1967N - Week 5
Washington Redskins at Atlanta Falcons
At Atlanta Fulton County Stadium Sunday, October 15, 1967
Redskins roll past Falcons, 31-17.
Atlanta - The Washington Redskins overcame three early fumbles which led to ten Atlanta points to score 31 unanswered points and defeat the Atlanta Falcons, 31-17. Sonny Jurgensen completed 28 of 34 attempts for 288 yards and three touchdowns. Charlie Taylor was again his favorite target with nine catches for 150 yards and a touchdown.

Team 1 2 3 4 Total
Washington Redskins 0 21 10 0 31
Atlanta Falcons 7 3 0 7 17
Scoring Plays Redskins Falcons
1st Quarter
Falcons 11:19 T.McDonald 13 yard pass from R.Johnson ( W.Traynham kick ) ( 5-46, 1:46 ) 0 7
2nd Quarter
Falcons 14:56 W.Traynham 16 yard field goal ( 5-12, 2:04 ) 0 10
Redskins 12:21 B.Mitchell 5 yard pass from S.Jurgensen ( J.Love kick ) ( 5-58, 2:35 ) 7 10
Redskins 8:01 A.D.Whitfield 21 yard pass from S.Jurgensen ( J.Love kick ) ( 4-52, 1:44 ) 14 10
Redskins 1:10 C.Taylor 54 yard pass from S.Jurgensen ( J.Love kick ) ( 8-74, 2:57 ) 21 10
3rd Quarter
Redskins 5:25 J.Love 33 yard field goal ( 17-57, 8:31 ) 24 10
Redskins 0:01 R.McDonald 6 yard run ( J.Love kick ) ( 6-61, 3:19 ) 31 10
4th Quarter
Falcons 1:11 T.McDonald 3 yard pass from T.Nofsinger ( W.Traynham kick ) ( 15-91, 5:48 ) 31 17

MVP: Sonny Jurgensen QB (Washington)
Passing: 288 Yds, 3 TD, 131 Rating.

Unavailable
WAS: P.Larson (HB), G.Mingo (K), T.J.Jackson (KR\DB), S.Huff (LB)
ATL: L.Kirouac (G), K.Rubke (DT), N.Rassas (S), M.Fitzgerald (KR\PR\DB)
In-Game Injuries
WAS: S.Thurlow (HB), D.H.Smith (KR\DB), L.Sanders (DB)
ATL: None.
Temp: 68°. Clear Skies. No Wind
Surface: Grass
Drive Charts
Washington Redskins Atlanta Falcons
Start Time Drive # of Yards Start Time Drive # of Yards
Time Poss Began Plays Gained Result Time Poss Began Plays Gained Result
15:00 1:55 WAS 27 4 19 Fumble 13:05 1:46 WAS 46 5 46 Touchdown
11:19 4:15 WAS 36 8 44 Fumble 7:04 4:56 ATL 20 9 36 Punt
2:08 0:08 WAS 20 1 2 Fumble 2:00 2:04 WAS 21 5 12 Field Goal
14:56 2:35 WAS 42 5 58 Touchdown 12:21 2:36 ATL 4 3 1 Punt
9:45 1:44 WAS 48 4 52 Touchdown 8:01 1:07 ATL 20 3 3 Punt
6:54 1:04 WAS 29 3 9 Punt 5:50 1:43 ATL 18 3 1 Punt
4:07 2:57 WAS 26 8 74 Touchdown 1:10 1:01 ATL 34 3 6 Punt
0:09 0:09 WAS 25 1 1 End of Half 15:00 1:04 ATL 20 3 7 Punt
13:56 8:31 WAS 17 17 57 Field Goal 5:25 2:05 ATL 27 3 -8 Punt
3:20 3:19 WAS 39 6 61 Touchdown 0:01 6:12 ATL 20 10 56 Fumble
8:49 1:50 WAS 31 3 6 Punt 6:59 5:48 ATL 9 15 91 Touchdown
1:11 1:11 50 3 0 End of Game
29:38 WAS 32 63 383 30:22 ATL 28 62 251
Time of Possession by Quarter 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total
