Week 9, 2054

played in Dallas, TX

78 degrees, fair, calm

Atlanta Falcons	17	7	0	3	-	27
Dallas Cowboys	3	3	0	15	-	21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:15 ATL - Corbin Butler 5 pass from Keegan Nalen (Brendan Francis extra point)
1Q: 07:57 ATL - Willie Bollinger 36 pass from Keegan Nalen (Brendan Francis extra point)
1Q: 04:15 ATL - Brendan Francis 37 field goal
1Q: 00:38 DAL - Nicholas Clemons 23 field goal
2Q: 00:43 ATL - Conrad Bailey 31 pass from Keegan Nalen (Brendan Francis extra point)
2Q: 00:02 DAL - Nicholas Clemons 41 field goal
4Q: 13:45 DAL - Brett Griffin 12 pass from Amir Compton (Amir Compton pass to Tito Akin for conversion)
4Q: 09:30 ATL - Brendan Francis 39 field goal
4Q: 00:43 DAL - Avery Auterman 3 pass from Amir Compton (Nicholas Clemons extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:15 ATL - Corbin Butler 5 pass from Keegan Nalen (Brendan Francis extra point)
1Q: 07:57 ATL - Willie Bollinger 36 pass from Keegan Nalen (Brendan Francis extra point)
1Q: 04:15 ATL - Brendan Francis 37 field goal
1Q: 00:38 DAL - Nicholas Clemons 23 field goal
2Q: 00:43 ATL - Conrad Bailey 31 pass from Keegan Nalen (Brendan Francis extra point)
2Q: 00:02 DAL - Nicholas Clemons 41 field goal
4Q: 13:45 DAL - Brett Griffin 12 pass from Amir Compton (Amir Compton pass to Tito Akin for conversion)
4Q: 09:30 ATL - Brendan Francis 39 field goal
4Q: 00:43 DAL - Avery Auterman 3 pass from Amir Compton (Nicholas Clemons extra point)

Team Statistics ATL DAL
Record 6-2 2-7
First Downs 21 19
- by Rushing 4 5
- by Passing 16 14
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 386 466
- Offensive Plays 60 73
- Yards per Play 6.43 6.38
Net Rushing Yards 84 68
- Rushing Attempts 27 19
- Yards per Rush 3.11 3.58
Net Passing Yards 302 398
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 23 - 1 54 - 35 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 307 398
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 9.15 7.37
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 3/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/13 8/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.9 7.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 5/33 10/80
Punt Returns/Yards 1/6 3/16
Kick Returns/Yards 1/20 3/51
Interception Ret./Yards 2/0 1/13
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/1
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 23
Time of Possession 30:23 29:37

Team Statistics	ATL	DAL
Record	6-2	2-7
First Downs	21	19
- by Rushing	4	5
- by Passing	16	14
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	386	466
- Offensive Plays	60	73
- Yards per Play	6.43	6.38
Net Rushing Yards	84	68
- Rushing Attempts	27	19
- Yards per Rush	3.11	3.58
Net Passing Yards	302	398
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 23 - 1	54 - 35 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	307	398
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	9.15	7.37
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	3/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/13	8/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.9	7.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	5/33	10/80
Punt Returns/Yards	1/6	3/16
Kick Returns/Yards	1/20	3/51
Interception Ret./Yards	2/0	1/13
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/1
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 35	OWN 23
Time of Possession	30:23	29:37

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:55	OWN 25	5	75	Touchdown
1	10:54	3:09	OWN 24	7	76	Touchdown
1	6:18	2:10	OPP 28	5	8	Field Goal
1	0:31	0:30	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
2	13:24	4:28	OWN 20	8	42	Interception
2	7:00	2:20	OWN 20	5	71	Fumble
2	2:21	1:48	OWN 26	5	74	Touchdown
3	10:06	2:00	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
3	7:08	3:25	OWN 8	6	17	Punt
4	13:36	2:01	OWN 32	3	5	Punt
4	10:37	1:14	OPP 31	3	9	Field Goal
4	8:24	1:44	OWN 45	3	-4	Punt
4	4:04	1:55	OPP 37	3	-1	Punt
4	0:33	0:33	OPP 46	1	-2	Game

