Week 9, 2024

played in Dallas, TX

45 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	7	9	7	6	-	29
Dallas Cowboys	7	0	7	17	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:45 DAL - Kent Austin 63 pass from Marc Bullock (A.J. Stargell extra point)
1Q: 07:20 ATL - Max Messersmith 6 run (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
2Q: 06:54 ATL - Gerald Buchanan 9 pass from Frankie Blincoe (Charlie Mattingly extra point failed)
2Q: 00:21 ATL - Charlie Mattingly 52 field goal
3Q: 13:30 DAL - Devin Tyler 29 pass from Marc Bullock (A.J. Stargell extra point)
3Q: 06:03 ATL - Kirk Gardner 21 pass from Frankie Blincoe (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
4Q: 09:38 DAL - A.J. Stargell 45 field goal
4Q: 07:08 DAL - Irv Stanford 32 run (A.J. Stargell extra point)
4Q: 03:46 DAL - Irv Stanford 4 run (A.J. Stargell extra point)
4Q: 01:53 ATL - Gerald Buchanan 29 pass from Frankie Blincoe (Max Messersmith run for conversion failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:45 DAL - Kent Austin 63 pass from Marc Bullock (A.J. Stargell extra point)
1Q: 07:20 ATL - Max Messersmith 6 run (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
2Q: 06:54 ATL - Gerald Buchanan 9 pass from Frankie Blincoe (Charlie Mattingly extra point failed)
2Q: 00:21 ATL - Charlie Mattingly 52 field goal
3Q: 13:30 DAL - Devin Tyler 29 pass from Marc Bullock (A.J. Stargell extra point)
3Q: 06:03 ATL - Kirk Gardner 21 pass from Frankie Blincoe (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
4Q: 09:38 DAL - A.J. Stargell 45 field goal
4Q: 07:08 DAL - Irv Stanford 32 run (A.J. Stargell extra point)
4Q: 03:46 DAL - Irv Stanford 4 run (A.J. Stargell extra point)
4Q: 01:53 ATL - Gerald Buchanan 29 pass from Frankie Blincoe (Max Messersmith run for conversion failed)

Team Statistics ATL DAL
Record 5-3 5-4
First Downs 26 15
- by Rushing 13 5
- by Passing 12 10
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 437 344
- Offensive Plays 74 49
- Yards per Play 5.91 7.02
Net Rushing Yards 178 105
- Rushing Attempts 37 23
- Yards per Rush 4.81 4.57
Net Passing Yards 259 239
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 27 - 1 26 - 16 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 265 239
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 7.00 9.19
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 14/18 5/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.3 9.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/23 7/45
Punt Returns/Yards 3/16 2/12
Kick Returns/Yards 2/27 5/105
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 1/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 16 OWN 33
Time of Possession 37:15 22:45

Team Statistics	ATL	DAL
Record	5-3	5-4
First Downs	26	15
- by Rushing	13	5
- by Passing	12	10
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	437	344
- Offensive Plays	74	49
- Yards per Play	5.91	7.02
Net Rushing Yards	178	105
- Rushing Attempts	37	23
- Yards per Rush	4.81	4.57
Net Passing Yards	259	239
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 27 - 1	26 - 16 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	265	239
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	7.00	9.19
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	14/18	5/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.3	9.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/23	7/45
Punt Returns/Yards	3/16	2/12
Kick Returns/Yards	2/27	5/105
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	1/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 16	OWN 33
Time of Possession	37:15	22:45

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:14	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
1	12:28	5:16	OWN 11	10	89	Touchdown
1	5:05	5:10	OWN 15	10	40	Punt
2	13:06	6:19	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
2	4:19	4:06	OWN 12	11	53	Field Goal
3	13:19	7:27	OWN 20	14	80	Touchdown
3	3:04	1:37	OWN 24	3	9	Punt
4	9:30	2:14	OWN 3	3	1	Punt
4	6:55	1:11	OWN 16	2	1	Interception
4	3:37	1:59	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:46	1:18	OWN 34	3	66	Touchdown
1	7:12	2:07	OWN 26	3	4	Punt
2	14:55	1:49	OWN 20	5	7	Punt
2	6:47	2:28	50	4	16	Interception
2	0:13	0:13	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	1:41	OWN 20	4	80	Touchdown
3	5:52	2:48	OWN 25	5	18	Punt
3	1:27	6:57	OWN 15	12	57	Field Goal
4	7:16	0:21	OPP 37	1	37	Touchdown
4	5:44	2:07	OPP 23	6	23	Touchdown
4	1:38	1:38	OWN 19	5	12	Game

