| Los Angeles Rams at Atlanta Falcons Game Statistics |
| Date: October 17, 1971 Location: Atlanta, GA |
| Venue: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Attendance: 58850 |
| Weather: Smoke Haze Temp: 68 F Humidty: 81% Wind: 9 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles RamsLARM | 0 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 6 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 16 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | LARM | ATL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Jim Butler 1 pass from Bob Berry (Bill Bell kick failed) | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Roman Gabriel 1 run (David Ray kick) | 7 | 6 |
| 2 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | David Ray 24 FG | 10 | 6 |
| 3 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Bill Bell 35 FG | 10 | 9 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | John Mallory 54 opponents fumble recovery (Bill Bell kick) | 10 | 16 |
| 4 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Roman Gabriel 1 run (David Ray kick) | 17 | 16 |
| 4 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Willie Ellison 5 run (David Ray kick) | 24 | 16 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | ||
| Offense | ||
| 13 | WR | Lance Rentzel |
| 84 | WR | Jack Snow |
| 73 | LOT | Charlie Cowan |
| 65 | LOG | Tom Mack |
| 50 | C | Ken Iman |
| 71 | ROG | Joe Scibelli |
| 76 | ROT | Harry Schuh |
| 80 | TE | Bob Klein |
| 18 | QB | Roman Gabriel |
| 38 | HB | Larry Smith |
| 33 | FB | Willie Ellison |
| Defense | ||
| 85 | LDE | Jack Youngblood |
| 74 | LDT | Merlin Olsen |
| 67 | RDT | Bill Nelson |
| 79 | RDE | Coy Bacon |
| 53 | LLB | Jim Purnell |
| 86 | MLB | Marlin McKeever |
| 58 | RLB | Isiah Robertson |
| 19 | LCB | Jim Nettles |
| 39 | LS | Kermit Alexander |
| 42 | RS | Dave Elmendorf |
| 21 | RCB | Gene Howard |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | Ken Burrow |
| 81 | WR | Wes Chesson |
| 61 | LOT | Bill Sandeman |
| 64 | LOG | Andy Maurer |
| 57 | C | Jeff Van Note |
| 67 | ROG | Malcolm Snider |
| 75 | ROT | George Kunz |
| 86 | TE | Jim Mitchell |
| 17 | QB | Bob Berry |
| 33 | RB | Jim Butler |
| 5 | RB | Harmon Wages |
| Offense | ||
| 87 | LDE | Claude Humphrey |
| 66 | LDT | John Small |
| 88 | RDT | Glen Condren |
| 71 | RDE | John Zook |
| 52 | LLB | Ron Acks |
| 58 | MLB | Don Hansen |
| 50 | RLB | Greg Brezina |
| 36 | LCB | Ken Reaves |
| 22 | LS | John Mallory |
| 47 | RS | Rudy Redmond |
| 27 | RCB | Tom Hayes |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Willie Ellison | 15 | 49 | 3.3 | 1 | |
| Les Josephson | 13 | 40 | 3.1 | 0 | |
| Larry Smith | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | |
| Roman Gabriel | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 2 | |
| Lance Rentzel | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Jim Butler | 14 | 46 | 3.3 | 0 | |
| Harmon Wages | 7 | 32 | 4.6 | 0 | |
| Ken Burrow | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Sonny Campbell | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Dick Shiner | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Bob Berry | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||||||||
| Roman Gabriel | 24 | 14 | 58.3 | 0 | 209 | 8.7 | 0 | 87.0 | |||
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Bob Berry | 12 | 7 | 58.3 | 1 | 132 | 11.0 | 1 | 89.6 | |||
| Dick Shiner | 7 | 3 | 42.9 | 3 | 41 | 5.9 | 0 | 22.6 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Willie Ellison | 4 | 50 | 12.5 | 0 | |
| Lance Rentzel | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 0 | |
| Les Josephson | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 | |
| Jack Snow | 2 | 74 | 37.0 | 0 | |
| Bob Klein | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Jim Mitchell | 4 | 80 | 20.0 | 0 | |
| Harmon Wages | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 0 | |
| Wes Chesson | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | |
| Ken Burrow | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Jim Butler | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1t | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Marlin McKeever | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | |
| Gene Howard | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Jim Purnell | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Pat Studstill | 4 | 181 | 45.3 | 0 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Bill Bell | 5 | 178 | 35.6 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Alvin Haymond | 4 | 27 | 6.8 | 0 | ||
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| John Mallory | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Travis Williams | 3 | 58 | 19.3 | 0 | ||
| Alvin Haymond | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Jim Butler | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 | |
| John Small | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
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