Washington Redskins 6:18 8:29 11:50 3:01 29:38
Atlanta Falcons 8:42 6:31 3:10 11:59 30:22
Team Statistics Redskins Falcons
Total Points 31 17
1st Downs 24 16
Rushing 5 3
Passing 19 9
Penalty 0 4
3rd-Down Conversions 6-10 7-16
4th-Down Conversions 0-0 1-1
Red Zone Conversions 2-2 3-4
Penalties-Yards 11-115 7-44
Fumbles-Lost 3-3 1-1
Time Of Pos. 29:38 30:22
Total Net Yards 418 231
Total Plays 63 62
Average Gain 6.6 3.7
Net Yards Rushing 100 94
Rushes 27 26
Avg. Per Rush 3.7 3.6
Net Yards Passing 318 137
Completions 29 20
Attempts 35 32
Completion % 82.9 62.5
Yards Per Completion 11.1 7.8
Times Sacked 1 4
Had Intercepted 0 0
Touchdowns 4 2
Rushing 1 0
Passing 3 2
Other 0 0
Extra Points 4-4 2-2
Field Goals 1-1 1-1
Washington Redskins Atlanta Falcons
Rushing Att Yds Avg LG TD Rushing Att Yds Avg LG TD
Bobby Mitchell 10 33 3.3 13 0 Junior Coffey 15 55 3.7 13 0
A.D. Whitfield 9 34 3.8 15 0 Tom Moore 6 28 4.7 7 0
Ray McDonald 5 24 4.8 10 1 Perry Lee Dunn 4 5 1.2 4 0
Jerry Allen 2 7 3.5 8 0 Terry Nofsinger 1 6 6.0 6 0
Steve Thurlow 1 2 2.0 2 0
Totals 27 100 3.7 15 1 Totals 26 94 3.6 13 0
Passing Att Cm Yds Sk Yds TD LG IN RT Passing Att Cm Yds Sk Yds TD LG IN RT
Sonny Jurgensen 34 28 288 1 4 3 54 0 131 Randy Johnson 19 11 63 2 10 1 13 0 82
Bobby Mitchell 1 1 34 0 0 0 34 0 119 Terry Nofsinger 13 9 93 2 9 1 25 0 115
Totals 35 29 322 1 4 3 54 0 134 Totals 32 20 156 4 19 2 25 0 95
Receiving Rec Yds Avg LG TD Receiving Rec Yds Avg LG TD
Charley Taylor 9 150 16.7 54 1 Tommy McDonald 7 57 8.1 24 2
Bobby Mitchell 6 39 6.5 12 1 Junior Coffey 6 34 5.7 14 0
Jerry Smith 6 82 13.7 22 0 Bill Martin 3 17 5.7 13 0
John Burrell 3 16 5.3 17 0 Tom Moore 3 31 10.3 25 0
A.D. Whitfield 3 22 7.3 21 1 Perry Lee Dunn 1 17 17.0 17 0
Ray McDonald 2 13 6.5 10 0
Totals 29 322 11.1 54 3 Totals 20 156 7.8 25 2
Defense Tkl Int Yds TD Sck Stf Hur PD FF Defense Tkl Int Yds TD Sck Stf Hur PD FF
Brig Owens 7 - - - - - - - - Tommy Nobis 17 - - - - - - - -
Jim Carroll 7 - - - - - - 1 - Marion Rushing 9 - - - - - - - 1
Chris Hanburger 7 - - - 1 - - 1 - Ken Reaves 9 - - - - - - - -
Paul Krause 6 - - - 1 - - - - Ralph Heck 6 - - - - - - - -
Tom Walters 5 - - - - - - 1 - Lee Calland 6 - - - - - - - -
Ed Breding 4 - - - - - - - - Joe Szczecko 5 - - - - 2 - - -
Joe Rutgens 4 - - - 1 1 - - - Floyd Hudlow 4 - - - - - - 1 -
Larry Hendershot 3 - - - - - - - - Tom Bleick 4 - - - - - - - -
Sid Williams 3 - - - - - - - - Ron Smith 3 - - - - - - - -
Spain Musgrove 3 - - - - - - - - Jerry Richardson 3 - - - - - - 1 -
Rickie Harris 3 - - - - - - - - Bo Wood 3 - - - 1 - - - -
Walt C. Barnes 2 - - - - 1 - - - Bob Riggle 2 - - - - - - - -
Carl Kammerer 2 - - - - - - - - Bobby Richards 2 - - - - - - - -
