The Atlanta Falcons were shamed by the Dallas Cowboys, 47 to 14, on October 2, 1966.

Final

Cowboys

3-0-0

47

Falcons

0-4-0

14

Team

DAL

ATL

Total

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st quarter

DAL

ATL

Junior Coffey 1-yard run (Lou Kirouac kick)

Danny Villanueva 22-yard field goal

2nd quarter

DAL

ATL

Dan Reeves 2-yard run (Danny Villanueva kick)

Dan Reeves 11-yard pass from Don Meredith (Danny Villanueva kick)

3rd quarter

DAL

ATL

Randy Johnson 1-yard run (Lou Kirouac kick)

Bob Hayes 49-yard pass from Don Meredith (Danny Villanueva kick)

Safety by Willie Townes

Don Perkins 1-yard run (Danny Villanueva kick)

4th quarter

DAL

ATL

Chuck Howley 97-yard fumble return (Danny Villanueva kick)

Frank Clarke 10-yard pass from Craig Morton (Danny Villanueva kick)

Cowboys

Falcons

1st Downs

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

4th down efficiency

Total Plays

Total Yards

363

276

Yards per play

6.4

4.5

Passing

220

170

Comp - Att

16 - 26

16 - 27

Yards per pass

7.6

5.5

Interceptions thrown

Sacks - Yards lost

3 - 31

4 - 31

Rushing

143

106

Rushing Attempts

Yards per rush

5.1

3.5

Penalties

Turnovers

Fumbles lost

Interceptions

Possession

Cowboys

Falcons

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	SCK	RTG
Don Meredith D. Meredith	12	22	184	8.4	2		112.7
Craig Morton C. Morton	4	4	67	16.8	1		158.3
Team	16	26	220	9.7	3	3	132.1

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Dan Reeves D. Reeves	10	55	5.5	1
Don Perkins D. Perkins	9	51	5.7	1
Don Meredith D. Meredith	1	17	17.0	0
Les Shy L. Shy	4	13	3.3	0
Walt Garrison W. Garrison	4	7	1.8	0
Team	28	143	5.1	2

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Frank Clarke F. Clarke	7	125	17.9	1
Bob Hayes B. Hayes	1	49	49.0	1
Buddy Dial B. Dial	1	25	25.0	0
Pete Gent P. Gent	2	24	12.0	0
Don Perkins D. Perkins	1	11	11.0	0
Dan Reeves D. Reeves	1	11	11.0	1
Pettis Norman P. Norman	3	6	2.0	0
Team	16	251	9.7	3	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	2	2	3

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			4.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Danny Villanueva D. Villanueva	1	1		6	9
Team	1	1		6	9

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Danny Villanueva D. Villanueva	3	137	45.7
Team	3	137	45.7

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Walt Garrison W. Garrison	3	85	28.3
Dan Reeves D. Reeves	1	17	17.0
Team	4	102	25.5

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Dan Reeves D. Reeves	1	-15	-15.0	0
Team	1	-15	-15.0	0

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	INT	SCK	RTG
Randy Johnson R. Johnson	10	18	139	7.7	1		57.4
Steve Sloan S. Sloan	1	1	32	32.0	0		118.8
Dennis Claridge D. Claridge	5	7	30	4.3	0		79.5
Perry Lee Dunn P. Lee Dunn	0	1	0	0.0	1		0.0
Team	16	27	170	7.4	2	4	51.6

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Junior Coffey J. Coffey	14	60	4.3	1
Ernie Wheelwright E. Wheelwright	10	42	4.2	0
Perry Lee Dunn P. Lee Dunn	3	6	2.0	0
Randy Johnson R. Johnson	3	-2	-0.7	1
Team	30	106	3.5	2

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TRG
Vern Burke V. Burke	5	84	16.8
Billy Martin B. Martin	2	49	24.5
Gary Barnes G. Barnes	5	32	6.4
Alex Hawkins A. Hawkins	2	25	12.5
Junior Coffey J. Coffey	1	11	11.0
Ernie Wheelwright E. Wheelwright	1	0	0.0
Team	16	201	7.4	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	4	3	2

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			3.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Lou Kirouac L. Kirouac	0	0		2	2
Team	0	0		2	2

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Billy Lothridge B. Lothridge	4	160	40.0
Team	4	160	40.0

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Ron Smith R. Smith	4	78	19.5
Ken Reaves K. Reaves	2	39	19.5
Larry Morris L. Morris	1	19	19.0
Ralph Heck R. Heck	1	0	0.0
Team	8	136	17.0

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Ron Smith R. Smith	2	13	6.5	0
Team	2	13	6.5	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 were shamed by the Dallas Cowboys, 47 to 14, on October 2, 1966.

Final

Cowboys

47

Falcons

14

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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2,328

632

588

NFL 2024 Leaders

2,560

2,379

2,328

1,052

925

762

783

717

663

21

20

20

11

8

8

7

6

6

120.7

115.0

108.1

11.0

9.0

8.0

NFL 2024 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2024

192.5

157.1

144.7

114.8

109.5

97

86.3

71.2

68

106

104

102

NFL 2024 Betting

NFL 2024 Division Standings

NFL 2024 Scores & Schedule

Scores

Schedule