The Atlanta Falcons couldn't pull it off against the Detroit Lions, 17 to 14, on September 28, 1975.

1975 Atlanta Falcons

Final

DET

Lions

2-0-0

17

ATL

Falcons

0-2-0

14

1

0

0

2

7

7

3

3

7

4

7

0

Total

17

14

2nd quarter

DET

ATL

Falcons

Haskel Stanback 17-yard run (Nick Mike-Mayer kick)

0

7

Lions

Horace King 5-yard run (Errol Mann kick)

7

7

3rd quarter

DET

ATL

Falcons

Gerald Tinker 26-yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Nick Mike-Mayer kick)

7

14

Lions

Errol Mann 29-yard field goal

10

14

4th quarter

DET

ATL

Lions

Altie Taylor 1-yard run (Errol Mann kick)

17

14

Lions

Falcons

1st Downs

20

13

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

-

4th down efficiency

-

-

Total Plays

74

60

Total Yards

357

250

Yards per play

4.8

4.2

Passing

173

94

Comp - Att

14 - 27

7 - 22

Yards per pass

5.8

4.1

Interceptions thrown

0

1

Sacks - Yards lost

3 - 20

1 - 10

Rushing

184

156

Rushing Attempts

44

37

Yards per rush

4.2

4.2

Penalties

4

6

Turnovers

1

2

Fumbles lost

1

1

Interceptions

0

1

Possession

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Greg Landry 12 21 146 7.0 0 0 78.7
Bill Munson 2 6 47 7.8 0 0 62.5
Team 14 27 173 7.1 0 0 3 75.1

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Altie Taylor 16 63 3.9 1
Greg Landry 8 50 6.3 0
Dexter Bussey 12 41 3.4 0
Horace King 5 28 5.6 1
Bobby Thompson 3 2 0.7 0
Team 44 184 4.2 2

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Ray Jarvis 5 64 12.8 0
Dennis Franklin 2 55 27.5 0
Charlie Sanders 3 34 11.3 0
Jon Staggers 2 29 14.5 0
Dexter Bussey 2 11 5.5 0
Team 14 193 7.1 0 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 1 1 1

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 1.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Errol Mann 1 2 2 5
Team 1 2 2 5

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Herman Weaver 6 243 40.5
Team 6 243 40.5

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Leonard Thompson 2 52 26.0 0
Team 2 52 26.0 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Lem Barney 2 45 22.5 0
Dick Jauron 3 16 5.3 0
Team 5 61 12.2 0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Steve Bartkowski 7 22 104 4.7 1 1 44.5
Team 7 22 94 4.7 1 1 1 44.5

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Dave Hampton 21 86 4.1 0
Woody Thompson 10 45 4.5 0
Haskel Stanback 3 25 8.3 1
Oscar Reed 3 0 0.0 0
Team 37 156 4.2 1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Ken Burrow 3 43 14.3 0
Jim Mitchell 2 35 17.5 0
Gerald Tinker 1 26 26.0 1
Dave Hampton 1 0 0.0 0
Team 7 104 4.7 1 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 2 1 1

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 3.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Nick Mike-Mayer 0 0 2 2
Team 0 0 2 2

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
John James 8 363 45.4
Team 8 363 45.4

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Wally Francis 2 37 18.5 0
Greg McCrary 1 18 18.0 0
Brad Davis 1 0 0.0 0
Team 4 55 13.8 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Ron Mabra 1 2 2.0 0
Team 1 2 2.0 0

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More Falcons Stats

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