Falcons 6–20 Eagles: Score, Stats & Recap | Wild Card, 2002

Q: Who was FantasyHQ's player of the game in Atlanta Falcons vs Philadelphia Eagles?

J. Thrash (Philadelphia Eagles) was FantasyHQ's Game MVP with +7.59 total EPA on Receiving plays. across 3 snaps. Their top snap (+5.32 EPA): (6:34) 5-D.McNabb pass to 80-J.Thrash for 35 yards, TOUCHDOWN. Penalty on ATL-22-G.McBurrows, Defensive Holding, declined. Eagles' McNabb finds Thrash down the middle. Thrash shake.

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Winner: Philadelphia Eagles
Final score: Philadelphia Eagles 20–6 Atlanta Falcons
Halftime: Atlanta Falcons 6–13 Philadelphia Eagles at halftime
FantasyHQ MVP: Jamari Thrash
Top passer: M. Vick
Biggest EPA play: (8:10) 7-M.Vick pass intended for 84-S.Jefferson INTERCEPTED by 21-B.Taylor at ATL 39. 21-…
Game date: 2003-01-11

Game summary

The Philadelphia Eagles beat the Atlanta Falcons 20–6 on 2003-01-11. Jamari Thrash posted a game-high +7.59 total EPA in the receiving.

The highest-scoring period was Q1 with 10 combined points.

Line score

Final score and points by quarter.

	Q1	Q2	Q4	—	—	T
Atlanta Falcons	0	6	0	0	0	6
Philadelphia Eagles	10	3	7	0	0	20

Scoring Map

Each pin marks where a score occurred on the field — yard line from play-by-play.

ATLAtlanta Falcons

PHI 68

+1ATL 2

+3ATL 16

+3ATL 21

+3PHI 15

+3PHI 34

ATL 35

+1ATL 2

PHIPhiladelphia Eagles

FantasyHQ Analytics

Scoring timeline

8 scores

Chronological scoring plays — scroll to follow the game.

PHIPhiladelphia Eagles
Q1 8:10TD
Branson Taylor
Points+6
Yard line
PHI 68
Score
0-6
(8:10) 7-M.Vick pass intended for 84-S.Jefferson INTERCEPTED by 21-B.Taylor at ATL 39. 21-B.Taylor for 39 yards, TOUCHDOWN. Eagles' Taylor eludes two tacklers on his way to the end zone.
PHIPhiladelphia Eagles
Q1 7:58XP
DAD. Akers
Points+1
Yard line
ATL 2
Score
0-7
2-D.Akers extra point is GOOD, Center-88-M.Bartrum, Holder-89-C.Lewis.
PHIPhiladelphia Eagles
Q1 3:50FG
DAD. Akers
Points+3
Yard line
ATL 16
Score
0-10
(3:50) 2-D.Akers 34 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-88-M.Bartrum, Holder-89-C.Lewis.
PHIPhiladelphia Eagles
Q2 10:10FG
DAD. Akers
Points+3
Yard line
ATL 21
Score
0-13
(10:10) 2-D.Akers 39 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-88-M.Bartrum, Holder-89-C.Lewis.
ATLAtlanta Falcons
Q2 4:13FG
JFJ. Feely
Points+3
Yard line
PHI 15
Score
3-13
(4:13) 4-J.Feely 34 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-48-D.Rackley, Holder-13-C.Mohr.
ATLAtlanta Falcons
Q2 0:04FG
JFJ. Feely
Points+3
Yard line
PHI 34
Score
6-13
(:04) 4-J.Feely 52 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-48-D.Rackley, Holder-13-C.Mohr.
PHIPhiladelphia Eagles
Q4 6:34TD
Jamari Thrash
Points+6
Yard line
ATL 35
Score
6-19
(6:34) 5-D.McNabb pass to 80-J.Thrash for 35 yards, TOUCHDOWN. Penalty on ATL-22-G.McBurrows, Defensive Holding, declined. Eagles' McNabb finds Thrash down the middle. Thrash shakes off Falcons' Buchnan around the 25-yard-line and goes into the end zone untouched.
PHIPhiladelphia Eagles
Q4 6:26XP
DAD. Akers
Points+1
Yard line
ATL 2
Score
6-20
2-D.Akers extra point is GOOD, Center-88-M.Bartrum, Holder-89-C.Lewis.

Stars of the game

Top performers by total expected points added (EPA).

