The Atlanta Falcons beat the Houston Oilers, 20 to 14, on September 3, 1978.

Final

Oilers

0-1-0

14

Falcons

1-0-0

20

Team

HOU

ATL

1

7

0

2

0

14

3

7

3

4

0

3

Total

14

20

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st quarter

HOU

ATL

Earl Campbell 73-yard run (Toni Fritsch kick)

7

0

2nd quarter

HOU

ATL

Bubba Bean 38-yard pass from June Jones (Fred Steinfort kick)

7

Tom Moriarty 0-yard blocked punt return (Fred Steinfort kick)

7

14

3rd quarter

HOU

ATL

Rich Caster 8-yard pass from Dan Pastorini (Toni Fritsch kick)

14

Fred Steinfort 30-yard field goal

14

17

4th quarter

HOU

ATL

Fred Steinfort 48-yard field goal

14

20

Oilers

Falcons

1st Downs

13

11

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

4th down efficiency

-

Total Plays

61

62

Total Yards

261

171

Yards per play

4.3

2.8

Passing

105

71

Comp - Att

19 - 36

10 - 23

Yards per pass

2.6

Interceptions thrown

2

0

Sacks - Yards lost

4 - 31

4 - 33

Rushing

156

100

Rushing Attempts

21

35

Yards per rush

7.4

2.9

Penalties

7

8

Turnovers

4

1

Fumbles lost

2

1

Interceptions

2

0

Possession

Oilers

Falcons

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Dan Pastorini	19	36	136	3.8	1	2		47.9
Team	19	36	105	3.8	1	2	4	47.9

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Earl Campbell	15	137	9.1	1
Tim Wilson	6	19	3.2	0
Team	21	156	7.4	1

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Ken Burrough	6	56	9.3	0
Ronnie Coleman	4	45	11.3	0
Rich Caster	5	44	8.8	1
Mike Renfro	1	3	3.0	0
Rob Carpenter	1	-4	-4.0	0
Earl Campbell	2	-8	-4.0	0
Team	19	136	3.8	1	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	4	2	1

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			4.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Toni Fritsch	0	0		2	2
Team	0	0		2	2

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Cliff Parsley	9	334	37.1
Team	10	334	33.4

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Johnnie Dirden	3	127	42.3
Anthony Davis	2	42	21.0
Team	5	169	33.8

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Ronnie Coleman	4	23	5.8	0
Team	4	23	5.8	0

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
June Jones	10	23	104	4.5	1	0		71.6
Team	10	23	71	4.5	1	0	4	71.6

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC
Bubba Bean	14	55	3.9
Haskel Stanback	17	31	1.8
Ricky Patton	2	10	5.0
Ray Strong	1	5	5.0
June Jones	1	-1	-1.0
Team	35	100	2.9

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Bubba Bean	3	37	12.3	1
Alfred Jenkins	2	28	14.0	0
Wally Francis	2	17	8.5	0
Billy Ryckman	1	12	12.0	0
Jim Mitchell	1	6	6.0	0
Alfred Jackson	1	4	4.0	0
Team	10	104	4.5	1	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	3	1	2

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			4.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Fred Steinfort	2	3		2	8
Team	2	3		2	8

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
John James	9	384	42.7
Team	9	384	42.7

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Alfred Jackson	3	80	26.7	0
Team	3	80	26.7	0

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG
Alfred Jackson	2	32	16.0
Billy Ryckman	4	27	6.8
Team	6	59	9.8

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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 beat the Houston Oilers, 20 to 14, on September 3, 1978.

Final

Oilers

14

Falcons

20

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