NFL game summary for 10/17/1971:

Roman Gabriel and Jack Snow combined on a 68-yard pass that set up a one-yard scoring sneak by Gabriel that lifted Los Angeles into a 17-16 lead and enabled the Rams to continue their mastery over the Falcons. Los Angeles has won nine and tied two in the 11-game series.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Los Angeles Rams	OFFENSE	198.0  (1)	102.5  (25)	300.5  (11)	10
	DEFENSE	115.0  (11)	159.5  (14)	274.5  (10)	10
Atlanta Falcons	OFFENSE	98.0  (20)	216.5  (1)	314.5  (7)	13
	DEFENSE	183.0  (24)	134.5  (9)	317.5  (19)	12

Line: Even

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Los Angeles Rams (3-1-1)	0	10	0	14	24
Atlanta Falcons (1-3-1)	6	0	3	7	16

( 0- 6) ATL Cannonball Butler 1 yard pass from Bob Berry (kick failed)
( 7- 6) LA  Roman Gabriel 1 yard rush (David Ray kick)
(10- 6) LA  David Ray 24 yard field goal
(10- 9) ATL Bill Bell 35 yard field goal
(10-16) ATL John Mallory 54 yard fumble return (Bill Bell kick)
(17-16) LA  Roman Gabriel 1 yard rush (David Ray kick)
(24-16) LA  Willie Ellison 5 yard rush (David Ray kick)

                     LA              ATL
First Downs:         18              14
Rushes-yards:        36-124          33-114
Yards/rush:          3.4             3.5
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     14-24-209-0     10-19-173-4
Sacked-yards:        4-27            4-38
Net pass yards:      182             135
Net yards/pass:      6.5             5.9
Total net yards:     306             249
Total plays:         64 (56% run)    56 (58% run)  
Yards/play:          4.8             4.4
Fumbles-lost:        4-4             5-0
Turnovers:           4               4
Penalties-yards:     4-25            6-83

Attendance: 58,850

Passing:
LA: Roman Gabriel, 14 of 24 for 209 yards
ATL: Bob Berry, 7 of 12 for 132 yards and 1 TD (1 int); Dick Shiner, 3 of 7 for 41 yards (3 int)

Rushing:
LA: Willie Ellison, 15 for 49 yards and 1 TD; Les Josephson, 13 for 40 yards; Roman Gabriel, 4 for 13 yards and 2 TDs; Larry Smith, 3 for 18 yards; Lance Rentzel, 1 for 4 yards
ATL: Cannonball Butler, 14 for 46 yards; Harmon Wages, 7 for 32 yards; Willie Belton, 7 for 28 yards; Dick Shiner, 2 for 0 yards; Ken Burrow, 1 for 5 yards; Sonny Campbell, 1 for 3 yards; Bob Berry, 1 for 0 yards

Receiving:
LA: Willie Ellison, 4 for 50 yards; Lance Rentzel, 3 for 42 yards; Les Josephson, 3 for 15 yards; Jack Snow, 2 for 74 yards; Bob Klein, 2 for 28 yards
ATL: Jim Mitchell, 4 for 80 yards; Harmon Wages, 2 for 50 yards; Wes Chesson, 2 for 27 yards; Ken Burrow, 1 for 15 yards; Cannonball Butler, 1 for 1 yard and 1 TD

Kick returns:
LA: Travis Williams, 3 for 58 yards; Alvin Haymond, 1 for 21 yards
ATL: Willie Belton, 2 for 42 yards; Cannonball Butler, 1 for 32 yards; John Small, 1 for 12 yards

Punt returns:
LA: Alvin Haymond, 4 for 27 yards
ATL: Willie Belton, 2 for 8 yards; John Mallory, 1 for -2 yards

Interceptions:
LA: Marlin McKeever, 2 for 26 yards; Gene Howard, 1 for 23 yards; Jim Purnell, 1 for 17 yards

Punting:
LA: Pat Studstill, 4 for 181 yards
ATL: Bill Bell, 5 for 178 yards

Field Goals:
LA: David Ray, 1/1
ATL: Bill Bell, 1/1

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