Week 6, 1989

played in Arizona, AZ

84 degrees, fair, calm

Atlanta Falcons	7	17	6	3	-	33
Arizona Cardinals	0	0	7	0	-	7

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:29 ATL - Newton Williams 13 pass from Warren Moon (Max Zendejas extra point)
2Q: 15:00 ATL - Max Zendejas 38 field goal
2Q: 14:11 ATL - Ernest Givins 8 pass from Warren Moon (Max Zendejas extra point)
2Q: 06:36 ATL - Tom Mullady 4 pass from Warren Moon (Max Zendejas extra point)
3Q: 10:19 ATL - Max Zendejas 44 field goal
3Q: 06:16 ATL - Max Zendejas 46 field goal
3Q: 00:26 ARI - Elias Crane 2 run (Bjorn Nittmo extra point)
4Q: 03:06 ATL - Max Zendejas 30 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:29 ATL - Newton Williams 13 pass from Warren Moon (Max Zendejas extra point)
2Q: 15:00 ATL - Max Zendejas 38 field goal
2Q: 14:11 ATL - Ernest Givins 8 pass from Warren Moon (Max Zendejas extra point)
2Q: 06:36 ATL - Tom Mullady 4 pass from Warren Moon (Max Zendejas extra point)
3Q: 10:19 ATL - Max Zendejas 44 field goal
3Q: 06:16 ATL - Max Zendejas 46 field goal
3Q: 00:26 ARI - Elias Crane 2 run (Bjorn Nittmo extra point)
4Q: 03:06 ATL - Max Zendejas 30 field goal

Team Statistics ATL ARI
Record 3-2 1-4-1
First Downs 24 12
- by Rushing 6 5
- by Passing 17 6
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 451 243
- Offensive Plays 70 53
- Yards per Play 6.44 4.58
Net Rushing Yards 128 83
- Rushing Attempts 33 13
- Yards per Rush 3.88 6.38
Net Passing Yards 323 160
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 27 - 1 40 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 329 160
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/6 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 8.73 4.00
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 7/15 2/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.1 10.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 5/72 6/45
Punt Returns/Yards 1/3 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 2/39 4/76
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/8
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 23
Time of Possession 37:27 22:33

Team Statistics	ATL	ARI
Record	3-2	1-4-1
First Downs	24	12
- by Rushing	6	5
- by Passing	17	6
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	451	243
- Offensive Plays	70	53
- Yards per Play	6.44	4.58
Net Rushing Yards	128	83
- Rushing Attempts	33	13
- Yards per Rush	3.88	6.38
Net Passing Yards	323	160
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 27 - 1	40 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	329	160
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/6	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	8.73	4.00
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	7/15	2/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.1	10.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	5/72	6/45
Punt Returns/Yards	1/3	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	2/39	4/76
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/8
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 23
Time of Possession	37:27	22:33

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:40	OWN 33	4	24	Punt
1	10:05	5:45	OWN 7	10	93	Touchdown
1	2:00	2:06	OWN 47	5	32	Field Goal
2	14:45	0:40	OPP 24	2	24	Touchdown
2	10:53	4:26	OWN 5	9	95	Touchdown
2	5:17	2:33	OWN 46	3	-7	Punt
2	1:30	1:04	OWN 15	4	29	Punt
3	13:14	3:02	OWN 30	9	43	Field Goal
3	9:14	3:06	OWN 35	5	36	Field Goal
3	3:18	1:22	OWN 20	3	12	Interception
3	0:15	4:42	OWN 22	8	30	Punt
4	9:27	6:29	OPP 43	9	30	Field Goal

Arizona Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:20	3:15	OWN 20	5	31	Punt
1	4:20	2:20	OWN 25	3	-3	Punt
2	14:05	3:12	OWN 25	6	31	Punt
2	6:27	1:10	OWN 25	3	-8	Punt
2	2:44	1:14	OWN 1	5	49	Punt
2	0:26	0:26	OWN 20	2	25	Half
3	15:00	1:46	OWN 25	3	3	Punt
3	10:12	0:58	OWN 30	3	0	Punt
3	6:08	2:50	OWN 27	5	27	Punt
3	1:56	1:41	OPP 29	3	29	Touchdown
4	10:33	1:06	OWN 2	6	41	Downs
4	2:58	2:58	OWN 12	9	35	Game

Game MVP: Warren Moon, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Rod Bernstine	17	45	2.65	10	1
RB Newton Williams	5	7	1.40	5	0
QB Warren Moon	4	52	13.00	32	1
QB Rich Gannon	4	14	3.50	12	1
RB Keith Henderson	2	7	3.50	5	0
WR Fred Banks	1	3	3.00	3	0

