The Atlanta Falcons were defeated by the Buffalo Bills, 17 to 6, on December 2, 1973.

1973 Atlanta Falcons

Final

BUF

Bills

7-5-0

17

ATL

Falcons

8-4-0

6

Team

BUF

ATL

1

7

0

2

3

6

3

7

0

4

0

0

Total

17

6

1st quarter

BUF

ATL

Bills

Jim Braxton 1-yard run (John Leypoldt kick)

7

0

2nd quarter

BUF

ATL

Falcons

Nick Mike-Mayer 26-yard field goal

7

3

Falcons

Nick Mike-Mayer 16-yard field goal

7

6

Bills

John Leypoldt 20-yard field goal

10

6

3rd quarter

BUF

ATL

Bills

Jim Braxton 1-yard run (John Leypoldt kick)

17

6

Bills

Falcons

1st Downs

17

12

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

-

4th down efficiency

-

-

Total Plays

66

58

Total Yards

334

272

Yards per play

5.1

4.7

Passing

95

147

Comp - Att

7 - 12

9 - 22

Yards per pass

7.9

5.7

Interceptions thrown

1

0

Sacks - Yards lost

0 - 0

4 - 48

Rushing

239

125

Rushing Attempts

54

32

Yards per rush

4.4

3.9

Penalties

3

4

Turnovers

1

3

Fumbles lost

0

3

Interceptions

1

0

Possession

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Joe Ferguson 7 12 95 7.9 0 1 49.0
Team 7 12 95 7.9 0 1 0 49.0

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
O.J. Simpson 24 137 5.7 0
Jim Braxton 23 80 3.5 2
Joe Ferguson 7 22 3.1 0
Team 54 239 4.4 2

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
J.D. Hill 3 54 18.0 0
Bob Chandler 4 41 10.3 0
Team 7 95 7.9 0 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 1 0 3

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 4.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
John Leypoldt 1 2 2 5
Team 1 2 2 5

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Spike Jones 7 287 41.0
Team 7 287 41.0

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Wally Francis 2 35 17.5 0
Ray Jarvis 1 24 24.0 0
Team 3 59 19.7 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Donnie Walker 2 23 11.5 0
Team 2 23 11.5 0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Bob Lee 9 22 195 8.9 0 0 73.1
Team 9 22 147 8.9 0 0 4 73.1

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Eddie Ray 13 61 4.7 0
Dave Hampton 16 49 3.1 0
Bob Lee 3 15 5.0 0
Team 32 125 3.9 0

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Jim Mitchell 4 71 17.8 0
Louis Neal 1 50 50.0 0
Tom Geredine 1 46 46.0 0
Eddie Ray 3 28 9.3 0
Team 9 195 8.9 0 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 3 3 0

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 0.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Nick Mike-Mayer 2 2 0 6
Team 2 2 0 6

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
John James 5 244 48.8
Team 5 244 48.8

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Tom Geredine 2 47 23.5 0
Joe Washington 1 22 22.0 0
Duane Benson 1 8 8.0 0
Team 4 77 19.3 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Ray Brown 5 24 4.8 0
Team 5 24 4.8 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

Playoff Pass Yards Leaders

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1,051

Mahomes

Patrick Mahomes

837

Goff

Jared Goff

774

Purdy

Brock Purdy

Playoff Rush Yards Leaders

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313

Pacheco

Isiah Pacheco

268

McCaffrey

Christian McCaffrey

226

Jones

Aaron Jones

Playoff Rec Yards Leaders

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355

Kelce

Travis Kelce

274

Brown

Amon-Ra St. Brown

262

Rice

Rashee Rice

Playoff Pass TD Leaders

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6

Mayfield

Baker Mayfield

6

Mahomes

Patrick Mahomes

5

Love

Jordan Love

Playoff Rush TD Leaders

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4

McCaffrey

Christian McCaffrey

3

Gibbs

Jahmyr Gibbs

3

Pacheco

Isiah Pacheco

Playoff Rec TD Leaders

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3

Ferguson

Jake Ferguson

3

Kelce

Travis Kelce

2

Shakir

Khalil Shakir

Playoff QB Rating Leaders

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120.9

Stafford

Matthew Stafford

109.3

Stroud

C.J. Stroud

108.6

Love

Jordan Love

Playoff Sack Leaders

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3.0

Hutchinson

Aidan Hutchinson

3.0

Karlaftis

George Karlaftis

2.0

Hinish

Kurt Hinish

NFL 2023 Rankings

Playoff PPG Rankings

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Packers

34.5

Cowboys

32.0

Lions

28.7

Texans

27.5

Buccaneers

27.5

Bills

27.5

Playoff Opp PPG Rankings

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Ravens

13.5

Chiefs

15.8

Buccaneers

20.0

Bills

22.0

Texans

24.0

Rams

24.0

Playoff Total Yards Rankings

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Cowboys

510.0

Rams

425.0

Buccaneers

417.0

Lions

389.0

Chiefs

386.0

49ers

383.7

Playoff Rush Yards Rankings

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Bills

180.5

Ravens

155.0

Packers

139.5

Chiefs

128.0

49ers

125.3

Lions

125.0

Playoff Pass Yards Rankings

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Cowboys

403.0

Rams

367.0

Buccaneers

343.0

Browns

307.0

Lions

279.0

49ers

265.0

Playoff Sack Leaders

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Lions

8.0

Texans

7.0

Chiefs

7.0

Buccaneers

5.0

49ers

5.0

Packers

5.0

NFL 2023 Betting

Best Record ATS

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Lions

14-6

Chiefs

13-7-1

Rams

11-6-1

Ravens

12-7

Buccaneers

12-7

Raiders

10-6-1

Worst Record ATS

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Falcons

5-12

Panthers

5-11-1

Patriots

5-11-1

Chargers

6-11

Saints

6-10-1

Jets

6-10-1

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