Week 12, 2021

played in New England, MA

34 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	0	0	14	7	-	21
New England Patriots	3	20	0	6	-	29

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:35 NED - Justin Medlock 29 field goal
2Q: 11:57 NED - Brandon Pettigrew 16 pass from Joe Flacco (Justin Medlock extra point)
2Q: 06:19 NED - Brandon Pettigrew 9 pass from Joe Flacco (Justin Medlock extra point)
2Q: 02:11 NED - Justin Medlock 20 field goal
2Q: 00:12 NED - Justin Medlock 38 field goal
3Q: 08:18 ATL - Zach Huffman 14 run (Robert Whiting extra point)
3Q: 04:33 ATL - Zach Huffman 33 run (Robert Whiting extra point)
4Q: 07:19 ATL - Jamie Marx 13 pass from Tyrell Terrell (Robert Whiting extra point)
4Q: 02:44 NED - Justin Medlock 28 field goal
4Q: 01:01 NED - Justin Medlock 44 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:35 NED - Justin Medlock 29 field goal
2Q: 11:57 NED - Brandon Pettigrew 16 pass from Joe Flacco (Justin Medlock extra point)
2Q: 06:19 NED - Brandon Pettigrew 9 pass from Joe Flacco (Justin Medlock extra point)
2Q: 02:11 NED - Justin Medlock 20 field goal
2Q: 00:12 NED - Justin Medlock 38 field goal
3Q: 08:18 ATL - Zach Huffman 14 run (Robert Whiting extra point)
3Q: 04:33 ATL - Zach Huffman 33 run (Robert Whiting extra point)
4Q: 07:19 ATL - Jamie Marx 13 pass from Tyrell Terrell (Robert Whiting extra point)
4Q: 02:44 NED - Justin Medlock 28 field goal
4Q: 01:01 NED - Justin Medlock 44 field goal

Team Statistics ATL NED
Record 5-6 9-2
First Downs 18 25
- by Rushing 6 7
- by Passing 10 18
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 284 489
- Offensive Plays 57 74
- Yards per Play 4.98 6.61
Net Rushing Yards 126 135
- Rushing Attempts 24 40
- Yards per Rush 5.25 3.38
Net Passing Yards 158 354
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 18 - 1 32 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 158 371
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/17
- Yards per Pass Play 4.79 10.41
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/13 9/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.3 5.5
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 2/7 4/20
Punt Returns/Yards 3/16 2/16
Kick Returns/Yards 6/140 2/56
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 2/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 26
Time of Possession 23:31 36:29

Team Statistics	ATL	NED
Record	5-6	9-2
First Downs	18	25
- by Rushing	6	7
- by Passing	10	18
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	284	489
- Offensive Plays	57	74
- Yards per Play	4.98	6.61
Net Rushing Yards	126	135
- Rushing Attempts	24	40
- Yards per Rush	5.25	3.38
Net Passing Yards	158	354
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 18 - 1	32 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	158	371
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/17
- Yards per Pass Play	4.79	10.41
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/13	9/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.3	5.5
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	2/7	4/20
Punt Returns/Yards	3/16	2/16
Kick Returns/Yards	6/140	2/56
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	2/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 26
Time of Possession	23:31	36:29

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:12	OWN 35	3	6	Punt
1	7:30	2:57	OWN 32	6	15	Punt
1	1:44	0:56	OWN 46	3	3	Punt
2	11:46	0:55	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
2	6:09	1:38	OWN 20	3	-3	Punt
2	2:03	1:19	OWN 31	4	42	Fumble
3	13:14	5:04	OWN 31	10	69	Touchdown
3	7:08	2:53	OWN 22	6	78	Touchdown
3	0:33	1:10	OWN 23	3	2	Punt
4	10:43	3:34	OPP 41	9	41	Touchdown
4	2:39	0:35	OWN 24	3	0	Interception
4	0:56	0:56	OPP 49	4	44	Game

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:48	5:18	OWN 2	8	86	Field Goal
1	4:33	2:49	OWN 20	7	41	Missed FG
1	0:48	4:02	OWN 1	9	99	Touchdown
2	10:51	4:42	OWN 17	10	83	Touchdown
2	4:31	2:28	OPP 42	8	39	Field Goal
2	0:44	0:39	OWN 27	3	52	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:46	OWN 34	3	1	Punt
3	8:10	1:02	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
3	4:15	3:42	OWN 20	6	5	Punt
4	14:23	3:40	OWN 14	7	27	Fumble
4	7:09	4:30	OWN 36	7	53	Field Goal
4	2:04	1:08	OPP 30	3	3	Field Goal

Game MVP: Joe Flacco, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Zach Huffman	14	115	8.21	33	4	2
Ryan Torain	10	11	1.10	7	0	0

