Week 9, 2021

played in Dallas, TX

66 degrees, rain, 10 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	0	0	10	0	-	10
Dallas Cowboys	3	17	0	3	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:14 DAL - Edgar Stubblefield 22 field goal
2Q: 12:55 DAL - Edgar Stubblefield 31 field goal
2Q: 06:13 DAL - Dixon Naughton 8 pass from Glen Netter (Edgar Stubblefield extra point)
2Q: 01:57 DAL - Rashard Mendenhall 4 run (Edgar Stubblefield extra point)
3Q: 04:36 ATL - Robert Whiting 19 field goal
3Q: 01:15 ATL - Clifton Compton 8 pass from Tyrell Terrell (Robert Whiting extra point)
4Q: 02:23 DAL - Edgar Stubblefield 42 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:14 DAL - Edgar Stubblefield 22 field goal
2Q: 12:55 DAL - Edgar Stubblefield 31 field goal
2Q: 06:13 DAL - Dixon Naughton 8 pass from Glen Netter (Edgar Stubblefield extra point)
2Q: 01:57 DAL - Rashard Mendenhall 4 run (Edgar Stubblefield extra point)
3Q: 04:36 ATL - Robert Whiting 19 field goal
3Q: 01:15 ATL - Clifton Compton 8 pass from Tyrell Terrell (Robert Whiting extra point)
4Q: 02:23 DAL - Edgar Stubblefield 42 field goal

Team Statistics ATL DAL
Record 4-4 5-3-1
First Downs 7 18
- by Rushing 1 7
- by Passing 5 11
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 147 318
- Offensive Plays 49 74
- Yards per Play 3.00 4.30
Net Rushing Yards 51 160
- Rushing Attempts 15 43
- Yards per Rush 3.40 3.72
Net Passing Yards 96 158
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 12 - 1 29 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 109 171
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/13 2/13
- Yards per Pass Play 2.82 5.10
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/14 9/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.4 6.4
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/35 6/31
Punt Returns/Yards 1/56 3/76
Kick Returns/Yards 4/100 2/48
Interception Ret./Yards 1/28 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 35
Time of Possession 18:45 41:15

Team Statistics	ATL	DAL
Record	4-4	5-3-1
First Downs	7	18
- by Rushing	1	7
- by Passing	5	11
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	147	318
- Offensive Plays	49	74
- Yards per Play	3.00	4.30
Net Rushing Yards	51	160
- Rushing Attempts	15	43
- Yards per Rush	3.40	3.72
Net Passing Yards	96	158
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 12 - 1	29 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	109	171
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/13	2/13
- Yards per Pass Play	2.82	5.10
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/14	9/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.4	6.4
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/35	6/31
Punt Returns/Yards	1/56	3/76
Kick Returns/Yards	4/100	2/48
Interception Ret./Yards	1/28	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 35	OWN 35
Time of Possession	18:45	41:15

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:07	3:04	OWN 24	6	17	Punt
2	12:47	1:35	OWN 16	3	4	Punt
2	6:03	1:13	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
2	3:37	0:54	OWN 32	3	4	Punt
2	1:42	0:54	OWN 34	3	4	Punt
3	15:00	4:33	OWN 30	7	63	Interception
3	6:47	0:56	OWN 37	3	1	Punt
3	4:54	0:23	OPP 2	3	0	Field Goal
3	2:29	1:21	OPP 14	3	14	Touchdown
4	12:51	1:15	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
4	9:42	2:42	OWN 14	8	39	Downs
4	2:16	0:48	OWN 20	4	-8	Downs

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:53	OWN 20	11	75	Field Goal
1	5:03	7:16	OWN 7	13	79	Field Goal
2	11:12	5:09	50	11	50	Touchdown
2	4:50	1:13	OWN 30	3	3	Punt
2	2:43	0:54	OPP 28	4	28	Touchdown
2	0:48	0:48	OWN 23	2	-2	Half
3	10:27	3:40	OWN 3	6	13	Punt
3	5:51	0:57	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
3	4:31	2:02	OWN 21	3	7	Interception
3	1:08	3:17	OWN 37	6	15	Punt
4	11:36	1:54	OWN 42	3	6	Punt
4	7:00	4:44	OWN 47	6	28	Field Goal
4	1:28	1:28	OPP 12	3	5	Game

Game MVP: Rashard Mendenhall, Dallas Cowboys

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Zach Huffman	8	9	1.13	4	0
Ryan Torain	6	41	6.83	23	1
Les Fincher	1	1	1.00	1	0

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Rashard Mendenhall	31	118	3.81	19	2	1
Tommie Peters	10	32	3.20	12	2	0
Glen Netter	2	10	5.00	7	0	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tyrell Terrell	32	12	109	2/13	1	39	1	44.9