Arizona	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Marion Butts	7	13	1.86	12	1	0
QB Ben Bennett	2	12	6.00	7	0	0
RB Stanford Jennings	2	57	28.50	41	2	0
QB Wade Wilson	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0
WR Elias Crane	1	2	2.00	2	0	1

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Warren Moon	32	25	311	2/6	3	32	0	138.4
Rich Gannon	3	2	18	0/0	0	9	1	43.1

Arizona	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ben Bennett	25	10	76	0/0	0	24	0	48.1
Wade Wilson	15	10	84	0/0	0	26	0	81.0

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ernest Givins	6	9	65	10.83	31	22	1
WR Fred Banks	5	7	71	14.20	56	24	0
TE Mike Hinnant	4	5	80	20.00	52	32	0
RB Newton Williams	3	3	28	9.33	23	17	1
WR Don Beebe	3	3	27	9.00	3	14	0
WR Derrick Gaffney	2	2	37	18.50	5	24	0
TE Tom Mullady	1	1	4	4.00	1	4	1
TE Steve Jordan	1	3	-2	-2.00	0	-2	0
FB Gary James	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB Rod Bernstine	1	1	13	13.00	13	13	0

Arizona	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Pete Holohan	8	14	77	9.63	10	26
RB Marion Butts	4	7	5	1.25	0	11
WR Derek Hill	4	8	21	5.25	3	10
WR Irving Fryar	1	6	10	10.00	0	10
TE Grady Esiason	1	1	5	5.00	0	5
TE Danta Whitaker	1	1	24	24.00	25	24
WR Elias Crane	1	3	18	18.00	8	18

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Arizona	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Vince Albritton	1	8	8.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Recov	Force
WR Derrick Gaffney	1	0
ILB Jerry Robinson	0	1
CB Patrick Hunter	0	1

Arizona	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
TE Danta Whitaker	1	1	0	0
WR Irving Fryar	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dylan Renze	4	205	51.3	41.3	60	2

Arizona	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Leon Minevich	8	310	38.8	35.9	46	3

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Max Zendejas	4/4	2/2	0/0	46	3/3

Arizona	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bjorn Nittmo	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Fred Banks	1	3	3.0	0

Arizona	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Don Griffin	2	39	19.5	0

Arizona	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Irving Fryar	3	63	21.0	0
Danny Walters	1	13	13.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Don Griffin	5	1	0.0	11	38
OLB Joe Kohlbrand	4	1	0.0	10	27
S Benny Perrin	3	2	0.0	11	32
CB Carl Howard	3	2	0.0	7	19
ILB Vincent Brown	3	1	0.0	10	21
S Raymond Clayborn	2	1	0.0	7	23
OLB Alex Gordon	2	1	0.0	4	18
OLB Mike Merriweather	2	0	0.0	9	23
S Perry Williams	2	0	0.0	12	38
CB Patrick Hunter	2	0	0.0	10	36
DT Scott Garnett	1	1	0.0	12	32
ILB Jerry Robinson	1	0	0.0	3	12
CB Ernie Apold	1	0	0.0	4	18
TE Mike Hinnant	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Mark Brown	0	1	0.0	2	6

Arizona	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Vince Albritton	10	1	0.0	33	37
ILB Antonio Goss	8	0	0.0	20	22
ILB Ron Hadley	7	0	0.0	11	14
DT Jerome Brown	5	5	0.0	31	35
CB D.J. Johnson	5	3	0.0	31	35
S Stacey Toran	5	2	0.0	33	37
OLB Onzy Elam	4	1	0.0	24	28
DE Clyde Simmons	3	2	0.0	28	27
DT Ike Reardon	2	3	1.0	26	25
CB Danny Walters	2	2	1.0	15	16
CB Lemuel Stinson	2	1	0.0	21	22
DE Jim Burt	2	0	0.0	8	8
OLB Keena Turner	1	0	0.0	10	11
OLB Bart Burton	1	0	0.0	7	7
OLB Steve Apke	1	0	0.0	3	3
CB Gary Richard	1	0	0.0	14	13
OLB Steve Hyche	0	1	0.0	9	14

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Ron Faurot	2	2	31
DE Wayne Martin	0	2	22
DE Sean McNanie	0	1	25
OLB Joe Kohlbrand	0	1	27
OLB Alex Gordon	0	1	18

Arizona	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
CB Danny Walters	1.0	0	0	16
DT Ike Reardon	1.0	0	0	25
DE Clyde Simmons	0.0	1	0	27
DE Chris Doleman	0.0	0	1	26
OLB Bart Burton	0.0	0	1	7
OLB Onzy Elam	0.0	0	1	28

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Don Griffin	4	2	38
CB Carl Howard	3	0	19
OLB Joe Kohlbrand	3	0	27
S Perry Williams	2	2	38
OLB Alex Gordon	2	1	18
S Raymond Clayborn	2	0	23
ILB Jerry Robinson	1	1	12
S Benny Perrin	1	1	32
OLB Mike Merriweather	1	0	23
CB Ernie Apold	1	0	18

