Week 2, 2012

played in San Diego, CA

75 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	7	10	10	7	-	34
San Diego Chargers	0	3	3	0	-	6

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:43 ATL - Brenden Streets 2 run (Matt Prater extra point)
2Q: 09:40 ATL - David Wilson 1 run (Matt Prater extra point)
2Q: 03:48 SDO - Robbie Gould 23 field goal
2Q: 01:31 ATL - Matt Prater 58 field goal
3Q: 12:44 ATL - Brenden Streets 3 run (Matt Prater extra point)
3Q: 08:30 SDO - Robbie Gould 46 field goal
3Q: 02:46 ATL - Matt Prater 18 field goal
4Q: 14:27 ATL - David Wilson 64 run (Matt Prater extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:43 ATL - Brenden Streets 2 run (Matt Prater extra point)
2Q: 09:40 ATL - David Wilson 1 run (Matt Prater extra point)
2Q: 03:48 SDO - Robbie Gould 23 field goal
2Q: 01:31 ATL - Matt Prater 58 field goal
3Q: 12:44 ATL - Brenden Streets 3 run (Matt Prater extra point)
3Q: 08:30 SDO - Robbie Gould 46 field goal
3Q: 02:46 ATL - Matt Prater 18 field goal
4Q: 14:27 ATL - David Wilson 64 run (Matt Prater extra point)

Team Statistics ATL SDO
Record 2-0 0-2
First Downs 27 14
- by Rushing 14 2
- by Passing 11 11
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 436 261
- Offensive Plays 71 57
- Yards per Play 6.14 4.58
Net Rushing Yards 195 59
- Rushing Attempts 41 14
- Yards per Rush 4.76 4.21
Net Passing Yards 241 202
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 20 - 0 39 - 20 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 241 223
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 4/21
- Yards per Pass Play 8.03 4.70
Fumbles/Lost 3/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/12 4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.8 10.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 2/15 10/70
Punt Returns/Yards 2/7 1/9
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 4/94
Interception Ret./Yards 2/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 25
Time of Possession 37:03 22:57

Team Statistics	ATL	SDO
Record	2-0	0-2
First Downs	27	14
- by Rushing	14	2
- by Passing	11	11
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	436	261
- Offensive Plays	71	57
- Yards per Play	6.14	4.58
Net Rushing Yards	195	59
- Rushing Attempts	41	14
- Yards per Rush	4.76	4.21
Net Passing Yards	241	202
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 20 - 0	39 - 20 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	241	223
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	4/21
- Yards per Pass Play	8.03	4.70
Fumbles/Lost	3/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/12	4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.8	10.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	2/15	10/70
Punt Returns/Yards	2/7	1/9
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	4/94
Interception Ret./Yards	2/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 25
Time of Possession	37:03	22:57

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:15	2:32	OWN 20	5	22	Punt
1	8:27	5:53	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
2	14:19	4:50	OWN 38	9	62	Touchdown
2	8:34	0:11	OPP 18	1	2	Fumble
2	3:42	0:53	OWN 25	3	-1	Punt
2	2:26	1:01	OWN 33	5	26	Field Goal
2	0:02	0:02	OWN 20	1	-2	Half
3	15:00	2:27	OWN 25	7	75	Touchdown
3	8:25	5:45	OWN 25	12	74	Field Goal
3	1:16	2:08	OWN 14	4	86	Touchdown
4	12:30	7:28	OWN 20	12	37	Punt
4	3:21	2:15	OWN 40	3	9	Punt

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:45	OWN 45	3	23	Interception
1	10:43	2:16	OWN 15	4	40	Punt
1	2:34	3:15	OWN 37	7	25	Downs
2	9:29	0:55	OWN 25	3	-7	Fumble
2	8:23	4:41	OWN 16	10	78	Field Goal
2	2:49	0:23	OPP 46	2	-10	Interception
2	1:25	1:23	OWN 25	4	10	Punt
3	12:33	4:08	OWN 25	9	46	Field Goal
3	2:40	1:24	OWN 26	3	0	Punt
4	14:08	1:38	OWN 25	6	17	Punt
4	5:02	1:41	OWN 1	3	0	Punt
4	1:06	1:06	OWN 9	3	4	Game

Game MVP: Jake Locker, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Brenden Streets	25	84	3.36	16	2	2
RB Quentin Griffin	11	28	2.55	11	1	0
QB Jake Locker	2	3	1.50	5	0	0
RB David Wilson	2	65	32.50	64	1	2
WR Chad Johnson	1	15	15.00	15	1	0

