Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 vs. Detroit Lions • Referee:
Ben Dreith • Network:
CBS • Announcers:
Vin Scully, George Allen and
Jim Brown Steve Bartkowski threw a 24-yard touchdown pass to Billy Ryckman early in the second quarter and Bubba Bean erupted for a 25-yard touchdown run in the final minutes of the game as the Falcons got a critical win to stay alive in the NFC Playoff hunt. The Falcons defense also played a part in their win with two brilliant goal line stands. It was the first home shutout in Falcons History. The Lions' woeful offense could produce only 22 rushing yards.
Week 8 vs San Francisco 49ers Atlanta erased a 17–7 deficit in the final 5:38 of the game, beating San Francisco on Tim Mazzetti's last-second, 29-yard field goal. Steve Bartkowski directed the comeback, hitting a 71-yard bomb to set up a 21-yard Mazzetti field goal, completing a 59-yard scoring pass to Billy Ryckman with 1:52 remaining and then finding Tim Mitchell with a 19-yard reception to set up a winning kick. This game was broadcast by
CBS with announcers
Vin Scully,
George Allen and
Jim Brown at the game.
Week 9 Week 10 vs. San Francisco 49ers • Referee:
Fred Silva • TV Network:
CBS • Announcers:
Frank Glieber and
Johnny Unitas Steve Bartkowski, who suffered a separate shoulder last Monday, ran for one touchdown and threw a 37-yard scoring pass to Wallace Francis as Atlanta spoiled the head coaching debutof the 49ers'
Fred O'Connor who replaced the fired
Pete McCulley on Tuesday. San Francisco's O.J. Simpson suffered a shoulder separation early in the second period. Simpson had carried 5 times for only 15 yards before the injury. Atlanta's win help keep their playoff hopes alive for a wild card berth at 6–4 the same record as the Cowboys and the Vikings.
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