| Atlanta Falcons at New York Giants |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 12, 1982 Location: East Rutherford, NJ Venue: Giants Stadium Attendance: 74286 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 85 F Humidty: 46% Wind: 6 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 0 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 16 |
| New York GiantsNYG | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | ATL | NYG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | William Andrews 13 run (Mick Luckhurst kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | New York GiantsNYG | Earnest Gray 33 pass from Scott Brunner (Joe Danelo kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 3 | New York GiantsNYG | Earnest Gray 19 pass from Scott Brunner (Joe Danelo kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Bob Glazebrook 91 opponents fumble recovery (Mick Luckhurst kick blocked) | 13 | 14 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Mick Luckhurst 29 FG | 16 | 14 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | WR | Alfred Jackson |
| 84 | WR | Alfred Jenkins |
| 78 | LOT | Mike Kenn |
| 64 | LOG | Pat Howell |
| 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 |
| 58 | ROLB | Joel Williams |
| 23 | LCB | Bobby Butler |
| 36 | SS | Bob Glazebrook |
| 27 | FS | Tom Pridemore |
| 37 | RCB | Kenny Johnson |
| New York Giants | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Earnest Gray |
| 86 | WR | Johnny Perkins |
| 73 | LOT | Jeff Weston |
| 67 | LOG | Billy Ard |
| 61 | C | Ernie Hughes |
| 63 | ROG | Bruce Kimball |
| 72 | ROT | Gordon King |
| 81 | TE | Tom Mullady |
| 12 | QB | Scott Brunner |
| 30 | RB | Leon Perry |
| 25 | RB | Butch Woolfolk |
| Defense | ||
| 76 | LDE | Curtis McGriff |
| 64 | NT | Jim Burt |
| 70 | RDE | Gary Jeter |
| 10 | LOLB | Brad Van Pelt |
| 55 | LILB | Brian Kelley |
| 53 | RILB | Harry Carson |
| 56 | ROLB | Lawrence Taylor |
| 36 | LCB | Mark Haynes |
| 29 | SS | Bill Currier |
| 28 | FS | Beasley Reece |
| 24 | RCB | Terry Jackson |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL | 30:18 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 4/14 | 0/0 | 7 | 48 | 3 | 2 |
| NYG | 29:42 | 17 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 3/12 | 0/0 | 5 | 44 | 5 | 3 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| William Andrews | 18 | 64 | 3.6 | 13t | 1 |
| Gerald Riggs | 9 | 27 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Lynn Cain | 6 | 27 | 4.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 33 | 118 | 3.6 | 1 | |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Butch Woolfolk | 17 | 64 | 3.8 | 15 | 0 |
| Leon Perry | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 15 | 0 |
| Scott Brunner | 4 | -2 | -0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 24 | 76 | 3.2 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Steve Bartkowski | 27 | 15 | 55.6 | 1 | 187 | 6.9 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 61.8 |
| Team Totals | 27 | 15 | 55.6 | 1 | 187 | 6.9 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 61.8 | |
| New York Giants | |||||||||||
| Scott Brunner | 41 | 25 | 61.0 | 1 | 310 | 7.6 | 33t | 2 | 1 | 8 | 90.5 |
| Team Totals | 41 | 25 | 61.0 | 1 | 310 | 7.6 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 90.5 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Alfred Jackson | 5 | 64 | 12.8 | 17 | 0 |
| Alfred Jenkins | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 25 | 0 |
| Junior Miller | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 27 | 0 |
| William Andrews | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Lynn Cain | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Gerald Riggs | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Floyd Hodge | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 15 | 187 | 12.5 | 0 | |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Tom Mullady | 7 | 99 | 14.1 | 30 | 0 |
| Earnest Gray | 5 | 86 | 17.2 | 33t | 2 |
| Johnny Perkins | 4 | 57 | 14.3 | 27 | 0 |
| John Mistler | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 7 | 0 |
| Larry Heater | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Butch Woolfolk | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Leon Bright | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Joe Morris | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Leon Perry | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 25 | 310 | 12.4 | 2 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Kenny Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | |||
| New York Giants | |||||
| Mark Haynes | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | |||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||
| Dave Smigelsky | 8 | 334 | 41.8 | 54 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 8 | 334 | 41.8 | 0 | |||
| New York Giants | |||||||
| Dave Jennings | 6 | 318 | 53.0 | 64 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 6 | 318 | 53.0 | 1 | |||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Billy Johnson | 6 | 67 | 11.2 | 19 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 6 | 67 | 11.2 | 0 | ||
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Leon Bright | 5 | 34 | 6.8 | 24 | 0 | |
| Beasley Reece | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 42 | 7.0 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Reggie Brown | 2 | 0 | 31 | 15.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | |
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Mike Dennis | 2 | 0 | 41 | 20.5 | 23 | 0 |
| Leon Bright | 2 | 0 | 34 | 17.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 0 | 75 | 18.8 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |
| Mike Zele | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 1.0 |
| New York Giants | |
| Harry Carson | 1.0 |
| Terry Jackson | 1.0 |
| Lawrence Taylor | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 3.0 |