Wild Card Playoff Games, 2003

played in San Francisco, CA

38 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	0	14	6	6	-	26
San Francisco 49ers	14	3	7	0	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:11 SFO - Wayne Chrebet 81 fumble return (Steve Christie extra point)
1Q: 03:02 SFO - Alexis Shepherd 3 run (Steve Christie extra point)
2Q: 13:29 ATL - Spencer George 1 run (Derek Whaley extra point)
2Q: 09:11 SFO - Steve Christie 26 field goal
2Q: 00:25 ATL - Charles Johnson 20 pass from Drew Brees (Derek Whaley extra point)
3Q: 12:23 ATL - Derek Whaley 36 field goal
3Q: 09:53 ATL - Derek Whaley 30 field goal
3Q: 03:55 SFO - DeShaun Foster 5 run (Steve Christie extra point)
4Q: 14:23 ATL - Derek Whaley 21 field goal
4Q: 01:36 ATL - Derek Whaley 20 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:11 SFO - Wayne Chrebet 81 fumble return (Steve Christie extra point)
1Q: 03:02 SFO - Alexis Shepherd 3 run (Steve Christie extra point)
2Q: 13:29 ATL - Spencer George 1 run (Derek Whaley extra point)
2Q: 09:11 SFO - Steve Christie 26 field goal
2Q: 00:25 ATL - Charles Johnson 20 pass from Drew Brees (Derek Whaley extra point)
3Q: 12:23 ATL - Derek Whaley 36 field goal
3Q: 09:53 ATL - Derek Whaley 30 field goal
3Q: 03:55 SFO - DeShaun Foster 5 run (Steve Christie extra point)
4Q: 14:23 ATL - Derek Whaley 21 field goal
4Q: 01:36 ATL - Derek Whaley 20 field goal

Team Statistics ATL SFO
Record 12-5 10-7
First Downs 17 20
- by Rushing 6 9
- by Passing 11 9
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 396 337
- Offensive Plays 64 57
- Yards per Play 6.19 5.91
Net Rushing Yards 118 219
- Rushing Attempts 37 29
- Yards per Rush 3.19 7.55
Net Passing Yards 278 118
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 26 - 18 - 0 23 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 283 152
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 5/34
- Yards per Pass Play 10.30 4.21
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 4/3
3rd Down Conversions 6/15 6/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.1 9.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 4/30 5/35
Punt Returns/Yards 1/4 2/-3
Kick Returns/Yards 3/85 5/116
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/4 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 38 OWN 19
Time of Possession 30:43 29:17

Team Statistics	ATL	SFO
Record	12-5	10-7
First Downs	17	20
- by Rushing	6	9
- by Passing	11	9
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	396	337
- Offensive Plays	64	57
- Yards per Play	6.19	5.91
Net Rushing Yards	118	219
- Rushing Attempts	37	29
- Yards per Rush	3.19	7.55
Net Passing Yards	278	118
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	26 - 18 - 0	23 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	283	152
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	5/34
- Yards per Pass Play	10.30	4.21
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	4/3
3rd Down Conversions	6/15	6/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.1	9.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	4/30	5/35
Punt Returns/Yards	1/4	2/-3
Kick Returns/Yards	3/85	5/116
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/4	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 38	OWN 19
Time of Possession	30:43	29:17

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:42	OWN 20	6	31	Punt
1	9:30	2:19	OWN 20	4	15	Punt
1	2:52	4:30	OWN 30	8	70	Touchdown
2	9:06	2:37	OWN 41	4	20	Punt
2	5:27	1:10	OWN 32	3	7	Punt
2	1:39	1:29	OWN 34	8	66	Touchdown
3	14:50	2:32	OPP 36	5	17	Field Goal
3	11:06	1:19	OPP 20	3	7	Field Goal
3	3:46	4:30	OWN 27	7	69	Field Goal
4	10:21	2:47	OWN 20	6	14	Punt
4	5:29	4:00	OWN 28	8	69	Field Goal
4	0:41	0:41	OPP 29	2	-4	Game

