Week 3, 2021

played in St. Louis, MO

68 degrees, fair, calm

Atlanta Falcons	0	7	0	0	-	7
St. Louis Rams	7	13	10	0	-	30

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:20 STL - Martinez Whitfield 40 pass from Sammie Holmes (Kelly Nellor extra point)
2Q: 12:54 STL - Kelly Nellor 43 field goal
2Q: 09:44 STL - Kelly Nellor 19 field goal
2Q: 06:43 STL - Kirk Ellison 8 pass from Sammie Holmes (Kelly Nellor extra point)
2Q: 03:26 ATL - Jumbo Clayton 38 fumble return (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
3Q: 09:16 STL - William Lundberg 9 pass from Sammie Holmes (Kelly Nellor extra point)
3Q: 00:08 STL - Kelly Nellor 41 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:20 STL - Martinez Whitfield 40 pass from Sammie Holmes (Kelly Nellor extra point)
2Q: 12:54 STL - Kelly Nellor 43 field goal
2Q: 09:44 STL - Kelly Nellor 19 field goal
2Q: 06:43 STL - Kirk Ellison 8 pass from Sammie Holmes (Kelly Nellor extra point)
2Q: 03:26 ATL - Jumbo Clayton 38 fumble return (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
3Q: 09:16 STL - William Lundberg 9 pass from Sammie Holmes (Kelly Nellor extra point)
3Q: 00:08 STL - Kelly Nellor 41 field goal

Team Statistics ATL STL
Record 1-2 1-2
First Downs 12 20
- by Rushing 2 5
- by Passing 9 13
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 202 357
- Offensive Plays 61 70
- Yards per Play 3.31 5.10
Net Rushing Yards 73 135
- Rushing Attempts 29 30
- Yards per Rush 2.52 4.50
Net Passing Yards 129 222
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 14 - 4 39 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 154 229
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/25 1/7
- Yards per Pass Play 4.03 5.55
Fumbles/Lost 3/3 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 2/14 5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.7 5.3
4th Down Conversions 2/3 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/21 2/10
Punt Returns/Yards 2/18 2/5
Kick Returns/Yards 5/125 2/37
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 4/21
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 39
Time of Possession 26:47 33:13

Team Statistics	ATL	STL
Record	1-2	1-2
First Downs	12	20
- by Rushing	2	5
- by Passing	9	13
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	202	357
- Offensive Plays	61	70
- Yards per Play	3.31	5.10
Net Rushing Yards	73	135
- Rushing Attempts	29	30
- Yards per Rush	2.52	4.50
Net Passing Yards	129	222
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 14 - 4	39 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	154	229
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/25	1/7
- Yards per Pass Play	4.03	5.55
Fumbles/Lost	3/3	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	2/14	5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.7	5.3
4th Down Conversions	2/3	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/21	2/10
Punt Returns/Yards	2/18	2/5
Kick Returns/Yards	5/125	2/37
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	4/21
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 39
Time of Possession	26:47	33:13

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:10	OWN 26	6	18	Punt
1	6:59	2:03	OWN 11	4	41	Fumble
1	3:02	2:05	OWN 20	5	41	Punt
2	12:49	1:11	OWN 20	2	-3	Fumble
2	9:37	1:05	OWN 26	2	7	Fumble
2	6:37	0:58	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
2	5:06	0:55	OWN 30	3	7	Punt
2	1:43	0:51	OWN 44	3	17	Interception
3	13:03	1:09	OWN 28	3	4	Interception
3	9:08	1:37	OWN 36	3	-5	Punt
3	7:21	2:41	OPP 48	4	10	Punt
3	0:02	6:33	OWN 22	13	41	Interception
4	3:55	2:33	OWN 1	10	26	Interception

St. Louis Rams
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:50	3:51	OWN 23	7	29	Punt
1	4:56	1:54	OWN 48	4	52	Touchdown
1	0:57	3:08	OWN 20	8	54	Field Goal
2	11:38	2:01	OPP 17	6	15	Field Goal
2	8:32	1:55	OPP 25	5	25	Touchdown
2	5:39	0:33	OWN 38	3	0	Punt
2	4:11	1:00	OWN 15	3	23	Fumble
2	3:11	1:28	OWN 12	3	3	Punt
2	0:52	0:52	OWN 27	2	11	Half
3	15:00	1:57	OWN 35	3	7	Punt
3	11:54	2:46	OPP 40	7	40	Touchdown
3	7:31	0:10	OWN 37	1	0	Interception
3	4:40	4:38	OWN 20	9	56	Field Goal
4	8:29	4:34	OWN 19	6	41	Punt
4	1:22	1:22	OPP 25	3	12	Game

