Exhibition Week 3, 1974

played in Atlanta, GA

76 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Baltimore Colts	10	3	0	0	-	13
Atlanta Falcons	0	0	0	7	-	7

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:37 BAL - Fred Cox 24 field goal
1Q: 00:11 BAL - Steve Odom 8 pass from Bert Jones (Fred Cox extra point)
2Q: 00:07 BAL - Fred Cox 48 field goal
4Q: 04:14 ATL - Bo Rather 15 pass from Buddy Ursino (Ricky Fisher extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:37 BAL - Fred Cox 24 field goal
1Q: 00:11 BAL - Steve Odom 8 pass from Bert Jones (Fred Cox extra point)
2Q: 00:07 BAL - Fred Cox 48 field goal
4Q: 04:14 ATL - Bo Rather 15 pass from Buddy Ursino (Ricky Fisher extra point)

Team Statistics BAL ATL
Record 2-1 1-1
First Downs 18 13
- by Rushing 7 1
- by Passing 11 11
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 383 216
- Offensive Plays 66 60
- Yards per Play 5.80 3.60
Net Rushing Yards 177 55
- Rushing Attempts 33 15
- Yards per Rush 5.36 3.67
Net Passing Yards 206 161
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 21 - 0 41 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 218 188
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/12 4/27
- Yards per Pass Play 6.24 3.58
Fumbles/Lost 4/3 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.1 10.2
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/49 7/50
Punt Returns/Yards 3/4 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 2/51 4/111
Interception Ret./Yards 1/14 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 35
Time of Possession 32:46 27:14

Team Statistics	BAL	ATL
Record	2-1	1-1
First Downs	18	13
- by Rushing	7	1
- by Passing	11	11
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	383	216
- Offensive Plays	66	60
- Yards per Play	5.80	3.60
Net Rushing Yards	177	55
- Rushing Attempts	33	15
- Yards per Rush	5.36	3.67
Net Passing Yards	206	161
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 21 - 0	41 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	218	188
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/12	4/27
- Yards per Pass Play	6.24	3.58
Fumbles/Lost	4/3	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.1	10.2
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/49	7/50
Punt Returns/Yards	3/4	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	2/51	4/111
Interception Ret./Yards	1/14	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 35
Time of Possession	32:46	27:14

Drive Charts

Baltimore Colts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:06	1:00	OWN 16	3	2	Punt
1	10:39	5:09	OWN 20	10	73	Field Goal
1	3:00	2:56	OWN 33	9	67	Touchdown
2	13:12	4:40	OWN 17	8	36	Punt
2	3:49	1:20	OWN 34	3	4	Punt
2	0:50	0:49	OWN 30	1	39	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:06	OWN 43	2	8	Fumble
3	12:51	2:35	OWN 20	5	20	Punt
3	5:38	4:07	OWN 8	8	71	Missed FG
4	14:52	0:44	OWN 41	2	9	Fumble
4	10:48	3:53	OWN 37	7	22	Punt
4	4:04	2:30	OWN 40	6	14	Punt
4	1:15	1:15	OPP 12	2	-1	Game

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:54	OWN 38	3	-3	Punt
1	12:06	1:27	OWN 43	3	5	Punt
1	5:30	2:30	OWN 31	4	1	Punt
1	0:04	1:52	OWN 31	3	-5	Punt
2	8:32	4:43	OWN 10	9	63	Missed FG
2	2:29	1:39	OWN 23	6	3	Punt
3	13:54	1:03	OPP 37	3	-2	Punt
3	10:16	4:38	OWN 17	10	45	Punt
3	1:31	1:39	OWN 28	3	8	Punt
4	14:08	3:20	OPP 47	6	20	Fumble
4	6:55	2:41	OWN 20	7	21	Punt
4	4:14	0:10	OPP 15	1	15	Touchdown
4	1:34	0:19	OWN 20	2	0	Interception

Game MVP: Bert Jones, Baltimore Colts

Rushing Statistics

Baltimore	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Tommy Thompson	16	81	5.06	38	1
Calvin Hill	9	32	3.56	7	0
Les Goodman	5	56	11.20	39	1
Steve Spurrier	3	8	2.67	5	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Vince Wilkerson	8	38	4.75	19	1
Mack Herron	6	16	2.67	6	0
Wayne England	1	1	1.00	1	0

Passing Statistics

Baltimore	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bert Jones	18	13	143	0/0	1	28	0	113.9
Steve Spurrier	13	8	75	2/12	0	17	0	77.4

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Buddy Ursino	34	18	166	2/13	1	26	1	64.1
Wayne England	7	3	22	2/14	0	12	0	50.9

