Week 13, 2012

played in Atlanta, GA

57 degrees, fair, calm

St. Louis Cardinals	14	10	0	0	-	24
Atlanta Falcons	0	6	0	3	-	9

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:29 STL - Rhett Ellison 7 pass from Alex Smith (Derek Whaley extra point)
1Q: 01:13 STL - Armard Hall 3 pass from Alex Smith (Derek Whaley extra point)
2Q: 12:07 ATL - Matt Prater 22 field goal
2Q: 04:53 STL - Derek Whaley 26 field goal
2Q: 00:56 STL - Dominique Foxworth 39 interception return (Derek Whaley extra point)
2Q: 00:03 ATL - Matt Prater 54 field goal
4Q: 11:33 ATL - Matt Prater 47 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:29 STL - Rhett Ellison 7 pass from Alex Smith (Derek Whaley extra point)
1Q: 01:13 STL - Armard Hall 3 pass from Alex Smith (Derek Whaley extra point)
2Q: 12:07 ATL - Matt Prater 22 field goal
2Q: 04:53 STL - Derek Whaley 26 field goal
2Q: 00:56 STL - Dominique Foxworth 39 interception return (Derek Whaley extra point)
2Q: 00:03 ATL - Matt Prater 54 field goal
4Q: 11:33 ATL - Matt Prater 47 field goal

Team Statistics STL ATL
Record 5-7 7-5
First Downs 23 14
- by Rushing 8 2
- by Passing 10 12
- by Penalty 5 0
Total Net Yards 302 259
- Offensive Plays 73 58
- Yards per Play 4.14 4.47
Net Rushing Yards 119 77
- Rushing Attempts 31 16
- Yards per Rush 3.84 4.81
Net Passing Yards 183 182
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 41 - 25 - 0 39 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 186 206
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/3 3/24
- Yards per Pass Play 4.36 4.33
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 3/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/15 3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.5 10.2
4th Down Conversions 2/2 0/1
Penalties/Yards 4/28 9/70
Punt Returns/Yards 4/17 4/60
Kick Returns/Yards 3/85 4/105
Interception Ret./Yards 1/39 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 30
Time of Possession 34:41 25:19

Team Statistics	STL	ATL
Record	5-7	7-5
First Downs	23	14
- by Rushing	8	2
- by Passing	10	12
- by Penalty	5	0
Total Net Yards	302	259
- Offensive Plays	73	58
- Yards per Play	4.14	4.47
Net Rushing Yards	119	77
- Rushing Attempts	31	16
- Yards per Rush	3.84	4.81
Net Passing Yards	183	182
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	41 - 25 - 0	39 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	186	206
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/3	3/24
- Yards per Pass Play	4.36	4.33
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	3/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/15	3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.5	10.2
4th Down Conversions	2/2	0/1
Penalties/Yards	4/28	9/70
Punt Returns/Yards	4/17	4/60
Kick Returns/Yards	3/85	4/105
Interception Ret./Yards	1/39	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 30
Time of Possession	34:41	25:19

Drive Charts

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:41	OWN 29	11	71	Touchdown
1	8:04	7:01	OWN 8	17	92	Touchdown
2	12:00	1:59	OWN 44	3	5	Punt
2	7:56	3:11	OWN 38	12	53	Field Goal
2	2:00	0:46	OWN 17	3	6	Punt
3	11:39	1:17	OWN 18	3	9	Punt
3	8:29	4:06	OWN 46	7	15	Punt
3	3:07	2:02	OWN 39	4	22	Punt
4	11:25	2:02	OWN 23	3	7	Punt
4	8:06	2:31	OWN 19	3	-1	Punt
4	4:28	4:28	OWN 39	9	40	Game

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:19	2:15	OWN 33	3	8	Punt
1	1:03	4:03	OWN 25	8	70	Field Goal
2	10:01	2:05	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
2	4:45	2:45	OWN 20	6	21	Punt
2	1:14	0:30	OWN 34	2	4	Interception
2	0:44	0:44	OWN 44	4	19	Field Goal
3	15:00	3:21	OWN 24	6	16	Punt
3	10:22	1:53	OPP 47	4	8	Missed FG
3	4:23	1:16	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
3	1:05	4:40	OWN 20	11	50	Field Goal
4	9:23	1:17	OWN 40	3	-3	Punt
4	5:35	1:07	OWN 35	6	26	Downs

Game MVP: Alex Smith, St. Louis Cardinals

Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Daniel Thomas	12	49	4.08	23	1
QB Alex Smith	9	46	5.11	12	3
RB Cedric Peerman	9	14	1.56	8	0
WR Calvin Johnson	1	10	10.00	10	1

