| Played in Atlanta, GA, weather: 68 degrees, fair, calm. |
| New England won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) T.J. Greenberg kicked off 74 yards from the ATL30. Harris Bruce returned the ball 15 yards to the NED11. Tackled by Robert Henson. |
| 1-10-NED11 (1Q: 14:25) Rusty Yan ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Lamar Penarroya. |
| 2-7-NED14 (1Q: 13:43) Joe Flacco pass completed to WR Mike Smith for 25 yards. Tackled by S Butch Dawson. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED39 (1Q: 12:56) Rusty Yan ran inside the left guard for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Kendrick Rison, assisted by S Butch Dawson. Key block delivered by Shawn Lauvao. |
| 1-10-ATL47 (1Q: 12:30) Joe Flacco pass completed to WR Rodney Lyons for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Kendrick Rison. |
| 2-11-ATL48 (1Q: 11:59) Rusty Yan ran around the left tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by DE Wayne Maher. Key block delivered by Archie Dudley. |
| 3-3-ATL40 (1Q: 11:17) Joe Flacco pass completed to WR Mike Smith for 27 yards. Tackled by ILB Earnest Humphrey. Smith gained 25 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-ATL13 (1Q: 10:31) PENALTY: New England was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-ATL18 (1Q: 10:24) Rusty Yan ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by S Ronnie White. |
| 2-13-ATL16 (1Q: 09:54) Joe Flacco pass completed to WR Mike Smith for 6 yards. Tackled by S Ronnie White. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-7-ATL10 (1Q: 09:27) Joe Flacco pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Terrance Jennings. CB Kendrick Rison defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-7-ATL10 (1Q: 09:20) Stephen Wheeler attempted a 27 yard field goal and succeeded. New England 3, Atlanta 0 |
| (1Q: 09:14) Stephen Wheeler kicked off 69 yards from the NED30. Frank Schneider returned the ball 29 yards to the ATL30. Tackled by Eugene Duran. |
| 1-10-ATL30 (1Q: 08:48) Gabe Kaplan ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Earl Woodson. |
| 2-9-ATL31 (1Q: 08:03) Myron Herrlich pass completed to WR Cornell Upshaw for 16 yards. Tackled by CB Willie Hayes. Upshaw gained 12 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-ATL47 (1Q: 07:26) Myron Herrlich pass completed to WR Dez Bryant for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Curtis Zuck. |
| 2-8-ATL49 (1Q: 06:41) Myron Herrlich kept the ball, running around the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Lewis Sonneman, assisted by ILB Charlie Gerbasi. |
| 3-8-ATL49 (1Q: 06:07) Myron Herrlich pass completed to TE Nolan Brooks for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Willie Hayes. Brooks gained 6 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED40 (1Q: 05:22) Gabe Kaplan ran inside the left guard for -2 yards. Tackled by ILB Dean Wilde, assisted by OLB Travis Ellard. |
| 2-12-NED42 (1Q: 04:41) Greg Arnold ran inside the left tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Dean Wilde, assisted by OLB Travis Ellard. Key block delivered by Alfred Lynch. |
| 3-4-NED34 (1Q: 04:12) Myron Herrlich pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Dez Bryant. S D.J. O'Neal defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: New England was called for Offsides. |
| 1-10-NED29 (1Q: 04:04) Myron Herrlich scrambled for 11 yards. Tackled by DE Moe Daugherty. |
| 1-10-NED18 (1Q: 03:29) Myron Herrlich pass completed to WR Frank Schneider for 9 yards. Tackled by ILB Charlie Gerbasi, assisted by OLB Curtis Zuck. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-1-NED09 (1Q: 02:41) Myron Herrlich pass completed to WR Jonathan Snyder for 5 yards. Tackled by S Earl Woodson. Snyder gained 2 yards after the catch. Atlanta's Darrin Strickland was hurt on the play. |
| 1-4-NED04 (1Q: 02:10) Gabe Kaplan ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Deion Collier. Atlanta 6, New England 3 |
| (1Q: 02:10) Extra point by Thomas Babic was good. Atlanta 7, New England 3 |
| (1Q: 02:04) T.J. Greenberg kicked off 58 yards from the ATL30. Terrance Jennings returned the ball 16 yards to the NED28. Tackled by Don Owens. |
