In a divisional game that went down to the last play and last second, the Falcons hung on to defeat the Rams in Fulton County Stadium 23 - 16.
The Falcon Defense held Eric Dickerson to 21 yards rushing on 16 carries and returned a fumble 71 yards for a TD to give the Falcons the lead 17 - 16 at the start of the fourth quarter. With a 1:49 left in the game Falcon HB William Andrews broke a tackle on a dive play and ran 49 yards to score but the Xp point was blocked making the score 23 -16 and setting up the Rams to tie and send it into overtime. Ram QBs Steve Brartkowski and Jim Evertt marched the Rams 64 yards in 8 plays in 1:43 to the Falcons 16 yardline. Then with no time on the clock Jim Everett's endzone pass to TE David Hill was Intercepted by LB Joel Williams to end the game. Next week the Falcons play the 1st place 49ers at home and the Rams go home to plat the Lions.
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