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Atlanta Falcons 37 at Chicago Bears 21
Sunday, September 17, 1972
Stadium: Soldier Field (I), Start Time: 1:00, Surface: astroturf,
Weather: 76 degrees, relative humidity 80%, wind 12 mph
Weather: 76 degrees, relative humidity 80%, wind 12 mph
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons (1-0-0) | 10 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 37 |
| Chicago Bears (0-1-0) | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
Scoring
| ATL | CHI | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Falcons | John Zook 26 yard fumble return (Bill Bell kick) | 7 | 0 |
| Bears | Bob Parsons 6 yard pass from Bobby Douglass (Mac Percival kick) | 7 | 7 | |
| Falcons | Bill Bell 22 yard field goal | 10 | 7 | |
| 2nd | Falcons | Ken Burrow 32 yard pass from Bob Berry (Bill Bell kick) | 17 | 7 |
| Falcons | Bob Berry 1 yard rush (Bill Bell kick) | 24 | 7 | |
| Falcons | Art Malone 57 yard pass from Bob Berry (Bill Bell kick) | 31 | 7 | |
| 3rd | Bears | Earl Thomas 38 yard pass from Bobby Douglass (Mac Percival kick) | 31 | 14 |
| Falcons | Bill Bell 39 yard field goal | 34 | 14 | |
| 4th | Bears | Jim Harrison 1 yard rush (Mac Percival kick) | 34 | 21 |
| Falcons | Bill Bell 36 yard field goal | 37 | 21 |
Team Stats
| ATL | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 16 | 15 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 37-173-1 | 43-214-1 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 6-9-151-2-1 | 4-12-73-2-1 |
| Sacked-yards | 1-5 | 1-4 |
| Net pass yards | 146 | 69 |
| Total yards | 319 | 283 |
| Fumbles-lost | 1-1 | 4-2 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 3 |
| Penalties-yards | 6-33 | 5-23 |
Passing, 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 | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | 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 | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | 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 | |||||||||
Kicking & Punting
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Bill Bell | ATL | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John James | ATL | 2 | 97 | 48.5 | 0 | ||||
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Bobby Joe Green | CHI | 4 | 167 | 41.8 | 0 | ||||