1966N - Week 3
Atlanta Falcons at Detroit Lions
At Tiger Stadium Sunday, September 25, 1966
Falcons win first game, a 38-35 thriller.
Detroit, Sept. 25 - Aided by six turnovers by their host, the Atlanta Falcons won their first game in franchise history with a last-second 38-35 victory over the Detroit Lions. Lou Kirouac kicked a 23 yard field goal with 0:07 remaining for the win. It was the unlikliest of victories as the Lions seemingly had the Falcons on the ropes during the final five minutes of the contest, including a chance at their own last-minute field goal for the win. With under five minutes remaining, Falcon quarterback Dennis Claridge threw an interception deep in their own territory to Lions defender Bruce Maher, his second interception of the afternoon. Maher returned the ball to the five-yard line where Amos Marsh scored on the Lions first play for a 35-28 lead.

Claridge rallied from the mistake, and quickly drove the Falcons 74 yards on 6 plays to tie the game. Claridge connected with WR Alex Hawkins from 21 yards for the touchdown. Detroit quarterback Karl Sweetan, in his first start replacing the ineffective Milt Plum, rallied the Lions down the field. The drive almost failed when Marsh fumbled at the Atlanta 3, but John Gordy recovered for Detroit. The drive did stalled at the 35, and Wayne Walker was called upon to break the deadlock. Walker's 42 yard attempt was blocked, and the Falcons retained possesion at the 48 yard line with 1:38 remaining. After a nine-yard gain by RB Junior Coffey, Claridge hit Hawkins again for a 23 yard gain to the Lions 16 where, after Coffey was stopped for no gain, Kirouac made the game-winning kick.

Atlanta coach Norm Hecker replaced Randy Johnson with Claridge at the helm at halftime. Johnson was intercepted twice, and was sacked late in the game on a fourth down conversion attempt. On his second possession, Claridge drove the team 87 yard to paydirt. Two completions to Vern Burke of 31 and 44 yards on consecutive plays highlighted the drive which closed the score to 28-21. On Detroit's subsequent possession, a bad snap on a punt deep in Lions territory in the third quarter turned the momentum for the home club. Atlanta tied the score after the miscue on a Perry Lee Dunn rushing touchdown, and the Lions played the rest of the game trying not to lose to the expansion club. One positive note from the loss as the play of Sweetan in his first start. Sweetan passed for 342 yards and 2 TD's, including a 91 yard strike to Pat Studstill who finished with 220 yards receiving.

Team 1 2 3 4 Total
Atlanta Falcons 7 7 14 10 38
Detroit Lions 14 7 7 7 35
Scoring Plays Falcons Lions
1st Quarter
Falcons 11:25 E.Wheelwright 3 yard run ( L.Kirouac kick ) ( 9-80, 3:35 ) 7 0
Lions 6:17 A.Marsh 17 yard run ( W.H.Walker kick ) ( 6-45, 3:38 ) 7 7
Lions 0:48 P.Studstill 2 yard pass from K.Sweetan ( W.H.Walker kick ) ( 5-18, 2:52 ) 7 14
2nd Quarter
Falcons 12:44 J.Coffey 2 yard run ( L.Kirouac kick ) ( 1-2, 0:06 ) 14 14
Lions 3:28 P.Studstill 91 yard pass from K.Sweetan ( W.H.Walker kick ) ( 1-91, 0:08 ) 14 21
3rd Quarter
Lions 9:54 T.Nowatzke 3 yard run ( W.H.Walker kick ) ( 8-80, 5:06 ) 14 28
Falcons 2:31 E.Wheelwright 6 yard run ( L.Kirouac kick ) ( 8-87, 3:12 ) 21 28
Falcons 0:00 P.Dunn 1 yard pass from D.Claridge ( L.Kirouac kick ) ( 3-11, 1:23 ) 28 28
4th Quarter
Lions 4:49 A.Marsh 5 yard run ( W.H.Walker kick ) ( 1-5, 0:07 ) 28 35
Falcons 2:52 A.Hawkins 21 yard pass from D.Claridge ( L.Kirouac kick ) ( 6-74, 1:57 ) 35 35
Falcons 0:07 L.Kirouac 23 yard field goal ( 4-32, 1:22 ) 38 35

MVP: Pat Studstill WR\P (Detroit)
Receiving: 9 Catches, 220 Yds, 2 TD.

Unavailable
ATL: C.Scales (FB\KR), T.Anderson (TE), B.Sherlag (WR\PR), N.Rassas (KR\PR\DB), J.Sidle (KR), R.Koeper (T), T.Anderson (TE), B.Sherlag (WR\PR), G.Reese (DT)
DET: B.Felts (HB\KR), G.Yepremian (K), B.McLenna (FB)
In-Game Injuries
ATL: None.
DET: None.
