Week 12, 2017

played in Atlanta, GA

50 degrees, fair, calm

New England Patriots	0	7	3	6	-	16
Atlanta Falcons	7	3	3	10	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:52 ATL - Ryan Switzer 21 pass from Jake Locker (Justics Riley extra point)
2Q: 05:39 NED - Cooper Whitfield 2 run (Caleb Sturgis extra point)
2Q: 00:03 ATL - Justics Riley 44 field goal
3Q: 08:41 ATL - Justics Riley 37 field goal
3Q: 04:48 NED - Caleb Sturgis 48 field goal
4Q: 12:34 NED - Greg Salas 20 pass from Trent Edwards (Caleb Sturgis extra point failed)
4Q: 03:38 ATL - Justics Riley 37 field goal
4Q: 03:09 ATL - Eric Ebron 19 pass from Jake Locker (Justics Riley extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:52 ATL - Ryan Switzer 21 pass from Jake Locker (Justics Riley extra point)
2Q: 05:39 NED - Cooper Whitfield 2 run (Caleb Sturgis extra point)
2Q: 00:03 ATL - Justics Riley 44 field goal
3Q: 08:41 ATL - Justics Riley 37 field goal
3Q: 04:48 NED - Caleb Sturgis 48 field goal
4Q: 12:34 NED - Greg Salas 20 pass from Trent Edwards (Caleb Sturgis extra point failed)
4Q: 03:38 ATL - Justics Riley 37 field goal
4Q: 03:09 ATL - Eric Ebron 19 pass from Jake Locker (Justics Riley extra point)

Team Statistics NED ATL
Record 4-7 5-6
First Downs 17 20
- by Rushing 5 5
- by Passing 10 13
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 312 351
- Offensive Plays 67 72
- Yards per Play 4.66 4.88
Net Rushing Yards 94 92
- Rushing Attempts 27 24
- Yards per Rush 3.48 3.83
Net Passing Yards 218 259
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 23 - 1 46 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 227 269
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/9 2/10
- Yards per Pass Play 5.45 5.40
Fumbles/Lost 3/2 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/14 2/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.4 11.3
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/35 7/47
Punt Returns/Yards 6/39 5/63
Kick Returns/Yards 1/15 1/27
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 36
Time of Possession 30:12 29:48

Team Statistics	NED	ATL
Record	4-7	5-6
First Downs	17	20
- by Rushing	5	5
- by Passing	10	13
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	312	351
- Offensive Plays	67	72
- Yards per Play	4.66	4.88
Net Rushing Yards	94	92
- Rushing Attempts	27	24
- Yards per Rush	3.48	3.83
Net Passing Yards	218	259
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 23 - 1	46 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	227	269
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/9	2/10
- Yards per Pass Play	5.45	5.40
Fumbles/Lost	3/2	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/14	2/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.4	11.3
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/35	7/47
Punt Returns/Yards	6/39	5/63
Kick Returns/Yards	1/15	1/27
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 36
Time of Possession	30:12	29:48

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:38	2:49	OWN 14	5	18	Punt
1	4:18	1:01	OWN 32	3	2	Punt
1	2:21	1:24	OWN 24	3	4	Punt
2	14:09	3:06	OWN 33	6	49	Fumble
2	8:21	2:52	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
2	2:50	1:03	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
3	15:00	2:51	OWN 25	5	19	Punt
3	10:59	1:14	OWN 9	3	-5	Punt
3	8:36	3:54	OWN 25	8	44	Field Goal
3	2:32	2:46	OWN 20	6	19	Punt
4	13:42	1:20	OPP 37	3	37	Touchdown
4	10:37	1:45	OWN 12	3	1	Punt
4	7:43	1:49	OWN 23	3	3	Punt
4	3:32	0:23	OWN 7	1	5	Interception
4	2:59	1:21	OWN 25	6	37	Downs
4	0:57	0:57	OWN 27	3	10	Game

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:22	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
1	7:49	3:31	OWN 5	7	70	Missed FG
1	3:17	0:56	OWN 24	3	4	Punt
1	0:57	1:48	OWN 46	3	-19	Punt
2	11:03	2:42	OWN 26	6	30	Punt
2	5:29	2:39	OWN 40	5	20	Punt
2	1:47	1:47	OWN 37	7	36	Field Goal
3	12:09	1:10	OWN 33	3	4	Punt
3	9:45	1:09	OPP 44	5	24	Field Goal
3	4:42	2:10	OWN 25	5	35	Punt
4	14:46	1:04	OWN 5	3	-2	Punt
4	12:22	1:45	OWN 25	5	32	Punt
4	8:52	1:09	OWN 46	3	6	Punt
4	5:54	1:37	OWN 26	3	-1	Punt
4	4:17	0:45	OPP 23	3	3	Field Goal
4	3:09	0:10	OPP 19	1	19	Touchdown
4	1:38	0:41	OWN 38	3	0	Punt

