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1973 Atlanta Falcons

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Record: 9-5-0, Finished 2nd in NFC West Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 318 points (22.7/g), 7th of 26 in the NFL.
 Allowed 224 points (16.0/g), 9th.
 Differential of 94 points (6.7/g), 8th.
 Expected W-L: 9.8-4.2.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +4 (0.3/g), 9th.

Coached by Norm Van Brocklin (9-5-0)

1973 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

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Score Offense Defense
Week Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 16 box W 1-0 @ New Orleans Saints 62 7 32 496 278 218 2 11 187 35 152 8
2 Sun September 23 box L 1-1 @ Los Angeles Rams 0 31 2 70 4 66 1 24 351 142 209
3 Mon October 1 box L 1-2 @ Detroit Lions 6 31 15 188 70 118 5 15 297 39 258 1
4 Sun October 7 box L 1-3 San Francisco 49ers 9 13 15 271 138 133 1 16 290 139 151 1
5 Sun October 14 box W 2-3 Chicago Bears 46 6 21 422 247 175 1 13 158 21 137 4
6 Sun October 21 box W 3-3 @ San Diego Chargers 41 0 25 338 142 196 2 11 177 88 89 5
7 Sun October 28 box W 4-3 @ San Francisco 49ers 17 3 19 377 194 183 2 13 178 85 93
8 Sun November 4 box W 5-3 Los Angeles Rams 15 13 18 261 168 93 2 14 226 100 126 2
9 Sun November 11 box W 6-3 @ Philadelphia Eagles 44 27 22 292 122 170 1 20 333 205 128 2
10 Mon November 19 box W 7-3 Minnesota Vikings 20 14 18 347 171 176 3 17 291 209 82 3
11 Sun November 25 box W 8-3 @ New York Jets 28 20 15 288 141 147 3 15 290 173 117 6
12 Sun December 2 box L 8-4 Buffalo Bills 6 17 12 272 147 125 3 17 334 95 239 1
13 Sun December 9 box L 8-5 St. Louis Cardinals 10 32 9 120 31 89 5 15 252 9 243 2
14 Sun December 16 box W 9-5 New Orleans Saints 14 10 17 296 148 148 2 11 195 90 105 2

Team Stats and Rankings

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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 318 4038 879 4.6 240 168 320 2001 14 12 5.5 100 518 2037 18 3.9 123 33 21 17
Team Defense 224 3559 873 4.1 320 151 324 1430 11 22 4.1 92 520 2129 12 4.1 212 37 15 16
Lg Rank Offense 7 15 9 16 12 13 3 15 9 10 2 15 13 22
Lg Rank Defense 9 6 6 7 3 5 3 3 20 18 13 15 7 16

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
Bob Lee 28 QB 12 10 120 230 52.2 1786 10 4.3 8 3.5 57 7.8 6.6 14.9 148.8 77.9 28 256 5.9 4.9 10.9
Dick Shiner 31 4 4 34 64 53.1 401 3 4.7 4 6.3 34 6.3 3.9 11.8 100.3 62.0 11 86 4.2 2.2 14.7
Pat Sullivan 23 4 0 14 26 53.8 175 1 3.8 0 0.0 21 6.7 7.1 12.5 43.8 87.8 2 19 5.6 5.9 7.1
Team Total 25.8 14 168 320 52.5 2362 14 4.4 12 3.8 57 7.4 6.1 14.1 168.7 75.5 41 361 5.5 4.4 11.4
Opp Total 14 151 324 46.6 1430 11 3.4 22 6.8 4.4 1.7 9.5 102.1 42.3 29 189 4.1 1.0

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Rushing Receiving
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
Dave Hampton 26 FB 14 0 263 997 4 25 3.8 71.2 18.8 25 273 10.9 1 22 1.8 19.5 1270 5 7
Eddie Ray 26 14 0 96 434 9 17 4.5 31.0 6.9 19 192 10.1 2 39 1.4 13.7 626 11 8
Art Malone 25 RB 10 0 76 336 2 14 4.4 33.6 7.6 19 177 9.3 1 33 1.9 17.7 513 3 2
Bob Lee 28 QB 12 10 29 67 0 11 2.3 5.6 2.4 67 0 6
Harmon Wages 27 6 0 18 47 1 13 2.6 7.8 3.0 2 14 7.0 0 14 0.3 2.3 61 1 0
Joe Profit 24 3 0 18 55 2 9 3.1 18.3 6.0 55 2 3
Jim R. Mitchell 26 TE 14 0 5 34 0 13 6.8 2.4 0.4 32 420 13.1 0 50 2.3 30.0 454 0 0
Joe W. Washington 22 RET 9 0 4 36 0 16 9.0 4.0 0.4 36 0 0
Dick Shiner 31 4 4 3 -2 0 3 -0.7 -0.5 0.8 -2 0 4
Pat Sullivan 23 4 0 3 19 0 9 6.3 4.8 0.8 19 0 1
Ken Burrow 25 9 0 2 17 0 9 8.5 1.9 0.2 31 567 18.3 7 57 3.4 63.0 584 7 1
Tom Geredine 23 WR 12 0 1 -3 0 -3 -3.0 -0.3 0.1 12 231 19.3 1 46 1.0 19.3 228 1 1
Al Dodd 28 WR 13 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 19 291 15.3 0 25 1.5 22.4 291 0 1
Louis Neal 22 5 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 5 131 26.2 1 50 1.0 26.2 131 1 0
Wes Chesson 24 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 2 36 18.0 1 20 1.0 18.0 36 1 0
Larry Mialik 23 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 2 30 15.0 0 17 0.1 2.1 30 0 0
Team Total 25.8 14 518 2037 18 25 3.9 145.5 37.0 168 2362 14.1 14 57 12.0 168.7 4399 32 40
Opp Total 14 520 2129 12 4.1 152.1 37.1 151 1430 9.5 11 10.8 102.1 3559 23 29