1Jamari Thrash · Philadelphia Eagles · Receiving · +7.59 total EPA · 3 snaps · +2.53 EPA/play
2A. Crumpler · Atlanta Falcons · Receiving · +4.49 total EPA · 7 snaps · +0.64 EPA/play
3Q. McCord · Atlanta Falcons · Receiving · +3.88 total EPA · 3 snaps · +1.29 EPA/play
4W. Dunn · Atlanta Falcons · Receiving · +2.79 total EPA · 7 snaps · +0.40 EPA/play
5D. Levens · Philadelphia Eagles · Receiving · +2.57 total EPA · 1 snaps · +2.57 EPA/play
6D. McNabb · Philadelphia Eagles · Passing · +2.37 total EPA · 37 snaps · +0.06 EPA/play
7T. Duckett · Atlanta Falcons · Receiving · +2.00 total EPA · 1 snaps · +2.00 EPA/play
8T. Gaylor · Atlanta Falcons · Receiving · +1.46 total EPA · 3 snaps · +0.49 EPA/play

FantasyHQ Game MVP

Highest total EPA with the player's top snap and the game's biggest single play when different.

FantasyHQ Game MVP

Jamari Thrash — PHI · Receiving

Jamari Thrash posted the highest total EPA (+7.59) in the game, the strongest overall impact for Philadelphia Eagles. Across 3 counted snaps, they averaged +2.53 EPA per play.

Jamari Thrash's top snap (+5.32 EPA): (6:34) 5-D.McNabb pass to 80-J.Thrash for 35 yards, TOUCHDOWN. Penalty on ATL-22-G.McBurrows, Defensive Holding, declined. Eagles' McNabb finds Thrash down the middle. Thrash shakes off Falcons' Buchnan around the 25-yar

Biggest single play (-7.31 EPA): M. Vick — (8:10) 7-M.Vick pass intended for 84-S.Jefferson INTERCEPTED by 21-B.Taylor at ATL 39. 21-B.Taylor for 39 yards, TOUCHDOWN. Eagles' Taylor eludes two tacklers on his way to the end zone.

Quarterback report card

M. Vick led all passers in efficiency for Atlanta Falcons, setting the tone in the passing game according to FantasyHQ analytics.

M. Vick (Atlanta Falcons) · 47 dropbacks · 46.8% completion · -0.16 EPA/play · -7.43 total EPA
D. McNabb (Philadelphia Eagles) · 37 dropbacks · 54.1% completion · +0.06 EPA/play · +2.37 total EPA

Team stats comparison

Side-by-side offensive and defensive efficiency.

Stat	Atlanta Falcons	Philadelphia Eagles
Offensive EPA/play	-0.122	+0.039
Offensive success rate	50.0%	39.0%
Pass EPA/play	-0.135	+0.064
Rush EPA/play	-0.284	-0.163
Defensive EPA/play	-0.039	+0.122
Defensive success rate	61.0%	50.0%

Drive & efficiency notes

Philadelphia Eagles held the efficiency edge in offensive EPA per play (+0.04 vs -0.12), even if the scoreboard told a different story.

Season benchmark context (offensive EPA per play):

Atlanta Falcons: -0.12 EPA/play (21st percentile vs. 2002 team-game averages)
Philadelphia Eagles: +0.04 EPA/play (59th percentile vs. 2002 team-game averages)

Atlanta Falcons: 11 drives, -10.02 total EPA, 2 scoring drives
Philadelphia Eagles: 11 drives, +2.98 total EPA, 3 scoring drives

Who scored touchdowns and field goals

Every touchdown and field goal from official play-by-play.

Touchdowns

Philadelphia Eagles — Branson Taylor (Q1 8:10)
Philadelphia Eagles — Jamari Thrash (D. McNabb pass) (Q4 6:34)

Field goals

Philadelphia Eagles — D. Akers (Q1 3:50)
Philadelphia Eagles — D. Akers (Q2 10:10)
Atlanta Falcons — J. Feely (Q2 4:13)
Atlanta Falcons — J. Feely (Q2 0:04)

Quarter by quarter

Quarter-by-quarter recap from live scoring plays.

