Exhibition Week 2, 2028

played in New England, MA

57 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	7	3	7	3	3	-	23
New England Patriots	14	3	0	3	0	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:04 ATL - Vince Blake 11 run (Parker Magnuson extra point)
1Q: 07:35 NED - Braden Dell 7 pass from Dakota Walburn (Frank Seay extra point)
1Q: 00:26 NED - Dakota Walburn 6 run (Frank Seay extra point)
2Q: 04:20 NED - Frank Seay 43 field goal
2Q: 02:00 ATL - Parker Magnuson 45 field goal
3Q: 10:58 ATL - Josh Howard 19 pass from Derek Office (Parker Magnuson extra point)
4Q: 02:26 ATL - Parker Magnuson 41 field goal
4Q: 00:16 NED - Frank Seay 25 field goal
OT: 06:53 ATL - Parker Magnuson 40 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:04 ATL - Vince Blake 11 run (Parker Magnuson extra point)
1Q: 07:35 NED - Braden Dell 7 pass from Dakota Walburn (Frank Seay extra point)
1Q: 00:26 NED - Dakota Walburn 6 run (Frank Seay extra point)
2Q: 04:20 NED - Frank Seay 43 field goal
2Q: 02:00 ATL - Parker Magnuson 45 field goal
3Q: 10:58 ATL - Josh Howard 19 pass from Derek Office (Parker Magnuson extra point)
4Q: 02:26 ATL - Parker Magnuson 41 field goal
4Q: 00:16 NED - Frank Seay 25 field goal
OT: 06:53 ATL - Parker Magnuson 40 field goal

Team Statistics ATL NED
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 16 19
- by Rushing 5 6
- by Passing 11 11
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 342 251
- Offensive Plays 60 73
- Yards per Play 5.70 3.44
Net Rushing Yards 115 76
- Rushing Attempts 23 39
- Yards per Rush 5.00 1.95
Net Passing Yards 227 175
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 24 - 0 31 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 233 196
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 3/21
- Yards per Pass Play 6.14 5.15
Fumbles/Lost 3/2 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/13 7/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.5 9.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/37 5/34
Punt Returns/Yards 5/20 1/2
Kick Returns/Yards 1/20 2/48
Interception Ret./Yards 1/12 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 27
Time of Possession 28:13 35:00

Team Statistics	ATL	NED
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	16	19
- by Rushing	5	6
- by Passing	11	11
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	342	251
- Offensive Plays	60	73
- Yards per Play	5.70	3.44
Net Rushing Yards	115	76
- Rushing Attempts	23	39
- Yards per Rush	5.00	1.95
Net Passing Yards	227	175
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 24 - 0	31 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	233	196
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	3/21
- Yards per Pass Play	6.14	5.15
Fumbles/Lost	3/2	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/13	7/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.5	9.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/37	5/34
Punt Returns/Yards	5/20	1/2
Kick Returns/Yards	1/20	2/48
Interception Ret./Yards	1/12	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 27
Time of Possession	28:13	35:00

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:03	OWN 25	9	75	Touchdown
1	7:26	1:37	OWN 25	3	-3	Punt
1	0:17	1:07	OWN 25	3	-1	Punt
2	8:16	1:21	OWN 4	4	57	Fumble
2	4:12	2:20	OWN 25	6	47	Field Goal
3	13:11	2:21	OWN 29	6	71	Touchdown
3	8:14	1:55	OWN 33	3	6	Punt
3	3:48	3:58	OWN 21	9	22	Punt
4	13:52	1:47	OWN 45	3	7	Punt
4	7:12	4:53	OWN 20	10	56	Field Goal
4	0:08	0:08	OWN 23	1	0	Half
OT1	8:44	1:57	OPP 28	3	5	Field Goal

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:57	1:22	OWN 25	3	3	Punt
1	9:35	2:09	OPP 26	4	26	Touchdown
1	5:49	5:32	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
2	14:10	5:54	OWN 22	10	23	Punt
2	6:55	2:43	OWN 39	6	35	Field Goal
2	1:52	1:52	OWN 25	5	4	Half
3	15:00	1:49	OWN 25	3	3	Punt
3	10:50	2:36	OWN 9	3	5	Punt
3	6:19	2:31	OWN 12	5	24	Punt
4	14:50	0:58	OWN 11	3	-3	Punt
4	12:05	4:53	OWN 20	9	23	Punt
4	2:19	2:11	OWN 43	8	49	Field Goal
OT1	10:00	1:16	OWN 31	3	1	Interception

Game MVP: Derek Office, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Byron Dotson	18	82	4.56	25	3	0
Darren Zimmerman	2	12	6.00	16	1	0
Vince Blake	2	18	9.00	11	1	1
Edgar Strickland	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Marty Cooley	28	14	0.50	10	1	0
Carson Darrow	7	30	4.29	9	0	0
Quentin Winslett	3	26	8.67	14	2	0
Dakota Walburn	1	6	6.00	6	0	1

