Week 9, 2043

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

St. Louis Rams	0	14	3	13	-	30
Atlanta Falcons	3	0	7	7	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:17 ATL - Preston Burks 47 field goal
2Q: 13:27 STL - Tyrell Messina 32 run (Alfredo Sachs extra point)
2Q: 07:04 STL - Malachi Frieswyk 7 run (Alfredo Sachs extra point)
3Q: 13:11 STL - Alfredo Sachs 34 field goal
3Q: 02:34 ATL - Devan Fenimore 85 run (Preston Burks extra point)
4Q: 13:56 STL - Darien Rasmussen 38 interception return (Alfredo Sachs extra point)
4Q: 09:02 STL - Alfredo Sachs 31 field goal
4Q: 07:53 ATL - Raul Davis 50 fumble return (Preston Burks extra point)
4Q: 02:38 STL - Alfredo Sachs 24 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:17 ATL - Preston Burks 47 field goal
2Q: 13:27 STL - Tyrell Messina 32 run (Alfredo Sachs extra point)
2Q: 07:04 STL - Malachi Frieswyk 7 run (Alfredo Sachs extra point)
3Q: 13:11 STL - Alfredo Sachs 34 field goal
3Q: 02:34 ATL - Devan Fenimore 85 run (Preston Burks extra point)
4Q: 13:56 STL - Darien Rasmussen 38 interception return (Alfredo Sachs extra point)
4Q: 09:02 STL - Alfredo Sachs 31 field goal
4Q: 07:53 ATL - Raul Davis 50 fumble return (Preston Burks extra point)
4Q: 02:38 STL - Alfredo Sachs 24 field goal

Team Statistics STL ATL
Record 6-3 3-5
First Downs 21 10
- by Rushing 9 2
- by Passing 12 8
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 421 288
- Offensive Plays 80 51
- Yards per Play 5.26 5.65
Net Rushing Yards 175 107
- Rushing Attempts 40 14
- Yards per Rush 4.38 7.64
Net Passing Yards 246 181
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 25 - 1 35 - 20 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 255 196
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/9 2/15
- Yards per Pass Play 6.15 4.89
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 9/20 2/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.9 7.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 6/45 7/52
Punt Returns/Yards 5/13 2/25
Kick Returns/Yards 2/45 2/45
Interception Ret./Yards 3/45 1/6
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/3 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 21
Time of Possession 37:04 22:56

Team Statistics	STL	ATL
Record	6-3	3-5
First Downs	21	10
- by Rushing	9	2
- by Passing	12	8
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	421	288
- Offensive Plays	80	51
- Yards per Play	5.26	5.65
Net Rushing Yards	175	107
- Rushing Attempts	40	14
- Yards per Rush	4.38	7.64
Net Passing Yards	246	181
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 25 - 1	35 - 20 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	255	196
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/9	2/15
- Yards per Pass Play	6.15	4.89
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	9/20	2/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.9	7.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	6/45	7/52
Punt Returns/Yards	5/13	2/25
Kick Returns/Yards	2/45	2/45
Interception Ret./Yards	3/45	1/6
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/3	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 21
Time of Possession	37:04	22:56

Drive Charts

St. Louis Rams
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:12	1:41	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
1	7:48	3:29	OWN 20	6	22	Punt
1	2:37	4:22	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
2	11:18	1:18	OWN 23	3	7	Punt
2	9:20	2:22	OPP 27	5	27	Touchdown
2	6:11	1:06	OWN 21	4	22	Interception
2	3:05	2:53	OWN 18	9	43	Punt
3	15:00	1:54	OWN 49	4	34	Field Goal
3	9:18	5:20	OWN 13	9	32	Punt
3	2:14	2:32	OWN 20	6	16	Punt
4	11:58	3:03	OWN 48	7	38	Field Goal
4	8:22	0:44	OPP 48	3	-2	Fumble
4	7:38	5:06	OWN 24	8	69	Field Goal
4	0:34	0:34	OWN 44	3	-4	Game

