| New York Giants at Atlanta Falcons Game Statistics |
| Date: October 1, 1978 Location: Atlanta, GA |
| Venue: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Attendance: 47765 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 66 F Humidty: 78% Wind: 7 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York GiantsNYG | 14 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 20 |
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 0 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 23 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NYG | ATL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York GiantsNYG | Larry Csonka 6 run (Joe Danelo kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | New York GiantsNYG | George Martin 11 lateral from Ray Rhodes 72 blocked field goal recovery (Joe Danelo kick) | 14 | 0 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Wallace Francis 54 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Fred Steinfort kick) | 14 | 7 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Safety, Joe Pisarcik tackled in end zone by Dewey McClain | 14 | 9 |
| 3 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Steve Bartkowski 1 run (Fred Steinfort kick) | 14 | 16 |
| 4 | New York GiantsNYG | Joe Danelo 23 FG | 17 | 16 |
| 4 | New York GiantsNYG | Joe Danelo 45 FG | 20 | 16 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Haskel Stanback 9 run (Fred Steinfort kick) | 20 | 23 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||
| Offense | ||
| 86 | WR | Johnny Perkins |
| 85 | WR | Jimmy Robinson |
| 71 | LOT | Gordon Gravelle |
| 63 | LOG | Doug Van Horn |
| 56 | C | Jim Clack |
| 68 | ROG | J.T. Turner |
| 62 | ROT | Ron Mikolajczyk |
| 84 | TE | Al Dixon |
| 9 | QB | Joe Pisarcik |
| 35 | RB | Dan Doornink |
| 33 | RB | Bobby Hammond |
| Defense | ||
| 75 | LDE | George Martin |
| 64 | LDT | John Mendenhall |
| 70 | RDT | Gary Jeter |
| 81 | RDE | Jack Gregory |
| 10 | LLB | Brad Van Pelt |
| 53 | MLB | Harry Carson |
| 55 | RLB | Brian Kelley |
| 21 | LCB | Bill Bryant |
| 28 | SS | Beasley Reece |
| 31 | WS | Ernie Jones |
| 22 | RCB | Ray Rhodes |
| 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 |
| 10 | QB | Steve Bartkowski |
| 24 | HB | Haskel Stanback |
| 44 | FB | Bubba Bean |
| Offense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Jeff Yeates |
| 72 | LDT | Jim Bailey |
| 69 | RDT | Mike Lewis |
| 75 | RDE | Jeff Merrow |
| 54 | LLB | Fulton Kuykendall |
| 55 | MLB | Ralph Ortega |
| 59 | RLB | Greg Brezina |
| 22 | LCB | Rolland Lawrence |
| 28 | SS | Frank Reed |
| 27 | FS | Tom Pridemore |
| 38 | RCB | Rick Byas |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Dan Doornink | 8 | 55 | 6.9 | 16 | 0 |
| Bobby Hammond | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Larry Csonka | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 8 | 1 |
| Billy Taylor | 7 | 2 | 0.3 | 5 | 0 |
| Willie Spencer | 2 | -9 | -4.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Haskel Stanback | 19 | 51 | 2.7 | 9t | 1 |
| Bubba Bean | 11 | 50 | 4.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Ricky Patton | 7 | 29 | 4.1 | 15 | 0 |
| Mike Esposito | 5 | 16 | 3.2 | 7 | 0 |
| Steve Bartkowski | 8 | 12 | 1.5 | 6 | 1 |
| Wallace Francis | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | -6 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||||||||
| Joe Pisarcik | 21 | 7 | 33.3 | 0 | 86 | 4.1 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 46.9 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Steve Bartkowski | 26 | 14 | 53.8 | 0 | 226 | 8.7 | 54t | 1 | 3 | 28 | 96.0 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Al Dixon | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 26 | 0 |
| Johnny Perkins | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Larry Csonka | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Dan Doornink | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Billy Taylor | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Wallace Francis | 7 | 153 | 21.9 | 54t | 1 |
| Jim Mitchell | 3 | 54 | 18.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Bubba Bean | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Billy Ryckman | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Ricky Patton | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Dave Jennings | 5 | 213 | 42.6 | 60 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| John James | 3 | 94 | 31.3 | 42 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||||||
| James Thompson | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Billy Ryckman | 3 | 0 | 63 | 21.0 | 38 | 0 |
| Alfred Jackson | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Beasley Reece | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Billy Taylor | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Tom Pridemore | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 19 | 0 | |
| Alfred Jackson | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 18 | 0 | |
| George Franklin | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New York Giants | |
| George Martin | 1.0 |
| Jack Gregory | 1.0 |
| Gary Jeter | 1.0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |
| Greg Brezina | 1.0 |
| Dewey McClain | 1.0 |
| Jeff Merrow | 1.0 |
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