Week 2
Final
DAL
ATL1Q
7 - 0
M. Irvin 65-yard TD catch from T. Aikman.
Touchdown
Made XP
1Q
7 - 7
B. Butler 29-yard TD fumble return.
Touchdown
Made XP
1Q
14 - 7
H. Walker 4-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
2Q
14 - 10
P. McFadden 28-yard field goal.
FG Made
2Q
21 - 10
H. Walker 20-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
3Q
21 - 13
P. McFadden 38-yard field goal.
FG Made
3Q
21 - 20
K. Flowers 1-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
4Q
21 - 27
J. Settle 4-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
Top Performers
Pass Yds
255
Miller
ATL
Rush Yds
85
Walker
DAL
Rec Yds
115
Irvin
DAL
Scrim TD
2
Walker
DAL
Matchup
Pass Rush Rec
1989 NFC East
DAL ATL
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Eagles 
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Cardinals 
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Rams 
Saints 
Falcons Game Summary
The Atlanta Falcons emerged victorious over the Dallas Cowboys, 27 to 21, on September 17, 1989.
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Aikman #8 | 13/23 | 241 | 10.5 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 | 71.1 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Miller #12 | 21/29 | 255 | 8.8 | 0 | 0 | 2-12 | 99.1 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H. Walker #34 | 23 | 85 | 3.7 | 2 | 20 |
T. Aikman #8 | 5 | 13 | 2.6 | 0 | 0 |
M. Irvin #88 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
B. Sargent #39 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Settle #44 | 23 | 82 | 3.6 | 1 | 15 |
G. Lang #33 | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | 6 |
K. Flowers #48 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
M. Haynes #82 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Miller #12 | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Irvin #88 | 0/0 | 115 | 23.0 | 1 | 65 |
H. Walker #34 | 0/0 | 60 | 30.0 | 0 | 52 |
S. Folsom #85 | 0/0 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | 19 |
K. Martin #83 | 0/0 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 19 |
K. Scott #35 | 0/0 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 12 |
D. Johnston #48 | 0/0 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Collins #85 | 0/0 | 95 | 19.0 | 0 | 30 |
M. Haynes #82 | 0/0 | 57 | 11.4 | 0 | 17 |
R. Heller #82 | 0/0 | 51 | 10.2 | 0 | 26 |
G. Lang #33 | 0/0 | 27 | 9.0 | 0 | 17 |
B. Beckman #83 | 0/0 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 10 |
J. Settle #44 | 0/0 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Norton #51 | 0-0 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Sanders #21 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
S. Case #25 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Ruzek #9 | 0/0 | 3/3 | 3 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
P. McFadden #8 | 2/3 | 3/3 | 9 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Saxon #4 | 4 | 177 | 44.3 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Fulhage #17 | 4 | 138 | 34.5 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Ankrom #81 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Dixon #21 | 3 | 62 | 20.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Jones #38 | 4 | 69 | 17.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Martin #83 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Sanders #21 | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Aikman #8 | 13/23 | 241 | 10.5 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 | 71.1 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H. Walker #34 | 23 | 85 | 3.7 | 2 | 20 |
T. Aikman #8 | 5 | 13 | 2.6 | 0 | 0 |
M. Irvin #88 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
B. Sargent #39 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Irvin #88 | 0/0 | 115 | 23.0 | 1 | 65 |
H. Walker #34 | 0/0 | 60 | 30.0 | 0 | 52 |
S. Folsom #85 | 0/0 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | 19 |
K. Martin #83 | 0/0 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 19 |
K. Scott #35 | 0/0 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 12 |
D. Johnston #48 | 0/0 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Norton #51 | 0-0 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Ruzek #9 | 0/0 | 3/3 | 3 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Saxon #4 | 4 | 177 | 44.3 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Ankrom #81 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Dixon #21 | 3 | 62 | 20.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Martin #83 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Miller #12 | 21/29 | 255 | 8.8 | 0 | 0 | 2-12 | 99.1 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Settle #44 | 23 | 82 | 3.6 | 1 | 15 |
G. Lang #33 | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | 6 |
K. Flowers #48 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
M. Haynes #82 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Miller #12 | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Collins #85 | 0/0 | 95 | 19.0 | 0 | 30 |
M. Haynes #82 | 0/0 | 57 | 11.4 | 0 | 17 |
R. Heller #82 | 0/0 | 51 | 10.2 | 0 | 26 |
G. Lang #33 | 0/0 | 27 | 9.0 | 0 | 17 |
B. Beckman #83 | 0/0 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 10 |
J. Settle #44 | 0/0 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Sanders #21 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
S. Case #25 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
P. McFadden #8 | 2/3 | 3/3 | 9 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Fulhage #17 | 4 | 138 | 34.5 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Jones #38 | 4 | 69 | 17.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Sanders #21 | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 0 |
349
Total Yds
333
241
Pass Yds
243
108
Rush Yds
90
53
Total Plays
61
6.6
Yards Per Play
5.5
10.5
Yards Per Pass
7.8
3.6
Yards Per Rush
3
18
1st Downs
23
8
Passing 1st Downs
11
8
Rushing 1st Downs
8
2
1st Downs from Penalties
4
4
Punts
4
3
Turnovers
0
2
Interceptions Thrown
0
1
Fumbles Lost
0
8
Penalties
3
2.0
Sacks
0.0
0
D/ST TD
0
