Regular Season Week 1: Pirates at Kings
September 07, 1997 70° Georgia Super Dome
Attendance: 65,301 (87%)
Pirates 0 0 3 6 - 9
Kings 0 5 0 3 - 8
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 2) Kings: 4-13-T.B 18 (10:23) 5-Larry Herrera 35 yard field goal is GOOD. ATL 3 T.B 0
(Qtr 2) Kings: 1-10-T.B 7 (5:28) 8-Ryan Jones sacked at T.B -1 for -8 yards (63-Darryl Anderson). Sack allowed by 65-Raymond Lemons. SAFETY! (63-Darryl Anderson) ATL 5 T.B 0
(Qtr 3) Pirates: 4-5-ATL 40 (12:10) 1-Roy Smith 57 yard field goal is GOOD. ATL 5 T.B 3
(Qtr 4) Pirates: 4-12-ATL 26 (12:10) 1-Roy Smith 44 yard field goal is GOOD. ATL 5 T.B 6
(Qtr 4) Kings: 4-4-T.B 34 (4:01) 5-Larry Herrera 51 yard field goal is GOOD. ATL 8 T.B 6
(Qtr 4) Pirates: 1-10-ATL 34 (0:03) 1-Roy Smith 52 yard field goal is GOOD. ATL 8 T.B 9
Team Statistics
Kings Pirates
First Downs 14 7
- Rushing 7 1
- Passing 6 5
- Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 193 138
- Offensive Plays 62 52
- Yards Per Play 3.11 2.65
Net Rushing Yards 118 48
- Rushing Attempts 27 25
- Yards Per Rush 4.37 1.92
Net Passing Yards 75 90
- Att/Comp/Int 30 / 17 / 2 24 / 19 / 0
- Gross Passing Yards 105 111
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5 / 30 3 / 21
- Yards Per Pass Play 2.14 3.33
- Yards Per Completion 6.18 5.84
Fumbles/Lost 0 / 0 1 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 3 / 14 3 / 14
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 9.4 6.6
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 3 / 35 3 / 25
Punt Returns/Yards 6 / 50 0 / 0
Kick Returns/Yards 1 / 29 0 / 0
Int Returns/Yards 0 / 0 2 / 2
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 1 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0 / 1 0 / 0
Avg Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 29
Time of Possession 31:09 28:51
Drive Charts
Kings
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 12:52 2:06 OWN 30 3 -11 Punt
1 8:47 2:42 OWN 17 5 16 Punt
1 2:14 6:54 OWN 6 14 76 Field Goal
2 8:47 3:20 OWN 36 6 17 Punt
2 5:24 1:40 OWN 34 3 8 Punt
2 2:12 0:49 OWN 44 3 3 Punt
3 15:00 0:45 OWN 25 2 13 Interception
3 12:05 2:47 OWN 25 5 1 Punt
3 6:24 2:16 OWN 16 4 6 Punt
3 0:09 0:57 OWN 0 4 12 Interception
4 12:06 3:21 OWN 25 6 21 Punt
4 6:33 2:36 OWN 47 4 18 Field Goal
4 1:48 0:56 OWN 22 3 -1 Punt
Pirates
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 2:08 OWN 25 3 7 Punt
1 10:47 1:59 OWN 31 3 9 Punt
1 6:05 3:51 OWN 21 6 24 Punt
2 10:19 1:33 OWN 25 3 3 Punt
2 5:27 0:03 OWN 7 1 -9 Safety
2 3:44 1:31 OWN 18 3 -1 Punt
2 1:24 1:24 OWN 11 3 15 Half
3 14:15 2:09 OPP 45 3 5 Field Goal
3 9:19 2:55 OWN 25 5 23 Punt
3 4:08 3:59 OWN 32 6 20 Punt
4 14:12 2:06 OPP 24 3 -2 Field Goal
4 8:45 2:12 OWN 20 3 -9 Punt
4 3:57 2:09 OWN 25 5 15 Punt
4 0:52 0:52 OWN 29 5 37 Field Goal
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Kings
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#84 Matthew Skaggs 15 107 7.13 13 6 0
#36 Irving Sprinkle 12 11 0.92 9 0 0
Pirates
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#21 Paul Johnson 21 37 1.76 10 1 0
#27 Ryan Silva 4 11 2.75 4 0 0
Passing Stats
Kings
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#8 Glen Goslin 30 17 105 5 / 30 0 22 2 36.11
Pirates
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#8 Ryan Jones 24 19 111 3 / 21 0 20 0 85.94
Receiving Stats
Kings
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#85 Javier Hannah 4 38 9.50 22 0
#11 Ronald McDonald 4 25 6.25 12 0
#81 Dennis Wallace 3 16 5.33 12 0
#14 James Hampton 1 9 9.00 9 0
#36 Irving Sprinkle 2 7 3.50 7 0
#82 Steven Rasmussen 1 7 7.00 7 0
#84 Matthew Skaggs 2 3 1.50 2 0
Pirates
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#87 Javier Conley 3 35 11.67 20 0
#81 Joel Marion 6 30 5.00 7 0
#17 Harold Blackwell 4 18 4.50 11 0
