Exhibition Week 2, 1975

played in New England, MA

54 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	3	14	3	0	-	20
New England Patriots	0	7	0	7	-	14

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:48 ATL - Ricky Fisher 18 field goal
2Q: 15:00 ATL - Charley Young 4 pass from Buddy Ursino (Ricky Fisher extra point)
2Q: 08:28 NED - Frank Grant 18 pass from Jared Kuszewski (Ray Wersching extra point)
2Q: 00:01 ATL - Willie Frazier 43 pass from Wayne England (Ricky Fisher extra point)
3Q: 01:18 ATL - Ricky Fisher 33 field goal
4Q: 09:11 NED - Reggie Rucker 15 pass from Isaac Daniels (Ray Wersching extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:48 ATL - Ricky Fisher 18 field goal
2Q: 15:00 ATL - Charley Young 4 pass from Buddy Ursino (Ricky Fisher extra point)
2Q: 08:28 NED - Frank Grant 18 pass from Jared Kuszewski (Ray Wersching extra point)
2Q: 00:01 ATL - Willie Frazier 43 pass from Wayne England (Ricky Fisher extra point)
3Q: 01:18 ATL - Ricky Fisher 33 field goal
4Q: 09:11 NED - Reggie Rucker 15 pass from Isaac Daniels (Ray Wersching extra point)

Team Statistics ATL NED
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 19 16
- by Rushing 9 5
- by Passing 10 11
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 343 295
- Offensive Plays 67 51
- Yards per Play 5.12 5.78
Net Rushing Yards 128 98
- Rushing Attempts 33 17
- Yards per Rush 3.88 5.76
Net Passing Yards 215 197
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 22 - 0 31 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 231 213
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/16 3/16
- Yards per Pass Play 6.32 5.79
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 11/17 6/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.5 7.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 2/15 3/25
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 3/96 3/91
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 41 OWN 24
Time of Possession 34:11 25:49

Team Statistics	ATL	NED
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	19	16
- by Rushing	9	5
- by Passing	10	11
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	343	295
- Offensive Plays	67	51
- Yards per Play	5.12	5.78
Net Rushing Yards	128	98
- Rushing Attempts	33	17
- Yards per Rush	3.88	5.76
Net Passing Yards	215	197
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 22 - 0	31 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	231	213
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/16	3/16
- Yards per Pass Play	6.32	5.79
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	11/17	6/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.5	7.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	2/15	3/25
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	3/96	3/91
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 41	OWN 24
Time of Possession	34:11	25:49

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:10	8:30	OWN 2	16	97	Field Goal
1	1:35	1:44	OPP 27	6	27	Touchdown
2	8:20	4:08	OWN 41	6	14	Punt
2	2:07	2:07	OWN 21	7	79	Touchdown
3	15:00	3:05	OPP 44	6	22	Missed FG
3	8:24	7:13	OWN 20	12	64	Field Goal
4	15:00	0:58	OPP 34	3	-4	Punt
4	9:04	4:15	OWN 25	6	19	Punt
4	1:40	1:40	OPP 31	5	14	Game

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:50	OWN 29	3	6	Punt
1	4:40	3:05	OWN 38	5	30	Missed FG
2	14:51	6:31	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
2	4:12	2:05	OWN 7	4	27	Punt
3	11:55	3:31	OWN 29	8	32	Punt
3	1:11	1:11	OWN 44	2	-10	Fumble
4	14:02	4:58	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
4	4:49	3:09	OWN 6	9	25	Downs

Game MVP: Paul Naumoff, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Mack Herron	18	83	4.61	12	4
Vince Wilkerson	12	39	3.25	12	1
Wayne England	2	2	1.00	3	0
Buddy Ursino	1	4	4.00	4	0

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Dave Osborn	12	64	5.33	20	2	0
Jumbo Asher	5	34	6.80	11	1	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Buddy Ursino	18	14	138	2/12	1	26	0	117.1
Wayne England	13	8	93	1/4	1	43	0	108.8

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Rate
Jared Kuszewski	16	12	105	2/10	1	20	112.8
Isaac Daniels	11	6	76	1/6	1	30	106.6
Jim Plunkett	4	2	32	0/0	0	28	77.1

