Redskins keep Falcons winless

Billy Kilmer hit Frank Grant with a 52-yard 4th quarter touchdown pass to break open a tight game as the Washington Redskins downed the Atlanta Falcons 20-6.

Kilmer ran a clean game, throwing for 175 yards with no interceptions and he didn't take a sack as the Washington offensive line kept him upright.

Calvin Hill scored the first Redskins touchdown on a 2-yard run in the 2nd quarter. Hill led all rushers with 50 yards.

	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	OT	Total
1977 Atlanta	3	0	3	0	0	6
1977 Washington	0	10	0	10	0	20

Scoring Plays
Qtr	Clock	Poss	Scoring Description(Extra Point)	Score
1	5:44	1977 Atlanta	F.Steinfort 31 yd. field goal	3-0 ATN
2	14:40	1977 Washington	C.Hill 2 yd. run (M.Moseley kick)	7-3 WAN
2	0:01	1977 Washington	M.Moseley 19 yd. field goal	10-3 WAN
3	3:31	1977 Atlanta	F.Steinfort 20 yd. field goal	10-6 WAN
4	11:45	1977 Washington	F.Grant 52 yd. pass from B.Kilmer (M.Moseley kick)	17-6 WAN
4	1:45	1977 Washington	M.Moseley 26 yd. field goal	20-6 WAN

Team Statistics
	1977 Atlanta	1977 Washington
First Downs by Rush-Pass-Pen-Total	2-7-0-9	10-10-0-20
Third Down Efficiency	2-10-20%	8-16-50%
Fourth Down Efficiency	0-3-0%	1-1-100%
Red Zone Efficiency (pts-poss-pct)	6-14-43%	13-35-37%
Total Offense-Plays-Avg Yards Per Play	202-46-4.4	333-68-4.9
Total Net Yards Rushing	45	158
Total Rushes	26	47
Average Per Rush	1.7	3.4
Passes Completed/Attempted	9/17 (52.9%)	13/21 (61.9%)
Net Yards Passing	157	175
Avg Yards Per Pass	10.1	8.3
Sacked/Yards Lost	3/14	0/0
Punts/Average	3/42.7	3/36.7
Punts Received/Return Yardage	1/-2	2/16
Kickoffs/Returns	4/62	3/73
Interceptions/Returns	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	0/0	0/0
Total Fumbles/Fumbles Lost	4/2	3/2
Time of Possession	25 mins 8 secs	34 mins 52 secs
Average Drive Start	ATN 22	WAN 47

Passing Stats
	Att	Comp	Yds	Comp %	Yds/Att	TD	TD %	INT	INT %	Long	Sack	Rating
1977 Atlanta
Scott Hunter	17	9	171	52.9	10.1	0	0	0	0	32	3/14	88.1
1977 Washington
Billy Kilmer	21	13	175	61.9	8.3	1	4.8	0	0	52	0/0	104.3

Rushing Stats
	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD	2 Pt Conv	Fumbles/Lost
1977 Atlanta
Haskel Stanback	13	39	3.0	9	0	0	0/0
Monroe Eley	6	-6	-1.0	2	0	0	0/0
Scott Hunter	4	8	2.0	6	0	0	1/0
Woody Thompson	3	4	1.3	6	0	0	1/1
1977 Washington
Mike Thomas	18	49	2.7	7	0	0	1/1
John Riggins	14	47	3.4	15	0	0	0/0
Calvin Hill	9	50	5.6	34	1	0	1/0
Clarence Harmon	4	14	3.5	7	0	0	0/0
Joe Theismann	2	-2	-1.0	-1	0	0	1/1

Receiving Stats
	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD	2 Pt Conv
1977 Atlanta
Wallace Francis	6	122	20.3	32	0	0
Alfred Jenkins	2	41	20.5	28	0	0
Woody Thompson	1	8	8.0	8	0	0
1977 Washington
Danny Buggs	4	58	14.5	16	0	0
Jean Fugett	3	20	6.7	10	0	0
Charley Taylor	2	20	10.0	13	0	0
Mike Thomas	2	15	7.5	10	0	0
Frank Grant	2	62	31.0	52	1	0

Field Goals
	1-19	20-29	30-39	40-49	50+	Totals	% Made
1977 Atlanta
Fred Steinfort	0/0	1/1	1/1	0/0	0/0	2/2	100
1977 Washington
Mark Moseley	1/1	1/1	0/0	0/1	0/0	2/3	66.7

Punting
	No	Avg	Net	Tb	Inside 20	Long	Blocked
1977 Atlanta
John James	3	42.7	37.3	0	0	46	0
1977 Washington
Mike Bragg	3	36.7	37.3	0	3	40	0

Kickoff Returns
	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
1977 Atlanta
Karl Farmer	4	62	15.5	20	0
1977 Washington
Eddie P. Brown	3	73	24.3	26	0

Punt Returns
	Ret	FC	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
1977 Atlanta
Rolland Lawrence	1	1	-2	-2.0	-2	0
1977 Washington
Eddie P. Brown	2	0	16	8.0	9	0

Individual Defense
	Tackles	Sacks	Fum Rec
1977 Atlanta
Ralph Ortega	13	0	1
Claude Humphrey	7	0	0
Jim Bailey	7	0	1
Greg Brezina	6	0	0
Robert Pennywell	6	0	0
Ray M. Brown	5	0	0
Ray Easterling	4	0	0
Rolland Lawrence	4	0	0
Mike Lewis	2	0	0
Rick Byas	2	0	0
Jeff Merrow	2	0	0
Alfred Jenkins	0	0	1
Secedrick McIntyre	0	0	1
1977 Washington
Brad Dusek	7	0	1
Dennis L. Johnson	7	1	0
Jake E. Scott	5	0	0
Mike Curtis	4	0	0
Ron McDole	4	1	0
Harold McLinton	3	0	1
Gerard Williams	2	0	0
Diron Talbert	2	0	0
Eddie P. Brown	1	0	0
Dave Butz	1	1	0
Ken Houston	1	0	0
Joe Lavender	1	0	0
Ron Saul	0	0	1