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Washington Commanders
Washington Redskins
@
Atlanta Falcons
Atlanta Falcons
Date
September 20, 1987
Kickoff
01:00 PM ET
10:00 AM PT
Score
WAS 20 — ATL 21 F

Stadium

Capacity: 71,000

Inaugurated: 01/01/1965

Broadcast

Announcers

Verne Lundquist, Dick Vermeil

Summary

WAS and ATL combined for 469 passing yards and 5 passing touchdowns. On the ground, Keith Griffin led WAS with 73 rushing yards while Gerald Riggs paced ATL with 120. Through the air, Kelvin Bryant topped WAS with 76 receiving yards while Floyd Dixon led ATL with 105.

Expected Points Summary

WAS
Total1.00
Off7.03
Def-6.63
ST-0.44
ATL
Total-1.00
Off6.63
Def-7.03
ST0.44

Team Stats

Stat WAS ATL
First Downs 21 18
Rush-Yds-TDs 32-145-0 29-125-1
Cmp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 18-30-198-3-2 17-34-271-2-1
Sacked-Yards 1-8 1-2
Net Pass Yards 190 269
Total Yards 335 394
Fumbles-Lost 2-1 2-0
Turnovers 3 1
Penalties-Yards 5-54 8-60
Time of Possession 33:02 26:58

Expected Points Detail

WAS
Offense
Pass: 6.36
Rush: -0.71
TO: -3.49
Defense
Pass: 1.42
Rush: -1.43
TO: 4.35
Returns
KO: 1.71
KR: 0.54
P: -1.80
PR: -4.35
FG/XP: 3.46
ATL
Offense
Pass: -1.42
Rush: 1.43
TO: -4.35
Defense
Pass: -6.36
Rush: 0.71
TO: 3.49
Returns
KO: -0.54
KR: -1.71
P: 4.35
PR: 1.80
FG/XP: -3.46

Officials

Boxscore Team Stats

Stat WAS ATL
First Downs 21 18
Rush-Yds-TDs 32-145-0 29-125-1
Cmp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 18-30-198-3-2 17-34-271-2-1
Sacked-Yards 1-8 1-2
Net Pass Yards 190 269
Total Yards 335 394
Fumbles-Lost 2-1 2-0
Turnovers 3 1
Penalties-Yards 5-54 8-60
Time of Possession 33:02 26:58

Scoring Summary

Q Team Detail Score
1 Redskins Kelvin Bryant 17 yard pass from Doug Williams (Ali Haji-Sheikh kick) 7-0
Falcons Floyd Dixon 22 yard pass from Scott Campbell (Mick Luckhurst kick) 7-7
3 Redskins Gary Clark 18 yard pass from Doug Williams 13-7
Falcons Stacey Bailey 23 yard pass from Scott Campbell (Mick Luckhurst kick) 13-14
4 Redskins Art Monk 6 yard pass from Doug Williams (Ali Haji-Sheikh kick) 20-14
Falcons Gerald Riggs 4 yard rush (Mick Luckhurst kick) 20-21

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