Week 9, 2016

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

St. Louis Rams	0	3	7	3	-	13
Atlanta Falcons	7	7	6	0	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:52 ATL - Tevin Coleman 18 run (Francis Wright extra point)
2Q: 03:08 STL - Jay Huntley 31 field goal
2Q: 01:09 ATL - Andre Caldwell 28 pass from Matt Ryan (Francis Wright extra point)
3Q: 11:22 STL - Lance Kendricks 12 pass from Sean Mannion (Jay Huntley extra point)
3Q: 05:14 ATL - Julio Jones 66 pass from Matt Ryan (Francis Wright extra point failed)
4Q: 00:20 STL - Jay Huntley 51 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:52 ATL - Tevin Coleman 18 run (Francis Wright extra point)
2Q: 03:08 STL - Jay Huntley 31 field goal
2Q: 01:09 ATL - Andre Caldwell 28 pass from Matt Ryan (Francis Wright extra point)
3Q: 11:22 STL - Lance Kendricks 12 pass from Sean Mannion (Jay Huntley extra point)
3Q: 05:14 ATL - Julio Jones 66 pass from Matt Ryan (Francis Wright extra point failed)
4Q: 00:20 STL - Jay Huntley 51 field goal

Team Statistics STL ATL
Record 2-7 3-5
First Downs 20 16
- by Rushing 1 8
- by Passing 17 7
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 326 313
- Offensive Plays 85 63
- Yards per Play 3.84 4.97
Net Rushing Yards 36 106
- Rushing Attempts 12 30
- Yards per Rush 3.00 3.53
Net Passing Yards 290 207
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 71 - 33 - 2 28 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 298 240
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/8 5/33
- Yards per Pass Play 3.97 6.27
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 6/20 4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.7 8.8
4th Down Conversions 1/4 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/45 8/54
Punt Returns/Yards 7/56 2/21
Kick Returns/Yards 2/35 1/24
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/12
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 28
Time of Possession 27:56 32:04

Team Statistics	STL	ATL
Record	2-7	3-5
First Downs	20	16
- by Rushing	1	8
- by Passing	17	7
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	326	313
- Offensive Plays	85	63
- Yards per Play	3.84	4.97
Net Rushing Yards	36	106
- Rushing Attempts	12	30
- Yards per Rush	3.00	3.53
Net Passing Yards	290	207
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	71 - 33 - 2	28 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	298	240
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/8	5/33
- Yards per Pass Play	3.97	6.27
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	6/20	4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.7	8.8
4th Down Conversions	1/4	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/45	8/54
Punt Returns/Yards	7/56	2/21
Kick Returns/Yards	2/35	1/24
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/12
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 28
Time of Possession	27:56	32:04

Drive Charts

St. Louis Rams
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:22	1:41	OWN 33	5	13	Punt
1	7:12	0:45	OWN 28	3	2	Punt
1	4:11	0:08	OWN 27	1	5	Fumble
1	2:38	3:07	OWN 20	7	36	Punt
2	12:37	3:09	OWN 26	6	31	Punt
2	5:36	2:36	OWN 35	7	51	Field Goal
2	0:54	0:54	OWN 32	6	14	Interception
3	15:00	3:44	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
3	8:29	3:15	OWN 28	9	38	Downs
3	4:56	1:39	OWN 31	3	1	Punt
3	1:44	0:55	50	3	7	Punt
4	13:03	2:02	OPP 49	6	13	Punt
4	9:35	0:40	OWN 38	3	5	Punt
4	6:38	0:52	OWN 23	5	5	Interception
4	2:24	1:16	OWN 20	8	19	Downs
4	1:01	0:48	50	4	16	Field Goal

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:38	OWN 19	3	2	Punt
1	10:41	3:29	OWN 10	7	28	Punt
1	6:27	2:16	OWN 29	3	2	Punt
1	4:03	1:25	OPP 32	3	32	Touchdown
2	14:31	1:54	OWN 20	4	13	Punt
2	9:28	3:52	OWN 20	8	57	Fumble
2	3:00	2:06	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
3	11:16	2:47	OWN 23	6	10	Punt
3	5:14	0:18	OWN 34	1	66	Touchdown
3	3:17	1:33	OWN 10	3	1	Punt
3	0:49	2:46	OWN 2	6	11	Punt
4	11:01	1:26	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
4	8:55	2:17	OWN 1	3	4	Punt
4	5:46	3:22	OPP 43	6	11	Punt
4	1:08	0:07	OPP 39	1	-1	Fumble
4	0:13	0:13	OPP 46	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Matt Ryan, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Lance Dunbar	5	-1	-0.20	4
Todd Gurley	5	21	4.20	7
Sean Mannion	1	7	7.00	7
Chandler Worthy	1	9	9.00	9

