Week 12, 2017

played in Atlanta, GA

46 degrees, rain, 11 mph wind

New England Patriots	0	7	3	3	-	13
Atlanta Falcons	0	0	10	14	-	24

Scoring Summary
2Q: 15:00 NED - Dion Lewis 29 run (Gabriel Daniels extra point)
3Q: 13:05 NED - Gabriel Daniels 23 field goal
3Q: 08:57 ATL - John Kuhn 3 pass from Matt Ryan (Dan Carpenter extra point)
3Q: 04:21 ATL - Dan Carpenter 49 field goal
4Q: 12:00 ATL - Devonta Freeman 8 run (Dan Carpenter extra point)
4Q: 05:55 NED - Gabriel Daniels 33 field goal
4Q: 00:54 ATL - William Moore 67 interception return (Dan Carpenter extra point)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 15:00 NED - Dion Lewis 29 run (Gabriel Daniels extra point)
3Q: 13:05 NED - Gabriel Daniels 23 field goal
3Q: 08:57 ATL - John Kuhn 3 pass from Matt Ryan (Dan Carpenter extra point)
3Q: 04:21 ATL - Dan Carpenter 49 field goal
4Q: 12:00 ATL - Devonta Freeman 8 run (Dan Carpenter extra point)
4Q: 05:55 NED - Gabriel Daniels 33 field goal
4Q: 00:54 ATL - William Moore 67 interception return (Dan Carpenter extra point)

Team Statistics NED ATL
Record 6-5 4-7
First Downs 20 11
- by Rushing 5 4
- by Passing 14 7
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 388 204
- Offensive Plays 73 53
- Yards per Play 5.32 3.85
Net Rushing Yards 117 57
- Rushing Attempts 33 23
- Yards per Rush 3.55 2.48
Net Passing Yards 271 147
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 25 - 3 27 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 288 162
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/17 3/15
- Yards per Pass Play 6.78 4.90
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 7/15 3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.1 8.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 7/55 4/15
Punt Returns/Yards 4/38 1/-2
Kick Returns/Yards 2/47 2/33
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 3/67
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 34
Time of Possession 33:11 26:49

Team Statistics	NED	ATL
Record	6-5	4-7
First Downs	20	11
- by Rushing	5	4
- by Passing	14	7
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	388	204
- Offensive Plays	73	53
- Yards per Play	5.32	3.85
Net Rushing Yards	117	57
- Rushing Attempts	33	23
- Yards per Rush	3.55	2.48
Net Passing Yards	271	147
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 25 - 3	27 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	288	162
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/17	3/15
- Yards per Pass Play	6.78	4.90
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	7/15	3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.1	8.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	7/55	4/15
Punt Returns/Yards	4/38	1/-2
Kick Returns/Yards	2/47	2/33
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	3/67
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 34
Time of Possession	33:11	26:49

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:00	OWN 20	4	12	Interception
1	10:51	2:43	OWN 35	5	20	Punt
1	4:57	2:52	OWN 40	5	10	Punt
1	0:56	1:08	OWN 28	3	72	Touchdown
2	10:03	1:36	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
2	7:02	5:34	OWN 17	12	69	Missed FG
2	0:27	0:27	OWN 34	2	-4	Half
3	14:53	1:54	OPP 18	6	12	Field Goal
3	11:36	0:09	OWN 32	1	14	Fumble
3	8:46	3:13	OWN 26	5	16	Punt
3	4:14	3:00	OWN 20	6	16	Punt
4	14:29	0:11	OWN 33	1	0	Interception
4	11:53	6:06	OWN 20	11	64	Field Goal
4	2:17	1:34	OWN 26	6	26	Interception
4	0:43	0:43	OWN 33	4	14	Game

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:00	2:09	OPP 43	4	8	Downs
1	8:08	3:11	OWN 20	5	47	Missed FG
1	2:05	1:09	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
2	14:48	4:45	OWN 28	8	27	Punt
2	8:27	1:25	OWN 38	3	1	Punt
2	1:28	1:01	OWN 21	3	6	Punt
3	12:59	1:23	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
3	11:27	2:41	OPP 46	6	46	Touchdown
3	5:33	1:19	OPP 31	3	-1	Field Goal
3	1:14	1:45	OWN 5	3	5	Punt
4	14:18	2:25	OPP 36	6	36	Touchdown
4	5:47	3:30	OWN 20	6	17	Punt

Game MVP: Matt Ryan, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Dion Lewis	20	85	4.25	29	2	1
Ryan Mathews	9	15	1.67	15	1	0
Jimmy Garoppolo	3	17	5.67	14	1	0
Ronnie Hillman	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Devonta Freeman	16	33	2.06	9	0	1
Tevin Coleman	6	27	4.50	19	1	0
Terrence Fayo	1	-3	-3.00	-3	0	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jimmy Garoppolo	37	25	288	3/17	0	32	3	57.1

