1981 Atlanta Falcons

The Atlanta Falcons dominated the New Orleans Saints, 27 to 0, on September 6, 1981.

Final

NO

Saints

0-1-0

0

ATL

Falcons

1-0-0

27

1

0

7

2

0

7

3

0

7

4

0

6

Total

0

27

1st quarter

NO

ATL

Falcons

Wally Francis 10-yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Mick Luckhurst kick)

0

7

2nd quarter

NO

ATL

Falcons

Wally Francis 19-yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Mick Luckhurst kick)

0

14

3rd quarter

NO

ATL

Falcons

Kenny Johnson 35-yard fumble return (Mick Luckhurst kick)

0

21

4th quarter

NO

ATL

Falcons

Alfred Jenkins 25-yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (kick failed)

0

27

Saints

Falcons

1st Downs

14

21

Passing 1st Downs

8

9

Rushing 1st Downs

4

12

1st downs from penalties

2

0

3rd down efficiency

-

-

4th down efficiency

-

-

Total Plays

64

66

Total Yards

249

299

Yards per play

3.9

4.5

Passing

173

135

Comp - Att

23 - 41

16 - 26

Yards per pass

3.9

4.8

Interceptions thrown

1

2

Sacks - Yards lost

3 - 20

2 - 19

Rushing

76

164

Rushing Attempts

20

38

Yards per rush

3.8

4.3

Penalties

4

6

Turnovers

4

4

Fumbles lost

3

2

Interceptions

1

2

Possession

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RTG
A. Manning
15
28
122
4.4
0
0
3
64.9
B. Scott
8
12
71
5.9
0
1
0
47.6
G. Merkens
0
1
0
0.0
0
0
0
39.6
Team
23
41
173
4.7
0
1
3
58.3

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
G. Rogers
13
61
4.7
0
J. Holmes
4
10
2.5
0
W. Wilson
1
3
3.0
0
T. Tyler
2
2
1.0
0
Team
20
76
3.8
0

Receiving

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team
4
3
2

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team
2.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
B. Ricardo
0
1
0
0
Team
0
1
0
0

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
R. Erxleben
5
202
40.4
Team
5
202
40.4

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
G. Merkens
2
38
19.0
0
G. Banks
1
9
9.0
0
Team
3
47
15.7
0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
G. Banks
2
0
0.0
0
Team
2
0
0.0
0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RTG
S. Bartkowski
16
25
154
6.2
3
1
2
104.0
M. Moroski
0
1
0
0.0
0
1
0
0.0
Team
16
26
135
5.9
3
2
2
84.5

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
W. Andrews
18
86
4.8
0
L. Cain
11
53
4.8
0
J. Mayberry
6
19
3.2
0
R. Strong
3
6
2.0
0
Team
38
164
4.3
0

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
L. Cain
5
47
9.4
0
A. Jenkins
3
41
13.7
1
W. Francis
3
32
10.7
2
W. Andrews
2
14
7.0
0
A. Jackson
1
10
10.0
0
J. Miller
2
10
5.0
0
Team
16
154
5.9
3
0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team
3
2
3

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team
3.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
M. Luckhurst
0
1
3
3
Team
0
1
3
3

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
J. James
3
113
37.7
Team
3
113
37.7

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
R. Smith
1
22
22.0
0
Team
1
22
22.0
0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
S. Woerner
2
20
10.0
0
R. Smith
2
4
2.0
0
Team
4
24
6.0
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
4
0
.500
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
7
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
4
0
.500
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