Exhibition Week 2, 2011

played in New England, MA

49 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	3	0	0	0	-	3
New England Patriots	3	10	10	7	-	30

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:32 ATL - Spencer Cole 18 field goal
1Q: 00:06 NED - Stephen Gostkowski 19 field goal
2Q: 07:00 NED - Kenny Irons 20 pass from Ernest Grier (Stephen Gostkowski extra point)
2Q: 01:25 NED - Stephen Gostkowski 19 field goal
3Q: 11:25 NED - Stephen Gostkowski 42 field goal
3Q: 03:54 NED - Jamaica Rector 2 fumble return (Stephen Gostkowski extra point)
4Q: 10:16 NED - Christian Battle 7 pass from Ernest Grier (Stephen Gostkowski extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:32 ATL - Spencer Cole 18 field goal
1Q: 00:06 NED - Stephen Gostkowski 19 field goal
2Q: 07:00 NED - Kenny Irons 20 pass from Ernest Grier (Stephen Gostkowski extra point)
2Q: 01:25 NED - Stephen Gostkowski 19 field goal
3Q: 11:25 NED - Stephen Gostkowski 42 field goal
3Q: 03:54 NED - Jamaica Rector 2 fumble return (Stephen Gostkowski extra point)
4Q: 10:16 NED - Christian Battle 7 pass from Ernest Grier (Stephen Gostkowski extra point)

Team Statistics ATL NED
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 10 22
- by Rushing 5 5
- by Passing 4 14
- by Penalty 1 3
Total Net Yards 166 392
- Offensive Plays 47 69
- Yards per Play 3.53 5.68
Net Rushing Yards 108 150
- Rushing Attempts 25 29
- Yards per Rush 4.32 5.17
Net Passing Yards 58 242
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 19 - 11 - 1 40 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 80 242
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/22 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 2.64 6.05
Fumbles/Lost 3/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 1/10 6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.3 7.7
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/60 6/45
Punt Returns/Yards 3/21 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 5/148 2/49
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/28
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 3/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 28
Time of Possession 24:40 35:20

Team Statistics	ATL	NED
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	10	22
- by Rushing	5	5
- by Passing	4	14
- by Penalty	1	3
Total Net Yards	166	392
- Offensive Plays	47	69
- Yards per Play	3.53	5.68
Net Rushing Yards	108	150
- Rushing Attempts	25	29
- Yards per Rush	4.32	5.17
Net Passing Yards	58	242
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	19 - 11 - 1	40 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	80	242
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/22	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	2.64	6.05
Fumbles/Lost	3/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	1/10	6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.3	7.7
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/60	6/45
Punt Returns/Yards	3/21	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	5/148	2/49
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/28
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	3/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 28
Time of Possession	24:40	35:20

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:44	OWN 27	3	5	Punt
1	12:04	5:40	OPP 48	10	47	Field Goal
2	15:00	3:16	OWN 29	5	15	Punt
2	6:47	1:50	OWN 28	3	6	Punt
2	1:20	1:20	OWN 20	3	20	Half
3	11:19	2:06	OPP 32	4	9	Downs
3	5:22	1:25	OWN 5	3	1	Fumble
3	3:22	3:22	OWN 20	6	29	Punt
4	10:08	2:26	OWN 36	4	13	Punt
4	5:19	1:32	OPP 46	3	-6	Punt
4	1:52	1:26	OWN 36	3	17	Interception

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:16	1:12	OWN 5	4	10	Punt
1	6:24	6:24	OWN 31	12	67	Field Goal
2	11:44	4:57	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
2	4:57	3:37	OWN 21	9	77	Field Goal
3	15:00	3:41	OWN 27	9	48	Field Goal
3	9:13	3:51	OWN 23	7	27	Punt
3	3:57	0:35	OPP 6	2	6	Touchdown
4	15:00	4:52	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
4	7:42	2:23	OWN 6	3	6	Punt
4	3:47	1:55	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
4	0:26	0:26	OWN 46	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Cary Cash, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Adrian Peterson	17	66	3.88	12	2	0
Jerious Norwood	8	42	5.25	15	1	0

