Week 13, 2003

played in San Francisco, CA

55 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	7	0	0	0	-	7
San Francisco 49ers	7	3	7	3	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:23 SFO - Ian Scott 52 fumble return (Steve Christie extra point)
1Q: 01:33 ATL - Quentin Griffin 21 run (Derek Whaley extra point)
2Q: 00:07 SFO - Steve Christie 48 field goal
3Q: 07:08 SFO - Jerome Pathon 7 pass from Mark Brunell (Steve Christie extra point)
4Q: 02:16 SFO - Steve Christie 49 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:23 SFO - Ian Scott 52 fumble return (Steve Christie extra point)
1Q: 01:33 ATL - Quentin Griffin 21 run (Derek Whaley extra point)
2Q: 00:07 SFO - Steve Christie 48 field goal
3Q: 07:08 SFO - Jerome Pathon 7 pass from Mark Brunell (Steve Christie extra point)
4Q: 02:16 SFO - Steve Christie 49 field goal

Team Statistics ATL SFO
Record 7-5 7-5
First Downs 21 14
- by Rushing 7 6
- by Passing 11 8
- by Penalty 3 0
Total Net Yards 253 226
- Offensive Plays 73 52
- Yards per Play 3.47 4.35
Net Rushing Yards 94 94
- Rushing Attempts 24 30
- Yards per Rush 3.92 3.13
Net Passing Yards 159 132
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 41 - 23 - 0 21 - 14 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 212 138
- Sacks/Yards Lost 8/53 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 3.24 6.00
Fumbles/Lost 3/2 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/16 5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.6 7.5
4th Down Conversions 1/3 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/35 9/60
Punt Returns/Yards 4/24 3/20
Kick Returns/Yards 1/35 1/30
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 36
Time of Possession 32:29 27:31

Team Statistics	ATL	SFO
Record	7-5	7-5
First Downs	21	14
- by Rushing	7	6
- by Passing	11	8
- by Penalty	3	0
Total Net Yards	253	226
- Offensive Plays	73	52
- Yards per Play	3.47	4.35
Net Rushing Yards	94	94
- Rushing Attempts	24	30
- Yards per Rush	3.92	3.13
Net Passing Yards	159	132
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	41 - 23 - 0	21 - 14 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	212	138
- Sacks/Yards Lost	8/53	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	3.24	6.00
Fumbles/Lost	3/2	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/16	5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.6	7.5
4th Down Conversions	1/3	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/35	9/60
Punt Returns/Yards	4/24	3/20
Kick Returns/Yards	1/35	1/30
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 36
Time of Possession	32:29	27:31

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:51	OWN 20	9	32	Fumble
1	11:09	4:40	OWN 20	7	25	Punt
1	4:43	3:22	OWN 29	7	71	Touchdown
2	13:39	4:35	OWN 2	8	28	Punt
2	2:38	2:31	OWN 20	8	11	Fumble
3	11:28	1:17	OWN 6	3	2	Punt
3	6:58	1:58	OWN 33	3	1	Punt
3	3:17	2:48	OWN 36	6	20	Punt
4	13:12	3:08	OWN 46	7	14	Punt
4	8:20	2:01	OWN 23	8	26	Downs
4	2:10	2:03	OWN 20	8	23	Downs

San Francisco 49ers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	6:29	1:46	OWN 28	3	-1	Punt
1	1:21	2:42	OWN 30	6	19	Punt
2	9:04	6:26	OWN 31	12	58	Interception
2	0:07	0:07	OPP 31	0	0	Field Goal
3	15:00	3:32	OWN 20	7	37	Punt
3	10:11	3:13	50	7	50	Touchdown
3	5:00	1:43	OWN 37	3	6	Punt
3	0:29	2:17	OWN 7	4	10	Punt
4	10:04	1:44	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
4	6:19	4:09	OPP 49	6	17	Field Goal
4	0:07	0:07	OPP 43	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: LaVar Arrington, San Francisco 49ers

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Quentin Griffin	15	67	4.47	21	3	1
Spencer George	5	0	0.00	2	0	0
Drew Brees	4	27	6.75	11	1	0

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
DeShaun Foster	18	63	3.50	14	3
Alexis Shepherd	10	24	2.40	6	0
Mark Brunell	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0
Jerome Pathon	1	8	8.00	8	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Drew Brees	41	23	212	8/53	0	26	0	70.4

