1980 Atlanta Falcons

The Atlanta Falcons handily defeated the Detroit Lions, 43 to 28, on October 5, 1980.

Final

DET

Lions

4-1-0

28

ATL

Falcons

3-2-0

43

1

3

17

2

3

17

3

0

2

4

22

7

Total

28

43

1st quarter

DET

ATL

Lions

Eddie Murray 43-yard field goal

3

0

Falcons

Frank Reed 16-yard blocked punt return (Tim Mazzetti kick)

3

7

Falcons

Buddy Curry 30-yard fumble return (Tim Mazzetti kick)

3

14

Falcons

Tim Mazzetti 26-yard field goal

3

17

2nd quarter

DET

ATL

Falcons

Alfred Jenkins 43-yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Tim Mazzetti kick)

3

24

Falcons

Joel Williams 42-yard fumble return (Tim Mazzetti kick)

3

31

Falcons

Tim Mazzetti 33-yard field goal

3

34

Lions

Eddie Murray 32-yard field goal

6

34

3rd quarter

DET

ATL

Falcons

Safety by Joel Williams

6

36

4th quarter

DET

ATL

Lions

Freddie Scott 43-yard pass from Gary Danielson (Eddie Murray kick)

13

36

Falcons

William Andrews 11-yard run (Tim Mazzetti kick)

13

43

Lions

Leonard Thompson 79-yard pass from Gary Danielson (Eddie Murray kick)

20

43

Lions

Freddie Scott 6-yard pass from Gary Danielson (kick failed)

26

43

Lions

Safety by Eddie Cole

28

43

Lions

Falcons

1st Downs

17

19

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

-

4th down efficiency

-

-

Total Plays

68

60

Total Yards

370

365

Yards per play

5.4

6.1

Passing

298

174

Comp - Att

23 - 36

11 - 22

Yards per pass

7.3

7.3

Interceptions thrown

1

2

Sacks - Yards lost

5 - 50

2 - 9

Rushing

72

191

Rushing Attempts

27

36

Yards per rush

2.7

5.3

Penalties

7

9

Turnovers

4

2

Fumbles lost

3

0

Interceptions

1

2

Possession

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RTG
G. Danielson
23
36
348
9.7
3
1
111.8
Team
23
36
298
9.7
3
1
5
111.8

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
G. Danielson
5
28
5.6
0
B. Sims
14
21
1.5
0
D. Bussey
5
18
3.6
0
H. King
2
5
2.5
0
R. Kane
1
0
0.0
0
Team
27
72
2.7
0

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
L. Thompson
3
129
43.0
1
F. Scott
5
107
21.4
2
J. Thompson
3
40
13.3
0
D. Hill
3
29
9.7
0
D. Bussey
3
17
5.7
0
H. King
2
16
8.0
0
R. Kane
2
15
7.5
0
B. Sims
2
-5
-2.5
0
Team
23
348
9.7
3
0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team
5
3
0

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team
2.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
E. Murray
2
2
2
8
Team
2
2
2
8

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
T. Skladany
5
213
42.6
Team
6
213
35.5

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
J. Arnold
7
124
17.7
0
K. Callicutt
2
52
26.0
0
Team
9
176
19.6
0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
J. Arnold
3
12
4.0
0
Team
3
12
4.0
0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RTG
S. Bartkowski
11
22
183
8.3
1
2
55.7
Team
11
22
174
8.3
1
2
2
55.7

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
L. Cain
21
102
4.9
0
W. Andrews
13
78
6.0
1
S. Bartkowski
2
11
5.5
0
Team
36
191
5.3
1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
A. Jenkins
3
66
22.0
1
J. Miller
4
54
13.5
0
W. Francis
3
46
15.3
0
W. Andrews
1
17
17.0
0
Team
11
183
8.3
1
0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team
1
0
3

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team
5.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
T. Mazzetti
2
2
5
11
Team
2
2
5
11

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
J. James
4
163
40.8
Team
4
163
40.8

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
R. Smith
4
37
9.3
0
Team
4
37
9.3
0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
R. Smith
3
22
7.3
0
Team
3
22
7.3
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