The Atlanta Falcons were easily defeated by the Pittsburgh Steelers, 57 to 33, on December 18, 1966.
1st quarter
PIT
ATL
Mike Clark 22-yard field goal
3
0
Mike Clark 19-yard field goal
6
0
2nd quarter
PIT
ATL
Gary Ballman 12-yard pass from Bill Nelsen (Mike Clark kick)
13
0
Amos Bullocks 13-yard run (Mike Clark kick)
20
0
Junior Coffey 1-yard run (Lou Kirouac kick)
20
7
Cannonball Butler 1-yard run (kick failed)
26
7
Mike Clark 21-yard field goal
29
7
3rd quarter
PIT
ATL
Preston Ridlehuber 53-yard pass from Randy Johnson (Lou Kirouac kick)
29
14
Cannonball Butler 1-yard run (Mike Clark kick)
36
14
Roy Jefferson 68-yard pass from Bill Nelsen (Mike Clark kick)
43
14
Clendon Thomas 23-yard fumble return (Mike Clark kick)
50
14
Preston Ridlehuber 19-yard pass from Randy Johnson (Lou Kirouac kick)
50
21
4th quarter
PIT
ATL
Willie Asbury 2-yard run (Mike Clark kick)
57
21
Taz Anderson 62-yard pass from Dennis Claridge (kick failed)
57
27
Taz Anderson 12-yard pass from Dennis Claridge (kick failed)
57
33
Steelers
Falcons
1st Downs
27
18
Passing 1st Downs
Rushing 1st Downs
1st downs from penalties
3rd down efficiency
-
-
4th down efficiency
-
-
Total Plays
69
58
Total Yards
458
370
Yards per play
6.6
6.4
Passing
332
291
Comp - Att
19 - 31
15 - 33
Yards per pass
10.1
8.6
Interceptions thrown
0
3
Sacks - Yards lost
2 - 27
1 - 10
Rushing
126
79
Rushing Attempts
36
24
Yards per rush
3.5
3.3
Penalties
5
10
Turnovers
1
5
Fumbles lost
1
2
Interceptions
0
3
Possession
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Nelsen | 17 | 25 | 334 | 13.4 | 2 | 0 | 137.5 | |
| Ron Meyer | 2 | 5 | 25 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 56.3 | |
| Dick Hoak | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Team | 19 | 31 | 332 | 11.6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 122.9 |
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cannonball Butler | 7 | 42 | 6.0 | 2 |
| Dick Hoak | 12 | 28 | 2.3 | 0 |
| Amos Bullocks | 8 | 27 | 3.4 | 1 |
| Willie Asbury | 8 | 17 | 2.1 | 1 |
| Roy Jefferson | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 |
| Team | 36 | 126 | 3.5 | 4 |
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Jefferson | 5 | 142 | 28.4 | 1 | |
| John Hilton | 3 | 62 | 20.7 | 0 | |
| Gary Ballman | 5 | 59 | 11.8 | 1 | |
| J.R. Wilburn | 1 | 42 | 42.0 | 0 | |
| Jerry Simmons | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | |
| Cannonball Butler | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | |
| Tony Jeter | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | |
| Dick Hoak | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 19 | 359 | 11.6 | 2 | 0 |
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 1.0 |
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Clark | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 | |
| Team | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 |
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Lambert | 3 | 152 | 50.7 | |
| Team | 3 | 152 | 50.7 |
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Saul | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 0 | |
| Gary Ballman | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | |
| Cannonball Butler | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 4 | 71 | 17.8 | 0 |
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Jefferson | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | |
| Team | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 |
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Johnson | 11 | 26 | 215 | 8.3 | 2 | 3 | 57.9 | |
| Dennis Claridge | 4 | 7 | 86 | 12.3 | 2 | 0 | 140.5 | |
| Team | 15 | 33 | 291 | 9.1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 79.7 |
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Rector | 4 | 32 | 8.0 | 0 |
| Preston Ridlehuber | 4 | 23 | 5.8 | 0 |
| Ernie Wheelwright | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 0 |
| Junior Coffey | 10 | 11 | 1.1 | 1 |
| Randy Johnson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Team | 24 | 79 | 3.3 | 1 |
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Hawkins | 5 | 104 | 20.8 | 0 | |
| Taz Anderson | 3 | 85 | 28.3 | 2 | |
| Preston Ridlehuber | 4 | 84 | 21.0 | 2 | |
| Billy Martin | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 0 | |
| Team | 15 | 301 | 9.1 | 4 | 0 |
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 2.0 |
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lou Kirouac | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| Team | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Lothridge | 4 | 172 | 43.0 | |
| Team | 4 | 172 | 43.0 |
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Smith | 5 | 155 | 31.0 | 0 | |
| Nick Rassas | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 0 | |
| Larry Morris | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | |
| Billy Martin | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 10 | 209 | 20.9 | 0 |
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Smith | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 |
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