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:48	OWN 20	5	50	Field Goal
1	10:31	2:43	OWN 30	6	6	Punt
1	4:19	1:42	OWN 26	4	28	Punt
2	13:15	1:57	OWN 29	3	-2	Punt
2	10:00	0:40	OWN 33	2	-5	Interception
2	6:58	0:47	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
2	5:05	2:00	OWN 23	3	3	Punt
2	0:12	0:12	OWN 20	1	-2	Half
3	13:06	3:48	OWN 31	5	19	Punt
3	3:58	1:44	OWN 5	4	95	Touchdown
4	14:42	0:57	OWN 25	2	13	Interception
4	13:45	1:47	OWN 10	3	8	Punt
4	8:55	0:33	OWN 20	2	3	Interception
4	2:32	1:58	OWN 9	8	47	Downs

Game MVP: Glen Wellstone, St. Louis Rams

Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Malachi Frieswyk	24	82	3.42	31	2	1
Jamal Alexander	8	26	3.25	11	1	0
Tyrell Messina	8	67	8.38	32	2	1

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Devan Fenimore	6	87	14.50	85	1	1
Tony Sipes	4	11	2.75	6	0	0
Reuben Covert	3	7	2.33	5	0	0
Harvey Sutter	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jamal Alexander	38	25	255	2/9	0	36	1	73.9

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Reuben Covert	35	20	196	2/15	0	34	3	37.3

Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Karl Lane	7	9	47	6.71	10	13
WR Carl Joseph	5	7	70	14.00	35	36
WR Jonah Gash	3	6	36	12.00	10	22
TE Terrance Emmons	3	5	42	14.00	13	26
RB Malachi Frieswyk	3	5	29	9.67	0	12
WR Frank Shimada	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
RB Tyrell Messina	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
WR Giovanni Fewell	1	1	17	17.00	10	17
WR Christopher Wolfe	1	1	8	8.00	0	8
TE Gabriel Bening	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Jose Billodeaux	6	11	84	14.00	35	34
RB Tony Sipes	4	4	17	4.25	6	7
TE Jon Henderson	2	3	10	5.00	0	8
WR Jose Merrell	2	5	11	5.50	0	8
RB Devan Fenimore	2	2	6	3.00	0	3
WR Bart Roby	2	2	21	10.50	6	16
FB J.B. Simonsen	1	2	32	32.00	23	32
WR Jerome Grier	1	5	15	15.00	0	15
WR Colby Frankel	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Glen Wellstone	2	7	3.50	0
ILB Darien Rasmussen	1	38	38.00	1

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Neil Bishop	1	6	6.00	0

Fumble Statistics

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Jamal Alexander	1	0	0	0

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Raul Davis	0	1	1	1

Punting Statistics

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Malcolm Kemp	6	267	44.5	37.0	48	3

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Trevor Jouette	7	354	50.6	43.0	64	1

Kicking Statistics

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Alfredo Sachs	3/3	0/0	0/0	34	3/3

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Preston Burks	1/1	1/1	0/0	47	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jonah Gash	5	13	2.6	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Adrian Powell	2	25	12.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Frank Shimada	1	30	30.0	0
Malachi Frieswyk	1	15	15.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Colby Frankel	1	19	19.0	0
Jose Merrell	1	26	26.0	0

Defensive Statistics

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Eduardo Hartman	6	0	1.0	13	35
S Levon Koepke	5	3	0.0	12	29
CB Glen Wellstone	4	0	0.0	13	35
CB Damon Cochrane	4	0	0.0	11	32
OLB Kerry Chapman	3	1	0.0	10	15
S Ezra Crotti	3	0	0.0	13	35
ILB Darien Rasmussen	2	1	0.0	11	32
DE Malik Flitton	2	0	0.0	12	36
DE Timothy Megorden	1	0	1.0	9	24
CB Landon Killian	1	1	0.0	5	24
DT Jorge Herndon	1	0	0.0	6	18
OLB Perry Poole	1	0	0.0	4	7
TE Terrance Emmons	1	0	---	---	---
DT Grayson Givens	1	0	0.0	7	18
DT Ty Hazel	0	3	0.0	12	27
S Cory Wimer	0	1	0.0	3	12