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Derek Office	30	22	213	0/0	1	31	0	103.9
Edgar Strickland	6	2	20	1/6	0	11	0	43.7

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Quentin Winslett	22	12	115	2/14	0	34	1	50.4
Dakota Walburn	9	8	81	1/7	1	24	0	141.2

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Levi Erickson	7	8	35	5.00	2	10	0
WR Jamal Conley	5	6	81	16.20	47	31	0
TE Josh Howard	4	7	73	18.25	40	29	1
WR Kristopher Conway	3	5	14	4.67	0	8	0
RB Darren Zimmerman	2	2	10	5.00	14	7	0
TE C.J. Johnson	1	3	11	11.00	0	11	0
TE Tevin Bjorke	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Marcus Peter	1	3	3	3.00	0	3	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Amos Herrmann	4	6	32	8.00	17	16	0
TE Braden Dell	4	5	26	6.50	10	12	1
WR Matt Merkerson	3	6	23	7.67	1	11	0
RB Carson Darrow	2	2	29	14.50	24	24	0
TE Chris Gordon	2	3	10	5.00	2	5	0
WR Neil Warholic	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
RB Abraham Small	1	2	27	27.00	17	27	0
RB Marty Cooley	1	2	1	1.00	0	1	0
WR Dana Ignasiak	1	3	34	34.00	5	34	0
WR Donovan Humphries	1	1	12	12.00	3	12	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Kaleb Shapiro	1	12	12.00	0

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov
Josh Howard	1	1
Allen Everett	1	0
Jamal Conley	1	0

New England	Recov	Force
Cristian Gonzalez	1	0
Myles Richmond	1	0
Sam Darchi	0	2
Elias Eyrich	0	1

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Elias Banks	5	255	51.0	46.6	58	2

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Nickolas McGee	7	360	51.4	45.7	60	2

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Parker Magnuson	3/3	3/3	0/0	45	2/2

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Frank Seay	2/2	1/1	0/0	43	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Allen Everett	5	20	4.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Matt Merkerson	1	2	2.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marcus Peter	1	20	20.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Elias Eyrich	2	48	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Zach Manning	9	7	0.0	39	33
OLB Shannon Floyd	7	1	1.0	38	34
S Kaleb Shapiro	7	2	0.0	37	30
CB Allen Everett	6	1	0.0	37	31
DT Everett Rapp	6	0	0.0	23	23
DE Donnie Thompson	4	1	1.5	36	32
DE Ron Norton	4	1	0.5	39	34
CB Ralph Helbig	4	3	0.0	29	22
OLB Bruce Becker	4	2	0.0	38	33
DT Arnie Curiel	3	1	0.0	17	10
S Salvador Scouten	2	4	0.0	38	31
ILB Christian Yount	2	2	0.0	7	9
S Derek Vertelney	1	1	0.0	24	30
CB Kendrick Young	1	0	0.0	2	4
OLB Lorenzo Fawcett	0	1	0.0	1	0

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Sam Darchi	9	3	0.0	19	32
ILB Randall Bonk	5	1	1.0	10	24
S Perry Jefferson	5	1	0.0	19	32
CB J.R. Mahoney	5	1	0.0	16	24
CB Clayton Joyce	4	2	0.0	21	32
DE Tucker Allen	3	1	0.0	18	30
CB Cristian Gonzalez	3	0	0.0	23	35
OLB Heath Cote	2	2	0.0	19	32
DT Willie Mergen	2	0	0.0	17	28
S Elias Eyrich	1	3	0.0	21	31
ILB Zack Constant	1	1	0.0	13	21
S Marcus Wiggins	1	1	0.0	9	12
DT Joey Van Pelt	1	0	0.0	6	9
OLB Pat Honaker	1	0	0.0	4	5
CB Karl Coles	1	0	0.0	4	4
DE Johnny Coady	1	0	0.0	13	24
RB Marty Cooley	1	0	---	---	---
DE Robbie Conway	0	2	0.0	10	13

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Donnie Thompson	1.5	0	3	2	32
OLB Shannon Floyd	1.0	0	1	0	34
DE Ron Norton	0.5	1	0	0	34
DE Aidan Limbert	0.0	0	1	0	3

New England	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Randall Bonk	1.0	0	1	24
OLB Sam Darchi	0.0	1	1	32
CB Clayton Joyce	0.0	1	0	32
OLB Butch Jennings	0.0	1	0	7
OLB Pat Honaker	0.0	1	0	5
OLB Heath Cote	0.0	1	0	32
DE Johnny Coady	0.0	0	1	24

