Week 12, 2077

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

New England Patriots	0	10	3	3	-	16
Atlanta Falcons	7	14	3	0	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:47 ATL - Andrew Mueller 1 run (Gavin Hicks extra point)
2Q: 11:30 NED - Matthew Brister 8 pass from Hershel Compton (Ronald Locklear extra point)
2Q: 06:32 ATL - Chuck Stewart 13 pass from Edwin Wynn (Gavin Hicks extra point)
2Q: 02:20 NED - Ronald Locklear 29 field goal
2Q: 00:29 ATL - Skip Mendola 44 interception return (Gavin Hicks extra point)
3Q: 08:05 NED - Ronald Locklear 40 field goal
3Q: 02:39 ATL - Gavin Hicks 32 field goal
4Q: 13:16 NED - Ronald Locklear 27 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:47 ATL - Andrew Mueller 1 run (Gavin Hicks extra point)
2Q: 11:30 NED - Matthew Brister 8 pass from Hershel Compton (Ronald Locklear extra point)
2Q: 06:32 ATL - Chuck Stewart 13 pass from Edwin Wynn (Gavin Hicks extra point)
2Q: 02:20 NED - Ronald Locklear 29 field goal
2Q: 00:29 ATL - Skip Mendola 44 interception return (Gavin Hicks extra point)
3Q: 08:05 NED - Ronald Locklear 40 field goal
3Q: 02:39 ATL - Gavin Hicks 32 field goal
4Q: 13:16 NED - Ronald Locklear 27 field goal

Team Statistics NED ATL
Record 3-8 3-8
First Downs 17 20
- by Rushing 3 7
- by Passing 14 11
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 322 284
- Offensive Plays 63 65
- Yards per Play 5.11 4.37
Net Rushing Yards 69 84
- Rushing Attempts 20 31
- Yards per Rush 3.45 2.71
Net Passing Yards 253 200
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 42 - 25 - 1 33 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 257 205
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/4 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 5.88 5.88
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/14 7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.0 10.1
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/40 7/45
Punt Returns/Yards 3/28 4/29
Kick Returns/Yards 3/60 3/67
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/44
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/3 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 34
Time of Possession 27:22 32:38

Team Statistics	NED	ATL
Record	3-8	3-8
First Downs	17	20
- by Rushing	3	7
- by Passing	14	11
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	322	284
- Offensive Plays	63	65
- Yards per Play	5.11	4.37
Net Rushing Yards	69	84
- Rushing Attempts	20	31
- Yards per Rush	3.45	2.71
Net Passing Yards	253	200
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	42 - 25 - 1	33 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	257	205
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/4	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	5.88	5.88
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/14	7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.0	10.1
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/40	7/45
Punt Returns/Yards	3/28	4/29
Kick Returns/Yards	3/60	3/67
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/44
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/3	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 34
Time of Possession	27:22	32:38

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:39	3:07	OWN 32	5	37	Missed FG
1	2:06	0:45	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
2	14:51	3:31	OWN 32	7	68	Touchdown
2	6:26	4:14	OWN 25	8	63	Field Goal
2	1:19	1:01	OWN 27	3	9	Interception
2	0:18	0:18	OWN 40	2	16	Half
3	15:00	1:52	OWN 37	3	2	Punt
3	11:00	1:12	OWN 42	3	1	Punt
3	9:48	1:51	OPP 34	6	11	Field Goal
3	2:32	4:23	OWN 25	10	65	Field Goal
4	9:05	1:36	OWN 1	3	6	Punt
4	5:38	3:41	OWN 12	10	33	Downs

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:21	OWN 25	12	75	Touchdown
1	5:32	3:26	OWN 38	8	27	Punt
1	1:21	1:30	OWN 32	3	4	Punt
2	11:20	4:54	OWN 35	9	65	Touchdown
2	2:12	0:53	OWN 41	3	-5	Punt
3	13:08	2:08	OWN 7	5	18	Punt
3	7:57	5:25	OWN 37	9	48	Field Goal
4	13:09	4:04	OWN 25	8	23	Punt
4	7:29	1:51	OWN 49	3	1	Punt
4	1:57	1:57	OPP 45	5	13	Game

Game MVP: Skip Mendola, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Axel Gray	10	29	2.90	13	1	0
RB Rex Halvorsen	10	40	4.00	16	2	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Andrew Mueller	13	24	1.85	11	1	1
QB Edwin Wynn	9	21	2.33	10	1	0
RB Zach Leigh	6	26	4.33	11	1	0
WR Santiago Forsythe	3	13	4.33	8	0	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Hershel Compton	42	25	257	1/4	1	23	1	75.2

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Edwin Wynn	33	17	205	1/5	1	35	0	81.0

