Week 9, 2033

played in Dallas, TX

45 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	7	0	7	0	-	14
Dallas Cowboys	7	7	7	16	-	37

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:28 ATL - Vick Ballard 3 run (Kendall Woodard extra point)
1Q: 04:20 DAL - Darren Pigeon 3 run (Greg Zuerlein extra point)
2Q: 04:43 DAL - Neil Castillo 13 pass from Grady Banks (Greg Zuerlein extra point)
3Q: 09:59 DAL - Cornell Hurst 31 pass from Grady Banks (Greg Zuerlein extra point)
3Q: 01:31 ATL - Anthony Bunn 23 pass from Nolan Greer (Kendall Woodard extra point)
4Q: 14:09 DAL - Greg Zuerlein 48 field goal
4Q: 05:52 DAL - Greg Zuerlein 40 field goal
4Q: 00:52 DAL - Greg Zuerlein 49 field goal
4Q: 00:01 DAL - J.J. Eisenbart 49 fumble return (Greg Zuerlein extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:28 ATL - Vick Ballard 3 run (Kendall Woodard extra point)
1Q: 04:20 DAL - Darren Pigeon 3 run (Greg Zuerlein extra point)
2Q: 04:43 DAL - Neil Castillo 13 pass from Grady Banks (Greg Zuerlein extra point)
3Q: 09:59 DAL - Cornell Hurst 31 pass from Grady Banks (Greg Zuerlein extra point)
3Q: 01:31 ATL - Anthony Bunn 23 pass from Nolan Greer (Kendall Woodard extra point)
4Q: 14:09 DAL - Greg Zuerlein 48 field goal
4Q: 05:52 DAL - Greg Zuerlein 40 field goal
4Q: 00:52 DAL - Greg Zuerlein 49 field goal
4Q: 00:01 DAL - J.J. Eisenbart 49 fumble return (Greg Zuerlein extra point)

Team Statistics ATL DAL
Record 2-6 6-3
First Downs 14 18
- by Rushing 6 7
- by Passing 7 9
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 286 296
- Offensive Plays 55 68
- Yards per Play 5.20 4.35
Net Rushing Yards 124 118
- Rushing Attempts 26 40
- Yards per Rush 4.77 2.95
Net Passing Yards 162 178
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 18 - 1 26 - 15 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 171 191
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/9 2/13
- Yards per Pass Play 5.59 6.36
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/11 9/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.2 5.8
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/48 1/5
Punt Returns/Yards 2/27 3/24
Kick Returns/Yards 4/119 3/36
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 32
Time of Possession 25:57 34:03

Team Statistics	ATL	DAL
Record	2-6	6-3
First Downs	14	18
- by Rushing	6	7
- by Passing	7	9
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	286	296
- Offensive Plays	55	68
- Yards per Play	5.20	4.35
Net Rushing Yards	124	118
- Rushing Attempts	26	40
- Yards per Rush	4.77	2.95
Net Passing Yards	162	178
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 18 - 1	26 - 15 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	171	191
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/9	2/13
- Yards per Pass Play	5.59	6.36
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/11	9/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.2	5.8
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/48	1/5
Punt Returns/Yards	2/27	3/24
Kick Returns/Yards	4/119	3/36
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 32
Time of Possession	25:57	34:03

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:42	OWN 40	6	60	Touchdown
1	4:11	3:31	OWN 38	6	44	Missed FG
2	14:48	2:07	OWN 12	3	7	Punt
2	11:38	2:30	OWN 21	4	19	Punt
2	4:32	2:35	OWN 49	6	16	Downs
2	0:38	0:38	OWN 29	3	5	Punt
3	9:43	3:23	OWN 20	6	38	Punt
3	4:47	3:28	OWN 42	7	58	Touchdown
4	14:01	1:30	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
4	10:24	1:38	OWN 16	3	1	Punt
4	5:44	0:55	OWN 43	4	0	Interception
4	0:45	0:45	OWN 20	4	29	Fumble

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:18	7:07	OWN 24	16	76	Touchdown
1	0:40	0:52	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
2	12:41	1:03	OWN 33	3	8	Punt
2	9:08	4:36	OWN 13	11	87	Touchdown
2	1:57	1:19	OWN 35	3	9	Punt
3	15:00	5:17	OWN 29	11	71	Touchdown
3	6:20	1:33	OWN 20	3	-7	Punt
3	1:19	2:18	OWN 36	4	33	Field Goal
4	12:31	2:07	OWN 31	3	6	Punt
4	8:46	3:02	OPP 40	4	17	Field Goal
4	4:49	4:04	OWN 47	9	21	Field Goal