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Allen Everett	6	0	0	31
ILB Zach Manning	4	1	0	33
OLB Shannon Floyd	3	1	0	34
S Kaleb Shapiro	3	0	1	30
OLB Bruce Becker	2	0	0	33
CB Ralph Helbig	1	0	0	22
CB Kendrick Young	1	0	0	4

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Perry Jefferson	6	1	32
OLB Sam Darchi	4	0	32
CB J.R. Mahoney	4	0	24
ILB Randall Bonk	4	0	24
S Elias Eyrich	2	1	31
DT Willie Mergen	2	0	28
CB Cristian Gonzalez	1	1	35
CB Clayton Joyce	1	0	32
OLB Heath Cote	0	1	32
S Marcus Wiggins	0	1	12

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Gus Barnes	6	11	23	0	37
Deion Marschalk	1	4	13	0	22
Clay Kiselak	1	1	10	0	15
Mason Galloway	0	2	23	0	37
Lamar Reilly	0	2	10	0	15
Harrison Ford	0	1	23	1	37
Ben Lackey	0	1	13	0	22

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Conner Goldsmith	2	6	0	22	0	17
Britt Pachelbel	2	4	0	22	0	17
Gustavo Jackson	1	6	1	17	0	17
Myles Richmond	1	6	0	22	1	17
Darnell Brownell	1	3	0	17	1	17
Lucas Bryant	1	3	0	22	0	17
Lionel Kirk	0	3	0	17	0	17
Shaun Richardson	0	3	0	17	0	17
Rico Hoskins	0	1	0	39	1	34

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Peter Allen	1	26
Tevin Bjorke	1	26
Bruce Becker	1	14

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Chris Gordon	3	24
Willie Mergen	2	20
Sam Darchi	1	26

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bruce Becker	---	---	38	33	14	85
Allen Everett	---	---	37	31	11	79
Salvador Scouten	---	---	38	31	8	77
Shannon Floyd	---	---	38	34	3	75
Ron Norton	---	---	39	34	2	75
Derek Vertelney	---	---	24	30	20	74
Zach Manning	---	---	39	33	2	74
Donnie Thompson	---	---	36	32	2	70
Kaleb Shapiro	---	---	37	30	2	69
Harrison Ford	23	37	---	---	8	68
Gus Barnes	23	37	---	---	8	68
Kristopher Conway	15	25	---	---	21	61
Mason Galloway	23	37	---	---	---	60
Ralph Helbig	---	---	29	22	2	53
Jamal Conley	20	25	---	---	5	50
Levi Erickson	21	27	---	---	---	48
Byron Dotson	18	30	---	---	---	48
Everett Rapp	---	---	23	23	1	47
Tevin Bjorke	6	14	---	---	26	46
Derek Office	15	30	---	---	---	45
Josh Howard	13	25	---	---	---	38
Deion Marschalk	13	22	---	---	---	35
Ben Lackey	13	22	---	---	---	35
Marcus Peter	10	13	---	---	11	34
Clay Kiselak	10	15	---	---	8	33
Lamar Reilly	10	15	---	---	8	33
Damian Hitchcock	---	---	9	10	12	31
Arnie Curiel	---	---	17	10	1	28
Peter Allen	0	0	---	---	26	26
Kendrick Young	---	---	2	4	16	22
Lorenzo Fawcett	---	---	1	0	21	22
Ronnie Ferguson	0	0	---	---	19	19
Alejandro Ward	---	---	12	5	---	17
Christian Yount	---	---	7	9	1	17
Edgar Strickland	8	7	---	---	---	15
Darren Zimmerman	5	8	---	---	---	13
Aidan Limbert	---	---	3	3	7	13
Ronald Brennan	0	0	---	---	11	11
Vince Blake	3	7	---	---	---	10
Parker Magnuson	0	0	---	---	9	9
Dwayne Lyon	0	0	---	---	8	8
Raymond Woods	2	6	---	---	---	8
Elias Banks	0	0	---	---	8	8
C.J. Johnson	2	5	---	---	---	7
Edgar Green	---	---	0	0	7	7
Albert Holdman	0	0	---	---	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Rico Hoskins	39	34	---	---	9	82
Sam Darchi	---	---	19	32	26	77
Clayton Joyce	---	---	21	32	19	72
Elias Eyrich	---	---	21	31	19	71
Marty Cooley	31	26	---	---	13	70
Braden Dell	39	31	---	---	---	70
Willie Mergen	---	---	17	28	20	65
Amos Herrmann	35	29	---	---	---	64
Matt Merkerson	20	25	---	---	16	61
Cristian Gonzalez	---	---	23	35	2	60
Perry Jefferson	---	---	19	32	3	54
Heath Cote	---	---	19	32	3	54
Tucker Allen	---	---	18	30	2	50
Lucas Bryant	22	17	---	---	9	48
Zack Constant	---	---	13	21	14	48
Myles Richmond	22	17	---	---	9	48
Britt Pachelbel	22	17	---	---	9	48
Quentin Winslett	21	24	---	---	---	45
Johnny Coady	---	---	13	24	8	45
Abraham Small	5	13	---	---	25	43
J.R. Mahoney	---	---	16	24	---	40
Chris Gordon	9	7	---	---	24	40
Conner Goldsmith	22	17	---	---	---	39
Randall Bonk	---	---	10	24	2	36
Dana Ignasiak	18	12	---	---	6	36
Gustavo Jackson	17	17	---	---	---	34
Lionel Kirk	17	17	---	---	---	34
Darnell Brownell	17	17	---	---	---	34
Shaun Richardson	17	17	---	---	---	34
Donovan Humphries	20	13	---	---	---	33
Marty DeMulling	10	6	---	---	13	29
Dakota Walburn	18	10	---	---	---	28
Marcus Wiggins	---	---	9	12	6	27
Robbie Conway	---	---	10	13	---	23
Neil Warholic	0	2	---	---	18	20
Joey Van Pelt	---	---	6	9	---	15
Carson Darrow	8	6	---	---	---	14
Karl Coles	---	---	4	4	6	14
Sammie Sherman	---	---	5	7	1	13
Butch Jennings	---	---	4	7	---	11
Pat Honaker	---	---	4	5	1	10
Nickolas McGee	0	0	---	---	9	9
Byron Rhodes	0	0	---	---	9	9
Cary Schneider	---	---	2	5	---	7
Frank Seay	0	0	---	---	7	7
Marcos Gimpert	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	42	10.5
Middle	12	19	1.6
Right	7	54	7.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	-1	-0.1
Middle	25	67	2.7
Right	6	10	1.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Derek Office	30	22	3	0	2	3	3	2	0
Edgar Strickland	6	2	0	0	0	2	2	1	0

