Week 9, 2022

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

St. Louis Rams	0	10	6	0	-	16
Atlanta Falcons	0	14	0	14	-	28

Scoring Summary
2Q: 11:50 STL - Daniel Taylor 1 pass from Sammie Holmes (Lester Arnold extra point)
2Q: 09:16 ATL - Broderick Darquea 5 pass from Frankie Blincoe (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
2Q: 03:01 STL - Lester Arnold 39 field goal
2Q: 01:43 ATL - Kirk Gardner 3 pass from Frankie Blincoe (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
3Q: 09:46 STL - Lester Arnold 37 field goal
3Q: 01:55 STL - Lester Arnold 35 field goal
4Q: 05:02 ATL - Shawn Rehberg 5 run (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
4Q: 01:46 ATL - Amos Hawkins 68 interception return (Charlie Mattingly extra point)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 11:50 STL - Daniel Taylor 1 pass from Sammie Holmes (Lester Arnold extra point)
2Q: 09:16 ATL - Broderick Darquea 5 pass from Frankie Blincoe (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
2Q: 03:01 STL - Lester Arnold 39 field goal
2Q: 01:43 ATL - Kirk Gardner 3 pass from Frankie Blincoe (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
3Q: 09:46 STL - Lester Arnold 37 field goal
3Q: 01:55 STL - Lester Arnold 35 field goal
4Q: 05:02 ATL - Shawn Rehberg 5 run (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
4Q: 01:46 ATL - Amos Hawkins 68 interception return (Charlie Mattingly extra point)

Team Statistics STL ATL
Record 5-4 1-7
First Downs 18 16
- by Rushing 5 6
- by Passing 13 10
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 330 262
- Offensive Plays 78 51
- Yards per Play 4.23 5.14
Net Rushing Yards 127 107
- Rushing Attempts 27 30
- Yards per Rush 4.70 3.57
Net Passing Yards 203 155
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 48 - 25 - 2 20 - 13 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 221 161
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/18 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 3.98 7.38
Fumbles/Lost 3/0 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 9/19 3/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.5 3.7
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/20 2/10
Punt Returns/Yards 2/19 3/40
Kick Returns/Yards 4/73 4/116
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 2/80
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 42
Time of Possession 35:22 24:38

Team Statistics	STL	ATL
Record	5-4	1-7
First Downs	18	16
- by Rushing	5	6
- by Passing	13	10
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	330	262
- Offensive Plays	78	51
- Yards per Play	4.23	5.14
Net Rushing Yards	127	107
- Rushing Attempts	27	30
- Yards per Rush	4.70	3.57
Net Passing Yards	203	155
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	48 - 25 - 2	20 - 13 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	221	161
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/18	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	3.98	7.38
Fumbles/Lost	3/0	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	9/19	3/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.5	3.7
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/20	2/10
Punt Returns/Yards	2/19	3/40
Kick Returns/Yards	4/73	4/116
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	2/80
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 42
Time of Possession	35:22	24:38

Drive Charts

St. Louis Rams
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:01	OWN 26	3	-6	Punt
1	11:24	3:14	OWN 20	7	31	Punt
1	3:38	6:56	OWN 20	14	80	Touchdown
2	9:56	0:11	OWN 12	1	0	Interception
2	9:08	3:23	OWN 24	6	20	Punt
2	4:18	1:23	OPP 30	3	8	Field Goal
2	1:34	1:34	OWN 20	5	23	Half
3	13:03	3:24	OWN 48	7	32	Field Goal
3	7:32	5:42	OWN 26	11	56	Field Goal
4	14:55	2:31	OWN 20	4	11	Punt
4	8:58	1:00	OWN 1	3	4	Punt
4	4:54	2:34	OWN 40	9	53	Downs
4	1:46	0:13	OWN 42	1	0	Interception
4	1:33	0:47	OWN 19	4	8	Downs

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:59	1:35	OPP 45	3	1	Punt
1	8:10	4:32	OWN 20	8	78	Interception
2	11:42	1:46	OWN 35	3	9	Punt
2	9:45	0:37	OPP 7	2	7	Touchdown
2	5:45	1:27	OWN 20	3	10	Fumble
2	2:55	1:21	OWN 46	4	54	Touchdown
3	15:00	1:57	OWN 46	4	13	Fumble
3	9:39	2:07	OWN 33	3	5	Punt
3	1:50	1:55	OWN 20	4	27	Punt
4	12:24	3:26	OWN 41	6	17	Punt
4	7:58	3:04	OPP 38	6	38	Touchdown
4	2:20	0:34	OWN 7	3	6	Punt
4	0:46	0:46	OPP 27	2	-3	Game

