Week 3, 2015

played in Seattle, WA

73 degrees, rain, 13 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	7	7	0	0	-	14
Seattle Seahawks	0	14	7	10	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:27 ATL - Les Sutton 10 pass from Michael Vick (Paul Edinger extra point)
2Q: 15:00 ATL - Jonathan Orr 16 pass from Michael Vick (Paul Edinger extra point)
2Q: 10:54 SEA - Randal Oden 1 pass from Jay Cutler (Stephen Gostkowski extra point)
2Q: 06:50 SEA - Alex Smith 1 pass from Jay Cutler (Stephen Gostkowski extra point)
3Q: 12:25 SEA - Roger Pifott 6 pass from Jay Cutler (Stephen Gostkowski extra point)
4Q: 15:00 SEA - Michael Parrish 1 pass from Jay Cutler (Stephen Gostkowski extra point)
4Q: 02:30 SEA - Stephen Gostkowski 22 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:27 ATL - Les Sutton 10 pass from Michael Vick (Paul Edinger extra point)
2Q: 15:00 ATL - Jonathan Orr 16 pass from Michael Vick (Paul Edinger extra point)
2Q: 10:54 SEA - Randal Oden 1 pass from Jay Cutler (Stephen Gostkowski extra point)
2Q: 06:50 SEA - Alex Smith 1 pass from Jay Cutler (Stephen Gostkowski extra point)
3Q: 12:25 SEA - Roger Pifott 6 pass from Jay Cutler (Stephen Gostkowski extra point)
4Q: 15:00 SEA - Michael Parrish 1 pass from Jay Cutler (Stephen Gostkowski extra point)
4Q: 02:30 SEA - Stephen Gostkowski 22 field goal

Team Statistics ATL SEA
Record 2-1 2-1
First Downs 20 24
- by Rushing 6 6
- by Passing 14 17
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 345 392
- Offensive Plays 60 66
- Yards per Play 5.75 5.94
Net Rushing Yards 108 102
- Rushing Attempts 21 30
- Yards per Rush 5.14 3.40
Net Passing Yards 237 290
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 22 - 0 34 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 237 302
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/12
- Yards per Pass Play 6.08 8.06
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/13 6/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.8 7.0
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/16 3/15
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 1/15
Kick Returns/Yards 5/112 2/69
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 35
Time of Possession 26:00 34:00

Team Statistics	ATL	SEA
Record	2-1	2-1
First Downs	20	24
- by Rushing	6	6
- by Passing	14	17
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	345	392
- Offensive Plays	60	66
- Yards per Play	5.75	5.94
Net Rushing Yards	108	102
- Rushing Attempts	21	30
- Yards per Rush	5.14	3.40
Net Passing Yards	237	290
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 22 - 0	34 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	237	302
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/12
- Yards per Pass Play	6.08	8.06
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/13	6/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.8	7.0
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/16	3/15
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	1/15
Kick Returns/Yards	5/112	2/69
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 35
Time of Possession	26:00	34:00

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:40	OWN 20	13	80	Touchdown
1	2:26	2:36	OWN 35	5	65	Touchdown
2	10:49	2:02	OWN 41	3	1	Punt
2	6:44	1:56	OWN 31	3	9	Punt
2	2:46	2:41	OWN 6	9	50	Punt
3	13:13	0:48	OWN 7	2	-1	Fumble
3	12:20	3:57	OWN 28	7	27	Punt
4	14:54	2:45	OWN 37	4	33	Missed FG
4	8:35	2:34	OWN 20	7	34	Fumble
4	2:23	1:14	OWN 18	7	32	Downs

Seattle Seahawks
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:20	5:54	OWN 20	10	52	Missed FG
2	14:50	4:01	OWN 41	7	59	Touchdown
2	8:47	2:03	OWN 21	7	79	Touchdown
2	4:48	2:02	OWN 17	4	27	Punt
2	0:05	0:05	OWN 2	1	0	Half
3	15:00	1:47	OWN 39	3	2	Punt
3	12:25	0:05	OPP 6	1	6	Touchdown
3	8:23	8:29	OWN 9	16	91	Touchdown
4	12:09	3:34	OWN 37	9	23	Punt
4	6:01	3:38	OPP 45	7	40	Field Goal
4	1:09	1:09	50	2	-1	Game

