The Atlanta Falcons were defeated by the Detroit Lions, 26 to 23, on October 8, 1972.

Final

Lions

3-1-0

26

Falcons

2-2-0

23

Team

DET

ATL

1

3

2

10

0

3

7

4

6

13

Total

26

23

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st quarter

DET

ATL

Errol Mann 39-yard field goal

3

0

Bill Bell 22-yard field goal

3

2nd quarter

DET

ATL

Errol Mann 37-yard field goal

6

3

Steve Owens 8-yard run (Errol Mann kick)

13

3

3rd quarter

DET

ATL

Art Malone 10-yard run (Bill Bell kick)

13

10

Ron Jessie 82-yard pass from Greg Landry (Errol Mann kick)

20

10

4th quarter

DET

ATL

Art Malone 2-yard pass from Bob Berry (Bill Bell kick)

20

17

Bill Bell 32-yard field goal

20

Bill Bell 12-yard field goal

20

23

Steve Owens 3-yard run (kick failed)

26

23

Lions

Falcons

1st Downs

15

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

4th down efficiency

-

Total Plays

55

59

Total Yards

314

278

Yards per play

5.7

4.7

Passing

134

79

Comp - Att

5 - 17

10 - 17

Yards per pass

7.4

3.8

Interceptions thrown

3

1

Sacks - Yards lost

1 - 8

4 - 26

Rushing

180

199

Rushing Attempts

37

38

Yards per rush

4.9

5.2

Penalties

4

9

Turnovers

4

1

Fumbles lost

1

0

Interceptions

3

1

Possession

Lions

Falcons

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Greg Landry	5	17	142	8.4	1	3		41.9
Team	5	17	134	8.4	1	3	1	41.9

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Altie Taylor	13	80	6.2	0
Steve Owens	19	77	4.1	2
Greg Landry	5	23	4.6	0
Team	37	180	4.9	2

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Ron Jessie	3	102	34.0	1
Altie Taylor	2	40	20.0	0
Team	5	142	8.4	1	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	1	1	0

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			4.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Errol Mann	2	2		2	8
Team	2	2		2	8

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Herman Weaver	3	142	47.3
Team	3	142	47.3

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Mickey Zofko	2	34	17.0
Ron Jessie	1	21	21.0
Team	3	55	18.3

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Lem Barney	3	24	8.0	0
Team	3	24	8.0	0

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Bob Berry	10	17	105	6.2	1	1		71.9
Team	10	17	79	6.2	1	1	4	71.9

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Dave Hampton	16	85	5.3	0
Art Malone	12	77	6.4	1
Joe Profit	4	19	4.8	0
Bob Berry	3	10	3.3	0
Willie Belton	2	7	3.5	0
Jim Mitchell	1	1	1.0	0
Team	38	199	5.2	1

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Jim Mitchell	2	40	20.0	0
Dave Hampton	3	26	8.7	0
Art Malone	3	26	8.7	1
Ken Burrow	2	13	6.5	0
Team	10	105	6.2	1	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	4	0	1

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			1.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Bill Bell	3	4		2	11
Team	3	4		2	11

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
John James	6	238	39.7
Team	6	238	39.7

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Dave Hampton	3	63	21.0
Willie Belton	3	55	18.3
Team	6	118	19.7

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Willie Belton	3	42	14.0	0
Team	3	42	14.0	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 Detroit Lions, 26 to 23, on October 8, 1972.

Final

Lions

26

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

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NFL 2023 Betting

NFL 2023 Division Standings

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule