| Atlanta Falcons at Los Angeles Rams Game Statistics |
| Date: December 4, 1976 Location: Los Angeles, CA |
| Venue: Memorial Coliseum Attendance: 57366 |
| Weather: Smoke Haze Temp: 69 F Humidty: 63% Wind: 3 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Los Angeles RamsLARM | 9 | 15 | 14 | 21 | 59 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | ATL | LARM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Tom Dempsey 42 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Lawrence McCutcheon 4 run (Tom Dempsey kick failed) | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Pat Haden 1 run (Tom Dempsey kick blocked) | 0 | 15 |
| 2 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Lawrence McCutcheon 1 run (Tom Dempsey kick blocked) | 0 | 21 |
| 2 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Tom Dempsey 29 FG | 0 | 24 |
| 3 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Lawrence McCutcheon 1 run (Tom Dempsey kick) | 0 | 31 |
| 3 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Rod Phillips 9 run (Tom Dempsey kick) | 0 | 38 |
| 4 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | James Harris 2 run (Tom Dempsey kick) | 0 | 45 |
| 4 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Dwight Scales 80 pass from James Harris (Tom Dempsey kick) | 0 | 52 |
| 4 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Cullen Bryant 3 run (Tom Dempsey kick) | 0 | 59 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||
| Offense | ||
| 42 | WR | John Gilliam |
| 84 | WR | Alfred Jenkins |
| 61 | LOT | Brent Adams |
| 68 | LOG | Larron Jackson |
| 53 | C | Paul Ryczek |
| 63 | ROG | Greg Kindle |
| 65 | ROT | Len Gotshalk |
| 86 | TE | Jim Mitchell |
| 16 | QB | Scott Hunter |
| 41 | RB | Sonny Collins |
| 26 | RB | Mike Esposito |
| Defense | ||
| 77 | LDE | Ron East |
| 74 | LDT | Mike Tilleman |
| 69 | RDT | Mike Lewis |
| 75 | RDE | Jeff Merrow |
| 52 | LLB | Dewey McClain |
| 60 | MLB | Tommy Nobis |
| 55 | RLB | Ralph Ortega |
| 22 | LCB | Rolland Lawrence |
| 34 | SS | Ray Brown |
| 32 | FS | Ray Easterling |
| 38 | RCB | Frank Reed |
| Los Angeles Rams | ||
| Offense | ||
| 29 | WR | Harold Jackson |
| 81 | WR | Ron Jessie |
| 77 | LOT | Doug France |
| 65 | LOG | Tom Mack |
| 61 | C | Rich Saul |
| 60 | ROG | Dennis Harrah |
| 75 | ROT | John Williams |
| 80 | TE | Bob Klein |
| 11 | QB | Pat Haden |
| 22 | RB | John Cappelletti |
| 30 | RB | Lawrence McCutcheon |
| Offense | ||
| 85 | LDE | Jack Youngblood |
| 74 | LDT | Merlin Olsen |
| 90 | RDT | Larry Brooks |
| 89 | RDE | Fred Dryer |
| 53 | LLB | Jim Youngblood |
| 64 | MLB | Jack Reynolds |
| 58 | RLB | Isiah Robertson |
| 49 | LCB | Rod Perry |
| 42 | LS | Dave Elmendorf |
| 48 | RS | Bill Simpson |
| 28 | RCB | Monte Jackson |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Mike Esposito | 13 | 49 | 3.8 | 0 | |
| Sonny Collins | 4 | 5 | 1.3 | 0 | |
| Haskel Stanback | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | |
| Bubba Bean | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Lawrence McCutcheon | 20 | 121 | 6.1 | 40 | 3 |
| Rod Phillips | 6 | 38 | 6.3 | 1 | |
| Rob Scribner | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Cullen Bryant | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 1 | |
| Ron Jessie | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Tom Geredine | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| John Cappelletti | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | |
| Pat Haden | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 1 | |
| James Harris | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2t | 1 |
| Jim Bertelsen | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Kim McQuilken | 13 | 7 | 53.8 | 2 | 55 | 4.2 | 0 | 25.0 | |||
| Scott Hunter | 9 | 4 | 44.4 | 0 | 17 | 1.9 | 0 | 51.6 | |||
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||||||||
| Pat Haden | 21 | 13 | 61.9 | 0 | 214 | 10.2 | 0 | 96.1 | |||
| James Harris | 9 | 4 | 44.4 | 1 | 130 | 14.4 | 1 | 88.7 | |||
| Ron Jaworski | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 | 118.8 | ||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Mike Esposito | 5 | 23 | 4.6 | 0 | |
| Haskel Stanback | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | |
| Bob Adams | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Alfred Jenkins | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Sonny Collins | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Bubba Bean | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Ron Jessie | 4 | 112 | 28.0 | 0 | |
| John Cappelletti | 4 | 42 | 10.5 | 0 | |
| Dwight Scales | 2 | 102 | 51.0 | 1 | |
| Bob Klein | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 0 | |
| Harold Jackson | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | |
| Cullen Bryant | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Terry Nelson | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Lawrence McCutcheon | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Jim Bertelsen | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Guy Roberts | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Bill Simpson | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Rod Perry | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| John James | 8 | 346 | 43.3 | 0 | |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Rusty Jackson | 2 | 76 | 38.0 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Cullen Bryant | 6 | 73 | 12.2 | 0 | ||
| Jim Bertelsen | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Sonny Collins | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 0 | ||
| Rick Byas | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 0 | ||
| Wallace Francis | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | ||
| Rolland Lawrence | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Haskel Stanback | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Ron Mabra | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
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