NFL game summary for 10/01/1973:

Detroit used a couple of razzle dazzle reverse plays for running TDs by receivers Larry Walton (57 yards) and Ron Jessie (9) while shutting off the Falcons' offense with 188 yards and sacking Dick Shiner six times for 54 yards. Mel Farr, filling in for injured Steve Owens, rushed for 90 yards on 16 carries, including a 32-yard TD run with one second left in the first half. Dave Hampton topped the Falcons with 62 yards rushing but their scoring was confined to 2 FGs by Nick Mike-Mayer.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Atlanta Falcons	OFFENSE	142.0  (11)	141.0  (14)	283.0  (14)	3
	DEFENSE	180.5  (22)	88.5  (2)	269.0  (11)	8
Detroit Lions	OFFENSE	109.0  (20)	137.5  (15)	246.5  (23)	6
	DEFENSE	208.5  (24)	127.5  (10)	336.0  (21)	4

Line: Lions by 6

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Atlanta Falcons (1-2-0)	3	0	3	0	6
Detroit Lions (1-1-1)	7	14	3	7	31

( 3- 0) ATL Nick Mike-Mayer 48 yard field goal
( 3- 7) DET Larry Walton 57 yard rush (Errol Mann kick)
( 3-14) DET Altie Taylor 10 yard rush (Errol Mann kick)
( 3-21) DET Mel Farr 32 yard rush (Errol Mann kick)
( 6-21) ATL Nick Mike-Mayer 27 yard field goal
( 6-24) DET Errol Mann 20 yard field goal
( 6-31) DET Ron Jessie 9 yard rush (Errol Mann kick)

                     ATL             DET
First Downs:         15              15
Rushes-yards:        23-118          47-258
Yards/rush:          5.1             5.5
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     15-30-124-2     6-12-67-0
Sacked-yards:        6-54            3-28
Net pass yards:      70              39
Net yards/pass:      1.9             2.6
Total net yards:     188             297
Total plays:         59 (38% run)    62 (75% run)  
Yards/play:          3.2             4.8
Fumbles-lost:        5-3             2-1
Turnovers:           5               1
Penalties-yards:     4-25            2-15

Attendance: 45,599

Passing:
ATL: Dick Shiner, 15 of 30 for 124 yards (2 int)
DET: Greg Landry, 6 of 12 for 67 yards

Rushing:
ATL: Dave Hampton, 14 for 62 yards; Art Malone, 8 for 43 yards; Jim Mitchell, 1 for 13 yards
DET: Mel Farr, 16 for 90 yards and 1 TD; Altie Taylor, 16 for 48 yards and 1 TD; Mickey Zofko, 5 for 13 yards; Greg Landry, 4 for 25 yards; Leon Crosswhite, 4 for 16 yards; Larry Walton, 1 for 57 yards and 1 TD; Ron Jessie, 1 for 9 yards and 1 TD

Receiving:
ATL: Dave Hampton, 6 for 66 yards; Art Malone, 4 for 24 yards; Ken Burrow, 2 for 23 yards; Jim Mitchell, 2 for -1 yards; Al Dodd, 1 for 12 yards
DET: Mel Farr, 4 for 37 yards; Larry Walton, 2 for 30 yards

Kick returns:
ATL: Dave Hampton, 3 for 82 yards; Duane Benson, 2 for 12 yards; Tony Plummer, 1 for 16 yards
DET: Dick Jauron, 3 for 84 yards

Punt returns:
ATL: Ray Brown, 3 for 24 yards; Al Dodd, 1 for 4 yards
DET: Lem Barney, 2 for 12 yards; Jim Teal, 1 for 0 yards

Interceptions:
DET: Mike Weger, 1 for 8 yards; Levi Johnson, 1 for 0 yards

Punting:
ATL: John James, 6 for 252 yards
DET: Herman Weaver, 8 for 337 yards

Field Goals:
ATL: Nick Mike-Mayer, 2/2
DET: Errol Mann, 1/1

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