Game MVP: Jake Locker, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Alfred Morris	17	42	2.47	21	1	0
QB Trent Edwards	8	50	6.25	17	2	0
RB Cooper Whitfield	2	2	1.00	2	0	1

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB C.J. Spiller	16	58	3.63	31	2
FB Donnel Pumphrey	7	26	3.71	10	1
QB Jake Locker	1	8	8.00	8	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Trent Edwards	38	23	227	2/9	1	38	1	75.2

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jake Locker	46	25	269	2/10	2	34	0	86.2

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Coby Fleener	9	12	114	12.67	52	38	0
WR Robert Woods	6	8	55	9.17	18	20	0
WR Jeremy Maclin	2	2	11	5.50	0	6	0
WR Greg Salas	2	9	44	22.00	23	24	1
TE Grayson Horn	2	2	2	1.00	0	5	0
RB Alfred Morris	1	3	-3	-3.00	0	-3	0
FB Erick Harness	1	1	4	4.00	6	4	0
WR Antonio Hoy	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Eric Ebron	6	9	70	11.67	13	21	1
WR Ryan Switzer	6	14	84	14.00	24	34	1
TE John Phillips	3	5	23	7.67	3	11	0
RB C.J. Spiller	3	3	34	11.33	0	14	0
WR Michael Floyd	3	5	42	14.00	0	26	0
TE Tyler Eifert	3	6	11	3.67	0	12	0
FB Donnel Pumphrey	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE Jordan Reed	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Karl Joseph	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov
WR Antonio Hoy	1	0
TE Coby Fleener	1	0
TE Grayson Horn	1	0
RB Alfred Morris	0	1

Atlanta	Recov	Force
T T.J. Lang	1	0
S Jamal Adams	1	0
ILB Jarvis Jones	0	1
ILB Jamie Anhorn	0	1
S Karl Joseph	0	1

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Locke	9	444	49.3	42.3	63	4

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Teddy Landtroop	11	470	42.7	33.7	54	5

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Caleb Sturgis	1/1	1/1	0/0	48	1/2

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Justics Riley	3/4	1/2	0/0	44	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Antonio Hoy	6	39	6.5	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
C.J. Spiller	5	63	12.6	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Alfred Morris	1	15	15.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
C.J. Spiller	1	27	27.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB DeVonte Holloman	9	3	0.0	23	48
ILB Luke Kuechly	8	3	0.0	24	48
DE LaMarr Woodley	4	0	0.0	10	28
OLB Bryan Smith	3	1	1.0	11	25
DE Trey Flowers	3	0	1.0	12	38
S Louis Delmas	3	1	0.0	13	29
S Jamarca Sanford	3	0	0.0	11	13
S Myron Lewis	2	2	0.0	24	48
CB Kevin Johnson	2	2	0.0	24	48
CB Harry Morrison	2	1	0.0	20	37
DT Jarran Reed	2	1	0.0	15	25
S Brandon Taylor	2	0	0.0	12	17
DE Margus Hunt	2	0	0.0	24	40
DT Michael Bennett	1	1	0.0	12	20
CB Devin McCourty	1	0	0.0	4	8
ILB Greg Jones	1	0	0.0	2	3
RB Alfred Morris	1	0	---	---	---
WR Robert Woods	1	0	---	---	---
DE Amos Horton	1	0	0.0	23	40
S Gus Barrett	0	1	0.0	0	6

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Jarvis Jones	11	3	0.0	24	26
CB Alex Carter	6	1	0.0	15	21
S Karl Joseph	6	1	0.0	27	40
DT Shaquille Riddick	3	1	1.5	17	26
OLB Casey Matthews	3	2	0.0	22	26
S Jamal Adams	3	2	0.0	26	40
DT Jorge Lake	3	0	0.0	10	15
OLB Pau Dawson	2	2	0.0	12	24
DT Dale Kerr	2	1	0.0	12	18
ILB Jamie Anhorn	2	0	0.0	5	14
S Arturo Galligher	2	0	0.0	12	19
DE Shilique Calhoun	1	2	0.5	13	23
CB Quentin Shepard	1	1	0.0	11	14
DT Sedrick Metzger	1	1	0.0	13	12
DT Willie Henry	1	0	0.0	13	15
CB Rashard Robinson	1	0	0.0	16	26
S Harold Tate	1	0	0.0	16	26
DE Shane Ray	0	2	0.0	21	28

