| Atlanta Falcons at St. Louis Cardinals |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: November 9, 1980 Location: St. Louis, MO Venue: Busch Memorial Stadium Attendance: 48662 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 74 F Humidty: 22% Wind: 24 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 3 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 33 |
| St. Louis CardinalsSTL | 17 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | ATL | STL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Chris Combs 38 pass from Jim Hart (Neil O'Donoghue kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Tim Mazzetti 42 FG | 3 | 7 |
| 1 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Pat Tilley 50 pass from Jim Hart (Neil O'Donoghue kick) | 3 | 14 |
| 1 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Neil O'Donoghue 34 FG | 3 | 17 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Tim Mazzetti 44 FG | 6 | 17 |
| 2 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Ottis Anderson 8 run (Neil O'Donoghue kick) | 6 | 24 |
| 3 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Lynn Cain 5 run (Tim Mazzetti kick) | 13 | 24 |
| 3 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Neil O'Donoghue 37 FG | 13 | 27 |
| 3 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Wallace Francis 27 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Tim Mazzetti kick) | 20 | 27 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Lynn Cain 10 run (Tim Mazzetti kick) | 27 | 27 |
| 5 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Ray Strong 21 run | 33 | 27 |
| 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 | ||
| 79 | LDE | Jeff Yeates |
| 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 |
| 36 | SS | Bob Glazebrook |
| 27 | FS | Tom Pridemore |
| 37 | RCB | Kenny Johnson |
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | WR | Mel Gray |
| 83 | WR | Pat Tilley |
| 66 | LOT | George Collins |
| 60 | LOG | Barney Cotton |
| 51 | C | Tom Brahaney |
| 71 | ROG | Joe Bostic |
| 72 | ROT | Dan Dierdorf |
| 87 | TE | Doug Marsh |
| 17 | QB | Jim Hart |
| 32 | RB | Ottis Anderson |
| 24 | FB | Wayne Morris |
| Defense | ||
| 82 | LDE | Bob Pollard |
| 69 | NT | Rush Brown |
| 78 | RDE | Ron Yankowski |
| 53 | LOLB | Steve Neils |
| 56 | LILB | Tim Kearney |
| 55 | RILB | Eric Williams |
| 57 | ROLB | Mark Arneson |
| 27 | LCB | Carl Allen |
| 38 | SS | Lee Nelson |
| 23 | FS | Ken Stone |
| 22 | RCB | Roger Wehrli |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL | 38:02 | 34 | 11 | 21 | 2 | 8/16 | / | 5 | 36 | 3 | 1 |
| STL | 26:40 | 19 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 4/11 | / | 6 | 84 | 1 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| William Andrews | 20 | 115 | 5.8 | 21 | 0 |
| Lynn Cain | 13 | 53 | 4.1 | 10t | 2 |
| Ray Strong | 4 | 38 | 9.5 | 21t | 1 |
| Steve Bartkowski | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 38 | 209 | 5.5 | 21t | 3 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Willard Harrell | 13 | 71 | 5.5 | 26 | 0 |
| Ottis Anderson | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8t | 1 |
| Wayne Morris | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 16 | 86 | 5.4 | 26 | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Steve Bartkowski | 47 | 31 | 66.0 | 1 | 378 | 8.0 | 34 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 88.8 |
| Team Totals | 47 | 31 | 66.0 | 1 | 378 | 8.0 | 34 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 88.8 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||||
| Jim Hart | 43 | 25 | 58.1 | 5 | 344 | 8.0 | 50t | 2 | 2 | 15 | 59.8 |
| Team Totals | 43 | 25 | 58.1 | 5 | 344 | 8.0 | 50t | 2 | 2 | 15 | 59.8 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Alfred Jenkins | 9 | 94 | 10.4 | 21 | 0 |
| Wallace Francis | 6 | 66 | 11.0 | 27t | 1 |
| William Andrews | 6 | 28 | 4.7 | 12 | 0 |
| Alfred Jackson | 4 | 64 | 16.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Junior Miller | 3 | 79 | 26.3 | 34 | 0 |
| Lynn Cain | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 30 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 31 | 378 | 12.2 | 34 | 1 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Pat Tilley | 6 | 120 | 20.0 | 50t | 1 |
| Theotis Brown | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 11 | 0 |
| Mel Gray | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 31 | 0 |
| Ottis Anderson | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Willard Harrell | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Doug Marsh | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Wayne Morris | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Chris Combs | 1 | 38 | 38.0 | 38t | 1 |
| Dave Stief | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 25 | 344 | 13.8 | 50t | 2 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Rolland Lawrence | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Richardson | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Bob Glazebrook | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Kenny Johnson | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 20 | 4.0 | 12 | 0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Rush Brown | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||
| John James | 4 | 180 | 45.0 | 52 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 180 | 45.0 | 52 | 1 | 2 | |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||
| Larry Swider | 4 | 173 | 43.3 | 55 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 173 | 43.3 | 55 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Kenny Johnson | 2 | 1 | 35 | 17.5 | 24 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 1 | 35 | 17.5 | 24 | 0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||
| Mark Bell | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Ray Strong | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 23 | 0 | |
| Anthony Anderson | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Edgar Fields | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 5 | 78 | 15.6 | 23 | 0 | |
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||
| Roy Green | 4 | 88 | 22.0 | 27 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 4 | 88 | 22.0 | 27 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |
| Joel Williams | 1.5 |
| Wilson Faumuina | 0.5 |
| Team Totals | 2.0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |
| Steve Neils | 1.5 |
| Eric Williams | 0.5 |
| Team Totals | 2.0 |