Week 9, 2006

played in Dallas, TX

83 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	10	7	7	0	-	24
Dallas Cowboys	6	0	7	0	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:25 ATL - Chad Johnson 15 pass from Drew Brees (Derek Whaley extra point)
1Q: 09:02 DAL - Claude Walton 40 field goal
1Q: 04:58 ATL - Derek Whaley 18 field goal
1Q: 01:48 DAL - Claude Walton 50 field goal
2Q: 04:30 ATL - Quentin Griffin 8 run (Derek Whaley extra point)
3Q: 09:55 DAL - Duece McAllister 9 pass from Vince Young (Claude Walton extra point)
3Q: 02:03 ATL - Antonio Nicas 41 pass from Drew Brees (Derek Whaley extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:25 ATL - Chad Johnson 15 pass from Drew Brees (Derek Whaley extra point)
1Q: 09:02 DAL - Claude Walton 40 field goal
1Q: 04:58 ATL - Derek Whaley 18 field goal
1Q: 01:48 DAL - Claude Walton 50 field goal
2Q: 04:30 ATL - Quentin Griffin 8 run (Derek Whaley extra point)
3Q: 09:55 DAL - Duece McAllister 9 pass from Vince Young (Claude Walton extra point)
3Q: 02:03 ATL - Antonio Nicas 41 pass from Drew Brees (Derek Whaley extra point)

Team Statistics ATL DAL
Record 2-6 3-6
First Downs 23 20
- by Rushing 10 4
- by Passing 10 16
- by Penalty 3 0
Total Net Yards 429 400
- Offensive Plays 54 69
- Yards per Play 7.94 5.80
Net Rushing Yards 168 84
- Rushing Attempts 33 19
- Yards per Rush 5.09 4.42
Net Passing Yards 261 316
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 21 - 16 - 1 50 - 35 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 261 316
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 12.43 6.32
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/9 8/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.1 8.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/20 11/80
Punt Returns/Yards 2/15 2/14
Kick Returns/Yards 1/19 2/64
Interception Ret./Yards 1/13 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 27
Time of Possession 28:29 31:31

Team Statistics	ATL	DAL
Record	2-6	3-6
First Downs	23	20
- by Rushing	10	4
- by Passing	10	16
- by Penalty	3	0
Total Net Yards	429	400
- Offensive Plays	54	69
- Yards per Play	7.94	5.80
Net Rushing Yards	168	84
- Rushing Attempts	33	19
- Yards per Rush	5.09	4.42
Net Passing Yards	261	316
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	21 - 16 - 1	50 - 35 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	261	316
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	12.43	6.32
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/9	8/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.1	8.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/20	11/80
Punt Returns/Yards	2/15	2/14
Kick Returns/Yards	1/19	2/64
Interception Ret./Yards	1/13	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 27
Time of Possession	28:29	31:31

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:41	OWN 25	5	75	Touchdown
1	8:54	4:02	OWN 25	7	74	Field Goal
1	1:42	5:23	OWN 18	10	72	Interception
2	7:25	3:02	OWN 27	6	73	Touchdown
2	2:03	1:31	OWN 27	4	13	Punt
3	9:49	2:10	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
3	6:01	4:17	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
4	12:08	1:53	OWN 21	4	35	Punt
4	6:47	3:16	OWN 20	4	14	Punt
4	0:51	0:51	OWN 20	2	-2	Game

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:19	4:25	OWN 40	8	37	Field Goal
1	4:52	3:10	OWN 25	6	42	Field Goal
2	11:19	3:54	OWN 7	8	33	Punt
2	4:23	2:20	OWN 35	3	-5	Punt
2	0:32	0:32	OWN 33	3	3	Punt
3	15:00	5:11	OWN 25	11	75	Touchdown
3	7:39	1:38	OWN 34	3	1	Punt
3	1:44	4:36	OWN 25	10	43	Interception
4	10:15	3:28	OWN 20	7	34	Punt
4	3:31	2:40	OWN 27	10	72	Missed FG

Game MVP: Quentin Griffin, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Quentin Griffin	24	158	6.58	20	6	1
QB Drew Brees	6	2	0.33	6	0	0
RB J.J. Johnson	3	8	2.67	8	0	0

