Week 12, 2009

played in New England, MA

48 degrees, rain, 14 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	3	14	7	0	-	24
New England Patriots	21	3	0	7	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:55 NED - Wali Lundy 16 run (Jeff Chandler extra point)
1Q: 10:31 NED - Wali Lundy 1 run (Jeff Chandler extra point)
1Q: 03:58 NED - Tim Carter 47 pass from Trent Edwards (Jeff Chandler extra point)
1Q: 01:20 ATL - Dave Raymer 31 field goal
2Q: 12:59 ATL - Chad Johnson 8 pass from Drew Brees (Dave Raymer extra point)
2Q: 04:58 ATL - Dante Rosario 12 pass from Drew Brees (Dave Raymer extra point)
2Q: 01:16 NED - Jeff Chandler 21 field goal
3Q: 05:38 ATL - Chad Johnson 6 pass from Drew Brees (Dave Raymer extra point)
4Q: 13:04 NED - Wali Lundy 13 run (Jeff Chandler extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:55 NED - Wali Lundy 16 run (Jeff Chandler extra point)
1Q: 10:31 NED - Wali Lundy 1 run (Jeff Chandler extra point)
1Q: 03:58 NED - Tim Carter 47 pass from Trent Edwards (Jeff Chandler extra point)
1Q: 01:20 ATL - Dave Raymer 31 field goal
2Q: 12:59 ATL - Chad Johnson 8 pass from Drew Brees (Dave Raymer extra point)
2Q: 04:58 ATL - Dante Rosario 12 pass from Drew Brees (Dave Raymer extra point)
2Q: 01:16 NED - Jeff Chandler 21 field goal
3Q: 05:38 ATL - Chad Johnson 6 pass from Drew Brees (Dave Raymer extra point)
4Q: 13:04 NED - Wali Lundy 13 run (Jeff Chandler extra point)

Team Statistics ATL NED
Record 3-8 5-6
First Downs 25 16
- by Rushing 5 5
- by Passing 20 11
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 454 268
- Offensive Plays 73 56
- Yards per Play 6.22 4.79
Net Rushing Yards 111 52
- Rushing Attempts 23 24
- Yards per Rush 4.83 2.17
Net Passing Yards 343 216
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 44 - 32 - 1 30 - 19 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 392 224
- Sacks/Yards Lost 6/49 2/8
- Yards per Pass Play 6.86 6.75
Fumbles/Lost 6/3 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/14 4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.7 7.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/34 2/10
Punt Returns/Yards 3/45 5/52
Kick Returns/Yards 1/24 4/99
Interception Ret./Yards 2/0 1/32
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 45
Time of Possession 36:04 23:56

Team Statistics	ATL	NED
Record	3-8	5-6
First Downs	25	16
- by Rushing	5	5
- by Passing	20	11
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	454	268
- Offensive Plays	73	56
- Yards per Play	6.22	4.79
Net Rushing Yards	111	52
- Rushing Attempts	23	24
- Yards per Rush	4.83	2.17
Net Passing Yards	343	216
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	44 - 32 - 1	30 - 19 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	392	224
- Sacks/Yards Lost	6/49	2/8
- Yards per Pass Play	6.86	6.75
Fumbles/Lost	6/3	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/14	4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.7	7.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/34	2/10
Punt Returns/Yards	3/45	5/52
Kick Returns/Yards	1/24	4/99
Interception Ret./Yards	2/0	1/32
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 45
Time of Possession	36:04	23:56

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:05	OWN 25	4	12	Interception
1	10:20	1:35	OWN 25	3	-2	Punt
1	5:28	1:30	OWN 6	3	9	Punt
1	3:41	2:27	OWN 25	5	61	Field Goal
1	1:03	3:14	OPP 36	7	36	Touchdown
2	11:23	6:36	OWN 6	14	94	Touchdown
2	1:09	1:09	OWN 25	5	27	Half
3	12:20	1:58	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
3	8:12	2:42	OWN 28	6	72	Touchdown
3	2:54	1:28	OWN 18	3	9	Punt
4	12:58	2:57	OWN 25	5	-5	Punt
4	8:15	4:49	OWN 12	9	43	Fumble
4	2:13	0:07	OWN 35	1	7	Fumble
4	0:55	0:55	OWN 20	5	55	Game

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:55	0:16	OPP 16	1	16	Touchdown
1	12:33	2:13	OPP 31	6	31	Touchdown
1	8:45	3:17	OWN 40	7	31	Interception
1	3:58	0:17	OPP 47	1	47	Touchdown
1	1:14	0:11	OWN 25	1	0	Interception
2	12:49	1:26	OWN 39	3	3	Punt
2	4:47	3:38	OWN 25	11	71	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:40	OWN 33	4	6	Punt
3	10:22	2:10	OWN 29	3	3	Punt
3	5:30	2:36	OWN 42	3	-7	Punt
3	1:26	3:28	OWN 46	7	54	Touchdown
4	10:01	1:46	OWN 45	3	3	Punt
4	3:26	1:13	OWN 45	3	1	Punt
4	2:06	1:11	OPP 42	3	4	Punt