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Eli Bech	9	0	0.0	33	25
S Arnold Barnhart	7	5	0.0	40	40
S Jerry Fishley	7	2	0.0	40	39
ILB Lee Kaplan	7	2	0.0	29	21
CB Neil Bishop	7	2	0.0	37	35
ILB Lukas Wolcott	6	2	0.0	40	40
DT Gavin McKnight	4	1	1.0	27	24
S Ellis Wyse	4	1	0.0	9	19
OLB Troy Donaldson	3	2	0.0	40	39
DE Raul Davis	2	0	1.0	27	30
DT Terrell McGowan	2	0	0.0	13	17
CB Owen Falwell	2	0	0.0	40	40
DE Christian Guido	1	1	0.0	20	12
WR Jose Billodeaux	1	0	---	---	---
S Adrian Powell	1	0	0.0	2	10
WR Jerome Grier	1	0	---	---	---
DE Clay Horton	0	2	0.0	13	11
CB Victor West	0	1	0.0	6	6
DE Rick Horton	0	1	0.0	20	27

Pass Rush Statistics

St. Louis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Timothy Megorden	1.0	0	1	0	24
ILB Eduardo Hartman	1.0	0	0	0	35
DE Malik Flitton	0.0	1	1	1	36
ILB Darien Rasmussen	0.0	1	0	0	32
DE Leslie Morrow	0.0	0	0	1	14

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Gavin McKnight	1.0	0	1	2	24
DE Raul Davis	1.0	0	0	0	30
DE Christian Guido	0.0	1	0	0	12
OLB Troy Donaldson	0.0	0	1	2	39
DT Terrell McGowan	0.0	0	1	0	17
ILB Lee Kaplan	0.0	0	1	0	21

Pass Defense Statistics

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Glen Wellstone	4	1	2	35
S Levon Koepke	3	0	0	29
CB Damon Cochrane	3	0	0	32
ILB Eduardo Hartman	3	0	0	35
ILB Darien Rasmussen	2	0	1	32
S Ezra Crotti	2	0	0	35
DE Malik Flitton	1	0	0	36
OLB Kerry Chapman	1	0	0	15
CB Landon Killian	1	0	0	24
CB William O'Neill	0	1	0	12

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Jerry Fishley	5	0	0	39
CB Neil Bishop	4	0	1	35
OLB Eli Bech	4	0	0	25
ILB Lee Kaplan	3	0	0	21
ILB Lukas Wolcott	2	1	0	40
CB Owen Falwell	2	1	0	40
S Ellis Wyse	2	0	0	19
OLB Troy Donaldson	2	0	0	39
S Adrian Powell	1	0	0	10
DT Gavin McKnight	0	1	0	24
S Arnold Barnhart	0	1	0	40

Blocking Statistics

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Owen Lane	5	9	40	1	40
Nate Joseph	2	8	40	0	40
Monty Ross	1	8	40	0	40
Lamont Blackwell	1	5	40	0	40
Victor McCurley	1	3	40	1	40

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Elijah Howe	2	5	14	0	37
Justin Thomason	1	2	14	0	37
John Stoops	0	1	14	1	37
Blake Heap	0	1	14	1	37
Zane Corgan	0	1	14	0	37
J.B. Simonsen	0	1	4	0	12

Special Teams Tackles

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Tyrell Messina	1	20
Cory Wimer	1	18
Levon Koepke	1	11
Tyree Fagan	1	6

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Arnold Barnhart	3	15
Tony Sipes	2	24
Harvey Sutter	1	19
Carlos Crump	1	8

