Week 12, 2021

played in New England, MA

41 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	0	7	0	17	-	24
New England Patriots	0	7	3	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
2Q: 14:24 ATL - Damien Money 26 pass from Dexter Prior (Justics Riley extra point)
2Q: 01:34 NED - Josh Jackson 92 interception return (Clifton Wickham extra point)
3Q: 08:14 NED - Clifton Wickham 36 field goal
4Q: 13:16 ATL - Justics Riley 22 field goal
4Q: 07:17 ATL - Ryan Switzer 24 pass from Dexter Prior (Justics Riley extra point)
4Q: 01:08 ATL - Wayne McMillen 7 run (Justics Riley extra point)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 14:24 ATL - Damien Money 26 pass from Dexter Prior (Justics Riley extra point)
2Q: 01:34 NED - Josh Jackson 92 interception return (Clifton Wickham extra point)
3Q: 08:14 NED - Clifton Wickham 36 field goal
4Q: 13:16 ATL - Justics Riley 22 field goal
4Q: 07:17 ATL - Ryan Switzer 24 pass from Dexter Prior (Justics Riley extra point)
4Q: 01:08 ATL - Wayne McMillen 7 run (Justics Riley extra point)

Team Statistics ATL NED
Record 3-8 7-4
First Downs 19 13
- by Rushing 6 4
- by Passing 13 9
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 378 213
- Offensive Plays 73 66
- Yards per Play 5.18 3.23
Net Rushing Yards 81 64
- Rushing Attempts 24 17
- Yards per Rush 3.38 3.76
Net Passing Yards 297 149
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 49 - 24 - 1 45 - 22 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 297 168
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 4/19
- Yards per Pass Play 6.06 3.04
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 8/19 5/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.8 9.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 12/75 3/22
Punt Returns/Yards 6/58 4/26
Kick Returns/Yards 2/43 3/60
Interception Ret./Yards 2/4 1/92
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 37 OWN 20
Time of Possession 31:44 28:16

Team Statistics	ATL	NED
Record	3-8	7-4
First Downs	19	13
- by Rushing	6	4
- by Passing	13	9
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	378	213
- Offensive Plays	73	66
- Yards per Play	5.18	3.23
Net Rushing Yards	81	64
- Rushing Attempts	24	17
- Yards per Rush	3.38	3.76
Net Passing Yards	297	149
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	49 - 24 - 1	45 - 22 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	297	168
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	4/19
- Yards per Pass Play	6.06	3.04
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	8/19	5/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.8	9.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	12/75	3/22
Punt Returns/Yards	6/58	4/26
Kick Returns/Yards	2/43	3/60
Interception Ret./Yards	2/4	1/92
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 37	OWN 20
Time of Possession	31:44	28:16

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:50	5:23	OWN 26	10	40	Punt
1	2:38	3:24	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
2	12:10	1:38	OWN 32	3	4	Punt
2	8:00	1:26	50	3	7	Punt
2	5:05	0:53	OWN 36	3	3	Punt
2	2:44	1:19	OWN 42	5	36	Interception
2	1:25	0:26	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
2	0:39	0:39	OWN 39	5	18	Half
3	15:00	2:42	OWN 19	3	1	Punt
3	8:08	1:59	OWN 30	6	10	Punt
3	3:21	5:13	OWN 47	10	48	Field Goal
4	9:35	1:20	OWN 20	3	-7	Punt
4	7:55	0:53	OPP 29	3	29	Touchdown
4	5:09	2:41	OWN 32	4	12	Punt
4	2:17	1:20	OPP 22	5	22	Touchdown

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:10	OWN 25	5	13	Punt
1	7:27	4:49	OWN 20	9	40	Punt
2	14:14	2:04	OWN 28	3	6	Punt
2	10:32	2:32	OWN 7	5	8	Punt
2	6:34	1:29	OWN 1	3	9	Punt
2	4:12	1:28	OWN 12	3	7	Punt
2	0:59	0:20	OWN 45	3	0	Interception
3	12:18	4:10	OWN 19	9	62	Field Goal
3	6:09	2:48	OWN 19	6	-6	Punt
4	13:08	3:33	OWN 15	9	29	Punt
4	8:15	0:20	OWN 24	2	0	Interception
4	7:02	1:53	OWN 24	3	7	Punt
4	2:28	0:11	OWN 28	1	-4	Fumble
4	0:57	0:57	OWN 25	5	37	Game

Game MVP: Montravius Adams, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Wayne McMillen	17	50	2.94	12	2	1
QB Dexter Prior	6	26	4.33	11	1	0
RB Alexander Mattison	1	5	5.00	5	0	0