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mark Brunell	21	14	138	1/6	1	20	1	81.0

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Antonio Nicas	6	9	40	6.67	4	10
WR Chad Johnson	5	12	54	10.80	25	26
RB Quentin Griffin	5	6	30	6.00	6	9
WR Peter Warrick	3	5	57	19.00	23	25
TE Erron Kinney	2	5	27	13.50	5	14
RB Spencer George	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4
WR Donald Hayes	1	3	8	8.00	3	8

San Francisco	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jerome Pathon	8	10	67	8.38	16	19	1
WR Chris Chambers	3	8	36	12.00	7	15	0
RB DeShaun Foster	2	2	15	7.50	1	12	0
TE Freddie Jones	1	1	20	20.00	3	20	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Charles Woodson	1	0	0.00	0

San Francisco	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Drew Brees	2	0	0
Spencer George	1	0	0
Marcus Spriggs	0	1	0
Lance Perea	0	0	1
Shannon Taylor	0	0	1

San Francisco	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Alexis Shepherd	1	1	0	0
DeShaun Foster	1	0	0	0
Ian Scott	0	1	0	1
Ike Davis	0	1	0	0
Ray Lewis	0	1	0	0
Ron Warner	0	0	1	0
Lester Towns	0	0	1	0
LaVar Arrington	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Flaherty	6	214	35.7	32.3	50	2

San Francisco	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Craig Hentrich	6	263	43.8	39.8	54	2

Kicking Statistics

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

San Francisco	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Steve Christie	2/2	2/2	0/0	49	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kevin Mathis	4	24	6.0	0

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chris Chambers	2	9	4.5	0
DeShaun Foster	1	11	11.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charles Woodson	1	35	35.0	0

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
DeShaun Foster	1	30	30.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Ian Gold	7	3	1.0	27	22
ILB Shannon Taylor	6	1	0.0	19	14
DT Trevor Pryce	4	1	0.0	28	19
S Matt Bowmen	4	1	0.0	29	22
CB Charles Woodson	4	0	0.0	28	19
DT Chris Cooper	3	2	0.0	12	9
S Shaunard Harts	3	2	0.0	29	19
DE Orpheus Roye	3	1	0.0	28	22
DE Lance Perea	3	0	0.0	27	12
OLB Clint Kreiwaldt	2	2	0.0	24	16
CB Benjamin Gerhardt	1	1	0.0	12	12
CB Donnie Abraham	1	0	0.0	29	21
DE Gavin Schneider	1	0	0.0	24	22
OLB Mario Haggan	1	0	0.0	8	2

San Francisco	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Rosevelt Colvin	8	1	2.0	20	38
CB David Macklin	7	2	0.0	23	49
OLB LaVar Arrington	6	0	3.0	15	33
ILB Ray Lewis	5	0	0.0	20	46
DE Ron Warner	3	0	0.5	17	46
S Adrian Wilson	3	3	0.0	24	44
S Jason Doering	3	2	0.0	6	24
CB Deshea Townsend	3	1	0.0	15	45
CB Jamie Henderson	3	0	0.0	23	49
DT Harry Deligianis	2	0	1.0	11	27
DE Vincent Amey	2	1	0.5	18	45
ILB Lester Towns	2	0	0.0	2	1
ILB Ed Hartwell	2	0	0.0	4	2
S Ken Hamlin	2	0	0.0	22	42
DT Ian Scott	1	1	1.0	13	22
DE Gary Stills	1	2	0.0	7	3
QB Mark Brunell	1	0	---	---	---
DE Aaron Kampman	1	0	0.0	6	4

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Ian Gold	1.0	0	1	0	22
DT Trevor Pryce	0.0	0	2	1	19

San Francisco	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB LaVar Arrington	3.0	1	1	0	33
ILB Rosevelt Colvin	2.0	1	0	0	38
DT Ian Scott	1.0	0	0	1	22
DT Harry Deligianis	1.0	0	0	0	27
DE Ron Warner	0.5	0	2	0	46
DE Vincent Amey	0.5	0	1	0	45
OLB Ryan Nece	0.0	1	0	0	6
DE Gary Stills	0.0	0	1	0	3

