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Houston Oilers 10 at Atlanta Falcons 20
Sunday, December 3, 1972
Stadium: Atlanta Stadium, Start Time: 1:00, Surface: grass,
Weather: 46 degrees, relative humidity 68%, wind 6 mph
Weather: 46 degrees, relative humidity 68%, wind 6 mph
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers (1-11-0) | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Atlanta Falcons (7-5-0) | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
Scoring
| HOU | ATL | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Falcons | Dave Hampton 3 yard rush (Bill Bell kick) | 0 | 7 |
| Falcons | Bill Bell 27 yard field goal | 0 | 10 | |
| 2nd | Falcons | Bill Bell 16 yard field goal | 0 | 13 |
| 3rd | Oilers | Skip Butler 37 yard field goal | 3 | 13 |
| Falcons | Dave Hampton 4 yard rush (Bill Bell kick) | 3 | 20 | |
| Oilers | Dan Pastorini 9 yard rush (Skip Butler kick) | 10 | 20 |
Team Stats
| HOU | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 13 | 17 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 30-88-1 | 42-161-2 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 14-30-189-0-5 | 13-24-183-0-1 |
| Sacked-yards | 3-35 | 3-16 |
| Net pass yards | 154 | 167 |
| Total yards | 242 | 328 |
| Fumbles-lost | 1-1 | 3-2 |
| Turnovers | 6 | 3 |
| Penalties-yards | 4-36 | 9-85 |
Passing, Rushing, & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Ken Burrough | HOU | 4 | 106 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Dan Pastorini | HOU | 12 | 21 | 182 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Paul Robinson | HOU | 10 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 50 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Dave L. Smith | HOU | 3 | 40 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Willie Rodgers | HOU | 8 | 23 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Al Johnson | HOU | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Kent Nix | HOU | 2 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||
| Fred Willis | HOU | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -7 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Art Malone | ATL | 14 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 80 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Dave Hampton | ATL | 25 | 88 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Bob Berry | ATL | 13 | 24 | 183 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Jim R. Mitchell | ATL | 2 | 35 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Wes Chesson | ATL | 2 | 27 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Ken Burrow | ATL | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Joe Profit | ATL | 1 | 2 | 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 | |||
| Bob Atkins | HOU | 1 | 34 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Ken Houston | HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Lewis Jolley | HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 62 | 31.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Willie Rodgers | HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 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 | |||
| Willie Belton | ATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Ray Brown | ATL | 2 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Don Hansen | ATL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Tom Hayes | ATL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Tommy Nobis | ATL | 1 | 37 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Kicking & Punting
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Skip Butler | HOU | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dan Pastorini | HOU | 5 | 205 | 41.0 | 0 | ||||
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Bill Bell | ATL | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John James | ATL | 5 | 230 | 46.0 | 0 | ||||