Week 16, 1975

played in Baltimore, MD

40 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

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

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:46 BAL - Tommy Thompson 6 run (Fred Cox extra point)
2Q: 01:26 ATL - Ricky Fisher 58 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:46 BAL - Tommy Thompson 6 run (Fred Cox extra point)
2Q: 01:26 ATL - Ricky Fisher 58 field goal

Team Statistics ATL BAL
Record 6-9 5-10
First Downs 13 19
- by Rushing 5 11
- by Passing 7 7
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 215 314
- Offensive Plays 62 64
- Yards per Play 3.47 4.91
Net Rushing Yards 93 204
- Rushing Attempts 21 38
- Yards per Rush 4.43 5.37
Net Passing Yards 122 110
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 22 - 1 22 - 12 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 128 134
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 4/24
- Yards per Pass Play 2.98 4.23
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/17 6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.9 8.9
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/43 7/47
Punt Returns/Yards 1/10 2/0
Kick Returns/Yards 2/68 2/38
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/4
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 24
Time of Possession 27:18 32:42

Team Statistics	ATL	BAL
Record	6-9	5-10
First Downs	13	19
- by Rushing	5	11
- by Passing	7	7
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	215	314
- Offensive Plays	62	64
- Yards per Play	3.47	4.91
Net Rushing Yards	93	204
- Rushing Attempts	21	38
- Yards per Rush	4.43	5.37
Net Passing Yards	122	110
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 22 - 1	22 - 12 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	128	134
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	4/24
- Yards per Pass Play	2.98	4.23
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/17	6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.9	8.9
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/43	7/47
Punt Returns/Yards	1/10	2/0
Kick Returns/Yards	2/68	2/38
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/4
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 24
Time of Possession	27:18	32:42

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:37	2:29	OWN 32	3	9	Punt
1	7:00	3:05	OWN 10	5	16	Punt
1	1:17	2:28	OWN 9	7	25	Punt
2	10:21	4:40	OWN 20	7	36	Punt
2	3:14	1:53	OWN 44	7	15	Field Goal
2	0:06	0:06	OWN 26	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	2:22	OWN 35	4	21	Punt
3	5:10	4:08	OWN 20	7	40	Punt
3	0:10	1:40	OWN 45	6	16	Interception
4	11:57	2:47	OWN 31	5	20	Punt
4	3:48	0:42	OWN 9	3	0	Punt
4	1:00	1:00	OWN 20	7	15	Game

Baltimore Colts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:23	OWN 31	6	69	Touchdown
1	9:08	2:08	OWN 28	4	25	Punt
1	3:55	2:38	OWN 22	4	16	Punt
2	13:49	3:28	OWN 23	6	44	Punt
2	5:41	2:27	OWN 2	6	25	Punt
2	1:21	1:15	OWN 35	6	7	Punt
3	12:38	7:28	OWN 15	14	74	Interception
3	1:02	0:52	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
4	13:30	1:33	OWN 35	3	-4	Punt
4	9:10	5:22	OWN 20	7	22	Punt
4	3:06	2:06	OWN 34	6	21	Punt

Game MVP: Elbert Drungo, Baltimore Colts

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Vince Wilkerson	11	58	5.27	13	2
Mack Herron	7	22	3.14	8	0
Reuben Fields	3	13	4.33	11	1

Baltimore	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Tommy Thompson	20	96	4.80	20	3	1
Tom Bailey	16	94	5.88	32	3	0
Joe Theismann	2	14	7.00	8	0	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Reuben Fields	40	22	128	1/6	0	13	1	50.8

Baltimore	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Theismann	22	12	134	4/24	0	31	1	54.0

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
FB Mark Van Eeghen	5	6	20	4.00	10	8
WR Ken Grandberry	3	7	20	6.67	2	12
WR Fred Willis	3	5	30	10.00	3	12
WR Lionel Summers	3	4	19	6.33	3	13
TE Russ Francis	3	5	10	3.33	0	7
TE Len Garrett	2	4	12	6.00	5	10
TE Willie Frazier	1	2	6	6.00	0	6
RB Mack Herron	1	1	2	2.00	0	2
WR Jim Robinson	1	4	9	9.00	0	9
WR Charley Young	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Baltimore	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Emmett Edwards	4	5	37	9.25	1	11
RB Tommy Thompson	2	3	4	2.00	0	3
WR Brad Kimberly	2	5	20	10.00	0	11
RB Tom Bailey	1	1	5	5.00	0	5
TE Gary Parris	1	2	19	19.00	9	19
WR Juan Jamison	1	2	31	31.00	29	31
WR Carlos Stevens	1	4	18	18.00	0	18