| 1-10-NED28 (1Q: 01:39) Joe Flacco pass completed to WR Mike Smith for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Kendrick Rison, assisted by S Butch Dawson. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-4-NED34 (1Q: 01:05) Joe Flacco pass completed to FB Lorenzo McDaniel for 0 yards. Tackled by CB T.J. Devine. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: New England was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-14-NED24 (1Q: 00:59) Joe Flacco pass completed to WR Rodney Lyons for 7 yards. Tackled by S Butch Dawson. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-7-NED31 (1Q: 00:14) Joe Flacco sacked by DE Jason Lynch for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Maurkice Pouncey. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 4-13-NED25 (2Q: 15:00) Larry Mirkovich punted 50 yards. The ball was downed at the ATL25. |
| 1-10-ATL25 (2Q: 14:53) Gabe Kaplan ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Dean Wilde. |
| 2-10-ATL25 (2Q: 14:09) Myron Herrlich kept the ball, running inside the right tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by DE Daryl Perry. Key block delivered by Zane Beadles. |
| 3-2-ATL33 (2Q: 13:33) Myron Herrlich pass completed to TE Nolan Brooks for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Dean Wilde, assisted by ILB Lewis Sonneman. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-ATL36 (2Q: 12:59) Myron Herrlich pass completed to RB Marcus Thomas for 3 yards. Tackled by S Michael Mitchell. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-7-ATL39 (2Q: 12:30) Myron Herrlich pass completed to WR Jonathan Snyder for 22 yards. Tackled by CB Leon Tuttle. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED39 (2Q: 11:55) Myron Herrlich scrambled for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Curtis Zuck. |
| 2-4-NED33 (2Q: 11:27) Myron Herrlich scrambled for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Willie Hayes. |
| 1-10-NED28 (2Q: 10:45) Myron Herrlich pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Frank Schneider. OLB Travis Ellard hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. PENALTY: Atlanta was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-NED38 (2Q: 10:33) Myron Herrlich pass completed to WR Frank Schneider for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Corey Brilz. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-19-NED37 (2Q: 09:54) Myron Herrlich pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jonathan Snyder. OLB Curtis Zuck drove right through Teddy Reeve to hurry the quarterback. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-19-NED37 (2Q: 09:46) Myron Herrlich sacked by OLB Curtis Zuck and CB Willie Hayes for a loss of 4 yards. Sack allowed by Harvey Ancheta. |
| 4-23-NED41 (2Q: 09:06) Corey Seder punted 41 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NED20 (2Q: 09:01) Rusty Yan ran around right end for 7 yards. Tackled by S Butch Dawson. Key block delivered by Tyrone Wand. |
| 2-3-NED27 (2Q: 08:25) Joe Flacco pass completed to WR Mike Smith for 9 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Lamar Penarroya. Smith gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NED36 (2Q: 08:01) Joe Flacco pass completed to WR Mike Smith for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Scott McKillop, assisted by DE Dwayne Compton. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Smith gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 2-2-NED44 (2Q: 07:14) Allen Hartman ran a draw inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Lamar Penarroya. |
| 3-1-NED45 (2Q: 06:29) Rusty Yan ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Dwayne Compton. Key block delivered by Maurkice Pouncey. |
| 1-10-NED47 (2Q: 05:48) Joe Flacco pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Rodney Lyons. S Butch Dawson defended the pass. |
| 2-10-NED47 (2Q: 05:35) Rusty Yan ran around left end for -3 yards. Tackled by OLB Pat Zimmerman. |
| 3-13-NED44 (2Q: 05:06) Joe Flacco pass completed to WR Rodney Lyons for 56 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Lyons gained 44 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. New England 9, Atlanta 7 |
| (2Q: 05:06) Extra point by Stephen Wheeler was good. New England 10, Atlanta 7 |
| (2Q: 04:47) Stephen Wheeler kicked off 72 yards from the NED30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-ATL20 (2Q: 04:47) Gabe Kaplan ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by S Earl Woodson, assisted by ILB Lewis Sonneman. The ball was fumbled and recovered by NED ILB Lewis Sonneman to the ATL21. |
