NFL game summary for 09/26/1971:

Rams' kicker David Ray kicked a 47-yard field goal -- the longest of his career -- as time expired to produce the tie and prevent the Falcons from achieving their first victory in their 10-game NFC Western Division series. Los Angeles moved from its own 21 to the Atlanta 40 in 93 seconds to set up Ray's kick. Willie Ellison ran for 138 yards for the Rams, scoring on a 50-yard gallop.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Atlanta Falcons	OFFENSE	101.0  (20)	165.0  (12)	266.0  (15)	1
	DEFENSE	166.0  (22)	206.0  (16)	372.0  (23)	7
Los Angeles Rams	OFFENSE	118.0  (12)	144.0  (15)	262.0  (16)	1
	DEFENSE	122.0  (16)	154.0  (13)	276.0  (14)	1

Line: Rams by 2½

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Atlanta Falcons (1-0-1)	0	13	7	0	20
Los Angeles Rams (0-1-1)	10	0	7	3	20

( 0- 3) LA  David Ray 45 yard field goal
( 0-10) LA  Bob Klein 1 yard pass from Jerry Rhome (David Ray kick)
( 3-10) ATL Bill Bell 25 yard field goal
( 6-10) ATL Bill Bell 30 yard field goal
(13-10) ATL Cannonball Butler 27 yard pass from Bob Berry (Bill Bell kick)
(13-17) LA  Willie Ellison 50 yard rush (David Ray kick)
(20-17) ATL Joe Profit 4 yard rush (Bill Bell kick)
(20-20) LA  David Ray 47 yard field goal

                     ATL             LA
First Downs:         20              20
Rushes-yards:        39-150          37-192
Yards/rush:          3.8             5.2
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     15-22-301-1     16-30-145-0
Sacked-yards:        2-14            2-20
Net pass yards:      287             125
Net yards/pass:      12.0            3.9
Total net yards:     437             317
Total plays:         63 (61% run)    69 (53% run)  
Yards/play:          6.9             4.6
Fumbles-lost:        2-0             3-3
Turnovers:           1               3
Penalties-yards:     3-45            1-5

Attendance: 57,895

Passing:
ATL: Bob Berry, 15 of 22 for 301 yards and 1 TD (1 int)
LA: Roman Gabriel, 15 of 29 for 144 yards; Jerry Rhome, 1 of 1 for 1 yards and 1 TD

Rushing:
ATL: Cannonball Butler, 19 for 48 yards; Art Malone, 17 for 71 yards; Joe Profit, 2 for 7 yards and 1 TD; Jim Mitchell, 1 for 24 yards
LA: Willie Ellison, 19 for 138 yards and 1 TD; Les Josephson, 12 for 33 yards; Roman Gabriel, 3 for 6 yards; Lance Rentzel, 1 for 9 yards; Larry Smith, 1 for 3 yards; Bob Klein, 1 for 3 yards

Receiving:
ATL: Art Malone, 6 for 73 yards; Jim Mitchell, 4 for 143 yards; Cannonball Butler, 2 for 30 yards and 1 TD; Harmon Wages, 1 for 35 yards; Ken Burrow, 1 for 16 yards; Wes Chesson, 1 for 4 yards
LA: Lance Rentzel, 4 for 47 yards; Jack Snow, 4 for 28 yards; Willie Ellison, 4 for 27 yards; Les Josephson, 2 for 31 yards; Larry Smith, 1 for 11 yards; Bob Klein, 1 for 1 yard and 1 TD

Kick returns:
ATL: Joe Profit, 3 for 84 yards; Willie Belton, 1 for 24 yards
LA: Travis Williams, 2 for 74 yards; Gene Howard, 2 for 38 yards

Punt returns:
ATL: Willie Belton, 2 for 11 yards; Tom McCauley, 1 for 8 yards
LA: Alvin Haymond, 1 for 2 yards

Interceptions:
LA: Isiah Robertson, 1 for 7 yards

Punting:
ATL: Bill Bell, 2 for 59 yards
LA: Pat Studstill, 4 for 192 yards

Field Goals:
ATL: Bill Bell, 2/4
LA: David Ray, 2/2

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