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Ricky Peters	19	45	2.37	10	1
Richie Kresser	16	61	3.81	20	2
Joe Flacco	5	29	5.80	8	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tyrell Terrell	33	18	158	0/0	1	31	1	64.9

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Flacco	32	22	371	2/17	2	38	0	128.5

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Al Klone	5	10	42	8.40	1	14	0
WR Don Dotson	3	6	28	9.33	0	19	0
WR Jamie Marx	3	4	51	17.00	16	31	1
RB Ryan Torain	2	2	6	3.00	0	3	0
TE Jermichael Finley	2	5	10	5.00	4	7	0
TE Lester Allen	1	1	5	5.00	6	5	0
TE Clifton Compton	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Harris Bruce	1	3	13	13.00	0	13	0
RB Zach Huffman	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Mike Smith	6	7	105	17.50	39	29	0
WR Adam Velevis	5	10	119	23.80	82	38	0
TE Brandon Pettigrew	5	5	78	15.60	36	35	2
RB Ricky Peters	3	3	26	8.67	18	13	0
WR Rodney Lyons	2	4	37	18.50	25	34	0
FB Sam Nelson	1	1	6	6.00	8	6	0
WR Frank Schneider	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Riddick Gomez	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Malcolm Hardy	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Zach Huffman	1	0	0
Al Klone	1	0	0
Tyvon Branch	0	1	1
Tyrell Terrell	0	1	0

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
Rodney Lyons	1	0	0
Rufus Francis	0	1	1
Deon Chandler	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Corey Seder	6	323	53.8	47.8	68	4

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Patrick Hutton	3	158	52.7	47.3	55	1

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Robert Whiting	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Justin Medlock	5/6	1/2	0/1	44	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jamie Marx	3	16	5.3	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Frank Schneider	2	16	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Darrin Knight	5	125	25.0	0
Ronnie Polidixon	1	15	15.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brandon Carr	1	31	31.0	0
Frank Schneider	1	25	25.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Gerald McRath	11	1	0.0	31	29
DT Dennis Johnston	6	3	0.0	24	22
DE Chuck Ward	5	0	1.0	30	25
S Pete Ripple	5	2	0.0	31	26
OLB Jason Phillips	4	3	0.0	31	25
DT J.J. Wirthel	4	2	0.0	26	26
S Broderick Stephenson	4	1	0.0	34	33
CB Ronnie Polidixon	4	0	0.0	32	24
DE Jason Lynch	3	1	1.0	30	22
S Tom Zhao	3	4	0.0	26	22
OLB Shawn Crable	3	0	0.0	15	10
CB Irving Poliska	3	0	0.0	30	24
S Tyvon Branch	2	1	0.0	13	9
DT Sedrick Blades	2	0	0.0	8	7
CB Travis Gerak	1	1	0.0	18	15
CB Darrin Knight	1	1	0.0	8	10
TE Jermichael Finley	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Damon Ramirez	0	3	0.0	12	8
DE Kirk Laws	0	1	0.0	10	9

New England	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Chip Vaughn	6	0	15	28
ILB Lewis Sonneman	4	1	21	28
OLB Travis Ellard	4	1	18	27
ILB Charlie Gerbasi	4	0	11	5
DE Austin McDonald	3	0	14	14
S Trent Wills	2	3	19	12
CB Leodis McKelvin	2	2	6	22
DT Corey Brilz	2	2	17	29
CB Malcolm Hardy	2	0	19	24
DE Andy Ellison	2	0	15	16
OLB Beau Bell	1	1	21	14
CB Terrell Thomas	1	1	21	31
DE Terry Densmore	1	1	12	26
DT Deon Chandler	1	0	7	4
S Brandon Carr	1	0	5	14
CB Ethan Gaytan	1	0	9	19
ILB Roosevelt Calmus	1	0	7	8

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Chuck Ward	1.0	1	1	1	25
DE Jason Lynch	1.0	1	0	0	22
DE Kirk Laws	0.0	0	1	0	9
DT Dennis Johnston	0.0	0	1	0	22

New England	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Andy Ellison	2	1	0	16
DE Austin McDonald	0	1	1	14
OLB Travis Ellard	0	0	1	27

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Tom Zhao	3	0	22
OLB Jason Phillips	3	0	25
OLB Gerald McRath	3	0	29
S Broderick Stephenson	2	2	33
CB Irving Poliska	2	1	24
CB Ronnie Polidixon	2	0	24
S Pete Ripple	2	0	26
CB Darrin Knight	2	0	10
OLB Shawn Crable	1	0	10
S Tyvon Branch	1	0	9
DT Dennis Johnston	1	0	22