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Bernard Cothran	9	31	3.44	12	2
QB Glen Yepremian	6	32	5.33	12	2
RB James White	2	1	0.50	2	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dexter Prior	49	24	297	0/0	2	30	1	73.2

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Glen Yepremian	45	22	168	4/19	0	24	2	39.9

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Wayne McMillen	5	9	36	7.20	4	14	0
WR Courtland Sutton	4	11	57	14.25	12	30	0
TE Lionel Jackson	4	6	54	13.50	4	24	0
WR Ryan Switzer	3	7	60	20.00	31	24	1
WR Damien Money	2	3	44	22.00	34	26	1
WR Terry McLaurin	2	7	7	3.50	3	8	0
RB Sherman Moss	2	2	15	7.50	0	11	0
TE Chris Herndon	1	2	24	24.00	1	24	0
RB Alexander Mattison	1	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Bernard Cothran	6	9	46	7.67	21	24
WR Earl Hayden	5	9	50	10.00	18	23
TE Mike Gesicki	4	9	21	5.25	2	15
WR Jalen Hurd	3	5	15	5.00	13	6
TE Coby Fleener	1	2	4	4.00	0	4
WR Robert Woods	1	3	7	7.00	2	7
FB Erick Harness	1	4	19	19.00	7	19
WR Jarvis Landry	1	2	6	6.00	0	6
WR Odell Beckham	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Keegan Sherman	1	2	2.00	0
CB Deandre Baker	1	2	2.00	0

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Josh Jackson	1	92	92.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
WR Ryan Switzer	1	0	0
DE Montravius Adams	0	1	0
TE Lionel Jackson	0	1	0
DT Charles Nettles	0	0	1

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Glen Yepremian	1	0	0	0
ILB Luke Kuechly	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
J. K. Scott	9	424	47.1	42.0	64	5

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Locke	9	429	47.7	36.8	56	2

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Justics Riley	1/1	0/0	0/0	22	3/3

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Clifton Wickham	1/1	0/0	0/0	36	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wayne McMillen	6	58	9.7	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Odell Beckham	4	26	6.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wayne McMillen	2	43	21.5	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Reggie Humphrey	3	60	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Al Woodard	8	2	0.0	17	41
ILB Sawyer White	6	0	0.0	14	30
S Bubba Starks	4	0	0.0	6	23
S Donnell Paltrow	4	0	0.0	11	33
DE Montravius Adams	3	0	3.0	15	39
ILB Winfred Pirker	3	1	0.0	17	41
DT Charles Nettles	2	0	1.0	14	34
CB Alec Daily	2	3	0.0	9	33
CB Jerome Bush	2	2	0.0	17	44
CB Darrell Krank	2	2	0.0	2	17
ILB Terry Nalen	2	0	0.0	10	26
CB Brayden Small	2	0	0.0	0	8
CB Keegan Sherman	1	3	0.0	17	41
OLB Donny Duckett	1	0	0.0	3	15
DE Jace Dole	1	0	0.0	16	36
CB Deandre Baker	0	1	0.0	12	27

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Josh Jackson	8	2	0.0	24	49
OLB DeVonte Holloman	7	4	0.0	23	48
S Gus Barrett	5	2	0.0	20	36
S Ladarius Webb	3	1	0.0	17	35
DE Margus Hunt	3	1	0.0	17	38
S Fernando Mutzel	3	1	0.0	24	48
S Reggie Humphrey	3	1	0.0	11	28
ILB Luke Kuechly	3	0	0.0	24	48
DT Jarran Reed	3	0	0.0	17	34
CB Jason Sweeney	3	0	0.0	15	30
OLB Samson Ebukam	2	0	0.0	7	15
DE Johnnie Whalen	1	1	0.0	24	49
TE Coby Fleener	1	0	---	---	---
WR Odell Beckham	1	0	---	---	---
DE Kenneth Smoczyk	1	0	0.0	7	14
T Jackson Chatas	1	0	---	---	---
DT Raul Burkhammer	0	3	0.0	21	35
OLB Harris Glover	0	1	0.0	1	0
DE Duane Perry	0	1	0.0	7	11

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Montravius Adams	3.0	0	2	2	39
DT Charles Nettles	1.0	0	1	0	34
DE Jace Dole	0.0	1	2	0	36
ILB Terry Nalen	0.0	0	1	1	26
ILB Sawyer White	0.0	0	1	1	30
ILB Al Woodard	0.0	0	1	0	41

New England	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Jarran Reed	1	2	0	34
DE Johnnie Whalen	0	6	5	49
DE Margus Hunt	0	1	0	38
ILB Luke Kuechly	0	0	1	48

