Week 9, 1975

played in Chicago, IL

33 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	3	7	0	0	-	10
Chicago Bears	3	7	10	3	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:19 CHI - Errol Mann 37 field goal
1Q: 05:17 ATL - Ricky Fisher 29 field goal
2Q: 07:43 CHI - Otis Armstrong 2 run (Errol Mann extra point)
2Q: 06:56 ATL - Jim Robinson 75 pass from Wayne England (Ricky Fisher extra point)
3Q: 05:44 CHI - Errol Mann 25 field goal
3Q: 00:22 CHI - Otis Armstrong 2 run (Errol Mann extra point)
4Q: 01:35 CHI - Errol Mann 32 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:19 CHI - Errol Mann 37 field goal
1Q: 05:17 ATL - Ricky Fisher 29 field goal
2Q: 07:43 CHI - Otis Armstrong 2 run (Errol Mann extra point)
2Q: 06:56 ATL - Jim Robinson 75 pass from Wayne England (Ricky Fisher extra point)
3Q: 05:44 CHI - Errol Mann 25 field goal
3Q: 00:22 CHI - Otis Armstrong 2 run (Errol Mann extra point)
4Q: 01:35 CHI - Errol Mann 32 field goal

Team Statistics ATL CHI
Record 3-6 5-3
First Downs 12 26
- by Rushing 4 12
- by Passing 8 13
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 277 378
- Offensive Plays 47 73
- Yards per Play 5.89 5.18
Net Rushing Yards 62 177
- Rushing Attempts 18 44
- Yards per Rush 3.44 4.02
Net Passing Yards 215 201
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 16 - 1 28 - 18 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 215 210
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 1/9
- Yards per Pass Play 7.41 6.93
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/10 7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.2 7.0
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/44 4/35
Punt Returns/Yards 2/11 1/-4
Kick Returns/Yards 3/81 3/78
Interception Ret./Yards 2/54 1/2
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 33
Time of Possession 22:48 37:12

Team Statistics	ATL	CHI
Record	3-6	5-3
First Downs	12	26
- by Rushing	4	12
- by Passing	8	13
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	277	378
- Offensive Plays	47	73
- Yards per Play	5.89	5.18
Net Rushing Yards	62	177
- Rushing Attempts	18	44
- Yards per Rush	3.44	4.02
Net Passing Yards	215	201
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 16 - 1	28 - 18 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	215	210
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	1/9
- Yards per Pass Play	7.41	6.93
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/10	7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.2	7.0
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/44	4/35
Punt Returns/Yards	2/11	1/-4
Kick Returns/Yards	3/81	3/78
Interception Ret./Yards	2/54	1/2
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 33
Time of Possession	22:48	37:12

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:12	1:33	OWN 33	3	2	Punt
1	6:33	1:22	OPP 15	3	3	Field Goal
1	2:15	2:52	OPP 48	6	30	Fumble
2	7:33	0:52	OWN 25	1	75	Touchdown
2	6:15	1:23	OPP 37	3	-7	Punt
2	1:29	1:29	OWN 15	3	13	Half
3	15:00	2:53	OWN 20	5	34	Punt
3	5:38	2:12	OWN 20	4	13	Fumble
3	0:15	4:26	OWN 30	8	30	Downs
4	9:32	2:26	OWN 24	4	25	Punt
4	3:07	0:27	OWN 16	2	14	Interception
4	1:27	0:46	OWN 20	5	25	Downs

Chicago Bears
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:48	OWN 48	5	32	Field Goal
1	9:39	3:06	OWN 15	7	14	Interception
1	5:11	2:56	OWN 40	4	27	Interception
2	14:23	6:50	OWN 18	13	82	Touchdown
2	6:41	0:26	OWN 34	1	3	Fumble
2	4:52	3:23	OWN 17	9	37	Punt
3	12:07	6:29	OWN 13	12	79	Field Goal
3	3:26	3:11	OPP 33	7	33	Touchdown
4	10:49	1:17	OWN 40	3	5	Punt
4	7:06	3:59	OWN 1	5	17	Punt
4	2:40	1:13	OPP 45	7	30	Field Goal
4	0:41	0:41	OPP 45	1	-2	Game

Game MVP: Otis Armstrong, Chicago Bears

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Mack Herron	12	36	3.00	7	0
Vince Wilkerson	4	26	6.50	11	1
Wayne England	2	0	0.00	0	0

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Otis Armstrong	28	114	4.07	11	2	2
Preston Pearson	15	65	4.33	13	3	0
Steve Joachim	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Wayne England	29	16	215	0/0	1	75	1	76.1