Participation

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Owen Lane	40	40	---	---	9	89
Karl Lane	34	34	---	---	18	86
Monty Ross	40	40	---	---	---	80
Jamal Alexander	40	40	---	---	---	80
Nate Joseph	40	40	---	---	---	80
Victor McCurley	40	40	---	---	---	80
Lamont Blackwell	40	40	---	---	---	80
Jonah Gash	26	29	---	---	21	76
Gabriel Bening	23	26	---	---	21	70
Malachi Frieswyk	30	30	---	---	4	64
Glen Wellstone	---	---	13	35	12	60
Darien Rasmussen	---	---	11	32	17	60
Malik Flitton	---	---	12	36	7	55
Levon Koepke	---	---	12	29	11	52
Ezra Crotti	---	---	13	35	1	49
Eduardo Hartman	---	---	13	35	1	49
Terrance Emmons	20	17	---	---	9	46
Frank Shimada	13	13	---	---	18	44
Damon Cochrane	---	---	11	32	1	44
Ty Hazel	---	---	12	27	2	41
Carl Joseph	19	22	---	---	---	41
Tyrell Messina	10	8	---	---	20	38
Timothy Megorden	---	---	9	24	1	34
Giovanni Fewell	10	10	---	---	14	34
Cory Wimer	---	---	3	12	18	33
William O'Neill	---	---	5	12	14	31
Landon Killian	---	---	5	24	1	30
Kerry Chapman	---	---	10	15	4	29
Jorge Herndon	---	---	6	18	4	28
Grayson Givens	---	---	7	18	3	28
Perry Poole	---	---	4	7	11	22
Tyree Fagan	11	5	---	---	6	22
Leslie Morrow	---	---	7	14	---	21
Alfredo Sachs	0	0	---	---	10	10
Malcolm Kemp	0	0	---	---	9	9
Bryan Towle	0	0	---	---	9	9
Craig Lang	0	0	---	---	9	9
Antoine Campbell	0	0	---	---	9	9
Bill Clancy	0	0	---	---	9	9
Christopher Wolfe	2	6	---	---	---	8
Archie Burns	---	---	1	2	1	4
Adam McGee	---	---	0	0	3	3
Clifton Fields	2	0	---	---	---	2
Antoine Hatcher	---	---	0	0	1	1
Korey Springer	0	0	---	---	---	0
Andres Chillar	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Arnold Barnhart	---	---	40	40	15	95
Owen Falwell	---	---	40	40	13	93
Lukas Wolcott	---	---	40	40	3	83
Jerry Fishley	---	---	40	39	3	82
Troy Donaldson	---	---	40	39	3	82
Neil Bishop	---	---	37	35	4	76
Eli Bech	---	---	33	25	3	61
Raul Davis	---	---	27	30	2	59
Blake Heap	14	37	---	---	8	59
Jose Billodeaux	12	36	---	---	7	55
Lee Kaplan	---	---	29	21	4	54
Gavin McKnight	---	---	27	24	2	53
Reuben Covert	14	37	---	---	---	51
Justin Thomason	14	37	---	---	---	51
Elijah Howe	14	37	---	---	---	51
Zane Corgan	14	37	---	---	---	51
John Stoops	14	37	---	---	---	51
Rick Horton	---	---	20	27	4	51
Harvey Sutter	8	23	---	---	19	50
Tony Sipes	7	17	---	---	24	48
Devan Fenimore	7	21	---	---	18	46
Christian Guido	---	---	20	12	8	40
Bart Roby	4	18	---	---	17	39
Jose Merrell	9	22	---	---	7	38
Terrell McGowan	---	---	13	17	4	34
Jon Henderson	9	11	---	---	13	33
Victor West	---	---	6	6	21	33
Jerome Grier	10	22	---	---	---	32
Ellis Wyse	---	---	9	19	2	30
Clay Horton	---	---	13	11	1	25
J.B. Simonsen	4	12	---	---	6	22
Trey Joyner	---	---	4	4	12	20
Adrian Powell	---	---	2	10	7	19
Colby Frankel	0	3	---	---	12	15
Clyde Davison	---	---	0	0	9	9
Carlos Crump	0	0	---	---	8	8
Travis Stewart	0	0	---	---	8	8
Trevor Jouette	0	0	---	---	8	8
Malik McIntyre	0	0	---	---	8	8
Ricardo Barnes	0	0	---	---	8	8
Mitch Buckner	---	---	0	1	6	7
Dalton Kelly	---	---	0	0	6	6
Preston Burks	0	0	---	---	5	5
Leroy Rauch	0	0	---	---	---	0
C.J. Coleman	0	0	---	---	---	0
Neil Hanks	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	17	2.4
Middle	23	96	4.2
Right	7	66	9.4
None	3	-4	-1.3

