| Atlanta Falcons at Minnesota Vikings Game Statistics |
| Date: September 16, 1984 Location: Minneapolis, MN |
| Venue: Metrodome Attendance: 53955 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 20 |
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 3 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 27 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | ATL | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Mick Luckhurst 33 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Jan Stenerud 22 FG | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Jan Stenerud 54 FG | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Mick Luckhurst 43 FG | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Leo Lewis 42 pass from Tommy Kramer (Jan Stenerud kick) | 6 | 13 |
| 3 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Stacey Bailey 57 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Mick Luckhurst kick) | 13 | 13 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Steve Jordan 21 pass from Tommy Kramer (Jan Stenerud kick) | 13 | 20 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Dwight Collins 43 pass from Alfred Anderson (Jan Stenerud kick) | 13 | 27 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Billy Johnson 32 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Mick Luckhurst kick) | 20 | 27 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | Stacey Bailey |
| 85 | WR | Alfred Jackson |
| 67 | LOT | Eric Sanders |
| 68 | LOG | R.C. Thielemann |
| 57 | C | Jeff Van Note |
| 61 | ROG | John Scully |
| 62 | ROT | Brett Miller |
| 88 | TE | Arthur Cox |
| 10 | QB | Steve Bartkowski |
| 42 | RB | Gerald Riggs |
| 87 | HBK | Cliff Benson |
| Defense | ||
| 74 | LDE | Mike Pitts |
| 73 | LDT | Gary Burley |
| 77 | RDT | Rick Bryan |
| 65 | RDE | Don Smith |
| 59 | LLB | John Rade |
| 50 | MLB | Buddy Curry |
| 58 | RLB | Dave Frye |
| 23 | LCB | Bobby Butler |
| 37 | LS | Kenny Johnson |
| 27 | RS | Tom Pridemore |
| 26 | RCB | James Britt |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Mike Jones |
| 85 | WR | Sammy White |
| 78 | LOT | Steve Riley |
| 68 | LOG | Curtis Rouse |
| 67 | C | Ron Sams |
| 66 | ROG | Terry Tausch |
| 76 | ROT | Tim Irwin |
| 83 | TE | Steve Jordan |
| 9 | QB | Tommy Kramer |
| 20 | HB | Darrin Nelson |
| 46 | FB | Alfred Anderson |
| Defense | ||
| 75 | LDE | Randy Holloway |
| 65 | NT | Charlie Johnson |
| 77 | RDE | Mark Mullaney |
| 57 | LOLB | Robin Sendlein |
| 52 | LILB | Dennis Johnson |
| 55 | RILB | Scott Studwell |
| 54 | ROLB | Fred McNeill |
| 29 | LCB | John Swain |
| 45 | SS | Tom Hannon |
| 39 | FS | Carl Lee |
| 37 | RCB | Willie Teal |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Gerald Riggs | 17 | 83 | 4.9 | 10 | 0 |
| Steve Bartkowski | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 7 | 0 |
| Lynn Cain | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Billy Johnson | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Darrin Nelson | 15 | 96 | 6.4 | 27 | 0 |
| Alfred Anderson | 17 | 79 | 4.6 | 13 | 0 |
| Billy Waddy | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Tommy Kramer | 4 | -6 | -1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Steve Bartkowski | 24 | 14 | 58.3 | 1 | 195 | 8.1 | 57t | 2 | 7 | 48 | 95.0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Tommy Kramer | 30 | 15 | 50.0 | 0 | 203 | 6.8 | 42t | 2 | 2 | 12 | 94.2 |
| Alfred Anderson | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 43 | 21.5 | 43t | 1 | 0 | 0 | 135.4 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Stacey Bailey | 4 | 102 | 25.5 | 57t | 1 |
| Billy Johnson | 4 | 50 | 12.5 | 32t | 1 |
| Gerald Riggs | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Cliff Benson | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 9 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Steve Jordan | 4 | 60 | 15.0 | 21t | 1 |
| Leo Lewis | 3 | 69 | 23.0 | 42t | 1 |
| Mike Jones | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Sammy White | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Darrin Nelson | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Dwight Collins | 1 | 43 | 43.0 | 43t | 1 |
| Mike Mularkey | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Alfred Anderson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Carl Lee | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Ralph Giacomarro | 5 | 220 | 44.0 | 46 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Greg Coleman | 3 | 132 | 44.0 | 48 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Billy Johnson | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Darrin Nelson | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 16 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Sylvester Stamps | 3 | 88 | 29.3 | 41 | 0 | |
| Rodney Tate | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Willie Curran | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Alfred Anderson | 3 | 81 | 27.0 | 41 | 0 | |
| Darrin Nelson | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |
| Dave Frye | 1.0 |
| Kenny Johnson | 1.0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |
| Randy Holloway | 5.0 |
| Charlie Johnson | 1.0 |
| Fred McNeill | 1.0 |
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