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Dwight Fredericks	5	9	51	10.20	2	17	0
TE Devan Donovan	5	8	42	8.40	15	16	0
WR Tristan Boone	4	8	54	13.50	28	20	0
RB Rex Halvorsen	3	3	42	14.00	33	20	0
RB Axel Gray	2	2	10	5.00	3	11	0
WR Jimmy Hawkes	2	4	15	7.50	11	10	0
RB Matthew Brister	2	3	12	6.00	1	8	1
TE Santiago Peterson	1	1	23	23.00	10	23	0
TE Drake Blades	1	4	8	8.00	0	8	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Chuck Stewart	5	8	45	9.00	6	13	1
WR Cristian Schwartz	5	7	60	12.00	9	35	0
WR Santiago Forsythe	3	6	50	16.67	32	29	0
WR Kelvin Seward	1	5	13	13.00	3	13	0
RB Zach Leigh	1	2	10	10.00	9	10	0
RB Andrew Mueller	1	1	18	18.00	15	18	0
WR Dana Mintz	1	4	9	9.00	2	9	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Skip Mendola	1	44	44.00	1

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Axel Gray	1	0	0
C Fernando Cooley	0	1	0
G Greg Henry	0	1	0
OLB Anthony Strong	0	0	2

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
CB Cory Woodbury	2	0	0
CB Billy Gildon	0	1	0
CB Wes Sides	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Avery Galoob	4	197	49.3	42.0	52	2

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Blaine Washington	6	254	42.3	34.3	51	4

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ronald Locklear	3/4	1/2	0/0	40	1/1

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Gavin Hicks	1/1	0/0	0/0	32	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Sedrick Schroeder	3	28	9.3	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cory Woodbury	4	29	7.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jamie Manning	3	60	20.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bradley Guyon	2	42	21.0	0
Cory Woodbury	1	25	25.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Nicolas Shupp	6	0	0.0	31	34
OLB Peter Biden	5	2	0.0	30	32
CB Colton Owens	5	0	0.0	29	20
DT Herb Perez	4	1	1.0	19	27
S Freddie Knight	4	1	0.0	12	12
S Jorge Ellard	3	3	0.0	18	24
ILB Tom Gaylor	3	1	0.0	30	20
CB Donnell Gerdes	3	1	0.0	19	19
DT Darien Jamison	3	0	0.0	25	17
DE Preston Grier	2	3	0.0	30	32
CB Zachary Burke	2	2	0.0	29	18
ILB Al Way	2	1	0.0	10	7
DE Darius Herndon	1	1	0.0	20	19
OLB Irv Adams	1	0	0.0	1	14
CB Mario Stone	1	0	0.0	5	20
DT Brad Galloway	1	0	0.0	18	24
DE Eduardo Knauls	0	1	0.0	11	15

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Wes Sides	7	1	0.0	17	36
CB Cody Lyle	6	1	0.0	20	41
OLB B.J. Dejban	5	1	0.0	20	43
ILB Jessie Schulz	5	1	0.0	18	29
CB Craig Robertson	4	1	0.0	15	35
S Emmanuel Hill	3	1	0.0	20	43
CB Skip Mendola	2	0	1.0	7	32
DT Amari Barnes	2	4	0.0	9	23
OLB Shaun Bailey	2	2	0.0	12	17
ILB Braxton Haywood	2	1	0.0	3	14
DT Wyatt Bensen	2	1	0.0	10	5
DT Sam Grandon	2	0	0.0	6	26
DE Riley King	1	1	0.0	17	24
DE Vince Coward	1	1	0.0	18	40
CB Cory Woodbury	1	0	0.0	2	3
DT Kenneth Cedeno	0	1	0.0	15	32

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Herb Perez	1.0	1	0	27
DE Preston Grier	0.0	2	2	32
DE Darius Herndon	0.0	1	1	19
DT Brad Galloway	0.0	1	0	24

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
CB Skip Mendola	1.0	0	0	0	32
DT Marquis Greene	0.0	1	1	0	15
DE Vince Coward	0.0	0	2	0	40
DT Sam Grandon	0.0	0	2	0	26
DT Amari Barnes	0.0	0	1	0	23
ILB Jessie Schulz	0.0	0	1	0	29
OLB Shaun Bailey	0.0	0	0	1	17

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Colton Owens	3	0	20
S Nicolas Shupp	2	1	34
S Jorge Ellard	2	0	24
CB Donnell Gerdes	2	0	19
S Freddie Knight	2	0	12
OLB Peter Biden	1	1	32
CB Mario Stone	1	1	20
OLB Irv Adams	1	0	14
ILB Tom Gaylor	1	0	20
ILB Al Way	1	0	7
CB Zachary Burke	1	0	18
CB Corey Nixon	0	1	14
DT Herb Perez	0	1	27