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Rolland Lawrence	1	0	0.00	0

Baltimore	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Benny Barnes	1	4	4.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Vince Wilkerson	1	1	0
Mack Herron	1	0	0
Travis Roach	0	1	0
Coy Bacon	0	0	1
Dave Pear	0	0	1

Baltimore	Fumb	Recov	Force
Tommy Thompson	1	1	0
Joe Theismann	1	0	0
Elbert Drungo	0	1	0
Wayne Colman	0	0	1
Bruce Laird	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tom Wittum	8	333	41.6	36.6	56	2

Baltimore	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Phillip Long	9	351	39.0	33.4	49	3

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ricky Fisher	1/1	1/1	1/1	58	0/0

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

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mack Herron	1	10	10.0	0

Baltimore	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bruce Taylor	2	0	0.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ken Grandberry	1	33	33.0	0
Rolland Lawrence	1	35	35.0	0

Baltimore	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Po James	1	14	14.0	0
Bruce Laird	1	24	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB John Pergine	7	1	0.0	37	26
ILB Tom MacLeod	6	2	0.0	34	25
CB Randy Logan	5	2	0.0	29	18
DE Coy Bacon	4	1	2.0	33	26
DE John Zook	4	0	1.0	33	20
S Ralph McGill	4	3	0.0	34	23
DE Carl Wafer	3	2	0.0	16	7
OLB Richie Minter	3	2	0.0	14	6
S Bernie Jackson	3	0	0.0	17	13
CB Ernie McGee	3	0	0.0	25	20
DT Dave Rowe	2	0	1.0	19	9
CB Allan Ellis	2	1	0.0	37	23
ILB Steve Shull	2	0	0.0	4	1
DT Dave Pear	2	0	0.0	24	19
CB Rolland Lawrence	1	1	0.0	28	18
DT Randy Crowder	1	0	0.0	22	21
TE Willie Frazier	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Jorge Ballard	0	1	0.0	9	8

Baltimore	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Bruce Laird	11	2	0.0	19	38
ILB Rusty Tillman	6	1	0.0	20	37
OLB Wayne Colman	4	4	0.0	21	41
CB Benny Barnes	4	0	0.0	15	32
CB Harold Powell	4	0	0.0	15	40
DT John Dutton	3	0	0.5	20	40
CB Bruce Taylor	3	2	0.0	19	40
DE Joe Schmiesing	2	1	0.5	14	34
S Ray Brown	1	1	0.0	7	22
CB Rick Volk	1	1	0.0	15	40
DE Rubin Carter	1	1	0.0	19	39
ILB Mike Curtis	1	0	0.0	2	5
OLB Chip Myrtle	1	0	0.0	8	6
QB Joe Theismann	1	0	---	---	---
CB Ken Gannon	1	0	0.0	5	4
DT Sugar Bear Hamilton	0	1	0.0	16	21

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Coy Bacon	2.0	1	0	1	26
DT Dave Rowe	1.0	0	1	1	9
DE John Zook	1.0	0	0	1	20
CB Allan Ellis	0.0	0	1	0	23
DE Carl Wafer	0.0	0	1	0	7
DT Randy Crowder	0.0	0	0	2	21

Baltimore	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DT John Dutton	0.5	1	40
DE Joe Schmiesing	0.5	0	34
DE Rubin Carter	0.0	2	39
DT Sugar Bear Hamilton	0.0	1	21
ILB Rusty Tillman	0.0	1	37

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB John Pergine	3	0	0	26
ILB Tom MacLeod	2	0	0	25
S Ralph McGill	2	0	0	23
OLB Richie Minter	2	0	0	6
CB Rolland Lawrence	1	1	1	18
CB Randy Logan	1	0	0	18
CB Ernie McGee	1	0	0	20
CB Van Terry	0	1	0	3

