Week 3, 2027

played in Arizona, AZ

93 degrees, fair, calm

Atlanta Falcons	7	0	0	0	-	7
Arizona Cardinals	3	3	10	0	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:08 ARI - Alonzo Long 27 field goal
1Q: 03:05 ATL - Bryan Dennis 30 pass from Frankie Blincoe (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
2Q: 09:08 ARI - Alonzo Long 51 field goal
3Q: 12:53 ARI - Larry Stratton 61 punt return (Alonzo Long extra point)
3Q: 01:51 ARI - Alonzo Long 43 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:08 ARI - Alonzo Long 27 field goal
1Q: 03:05 ATL - Bryan Dennis 30 pass from Frankie Blincoe (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
2Q: 09:08 ARI - Alonzo Long 51 field goal
3Q: 12:53 ARI - Larry Stratton 61 punt return (Alonzo Long extra point)
3Q: 01:51 ARI - Alonzo Long 43 field goal

Team Statistics ATL ARI
Record 0-3 2-1
First Downs 19 16
- by Rushing 8 3
- by Passing 10 12
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 342 263
- Offensive Plays 64 55
- Yards per Play 5.34 4.78
Net Rushing Yards 130 61
- Rushing Attempts 33 22
- Yards per Rush 3.94 2.77
Net Passing Yards 212 202
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 19 - 0 28 - 17 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 218 235
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 5/33
- Yards per Pass Play 6.84 6.12
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/13 4/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.1 8.0
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/85 6/35
Punt Returns/Yards 2/4 4/113
Kick Returns/Yards 3/54 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 2/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 17 OWN 24
Time of Possession 31:05 28:55

Team Statistics	ATL	ARI
Record	0-3	2-1
First Downs	19	16
- by Rushing	8	3
- by Passing	10	12
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	342	263
- Offensive Plays	64	55
- Yards per Play	5.34	4.78
Net Rushing Yards	130	61
- Rushing Attempts	33	22
- Yards per Rush	3.94	2.77
Net Passing Yards	212	202
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 19 - 0	28 - 17 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	218	235
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	5/33
- Yards per Pass Play	6.84	6.12
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/13	4/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.1	8.0
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/85	6/35
Punt Returns/Yards	2/4	4/113
Kick Returns/Yards	3/54	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	2/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 17	OWN 24
Time of Possession	31:05	28:55

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	7:01	4:07	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
1	1:49	3:14	OWN 29	6	32	Punt
2	9:01	3:05	OWN 22	4	25	Punt
2	4:13	2:13	OWN 14	5	5	Punt
2	1:04	1:04	OWN 9	3	7	Punt
3	15:00	2:17	OWN 19	3	6	Punt
3	12:43	2:17	OWN 20	5	16	Fumble
3	9:16	3:39	OWN 5	7	30	Punt
3	1:46	3:10	OWN 20	6	15	Punt
4	9:47	6:53	OWN 13	17	86	Downs

Arizona Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	7:59	OWN 10	14	80	Field Goal
1	2:54	1:05	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
2	13:35	4:34	OWN 20	7	46	Field Goal
2	5:56	1:43	OWN 20	4	33	Punt
2	2:00	0:56	OWN 45	5	35	Interception
3	10:26	1:10	OPP 36	3	-9	Interception
3	5:37	3:51	OWN 17	6	57	Field Goal
4	13:36	3:49	OWN 26	6	7	Punt
4	2:54	2:54	OWN 1	7	27	Game

Game MVP: Alonzo Long, Arizona Cardinals

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Gerald Yantis	17	81	4.76	14	2
Andy Alston	9	29	3.22	11	1
Frankie Blincoe	6	22	3.67	7	0
Corwin Oja	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0

Arizona	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Craig Montague	11	28	2.55	10	1
Rickey Sullivan	6	14	2.33	8	0
Bernard Escalante	5	19	3.80	11	1

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Frankie Blincoe	30	19	218	1/6	1	30	0	96.2

Arizona	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bernard Escalante	28	17	235	5/33	0	37	2	57.9

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bryan Dennis	9	10	82	9.11	27	30	1
WR Gerald Buchanan	4	6	57	14.25	18	28	0
TE Kirk Gardner	2	2	23	11.50	9	20	0
WR Martin Lofton	1	3	17	17.00	9	17	0
WR Bobby Clark	1	1	18	18.00	11	18	0
RB Gerald Yantis	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Levon Frederick	1	5	13	13.00	0	13	0
TE Johnnie Haus	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Andrew Nield	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Arizona	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Sam Sutton	5	11	74	14.80	8	32
WR Larry Stratton	5	8	59	11.80	34	24
FB Alan McMurdo	2	2	10	5.00	3	6
WR Broderick Poole	2	3	22	11.00	0	16
RB Craig Montague	1	1	37	37.00	27	37
WR Darian Wolfe	1	2	15	15.00	0	15
TE Gus Davison	1	1	18	18.00	5	18

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Max Midget	1	0	0.00	0
S Tito Justice	1	0	0.00	0

Arizona	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Frankie Blincoe	1	0	0	0
Kris Mathis	0	0	1	0