Ron Snidow 2 - - - 1 - 1 - 1 Jim Norton 1 - - - - - - - -
Steve F. Jackson 2 - - - - - - - - Sam Williams 1 - - - - - - - 1
Dick H. Smith 1 - - - - - - - - Bob Hughes 1 - - - - - - - -
Bill Briggs 1 - - - - - 1 - - Andy Bowling 1 - - - - - - - -
Dick Absher 1 - - - - - - - - Bob Sanders 1 - - - - - - - -
Chuck Sieminski 1 - - - - - - - -
Totals 63 - - - 4 2 2 3 1 Totals 79 - - - 1 2 - 2 2
Fumbles No Lost Rec OPRec Yds Fumbles No Lost Rec OPRec Yds
John Burrell 1 1 0 0 0 Terry Nofsinger 1 1 0 0 0
Steve Thurlow 1 1 0 0 0 Joe Szczecko 0 0 0 1 0
A.D. Whitfield 1 1 0 0 0 Chuck Sieminski 0 0 0 1 0
Chris Hanburger 0 0 0 1 7 Sam Williams 0 0 0 1 1
Totals 3 3 0 1 7 Totals 1 1 0 3 1
Punting No Yds Avg TB In20 LG Punting No Yds Avg TB In20 LG
Pat Richter 2 97 48.5 0 2 53 Billy Lothridge 7 298 42.6 1 0 47
Totals 2 97 48.5 0 2 53 Totals 7 298 42.6 1 0 47
Punt Returns No Yds Avg FC LG TD Punt Returns No Yds Avg FC LG TD
Rickie Harris 2 0 0.0 1 0 0 Ron Smith 1 -1 -1.0 1 0 0
John Love 1 -4 -4.0 1 0 0
Totals 3 -4 -1.3 2 0 0 Totals 1 -1 -1.0 1 0 0
Kickoff Returns No Yds Avg LG TD Kickoff Returns No Yds Avg LG TD
John Love 1 19 19.0 19 0 Ron Smith 3 44 14.7 21 0
Dick H. Smith 1 32 32.0 32 0
Rickie Harris 1 27 27.0 27 0
Totals 3 78 26.0 32 0 Totals 3 44 14.7 21 0
Kicking FGA FGM LG XPA XPM Kicking FGA FGM LG XPA XPM
John Love 1 1 33 4 4 Wade Traynham 1 1 16 2 2
Totals 1 1 33 4 4 Totals 1 1 16 2 2

 

Atlanta Falcons
15:00 ATL 40 Wade Traynham kicks 52 yards to WAS 8. John Love to WAS 27 for 19 yards.
Washington Redskins
14:50 1 & 10 WAS 27 Sonny Jurgensen P/A - medium incomplete to Charley Taylor. AP
14:42 2 & 10 WAS 27 Bobby Mitchell Outside to WAS 40 for 13 yards. R1 SFM
14:01 1 & 10 WAS 40 Ray McDonald Outside to WAS 44 for 4 yards. SFM
13:14 2 & 6 WAS 44 Sonny Jurgensen P/A - quick toss to John Burrell to WAS 46 for 2 yards. FUMBLE
Recovered by Joe Szczecko (ATL). AP
Atlanta Falcons
13:05 1 & 10 WAS 46 Randy Johnson P/A - medium short to Tommy McDonald to WAS 42 for 4 yards. B+R
12:25 2 & 6 WAS 42 Junior Coffey Outside pushed ob at WAS 29 for 13 yards. R1 AP
12:16 1 & 10 WAS 29 Perry Lee Dunn Draw to WAS 30 for -1 yards. AP
11:37 2 & 11 WAS 30 Junior Coffey Inside to WAS 27 for 3 yards. X1 STZ
PENALTY on Washington, Flagrant face mask, 14 yards, enforced at WAS 27.
11:28 1 & 10 WAS 13 Randy Johnson medium short to Tommy McDonald for 13 yards. TOUCHDOWN 0 - 6 P1 STM
11:19 WAS 2 Play Flagged Dead
PENALTY on Atlanta, False start, 5 yards, enforced at WAS 2, No play.
11:19 WAS 7 Wade Traynham extra point is Good 0 - 7
11:19 ATL 40 Wade Traynham kicks 56 yards to WAS 4. Dick H. Smith to WAS 36 for 32 yards.