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Joachim	28	18	210	1/9	0	33	2	57.2

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Robert Miller	5	8	61	12.20	12	25	0
TE Len Garrett	2	3	8	4.00	0	5	0
FB Mark Van Eeghen	2	2	22	11.00	13	12	0
WR Lionel Summers	2	8	20	10.00	6	13	0
WR Jim Robinson	2	3	82	41.00	55	75	1
TE Willie Frazier	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Ken Grandberry	1	3	4	4.00	0	4	0
TE Russ Francis	1	1	18	18.00	14	18	0

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Ronnie Talley	6	6	112	18.67	14	33
RB Otis Armstrong	3	3	11	3.67	6	6
WR Terry Carrol	3	6	42	14.00	8	19
FB Carl Garrett	2	3	16	8.00	0	11
WR J.D. Hill	2	4	13	6.50	0	10
TE Boyd Brown	1	1	10	10.00	4	10
FB Cid Edwards	1	1	6	6.00	0	6
WR Roger Carr	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Preston Pearson	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
TE Devin Lockett	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Rolland Lawrence	1	29	29.00	0
OLB John Pergine	1	25	25.00	0

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Craig Clemons	1	2	2.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Mack Herron	1	0	0
Vince Wilkerson	1	0	0
John Zook	0	1	0
John Pergine	0	0	1

Chicago	Fumb	Recov	Force
Otis Armstrong	1	0	0
Fred Dryer	0	1	0
Billy Joe Bridges	0	1	0
Durwood Keeton	0	0	1
Ron Mabra	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tom Wittum	4	156	39.0	40.0	50	4

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeremy Woodcock	3	129	43.0	39.3	56	1

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ricky Fisher	1/1	0/0	0/0	29	1/1

Chicago	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Errol Mann	3/3	0/0	0/0	37	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mack Herron	2	11	5.5	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rob Scribner	1	-4	-4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ken Grandberry	2	58	29.0	0
Rolland Lawrence	1	23	23.0	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg
Preston Pearson	1	27	27.0
Rob Scribner	1	26	26.0
Vinny Hoover	1	25	25.0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Tom MacLeod	10	1	0.0	40	25
CB Randy Logan	8	5	0.0	34	21
S Ralph McGill	7	3	0.0	37	23
OLB John Pergine	7	0	0.0	36	27
DE John Zook	4	2	1.0	41	26
DE Coy Bacon	4	3	0.0	43	28
CB Ernie McGee	4	1	0.0	21	14
CB Allan Ellis	3	3	0.0	40	27
DT Dave Pear	3	0	0.0	29	22
OLB Richie Minter	2	2	0.0	25	15
DT Randy Crowder	2	1	0.0	31	23
CB Rolland Lawrence	2	1	0.0	34	26
DT Dave Rowe	2	0	0.0	19	7
S Bernie Jackson	1	1	0.0	13	14
OLB Ken Mitchell	1	0	0.0	8	2
WR Robert Miller	1	0	---	---	---
DE Carl Wafer	0	3	0.0	17	10

Chicago	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Ron Mabra	4	1	0.0	11	26
S Craig Clemons	4	0	0.0	17	29
ILB Tom Hicks	3	5	0.0	16	22
DT Wally Chambers	3	3	0.0	16	28
OLB Duane Benson	3	1	0.0	18	29
S Kirk Robbins	3	1	0.0	11	25
CB Curtis Johnson	3	0	0.0	9	23
DT Rick Dvorak	2	0	0.0	7	6
DE Larry Hand	2	0	0.0	15	27
S Tim Gray	2	0	0.0	8	13
DE Ron Rydalich	1	1	0.0	10	15
CB Durwood Keeton	1	0	0.0	9	6
RB Preston Pearson	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Don Rives	1	0	0.0	2	3
OLB Brad Van Pelt	1	0	0.0	6	5
WR Terry Carrol	1	0	---	---	---
CB Billy Joe Bridges	0	1	0.0	16	26

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE John Zook	1.0	0	1	2	26
DT Randy Crowder	0.0	1	1	1	23
DE Coy Bacon	0.0	0	1	2	28

Chicago	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Wally Chambers	1	0	0	28
ILB Tom Hicks	1	0	0	22
DE Fred Dryer	0	4	1	27
DE Larry Hand	0	0	1	27

