The Atlanta Falcons were defeated by the Detroit Lions, 24 to 7, on December 8, 1968.

Final

Lions

4-7-2

24

Falcons

2-11-0

7

Team

DET

ATL

1

7

0

2

0

7

3

7

0

4

10

0

Total

24

7

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st quarter

DET

ATL

Billy Gambrell 26-yard pass from Bill Munson (Wayne Walker kick)

7

0

2nd quarter

DET

ATL

Cannonball Butler 60-yard run (Bob Etter kick)

7

3rd quarter

DET

ATL

Billy Gambrell 7-yard pass from Bill Munson (Wayne Walker kick)

14

7

4th quarter

DET

ATL

Billy Gambrell 22-yard pass from Bill Munson (Wayne Walker kick)

21

7

Wayne Walker 36-yard field goal

24

7

Lions

Falcons

1st Downs

18

14

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

4th down efficiency

-

Total Plays

63

59

Total Yards

342

230

Yards per play

5.4

3.9

Passing

212

58

Comp - Att

21 - 28

9 - 21

Yards per pass

6.8

1.9

Interceptions thrown

0

2

Sacks - Yards lost

3 - 29

10 - 66

Rushing

130

172

Rushing Attempts

32

28

Yards per rush

4.1

6.1

Penalties

2

4

Turnovers

1

4

Fumbles lost

1

2

Interceptions

0

2

Possession

Lions

Falcons

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Bill Munson	21	28	241	8.6	3	0		136.2
Team	21	28	212	8.6	3	0	3	136.2

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC
Bill Triplett	17	77	4.5
Dave Kopay	7	27	3.9
Mike Campbell	7	24	3.4
Charlie Sanders	1	2	2.0
Team	32	130	4.1

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Billy Gambrell	4	105	26.3	3
Charlie Sanders	4	59	14.8	0
Bill Triplett	5	37	7.4	0
Earl McCullouch	4	19	4.8	0
Dave Kopay	2	10	5.0	0
Mike Campbell	1	6	6.0	0
Phil Odle	1	5	5.0	0
Team	21	241	8.6	3	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	2	1	2

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			10.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Wayne Walker	1	4		3	6
Team	1	4		3	6

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Jerry DePoyster	3	147	49.0
Team	3	147	49.0

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Lem Barney	2	29	14.5	0
Team	2	29	14.5	0

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Team	0	0		0

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Bob Berry	9	21	124	5.9	0	2		22.8
Team	9	21	58	5.9	0	2	10	22.8

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Cannonball Butler	5	87	17.4	1
Perry Lee Dunn	9	37	4.1	0
Billy Harris	8	14	1.8	0
Ray Ogden	1	12	12.0	0
Harmon Wages	4	12	3.0	0
Bob Berry	1	10	10.0	0
Team	28	172	6.1	1

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TRG
Jerry Simmons	2	53	26.5
Paul Flatley	2	35	17.5
Ray Ogden	2	16	8.0
Cannonball Butler	1	11	11.0
Perry Lee Dunn	2	9	4.5
Team	9	124	5.9	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	2	2	1

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			3.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Bob Etter	0	1		1	1
Team	0	1		1	1

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Billy Lothridge	3	118	39.3
Team	3	118	39.3

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Cannonball Butler	4	98	24.5
Dan Grimm	1	4	4.0
Team	5	102	20.4

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Team	0	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 Detroit Lions, 24 to 7, on December 8, 1968.

Final

Lions

24

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