1980 Atlanta Falcons (NFL) |
| 1st place National Football Conference Western Division 12-4-0 .750 |
| Playoff Statistics |
| Head Coach: Leeman Bennett |
| Jerry Glanville | Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs |
| Mike McDonnell | Administrative Assistant |
| John North | Offensive Backs |
| Jimmy Raye | Wide Receivers |
| Doug Shively | Linebackers |
| Jim Stanley | Defensive Line |
| Bill Walsh | Offensive Line |
| Dick Wood | Quarterbacks |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Thu | 8/7/1980 | A | Seattle Seahawks | 10-14 | L | Seattle, WA | Kingdome | 59555 | |
| Fri | 8/15/1980 | H | Pittsburgh Steelers | 14-17 | L | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 55695 | |
| Sat | 8/23/1980 | A | San Diego Chargers | 9-17 | L | San Diego, CA | San Diego Stadium | 47184 | |
| Fri | 8/29/1980 | H | Baltimore Colts | 51-35 | W | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 42983 | |
| Sun | 9/7/1980 | A | Minnesota Vikings | 23-24 | L | Bloomington, MN | Metropolitan Stadium | 44773 | |
| Sun | 9/14/1980 | A | New England Patriots | 37-21 | W | Foxborough, MA | Schaefer Stadium | 48321 | |
| Sun | 9/21/1980 | H | Miami Dolphins | 17-20 | L | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 55479 | |
| Sun | 9/28/1980 | A | San Francisco 49ers | 20-17 | W | San Francisco, CA | Candlestick Park | 56518 | |
| Sun | 10/5/1980 | H | Detroit Lions | 43-28 | W | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 57652 | |
| Sun | 10/12/1980 | H | New York Jets | 7-14 | L | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 57458 | |
| Sun | 10/19/1980 | A | New Orleans Saints | 41-14 | W | New Orleans, LA | Louisiana Superdome | 62651 | |
| Sun | 10/26/1980 | H | Los Angeles Rams | 13-10 | W | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 57401 | |
| Sun | 11/2/1980 | A | Buffalo Bills | 30-14 | W | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 57959 | |
| Sun | 11/9/1980 | A | St. Louis Cardinals | 33-27 | W | OT | St. Louis, MO | Busch Memorial Stadium | 48662 |
| Sun | 11/16/1980 | H | New Orleans Saints | 31-13 | W | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 53871 | |
| Sun | 11/23/1980 | H | Chicago Bears | 28-17 | W | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 49156 | |
| Sun | 11/30/1980 | H | Washington Redskins | 10-6 | W | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 55665 | |
| Sun | 12/7/1980 | A | Philadelphia Eagles | 20-17 | W | Philadelphia, PA | Veterans Stadium | 70205 | |
| Sun | 12/14/1980 | H | San Francisco 49ers | 35-10 | W | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 55767 | |
| Sun | 12/21/1980 | A | Los Angeles Rams | 17-20 | L | OT | Anaheim, CA | Anaheim Stadium | 62469 |
| NFC Divisional Playoff | |||||||||
| Sun | 1/4/1981 | H | Dallas Cowboys | 27-30 | L | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 60022 | |
Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.