Temp: 66°. Partly Cloudy. No Wind
Surface: Grass
Drive Charts
Atlanta Falcons Detroit Lions
Start Time Drive # of Yards Start Time Drive # of Yards
Time Poss Began Plays Gained Result Time Poss Began Plays Gained Result
15:00 3:35 ATL 20 9 80 Touchdown 11:25 1:20 DET 26 3 4 Punt
10:05 0:10 ATL 39 1 0 Interception 9:55 3:38 ATL 45 6 45 Touchdown
6:17 2:37 ATL 18 3 7 Punt 3:40 2:52 ATL 18 5 18 Touchdown
0:48 2:28 ATL 31 4 25 Punt 13:20 0:30 DET 6 3 -4 Fumble
12:50 0:06 DET 2 1 2 Touchdown 12:44 1:47 DET 32 4 21 Interception
10:57 3:20 ATL 27 6 26 Punt 7:37 1:32 DET 2 3 9 Punt
6:05 0:09 DET 37 1 0 Interception 5:56 0:09 DET 24 1 10 Fumble
5:47 2:11 DET 34 3 -12 Punt 3:36 0:08 DET 9 1 91 Touchdown
3:28 1:14 ATL 21 3 4 Punt 2:14 0:48 DET 18 5 51 Interception
1:26 0:51 ATL 17 6 21 Downs 0:35 0:30 ATL 38 3 5 Missed FG
0:05 0:05 ATL 20 1 -10 End of Half 15:00 5:06 DET 20 8 80 Touchdown
9:54 1:55 ATL 28 3 7 Punt 7:59 2:16 DET 23 3 8 Punt
5:43 3:12 ATL 13 8 87 Touchdown 2:31 1:08 DET 36 3 -25 Fumble
1:23 1:23 DET 11 3 11 Touchdown 15:00 0:18 DET 41 1 3 Fumble
14:42 1:08 DET 44 3 -2 Punt 13:34 4:23 DET 10 8 53 Punt
9:11 1:00 ATL 20 3 0 Punt 8:11 1:44 DET 46 3 4 Punt
6:27 1:31 ATL 18 3 3 Interception 4:56 0:07 ATL 5 1 5 Touchdown
4:49 1:57 ATL 26 6 74 Touchdown 2:52 1:23 DET 19 7 46 Missed FG
1:29 1:22 DET 48 4 32 Field Goal 0:07 0:07 DET 36 0 0 End of Game
30:14 ATL 38 71 355 29:46 DET 34 68 424
Time of Possession by Quarter 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total
Atlanta Falcons 7:10 9:36 6:30 6:58 30:14
Detroit Lions 7:50 5:24 8:30 8:02 29:46
Team Statistics Falcons Lions
Total Points 38 35
1st Downs 20 19
Rushing 5 7
Passing 13 12
Penalty 2 0
3rd-Down Conversions 5-14 6-14
4th-Down Conversions 0-1 0-0
Penalties-Yards 7-59 7-65
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 6-4
Time Of Pos. 30:14 29:46
Total Net Yards 345 472
Total Plays 71 68
Average Gain 4.9 6.9
Net Yards Rushing 99 143
Rushes 34 30
Avg. Per Rush 2.9 4.8
Net Yards Passing 246 329
Completions 18 19
Attempts 35 36
Completion % 51.4 52.8
Yards Per Completion 15.0 18.0
Times Sacked 2 2
Had Intercepted 3 2
Touchdowns 5 5
Rushing 3 3
Passing 2 2
Other 0 0
Extra Points 5-5 5-5
Field Goals 1-1 0-2
Atlanta Falcons Detroit Lions
Rushing Att Yds Avg LG TD Rushing Att Yds Avg LG TD
Junior Coffey 18 53 2.9 18 1 Tom Nowatzke 18 72 4.0 19 1
Ernie Wheelwright 6 26 4.3 8 2 Amos Marsh 11 57 5.2 17 2
Randy Johnson 5 7 1.4 3 0 Karl Sweetan 1 14 14.0 14 0
Perry Lee Dunn 4 11 2.8 7 0
Dennis Claridge 1 2 2.0 2 0
Totals 34 99 2.9 18 3 Totals 30 143 4.8 19 3
Passing Att Cm Yds Sk Yds TD LG IN RT Passing Att Cm Yds Sk Yds TD LG IN RT
Dennis Claridge 18 10 183 0 0 2 44 1 105 Karl Sweetan 36 19 342 2 13 2 91 2 81
Randy Johnson 17 8 87 2 24 0 37 2 23
Totals 35 18 270 2 24 2 44 3 60 Totals 36 19 342 2 13 2 91 2 81