Game MVP: Jay Cutler, Seattle Seahawks

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Freddie Smithen	12	71	5.92	26	3
Wes Elkon	7	27	3.86	12	1
Michael Vick	2	10	5.00	5	0

Seattle	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Graham Manning	20	54	2.70	9	0
Cedric Benson	8	37	4.63	8	0
Jay Cutler	1	12	12.00	12	1
Rob Hitchcock	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Michael Vick	33	20	205	0/0	2	33	0	98.7
Keith Caleca	6	2	32	0/0	0	18	0	52.1

Seattle	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jay Cutler	34	26	302	2/12	4	49	0	142.0

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Braylon Edwards	5	10	45	9.00	4	15	0
RB Freddie Smithen	3	4	31	10.33	11	18	0
TE Danny Clinton	3	5	13	4.33	10	12	0
WR Les Sutton	3	8	57	19.00	17	33	1
WR Matt Jones	2	3	27	13.50	1	15	0
WR Jonathan Orr	2	5	36	18.00	0	20	1
RB Wes Elkon	2	2	21	10.50	7	15	0
FB Kenneth Ragon	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
TE Lance Prior	1	1	8	8.00	2	8	0

Seattle	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ernest Driver	6	9	127	21.17	56	49	0
FB Michael Parrish	4	4	17	4.25	3	7	1
WR Roger Pifott	4	4	60	15.00	0	29	1
WR Mitchell Schwartz	3	4	43	14.33	0	23	0
RB Cedric Benson	2	2	14	7.00	0	12	0
TE Alex Smith	2	3	4	2.00	0	3	1
WR Jon Linquist	2	3	21	10.50	6	13	0
TE Fernando Mankey	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
RB Graham Manning	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
FB Randal Oden	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	1
WR Vinny Riley	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Seattle	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Freddie Smithen	1	0	0	0
Danny Clinton	1	0	0	0

Seattle	Recov	Force
Darnell Van Pelt	1	1
Quinn Turnbull	1	0
Jason Hatcher	0	1

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Lee Dodge	4	173	43.3	39.5	52	4

Seattle	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tom Malone	3	142	47.3	40.7	52	2

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Paul Edinger	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	2/2

Seattle	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Stephen Gostkowski	1/2	0/1	0/0	22	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Seattle	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ernest Driver	1	15	15.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Matt Jones	5	112	22.4	0

Seattle	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Graham Manning	2	69	34.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Chad Greenway	11	3	0.0	29	36
CB Doug Tietsworth	7	1	0.5	30	36
S Nick Collins	6	2	0.0	26	34
DT Brad Morales	6	0	0.0	23	29
OLB Allen Roche	5	1	0.0	30	35
DE Will Smith	4	1	1.5	26	35
DT Jose Burks	4	1	0.0	28	36
OLB Lance Fryer	3	0	0.0	12	9
CB J.R. Andrews	2	2	0.0	27	35
CB Tommy Tatum	1	3	0.0	20	26
DE Kendall Grant	1	1	0.0	26	35
RB Freddie Smithen	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Gerald Knight	1	0	0.0	0	1
OLB Adrian Weddle	1	0	0.0	2	2
DT J.J. Bradetich	0	1	0.0	12	9

Seattle	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Tyrus Flannery	5	2	15	21
S Frankie Clinton	5	0	15	34
S Don Hitchcock	4	4	21	39
OLB Quinn Turnbull	4	0	13	24
CB Buddy Horiszny	4	0	11	32
S Jake Bronson	4	0	7	20
ILB Darnell Van Pelt	3	4	21	38
DE Jason Hatcher	3	2	18	36
DT Juan Watson	3	0	21	37
DE Lester Klingler	2	1	18	35
DE Chuck Toviessi	1	0	8	7
CB Harold Shuttleworth	1	0	21	38
DT Monty Howze	1	0	1	4