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Chip Vaughn	5	0	0	28
OLB Travis Ellard	2	1	0	27
CB Malcolm Hardy	2	0	1	24
CB Leodis McKelvin	2	0	0	22
ILB Lewis Sonneman	2	0	0	28
S Rufus Francis	1	1	0	25
S Brandon Carr	1	0	0	14
CB Terrell Thomas	1	0	0	31
CB Ethan Gaytan	1	0	0	19
DE Andy Ellison	1	0	0	16
ILB Roosevelt Calmus	0	1	0	8

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Mike Pollak	2	7	22	29
Les Fincher	1	4	13	15
Harvey Ancheta	1	4	21	28
Keith DiMillo	1	4	24	33
Clifton Compton	1	1	17	15
Bobby Correa	1	1	2	4
Kelly Fortier	0	2	20	27
Sam Kovarik	0	1	19	28

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Les Newhart	2	8	1	35	0	31
Winston Stokes	2	5	0	31	0	29
Jeff Otah	1	5	0	29	0	28
Lawrence Berry	1	1	0	7	0	3
Chad Rinehart	0	6	0	37	1	33
Breno Giacomini	0	5	0	33	1	31
Sam Nelson	0	1	0	17	0	19
Brandon Pettigrew	0	1	0	27	0	20
Chuck Poling	0	1	0	11	0	3
Erik Bishop	0	1	0	17	0	17
Duane Stafford	0	1	0	13	0	7

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Tom Zhao	2	21
Les Fincher	1	17
Clifton Compton	1	5

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Frank Schneider	2	25
Erik Bishop	2	19
Sam Nelson	1	21
Brandon Carr	1	12
Roosevelt Calmus	1	12
Riddick Gomez	1	12
Jeff Otah	1	7

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Gerald McRath	---	---	31	29	21	81
Ronnie Polidixon	---	---	32	24	22	78
Broderick Stephenson	---	---	34	33	5	72
Tom Zhao	---	---	26	22	21	69
Irving Poliska	---	---	30	24	11	65
Pete Ripple	---	---	31	26	4	61
Keith DiMillo	24	33	---	---	4	61
Chuck Ward	---	---	30	25	4	59
Jason Phillips	---	---	31	25	3	59
J.J. Wirthel	---	---	26	26	6	58
Tyrell Terrell	24	33	---	---	---	57
Jason Lynch	---	---	30	22	4	56
Kelly Fortier	20	27	---	---	4	51
Mike Pollak	22	29	---	---	---	51
Harvey Ancheta	21	28	---	---	---	49
Al Klone	16	25	---	---	8	49
Jamie Marx	13	18	---	---	17	48
Jermichael Finley	12	21	---	---	14	47
Sam Kovarik	19	28	---	---	---	47
Dennis Johnston	---	---	24	22	1	47
Les Fincher	13	15	---	---	17	45
Zach Huffman	14	13	---	---	14	41
Travis Gerak	---	---	18	15	5	38
Lester Allen	7	12	---	---	18	37
Clifton Compton	17	15	---	---	5	37
Harris Bruce	7	14	---	---	13	34
Shawn Crable	---	---	15	10	6	31
Ryan Torain	10	19	---	---	---	29
Darrin Knight	---	---	8	10	9	27
Justin Wilkins	---	---	7	8	12	27
Tyvon Branch	---	---	13	9	4	26
Kelvin Kinney	---	---	10	12	2	24
Teddy Reeve	8	10	---	---	6	24
Damon Ramirez	---	---	12	8	3	23
Kirk Laws	---	---	10	9	4	23
Louis Humphrey	---	---	14	8	1	23
Sedrick Blades	---	---	8	7	6	21
Don Dotson	10	9	---	---	---	19
Henry Emmons	4	6	---	---	6	16
Bobby Correa	2	4	---	---	5	11
Jerome Simpson	1	4	---	---	2	7
Corey Seder	0	0	---	---	6	6
Robert Whiting	0	0	---	---	4	4
Charles Stephens	0	0	---	---	---	0
Luther Giba	0	0	---	---	---	0
David Raymond	0	0	---	---	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Chad Rinehart	37	33	---	---	8	78
Joe Flacco	40	34	---	---	---	74
Les Newhart	35	31	---	---	3	69
Mike Smith	37	31	---	---	---	68
Jeff Otah	29	28	---	---	7	64
Breno Giacomini	33	31	---	---	---	64
Winston Stokes	31	29	---	---	---	60
Adam Velevis	30	28	---	---	1	59
Sam Nelson	17	19	---	---	21	57
Erik Bishop	17	17	---	---	19	53
Terrell Thomas	---	---	21	31	---	52
Richie Kresser	17	9	---	---	26	52
Brandon Pettigrew	27	20	---	---	3	50
Rufus Francis	---	---	14	25	11	50
Lewis Sonneman	---	---	21	28	---	49
Ricky Peters	23	25	---	---	---	48
Corey Brilz	---	---	17	29	---	46
Travis Ellard	---	---	18	27	1	46
Terry Densmore	---	---	12	26	6	44
Malcolm Hardy	---	---	19	24	---	43
Chip Vaughn	---	---	15	28	---	43
Ethan Gaytan	---	---	9	19	11	39
Beau Bell	---	---	21	14	---	35
Rodney Lyons	13	12	---	---	8	33
Charlie Gerbasi	---	---	11	5	17	33
Trent Wills	---	---	19	12	1	32
Wade Numbers	15	8	---	---	9	32
Brandon Carr	---	---	5	14	12	31
Andy Ellison	---	---	15	16	---	31
Chuck Poling	11	3	---	---	16	30
Leodis McKelvin	---	---	6	22	1	29
Duane Stafford	13	7	---	---	9	29
Austin McDonald	---	---	14	14	---	28
Roosevelt Calmus	---	---	7	8	12	27
Frank Schneider	1	1	---	---	25	27
Riddick Gomez	7	5	---	---	12	24
Lawrence Berry	7	3	---	---	9	19
Thomas Anderson	---	---	7	10	---	17
Deon Chandler	---	---	7	4	6	17
Jordan Dizon	---	---	6	6	5	17
Scott McKillop	---	---	0	1	15	16
Justin Medlock	0	0	---	---	14	14
Myron Herrlich	0	0	---	---	6	6
Patrick Hutton	0	0	---	---	3	3
Rod Beekman	0	0	---	---	---	0
Butch Gaylor	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	9	9.0
Middle	13	53	4.1
Right	10	64	6.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	4	0.7
Middle	26	97	3.7
Right	8	34	4.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tyrell Terrell	33	18	1	3	4	3	2	2	1

