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Miami 21, Atlanta 14

Posted: Sunday December 30, 2001 05:45 PM

	1	2	3	4	TOTAL
Atlanta	7	0	0	7	14
Miami	7	14	0	0	21	FINAL

Team Stats
	ATLANTA	MIAMI
First Downs	21	12
Rushing	7	3
Passing	12	9
Penalty	2	0
3rd-Down Efficiency	6-14	3-12
4th-Down Efficiency	1-3	0-0
Total Net Yards	388	226
Total plays	72	52
Average gain	5.4	4.3
Net Yards Rushing	152	50
Rushes	37	20
Average per rush	4.1	2.5
Net Yards Passing	236	176
Completed-attempted	18-31	16-29
Yards per pass	6.7	5.5
Sacked-yards lost	4-29	3-15
Had intercepted	3	1
Punts-Average	4-42.0	7-37.4
Return Yardage	94	157
Punts-returns	3-7	1-30
Kickoffs-returns	4-58	3-56
Interceptions-returns	1-29	3-71
Penalties-Yards	5-37	5-48
Fumbles-Lost	1-1	2-2
Time Of Possession	36:52	23:08

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Atlanta Player Statistics

Rushing

Michael Vick 5-63, Maurice Smith 15-38, Bob Christian 10-33, Rodney Thomas 7-18.

Passing

Michael Vick 11-20 for 214 yards, 2 INT, 1 TD, Chris Chandler 7-11 for 51 yards, 1 INT, 0 TD.

Receiving

Terance Mathis 4-62, Bob Christian 4-33, Tony Martin 3-24, Shawn Jefferson 2-57, Brian Kozlowski 2-24, Brian Finneran 1-52, Maurice Smith 1-12, Derek Rackley 1-1.

Tackles (tackles-assists-sacks)

Ed Jasper 1-0-0, Keith Brooking 4-3-0, Travis Hall 5-0-0, Gerald Mcburrows 4-0-0, Patrick Kerney 2-2-1.5, Brady Smith 2-2-1, Shane Dronett 2-1-0.5, Elijah Williams 2-0-0, Henri Crockett 1-0-0, Chris Draft 1-0-0, Ashley Ambrose 1-0-0, Ronnie Bradford 1-0-0, Matt Stewart 1-0-0, Chuck Wiley 0-1-0, Mark Simoneau 0-1-0.

Fumbles Lost

Michael Vick

Opponent Fumbles Recovered

Bob Whitfield, Gerald Mcburrows

Miami Player Statistics

Rushing

Travis Minor 9-33, Jay Fiedler 4-13, Lamar Smith 7-4.

Passing

Jay Fiedler 16-29 for 191 yards, 1 INT, 2 TD.

Receiving

Travis Minor 7-65, Oronde Gadsden 3-15, Chris Chambers 2-44, Jed Weaver 2-36, James Mcknight 2-31.

Tackles (tackles-assists-sacks)

Zach Thomas 7-7-2, Brian Walker 4-4-0, Brock Marion 6-1-0, Morlon Greenwood 4-2-0, Lorenzo Bromell 1-5-1, Kenny Mixon 2-3-0, Tim Bowens 2-3-0, Jason Taylor 3-1-0, Patrick Surtain 3-1-0, Scott Galyon 2-2-0, Sam Madison 2-0-0, Earnest Grant 2-0-0, David Bowens 1-0-0, Terry Cousin 1-0-1, Adewale Ogunleye 0-1-0.

Fumbles Lost

Patrick Surtain, James Mcknight

Opponent Fumbles Recovered

Jason Taylor

Scoring Summary

First Quarter

ATLANTA - TOUCHDOWN (5:58)
Play: Maurice Smith 2 Yard Run (Jay Feely Kick)
Drive: 5 plays, 29 yards in 2:44
Key Plays:
• Buchanan 29-yard interception return to Miami 29
• Christian 2-yard run on 3rd-and-1 to Miami 2
ATLANTA 7-0

MIAMI - TOUCHDOWN (14:01)
Play: Brock Marion 26 Yard Interception Return (Olindo Mare Kick)
ATLANTA 7, MIAMI 7

Second Quarter

MIAMI - TOUCHDOWN (13:58)
Play: Travis Minor 17 Yard Pass From Jay Fiedler (Olindo Mare Kick)
Drive: 9 plays, 67 yards in 3:25
Key Plays:
• Minor 9-yard run to Miami 42
• Fiedler 9-yard pass to Minor to Atlanta 49
• Fiedler 14-yard pass to McKnight on 3rd-and-10 to Atlanta 35
• Fiedler 13-yard run on 3rd-and-5 to Atlanta 17
MIAMI 14-7

MIAMI - TOUCHDOWN (14:52)
Play: Oronde Gadsden 2 Yard Pass From Jay Fiedler (Olindo Mare Kick)
Drive: 4 plays, 30 yards in 0:31
Key Plays:
• Taylor 3-yard fumble return to Atlanta 30
• Minor 11-yard run to Atlanta 11
MIAMI 21-7

Third Quarter

None

Fourth Quarter

ATLANTA - TOUCHDOWN (5:44)
Play: Derek Rackley 1 Yard Pass From Michael Vick (Jay Feely Kick)
Drive: 2 plays, 49 yards in 0:41
Key Plays:
• Whitfield 5-yard fumble return to Miami 49
• Vick 48-yard pass to Jefferson to Miami 1
MIAMI 21-14

Officials: Referee-Bernie Kukar, Umpire-Bill Schuster, Head linesman-Dale Hamer, Line judge-Tom Barnes, Field judge-Steve Freeman, Side judge-Larry Hill, Back judge-Bobby Skelton.

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Time: 3:13

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