Sunday October 22, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 10/22/1972:



The Packers had taken a 9-0 lead on three field goals by rookie Chester Marcol, but the Falcons reduced their deficit to 9-7 when Art Malone scored at the conclusion of an 86-yard, 13-play march just before halftime. Bill Bell's 24-yard FG in the third period was the winning difference. Atlanta ran 71 plays to Green Bay's 45. Marcol missed a 39-yard attempt in the final minutes on the rain-soaked field.

Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE199.6  (2)135.6  (18)335.2  (3)11
DEFENSE142.0  (17)108.8  (3)250.8  (6)16
OFFENSE127.6  (18)126.6  (24)254.2  (22)7
DEFENSE136.2  (15)115.2  (4)251.4  (7)13

Line: Packers by 1

Team1234F
Atlanta Falcons (4-2-0)073010
Green Bay Packers (4-2-0)63009

( 0- 3) GB Chester Marcol 44 yard field goal ( 0- 6) GB Chester Marcol 32 yard field goal ( 0- 9) GB Chester Marcol 35 yard field goal ( 7- 9) ATL Art Malone 1 yard rush (Bill Bell kick) (10- 9) ATL Bill Bell 24 yard field goal
                     ATL             GB
First Downs:         19              10
Rushes-yards:        45-107          29-112
Yards/rush:          2.4             3.9
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     14-25-143-0     6-15-108-0
Sacked-yards:        1-6             1-5
Net pass yards:      137             103
Net yards/pass:      5.3             6.4
Total net yards:     244             215
Total plays:         71 (63% run)    45 (64% run)  
Yards/play:          3.4             4.8
Fumbles-lost:        3-1             2-2
Turnovers:           1               2
Penalties-yards:     4-39            4-46

Attendance: 47,967

Passing:
ATL: Bob Berry, 14 of 25 for 143 yards GB: Scott Hunter, 6 of 15 for 108 yards
Rushing:
ATL: Dave Hampton, 30 for 93 yards; Art Malone, 12 for 16 yards and 1 TD; Bob Berry, 2 for 1 yard; Bill Bell, 1 for -3 yards GB: John Brockington, 21 for 88 yards; MacArthur Lane, 7 for 18 yards; Scott Hunter, 1 for 6 yards
Receiving:
ATL: Art Malone, 6 for 29 yards; Jim Mitchell, 4 for 61 yards; Ken Burrow, 3 for 46 yards; Dave Hampton, 1 for 7 yards GB: Carroll Dale, 2 for 60 yards; MacArthur Lane, 2 for 18 yards; Len Garrett, 1 for 21 yards; John Brockington, 1 for 9 yards
Kick returns:
ATL: Willie Belton, 3 for 51 yards GB: Jon Staggers, 2 for 39 yards; Ike Thomas, 1 for 21 yards
Punt returns:
ATL: Ray Brown, 1 for 9 yards
Interceptions:

Punting:
ATL: John James, 3 for 84 yards GB: Ron Widby, 3 for 131 yards
Field Goals:
ATL: Bill Bell, 1/3 GB: Chester Marcol, 3/4


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