Receiving Rec Yds Avg LG TD Receiving Rec Yds Avg LG TD
Alex Hawkins 5 81 16.2 23 1 Pat Studstill 9 220 24.4 91 2
Junior Coffey 4 22 5.5 11 0 Ron Kramer 5 81 16.2 32 0
Bill Martin 3 50 16.7 37 0 Tom Nowatzke 3 7 2.3 6 0
Gary Barnes 3 41 13.7 38 0 Gail Cogdill 1 13 13.0 13 0
Vern Burke 2 75 37.5 44 0 John Henderson 1 21 21.0 21 0
Perry Lee Dunn 1 1 1.0 1 1
Totals 18 270 15.0 44 2 Totals 19 342 18.0 91 2
Defense Tkl Int Yds TD Sck Stf Hur PD FF Defense Tkl Int Yds TD Sck Stf Hur PD FF
Tommy Nobis 13 - - - 1 - - 1 1 Wayne H. Walker 9 - - - - 1 - - -
Marion Rushing 7 1 3 - - - - - - Mike Lucci 8 1 21 - - 2 - - -
Jerry Richardson 6 - - - - - - 1 - Bruce Maher 8 2 39 - - - - 2 -
Lee Calland 6 1 - - - - - 1 1 Bobby Lee Thompson 7 - - - - - - - -
Ron Smith 5 - - - - - - - - Roger L. Brown 7 - - - - - - - -
Larry C. Morris 4 - - - 1 - - 1 1 Ernie Clark 4 - - - - - - - -
Carl Silvestri 4 - - - - - - 1 - Wally Hilgenberg 3 - - - - - - - -
Chuck Sieminski 4 - - - - 2 - - - Bobby Smith 3 - - - - - - 1 -
Bill Jobko 4 - - - - - - - - Dick Lebeau 2 - - - - - - 1 -
Bob Riggle 3 - - - - - - 1 - Wayne Rasmussen 2 - - - - - - 1 -
Bobby Richards 2 - - - - 1 - - - Lou Slaby 2 - - - - - - - -
Ken Reaves 2 - - - - - - - - Larry Hand 2 - - - 1 - - - -
Jerry Jones 1 - - - - - - - - Johnnie Robinson 2 - - - - - - 1 -
Joe Szczecko 1 - - - - - - - - Jerry Mazzanti 2 - - - - - - - -
Ralph Heck 1 - - - - - - - - Alex Karras 2 - - - 1 - - - -
Tom Vaughn 1 - - - - - - - -
Jerry Rush 1 - - - - - - - -
Bill Cody 1 - - - - - - - -
Darris McCord - - - - - - 1 - -
Totals 63 2 3 - 2 3 - 6 3 Totals 66 3 60 - 2 3 1 6 -
Fumbles No Lost Rec OPRec Yds Fumbles No Lost Rec OPRec Yds
Tommy Nobis 0 0 0 1 0 Amos Marsh 3 1 0 0 0
Ron Smith 0 0 0 1 0 Karl Sweetan 1 1 0 0 0
Jerry Richardson 0 0 0 1 0 Ron Kramer 1 1 0 0 0
Bobby Richards 0 0 0 1 0 Ed Flanagan 1 1 0 0 -28
Jesse Smith 0 0 1 0 0
John Gordy 0 0 1 0 0
Totals 0 0 0 4 0 Totals 6 4 2 0 -28
Punting No Yds Avg TB In20 LG Punting No Yds Avg TB In20 LG
Billy Lothridge 8 328 41.0 0 5 57 Pat Studstill 5 181 36.2 1 1 44
Totals 8 328 41.0 0 5 57 Totals 5 181 36.2 1 1 44
Punt Returns No Yds Avg FC LG TD Punt Returns No Yds Avg FC LG TD
Ron Smith 3 13 4.3 0 6 0 Tom Vaughn 2 48 24.0 0 43 0
Jim Todd 1 -2 -2.0 0 0 0
Totals 3 13 4.3 0 6 0 Totals 3 46 15.3 1 43 0
Kickoff Returns No Yds Avg LG TD Kickoff Returns No Yds Avg LG TD
Ron Smith 5 113 22.6 34 0 Tom Vaughn 6 127 21.2 28 0
Totals 5 113 22.6 34 0 Totals 6 127 21.2 28 0
Kicking FGA FGM LG XPA XPM Kicking FGA FGM LG XPA XPM
Lou Kirouac 1 1 23 5 5 Wayne H. Walker 2 0 0 5 5
Totals 1 1 23 5 5 Totals 2 0 0 5 5

 

Detroit Lions
15:00 DET 40 Wayne H. Walker kicks 60 yards to end zone, Touchback.
Atlanta Falcons
15:00 1 & 10 ATL 20 Junior Coffey Outside to ATL 24 for 4 yards. X1 SM
PENALTY on Detroit, Flagrant face mask, 15 yards, enforced at ATL 24.
