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Atlanta Falcons
Atlanta Falcons
@
Chicago Bears
Chicago Bears
Date
September 17, 1972
Kickoff
02:00 PM ET
11:00 AM PT
Score
ATL 37 — CHI 21 F

Stadium

Capacity: 61,500

Inaugurated: 01/01/1924

Broadcast

Announcers

Jack Whitaker, Jim Morse, Bruce Roberts

Summary

ATL and CHI combined for 224 passing yards and 4 passing touchdowns. On the ground, Art Malone led ATL with 77 rushing yards while Jim Harrison paced CHI with 113. Through the air, Art Malone topped ATL with 72 receiving yards while Earl Thomas led CHI with 50.

Expected Points Summary

Team Stats

Stat ATL CHI
First Downs 16 15
Rush-Yds-TDs 37-173-1 43-214-1
Cmp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 6-9-151-2-1 4-12-73-2-1
Sacked-Yards 1-5 1-4
Net Pass Yards 146 69
Total Yards 319 283
Fumbles-Lost 1-1 4-2
Turnovers 2 3
Penalties-Yards 6-33 5-23

Expected Points Detail

Officials

Boxscore Team Stats

Stat ATL CHI
First Downs 16 15
Rush-Yds-TDs 37-173-1 43-214-1
Cmp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 6-9-151-2-1 4-12-73-2-1
Sacked-Yards 1-5 1-4
Net Pass Yards 146 69
Total Yards 319 283
Fumbles-Lost 1-1 4-2
Turnovers 2 3
Penalties-Yards 6-33 5-23

Scoring Summary

Q Team Detail Score
1 Falcons John Zook 26 yard defensive fumble return (Bill Bell kick) 7-0
Bears Bob Parsons 6 yard pass from Bobby Douglass (Mac Percival kick) 7-7
Falcons Bill Bell 22 yard field goal 10-7
2 Falcons Ken Burrow 32 yard pass from Bob Berry (Bill Bell kick) 17-7
Falcons Bob Berry 1 yard rush (Bill Bell kick) 24-7
Falcons Art Malone 57 yard pass from Bob Berry (Bill Bell kick) 31-7
3 Bears Earl Thomas 38 yard pass from Bobby Douglass (Mac Percival kick) 31-14
Falcons Bill Bell 39 yard field goal 34-14
4 Bears Jim Harrison 1 yard rush (Mac Percival kick) 34-21
Falcons Bill Bell 36 yard field goal 37-21

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