Week 6, 2007

played in St. Louis, MO

57 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	0	7	0	0	-	7
St. Louis Cardinals	7	7	7	10	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:22 STL - P.J. Daniels 3 run (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
2Q: 07:28 ATL - Rusty Hatcher 7 run (Derek Whaley extra point)
2Q: 00:36 STL - Jason Witten 30 pass from Alex Smith (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
3Q: 00:12 STL - Jason Witten 14 pass from Alex Smith (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
4Q: 09:07 STL - Artose Pinner 4 pass from Alex Smith (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
4Q: 04:40 STL - Adam Vinatieri 35 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:22 STL - P.J. Daniels 3 run (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
2Q: 07:28 ATL - Rusty Hatcher 7 run (Derek Whaley extra point)
2Q: 00:36 STL - Jason Witten 30 pass from Alex Smith (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
3Q: 00:12 STL - Jason Witten 14 pass from Alex Smith (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
4Q: 09:07 STL - Artose Pinner 4 pass from Alex Smith (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
4Q: 04:40 STL - Adam Vinatieri 35 field goal

Team Statistics ATL STL
Record 1-4 5-1
First Downs 15 21
- by Rushing 6 9
- by Passing 9 12
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 265 404
- Offensive Plays 63 66
- Yards per Play 4.21 6.12
Net Rushing Yards 95 148
- Rushing Attempts 23 40
- Yards per Rush 4.13 3.70
Net Passing Yards 170 256
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 20 - 0 25 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 211 268
- Sacks/Yards Lost 6/41 1/12
- Yards per Pass Play 4.25 9.85
Fumbles/Lost 4/3 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 1/13 5/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.1 6.4
4th Down Conversions 2/4 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/30 4/25
Punt Returns/Yards 2/19 1/11
Kick Returns/Yards 2/29 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 1/37 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 32
Time of Possession 27:41 32:19

Team Statistics	ATL	STL
Record	1-4	5-1
First Downs	15	21
- by Rushing	6	9
- by Passing	9	12
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	265	404
- Offensive Plays	63	66
- Yards per Play	4.21	6.12
Net Rushing Yards	95	148
- Rushing Attempts	23	40
- Yards per Rush	4.13	3.70
Net Passing Yards	170	256
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 20 - 0	25 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	211	268
- Sacks/Yards Lost	6/41	1/12
- Yards per Pass Play	4.25	9.85
Fumbles/Lost	4/3	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	1/13	5/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.1	6.4
4th Down Conversions	2/4	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/30	4/25
Punt Returns/Yards	2/19	1/11
Kick Returns/Yards	2/29	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	1/37	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 32
Time of Possession	27:41	32:19

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:11	5:32	OWN 25	10	68	Fumble
1	3:40	1:18	OPP 40	3	1	Punt
2	13:14	3:29	OWN 7	6	40	Fumble
2	9:06	1:45	OPP 21	4	21	Touchdown
2	6:12	0:47	OPP 38	3	-7	Fumble
2	4:45	1:46	OWN 45	3	8	Punt
2	0:25	0:25	OWN 25	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	2:04	OWN 22	4	26	Punt
3	10:28	3:38	OWN 5	6	44	Punt
3	5:52	1:23	OWN 26	3	9	Punt
3	0:02	0:51	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
4	9:00	2:02	OWN 15	8	11	Downs
4	4:35	3:31	OWN 25	9	35	Downs

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:49	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
1	5:39	1:59	OWN 7	3	-5	Punt
1	2:22	4:08	OWN 20	8	41	Punt
2	9:45	0:39	OPP 47	2	6	Interception
2	7:21	1:09	OWN 25	3	13	Fumble
2	5:25	0:40	OWN 45	2	10	Fumble
2	2:59	2:34	OWN 17	7	83	Touchdown
3	12:56	2:28	OWN 24	5	17	Punt
3	6:50	0:58	OWN 33	3	-1	Punt
3	4:29	4:27	OWN 27	8	73	Touchdown
4	14:11	5:11	OWN 30	10	70	Touchdown
4	6:58	2:23	OPP 26	3	8	Field Goal
4	1:04	1:04	OWN 40	4	9	Game

Game MVP: Alex Smith, St. Louis Cardinals

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Rusty Hatcher	10	46	4.60	14	2	1
RB J.J. Johnson	6	28	4.67	10	1	0
QB Patrick Ramsey	5	24	4.80	11	1	0
RB Quentin Griffin	2	-3	-1.50	1	0	0

