| New Orleans Saints at Atlanta Falcons |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: November 16, 1980 Location: Atlanta, GA Venue: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Attendance: 53871 |
| Weather: Mist Temp: 63 F Humidty: 81% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans SaintsNO | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 3 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 31 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NO | ATL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Wes Chandler 26 pass from Archie Manning (Benny Ricardo kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Tim Mazzetti 19 FG | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Alfred Jackson 47 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Tim Mazzetti kick) | 7 | 10 |
| 3 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Steve Bartkowski 1 run (Tim Mazzetti kick) | 7 | 17 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Wallace Francis 5 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Tim Mazzetti kick) | 7 | 24 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Junior Miller 10 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Tim Mazzetti kick) | 7 | 31 |
| 4 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Tony Galbreath 3 pass from Bobby Scott (Benny Ricardo kick failed) | 13 | 31 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Wes Chandler |
| 82 | WR | Ike Harris |
| 71 | LOT | J.T. Taylor |
| 79 | LOG | Emanuel Zanders |
| 62 | C | John Hill |
| 68 | ROG | Fred Sturt |
| 67 | ROT | Stan Brock |
| 88 | TE | Brooks Williams |
| 8 | QB | Archie Manning |
| 41 | HB | Jimmy Rogers |
| 30 | FB | Wayne Wilson |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Elois Grooms |
| 63 | LDT | Barry Bennett |
| 74 | RDT | Derland Moore |
| 53 | RDE | Tommy Hart |
| 50 | LLB | Ken Bordelon |
| 58 | MLB | Joe Federspiel |
| 56 | RLB | Reggie Mathis |
| 22 | LCB | Ricky Ray |
| 48 | SS | Don Schwartz |
| 37 | FS | Tommy Myers |
| 44 | RCB | Dave Waymer |
| 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 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | 26:45 | 17 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 2/12 | / | 7 | 49 | 3 | 1 |
| ATL | 23:15 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 4/17 | / | 5 | 55 | 2 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Jimmy Rogers | 9 | 49 | 5.4 | 13 | 0 |
| Wayne Wilson | 11 | 26 | 2.4 | 7 | 0 |
| Archie Manning | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Gordon Banks | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | -5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 23 | 82 | 3.6 | 13 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Lynn Cain | 18 | 93 | 5.2 | 17 | 0 |
| William Andrews | 19 | 79 | 4.2 | 8 | 0 |
| Anthony Anderson | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 8 | 0 |
| John James | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| James Mayberry | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 4 | 0 |
| Wallace Francis | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Steve Bartkowski | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 45 | 206 | 4.6 | 17 | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||||||
| Archie Manning | 20 | 12 | 60.0 | 2 | 153 | 7.7 | 42 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 61.0 |
| Bobby Scott | 16 | 10 | 62.5 | 0 | 103 | 6.4 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 101.8 |
| Team Totals | 36 | 22 | 61.1 | 2 | 256 | 7.1 | 42 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 78.0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Steve Bartkowski | 24 | 13 | 54.2 | 0 | 195 | 8.1 | 47t | 3 | 3 | 31 | 120.7 |
| Team Totals | 24 | 13 | 54.2 | 0 | 195 | 8.1 | 47t | 3 | 3 | 31 | 120.7 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Wayne Wilson | 6 | 60 | 10.0 | 42 | 0 |
| Jimmy Rogers | 5 | 31 | 6.2 | 8 | 0 |
| Wes Chandler | 4 | 80 | 20.0 | 26t | 1 |
| Tony Galbreath | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 18 | 1 |
| Henry Childs | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Ike Harris | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Jack Holmes | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 22 | 256 | 11.6 | 42 | 2 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Junior Miller | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 21 | 1 |
| Wallace Francis | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 21 | 1 |
| William Andrews | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 23 | 0 |
| Alfred Jackson | 2 | 63 | 31.5 | 47t | 1 |
| Alfred Jenkins | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Lynn Cain | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 13 | 195 | 15.0 | 47t | 3 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Al Richardson | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Bob Glazebrook | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 13 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||
| Russell Erxleben | 7 | 305 | 43.6 | 56 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 7 | 305 | 43.6 | 56 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||
| John James | 7 | 249 | 35.6 | 51 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 7 | 249 | 35.6 | 51 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Wes Chandler | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Tommy Myers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 2 | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Kenny Johnson | 5 | 2 | 72 | 14.4 | 22 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 2 | 72 | 14.4 | 22 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Jimmy Rogers | 4 | 88 | 22.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Wayne Wilson | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 5 | 113 | 22.6 | 26 | 0 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Ray Strong | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 31 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 31 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |
| Derland Moore | 1.0 |
| Don Reese | 1.0 |
| Ken Bordelon | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 3.0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |
| Joel Williams | 1.0 |
| Jeff Yeates | 0.5 |
| Wilson Faumuina | 0.5 |
| Team Totals | 2.0 |