| Atlanta Falcons at New York Jets Game Statistics |
| Date: October 23, 1983 Location: New York, NY |
| Venue: Shea Stadium Attendance: 46878 |
| Weather: Light Rain Temp: 55 F Humidty: 77% Wind: 14 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 0 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 27 |
| New York JetsNYJ | 0 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 21 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | ATL | NYJ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | New York JetsNYJ | Bruce Harper 78 run (Pat Leahy kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 3 | New York JetsNYJ | Scott Dierking 4 run (Pat Leahy kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 3 | New York JetsNYJ | Mike Augustyniak 3 run (Pat Leahy kick) | 0 | 21 |
| 3 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Billy Johnson 15 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Mick Luckhurst kick) | 7 | 21 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | William Andrews 25 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Mick Luckhurst kick) | 14 | 21 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Billy Johnson 71 punt return (Mick Luckhurst kick) | 21 | 21 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Mick Luckhurst 32 FG | 24 | 21 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Mick Luckhurst 40 FG | 27 | 21 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | Stacey Bailey |
| 84 | WR | Alfred Jenkins |
| 81 | WR | Billy Johnson |
| 78 | LOT | Mike Kenn |
| 68 | LOG | R.C. Thielemann |
| 57 | C | Jeff Van Note |
| 61 | ROG | John Scully |
| 66 | ROT | Warren Bryant |
| 88 | TE | Arthur Cox |
| 10 | QB | Steve Bartkowski |
| 31 | FB | William Andrews |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Jeff Yeates |
| 73 | LDT | Andrew Provence |
| 65 | RDT | Don Smith |
| 75 | RDE | Jeff Merrow |
| 59 | LLB | John Rade |
| 54 | MLB | Fulton Kuykendall |
| 50 | RLB | Buddy Curry |
| 23 | LCB | Bobby Butler |
| 27 | SS | Tom Pridemore |
| 36 | FS | Bob Glazebrook |
| 37 | RCB | Kenny Johnson |
| New York Jets | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Derrick Gaffney |
| 85 | WR | Wesley Walker |
| 72 | LOT | Chris Ward |
| 62 | LOG | Joe Pellegrini |
| 65 | C | Joe Fields |
| 60 | ROG | Dan Alexander |
| 79 | ROT | Marvin Powell |
| 83 | TE | Jerome Barkum |
| 14 | QB | Richard Todd |
| 35 | RB | Mike Augustyniak |
| 45 | FB | Dwayne Crutchfield |
| Defense | ||
| 99 | LDE | Mark Gastineau |
| 77 | LDT | Kenny Neil |
| 93 | RDT | Marty Lyons |
| 73 | RDE | Joe Klecko |
| 51 | LLB | Greg Buttle |
| 50 | MLB | Bob Crable |
| 56 | RLB | Lance Mehl |
| 40 | LCB | Bobby Jackson |
| 48 | SS | Ken Schroy |
| 28 | FS | Darrol Ray |
| 47 | RCB | Jerry Holmes |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Billy Johnson | 3 | 53 | 17.7 | 36 | 0 |
| William Andrews | 12 | 50 | 4.2 | 10 | 0 |
| Gerald Riggs | 8 | 32 | 4.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Steve Bartkowski | 3 | -5 | -1.7 | -1 | 0 |
| New York Jets | |||||
| Bruce Harper | 4 | 90 | 22.5 | 78t | 1 |
| Dwayne Crutchfield | 14 | 40 | 2.9 | 9 | 0 |
| Scott Dierking | 5 | 28 | 5.6 | 10 | 1 |
| Mike Augustyniak | 6 | 23 | 3.8 | 6 | 1 |
| Richard Todd | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Steve Bartkowski | 36 | 25 | 69.4 | 2 | 313 | 8.7 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 36 | 91.6 |
| New York Jets | |||||||||||
| Richard Todd | 37 | 20 | 54.1 | 1 | 240 | 6.5 | 30 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 62.9 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| William Andrews | 8 | 82 | 10.3 | 25t | 1 |
| Alfred Jenkins | 6 | 89 | 14.8 | 26 | 0 |
| Billy Johnson | 4 | 57 | 14.3 | 23 | 1 |
| Stacey Bailey | 4 | 56 | 14.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Gerald Riggs | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Arthur Cox | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Junior Miller | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| New York Jets | |||||
| Wesley Walker | 5 | 78 | 15.6 | 24 | 0 |
| Bruce Harper | 4 | 35 | 8.8 | 11 | 0 |
| Scott Dierking | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Lam Jones | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Mike Augustyniak | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Jerome Barkum | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 18 | 0 |
| Derrick Gaffney | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Dwayne Crutchfield | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Bobby Butler | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| New York Jets | |||||
| Bobby Jackson | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Lance Mehl | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Ralph Giacomarro | 6 | 264 | 44.0 | 52 | 0 |
| New York Jets | |||||
| Chuck Ramsey | 6 | 242 | 40.3 | 45 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Billy Johnson | 4 | 116 | 29.0 | 71t | 1 | |
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Mike Harmon | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Richard Williams | 3 | 59 | 19.7 | 34 | 0 | |
| Lynn Cain | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Preston Brown | 2 | 66 | 33.0 | 44 | 0 | |
| Kirk Springs | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 27 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |
| Mike Pitts | 3.0 |
| Buddy Curry | 1.0 |
| New York Jets | |
| Bob Crable | 1.0 |
| Mark Gastineau | 1.0 |
| Marty Lyons | 1.0 |
| Ken Schroy | 1.0 |
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