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	-2	-0.5
Middle	7	107	15.3
Right	2	4	2.0
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jamal Alexander	38	25	4	1	2	4	4	4	1

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Reuben Covert	35	20	3	2	4	2	2	2	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	7	1.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	15	137	6.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	8	111	8.5
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	3	10	1.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	13	121	7.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	3	31	3.9
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	34	6.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Karl Lane	9	7	1	47	0	34
WR Carl Joseph	7	5	0	70	2	22
WR Jonah Gash	6	3	1	36	1	29
TE Terrance Emmons	5	3	0	42	1	17
RB Malachi Frieswyk	5	3	0	29	0	30
TE Gabriel Bening	2	0	0	0	0	26
WR Frank Shimada	1	1	0	3	0	13
RB Tyrell Messina	1	1	0	3	0	8
WR Giovanni Fewell	1	1	0	17	0	10
WR Christopher Wolfe	1	1	0	8	0	6

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jose Billodeaux	11	6	2	84	2	36
WR Jose Merrell	5	2	0	11	0	22
WR Jerome Grier	5	1	0	15	0	22
RB Tony Sipes	4	4	0	17	0	17
TE Jon Henderson	3	2	0	10	0	11
FB J.B. Simonsen	2	1	1	32	1	12
RB Devan Fenimore	2	2	0	6	0	21
WR Bart Roby	2	2	0	21	0	18
WR Colby Frankel	1	0	1	0	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Malachi Frieswyk	2	12	6.00	3.42
Tyrell Messina	1	0	0.00	8.38

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jamal Alexander	4	1	6	1.50	6.71

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Karl Lane	2	1	6	3.00	5.22
RB Malachi Frieswyk	1	0	0	0.00	5.80
TE Gabriel Bening	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Jamal Alexander	3	2
Malachi Frieswyk	3	1

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Devan Fenimore	2	0
Harvey Sutter	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jamal Alexander	13	11	6

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Reuben Covert	7	4	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Malachi Frieswyk	3	2	1
TE Karl Lane	2	2	1
WR Frank Shimada	1	1	0
RB Tyrell Messina	1	1	1
WR Carl Joseph	1	1	0
WR Jonah Gash	1	1	1
WR Giovanni Fewell	1	1	1
TE Terrance Emmons	1	1	0
TE Gabriel Bening	1	0	0
WR Christopher Wolfe	1	1	1

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jose Merrell	2	1	0
WR Bart Roby	2	2	1
TE Jon Henderson	1	0	0
WR Colby Frankel	1	0	0
WR Jose Billodeaux	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 34,400 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 9,500 (22,200)
End Zone 7,200 (16,000)
Mezzanine 4,100 (9,200)
Sideline Seats 6,600 (14,100)
Club Seats 2,200 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes 4,800 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	34,400 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	9,500 (22,200)
End Zone	7,200 (16,000)
Mezzanine	4,100 (9,200)
Sideline Seats	6,600 (14,100)
Club Seats	2,200 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes	4,800 (5,000)