The Atlanta Falcons were defeated by the Dallas Cowboys, 47 to 14, on October 2, 1966.

Final

Cowboys

3-0-0

47

Falcons

0-4-0

14

Team

DAL

ATL

1

3

7

2

14

0

3

16

7

4

14

0

Total

47

14

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st quarter

DAL

ATL

Junior Coffey 1-yard run (Lou Kirouac kick)

0

7

Danny Villanueva 22-yard field goal

3

7

2nd quarter

DAL

ATL

Dan Reeves 2-yard run (Danny Villanueva kick)

10

7

Dan Reeves 11-yard pass from Don Meredith (Danny Villanueva kick)

17

7

3rd quarter

DAL

ATL

Randy Johnson 1-yard run (Lou Kirouac kick)

17

14

Bob Hayes 49-yard pass from Don Meredith (Danny Villanueva kick)

24

14

Safety by Willie Townes

26

14

Don Perkins 1-yard run (Danny Villanueva kick)

33

14

4th quarter

DAL

ATL

Chuck Howley 97-yard fumble return (Danny Villanueva kick)

40

14

Frank Clarke 10-yard pass from Craig Morton (Danny Villanueva kick)

47

14

Cowboys

Falcons

1st Downs

22

20

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

4th down efficiency

-

Total Plays

57

61

Total Yards

363

276

Yards per play

6.4

4.5

Passing

220

170

Comp - Att

16 - 26

16 - 27

Yards per pass

7.6

5.5

Interceptions thrown

0

2

Sacks - Yards lost

3 - 31

4 - 31

Rushing

143

106

Rushing Attempts

28

30

Yards per rush

5.1

3.5

Penalties

7

3

Turnovers

2

5

Fumbles lost

2

3

Interceptions

0

2

Possession

Cowboys

Falcons

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	SCK	RATE
Don Meredith	12	22	184	8.4	2		112.7
Craig Morton	4	4	67	16.8	1		158.3
Team	16	26	220	9.7	3	3	132.1

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Dan Reeves	10	55	5.5	1
Don Perkins	9	51	5.7	1
Don Meredith	1	17	17.0	0
Les Shy	4	13	3.3	0
Walt Garrison	4	7	1.8	0
Team	28	143	5.1	2

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Frank Clarke	7	125	17.9	1
Bob Hayes	1	49	49.0	1
Buddy Dial	1	25	25.0	0
Pete Gent	2	24	12.0	0
Don Perkins	1	11	11.0	0
Dan Reeves	1	11	11.0	1
Pettis Norman	3	6	2.0	0
Team	16	251	9.7	3	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	2	2	3

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			4.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Danny Villanueva	1	1		6	9
Team	1	1		6	9

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Danny Villanueva	3	137	45.7
Team	3	137	45.7

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Walt Garrison	3	85	28.3
Dan Reeves	1	17	17.0
Team	4	102	25.5

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Dan Reeves	1	-15	-15.0	0
Team	1	-15	-15.0	0

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	INT	SCK	RATE
Randy Johnson	10	18	139	7.7	1		57.4
Steve Sloan	1	1	32	32.0	0		118.8
Dennis Claridge	5	7	30	4.3	0		79.5
Perry Lee Dunn	0	1	0	0.0	1		0.0
Team	16	27	170	7.4	2	4	51.6

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Junior Coffey	14	60	4.3	1
Ernie Wheelwright	10	42	4.2	0
Perry Lee Dunn	3	6	2.0	0
Randy Johnson	3	-2	-0.7	1
Team	30	106	3.5	2

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TRG
Vern Burke	5	84	16.8
Billy Martin	2	49	24.5
Gary Barnes	5	32	6.4
Alex Hawkins	2	25	12.5
Junior Coffey	1	11	11.0
Ernie Wheelwright	1	0	0.0
Team	16	201	7.4	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	4	3	2

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			3.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Lou Kirouac	0	0		2	2
Team	0	0		2	2

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Billy Lothridge	4	160	40.0
Team	4	160	40.0

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Ron Smith	4	78	19.5
Ken Reaves	2	39	19.5
Larry Morris	1	19	19.0
Ralph Heck	1	0	0.0
Team	8	136	17.0

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Ron Smith	2	13	6.5	0
Team	2	13	6.5	0

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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 were defeated by the Dallas Cowboys, 47 to 14, on October 2, 1966.

Final

Cowboys

47

Falcons

14

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