Week 12, 2021

played in New England, MA

54 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	10	17	0	7	-	34
New England Patriots	7	0	7	7	-	21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 14:12 ATL - Roberto Downs 30 fumble return (Nathan Massicott extra point)
1Q: 11:48 ATL - Nathan Massicott 45 field goal
1Q: 08:10 NED - Tyler Humphries 40 pass from Dakota Walburn (Harold Grant extra point)
2Q: 15:00 ATL - D.J. McDaniel 5 run (Nathan Massicott extra point)
2Q: 09:08 ATL - D.J. McDaniel 1 run (Nathan Massicott extra point)
2Q: 04:41 ATL - Nathan Massicott 19 field goal
3Q: 11:23 NED - Amos Herrmann 28 pass from Dakota Walburn (Harold Grant extra point)
4Q: 12:18 ATL - Noah Moore 3 run (Nathan Massicott extra point)
4Q: 10:08 NED - Ethan Connell 14 pass from Dakota Walburn (Harold Grant extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 14:12 ATL - Roberto Downs 30 fumble return (Nathan Massicott extra point)
1Q: 11:48 ATL - Nathan Massicott 45 field goal
1Q: 08:10 NED - Tyler Humphries 40 pass from Dakota Walburn (Harold Grant extra point)
2Q: 15:00 ATL - D.J. McDaniel 5 run (Nathan Massicott extra point)
2Q: 09:08 ATL - D.J. McDaniel 1 run (Nathan Massicott extra point)
2Q: 04:41 ATL - Nathan Massicott 19 field goal
3Q: 11:23 NED - Amos Herrmann 28 pass from Dakota Walburn (Harold Grant extra point)
4Q: 12:18 ATL - Noah Moore 3 run (Nathan Massicott extra point)
4Q: 10:08 NED - Ethan Connell 14 pass from Dakota Walburn (Harold Grant extra point)

Team Statistics ATL NED
Record 10-1 6-5
First Downs 20 17
- by Rushing 11 6
- by Passing 9 10
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 376 407
- Offensive Plays 71 64
- Yards per Play 5.30 6.36
Net Rushing Yards 166 110
- Rushing Attempts 38 23
- Yards per Rush 4.37 4.78
Net Passing Yards 210 297
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 17 - 0 40 - 24 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 216 302
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 6.36 7.24
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 8/17 5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.8 7.2
4th Down Conversions 0/1 2/2
Penalties/Yards 4/20 10/70
Punt Returns/Yards 3/33 1/4
Kick Returns/Yards 2/46 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 3/26 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 23
Time of Possession 32:36 27:24

Team Statistics	ATL	NED
Record	10-1	6-5
First Downs	20	17
- by Rushing	11	6
- by Passing	9	10
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	376	407
- Offensive Plays	71	64
- Yards per Play	5.30	6.36
Net Rushing Yards	166	110
- Rushing Attempts	38	23
- Yards per Rush	4.37	4.78
Net Passing Yards	210	297
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 17 - 0	40 - 24 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	216	302
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	6.36	7.24
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	8/17	5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.8	7.2
4th Down Conversions	0/1	2/2
Penalties/Yards	4/20	10/70
Punt Returns/Yards	3/33	1/4
Kick Returns/Yards	2/46	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	3/26	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 35	OWN 23
Time of Possession	32:36	27:24

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:56	OWN 25	3	3	Punt
1	12:58	1:16	OPP 28	3	0	Field Goal
1	7:53	3:12	OWN 25	6	19	Punt
1	2:58	3:06	OWN 48	6	52	Touchdown
2	11:53	2:51	OWN 36	7	64	Touchdown
2	8:15	3:41	OWN 31	8	67	Field Goal
2	3:01	1:08	OWN 35	4	17	Punt
3	11:09	4:22	OWN 25	9	30	Punt
3	4:46	3:16	OWN 43	7	23	Fumble
3	0:31	3:23	OWN 43	7	57	Touchdown
4	9:58	5:38	OWN 24	8	51	Missed FG
4	2:42	0:40	OWN 23	3	-6	Punt

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:04	1:06	OWN 25	3	6	Interception
1	11:42	3:49	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
1	4:41	1:43	OWN 4	3	3	Punt
2	14:52	2:59	OWN 25	5	46	Missed FG
2	9:02	0:47	OWN 25	3	-1	Punt
2	4:34	1:33	OWN 25	3	-3	Punt
2	1:53	1:53	OWN 6	3	19	Half
3	15:00	3:51	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
3	6:47	2:01	OWN 2	3	7	Punt
3	1:30	0:59	OPP 49	3	5	Interception
4	12:08	2:10	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
4	4:20	1:38	OWN 32	5	6	Interception
4	2:02	2:02	OWN 37	10	50	Game