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:05	2:11	OWN 25	5	16	Punt
1	7:45	1:27	OWN 20	3	8	Fumble
1	4:08	3:37	OWN 30	7	64	Field Goal
1	0:01	1:37	OWN 29	4	21	Punt
2	8:56	1:56	OWN 40	3	9	Punt
2	4:40	2:19	OWN 9	4	17	Punt
2	0:33	0:33	OWN 25	1	51	Field Goal
3	15:00	4:54	OWN 24	9	28	Punt
3	8:06	0:58	OWN 34	3	1	Punt
3	3:43	5:07	OWN 22	14	78	Touchdown
4	11:35	0:58	OWN 23	2	2	Interception
4	9:23	0:59	OWN 25	3	1	Interception
4	6:40	2:36	OWN 7	8	30	Downs
4	2:09	1:36	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown

Game MVP: Keegan Nalen, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Glenn McConnell	22	58	2.64	10	1	0
Keegan Nalen	5	26	5.20	10	1	0

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Josiah Zwick	9	59	6.56	18	2
Jerome Bridges	4	-2	-0.50	2	0
Tony Mooring	3	8	2.67	4	0
Avery Auterman	1	2	2.00	2	0
Tito Akin	1	-3	-3.00	-3	0
Amir Compton	1	4	4.00	4	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Keegan Nalen	32	23	307	1/5	3	40	1	120.2

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Amir Compton	54	35	398	0/0	2	61	2	83.7

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Norbert Marshall	9	13	83	9.22	25	26	0
WR Willie Bollinger	5	6	102	20.40	61	40	1
WR Dean McDaniel	5	8	57	11.40	28	15	0
TE Conrad Bailey	2	3	54	27.00	26	31	1
RB Corbin Butler	2	2	11	5.50	0	6	1

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Tito Akin	7	8	121	17.29	66	44	0
WR Avery Auterman	6	9	53	8.83	11	17	1
TE Phillip Callis	6	8	87	14.50	70	61	0
TE Evan Clark	4	8	42	10.50	24	18	0
WR Joseph McCarthy	4	11	43	10.75	4	29	0
RB Josiah Zwick	3	3	12	4.00	0	11	0
RB Tony Mooring	3	3	10	3.33	9	7	0
FB Brett Griffin	1	1	12	12.00	7	12	1
WR Kyle McAlister	1	3	18	18.00	9	18	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Neil Brumbaugh	1	0	0.00	0
S Bernie Springer	1	0	0.00	0

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Weston Malone	1	13	13.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Willie Bollinger	1	0	0
Norbert Marshall	1	0	0
Glenn McConnell	0	1	2
Neil Brumbaugh	0	1	0
Kelvin Mascorella	0	0	1

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force
Avery Auterman	2	0	0
Evan Clark	1	0	0
Dashawn Flowers	0	1	1
Norbert Burgess	0	1	1
James Asomugha	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jessie Koslosky	6	280	46.7	40.7	56	2

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kendall Knight	6	287	47.8	36.8	54	1

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Brendan Francis	2/2	0/0	0/0	39	3/3

