| New England Patriots at Atlanta Falcons Game Statistics |
| Date: October 15, 1989 Location: Atlanta, GA |
| Venue: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Attendance: 39697 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 74 F Humidty: 66% Wind: 8 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England PatriotsNE | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 3 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 16 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NE | ATL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New England PatriotsNE | Greg Davis 52 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Paul McFadden 30 FG | 3 | 3 |
| 1 | New England PatriotsNE | Greg Davis 32 FG | 6 | 3 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Greg Davis 32 FG | 9 | 3 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Paul McFadden 30 FG | 9 | 6 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Cedric Jones 15 pass from Doug Flutie (Greg Davis kick failed) | 15 | 6 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Keith Jones 1 run (Paul McFadden kick) | 15 | 13 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Paul McFadden 22 FG | 15 | 16 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Cedric Jones |
| 86 | WR | Stanley Morgan |
| 70 | LOT | David Viaene |
| 62 | LOG | Sean Farrell |
| 68 | C | Mike Baab |
| 66 | ROG | Paul Fairchild |
| 78 | ROT | Bruce Armstrong |
| 87 | TE | Lin Dawson |
| 2 | QB | Doug Flutie |
| 44 | HB | John Stephens |
| 34 | FB | Bob Perryman |
| Defense | ||
| 77 | LDE | Kenneth Sims |
| 72 | NT | Tim Goad |
| 96 | RDE | Brent Williams |
| 52 | LOLB | Johnny Rembert |
| 95 | LILB | Ed Reynolds |
| 59 | RILB | Vincent Brown |
| 50 | ROLB | Larry McGrew |
| 37 | LCB | Maurice Hurst |
| 38 | SS | Roland James |
| 31 | FS | Fred Marion |
| 26 | RCB | Ray Clayborn |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | WR | Shawn Collins |
| 81 | WR | Michael Haynes |
| 78 | LOT | Mike Kenn |
| 74 | LOG | Stan Clayton |
| 64 | C | Jamie Dukes |
| 79 | ROG | Bill Fralic |
| 69 | ROT | Houston Hoover |
| 80 | TE | Ron Heller |
| 12 | QB | Chris Miller |
| 33 | RB | Gene Lang |
| 48 | FB | Kenny Flowers |
| Defense | ||
| 76 | LDE | Mike Gann |
| 75 | NT | Tony Casillas |
| 72 | RDE | Ben Thomas |
| 93 | LOLB | Aundray Bruce |
| 59 | LILB | John Rade |
| 58 | RILB | Jessie Tuggle |
| 99 | ROLB | Tim Green |
| 21 | LCB | Deion Sanders |
| 20 | SS | Evan Cooper |
| 41 | FS | Tim Gordon |
| 25 | RCB | Scott Case |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| John Stephens | 19 | 64 | 3.4 | 11 | 0 |
| Bob Perryman | 10 | 20 | 2.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Doug Flutie | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Reggie Dupard | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Gene Lang | 9 | 48 | 5.3 | 13 | 0 |
| Kenny Flowers | 8 | 18 | 2.3 | 4 | 0 |
| Keith Jones | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 3 | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Doug Flutie | 30 | 12 | 40.0 | 3 | 172 | 5.7 | 35 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 30.8 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Chris Miller | 34 | 19 | 55.9 | 1 | 265 | 7.8 | 46 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 68.9 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Sammy Martin | 3 | 60 | 20.0 | 34 | 0 |
| Cedric Jones | 3 | 53 | 17.7 | 35 | 1 |
| Hart Lee Dykes | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 18 | 0 |
| Stanley Morgan | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Bob Perryman | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| John Stephens | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Gene Lang | 5 | 66 | 13.2 | 20 | 0 |
| Keith Jones | 3 | 66 | 22.0 | 46 | 0 |
| Ron Heller | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 15 | 0 |
| Floyd Dixon | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Shawn Collins | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Gary Wilkins | 1 | 36 | 36.0 | 36 | 0 |
| Michael Haynes | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Brad Beckman | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Ray Clayborn | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Evan Cooper | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Tim Gordon | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Jeff Feagles | 6 | 263 | 43.8 | 64 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Scott Fulhage | 7 | 344 | 49.1 | 65 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Sammy Martin | 5 | 46 | 9.2 | 16 | 0 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Deion Sanders | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 14 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Sammy Martin | 4 | 91 | 22.8 | 32 | 0 | |
| Rodney Rice | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Keith Jones | 3 | 77 | 25.7 | 29 | 0 | |
| Deion Sanders | 2 | 83 | 41.5 | 60 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |
| Brent Williams | 2.0 |
| Larry McGrew | 1.5 |
| Johnny Rembert | 0.5 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |
| Aundray Bruce | 2.0 |
| Scott Case | 1.0 |
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