Week 8
Final
NE
ATL1Q 02:42
0 - 7
S. Jefferson 19-yard TD catch from C. Chandler.
Touchdown
Made XP
2nd & 15
2Q 09:05
7 - 7
K. Faulk 4-yard TD catch from T. Brady.
Touchdown
Made XP
3rd & Goal
2Q 04:31
10 - 7
A. Vinatieri 48-yard field goal.
FG Made
4th & 14
2Q 00:21
17 - 7
M. Edwards 15-yard TD catch from T. Brady.
Touchdown
Made XP
1st & 10
3Q 00:44
24 - 7
T. Brown 44-yard TD catch from T. Brady.
Touchdown
Made XP
1st & 10
4Q 11:32
24 - 10
J. Feely 20-yard field goal.
FG Made
4th & 2
Top Performers
Pass Yds
250
Brady
NE
Rush Yds
117
Smith
NE
Rec Yds
99
Brown
NE
Scrim TD
1
Brown
NE
Matchup
Pass Rush Rec
2001 AFC East
NE ATL
Patriots 
Dolphins 
Jets 
Colts 
Bills 
Rams 
49ers 
Saints 
Falcons 
Panthers Game Summary
The Atlanta Falcons were decisively beaten by the New England Patriots, 24 to 10, on November 4, 2001.
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Brady #12 | 21/31 | 250 | 8.1 | 3 | 0 | 3-14 | 124.4 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Chandler #12 | 8/20 | 95 | 4.8 | 1 | 1 | 6-32 | 51.0 |
M. Vick #7 | 2/9 | 56 | 6.2 | 0 | 0 | 3-15 | 53.0 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Smith #23 | 23 | 117 | 5.1 | 0 | 22 |
M. Edwards #44 | 6 | 11 | 1.8 | 0 | 5 |
T. Brown #80 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
K. Faulk #33 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
T. Brady #12 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Smith #43 | 16 | 84 | 5.3 | 0 | 58 |
M. Vick #7 | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 0 | 35 |
C. Chandler #12 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Brown #80 | 5/6 | 99 | 19.8 | 1 | 44 |
D. Patten #86 | 3/9 | 40 | 13.3 | 0 | 17 |
A. Smith #23 | 3/3 | 28 | 9.3 | 0 | 18 |
M. Edwards #44 | 2/2 | 27 | 13.5 | 1 | 15 |
K. Faulk #33 | 5/5 | 21 | 4.2 | 1 | 10 |
J. Wiggins #85 | 1/1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 |
C. Jackson #82 | 1/1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
C. Johnson #81 | 1/2 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
P. Pass #35 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Buckley #27 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Finneran #86 | 1/5 | 50 | 50.0 | 0 | 50 |
T. Martin #80 | 3/5 | 49 | 16.3 | 0 | 19 |
A. Crumpler #83 | 2/2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | 13 |
S. Jefferson #80 | 1/4 | 19 | 19.0 | 1 | 19 |
B. Christian #44 | 2/3 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 9 |
R. Kelly #82 | 0/3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Smith #43 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Mathis #81 | 1/6 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | -2 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
A. Smith #23 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
T. Brown #80 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
M. Edwards #44 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
P. Kerney #97 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
A. Ambrose #33 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Milloy #36 | 6-5 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
W. McGinest #55 | 5-5 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Johnson #52 | 4-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Phifer #58 | 4-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Pleasant #98 | 4-4 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Law #24 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Vrabel #50 | 3-2 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
P. Pass #35 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
O. Smith #30 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
M. Stevens #23 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Bruschi #54 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Chatham #58 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Jones #34 | 1-1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
H. Akbar #29 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Mitchell #96 | 1-1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Parker #97 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Seymour #93 | 1-1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Shaw #29 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Vinatieri #4 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Brown #80 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Buckley #27 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Hamilton #98 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Izzo #53 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Draft #54 | 13-10 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Brooking #56 | 12-11 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
G. McBurrows #22 | 5-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Ambrose #33 | 5-4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
H. Crockett #94 | 5-5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
P. Kerney #97 | 4-3 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Hudson #37 | 4-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
R. Buchanan #34 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Hall #98 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Kozlowski #85 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Wiley #99 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Dronett #75 | 2-2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Hamilton #41 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
T. Jervey #32 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. McClure #62 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Simoneau #53 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Smith #91 | 1-1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Swayda #93 | 1-1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Claridge #71 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Finneran #86 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Vinatieri #4 | 1/1 | 3/3 | 6 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Feely #4 | 1/3 | 1/1 | 4 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Walter #13 | 6 | 241 | 40.2 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Mohr #9 | 6 | 227 | 37.8 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Faulk #33 | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Jackson #82 | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Vaughn #37 | 4 | 138 | 34.5 | 0 | 0 |
A. Crumpler #83 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Brown #80 | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Gordon #21 | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Brady #12 | 21/31 | 250 | 8.1 | 3 | 0 | 3-14 | 124.4 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Smith #23 | 23 | 117 | 5.1 | 0 | 22 |
M. Edwards #44 | 6 | 11 | 1.8 | 0 | 5 |