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Ryan	27	20	162	3/15	1	42	0	101.1

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Terrell Monroe	7	11	97	13.86	51	32
WR Julian Edelman	5	8	73	14.60	34	27
TE Lee Smith	4	5	38	9.50	14	16
WR Allen Hurns	3	3	15	5.00	0	8
WR Andrew Hawkins	2	4	29	14.50	4	19
RB Dion Lewis	2	2	22	11.00	10	11
TE Matt Spaeth	1	1	18	18.00	6	18
RB Ryan Mathews	1	2	-4	-4.00	0	-4

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR T.J. Graham	4	4	84	21.00	21	42	0
FB John Kuhn	3	3	1	0.33	0	3	1
TE Gavin Escobar	3	3	14	4.67	0	7	0
WR Terrence Fayo	3	3	11	3.67	0	7	0
WR Julio Jones	2	6	23	11.50	3	21	0
RB Devonta Freeman	2	2	4	2.00	0	5	0
TE Brandon Myers	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Tevin Coleman	1	1	11	11.00	13	11	0
WR Justin Hardy	1	1	11	11.00	8	11	0
WR Michael Crabtree	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Cary Williams	1	0	0.00	0
S William Moore	1	67	67.00	1
CB Jalen Collins	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
Dion Lewis	1	0	0
Jimmy Garoppolo	1	0	0
Julian Edelman	0	1	0
Duron Harmon	0	1	0
Ronnie Hillman	0	0	1

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Douglas Craig	1	0	0
Ra'Shede Hageman	0	1	0
Cary Williams	0	0	1
Kendrick Forbes	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Colton Schmidt	5	195	39.0	31.4	58	1

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Matt Bosher	7	353	50.4	42.1	60	2

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Gabriel Daniels	2/3	0/0	0/0	33	1/1

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dan Carpenter	1/2	1/2	0/1	49	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dion Lewis	4	38	9.5	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cary Williams	1	-2	-2.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mario Butler	1	27	27.0	0
Allen Hurns	1	20	20.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Devonta Freeman	1	16	16.0	0
Douglas Craig	1	17	17.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Jamie Collins	8	3	0.0	19	25
CB Captain Munnerlyn	6	1	0.0	20	28
ILB Jerod Mayo	5	2	0.0	23	30
S Philip Weaver	4	2	0.0	20	30
S Mario Butler	4	0	0.0	21	30
CB Darqueze Dennard	4	0	0.0	6	15
DE Chandler Jones	2	0	1.0	20	27
DT Sealver Siliga	2	1	0.5	19	17
DT Dominique Easley	2	0	0.5	21	25
DT Christian Covington	2	0	0.0	3	3
DE Geneo Grissom	2	0	0.0	18	13
ILB Mason Foster	1	0	1.0	4	5
DE Leger Douzable	1	0	0.0	7	18
WR Julian Edelman	1	0	---	---	---
RB Ryan Mathews	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Dont'a Hightower	1	0	0.0	3	4
CB Tarell Brown	0	1	0.0	23	30
OLB Armonty Bryant	0	1	0.0	14	13
ILB Wayne Syvrud	0	1	0.0	2	0

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Kendrick Forbes	15	3	0.0	33	40
ILB Paul Worrilow	6	3	0.5	32	37
CB Jalen Collins	6	6	0.0	33	40
S William Moore	6	1	0.0	31	40
CB Desmond Trufant	4	0	1.0	32	35
OLB Brooks Reed	4	0	0.0	16	19
CB Cary Williams	3	1	0.0	19	30
ILB Sean Weatherspoon	3	1	0.0	6	6
DT Johnathan Hankins	3	1	0.0	27	28
DE Vic Beasley	2	2	1.0	33	40
OLB Todd Caldwell	2	3	0.0	25	26
DT Kent Foreman	2	2	0.0	23	18
DE Adrian Clayborn	1	0	0.5	11	16
DE Alan Webster	1	3	0.0	25	27
DT Ra'Shede Hageman	1	0	0.0	12	21
S Ricardo Allen	0	1	0.0	3	10

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Chandler Jones	1.0	1	1	27
ILB Mason Foster	1.0	0	0	5
DT Dominique Easley	0.5	0	1	25
DT Sealver Siliga	0.5	0	0	17

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Vic Beasley	1.0	0	2	40
CB Desmond Trufant	1.0	0	0	35
DE Adrian Clayborn	0.5	0	0	16
ILB Paul Worrilow	0.5	0	0	37
S William Moore	0.0	1	0	40
DE Alan Webster	0.0	0	3	27

