The Atlanta Falcons beat the New York Giants, 24 to 21, on October 13, 1968.

Final

Giants

4-1-0

21

Falcons

1-4-0

24

Team

NYG

ATL

Total

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st quarter

NYG

ATL

Cannonball Butler 6-yard run (Bob Etter kick)

Homer Jones 44-yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Pete Gogolak kick)

2nd quarter

NYG

ATL

Aaron Thomas 28-yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Pete Gogolak kick)

Perry Lee Dunn 1-yard run (Bob Etter kick)

3rd quarter

NYG

ATL

Bob Etter 17-yard field goal

4th quarter

NYG

ATL

Homer Jones 1-yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Pete Gogolak kick)

Perry Lee Dunn 1-yard run (Bob Etter kick)

Giants

Falcons

1st Downs

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

4th down efficiency

Total Plays

Total Yards

421

322

Yards per play

7.3

5.9

Passing

242

186

Comp - Att

16 - 24

10 - 15

Yards per pass

9.7

10.3

Interceptions thrown

Sacks - Yards lost

1 - 15

3 - 19

Rushing

179

136

Rushing Attempts

Yards per rush

5.4

3.7

Penalties

Turnovers

Fumbles lost

Interceptions

Possession

Giants

Falcons

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RTG
Fran Tarkenton F. Tarkenton	14	22	227	10.3	3	1		118.8
Bobby Duhon B. Duhon	1	1	19	19.0	0	0		118.8
Ernie Koy E. Koy	1	1	11	11.0	0	0		112.5
Team	16	24	242	10.7	3	1	1	124.5

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC
Tucker Frederickson T. Frederickson	12	51	4.3
Bobby Duhon B. Duhon	8	42	5.3
Fran Tarkenton F. Tarkenton	3	33	11.0
Ernie Koy E. Koy	8	29	3.6
Aaron Thomas A. Thomas	1	23	23.0
Ronnie Blye R. Blye	1	1	1.0
Team	33	179	5.4

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Homer Jones H. Jones	7	108	15.4	2
Aaron Thomas A. Thomas	4	75	18.8	1
Bobby Duhon B. Duhon	2	48	24.0	0
Joe Morrison J. Morrison	1	20	20.0	0
Bob Crespino B. Crespino	1	11	11.0	0
Tucker Frederickson T. Frederickson	1	-5	-5.0	0
Team	16	257	10.7	3	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	2	2	0

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			3.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Pete Gogolak P. Gogolak	0	0		3	3
Team	0	0		3	3

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Ernie Koy E. Koy	2	76	38.0
Team	2	76	38.0

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Ronnie Blye R. Blye	3	78	26.0
Jim Holifield J. Holifield	1	16	16.0
Bobby Duhon B. Duhon	1	6	6.0
Team	5	100	20.0

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG
Bobby Duhon B. Duhon	1	1	1.0
Carl Lockhart C. Lockhart	1	-1	-1.0
Team	2	0	0.0

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	SCK	RTG
Bob Berry B. Berry	5	7	150	21.4		113.7
Randy Johnson R. Johnson	5	8	55	6.9		82.8
Team	10	15	186	13.7	3	109.7

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Cannonball Butler C. Butler	22	92	4.2	1
Harmon Wages H. Wages	5	18	3.6	0
Perry Lee Dunn P. Lee Dunn	5	13	2.6	2
Brendan McCarthy B. McCarthy	2	9	4.5	0
Bob Berry B. Berry	3	4	1.3	0
Team	37	136	3.7	3

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TRG
Jerry Simmons J. Simmons	3	85	28.3
Paul Flatley P. Flatley	2	41	20.5
Ray Ogden R. Ogden	1	32	32.0
Bob Long B. Long	1	19	19.0
Cannonball Butler C. Butler	1	15	15.0
Brendan McCarthy B. McCarthy	1	11	11.0
Harmon Wages H. Wages	1	2	2.0
Team	10	205	13.7	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	0	0	2

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			1.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Bob Etter B. Etter	1	2		3	6
Team	1	2		3	6

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Billy Lothridge B. Lothridge	3	148	49.3
Team	3	148	49.3