Game MVP: Grady Banks, Dallas Cowboys

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Albert Finley	18	94	5.22	24	2	0
Vick Ballard	6	19	3.17	11	1	1
Nolan Greer	1	5	5.00	5	0	0
B.J. Conley	1	6	6.00	6	0	0

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Darren Pigeon	26	77	2.96	25	2	1
Rich Gunderson	10	18	1.80	13	1	0
Grady Banks	4	23	5.75	7	0	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Nolan Greer	28	18	171	1/9	1	23	1	78.1

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Grady Banks	26	15	191	2/13	2	31	0	106.4

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Louie Strickland	5	7	28	5.60	2	10	0
WR Anthony Bunn	3	6	35	11.67	3	23	1
WR Kerry Johns	2	3	41	20.50	24	21	0
RB Vick Ballard	2	2	5	2.50	0	4	0
WR Stephen Hill	2	2	28	14.00	10	16	0
TE Roger Green	1	4	15	15.00	0	15	0
FB Bruce Ryder	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
TE Kennedy Pitman	1	2	9	9.00	0	9	0
RB Albert Finley	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Cornell Hurst	5	10	94	18.80	18	31	1
WR Neil Castillo	5	6	55	11.00	4	19	1
RB Darren Pigeon	2	4	14	7.00	6	8	0
WR Justin Wiggins	2	5	20	10.00	0	13	0
TE R.J. Barnham	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Harold Foster	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Louie Strickland	1	0	0	0
Nicky Maness	0	0	1	0

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Rich Gunderson	1	0	0	0
J.J. Eisenbart	0	1	0	1
Justin Wiggins	0	1	0	0
Harold Foster	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tony McGarrahan	6	270	45.0	37.7	52	1

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rico Calmus	5	229	45.8	40.4	49	3

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kendall Woodard	0/1	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Greg Zuerlein	3/3	3/3	0/0	49	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kerry Johns	2	27	13.5	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mario Wieners	2	10	5.0	0
Jimmie McElroy	1	14	14.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kerry Johns	4	119	29.8	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Justin Wiggins	3	36	12.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Blake Sanderson	7	0	0.0	10	7
ILB Korey Stewart	6	2	0.0	37	22
ILB James-Michael Johnson	5	4	0.0	30	21
DT Toby Sheldon	5	3	0.0	25	16
S Edgar McTyer	5	1	0.0	26	19
DE Joey Sweeney	4	1	0.0	26	13
CB Nicky Maness	4	0	0.0	33	23
DT Tyrus Stuart	3	2	1.0	19	17
S Toby Middleton	3	1	0.0	34	22
OLB J.B. Wolf	2	1	0.0	20	6
DT Thomas Kemnitzer	2	0	0.0	18	15
DE Nick Perry	2	0	0.0	22	15
DE Lamar Sepulveda	1	1	0.5	18	13
DT Luke Bernstein	1	0	0.5	12	6
CB Hardy Oliver	1	2	0.0	26	20
CB Edgar Caniff	1	1	0.0	27	24
DT Devon Still	1	1	0.0	21	11
S Irv Delvalle	1	0	0.0	26	23
RB Albert Finley	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Ken Lathon	0	2	0.0	5	7

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Teddy Manez	11	1	0.0	22	24
S Jimmie McElroy	5	0	0.0	24	28
S Reggie Whitfield	5	0	0.0	16	24
DE Charlie Botta	3	1	1.0	19	24
DT Percy Press	3	1	0.0	20	22
S J.J. Eisenbart	3	1	0.0	19	20
CB Harold Foster	3	0	0.0	23	28
CB Alonzo Stephenson	2	1	0.0	19	21
OLB Shaun Kroinek	1	2	0.0	10	9
OLB Clay Renwick	1	1	0.0	10	4
ILB Austin Glenn	1	1	0.0	16	25
DT Cris Batten	1	0	0.0	16	15
S Claude Coglan	1	0	0.0	1	7
DE Bucky Freysinger	1	0	0.0	18	20
ILB Bennie Lewis	1	0	0.0	9	7

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Tyrus Stuart	1.0	0	0	17
DT Luke Bernstein	0.5	0	1	6
DE Lamar Sepulveda	0.5	0	0	13
DE Joey Sweeney	0.0	2	0	13
DT Thomas Kemnitzer	0.0	1	0	15
DT Devon Still	0.0	1	0	11

Dallas	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Charlie Botta	1.0	3	1	0	24
DT Cris Batten	0.0	0	1	0	15

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Korey Stewart	3	0	22
S Edgar McTyer	2	1	19
CB Nicky Maness	2	0	23
CB Hardy Oliver	2	0	20
ILB Blake Sanderson	1	1	7
DE Joey Sweeney	1	0	13
DT Tyrus Stuart	1	0	17
CB Edgar Caniff	1	0	24
DT Luke Bernstein	1	0	6
ILB James-Michael Johnson	1	0	21
S Toby Middleton	0	2	22
OLB Ken Lathon	0	1	7

