Week 12, 2013

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

New England Patriots	7	7	0	0	-	14
Atlanta Falcons	7	14	0	17	-	38

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:05 ATL - Alex Stuart 15 pass from Joey Harrington (Vincent Marchant extra point)
1Q: 03:25 NED - Byron Lewis 19 run (Charlie Flannery extra point)
2Q: 10:00 ATL - Mike Wheeler 3 pass from Joey Harrington (Vincent Marchant extra point)
2Q: 04:32 NED - Bethel Johnson 88 pass from Tom Brady (Charlie Flannery extra point)
2Q: 02:14 ATL - Kim Helfrich 2 run (Vincent Marchant extra point)
4Q: 14:37 ATL - Alex Stuart 48 pass from Joey Harrington (Vincent Marchant extra point)
4Q: 08:03 ATL - Vincent Marchant 29 field goal
4Q: 02:22 ATL - Kim Helfrich 17 run (Vincent Marchant extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:05 ATL - Alex Stuart 15 pass from Joey Harrington (Vincent Marchant extra point)
1Q: 03:25 NED - Byron Lewis 19 run (Charlie Flannery extra point)
2Q: 10:00 ATL - Mike Wheeler 3 pass from Joey Harrington (Vincent Marchant extra point)
2Q: 04:32 NED - Bethel Johnson 88 pass from Tom Brady (Charlie Flannery extra point)
2Q: 02:14 ATL - Kim Helfrich 2 run (Vincent Marchant extra point)
4Q: 14:37 ATL - Alex Stuart 48 pass from Joey Harrington (Vincent Marchant extra point)
4Q: 08:03 ATL - Vincent Marchant 29 field goal
4Q: 02:22 ATL - Kim Helfrich 17 run (Vincent Marchant extra point)

Team Statistics NED ATL
Record 5-6 7-4
First Downs 17 28
- by Rushing 5 8
- by Passing 11 18
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 370 494
- Offensive Plays 64 79
- Yards per Play 5.78 6.25
Net Rushing Yards 86 182
- Rushing Attempts 16 37
- Yards per Rush 5.38 4.92
Net Passing Yards 284 312
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 46 - 21 - 2 41 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 293 317
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/9 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 5.92 7.43
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/13 6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.7 6.6
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 11/98 7/65
Punt Returns/Yards 5/8 2/-2
Kick Returns/Yards 4/75 2/29
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/7
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 4/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 30
Time of Possession 23:54 36:06

Team Statistics	NED	ATL
Record	5-6	7-4
First Downs	17	28
- by Rushing	5	8
- by Passing	11	18
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	370	494
- Offensive Plays	64	79
- Yards per Play	5.78	6.25
Net Rushing Yards	86	182
- Rushing Attempts	16	37
- Yards per Rush	5.38	4.92
Net Passing Yards	284	312
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	46 - 21 - 2	41 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	293	317
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/9	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	5.92	7.43
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/13	6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.7	6.6
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	11/98	7/65
Punt Returns/Yards	5/8	2/-2
Kick Returns/Yards	4/75	2/29
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/7
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	4/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 30
Time of Possession	23:54	36:06

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:24	0:45	OWN 25	2	21	Fumble
1	9:56	1:22	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
1	7:15	4:04	OWN 34	8	66	Touchdown
1	1:43	1:25	OWN 36	3	-8	Punt
2	9:52	2:58	OWN 26	5	22	Interception
2	4:32	0:16	OWN 12	1	88	Touchdown
2	2:05	1:08	OWN 20	4	13	Punt
3	15:00	2:53	OWN 36	6	28	Missed FG
3	11:33	1:29	OWN 14	4	31	Punt
3	7:43	1:49	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
3	2:41	1:55	OWN 8	6	14	Punt
4	14:18	0:57	OWN 20	3	-5	Punt
4	7:58	2:18	OWN 38	10	35	Downs
4	2:09	1:05	OWN 26	8	24	Interception