Game MVP: Rico Palumbo, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
D.J. McDaniel	28	130	4.64	30	5	2
Noah Moore	8	38	4.75	14	1	1
Roberto Downs	2	-2	-1.00	4	0	0

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Thurman Brennan	19	84	4.42	16	3	0
Dakota Walburn	4	26	6.50	11	1	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Noah Moore	32	17	216	1/6	0	35	0	74.5

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dakota Walburn	40	24	302	1/5	3	43	3	77.3

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Broderick Cole	5	8	71	14.20	29	30
RB Roberto Downs	4	7	39	9.75	41	35
WR Kurt Lafrance	2	4	24	12.00	12	21
WR Luke Richardson	2	2	18	9.00	1	15
TE Kerry Smith	1	5	11	11.00	0	11
TE Dylan Cox	1	1	12	12.00	0	12
WR Antonio VandenBelt	1	1	34	34.00	28	34
WR Cesar Wasiak	1	3	7	7.00	8	7
FB Marty Kastilahn	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Amos Herrmann	6	9	63	10.50	37	28	1
WR Tyler Humphries	5	7	94	18.80	21	43	1
WR Ethan Connell	4	6	23	5.75	6	14	1
TE Derrick Hines	4	8	42	10.50	16	22	0
RB Thurman Brennan	3	4	30	10.00	2	13	0
RB Terry Buckley	1	1	10	10.00	10	10	0
FB Maxwell Cogdell	1	2	40	40.00	29	40	0
TE Zack Tubbs	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg
OLB Rico Palumbo	1	21	21.00
CB Rick Branch	1	5	5.00
CB Frank Craig	1	0	0.00

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Noah Moore	1	0	0	0
D.J. McDaniel	1	0	0	0
Roberto Downs	0	1	1	1
Cesar Wasiak	0	1	0	0
Gus Bauer	0	0	1	0

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
Thurman Brennan	1	0	0
Elias Eyrich	1	0	0
Tyler Humphries	0	1	0
Burt Worrall	0	1	0
Kendrick Capurro	0	0	1
Norm Morton	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Walter Segura	5	226	45.2	44.4	52	3

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Shawn Sanderson	4	214	53.5	45.3	60	0

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Nathan Massicott	2/3	1/2	0/0	45	4/4

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Harold Grant	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Myles Alston	3	33	11.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Elias Eyrich	1	4	4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Myles Alston	2	46	23.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Gus Bauer	6	5	0.0	22	34
CB Rick Branch	6	0	0.0	23	41
OLB Rico Palumbo	5	2	1.0	23	41
ILB Caleb Page	4	1	0.0	14	21
ILB Darius Flannery	4	1	0.0	21	26
CB Ian Tubbs	3	1	0.0	10	22
DT Amir Jeffries	3	1	0.0	22	26
CB Frank Craig	3	1	0.0	21	31
S Al Wesley	2	1	0.0	22	33
CB Luther Floyd	2	1	0.0	2	15
OLB Vince Austin	2	0	0.0	23	41
CB John Newcomb	2	0	0.0	2	15
DE Shaun Grant	1	1	0.0	20	26
DE Kenyon Turner	1	1	0.0	8	25
T Jerald Logan	1	0	---	---	---
DE Bryce Erickson	0	1	0.0	13	19

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Elias Eyrich	12	2	0.0	38	33
ILB Cesar Danskin	8	2	0.0	20	24
ILB Ted Hendrix	7	1	0.0	28	26
OLB Charles Ames	4	5	0.0	35	31
CB Anthony Harmon	4	0	0.0	37	31
DT Rodolfo Russell	3	0	1.0	14	19
CB Kendrick Capurro	2	4	0.0	22	12
DE Roy Horiszny	2	0	0.0	13	17
DT Norm Morton	2	0	0.0	26	16
S Willie Oliver	1	2	0.0	22	25
CB Jack Greer	1	1	0.0	5	4
ILB Amir Cogdell	1	1	0.0	13	19
DE Phil Burgess	1	1	0.0	2	2
CB Howie Schneider	1	1	0.0	37	32
DE Burt Worrall	1	1	0.0	38	33
DE Willie Edmonds	1	0	0.0	2	3
DE Howie Schroeder	1	0	0.0	21	11
WR Ethan Connell	1	0	---	---	---
S Arnie Gillette	1	0	0.0	16	9
WR Tyler Humphries	1	0	---	---	---
TE Zack Tubbs	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Rico Palumbo	1.0	0	0	0	41
DE Kenyon Turner	0.0	1	0	0	25
DT Leo Kloosterman	0.0	0	1	0	24
DE Bryce Erickson	0.0	0	1	0	19
DE Shaun Grant	0.0	0	0	1	26
OLB Vince Austin	0.0	0	0	1	41