Receiving Statistics

Baltimore	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Carlos Stevens	6	8	74	12.33	5	28	0
WR Steve Odom	5	8	73	14.60	16	25	1
TE Jim Mandich	3	3	33	11.00	5	15	0
FB Bill Brown	2	3	18	9.00	6	10	0
WR Juan Jamison	2	3	10	5.00	0	8	0
TE Len Garrett	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
RB Les Goodman	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Tommy Thompson	1	1	8	8.00	7	8	0
WR Brad Kimberly	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ken Grandberry	4	9	51	12.75	4	26	0
WR Lionel Summers	4	9	29	7.25	1	12	0
TE Willie Frazier	3	5	19	6.33	0	9	0
WR Dick Gordon	3	4	27	9.00	0	20	0
WR Bo Rather	3	4	31	10.33	5	15	1
RB Vince Wilkerson	2	2	15	7.50	3	10	0
WR Charley Young	1	6	10	10.00	0	10	0
FB Mickey Gmerek	1	1	6	6.00	7	6	0
RB Mack Herron	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Baltimore	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Bruce Taylor	1	14	14.00	0

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Baltimore	Fumb	Recov	Force
Les Goodman	1	0	0
Bruce Laird	1	0	0
Tommy Thompson	1	0	0
Carlos Stevens	1	0	0
Bert Jones	0	1	0
Zack Lang	0	1	0
Rusty Tillman	0	0	1

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Buddy Ursino	1	0	0
Bernie Jackson	0	1	0
Rolland Lawrence	0	1	0
Wally Watson	0	1	0
Charlie Ford	0	0	1
John Pergine	0	0	1
Bennie Tapeh	0	0	1
Nate Crane	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Baltimore	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dennis Partee	6	245	40.8	34.2	46	2

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tom Wittum	9	354	39.3	34.4	52	2

Kicking Statistics

Baltimore	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Fred Cox	2/3	1/1	0/0	48	1/1

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ricky Fisher	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Baltimore	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bruce Laird	2	4	2.0	0
Bruce Taylor	1	0	0.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Baltimore	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Po James	2	51	25.5	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dick Gordon	3	76	25.3	0
Bernie Jackson	1	35	35.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Baltimore	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Bobby Bryant	6	2	0.0	14	43
CB Rick Volk	5	0	1.0	14	41
S Bruce Laird	5	4	0.0	14	45
ILB Rusty Tillman	4	2	1.0	12	43
DE Jamie Castillo	4	0	0.5	8	25
DE Fred Cook	2	1	0.5	14	45
S Ray Brown	2	1	0.0	7	22
OLB Chip Myrtle	2	1	0.0	6	21
CB Bruce Taylor	2	1	0.0	13	45
CB Harold Powell	2	0	0.0	13	42
OLB Ken Geddes	1	2	1.0	8	24
ILB Mike Curtis	1	0	0.0	3	2
G Conrad Dobler	1	0	---	---	---
DT John Dutton	1	0	0.0	13	45
RB Les Goodman	1	0	---	---	---
DT Sugar Bear Hamilton	1	0	0.0	2	2
OLB Mike Varty	1	0	0.0	2	0
OLB Wayne Colman	0	1	0.0	3	4

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB John Pergine	8	1	0.0	30	29
CB Randy Logan	7	0	0.0	27	26
DE Bennie Tapeh	6	1	0.0	33	33
DE Carl Wafer	4	1	1.0	24	23
ILB Tom MacLeod	4	3	0.0	29	29
S Bernie Jackson	4	2	0.0	25	25
CB Charlie Ford	3	1	0.0	7	15
CB Rolland Lawrence	3	0	0.0	30	23
OLB Ken Mitchell	3	0	0.0	12	13
OLB Clyde Werner	2	3	1.0	19	19
OLB Richie Minter	2	2	0.0	13	13
CB Allan Ellis	2	1	0.0	30	29
S Ralph McGill	2	0	0.0	22	23
DT Randy Crowder	1	2	0.0	27	27
OLB Jorge Ballard	1	1	0.0	10	9
S Nate Crane	1	1	0.0	6	7
WR Ken Grandberry	1	0	---	---	---
C Jeff Van Note	1	0	---	---	---
DT Earl Edwards	0	1	0.0	6	6

Pass Rush Statistics

Baltimore	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Ken Geddes	1.0	0	0	24
ILB Rusty Tillman	1.0	0	0	43
CB Rick Volk	1.0	0	0	41
DE Fred Cook	0.5	0	2	45
DE Jamie Castillo	0.5	0	0	25
DT John Dutton	0.0	1	0	45

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Carl Wafer	1.0	1	1	0	23
OLB Clyde Werner	1.0	0	0	2	19
DT Randy Crowder	0.0	0	1	1	27
DE Bennie Tapeh	0.0	0	1	0	33

