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Atlanta Falcons 20 at New England Patriots 21
Sunday, September 24, 1972
Stadium: Schaefer Stadium, Start Time: 1:00, Surface: astroturf,
Weather: 59 degrees, relative humidity 72%, wind 12 mph
Weather: 59 degrees, relative humidity 72%, wind 12 mph
| 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 | Falcons | Bill Bell 38 yard field goal | 3 | 0 |
| 2nd | Falcons | Bill Bell 21 yard field goal | 6 | 0 |
| Patriots | Josh Ashton 4 yard rush (Mike Walker kick) | 6 | 7 | |
| 3rd | Falcons | Art Malone 1 yard rush (Bill Bell kick) | 13 | 7 |
| Falcons | Dave Hampton 1 yard rush (Bill Bell kick) | 20 | 7 | |
| 4th | Patriots | Randy Vataha 37 yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Mike Walker kick) | 20 | 14 |
| Patriots | 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 |
Passing, 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 | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | 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 | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | 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 | |||||||||
Kicking & Punting
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Bill Bell | ATL | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John James | ATL | 3 | 127 | 42.3 | 0 | ||||
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Pat Studstill | NWE | 5 | 237 | 47.4 | 0 | ||||