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Rodolfo Russell	1.0	0	0	0	19
DT Norm Morton	0.0	1	1	2	16
ILB Ted Hendrix	0.0	1	0	0	26
DE Willie Edmonds	0.0	0	1	0	3
DE Howie Schroeder	0.0	0	1	0	11
DE Roy Horiszny	0.0	0	1	0	17
S Willie Oliver	0.0	0	1	0	25

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Al Wesley	3	1	0	33
OLB Rico Palumbo	3	0	1	41
CB Rick Branch	3	0	1	41
ILB Darius Flannery	3	0	0	26
CB Frank Craig	2	1	1	31
CB John Newcomb	2	0	0	15
CB Luther Floyd	1	1	0	15
ILB Caleb Page	1	0	0	21
DE Kenyon Turner	1	0	0	25
CB Ian Tubbs	1	0	0	22
DT Amir Jeffries	1	0	0	26
S Gus Bauer	1	0	0	34
OLB Vince Austin	1	0	0	41
S Alfredo Logan	1	0	0	8

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Cesar Danskin	3	0	24
CB Anthony Harmon	3	0	31
OLB Charles Ames	2	1	31
CB Kendrick Capurro	2	0	12
ILB Amir Cogdell	1	1	19
CB Howie Schneider	1	1	32
S Willie Oliver	1	1	25
CB Jack Greer	1	0	4
S Arnie Gillette	1	0	9
DT Rodolfo Russell	1	0	19
S Elias Eyrich	1	0	33
DE Phil Burgess	0	1	2

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Mo Manning	3	5	38	0	33
Harrison Ford	3	4	38	1	33
Mason Galloway	1	7	38	0	33
Kurt Boyer	1	5	38	0	33
Jerald Logan	1	5	38	0	33
Marty Kastilahn	1	2	12	0	10
Kerry Smith	0	2	34	0	26

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Martin Way	4	5	1	23	0	41
Brady Wheeler	2	4	0	23	0	41
Maxwell Cogdell	1	1	0	13	0	13
Arturo Sticha	0	5	0	23	0	41
Harris Clements	0	4	0	23	0	41
Thurman Brennan	0	0	0	23	1	39

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Roberto Downs	1	13

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Thurman Brennan	2	21
Derrick Hines	1	21
Zack Tubbs	1	16
Harris Clements	1	5

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Kurt Boyer	38	33	---	---	8	79
Mo Manning	38	33	---	---	8	79
Jerald Logan	38	33	---	---	8	79
Harrison Ford	38	33	---	---	8	79
Rick Branch	---	---	23	41	13	77
Noah Moore	38	33	---	---	---	71
Mason Galloway	38	33	---	---	---	71
Rico Palumbo	---	---	23	41	1	65
Vince Austin	---	---	23	41	1	65
Kurt Lafrance	27	16	---	---	18	61
Kerry Smith	34	26	---	---	---	60
Broderick Cole	34	23	---	---	---	57
Gus Bauer	---	---	22	34	1	57
Al Wesley	---	---	22	33	1	56
D.J. McDaniel	30	5	---	---	19	54
Frank Craig	---	---	21	31	1	53
Amir Jeffries	---	---	22	26	1	49
Darius Flannery	---	---	21	26	1	48
Shaun Grant	---	---	20	26	---	46
Roberto Downs	8	25	---	---	13	46
Cesar Wasiak	23	18	---	---	---	41
Marty Kastilahn	12	10	---	---	18	40
Jermaine Owens	4	10	---	---	23	37
Caleb Page	---	---	14	21	1	36
Ian Tubbs	---	---	10	22	4	36
Luther Floyd	---	---	2	15	19	36
Leo Kloosterman	---	---	6	24	5	35
Kenyon Turner	---	---	8	25	---	33
Bryce Erickson	---	---	13	19	1	33
Alfredo Logan	---	---	1	8	15	24
Clarence Fairfield	---	---	0	3	20	23
Dylan Cox	5	15	---	---	---	20
Antonio VandenBelt	4	13	---	---	---	17
John Newcomb	---	---	2	15	---	17
Myles Alston	0	0	---	---	15	15
David Lauer	9	2	---	---	---	11
Nathan Massicott	0	0	---	---	10	10
Wyatt Kemp	---	---	0	0	8	8
Dwayne Lyon	0	0	---	---	8	8
Walter Segura	0	0	---	---	8	8
Luke Richardson	0	2	---	---	4	6
Devante Walendy	0	0	---	---	3	3
Geoff Murphy	0	0	---	---	---	0
Brian Maxwell	0	0	---	---	---	0
Travis Lechler	---	---	0	0	---	0
Gus Barnes	0	0	---	---	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Elias Eyrich	---	---	38	33	19	90
Howie Schneider	---	---	37	32	16	85
Thurman Brennan	23	39	---	---	21	83
Anthony Harmon	---	---	37	31	14	82
Burt Worrall	---	---	38	33	2	73
Ezra Sutton	23	41	---	---	5	69
Harris Clements	23	41	---	---	5	69
Charles Ames	---	---	35	31	3	69
Brady Wheeler	23	41	---	---	5	69
Martin Way	23	41	---	---	5	69
Ted Hendrix	---	---	28	26	13	67
Dakota Walburn	23	41	---	---	1	65
Arturo Sticha	23	41	---	---	---	64
Amos Herrmann	21	41	---	---	---	62
Derrick Hines	12	25	---	---	21	58
Ethan Connell	15	37	---	---	---	52
Zack Tubbs	16	18	---	---	16	50
Norm Morton	---	---	26	16	7	49
Willie Oliver	---	---	22	25	1	48
Cesar Danskin	---	---	20	24	3	47
Thomas Chevrier	---	---	23	12	2	37
Kendrick Capurro	---	---	22	12	2	36
Amir Cogdell	---	---	13	19	2	34
Rodolfo Russell	---	---	14	19	1	34
Howie Schroeder	---	---	21	11	---	32
Roy Horiszny	---	---	13	17	2	32
Ken Baca	3	6	---	---	21	30
Arnie Gillette	---	---	16	9	1	26
Maxwell Cogdell	13	13	---	---	---	26
Tyler Humphries	4	21	---	---	---	25
Amari Flynn	---	---	0	0	20	20
Keith Brewer	---	---	3	2	15	20
Willie Edmonds	---	---	2	3	7	12
Bruce Turner	7	4	---	---	---	11
Quentin Hardy	0	0	---	---	11	11
Jack Greer	---	---	5	4	---	9
Terry Buckley	1	1	---	---	4	6
Brock Donovan	0	0	---	---	5	5
Harold Grant	0	0	---	---	5	5
Phil Burgess	---	---	2	2	1	5
Randall Bonk	---	---	3	2	---	5
Shawn Sanderson	0	0	---	---	4	4
Julio Rodriguez	0	0	---	---	4	4
Casey Fredrickson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Marlon Gorin	---	---	0	0	---	0
Jose Berkebile	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	52	10.4
Middle	25	74	3.0
Right	8	40	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	49	7.0
Middle	14	60	4.3
Right	2	1	0.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Noah Moore	32	17	4	2	1	5	5	2	0

