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Atlanta Falcons 20 at New England Patriots 21

Sunday, September 24, 1972

Atlanta Falcons 20, New England Patriots 21

1234Final
Atlanta Falcons (1-1-0)3314020
New England Patriots (1-1-0)0701421

Scoring

ATLNWE
1stATLBill Bell 38 yard field goal30
2ndATLBill Bell 21 yard field goal60
NWEJosh Ashton 4 yard rush (Mike Walker kick)67
3rdATLArt Malone 1 yard rush (Bill Bell kick)137
ATLDave Hampton 1 yard rush (Bill Bell kick)207
4thNWERandy Vataha 37 yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Mike Walker kick)2014
NWECarl Garrett 12 yard rush (Mike Walker kick)2021

Team Stats

ATLNWE
First downs2019
Rush-yards-TDs40-182-226-103-2
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT14-23-223-0-012-29-195-1-0
Sacked-yards1-61-11
Net pass yards217184
Total yards399287
Fumbles-lost1-01-0
Turnovers00
Penalties-yards7-443-35

Rushing & Receiving

Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Art Malone ATL 15 70 1 0 6 77 0 0
Dave Hampton ATL 17 97 1 0 1 43 0 0
Bob Berry ATL 14 23 223 0 0 0 2 19 0 0
Ken Burrow ATL 1 -9 0 0 6 87 0 0
Jim R. Mitchell ATL 1 16 0 0
Joe Profit ATL 5 5 0 0
Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Jim Plunkett NWE 12 29 195 1 0 0 6 23 0 0
Randy Vataha NWE 4 72 1 0
Carl Garrett NWE 12 44 1 0 3 27 0 0
Reggie Rucker NWE 1 8 0 0 1 40 0 0
Josh Ashton NWE 6 28 1 0 1 17 0 0
Bob Windsor NWE 3 39 0 0
Jack Maitland NWE 1 0 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 2 51 25.5 0 0 1 -1 -1.0 0 0
Ray Brown ATL 0 0 0 0 3 17 5.7 0 0
Dave Hampton ATL 0 0 0 0 2 44 22.0 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
Josh Ashton NWE 0 0 0 0 2 40 20.0 0 0
Carl Garrett NWE 0 0 0 0 1 17 17.0 0 0