The Atlanta Falcons pulled it off against the New York Giants, 24 to 21, on October 13, 1968.

1968 Atlanta Falcons

Final

NYG

Giants

4-1-0

21

ATL

Falcons

1-4-0

24

1

7

7

2

7

7

3

0

3

4

7

7

Total

21

24

1st quarter

NYG

ATL

Falcons

Cannonball Butler 6-yard run (Bob Etter kick)

0

7

Giants

Homer Jones 44-yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Pete Gogolak kick)

7

7

2nd quarter

NYG

ATL

Giants

Aaron Thomas 28-yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Pete Gogolak kick)

14

7

Falcons

Perry Lee Dunn 1-yard run (Bob Etter kick)

14

14

3rd quarter

NYG

ATL

Falcons

Bob Etter 17-yard field goal

14

17

4th quarter

NYG

ATL

Giants

Homer Jones 1-yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Pete Gogolak kick)

21

17

Falcons

Perry Lee Dunn 1-yard run (Bob Etter kick)

21

24

Giants

Falcons

1st Downs

23

17

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

-

4th down efficiency

-

-

Total Plays

58

55

Total Yards

421

322

Yards per play

7.3

5.9

Passing

242

186

Comp - Att

16 - 24

10 - 15

Yards per pass

9.7

10.3

Interceptions thrown

1

0

Sacks - Yards lost

1 - 15

3 - 19

Rushing

179

136

Rushing Attempts

33

37

Yards per rush

5.4

3.7

Penalties

1

3

Turnovers

3

0

Fumbles lost

2

0

Interceptions

1

0

Possession

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Fran Tarkenton 14 22 227 10.3 3 1 118.8
Bobby Duhon 1 1 19 19.0 0 0 118.8
Ernie Koy 1 1 11 11.0 0 0 112.5
Team 16 24 242 10.7 3 1 1 124.5

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Tucker Frederickson 12 51 4.3 0
Bobby Duhon 8 42 5.3 0
Fran Tarkenton 3 33 11.0 0
Ernie Koy 8 29 3.6 0
Aaron Thomas 1 23 23.0 0
Ronnie Blye 1 1 1.0 0
Team 33 179 5.4 0

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Homer Jones 7 108 15.4 2
Aaron Thomas 4 75 18.8 1
Bobby Duhon 2 48 24.0 0
Joe Morrison 1 20 20.0 0
Bob Crespino 1 11 11.0 0
Tucker Frederickson 1 -5 -5.0 0
Team 16 257 10.7 3 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 2 2 0

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 3.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Pete Gogolak 0 0 3 3
Team 0 0 3 3

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Ernie Koy 2 76 38.0
Team 2 76 38.0

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Ronnie Blye 3 78 26.0 0
Jim Holifield 1 16 16.0 0
Bobby Duhon 1 6 6.0 0
Team 5 100 20.0 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Bobby Duhon 1 1 1.0 0
Carl Lockhart 1 -1 -1.0 0
Team 2 0 0.0 0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Bob Berry 5 7 150 21.4 0 0 113.7
Randy Johnson 5 8 55 6.9 0 0 82.8
Team 10 15 186 13.7 0 0 3 109.7

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Cannonball Butler 22 92 4.2 1
Harmon Wages 5 18 3.6 0
Perry Lee Dunn 5 13 2.6 2
Brendan McCarthy 2 9 4.5 0
Bob Berry 3 4 1.3 0
Team 37 136 3.7 3

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Jerry Simmons 3 85 28.3 0
Paul Flatley 2 41 20.5 0
Ray Ogden 1 32 32.0 0
Bob Long 1 19 19.0 0
Cannonball Butler 1 15 15.0 0
Brendan McCarthy 1 11 11.0 0
Harmon Wages 1 2 2.0 0
Team 10 205 13.7 0 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 0 0 2

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 1.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Bob Etter 1 2 3 6
Team 1 2 3 6

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Billy Lothridge 3 148 49.3
Team 3 148 49.3

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Nick Rassas 1 14 14.0 0
Grady Allen 1 0 0.0 0
Joe Cerne 1 0 0.0 0
Joe Szczecko 1 0 0.0 0
Team 4 14 3.5 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Jimmy Burson 1 17 17.0 0
Team 1 17 17.0 0

Explore

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Team Leaders

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PASS

2,836

Ridder

Desmond Ridder

RUSH

976

Robinson

Bijan Robinson

REC

905

London

Drake London

Team Rankings

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PPG

18.9

26th

OPP PPG

21.9

18th

RUSH YDS/G

127.0

9th

PASS YDS/G

222.1

22nd

2023 Division Standings

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TEAM W L T PCT
Saints Saints
9 8 0 .529
Buccaneers Buccaneers
9 8 0 .529
Falcons Falcons
7 10 0 .412
Panthers Panthers
2 15 0 .118

Last Game

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NO Saints

9-8-0

48

Final

17

ATL Falcons

7-10-0

Sun 7 Jan 2024

NFL 2023 Leaders

NFL 2023 Rankings

NFL 2023 Betting

NFL 2023 Division Standings

AFC North W L T PCT
1
Ravens Ravens
13 4 0 .765
2
Browns Browns
11 6 0 .647
AFC East W L T PCT
1
Bills Bills
11 6 0 .647
2
Dolphins Dolphins
11 6 0 .647
AFC West W L T PCT
1
Chiefs Chiefs
11 6 0 .647
2
Raiders Raiders
8 9 0 .471
AFC South W L T PCT
1
Texans Texans
10 7 0 .588
2
Jaguars Jaguars
9 8 0 .529
NFC North W L T PCT
1
Lions Lions
12 5 0 .706
2
Packers Packers
9 8 0 .529
NFC West W L T PCT
1
49ers 49ers
12 5 0 .706
2
Rams Rams
10 7 0 .588
NFC East W L T PCT
1
Cowboys Cowboys
12 5 0 .706
2
Eagles Eagles
11 6 0 .647
NFC South W L T PCT
1
Buccaneers Buccaneers
9 8 0 .529
2
Saints Saints
9 8 0 .529

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule

Scores

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

Schedule

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