| Washington Redskins at Atlanta Falcons Game Statistics |
| Date: September 30, 1979 Location: Atlanta, GA |
| Venue: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Attendance: 56819 |
| Weather: Cloudy Temp: 78 F Humidty: 67% Wind: 7 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington RedskinsWAS | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 16 |
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | WAS | ATL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Mark Moseley 45 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Atlanta FalconsATL | William Andrews 2 run (Tim Mazzetti kick) | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Mark Moseley 53 FG | 6 | 7 |
| 2 | Washington RedskinsWAS | John Riggins 1 run (Mark Moseley kick) | 13 | 7 |
| 3 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Mark Moseley 37 FG | 16 | 7 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Danny Buggs |
| 83 | WR | Ricky Thompson |
| 75 | LOT | Terry Hermeling |
| 64 | LOG | Ron Saul |
| 54 | C | Bob Kuziel |
| 73 | ROG | Jeff Williams |
| 74 | ROT | George Starke |
| 84 | TE | Jean Fugett |
| 7 | QB | Joe Theismann |
| 25 | HB | Benny Malone |
| 44 | FB | John Riggins |
| Defense | ||
| 77 | LDE | Joe Jones |
| 65 | LDT | Dave Butz |
| 72 | RDT | Diron Talbert |
| 79 | RDE | Coy Bacon |
| 59 | LLB | Brad Dusek |
| 58 | MLB | Don Hover |
| 57 | RLB | Rich Milot |
| 24 | LCB | Lemar Parrish |
| 27 | SS | Ken Houston |
| 29 | FS | Mark Murphy |
| 20 | RCB | Joe Lavender |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Wallace Francis |
| 84 | WR | Alfred Jenkins |
| 78 | LOT | Mike Kenn |
| 70 | LOG | Dave Scott |
| 57 | C | Jeff Van Note |
| 64 | ROG | Pat Howell |
| 66 | ROT | Warren Bryant |
| 86 | TE | Jim Mitchell |
| 10 | QB | Steve Bartkowski |
| 44 | HB | Bubba Bean |
| 31 | FB | William Andrews |
| Offense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Jeff Yeates |
| 74 | LDT | Wilson Faumuina |
| 77 | RDT | Edgar Fields |
| 65 | RDE | Don Smith |
| 54 | LLB | Fulton Kuykendall |
| 59 | MLB | Robert Pennywell |
| 50 | RLB | Greg Brezina |
| 22 | LCB | Rolland Lawrence |
| 28 | SS | Frank Reed |
| 32 | FS | Ray Easterling |
| 38 | RCB | Rick Byas |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| John Riggins | 18 | 56 | 3.1 | 11 | 1 |
| Buddy Hardeman | 5 | 26 | 5.2 | 0 | |
| Clarence Harmon | 5 | 25 | 5.0 | 0 | |
| Benny Malone | 14 | 18 | 1.3 | 0 | |
| Joe Theismann | 6 | 6 | 1.0 | 0 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| William Andrews | 15 | 59 | 3.9 | 10 | 1 |
| Bubba Bean | 7 | 11 | 1.6 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||||||||
| Joe Theismann | 26 | 19 | 73.1 | 1 | 233 | 9.0 | 41 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 84.3 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Steve Bartkowski | 26 | 6 | 23.1 | 3 | 105 | 4.0 | 35 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 4.3 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Danny Buggs | 10 | 134 | 13.4 | 0 | |
| Clarence Harmon | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 0 | |
| Johnny McDaniel | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 | |
| Buddy Hardeman | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | |
| Don Warren | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Jean Fugett | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| John Riggins | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Lynn Cain | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 0 | |
| Wallace Francis | 2 | 53 | 26.5 | 0 | |
| Alfred Jenkins | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Joe Lavender | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 27 | 0 |
| Lemar Parrish | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Frank Reed | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Mike Bragg | 2 | 84 | 42.0 | 0 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| John James | 6 | 225 | 37.5 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Buddy Hardeman | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 4 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Lonnie Perrin | 2 | 55 | 27.5 | 29 | 0 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Dennis Pearson | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 20 | 0 | |
| Lynn Cain | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |
| Perry Brooks | 1.0 |
| Diron Talbert | 1.0 |
| Dave Butz | 1.0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |
| Jeff Yeates | 1.0 |
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