2012 · Week 1
Atlanta Falcons at Kansas City Chiefs
Sep 9, 2012 · Arrowhead Stadium · outdoors · grass
Recap
Atlanta Falcons beat Kansas City Chiefs 40–24. ScoutIndex had favored Falcons (53%) going in. Falcons improve to 1-0; Chiefs fall to 0-1. Matt Ryan led the way with 299 passing yards and 3 TDs; 25 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD. Chiefs turned it over 2 times to Falcons's 0.
Team stats
| ATL | KC | |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | First downs | 22 |
| 383 | Total yards | 410 |
| 299 | Passing yards | 258 |
| 84 | Rushing yards | 152 |
| 23/31 | Comp / Att | 21/33 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 1 | Sacks taken | 3 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
ATL
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Ryan | 23/31 | 299 | 3 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Ryan | 3 | 25 | 1 |
| Michael Turner | 11 | 32 | 0 |
| Jacquizz Rodgers | 7 | 22 | 0 |
| Jason Snelling | 2 | 5 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julio Jones | 6 | 9 | 108 | 2 |
| Roddy White | 6 | 8 | 87 | 0 |
| Tony Gonzalez | 5 | 6 | 53 | 1 |
| Harry Douglas | 3 | 4 | 32 | 0 |
| Jacquizz Rodgers | 2 | 2 | 13 | 0 |
| Michael Palmer | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Lousaka Polite | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
KC
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Cassel | 21/33 | 258 | 1 | 2 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Cassel | 4 | 20 | 1 |
| Jamaal Charles | 16 | 87 | 0 |
| Shaun Draughn | 6 | 29 | 1 |
| Peyton Hillis | 7 | 16 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dexter McCluster | 6 | 10 | 82 | 0 |
| Dwayne Bowe | 3 | 6 | 53 | 0 |
| Tony Moeaki | 3 | 6 | 37 | 0 |
| Kevin Boss | 2 | 2 | 36 | 1 |
| Steve Breaston | 2 | 4 | 30 | 0 |
| Shaun Draughn | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| Peyton Hillis | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0 |