| Detroit Lions at Atlanta Falcons Game Statistics |
| Date: October 5, 1980 Location: Atlanta, GA |
| Venue: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Attendance: 57652 |
| Weather: Half Cloudy Temp: 66 F Humidty: 63% Wind: 15 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit LionsDET | 3 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 28 |
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 17 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 43 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DET | ATL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detroit LionsDET | Eddie Murray 43 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Frank Reed 16 blocked punt recovery (Tim Mazzetti kick) | 3 | 7 |
| 1 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Buddy Curry 30 opponents fumble recovery (Tim Mazzetti kick) | 3 | 14 |
| 1 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Tim Mazzetti 26 FG | 3 | 17 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Alfred Jenkins 43 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Tim Mazzetti kick) | 3 | 24 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Joel Williams 42 opponents fumble recovery (Tim Mazzetti kick) | 3 | 31 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Tim Mazzetti 33 FG | 3 | 34 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Eddie Murray 32 FG | 6 | 34 |
| 3 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Safety, Gary Danielson tackled in end zone by Joel Williams | 6 | 36 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Freddie Scott 43 pass from Gary Danielson (Eddie Murray kick) | 13 | 36 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | William Andrews 11 run (Tim Mazzetti kick) | 13 | 43 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Leonard Thompson 79 pass from Gary Danielson (Eddie Murray kick) | 20 | 43 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Safety, Reggie Smith tackled in end zone by Eddie Cole | 26 | 43 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Freddie Scott 6 pass from Gary Danielson (Eddie Murray kick failed) | 26 | 43 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | WR | Freddie Scott |
| 39 | WR | Leonard Thompson |
| 76 | LOT | Karl Baldischwiler |
| 61 | LOG | Homer Elias |
| 65 | C | Amos Fowler |
| 73 | ROG | Russ Bolinger |
| 70 | ROT | Keith Dorney |
| 81 | TE | David Hill |
| 16 | QB | Gary Danielson |
| 24 | RB | Dexter Bussey |
| 20 | RB | Billy Sims |
| Defense | ||
| 75 | LDE | Dave Pureifory |
| 77 | LDT | John Woodcock |
| 71 | RDT | Tom Tuinei |
| 60 | RDE | Bubba Baker |
| 59 | LLB | Charlie Weaver |
| 57 | MLB | Ken Fantetti |
| 52 | RLB | Stan White |
| 21 | LCB | Walt Williams |
| 23 | SS | Ray Oldham |
| 40 | FS | Jimmy Allen |
| 28 | RCB | James Hunter |
| 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 |
| 80 | TE | Junior Miller |
| 10 | QB | Steve Bartkowski |
| 21 | HB | Lynn Cain |
| 31 | FB | William Andrews |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Jeff Yeates |
| 63 | NT | Mike Zele |
| 75 | RDE | Jeff Merrow |
| 56 | LOLB | Al Richardson |
| 59 | LILB | Robert Pennywell |
| 50 | RILB | Buddy Curry |
| 58 | ROLB | Joel Williams |
| 22 | LCB | Rolland Lawrence |
| 28 | SS | Frank Reed |
| 27 | FS | Tom Pridemore |
| 37 | RCB | Kenny Johnson |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Gary Danielson | 5 | 28 | 5.6 | 25 | 0 |
| Billy Sims | 14 | 21 | 1.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Dexter Bussey | 5 | 18 | 3.6 | 8 | 0 |
| Horace King | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Rick Kane | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Lynn Cain | 21 | 102 | 4.9 | 13 | 0 |
| William Andrews | 13 | 78 | 6.0 | 15 | 1 |
| Steve Bartkowski | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 11 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Gary Danielson | 36 | 23 | 63.9 | 1 | 348 | 9.7 | 79t | 3 | 5 | 50 | 111.8 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Steve Bartkowski | 22 | 11 | 50.0 | 2 | 183 | 8.3 | 43t | 1 | 2 | 9 | 55.7 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Freddie Scott | 5 | 107 | 21.4 | 43t | 2 |
| Leonard Thompson | 3 | 129 | 43.0 | 79t | 1 |
| Jesse Thompson | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 16 | 0 |
| David Hill | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 16 | 0 |
| Dexter Bussey | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 10 | 0 |
| Horace King | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Rick Kane | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Billy Sims | 2 | -5 | -2.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Junior Miller | 4 | 54 | 13.5 | 34 | 0 |
| Alfred Jenkins | 3 | 66 | 22.0 | 43t | 1 |
| Wallace Francis | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 23 | 0 |
| William Andrews | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Walt Williams | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Ray Oldham | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Tom Pridemore | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Tom Skladany | 5 | 213 | 42.6 | 54 | 1 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| John James | 4 | 163 | 40.8 | 55 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| John Arnold | 3 | 0 | 12 | 4.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Reggie Smith | 3 | 2 | 22 | 7.3 | 13 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| John Arnold | 7 | 124 | 17.7 | 33 | 0 | |
| Ken Callicutt | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 31 | 0 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Reggie Smith | 4 | 37 | 9.3 | 13 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |
| Bubba Baker | 1.0 |
| Ken Fantetti | 1.0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |
| Wilson Faumuina | 1.5 |
| Joel Williams | 1.5 |
| Al Richardson | 1.0 |
| Don Smith | 1.0 |
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