Week 3, 2043

played in New York (N), NY

67 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	3	10	7	3	-	23
New York (N) Giants	0	0	0	7	-	7

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:37 ATL - Fred Benson 31 field goal
2Q: 10:45 ATL - Fred Benson 31 field goal
2Q: 00:14 ATL - Spencer Murphy 2 pass from Jameson Sweeney (Fred Benson extra point)
3Q: 02:35 ATL - Jameson Sweeney 4 run (Fred Benson extra point)
4Q: 14:34 NYG - Spencer Shields 28 pass from Reginald Thomas (Brian Staple extra point)
4Q: 02:23 ATL - Fred Benson 24 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:37 ATL - Fred Benson 31 field goal
2Q: 10:45 ATL - Fred Benson 31 field goal
2Q: 00:14 ATL - Spencer Murphy 2 pass from Jameson Sweeney (Fred Benson extra point)
3Q: 02:35 ATL - Jameson Sweeney 4 run (Fred Benson extra point)
4Q: 14:34 NYG - Spencer Shields 28 pass from Reginald Thomas (Brian Staple extra point)
4Q: 02:23 ATL - Fred Benson 24 field goal

Team Statistics ATL NYG
Record 2-1 2-1
First Downs 18 10
- by Rushing 9 5
- by Passing 7 5
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 322 208
- Offensive Plays 69 58
- Yards per Play 4.67 3.59
Net Rushing Yards 156 76
- Rushing Attempts 42 23
- Yards per Rush 3.71 3.30
Net Passing Yards 166 132
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 26 - 18 - 1 34 - 15 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 180 137
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/14 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 6.15 3.77
Fumbles/Lost 3/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/15 2/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.9 7.0
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/2
Penalties/Yards 1/5 5/30
Punt Returns/Yards 5/76 1/1
Kick Returns/Yards 1/31 4/89
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/3 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 37 OWN 24
Time of Possession 36:07 23:53

Team Statistics	ATL	NYG
Record	2-1	2-1
First Downs	18	10
- by Rushing	9	5
- by Passing	7	5
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	322	208
- Offensive Plays	69	58
- Yards per Play	4.67	3.59
Net Rushing Yards	156	76
- Rushing Attempts	42	23
- Yards per Rush	3.71	3.30
Net Passing Yards	166	132
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	26 - 18 - 1	34 - 15 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	180	137
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/14	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	6.15	3.77
Fumbles/Lost	3/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/15	2/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.9	7.0
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/2
Penalties/Yards	1/5	5/30
Punt Returns/Yards	5/76	1/1
Kick Returns/Yards	1/31	4/89
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/3	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 37	OWN 24
Time of Possession	36:07	23:53

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:14	4:44	OWN 4	8	82	Field Goal
1	3:50	3:28	OWN 24	6	6	Punt
2	14:43	4:03	OPP 44	8	30	Field Goal
2	8:11	1:16	OWN 29	3	13	Interception
2	4:41	2:17	OWN 20	5	25	Punt
2	0:45	0:37	OWN 42	5	58	Touchdown
3	15:00	4:06	OWN 25	8	39	Downs
3	9:12	1:00	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
3	7:07	4:44	OPP 45	8	45	Touchdown
4	14:23	1:54	OWN 32	3	7	Punt
4	11:56	2:10	OWN 37	3	3	Punt
4	7:25	2:27	OWN 16	3	7	Punt
4	3:59	1:43	OPP 14	3	7	Field Goal
4	1:36	1:13	OPP 32	3	3	Missed FG

New York (N) Giants
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:46	OWN 25	8	34	Punt
1	6:30	2:40	OWN 25	4	22	Punt
1	0:22	0:39	OWN 23	3	-2	Punt
2	10:40	2:29	OWN 12	4	21	Punt
2	6:55	2:14	OPP 45	6	8	Punt
2	2:24	1:39	OWN 6	4	15	Punt
2	0:08	0:08	OWN 18	1	-1	Half
3	10:54	1:42	OWN 36	3	9	Punt
3	8:12	1:05	OWN 5	3	2	Punt
3	2:23	3:00	OWN 35	5	65	Touchdown
4	12:29	0:33	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
4	9:46	2:21	OWN 19	4	24	Punt
4	4:58	0:59	OWN 14	4	0	Downs
4	2:16	0:40	OWN 32	4	0	Downs
4	0:23	0:23	OWN 36	2	1	Game

Game MVP: Ryan Palazzo, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Ryan Palazzo	25	77	3.08	11	1	0
RB Sean Zeyen	5	23	4.60	8	0	0
TE Travis Napiecek	5	6	1.20	3	0	0
QB Jameson Sweeney	4	43	10.75	17	3	1
WR Spencer Murphy	1	1	1.00	1	0	0
TE Otis Monroe	1	1	1.00	1	0	0
WR Tim Walsh	1	5	5.00	5	0	0

