| New York Giants at Atlanta Falcons Game Statistics |
| Date: October 1, 1978 Location: Atlanta, GA |
| Venue: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Attendance: 47765 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 66 F Humidty: 78% Wind: 7 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | 14 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 20 |
| Atlanta Falcons | 0 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 23 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NYG | ATL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York Giants | Larry Csonka 6 run (Joe Danelo kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | New York Giants | George Martin 11/72 blocked field goal recovery (Joe Danelo kick) | 14 | 0 |
| 2 | Atlanta Falcons | Wallace Francis 54 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Fred Steinfort kick) | 14 | 7 |
| 2 | Atlanta Falcons | Safety, Joe Pisarcik tackled in end zone by Dewey McClain | 14 | 9 |
| 3 | Atlanta Falcons | Steve Bartkowski 1 run (Fred Steinfort kick) | 14 | 16 |
| 4 | New York Giants | Joe Danelo 23 FG | 17 | 16 |
| 4 | New York Giants | Joe Danelo 45 FG | 20 | 16 |
| 4 | Atlanta Falcons | Haskel Stanback 9 run (Fred Steinfort kick) | 20 | 23 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Dan Doornink | 8 | 55 | 6.9 | 16 | 0 |
| Bobby Hammond | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Larry Csonka | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 8 | 1 |
| Billy Taylor | 7 | 2 | 0.3 | 5 | 0 |
| Willie Spencer | 2 | -9 | -4.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Haskel Stanback | 19 | 51 | 2.7 | 9t | 1 |
| Bubba Bean | 11 | 50 | 4.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Ricky Patton | 7 | 29 | 4.1 | 15 | 0 |
| Mike Esposito | 5 | 16 | 3.2 | 7 | 0 |
| Steve Bartkowski | 8 | 12 | 1.5 | 6 | 1 |
| Wallace Francis | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | -6 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||||||||
| Joe Pisarcik | 21 | 7 | 33.3 | 0 | 86 | 4.1 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 46.9 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Steve Bartkowski | 26 | 14 | 53.8 | 0 | 226 | 8.7 | 54t | 1 | 3 | 28 | 96.0 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Al Dixon | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 26 | 0 |
| Johnny Perkins | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Larry Csonka | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Dan Doornink | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Billy Taylor | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Wallace Francis | 7 | 153 | 21.9 | 54t | 1 |
| Jim Mitchell | 3 | 54 | 18.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Bubba Bean | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Billy Ryckman | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Ricky Patton | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Dave Jennings | 5 | 213 | 42.6 | 60 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| John James | 3 | 94 | 31.3 | 42 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||||||
| James Thompson | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Billy Ryckman | 3 | 0 | 63 | 21.0 | 38 | 0 |
| Alfred Jackson | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Beasley Reece | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Billy Taylor | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Tom Pridemore | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 19 | 0 | |
| Alfred Jackson | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 18 | 0 | |
| George Franklin | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New York Giants | |
| George Martin | 1.0 |
| Jack Gregory | 1.0 |
| Gary Jeter | 1.0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |
| Greg Brezina | 1.0 |
| Dewey McClain | 1.0 |
| Jeff Merrow | 1.0 |
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