| First Round Playoff - Atlanta Falcons at Minnesota Vikings Game Statistics |
| Date: January 9, 1983 Location: Minneapolis, MN |
| Venue: Metrodome Attendance: 60560 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 7 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 24 |
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 3 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 30 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | ATL | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Doug Rogers EZ blocked punt recovery (Mick Luckhurst kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Rick Danmeier 33 FG | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Sammy White 36 pass from Tommy Kramer (Rick Danmeier kick) | 7 | 10 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Rick Danmeier 30 FG | 7 | 13 |
| 3 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Mick Luckhurst 17 run (Mick Luckhurst kick) | 14 | 13 |
| 3 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Bob Glazebrook 35 interception return (Mick Luckhurst kick) | 21 | 13 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Rick Danmeier 39 FG | 21 | 16 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Sam McCullum 11 pass from Tommy Kramer (Rick Danmeier kick) | 21 | 23 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Mick Luckhurst 41 FG | 24 | 23 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Ted Brown 5 run (Rick Danmeier kick) | 24 | 30 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | WR | Alfred Jackson |
| 84 | SE | Alfred Jenkins |
| 78 | LOT | Mike Kenn |
| 64 | LOG | Pat Howell |
| 57 | C | Jeff Van Note |
| 68 | ROG | R.C. Thielemann |
| 66 | ROT | Warren Bryant |
| 88 | TE | Keith Krepfle |
| 87 | TE | Russ Mikeska |
| 10 | QB | Steve Bartkowski |
| 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 |
| 51 | RILB | Jim Laughlin |
| 58 | ROLB | Joel Williams |
| 23 | LCB | Bobby Butler |
| 36 | SS | Bob Glazebrook |
| 27 | FS | Tom Pridemore |
| 37 | RCB | Kenny Johnson |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | WR | Sam McCullum |
| 85 | WR | Sammy White |
| 78 | LOT | Steve Riley |
| 51 | LOG | Jim Hough |
| 67 | C | Dennis Swilley |
| 61 | ROG | Wes Hamilton |
| 76 | ROT | Tim Irwin |
| 81 | TE | Joe Senser |
| 9 | QB | Tommy Kramer |
| 23 | RB | Ted Brown |
| 32 | RB | Tony Galbreath |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Doug Martin |
| 65 | NT | Charlie Johnson |
| 77 | RDE | Mark Mullaney |
| 59 | LOLB | Matt Blair |
| 50 | LILB | Jeff Siemon |
| 52 | RILB | Dennis Johnson |
| 54 | ROLB | Fred McNeill |
| 29 | LCB | John Swain |
| 45 | SS | Tom Hannon |
| 27 | FS | John Turner |
| 37 | RCB | Willie Teal |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| William Andrews | 11 | 48 | 4.4 | 15 | 0 |
| Gerald Riggs | 9 | 38 | 4.2 | 16 | 0 |
| Lynn Cain | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 13 | 0 |
| Mick Luckhurst | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17t | 1 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Ted Brown | 23 | 81 | 3.5 | 14 | 1 |
| Darrin Nelson | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Tommy Kramer | 8 | 13 | 1.6 | 8 | 0 |
| Tony Galbreath | 6 | 10 | 1.7 | 4 | 0 |
| Sammy White | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Steve Bartkowski | 23 | 9 | 39.1 | 2 | 134 | 5.8 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 22.7 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Tommy Kramer | 34 | 20 | 58.8 | 1 | 253 | 7.4 | 36t | 2 | 0 | 0 | 89.5 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Alfred Jenkins | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Floyd Hodge | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 25 | 0 |
| Gerald Riggs | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Keith Krepfle | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Lynn Cain | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Alfred Jackson | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Joe Senser | 6 | 81 | 13.5 | 25 | 0 |
| Sam McCullum | 4 | 51 | 12.8 | 15 | 1 |
| Tony Galbreath | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 7 | 0 |
| Sammy White | 2 | 61 | 30.5 | 36t | 1 |
| Terry LeCount | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Rickey Young | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Ted Brown | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Bob Glazebrook | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35t | 1 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| John Turner | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 17 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| George Roberts | 5 | 213 | 42.6 | 54 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Greg Coleman | 4 | 160 | 40.0 | 46 | 1 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Billy Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Rufus Bess | 5 | 0 | 65 | 13.0 | 20 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Reggie Brown | 7 | 120 | 17.1 | 26 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Jarvis Redwine | 3 | 58 | 19.3 | 28 | 0 | |
| Darrin Nelson | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Scott Studwell | 1.0 | 10.0 |
| Matt Blair | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| Randy Holloway | 0.5 | 1.5 |
| James White | 0.5 | 1.5 |
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