman Nelson	2	2	11	5.50	0	6	0
WR Plaxico Burress	2	3	10	5.00	4	6	0
RB Salvador Buffington	1	1	6	6.00	5	6	0
WR Keenan McCardell	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Peter Warrick	7	9	63	9.00	18	16	0
WR Chad Johnson	6	6	69	11.50	26	14	1
RB Spencer George	2	2	40	20.00	36	32	0
WR Donald Hayes	1	1	19	19.00	10	19	0
TE Erron Kinney	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Quentin Griffin	1	2	20	20.00	0	20	0
WR Antonio Nicas	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Chris Baker	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Tennessee	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Tennessee	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Justin Smith	0	1	1	0
Shane Dronett	0	0	1	0

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov
Drew Brees	1	0
Quentin Griffin	1	0
Cooper Carlisle	0	1

Punting Statistics

Tennessee	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tom Hutton	7	350	50.0	40.3	64	5

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Flaherty	4	192	48.0	46.3	55	0

Kicking Statistics

Tennessee	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Lucy Draper	3/3	2/2	0/0	47	1/1

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

Punt Return Statistics

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Than Merrill	2	7	3.5	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kevin Mathis	4	46	11.5	0
Peter Warrick	1	2	2.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Than Merrill	3	57	19.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charles Woodson	2	118	59.0	1

Defensive Statistics

Tennessee	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Ifeanyi Ohalete	8	2	0.0	32	25
ILB Pisa Tinoisamoa	6	2	0.0	17	11
DT Shane Dronett	5	2	0.5	26	20
OLB Tucker Brock	4	0	0.0	8	11
DE Justin Smith	3	1	2.5	22	20
OLB Chris Slade	3	2	0.0	29	19
S Than Merrill	3	1	0.0	27	25
OLB Victor Hobson	3	1	0.0	9	11
DT Aubrayo Franklin	3	0	0.0	14	9
ILB John Taylor	2	1	1.0	12	14
DT Joe Salave'a	2	2	0.0	22	15
CB Terrance Shaw	2	0	0.0	13	8
CB Duane Starks	2	0	0.0	28	16
CB Deltha O'Neal	2	0	0.0	30	20
DT Larry Tripplett	2	0	0.0	16	17
ILB John Holecek	1	1	0.0	11	3
S Tony Parrish	1	0	0.0	12	5
CB Nic Harper	1	0	0.0	28	25
DT Junior Ioane	0	2	0.0	23	12
DE Robert Mathis	0	1	0.0	17	11

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Ian Gold	8	0	0.0	14	36
DT Trevor Pryce	4	1	0.5	12	39
S Matt Bowmen	4	2	0.0	13	42
CB Donnie Abraham	4	0	0.0	12	41
CB Charles Woodson	3	2	0.0	12	42
S Shaunard Harts	3	0	0.0	12	41
DE Gavin Schneider	2	1	1.5	12	31
DE Lance Perea	2	1	0.0	11	32
CB Benjamin Gerhardt	2	1	0.0	13	37
DE Orpheus Roye	2	0	0.0	11	42
CB Kevin Mathis	2	0	0.0	5	14
ILB Shannon Taylor	2	0	0.0	4	13
OLB Clint Kreiwaldt	1	0	0.0	11	33
DT Chris Cooper	0	1	0.0	7	18

Pass Rush Statistics

Tennessee	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Justin Smith	2.5	1	0	20
ILB John Taylor	1.0	0	0	14
DT Shane Dronett	0.5	0	1	20
ILB John Holecek	0.0	0	1	3

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Gavin Schneider	1.5	0	0	0	31
DT Trevor Pryce	0.5	0	2	0	39
DE Lance Perea	0.0	1	1	0	32
DE Orpheus Roye	0.0	0	1	1	42

Pass Defense Statistics

Tennessee	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Tucker Brock	3	0	11
S Than Merrill	3	0	25
OLB Chris Slade	2	0	19
CB Nic Harper	2	0	25
S Ifeanyi Ohalete	2	0	25
ILB Pisa Tinoisamoa	2	0	11
OLB Victor Hobson	2	0	11
ILB John Taylor	1	1	14
CB Duane Starks	1	0	16