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dakota Walburn	40	24	5	1	5	3	2	2	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	46	7.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	6	68	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	6	102	9.3
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	6	26	2.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	14	166	8.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	2	27	3.9
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	83	20.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Broderick Cole	8	5	0	71	1	23
RB Roberto Downs	7	4	0	39	1	25
TE Kerry Smith	5	1	0	11	0	26
WR Kurt Lafrance	4	2	1	24	1	16
WR Cesar Wasiak	3	1	0	7	0	18
WR Luke Richardson	2	2	0	18	0	2
FB Marty Kastilahn	1	0	0	0	0	10
TE Dylan Cox	1	1	0	12	0	15
WR Antonio VandenBelt	1	1	0	34	1	13

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Amos Herrmann	9	6	2	63	1	41
TE Derrick Hines	8	4	1	42	1	25
WR Tyler Humphries	7	5	0	94	2	21
WR Ethan Connell	6	4	0	23	0	37
RB Thurman Brennan	4	3	1	30	0	39
FB Maxwell Cogdell	2	1	1	40	1	13
TE Zack Tubbs	2	0	0	0	0	18
RB Terry Buckley	1	1	0	10	0	1

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
D.J. McDaniel	4	11	2.75	4.64
Noah Moore	1	3	3.00	4.75

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Noah Moore	7	6	29	4.14	6.75

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dakota Walburn	1	1	14	14.00	7.55

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Broderick Cole	4	3	27	6.75	8.88
RB Roberto Downs	1	1	-4	-4.00	5.57
WR Kurt Lafrance	1	1	3	3.00	6.00
WR Luke Richardson	1	1	3	3.00	9.00

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ethan Connell	1	1	14	14.00	3.83

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Noah Moore	5	3
Roberto Downs	2	0
D.J. McDaniel	1	1

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Thurman Brennan	2	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Noah Moore	9	6	4

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dakota Walburn	12	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kurt Lafrance	3	1	1
WR Luke Richardson	2	2	0
WR Broderick Cole	1	1	1
TE Kerry Smith	1	1	1
TE Dylan Cox	1	1	1
WR Cesar Wasiak	1	0	0

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Derrick Hines	3	2	1
WR Ethan Connell	2	1	0
WR Tyler Humphries	2	1	1
WR Amos Herrmann	2	1	1
FB Maxwell Cogdell	1	0	0
TE Zack Tubbs	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 68,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,500 (21,400)
End Zone 15,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,400 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	68,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,500 (21,400)
End Zone	15,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,400 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)