Pass Defense Statistics

Baltimore	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Ray Brown	3	1	0	22
ILB Rusty Tillman	3	1	0	43
CB Rick Volk	3	1	0	41
CB Bobby Bryant	2	2	0	43
CB Harold Powell	2	2	0	42
CB Bruce Taylor	2	0	1	45
OLB Chip Myrtle	2	0	0	21
S Bruce Laird	1	2	0	45
DE Fred Cook	1	0	0	45
DT John Dutton	1	0	0	45
DT Sugar Bear Hamilton	1	0	0	2

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Bernie Jackson	3	0	25
S Nate Crane	3	0	7
CB Rolland Lawrence	2	1	23
CB Charlie Ford	2	0	15
CB Randy Logan	2	0	26
OLB Ken Mitchell	2	0	13
OLB John Pergine	2	0	29
DT Randy Crowder	1	0	27
ILB Tom MacLeod	1	0	29
S Ralph McGill	1	0	23
OLB Clyde Werner	1	0	19
OLB Richie Minter	1	0	13

Blocking Statistics

Baltimore	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
George Daney	3	5	27	0	29
Elbert Drungo	3	4	29	0	27
Bill Brown	1	4	17	0	13
John Fitzgerald	1	3	22	0	18
Tim Stokes	1	3	20	0	20
Len Garrett	1	2	16	0	10
Conrad Dobler	0	4	25	1	30
Cornell Forte	0	3	23	1	23
Kendall Blair	0	2	19	0	18

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jeff Van Note	1	4	11	0	38
George Kunz	1	3	12	1	37
Willie Frazier	1	1	7	0	20
Ted Fritsch	0	5	12	1	39
Jon Morris	0	1	4	1	29
Kyle Mathis	0	1	2	0	15
Travis Roach	0	0	13	1	30

Special Teams Tackles

Baltimore	Tackles	STPlays
Les Goodman	1	24
Chip Myrtle	1	22
Calvin Hill	1	9
Benny Barnes	1	5

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Charlie Ford	2	16
Mack Herron	1	21
Willie Frazier	1	14
Nate Crane	1	14