Game MVP: Frankie Blincoe, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Daniel Taylor	20	116	5.80	41	3
Lionel Johnson	6	7	1.17	5	0
Sammie Holmes	1	4	4.00	4	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Shawn Rehberg	17	80	4.71	23	3	1
Broderick Darquea	5	2	0.40	3	0	0
Ike Perez	3	11	3.67	7	0	0
Frankie Blincoe	3	4	1.33	7	0	0
Byron Aiken	2	10	5.00	8	0	0

Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Sammie Holmes	48	25	221	3/18	1	25	2	54.3

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Frankie Blincoe	20	13	161	1/6	2	36	1	102.3

Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Daniel Taylor	5	8	25	5.00	9	14	1
TE Freddie Winters	4	11	38	9.50	9	15	0
WR Kirk Ellison	4	6	33	8.25	10	25	0
FB Donnell Fuller	3	3	29	9.67	19	21	0
WR Benjamin Dubey	3	5	29	9.67	4	13	0
WR William Lundberg	2	8	32	16.00	8	17	0
RB Lionel Johnson	2	3	15	7.50	0	9	0
WR Martinez Whitfield	1	2	23	23.00	15	23	0
WR Quentin Neufeldt	1	1	-3	-3.00	0	-3	0
TE Dennis Hanson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Claude Adams	5	7	78	15.60	50	36	0
WR Will Tanner	2	2	17	8.50	0	11	0
WR Gerald Buchanan	2	3	26	13.00	2	22	0
WR Bryan Dennis	2	3	32	16.00	0	18	0
TE Kirk Gardner	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	1
RB Broderick Darquea	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	1
WR Winston Conley	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Ike Perez	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Tony Merriman	1	0	0.00	0

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Grant Morton	1	12	12.00	0
CB Amos Hawkins	1	68	68.00	1

Fumble Statistics

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force
Daniel Taylor	1	1	0
Sammie Holmes	1	0	0
Spencer Fleming	1	0	0
Amos Brock	0	1	0
Gus Campbell	0	1	0
Jorge Schultz	0	1	0
Allen Wooden	0	1	0
Jose Prescott	0	0	1
Seth Knutson	0	0	1

Atlanta	Fumb	Force
Shawn Rehberg	2	0
Norm Sapia	0	1
Leroy Keith	0	1
Leo Abell	0	1

Punting Statistics

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marcus Cesario	5	231	46.2	30.2	56	0

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Nicky Bodenhemer	6	282	47.0	37.2	58	2

Kicking Statistics

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Lester Arnold	3/3	0/0	0/0	39	1/1

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Charlie Mattingly	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Spencer Fleming	2	19	9.5	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Grant Morton	3	40	13.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
William Lundberg	3	56	18.7	0
Martinez Whitfield	1	17	17.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Amos Hawkins	3	87	29.0	0
Shawn Rehberg	1	29	29.0	0

Defensive Statistics

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Jorge Schultz	6	2	1.0	19	17
DE Jose Prescott	4	0	0.0	28	18
OLB Randall Money	4	0	0.0	26	18
S Lewis Niemeyer	3	1	0.0	19	8
ILB Seth Knutson	3	0	0.0	8	13
CB Clifton Basford	2	1	0.0	10	6
CB Robbie Williamson	2	1	0.0	23	17
OLB Cris Sanders	2	1	0.0	4	3
DE Christian Stuart	2	1	0.0	24	17
ILB Drew Rollo	2	0	0.0	22	8
OLB Sherman Wilson	2	0	0.0	6	2
CB Vernon Garrison	2	0	0.0	24	17
S Allen Wooden	2	0	0.0	11	13
OLB Ernest Ballard	1	0	0.0	8	14
S Tony Merriman	1	0	0.0	27	20
TE Dennis Hanson	1	0	---	---	---
DT Malcolm Beustring	1	0	0.0	18	11
DT Donald Costa	0	1	0.0	17	10
CB Spencer Fleming	0	1	0.0	19	7
S Harold Amon	0	1	0.0	4	2

