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Week 1
1972
1972 gms
Jets 41
@Bills 24		 Falcons 37
@Bears 21		 Packers 26
@Browns 10		 Cardinals 10
@Colts 3		 Cowboys 28
Eagles 6		 Broncos 30
Oilers 17		 Lions 30
Giants 16		 Dolphins 20
@Chiefs 10
Bengals 31
@Patriots 7		 Steelers 34
Raiders 28		 Rams 34
Saints 14		 49ers 34
Chargers 3		 Mon:Redskins 24
@Vikings 21

Atlanta Falcons 37 at Chicago Bears 21

Sunday, September 17, 1972
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Atlanta Falcons (1-0-0)10213337
Chicago Bears (0-1-0)707721

Game Info
Stadium Soldier Field (I)
Start Time 1:00pm
Surface astroturf
Weather 76 degrees, relative humidity 80%, wind 12 mph
Vegas Line Pick
Over/Under 0.0 (over)

Scoring

Team Stats

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 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

Kicking & Punting

PAT FG Punting
Tm XPM XPA FGM FGA Pnt Yds Y/P 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 Y/P Lng
Bobby Joe Green CHI 4 167 41.8 0