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Detroit Lions
Detroit Lions
@
Atlanta Falcons
Atlanta Falcons
Date
October 8, 1972
Kickoff
01:00 PM ET
10:00 AM PT
Score
DET 26 — ATL 23 F

Stadium

Capacity: 71,000

Inaugurated: 01/01/1965

Broadcast

Announcers

Lindsey Nelson, Johnny Sauer, Dick Stockton

Summary

DET and ATL combined for 247 passing yards and 2 passing touchdowns. On the ground, Altie Taylor led DET with 80 rushing yards while Dave Hampton paced ATL with 85. Through the air, Ron Jessie topped DET with 102 receiving yards while Jim Mitchell led ATL with 40.

Expected Points Summary

Team Stats

Stat DET ATL
First Downs 15 15
Rush-Yds-TDs 37-180-2 38-199-1
Cmp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 5-17-142-1-3 10-17-105-1-1
Sacked-Yards 1-8 4-26
Net Pass Yards 134 79
Total Yards 314 278
Fumbles-Lost 1-1 4-0
Turnovers 4 1
Penalties-Yards 4-40 9-88

Expected Points Detail

Officials

Boxscore Team Stats

Stat DET ATL
First Downs 15 15
Rush-Yds-TDs 37-180-2 38-199-1
Cmp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 5-17-142-1-3 10-17-105-1-1
Sacked-Yards 1-8 4-26
Net Pass Yards 134 79
Total Yards 314 278
Fumbles-Lost 1-1 4-0
Turnovers 4 1
Penalties-Yards 4-40 9-88

Scoring Summary

Q Team Detail Score
1 Lions Errol Mann 39 yard field goal 3-0
Falcons Bill Bell 22 yard field goal 3-3
2 Lions Errol Mann 37 yard field goal 6-3
Lions Steve Owens 8 yard rush (Errol Mann kick) 13-3
3 Falcons Art Malone 10 yard rush (Bill Bell kick) 13-10
Lions Ron Jessie 82 yard pass from Greg Landry (Errol Mann kick) 20-10
4 Falcons Art Malone 2 yard pass from Bob Berry (Bill Bell kick) 20-17
Falcons Bill Bell 32 yard field goal 20-20
Falcons Bill Bell 12 yard field goal 20-23
Lions Steve Owens 3 yard rush 26-23

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