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Brenden Streets	10	50	5.00	19	1
RB David Wilson	3	16	5.33	9	0
QB Jake Locker	2	15	7.50	10	1
WR Chad Johnson	1	-4	-4.00	-4	0

Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alex Smith	41	25	186	1/3	2	20	0	88.0

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jake Locker	39	24	206	3/24	0	21	1	64.7

Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Armard Hall	8	12	49	6.13	7	20	1
WR Dexter McCluster	5	6	44	8.80	13	19	0
FB Rhett Ellison	4	5	24	6.00	4	10	1
WR Michael Clayton	3	3	20	6.67	3	15	0
WR Calvin Johnson	2	4	19	9.50	11	15	0
RB Cedric Peerman	2	7	21	10.50	11	16	0
RB Daniel Thomas	1	2	9	9.00	3	9	0
TE Brody Eldridge	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Golden Tate	8	14	89	11.13	22	16
WR Chad Johnson	6	10	34	5.67	2	12
WR David Anderson	3	3	21	7.00	5	10
RB Brenden Streets	2	3	29	14.50	19	21
WR Greg Little	2	2	24	12.00	7	13
RB David Wilson	2	3	-2	-1.00	0	-1
TE Shawn Nelson	1	3	11	11.00	0	11
TE Josh Tobin	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Dominique Foxworth	1	39	39.00	1

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force
WR Michael Clayton	1	0	0
WR Dexter McCluster	0	1	0
DE Cory Redding	0	0	2
OLB Akeem Jordan	0	0	1

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Jake Locker	3	0	0
TE Shawn Nelson	0	2	0
T T.J. Lang	0	1	0
S Rich Greer	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jonathan Ludwig	7	329	47.0	29.9	59	1

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Deon Nieto	6	264	44.0	41.2	51	4

Kicking Statistics

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Derek Whaley	1/1	0/0	0/0	26	3/3

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Matt Prater	3/4	2/3	1/2	54	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Antrel Rolle	4	17	4.3	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Greg Little	4	60	15.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Daniel Thomas	2	60	30.0	0
Caleb Stevenson	1	25	25.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Craig Steltz	3	86	28.7	0
David Wilson	1	19	19.0	0

Defensive Statistics

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Ashton Youboty	10	0	0.0	16	42
OLB Akeem Jordan	6	3	1.0	15	41
DE Cory Redding	4	0	2.0	13	40
ILB Corey Hall	4	2	0.0	16	42
S Antrel Rolle	4	1	0.0	13	28
CB Dominique Foxworth	3	0	0.0	16	42
CB Ed Reed	2	1	0.0	14	41
CB Janoris Jenkins	2	1	0.0	10	26
CB Brandon Flowers	2	0	0.0	3	11
DT Aaron Maybin	2	0	0.0	11	32
DT Mike Patterson	1	1	0.0	15	35
OLB Thomas Howard	1	0	0.0	3	1
OLB Spencer Larson	1	0	0.0	9	17
OLB Ryan Kerrigan	1	0	0.0	2	8
DT Osi Umenyiora	0	2	0.0	14	30
DT Marco Mularkey	0	1	0.0	2	12

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Rich Greer	7	3	1.0	31	42
CB Michael Griffin	7	2	0.0	31	41
OLB Chet Donnelly	7	0	0.0	28	35
CB Drew Coleman	5	3	0.0	31	42
ILB Jovan Belcher	5	1	0.0	18	22
OLB DeAndre Sullivan	4	2	0.0	31	40
CB Craig Steltz	4	1	0.0	29	36
OLB Brandon Spikes	3	1	0.0	30	39
DE Athyba Rubin	2	4	0.0	31	39
CB David Jones	2	1	0.0	8	14
DT Cornelius Pisano	2	0	0.0	22	27
DE Mike Montgomery	1	1	0.0	7	13
OLB Ted Briggs	1	1	0.0	3	8
DT Erik Walden	1	1	0.0	17	20
S James Butler	1	0	0.0	3	3
CB Ike Cassaday	1	0	0.0	3	7

Pass Rush Statistics

St. Louis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Cory Redding	2.0	0	0	1	40
OLB Akeem Jordan	1.0	0	0	1	41
DT Marco Mularkey	0.0	1	0	0	12
DT Aaron Maybin	0.0	1	0	0	32
DT Osi Umenyiora	0.0	0	1	0	30
OLB Spencer Larson	0.0	0	1	0	17

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
S Rich Greer	1.0	0	0	0	42
DE John McCargo	0.0	1	0	0	13
DE Athyba Rubin	0.0	0	2	0	39
DT Cornelius Pisano	0.0	0	1	0	27
DE Mike Montgomery	0.0	0	0	1	13

