1973 Atlanta Falcons Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 9-5
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Norm Van Brocklin (9-5)
Location: Atlanta, Georgia

1973 Atlanta Falcons Roster
1973 Atlanta Falcons Results

The Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League ended the 1973 season with a record of 9 wins and 5 losses, finishing second in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference.

Atlanta netted 318 points, while the defensive unit surrendered 224. Dave Hampton ran for a team-best 997 yards for the Falcons.

Bob Lee threw for 1,786 yards. Jim Mitchell hauled in 32 passes, while Ken Burrow accumulated 567 receiving yards. Dave Hampton was targeted regularly, too.

Ray Brown seized 6 opponent throws.

Norm Van Brocklin coached the team.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Sacked	Yds Lost	Rating
Bob Lee	230	120	52.2	1786	7.8	10	4.3	8	3.5	57	28	256	77.9
Dick Shiner	64	34	53.1	401	6.3	3	4.7	4	6.2	34	11	86	62.0
Pat Sullivan	26	14	53.8	175	6.7	1	3.8	0	0.0	21	2	19	87.8
Totals	320	168	52.5	2362	7.4	14	4.4	12	3.8	57	41	361

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Dave Hampton	263	997	3.8	25	4
Eddie Ray	96	434	4.5	17	9
Art Malone	76	336	4.4	14	2
Bob Lee	29	67	2.3	11	0
Joe Profit	18	55	3.1	9	2
Harmon Wages	18	47	2.6	13	1
Joe Washington	4	36	9.0	16	0
Jim Mitchell	5	34	6.8	13	0
Pat Sullivan	3	19	6.3	9	0
Ken Burrow	2	17	8.5	9	0
Dick Shiner	3	-2	-0.7	3	0
Tom Geredine	1	-3	-3.0	-3	0
Totals	518	2037	3.9	25	18

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Jim Mitchell	32	420	13.1	50	0
Ken Burrow	31	567	18.3	57	7
Dave Hampton	25	273	10.9	22	1
Al Dodd	19	291	15.3	25	0
Eddie Ray	19	192	10.1	39	2
Art Malone	19	177	9.3	33	1
Tom Geredine	12	231	19.2	46	1
Louis Neal	5	131	26.2	50	1
Wes Chesson	2	36	18.0	20	1
Larry Mialik	2	30	15.0	17	0
Harmon Wages	2	14	7.0	14	0
Totals	168	2362	14.1	57	14

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Nick Mike-Mayer	34	34	100.0	38	26	68.4	112
Totals	34	34	100.0	38	26	68.4	112

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
John James	63	2682	42.6	72
Totals	63	2682	42.6	72

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Ray Brown	40	360	9.0	57
Al Dodd	8	69	8.6	28
Totals	48	429	8.9	57

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Joe Washington	20	432	21.6	30
Dave Hampton	11	258	23.5	42
Tom Geredine	9	211	23.4	51
Tony Plummer	5	115	23.0	37
Rolland Lawrence	3	71	23.7	28
Duane Benson	3	20	6.7	9
Harmon Wages	1	0	0.0	0
Joe Profit	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	53	1107	20.9	51

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Ray Brown	6	99	16.5	24	0
Tom Hayes	4	142	35.5	65	2
Greg Brezina	3	51	17.0	36	0
Clarence Ellis	2	90	45.0	48	0
Ken Reaves	2	20	10.0	11	0
Rolland Lawrence	1	81	81.0	81	0
Tony Plummer	1	39	39.0	39	0
Claude Humphrey	1	6	6.0	6	0
Chuck Walker	1	0	0.0	0	0
Don Hansen	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	22	528	24.0	81	2

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD
Bob Lee			6	4	-5	0
Don Hansen		0	1	3	0	0
Ken Mitchell			0	2	0	0
Rolland Lawrence		0	0	2	0	0
Bill Sandeman			0	2	0	0
Tom Geredine			1	2	0
Claude Humphrey		0	0	1	22	0
Tom Hayes		0	0	1	16
Jim Mitchell			0	1	0	0
Ken Reaves		0	1	1	0	0
Al Dodd			1	1	8	0
Andy Maurer			0	1	0	0
Lonnie Warwick			0	1	0	0
Larry Mialik			0	1	0	0
George Kunz			0	1	0	0
Ray Brown		0	4	1	0	0
Clarence Ellis		0	0	1	0	0
Dennis Havig			0	1	0	0
Dick Shiner			4	1	0	0
Tommy Nobis			0	1	0	0
Dave Hampton			7	1	0
John Zook			0	1	0	0
Tony Plummer		0	0	1	0
Eddie Ray			8	0	0
Pat Sullivan			1	0	0	0
Art Malone			2	0	0
Ken Burrow			1	0	0
Joe Profit			3	0	0
Totals	0	0	40	32	41	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Nick Mike-Mayer									26	34	0			112
Eddie Ray	9	2							0	0	0			66
Ken Burrow	0	7							0	0	0			42
Dave Hampton	4	1		0					0	0	0			30
Art Malone	2	1							0	0	0			18
Tom Hayes						2			0	0	0			12
Joe Profit	2			0					0	0	0			12
Tom Geredine	0	1		0					0	0	0			6
Louis Neal		1							0	0	0			6
Wes Chesson		1							0	0	0			6
Harmon Wages	1	0		0					0	0	0			6
Tony Plummer				0		0			0	0	0		1	2
Totals	18	14	0	0	0	2	0	0	26	34	0	0	1	318