2001 · Week 3
Atlanta Falcons at Arizona Cardinals
Sep 30, 2001 · Sun Devil Stadium · outdoors · grass
Recap
Atlanta Falcons beat Arizona Cardinals 34–14. ScoutIndex had favored Falcons (55%) going in. Falcons improve to 2-1; Cardinals fall to 0-2. Chris Chandler led the way with 286 passing yards and 3 TDs. Cardinals turned it over 4 times to Falcons's 0.
Team stats
| ATL | ARI | |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | First downs | 16 |
| 397 | Total yards | 366 |
| 286 | Passing yards | 276 |
| 111 | Rushing yards | 90 |
| 20/28 | Comp / Att | 23/35 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 4 |
| 2 | Sacks taken | 4 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
ATL
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Chandler | 20/28 | 286 | 3 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maurice Smith | 21 | 70 | 1 |
| Bob Christian | 2 | 16 | 0 |
| Doug Johnson | 4 | 13 | 0 |
| Jamal Anderson | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| Travis Jervey | 3 | 6 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maurice Smith | 2 | 2 | 108 | 1 |
| Terance Mathis | 5 | 6 | 49 | 2 |
| Shawn Jefferson | 5 | 6 | 40 | 0 |
| Brian Finneran | 2 | 4 | 33 | 0 |
| Reggie Kelly | 3 | 4 | 28 | 0 |
| Bob Christian | 2 | 2 | 19 | 0 |
| Jamal Anderson | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Alge Crumpler | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Kozlowski | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
ARI
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Plummer | 23/35 | 276 | 1 | 3 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Plummer | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Thomas Jones | 5 | 21 | 0 |
| Michael Pittman | 7 | 53 | 1 |
| David Boston | 1 | 17 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Sanders | 4 | 5 | 96 | 0 |
| Thomas Jones | 4 | 4 | 53 | 0 |
| Michael Pittman | 6 | 7 | 31 | 0 |
| David Boston | 4 | 9 | 49 | 0 |
| MarTay Jenkins | 2 | 3 | 26 | 0 |
| Terry Hardy | 2 | 5 | 25 | 1 |
| Arnold Jackson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joel Makovicka | 1 | 1 | -4 | 0 |