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1972 Atlanta Falcons

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Record: 7-7-0, Finished 2nd in NFC West Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 269 points (19.2/g), 16th of 26 in the NFL.
 Allowed 274 points (19.6/g), 14th.
 Differential of -5 points (-0.4/g), 16th.
 Expected W-L: 6.8-7.2.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -1 (-0.1/g), 15th.

Simple Rating System: Total -1.9, Offense: -2.3, Defense: 0.4, SoS: -1.6, versus averages of 0.0.

Coached by Norm Van Brocklin

 Defensive Coordinator: Marion Campbell

Training Camp: Furman University (Greenville, South Carolina)

Team Stats and Rankings

Tot Yds & TO Passing Rushing
Pts Yds Ply Y/P 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD TO FL 1stPy
Team Offense 269 4011 837 4.8 231 157 296 1919 13 15 5.7 101 500 2092 16 4.2 113 34 19 17
Team Defense 274 3767 829 4.5 221 137 301 1704 13 18 5.2 83 504 2063 16 4.1 122 33 15 16
Lg Rank Offense 16 16 17 22 20 16 8 12 9 9 11 10 15 22
Lg Rank Defense 14 7 7 1 2 7 15 8 19 17 20 14 12 10

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 Sun September 17 boxscore W 1-0 @ Chicago Bears 37 21 16 319 146 173 2 15 283 69 214 3
2 Sun September 24 boxscore L 1-1 @ New England Patriots 20 21 20 399 217 182 19 287 184 103
3 Sun October 1 boxscore W 2-1 Los Angeles Rams 31 3 17 358 61 297 3 13 249 137 112 6
4 Sun October 8 boxscore L 2-2 Detroit Lions 23 26 15 278 79 199 1 15 314 134 180 4
5 Sun October 15 boxscore W 3-2 @ New Orleans Saints 21 14 17 322 175 147 5 8 121 20 101 3
6 Sun October 22 boxscore W 4-2 @ Green Bay Packers 10 9 19 244 137 107 1 10 215 103 112 2
7 Sun October 29 boxscore L 4-3 San Francisco 49ers 14 49 13 152 97 55 4 19 348 159 189 3
8 Sun November 5 boxscore L 4-4 @ Los Angeles Rams 7 20 19 237 120 117 2 17 295 93 202
9 Sun November 12 boxscore W 5-4 New Orleans Saints 36 20 21 352 163 189 1 19 264 155 109 2
10 Mon November 20 boxscore L 5-5 @ Washington Redskins 13 24 14 256 105 151 4 18 268 109 159 2
11 Sun November 26 boxscore W 6-5 Denver Broncos 23 20 13 250 170 80 1 17 315 213 102 1
12 Sun December 3 boxscore W 7-5 Houston Oilers 20 10 17 328 167 161 3 13 242 154 88 6
13 Sun December 10 boxscore L 7-6 @ San Francisco 49ers 0 20 14 265 116 149 4 19 276 66 210
14 Sun December 17 boxscore L 7-7 Kansas City Chiefs 14 17 16 251 166 85 3 19 290 108 182 1

Passing

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
No. Age Pos G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate QBR Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk% 4QC GWD
17 Bob Berry 30 QB 14 14 7-7-0 154 277 55.6 2158 13 4.7 12 4.3 57 7.8 6.8 14.0 154.1 78.5 39 255 6.02 5.14 12.3 0 1
7 Pat Sullivan 22 14 0 3 19 15.8 44 0 0.0 3 15.8 18 2.3 -4.8 14.7 3.1 0.0 2 28 0.76 -5.67 9.5
Team Total 25.0 14 7-7-0 157 296 53.0 2202 13 4.4 15 5.1 57 7.4 6.0 14.0 157.3 70.8 41 283 5.69 4.46 12.2 0 1
Opp Total 14 137 301 45.5 1911 13 4.3 18 6.0 6.3 4.52 13.9 136.5 55.9 24 207 5.2 3.6 7.4

Rushing & Receiving

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
Rushing Receiving
No. Age Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
43 Dave Hampton 25 FB/KR 13 0 230 995 6 56 4.3 76.5 17.7 23 244 10.6 1 43 1.8 18.8 1239 7 9
25 Art Malone 24 RB 14 0 180 798 8 27 4.4 57.0 12.9 50 585 11.7 2 57 3.6 41.8 1383 10 10
23 Joe Profit 23 8 0 40 132 0 14 3.3 16.5 5.0 3 22 7.3 0 14 0.4 2.8 154 0 2
17 Bob Berry 30 QB 14 14 24 86 2 16 3.6 6.1 1.7 1 -9 -9.0 0 -9 0.1 -0.6 77 2 7
28 Willie Belton 24 PR 14 0 10 20 0 8 2.0 1.4 0.7 1 -1 -1.0 0 -1 0.1 -0.1 19 0 5
44 Eddie Ray 25 7 0 8 34 0 9 4.3 4.9 1.1 1 14 14.0 0 14 0.1 2.0 48 0 1
82 Ken Burrow 24 WR 14 0 3 3 0 8 1.0 0.2 0.2 29 492 17.0 5 40 2.1 35.1 495 5 1
86 Jim R. Mitchell* 25 TE 14 0 2 19 0 18 9.5 1.4 0.1 28 470 16.8 4 40 2.0 33.6 489 4 0
7 Pat Sullivan 22 14 0 2 8 0 10 4.0 0.6 0.1 8 0 2
37 Bill Bell 25 K 14 0 1 -3 0 -3 -3.0 -0.2 0.1 -3 0 0
81 Wes Chesson 23 WR 13 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 18 338 18.8 1 46 1.4 26.0 338 1 0
46 Ray Jarvis 23 4 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 18 18.0 0 18 0.3 4.5 18 0 0
40 Ron Lamb 28 7 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 10 10.0 0 10 0.1 1.4 10 0 0
80 Todd Snyder 24 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 19 19.0 0 19 0.1 1.4 19 0 0
Team Total 25.0 14 500 2092 16 56 4.2 149.4 35.7 157 2202 14.0 13 57 11.2 157.3 4294 29 42
Opp Total 14 504 2063 16 4.1 147.4 36.0 137 1704 12.4 13 9.8 121.7 3767 29 23

