| Los Angeles Rams at Atlanta Falcons |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 30, 1978 Location: Atlanta, GA Venue: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Attendance: 57250 |
| Weather: Partly Cloudy Temp: 62 F Humidty: 50% Wind: 13 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles RamsLARM | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 0 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 15 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | LARM | ATL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Ron Jessie 10 pass from Pat Haden (Frank Corral kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Tim Mazzetti 21 FG | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Tim Mazzetti 37 FG | 7 | 6 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Tim Mazzetti 30 FG | 7 | 9 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Tim Mazzetti 26 FG | 7 | 12 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Tim Mazzetti 37 FG | 7 | 15 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Ron Jessie |
| 82 | WR | Willie Miller |
| 77 | LOT | Doug France |
| 65 | LOG | Tom Mack |
| 61 | C | Rich Saul |
| 56 | ROG | Doug Smith |
| 75 | ROT | John Williams |
| 83 | TE | Terry Nelson |
| 11 | QB | Pat Haden |
| 30 | RB | Lawrence McCutcheon |
| 22 | FB | John Cappelletti |
| Defense | ||
| 85 | LDE | Jack Youngblood |
| 76 | LDT | Cody Jones |
| 90 | RDT | Larry Brooks |
| 89 | RDE | Fred Dryer |
| 53 | LLB | Jim Youngblood |
| 64 | MLB | Jack Reynolds |
| 59 | RLB | Bob Brudzinski |
| 27 | LCB | Pat Thomas |
| 42 | SS | Dave Elmendorf |
| 48 | FS | Bill Simpson |
| 49 | RCB | Rod Perry |
| 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 |
| 59 | MLB | Robert Pennywell |
| 59 | RLB | Greg Brezina |
| 22 | LCB | Rolland Lawrence |
| 28 | SS | Frank Reed |
| 27 | FS | Tom Pridemore |
| 38 | RCB | Rick Byas |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LARM | 28:18 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 4/18 | / | 2 | 10 | 4 | 2 |
| ATL | 31:42 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2/15 | / | 5 | 42 | 4 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Lawrence McCutcheon | 12 | 50 | 4.2 | 17 | 0 |
| Cullen Bryant | 6 | 17 | 2.8 | 8 | 0 |
| Vince Ferragamo | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Pat Haden | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 6 | 0 |
| John Cappelletti | 10 | 6 | 0.6 | 5 | 0 |
| Rod Phillips | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 33 | 94 | 2.8 | 17 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Haskel Stanback | 21 | 51 | 2.4 | 12 | 0 |
| Bubba Bean | 15 | 44 | 2.9 | 8 | 0 |
| Steve Bartkowski | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| June Jones | 2 | -4 | -2.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 39 | 98 | 2.5 | 12 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||||||||
| Pat Haden | 23 | 13 | 56.5 | 3 | 130 | 5.7 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 47.6 |
| Vince Ferragamo | 4 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 50 | 12.5 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 95.8 |
| Team Totals | 27 | 15 | 55.6 | 3 | 180 | 6.7 | 28 | 1 | 5 | 40 | 48.9 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| June Jones | 11 | 7 | 63.6 | 0 | 87 | 7.9 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88.1 |
| Steve Bartkowski | 6 | 1 | 16.7 | 1 | 16 | 2.7 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 0.0 |
| Team Totals | 17 | 8 | 47.1 | 1 | 103 | 6.1 | 34 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 42.0 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Ron Jessie | 4 | 44 | 11.0 | 18 | 1 |
| Billy Waddy | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 22 | 0 |
| Willie Miller | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 28 | 0 |
| Dwight Scales | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Terry Nelson | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Lawrence McCutcheon | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | -6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 15 | 180 | 12.0 | 28 | 1 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Alfred Jackson | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 34 | 0 |
| Bubba Bean | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Jim Mitchell | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Haskel Stanback | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Wallace Francis | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 103 | 12.9 | 23 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Bill Simpson | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Rolland Lawrence | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 19 | 0 |
| Rick Byas | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 19 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||||
| Glen Walker | 4 | 156 | 39.0 | 47 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 156 | 31.2 | 47 | 0 | 0 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||
| John James | 7 | 282 | 40.3 | 50 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 7 | 282 | 40.3 | 50 | 0 | 2 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Jackie Wallace | 4 | 1 | 19 | 4.8 | 10 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 1 | 19 | 4.8 | 10 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Billy Ryckman | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Jerry Latin | 4 | 70 | 17.5 | 21 | 0 | |
| Jim Jodat | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Rod Phillips | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 6 | 107 | 17.8 | 23 | 0 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Dennis Pearson | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |
| Fred Dryer | 1.0 |
| Cody Jones | 0.5 |
| Isiah Robertson | 0.5 |
| Team Totals | 2.0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |
| Frank Reed | 2.0 |
| Greg Brezina | 2.0 |
| Dewey McClain | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 5.0 |