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:36	OWN 22	3	7	Punt
1	12:39	2:43	OPP 46	6	46	Touchdown
1	8:34	1:19	OWN 13	3	5	Punt
1	3:11	1:28	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
1	0:18	5:26	OWN 39	13	61	Touchdown
2	6:54	2:22	OWN 20	5	25	Punt
2	4:16	2:11	OWN 25	6	75	Touchdown
2	0:57	0:57	OWN 31	5	31	Half
3	12:07	0:34	OWN 43	3	0	Punt
3	10:04	2:21	OWN 20	4	20	Punt
3	5:54	3:13	OWN 15	7	37	Punt
3	0:46	1:28	OWN 36	4	64	Touchdown
4	13:21	5:23	OWN 42	11	46	Field Goal
4	5:40	3:31	OWN 27	7	73	Touchdown
4	1:04	1:04	50	2	1	Game

Game MVP: Joey Harrington, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Byron Lewis	12	67	5.58	19	2	1
Randal Meadows	4	19	4.75	14	1	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Kim Helfrich	23	89	3.87	17	2	2
Carl Davis	13	91	7.00	28	4	0
Jerry Curry	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tom Brady	46	21	293	2/9	1	88	2	55.8

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joey Harrington	41	26	317	1/5	3	48	0	111.5

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Luke Gross	6	12	89	14.83	20	28	0
WR Nathan Osborne	4	10	40	10.00	15	14	0
WR Bethel Johnson	2	7	96	48.00	66	88	1
RB Randal Meadows	2	2	13	6.50	0	10	0
RB Byron Lewis	2	4	1	0.50	3	3	0
TE Elton Kinney	2	2	34	17.00	8	23	0
FB Thomas Tapeh	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Howie Hoffman	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Dwayne Lehan	1	2	4	4.00	1	4	0
TE Ben Watson	0	4	0	0.00	0	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Mike Wheeler	8	10	75	9.38	8	14	1
WR Jimmie Horton	6	7	73	12.17	1	47	0
WR Alex Stuart	5	12	115	23.00	21	48	2
FB Jerry Curry	2	2	11	5.50	5	10	0
WR Vince Jeffries	2	4	12	6.00	0	12	0
RB Kim Helfrich	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Daniel Baker	1	1	21	21.00	3	21	0
WR Van Young	1	3	7	7.00	1	7	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Quinn Crum	1	0	0.00	0
S Fred Clancy	1	7	7.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov
Luke Gross	1	0
Howie Hoffman	1	0
Thomas Tapeh	0	1

Atlanta	Recov	Force
Quinn Crum	1	0
Ike Benson	0	1
R.J. Myers	0	1

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Robbie Burgess	7	326	46.6	44.0	61	2

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Nicky Bodenhemer	7	309	44.1	43.0	53	3

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Charlie Flannery	0/1	0/1	0/1	0	2/2

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Vincent Marchant	1/1	0/0	0/0	29	5/5

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brian Ellis	5	8	1.6	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vince Jeffries	2	-2	-1.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brian Ellis	3	59	19.7	0
Bethel Johnson	1	16	16.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Michael Jenkins	2	29	14.5	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Eugene Wilson	12	3	0.0	37	39
ILB Luke Wayne	7	2	0.0	35	41
OLB Christian Howe	6	2	1.0	27	29
CB Brian Ellis	6	0	0.0	37	42
S Sean Taylor	5	1	0.0	28	35
CB Ahmad Carroll	4	1	0.0	19	28
CB Brant Norton	4	1	0.0	35	39
DT Vince Wilfork	2	0	0.0	7	15
OLB Lamar Marshall	2	0	0.0	22	21
S Heath Hitchcock	2	0	0.0	9	14
DT Dale Knight	2	0	0.0	32	27
DT Randy Chevrier	1	3	0.0	26	30
DE Freddie Preston	1	3	0.0	33	39
DE Ty Warren	1	1	0.0	8	16
OLB Terrell Terry	1	1	0.0	4	3
QB Tom Brady	1	0	---	---	---
WR Bethel Johnson	1	0	---	---	---
DE Perry Grider	1	0	0.0	31	26
ILB Fernando LaStarza	1	0	0.0	4	2
DE Kendrick Fox	1	0	0.0	11	8

