Week 9, 2012

played in Dallas, TX

63 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	7	3	0	9	-	19
Dallas Cowboys	7	0	0	7	-	14

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:02 ATL - Alex Stuart 22 pass from Michael Vick (Wade Richey extra point)
1Q: 05:29 DAL - Randy Moss 29 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Billy Cundiff extra point)
2Q: 08:17 ATL - Wade Richey 25 field goal
4Q: 10:14 ATL - Wade Richey 24 field goal
4Q: 07:24 DAL - Randy Moss 13 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Billy Cundiff extra point)
4Q: 01:58 ATL - Ryan Ramirez 4 run (Michael Vick pass for conversion failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:02 ATL - Alex Stuart 22 pass from Michael Vick (Wade Richey extra point)
1Q: 05:29 DAL - Randy Moss 29 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Billy Cundiff extra point)
2Q: 08:17 ATL - Wade Richey 25 field goal
4Q: 10:14 ATL - Wade Richey 24 field goal
4Q: 07:24 DAL - Randy Moss 13 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Billy Cundiff extra point)
4Q: 01:58 ATL - Ryan Ramirez 4 run (Michael Vick pass for conversion failed)

Team Statistics ATL DAL
Record 3-5 3-6
First Downs 22 16
- by Rushing 8 0
- by Passing 14 15
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 361 293
- Offensive Plays 72 63
- Yards per Play 5.01 4.65
Net Rushing Yards 121 34
- Rushing Attempts 30 14
- Yards per Rush 4.03 2.43
Net Passing Yards 240 259
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 41 - 25 - 0 47 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 248 267
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/8 2/8
- Yards per Pass Play 5.71 5.29
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/16 7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.9 9.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 5/33 5/45
Punt Returns/Yards 2/49 1/3
Kick Returns/Yards 2/32 5/150
Interception Ret./Yards 1/2 0/0
2pt Conversions 1/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 34
Time of Possession 34:34 25:26

Team Statistics	ATL	DAL
Record	3-5	3-6
First Downs	22	16
- by Rushing	8	0
- by Passing	14	15
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	361	293
- Offensive Plays	72	63
- Yards per Play	5.01	4.65
Net Rushing Yards	121	34
- Rushing Attempts	30	14
- Yards per Rush	4.03	2.43
Net Passing Yards	240	259
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	41 - 25 - 0	47 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	248	267
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/8	2/8
- Yards per Pass Play	5.71	5.29
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/16	7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.9	9.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	5/33	5/45
Punt Returns/Yards	2/49	1/3
Kick Returns/Yards	2/32	5/150
Interception Ret./Yards	1/2	0/0
2pt Conversions	1/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 34
Time of Possession	34:34	25:26

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:11	OWN 24	12	76	Touchdown
1	5:15	1:04	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
1	3:17	3:26	OWN 8	9	33	Punt
2	14:17	6:07	OWN 25	10	67	Field Goal
2	5:33	1:17	OWN 36	3	5	Punt
2	2:47	2:19	OWN 3	6	16	Punt
2	0:12	0:12	OWN 42	2	0	Half
3	11:37	0:58	OWN 45	3	0	Punt
3	8:32	1:27	OPP 43	3	-5	Punt
4	15:00	4:52	OWN 20	8	73	Field Goal
4	7:18	5:30	OWN 18	11	82	Touchdown
4	0:25	0:25	OWN 21	2	-3	Game

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:49	3:34	OWN 31	7	69	Touchdown
1	4:11	0:54	OWN 43	3	-3	Punt
2	14:51	0:34	OWN 22	3	0	Punt
2	8:10	2:37	OWN 39	7	32	Missed FG
2	4:16	1:29	OWN 30	3	6	Punt
2	0:28	0:16	OWN 44	2	0	Interception
3	15:00	3:23	OWN 40	8	22	Missed FG
3	10:39	2:07	OWN 16	3	7	Punt
3	7:05	7:05	OWN 12	13	46	Punt
4	10:08	2:50	OPP 27	5	27	Touchdown
4	1:48	1:23	OWN 27	9	52	Downs

Game MVP: Michael Vick, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Ryan Ramirez	18	72	4.00	13	3	1
Carl Davis	9	35	3.89	19	1	0
Michael Vick	3	14	4.67	17	1	0

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Cris Ladner	12	28	2.33	6	0	0
Ross Lofton	2	6	3.00	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Michael Vick	41	25	248	1/8	1	32	0	86.2

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ben Roethlisberger	47	23	267	2/8	2	29	1	71.9

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Alex Stuart	6	11	100	16.67	10	32	1
WR Vince Jeffries	5	8	42	8.40	2	20	0
RB Kim Helfrich	4	4	27	6.75	6	9	0
TE Mike Wheeler	3	4	40	13.33	1	14	0
RB Ryan Ramirez	3	4	12	4.00	2	10	0
FB Justin Griffith	2	2	13	6.50	4	9	0
WR Michael Jenkins	2	5	14	7.00	0	11	0
WR Bryce Drake	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Howie Isaacs	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Randy Moss	6	8	107	17.83	3	29	2
WR Charlie Weidner	4	6	50	12.50	11	19	0
WR Luke Herndon	4	9	37	9.25	1	13	0
TE Kirk Garcia	3	5	20	6.67	1	9	0
WR Charles Rogers	2	11	23	11.50	3	16	0
RB Ross Lofton	2	3	13	6.50	7	9	0
FB Darryl Locke	2	2	17	8.50	5	17	0
RB Cris Ladner	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Roman Lindros	1	2	2.00	0

