Week 8, 2070

played in Dallas, TX

76 degrees, fair, calm

Atlanta Firebirds	14	3	3	3	-	23
Dallas Vaqueros	0	10	7	0	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:52 ATL - Karl Stokes 1 pass from Timothy Ruth (Kai Lyle extra point)
1Q: 06:41 ATL - Jack Keneley 38 interception return (Kai Lyle extra point)
2Q: 09:27 DAL - Levi Bandle 18 field goal
2Q: 04:48 ATL - Kai Lyle 22 field goal
2Q: 01:14 DAL - Rashod Ackerman 8 pass from Nathaniel Woodson (Levi Bandle extra point)
3Q: 05:31 ATL - Kai Lyle 30 field goal
3Q: 02:34 DAL - Sedrick Flowers 13 pass from Nathaniel Woodson (Levi Bandle extra point)
4Q: 00:50 ATL - Kai Lyle 29 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:52 ATL - Karl Stokes 1 pass from Timothy Ruth (Kai Lyle extra point)
1Q: 06:41 ATL - Jack Keneley 38 interception return (Kai Lyle extra point)
2Q: 09:27 DAL - Levi Bandle 18 field goal
2Q: 04:48 ATL - Kai Lyle 22 field goal
2Q: 01:14 DAL - Rashod Ackerman 8 pass from Nathaniel Woodson (Levi Bandle extra point)
3Q: 05:31 ATL - Kai Lyle 30 field goal
3Q: 02:34 DAL - Sedrick Flowers 13 pass from Nathaniel Woodson (Levi Bandle extra point)
4Q: 00:50 ATL - Kai Lyle 29 field goal

Team Statistics ATL DAL
Record 4-4 5-3
First Downs 15 18
- by Rushing 7 2
- by Passing 6 15
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 241 464
- Offensive Plays 70 68
- Yards per Play 3.44 6.82
Net Rushing Yards 100 64
- Rushing Attempts 33 22
- Yards per Rush 3.03 2.91
Net Passing Yards 141 400
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 19 - 0 46 - 29 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 144 400
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/3 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 3.81 8.70
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/19 6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.2 8.9
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/2
Penalties/Yards 4/25 10/95
Punt Returns/Yards 2/32 2/17
Kick Returns/Yards 2/49 4/80
Interception Ret./Yards 2/77 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/3 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 20
Time of Possession 29:48 30:12

Team Statistics	ATL	DAL
Record	4-4	5-3
First Downs	15	18
- by Rushing	7	2
- by Passing	6	15
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	241	464
- Offensive Plays	70	68
- Yards per Play	3.44	6.82
Net Rushing Yards	100	64
- Rushing Attempts	33	22
- Yards per Rush	3.03	2.91
Net Passing Yards	141	400
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 19 - 0	46 - 29 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	144	400
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/3	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	3.81	8.70
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/19	6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.2	8.9
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/2
Penalties/Yards	4/25	10/95
Punt Returns/Yards	2/32	2/17
Kick Returns/Yards	2/49	4/80
Interception Ret./Yards	2/77	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/3	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 35	OWN 20
Time of Possession	29:48	30:12

Drive Charts

Atlanta Firebirds
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:16	OWN 25	16	75	Touchdown
1	4:42	2:14	OWN 23	5	19	Punt
2	15:00	1:47	OWN 2	8	11	Punt
2	9:21	4:40	OWN 33	14	62	Field Goal
2	1:05	1:05	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
3	11:37	6:13	OWN 20	12	67	Field Goal
3	2:25	1:13	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
4	12:43	0:41	OWN 49	3	3	Punt
4	10:16	1:28	OWN 46	3	3	Punt
4	4:40	2:23	OPP 39	3	0	Punt
4	1:23	0:41	OPP 21	3	9	Field Goal

Dallas Vaqueros
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:44	2:14	OWN 15	3	2	Interception
1	6:30	1:48	OWN 25	4	30	Punt
1	2:28	2:28	OWN 6	5	24	Punt
2	13:13	3:52	OWN 29	6	70	Field Goal
2	4:41	3:36	OWN 21	11	79	Touchdown
3	15:00	3:23	OWN 24	6	29	Punt
3	5:24	2:59	OWN 25	7	75	Touchdown
3	1:12	3:29	OWN 17	7	34	Downs
4	12:02	1:46	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
4	8:48	4:08	OWN 1	8	66	Interception
4	2:17	0:54	OWN 20	6	1	Downs
4	0:42	0:42	OWN 40	2	8	Game

Game MVP: Nathaniel Woodson, Dallas Vaqueros

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Maurice Matthews	26	76	2.92	10	3
RB Kenyon Fulcher	4	5	1.25	4	0
QB Timothy Ruth	3	19	6.33	10	1