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Glen Netter	29	18	171	2/13	1	20	1	75.5

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Clifton Compton	4	4	24	6.00	0	11	1
WR Jamie Marx	3	5	22	7.33	5	11	0
WR Al Klone	3	5	21	7.00	6	15	0
RB Ryan Torain	1	4	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Jermichael Finley	1	3	39	39.00	32	39	0
RB Zach Huffman	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Mitchell Gillespie	0	6	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Harris Bruce	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Vince Thornton	4	5	31	7.75	0	13	0
WR Roy Woods	4	6	46	11.50	8	20	0
TE Jesse Sanford	2	2	19	9.50	3	13	0
RB Rashard Mendenhall	2	2	16	8.00	0	9	0
WR Dixon Naughton	2	5	18	9.00	0	10	1
WR Lamar McCarthy	2	5	25	12.50	3	16	0
RB Tommie Peters	1	1	4	4.00	3	4	0
TE Xavier Compton	1	2	12	12.00	0	12	0
FB J.T. Barnes	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Jason Phillips	1	28	28.00	0

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
DE Drew Baines	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Corey Seder	7	325	46.4	33.9	62	1

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brant Bynum	5	202	40.4	29.0	48	1

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Robert Whiting	1/1	0/0	0/0	19	1/1

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Edgar Stubblefield	3/3	1/1	0/0	42	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jamie Marx	1	56	56.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Sean Smith	3	76	25.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Darrin Knight	4	100	25.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ben Goulet	1	21	21.0	0
Maurice Godfrey	1	27	27.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Tyvon Branch	15	5	0.0	40	24
S Pete Ripple	7	4	0.0	30	24
OLB Shawn Crable	7	0	0.0	26	24
DT J.J. Wirthel	5	1	0.0	36	24
OLB Justin Wilkins	3	1	0.0	6	2
DE Chuck Ward	3	0	0.0	16	16
CB Travis Gerak	3	0	0.0	26	24
DE Kirk Laws	2	1	1.0	25	18
DT Sedrick Blades	2	1	0.0	12	4
DE Kelvin Kinney	2	1	0.0	16	4
CB Darrin Knight	2	1	0.0	14	4
S Broderick Stephenson	2	1	0.0	34	29
CB Skip Goodwin	2	0	0.0	7	13
CB Irving Poliska	2	0	0.0	31	24
OLB Gerald McRath	2	0	0.0	34	28
DE Jason Lynch	1	0	1.0	29	24
OLB Jason Phillips	1	3	0.0	14	5
WR Mitchell Gillespie	1	0	---	---	---
DT Dennis Johnston	0	1	0.0	24	21

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Jesse Donovan	5	0	1.5	9	23
S Ben Goulet	5	0	0.0	8	24
ILB Albert Markwald	4	1	0.5	13	25
CB Sean Smith	3	0	0.0	11	30
S Daniel Sagapolutele	2	2	0.0	11	26
S Phillip Starks	2	1	0.0	9	25
DE Adrian Schiffer	2	0	0.0	9	14
S Rashad Johnson	2	0	0.0	5	12
ILB Richie Montemayor	1	0	0.0	4	4
S Barry Towns	1	0	0.0	12	24
CB Bucky Hardy	1	0	0.0	4	11
WR Roy Woods	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Phil Seibert	0	1	0.0	13	27
ILB Tracy Krueger	0	1	0.0	4	7

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jason Lynch	1.0	0	0	0	24
DE Kirk Laws	1.0	0	0	0	18
OLB Gerald McRath	0.0	1	0	0	28
DT J.J. Wirthel	0.0	0	2	1	24

Dallas	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jesse Donovan	1.5	0	1	0	23
ILB Albert Markwald	0.5	0	0	0	25
OLB Phil Seibert	0.0	1	1	0	27
DE Adrian Schiffer	0.0	0	2	1	14
DT Casey Snyder	0.0	0	1	0	24
DE Drew Baines	0.0	0	1	0	20

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Pete Ripple	3	1	0	24
S Tyvon Branch	3	0	0	24
CB Skip Goodwin	2	1	0	13
CB Travis Gerak	2	0	0	24
OLB Shawn Crable	2	0	0	24
CB Darrin Knight	2	0	0	4
OLB Jason Phillips	1	0	1	5
DE Chuck Ward	1	0	0	16
DE Kirk Laws	1	0	0	18
S Broderick Stephenson	1	0	0	29
CB Irving Poliska	0	1	0	24
OLB Gerald McRath	0	1	0	28