Kick & Punt Returns

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
Punt Returns Kick Returns
No. Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
28 Willie Belton 24 PR 14 0 17 110 0 34 6.5 21 441 0 41 21.0 570
43 Dave Hampton 25 FB/KR 13 0 25 535 0 52 21.4 1774
34 Ray Brown 23 SS 14 0 8 71 0 29 8.9 71
31 Willie Germany 24 12 0 2 5 0 5 2.5 5
25 Art Malone 24 RB 14 0 2 37 0 20 18.5 1420
81 Wes Chesson 23 WR 13 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 338
29 Clarence Ellis 22 FS 13 0 1 13 0 13 13.0 13
35 Tony Plummer 25 14 0 1 21 0 21 21.0 21
66 John Small 26 9 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
Team Total 25.0 14 27 194 0 34 7.2 52 1039 0 52 20.0 5527
Opp Total 14 30 0 48 1076 1 22.4

Kicking & Punting

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
No. Age Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
37 Bill Bell 25 K 14 0 5 3 6 5 10 7 9 1 30 16 53.3% 31 31 100.0%
6 John James 23 P 14 0 61 2609 59 0 42.8
Team Total 25.0 14 5 3 6 5 10 7 9 1 30 16 53.3% 31 31 100.0% 61 2609 59 0 42.8
Opp Total 14 31 17 54.8% 32 31 96.9% 56 2341 41.8

Defense & Fumbles

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
No. Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
43 Dave Hampton 25 FB/KR 13 0 0 9 3 6 0
25 Art Malone 24 RB 14 0 0 10 2 0 0
28 Willie Belton 24 PR 14 0 0 5 4 0 0
17 Bob Berry 30 QB 14 14 0 7 2 -7 0
27 Tom Hayes 26 RCB 14 14 5 10 0 8 0 0 0 2 0 0
60 Tommy Nobis* 29 MLB 14 0 3 74 1 37 0 0 1 2 3 0
34 Ray Brown 23 SS 14 0 2 46 0 46 0 0 1 1 0 0
36 Ken Reaves 28 LCB 14 0 3 59 0 28 0 0 0 1 0 0
82 Ken Burrow 24 WR 14 0 0 1 2 0 0
29 Clarence Ellis 22 FS 13 0 3 13 0 13 0
31 Willie Germany 24 12 0 0 2 1 0 0
58 Don Hansen 28 LLB 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
7 Pat Sullivan 22 14 0 0 2 1 0 0
71 John Zook 25 RDE 14 0 0 1 2 37 1
87 Claude Humphrey*+ 28 LDE 14 0 0 0 2 0 0 1
69 Mike Lewis 23 RDT 14 0 1 3 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
23 Joe Profit 23 8 0 0 2 0 0 0
44 Eddie Ray 25 7 0 0 1 1 0 0
50 Greg Brezina 26 RLB 14 0 0 0 1 0 0
32 Ray Easterling 23 8 0 0 0 1 0 0
56 Dennis Havig 23 RG 14 0 0 0 1 0 0
83 Larry Mialik 22 14 0 0 0 1 0 0
86 Jim R. Mitchell* 25 TE 14 0 0 0 1 0 0
66 John Small 26 9 0 0 0 1 0 0
57 Jeff Van Note 26 C 14 14 0 0 1 0 0
Team Total 25.0 14 18 205 1 46 0 0 42 36 39 1 2
Opp Total 14 41 23 8

Scoring Summary

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
No. Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
37 Bill Bell 25 K 14 0 31 16 79
25 Art Malone 24 RB 14 0 8 2 10 60
43 Dave Hampton 25 FB/KR 13 0 6 1 7 42
82 Ken Burrow 24 WR 14 0 5 5 30
86 Jim R. Mitchell* 25 TE 14 0 4 4 24
17 Bob Berry 30 QB 14 14 2 2 12
81 Wes Chesson 23 WR 13 0 1 1 6
60 Tommy Nobis* 29 MLB 14 0 1 1 6
71 John Zook 25 RDE 14 0 1 1 6
87 Claude Humphrey*+ 28 LDE 14 0 1 2
69 Mike Lewis 23 RDT 14 0 1 2
Team Total 25.0 14 16 13 1 1 31 31 16 2 269
Opp Total 14 16 13 1 31 17 274