| Atlanta Falcons at New England Patriots Game Statistics |
| Date: September 24, 1972 Location: Foxborough, MA |
| Venue: Schaefer Stadium Attendance: 60999 |
| Weather: Mostly Cloudy Temp: 67 F Humidty: 59% Wind: 14 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 3 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 20 |
| New England PatriotsNE | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | ATL | NE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Bill Bell 38 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Bill Bell 21 FG | 6 | 0 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Josh Ashton 4 run (Mike Walker kick) | 6 | 7 |
| 3 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Art Malone 1 run (Bill Bell kick) | 13 | 7 |
| 3 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Dave Hampton 1 run (Bill Bell kick) | 20 | 7 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Randy Vataha 37 pass from Jim Plunkett (Mike Walker kick) | 20 | 14 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Carl Garrett 12 run (Mike Walker kick) | 20 | 21 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | Ken Burrow |
| 80 | WR | Todd Snyder |
| 61 | LOT | Bill Sandeman |
| 64 | LOG | Andy Maurer |
| 57 | C | Jeff Van Note |
| 56 | ROG | Dennis Havig |
| 79 | ROT | George Kunz |
| 86 | TE | Jim Mitchell |
| 17 | QB | Bob Berry |
| 25 | RB | Art Malone |
| 23 | RB | Joe Profit |
| Defense | ||
| 87 | LDE | Claude Humphrey |
| 66 | LDT | John Small |
| 69 | RDT | Mike Lewis |
| 71 | RDE | John Zook |
| 58 | LLB | Don Hansen |
| 60 | MLB | Tommy Nobis |
| 50 | RLB | Greg Brezina |
| 36 | LCB | Ken Reaves |
| 35 | LS | Tony Plummer |
| 29 | RS | Clarence Ellis |
| 27 | RCB | Tom Hayes |
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 33 | WR | Reggie Rucker |
| 18 | WR | Randy Vataha |
| 64 | LOT | Mike Montler |
| 67 | LOG | Bill Lenkaitis |
| 56 | C | Jon Morris |
| 60 | ROG | Len St. Jean |
| 77 | ROT | Tom Neville |
| 86 | TE | Bob Windsor |
| 16 | QB | Jim Plunkett |
| 30 | RB | Carl Garrett |
| 24 | RB | Bob Gladieux |
| Offense | ||
| 85 | LDE | Julius Adams |
| 76 | LDT | Dave Rowe |
| 63 | RDT | Rick Cash |
| 70 | RDE | Denny Wirgowski |
| 66 | LLB | Ed Weisacosky |
| 50 | MLB | Jim Cheyunski |
| 51 | RLB | Ron Acks |
| 41 | LCB | Larry Carwell |
| 26 | LS | Clarence Scott |
| 25 | RS | Rickie Harris |
| 29 | RCB | Honor Jackson |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Dave Hampton | 17 | 97 | 5.7 | 1 | |
| Art Malone | 15 | 70 | 4.7 | 1 | |
| Bob Berry | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | |
| Joe Profit | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | |
| Ken Burrow | 1 | -9 | -9.0 | -9 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Carl Garrett | 12 | 44 | 3.7 | 1 | |
| Josh Ashton | 6 | 28 | 4.7 | 1 | |
| Jim Plunkett | 6 | 23 | 3.8 | 0 | |
| Reggie Rucker | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Jack Maitland | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Bob Berry | 23 | 14 | 60.9 | 0 | 223 | 9.7 | 0 | 93.2 | |||
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Jim Plunkett | 29 | 12 | 41.4 | 0 | 195 | 6.7 | 1 | 76.1 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Ken Burrow | 6 | 87 | 14.5 | 0 | |
| Art Malone | 6 | 77 | 12.8 | 0 | |
| Dave Hampton | 1 | 43 | 43.0 | 43 | 0 |
| Jim Mitchell | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Randy Vataha | 4 | 72 | 18.0 | 1 | |
| Bob Windsor | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 0 | |
| Carl Garrett | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 0 | |
| Reggie Rucker | 1 | 40 | 40.0 | 40 | 0 |
| Josh Ashton | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| New England Patriots | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| John James | 3 | 127 | 42.3 | 0 | |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Pat Studstill | 5 | 237 | 47.4 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Ray Brown | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | ||
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Dave Hampton | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 0 | ||
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Josh Ashton | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 0 | ||
| Carl Garrett | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |
| New England Patriots | |
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