Game MVP: Sammie Holmes, St. Louis Rams

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Shawn Rehberg	17	36	2.12	6	0
Andre Buckner	10	29	2.90	10	1
Mo Cielo	1	5	5.00	5	0
Frankie Blincoe	1	3	3.00	3	0

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Daniel Taylor	18	69	3.83	10	1
Lionel Johnson	7	44	6.29	19	2
Sammie Holmes	4	24	6.00	9	0
Leo Levine	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mo Cielo	15	9	64	4/22	0	20	2	30.3
Frankie Blincoe	12	5	90	1/3	0	33	2	28.5

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Sammie Holmes	39	19	229	1/7	3	40	1	82.1

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Cedric Dole	3	4	26	8.67	0	14
WR Tyrell Maxwell	2	5	27	13.50	8	23
WR Will Tanner	2	5	38	19.00	31	33
TE Kirk Gardner	2	5	25	12.50	3	14
WR Shane Harvey	2	3	13	6.50	0	8
WR Gerald Buchanan	2	2	19	9.50	1	20
RB Shawn Rehberg	1	2	6	6.00	0	6
WR Randall Humphrey	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR William Lundberg	6	10	55	9.17	2	12	1
WR Quentin Neufeldt	5	7	83	16.60	10	25	0
WR Martinez Whitfield	4	5	53	13.25	10	40	1
RB Daniel Taylor	2	2	12	6.00	0	8	0
TE Freddie Winters	1	4	18	18.00	0	18	0
WR Kirk Ellison	1	5	8	8.00	0	8	1
RB Lionel Johnson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Donnell Fuller	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Dennis Hanson	0	4	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Robbie Arndorfer	1	0	0.00	0

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg
CB Robbie Williamson	2	21	10.50
S Lonnie Blair	1	0	0.00
ILB Marty Bohdanowicz	1	0	0.00

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Tyrell Maxwell	1	0	0	0
Frankie Blincoe	1	0	0	0
Shawn Rehberg	1	0	0	0
Jumbo Clayton	0	1	0	1
Seth Levine	0	0	1	0
Winfred Dillon	0	0	1	0

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force
Quentin Neufeldt	2	0	0
Wesley Boone	0	1	0
Freddie Winters	0	1	0
Ernest Ballard	0	1	0
Marty Bohdanowicz	0	1	0
Drew Rollo	0	0	1
Jose Prescott	0	0	1
Spencer Fleming	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Nicky Bodenhemer	6	239	39.8	32.3	49	2

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marcus Cesario	5	197	39.4	35.8	47	3

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Charlie Mattingly	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kelly Nellor	3/3	2/2	0/0	43	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Grant Morton	2	18	9.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Spencer Fleming	2	5	2.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg
Shawn Rehberg	3	84	28.0
Jumbo Clayton	1	24	24.0
Marlon Paswater	1	17	17.0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
William Lundberg	2	37	18.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Seth Levine	9	2	0.0	27	39
OLB Darryl Harts	7	1	0.0	24	28
S Grant Morton	4	2	0.0	25	32
CB Jumbo Clayton	3	1	0.0	22	26
CB Harvey Springer	3	1	0.0	14	17
DT Malcolm Bartholomew	3	0	0.0	26	27
CB Howie Lord	3	0	0.0	20	29
DE Juan Norried	2	0	1.0	25	33
DE Jorge Gordon	2	1	0.0	16	17
OLB Peter Peters	2	1	0.0	13	17
DT Winston Ansara	2	1	0.0	20	20
TE Kirk Gardner	2	0	---	---	---
DE Jamie Lincoln	1	1	0.0	14	23
OLB Robbie Arndorfer	1	1	0.0	6	10
S Marlon Paswater	1	1	0.0	18	18
TE Cedric Dole	1	0	---	---	---
S Antonio Raag	1	0	0.0	5	8
WR Will Tanner	1	0	---	---	---
RB Shawn Rehberg	1	0	---	---	---
CB Louie Podbevsek	1	0	0.0	6	4
OLB Randall Osborne	0	1	0.0	5	3

