The Atlanta Falcons managed to stay ahead of the New York Giants, 23 to 20, on October 1, 1978.

Final

Giants

3-2-0

20

Falcons

2-3-0

23

Team

NYG

ATL

1

14

0

2

0

9

3

0

7

4

6

7

Total

20

23

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st quarter

NYG

ATL

Larry Csonka 6-yard run (Joe Danelo kick)

7

0

George Martin 83-yard blocked field goal return (Joe Danelo kick)

14

0

2nd quarter

NYG

ATL

Wally Francis 54-yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Fred Steinfort kick)

14

7

Safety by Dewey McClain

14

9

3rd quarter

NYG

ATL

Steve Bartkowski 1-yard run (Fred Steinfort kick)

14

16

4th quarter

NYG

ATL

Joe Danelo 23-yard field goal

17

16

Joe Danelo 45-yard field goal

20

16

Haskel Stanback 9-yard run (Fred Steinfort kick)

20

23

Giants

Falcons

1st Downs

8

22

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

4th down efficiency

-

Total Plays

49

80

Total Yards

146

350

Yards per play

3.0

4.4

Passing

59

198

Comp - Att

7 - 21

14 - 26

Yards per pass

2.5

6.8

Interceptions thrown

0

Sacks - Yards lost

3 - 27

3 - 28

Rushing

87

152

Rushing Attempts

25

51

Yards per rush

3.5

3.0

Penalties

10

8

Turnovers

1

3

Fumbles lost

1

3

Interceptions

0

Possession

Giants

Falcons

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Joe Pisarcik	7	21	86	4.1	0	0		46.9
Team	7	21	59	4.1	0	0	3	46.9

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Dan Doornink	8	55	6.9	0
Bobby Hammond	4	22	5.5	0
Larry Csonka	4	17	4.3	1
Billy Taylor	7	2	0.3	0
Willie Spencer	2	-9	-4.5	0
Team	25	87	3.5	1

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TRG
Al Dixon	2	45	22.5
Johnny Perkins	2	19	9.5
Larry Csonka	1	8	8.0
Dan Doornink	1	8	8.0
Billy Taylor	1	6	6.0
Team	7	86	4.1	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	3	1	3

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			3.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Joe Danelo	2	4		2	8
Team	2	4		2	8

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Dave Jennings	5	213	42.6
Team	5	213	42.6

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Beasley Reece	2	40	20.0
Billy Taylor	1	24	24.0
Team	3	64	21.3

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
James Thompson	1	4	4.0	0
Team	1	4	4.0	0

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Steve Bartkowski	14	26	226	8.7	1	0		96.0
Team	14	26	198	8.7	1	0	3	96.0

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Haskel Stanback	19	51	2.7	1
Bubba Bean	11	50	4.5	0
Ricky Patton	7	29	4.1	0
Mike Esposito	5	16	3.2	0
Steve Bartkowski	8	12	1.5	1
Wally Francis	1	-6	-6.0	0
Team	51	152	3.0	2

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Wally Francis	7	153	21.9	1
Jim Mitchell	3	54	18.0	0
Billy Ryckman	1	15	15.0	0
Ricky Patton	1	3	3.0	0
Bubba Bean	2	1	0.5	0
Team	14	226	8.7	1	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	3	3	1

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			3.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Fred Steinfort	0	2		3	3
Team	0	2		3	3

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
John James	3	94	31.3
Team	3	94	31.3

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Tom Pridemore	2	35	17.5
Alfred Jackson	2	29	14.5
George Franklin	1	26	26.0
Team	5	90	18.0

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG
Billy Ryckman	3	63	21.0
Alfred Jackson	1	6	6.0
Team	4	69	17.3

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Team Leaders

PASS

2,836

Ridder

RUSH

976

Robinson

REC

905

London

Team Rankings

PPG

18.9

26th

OPP PPG

21.9

18th

RUSH YDS/G

127.0

9th

PASS YDS/G

222.1

22nd

2023 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Saints	9	8	.529
Buccaneers	9	8	.529
Falcons	7	10	.412
Panthers	2	15	.118

Last Game

Saints

9-8-0

48

Final

17

Falcons

7-10-0

Sun 7 Jan 2024

NFL 2023 Leaders

Playoff Pass Yards Leaders

1,051

Mahomes

837

Goff

774

Purdy

Playoff Rush Yards Leaders

313

Pacheco

268

McCaffrey

226

Jones

Playoff Rec Yards Leaders

355

Kelce

274

Brown

262

Rice

Playoff Pass TD Leaders

6

Mayfield

6

Mahomes

5

Love

Playoff Rush TD Leaders

4

McCaffrey

3

Gibbs

3

Pacheco

Playoff Rec TD Leaders

3

Ferguson

3

Kelce

2

Shakir

Playoff QB Rating Leaders

120.9

Stafford

109.3

Stroud

108.6

Love

Playoff Sack Leaders

3.0

Hutchinson

3.0

Karlaftis

2.0

Hinish

NFL 2023 Rankings

Playoff PPG Rankings

34.5

32.0

28.7

27.5

27.5

27.5

Playoff Opp PPG Rankings

13.5

15.8

20.0

22.0

24.0

24.0

Playoff Total Yards Rankings

510.0

425.0

417.0

389.0

386.0

383.7

Playoff Rush Yards Rankings

180.5

155.0

139.5

128.0

125.3

125.0

Playoff Pass Yards Rankings

403.0

367.0

343.0

307.0

279.0

265.0

Playoff Sack Leaders

8.0

7.0

5.0

NFL 2023 Betting

Best Record ATS

14-6

13-7-1

11-6-1

12-7

10-6-1

Worst Record ATS

5-12

5-11-1

5-11-1

6-11

6-10-1

6-10-1

NFL 2023 Division Standings

	AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
1	Ravens	13	4	0	.765
2	Browns	11	6	0	.647
	AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
1	Bills	11	6	0	.647
2	Dolphins	11	6	0	.647
	AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
1	Chiefs	11	6	0	.647
2	Raiders	8	9	0	.471
	AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
1	Texans	10	7	0	.588
2	Jaguars	9	8	0	.529

	NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
1	Lions	12	5	0	.706
2	Packers	9	8	0	.529
	NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
1	49ers	12	5	0	.706
2	Rams	10	7	0	.588
	NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
1	Cowboys	12	5	0	.706
2	Eagles	11	6	0	.647
	NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
1	Buccaneers	9	8	0	.529
2	Saints	9	8	0	.529

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sat 2/10	SF	@	KC	22-25
Sat 1/27	KC	@	BAL	17-10
Sat 1/27	DET	@	SF	31-34
Sat 1/20	TB	@	DET	23-31
Sat 1/20	KC	@	BUF	27-24

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 9/6	GB	@	PHI	1:00 PM

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The Atlanta Falcons managed to stay ahead of the New York Giants, 23 to 20, on October 1, 1978.

Final

Giants

20

Falcons

23

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

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2,836

976

905

NFL 2023 Leaders

1,051

837

774

313

268

226

355

274

262

6

6

5

4

3

3

3

3

2

120.9

109.3

108.6

3.0

3.0

2.0

NFL 2023 Rankings

NFL 2023 Betting

NFL 2023 Division Standings

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule