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1968 Atlanta Falcons

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Record: 2-12-0, Finished 4th in NFL Coastal Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 170 points (12.1/g), 16th of 16 in the NFL.
 Allowed 389 points (27.8/g), 15th.
 Differential of -219 points (-15.6/g), 16th.
 Expected W-L: 1.7-12.3.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -9 (-0.6/g), 13th.

Simple Rating System: Total -12.0, Offense: -6.4, Defense: -5.6, SoS: 3.7, versus averages of 0.0.

Coached by Norb Hecker and Norm Van Brocklin

Training Camp: East Tennessee State (Johnson City, Tennessee)

Team Games & Schedule

Score Offense Defense
Week Day Date OT Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sat September 14 boxscore L 0-1 @ Minnesota Vikings 7 47 14 234 153 81 4 21 404 218 186 2
2 Sun September 22 boxscore L 0-2 Baltimore Colts 20 28 12 250 164 86 2 22 388 263 125 6
3 Sun September 29 boxscore L 0-3 @ San Francisco 49ers 13 28 14 227 156 71 1 24 374 185 189 1
4 Sun October 6 boxscore L 0-4 Green Bay Packers 7 38 7 154 76 78 5 26 470 312 158 1
5 Sun October 13 boxscore W 1-4 New York Giants 24 21 17 322 186 136 23 421 242 179 3
6 Sun October 20 boxscore L 1-5 @ Los Angeles Rams 14 27 7 133 101 32 3 24 419 246 173 4
7 Sun October 27 boxscore L 1-6 @ Cleveland Browns 7 30 17 284 137 147 2 24 444 248 196
8 Sun November 3 boxscore L 1-7 Pittsburgh Steelers 21 41 16 343 257 86 5 25 402 288 114 1
9 Sun November 10 boxscore L 1-8 Los Angeles Rams 10 17 9 232 140 92 3 18 250 71 179 1
10 Sun November 17 boxscore W 2-8 @ Chicago Bears 16 13 14 300 143 157 1 16 302 185 117 2
11 Sun November 24 boxscore L 2-9 @ St. Louis Cardinals 12 17 10 162 102 60 1 17 260 127 133 3
12 Sun December 1 boxscore L 2-10 @ Baltimore Colts 0 44 12 143 87 56 6 23 386 278 108 1
13 Sun December 8 boxscore L 2-11 Detroit Lions 7 24 14 230 58 172 4 18 342 212 130 1
14 Sun December 15 boxscore L 2-12 San Francisco 49ers 12 14 11 150 99 51 2 21 458 210 248 4