Week 12, 2005

played in Atlanta, GA

56 degrees, fair, calm

New England Patriots	3	0	7	6	-	16
Atlanta Falcons	0	3	7	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:35 NED - Jeff Chandler 30 field goal
2Q: 07:55 ATL - Derek Whaley 46 field goal
3Q: 06:55 ATL - Erron Kinney 17 pass from Drew Brees (Derek Whaley extra point)
3Q: 03:11 NED - Robert Holcombe 3 run (Jeff Chandler extra point)
4Q: 12:41 NED - Jeff Chandler 26 field goal
4Q: 05:58 NED - Jeff Chandler 35 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:35 NED - Jeff Chandler 30 field goal
2Q: 07:55 ATL - Derek Whaley 46 field goal
3Q: 06:55 ATL - Erron Kinney 17 pass from Drew Brees (Derek Whaley extra point)
3Q: 03:11 NED - Robert Holcombe 3 run (Jeff Chandler extra point)
4Q: 12:41 NED - Jeff Chandler 26 field goal
4Q: 05:58 NED - Jeff Chandler 35 field goal

Team Statistics NED ATL
Record 4-7 7-4
First Downs 18 16
- by Rushing 11 6
- by Passing 7 10
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 327 290
- Offensive Plays 65 64
- Yards per Play 5.03 4.53
Net Rushing Yards 149 129
- Rushing Attempts 35 29
- Yards per Rush 4.26 4.45
Net Passing Yards 178 161
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 16 - 0 33 - 16 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 181 171
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/3 2/10
- Yards per Pass Play 5.93 4.60
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 2/14 3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.1 9.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 5/30 9/66
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 3/17
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 1/21
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/3 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 22
Time of Possession 31:02 28:58

Team Statistics	NED	ATL
Record	4-7	7-4
First Downs	18	16
- by Rushing	11	6
- by Passing	7	10
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	327	290
- Offensive Plays	65	64
- Yards per Play	5.03	4.53
Net Rushing Yards	149	129
- Rushing Attempts	35	29
- Yards per Rush	4.26	4.45
Net Passing Yards	178	161
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 16 - 0	33 - 16 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	181	171
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/3	2/10
- Yards per Pass Play	5.93	4.60
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	2/14	3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.1	9.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	5/30	9/66
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	3/17
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	1/21
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/3	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 35	OWN 22
Time of Possession	31:02	28:58

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:15	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
1	11:32	1:56	OWN 42	5	14	Punt
1	7:12	3:22	OWN 8	6	54	Punt
1	3:35	3:06	OPP 31	6	18	Field Goal
2	13:08	1:26	OWN 2	3	0	Punt
2	7:48	2:20	OWN 25	4	25	Punt
2	2:31	0:46	OWN 32	3	8	Punt
2	1:13	0:50	OWN 32	3	4	Punt
3	6:44	3:43	OWN 25	7	75	Touchdown
3	1:20	3:46	OWN 41	9	50	Field Goal
4	11:09	5:19	OWN 36	10	46	Field Goal
4	2:36	0:36	OWN 46	3	1	Punt
4	1:10	1:10	OPP 26	3	3	Game

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:45	1:13	OWN 14	3	4	Punt
1	9:36	2:24	OWN 16	5	24	Punt
1	3:50	0:15	OWN 20	1	20	Fumble
1	0:29	2:21	OWN 25	6	20	Punt
2	11:42	3:54	OWN 42	7	29	Field Goal
2	5:28	2:57	OWN 7	7	41	Interception
2	1:45	0:32	OWN 31	3	-2	Punt
2	0:23	0:23	OWN 20	2	13	Half
3	15:00	8:16	OWN 25	12	75	Touchdown
3	3:01	1:41	OWN 25	3	-6	Punt
4	12:34	1:25	OWN 25	3	-4	Punt
4	5:50	3:14	OWN 25	8	29	Downs
4	2:00	0:50	OWN 22	4	4	Downs

Game MVP: Robert Holcombe, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Robert Holcombe	17	80	4.71	18	3	1
RB Lee Suggs	14	57	4.07	10	1	0
QB Phil Mickelson	2	3	1.50	4	0	0
WR Eric Moulds	2	9	4.50	7	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Quentin Griffin	26	115	4.42	27	5
QB Drew Brees	2	11	5.50	7	0
RB Spencer George	1	3	3.00	3	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Phil Mickelson	29	16	181	1/3	0	32	0	74.1