Kick & Punt Returns

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Punt Returns Kick Returns
Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
Ray Brown 24 SS 14 0 40 360 0 57 9.0 360
Joe W. Washington 22 RET 9 0 20 432 0 30 21.6 468
Dave Hampton 26 FB 14 0 11 258 0 42 23.5 1528
Tom Geredine 23 WR 12 0 9 211 0 51 23.4 439
Al Dodd 28 WR 13 0 8 69 0 28 8.6 360
Tony Plummer 26 14 0 5 115 0 37 23.0 115
Duane Benson 28 14 0 3 20 0 9 6.7 20
Rolland Lawrence 22 14 0 3 71 0 28 23.7 71
Joe Profit 24 3 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 55
Harmon Wages 27 6 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 61
Team Total 25.8 14 48 429 0 57 8.9 53 1107 0 51 20.9 5935
Opp Total 14 30 0 58 1369 0 23.6

Kicking & Punting

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
0--19 20--29 30--39 40--49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
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
Nick Mike-Mayer* 23 K 14 0 5 5 10 7 9 6 12 7 2 1 38 26 68.4% 34 34 100.0%
John James 24 P 14 0 63 2682 72 0 42.6
Team Total 25.8 14 5 5 10 7 9 6 12 7 2 1 38 26 68.4% 34 34 100.0% 63 2682 72 0 42.6
Opp Total 14 28 19 67.9% 24 23 95.8% 80 3368 42.1

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
Greg Brezina 27 RLB 14 0 3 51 0 36
Ray Brown 24 SS 14 0 6 99 0 24 4 1 0 0
Ken Burrow 25 9 0 1 0 0 0
Al Dodd 28 WR 13 0 1 1 8 0
Clarence Ellis 23 FS 14 0 2 90 0 48 0 1 0 0
Tom Geredine 23 WR 12 0 1 2 0 0
Dave Hampton 26 FB 14 0 7 1 0 0
Don Hansen 29 LLB 14 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 0
Dennis Havig 24 RG 14 0 0 1 0 0
Tom Hayes 27 RCB 14 14 4 142 2 65 0 1 16 0
Claude Humphrey*+ 29 LDE 14 0 1 6 0 6 0 1 22 0
George Kunz* 26 RT 14 14 0 1 0 0
Rolland Lawrence 22 14 0 1 81 0 81 0 2 0 0
Bob Lee 28 QB 12 10 6 4 -5 0
Art Malone 25 RB 10 0 2 0 0 0
Andy Maurer 25 LG 14 0 0 1 0 0
Larry Mialik 23 14 0 0 1 0 0
Jim R. Mitchell 26 TE 14 0 0 1 0 0
Ken Mitchell 25 14 0 0 2 0 0
Tommy Nobis 30 MLB 14 0 0 1 0 0
Tony Plummer 26 14 0 1 39 0 39 0 1 0 0 1
Joe Profit 24 3 0 3 0 0 0
Eddie Ray 26 14 0 8 0 0 0
Ken Reaves 29 LCB 14 0 2 20 0 11 1 1 0 0
Bill Sandeman 31 LT 12 0 0 2 0 0
Dick Shiner 31 4 4 4 1 0 0
Pat Sullivan 23 4 0 1 0 0 0
Chuck Walker 32 LDT 14 0 1 0 0 0
Lonnie Warwick 31 14 0 0 1 0 0
John Zook* 26 RDE 14 0 0 1 0 0
Team Total 25.8 14 22 528 2 81 40 32 41 0 1
Opp Total 14 41 29 14

Scoring Summary

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Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
Nick Mike-Mayer* 23 K 14 0 34 26 112
Eddie Ray 26 14 0 9 2 66
Ken Burrow 25 9 0 7 42
Dave Hampton 26 FB 14 0 4 1 30
Art Malone 25 RB 10 0 2 1 18
Tom Hayes 27 RCB 14 14 2 12
Joe Profit 24 3 0 2 12
Wes Chesson 24 2 0 1 6
Tom Geredine 23 WR 12 0 1 6
Louis Neal 22 5 0 1 6
Harmon Wages 27 6 0 1 6
Tony Plummer 26 14 0 1 2
Team Total 25.8 14 18 14 2 34 26 1 318
Opp Total 14 12 11 23 19 224