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Harold Foster	5	0	1	28
ILB Teddy Manez	4	0	0	24
CB Alonzo Stephenson	2	1	0	21
S Reggie Whitfield	2	0	0	24
S Jimmie McElroy	1	0	0	28
S Claude Coglan	1	0	0	7
ILB Bennie Lewis	1	0	0	7
S J.J. Eisenbart	1	0	0	20
OLB Clay Renwick	1	0	0	4
ILB Austin Glenn	0	1	0	25

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jason Pinkston	3	4	0	21	0	26
Donnell Staples	2	4	0	20	0	25
Adam Gettis	2	3	0	22	0	25
Eddie Di Pardo	1	4	0	23	1	26
Ricardo Meadows	1	3	0	21	0	26
Roger Green	1	2	1	19	0	24
Donald Andruzzi	0	3	0	12	0	9
Bruce Ryder	0	1	0	14	0	15
D.J. Coffey	0	1	0	6	0	3

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Winston Hirneisen	3	6	32	0	21
Darrell MacKenzie	1	7	36	0	24
Jorge Lavan	1	4	15	0	12
Luther Panos	1	4	33	0	26
Timothy Floyd	1	3	39	0	27
Jamie Lovell	1	2	10	0	4
Otis Shields	1	1	27	0	18
Mack Stevens	0	4	16	0	10
Brant Tyler	0	3	33	1	25
Michael Bernard	0	1	10	0	9
Brandon Mosley	0	1	2	0	1
Darren Pigeon	0	0	30	1	22

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Kerry Johns	3	20
Blake Sanderson	2	16
Lorenzo West	1	10

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
R.J. Barnham	4	18
Bennie Lewis	1	14
Rich Gunderson	1	9

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Edgar Caniff	---	---	27	24	22	73
Nicky Maness	---	---	33	23	10	66
Korey Stewart	---	---	37	22	7	66
Toby Middleton	---	---	34	22	4	60
Irv Delvalle	---	---	26	23	11	60
Roger Green	19	24	---	---	15	58
Nolan Greer	26	29	---	---	---	55
Ricardo Meadows	21	26	---	---	7	54
James-Michael Johnson	---	---	30	21	3	54
Donnell Staples	20	25	---	---	7	52
Eddie Di Pardo	23	26	---	---	2	51
Hardy Oliver	---	---	26	20	2	48
Edgar McTyer	---	---	26	19	3	48
Jason Pinkston	21	26	---	---	---	47
Adam Gettis	22	25	---	---	---	47
Toby Sheldon	---	---	25	16	3	44
Joey Sweeney	---	---	26	13	4	43
Albert Finley	20	23	---	---	---	43
Tyrus Stuart	---	---	19	17	5	41
Anthony Bunn	12	19	---	---	10	41
Kerry Johns	9	11	---	---	20	40
Nick Perry	---	---	22	15	2	39
Bruce Ryder	14	15	---	---	8	37
Louie Strickland	17	19	---	---	---	36
Devon Still	---	---	21	11	3	35
Thomas Kemnitzer	---	---	18	15	1	34
Lamar Sepulveda	---	---	18	13	3	34
Blake Sanderson	---	---	10	7	16	33
Thurman Chukwuma	---	---	5	8	20	33
Stephen Hill	17	15	---	---	---	32
J.B. Wolf	---	---	20	6	1	27
Donald Andruzzi	12	9	---	---	5	26
Kennedy Pitman	8	6	---	---	11	25
Lorenzo West	7	5	---	---	10	22
Luke Bernstein	---	---	12	6	3	21
B.J. Conley	1	2	---	---	15	18
Dennis Kelly	5	5	---	---	7	17
Sammy Farrington	0	0	---	---	16	16
D.J. Coffey	6	3	---	---	7	16
Vick Ballard	6	6	---	---	1	13
Ken Lathon	---	---	5	7	---	12
Tony McGarrahan	0	0	---	---	6	6
Kendall Woodard	0	0	---	---	4	4
Buddy Johnstone	0	0	---	---	1	1
Ron Manzo	0	0	---	---	---	0