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
QB Alex Smith	20	90	4.50	13	3	0
RB Artose Pinner	12	29	2.42	7	0	0
RB P.J. Daniels	6	28	4.67	7	0	1
WR Brandon Williams	2	1	0.50	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Patrick Ramsey	34	20	211	6/41	0	31	0	76.9

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alex Smith	25	18	268	1/12	3	33	1	129.7

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Chad Johnson	9	16	126	14.00	55	29
WR David Anderson	4	4	28	7.00	1	26
RB J.J. Johnson	2	3	18	9.00	18	16
RB Rusty Hatcher	2	4	-4	-2.00	0	0
WR Ronald Curry	1	3	9	9.00	0	9
RB Quentin Griffin	1	1	31	31.00	29	31
TE Dante Rosario	1	2	3	3.00	0	3
TE Damien Harper	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Artose Pinner	4	5	49	12.25	34	33	1
WR Brandon Williams	4	6	60	15.00	20	22	0
WR Michael Clayton	3	4	27	9.00	5	12	0
TE Jeremy Shockey	2	2	40	20.00	31	28	0
TE Jason Witten	2	3	44	22.00	28	30	2
WR Roddy White	2	2	45	22.50	5	23	0
TE Matt Balogh	1	2	3	3.00	1	3	0
WR Ike Watson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Ty Myers	1	37	37.00	0

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Patrick Ramsey	2	0	0
RB J.J. Johnson	1	0	0
RB Rusty Hatcher	1	0	0
S Mike Minter	0	1	0
WR Chad Johnson	0	1	0
DE Derrick Burgess	0	1	0
OLB Casey Cole	0	0	1
S Rich Greer	0	0	1

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Artose Pinner	1	0	0
QB Alex Smith	1	0	0
OLB London Fletcher	0	1	2
DT Osi Umenyiora	0	1	0
CB Dominique Foxworth	0	1	0
DE Vonnie Holliday	0	0	1
CB Ashton Youboty	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Andy Lee	6	209	34.8	29.7	45	1

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Craig Jarrett	4	185	46.3	41.5	54	3

Kicking Statistics

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

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Adam Vinatieri	1/1	0/0	0/0	35	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
David Anderson	2	19	9.5	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Michael Clayton	1	11	11.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Antonio Nicas	1	14	14.0	0
Ronald Curry	1	15	15.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Casey Cole	6	1	0.0	32	21
DE Alex Brown	5	0	1.0	23	14
DT Trevor Pryce	5	4	0.0	38	24
CB Drew Coleman	5	0	0.0	38	25
ILB Paris Lenon	4	3	0.0	35	22
CB Michael Griffin	4	2	0.0	39	26
S Matt Bowmen	4	0	0.0	24	19
DT Craig Terrill	4	0	0.0	11	8
DE Derrick Burgess	3	1	0.0	37	21
OLB Zeke Moreno	3	0	0.0	9	7
S Rich Greer	3	0	0.0	34	25
S Mike Minter	2	0	0.0	13	8
OLB Ty Myers	1	2	0.0	25	15
CB Hank Poteat	1	1	0.0	18	5
DE Cullen Jenkins	1	0	0.0	34	21
DE John McCargo	1	0	0.0	17	16
ILB Reggie Hausermann	0	1	0.0	3	1

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Ashton Youboty	10	2	0.0	22	36
OLB London Fletcher	8	1	1.0	23	40
DT Mike Patterson	6	0	2.0	23	39
DE Vonnie Holliday	4	3	2.0	20	28
S Leigh Bodden	4	1	0.0	20	34
OLB Hunter Hillenmeyer	4	0	0.0	22	33
DT Osi Umenyiora	3	1	0.5	20	25
CB Jacques Reeves	2	1	0.0	18	35
S Will Blackmon	2	0	0.0	13	25
OLB Thomas Howard	1	2	0.5	7	16
S Bob Sanders	1	1	0.0	23	38
CB Dominique Foxworth	1	1	0.0	11	17
QB Alex Smith	1	0	---	---	---
DE Jared Lemoine	1	0	0.0	4	11
DT Cornelius Pisano	1	0	0.0	4	15
S Marviel Underwood	0	1	0.0	2	3

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Alex Brown	1.0	2	0	14
DE Derrick Burgess	0.0	1	0	21
DT Trevor Pryce	0.0	0	1	24
ILB Reggie Hausermann	0.0	0	1	1

