| Los Angeles Rams at Atlanta Falcons Game Statistics |
| Date: December 9, 1979 Location: Atlanta, GA |
| Venue: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Attendance: 49236 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 51 F Humidty: 27% Wind: 7 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles RamsLARM | 0 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 34 |
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | LARM | ATL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Wendell Tyler 5 run (Frank Corral kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Haskel Stanback 2 run (Tim Mazzetti kick failed) | 7 | 6 |
| 2 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Billy Waddy 25 pass from Vince Ferragamo (Frank Corral kick) | 14 | 6 |
| 2 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Jim Youngblood 34 interception return (Frank Corral kick) | 21 | 6 |
| 2 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Cullen Bryant 4 run (Frank Corral kick) | 28 | 6 |
| 3 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Frank Corral 18 FG | 31 | 6 |
| 4 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Frank Corral 24 FG | 34 | 6 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Mike Moroski 2 run (Tim Mazzetti kick) | 34 | 13 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Preston Dennard |
| 80 | WR | Billy Waddy |
| 77 | LOT | Doug France |
| 72 | LOG | Kent Hill |
| 61 | C | Rich Saul |
| 60 | ROG | Dennis Harrah |
| 78 | ROT | Jackie Slater |
| 83 | TE | Terry Nelson |
| 15 | QB | Vince Ferragamo |
| 26 | RB | Wendell Tyler |
| 32 | FB | Cullen Bryant |
| Defense | ||
| 85 | LDE | Jack Youngblood |
| 79 | LDT | Mike Fanning |
| 90 | RDT | Larry Brooks |
| 89 | RDE | Fred Dryer |
| 53 | LLB | Jim Youngblood |
| 64 | MLB | Jack Reynolds |
| 59 | RLB | Bob Brudzinski |
| 33 | LCB | Dwayne O'Steen |
| 42 | SS | Dave Elmendorf |
| 21 | FS | Nolan Cromwell |
| 49 | RCB | Rod Perry |
| 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 |
| 86 | TE | Jim Mitchell |
| 10 | QB | Steve Bartkowski |
| 24 | HB | Haskel Stanback |
| 31 | FB | William Andrews |
| Offense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Jeff Yeates |
| 74 | LDT | Wilson Faumuina |
| 77 | RDT | Edgar Fields |
| 65 | RDE | Don Smith |
| 54 | LLB | Fulton Kuykendall |
| 59 | MLB | Robert Pennywell |
| 50 | RLB | Greg Brezina |
| 22 | LCB | Rolland Lawrence |
| 32 | SS | Ray Easterling |
| 27 | FS | Tom Pridemore |
| 38 | RCB | Rick Byas |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Wendell Tyler | 18 | 138 | 7.7 | 60 | 1 |
| Cullen Bryant | 9 | 23 | 2.6 | 1 | |
| Lawrence McCutcheon | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Jim Jodat | 4 | 3 | 0.8 | 0 | |
| Eddie Hill | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Haskel Stanback | 11 | 33 | 3.0 | 1 | |
| Mike Moroski | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 1 | |
| William Andrews | 13 | 28 | 2.2 | 10 | 0 |
| James Mayberry | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 0 | |
| John James | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||||||||
| Vince Ferragamo | 15 | 10 | 66.7 | 2 | 188 | 12.5 | 43 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 92.4 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Steve Bartkowski | 27 | 16 | 59.3 | 2 | 179 | 6.6 | 29 | 0 | 48.2 | ||
| Mike Moroski | 14 | 8 | 57.1 | 0 | 97 | 6.9 | 23 | 0 | 78.6 | ||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Preston Dennard | 3 | 62 | 20.7 | 0 | |
| Drew Hill | 2 | 71 | 35.5 | 0 | |
| Cullen Bryant | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | |
| Billy Waddy | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25t | 1 |
| Terry Nelson | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Wendell Tyler | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Wallace Francis | 10 | 108 | 10.8 | 0 | |
| Haskel Stanback | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 0 | |
| Alfred Jackson | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 0 | |
| Alfred Jenkins | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 0 | |
| William Andrews | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Jim Mitchell | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Billy Ryckman | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| James Mayberry | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Jim Youngblood | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34t | 1 |
| Nolan Cromwell | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Rolland Lawrence | 1 | 38 | 38.0 | 38 | 0 |
| Tom Pridemore | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Ken Clark | 2 | 75 | 37.5 | 40 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| John James | 3 | 117 | 39.0 | 46 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Eddie Brown | 2 | 1 | 33 | 16.5 | 23 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Eddie Hill | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 19 | 0 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Ray Strong | 5 | 109 | 21.8 | 24 | 0 | |
| James Mayberry | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 15 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |
| Jack Youngblood | 3.0 |
| Larry Brooks | 1.0 |
| Fred Dryer | 1.0 |
| Mike Fanning | 0.5 |
| Jerry Wilkinson | 0.5 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |
| Don Smith | 1.0 |
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