Week 12, 2061

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

New England Patriots	7	10	7	0	-	24
Atlanta Falcons	7	0	0	0	-	7

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:45 ATL - Micah Brock 2 run (Wendell Humphries extra point)
1Q: 04:10 NED - Mackenzie Samuels 20 pass from Evan Dugan (Bruce Willis extra point)
2Q: 05:49 NED - Leslie Sodaro 20 pass from Evan Dugan (Bruce Willis extra point)
2Q: 00:03 NED - Bruce Willis 19 field goal
3Q: 05:21 NED - Evan Dugan 1 run (Bruce Willis extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:45 ATL - Micah Brock 2 run (Wendell Humphries extra point)
1Q: 04:10 NED - Mackenzie Samuels 20 pass from Evan Dugan (Bruce Willis extra point)
2Q: 05:49 NED - Leslie Sodaro 20 pass from Evan Dugan (Bruce Willis extra point)
2Q: 00:03 NED - Bruce Willis 19 field goal
3Q: 05:21 NED - Evan Dugan 1 run (Bruce Willis extra point)

Team Statistics NED ATL
Record 8-3 5-6
First Downs 20 19
- by Rushing 9 6
- by Passing 11 10
- by Penalty 0 3
Total Net Yards 410 294
- Offensive Plays 59 65
- Yards per Play 6.95 4.52
Net Rushing Yards 167 120
- Rushing Attempts 34 26
- Yards per Rush 4.91 4.62
Net Passing Yards 243 174
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 25 - 20 - 0 36 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 243 189
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 3/15
- Yards per Pass Play 9.72 4.46
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/11 4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 4.4 8.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/3
Penalties/Yards 6/45 9/60
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 2/7
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 4/96
Interception Ret./Yards 1/12 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 29
Time of Possession 31:24 28:36

Team Statistics	NED	ATL
Record	8-3	5-6
First Downs	20	19
- by Rushing	9	6
- by Passing	11	10
- by Penalty	0	3
Total Net Yards	410	294
- Offensive Plays	59	65
- Yards per Play	6.95	4.52
Net Rushing Yards	167	120
- Rushing Attempts	34	26
- Yards per Rush	4.91	4.62
Net Passing Yards	243	174
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	25 - 20 - 0	36 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	243	189
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	3/15
- Yards per Pass Play	9.72	4.46
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/11	4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	4.4	8.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/3
Penalties/Yards	6/45	9/60
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	2/7
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	4/96
Interception Ret./Yards	1/12	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 29
Time of Possession	31:24	28:36

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:35	4:38	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
1	0:57	1:10	OWN 48	3	9	Punt
2	10:21	4:45	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
2	2:16	2:16	OWN 31	7	67	Field Goal
3	15:00	3:01	OWN 25	5	42	Missed FG
3	9:58	4:47	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
3	3:01	0:51	OWN 7	3	5	Punt
3	0:16	1:29	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
4	12:14	2:19	OWN 12	4	17	Punt
4	6:05	3:54	OWN 29	5	18	Punt
4	0:22	0:22	OPP 44	3	8	Game

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:25	OWN 32	11	68	Touchdown
1	3:57	3:00	OWN 34	7	18	Fumble
2	14:47	4:26	OWN 20	7	35	Punt
2	5:36	3:20	OWN 27	6	37	Interception
3	11:59	2:01	OWN 40	5	14	Punt
3	5:11	2:10	OWN 26	3	5	Punt
3	2:10	1:54	OWN 35	4	18	Punt
4	13:47	1:33	OWN 34	3	8	Punt
4	9:55	3:50	OWN 33	12	38	Downs
4	2:11	1:49	OWN 11	7	33	Downs

Game MVP: Evan Dugan, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Leslie Sodaro	21	118	5.62	19	3	0
QB Evan Dugan	12	50	4.17	10	1	1
RB Hunter Perlman	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Dustin Birch	14	68	4.86	16	2	0
RB Micah Brock	7	21	3.00	5	0	1
QB Gabe Bensen	4	28	7.00	9	0	0
WR Ellis Watkins	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Evan Dugan	25	20	243	0/0	2	34	0	133.8

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gabe Bensen	24	13	130	2/7	0	26	1	52.4
Keegan Brown	12	8	59	1/8	0	17	0	78.1

