NFL game summary for 12/07/1975:

The Redskins went down to the final seconds again to defeat the Falcons and remain alive in the NFC East race. After Nick Mike-Mayer kicked a 44-yard field goal to pull Atlanta even at 24-24 with 61 seconds left, Washington's Billy Kilmer took command and completed five of six passes for 56 yards to the Falcons' 22 and Mark Moseley kicked a 39-yard field goal with two seconds remaining. Kilmer completed 25 of 38 passes for 320 yards and three touchdowns. Atlanta rookie quarterback Steve Bartkowski had his finest game, hitting 14 of 26 for 281 yards and three touchdowns.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Washington Redskins	OFFENSE	130.6  (17)	215.6  (2)	346.3  (8)	32
	DEFENSE	131.0  (10)	176.2  (17)	307.2  (13)	31
Atlanta Falcons	OFFENSE	131.2  (16)	115.1  (23)	246.3  (23)	40
	DEFENSE	164.1  (21)	169.5  (14)	333.6  (18)	29

Line: Redskins by 7

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Washington Redskins (8-4-0)	3	7	7	13	30
Atlanta Falcons (3-9-0)	0	14	3	10	27

( 3- 0) WAS Mark Moseley 42 yard field goal
(10- 0) WAS Larry Brown 3 yard pass from Billy Kilmer (Mark Moseley kick)
(10- 7) ATL Ken Burrow 9 yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Nick Mike-Mayer kick)
(10-14) ATL Wallace Francis 67 yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Nick Mike-Mayer kick)
(10-17) ATL Nick Mike-Mayer 23 yard field goal
(17-17) WAS Frank Grant 69 yard pass from Billy Kilmer (Mark Moseley kick)
(20-17) WAS Mark Moseley 34 yard field goal
(27-17) WAS Jerry Smith 12 yard pass from Billy Kilmer (Mark Moseley kick)
(27-24) ATL Dave Hampton 3 yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Nick Mike-Mayer kick)
(27-27) ATL Nick Mike-Mayer 44 yard field goal
(30-27) WAS Mark Moseley 39 yard field goal

                     WAS             ATL
First Downs:         22              16
Rushes-yards:        30-91           30-127
Yards/rush:          3.0             4.2
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     25-38-320-1     14-26-281-3
Sacked-yards:        1-6             2-20
Net pass yards:      314             261
Net yards/pass:      8.1             9.3
Total net yards:     405             388
Total plays:         69 (43% run)    58 (51% run)  
Yards/play:          5.9             6.7
Fumbles-lost:        2-1             1-0
Turnovers:           2               3
Penalties-yards:     3-27            5-47

Attendance: 52,809

Passing:
WAS: Billy Kilmer, 25 of 38 for 320 yards and 3 TDs (1 int)
ATL: Steve Bartkowski, 14 of 26 for 281 yards and 3 TDs (3 int)

Rushing:
WAS: Mike Thomas, 16 for 54 yards; Larry Brown, 9 for 32 yards; Billy Kilmer, 4 for 9 yards; Moses Denson, 1 for -4 yards
ATL: Haskel Stanback, 15 for 65 yards; Dave Hampton, 14 for 62 yards; Mack Herron, 1 for 0 yards

Receiving:
WAS: Larry Brown, 8 for 58 yards and 1 TD; Frank Grant, 5 for 135 yards and 1 TD; Charley Taylor, 5 for 65 yards; Mike Thomas, 5 for 33 yards; Jerry Smith, 2 for 29 yards and 1 TD
ATL: Dave Hampton, 6 for 52 yards and 1 TD; Ken Burrow, 4 for 63 yards and 1 TD; Alfred Jenkins, 3 for 99 yards; Wallace Francis, 1 for 67 yards and 1 TD

Kick returns:
WAS: Larry Jones, 6 for 138 yards
ATL: Rick Byas, 3 for 64 yards; Mack Herron, 2 for 49 yards; Woody Thompson, 1 for 18 yards

Punt returns:
WAS: Larry Jones, 2 for 12 yards
ATL: Mack Herron, 1 for -1 yards

Interceptions:
WAS: Brig Owens, 1 for 25 yards; Chris Hanburger, 1 for 14 yards; Pat Fischer, 1 for 4 yards
ATL: Ray Easterling, 1 for 11 yards

Punting:
WAS: Mike Bragg, 4 for 145 yards
ATL: John James, 4 for 128 yards

Field Goals:
WAS: Mark Moseley, 3/3
ATL: Nick Mike-Mayer, 2/2

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