Participation

Baltimore	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bruce Taylor	---	---	13	45	19	77
Bruce Laird	---	---	14	45	10	69
George Daney	27	29	---	---	9	65
Elbert Drungo	29	27	---	---	9	65
Conrad Dobler	25	30	---	---	9	64
Fred Cook	---	---	14	45	1	60
John Dutton	---	---	13	45	1	59
Bobby Bryant	---	---	14	43	1	58
Rusty Tillman	---	---	12	43	1	56
Rick Volk	---	---	14	41	1	56
Harold Powell	---	---	13	42	1	56
Steve Odom	14	22	---	---	14	50
John Fitzgerald	22	18	---	---	9	49
Chip Myrtle	---	---	6	21	22	49
Zack Lang	---	---	13	35	1	49
Les Goodman	12	11	---	---	24	47
Tim Stokes	20	20	---	---	7	47
Juan Jamison	17	19	---	---	10	46
Cornell Forte	23	23	---	---	---	46
Jim Mandich	17	17	---	---	11	45
Brad Kimberly	23	22	---	---	---	45
Bill Brown	17	13	---	---	13	43
Carlos Stevens	19	23	---	---	---	42
Steve Spurrier	26	15	---	---	---	41
Len Garrett	16	10	---	---	13	39
Kendall Blair	19	18	---	---	2	39
Jamie Castillo	---	---	8	25	5	38
Ray Brown	---	---	7	22	5	34
Ken Geddes	---	---	8	24	---	32
Tommy Thompson	18	12	---	---	---	30
Calvin Hill	9	11	---	---	9	29
Bert Jones	7	18	---	---	---	25
Kyle Hendon	---	---	2	10	8	20
Wayne Colman	---	---	3	4	5	12
Po James	3	5	---	---	4	12
Mike Varty	---	---	2	0	9	11
Donny Sellers	---	---	1	0	9	10
Dennis Partee	0	0	---	---	9	9
Benny Barnes	---	---	1	1	5	7
Fred Cox	0	0	---	---	7	7
Mike Curtis	---	---	3	2	2	7
Joe Schmiesing	---	---	2	0	5	7
Mike Hennigan	---	---	0	0	5	5
Sugar Bear Hamilton	---	---	2	2	---	4
Donnie Green	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bill Troup	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bennie Tapeh	---	---	33	33	3	69
Allan Ellis	---	---	30	29	5	64
John Pergine	---	---	30	29	3	62
Ted Fritsch	12	39	---	---	10	61
Tom MacLeod	---	---	29	29	3	61
George Kunz	12	37	---	---	10	59
Randy Crowder	---	---	27	27	3	57
Bernie Jackson	---	---	25	25	6	56
Rolland Lawrence	---	---	30	23	3	56
Randy Logan	---	---	27	26	3	56
Charley Young	14	39	---	---	3	56
Mack Herron	7	27	---	---	21	55
Dick Gordon	12	30	---	---	11	53
Travis Roach	13	30	---	---	8	51
Carl Wafer	---	---	24	23	4	51
Ralph McGill	---	---	22	23	5	50
Jeff Van Note	11	38	---	---	---	49
Ken Grandberry	10	32	---	---	3	45
Buddy Ursino	9	36	---	---	---	45
Ken Mitchell	---	---	12	13	19	44
Willie Frazier	7	20	---	---	14	41
Clyde Werner	---	---	19	19	1	39
Charlie Ford	---	---	7	15	16	38
Wally Watson	11	16	---	---	10	37
Jon Morris	4	29	---	---	2	35
Lionel Summers	8	26	---	---	---	34
Matt Atkins	10	21	---	---	---	31
Jermaine Perkins	---	---	9	10	11	30
Bo Rather	5	16	---	---	8	29
Richie Minter	---	---	13	13	3	29
Kyle Mathis	2	15	---	---	10	27
Nate Crane	---	---	6	7	14	27
Jorge Ballard	---	---	10	9	5	24
Mark Van Eeghen	3	7	---	---	13	23
Ernie McGee	---	---	3	4	15	22
Vince Wilkerson	8	12	---	---	---	20
Mickey Gmerek	0	9	---	---	9	18
Wayne England	6	9	---	---	1	16
Zach Muirbrook	1	7	---	---	8	16
Earl Edwards	---	---	6	6	---	12
Tom Wittum	0	0	---	---	9	9
Ricky Fisher	0	0	---	---	3	3
Dave Rowe	---	---	1	0	---	1
Fred Willis	0	0	---	---	---	0
John Zook	---	---	0	0	---	0
Reuben Fields	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	66	9.4
Middle	20	64	3.2
Right	5	48	9.6
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	4	2.0
Middle	11	47	4.3
Right	2	4	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Baltimore	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bert Jones	18	13	3	0	3	0	2	2	0
Steve Spurrier	13	8	0	0	2	1	1	1	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Buddy Ursino	34	18	2	3	3	7	1	0	1
Wayne England	7	3	0	1	0	2	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	24	4.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	8	51	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	6	90	8.2
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	53	8.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	6	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	12	68	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	6	68	3.8
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	46	9.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Baltimore	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Steve Odom	8	5	2	73	1	22
WR Carlos Stevens	8	6	1	74	2	23
FB Bill Brown	3	2	0	18	0	13
TE Jim Mandich	3	3	0	33	0	17
WR Juan Jamison	3	2	1	10	0	19
WR Brad Kimberly	3	0	1	0	0	22
TE Len Garrett	1	1	0	2	0	10
RB Les Goodman	1	1	0	0	0	11
RB Tommy Thompson	1	1	0	8	0	12

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ken Grandberry	9	4	0	51	1	32
WR Lionel Summers	9	4	1	29	0	26
WR Charley Young	6	1	0	10	0	39
TE Willie Frazier	5	3	1	19	0	20
WR Dick Gordon	4	3	0	27	1	30
WR Bo Rather	4	3	1	31	0	16
RB Vince Wilkerson	2	2	0	15	0	12
RB Mack Herron	1	0	0	0	0	27
FB Mickey Gmerek	1	1	0	6	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Baltimore	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Les Goodman	2	3	1.50	11.20
Calvin Hill	1	4	4.00	3.56
Steve Spurrier	1	-1	-1.00	2.67
Tommy Thompson	1	0	0.00	5.06

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Baltimore	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bert Jones	1	1	8	8.00	7.94

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Buddy Ursino	2	2	18	9.00	4.88

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Baltimore	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Steve Odom	1	1	8	8.00	9.13

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Dick Gordon	1	1	3	3.00	6.75
WR Bo Rather	1	1	15	15.00	7.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Baltimore	Rushes	Conversions
Les Goodman	2	0
Calvin Hill	2	1

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

Baltimore	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bert Jones	5	4	3
Steve Spurrier	4	2	1

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Buddy Ursino	10	6	4
Wayne England	3	0	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Baltimore	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Carlos Stevens	3	3	2
WR Steve Odom	2	2	1
WR Brad Kimberly	2	0	0
FB Bill Brown	1	1	1
WR Juan Jamison	1	0	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Willie Frazier	5	3	1
WR Lionel Summers	4	1	1
WR Ken Grandberry	1	0	0
WR Bo Rather	1	1	1
WR Charley Young	1	0	0
FB Mickey Gmerek	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 51,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,600 (21,400)
End Zone 11,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,000 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	51,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,600 (21,400)
End Zone	11,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,000 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (3,300)