Sunday October 7, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 10/07/1979:



Tim Mazzetti kicked three field goals and the Falcons' defense forced three turnovers as Atlanta snapped a three-game losing streak. Mazzetti's first field goal was set up by Rolland Lawrence's 17-yard interception return. Atlanta recorded eight sacks, including a safety on quarterback David Whitehurst by defensive tackle Mike Lewis.

Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE123.8  (21)135.8  (23)259.6  (26)9
DEFENSE185.2  (27)198.4  (21)383.6  (26)13
OFFENSE134.4  (15)187.0  (13)321.4  (11)8
DEFENSE139.0  (19)237.2  (26)376.2  (24)8

Line: Falcons by 5

Team1234F
Green Bay Packers (2-4-0)07007
Atlanta Falcons (3-3-0)1053725

( 0- 7) ATL Alfred Jenkins 9 yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Tim Mazzetti kick) ( 0-10) ATL Tim Mazzetti 23 yard field goal ( 0-12) ATL Safety, David Whitehurst tackled in end zone by Mike Lewis ( 0-15) ATL Tim Mazzetti 48 yard field goal ( 7-15) GB Barty Smith 11 yard pass from David Whitehurst (Chester Marcol kick) ( 7-18) ATL Tim Mazzetti 42 yard field goal ( 7-25) ATL James Mayberry 8 yard rush (Tim Mazzetti kick)
                     GB              ATL
First Downs:         17              19
Rushes-yards:        24-117          41-152
Yards/rush:          4.9             3.7
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     13-30-209-2     14-29-144-0
Sacked-yards:        8-51            1-10
Net pass yards:      158             134
Net yards/pass:      4.2             4.5
Total net yards:     275             286
Total plays:         62 (38% run)    71 (57% run)  
Yards/play:          4.4             4.0
Fumbles-lost:        1-1             1-1
Turnovers:           3               1
Penalties-yards:     7-57            7-40

Attendance: 56,184

Passing:
GB: David Whitehurst, 13 of 30 for 209 yards and 1 TD (2 int) ATL: Steve Bartkowski, 14 of 29 for 144 yards and 1 TD
Rushing:
GB: Steve Atkins, 12 for 79 yards; Terdell Middleton, 4 for 12 yards; Barty Smith, 4 for 4 yards; David Whitehurst, 3 for 23 yards; Nate Simpson, 1 for -1 yards ATL: William Andrews, 13 for 60 yards; James Mayberry, 13 for 49 yards and 1 TD; Bubba Bean, 12 for 35 yards; Lynn Cain, 3 for 8 yards
Receiving:
GB: Aundra Thompson, 4 for 93 yards; James Lofton, 3 for 44 yards; Paul Coffman, 2 for 32 yards; Barty Smith, 2 for 26 yards and 1 TD; Steve Atkins, 2 for 14 yards ATL: Wallace Francis, 5 for 50 yards; Alfred Jenkins, 3 for 43 yards and 1 TD; Alfred Jackson, 2 for 18 yards; William Andrews, 2 for 17 yards; Dennis Pearson, 1 for 17 yards; Bubba Bean, 1 for -1 yards
Kick returns:
GB: Steve Odom, 5 for 93 yards ATL: Lynn Cain, 2 for 55 yards; Rick Byas, 1 for 19 yards
Punt returns:
GB: Steve Odom, 2 for 11 yards ATL: Billy Ryckman, 1 for 8 yards; Dennis Pearson, 1 for 1 yard
Interceptions:
ATL: Rolland Lawrence, 1 for 17 yards; Ray Easterling, 1 for 5 yards
Punting:
GB: David Beverly, 3 for 126 yards ATL: John James, 4 for 184 yards
Field Goals:
GB: Chester Marcol, 0/2 ATL: Tim Mazzetti, 3/4


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