Week 2, 2009

played in New Jersey, NJ

72 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	0	3	3	3	-	9
New Jersey Jets	14	10	7	3	-	34

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:17 NJY - Reggie Torbor 14 fumble return (Taylor Melhaff extra point)
1Q: 03:50 NJY - Steve Smith Sr. 11 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Taylor Melhaff extra point)
2Q: 05:55 NJY - Cory Boyd 2 run (Taylor Melhaff extra point)
2Q: 03:49 NJY - Taylor Melhaff 35 field goal
2Q: 00:52 ATL - Dave Raymer 22 field goal
3Q: 07:44 ATL - Dave Raymer 34 field goal
3Q: 00:48 NJY - Felix Jones 3 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Taylor Melhaff extra point)
4Q: 11:42 ATL - Dave Raymer 39 field goal
4Q: 06:07 NJY - Taylor Melhaff 23 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:17 NJY - Reggie Torbor 14 fumble return (Taylor Melhaff extra point)
1Q: 03:50 NJY - Steve Smith Sr. 11 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Taylor Melhaff extra point)
2Q: 05:55 NJY - Cory Boyd 2 run (Taylor Melhaff extra point)
2Q: 03:49 NJY - Taylor Melhaff 35 field goal
2Q: 00:52 ATL - Dave Raymer 22 field goal
3Q: 07:44 ATL - Dave Raymer 34 field goal
3Q: 00:48 NJY - Felix Jones 3 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Taylor Melhaff extra point)
4Q: 11:42 ATL - Dave Raymer 39 field goal
4Q: 06:07 NJY - Taylor Melhaff 23 field goal

Team Statistics ATL NJY
Record 1-1 2-0
First Downs 14 24
- by Rushing 7 7
- by Passing 7 15
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 288 366
- Offensive Plays 61 73
- Yards per Play 4.72 5.01
Net Rushing Yards 116 116
- Rushing Attempts 20 32
- Yards per Rush 5.80 3.63
Net Passing Yards 172 250
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 19 - 0 41 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 185 250
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/13 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.20 6.10
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/14 8/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.6 6.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/57 3/19
Punt Returns/Yards 1/8 3/23
Kick Returns/Yards 3/85 3/64
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 3/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 21 OWN 26
Time of Possession 25:07 34:53

Team Statistics	ATL	NJY
Record	1-1	2-0
First Downs	14	24
- by Rushing	7	7
- by Passing	7	15
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	288	366
- Offensive Plays	61	73
- Yards per Play	4.72	5.01
Net Rushing Yards	116	116
- Rushing Attempts	20	32
- Yards per Rush	5.80	3.63
Net Passing Yards	172	250
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 19 - 0	41 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	185	250
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/13	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.20	6.10
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/14	8/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.6	6.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/57	3/19
Punt Returns/Yards	1/8	3/23
Kick Returns/Yards	3/85	3/64
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	3/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 21	OWN 26
Time of Possession	25:07	34:53

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:58	0:51	OWN 4	2	10	Fumble
1	13:07	3:42	OWN 5	6	33	Punt
1	3:42	1:50	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
2	14:45	3:30	OWN 3	8	21	Punt
2	5:48	1:29	OWN 28	3	9	Punt
2	3:43	2:56	OWN 25	13	70	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:52	OWN 29	3	2	Punt
3	11:39	4:02	OWN 35	9	48	Field Goal
3	0:42	4:05	OWN 36	8	42	Field Goal
4	6:00	0:56	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
4	2:49	0:57	OWN 25	3	8	Punt

New Jersey Jets
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:02	OWN 25	5	18	Punt
1	9:25	5:43	OWN 12	13	88	Touchdown
1	1:52	2:07	OWN 21	5	31	Punt
2	11:15	5:27	OWN 34	12	66	Touchdown
2	4:19	0:36	OPP 25	3	7	Field Goal
2	0:47	0:47	OWN 22	2	11	Half
3	13:08	1:29	OWN 22	3	-1	Punt
3	7:37	6:55	OWN 23	14	77	Touchdown
4	11:37	5:37	OWN 36	10	58	Field Goal
4	5:04	2:15	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
4	1:52	1:52	OWN 3	3	2	Game

Game MVP: Ben Roethlisberger, New Jersey Jets

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Quentin Griffin	15	102	6.80	18	6
RB Marc Brandon	3	8	2.67	3	0
QB Drew Brees	1	4	4.00	4	0
WR Will Franklin	1	2	2.00	2	0

