Week 12, 2025

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

New England Patriots	0	14	0	7	-	21
Atlanta Falcons	0	21	0	6	-	27

Scoring Summary
2Q: 09:36 ATL - Amos Hawkins 57 fumble return (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
2Q: 06:19 ATL - Ike Perez 48 pass from Roy Walton (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
2Q: 03:10 NED - Jay Willis 22 fumble return (Walter Dawkins extra point)
2Q: 02:54 ATL - Bryan Dennis 80 pass from Roy Walton (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
2Q: 01:40 NED - Leslie Hicks 25 pass from Bernard Escalante (Walter Dawkins extra point)
4Q: 08:43 ATL - Charlie Mattingly 30 field goal
4Q: 04:51 NED - Ricardo Burns 9 pass from Bernard Escalante (Walter Dawkins extra point)
4Q: 01:50 ATL - Charlie Mattingly 26 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 09:36 ATL - Amos Hawkins 57 fumble return (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
2Q: 06:19 ATL - Ike Perez 48 pass from Roy Walton (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
2Q: 03:10 NED - Jay Willis 22 fumble return (Walter Dawkins extra point)
2Q: 02:54 ATL - Bryan Dennis 80 pass from Roy Walton (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
2Q: 01:40 NED - Leslie Hicks 25 pass from Bernard Escalante (Walter Dawkins extra point)
4Q: 08:43 ATL - Charlie Mattingly 30 field goal
4Q: 04:51 NED - Ricardo Burns 9 pass from Bernard Escalante (Walter Dawkins extra point)
4Q: 01:50 ATL - Charlie Mattingly 26 field goal

Team Statistics NED ATL
Record 3-7-1 5-6
First Downs 16 18
- by Rushing 3 9
- by Passing 12 8
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 344 410
- Offensive Plays 68 62
- Yards per Play 5.06 6.61
Net Rushing Yards 96 184
- Rushing Attempts 25 30
- Yards per Rush 3.84 6.13
Net Passing Yards 248 226
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 22 - 0 28 - 15 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 271 258
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/23 4/32
- Yards per Pass Play 5.77 7.06
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/17 4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.4 6.7
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 11/75 7/55
Punt Returns/Yards 4/39 1/6
Kick Returns/Yards 3/111 2/52
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 21
Time of Possession 30:39 29:21

Team Statistics	NED	ATL
Record	3-7-1	5-6
First Downs	16	18
- by Rushing	3	9
- by Passing	12	8
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	344	410
- Offensive Plays	68	62
- Yards per Play	5.06	6.61
Net Rushing Yards	96	184
- Rushing Attempts	25	30
- Yards per Rush	3.84	6.13
Net Passing Yards	248	226
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 22 - 0	28 - 15 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	271	258
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/23	4/32
- Yards per Pass Play	5.77	7.06
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/17	4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.4	6.7
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	11/75	7/55
Punt Returns/Yards	4/39	1/6
Kick Returns/Yards	3/111	2/52
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 21
Time of Possession	30:39	29:21

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:58	1:21	OWN 44	3	3	Punt
1	7:23	1:33	OPP 44	3	6	Punt
1	3:53	1:37	OWN 42	3	3	Punt
2	13:50	4:21	OWN 18	7	39	Fumble
2	9:29	2:08	OWN 40	3	3	Punt
2	6:02	1:28	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
2	2:35	1:07	OPP 49	3	49	Touchdown
3	15:00	5:21	OWN 20	9	49	Missed FG
3	8:41	0:48	OWN 32	3	8	Punt
3	6:44	1:49	OWN 39	3	8	Punt
3	3:29	2:10	OWN 40	6	13	Punt
4	13:30	2:01	OWN 1	3	3	Punt
4	8:35	3:52	OWN 40	9	60	Touchdown
4	1:45	1:45	OWN 23	10	59	Game