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Lonnie Robinson	7	0	1.0	12	8
DE Jose Prescott	5	0	1.5	24	27
S Lewis Niemeyer	4	2	1.0	28	31
OLB Drew Rollo	3	3	0.0	21	26
S Lonnie Blair	3	2	0.0	22	29
ILB Marty Bohdanowicz	3	2	0.0	19	11
OLB Eddie Ackerman	3	1	0.0	24	28
CB Spencer Fleming	3	0	0.0	17	25
CB Robbie Williamson	2	2	0.0	27	30
S Allen Wooden	2	2	0.0	18	28
DT Donald Costa	2	1	0.0	14	21
ILB Bob Saperstein	2	1	0.0	20	11
OLB Cris Sanders	2	0	0.0	8	6
CB Vernon Garrison	2	0	0.0	8	5
DT Jorge Schultz	2	0	0.0	13	8
DE Christian Stuart	1	1	1.0	24	25
OLB Ernest Ballard	1	0	0.0	8	18
WR Quentin Neufeldt	1	0	---	---	---
DT Wesley Boone	0	1	0.5	7	10

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Juan Norried	1.0	0	1	0	33
DE Jamie Lincoln	0.0	1	0	1	23
DT Winston Ansara	0.0	1	0	0	20
DE Jorge Gordon	0.0	0	3	0	17
DE Leo Abell	0.0	0	1	0	7
OLB Robbie Arndorfer	0.0	0	1	0	10

St. Louis	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jose Prescott	1.5	0	1	27
DE Christian Stuart	1.0	1	0	25
ILB Lonnie Robinson	1.0	0	0	8
S Lewis Niemeyer	1.0	0	0	31
DT Wesley Boone	0.5	0	0	10
DT Donald Costa	0.0	1	0	21
OLB Eddie Ackerman	0.0	1	0	28
OLB Cris Sanders	0.0	1	0	6

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Darryl Harts	5	2	0	28
ILB Seth Levine	4	3	0	39
CB Howie Lord	3	1	0	29
S Winfred Dillon	1	1	0	24
S Grant Morton	1	1	0	32
CB Norman Henry	1	1	0	26
CB Jumbo Clayton	1	0	0	26
OLB Peter Peters	1	0	0	17
CB Harvey Springer	1	0	0	17
S Marlon Paswater	1	0	0	18
OLB Robbie Arndorfer	0	0	1	10

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Robbie Williamson	2	0	2	30
ILB Lonnie Robinson	2	0	0	8
CB Spencer Fleming	2	0	0	25
S Lonnie Blair	1	2	1	29
ILB Marty Bohdanowicz	1	0	1	11
OLB Eddie Ackerman	1	0	0	28
DE Jose Prescott	1	0	0	27
OLB Ernest Ballard	1	0	0	18
CB Vernon Garrison	1	0	0	5
DT Jorge Schultz	1	0	0	8
S Allen Wooden	1	0	0	28

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Troy Branch	2	8	26	0	24
Junior Roush	1	4	29	1	32
Ike Perez	1	3	21	0	20
Kirk Chapman	1	2	29	1	32
Cedric Dole	1	1	13	0	10
J.T. Bussey	0	3	25	1	29
Kennedy Finneran	0	2	29	2	32
Ross Serra	0	2	4	0	3
Kirk Gardner	0	2	17	0	17

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Van Clancy	3	5	23	1	32
Joseph Sampson	2	4	24	0	32
Jeff Willard	2	2	21	0	27
Donnell Fuller	1	3	13	0	18
Isaac Whalen	1	1	8	0	11
Amos Brock	0	6	30	0	40
Mack Norris	0	4	28	0	36

Special Teams Statistics

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Norman Henry	1	22
Lovett Burnett	1	14
Ike Perez	1	14
Jumbo Clayton	1	12
Tyrus Riviere	0	20
Cedric Dole	0	15
Randall Humphrey	0	13
Robbie Arndorfer	0	12
Marlon Paswater	0	12
Gerald Buchanan	0	10
Jorge Gordon	0	9
Kirk Gardner	0	8
Grant Morton	0	8
Nicky Bodenhemer	0	6
Kennedy Finneran	0	6
Ross Serra	0	6
Danny McClendon	0	6
Shawn Rehberg	0	5
Jamie Lincoln	0	4
Seth Levine	0	4
Darryl Harts	0	4
Winston Ansara	0	4
J.T. Bussey	0	4
Winfred Dillon	0	4
Junior Roush	0	3
Peter Peters	0	3
Antonio Raag	0	3
Harvey Springer	0	3
Leo Abell	0	2
Malcolm Bartholomew	0	2
Troy Branch	0	2
Howie Lord	0	2
Charlie Mattingly	0	2
Omar Blackburn	0	2
Randall Osborne	0	2
Louie Podbevsek	0	2
Earnest Hawkins	0	1
Andre Buckner	0	1
Juan Norried	0	1

