Week 12
Final
NE
ATL1Q
3 - 0
J. Smith 36-yard field goal.
FG Made
2Q
6 - 0
J. Smith 32-yard field goal.
FG Made
3Q
9 - 0
J. Smith 29-yard field goal.
FG Made
3Q
9 - 7
W. Francis 15-yard TD catch from S. Bartkowski.
Touchdown
Made XP
4Q
9 - 10
F. Steinfort 25-yard field goal.
FG Made
4Q
16 - 10
S. Morgan 33-yard TD catch from S. Grogan.
Touchdown
Made XP
Top Performers
Pass Yds
179
Grogan
NE
Rush Yds
36
Stanback
ATL
Rec Yds
90
Morgan
NE
Scrim TD
1
Morgan
NE
Matchup
Pass Rush Rec
1977 AFC East
NE ATL
Colts 
Dolphins 
Patriots 
Jets 
Bills 
Rams 
Falcons 
49ers 
Saints Game Summary
The Atlanta Falcons fell to the New England Patriots, 16 to 10, on December 4, 1977.
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Grogan #14 | 12/26 | 179 | 6.9 | 1 | 3 | 0-0 | 42.5 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Bartkowski #10 | 7/18 | 124 | 6.9 | 1 | 4 | 0-0 | 42.1 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Cunningham #39 | 15 | 32 | 2.1 | 0 | 6 |
I. Forte #30 | 10 | 27 | 2.7 | 0 | 10 |
D. Calhoun #44 | 10 | 22 | 2.2 | 0 | 11 |
S. Grogan #14 | 6 | 16 | 2.7 | 0 | 11 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H. Stanback #24 | 12 | 36 | 3.0 | 0 | 16 |
W. Thompson #48 | 13 | 25 | 1.9 | 0 | 9 |
S. Bartkowski #10 | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Morgan #86 | 0/0 | 90 | 18.0 | 1 | 33 |
D. Stingley #84 | 0/0 | 71 | 17.8 | 0 | 36 |
D. Hasselbeck #80 | 0/0 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
A. Chandler #82 | 0/0 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
D. Calhoun #44 | 0/0 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W. Francis #89 | 0/0 | 63 | 21.0 | 1 | 26 |
A. Jenkins #84 | 0/0 | 54 | 18.0 | 0 | 21 |
W. Thompson #48 | 0/0 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. McCray #34 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
T. Fox #48 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
M. Haynes #40 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Lawrence #22 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
R. Brown #34 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
R. Byas #38 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Smith #1 | 3/5 | 1/1 | 10 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
F. Steinfort #19 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 4 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Patrick #2 | 3 | 111 | 37.0 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. James #6 | 7 | 284 | 40.6 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Phillips #30 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Clayborn #26 | 2 | 106 | 53.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Moriarty #45 | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 0 | 0 |
K. Farmer #80 | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Morgan #86 | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Lawrence #22 | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Grogan #14 | 12/26 | 179 | 6.9 | 1 | 3 | 0-0 | 42.5 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Cunningham #39 | 15 | 32 | 2.1 | 0 | 6 |
I. Forte #30 | 10 | 27 | 2.7 | 0 | 10 |
D. Calhoun #44 | 10 | 22 | 2.2 | 0 | 11 |
S. Grogan #14 | 6 | 16 | 2.7 | 0 | 11 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Morgan #86 | 0/0 | 90 | 18.0 | 1 | 33 |
D. Stingley #84 | 0/0 | 71 | 17.8 | 0 | 36 |
D. Hasselbeck #80 | 0/0 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
A. Chandler #82 | 0/0 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
D. Calhoun #44 | 0/0 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. McCray #34 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
T. Fox #48 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
M. Haynes #40 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Smith #1 | 3/5 | 1/1 | 10 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Patrick #2 | 3 | 111 | 37.0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Phillips #30 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Clayborn #26 | 2 | 106 | 53.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Morgan #86 | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Bartkowski #10 | 7/18 | 124 | 6.9 | 1 | 4 | 0-0 | 42.1 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H. Stanback #24 | 12 | 36 | 3.0 | 0 | 16 |
W. Thompson #48 | 13 | 25 | 1.9 | 0 | 9 |
S. Bartkowski #10 | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W. Francis #89 | 0/0 | 63 | 21.0 | 1 | 26 |
A. Jenkins #84 | 0/0 | 54 | 18.0 | 0 | 21 |
W. Thompson #48 | 0/0 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Lawrence #22 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
R. Brown #34 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
R. Byas #38 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
F. Steinfort #19 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 4 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. James #6 | 7 | 284 | 40.6 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Moriarty #45 | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 0 | 0 |
K. Farmer #80 | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Lawrence #22 | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | 0 |
267
Total Yds
124
170
Pass Yds
57
97
Rush Yds
67
68
Total Plays
54
3.9
Yards Per Play
2.3
6.3
Yards Per Pass
2.2
2.4
Yards Per Rush
2.4
13
1st Downs
9
4
Punts
7
3
Turnovers
5
3
Interceptions Thrown
4
0
Fumbles Lost
1
7
Penalties
4
8.0
Sacks
1.0
0
D/ST TD
0
