| Detroit Lions at Atlanta Falcons Game Statistics |
| Date: December 8, 1968 Location: Atlanta, GA |
| Venue: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Attendance: 49437 |
| Weather: Mostly Clear Temp: 35 F Humidty: 38% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit LionsDET | 7 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 24 |
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DET | ATL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detroit LionsDET | Billy Gambrell 26 pass from Bill Munson (Wayne Walker kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Jim Butler 60 run (Bob Etter kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Billy Gambrell 7 pass from Bill Munson (Wayne Walker kick) | 14 | 7 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Billy Gambrell 22 pass from Bill Munson (Wayne Walker kick) | 21 | 7 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Wayne Walker 36 FG | 24 | 7 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 25 | SE | Earl McCullouch |
| 73 | LOT | Roger Shoals |
| 63 | LOG | Chuck Walton |
| 54 | C | Ed Flanagan |
| 66 | ROG | Bob Kowalkowski |
| 79 | ROT | Charlie Bradshaw |
| 88 | TE | Charlie Sanders |
| 19 | QB | Bill Munson |
| 43 | HB | Dave Kopay |
| 3 | FL | Billy Gambrell |
| 38 | FB | Bill Triplett |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | John Baker |
| 71 | LDT | Alex Karras |
| 82 | RDT | Jerry Rush |
| 70 | RDE | Denis Moore |
| 58 | LLB | Paul Naumoff |
| 53 | MLB | Mike Lucci |
| 55 | RLB | Wayne Walker |
| 20 | LCB | Lem Barney |
| 28 | LS | Mike Weger |
| 48 | RS | Tommy Vaughn |
| 44 | RCB | Dick LeBeau |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||
| Offense | ||
| 44 | SE | Jerry Simmons |
| 72 | LOT | Don Talbert |
| 66 | LOG | Jim Simon |
| 53 | C | Phil Sobocinski |
| 67 | ROG | Dan Grimm |
| 73 | ROT | Errol Linden |
| 28 | TE | Ray Ogden |
| 17 | QB | Bob Berry |
| 35 | HB | Bill Harris |
| 85 | FL | Paul Flatley |
| 5 | FB | Harmon Wages |
| Defense | ||
| 87 | LDE | Claude Humphrey |
| 78 | LDT | Jerry Shay |
| 79 | RDT | Carlton Dabney |
| 77 | RDE | Rick Cash |
| 54 | LLB | Grady Allen |
| 60 | MLB | Tommy Nobis |
| 55 | RLB | Ralph Heck |
| 36 | LCB | Ken Reaves |
| 27 | LS | Nick Rassas |
| 26 | RS | Billy Lothridge |
| 49 | RCB | Jimmy Burson |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Bill Triplett | 17 | 77 | 4.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Dave Kopay | 7 | 27 | 3.9 | 8 | 0 |
| Mike Campbell | 7 | 24 | 3.4 | 5 | 0 |
| Charlie Sanders | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Jim Butler | 5 | 87 | 17.4 | 60t | 1 |
| Perry Lee Dunn | 9 | 37 | 4.1 | 12 | 0 |
| Bill Harris | 8 | 14 | 1.8 | 4 | 0 |
| Harmon Wages | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Ray Ogden | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Bob Berry | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Bill Munson | 28 | 21 | 75.0 | 0 | 241 | 8.6 | 50 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 136.2 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Bob Berry | 21 | 9 | 42.9 | 2 | 124 | 5.9 | 36 | 0 | 10 | 66 | 22.8 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Bill Triplett | 5 | 37 | 7.4 | 13 | 0 |
| Billy Gambrell | 4 | 105 | 26.3 | 50 | 3 |
| Charlie Sanders | 4 | 59 | 14.8 | 19 | 0 |
| Earl McCullouch | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 6 | 0 |
| Dave Kopay | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Mike Campbell | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Phil Odle | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Jerry Simmons | 2 | 53 | 26.5 | 36 | 0 |
| Paul Flatley | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 22 | 0 |
| Ray Ogden | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Perry Lee Dunn | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Jim Butler | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Tommy Vaughn | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 24 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Jerry DePoyster | 3 | 147 | 49.0 | 52 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Billy Lothridge | 3 | 118 | 39.3 | 43 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Lem Barney | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Jimmy Burson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Lem Barney | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 16 | 0 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Jim Butler | 4 | 98 | 24.5 | 35 | 0 | |
| Dan Grimm | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | |
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