St. Louis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Mike Patterson	2.0	1	0	2	39
DE Vonnie Holliday	2.0	0	2	0	28
OLB London Fletcher	1.0	0	1	2	40
DT Osi Umenyiora	0.5	0	0	0	25
OLB Thomas Howard	0.5	0	0	0	16
DT Cornelius Pisano	0.0	1	0	0	15
CB Jacques Reeves	0.0	0	1	0	35
DE Jared Lemoine	0.0	0	1	0	11
DE John Henderson	0.0	0	0	1	27
OLB Hunter Hillenmeyer	0.0	0	0	1	33

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Casey Cole	5	0	21
CB Drew Coleman	3	0	25
OLB Zeke Moreno	2	0	7
S Rich Greer	2	0	25
OLB Ty Myers	1	1	15
S Mike Minter	1	0	8
ILB Paris Lenon	1	0	22
CB Hank Poteat	1	0	5
DE Cullen Jenkins	1	0	21
CB Michael Griffin	1	0	26

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Ashton Youboty	7	0	36
OLB London Fletcher	4	0	40
S Leigh Bodden	2	0	34
DT Mike Patterson	2	0	39
S Will Blackmon	2	0	25
OLB Hunter Hillenmeyer	1	1	33
CB Jacques Reeves	1	0	35
OLB Thomas Howard	1	0	16
S Bob Sanders	0	1	38
CB Dominique Foxworth	0	1	17

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Chris Samuels	3	5	0	23	1	40
C Travis Claridge	2	4	1	23	0	40
G Ben Grubbs	1	3	0	23	0	40
G Leander Jordan	0	4	0	23	3	40
T Jeff Backus	0	2	0	23	2	40

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Langston Walker	4	6	1	40	0	26
G Shaun O'Hara	3	5	1	40	0	26
G Cosey Coleman	2	6	0	40	0	26
TE Jason Witten	2	3	0	16	0	10
TE Jeremy Shockey	1	2	0	39	0	26
T Jon Jansen	0	6	0	40	0	26
G Vince Manuwai	0	5	0	40	1	26

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
David Anderson	1	17

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Shaun O'Hara	2	11
Tyrone Beason	1	18
Artose Pinner	1	13

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Leander Jordan	23	40	---	---	6	69
T Chris Samuels	23	40	---	---	6	69
T Jeff Backus	23	40	---	---	6	69
G Ben Grubbs	23	40	---	---	6	69
CB Michael Griffin	---	---	39	26	1	66
WR Chad Johnson	23	40	---	---	1	64
DT Trevor Pryce	---	---	38	24	1	63
C Travis Claridge	23	40	---	---	---	63
QB Patrick Ramsey	23	40	---	---	---	63
OLB Casey Cole	---	---	32	21	10	63
CB Drew Coleman	---	---	38	25	---	63
DE Derrick Burgess	---	---	37	21	1	59
OLB Ty Myers	---	---	25	15	19	59
S Rich Greer	---	---	34	25	---	59
ILB Paris Lenon	---	---	35	22	1	58
WR David Anderson	13	28	---	---	17	58
WR Antonio Nicas	17	32	---	---	8	57
DE Cullen Jenkins	---	---	34	21	---	55
TE Dante Rosario	18	33	---	---	---	51
S Matt Bowmen	---	---	24	19	1	44
RB Rusty Hatcher	12	22	---	---	7	41
DE John McCargo	---	---	17	16	5	38
DE Alex Brown	---	---	23	14	---	37
CB Hank Poteat	---	---	18	5	13	36
WR Ronald Curry	10	15	---	---	11	36
S Mike Minter	---	---	13	8	13	34
DT Craig Terrill	---	---	11	8	5	24
RB Quentin Griffin	3	6	---	---	13	22
FB Frank Radigonda	6	4	---	---	12	22
CB David Jones	---	---	10	8	4	22
RB J.J. Johnson	8	11	---	---	1	20
TE Deion Porter	0	1	---	---	18	19
TE Damien Harper	5	8	---	---	6	19
OLB Zeke Moreno	---	---	9	7	1	17
P Andy Lee	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Glen Tatum	0	0	---	---	6	6
ILB Reggie Hausermann	---	---	3	1	---	4
K Derek Whaley	0	0	---	---	2	2
G Cooper Carlisle	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Ian Gold	---	---	0	0	---	0
OLB Tom Blackwell	---	---	0	0	---	0
T George Foster	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Derek Anderson	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Chris Morris	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Tony Moll	0	0	---	---	---	0
P Daniel Sepulveda	0	0	---	---	---	0