Baltimore	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Bruce Laird	7	1	0	38
CB Benny Barnes	3	0	1	32
CB Bruce Taylor	3	0	0	40
CB Harold Powell	3	0	0	40
OLB Wayne Colman	2	0	0	41
CB Rick Volk	1	1	0	40
OLB Chip Myrtle	1	0	0	6
DE Joe Schmiesing	1	0	0	34
ILB Rusty Tillman	1	0	0	37
S Ray Brown	0	2	0	22

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jon Morris	2	5	1	20	0	40
Travis Roach	2	3	0	17	0	33
Jeff Van Note	1	4	0	20	0	38
George Kunz	1	1	0	17	1	35
Dave Burk	1	1	0	12	0	21
Kyle Mathis	1	1	0	5	0	9
Len Garrett	0	1	0	12	0	14
Mark Van Eeghen	0	1	0	19	0	32
Matt Atkins	0	1	0	13	0	26

Baltimore	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Conrad Dobler	5	12	37	1	26
Elbert Drungo	4	6	27	0	18
Cornell Forte	3	3	31	0	24
John Fitzgerald	2	6	35	0	22
Tim Stokes	0	2	31	1	21
Bob McCaffrey	0	2	7	1	5
Donnie Green	0	2	11	0	8
Kendall Blair	0	1	3	1	4
Bill Brown	0	1	23	0	12
Morris Stroud	0	1	13	0	7

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Ken Mitchell	1	23
Jim Beirne	1	9
Dave Burk	1	9
Mark Van Eeghen	1	7

Baltimore	Tackles	STPlays
Bill Brown	1	16
Emmett Edwards	1	15
Juan Jamison	1	2

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
John Pergine	---	---	37	26	---	63
Jon Morris	20	40	---	---	2	62
Reuben Fields	21	41	---	---	---	62
George Kunz	17	35	---	---	9	61
Allan Ellis	---	---	37	23	---	60
Vince Wilkerson	13	26	---	---	21	60
Coy Bacon	---	---	33	26	---	59
Tom MacLeod	---	---	34	25	---	59
Mark Van Eeghen	19	32	---	---	7	58
Jeff Van Note	20	38	---	---	---	58
Ralph McGill	---	---	34	23	---	57
Travis Roach	17	33	---	---	7	57
John Zook	---	---	33	20	---	53
Randy Crowder	---	---	22	21	7	50
Randy Logan	---	---	29	18	3	50
Rolland Lawrence	---	---	28	18	2	48
Russ Francis	11	28	---	---	9	48
Ernie McGee	---	---	25	20	---	45
Dave Pear	---	---	24	19	2	45
Bernie Jackson	---	---	17	13	14	44
Dave Burk	12	21	---	---	9	42
Matt Atkins	13	26	---	---	---	39
Lionel Summers	12	24	---	---	---	36
Jim Robinson	10	20	---	---	4	34
Mack Herron	8	15	---	---	10	33
Len Garrett	12	14	---	---	6	32
Carl Wafer	---	---	16	7	9	32
Fred Willis	10	20	---	---	---	30
Dave Rowe	---	---	19	9	---	28
Van Terry	---	---	2	3	22	27
Ken Grandberry	7	16	---	---	2	25
Richie Minter	---	---	14	6	5	25
Ken Mitchell	---	---	1	0	23	24
Kyle Mathis	5	9	---	---	9	23
Willie Frazier	2	7	---	---	13	22
Charley Young	1	3	---	---	14	18
Jorge Ballard	---	---	9	8	1	18
Ted Fritsch	1	3	---	---	9	13
Jim Beirne	0	0	---	---	9	9
Tom Wittum	0	0	---	---	8	8
Steve Shull	---	---	4	1	2	7
Ricky Fisher	0	0	---	---	3	3
John Hufnagel	0	0	---	---	1	1
Wayne England	0	0	---	---	---	0

