The Atlanta Falcons were defeated by the Pittsburgh Steelers, 28 to 12, on October 4, 1987.

1987 Atlanta Falcons

Final

PIT

28

ATL

Falcons

1-2-0

12

1

0

3

2

14

0

3

0

2

4

14

7

Total

28

12

1st quarter

PIT

ATL

Falcons

Greg Davis 27-yard field goal

0

3

2nd quarter

PIT

ATL

Steelers

Earnest Jackson 1-yard run (David Trout kick)

7

3

Steelers

Russell Hairston 5-yard pass from Steve Bono (David Trout kick)

14

3

3rd quarter

PIT

ATL

Falcons

Safety

14

5

4th quarter

PIT

ATL

Steelers

Steve Bono 1-yard run (David Trout kick)

21

5

Steelers

Joey Clinkscales 11-yard pass from Reggie Collier (David Trout kick)

28

5

Falcons

Milton Barney 19-yard pass from Jeff Van Raaphorst (Greg Davis kick)

28

12

Steelers

Falcons

1st Downs

19

13

Passing 1st Downs

11

9

Rushing 1st Downs

7

4

1st downs from penalties

1

0

3rd down efficiency

-

-

4th down efficiency

-

-

Total Plays

68

57

Total Yards

361

215

Yards per play

5.3

3.8

Passing

219

148

Comp - Att

14 - 26

18 - 34

Yards per pass

8.1

4.1

Interceptions thrown

1

3

Sacks - Yards lost

1 - 5

2 - 13

Rushing

142

67

Rushing Attempts

41

21

Yards per rush

3.5

3.2

Penalties

4

7

Turnovers

3

4

Fumbles lost

2

1

Interceptions

1

3

Possession

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Steve Bono 12 23 164 7.1 1 1 1 71.6
Reggie Collier 2 3 60 20.0 1 0 0 149.3
Team 14 26 219 8.6 2 1 1 92.5

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Earnest Jackson 29 104 3.6 1
Steve Bono 3 13 4.3 1
Chuck Sanders 3 12 4.0 0
Dan Reeder 2 8 4.0 0
Rodney Carter 3 7 2.3 0
Reggie Collier 1 -2 -2.0 0
Team 41 142 3.5 2

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Joey Clinkscales 6 150 25.0 1
Danzell Lee 2 29 14.5 0
Rodney Carter 2 18 9.0 0
Russell Hairston 2 16 8.0 1
Chuck Sanders 1 11 11.0 0
Jim Boyle 1 0 0.0 0
Team 14 224 8.6 2 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 3 2 1

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Tommy Dawkins 1.0
Xavier Warren 1.0
Team 2.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
David Trout 0 0 4 4
Team 0 0 4 4

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
John Bruno 4 146 36.5
Team 4 146 36.5

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Spark Clark 1 18 18.0 0
Cornell Gowdy 1 0 0.0 0
Team 2 18 9.0 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Mel Anderson 3 19 6.3 0
Team 3 19 6.3 0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Jeff Van Raaphorst 13 21 113 5.4 1 1 2 72.1
Erik Kramer 5 13 48 3.7 0 2 0 9.9
Team 18 34 148 4.7 1 3 2 39.0

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Michael Williams 13 49 3.8 0
Norm Granger 5 11 2.2 0
Jeff Van Raaphorst 1 6 6.0 0
Jerry Butler 1 1 1.0 0
Darryl Oliver 1 0 0.0 0
Team 21 67 3.2 0

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Michael Williams 9 70 7.8 0
Milton Barney 4 66 16.5 1
John Evans 1 8 8.0 0
Norm Granger 1 8 8.0 0
Jerry Butler 2 7 3.5 0
Darryl Oliver 1 2 2.0 0
Team 18 161 4.7 1 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 2 1 2

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Buddy Moor 1.0
Team 1.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Greg Davis 1 1 1 4
Team 1 1 1 4

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
John Starnes 6 203 33.8
Greg Davis 1 19 19.0
Team 7 222 31.7

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Darryl Oliver 4 72 18.0 0
Gary Moss 1 23 23.0 0
Jerry Butler 1 13 13.0 0
Team 6 108 18.0 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Gary Moss 1 11 11.0 0
Jerry Butler 2 10 5.0 0
Team 3 21 7.0 0

Explore

More Falcons Stats

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