#30 Robert McClelland 2 12 6.00 9 0
#11 George Harper 1 10 10.00 10 0
#27 Ryan Silva 1 7 7.00 7 0
#21 Paul Johnson 2 -1 -0.50 0 0
Blocking Stats
Kings
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#55 Tanner Dirks 35 34 3 4
#58 Thomas Hagan 46 30 1 1
#84 Matthew Skaggs 23 15 1 1
#54 Frederick Reed 0 5 0 0
#57 Oscar Hiatt 0 3 0 0
#43 Fernando Dixon 0 4 0 0
#67 Paul Vandegrift 0 3 0 1
#76 Thomas Miller 11 11 0 0
#59 Robert Elliott 37 34 0 1
#68 Robin Linsley 46 33 0 0
#81 Dennis Wallace 2 27 0 1
#82 Steven Rasmussen 1 15 0 0
#66 Scott Vargas 46 33 0 0
#36 Irving Sprinkle 21 15 0 1
#73 Louis McMullen 11 0 0 0
#65 Harvey Stafford 11 0 0 0
#2 Andrew Ellis 10 0 0 0
#85 Javier Hannah 0 8 0 1
#38 Cecil Ouellette 8 4 0 0
#11 Ronald McDonald 0 11 0 1
#80 Edward Ramirez 0 1 0 0
#52 John Price 3 0 0 0
#37 Frank Klein 0 4 0 0
#92 David Elliot 0 1 0 0
#3 Rolland Elam 0 3 0 0
#90 Kyle Baltimore 0 1 0 0
#63 Darryl Anderson 0 1 0 0
#42 Shawn Leija 0 4 0 1
#34 Joseph Noone 0 2 0 0
#48 Joseph Rodriguez 0 1 0 0
#14 James Hampton 0 1 0 0
#81 Nathan Nevels 0 1 0 0
Pirates
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#62 Christopher Escobar 39 36 1 2
#76 Arthur Smith 30 28 1 1
#65 Raymond Lemons 14 12 1 1
#71 Edgar Pfister 39 33 0 1
#30 Robert McClelland 20 23 0 1
#27 Ryan Silva 6 11 0 0
#81 Joel Marion 7 25 0 4
#80 Robert Wilson 0 8 0 1
#60 Michael Martin 39 29 0 2
#74 Jose Boston 25 15 0 0
#87 Javier Conley 0 14 0 0
#17 Harold Blackwell 0 10 0 1
#52 Rick Brumfield 5 2 0 0
#66 Garth Clark 12 1 0 0
#67 Guadalupe Sewell 12 1 0 0
#11 George Harper 0 9 0 2
#21 Paul Johnson 10 0 0 0
#35 Joseph Cleveland 0 2 0 0
#77 Gregory Parker 0 2 0 0
#95 Thomas Meyer 0 2 0 0
#36 Jerry McLaughlin 0 2 0 1
#51 Michael Cruse 0 2 0 0
#90 Wesley Strong 0 2 0 0
#43 Clifford Tate 0 1 0 0
#53 Ronald Anderson 3 1 0 0
#53 Grady Crooker 0 2 0 0
#40 Emerson Kelly 0 1 0 1
#47 Anthony Nelson 0 1 0 0
#63 Daniel Fennell 1 0 0 0
Interception Stats
Kings
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Pirates
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#40 Emerson Kelly 1 4 4.00 0
#53 Ronald Anderson 1 -2 -2.00 0
Fumble Stats
Kings
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#92 Gary Jones 0 0 1 0
Pirates
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#27 Ryan Silva 1 0 0 0
#81 Joel Marion 0 1 0 0
Punting
Kings
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#6 Johnny Cotter 9 423 47.00 44.22 59 3
Pirates
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#2 Saul Campbell 9 419 46.56 41.44 53 4
Kicking
Kings
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#5 Larry Herrera 2 / 2 1 / 1 1 / 1 51 0 / 0
Pirates
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#1 Roy Smith 3 / 3 3 / 3 2 / 2 57 0 / 0
Punt Return
Kings
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#11 Ronald McDonald 6 50 8.3 17 0
Pirates
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Kick Return
Kings
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#11 Ronald McDonald 1 29 29.0 0
Pirates
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Defensive Stats
Kings
Name Tackles Sacks
#92 Gary Jones 6 0
#54 Frederick Reed 6 0
#90 Kyle Baltimore 6 1
#38 Cecil Ouellette 6 0
#1 David Early 5 0
#34 Joseph Noone 4 0
#37 Frank Klein 4 0
#43 Fernando Dixon 3 0
#60 Kevin Stokes 2 0
#63 Darryl Anderson 2 2
#85 Javier Hannah 2 0
#52 David Swinton 1 0
#3 Rolland Elam 1 0
#42 Shawn Leija 1 0
Pirates
Name Tackles Sacks
#35 Joseph Cleveland 11 0
#43 Clifford Tate 9 0
#52 Rick Brumfield 6 0
#51 Michael Cruse 6 0
#90 Wesley Strong 5 3
#53 Ronald Anderson 5 0
#36 Jerry McLaughlin 4 0
#56 Jay Roy 2 0
#40 Emerson Kelly 2 0
#34 Loren Wright 1 0
#74 Jose Boston 1 0
#62 Christopher Escobar 1 0
#77 Gregory Parker 1 1
#53 Grady Crooker 1 1
#95 Thomas Meyer 1 0