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Nick Rassas N. Rassas	1	14	14.0
Grady Allen G. Allen	1	0	0.0
Joe Cerne J. Cerne	1	0	0.0
Joe Szczecko J. Szczecko	1	0	0.0
Team	4	14	3.5

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Jimmy Burson J. Burson	1	17	17.0	0
Team	1	17	17.0	0

More Falcons Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

2,328

Cousins

RUSH

632

Robinson

REC

588

Mooney

Team Rankings

PPG

24.6

12th

OPP PPG

24.0

20th

RUSH YDS/G

118.4

18th

PASS YDS/G

260.2

6th

2024 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Falcons	6	3	.667
Buccaneers	4	4	.500
Saints	2	7	.222
Panthers	2	7	.222

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/10	ATL	@	NO	1:00 PM
Sun 11/17	ATL	@	DEN	4:05 PM
Sun 12/1	LAC	@	ATL	1:00 PM
Sun 12/8	ATL	@	MIN	1:00 PM
Mon 12/16	ATL	@	LV	8:30 PM

Last Game

Falcons

6-3-0

Final

Cowboys

3-5-0

Sun 3 Nov 2024

NFL 2024 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,560

Smith

2,379

Jackson

2,328

Cousins

Rush Yards Leaders

1,052

Henry

925

Barkley

762

Jacobs

Rec Yards Leaders

783

Jefferson

717

Chase

663

Wilson

Pass TD Leaders

21

Mayfield

20

Burrow

20

Jackson

Rush TD Leaders

11

Henry

8

Williams

8

Hurts

Rec TD Leaders

7

Chase

6

London

6

St. Brown

QB Rating Leaders

120.7

Jackson

115.0

Goff

108.1

Burrow

Sack Leaders

11.0

Hendrickson

9.0

Lawrence

8.0

McDonald

NFL 2024 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.3

31.4

29.4

29.2

28.9

26.3

Opp PPG Rankings

12.6

14.9

17.6

17.9

18.5

Total Yards Rankings

445.9

412.4

392.0

390.6

389.5

377.1

Rush Yards Rankings

191.9

174.8

163.9

159.0

154.8

152.6

Pass Yards Rankings

288.3

273.6

268.1

264.4

262.6

260.2

Sack Leaders

35.0

31.0

29.0

28.0

27.0

NFL Fantasy 2024

Fantasy RB Rankings

192.5

Henry

157.1

Barkley

144.7

Kamara

Fantasy WR Rankings

114.8

Chase

109.5

Jefferson

97

Reed

Fantasy TE Rankings

86.3

Kittle

71.2

Bowers

68

Kraft

Fantasy K Rankings

106

Seibert

104

Fairbairn

102

Boswell

NFL 2024 Betting

Best Record ATS

7-1

7-1-1

7-2

6-2

5-2-1

Worst Record ATS

1-7

2-7

2-6

2-6-1

3-6

NFL 2024 Division Standings

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	7	2	0	.778
Jets	3	6	0	.333
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	6	2	0	.750
Ravens	6	3	0	.667
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Texans	6	3	0	.667
Colts	4	5	0	.444
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	7	0	0	1.000
Chargers	5	3	0	.625

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Commanders	7	2	0	.778
Eagles	6	2	0	.750
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Lions	7	1	0	.875
Vikings	6	2	0	.750
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Falcons	6	3	0	.667
Buccaneers	4	4	0	.500
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Cardinals	5	4	0	.556
Rams	4	4	0	.500

NFL 2024 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sat 11/2	IND	@	MIN	13-21
Sat 11/2	LAR	@	SEA	26-20
Sat 11/2	DET	@	GB	24-14
Sat 11/2	JAX	@	PHI	23-28
Sat 11/2	CHI	@	ARI	9-29

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 11/4	TB	@	KC	8:15 PM
Thu 11/7	CIN	@	BAL	8:15 PM
Sun 11/10	NYG	@	CAR	9:30 AM
Sun 11/10	SF	@	TB	1:00 PM
Sun 11/10	ATL	@	NO	1:00 PM

The Atlanta Falcons beat the New York Giants, 24 to 21, on October 13, 1968.

Final

Giants

21

Falcons

24

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NFL 2024 Leaders

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762

783

717

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NFL 2024 Rankings

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157.1

144.7

114.8

109.5

97

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71.2

68

106

104

102

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