NFL game summary for 11/16/1975:

The Rams needed three field goals by Tom Dempsey and a fourth-period touchdown pass from James Harris to Ron Jessie that covered 13 yards to defeat the punchless Falcons. Jessie caught 10 passes for 151 yards. The victory sustained Los Angeles' three-game lead in the NFC West.

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	175.1  (4)	171.9  (11)	347.0  (5)	14
	DEFENSE	112.8  (3)	147.5  (8)	260.2  (4)	22
Atlanta Falcons	OFFENSE	130.8  (15)	107.6  (25)	238.4  (22)	33
	DEFENSE	165.1  (21)	156.4  (13)	321.5  (15)	18

Line: Rams by 14

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

( 3- 0) LA  Tom Dempsey 33 yard field goal
( 6- 0) LA  Tom Dempsey 42 yard field goal
( 9- 0) LA  Tom Dempsey 17 yard field goal
(16- 0) LA  Ron Jessie 13 yard pass from James Harris (Tom Dempsey kick)
(16- 7) ATL Jim Mitchell 9 yard pass from Pat Sullivan (Nick Mike-Mayer kick)

                     LA              ATL
First Downs:         18              15
Rushes-yards:        38-96           28-99
Yards/rush:          2.5             3.5
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     19-37-242-2     13-28-136-1
Sacked-yards:        1-7             4-30
Net pass yards:      235             106
Net yards/pass:      6.2             3.3
Total net yards:     331             205
Total plays:         76 (50% run)    60 (46% run)  
Yards/play:          4.4             3.4
Fumbles-lost:        1-0             3-1
Turnovers:           2               2
Penalties-yards:     6-64            8-60

Attendance: 44,595

Passing:
LA: James Harris, 19 of 37 for 242 yards and 1 TD (2 int)
ATL: Pat Sullivan, 13 of 28 for 136 yards and 1 TD (1 int)

Rushing:
LA: Lawrence McCutcheon, 15 for 23 yards; Jim Bertelsen, 10 for 33 yards; Cullen Bryant, 10 for 28 yards; John Cappelletti, 3 for 12 yards
ATL: Dave Hampton, 16 for 65 yards; Haskel Stanback, 8 for 24 yards; Pat Sullivan, 3 for 10 yards; Woody Thompson, 1 for 0 yards

Receiving:
LA: Ron Jessie, 10 for 151 yards and 1 TD; Harold Jackson, 3 for 33 yards; Jim Bertelsen, 2 for 31 yards; Bob Klein, 2 for 17 yards; Lawrence McCutcheon, 2 for 10 yards
ATL: Jim Mitchell, 4 for 46 yards and 1 TD; Haskel Stanback, 3 for 28 yards; Dave Hampton, 2 for 24 yards; Woody Thompson, 1 for 14 yards; Wallace Francis, 1 for 12 yards; Ken Burrow, 1 for 6 yards; Alfred Jenkins, 1 for 6 yards

Kick returns:
LA: Willie McGee, 1 for 24 yards
ATL: Rolland Lawrence, 2 for 45 yards; Monroe Eley, 2 for 19 yards

Punt returns:
LA: Rob Scribner, 3 for 22 yards; Dave Elmendorf, 1 for 9 yards; Bill Simpson, 1 for -3 yards
ATL: Monroe Eley, 3 for 27 yards

Interceptions:
LA: Dave Elmendorf, 1 for -1 yards
ATL: Rolland Lawrence, 2 for 24 yards

Punting:
LA: Duane Carrell, 5 for 228 yards
ATL: John James, 8 for 332 yards

Field Goals:
LA: Tom Dempsey, 3/3

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