1972 Atlanta Falcons Game Log

Record: 7-7-0, 2nd in NFC West Division (Schedule and Results)

Coach: Norm Van Brocklin (7-7-0)

Points For: 269 (19.2/g) 16th of 26

Points Against: 274 (19.6/g) 14th of 26

Expected W-L: 6.8-7.2

SRS: -1.92 (18th of 26), SOS: -1.56

Defensive Coordinator: Marion Campbell

Other Notable Asst.: Fred Bruney (Defensive Backs) and Harry Gilmer (Receivers)

Stadium: Atlanta Stadium

Principal Owner: Rankin Smith

Head Coach/General Manager: Norm Van Brocklin

Defensive Alignment: 4-3

Training Camp: Furman University (Greenville, South Carolina)

Game Logs

Game Logs Table
								Score		Passing											Rushing				Scoring				Punting
Week	Day	Date			OT		Opp	Tm	Opp	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Sk	Yds	Y/A	NY/A	Cmp%	Rate	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD	FGM	FGA	XPM	XPA	Pnt	Yds	ToP
1	Sun	September 17	boxscore	W		@	Chicago Bears	37	21	6	9	146	2	1	1	5	16.8	14.6	66.7	109.7	37	173	4.7	1	3	3	4	4	2	97
2	Sun	September 24	boxscore	L		@	New England Patriots	20	21	14	23	217	0	0	1	6	9.7	9.0	60.9	92.1	40	182	4.6	2	2	4	2	2	3	127
3	Sun	October 1	boxscore	W			Los Angeles Rams	31	3	2	9	61	1	1	1	0	6.8	6.1	22.2	52.8	51	297	5.8	2	1	2	4	4	4	154
4	Sun	October 8	boxscore	L			Detroit Lions	23	26	10	17	79	1	1	4	26	6.2	3.8	58.8	65.6	38	199	5.2	1	3	4	2	2	6	238
5	Sun	October 15	boxscore	W		@	New Orleans Saints	21	14	16	26	175	3	0	2	10	7.1	6.3	61.5	119.9	41	147	3.6	0	0	0	3	3	4	172
6	Sun	October 22	boxscore	W		@	Green Bay Packers	10	9	14	25	137	0	0	1	6	5.7	5.3	56.0	71.6	45	107	2.4	1	1	3	1	1	3	84
7	Sun	October 29	boxscore	L			San Francisco 49ers	14	49	12	35	97	1	4	6	62	4.5	2.4	34.3	13.1	20	55	2.8	1	0	0	2	2	10	461
8	Sun	November 5	boxscore	L		@	Los Angeles Rams	7	20	11	20	120	1	2	6	44	8.2	4.6	55.0	50.0	30	117	3.9	0	0	1	1	1	5	224
9	Sun	November 12	boxscore	W			New Orleans Saints	36	20	12	21	163	1	1	1	11	8.3	7.4	57.1	78.1	41	189	4.6	3	2	3	4	4	3	122
10	Mon	November 20	boxscore	L		@	Washington Redskins	13	24	11	21	105	1	1	6	33	6.6	3.9	52.4	62.6	33	151	4.6	0	2	3	1	1	5	234
11	Sun	November 26	boxscore	W			Denver Broncos	23	20	13	16	170	1	0	3	24	12.1	8.9	81.3	131.8	29	80	2.8	2	0	1	3	3	6	257
12	Sun	December 3	boxscore	W			Houston Oilers	20	10	13	24	167	0	1	3	16	7.6	6.2	54.2	58.9	42	161	3.8	2	2	3	2	2	5	230
13	Sun	December 10	boxscore	L		@	San Francisco 49ers	0	20	12	25	116	0	1	4	29	5.8	4.0	48.0	44.7	22	149	6.8	0	0	2	0	0	2	91
14	Sun	December 17	boxscore	L			Kansas City Chiefs	14	17	11	25	166	1	2	2	11	7.1	6.1	44.0	46.4	31	85	2.7	1	0	1	2	2	3	118

Opponent Game Logs Table
								Score		Passing											Rushing				Scoring				Punting
Week	Day	Date			OT		Opp	Tm	Opp	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Sk	Yds	Y/A	NY/A	Cmp%	Rate	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD	FGM	FGA	XPM	XPA	Pnt	Yds	ToP
1	Sun	September 17	boxscore	W		@	Chicago Bears	37	21	4	12	69	2	1	1	4	6.1	5.3	33.3	58.7	43	214	5.0	1	0	0	3	3	4	71
2	Sun	September 24	boxscore	L		@	New England Patriots	20	21	12	29	184	1	0	1	11	6.7	6.1	41.4	74.5	26	103	4.0	2	0	0	3	3	5	118
3	Sun	October 1	boxscore	W			Los Angeles Rams	31	3	10	32	137	0	6	4	35	5.4	3.8	31.3	6.4	24	112	4.7	0	1	4	0	0	4	78
4	Sun	October 8	boxscore	L			Detroit Lions	23	26	5	17	134	1	3	1	8	8.4	7.4	29.4	40.0	37	180	4.9	2	2	2	2	3	3	43
5	Sun	October 15	boxscore	W		@	New Orleans Saints	21	14	6	18	20	0	0	3	31	2.8	1.0	33.3	42.4	30	101	3.4	1	0	1	2	2	6	158
6	Sun	October 22	boxscore	W		@	Green Bay Packers	10	9	6	15	103	0	0	1	5	7.2	6.4	40.0	64.0	29	112	3.9	0	3	4	0	0	3	39
7	Sun	October 29	boxscore	L			San Francisco 49ers	14	49	8	18	159	3	1	0	0	8.8	8.8	44.4	92.4	46	189	4.1	2	0	2	7	7	4	62
8	Sun	November 5	boxscore	L		@	Los Angeles Rams	7	20	8	11	93	0	0	0	0	8.5	8.5	72.7	97.9	49	202	4.1	2	2	2	2	2	3	42
9	Sun	November 12	boxscore	W			New Orleans Saints	36	20	13	31	155	1	0	3	18	5.6	4.6	41.9	68.6	22	109	5.0	1	2	2	2	2	4	62
10	Mon	November 20	boxscore	L		@	Washington Redskins	13	24	10	19	109	2	1	0	0	5.7	5.7	52.6	83.0	42	159	3.8	1	1	3	3	3	5	106
11	Sun	November 26	boxscore	W			Denver Broncos	23	20	14	25	213	1	0	2	16	9.2	7.9	56.0	97.6	36	102	2.8	1	2	3	2	2	3	31
12	Sun	December 3	boxscore	W			Houston Oilers	20	10	14	30	154	0	5	3	35	6.3	4.7	46.7	22.8	30	88	2.9	1	1	1	1	1	5	102
13	Sun	December 10	boxscore	L		@	San Francisco 49ers	0	20	9	18	66	0	0	2	13	4.4	3.3	50.0	59.0	47	210	4.5	2	2	4	2	2	3	237
14	Sun	December 17	boxscore	L			Kansas City Chiefs	14	17	18	26	108	2	1	3	31	5.3	3.7	69.2	86.7	43	182	4.2	0	1	3	2	2	4	62