National Football League
BOXSCORE
| PLAY-BY-PLAY
| RECAP
Atlanta 27,
Denver 21
When: 8:30 PM ET, Monday, September 17, 2012
Where: Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia
Temperature: Dome
Head Official: Ken Roan
Attendance: 70427
Where: Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia
Temperature: Dome
Head Official: Ken Roan
Attendance: 70427
Final Scoring Summary
SCORING
Scoring Summary
| 1st Quarter - 13:20 | ||
| Atlanta | TD |
Atlanta 7 - Denver 0 Michael Turner 1 yd. run (Matt Bryant kick) |
| 1st Quarter - 9:46 | ||
| Atlanta | FG |
Atlanta 10 - Denver 0 Matt Bryant 37 yd. field goal |
| 2nd Quarter - 10:05 | ||
| Atlanta | FG |
Atlanta 13 - Denver 0 Matt Bryant 42 yd. field goal |
| 2nd Quarter - 4:39 | ||
| Atlanta | TD |
Atlanta 20 - Denver 0 Tony Gonzalez 1 yd. pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick) |
| 2nd Quarter - 0:06 | ||
| Denver | TD |
Atlanta 20 - Denver 7 Demaryius Thomas 17 yd. pass from Peyton Manning (Matt Prater kick) |
| 3rd Quarter - 7:08 | ||
| Atlanta | TD |
Atlanta 27 - Denver 7 Roddy White 4 yd. pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick) |
| 4th Quarter - 11:48 | ||
| Denver | TD |
Atlanta 27 - Denver 14 Willis McGahee 2 yd. run (Matt Prater kick) |
| 4th Quarter - 3:25 | ||
| Denver | TD |
Atlanta 27 - Denver 21 Willis McGahee 2 yd. run (Matt Prater kick) |
TEAMS
Team Stats
| Denver | Atlanta | |
| 1st Downs | 24 | 22 |
| Rushing | 9 | 3 |
| Passing | 12 | 15 |
| Penalty | 3 | 4 |
| 3rd Down Conversions | 4-12 | 5-13 |
| 4th Down Conversions | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Punts-Average | 5-50.2 | 6-42.0 |
| Return Yards | 58 | 125 |
| Punts-Returns | 3-11 | 1--2 |
| Kickoffs-Returns | 2-47 | 2-47 |
| Int-Returns | 0-0 | 3-80 |
| Penalties-Yards | 10-96 | 8-72 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 1-1 | 1-0 |
| Time of Possession | 27:20 | 32:40 |
| Total Net Yards | 336 | 275 |
| Total Plays | 67 | 65 |
| Average Gain | 5.0 | 4.2 |
| Net Yards Rushing | 118 | 67 |
| Rushes | 27 | 28 |
| Average/Rush | 4.4 | 2.4 |
| Net Yards Passing | 218 | 208 |
| Comp-Att | 24-37 | 24-36 |
| Yards/Pass | 5.4 | 5.6 |
| Sacked-Yards Lost | 3-23 | 1-11 |
| Had Intercepted | 3 | 0 |
| Touchdowns | 3 | 3 |
| Rushing | 2 | 1 |
| Passing | 1 | 2 |
| Other | 0 | 0 |
| Extra Points | 3-3 | 3-3 |
| Field Goals | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Red Zone Efficiency | 3-3-100% | 3-4-75% |
| Goal To Go Efficiency | 3-3-100% | 3-3-100% |
| Safeties | 0 | 0 |
PLAYER STATS
Denver Broncos
(1-1)
| Passing | ||||
| COMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | |
| P. Manning | 24/37 | 241 | 1 | 3 |
Atlanta Falcons
(2-0)
| Passing | ||||
| COMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | |
| M. Ryan | 24/36 | 219 | 2 | 0 |
| Rushing | |||||
| ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| W. McGahee | 22 | 113 | 5.1 | 2 | 31 |
| L. Ball | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| K. Moreno | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 0 | 4 |
| P. Manning | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -1 |
| Rushing | |||||
| ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| M. Turner | 17 | 42 | 2.5 | 1 | 15 |
| M. Ryan | 6 | 19 | 3.2 | 0 | 7 |
| J. Rodgers | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 |
| J. Snelling | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| J. Jones | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Receiving | ||||||
| TAR | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| D. Thomas | 11 | 8 | 78 | 9.8 | 1 | 17 |
| E. Decker | 8 | 4 | 53 | 13.2 | 0 | 18 |
| B. Stokley | 6 | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 0 | 16 |
| L. Ball | 2 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 17 |
| J. Dreessen | 2 | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 9 |
| M. Willis | 1 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 |
| J. Tamme | 4 | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 9 |
| K. Moreno | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
| W. McGahee | 2 | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 10 |
| Receiving | ||||||
| TAR | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| R. White | 11 | 8 | 102 | 12.8 | 1 | 21 |
| T. Gonzalez | 10 | 7 | 70 | 10.0 | 1 | 16 |
| H. Douglas | 3 | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 0 | 10 |
| J. Jones | 7 | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 0 | 6 |
| J. Snelling | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| M. Turner | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Rodgers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| L. Polite | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Interceptions | |||
| NO. | YDS | TD | |
| No interceptions | |||
| Interceptions | |||
| NO. | YDS | TD | |
| W. Moore | 1 | 33 | 0 |
| R. McClain | 1 | 32 | 0 |
| T. DeCoud | 1 | 15 | 0 |
| Sacks | ||
| NO. | YDS | |
| V. Miller | 1.0 | 11.0 |
| Sacks | ||
| NO. | YDS | |
| W. Moore | 1.0 | 13.0 |
| V. Walker | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| J. Babineaux | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| Tackles | ||
| TK | Ast | |
| W. Woodyard | 5 | 1 |
| R. Moore | 5 | 1 |
| M. Adams | 4 | 4 |
| V. Miller | 3 | 0 |
| K. Vickerson | 3 | 1 |
| C. Bailey | 3 | 1 |
| J. Mays | 3 | 2 |
| T. Carter | 2 | 0 |
| J. Bannan | 2 | 0 |
| T. Porter | 2 | 1 |
| E. Dumervil | 2 | 1 |
| J. Leonhard | 1 | 0 |
| K. Brooking | 1 | 4 |
| Tackles | ||
| TK | Ast | |
| A. Samuel | 6 | 1 |
| S. Nicholas | 6 | 2 |
| T. DeCoud | 5 | 0 |
| D. Franks | 5 | 1 |
| W. Moore | 5 | 3 |
| S. Weatherspoon | 5 | 5 |
| D. Robinson | 3 | 0 |
| K. Biermann | 3 | 2 |
| V. Walker | 2 | 0 |
| C. Owens | 2 | 0 |
| P. Jerry | 1 | 0 |
| J. Babineaux | 1 | 0 |
| Tackles For Loss | |
| NO. | |
| V. Miller | 2.0 |
| Tackles For Loss | |
| NO. | |
| W. Moore | 1.0 |
| P. Jerry | 1.0 |
| V. Walker | 1.0 |
| S. Nicholas | 1.0 |
| S. Weatherspoon | 1.0 |
| J. Babineaux | 1.0 |