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Ryan Ramirez	0	0	1	0

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Barry Pina	1	0	0	0
Reggie West	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Andy Lee	6	216	36.0	35.5	42	2

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jason Baker	5	269	53.8	40.0	63	4

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Wade Richey	2/2	0/0	0/0	25	1/1

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Billy Cundiff	0/2	0/2	0/1	0	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vince Jeffries	2	49	24.5	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Barry Pina	1	3	3.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bryce Drake	2	32	16.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brenden Adams	4	126	31.5	0
Barry Pina	1	24	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Mel Mitchell	8	1	0.0	14	49
CB DeAngelo Hall	6	1	0.0	10	41
CB Roman Lindros	6	0	0.0	12	48
ILB Keith Brooking	3	2	0.0	14	49
OLB R.J. Myers	3	1	0.0	14	49
DE Dusty Bronson	2	1	1.0	13	49
DT Dwan Edwards	2	0	1.0	14	43
CB Ike Benson	2	2	0.0	13	46
OLB Neal Kelleher	2	0	0.0	14	49
S Quinn Crum	1	1	0.0	10	40
DT Korey Sinclair	1	1	0.0	13	46
S Fred Clancy	1	1	0.0	0	9

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Joey Porter	9	2	0.0	29	39
OLB Bradie James	8	3	0.0	30	42
CB Billy Finch	5	0	0.0	27	39
CB Bryant Lindberg	4	0	1.0	29	41
S Roy Williams	4	4	0.0	29	42
DT Darnell Nussmeier	4	2	0.0	28	40
DT Deion Huston	4	1	0.0	22	28
DE Steve McWilliams	4	0	0.0	28	40
CB Brenden Adams	3	0	0.0	16	31
S Hardy Fremont	2	2	0.0	9	14
S Kendall Anderson	2	1	0.0	23	34
DE Melvin Braico	2	0	0.0	26	39
WR Charlie Weidner	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Van Dosoo	1	0	0.0	4	5
DE Dwight Pierce	0	1	0.0	5	4
OLB Michael Vandam	0	1	0.0	12	10

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Dwan Edwards	1.0	0	3	3	43
DE Dusty Bronson	1.0	0	2	0	49
OLB Neal Kelleher	0.0	1	4	0	49
ILB Keith Brooking	0.0	0	3	0	49
DT Korey Sinclair	0.0	0	2	0	46
CB Roman Lindros	0.0	0	1	0	48

Dallas	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
CB Bryant Lindberg	1.0	0	0	0	41
DE Melvin Braico	0.0	2	0	0	39
DE Steve McWilliams	0.0	1	1	0	40
S Roy Williams	0.0	0	1	0	42
DE Dwight Pierce	0.0	0	1	0	4
OLB Michael Vandam	0.0	0	1	0	10
DT Darnell Nussmeier	0.0	0	0	1	40

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB DeAngelo Hall	6	1	0	41
CB Roman Lindros	6	0	1	48
ILB Keith Brooking	2	1	0	49
OLB R.J. Myers	2	1	0	49
S Mel Mitchell	1	0	0	49
S Quinn Crum	1	0	0	40
DT Korey Sinclair	1	0	0	46
CB Ike Benson	1	0	0	46
OLB Neal Kelleher	1	0	0	49
S Fred Clancy	1	0	0	9
DE Dusty Bronson	1	0	0	49

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Billy Finch	5	0	39
OLB Bradie James	4	0	42
S Roy Williams	4	0	42
ILB Joey Porter	3	0	39
CB Bryant Lindberg	2	2	41
CB Brenden Adams	2	0	31
S Hardy Fremont	2	0	14
S Kendall Anderson	2	0	34
DT Deion Huston	1	0	28

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Clay Wallenbrock	5	9	2	30	0	42
Harvey Soltis	3	5	0	27	0	37
Isaac Whalen	1	3	0	27	0	38
Shane Phillips	1	2	0	7	0	15
Mike Wheeler	1	1	0	15	0	28
Wes Hamilton	0	3	0	29	0	41
Dwayne Robertson	0	1	0	25	1	30
Justin Griffith	0	1	0	22	0	32
Jerry McElroy	0	1	0	5	0	7
Howie Isaacs	0	1	0	13	0	12

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Flozell Adams	1	4	13	0	44
Jerald Boivin	1	3	10	0	42
Alan Overby	1	3	11	0	37
Andre Gurode	1	1	9	1	39
Ty Walton	0	2	12	0	41
Claude Martinez	0	1	9	1	27

