Atlanta Falcons
New England Patriots
Stadium
Capacity: 66,829
Inaugurated: 01/01/1971
Broadcast
Announcers
Don Criqui, Irv Cross, Dick Stockton
Summary
ATL and NE combined for 418 passing yards and 1 passing touchdowns. On the ground, Dave Hampton led ATL with 97 rushing yards while Carl Garrett paced NE with 44. Through the air, Ken Burrow topped ATL with 87 receiving yards while Randy Vataha led NE with 72.
Expected Points Summary
Team Stats
Stat
ATL
NE
First Downs
20
19
Rush-Yds-TDs
40-182-2
26-103-2
Cmp-Att-Yd-TD-INT
14-23-223-0-0
12-29-195-1-0
Sacked-Yards
1-6
1-11
Net Pass Yards
217
184
Total Yards
399
287
Fumbles-Lost
1-0
1-0
Turnovers
0
0
Penalties-Yards
7-44
3-35
Expected Points Detail
Officials
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Boxscore Team Stats
Stat
ATL
NE
First Downs
20
19
Rush-Yds-TDs
40-182-2
26-103-2
Cmp-Att-Yd-TD-INT
14-23-223-0-0
12-29-195-1-0
Sacked-Yards
1-6
1-11
Net Pass Yards
217
184
Total Yards
399
287
Fumbles-Lost
1-0
1-0
Turnovers
0
0
Penalties-Yards
7-44
3-35
Scoring Summary
Q
Team
Detail
Score
1
Falcons
Bill Bell 38 yard field goal
3-0
2
Falcons
Bill Bell 21 yard field goal
6-0
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Patriots
Josh Ashton 4 yard rush (Mike Walker kick)
6-7
3
Falcons
Art Malone 1 yard rush (Bill Bell kick)
13-7
—
Falcons
Dave Hampton 1 yard rush (Bill Bell kick)
20-7
4
Patriots
Randy Vataha 37 yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Mike Walker kick)
20-14
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Patriots
Carl Garrett 12 yard rush (Mike Walker kick)
20-21