| 1-10-ATL21 (2Q: 04:39) Joe Flacco pass completed to WR Rodney Lyons for 21 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Lyons gained 3 yards after the catch. New England 16, Atlanta 7 |
| (2Q: 04:39) Extra point by Stephen Wheeler was good. New England 17, Atlanta 7 |
| (2Q: 04:25) Stephen Wheeler kicked off 75 yards from the NED30. Don Owens returned the ball 32 yards to the ATL27. Tackled by Roger Green. |
| 1-10-ATL27 (2Q: 03:50) Gabe Kaplan ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Charlie Gerbasi, assisted by DE Daryl Perry. |
| 2-6-ATL31 (2Q: 03:28) Gabe Kaplan ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Darrin Middleton, assisted by OLB Travis Ellard. |
| 3-3-ATL34 (2Q: 03:09) Myron Herrlich pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Dez Bryant. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-3-ATL34 (2Q: 03:02) Corey Seder punted 49 yards. Willie Hayes returned the kick 8 yards to the NED25. Tackled by Don Owens. |
| 1-10-NED25 (2Q: 02:51) Rusty Yan ran around left end for 25 yards. Tackled by OLB Dale Harmon. Key block delivered by Dixon Pasquarella. |
| 1-10-ATL50 (2Q: 02:05) Joe Flacco pass completed to TE Dixon Pasquarella for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Rondell Shelton. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-ATL39 (2Q: 01:59) Joe Flacco pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Terrance Jennings. DE Wayne Maher blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-ATL39 (2Q: 01:50) Joe Flacco pass completed to TE Dixon Pasquarella for 35 yards. Tackled by ILB Robert Henson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Pasquarella gained 14 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-4-ATL04 (2Q: 01:33) Joe Flacco pass completed to TE Dixon Pasquarella for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Wayne Maher. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-1-ATL01 (2Q: 01:14) Joe Flacco pass completed to WR Brian Downs for 1 yard and a TOUCHDOWN! The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. New England's Brian Downs was hurt on the play. New England 23, Atlanta 7 |
| (2Q: 01:14) Extra point by Stephen Wheeler was good. New England 24, Atlanta 7 |
| (2Q: 01:05) Stephen Wheeler kicked off 70 yards from the NED30. Frank Schneider returned the ball 31 yards to the ATL31. Tackled by Allen Hartman. |
| 1-10-ATL31 (2Q: 00:56) Myron Herrlich pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Cornell Upshaw. DE Daryl Perry hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-ATL31 (2Q: 00:45) Myron Herrlich pass completed to RB Gabe Kaplan for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Leon Tuttle, assisted by CB Doug Nichols. |
| New England called a time out. |
| 3-7-ATL34 (2Q: 00:38) Myron Herrlich sacked by S Earl Woodson for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Deion Collier. |
| 4-13-ATL28 (2Q: 00:19) Corey Seder punted 47 yards. Willie Hayes returned the kick 6 yards to the NED31. Tackled by Nolan Brooks. |
| 1-10-NED31 (2Q: 00:11) Joe Flacco pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Rodney Lyons. CB Kendrick Rison defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-NED31 (2Q: 00:04) Allen Hartman ran around left end for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Shaun Zeier. Key block delivered by Shawn Lauvao. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Stephen Wheeler kicked off 60 yards from the NED30. Frank Schneider returned the ball 31 yards to the ATL41. Tackled by Terrance Jennings. |
| 1-10-ATL41 (3Q: 14:27) Myron Herrlich pass completed to WR Frank Schneider for 24 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Michael Mitchell. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED35 (3Q: 13:45) Gabe Kaplan ran around right end for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Charlie Gerbasi. |
| 2-11-NED36 (3Q: 13:14) Gabe Kaplan ran inside the right guard for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Mike McCulley. |
| 3-6-NED31 (3Q: 12:41) Myron Herrlich pass completed to TE Billy Duffy for 13 yards. Tackled by ILB Charlie Gerbasi, assisted by OLB Eugene Duran. Duffy gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Atlanta's Harvey Ancheta was hurt on the play. |
| 1-10-NED18 (3Q: 12:07) Gabe Kaplan ran inside the right guard for 13 yards. Tackled by OLB Travis Ellard. Key block delivered by Deion Collier. |
