Week 9, 2007

played in Atlanta, GA

65 degrees, fair, calm

Los Angeles Rams	3	7	7	10	-	27
Atlanta Falcons	7	3	3	0	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:11 LAS - Ryan Longwell 47 field goal
1Q: 01:09 ATL - Antonio Nicas 4 pass from Patrick Ramsey (Derek Whaley extra point)
2Q: 08:33 ATL - Derek Whaley 34 field goal
2Q: 01:42 LAS - Santonio Holmes 5 pass from Joey Harrington (Ryan Longwell extra point)
3Q: 07:56 ATL - Derek Whaley 30 field goal
3Q: 05:02 LAS - Santonio Holmes 41 pass from Joey Harrington (Ryan Longwell extra point)
4Q: 15:00 LAS - Dallas Clark 1 pass from Joey Harrington (Ryan Longwell extra point)
4Q: 02:18 LAS - Ryan Longwell 30 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:11 LAS - Ryan Longwell 47 field goal
1Q: 01:09 ATL - Antonio Nicas 4 pass from Patrick Ramsey (Derek Whaley extra point)
2Q: 08:33 ATL - Derek Whaley 34 field goal
2Q: 01:42 LAS - Santonio Holmes 5 pass from Joey Harrington (Ryan Longwell extra point)
3Q: 07:56 ATL - Derek Whaley 30 field goal
3Q: 05:02 LAS - Santonio Holmes 41 pass from Joey Harrington (Ryan Longwell extra point)
4Q: 15:00 LAS - Dallas Clark 1 pass from Joey Harrington (Ryan Longwell extra point)
4Q: 02:18 LAS - Ryan Longwell 30 field goal

Team Statistics LAS ATL
Record 3-6 1-7
First Downs 19 24
- by Rushing 6 7
- by Passing 12 14
- by Penalty 1 3
Total Net Yards 301 402
- Offensive Plays 60 68
- Yards per Play 5.02 5.91
Net Rushing Yards 111 144
- Rushing Attempts 31 24
- Yards per Rush 3.58 6.00
Net Passing Yards 190 258
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 25 - 18 - 0 40 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 215 280
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/25 4/22
- Yards per Pass Play 6.55 5.86
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 7/14 2/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.4 8.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 6/38 11/85
Punt Returns/Yards 2/20 2/20
Kick Returns/Yards 2/61 1/31
Interception Ret./Yards 1/7 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 24
Time of Possession 28:51 31:09

Team Statistics	LAS	ATL
Record	3-6	1-7
First Downs	19	24
- by Rushing	6	7
- by Passing	12	14
- by Penalty	1	3
Total Net Yards	301	402
- Offensive Plays	60	68
- Yards per Play	5.02	5.91
Net Rushing Yards	111	144
- Rushing Attempts	31	24
- Yards per Rush	3.58	6.00
Net Passing Yards	190	258
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	25 - 18 - 0	40 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	215	280
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/25	4/22
- Yards per Pass Play	6.55	5.86
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	7/14	2/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.4	8.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	6/38	11/85
Punt Returns/Yards	2/20	2/20
Kick Returns/Yards	2/61	1/31
Interception Ret./Yards	1/7	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 35	OWN 24
Time of Possession	28:51	31:09

Drive Charts

Los Angeles Rams
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:32	4:28	OWN 27	10	43	Field Goal
1	5:40	1:44	OWN 17	3	-3	Punt
1	1:01	0:44	OWN 25	3	-4	Punt
2	8:25	2:25	OWN 25	4	14	Punt
2	3:32	2:00	OPP 41	6	41	Touchdown
2	0:31	0:31	OWN 20	1	-2	Half
3	15:00	2:13	OWN 36	3	0	Punt
3	7:48	3:00	OWN 30	5	70	Touchdown
3	3:47	3:58	OWN 42	9	58	Touchdown
4	14:34	0:08	OPP 20	1	16	Fumble
4	10:10	7:59	OWN 21	12	66	Field Goal
4	0:40	0:40	OWN 43	4	7	Game

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:28	OWN 25	5	18	Punt
1	8:04	2:24	OWN 25	4	26	Punt
1	3:56	2:55	OWN 49	9	51	Touchdown
1	0:17	6:52	OWN 23	12	60	Field Goal
2	6:00	2:28	OWN 16	5	29	Interception
2	1:32	1:01	OWN 31	5	29	Punt
3	12:47	4:59	OWN 13	10	74	Field Goal
3	4:48	1:01	OWN 25	3	2	Punt
4	14:49	0:15	OWN 25	1	-5	Fumble
4	14:26	4:16	OWN 15	8	64	Fumble
4	2:11	1:31	OWN 25	8	32	Downs

