National Football League
BOXSCORE
| RECAP
Atlanta 38,
Kansas City 14
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, September 21, 2008
Where: Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia
Temperature: Dome
Head Official: Scott Green
Attendance: 62434
Where: Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia
Temperature: Dome
Head Official: Scott Green
Attendance: 62434
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
| Kansas City | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Atlanta | 14 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 38 |
SCORING
Scoring Summary
| 1st Quarter - 3:20 | ||
| Atlanta | TD |
Atlanta 7 - Kansas City 0 Michael Turner 4 yd. run (Jason Elam kick) |
| 1st Quarter - 0:07 | ||
| Atlanta | TD |
Atlanta 14 - Kansas City 0 Roddy White 70 yd. pass from Matt Ryan (Jason Elam kick) |
| 2nd Quarter - 9:15 | ||
| Atlanta | FG |
Atlanta 17 - Kansas City 0 Jason Elam 27 yd. field goal |
| 2nd Quarter - 2:11 | ||
| Atlanta | TD |
Atlanta 24 - Kansas City 0 Michael Turner 1 yd. run (Jason Elam kick) |
| 2nd Quarter - 0:03 | ||
| Kansas City | TD |
Atlanta 24 - Kansas City 7 Dwayne Bowe 15 yd. pass from Tyler Thigpen (Nick Novak kick) |
| 3rd Quarter - 9:49 | ||
| Kansas City | TD |
Atlanta 24 - Kansas City 14 Larry Johnson 1 yd. run (Nick Novak kick) |
| 3rd Quarter - 5:13 | ||
| Atlanta | TD |
Atlanta 31 - Kansas City 14 Michael Turner 2 yd. run (Jason Elam kick) |
| 4th Quarter - 1:01 | ||
| Atlanta | TD |
Atlanta 38 - Kansas City 14 Chris Houston 10 yd. interception return (Jason Elam kick) |
TEAMS
Team Stats
| Kansas City | Atlanta | |
| 1st Downs | 17 | 16 |
| Rushing | 10 | 9 |
| Passing | 7 | 7 |
| Penalty | 0 | 0 |
| 3rd Down Conversions | 8-18 | 6-13 |
| 4th Down Conversions | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Punts-Average | 6-51.5 | 6-43.2 |
| Return Yards | 144 | 132 |
| Punts-Returns | 3-14 | 6-37 |
| Kickoffs-Returns | 7-130 | 3-44 |
| Int-Returns | 0-0 | 3-51 |
| Penalties-Yards | 3-13 | 4-22 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 2-0 | 1-1 |
| Time of Possession | 29:50 | 30:10 |
| Total Net Yards | 301 | 378 |
| Total Plays | 71 | 54 |
| Average Gain | 4.2 | 7.0 |
| Net Yards Rushing | 184 | 186 |
| Rushes | 33 | 36 |
| Average/Rush | 5.6 | 5.2 |
| Net Yards Passing | 117 | 192 |
| Comp-Att | 14-36 | 12-18 |
| Yards/Pass | 3.1 | 10.7 |
| Sacked-Yards Lost | 2-11 | 0-0 |
| Had Intercepted | 3 | 0 |
| Touchdowns | 2 | 5 |
| Rushing | 1 | 3 |
| Passing | 1 | 1 |
| Other | 0 | 1 |
| Extra Points | 2-2 | 5-5 |
| Field Goals | 0-1 | 1-1 |
| Red Zone Efficiency | 2-4-50% | 3-4-75% |
| Goal To Go Efficiency | 1-2-50% | 3-3-100% |
| Safeties | 0 | 0 |
PLAYER STATS
Kansas City Chiefs
(0-0)
| Passing | ||||
| COMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | |
| T. Thigpen | 14/36 | 128 | 1 | 3 |
Atlanta Falcons
(0-0)
| Passing | ||||
| COMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | |
| M. Ryan | 12/18 | 192 | 1 | 0 |
| Rushing | |||||
| ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| L. Johnson | 24 | 121 | 5.0 | 1 | 48 |
| J. Charles | 7 | 38 | 5.4 | 0 | 13 |
| T. Thigpen | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 18 |
| K. Smith | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Rushing | |||||
| ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| M. Turner | 23 | 104 | 4.5 | 3 | 38 |
| J. Norwood | 11 | 75 | 6.8 | 0 | 44 |
| M. Ryan | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 |
| H. Douglas | 1 | -8 | -8.0 | 0 | -8 |
| Receiving | |||||
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| D. Bowe | 4 | 43 | 10.8 | 1 | 15 |
| T. Gonzalez | 4 | 35 | 8.8 | 0 | 12 |
| J. Charles | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 0 | 13 |
| D. Darling | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
| K. Smith | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| M. Hagans | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Receiving | |||||
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| R. White | 5 | 119 | 23.8 | 1 | 70 |
| J. Norwood | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 0 | 30 |
| M. Jenkins | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 16 |
| H. Douglas | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 6 |
| L. Robinson | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| J. Peelle | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Interceptions | |||
| NO. | YDS | TD | |
| No interceptions | |||
| Interceptions | |||
| NO. | YDS | TD | |
| B. Grimes | 1 | 25 | 0 |
| E. Coleman | 1 | 16 | 0 |
| C. Houston | 1 | 10 | 1 |
| Sks | ||
| NO. | YDS | |
| No sacks | ||
| Sks | ||
| NO. | YDS | |
| J. Abraham | 2.0 | 11.0 |
| Tackles | ||
| TK | AST | |
| B. Carr | 9 | 0 |
| T. Tyler | 5 | 0 |
| B. Pollard | 4 | 1 |
| G. Dorsey | 4 | 1 |
| D. Williams | 3 | 0 |
| B. Flowers | 3 | 0 |
| T. Hali | 3 | 0 |
| J. Page | 3 | 1 |
| P. Thomas | 3 | 2 |
| T. McBride | 3 | 3 |
| B. Johnston | 1 | 0 |
| J. McGraw | 1 | 0 |
| D. Edwards | 1 | 0 |
| D. Johnson | 1 | 0 |
| Tackles | ||
| TK | AST | |
| E. Coleman | 10 | 0 |
| L. Milloy | 7 | 2 |
| K. Brooking | 7 | 3 |
| M. Boley | 4 | 0 |
| J. Babineaux | 4 | 0 |
| J. Anderson | 3 | 0 |
| C. Lofton | 3 | 2 |
| C. Wire | 2 | 0 |
| J. Abraham | 2 | 1 |
| C. Houston | 1 | 0 |
| B. Grimes | 1 | 0 |
| K. Biermann | 1 | 0 |
| J. Jefferson | 1 | 0 |
| G. Jackson | 1 | 1 |
| Fumbles | |
| NO. | |
| T. Thigpen | 1 |
| L. Johnson | 1 |
| Fumbles | |
| NO. | |
| A. Jennings | 1 |