| 1-5-NED05 (3Q: 11:38) Gabe Kaplan ran around left end for 5 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Sam Kovarik. New England 24, Atlanta 13 |
| (3Q: 11:38) Extra point by Thomas Babic was good. New England 24, Atlanta 14 |
| (3Q: 11:28) T.J. Greenberg kicked off 64 yards from the ATL30. Harris Bruce returned the ball 20 yards to the NED26. Tackled by Don Owens. |
| 1-10-NED26 (3Q: 10:56) Allen Hartman ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Dale Harmon, assisted by S Ronnie White. |
| 2-9-NED27 (3Q: 10:10) Joe Flacco pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Rusty Yan. ILB Earnest Humphrey hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-9-NED27 (3Q: 10:04) Joe Flacco pass was dropped by WR Mike Smith. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-9-NED27 (3Q: 09:54) Larry Mirkovich punted 55 yards. Frank Schneider returned the kick 9 yards to the ATL27. Tackled by Donnell Elmore. |
| 1-10-ATL27 (3Q: 09:44) Greg Arnold ran around left end for -2 yards. Tackled by ILB Charlie Gerbasi, assisted by OLB Travis Ellard. |
| 2-12-ATL25 (3Q: 09:21) Myron Herrlich pass completed to WR Jonathan Snyder for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Leon Tuttle. Snyder gained 14 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-ATL39 (3Q: 08:41) Myron Herrlich pass completed to WR Dez Bryant for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Lewis Sonneman. |
| 2-3-ATL46 (3Q: 08:04) Myron Herrlich pass completed to WR Cornell Upshaw for 5 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Willie Hayes. Upshaw gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NED49 (3Q: 07:36) Greg Arnold ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by S Michael Mitchell. |
| 2-8-NED47 (3Q: 07:07) Myron Herrlich pass completed to WR Dez Bryant for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Corey Brilz. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-6-NED45 (3Q: 06:29) Myron Herrlich pass was intended for WR Dez Bryant and was intercepted by ILB Charlie Gerbasi at the NED31. The interception was returned 40 yards. Tackled by Dez Bryant. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-ATL29 (3Q: 06:21) Joe Flacco pass completed to WR Harris Bruce for 24 yards. Tackled by CB T.J. Devine. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Bruce gained 8 yards after the catch. |
| 1-5-ATL05 (3Q: 05:40) Joe Flacco pass completed to TE Dixon Pasquarella for 5 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! New England 30, Atlanta 14 |
| (3Q: 05:40) Extra point by Stephen Wheeler was good. New England 31, Atlanta 14 |
| (3Q: 05:29) Stephen Wheeler kicked off 74 yards from the NED30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-ATL20 (3Q: 05:29) Myron Herrlich pass was dropped by RB Gabe Kaplan. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-ATL20 (3Q: 05:23) Myron Herrlich pass completed to WR Cornell Upshaw for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Charlie Gerbasi, assisted by S D.J. O'Neal. |
| 3-6-ATL24 (3Q: 04:51) Myron Herrlich pass completed to WR Jonathan Snyder for 36 yards. Tackled by CB Doug Nichols. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Snyder gained 26 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NED40 (3Q: 04:16) Greg Arnold ran inside the left tackle for 11 yards. Tackled by DE Moe Daugherty. Key block delivered by Ronald Forbes. |
| 1-10-NED29 (3Q: 03:37) Myron Herrlich sacked by DE Mike McCulley for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Zane Beadles. |
| 2-16-NED35 (3Q: 02:50) Myron Herrlich pass completed to WR Marco Brock for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Doug Nichols, assisted by ILB Dean Wilde. |
| 3-7-NED26 (3Q: 02:22) Myron Herrlich scrambled for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Curtis Zuck. |
| 4-4-NED23 (3Q: 01:52) Thomas Babic attempted a 40 yard field goal and succeeded. New England 31, Atlanta 17 |
| (3Q: 01:45) T.J. Greenberg kicked off 72 yards from the ATL30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NED20 (3Q: 01:45) Joe Flacco pass completed to WR Rodney Lyons for 24 yards. Tackled by S Desmond Hampton. Lyons gained 9 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED44 (3Q: 01:05) Joe Flacco pass completed to WR Rodney Lyons for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Shaun Zeier, assisted by OLB Lamar Penarroya. |
