| Seattle Seahawks at Atlanta Falcons Game Statistics |
| Date: October 29, 1979 Location: Atlanta, GA |
| Venue: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Attendance: 52566 |
| Weather: Fog Temp: 59 F Humidty: 100% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle SeahawksSEA | 0 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 31 |
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 28 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | SEA | ATL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Lynn Cain 35 run (Tim Mazzetti kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Rick Byas 30 opponents fumble recovery (Tim Mazzetti kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | Seattle SeahawksSEA | Jim Zorn 34 run (Efren Herrera kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 2 | Seattle SeahawksSEA | Sherman Smith 4 pass from Jim Zorn (Efren Herrera kick) | 14 | 14 |
| 2 | Seattle SeahawksSEA | Dan Doornink 8 run (Efren Herrera kick) | 21 | 14 |
| 3 | Seattle SeahawksSEA | Efren Herrera 24 FG | 24 | 14 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Billy Ryckman 17 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Tim Mazzetti kick) | 24 | 21 |
| 4 | Seattle SeahawksSEA | Dan Doornink 26 run (Efren Herrera kick) | 31 | 21 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Billy Ryckman 20 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Tim Mazzetti kick) | 31 | 28 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Seattle Seahawks | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Steve Largent |
| 84 | WR | Sam McCullum |
| 63 | LOT | Nick Bebout |
| 61 | LOG | Tom Lynch |
| 51 | C | John Yarno |
| 78 | ROG | Bob Newton |
| 76 | ROT | Steve August |
| 88 | TE | Brian Peets |
| 10 | QB | Jim Zorn |
| 47 | RB | Sherman Smith |
| 33 | FB | Dan Doornink |
| Defense | ||
| 71 | LDE | Carl Eller |
| 75 | LDT | Robert Hardy |
| 74 | RDT | Manu Tuiasosopo |
| 77 | RDE | Bill Gregory |
| 56 | LLB | Sammy Green |
| 58 | MLB | Terry Beeson |
| 53 | RLB | Keith Butler |
| 38 | LCB | Cornell Webster |
| 42 | SS | Keith Simpson |
| 27 | FS | Autry Beamon |
| 22 | RCB | Dave Brown |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Wallace Francis |
| 84 | WR | Alfred Jenkins |
| 78 | LOT | Mike Kenn |
| 70 | LOG | Dave Scott |
| 57 | C | Jeff Van Note |
| 68 | ROG | R.C. Thielemann |
| 66 | ROT | Warren Bryant |
| 86 | TE | Jim Mitchell |
| 10 | QB | Steve Bartkowski |
| 21 | HB | Lynn Cain |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle Seahawks | |||||
| Dan Doornink | 21 | 122 | 5.8 | 2 | |
| Sherman Smith | 17 | 48 | 2.8 | 0 | |
| Jim Zorn | 7 | 41 | 5.9 | 1 | |
| Herman Weaver | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | -6 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Lynn Cain | 13 | 99 | 7.6 | 1 | |
| William Andrews | 11 | 50 | 4.5 | 12 | 0 |
| James Mayberry | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle Seahawks | |||||||||||
| Jim Zorn | 25 | 13 | 52.0 | 0 | 197 | 7.9 | 53 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 91.6 |
| Herman Weaver | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 104.2 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Steve Bartkowski | 26 | 16 | 61.5 | 2 | 186 | 7.2 | 42 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 76.8 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle Seahawks | |||||
| Steve Largent | 6 | 127 | 21.2 | 0 | |
| Brian Peets | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | |
| Sam McCullum | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Efren Herrera | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Jessie Green | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Sherman Smith | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4t | 1 |
| Dan Doornink | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Steve Raible | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Lynn Cain | 5 | 26 | 5.2 | 0 | |
| William Andrews | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 10 | 0 |
| Wallace Francis | 2 | 59 | 29.5 | 0 | |
| Billy Ryckman | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 2 | |
| Alfred Jenkins | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | |
| Alfred Jackson | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Jim Mitchell | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle Seahawks | |||||
| Dave Brown | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle Seahawks | |||||
| Herman Weaver | 1 | 36 | 36.0 | 36 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| John James | 5 | 186 | 37.2 | 43 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle Seahawks | ||||||
| Tony Green | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle Seahawks | ||||||
| Tony Green | 3 | 86 | 28.7 | 31 | 0 | |
| Jeff Moore | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Dennis Pearson | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Haskel Stanback | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 18 | 0 | |
| Tom Pridemore | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Seattle Seahawks | |
| Robert Hardy | 2.0 |
| Bill Gregory | 1.5 |
| Manu Tuiasosopo | 0.5 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |
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