Week 3, 2008

played in Los Angeles, CA

70 degrees, rain, 6 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	0	7	0	0	-	7
Los Angeles Rams	0	3	7	11	-	21

Scoring Summary
2Q: 10:21 LAS - Owen Pochman 50 field goal
2Q: 04:32 ATL - Quentin Griffin 5 run (Elijah Levine extra point)
3Q: 02:01 LAS - Adrian Peterson 11 pass from Joey Harrington (Owen Pochman extra point)
4Q: 12:36 LAS - Owen Pochman 34 field goal
4Q: 00:20 LAS - Jonathan Babineaux 61 fumble return (Joey Harrington pass to Santonio Holmes for conversion)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 10:21 LAS - Owen Pochman 50 field goal
2Q: 04:32 ATL - Quentin Griffin 5 run (Elijah Levine extra point)
3Q: 02:01 LAS - Adrian Peterson 11 pass from Joey Harrington (Owen Pochman extra point)
4Q: 12:36 LAS - Owen Pochman 34 field goal
4Q: 00:20 LAS - Jonathan Babineaux 61 fumble return (Joey Harrington pass to Santonio Holmes for conversion)

Team Statistics ATL LAS
Record 1-2 2-1
First Downs 18 20
- by Rushing 6 5
- by Passing 12 13
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 309 337
- Offensive Plays 61 59
- Yards per Play 5.07 5.71
Net Rushing Yards 94 106
- Rushing Attempts 24 27
- Yards per Rush 3.92 3.93
Net Passing Yards 215 231
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 22 - 0 27 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 241 256
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/26 5/25
- Yards per Pass Play 5.81 7.22
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/12 5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.3 9.7
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/49 10/71
Punt Returns/Yards 1/8 1/4
Kick Returns/Yards 4/85 1/37
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/1
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 18 OWN 29
Time of Possession 26:41 33:19

Team Statistics	ATL	LAS
Record	1-2	2-1
First Downs	18	20
- by Rushing	6	5
- by Passing	12	13
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	309	337
- Offensive Plays	61	59
- Yards per Play	5.07	5.71
Net Rushing Yards	94	106
- Rushing Attempts	24	27
- Yards per Rush	3.92	3.93
Net Passing Yards	215	231
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 22 - 0	27 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	241	256
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/26	5/25
- Yards per Pass Play	5.81	7.22
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/12	5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.3	9.7
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/49	10/71
Punt Returns/Yards	1/8	1/4
Kick Returns/Yards	4/85	1/37
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/1
Red Zone Visits	1	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 18	OWN 29
Time of Possession	26:41	33:19

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:19	2:13	OWN 30	5	14	Punt
1	7:11	3:11	OWN 30	6	21	Punt
2	10:16	5:52	OWN 25	11	75	Touchdown
2	1:13	1:13	OWN 7	3	6	Half
3	15:00	3:21	OWN 17	6	16	Punt
3	9:54	2:41	OWN 6	6	37	Punt
3	1:53	1:46	OWN 22	3	-6	Punt
4	12:28	4:12	OWN 25	8	31	Punt
4	4:12	1:31	OWN 19	6	17	Downs
4	1:57	1:48	OWN 2	7	59	Fumble
4	0:09	0:09	OWN 25	1	0	Game

Los Angeles Rams
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:41	OPP 42	1	26	Fumble
1	12:06	4:55	OWN 17	8	27	Punt
1	4:00	8:44	OWN 7	15	60	Field Goal
2	4:24	3:11	OWN 25	7	13	Punt
3	11:39	1:45	OWN 40	3	7	Punt
3	7:13	5:20	OWN 11	9	89	Touchdown
3	0:07	2:39	OWN 26	7	57	Field Goal
4	8:16	4:04	OWN 20	6	22	Punt
4	2:41	0:44	OPP 36	3	-4	Punt

Game MVP: Elvis Dumervil, Los Angeles Rams

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Quentin Griffin	14	60	4.29	12	3	1
QB Drew Brees	5	22	4.40	10	1	0
FB Marc Wicher	2	1	0.50	2	0	0
RB Rusty Hatcher	2	6	3.00	4	0	0
WR Chad Johnson	1	5	5.00	5	0	0

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Adrian Peterson	21	97	4.62	22	3
RB Jerome Harrison	3	5	1.67	5	0
RB Willis McGahee	2	-3	-1.50	1	0
QB Joey Harrington	1	7	7.00	7	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Drew Brees	34	22	241	3/26	0	30	0	85.5