Game MVP: Frankie Blincoe, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Andy Alston	17	86	5.06	18	3	0
Max Messersmith	12	35	2.92	7	0	1
Frankie Blincoe	5	40	8.00	14	1	0
Broderick Darquea	2	16	8.00	12	1	0
Ike Perez	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Irv Stanford	16	94	5.88	32	4	2
Marc Bullock	3	-3	-1.00	-1	0	0
Alonzo Gargaro	3	5	1.67	2	0	0
Lance Ingram	1	9	9.00	9	0	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Frankie Blincoe	36	27	265	1/6	3	32	1	111.5

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Marc Bullock	26	16	239	0/0	2	63	1	101.3

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Gerald Buchanan	11	13	133	12.09	31	32	2
TE Kirk Gardner	6	8	49	8.17	8	21	1
WR Bryan Dennis	3	7	42	14.00	28	30	0
WR Casey Fairbairn	2	2	12	6.00	7	12	0
RB Andy Alston	2	2	9	4.50	0	6	0
TE Xavier Lyon	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
RB Max Messersmith	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
FB Ike Perez	1	2	6	6.00	6	6	0

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Kent Austin	4	4	92	23.00	59	63	1
WR Devin Tyler	4	8	57	14.25	2	29	1
RB Irv Stanford	3	4	51	17.00	36	34	0
WR Dana Hopkins	2	4	15	7.50	1	9	0
TE Jose Mueller	1	3	12	12.00	4	12	0
RB Alonzo Gargaro	1	1	13	13.00	0	13	0
FB Quinn Pritchett	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
WR Clarence Williams	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Randall Osborne	1	0	0.00	0

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Jorge Maxey	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Casey Fairbairn	1	0	0	0
Max Messersmith	0	1	0	0

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Bryant Lindberg	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Nicky Bodenhemer	4	179	44.8	36.8	52	1

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Doug Coles	3	157	52.3	47.0	59	3

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Charlie Mattingly	1/1	1/1	1/1	52	2/3

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
A.J. Stargell	1/1	1/1	0/0	45	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Grant Morton	3	16	5.3	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Skip Kaplan	2	12	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Amos Hawkins	2	27	13.5	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg
Patrick Newman	3	76	25.3
Dana Hopkins	1	20	20.0
Lance Ingram	1	9	9.0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Brett Cobb	7	2	0.0	20	20
CB Max Midget	5	0	0.0	21	23
S Grant Morton	4	0	0.0	20	23
OLB Randall Osborne	3	0	0.0	6	9
DE Donny Weadock	2	0	0.0	9	8
ILB Earl Noll	2	0	0.0	3	6
DE Juan Norried	1	3	0.0	17	23
OLB Craig Lyon	1	1	0.0	4	5
CB Gus Barrett	1	1	0.0	12	19
DE Kris Mathis	1	1	0.0	16	18
CB Winfred Cooley	1	1	0.0	19	15
DT Andrew Jamison	1	1	0.0	17	14
ILB Norm Sapia	1	0	0.0	10	11
DT Winston Ansara	1	0	0.0	17	18
WR Bryan Dennis	1	0	---	---	---
S Bryant Andrew	1	0	0.0	3	3
DT Emmanuel Lyon	1	0	0.0	6	8
S Marlon Paswater	0	3	0.0	18	18
OLB Oliver Hanson	0	2	0.0	16	15