Game MVP: Elvis Dumervil, Los Angeles Rams

Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Adrian Peterson	20	92	4.60	15	4
RB Jerome Harrison	6	8	1.33	14	1
QB Joey Harrington	5	11	2.20	16	1

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Rusty Hatcher	11	71	6.45	17	4
RB J.J. Johnson	8	47	5.88	14	1
RB Quentin Griffin	3	11	3.67	9	0
QB Patrick Ramsey	2	15	7.50	9	0

Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joey Harrington	25	18	215	4/25	3	41	0	137.5

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Patrick Ramsey	40	25	280	4/22	1	30	1	81.3

Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Santonio Holmes	6	8	96	16.00	45	41	2
WR Peerless Price	4	7	63	15.75	35	22	0
TE Dallas Clark	2	2	6	3.00	0	5	1
WR Paris Warren	2	4	13	6.50	0	7	0
RB Adrian Peterson	2	2	11	5.50	0	9	0
WR Jabar Gaffney	1	1	16	16.00	17	16	0
RB Jerome Harrison	1	1	10	10.00	5	10	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Chad Johnson	15	21	178	11.87	66	30	0
WR Ronald Curry	3	6	25	8.33	12	17	0
WR Antonio Nicas	2	3	14	7.00	4	10	1
WR David Anderson	2	2	22	11.00	0	11	0
TE Deion Porter	1	1	10	10.00	2	10	0
RB Rusty Hatcher	1	3	28	28.00	30	28	0
TE Dominique Byrd	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Quentin Griffin	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Damien Harper	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Los Angeles	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Bobby Carpenter	1	7	7.00	0

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Los Angeles	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Joey Harrington	1	0	0	0
DT Elvis Dumervil	0	2	2	0

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Patrick Ramsey	2	0	0
DT Craig Terrill	0	1	0
CB Drew Coleman	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Los Angeles	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Shane Edge	4	197	49.3	44.3	53	2

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Andy Lee	4	153	38.3	28.3	41	2

Kicking Statistics

Los Angeles	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ryan Longwell	2/2	1/1	0/0	47	3/3

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Derek Whaley	2/2	0/0	0/0	34	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ken Hamlin	2	20	10.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
David Anderson	2	20	10.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Anthony Henry	1	36	36.0	0
Paris Warren	1	25	25.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ronald Curry	1	31	31.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Los Angeles	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Chris Hope	7	2	0.0	21	36
ILB Bobby Carpenter	7	2	0.0	23	35
ILB Kendrick Gilmore	5	2	0.0	23	36
DT Elvis Dumervil	4	0	2.5	24	44
CB Anthony Henry	4	3	0.0	24	44
S Greg Wesley	4	1	0.0	18	37
CB Jerry Azumah	4	0	0.0	16	26
CB Josh Bullocks	3	4	0.0	23	40
OLB Scott Fujita	3	1	0.0	21	31
DT Fred Robbins	2	0	0.0	11	18
OLB Mario Haggan	2	0	0.0	1	9
CB Dunta Robinson	2	0	0.0	1	10
DE Rodrique Wright	2	0	0.0	16	29
DE Jaylen Westbrook	1	1	1.5	21	37
QB Joey Harrington	1	0	---	---	---
S Ken Hamlin	1	0	0.0	9	18
OLB Carl Kranchick	0	1	0.0	3	13

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Drew Coleman	7	1	0.0	28	29
ILB Paris Lenon	6	1	0.0	29	19
S Rich Greer	5	2	1.0	29	28
CB Michael Griffin	4	2	0.0	31	29
S Matt Bowmen	4	1	0.0	18	22
DE Cullen Jenkins	3	2	1.0	26	27
OLB Ty Myers	3	2	1.0	18	18
DT Trevor Pryce	3	1	0.0	28	18
OLB Casey Cole	3	1	0.0	29	18
DE John McCargo	2	0	0.0	12	17
DE Alex Brown	1	0	1.0	22	20
OLB Zeke Moreno	1	1	0.0	2	10
S Mike Minter	1	0	0.0	13	8
WR Antonio Nicas	1	0	---	---	---
CB David Jones	1	0	0.0	13	9
CB Eric Brooks	0	1	0.0	0	1

Pass Rush Statistics

Los Angeles	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Elvis Dumervil	2.5	3	7	44
DE Jaylen Westbrook	1.5	0	0	37
ILB Kendrick Gilmore	0.0	1	0	36
DE Rodrique Wright	0.0	1	0	29

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Alex Brown	1.0	1	0	20
DE Cullen Jenkins	1.0	0	0	27
OLB Ty Myers	1.0	0	0	18
S Rich Greer	1.0	0	0	28
CB Hank Poteat	0.0	1	0	12
DT Craig Terrill	0.0	1	0	8
DE Derrick Burgess	0.0	0	1	26

