NFL game summary for 11/20/1972:

After falling behind 10-0, the Redskins converted four Falcons turnovers into two touchdowns and a field goal, and added another TD at the conclusion of an 89-yard march to run their winning streak to seven and maintain a one-game lead over the Cowboys in the NFC East. Washington's Larry Brown ran for 82 yards and lifted his 1972 rushing total to 1,077 yards in 10 games. His 50-game career rushing total reached 4,038, placing him alongside Jim Brown (5,055) and Cookie Gilchrist (4,010) as the only players ever to rush for 4,000 yards in their first four seasons.

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

	Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
OFFENSE	162.9 (5)	132.8 (20)	295.7 (16)	19
DEFENSE	146.9 (19)	117.1 (2)	264.0 (3)	23
OFFENSE	149.4 (10)	174.8 (6)	324.2 (5)	16
DEFENSE	107.3 (2)	166.1 (20)	273.4 (10)	23

Line: Redskins by 7

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Atlanta Falcons (5-5-0)	7	3	0	3	13
Washington Redskins (9-1-0)	0	7	14	3	24

( 7- 0) ATL Jim Mitchell 36 yard pass from Bob Berry (Bill Bell kick) (10- 0) ATL Bill Bell 33 yard field goal (10- 7) WAS Larry Brown 1 yard rush (Curt Knight kick) (10-14) WAS Larry Brown 18 yard pass from Billy Kilmer (Curt Knight kick) (10-21) WAS Jerry Smith 12 yard pass from Billy Kilmer (Curt Knight kick) (13-21) ATL Bill Bell 17 yard field goal (13-24) WAS Curt Knight 37 yard field goal

                     ATL             WAS
First Downs:         14              18
Rushes-yards:        33-151          42-159
Yards/rush:          4.6             3.8
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     11-21-138-1     10-19-209-1
Sacked-yards:        6-33            0-0
Net pass yards:      105             209
Net yards/pass:      3.9             11.0
Total net yards:     256             368
Total plays:         60 (55% run)    61 (68% run)  
Yards/play:          4.3             6.0
Fumbles-lost:        4-3             2-1
Turnovers:           4               2
Penalties-yards:     3-25            3-25

Attendance: 53,039

Passing:
ATL: Bob Berry, 11 of 21 for 138 yards and 1 TD (1 int) WAS: Billy Kilmer, 10 of 19 for 109 yards and 2 TDs (1 int)
Rushing:
ATL: Art Malone, 15 for 74 yards; Dave Hampton, 14 for 64 yards; Ken Burrow, 1 for 8 yards; Bob Berry, 1 for 5 yards; Joe Profit, 1 for 1 yard; Eddie Ray, 1 for -1 yards WAS: Larry Brown, 26 for 82 yards and 1 TD; Charlie Harraway, 15 for 63 yards; Charley Taylor, 1 for 14 yards
Receiving:
ATL: Art Malone, 6 for 52 yards; Ken Burrow, 2 for 42 yards; Jim Mitchell, 1 for 36 yards and 1 TD; Dave Hampton, 1 for 4 yards; Joe Profit, 1 for 4 yards WAS: Roy Jefferson, 4 for 42 yards; Charley Taylor, 4 for 37 yards; Larry Brown, 1 for 18 yards and 1 TD; Jerry Smith, 1 for 12 yards and 1 TD
Kick returns:
ATL: Dave Hampton, 3 for 60 yards; Willie Belton, 1 for 14 yards WAS: Alvin Haymond, 3 for 93 yards; Bob Brunet, 1 for 19 yards
Punt returns:
ATL: Ray Brown, 1 for 4 yards WAS: Alvin Haymond, 3 for 2 yards; Ted Vactor, 2 for 7 yards
Interceptions:
ATL: Ken Reaves, 1 for 8 yards WAS: Mike Bass, 1 for 24 yards
Punting:
ATL: John James, 5 for 234 yards WAS: Mike Bragg, 5 for 213 yards
Field Goals:
ATL: Bill Bell, 2/3 WAS: Curt Knight, 1/3