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Devonta Freeman	24	53	2.21	10	1	0
Tevin Coleman	4	31	7.75	18	2	1
Matt Ryan	2	22	11.00	23	1	0

Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Sean Mannion	71	33	298	2/8	1	25	2	51.2

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Ryan	28	22	240	5/33	2	66	0	126.2

Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Lance Kendricks	9	13	115	12.78	67	25	1
WR Chandler Worthy	8	20	44	5.50	3	15	0
WR Tavon Austin	4	11	36	9.00	12	16	0
WR Christopher Gardner	4	7	46	11.50	6	21	0
RB Todd Gurley	3	5	36	12.00	17	23	0
RB Lance Dunbar	2	5	5	2.50	8	9	0
FB Gavin Linquist	2	5	5	2.50	0	4	0
WR Rowdy Everett	1	4	11	11.00	0	11	0
RB Tre Mason	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Craig Stevens	7	9	69	9.86	14	33	0
WR Julio Jones	5	6	95	19.00	64	66	1
WR Leonard Hankerson	3	5	30	10.00	25	29	0
WR Andre Caldwell	2	2	34	17.00	0	28	1
RB Chris Polk	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
RB Devonta Freeman	1	1	9	9.00	3	9	0
WR Les Starks	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Louis Law	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
TE Chris Wallace	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR David Nelson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Courtney Upshaw	1	0	0.00	0
CB Jalen Collins	1	12	12.00	0

Fumble Statistics

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force
Todd Gurley	1	0	0
Alec Ogletree	0	1	1
Bryce Green	0	1	0
Maurice Alexander	0	0	1

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Matt Ryan	1	0	0
Devonta Freeman	1	0	0
Al Woods	0	1	0
Courtney Upshaw	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Johnny Hekker	8	357	44.6	37.0	56	6

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Matt Bosher	10	457	45.7	38.1	58	3

Kicking Statistics

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jay Huntley	2/2	1/1	1/1	51	1/1

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Francis Wright	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/3

Punt Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tavon Austin	6	55	9.2	0
Christopher Gardner	1	1	1.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Devonta Freeman	2	21	10.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rowdy Everett	2	35	17.5	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
David Nelson	1	24	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Alec Ogletree	8	3	0.0	29	33
DE Robert Quinn	7	3	3.0	27	29
S Maurice Alexander	6	1	1.5	30	32
CB Janoris Jenkins	6	0	0.0	30	33
DT Aaron Donald	5	3	0.5	27	26
S Cody Davis	4	2	0.0	30	33
CB Lamarcus Joyner	4	1	0.0	13	25
CB Donny Sheldon	3	0	0.0	30	33
ILB Josh Mauga	2	0	0.0	17	18
DT Michael Brockers	2	0	0.0	24	15
ILB James Laurinaitis	1	1	0.0	13	15
DE Eugene Sims	1	1	0.0	28	26
DE Chris Long	1	0	0.0	3	4
S Sherrod Martin	1	0	0.0	1	10
TE Lance Kendricks	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Davis Tull	1	0	0.0	15	6
WR Chandler Worthy	1	0	---	---	---
DT Bryce Green	1	0	0.0	3	7

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Brandon Meriweather	6	2	0.0	12	73
CB Sterling Moore	6	0	0.0	10	56
OLB Brooks Reed	6	0	0.0	4	29
OLB Courtney Upshaw	6	0	0.0	6	43
ILB Thomas Franklin	4	2	0.0	12	70
S Bradley McDougald	4	1	0.0	12	73
DE Vic Beasley	3	1	1.0	12	66
CB Jalen Collins	3	2	0.0	12	73
S Dezmen Southward	3	0	0.0	3	26
DE Justin Tuck	1	0	0.5	2	12
CB Desmond Trufant	1	3	0.0	12	61
DT Al Woods	1	1	0.0	6	22
OLB Justin Durant	1	0	0.0	1	14
TE Craig Stevens	1	0	---	---	---
T Andre Smith	1	0	---	---	---
DT Ra'Shede Hageman	1	0	0.0	8	40
DT J.J. Warren	0	1	0.5	6	51

Pass Rush Statistics

St. Louis	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Robert Quinn	3.0	1	4	29
S Maurice Alexander	1.5	0	0	32
DT Aaron Donald	0.5	1	1	26
DT Michael Brockers	0.0	1	1	15
DE Sidney Kennedy	0.0	1	0	7

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Vic Beasley	1.0	0	5	4	66
DE Justin Tuck	0.5	0	0	0	12
DT J.J. Warren	0.5	0	0	0	51
DT Paul Soliai	0.0	1	2	0	62
DT Ra'Shede Hageman	0.0	1	1	0	40
DT Al Woods	0.0	1	0	0	22
ILB Thomas Franklin	0.0	1	0	0	70
S Bradley McDougald	0.0	0	1	0	73

