| New York Giants at Atlanta Falcons Game Statistics |
| Date: October 25, 1981 Location: Atlanta, GA |
| Venue: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Attendance: 60749 |
| Weather: Fog Temp: 46 F Humidty: 100% Wind: 16 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | 0 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 27 |
| Atlanta Falcons | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NYG | ATL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlanta Falcons | Junior Miller 29 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Mick Luckhurst kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | New York Giants | Mike Dennis EZ blocked punt recovery (Joe Danelo kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Atlanta Falcons | Wallace Francis 5 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Mick Luckhurst kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 3 | Atlanta Falcons | Mick Luckhurst 29 FG | 7 | 17 |
| 3 | New York Giants | Dave Young 2 pass from Phil Simms (Joe Danelo kick) | 14 | 17 |
| 3 | New York Giants | Joe Danelo 27 FG | 17 | 17 |
| 4 | New York Giants | Johnny Perkins 12 pass from Phil Simms (Joe Danelo kick) | 24 | 17 |
| 4 | Atlanta Falcons | Lynn Cain 3 run (Mick Luckhurst kick) | 24 | 24 |
| 5 | New York Giants | Joe Danelo 40 FG | 27 | 24 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Mike Friede |
| 86 | WR | Johnny Perkins |
| 60 | LOT | Brad Benson |
| 68 | LOG | J.T. Turner |
| 61 | C | Ernie Hughes |
| 69 | ROG | Roy Simmons |
| 72 | ROT | Gordon King |
| 87 | TE | Gary Shirk |
| 11 | QB | Phil Simms |
| 44 | RB | Doug Kotar |
| 26 | FB | Rob Carpenter |
| Defense | ||
| 76 | LDE | Curtis McGriff |
| 77 | NT | Bill Neill |
| 70 | RDE | Gary Jeter |
| 10 | LOLB | Brad Van Pelt |
| 55 | LILB | Brian Kelley |
| 53 | RILB | Harry Carson |
| 56 | ROLB | Lawrence Taylor |
| 36 | LCB | Mark Haynes |
| 29 | SS | Bill Currier |
| 28 | FS | Beasley Reece |
| 24 | RCB | Terry Jackson |
| 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 |
| 65 | NT | Don Smith |
| 74 | RDE | Wilson Faumuina |
| 56 | LOLB | Al Richardson |
| 54 | LILB | Fulton Kuykendall |
| 50 | RILB | Buddy Curry |
| 52 | ROLB | Lyman White |
| 23 | LCB | Bobby Butler |
| 36 | SS | Bob Glazebrook |
| 27 | FS | Tom Pridemore |
| 37 | RCB | Kenny Johnson |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Rob Carpenter | 17 | 58 | 3.4 | 13 | 0 |
| Phil Simms | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Doug Kotar | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Leon Bright | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 3 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| William Andrews | 21 | 92 | 4.4 | 11 | 0 |
| Lynn Cain | 13 | 49 | 3.8 | 12 | 1 |
| Steve Bartkowski | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||||||||
| Phil Simms | 32 | 19 | 59.4 | 0 | 256 | 8.0 | 80 | 2 | 5 | 43 | 105.7 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Steve Bartkowski | 48 | 24 | 50.0 | 1 | 311 | 6.5 | 49 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 76.0 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Johnny Perkins | 5 | 126 | 25.2 | 80 | 1 |
| Leon Bright | 5 | 58 | 11.6 | 36 | 0 |
| Rob Carpenter | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 8 | 0 |
| Gary Shirk | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| John Mistler | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Earnest Gray | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Dave Young | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2t | 1 |
| Doug Kotar | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Lynn Cain | 10 | 65 | 6.5 | 16 | 0 |
| William Andrews | 4 | 40 | 10.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Alfred Jackson | 3 | 92 | 30.7 | 49 | 0 |
| Junior Miller | 3 | 53 | 17.7 | 29t | 1 |
| Wallace Francis | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 28 | 1 |
| Alfred Jenkins | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 19 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Bill Currier | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Dave Jennings | 11 | 473 | 43.0 | 54 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| John James | 8 | 328 | 41.0 | 52 | 1 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Leon Bright | 5 | 26 | 5.2 | 9 | 0 | |
| Alvin Garrett | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Scott Woerner | 6 | 47 | 7.8 | 13 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Leon Bright | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 23 | 0 | |
| Alvin Garrett | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 18 | 0 | |
| Mike Dennis | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Scott Woerner | 4 | 80 | 20.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New York Giants | |
| Brad Van Pelt | 1.0 |
| George Martin | 1.0 |
| Gary Jeter | 1.0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |
| Wilson Faumuina | 2.5 |
| Don Smith | 2.0 |
| Al Richardson | 0.5 |
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