| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons (1-1-0) | 14 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 37 |
| New England Patriots (1-1-0) | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Game Info | |
|---|---|
| Stadium | Schaefer Stadium |
| Start Time | 1:00pm |
| Surface | astroturf |
| Weather | 69 degrees, relative humidity 78%, wind 13 mph |
| Vegas Line | New England Patriots -8.0 |
| Over/Under | 49.0 (over) |
| ATL | NWE | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Patriots | Don Hasselbeck 9 yard pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick) | 0 | 7 |
| Falcons | William Andrews 1 yard rush (Tim Mazzetti kick) | 7 | 7 | |
| Falcons | Wallace Francis 28 yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Tim Mazzetti kick) | 14 | 7 | |
| 2nd | Patriots | Don Calhoun 1 yard rush (John Smith kick) | 14 | 14 |
| Falcons | Junior Miller 12 yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Tim Mazzetti kick) | 21 | 14 | |
| Falcons | Junior Miller 22 yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Tim Mazzetti kick) | 28 | 14 | |
| Patriots | Stanley Morgan 25 yard pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick) | 28 | 21 | |
| 3rd | Falcons | Tim Mazzetti 26 yard field goal | 31 | 21 |
| 4th | Falcons | Tim Mazzetti 27 yard field goal | 34 | 21 |
| Falcons | Tim Mazzetti 39 yard field goal | 37 | 21 |
| ATL | NWE | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 22 | 21 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 41-167-1 | 28-107-1 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 19-30-244-3-0 | 17-31-169-2-1 |
| Sacked-yards | 1-7 | 2-16 |
| Net pass yards | 237 | 153 |
| Total yards | 404 | 260 |
| Fumbles-lost | 4-1 | 3-2 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 3 |
| Penalties-yards | 9-60 | 5-49 |
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| William Andrews | ATL | 19 | 124 | 1 | 33 | 4 | 30 | 0 | 10 | ||||||
| Steve Bartkowski | ATL | 19 | 30 | 244 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Junior Miller | ATL | 8 | 117 | 2 | 25 | ||||||||||
| Lynn Cain | ATL | 19 | 44 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 5 | ||||||
| Alfred Jenkins | ATL | 2 | 39 | 0 | 21 | ||||||||||
| Wallace Francis | ATL | 2 | 38 | 1 | 28 | ||||||||||
| Alfred Jackson | ATL | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 | ||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Steve Grogan | NWE | 17 | 31 | 169 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 5 | 27 | 0 | 19 | ||||
| Don Calhoun | NWE | 12 | 41 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 8 | ||||||
| Stanley Morgan | NWE | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 43 | 1 | 25 | ||||||
| Harold Jackson | NWE | 3 | 39 | 0 | 19 | ||||||||||
| Don Hasselbeck | NWE | 3 | 37 | 1 | 19 | ||||||||||
| Chuck Foreman | NWE | 3 | 18 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 8 | ||||||
| Horace Ivory | NWE | 4 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 7 | ||||||
| Andy Johnson | NWE | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 11 | ||||||
| Vagas Ferguson | NWE | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||
| Carlos Pennywell | NWE | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1 | ||||||||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Buddy Curry | ATL | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Reggie Smith | ATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 69 | 17.3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 74 | 14.8 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Preston Brown | NWE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 76 | 15.2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| John James | ATL | 4 | 168 | 42.0 | 0 | ||||
| Tim Mazzetti | ATL | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Mike Hubach | NWE | 6 | 277 | 46.2 | 0 | ||||