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Drew Brees	33	16	171	2/10	1	20	1	61.5

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Eric Moulds	8	9	96	12.00	44	32
RB Robert Holcombe	3	4	23	7.67	5	12
WR Antonio Freeman	2	3	28	14.00	19	25
WR Darius Watts	2	3	9	4.50	11	11
RB Lee Suggs	1	2	25	25.00	27	25
FB Brad Hoover	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Luke Staley	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE George Wrighster	0	6	0	0.00	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Antonio Nicas	4	9	26	6.50	4	13	0
TE Erron Kinney	3	6	33	11.00	19	17	1
WR Charles Johnson	2	3	28	14.00	15	17	0
RB Quentin Griffin	2	2	26	13.00	25	20	0
WR Amir Montgomery	2	4	23	11.50	0	12	0
WR Marcus Robinson	1	1	14	14.00	0	14	0
WR Peter Warrick	1	6	13	13.00	6	13	0
TE Chris Baker	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Brian Dawkins	1	0	0.00	0

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
S Brian Dawkins	0	1	0	0
OLB Ted Johnson	0	0	1	0

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Quentin Griffin	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Chris Gardocki	8	356	44.5	37.4	64	4

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Flaherty	6	267	44.5	44.5	53	2

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jeff Chandler	3/3	0/0	0/0	35	1/1

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Derek Whaley	1/1	1/1	0/0	46	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kevin Mathis	3	17	5.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kevin Mathis	1	21	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Niko Koutouvides	8	1	0.0	29	35
OLB Dwayne Rudd	6	3	0.0	21	24
S Rodney Harrison	5	1	0.0	15	27
ILB D.J. Williams	3	1	1.0	11	18
S Brian Dawkins	3	3	0.0	29	35
S Stuart Schweigert	3	2	0.0	20	13
CB Andre Woolfork	3	0	0.0	21	20
OLB Lance Briggs	2	3	0.0	17	23
DE Jeremy Staat	2	2	0.0	27	21
CB Kiwuakee Thomas	2	1	0.0	6	15
S Tyrone Bell	2	0	0.0	24	20
DT Amon Gordon	2	0	0.0	18	21
CB Carlos Rogers	2	0	0.0	25	21
DE John Hilliard	1	1	1.0	25	31
OLB Ted Johnson	1	1	0.0	19	24

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Zeke Moreno	10	1	0.0	35	30
DT Trevor Pryce	6	3	1.0	35	27
OLB Ian Gold	6	0	0.0	27	17
S Matt Bowmen	5	4	0.0	31	27
DE Derrick Burgess	4	6	0.0	30	22
CB Donnie Abraham	3	0	0.0	26	20
DE Lance Perea	3	0	0.0	22	26
S Tyrone Carter	3	0	0.0	22	21
CB Charles Woodson	2	2	0.0	29	23
OLB Clint Kreiwaldt	2	1	0.0	19	14
DT Chris Cooper	2	1	0.0	30	19
RB Quentin Griffin	2	0	---	---	---
OLB Ty Myers	2	0	0.0	4	7
CB Kevin Mathis	1	0	0.0	16	13
DT Craig Terrill	1	0	0.0	5	3
S Shaunard Harts	0	2	0.0	21	17
S Terrence Kiel	0	1	0.0	7	11

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE John Hilliard	1.0	1	0	0	31
ILB D.J. Williams	1.0	0	0	0	18
OLB Lance Briggs	0.0	1	0	0	23
DT Amon Gordon	0.0	0	3	0	21
OLB Niko Koutouvides	0.0	0	1	1	35

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Trevor Pryce	1.0	1	2	27
DE Derrick Burgess	0.0	1	2	22
DE Lance Perea	0.0	1	0	26

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Rodney Harrison	5	2	0	27
CB Andre Woolfork	3	1	0	20
OLB Niko Koutouvides	3	0	0	35
OLB Ted Johnson	2	2	0	24
OLB Lance Briggs	1	1	0	23
S Tyrone Bell	1	0	0	20
CB Carlos Rogers	1	0	0	21
CB Kiwuakee Thomas	0	1	0	15
S Stuart Schweigert	0	1	0	13
S Brian Dawkins	0	0	1	35