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:02	OWN 19	8	44	Missed FG
1	8:37	1:14	OWN 2	3	7	Punt
1	5:50	1:57	OWN 20	3	-13	Punt
1	2:16	3:26	OWN 14	7	31	Punt
2	7:21	1:19	OWN 15	3	85	Touchdown
2	4:34	1:40	OWN 18	3	4	Fumble
2	2:54	0:19	OWN 20	1	80	Touchdown
2	1:28	1:28	OWN 13	3	40	Half
3	9:39	0:58	OWN 38	3	-1	Punt
3	7:53	1:09	OWN 14	3	2	Punt
3	4:55	1:26	OWN 17	3	8	Punt
3	1:19	2:49	OWN 20	7	37	Punt
4	11:29	2:54	OPP 45	6	32	Field Goal
4	4:43	2:58	OWN 42	9	49	Field Goal

Game MVP: Roy Walton, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Clyde Davis	14	41	2.93	10	1
Martin Mills	7	21	3.00	5	0
Bernard Escalante	4	34	8.50	15	1

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Andy Alston	19	107	5.63	26	3
Terry Diaz	10	73	7.30	27	4
Roy Walton	1	4	4.00	4	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bernard Escalante	40	22	271	3/23	2	30	0	92.8

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Roy Walton	28	15	258	4/32	2	80	0	108.9

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Leslie Hicks	7	10	87	12.43	28	25	1
TE Jon Mackey	3	5	21	7.00	0	12	0
WR Jesse Marshall	3	4	32	10.67	5	17	0
WR Mark Rhoads	3	8	54	18.00	22	30	0
TE Chester Akaka	2	2	30	15.00	18	17	0
RB Clyde Davis	1	2	8	8.00	6	8	0
WR Terrell Boyd	1	2	14	14.00	3	14	0
RB Brian Thompson	1	1	16	16.00	5	16	0
WR Ricardo Burns	1	2	9	9.00	0	9	1
FB Jerome Alexander	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Martin Mills	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bryan Dennis	5	12	133	26.60	89	80	1
WR Gerald Buchanan	4	7	34	8.50	6	20	0
FB Ike Perez	2	3	58	29.00	45	48	1
TE Kirk Gardner	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Quentin Neufeldt	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0
WR Casey Fairbairn	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	0
TE Johnnie Haus	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Jon Mackey	1	0	0	0
Bernard Escalante	1	0	0	0
Jay Willis	0	1	0	1
Jeff Hanson	0	1	0	0
Gus Bensen	0	0	1	0

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Roy Walton	1	0	0	0
Amos Hawkins	0	1	1	1
Winston Ansara	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Lester Laxdal	9	401	44.6	39.4	51	5

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Robbie Burgess	7	315	45.0	39.4	58	3

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Walter Dawkins	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	3/3

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Charlie Mattingly	2/3	0/1	0/1	30	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Leslie Hicks	4	39	9.8	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Grant Morton	1	6	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Leslie Hicks	3	111	37.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Amos Hawkins	2	52	26.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Jay Willis	14	0	0.0	27	26
S Kelly Franz	9	0	0.0	27	24
OLB Quentin Davidson	6	4	1.0	24	23
DT Gus Bensen	3	0	1.5	26	29
DT Johnny Connell	3	0	1.0	22	25
S David Tynik	2	1	0.0	21	25
CB Gerald Smeenge	2	1	0.0	11	9
OLB Spencer Doyle	2	0	0.0	3	7
S Luther McClanahan	1	3	0.0	9	7
CB Donnell Arnold	1	2	0.0	25	27
CB Rick Harmon	1	1	0.0	20	23
CB Bart McKnight	1	1	0.0	19	27
DE Ernie Sturgeon	1	0	0.0	13	13
DE Lorenzo Daniels	1	0	0.0	24	26
DT T.K.O. Schofer	0	2	0.5	14	15
DE Kerry Townes	0	1	0.0	18	14