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Robbie Williamson	3	20
Lionel Johnson	1	22
Spencer Fleming	1	18
Dennis Hanson	1	17
Jeff Willard	1	5
Lewis Niemeyer	0	19
Martinez Whitfield	0	14
Gus Campbell	0	13
Donnell Fuller	0	11
Kelly Nellor	0	10
Levon Felker	0	10
Lonnie Robinson	0	9
Isaac Whalen	0	8
Gary Shields	0	8
Corey Stillwell	0	8
Cris Sanders	0	6
Marcus Cesario	0	5
Allen Wooden	0	5
Freddie Winters	0	4
Morris Severson	0	4
Van Clancy	0	4
Chris Danieles	0	4
Jorge Schultz	0	4
William Lundberg	0	3
Donald Costa	0	3
Kendall Sutter	0	3
Jose Prescott	0	3
Will Norris	0	3
Ernest Ballard	0	2
Quentin Neufeldt	0	2
Vernon Garrison	0	2
Mack Norris	0	1
Drew Rollo	0	1
Tyrus Healy	0	1
Kirk Ellison	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	14	2.0
Middle	16	47	2.9
Right	6	12	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	57	4.8
Middle	11	53	4.8
Right	6	27	4.5
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mo Cielo	15	9	1	0	1	0	3	1	2
Frankie Blincoe	12	5	2	0	2	2	1	0	2

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Sammie Holmes	39	19	4	1	1	9	6	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	5	2.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	8	70	6.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	4	59	5.9
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	20	5.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	-2	-2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	8	57	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	6	68	4.3
Long (19+ Yds)	8	4	106	13.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tyrell Maxwell	5	2	1	27	1	20
WR Will Tanner	5	2	1	38	1	26
TE Kirk Gardner	5	2	1	25	0	17
TE Cedric Dole	4	3	0	26	0	10
WR Shane Harvey	3	2	0	13	0	17
RB Shawn Rehberg	2	1	0	6	0	14
WR Gerald Buchanan	2	2	0	19	1	9
WR Randall Humphrey	1	0	0	0	0	11

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR William Lundberg	10	6	0	55	0	34
WR Quentin Neufeldt	7	5	1	83	3	17
WR Martinez Whitfield	5	4	0	53	1	17
WR Kirk Ellison	5	1	0	8	0	25
TE Freddie Winters	4	1	0	18	0	27
TE Dennis Hanson	4	0	0	0	0	14
RB Daniel Taylor	2	2	0	12	0	30
RB Lionel Johnson	1	0	0	0	0	10
FB Donnell Fuller	1	0	0	0	0	18

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Daniel Taylor	4	12	3.00	3.83
Leo Levine	1	-2	-2.00	-2.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Sammie Holmes	10	5	34	3.40	5.87

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR William Lundberg	4	2	13	3.25	5.50
WR Quentin Neufeldt	2	1	4	2.00	11.86
TE Dennis Hanson	2	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Martinez Whitfield	1	1	9	9.00	10.60
WR Kirk Ellison	1	1	8	8.00	1.60

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Andre Buckner	1	0

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Daniel Taylor	4	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Frankie Blincoe	6	2	1
Mo Cielo	4	3	1

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Sammie Holmes	9	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tyrell Maxwell	2	2	0
WR Will Tanner	2	0	0
TE Kirk Gardner	2	0	0
WR Gerald Buchanan	2	2	1
TE Cedric Dole	1	1	1
WR Shane Harvey	1	0	0

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR William Lundberg	4	3	3
TE Freddie Winters	1	0	0
RB Daniel Taylor	1	1	1
WR Quentin Neufeldt	1	1	0
WR Kirk Ellison	1	0	0
FB Donnell Fuller	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 13,400 (66,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 000 (20,400)
End Zone 000 (14,700)
Mezzanine 3,500 (8,500)
Sideline Seats 5,700 (13,000)
Club Seats 2,900 (6,300)
Luxury Boxes 1,300 (3,100)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	13,400 (66,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	000 (20,400)
End Zone	000 (14,700)
Mezzanine	3,500 (8,500)
Sideline Seats	5,700 (13,000)
Club Seats	2,900 (6,300)
Luxury Boxes	1,300 (3,100)