14:51 1 & 10 ATL 39 Randy Johnson P/A - medium short to Junior Coffey pushed ob at ATL 42 for 3 yards. PAS
14:42 2 & 7 ATL 42 Junior Coffey Outside to ATL 45 for 3 yards. BLB
14:05 3 & 4 ATL 45 Randy Johnson quick toss to Bill Martin to DET 18 for 37 yards. P1 BAL
13:17 1 & 10 DET 18 Randy Johnson P/A - medium short incomplete to Gary Barnes. B+R
13:09 2 & 10 DET 18 Randy Johnson QB Run to DET 15 for 3 yards. SM
12:28 3 & 7 DET 15 Randy Johnson medium to Alex Hawkins to DET 3 for 12 yards. P2 PAS
11:40 1 & GL DET 3 Junior Coffey Outside pushed ob at DET 3 for 0 yards. AP
11:32 2 & GL DET 3 Ernie Wheelwright Inside for 3 yards. TOUCHDOWN 6 - 0 R1 AP
11:25 DET 2 Lou Kirouac extra point is Good 7 - 0
11:25 ATL 40 Lou Kirouac kicks 61 yards to DET -1. Tom Vaughn pushed ob at DET 26 for 27 yards.
Detroit Lions
11:14 1 & 10 DET 26 Tom Nowatzke Inside to DET 30 for 4 yards. RUN
10:26 2 & 6 DET 30 Karl Sweetan flare incomplete to Tom Nowatzke. B+R
10:20 3 & 6 DET 30 Karl Sweetan medium incomplete to Pat Studstill. PAS
10:13 4 & 6 DET 30 Pat Studstill punts 37 yards to ATL 33. Ron Smith to ATL 39 for 6 yards. PAS
Atlanta Falcons
10:05 1 & 10 ATL 39 Randy Johnson P/A - medium intended for Alex Hawkins. INTERCEPTED by Mike Lucci at DET 49.
Mike Lucci to ATL 9 for 42 yards. AP
PENALTY on Detroit, Illegal block on the return, 15 yards, enforced at ATL 30.
Detroit Lions
9:55 1 & 10 ATL 45 Tom Nowatzke Outside to ATL 39 for 6 yards. BLB
9:12 2 & 4 ATL 39 Tom Nowatzke Outside to ATL 40 for -1 yards. AP
8:29 3 & 5 ATL 40 Karl Sweetan medium to Ron Kramer to ATL 31 for 9 yards. P1 B+R
7:47 1 & 10 ATL 31 Tom Nowatzke Outside to ATL 32 for -1 yards. AP
7:12 2 & 11 ATL 32 Karl Sweetan medium to Pat Studstill to ATL 17 for 15 yards. P2 AP
6:25 1 & 10 ATL 17 Amos Marsh Inside for 17 yards. TOUCHDOWN 7 - 6 R1 PAS
PENALTY on Atlanta, Flagrant face mask. Enforced on the kickoff
6:17 ATL 2 Wayne H. Walker extra point is Good 7 - 7
6:17 ATL 45 Wayne H. Walker kicks 47 yards to ATL -2. Ron Smith pushed ob at ATL 18 for 20 yards.
Atlanta Falcons
6:06 1 & 10 ATL 18 Junior Coffey Inside to ATL 17 for -1 yards. B+R
5:25 2 & 11 ATL 17 Perry Lee Dunn Inside to ATL 24 for 7 yards. PAS
4:38 3 & 4 ATL 24 Randy Johnson quick toss to Gary Barnes to ATL 25 for 1 yard. AP
3:51 4 & 3 ATL 25 Billy Lothridge punts 36 yards to DET 39. Tom Vaughn pushed ob at ATL 18 for 43 yards. NOR
Detroit Lions
3:40 1 & 10 ATL 18 Amos Marsh Outside to ATL 12 for 6 yards. BFS
2:55 2 & 4 ATL 12 Tom Nowatzke Outside to ATL 7 for 5 yards. R2 RUN
2:19 1 & GL ATL 7 Amos Marsh Inside to ATL 2 for 5 yards. AP
1:41 2 & GL ATL 2 Tom Nowatzke Inside to ATL 2 for 0 yards. SY
0:57 3 & GL ATL 2 Karl Sweetan P/A - medium to Pat Studstill for 2 yards. TOUCHDOWN 7 - 13 P3 SY
0:48 ATL 2 Wayne H. Walker extra point is Good 7 - 14
0:48 DET 40 Wayne H. Walker kicks 63 yards to ATL -3. Ron Smith to ATL 31 for 34 yards.
Atlanta Falcons
0:37 1 & 10 ATL 31 Ernie Wheelwright Inside to ATL 37 for 6 yards. X2 AP
PENALTY on Detroit, Personal foul, 15 yards, enforced at ATL 37.
0:27 1 & 10 DET 48 Junior Coffey Inside to DET 46 for 2 yards. AP
15:00 2 & 8 DET 46 Randy Johnson screen to Junior Coffey to DET 46 for 0 yards. PAS
14:12 3 & 8 DET 46 Junior Coffey Draw to DET 44 for 2 yards. SM
13:29 4 & 6 DET 44 Billy Lothridge punts 38 yards to DET 6. Ball rolls out of bounds. FAK
Detroit Lions
13:20 1 & 10 DET 6 Karl Sweetan long incomplete to Pat Studstill. RUN
13:09 2 & 10 DET 6 Karl Sweetan medium long incomplete to Pat Studstill. BLB
13:01 3 & 10 DET 6 Karl Sweetan sacked by Larry C. Morris to DET 2 for -4 yards. FUMBLE
Recovered by Tommy Nobis (ATL). ZON
Atlanta Falcons
12:50 1 & GL DET 2 Junior Coffey Inside for 2 yards. TOUCHDOWN 13 - 14 R2 RUN
12:44 DET 2 Lou Kirouac extra point is Good 14 - 14
12:44 ATL 40 Lou Kirouac kicks 52 yards to DET 8. Tom Vaughn to DET 32 for 24 yards.