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Ray Dahl	8	11	104	13.00	49	34	0
WR Shane Ricksecker	3	3	52	17.33	46	27	0
TE Marlon Thomas	2	2	17	8.50	13	12	0
RB Leslie Sodaro	2	3	16	8.00	22	20	1
WR Mackenzie Samuels	2	2	29	14.50	15	20	1
TE Brady Macey	2	3	6	3.00	2	3	0
WR J.T. Winslett	1	1	19	19.00	8	19	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Tucker Forrester	7	9	57	8.14	21	15
WR Ellis Watkins	4	11	29	7.25	14	15
TE Gregory Singleton	3	3	26	8.67	1	17
WR Artie Gomez	3	4	34	11.33	23	26
WR Leslie Donovan	1	1	4	4.00	0	4
TE Randall Blanchard	1	3	22	22.00	0	22
RB Dustin Birch	1	2	9	9.00	3	9
TE Cesar Iannaccone	1	2	8	8.00	0	8
RB Micah Brock	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Vince Cash	1	12	12.00	0

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
CB Roderick Cole	0	1	0	0
ILB Rusty Gonzales	0	0	1	0

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Gabe Bensen	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jimmy Crane	5	228	45.6	40.2	60	2

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Scott Foster	5	246	49.2	37.2	62	2

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bruce Willis	1/2	0/1	0/1	19	3/3

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Wendell Humphries	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Micah Brock	2	7	3.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Justin Shapiro	4	96	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Lionel Wolf	6	0	0.0	13	10
S Vince Cash	5	2	0.0	24	39
OLB Todd Kemp	5	2	0.0	24	35
CB Desmond Uecker	4	1	0.0	26	39
CB Jumbo Aradchi	4	1	0.0	12	27
CB Artie Cochrane	4	1	0.0	23	37
ILB Rusty Gonzales	3	2	1.0	24	39
CB Roderick Cole	3	2	0.0	21	35
OLB Bo Mayes	3	1	0.0	13	14
DE Pat Trippi	3	0	0.0	24	29
DE Fred Stargell	2	1	2.0	3	14
ILB Gerald McIntyre	2	2	0.0	13	15
DE Butch Hughes	2	0	0.0	25	25
CB Joey Sam	2	0	0.0	7	17
DT Leonard Mathis	1	0	0.0	16	16
DT Jeremy Johnston	0	1	0.0	12	23

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Silas Rivers	7	4	0.0	28	22
S Marcos Cales	5	2	0.0	32	24
CB Walt Cribbs	5	0	0.0	34	25
OLB Leslie Gonzalez	4	1	0.0	30	23
DE Earl Rayburn	4	1	0.0	33	23
DT Ken Pritchett	4	0	0.0	21	13
ILB Alvin Malbrough	4	0	0.0	17	13
S Kenny Givens	3	2	0.0	18	13
CB Ike Gidley	3	1	0.0	20	13
DT Elijah Frenzel	2	1	0.0	16	13
S Everett Garrett	2	0	0.0	18	13
ILB Jaylen Starks	2	0	0.0	16	11
CB J.R. Socha	1	2	0.0	32	22
OLB Rondell Fonda	1	1	0.0	17	14
DE Howie Sandilands	1	1	0.0	31	22
CB Lawrence Huntley	1	0	0.0	3	3
DE Darren Chilton	1	0	0.0	3	2
WR Ellis Watkins	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Fred Stargell	2.0	1	1	14
ILB Rusty Gonzales	1.0	0	1	39
DE Butch Hughes	0.0	1	1	25
DE Pat Trippi	0.0	1	1	29
DT Jeremy Johnston	0.0	1	0	23

Atlanta	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Earl Rayburn	1	1	23
DT Ken Pritchett	1	0	13
DE Bert Kowalkowski	1	0	2

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Todd Kemp	5	2	0	35
CB Jumbo Aradchi	3	1	0	27
S Vince Cash	2	1	1	39
CB Desmond Uecker	2	1	0	39
CB Artie Cochrane	2	1	0	37
ILB Lionel Wolf	2	0	0	10
CB Roderick Cole	2	0	0	35
DE Butch Hughes	1	0	0	25
DE Pat Trippi	1	0	0	29
CB Joey Sam	1	0	0	17

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Ike Gidley	3	1	13
OLB Leslie Gonzalez	3	0	23
CB Walt Cribbs	3	0	25
S Marcos Cales	3	0	24
S Kenny Givens	2	0	13
S Everett Garrett	1	0	13
ILB Alvin Malbrough	1	0	13
DT Silas Rivers	1	0	22
OLB Rondell Fonda	1	0	14
CB J.R. Socha	1	0	22
DE Earl Rayburn	1	0	23
ILB Terrence Johnstone	0	1	1