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Johnny Wilkinson	6	19	3.17	11	1
QB Josh Freeman	4	15	3.75	8	0
WR Ryne Robinson	1	20	20.00	20	1
RB Johnathan Stewart	1	3	3.00	3	0
WR Dez Bryant	1	1	1.00	1	0
RB Lamar Miller	1	1	1.00	1	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jake Locker	30	20	241	0/0	0	32	0	91.1

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Josh Freeman	39	20	223	4/21	0	34	2	47.3

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Chad Johnson	6	9	62	10.33	27	20
RB Brenden Streets	6	7	71	11.83	64	24
WR Golden Tate	4	7	76	19.00	20	32
WR David Anderson	2	4	17	8.50	1	9
TE Shawn Nelson	1	2	8	8.00	0	8
RB David Wilson	1	1	7	7.00	1	7

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Dez Bryant	8	12	109	13.63	32	24
RB Johnny Wilkinson	4	7	33	8.25	15	16
WR Johnnie Lee Higgins	3	5	40	13.33	29	34
TE Daniel Graham	1	3	20	20.00	18	20
WR Kelley Washington	1	6	6	6.00	0	6
FB Gabe Majerus	1	1	6	6.00	4	6
RB Lamar Miller	1	1	2	2.00	1	2
TE Evan Rodriguez	1	2	7	7.00	0	7
WR Ryne Robinson	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Drew Coleman	2	0	0.00	0

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Brenden Streets	2	0	0
WR Chad Johnson	1	1	0
CB Drew Coleman	0	1	1
RB Quentin Griffin	0	1	0

San Diego	Fumb	Recov	Force
WR Dez Bryant	1	0	0
DE Titas Adams	0	1	0
CB Richard Marshall	0	0	1
OLB Nick Roach	0	0	1
OLB Dontay Moch	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Deon Nieto	4	158	39.5	37.3	43	3

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brandon Fields	5	266	53.2	43.8	61	2

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Matt Prater	2/2	1/1	1/1	58	4/4

San Diego	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Robbie Gould	2/2	1/1	0/0	46	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Greg Little	2	7	3.5	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Sheldon Brown	1	9	9.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Devin McCourty	3	61	20.3	0
Kim Castillo	1	33	33.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Michael Griffin	6	1	0.0	14	38
OLB Chet Donnelly	4	1	1.5	6	31
S Zachery Bowman	4	1	0.0	7	36
S Rich Greer	4	0	0.0	6	28
CB David Jones	3	2	0.0	9	20
OLB Brandon Spikes	3	2	0.0	13	41
CB Drew Coleman	2	1	0.0	14	42
ILB Jovan Belcher	2	1	0.0	1	24
S Stanford Routt	2	0	0.0	8	11
OLB DeAndre Sullivan	1	1	1.0	6	3
DE Mike Montgomery	1	1	0.5	11	23
DT Erik Walden	1	1	0.5	3	22
DT Cornelius Pisano	1	0	0.5	13	27
DE Athyba Rubin	1	2	0.0	13	43
OLB Ted Briggs	1	0	0.0	6	32
CB Ike Cassaday	1	0	0.0	6	3
DE John McCargo	0	1	0.0	9	18

San Diego	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Nick Roach	9	5	0.0	37	23
S Chris Crocker	7	2	0.0	38	30
OLB Dontay Moch	6	0	0.0	18	21
OLB Lance Briggs	5	0	0.0	35	29
S Donte Whitner	4	2	0.0	24	13
DE J.J. Watt	4	0	0.0	37	28
CB Derrick Johnson	3	2	0.0	36	29
DE Titas Adams	3	0	0.0	30	19
CB Devin McCourty	3	0	0.0	14	16
CB Richard Marshall	2	2	0.0	23	22
S Troy Polamalu	2	0	0.0	17	17
ILB Kevin Burnett	1	1	0.0	27	14
DE Rey Maualuga	1	1	0.0	28	17
TE Daniel Graham	1	0	---	---	---
CB Sheldon Brown	1	0	0.0	21	12
CB Brandon Meriweather	1	0	0.0	10	1
DT Jason Jones	1	0	0.0	26	26
DE Jack Johnston	1	0	0.0	4	2
RB Lamar Miller	1	0	---	---	---
DE Quinton Coples	1	0	0.0	11	8
OLB Christopher Carter	0	1	0.0	9	0

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Chet Donnelly	1.5	0	0	0	31
OLB DeAndre Sullivan	1.0	0	0	0	3
DT Cornelius Pisano	0.5	1	1	0	27
DE Mike Montgomery	0.5	0	0	0	23
DT Erik Walden	0.5	0	0	0	22
DE Athyba Rubin	0.0	0	2	1	43
DE John McCargo	0.0	0	1	0	18
OLB Brandon Spikes	0.0	0	1	0	41

