Falcons 30-17 Patriots (1 Oct, 1995) Box Score

New England Patriots

1-3, 0-2 away

	1	2	3	4	T
NE					17
ATL					30

Atlanta Falcons

4-1, 3-0 home

New England Passing


Scott Zolak
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	RTG
24/45	252	5.6	1	0	4-28	77.3
24/45	224	5.6	1	0	4-28	77.3

Atlanta Passing


Jeff George
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	RTG
26/38	295	7.8	1	1	2-7	89.3
26/38	288	7.8	1	1	2-7	89.3

New England Rushing


David Meggett
Curtis Martin
Scott Zolak
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
10	52	5.2	0	21
14	44	3.1	1	8
2	12	6.0	0	12
26	108	4.2	1	21

Atlanta Rushing


Craig Heyward
Jeff George
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
18	84	4.7	1	15
4	3	0.8	0	6
22	87	4.0	1	15

New England Receiving


Vincent Brisby
Troy Brown
David Meggett
Sam Gash
Will Moore
Ben Coates
Curtis Martin
team

REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
9	161	17.9	0	72
4	44	11.0	0	31
4	18	4.5	0	19
3	13	4.3	1	7
1	10	10.0	0	10
2	7	3.5	0	4
1	-1	-1.0	0	-1
24	252	10.5	1	72

Atlanta Receiving


Bert Emanuel
Craig Heyward
Terance Mathis
Eric Metcalf
Darryl Spencer
J.J. Birden
team

REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
6	95	15.8	0	52
8	66	8.3	0	20
3	52	17.3	0	30
6	41	6.8	1	33
1	22	22.0	0	22
2	19	9.5	0	10
26	295	11.3	1	52

New England Fumbles


Scott Zolak
Terry Ray
team

FUM	LOST	REC
4	3	0
0	0	1
4	3	1

Atlanta Fumbles


Bert Emanuel
Terance Mathis
Chris Doleman
Darryl Talley
team

FUM	LOST	REC
1	1	0
1	0	0
0	0	2
0	0	1
2	1	3

New England Defense



Terry Ray
Ricky Reynolds
Vernon Lewis
Tim Roberts
Ty Law
Myron Guyton
Willie McGinest
Ferric Collons
Marty Moore
Maurice Hurst
Troy Barnett
Vincent Brown
Chris Slade
Larry Whigham
team

TACKLES				MISC
TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
9	8	0	0	1	0	0
8	7	1	0	0	0	0
5	5	0	0	0	0	0
5	3	0	0	0	0	0
4	3	0	0	2	0	0
4	2	0	0	0	0	0
3	3	0	0	1	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	1	1	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0	0
50	41	2	0	4	0	0

Atlanta Defense



Jessie Tuggle
Chuck Smith
Kevin Ross
Chris Doleman
Roger Harper
Terry Taylor
Clay Matthews
Darryl Talley
Darnell Walker
Pierce Holt
Ron Davis
Jumpy Geathers
Moe Gardner
Lester Archambeau
D.J. Johnson
Alton Montgomery
Ron George
Lorenzo Styles
team

TACKLES				MISC
TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
14	13	0	0	1	0	0
7	7	1	0	0	0	0
5	3	0	0	0	0	0
5	1	1	0	0	0	0
4	4	0	0	1	0	0
3	3	0	0	1	0	0
3	3	0	0	0	0	0
3	1	0	0	1	0	0
2	2	0	0	1	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	1	1	0	0	0	0
2	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	1	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	2	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0	0
59	46	4	0	7	0	0

New England Interceptions


Terry Ray
team

INT	YDS	TD
1	21	0
1	21	0

Atlanta Interceptions

	INT	YDS	TD
No Atlanta Interceptions

New England Kick Returns


David Meggett
Rupert Grant
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
4	132	33.0	46
1	7	7.0	7
5	139	27.8	46

Atlanta Kick Returns


Roell Preston
Eric Metcalf
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
3	65	21.7	29
1	5	5.0	5
4	70	17.5	29

New England Punt Returns


David Meggett
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
3	13	4.3	8	0
3	13	4.3	8	0

Atlanta Punt Returns


Eric Metcalf
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
3	17	5.7	15	0
3	17	5.7	15	0

New England Kicking


Matt Bahr
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
1/1	100.0	27	2/2	5
1/1	100.0	27	2/2	5

Atlanta Kicking


Morten Andersen
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
5/5	100.0	54	1/1	16
5/5	100.0	54	1/1	16

New England Punting


Pat O'Neill
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
5	192	38.4	0	4	46
5	192	38.4	0	4	46

Atlanta Punting


Dan Stryzinski
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
3	127	42.3	0	0	44
3	127	42.3	0	0	44

5:00 AM, 1 October 1995

Attendance: 47,114

Referees:
Thomas White

Team	W	L	PCT	PF	PA
Buffalo	12	3	.800	469	331
Miami	7	8	.467	305	329
New York	4	11	.267	292	344
New England	3	12	.200	259	361

Team	W	L	PCT	PF	PA
Los Angeles	9	6	.600	329	347
Seattle	8	7	.533	339	340
Arizona	7	8	.467	344	342
San Francisco	6	9	.400	331	349

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