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Mark Rittenbaum	15	68	4.53	17	1
Kenny Irons	9	58	6.44	29	1
Ernest Grier	5	24	4.80	10	1

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Marc Bulger	14	9	70	3/22	0	24	0	76.5
David Carr	5	2	10	0/0	0	11	1	8.3

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ernest Grier	26	18	152	0/0	2	20	0	109.7
Tom Brady	14	7	90	0/0	0	22	0	70.5

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
FB Justin Griffith	6	6	17	2.83	2	8
RB Adrian Peterson	2	3	26	13.00	19	16
RB Jerious Norwood	1	1	24	24.00	0	24
WR Drew Bennett	1	4	2	2.00	0	2
WR O.J. Carr	1	3	11	11.00	4	11
TE Zach Miller	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Chris Hanson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Christian Battle	5	6	53	10.60	12	22	1
WR Jamaica Rector	4	7	33	8.25	0	14	0
RB Kenny Irons	4	6	42	10.50	36	20	1
WR Skyler Green	3	4	52	17.33	0	20	0
FB Darryl Christmas	3	4	13	4.33	7	10	0
TE Bruce Boehner	2	3	19	9.50	3	14	0
RB Mark Rittenbaum	2	3	8	4.00	0	9	0
WR Santana Moss	1	3	2	2.00	0	2	0
TE Van Antonides	1	3	20	20.00	9	20	0
WR Sedrick Dennis	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Robert Thomas	1	28	28.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Justin Griffith	1	0	0
Marc Bulger	1	0	0
O.J. Carr	1	0	0
Alfred McConnell	0	1	0
Richard Dodge	0	1	0
Floyd Dilbeck	0	0	1

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Ernest Grier	1	0	0	0
Jamaica Rector	0	1	0	1
Kenderick Allen	0	1	0	0
Cary Cash	0	0	2	0
Edwin McCormick	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tom Forbes	6	312	52.0	42.0	63	2

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Daniel Sepulveda	4	173	43.3	38.0	46	1

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Spencer Cole	1/1	0/0	0/0	18	0/0

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Stephen Gostkowski	3/3	1/1	0/0	42	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
DeAngelo Hall	2	12	6.0	0
O.J. Carr	1	9	9.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
DeAngelo Hall	4	129	32.3	0
Alfred McConnell	1	19	19.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
DeShaun Foster	1	25	25.0	0
Christian Battle	1	24	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Floyd Dilbeck	8	1	0.0	29	39
ILB Jermaine Garciaparra	6	2	0.0	24	38
OLB Ben Taylor	6	1	0.0	8	11
CB DeAngelo Hall	4	2	0.0	29	40
DT Anthony Adams	4	2	0.0	24	37
OLB Michael Boley	4	1	0.0	26	38
DE Dale Sherman	3	1	0.0	27	37
ILB Mitchell Marshall	3	0	0.0	8	4
DT Kindal Moorehead	2	1	0.0	27	38
CB Ricardo Colclough	2	1	0.0	18	28
S Keith Davis	2	0	0.0	21	33
DE Jose Becker	2	0	0.0	28	38
S Richard Dodge	2	0	0.0	7	4
CB Rod Fleischer	1	2	0.0	28	40
DT Jonathan Babineaux	1	0	0.0	6	10
WR Drew Bennett	1	0	---	---	---