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Duece McAllister	14	63	4.50	15	2
QB Vince Young	3	24	8.00	13	1
RB Rudi Johnson	2	-3	-1.50	-1	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Drew Brees	21	16	261	0/0	2	41	1	129.2

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Vince Young	50	35	316	0/0	1	32	1	85.1

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Chad Johnson	9	12	107	11.89	45	33	1
RB Quentin Griffin	3	5	86	28.67	86	35	0
WR Antonio Nicas	2	2	40	20.00	27	41	1
WR Peter Warrick	2	2	28	14.00	10	18	0

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Duece McAllister	10	12	58	5.80	17	10	1
WR Charles Lee	7	11	71	10.14	33	32	0
WR DeAndre Cobb	6	8	67	11.17	31	27	0
WR Ike Hilliard	5	6	40	8.00	7	15	0
TE Tony Jackson	4	9	51	12.75	9	28	0
RB Rudi Johnson	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0
WR Shaun McDonald	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
FB Jon James	1	2	11	11.00	5	11	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Tyrone Carter	1	13	13.00	0

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Shawne Merriman	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Flaherty	4	165	41.3	32.8	49	1

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Steve Weatherford	5	245	49.0	38.0	65	1

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Derek Whaley	1/1	0/0	0/0	18	3/3

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Claude Walton	2/3	2/2	1/1	50	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
David Anderson	2	15	7.5	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Devin Aromashodu	2	14	7.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ronald Curry	1	19	19.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charles Lee	2	64	32.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Tyrone Carter	9	4	0.0	19	50
OLB Ty Myers	7	1	0.0	15	36
OLB Tom Blackwell	5	2	0.0	6	31
DT Trevor Pryce	5	0	0.0	19	45
CB Hank Poteat	5	0	0.0	14	22
DE Alex Brown	5	0	0.0	14	30
CB Drew Coleman	3	4	0.0	18	43
OLB Casey Cole	3	2	0.0	12	17
OLB Ian Gold	3	1	0.0	6	31
OLB Mario Haggan	2	2	0.0	3	9
S Shaunard Harts	2	0	0.0	16	29
CB Benjamin Gerhardt	2	0	0.0	2	10
DE Derrick Burgess	1	2	0.0	18	41
DT Craig Terrill	1	1	0.0	5	22
RB Quentin Griffin	1	0	---	---	---
S Matt Bowmen	0	3	0.0	4	26
CB Eric Brooks	0	1	0.0	17	47

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Shawne Merriman	8	2	0.0	32	20
CB Bernard Pollard	6	1	0.0	33	21
ILB Paris Lenon	4	2	0.0	29	20
CB Mike Echols	4	2	0.0	22	16
CB Darrent Williams	4	0	0.0	26	16
DE Greg Spires	3	1	0.0	26	17
CB DeAngelo Hall	3	0	0.0	7	5
DT Lester Oskia	2	1	0.0	26	18
DE Leonard Little	2	0	0.0	24	20
CB Nnamdi Asomugha	2	0	0.0	11	10
OLB Morlon Greenwood	1	1	0.0	20	5
DE Lional Dalton	1	0	0.0	19	18
OLB Junior Suliven	1	0	0.0	1	1
WR Charles Lee	1	0	---	---	---
S Jason Bell	1	0	0.0	22	17
CB Bob Poston	1	0	0.0	22	12
OLB Tim McGarigle	1	0	0.0	4	1

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Trevor Pryce	1	2	1	45
DE Alex Brown	0	2	0	30
DE Bob Kuberski	0	1	0	27
DE Derrick Burgess	0	1	0	41
DT Craig Terrill	0	1	0	22
DT Benjamin Kennison	0	1	0	22

Dallas	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Shawne Merriman	1	0	20
DE Lional Dalton	0	1	18
DT Lester Oskia	0	1	18

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Tyrone Carter	7	0	1	50
OLB Tom Blackwell	5	1	0	31
OLB Ty Myers	4	1	0	36
CB Hank Poteat	4	0	0	22
CB Drew Coleman	3	0	0	43
OLB Ian Gold	2	0	0	31
S Shaunard Harts	2	0	0	29
CB Benjamin Gerhardt	2	0	0	10
OLB Mario Haggan	2	0	0	9
DT Trevor Pryce	1	0	0	45
DE Derrick Burgess	1	0	0	41
DE Alex Brown	1	0	0	30
OLB Casey Cole	1	0	0	17

