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Atlanta Falcons 6 at Detroit Lions 31
Monday, October 1, 1973
Stadium: Tiger Stadium, Start Time: 9:00, Surface: grass,
Weather: 59 degrees, relative humidity 83%, wind 11 mph
Weather: 59 degrees, relative humidity 83%, wind 11 mph
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons (1-2-0) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Detroit Lions (1-1-1) | 7 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 31 |
Scoring
| ATL | DET | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Falcons | Nick Mike-Mayer 48 yard field goal | 3 | 0 |
| Lions | Larry Walton 57 yard rush (Errol Mann kick) | 3 | 7 | |
| 2nd | Lions | Altie Taylor 10 yard rush (Errol Mann kick) | 3 | 14 |
| Lions | Mel Farr 32 yard rush (Errol Mann kick) | 3 | 21 | |
| 3rd | Falcons | Nick Mike-Mayer 27 yard field goal | 6 | 21 |
| Lions | Errol Mann 20 yard field goal | 6 | 24 | |
| 4th | Lions | Ron Jessie 9 yard rush (Errol Mann kick) | 6 | 31 |
Team Stats
| ATL | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 15 | 15 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 23-118-0 | 47-258-4 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 15-30-124-0-2 | 6-12-67-0-0 |
| Sacked-yards | 6-54 | 3-28 |
| Net pass yards | 70 | 39 |
| Total yards | 188 | 297 |
| Fumbles-lost | 5-3 | 2-1 |
| Turnovers | 5 | 1 |
| Penalties-yards | 4-25 | 2-15 |
Passing, Rushing, & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Dave Hampton | ATL | 14 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 66 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Art Malone | ATL | 8 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Dick Shiner | ATL | 15 | 30 | 124 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||
| Ken Burrow | ATL | 2 | 23 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Jim R. Mitchell | ATL | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Al Dodd | ATL | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Mel Farr | DET | 16 | 90 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 37 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Larry Walton | DET | 1 | 57 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Greg Landry | DET | 6 | 12 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Altie Taylor | DET | 16 | 48 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Leon Crosswhite | DET | 4 | 16 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Mickey Zofko | DET | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Ron Jessie | DET | 1 | 9 | 1 | 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 | |||
| Duane Benson | ATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Ray Brown | ATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Al Dodd | ATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Dave Hampton | ATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 82 | 27.3 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Tony Plummer | ATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 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 | |||
| Lem Barney | DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Dick Jauron | DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 84 | 28.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Levi Johnson | DET | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Jim Teal | DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Mike Weger | DET | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Kicking & Punting
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| John James | ATL | 6 | 252 | 42.0 | 0 | ||||
| Nick Mike-Mayer | ATL | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Errol Mann | DET | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Herman Weaver | DET | 8 | 337 | 42.1 | 0 | ||||