Week 9, 2021

played in Dallas, TX

52 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	10	14	7	6	-	37
Dallas Cowboys	0	10	7	0	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:47 ATL - Ryan Succop 27 field goal
1Q: 05:11 ATL - Dean Maier 5 pass from Brayden Abeykoon (Ryan Succop extra point)
2Q: 15:00 DAL - Dez Bryant 11 pass from Glenn Patterson (Caleb Sturgis extra point)
2Q: 10:15 ATL - Zach Ertz 13 pass from Brayden Abeykoon (Ryan Succop extra point)
2Q: 05:19 DAL - Caleb Sturgis 30 field goal
2Q: 02:56 ATL - Dean Maier 62 pass from Brayden Abeykoon (Ryan Succop extra point)
3Q: 03:17 ATL - Ramon Luster 1 run (Ryan Succop extra point)
3Q: 00:38 DAL - Dez Bryant 13 pass from Glenn Patterson (Caleb Sturgis extra point)
4Q: 08:33 ATL - Ryan Succop 44 field goal
4Q: 03:25 ATL - Ryan Succop 42 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:47 ATL - Ryan Succop 27 field goal
1Q: 05:11 ATL - Dean Maier 5 pass from Brayden Abeykoon (Ryan Succop extra point)
2Q: 15:00 DAL - Dez Bryant 11 pass from Glenn Patterson (Caleb Sturgis extra point)
2Q: 10:15 ATL - Zach Ertz 13 pass from Brayden Abeykoon (Ryan Succop extra point)
2Q: 05:19 DAL - Caleb Sturgis 30 field goal
2Q: 02:56 ATL - Dean Maier 62 pass from Brayden Abeykoon (Ryan Succop extra point)
3Q: 03:17 ATL - Ramon Luster 1 run (Ryan Succop extra point)
3Q: 00:38 DAL - Dez Bryant 13 pass from Glenn Patterson (Caleb Sturgis extra point)
4Q: 08:33 ATL - Ryan Succop 44 field goal
4Q: 03:25 ATL - Ryan Succop 42 field goal

Team Statistics ATL DAL
Record 5-3 5-4
First Downs 20 18
- by Rushing 9 6
- by Passing 11 12
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 433 287
- Offensive Plays 66 60
- Yards per Play 6.56 4.78
Net Rushing Yards 171 82
- Rushing Attempts 39 16
- Yards per Rush 4.38 5.13
Net Passing Yards 262 205
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 26 - 21 - 0 41 - 27 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 266 231
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/4 3/26
- Yards per Pass Play 9.70 4.66
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 13/18 4/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 4.4 6.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 4/30 0/0
Punt Returns/Yards 2/11 2/18
Kick Returns/Yards 1/21 4/122
Interception Ret./Yards 1/8 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 28
Time of Possession 34:21 25:39

Team Statistics	ATL	DAL
Record	5-3	5-4
First Downs	20	18
- by Rushing	9	6
- by Passing	11	12
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	433	287
- Offensive Plays	66	60
- Yards per Play	6.56	4.78
Net Rushing Yards	171	82
- Rushing Attempts	39	16
- Yards per Rush	4.38	5.13
Net Passing Yards	262	205
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	26 - 21 - 0	41 - 27 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	266	231
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/4	3/26
- Yards per Pass Play	9.70	4.66
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	13/18	4/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	4.4	6.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	4/30	0/0
Punt Returns/Yards	2/11	2/18
Kick Returns/Yards	1/21	4/122
Interception Ret./Yards	1/8	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 28
Time of Possession	34:21	25:39

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:36	1:55	OPP 31	4	21	Field Goal
1	8:37	3:33	OWN 25	9	75	Touchdown
2	14:52	4:43	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
2	5:11	2:44	OWN 22	4	78	Touchdown
2	0:11	0:11	OWN 24	1	0	Half
3	15:00	2:19	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
3	9:56	6:46	OWN 20	14	80	Touchdown
3	0:29	7:04	OWN 20	13	53	Field Goal
4	7:02	3:45	OWN 47	5	28	Field Goal
4	0:49	0:36	OWN 15	3	2	Punt

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:24	OWN 20	5	11	Fumble
1	10:41	2:04	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
1	5:04	5:12	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
2	10:09	4:58	OWN 39	7	48	Field Goal
2	2:27	2:16	OWN 15	5	14	Punt
3	12:41	2:45	OWN 31	6	10	Punt
3	3:10	2:41	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
4	8:25	1:23	OWN 47	4	0	Interception
4	3:17	2:28	OWN 34	10	51	Downs
4	0:13	0:13	OWN 39	2	0	Game

