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1972 Atlanta Falcons: 7-7-0
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Home record: 4-3-0 (161 points scored, 145 allowed) Road record: 3-4-0 (108 points scored, 129 allowed) Head Coach: Norm Van Brocklin

269 points scored (16th of 26 teams), 274 points allowed (14th) NFL Averages: 20.3 points/game (283.5 points/team)

Team stats and rankings:
           ---------------- PASSING ----------------    ----------- RUSHING ----------    --- TOTAL ---
           Cmp   Att   Yards  (Rank) Yd/Att  TD  Int    Att   Yards  (Rank) Yd/Att  TD    Yards   (Rank)  Turnovers
Offense:   157   296   1,919   (20)   5.69   13   15    500   2,092   ( 9)    4.2   16    4,011    (16)      34
Defense:   137   301   1,704   ( 2)   5.24   13   18    504   2,063   (17)    4.1   16    3,767    ( 8)      33

Team roster (starters in bold):
 #   Player              Pos   GP   Hgt   Wgt  Age  Exp   College
 6  John James           P     14   6'3   197   23    R   Florida
 7  Pat Sullivan         QB    14   6'0   198   22    R   Auburn
17  Bob Berry            QB    14   5'11  185   30    8   Oregon
23  Joe Profit           RB     8   6'0   213   23    2   Northeast Louisiana
25  Art Malone           RB    14   5'11  211   24    3   Arizona State
27  Tom Hayes            DB    14   6'1   200   26    2   San Diego State
28  Willie Belton        RB    14   5'11  207   23    2   Maryland Eastern Shore
29  Clarence Ellis       DB    13   5'11  193   22    R   Notre Dame
30  Larry Shears         DB     1   5'10  185   23    2   Lincoln (Mo.)
31  Willie Germany       DB    12   6'0   192   24    1   Morgan State
32  Ray Easterling       DB     8   6'0   195   23    R   Richmond
34  Ray Brown            DB    14   6'2   208   23    2   West Texas State
35  Tony Plummer         DB    14   5'11  188   25    3   Pacific
36  Ken Reaves           DB    14   6'3   210   28    7   Norfolk State
37  Bill Bell            K     14   6'1   192   24    2   Kansas
40  Ron Lamb             RB     7   6'2   225   29    5   South Carolina
43  Dave Hampton         RB    13   6'0   210   25    4   Wyoming
44  Eddie Ray            RB     7   6'1   240   25    3   Louisiana State
46  Ray Jarvis           WR     4   5'11  200   23    2   Norfolk State
50  Greg Brezina         LB    14   6'2   226   26    4   Houston
51  Duane Benson         LB    14   6'2   215   27    6   Hamline
54  Grady Allen          LB    14   6'3   230   26    5   Texas A&M
55  Jim Miller           OG     2   6'3   240   23    2   Iowa
56  Dennis Havig         OG    14   6'2   245   23    1   Colorado
57  Jeff Van Note        C     14   6'2   243   26    4   Kentucky
58  Don Hansen           LB    14   6'3   235   28    6   Illinois
59  Noel Jenke           LB     1   6'1   220   25    2   Minnesota
60  Tommy Nobis          LB    14   6'2   240   29    7   Texas
61  Bill Sandeman        OT    14   6'6   252   29    7   Pacific
64  Andy Maurer          OG    14   6'3   265   24    3   Oregon
65  Len Gotshalk         OT    14   6'4   244   23    1   Humboldt State
66  John Small           DT     9   6'5   270   25    3   Citadel
66  Ted Fritsch          C     14   6'2   240   22    R   St. Norbert's
69  Mike Lewis           DT    14   6'3   244   23    2   Arkansas-Pine Bluff
71  John Zook            DE    14   6'5   243   25    4   Kansas
75  George Kunz          OT    14   6'5   257   25    4   Notre Dame
77  Rosie Manning        DT     3   6'5   256   22    R   Northeastern Oklahoma
79  Chuck Walker         DT     9   6'2   250   31    9   Duke
80  Todd Snyder          WR    14   6'2   194   24    3   Ohio
81  Wes Chesson          WR    13   6'2   195   23    2   Duke
82  Ken Burrow           WR    14   6'0   190   24    2   San Diego State
83  Larry Mialik         TE    14   6'2   226   22    R   Wisconsin
86  Jim Mitchell         TE    14   6'2   234   24    4   Virginia State
87  Claude Humphrey      DE    14   6'5   252   28    5   Tennessee State
88  Glen Condren         DT    10   6'2   250   30    7   Oklahoma