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Darryl Harts	7	1	0.0	20	42
ILB Norm Sapia	6	1	0.0	21	40
S Grant Morton	5	2	0.0	24	41
S Winfred Dillon	5	1	0.0	15	34
DE Juan Norried	4	0	1.0	27	46
ILB Cris Penberthy	3	1	0.0	9	10
ILB Brett Cobb	3	0	0.0	6	12
CB Harvey Springer	3	0	0.0	16	33
DE Jamie Lincoln	2	0	1.0	20	33
DE Leo Abell	2	0	1.0	12	29
DT Winston Ansara	2	1	0.0	15	30
CB Norman Henry	2	1	0.0	16	26
S Marlon Paswater	2	1	0.0	12	16
CB Louie Podbevsek	2	0	0.0	1	9
S Bryant Andrew	2	0	0.0	3	10
DT Omar Blackburn	1	2	0.0	13	16
CB Gus Barrett	1	1	0.0	17	33
QB Frankie Blincoe	1	0	---	---	---
T Mario Sanford	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Craig Lyon	1	0	0.0	14	17
CB Amos Hawkins	1	0	0.0	15	33
DT Malcolm Bartholomew	0	1	0.0	19	38
S Nate Accimus	0	1	0.0	2	13

Pass Rush Statistics

St. Louis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Jorge Schultz	1.0	0	0	0	17
OLB Randall Money	0.0	1	0	0	18
DE Morris Severson	0.0	0	2	0	6
DE Jose Prescott	0.0	0	1	1	18

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Juan Norried	1.0	1	5	2	46
DE Jamie Lincoln	1.0	0	1	0	33
DE Leo Abell	1.0	0	0	0	29
DT Winston Ansara	0.0	1	0	0	30
OLB Darryl Harts	0.0	0	1	0	42
DT Malcolm Bartholomew	0.0	0	1	0	38

Pass Defense Statistics

St. Louis	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Robbie Williamson	3	0	17
S Tony Merriman	2	1	20
CB Clifton Basford	2	0	6
CB Vernon Garrison	2	0	17
OLB Cris Sanders	1	0	3
OLB Sherman Wilson	1	0	2
DT Jorge Schultz	1	0	17
OLB Randall Money	1	0	18

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Darryl Harts	4	1	0	42
S Winfred Dillon	4	0	0	34
CB Harvey Springer	3	2	0	33
ILB Brett Cobb	2	1	0	12
S Grant Morton	2	0	1	41
ILB Cris Penberthy	2	0	0	10
DE Juan Norried	2	0	0	46
OLB Craig Lyon	1	1	0	17
CB Amos Hawkins	1	0	1	33
ILB Norm Sapia	1	0	0	40
CB Norman Henry	1	0	0	26
CB Louie Podbevsek	1	0	0	9
S Bryant Andrew	1	0	0	10
DT Malcolm Bartholomew	0	1	0	38

Blocking Statistics

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Amos Brock	1	7	1	27	0	51
Mack Norris	1	6	0	25	0	45
Joseph Sampson	1	4	1	27	0	51
Donnell Fuller	1	2	0	18	0	29
Freddie Winters	1	1	0	21	0	39
Dennis Hanson	1	1	0	12	0	23
George Coffey	0	3	0	22	1	46
Thomas Murack	0	2	0	22	1	38
Jumbo Nathan	0	0	0	7	1	19

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
J.T. Bussey	2	8	22	0	15
Ike Perez	2	6	26	0	17
Johnnie Hogrefe	1	5	27	0	19
Junior Roush	1	1	30	0	21
Leroy Keith	1	1	6	0	3
Mario Sanford	0	4	24	0	18
Kirk Chapman	0	2	28	0	16
Troy Branch	0	0	11	1	8

Special Teams Statistics

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Spencer Fleming	3	22
Lewis Niemeyer	2	13
Donnell Fuller	1	18
Teddy Buchanan	1	8
Lionel Johnson	0	23
Gus Campbell	0	16
Dennis Hanson	0	15
Quentin Neufeldt	0	13
Cris Sanders	0	12
Byron Crist	0	10
Clifton Basford	0	10
Freddie Winters	0	9
Levon Felker	0	9
Lester Arnold	0	8
Mack Norris	0	8
Thomas Murack	0	8
Jumbo Nathan	0	8
William Lundberg	0	6
Morris Severson	0	6
Martinez Whitfield	0	5
Marcus Cesario	0	5
Sherman Wilson	0	5
Drew Rollo	0	4
Ernest Ballard	0	4
George Coffey	0	3
Donald Costa	0	3
Seth Knutson	0	3
Henry Von Oelhoffen	0	3
Daniel Taylor	0	2
Jose Prescott	0	2
Joseph Sampson	0	1
Jorge Schultz	0	1
Danny Parcells	0	1