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
G Abel Oliver	3	6	1	34	25
T Clifton Bearden	3	5	0	34	25
C Reginald Rice	3	5	0	34	25
G Jamie Petrovic	2	5	0	34	25
T Denzel Duffy	1	2	0	34	25
TE Ray Dahl	1	1	0	24	19
FB Collin Lazetti	0	1	0	9	6

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Ross Cooley	4	8	0	26	0	39
T Skip Nordland	3	6	0	26	1	39
G Howard Manning	1	4	0	26	1	39
G Cole Wallentine	1	3	1	26	0	39
C Luke Mathis	0	1	0	26	1	39

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Marlon Thomas	3	9
Ray Dahl	2	10
Vincent Halkin	1	17

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Abel Oliver	34	25	---	---	7	66
CB Desmond Uecker	---	---	26	39	1	66
WR Shane Ricksecker	33	25	---	---	5	63
RB Leslie Sodaro	28	22	---	---	13	63
S Vince Cash	---	---	24	39	---	63
ILB Rusty Gonzales	---	---	24	39	---	63
OLB Todd Kemp	---	---	24	35	1	60
CB Artie Cochrane	---	---	23	37	---	60
T Denzel Duffy	34	25	---	---	---	59
T Clifton Bearden	34	25	---	---	---	59
QB Evan Dugan	34	25	---	---	---	59
C Reginald Rice	34	25	---	---	---	59
G Jamie Petrovic	34	25	---	---	---	59
CB Roderick Cole	---	---	21	35	---	56
TE Ray Dahl	24	19	---	---	10	53
DE Pat Trippi	---	---	24	29	---	53
DE Butch Hughes	---	---	25	25	---	50
CB Jumbo Aradchi	---	---	12	27	11	50
WR Mackenzie Samuels	26	17	---	---	3	46
WR J.T. Winslett	21	16	---	---	5	42
DT Jeremy Johnston	---	---	12	23	5	40
ILB Gerald McIntyre	---	---	13	15	7	35
DT Leonard Mathis	---	---	16	16	---	32
FB Collin Lazetti	9	6	---	---	13	28
OLB Bo Mayes	---	---	13	14	---	27
WR Jonathan Almanza	8	4	---	---	13	25
TE Marlon Thomas	8	7	---	---	9	24
CB Joey Sam	---	---	7	17	---	24
ILB Lionel Wolf	---	---	13	10	---	23
OLB Rob Feldman	---	---	2	4	15	21
DE Fred Stargell	---	---	3	14	---	17
DE Randal Simien	---	---	2	10	5	17
TE Vincent Halkin	0	0	---	---	17	17
TE Brady Macey	6	6	---	---	---	12
S Cary Stonge	---	---	0	0	10	10
RB Hunter Perlman	6	3	---	---	---	9
CB Rodney Norris	---	---	2	1	5	8
C Lenny Mayes	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Otis Rottinghaus	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Collin Gray	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Jimmy Crane	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Ramon Becker	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Bruce Willis	0	0	---	---	6	6
WR Nickolas Blackston	1	0	---	---	2	3
QB Taylor Nixon	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Jesse Gentile	---	---	0	0	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Ross Cooley	26	39	---	---	7	72
T Skip Nordland	26	39	---	---	5	70
S Marcos Cales	---	---	32	24	11	67
G Howard Manning	26	39	---	---	---	65
C Luke Mathis	26	39	---	---	---	65
G Cole Wallentine	26	39	---	---	---	65
CB Walt Cribbs	---	---	34	25	2	61
TE Gregory Singleton	23	38	---	---	---	61
DE Earl Rayburn	---	---	33	23	2	58
CB J.R. Socha	---	---	32	22	2	56
OLB Leslie Gonzalez	---	---	30	23	2	55
WR Tucker Forrester	24	29	---	---	---	53
DE Howie Sandilands	---	---	31	22	---	53
QB Gabe Bensen	26	26	---	---	---	52
DT Silas Rivers	---	---	28	22	1	51
WR Ellis Watkins	15	30	---	---	5	50
RB Dustin Birch	18	27	---	---	3	48
WR Artie Gomez	16	31	---	---	---	47
S Kenny Givens	---	---	18	13	13	44
DT Ken Pritchett	---	---	21	13	7	41
CB Ike Gidley	---	---	20	13	5	38
OLB Rondell Fonda	---	---	17	14	2	33
S Everett Garrett	---	---	18	13	1	32
DT Elijah Frenzel	---	---	16	13	2	31
ILB Alvin Malbrough	---	---	17	13	---	30
ILB Jaylen Starks	---	---	16	11	---	27
TE Randall Blanchard	2	4	---	---	16	22
TE Cesar Iannaccone	9	13	---	---	---	22
WR Rob Buhner	9	11	---	---	1	21
RB Micah Brock	8	6	---	---	6	20
FB Alvin Johnston	4	3	---	---	11	18
CB Lawrence Huntley	---	---	3	3	11	17
WR Leslie Donovan	2	3	---	---	11	16
ILB Jeffery Foley	---	---	0	0	16	16
QB Keegan Brown	0	13	---	---	---	13
ILB Terrence Johnstone	---	---	1	1	11	13
RB Justin Shapiro	0	0	---	---	11	11
DE Bert Kowalkowski	---	---	2	2	5	9
DE Seth Jamison	---	---	2	3	2	7
T Terry Malamala	0	0	---	---	5	5
G Riley Troxler	0	0	---	---	5	5
C Blaine Tucker	0	0	---	---	5	5
C Harold Mauck	0	0	---	---	5	5
DE Darren Chilton	---	---	3	2	---	5
P Scott Foster	0	0	---	---	5	5
K Wendell Humphries	0	0	---	---	2	2