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Grant Morton	5	3	0.0	20	36
OLB Mo Gardner	5	1	0.0	19	36
CB Max Midget	4	2	0.0	19	34
S Bryant Andrew	4	0	0.0	8	19
CB Gus Barrett	4	0	0.0	16	23
DE Kris Mathis	3	1	0.5	22	30
S Marlon Paswater	3	0	0.0	23	36
CB Amos Hawkins	3	0	0.0	11	26
CB Winfred Cooley	3	0	0.0	11	18
CB Darrell Apold	3	0	0.0	9	26
DT Winston Ansara	2	1	0.5	12	21
OLB Oliver Hanson	2	1	0.0	9	10
DE Greg Wynn	1	1	1.0	4	10
ILB Brett Cobb	1	2	0.0	10	14
DE Juan Norried	1	2	0.0	21	38
ILB Norm Sapia	1	0	0.0	4	1
DE Donny Weadock	1	0	0.0	5	16
DT Andrew Jamison	1	0	0.0	18	27
DT Norm Fulcher	0	2	1.0	13	17
ILB Earl Noll	0	2	0.0	15	28

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Gus Bensen	1.5	0	1	0	29
DT Johnny Connell	1.0	0	1	0	25
OLB Quentin Davidson	1.0	0	0	1	23
DT T.K.O. Schofer	0.5	0	1	0	15
DE Lorenzo Daniels	0.0	2	0	1	26
DE Kerry Townes	0.0	0	1	0	14

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Greg Wynn	1.0	0	1	1	10
DT Norm Fulcher	1.0	0	0	0	17
DE Kris Mathis	0.5	1	1	2	30
DT Winston Ansara	0.5	0	0	0	21
DE Juan Norried	0.0	0	1	1	38
ILB Earl Noll	0.0	0	1	0	28

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Jay Willis	7	0	26
OLB Quentin Davidson	3	1	23
CB Gerald Smeenge	2	0	9
S Kelly Franz	1	0	24
DT Johnny Connell	1	0	25
CB Rick Harmon	1	0	23
OLB Spencer Doyle	0	1	7
ILB Drew Slaughter	0	1	6

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Amos Hawkins	4	1	26
CB Gus Barrett	3	0	23
CB Winfred Cooley	3	0	18
CB Darrell Apold	3	0	26
CB Max Midget	2	2	34
OLB Mo Gardner	2	1	36
S Bryant Andrew	2	0	19
ILB Brett Cobb	1	0	14
S Marlon Paswater	1	0	36
OLB Oliver Hanson	1	0	10
S Grant Morton	0	2	36

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Leland Roundy	3	6	23	1	39
Shannon Lyons	2	5	23	0	40
Charlie Andrade	0	6	22	0	34
Keith O'Dwyer	0	2	9	0	23
Brady Hatley	0	1	19	2	36
Jeff Hanson	0	1	18	0	30

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Roger Thornton	4	9	26	1	25
Justin Wolfe	4	5	20	1	24
Kendrick Beyer	1	2	20	1	20
Kirk Gardner	1	2	21	0	15
Jamie Hoffman	1	1	14	1	16
Phil Tikaran	1	1	16	0	12
Mario Sanford	0	6	26	0	28
Ike Perez	0	2	22	0	20
Johnnie Haus	0	1	15	0	9

Special Teams Statistics

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Brian Thompson	1	27
Clyde Davis	1	20
Kelly Franz	1	4
Spencer Doyle	0	24
Jon Mackey	0	19
Bart McKnight	0	19
Jesse Marshall	0	17
Gerald Smeenge	0	15
Ricardo Burns	0	13
Leslie Hicks	0	13
David Tynik	0	12
Charlie Andrade	0	10
Keith O'Dwyer	0	10
Ralph Oliveira	0	10
Xavier England	0	10
Lester Laxdal	0	9
Jerome Alexander	0	8
Johnny Connell	0	8
Chester Akaka	0	8
Jeff Hanson	0	7
Terrell Boyd	0	6
Warren Stewart	0	6
Drew Slaughter	0	6
Jackie Bard	0	6
T.K.O. Schofer	0	5
Kerry Townes	0	5
Walter Dawkins	0	5
Jay Willis	0	4
Quentin Davidson	0	3
Gus Bensen	0	3
Cory Blackburn	0	3
Rick Harmon	0	3
Ernie Sturgeon	0	2
Brady Hatley	0	2
Donnell Arnold	0	2
Lorenzo Daniels	0	2
Bobby McMichael	0	1
Joel Lucic	0	1
Stanley Hudson	0	1
Shannon Lyons	0	1