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Wes Sides	5	0	0	36
CB Craig Robertson	3	0	0	35
OLB B.J. Dejban	3	0	0	43
ILB Jessie Schulz	3	0	0	29
CB Cody Lyle	3	0	0	41
ILB Braxton Haywood	2	2	0	14
S Emmanuel Hill	2	0	0	43
CB Skip Mendola	1	0	1	32
DE Riley King	1	0	0	24
DT Amari Barnes	1	0	0	23
DT Sam Grandon	1	0	0	26

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Fernando Cooley	2	5	20	0	43
T Kendrick Harrison	1	5	20	0	43
G Andrew Sherrod	1	3	20	0	43
G Santiago Smoot	0	5	20	0	43
T Alexander McGee	0	1	20	1	43
TE Drake Blades	0	1	8	0	15

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Erik Gomez	3	5	31	0	34
T Juan Ranney	2	5	31	0	34
C Chase Osborne	1	8	31	0	34
G Levon Logan	1	7	31	1	34
G Dexter Shapiro	1	2	31	0	34

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Anthony Strong	3	20
Darius Herndon	2	10
Rex Halvorsen	1	12
Greg Henry	1	8

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Skip Mendola	2	14
Marvin Bennewith	2	12
Shaun Bailey	1	22
Cory Woodbury	1	15

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Andrew Sherrod	20	43	---	---	8	71
S Nicolas Shupp	---	---	31	34	1	66
QB Hershel Compton	20	43	---	---	---	63
C Fernando Cooley	20	43	---	---	---	63
T Alexander McGee	20	43	---	---	---	63
DE Preston Grier	---	---	30	32	1	63
OLB Peter Biden	---	---	30	32	1	63
G Santiago Smoot	20	43	---	---	---	63
T Kendrick Harrison	20	43	---	---	---	63
WR Tristan Boone	19	42	---	---	---	61
WR Dwight Fredericks	19	39	---	---	---	58
TE Devan Donovan	18	40	---	---	---	58
DT Herb Perez	---	---	19	27	7	53
ILB Tom Gaylor	---	---	30	20	---	50
CB Colton Owens	---	---	29	20	---	49
DE Darius Herndon	---	---	20	19	10	49
CB Zachary Burke	---	---	29	18	---	47
S Jorge Ellard	---	---	18	24	2	44
DT Brad Galloway	---	---	18	24	1	43
DT Darien Jamison	---	---	25	17	---	42
RB Matthew Brister	0	17	---	---	24	41
RB Rex Halvorsen	12	16	---	---	12	40
CB Donnell Gerdes	---	---	19	19	1	39
OLB Irv Adams	---	---	1	14	21	36
WR Jimmy Hawkes	8	21	---	---	6	35
CB Corey Nixon	---	---	1	14	17	32
CB Mario Stone	---	---	5	20	7	32
DE Eduardo Knauls	---	---	11	15	6	32
RB Axel Gray	12	17	---	---	2	31
TE Santiago Peterson	1	3	---	---	24	28
WR Sedrick Schroeder	3	4	---	---	20	27
S Freddie Knight	---	---	12	12	---	24
TE Drake Blades	8	15	---	---	---	23
OLB Anthony Strong	---	---	1	2	20	23
S Emmett Joseph	---	---	2	3	15	20
ILB Al Way	---	---	10	7	---	17
WR Santiago Flannery	0	1	---	---	15	16
K Ronald Locklear	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Avery Galoob	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Greg Henry	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Dennis Henson	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Bucky Phillips	0	0	---	---	8	8
CB Jamie Manning	---	---	0	1	5	6
C Randall Banta	0	0	---	---	4	4
C Gerald Van Pelt	0	0	---	---	4	4
QB Marty Wait	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Erik Gomez	31	34	---	---	6	71
OLB B.J. Dejban	---	---	20	43	4	67
S Emmanuel Hill	---	---	20	43	4	67
C Chase Osborne	31	34	---	---	---	65
G Dexter Shapiro	31	34	---	---	---	65
G Levon Logan	31	34	---	---	---	65
QB Edwin Wynn	31	34	---	---	---	65
T Juan Ranney	31	34	---	---	---	65
CB Cody Lyle	---	---	20	41	3	64
DE Vince Coward	---	---	18	40	4	62
CB Wes Sides	---	---	17	36	7	60
TE Chuck Stewart	29	29	---	---	---	58
WR Santiago Forsythe	23	25	---	---	5	53
WR Cristian Schwartz	29	24	---	---	---	53
CB Craig Robertson	---	---	15	35	3	53
CB Skip Mendola	---	---	7	32	14	53
DT Kenneth Cedeno	---	---	15	32	4	51
OLB Shaun Bailey	---	---	12	17	22	51
WR Kelvin Seward	24	26	---	---	---	50
RB Zach Leigh	9	20	---	---	21	50
ILB Jessie Schulz	---	---	18	29	1	48
TE Clarence Rose	10	16	---	---	21	47
DE Riley King	---	---	17	24	---	41
DT Sam Grandon	---	---	6	26	3	35
RB Andrew Mueller	22	12	---	---	1	35
DT Amari Barnes	---	---	9	23	1	33
CB Billy Gildon	---	---	8	13	10	31
ILB Braxton Haywood	---	---	3	14	12	29
DT Marquis Greene	---	---	3	15	7	25
WR Dana Mintz	5	5	---	---	15	25
CB Cory Woodbury	---	---	2	3	15	20
DT Wyatt Bensen	---	---	10	5	4	19
RB Lamont Powell	2	7	---	---	10	19
S Parker McHugh	---	---	0	2	15	17
WR Bradley Guyon	1	4	---	---	10	15
T Marvin Bennewith	0	0	---	---	12	12
TE Rusty Marty	1	2	---	---	7	10
C Diego Fuller	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Blaine Washington	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Jonathan Herndon	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Nathaniel Watson	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Gavin Hicks	0	0	---	---	6	6
QB Carter Caldwell	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Terrence Cobb	---	---	0	0	---	0
DE Nick Burgess	---	---	0	0	---	0
DE A.J. Paradis	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	27	9.0
Middle	13	41	3.2
Right	4	1	0.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	6	6.0
Middle	20	46	2.3
Right	9	33	3.7
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Hershel Compton	42	25	3	2	4	2	7	1	1

