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Detroit Lions 26 at Atlanta Falcons 23
Sunday, October 8, 1972
Detroit Lions 26, Atlanta Falcons 23| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions (3-1-0) | 3 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 26 |
| Atlanta Falcons (2-2-0) | 3 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 23 |
| DET | ATL | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| DET | Errol Mann 39 yard field goal | 3 | 0 |
| ATL | Bill Bell 22 yard field goal | 3 | 3 |
| DET | Errol Mann 37 yard field goal | 6 | 3 |
| DET | Steve Owens 8 yard rush (Errol Mann kick) | 13 | 3 |
| ATL | Art Malone 10 yard rush (Bill Bell kick) | 13 | 10 |
| DET | Ron Jessie 82 yard pass from Greg Landry (Errol Mann kick) | 20 | 10 |
| ATL | Art Malone 2 yard pass from Bob Berry (Bill Bell kick) | 20 | 17 |
| ATL | Bill Bell 32 yard field goal | 20 | 20 |
| ATL | Bill Bell 12 yard field goal | 20 | 23 |
| DET | Steve Owens 3 yard rush (kick failed) | 26 | 23 |
| DET | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 15 | 15 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 37-180-2 | 38-199-1 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 5-17-142-1-3 | 10-17-105-1-1 |
| Sacked-yards | 1-8 | 4-26 |
| Net pass yards | 134 | 79 |
| Total yards | 314 | 278 |
| Fumbles-lost | 1-1 | 4-0 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 1 |
| Penalties-yards | 4-40 | 9-88 |
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | |
| Ron Jessie | DET | 3 | 102 | 1 | ||||||||