The Atlanta Falcons got crushed by the Minnesota Vikings, 37 to 7, on December 20, 1970.

Final

Vikings

12-2-0

37

Falcons

4-8-2

7

Team

MIN

ATL

1

3

7

2

21

0

3

7

0

4

6

0

Total

37

7

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st quarter

MIN

ATL

Fred Cox 40-yard field goal

3

0

John Mallory 75-yard punt return (Ken Vinyard kick)

3

7

2nd quarter

MIN

ATL

Dave Osborn 1-yard run (Fred Cox kick)

10

7

John Beasley 8-yard pass from Gary Cuozzo (Fred Cox kick)

17

7

Clint Jones 1-yard run (Fred Cox kick)

24

7

3rd quarter

MIN

ATL

Dave Osborn 28-yard pass from Bob Lee (Fred Cox kick)

31

7

4th quarter

MIN

ATL

Fred Cox 15-yard field goal

34

7

Fred Cox 37-yard field goal

37

7

Vikings

Falcons

1st Downs

21

12

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

4th down efficiency

-

Total Plays

70

61

Total Yards

398

131

Yards per play

5.7

2.1

Passing

262

85

Comp - Att

19 - 30

19 - 33

Yards per pass

8.2

2

Interceptions thrown

2

3

Sacks - Yards lost

2 - 16

9 - 77

Rushing

136

46

Rushing Attempts

38

19

Yards per rush

3.6

2.4

Penalties

3

Turnovers

3

4

Fumbles lost

1

Interceptions

2

3

Possession

Vikings

Falcons

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Gary Cuozzo	13	20	175	8.8	1	1		88.5
Bob Lee	6	10	103	10.3	1	1		88.8
Team	19	30	262	9.3	2	2	2	87.9

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Clint Jones	14	46	3.3	1
Bill Brown	6	41	6.8	0
Dave Osborn	10	23	2.3	1
Jim Lindsey	6	18	3.0	0
Bob Lee	2	8	4.0	0
Team	38	136	3.6	2

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
John Henderson	7	129	18.4	0
John Beasley	3	45	15.0	1
Dave Osborn	4	37	9.3	1
Gene Washington	3	36	12.0	0
Bob Grim	2	31	15.5	0
Team	19	278	9.3	2	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	1	1	1

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			9.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Fred Cox	3	4		4	13
Team	3	4		4	13

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Tom McNeill	4	153	38.3
Team	4	153	38.3

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Charlie West	1	66	66.0	0
Team	1	66	66.0	0

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Charlie West	1	6	6.0	0
Team	1	6	6.0	0

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Randy Johnson	19	33	162	4.9	0	3		32.6
Team	19	33	85	4.9	0	3	9	32.6

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC
Randy Johnson	2	16	8.0
Harmon Wages	4	10	2.5
Jim Mitchell	1	8	8.0
Cannonball Butler	3	6	2.0
Paul Gipson	8	4	0.5
Art Malone	1	2	2.0
Team	19	46	2.4

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TRG
Jim Mitchell	5	77	15.4
Paul Flatley	5	41	8.2
Paul Gipson	4	19	4.8
Art Malone	2	16	8.0
Todd Snyder	1	5	5.0
Harmon Wages	2	4	2.0
Team	19	162	4.9	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	1	1	1

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			2.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Ken Vinyard	0	1		1	1
Team	0	1		1	1

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Billy Lothridge	6	193	32.2
Team	6	193	32.2

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Grady Cavness	3	61	20.3
Paul Gipson	2	41	20.5
Cannonball Butler	1	24	24.0
Art Malone	1	4	4.0
Team	7	130	18.6

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD
John Mallory	2	90	45.0	1
Tom McCauley	2	0	0.0	0
Team	4	90	22.5	1

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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 got crushed by the Minnesota Vikings, 37 to 7, on December 20, 1970.

Final

Vikings

37

Falcons

7

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

NFL 2023 Rankings

NFL 2023 Betting

NFL 2023 Division Standings

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule