| Played in New England, MA, weather: 68 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind. |
| New England won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Chris Bahr kicked off 66 yards from the ATL30. Edddie Brown returned the ball 34 yards to the NED38. Tackled by Robert Miller. |
| 1-10-NED38 (1Q: 14:27) Jim Plunkett pass completed to WR Stanley Morgan for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Rolland Lawrence. |
| 1-10-NED49 (1Q: 13:45) Sam Cunningham ran around right end for 10 yards. Tackled by ILB Tom MacLeod. Key block delivered by Joe Fields. |
| 1-10-ATL41 (1Q: 13:00) Jimmy Rogers ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Dirt Winston. |
| 2-6-ATL37 (1Q: 12:24) Jimmy Rogers ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Lawrence Pillers. |
| 3-4-ATL35 (1Q: 11:47) Jim Plunkett pass completed to WR Darryl Stingley for 24 yards. Tackled by S Darrol Ray. Stingley gained 10 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-ATL11 (1Q: 11:16) Jim Plunkett pass was dropped by TE Rich Caster. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-ATL11 (1Q: 11:10) Jim Plunkett pass completed to WR Tony Galloway for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Rolland Lawrence. PENALTY: New England was called for Unnecessary Roughness. |
| 3-17-ATL18 (1Q: 11:00) Jim Plunkett pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Darryl Stingley. DE Ed Smith blocked the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-17-ATL18 (1Q: 10:50) Mercury Tchaikovski attempted a 35 yard field goal and succeeded. New England 3, Atlanta 0 |
| (1Q: 10:42) Garo Yepremian kicked off 79 yards from the NED30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-ATL20 (1Q: 10:42) Tommy Kramer pass completed to TE Kellen Winslow for 11 yards. Tackled by OLB Gary Campbell, assisted by CB Walt Farrell. Winslow gained 13 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-ATL31 (1Q: 10:05) Terry Miller ran around left end for 7 yards. Tackled by DE Ed McAleney, assisted by ILB Jim Haslett. Key block delivered by Jim Langer. |
| 2-3-ATL38 (1Q: 09:28) Tony Dorsett ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Jeff Lloyd. Key block delivered by Jim Langer. |
| 1-10-ATL41 (1Q: 08:47) Tony Dorsett ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DT R.J. Reese. |
| 2-7-ATL44 (1Q: 08:19) Tommy Kramer pass completed to TE Kellen Winslow for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Walt Farrell. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Winslow gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NED47 (1Q: 07:42) Tony Dorsett ran outside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Jim Haslett. Key block delivered by Derrel Gofourth. |
| 2-5-NED42 (1Q: 07:09) Tony Dorsett ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Edddie Brown. |
| 3-1-NED38 (1Q: 06:40) Charles Alexander ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Willie Harper. Key block delivered by Jeff Van Note. |
| 1-10-NED35 (1Q: 06:09) Tony Dorsett ran around right end for -2 yards. Tackled by DT Jeff Lloyd. |
| 2-12-NED37 (1Q: 05:27) Terry Miller ran around the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Gary Campbell. |
| 3-7-NED32 (1Q: 04:45) Tommy Kramer pass completed to WR John Jefferson for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Richard Blackmore. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Jefferson gained 9 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NED18 (1Q: 04:05) Tommy Kramer pass completed to WR Jerry Butler for 1 yard. Tackled by DT R.J. Reese. |
| 2-9-NED17 (1Q: 03:17) Tommy Kramer pass was thrown incomplete, intended for TE J.T. Galles. |
| 3-9-NED17 (1Q: 03:09) Tommy Kramer pass was dropped by FB Charles Alexander. |
| 4-9-NED17 (1Q: 03:05) Chris Bahr attempted a 34 yard field goal and succeeded. New England 3, Atlanta 3 |
| (1Q: 02:58) Chris Bahr kicked off 62 yards from the ATL30. Glenn Buchanan returned the ball 32 yards to the NED40. Tackled by Dirt Winston. |
