| Atlanta Falcons at Los Angeles Rams |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 11, 1977 Location: Los Angeles, CA Venue: Memorial Coliseum Attendance: 52574 |
| Weather: Smoke Haze Temp: 63 F Humidty: 67% Wind: 6 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Los Angeles RamsLARM | 9 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 23 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | ATL | LARM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | John Cappelletti 25 pass from Pat Haden (Rafael Septien kick failed) | 0 | 6 |
| 1 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Rafael Septien 36 FG | 0 | 9 |
| 3 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Pat Haden 13 run (Rafael Septien kick) | 0 | 16 |
| 4 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Rod Phillips 2 run (Rafael Septien kick) | 0 | 23 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Alfred Jenkins 73 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Fred Steinfort kick) | 7 | 23 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Defense | ||
| 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 |
| Los Angeles Rams | ||
| Offense | ||
| 29 | WR | Harold Jackson |
| 80 | WR | Billy Waddy |
| 77 | LOT | Doug France |
| 65 | LOG | Tom Mack |
| 61 | C | Rich Saul |
| 63 | ROG | Greg Horton |
| 75 | ROT | John Williams |
| 83 | TE | Terry Nelson |
| 11 | QB | Pat Haden |
| 22 | RB | John Cappelletti |
| 30 | RB | Lawrence McCutcheon |
| Offense | ||
| 85 | LDE | Jack Youngblood |
| 76 | LDT | Cody Jones |
| 90 | RDT | Larry Brooks |
| 89 | RDE | Fred Dryer |
| 53 | LLB | Jim Youngblood |
| 64 | MLB | Jack Reynolds |
| 58 | RLB | Isiah Robertson |
| 27 | LCB | Pat Thomas |
| 42 | SS | Dave Elmendorf |
| 48 | FS | Bill Simpson |
| 28 | RCB | Monte Jackson |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL | 24:41 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 3/17 | / | 5 | 35 | 5 | 1 |
| LARM | 35:19 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 8/17 | / | 3 | 30 | 4 | 2 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Haskel Stanback | 14 | 55 | 3.9 | 13 | 0 |
| Woody Thompson | 7 | 9 | 1.3 | 0 | |
| Steve Bartkowski | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 23 | 64 | 2.8 | 0 | |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Lawrence McCutcheon | 17 | 152 | 8.9 | 48 | 0 |
| John Cappelletti | 14 | 56 | 4.0 | 0 | |
| Wendell Tyler | 6 | 30 | 5.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Rod Phillips | 5 | 20 | 4.0 | 7 | 1 |
| Pat Haden | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 13 | 1 |
| Team Totals | 46 | 265 | 5.8 | 2 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Steve Bartkowski | 28 | 15 | 53.6 | 1 | 230 | 8.2 | 1 | 7 | 81 | 78.0 | |
| Team Totals | 28 | 15 | 53.6 | 1 | 230 | 8.2 | 1 | 7 | 81 | 78.0 | |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||||||||
| Pat Haden | 25 | 15 | 60.0 | 1 | 152 | 6.1 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 74.1 | |
| Team Totals | 25 | 15 | 60.0 | 1 | 152 | 6.1 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 74.1 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Alfred Jenkins | 4 | 95 | 23.8 | 1 | |
| Woody Thompson | 4 | 18 | 4.5 | 0 | |
| Wallace Francis | 3 | 64 | 21.3 | 0 | |
| Haskel Stanback | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 0 | |
| Jim Mitchell | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 15 | 230 | 15.3 | 1 | |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Harold Jackson | 7 | 67 | 9.6 | 0 | |
| Terry Nelson | 6 | 44 | 7.3 | 0 | |
| John Cappelletti | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 25t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 15 | 152 | 10.1 | 1 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Rick Byas | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 33 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | |||
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Bill Simpson | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | |||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||
| John James | 8 | 354 | 44.3 | 54 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 354 | 44.3 | 0 | |||
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||||
| Glen Walker | 4 | 122 | 30.5 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 122 | 30.5 | 0 | |||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Rolland Lawrence | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Billy Ryckman | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Billy Waddy | 4 | 0 | 33 | 8.3 | 0 | |
| Cullen Bryant | 2 | 1 | 22 | 11.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Karl Farmer | 5 | 84 | 16.8 | 29 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Wendell Tyler | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |
| Robert Pennywell | 1.0 |
| Claude Humphrey | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 2.0 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |
| Isiah Robertson | 2.0 |
| Larry Brooks | 1.5 |
| Fred Dryer | 1.0 |
| Jim Youngblood | 1.0 |
| Al Cowlings | 1.0 |
| Cody Jones | 0.5 |
| Team Totals | 7.0 |