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Ian Gold	7	0	36
CB Donnie Abraham	4	2	41
CB Charles Woodson	3	0	42
S Shaunard Harts	2	3	41
CB Kevin Mathis	2	1	14
OLB Clint Kreiwaldt	2	0	33
DE Gavin Schneider	1	1	31
DE Orpheus Roye	1	0	42
DE Lance Perea	1	0	32
ILB Shannon Taylor	1	0	13
S Matt Bowmen	1	0	42

Blocking Statistics

Tennessee	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dave Wohlabaugh	1	1	8	0	32
Roman Nelson	1	1	5	0	14
Jonathan Goodwin	1	1	8	0	17
Seth Wand	0	4	12	1	32
Jeff Christy	0	3	13	1	40
Orlando Brown	0	2	8	0	13
Brad Badger	0	1	9	0	31
Jeff Hatch	0	1	1	0	3

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Cooper Carlisle	4	10	1	36	1	27
Travis Claridge	4	7	0	36	1	27
Chris Samuels	3	5	0	36	0	27
Marcus Spriggs	2	5	0	36	0	27
Erron Kinney	1	3	0	16	0	11
Jeff Backus	0	4	0	36	2	27

Special Teams Tackles

Tennessee	Tackles	STPlays
George Williams	3	20
Plaxico Burress	1	17
Jonathan Goodwin	1	10
Jeff Christy	1	8

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Benjamin Gerhardt	2	14
Spencer George	1	24
Terrence Kiel	1	11
Johnny Minevich	1	5

Participation

Tennessee	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Than Merrill	---	---	27	25	13	65
Duane Starks	---	---	28	16	20	64
Jeff Christy	13	40	---	---	8	61
Chris Slade	---	---	29	19	10	58
Ifeanyi Ohalete	---	---	32	25	1	58
Donovan McNabb	14	43	---	---	---	57
Salvador Buffington	9	22	---	---	26	57
O.J. Santiago	10	24	---	---	20	54
Plaxico Burress	7	29	---	---	17	53
Quincy Morgan	9	28	---	---	16	53
Nic Harper	---	---	28	25	---	53
Deltha O'Neal	---	---	30	20	2	52
Shane Dronett	---	---	26	20	2	48
Seth Wand	12	32	---	---	---	44
Justin Smith	---	---	22	20	---	42
Terrance Shaw	---	---	13	8	20	41
Nathan Parks	8	33	---	---	---	41
Dave Wohlabaugh	8	32	---	---	---	40
Brad Badger	9	31	---	---	---	40
Joe Salave'a	---	---	22	15	2	39
Pisa Tinoisamoa	---	---	17	11	9	37
Junior Ioane	---	---	23	12	1	36
Kyle Brady	6	23	---	---	6	35
George Williams	4	11	---	---	20	35
Jonathan Goodwin	8	17	---	---	10	35
Deion Branch	7	26	---	---	1	34
Roman Nelson	5	14	---	---	14	33
Chester Taylor	5	21	---	---	7	33
Larry Tripplett	---	---	16	17	---	33
Robert Mathis	---	---	17	11	4	32
Orlando Brown	8	13	---	---	10	31
Tucker Brock	---	---	8	11	9	28
John Taylor	---	---	12	14	2	28
Kaulana Noa	3	14	---	---	10	27
Aubrayo Franklin	---	---	14	9	2	25
Tony Parrish	---	---	12	5	4	21
Rick Lockhart	6	14	---	---	---	20
Victor Hobson	---	---	9	11	---	20
John Holecek	---	---	11	3	1	15
Earnest Stafford	0	0	---	---	10	10
Lucy Draper	0	0	---	---	8	8
Tom Hutton	0	0	---	---	7	7
Jeff Hatch	1	3	---	---	2	6
Keenan McCardell	2	3	---	---	---	5
Steve Bellisari	0	0	---	---	3	3
Craig Nall	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Marcus Spriggs	36	27	---	---	5	68
Antonio Nicas	23	24	---	---	19	66
Benjamin Gerhardt	---	---	13	37	14	64
Cooper Carlisle	36	27	---	---	---	63
Travis Claridge	36	27	---	---	---	63
Chris Samuels	36	27	---	---	---	63
Drew Brees	36	27	---	---	---	63
Jeff Backus	36	27	---	---	---	63
Charles Woodson	---	---	12	42	8	62
Trevor Pryce	---	---	12	39	10	61
Chad Johnson	35	26	---	---	---	61
Matt Bowmen	---	---	13	42	3	58
Donnie Abraham	---	---	12	41	3	56
Orpheus Roye	---	---	11	42	3	56
Shaunard Harts	---	---	12	41	3	56
Clint Kreiwaldt	---	---	11	33	9	53
Ian Gold	---	---	14	36	3	53
Gavin Schneider	---	---	12	31	9	52
Spencer George	13	13	---	---	24	50
Peter Warrick	25	23	---	---	1	49
Quentin Griffin	32	17	---	---	---	49
Lance Perea	---	---	11	32	1	44
Kevin Mathis	---	---	5	14	20	39
George Irwin	15	7	---	---	15	37
Shannon Taylor	---	---	4	13	13	30
Damian Vaughn	3	7	---	---	17	27
Erron Kinney	16	11	---	---	---	27
Mario Haggan	---	---	0	7	20	27
Chris Cooper	---	---	7	18	1	26
Tyrone Carter	---	---	3	4	17	24
Marcus Robinson	4	0	---	---	13	17
Donald Hayes	10	5	---	---	---	15
Chris Baker	4	2	---	---	9	15
Raymond Walls	---	---	2	1	8	11
Terrence Kiel	---	---	0	0	11	11
Derek Whaley	0	0	---	---	8	8
Jason Anderson	0	0	---	---	5	5
Johnny Minevich	0	0	---	---	5	5
Todd McClure	0	0	---	---	5	5
L.J. Shelton	0	0	---	---	5	5
Mike Flaherty	0	0	---	---	4	4
Tom Blackwell	---	---	0	0	4	4
Kerry Collins	0	0	---	---	1	1
Quincy Monk	---	---	0	0	1	1
Adam Dunn	0	0	---	---	---	0
Derrick Burgess	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	11	30	2.7
Right	3	19	6.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	37	3.4
Middle	12	72	6.0
Right	13	107	8.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Donovan McNabb	41	25	2	1	3	7	4	1	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Drew Brees	23	18	2	0	1	1	2	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	9	52	5.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	11	119	7.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	5	82	7.5
Long (19+ Yds)	6	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	54	18.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	11	94	6.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	3	46	11.5
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	20	20.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Deion Branch	12	4	1	25	0	26
WR Quincy Morgan	6	5	0	48	0	28
WR Rick Lockhart	5	2	1	13	0	14
TE Kyle Brady	4	3	0	43	0	23
RB Chester Taylor	4	4	0	75	2	21
TE O.J. Santiago	3	2	1	22	0	24
WR Plaxico Burress	3	2	0	10	0	29
FB Roman Nelson	2	2	0	11	0	14
WR Keenan McCardell	1	0	0	0	0	3
RB Salvador Buffington	1	1	0	6	0	22

