1974 Atlanta Falcons season

NFL team season October 2020 March 2026 Atlanta Falcons 1974 3–11 4th NFC West Norm Van Brocklin (fired Nov. 6; 2–6 record)Marion Campbell (interim; 1–5 record) Norm Van Brocklin (fired Nov. 6) Rankin M. Smith Sr. Atlanta Stadium Did not qualify 3 C Jeff Van Note T George Kunz DE Claude Humphrey 1 DE Claude Humphrey (2nd team) Falcons seasons The 1974 Atlanta Falcons season was the franchise's ninth year in the National Football League (NFL). After coming close to their maiden postseason appearance the previous season and finishing with a best-to-date 9–5 record despite an upset loss to the Cardinals, the Falcons traded star cornerback Ken Reaves to the archrival New Orleans Saints to obtain in-demand guard Royce Smith, a former Georgia Bulldogs All-American,“Falcons deny trading Reaves Connected with Players’ Strike”; in Ellensburg Daily Record; July 20, 1974; p. 4 in a widely criticized move (Reaves played only five games for New Orleans before he was cut; he signed with St. Louis, where he remained through his retirement in 1978). During the strike-affected pre-season, they beat the Eagles 23–7 in a rain-soaked match,“Falcons blast Eagles, 23–7”; in St. Petersburg Times; August 5, 1974; p. 9C before losing to the Raiders, 28–16.“Harold Hart, Stabler Leader Raiders’ Win Over Falcons”; in The Tuscaloosa News; August 11, 1974; p. 2C Soon afterwards the Falcons lost key offensive tackle Bill Sandeman for the entire season with a slipped disc in his back.“Falcon Tackle out for Season”; in Bangor Daily News; August 22, 1974; p. 18 Along with a form lapse from quarterback Bob Lee and an injury to running back Dave Hampton,“Hampton out with Bum Knee”; in Rome News-Tribune; August 27, 1974; p. 6 this destroyed the Falcons’ offense. The 1974 Falcons scored 111 points with a mere twelve touchdowns, the lowest total in franchise history, and the second lowest by any team in a fourteen-game NFL seasonPro-Football-Reference.com: In a single season, from 1961 to 1978, in the regular season, sorted by ascending Points For and Requiring Points For less than 200 after the infamous “Zero Gang” offense of the 1977 Buccaneers who were shut out six times in fourteen games. Their failure to score more than seventeen points in any game has been equalled since only by the infamous offense of the 1992 Seahawks. Overall, Bob Lee, statistically, had one of the poorest seasons by a quarterback in Atlanta Falcons history, throwing for 852 yards, just 3 touchdowns, 14 interceptions, and completed just 45.3% of his passes (going 78 for 172) to go with his 32.4 passer rating. He also got sacked 31 times for 269 yards. The Falcons sacked long-serving head coach Norman van Brocklin after being thrashed by the Miami Dolphins and having heard demands from fans to make that move. Three of his successors have suffered the same humiliation in the middle of a season: Marion Campbell (1976 and 1989), Dan Reeves (2003) and Dan Quinn (2020), and Bobby Petrino quit with three games remaining in 2007.“Falcons Dump the Dutchman”; in The Pittsburgh Press, November 5, 1974; p. 69“Steelers Take on Falcons”; in St. Petersburg Times; October 28, 1974; p. 3C The 1974 Falcons suffered through the humiliation of being the first Falcons team to be swept by the Saints since the teams became division rivals with the AFL-NFL merger. The Saints entered the season 1–9 all-time vs. the Falcons, with that win coming in the teams' first meeting in 1967. New Orleans did not sweep Atlanta again until 1983. Offseason NFL draft 1974 NFL draft 1974 Atlanta Falcons 2 44 Gerald Tinker Wide receiver Kent State Selected two spots ahead of Kent State teammate Jack Lambert. yes 3 69 Kim McQuilken Quarterback Lehigh yes 4 96 Vince Kendrick Running back Florida yes 5 128 Monroe Eley Running back Arizona State Would join the Falcons in 1975 after having played in the CFL for the British Columbia Lions between 1972 and 1974. no 6 147 Doyle Orange Running back Southern Mississippi no 7 173 Jim Coode Offensive tackle Michigan Played in the CFL for the Ottawa Rough Riders up to 1980. no 9 225 Larry Bailey Defensive tackle Pacific no 10 252 Paul Ryczek Center Virginia yes 11 277 Eddie Wilson Wide receiver Albany State no 12 304 Vic Kögel Linebacker Ohio State no 13 329 Ralph Powell Running back Nebraska no 14 356 John Givens Guard Villanova no 15 381 Willie Jones Wide receiver Iowa State no 16 408 Sylvester McGee Running back Rhode Island yes 17 433 Al Davis Guard Boise State no no https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/atl/1974_draft.htm 1974 Atlanta Falcons draftees Pro-Football-Reference.com October 24, 2014 Personnel Staff 1974 Atlanta Falcons Chairman of the board – Rankin M. Smith Sr. President – Frank E. Wall General manager – Norm Van Brocklin Head coach – Norm Van Brocklin (games 1-8)Marion Campbell (games 9-14) Offensive backfield – Billy Ray Barnes Receivers – Harry Gilmer Offensive line – Duane Putnam Head defensive – Marion Campbell Defensive line – Bob Griffin Linebackers – Marv Matuszak Defensive backfield – Fred Bruney Roster 1974 Atlanta Falcons 19 Bob Lee quarterback 11 Kim McQuilken y  7 Pat Sullivan American football 43 Dave Hampton 20 Vince Kendrick y 25 Art Malone American football 31 Molly McGee gridiron football y 44 Eddie Ray 24 Haskel Stanback y 82 Ken Burrow 41 Al Dodd 84 Tom Geredine 80 Louis Neal 81 Gerald Tinker y 83 Larry Mialik 86 Jim Mitchell tight end 63 Nick Bebout T 66 Ted Fritsch Jr. C 65 Len Gotshalk T 56 Dennis Havig G 75 George Kunz T 55 Jim Miller offensive guard G 53 Paul Ryczek y C 64 Royce Smith G 57 Jeff Van Note C 68 Larry Bailey y no DE 87 Claude Humphrey DE 69 Mike Lewis American football DT 77 Rosie Manning DT 74 Mike Tilleman DT 79 Chuck Walker American football DT 71 John Zook DE 50 Greg Brezina OLB 58 Don Hansen OLB 52 Ken Mitchell American football OLB 60 Tommy Nobis MLB 51 Dick Palmer American football OLB 59 Lonnie Warwick MLB 34 Ray Brown safety SS 32 Ray Easterling SS 29 Clarence Ellis FS 27 Tom Hayes cornerback CB 45 Ron Simmons y CB 22 Rolland Lawrence CB 38 Rick Byas y CB  6 John James American football P 12 Nick Mike-Mayer K 61 Bill Sandeman T IR Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 September 15 Dallas Cowboys L 0–24 0–1 Atlanta Stadium 52,322 Recap 2 September 22 San Francisco 49ers L 10–16 0–2 Atlanta Stadium 47,686 Recap 3 September 29 at New Orleans Saints L 13–14 0–3 Tulane Stadium 62,273 Recap 4 October 6 at New York Giants W 14–7 1–3 Yale Bowl 42,379 Recap 5 October 13 Chicago Bears W 13–10 2–3 Atlanta Stadium 47,835 Recap 6 October 20 New Orleans Saints L 3–13 2–4 Atlanta Stadium 47,217 Recap 7 October 28, 1974 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 17–24 2–5 Three Rivers Stadium 48,094 Recap 8 November 3 at Miami Dolphins L 7–42 2–6 Miami Orange Bowl 64,399 Recap 9 November 10 at Los Angeles Rams L 0–21 2–7 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 70,056 Recap 10 November 17 Baltimore Colts L 7–17 2–8 Atlanta Stadium 41,278 Recap 11 November 24 at San Francisco 49ers L 0–27 2–9 Candlestick Park 45,435 Recap 12 December 1 Los Angeles Rams L 7–30 2–10 Atlanta Stadium 18,648 Recap 13 December 7, 1974 at Minnesota Vikings L 10–23 2–11 Metropolitan Stadium 47,105 Recap 14 December 15 Green Bay Packers W 10–3 3–11 Atlanta Stadium 