New York (N)	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Brenden Mahoney	15	45	3.00	17	2
QB Reginald Thomas	4	22	5.50	10	1
RB Philip Andrews	3	10	3.33	7	0
RB Ezekiel Sigler	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jameson Sweeney	26	18	180	1/14	1	38	1	85.4

New York (N)	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Reginald Thomas	34	15	137	1/5	1	28	0	65.4

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Spencer Murphy	6	6	45	7.50	26	29	1
RB Ryan Palazzo	3	3	29	9.67	13	18	0
WR Tim Walsh	2	3	24	12.00	7	18	0
WR Gabe Thomason	2	3	71	35.50	35	38	0
TE Travis Napiecek	2	3	1	0.50	0	2	0
TE Otis Monroe	1	2	1	1.00	0	1	0
RB Sean Zeyen	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Renaldo Benton	1	3	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Connor Sullivan	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New York (N)	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Spencer Shields	6	11	68	11.33	29	28	1
TE Randall Boyer	2	3	21	10.50	0	14	0
WR Rufus Morrison	2	8	19	9.50	7	12	0
WR Carlos Johnson	1	3	18	18.00	12	18	0
TE Bernard Perez	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
RB Darrell Oakes	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
WR Brody Fredrickson	1	5	4	4.00	0	4	0
TE Byron DeMay	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
RB Ezekiel Sigler	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New York (N)	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Danny Shepherd	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
WR Gabe Corbett	2	0	0
QB Jameson Sweeney	1	0	0
CB Tyler Singleton	0	2	0
TE Otis Monroe	0	1	0
OLB Lester VanDervoort	0	0	1

New York (N)	Fumb	Recov	Force
S Mike Wadsworth	1	0	0
ILB Butch Conrad	0	1	0
RB Philip Andrews	0	0	2
OLB Rich Daniels	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jamal Oliver	6	316	52.7	49.2	62	3

New York (N)	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Lukas Humphrey	10	429	42.9	33.3	52	4

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Fred Benson	3/4	0/1	0/0	31	2/2

New York (N)	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Brian Staple	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gabe Corbett	5	76	15.2	0

New York (N)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Luther Peko	1	1	1.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Sebastian England	1	31	31.0	0

New York (N)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mike Wadsworth	4	89	22.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Harvey Stevenson	6	3	0.0	21	19
S Terry McIntyre	6	2	0.0	22	26
OLB Jimmie Sutton	4	2	0.0	23	35
S Earl Bruce	4	1	0.0	23	35
DT Rusty Bliss	3	0	0.5	22	23
S Mason Jordan	3	0	0.0	2	16
DE Harry Middlehurst	2	2	0.0	11	16
CB Jake Hyland	2	2	0.0	23	35
OLB Randy Bleeck	2	1	0.0	23	35
S Lucas Briley	2	0	0.0	14	26
DE Victor Samsel	1	1	0.5	10	13
CB Tyler Singleton	1	0	0.0	23	35
TE Renaldo Benton	1	0	---	---	---
DE Henry Cochrane	1	0	0.0	1	8
OLB Lester VanDervoort	0	3	0.0	10	15
DE Buddy Green	0	2	0.0	21	27

New York (N)	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Mike Wadsworth	7	3	0.0	42	27
CB Tracy Tubbs	7	2	0.0	35	20
OLB Ross Spradlin	7	1	0.0	26	18
ILB Butch Conrad	6	2	0.0	24	21
OLB Amos Brown	6	0	0.0	42	26
DT Lincoln Carlisle	5	0	0.0	22	9
ILB Stan Perzul	4	3	0.0	35	17
DE Butch Schwartz	4	2	0.0	34	18
S Cooper Berrios	4	2	0.0	42	25
OLB Rich Daniels	3	3	0.0	22	16
CB Denzel Clark	3	0	0.0	22	13
CB Danny Shepherd	2	0	0.0	41	27
DE Jeremiah Sphar	1	0	0.5	15	12
DT Riley Powell	1	0	0.0	32	16
DT Sammy Fisher	0	2	0.5	14	15

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Rusty Bliss	0.5	0	1	0	23
DE Victor Samsel	0.5	0	0	0	13
DT Vincent Benavidez	0.0	1	3	1	18
DE Buddy Green	0.0	0	2	2	27
DE Harry Middlehurst	0.0	0	1	0	16

New York (N)	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jeremiah Sphar	0.5	1	0	0	12
DT Sammy Fisher	0.5	0	0	0	15
OLB Amos Brown	0.0	1	0	0	26
DE Butch Schwartz	0.0	0	2	1	18

