New England Patriots vs Atlanta Falcons

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← Week 7

November 4th, 2001

2001 Week 8

Regular Season

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Patriots Away

Final

Falcons Home

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Week 9 →

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Offensive Starters

QB T. Brady

RB A. Smith

WR D. Patten

WR M. Edwards

WR T. Brown

TE J. Wiggins

T G. Williams

G M. Compton

C D. Woody

G J. Andruzzi

T G. Randall

Defensive Starters

DE B. Hamilton

DE A. Pleasant

LB R. Phifer

LB W. McGinest

LB R. Seymour

LB T. Johnson

CB T. Law

CB T. Shaw

CB O. Smith

S L. Milloy

S T. Jones

Score by Quarter

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	FINAL
Patriots	0	17	7	0	24
Falcons	7	0	0	3	10

	Patriots	Falcons
Q1	0	7
Q2	17	0
Q3	7	0
Q4	0	3
FINAL	24	10

Key Performers

Patriots

PassingT. Brady

21/31, 250 YDS, 3 TD

RushingA. Smith

23, 117 YDS

ReceivingT. Brown

5, 99 YDS, 1 TD

TacklesL. Milloy

SacksW. McGinest

2.0

InterceptionsO. Smith

Falcons

PassingC. Chandler

8/20, 95 YDS, 1 TD

RushingM. Smith

16, 84 YDS

ReceivingB. Finneran

1, 50 YDS

TacklesC. Draft

SacksP. Kerney

1.5

InterceptionsN/A

Team Comparison

Patriots

Stat

Falcons

First Downs

371

Total Yards

244

Rushes

135

Rush YDS

140

Rush TD

67.7%

PASS %

34.5%

236

NET PASS YDS

104

PASS TD

Takeaways

33:38

Time of Possession

26:22

Offensive Starters

C. Chandler QB

M. Smith RB

T. Mathis WR

S. Jefferson WR

R. Kelly TE

A. Crumpler TE

B. Whitfield T

B. Hallen G

T. McClure C

T. Claridge G

E. Salaam T

Defensive Starters

P. Kerney DE

T. Hall DT

S. Dronett DT

B. Smith DE

H. Crockett LB

K. Brooking LB

C. Draft LB

R. Buchanan CB

A. Ambrose CB

G. McBurrows S

C. Hudson S

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Momentum and Moments

Review the key moments and momentum swings in this 2001 Week 8 match up between the New England Patriots and the Atlanta Falcons featuring 117 rushing yards by Antowain Smith.

Legend

Moment: Patriots

Moment: Falcons

Patriots Momentum

Falcons Momentum

Scoring Timeline

< Q1 > • ATL TD ATL TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Chris Chandler pass complete to Shawn Jefferson for 19 yards touchdown. Penalty on Bobby Hamilton: Defensive Offside (Declined) Penalty on Tebucky Jones: Defensive Pass Interference (Declined) - PAT good

Falcons opens scoring → 7-0

< Q2 > • NWE TD NWE TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Tom Brady pass complete to Kevin Faulk for 4 yards touchdown - PAT good

Patriots ties it up → 7-7

< Q2 > • NWE FG NWE FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Adam Vinatieri 48 yard field goal good

Patriots takes the lead → 10-7

< Q2 > • NWE TD NWE TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Tom Brady pass complete to Marc Edwards for 15 yards touchdown - PAT good

Patriots extends lead → 17-7

< Q3 > • NWE TD NWE TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Tom Brady pass complete to Troy Brown for 44 yards touchdown - PAT good

Patriots extends lead → 24-7

< Q4 > • ATL FG ATL FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Jay Feely 20 yard field goal good

Falcons cuts lead → 24-10

Detailed Player Statistics

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Tom Brady	31	21	67.7	250	3	0	44	3	124.4
Team Totals	31	21	67.7	250	3	0	44	3

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	Lng
Antowain Smith	23	117	5.1	22
Marc Edwards	6	11	1.8	5
Tom Brady	3	0	0.0	1
Kevin Faulk	1	2	2.0	2
Troy Brown	1	5	5.0	5
Team Totals	34	135	4.0	22