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Zeke Moreno	4	0	30
CB Donnie Abraham	3	0	20
S Matt Bowmen	2	1	27
CB Charles Woodson	2	0	23
CB Kevin Mathis	1	0	13
OLB Clint Kreiwaldt	1	0	14
S Tyrone Carter	1	0	21
DT Craig Terrill	1	0	3
OLB Ty Myers	1	0	7
OLB Ian Gold	0	1	17
S Shaunard Harts	0	1	17

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Damien Woody	6	9	35	0	30
G Kelvin Garmon	3	7	35	0	30
T John St. Clair	2	6	35	1	30
G Toniu Fonoti	2	6	35	0	30
T Stacy Andrews	2	4	35	0	30
TE George Wrighster	1	1	32	0	26

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Jason Anderson	2	9	29	0	35
G Cooper Carlisle	2	6	29	0	35
T Chris Samuels	2	4	29	0	35
C Travis Claridge	1	5	29	0	35
FB George Irwin	1	1	11	0	4
TE Erron Kinney	1	1	19	0	28
T Jeff Backus	0	1	29	2	35

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
George Wrighster	1	25
Lance Briggs	1	23
Niko Koutouvides	1	23
Kelvin Garmon	1	11

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Niko Koutouvides	---	---	29	35	23	87
TE George Wrighster	32	26	---	---	25	83
G Kelvin Garmon	35	30	---	---	11	76
T John St. Clair	35	30	---	---	11	76
G Toniu Fonoti	35	30	---	---	11	76
T Stacy Andrews	35	30	---	---	11	76
WR Eric Moulds	31	29	---	---	9	69
RB Robert Holcombe	21	22	---	---	25	68
QB Phil Mickelson	35	30	---	---	---	65
S Brian Dawkins	---	---	29	35	1	65
C Damien Woody	35	30	---	---	---	65
OLB Lance Briggs	---	---	17	23	23	63
WR Antonio Freeman	33	25	---	---	---	58
S Rodney Harrison	---	---	15	27	15	57
DE John Hilliard	---	---	25	31	1	57
CB Carlos Rogers	---	---	25	21	6	52
DE Jeremy Staat	---	---	27	21	1	49
S Tyrone Bell	---	---	24	20	4	48
OLB Dwayne Rudd	---	---	21	24	---	45
OLB Ted Johnson	---	---	19	24	---	43
CB Andre Woolfork	---	---	21	20	---	41
RB Lee Suggs	16	7	---	---	17	40
DT Amon Gordon	---	---	18	21	---	39
WR Darius Watts	18	16	---	---	---	34
TE Steve Heiden	16	14	---	---	3	33
S Stuart Schweigert	---	---	20	13	---	33
ILB D.J. Williams	---	---	11	18	1	30
CB James Becker	---	---	2	11	14	27
CB Kiwuakee Thomas	---	---	6	15	1	22
DE Kenneth Pettway	---	---	0	0	19	19
DE Ty Warren	---	---	4	12	1	17
DT Travis Johnson	---	---	5	3	7	15
FB Dexter Lyon	3	2	---	---	8	13
FB Brad Hoover	5	7	---	---	---	12
CB DeJuan Groce	---	---	1	11	---	12
P Chris Gardocki	0	0	---	---	11	11
C Mike Schneck	0	0	---	---	11	11
RB Luke Staley	0	2	---	---	8	10
K Jeff Chandler	0	0	---	---	8	8
QB Trot Nixon	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB John Holecek	---	---	0	0	---	0
C David Ortiz	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Manuia Savea	0	0	---	---	---	0
TE Bennie Joppru	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Patrick Crayton	0	0	---	---	---	0
RB Ryan Grant	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Jason Anderson	29	35	---	---	7	71
G Cooper Carlisle	29	35	---	---	7	71
T Chris Samuels	29	35	---	---	7	71
T Jeff Backus	29	35	---	---	7	71
RB Quentin Griffin	28	34	---	---	9	71
OLB Zeke Moreno	---	---	35	30	3	68
DT Trevor Pryce	---	---	35	27	3	65
WR Antonio Nicas	27	34	---	---	3	64
C Travis Claridge	29	35	---	---	---	64
QB Drew Brees	29	35	---	---	---	64
DE Derrick Burgess	---	---	30	22	11	63
S Tyrone Carter	---	---	22	21	19	62
CB Charles Woodson	---	---	29	23	8	60
S Matt Bowmen	---	---	31	27	2	60
OLB Ian Gold	---	---	27	17	8	52
DT Chris Cooper	---	---	30	19	3	52
DE Lance Perea	---	---	22	26	2	50
WR Amir Montgomery	22	28	---	---	---	50
CB Donnie Abraham	---	---	26	20	3	49
TE Erron Kinney	19	28	---	---	---	47
CB Kevin Mathis	---	---	16	13	16	45
WR Peter Warrick	20	23	---	---	---	43
WR Charles Johnson	8	11	---	---	23	42
DE Gavin Schneider	---	---	17	19	3	39
S Shaunard Harts	---	---	21	17	---	38
S Terrence Kiel	---	---	7	11	19	37
OLB Clint Kreiwaldt	---	---	19	14	3	36
FB George Irwin	11	4	---	---	17	32
TE Leland Wilke	1	0	---	---	23	24
OLB Tom Blackwell	---	---	3	5	13	21
DT Craig Terrill	---	---	5	3	13	21
TE Chris Baker	8	10	---	---	---	18
RB Spencer George	1	0	---	---	15	16
CB Tom Knight	---	---	3	5	8	16
OLB Ty Myers	---	---	4	7	5	16
WR Marcus Robinson	0	3	---	---	8	11
C Lonnie Paxton	0	0	---	---	7	7
DT Ryan Pickett	---	---	3	4	---	7
P Mike Flaherty	0	0	---	---	6	6
K Derek Whaley	0	0	---	---	4	4
QB Adam Dunn	0	0	---	---	1	1
T L.J. Shelton	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Darnell Alford	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Leander Jordan	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Quincy Monk	---	---	0	0	---	0
Unknown	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	38	3.5
Middle	15	68	4.5
Right	8	44	5.5
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	49	5.4
Middle	18	78	4.3
Right	2	2	1.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Phil Mickelson	29	16	4	3	4	3	3	4	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Drew Brees	33	16	1	0	2	8	4	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	6	50	6.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	8	97	7.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	2	34	5.7
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	26	13.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	78	6.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	5	67	6.1
Long (19+ Yds)	7	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Eric Moulds	9	8	1	96	2	29
TE George Wrighster	6	0	2	0	0	26
RB Robert Holcombe	4	3	0	23	0	22
WR Antonio Freeman	3	2	0	28	1	25
WR Darius Watts	3	2	0	9	0	16
RB Lee Suggs	2	1	1	25	1	7
FB Brad Hoover	1	0	0	0	0	7
RB Luke Staley	1	0	0	0	0	2

