NFL game summary for 12/01/1974:

Safety Dave Elmendorf picked off a pair of interceptions, returning one 57 yards for a touchdown, and cornerback Charlie Stukes also stole two Atlanta passes as the Rams rolled to their second victory of the season over the Falcons, who dropped their sixth straight game. Lawrence McCutcheon of Los Angeles ran for 53 yards to lift his season total to 1,004 yards. It marked the second straight season McCutcheon rushed over 1,000 yards.

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	152.8  (8)	158.8  (13)	311.6  (10)	24
	DEFENSE	98.8  (2)	137.5  (9)	236.3  (2)	16
Atlanta Falcons	OFFENSE	111.7  (20)	86.0  (26)	197.7  (26)	44
	DEFENSE	194.6  (26)	106.5  (1)	301.1  (16)	25

Line: Rams by 12

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Los Angeles Rams (9-3-0)	6	7	17	0	30
Atlanta Falcons (2-10-0)	0	7	0	0	7

( 6- 0) LA  Jim Bertelsen 3 yard rush (kick failed)
(13- 0) LA  Jack Snow 44 yard pass from James Harris (David Ray kick)
(13- 7) ATL Vince Kendrick 2 yard pass from Pat Sullivan (Nick Mike-Mayer kick)
(20- 7) LA  Dave Elmendorf 57 yard interception return (David Ray kick)
(27- 7) LA  Jim Bertelsen 4 yard rush (David Ray kick)
(30- 7) LA  David Ray 23 yard field goal

                     LA              ATL
First Downs:         14              11
Rushes-yards:        40-150          15-19
Yards/rush:          3.8             1.3
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     9-22-174-0      20-41-269-5
Sacked-yards:        1-15            4-51
Net pass yards:      159             218
Net yards/pass:      6.9             4.8
Total net yards:     309             237
Total plays:         63 (63% run)    60 (25% run)  
Yards/play:          4.9             4.0
Fumbles-lost:        2-0             0-0
Turnovers:           0               5
Penalties-yards:     3-18            9-69

Attendance: 18,648

Passing:
LA: James Harris, 9 of 17 for 174 yards and 1 TD; Ron Jaworski, 0 of 5 for 0 yards
ATL: Kim McQuilken, 13 of 27 for 160 yards (3 int); Pat Sullivan, 7 of 14 for 109 yards and 1 TD (2 int)

Rushing:
LA: Lawrence McCutcheon, 16 for 53 yards; John Cappelletti, 11 for 43 yards; Jim Bertelsen, 8 for 36 yards and 2 TDs; Les Josephson, 4 for 15 yards; James Harris, 1 for 3 yards
ATL: Dave Hampton, 8 for 5 yards; Art Malone, 4 for 9 yards; Vince Kendrick, 1 for 3 yards; Jim Mitchell, 1 for 1 yard; Haskel Stanback, 1 for 1 yard

Receiving:
LA: Lawrence McCutcheon, 3 for 40 yards; Jack Snow, 2 for 85 yards and 1 TD; Bob Klein, 2 for 28 yards; Jim Bertelsen, 2 for 21 yards
ATL: Jim Mitchell, 7 for 109 yards; Ken Burrow, 3 for 64 yards; Vince Kendrick, 3 for 14 yards and 1 TD; Louis Neal, 2 for 30 yards; Art Malone, 2 for 15 yards; Tom Geredine, 1 for 18 yards; Dave Hampton, 1 for 11 yards; Al Dodd, 1 for 8 yards

Kick returns:
LA: Cullen Bryant, 1 for 22 yards; Willie McGee, 1 for 19 yards
ATL: Gerald Tinker, 5 for 125 yards; Ken Mitchell, 1 for 13 yards

Punt returns:
LA: Cullen Bryant, 4 for 18 yards
ATL: Al Dodd, 3 for 19 yards

Interceptions:
LA: Dave Elmendorf, 2 for 86 yards and 1 TD; Charlie Stukes, 2 for 42 yards; Bill Simpson, 1 for 0 yards

Punting:
LA: Mike Burke, 9 for 288 yards
ATL: John James, 7 for 291 yards

Field Goals:
LA: David Ray, 1/2

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