| Atlanta Falcons at Los Angeles Rams |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 26, 1971 Location: Los Angeles, CA Venue: Memorial Coliseum Attendance: 57895 |
| Weather: Mostly Clear Temp: 71 F Humidty: 59% Wind: 14 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 0 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
| Los Angeles RamsLARM | 10 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | ATL | LARM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | David Ray 45 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Bob Klein 1 pass from Jerry Rhome (David Ray kick) | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Bill Bell 25 FG | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Bill Bell 30 FG | 6 | 10 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Jim Butler 27 pass from Bob Berry (Bill Bell kick) | 13 | 10 |
| 3 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Willie Ellison 50 run (David Ray kick) | 13 | 17 |
| 3 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Joe Profit 4 run (Bill Bell kick) | 20 | 17 |
| 4 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | David Ray 47 FG | 20 | 20 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | Ken Burrow |
| 81 | WR | Wes Chesson |
| 61 | LOT | Bill Sandeman |
| 64 | LOG | Andy Maurer |
| 57 | C | Jeff Van Note |
| 67 | ROG | Malcolm Snider |
| 75 | ROT | George Kunz |
| 86 | TE | Jim Mitchell |
| 17 | QB | Bob Berry |
| 33 | RB | Jim Butler |
| 25 | RB | Art Malone |
| Defense | ||
| 87 | LDE | Claude Humphrey |
| 72 | LDT | Greg Lens |
| 66 | RDT | John Small |
| 71 | RDE | John Zook |
| 58 | LLB | Don Hansen |
| 60 | MLB | Tommy Nobis |
| 50 | RLB | Greg Brezina |
| 36 | LCB | Ken Reaves |
| 22 | LS | John Mallory |
| 20 | RS | Tom McCauley |
| 27 | RCB | Tom Hayes |
| Los Angeles Rams | ||
| Offense | ||
| 13 | WR | Lance Rentzel |
| 84 | WR | Jack Snow |
| 73 | LOT | Charlie Cowan |
| 65 | LOG | Tom Mack |
| 50 | C | Ken Iman |
| 71 | ROG | Joe Scibelli |
| 76 | ROT | Harry Schuh |
| 80 | TE | Bob Klein |
| 18 | QB | Roman Gabriel |
| 34 | HB | Les Josephson |
| 33 | FB | Willie Ellison |
| Offense | ||
| 75 | LDE | Deacon Jones |
| 74 | LDT | Merlin Olsen |
| 67 | RDT | Bill Nelson |
| 79 | RDE | Coy Bacon |
| 53 | LLB | Jim Purnell |
| 86 | MLB | Marlin McKeever |
| 52 | RLB | John Pergine |
| 19 | LCB | Jim Nettles |
| 39 | LS | Kermit Alexander |
| 42 | RS | Dave Elmendorf |
| 21 | RCB | Gene Howard |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL | 20 | / | / | 3 | 45 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| LARM | 20 | / | / | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Art Malone | 17 | 71 | 4.2 | 19 | 0 |
| Jim Butler | 19 | 48 | 2.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Jim Mitchell | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Joe Profit | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 4t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 39 | 150 | 3.8 | 24 | 1 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Willie Ellison | 19 | 138 | 7.3 | 50t | 1 |
| Les Josephson | 12 | 33 | 2.8 | 7 | 0 |
| Lance Rentzel | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Roman Gabriel | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Bob Klein | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Larry Smith | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 37 | 192 | 5.2 | 50t | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Bob Berry | 22 | 15 | 68.2 | 1 | 301 | 13.7 | 43 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 107.2 |
| Team Totals | 22 | 15 | 68.2 | 1 | 301 | 13.7 | 43 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 107.2 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||||||||
| Roman Gabriel | 29 | 15 | 51.7 | 0 | 144 | 5.0 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 65.9 |
| Jerry Rhome | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 1t | 1 | 0 | 0 | 118.7 |
| Team Totals | 30 | 16 | 53.3 | 0 | 145 | 4.8 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 77.8 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Art Malone | 6 | 73 | 12.2 | 25 | 0 |
| Jim Mitchell | 4 | 143 | 35.8 | 43 | 0 |
| Jim Butler | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 27t | 1 |
| Harmon Wages | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35 | 0 |
| Ken Burrow | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Wes Chesson | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 15 | 301 | 20.1 | 43 | 1 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Lance Rentzel | 4 | 47 | 11.8 | 18 | 0 |
| Jack Snow | 4 | 28 | 7.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Willie Ellison | 4 | 27 | 6.8 | 13 | 0 |
| Les Josephson | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 20 | 0 |
| Larry Smith | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Bob Klein | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 16 | 145 | 9.1 | 20 | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Isiah Robertson | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Bill Bell | 2 | 59 | 29.5 | 38 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 59 | 29.5 | 38 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Pat Studstill | 4 | 192 | 48.0 | 56 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 192 | 48.0 | 56 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Willie Belton | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Tom McCauley | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 1 | 19 | 6.3 | 11 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Alvin Haymond | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Joe Profit | 3 | 84 | 28.0 | 35 | 0 | |
| Willie Belton | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 4 | 108 | 27.0 | 35 | 0 | |
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Travis Williams | 2 | 74 | 37.0 | 49 | 0 | |
| Gene Howard | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 4 | 112 | 28.0 | 49 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |
| Team Totals | 2.0 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |
| Team Totals | 2.0 |