| Atlanta Falcons at Los Angeles Rams Game Statistics |
| Date: September 10, 1978 Location: Los Angeles, CA |
| Venue: Memorial Coliseum Attendance: 46201 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 73 F Humidty: 62% Wind: 14 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Los Angeles RamsLARM | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | ATL | LARM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Frank Corral 19 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Cullen Bryant 1 run (Frank Corral kick) | 0 | 10 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Wallace Francis |
| 82 | WR | Billy Ryckman |
| 78 | LOT | Mike Kenn |
| 70 | LOG | Dave Scott |
| 57 | C | Jeff Van Note |
| 68 | ROG | R.C. Thielemann |
| 66 | ROT | Warren Bryant |
| 86 | TE | Jim Mitchell |
| 14 | QB | June Jones |
| 33 | HB | Ricky Patton |
| 44 | FB | Bubba Bean |
| Defense | ||
| 87 | LDE | Claude Humphrey |
| 72 | LDT | Jim Bailey |
| 69 | RDT | Mike Lewis |
| 75 | RDE | Jeff Merrow |
| 54 | LLB | Fulton Kuykendall |
| 59 | MLB | Robert Pennywell |
| 59 | RLB | Greg Brezina |
| 22 | LCB | Rolland Lawrence |
| 28 | SS | Frank Reed |
| 32 | FS | Ray Easterling |
| 38 | RCB | Rick Byas |
| Los Angeles Rams | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Ron Jessie |
| 80 | WR | Billy Waddy |
| 77 | LOT | Doug France |
| 65 | LOG | Tom Mack |
| 61 | C | Rich Saul |
| 60 | ROG | Dennis Harrah |
| 75 | ROT | John Williams |
| 83 | TE | Terry Nelson |
| 11 | QB | Pat Haden |
| 32 | RB | Cullen Bryant |
| 22 | FB | John Cappelletti |
| Offense | ||
| 85 | LDE | Jack Youngblood |
| 76 | LDT | Cody Jones |
| 90 | RDT | Larry Brooks |
| 89 | RDE | Fred Dryer |
| 53 | LLB | Jim Youngblood |
| 64 | MLB | Jack Reynolds |
| 58 | RLB | Isiah Robertson |
| 27 | LCB | Pat Thomas |
| 42 | SS | Dave Elmendorf |
| 48 | FS | Bill Simpson |
| 49 | RCB | Rod Perry |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Ricky Patton | 13 | 24 | 1.8 | 11 | 0 |
| Bubba Bean | 8 | 19 | 2.4 | 6 | 0 |
| June Jones | 4 | 18 | 4.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Ray Strong | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| John Cappelletti | 17 | 57 | 3.4 | 13 | 0 |
| Cullen Bryant | 15 | 45 | 3.0 | 12 | 1 |
| Jim Jodat | 5 | 13 | 2.6 | 9 | 0 |
| Rod Phillips | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 6 | 0 |
| Wendell Tyler | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | 3 | 0 |
| Pat Haden | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| June Jones | 15 | 5 | 33.3 | 1 | 38 | 2.5 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 35 | 14.6 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||||||||
| Pat Haden | 36 | 19 | 52.8 | 2 | 237 | 6.6 | 52 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 50.3 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Ricky Patton | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 9 | 0 |
| Billy Ryckman | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Ray Strong | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Ron Jessie | 6 | 61 | 10.2 | 18 | 0 |
| Willie Miller | 4 | 88 | 22.0 | 52 | 0 |
| Billy Waddy | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 23 | 0 |
| John Cappelletti | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 6 | 0 |
| Terry Nelson | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Jim Jodat | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Rolland Lawrence | 1 | 44 | 44.0 | 44 | 0 |
| Rick Byas | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Dave Elmendorf | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| John James | 10 | 388 | 38.8 | 51 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Glen Walker | 7 | 209 | 29.9 | 44 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Alfred Jackson | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Billy Waddy | 4 | 0 | 8 | 2.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Cullen Bryant | 3 | 0 | 27 | 9.0 | 21 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Alfred Jackson | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 15 | 0 | |
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |
| Greg Brezina | 1.0 |
| Jeff Merrow | 1.0 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |
| Fred Dryer | 1.5 |
| Jack Youngblood | 1.0 |
| Larry Brooks | 1.0 |
| Jim Youngblood | 0.5 |
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