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Mario Butler	4	2	30
OLB Jamie Collins	4	0	25
CB Captain Munnerlyn	3	0	28
CB Darqueze Dennard	3	0	15
ILB Jerod Mayo	2	0	30
CB Tarell Brown	1	0	30
DE Leger Douzable	1	0	18
DT Christian Covington	1	0	3
S Philip Weaver	1	0	30

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Jalen Collins	5	2	1	40
S Kendrick Forbes	4	0	0	40
CB Cary Williams	3	1	1	30
S William Moore	3	0	1	40
ILB Paul Worrilow	3	0	0	37
CB Desmond Trufant	2	0	0	35
OLB Todd Caldwell	2	0	0	26
OLB Brooks Reed	1	0	0	19
DE Alan Webster	1	0	0	27
DT Kent Foreman	1	0	0	18
DT Johnathan Hankins	0	1	0	28

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ken Phillips	2	9	0	33	0	40
Troy Toth	2	8	0	33	0	40
Rod Sutter	2	5	0	33	2	40
Matt Spaeth	2	3	1	27	0	27
Duane Brown	1	2	0	33	1	40
Marshall Newhouse	1	1	0	10	0	16
Lee Smith	0	1	0	6	0	14
Nate Solder	0	1	0	23	0	24

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Monty Keys	2	4	23	0	30
Jake Long	1	7	23	0	30
John Kuhn	1	3	13	0	15
Eric Harrison	1	2	23	2	30
Andy Levitre	0	4	23	0	30
Jake Matthews	0	3	13	1	23

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Ryan Mathews	1	17
Tarell Brown	1	15
Ronnie Hillman	1	15

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Cary Williams	3	24
T.J. Graham	1	13
Terron Ward	1	12
James Stone	1	9

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Rod Sutter	33	40	---	---	8	81
Julian Edelman	33	38	---	---	9	80
Duane Brown	33	40	---	---	---	73
Jimmy Garoppolo	33	40	---	---	---	73
Troy Toth	33	40	---	---	---	73
Ken Phillips	33	40	---	---	---	73
Terrell Monroe	32	36	---	---	1	69
Tarell Brown	---	---	23	30	15	68
Matt Spaeth	27	27	---	---	13	67
Mario Butler	---	---	21	30	6	57
Jerod Mayo	---	---	23	30	3	56
Andrew Hawkins	14	27	---	---	12	53
Philip Weaver	---	---	20	30	2	52
Captain Munnerlyn	---	---	20	28	2	50
Chandler Jones	---	---	20	27	2	49
Dion Lewis	21	21	---	---	7	49
Dominique Easley	---	---	21	25	2	48
Nate Solder	23	24	---	---	---	47
Ryan Mathews	11	18	---	---	17	46
Jamie Collins	---	---	19	25	2	46
Sealver Siliga	---	---	19	17	1	37
Darqueze Dennard	---	---	6	15	16	37
Mel Dawkins	18	10	---	---	7	35
Marshall Newhouse	10	16	---	---	8	34
Mason Foster	---	---	4	5	24	33
Lee Smith	6	14	---	---	13	33
Leger Douzable	---	---	7	18	6	31
Allen Hurns	2	8	---	---	21	31
Geneo Grissom	---	---	18	13	---	31
Armonty Bryant	---	---	14	13	1	28
Duron Harmon	---	---	4	7	10	21
Steve McLendon	---	---	5	10	5	20
Ronnie Hillman	1	1	---	---	15	17
Dont'a Hightower	---	---	3	4	4	11
Christian Covington	---	---	3	3	5	11
Justin Coleman	---	---	1	0	8	9
John Jerry	0	0	---	---	8	8
Bryan Stork	0	0	---	---	8	8
Joe Cardona	0	0	---	---	8	8
Gabriel Daniels	0	0	---	---	7	7
Colton Schmidt	0	0	---	---	5	5
Wayne Syvrud	---	---	2	0	2	4
Hunter Pieters	0	0	---	---	3	3
Griff Whalen	0	0	---	---	---	0
Tre Jackson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Roy Patterson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Vic Beasley	---	---	33	40	8	81
Jalen Collins	---	---	33	40	3	76
Kendrick Forbes	---	---	33	40	3	76
William Moore	---	---	31	40	3	74
Cary Williams	---	---	19	30	24	73
Paul Worrilow	---	---	32	37	3	72
Desmond Trufant	---	---	32	35	4	71
Eric Harrison	23	30	---	---	9	62
Johnathan Hankins	---	---	27	28	2	57
Alan Webster	---	---	25	27	3	55
Todd Caldwell	---	---	25	26	3	54
Jake Long	23	30	---	---	---	53
Matt Ryan	23	30	---	---	---	53
Andy Levitre	23	30	---	---	---	53
Julio Jones	22	30	---	---	1	53
Monty Keys	23	30	---	---	---	53
Devonta Freeman	17	21	---	---	13	51
Kent Foreman	---	---	23	18	2	43
John Kuhn	13	15	---	---	12	40
Brooks Reed	---	---	16	19	5	40
Tevin Coleman	6	9	---	---	23	38
T.J. Graham	7	17	---	---	13	37
Gavin Escobar	8	10	---	---	18	36
Jake Matthews	13	23	---	---	---	36
Ra'Shede Hageman	---	---	12	21	1	34
Adrian Clayborn	---	---	11	16	6	33
Terrence Fayo	17	16	---	---	---	33
Brandon Myers	14	13	---	---	5	32
Sean Weatherspoon	---	---	6	6	20	32
Michael Crabtree	7	16	---	---	---	23
Terron Ward	4	1	---	---	12	17
Michael Donaldson	10	7	---	---	---	17
Ricardo Allen	---	---	3	10	1	14
Douglas Craig	---	---	0	6	8	14
Justin Hardy	0	2	---	---	11	13
Robert Blanton	---	---	0	1	9	10
J.J. Jansen	0	0	---	---	9	9
Matt Bosher	0	0	---	---	9	9
Mike Person	0	0	---	---	9	9
James Stone	0	0	---	---	9	9
Fernando Crocton	0	0	---	---	9	9
Dan Carpenter	0	0	---	---	7	7
Vincent Rey	---	---	1	0	5	6
Vincent Dole	---	---	1	0	4	5
Sean Renfree	0	0	---	---	---	0
Kaleb Arnold	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	33	4.1
Middle	17	75	4.4
Right	8	9	1.1
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	44	6.3
Middle	13	2	0.2
Right	3	11	3.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jimmy Garoppolo	37	25	2	1	2	4	1	5	3