Detroit Lions
12:34 1 & 10 DET 32 Karl Sweetan flare to Tom Nowatzke to DET 32 for 0 yards. AP
11:52 2 & 10 DET 32 Tom Nowatzke Inside to DET 33 for 1 yard. AP
11:15 3 & 9 DET 33 Karl Sweetan medium to Pat Studstill pushed ob at ATL 47 for 20 yards. P4 B+R
11:06 1 & 10 ATL 47 Karl Sweetan medium long intended for Pat Studstill. INTERCEPTED by Lee Calland at ATL 27.
Lee Calland pushed ob at ATL 27 for 0 yards. BAL
Atlanta Falcons
10:57 1 & 10 ATL 27 Perry Lee Dunn Inside to ATL 27 for 0 yards. BLB
10:09 2 & 10 ATL 27 Randy Johnson medium short to Junior Coffey to ATL 38 for 11 yards. P3 B+R
9:28 1 & 10 ATL 38 Randy Johnson medium short to Alex Hawkins to Midfield for 12 yards. P4 RUN
8:46 1 & 10 50 Perry Lee Dunn Inside to DET 47 for 3 yards. RUN
8:01 2 & 7 DET 47 Randy Johnson medium short incomplete to Ernie Wheelwright. B+R
7:53 3 & 7 DET 47 Randy Johnson P/A - medium incomplete to Gary Barnes. AP
7:44 4 & 7 DET 47 Billy Lothridge punts 45 yards to DET 2. Ball rolls out of bounds. NOR
Detroit Lions
7:37 1 & 10 DET 2 Amos Marsh Inside to DET 3 for 1 yard. BAL
6:58 2 & 9 DET 3 Karl Sweetan medium incomplete to Pat Studstill. RUN
6:51 3 & 9 DET 3 Karl Sweetan medium to Pat Studstill to DET 11 for 8 yards. PAS
6:14 4 & 1 DET 11 Pat Studstill punts 26 yards to DET 37. Ball rolls out of bounds. PAS
Atlanta Falcons
6:05 1 & 10 DET 37 Randy Johnson P/A - medium long intended for Alex Hawkins. INTERCEPTED by Bruce Maher at DET 15.
Bruce Maher to DET 24 for 9 yards. RUN
Detroit Lions
5:56 1 & 10 DET 24 Karl Sweetan medium to Ron Kramer to DET 34 for 10 yards. FUMBLE
Recovered by Ron Smith (ATL). AP
Atlanta Falcons
5:47 1 & 10 DET 34 Randy Johnson QB Run to DET 34 for 0 yards. PAS
5:00 2 & 10 DET 34 Randy Johnson sacked by Alex Karras to DET 47 for -13 yards. B+R
4:19 3 & 23 DET 47 Randy Johnson QB Scramble to DET 46 for 1 yard. PRE
3:43 4 & 22 DET 46 Billy Lothridge punts 37 yards to DET 9. Ball rolls out of bounds. NOR
Detroit Lions
3:36 1 & 10 DET 9 Karl Sweetan long to Pat Studstill for 91 yards. TOUCHDOWN 14 - 20 P5 AP
3:28 ATL 2 Wayne H. Walker extra point is Good 14 - 21
3:28 DET 40 Wayne H. Walker kicks 52 yards to ATL 8. Ron Smith to ATL 21 for 13 yards.
Atlanta Falcons
3:21 1 & 10 ATL 21 Junior Coffey Outside to ATL 25 for 4 yards. AP
2:36 2 & 6 ATL 25 Randy Johnson medium short incomplete to Vern Burke. PAS
2:28 3 & 6 ATL 25 Randy Johnson medium short incomplete to Gary Barnes. SM
2:22 4 & 6 ATL 25 Billy Lothridge punts 57 yards to DET 18. Ball rolls out of bounds. RET
Detroit Lions
2:14 1 & 10 DET 18 Tom Nowatzke Inside to DET 37 for 19 yards. R3 B+R
2:00 1 & 10 DET 37 Karl Sweetan medium long incomplete to Pat Studstill. PAS
1:50 2 & 10 DET 37 Karl Sweetan medium to Ron Kramer pushed ob at ATL 31 for 32 yards. P6 B+R
1:41 1 & 10 ATL 31 Karl Sweetan medium incomplete to Pat Studstill. BFS
1:34 2 & 10 ATL 31 Karl Sweetan medium intended for Pat Studstill. INTERCEPTED by Marion Rushing at ATL 14.