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Nicholas Clemons	2/2	1/1	0/0	41	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Glenn McConnell	1	6	6.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Avery Auterman	3	16	5.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Willie Bollinger	1	20	20.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Avery Auterman	2	31	15.5	0
Pedro Kaeding	1	20	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Gabriel Bridgman	9	3	0.0	15	47
ILB Kelvin Mascorella	8	2	0.0	15	47
OLB Leonardo Bush	6	3	0.0	12	32
CB Claude Church	6	0	0.0	9	29
S Bernie Springer	5	0	0.0	18	53
CB Axel Alston	4	1	0.0	18	52
DT Perry Stockdale	4	0	0.0	6	20
CB Devante Braun	4	0	0.0	15	43
S Neil Brumbaugh	1	3	0.0	17	51
WR Willie Bollinger	1	0	---	---	---
CB Zachary Fredrickson	1	0	0.0	7	12
DE Dominique Houston	1	0	0.0	15	44
DE Eugene Reed	1	0	0.0	2	7
ILB Craig Phares	1	0	0.0	4	7
DT Richie Brewer	0	1	0.0	5	13
DT Ruben Renken	0	1	0.0	8	21

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Norbert Burgess	8	3	0.0	27	33
CB Weston Malone	7	0	0.0	27	32
CB Pedro Kaeding	4	0	0.0	18	21
S Dashawn Flowers	3	3	0.0	26	30
OLB Frank Clements	3	2	0.0	22	24
OLB Bernie Walek	3	2	0.0	11	10
CB James Asomugha	2	1	0.5	5	9
CB Keegan Richey	2	2	0.0	26	31
DT Teddy Mixon	2	1	0.0	13	19
DE Lance Shields	2	0	0.0	18	23
DE Jeffrey McDermott	2	0	0.0	22	25
DT Chuck Burton	2	0	0.0	7	3
DE Devante Kelley	1	1	0.5	14	18
DT Joel Wooden	1	1	0.0	19	23
S Giovanni Wilson	1	1	0.0	22	26
WR Avery Auterman	1	0	---	---	---
RB Josiah Zwick	1	0	---	---	---
DT Jermaine Walden	1	0	0.0	2	1
DT O.J. Harmon	1	0	0.0	13	20
S Ralph Maltman	1	0	0.0	5	9

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Dominique Houston	2	2	44
OLB Leonardo Bush	1	1	32
DE Monty Lester	1	0	25
DT Ruben Renken	1	0	21
OLB Gabriel Bridgman	1	0	47
DT Cedric Randle	1	0	24
DE Freddie Williams	1	0	25

Dallas	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Devante Kelley	0.5	0	1	0	18
CB James Asomugha	0.5	0	0	0	9
DE Lance Shields	0.0	1	1	0	23
DT Joel Wooden	0.0	1	0	0	23
DT O.J. Harmon	0.0	0	1	0	20
DE Jeffrey McDermott	0.0	0	0	1	25

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Leonardo Bush	6	0	0	32
ILB Kelvin Mascorella	5	1	0	47
S Bernie Springer	4	1	1	53
OLB Gabriel Bridgman	4	1	0	47
CB Axel Alston	4	0	0	52
CB Claude Church	4	0	0	29
CB Devante Braun	3	1	0	43
DT Perry Stockdale	2	0	0	20
CB Zachary Fredrickson	1	1	0	12
S Neil Brumbaugh	1	0	1	51
DE Eugene Reed	1	0	0	7

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Weston Malone	6	0	1	32
ILB Norbert Burgess	5	0	0	33
CB James Asomugha	2	1	0	9
S Giovanni Wilson	2	0	0	26
OLB Frank Clements	2	0	0	24
CB Pedro Kaeding	2	0	0	21
CB Keegan Richey	1	0	0	31
S Dashawn Flowers	1	0	0	30
DE Jeffrey McDermott	1	0	0	25
OLB Bernie Walek	1	0	0	10

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Reggie Kirk	3	9	27	0	33
Will Culbertson	1	3	27	1	33
Allen Burks	0	7	27	0	33
Josiah Ingram	0	2	6	0	1
Richard Parrish	0	1	27	0	33

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Frankie Porter	2	6	19	54
Malcolm Newman	2	5	19	54
Landon Battle	1	1	19	54
Warren Meyer	0	4	19	54
Phillip Callis	0	1	17	54
Troy Nichols	0	1	19	54