San Diego	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Titas Adams	1	0	19
OLB Lance Briggs	0	1	29
DE Jack Johnston	0	1	2

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Drew Coleman	3	1	2	42
S Rich Greer	3	0	0	28
CB Michael Griffin	3	0	0	38
CB David Jones	2	1	0	20
S Zachery Bowman	2	1	0	36
OLB Chet Donnelly	2	0	0	31
ILB Jovan Belcher	2	0	0	24
OLB Brandon Spikes	1	3	0	41
DE Mike Montgomery	1	0	0	23
DT Erik Walden	1	0	0	22

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Devin McCourty	3	1	16
S Chris Crocker	3	0	30
OLB Dontay Moch	3	0	21
CB Derrick Johnson	2	1	29
OLB Nick Roach	2	1	23
OLB Lance Briggs	2	0	29
CB Richard Marshall	1	1	22
CB Sheldon Brown	1	0	12
ILB Kevin Burnett	1	0	14
S Donte Whitner	1	0	13
DT Jason Jones	1	0	26
DE Rey Maualuga	0	1	17

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
T Jason Fox	4	13	1	41	30
C Eric Wood	4	7	0	41	30
G Tyronne Green	3	10	0	41	30
G David Stewart	3	4	0	33	30
T T.J. Lang	0	4	0	41	30
C Logan Mankins	0	1	0	8	0
FB Alan Ratto	0	1	0	9	6

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Chris DeGeare	2	3	12	0	39
T Michael Otto	1	3	14	2	43
G Andre Gurode	0	3	14	2	43
C Taylor Whitley	0	2	14	0	43
TE Daniel Graham	0	1	9	0	43
T Marcus McNeill	0	1	14	0	43

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Michael Griffin	2	12
David Jones	1	14
T.J. Lang	1	6
Stanford Routt	1	3

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
Rey Maualuga	1	20
Donald Thomas	1	7

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Tyronne Green	41	30	---	---	6	77
T T.J. Lang	41	30	---	---	6	77
T Jason Fox	41	30	---	---	6	77
C Eric Wood	41	30	---	---	---	71
QB Jake Locker	41	30	---	---	---	71
G David Stewart	33	30	---	---	6	69
DE Athyba Rubin	---	---	13	43	12	68
CB Michael Griffin	---	---	14	38	12	64
WR Golden Tate	33	29	---	---	---	62
CB Drew Coleman	---	---	14	42	3	59
WR Chad Johnson	28	29	---	---	1	58
TE Shawn Nelson	29	27	---	---	1	57
OLB Brandon Spikes	---	---	13	41	2	56
RB Brenden Streets	28	26	---	---	---	54
DT Cornelius Pisano	---	---	13	27	7	47
S Zachery Bowman	---	---	7	36	3	46
CB David Jones	---	---	9	20	14	43
WR David Anderson	23	19	---	---	---	42
OLB Chet Donnelly	---	---	6	31	1	38
OLB Ted Briggs	---	---	6	32	---	38
DE Mike Montgomery	---	---	11	23	2	36
S Rich Greer	---	---	6	28	---	34
ILB Jovan Belcher	---	---	1	24	8	33
TE Oscar Wang	11	2	---	---	20	33
FB Alan Ratto	9	6	---	---	17	32
DT Erik Walden	---	---	3	22	5	30
DE John McCargo	---	---	9	18	2	29
CB Craig Steltz	---	---	8	14	7	29
OLB DeAndre Sullivan	---	---	6	3	20	29
WR Greg Little	9	0	---	---	14	23
S Stanford Routt	---	---	8	11	3	22
RB David Wilson	2	3	---	---	15	20
WR Artie Brock	0	1	---	---	17	18
WR Andre Caldwell	14	3	---	---	---	17
DE Devon Still	---	---	1	16	---	17
CB Ike Cassaday	---	---	6	3	7	16
RB Quentin Griffin	11	1	---	---	1	13
S James Butler	---	---	0	1	12	13
TE Josh Tobin	8	4	---	---	---	12
K Matt Prater	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Logan Mankins	8	0	---	---	---	8
P Deon Nieto	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Hunter Moylan	0	0	---	---	6	6
QB Graham Corbin	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Brandon Brooks	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Lamar Holmes	0	0	---	---	---	0