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Charles Woodson	4	1	1	19
OLB Ian Gold	4	0	0	22
S Matt Bowmen	1	1	0	22
CB Donnie Abraham	1	0	0	21
DE Orpheus Roye	1	0	0	22
ILB Shannon Taylor	1	0	0	14
S Shaunard Harts	1	0	0	19
CB Benjamin Gerhardt	1	0	0	12

San Francisco	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Jason Doering	3	1	24
ILB Rosevelt Colvin	3	0	38
CB David Macklin	3	0	49
CB Jamie Henderson	3	0	49
CB Deshea Townsend	2	3	45
S Adrian Wilson	2	2	44
DE Ron Warner	2	0	46
ILB Ray Lewis	1	1	46
DE Vincent Amey	1	1	45
ILB Lester Towns	1	0	1
OLB LaVar Arrington	1	0	33
S Ken Hamlin	1	0	42

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Travis Claridge	3	7	0	24	1	49
Chris Samuels	2	5	0	24	0	49
Cooper Carlisle	2	4	1	24	2	49
Marcus Spriggs	1	1	0	24	4	49
Jeff Backus	0	1	0	24	1	49
Damian Vaughn	0	1	0	9	0	15
Erron Kinney	0	1	0	13	0	17

San Francisco	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jim Bundren	4	7	30	0	22
Solomon Page	2	9	30	0	22
Ike Davis	2	5	25	0	15
Deon Dyer	1	2	13	0	10
Tarik Glenn	0	4	30	1	22
Willie Roaf	0	2	30	0	22

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Tyrone Carter	2	12
Benjamin Gerhardt	2	12

San Francisco	Tackles	STPlays
Deion Porter	2	14
Nickolas McElroy	1	19
Deshea Townsend	1	11
Ryan Nece	1	9

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Marcus Spriggs	24	49	---	---	6	79
Cooper Carlisle	24	49	---	---	---	73
Travis Claridge	24	49	---	---	---	73
Chris Samuels	24	49	---	---	---	73
Drew Brees	24	49	---	---	---	73
Chad Johnson	24	49	---	---	---	73
Jeff Backus	24	49	---	---	---	73
Peter Warrick	21	44	---	---	2	67
Quentin Griffin	19	41	---	---	1	61
Antonio Nicas	13	35	---	---	11	59
Trevor Pryce	---	---	28	19	8	55
Gavin Schneider	---	---	24	22	8	54
Matt Bowmen	---	---	29	22	2	53
Donnie Abraham	---	---	29	21	2	52
Orpheus Roye	---	---	28	22	2	52
Charles Woodson	---	---	28	19	5	52
Ian Gold	---	---	27	22	2	51
Shaunard Harts	---	---	29	19	2	50
Clint Kreiwaldt	---	---	24	16	5	45
Spencer George	7	16	---	---	18	41
Lance Perea	---	---	27	12	---	39
Shannon Taylor	---	---	19	14	4	37
Damian Vaughn	9	15	---	---	12	36
Benjamin Gerhardt	---	---	12	12	12	36
Erron Kinney	13	17	---	---	---	30
Donald Hayes	8	19	---	---	---	27
Mario Haggan	---	---	8	2	17	27
Chris Cooper	---	---	12	9	1	22
Kevin Mathis	---	---	2	5	12	19
George Irwin	4	5	---	---	8	17
Tyrone Carter	---	---	2	3	12	17
Raymond Walls	---	---	2	3	11	16
Chris Baker	1	3	---	---	9	13
Marcus Robinson	1	1	---	---	7	9
Jason Anderson	0	0	---	---	6	6
Johnny Minevich	0	0	---	---	6	6
Todd McClure	0	0	---	---	6	6
L.J. Shelton	0	0	---	---	6	6
Mike Flaherty	0	0	---	---	6	6
Tom Blackwell	---	---	0	0	4	4
Terrence Kiel	---	---	0	0	3	3
Derek Whaley	0	0	---	---	2	2
Quincy Monk	---	---	0	0	2	2
Kerry Collins	0	0	---	---	---	0
Adam Dunn	0	0	---	---	---	0
Derrick Burgess	---	---	0	0	---	0