Arizona	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Antonio Goss	5	0	0	22
S Stacey Toran	3	1	0	37
CB D.J. Johnson	3	1	0	35
S Vince Albritton	3	0	1	37
OLB Keena Turner	3	0	0	11
ILB Ron Hadley	2	0	0	14
DT Jerome Brown	2	0	0	35
OLB Onzy Elam	2	0	0	28
DE Jim Burt	1	0	0	8
CB Danny Walters	1	0	0	16
DT Ike Reardon	1	0	0	25
CB Lemuel Stinson	1	0	0	22
OLB Bart Burton	0	1	0	7

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Don Sommer	4	8	0	33	0	37
C Dan Turk	3	8	1	33	0	37
G Sean Ferrell	1	7	0	33	0	37
G Joe Milinichik	1	5	1	33	0	37
T Joe Wolf	0	2	0	33	2	37

Arizona	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
G Jim Juriga	2	3	1	13	40
T Jimbo Covert	1	2	0	13	40
G Tom Toth	1	1	0	13	40
C Paul Oswald	0	2	0	13	40
T Paul Gruber	0	2	0	13	40

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Derrick Gaffney	1	26
Mike Hinnant	1	25
Raymond Clayborn	1	18
Patrick Hunter	1	12

Arizona	Tackles	STPlays
Onzy Elam	1	26
Marion Butts	1	21
Stanford Jennings	1	11
Irving Fryar	1	10

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
TE Mike Hinnant	25	29	---	---	25	79
G Sean Ferrell	33	37	---	---	8	78
G Joe Milinichik	33	37	---	---	8	78
T Don Sommer	33	37	---	---	8	78
T Joe Wolf	33	37	---	---	8	78
C Dan Turk	33	37	---	---	---	70
WR Fred Banks	22	26	---	---	16	64
WR Ernest Givins	29	29	---	---	---	58
CB Patrick Hunter	---	---	10	36	12	58
DT Scott Garnett	---	---	12	32	8	52
CB Don Griffin	---	---	11	38	3	52
QB Warren Moon	16	34	---	---	---	50
S Perry Williams	---	---	12	38	---	50
RB Rod Bernstine	21	26	---	---	2	49
S Raymond Clayborn	---	---	7	23	18	48
WR Don Beebe	21	25	---	---	---	46
OLB Alex Gordon	---	---	4	18	22	44
S Benny Perrin	---	---	11	32	---	43
WR Derrick Gaffney	9	7	---	---	26	42
DE Ron Faurot	---	---	11	31	---	42
CB Carl Howard	---	---	7	19	15	41
DE Sean McNanie	---	---	7	25	8	40
FB Gary James	7	9	---	---	22	38
OLB Joe Kohlbrand	---	---	10	27	---	37
RB Newton Williams	7	7	---	---	18	32
OLB Mike Merriweather	---	---	9	23	---	32
CB Ernie Apold	---	---	4	18	10	32
ILB Vincent Brown	---	---	10	21	---	31
DE Wayne Martin	---	---	8	22	---	30
TE Tom Mullady	12	13	---	---	1	26
QB Rich Gannon	17	3	---	---	---	20
ILB Jerry Robinson	---	---	3	12	---	15
TE Steve Jordan	6	8	---	---	---	14
WR Perry Tuttle	2	2	---	---	10	14
K Max Zendejas	0	0	---	---	12	12
ILB Mark Brown	---	---	2	6	3	11
ILB Ty Allert	---	---	3	8	---	11
ILB Bobby Leopold	---	---	0	1	7	8
C Branden Trejo	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Dylan Renze	0	0	---	---	8	8
RB Keith Henderson	4	4	---	---	---	8
DT Blaise Winter	---	---	2	4	---	6
DT Rollin Putzier	---	---	0	6	---	6
G Steve Sybeldon	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Tony Berryhill	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Rory Graves	0	0	---	---	---	0