10,020 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Game summaries Week 1: vs. Dallas Cowboys Atlanta Falcons 1974 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 1: Atlanta Falcons at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary September 15 4:00 p.m. EDT Cowboys 7 10 0 7 Falcons 0 0 0 0 Atlanta Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia 52,322 Partly cloudy, 71 F C Box score First quarter DAL – Roger Staubach 9-yard run (Mac Percival kick). Cowboys 7–0. Second quarter DAL – Mac Percival 33-yard field goal. Cowboys 10–0. DAL – Golden Richards 52-yard pass from Roger Staubach (Mac Percival kick). Cowboys 17–0. Third quarter No scoring plays Fourth quarter DAL – Robert Newhouse 1-yard run (Mac Percival kick). Cowboys 24–0. Top passers DAL – Roger Staubach – 13/27, 252 yards, TD ATL – Pat Sullivan – 4/6, 44 yards, INT Top rushers DAL – Calvin Hill – 11 rushes, 58 yards ATL – Eddie Ray – 12 rushes, 36 yards Top receivers DAL – Drew Pearson – 5 receptions, 95 yards ATL – Jim Mitchell – 1 reception, 15 yards Week 2: vs. San Francisco 49ers Atlanta Falcons 1974 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 2: San Francisco 49ers at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary September 22 1:00 p.m. EDT 49ers 13 0 0 3 Falcons 7 0 0 3 Atlanta Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia 47,686 Cloudy, 68 F C Box score First quarter SF – Danny Abramowicz 13-yard pass from Joe Reed (kick failed). 49ers 6–0. SF – Larry Schreiber 1-yard run (Bruce Gossett kick). 49ers 13–0. ATL – Art Malone 1-yard run (Nick Mike-Mayer kick). 49ers 13–7. Second quarter No scoring plays Third quarter No scoring plays Fourth quarter ATL – Nick Mike-Mayer 32-yard field goal. 49ers 13–10. SF – Bruce Gossett 25-yard field goal. 49ers 16–10. Top passers SF – Joe Reed – 7/22, 101 yards, TD, INT ATL – Bob Lee – 10/23, 99 yards, 3 INT Top rushers SF – Larry Schreiber – 18 rushes, 70 yards, TD ATL – Eddie Ray – 17 rushes, 58 yards Top receivers SF – Wilbur Jackson – 2 receptions, 45 yards ATL – Ken Burrow – 4 receptions, 57 yards Week 3: at New Orleans Saints Atlanta Falcons 1974 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 3: Atlanta Falcons at New Orleans Saints – Game summary September 29 1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT Falcons 0 7 3 3 Saints 0 7 0 7 Tulane Stadium, New Orleans, Louisiana 62,273 Cloudy, 79 F C Box score First quarter No scoring plays Second quarter NO – Joel Parker 13-yard pass from Archie Manning (Bill McClard kick). Saints 7–0. ATL – Gerald Tinker 72-yard punt return (Nick Mike-Mayer kick). Tied 7–7. Third quarter ATL – Nick Mike-Mayer 21-yard field goal. Falcons 10–7. Fourth quarter ATL – Nick Mike-Mayer 27-yard field goal. Falcons 13–7. NO – Jess Phillips 8-yard run (Bill McClard kick). Saints 14–13. Top passers ATL – Pat Sullivan – 7/20, 74 yards, INT NO – Archie Manning – 6/14, 47 yards, TD, INT Top rushers ATL – Haskel Stanback – 18 rushes, 73 yards NO – Jess Phillips – 16 rushes, 63 yards, TD Top receivers ATL – Jim Mitchell – 2 receptions, 40 yards NO – John Beasley – 1 reception, 30 yards Week 4: at New York Giants Atlanta Falcons 1974 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 4: Atlanta Falcons at New York Giants – Game summary October 6 1:00 p.m. EDT Falcons 0 7 7 0 Giants 7 0 0 0 Yale Bowl, New Haven, Connecticut 42,379 Partly cloudy, 63 F C Box score First quarter NYG – Doug Kotar 53-yard run (Pete Gogolak kick). Giants 7–0. Second quarter ATL – Jim Mitchell 15-yard pass from Bob Lee (Nick Mike-Mayer kick). Tied 7–7. Third quarter ATL – Ray Brown 59-yard interception return (Nick Mike-Mayer kick). Falcons 