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Trey Flowers	1.0	1	0	38
OLB Bryan Smith	1.0	0	0	25
DE Margus Hunt	0.0	4	1	40
DE LaMarr Woodley	0.0	1	0	28
DT Michael Bennett	0.0	1	0	20
OLB DeVonte Holloman	0.0	1	0	48

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Shaquille Riddick	1.5	0	1	1	26
DE Shilique Calhoun	0.5	1	2	0	23
DE Tarell Basham	0.0	0	1	0	14
DT Dale Kerr	0.0	0	1	0	18

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB DeVonte Holloman	6	0	48
ILB Luke Kuechly	5	3	48
CB Harry Morrison	4	0	37
S Jamarca Sanford	2	0	13
S Louis Delmas	2	0	29
DE LaMarr Woodley	1	0	28
DT Michael Bennett	1	0	20
CB Devin McCourty	1	0	8
S Brandon Taylor	1	0	17
DE Trey Flowers	1	0	38
CB Kevin Johnson	1	0	48

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Jarvis Jones	6	0	0	26
CB Alex Carter	4	2	0	21
S Karl Joseph	3	0	1	40
S Jamal Adams	3	0	0	40
S Arturo Galligher	2	0	0	19
S Harold Tate	1	2	0	26
OLB Pau Dawson	1	0	0	24
CB Quentin Shepard	1	0	0	14
DT Willie Henry	1	0	0	15
ILB Jamie Anhorn	1	0	0	14
OLB Casey Matthews	0	1	0	26
DE Shilique Calhoun	0	1	0	23

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Dion Dawkins	3	3	1	27	0	40
C Travis Frederick	1	8	0	27	1	40
G Laremy Tunsil	1	3	0	27	0	40
G Isaac Asiata	1	3	0	27	0	40
T Derek Sherrod	0	6	0	27	1	40
TE Coby Fleener	0	1	0	25	0	39
FB Erick Harness	0	1	0	9	0	9

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Lamar Holmes	3	7	24	1	48
T T.J. Lang	2	5	24	0	48
G Joe Thuney	1	3	24	1	48
G Andy Levitre	0	5	24	0	48
G Russell Bodine	0	3	24	0	48

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Kevin Johnson	3	17
Tanner Diaz	1	30
Cooper Whitfield	1	30
Harris Glover	1	28
Antonio Hoy	1	11

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Jamie Anhorn	2	28
Tyler Eifert	2	24
Jordan Reed	2	24
John Phillips	1	33