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Ike Benson	7	0	0.0	15	48
OLB Vernon Douglas	5	0	0.0	9	24
S Fred Clancy	4	3	0.0	16	47
CB Damon Nash	4	0	0.0	9	45
DT Korey Sinclair	3	1	0.0	16	48
ILB Boss Bailey	3	0	0.0	11	23
DE Kendall Hape	2	1	1.0	16	46
DE Dusty Bronson	2	0	1.0	15	31
S Quinn Crum	2	2	0.0	13	47
CB Roman Lindros	2	0	0.0	16	47
OLB Will Overstreet	1	0	0.0	1	3
OLB R.J. Myers	0	2	0.0	15	48
DT Dwan Edwards	0	1	0.0	10	26

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Christian Howe	1.0	0	29
DE Ty Warren	0.0	2	16
DE Perry Grider	0.0	2	26
DT Randy Chevrier	0.0	1	30
OLB Lamar Marshall	0.0	1	21
DE Freddie Preston	0.0	1	39

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Dusty Bronson	1.0	1	0	0	31
DE Kendall Hape	1.0	0	2	5	46
DE Frankie Lake	0.0	1	2	0	17
DT Korey Sinclair	0.0	0	3	4	48
DT Dwan Edwards	0.0	0	1	0	26

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Eugene Wilson	6	1	39
CB Brian Ellis	6	1	42
CB Brant Norton	3	2	39
CB Ahmad Carroll	3	1	28
ILB Luke Wayne	2	1	41
OLB Lamar Marshall	2	0	21
S Sean Taylor	1	1	35
DT Randy Chevrier	1	0	30
OLB Terrell Terry	1	0	3
S Heath Hitchcock	1	0	14
OLB Christian Howe	0	1	29

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Ike Benson	8	1	0	48
CB Damon Nash	3	0	0	45
S Quinn Crum	2	1	1	47
S Fred Clancy	2	1	1	47
OLB Vernon Douglas	2	1	0	24
CB Roman Lindros	1	1	0	47
OLB R.J. Myers	1	1	0	48
OLB Will Overstreet	1	0	0	3
DT Korey Sinclair	1	0	0	48
CB Dean Hancock	0	2	0	22

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Conrad Chiaccheri	2	4	0	13	1	39
Jeremy Hibdon	1	3	1	15	1	39
Lee Attico	1	3	0	5	0	14
Dan Koppen	1	2	0	14	0	38
Leonard Lytle	1	2	0	15	0	43
Les Leskun	1	1	0	12	0	43
Gilbert Conway	1	1	0	3	0	12

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Clay Wallenbrock	3	10	2	34	0	41
Wes Hamilton	3	8	0	36	0	40
Isaac Whalen	3	6	0	32	0	39
Dwayne Robertson	2	5	0	31	0	31
Harvey Soltis	2	4	0	36	0	41
Jerry McElroy	1	1	0	4	1	4
Daniel Baker	1	1	0	12	0	10
Shane Phillips	0	1	0	9	0	13
Howie Isaacs	0	1	0	4	0	2

Special Teams Statistics

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Randal Meadows	1	24
Ahmad Carroll	1	18
Elton Kinney	1	17
Brady Garrison	1	8
Fernando Gildon	0	18
Bethel Johnson	0	17
Terrell Terry	0	14
Brian Ellis	0	14
Heath Hitchcock	0	13
Jim Borders	0	13
Thomas Tapeh	0	11
Howie Hoffman	0	11
Fernando LaStarza	0	10
Ben Watson	0	8
Dan Koppen	0	8
Mercury Legay	0	8
Gilbert Conway	0	8
Lee Attico	0	8
Perry Grider	0	7
Lamar Marshall	0	7
Robbie Burgess	0	7
Dwayne Lehan	0	7
Les Leskun	0	6
Dale Knight	0	5
Charlie Flannery	0	4
Kendrick Fox	0	3
Eugene Wilson	0	2
Randy Chevrier	0	2
Conrad Chiaccheri	0	2
Sean Taylor	0	1
Rene Wingo	0	1
Brant Norton	0	1
Freddie Preston	0	1
Christian Howe	0	1
Luke Wayne	0	1