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Cary Cash	8	2	3.0	24	22
ILB Robert Thomas	5	1	0.0	24	20
DE Robert Geathers	3	2	0.0	22	21
CB Leon Hall	3	1	0.0	22	21
S Asante Samuel	3	0	0.0	17	17
S Ryan Clark	3	0	0.0	23	17
ILB Gabe Schultz	3	0	0.0	4	4
DE Dwight Freeney	2	1	0.0	23	22
S James Sanders	2	1	0.0	8	5
CB Edwin McCormick	2	0	0.0	18	15
OLB Leo Feagles	2	0	0.0	15	4
DT Ryon Bingham	1	2	0.0	17	19
ILB A.J. Nicholson	1	1	0.0	6	6
DT Kenderick Allen	1	0	0.0	9	6
S Terrence Kiel	0	1	0.0	7	13
CB Tito Scott	0	1	0.0	23	20

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Dale Sherman	0.0	1	0	0	37
DE Jose Becker	0.0	0	1	0	38

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Cary Cash	3.0	0	0	0	22
DE Dwight Freeney	0.0	1	1	0	22
DE Robert Geathers	0.0	0	1	1	21
DT Ryon Bingham	0.0	0	0	1	19

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Michael Boley	3	1	38
ILB Jermaine Garciaparra	3	1	38
S Floyd Dilbeck	3	1	39
CB Rod Fleischer	2	1	40
CB DeAngelo Hall	2	0	40
S Keith Davis	2	0	33
OLB Ben Taylor	2	0	11
ILB Mitchell Marshall	2	0	4
DT Jonathan Babineaux	1	0	10
DT Kindal Moorehead	1	0	38
CB Ricardo Colclough	1	0	28
DT Anthony Adams	1	0	37
DE Dale Sherman	1	0	37
S Richard Dodge	1	0	4

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Leon Hall	3	1	0	21
ILB Robert Thomas	2	0	1	20
OLB Cary Cash	2	0	0	22
DT Ryon Bingham	1	1	0	19
CB Edwin McCormick	1	0	0	15
ILB Gabe Schultz	1	0	0	4
OLB Leo Feagles	1	0	0	4
CB Tito Scott	0	1	0	20

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tony Cox	2	4	15	1	14
Brandon Brown	2	4	17	0	14
Frank Omiyale	2	2	22	0	18
Rick Boudreau	1	3	19	0	15
Blake Jennings	1	2	6	0	7
Zach Miller	1	1	18	0	12
Justin Griffith	0	4	13	0	13
Stockar McDougle	0	4	17	0	17
Andre George	0	1	15	0	10
Claude Sheaffer	0	0	8	2	8

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Alonzo Bragg	3	5	22	29
Adam Goldberg	2	7	22	28
Richard Collier	1	3	18	26
Darryl Christmas	1	2	16	24
Mitch Gohn	1	2	11	21
Dan Koppen	0	3	15	18
Van Antonides	0	1	18	17
Marc Shelton	0	1	22	33

Special Teams Statistics

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Ricardo Colclough	1	23
Alfred McConnell	1	9
Ernie Morris	0	19
Ben Hartsock	0	16
DeAngelo Hall	0	15
Matt Spaeth	0	15
Chris Hanson	0	12
Justin Griffith	0	11
Keith Davis	0	11
Jermaine Garciaparra	0	11
Mitchell Marshall	0	9
O.J. Carr	0	8
Tyrone Ford	0	7
Claude Sheaffer	0	7
Blake Jennings	0	7
Ryan Clady	0	7
Tom Forbes	0	6
Sammie Grimes	0	6
Richard Dodge	0	5
Michael Boley	0	4
Chris Kelsay	0	4
Stockar McDougle	0	4
Carlos Izzard	0	4
Jerious Norwood	0	3
Kindal Moorehead	0	3
Dale Sherman	0	3
Rod Fleischer	0	3
Floyd Dilbeck	0	3
Andre George	0	3
Spencer Cole	0	3
Jose Becker	0	3
Quincy Morgan	0	2
Anthony Adams	0	2
Adrian Peterson	0	2
Jonathan Babineaux	0	1
Ben Taylor	0	1
Marc Bulger	0	1