Pass Defense Statistics

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Janoris Jenkins	5	0	33
OLB Alec Ogletree	4	0	33
S Cody Davis	3	0	33
CB Lamarcus Joyner	3	0	25
S Maurice Alexander	2	0	32
CB Donny Sheldon	1	1	33
S Sherrod Martin	1	0	10
ILB Josh Mauga	1	0	18
DE Robert Quinn	1	0	29
DT Michael Brockers	1	0	15

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Sterling Moore	5	1	0	56
OLB Brooks Reed	5	1	0	29
S Brandon Meriweather	4	2	0	73
ILB Thomas Franklin	4	1	0	70
OLB Courtney Upshaw	4	0	1	43
CB Jalen Collins	3	3	1	73
CB Desmond Trufant	2	3	0	61
S Bradley McDougald	2	1	0	73
S Dezmen Southward	2	0	0	26
OLB Justin Durant	1	0	0	14
DT Al Woods	1	0	0	22

Blocking Statistics

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Rodger Saffold	1	2	1	12	0	73
Rob Havenstein	1	2	0	12	0	73
Gavin Linquist	1	1	0	10	0	46
Greg Robinson	0	3	0	12	1	73
Mike Person	0	2	0	12	1	73
Jared Cook	0	1	0	3	0	8

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T.J. Duncan	3	7	30	0	33
Jake Long	2	4	30	0	33
Craig Stevens	2	3	25	0	23
Andre Smith	1	3	18	0	27
Ernie McElroy	0	6	30	4	33
Devan Lecuona	0	4	30	1	33
Louis Law	0	1	16	0	13

Special Teams Tackles

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Lance Kendricks	1	22
Tavon Austin	1	17
Christopher Gardner	1	14

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
David Nelson	2	13
Chris Polk	1	26
Jeremiah Elliott	1	18
Tevin Coleman	1	11
Ernie McElroy	1	10
Brady Wynn	1	10
Anthony Guthrie	1	10
Andre Caldwell	1	6

Participation

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jamon Brown	12	73	---	---	10	95
Tavon Austin	11	59	---	---	17	87
Lance Kendricks	6	58	---	---	22	86
Rodger Saffold	12	73	---	---	---	85
Mike Person	12	73	---	---	---	85
Greg Robinson	12	73	---	---	---	85
Rob Havenstein	12	73	---	---	---	85
Sean Mannion	12	73	---	---	---	85
Lance Dunbar	7	55	---	---	19	81
Janoris Jenkins	---	---	30	33	18	81
Gavin Linquist	10	46	---	---	11	67
Chandler Worthy	9	55	---	---	2	66
Cody Davis	---	---	30	33	1	64
Alec Ogletree	---	---	29	33	1	63
Maurice Alexander	---	---	30	32	1	63
Donny Sheldon	---	---	30	33	---	63
Christopher Gardner	6	41	---	---	14	61
Robert Quinn	---	---	27	29	1	57
Eugene Sims	---	---	28	26	2	56
Aaron Donald	---	---	27	26	2	55
Michael Brockers	---	---	24	15	4	43
Lamarcus Joyner	---	---	13	25	---	38
Josh Mauga	---	---	17	18	---	35
Rowdy Everett	2	18	---	---	13	33
Troy Marone	---	---	2	1	29	32
James Laurinaitis	---	---	13	15	1	29
Jared Cook	3	8	---	---	17	28
Davis Tull	---	---	15	6	4	25
Todd Gurley	5	19	---	---	---	24
Neville Hewitt	---	---	2	1	20	23
Tre Mason	0	5	---	---	16	21
Sidney Kennedy	---	---	2	7	11	20
Bryce Green	---	---	3	7	7	17
Ethan Westbrooks	---	---	4	9	---	13
Sherrod Martin	---	---	1	10	---	11
William Stearns	1	1	---	---	9	11
Garrett Reynolds	0	0	---	---	10	10
Jake McQuaide	0	0	---	---	10	10
Johnny Hekker	0	0	---	---	10	10
Lamar Holmes	0	0	---	---	10	10
Isaiah Battle	0	0	---	---	10	10
Chris Long	---	---	3	4	---	7
Jay Huntley	0	0	---	---	6	6
Johnny Manziel	0	0	---	---	---	0
Hunter Warfield	0	0	---	---	---	0
Paul Cooper	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Brandon Meriweather	---	---	12	73	18	103
Jalen Collins	---	---	12	73	6	91
Bradley McDougald	---	---	12	73	3	88
Thomas Franklin	---	---	12	70	1	83
Paul Soliai	---	---	10	62	9	81
Vic Beasley	---	---	12	66	2	80
Sterling Moore	---	---	10	56	10	76
Desmond Trufant	---	---	12	61	1	74
Ernie McElroy	30	33	---	---	10	73
T.J. Duncan	30	33	---	---	10	73
Jake Long	30	33	---	---	---	63
Matt Ryan	30	33	---	---	---	63
Devan Lecuona	30	33	---	---	---	63
Julio Jones	29	31	---	---	---	60
J.J. Warren	---	---	6	51	2	59
Devonta Freeman	25	23	---	---	9	57
Craig Stevens	25	23	---	---	8	56
Courtney Upshaw	---	---	6	43	2	51
Dezmen Southward	---	---	3	26	22	51
Ra'Shede Hageman	---	---	8	40	2	50
Andre Smith	18	27	---	---	---	45
Andre Caldwell	15	18	---	---	6	39
Louis Law	16	13	---	---	10	39
Corey Lemonier	---	---	3	15	20	38
Leonard Hankerson	15	22	---	---	---	37
David Nelson	12	10	---	---	13	35
Al Woods	---	---	6	22	7	35
Chris Polk	3	6	---	---	26	35
Brooks Reed	---	---	4	29	1	34
Anthony Guthrie	12	6	---	---	10	28
Justin Durant	---	---	1	14	9	24
Chris Wallace	1	3	---	---	18	22
Jeremiah Elliott	0	3	---	---	18	21
Tevin Coleman	5	4	---	---	11	20
Derrick Shelby	---	---	1	17	---	18
Justin Tuck	---	---	2	12	1	15
Jackie Bobbitt	3	3	---	---	7	13
Matt Bosher	0	0	---	---	10	10
Josh Harris	0	0	---	---	10	10
Brady Wynn	0	0	---	---	10	10
Les Starks	1	6	---	---	2	9
Francis Wright	0	0	---	---	4	4
Brian Schwenke	0	0	---	---	---	0
Zach Stickney	0	0	---	---	---	0
Alonzo Unger	0	0	---	---	---	0
Melvin Jordan	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	7	3.5
Middle	8	20	2.5
Right	2	9	4.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	42	8.4
Middle	13	38	2.9
Right	11	27	2.5
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Sean Mannion	71	33	4	5	6	12	9	4	2