14–7. Fourth quarter No scoring plays Top passers ATL – Bob Lee – 10/17, 142 yards, TD, 3 INT NYG – Norm Snead – 10/20, 85 yards, 2 INT Top rushers ATL – Haskel Stanback – 15 rushes, 64 yards NYG – Doug Kotar – 15 rushes, 119 yards, TD Top receivers ATL – Jim Mitchell – 3 receptions, 55 yards, TD NYG – Bob Grim – 2 receptions, 24 yards Week 5: vs. Chicago Bears Atlanta Falcons 1974 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 5: Chicago Bears at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary October 13 1:00 p.m. EDT Bears 0 0 0 10 Falcons 0 7 3 3 Atlanta Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia 47,835 Partly cloudy, 68 F C Box score First quarter No scoring plays Second quarter ATL – Bob Lee 1-yard run (Nick Mike-Mayer kick). Falcons 7–0. Third quarter ATL – Nick Mike-Mayer 35-yard field goal. Falcons 10–0. Fourth quarter CHI – Bo Rather 59-yard pass from Gary Huff (Mirro Roder kick). Falcons 10–7. CHI – Mirro Roder 37-yard field goal. Tied 10–10. ATL – Nick Mike-Mayer 31-yard field goal. Falcons 13–10. Top passers CHI – Gary Huff – 14/25, 177 yards, TD, 2 INT ATL – Bob Lee – 10/18, 121 yards, 2 INT Top rushers CHI – Carl Garrett – 14 rushes, 50 yards ATL – Haskel Stanback – 19 rushes, 77 yards Top receivers CHI – Bo Rather – 6 receptions, 114 yards, TD ATL – Ken Burrow – 4 receptions, 76 yards Week 6: vs. New Orleans Saints Atlanta Falcons 1974 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 6: New Orleans Saints at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary October 20 1:00 p.m. EDT Saints 0 10 3 0 Falcons 0 3 0 0 Atlanta Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia 47,217 Sunny, 52 F C Box score First quarter No scoring plays Second quarter ATL – Nick Mike-Mayer 47-yard field goal. Falcons 3–0. NO – Paul Seal 36-yard pass from Bobby Scott (Bill McClard kick). Saints 7–3. NO – Bill McClard 41-yard field goal. Saints 10–3. Third quarter NO – Bill McClard 31-yard field goal. Saints 13–3. Fourth quarter No scoring plays Top passers NO – Bobby Scott – 6/16, 78 yards, TD, INT ATL – Pat Sullivan – 12/24, 122 yards, INT Top rushers NO – Alvin Maxson – 25 rushes, 91 yards ATL – Dave Hampton – 12 rushes, 37 yards Top receivers NO – Paul Seal – 1 reception, 36 yards, TD ATL – Jim Mitchell – 4 receptions, 45 yards Week 7: at Pittsburgh Steelers Atlanta Falcons 1974 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 7: Atlanta Falcons at Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary October 28, 1974 9:00 p.m. EST Falcons 0 14 0 3 Steelers 14 0 3 7 Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 48,094 Clear, 51 F C ABC Frank Gifford and Howard Cosell Box score First quarter PIT – Rocky Bleier 10-yard run (Roy Gerela kick). Steelers 7–0. PIT – Terry Bradshaw 1-yard run (Roy Gerela kick). Steelers 14–0. Second quarter ATL – Al Dodd 9-yard pass from Bob Lee (Nick Mike-Mayer kick). Steelers 14–7. ATL – Ken Burrow 24-yard pass from Bob Lee (Nick Mike-Mayer kick). Tied 14–14. Third quarter PIT – Roy Gerela 33-yard field goal. Steelers 17–14. Fourth quarter PIT – Franco Harris 7-yard run (Roy Gerela kick). Steelers 24–14. ATL – Nick Mike-Mayer 32-yard field goal. Steelers 24–17. Top passers ATL – Bob Lee – 8/20, 122 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT PIT – Terry Bradshaw – 9/21, 130 yards, 2 INT Top rushers ATL – Dave Hampton – 17 rushes, 55 yards PIT – Franco Harris – 28 rushes, 141 yards, TD Top receivers ATL – Jim Mitchell – 2 receptions, 62 yards PIT – Franco Harris – 2 receptions, 37 yards Week 8: at Miami Dolphins Atlanta Falcons 1974 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 8: Atlanta Falcons at Miami Dolphins – Game summary November 3 4:00 p.m. EST Falcons 0 7 0 0 Dolphins 0 14 21 7 Miami Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida 64,399 Partly cloudy, 77 F C Box score First quarter No scoring plays Second quarter MIA – Benny Malone 4-yard run (Garo Yepremian kick). Dolphins 7–0. MIA – Paul Warfield 4-yard pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick). Dolphins 14–0. ATL – Dave Hampton 2-yard run (Nick Mike-Mayer kick). Dolphins 14–7. Third quarter MIA – Don Nottingham 1-yard run (Garo Yepremian kick). Dolphins 21–7. MIA – Jim Mandich 18-yard pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick). Dolphins 28–7. MIA – Don Nottingham 2-yard run (Garo Yepremian kick). Dolphins 35–7. Fourth quarter MIA – Don Nottingham 1-yard (Garo Yepremian kick). Dolphins 42–7. Top passers ATL – Bob Lee – 8/15, 65 yards, INT MIA – Bob Griese – 10/15, 158 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers ATL – Dave Hampton – 14 rushes, 71 yards, TD MIA – Benny Malone – 24 rushes, 108 yards, TD Top receivers ATL – Ken Burrow – 3 receptions, 47 yards MIA – Paul Warfield – 4 receptions, 71 yards, TD Week 9: at Los Angeles Rams Atlanta Falcons 1974 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 9: Atlanta Falcons at Los Angeles Rams – Game summary November 10 4:00 p.m. EST/1:00 p.m. PST Falcons 0 0 0 0 Rams 7 0 7 7 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California 70,056 Sunny, 65 F C Box score First quarter LAR – Harold Jackson 40-yard pass from James Harris (David Ray kick). Rams 7–0. Second quarter No scoring plays Third quarter LAR – Tony Baker 1-yard run (David Ray kick). Rams 14–0. Fourth quarter LAR – Harold Jackson 25-yard pass from James Harris (David Ray kick). Rams 21–0. Top passers ATL – Bob Lee – 10/21, 89 yards LAR – James Harris – 5/13, 130 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers ATL – Art Malone – 13 rushes, 49 yards LAR – Lawrence McCutcheon – 22 rushes, 140 yards Top receivers ATL – Art Malone – 6 receptions, 33 yards LAR – Harold Jackson – 3 receptions, 79 yards, 2 TD Week 10: vs. Baltimore Colts Atlanta Falcons 1974 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 10: Baltimore Colts at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary November 17 1:00 p.m. EST Colts 0 10 0 7 Falcons 0 7 0 0 Atlanta Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia 41,278 Partly cloudy, 54 F C Box score First quarter No scoring plays Second quarter BAL – Toni Linhart 37-yard field goal. Colts 3–0. ATL – Haskel Stanback 23-yard run (Nick Mike-Mayer kick). Falcons 7–3. BAL – Marty Domres 12-yard run (Toni Linhart kick). Colts 10–7. Third quarter No scoring plays Fourth quarter BAL – Bill Olds 1-yard run (Toni Linhart kick). Colts 17–7. Top passers BAL – Marty Domres – 4/11, 74 yards, INT ATL – Bob Lee – 12/22, 142 yards, INT Top rushers BAL – Lydell Mitchell – 33 rushes, 151 yards ATL – Dave Hampton – 16 rushes, 62 yards Top receivers BAL – Raymond Chester – 1 reception, 41 yards ATL – Jim Mitchell – 2 receptions, 45 yards Week 11: at San Francisco 49ers Atlanta Falcons 1974 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 11: Atlanta Falcons at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary November 24 4:00 p.m. EST/1:00 p.m. PST Falcons 0 0 0 0 49ers 7 7 0 13 Candlestick Park, San Francisco, California 45,435 Cloudy, 50 F C Box score First quarter SF – Gene Washington 5-yard pass from Tom Owen (Bruce Gossett kick). 49ers 7–0. Second quarter SF – Gene Washington 53-yard pass from Tom Owen (Bruce Gossett kick). 49ers 14–0. Third quarter No scoring plays Fourth quarter SF – Manfred Moore 88-yard punt return (Bruce Gossett kick). 