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Allan Ellis	3	1	0	27
CB Ernie McGee	3	1	0	14
ILB Tom MacLeod	3	0	0	25
CB Rolland Lawrence	2	0	1	26
CB Randy Logan	2	0	0	21
S Ralph McGill	2	0	0	23
S Bernie Jackson	1	0	0	14
OLB Richie Minter	1	0	0	15
DT Dave Pear	1	0	0	22
OLB Ken Mitchell	0	1	0	2
OLB John Pergine	0	0	1	27

Chicago	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Ron Mabra	3	1	0	26
S Craig Clemons	2	0	1	29
CB Curtis Johnson	2	0	0	23
S Kirk Robbins	2	0	0	25
ILB Tom Hicks	2	0	0	22
OLB Duane Benson	1	0	0	29
DT Wally Chambers	1	0	0	28
DT Rick Dvorak	1	0	0	6
ILB Don Rives	1	0	0	3
S Tim Gray	1	0	0	13
S Vinny Hoover	0	1	0	4

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Travis Roach	2	4	1	14	23
George Kunz	2	3	0	16	23
Jon Morris	1	4	0	18	26
Jeff Van Note	0	3	0	18	29
Len Garrett	0	1	0	13	18
Kyle Mathis	0	1	0	4	9
Matt Atkins	0	1	0	10	23

Chicago	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Bob Young	4	6	0	28	0	19
Cid Edwards	4	4	2	22	0	10
Hubert Camarillo	3	6	0	26	0	16
Boyd Brown	3	3	0	39	0	28
Cedric Chapman	1	5	0	18	0	13
Rocky Freitas	1	4	0	21	1	14
Jim Clack	0	5	0	28	0	16
Alberto White	0	5	0	36	0	22
Rich Coady	0	3	0	16	0	13
Jeff Sevy	0	2	0	23	0	15

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Bernie Jackson	1	16
Ken Mitchell	1	16
Jim Beirne	1	13
Jim Robinson	1	3

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
Curtis Johnson	2	20
Preston Pearson	1	19
Terry Carrol	1	12
Boyd Brown	1	8

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Coy Bacon	---	---	43	28	3	74
Allan Ellis	---	---	40	27	3	70
John Zook	---	---	41	26	3	70
Tom MacLeod	---	---	40	25	4	69
Rolland Lawrence	---	---	34	26	8	68
John Pergine	---	---	36	27	3	66
Ralph McGill	---	---	37	23	1	61
Randy Crowder	---	---	31	23	5	59
Randy Logan	---	---	34	21	2	57
Dave Pear	---	---	29	22	3	54
Jeff Van Note	18	29	---	---	---	47
Wayne England	18	29	---	---	---	47
Mack Herron	13	15	---	---	17	45
Jon Morris	18	26	---	---	1	45
George Kunz	16	23	---	---	5	44
Bernie Jackson	---	---	13	14	16	43
Richie Minter	---	---	25	15	3	43
Travis Roach	14	23	---	---	4	41
Ernie McGee	---	---	21	14	1	36
Mark Van Eeghen	11	16	---	---	8	35
Len Garrett	13	18	---	---	3	34
Robert Miller	14	20	---	---	---	34
Jim Robinson	10	21	---	---	3	34
Matt Atkins	10	23	---	---	---	33
Carl Wafer	---	---	17	10	5	32
Dave Rowe	---	---	19	7	1	27
Dave Burk	10	12	---	---	5	27
Ken Mitchell	---	---	8	2	16	26
Russ Francis	6	11	---	---	9	26
Ken Grandberry	6	13	---	---	6	25
Lionel Summers	9	15	---	---	---	24
Van Terry	---	---	4	2	15	21
Vince Wilkerson	5	14	---	---	---	19
Willie Frazier	3	1	---	---	14	18
Kyle Mathis	4	9	---	---	5	18
Steve Shull	---	---	4	4	6	14
Jim Beirne	0	0	---	---	13	13
Fred Willis	0	0	---	---	11	11
Jorge Ballard	---	---	8	3	---	11
Ted Fritsch	0	0	---	---	5	5
Charley Young	0	1	---	---	4	5
Tom Wittum	0	0	---	---	4	4
Ricky Fisher	0	0	---	---	4	4
John Hufnagel	0	0	---	---	1	1
Reuben Fields	0	0	---	---	---	0

Chicago	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Steve Joachim	44	29	---	---	3	76
Boyd Brown	39	28	---	---	8	75
Alberto White	36	22	---	---	---	58
Terry Carrol	24	21	---	---	12	57
Bob Young	28	19	---	---	6	53
Curtis Johnson	---	---	9	23	20	52
Otis Armstrong	29	20	---	---	2	51
Duane Benson	---	---	18	29	1	48
Jim Clack	28	16	---	---	4	48
Craig Clemons	---	---	17	29	2	48
Cid Edwards	22	10	---	---	15	47
Hubert Camarillo	26	16	---	---	4	46
Wally Chambers	---	---	16	28	1	45
Fred Dryer	---	---	16	27	2	45
Roger Carr	20	13	---	---	11	44
Larry Hand	---	---	15	27	1	43
Preston Pearson	15	9	---	---	19	43
Billy Joe Bridges	---	---	16	26	1	43
Ron Mabra	---	---	11	26	6	43
Rocky Freitas	21	14	---	---	6	41
Phil LaPorta	24	17	---	---	---	41
Tom Hicks	---	---	16	22	1	39
J.D. Hill	24	14	---	---	---	38
Jeff Sevy	23	15	---	---	---	38
Kirk Robbins	---	---	11	25	2	38
Carl Garrett	16	13	---	---	8	37
Rich Coady	16	13	---	---	6	35
Cedric Chapman	18	13	---	---	4	35
Ronnie Talley	20	13	---	---	---	33
Ron Rydalich	---	---	10	15	1	26
Tim Gray	---	---	8	13	5	26
Doug Allen	---	---	3	1	18	22
Rob Scribner	2	2	---	---	14	18
Devin Lockett	9	2	---	---	6	17
Durwood Keeton	---	---	9	6	1	16
Vinny Hoover	---	---	1	4	9	14
Rick Dvorak	---	---	7	6	---	13
Brad Van Pelt	---	---	6	5	1	12
Bill Belk	---	---	4	2	3	9
Errol Mann	0	0	---	---	9	9
Jimmy Nakis	---	---	3	2	3	8
Don Rives	---	---	2	3	2	7
Jeremy Woodcock	0	0	---	---	3	3
Scott Hunter	0	0	---	---	---	0
O.J. Fujimoto	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	23	3.3
Middle	7	21	3.0
Right	4	18	4.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	17	56	3.3
Middle	15	53	3.5
Right	11	70	6.4
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Wayne England	29	16	2	4	0	2	4	2	1

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Joachim	28	18	3	0	1	3	3	5	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	31	6.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	4	29	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	6	80	6.7
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	75	15.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	14	4.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	5	27	3.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	8	116	9.7
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	53	10.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Lionel Summers	8	2	20	0	15
WR Robert Miller	8	5	61	1	20
TE Len Garrett	3	2	8	0	18
WR Ken Grandberry	3	1	4	0	13
WR Jim Robinson	3	2	82	1	21
FB Mark Van Eeghen	2	2	22	0	16
TE Willie Frazier	1	1	0	0	1
TE Russ Francis	1	1	18	0	11

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Terry Carrol	6	3	0	42	0	21
WR Ronnie Talley	6	6	0	112	3	13
WR J.D. Hill	4	2	1	13	0	14
RB Otis Armstrong	3	3	0	11	0	20
FB Carl Garrett	3	2	0	16	0	13
RB Preston Pearson	2	0	0	0	0	9
TE Boyd Brown	1	1	0	10	0	28
WR Roger Carr	1	0	0	0	0	13
FB Cid Edwards	1	1	0	6	0	10
TE Devin Lockett	1	0	0	0	0	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Mack Herron	1	3	3.00	3.00

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Otis Armstrong	9	34	3.78	4.07
Preston Pearson	2	2	1.00	4.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Wayne England	2	1	0	0.00	7.41

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Joachim	3	1	14	4.67	7.50

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Willie Frazier	1	1	0	0.00	0.00
WR Lionel Summers	1	0	0	0.00	2.50

Chicago	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR J.D. Hill	1	0	0	0.00	3.25
RB Preston Pearson	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Ronnie Talley	1	1	14	14.00	18.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Mack Herron	3	1
Vince Wilkerson	1	1

Chicago	Rushes	Conversions
Otis Armstrong	5	3
Preston Pearson	3	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Wayne England	6	3	1

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Joachim	6	3	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Robert Miller	3	3	1
WR Lionel Summers	2	0	0
WR Ken Grandberry	1	0	0

Chicago	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Terry Carrol	2	1	1
WR Roger Carr	1	0	0
FB Cid Edwards	1	1	1
WR J.D. Hill	1	0	0
WR Ronnie Talley	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 56,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,600 (21,400)
End Zone 13,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,900 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,200 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	56,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,600 (21,400)
End Zone	13,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,900 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,200 (3,300)