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Atlanta Falcons
Atlanta Falcons
@
Detroit Lions
Detroit Lions
Date
September 19, 1976
Kickoff
01:00 PM ET
10:00 AM PT
Score
ATL 10 — DET 24 F

Stadium

Capacity: 65,000

Inaugurated: 01/01/1975

Broadcast

Announcers

Gary Bender, Johnny Unitas

Summary

ATL and DET combined for 137 passing yards and 1 passing touchdowns. On the ground, Bubba Bean led ATL with 98 rushing yards while Dexter Bussey paced DET with 79. Through the air, Alfred Jenkins topped ATL with 47 receiving yards while Horace King led DET with 33.

Expected Points Summary

Team Stats

Stat ATL DET
First Downs 13 15
Rush-Yds-TDs 42-177-1 41-198-1
Cmp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 5-16-59-0-3 8-20-124-1-0
Sacked-Yards 0-0 5-27
Net Pass Yards 59 97
Total Yards 236 295
Fumbles-Lost 3-2 1-0
Turnovers 5 0
Penalties-Yards 1-10 10-85

Expected Points Detail

Officials

Boxscore Team Stats

Stat ATL DET
First Downs 13 15
Rush-Yds-TDs 42-177-1 41-198-1
Cmp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 5-16-59-0-3 8-20-124-1-0
Sacked-Yards 0-0 5-27
Net Pass Yards 59 97
Total Yards 236 295
Fumbles-Lost 3-2 1-0
Turnovers 5 0
Penalties-Yards 1-10 10-85

Scoring Summary

Q Team Detail Score
2 Falcons Bubba Bean 5 yard rush (Nick Mike-Mayer kick) 7-0
3 Falcons Nick Mike-Mayer 41 yard field goal 10-0
4 Lions Greg Landry 5 yard rush (Errol Mann kick) 10-7
Lions Errol Mann 32 yard field goal 10-10
Lions Ed O'Neil 32 yard pass from Joe Reed (Errol Mann kick) 10-17
Lions James Hunter 39 yard interception return (Errol Mann kick) 10-24

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