| 2-7-NED47 (3Q: 00:24) Joe Flacco pass completed to TE Dixon Pasquarella for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Kendrick Rison. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Pasquarella gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 1-10-ATL43 (4Q: 15:00) Joe Flacco pass completed to WR Rodney Lyons for 25 yards. Tackled by S Butch Dawson. Lyons gained 23 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-ATL18 (4Q: 14:20) Rusty Yan ran inside the right tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by S Desmond Hampton, assisted by ILB Shaun Zeier. Key block delivered by Wayne Kamego. |
| 2-2-ATL10 (4Q: 13:52) Joe Flacco pass completed to WR Rodney Lyons for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Lamar Penarroya, assisted by DE Jason Lynch. Lyons gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-6-ATL06 (4Q: 13:11) Joe Flacco pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mike Smith. DE Wayne Maher hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-6-ATL06 (4Q: 13:04) Rusty Yan ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Desmond Hampton. |
| 3-4-ATL04 (4Q: 12:28) Joe Flacco pass completed to TE Dixon Pasquarella for 4 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. New England 37, Atlanta 17 |
| (4Q: 12:28) Extra point by Stephen Wheeler was good. New England 38, Atlanta 17 |
| (4Q: 12:18) Stephen Wheeler kicked off 68 yards from the NED30. Don Owens returned the ball 29 yards to the ATL31. Tackled by Roger Green. |
| 1-10-ATL31 (4Q: 11:56) Myron Herrlich pass completed to WR Dez Bryant for 36 yards. Tackled by ILB Dean Wilde. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Bryant gained 22 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED33 (4Q: 11:09) Myron Herrlich pass completed to TE Billy Duffy for 22 yards. Tackled by ILB Charlie Gerbasi, assisted by ILB Dean Wilde. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Duffy gained 10 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED11 (4Q: 10:34) Myron Herrlich pass completed to WR Cornell Upshaw for 11 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Upshaw gained 6 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. New England 38, Atlanta 23 |
| (4Q: 10:34) Extra point by Thomas Babic was good. New England 38, Atlanta 24 |
| (4Q: 10:27) T.J. Greenberg kicked off 53 yards from the ATL30. Terrance Jennings returned the ball 20 yards to the NED37. Tackled by Robert Henson. |
| 1-10-NED37 (4Q: 10:03) Joe Flacco pass completed to TE Roger Green for 10 yards. Tackled by ILB Robert Henson. Green gained 7 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED47 (4Q: 09:37) Joe Flacco pass completed to WR Mike Smith for 16 yards. Tackled by OLB Lamar Penarroya. |
| 1-10-ATL37 (4Q: 08:54) Rusty Yan ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Marcus Withers. |
| 2-10-ATL37 (4Q: 08:18) Joe Flacco pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Rodney Lyons. The quarterback threw into double coverage. PENALTY: Atlanta was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-10-ATL32 (4Q: 08:14) Joe Flacco pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Rodney Lyons. CB T.J. Devine defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-ATL32 (4Q: 08:05) Joe Flacco pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Terrance Jennings. ILB Shaun Zeier knocked the ball out of his grasp. |
| 3-10-ATL32 (4Q: 07:57) Joe Flacco sacked by S Butch Dawson for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Shawn Lauvao. |
| 4-15-ATL37 (4Q: 07:13) Larry Mirkovich punted 31 yards. The ball was downed at the ATL06. |
| 1-10-ATL06 (4Q: 07:03) Greg Arnold ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Mike McCulley. |
| 2-7-ATL09 (4Q: 06:22) Myron Herrlich pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Dez Bryant. S Earl Woodson defended the pass. |
| 3-7-ATL09 (4Q: 06:14) Myron Herrlich pass completed to WR Dez Bryant for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Lewis Sonneman, assisted by CB Doug Nichols. Bryant gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-2-ATL14 (4Q: 05:54) Myron Herrlich pass completed to TE Billy Duffy for -1 yards. Tackled by S Earl Woodson, assisted by S Michael Mitchell. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-ATL13 (4Q: 05:43) Rusty Yan ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Kelvin Kinney. |