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Ryan	28	22	4	1	0	1	4	6	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	16	7	43	2.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	31	19	161	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	19	7	94	4.9
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	1	0.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	14	93	6.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	3	85	12.1
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	61	20.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Chandler Worthy	20	8	1	44	0	55
TE Lance Kendricks	13	9	1	115	2	58
WR Tavon Austin	11	4	2	36	0	59
WR Christopher Gardner	7	4	0	46	1	41
RB Lance Dunbar	5	2	0	5	0	55
RB Todd Gurley	5	3	1	36	1	19
FB Gavin Linquist	5	2	1	5	0	46
WR Rowdy Everett	4	1	0	11	0	18
RB Tre Mason	1	0	0	0	0	5

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Craig Stevens	9	7	69	1	23
WR Julio Jones	6	5	95	1	31
WR Leonard Hankerson	5	3	30	1	22
WR Andre Caldwell	2	2	34	1	18
WR David Nelson	1	0	0	0	10
RB Chris Polk	1	1	2	0	6
RB Devonta Freeman	1	1	9	0	23
WR Les Starks	1	1	0	0	6
FB Louis Law	1	1	1	0	13
TE Chris Wallace	1	1	0	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Chandler Worthy	1	9	9.00	9.00

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tevin Coleman	1	18	18.00	7.75

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Sean Mannion	2	2	16	8.00	4.20

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Lance Kendricks	1	1	12	12.00	8.85
FB Gavin Linquist	1	1	4	4.00	1.00

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Todd Gurley	1	0
Sean Mannion	1	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Devonta Freeman	3	2
Matt Ryan	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Sean Mannion	18	11	6

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Ryan	9	4	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Chandler Worthy	4	2	1
TE Lance Kendricks	3	2	1
FB Gavin Linquist	3	1	0
WR Tavon Austin	2	2	1
RB Todd Gurley	2	1	1
WR Christopher Gardner	2	1	1
RB Lance Dunbar	1	1	0
WR Rowdy Everett	1	1	1

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Julio Jones	3	2	1
WR Leonard Hankerson	2	0	0
WR Andre Caldwell	1	1	0
TE Craig Stevens	1	0	0
WR David Nelson	1	0	0
TE Chris Wallace	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 69,100 (71,200 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,200 (21,900)
End Zone 15,200 (15,700)
Mezzanine 8,900 (9,100)
Sideline Seats 13,400 (13,900)
Club Seats 5,600 (5,600)
Luxury Boxes 4,800 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	69,100 (71,200 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,200 (21,900)
End Zone	15,200 (15,700)
Mezzanine	8,900 (9,100)
Sideline Seats	13,400 (13,900)
Club Seats	5,600 (5,600)
Luxury Boxes	4,800 (5,000)