New Jersey	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Cory Boyd	17	50	2.94	13	2	1
RB Felix Jones	8	40	5.00	14	1	0
QB Ben Roethlisberger	4	27	6.75	9	0	0
RB Jose Quartucci	3	-1	-0.33	1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Drew Brees	39	19	185	2/13	0	32	0	62.4

New Jersey	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ben Roethlisberger	41	24	250	0/0	2	22	0	92.5

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Dante Rosario	6	11	25	4.17	0	6
WR Courtney Roby	3	7	45	15.00	43	32
WR David Anderson	3	6	23	7.67	6	15
WR Will Franklin	3	8	34	11.33	19	15
RB Quentin Griffin	2	4	35	17.50	13	19
FB Marc Wicher	1	1	16	16.00	6	16
WR Rasheed Marshall	1	1	7	7.00	3	7
TE Shawn Nelson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

New Jersey	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Steve Smith Sr.	8	9	97	12.13	33	19	1
WR Dez White	5	8	50	10.00	8	21	0
TE Jacob Tamme	5	12	39	7.80	7	10	0
TE Zach Miller	3	6	46	15.33	0	22	0
TE Miles Myers	2	3	15	7.50	1	8	0
RB Felix Jones	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	1
WR Quinten Lawrence	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Freddie Brown	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Jersey	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
TE Dante Rosario	1	0	0	0

New Jersey	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
OLB Reggie Torbor	0	1	1	1

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Chris Kluwe	7	340	48.6	42.4	69	4

New Jersey	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Thomas Morstead	4	204	51.0	49.0	54	2

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dave Raymer	3/3	0/0	0/0	39	0/0

New Jersey	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Taylor Melhaff	2/2	0/0	0/0	35	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
David Anderson	1	8	8.0	0

New Jersey	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ryan Mundy	3	23	7.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Craig Steltz	2	62	31.0	0
Zachery Bowman	1	23	23.0	0

New Jersey	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dexter Jackson	2	43	21.5	0
T.J. Peal	1	21	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Rich Greer	10	2	29	38
ILB Lance Mitchell	6	5	31	37
OLB Alex Hall	5	2	30	37
DE John McCargo	4	3	30	40
S Zachery Bowman	4	2	30	36
ILB Tristan Crossman	4	1	5	12
S Stanford Routt	4	0	30	40
DT Erik Walden	4	0	31	36
OLB Chad Daylo	4	0	24	29
CB Craig Steltz	3	1	29	38
DT Cornelius Pisano	2	0	27	27
S James Butler	1	1	4	2
ILB Clint Sintim	1	1	26	28
CB Michael Griffin	1	0	2	4
S Courtney Greene	0	1	1	4

New Jersey	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Kroy Biermann	9	1	0.0	19	36
OLB Reggie Torbor	7	1	1.0	20	41
CB Trumaine McBride	4	1	0.0	20	40
S Ryan Mundy	4	1	0.0	20	41
S Jimmy Williams	3	1	0.0	20	41
OLB Courtney Watson	2	0	1.0	5	4
CB Glover Quin	2	2	0.0	20	41
DE Ray McDonald	2	1	0.0	20	40
OLB Stanford Kegler	2	1	0.0	13	34
DT Kyle Williams	1	1	0.0	19	38
DT Paul Soliai	1	1	0.0	12	28
CB Pat Lee	1	1	0.0	11	22
DE Nick Reed	1	1	0.0	11	18
DE Monty Pittard	1	0	0.0	9	21

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Block	Hurry	PPlay
ILB Lance Mitchell	1	0	37
DT Cornelius Pisano	0	1	27
DT Erik Walden	0	1	36
OLB Alex Hall	0	1	37

New Jersey	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Reggie Torbor	1.0	0	1	3	41
OLB Courtney Watson	1.0	0	0	0	4
DE Ray McDonald	0.0	2	2	0	40
OLB Stanford Kegler	0.0	0	3	1	34
DT Kyle Williams	0.0	0	1	1	38
DE Monty Pittard	0.0	0	1	0	21
DE Nick Reed	0.0	0	1	0	18

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Rich Greer	6	0	38
ILB Lance Mitchell	4	1	37
S Stanford Routt	3	0	40
S Zachery Bowman	3	0	36
CB Craig Steltz	2	4	38
OLB Alex Hall	2	0	37
ILB Clint Sintim	2	0	28
CB Michael Griffin	1	1	4
ILB Tristan Crossman	1	0	12
DT Erik Walden	0	1	36

New Jersey	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Kroy Biermann	4	2	36
CB Trumaine McBride	4	0	40
OLB Reggie Torbor	3	0	41
S Jimmy Williams	2	0	41
DE Ray McDonald	2	0	40
S Ryan Mundy	2	0	41
CB Glover Quin	1	2	41
CB Pat Lee	1	0	22
OLB Stanford Kegler	0	1	34

