1970 Atlanta Falcons Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 4-8-2
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Norm Van Brocklin (4-8-2)
Location: Atlanta, Georgia

1970 Atlanta Falcons Roster
1970 Atlanta Falcons Results

The Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League ended the 1970 season with a record of 4 wins and 8 losses and 2 ties, finishing third in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference.

The Falcons racked up 206 points, while the defensive squad allowed 261. Cannonball Butler ran for a team-best 636 yards for Atlanta.

Bob Berry threw for 1,806 yards. Jim Mitchell hauled in 44 passes for 650 yards. Paul Flatley provided receiving help, too.

Ken Reaves picked off 6 errant tosses from the opposition.

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 Berry	269	156	58.0	1806	6.7	16	5.9	13	4.8	51	36	274	78.1
Randy Johnson	72	40	55.6	443	6.2	2	2.8	8	11.1	34	16	148	43.7
Harmon Wages	1	1	100.0	13	13.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	13	1	9	118.8
Totals	342	197	57.6	2262	6.6	18	5.3	21	6.1	51	53	431

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Cannonball Butler	166	636	3.8	33	0
Harmon Wages	119	422	3.5	40	1
Paul Gipson	52	177	3.4	16	0
Art Malone	40	136	3.4	12	0
Sonny Campbell	28	116	4.1	15	2
Bob Berry	13	60	4.6	16	0
Jim Mitchell	5	23	4.6	12	1
Randy Johnson	7	21	3.0	14	0
Mike Brunson	1	9	9.0	9	0
Totals	431	1600	3.7	40	4

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Jim Mitchell	44	650	14.8	51	6
Paul Flatley	39	544	13.9	35	1
Harmon Wages	26	153	5.9	24	2
Cannonball Butler	24	151	6.3	25	1
Todd Snyder	23	311	13.5	43	2
Paul Gipson	16	186	11.6	51	3
Art Malone	9	38	4.2	9	1
Gail Cogdill	7	101	14.4	30	1
Sonny Campbell	7	92	13.1	27	0
Mike Donohoe	2	36	18.0	22	1
Totals	197	2262	11.5	51	18

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Ken Vinyard	26	23	88.5	25	9	36.0	50
Totals	26	23	88.5	25	9	36.0	50

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Billy Lothridge	76	2944	38.7	59
Totals	76	2944	38.7	59

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
John Mallory	17	203	11.9	75	1
Tom McCauley	14	138	9.9	77	1
Mike Freeman	3	15	5.0	7	0
Totals	34	356	10.5	77	2

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Cannonball Butler	14	284	20.3	29
Sonny Campbell	10	230	23.0	30
Paul Gipson	8	189	23.6	32
Art Malone	5	66	13.2	25
Grady Cavness	3	61	20.3	25
Mike Brunson	4	54	13.5	26
Harmon Wages	1	22	22.0	22
Al Lavan	1	10	10.0	10
Mike Freeman	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	47	916	19.5	32

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Ken Reaves	6	44	7.3	28
Al Lavan	3	11	3.7	8
Tommy Nobis	2	36	18.0	19
Tom McCauley	1	32	32.0	32
John Zook	1	24	24.0	24
Don Hansen	1	15	15.0	15
Rudy Redmond	1	12	12.0	12
John Mallory	1	9	9.0	9
Claude Humphrey	1	5	5.0	5
Mike Freeman	1	3	3.0	3
Grady Allen	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	19	191	10.1	32

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD
John Mallory		0	1	2	17	1
Al Lavan		0	0	2	4	0
Tommy Nobis		0	0	2	0	0
Mike Freeman		0	0	2	0	0
John Zook		0	0	2	8	0
Cannonball Butler			10	2	0
Tom McCauley		0	0	1	42
Gary Roberts			0	1	0	0
Claude Humphrey		0	0	1	3	0
Randy Marshall			0	1	0	1
Ken Reaves		0	0	1	0	0
Glen Condren			0	1	0	0
Bob Berry			6	1	0	0
Jeff Van Note			0	1	0	0
Harmon Wages			4	1	0
John Matlock			0	1	0	0
Grady Allen		0	0	1	0	0
Paul Gipson			2	0	0
Sonny Campbell			1	0	0
Totals	0	0	24	23	74	2

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Ken Vinyard									9	23	0			50
Jim Mitchell	1	6							0	0	0			42
Paul Gipson	0	3		0					0	0	0			18
Harmon Wages	1	2		0					0	0	0			18
Sonny Campbell	2	0		0					0	0	0			12
Todd Snyder		2							0	0	0			12
John Mallory			1			0	1		0	0	0			12
Mike Donohoe		1							0	0	0			6
Art Malone	0	1		0					0	0	0			6
Gail Cogdill		1							0	0	0			6
Paul Flatley		1							0	0	0			6
Cannonball Butler	0	1		0					0	0	0			6
Randy Marshall							1		0	0	0			6
Tom McCauley			1			0			0	0	0			6
Totals	4	18	2	0	0	0	2	0	9	23	0	0	0	206