Marion Rushing pushed ob at ATL 17 for 3 yards. B+R
Atlanta Falcons
1:26 1 & 10 ATL 17 Junior Coffey Draw pushed ob at ATL 35 for 18 yards. R3 BLB
1:19 1 & 10 ATL 35 Randy Johnson P/A - medium short to Bill Martin to ATL 46 for 11 yards. TIMEOUT Atlanta P5 BAL
1:10 1 & 10 ATL 46 Randy Johnson P/A - medium short incomplete to Junior Coffey. PAS
1:01 2 & 10 ATL 46 Randy Johnson medium short incomplete to Ernie Wheelwright. PAS
0:53 3 & 10 ATL 46 Randy Johnson QB Run to ATL 49 for 3 yards. TIMEOUT Detroit B+R
0:43 4 & 7 ATL 49 Randy Johnson sacked by Larry Hand to ATL 38 for -11 yards. PAS
Detroit Lions
0:35 1 & 10 ATL 38 Karl Sweetan flare to Tom Nowatzke pushed ob at ATL 37 for 1 yard. B+R
0:26 2 & 9 ATL 37 Tom Nowatzke Draw to ATL 33 for 4 yards. TIMEOUT Detroit ZON
0:16 3 & 5 ATL 33 Karl Sweetan medium short incomplete to Gail Cogdill. BLB
0:09 4 & 5 ATL 33 Wayne H. Walker 40 yard field goal is No Good
Atlanta Falcons
0:05 1 & 10 ATL 20 Randy Johnson QB Run to ATL 20 for 0 yards. PAS
PENALTY on Atlanta, Personal foul, 10 yards, enforced at ATL 20.
15:00 ATL 40 Lou Kirouac kicks 52 yards, out of bounds.
PENALTY on Atlanta, Kick Out of Bounds, 5 yards, enforced at ATL 40, No play.
15:00 ATL 35 Lou Kirouac kicks 65 yards to end zone, Touchback.
Detroit Lions
15:00 1 & 10 DET 20 Tom Nowatzke Inside to DET 23 for 3 yards. AP
14:19 2 & 7 DET 23 Karl Sweetan medium long to Ron Kramer to DET 45 for 22 yards. P7 B+R
13:37 1 & 10 DET 45 Karl Sweetan medium long to Pat Studstill to ATL 22 for 33 yards. P8 AP
12:57 1 & 10 ATL 22 Karl Sweetan medium to Pat Studstill to ATL 13 for 9 yards. BFS
12:13 2 & 1 ATL 13 Tom Nowatzke Inside to ATL 14 for -1 yards. RBL
11:26 3 & 2 ATL 14 Tom Nowatzke Inside to ATL 9 for 5 yards. R4 B+R
10:47 1 & GL ATL 9 Tom Nowatzke Outside to ATL 3 for 6 yards. BAL
10:01 2 & GL ATL 3 Tom Nowatzke Inside for 3 yards. TOUCHDOWN 14 - 27 R5 SY
9:54 ATL 2 Wayne H. Walker extra point is Good 14 - 28
9:54 DET 40 Wayne H. Walker kicks 55 yards to ATL 5. Ron Smith to ATL 28 for 23 yards.
Atlanta Falcons
9:46 1 & 10 ATL 28 Dennis Claridge P/A - medium incomplete to Alex Hawkins. AP
9:38 2 & 10 ATL 28 Junior Coffey Draw to ATL 35 for 7 yards. AP
8:54 3 & 3 ATL 35 Junior Coffey Outside to ATL 35 for 0 yards. AP
8:08 4 & 3 ATL 35 Billy Lothridge punts 47 yards to DET 18. Tom Vaughn to DET 23 for 5 yards. RET
Detroit Lions
7:59 1 & 10 DET 23 Amos Marsh Outside to DET 26 for 3 yards. FUMBLE
Recovered by Jesse Smith (DET). B+R
7:15 2 & 7 DET 26 Karl Sweetan sacked by Tommy Nobis to DET 17 for -9 yards. BLB
6:31 3 & 16 DET 17 Karl Sweetan QB Scramble to DET 31 for 14 yards. SM
5:50 4 & 2 DET 31 Pat Studstill punts 44 yards to ATL 25. Ron Smith to ATL 29 for 4 yards. NOR
PENALTY on Atlanta, Holding on the return, 14 yards, enforced at ATL 27.
Atlanta Falcons
5:43 1 & 10 ATL 13 Dennis Claridge long incomplete to Alex Hawkins. AP
5:33 2 & 10 ATL 13 Dennis Claridge medium long to Vern Burke to ATL 44 for 31 yards. P6 B+R
4:46 1 & 10 ATL 44 Dennis Claridge medium to Vern Burke to DET 12 for 44 yards. P7 B+R
4:06 1 & 10 DET 12 Dennis Claridge quick toss to Gary Barnes pushed ob at DET 10 for 2 yards. PAS
3:58 2 & 8 DET 10 Play Flagged Dead PAS
PENALTY on Atlanta, False start, 5 yards, enforced at DET 10, No play.