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| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| 33 | Anthony Anderson | RB | 6-0 | 197 | 24 | Temple | 16 | 0 |
| 31 | William Andrews | FB | 6-0 | 210 | 25 | Auburn | 16 | 16 |
| 10 | Steve Bartkowski | QB | 6-4 | 215 | 28 | California | 16 | 16 |
| 61 | Jon Brooks | LB | 6-2 | 215 | 23 | Clemson | 4 | 0 |
| 66 | Warren Bryant | ROT | 6-6 | 270 | 25 | Kentucky | 16 | 16 |
| 38 | Rick Byas | S | 5-10 | 185 | 30 | Eastern Michigan; Wayne State (Michigan) | 15 | 0 |
| 21 | Lynn Cain | HB | 6-1 | 205 | 25 | East Los Angeles JC; Southern California | 16 | 16 |
| 53 | Chuck Correal | C | 6-3 | 247 | 24 | Penn State | 16 | 0 |
| 50 | Buddy Curry | RILB | 6-4 | 222 | 22 | North Carolina | 16 | 16 |
| 55 | Tony Daykin | LB | 6-1 | 220 | 25 | Georgia Tech | 16 | 0 |
| 74 | Wilson Faumuina | NT | 6-5 | 275 | 26 | San Jose State | 14 | 5 |
| 77 | Edgar Fields | NT | 6-2 | 255 | 26 | Navarro JC; Texas A&M | 14 | 2 |
| 89 | Wallace Francis | WR | 5-11 | 190 | 29 | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 16 | 16 |
| 36 | Bob Glazebrook | SS | 6-1 | 200 | 24 | Fresno CC; Fresno State | 16 | 9 |
| 71 | Chuck Herman | OG | 6-3 | 250 | 22 | Arkansas | 2 | 0 |
| 64 | Pat Howell | OG | 6-5 | 253 | 23 | Southern California | 5 | 0 |
| 85 | Alfred Jackson | WR | 6-0 | 190 | 25 | Texas | 16 | 0 |
| 6 | John James | P | 6-3 | 199 | 31 | Florida | 16 | 0 |
| 84 | Alfred Jenkins | WR | 5-10 | 172 | 28 | Morris Brown | 16 | 16 |
| 37 | Kenny Johnson | RCB | 5-10 | 175 | 22 | Mississippi State | 16 | 16 |
| 20 | Earl Jones | CB | 6-0 | 178 | 23 | Norfolk State | 16 | 0 |
| 78 | Mike Kenn | LOT | 6-7 | 278 | 24 | Michigan | 16 | 16 |
| 30 | Jerome King | CB | 5-10 | 175 | 25 | Purdue | 2 | 0 |
| 56 | Fulton Kuykendall | LILB | 6-4 | 226 | 27 | UCLA | 10 | 8 |
| 51 | Jim Laughlin | LILB | 6-1 | 219 | 22 | Ohio State | 16 | 6 |
| 22 | Rolland Lawrence | LCB | 5-10 | 179 | 29 | Tabor | 16 | 16 |
| 39 | James Mayberry | RB | 5-11 | 210 | 23 | Colorado | 16 | 0 |
| 4 | Tim Mazzetti | K | 6-1 | 175 | 24 | Pennsylvania | 16 | 0 |
| 52 | Dewey McClain | LB | 6-3 | 236 | 26 | East Central | 15 | 0 |
| 73 | Phil McKinnely | OT | 6-4 | 248 | 26 | UCLA | 7 | 0 |
| 75 | Jeff Merrow | RDE | 6-4 | 250 | 27 | West Virginia | 16 | 16 |
| 87 | Russ Mikeska | TE | 6-3 | 225 | 25 | Texas A&M | 16 | 2 |
| 67 | Calvin Miller | NT | 6-2 | 270 | 27 | Mississippi Gulf Coast CC; Oklahoma State | 2 | 0 |
| 80 | Junior Miller | TE | 6-4 | 240 | 23 | Nebraska | 16 | 14 |
| 15 | Mike Moroski | QB | 6-4 | 201 | 23 | UC Davis | 3 | 0 |
| 59 | Robert Pennywell | LILB | 6-1 | 222 | 26 | Grambling State | 16 | 2 |
| 27 | Tom Pridemore | FS | 5-11 | 186 | 24 | West Virginia | 16 | 16 |
| 28 | Frank Reed | SS | 5-11 | 193 | 26 | Washington | 16 | 7 |
| 56 | Al Richardson | LOLB | 6-3 | 222 | 23 | Georgia Tech | 16 | 16 |
| 70 | Dave Scott | LOG | 6-4 | 265 | 27 | Kansas | 16 | 16 |
| 65 | Don Smith | NT-LDE | 6-5 | 262 | 23 | Miami (Florida) | 16 | 9 |
| 86 | Mike Smith | WR | 5-10 | 194 | 22 | Grambling State | 5 | 0 |
| 16 | Reggie Smith | WR | 5-4 | 168 | 24 | North Carolina Central | 8 | 0 |
| 25 | Ray Strong | RB | 5-9 | 184 | 24 | Contra Costa JC; Nevada-Las Vegas | 16 | 0 |
| 61 | Stan Sytsma | LB | 6-2 | 200 | 24 | Minnesota | 2 | 0 |
| 68 | R.C. Thielemann | ROG | 6-4 | 257 | 25 | Arkansas | 16 | 16 |
| 57 | Jeff Van Note | C | 6-2 | 247 | 34 | Kentucky | 16 | 16 |
| 58 | Joel Williams | ROLB | 6-1 | 222 | 24 | Peru State; Wisconsin-La Crosse | 16 | 16 |
| 79 | Jeff Yeates | LDE | 6-3 | 252 | 29 | Boston College | 16 | 13 |
| 63 | Mike Zele | NT | 6-4 | 250 | 24 | Kent State | 11 | 4 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 7 | Junior Miller | TE | Nebraska |
| 2 | 36 | Buddy Curry | LB | North Carolina |
| 3 | 63 | Earl Jones | DB | Norfolk State |
| 4 | 91 | Jim Laughlin | LB | Ohio State |
| 4 | 104 | I.M. Hipp | RB | Nebraska |
