Week 9, 2024

played in Dallas, TX

80 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	7	10	7	0	-	24
Dallas Cowboys	7	6	0	0	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:10 ATL - Rashard Mendenhall 1 run (Ellis Godfrey extra point)
1Q: 06:57 DAL - Cris Lander 29 pass from Glen Netter (Edgar Stubblefield extra point)
2Q: 13:56 ATL - Ellis Godfrey 28 field goal
2Q: 07:38 DAL - Edgar Stubblefield 47 field goal
2Q: 02:43 ATL - Jonathan Snyder 2 pass from Myron Herrlich (Ellis Godfrey extra point)
2Q: 00:10 DAL - Edgar Stubblefield 18 field goal
3Q: 03:40 ATL - Marco Brock 26 pass from Myron Herrlich (Ellis Godfrey extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:10 ATL - Rashard Mendenhall 1 run (Ellis Godfrey extra point)
1Q: 06:57 DAL - Cris Lander 29 pass from Glen Netter (Edgar Stubblefield extra point)
2Q: 13:56 ATL - Ellis Godfrey 28 field goal
2Q: 07:38 DAL - Edgar Stubblefield 47 field goal
2Q: 02:43 ATL - Jonathan Snyder 2 pass from Myron Herrlich (Ellis Godfrey extra point)
2Q: 00:10 DAL - Edgar Stubblefield 18 field goal
3Q: 03:40 ATL - Marco Brock 26 pass from Myron Herrlich (Ellis Godfrey extra point)

Team Statistics ATL DAL
Record 6-2 5-4
First Downs 23 17
- by Rushing 9 2
- by Passing 14 13
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 390 326
- Offensive Plays 69 53
- Yards per Play 5.65 6.15
Net Rushing Yards 158 60
- Rushing Attempts 42 19
- Yards per Rush 3.76 3.16
Net Passing Yards 232 266
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 17 - 0 32 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 232 275
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/9
- Yards per Pass Play 8.59 7.82
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 9/14 5/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.4 7.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 6/45 3/18
Punt Returns/Yards 1/6 1/10
Kick Returns/Yards 1/29 4/55
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 22
Time of Possession 34:32 25:28

Team Statistics	ATL	DAL
Record	6-2	5-4
First Downs	23	17
- by Rushing	9	2
- by Passing	14	13
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	390	326
- Offensive Plays	69	53
- Yards per Play	5.65	6.15
Net Rushing Yards	158	60
- Rushing Attempts	42	19
- Yards per Rush	3.76	3.16
Net Passing Yards	232	266
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 17 - 0	32 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	232	275
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/9
- Yards per Pass Play	8.59	7.82
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	9/14	5/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.4	7.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	6/45	3/18
Punt Returns/Yards	1/6	1/10
Kick Returns/Yards	1/29	4/55
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 22
Time of Possession	34:32	25:28

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:00	OWN 35	8	65	Touchdown
1	6:44	7:56	OWN 20	13	69	Field Goal
2	7:30	4:57	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
2	0:03	0:03	OWN 20	1	-2	Half
3	13:00	3:23	OWN 36	8	24	Punt
3	7:26	3:59	OWN 19	9	81	Touchdown
4	12:04	1:51	OWN 4	5	18	Punt
4	8:31	5:23	OWN 28	9	28	Punt
4	1:27	1:27	OWN 21	5	12	Game

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:00	4:16	OWN 30	7	70	Touchdown
2	13:48	6:18	OWN 12	9	58	Field Goal
2	2:33	2:30	OWN 20	7	79	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:00	OWN 16	3	-7	Punt
3	9:37	2:11	OWN 20	3	-6	Punt
3	3:27	6:23	OWN 27	13	69	Downs
4	10:13	1:42	OWN 34	3	1	Punt
4	3:08	1:41	OWN 20	8	59	Downs

Game MVP: Myron Herrlich, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Rashard Mendenhall	22	69	3.14	8	0	1
Don Owens	10	49	4.90	15	2	0
Myron Herrlich	5	28	5.60	24	1	0
Darrin Strickland	3	3	1.00	3	0	0
Kelly Smith	2	9	4.50	6	0	0

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Deji Karim	12	34	2.83	13	1
Albert Merloni	5	17	3.40	7	0
Glen Netter	2	9	4.50	6	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Myron Herrlich	27	17	232	0/0	2	26	0	115.0