Game MVP: Brayden Abeykoon, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Ramon Luster	30	125	4.17	20	4	1
Calvin McDonald	5	6	1.20	5	0	0
Brayden Abeykoon	4	40	10.00	32	1	0

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Alfred Morris	13	64	4.92	13	1	0
Glenn Patterson	3	18	6.00	9	0	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brayden Abeykoon	26	21	266	1/4	3	62	0	147.7

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Glenn Patterson	29	22	185	3/26	2	35	1	100.5
Sebastian Hastings	12	5	46	0/0	0	26	0	52.8

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Dean Maier	6	6	113	18.83	57	62	2
WR Rickey Davison	5	5	44	8.80	9	16	0
TE Aaron Tubbs	4	4	37	9.25	28	28	0
TE Zach Ertz	2	2	17	8.50	5	13	1
RB Ramon Luster	2	4	6	3.00	7	8	0
WR Davante Adams	1	2	40	40.00	27	40	0
TE Noah Floyd	1	2	9	9.00	0	9	0
FB Dustin Bullock	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Dez Bryant	8	10	102	12.75	43	35	2
WR Terrance Williams	6	7	52	8.67	41	28	0
RB Malachi Dole	4	5	17	4.25	0	8	0
TE Michael Burton	2	2	26	13.00	0	26	0
TE Lewis Conway	2	4	6	3.00	0	4	0
TE Joe Autry	2	2	14	7.00	0	8	0
WR Gary Ochoa	2	6	18	9.00	1	11	0
FB Adam Patton	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0
RB Alfred Morris	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Alonzo Compton	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Jalen Collins	1	8	8.00	0

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Danny Shelton	0	1	0	0
Vic Beasley	0	0	1	0

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Glenn Patterson	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Matt Bosher	2	105	52.5	43.5	53	0

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Chris Jones	3	169	56.3	46.0	60	1

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ryan Succop	3/3	2/2	0/0	44	4/4

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Caleb Sturgis	1/1	0/0	0/0	30	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rickey Davison	2	11	5.5	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Byron Jones	2	18	9.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rickey Davison	1	21	21.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dez Bryant	3	103	34.3	0
Terrance Williams	1	19	19.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Kai Vaughn	9	2	0.0	16	40
ILB Archie Sims	6	2	0.0	13	25
ILB Will Hiler	6	1	0.0	16	39
DE Alan Webster	3	0	1.0	15	43
DT Donnell Armstrong	3	1	0.0	14	31
CB Jalen Collins	3	0	0.0	16	37
DT Danny Shelton	2	1	1.0	7	22
DE Vic Beasley	2	0	1.0	10	9
S Jairus Byrd	2	3	0.0	16	44
OLB Tyler Rodgers	2	2	0.0	9	28
DE Quinn Linquist	2	0	0.0	7	38
S Tre Boston	1	1	0.0	16	44
CB Pete Nixon	1	0	0.0	8	25
S Napoleon Yazzie	1	0	0.0	0	16
S Ruben Martinez	1	0	0.0	0	12

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Byron Jones	14	0	0.0	39	27
ILB Alfred Crane	7	3	0.0	34	27
OLB Todd Caldwell	6	0	0.0	25	22
OLB Devon Dotson	4	3	0.0	31	17
CB Benjamin Joseph	4	1	0.0	33	26
OLB Desmond McKenzie	4	0	0.0	16	9
DE Avery Lahnum	3	0	0.0	36	25
CB Bernie Chappell	3	0	0.0	35	27
DT Arnold Peterson	3	0	0.0	25	22
DE Arnold Bogan	1	1	1.0	13	11
DT Corbin Tarplin	1	4	0.0	29	23
DE Gage Jefferson	1	2	0.0	31	17
ILB Daren Bates	1	1	0.0	5	0
OLB A.J. Klein	1	1	0.0	5	0
S Devan Austin	1	1	0.0	34	25
DT Rick Blake	1	0	0.0	7	4
CB Sedrick Albriktsen	1	0	0.0	10	5
TE Lewis Conway	1	0	---	---	---
CB Braden Doyle	1	0	0.0	7	1

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Alan Webster	1.0	1	2	1	43
DT Danny Shelton	1.0	0	0	1	22
DE Vic Beasley	1.0	0	0	0	9
DT Johnathan Hankins	0.0	0	2	0	24
DE Quinn Linquist	0.0	0	2	0	38

Dallas	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Arnold Bogan	1.0	0	0	11
DT Archie Berggren	0.0	2	0	8
DT Corbin Tarplin	0.0	1	0	23
DE Avery Lahnum	0.0	0	1	25
OLB Todd Caldwell	0.0	0	1	22

