| Atlanta Falcons at Detroit Lions Game Statistics |
| Date: October 3, 1971 Location: Detroit, MI |
| Venue: Tiger Stadium Attendance: 54418 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 82 F Humidty: 55% Wind: 15 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 7 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 38 |
| Detroit LionsDET | 14 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 41 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | ATL | DET |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detroit LionsDET | Mike Weger 52 opponents fumble recovery (Errol Mann kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Detroit LionsDET | Steve Owens 2 run (Errol Mann kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 1 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Jim Mitchell 13 pass from Bob Berry (Bill Bell kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Bill Bell 36 FG | 10 | 14 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Ron Jessie 97 kickoff return (Errol Mann kick) | 10 | 21 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Ken Burrow 56 pass from Bob Berry (Bill Bell kick) | 17 | 21 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Art Malone 1 run (Bill Bell kick) | 24 | 21 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Larry Walton 56 pass from Greg Landry (Errol Mann kick) | 24 | 28 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Charlie Sanders 16 pass from Greg Landry (Errol Mann kick) | 24 | 35 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Errol Mann 18 FG | 24 | 38 |
| 3 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Ken Burrow 25 pass from Bob Berry (Bill Bell kick) | 31 | 38 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Errol Mann 13 FG | 31 | 41 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Tom Hayes 20 blocked punt recovery (Bill Bell kick) | 38 | 41 |
| 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 |
| 88 | RDT | Glen Condren |
| 71 | RDE | John Zook |
| 58 | LLB | Don Hansen |
| 60 | MLB | Tommy Nobis |
| 50 | RLB | Greg Brezina |
| 36 | LCB | Ken Reaves |
| 47 | LS | Rudy Redmond |
| 20 | RS | Tom McCauley |
| 27 | RCB | Tom Hayes |
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 25 | WR | Earl McCullouch |
| 49 | WR | Larry Walton |
| 75 | LOT | Jim Yarbrough |
| 63 | LOG | Chuck Walton |
| 54 | C | Ed Flanagan |
| 68 | ROG | Frank Gallagher |
| 76 | ROT | Rocky Freitas |
| 88 | TE | Charlie Sanders |
| 11 | QB | Greg Landry |
| 36 | RB | Steve Owens |
| 42 | RB | Altie Taylor |
| Offense | ||
| 83 | LDE | Jim Mitchell |
| 77 | LDT | Dick Evey |
| 82 | RDT | Jerry Rush |
| 74 | RDE | Larry Hand |
| 50 | 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 | 10 | 29 | 2.9 | 0 | |
| Ray Jarvis | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Art Malone | 7 | 5 | 0.7 | 1 | |
| Joe Profit | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Bob Berry | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Steve Owens | 22 | 98 | 4.5 | 1 | |
| Altie Taylor | 19 | 77 | 4.1 | 0 | |
| Greg Landry | 9 | 30 | 3.3 | 0 | |
| Mel Farr | 6 | 25 | 4.2 | 0 | |
| Larry Walton | 1 | -7 | -7.0 | -7 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Bob Berry | 23 | 13 | 56.5 | 3 | 309 | 13.4 | 3 | 101.3 | |||
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Greg Landry | 12 | 7 | 58.3 | 1 | 123 | 10.3 | 2 | 98.3 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Ken Burrow | 6 | 190 | 31.7 | 2 | |
| Jim Mitchell | 3 | 60 | 20.0 | 1 | |
| Art Malone | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 0 | |
| Jim Butler | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Larry Walton | 2 | 67 | 33.5 | 1 | |
| Earl McCullouch | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 0 | |
| Steve Owens | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | |
| Charlie Sanders | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16t | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Tom Hayes | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Dick LeBeau | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 0 | |
| Wayne Rasmussen | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Bill Bell | 1 | 37 | 37.0 | 37 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Herman Weaver | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 1 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Joe Profit | 4 | 82 | 20.5 | 0 | ||
| Harmon Wages | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Ron Jessie | 3 | 125 | 41.7 | 1 | ||
| Ray Parson | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Craig Cotton | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
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