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Eric Wood	3	6	0	20	1	41
T George Foster	3	5	0	20	0	41
G Tyronne Green	2	2	0	20	0	41
G David Stewart	1	2	1	20	1	41
T T.J. Lang	0	4	0	20	0	41

New Jersey	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
C Ryan Pontbraind	3	10	1	32	41
FB Jalen Gallier	2	5	0	15	14
G Erik Pears	1	5	0	32	41
G Jermey Parnell	1	4	0	32	41
G Willie Colon	1	3	1	32	41
TE Jacob Tamme	0	1	0	31	40

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Brad Cottam	2	25
Marc Brandon	2	24
Craig Steltz	1	16
Will Franklin	1	14

New Jersey	Tackles	STPlays
Juaquin Iglesias	1	20
Pat Lee	1	19
Cory Boyd	1	7
Dave Yovanovits	1	6

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Stanford Routt	---	---	30	40	14	84
CB Craig Steltz	---	---	29	38	16	83
S Zachery Bowman	---	---	30	36	16	82
RB Quentin Griffin	17	38	---	---	22	77
S Rich Greer	---	---	29	38	10	77
OLB Chad Daylo	---	---	24	29	24	77
DT Erik Walden	---	---	31	36	6	73
T George Foster	20	41	---	---	11	72
DE John McCargo	---	---	30	40	2	72
G Tyronne Green	20	41	---	---	10	71
ILB Lance Mitchell	---	---	31	37	2	70
OLB Alex Hall	---	---	30	37	2	69
QB Drew Brees	20	41	---	---	---	61
G David Stewart	20	41	---	---	---	61
C Eric Wood	20	41	---	---	---	61
T T.J. Lang	20	41	---	---	---	61
DT Cornelius Pisano	---	---	27	27	6	60
WR David Anderson	11	22	---	---	25	58
TE Dante Rosario	19	37	---	---	---	56
ILB Clint Sintim	---	---	26	28	2	56
WR Courtney Roby	17	35	---	---	---	52
WR Will Franklin	13	22	---	---	14	49
TE Brad Cottam	6	12	---	---	25	43
RB Marc Brandon	3	3	---	---	24	30
ILB Tristan Crossman	---	---	5	12	11	28
WR Rasheed Marshall	6	15	---	---	5	26
FB Marc Wicher	5	11	---	---	---	16
DE Athyba Rubin	---	---	5	11	---	16
DE Cullen Jenkins	---	---	7	8	---	15
T Tony Moll	0	0	---	---	13	13
CB David Jones	---	---	5	8	---	13
CB Drew Coleman	---	---	4	8	---	12
P Chris Kluwe	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Glen Tatum	0	0	---	---	10	10
T Jake Long	0	0	---	---	10	10
K Dave Raymer	0	0	---	---	7	7
WR Malcom Floyd	1	5	---	---	---	6
S James Butler	---	---	4	2	---	6
DT Jalen Kennison	---	---	1	5	---	6
CB Michael Griffin	---	---	2	4	---	6
S Courtney Greene	---	---	1	4	---	5
RB Rusty Hatcher	1	3	---	---	---	4
ILB Jamie McCleskey	---	---	1	3	---	4
TE Shawn Nelson	1	2	---	---	---	3
QB Graham Corbin	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Courtney Taylor	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Jersey	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Jimmy Williams	---	---	20	41	21	82
G Erik Pears	32	41	---	---	6	79
G Willie Colon	32	41	---	---	6	79
C Ryan Pontbraind	32	41	---	---	---	73
QB Ben Roethlisberger	32	41	---	---	---	73
T Allen Barbre	32	41	---	---	---	73
G Jermey Parnell	32	41	---	---	---	73
TE Jacob Tamme	31	40	---	---	---	71
OLB Stanford Kegler	---	---	13	34	24	71
S Ryan Mundy	---	---	20	41	10	71
ILB Kroy Biermann	---	---	19	36	13	68
WR Steve Smith Sr.	28	37	---	---	---	65
OLB Reggie Torbor	---	---	20	41	3	64
CB Glover Quin	---	---	20	41	3	64
DE Ray McDonald	---	---	20	40	3	63
CB Trumaine McBride	---	---	20	40	3	63
TE Zach Miller	21	24	---	---	17	62
DT Kyle Williams	---	---	19	38	3	60
FB Jalen Gallier	15	14	---	---	24	53
CB Pat Lee	---	---	11	22	19	52
RB Cory Boyd	18	21	---	---	7	46
WR Dez White	18	27	---	---	---	45
DT Paul Soliai	---	---	12	28	3	43
DE Monty Pittard	---	---	9	21	2	32
DE Nick Reed	---	---	11	18	1	30
RB Felix Jones	10	12	---	---	7	29
TE Darrel Young	0	0	---	---	24	24
TE Miles Myers	10	9	---	---	4	23
WR Juaquin Iglesias	0	1	---	---	20	21
CB David Macklin	---	---	0	1	18	19
WR Freddie Brown	4	11	---	---	---	15
RB Jose Quartucci	4	6	---	---	---	10
OLB Courtney Watson	---	---	5	4	---	9
K Taylor Melhaff	0	0	---	---	9	9
OLB Philip Schmaltz	---	---	0	1	7	8
DE Ricky Jean-Francois	---	---	0	0	7	7
C Chuck Horton	0	0	---	---	6	6
T Mike Williams	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Dave Yovanovits	0	0	---	---	6	6
OLB Malik Forbes	---	---	1	4	1	6
WR Dexter Jackson	1	1	---	---	4	6
RB T.J. Peal	0	1	---	---	4	5
P Thomas Morstead	0	0	---	---	4	4
QB Daryl Strong	0	0	---	---	2	2
WR Quinten Lawrence	0	1	---	---	---	1
S DeAndre Wright	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	21	10.5
Middle	11	44	4.0
Right	7	51	7.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	15	5.0
Middle	23	81	3.5
Right	6	20	3.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Drew Brees	39	19	1	4	0	5	9	5	0