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Charley Young	8	9	59	7.38	8	14	1
TE Willie Frazier	4	5	65	16.25	27	43	1
WR Dick Gordon	2	2	33	16.50	0	26	0
FB Mark Van Eeghen	2	2	14	7.00	4	7	0
WR Fred Willis	2	3	24	12.00	0	17	0
RB Mack Herron	1	3	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Lionel Summers	1	4	8	8.00	0	8	0
RB Vince Wilkerson	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
TE Russ Francis	1	1	21	21.00	19	21	0
TE Len Garrett	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Frank Grant	4	5	66	16.50	0	30	1
RB Dave Osborn	4	5	21	5.25	7	10	0
WR Reggie Rucker	3	6	42	14.00	12	18	1
TE Bob Adams	2	3	11	5.50	4	9	0
TE Jerome Moriarty	2	2	31	15.50	0	28	0
WR Van Harmon	2	3	24	12.00	4	20	0
WR Vincent Slatus	2	5	14	7.00	0	8	0
FB John Brockington	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
RB Chuck Wingle	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Charley Young	1	0	0
Len Garrett	0	1	0
John Pergine	0	1	0
Bernie Jackson	0	0	1
Nate Crane	0	0	1

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
Dave Osborn	1	0	0
Jared Kuszewski	1	0	0
John Hannah	0	1	0
Mike Williams	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tom Wittum	3	126	42.0	35.3	50	2

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marv Bateman	3	147	49.0	42.3	63	1

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ricky Fisher	2/3	0/0	0/0	33	2/2

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ray Wersching	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dick Gordon	2	80	40.0	0
Ken Grandberry	1	16	16.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chris Farasopoulos	2	63	31.5	0
Jumbo Asher	1	28	28.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Bernie Jackson	7	0	0.0	13	29
ILB Tom MacLeod	5	3	0.0	17	34
DE John Zook	4	1	1.0	14	28
CB Rolland Lawrence	3	3	0.0	11	24
S Ralph McGill	3	3	0.0	16	32
S Nate Crane	2	2	1.0	9	25
DT Randy Crowder	2	1	1.0	15	30
CB Allan Ellis	2	1	0.0	14	29
OLB Jorge Ballard	2	1	0.0	13	22
CB Charlie Ford	1	1	0.0	10	20
OLB John Pergine	1	1	0.0	17	34
CB Randy Logan	1	0	0.0	4	3
OLB Ken Mitchell	1	0	0.0	2	6
DT Dave Rowe	1	0	0.0	3	7
ILB Steve Shull	1	0	0.0	0	1
OLB Richie Minter	1	0	0.0	7	7
DT Dave Pear	1	0	0.0	2	4
CB Van Terry	0	1	0.0	3	5

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Sandy Durko	8	2	0.0	31	33
OLB Sam Hunt	8	2	0.0	31	34
CB Mike Williams	8	2	0.0	31	34
OLB Paul Naumoff	7	3	2.5	31	33
DE Bill Stanfill	5	0	0.0	32	33
DT R.J. Reese	3	2	0.5	24	31
CB Graham Spreen	3	1	0.0	28	31
S Chris Farasopoulos	3	0	0.0	22	26
DE Tommy Hart	2	1	0.0	24	32
CB Maurice Spencer	2	1	0.0	15	24
OLB Charlie Hall	2	0	0.0	26	27
DT Elex Price	2	0	0.0	18	11
OLB Steve Nelson	1	0	0.0	16	10
OLB Danny Rhodes	1	0	0.0	8	2
DE Olin Rogers	1	0	0.0	9	1
ILB Terry Meyer	0	1	0.0	3	1
S Autry Beamon	0	1	0.0	14	11

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE John Zook	1.0	0	1	0	28
DT Randy Crowder	1.0	0	0	1	30
S Nate Crane	1.0	0	0	0	25
DE Carl Wafer	0.0	1	0	0	32
OLB John Pergine	0.0	0	1	0	34

New England	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Paul Naumoff	2.5	0	33
DT R.J. Reese	0.5	1	31
OLB Charlie Hall	0.0	3	27
DE Tommy Hart	0.0	2	32

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Bernie Jackson	4	0	29
CB Rolland Lawrence	3	1	24
CB Allan Ellis	3	0	29
S Ralph McGill	3	0	32
ILB Tom MacLeod	2	1	34
CB Randy Logan	1	0	3
OLB John Pergine	1	0	34
ILB Steve Shull	1	0	1
DE John Zook	1	0	28
S Nate Crane	1	0	25

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Sam Hunt	6	0	34
CB Mike Williams	6	0	34
S Sandy Durko	2	0	33
S Chris Farasopoulos	2	0	26
DE Bill Stanfill	2	0	33
OLB Charlie Hall	1	0	27
DE Tommy Hart	1	0	32
CB Maurice Spencer	1	0	24
CB Graham Spreen	1	0	31
OLB Steve Nelson	0	1	10

