| Detroit Lions at Atlanta Falcons Game Statistics | 
| 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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Rick Kane | 30 | 81 | 2.7 | 1 | |
| Horace King | 11 | 29 | 2.6 | 0 | |
| Greg Landry | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Haskel Stanback | 17 | 59 | 3.5 | 0 | |
| Woody Thompson | 18 | 47 | 2.6 | 0 | |
| Steve Bartkowski | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | |
| Billy Pritchett | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 | 
| 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 | 9.8 | |||
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Steve Bartkowski | 16 | 6 | 37.5 | 3 | 81 | 5.1 | 0 | 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 | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | |
| Reggie Pinkney | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | 
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Rolland Lawrence | 1 | 36 | 36.0 | 36 | 0 | 
| Robert Pennywell | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20t | 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 | |
| Dewey McClain | 1.0 | 
| Ray Easterling | 1.0 | 
| Wilson Faumuina | 1.0 | 
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