| Atlanta Falcons at Chicago Bears Game Statistics |
| Date: September 17, 1972 Location: Chicago, IL |
| Venue: Soldier Field Attendance: 55701 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 84 F Humidty: 65% Wind: 3 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 10 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 37 |
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | ATL | CHIB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlanta FalconsATL | John Zook 26 opponents fumble recovery (Bill Bell kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Bob Parsons 6 pass from Bobby Douglass (Mac Percival kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 1 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Bill Bell 22 FG | 10 | 7 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Ken Burrow 32 pass from Bob Berry (Bill Bell kick) | 17 | 7 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Bob Berry 1 run (Bill Bell kick) | 24 | 7 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Art Malone 57 pass from Bob Berry (Bill Bell kick) | 31 | 7 |
| 3 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Earl Thomas 38 pass from Bobby Douglass (Mac Percival kick) | 31 | 14 |
| 3 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Bill Bell 39 FG | 34 | 14 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Jim Harrison 1 run (Mac Percival kick) | 34 | 21 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Bill Bell 36 FG | 37 | 21 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | Ken Burrow |
| 81 | WR | Wes Chesson |
| 61 | LOT | Bill Sandeman |
| 64 | LOG | Andy Maurer |
| 57 | C | Jeff Van Note |
| 56 | ROG | Dennis Havig |
| 79 | ROT | George Kunz |
| 86 | TE | Jim Mitchell |
| 17 | QB | Bob Berry |
| 25 | RB | Art Malone |
| 23 | RB | Joe Profit |
| Defense | ||
| 87 | LDE | Claude Humphrey |
| 66 | LDT | John Small |
| 69 | RDT | Mike Lewis |
| 71 | RDE | John Zook |
| 58 | LLB | Don Hansen |
| 60 | MLB | Tommy Nobis |
| 50 | RLB | Greg Brezina |
| 36 | LCB | Ken Reaves |
| 34 | LS | Ray Brown |
| 30 | RS | Larry Shears |
| 27 | RCB | Tom Hayes |
| Chicago Bears | ||
| Offense | ||
| 43 | WR | George Farmer |
| 84 | WR | Jim Seymour |
| 65 | LOT | Randy Jackson |
| 61 | LOG | Glen Holloway |
| 52 | C | Rich Coady |
| 78 | ROG | Bob Newton |
| 74 | ROT | Bob Asher |
| 82 | TE | Earl Thomas |
| 10 | QB | Bobby Douglass |
| 35 | RB | Jim Harrison |
| 22 | RB | Cyril Pinder |
| Offense | ||
| 85 | LDE | Willie Holman |
| 68 | LDT | Jim Osborne |
| 71 | RDT | Tony McGee |
| 87 | RDE | Steve DeLong |
| 55 | LLB | Doug Buffone |
| 51 | MLB | Dick Butkus |
| 31 | RLB | Ross Brupbacher |
| 32 | LCB | Charlie Ford |
| 48 | LS | Ron Smith |
| 44 | RS | Garry Lyle |
| 20 | RCB | Joe Taylor |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Art Malone | 19 | 77 | 4.1 | 0 | |
| Dave Hampton | 6 | 49 | 8.2 | 0 | |
| Joe Profit | 9 | 25 | 2.8 | 0 | |
| Jim Mitchell | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Bob Berry | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 1 | |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Jim Harrison | 20 | 113 | 5.7 | 1 | |
| Bobby Douglass | 9 | 68 | 7.6 | 0 | |
| Cyril Pinder | 7 | 23 | 3.3 | 0 | |
| Roger Lawson | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | |
| Earl Thomas | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| Don Shy | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| George Farmer | 1 | -11 | -11.0 | -11 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Bob Berry | 9 | 6 | 66.7 | 1 | 151 | 16.8 | 2 | 109.7 | |||
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Bobby Douglass | 12 | 4 | 33.3 | 1 | 73 | 6.1 | 2 | 60.1 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Art Malone | 2 | 72 | 36.0 | 1 | |
| Jim Mitchell | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 | |
| Ken Burrow | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32t | 1 |
| Todd Snyder | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Earl Thomas | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 1 | |
| Roger Lawson | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Bob Parsons | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6t | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Tom Hayes | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Garry Lyle | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| John James | 2 | 97 | 48.5 | 0 | |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Bobby Joe Green | 4 | 167 | 41.8 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Dave Hampton | 3 | 87 | 29.0 | 0 | ||
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Cecil Turner | 3 | 60 | 20.0 | 0 | ||
| Craig Clemons | 2 | 53 | 26.5 | 0 | ||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
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| Chicago Bears | |
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