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Edwin Wynn	33	17	3	3	3	5	5	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	6	58	5.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	15	140	6.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	3	42	7.0
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	17	4.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	64	10.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	8	64	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	3	42	6.0
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	35	7.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dwight Fredericks	9	5	1	51	0	39
WR Tristan Boone	8	4	0	54	1	42
TE Devan Donovan	8	5	1	42	0	40
WR Jimmy Hawkes	4	2	1	15	0	21
TE Drake Blades	4	1	0	8	0	15
RB Matthew Brister	3	2	1	12	0	17
RB Rex Halvorsen	3	3	0	42	1	16
RB Axel Gray	2	2	0	10	0	17
TE Santiago Peterson	1	1	0	23	1	3

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Chuck Stewart	8	5	1	45	0	29
WR Cristian Schwartz	7	5	0	60	1	24
WR Santiago Forsythe	6	3	1	50	2	25
WR Kelvin Seward	5	1	0	13	0	26
WR Dana Mintz	4	1	0	9	0	5
RB Zach Leigh	2	1	1	10	0	20
RB Andrew Mueller	1	1	0	18	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Axel Gray	2	-2	-1.00	2.90
RB Rex Halvorsen	1	4	4.00	4.00

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Edwin Wynn	2	4	2.00	2.33
RB Zach Leigh	2	4	2.00	4.33
RB Andrew Mueller	2	-2	-1.00	1.85

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Hershel Compton	5	2	13	2.60	6.12

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Edwin Wynn	5	3	24	4.80	6.21

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Dwight Fredericks	1	0	0	0.00	5.67
WR Tristan Boone	1	0	0	0.00	6.75
WR Jimmy Hawkes	1	1	5	5.00	3.75
RB Matthew Brister	1	1	8	8.00	4.00
TE Drake Blades	1	0	0	0.00	2.00

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Cristian Schwartz	2	1	1	0.50	8.57
RB Zach Leigh	2	1	10	5.00	5.00
TE Chuck Stewart	1	1	13	13.00	5.63

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
QB Edwin Wynn	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Hershel Compton	14	7	4

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Edwin Wynn	14	7	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dwight Fredericks	4	3	2
RB Matthew Brister	3	2	1
WR Tristan Boone	2	0	0
TE Devan Donovan	2	1	0
WR Jimmy Hawkes	2	1	1
TE Drake Blades	1	0	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Chuck Stewart	4	2	2
WR Kelvin Seward	4	1	1
WR Cristian Schwartz	3	2	2
WR Santiago Forsythe	1	1	1
RB Zach Leigh	1	1	1
WR Dana Mintz	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 68,000 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,400 (22,200)
End Zone 15,600 (16,000)
Mezzanine 9,100 (9,200)
Sideline Seats 13,800 (14,100)
Club Seats 4,600 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes 4,500 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	68,000 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,400 (22,200)
End Zone	15,600 (16,000)
Mezzanine	9,100 (9,200)
Sideline Seats	13,800 (14,100)
Club Seats	4,600 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes	4,500 (5,000)