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Flacco	32	22	8	0	2	3	3	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	5	2.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	7	23	2.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	9	111	7.4
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	19	3.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	52	10.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	9	179	14.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	8	140	12.7
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Al Klone	10	5	1	42	0	25
WR Don Dotson	6	3	1	28	0	9
TE Jermichael Finley	5	2	1	10	0	21
WR Jamie Marx	4	3	0	51	1	18
WR Harris Bruce	3	1	1	13	0	14
RB Ryan Torain	2	2	0	6	0	19
TE Lester Allen	1	1	0	5	0	12
TE Clifton Compton	1	1	0	3	0	15
RB Zach Huffman	1	0	0	0	0	13

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Adam Velevis	10	5	1	119	3	28
WR Mike Smith	7	6	1	105	3	31
TE Brandon Pettigrew	5	5	0	78	1	20
WR Rodney Lyons	4	2	0	37	1	12
RB Ricky Peters	3	3	0	26	0	25
FB Sam Nelson	1	1	0	6	0	19
WR Frank Schneider	1	0	0	0	0	1
WR Riddick Gomez	1	0	0	0	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Zach Huffman	1	14	14.00	8.21
Ryan Torain	1	2	2.00	1.10

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Richie Kresser	7	18	2.57	3.81
Ricky Peters	1	0	0.00	2.37

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tyrell Terrell	5	3	33	6.60	4.79

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joe Flacco	6	4	39	6.50	11.59

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Jermichael Finley	2	1	7	3.50	2.00
WR Jamie Marx	1	1	13	13.00	12.75
WR Al Klone	1	1	13	13.00	4.20
WR Harris Bruce	1	0	0	0.00	4.33

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Brandon Pettigrew	3	3	32	10.67	15.60
WR Mike Smith	2	1	7	3.50	15.00
WR Riddick Gomez	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Zach Huffman	2	2

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Richie Kresser	3	1
Ricky Peters	2	1
Joe Flacco	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tyrell Terrell	11	4	3

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Flacco	9	6	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Al Klone	4	1	0
WR Don Dotson	3	1	1
WR Jamie Marx	2	2	2
TE Jermichael Finley	1	0	0
WR Harris Bruce	1	0	0

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Adam Velevis	5	3	3
WR Mike Smith	3	3	3
WR Riddick Gomez	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 62,700 (68,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,800 (21,600)
End Zone 14,300 (15,600)
Mezzanine 8,200 (9,000)
Sideline Seats 12,800 (13,800)
Club Seats 5,700 (6,000)
Luxury Boxes 1,900 (2,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	62,700 (68,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,800 (21,600)
End Zone	14,300 (15,600)
Mezzanine	8,200 (9,000)
Sideline Seats	12,800 (13,800)
Club Seats	5,700 (6,000)
Luxury Boxes	1,900 (2,000)