| Atlanta Falcons at Tampa Bay Buccaneers Game Statistics |
| Date: December 6, 1981 Location: Tampa, FL |
| Venue: Tampa Stadium Attendance: 69221 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 64 F Humidty: 31% Wind: 0 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 23 |
| Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 24 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | ATL | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Mick Luckhurst 38 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Jerry Eckwood 1 run (Bill Capece kick) | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Mick Luckhurst 44 FG | 6 | 7 |
| 2 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Jimmie Giles 38 pass from Doug Williams (Bill Capece kick) | 6 | 14 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Mick Luckhurst 32 FG | 9 | 14 |
| 3 | Atlanta FalconsATL | William Andrews 8 run (Mick Luckhurst kick) | 16 | 14 |
| 3 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Bill Capece 42 FG | 16 | 17 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | William Andrews 2 run (Mick Luckhurst kick) | 23 | 17 |
| 4 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Kevin House 71 pass from Doug Williams (Bill Capece kick) | 23 | 24 |
| 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 |
| 65 | NT | Don Smith |
| 75 | RDE | Jeff Merrow |
| 56 | LOLB | Al Richardson |
| 54 | LILB | Fulton Kuykendall |
| 50 | RILB | Buddy Curry |
| 51 | ROLB | Jim Laughlin |
| 23 | LCB | Bobby Butler |
| 36 | SS | Bob Glazebrook |
| 27 | FS | Tom Pridemore |
| 37 | RCB | Kenny Johnson |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Theo Bell |
| 89 | WR | Kevin House |
| 74 | LOT | Gene Sanders |
| 72 | LOG | Ray Snell |
| 50 | C | Steve Wilson |
| 61 | ROG | Greg Roberts |
| 73 | ROT | Charley Hannah |
| 88 | TE | Jimmie Giles |
| 12 | QB | Doug Williams |
| 43 | TB | Jerry Eckwood |
| 32 | FB | James Wilder |
| Defense | ||
| 65 | LDE | Dave Stalls |
| 76 | NT | Dave Logan |
| 63 | RDE | Lee Roy Selmon |
| 59 | LOLB | Andy Hawkins |
| 56 | LILB | Cecil Johnson |
| 54 | RILB | Richard Wood |
| 53 | ROLB | Hugh Green |
| 41 | LCB | Norris Thomas |
| 20 | SS | Neal Colzie |
| 34 | FS | Cedric Brown |
| 40 | RCB | Mike Washington |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| William Andrews | 17 | 80 | 4.7 | 12 | 2 |
| Lynn Cain | 10 | 57 | 5.7 | 34 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Jerry Eckwood | 11 | 54 | 4.9 | 10 | 1 |
| James Wilder | 7 | 16 | 2.3 | 5 | 0 |
| James Owens | 7 | 15 | 2.1 | 3 | 0 |
| Theo Bell | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Doug Williams | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Steve Bartkowski | 34 | 24 | 70.6 | 1 | 237 | 7.0 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 77.7 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||||||||
| Doug Williams | 29 | 19 | 65.5 | 0 | 336 | 11.6 | 71t | 2 | 1 | 9 | 127.9 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| William Andrews | 13 | 98 | 7.5 | 22 | 0 |
| Alfred Jenkins | 6 | 96 | 16.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Alfred Jackson | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Wallace Francis | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Junior Miller | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| James Mayberry | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Lynn Cain | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| James Wilder | 6 | 96 | 16.0 | 38 | 0 |
| Kevin House | 5 | 126 | 25.2 | 71t | 1 |
| Jimmie Giles | 3 | 62 | 20.7 | 38t | 1 |
| Theo Bell | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Jerry Eckwood | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 10 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Cedric Brown | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| John James | 3 | 134 | 44.7 | 49 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Larry Swider | 3 | 117 | 39.0 | 48 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Tom Pridemore | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Scott Woerner | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||||
| John Holt | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 7 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Reggie Smith | 5 | 116 | 23.2 | 38 | 0 | |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||||
| John Holt | 4 | 78 | 19.5 | 25 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |
| Al Richardson | 1.0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |
| Dave Logan | 1.0 |
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