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joey Harrington	27	22	256	5/25	1	34	0	118.5

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Artie Brock	7	9	98	14.00	10	30
WR David Anderson	4	6	49	12.25	18	15
TE Dominique Byrd	3	5	26	8.67	1	14
WR Chad Johnson	2	4	3	1.50	0	3
RB Quentin Griffin	2	2	8	4.00	0	4
RB Rusty Hatcher	2	4	18	9.00	14	20
WR Ronald Curry	1	1	27	27.00	27	27
TE Bryant Conway	1	1	12	12.00	4	12

Los Angeles	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Peerless Price	5	5	53	10.60	29	24	0
WR Paris Warren	5	6	110	22.00	86	34	0
WR Santonio Holmes	4	5	17	4.25	0	6	0
TE Dallas Clark	3	5	25	8.33	0	11	0
RB Adrian Peterson	2	3	19	9.50	6	11	1
WR Early Doucet	2	2	16	8.00	8	12	0
RB Jerome Harrison	1	1	16	16.00	13	16	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Los Angeles	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Drew Brees	1	0	0
OLB Zeke Moreno	0	1	0
CB Drew Coleman	0	0	1

Los Angeles	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
WR Paris Warren	1	0	0	0
DE Jonathan Babineaux	0	1	0	1
CB Dunta Robinson	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Daniel Sepulveda	6	249	41.5	37.5	58	2

Los Angeles	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Craig Hentrich	5	213	42.6	41.0	55	4

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Elijah Levine	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

Los Angeles	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Owen Pochman	2/2	1/1	1/1	50	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
David Anderson	1	8	8.0	0

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Peerless Price	1	4	4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Craig Steltz	4	85	21.3	0

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Anthony Henry	1	37	37.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB London Fletcher	12	1	0.0	27	26
OLB Zeke Moreno	6	1	0.0	26	26
ILB Reggie Hausermann	5	2	1.0	15	13
CB Michael Griffin	5	2	0.0	26	32
DE Derrick Burgess	4	0	2.5	23	18
CB David Jones	4	0	0.0	12	14
DE Athyba Rubin	2	5	0.5	23	24
DE John McCargo	2	1	0.0	24	23
S Damien Richardson	2	0	0.0	14	20
CB Jason Craft	2	0	0.0	3	15
CB Drew Coleman	2	0	0.0	27	31
S Rich Greer	2	0	0.0	0	11
DE Cullen Jenkins	1	1	1.0	6	17
DT Brian Young	1	1	0.0	18	18
S Zachery Bowman	1	0	0.0	24	19
CB Craig Steltz	1	0	0.0	13	11

Los Angeles	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Scott Starks	5	2	0.0	24	36
S Chris Hope	5	1	0.0	22	28
CB Anthony Henry	5	0	0.0	24	37
DT Elvis Dumervil	4	4	3.0	24	37
S Nedu Ndukwe	4	3	0.0	17	23
ILB Bobby Carpenter	4	1	0.0	23	31
ILB Curtis Lofton	3	3	0.0	22	24
CB Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie3	3	1	0.0	21	30
OLB Ron Beyer	2	2	0.0	12	19
ILB Ryan Claridge	2	1	0.0	10	9
CB Jerry Azumah	2	0	0.0	2	10
DE Rodrique Wright	2	0	0.0	7	8
DE Jonathan Babineaux	1	1	0.0	24	31
DT Fred Robbins	1	0	0.0	17	29
S Rashidi Barnes	1	0	0.0	9	21
DE Jaylen Westbrook	1	0	0.0	3	15
CB Dunta Robinson	1	0	0.0	1	6
WR Paris Warren	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Derrick Burgess	2.5	1	1	18
DE Cullen Jenkins	1.0	0	1	17
ILB Reggie Hausermann	1.0	0	0	13
DE Athyba Rubin	0.5	0	0	24
DE John McCargo	0.0	1	0	23

Los Angeles	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Elvis Dumervil	3.0	0	2	9	37
DE Jonathan Babineaux	0.0	1	0	0	31
DE Jaylen Westbrook	0.0	0	1	0	15
ILB Bobby Carpenter	0.0	0	0	2	31