Washington Redskins
11:08 1 & 10 WAS 36 Ray McDonald Inside to WAS 46 for 10 yards. R2 STZ
10:23 1 & 10 WAS 46 Sonny Jurgensen quick toss to John Burrell pushed ob at WAS 43 for -3 yards. APT
10:14 2 & 13 WAS 43 Play Flagged Dead SFM
PENALTY on Washington, False start, 5 yards, enforced at WAS 43, No play.
10:14 2 & 18 WAS 38 Sonny Jurgensen P/A - medium to Bobby Mitchell to WAS 46 for 8 yards. SFM
9:34 3 & 10 WAS 46 Sonny Jurgensen P/A - medium to Charley Taylor to ATL 43 for 11 yards. P1 DPZ
8:49 1 & 10 ATL 43 Bobby Mitchell Outside to ATL 43 for 0 yards. APT
8:06 2 & 10 ATL 43 Sonny Jurgensen medium short to John Burrell to ATL 26 for 17 yards. P2 AP
7:22 1 & 10 ATL 26 Ray McDonald Outside pushed ob at ATL 22 for 4 yards. RBL
7:14 2 & 6 ATL 22 Steve Thurlow Inside to ATL 20 for 2 yards. (Steve Thurlow Injured) FUMBLE
Recovered by Chuck Sieminski (ATL). BLB
Atlanta Falcons
7:04 1 & 10 ATL 20 Play Flagged Dead BFS
PENALTY on Atlanta, False start, 5 yards, enforced at ATL 20, No play.
7:04 1 & 15 ATL 15 Randy Johnson flare to Junior Coffey to ATL 25 for 10 yards. (Dick H. Smith Injured) INJURY TIMEOUT AP
6:56 2 & 5 ATL 25 Junior Coffey Outside to ATL 28 for 3 yards. APT
6:08 3 & 2 ATL 28 Tom Moore Inside to ATL 35 for 7 yards. R2 RUN
5:23 1 & 10 ATL 35 Randy Johnson quick toss to Tommy McDonald to ATL 41 for 6 yards. STM
4:37 2 & 4 ATL 41 Junior Coffey Inside to ATL 41 for 0 yards. AP
3:56 3 & 4 ATL 41 Randy Johnson P/A - medium short to Bill Martin to WAS 46 for 13 yards. P2 BLB
3:12 1 & 10 WAS 46 Randy Johnson medium short incomplete to Jerry Simmons. B+R
3:06 2 & 10 WAS 46 Junior Coffey Inside to WAS 44 for 2 yards. APT
2:23 3 & 8 WAS 44 Randy Johnson medium incomplete to Jerry Simmons. STM
2:17 4 & 8 WAS 44 Billy Lothridge punts 44 yards to end zone, Touchback NOR
Washington Redskins
2:08 1 & 10 WAS 20 A.D. Whitfield Inside to WAS 22 for 2 yards. FUMBLE
Recovered by Sam Williams (ATL), Returned to WAS 21 for 1 yard. BLB
Atlanta Falcons
2:00 1 & 10 WAS 21 Play Flagged Dead AP
PENALTY on Atlanta, False start, 5 yards, enforced at WAS 21, No play.
2:00 1 & 15 WAS 26 Junior Coffey Outside to WAS 20 for 6 yards. B+R
1:15 2 & 9 WAS 20 Randy Johnson medium long incomplete to Ron Smith. AP
1:08 3 & 9 WAS 20 Randy Johnson P/A - medium incomplete to Gary Barnes. X2 AP
PENALTY on Washington, Pass interference, 11 yards, enforced at WAS 20, No play.
0:59 1 & GL WAS 9 Play Flagged Dead B+R
PENALTY on Atlanta, False start, 5 yards, enforced at WAS 9, No play.
0:59 1 & GL WAS 14 Junior Coffey Inside to WAS 14 for 0 yards. AP
0:15 2 & GL WAS 14 Randy Johnson medium long incomplete to Gary Barnes. STM
0:07 3 & GL WAS 14 Randy Johnson medium long incomplete to Gary Barnes. STM
15:00 4 & GL WAS 14 Play Flagged Dead
PENALTY on Washington, Encroachment, 5 yards, enforced at WAS 14, No play.
