| Los Angeles Rams at Atlanta Falcons Game Statistics |
| Date: October 1, 1972 Location: Atlanta, GA |
| Venue: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Attendance: 57122 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 62 F Humidty: 48% Wind: 6 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles RamsLARM | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | LARM | ATL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Bill Bell 41 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Ken Burrow 38 pass from Bob Berry (Bill Bell kick) | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Dave Hampton 56 run (Bill Bell kick) | 0 | 17 |
| 3 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | David Ray 22 FG | 3 | 17 |
| 3 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Tommy Nobis 29 interception return (Bill Bell kick) | 3 | 24 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Dave Hampton 1 run (Bill Bell kick) | 3 | 31 |
| 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 |
| 12 | QB | Pete Beathard |
| 33 | RB | Willie Ellison |
| 34 | RB | Les Josephson |
| Defense | ||
| 85 | LDE | Jack Youngblood |
| 74 | LDT | Merlin Olsen |
| 72 | RDT | Phil Olsen |
| 79 | RDE | Coy Bacon |
| 53 | LLB | Jim Purnell |
| 86 | MLB | Marlin McKeever |
| 58 | RLB | Isiah Robertson |
| 24 | LCB | Clancy Williams |
| 42 | LS | Dave Elmendorf |
| 19 | RS | Jim Nettles |
| 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 |
| 56 | ROG | Dennis Havig |
| 79 | ROT | George Kunz |
| 86 | TE | Jim Mitchell |
| 17 | QB | Bob Berry |
| 43 | RB | Dave Hampton |
| 25 | RB | Art Malone |
| Offense | ||
| 87 | LDE | Claude Humphrey |
| 88 | LDT | Glen Condren |
| 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 |
| 29 | RS | Clarence Ellis |
| 27 | RCB | Tom Hayes |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Willie Ellison | 10 | 40 | 4.0 | 0 | |
| Les Josephson | 8 | 21 | 2.6 | 0 | |
| Jim Bertelsen | 4 | 21 | 5.3 | 0 | |
| Lance Rentzel | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Bob Thomas | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Dave Hampton | 29 | 161 | 5.6 | 2 | |
| Art Malone | 18 | 103 | 5.7 | 0 | |
| Bob Berry | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 0 | |
| Ken Burrow | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||||||||
| Roman Gabriel | 18 | 5 | 27.8 | 2 | 79 | 4.4 | 0 | 5.8 | |||
| Pete Beathard | 14 | 5 | 35.7 | 4 | 93 | 6.6 | 0 | 19.9 | |||
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Bob Berry | 9 | 2 | 22.2 | 1 | 61 | 6.8 | 1 | 52.8 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Jack Snow | 4 | 97 | 24.3 | 0 | |
| Bob Klein | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 0 | |
| Lance Rentzel | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | |
| Jim Bertelsen | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Ken Burrow | 1 | 38 | 38.0 | 38t | 1 |
| Jim Mitchell | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Jim Nettles | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Tom Hayes | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | |
| Tommy Nobis | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29t | 1 |
| Ken Reaves | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Mike Lewis | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Clarence Ellis | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Dave Chapple | 4 | 194 | 48.5 | 0 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| John James | 4 | 154 | 38.5 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| John Love | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | ||
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| John Love | 4 | 87 | 21.8 | 0 | ||
| Al Clark | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Dave Hampton | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 0 | ||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |
| Atlanta Falcons | |
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