2008 Week 3 · Sun, Sep 21, 2008 · Georgia Dome
Kansas City Chiefs
14
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Atlanta FalconsWinner
38
ATL -6.5 ✓O 37 ✓Dome
Atlanta Falcons 38–14 — never really in doubt late.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · ATL
12/18, 192 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
6.6 expected points added · +1.7% completion over expected
Passing · KC
14/36, 128 yds, 1 TD, 3 INT
-19.7 expected points added · -26.5% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Kansas City Chiefs
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Thigpen | 14/36 | 128 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -19.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Johnson | 24 | 121 | 5.0 | 1 | -0.5 |
| Jamaal Charles | 7 | 38 | 5.4 | 0 | -1.1 |
| Tyler Thigpen | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 1.4 |
| Kolby Smith | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 0.9 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Carr | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Demorrio Williams | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Thomas | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Turk McBride | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tank Tyler | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glenn Dorsey | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bernard Pollard | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jarrad Page | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tamba Hali | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Flowers | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Atlanta Falcons
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Ryan | 12/18 | 192 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Turner | 23 | 104 | 4.5 | 3 | 2.5 |
| Jerious Norwood | 11 | 75 | 6.8 | 0 | -0.7 |
| Matt Ryan | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 1.8 |
| Harry Douglas | 1 | -8 | -8.0 | 0 | -1.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Brooking | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Erik Coleman | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Lawyer Milloy | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Curtis Lofton | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coy Wire | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Babineaux | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Boley | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephen Nicholas | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Abraham | 2 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamaal Anderson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- ATL -6.5
- Closing total
- 37
- KC moneyline
- —
- ATL moneyline
- —
Falcons closed -6.5 and covered, winning by 24.
Total closed 37; the game landed 52 — over by 15.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Georgia Dome
- Roof / surface
- dome · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Scott Green
- Rest
- KC 7 days · ATL 7 days
- Coaches
- Herm Edwards vs Mike Smith