Arizona	Fumb	Recov	Force
Bernard Escalante	1	0	0
Marc Grace	0	1	0
Daniel McLellan	0	1	0
Carlos Walsh	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marc Joyner	7	325	46.4	28.1	60	2

Arizona	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darrin Price	3	135	45.0	43.7	53	2

Kicking Statistics

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

Arizona	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Alonzo Long	3/3	2/2	1/1	51	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Grant Morton	2	4	2.0	0

Arizona	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Larry Stratton	4	113	28.3	1

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Amos Hawkins	2	38	19.0	0
Marlon Paswater	1	16	16.0	0

Arizona	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Oliver Hanson	5	0	0.0	11	24
CB Arnie Cooley	5	0	0.0	21	30
S Grant Morton	4	3	0.0	19	30
CB Max Midget	4	0	0.0	21	27
DE Juan Norried	3	1	2.0	20	26
DE Kris Mathis	3	2	1.5	19	28
OLB Mo Gardner	3	0	1.0	14	16
CB Amos Hawkins	3	0	0.0	11	21
ILB Charlie Sims	2	2	0.0	12	15
ILB Earl Noll	2	1	0.0	8	12
DT Dusty Kim	2	1	0.0	14	24
S Tito Justice	2	0	0.0	9	20
DT Norm Fulcher	1	1	0.5	11	11
S Marlon Paswater	1	1	0.0	16	24
CB Darrell Apold	1	1	0.0	4	13
DE Mercury Herndon	1	1	0.0	9	15
OLB Wendell Holmes	1	0	0.0	8	2
DT Mickey Parker	0	1	0.0	12	19

Arizona	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Marty Hopper	7	3	0.0	22	23
CB Edward Arnold	6	1	0.0	31	29
S Roman Becker	6	1	0.0	19	15
S Byron Meador	5	0	0.0	21	22
S Otis Drexler	4	1	0.0	21	19
OLB Phillip Burnett	4	1	0.0	21	19
DT Antoine Thune	4	0	0.0	20	16
DT Eugene Schwartz	3	2	1.0	25	23
OLB Bo Lemons	3	1	0.0	27	24
CB Carlos Walsh	3	0	0.0	25	27
ILB Jonathan Bolender	2	1	0.0	11	9
CB Randy Roberson	2	1	0.0	28	26
DE Daniel McLellan	1	2	0.0	16	11
DT Shannon Pearson	1	1	0.0	7	11
WR Broderick Poole	1	0	---	---	---
WR Larry Stratton	1	0	---	---	---
DT Carlos East	0	1	0.0	8	8

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Juan Norried	2.0	1	0	0	26
DE Kris Mathis	1.5	0	0	1	28
OLB Mo Gardner	1.0	0	0	0	16
DT Norm Fulcher	0.5	0	1	0	11
DT Dusty Kim	0.0	1	0	0	24

Arizona	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Eugene Schwartz	1.0	0	0	23
DE Winfred Welker	0.0	3	2	20
DE Howie Rhodes	0.0	1	0	21
DT Antoine Thune	0.0	1	0	16

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Amos Hawkins	3	1	0	21
CB Arnie Cooley	3	0	0	30
S Grant Morton	2	0	0	30
OLB Oliver Hanson	2	0	0	24
ILB Charlie Sims	2	0	0	15
S Marlon Paswater	1	1	0	24
CB Max Midget	1	0	1	27
S Tito Justice	1	0	1	20
CB Darrell Apold	1	0	0	13
OLB Mo Gardner	1	0	0	16

Arizona	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Edward Arnold	4	0	29
S Roman Becker	3	0	15
CB Carlos Walsh	2	1	27
OLB Bo Lemons	2	0	24
ILB Jonathan Bolender	2	0	9
ILB Marty Hopper	1	1	23
S Otis Drexler	1	0	19
DT Antoine Thune	1	0	16
S Byron Meador	1	0	22
OLB Phillip Burnett	1	0	19
CB Randy Roberson	1	0	26

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Billy Vandermause	3	5	24	0	25
Danny McClendon	2	5	29	0	29
Roger Thornton	1	5	29	1	27
Justin Wolfe	1	4	25	0	29
Joseph Wooden	1	4	14	0	10
Mario Sanford	1	3	28	0	27
Mitchell Maloney	1	2	4	0	2
Corwin Oja	1	1	17	0	15
Kirk Gardner	0	1	22	0	17

Arizona	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Todd Worley	1	4	19	0	24
Damon Boyd	1	2	16	1	22
Alan McMurdo	1	2	19	0	13
J.J. Schwartz	1	2	12	0	11
Sedrick Forbes	1	1	9	1	13
Marc Grace	0	4	16	1	29
Van Clancy	0	1	19	2	27
Bart Kramer	0	1	6	0	11
Andrew Powell	0	1	20	0	30

