| Washington Redskins at Atlanta Falcons Game Statistics |
| Date: December 10, 1978 Location: Atlanta, GA |
| Venue: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Attendance: 54178 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 36 F Humidty: 42% Wind: 14 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington RedskinsWAS | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | WAS | ATL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Haskel Stanback 1 run (Tim Mazzetti kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Washington RedskinsWAS | John Riggins 1 run (Mark Moseley kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Mark Moseley 21 FG | 10 | 7 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Tim Mazzetti 21 FG | 10 | 10 |
| 3 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Bubba Bean 1 run (Tim Mazzetti kick) | 10 | 17 |
| 4 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Mike Thomas 1 run (Mark Moseley kick) | 17 | 17 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Tim Mazzetti 32 FG | 17 | 20 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Danny Buggs |
| 86 | WR | Johnny McDaniel |
| 75 | LOT | Terry Hermeling |
| 64 | LOG | Ron Saul |
| 54 | C | Bob Kuziel |
| 62 | ROG | Dan Nugent |
| 73 | ROT | Jeff Williams |
| 84 | TE | Jean Fugett |
| 7 | QB | Joe Theismann |
| 22 | HB | Mike Thomas |
| 44 | FB | John Riggins |
| Defense | ||
| 71 | LDE | Karl Lorch |
| 65 | LDT | Dave Butz |
| 69 | RDT | Perry Brooks |
| 80 | RDE | Coy Bacon |
| 59 | LLB | Brad Dusek |
| 53 | MLB | Harold McLinton |
| 52 | RLB | Chris Hanburger |
| 24 | LCB | Lemar Parrish |
| 27 | SS | Ken Houston |
| 13 | FS | Jake Scott |
| 20 | RCB | Joe Lavender |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Wallace Francis |
| 82 | WR | Billy Ryckman |
| 78 | LOT | Mike Kenn |
| 70 | LOG | Dave Scott |
| 57 | C | Jeff Van Note |
| 68 | ROG | R.C. Thielemann |
| 73 | ROT | Phil McKinnely |
| 86 | TE | Jim Mitchell |
| 10 | QB | Steve Bartkowski |
| 24 | HB | Haskel Stanback |
| 44 | FB | Bubba Bean |
| Offense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Jeff Yeates |
| 72 | LDT | Jim Bailey |
| 69 | RDT | Mike Lewis |
| 77 | RDE | Edgar Fields |
| 54 | LLB | Fulton Kuykendall |
| 59 | MLB | Robert Pennywell |
| 59 | RLB | Greg Brezina |
| 22 | LCB | Rolland Lawrence |
| 28 | SS | Frank Reed |
| 27 | FS | Tom Pridemore |
| 38 | RCB | Rick Byas |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| John Riggins | 18 | 64 | 3.6 | 11 | 1 |
| Benny Malone | 8 | 56 | 7.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Joe Theismann | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 19 | 0 |
| Mike Thomas | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1t | 1 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Bubba Bean | 17 | 58 | 3.4 | 6 | 1 |
| Haskel Stanback | 11 | 45 | 4.1 | 9 | 1 |
| Steve Bartkowski | 5 | 6 | 1.2 | 8 | 0 |
| Ray Strong | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||||||||
| Joe Theismann | 33 | 12 | 36.4 | 0 | 144 | 4.4 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 35 | 50.6 |
| Mike Bragg | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 56 | 56.0 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Steve Bartkowski | 37 | 16 | 43.2 | 0 | 190 | 5.1 | 23 | 0 | 5 | 50 | 59.5 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Danny Buggs | 6 | 67 | 11.2 | 19 | 0 |
| Johnny McDaniel | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 22 | 0 |
| Terry Anderson | 1 | 56 | 56.0 | 56 | 0 |
| John Riggins | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Jean Fugett | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Mike Thomas | 1 | -7 | -7.0 | -7 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Wallace Francis | 6 | 72 | 12.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Haskel Stanback | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 20 | 0 |
| Billy Ryckman | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 23 | 0 |
| Jim Mitchell | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Bubba Bean | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Alfred Jackson | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Mike Bragg | 9 | 295 | 32.8 | 45 | 1 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| John James | 12 | 383 | 31.9 | 40 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Terry Anderson | 4 | 2 | 37 | 9.3 | 15 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Billy Ryckman | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Tony Green | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 24 | 0 | |
| Terry Anderson | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Dennis Pearson | 3 | 63 | 21.0 | 39 | 0 | |
| George Franklin | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |
| Coy Bacon | 2.0 |
| Perry Brooks | 2.0 |
| Mike Curtis | 1.0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |
| Edgar Fields | 1.0 |
| Robert Pennywell | 1.0 |
| Dewey McClain | 1.0 |
| Greg Brezina | 0.5 |
| Wilson Faumuina | 0.5 |
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