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Terrence Kiel	3	10
Edwin McCormick	3	10
Asante Samuel	2	9
Mark Rittenbaum	0	22
Ethan Hanks	0	22
Deltha O'Neal	0	21
Darryl Christmas	0	18
Van Antonides	0	17
Jamaica Rector	0	13
Christian Battle	0	11
Stephen Gostkowski	0	10
Kenderick Allen	0	7
Richard Collier	0	7
Adam Goldberg	0	7
Juan Strong	0	7
Marc Shelton	0	7
Mitch Gohn	0	7
Mark Anderson	0	6
Gabe Schultz	0	6
DeShaun Foster	0	4
Skyler Green	0	4
Robert Thomas	0	4
Daniel Sepulveda	0	4
Santana Moss	0	3
Sedrick Dennis	0	3
Ernest Grier	0	3
James Sanders	0	2
Bruce Boehner	0	2
Robert Geathers	0	1
A.J. Nicholson	0	1
Dwight Freeney	0	1
Ryon Bingham	0	1
Leon Hall	0	1
Cary Cash	0	1
Tito Scott	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	35	5.0
Middle	12	43	3.6
Right	6	30	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	55	5.0
Middle	9	37	4.1
Right	9	58	6.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Marc Bulger	14	9	1	0	1	2	1	1	0
David Carr	5	2	0	0	0	1	1	1	1

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ernest Grier	26	18	2	1	3	2	1	0	0
Tom Brady	14	7	2	2	3	2	0	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	14	7.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	8	42	3.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	0	0	0.0
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	24	8.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	51	7.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	9	31	1.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	9	140	10.8
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	20	10.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
FB Justin Griffith	6	6	0	17	0	13
WR Drew Bennett	4	1	0	2	0	15
RB Adrian Peterson	3	2	1	26	0	17
WR O.J. Carr	3	1	0	11	0	14
RB Jerious Norwood	1	1	0	24	1	6
TE Zach Miller	1	0	0	0	0	12
WR Chris Hanson	1	0	0	0	0	12

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jamaica Rector	7	4	2	33	0	24
RB Kenny Irons	6	4	0	42	1	24
WR Christian Battle	6	5	0	53	1	14
WR Skyler Green	4	3	1	52	1	19
FB Darryl Christmas	4	3	0	13	0	24
WR Santana Moss	3	1	1	2	0	19
TE Bruce Boehner	3	2	0	19	0	32
RB Mark Rittenbaum	3	2	1	8	0	24
TE Van Antonides	3	1	0	20	1	17
WR Sedrick Dennis	1	0	1	0	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Adrian Peterson	3	5	1.67	3.88

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ernest Grier	1	4	4.00	4.80
Mark Rittenbaum	1	5	5.00	4.53

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Marc Bulger	2	2	12	6.00	5.00

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ernest Grier	6	4	40	6.67	5.85
Tom Brady	3	2	23	7.67	6.43

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Drew Bennett	1	1	2	2.00	0.50
RB Adrian Peterson	1	1	10	10.00	8.67

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Kenny Irons	2	2	30	15.00	7.00
WR Skyler Green	1	1	18	18.00	13.00
WR Jamaica Rector	1	1	3	3.00	4.71
WR Sedrick Dennis	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
TE Bruce Boehner	1	1	5	5.00	6.33
RB Mark Rittenbaum	1	0	0	0.00	2.67
TE Van Antonides	1	0	0	0.00	6.67
WR Christian Battle	1	1	7	7.00	8.83

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Jerious Norwood	1	0

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Kenny Irons	1	0
Ernest Grier	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Marc Bulger	6	4	1
David Carr	2	0	0

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ernest Grier	9	7	4
Tom Brady	4	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Drew Bennett	3	1	0
FB Justin Griffith	2	2	0
RB Adrian Peterson	1	1	1
TE Zach Miller	1	0	0
WR O.J. Carr	1	0	0

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jamaica Rector	4	3	2
WR Skyler Green	3	3	2
WR Santana Moss	2	1	0
RB Kenny Irons<