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Mason Jordan	3	0	16
OLB Randy Bleeck	2	2	35
OLB Jimmie Sutton	2	1	35
S Earl Bruce	2	0	35
S Lucas Briley	2	0	26
CB Jake Hyland	1	1	35
DT Rusty Bliss	1	0	23
CB Tyler Singleton	1	0	35
S Terry McIntyre	1	0	26
DE Henry Cochrane	0	1	8

New York (N)	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Tracy Tubbs	4	0	0	20
S Cooper Berrios	3	1	0	25
ILB Stan Perzul	3	0	0	17
CB Danny Shepherd	2	0	1	27
OLB Amos Brown	2	0	0	26
CB Denzel Clark	2	0	0	13
OLB Ross Spradlin	1	0	0	18
S Mike Wadsworth	1	0	0	27

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Efrain Baker	3	12	42	0	27
T Howie Meier	2	4	42	1	27
C Walt Lane	1	11	42	0	27
G Broderick Chukwuma	1	7	42	0	27
G Roger Harmon	1	4	42	0	27

New York (N)	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Alan Ginste	5	8	23	1	35
G Alexander Jones	1	4	23	0	35
G Leland Mason	0	3	23	0	35
C Ted Morel	0	2	23	0	35
T Paul Turner	0	2	23	0	35

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Randy Bleeck	2	12
Otis Monroe	1	28
Lester VanDervoort	1	24
Alex Montgomery	1	22

New York (N)	Tackles	STPlays
Philip Andrews	2	24
Paul Turner	2	10
Luther Peko	1	14
Stephen Cunningham	1	10

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Howie Meier	42	27	---	---	16	85
T Efrain Baker	42	27	---	---	10	79
G Roger Harmon	42	27	---	---	10	79
G Broderick Chukwuma	42	27	---	---	10	79
OLB Randy Bleeck	---	---	23	35	12	70
CB Tyler Singleton	---	---	23	35	12	70
C Walt Lane	42	27	---	---	---	69
QB Jameson Sweeney	42	27	---	---	---	69
WR Gabe Thomason	42	26	---	---	---	68
TE Renaldo Benton	39	21	---	---	2	62
S Earl Bruce	---	---	23	35	---	58
OLB Jimmie Sutton	---	---	23	35	---	58
CB Jake Hyland	---	---	23	35	---	58
TE Otis Monroe	15	14	---	---	28	57
ILB Harvey Stevenson	---	---	21	19	10	50
WR Spencer Murphy	31	18	---	---	---	49
OLB Lester VanDervoort	---	---	10	15	24	49
RB Ryan Palazzo	33	16	---	---	---	49
DE Buddy Green	---	---	21	27	---	48
S Terry McIntyre	---	---	22	26	---	48
DT Rusty Bliss	---	---	22	23	---	45
S Lucas Briley	---	---	14	26	---	40
WR Connor Sullivan	21	8	---	---	8	37
FB Logan Blake	0	0	---	---	28	28
DE Harry Middlehurst	---	---	11	16	---	27
WR Alex Montgomery	0	2	---	---	22	24
DE Victor Samsel	---	---	10	13	---	23
DT Vincent Benavidez	---	---	4	18	---	22
DE Norm Riddell	---	---	0	0	22	22
CB Grady Brown	---	---	0	3	18	21
RB Sean Zeyen	9	12	---	---	---	21
TE Travis Napiecek	11	9	---	---	---	20
S Mason Jordan	---	---	2	16	---	18
S Sebastian England	---	---	0	0	18	18
WR Tim Walsh	9	8	---	---	---	17
WR Gabe Corbett	0	1	---	---	12	13
OLB Bryant Willis	---	---	0	0	12	12
K Fred Benson	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Allen Sweeney	0	0	---	---	10	10
DE Henry Cochrane	---	---	1	8	---	9
P Jamal Oliver	0	0	---	---	6	6
QB Tim Kaesviharn	0	0	---	---	4	4
G Jamie Daughtry	0	0	---	---	4	4
C Carter Zabriskie	0	0	---	---	---	0
T D.J. Colston	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Rich Snyder	---	---	0	0	---	0

