| Atlanta Falcons at Baltimore Colts |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 17, 1967 Location: Baltimore, MD Venue: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 56715 |
| Weather: Partly Cloudy Temp: 76 F Humidty: 66% Wind: 10 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 7 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 31 |
| Baltimore ColtsBAL | 10 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 38 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | ATL | BAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Tom Matte 88 pass from Johnny Unitas (Lou Michaels kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Ron Smith 99 kickoff return (Wade Traynham kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Lou Michaels 16 FG | 7 | 10 |
| 2 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Jimmy Orr 55 pass from Johnny Unitas (Lou Michaels kick) | 7 | 17 |
| 2 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Bobby Boyd 30 interception return (Lou Michaels kick) | 7 | 24 |
| 2 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Tony Lorick 3 run (Lou Michaels kick) | 7 | 31 |
| 3 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Taz Anderson 21 pass from Randy Johnson (Wade Traynham kick) | 14 | 31 |
| 3 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Wade Traynham 48 FG | 17 | 31 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Lee Calland 77 interception return (Wade Traynham kick) | 24 | 31 |
| 4 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Tom Matte 10 run (Lou Michaels kick) | 24 | 38 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Randy Johnson 17 run (Wade Traynham kick) | 31 | 38 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | SE | Gary Barnes |
| 72 | LOT | Don Talbert |
| 75 | LOG | Ed Cook |
| 53 | C | Frank Marchlewski |
| 67 | ROG | Dan Grimm |
| 73 | ROT | Errol Linden |
| 85 | TE | Billy Martin |
| 11 | QB | Randy Johnson |
| 30 | HB | Ernie Wheelwright |
| 25 | FL | Alex Hawkins |
| 34 | FB | Junior Coffey |
| Defense | ||
| 68 | LDE | Bobby Richards |
| 74 | LDT | Karl Rubke |
| 77 | RDT | Chuck Sieminski |
| 88 | RDE | Sam Williams |
| 52 | LLB | Marion Rushing |
| 60 | MLB | Tommy Nobis |
| 55 | RLB | Ralph Heck |
| 36 | LCB | Ken Reaves |
| 43 | LS | Jerry Richardson |
| 20 | RS | Bob Riggle |
| 22 | RCB | Lee Calland |
| Baltimore Colts | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | SE | Raymond Berry |
| 72 | LOT | Bob Vogel |
| 62 | LOG | Glenn Ressler |
| 52 | C | Dick Szymanski |
| 71 | ROG | Dan Sullivan |
| 77 | ROT | Jim Parker |
| 88 | TE | John Mackey |
| 19 | QB | Johnny Unitas |
| 41 | HB | Tom Matte |
| 28 | FL | Jimmy Orr |
| 33 | FB | Tony Lorick |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Lou Michaels |
| 76 | LDT | Fred Miller |
| 74 | RDT | Billy Ray Smith |
| 81 | RDE | Ordell Braase |
| 32 | LLB | Mike Curtis |
| 53 | MLB | Dennis Gaubatz |
| 66 | RLB | Don Shinnick |
| 40 | LCB | Bobby Boyd |
| 20 | LS | Jerry Logan |
| 21 | RS | Rick Volk |
| 43 | RCB | Lenny Lyles |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Randy Johnson | 4 | 39 | 9.8 | 17t | 1 |
| Junior Coffey | 13 | 38 | 2.9 | 13 | 0 |
| Ernie Wheelwright | 7 | 16 | 2.3 | 6 | 0 |
| Perry Lee Dunn | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 7 | 0 |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Tom Matte | 10 | 36 | 3.6 | 11 | 1 |
| Jerry Hill | 7 | 34 | 4.9 | 12 | 0 |
| Jim Welch | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Tony Lorick | 8 | 5 | 0.6 | 3t | 1 |
| Lenny Moore | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Johnny Unitas | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 5 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Randy Johnson | 29 | 18 | 62.1 | 4 | 217 | 7.5 | 60 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 56.9 |
| Terry Nofsinger | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||||||||
| Johnny Unitas | 32 | 22 | 68.8 | 1 | 401 | 12.5 | 88t | 2 | 0 | 0 | 119.3 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Junior Coffey | 6 | 20 | 3.3 | 9 | 0 | ||||||
| Ernie Wheelwright | 4 | 46 | 11.5 | 30 | 0 | ||||||
| Gary Barnes | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 17 | 0 | ||||||
| Taz Anderson | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 21t | 1 | ||||||
| Ron Smith | 1 | 60 | 60.0 | 60 | 0 | ||||||
| Tommy McDonald | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | ||||||
| Perry Lee Dunn | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | ||||||
| Baltimore Colts | |||||||||||
| John Mackey | 8 | 126 | 15.8 | 23 | 0 | ||||||
| Raymond Berry | 4 | 60 | 15.0 | 33 | 0 | ||||||
| Tom Matte | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 |
| Tony Lorick | 4 | 43 | 10.8 | 34 | 0 | ||||||
| Jimmy Orr | 3 | 72 | 24.0 | 55t | 1 | ||||||
| Tom Matte | 2 | 99 | 49.5 | 88t | 1 | ||||||
| Willie Richardson | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 17 | 0 | ||||||
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Lee Calland | 1 | 77 | 77.0 | 77t | 1 |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Bobby Boyd | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 30t | 1 |
| Rick Volk | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Mike Curtis | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Billy Lothridge | 4 | 200 | 50.0 | 62 | 0 |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| David Lee | 4 | 159 | 39.8 | 46 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Ron Smith | 2 | 0 | 22 | 11.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Nick Rassas | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Baltimore Colts | ||||||
| Rick Volk | 3 | 1 | 48 | 16.0 | 18 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Ron Smith | 3 | 139 | 46.3 | 99t | 1 | |
| Nick Rassas | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 27 | 0 | |
| Baltimore Colts | ||||||
| Lenny Moore | 3 | 81 | 27.0 | 29 | 0 | |
| Tony Lorick | 2 | 64 | 32.0 | 37 | 0 | |
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