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Ben Goulet	4	0	0	24
S Phillip Starks	2	0	0	25
ILB Albert Markwald	1	1	0	25
DE Adrian Schiffer	1	0	0	14
CB Sean Smith	1	0	0	30
S Barry Towns	1	0	0	24
DE Jesse Donovan	1	0	0	23
CB Bucky Hardy	1	0	0	11
S Rashad Johnson	0	2	0	12
OLB Cory Cochrane	0	1	0	23
ILB Tracy Krueger	0	1	0	7
CB Glen Patton	0	1	0	17
DE Drew Baines	0	0	1	20

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Bobby Correa	1	4	13	0	29
Daryn Colledge	1	1	4	0	13
Keith DiMillo	0	5	15	0	34
Harvey Ancheta	0	2	13	1	26
Lester Allen	0	1	3	0	9
Kelly Fortier	0	1	13	0	26
Les Fincher	0	1	8	0	16
Sam Kovarik	0	0	13	1	29

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ryan Fogarty	3	8	32	0	27
Eric McElroy	2	10	37	0	25
Jorge Miller	2	2	15	1	6
Paul Fanaika	1	9	39	0	26
A.Q. Shipley	1	6	36	1	29
J.T. Barnes	1	2	17	0	12
Frank Osborne	1	1	10	0	5
Dean Breese	0	2	32	0	27
Jesse Sanford	0	1	25	0	23
Xavier Compton	0	1	18	0	14

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Les Fincher	1	22
Al Klone	1	12
Clifton Compton	1	11
Teddy Reeve	1	8
Daryn Colledge	1	7

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Sean Smith	1	28
Deion Taliancich	1	24
Maurice Godfrey	1	16
Bucky Hardy	1	6
Barry Towns	1	1

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Gerald McRath	---	---	34	28	16	78
Pete Ripple	---	---	30	24	13	67
Tyvon Branch	---	---	40	24	2	66
Broderick Stephenson	---	---	34	29	3	66
J.J. Wirthel	---	---	36	24	4	64
Shawn Crable	---	---	26	24	9	59
Irving Poliska	---	---	31	24	2	57
Keith DiMillo	15	34	---	---	8	57
Jason Lynch	---	---	29	24	3	56
Travis Gerak	---	---	26	24	1	51
Jermichael Finley	9	25	---	---	15	49
Tyrell Terrell	15	34	---	---	---	49
Kelly Fortier	13	26	---	---	8	47
Dennis Johnston	---	---	24	21	2	47
Les Fincher	8	16	---	---	22	46
Kirk Laws	---	---	25	18	3	46
Ronnie Polidixon	---	---	20	12	13	45
Bobby Correa	13	29	---	---	3	45
Sam Kovarik	13	29	---	---	---	42
Harvey Ancheta	13	26	---	---	---	39
Clifton Compton	6	21	---	---	11	38
Jamie Marx	11	17	---	---	9	37
Al Klone	8	17	---	---	12	37
Mitchell Gillespie	9	19	---	---	8	36
Chuck Ward	---	---	16	16	1	33
Zach Huffman	8	21	---	---	1	30
Lester Allen	3	9	---	---	17	29
Skip Goodwin	---	---	7	13	9	29
Harris Bruce	6	10	---	---	13	29
Ryan Torain	7	15	---	---	6	28
Jason Phillips	---	---	14	5	7	26
Darrin Knight	---	---	14	4	8	26
Daryn Colledge	4	13	---	---	7	24
Kelvin Kinney	---	---	16	4	4	24
Damon Ramirez	---	---	13	7	3	23
Sedrick Blades	---	---	12	4	6	22
Barry Blackburn	---	---	13	3	6	22
Teddy Reeve	2	5	---	---	8	15
Louis Humphrey	---	---	7	7	---	14
Luther Giba	2	8	---	---	---	10
Justin Wilkins	---	---	6	2	---	8
Corey Seder	0	0	---	---	7	7
Robert Whiting	0	0	---	---	4	4
Charles Stephens	0	0	---	---	1	1
Don Dotson	0	0	---	---	---	0
David Raymond	0	0	---	---	---	0