                                               Per   Per
Passing              Att  Cmp    Pct  Yards    Att   Cmp  TD   TD%  Int  Int%  Sack  Loss  Rating
Bob Berry            277  154   55.6  2,158   7.79  14.0  13   4.7   12   4.3    39   255    78.5
Pat Sullivan          19    3   15.8     44   2.32  14.7   0   0.0    3  15.8     2    28     0.0
Receiving             Rec  Yards    Avg   TD
Art Malone             50    585   11.7    2
Ken Burrow             29    492   17.0    5
Jim Mitchell           28    470   16.8    4
Dave Hampton           23    244   10.6    1
Wes Chesson            18    338   18.8    1
Joe Profit              3     22    7.3    0
Todd Snyder             1     19   19.0    0
Ray Jarvis              1     18   18.0    0
Eddie Ray               1     14   14.0    0
Ron Lamb                1     10   10.0    0
Willie Belton           1     -1   -1.0    0
Bob Berry               1     -9   -9.0    0
Rushing               Att  Yards    Avg   TD
Dave Hampton          230    995    4.3    6
Art Malone            180    798    4.4    8
Joe Profit             40    132    3.3    0
Bob Berry              24     86    3.6    2
Eddie Ray               8     34    4.2    0
Willie Belton          10     20    2.0    0
Jim Mitchell            2     19    9.5    0
Pat Sullivan            2      8    4.0    0
Ken Burrow              3      3    1.0    0
Bill Bell               1     -3   -3.0    0
Kickoff Returns       Att  Yards    Avg   TD
Dave Hampton           25    535   21.4    0
Willie Belton          21    441   21.0    0
Art Malone              2     37   18.5    0
Willie Germany          2      5    2.5    0
Tony Plummer            1     21   21.0    0
Wes Chesson             1      0    0.0    0
Punt Returns          Att  Yards    Avg   FC   TD
Willie Belton          17    110    6.5    6    0
Ray Brown               8     71    8.9   10    0
Clarence Ellis          1     13   13.0    0    0
John Small              1      0    0.0    0    0
Punting Punts Yards Avg TB In20 Blk Ret Yards Net John James 61 2,609 42.8 0 0 0 0 0 42.8 Kicking 0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Total PAT Pts Bill Bell 3/5 5/6 7/10 1/9 0/0 16/30 31/31 79 Defense Sacks Ints Yards TD Greg Brezina 1.0 Ray Brown 2 46 0 Glen Condren 1.0 Clarence Ellis 1.0 3 13 0 Don Hansen 1.0 1 0 0 Tom Hayes 5 10 0 Claude Humphrey 6.0 Mike Lewis 5.5 1 3 0 Tommy Nobis 3 74 1 Ken Reaves 3 59 0 John Zook 7.5

1972 Draft:
NFL Rnd Ovr Pos Player Games College 1 15 DB Clarence Ellis 41 Notre Dame 2 40 QB Pat Sullivan 30 Auburn [pick acquired from PHI via DET] 2 41 OT Steve Okoniewski 52 Montana [pick acquired from DET] 2 42 DT Roosevelt Manning 24 N.E. Oklahoma 3 67 RB Les Goodman 19 Yankton 4 94 DT Andrew Howard Grambling 5 109 RB Billy Taylor Michigan [pick acquired from HOU via DEN, BUF] 5 119 LB Ralph Cindrich 36 Pittsburgh 6 140 DB Mike Perfetti Minnesota [pick acquired from NE via NYG] 6 146 WR Fred Riley Idaho 7 171 RB Lance Moon Wisconsin 8 198 RB Henry Brandon Southern 9 223 DB Ray Easterling 83 Richmond 11 275 WR Jack Phillips Grambling 12 302 TE Larry Mialik 49 Wisconsin 13 327 TE Henry Sovio Hawaii 14 354 LB Tom Chandler Minnesota 15 379 DB Oscar Jenkins Virginia Union 16 406 LB Larry Butler Stanford 17 431 RB Bill Holland USC

Traded draft picks: #10 to STL (Mike Franks)


Transactions:

02-01-1972traded Greg Lens and Randy Marshall to Bills for Houston's #5 pick in the 1972 draft
02-01-1972traded Dick Enderle to Giants for New England's #6 pick in the 1972 draft
02-01-1972traded Rudy Redmond, Sonny Campbell and Atlanta's #4 pick in the 1973 draft to Lions for Detroit's #2 pick in the 1972 draft
02-01-1972traded John Mallory to Saints for Atlanta's #6 pick in the 1972 draft
08-01-1972traded Atlanta's #3 pick in the 1973 draft to Raiders for Duane Benson
08-31-1972traded Atlanta's #5 pick in the 1973 draft to Redskins for Willie Germany
09-01-1972claimed Silas McKinnie on waivers from Cardinals
09-05-1972traded Malcolm Snider to Packers for Dave Hampton
09-06-1972traded Cannonball Butler to Eagles for Tony Baker
09-06-1972Patriots claimed Ralph Cindrich on waivers
09-07-1972Rams claimed Ron Acks on waivers
09-12-1972Eagles returned Cannonball Butler (after failing physical)
09-13-1972placed Harmon Wages on injured reserve
09-13-1972Rams claimed Leo Hart on waivers
09-26-1972traded Cannonball Butler to Cardinals for Chuck Walker


1972 Regular Season Game Log:
Click on the date to view the game summary. Date Opponent Result Record
09/17/72 at Chicago Bears W 37-21 1-0-0 09/24/72 at New England Patriots L 20-21 1-1-0 10/01/72 vs Los Angeles Rams W 31-3 2-1-0 10/08/72 vs Detroit Lions L 23-26 2-2-0 10/15/72 at New Orleans Saints W 21-14 3-2-0 10/22/72 at Green Bay Packers W 10-9 4-2-0 10/29/72 vs San Francisco 49ers L 14-49 4-3-0 11/05/72 at Los Angeles Rams L 7-20 4-4-0 11/12/72 vs New Orleans Saints W 36-20 5-4-0 11/20/72 at Washington Redskins L 13-24 5-5-0 11/26/72 vs Denver Broncos W 23-20 6-5-0 12/03/72 vs Houston Oilers W 20-10 7-5-0 12/10/72 at San Francisco 49ers L 0-20 7-6-0 12/17/72 vs Kansas City Chiefs L 14-17 7-7-0

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