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng
Kevin Faulk	5	5	21	4.2	1	10
Troy Brown	6	5	99	19.8	1	44
David Patten	9	3	40	13.3	0	17
Antowain Smith	3	3	28	9.3	0	18
Marc Edwards	2	2	27	13.5	1	15
Jermaine Wiggins	1	1	16	16.0	0	16
Curtis Jackson	1	1	12	12.0	0	12
Charles Johnson	2	1	7	7.0	0	7
Patrick Pass	1	0	0	0.0	0	0
Terrell Buckley	1	0	0	0.0	0	0
Team Totals	31	21	250	11.9	3	44

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk	Int
Lawyer Milloy	6	5	1	1	0
Willie McGinest	5	5	0	2	0
Anthony Pleasant	4	4	0	2	0
Ted Johnson	4	4	0	0	0
Roman Phifer	4	3	1	0	0
Mike Vrabel	3	2	1	1.5	0
Ty Law	3	3	0	0	0
Otis Smith	2	1	1	0	1
Tedy Bruschi	2	1	1	0	0
Matt Chatham	2	2	0	0	0
Patrick Pass	2	2	0	0	0
Matt Stevens	2	2	0	0	0
Tebucky Jones	1	1	0	1	0
Richard Seymour	1	1	0	1	0
Bobby Hamilton	1	0	1	0.5	0
Adam Vinatieri	1	1	0	0	0
Hakim Akbar	1	1	0	0	0
Terrell Buckley	1	1	0	0	0
Larry Izzo	1	1	0	0	0
Brandon Mitchell	1	1	0	0	0
Riddick Parker	1	1	0	0	0
Terrance Shaw	1	1	0	0	0
Team Totals	49	43	6	9	1

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg
Curtis Jackson	2	30	15
Kevin Faulk	1	18	18
Team Totals	3	48	16.0

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Troy Brown	2	10	5	0
Team Totals	2	10	5.0	0

Player	FGA	FGM	XPA	XPM
Adam Vinatieri	1	1	3	3
Team Totals	1	1	3	3

Player	Pnt	Yds	Y/P
Ken Walter	6	241	40.2
Team Totals	6	241	40.2

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Chris Chandler	20	8	40.0	95	1	1	19	6	51
Michael Vick	9	2	22.2	56	0	0	50	3	53
Team Totals	29	10	34.5	151	1	1	50	9

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	Lng
Maurice Smith	16	84	5.3	58
Michael Vick	2	50	25.0	35
Chris Chandler	1	6	6.0	6
Team Totals	19	140	7.4	58

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng
Tony Martin	5	3	49	16.3	0	19
Alge Crumpler	2	2	20	10.0	0	13
Bob Christian	3	2	15	7.5	0	9
Brian Finneran	5	1	50	50.0	0	50
Shawn Jefferson	4	1	19	19.0	1	19
Terance Mathis	6	1	-2	-2.0	0	-2
Maurice Smith	1	0	0	0.0	0	0
Reggie Kelly	3	0	0	0.0	0	0
Team Totals	29	10	151	15.1	1	50

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk
Chris Draft	13	10	3	0
Keith Brooking	12	11	1	0
Ashley Ambrose	5	4	1	0
Henri Crockett	5	5	0	0
Gerald McBurrows	5	5	0	0
Patrick Kerney	4	3	1	1.5
Chris Hudson	4	3	1	0
Ray Buchanan	3	3	0	0
Travis Hall	3	3	0	0
Shane Dronett	2	2	0	1
Darrien Gordon	2	2	0	0
Conrad Hamilton	2	2	0	0
Brian Kozlowski	2	2	0	0
Chuck Wiley	2	1	1	0
Brady Smith	1	1	0	0.5
Brian Finneran	1	1	0	0
Johndale Carty	1	1	0	0
Travis Jervey	1	1	0	0
Mark Simoneau	1	1	0	0
Shawn Swayda	1	1	0	0
Team Totals	70	62	8	3