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
RB Rashod Ackerman	12	28	2.33	9
RB Randy Humphrey	7	19	2.71	6
QB Nathaniel Woodson	2	15	7.50	8
WR Cesar Carlisle	1	2	2.00	2

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Timothy Ruth	36	19	144	1/3	1	26	0	72.0

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Nathaniel Woodson	46	29	400	0/0	2	51	2	87.2

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Nick Reis	7	10	77	11.00	42	26	0
WR Karl Stokes	5	9	37	7.40	18	22	1
TE Allen Madison	3	8	11	3.67	0	8	0
TE Isaiah O'Neal	2	2	4	2.00	0	4	0
WR Tony Wilkerson	1	2	12	12.00	14	12	0
RB Maurice Matthews	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Chance West	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Cesar Esparza	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Stan Tenney	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Vince Rotzell	12	16	169	14.08	44	51	0
WR Sedrick Flowers	9	16	157	17.44	88	40	1
WR Eugene Farmer	2	4	18	9.00	0	12	0
RB Randy Humphrey	2	2	8	4.00	10	11	0
TE Phillip Nichols	1	1	16	16.00	0	16	0
RB Rashod Ackerman	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	1
TE Casey Wells	1	1	10	10.00	4	10	0
WR Cesar Carlisle	1	1	14	14.00	1	14	0
TE Brock Muskie	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Dustin Caldwell	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Kendrick Walkley	1	39	39.00	0
S Jack Keneley	1	38	38.00	1

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Timothy Ruth	1	0	0
G Giovanni Brewer	0	1	0
CB George Doyle	0	0	1

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Randy Humphrey	1	1	0	0
DE Christian Currier	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kai Saturday	7	333	47.6	39.4	58	2

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Steven Howe	4	199	49.8	36.8	68	2

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kai Lyle	3/3	0/0	0/0	30	2/2

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Levi Bandle	1/1	0/0	0/0	18	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jack Keneley	2	32	16.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Percy Blackwell	2	17	8.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terrence Dennis	2	49	24.5	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cesar Carlisle	4	80	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
CB Ronald Shelton	7	2	22	45
OLB Ross Carlisle	6	1	20	40
CB George Doyle	6	0	16	30
S Raul Subramanian	4	2	21	35
ILB Morris Walkley	4	1	12	21
S Jack Keneley	4	0	20	45
DE Jesse Wells	3	0	19	33
DE Chandler Winters	3	0	12	27
S Kendrick Walkley	2	1	12	32
DT Grady Long	2	1	9	20
OLB Frank Soliday	2	1	11	13
CB Morris Ferro	2	0	6	16
ILB Brett Hickman	2	0	10	25
DT Junior Bauer	2	0	9	29
OLB Jackson Zuccolotto	1	0	2	7
DE Carter Hockman	0	2	10	14
DT Christopher Hickman	0	1	13	19

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Daryl Zulkowski	10	2	0.0	32	36
OLB Bruce Cardone	7	4	0.0	28	25
DE Christian Currier	5	3	1.0	31	34
S Lance Coats	5	0	0.0	33	36
ILB Jerry Blades	4	2	0.0	14	23
ILB Ezra Mathis	4	1	0.0	28	24
CB Eli Mardeusz	3	2	0.0	33	37
S Wade Ramirez	3	1	0.0	23	23
DT Moe Stoerner	2	2	0.0	25	22
OLB Salvador Crawford	2	0	0.0	6	13
CB Chance Norton	2	0	0.0	26	24
S Justics Lester	1	1	0.0	9	14
T Malcolm Peterson	1	0	---	---	---
DE Todd Jeffries	1	0	0.0	22	21
DT Cesar Kinney	1	0	0.0	4	9
DT Arturo McGregor	0	2	0.0	12	16
CB Gino Webb	0	2	0.0	24	25

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Wayne Lyons	1	0	13
DT Christopher Hickman	0	2	19
DE Jesse Wells	0	2	33
DT Junior Bauer	0	2	29
DE Chandler Winters	0	1	27

Dallas	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Christian Currier	1.0	1	0	34
DT Arturo McGregor	0.0	1	2	16
OLB Salvador Crawford	0.0	1	0	13
DE Todd Jeffries	0.0	0	2	21
DE Brody Samuels	0.0	0	1	9

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB George Doyle	5	1	0	30
CB Ronald Shelton	5	0	0	45
ILB Morris Walkley	4	0	0	21
S Jack Keneley	3	1	1	45
OLB Ross Carlisle	3	1	0	40
ILB Brett Hickman	3	0	0	25
S Kendrick Walkley	2	0	1	32
CB Morris Ferro	2	0	0	16
OLB Jackson Zuccolotto	1	0	0	7
OLB Frank Soliday	1	0	0	13
S Terrence Dennis	0	1	0	17