| 1-10-NED40 (1Q: 02:25) PENALTY: New England was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-NED35 (1Q: 02:17) Jim Plunkett pass completed to RB Sam Cunningham for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Al Richardson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-15-NED35 (1Q: 01:33) Jim Plunkett pass completed to TE Ken Garcia for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Dirt Winston, assisted by S Scott Burk. |
| 3-7-NED43 (1Q: 01:00) Jimmy Rogers ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Darrol Ray. |
| 4-7-NED43 (1Q: 00:16) Rick Engles punted 41 yards. Dennis Franklin returned the kick 12 yards to the ATL28. Tackled by John Brockington. |
| 1-10-ATL28 (1Q: 00:08) Tommy Kramer pass completed to WR Robert Miller for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Carl Allen. Miller gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 1-10-ATL38 (2Q: 15:00) Bill Troup sacked by DE Ken Johnson for a loss of 6 yards. Johnson ran right past Andre Hines and knocked down the quarterback. |
| 2-16-ATL32 (2Q: 14:36) Terry Miller ran outside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by S Edddie Brown. |
| 3-17-ATL31 (2Q: 14:15) Bill Troup pass completed to WR John Jefferson for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Carl Allen. PENALTY: Atlanta was called for Offensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 4-11-ATL37 (2Q: 14:09) Larry Swider punted 51 yards. Edddie Brown returned the kick 6 yards to the NED18. Tackled by Robert Miller. PENALTY: Atlanta was called for an Ineligible Man Downfield on the Punt. |
| 4-16-ATL32 (2Q: 14:02) Larry Swider punted 63 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the NED05. |
| 1-10-NED05 (2Q: 13:55) Jimmy Rogers ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Charlie Johnson, assisted by ILB Tom MacLeod. |
| 2-8-NED07 (2Q: 13:10) Jimmy Rogers ran inside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by S Darrol Ray. |
| 3-2-NED13 (2Q: 12:32) Sam Cunningham ran a trap outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Charlie Johnson. Key block delivered by Kyle Delaroche. |
| 1-10-NED16 (2Q: 12:00) Sam Cunningham ran inside the left guard for 26 yards. Tackled by CB Tim Fox. Key block delivered by John Brockington. |
| 1-10-NED42 (2Q: 11:21) Jimmy Rogers ran outside the right tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by DT Joe Klecko, assisted by ILB Dirt Winston. Key block delivered by Kyle Delaroche. |
| 2-2-NED50 (2Q: 10:39) Jimmy Rogers ran a draw inside the left guard for 9 yards. Tackled by DT Charlie Johnson. Key block delivered by John Hannah. |
| 1-10-ATL41 (2Q: 09:53) Rich Caster ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Joe Klecko. |
| 2-8-ATL39 (2Q: 09:24) PENALTY: New England was called for a False Start. |
| 2-13-ATL44 (2Q: 09:15) Jim Plunkett pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Stanley Morgan. OLB Cecil Johnson defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-13-ATL44 (2Q: 09:08) Sam Cunningham ran around left end for 12 yards. Tackled by S Scott Burk. |
| 4-1-ATL32 (2Q: 08:41) Mercury Tchaikovski attempted a 49 yard field goal and missed short of the crossbar. |
| 1-10-ATL39 (2Q: 08:35) Bill Troup pass completed to TE J.T. Galles for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Gary Campbell. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-3-ATL46 (2Q: 08:06) Terry Miller ran inside the left tackle for 16 yards. Tackled by OLB Steve Nelson, assisted by S Sandy Durko. Key block delivered by Jeff Van Note. |
| 1-10-NED38 (2Q: 07:21) Terry Miller ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by S Sandy Durko, assisted by CB Walt Farrell. |
| 2-6-NED34 (2Q: 06:52) PENALTY: Atlanta was called for a False Start. |
| 2-11-NED39 (2Q: 06:45) PENALTY: New England was called for Encroachment. |
| 2-6-NED34 (2Q: 06:36) Tony Dorsett ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Carl Allen. |