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Johnnie Haus	3	17
Phil Tikaran	2	7
Brett Cobb	1	18
Ike Perez	1	18
Terry Diaz	0	28
Kirk Gardner	0	19
Jay Keathley	0	18
Jose Atkins	0	17
Craig Lyon	0	15
Darrell Apold	0	15
Grant Morton	0	11
Hugh Gadget	0	10
Jamie Hoffman	0	10
Winfred Cooley	0	10
Norm Sapia	0	9
Charlie Mattingly	0	9
Bryant Andrew	0	9
Donny Weadock	0	9
Byron Aiken	0	8
Justin Wolfe	0	8
Robbie Burgess	0	7
Mario Sanford	0	6
Greg Wynn	0	6
Oliver Hanson	0	6
Amos Hawkins	0	5
Casey Fairbairn	0	5
Andrew Jamison	0	5
Leland Peterson	0	3
Winston Ansara	0	3
Mitchell Maloney	0	3
Earl Noll	0	3
Mo Gardner	0	3
Juan Norried	0	2
Gus Barrett	0	2
Quentin Neufeldt	0	1
Marlon Paswater	0	1
Bryan Dennis	0	1
Kris Mathis	0	1
Max Midget	0	1
Andy Alston	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	16	8.0
Middle	15	55	3.7
Right	8	25	3.1
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	33	3.0
Middle	9	67	7.4
Right	10	84	8.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bernard Escalante	40	22	2	0	5	6	4	4	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Roy Walton	28	15	4	2	2	3	4	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	1	5	1.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	9	94	8.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	19	12	172	9.1
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	96	7.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	3	62	6.2
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	100	20.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Leslie Hicks	10	7	0	87	1	40
WR Mark Rhoads	8	3	2	54	1	29
TE Jon Mackey	5	3	0	21	0	21
WR Jesse Marshall	4	3	0	32	0	18
RB Clyde Davis	2	1	1	8	0	24
WR Terrell Boyd	2	1	0	14	0	7
WR Ricardo Burns	2	1	0	9	0	9
TE Chester Akaka	2	2	0	30	0	20
FB Jerome Alexander	1	0	1	0	0	23
RB Brian Thompson	1	1	0	16	0	9
RB Martin Mills	1	0	1	0	0	13

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bryan Dennis	12	5	1	133	2	30
WR Gerald Buchanan	7	4	0	34	1	30
FB Ike Perez	3	2	1	58	1	20
TE Kirk Gardner	2	1	0	8	0	15
WR Casey Fairbairn	2	1	0	4	0	15
WR Quentin Neufeldt	1	1	0	10	0	7
TE Johnnie Haus	1	1	0	11	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Andy Alston	3	9	3.00	5.63
Terry Diaz	2	2	1.00	7.30

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bernard Escalante	2	1	9	4.50	6.78

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Roy Walton	3	1	5	1.67	9.21

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ricardo Burns	1	1	9	9.00	4.50
RB Martin Mills	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bryan Dennis	2	1	5	2.50	11.08
WR Gerald Buchanan	1	0	0	0.00	4.86

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Clyde Davis	4	1
Bernard Escalante	1	1

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Andy Alston	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bernard Escalante	11	6	3

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Roy Walton	11	4	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mark Rhoads	5	2	2
TE Jon Mackey	2	1	0
WR Jesse Marshall	1	1	0
RB Clyde Davis	1	0	0
WR Leslie Hicks	1	1	0
TE Chester Akaka	1	1	1

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bryan Dennis	6	2	2
WR Gerald Buchanan	3	1	1
WR Quentin Neufeldt	1	1	1
WR Casey Fairbairn	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 52,100 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,700 (22,200)
End Zone 11,500 (16,000)
Mezzanine 6,600 (9,200)
Sideline Seats 10,000 (14,100)
Club Seats 3,500 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	52,100 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,700 (22,200)
End Zone	11,500 (16,000)
Mezzanine	6,600 (9,200)
Sideline Seats	10,000 (14,100)
Club Seats	3,500 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (5,000)