| Kansas City Chiefs at Atlanta Falcons Game Statistics |
| Date: December 17, 1972 Location: Atlanta, GA |
| Venue: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Attendance: 58860 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 33 F Humidty: 26% Wind: 7 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City ChiefsKC | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | KC | ATL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Jan Stenerud 28 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Art Malone 1 run (Bill Bell kick) | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Otis Taylor 15 pass from Len Dawson (Jan Stenerud kick) | 10 | 7 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Ken Burrow 17 pass from Bob Berry (Bill Bell kick) | 10 | 14 |
| 4 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Ed Podolak 7 pass from Len Dawson (Jan Stenerud kick) | 17 | 14 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Otis Taylor |
| 17 | WR | Elmo Wright |
| 77 | LOT | Jim Tyrer |
| 71 | LOG | Ed Budde |
| 58 | C | Jack Rudnay |
| 76 | ROG | Mo Moorman |
| 73 | ROT | Dave Hill |
| 88 | TE | Morris Stroud |
| 16 | QB | Len Dawson |
| 38 | RB | Wendell Hayes |
| 14 | RB | Ed Podolak |
| Defense | ||
| 81 | LDE | Marvin Upshaw |
| 61 | LDT | Curley Culp |
| 86 | RDT | Buck Buchanan |
| 87 | RDE | Aaron Brown |
| 78 | LLB | Bobby Bell |
| 63 | MLB | Willie Lanier |
| 51 | RLB | Jim Lynch |
| 40 | LCB | Jim Marsalis |
| 46 | LS | Jim Kearney |
| 20 | RS | Mike Sensibaugh |
| 18 | RCB | Emmitt Thomas |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | Ken Burrow |
| 81 | WR | Wes Chesson |
| 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 |
| 43 | RB | Dave Hampton |
| 25 | RB | Art Malone |
| Offense | ||
| 87 | LDE | Claude Humphrey |
| 79 | LDT | Chuck Walker |
| 69 | RDT | Mike Lewis |
| 71 | RDE | John Zook |
| 58 | LLB | Don Hansen |
| 60 | MLB | Tommy Nobis |
| 50 | RLB | Greg Brezina |
| 36 | LCB | Ken Reaves |
| 34 | LS | Ray Brown |
| 29 | RS | Clarence Ellis |
| 27 | RCB | Tom Hayes |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Wendell Hayes | 17 | 69 | 4.1 | 0 | |
| Ed Podolak | 17 | 67 | 3.9 | 0 | |
| Mike Adamle | 4 | 21 | 5.3 | 0 | |
| Len Dawson | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Otis Taylor | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Jim Otis | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | |
| Robert West | 1 | -8 | -8.0 | -8 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Dave Hampton | 19 | 65 | 3.4 | 0 | |
| Art Malone | 10 | 20 | 2.0 | 1 | |
| Bob Berry | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||||||||
| Len Dawson | 26 | 18 | 69.2 | 1 | 139 | 5.3 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 91.7 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Bob Berry | 25 | 11 | 44.0 | 2 | 177 | 7.1 | 1 | 48.2 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Otis Taylor | 8 | 69 | 8.6 | 1 | |
| Ed Podolak | 5 | 18 | 3.6 | 1 | |
| Wendell Hayes | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 0 | |
| Robert West | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Art Malone | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 0 | |
| Jim Mitchell | 2 | 57 | 28.5 | 0 | |
| Ken Burrow | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 1 | |
| Dave Hampton | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 | |
| Wes Chesson | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 0 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Jim Marsalis | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Sensibaugh | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Ken Reaves | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Jerrel Wilson | 4 | 156 | 39.0 | 0 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| John James | 3 | 118 | 39.3 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||||||
| Ed Podolak | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Clarence Ellis | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| John Small | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||||||
| Mike Adamle | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 0 | ||
| Kerry Reardon | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Dave Hampton | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 0 | ||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |
| Atlanta Falcons | |
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