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB London Fletcher	3	1	26
CB Drew Coleman	3	0	31
CB Michael Griffin	3	0	32
S Damien Richardson	2	0	20
CB Jason Craft	2	0	15
OLB Zeke Moreno	2	0	26
ILB Reggie Hausermann	2	0	13
S Rich Greer	2	0	11
CB David Jones	1	1	14
S Zachery Bowman	1	0	19
CB Craig Steltz	1	0	11

Los Angeles	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Scott Starks	5	3	36
S Chris Hope	3	0	28
ILB Bobby Carpenter	3	0	31
CB Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie3	3	0	30
S Nedu Ndukwe	2	1	23
CB Jerry Azumah	2	0	10
CB Anthony Henry	2	0	37
S Rashidi Barnes	1	0	21
CB Dunta Robinson	1	0	6
OLB Ron Beyer	0	2	19

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Travis Claridge	4	4	24	0	37
T Chris Samuels	3	5	24	1	37
T George Foster	1	3	24	1	37
TE Dominique Byrd	1	1	10	0	16
TE Dante Rosario	1	1	23	0	33
G Ben Grubbs	0	4	24	1	37
G Cooper Carlisle	0	2	24	0	37

Los Angeles	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Charlie Johnson	3	7	27	0	32
C Brad Meester	2	6	27	2	32
G Trent Mathews	1	7	27	1	32
G Mike Gandy	1	5	27	0	32
T Marco Colombo	0	1	27	0	32
TE Dallas Clark	0	0	17	1	18
RB Adrian Peterson	0	0	22	1	22

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Marc Wicher	1	18
Michael Griffin	1	10

Los Angeles	Tackles	STPlays
Jerry Azumah	2	13
Craig Hentrich	2	12
Adrian Peterson	1	10

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Michael Griffin	---	---	26	32	10	68
G Cooper Carlisle	24	37	---	---	6	67
T Chris Samuels	24	37	---	---	6	67
T George Foster	24	37	---	---	6	67
G Ben Grubbs	24	37	---	---	6	67
C Travis Claridge	24	37	---	---	---	61
QB Drew Brees	24	37	---	---	---	61
WR Chad Johnson	24	36	---	---	---	60
CB Drew Coleman	---	---	27	31	2	60
TE Dante Rosario	23	33	---	---	---	56
OLB London Fletcher	---	---	27	26	2	55
OLB Zeke Moreno	---	---	26	26	2	54
WR David Anderson	14	25	---	---	13	52
S Zachery Bowman	---	---	24	19	6	49
DE John McCargo	---	---	24	23	1	48
DE Athyba Rubin	---	---	23	24	1	48
RB Quentin Griffin	19	28	---	---	---	47
DE Derrick Burgess	---	---	23	18	1	42
DT Brian Young	---	---	18	18	1	37
S Damien Richardson	---	---	14	20	2	36
WR Artie Brock	13	23	---	---	---	36
CB Jason Craft	---	---	3	15	13	31
CB Craig Steltz	---	---	13	11	6	30
ILB Reggie Hausermann	---	---	15	13	1	29
DE Cullen Jenkins	---	---	6	17	6	29
FB Marc Wicher	2	6	---	---	18	26
TE Dominique Byrd	10	16	---	---	---	26
CB David Jones	---	---	12	14	---	26
TE Bryant Conway	1	5	---	---	18	24
DT Ryan Pickett	---	---	4	11	6	21
WR Ronald Curry	8	6	---	---	7	21
DT Will Smith	---	---	9	11	1	21
OLB Ian Gold	---	---	1	0	18	19
RB Rusty Hatcher	5	5	---	---	7	17
S Rich Greer	---	---	0	11	6	17
ILB Paris Lenon	---	---	0	6	10	16
WR Tai Streets	1	2	---	---	12	15
S Matt Bowmen	---	---	2	2	11	15
C Glen Tatum	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Daniel Sepulveda	0	0	---	---	6	6
DT Erik Walden	---	---	0	4	1	5
K Elijah Levine	0	0	---	---	2	2
G Leander Jordan	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Derek Anderson	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Chris Morris	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Tony Moll	0	0	---	---	---	0