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Kai Vaughn	8	0	0	40
ILB Will Hiler	5	0	0	39
ILB Archie Sims	4	0	0	25
CB Jalen Collins	2	0	1	37
DE Quinn Linquist	2	0	0	38
OLB Tyler Rodgers	1	1	0	28
S Ruben Martinez	1	1	0	12
DT Donnell Armstrong	1	0	0	31
DE Alan Webster	1	0	0	43
CB Pete Nixon	1	0	0	25
S Napoleon Yazzie	1	0	0	16
OLB Nathaniel Rhodes	0	1	0	6

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Alfred Crane	5	0	27
S Byron Jones	4	1	27
OLB Todd Caldwell	3	0	22
CB Benjamin Joseph	3	0	26
CB Bernie Chappell	2	0	27
S Devan Austin	2	0	25
DE Avery Lahnum	1	0	25
OLB Desmond McKenzie	1	0	9
DT Archie Berggren	0	1	8

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jake Matthews	3	6	2	37	0	27
Eric Fisher	3	6	0	37	0	27
Arie Kouandjio	2	7	0	34	0	27
Aaron Tubbs	2	2	0	30	0	15
Eric Harrison	1	6	0	39	0	27
Eric Wood	0	5	0	39	0	27
Dustin Bullock	0	2	0	27	1	16
Alfred Meadows	0	2	0	4	0	0
Zach Ertz	0	1	0	29	0	21
Kelly Hughes	0	1	0	5	0	0

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Zack Martin	3	6	16	1	41
Laken Tomlinson	1	3	16	1	40
Kendall Lamm	1	1	16	1	38
Charles Leno	1	1	16	0	40
Lewis Conway	0	2	11	0	24

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Noah Floyd	2	16
Rickey Davison	2	14
Napoleon Yazzie	1	16
Tre Boston	1	10

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Byron Jones	2	14
Malachi Dole	1	19

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tre Boston	---	---	16	44	10	70
Eric Fisher	37	27	---	---	5	69
Eric Harrison	39	27	---	---	3	69
Eric Wood	39	27	---	---	---	66
Jake Matthews	37	27	---	---	2	66
Brayden Abeykoon	39	27	---	---	---	66
Rickey Davison	28	22	---	---	14	64
Jairus Byrd	---	---	16	44	1	61
Arie Kouandjio	34	27	---	---	---	61
Zach Ertz	29	21	---	---	10	60
Alan Webster	---	---	15	43	1	59
Kai Vaughn	---	---	16	40	1	57
Will Hiler	---	---	16	39	---	55
Jalen Collins	---	---	16	37	1	54
Aaron Tubbs	30	15	---	---	6	51
Donnell Armstrong	---	---	14	31	4	49
Quinn Linquist	---	---	7	38	4	49
Dustin Bullock	27	16	---	---	4	47
Ramon Luster	32	14	---	---	---	46
Tyler Rodgers	---	---	9	28	8	45
Dean Maier	20	17	---	---	7	44
Pete Nixon	---	---	8	25	8	41
Archie Sims	---	---	13	25	1	39
Johnathan Hankins	---	---	10	24	1	35
Noah Floyd	12	6	---	---	16	34
Napoleon Yazzie	---	---	0	16	16	32
Danny Shelton	---	---	7	22	---	29
Calvin McDonald	6	13	---	---	5	24
Ruben Martinez	---	---	0	12	11	23
Vic Beasley	---	---	10	9	---	19
Silas Hadavi	1	0	---	---	16	17
Benjamin Huntley	1	0	---	---	16	17
Davante Adams	6	8	---	---	---	14
Tim McAddley	1	1	---	---	12	14
Kiko Alonso	---	---	0	1	12	13
Nathaniel Rhodes	---	---	3	6	4	13
Ryan Succop	0	0	---	---	11	11
Kelly Hughes	5	0	---	---	5	10
Alfred Meadows	4	0	---	---	5	9
Kevin McDermott	0	0	---	---	5	5
Kevin Page	2	2	---	---	---	4
Oliver Durham	0	0	---	---	3	3
Matt Bosher	0	0	---	---	2	2
Walt Benoit	---	---	0	0	1	1
Maxwell Garrett	0	0	---	---	---	0
Brian Glover	0	0	---	---	---	0