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Will Smith	1.5	0	35
CB Doug Tietsworth	0.5	0	36
DE Kendall Grant	0.0	2	35
DT J.J. Bradetich	0.0	1	9
DT Brad Morales	0.0	1	29

Seattle	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Lester Klingler	2	0	35
DE Jason Hatcher	0	1	36
OLB Quinn Turnbull	0	1	24
CB Courtney Robinson	0	1	38

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Chad Greenway	8	0	36
CB J.R. Andrews	4	1	35
OLB Allen Roche	4	0	35
S Nick Collins	4	0	34
CB Doug Tietsworth	3	1	36
DE Will Smith	1	0	35
ILB Gerald Knight	1	0	1
OLB Lance Fryer	1	0	9
S Drayton Florence	0	1	25

Seattle	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Jake Bronson	4	1	20
ILB Darnell Van Pelt	3	1	38
S Frankie Clinton	3	1	34
S Don Hitchcock	3	0	39
OLB Tyrus Flannery	3	0	21
OLB Quinn Turnbull	2	0	24
CB Buddy Horiszny	2	0	32
DE Jason Hatcher	1	0	36
DT Monty Howze	1	0	4
CB Courtney Robinson	0	3	38
CB Harold Shuttleworth	0	1	38

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Darnell Dunlap	3	4	0	19	33
Tyler Reed	2	8	1	17	30
Andre Polston	2	3	0	21	39
Kenneth Ragon	1	2	0	11	13
Henry Escamilla	0	1	0	16	29
Kevin Wyrick	0	1	0	9	19

Seattle	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Myron Conley	3	8	1	30	1	34
Ricardo Greening	1	5	0	19	1	23
Nick Mangold	1	4	0	22	0	32
Mitch Harding	1	4	0	20	0	26
Glenn Winslett	1	3	0	15	0	19
Michael Parrish	1	2	0	19	0	15
Vernon Mathews	1	2	0	13	0	8

Special Teams Statistics

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Bob Bright	1	14
Adrian Weddle	1	9
Tyler Reed	1	4
LenDale White	0	17
Dixon Ouellette	0	14
Lorenzo Deshell	0	14
Gerald Knight	0	13
Matt Jones	0	12
Kenneth Ragon	0	12
Les Sutton	0	8
Kent Freeman	0	7
Kendall Ward	0	6
Andrew Whitworth	0	5
Henry Escamilla	0	5
Zach Stephenson	0	5
Walter Rayford	0	5
Lance Fryer	0	5
J.R. Andrews	0	5
Morris James	0	5
Paul Edinger	0	4
Drayton Florence	0	4
Allen Roche	0	4
Doug Tietsworth	0	4
Lee Dodge	0	4
Chad Greenway	0	3
Brad Morales	0	3
Danny Clinton	0	3
Will Smith	0	2
Nick Collins	0	2
Jose Burks	0	2
Tommy Tatum	0	2
Wes Elkon	0	2
Kendall Grant	0	2
Braylon Edwards	0	1
Keith Caleca	0	1
Kevin Wyrick	0	1

