The Atlanta Falcons were defeated by the New England Patriots, 16 to 10, on December 4, 1977.

Final

Patriots

8-4-0

16

Falcons

6-6-0

10

Team

NE

ATL

1

3

0

2

3

0

3

7

4

7

3

Total

16

10

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st quarter

NE

ATL

John Smith 36-yard field goal

3

0

2nd quarter

NE

ATL

John Smith 32-yard field goal

6

0

3rd quarter

NE

ATL

John Smith 29-yard field goal

9

0

Wally Francis 15-yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Fred Steinfort kick)

9

7

4th quarter

NE

ATL

Fred Steinfort 25-yard field goal

9

10

Stanley Morgan 33-yard pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick)

16

10

Patriots

Falcons

1st Downs

13

9

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

4th down efficiency

-

Total Plays

68

54

Total Yards

267

124

Yards per play

3.9

2.3

Passing

170

57

Comp - Att

12 - 26

7 - 18

Yards per pass

6.3

2.2

Interceptions thrown

3

4

Sacks - Yards lost

1 - 9

8 - 67

Rushing

97

67

Rushing Attempts

41

28

Yards per rush

2.4

Penalties

7

4

Turnovers

3

5

Fumbles lost

0

1

Interceptions

3

4

Possession

Patriots

Falcons

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Steve Grogan	12	26	179	6.9	1	3		42.5
Team	12	26	170	6.9	1	3	1	42.5

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC
Sam Cunningham	15	32	2.1
Ike Forte	10	27	2.7
Don Calhoun	10	22	2.2
Steve Grogan	6	16	2.7
Team	41	97	2.4

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Stanley Morgan	5	90	18.0	1
Darryl Stingley	4	71	17.8	0
Don Hasselbeck	1	10	10.0	0
Al Chandler	1	5	5.0	0
Don Calhoun	1	3	3.0	0
Team	12	179	6.9	1	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	1	0	1

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			8.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
John Smith	3	5		1	10
Team	3	5		1	10

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Mike Patrick	3	111	37.0
Team	4	111	27.8

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Raymond Clayborn	2	106	53.0
Jess Phillips	1	8	8.0
Team	3	114	38.0

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Stanley Morgan	2	18	9.0	0
Team	2	18	9.0	0

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Steve Bartkowski	7	18	124	6.9	1	4		42.1
Team	7	18	57	6.9	1	4	8	42.1

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC
Haskel Stanback	12	36	3.0
Woody Thompson	13	25	1.9
Steve Bartkowski	3	6	2.0
Team	28	67	2.4

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Wally Francis	3	63	21.0	1
Alfred Jenkins	3	54	18.0	0
Woody Thompson	1	7	7.0	0
Team	7	124	6.9	1	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	2	1	0

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			1.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Fred Steinfort	1	1		1	4
Team	1	1		1	4

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
John James	7	284	40.6
Team	7	284	40.6

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Tom Moriarty	3	50	16.7
Karl Farmer	2	43	21.5
Team	5	93	18.6

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Rolland Lawrence	1	23	23.0	0
Team	1	23	23.0	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 New England Patriots, 16 to 10, on December 4, 1977.

Final

Patriots

16

Falcons

10

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