Sunday November 23, 1975
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 11/23/1975:



Falcons' rookie quarterback Steve Bartkowski returned to the lineup after missing three games because of a dislocated left elbow and tossed a pair of touchdown passes to Alfred Jenkins (4 and 35 yards) and Haskel Stanback scored on one and three-yard bursts to snap a five-game losing streak. Atlanta intercepted five Denver passes, two by Ray Brown, who went 41 yards for a score with one of the steals.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE119.2  (19)213.0  (3)332.2  (11)31
DEFENSE160.0  (21)166.8  (14)326.8  (18)18
OFFENSE127.2  (16)107.4  (25)234.7  (23)35
DEFENSE157.4  (20)165.1  (13)322.6  (15)20

Line: Broncos by 3

Team1234F
Denver Broncos (4-6-0)707721
Atlanta Falcons (3-7-0)01471435

( 7- 0) DEN Paul Smith 38 yard fumble return (Jim Turner kick) ( 7- 7) ATL Alfred Jenkins 4 yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Nick Mike-Mayer kick) ( 7-14) ATL Alfred Jenkins 35 yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Nick Mike-Mayer kick) ( 7-21) ATL Haskel Stanback 1 yard rush (Nick Mike-Mayer kick) (14-21) DEN Haven Moses 12 yard pass from Charley Johnson (Jim Turner kick) (14-28) ATL Haskel Stanback 3 yard rush (Nick Mike-Mayer kick) (21-28) DEN Jon Keyworth 1 yard rush (Jim Turner kick) (21-35) ATL Ray Brown 41 yard interception return (Nick Mike-Mayer kick)
                     DEN             ATL
First Downs:         17              20
Rushes-yards:        27-102          42-148
Yards/rush:          3.8             3.5
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     13-32-169-5     12-25-158-3
Sacked-yards:        4-38            3-29
Net pass yards:      131             129
Net yards/pass:      3.6             4.6
Total net yards:     233             277
Total plays:         63 (42% run)    70 (60% run)  
Yards/play:          3.7             4.0
Fumbles-lost:        2-1             2-1
Turnovers:           6               4
Penalties-yards:     5-52            6-41

Attendance: 28,686

Passing:
DEN: Charley Johnson, 10 of 20 for 130 yards and 1 TD (3 int); Steve Ramsey, 3 of 12 for 39 yards (2 int) ATL: Steve Bartkowski, 12 of 25 for 158 yards and 2 TDs (3 int)
Rushing:
DEN: Floyd Little, 14 for 74 yards; Jon Keyworth, 9 for 22 yards and 1 TD; Charley Johnson, 2 for 4 yards; Fran Lynch, 1 for 2 yards; Rick Upchurch, 1 for 0 yards ATL: Dave Hampton, 26 for 106 yards; Haskel Stanback, 7 for 29 yards and 2 TDs; Woody Thompson, 6 for 13 yards; Steve Bartkowski, 3 for 0 yards
Receiving:
DEN: Floyd Little, 5 for 45 yards; Riley Odoms, 4 for 54 yards; Haven Moses, 3 for 41 yards and 1 TD; Jack Dolbin, 1 for 29 yards ATL: Alfred Jenkins, 6 for 106 yards and 2 TDs; Jim Mitchell, 3 for 30 yards; Ken Burrow, 1 for 14 yards; Dave Hampton, 1 for 5 yards; Woody Thompson, 1 for 3 yards
Kick returns:
DEN: Rick Upchurch, 2 for 52 yards; Floyd Little, 2 for 47 yards; Bobby Maples, 1 for 15 yards ATL: Wallace Francis, 2 for 50 yards; Alfred Jenkins, 1 for 24 yards; Rolland Lawrence, 1 for 18 yards
Punt returns:
DEN: Rick Upchurch, 3 for 34 yards ATL: Ray Brown, 1 for 9 yards
Interceptions:
DEN: Bill Thompson, 1 for 48 yards; John Rowser, 1 for 2 yards; Ray May, 1 for 0 yards ATL: Ray Brown, 2 for 62 yards and 1 TD; Ray Easterling, 1 for 15 yards; Tom Hayes, 1 for 7 yards; Don Hansen, 1 for 1 yard
Punting:
DEN: Billy Van Heusen, 3 for 107 yards ATL: John James, 5 for 223 yards
Field Goals:
DEN: Jim Turner, 0/2


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