Game MVP: LaMarr Woodley, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Ronnie Brown	11	44	4.00	33	1
QB Drew Brees	5	33	6.60	12	1
RB Marc Brandon	5	26	5.20	13	2
WR Artie Brock	2	8	4.00	6	0

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Wali Lundy	24	52	2.17	16	3	3

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Drew Brees	44	32	392	6/49	3	46	1	113.0

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Trent Edwards	30	19	224	2/8	1	47	2	69.3

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Chad Johnson	9	15	128	14.22	54	46	2
WR Artie Brock	9	9	138	15.33	39	40	0
RB Ronnie Brown	5	6	52	10.40	35	24	0
TE Dante Rosario	3	5	32	10.67	7	16	1
FB Alan Ratto	2	2	29	14.50	1	15	0
WR Rasheed Marshall	1	1	12	12.00	2	12	0
WR David Anderson	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
RB Marc Brandon	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Shawn Nelson	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bernard Berrian	7	10	75	10.71	26	28	0
WR Tim Carter	6	7	102	17.00	68	47	1
RB Wali Lundy	3	3	31	10.33	6	16	0
WR Antonio Bryant	1	5	5	5.00	0	5	0
RB Jason Snelling	1	2	12	12.00	9	12	0
TE Scott Chandler	1	2	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
WR Mike Williams	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Michael Griffin	1	0	0.00	0
CB Craig Steltz	1	0	0.00	0

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Cortland Finnegan	1	32	32.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Drew Brees	3	2	0
RB Ronnie Brown	1	0	0
WR David Anderson	1	0	0
CB Craig Steltz	1	0	0
RB Marc Brandon	0	1	0
S Zachery Bowman	0	0	1

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Wali Lundy	1	0	0
WR Tim Carter	0	1	0
OLB Niko Koutouvides	0	1	0
ILB Keyaron Fox	0	1	0
OLB Justin Rogers	0	1	0
DE LaMarr Woodley	0	0	3
WR Antonio Bryant	0	0	2
S Louis Delmas	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Chris Kluwe	5	227	45.4	35.0	52	0

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jon Ryan	7	342	48.9	36.7	61	5

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dave Raymer	1/1	0/0	0/0	31	3/3

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jeff Chandler	1/1	0/0	0/0	21	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
David Anderson	3	45	15.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Stephen Hodge	5	52	10.4	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Craig Steltz	1	24	24.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mike Williams	4	99	24.8	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Michael Griffin	5	2	1.0	23	31
DT Erik Walden	5	2	0.0	16	25
OLB Alex Hall	4	0	1.0	19	25
S Zachery Bowman	4	1	0.0	18	25
S Rich Greer	3	3	0.0	23	32
S Stanford Routt	3	1	0.0	16	30
ILB Lance Mitchell	3	0	0.0	9	11
ILB Reggie Hausermann	2	6	0.0	20	25
DE Cullen Jenkins	2	1	0.0	22	28
DE John McCargo	2	1	0.0	15	18
CB Craig Steltz	2	1	0.0	4	7
OLB Chad Daylo	2	1	0.0	12	16
DT Cornelius Pisano	2	0	0.0	9	12
CB David Jones	1	1	0.0	13	16
RB Marc Brandon	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Tristan Crossman	1	0	0.0	16	19
DT Jalen Kennison	0	1	0.0	6	10
ILB Jamie McCleskey	0	1	0.0	4	6

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Tom Zbikowski	8	1	0.0	23	50
OLB Lawrence Timmons	8	0	0.0	23	43
DE LaMarr Woodley	7	1	2.5	20	35
OLB Niko Koutouvides	5	2	0.5	23	40
CB Cortland Finnegan	5	2	0.0	23	50
OLB Lance Briggs	5	1	0.0	12	20
S Louis Delmas	5	0	0.0	22	49
CB Carlos Rogers	4	2	0.0	12	31
DE Glenn Dorsey	3	3	2.5	23	34
ILB Keyaron Fox	3	2	0.0	23	43
S Kenny Phillips	2	1	0.0	23	49
OLB Justin Rogers	2	0	0.0	0	17
WR Antonio Bryant	1	0	---	---	---
WR Bernard Berrian	1	0	---	---	---
DT Michael Bennett	0	1	0.5	17	28
DE Jason Hatcher	0	1	0.0	3	21