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Cornell Hurst	39	28	---	---	15	82
Grady Banks	40	28	---	---	---	68
Luther Panos	33	26	---	---	8	67
Darrell MacKenzie	36	24	---	---	7	67
Jimmie McElroy	---	---	24	28	14	66
Timothy Floyd	39	27	---	---	---	66
Brant Tyler	33	25	---	---	8	66
Harold Foster	---	---	23	28	11	62
Mario Wieners	---	---	20	18	18	56
Winston Hirneisen	32	21	---	---	---	53
Justin Wiggins	29	12	---	---	12	53
Darren Pigeon	30	22	---	---	---	52
Otis Shields	27	18	---	---	6	51
Teddy Manez	---	---	22	24	2	48
Percy Press	---	---	20	22	5	47
Neil Castillo	23	21	---	---	3	47
J.J. Eisenbart	---	---	19	20	7	46
Charlie Botta	---	---	19	24	---	43
Austin Glenn	---	---	16	25	1	42
Alonzo Stephenson	---	---	19	21	1	41
Reggie Whitfield	---	---	16	24	1	41
Bucky Freysinger	---	---	18	20	1	39
Rich Gunderson	19	9	---	---	9	37
R.J. Barnham	7	11	---	---	18	36
Ray Johnson	---	---	14	15	7	36
Clay Renwick	---	---	10	4	21	35
Michael Bernard	10	9	---	---	15	34
Cris Batten	---	---	16	15	1	32
Mack Stevens	16	10	---	---	6	32
Bennie Lewis	---	---	9	7	14	30
Jorge Lavan	15	12	---	---	1	28
Raymond Hopper	0	0	---	---	23	23
Jamie Lovell	10	4	---	---	8	22
Shaun Kroinek	---	---	10	9	1	20
Jared Hernandez	---	---	10	8	2	20
Greg Zuerlein	0	0	---	---	10	10
Claude Coglan	---	---	1	7	---	8
Gino McGruddy	0	0	---	---	8	8
Rico Calmus	0	0	---	---	5	5
Hugh Cooper	0	0	---	---	3	3
Damon Bailey	0	0	---	---	3	3
Brandon Mosley	2	1	---	---	---	3
Cory Greer	0	0	---	---	---	0
Pat Flowers	0	0	---	---	---	0
Britt Greene	0	0	---	---	---	0
Mitch Donovan	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	21	3.5
Middle	9	21	2.3
Right	11	82	7.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	28	2.3
Middle	15	43	2.9
Right	13	47	3.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Nolan Greer	28	18	3	2	0	2	2	0	1

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Grady Banks	26	15	3	0	2	5	4	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	1	0.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	8	68	6.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	6	79	7.2
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	23	11.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	8	60	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	3	37	9.3
Long (19+ Yds)	9	4	94	10.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Louie Strickland	7	5	28	0	19
WR Anthony Bunn	6	3	35	1	19
TE Roger Green	4	1	15	0	24
WR Kerry Johns	3	2	41	2	11
TE Kennedy Pitman	2	1	9	0	6
RB Vick Ballard	2	2	5	0	6
WR Stephen Hill	2	2	28	0	15
FB Bruce Ryder	1	1	1	0	15
RB Albert Finley	1	1	9	0	23

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Cornell Hurst	10	5	1	94	3	28
WR Neil Castillo	6	5	0	55	0	21
WR Justin Wiggins	5	2	0	20	0	12
RB Darren Pigeon	4	2	1	14	0	22
TE R.J. Barnham	1	1	0	8	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Vick Ballard	2	4	2.00	3.17
Albert Finley	2	10	5.00	5.22

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Rich Gunderson	2	1	0.50	1.80
Darren Pigeon	1	3	3.00	2.96

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Grady Banks	5	3	27	5.40	7.35

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Darren Pigeon	2	2	14	7.00	3.50
WR Justin Wiggins	2	0	0	0.00	4.00
WR Neil Castillo	1	1	13	13.00	9.17

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Albert Finley	4	0
Vick Ballard	1	0
B.J. Conley	1	0

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Darren Pigeon	5	2
Grady Banks	2	2
Rich Gunderson	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Nolan Greer	5	3	2

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Grady Banks	10	5	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Roger Green	1	0	0
WR Louie Strickland	1	1	1
WR Kerry Johns	1	1	1
RB Albert Finley	1	1	0
WR Anthony Bunn	1	0	0

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Darren Pigeon	3	1	1
WR Neil Castillo	3	2	2
WR Cornell Hurst	2	1	1
TE R.J. Barnham	1	1	1
WR Justin Wiggins	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 55,200 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,000 (20,900)
End Zone 10,700 (15,100)
Mezzanine 6,700 (8,700)
Sideline Seats 10,200 (13,300)
Club Seats 10,000 (14,000)
Luxury Boxes 1,600 (3,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	55,200 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,000 (20,900)
End Zone	10,700 (15,100)
Mezzanine	6,700 (8,700)
Sideline Seats	10,200 (13,300)
Club Seats	10,000 (14,000)
Luxury Boxes	1,600 (3,000)