Pass Defense Statistics

Los Angeles	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Bobby Carpenter	4	0	1	35
CB Jerry Azumah	4	0	0	26
S Greg Wesley	4	0	0	37
CB Josh Bullocks	3	1	0	40
CB Anthony Henry	3	0	0	44
S Chris Hope	3	0	0	36
ILB Kendrick Gilmore	1	1	0	36
OLB Mario Haggan	1	0	0	9
S Ken Hamlin	1	0	0	18
CB Dunta Robinson	1	0	0	10
CB Scott Starks	0	1	0	12
OLB Carl Kranchick	0	1	0	13

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Drew Coleman	4	0	29
S Matt Bowmen	3	0	22
S Rich Greer	3	0	28
DE John McCargo	2	0	17
CB Michael Griffin	1	1	29
S Mike Minter	1	0	8
ILB Paris Lenon	1	0	19
OLB Zeke Moreno	1	0	10
OLB Casey Cole	1	0	18
CB David Jones	1	0	9
OLB Ty Myers	0	1	18

Blocking Statistics

Los Angeles	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Brad Meester	4	9	31	2	29
G Justin Bates	4	6	31	0	29
G Braxton Lin	2	4	31	1	29
T Charlie Johnson	1	3	31	1	29
TE Lawrence Vickers	0	2	8	0	7
TE Martrez Milner	0	1	15	0	10
T Jared Gaither	0	1	31	0	29

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Cooper Carlisle	4	4	24	1	44
G Leander Jordan	2	3	24	1	44
T Chris Samuels	1	7	24	2	44
C Travis Claridge	1	4	24	0	44
T Jeff Backus	1	4	24	0	44

Special Teams Tackles

Los Angeles	Tackles	STPlays
Mile Seidman	1	20
Lawrence Vickers	1	20
Anthony Henry	1	15

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Quentin Griffin	2	16
Deion Porter	1	20
David Anderson	1	18

Participation

Los Angeles	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Anthony Henry	---	---	24	44	15	83
S Greg Wesley	---	---	18	37	16	71
ILB Kendrick Gilmore	---	---	23	36	10	69
DT Elvis Dumervil	---	---	24	44	1	69
G Justin Bates	31	29	---	---	6	66
G Braxton Lin	31	29	---	---	6	66
T Charlie Johnson	31	29	---	---	6	66
T Jared Gaither	31	29	---	---	6	66
CB Josh Bullocks	---	---	23	40	---	63
QB Joey Harrington	31	29	---	---	2	62
C Brad Meester	31	29	---	---	---	60
DE Jaylen Westbrook	---	---	21	37	2	60
ILB Bobby Carpenter	---	---	23	35	2	60
S Chris Hope	---	---	21	36	1	58
OLB Scott Fujita	---	---	21	31	2	54
WR Peerless Price	25	28	---	---	---	53
WR Santonio Holmes	27	26	---	---	---	53
RB Adrian Peterson	24	17	---	---	5	46
DE Rodrique Wright	---	---	16	29	---	45
CB Jerry Azumah	---	---	16	26	2	44
TE Dallas Clark	22	18	---	---	---	40
DT Fred Robbins	---	---	11	18	6	35
WR Paris Warren	17	14	---	---	4	35
TE Lawrence Vickers	8	7	---	---	20	35
WR Jabar Gaffney	6	11	---	---	16	33
S Ken Hamlin	---	---	9	18	6	33
RB Jerome Harrison	7	9	---	---	16	32
TE Mile Seidman	4	4	---	---	20	28
CB Dunta Robinson	---	---	1	10	14	25
TE Martrez Milner	15	10	---	---	---	25
CB Scott Starks	---	---	3	12	5	20
OLB Ron Beyer	---	---	0	0	17	17
OLB Carl Kranchick	---	---	3	13	1	17
DE Jonathan Babineaux	---	---	6	8	---	14
OLB Mario Haggan	---	---	1	9	1	11
WR Devery Henderson	0	0	---	---	10	10
K Ryan Longwell	0	0	---	---	8	8
OLB Aaron Schobel	---	---	0	1	5	6
C Jerome Assler	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Shane Edge	0	0	---	---	4	4
RB Willis McGahee	0	1	---	---	1	2
T Chris Ruhman	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Mike Gandy	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Casey Bramlet	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Kyle Orton	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB H.B. Blades	---	---	0	0	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Cooper Carlisle	24	44	---	---	6	74
G Leander Jordan	24	44	---	---	6	74
T Chris Samuels	24	44	---	---	6	74
T Jeff Backus	24	44	---	---	6	74
C Travis Claridge	24	44	---	---	---	68
QB Patrick Ramsey	24	44	---	---	---	68
WR Chad Johnson	23	44	---	---	---	67
WR Antonio Nicas	17	39	---	---	10	66
CB Drew Coleman	---	---	28	29	5	62
CB Michael Griffin	---	---	31	29	2	62
WR David Anderson	14	28	---	---	18	60
OLB Casey Cole	---	---	29	18	11	58
S Rich Greer	---	---	29	28	1	58
OLB Ty Myers	---	---	18	18	20	56
DE Cullen Jenkins	---	---	26	27	1	54
DE Derrick Burgess	---	---	25	26	2	53
TE Dominique Byrd	20	33	---	---	---	53
ILB Paris Lenon	---	---	29	19	1	49
DT Trevor Pryce	---	---	28	18	1	47
DE Alex Brown	---	---	22	20	5	47
WR Ronald Curry	9	20	---	---	16	45
RB Rusty Hatcher	11	25	---	---	8	44
S Matt Bowmen	---	---	18	22	2	42
S Mike Minter	---	---	13	8	14	35
CB Hank Poteat	---	---	7	12	16	35
DE John McCargo	---	---	12	17	2	31
RB Quentin Griffin	4	6	---	---	16	26
FB Frank Radigonda	4	6	---	---	16	26
DT Craig Terrill	---	---	11	8	5	24
TE Deion Porter	2	1	---	---	20	23
CB David Jones	---	---	13	9	1	23
RB J.J. Johnson	9	11	---	---	---	20
TE Damien Harper	7	7	---	---	6	20
OLB Zeke Moreno	---	---	2	10	1	13
K Derek Whaley	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Glen Tatum	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Andy Lee	0	0	---	---	4	4
P Daniel Sepulveda	0	0	---	---	2	2
CB Eric Brooks	---	---	0	1	---	1
OLB Ian Gold	---	---	0	0	---	0
ILB Reggie Hausermann	---	---	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

