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Sunday December 21, 1975
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 12/21/1975:



Eric Torkelson's 86 yards included a 15-yard touchdown in the second period that lifted the Packers to their fourth victory. Atlanta's Dave Hampton ran for 61 yards to finish with 1,002 yards, thus achieving the 1,000-yard plateau which twice eluded him by five and three yards.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
Atlanta FalconsOFFENSE128.5  (18)145.3  (19)273.8  (20)43
DEFENSE162.2  (21)182.5  (20)344.7  (21)33
Green Bay PackersOFFENSE106.0  (26)146.9  (18)252.9  (23)34
DEFENSE170.4  (22)153.4  (8)323.8  (16)36

Line: Falcons by 6

Team1234F
Atlanta Falcons (4-10-0)600713
Green Bay Packers (4-10-0)3910022

( 0- 3) GB  Joe Danelo 34 yard field goal
( 6- 3) ATL Dave Hampton 1 yard rush (kick failed)
( 6- 9) GB  Eric Torkelson 15 yard rush (kick failed)
( 6-12) GB  Joe Danelo 30 yard field goal
( 6-15) GB  Joe Danelo 19 yard field goal
( 6-22) GB  Barty Smith 1 yard rush (Joe Danelo kick)
(13-22) ATL Alfred Jenkins 52 yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Nick Mike-Mayer kick)
                     ATL             GB
First Downs:         14              20
Rushes-yards:        26-124          46-169
Yards/rush:          4.8             3.7
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     13-37-219-2     16-33-181-1
Sacked-yards:        3-41            3-19
Net pass yards:      178             162
Net yards/pass:      4.5             4.5
Total net yards:     302             331
Total plays:         66 (39% run)    82 (56% run)  
Yards/play:          4.6             4.0
Fumbles-lost:        4-3             3-3
Turnovers:           5               4
Penalties-yards:     2-20            2-10

Attendance: 38,565
Passing:
ATL: Steve Bartkowski, 13 of 34 for 219 yards and 1 TD (2 int); Pat Sullivan, 0 of 3 for 0 yards
GB: John Hadl, 16 of 32 for 181 yards (1 int); Willard Harrell, 0 of 1 for 0 yards

Rushing:
ATL: Dave Hampton, 14 for 61 yards and 1 TD; Haskel Stanback, 8 for 52 yards; Woody Thompson, 1 for 5 yards; Pat Sullivan, 1 for 3 yards; Monroe Eley, 1 for 3 yards; Steve Bartkowski, 1 for 0 yards
GB: Eric Torkelson, 22 for 86 yards and 1 TD; Barty Smith, 14 for 60 yards and 1 TD; John Brockington, 8 for 12 yards; John Hadl, 1 for 7 yards; Willard Harrell, 1 for 4 yards

Receiving:
ATL: Ken Burrow, 3 for 33 yards; Alfred Jenkins, 2 for 81 yards and 1 TD; Jim Mitchell, 2 for 48 yards; Dave Hampton, 2 for 28 yards; Wallace Francis, 2 for 23 yards; Haskel Stanback, 2 for 6 yards
GB: John Brockington, 5 for 31 yards; Rich McGeorge, 3 for 46 yards; Ken Payne, 3 for 25 yards; Eric Torkelson, 2 for 12 yards; Barty Smith, 1 for 33 yards; Gerald Tinker, 1 for 17 yards; Steve Odom, 1 for 17 yards

Kick returns:
ATL: Mack Herron, 3 for 51 yards; Rick Byas, 2 for 30 yards; Woody Thompson, 1 for 19 yards
GB: Steve Odom, 2 for 22 yards

Punt returns:
ATL: Mack Herron, 4 for 33 yards
GB: Willard Harrell, 3 for 3 yards; Ken Ellis, 1 for 1 yard; Charlie Hall, 1 for 0 yards

Interceptions:
ATL: Rolland Lawrence, 1 for 23 yards
GB: Perry Smith, 1 for 61 yards; Al Matthews, 1 for 40 yards

Punting:
ATL: John James, 6 for 222 yards
GB: David Beverly, 6 for 194 yards

Field Goals:
ATL: Nick Mike-Mayer, 0/2
GB: Joe Danelo, 3/4




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