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Darrent Williams	4	0	0	16
CB DeAngelo Hall	3	0	0	5
CB Bernard Pollard	2	1	0	21
ILB Paris Lenon	2	0	0	20
DE Greg Spires	1	0	0	17
DE Lional Dalton	1	0	0	18
CB Mike Echols	1	0	0	16
CB Nnamdi Asomugha	1	0	0	10
DT Lester Oskia	1	0	0	18
OLB Shawne Merriman	0	0	1	20

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
G Leander Jordan	5	7	33	21
C Travis Claridge	4	9	33	21
G Cooper Carlisle	2	6	33	21
T Jeff Backus	1	3	33	21
T Chris Samuels	1	1	33	21
TE Dominique Byrd	0	1	25	17

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
C Tyson Walter	2	6	19	50
T Bryant McKinnie	2	6	19	50
C Ryan Cook	1	2	19	50
T Wade Smith	0	1	19	50
G Evan Mathis	0	1	19	50

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Hank Poteat	1	15
Quentin Griffin	1	14
David Anderson	1	14
Tyrone Carter	1	5

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Shawn Simmons	1	19
Duece McAllister	1	17
Bob Poston	1	12

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Tyrone Carter	---	---	19	50	5	74
DT Trevor Pryce	---	---	19	45	2	66
CB Eric Brooks	---	---	17	47	2	66
RB Quentin Griffin	31	21	---	---	14	66
OLB Ty Myers	---	---	15	36	12	63
CB Drew Coleman	---	---	18	43	2	63
DE Derrick Burgess	---	---	18	41	2	61
G Cooper Carlisle	33	21	---	---	5	59
G Leander Jordan	33	21	---	---	5	59
T Chris Samuels	33	21	---	---	5	59
T Jeff Backus	33	21	---	---	5	59
C Travis Claridge	33	21	---	---	---	54
QB Drew Brees	33	21	---	---	---	54
WR Chad Johnson	31	21	---	---	---	52
CB Hank Poteat	---	---	14	22	15	51
WR David Anderson	18	16	---	---	14	48
TE Dominique Byrd	25	17	---	---	5	47
DE Alex Brown	---	---	14	30	2	46
OLB Casey Cole	---	---	12	17	17	46
S Shaunard Harts	---	---	16	29	---	45
WR Peter Warrick	21	19	---	---	4	44
DE Bob Kuberski	---	---	8	27	6	41
OLB Ian Gold	---	---	6	31	3	40
OLB Tom Blackwell	---	---	6	31	3	40
DT Benjamin Kennison	---	---	12	22	6	40
WR Antonio Nicas	14	4	---	---	15	33
S Matt Bowmen	---	---	4	26	3	33
DT Craig Terrill	---	---	5	22	3	30
RB Rusty Hatcher	6	0	---	---	18	24
TE Leland Wilke	3	1	---	---	18	22
CB Benjamin Gerhardt	---	---	2	10	6	18
WR Ronald Curry	6	1	---	---	9	16
S Terrence Kiel	---	---	1	2	12	15
OLB Mario Haggan	---	---	3	9	1	13
TE Erron Kinney	6	4	---	---	1	11
DE John McCargo	---	---	0	10	1	11
RB J.J. Johnson	4	1	---	---	1	6
K Derek Whaley	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Glen Tatum	0	0	---	---	5	5
CB Tom Knight	---	---	0	0	4	4
P Mike Flaherty	0	0	---	---	4	4
QB Adam Dunn	0	0	---	---	1	1
G Marcus Spriggs	0	0	---	---	---	0
T L.J. Shelton	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Chris Morris	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Tony Moll	0	0	---	---	---	0

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Charles Lee	19	50	---	---	14	83
T Bryant McKinnie	19	50	---	---	8	77
T Wade Smith	19	50	---	---	8	77
G Evan Mathis	19	50	---	---	8	77
C Ryan Cook	19	50	---	---	8	77
RB Duece McAllister	17	40	---	---	17	74
C Tyson Walter	19	50	---	---	---	69
QB Vince Young	19	50	---	---	---	69
WR Ike Hilliard	15	30	---	---	22	67
TE Tony Jackson	18	48	---	---	1	67
WR DeAndre Cobb	16	37	---	---	6	59
CB Bernard Pollard	---	---	33	21	1	55
OLB Shawne Merriman	---	---	32	20	1	53
S Jason Bell	---	---	22	17	13	52
ILB Paris Lenon	---	---	29	20	1	50
DT Lester Oskia	---	---	26	18	5	49
CB Bob Poston	---	---	22	12	12	46
CB Darrent Williams	---	---	26	16	4	46
DE Leonard Little	---	---	24	20	1	45
DE Greg Spires	---	---	26	17	1	44
CB Mike Echols	---	---	22	16	1	39
DE Lional Dalton	---	---	19	18	---	37
DE Andre Carter	---	---	21	10	5	36
FB Jon James	1	13	---	---	16	30
OLB Morlon Greenwood	---	---	20	5	1	26
CB Nnamdi Asomugha	---	---	11	10	3	24
OLB Junior Suliven	---	---	1	1	18	20
TE Jed Weaver	3	16	---	---	1	20
S Sam Garnes	---	---	14	4	1	19
TE Shawn Simmons	0	0	---	---	19	19
WR Devin Aromashodu	1	1	---	---	12	14
CB DeAngelo Hall	---	---	7	5	1	13
RB Rudi Johnson	3	9	---	---	---	12
WR Shaun McDonald	2	6	---	---	1	9
ILB Lance Mitchell	---	---	0	0	9	9
C Donnie Farkas	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Steve Weatherford	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Claude Walton	0	0	---	---	7	7
OLB Tim McGarigle	---	---	4	1	---	5
DE Julian Jenkins	---	---	4	0	---	4
G Doug Brzezinski	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Greg Randall	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Jesse Palmer	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Chris Spencer	0	0	---	---	---	0
CB Ahmad Carroll	---	---	0	0	---	0
G Quinn Ojinnaka	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	8	2.7
Middle	24	121	5.0
Right	4	41	10.3
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	21	10.5
Middle	13	58	4.5
Right	4	5	1.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Drew Brees	21	16	6	0	0	1	2	0	1

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Vince Young	50	35	4	2	1	2	8	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	86	17.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	92	7.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	2	2	50	25.0
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	33	33.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	11	6	31	2.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	17	117	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	11	140	9.3
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	28	9.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Chad Johnson	12	9	107	2	21
RB Quentin Griffin	5	3	86	3	21
WR Antonio Nicas	2	2	40	1	4
WR Peter Warrick	2	2	28	0	19

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Duece McAllister	12	10	0	58	0	40
WR Charles Lee	11	7	0	71	1	50
TE Tony Jackson	9	4	1	51	1	48
WR DeAndre Cobb	8	6	0	67	2	37
WR Ike Hilliard	6	5	0	40	0	30
FB Jon James	2	1	0	11	0	13
RB Rudi Johnson	1	1	0	10	0	9
WR Shaun McDonald	1	1	0	8	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Quentin Griffin	4	17	4.25	6.58

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Duece McAllister	3	22	7.33	4.50
RB Rudi Johnson	1	-2	-2.00	-1.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Drew Brees	3	1	15	5.00	12.43

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Vince Young	4	3	15	3.75	6.32

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Chad Johnson	3	1	15	5.00	8.92

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Duece McAllister	3	3	15	5.00	4.83
WR Ike Hilliard	1	0	0	0.00	6.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
RB Quentin Griffin	5	2
QB Drew Brees	1	0

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
RB Duece McAllister	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Drew Brees	3	2	2

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Vince Young	16	12	8

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Quentin Griffin	2	1	1
WR Antonio Nicas	1	1	1

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ike Hilliard	3	3	2
WR Charles Lee	3	3	1
RB Duece McAllister	3	3	3
WR DeAndre Cobb	3	1	1
TE Tony Jackson	2	0	0
WR Shaun McDonald	1	1	0
FB Jon James	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 44,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 11,700 (21,400)
End Zone 13,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 5,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 7,800 (13,600)
Club Seats 3,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,000 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	44,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	11,700 (21,400)
End Zone	13,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	5,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	7,800 (13,600)
Club Seats	3,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,000 (3,300)