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Ryan	27	20	3	0	2	2	2	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	18	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	8	92	8.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	12	178	11.1
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	20	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	11	37	2.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	3	42	14.0
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	63	21.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Terrell Monroe	11	7	2	97	1	36
WR Julian Edelman	8	5	0	73	1	38
TE Lee Smith	5	4	0	38	0	14
WR Andrew Hawkins	4	2	0	29	0	27
WR Allen Hurns	3	3	0	15	0	8
RB Ryan Mathews	2	1	0	-4	0	18
RB Dion Lewis	2	2	0	22	0	21
TE Matt Spaeth	1	1	0	18	0	27

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Julio Jones	6	2	1	23	1	30
WR T.J. Graham	4	4	0	84	2	17
FB John Kuhn	3	3	0	1	0	15
TE Gavin Escobar	3	3	0	14	0	10
WR Terrence Fayo	3	3	0	11	0	16
WR Michael Crabtree	2	0	1	0	0	16
TE Brandon Myers	2	1	0	3	0	13
RB Devonta Freeman	2	2	0	4	0	21
RB Tevin Coleman	1	1	0	11	0	9
WR Justin Hardy	1	1	0	11	0	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Dion Lewis	2	-4	-2.00	4.25
Ryan Mathews	1	-2	-2.00	1.67
Ronnie Hillman	1	0	0.00	0.00

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Devonta Freeman	2	14	7.00	2.06
Tevin Coleman	2	6	3.00	4.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jimmy Garoppolo	3	1	17	5.67	7.78

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Ryan	3	3	14	4.67	6.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Terrell Monroe	2	1	17	8.50	8.82
WR Julian Edelman	1	0	0	0.00	9.13

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Gavin Escobar	2	2	11	5.50	4.67
FB John Kuhn	1	1	3	3.00	0.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Ryan Mathews	1	0
Ronnie Hillman	1	0
Dion Lewis	1	1

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Devonta Freeman	3	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jimmy Garoppolo	12	8	6

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Ryan	8	6	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Andrew Hawkins	3	2	2
WR Terrell Monroe	3	0	0
WR Julian Edelman	2	2	2
TE Lee Smith	2	2	1
RB Dion Lewis	1	1	1
WR Allen Hurns	1	1	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Julio Jones	3	2	1
WR T.J. Graham	3	3	1
WR Michael Crabtree	1	0	0
RB Devonta Freeman	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 61,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,900 (21,400)
End Zone 13,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,500 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,200 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	61,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,900 (21,400)
End Zone	13,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,500 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,200 (3,300)