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Matt Atkins	2	6	33	2	34
George Kunz	2	5	33	1	34
Jon Morris	2	4	17	0	21
Dave Burk	2	3	16	0	13
Travis Roach	1	3	26	0	23
Jeff Van Note	1	2	17	0	23
Willie Frazier	1	1	23	0	26
Ted Fritsch	0	4	16	0	11
Mark Van Eeghen	0	1	23	0	9
Kyle Mathis	0	1	7	0	11

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Doug Van Horn	2	5	14	0	19
Jim Langer	2	4	12	0	24
John Brockington	1	3	7	0	14
Skip Lewis	1	1	11	1	22
Dan Stonebarger	0	2	11	0	25
John Hannah	0	1	13	1	22
Babe Morgan	0	1	7	0	22
Jean Barrett	0	0	8	1	19

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Ken Mitchell	3	17

New England	Tackles	STPlays
John McKay	2	9
Autry Beamon	1	7

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
George Kunz	33	34	---	---	6	73
Matt Atkins	33	34	---	---	---	67
Travis Roach	26	23	---	---	4	53
Tom MacLeod	---	---	17	34	1	52
Ralph McGill	---	---	16	32	4	52
John Pergine	---	---	17	34	1	52
Willie Frazier	23	26	---	---	2	51
Fred Willis	26	22	---	---	---	48
Randy Crowder	---	---	15	30	2	47
Carl Wafer	---	---	13	32	1	46
Allan Ellis	---	---	14	29	1	44
Charley Young	20	24	---	---	---	44
Bernie Jackson	---	---	13	29	1	43
John Zook	---	---	14	28	1	43
Vince Wilkerson	13	15	---	---	15	43
Mack Herron	20	17	---	---	3	40
Jon Morris	17	21	---	---	2	40
Jeff Van Note	17	23	---	---	---	40
Charlie Ford	---	---	10	20	9	39
Rolland Lawrence	---	---	11	24	1	36
Mark Van Eeghen	23	9	---	---	4	36
Jorge Ballard	---	---	13	22	1	36
Buddy Ursino	13	20	---	---	3	36
Dave Burk	16	13	---	---	6	35
Nate Crane	---	---	9	25	1	35
Wayne England	20	14	---	---	---	34
Lionel Summers	17	17	---	---	---	34
Ted Fritsch	16	11	---	---	6	33
Len Garrett	12	6	---	---	12	30
Dick Gordon	9	19	---	---	2	30
Ken Mitchell	---	---	2	6	17	25
Kyle Mathis	7	11	---	---	6	24
Russ Francis	2	10	---	---	12	24
Van Terry	---	---	3	5	11	19
Richie Minter	---	---	7	7	2	16
Ken Grandberry	0	3	---	---	11	14
Randy Logan	---	---	4	3	6	13
Dave Rowe	---	---	3	7	---	10
Robert Miller	0	1	---	---	9	10
Coy Bacon	---	---	4	2	3	9
Dave Pear	---	---	2	4	2	8
Steve Shull	---	---	0	1	6	7
Ricky Fisher	0	0	---	---	7	7
Jim Robinson	0	1	---	---	3	4
Tom Wittum	0	0	---	---	3	3
Reuben Fields	0	0	---	---	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Sandy Durko	---	---	31	33	11	75
Mike Williams	---	---	31	34	7	72
Bill Stanfill	---	---	32	33	6	71
Sam Hunt	---	---	31	34	2	67
Paul Naumoff	---	---	31	33	3	67
Charlie Hall	---	---	26	27	9	62
Graham Spreen	---	---	28	31	3	62
Tommy Hart	---	---	24	32	3	59
R.J. Reese	---	---	24	31	3	58
Maurice Spencer	---	---	15	24	13	52
Chris Farasopoulos	---	---	22	26	3	51
Frank Grant	13	18	---	---	10	41
Jim Langer	12	24	---	---	2	38
Dan Stonebarger	11	25	---	---	2	38
John Hannah	13	22	---	---	---	35
Dave Osborn	12	22	---	---	---	34
Skip Lewis	11	22	---	---	1	34
Reggie Rucker	8	25	---	---	---	33
Doug Van Horn	14	19	---	---	---	33
Babe Morgan	7	22	---	---	4	33
Vincent Slatus	10	20	---	---	3	33
Steve Nelson	---	---	16	10	6	32
Autry Beamon	---	---	14	11	7	32
Bob Adams	9	19	---	---	3	31
Elex Price	---	---	18	11	2	31
Jared Kuszewski	12	18	---	---	1	31
Jerome Moriarty	8	14	---	---	8	30
Jean Barrett	8	19	---	---	2	29
John Brockington	7	14	---	---	4	25
Van Harmon	7	18	---	---	---	25
Jumbo Asher	5	11	---	---	6	22
Lynn Boden	4	14	---	---	3	21
Chuck Wingle	5	7	---	---	7	19
Olin Rogers	---	---	9	1	3	13
Terry Meyer	---	---	3	1	9	13
Isaac Daniels	1	12	---	---	---	13
John McKay	1	1	---	---	9	11
Dave Hampton	0	0	---	---	10	10
Tom Mullen	5	3	---	---	2	10
Danny Rhodes	---	---	8	2	---	10
Walter White	0	0	---	---	10	10
Jim Plunkett	4	4	---	---	---	8
Larry Smith	0	1	---	---	3	4
Ray Wersching	0	0	---	---	4	4
Marv Bateman	0	0	---	---	3	3
Louis Carter	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	45	5.0
Middle	17	62	3.6
Right	6	22	3.7
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	9	51	5.7
Right	8	47	5.9
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Buddy Ursino	18	14	2	1	0	0	3	0	0
Wayne England	13	8	1	1	0	1	3	0	0