New Jersey	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ben Roethlisberger	41	24	2	1	5	7	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	6	71	7.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	7	34	2.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	6	80	5.3
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	1	18	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	26	14	93	3.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	8	117	13.0
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	22	7.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Dante Rosario	11	6	25	0	37
WR Will Franklin	8	3	34	0	22
WR Courtney Roby	7	3	45	1	35
WR David Anderson	6	3	23	0	22
RB Quentin Griffin	4	2	35	0	38
FB Marc Wicher	1	1	16	0	11
WR Rasheed Marshall	1	1	7	0	15
TE Shawn Nelson	1	0	0	0	2

New Jersey	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Jacob Tamme	12	5	2	39	0	40
WR Steve Smith Sr.	9	8	1	97	0	37
WR Dez White	8	5	0	50	1	27
TE Zach Miller	6	3	1	46	1	24
TE Miles Myers	3	2	0	15	0	9
RB Felix Jones	1	1	0	3	0	12
WR Quinten Lawrence	1	0	0	0	0	1
WR Freddie Brown	1	0	1	0	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

New Jersey	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Cory Boyd	5	7	1.40	2.94
RB Felix Jones	2	7	3.50	5.00
QB Ben Roethlisberger	1	7	7.00	6.75
RB Jose Quartucci	1	-1	-1.00	-0.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Drew Brees	6	2	11	1.83	4.74

New Jersey	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ben Roethlisberger	7	3	22	3.14	6.10

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR David Anderson	2	0	0	0.00	3.83
TE Dante Rosario	2	1	4	2.00	2.27
WR Rasheed Marshall	1	1	7	7.00	7.00
WR Will Franklin	1	0	0	0.00	4.25

New Jersey	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Jacob Tamme	3	0	0	0.00	3.25
WR Steve Smith Sr.	2	2	19	9.50	10.78
RB Felix Jones	1	1	3	3.00	3.00
TE Zach Miller	1	0	0	0.00	7.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

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

New Jersey	Rushes	Conversions
RB Jose Quartucci	3	0
QB Ben Roethlisberger	2	1
RB Cory Boyd	2	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Drew Brees	12	7	3

New Jersey	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ben Roethlisberger	8	5	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Dante Rosario	4	2	0
WR Courtney Roby	2	2	1
WR Will Franklin	2	0	0
FB Marc Wicher	1	1	1
WR Rasheed Marshall	1	1	1
WR David Anderson	1	1	0
TE Shawn Nelson	1	0	0

New Jersey	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Jacob Tamme	4	2	2
WR Dez White	3	2	2
WR Steve Smith Sr.	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 82,400 (86,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 25,100 (26,500)
End Zone 19,100 (19,100)
Mezzanine 9,900 (11,000)
Sideline Seats 16,900 (16,900)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 4,000 (5,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	82,400 (86,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	25,100 (26,500)
End Zone	19,100 (19,100)
Mezzanine	9,900 (11,000)
Sideline Seats	16,900 (16,900)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	4,000 (5,800)