| Atlanta Falcons at Minnesota Vikings Game Statistics |
| Date: September 7, 1980 Location: Bloomington, MN |
| Venue: Metropolitan Stadium Attendance: 44773 |
| Weather: Mostly Clear Temp: 78 F Humidty: 69% Wind: 6 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 6 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 23 |
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | ATL | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Lynn Cain 3 run (Tim Mazzetti kick failed) | 6 | 0 |
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Sammy White 24 pass from Tommy Kramer (Rick Danmeier kick) | 6 | 7 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Joe Senser 4 pass from Tommy Kramer (Rick Danmeier kick) | 6 | 14 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Bob Tucker 4 pass from Tommy Kramer (Rick Danmeier kick) | 6 | 21 |
| 3 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Alfred Jenkins 46 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Tim Mazzetti kick) | 13 | 21 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Alfred Jackson 19 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Tim Mazzetti kick) | 20 | 21 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Tim Mazzetti 23 FG | 23 | 21 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Rick Danmeier 27 FG | 23 | 24 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 87 | TE | Russ Mikeska |
| 10 | QB | Steve Bartkowski |
| 21 | HB | Lynn Cain |
| 31 | FB | William Andrews |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Jeff Yeates |
| 65 | NT | Don Smith |
| 75 | RDE | Jeff Merrow |
| 56 | LOLB | Al Richardson |
| 56 | LILB | Fulton Kuykendall |
| 50 | RILB | Buddy Curry |
| 58 | ROLB | Joel Williams |
| 22 | LCB | Rolland Lawrence |
| 28 | SS | Frank Reed |
| 27 | FS | Tom Pridemore |
| 37 | RCB | Kenny Johnson |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 28 | WR | Ahmad Rashad |
| 85 | WR | Sammy White |
| 78 | LOT | Steve Riley |
| 51 | LOG | Jim Hough |
| 67 | C | Dennis Swilley |
| 61 | ROG | Wes Hamilton |
| 56 | ROT | Dave Huffman |
| 83 | TE | Stu Voigt |
| 9 | QB | Tommy Kramer |
| 34 | HB | Rickey Young |
| 23 | FB | Ted Brown |
| Defense | ||
| 77 | LDE | Mark Mullaney |
| 72 | LDT | James White |
| 75 | RDE | Randy Holloway |
| 76 | RDT | Dave Roller |
| 59 | LLB | Matt Blair |
| 55 | MLB | Scott Studwell |
| 54 | RLB | Fred McNeill |
| 27 | LCB | John Turner |
| 45 | LS | Tom Hannon |
| 25 | RS | Kurt Knoff |
| 20 | RCB | Bobby Bryant |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Lynn Cain | 24 | 123 | 5.1 | 13 | 1 |
| William Andrews | 7 | 35 | 5.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Steve Bartkowski | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Ted Brown | 10 | 36 | 3.6 | 11 | 0 |
| Rickey Young | 8 | 16 | 2.0 | 0 | |
| Ahmad Rashad | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Tommy Kramer | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Robert Miller | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Doug Paschal | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Steve Bartkowski | 28 | 14 | 50.0 | 1 | 165 | 5.9 | 46t | 2 | 1 | 9 | 77.2 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Tommy Kramer | 42 | 30 | 71.4 | 1 | 395 | 9.4 | 35 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 114.7 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| William Andrews | 5 | 36 | 7.2 | 16 | 0 |
| Wallace Francis | 4 | 47 | 11.8 | 22 | 0 |
| Alfred Jenkins | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 46t | 1 |
| Alfred Jackson | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 19t | 1 |
| Russ Mikeska | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Ahmad Rashad | 11 | 160 | 14.5 | 0 | |
| Ted Brown | 5 | 56 | 11.2 | 35 | 0 |
| Rickey Young | 4 | 33 | 8.3 | 0 | |
| Bob Tucker | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 1 | |
| Sammy White | 2 | 59 | 29.5 | 35 | 1 |
| Joe Senser | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 13 | 1 |
| Robert Miller | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Terry LeCount | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Doug Paschal | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Kenny Johnson | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Matt Blair | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| John James | 4 | 175 | 43.8 | 50 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Greg Coleman | 4 | 184 | 46.0 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Reggie Smith | 2 | 1 | 31 | 15.5 | 25 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Eddie Payton | 2 | 1 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Reggie Smith | 4 | 88 | 22.0 | 27 | 0 | |
| Tom Pridemore | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Eddie Payton | 5 | 128 | 25.6 | 0 | ||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |
| Joel Williams | 2.0 |
| Buddy Curry | 0.5 |
| Mike Zele | 0.5 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |
| James White | 1.0 |
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