The Atlanta Falcons lost to the New York Giants, 21 to 17, on November 14, 1971.

1971 Atlanta Falcons

Final

NYG

Giants

4-5-0

21

ATL

Falcons

4-4-1

17

1

7

7

2

0

3

3

7

7

4

7

0

Total

21

17

1st quarter

NYG

ATL

Falcons

Harmon Wages 2-yard run (Bill Bell kick)

0

7

Giants

Bob Tucker 10-yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Pete Gogolak kick)

7

7

2nd quarter

NYG

ATL

Falcons

Bill Bell 17-yard field goal

7

10

3rd quarter

NYG

ATL

Falcons

Jim Mitchell 23-yard pass from Bob Berry (Bill Bell kick)

7

17

Giants

Bobby Duhon 4-yard run (Pete Gogolak kick)

14

17

4th quarter

NYG

ATL

Giants

Fran Tarkenton 2-yard run (Pete Gogolak kick)

21

17

Giants

Falcons

1st Downs

19

13

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

-

4th down efficiency

-

-

Total Plays

65

52

Total Yards

324

219

Yards per play

5.0

4.2

Passing

152

139

Comp - Att

14 - 26

11 - 20

Yards per pass

5.8

5.8

Interceptions thrown

1

2

Sacks - Yards lost

0 - 0

4 - 28

Rushing

172

80

Rushing Attempts

39

28

Yards per rush

4.4

2.9

Penalties

7

5

Turnovers

3

2

Fumbles lost

2

0

Interceptions

1

2

Possession

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Fran Tarkenton 14 26 152 5.8 1 1 68.1
Team 14 26 152 5.8 1 1 0 68.1

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Tucker Frederickson 14 83 5.9 0
Bobby Duhon 15 52 3.5 1
Rocky Thompson 4 17 4.3 0
Fran Tarkenton 4 12 3.0 1
Charlie Evans 1 5 5.0 0
Joe Morrison 1 3 3.0 0
Team 39 172 4.4 2

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Bob Tucker 5 69 13.8 1
Joe Morrison 3 50 16.7 0
Bobby Duhon 2 20 10.0 0
Rich Houston 1 11 11.0 0
Coleman Zeno 1 7 7.0 0
Don Herrmann 1 -1 -1.0 0
Tucker Frederickson 1 -4 -4.0 0
Team 14 152 5.8 1 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 2 2 0

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 4.0

Kicking

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

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Tom Blanchard 4 199 49.8
Team 4 199 49.8

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Rocky Thompson 2 42 21.0 0
Bobby Duhon 1 19 19.0 0
Team 3 61 20.3 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Pete Athas 1 6 6.0 0
Bobby Duhon 1 0 0.0 0
Team 2 6 3.0 0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Bob Berry 6 9 104 11.6 1 1 103.2
Dick Shiner 5 11 63 5.7 0 1 25.9
Team 11 20 139 8.4 1 2 4 59.8

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Art Malone 7 33 4.7 0
Cannonball Butler 9 20 2.2 0
Willie Belton 5 13 2.6 0
Harmon Wages 4 6 1.5 1
Sonny Campbell 2 5 2.5 0
Dick Shiner 1 3 3.0 0
Team 28 80 2.9 1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Jim Mitchell 2 47 23.5 1
Cannonball Butler 3 38 12.7 0
Wes Chesson 2 31 15.5 0
Harmon Wages 2 25 12.5 0
Ken Burrow 1 17 17.0 0
Art Malone 1 9 9.0 0
Team 11 167 8.4 1 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 0 0 2

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 0.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Bill Bell 1 1 2 5
Team 1 1 2 5

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Billy Lothridge 5 196 39.2
Team 5 196 39.2

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Cannonball Butler 3 67 22.3 0
Team 3 67 22.3 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Willie Belton 3 13 4.3 0
John Mallory 1 1 1.0 0
Team 4 14 3.5 0

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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