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Shaun O'Hara	40	26	---	---	11	77
T Jon Jansen	40	26	---	---	5	71
G Cosey Coleman	40	26	---	---	5	71
T Langston Walker	40	26	---	---	5	71
G Vince Manuwai	40	26	---	---	5	71
CB Jacques Reeves	---	---	18	35	14	67
QB Alex Smith	40	26	---	---	1	67
TE Jeremy Shockey	39	26	---	---	1	66
OLB London Fletcher	---	---	23	40	---	63
S Bob Sanders	---	---	23	38	2	63
DT Mike Patterson	---	---	23	39	---	62
RB Artose Pinner	26	21	---	---	13	60
CB Ashton Youboty	---	---	22	36	---	58
OLB Hunter Hillenmeyer	---	---	22	33	2	57
WR Michael Clayton	31	18	---	---	7	56
S Leigh Bodden	---	---	20	34	---	54
WR Roddy White	33	20	---	---	1	54
DT Osi Umenyiora	---	---	20	25	6	51
DE Vonnie Holliday	---	---	20	28	---	48
S Will Blackmon	---	---	13	25	8	46
TE Jason Witten	16	10	---	---	19	45
DE John Henderson	---	---	16	27	---	43
WR Brandon Williams	20	15	---	---	7	42
CB Dominique Foxworth	---	---	11	17	12	40
TE Matt Balogh	17	11	---	---	---	28
TE Tyrone Beason	2	4	---	---	18	24
RB P.J. Daniels	14	4	---	---	6	24
OLB Thomas Howard	---	---	7	16	---	23
DE Jared Lemoine	---	---	4	11	6	21
OLB Derrick Johnson	---	---	1	3	16	20
DT Cornelius Pisano	---	---	4	15	---	19
WR Ike Watson	2	1	---	---	15	18
K Adam Vinatieri	0	0	---	---	9	9
DE Khari Long	---	---	2	7	---	9
ILB Corey Hall	---	---	0	0	8	8
CB Charles Woodson	---	---	1	5	---	6
S Marviel Underwood	---	---	2	3	---	5
OLB Shannon Taylor	---	---	1	3	---	4
P Craig Jarrett	0	0	---	---	4	4
C Kendall Simmons	0	0	---	---	3	3
C L.P. Ladouceur	0	0	---	---	1	1
WR Jonathan Orr	0	0	---	---	1	1
QB Benjamin Cole	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Darryl Dole	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Steve Vallos	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Jonah Conger	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	18	9.0
Middle	19	58	3.1
Right	2	19	9.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	18	6.0
Middle	27	97	3.6
Right	9	34	3.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Patrick Ramsey	34	20	5	3	1	3	5	6	0

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alex Smith	25	18	6	0	1	0	2	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	45	6.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	10	87	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	3	32	3.2
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	47	23.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	27	5.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	113	8.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	4	83	16.6
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	45	22.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Chad Johnson	16	9	0	126	3	40
RB Rusty Hatcher	4	2	0	-4	0	22
WR David Anderson	4	4	0	28	1	28
RB J.J. Johnson	3	2	0	18	0	11
WR Ronald Curry	3	1	0	9	0	15
TE Dante Rosario	2	1	0	3	0	33
RB Quentin Griffin	1	1	0	31	1	6
TE Damien Harper	1	0	1	0	0	8

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Brandon Williams	6	4	1	60	1	15
RB Artose Pinner	5	4	0	49	1	21
WR Michael Clayton	4	3	0	27	0	18
TE Jason Witten	3	2	0	44	1	10
TE Jeremy Shockey	2	2	0	40	1	26
TE Matt Balogh	2	1	0	3	0	11
WR Roddy White	2	2	0	45	2	20
WR Ike Watson	1	0	0	0	0	1

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Rusty Hatcher	4	13	3.25	4.60
QB Patrick Ramsey	1	5	5.00	4.80

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Alex Smith	3	16	5.33	4.50
RB P.J. Daniels	3	14	4.67	4.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alex Smith	3	2	18	6.00	10.72

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Artose Pinner	1	1	4	4.00	9.80
TE Jason Witten	1	1	14	14.00	14.67
WR Brandon Williams	1	0	0	0.00	10.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
RB J.J. Johnson	3	0
QB Patrick Ramsey	1	1
RB Rusty Hatcher	1	0

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
QB Alex Smith	5	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Patrick Ramsey	7	1	0

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alex Smith	5	3	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch
WR Chad Johnson	3	0
RB Rusty Hatcher	2	0
RB J.J. Johnson	1	1
WR Ronald Curry	1	0

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Brandon Williams	3	2	2
WR Michael Clayton	1	1	1
TE Matt Balogh	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 69,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,900 (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	69,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,900 (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)