| Atlanta Falcons at New England Patriots Game Statistics |
| Date: November 2, 1986 Location: Foxborough, MA |
| Venue: Sullivan Stadium Attendance: 60597 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 52 F Humidty: % Wind: 6 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| New England PatriotsNE | 3 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 25 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | ATL | NE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Mick Luckhurst 41 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | New England PatriotsNE | Tony Franklin 32 FG | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Gerald Riggs 1 run (Mick Luckhurst kick) | 10 | 3 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Tony Collins 26 pass from Tony Eason (Tony Franklin kick blocked) | 10 | 9 |
| 3 | New England PatriotsNE | Tony Franklin 33 FG | 10 | 12 |
| 3 | New England PatriotsNE | Irving Fryar 59 punt return (Tony Franklin kick) | 10 | 19 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Tony Franklin 31 FG | 10 | 22 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Tony Franklin 32 FG | 10 | 25 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Gerald Riggs 1 run (Rick Donnelly kick) | 17 | 25 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Charlie Brown |
| 86 | WR | Floyd Dixon |
| 78 | LOT | Mike Kenn |
| 61 | LOG | John Scully |
| 55 | C | Wayne Radloff |
| 79 | ROG | Bill Fralic |
| 71 | ROT | Glen Howe |
| 88 | TE | Arthur Cox |
| 16 | QB | David Archer |
| 42 | RB | Gerald Riggs |
| 45 | HBK | Ken Whisenhunt |
| Defense | ||
| 76 | LDE | Mike Gann |
| 75 | NT | Tony Casillas |
| 77 | RDE | Rick Bryan |
| 51 | LOLB | Reggie Wilkes |
| 50 | LILB | Buddy Curry |
| 59 | RILB | John Rade |
| 54 | ROLB | Joel Williams |
| 30 | LCB | David Croudip |
| 34 | SS | Robert Moore |
| 28 | WS | Bret Clark |
| 25 | RCB | Scott Case |
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Irving Fryar |
| 86 | WR | Stanley Morgan |
| 76 | LOT | Brian Holloway |
| 66 | LOG | Paul Fairchild |
| 58 | C | Pete Brock |
| 61 | ROG | Ron Wooten |
| 67 | ROT | Steve Moore |
| 27 | TE | Greg Hawthorne |
| 11 | QB | Tony Eason |
| 33 | HB | Tony Collins |
| 32 | FB | Craig James |
| Defense | ||
| 96 | LDE | Brent Williams |
| 90 | NT | Toby Williams |
| 60 | RDE | Garin Veris |
| 56 | LOLB | Andre Tippett |
| 57 | LILB | Steve Nelson |
| 52 | RILB | Johnny Rembert |
| 55 | ROLB | Don Blackmon |
| 42 | LCB | Ronnie Lippett |
| 38 | SS | Roland James |
| 31 | FS | Fred Marion |
| 26 | RCB | Ray Clayborn |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Gerald Riggs | 26 | 97 | 3.7 | 16 | 2 |
| Sylvester Stamps | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 48 | 0 |
| David Archer | 6 | 41 | 6.8 | 16 | 0 |
| Ken Whisenhunt | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| William Andrews | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 3 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Tony Collins | 8 | 32 | 4.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Mosi Tatupu | 8 | 29 | 3.6 | 10 | 0 |
| Craig James | 6 | 24 | 4.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Tony Eason | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Stephen Starring | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| David Archer | 26 | 16 | 61.5 | 0 | 165 | 6.3 | 28 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 79.8 |
| Gerald Riggs | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Tony Eason | 31 | 15 | 48.4 | 1 | 263 | 8.5 | 49 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 75.1 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Charlie Brown | 6 | 40 | 6.7 | 15 | 0 |
| Sylvester Stamps | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 18 | 0 |
| Ken Whisenhunt | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 8 | 0 |
| Arthur Cox | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Joey Jones | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Floyd Dixon | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Gerald Riggs | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Greg Hawthorne | 4 | 61 | 15.3 | 17 | 0 |
| Tony Collins | 3 | 79 | 26.3 | 49 | 1 |
| Stanley Morgan | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Irving Fryar | 2 | 58 | 29.0 | 34 | 0 |
| Greg Baty | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Stephen Starring | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Mosi Tatupu | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Bret Clark | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Rick Donnelly | 5 | 230 | 46.0 | 56 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Rich Camarillo | 5 | 195 | 39.0 | 50 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Floyd Dixon | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Irving Fryar | 4 | 73 | 18.3 | 59t | 1 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Cliff Austin | 5 | 72 | 14.4 | 21 | 0 | |
| William Andrews | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Stephen Starring | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 22 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |
| New England Patriots | |
| Garin Veris | 2.5 |
| Don Blackmon | 0.5 |
| Kenneth Sims | 0.5 |
| Toby Williams | 0.5 |
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