| Atlanta Falcons at Chicago Bears Game Statistics |
| Date: November 17, 1968 Location: Chicago, IL |
| Venue: Wrigley Field Attendance: 44214 |
| Weather: Smoke Haze Temp: 44 F Humidty: 73% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | ATL | CHIB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Bob Berry 1 run (bad snap) | 6 | 0 |
| 1 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Mac Percival 34 FG | 6 | 3 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Bob Berry 1 run (Bob Etter kick) | 13 | 3 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Mac Percival 14 FG | 13 | 6 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Virgil Carter 4 run (Mac Percival kick) | 13 | 13 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Bob Etter 20 FG | 16 | 13 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||
| Offense | ||
| 44 | SE | Jerry Simmons |
| 72 | LOT | Don Talbert |
| 66 | LOG | Jim Simon |
| 53 | C | Phil Sobocinski |
| 67 | ROG | Dan Grimm |
| 73 | ROT | Errol Linden |
| 28 | TE | Ray Ogden |
| 17 | QB | Bob Berry |
| 35 | HB | Bill Harris |
| 85 | FL | Paul Flatley |
| 37 | FB | Perry Lee Dunn |
| Defense | ||
| 87 | LDE | Claude Humphrey |
| 78 | LDT | Jerry Shay |
| 79 | RDT | Carlton Dabney |
| 77 | RDE | Rick Cash |
| 54 | LLB | Grady Allen |
| 60 | MLB | Tommy Nobis |
| 55 | RLB | Ralph Heck |
| 36 | LCB | Ken Reaves |
| 27 | LS | Nick Rassas |
| 26 | RS | Billy Lothridge |
| 49 | RCB | Jimmy Burson |
| Chicago Bears | ||
| Offense | ||
| 45 | SE | Dick Gordon |
| 65 | LOT | Randy Jackson |
| 67 | LOG | George Seals |
| 50 | C | Mike Pyle |
| 72 | ROG | Jim Cadile |
| 63 | ROT | Bob Wetoska |
| 84 | TE | Austin Denney |
| 15 | QB | Virgil Carter |
| 41 | HB | Brian Piccolo |
| 21 | FL | Cecil Turner |
| 29 | FB | Ronnie Bull |
| Defense | ||
| 87 | LDE | Ed O'Bradovich |
| 76 | LDT | John Johnson |
| 79 | RDT | Dick Evey |
| 86 | RDE | Loyd Phillips |
| 55 | LLB | Doug Buffone |
| 51 | MLB | Dick Butkus |
| 53 | RLB | Jim Purnell |
| 26 | LCB | Bennie McRae |
| 17 | LS | Richie Petitbon |
| 31 | RS | Rosey Taylor |
| 20 | RCB | Joe Taylor |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Harmon Wages | 10 | 71 | 7.1 | 31 | 0 |
| Bill Harris | 16 | 59 | 3.7 | 9 | 0 |
| Perry Lee Dunn | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Bob Berry | 7 | 10 | 1.4 | 12 | 2 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Virgil Carter | 7 | 54 | 7.7 | 21 | 1 |
| Ronnie Bull | 9 | 28 | 3.1 | 5 | 0 |
| Brian Piccolo | 8 | 19 | 2.4 | 9 | 0 |
| Ralph Kurek | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Bob Wallace | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Larry Rakestraw | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Bob Berry | 13 | 8 | 61.5 | 0 | 173 | 13.3 | 66 | 0 | 5 | 30 | 105.4 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Larry Rakestraw | 15 | 7 | 46.7 | 1 | 71 | 4.7 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 32.9 |
| Virgil Carter | 13 | 9 | 69.2 | 0 | 145 | 11.2 | 44 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 106.2 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Paul Flatley | 3 | 94 | 31.3 | 66 | 0 |
| Bill Harris | 2 | 63 | 31.5 | 42 | 0 |
| Jerry Simmons | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Harmon Wages | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Perry Lee Dunn | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Brian Piccolo | 7 | 92 | 13.1 | 44 | 0 |
| Bob Wallace | 4 | 69 | 17.3 | 25 | 0 |
| Ronnie Bull | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Austin Denney | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Dick Gordon | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Jimmy Burson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Billy Lothridge | 5 | 201 | 40.2 | 0 | |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Jon Kilgore | 3 | 113 | 37.7 | 44 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Jimmy Burson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Bob Wallace | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Cecil Turner | 1 | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Jim Butler | 4 | 71 | 17.8 | 20 | 0 | |
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Bob Wallace | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Cecil Turner | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
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