The Atlanta Falcons were 12-4 in 1980. They finished 1st in the NFC West and 1st in the NFC. They fell to the Dallas Cowboys, 30 to 27, in the 1980 NFC divisional game.
GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
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Team | 16 | 405 | 5,649 | 1,061 | 5.3 | 2,405 | 559 | 4.3 | 3,568 | 467 | 7.6 | 35 | 324 | 336 | 145 | 166 | 25 | 91 | 861 |
Team Rank | 5th | 3rd | 6th | 7th | 5th | 8th | 4th | 9th | 18th | 6th | 13th | 11th | 3rd | 2nd | 10th | 7th | 8th | 14th | |
Opponent | 16 | 272 | 5,264 | 1,051 | 5.0 | 1,670 | 441 | 3.8 | 3,990 | 564 | 7.1 | 46 | 396 | 298 | 100 | 175 | 23 | 101 | 919 |
Opponent Rank | 5th | 16th | 14th | 18th | 3rd | 1st | 10th | 27th | 28th | 15th | 4th | 25th | 11th | 4th | 21st | 14th | 12th | 6th | |
Net | +133 | +385 | +10 | +0.3 | +735 | +118 | +0.5 | -422 | -97 | +0.6 | -11 | -72 | +38 | +45 | -9 | +2 | -10 | -58 | |
Net Rank | 4th | 9th | 11th | 8th | 4th | 5th | 4th | 21st | 27th | 8th | 8th | 21st | 8th | 2nd | 19th | 12th | 7th | 10th |
NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
---|---|---|---|---|
Eagles | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 |
Commanders | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 |
NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
Lions | 9 | 1 | 0 | .900 |
Vikings | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 |
NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
Falcons | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 |
Buccaneers | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 |
NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
Cardinals | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 |
Rams | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 |