San Francisco 49ers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:18	2:48	OWN 12	6	88	Touchdown
1	7:11	4:19	OWN 12	8	88	Touchdown
2	13:22	4:16	OWN 20	10	71	Field Goal
2	6:29	1:02	OWN 20	3	-3	Punt
2	4:17	2:38	OWN 27	6	47	Fumble
3	12:18	1:12	OWN 28	2	-8	Fumble
3	9:47	6:01	OWN 18	10	82	Touchdown
4	14:16	3:55	OWN 28	5	21	Punt
4	7:34	2:05	OWN 11	4	13	Punt
4	1:29	0:48	OWN 20	4	9	Downs

Game MVP: Drew Brees, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Quentin Griffin	23	76	3.30	18	2	0
Spencer George	8	15	1.88	6	0	1
Drew Brees	6	27	4.50	18	2	0

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
DeShaun Foster	14	101	7.21	48	2	1
Alexis Shepherd	11	81	7.36	33	2	1
Mark Brunell	4	37	9.25	14	2	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Drew Brees	26	18	283	1/5	1	40	0	117.9

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mark Brunell	23	16	152	5/34	0	24	0	87.6

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Charles Johnson	6	10	103	17.17	72	32	1
WR Antonio Nicas	5	5	99	19.80	16	40	0
TE Erron Kinney	2	3	22	11.00	2	16	0
WR Chad Johnson	2	3	29	14.50	13	26	0
RB Quentin Griffin	2	3	28	14.00	17	17	0
RB Spencer George	1	2	2	2.00	0	2	0

San Francisco	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Wayne Chrebet	6	7	88	14.67	29	24
WR Chris Chambers	4	7	27	6.75	6	14
FB Tony Richardson	2	3	14	7.00	0	11
WR Jerome Pathon	2	4	23	11.50	6	15
RB Alexis Shepherd	1	1	-2	-2.00	0	-2
WR Tito Galloway	1	1	2	2.00	0	2

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

San Francisco	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Recov	Force
Lance Perea	1	0
Tyrone Carter	1	0
Terrence Kiel	1	0
George Irwin	0	1
Ian Gold	0	1
Matt Bowmen	0	1
Zeke Moreno	0	1

San Francisco	Fumb	Recov	TD
Wayne Chrebet	2	1	1
Mark Brunell	1	0	0
DeShaun Foster	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Flaherty	5	210	42.0	38.6	57	3

San Francisco	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Craig Hentrich	3	154	51.3	43.3	55	0

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Derek Whaley	4/4	0/0	0/0	36	2/2

San Francisco	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Steve Christie	1/1	0/0	0/0	26	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Donald Hayes	1	4	4.0	0

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
DeShaun Foster	2	-3	-1.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Peter Warrick	2	49	24.5	0
Charles Woodson	1	36	36.0	0

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
DeShaun Foster	5	116	23.2	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Zeke Moreno	12	0	0.0	29	28
S Matt Bowmen	7	2	1.0	29	27
DT Trevor Pryce	5	2	2.0	25	26
CB Charles Woodson	5	0	0.0	25	26
DE Orpheus Roye	4	0	2.0	28	21
OLB Ian Gold	4	1	0.0	24	27
CB Donnie Abraham	4	0	0.0	26	26
OLB Clint Kreiwaldt	2	1	0.0	16	13
S Shaunard Harts	1	4	0.0	26	25
S Tyrone Carter	1	0	0.0	5	6
DT Ryan Pickett	1	0	0.0	21	20
ILB Tom Blackwell	1	0	0.0	2	0
DE Lance Perea	0	1	0.0	23	24
CB Benjamin Gerhardt	0	1	0.0	10	10

San Francisco	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Adrian Wilson	8	1	0.0	37	27
ILB Ray Lewis	7	6	0.0	37	27
CB Deshea Townsend	7	1	0.0	26	23
ILB Rosevelt Colvin	6	1	0.0	37	26
S Rich Coady	5	3	0.0	36	27
CB Jamie Henderson	5	1	0.0	36	27
OLB LaVar Arrington	4	2	0.0	28	19
DE Vincent Amey	2	1	1.0	30	26
DE Ron Warner	2	0	0.0	30	25
CB David Macklin	2	0	0.0	37	27
OLB Ryan Nece	2	0	0.0	9	6
T Willie Roaf	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Raynoch Thompson	1	0	0.0	7	2
DT Justin Bannan	1	0	0.0	15	12
DT Harry Deligianis	0	1	0.0	23	15

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Trevor Pryce	2.0	1	0	26
DE Orpheus Roye	2.0	0	0	21
S Matt Bowmen	1.0	0	0	27
DE Lance Perea	0.0	0	1	24