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Sawyer White	3	1	0	30
S Donnell Paltrow	3	1	0	33
S Bubba Starks	3	0	0	23
ILB Al Woodard	3	0	0	41
CB Jerome Bush	2	0	0	44
CB Brayden Small	2	0	0	8
CB Darrell Krank	2	0	0	17
ILB Winfred Pirker	1	1	0	41
ILB Terry Nalen	1	0	0	26
OLB Donny Duckett	1	0	0	15
CB Alec Daily	1	0	0	33
CB Keegan Sherman	0	0	1	41
CB Deandre Baker	0	0	1	27

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Josh Jackson	6	2	1	49
OLB DeVonte Holloman	3	0	0	48
S Reggie Humphrey	3	0	0	28
S Ladarius Webb	2	1	0	35
ILB Luke Kuechly	2	1	0	48
CB Jason Sweeney	2	1	0	30
S Gus Barrett	2	0	0	36
S Fernando Mutzel	1	1	0	48
DT Jarran Reed	1	0	0	34
OLB Samson Ebukam	1	0	0	15
DE Kenneth Smoczyk	1	0	0	14
DE Margus Hunt	0	1	0	38

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
T Demetrius Caron	3	4	24	49
C Pedro Janes	1	6	24	49
G Alonzo Shapiro	1	6	24	49
G Scottie Justice	1	5	24	49
T Devante Walters	1	1	24	49

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Dion Dawkins	3	4	17	1	49
C Donovan Berg	1	6	17	1	49
T Artie Ross	0	1	17	1	49
G Isaac Asiata	0	1	17	1	49
TE Coby Fleener	0	1	8	0	17
TE Mike Gesicki	0	1	17	0	41

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Chris Herndon	2	27
Deandre Baker	2	23
Terry McLaurin	1	17
Wendell Hanks	1	17
Brandon Robertson	1	16

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Harris Glover	2	24
Luke Kuechly	2	14
Artie Ross	2	13
Coby Fleener	1	27
Isaac Asiata	1	10

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
C Pedro Janes	24	49	---	---	10	83
T Demetrius Caron	24	49	---	---	10	83
RB Wayne McMillen	22	42	---	---	12	76
QB Dexter Prior	24	49	---	---	---	73
G Scottie Justice	24	49	---	---	---	73
G Alonzo Shapiro	24	49	---	---	---	73
T Devante Walters	24	49	---	---	---	73
ILB Winfred Pirker	---	---	17	41	13	71
ILB Al Woodard	---	---	17	41	10	68
TE Lionel Jackson	22	41	---	---	---	63
CB Deandre Baker	---	---	12	27	23	62
ILB Terry Nalen	---	---	10	26	26	62
CB Jerome Bush	---	---	17	44	1	62
WR Damien Money	18	42	---	---	---	60
CB Keegan Sherman	---	---	17	41	2	60
WR Courtland Sutton	14	41	---	---	4	59
WR Ryan Switzer	21	35	---	---	1	57
DE Montravius Adams	---	---	15	39	1	55
RB Sherman Moss	5	22	---	---	27	54
DE Jace Dole	---	---	16	36	1	53
DT Charles Nettles	---	---	14	34	1	49
ILB Sawyer White	---	---	14	30	1	45
S Donnell Paltrow	---	---	11	33	1	45
CB Alec Daily	---	---	9	33	---	42
TE Chris Herndon	7	6	---	---	27	40
WR Terry McLaurin	8	8	---	---	17	33
CB Brandon Robertson	---	---	2	12	16	30
S Bubba Starks	---	---	6	23	1	30
DT Fernando Zimmerman	---	---	2	15	9	26
CB Brayden Small	---	---	0	8	16	24
OLB Donny Duckett	---	---	3	15	1	19
CB Darrell Krank	---	---	2	17	---	19
TE Wendell Hanks	0	1	---	---	17	18
RB Alexander Mattison	3	6	---	---	5	14
C Brett Edmunds	0	0	---	---	10	10
G Francisco Covington	0	0	---	---	10	10
T Riley Rosenfels	0	0	---	---	10	10
P J. K. Scott	0	0	---	---	9	9
DE Anthony Nelson	---	---	1	8	---	9
DE Gene Fore	---	---	1	8	---	9
WR Kim Newman	0	1	---	---	7	8
OLB Wesley Grogg	---	---	0	8	---	8
K Justics Riley	0	0	---	---	6	6
QB Brendan Zenger	0	0	---	---	1	1
OLB Brant Jones	---	---	1	0	---	1
C Dixon Christmas	0	0	---	---	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
ILB Luke Kuechly	---	---	24	48	14	86
CB Josh Jackson	---	---	24	49	10	83
DE Johnnie Whalen	---	---	24	49	10	83
T Artie Ross	17	49	---	---	13	79
G Isaac Asiata	17	49	---	---	10	76
G Dion Dawkins	17	49	---	---	10	76
T Jackson Chatas	17	49	---	---	10	76
OLB DeVonte Holloman	---	---	23	48	3	74
S Gus Barrett	---	---	20	36	17	73
S Fernando Mutzel	---	---	24	48	1	73
QB Glen Yepremian	17	49	---	---	---	66
C Donovan Berg	17	49	---	---	---	66
DT Raul Burkhammer	---	---	21	35	10	66
CB Jason Sweeney	---	---	15	30	17	62
WR Earl Hayden	15	45	---	---	---	60
TE Mike Gesicki	17	41	---	---	---	58
S Ladarius Webb	---	---	17	35	5	57
WR Jalen Hurd	14	43	---	---	---	57
DE Margus Hunt	---	---	17	38	1	56
TE Coby Fleener	8	17	---	---	27	52
DT Jarran Reed	---	---	17	34	1	52
RB Bernard Cothran	12	35	---	---	---	47
S Reggie Humphrey	---	---	11	28	5	44
RB James White	2	8	---	---	27	37
WR Robert Woods	7	24	---	---	1	32
WR Odell Beckham	2	7	---	---	17	26
OLB Harris Glover	---	---	1	0	24	25
FB Erick Harness	4	18	---	---	1	23
OLB Samson Ebukam	---	---	7	15	---	22
DE Kenneth Smoczyk	---	---	7	14	---	21
DE Dominic Baker	---	---	3	15	---	18
DE Duane Perry	---	---	7	11	---	18
WR Bruce Mueller	0	0	---	---	16	16
ILB Horace Nall	---	---	0	1	13	14
CB Devin McCourty	---	---	2	5	5	12
P Jeff Locke	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Moe Fletcher	0	0	---	---	10	10
T Orlando Brown	0	0	---	---	9	9
RB Charles Sims	0	0	---	---	8	8
RB Camden Wynn	3	4	---	---	---	7
WR Jarvis Landry	0	3	---	---	1	4
K Clifton Wickham	0	0	---	---	4	4
TE Ian Thomas	1	0	---	---	---	1
QB Jimmy Garoppolo	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Amos Horton	---	---	0	0	---	0
C Gene Abueva	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	16	30	1.9
Middle	4	25	6.3
Right	4	26	6.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	21	3.0
Middle	8	42	5.3
Right	2	1	0.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dexter Prior	49	24	6	4	3	7	9	6	1