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Daryl Zulkowski	5	1	36
CB Eli Mardeusz	4	0	37
S Lance Coats	3	1	36
ILB Jerry Blades	2	1	23
S Justics Lester	1	1	14
ILB Ezra Mathis	1	0	24
OLB Salvador Crawford	1	0	13
CB Chance Norton	1	0	24
CB Gino Webb	1	0	25
DT Moe Stoerner	0	1	22

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Giovanni Brewer	3	9	33	0	37
G Angel Cannida	3	7	33	1	37
T Archie Poston	3	5	33	0	37
C O.J. Samuels	1	6	33	0	37
T Jay Sharber	0	3	33	0	37

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
G Phillip Proehl	2	4	22	46
T Malcolm Peterson	1	7	22	46
T Myles Whiting	1	1	22	46
G Jeremiah Irwin	0	4	22	46
C Erick Beggiani	0	4	22	46

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Ronald Shelton	3	18
Everett Cross	1	24
Morris Ferro	1	14
Isaiah O'Neal	1	10

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Salvador Crawford	2	21
Eugene Farmer	1	8
Angel Clauss	1	5

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
RB Maurice Matthews	29	32	---	---	24	85
CB Ronald Shelton	---	---	22	45	18	85
WR Nick Reis	31	34	---	---	17	82
T Jay Sharber	33	37	---	---	10	80
G Giovanni Brewer	33	37	---	---	10	80
T Archie Poston	33	37	---	---	10	80
S Jack Keneley	---	---	20	45	10	75
OLB Ross Carlisle	---	---	20	40	10	70
C O.J. Samuels	33	37	---	---	---	70
QB Timothy Ruth	33	37	---	---	---	70
G Angel Cannida	33	37	---	---	---	70
TE Allen Madison	33	33	---	---	---	66
WR Karl Stokes	31	34	---	---	---	65
S Raul Subramanian	---	---	21	35	1	57
DE Jesse Wells	---	---	19	33	1	53
CB George Doyle	---	---	16	30	1	47
S Kendrick Walkley	---	---	12	32	---	44
DT Sam Sharp	---	---	14	24	5	43
DT Junior Bauer	---	---	9	29	4	42
DE Chandler Winters	---	---	12	27	---	39
WR Tony Wilkerson	19	18	---	---	---	37
TE Isaiah O'Neal	10	17	---	---	10	37
CB Morris Ferro	---	---	6	16	14	36
ILB Brett Hickman	---	---	10	25	---	35
ILB Morris Walkley	---	---	12	21	1	34
S Terrence Dennis	---	---	3	17	13	33
DT Christopher Hickman	---	---	13	19	---	32
DT Grady Long	---	---	9	20	1	30
OLB Jackson Zuccolotto	---	---	2	7	20	29
RB Everett Cross	0	1	---	---	24	25
DE Carter Hockman	---	---	10	14	1	25
OLB Frank Soliday	---	---	11	13	1	25
RB Kenyon Fulcher	4	5	---	---	13	22
WR Jeffery Farr	0	1	---	---	17	18
DE Wayne Lyons	---	---	1	13	---	14
WR Chance West	8	4	---	---	---	12
C Elliot Aiton	0	0	---	---	10	10
P Kai Saturday	0	0	---	---	10	10
G Chester Fulton	0	0	---	---	10	10
K Kai Lyle	0	0	---	---	9	9
WR Cesar Esparza	0	4	---	---	---	4
TE Stan Tenney	0	2	---	---	---	2
CB Sergio Dawson	---	---	0	1	---	1
QB Sam Harvey	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Erik McCree	---	---	0	0	---	0
C Weston Gutierrez	0	0	---	---	---	0

