| Atlanta Falcons at Detroit Lions Game Statistics |
| Date: October 1, 1973 Location: Detroit, MI |
| Venue: Tiger Stadium Attendance: 45599 |
| Weather: Smoke Haze Temp: 64 F Humidty: 84% Wind: 9 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Detroit LionsDET | 7 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 31 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | ATL | DET |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Nick Mike-Mayer 48 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Detroit LionsDET | Larry Walton 57 run (Errol Mann kick) | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Altie Taylor 10 run (Errol Mann kick) | 3 | 14 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Mel Farr 32 run (Errol Mann kick) | 3 | 21 |
| 3 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Nick Mike-Mayer 27 FG | 6 | 21 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Errol Mann 20 FG | 6 | 24 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Ron Jessie 9 run (Errol Mann kick) | 6 | 31 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | Ken Burrow |
| 41 | WR | Al Dodd |
| 65 | LOT | Len Gotshalk |
| 64 | LOG | Andy Maurer |
| 57 | C | Jeff Van Note |
| 56 | ROG | Dennis Havig |
| 75 | ROT | George Kunz |
| 86 | TE | Jim Mitchell |
| 11 | QB | Dick Shiner |
| 43 | RB | Dave Hampton |
| 25 | RB | Art Malone |
| Defense | ||
| 87 | LDE | Claude Humphrey |
| 74 | LDT | Mike Tilleman |
| 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 |
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Ron Jessie |
| 49 | WR | Larry Walton |
| 64 | LOT | Gordon Jolley |
| 63 | LOG | Chuck Walton |
| 54 | C | Ed Flanagan |
| 66 | ROG | Bob Kowalkowski |
| 76 | ROT | Rocky Freitas |
| 88 | TE | Charlie Sanders |
| 11 | QB | Greg Landry |
| 24 | RB | Mel Farr |
| 42 | RB | Altie Taylor |
| Offense | ||
| 82 | LDE | Ken Sanders |
| 80 | LDT | Herb Orvis |
| 73 | RDT | Bob Bell |
| 74 | RDE | Larry Hand |
| 50 | LLB | Paul Naumoff |
| 53 | MLB | Mike Lucci |
| 59 | RLB | Charlie Weaver |
| 20 | LCB | Lem Barney |
| 28 | LS | Mike Weger |
| 26 | RS | Dick Jauron |
| 23 | RCB | Levi Johnson |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Dave Hampton | 14 | 62 | 4.4 | 0 | |
| Art Malone | 8 | 43 | 5.4 | 0 | |
| Jim Mitchell | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Mel Farr | 16 | 90 | 5.6 | 1 | |
| Larry Walton | 1 | 57 | 57.0 | 57t | 1 |
| Altie Taylor | 16 | 48 | 3.0 | 1 | |
| Greg Landry | 4 | 25 | 6.3 | 0 | |
| Leon Crosswhite | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 0 | |
| Mickey Zofko | 5 | 13 | 2.6 | 0 | |
| Ron Jessie | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9t | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Dick Shiner | 30 | 15 | 50.0 | 2 | 124 | 4.1 | 0 | 33.2 | |||
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Greg Landry | 12 | 6 | 50.0 | 0 | 67 | 5.6 | 0 | 67.0 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Dave Hampton | 6 | 66 | 11.0 | 0 | |
| Art Malone | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 0 | |
| Ken Burrow | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | |
| Jim Mitchell | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | |
| Al Dodd | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Mel Farr | 4 | 37 | 9.3 | 0 | |
| Larry Walton | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Mike Weger | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Levi Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| John James | 6 | 252 | 42.0 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Herman Weaver | 8 | 337 | 42.1 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Ray Brown | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 0 | ||
| Al Dodd | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Lem Barney | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | ||
| Jimmy Teal | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Dave Hampton | 3 | 82 | 27.3 | 0 | ||
| Duane Benson | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | ||
| Tony Plummer | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Dick Jauron | 3 | 84 | 28.0 | 0 | ||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |
| Detroit Lions | |
| Bob Bell | 2.3 |
| Larry Hand | 1.3 |
| Ken Sanders | 1.0 |
| Herb Orvis | 1.0 |
| Paul Naumoff | 0.3 |
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