The Atlanta Falcons pulled it off against the Washington Redskins, 21 to 20, on September 20, 1987.

1987 Atlanta Falcons

Final

WAS

20

ATL

Falcons

1-1-0

21

1

7

7

2

0

0

3

6

7

4

7

7

Total

20

21

1st quarter

WAS

ATL

Redskins

Kelvin Bryant 17-yard pass from Doug Williams (Ali Haji-Sheikh kick)

7

0

Falcons

Floyd Dixon 22-yard pass from Scott Campbell (Mick Luckhurst kick)

7

7

3rd quarter

WAS

ATL

Redskins

Gary Clark 18-yard pass from Doug Williams (kick failed)

13

7

Falcons

Stacey Bailey 23-yard pass from Scott Campbell (Mick Luckhurst kick)

13

14

4th quarter

WAS

ATL

Redskins

Art Monk 6-yard pass from Doug Williams (Ali Haji-Sheikh kick)

20

14

Falcons

Gerald Riggs 4-yard run (Mick Luckhurst kick)

20

21

Redskins

Falcons

1st Downs

21

18

Passing 1st Downs

11

9

Rushing 1st Downs

8

7

1st downs from penalties

2

2

3rd down efficiency

-

-

4th down efficiency

-

-

Total Plays

63

64

Total Yards

335

394

Yards per play

5.3

6.2

Passing

190

269

Comp - Att

18 - 30

17 - 34

Yards per pass

6.1

7.7

Interceptions thrown

2

1

Sacks - Yards lost

1 - 8

1 - 2

Rushing

145

125

Rushing Attempts

32

29

Yards per rush

4.5

4.3

Penalties

5

8

Turnovers

3

1

Fumbles lost

1

0

Interceptions

2

1

Possession

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Doug Williams 18 30 198 6.6 3 2 1 85.1
Team 18 30 190 6.6 3 2 1 85.1

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Keith Griffin 14 73 5.2 0
Kelvin Bryant 15 70 4.7 0
Reggie Branch 1 3 3.0 0
Doug Williams 1 3 3.0 0
Art Monk 1 -4 -4.0 0
Team 32 145 4.5 0

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Kelvin Bryant 6 76 12.7 1
Gary Clark 3 52 17.3 1
Ricky Sanders 4 45 11.3 0
Art Monk 2 12 6.0 1
Glenn Dennison 2 8 4.0 0
Eric Yarber 1 5 5.0 0
Team 18 198 6.6 3 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 2 1 0

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Steve Hamilton 1.0
Team 1.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Ali Haji-Sheikh 0 1 2 2
Team 0 1 2 2

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Steve Cox 5 258 51.6
Team 5 258 51.6

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Keith Griffin 3 28 9.3 0
Team 3 28 9.3 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Eric Yarber 4 61 15.3 0
Team 4 61 15.3 0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Scott Campbell 17 34 271 8.0 2 1 1 84.3
Team 17 34 269 8.0 2 1 1 84.3

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Gerald Riggs 23 120 5.2 1
Scott Campbell 4 8 2.0 0
Floyd Dixon 1 -1 -1.0 0
Steve Griffin 1 -2 -2.0 0
Team 29 125 4.3 1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Floyd Dixon 5 105 21.0 1
Ken Whisenhunt 6 68 11.3 0
Stacey Bailey 3 45 15.0 1
Aubrey Matthews 1 37 37.0 0
Sylvester Stamps 1 10 10.0 0
Gerald Riggs 1 6 6.0 0
Team 17 271 8.0 2 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 2 0 1

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Rick Bryan 1.0
Team 1.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Mick Luckhurst 0 0 3 3
Team 0 0 3 3

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Rick Donnelly 5 242 48.4
Mick Luckhurst 1 37 37.0
Team 6 279 46.5

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Sylvester Stamps 1 24 24.0 0
David Croudip 1 18 18.0 0
Team 2 42 21.0 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Billy Johnson 5 27 5.4 0
Team 5 27 5.4 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