New York (N)	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Amos Brown	---	---	42	26	28	96
S Mike Wadsworth	---	---	42	27	10	79
CB Danny Shepherd	---	---	41	27	4	72
S Cooper Berrios	---	---	42	25	4	71
G Leland Mason	23	35	---	---	10	68
T Paul Turner	23	35	---	---	10	68
ILB Stan Perzul	---	---	35	17	15	67
DE Butch Schwartz	---	---	34	18	12	64
TE Bernard Perez	15	25	---	---	24	64
ILB Butch Conrad	---	---	24	21	18	63
C Ted Morel	23	35	---	---	---	58
G Alexander Jones	23	35	---	---	---	58
T Alan Ginste	23	35	---	---	---	58
QB Reginald Thomas	23	35	---	---	---	58
WR Brody Fredrickson	21	28	---	---	8	57
CB Tracy Tubbs	---	---	35	20	1	56
WR Rufus Morrison	22	31	---	---	---	53
DT Riley Powell	---	---	32	16	4	52
DT Sammy Fisher	---	---	14	15	19	48
OLB Ross Spradlin	---	---	26	18	3	47
WR Spencer Shields	16	24	---	---	6	46
OLB Rich Daniels	---	---	22	16	4	42
WR Carlos Johnson	4	10	---	---	24	38
CB Denzel Clark	---	---	22	13	3	38
RB Brenden Mahoney	19	15	---	---	---	34
DT Lincoln Carlisle	---	---	22	9	1	32
RB Philip Andrews	3	2	---	---	24	29
CB Horace Evans	---	---	10	9	9	28
DE Jeremiah Sphar	---	---	15	12	1	28
TE Randall Boyer	8	15	---	---	---	23
DE Bob Tubbs	---	---	4	8	8	20
WR Luther Peko	0	0	---	---	14	14
RB Ezekiel Sigler	2	11	---	---	---	13
TE Byron DeMay	5	8	---	---	---	13
T Oliver LeCroy	0	0	---	---	12	12
C Renaldo Reilly	0	0	---	---	10	10
P Lukas Humphrey	0	0	---	---	10	10
G Stephen Cunningham	0	0	---	---	10	10
RB Darrell Oakes	0	5	---	---	---	5
K Brian Staple	0	0	---	---	2	2
WR Samuel Folly	0	1	---	---	---	1
QB Lenny Dennis	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Zane Bronson	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Stanley Gordon	---	---	0	0	---	0
DE Landon Merkerson	---	---	0	0	---	0
S Brent Tupa	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	43	3.1
Middle	17	85	5.0
Right	11	28	2.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	22	5.5
Middle	15	41	2.7
Right	3	14	4.7
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jameson Sweeney	26	18	3	1	1	1	2	1	1

New York (N)	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Reginald Thomas	34	15	1	6	0	5	7	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	27	5.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	11	98	6.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	1	4	1.3
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	51	17.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	35	11.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	8	43	3.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	5	59	4.5
Long (19+ Yds)	6	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Spencer Murphy	6	6	0	45	1	18
RB Ryan Palazzo	3	3	0	29	0	16
WR Tim Walsh	3	2	0	24	0	8
TE Renaldo Benton	3	1	0	3	0	21
WR Gabe Thomason	3	2	0	71	2	26
TE Travis Napiecek	3	2	0	1	0	9
TE Otis Monroe	2	1	0	1	0	14
RB Sean Zeyen	2	1	0	6	0	12
WR Connor Sullivan	1	0	1	0	0	8

New York (N)	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Spencer Shields	11	6	68	1	24
WR Rufus Morrison	8	2	19	0	31
WR Brody Fredrickson	5	1	4	0	28
WR Carlos Johnson	3	1	18	0	10
TE Randall Boyer	3	2	21	0	15
TE Bernard Perez	1	1	1	0	25
RB Darrell Oakes	1	1	1	0	5
RB Ezekiel Sigler	1	0	0	0	11
TE Byron DeMay	1	1	5	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Ryan Palazzo	6	19	3.17	3.08
QB Jameson Sweeney	1	4	4.00	10.75

New York (N)	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jameson Sweeney	5	4	9	1.80	6.92

New York (N)	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Spencer Murphy	2	2	8	4.00	7.50
TE Travis Napiecek	2	2	1	0.50	0.33
TE Renaldo Benton	1	0	0	0.00	1.00

New York (N)	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
RB Ryan Palazzo	5	2
TE Travis Napiecek	2	0
QB Jameson Sweeney	1	1

New York (N)	Rushes	Conversions
RB Brenden Mahoney	3	0
QB Reginald Thomas	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jameson Sweeney	7	5	1

New York (N)	Att	Comp	Conversions
Reginald Thomas	10	3	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Spencer Murphy	2	2	0
WR Tim Walsh	1	1	1
TE Renaldo Benton	1	1	0
WR Gabe Thomason	1	0	0
WR Connor Sullivan	1	0	0
TE Travis Napiecek	1	1	0

New York (N)	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Spencer Shields	4	2	0
WR Rufus Morrison	2	1	1
WR Carlos Johnson	1	0	0
TE Randall Boyer	1	0	0
WR Brody Fredrickson	1	0	0
RB Ezekiel Sigler	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 61,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,800 (19,600)
End Zone 12,700 (14,000)
Mezzanine 7,100 (8,100)
Sideline Seats 11,700 (12,400)
Club Seats 8,400 (8,500)
Luxury Boxes 6,500 (7,400)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	61,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,800 (19,600)
End Zone	12,700 (14,000)
Mezzanine	7,100 (8,100)
Sideline Seats	11,700 (12,400)
Club Seats	8,400 (8,500)
Luxury Boxes	6,500 (7,400)