Arizona	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Onzy Elam	---	---	24	28	26	78
S Stacey Toran	---	---	33	37	5	75
S Vince Albritton	---	---	33	37	4	74
TE Pete Holohan	11	38	---	---	22	71
DT Jerome Brown	---	---	31	35	4	70
CB D.J. Johnson	---	---	31	35	4	70
RB Marion Butts	12	35	---	---	21	68
WR Irving Fryar	13	40	---	---	10	63
DE Chris Doleman	---	---	20	26	16	62
T Jimbo Covert	13	40	---	---	8	61
G Tom Toth	13	40	---	---	8	61
G Jim Juriga	13	40	---	---	8	61
T Paul Gruber	13	40	---	---	8	61
ILB Antonio Goss	---	---	20	22	16	58
DE Clyde Simmons	---	---	28	27	---	55
C Paul Oswald	13	40	---	---	---	53
WR Derek Hill	10	30	---	---	12	52
DT Ike Reardon	---	---	26	25	---	51
CB Danny Walters	---	---	15	16	16	47
CB Lemuel Stinson	---	---	21	22	---	43
WR Elias Crane	10	23	---	---	9	42
RB Stanford Jennings	4	18	---	---	11	33
DT Tim Goade	---	---	9	14	8	31
QB Ben Bennett	4	25	---	---	---	29
CB Gary Richard	---	---	14	13	---	27
ILB Ron Hadley	---	---	11	14	---	25
QB Wade Wilson	9	15	---	---	---	24
CB Tim McKyer	---	---	4	3	16	23
OLB Steve Hyche	---	---	9	14	---	23
OLB Keena Turner	---	---	10	11	---	21
TE Grady Esiason	3	7	---	---	10	20
DE Jim Burt	---	---	8	8	2	18
CB Chris Goode	---	---	6	10	2	18
OLB Bart Burton	---	---	7	7	3	17
S William White	---	---	0	0	13	13
C Ramon Crawford	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Leon Minevich	0	0	---	---	8	8
TE Danta Whitaker	1	7	---	---	---	8
OLB Steve Apke	---	---	3	3	1	7
CB Cliff Hicks	---	---	0	0	4	4
QB Robbie Bosco	1	2	---	---	---	3
K Bjorn Nittmo	0	0	---	---	2	2
WR Cris Collinsworth	0	0	---	---	1	1
T Glenn Derby	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Herb Wester	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	28	4.7
Middle	19	80	4.2
Right	8	20	2.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	2	2.0
Middle	9	84	9.3
Right	2	-2	-1.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Warren Moon	32	25	6	0	0	3	3	0	0
Rich Gannon	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1

Arizona	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ben Bennett	25	10	1	1	3	5	5	0	0
Wade Wilson	15	10	2	0	0	2	2	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	11	11	88	8.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	9	133	9.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	6	84	12.0
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	24	8.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	18	3.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	12	76	3.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	3	40	4.4
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	26	4.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ernest Givins	9	6	65	2	29
WR Fred Banks	7	5	71	1	26
TE Mike Hinnant	5	4	80	2	29
RB Newton Williams	3	3	28	0	7
TE Steve Jordan	3	1	-2	0	8
WR Don Beebe	3	3	27	0	25
WR Derrick Gaffney	2	2	37	1	7
TE Tom Mullady	1	1	4	0	13
FB Gary James	1	1	6	0	9
RB Rod Bernstine	1	1	13	0	26

Arizona	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Pete Holohan	14	8	1	77	2	38
WR Derek Hill	8	4	0	21	0	30
RB Marion Butts	7	4	0	5	0	35
WR Irving Fryar	6	1	2	10	0	40
WR Elias Crane	3	1	0	18	0	23
TE Grady Esiason	1	1	0	5	0	7
TE Danta Whitaker	1	1	0	24	1	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Rod Bernstine	3	5	1.67	2.65

Arizona	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Marion Butts	1	3	3.00	1.86
WR Elias Crane	1	2	2.00	2.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Warren Moon	4	4	34	8.50	9.72

Arizona	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Tom Mullady	1	1	4	4.00	4.00
RB Newton Williams	1	1	13	13.00	9.33
WR Fred Banks	1	1	9	9.00	10.14
WR Ernest Givins	1	1	8	8.00	7.22

Arizona	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
RB Rod Bernstine	4	3
QB Warren Moon	2	0
QB Rich Gannon	1	0

Arizona	Rushes	Conversions
QB Ben Bennett	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Warren Moon	6	4	3
Rich Gannon	1	1	1

Arizona	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ben Bennett	6	5	1
Wade Wilson	5	3	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Fred Banks	2	2	2
WR Ernest Givins	2	0	0
RB Rod Bernstine	1	1	1
TE Mike Hinnant	1	1	1
WR Don Beebe	1	1	0

Arizona	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Pete Holohan	4	3	0
RB Marion Butts	3	2	1
WR Derek Hill	3	2	0
TE Grady Esiason	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 60,600 (70,600 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,900 (17,000)
End Zone 10,800 (12,200)
Mezzanine 6,300 (7,100)
Sideline Seats 9,000 (10,800)
Club Seats 14,000 (16,000)
Luxury Boxes 6,600 (7,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	60,600 (70,600 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,900 (17,000)
End Zone	10,800 (12,200)
Mezzanine	6,300 (7,100)
Sideline Seats	9,000 (10,800)
Club Seats	14,000 (16,000)
Luxury Boxes	6,600 (7,500)