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Glenn McConnell	3	22
Conrad Bailey	1	24
Monty Lester	1	19
Zachary Fredrickson	1	16

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Josiah Zwick	2	18

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Glenn McConnell	27	26	---	---	22	75
Conrad Bailey	20	30	---	---	24	74
Bernie Springer	---	---	18	53	2	73
Axel Alston	---	---	18	52	2	72
Neil Brumbaugh	---	---	17	51	2	70
Allen Burks	27	33	---	---	8	68
Will Culbertson	27	33	---	---	8	68
Kelvin Mascorella	---	---	15	47	3	65
Gabriel Bridgman	---	---	15	47	2	64
Norbert Marshall	23	31	---	---	10	64
Dominique Houston	---	---	15	44	2	61
Reggie Kirk	27	33	---	---	---	60
Richard Parrish	27	33	---	---	---	60
Kelvin Elmore	27	33	---	---	---	60
Devante Braun	---	---	15	43	2	60
Keegan Nalen	27	33	---	---	---	60
Monty Lester	---	---	10	25	19	54
Dean McDaniel	23	31	---	---	---	54
Jumbo Curiel	---	---	13	36	1	50
Leonardo Bush	---	---	12	32	1	45
Claude Church	---	---	9	29	7	45
Willie Bollinger	16	23	---	---	4	43
Zachary Fredrickson	---	---	7	12	16	35
Freddie Williams	---	---	9	25	1	35
Cedric Randle	---	---	8	24	1	33
Wayne Bryant	6	7	---	---	18	31
Ruben Renken	---	---	8	21	1	30
Perry Stockdale	---	---	6	20	---	26
Richie Brewer	---	---	5	13	7	25
Josiah Ingram	6	1	---	---	18	25
Benjamin Vick	---	---	1	2	22	25
Bobby Rogero	---	---	2	4	16	22
Craig Phares	---	---	4	7	9	20
Josh Wagner	0	0	---	---	18	18
Graham Chandler	8	8	---	---	---	16
Malik Carrell	5	6	---	---	---	11
Eugene Reed	---	---	2	7	---	9
Jessie Koslosky	0	0	---	---	8	8
Artie Plumbtree	0	0	---	---	8	8
Tommy Craig	0	0	---	---	8	8
Cornelius Munkres	0	0	---	---	8	8
Brendan Francis	0	0	---	---	8	8
Corbin Butler	1	2	---	---	---	3
Jameson Cobb	0	0	---	---	---	0
Miles Humphries	0	0	---	---	---	0
Darrell Blades	---	---	0	0	---	0

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Frankie Porter	19	54	---	---	8	81
Malcolm Newman	19	54	---	---	8	81
Warren Meyer	19	54	---	---	8	81
Troy Nichols	19	54	---	---	8	81
Norbert Burgess	---	---	27	33	14	74
Amir Compton	19	54	---	---	---	73
Landon Battle	19	54	---	---	---	73
Phillip Callis	17	54	---	---	---	71
Tito Akin	18	46	---	---	2	66
Avery Auterman	12	31	---	---	18	61
Weston Malone	---	---	27	32	2	61
Keegan Richey	---	---	26	31	3	60
Dashawn Flowers	---	---	26	30	3	59
Joseph McCarthy	14	45	---	---	---	59
Pedro Kaeding	---	---	18	21	16	55
Josiah Zwick	9	26	---	---	18	53
Giovanni Wilson	---	---	22	26	1	49
Lance Shields	---	---	18	23	7	48
Jeffrey McDermott	---	---	22	25	1	48
Frank Clements	---	---	22	24	1	47
Joel Wooden	---	---	19	23	1	43
James Asomugha	---	---	5	9	23	37
Brett Griffin	2	15	---	---	18	35
Devante Kelley	---	---	14	18	2	34
O.J. Harmon	---	---	13	20	1	34
Teddy Mixon	---	---	13	19	2	34
Ralph Maltman	---	---	5	9	16	30
Tony Mooring	4	15	---	---	9	28
Evan Clark	8	17	---	---	2	27
Daryl Hammond	2	2	---	---	22	26
Kyle McAlister	1	9	---	---	15	25
Mel Kerr	---	---	0	1	22	23
Bernie Walek	---	---	11	10	1	22
Jerome Bridges	6	10	---	---	1	17
Chuck Burton	---	---	7	3	6	16
Kendall Knight	0	0	---	---	8	8
Darryl Porto	0	0	---	---	8	8
Sherman Horvath	2	0	---	---	5	7
Nicholas Clemons	0	0	---	---	6	6
Clayton Heath	---	---	0	4	---	4
Jermaine Walden	---	---	2	1	---	3
Frederick Flannery	---	---	0	1	---	1
Mercury Cowart	0	0	---	---	---	0
Tevin Fisk	0	0	---	---	---	0
Freddie Clark	0	0	---	---	---	0
Salvador Evans	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	28	4.0
Middle	17	54	3.2
Right	2	4	2.0
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	3	0.8
Middle	9	29	3.2
Right	6	36	6.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Keegan Nalen	32	23	5	2	0	1	3	1	1

