| Atlanta Falcons at New Orleans Saints Game Statistics |
| Date: October 19, 1980 Location: New Orleans, LA |
| Venue: Louisiana Superdome Attendance: 62651 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 7 | 6 | 21 | 7 | 41 |
| New Orleans SaintsNO | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | ATL | NO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Wes Chandler 18 pass from Archie Manning (Benny Ricardo kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Junior Miller 11 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Tim Mazzetti kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Tony Galbreath 15 pass from Archie Manning (Benny Ricardo kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Wallace Francis 24 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Tim Mazzetti kick failed) | 13 | 14 |
| 3 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Alfred Jenkins 49 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Tim Mazzetti kick) | 20 | 14 |
| 3 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Lynn Cain 1 run (Tim Mazzetti kick) | 27 | 14 |
| 3 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Junior Miller 4 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Tim Mazzetti kick) | 34 | 14 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | William Andrews 13 run (Tim Mazzetti kick) | 41 | 14 |
| 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 |
| 80 | TE | Junior Miller |
| 10 | QB | Steve Bartkowski |
| 21 | HB | Lynn Cain |
| 31 | FB | William Andrews |
| Defense | ||
| 65 | LDE | Don Smith |
| 74 | NT | Wilson Faumuina |
| 75 | RDE | Jeff Merrow |
| 56 | LOLB | Al Richardson |
| 51 | LILB | Jim Laughlin |
| 50 | RILB | Buddy Curry |
| 58 | ROLB | Joel Williams |
| 22 | LCB | Rolland Lawrence |
| 28 | SS | Frank Reed |
| 27 | FS | Tom Pridemore |
| 37 | RCB | Kenny Johnson |
| New Orleans Saints | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Wes Chandler |
| 82 | WR | Ike Harris |
| 65 | LOT | Robert Woods |
| 79 | LOG | Emanuel Zanders |
| 62 | C | John Hill |
| 68 | ROG | Fred Sturt |
| 64 | ROT | Dave Lafary |
| 88 | TE | Brooks Williams |
| 8 | QB | Archie Manning |
| 33 | HB | Mike Strachan |
| 45 | FB | Jack Holmes |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Elois Grooms |
| 63 | LDT | Barry Bennett |
| 74 | RDT | Derland Moore |
| 53 | RDE | Tommy Hart |
| 51 | LLB | Stan Holloway |
| 58 | MLB | Joe Federspiel |
| 56 | RLB | Reggie Mathis |
| 24 | LCB | Clarence Chapman |
| 27 | SS | Ray Brown |
| 37 | FS | Tommy Myers |
| 44 | RCB | Dave Waymer |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| William Andrews | 14 | 64 | 4.6 | 13t | 1 |
| James Mayberry | 7 | 55 | 7.9 | 24 | 0 |
| Lynn Cain | 17 | 44 | 2.6 | 6 | 1 |
| Ray Strong | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Anthony Anderson | 2 | -4 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Jimmy Rogers | 4 | 21 | 5.3 | 13 | 0 |
| Mike Strachan | 8 | 10 | 1.3 | 9 | 0 |
| Jack Holmes | 4 | 3 | 0.8 | 3 | 0 |
| Rich Mauti | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Steve Bartkowski | 28 | 16 | 57.1 | 0 | 202 | 7.2 | 49t | 4 | 1 | 9 | 119.3 |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||||||
| Archie Manning | 32 | 23 | 71.9 | 3 | 323 | 10.1 | 56 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 85.8 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Wallace Francis | 5 | 63 | 12.6 | 24t | 1 |
| Alfred Jenkins | 4 | 87 | 21.8 | 49t | 1 |
| Junior Miller | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 11t | 2 |
| William Andrews | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Lynn Cain | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 8 | 0 |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Wes Chandler | 8 | 140 | 17.5 | 43 | 1 |
| Tony Galbreath | 4 | 28 | 7.0 | 15t | 1 |
| Jack Holmes | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 14 | 0 |
| Brooks Williams | 2 | 62 | 31.0 | 56 | 0 |
| Larry Hardy | 1 | 37 | 37.0 | 37 | 0 |
| Ike Harris | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Joel Williams | 2 | 55 | 27.5 | 32 | 0 |
| Kenny Johnson | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| John James | 3 | 122 | 40.7 | 49 | 0 |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Russell Erxleben | 3 | 113 | 37.7 | 40 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Reggie Smith | 3 | 0 | 30 | 10.0 | 15 | 0 |
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Rich Mauti | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Reggie Smith | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 27 | 0 | |
| Anthony Anderson | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Rich Mauti | 6 | 137 | 22.8 | 28 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |
| Joel Williams | 1.0 |
| Edgar Fields | 1.0 |
| New Orleans Saints | |
| Barry Bennett | 1.0 |
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