| Detroit Lions at Atlanta Falcons |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 8, 1972 Location: Atlanta, GA Venue: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Attendance: 58850 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 70 F Humidty: 34% Wind: 13 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit LionsDET | 3 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 26 |
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 3 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 23 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DET | ATL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detroit LionsDET | Errol Mann 39 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Bill Bell 22 FG | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Errol Mann 37 FG | 6 | 3 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Steve Owens 8 run (Errol Mann kick) | 13 | 3 |
| 3 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Art Malone 10 run (Bill Bell kick) | 13 | 10 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Ron Jessie 82 pass from Greg Landry (Errol Mann kick) | 20 | 10 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Art Malone 2 pass from Bob Berry (Bill Bell kick) | 20 | 17 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Bill Bell 32 FG | 20 | 20 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Bill Bell 12 FG | 20 | 23 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Steve Owens 3 run (Errol Mann kick blocked) | 26 | 23 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 86 | WR | Al Barnes |
| 89 | WR | Ron Jessie |
| 75 | LOT | Jim Yarbrough |
| 63 | LOG | Chuck Walton |
| 54 | C | Ed Flanagan |
| 66 | ROG | Bob Kowalkowski |
| 76 | ROT | Rocky Freitas |
| 87 | TE | Craig Cotton |
| 11 | QB | Greg Landry |
| 36 | RB | Steve Owens |
| 42 | RB | Altie Taylor |
| Defense | ||
| 83 | LDE | Jim Mitchell |
| 70 | LDT | Larry Woods |
| 73 | RDT | Bob Bell |
| 74 | RDE | Larry Hand |
| 50 | LLB | Paul Naumoff |
| 53 | MLB | Mike Lucci |
| 55 | RLB | Wayne Walker |
| 20 | LCB | Lem Barney |
| 28 | LS | Mike Weger |
| 44 | RS | Dick LeBeau |
| 46 | RCB | Rudy Redmond |
| 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 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | / | / | 4 | 40 | 1 | 1 | |
| ATL | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | / | / | 9 | 88 | 4 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Altie Taylor | 13 | 80 | 6.2 | 0 | |
| Steve Owens | 19 | 77 | 4.1 | 2 | |
| Greg Landry | 5 | 23 | 4.6 | 8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 37 | 180 | 4.9 | 2 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Dave Hampton | 16 | 85 | 5.3 | 0 | |
| Art Malone | 12 | 77 | 6.4 | 1 | |
| Joe Profit | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 0 | |
| Bob Berry | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | |
| Willie Belton | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Jim Mitchell | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 38 | 199 | 5.2 | 1 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Greg Landry | 17 | 5 | 29.4 | 3 | 142 | 8.4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 41.9 | |
| Team Totals | 17 | 5 | 29.4 | 3 | 142 | 8.4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 41.9 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Bob Berry | 17 | 10 | 58.8 | 1 | 105 | 6.2 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 71.9 | |
| Team Totals | 17 | 10 | 58.8 | 1 | 105 | 6.2 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 71.9 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Ron Jessie | 3 | 102 | 34.0 | 1 | |
| Altie Taylor | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 5 | 142 | 28.4 | 1 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Art Malone | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 1 | |
| Dave Hampton | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 0 | |
| Jim Mitchell | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 0 | |
| Ken Burrow | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 10 | 105 | 10.5 | 1 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Paul Naumoff | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | |||
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Clarence Ellis | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Tommy Nobis | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Tom Hayes | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 0 | |||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Herman Weaver | 3 | 142 | 47.3 | 54 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 142 | 47.3 | 0 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| John James | 6 | 238 | 39.7 | 50 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 238 | 39.7 | 1 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Lem Barney | 3 | 0 | 24 | 8.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Willie Belton | 3 | 0 | 42 | 14.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Mickey Zofko | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Ron Jessie | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Dave Hampton | 3 | 63 | 21.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Willie Belton | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 24 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |
| Team Totals | 4.0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |
| Team Totals | 1.0 |