| Atlanta Falcons at Houston Oilers Game Statistics |
| Date: November 29, 1981 Location: Houston, TX |
| Venue: Astrodome Attendance: 40201 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 10 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 31 |
| Houston OilersHOU | 0 | 13 | 0 | 14 | 27 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | ATL | HOU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlanta FalconsATL | William Andrews 3 run (Mick Luckhurst kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Mick Luckhurst 36 FG | 10 | 0 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | Mike Holston 15 pass from Ken Stabler (Toni Fritsch kick blocked) | 10 | 6 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Alfred Jackson 43 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Mick Luckhurst kick) | 17 | 6 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Alfred Jenkins 42 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Mick Luckhurst kick) | 24 | 6 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | Dave Casper 15 pass from Ken Stabler (Toni Fritsch kick) | 24 | 13 |
| 3 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Alfred Jackson EZ own fumble recovery (Mick Luckhurst kick) | 31 | 13 |
| 4 | Houston OilersHOU | Earl Campbell 18 run (Toni Fritsch kick) | 31 | 20 |
| 4 | Houston OilersHOU | Adger Armstrong 3 pass from Gifford Nielsen (Toni Fritsch kick) | 31 | 27 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 75 | RDE | Jeff Merrow |
| 56 | LOLB | Al Richardson |
| 54 | LILB | Fulton Kuykendall |
| 50 | RILB | Buddy Curry |
| 58 | ROLB | Joel Williams |
| 23 | LCB | Bobby Butler |
| 36 | SS | Bob Glazebrook |
| 27 | FS | Tom Pridemore |
| 37 | RCB | Kenny Johnson |
| Houston Oilers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 00 | WR | Ken Burrough |
| 84 | WR | Mike Holston |
| 83 | WR | Tim Smith |
| 74 | LOT | Leon Gray |
| 62 | LOG | John Schuhmacher |
| 58 | C | David Carter |
| 60 | ROG | Ed Fisher |
| 76 | ROT | Morris Towns |
| 87 | TE | Dave Casper |
| 12 | QB | Ken Stabler |
| 34 | FB | Earl Campbell |
| Defense | ||
| 69 | LDE | Andy Dorris |
| 71 | MG | Ken Kennard |
| 65 | RDE | Elvin Bethea |
| 59 | LOLB | Ted Washington |
| 50 | LILB | Daryl Hunt |
| 54 | RILB | Gregg Bingham |
| 52 | ROLB | Robert Brazile |
| 33 | LCB | J.C. Wilson |
| 32 | SS | Vernon Perry |
| 37 | FS | Mike Reinfeldt |
| 27 | RCB | Greg Stemrick |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| William Andrews | 25 | 101 | 4.0 | 16 | 1 |
| Lynn Cain | 7 | 12 | 1.7 | 8 | 0 |
| Steve Bartkowski | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Earl Campbell | 19 | 81 | 4.3 | 18t | 1 |
| Ronnie Coleman | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Steve Bartkowski | 25 | 18 | 72.0 | 1 | 371 | 14.8 | 43t | 2 | 3 | 23 | 124.2 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||||||||
| Ken Stabler | 33 | 17 | 51.5 | 2 | 139 | 4.2 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 57.5 |
| Gifford Nielsen | 15 | 8 | 53.3 | 1 | 106 | 7.1 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 70.4 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Alfred Jenkins | 6 | 122 | 20.3 | 42t | 1 |
| Junior Miller | 3 | 69 | 23.0 | 37 | 0 |
| William Andrews | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 22 | 0 |
| Alfred Jackson | 2 | 54 | 27.0 | 43t | 1 |
| Wallace Francis | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 36 | 0 |
| Lynn Cain | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 28 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Mike Holston | 8 | 101 | 12.6 | 21 | 1 |
| Earl Campbell | 6 | 25 | 4.2 | 7 | 0 |
| Dave Casper | 4 | 39 | 9.8 | 15t | 1 |
| Tim Smith | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 25 | 0 |
| Mike Barber | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Adger Armstrong | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 5 | 1 |
| Ken Burrough | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Tom Pridemore | 1 | 48 | 48.0 | 48 | 0 |
| Bobby Butler | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Blane Gaison | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Bill Kay | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| John James | 3 | 127 | 42.3 | 45 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Cliff Parsley | 6 | 224 | 37.3 | 47 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Scott Woerner | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 3 | 0 | |
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Carl Roaches | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 2 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Reggie Smith | 3 | 68 | 22.7 | 28 | 0 | |
| Blane Gaison | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Willie Tullis | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 12 | 0 | |
| Daryl Hunt | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Adger Armstrong | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Carl Roaches | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Tim Wilson | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |
| Al Richardson | 1.0 |
| Houston Oilers | |
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