| 5 | 117 | Brad Vassar | LB | Pacific |
| 5 | 137 | Kenny Johnson | DB | Mississippi State |
| 6 | 146 | Mike Davis | DB | Colorado |
| 7 | 172 | Mike Smith | WR | Grambling State |
| 8 | 201 | Al Richardson | LB | Georgia Tech |
| 9 | 228 | Glen Keller | C | West Texas A&M |
| 10 | 257 | Walt Bellamy | DB | Virginia Military Institute |
| 11 | 284 | Mike Babb | DB | Oklahoma |
| 12 | 313 | Quinn Jones | RB | Tulsa |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 76 | 92 | 102 | 129 | 6 |
| Opponents Totals | 75 | 74 | 38 | 82 | 3 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 336 | 145 | 166 | 25 | 87/222 39.2% | / % | 91 | 861 | |
| Opponents Totals | 29:28 | 298 | 100 | 175 | 23 | 91/235 38.7% | / % | 101 | 919 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Mazzetti | 0 | 46 | 49 | 93.9 | 19 | 27 | 70.4 | 0 | 103 |
| Lynn Cain | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||
| Junior Miller | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||
| Wallace Francis | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||
| Alfred Jackson | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||
| Alfred Jenkins | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
| William Andrews | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Steve Bartkowski | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Joel Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||
| Buddy Curry | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Frank Reed | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Al Richardson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Ray Strong | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 50 | 46 | 49 | 93.9 | 19 | 27 | 70.4 | 1 | 405 |
| Opponents Totals | 32 | 30 | 32 | 93.8 | 16 | 25 | 64.0 | 1 | 272 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Mazzetti | 19 | 27 | 70.4 | 1 | 50 | 2/2 | 8/8 | 4/7 | 4/8 | 1/2 |
| Team Totals | 19 | 27 | 70.4 | 1 | 50 | 2/2 | 8/8 | 4/7 | 4/8 | 1/2 |
| Opponents Totals | 16 | 25 | 64.0 | 0/0 | 6/6 | 3/6 | 6/11 | 1/2 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Andrews | 265 | 1308 | 4.9 | 33 | 4 |
| Lynn Cain | 235 | 914 | 3.9 | 37 | 8 |
| James Mayberry | 18 | 88 | 4.9 | 24 | 0 |
| Ray Strong | 6 | 42 | 7.0 | 21t | 1 |
| Steve Bartkowski | 25 | 35 | 1.4 | 11 | 2 |
| John James | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Anthony Anderson | 6 | 5 | 0.8 | 8 | 0 |
| Wallace Francis | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Junior Miller | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 559 | 2405 | 4.3 | 37 | 15 |
| Opponents Totals | 441 | 1670 | 3.8 | 40 | 8 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Bartkowski | 463 | 257 | 55.5 | 190 | 3544 | 7.7 | 13.8 | 81t | 31 | 6.7 | 16 | 3.5 | 35 | 324 | 3220 | 88.2 |
| Mike Moroski | 3 | 2 | 66.7 | 1 | 24 | 8.0 | 12.0 | 18 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 91.0 |
| John James | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| Team Totals | 467 | 259 | 55.5 | 191 | 3568 | 7.6 | 13.8 | 81t | 31 | 6.6 | 17 | 3.6 | 35 | 324 | 3244 | 87.1 |
| Opponents Totals | 564 | 333 | 59.0 | 205 | 3990 | 7.1 | 12.0 | 93t | 24 | 4.3 | 26 | 4.6 | 46 | 396 | 3594 | 75.7 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfred Jenkins | 58 | 1035 | 17.8 | 57 | 6 |
| Wallace Francis | 54 | 862 | 16.0 | 81t | 7 |
| William Andrews | 51 | 456 | 8.9 | 26 | 1 |
| Junior Miller | 46 | 584 | 12.7 | 36 | 9 |
| Lynn Cain | 24 | 223 | 9.3 | 30 | 1 |
| Alfred Jackson | 22 | 403 | 18.3 | 54t | 7 |
| James Mayberry | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 6 | 0 |
| Russ Mikeska | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 259 | 3568 | 13.8 | 81t | 31 |
| Opponents Totals | 333 | 3990 | 12.0 | 93t | 24 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Richardson | 7 | 139 | 19.9 | 52 | 0 |
| Kenny Johnson | 4 | 49 | 12.3 | 33 | 0 |