Los Angeles	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Anthony Henry	---	---	24	37	7	68
G Mike Gandy	27	32	---	---	7	66
T Marco Colombo	27	32	---	---	7	66
T Charlie Johnson	27	32	---	---	7	66
G Trent Mathews	27	32	---	---	7	66
DT Elvis Dumervil	---	---	24	37	---	61
CB Scott Starks	---	---	24	36	---	60
C Brad Meester	27	32	---	---	---	59
QB Joey Harrington	27	32	---	---	---	59
DE Jonathan Babineaux	---	---	24	31	---	55
ILB Bobby Carpenter	---	---	23	31	---	54
RB Adrian Peterson	22	22	---	---	10	54
DT Fred Robbins	---	---	17	29	6	52
WR Paris Warren	22	28	---	---	2	52
S Nedu Ndukwe	---	---	17	23	12	52
WR Santonio Holmes	22	28	---	---	1	51
CB Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie---	---	---	21	30	---	51
S Chris Hope	---	---	22	28	---	50
OLB Ron Beyer	---	---	12	19	18	49
WR Peerless Price	18	22	---	---	6	46
ILB Curtis Lofton	---	---	22	24	---	46
TE Dallas Clark	17	18	---	---	1	36
TE Lawrence Vickers	10	11	---	---	15	36
S Rashidi Barnes	---	---	9	21	1	31
TE Matt Balogh	5	4	---	---	19	28
CB Jerry Azumah	---	---	2	10	13	25
TE Kellen Davis	14	11	---	---	---	25
RB Willis McGahee	2	3	---	---	14	19
ILB Ryan Claridge	---	---	10	9	---	19
WR Eric Weems	0	4	---	---	15	19
DE Jaylen Westbrook	---	---	3	15	---	18
ILB Kendrick Gilmore	---	---	2	13	---	15
DE Rodrique Wright	---	---	7	8	---	15
CB Dunta Robinson	---	---	1	6	6	13
P Craig Hentrich	0	0	---	---	12	12
WR Early Doucet	0	5	---	---	6	11
ILB Ray Lewis	---	---	0	0	8	8
K Owen Pochman	0	0	---	---	7	7
RB Jerome Harrison	3	4	---	---	---	7
C Jerome Assler	0	0	---	---	7	7
OLB Aaron Schobel	---	---	0	0	6	6
DT Darnell Dockett	---	---	0	0	---	0
G Braxton Lin	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Lyle Sendlein	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Jared Gaither	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Matt Flynn	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	12	3.0
Middle	13	51	3.9
Right	7	31	4.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	15	3.8
Middle	16	54	3.4
Right	7	37	5.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Drew Brees	34	22	3	0	0	6	3	11	0

Los Angeles	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joey Harrington	27	22	4	0	1	2	2	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	6	49	4.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	7	56	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	8	106	13.3
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	30	7.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	10	107	10.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	127	9.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	2	22	7.3
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Artie Brock	9	7	98	1	23
WR David Anderson	6	4	49	0	25
TE Dominique Byrd	5	3	26	0	16
WR Chad Johnson	4	2	3	0	36
RB Rusty Hatcher	4	2	18	1	5
RB Quentin Griffin	2	2	8	0	28
WR Ronald Curry	1	1	27	1	6
TE Bryant Conway	1	1	12	0	5

Los Angeles	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Paris Warren	6	5	0	110	3	28
WR Peerless Price	5	5	0	53	1	22
TE Dallas Clark	5	3	1	25	0	18
WR Santonio Holmes	5	4	0	17	0	28
RB Adrian Peterson	3	2	0	19	0	22
WR Early Doucet	2	2	0	16	0	5
RB Jerome Harrison	1	1	0	16	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Quentin Griffin	2	11	5.50	4.29

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joey Harrington	4	2	17	4.25	9.48

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Los Angeles	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Dallas Clark	3	1	6	2.00	5.00
RB Adrian Peterson	1	1	11	11.00	6.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
QB Drew Brees	1	1
RB Quentin Griffin	1	1

Los Angeles	Rushes	Conversions
RB Adrian Peterson	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Drew Brees	8	6	3

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joey Harrington	9	7	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Dominique Byrd	2	1	0
WR David Anderson	2	2	1
WR Chad Johnson	1	1	0
WR Ronald Curry	1	1	1
WR Artie Brock	1	1	1
RB Rusty Hatcher	1	0	0

Los Angeles	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Santonio Holmes	3	2	1
WR Peerless Price	2	2	1
WR Paris Warren	2	2	1
TE Dallas Clark	1	0	0
WR Early Doucet	1	1	1

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)