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Glen Netter	32	23	275	2/9	1	36	0	108.2

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jonathan Snyder	7	10	107	15.29	31	26	1
TE Billy Duffy	2	4	36	18.00	12	23	0
TE Nolan Brooks	2	2	26	13.00	6	19	0
FB Darrin Strickland	2	2	24	12.00	15	21	0
WR Marco Brock	2	3	25	12.50	17	26	1
WR Jamie Marx	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Frank Schneider	1	3	11	11.00	0	11	0
RB Don Owens	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Alex Propson	7	9	126	18.00	20	36	0
RB Cris Lander	5	5	37	7.40	2	29	1
RB Albert Merloni	4	6	37	9.25	22	14	0
WR Karl Burtner	3	5	17	5.67	10	10	0
TE Doug Howe	2	3	28	14.00	4	16	0
RB Deji Karim	1	2	3	3.00	1	3	0
WR Bobby Eddy	1	2	27	27.00	21	27	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Dale Harmon	0	0	1	0

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Alex Propson	1	0	0	0
Renaldo Greene	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Corey Seder	3	138	46.0	29.3	54	0

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brant Bynum	3	150	50.0	48.0	61	0

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ellis Godfrey	1/1	0/0	0/0	28	3/3

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Edgar Stubblefield	2/2	1/1	0/0	47	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jamie Marx	1	6	6.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Martin Watson	1	10	10.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Frank Schneider	1	29	29.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Alex Propson	3	45	15.0	0
Karl Burtner	1	10	10.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Desmond Hampton	9	1	0.0	15	31
S Tom Zhao	6	2	0.0	15	32
CB Jerraud Powers	5	0	0.0	10	26
DE Jason Lynch	3	0	1.0	14	21
ILB Shaun Zeier	3	2	0.0	16	34
S Butch Dawson	3	0	0.0	10	23
S Broderick Stephenson	2	2	0.0	17	25
DE Wayne Maher	2	1	0.0	13	20
OLB Dale Harmon	2	1	0.0	17	27
DT Corey Peters	2	0	0.0	9	17
DE Kelvin Kinney	1	0	1.0	6	14
ILB Rod Coleman	1	0	0.0	4	7
DT Randal Tanner	1	0	0.0	14	22
CB Rondell Shelton	1	0	0.0	15	23
DT Marcus Withers	1	0	0.0	7	16
CB Kendrick Rison	1	0	0.0	12	16
ILB Scott McKillop	0	1	0.0	3	0

Dallas	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Albert Markwald	9	4	38	21
OLB Phil Seibert	7	2	42	27
S Phillip Starks	5	2	34	24
DT Louis Humphrey	5	0	28	12
S Martin Watson	5	0	30	18
S Barry Towns	4	3	30	19
CB Bucky Hardy	3	1	31	20
ILB Fred Noll	3	0	4	6
DT Earnest May	2	2	20	12
CB Patrick Robinson	2	1	27	23
OLB Chris Spezzano	2	0	8	3
DT C.J. Breeding	2	0	27	14
S Xavier Gardner	1	3	39	25
DE Kirk Laws	1	2	35	22
DT Daniel Brazinski	1	2	20	18
OLB Jason Phillips	1	0	13	4

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Jason Lynch	1.0	1	0	21
DE Kelvin Kinney	1.0	0	1	14
DT Corey Peters	0.0	0	2	17
DE Wayne Maher	0.0	0	1	20

Dallas	Hurry	PPlay
DT Louis Humphrey	2	12
DT C.J. Breeding	2	14
DE Bennie Unruh	1	15
DT David Howard	1	14
S Xavier Gardner	1	25

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Desmond Hampton	6	0	31
CB Jerraud Powers	5	0	26
ILB Shaun Zeier	3	0	34
OLB Dale Harmon	2	1	27
S Broderick Stephenson	2	0	25
CB Kendrick Rison	2	0	16
ILB Rod Coleman	1	0	7
S Tom Zhao	1	0	32
CB Rondell Shelton	1	0	23

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Barry Towns	4	0	19
ILB Albert Markwald	4	0	21
CB Bucky Hardy	3	1	20
CB Patrick Robinson	2	0	23
ILB Fred Noll	1	0	6
S Phillip Starks	1	0	24
DE Kirk Laws	1	0	22
S Xavier Gardner	1	0	25