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Ike Perez	2	16
Amos Hawkins	1	17
Cedric Dole	1	16
Winston Conley	1	10
Leroy Keith	1	6
Byron Aiken	0	20
Norm Sapia	0	19
Harvey Springer	0	19
Will Tanner	0	14
Darryl Harts	0	13
Winfred Dillon	0	13
Cris Penberthy	0	12
Kirk Gardner	0	8
Juan Norried	0	8
Grant Morton	0	7
Nicky Bodenhemer	0	6
Kennedy Finneran	0	6
Jamie Lincoln	0	5
Shawn Rehberg	0	5
Charlie Mattingly	0	5
Marlon Paswater	0	5
Johnnie Hogrefe	0	4
J.T. Bussey	0	4
Danny McClendon	0	4
Malcolm Bartholomew	0	3
Troy Branch	0	3
Bryant Andrew	0	3
Gus Barrett	0	3
Claude Adams	0	2
Leo Abell	0	2
Winston Ansara	0	2
Norman Henry	0	2
Omar Blackburn	0	1
Craig Lyon	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	16	51	3.2
Middle	5	51	10.2
Right	6	25	4.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	16	8.0
Middle	17	48	2.8
Right	9	46	5.1
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Sammie Holmes	48	25	3	3	2	6	8	2	2

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Frankie Blincoe	20	13	2	1	1	0	3	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	11	8	20	1.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	11	123	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	6	78	7.1
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	8	90	9.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	49	7.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	22	11.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Freddie Winters	11	4	1	38	0	39
WR William Lundberg	8	2	0	32	0	33
RB Daniel Taylor	8	5	0	25	0	33
WR Kirk Ellison	6	4	0	33	1	35
WR Benjamin Dubey	5	3	1	29	0	14
RB Lionel Johnson	3	2	0	15	0	18
FB Donnell Fuller	3	3	0	29	1	29
WR Martinez Whitfield	2	1	0	23	1	20
WR Quentin Neufeldt	1	1	0	-3	0	4
TE Dennis Hanson	1	0	0	0	0	23

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Claude Adams	7	5	0	78	1	15
WR Gerald Buchanan	3	2	0	26	1	9
WR Bryan Dennis	3	2	0	32	0	14
WR Will Tanner	2	2	0	17	0	6
TE Kirk Gardner	2	1	1	3	0	15
WR Winston Conley	1	0	0	0	0	1
FB Ike Perez	1	0	0	0	0	17
RB Broderick Darquea	1	1	0	5	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Daniel Taylor	4	16	4.00	5.80
Sammie Holmes	1	4	4.00	4.00
Lionel Johnson	1	0	0.00	1.17

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Shawn Rehberg	2	7	3.50	4.71
Broderick Darquea	1	1	1.00	0.40

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Sammie Holmes	9	2	10	1.11	4.60

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Frankie Blincoe	3	2	8	2.67	8.05

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Freddie Winters	3	0	0	0.00	3.45
RB Daniel Taylor	3	1	1	0.33	3.13
WR William Lundberg	1	0	0	0.00	4.00
WR Kirk Ellison	1	0	0	0.00	5.50
WR Benjamin Dubey	1	1	9	9.00	5.80

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Kirk Gardner	1	1	3	3.00	1.50
RB Broderick Darquea	1	1	5	5.00	5.00
WR Gerald Buchanan	1	0	0	0.00	8.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Daniel Taylor	2	2

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Ike Perez	1	1
Byron Aiken	1	0
Broderick Darquea	1	0
Shawn Rehberg	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Sammie Holmes	15	11	7

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Frankie Blincoe	4	2	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Daniel Taylor	4	3	1
TE Freddie Winters	3	2	1
WR William Lundberg	2	2	2
WR Kirk Ellison	2	1	1
WR Martinez Whitfield	1	1	1
FB Donnell Fuller	1	1	0
TE Dennis Hanson	1	0	0
WR Benjamin Dubey	1	1	1

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Winston Conley	1	0	0
WR Claude Adams	1	0	0
WR Will Tanner	1	1	1
WR Gerald Buchanan	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 43,900 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,400 (22,200)
End Zone 9,900 (16,000)
Mezzanine 5,700 (9,200)
Sideline Seats 8,700 (14,100)
Club Seats 2,800 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes 2,400 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	43,900 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,400 (22,200)
End Zone	9,900 (16,000)
Mezzanine	5,700 (9,200)
Sideline Seats	8,700 (14,100)
Club Seats	2,800 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes	2,400 (5,000)