| Atlanta Falcons at Detroit Lions |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 22, 1967 Location: Detroit, MI Venue: Tiger Stadium Attendance: 50601 |
| Weather: Smoke Haze Temp: 55 F Humidty: 53% Wind: 8 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Detroit LionsDET | 7 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | ATL | DET |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detroit LionsDET | Lem Barney 45 interception return (Wayne Walker kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Wade Traynham 34 FG | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Wayne Walker 22 FG | 3 | 10 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Tom Nowatzke 25 pass from Karl Sweetan (Wayne Walker kick) | 3 | 17 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Bill Malinchak 10 pass from Karl Sweetan (Wayne Walker kick) | 3 | 24 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||
| Offense | ||
| 40 | SE | Ron Smith |
| 72 | LOT | Don Talbert |
| 65 | LOG | Lou Kirouac |
| 53 | C | Frank Marchlewski |
| 66 | ROG | Jim Simon |
| 73 | ROT | Errol Linden |
| 85 | TE | Billy Martin |
| 14 | QB | Terry Nofsinger |
| 21 | HB | Tom Moore |
| 8 | FL | Tommy McDonald |
| 34 | FB | Junior Coffey |
| Defense | ||
| 70 | LDE | Jim Norton |
| 74 | LDT | Karl Rubke |
| 71 | RDT | Joe Szczecko |
| 88 | RDE | Sam Williams |
| 52 | LLB | Marion Rushing |
| 60 | MLB | Tommy Nobis |
| 55 | RLB | Ralph Heck |
| 36 | LCB | Ken Reaves |
| 49 | LS | Floyd Hudlow |
| 20 | RS | Bob Riggle |
| 22 | RCB | Lee Calland |
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | SE | Bill Malinchak |
| 52 | LOT | Bill Cottrell |
| 63 | LOG | Chuck Walton |
| 54 | C | Ed Flanagan |
| 75 | ROG | John Gordy |
| 79 | ROT | Charlie Bradshaw |
| 88 | TE | Ron Kramer |
| 14 | QB | Karl Sweetan |
| 23 | HB | Tommy Watkins |
| 25 | FL | Pat Studstill |
| 35 | FB | Tom Nowatzke |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Darris McCord |
| 71 | LDT | Alex Karras |
| 82 | RDT | Jerry Rush |
| 74 | RDE | Larry Hand |
| 59 | LLB | Ernie Clark |
| 53 | MLB | Mike Lucci |
| 55 | RLB | Wayne Walker |
| 20 | LCB | Lem Barney |
| 21 | LS | Bruce Maher |
| 48 | RS | Tommy Vaughn |
| 44 | RCB | Dick LeBeau |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | / | / | 8 | 80 | 0 | ||
| DET | 15 | 7 | 7 | 1 | / | / | 3 | 30 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Tom Moore | 13 | 48 | 3.7 | 18 | 0 |
| Junior Coffey | 12 | 43 | 3.6 | 12 | 0 |
| Terry Nofsinger | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Ron Rector | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Ron Smith | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Randy Johnson | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 32 | 136 | 4.3 | 31 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Tommy Watkins | 19 | 95 | 5.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Amos Marsh | 13 | 27 | 2.1 | 10 | 0 |
| Tom Nowatzke | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Bobby Felts | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 35 | 140 | 4.0 | 24 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Terry Nofsinger | 25 | 10 | 40.0 | 1 | 96 | 3.8 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 34.7 |
| Tom Moore | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 |
| Randy Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | ||||
| Team Totals | 26 | 11 | 42.3 | 1 | 123 | 4.7 | 27 | 0 | 4 | 36 | 41.0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Karl Sweetan | 22 | 11 | 50.0 | 1 | 127 | 5.8 | 25t | 2 | 3 | 17 | 79.2 |
| Team Totals | 22 | 11 | 50.0 | 1 | 127 | 5.8 | 25t | 2 | 3 | 17 | 79.2 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Billy Martin | 4 | 34 | 8.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Taz Anderson | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Tommy McDonald | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Perry Lee Dunn | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Tom Moore | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Jerry Simmons | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Junior Coffey | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 11 | 123 | 11.2 | 27 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Gail Cogdill | 4 | 59 | 14.8 | 17 | 0 |
| Tom Nowatzke | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 25t | 1 |
| Bill Malinchak | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 10t | 1 |
| Amos Marsh | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Tommy Watkins | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 11 | 127 | 11.5 | 25t | 2 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Floyd Hudlow | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Lem Barney | 1 | 45 | 45.0 | 45t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 45 | 45.0 | 45t | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Billy Lothridge | 8 | 334 | 41.8 | 49 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 334 | 41.8 | 49 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Lem Barney | 4 | 159 | 39.8 | 46 | 0 |
| Pat Studstill | 1 | 45 | 45.0 | 45 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 204 | 40.8 | 46 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Ron Smith | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Jerry Simmons | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Tommy Watkins | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 15 | 0 | |
| Bobby Thompson | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 2 | 3 | 15 | 7.5 | 15 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Ron Smith | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Perry Lee Dunn | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 18 | 0 | |
| Bill Sandeman | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 5 | 75 | 15.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Tommy Watkins | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 0 | ||