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Keith DiMillo	6	10	42	27
Sam Kovarik	3	6	40	23
Mike Pollak	2	5	40	25
Zane Beadles	2	5	34	22
Darrin Strickland	1	5	23	15
Billy Duffy	1	1	31	12
Harvey Ancheta	0	4	36	22
Kelly Smith	0	1	18	10
Ronald Forbes	0	1	8	5

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Martin Baxter	1	3	0	15	1	31
Darren Hansen	1	2	0	8	0	6
Teddy Freeman	1	1	1	2	0	6
Kenyon Richardson	1	1	0	16	0	24
Luther Panos	0	3	0	17	1	28
Dean Breese	0	3	0	11	0	25
Les Newhart	0	2	0	12	0	12
Doug Howe	0	1	0	15	0	16
Cory Greer	0	1	0	19	0	34

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Dale Harmon	2	10
Butch Dawson	1	13
Darrin Strickland	1	12
Jerraud Powers	1	10

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Deji Karim	2	5

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Keith DiMillo	42	27	---	---	4	73
Myron Herrlich	42	27	---	---	---	69
Mike Pollak	40	25	---	---	---	65
Sam Kovarik	40	23	---	---	---	63
Harvey Ancheta	36	22	---	---	---	58
Zane Beadles	34	22	---	---	---	56
Shaun Zeier	---	---	16	34	5	55
Dale Harmon	---	---	17	27	10	54
Billy Duffy	31	12	---	---	10	53
Tom Zhao	---	---	15	32	4	51
Rashard Mendenhall	27	20	---	---	3	50
Darrin Strickland	23	15	---	---	12	50
Jonathan Snyder	28	21	---	---	---	49
Jerraud Powers	---	---	10	26	10	46
Desmond Hampton	---	---	15	31	---	46
Rondell Shelton	---	---	15	23	8	46
Butch Dawson	---	---	10	23	13	46
Broderick Stephenson	---	---	17	25	2	44
Jamie Marx	23	14	---	---	6	43
Kelly Smith	18	10	---	---	13	41
Randal Tanner	---	---	14	22	1	37
Jason Lynch	---	---	14	21	1	36
Nolan Brooks	19	14	---	---	3	36
Don Owens	15	7	---	---	14	36
Wayne Maher	---	---	13	20	3	36
Frank Schneider	9	10	---	---	12	31
Marco Brock	10	10	---	---	11	31
Corey Peters	---	---	9	17	3	29
Kendrick Rison	---	---	12	16	1	29
Marcus Withers	---	---	7	16	3	26
Kelvin Kinney	---	---	6	14	2	22
Dwayne Compton	---	---	5	13	3	21
Ronald Forbes	8	5	---	---	4	17
John Greco	6	5	---	---	4	15
Rod Coleman	---	---	4	7	4	15
Scott McKillop	---	---	3	0	10	13
Marty Reilly	---	---	6	6	---	12
Teddy Reeve	2	4	---	---	4	10
Dez Bryant	7	2	---	---	---	9
Tommie McKenna	2	2	---	---	4	8
T.J. Greenberg	0	0	---	---	5	5
Corey Seder	0	0	---	---	3	3
Gerald McRath	---	---	1	1	1	3
Julio McElroy	0	0	---	---	1	1
Ellis Godfrey	0	0	---	---	1	1
Will Stock	0	0	---	---	---	0