| 3-3-NED31 (2Q: 06:10) Bill Troup pass completed to WR Robert Miller for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Gary Campbell. Miller gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 4-2-NED30 (2Q: 05:27) Chris Bahr attempted a 47 yard field goal and missed wide to the left. |
| 1-10-NED37 (2Q: 05:20) Sam Cunningham ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Lawrence Pillers. |
| 2-9-NED38 (2Q: 04:47) Sam Cunningham ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by S Jeff Severson. |
| 3-6-NED41 (2Q: 04:04) Jim Plunkett pass completed to TE Rich Caster for 6 yards. Tackled by S Scott Burk. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED47 (2Q: 03:27) Sam Cunningham ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by S Jeff Severson, assisted by OLB Gary Cobb. |
| 2-9-NED48 (2Q: 02:59) Jim Plunkett pass completed to TE Ken Garcia for 13 yards. Tackled by CB Tim Fox. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-ATL39 (2Q: 02:43) Joe Ferguson pass completed to WR Darryl Stingley for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Rulon Jones. Stingley gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-4-ATL33 (2Q: 02:25) Joe Ferguson pass completed to TE Rich Caster for 8 yards. Tackled by S Scott Burk, assisted by OLB Cecil Johnson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-ATL25 (2Q: 02:04) Joe Ferguson pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Tony Galloway. OLB Cecil Johnson defended the pass. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-10-ATL25 (2Q: 01:57) Joe Ferguson pass completed to TE Rich Caster for 11 yards. Tackled by OLB Cecil Johnson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Caster gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-ATL14 (2Q: 01:40) Joe Ferguson pass completed to WR Stanley Morgan for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Rob Niarne, assisted by CB Tim Fox. |
| 2-4-ATL08 (2Q: 01:23) Joe Ferguson pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Darryl Stingley. CB Rolland Lawrence knocked the ball out of his grasp. |
| 3-4-ATL08 (2Q: 01:13) Jimmy Rogers ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Joe Klecko, assisted by DT Charlie Johnson. |
| 4-2-ATL06 (2Q: 00:53) Mercury Tchaikovski attempted a 23 yard field goal and succeeded. New England 6, Atlanta 3 |
| (2Q: 00:48) Garo Yepremian kicked off 68 yards from the NED30. Dennis Franklin returned the ball 19 yards to the ATL21. Tackled by Loaird McCreary. |
| 1-10-ATL21 (2Q: 00:38) Bill Troup pass was intended for WR Jerry Butler and was intercepted by S Sandy Durko at the ATL29. The interception was returned 11 yards. Tackled by Tony Dorsett. |
| 1-10-ATL18 (2Q: 00:30) Joe Ferguson scrambled for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Rolland Lawrence and assisted by CB Tim Fox. |
| New England called a time out. |
| 2-9-ATL17 (2Q: 00:21) Joe Ferguson sacked by DT Joe Klecko for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Kyle Delaroche. |
| New England called a time out. |
| 3-14-ATL22 (2Q: 00:11) Mercury Tchaikovski attempted a 39 yard field goal and missed wide to the right. |
| 1-10-ATL29 (2Q: 00:05) Bill Troup dropped to one knee for -2 yards. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Garo Yepremian kicked off 66 yards from the NED30. Lionel Summers returned the ball 14 yards to the ATL18. Tackled by Shafer Suggs. |
| 1-10-ATL18 (3Q: 14:42) Bill Troup scrambled for 4 yards. Tackled by S Sandy Durko. |
| 2-6-ATL22 (3Q: 14:02) Terry Miller ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Steve Nelson, assisted by S Sandy Durko. PENALTY: Atlanta was called for an Illegal Block Below the Waist. |
| 2-17-ATL11 (3Q: 13:53) Tony Dorsett ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Jeff Lloyd, assisted by S Sandy Durko. |
