| Detroit Lions at Atlanta Falcons |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: November 13, 1977 Location: Atlanta, GA Venue: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Attendance: 47461 |
| Weather: Mostly Clear Temp: 46 F Humidty: 31% Wind: 0 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit LionsDET | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DET | ATL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detroit LionsDET | Rick Kane 11 run (run failed) | 6 | 0 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Fred Steinfort 31 FG | 6 | 3 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Ralph Ortega 14 opponents fumble recovery (Fred Steinfort kick) | 6 | 10 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Robert Pennywell 20 interception return (Fred Steinfort kick) | 6 | 17 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 86 | WR | J.D. Hill |
| 45 | WR | Ray Jarvis |
| 75 | LOT | Jim Yarbrough |
| 73 | LOG | Russ Bolinger |
| 63 | C | Jon Morris |
| 60 | ROG | Gary Anderson |
| 71 | ROT | Craig Hertwig |
| 81 | TE | David Hill |
| 11 | QB | Greg Landry |
| 32 | RB | Rick Kane |
| 25 | RB | Horace King |
| Defense | ||
| 77 | LDE | John Woodcock |
| 80 | LDT | Herb Orvis |
| 78 | RDT | Doug English |
| 83 | RDE | Jim Mitchell |
| 50 | LLB | Paul Naumoff |
| 55 | MLB | Ed O'Neil |
| 59 | RLB | Charlie Weaver |
| 28 | LCB | James Hunter |
| 40 | SS | Charlie West |
| 26 | FS | Dick Jauron |
| 20 | RCB | Lem Barney |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Wallace Francis |
| 84 | WR | Alfred Jenkins |
| 61 | LOT | Brent Adams |
| 70 | LOG | Dave Scott |
| 57 | C | Jeff Van Note |
| 68 | ROG | R.C. Thielemann |
| 66 | ROT | Warren Bryant |
| 86 | TE | Jim Mitchell |
| 10 | QB | Steve Bartkowski |
| 24 | RB | Haskel Stanback |
| 48 | FB | Woody Thompson |
| Offense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Claude Humphrey |
| 72 | LDT | Jim Bailey |
| 69 | RDT | Mike Lewis |
| 75 | RDE | Jeff Merrow |
| 59 | LLB | Robert Pennywell |
| 55 | MLB | Ralph Ortega |
| 50 | RLB | Greg Brezina |
| 22 | LCB | Rolland Lawrence |
| 34 | SS | Ray Brown |
| 32 | FS | Ray Easterling |
| 38 | RCB | Rick Byas |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Kane | 30 | 81 | 2.7 | 11 | 1 |
| Horace King | 11 | 29 | 2.6 | 8 | 0 |
| Greg Landry | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Haskel Stanback | 17 | 59 | 3.5 | 18 | 0 |
| Woody Thompson | 18 | 47 | 2.6 | 0 | |
| Steve Bartkowski | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Billy Pritchett | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Greg Landry | 14 | 5 | 35.7 | 2 | 59 | 4.2 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 9.8 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Steve Bartkowski | 16 | 6 | 37.5 | 3 | 81 | 5.1 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 14.8 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| J.D. Hill | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 0 | |
| David Hill | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Eddie Payton | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Haskel Stanback | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 0 | |
| Alfred Jenkins | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 | |
| Wallace Francis | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| James Hunter | 0 | ||||
| Reggie Pinkney | 0 | ||||
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Rolland Lawrence | 0 | ||||
| Robert Pennywell | 1 | ||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Wilbur Summers | 6 | 222 | 37.0 | 0 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| John James | 5 | 191 | 38.2 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Eddie Payton | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 0 | ||
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Rolland Lawrence | 4 | 34 | 8.5 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Eddie Payton | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 0 | ||
| John Woodcock | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Leonard Thompson | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Karl Farmer | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 0 | ||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |
| Jim Mitchell | 1.0 |
| John Woodcock | 1.0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |
| Ray Easterling | 1.0 |
| Wilson Faumuina | 1.0 |
| Dewey McClain | 1.0 |
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