Pass Defense Statistics

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Ashton Youboty	8	2	0	42
ILB Corey Hall	3	2	0	42
CB Ed Reed	2	1	0	41
CB Brandon Flowers	2	1	0	11
CB Dominique Foxworth	2	0	1	42
OLB Akeem Jordan	2	0	0	41
CB Janoris Jenkins	2	0	0	26
S Antrel Rolle	1	1	0	28
OLB Thomas Howard	1	0	0	1
OLB Ryan Kerrigan	1	0	0	8

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Rich Greer	5	3	42
CB Michael Griffin	5	0	41
ILB Jovan Belcher	3	2	22
OLB Chet Donnelly	3	1	35
CB Craig Steltz	2	2	36
CB Drew Coleman	2	1	42
CB David Jones	2	0	14
OLB Brandon Spikes	1	0	39
OLB DeAndre Sullivan	1	0	40
CB Ike Cassaday	1	0	7
DT Cornelius Pisano	0	1	27

Blocking Statistics

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T George Bussey	2	9	31	0	42
C Max Unger	2	5	31	0	42
G Christopher Williams	2	3	31	1	42
T Langston Walker	1	4	31	0	42
G Kelechi Osemele	0	3	31	0	42
FB Rhett Ellison	0	1	14	0	10

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G David Stewart	1	5	1	16	1	42
C Eric Wood	1	3	0	16	0	42
T Lamar Holmes	1	2	0	16	0	42
G Tyronne Green	1	1	0	16	0	42
T T.J. Lang	0	3	0	16	0	42
RB Brenden Streets	0	0	0	12	1	25
RB David Wilson	0	0	0	4	1	14

Special Teams Tackles

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Mike Patterson	3	16
Brandon Flowers	2	21
Cedric Peerman	1	16
Bob Sanders	1	15
Kelechi Osemele	1	8

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Michael Griffin	4	10
Oscar Wang	1	23
Ted Briggs	1	22
David Wilson	1	17