| 3-15-ATL13 (3Q: 13:08) Bill Troup pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Tony Dorsett. OLB Willie Harper hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-15-ATL13 (3Q: 12:59) Larry Swider punted 42 yards. Edddie Brown returned the kick 3 yards to the NED48. Tackled by Scott Burk. |
| 1-10-NED48 (3Q: 12:51) Sam Cunningham ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Lawrence Pillers, assisted by OLB Cecil Johnson. |
| 2-9-NED49 (3Q: 12:22) Joe Ferguson pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Tony Galloway. DE Rulon Jones hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-9-NED49 (3Q: 12:17) Joe Ferguson pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Stanley Morgan. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-9-NED49 (3Q: 12:11) Rick Engles punted 35 yards. Lionel Summers called for a fair catch at the ATL16. |
| 1-10-ATL16 (3Q: 12:04) Bill Troup pass completed to WR Dennis Franklin for 7 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Carl Allen. Franklin gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 2-3-ATL23 (3Q: 11:24) Bill Troup pass completed to WR Robert Miller for 10 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Sam Hunt, assisted by OLB Willie Harper. Miller gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-ATL33 (3Q: 10:43) Bill Troup pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Terry Miller. OLB Sam Hunt hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-ATL33 (3Q: 10:39) Bill Troup pass completed to FB Mark Van Eeghen for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Jim Turnbull. |
| 3-4-ATL39 (3Q: 09:52) Bill Troup pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Tony Dorsett. S Glenn Buchanan defended the pass. |
| 4-4-ATL39 (3Q: 09:46) Larry Swider punted 52 yards. Edddie Brown returned the kick 6 yards to the NED15. Tackled by Scott Burk. |
| 1-10-NED15 (3Q: 09:37) Joe Ferguson pass completed to WR Lamont Marrow for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Dirt Winston, assisted by CB Tim Fox. |
| 2-4-NED21 (3Q: 09:05) Joe Ferguson pass was intended for WR Darryl Stingley and was intercepted by CB Rolland Lawrence at the NED26. The interception was returned 26 yards for a TOUCHDOWN! Atlanta 9, New England 6 |
| (3Q: 09:05) Extra point by Chris Bahr was good. Atlanta 10, New England 6 |
| (3Q: 08:57) Chris Bahr kicked off 71 yards from the ATL30. Edddie Brown returned the ball 23 yards to the NED22. Tackled by Tim Fox. |
| 1-10-NED22 (3Q: 08:37) Jimmy Rogers ran inside the right guard for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Joe Klecko, assisted by OLB Cecil Johnson. Key block delivered by John Hannah. |
| 2-5-NED27 (3Q: 08:06) Joe Ferguson pass completed to WR Lamont Marrow for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Randy Logan. Marrow gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-NED35 (3Q: 07:29) Joe Ferguson pass completed to TE Loaird McCreary for 51 yards. Tackled by CB Randy Logan. McCreary gained 44 yards after the catch. The ball was fumbled and recovered by NED Loaird McCreary on the ATL14. |
| 1-10-ATL14 (3Q: 06:45) PENALTY: New England was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-ATL19 (3Q: 06:37) Joe Ferguson pass was dropped by WR Darryl Stingley. |
| 2-15-ATL19 (3Q: 06:31) Jimmy Rogers ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Lawrence Pillers. DE Lawrence Pillers knocked down Irv Pankey to break up the play. |
| 3-12-ATL16 (3Q: 06:08) Joe Ferguson pass completed to WR Tony Galloway for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Al Richardson, assisted by DE Lawrence Pillers. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-12-ATL16 (3Q: 05:37) Mercury Tchaikovski attempted a 33 yard field goal and missed wide to the left. |
| 1-10-ATL23 (3Q: 05:32) Tony Dorsett ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Sam Hunt, assisted by S Glenn Buchanan. The ball was fumbled and recovered by NED CB Carl Allen for 13 yards to the ATL14. Tackled by Louis Bullard. |