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	PPlay
CB Michael Griffin	1.0	0	31
OLB Alex Hall	1.0	0	25
S Stanford Routt	0.0	1	30
DE John McCargo	0.0	1	18

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Glenn Dorsey	2.5	2	2	3	34
DE LaMarr Woodley	2.5	0	1	2	35
OLB Niko Koutouvides	0.5	0	0	1	40
DT Michael Bennett	0.5	0	0	0	28
DT Jamal Williams	0.0	0	1	3	22

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Michael Griffin	4	0	1	31
S Stanford Routt	3	1	0	30
S Rich Greer	2	2	0	32
CB David Jones	2	0	0	16
OLB Alex Hall	2	0	0	25
CB Craig Steltz	1	0	1	7
ILB Reggie Hausermann	1	0	0	25
DE Cullen Jenkins	1	0	0	28
ILB Lance Mitchell	1	0	0	11
DE John McCargo	1	0	0	18
S Zachery Bowman	1	0	0	25
CB Drew Coleman	0	1	0	10

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Louis Delmas	6	1	0	49
OLB Lawrence Timmons	5	0	0	43
CB Cortland Finnegan	4	0	1	50
CB Carlos Rogers	4	0	0	31
S Tom Zbikowski	4	0	0	50
OLB Lance Briggs	3	0	0	20
OLB Justin Rogers	2	0	0	17
S Kenny Phillips	2	0	0	49
OLB Niko Koutouvides	1	0	0	40
DE LaMarr Woodley	1	0	0	35
S Jamarca Sanford	0	1	0	9

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Logan Mankins	2	7	23	0	50
T T.J. Lang	2	5	23	2	50
G David Stewart	2	4	23	2	50
T George Foster	1	1	23	2	50
G Tyronne Green	0	1	23	0	50

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Will Montgomery	2	9	24	1	32
T Walter Jones	1	7	24	0	32
C Damien Woody	1	4	24	0	32
C Tyler Arvold	1	3	24	0	32
G Ryan Durand	0	1	24	1	32

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
David Anderson	4	23
Rich Greer	3	20
Brad Cottam	1	24
Chad Daylo	1	23

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Antonio Bryant	3	24
Niko Koutouvides	1	14

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T George Foster	23	50	---	---	6	79
G Tyronne Green	23	50	---	---	6	79
S Rich Greer	---	---	23	32	20	75
QB Drew Brees	23	50	---	---	---	73
WR Chad Johnson	23	50	---	---	---	73
C Logan Mankins	23	50	---	---	---	73
G David Stewart	23	50	---	---	---	73
T T.J. Lang	23	50	---	---	---	73
TE Dante Rosario	22	43	---	---	---	65
CB Michael Griffin	---	---	23	31	9	63
WR David Anderson	10	29	---	---	23	62
S Stanford Routt	---	---	16	30	15	61
WR Artie Brock	10	28	---	---	19	57
DE Cullen Jenkins	---	---	22	28	1	51
RB Ronnie Brown	16	35	---	---	---	51
OLB Chad Daylo	---	---	12	16	23	51
S Zachery Bowman	---	---	18	25	6	49
ILB Tristan Crossman	---	---	16	19	14	49
TE Brad Cottam	9	15	---	---	24	48
DT Erik Walden	---	---	16	25	7	48
ILB Reggie Hausermann	---	---	20	25	---	45
RB Marc Brandon	7	14	---	---	24	45
OLB Alex Hall	---	---	19	25	---	44
DE John McCargo	---	---	15	18	---	33
CB Craig Steltz	---	---	4	7	19	30
CB David Jones	---	---	13	16	---	29
WR Rasheed Marshall	10	17	---	---	1	28
DT Cornelius Pisano	---	---	9	12	7	28
CB Drew Coleman	---	---	12	10	1	23
ILB Lance Mitchell	---	---	9	11	1	21
FB Alan Ratto	7	11	---	---	---	18
DT Jalen Kennison	---	---	6	10	1	17
WR Will Franklin	0	6	---	---	10	16
DE Jared Freeman	---	---	5	6	1	12
T Tony Moll	0	0	---	---	11	11
ILB Jamie McCleskey	---	---	4	6	1	11
P Chris Kluwe	0	0	---	---	6	6
K Dave Raymer	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Glen Tatum	0	0	---	---	6	6
G Ben Grubbs	0	0	---	---	6	6
TE Shawn Nelson	1	2	---	---	---	3
S James Butler	---	---	2	0	---	2
T Jake Long	0	0	---	---	1	1
QB Graham Corbin	0	0	---	---	---	0
RB Rusty Hatcher	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Clint Sintim	---	---	0	0	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Kenny Phillips	---	---	23	49	17	89
CB Cortland Finnegan	---	---	23	50	6	79
OLB Niko Koutouvides	---	---	23	40	14	77
S Tom Zbikowski	---	---	23	50	1	74
OLB Lawrence Timmons	---	---	23	43	6	72
S Louis Delmas	---	---	22	49	1	72
ILB Keyaron Fox	---	---	23	43	1	67
G Will Montgomery	24	32	---	---	8	64
CB Carlos Rogers	---	---	12	31	16	59
DE Glenn Dorsey	---	---	23	34	1	58
QB Trent Edwards	24	32	---	---	1	57
T Walter Jones	24	32	---	---	---	56
C Damien Woody	24	32	---	---	---	56
DE LaMarr Woodley	---	---	20	35	1	56
C Tyler Arvold	24	32	---	---	---	56
G Ryan Durand	24	32	---	---	---	56
WR Bernard Berrian	22	32	---	---	---	54
RB Wali Lundy	24	24	---	---	6	54
TE Scott Chandler	24	30	---	---	---	54
WR Tim Carter	22	29	---	---	---	51
WR Mike Williams	16	22	---	---	11	49
DT Michael Bennett	---	---	17	28	1	46
OLB Lance Briggs	---	---	12	20	11	43
DT Jamal Williams	---	---	6	22	5	33
WR Antonio Bryant	1	8	---	---	24	33
OLB Tim Shaw	---	---	0	7	23	30
FB Justin Green	1	0	---	---	24	25
TE Ike Barreras	1	0	---	---	24	25
DE Jason Hatcher	---	---	3	21	---	24
TE Craig Stevens	8	7	---	---	5	20
RB Jason Snelling	0	8	---	---	10	18
OLB Justin Rogers	---	---	0	17	---	17
T Tre Holliday	0	0	---	---	14	14
S Jamarca Sanford	---	---	0	9	---	9
C Norman Bauer	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Adam Koets	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Danny Newhart	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Jeff Chandler	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Jon Ryan	0	0	---	---	7	7
CB Stephen Hodge	---	---	0	0	5	5
S C.J. Gaddis	---	---	0	2	---	2
T Barry Richardson	0	0	---	---	1	1
WR Jeremy Maclin	1	0	---	---	---	1
QB Bruce Gradkowski	0	0	---	---	---	0
RB Jamaal Charles	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB J.D. Folsom	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	45	9.0
Middle	14	44	3.1
Right	4	22	5.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	15	5.0
Middle	11	7	0.6
Right	10	30	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Drew Brees	44	32	3	1	0	2	4	9	1

