The Atlanta Falcons were defeated by the Pittsburgh Steelers, 28 to 12, on October 4, 1987.

Final

Steelers

2-1-0

28

Falcons

1-2-0

12

Team

PIT

ATL

Total

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st quarter

PIT

ATL

Greg Davis 27-yard field goal

2nd quarter

PIT

ATL

Earnest Jackson 1-yard run (David Trout kick)

Russell Hairston 5-yard pass from Steve Bono (David Trout kick)

3rd quarter

PIT

ATL

Safety

4th quarter

PIT

ATL

Steve Bono 1-yard run (David Trout kick)

Joey Clinkscales 11-yard pass from Reggie Collier (David Trout kick)

Milton Barney 19-yard pass from Jeff Van Raaphorst (Greg Davis kick)

Steelers

Falcons

1st Downs

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

4th down efficiency

Total Plays

Total Yards

361

215

Yards per play

5.3

3.8

Passing

219

148

Comp - Att

14 - 26

18 - 34

Yards per pass

8.1

4.1

Interceptions thrown

Sacks - Yards lost

1 - 5

2 - 13

Rushing

142

Rushing Attempts

Yards per rush

3.5

3.2

Penalties

Turnovers

Fumbles lost

Interceptions

Possession

Steelers

Falcons

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RTG
Steve Bono S. Bono	12	23	164	7.1	1	1	1	71.6
Reggie Collier R. Collier	2	3	60	20.0	1	0	0	149.3
Team	14	26	219	8.6	2	1	1	92.5

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Earnest Jackson E. Jackson	29	104	3.6	1
Steve Bono S. Bono	3	13	4.3	1
Chuck Sanders C. Sanders	3	12	4.0	0
Dan Reeder D. Reeder	2	8	4.0	0
Rodney Carter R. Carter	3	7	2.3	0
Reggie Collier R. Collier	1	-2	-2.0	0
Team	41	142	3.5	2

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Joey Clinkscales J. Clinkscales	6	150	25.0	1
Danzell Lee D. Lee	2	29	14.5	0
Rodney Carter R. Carter	2	18	9.0	0
Russell Hairston R. Hairston	2	16	8.0	1
Chuck Sanders C. Sanders	1	11	11.0	0
Jim Boyle J. Boyle	1	0	0.0	0
Team	14	224	8.6	2	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	3	2	1

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Tommy Dawkins T. Dawkins			1.0
Xavier Warren X. Warren			1.0
Team			2.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
David Trout D. Trout	0	0		4	4
Team	0	0		4	4

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
John Bruno J. Bruno	4	146	36.5
Team	4	146	36.5

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Spark Clark S. Clark	1	18	18.0
Cornell Gowdy C. Gowdy	1	0	0.0
Team	2	18	9.0

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Mel Anderson M. Anderson	3	19	6.3	0
Team	3	19	6.3	0

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RTG
Jeff Van Raaphorst J. Van Raaphorst	13	21	113	5.4	1	1	2	72.1
Erik Kramer E. Kramer	5	13	48	3.7	0	2	0	9.9
Team	18	34	148	4.7	1	3	2	39.0

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC
Michael Williams M. Williams	13	49	3.8
Norm Granger N. Granger	5	11	2.2
Jeff Van Raaphorst J. Van Raaphorst	1	6	6.0
Jerry Butler J. Butler	1	1	1.0
Darryl Oliver D. Oliver	1	0	0.0
Team	21	67	3.2

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Michael Williams M. Williams	9	70	7.8	0
Milton Barney M. Barney	4	66	16.5	1
John Evans J. Evans	1	8	8.0	0
Norm Granger N. Granger	1	8	8.0	0
Jerry Butler J. Butler	2	7	3.5	0
Darryl Oliver D. Oliver	1	2	2.0	0
Team	18	161	4.7	1	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	2	1	2

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Buddy Moor B. Moor			1.0
Team			1.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Greg Davis G. Davis	1	1		1	4
Team	1	1		1	4

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG
John Starnes J. Starnes	6	203	33.8
Greg Davis G. Davis	1	19	19.0
Team	7	222	31.7

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Darryl Oliver D. Oliver	4	72	18.0
Gary Moss G. Moss	1	23	23.0
Jerry Butler J. Butler	1	13	13.0
Team	6	108	18.0

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG
Gary Moss G. Moss	1	11	11.0
Jerry Butler J. Butler	2	10	5.0
Team	3	21	7.0

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	5	.444
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

2,389

Mayfield

2,379

Jackson

Rush Yards Leaders

1,052

Henry

925

Barkley

762

Jacobs

Rec Yards Leaders

783

Jefferson

717

Chase

663

Wilson

Pass TD Leaders

23

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

29.2

28.9

28.8

26.3

Opp PPG Rankings

12.6

14.9

17.9

18.4

18.5

Total Yards Rankings

445.9

412.4

392.0

390.6

377.8

377.1

Rush Yards Rankings

191.9

174.8

163.9

159.0

154.8

152.6

Pass Yards Rankings

288.3

268.1

265.4

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	8	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	5	0	.444
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Cardinals	5	4	0	.556
Rams	4	4	0	.500

NFL 2024 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sun 11/3	TB	@	KC	24-30
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

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
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
Sun 11/10	DEN	@	KC	1:00 PM

The Atlanta Falcons were defeated by the Pittsburgh Steelers, 28 to 12, on October 4, 1987.

Final

Steelers

28

Falcons

12

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

2,389

2,379

1,052

925

762

783

717

663

23

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