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Week 4
1972
1972 gms
Lions 26
@Falcons 23		 Bills 38
Patriots 14		 Bengals 21
Broncos 10		 Chiefs 31
@Browns 7		 Chargers 23
@Colts 20		 Cowboys 17
Steelers 13		 Packers 20
Bears 17		 Cardinals 19
@Vikings 17
Giants 45
Saints 21		 Dolphins 27
@Jets 17		 Rams 31
49ers 7		 Redskins 14
Eagles 0		 Mon:Raiders 34
@Oilers 0

Detroit Lions 26 at Atlanta Falcons 23

Sunday, October 8, 1972
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Detroit Lions (3-1-0)3107626
Atlanta Falcons (2-2-0)3071323

Game Info
Stadium Atlanta Stadium
Start Time 1:00pm
Surface grass
Weather 60 degrees, relative humidity 57%, wind 11 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
Altie Taylor DET 13 80 0 0 2 40 0 0
Ron Jessie DET 3 102 1 0
Greg Landry DET 5 17 142 1 3 0 5 23 0 0
Steve Owens DET 19 77 2 0
Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Dave Hampton ATL 16 85 0 0 3 26 0 0
Art Malone ATL 12 77 1 0 3 26 1 0
Bob Berry ATL 10 17 105 1 1 0 3 10 0 0
Jim R. Mitchell ATL 1 1 0 0 2 40 0 0
Joe Profit ATL 4 19 0 0
Ken Burrow ATL 2 13 0 0
Willie Belton ATL 2 7 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
Lem Barney DET 0 0 0 0 3 24 8.0 0 0
Ron Jessie DET 0 0 0 0 1 21 21.0 0 0
Paul Naumoff DET 1 4 0 0
Mickey Zofko DET 0 0 0 0 2 34 17.0 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
Willie Belton ATL 0 0 0 0 3 55 18.3 0 0 3 42 14.0 0 0
Clarence Ellis ATL 1 13 0 0
Dave Hampton ATL 0 0 0 0 3 63 21.0 0 0
Tom Hayes ATL 1 0 0 0
Tommy Nobis ATL 1 8 0 0

Kicking & Punting

PAT FG Punting
Tm XPM XPA FGM FGA Pnt Yds Y/P Lng
Errol Mann DET 2 3 2 2 0 0 0
Herman Weaver DET 3 142 47.3 0
PAT FG Punting
Tm XPM XPA FGM FGA Pnt Yds Y/P Lng
Bill Bell ATL 2 2 3 4 0 0 0
John James ATL 6 238 39.7 0