The opening quarter: Philadelphia Eagles won the period 10–0. Philadelphia Eagles found the end zone from the PHI 68 (Q1 8:10); Philadelphia Eagles added 1 points from the ATL 2 (Q1 7:58) — 2-D.Akers extra point is GOOD, Center-88-M.Bartrum, Holder-89-C.Lewis.; Philadelphia Eagles connected on a field goal from the ATL 16 (Q1 3:50) — (3:50) 2-D.Akers 34 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-88-M.Bartrum, Holder-89-C.Lewis..

The second quarter: Atlanta Falcons won the period 6–3. Philadelphia Eagles connected on a field goal from the ATL 21 (Q2 10:10) — (10:10) 2-D.Akers 39 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-88-M.Bartrum, Holder-89-C.Lewis.; Atlanta Falcons connected on a field goal from the PHI 15 (Q2 4:13) — (4:13) 4-J.Feely 34 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-48-D.Rackley, Holder-13-C.Mohr.; Atlanta Falcons connected on a field goal from the PHI 34 (Q2 0:04) — (:04) 4-J.Feely 52 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-48-D.Rackley, Holder-13-C.Mohr..

The fourth quarter: Philadelphia Eagles won the period 7–0. Philadelphia Eagles found the end zone from the ATL 35 (Q4 6:34); Philadelphia Eagles added 1 points from the ATL 2 (Q4 6:26) — 2-D.Akers extra point is GOOD, Center-88-M.Bartrum, Holder-89-C.Lewis..

Turning points

Plays that moved win probability the most.

Atlanta Falcons (Q1 8:10) — (8:10) 7-M.Vick pass intended for 84-S.Jefferson INTERCEPTED by 21-B.Taylor at ATL 39. 21-B.Taylor for 39 yards, TOUCHDOWN. Eagles' Taylor eludes two tacklers on his way to the end zone. [WPA -17.7% · EPA -7.31]
Atlanta Falcons (Q1 14:07) — (14:07) 28-W.Dunn right tackle to PHI 32 for 5 yards (23-T.Vincent). PENALTY on ATL-84-S.Jefferson, Unnecessary Roughness, 15 yards, enforced at PHI 32. [WPA -8.0% · EPA -1.72]
Atlanta Falcons (Q1 14:52) — (14:52) 7-M.Vick pass to 83-A.Crumpler to PHI 37 for 24 yards (90-C.Simon). [WPA +7.6% · EPA +1.83]
Philadelphia Eagles (Q4 10:33) — (10:33) 5-D.McNabb pass to 25-D.Levens to PHI 38 for 17 yards (56-K.Brooking). [WPA +7.4% · EPA +2.57]
Philadelphia Eagles (Q3 10:47) — (10:47) 6-L.Johnson punts 50 yards to ATL 3, Center-88-M.Bartrum, downed by PHI. PENALTY on ATL-50-A.Ulmer, Roughing the Kicker, 15 yards, enforced at PHI 47 - No Play. [WPA +7.1% · EPA +3.59]

Impact plays

Highest EPA snaps that flipped field position.

Atlanta Falcons (Q1 8:10) — (8:10) 7-M.Vick pass intended for 84-S.Jefferson INTERCEPTED by 21-B.Taylor at ATL 39. 21-B.Taylor for 39 yards, TOUCHDOWN. Eagles' Taylor eludes two tacklers on his way to the end zone. [WPA -17.7% · EPA -7.31]
Philadelphia Eagles (Q4 6:34) — (6:34) 5-D.McNabb pass to 80-J.Thrash for 35 yards, TOUCHDOWN. Penalty on ATL-22-G.McBurrows, Defensive Holding, declined. Eagles' McNabb finds Thrash down the middle. Thrash shakes off Falcons' Buchn [WPA +6.5% · EPA +5.32]
Atlanta Falcons (Q3 2:33) — (2:33) 4-J.Feely 37 yard field goal is No Good, Wide Right, Center-48-D.Rackley, Holder-13-C.Mohr. [WPA -6.0% · EPA -3.63]
Philadelphia Eagles (Q3 10:47) — (10:47) 6-L.Johnson punts 50 yards to ATL 3, Center-88-M.Bartrum, downed by PHI. PENALTY on ATL-50-A.Ulmer, Roughing the Kicker, 15 yards, enforced at PHI 47 - No Play. [WPA +7.1% · EPA +3.59]

Every scoring play

Chronological scoring with play-by-play context.