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Kevin Johnson	---	---	24	48	17	89
WR Greg Salas	22	37	---	---	21	80
G Laremy Tunsil	27	40	---	---	10	77
G Isaac Asiata	27	40	---	---	10	77
S Myron Lewis	---	---	24	48	4	76
ILB Luke Kuechly	---	---	24	48	4	76
OLB DeVonte Holloman	---	---	23	48	5	76
TE Coby Fleener	25	39	---	---	9	73
CB Harry Morrison	---	---	20	37	13	70
RB Alfred Morris	24	35	---	---	10	69
QB Trent Edwards	27	40	---	---	---	67
T Derek Sherrod	27	40	---	---	---	67
C Travis Frederick	27	40	---	---	---	67
G Dion Dawkins	27	40	---	---	---	67
DE Margus Hunt	---	---	24	40	2	66
DE Amos Horton	---	---	23	40	1	64
S Louis Delmas	---	---	13	29	20	62
WR Robert Woods	26	36	---	---	---	62
DE Trey Flowers	---	---	12	38	4	54
DE LaMarr Woodley	---	---	10	28	14	52
DT Michael Bennett	---	---	12	20	14	46
DT Jarran Reed	---	---	15	25	3	43
WR Jeremy Maclin	16	23	---	---	---	39
RB Cooper Whitfield	3	5	---	---	30	38
OLB Bryan Smith	---	---	11	25	1	37
ILB Greg Jones	---	---	2	3	29	34
TE Tanner Diaz	1	2	---	---	30	33
S Brandon Taylor	---	---	12	17	3	32
S Jamarca Sanford	---	---	11	13	7	31
OLB Harris Glover	---	---	0	0	28	28
CB Tedric Thompson	---	---	0	6	21	27
TE Grayson Horn	7	9	---	---	5	21
WR Antonio Hoy	2	5	---	---	11	18
FB Erick Harness	9	9	---	---	---	18
CB Devin McCourty	---	---	4	8	1	13
P Jeff Locke	0	0	---	---	10	10
T Artie Ross	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Moe Fletcher	0	0	---	---	10	10
G Paul Kennedy	0	0	---	---	10	10
S Gus Barrett	---	---	0	6	2	8
K Caleb Sturgis	0	0	---	---	5	5
OLB Eddie Green	---	---	0	1	---	1
QB Teddy Bridgewater	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Nick Martin	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Dominic Baker	---	---	0	0	---	0
S Fernando Mutzel	---	---	0	0	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Andy Levitre	24	48	---	---	15	87
T T.J. Lang	24	48	---	---	11	83
RB C.J. Spiller	17	42	---	---	18	77
TE Eric Ebron	21	48	---	---	4	73
QB Jake Locker	24	48	---	---	---	72
T Lamar Holmes	24	48	---	---	---	72
G Russell Bodine	24	48	---	---	---	72
G Joe Thuney	24	48	---	---	---	72
WR Ryan Switzer	24	48	---	---	---	72
TE Tyler Eifert	13	32	---	---	24	69
S Karl Joseph	---	---	27	40	1	68
S Jamal Adams	---	---	26	40	1	67
ILB Jarvis Jones	---	---	24	26	15	65
WR Michael Floyd	11	29	---	---	22	62
DE Shane Ray	---	---	21	28	1	50
OLB Casey Matthews	---	---	22	26	1	49
ILB Jamie Anhorn	---	---	5	14	28	47
DT Shaquille Riddick	---	---	17	26	1	44
CB Quentin Shepard	---	---	11	14	17	42
CB Rashard Robinson	---	---	16	26	---	42
S Harold Tate	---	---	16	26	---	42
TE John Phillips	3	5	---	---	33	41
S Arturo Galligher	---	---	12	19	10	41
CB Alex Carter	---	---	15	21	2	38
OLB Pau Dawson	---	---	12	24	1	37
DE Shilique Calhoun	---	---	13	23	---	36
DT Sedrick Metzger	---	---	13	12	9	34
TE Jordan Reed	5	4	---	---	24	33
RB Donte Pianigiani	0	0	---	---	33	33
DT Dale Kerr	---	---	12	18	---	30
DT Willie Henry	---	---	13	15	1	29
DT Jorge Lake	---	---	10	15	---	25
WR Rodney Adams	11	13	---	---	---	24
DE Tarell Basham	---	---	9	14	1	24
S Desmond King	---	---	2	4	18	24
WR Chris Conley	7	13	---	---	---	20
DT Morris Chapman	---	---	1	9	9	19
FB Donnel Pumphrey	7	6	---	---	5	18
C Hunter Moylan	0	0	---	---	15	15
P Teddy Landtroop	0	0	---	---	15	15
C Taylor Moton	0	0	---	---	15	15
T Ethan Reynolds	0	0	---	---	15	15
K Justics Riley	0	0	---	---	9	9
WR Walt Anthony	1	0	---	---	---	1
QB David Garrard	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Jordan Hicks	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	6	2.0
Middle	21	66	3.1
Right	3	22	7.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	-1	-0.3
Middle	16	67	4.2
Right	5	26	5.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Trent Edwards	38	23	4	1	1	6	5	1	1

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jake Locker	46	25	4	3	7	3	8	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	4	6	0.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	12	128	7.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	7	93	10.3
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	-1	-0.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	26	13	97	3.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	7	92	9.2
Long (19+ Yds)	6	3	81	13.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Coby Fleener	12	9	0	114	1	39
WR Greg Salas	9	2	0	44	2	37
WR Robert Woods	8	6	1	55	1	36
RB Alfred Morris	3	1	0	-3	0	35
WR Jeremy Maclin	2	2	0	11	0	23
TE Grayson Horn	2	2	0	2	0	9
WR Antonio Hoy	1	0	0	0	0	5
FB Erick Harness	1	1	0	4	0	9

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ryan Switzer	14	6	3	84	2	48
TE Eric Ebron	9	6	1	70	1	48
TE Tyler Eifert	6	3	0	11	0	32
TE John Phillips	5	3	1	23	0	5
WR Michael Floyd	5	3	0	42	1	29
RB C.J. Spiller	3	3	0	34	0	42
TE Jordan Reed	2	0	1	0	0	4
FB Donnel Pumphrey	2	1	1	5	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Cooper Whitfield	1	2	2.00	1.00

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Trent Edwards	1	1	20	20.00	5.97

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jake Locker	2	1	19	9.50	5.85

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Greg Salas	1	1	20	20.00	4.89

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Eric Ebron	1	1	19	19.00	7.78
WR Ryan Switzer	1	0	0	0.00	6.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
QB Trent Edwards	1	1

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
RB C.J. Spiller	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Trent Edwards	13	6	2

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jake Locker	13	7	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Greg Salas	5	0	0
TE Coby Fleener	5	4	2
RB Alfred Morris	2	1	0
WR Jeremy Maclin	1	1	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ryan Switzer	6	2	1
TE Tyler Eifert	3	1	0
TE John Phillips	2	2	0
RB C.J. Spiller	1	1	1
WR Michael Floyd	1	1	0

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)