1981 Atlanta Falcons

The Atlanta Falcons easily beat the St. Louis Cardinals, 41 to 20, on October 18, 1981.

Final

STL

20

ATL

Falcons

4-3-0

41

1

7

0

2

7

20

3

6

7

4

0

14

Total

20

41

1st quarter

STL

ATL

Cardinals

Ottis Anderson 1-yard run (Neil O'Donoghue kick)

7

0

2nd quarter

STL

ATL

Cardinals

Ottis Anderson 1-yard run (Neil O'Donoghue kick)

14

0

Falcons

Alfred Jenkins 23-yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Mick Luckhurst kick)

14

7

Falcons

Mick Luckhurst 24-yard field goal

14

10

Falcons

Lynn Cain 33-yard run (Mick Luckhurst kick)

14

17

Falcons

Mick Luckhurst 37-yard field goal

14

20

3rd quarter

STL

ATL

Cardinals

Neil O'Donoghue 26-yard field goal

17

20

Falcons

Alfred Jenkins 45-yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Mick Luckhurst kick)

17

27

Cardinals

Neil O'Donoghue 22-yard field goal

20

27

4th quarter

STL

ATL

Falcons

William Andrews 18-yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Mick Luckhurst kick)

20

34

Falcons

William Andrews 70-yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Mick Luckhurst kick)

20

41

Cardinals

Falcons

1st Downs

22

17

Passing 1st Downs

14

9

Rushing 1st Downs

7

6

1st downs from penalties

1

2

3rd down efficiency

-

-

4th down efficiency

-

-

Total Plays

76

62

Total Yards

383

394

Yards per play

5.0

6.4

Passing

263

280

Comp - Att

24 - 51

18 - 32

Yards per pass

5.2

8.5

Interceptions thrown

3

0

Sacks - Yards lost

0 - 0

1 - 8

Rushing

120

114

Rushing Attempts

25

29

Yards per rush

4.8

3.9

Penalties

5

6

Turnovers

4

2

Fumbles lost

1

2

Interceptions

3

0

Possession

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RTG
J. Hart
24
49
263
5.4
0
3
0
39.8
N. Lomax
0
2
0
0.0
0
0
0
39.6
Team
24
51
263
5.2
0
3
0
38.3

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
O. Anderson
18
59
3.3
2
S. Mitchell
3
50
16.7
0
M. Gray
1
4
4.0
0
J. Hart
1
4
4.0
0
W. Morris
1
2
2.0
0
N. Lomax
1
1
1.0
0
Team
25
120
4.8
2

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
P. Tilley
8
100
12.5
0
O. Anderson
6
47
7.8
0
R. Green
2
41
20.5
0
W. Morris
5
35
7.0
0
M. Gray
2
32
16.0
0
D. Marsh
1
8
8.0
0
Team
24
263
5.2
0
0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team
2
1
2

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team
1.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
N. O'Donoghue
2
4
2
8
Team
2
4
2
8

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
C. Birdsong
6
271
45.2
Team
6
271
45.2

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
S. Mitchell
7
178
25.4
0
R. Love
1
16
16.0
0
Team
8
194
24.3
0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
S. Mitchell
6
51
8.5
0
Team
6
51
8.5
0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RTG
S. Bartkowski
18
32
288
9.0
4
0
1
126.0
Team
18
32
280
9.0
4
0
1
126.0

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
L. Cain
16
79
4.9
1
W. Andrews
9
25
2.8
0
J. Mayberry
2
7
3.5
0
B. Robinson
2
3
1.5
0
Team
29
114
3.9
1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
W. Andrews
8
132
16.5
2
A. Jenkins
4
101
25.3
2
A. Jackson
3
37
12.3
0
L. Cain
2
11
5.5
0
J. Miller
1
7
7.0
0
Team
18
288
9.0
4
0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team
2
2
1

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team
0.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
M. Luckhurst
2
2
5
11
Team
2
2
5
11

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
J. James
7
287
41.0
Team
7
287
41.0

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
R. Smith
4
113
28.3
0
Team
4
113
28.3
0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
S. Woerner
2
2
1.0
0
Team
2
2
1.0
0

More Falcons Stats

Team Rankings

PPG

24.6

12th

OPP PPG

24.0

20th

RUSH YDS/G

118.4

18th

PASS YDS/G

260.2

6th

2024 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Falcons Falcons
6
3
0
.667
Buccaneers Buccaneers
4
5
0
.444
Saints Saints
2
7
0
.222
Panthers Panthers
2
7
0
.222
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
11/10
ATL ATL
@
NO NO
1:00 PM
Sun
11/17
ATL ATL
@
DEN DEN
4:05 PM
Sun
12/1
LAC LAC
@
ATL ATL
1:00 PM
Sun
12/8
ATL ATL
@
MIN MIN
1:00 PM
Mon
12/16
ATL ATL
@
LV LV
8:30 PM
Last Game
ATL Falcons

6-3-0

27

Final

21

DAL Cowboys

3-5-0

Sun 3 Nov 2024

NFL 2024 Leaders

NFL 2024 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2024

NFL 2024 Betting

NFL 2024 Division Standings

AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
7
2
0
.778
Jets Jets
3
6
0
.333
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
6
2
0
.750
Ravens Ravens
6
3
0
.667
AFC South W L T PCT
Texans Texans
6
3
0
.667
Colts Colts
4
5
0
.444
AFC West W L T PCT
Chiefs Chiefs
8
0
0
1.000
Chargers Chargers
5
3
0
.625
NFC East W L T PCT
Commanders Commanders
7
2
0
.778
Eagles Eagles
6
2
0
.750
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
7
1
0
.875
Vikings Vikings
6
2
0
.750
NFC South W L T PCT
Falcons Falcons
6
3
0
.667
Buccaneers Buccaneers
4
5
0
.444
NFC West W L T PCT
Cardinals Cardinals
5
4
0
.556
Rams Rams
4
4
0
.500

NFL 2024 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sun
11/3
TB TB
@
KC KC
24-30
Sat
11/2
IND IND
@
MIN MIN
13-21
Sat
11/2
LAR LAR
@
SEA SEA
26-20
Sat
11/2
DET DET
@
GB GB
24-14
Sat
11/2
JAX JAX
@
PHI PHI
23-28

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
11/7
CIN CIN
@
BAL BAL
8:15 PM
Sun
11/10
NYG NYG
@
CAR CAR
9:30 AM
Sun
11/10
SF SF
@
TB TB
1:00 PM
Sun
11/10
ATL ATL
@
NO NO
1:00 PM
Sun
11/10
DEN DEN
@
KC KC
1:00 PM