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Byron Jones	---	---	39	27	14	80
Bernie Chappell	---	---	35	27	14	76
Avery Lahnum	---	---	36	25	2	63
Alfred Crane	---	---	34	27	2	63
Devan Austin	---	---	34	25	2	61
Charles Leno	16	40	---	---	4	60
Laken Tomlinson	16	40	---	---	4	60
Benjamin Joseph	---	---	33	26	1	60
Zack Martin	16	41	---	---	---	57
Devon Dotson	---	---	31	17	8	56
Dez Bryant	14	30	---	---	11	55
Casey Hockenhull	16	39	---	---	---	55
Kendall Lamm	16	38	---	---	---	54
Corbin Tarplin	---	---	29	23	1	53
Gage Jefferson	---	---	31	17	3	51
Malachi Dole	2	29	---	---	19	50
Todd Caldwell	---	---	25	22	2	49
Glenn Patterson	16	32	---	---	---	48
Arnold Peterson	---	---	25	22	---	47
Terrance Williams	12	25	---	---	9	46
Joe Autry	14	24	---	---	3	41
Alonzo Compton	6	19	---	---	14	39
Lewis Conway	11	24	---	---	2	37
Michael Burton	2	18	---	---	16	36
Gary Ochoa	4	16	---	---	14	34
Desmond McKenzie	---	---	16	9	8	33
Alfred Morris	15	17	---	---	---	32
Arnold Bogan	---	---	13	11	3	27
Archie Berggren	---	---	14	8	3	25
Adam Patton	0	10	---	---	12	22
Daren Bates	---	---	5	0	12	17
Sedrick Albriktsen	---	---	10	5	2	17
Braden Greer	0	12	---	---	4	16
Rick Blake	---	---	7	4	3	14
Braden Doyle	---	---	7	1	6	14
Earnest Price	0	10	---	---	4	14
Lee Dugas	---	---	0	1	11	12
Sebastian Hastings	0	12	---	---	---	12
Damon Togiai	0	8	---	---	2	10
A.J. Klein	---	---	5	0	2	7
Caleb Sturgis	0	0	---	---	5	5
Chris Jones	0	0	---	---	4	4
Tracy Wilkins	0	0	---	---	4	4
Marlon Walsh	---	---	0	0	1	1
Evan Brennan	0	0	---	---	---	0
Rondell Marshall	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	62	4.4
Middle	15	55	3.7
Right	10	54	5.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	8	8.0
Middle	12	64	5.3
Right	3	10	3.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brayden Abeykoon	26	21	3	0	0	2	3	2	0

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Glenn Patterson	29	22	2	1	0	1	3	1	1
Sebastian Hastings	12	5	1	1	1	2	3	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	35	7.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	13	101	6.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	4	130	26.0
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	8	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	19	169	7.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	3	28	3.1
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	26	4.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dean Maier	6	6	113	1	17
WR Rickey Davison	5	5	44	0	22
TE Aaron Tubbs	4	4	37	1	15
RB Ramon Luster	4	2	6	0	14
TE Zach Ertz	2	2	17	0	21
WR Davante Adams	2	1	40	1	8
TE Noah Floyd	2	1	9	0	6
FB Dustin Bullock	1	0	0	0	16

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dez Bryant	10	8	0	102	1	30
WR Terrance Williams	7	6	0	52	1	25
WR Gary Ochoa	6	2	1	18	0	16
RB Malachi Dole	5	4	0	17	0	29
TE Lewis Conway	4	2	0	6	0	24
WR Alonzo Compton	3	0	0	0	0	19
TE Michael Burton	2	2	0	26	1	18
TE Joe Autry	2	2	0	14	0	24
RB Alfred Morris	1	0	0	0	0	17
FB Adam Patton	1	1	0	-4	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ramon Luster	6	20	3.33	4.17

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Alfred Morris	3	12	4.00	4.92

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brayden Abeykoon	6	4	32	5.33	10.23

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Sebastian Hastings	4	0	0	0.00	3.83
Glenn Patterson	4	4	23	5.75	6.38

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Zach Ertz	1	1	13	13.00	8.50
TE Noah Floyd	1	0	0	0.00	4.50
WR Rickey Davison	1	1	16	16.00	8.80
FB Dustin Bullock	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Dean Maier	1	1	5	5.00	18.83
RB Ramon Luster	1	1	-2	-2.00	1.50

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Dez Bryant	2	2	24	12.00	10.20
WR Gary Ochoa	2	0	0	0.00	3.00
WR Terrance Williams	1	1	-1	-1.00	7.43
TE Michael Burton	1	1	0	0.00	13.00
RB Malachi Dole	1	0	0	0.00	3.40
WR Alonzo Compton	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Ramon Luster	6	4
Calvin McDonald	2	0

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Glenn Patterson	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brayden Abeykoon	10	9	9

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Glenn Patterson	5	5	2
Sebastian Hastings	2	1	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dean Maier	3	3	3
TE Zach Ertz	2	2	2
WR Rickey Davison	2	2	2
WR Davante Adams	1	1	1
FB Dustin Bullock	1	0	0
TE Aaron Tubbs	1	1	1

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Terrance Williams	3	3	1
TE Michael Burton	2	2	1
WR Dez Bryant	1	1	1
WR Gary Ochoa	1	0	0

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

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