| Minnesota Vikings at Atlanta Falcons Game Statistics |
| Date: November 23, 1981 Location: Atlanta, GA |
| Venue: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Attendance: 60749 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 54 F Humidty: 43% Wind: 9 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | 7 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 30 |
| Atlanta Falcons | 7 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 31 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIN | ATL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota Vikings | Ahmad Rashad 6 pass from Tommy Kramer (Rick Danmeier kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Atlanta Falcons | Alfred Jackson 8 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Mick Luckhurst kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Minnesota Vikings | Ahmad Rashad 42 pass from Tommy Kramer (Rick Danmeier kick) | 14 | 7 |
| 2 | Minnesota Vikings | Bob Bruer 3 pass from Tommy Kramer (Rick Danmeier kick) | 21 | 7 |
| 3 | Atlanta Falcons | Junior Miller 3 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Mick Luckhurst kick) | 21 | 14 |
| 3 | Atlanta Falcons | Wallace Francis 29 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Mick Luckhurst kick) | 21 | 21 |
| 4 | Atlanta Falcons | Mick Luckhurst 32 FG | 21 | 24 |
| 4 | Atlanta Falcons | Buddy Curry 35 interception return (Mick Luckhurst kick) | 21 | 31 |
| 4 | Minnesota Vikings | Safety, John James ran out of end zone by (Team) | 23 | 31 |
| 4 | Minnesota Vikings | Joe Senser 16 pass from Tommy Kramer (Rick Danmeier kick) | 30 | 31 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Ted Brown | 16 | 108 | 6.8 | 29 | 0 |
| Leo Lewis | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Tony Galbreath | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Rickey Young | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Tommy Kramer | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sammy White | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| William Andrews | 22 | 91 | 4.1 | 25 | 0 |
| Lynn Cain | 11 | 67 | 6.1 | 35 | 0 |
| Alfred Jackson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Bartkowski | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| John James | 1 | -7 | -7.0 | -7 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Tommy Kramer | 47 | 24 | 51.1 | 4 | 330 | 7.0 | 52 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 66.8 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Steve Bartkowski | 32 | 21 | 65.6 | 0 | 213 | 6.7 | 29t | 3 | 2 | 20 | 115.8 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Ahmad Rashad | 9 | 151 | 16.8 | 42t | 2 |
| Ted Brown | 5 | 35 | 7.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Joe Senser | 4 | 56 | 14.0 | 21 | 1 |
| Leo Lewis | 2 | 58 | 29.0 | 52 | 0 |
| Sammy White | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Tony Galbreath | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Bob Bruer | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3t | 1 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Lynn Cain | 6 | 52 | 8.7 | 23 | 0 |
| Alfred Jenkins | 5 | 65 | 13.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Wallace Francis | 4 | 58 | 14.5 | 29t | 1 |
| Alfred Jackson | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 11 | 1 |
| William Andrews | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Junior Miller | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3t | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Tom Pridemore | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buddy Curry | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35t | 1 |
| Kenny Johnson | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Greg Coleman | 6 | 245 | 40.8 | 49 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| John James | 6 | 244 | 40.7 | 61 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Eddie Payton | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Scott Woerner | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Eddie Payton | 5 | 106 | 21.2 | 25 | 0 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Reggie Smith | 3 | 54 | 18.0 | 27 | 0 | |
| Scott Woerner | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |
| Scott Studwell | 1.0 |
| Doug Martin | 0.5 |
| Fred McNeill | 0.5 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |
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