| 1-10-ATL14 (3Q: 05:23) Sam Cunningham ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Joe Klecko. |
| 2-8-ATL12 (3Q: 04:38) Jimmy Rogers ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Ken Novak. |
| 3-4-ATL08 (3Q: 04:05) Joe Ferguson pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Tony Galloway. DE Rulon Jones hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-4-ATL08 (3Q: 03:55) Mercury Tchaikovski attempted a 25 yard field goal and succeeded. Atlanta 10, New England 9 |
| (3Q: 03:50) Garo Yepremian kicked off 66 yards from the NED30. Dennis Franklin returned the ball 20 yards to the ATL24. Tackled by Darryl Stingley. |
| 1-10-ATL24 (3Q: 03:27) Tony Dorsett ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Edddie Brown. |
| 2-7-ATL27 (3Q: 02:48) Charles Alexander ran around right end for 9 yards. Tackled by S Sandy Durko. Key block delivered by Derrel Gofourth. |
| 1-10-ATL36 (3Q: 02:07) Bill Troup pass was dropped by TE Kellen Winslow. |
| 2-10-ATL36 (3Q: 02:03) Tony Dorsett ran around the left tackle for 12 yards. Tackled by OLB Willie Harper, assisted by ILB Shane Nelson. Key block delivered by Derrel Gofourth. |
| 1-10-ATL48 (3Q: 01:34) Terry Miller ran around left end for 7 yards. Tackled by S Edddie Brown. Key block delivered by Andre Hines. |
| 2-3-NED45 (3Q: 01:04) Bill Troup pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Russ Francis. DE Ed McAleney hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-3-NED45 (3Q: 00:55) Tony Dorsett ran around left end for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Shane Nelson. |
| 4-4-NED46 (3Q: 00:31) Larry Swider punted 46 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NED20 (3Q: 00:25) Jimmy Rogers ran a trap outside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Rob Niarne, assisted by OLB Cecil Johnson. |
| 2-9-NED21 (3Q: 00:01) Jimmy Rogers ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by S Jeff Severson, assisted by ILB Dirt Winston. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 3-9-NED21 (4Q: 15:00) Joe Ferguson pass completed to RB Sam Cunningham for 20 yards. Tackled by CB Tim Fox. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Cunningham gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED41 (4Q: 14:24) Sam Cunningham ran a trap outside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Ken Novak, assisted by OLB Gary Cobb. |
| 2-9-NED42 (4Q: 13:53) Jimmy Rogers ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Charlie Johnson. |
| 3-7-NED44 (4Q: 13:21) Jimmy Rogers ran around the left tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Cecil Johnson, assisted by CB Tim Fox. Key block delivered by Wade Griffin. Griffin flattened Dirt Winston to ensure the play's success. |
| 1-10-ATL48 (4Q: 12:36) Jimmy Rogers ran inside the right guard for 9 yards. Tackled by DT Joe Klecko. Key block delivered by John Hannah. |
| 2-1-ATL39 (4Q: 11:53) Sam Cunningham ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Cecil Johnson, assisted by OLB Gary Cobb. Key block delivered by Wade Griffin. |
| 1-10-ATL38 (4Q: 11:22) Jimmy Rogers ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Rulon Jones. New England's Darryl Stingley was hurt on the play. |
| 2-8-ATL36 (4Q: 10:50) Jimmy Rogers ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Darrol Ray. |
| 3-7-ATL35 (4Q: 10:11) Joe Ferguson pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Lamont Marrow. DT Ken Novak hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-7-ATL35 (4Q: 10:01) Mercury Tchaikovski attempted a 52 yard field goal and succeeded. New England 12, Atlanta 10 |
| (4Q: 09:56) Garo Yepremian kicked off 79 yards from the NED30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-ATL20 (4Q: 09:56) Charles Alexander ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by S Sandy Durko. |
| 2-7-ATL23 (4Q: 09:29) Charles Alexander ran around left end for 3 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by DE Jim Young, assisted by DT R.J. Reese. |
