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2012 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 9, 2012 · Arrowhead Stadium
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24
Atlanta Falcons 40–24.
Who moved the needle
Passing · ATL
23/31, 299 yds, 3 TD, 0 INT
22.0 expected points added · +13.8% completion over expected
Passing · KC
21/33, 258 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
1.7 expected points added · +0.2% completion over expected
-2.7 expected points added on the ground
Full stat lines
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Ryan | 23/31 | 299 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 22.0 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Turner | 11 | 32 | 2.9 | 0 | -2.7 |
| Matt Ryan | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 1 | 4.0 |
| Jacquizz Rodgers | 7 | 22 | 3.1 | 0 | -2.0 |
| Jason Snelling | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | -0.6 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julio Jones | 6 | 9 | 108 | 2 | 29% | 12.3 |
| Roddy White | 6 | 8 | 87 | 0 | 26% | 4.1 |
| Tony Gonzalez | 5 | 6 | 53 | 1 | 19% |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Nicholas | 10 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Thomas DeCoud | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| William Moore | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sean Weatherspoon |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Cassel | 21/33 | 258 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.7 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamaal Charles | 16 | 87 | 5.4 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Falcons closed -1 and covered, winning by 16.
Total closed 43; the game landed 64 — over by 21.0.
Conditions and crew
| 5.9 |
| Harry Douglas | 3 | 4 | 32 | 0 | 13% | 0.5 |
| Jacquizz Rodgers | 2 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 6% | 1.0 |
| Michael Palmer | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3% | 0.3 |
| Lousaka Polite | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.5 |
| 7 |
| 0 |
| 1.0 |
| 0 |
| 1 |
| Brent Grimes | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kroy Biermann | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dunta Robinson | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Asante Samuel | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| John Abraham | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ray Edwards | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| -0.3 |
| Shaun Draughn | 6 | 29 | 4.8 | 1 | 3.4 |
| Matt Cassel | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 1 | 3.8 |
| Peyton Hillis | 7 | 16 | 2.3 | 0 | -1.7 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dexter McCluster | 6 | 10 | 82 | 0 | 30% | 3.5 |
| Dwayne Bowe | 3 | 6 | 53 | 0 | 18% | 5.6 |
| Tony Moeaki | 3 | 6 | 37 | 0 | 18% | -5.9 |
| Kevin Boss | 2 | 2 | 36 | 1 | 6% | 4.0 |
| Steve Breaston | 2 | 4 | 30 | 0 | 12% | 1.6 |
| Shaun Draughn | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 6% | 0.3 |
| Peyton Hillis | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 9% | -1.4 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derrick Johnson | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jovan Belcher | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Abram Elam | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacques Reeves | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andy Studebaker | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyson Jackson | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Travis Daniels | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glenn Dorsey | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Berry | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Justin Houston | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