San Francisco	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
David Macklin	---	---	23	49	5	77
Jamie Henderson	---	---	23	49	---	72
Adrian Wilson	---	---	24	44	4	72
Deshea Townsend	---	---	15	45	11	71
Ken Hamlin	---	---	22	42	7	71
Vincent Amey	---	---	18	45	6	69
Ray Lewis	---	---	20	46	---	66
Ron Warner	---	---	17	46	---	63
Chris Chambers	28	21	---	---	12	61
Tarik Glenn	30	22	---	---	8	60
Jim Bundren	30	22	---	---	8	60
Rosevelt Colvin	---	---	20	38	1	59
Willie Roaf	30	22	---	---	---	52
Mark Brunell	30	22	---	---	---	52
Solomon Page	30	22	---	---	---	52
Ike Davis	25	15	---	---	8	48
LaVar Arrington	---	---	15	33	---	48
Jerome Pathon	24	18	---	---	1	43
Harry Deligianis	---	---	11	27	2	40
Deon Dyer	13	10	---	---	13	36
Freddie Jones	18	12	---	---	5	35
Ian Scott	---	---	13	22	---	35
DeShaun Foster	19	11	---	---	4	34
Alexis Shepherd	17	12	---	---	3	32
Jason Doering	---	---	6	24	2	32
Deion Porter	9	9	---	---	14	32
Tito Galloway	14	10	---	---	7	31
Derrick Rodgers	---	---	4	10	13	27
Nickolas McElroy	1	2	---	---	19	22
Ryan Nece	---	---	6	6	9	21
Reche Caldwell	7	5	---	---	5	17
Aaron Kampman	---	---	6	4	6	16
Gary Stills	---	---	7	3	4	14
Adam Timmerman	5	7	---	---	---	12
Raynoch Thompson	---	---	8	3	---	11
Lester Towns	---	---	2	1	6	9
Elian Gonzalez	0	0	---	---	8	8
Ed Hartwell	---	---	4	2	2	8
Lance Nimmo	0	0	---	---	8	8
Steve Christie	0	0	---	---	6	6
Craig Hentrich	0	0	---	---	6	6
Khalid Abdullah	---	---	0	0	5	5
Akili Smith	0	0	---	---	2	2
Morris Dorman	0	0	---	---	---	0
Kobe Bryant	0	0	---	---	---	0
Justin Bannan	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	33	4.1
Middle	13	59	4.5
Right	3	2	0.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	5	0.8
Middle	17	48	2.8
Right	6	42	7.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Drew Brees	41	23	3	0	2	8	5	1	0

San Francisco	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mark Brunell	21	14	1	0	1	2	3	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	-4	-1.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	23	15	150	6.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	41	5.1
Long (19+ Yds)	7	1	25	3.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	11	97	7.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	3	41	10.3
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Chad Johnson	12	5	1	54	1	49
WR Antonio Nicas	9	6	1	40	0	35
RB Quentin Griffin	6	5	0	30	0	41
TE Erron Kinney	5	2	0	27	0	17
WR Peter Warrick	5	3	0	57	2	44
WR Donald Hayes	3	1	0	8	0	19
RB Spencer George	1	1	0	-4	0	16

San Francisco	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jerome Pathon	10	8	0	67	0	18
WR Chris Chambers	8	3	1	36	0	21
RB DeShaun Foster	2	2	0	15	0	11
TE Freddie Jones	1	1	0	20	1	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
DeShaun Foster	3	1	0.33	3.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mark Brunell	6	4	34	5.67	6.57

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

San Francisco	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jerome Pathon	3	3	31	10.33	6.70
WR Chris Chambers	2	0	0	0.00	4.50
RB DeShaun Foster	1	1	3	3.00	7.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Drew Brees	3	2

San Francisco	Rushes	Conversions
DeShaun Foster	2	0
Alexis Shepherd	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Drew Brees	10	8	5

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mark Brunell	8	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Antonio Nicas	4	3	2
WR Chad Johnson	2	2	1
RB Quentin Griffin	2	1	0
WR Donald Hayes	1	1	1
TE Erron Kinney	1	1	1

San Francisco	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jerome Pathon	4	3	2
WR Chris Chambers	3	1	1
TE Freddie Jones	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 62,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,800 (21,400)
End Zone 13,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,200 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	62,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,800 (21,400)
End Zone	13,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,200 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)