San Francisco	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Vincent Amey	1.0	0	1	1	26
DT Harry Deligianis	0.0	1	0	2	15
OLB LaVar Arrington	0.0	0	2	4	19
DE Ron Warner	0.0	0	0	1	25

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Zeke Moreno	5	0	28
CB Charles Woodson	4	1	26
CB Donnie Abraham	2	1	26
OLB Ian Gold	2	0	27
S Matt Bowmen	2	0	27
DE Orpheus Roye	1	0	21
OLB Clint Kreiwaldt	0	1	13

San Francisco	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Jamie Henderson	4	0	27
CB Deshea Townsend	3	0	23
S Rich Coady	3	0	27
S Adrian Wilson	3	0	27
ILB Ray Lewis	2	1	27
CB David Macklin	1	1	27
DE Ron Warner	1	0	25
ILB Rosevelt Colvin	1	0	26

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Travis Claridge	2	7	0	37	0	27
Marcus Spriggs	2	6	0	37	0	27
Cooper Carlisle	2	5	0	37	0	27
Erron Kinney	1	2	0	21	0	14
Jeff Backus	0	6	0	37	0	27
Chris Samuels	0	5	0	37	1	27
Damian Vaughn	0	1	1	6	0	3

San Francisco	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Adam Timmerman	4	10	29	1	28
Jim Bundren	3	6	29	1	28
Willie Roaf	3	4	29	2	28
Solomon Page	1	3	29	0	28
Tony Richardson	0	2	20	0	14
Tarik Glenn	0	0	29	1	28

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Benjamin Gerhardt	3	16
George Irwin	1	21
Tyrone Carter	1	17
Peter Warrick	1	16
Terrence Kiel	1	7

San Francisco	Tackles	STPlays
Tony Richardson	2	16
Deshea Townsend	1	16
Itula Mili	1	15

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Marcus Spriggs	37	27	---	---	9	73
Zeke Moreno	---	---	29	28	9	66
Charles Johnson	34	26	---	---	5	65
Cooper Carlisle	37	27	---	---	---	64
Travis Claridge	37	27	---	---	---	64
Chris Samuels	37	27	---	---	---	64
Drew Brees	37	27	---	---	---	64
Chad Johnson	37	27	---	---	---	64
Jeff Backus	37	27	---	---	---	64
Quentin Griffin	34	26	---	---	---	60
Antonio Nicas	22	19	---	---	16	57
Matt Bowmen	---	---	29	27	1	57
Charles Woodson	---	---	25	26	5	56
Donnie Abraham	---	---	26	26	1	53
Trevor Pryce	---	---	25	26	1	52
Ian Gold	---	---	24	27	1	52
Shaunard Harts	---	---	26	25	1	52
Orpheus Roye	---	---	28	21	1	50
Lance Perea	---	---	23	24	1	48
Ryan Pickett	---	---	21	20	2	43
Erron Kinney	21	14	---	---	3	38
Spencer George	13	7	---	---	17	37
Benjamin Gerhardt	---	---	10	10	16	36
George Irwin	5	5	---	---	21	31
Damian Vaughn	6	3	---	---	21	30
Clint Kreiwaldt	---	---	16	13	1	30
Tyrone Carter	---	---	5	6	17	28
Peter Warrick	8	2	---	---	16	26
Shannon Taylor	---	---	7	6	12	25
Gavin Schneider	---	---	7	11	5	23
Chris Cooper	---	---	11	9	---	20
Raymond Walls	---	---	4	2	13	19
J.J. Johnson	3	4	---	---	7	14
Derek Whaley	0	0	---	---	11	11
Johnny Minevich	0	0	---	---	9	9
Todd McClure	0	0	---	---	9	9
L.J. Shelton	0	0	---	---	9	9
Darnell Alford	0	0	---	---	9	9
Donald Hayes	2	2	---	---	3	7
Terrence Kiel	---	---	0	0	7	7
Tom Blackwell	---	---	2	0	4	6
Mike Flaherty	0	0	---	---	5	5
Kerry Collins	0	0	---	---	4	4
Mario Haggan	---	---	0	0	3	3
Derrick Burgess	---	---	1	1	---	2
Adam Dunn	0	0	---	---	---	0