15:00 4 & GL WAS 9 Wade Traynham 16 yard field goal is Good 0 - 10
14:56 ATL 40 Wade Traynham kicks 45 yards to WAS 15. Rickie Harris to WAS 42 for 27 yards.
Washington Redskins
14:47 1 & 10 WAS 42 Sonny Jurgensen medium short to Jerry Smith to ATL 36 for 22 yards. P3 RUN
14:04 1 & 10 ATL 36 Sonny Jurgensen P/A - medium short to Charley Taylor pushed ob at ATL 26 for 10 yards. P4 AP
13:55 1 & 10 ATL 26 A.D. Whitfield Inside to ATL 11 for 15 yards. R3 AP
13:09 1 & 10 ATL 11 Bobby Mitchell Inside to ATL 5 for 6 yards. STM
12:30 2 & 4 ATL 5 Sonny Jurgensen P/A - flare to Bobby Mitchell for 5 yards. TOUCHDOWN 6 - 10 P5 RUN
12:21 ATL 2 John Love extra point is Good 7 - 10
12:21 WAS 40 John Love kicks 55 yards to ATL 5. Ron Smith to ATL 11 for 6 yards.
PENALTY on Atlanta, Holding on the return, 4 yards, enforced at ATL 8.
Atlanta Falcons
12:14 1 & 10 ATL 4 Junior Coffey Inside to ATL 8 for 4 yards. APT
11:27 2 & 6 ATL 8 Junior Coffey Outside to ATL 8 for 0 yards. RUN
10:40 3 & 6 ATL 8 Randy Johnson sacked by Joe Rutgens to ATL 5 for -3 yards. B+R
9:52 4 & 9 ATL 5 Billy Lothridge punts 47 yards to WAS 48. Fair catch by Rickie Harris. RET
Washington Redskins
9:45 1 & 10 WAS 48 A.D. Whitfield Inside to WAS 48 for 0 yards. AP
9:00 2 & 10 WAS 48 Sonny Jurgensen screen to Bobby Mitchell to ATL 40 for 12 yards. P6 B+R
8:20 1 & 10 ATL 40 Sonny Jurgensen quick toss to Jerry Smith pushed ob at ATL 21 for 19 yards. P7 APT
8:10 1 & 10 ATL 21 Sonny Jurgensen P/A - flare to A.D. Whitfield for 21 yards. TOUCHDOWN 13 - 10 P8 STM
8:01 ATL 2 John Love extra point is Good 14 - 10
8:01 WAS 40 John Love kicks 60 yards to end zone, Touchback.
Atlanta Falcons
8:01 1 & 10 ATL 20 Randy Johnson P/A - medium short incomplete to Tommy McDonald. RUN
7:54 2 & 10 ATL 20 Randy Johnson P/A - medium short to Bill Martin pushed ob at ATL 24 for 4 yards. BFS
7:46 3 & 6 ATL 24 Junior Coffey Draw to ATL 23 for -1 yards. AP
7:01 4 & 7 ATL 23 Billy Lothridge punts 44 yards to WAS 33. John Love pushed ob at WAS 29 for -4 yards. RET
Washington Redskins
6:54 1 & 10 WAS 29 Sonny Jurgensen P/A - long incomplete to Bobby Mitchell. APT
6:44 2 & 10 WAS 29 A.D. Whitfield Outside to WAS 30 for 1 yard. STZ
6:05 3 & 9 WAS 30 Sonny Jurgensen medium to Charley Taylor pushed ob at WAS 38 for 8 yards. DPZ
5:56 4 & 1 WAS 38 Pat Richter punts 44 yards to ATL 18. Fair catch by Ron Smith. NOR
Atlanta Falcons
5:50 1 & 10 ATL 18 Randy Johnson sacked by Chris Hanburger to ATL 11 for -7 yards. APT
5:04 2 & 17 ATL 11 Randy Johnson P/A - medium incomplete to Tommy McDonald. BLB
4:58 3 & 17 ATL 11 Junior Coffey Draw to ATL 19 for 8 yards. SFM
4:16 4 & 9 ATL 19 Billy Lothridge punts 45 yards to WAS 36. Rickie Harris to WAS 41 for 5 yards. RET
PENALTY on Washington, Illegal block on the return, 10 yards, enforced at WAS 36.
