1972 Atlanta Falcons

The Atlanta Falcons lost to the San Francisco 49ers, 49 to 14, on October 29, 1972.

Final

SF

49ers

3-3-1

49

ATL

Falcons

4-3-0

14

1

14

7

2

7

7

3

14

0

4

14

0

Total

49

14

1st quarter

SF

ATL

49ers

Vic Washington 98-yard kickoff return (Bruce Gossett kick)

7

0

Falcons

Art Malone 2-yard run (Bill Bell kick)

7

7

49ers

Ted Kwalick 10-yard pass from Steve Spurrier (Bruce Gossett kick)

14

7

2nd quarter

SF

ATL

49ers

Ken Willard 1-yard run (Bruce Gossett kick)

21

7

Falcons

Jim Mitchell 40-yard pass from Bob Berry (Bill Bell kick)

21

14

3rd quarter

SF

ATL

49ers

Gene Washington 43-yard pass from Steve Spurrier (Bruce Gossett kick)

28

14

49ers

Preston Riley 28-yard pass from Steve Spurrier (Bruce Gossett kick)

35

14

4th quarter

SF

ATL

49ers

Skip Vanderbundt 37-yard interception return (Bruce Gossett kick)

42

14

49ers

Vic Washington 2-yard run (Bruce Gossett kick)

49

14

49ers

Falcons

1st Downs

19

13

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

-

4th down efficiency

-

-

Total Plays

64

61

Total Yards

348

152

Yards per play

5.4

2.5

Passing

159

97

Comp - Att

8 - 18

12 - 35

Yards per pass

8.8

2.4

Interceptions thrown

1

4

Sacks - Yards lost

0 - 0

6 - 62

Rushing

189

55

Rushing Attempts

46

20

Yards per rush

4.1

2.8

Penalties

6

3

Turnovers

3

4

Fumbles lost

2

0

Interceptions

1

4

Possession

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RTG
S. Spurrier
8
18
159
8.8
3
1
92.4
Team
8
18
159
8.8
3
1
0
92.4

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
V. Washington
15
56
3.7
1
J. Thomas
7
43
6.1
0
K. Willard
10
42
4.2
1
L. Schreiber
10
31
3.1
0
S. Spurrier
2
14
7.0
0
T. Kwalick
1
3
3.0
0
J. Reed
1
0
0.0
0
Team
46
189
4.1
2

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
T. Kwalick
4
77
19.3
1
G. Washington
1
43
43.0
1
P. Riley
1
28
28.0
1
V. Washington
2
11
5.5
0
Team
8
159
8.8
3
0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team
3
2
0

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team
6.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
B. Gossett
0
2
7
7
Team
0
2
7
7

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
J. McCann
4
155
38.8
Team
4
155
38.8

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
V. Washington
2
121
60.5
1
R. McGill
1
12
12.0
0
Team
3
133
44.3
1

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
R. McGill
9
109
12.1
0
Team
9
109
12.1
0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RTG
B. Berry
11
24
147
6.1
1
2
45.0
P. Sullivan
1
11
12
1.1
0
2
0.0
Team
12
35
97
4.5
1
4
6
19.5

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
D. Hampton
12
30
2.5
0
A. Malone
7
24
3.4
1
B. Berry
1
1
1.0
0
Team
20
55
2.8
1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
A. Malone
6
70
11.7
0
J. Mitchell
3
61
20.3
1
W. Chesson
1
14
14.0
0
D. Hampton
2
14
7.0
0
Team
12
159
4.5
1
0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team
4
0
2

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team
0.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
B. Bell
0
0
2
2
Team
0
0
2
2

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
J. James
10
461
46.1
Team
10
461
46.1

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
D. Hampton
4
92
23.0
0
T. Plummer
1
21
21.0
0
A. Malone
1
17
17.0
0
Team
6
130
21.7
0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
W. Belton
1
2
2.0
0
R. Brown
1
0
0.0
0
Team
2
2
1.0
0

More Falcons Stats

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 T PCT
Falcons Falcons
6
3
0
.667
Buccaneers Buccaneers
4
5
0
.444
Saints Saints
2
7
0
.222
Panthers Panthers
2
7
0
.222
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
11/10
ATL ATL
@
NO NO
1:00 PM
Sun
11/17
ATL ATL
@
DEN DEN
4:05 PM
Sun
12/1
LAC LAC
@
ATL ATL
1:00 PM
Sun
12/8
ATL ATL
@
MIN MIN
1:00 PM
Mon
12/16
ATL ATL
@
LV LV
8:30 PM
Last Game
ATL Falcons

6-3-0

27

Final

21

DAL Cowboys

3-5-0

Sun 3 Nov 2024

NFL 2024 Leaders

NFL 2024 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2024

NFL 2024 Betting

NFL 2024 Division Standings

AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
7
2
0
.778
Jets Jets
3
6
0
.333
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
6
2
0
.750
Ravens Ravens
6
3
0
.667
AFC South W L T PCT
Texans Texans
6
3
0
.667
Colts Colts
4
5
0
.444
AFC West W L T PCT
Chiefs Chiefs
8
0
0
1.000
Chargers Chargers
5
3
0
.625
NFC East W L T PCT
Commanders Commanders
7
2
0
.778
Eagles Eagles
6
2
0
.750
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
7
1
0
.875
Vikings Vikings
6
2
0
.750
NFC South W L T PCT
Falcons Falcons
6
3
0
.667
Buccaneers Buccaneers
4
5
0
.444
NFC West W L T PCT
Cardinals Cardinals
5
4
0
.556
Rams Rams
4
4
0
.500

NFL 2024 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sun
11/3
TB TB
@
KC KC
24-30
Sat
11/2
IND IND
@
MIN MIN
13-21
Sat
11/2
LAR LAR
@
SEA SEA
26-20
Sat
11/2
DET DET
@
GB GB
24-14
Sat
11/2
JAX JAX
@
PHI PHI
23-28

Schedule

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