| Miami Dolphins at Atlanta Falcons Game Statistics |
| Date: September 21, 1980 Location: Atlanta, GA |
| Venue: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Attendance: 55479 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 87 F Humidty: 70% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami DolphinsMIA | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 20 |
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIA | ATL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Uwe von Schamann 28 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Alfred Jackson 6 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Tim Mazzetti kick) | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Junior Miller 7 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Tim Mazzetti kick) | 3 | 14 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Tim Mazzetti 37 FG | 3 | 17 |
| 4 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Bruce Hardy 1 pass from Bob Griese (Uwe von Schamann kick) | 10 | 17 |
| 4 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Ronnie Lee 4 pass from Bob Griese (Uwe von Schamann kick) | 17 | 17 |
| 4 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Uwe von Schamann 27 FG | 20 | 17 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Nat Moore |
| 74 | LOT | Cleveland Green |
| 67 | LOG | Bob Kuechenberg |
| 63 | C | Mark Dennard |
| 64 | ROG | Ed Newman |
| 68 | ROT | Eric Laakso |
| 84 | TE | Bruce Hardy |
| 86 | TE | Ronnie Lee |
| 10 | QB | Don Strock |
| 23 | HB | Delvin Williams |
| 36 | FB | Steve Howell |
| Defense | ||
| 83 | LDE | Vern Den Herder |
| 73 | NT | Bob Baumhower |
| 75 | RDE | Doug Betters |
| 58 | LOLB | Kim Bokamper |
| 77 | LILB | A.J. Duhe |
| 57 | RILB | Rusty Chambers |
| 50 | ROLB | Larry Gordon |
| 28 | LCB | Don McNeal |
| 25 | SS | Tim Foley |
| 47 | FS | Glenn Blackwood |
| 46 | RCB | Gerald Small |
| 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 |
| 80 | TE | Junior Miller |
| 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 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Delvin Williams | 20 | 40 | 2.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Steve Howell | 9 | 12 | 1.3 | 6 | 0 |
| Nick Giaquinto | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Tony Nathan | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| William Andrews | 6 | 21 | 3.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Lynn Cain | 9 | 20 | 2.2 | 8 | 0 |
| James Mayberry | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Steve Bartkowski | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Junior Miller | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||||||||
| Don Strock | 21 | 10 | 47.6 | 0 | 75 | 3.6 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 56.6 |
| Bob Griese | 14 | 10 | 71.4 | 1 | 140 | 10.0 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 113.1 |
| Nat Moore | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Steve Bartkowski | 36 | 18 | 50.0 | 0 | 332 | 9.2 | 53 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 100.7 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Duriel Harris | 4 | 56 | 14.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Delvin Williams | 4 | 32 | 8.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Bruce Hardy | 4 | 25 | 6.3 | 9 | 1 |
| Nat Moore | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 33 | 0 |
| Nick Giaquinto | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 25 | 0 |
| Tony Nathan | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Ronnie Lee | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4t | 1 |
| Steve Howell | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Alfred Jenkins | 4 | 136 | 34.0 | 53 | 0 |
| Wallace Francis | 3 | 75 | 25.0 | 39 | 0 |
| Junior Miller | 3 | 58 | 19.3 | 36 | 1 |
| Lynn Cain | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 11 | 0 |
| William Andrews | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 15 | 0 |
| Alfred Jackson | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 7 | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Kenny Johnson | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 33 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| George Roberts | 7 | 303 | 43.3 | 52 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| John James | 6 | 212 | 35.3 | 45 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Tony Nathan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Reggie Smith | 3 | 0 | 24 | 8.0 | 12 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Don Bessillieu | 2 | 120 | 60.0 | 87 | 0 | |
| Tony Nathan | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Reggie Smith | 5 | 141 | 28.2 | 32 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |
| A.J. Duhe | 1.0 |
| Vern Den Herder | 1.0 |
| Doug Betters | 1.0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |
| Jim Laughlin | 1.0 |
| Joel Williams | 1.0 |
| Wilson Faumuina | 1.0 |
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