Special Teams Statistics

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Dusty Sampson	3	16
Bryce Drake	1	13
Corey Tatum	1	13
Ryan Ramirez	1	12
Dean Hancock	0	17
Justin Griffith	0	15
Willie Hardy	0	15
Michael Jenkins	0	12
Frankie Lake	0	10
Will Overstreet	0	9
Mike Wheeler	0	9
Andy Lee	0	8
Shane Phillips	0	8
Jerry McElroy	0	8
Wes Hamilton	0	8
Howie Isaacs	0	8
Wade Richey	0	7
Harvey Soltis	0	7
Vince Jeffries	0	7
Fred Clancy	0	6
Brock Evans	0	5
Raymond Osuchowski	0	5
Quinn Crum	0	4
Clay Wallenbrock	0	4
Kim Helfrich	0	4
Ike Benson	0	3
Keith Brooking	0	2
DeAngelo Hall	0	2
Dwan Edwards	0	2
Mel Mitchell	0	2
Korey Sinclair	0	2
Neal Kelleher	0	2
Roman Lindros	0	2
Dusty Bronson	0	2
R.J. Myers	0	2
Tommy McAninch	0	1
Isaac Whalen	0	1

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Ross Lofton	1	20
Hardy Fremont	1	15
O.J. Kaplan	1	7
Ty Walton	1	7
Howie Mieske	0	21
Dixon Palepoi	0	21
Barry Pina	0	15
Cary Bryant	0	13
Kirk Garcia	0	13
Renaldo Washecheck	0	11
Vernon Heath	0	9
Jumbo Baldwin	0	8
Van Dosoo	0	7
Claude Martinez	0	7
Alan Overby	0	7
Darryl Locke	0	7
Brenden Adams	0	6
Dwight Pierce	0	6
Reggie West	0	6
Michael Vandam	0	6
Billy Cundiff	0	5
Jason Baker	0	5
Jason Ball	0	5
Flozell Adams	0	2
Bradie James	0	2
Joey Porter	0	2
Deion Huston	0	2
Kim Clinton	0	2
Harold Calderon	0	2
Darnell Nussmeier	0	2
Billy Finch	0	2
Steve McWilliams	0	2
Kendall Anderson	0	2
Bryant Lindberg	0	2
Roy Williams	0	1
Cris Ladner	0	1
Cornell Hoffer	0	1
Melvin Braico	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	7	3.5
Middle	20	86	4.3
Right	6	31	5.2
None	2	-3	-1.5

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	20	3.3
Middle	5	-1	-0.2
Right	3	15	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Michael Vick	41	25	3	3	4	2	4	1	0

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ben Roethlisberger	47	23	2	0	4	3	15	3	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	10	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	9	62	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	8	102	6.4
Long (19+ Yds)	8	3	74	9.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	4	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	63	4.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	10	144	8.0
Long (19+ Yds)	14	2	56	4.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Alex Stuart	11	6	1	100	2	34
WR Vince Jeffries	8	5	1	42	1	30
WR Michael Jenkins	5	2	0	14	0	19
TE Mike Wheeler	4	3	1	40	0	28
RB Kim Helfrich	4	4	0	27	0	10
RB Ryan Ramirez	4	3	0	12	0	20
FB Justin Griffith	2	2	0	13	0	32
WR Bryce Drake	2	0	1	0	0	10
TE Howie Isaacs	1	0	0	0	0	12

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Charles Rogers	11	2	2	23	0	36
WR Luke Herndon	9	4	0	37	0	32
WR Randy Moss	8	6	1	107	2	35
WR Charlie Weidner	6	4	0	50	0	14
TE Kirk Garcia	5	3	1	20	0	28
RB Cris Ladner	3	0	0	0	0	35
RB Ross Lofton	3	2	0	13	0	12
FB Darryl Locke	2	2	0	17	0	26

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ryan Ramirez	8	18	2.25	4.00
Carl Davis	2	3	1.50	3.89

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Cris Ladner	1	-1	-1.00	2.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Michael Vick	2	2	22	11.00	6.05

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ben Roethlisberger	1	1	13	13.00	5.68

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Justin Griffith	1	1	9	9.00	6.50
WR Vince Jeffries	1	1	13	13.00	5.25

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Randy Moss	1	1	13	13.00	13.38

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Ryan Ramirez	4	2

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Cris Ladner	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Michael Vick	12	8	6

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ben Roethlisberger	14	9	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Ryan Ramirez	4	3	1
WR Alex Stuart	3	2	2
WR Vince Jeffries	2	1	1
RB Kim Helfrich	2	2	2
TE Mike Wheeler	1	0	0

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Charlie Weidner	3	3	3
WR Luke Herndon	3	2	1
TE Kirk Garcia	3	2	1
WR Charles Rogers	2	0	0
WR Randy Moss	1	1	1
RB Cris Ladner	1	0	0
RB Ross Lofton	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 77,600 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,500 (19,900)
End Zone 13,700 (14,300)
Mezzanine 8,000 (8,300)
Sideline Seats 12,000 (12,700)
Club Seats 18,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 6,500 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	77,600 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,500 (19,900)
End Zone	13,700 (14,300)
Mezzanine	8,000 (8,300)
Sideline Seats	12,000 (12,700)
Club Seats	18,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	6,500 (9,900)