Washington Redskins
4:07 1 & 10 WAS 26 Sonny Jurgensen quick toss to Charley Taylor to WAS 36 for 10 yards. P9 DPZ
3:20 1 & 10 WAS 36 A.D. Whitfield Inside to WAS 36 for 0 yards. AP
2:37 2 & 10 WAS 36 Sonny Jurgensen medium short to Jerry Smith to ATL 49 for 15 yards. P10 AP
2:00 1 & 10 ATL 49 Bobby Mitchell Outside pushed ob at ATL 43 for 6 yards. SFM
1:53 2 & 4 ATL 43 Sonny Jurgensen quick toss to Charley Taylor pushed ob at ATL 42 for 1 yard. AP
1:44 3 & 3 ATL 42 Sonny Jurgensen flare to Ray McDonald pushed ob at ATL 39 for 3 yards. P11 RBL
1:35 1 & 10 ATL 39 Bobby Mitchell Outside pushed ob at ATL 37 for 2 yards. AP
PENALTY on Washington, Holding, 15 yards, enforced at ATL 39, No play.
1:27 1 & 25 WAS 46 Sonny Jurgensen medium incomplete to A.D. Whitfield. DPZ
1:19 2 & 25 WAS 46 Sonny Jurgensen medium short to Charley Taylor for 54 yards. TOUCHDOWN 20 - 10 P12 DPZ
1:10 ATL 2 John Love extra point is Good 21 - 10
1:10 WAS 40 John Love kicks 46 yards to ATL 14. Ron Smith to ATL 34 for 20 yards.
Atlanta Falcons
0:59 1 & 10 ATL 34 Perry Lee Dunn Outside pushed ob at ATL 38 for 4 yards. STZ
0:52 2 & 6 ATL 38 Randy Johnson medium incomplete to Bill Martin. B+R
0:43 3 & 6 ATL 38 Randy Johnson medium short to Junior Coffey to ATL 40 for 2 yards. B+R
0:15 4 & 4 ATL 40 Billy Lothridge punts 35 yards to WAS 25. Ball rolls out of bounds. NOR
Washington Redskins
0:09 1 & 10 WAS 25 A.D. Whitfield Inside to WAS 26 for 1 yard. SFM
15:00 WAS 40 John Love kicks 60 yards to end zone, Touchback.
Atlanta Falcons
15:00 1 & 10 ATL 20 Tom Moore Inside to ATL 23 for 3 yards. (Lonnie Sanders Injured) INJURY TIMEOUT AP
14:53 2 & 7 ATL 23 Randy Johnson quick toss to Tommy McDonald pushed ob at ATL 25 for 2 yards. B+R
14:46 3 & 5 ATL 25 Randy Johnson medium short to Junior Coffey to ATL 27 for 2 yards. STM
14:03 4 & 3 ATL 27 Billy Lothridge punts 41 yards to WAS 32. Rickie Harris to WAS 41 for 9 yards. NOR
PENALTY on Washington, Holding on the return, 15 yards, enforced at WAS 32.
Washington Redskins
13:56 1 & 10 WAS 17 Sonny Jurgensen P/A - medium short to Bobby Mitchell to WAS 22 for 5 yards. SFM
13:14 2 & 5 WAS 22 Sonny Jurgensen medium short incomplete to A.D. Whitfield. AP
13:06 3 & 5 WAS 22 Sonny Jurgensen medium short to Jerry Smith to WAS 27 for 5 yards. P13 AP
12:18 1 & 10 WAS 27 Sonny Jurgensen P/A - medium incomplete to Charley Taylor. APT
12:10 2 & 10 WAS 27 Sonny Jurgensen flare to Ray McDonald to WAS 37 for 10 yards. P14 SFM
11:21 1 & 10 WAS 37 Bobby Mitchell Inside to WAS 37 for 0 yards. AP
10:37 2 & 10 WAS 37 Sonny Jurgensen flare to A.D. Whitfield pushed ob at WAS 39 for 2 yards. AP
10:30 3 & 8 WAS 39 Sonny Jurgensen medium to Charley Taylor to Midfield for 11 yards. (Charley Taylor Shaken Up) INJURY TIMEOUT P15 BLB
10:21 1 & 10 50 Jerry Allen Outside pushed ob at WAS 49 for -1 yards. SFM
10:13 2 & 11 WAS 49 Sonny Jurgensen P/A - flare to A.D. Whitfield to WAS 48 for -1 yards. SFM
9:32 3 & 12 WAS 48 Sonny Jurgensen medium long to Jerry Smith to ATL 38 for 14 yards. P16 DPZ
8:53 1 & 10 ATL 38 Sonny Jurgensen quick toss to Bobby Mitchell pushed ob at ATL 39 for -1 yards. AP
8:44 2 & 11 ATL 39 Jerry Allen Outside to ATL 31 for 8 yards. DPZ
8:04 3 & 3 ATL 31 Sonny Jurgensen P/A - quick toss to Jerry Smith to ATL 24 for 7 yards. P17 STZ
7:23 1 & 10 ATL 24 Jerry Allen Outside to ATL 21 for 3 yards. SFM
PENALTY on Washington, Holding, 15 yards, enforced at ATL 24, No play.
