Atlanta Falcons at Detroit Lions - October 3rd, 1971
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | 7 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 38 | |
| Detroit Lions | 14 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 41 |
Scoring
| Quarter | Tm | Detail | ATL | DET |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lions | Mike Weger 52 yard defensive fumble return (Errol Mann kick) | 0 | 7 |
| Lions | Steve Owens 2 yard rush (Errol Mann kick) | 0 | 14 | |
| Falcons | Jim Mitchell 13 yard pass from Bob Berry (Bill Bell kick) | 7 | 14 | |
| 2 | Falcons | Bill Bell 36 yard field goal | 10 | 14 |
| Lions | Ron Jessie 97 yard kickoff return (Errol Mann kick) | 10 | 21 | |
| Falcons | Ken Burrow 56 yard pass from Bob Berry (Bill Bell kick) | 17 | 21 | |
| Falcons | Art Malone 1 yard rush (Bill Bell kick) | 24 | 21 | |
| Lions | Larry Walton 56 yard pass from Greg Landry (Errol Mann kick) | 24 | 28 | |
| 3 | Lions | Charlie Sanders 16 yard pass from Greg Landry (Errol Mann kick) | 24 | 35 |
| Lions | Errol Mann 18 yard field goal | 24 | 38 | |
| Falcons | Ken Burrow 25 yard pass from Bob Berry (Bill Bell kick) | 31 | 38 | |
| 4 | Lions | Errol Mann 13 yard field goal | 31 | 41 |
| Falcons | Tom Hayes 20 yard blocked punt return (Bill Bell kick) | 38 | 41 |
Game Info
Team Stats
Passing, Rushing, & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Sk | Yds | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Bob Berry | ATL | 13 | 23 | 309 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 66 | 101.3 | 2 | -3 | 0 | -1 | ||||
| Cannonball Butler | ATL | 10 | 29 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | |||||||||
| Ray Jarvis | ATL | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 | |||||||||||||
| Art Malone | ATL | 7 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 52 | 0 | 30 | |||||||||
| Joe Profit | ATL | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Ken Burrow | ATL | 6 | 190 | 2 | 66 | |||||||||||||
| Jim Mitchell | ATL | 3 | 60 | 1 | 27 | |||||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||||||||
| Player | Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Sk | Yds | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Greg Landry | DET | 7 | 12 | 123 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 28 | 56 | 98.3 | 9 | 30 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| Steve Owens | DET | 22 | 98 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |||||||||
| Altie Taylor | DET | 19 | 77 | 0 | 15 | |||||||||||||
| Mel Farr | DET | 6 | 25 | 0 | 9 | |||||||||||||
| Larry Walton | DET | 1 | -7 | 0 | -7 | 2 | 67 | 1 | 56 | |||||||||
| Earl McCullouch | DET | 2 | 36 | 0 | 22 | |||||||||||||
| Charlie Sanders | DET | 1 | 16 | 1 | 16 | |||||||||||||
Defense
Kick/Punt Returns
Kicking & Punting
Lions Starters
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