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Antonio Nicas	9	4	1	26	0	34
TE Erron Kinney	6	3	0	33	0	28
WR Peter Warrick	6	1	0	13	0	23
WR Amir Montgomery	4	2	0	23	0	28
WR Charles Johnson	3	2	0	28	0	11
TE Chris Baker	2	1	1	8	0	10
RB Quentin Griffin	2	2	0	26	1	34
WR Marcus Robinson	1	1	0	14	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Robert Holcombe	2	14	7.00	4.71
RB Lee Suggs	2	7	3.50	4.07

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Quentin Griffin	1	4	4.00	4.42

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Phil Mickelson	6	1	4	0.67	6.24

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Drew Brees	1	1	17	17.00	5.18

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Eric Moulds	2	1	4	2.00	10.67
RB Robert Holcombe	1	0	0	0.00	5.75
FB Brad Hoover	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
RB Lee Suggs	1	0	0	0.00	12.50
TE George Wrighster	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Erron Kinney	1	1	17	17.00	5.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
RB Robert Holcombe	3	1
QB Phil Mickelson	1	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Phil Mickelson	9	3	1

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Drew Brees	11	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Robert Holcombe	2	1	1
TE George Wrighster	2	0	0
WR Darius Watts	2	1	0
WR Eric Moulds	1	1	0
RB Luke Staley	1	0	0
RB Lee Suggs	1	0	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Antonio Nicas	3	1	1
WR Peter Warrick	3	0	0
TE Erron Kinney	2	1	0
WR Marcus Robinson	1	1	1
TE Chris Baker	1	1	1
RB Quentin Griffin	1	1	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)