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Glen Yepremian	45	22	2	4	4	3	8	4	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	4	33	3.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	9	82	5.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	21	8	104	5.0
Long (19+ Yds)	4	3	78	19.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	3	14	2.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	27	15	100	3.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	54	7.7
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Courtland Sutton	11	4	1	57	1	41
RB Wayne McMillen	9	5	0	36	0	42
WR Ryan Switzer	7	3	0	60	2	35
WR Terry McLaurin	7	2	1	7	0	8
TE Lionel Jackson	6	4	0	54	1	41
WR Damien Money	3	2	0	44	1	42
TE Chris Herndon	2	1	0	24	1	6
RB Alexander Mattison	2	1	1	0	0	6
RB Sherman Moss	2	2	0	15	0	22

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Mike Gesicki	9	4	0	21	0	41
RB Bernard Cothran	9	6	2	46	1	35
WR Earl Hayden	9	5	0	50	1	45
WR Jalen Hurd	5	3	1	15	0	43
FB Erick Harness	4	1	1	19	0	18
WR Robert Woods	3	1	0	7	0	24
TE Coby Fleener	2	1	0	4	0	17
WR Jarvis Landry	2	1	0	6	0	3
WR Odell Beckham	1	0	0	0	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Wayne McMillen	4	23	5.75	2.94

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dexter Prior	2	1	11	5.50	6.06

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Courtland Sutton	1	0	0	0.00	5.18
RB Sherman Moss	1	1	11	11.00	7.50

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
RB Wayne McMillen	3	1
QB Dexter Prior	1	1

New England	Rushes	Conversions
QB Glen Yepremian	3	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dexter Prior	15	7	6

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Glen Yepremian	12	9	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Courtland Sutton	7	3	3
WR Ryan Switzer	4	3	3
WR Damien Money	1	0	0
WR Terry McLaurin	1	0	0
RB Wayne McMillen	1	0	0
TE Lionel Jackson	1	1	0

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Bernard Cothran	4	4	3
TE Mike Gesicki	3	2	1
WR Robert Woods	2	1	1
TE Coby Fleener	1	1	0
WR Odell Beckham	1	0	0
WR Earl Hayden	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 43,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 11,700 (21,400)
End Zone 5,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,400 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 1,000 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	43,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	11,700 (21,400)
End Zone	5,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,400 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	1,000 (3,300)