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You Are Here > Pro-Football-Reference.com > Boxscores > Detroit Lions at Atlanta Falcons - December 8th, 1968
Detroit Lions 24 at Atlanta Falcons 7
Sunday, December 8, 1968
Detroit Lions 24, Atlanta Falcons 7| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions (4-7-2) | 7 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 24 |
| Atlanta Falcons (2-11-0) | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Scoring
| DET | ATL | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | DET | Billy Gambrell 26 yard pass from Bill Munson (Wayne H. Walker kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2nd | ATL | Cannonball Butler 60 yard rush (Bob Etter kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 3rd | DET | Billy Gambrell 7 yard pass from Bill Munson (Wayne H. Walker kick) | 14 | 7 |
| 4th | DET | Billy Gambrell 22 yard pass from Bill Munson (Wayne H. Walker kick) | 21 | 7 |
| DET | Wayne H. Walker 36 yard field goal | 24 | 7 |
Team Stats
| DET | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 18 | 14 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 32-130-0 | 28-172-1 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 21-28-241-3-0 | 9-21-124-0-2 |
| Sacked-yards | 3-29 | 10-66 |
| Net pass yards | 212 | 58 |
| Total yards | 342 | 230 |
| Fumbles-lost | 2-1 | 2-2 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 4 |
| Penalties-yards | 2-21 | 4-20 |
Rushing & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Bill Munson | DET | 21 | 28 | 241 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Bill Triplett | DET | 17 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 37 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Billy Gambrell | DET | 4 | 105 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Charlie Sanders | DET | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 59 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Dave Kopay | DET | 7 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Mike Campbell | DET | 7 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Earl McCullouch | DET | 4 | 19 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Phil Odle | DET | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Cannonball Butler | ATL | 5 | 87 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Bob Berry | ATL | 9 | 21 | 124 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Jerry Simmons | ATL | 2 | 53 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Perry Lee Dunn | ATL | 9 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Paul Flatley | ATL | 2 | 35 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Ray Ogden | ATL | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Billy Harris | ATL | 8 | 14 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Harmon Wages | ATL | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
Defense & Returns
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Lem Barney | DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Tom Vaughn | DET | 2 | 33 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Cannonball Butler | ATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 98 | 24.5 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Dan Grimm | ATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||