Participation

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Langston Walker	31	42	---	---	8	81
T George Bussey	31	42	---	---	8	81
G Christopher Williams	31	42	---	---	8	81
G Kelechi Osemele	31	42	---	---	8	81
QB Alex Smith	31	42	---	---	---	73
C Max Unger	31	42	---	---	---	73
CB Ed Reed	---	---	14	41	16	71
ILB Corey Hall	---	---	16	42	13	71
TE Armard Hall	30	39	---	---	1	70
WR Calvin Johnson	30	38	---	---	1	69
DT Mike Patterson	---	---	15	35	16	66
CB Dominique Foxworth	---	---	16	42	4	62
CB Ashton Youboty	---	---	16	42	4	62
OLB Akeem Jordan	---	---	15	41	3	59
WR Michael Clayton	23	33	---	---	1	57
DE Cory Redding	---	---	13	40	2	55
S Antrel Rolle	---	---	13	28	8	49
RB Cedric Peerman	14	19	---	---	16	49
DT Osi Umenyiora	---	---	14	30	2	46
DT Aaron Maybin	---	---	11	32	3	46
TE Brody Eldridge	8	15	---	---	21	44
RB Daniel Thomas	17	22	---	---	3	42
FB Rhett Ellison	14	10	---	---	15	39
WR Dexter McCluster	15	23	---	---	---	38
CB Janoris Jenkins	---	---	10	26	1	37
CB Brandon Flowers	---	---	3	11	21	35
OLB Spencer Larson	---	---	9	17	2	28
OLB Thomas Howard	---	---	3	1	23	27
WR Donnie Avery	2	6	---	---	14	22
DT Marco Mularkey	---	---	2	12	8	22
S Courtney Greene	---	---	2	14	1	17
OLB Ryan Kerrigan	---	---	2	8	7	17
S Bob Sanders	---	---	1	0	15	16
WR Kyle Williams	1	3	---	---	7	11
C Chad Stott	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Jonathan Ludwig	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Derek Whaley	0	0	---	---	6	6
TE Conrad Rabach	1	2	---	---	---	3
RB Caleb Stevenson	0	0	---	---	3	3
OLB Dustin Farley	---	---	1	0	1	2
QB Glen Campbell	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Sawyer Prescott	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Bradley Crane	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Jeremiah Coffey	0	0	---	---	---	0
TE Devonte McElroy	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Bobby Massie	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Michael Griffin	---	---	31	41	10	82
DE Athyba Rubin	---	---	31	39	10	80
CB Drew Coleman	---	---	31	42	1	74
S Rich Greer	---	---	31	42	1	74
OLB DeAndre Sullivan	---	---	31	40	1	72
CB Craig Steltz	---	---	29	36	5	70
OLB Brandon Spikes	---	---	30	39	1	70
G David Stewart	16	42	---	---	10	68
G Tyronne Green	16	42	---	---	10	68
T T.J. Lang	16	42	---	---	10	68
T Lamar Holmes	16	42	---	---	10	68
OLB Chet Donnelly	---	---	28	35	---	63
C Eric Wood	16	42	---	---	---	58
QB Jake Locker	16	42	---	---	---	58
DT Cornelius Pisano	---	---	22	27	8	57
WR Chad Johnson	16	40	---	---	---	56
TE Shawn Nelson	15	39	---	---	2	56
WR Golden Tate	15	39	---	---	2	56
ILB Jovan Belcher	---	---	18	22	12	52
DT Erik Walden	---	---	17	20	7	44
RB Brenden Streets	12	25	---	---	6	43
RB David Wilson	4	14	---	---	17	35
OLB Ted Briggs	---	---	3	8	22	33
WR David Anderson	7	25	---	---	---	32
CB David Jones	---	---	8	14	8	30
FB Alan Ratto	1	8	---	---	19	28
WR Greg Little	5	10	---	---	13	28
TE Oscar Wang	1	1	---	---	23	25
CB Ike Cassaday	---	---	3	7	15	25
DE Terrance Knighton	---	---	9	15	---	24
S James Butler	---	---	3	3	15	21
DE John McCargo	---	---	7	13	1	21
DE Mike Montgomery	---	---	7	13	---	20
WR Artie Brock	0	0	---	---	19	19
P Deon Nieto	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Hunter Moylan	0	0	---	---	10	10
TE Josh Tobin	4	6	---	---	---	10
S Stanford Routt	---	---	2	6	1	9
K Matt Prater	0	0	---	---	7	7
WR Andre Caldwell	0	3	---	---	---	3
RB Quentin Griffin	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Graham Corbin	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Logan Mankins	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Geoff Schwartz	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Brandon Brooks	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Devon Still	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	11	2.8
Middle	20	98	4.9
Right	6	12	2.0
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	4	4.0
Middle	13	58	4.5
Right	2	15	7.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alex Smith	41	25	1	1	1	10	3	1	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jake Locker	39	24	1	1	2	7	2	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	4	34	4.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	12	53	2.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	9	99	7.6
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	7	30	3.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	11	110	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	66	6.6
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Armard Hall	12	8	0	49	1	39
RB Cedric Peerman	7	2	1	21	0	19
WR Dexter McCluster	6	5	0	44	0	23
FB Rhett Ellison	5	4	0	24	0	10
WR Calvin Johnson	4	2	0	19	0	38
WR Michael Clayton	3	3	0	20	0	33
TE Brody Eldridge	2	0	0	0	0	15
RB Daniel Thomas	2	1	0	9	0	22

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Golden Tate	14	8	1	89	0	39
WR Chad Johnson	10	6	1	34	0	40
WR David Anderson	3	3	0	21	0	25
TE Shawn Nelson	3	1	0	11	0	39
RB Brenden Streets	3	2	0	29	1	25
RB David Wilson	3	2	0	-2	0	14
WR Greg Little	2	2	0	24	0	10
TE Josh Tobin	1	0	0	0	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Daniel Thomas	3	-5	-1.67	4.08
QB Alex Smith	2	0	0.00	5.11

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alex Smith	8	5	21	2.63	4.54

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jake Locker	3	1	8	2.67	5.28

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Armard Hall	2	2	2	1.00	4.08
FB Rhett Ellison	2	1	7	3.50	4.80
WR Michael Clayton	1	1	3	3.00	6.67
WR Calvin Johnson	1	0	0	0.00	4.75
RB Cedric Peerman	1	0	0	0.00	3.00
RB Daniel Thomas	1	1	9	9.00	4.50

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Golden Tate	3	1	8	2.67	6.36

Third Down Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
QB Alex Smith	3	1
RB Daniel Thomas	1	1

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
RB Brenden Streets	1	0
QB Jake Locker	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alex Smith	11	7	2

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jake Locker	10	8	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Armard Hall	5	5	2
RB Cedric Peerman	2	0	0
WR Calvin Johnson	1	1	0
TE Brody Eldridge	1	0	0
RB Daniel Thomas	1	0	0
FB Rhett Ellison	1	1	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Golden Tate	3	3	2
RB David Wilson	3	2	0
TE Shawn Nelson	2	1	0
WR Chad Johnson	1	1	0
WR David Anderson	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)