3:58 2 & 13 DET 15 Ernie Wheelwright Inside to DET 10 for 5 yards. PAS
3:23 3 & 8 DET 10 Dennis Claridge medium to Junior Coffey pushed ob at DET 2 for 8 yards. P8 PAS
3:15 1 & GL DET 2 Play Flagged Dead AP
PENALTY on Atlanta, False start, 5 yards, enforced at DET 2, No play.
3:15 1 & GL DET 7 Junior Coffey Inside to DET 6 for 1 yard. AP
2:39 2 & GL DET 6 Ernie Wheelwright Outside for 6 yards. TOUCHDOWN 20 - 28 R4 AP
2:31 DET 2 Play Flagged Dead
PENALTY on Atlanta, False start, 5 yards, enforced at DET 2, No play.
2:31 DET 7 Lou Kirouac extra point is Good 21 - 28
2:31 ATL 40 Lou Kirouac kicks 52 yards to DET 8. Tom Vaughn pushed ob at DET 36 for 28 yards.
Detroit Lions
2:23 1 & 10 DET 36 Amos Marsh Inside to DET 39 for 3 yards. AP
1:47 2 & 7 DET 39 Karl Sweetan long incomplete to Pat Studstill. PAS
1:36 3 & 7 DET 39 Karl Sweetan medium short incomplete to Gail Cogdill. AP
1:29 4 & 7 DET 39 Snap over head of Pat Studstill to DET 11
Recovered by Jerry Richardson (ATL). NOR
Atlanta Falcons
1:23 1 & 10 DET 11 Ernie Wheelwright Inside to DET 3 for 8 yards. PAS
0:41 2 & 2 DET 3 Junior Coffey Inside to DET 1 for 2 yards. R5 AP
0:03 1 & GL DET 1 Dennis Claridge P/A - medium short to Perry Lee Dunn for 1 yard. TOUCHDOWN 27 - 28 P9 RUN
PENALTY on Detroit, Encroachment. Declined
0:00 DET 2 Lou Kirouac extra point is Good 28 - 28
15:00 ATL 40 Lou Kirouac kicks 44 yards to DET 16. Tom Vaughn to DET 41 for 25 yards.
Detroit Lions
14:51 1 & 10 DET 41 Amos Marsh Inside to DET 44 for 3 yards. FUMBLE
Recovered by Bobby Richards (ATL). RUN
Atlanta Falcons
14:42 1 & 10 DET 44 Dennis Claridge P/A - medium long incomplete to Junior Coffey. BAL
14:36 2 & 10 DET 44 Ernie Wheelwright Outside to DET 46 for -2 yards. SM
13:52 3 & 12 DET 46 Dennis Claridge P/A - medium long incomplete to Vern Burke. PAS
13:42 4 & 12 DET 46 Billy Lothridge punts 34 yards to DET 12. Jim Todd to DET 10 for -2 yards. NOR
Detroit Lions
13:34 1 & 10 DET 10 Play Flagged Dead AP
PENALTY on Detroit, False start, 5 yards, enforced at DET 10, No play.
13:34 1 & 15 DET 5 Tom Nowatzke Inside to DET 10 for 5 yards. BFS
12:52 2 & 10 DET 10 Amos Marsh Draw to DET 14 for 4 yards. PAS
12:14 3 & 6 DET 14 Karl Sweetan medium to Pat Studstill to ATL 44 for 42 yards. P9 B+R
11:36 1 & 10 ATL 44 Tom Nowatzke Inside to ATL 39 for 5 yards. RBL
10:56 2 & 5 ATL 39 Karl Sweetan quick toss to Pat Studstill to ATL 39 for 0 yards. SM
10:20 3 & 5 ATL 39 Karl Sweetan medium short to Tom Nowatzke pushed ob at ATL 33 for 6 yards. P10 ZON
10:11 1 & 10 ATL 33 Tom Nowatzke Inside to ATL 27 for 6 yards. RUN
9:33 2 & 4 ATL 27 Karl Sweetan medium short to Gail Cogdill to ATL 14 for 13 yards. RBL
PENALTY on Detroit, Illegal forward pass, 5 yards, enforced at ATL 27, No play.
9:26 3 & 9 ATL 32 Karl Sweetan medium incomplete to Ron Kramer. PAS
9:18 4 & 9 ATL 32 Play Flagged Dead PAS
PENALTY on Detroit, Delay of game, 5 yards, enforced at ATL 32, No play.
