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Kansas City Chiefs 17 at Atlanta Falcons 14
Sunday, December 17, 1972
Stadium: Atlanta Stadium, Start Time: 1:00, Surface: grass,
Weather: 27 degrees, relative humidity 35%, wind 14 mph, wind chill 15
Weather: 27 degrees, relative humidity 35%, wind 14 mph, wind chill 15
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs (8-6-0) | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| Atlanta Falcons (7-7-0) | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
Scoring
| KAN | ATL | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | Chiefs | Jan Stenerud 28 yard field goal | 3 | 0 |
| Falcons | Art Malone 1 yard rush (Bill Bell kick) | 3 | 7 | |
| 3rd | Chiefs | Otis Taylor 15 yard pass from Len Dawson (Jan Stenerud kick) | 10 | 7 |
| 4th | Falcons | Ken Burrow 17 yard pass from Bob Berry (Bill Bell kick) | 10 | 14 |
| Chiefs | Ed Podolak 7 yard pass from Len Dawson (Jan Stenerud kick) | 17 | 14 |
Team Stats
| KAN | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 19 | 16 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 43-182-0 | 31-85-1 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 18-26-139-2-1 | 11-25-177-1-2 |
| Sacked-yards | 3-31 | 2-11 |
| Net pass yards | 108 | 166 |
| Total yards | 290 | 251 |
| Fumbles-lost | 0-0 | 3-1 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 3 |
| Penalties-yards | 2-20 | 3-25 |
Passing, Rushing, & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Wendell Hayes | KAN | 17 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 36 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Len Dawson | KAN | 18 | 26 | 139 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Ed Podolak | KAN | 17 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Otis Taylor | KAN | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 69 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Mike Adamle | KAN | 4 | 21 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Robert West | KAN | 1 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Jim Otis | KAN | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Dave Hampton | ATL | 19 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Bob Berry | ATL | 11 | 25 | 177 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Jim R. Mitchell | ATL | 2 | 57 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Art Malone | ATL | 10 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Ken Burrow | ATL | 2 | 35 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Wes Chesson | ATL | 2 | 29 | 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 | |||
| Mike Adamle | KAN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Jim Marsalis | KAN | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Ed Podolak | KAN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Kerry Reardon | KAN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Mike Sensibaugh | KAN | 1 | 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 | |||
| Willie Belton | ATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Clarence Ellis | ATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Dave Hampton | ATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Ken Reaves | ATL | 1 | 23 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| John Small | ATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
Kicking & Punting
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Jan Stenerud | KAN | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jerrel Wilson | KAN | 4 | 156 | 39.0 | 0 | ||||
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Bill Bell | ATL | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John James | ATL | 3 | 118 | 39.3 | 0 | ||||