| New York Jets at Atlanta Falcons Game Statistics |
| Date: October 12, 1980 Location: Atlanta, GA |
| Venue: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Attendance: 57458 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 69 F Humidty: 33% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York JetsNYJ | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NYJ | ATL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York JetsNYJ | Scott Dierking 1 run (Pat Leahy kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Lynn Cain 1 run (Tim Mazzetti kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 4 | New York JetsNYJ | Kevin Long 1 run (Pat Leahy kick) | 14 | 7 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Bobby Jones |
| 80 | WR | Lam Jones |
| 72 | LOT | Chris Ward |
| 66 | LOG | Randy Rasmussen |
| 65 | C | Joe Fields |
| 60 | ROG | Dan Alexander |
| 79 | ROT | Marvin Powell |
| 82 | TE | Mickey Shuler |
| 14 | QB | Richard Todd |
| 25 | RB | Scott Dierking |
| 33 | FB | Kevin Long |
| Defense | ||
| 99 | LDE | Mark Gastineau |
| 74 | LDT | Abdul Salaam |
| 93 | RDT | Marty Lyons |
| 73 | RDE | Joe Klecko |
| 51 | LLB | Greg Buttle |
| 54 | MLB | Stan Blinka |
| 55 | RLB | Ron Crosby |
| 40 | LCB | Bobby Jackson |
| 48 | SS | Ken Schroy |
| 28 | FS | Darrol Ray |
| 26 | RCB | Donald Dykes |
| 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 | ||
| 65 | LDE | Don Smith |
| 74 | NT | Wilson Faumuina |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Kevin Long | 25 | 100 | 4.0 | 9 | 1 |
| Scott Dierking | 12 | 38 | 3.2 | 8 | 1 |
| Bruce Harper | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 22 | 0 |
| Paul Darby | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Richard Todd | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 10 | 0 |
| Tom Newton | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Lynn Cain | 15 | 66 | 4.4 | 11 | 1 |
| William Andrews | 7 | 31 | 4.4 | 21 | 0 |
| Steve Bartkowski | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||||||||
| Richard Todd | 19 | 8 | 42.1 | 0 | 104 | 5.5 | 36 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 60.0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Steve Bartkowski | 31 | 20 | 64.5 | 2 | 168 | 5.4 | 17 | 0 | 51.5 | ||
| John James | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Lam Jones | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | |
| Derrick Gaffney | 1 | 36 | 36.0 | 36 | 0 |
| Bobby Jones | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Paul Darby | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Kevin Long | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Mickey Shuler | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Tom Newton | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| William Andrews | 7 | 56 | 8.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Wallace Francis | 5 | 57 | 11.4 | 13 | 0 |
| Junior Miller | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Lynn Cain | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 13 | 0 |
| Alfred Jenkins | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Ken Schroy | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Darrol Ray | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Chuck Ramsey | 6 | 258 | 43.0 | 53 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| John James | 5 | 196 | 39.2 | 43 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Bruce Harper | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Bobby Jones | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Reggie Smith | 4 | 1 | 17 | 4.3 | 11 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Bruce Harper | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 27 | 0 | |
| Ken Schroy | 0 | 10 | 10L | 0 | ||
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Reggie Smith | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 27 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New York Jets | |
| Joe Klecko | 1.5 |
| Mark Gastineau | 1.5 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |
| Joel Williams | 1.0 |
| Jeff Merrow | 1.0 |
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