7:13 1 & 25 ATL 39 A.D. Whitfield Draw to ATL 32 for 7 yards. SFM
6:27 2 & 18 ATL 32 Sonny Jurgensen P/A - medium short to Bobby Mitchell pushed ob at ATL 22 for 10 yards. SFM
6:18 3 & 8 ATL 22 Sonny Jurgensen sacked by Bo Wood to ATL 26 for -4 yards. SFM
5:29 4 & 12 ATL 26 John Love 33 yard field goal is Good 24 - 10
5:25 WAS 40 John Love kicks 54 yards to ATL 6. Ron Smith to ATL 27 for 21 yards.
Atlanta Falcons
5:17 1 & 10 ATL 27 Perry Lee Dunn Inside to ATL 27 for 0 yards. BLB
4:30 2 & 10 ATL 27 Randy Johnson P/A - quick toss to Bill Martin pushed ob at ATL 27 for 0 yards. AP
4:22 3 & 10 ATL 27 Randy Johnson medium short to Junior Coffey to ATL 34 for 7 yards. BAL
3:36 4 & 3 ATL 34 Billy Lothridge punts 60 yards to WAS 6. Ball rolls out of bounds. NOR
PENALTY on Atlanta, Holding, 15 yards, enforced at ATL 34, No play.
3:28 4 & 18 ATL 19 Billy Lothridge punts 42 yards to WAS 39. Fair catch by John Love. RET
Washington Redskins
3:20 1 & 10 WAS 39 A.D. Whitfield Outside pushed ob at WAS 47 for 8 yards. STM
3:13 2 & 2 WAS 47 Bobby Mitchell Inside to WAS 49 for 2 yards. R4 APT
2:29 1 & 10 WAS 49 Bobby Mitchell option pass to Charley Taylor to ATL 17 for 34 yards. P18 SFM
1:41 1 & 10 ATL 17 A.D. Whitfield Inside to ATL 17 for 0 yards. AP
0:55 2 & 10 ATL 17 Sonny Jurgensen P/A - medium to Charley Taylor to ATL 6 for 11 yards. P19 APT
0:10 1 & GL ATL 6 Ray McDonald Inside for 6 yards. TOUCHDOWN 30 - 10 R5 B+R
0:01 ATL 2 John Love extra point is Good 31 - 10
0:01 WAS 40 John Love kicks 60 yards to end zone, Touchback.
Atlanta Falcons
0:01 1 & 10 ATL 20 Terry Nofsinger flare to Junior Coffey to ATL 34 for 14 yards. P3 AP
15:00 1 & 10 ATL 34 Junior Coffey Inside to ATL 37 for 3 yards. RUN
14:12 2 & 7 ATL 37 Terry Nofsinger P/A - flare to Junior Coffey to ATL 36 for -1 yards. APT
13:32 3 & 8 ATL 36 Terry Nofsinger medium to Tommy McDonald to WAS 40 for 24 yards. P4 BLB
12:46 1 & 10 WAS 40 Terry Nofsinger P/A - medium short incomplete to Tom Moore. X3 STM
PENALTY on Washington, Holding, 5 yards, enforced at WAS 40, No play.
