| Cincinnati Bengals at Atlanta Falcons |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 20, 1981 Location: Atlanta, GA Venue: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Attendance: 35972 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 37 F Humidty: 19% Wind: 5 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati BengalsCIN | 10 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 30 |
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 0 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CIN | ATL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | M.L. Harris 21 pass from Ken Anderson (Jim Breech kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Jim Breech 45 FG | 10 | 0 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Lynn Cain 10 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Mick Luckhurst kick) | 10 | 7 |
| 2 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Cris Collinsworth 74 pass from Ken Anderson (Jim Breech kick) | 17 | 7 |
| 2 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Archie Griffin 18 run (Jim Breech kick) | 24 | 7 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | William Andrews 1 run (Mick Luckhurst kick) | 24 | 14 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | William Andrews 1 run (Mick Luckhurst kick) | 24 | 21 |
| 2 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Jim Breech 29 FG | 27 | 21 |
| 4 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Jim Breech 20 FG | 30 | 21 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Lynn Cain 3 run (Mick Luckhurst kick) | 30 | 28 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Cris Collinsworth |
| 85 | WR | Isaac Curtis |
| 78 | LOT | Anthony Munoz |
| 62 | LOG | Dave Lapham |
| 58 | C | Blair Bush |
| 65 | ROG | Max Montoya |
| 77 | ROT | Mike Wilson |
| 89 | TE | Dan Ross |
| 14 | QB | Ken Anderson |
| 40 | RB | Charles Alexander |
| 46 | FB | Pete Johnson |
| Defense | ||
| 67 | LDE | Gary Burley |
| 75 | NT | Wilson Whitley |
| 79 | RDE | Ross Browner |
| 53 | LOLB | Bo Harris |
| 55 | LILB | Jim LeClair |
| 50 | RILB | Glenn Cameron |
| 57 | ROLB | Reggie Williams |
| 34 | LCB | Louis Breeden |
| 26 | SS | Bobby Kemp |
| 27 | FS | Bryan Hicks |
| 13 | RCB | Ken Riley |
| 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 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIN | 30:29 | 23 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 4/12 | / | 11 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| ATL | 29:31 | 26 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 4/13 | / | 6 | 45 | 2 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Pete Johnson | 14 | 66 | 4.7 | 10 | 0 |
| Charles Alexander | 8 | 33 | 4.1 | 10 | 0 |
| Archie Griffin | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 18t | 1 |
| Ken Anderson | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 27 | 133 | 4.9 | 1 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| William Andrews | 18 | 63 | 3.5 | 10 | 2 |
| Lynn Cain | 6 | 22 | 3.7 | 8 | 1 |
| Mike Moroski | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 |
| James Mayberry | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Steve Bartkowski | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 28 | 91 | 3.3 | 3 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||||||||
| Ken Anderson | 34 | 18 | 52.9 | 1 | 299 | 8.8 | 74t | 2 | 2 | 12 | 90.2 |
| Steve Kreider | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 |
| Team Totals | 35 | 19 | 54.3 | 1 | 312 | 8.9 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 91.6 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Steve Bartkowski | 23 | 14 | 60.9 | 1 | 122 | 5.3 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 71.3 |
| Mike Moroski | 23 | 11 | 47.8 | 0 | 130 | 5.7 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65.5 |
| John James | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Team Totals | 47 | 25 | 53.2 | 1 | 252 | 5.4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 67.0 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Cris Collinsworth | 5 | 128 | 25.6 | 74t | 1 |
| Dan Ross | 4 | 54 | 13.5 | 19 | 0 |
| Pete Johnson | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Charles Alexander | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Steve Kreider | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 17 | 0 |
| M.L. Harris | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21t | 1 |
| Isaac Curtis | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Archie Griffin | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| David Verser | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 19 | 312 | 16.4 | 2 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Lynn Cain | 7 | 61 | 8.7 | 16 | 1 |
| William Andrews | 6 | 49 | 8.2 | 20 | 0 |
| Alfred Jackson | 3 | 57 | 19.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Wallace Francis | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 17 | 0 |
| Alfred Jenkins | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Junior Miller | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 15 | 0 |
| James Mayberry | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 25 | 252 | 10.1 | 1 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Reggie Williams | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | |||
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Kenny Johnson | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | |||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||||
| Pat McInally | 4 | 154 | 38.5 | 46 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 4 | 154 | 38.5 | 0 | |||
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||
| John James | 5 | 196 | 39.2 | 62 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 5 | 196 | 39.2 | 0 | |||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||
| Mike Fuller | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 15 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | ||
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Scott Woerner | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 10 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||
| David Verser | 4 | 0 | 75 | 18.8 | 20 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 0 | 75 | 18.8 | 20 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Reggie Smith | 6 | 0 | 132 | 22.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 0 | 132 | 22.0 | 29 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |
| Reggie Williams | 1.0 |
| Ross Browner | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 2.0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |
| Don Smith | 1.0 |
| Al Richardson | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 2.0 |