San Francisco	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
David Macklin	---	---	37	27	8	72
Ray Lewis	---	---	37	27	4	68
Adrian Wilson	---	---	37	27	4	68
Rosevelt Colvin	---	---	37	26	3	66
Rich Coady	---	---	36	27	3	66
Jamie Henderson	---	---	36	27	3	66
Deshea Townsend	---	---	26	23	16	65
Vincent Amey	---	---	30	26	8	64
Tarik Glenn	29	28	---	---	4	61
Jim Bundren	29	28	---	---	4	61
Willie Roaf	29	28	---	---	---	57
Mark Brunell	29	28	---	---	---	57
Adam Timmerman	29	28	---	---	---	57
Solomon Page	29	28	---	---	---	57
Chris Chambers	23	26	---	---	8	57
Ron Warner	---	---	30	25	1	56
Wayne Chrebet	18	21	---	---	13	52
Tony Richardson	20	14	---	---	16	50
LaVar Arrington	---	---	28	19	3	50
Jerome Pathon	24	20	---	---	---	44
DeShaun Foster	17	13	---	---	13	43
Harry Deligianis	---	---	23	15	3	41
Tito Galloway	10	11	---	---	16	37
Freddie Jones	15	12	---	---	6	33
Justin Bannan	---	---	15	12	4	31
Alexis Shepherd	12	16	---	---	---	28
Ryan Nece	---	---	9	6	12	27
Itula Mili	6	4	---	---	15	25
Derrick Rodgers	---	---	0	1	23	24
Ken Hamlin	---	---	3	2	19	24
Nickolas McElroy	0	0	---	---	20	20
Raynoch Thompson	---	---	7	2	5	14
Gary Stills	---	---	7	2	3	12
Aaron Kampman	---	---	7	1	4	12
Lester Towns	---	---	2	0	5	7
Ed Hartwell	---	---	0	0	7	7
Steve Christie	0	0	---	---	6	6
Ike Davis	0	0	---	---	4	4
Elian Gonzalez	0	0	---	---	4	4
Lance Nimmo	0	0	---	---	4	4
Craig Hentrich	0	0	---	---	3	3
Reche Caldwell	0	3	---	---	---	3
Jason Doering	---	---	0	2	---	2
Akili Smith	0	0	---	---	1	1
Morris Dorman	0	0	---	---	---	0
Kobe Bryant	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	15	2.5
Middle	20	102	5.1
Right	9	5	0.6
None	2	-4	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	64	10.7
Middle	22	135	6.1
Right	1	20	20.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Drew Brees	26	18	7	0	2	2	3	8	0

San Francisco	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mark Brunell	23	16	1	0	2	3	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	49	16.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	5	45	6.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	9	116	8.9
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	73	24.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	31	6.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	6	57	6.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	64	9.1
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Charles Johnson	10	6	1	103	3	26
WR Antonio Nicas	5	5	0	99	3	19
TE Erron Kinney	3	2	0	22	0	14
WR Chad Johnson	3	2	0	29	1	27
RB Quentin Griffin	3	2	0	28	0	26
RB Spencer George	2	1	1	2	0	7

San Francisco	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Wayne Chrebet	7	6	0	88	1	21
WR Chris Chambers	7	4	1	27	0	26
WR Jerome Pathon	4	2	0	23	0	20
FB Tony Richardson	3	2	1	14	0	14
RB Alexis Shepherd	1	1	0	-2	0	16
WR Tito Galloway	1	1	0	2	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Quentin Griffin	7	7	1.00	3.30
Spencer George	2	0	0.00	1.88

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
DeShaun Foster	3	6	2.00	7.21
Alexis Shepherd	1	3	3.00	7.36

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Drew Brees	3	3	31	10.33	10.88

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mark Brunell	2	1	4	2.00	6.61

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Charles Johnson	2	2	28	14.00	10.30
WR Antonio Nicas	1	1	3	3.00	19.80

San Francisco	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Chris Chambers	2	1	4	2.00	3.86

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Quentin Griffin	4	1
Drew Brees	3	2

San Francisco	Rushes	Conversions
Mark Brunell	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Drew Brees	8	6	3

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mark Brunell	8	6	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

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

San Francisco	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Wayne Chrebet	3	3	2
WR Jerome Pathon	3	2	2
WR Chris Chambers	2	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,400 (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	70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,400 (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)