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Jorge Maxey	7	2	0.0	32	36
S Juan Marshall	7	0	0.0	37	33
OLB B.J. Bernard	6	3	0.5	28	29
S Ben Pence	6	2	0.0	24	25
OLB Austin Hudson	5	2	0.0	24	23
S Jose Houston	5	2	0.0	13	12
CB Bryant Lindberg	4	2	0.0	22	29
CB Broderick Ohara	4	1	0.0	27	25
S Thurman Clancy	3	0	0.0	5	10
DE Jeremy Glover	2	2	0.5	14	9
ILB Irv Thornton	2	3	0.0	15	10
CB Shane Rhodes	2	2	0.0	29	29
ILB Marty Bohdanowicz	2	0	0.0	11	7
DE Devin Page	2	0	0.0	26	30
DT Reggie Lee	2	0	0.0	18	17
DT J.C. Manning	1	1	0.0	26	30
TE Jose Mueller	1	0	---	---	---
CB Skip Kaplan	1	0	0.0	14	16
ILB Bryce Howerton	1	0	0.0	12	9
CB Patrick Newman	0	1	0.0	3	3

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Hurry	PPlay
DE Dana Uribe	1	8
DE Kris Mathis	1	18
DT Emmanuel Lyon	1	8

Dallas	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB B.J. Bernard	0.5	2	5	29
DE Jeremy Glover	0.5	0	0	9
DE Rob Alcott	0.0	1	0	5
DT J.C. Manning	0.0	1	0	30
DE Devin Page	0.0	0	1	30

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Max Midget	4	0	0	23
S Grant Morton	2	1	0	23
OLB Randall Osborne	2	0	1	9
CB Gus Barrett	2	0	0	19
ILB Earl Noll	2	0	0	6
ILB Norm Sapia	1	0	0	11
ILB Brett Cobb	1	0	0	20
OLB Craig Lyon	1	0	0	5
DE Donny Weadock	1	0	0	8
S Marlon Paswater	0	1	0	18
CB Winfred Cooley	0	1	0	15

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Jorge Maxey	4	0	1	36
OLB Austin Hudson	4	0	0	23
CB Broderick Ohara	4	0	0	25
CB Bryant Lindberg	3	1	0	29
S Juan Marshall	3	0	0	33
CB Shane Rhodes	2	0	0	29
S Thurman Clancy	2	0	0	10
OLB B.J. Bernard	2	0	0	29
S Jose Houston	2	0	0	12
ILB Marty Bohdanowicz	1	0	0	7

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Johnnie Hogrefe	4	7	0	32	0	27
Mario Sanford	3	6	0	37	0	37
Phil Tikaran	2	7	0	29	0	32
Ike Perez	2	2	1	27	0	28
Roger Thornton	2	2	0	32	0	31
Leroy Keith	1	4	0	37	0	37
Kirk Gardner	1	1	0	24	0	24
Justin Wolfe	0	2	0	9	0	6
Danny McClendon	0	1	0	9	1	15

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Darren Horton	2	7	20	22
Jose Mueller	1	3	17	17
Donald Lee	1	3	21	26
Alvin McEachern	1	3	20	19
Xavier Arnold	1	2	19	24
Marco Gaylor	1	2	20	17
Luke Lyons	0	1	4	5

Special Teams Statistics

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Broderick Darquea	1	20
Amos Hawkins	1	16
Norm Sapia	1	15
Ike Perez	1	14
Craig Lyon	1	12
Kirk Gardner	1	9
Phil Tikaran	1	5
Xavier Lyon	0	17
Gus Barrett	0	15
Will Tanner	0	14
Jay Keathley	0	14
Nate Accimus	0	12
Charlie Mattingly	0	7
Casey Fairbairn	0	6
Nicky Bodenhemer	0	5
Leroy Keith	0	5
Grant Morton	0	5
Justin Wolfe	0	5
Earl Noll	0	5
Danny McClendon	0	4
Randall Osborne	0	4
Perry Wilkerson	0	3
Max Midget	0	3
Brett Cobb	0	2
Winston Ansara	0	2
Max Messersmith	0	2
Donny Weadock	0	2
Oliver Hanson	0	2
Johnnie Hogrefe	0	1
Juan Norried	0	1
Dana Uribe	0	1
Marlon Paswater	0	1
Winfred Cooley	0	1
Andrew Jamison	0	1

