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Atlanta at Kansas City

1:00 pm EDT Sun Sep 9, 2012

  • TV: FOX
  • Partly Cloudy Kansas City, MO 66°F

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Atlanta 40 at Kansas City 24

40
Atlanta Falcons
1-0 (Won last 1)
Final
Atlanta Falcons @ Kansas City Chiefs
Team 1 2 3 4 Total
Atlanta Falcons 10 10 14 6 40
Kansas City Chiefs 3 14 0 7 24
24
Kansas City Chiefs
0-1 (Lost last 1)

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter ATL - KC
Scoring Summary: Atlanta Falcons @ Kansas City Chiefs, 1st Quarter
Time Team Scoring Type Description Score
8:51 Atlanta Falcons ATL TD

Matt Ryan passed to Julio Jones to the right for 8 yard gain (Matt Bryant made PAT)

 7 - 0
4:02 Kansas City Chiefs KC FG

Ryan Succop kicked a 39-yard field goal

 7 - 3
1:57 Atlanta Falcons ATL FG

Matt Bryant kicked a 34-yard field goal

 10 - 3
2nd Quarter ATL - KC
Scoring Summary: Atlanta Falcons @ Kansas City Chiefs, 2nd Quarter
Time Team Scoring Type Description Score
11:39 Kansas City Chiefs KC TD

Matt Cassel passed to Kevin Boss down the middle for 22 yard gain (Ryan Succop made PAT)

 10 - 10
7:48 Atlanta Falcons ATL TD

Matt Ryan passed to Julio Jones to the left for 14 yard gain (Matt Bryant made PAT)

 17 - 10
3:38 Kansas City Chiefs KC TD

Matt Cassel rushed up the middle for 5 yard gain (Ryan Succop made PAT)

 17 - 17
0:10 Atlanta Falcons ATL FG

Matt Bryant kicked a 21-yard field goal

 20 - 17
3rd Quarter ATL - KC
Scoring Summary: Atlanta Falcons @ Kansas City Chiefs, 3rd Quarter
Time Team Scoring Type Description Score
4:54 Atlanta Falcons ATL TD

Matt Ryan rushed to the right for 5 yard gain (Matt Bryant made PAT)

 27 - 17
3:56 Atlanta Falcons ATL TD

Matt Ryan passed to Tony Gonzalez down the middle for 7 yard gain (Matt Bryant made PAT)

 34 - 17
4th Quarter ATL - KC
Scoring Summary: Atlanta Falcons @ Kansas City Chiefs, 4th Quarter
Time Team Scoring Type Description Score
14:13 Atlanta Falcons ATL FG

Matt Bryant kicked a 30-yard field goal

 37 - 17
10:40 Atlanta Falcons ATL FG

Matt Bryant kicked a 41-yard field goal

 40 - 17
0:05 Kansas City Chiefs KC TD

Shaun Draughn rushed up the middle for 4 yard gain (Ryan Succop made PAT)

 40 - 24

Passing

Team Statistics: Passing for Atlanta Falcons
Atlanta Falcons Comp Att Yds Pct Y/A Sack YdsL TD Int Rating
Matt Ryan(notes) 23 31 299 74.2 9.6 1 7 3 0 136.4
Team Statistics: Passing for Kansas City Chiefs
Kansas City Chiefs Comp Att Yds Pct Y/A Sack YdsL TD Int Rating
Matt Cassel(notes) 21 33 258 63.6 7.8 3 17 1 2 72.5

Rushing

Team Statistics: Rushing for Atlanta Falcons
Atlanta Falcons Rush Yds Avg Lng TD FumL
Michael Turner(notes) 11 32 2.9 11 0 0
Matt Ryan(notes) 3 25 8.3 11 1 0
Jacquizz Rodgers(notes) 7 22 3.1 6 0 0
Jason Snelling(notes) 2 5 2.5 3 0 0
Team Statistics: Rushing for Kansas City Chiefs
Kansas City Chiefs Rush Yds Avg Lng TD FumL
Jamaal Charles(notes) 16 87 5.4 46 0 0
Shaun Draughn(notes) 6 29 4.8 14 1 0
Matt Cassel(notes) 4 20 5.0 13 1 1
Peyton Hillis(notes) 7 16 2.3 7 0 0

Receiving

Team Statistics: Receiving for Atlanta Falcons
Atlanta Falcons Rec Yds Avg Lng TD FumL
Julio Jones(notes) 6 108 18.0 31 2 0
Roddy White(notes) 6 87 14.5 26 0 0
Tony Gonzalez(notes) 5 53 10.6 25 1 0
Harry Douglas(notes) 3 32 10.7 19 0 0
Jacquizz Rodgers(notes) 2 13 6.5 7 0 0
Michael Palmer(notes) 1 6 6.0 6 0 0
Team Statistics: Receiving for Kansas City Chiefs
Kansas City Chiefs Rec Yds Avg Lng TD FumL
Dexter McCluster(notes) 6 82 13.7 21 0 0
Dwayne Bowe(notes) 3 53 17.7 23 0 0
Tony Moeaki(notes) 3 37 12.3 18 0 0
Kevin Boss(notes) 2 36 18.0 22 1 0
Steve Breaston(notes) 2 30 15.0 24 0 0
Shaun Draughn(notes) 2 12 6.0 9 0 0
Peyton Hillis(notes) 3 8 2.7 4 0 0