| 3-4-ATL26 (4Q: 08:53) Bill Troup pass fell incomplete, intended for WR John Jefferson. OLB Sam Hunt defended the pass. |
| 4-4-ATL26 (4Q: 08:46) Larry Swider punted 42 yards. Stanley Morgan called for a fair catch at the NED32. |
| 1-10-NED32 (4Q: 08:37) Jimmy Rogers ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Scott Burk, assisted by S Darrol Ray. |
| 2-9-NED33 (4Q: 07:59) Joe Ferguson pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Loaird McCreary. DT Ken Novak hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-9-NED33 (4Q: 07:52) Joe Ferguson pass completed to WR Stanley Morgan for 15 yards. Tackled by CB Randy Logan. Morgan gained 6 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED48 (4Q: 07:07) Jimmy Rogers ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Tim Fox. PENALTY: New England was called for Illegal Use of the Hands. |
| 1-20-NED38 (4Q: 07:00) Joe Ferguson pass completed to RB Sam Cunningham for 5 yards. Tackled by S Scott Burk. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-15-NED43 (4Q: 06:12) Sam Cunningham ran around left end for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Rolland Lawrence. Key block delivered by Irv Pankey. |
| 3-1-ATL43 (4Q: 05:28) Sam Cunningham ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Cecil Johnson. Key block delivered by Wade Griffin. |
| 1-10-ATL41 (4Q: 04:44) Sam Cunningham ran inside the right guard for 16 yards. Tackled by S Darrol Ray. Key block delivered by Lynn Boden. |
| 1-10-ATL25 (4Q: 03:59) Jimmy Rogers ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Lawrence Pillers. |
| 2-9-ATL24 (4Q: 03:12) Jimmy Rogers ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Al Richardson. |
| 3-7-ATL22 (4Q: 02:26) Sam Cunningham ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Gary Cobb, assisted by ILB Tom MacLeod. |
| Atlanta called a time out. |
| 4-3-ATL18 (4Q: 02:19) Mercury Tchaikovski attempted a 35 yard field goal and succeeded. New England 15, Atlanta 10 |
| (4Q: 02:14) Garo Yepremian kicked off 79 yards from the NED30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-ATL20 (4Q: 02:14) Tony Dorsett ran outside the right tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Sam Hunt. Key block delivered by Jeff Van Note. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-2-ATL28 (4Q: 02:00) PENALTY: Atlanta was called for Delay of Game. |
| 2-7-ATL23 (4Q: 02:00) Terry Miller ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT R.J. Reese, assisted by DE Ed McAleney. |
| 3-5-ATL25 (4Q: 01:42) Bill Troup pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Dennis Franklin. OLB Gary Campbell defended the pass. |
| 4-5-ATL25 (4Q: 01:34) Bill Troup pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Robert Miller. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-ATL25 (4Q: 01:27) Jimmy Rogers ran around left end for 6 yards. Tackled by S Scott Burk, assisted by DE Lawrence Pillers. Key block delivered by Irv Pankey. |
| Atlanta called a time out. |
| 2-4-ATL19 (4Q: 01:15) Jimmy Rogers ran around right end for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Dirt Winston, assisted by DT Joe Klecko. |
| Atlanta called a time out. |
| 3-5-ATL20 (4Q: 01:07) Sam Cunningham ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Al Richardson. |
| 4-3-ATL18 (4Q: 00:20) Mercury Tchaikovski attempted a 35 yard field goal and succeeded. New England 18, Atlanta 10 |
| (4Q: 00:15) Garo Yepremian kicked off 79 yards from the NED30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-ATL20 (4Q: 00:15) Bill Troup pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Robert Miller. CB Walt Farrell defended the pass. |
| 2-10-ATL20 (4Q: 00:09) Bill Troup pass completed to TE Russ Francis for 15 yards. Tackled by S Glenn Buchanan. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Francis gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| Final Score: New England Patriots 18, Atlanta Falcons 10 |