San Diego	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Chris Crocker	---	---	38	30	11	79
CB Derrick Johnson	---	---	36	29	6	71
OLB Lance Briggs	---	---	35	29	3	67
DE J.J. Watt	---	---	37	28	2	67
DE Rey Maualuga	---	---	28	17	20	65
T Michael Otto	14	43	---	---	7	64
OLB Nick Roach	---	---	37	23	1	61
ILB Kevin Burnett	---	---	27	14	19	60
G Chris DeGeare	12	39	---	---	7	58
G Andre Gurode	14	43	---	---	---	57
C Taylor Whitley	14	43	---	---	---	57
T Marcus McNeill	14	43	---	---	---	57
QB Josh Freeman	14	43	---	---	---	57
TE Daniel Graham	9	43	---	---	1	53
DT Jason Jones	---	---	26	26	1	53
S Donte Whitner	---	---	24	13	15	52
DE Titas Adams	---	---	30	19	1	50
CB Richard Marshall	---	---	23	22	5	50
WR Dez Bryant	13	36	---	---	---	49
CB Sheldon Brown	---	---	21	12	15	48
WR Johnnie Lee Higgins	8	24	---	---	9	41
RB Johnny Wilkinson	11	28	---	---	1	40
OLB Dontay Moch	---	---	18	21	1	40
S Troy Polamalu	---	---	17	17	2	36
CB Devin McCourty	---	---	14	16	6	36
WR Ryne Robinson	13	19	---	---	---	32
FB Gabe Majerus	3	12	---	---	16	31
WR Kelley Washington	9	19	---	---	1	29
RB Lamar Miller	2	9	---	---	16	27
TE Evan Rodriguez	1	16	---	---	4	21
DE Quinton Coples	---	---	11	8	1	20
TE Jon Huffman	0	3	---	---	16	19
WR Larry Fitzgerald	0	1	---	---	16	17
DT Reggie Money	---	---	6	3	5	14
G Donald Thomas	2	4	---	---	7	13
RB Johnathan Stewart	1	5	---	---	6	12
C Kim Castillo	0	0	---	---	11	11
CB Brandon Meriweather	---	---	10	1	---	11
DE Jack Johnston	---	---	4	2	4	10
OLB Christopher Carter	---	---	9	0	---	9
P Brandon Fields	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Jonathan Martin	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Robbie Gould	0	0	---	---	5	5
QB Quincy Carter	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Joe Flacco	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Jake Ingram	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	15	15.0
Middle	21	79	3.8
Right	18	103	5.7
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	5	1.3
Middle	8	38	4.8
Right	2	16	8.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jake Locker	30	20	4	1	1	5	2	0	0

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Josh Freeman	39	20	4	1	4	6	5	1	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	12	10	107	8.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	5	39	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	3	39	6.5
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	56	18.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	7	52	7.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	8	93	8.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	5	78	4.3
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Chad Johnson	9	6	0	62	1	29
RB Brenden Streets	7	6	0	71	1	26
WR Golden Tate	7	4	1	76	2	29
WR David Anderson	4	2	0	17	0	19
TE Shawn Nelson	2	1	0	8	0	27
RB David Wilson	1	1	0	7	0	3

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dez Bryant	12	8	0	109	2	36
RB Johnny Wilkinson	7	4	1	33	0	28
WR Kelley Washington	6	1	1	6	0	19
WR Johnnie Lee Higgins	5	3	1	40	1	24
TE Daniel Graham	3	1	0	20	1	43
WR Ryne Robinson	2	0	1	0	0	19
TE Evan Rodriguez	2	1	0	7	0	16
FB Gabe Majerus	1	1	0	6	0	12
RB Lamar Miller	1	1	0	2	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Brenden Streets	10	27	2.70	3.36
WR Chad Johnson	1	15	15.00	15.00
RB Quentin Griffin	1	0	0.00	2.55
RB David Wilson	1	1	1.00	32.50

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Josh Freeman	1	8	8.00	3.75

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jake Locker	1	0	0	0.00	8.03

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Josh Freeman	2	1	13	6.50	5.72

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR David Anderson	1	0	0	0.00	4.25

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Kelley Washington	1	0	0	0.00	1.00
WR Dez Bryant	1	1	13	13.00	9.08

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
RB Quentin Griffin	3	1
RB Brenden Streets	3	3
RB David Wilson	1	1

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions
RB Johnny Wilkinson	3	0
QB Josh Freeman	2	0
WR Ryne Robinson	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jake Locker	5	1	1

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Josh Freeman	7	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Chad Johnson	2	1	1
WR David Anderson	1	0	0
TE Shawn Nelson	1	0	0
WR Golden Tate	1	0	0

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Johnny Wilkinson	3	2	1
WR Kelley Washington	2	1	1
WR Dez Bryant	2	2	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 53,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 11,900 (21,400)
End Zone 10,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	53,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	11,900 (21,400)
End Zone	10,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)