| Atlanta Falcons at Cleveland Browns |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 27, 1981 Location: Cleveland, OH Venue: Cleveland Stadium Attendance: 78283 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 66 F Humidty: 73% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| Cleveland BrownsCLE | 0 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | ATL | CLE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Mick Luckhurst 35 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Alfred Jenkins 18 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Mick Luckhurst kick) | 10 | 0 |
| 2 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Mike Pruitt 13 pass from Brian Sipe (Dave Jacobs kick) | 10 | 7 |
| 2 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Ozzie Newsome 23 pass from Brian Sipe (Dave Jacobs kick) | 10 | 14 |
| 2 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Brian Sipe 1 run (Dave Jacobs kick) | 10 | 21 |
| 3 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Mike Pruitt 1 run (Dave Jacobs kick) | 10 | 28 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Alfred Jenkins 5 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Mick Luckhurst kick) | 17 | 28 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 67 | ROT | Eric Sanders |
| 80 | TE | Junior Miller |
| 10 | QB | Steve Bartkowski |
| 21 | HB | Lynn Cain |
| 31 | FB | William Andrews |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Jeff Yeates |
| 65 | NT | Don Smith |
| 74 | RDE | Wilson Faumuina |
| 56 | LOLB | Al Richardson |
| 54 | LILB | Fulton Kuykendall |
| 50 | RILB | Buddy Curry |
| 51 | ROLB | Jim Laughlin |
| 23 | LCB | Bobby Butler |
| 36 | SS | Bob Glazebrook |
| 27 | FS | Tom Pridemore |
| 37 | RCB | Kenny Johnson |
| Cleveland Browns | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | WR | Dave Logan |
| 33 | WR | Reggie Rucker |
| 73 | LOT | Doug Dieken |
| 68 | LOG | Bob Jackson |
| 54 | C | Tom DeLeone |
| 64 | ROG | Joe DeLamielleure |
| 63 | ROT | Cody Risien |
| 82 | TE | Ozzie Newsome |
| 17 | QB | Brian Sipe |
| 25 | RB | Charles White |
| 43 | FB | Mike Pruitt |
| Defense | ||
| 90 | LDE | Marshall Harris |
| 91 | NT | Henry Bradley |
| 77 | RDE | Lyle Alzado |
| 50 | LOLB | Don Goode |
| 56 | LILB | Robert Jackson |
| 52 | RILB | Dick Ambrose |
| 57 | ROLB | Clay Matthews |
| 28 | LCB | Ron Bolton |
| 22 | SS | Clarence Scott |
| 27 | FS | Thom Darden |
| 29 | RCB | Hanford Dixon |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL | 23:05 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0/11 | / | 9 | 100 | 2 | 2 |
| CLE | 36:55 | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5/14 | / | 6 | 53 | 5 | 3 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| William Andrews | 16 | 97 | 6.1 | 21 | 0 |
| Lynn Cain | 6 | 13 | 2.2 | 4 | 0 |
| Tony Daykin | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 23 | 112 | 4.9 | 0 | |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Mike Pruitt | 20 | 99 | 5.0 | 18 | 1 |
| Charles White | 17 | 72 | 4.2 | 13 | 0 |
| Cleo Miller | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Brian Sipe | 4 | -2 | -0.5 | 1t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 44 | 178 | 4.0 | 2 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Steve Bartkowski | 30 | 12 | 40.0 | 2 | 176 | 5.9 | 56 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 54.3 |
| Team Totals | 30 | 12 | 40.0 | 2 | 176 | 5.9 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 54.3 | |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||||||||
| Brian Sipe | 34 | 21 | 61.8 | 2 | 215 | 6.3 | 23t | 2 | 1 | 8 | 75.0 |
| Team Totals | 34 | 21 | 61.8 | 2 | 215 | 6.3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 75.0 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Alfred Jenkins | 6 | 136 | 22.7 | 56 | 2 |
| Lynn Cain | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 9 | 0 |
| William Andrews | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Junior Miller | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 12 | 176 | 14.7 | 2 | |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Ozzie Newsome | 6 | 78 | 13.0 | 23t | 1 |
| Mike Pruitt | 4 | 33 | 8.3 | 13t | 1 |
| Charles White | 4 | 32 | 8.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Greg Pruitt | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 12 | 0 |
| Dave Logan | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Reggie Rucker | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Cleo Miller | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 21 | 215 | 10.2 | 2 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Tom Pridemore | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Bobby Butler | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | |||
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Judson Flint | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Logan | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | |||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||
| John James | 7 | 315 | 45.0 | 54 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 7 | 315 | 45.0 | 0 | |||
| Cleveland Browns | |||||||
| Steve Cox | 4 | 175 | 43.8 | 47 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 4 | 175 | 43.8 | 0 | |||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Reggie Smith | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | ||
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Cleo Montgomery | 6 | 0 | 26 | 4.3 | 12 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 26 | 4.3 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Reggie Smith | 2 | 0 | 44 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| James Mayberry | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 0 | 52 | 17.3 | 0 | |
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Cleo Montgomery | 2 | 0 | 64 | 32.0 | 38 | 0 |
| Eddie Johnson | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 0 | 71 | 23.7 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |
| Don Smith | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 1.0 |
| Cleveland Browns | |
| Lyle Alzado | 1.0 |
| Thomas Brown | 1.0 |
| Marshall Harris | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 3.0 |