Sunday September 27, 1970
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 09/27/1970:



Don Horn, who replaced the injured Bart Starr in the third period, combined with Carroll Dale on a decisive 89-yard touchdown pass midway through the final period to erase a 24-20 lead Atlanta had taken on the previous series. It was Horn's only completion in eight attempts.

Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE149.0  (9)116.0  (21)265.0  (15)2
DEFENSE85.0  (8)150.0  (16)235.0  (10)2
OFFENSE50.0  (25)64.0  (25)114.0  (26)3
DEFENSE266.0  (26)132.0  (11)398.0  (25)1

Line: n/a

Team1234F
Atlanta Falcons (1-1-0)0371424
Green Bay Packers (1-1-0)7130727

( 0- 7) GB Carroll Dale 23 yard pass from Bart Starr (Dale Livingston kick) ( 0-13) GB Donny Anderson 2 yard rush (kick failed) ( 3-13) ATL Ken Vinyard 19 yard field goal ( 3-20) GB Donny Anderson 2 yard rush (Dale Livingston kick) (10-20) ATL Sonny Campbell 4 yard rush (Ken Vinyard kick) (17-20) ATL Harmon Wages 17 yard pass from Bob Berry (Ken Vinyard kick) (24-20) ATL Todd Snyder 18 yard pass from Bob Berry (Ken Vinyard kick) (24-27) GB Carroll Dale 89 yard pass from Don Horn (Dale Livingston kick)
                     ATL             GB
First Downs:         19              15
Rushes-yards:        28-112          33-86
Yards/rush:          4.0             2.6
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     28-44-302-3     10-21-285-2
Sacked-yards:        4-30            3-27
Net pass yards:      272             258
Net yards/pass:      5.7             10.8
Total net yards:     384             344
Total plays:         76 (36% run)    57 (57% run)  
Yards/play:          5.1             6.0
Fumbles-lost:        3-2             2-1
Turnovers:           5               3
Penalties-yards:     6-58            4-42

Attendance: 56,263

Passing:
ATL: Bob Berry, 28 of 44 for 302 yards and 2 TDs (3 int) GB: Bart Starr, 9 of 12 for 196 yards and 1 TD; Don Horn, 1 of 8 for 89 yards and 1 TD (2 int); Donny Anderson, 0 of 1 for 0 yards
Rushing:
ATL: Harmon Wages, 10 for 54 yards; Cannonball Butler, 10 for 28 yards; Sonny Campbell, 4 for 17 yards and 1 TD; Art Malone, 3 for 7 yards; Jim Mitchell, 1 for 6 yards GB: Travis Williams, 15 for 45 yards; Donny Anderson, 14 for 33 yards and 2 TDs; Perry Williams, 4 for 8 yards
Receiving:
ATL: Harmon Wages, 8 for 50 yards and 1 TD; Sonny Campbell, 6 for 71 yards; Cannonball Butler, 4 for 28 yards; Paul Flatley, 3 for 69 yards; Jim Mitchell, 3 for 55 yards; Todd Snyder, 2 for 26 yards and 1 TD; Art Malone, 1 for 2 yards; Paul Gipson, 1 for 1 yard GB: Carroll Dale, 4 for 186 yards and 2 TDs; Jack Clancy, 2 for 31 yards; John Hilton, 2 for 30 yards; Donny Anderson, 1 for 22 yards; Travis Williams, 1 for 16 yards
Kick returns:
ATL: Paul Gipson, 1 for 27 yards; Sonny Campbell, 1 for 26 yards GB: Dave Hampton, 3 for 43 yards; Travis Williams, 1 for 21 yards
Punt returns:
ATL: John Mallory, 1 for 23 yards GB: Travis Williams, 1 for 0 yards
Interceptions:
ATL: Mike Freeman, 1 for 3 yards; Al Lavan, 1 for 1 yard GB: Doug Hart, 1 for 24 yards; Dave Robinson, 1 for 13 yards; Willie Wood, 1 for 12 yards
Punting:
ATL: Billy Lothridge, 3 for 100 yards GB: Donny Anderson, 5 for 202 yards
Field Goals:
ATL: Ken Vinyard, 1/4 GB: Dale Livingston, 0/1


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