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Eli Mardeusz	---	---	33	37	10	80
TE Brock Muskie	20	37	---	---	22	79
T Myles Whiting	22	46	---	---	9	77
G Jeremiah Irwin	22	46	---	---	5	73
S Lance Coats	---	---	33	36	3	72
G Phillip Proehl	22	46	---	---	4	72
OLB Daryl Zulkowski	---	---	32	36	3	71
T Malcolm Peterson	22	46	---	---	---	68
C Erick Beggiani	22	46	---	---	---	68
DE Christian Currier	---	---	31	34	3	68
QB Nathaniel Woodson	22	46	---	---	---	68
WR Sedrick Flowers	21	41	---	---	2	64
WR Vince Rotzell	17	35	---	---	6	58
OLB Bruce Cardone	---	---	28	25	2	55
ILB Jerry Blades	---	---	14	23	16	53
ILB Ezra Mathis	---	---	28	24	1	53
RB Rashod Ackerman	14	22	---	---	15	51
CB Chance Norton	---	---	26	24	1	51
CB Gino Webb	---	---	24	25	1	50
DT Moe Stoerner	---	---	25	22	1	48
S Wade Ramirez	---	---	23	23	1	47
DE Todd Jeffries	---	---	22	21	1	44
OLB Salvador Crawford	---	---	6	13	21	40
CB Edgar McGregor	---	---	7	14	19	40
WR Cesar Carlisle	11	22	---	---	6	39
RB Randy Humphrey	8	24	---	---	1	33
TE Phillip Nichols	7	23	---	---	---	30
DT Arturo McGregor	---	---	12	16	2	30
WR Eugene Farmer	9	10	---	---	8	27
S Justics Lester	---	---	9	14	2	25
FB Kennedy Willis	1	6	---	---	18	25
DE Brody Samuels	---	---	6	9	7	22
DT Cesar Kinney	---	---	4	9	9	22
WR Dustin Caldwell	1	4	---	---	17	22
S Ezra Rodriguez	---	---	0	2	18	20
OLB Christian Donaldson	---	---	0	0	9	9
RB Percy Blackwell	0	1	---	---	7	8
TE Casey Wells	1	5	---	---	---	6
K Levi Bandle	0	0	---	---	5	5
G Angel Clauss	0	0	---	---	5	5
P Steven Howe	0	0	---	---	5	5
G Don Andersen	0	0	---	---	5	5
C Ronald Horvath	0	0	---	---	5	5
C Luther Hitchcock	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Jameson Torres	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Toby Salmon	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	17	3.4
Middle	21	65	3.1
Right	7	18	2.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	14	1.8
Middle	13	48	3.7
Right	1	2	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Timothy Ruth	36	19	3	1	3	5	5	0	0

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Nathaniel Woodson	46	29	7	0	3	4	7	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	61	8.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	11	50	2.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	1	8	1.1
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	25	5.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	33	5.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	12	123	6.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	11	153	9.0
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	91	30.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Nick Reis	10	7	1	77	2	34
WR Karl Stokes	9	5	1	37	1	34
TE Allen Madison	8	3	1	11	0	33
WR Tony Wilkerson	2	1	0	12	0	18
TE Isaiah O'Neal	2	2	0	4	0	17
WR Cesar Esparza	2	0	0	0	0	4
WR Chance West	1	0	0	0	0	4
RB Maurice Matthews	1	1	0	3	0	32
TE Stan Tenney	1	0	0	0	0	2

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Sedrick Flowers	16	9	3	157	4	41
WR Vince Rotzell	16	12	0	169	3	35
WR Eugene Farmer	4	2	0	18	0	10
TE Brock Muskie	2	0	0	0	0	37
RB Rashod Ackerman	2	1	0	8	0	22
RB Randy Humphrey	2	2	0	8	0	24
TE Phillip Nichols	1	1	0	16	0	23
WR Dustin Caldwell	1	0	0	0	0	4
TE Casey Wells	1	1	0	10	0	5
WR Cesar Carlisle	1	1	0	14	0	22

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Maurice Matthews	3	-2	-0.67	2.92
RB Kenyon Fulcher	1	-2	-2.00	1.25

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Rashod Ackerman	4	10	2.50	2.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Timothy Ruth	10	3	11	1.10	4.00

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Nathaniel Woodson	6	4	29	4.83	8.70

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Karl Stokes	4	2	2	0.50	4.11
TE Allen Madison	2	0	0	0.00	1.38
WR Nick Reis	1	1	9	9.00	7.70
WR Tony Wilkerson	1	0	0	0.00	6.00
WR Cesar Esparza	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
TE Stan Tenney	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Sedrick Flowers	2	2	15	7.50	9.81
WR Vince Rotzell	1	0	0	0.00	10.56
RB Rashod Ackerman	1	1	8	8.00	4.00
WR Dustin Caldwell	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Eugene Farmer	1	1	6	6.00	4.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
RB Maurice Matthews	4	1
QB Timothy Ruth	2	1

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
RB Rashod Ackerman	2	1
QB Nathaniel Woodson	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Timothy Ruth	13	7	4

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Nathaniel Woodson	12	8	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Nick Reis	4	3	2
WR Karl Stokes	4	2	2
TE Allen Madison	2	1	0
WR Chance West	1	0	0
TE Isaiah O'Neal	1	1	0
WR Cesar Esparza	1	0	0

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Vince Rotzell	6	4	2
WR Sedrick Flowers	5	4	3
TE Brock Muskie	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 32,500 (80,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 5,700 (18,500)
End Zone 4,200 (13,300)
Mezzanine 2,400 (7,700)
Sideline Seats 4,000 (11,800)
Club Seats 7,100 (19,300)
Luxury Boxes 9,100 (9,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	32,500 (80,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	5,700 (18,500)
End Zone	4,200 (13,300)
Mezzanine	2,400 (7,700)
Sideline Seats	4,000 (11,800)
Club Seats	7,100 (19,300)
Luxury Boxes	9,100 (9,700)