Philadelphia Eagles TD (+6) — Q1 8:10 · PHI 68 · Score 0-6
(8:10) 7-M.Vick pass intended for 84-S.Jefferson INTERCEPTED by 21-B.Taylor at ATL 39. 21-B.Taylor for 39 yards, TOUCHDOWN. Eagles' Taylor eludes two tacklers on his way to the end zone.
Philadelphia Eagles XP (+1) — Q1 7:58 · ATL 2 · Score 0-7
2-D.Akers extra point is GOOD, Center-88-M.Bartrum, Holder-89-C.Lewis.
Philadelphia Eagles FG (+3) — Q1 3:50 · ATL 16 · Score 0-10
(3:50) 2-D.Akers 34 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-88-M.Bartrum, Holder-89-C.Lewis.
Philadelphia Eagles FG (+3) — Q2 10:10 · ATL 21 · Score 0-13
(10:10) 2-D.Akers 39 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-88-M.Bartrum, Holder-89-C.Lewis.
Atlanta Falcons FG (+3) — Q2 4:13 · PHI 15 · Score 3-13
(4:13) 4-J.Feely 34 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-48-D.Rackley, Holder-13-C.Mohr.
Atlanta Falcons FG (+3) — Q2 0:04 · PHI 34 · Score 6-13
(:04) 4-J.Feely 52 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-48-D.Rackley, Holder-13-C.Mohr.
Philadelphia Eagles TD (+6) — Q4 6:34 · ATL 35 · Score 6-19
(6:34) 5-D.McNabb pass to 80-J.Thrash for 35 yards, TOUCHDOWN. Penalty on ATL-22-G.McBurrows, Defensive Holding, declined. Eagles' McNabb finds Thrash down the middle. Thrash shakes off Falcons' Buchn
Philadelphia Eagles XP (+1) — Q4 6:26 · ATL 2 · Score 6-20
2-D.Akers extra point is GOOD, Center-88-M.Bartrum, Holder-89-C.Lewis.

Key takeaways

What to remember for fantasy research and follow-up box score digging.

Philadelphia Eagles earned the result — use the box score for snap-level context.
Jamari Thrash (Philadelphia Eagles) led total EPA — start here for highlight and prop research.

Frequently asked questions

Who won Atlanta Falcons vs Philadelphia Eagles on 2003-01-11?

The Philadelphia Eagles beat the Atlanta Falcons 20-6 in Wild Card, 2002.

What was the score by quarter in Atlanta Falcons vs Philadelphia Eagles?

Q1: Atlanta Falcons 0, Philadelphia Eagles 10; Q2: Atlanta Falcons 6, Philadelphia Eagles 3; Q4: Atlanta Falcons 0, Philadelphia Eagles 7; Final: Atlanta Falcons 6, Philadelphia Eagles 20.

Who scored touchdowns and field goals in Atlanta Falcons vs Philadelphia Eagles?

Philadelphia Eagles touchdown — B. Taylor (Q1 8:10) Philadelphia Eagles touchdown — J. Thrash (D. McNabb pass) (Q4 6:34) Philadelphia Eagles field goal — D. Akers (Q1 3:50, 3 pts) Philadelphia Eagles field goal — D. Akers (Q2 10:10, 3 pts) Atlanta Falcons field goal — J. Feely (Q2 4:13, 3 pts) Atlanta Falcons field goal — J. Feely (Q2 0:04, 3 pts) Extra points followed each touchdown unless noted in the play-by-play.

How did the quarterbacks play in Atlanta Falcons vs Philadelphia Eagles?

M. Vick (Atlanta Falcons), 46.8% completion, -0.16 EPA per dropback, -7.43 total passing EPA. D. McNabb (Philadelphia Eagles), 54.1% completion, +0.06 EPA per dropback, +2.37 total passing EPA.

Who was FantasyHQ's player of the game in Atlanta Falcons vs Philadelphia Eagles?

Jamari Thrash (Philadelphia Eagles) was FantasyHQ's Game MVP with +7.59 total EPA on Receiving plays. across 3 snaps. Their top snap (+5.32 EPA): (6:34) 5-D.McNabb pass to 80-J.Thrash for 35 yards, TOUCHDOWN. Penalty on ATL-22-G.McBurrows, Defensive Holding, declined. Eagles' McNabb finds Thrash down the middle. Thrash shake.

Season records after this game

Atlanta Falcons

Entered 10-6 Now 10-7 L

Philadelphia Eagles

Entered 12-4 Now 13-4 W

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