Special Teams Statistics

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Tito Justice	1	13
Johnnie Haus	1	12
Kirk Gardner	1	8
Darrell Apold	0	14
Byron Aiken	0	13
Andrew Nield	0	13
Warren Finch	0	13
Bobby Clark	0	10
Martin Lofton	0	9
Marlon Paswater	0	8
Amos Hawkins	0	8
Rico Barrington	0	7
Grant Morton	0	7
Orlando Walker	0	7
Joseph Wooden	0	7
Marc Joyner	0	7
Chris Torrez	0	7
Juan Norried	0	6
Mitchell Maloney	0	6
Earl Noll	0	6
Charlie Sims	0	5
Justin Wolfe	0	4
Gerald Yantis	0	4
Mickey Parker	0	4
Mario Sanford	0	3
Kris Mathis	0	3
Oliver Hanson	0	3
Dusty Kim	0	3
Charlie Mattingly	0	2
Max Midget	0	2
Danny McClendon	0	1
Corwin Oja	0	1
Norm Fulcher	0	1
Wendell Holmes	0	1
Levon Frederick	0	1
Mercury Herndon	0	1

Arizona	Tackles	STPlays
Chris Harding	3	18
Gus Davison	1	18
Randall Middleton	1	6
Carlos Walsh	0	19
Terrell Spencer	0	17
Otis Drexler	0	14
Rickey Sullivan	0	13
Sam Sutton	0	13
Darian Wolfe	0	13
Alan McMurdo	0	12
J.J. Schwartz	0	11
Bart Kramer	0	6
Larry Stratton	0	6
Darrin Price	0	6
Walt Buckner	0	5
Marshall Ding	0	5
Damon Boyd	0	5
Antoine Thune	0	4
Eugene Schwartz	0	3
Larry Joseph	0	3
Alonzo Long	0	3
Winfred Welker	0	3
Rufus McGarrity	0	3
Edward Arnold	0	2
Roman Becker	0	2
Marty Hopper	0	2
Carlos East	0	2
Shannon Pearson	0	2
Van Clancy	0	1
Sedrick Forbes	0	1
Broderick Poole	0	1
Jonathan Bolender	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	38	4.8
Middle	12	31	2.6
Right	13	61	4.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	12	2.4
Middle	9	21	2.3
Right	7	28	4.0
None	1	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Frankie Blincoe	30	19	4	1	3	2	5	2	0

Arizona	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bernard Escalante	28	17	3	0	4	2	1	1	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	7	7.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	11	80	4.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	103	10.3
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	28	28.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	25	6.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	6	89	8.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	6	89	11.1
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	32	6.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bryan Dennis	10	9	0	82	1	27
WR Gerald Buchanan	6	4	1	57	2	15
WR Levon Frederick	5	1	1	13	0	13
WR Martin Lofton	3	1	1	17	0	11
TE Kirk Gardner	2	2	0	23	1	17
TE Johnnie Haus	1	0	0	0	0	9
WR Bobby Clark	1	1	0	18	0	5
RB Gerald Yantis	1	1	0	8	0	23
FB Andrew Nield	1	0	0	0	0	8

Arizona	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Sam Sutton	11	5	3	74	1	33
WR Larry Stratton	8	5	1	59	1	32
WR Broderick Poole	3	2	0	22	0	20
FB Alan McMurdo	2	2	0	10	0	13
WR Darian Wolfe	2	1	0	15	0	6
RB Craig Montague	1	1	0	37	1	16
TE Gus Davison	1	1	0	18	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Arizona	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Rickey Sullivan	1	-3	-3.00	2.33
Craig Montague	1	4	4.00	2.55

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Frankie Blincoe	6	2	11	1.83	7.27

Arizona	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bernard Escalante	4	1	2	0.50	8.39

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Gerald Buchanan	1	1	3	3.00	9.50
WR Bryan Dennis	1	0	0	0.00	8.20
TE Johnnie Haus	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
RB Gerald Yantis	1	1	8	8.00	8.00
FB Andrew Nield	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Levon Frederick	1	0	0	0.00	2.60

Arizona	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Sam Sutton	2	0	0	0.00	6.73
WR Broderick Poole	1	0	0	0.00	7.33
WR Larry Stratton	1	1	2	2.00	7.38

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Frankie Blincoe	1	0
Andy Alston	1	1

Arizona	Rushes	Conversions
Bernard Escalante	1	0
Craig Montague	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Frankie Blincoe	10	6	3

Arizona	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bernard Escalante	8	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bryan Dennis	3	3	1
WR Martin Lofton	2	0	0
WR Gerald Buchanan	2	2	2
TE Kirk Gardner	1	1	0
FB Andrew Nield	1	0	0
WR Levon Frederick	1	0	0

Arizona	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Sam Sutton	3	1	1
WR Larry Stratton	3	1	0
FB Alan McMurdo	1	1	1
WR Broderick Poole	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 42,300 (63,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 12,400 (17,600)
End Zone 9,000 (12,700)
Mezzanine 4,900 (7,300)
Sideline Seats 7,200 (11,200)
Club Seats 7,500 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 1,300 (2,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	42,300 (63,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	12,400 (17,600)
End Zone	9,000 (12,700)
Mezzanine	4,900 (7,300)
Sideline Seats	7,200 (11,200)
Club Seats	7,500 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	1,300 (2,200)