| 2-9-ATL12 (4Q: 04:59) Rusty Yan ran inside the left guard for -4 yards. Tackled by S Ronnie White. |
| 3-13-ATL16 (4Q: 04:15) Allen Hartman ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Robert Henson. |
| 4-9-ATL12 (4Q: 03:30) Stephen Wheeler attempted a 29 yard field goal and succeeded. New England 41, Atlanta 24 |
| (4Q: 03:24) Stephen Wheeler kicked off 79 yards from the NED30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-ATL20 (4Q: 03:24) Myron Herrlich pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Frank Schneider. CB Doug Nichols hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-ATL20 (4Q: 03:17) Myron Herrlich pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Marco Brock. DE Moe Daugherty drove right through Alfred Lynch to hurry the quarterback. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-ATL20 (4Q: 03:09) Myron Herrlich pass completed to TE Billy Duffy for 16 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S D.J. O'Neal. Duffy gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-ATL36 (4Q: 03:01) Myron Herrlich pass was dropped by TE Billy Duffy. |
| 2-10-ATL36 (4Q: 02:56) Myron Herrlich pass completed to WR Cornell Upshaw for 21 yards. Tackled by OLB Curtis Zuck. Upshaw gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED43 (4Q: 02:40) Myron Herrlich pass completed to WR Jonathan Snyder for 2 yards. Tackled by S D.J. O'Neal. Snyder gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. Atlanta's Cornell Upshaw was hurt on the play. |
| 2-8-NED41 (4Q: 02:21) Myron Herrlich pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Dez Bryant. DE Mike McCulley hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-8-NED41 (4Q: 02:12) Myron Herrlich pass completed to WR Frank Schneider for 29 yards. Tackled by ILB Charlie Gerbasi. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Schneider gained 6 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-NED12 (4Q: 02:00) Myron Herrlich pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Nolan Brooks. OLB Curtis Zuck knocked the ball out of his grasp. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-NED12 (4Q: 01:54) Myron Herrlich pass completed to TE Billy Duffy for 12 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. New England 41, Atlanta 30 |
| (4Q: 01:54) Extra point by Thomas Babic was good. New England 41, Atlanta 31 |
| (4Q: 01:45) T.J. Greenberg kicked off (onside) from the ATL30. NED Chris Cook recovered the kick. |
| 1-10-ATL40 (4Q: 01:37) Allen Hartman ran inside the right guard for -1 yards. Tackled by S Desmond Hampton, assisted by OLB Pat Zimmerman. |
| Atlanta called a time out. |
| 2-11-ATL41 (4Q: 01:29) Rusty Yan ran inside the left guard for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Shaun Zeier, assisted by OLB Dale Harmon. |
| Atlanta called a time out. |
| 3-5-ATL35 (4Q: 01:21) Rusty Yan ran around the left tackle for 3 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Shaun Zeier. DE Wayne Maher crushed Ricardo Meadows to wreck the play. |
| 4-2-ATL32 (4Q: 01:14) Stephen Wheeler attempted a 49 yard field goal and succeeded. New England 44, Atlanta 31 |
| (4Q: 01:09) Stephen Wheeler kicked off 67 yards from the NED30. Frank Schneider returned the ball 26 yards to the ATL29. Tackled by Roger Green. |
| 1-10-ATL29 (4Q: 00:59) Myron Herrlich pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Marco Brock. DT Darrin Middleton hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-ATL29 (4Q: 00:52) Myron Herrlich pass completed to WR Jonathan Snyder for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Curtis Zuck. Snyder gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Atlanta called a time out. |
| 3-6-ATL33 (4Q: 00:44) Myron Herrlich pass completed to TE Nolan Brooks for 7 yards. Tackled by DE Mike McCulley. Brooks gained 6 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-ATL40 (4Q: 00:24) PENALTY: Atlanta was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-ATL35 (4Q: 00:24) Myron Herrlich pass completed to TE Billy Duffy for 21 yards. Tackled by S D.J. O'Neal. |
| 1-10-NED44 (4Q: 00:05) Myron Herrlich pass completed to WR Jonathan Snyder for 14 yards. Tackled by S Earl Woodson, assisted by OLB Curtis Zuck. Snyder gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Final Score: New England Patriots 44, Atlanta Falcons 31 |