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck
Jared Kuszewski	16	12	1	0	2	1	1	0
Isaac Daniels	11	6	1	3	0	1	1	1
Jim Plunkett	4	2	1	1	0	0	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	24	8.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	12	70	4.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	7	111	10.1
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	26	13.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	12	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	8	43	3.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	5	67	6.7
Long (19+ Yds)	5	4	91	18.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Charley Young	9	8	59	0	24
TE Willie Frazier	5	4	65	1	26
WR Lionel Summers	4	1	8	0	17
RB Mack Herron	3	1	3	0	17
WR Fred Willis	3	2	24	0	22
WR Dick Gordon	2	2	33	1	19
FB Mark Van Eeghen	2	2	14	0	9
TE Len Garrett	1	0	0	0	6
RB Vince Wilkerson	1	1	4	0	15
TE Russ Francis	1	1	21	1	10

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Reggie Rucker	6	3	0	42	0	25
WR Frank Grant	5	4	1	66	1	18
RB Dave Osborn	5	4	1	21	0	22
WR Vincent Slatus	5	2	0	14	0	20
TE Bob Adams	3	2	0	11	0	19
WR Van Harmon	3	2	0	24	1	18
TE Jerome Moriarty	2	2	0	31	1	14
FB John Brockington	1	1	0	4	0	14
RB Chuck Wingle	1	0	0	0	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Vince Wilkerson	3	14	4.67	3.25
Wayne England	1	-1	-1.00	1.00

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Dave Osborn	1	2	2.00	5.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Buddy Ursino	4	3	19	4.75	7.67
Wayne England	1	1	4	4.00	7.15

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Isaac Daniels	2	1	15	7.50	6.91
Jared Kuszewski	1	1	18	18.00	6.56

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Charley Young	2	2	12	6.00	6.56
RB Mack Herron	1	0	0	0.00	1.00
FB Mark Van Eeghen	1	1	7	7.00	7.00
RB Vince Wilkerson	1	1	4	4.00	4.00

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Reggie Rucker	2	1	15	7.50	7.00
WR Frank Grant	1	1	18	18.00	13.20

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Mack Herron	5	5
Wayne England	1	0
Vince Wilkerson	1	1

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Dave Osborn	1	1
Jumbo Asher	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Buddy Ursino	6	5	4
Wayne England	3	2	1

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jared Kuszewski	5	3	3
Isaac Daniels	3	2	2
Jim Plunkett	1	0	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Charley Young	3	3	2
WR Lionel Summers	2	1	1
WR Dick Gordon	1	1	1
WR Fred Willis	1	0	0
RB Vince Wilkerson	1	1	0
TE Russ Francis	1	1	1

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Vincent Slatus	3	0	0
RB Dave Osborn	2	2	2
WR Reggie Rucker	2	2	2
WR Frank Grant	1	0	0
WR Van Harmon	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 54,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,200 (21,400)
End Zone 11,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,800 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	54,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,200 (21,400)
End Zone	11,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,800 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (3,300)