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	26	5.2
Middle	27	135	5.0
Right	1	7	7.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	31	5.2
Middle	17	69	4.1
Right	3	20	6.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Evan Dugan	25	20	6	0	0	2	3	1	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gabe Bensen	24	13	2	1	3	5	1	3	1
Keegan Brown	12	8	0	0	0	1	3	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	60	12.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	95	7.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	88	12.6
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	12	108	6.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	59	7.4
Long (19+ Yds)	8	1	22	2.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Ray Dahl	11	8	104	2	19
WR Shane Ricksecker	3	3	52	2	25
RB Leslie Sodaro	3	2	16	1	22
TE Brady Macey	3	2	6	0	6
TE Marlon Thomas	2	2	17	0	7
WR Mackenzie Samuels	2	2	29	1	17
WR J.T. Winslett	1	1	19	0	16

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ellis Watkins	11	4	0	29	0	30
WR Tucker Forrester	9	7	1	57	0	29
WR Artie Gomez	4	3	0	34	1	31
TE Gregory Singleton	3	3	0	26	0	38
TE Randall Blanchard	3	1	1	22	1	4
RB Dustin Birch	2	1	0	9	0	27
TE Cesar Iannaccone	2	1	0	8	0	13
WR Leslie Donovan	1	1	0	4	0	3
RB Micah Brock	1	0	1	0	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Leslie Sodaro	1	0	0.00	5.62
QB Evan Dugan	1	1	1.00	4.17

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Dustin Birch	2	2	1.00	4.86
RB Micah Brock	1	2	2.00	3.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Evan Dugan	2	2	40	20.00	9.72

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Leslie Sodaro	1	1	20	20.00	5.33
WR Mackenzie Samuels	1	1	20	20.00	14.50

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
QB Evan Dugan	4	0
RB Leslie Sodaro	2	1

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
RB Micah Brock	1	1
RB Dustin Birch	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Evan Dugan	5	3	3

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gabe Bensen	8	6	3
Keegan Brown	2	1	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Shane Ricksecker	1	1	1
TE Ray Dahl	1	0	0
TE Marlon Thomas	1	1	1
WR Mackenzie Samuels	1	1	1
TE Brady Macey	1	0	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tucker Forrester	3	2	1
WR Artie Gomez	2	2	1
TE Randall Blanchard	2	1	1
WR Leslie Donovan	1	1	0
TE Gregory Singleton	1	1	0
WR Ellis Watkins	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 64,400 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,800 (22,200)
End Zone 14,800 (16,000)
Mezzanine 8,600 (9,200)
Sideline Seats 12,800 (14,100)
Club Seats 4,400 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes 5,000 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	64,400 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,800 (22,200)
End Zone	14,800 (16,000)
Mezzanine	8,600 (9,200)
Sideline Seats	12,800 (14,100)
Club Seats	4,400 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes	5,000 (5,000)