The Atlanta Falcons lost to the Cleveland Browns, 24 to 16, on September 17, 1978.
1st quarter
CLE
ATL
Fred Steinfort 24-yard field goal
0
3
2nd quarter
CLE
ATL
Don Cockroft 43-yard field goal
3
3
Ozzie Newsome 2-yard pass from Brian Sipe (Don Cockroft kick)
10
3
Haskel Stanback 15-yard run (Fred Steinfort kick)
10
10
Reggie Rucker 27-yard pass from Brian Sipe (Don Cockroft kick)
17
10
4th quarter
CLE
ATL
Ray Strong 2-yard run (kick failed)
17
16
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
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 |
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 |
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 |
NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
---|---|---|---|
Team | 5 | 3 | 0 |
NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 6.0 |
NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Don Cockroft | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
Team | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|
Johnny Evans | 8 | 306 | 38.3 | |
Team | 8 | 306 | 38.3 |
NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Larry Collins | 4 | 92 | 23.0 | 0 | |
Team | 4 | 92 | 23.0 | 0 |
NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Keith Wright | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 0 | |
Team | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 0 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
---|---|---|---|
Team | 3 | 0 | 3 |
NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 3.0 |
NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fred Steinfort | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
Team | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|
John James | 7 | 306 | 43.7 | |
Team | 7 | 306 | 43.7 |
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 |
NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alfred Jackson | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | |
Team | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 |
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Best Record ATS
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