NFL game summary for 11/23/1975:

Falcons' rookie quarterback Steve Bartkowski returned to the lineup after missing three games because of a dislocated left elbow and tossed a pair of touchdown passes to Alfred Jenkins (4 and 35 yards) and Haskel Stanback scored on one and three-yard bursts to snap a five-game losing streak. Atlanta intercepted five Denver passes, two by Ray Brown, who went 41 yards for a score with one of the steals.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Denver Broncos	OFFENSE	119.2  (19)	213.0  (3)	332.2  (11)	31
	DEFENSE	160.0  (21)	166.8  (14)	326.8  (18)	18
Atlanta Falcons	OFFENSE	127.2  (16)	107.4  (25)	234.7  (23)	35
	DEFENSE	157.4  (20)	165.1  (13)	322.6  (15)	20

Line: Broncos by 3

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Denver Broncos (4-6-0)	7	0	7	7	21
Atlanta Falcons (3-7-0)	0	14	7	14	35

( 7- 0) DEN Paul Smith 38 yard fumble return (Jim Turner kick)
( 7- 7) ATL Alfred Jenkins 4 yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Nick Mike-Mayer kick)
( 7-14) ATL Alfred Jenkins 35 yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Nick Mike-Mayer kick)
( 7-21) ATL Haskel Stanback 1 yard rush (Nick Mike-Mayer kick)
(14-21) DEN Haven Moses 12 yard pass from Charley Johnson (Jim Turner kick)
(14-28) ATL Haskel Stanback 3 yard rush (Nick Mike-Mayer kick)
(21-28) DEN Jon Keyworth 1 yard rush (Jim Turner kick)
(21-35) ATL Ray Brown 41 yard interception return (Nick Mike-Mayer kick)

                     DEN             ATL
First Downs:         17              20
Rushes-yards:        27-102          42-148
Yards/rush:          3.8             3.5
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     13-32-169-5     12-25-158-3
Sacked-yards:        4-38            3-29
Net pass yards:      131             129
Net yards/pass:      3.6             4.6
Total net yards:     233             277
Total plays:         63 (42% run)    70 (60% run)  
Yards/play:          3.7             4.0
Fumbles-lost:        2-1             2-1
Turnovers:           6               4
Penalties-yards:     5-52            6-41

Attendance: 28,686

Passing:
DEN: Charley Johnson, 10 of 20 for 130 yards and 1 TD (3 int); Steve Ramsey, 3 of 12 for 39 yards (2 int)
ATL: Steve Bartkowski, 12 of 25 for 158 yards and 2 TDs (3 int)

Rushing:
DEN: Floyd Little, 14 for 74 yards; Jon Keyworth, 9 for 22 yards and 1 TD; Charley Johnson, 2 for 4 yards; Fran Lynch, 1 for 2 yards; Rick Upchurch, 1 for 0 yards
ATL: Dave Hampton, 26 for 106 yards; Haskel Stanback, 7 for 29 yards and 2 TDs; Woody Thompson, 6 for 13 yards; Steve Bartkowski, 3 for 0 yards

Receiving:
DEN: Floyd Little, 5 for 45 yards; Riley Odoms, 4 for 54 yards; Haven Moses, 3 for 41 yards and 1 TD; Jack Dolbin, 1 for 29 yards
ATL: Alfred Jenkins, 6 for 106 yards and 2 TDs; Jim Mitchell, 3 for 30 yards; Ken Burrow, 1 for 14 yards; Dave Hampton, 1 for 5 yards; Woody Thompson, 1 for 3 yards

Kick returns:
DEN: Rick Upchurch, 2 for 52 yards; Floyd Little, 2 for 47 yards; Bobby Maples, 1 for 15 yards
ATL: Wallace Francis, 2 for 50 yards; Alfred Jenkins, 1 for 24 yards; Rolland Lawrence, 1 for 18 yards

Punt returns:
DEN: Rick Upchurch, 3 for 34 yards
ATL: Ray Brown, 1 for 9 yards

Interceptions:
DEN: Bill Thompson, 1 for 48 yards; John Rowser, 1 for 2 yards; Ray May, 1 for 0 yards
ATL: Ray Brown, 2 for 62 yards and 1 TD; Ray Easterling, 1 for 15 yards; Tom Hayes, 1 for 7 yards; Don Hansen, 1 for 1 yard

Punting:
DEN: Billy Van Heusen, 3 for 107 yards
ATL: John James, 5 for 223 yards

Field Goals:
DEN: Jim Turner, 0/2

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