| Baltimore Colts at Atlanta Falcons Game Statistics |
| Date: September 22, 1968 Location: Atlanta, GA |
| Venue: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Attendance: 50428 |
| Weather: Mostly Clear Temp: 79 F Humidty: 50% Wind: 3 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore ColtsBAL | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 20 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | BAL | ATL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Ray Perkins 9 pass from Earl Morrall (Lou Michaels kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | John Mackey 13 pass from Earl Morrall (Lou Michaels kick) | 14 | 0 |
| 1 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Bob Long 71 pass from Randy Johnson (Bob Etter kick) | 14 | 7 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Bob Etter 14 FG | 14 | 10 |
| 2 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Jimmy Orr 46 pass from Earl Morrall (Lou Michaels kick) | 21 | 10 |
| 3 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Bob Etter 24 FG | 21 | 13 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Randy Johnson 1 run (Bob Etter kick) | 21 | 20 |
| 4 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Tom Matte 2 run (Lou Michaels kick) | 28 | 20 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | ||
| Offense | ||
| 28 | SE | Jimmy Orr |
| 72 | LOT | Bob Vogel |
| 62 | LOG | Glenn Ressler |
| 50 | C | Bill Curry |
| 71 | ROG | Dan Sullivan |
| 73 | ROT | Sam Ball |
| 88 | TE | John Mackey |
| 15 | QB | Earl Morrall |
| 41 | HB | Tom Matte |
| 87 | FL | Willie Richardson |
| 45 | FB | Jerry Hill |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Bubba Smith |
| 74 | LDT | Billy Ray Smith |
| 76 | RDT | Fred Miller |
| 81 | RDE | Ordell Braase |
| 32 | LLB | Mike Curtis |
| 53 | MLB | Dennis Gaubatz |
| 66 | RLB | Don Shinnick |
| 40 | LCB | Bobby Boyd |
| 20 | LS | Jerry Logan |
| 21 | RS | Rick Volk |
| 43 | RCB | Lenny Lyles |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||
| Offense | ||
| 44 | SE | Jerry Simmons |
| 72 | LOT | Don Talbert |
| 66 | LOG | Jim Simon |
| 67 | C | Dan Grimm |
| 64 | ROG | Randy Winkler |
| 73 | ROT | Errol Linden |
| 28 | TE | Ray Ogden |
| 11 | QB | Randy Johnson |
| 32 | HB | Charlie Bryant |
| 80 | FL | Bob Long |
| 41 | FB | Brendan McCarthy |
| Defense | ||
| 87 | LDE | Claude Humphrey |
| 70 | LDT | Jim Norton |
| 79 | RDT | Carlton Dabney |
| 78 | RDE | Jerry Shay |
| 52 | LLB | Marion Rushing |
| 60 | MLB | Tommy Nobis |
| 55 | RLB | Ralph Heck |
| 36 | LCB | Ken Reaves |
| 42 | LS | Phil Spiller |
| 49 | RS | Jimmy Burson |
| 22 | RCB | Lee Calland |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Tom Matte | 17 | 75 | 4.4 | 12 | 1 |
| Timmy Brown | 6 | 25 | 4.2 | 5 | 0 |
| Jerry Hill | 8 | 24 | 3.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Terry Cole | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Earl Morrall | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Brendan McCarthy | 8 | 34 | 4.3 | 15 | 0 |
| Harmon Wages | 8 | 29 | 3.6 | 14 | 0 |
| Perry Lee Dunn | 6 | 17 | 2.8 | 6 | 0 |
| Randy Johnson | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 6 | 1 |
| Charlie Bryant | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | |||||||||||
| Earl Morrall | 23 | 16 | 69.6 | 3 | 279 | 12.1 | 84 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 110.6 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Randy Johnson | 24 | 11 | 45.8 | 1 | 172 | 7.2 | 71t | 1 | 2 | 8 | 66.7 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Jimmy Orr | 5 | 160 | 32.0 | 84 | 1 |
| Jerry Hill | 4 | 28 | 7.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Willie Richardson | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Ray Perkins | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 21 | 1 |
| John Mackey | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13t | 1 |
| Tom Matte | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Ray Ogden | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 25 | 0 |
| Brendan McCarthy | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 16 | 0 |
| Bob Long | 1 | 71 | 71.0 | 71t | 1 |
| Perry Lee Dunn | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 |
| Jerry Simmons | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Mike Donohoe | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Harmon Wages | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Rick Volk | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Jimmy Burson | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Lee Calland | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Tommy Nobis | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| David Lee | 1 | 59 | 59.0 | 59 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Billy Lothridge | 5 | 221 | 44.2 | 55 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | ||||||
| Rick Volk | 3 | 0 | 22 | 7.3 | 10 | 0 |
| Jerry Logan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Nick Rassas | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | ||||||
| Timmy Brown | 3 | 58 | 19.3 | 21 | 0 | |
| Terry Cole | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Charlie Bryant | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Nick Rassas | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Harmon Wages | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| In Memoriam |
| NFL Boxscores |
| NFL Game Officials |
| NFL Training Camps |
| NFL Roster Limits |
| Pro Football Hall of Fame |
| Super Bowl |
| Privacy Policy |
| ©2006-2025 Pro Football Archives. All Rights Reserved. |
| Last Updated: August 26, 2025 |