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Dusty Sampson	3	19
Carl Davis	1	25
Dean Hancock	1	23
Howie Isaacs	1	18
Daniel Baker	1	14
Harvey Soltis	1	8
Jerry Curry	1	7
Vince Jeffries	0	17
Nicky Bodenhemer	0	14
Jim Abrams	0	13
Frankie Lake	0	12
Michael Jenkins	0	11
Will Overstreet	0	10
Jashon Sykes	0	10
Mike Wheeler	0	10
Tyrus Riviere	0	10
Van Young	0	10
Shane Phillips	0	8
Jerry McElroy	0	8
James Newman	0	8
Donovan Ricker	0	7
Clay Wallenbrock	0	6
Dwan Edwards	0	3
Quinn Crum	0	2
Ike Benson	0	2
Damon Nash	0	2
Vincent Marchant	0	1
Korey Sinclair	0	1
Buddy West	0	1
Roman Lindros	0	1
Fred Clancy	0	1
Dusty Bronson	0	1
R.J. Myers	0	1
Kendall Hape	0	1
Vernon Douglas	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	28	7.0
Middle	7	30	4.3
Right	5	28	5.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	37	4.6
Middle	20	105	5.3
Right	9	40	4.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tom Brady	46	21	3	2	3	8	8	9	2

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joey Harrington	41	26	5	0	0	8	7	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	5	1.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	8	71	6.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	8	106	6.2
Long (19+ Yds)	14	2	111	7.9

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	2	0.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	14	105	6.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	5	57	5.7
Long (19+ Yds)	12	5	153	12.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Luke Gross	12	6	1	89	1	37
WR Nathan Osborne	10	4	0	40	0	33
WR Bethel Johnson	7	2	1	96	1	39
TE Ben Watson	4	0	0	0	0	22
RB Byron Lewis	4	2	0	1	0	23
RB Randal Meadows	2	2	0	13	0	25
WR Howie Hoffman	2	1	1	8	0	4
TE Elton Kinney	2	2	0	34	1	15
WR Dwayne Lehan	2	1	0	4	0	19
FB Thomas Tapeh	1	1	0	8	0	18

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Alex Stuart	12	5	115	3	35
TE Mike Wheeler	10	8	75	0	23
WR Jimmie Horton	7	6	73	1	27
WR Vince Jeffries	4	2	12	0	26
WR Van Young	3	1	7	0	21
FB Jerry Curry	2	2	11	0	9
RB Kim Helfrich	2	1	3	0	25
TE Daniel Baker	1	1	21	1	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Byron Lewis	1	19	19.00	5.58

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Kim Helfrich	6	16	2.67	3.87
Jerry Curry	1	2	2.00	2.00
Carl Davis	1	-2	-2.00	7.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joey Harrington	6	5	28	4.67	7.73

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jimmie Horton	2	2	3	1.50	10.43
WR Alex Stuart	2	1	15	7.50	9.58
TE Mike Wheeler	1	1	3	3.00	7.50
WR Van Young	1	1	7	7.00	2.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Byron Lewis	1	1

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Carl Davis	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tom Brady	11	3	2

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joey Harrington	14	8	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bethel Johnson	3	1	1
WR Nathan Osborne	3	1	1
WR Luke Gross	2	0	0
TE Ben Watson	1	0	0
WR Howie Hoffman	1	0	0
RB Byron Lewis	1	1	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Alex Stuart	5	2	2
TE Mike Wheeler	3	3	3
WR Van Young	3	1	1
WR Jimmie Horton	1	1	0
FB Jerry Curry	1	1	0
WR Vince Jeffries	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 52,800 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,000 (22,200)
End Zone 12,100 (16,000)
Mezzanine 6,900 (9,200)
Sideline Seats 10,100 (14,100)
Club Seats 3,500 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes 3,200 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	52,800 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,000 (22,200)
End Zone	12,100 (16,000)
Mezzanine	6,900 (9,200)
Sideline Seats	10,100 (14,100)
Club Seats	3,500 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes	3,200 (5,000)