9:18 4 & 14 ATL 37 Pat Studstill punts 37 yards to end zone, Touchback PAS
Atlanta Falcons
9:11 1 & 10 ATL 20 Dennis Claridge P/A - medium incomplete to Junior Coffey. PAS
9:02 2 & 10 ATL 20 Junior Coffey Draw to ATL 20 for 0 yards. ZON
8:26 3 & 10 ATL 20 Dennis Claridge P/A - medium long incomplete to Gary Barnes. SM
8:19 4 & 10 ATL 20 Billy Lothridge punts 34 yards to DET 46. Fair catch by Johnnie Robinson. NOR
Detroit Lions
8:11 1 & 10 DET 46 Play Flagged Dead B+R
PENALTY on Detroit, False start, 5 yards, enforced at DET 46, No play.
8:11 1 & 15 DET 41 Amos Marsh Inside to DET 47 for 6 yards. SM
7:24 2 & 9 DET 47 Karl Sweetan medium incomplete to John Henderson. B+R
7:15 3 & 9 DET 47 Tom Nowatzke Draw to Midfield for 3 yards. ZON
6:35 4 & 6 50 Pat Studstill punts 37 yards to ATL 13. Ron Smith to ATL 18 for 5 yards. ZON
Atlanta Falcons
6:27 1 & 10 ATL 18 Perry Lee Dunn Inside to ATL 19 for 1 yard. BLB
5:49 2 & 9 ATL 19 Dennis Claridge QB Scramble to ATL 21 for 2 yards. RUN
5:05 3 & 7 ATL 21 Dennis Claridge P/A - medium intended for Alex Hawkins. INTERCEPTED by Bruce Maher at ATL 35.
Bruce Maher pushed ob at ATL 5 for 30 yards. B+R
Detroit Lions
4:56 1 & GL ATL 5 Amos Marsh Outside for 5 yards. TOUCHDOWN 28 - 34 R6 RUN
4:49 ATL 2 Wayne H. Walker extra point is Good 28 - 35
4:49 DET 40 Wayne H. Walker kicks 57 yards to ATL 3. Ron Smith to ATL 26 for 23 yards.
Atlanta Falcons
4:39 1 & 10 ATL 26 Junior Coffey Draw to ATL 25 for -1 yards. BFS
4:08 2 & 11 ATL 25 Dennis Claridge P/A - medium to Alex Hawkins to ATL 38 for 13 yards. P10 AP
3:43 1 & 10 ATL 38 Dennis Claridge P/A - medium to Gary Barnes to DET 24 for 38 yards. P11 BLB
PENALTY on Detroit, Encroachment. Declined
3:31 1 & 10 DET 24 Junior Coffey Draw to DET 23 for 1 yard. SM
3:09 2 & 9 DET 23 Dennis Claridge P/A - quick toss to Bill Martin pushed ob at DET 21 for 2 yards. PAS
3:00 3 & 7 DET 21 Dennis Claridge P/A - medium short to Alex Hawkins for 21 yards. TOUCHDOWN 34 - 35 P12 B+R
2:52 DET 2 Lou Kirouac extra point is Good 35 - 35
2:52 ATL 40 Lou Kirouac kicks 56 yards to DET 4. Tom Vaughn to DET 19 for 15 yards.
Detroit Lions
2:45 1 & 10 DET 19 Karl Sweetan quick toss to Gail Cogdill pushed ob at DET 32 for 13 yards. P11 PRE
2:36 1 & 10 DET 32 Karl Sweetan medium to John Henderson pushed ob at ATL 47 for 21 yards. P12 SM
2:25 1 & 10 ATL 47 Karl Sweetan medium to Ron Kramer to ATL 39 for 8 yards. TIMEOUT Detroit PAS
2:14 2 & 2 ATL 39 Amos Marsh Inside to ATL 35 for 4 yards. FUMBLE
Recovered by John Gordy (DET). TIMEOUT Detroit R7 AP
2:03 1 & 10 ATL 35 Karl Sweetan medium incomplete to John Henderson. PAS
1:57 2 & 10 ATL 35 Karl Sweetan long incomplete to Pat Studstill. PAS
1:46 3 & 10 ATL 35 Karl Sweetan medium incomplete to Ron Kramer. ZON
1:38 4 & 10 ATL 35 Wayne H. Walker 42 yard field goal is BLOCKED. Recovered by Karl Rubke (ATL) at Midfield to DET 48 for 2 yards.
Atlanta Falcons
1:29 1 & 10 DET 48 Junior Coffey Outside pushed ob at DET 39 for 9 yards. SM
1:20 2 & 1 DET 39 Dennis Claridge quick toss incomplete to Gary Barnes. SM
1:12 3 & 1 DET 39 Dennis Claridge P/A - medium short to Alex Hawkins to DET 16 for 23 yards. TIMEOUT Detroit P13 B+R
0:59 1 & 10 DET 16 Junior Coffey Outside to DET 16 for 0 yards. AP
0:11 2 & 10 DET 16 Lou Kirouac 23 yard field goal is Good 38 - 35
0:07 ATL 40 Lou Kirouac kicks 32 yards to DET 28. Tom Vaughn to DET 36 for 8 yards.