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Quentin Winslett	22	12	2	1	1	2	4	2	1
Dakota Walburn	9	8	1	0	0	0	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	39	9.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	14	105	7.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	6	89	6.8
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	6	40	4.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	10	68	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	2	38	7.6
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	50	10.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Levi Erickson	8	7	0	35	0	27
TE Josh Howard	7	4	1	73	1	25
WR Jamal Conley	6	5	0	81	2	25
WR Kristopher Conway	5	3	1	14	0	25
TE C.J. Johnson	3	1	0	11	0	5
WR Marcus Peter	3	1	0	3	0	13
RB Darren Zimmerman	2	2	0	10	0	8
TE Tevin Bjorke	2	1	0	6	0	14

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Amos Herrmann	6	4	0	32	0	29
WR Matt Merkerson	6	3	0	23	0	25
TE Braden Dell	5	4	0	26	0	31
TE Chris Gordon	3	2	1	10	0	7
WR Dana Ignasiak	3	1	0	34	1	12
RB Abraham Small	2	1	0	27	1	13
RB Carson Darrow	2	2	0	29	1	6
RB Marty Cooley	2	1	0	1	0	26
WR Neil Warholic	1	1	0	2	0	2
WR Donovan Humphries	1	1	0	12	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Vince Blake	1	11	11.00	9.00

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Marty Cooley	6	5	0.83	0.50
Dakota Walburn	1	6	6.00	6.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Edgar Strickland	2	1	9	4.50	3.33
Derek Office	1	1	19	19.00	7.10

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dakota Walburn	1	1	7	7.00	9.00
Quentin Winslett	1	1	2	2.00	5.23

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Josh Howard	1	1	19	19.00	10.43
WR Levi Erickson	1	1	9	9.00	4.38
TE C.J. Johnson	1	0	0	0.00	3.67

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Neil Warholic	1	1	2	2.00	2.00
TE Braden Dell	1	1	7	7.00	5.20

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Edgar Strickland	1	0

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Marty Cooley	3	1
Dakota Walburn	1	1
Carson Darrow	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Derek Office	10	10	4
Edgar Strickland	1	1	1

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Quentin Winslett	9	4	2
Dakota Walburn	3	2	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Levi Erickson	5	5	1
TE Josh Howard	2	2	2
WR Kristopher Conway	2	2	1
WR Jamal Conley	2	2	1

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Matt Merkerson	3	2	1
WR Amos Herrmann	2	1	1
RB Carson Darrow	2	2	1
RB Abraham Small	1	0	0
TE Chris Gordon	1	0	0
RB Marty Cooley	1	1	1
WR Dana Ignasiak	1	0	0
TE Braden Dell	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 99,400 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 25,300 (25,300)
End Zone 18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine 10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,400 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	99,400 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	25,300 (25,300)
End Zone	18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine	10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,400 (9,900)