Kicking

Team Statistics: Kicking for Atlanta Falcons
Atlanta Falcons XPM XPA FGM FGA Lng Pct Pts
Matt Bryant(notes) 4 4 4 4 41 100.0 16
Team Statistics: Kicking for Kansas City Chiefs
Kansas City Chiefs XPM XPA FGM FGA Lng Pct Pts
Ryan Succop(notes) 3 3 1 2 39 50.0 6

Punting

Team Statistics: Punting for Atlanta Falcons
Atlanta Falcons Punt Avg Long Blk In20 TB
Matt Bosher(notes) 1 52.0 52 0 0 0
Team Statistics: Punting for Kansas City Chiefs
Kansas City Chiefs Punt Avg Long Blk In20 TB
Dustin Colquitt(notes) 1 47.0 47 0 1 0

Kick/Punt Returns

Team Statistics: Returns for Atlanta Falcons
Atlanta Falcons KR Yds Avg Lng TD PR Yds Avg Lng TD
Jacquizz Rodgers(notes) 2 104 52.0 77 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Harry Douglas(notes) 1 8 8.0 8 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Team Statistics: Returns for Kansas City Chiefs
Kansas City Chiefs KR Yds Avg Lng TD PR Yds Avg Lng TD
Javier Arenas(notes) 4 79 19.8 25 0 1 14 14.0 14 0
Terrance Copper(notes) 1 16 16.0 16 0 0 0 0.0 0 0

Defense

Team Statistics: Defensive for Atlanta Falcons
Atlanta Falcons Tack Ast Sack Yds FFum FumR PD Int Yds IntTD
Stephen Nicholas(notes) 10 2 0.0 0.0 0 1 2 1 3 0
Sean Weatherspoon(notes) 7 0 1.0 8.0 0 0 1 0 0 0
William Moore(notes) 7 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 1 1 2 0
Thomas DeCoud(notes) 6 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brent Grimes(notes) 6 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kroy Biermann(notes) 4 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
John Abraham(notes) 3 0 1.0 8.0 1 0 1 0 0 0
Asante Samuel(notes) 3 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Dunta Robinson(notes) 2 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ray Edwards(notes) 2 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jonathan Babineaux(notes) 1 0 1.0 1.0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Christopher Owens(notes) 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Vance Walker(notes) 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jason Snelling(notes) 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Robert James(notes) 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cliff Matthews(notes) 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Josh Harris(notes) 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Team Statistics: Defensive for Kansas City Chiefs
Kansas City Chiefs Tack Ast Sack Yds FFum FumR PD Int Yds IntTD
Derrick Johnson(notes) 7 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jovan Belcher(notes) 5 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Abram Elam(notes) 4 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jacques Reeves(notes) 4 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Travis Daniels(notes) 3 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tyson Jackson(notes) 3 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Andy Studebaker(notes) 2 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Glenn Dorsey(notes) 2 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jerrell Powe(notes) 2 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Eric Berry(notes) 2 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Stanford Routt(notes) 2 0 0.0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Justin Houston(notes) 1 1 1.0 7.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Edgar Jones(notes) 1 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dontari Poe(notes) 1 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Javier Arenas(notes) 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ropati Pitoitua(notes) 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rodney Hudson(notes) 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dexter McCluster(notes) 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tony Moeaki(notes) 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shaun Draughn(notes) 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Last Updated

Updated on Tuesday, Sep 11, 2012 2:23 am ET

Top Performers

Atlanta
M. Ryan
Matt Ryan(notes) QB

23-31, 299 yds
3 TDs
3 Rush, 25 yds, 1 TD

Kansas City
M. Cassel
Matt Cassel(notes) QB

21-33, 258 yds
1 TD, 2 INTs
4 Rush, 20 yds, 1 TD

Team Statistics

Team Statistics Comparison: Atlanta Falcons / Kansas City Chiefs
Team Statistics Atlanta Falcons Kansas City Chiefs
First Downs 21 22
Total Yards 376 393
Turnovers 0 3
Time of Possession 28:05 31:55
First Downs 21 22
Passing 17 13
Rushing 4 9
Penalty 0 0
Third Down Efficiency 5-10 11-16
Fourth Down Efficiency 0-0 0-0
Total Net Yards 376 393
Total Plays 55 69
Average Gain Per Play 6.8 5.7
Net Yards Rushing 84 152
Rushes 23 33
Average Per Rush 3.7 4.6
Net Yards Passing 292 241
Completions-Attempts 23-31 21-33
Yards Per Pass Play 9.1 6.7
Times Sacked 1 3
Yards Lost to Sacks 7 17
Had Intercepted 0 2
Punts 1 1
Average Punt 52.0 47.0
Penalties 2 2
Penalty Yards 12 25
Fumbles 1 1
Fumbles Lost 0 1
Time of Possession 28:05 31:55

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