49ers 21–0. SF – Bruce Gossett 20-yard field goal. 49ers 24–0. SF – Bruce Gossett 42-yard field goal. 49ers 27–0. Top passers ATL – Pat Sullivan – 13/30, 148 yards, 2 INT SF – Tom Owen – 7/16, 127 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers ATL – Dave Hampton – 10 rushes, 43 yards SF – Larry Schreiber – 20 rushes, 106 yards Top receivers ATL – Dave Hampton – 4 receptions, 37 yards SF – Gene Washington – 2 receptions, 58 yards, 2 TD Week 12: vs. Los Angeles Rams Atlanta Falcons 1974 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 12: Los Angeles Rams at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary December 1 4:00 p.m. EST Rams 6 7 17 0 Falcons 0 7 0 0 Atlanta Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia 18,648 Rain, 36 F C Box score First quarter LAR – Jim Bertelsen 6-yard run (kick failed). Rams 6–0. Second quarter LAR – Jack Snow 44-yard pass from James Harris (David Ray). Rams 13–0. ATL – Vince Kendrick 2-yard pass from Pat Sullivan (Nick Mike-Mayer kick). Rams 13–7. Third quarter LAR – Dave Elmendorf 57-yard interception return (David Ray kick). Rams 20–7. LAR – Jim Bertelsen 4-yard run (David Ray kick). Rams 27–7. LAR – David Ray 23-yard field goal. Rams 30–7. Fourth quarter No scoring plays Top passers LAR – James Harris – 9/17, 174 yards, TD ATL – Kim McQuilken – 13/27, 160 yards, 3 INT Top rushers LAR – Lawrence McCutcheon – 16 rushes, 53 yards ATL – Art Malone – 4 rushes, 9 yards Top receivers LAR – Jack Snow – 2 receptions, 85 yards, TD ATL – Jim Mitchell – 7 receptions, 109 yards Week 13: at Minnesota Vikings Atlanta Falcons 1974 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 13: Atlanta Falcons at Minnesota Vikings – Game summary December 7, 1974 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST Falcons 0 7 0 3 Vikings 7 3 6 7 Metropolitan Stadium, Bloomington, Minnesota 47,105 Cloudy with flurries, 28 F C Box score First quarter MIN – Dave Osborn 10-yard run (Fred Cox kick). Vikings 7–0. Second quarter ATL – Art Malone 1-yard run (Nick Mike-Mayer kick). Tied 7–7. MIN – Fred Cox 21-yard field goal. Vikings 10–7. Third quarter MIN – Dave Osborn 5-yard run (kick failed). Vikings 16–7. Fourth quarter ATL – Nick Mike-Mayer 36-yard field goal. Vikings 16–10. MIN – Stu Voigt 10-yard pass from Bob Berry (Fred Cox kick). Vikings 23–10. Top passers ATL – Kim McQuilken – 11/25, 125 yards, 2 INT MIN – Bob Berry – 14/22, 114 yards, TD, INT Top rushers ATL – Art Malone – 10 rushes, 54 yards, TD MIN – Dave Osborn – 24 rushes, 96 yards, 2 TD Top receivers ATL – Ken Burrow – 3 receptions, 50 yards MIN – Dave Osborn – 6 receptions, 39 yards Week 14: vs. Green Bay Packers Atlanta Falcons 1974 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 14: Green Bay Packers at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary December 15 1:00 p.m. EST Packers 0 0 3 0 Falcons 7 3 0 0 Atlanta Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia 10,020 Cloudy, 42 F C Box score First quarter ATL – Dave Hampton 5-yard run (Nick Mike-Mayer kick). Falcons 7–0. Second quarter ATL – Nick Mike-Mayer 47-yard field goal. Falcons 10–0. Third quarter GB – Chester Marcol 43-yard field goal. Falcons 10–3. Fourth quarter No scoring plays Top passers GB – John Hadl – 15/38, 138 yards, 2 INT ATL – Kim McQuilken – 7/20, 68 yards, 3 INT Top rushers GB – John Brockington – 20 rushes, 65 yards ATL – Dave Hampton – 23 rushes, 94 yards, TD Top receivers GB – Rich McGeorge – 2 receptions, 38 yards ATL – Tom Geredine – 2 receptions, 27 yards Standings References 30em External links 1974 Atlanta Falcons at Pro-Football-Reference.com Atlanta Falcons Category:Atlanta Falcons seasons Atlanta