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Glen Netter	43	31	---	---	---	74
Paul Fanaika	39	26	---	---	8	73
Eric McElroy	37	25	---	---	8	70
Sean Smith	---	---	11	30	28	69
A.Q. Shipley	36	29	---	---	---	65
Dean Breese	32	27	---	---	4	63
Ryan Fogarty	32	27	---	---	---	59
Jesse Sanford	25	23	---	---	4	52
J.T. Barnes	17	12	---	---	22	51
Rashard Mendenhall	32	16	---	---	---	48
Ben Goulet	---	---	8	24	15	47
Xavier Compton	18	14	---	---	15	47
Dixon Naughton	30	16	---	---	---	46
Maurice Godfrey	17	8	---	---	16	41
Lamar McCarthy	24	17	---	---	---	41
Albert Markwald	---	---	13	25	3	41
Phil Seibert	---	---	13	27	1	41
Deion Taliancich	8	8	---	---	24	40
Roy Woods	21	16	---	---	3	40
Casey Snyder	---	---	10	24	5	39
Daniel Sagapolutele	---	---	11	26	1	38
Barry Towns	---	---	12	24	1	37
Cory Cochrane	---	---	10	23	3	36
Phillip Starks	---	---	9	25	---	34
Vince Thornton	12	10	---	---	12	34
Jesse Donovan	---	---	9	23	1	33
Jorge Miller	15	6	---	---	8	29
Jonathan Luigs	14	10	---	---	4	28
Glen Patton	---	---	10	17	1	28
Drew Baines	---	---	6	20	1	27
Tommie Peters	11	15	---	---	---	26
Conrad Wells	---	---	6	11	9	26
Rashad Johnson	---	---	5	12	9	26
Adrian Schiffer	---	---	9	14	1	24
Frank Osborne	10	5	---	---	8	23
Tracy Krueger	---	---	4	7	11	22
Bucky Hardy	---	---	4	11	6	21
Thomas Sawyer	---	---	2	9	9	20
Chris Spezzano	---	---	2	7	7	16
Ronald Torrice	---	---	5	10	---	15
Richie Montemayor	---	---	4	4	6	14
Edgar Stubblefield	0	0	---	---	9	9
Bryan Kehl	---	---	2	1	4	7
Brant Bynum	0	0	---	---	5	5
Van Upshaw	0	0	---	---	3	3
John McGregor	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	6	18	3.0
Right	9	33	3.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	24	2.4
Middle	27	111	4.1
Right	6	25	4.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tyrell Terrell	32	12	1	2	4	6	6	1	1

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Glen Netter	29	18	1	1	2	4	2	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	10	90	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	1	8	1.3
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	11	2.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	8	57	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	10	114	6.3
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mitchell Gillespie	6	0	0	0	0	19
WR Jamie Marx	5	3	0	22	0	17
WR Al Klone	5	3	1	21	0	17
TE Clifton Compton	4	4	0	24	0	21
RB Ryan Torain	4	1	1	3	0	15
TE Jermichael Finley	3	1	1	39	1	25
WR Harris Bruce	3	0	1	0	0	10
RB Zach Huffman	2	0	0	0	0	21

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Roy Woods	6	4	0	46	1	16
WR Dixon Naughton	5	2	1	18	0	16
WR Lamar McCarthy	5	2	0	25	0	17
WR Vince Thornton	5	4	1	31	0	10
TE Jesse Sanford	2	2	0	19	0	23
RB Rashard Mendenhall	2	2	0	16	0	16
TE Xavier Compton	2	1	0	12	0	14
RB Tommie Peters	1	1	0	4	0	15
FB J.T. Barnes	1	0	0	0	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Zach Huffman	2	3	1.50	1.13
Ryan Torain	2	9	4.50	6.83

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Rashard Mendenhall	8	20	2.50	3.81
Tommie Peters	2	0	0.00	3.20

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tyrell Terrell	5	1	8	1.60	3.41

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Glen Netter	6	5	42	7.00	5.90

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Ryan Torain	2	0	0	0.00	0.75
WR Mitchell Gillespie	2	0	0	0.00	0.00
TE Clifton Compton	1	1	8	8.00	6.00

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Dixon Naughton	2	1	8	4.00	3.60
RB Tommie Peters	1	1	4	4.00	4.00
RB Rashard Mendenhall	1	1	7	7.00	8.00
WR Lamar McCarthy	1	1	9	9.00	5.00
WR Roy Woods	1	1	14	14.00	7.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Tommie Peters	3	1
Rashard Mendenhall	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tyrell Terrell	13	8	3

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Glen Netter	14	8	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Clifton Compton	4	4	2
WR Al Klone	3	3	1
WR Mitchell Gillespie	2	0	0
WR Harris Bruce	2	0	0
RB Zach Huffman	1	0	0
WR Jamie Marx	1	1	0

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dixon Naughton	4	2	2
WR Roy Woods	4	2	2
WR Lamar McCarthy	2	0	0
RB Tommie Peters	1	1	1
RB Rashard Mendenhall	1	1	0
TE Xavier Compton	1	1	1
WR Vince Thornton	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 58,200 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,300 (20,900)
End Zone 11,900 (15,100)
Mezzanine 6,800 (8,700)
Sideline Seats 10,600 (13,300)
Club Seats 10,700 (14,000)
Luxury Boxes 1,900 (3,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	58,200 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,300 (20,900)
End Zone	11,900 (15,100)
Mezzanine	6,800 (8,700)
Sideline Seats	10,600 (13,300)
Club Seats	10,700 (14,000)
Luxury Boxes	1,900 (3,000)