NFL game summary for 10/06/1974:

The Giants took a 7-0 lead on rookie Doug Kotar's 53-yard run in the first period, but Falcons' quarterback Bob Lee and tight end Jim Mitchell combined for a 15-yard tying score in the second period. Atlanta cornerback Ray Brown intercepted a Norm Snead pass and ran 59 yards for a TD, the season's longest interception return in the NFC.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Atlanta Falcons	OFFENSE	119.3  (17)	63.0  (25)	182.3  (26)	14
	DEFENSE	192.3  (26)	100.7  (9)	293.0  (17)	6
New York Giants	OFFENSE	110.3  (20)	147.3  (14)	257.7  (17)	6
	DEFENSE	137.7  (15)	158.3  (17)	296.0  (19)	7

Line: Giants by 4

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Atlanta Falcons (1-3-0)	0	7	7	0	14
New York Giants (1-3-0)	7	0	0	0	7

( 0- 7) NYG Doug Kotar 53 yard rush (Pete Gogolak kick)
( 7- 7) ATL Jim Mitchell 15 yard pass from Bob Lee (Nick Mike-Mayer kick)
(14- 7) ATL Ray Brown 59 yard interception return (Nick Mike-Mayer kick)

                     ATL             NYG
First Downs:         17              13
Rushes-yards:        38-157          29-172
Yards/rush:          4.1             5.9
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     10-17-142-3     12-26-104-2
Sacked-yards:        3-14            2-15
Net pass yards:      128             89
Net yards/pass:      6.4             3.2
Total net yards:     285             261
Total plays:         58 (65% run)    57 (50% run)  
Yards/play:          4.9             4.6
Fumbles-lost:        1-0             0-0
Turnovers:           3               2
Penalties-yards:     4-20            3-15

Attendance: 42,379

Passing:
ATL: Bob Lee, 10 of 17 for 142 yards and 1 TD (3 int)
NYG: Norm Snead, 10 of 20 for 85 yards (2 int); Jim Del Gaizo, 2 of 6 for 19 yards

Rushing:
ATL: Haskel Stanback, 15 for 64 yards; Art Malone, 15 for 55 yards; Molly McGee, 4 for 22 yards; Gerald Tinker, 1 for 9 yards; Vince Kendrick, 1 for 5 yards; Eddie Ray, 1 for 3 yards; Bob Lee, 1 for -1 yards
NYG: Doug Kotar, 15 for 119 yards and 1 TD; Joe Dawkins, 9 for 33 yards; Leon McQuay, 3 for 15 yards; Steve Crosby, 2 for 5 yards

Receiving:
ATL: Art Malone, 5 for 36 yards; Jim Mitchell, 3 for 55 yards and 1 TD; Ken Burrow, 2 for 51 yards
NYG: Joe Dawkins, 4 for 15 yards; Doug Kotar, 3 for 19 yards; Bob Grim, 2 for 24 yards; Bob Tucker, 1 for 18 yards; Don Herrmann, 1 for 15 yards; Ray Rhodes, 1 for 13 yards

Kick returns:
ATL: Tom Geredine, 2 for 44 yards
NYG: Leon McQuay, 2 for 62 yards; Steve Crosby, 1 for 18 yards

Punt returns:
ATL: Al Dodd, 2 for 13 yards; Gerald Tinker, 1 for 14 yards
NYG: Ray Rhodes, 1 for 0 yards

Interceptions:
ATL: Ray Brown, 1 for 59 yards and 1 TD; Don Hansen, 1 for 0 yards
NYG: Andy Selfridge, 1 for 12 yards; Pete Athas, 1 for 0 yards; Spider Lockhart, 1 for 0 yards

Punting:
ATL: John James, 3 for 93 yards
NYG: Dave Jennings, 5 for 220 yards

Field Goals:
ATL: Nick Mike-Mayer, 0/2
NYG: Pete Gogolak, 0/2

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