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Lance Ingram	1	19
Irv Thornton	1	16
Dana Hopkins	1	15
Thurman Clancy	1	14
Matthew Hicks	1	14
Skip Kaplan	0	21
Steven Marshall	0	16
Clarence Williams	0	14
Marty Bohdanowicz	0	11
Jorge Maxey	0	10
Alonzo Gargaro	0	9
A.J. Stargell	0	7
Kent Austin	0	6
Patrick Newman	0	6
Jose Mueller	0	5
Andrew Jefcoat	0	4
Hunter Kesler	0	4
Luke Lyons	0	4
Alvin McEachern	0	4
Xavier Arnold	0	3
Doug Coles	0	3
Bryce Howerton	0	3
Bryant Lindberg	0	2
J.C. Manning	0	2
Shane Rhodes	0	2
Darren Horton	0	2
Juan Marshall	0	2
Reggie Lee	0	2
Jeremy Glover	0	2
Trevor Rose	0	2
Carlton Bauer	0	1
Devin Page	0	1
Mike Shaw	0	1
B.J. Bernard	0	1
Quinn Pritchett	0	1
Broderick Ohara	0	1
Jose Houston	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	38	4.2
Middle	15	76	5.1
Right	13	64	4.9
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	51	5.7
Middle	5	42	8.4
Right	7	14	2.0
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Frankie Blincoe	36	27	4	1	2	1	4	6	1

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Marc Bullock	26	16	3	1	2	3	3	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	7	3.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	17	120	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	7	106	9.6
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	32	16.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	10	154	11.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	56	8.0
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	29	7.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Gerald Buchanan	13	11	0	133	2	30
TE Kirk Gardner	8	6	0	49	1	24
WR Bryan Dennis	7	3	1	42	1	33
FB Ike Perez	2	1	1	6	0	28
WR Casey Fairbairn	2	2	0	12	0	16
RB Andy Alston	2	2	0	9	0	20
TE Xavier Lyon	1	1	0	11	0	14
RB Max Messersmith	1	1	0	3	0	13

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Devin Tyler	8	4	1	57	1	19
WR Kent Austin	4	4	0	92	1	17
WR Dana Hopkins	4	2	0	15	0	9
RB Irv Stanford	4	3	1	51	1	19
TE Jose Mueller	3	1	0	12	0	17
WR Clarence Williams	1	0	0	0	0	10
RB Alonzo Gargaro	1	1	0	13	0	7
FB Quinn Pritchett	1	1	0	-1	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Max Messersmith	2	8	4.00	2.92
Frankie Blincoe	1	7	7.00	8.00

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Irv Stanford	2	5	2.50	5.88

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Frankie Blincoe	2	1	9	4.50	7.36

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Marc Bullock	2	1	11	5.50	9.19

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Ike Perez	1	0	0	0.00	3.00
WR Gerald Buchanan	1	1	9	9.00	10.23

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Irv Stanford	2	1	11	5.50	12.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Frankie Blincoe	3	2
Broderick Darquea	2	2
Andy Alston	2	2
Max Messersmith	1	1

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Irv Stanford	2	1
Marc Bullock	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Frankie Blincoe	10	9	7

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Marc Bullock	7	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Gerald Buchanan	4	4	4
WR Bryan Dennis	2	1	1
WR Casey Fairbairn	2	2	0
TE Xavier Lyon	1	1	1
TE Kirk Gardner	1	1	1

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kent Austin	4	4	3
WR Dana Hopkins	1	1	0
RB Irv Stanford	1	1	1
WR Devin Tyler	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 85,000 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,900 (19,900)
End Zone 14,300 (14,300)
Mezzanine 8,300 (8,300)
Sideline Seats 12,700 (12,700)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	85,000 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,900 (19,900)
End Zone	14,300 (14,300)
Mezzanine	8,300 (8,300)
Sideline Seats	12,700 (12,700)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)