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Amir Compton	54	35	4	1	3	5	8	3	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	48	9.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	10	106	7.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	8	130	13.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	23	11.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	13	11	104	8.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	13	113	6.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	19	10	152	8.0
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	29	5.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Norbert Marshall	13	9	83	1	31
WR Dean McDaniel	8	5	57	0	31
WR Willie Bollinger	6	5	102	2	23
TE Conrad Bailey	3	2	54	2	30
RB Corbin Butler	2	2	11	0	2

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Joseph McCarthy	11	4	2	43	1	45
WR Avery Auterman	9	6	0	53	0	31
TE Phillip Callis	8	6	0	87	1	54
WR Tito Akin	8	7	0	121	2	46
TE Evan Clark	8	4	1	42	0	17
RB Josiah Zwick	3	3	0	12	0	26
WR Kyle McAlister	3	1	0	18	0	9
RB Tony Mooring	3	3	0	10	0	15
FB Brett Griffin	1	1	0	12	0	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Glenn McConnell	1	2	2.00	2.64

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Josiah Zwick	1	6	6.00	6.56
Jerome Bridges	1	-4	-4.00	-0.50
Tony Mooring	1	4	4.00	2.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Keegan Nalen	4	2	9	2.25	9.59

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Amir Compton	8	6	40	5.00	7.37

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Norbert Marshall	2	1	4	2.00	6.38
WR Dean McDaniel	1	0	0	0.00	7.13
RB Corbin Butler	1	1	5	5.00	5.50

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Joseph McCarthy	3	1	8	2.67	3.91
WR Avery Auterman	2	2	6	3.00	5.89
WR Tito Akin	1	1	7	7.00	15.13
FB Brett Griffin	1	1	12	12.00	12.00
RB Tony Mooring	1	1	7	7.00	3.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Glenn McConnell	4	1

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Josiah Zwick	5	4
Jerome Bridges	1	0
Tony Mooring	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Keegan Nalen	8	3	3

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Amir Compton	11	8	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Norbert Marshall	3	0	0
WR Dean McDaniel	2	1	1
RB Corbin Butler	2	2	2
TE Conrad Bailey	1	0	0

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Josiah Zwick	3	3	0
WR Avery Auterman	2	0	0
TE Evan Clark	2	1	0
WR Joseph McCarthy	2	2	2
WR Tito Akin	1	1	1
WR Kyle McAlister	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 61,200 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,600 (21,400)
End Zone 11,600 (15,500)
Mezzanine 6,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,600 (13,700)
Club Seats 9,300 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 7,200 (8,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	61,200 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,600 (21,400)
End Zone	11,600 (15,500)
Mezzanine	6,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,600 (13,700)
Club Seats	9,300 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	7,200 (8,500)