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Phil Seibert	---	---	42	27	1	70
Xavier Gardner	---	---	39	25	2	66
Phillip Starks	---	---	34	24	6	64
Martin Watson	---	---	30	18	16	64
Bucky Hardy	---	---	31	20	10	61
Albert Markwald	---	---	38	21	1	60
Kirk Laws	---	---	35	22	2	59
Cory Greer	19	34	---	---	5	58
Glen Netter	19	34	---	---	---	53
Patrick Robinson	---	---	27	23	1	51
Barry Towns	---	---	30	19	1	50
Karl Burtner	16	23	---	---	8	47
Alex Propson	14	27	---	---	5	46
Martin Baxter	15	31	---	---	---	46
Luther Panos	17	28	---	---	---	45
Albert Merloni	8	20	---	---	14	42
C.J. Breeding	---	---	27	14	1	42
Louis Humphrey	---	---	28	12	1	41
Deji Karim	16	19	---	---	5	40
Kenyon Richardson	16	24	---	---	---	40
Cris Lander	7	22	---	---	10	39
Daniel Brazinski	---	---	20	18	---	38
David Howard	---	---	19	14	4	37
Dean Breese	11	25	---	---	---	36
Doug Howe	15	16	---	---	5	36
Bennie Unruh	---	---	17	15	1	33
Bobby Eddy	4	18	---	---	11	33
Earnest May	---	---	20	12	1	33
Garrett Graham	5	9	---	---	13	27
Renaldo Greene	2	10	---	---	15	27
Les Newhart	12	12	---	---	---	24
Chris Spezzano	---	---	8	3	12	23
Fred Noll	---	---	4	6	9	19
Kendrick Meehan	3	10	---	---	5	18
Jason Phillips	---	---	13	4	---	17
Darren Hansen	8	6	---	---	1	15
Teddy Freeman	2	6	---	---	5	13
Edgar Stubblefield	0	0	---	---	6	6
Darryl Sharpton	---	---	0	0	6	6
Ryan Clady	0	0	---	---	5	5
Eric McElroy	0	0	---	---	5	5
Brant Bynum	0	0	---	---	3	3
Mike Teel	0	0	---	---	2	2
Keith Bitkowski	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ken Schroeder	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	23	5.8
Middle	25	84	3.4
Right	10	56	5.6
None	3	-5	-1.7

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	8	4.0
Middle	15	54	3.6
Right	2	-2	-1.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Myron Herrlich	27	17	5	0	2	1	7	0	0

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Glen Netter	32	23	5	0	3	1	4	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	9	80	7.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	7	131	13.1
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	21	5.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	24	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	95	7.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	71	7.9
Long (19+ Yds)	4	3	85	21.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jonathan Snyder	10	7	1	107	2	21
TE Billy Duffy	4	2	0	36	1	12
WR Frank Schneider	3	1	1	11	0	10
WR Marco Brock	3	2	0	25	1	10
WR Jamie Marx	2	1	0	3	0	14
TE Nolan Brooks	2	2	0	26	0	14
FB Darrin Strickland	2	2	0	24	1	15
RB Don Owens	1	0	0	0	0	7

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Alex Propson	9	7	1	126	3	27
RB Albert Merloni	6	4	1	37	0	20
WR Karl Burtner	5	3	1	17	0	23
RB Cris Lander	5	5	0	37	1	22
TE Doug Howe	3	2	0	28	0	16
RB Deji Karim	2	1	0	3	0	19
WR Bobby Eddy	2	1	0	27	1	18

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Rashard Mendenhall	4	9	2.25	3.14

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Glen Netter	1	3	3.00	4.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Myron Herrlich	3	2	5	1.67	8.59

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Glen Netter	3	1	6	2.00	8.59

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jamie Marx	2	1	3	1.50	1.50
WR Jonathan Snyder	1	1	2	2.00	10.70

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Karl Burtner	1	1	6	6.00	3.40
RB Albert Merloni	1	0	0	0.00	6.17
TE Doug Howe	1	0	0	0.00	9.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Rashard Mendenhall	2	1
Don Owens	2	1
Darrin Strickland	2	1
Kelly Smith	1	1

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Albert Merloni	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Myron Herrlich	7	6	5

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Glen Netter	9	7	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jonathan Snyder	3	3	3
WR Marco Brock	2	2	1
WR Frank Schneider	1	0	0
FB Darrin Strickland	1	1	1

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Alex Propson	3	3	2
RB Albert Merloni	2	2	1
WR Karl Burtner	1	1	1
RB Cris Lander	1	1	0
TE Doug Howe	1	0	0
WR Bobby Eddy	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 59,300 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,100 (20,900)
End Zone 12,000 (15,100)
Mezzanine 7,000 (8,700)
Sideline Seats 10,900 (13,300)
Club Seats 10,500 (14,000)
Luxury Boxes 1,800 (3,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	59,300 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,100 (20,900)
End Zone	12,000 (15,100)
Mezzanine	7,000 (8,700)
Sideline Seats	10,900 (13,300)
Club Seats	10,500 (14,000)
Luxury Boxes	1,800 (3,000)