Baltimore	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Conrad Dobler	37	26	---	---	6	69
Bruce Taylor	---	---	19	40	9	68
Wayne Colman	---	---	21	41	2	64
Joe Theismann	38	26	---	---	---	64
John Fitzgerald	35	22	---	---	6	63
John Dutton	---	---	20	40	1	61
Bruce Laird	---	---	19	38	4	61
Rubin Carter	---	---	19	39	1	59
Rusty Tillman	---	---	20	37	1	58
Rick Volk	---	---	15	40	3	58
Emmett Edwards	25	18	---	---	15	58
Joe Schmiesing	---	---	14	34	9	57
Harold Powell	---	---	15	40	1	56
Cornell Forte	31	24	---	---	---	55
Tim Stokes	31	21	---	---	---	52
Bill Brown	23	12	---	---	16	51
Tom Bailey	16	13	---	---	21	50
Benny Barnes	---	---	15	32	2	49
Gary Parris	28	20	---	---	1	49
Elbert Drungo	27	18	---	---	---	45
Juan Jamison	21	15	---	---	2	38
Sugar Bear Hamilton	---	---	16	21	---	37
Tommy Thompson	22	13	---	---	---	35
Carlos Stevens	17	17	---	---	---	34
Ray Brown	---	---	7	22	4	33
Morris Stroud	13	7	---	---	13	33
Brad Kimberly	18	11	---	---	3	32
Donnie Green	11	8	---	---	9	28
Ken Gannon	---	---	5	4	16	25
Mike Hennigan	---	---	0	0	24	24
Mike Collier	3	2	---	---	13	18
Zack Lang	---	---	5	4	8	17
Fred Cook	---	---	8	8	---	16
Kendall Blair	3	4	---	---	9	16
Harvey Goodman	8	2	---	---	6	16
Chip Myrtle	---	---	8	6	1	15
Bob McCaffrey	7	5	---	---	---	12
Po James	4	2	---	---	5	11
Rick Fontenot	---	---	3	0	8	11
Mike Curtis	---	---	2	5	2	9
Bill Dulac	0	0	---	---	9	9
Phillip Long	0	0	---	---	9	9
Fred Cox	0	0	---	---	2	2
Ken Geddes	---	---	0	0	1	1
Steve Spurrier	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dennis McKenzie	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	13	2.2
Middle	6	36	6.0
Right	8	45	5.6
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	31	4.4
Middle	20	77	3.9
Right	11	96	8.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Reuben Fields	40	22	0	3	4	4	5	0	1

Baltimore	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Theismann	22	12	1	1	2	2	3	5	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	3	0.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	12	69	3.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	7	56	3.7
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	34	17.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	4	25	3.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	75	7.5
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Ken Grandberry	7	3	2	20	16
FB Mark Van Eeghen	6	5	0	20	32
WR Fred Willis	5	3	0	30	20
TE Russ Francis	5	3	1	10	28
TE Len Garrett	4	2	0	12	14
WR Lionel Summers	4	3	0	19	24
WR Jim Robinson	4	1	1	9	20
TE Willie Frazier	2	1	0	6	7
RB Mack Herron	1	1	0	2	15
WR Charley Young	1	0	0	0	3

Baltimore	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Brad Kimberly	5	2	0	20	0	11
WR Emmett Edwards	5	4	0	37	0	18
WR Carlos Stevens	4	1	0	18	0	17
RB Tommy Thompson	3	2	1	4	0	13
TE Gary Parris	2	1	1	19	0	20
WR Juan Jamison	2	1	0	31	1	15
RB Tom Bailey	1	1	0	5	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Baltimore	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tommy Thompson	2	6	3.00	4.80

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Baltimore	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joe Theismann	1	0	0	0.00	6.09

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Baltimore	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Brad Kimberly	1	0	0	0.00	4.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Vince Wilkerson	5	2
Mack Herron	1	0

Baltimore	Rushes	Conversions
Tom Bailey	6	3
Tommy Thompson	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Reuben Fields	11	5	3

Baltimore	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Theismann	6	5	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ken Grandberry	5	3	2
TE Len Garrett	2	0	0
TE Willie Frazier	1	0	0
WR Lionel Summers	1	1	0
TE Russ Francis	1	1	1
WR Jim Robinson	1	0	0

Baltimore	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Emmett Edwards	2	2	0
TE Gary Parris	1	1	1
RB Tommy Thompson	1	1	1
WR Carlos Stevens	1	0	0
WR Brad Kimberly	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 48,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,800 (21,400)
End Zone 11,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 8,700 (13,600)
Club Seats 4,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	48,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,800 (21,400)
End Zone	11,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	8,700 (13,600)
Club Seats	4,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,100 (3,300)