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Atlanta Falcons 37 at Chicago Bears 21

Sunday, September 17, 1972

Atlanta Falcons 37, Chicago Bears 21

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Atlanta Falcons (1-0-0)10213337
Chicago Bears (0-1-0)707721

Scoring

ATLCHI
1stATLJohn Zook 26 yard fumble return (Bill Bell kick)70
CHIBob Parsons 6 yard pass from Bobby Douglass (Mac Percival kick)77
ATLBill Bell 22 yard field goal107
2ndATLKen Burrow 32 yard pass from Bob Berry (Bill Bell kick)177
ATLBob Berry 1 yard rush (Bill Bell kick)247
ATLArt Malone 57 yard pass from Bob Berry (Bill Bell kick)317
3rdCHIEarl Thomas 38 yard pass from Bobby Douglass (Mac Percival kick)3114
ATLBill Bell 39 yard field goal3414
4thCHIJim Harrison 1 yard rush (Mac Percival kick)3421
ATLBill Bell 36 yard field goal3721

Team Stats

ATLCHI
First downs1615
Rush-yards-TDs37-173-143-214-1
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT6-9-151-2-14-12-73-2-1
Sacked-yards1-51-4
Net pass yards14669
Total yards319283
Fumbles-lost1-14-2
Turnovers23
Penalties-yards6-335-23

Rushing & Receiving

Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Art Malone ATL 19 77 0 0 2 72 1 0
Bob Berry ATL 6 9 151 2 1 0 2 4 1 0
Dave Hampton ATL 6 49 0 0
Jim R. Mitchell ATL 1 18 0 0 2 28 0 0
Ken Burrow ATL 1 32 1 0
Joe Profit ATL 9 25 0 0
Todd Snyder ATL 1 19 0 0
Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Jim Harrison CHI 20 113 1 0
Bobby Douglass CHI 4 12 73 2 1 0 9 68 0 0
Earl Thomas CHI 2 6 0 0 2 50 1 0
Roger Lawson CHI 3 11 0 0 1 17 0 0
Cyril Pinder CHI 7 23 0 0
Bob Parsons CHI 1 6 1 0
Don Shy CHI 1 4 0 0
George Farmer CHI 1 -11 0 0

Defense & Returns

Def Interceptions Fumbles Kick Returns Punt Returns
Tm Sk Int Yds TD Lng FR Yds TD Rt Yds Y/Rt TD Lng Ret Yds Y/R TD Lng
Willie Belton ATL 0 0 0 0 1 29 29.0 0 0 1 5 5.0 0 0
Ray Brown ATL 0 0 0 0 1 12 12.0 0 0
Dave Hampton ATL 0 0 0 0 3 87 29.0 0 0
Tom Hayes ATL 1 8 0 0
Def Interceptions Fumbles Kick Returns Punt Returns
Tm Sk Int Yds TD Lng FR Yds TD Rt Yds Y/Rt TD Lng Ret Yds Y/R TD Lng
Craig Clemons CHI 0 0 0 0 2 53 26.5 0 0
Garry Lyle CHI 1 35 0 0
Ron Smith CHI 0 0 0 0 1 15 15.0 0 0
Cecil Turner CHI 0 0 0 0 3 60 20.0 0 0