| Chicago Bears at Atlanta Falcons Game Statistics |
| Date: November 23, 1980 Location: Atlanta, GA |
| Venue: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Attendance: 49156 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 48 F Humidty: 89% Wind: 14 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 28 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CHIB | ATL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Walter Payton 1 run (Bob Thomas kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Bob Thomas 41 FG | 10 | 0 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Alfred Jenkins 7 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Tim Mazzetti kick) | 10 | 7 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | William Andrews 4 run (Tim Mazzetti kick) | 10 | 14 |
| 3 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Vince Evans 1 run (Bob Thomas kick) | 17 | 14 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Alfred Jenkins 42 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Tim Mazzetti kick) | 17 | 21 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | William Andrews 9 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Tim Mazzetti kick) | 17 | 28 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | WR | Brian Baschnagel |
| 89 | WR | James Scott |
| 64 | LOT | Ted Albrecht |
| 65 | LOG | Noah Jackson |
| 52 | C | Dan Neal |
| 69 | ROG | Revie Sorey |
| 70 | ROT | Dennis Lick |
| 81 | TE | Robin Earl |
| 8 | QB | Vince Evans |
| 34 | HB | Walter Payton |
| 35 | FB | Roland Harper |
| Defense | ||
| 99 | LDE | Dan Hampton |
| 68 | LDT | Jim Osborne |
| 82 | RDT | Alan Page |
| 73 | RDE | Mike Hartenstine |
| 58 | LLB | Jerry Muckensturm |
| 54 | MLB | Tom Hicks |
| 59 | RLB | Gary Campbell |
| 44 | LCB | Terry Schmidt |
| 45 | SS | Gary Fencik |
| 46 | FS | Doug Plank |
| 48 | RCB | Allan Ellis |
| 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 |
| 77 | NT | Edgar Fields |
| 75 | RDE | Jeff Merrow |
| 56 | LOLB | Al Richardson |
| 51 | LILB | Jim Laughlin |
| 50 | RILB | Buddy Curry |
| 58 | ROLB | Joel Williams |
| 22 | LCB | Rolland Lawrence |
| 36 | SS | Bob Glazebrook |
| 27 | FS | Tom Pridemore |
| 37 | RCB | Kenny Johnson |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Walter Payton | 12 | 40 | 3.3 | 9 | 1 |
| Vince Evans | 7 | 40 | 5.7 | 16 | 1 |
| Roland Harper | 9 | 39 | 4.3 | 8 | 0 |
| Dave Williams | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Matt Suhey | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Willie McClendon | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| William Andrews | 19 | 70 | 3.7 | 13 | 1 |
| James Mayberry | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Lynn Cain | 5 | 6 | 1.2 | 4 | 0 |
| Ray Strong | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Steve Bartkowski | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Vince Evans | 33 | 19 | 57.6 | 0 | 184 | 5.6 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 73.3 |
| Walter Payton | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Steve Bartkowski | 32 | 17 | 53.1 | 1 | 250 | 7.8 | 42t | 3 | 1 | 11 | 97.1 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Dave Williams | 6 | 41 | 6.8 | 13 | 0 |
| James Scott | 5 | 94 | 18.8 | 28 | 0 |
| Walter Payton | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 8 | 0 |
| Bob Fisher | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Roland Harper | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Robin Earl | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Junior Miller | 5 | 42 | 8.4 | 13 | 0 |
| Alfred Jenkins | 4 | 98 | 24.5 | 42t | 2 |
| Wallace Francis | 4 | 47 | 11.8 | 17 | 0 |
| Lynn Cain | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 25 | 0 |
| William Andrews | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 11 | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Tom Hicks | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Gary Campbell | 0 | 7 | 7L | 0 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Bob Parsons | 7 | 305 | 43.6 | 51 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| John James | 6 | 239 | 39.8 | 53 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Lenny Walterscheid | 3 | 1 | 19 | 6.3 | 9 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Kenny Johnson | 4 | 1 | 81 | 20.3 | 56 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Dave Williams | 3 | 78 | 26.0 | 36 | 0 | |
| Matt Suhey | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 26 | 0 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Ray Strong | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 17 | 0 | |
| Anthony Anderson | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |
| Jim Osborne | 1.0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |
| Don Smith | 1.5 |
| Jeff Merrow | 1.0 |
| Jeff Yeates | 0.5 |
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