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You Are Here > Pro-Football-Reference.com > Boxscores > Washington Redskins at Atlanta Falcons - December 10th, 1978
Washington Redskins 17 at Atlanta Falcons 20
Sunday, December 10, 1978
Washington Redskins 17, Atlanta Falcons 20| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins (8-7-0) | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| Atlanta Falcons (9-6-0) | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
Scoring
| WAS | ATL | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | ATL | Haskel Stanback 1 yard rush (Tim Mazzetti kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2nd | WAS | John Riggins 1 yard rush (Mark Moseley kick) | 7 | 7 |
| WAS | Mark Moseley 21 yard field goal | 10 | 7 | |
| ATL | Tim Mazzetti 21 yard field goal | 10 | 10 | |
| 3rd | ATL | Bubba Bean 1 yard rush (Tim Mazzetti kick) | 10 | 17 |
| 4th | WAS | Mike Thomas 1 yard rush (Mark Moseley kick) | 17 | 17 |
| ATL | Tim Mazzetti 32 yard field goal | 17 | 20 |
Team Stats
| WAS | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 15 | 17 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 34-146-2 | 34-113-2 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 13-34-200-0-0 | 16-37-190-0-0 |
| Sacked-yards | 4-35 | 5-50 |
| Net pass yards | 165 | 140 |
| Total yards | 311 | 253 |
| Fumbles-lost | 2-2 | 1-0 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 0 |
| Penalties-yards | 6-52 | 7-65 |
Rushing & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Joe Theismann | WAS | 12 | 33 | 144 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| John Riggins | WAS | 18 | 64 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 21 | ||||||
| Danny Buggs | WAS | 6 | 67 | 0 | 19 | ||||||||||
| Benny Malone | WAS | 8 | 56 | 0 | 31 | ||||||||||
| Terry Anderson | WAS | 1 | 56 | 0 | 56 | ||||||||||
| John McDaniel | WAS | 3 | 46 | 0 | 22 | ||||||||||
| Mike Bragg | WAS | 1 | 1 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 56 | ||||||||
| Jean Fugett | WAS | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17 | ||||||||||
| Mike Thomas | WAS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -7 | 0 | -7 | ||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Steve Bartkowski | ATL | 16 | 37 | 190 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Haskel Stanback | ATL | 11 | 45 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 32 | 0 | 20 | ||||||
| Bubba Bean | ATL | 17 | 58 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 9 | ||||||
| Wallace Francis | ATL | 6 | 72 | 0 | 15 | ||||||||||
| Billy Ryckman | ATL | 2 | 33 | 0 | 23 | ||||||||||
| Jim R. Mitchell | ATL | 2 | 23 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||||
| Alfred Jackson | ATL | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 | ||||||||||
| Ray Strong | ATL | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||
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 | |||
| Terry Anderson | WAS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 37 | 9.3 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Tony Green | WAS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 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 | |||
| George Franklin | ATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Dennis Pearson | ATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 63 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Billy Ryckman | ATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||