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Trent Edwards	30	19	2	3	0	4	0	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	7	76	9.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	13	87	4.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	9	127	11.5
Long (19+ Yds)	4	3	102	25.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	24	8.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	12	144	8.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	56	8.0
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Chad Johnson	15	9	128	1	50
WR Artie Brock	9	9	138	1	28
RB Ronnie Brown	6	5	52	1	35
TE Dante Rosario	5	3	32	0	43
RB Marc Brandon	2	1	3	0	14
FB Alan Ratto	2	2	29	0	11
WR Rasheed Marshall	1	1	12	0	17
WR David Anderson	1	1	-1	0	29
TE Shawn Nelson	1	1	-1	0	2

New England	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bernard Berrian	10	7	75	1	32
WR Tim Carter	7	6	102	1	29
WR Antonio Bryant	5	1	5	0	8
RB Wali Lundy	3	3	31	0	24
RB Jason Snelling	2	1	12	0	8
TE Scott Chandler	2	1	-1	0	30
WR Mike Williams	1	0	0	0	22

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Ronnie Brown	2	5	2.50	4.00
QB Drew Brees	1	12	12.00	6.60

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Wali Lundy	5	37	7.40	2.17

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Drew Brees	8	6	44	5.50	8.91

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Trent Edwards	5	3	19	3.80	7.47

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Dante Rosario	4	2	16	4.00	6.40
WR Chad Johnson	3	3	22	7.33	8.53
RB Ronnie Brown	1	1	6	6.00	8.67

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Antonio Bryant	2	0	0	0.00	1.00
WR Bernard Berrian	2	2	7	3.50	7.50
RB Jason Snelling	1	1	12	12.00	6.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
QB Drew Brees	1	1
RB Marc Brandon	1	0

New England	Rushes	Conversions
RB Wali Lundy	5	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Drew Brees	11	8	5

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Trent Edwards	6	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Artie Brock	4	4	3
WR Chad Johnson	3	2	2
RB Marc Brandon	2	1	0
WR David Anderson	1	1	0
TE Dante Rosario	1	0	0

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Antonio Bryant	2	0	0
WR Bernard Berrian	2	2	2
RB Wali Lundy	1	1	0
TE Scott Chandler	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 58,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,100 (21,400)
End Zone 12,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	58,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,100 (21,400)
End Zone	12,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)