12:39 1 & 10 WAS 35 Junior Coffey Inside to WAS 26 for 9 yards. STM
11:52 2 & 1 WAS 26 Junior Coffey Inside to WAS 26 for 0 yards. RUN
11:05 3 & 1 WAS 26 Tom Moore Inside to WAS 21 for 5 yards. R3 B+R
10:26 1 & 10 WAS 21 Tom Moore Inside to WAS 15 for 6 yards. APT
9:47 2 & 4 WAS 15 Terry Nofsinger sacked by Paul Krause to WAS 18 for -3 yards. RUN
8:58 3 & 7 WAS 18 Terry Nofsinger sacked by Ron Snidow to WAS 24 for -6 yards. FUMBLE
Recovered by Chris Hanburger (WAS), Returned to WAS 31 for 7 yards. RUN
Washington Redskins
8:49 1 & 10 WAS 31 Ray McDonald Inside to WAS 31 for 0 yards. APT
8:02 2 & 10 WAS 31 Sonny Jurgensen P/A - medium short incomplete to John Burrell. RBL
7:53 3 & 10 WAS 31 Bobby Mitchell Outside to WAS 37 for 6 yards. SFM
7:06 4 & 4 WAS 37 Pat Richter punts 53 yards to ATL 10. Ron Smith to ATL 9 for -1 yards. NOR
Atlanta Falcons
6:59 1 & 10 ATL 9 Tom Moore Draw to ATL 10 for 1 yard. RUN
6:14 2 & 9 ATL 10 Perry Lee Dunn Outside to ATL 12 for 2 yards. APT
5:32 3 & 7 ATL 12 Terry Nofsinger medium short to Perry Lee Dunn to ATL 29 for 17 yards. P5 APT
4:43 1 & 10 ATL 29 Terry Nofsinger flare to Tom Moore pushed ob at ATL 31 for 2 yards. B+R
4:36 2 & 8 ATL 31 Play Flagged Dead B+R
PENALTY on Atlanta, False start, 5 yards, enforced at ATL 31, No play.
4:36 2 & 13 ATL 26 Junior Coffey Draw to ATL 31 for 5 yards. B+R
3:53 3 & 8 ATL 31 Terry Nofsinger P/A - medium incomplete to Tommy McDonald. X4 B+R
PENALTY on Washington, Roughing the passer, 15 yards, enforced at ATL 31, No play.
3:45 1 & 10 ATL 46 Terry Nofsinger P/A - long incomplete to Ron Smith. STM
3:35 2 & 10 ATL 46 Terry Nofsinger P/A - medium short incomplete to Ron Smith. STZ
3:27 3 & 10 ATL 46 Terry Nofsinger QB Scramble to WAS 48 for 6 yards. BAL
2:57 4 & 4 WAS 48 Terry Nofsinger P/A - medium short to Tommy McDonald to WAS 43 for 5 yards. TIMEOUT Atlanta P6 AP
2:48 1 & 10 WAS 43 Tom Moore Outside to WAS 37 for 6 yards. APT
2:13 2 & 4 WAS 37 Terry Nofsinger medium short to Tom Moore pushed ob at WAS 33 for 4 yards. P7 BLB
2:05 1 & 10 WAS 33 Terry Nofsinger P/A - medium long incomplete to Ron Smith. BLB
1:58 2 & 10 WAS 33 Terry Nofsinger medium short incomplete to Bill Martin. SFM
PENALTY on Washington, Encroachment, 5 yards, enforced at WAS 33, No play.
1:52 2 & 5 WAS 28 Terry Nofsinger medium short incomplete to Bill Martin. SFM
1:46 3 & 5 WAS 28 Terry Nofsinger medium short to Tom Moore to WAS 3 for 25 yards. P8 SFM
1:18 1 & GL WAS 3 Terry Nofsinger P/A - medium short to Tommy McDonald for 3 yards. TOUCHDOWN 31 - 16 P9 B+R
1:11 WAS 2 Wade Traynham extra point is Good 31 - 17
1:11 ATL 40 Onside Kickoff by Wade Traynham. Recovered by Washington at Midfield .
Washington Redskins
1:02 1 & 10 50 Bobby Mitchell Inside to WAS 49 for -1 yards. TIMEOUT Atlanta AP
0:55 2 & 11 WAS 49 Bobby Mitchell Outside to Midfield for 1 yard. TIMEOUT Atlanta AP
0:46 3 & 10 50 Bobby Mitchell Inside to Midfield for 0 yards. STZ