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New York Giants
New York Giants
@
Atlanta Falcons
Atlanta Falcons
Date
October 13, 1968
Kickoff
01:00 PM ET
10:00 AM PT
Score
NYG 21 — ATL 24 F

Stadium

Capacity: 71,000

Inaugurated: 01/01/1965

Broadcast

Announcers

Jack Whitaker, Frank Gifford, Ed Thilenius

Summary

NYG and ATL combined for 377 passing yards and 3 passing touchdowns. On the ground, Tucker Frederickson led NYG with 51 rushing yards while Cannonball Butler paced ATL with 92. Through the air, Homer Jones topped NYG with 108 receiving yards while Jerry Simmons led ATL with 85.

Expected Points Summary

Team Stats

Stat NYG ATL
First Downs 23 17
Rush-Yds-TDs 33-179-0 37-136-3
Cmp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 16-24-257-3-1 10-15-205-0-0
Sacked-Yards 1-15 3-19
Net Pass Yards 242 186
Total Yards 421 322
Fumbles-Lost 2-2 0-0
Turnovers 3 0
Penalties-Yards 1-5 3-35

Expected Points Detail

Officials

Boxscore Team Stats

Stat NYG ATL
First Downs 23 17
Rush-Yds-TDs 33-179-0 37-136-3
Cmp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 16-24-257-3-1 10-15-205-0-0
Sacked-Yards 1-15 3-19
Net Pass Yards 242 186
Total Yards 421 322
Fumbles-Lost 2-2 0-0
Turnovers 3 0
Penalties-Yards 1-5 3-35

Scoring Summary

Q Team Detail Score
1 Falcons Cannonball Butler 6 yard rush (Bob Etter kick) 0-7
Giants Homer Jones 44 yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Pete Gogolak kick) 7-7
2 Giants Aaron Thomas 28 yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Pete Gogolak kick) 14-7
Falcons Perry Lee Dunn 1 yard rush (Bob Etter kick) 14-14
3 Falcons Bob Etter 17 yard field goal 14-17
4 Giants Homer Jones 1 yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Pete Gogolak kick) 21-17
Falcons Perry Lee Dunn 1 yard rush (Bob Etter kick) 21-24

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