The Atlanta Falcons lost to the Cleveland Browns, 24 to 16, on September 17, 1978.

1978 Atlanta Falcons

Final

CLE

Browns

3-0-0

24

ATL

Falcons

1-2-0

16

1

0

3

2

17

7

3

0

0

4

7

6

Total

24

16

1st quarter

CLE

ATL

Falcons

Fred Steinfort 24-yard field goal

0

3

2nd quarter

CLE

ATL

Browns

Don Cockroft 43-yard field goal

3

3

Browns

Ozzie Newsome 2-yard pass from Brian Sipe (Don Cockroft kick)

10

3

Falcons

Haskel Stanback 15-yard run (Fred Steinfort kick)

10

10

Browns

Reggie Rucker 27-yard pass from Brian Sipe (Don Cockroft kick)

17

10

4th quarter

CLE

ATL

Falcons

Ray Strong 2-yard run (kick failed)

17

16

Browns

Brian Sipe 2-yard run (Don Cockroft kick)

24

16

Browns

Falcons

1st Downs

17

17

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

-

4th down efficiency

-

-

Total Plays

72

64

Total Yards

308

234

Yards per play

4.3

3.7

Passing

198

147

Comp - Att

20 - 35

11 - 28

Yards per pass

5.2

4.3

Interceptions thrown

0

4

Sacks - Yards lost

3 - 21

6 - 41

Rushing

110

87

Rushing Attempts

34

30

Yards per rush

3.2

2.9

Penalties

13

14

Turnovers

3

4

Fumbles lost

3

0

Interceptions

0

4

Possession

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Brian Sipe 20 35 219 6.3 2 0 94.8
Team 20 35 198 6.3 2 0 3 94.8

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Mike Pruitt 15 65 4.3 0
Cleo Miller 7 24 3.4 0
Reggie Rucker 1 9 9.0 0
Larry Collins 5 7 1.4 0
Ozzie Newsome 1 6 6.0 0
Tom Sullivan 3 2 0.7 0
Brian Sipe 2 -3 -1.5 1
Team 34 110 3.2 1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Dave Logan 5 63 12.6 0
Reggie Rucker 4 60 15.0 1
Ricky Feacher 3 57 19.0 0
Ozzie Newsome 4 19 4.8 1
Cleo Miller 2 13 6.5 0
Gary Parris 1 4 4.0 0
Mike Pruitt 1 3 3.0 0
Team 20 219 6.3 2 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 5 3 0

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 6.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Don Cockroft 1 1 3 6
Team 1 1 3 6

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Johnny Evans 8 306 38.3
Team 8 306 38.3

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Larry Collins 4 92 23.0 0
Team 4 92 23.0 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Keith Wright 4 22 5.5 0
Team 4 22 5.5 0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Steve Bartkowski 7 15 126 8.4 0 2 36.4
June Jones 4 13 62 4.8 0 2 8.0
Team 11 28 147 6.7 0 4 6 23.2

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Haskel Stanback 7 31 4.4 1
Ricky Patton 7 23 3.3 0
Ray Strong 5 19 3.8 1
Bubba Bean 10 14 1.4 0
Steve Bartkowski 1 0 0.0 0
Team 30 87 2.9 2

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Wally Francis 2 61 30.5 0
Billy Ryckman 3 48 16.0 0
Jim Mitchell 3 42 14.0 0
Dennis Pearson 1 17 17.0 0
Alfred Jackson 1 13 13.0 0
Ricky Patton 1 7 7.0 0
Team 11 188 6.7 0 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 3 0 3

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 3.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Fred Steinfort 1 2 1 4
Team 1 2 1 4

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
John James 7 306 43.7
Team 7 306 43.7

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Alfred Jackson 2 44 22.0 0
Tom Pridemore 2 36 18.0 0
Ray Strong 1 23 23.0 0
Team 5 103 20.6 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Alfred Jackson 1 14 14.0 0
Team 1 14 14.0 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

NFL 2023 Rankings

NFL 2023 Betting

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