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	30	6.0
Middle	13	27	2.1
Right	9	59	6.6
None	4	-5	-1.3

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	19	6.3
Middle	17	98	5.8
Right	4	27	6.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joey Harrington	25	18	3	1	1	2	3	1	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Patrick Ramsey	40	25	4	4	1	4	5	7	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	45	9.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	63	4.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	4	66	13.2
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	41	20.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	1	28	5.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	23	18	166	7.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	5	57	5.2
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	29	29.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Santonio Holmes	8	6	0	96	2	26
WR Peerless Price	7	4	0	63	1	28
WR Paris Warren	4	2	1	13	0	14
TE Dallas Clark	2	2	0	6	0	18
RB Adrian Peterson	2	2	0	11	0	17
WR Jabar Gaffney	1	1	0	16	0	11
RB Jerome Harrison	1	1	0	10	0	9

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Chad Johnson	21	15	0	178	3	44
WR Ronald Curry	6	3	0	25	0	20
WR Antonio Nicas	3	2	1	14	0	39
RB Rusty Hatcher	3	1	0	28	1	25
RB Quentin Griffin	2	0	0	0	0	6
WR David Anderson	2	2	0	22	0	28
TE Deion Porter	1	1	0	10	0	1
TE Damien Harper	1	0	0	0	0	7
TE Dominique Byrd	1	1	0	3	0	33

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Adrian Peterson	5	8	1.60	4.60
QB Joey Harrington	1	16	16.00	2.20
RB Jerome Harrison	1	1	1.00	1.33

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB J.J. Johnson	2	6	3.00	5.88
RB Quentin Griffin	1	-3	-3.00	3.67
RB Rusty Hatcher	1	2	2.00	6.45

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joey Harrington	4	4	33	8.25	8.60

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Patrick Ramsey	4	1	4	1.00	7.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Peerless Price	1	1	18	18.00	9.00
TE Dallas Clark	1	1	1	1.00	3.00
WR Santonio Holmes	1	1	5	5.00	12.00
RB Adrian Peterson	1	1	9	9.00	5.50

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Antonio Nicas	1	1	4	4.00	4.67
WR Chad Johnson	1	0	0	0.00	8.48
WR Ronald Curry	1	0	0	0.00	4.17
RB Rusty Hatcher	1	0	0	0.00	9.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Rushes	Conversions
RB Jerome Harrison	2	1
RB Adrian Peterson	2	2
QB Joey Harrington	1	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
RB J.J. Johnson	4	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joey Harrington	7	4	4

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Patrick Ramsey	7	2	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Peerless Price	3	2	2
WR Paris Warren	2	1	1
WR Santonio Holmes	2	1	1

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Chad Johnson	4	1	1
WR Ronald Curry	1	0	0
TE Damien Harper	1	0	0
WR David Anderson	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 71,400 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,900 (25,300)
End Zone 16,700 (18,200)
Mezzanine 8,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 10,900 (16,100)
Club Seats 14,300 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 7,100 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	71,400 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,900 (25,300)
End Zone	16,700 (18,200)
Mezzanine	8,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	10,900 (16,100)
Club Seats	14,300 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	7,100 (9,900)