Seattle	Tackles	STPlays
Cedric Benson	3	18
Alex Smith	2	10
Cedric Griffin	0	16
Fernando Mankey	0	14
Vinny Riley	0	14
Mitchell Schwartz	0	13
Frankie Clinton	0	12
Herb Chapman	0	11
Randal Oden	0	11
Stephen Gostkowski	0	8
Chuck Bauer	0	8
Ernest Driver	0	7
Calvin Fisher	0	6
Ricardo Greening	0	5
Glenn Winslett	0	5
Vernon Mathews	0	5
Oscar Kandel	0	5
Mitch Harding	0	4
Jake Bronson	0	4
Tom Malone	0	3
Michael Parrish	0	3
Lester Klingler	0	3
Monty Howze	0	3
Graham Manning	0	3
Rob Hitchcock	0	2
Quinn Turnbull	0	2
Juan Watson	0	2
Don Hitchcock	0	2
Brent Jamison	0	2
Corwin Green	0	2
Jason Hatcher	0	1
Harold Shuttleworth	0	1
Myron Conley	0	1
Courtney Robinson	0	1
Darnell Van Pelt	0	1
Buddy Horiszny	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	9	3.0
Middle	11	60	5.5
Right	7	39	5.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	15	42	2.8
Middle	11	46	4.2
Right	3	15	5.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Michael Vick	33	20	2	0	4	7	2	0	0
Keith Caleca	6	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	0

Seattle	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jay Cutler	34	26	4	0	1	3	4	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	6	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	9	41	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	19	10	154	8.1
Long (19+ Yds)	8	2	36	4.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	8	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	14	103	6.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	7	90	9.0
Long (19+ Yds)	7	3	101	14.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Braylon Edwards	10	5	3	45	0	26
WR Les Sutton	8	3	1	57	1	26
WR Jonathan Orr	5	2	0	36	1	26
TE Danny Clinton	5	3	1	13	0	19
RB Freddie Smithen	4	3	0	31	0	28
WR Matt Jones	3	2	0	27	0	20
RB Wes Elkon	2	2	0	21	0	16
FB Kenneth Ragon	1	1	0	-1	0	13
TE Lance Prior	1	1	0	8	0	12

Seattle	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ernest Driver	9	6	0	127	2	20
WR Mitchell Schwartz	4	3	0	43	1	28
FB Michael Parrish	4	4	0	17	0	15
WR Roger Pifott	4	4	0	60	1	20
TE Alex Smith	3	2	0	4	0	15
WR Jon Linquist	3	2	0	21	0	19
RB Cedric Benson	2	2	0	14	0	22
WR Vinny Riley	2	0	1	0	0	5
TE Fernando Mankey	1	1	0	8	0	4
RB Graham Manning	1	1	0	7	0	10
FB Randal Oden	1	1	0	1	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Seattle	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Graham Manning	2	2	1.00	2.70
Cedric Benson	1	8	8.00	4.63

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Michael Vick	2	2	26	13.00	6.21

Seattle	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jay Cutler	8	7	41	5.13	8.88

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jonathan Orr	1	1	16	16.00	7.20
WR Les Sutton	1	1	10	10.00	7.13

Seattle	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Roger Pifott	3	3	31	10.33	15.00
FB Michael Parrish	2	2	8	4.00	4.25
TE Alex Smith	1	1	1	1.00	1.33
FB Randal Oden	1	1	1	1.00	1.00
WR Vinny Riley	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Michael Vick	1	1
Freddie Smithen	1	0

Seattle	Rushes	Conversions
Graham Manning	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Michael Vick	10	8	6
Keith Caleca	1	0	0

Seattle	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jay Cutler	9	7	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Braylon Edwards	3	2	2
WR Jonathan Orr	3	1	1
TE Danny Clinton	2	2	1
RB Freddie Smithen	1	1	1
FB Kenneth Ragon	1	1	0
RB Wes Elkon	1	1	1

Seattle	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ernest Driver	3	2	2
RB Cedric Benson	1	1	0
TE Alex Smith	1	1	1
WR Mitchell Schwartz	1	1	1
FB Michael Parrish	1	1	0
TE Fernando Mankey	1	1	1
WR Vinny Riley	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 40,900 (68,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 11,200 (21,300)
End Zone 9,600 (15,300)
Mezzanine 5,600 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 8,800 (13,600)
Club Seats 4,400 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 1,300 (2,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	40,900 (68,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	11,200 (21,300)
End Zone	9,600 (15,300)
Mezzanine	5,600 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	8,800 (13,600)
Club Seats	4,400 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	1,300 (2,000)