1971 Atlanta Falcons

The Atlanta Falcons beat the Green Bay Packers, 28 to 21, on November 22, 1971.

Final

GB

Packers

3-6-1

21

ATL

Falcons

5-4-1

28

1

0

6

2

14

6

3

0

7

4

7

9

Total

21

28

1st quarter

GB

ATL

Falcons

Art Malone 1-yard run (kick failed)

0

6

2nd quarter

GB

ATL

Packers

Doug Hart 57-yard blocked field goal return (Lou Michaels kick)

7

6

Falcons

Cannonball Butler 2-yard run (kick failed)

7

12

Packers

Donny Anderson 14-yard pass from Scott Hunter (Lou Michaels kick)

14

12

3rd quarter

GB

ATL

Falcons

Jim Mitchell 3-yard pass from Bob Berry (Bill Bell kick)

14

19

4th quarter

GB

ATL

Falcons

Art Malone 1-yard run (Bill Bell kick)

14

26

Packers

John Brockington 24-yard run (Lou Michaels kick)

21

26

Falcons

Safety by John Zook

21

28

Packers

Falcons

1st Downs

7

27

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

-

4th down efficiency

-

-

Total Plays

33

77

Total Yards

143

386

Yards per play

4.3

5.0

Passing

40

182

Comp - Att

3 - 8

16 - 21

Yards per pass

3.1

8.3

Interceptions thrown

1

0

Sacks - Yards lost

5 - 32

1 - 9

Rushing

103

204

Rushing Attempts

20

55

Yards per rush

5.2

3.7

Penalties

5

6

Turnovers

1

2

Fumbles lost

0

2

Interceptions

1

0

Possession

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RTG
S. Hunter
3
8
72
9.0
1
1
70.8
Team
3
8
40
9.0
1
1
5
70.8

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
J. Brockington
9
55
6.1
1
D. Anderson
8
33
4.1
0
D. Hampton
3
15
5.0
0
Team
20
103
5.2
1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
C. Dale
2
58
29.0
0
D. Anderson
1
14
14.0
1
Team
3
72
9.0
1
0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team
2
0
2

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team
1.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
L. Michaels
0
0
3
3
Team
0
0
3
3

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
D. Anderson
6
253
42.2
Team
6
253
42.2

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
D. Hampton
5
87
17.4
0
Team
5
87
17.4
0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
E. Pitts
2
6
3.0
0
Team
2
6
3.0
0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RTG
B. Berry
16
21
191
9.1
1
0
119.3
Team
16
21
182
9.1
1
0
1
119.3

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
C. Butler
16
64
4.0
1
W. Belton
12
63
5.3
0
A. Malone
12
36
3.0
2
H. Wages
8
25
3.1
0
J. Mitchell
1
9
9.0
0
B. Berry
5
4
0.8
0
S. Campbell
1
3
3.0
0
Team
55
204
3.7
3

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
J. Mitchell
4
71
17.8
1
A. Malone
5
51
10.2
0
K. Burrow
3
35
11.7
0
S. Campbell
1
29
29.0
0
W. Belton
1
6
6.0
0
C. Butler
1
5
5.0
0
H. Wages
1
-6
-6.0
0
Team
16
191
9.1
1
0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team
4
2
0

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team
5.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
B. Bell
0
1
2
2
Team
0
1
2
2

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
B. Lothridge
4
141
35.3
Team
4
141
35.3

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
C. Butler
3
128
42.7
0
W. Belton
2
29
14.5
0
Team
5
157
31.4
0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
W. Belton
1
11
11.0
0
J. Mallory
1
0
0.0
0
Team
2
11
5.5
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
4
0
.500
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
7
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
4
0
.500
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
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
Sat
11/2
CHI CHI
@
ARI ARI
9-29

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Mon
11/4
TB TB
@
KC KC
8:15 PM
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