| Green Bay Packers at Atlanta Falcons Game Statistics |
| Date: October 7, 1979 Location: Atlanta, GA |
| Venue: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Attendance: 56184 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 68 F Humidty: 31% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay PackersGB | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 10 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 25 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | GB | ATL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Alfred Jenkins 9 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Tim Mazzetti kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Tim Mazzetti 23 FG | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Safety, David Whitehurst tackled in end zone by Mike Lewis | 0 | 12 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Tim Mazzetti 48 FG | 0 | 15 |
| 2 | Green Bay PackersGB | Barty Smith 11 pass from David Whitehurst (Chester Marcol kick) | 7 | 15 |
| 3 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Tim Mazzetti 42 FG | 7 | 18 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | James Mayberry 8 run (Tim Mazzetti kick) | 7 | 25 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | James Lofton |
| 89 | WR | Aundra Thompson |
| 79 | LOT | Mark Koncar |
| 57 | LOG | Derrel Gofourth |
| 54 | C | Larry McCarren |
| 71 | ROG | Mel Jackson |
| 63 | ROT | Greg Koch |
| 82 | TE | Paul Coffman |
| 17 | QB | David Whitehurst |
| 34 | HB | Terdell Middleton |
| 33 | FB | Barty Smith |
| Defense | ||
| 77 | LDE | Mike Butler |
| 73 | LDT | Earl Edwards |
| 99 | RDT | Charles Johnson |
| 70 | RDE | Bob Barber |
| 52 | LLB | Gary Weaver |
| 50 | MLB | Rich Wingo |
| 53 | RLB | Mike Douglass |
| 38 | LCB | Estus Hood |
| 46 | SS | Steve Luke |
| 24 | FS | Johnnie Gray |
| 29 | RCB | Mike McCoy |
| 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 |
| 75 | RDE | Jeff Merrow |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | |||||
| Steve Atkins | 12 | 79 | 6.6 | 0 | |
| David Whitehurst | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 0 | |
| Terdell Middleton | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| Barty Smith | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | |
| Nate Simpson | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| William Andrews | 13 | 60 | 4.6 | 11 | 0 |
| James Mayberry | 13 | 49 | 3.8 | 1 | |
| Bubba Bean | 12 | 35 | 2.9 | 0 | |
| Lynn Cain | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | |||||||||||
| David Whitehurst | 30 | 13 | 43.3 | 2 | 209 | 7.0 | 50 | 1 | 8 | 51 | 50.6 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Steve Bartkowski | 29 | 14 | 48.3 | 0 | 144 | 5.0 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 74.5 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | |||||
| Aundra Thompson | 4 | 93 | 23.3 | 0 | |
| James Lofton | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 0 | |
| Paul Coffman | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 0 | |
| Barty Smith | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 1 | |
| Steve Atkins | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Wallace Francis | 5 | 50 | 10.0 | 0 | |
| Alfred Jenkins | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 1 | |
| Alfred Jackson | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | |
| William Andrews | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Dennis Pearson | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Bubba Bean | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | |||||
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Rolland Lawrence | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Ray Easterling | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | |||||
| David Beverly | 3 | 126 | 42.0 | 50 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| John James | 4 | 184 | 46.0 | 49 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | ||||||
| Steve Odom | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Billy Ryckman | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Dennis Pearson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | ||||||
| Steve Odom | 5 | 93 | 18.6 | 28 | 0 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Lynn Cain | 2 | 55 | 27.5 | 38 | 0 | |
| Rick Byas | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | |
| Mike Douglass | 0.5 |
| Earl Edwards | 0.5 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |
| Don Smith | 3.0 |
| Wilson Faumuina | 1.0 |
| Mike Lewis | 1.0 |
| Dewey McClain | 1.0 |
| Jeff Yeates | 1.0 |
| Frank Reed | 1.0 |
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