| Atlanta Falcons at Detroit Lions |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: November 9, 1969 Location: Detroit, MI Venue: Tiger Stadium Attendance: 53242 |
| Weather: Smoke Haze Temp: 52 F Humidty: 77% Wind: 5 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Detroit LionsDET | 7 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 27 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | ATL | DET |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detroit LionsDET | Earl McCullouch 13 pass from Greg Landry (Errol Mann kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Bill Triplett 1 run (Errol Mann kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Gail Cogdill 11 pass from Randy Johnson (Bob Etter kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Bobby Ray Williams 96 kickoff return (Errol Mann kick) | 7 | 21 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Errol Mann 13 FG | 7 | 24 |
| 3 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Jim Butler 1 run (Bob Etter kick) | 14 | 24 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Errol Mann 34 FG | 14 | 27 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Jim Butler 45 pass from Randy Johnson (Bob Etter kick) | 21 | 27 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||
| Offense | ||
| 15 | WR | Gail Cogdill |
| 85 | WR | Paul Flatley |
| 61 | LOT | Bill Sandeman |
| 63 | LOG | Dick Enderle |
| 77 | C | Bruce Bosley |
| 67 | ROG | Malcolm Snider |
| 75 | ROT | George Kunz |
| 86 | TE | Jim Mitchell |
| 11 | QB | Randy Johnson |
| 33 | HB | Jim Butler |
| 5 | FB | Harmon Wages |
| Defense | ||
| 87 | LDE | Claude Humphrey |
| 78 | LDT | Jerry Shay |
| 73 | RDT | Dave Cahill |
| 71 | RDE | John Zook |
| 54 | LLB | Grady Allen |
| 58 | MLB | Don Hansen |
| 50 | RLB | Greg Brezina |
| 36 | LCB | Ken Reaves |
| 42 | LS | Jim Weatherford |
| 22 | RS | John Mallory |
| 47 | RCB | Rudy Redmond |
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 25 | WR | Earl McCullouch |
| 49 | WR | Larry Walton |
| 73 | LOT | Roger Shoals |
| 53 | LOG | Chuck Walton |
| 54 | C | Ed Flanagan |
| 68 | ROG | Frank Gallagher |
| 76 | ROT | Rocky Freitas |
| 88 | TE | Charlie Sanders |
| 11 | QB | Greg Landry |
| 42 | RB | Altie Taylor |
| 38 | RB | Bill Triplett |
| Defense | ||
| 84 | LDE | Joe Robb |
| 71 | LDT | Alex Karras |
| 70 | RDT | Denis Moore |
| 74 | RDE | Larry Hand |
| 58 | LLB | Paul Naumoff |
| 53 | MLB | Mike Lucci |
| 55 | RLB | Wayne Walker |
| 20 | LCB | Lem Barney |
| 28 | LS | Mike Weger |
| 48 | RS | Tommy Vaughn |
| 44 | RCB | Dick LeBeau |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Jim Butler | 13 | 79 | 6.1 | 39 | 1 |
| Paul Gipson | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Charlie Bryant | 8 | 20 | 2.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Harmon Wages | 5 | 14 | 2.8 | 5 | 0 |
| Randy Johnson | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Jim Mitchell | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Altie Taylor | 17 | 69 | 4.1 | 26 | 0 |
| Greg Landry | 6 | 47 | 7.8 | 14 | 0 |
| Bill Triplett | 16 | 38 | 2.4 | 9 | 1 |
| Larry Walton | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Lem Barney | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Randy Johnson | 14 | 11 | 78.6 | 1 | 157 | 11.2 | 45t | 2 | 5 | 35 | 123.2 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Greg Landry | 14 | 9 | 64.3 | 1 | 103 | 7.4 | 43 | 1 | 3 | 33 | 80.4 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Jim Butler | 4 | 69 | 17.3 | 45t | 1 |
| Paul Flatley | 3 | 66 | 22.0 | 34 | 0 |
| Gail Cogdill | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 11t | 1 |
| Harmon Wages | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Charlie Sanders | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 43 | 0 |
| Larry Walton | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Altie Taylor | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Bill Triplett | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Earl McCullouch | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13t | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Rudy Redmond | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Alex Karras | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Billy Lothridge | 3 | 137 | 45.7 | 56 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Lem Barney | 4 | 135 | 33.8 | 46 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| John Mallory | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Tom McCauley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Larry Walton | 1 | 0 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Lem Barney | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Charlie Bryant | 5 | 116 | 23.2 | 28 | 0 | |
| Jim Butler | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Bobby Ray Williams | 1 | 96 | 96.0 | 96t | 1 | |
| Ed Mooney | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
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