| St. Louis Cardinals at Atlanta Falcons |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 18, 1981 Location: Atlanta, GA Venue: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Attendance: 51428 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 66 F Humidty: 93% Wind: 22 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis CardinalsSTL | 7 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 20 |
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 0 | 20 | 7 | 14 | 41 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | STL | ATL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Ottis Anderson 1 run (Neil O'Donoghue kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Ottis Anderson 1 run (Neil O'Donoghue kick) | 14 | 0 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Alfred Jenkins 23 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Mick Luckhurst kick) | 14 | 7 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Mick Luckhurst 24 FG | 14 | 10 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Lynn Cain 33 run (Mick Luckhurst kick) | 14 | 17 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Mick Luckhurst 37 FG | 14 | 20 |
| 3 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Neil O'Donoghue 26 FG | 17 | 20 |
| 3 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Alfred Jenkins 45 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Mick Luckhurst kick) | 17 | 27 |
| 3 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Neil O'Donoghue 22 FG | 20 | 27 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | William Andrews 18 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Mick Luckhurst kick) | 20 | 34 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | William Andrews 70 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Mick Luckhurst kick) | 20 | 41 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | WR | Mel Gray |
| 83 | WR | Pat Tilley |
| 66 | LOT | George Collins |
| 68 | LOG | Terry Stieve |
| 51 | C | Tom Brahaney |
| 71 | ROG | Joe Bostic |
| 72 | ROT | Dan Dierdorf |
| 89 | TE | Greg LaFleur |
| 17 | QB | Jim Hart |
| 32 | RB | Ottis Anderson |
| 24 | RB | Wayne Morris |
| Defense | ||
| 82 | LDE | Bob Pollard |
| 73 | DT | Mike Dawson |
| 69 | RDE | Rush Brown |
| 55 | LOLB | Eric Williams |
| 58 | LILB | Dave Ahrens |
| 54 | RILB | E.J. Junior |
| 52 | ROLB | Charlie Baker |
| 27 | LCB | Carl Allen |
| 38 | SS | Lee Nelson |
| 37 | FS | Ken Greene |
| 44 | RCB | Tim Collier |
| 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 |
| 74 | RDE | Wilson Faumuina |
| 56 | LOLB | Al Richardson |
| 54 | LILB | Fulton Kuykendall |
| 50 | RILB | Buddy Curry |
| 58 | ROLB | Joel Williams |
| 23 | LCB | Bobby Butler |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STL | 31:17 | 22 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 3/15 | / | 5 | 68 | 2 | 1 |
| ATL | 28:43 | 17 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 4/13 | / | 6 | 43 | 2 | 2 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Ottis Anderson | 18 | 59 | 3.3 | 12 | 2 |
| Stump Mitchell | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 43 | 0 |
| Mel Gray | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Jim Hart | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Wayne Morris | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Neil Lomax | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 25 | 120 | 4.8 | 2 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Lynn Cain | 16 | 79 | 4.9 | 33t | 1 |
| William Andrews | 9 | 25 | 2.8 | 8 | 0 |
| James Mayberry | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 4 | 0 |
| Bo Robinson | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 29 | 114 | 3.9 | 1 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||||
| Jim Hart | 49 | 24 | 49.0 | 3 | 263 | 5.4 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.8 |
| Neil Lomax | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Team Totals | 51 | 24 | 47.1 | 3 | 263 | 5.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38.3 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Steve Bartkowski | 32 | 18 | 56.3 | 0 | 288 | 9.0 | 70t | 4 | 1 | 8 | 126.0 |
| Team Totals | 32 | 18 | 56.3 | 0 | 288 | 9.0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 126.0 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Pat Tilley | 8 | 100 | 12.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Ottis Anderson | 6 | 47 | 7.8 | 17 | 0 |
| Wayne Morris | 5 | 35 | 7.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Roy Green | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 25 | 0 |
| Mel Gray | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Doug Marsh | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 24 | 263 | 11.0 | 0 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| William Andrews | 8 | 132 | 16.5 | 70t | 2 |
| Alfred Jenkins | 4 | 101 | 25.3 | 45t | 2 |
| Alfred Jackson | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 15 | 0 |
| Lynn Cain | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Junior Miller | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 18 | 288 | 16.0 | 4 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Tom Pridemore | 1 | 40 | 40.0 | 40 | 0 |
| Bob Glazebrook | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Earl Jones | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 0 | |||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||
| Carl Birdsong | 6 | 271 | 45.2 | 66 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 271 | 45.2 | 0 | |||
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||
| John James | 7 | 287 | 41.0 | 48 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 7 | 287 | 41.0 | 0 | |||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||
| Stump Mitchell | 6 | 0 | 51 | 8.5 | 19 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 51 | 8.5 | 0 | ||
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Scott Woerner | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||
| Stump Mitchell | 7 | 0 | 178 | 25.4 | 67 | 0 |
| Randy Love | 1 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 0 | 194 | 24.3 | 0 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Reggie Smith | 4 | 0 | 113 | 28.3 | 52 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 0 | 113 | 28.3 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | |
| Stafford Mays | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 1.0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |
| Team Totals | 0.0 |