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Peter Warrick	9	7	1	63	0	23
WR Chad Johnson	6	6	0	69	0	26
RB Spencer George	2	2	0	40	1	13
RB Quentin Griffin	2	1	0	20	1	17
WR Donald Hayes	1	1	0	19	0	5
WR Antonio Nicas	1	0	0	0	0	24
TE Erron Kinney	1	1	0	3	0	11
TE Chris Baker	1	0	0	0	0	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Salvador Buffington	1	-6	-6.00	3.89

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Quentin Griffin	4	22	5.50	6.39
Drew Brees	1	6	6.00	3.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Donovan McNabb	4	2	19	4.75	6.17

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Drew Brees	3	2	22	7.33	9.30

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Kyle Brady	1	1	13	13.00	10.75
RB Salvador Buffington	1	1	6	6.00	6.00
WR Quincy Morgan	1	0	0	0.00	8.00
WR Deion Branch	1	0	0	0.00	2.08

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Chad Johnson	2	2	22	11.00	11.50
WR Peter Warrick	1	0	0	0.00	7.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tennessee	Rushes	Conversions
Chester Taylor	2	0
Salvador Buffington	1	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Quentin Griffin	3	1
Drew Brees	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Conversions
Donovan McNabb	8	4	0

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Drew Brees	5	4	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Targ	Catch
WR Deion Branch	3	1
WR Keenan McCardell	1	0
FB Roman Nelson	1	1
WR Plaxico Burress	1	0
WR Quincy Morgan	1	1
RB Chester Taylor	1	1

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Donald Hayes	1	1	1
TE Erron Kinney	1	1	1
WR Peter Warrick	1	1	1
WR Chad Johnson	1	1	1
RB Quentin Griffin	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 99,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 25,300 (25,300)
End Zone 18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine 10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	99,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	25,300 (25,300)
End Zone	18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine	10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)