| New England Patriots at Atlanta Falcons Game Statistics |
| Date: October 30, 1983 Location: Atlanta, GA |
| Venue: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Attendance: 47546 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 64 F Humidty: 54% Wind: 17 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England PatriotsNE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 |
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 3 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NE | ATL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Mick Luckhurst 23 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Gerald Riggs 1 run (Mick Luckhurst kick) | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | John Rade 16 opponents fumble recovery (Mick Luckhurst kick) | 0 | 17 |
| 3 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Billy Johnson 22 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Mick Luckhurst kick) | 0 | 24 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Derrick Ramsey 4 pass from Steve Grogan (Fred Steinfort kick) | 7 | 24 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Mosi Tatupu 12 pass from Steve Grogan (Fred Steinfort kick blocked) | 13 | 24 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Cedric Jones |
| 86 | WR | Stanley Morgan |
| 76 | LOT | Brian Holloway |
| 73 | LOG | John Hannah |
| 58 | C | Pete Brock |
| 61 | ROG | Ron Wooten |
| 68 | ROT | Darryl Haley |
| 88 | TE | Derrick Ramsey |
| 14 | QB | Steve Grogan |
| 33 | RB | Tony Collins |
| 24 | FB | Robert Weathers |
| Defense | ||
| 90 | LDE | Toby Williams |
| 98 | NT | Dennis Owens |
| 85 | RDE | Julius Adams |
| 56 | LOLB | Andre Tippett |
| 52 | LILB | Johnny Rembert |
| 53 | RILB | Clayton Weishuhn |
| 55 | ROLB | Don Blackmon |
| 42 | LCB | Ronnie Lippett |
| 38 | SS | Roland James |
| 25 | FS | Rick Sanford |
| 26 | RCB | Ray Clayborn |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | Stacey Bailey |
| 84 | WR | Alfred Jenkins |
| 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 |
| 33 | HBK | Bo Robinson |
| 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 |
| 26 | LS | James Britt |
| 27 | RS | Tom Pridemore |
| 37 | RCB | Kenny Johnson |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Robert Weathers | 12 | 99 | 8.3 | 20 | 0 |
| Tony Collins | 6 | 30 | 5.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Steve Grogan | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Mosi Tatupu | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Mark van Eeghen | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| William Andrews | 25 | 125 | 5.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Gerald Riggs | 14 | 64 | 4.6 | 25 | 1 |
| Bo Robinson | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Steve Bartkowski | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Billy Johnson | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Steve Grogan | 36 | 22 | 61.1 | 1 | 257 | 7.1 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 89.7 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Steve Bartkowski | 33 | 22 | 66.7 | 0 | 252 | 7.6 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 99.6 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Robert Weathers | 5 | 55 | 11.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Tony Collins | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Stephen Starring | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 23 | 0 |
| Stanley Morgan | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 14 | 0 |
| Cedric Jones | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 23 | 0 |
| Clarence Weathers | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Derrick Ramsey | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 9 | 1 |
| Mosi Tatupu | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12t | 1 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Alfred Jenkins | 5 | 55 | 11.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Billy Johnson | 4 | 43 | 10.8 | 22t | 1 |
| Stacey Bailey | 4 | 43 | 10.8 | 20 | 0 |
| William Andrews | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 23 | 0 |
| Bo Robinson | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Arthur Cox | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Junior Miller | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Bob Glazebrook | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Rich Camarillo | 3 | 162 | 54.0 | 57 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Ralph Giacomarro | 5 | 188 | 37.6 | 46 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Ricky Smith | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 6 | 0 | |
| Clarence Weathers | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Billy Johnson | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Ricky Smith | 2 | 56 | 28.0 | 30 | 0 | |
| Keith Lee | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Richard Williams | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Bob Glazebrook | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |
| Dennis Owens | 1.0 |
| Johnny Rembert | 1.0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |
| Mike Pitts | 1.0 |
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