The Atlanta Falcons were defeated by the St. Louis Cardinals, 32 to 10, on December 9, 1973.

Final

Cardinals

4-8-1

32

Falcons

8-5-0

10

Team

STL

ATL

1

0

10

2

10

0

3

9

0

4

13

0

Total

32

10

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st quarter

STL

ATL

Nick Mike-Mayer 32-yard field goal

0

3

Tom Hayes 38-yard interception return (Nick Mike-Mayer kick)

0

10

2nd quarter

STL

ATL

Jim Bakken 35-yard field goal

3

10

Jim Otis 1-yard run (Jim Bakken kick)

10

3rd quarter

STL

ATL

Jim Bakken 46-yard field goal

13

10

Jim Bakken 35-yard field goal

16

10

Jim Bakken 31-yard field goal

19

10

4th quarter

STL

ATL

Jim Bakken 37-yard field goal

22

10

Jim Bakken 28-yard field goal

25

10

Jim McFarland 32-yard fumble return (Jim Bakken kick)

32

10

Cardinals

Falcons

1st Downs

15

9

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

4th down efficiency

-

Total Plays

70

58

Total Yards

252

120

Yards per play

3.6

2.1

Passing

9

31

Comp - Att

2 - 10

8 - 31

Yards per pass

0.9

Interceptions thrown

1

2

Sacks - Yards lost

0 - 0

5 - 47

Rushing

243

89

Rushing Attempts

60

22

Yards per rush

4.1

4.0

Penalties

2

3

Turnovers

2

5

Fumbles lost

1

3

Interceptions

1

2

Possession

Cardinals

Falcons

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Gary Keithley	2	10	9	0.9	0	1		0.0
Team	2	10	9	0.9	0	1	0	0.0

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Terry Metcalf	18	100	5.6	0
Donny Anderson	25	82	3.3	0
Jim Otis	16	61	3.8	1
Gary Keithley	1	0	0.0	0
Team	60	243	4.1	1

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TRG
Jim McFarland	1	7	7.0
Mel Gray	1	2	2.0
Team	2	9	0.9	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	5	1	3

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			5.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Jim Bakken	6	7		2	20
Team	6	7		2	20

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Gary Keithley	4	160	40.0
Team	4	160	40.0

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Team	0	0		0

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Gary Hammond	3	6	2.0	0
Team	3	6	2.0	0

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	INT	SCK	RATE
Pat Sullivan	5	15	51	3.4	0		44.0
Bob Lee	3	16	27	1.7	2		0.0
Team	8	31	31	2.5	2	5	12.7

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC
Dave Hampton	11	49	4.5
Eddie Ray	7	22	3.1
Pat Sullivan	3	19	6.3
Art Malone	1	-1	-1.0
Team	22	89	4.0

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TRG
Jim Mitchell	2	27	13.5
Eddie Ray	3	25	8.3
Dave Hampton	1	16	16.0
Tom Geredine	2	10	5.0
Team	8	78	2.5	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	5	3	1

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			0.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Nick Mike-Mayer	1	2		1	4
Team	1	2		1	4

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
John James	4	185	46.3
Team	4	185	46.3

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Joe Washington	6	119	19.8
Tom Geredine	2	37	18.5
Team	8	156	19.5

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG
Al Dodd	1	5	5.0
Ray Brown	1	1	1.0
Team	2	6	3.0

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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 St. Louis Cardinals, 32 to 10, on December 9, 1973.

Final

Cardinals

32

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