| Rolland Lawrence | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 37 | 0 |
| Buddy Curry | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 9 | 0 |
| Joel Williams | 2 | 55 | 27.5 | 32 | 0 |
| Bob Glazebrook | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Tom Pridemore | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jim Laughlin | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Jeff Yeates | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Earl Jones | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 26 | 313 | 12.0 | 52 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 17 | 143 | 8.4 | 30 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John James | 79 | 3087 | 39.1 | 59 | 0 | 7 | 25 | 240 | 2707 | 34.3 |
| Team Totals | 79 | 3087 | 39.1 | 59 | 0 | 7 | 25 | 240 | 2707 | 34.3 |
| Opponents Totals | 85 | 3512 | 41.3 | 65 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 536 | 2836 | 33.4 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenny Johnson | 23 | 5 | 281 | 12.2 | 56 | 0 |
| Reggie Smith | 27 | 4 | 262 | 9.7 | 25 | 0 |
| Rolland Lawrence | 3 | 0 | -7 | -2.3 | 6 | 0 |
| Bob Glazebrook | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 53 | 10 | 536 | 10.1 | 56 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 36 | 18 | 240 | 6.7 | 64 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reggie Smith | 25 | 512 | 20.5 | 35 | 0 | |
| Ray Strong | 10 | 168 | 16.8 | 31 | 0 | |
| Anthony Anderson | 7 | 97 | 13.9 | 23 | 0 | |
| Alfred Jackson | 3 | 70 | 23.3 | 36 | 0 | |
| Mike Smith | 3 | 58 | 19.3 | 26 | 0 | |
| Tom Pridemore | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Edgar Fields | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Tony Daykin | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 53 | 958 | 18.1 | 36 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 73 | 1579 | 21.6 | 87 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Wilson Faumuina | 3.5 | |
| Edgar Fields | 1.0 | |
| Jeff Merrow | 8.0 | |
| Frank Reed | 1.0 | |
| Don Smith | 6.5 | |
| Joel Williams | 16.0 | |
| Jeff Yeates | 1.0 | |
| Mike Zele | 2.5 | |
| Buddy Curry | 1.5 | |
| Kenny Johnson | 1.0 | |
| Jim Laughlin | 1.0 | |
| Al Richardson | 3.0 | |
| Team Totals | 46.0 | 396.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 35.0 | 324.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Andrews | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steve Bartkowski | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Warren Bryant | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lynn Cain | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Buddy Curry | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 1 | |
| Tony Daykin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Glazebrook | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Alfred Jenkins | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenny Johnson | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 0 | |
| Mike Kenn | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Rolland Lawrence | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| James Mayberry | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Junior Miller | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tom Pridemore | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Richardson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Reggie Smith | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ray Strong | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| R.C. Thielemann | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Joel Williams | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 42 | 1 |
| Jeff Yeates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Mike Zele | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 32 | 11 | 21 | 16 | 37 | 83 | 3 |
| Opponents Totals | 33 | 16 | 17 | 9 | 26 | 0 |
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