1980 Atlanta Falcons (NFL) |
| 1st place • National Football Conference • Western Division • 12-4-0 .750 |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| NFC Divisional Playoff | |||||||||
| Sun | 1/4/1981 | H | Dallas Cowboys | 27-30 | L | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 60022 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Anthony Anderson | 33 | RB | 6-0 | 197 | 24 | Temple | 1 | 0 |
| William Andrews | 31 | FB | 6-0 | 210 | 25 | Auburn | 1 | 1 |
| Steve Bartkowski | 10 | QB | 6-4 | 215 | 28 | California | 1 | 1 |
| Warren Bryant | 66 | ROT | 6-6 | 270 | 25 | Kentucky | 1 | 1 |
| Rick Byas | 38 | CB | 5-10 | 185 | 30 | Eastern Michigan; Wayne State (Michigan) | 1 | 0 |
| Lynn Cain | 21 | HB | 6-1 | 205 | 25 | East Los Angeles JC; Southern California | 1 | 1 |
| Chuck Correal | 53 | C | 6-3 | 247 | 24 | Penn State | 1 | 0 |
| Buddy Curry | 50 | RILB | 6-4 | 222 | 22 | North Carolina | 1 | 1 |
| Tony Daykin | 55 | LB | 6-1 | 220 | 25 | Georgia Tech | 1 | 0 |
| Wilson Faumuina | 74 | DT | 6-5 | 275 | 26 | San Jose State | 1 | 0 |
| Edgar Fields | 77 | DT | 6-2 | 255 | 26 | Navarro JC; Texas A&M | 1 | 0 |
| Wallace Francis | 89 | WR | 5-11 | 190 | 29 | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Glazebrook | 36 | SS | 6-1 | 200 | 24 | Fresno CC; Fresno State | 1 | 1 |
| Pat Howell | 64 | OG | 6-5 | 253 | 23 | Southern California | 1 | 0 |
| Alfred Jackson | 85 | WR | 6-0 | 190 | 25 | Texas | 1 | 0 |
| John James | 6 | P | 6-3 | 199 | 31 | Florida | 1 | 0 |
| Alfred Jenkins | 84 | WR | 5-10 | 172 | 28 | Morris Brown | 1 | 1 |
| Kenny Johnson | 37 | RCB | 5-10 | 175 | 22 | Mississippi State | 1 | 1 |
| Earl Jones | 20 | CB | 6-0 | 178 | 23 | Norfolk State | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Kenn | 78 | LOT | 6-7 | 278 | 24 | Michigan | 1 | 1 |
| Fulton Kuykendall | 56 | LILB | 6-4 | 226 | 27 | UCLA | 1 | 1 |
| Jim Laughlin | 51 | LB | 6-1 | 219 | 22 | Ohio State | 1 | 0 |
| Rolland Lawrence | 22 | LCB | 5-10 | 179 | 29 | Tabor | 1 | 1 |
| James Mayberry | 39 | RB | 5-11 | 210 | 23 | Colorado | 1 | 0 |
| Tim Mazzetti | 4 | K | 6-1 | 175 | 24 | Pennsylvania | 1 | 0 |
| Phil McKinnely | 73 | OT | 6-4 | 248 | 26 | UCLA | 1 | 0 |
| Jeff Merrow | 75 | RDE | 6-4 | 250 | 27 | West Virginia | 1 | 1 |
| Russ Mikeska | 87 | TE | 6-3 | 222 | 25 | Texas A&M | 1 | 0 |
| Junior Miller | 80 | TE | 6-4 | 240 | 23 | Nebraska | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Pennywell | 59 | LB | 6-1 | 222 | 26 | Grambling State | 1 | 0 |
| Tom Pridemore | 27 | FS | 5-11 | 186 | 24 | West Virginia | 1 | 1 |
| Frank Reed | 28 | S | 5-11 | 193 | 26 | Washington | 1 | 0 |
| Al Richardson | 56 | LOLB | 6-3 | 222 | 23 | Georgia Tech | 1 | 1 |
| Dave Scott | 70 | LOG | 6-4 | 265 | 27 | Kansas | 1 | 1 |
| Don Smith | 65 | NT | 6-5 | 262 | 23 | Miami (Florida) | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Smith | 86 | WR | 5-10 | 194 | 22 | Grambling State | 1 | 0 |
| Reggie Smith | 16 | WR | 5-4 | 168 | 24 | North Carolina Central | 1 | 0 |
| Ray Strong | 25 | RB | 5-9 | 184 | 24 | Contra Costa JC; Nevada-Las Vegas | 1 | 0 |
| R.C. Thielemann | 68 | ROG | 6-4 | 257 | 25 | Arkansas | 1 | 1 |
| Jeff Van Note | 57 | C | 6-2 | 247 | 34 | Kentucky | 1 | 1 |
| Joel Williams | 58 | ROLB | 6-1 | 222 | 24 | Peru State; Wisconsin-La Crosse | 1 | 1 |
| Jeff Yeates | 79 | LDE | 6-3 | 252 | 29 | Boston College | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Zele | 63 | DT | 6-4 | 250 | 24 | Kent State | 1 | 0 |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 10 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 27 |
| Opponents Totals | 3 | 7 | 0 | 20 | 30 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 29:24 | 18 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 6/15 40.0% | / % | 4 | 48 |
| Opponents Totals | 30:36 | 22 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 4/10 40.0% | / % | 6 | 72 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Mazzetti | 0 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 9 |
| William Andrews | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Lynn Cain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Alfred Jenkins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 3 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 27 |
| Opponents Totals | 4 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 30 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Mazzetti | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| OWN | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| OPP | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lynn Cain | 13 | 43 | 3.3 | 11 | 1 |
| William Andrews | 14 | 43 | 3.1 | 12 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 27 | 86 | 3.2 | 12 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 24 | 112 | 4.7 | 18 | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Bartkowski | 33 | 18 | 54.5 | 14 | 320 | 9.7 | 17.8 | 60t | 2 | 6.1 | 1 | 3.0 | 4 | 35 | 285 | 95.5 |
| Team Totals | 33 | 18 | 54.5 | 14 | 320 | 9.7 | 17.8 | 60t | 2 | 6.1 | 1 | 3.0 | 4 | 35 | 285 | 95.5 |
| Opponents Totals | 40 | 25 | 62.5 | 14 | 322 | 8.1 | 12.9 | 34 | 3 | 7.5 | 1 | 2.5 | 1 | 12 | 310 | 102.3 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wallace Francis | 6 | 66 | 11.0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Alfred Jenkins | 4 | 155 | 38.8 | 60t | 1 | ||
| Junior Miller | 3 | 48 | 16.0 | 26 | 0 | ||
| Lynn Cain | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| William Andrews | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 12t | 1 | ||
| Alfred Jackson | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 18 | 320 | 17.8 | 60t | 2 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 25 | 322 | 12.9 | 3 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Pridemore | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John James | 4 | 144 | 36.0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 148 | 37.0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 144 | 36.0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 148 | 37.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 4 | 155 | 38.8 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 147 | 36.8 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenny Johnson | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 0 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 2 | 0 | -4 | -2.0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Smith | 5 | 108 | 21.6 | 39 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 5 | 108 | 21.6 | 39 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 6 | 104 | 17.3 | 30 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Jeff Yeates | 1.0 | 12.0 |
| Team Totals | 1.0 | 12.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 4.0 | 35.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Bartkowski | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Pridemore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
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