Atlanta Falcons 20 at New England Patriots 21
Sunday, September 24, 1972
Atlanta Falcons 20, New England Patriots 21
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final |
|---|
| Atlanta Falcons (1-1-0) | 3 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 20 |
| New England Patriots (1-1-0) | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
Scoring
| | | ATL | NWE |
|---|
| 1st | ATL | Bill Bell 38 yard field goal | 3 | 0 |
| 2nd | ATL | Bill Bell 21 yard field goal | 6 | 0 |
| NWE | Josh Ashton 4 yard rush (Mike Walker kick) | 6 | 7 |
| 3rd | ATL | Art Malone 1 yard rush (Bill Bell kick) | 13 | 7 |
| ATL | Dave Hampton 1 yard rush (Bill Bell kick) | 20 | 7 |
| 4th | NWE | Randy Vataha 37 yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Mike Walker kick) | 20 | 14 |
| NWE | Carl Garrett 12 yard rush (Mike Walker kick) | 20 | 21 |
Team Stats
| ATL | NWE |
|---|
| First downs | 20 | 19 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 40-182-2 | 26-103-2 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 14-23-223-0-0 | 12-29-195-1-0 |
| Sacked-yards | 1-6 | 1-11 |
| Net pass yards | 217 | 184 |
| Total yards | 399 | 287 |
| Fumbles-lost | 1-0 | 1-0 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
| Penalties-yards | 7-44 | 3-35 |
Rushing & Receiving
Defense & Returns
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Tm |
Sk |
Int |
Yds |
TD |
Lng |
FR |
Yds |
TD |
Rt |
Yds |
Y/Rt |
TD |
Lng |
Ret |
Yds |
Y/R |
TD |
Lng |
| Willie Belton |
ATL |
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0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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2 |
51 |
25.5 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
-1.0 |
0 |
0 |
| Ray Brown |
ATL |
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0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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3 |
17 |
5.7 |
0 |
0 |
| Dave Hampton |
ATL |
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0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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2 |
44 |
22.0 |
0 |
0 |
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Tm |
Sk |
Int |
Yds |
TD |
Lng |
FR |
Yds |
TD |
Rt |
Yds |
Y/Rt |
TD |
Lng |
Ret |
Yds |
Y/R |
TD |
Lng |
| Josh Ashton |
NWE |
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0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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2 |
40 |
20.0 |
0 |
0 |
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| Carl Garrett |
NWE |
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0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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1 |
17 |
17.0 |
0 |
0 |
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