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The Falcons' 129 points allowed led the league (the best ever for a 14 game regular season) and established an all-time NFL record for fewest points allowed in an NFL season. [2] Atlanta's 3,242 total yards allowed were second-fewest in the league, [3] and the Falcons' 1,384 passing yards allowed was by far the best in the NFL in 1977. [4]
The 1977 Los Angeles Rams season was the team's 40th year with the National Football League and the 32nd season in Los Angeles. Hobbled by chronic knee woes, quarterback Joe Namath was waived by the New York Jets after the 1976 season, after they were unable to trade him. Namath signed with the Rams in May 1977.
By the end of the game, the Rams had three turnovers, while the Vikings didn't have any. The Rams took the opening kickoff and moved the ball to the Minnesota 31. However, Alan Page ended the drive by dropping RB Lawrence McCutcheon for a 1-yard loss on 4th down and 2. The Vikings took over and drove 70 yards, with Lee completing 5/5 passes, to ...
The 1977 season is considered the last season of the "Dead Ball Era" of professional football (1970 to 1977). The 17.2 average points scored per team per game was the lowest since 1942, and it was the only post-merger NFL season where no player surpassed 1,000 receiving yards. For 1978, the league made significant changes to allow greater ...
Predictions and picks for the 2022 NFL Week 2 matchup between the Atlanta Falcons and Los Angeles Rams
Rams safety Quentin Lake echoed similar sentiments. "I think for us to come out and play the way we did, to see the fans, to see the support that we got in the midst of what's going on in L.A ...
From 1974 to 1977, the Monday night game aired on Saturday during the final week of the regular season. ... Los Angeles Rams: 7–15: Atlanta Falcons: Atlanta ...
NFL Network's Ian Rapoport reported that the Rams have agreed to trade wide receiver Van Jefferson and a 2025 seventh-round pick to the Atlanta Falcons. In return, the Falcons will reportedly send ...