T. Brown #80 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
K. Faulk #33 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
T. Brady #12 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Brown #80 | 5/6 | 99 | 19.8 | 1 | 44 |
D. Patten #86 | 3/9 | 40 | 13.3 | 0 | 17 |
A. Smith #23 | 3/3 | 28 | 9.3 | 0 | 18 |
M. Edwards #44 | 2/2 | 27 | 13.5 | 1 | 15 |
K. Faulk #33 | 5/5 | 21 | 4.2 | 1 | 10 |
J. Wiggins #85 | 1/1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 |
C. Jackson #82 | 1/1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
C. Johnson #81 | 1/2 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
P. Pass #35 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Buckley #27 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
A. Smith #23 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
T. Brown #80 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
M. Edwards #44 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Milloy #36 | 6-5 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
W. McGinest #55 | 5-5 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Johnson #52 | 4-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Phifer #58 | 4-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Pleasant #98 | 4-4 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Law #24 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Vrabel #50 | 3-2 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
P. Pass #35 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
O. Smith #30 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
M. Stevens #23 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Bruschi #54 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Chatham #58 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Jones #34 | 1-1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
H. Akbar #29 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Mitchell #96 | 1-1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Parker #97 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Seymour #93 | 1-1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Shaw #29 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Vinatieri #4 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Brown #80 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Buckley #27 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Hamilton #98 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Izzo #53 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Vinatieri #4 | 1/1 | 3/3 | 6 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Walter #13 | 6 | 241 | 40.2 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Faulk #33 | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Jackson #82 | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Brown #80 | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Chandler #12 | 8/20 | 95 | 4.8 | 1 | 1 | 6-32 | 51.0 |
M. Vick #7 | 2/9 | 56 | 6.2 | 0 | 0 | 3-15 | 53.0 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Smith #43 | 16 | 84 | 5.3 | 0 | 58 |
M. Vick #7 | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 0 | 35 |
C. Chandler #12 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Finneran #86 | 1/5 | 50 | 50.0 | 0 | 50 |
T. Martin #80 | 3/5 | 49 | 16.3 | 0 | 19 |
A. Crumpler #83 | 2/2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | 13 |
S. Jefferson #80 | 1/4 | 19 | 19.0 | 1 | 19 |
B. Christian #44 | 2/3 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 9 |
R. Kelly #82 | 0/3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Smith #43 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Mathis #81 | 1/6 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | -2 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
P. Kerney #97 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
A. Ambrose #33 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Draft #54 | 13-10 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Brooking #56 | 12-11 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
G. McBurrows #22 | 5-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Ambrose #33 | 5-4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
H. Crockett #94 | 5-5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
P. Kerney #97 | 4-3 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Hudson #37 | 4-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
R. Buchanan #34 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Hall #98 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Kozlowski #85 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Wiley #99 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Dronett #75 | 2-2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Hamilton #41 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
T. Jervey #32 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. McClure #62 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Simoneau #53 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Smith #91 | 1-1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Swayda #93 | 1-1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Claridge #71 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Finneran #86 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Feely #4 | 1/3 | 1/1 | 4 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Mohr #9 | 6 | 227 | 37.8 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Vaughn #37 | 4 | 138 | 34.5 | 0 | 0 |
A. Crumpler #83 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Gordon #21 | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 |
Punt
3 plays,
0 yd,
01:280-0
Punt
3 plays,
-1 yd,
01:570-0
Fumble
8 plays,
48 yd,
03:080-0
Punt
3 plays,
-1 yd,
01:220-0
Punt
3 plays,
-1 yd,
01:270-0
Touchdown
7 plays,
99 yd,
03:030-7
Touchdown
16 plays,
75 yd,
08:357-7
Interception
2 plays,
0 yd,
01:027-7
Field Goal
4 plays,
26 yd,
03:3210-7
Punt
3 plays,
-6 yd,
01:3010-7
Touchdown
10 plays,
84 yd,
02:4117-7
Missed FG
2 plays,
19 yd,
00:1517-7
Punt
5 plays,
9 yd,
03:1117-7
Punt
3 plays,
9 yd,
01:4717-7
Missed FG
9 plays,
24 yd,
03:0617-7
Punt
3 plays,
5 yd,
01:0117-7
Punt
4 plays,
-7 yd,
01:1917-7
Fumble
1 play,
0 yd,
00:0617-7
Punt
3 plays,
7 yd,
02:0417-7
Touchdown
4 plays,
80 yd,
01:5224-7
Field Goal
7 plays,
60 yd,
04:0624-10
Punt
4 plays,
7 yd,
02:3924-10
Downs
5 plays,
43 yd,
02:0624-10
Punt
3 plays,
3 yd,
01:1124-10
Downs
7 plays,
-2 yd,
01:2124-10
End of Game
7 plays,
35 yd,
04:1124-10
371
Total Yds
244
236
Pass Yds
104
135
Rush Yds
140
13
Total Drives
13
68
Total Plays
57
5.5
Yards Per Play
4.3
6.9
Yards Per Pass
2.7
4
Yards Per Rush
7.4
33:38
Possession
26:22
17
Biggest Lead
7
21
1st Downs
11
11
Passing 1st Downs
6
9
Rushing 1st Downs
3
1
1st Downs from Penalties
2
7/15
3rd Down
3/14
1/1
4th Down
0/2
6
Punts
6
2
Turnovers
1
0
Interceptions Thrown
1
2
Fumbles Lost
0
7
Penalties
7
9.0
Sacks
3.0
8
Tackles For Loss
9
0
D/ST TD
0
