Sunday December 9, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 12/09/1979:



Wendell Tyler picked up 138 yards on 18 carries to help the Rams win their seventh straight division title, an NFL record. Los Angeles built a 22-point halftime advantage on scoring runs by Tyler and Cullen Bryant, Billy Waddy's 25-yard reception, and a 34-yard interception return by linebacker Jim Youngblood. The Rams' defense forced five turnovers and recorded six sacks.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE150.9  (8)170.1  (15)321.1  (12)41
DEFENSE115.2  (7)155.1  (4)270.3  (4)32
OFFENSE141.5  (17)167.0  (17)308.5  (17)36
DEFENSE134.7  (12)219.7  (26)354.4  (23)31

Line: Rams by 3

Team1234F
Los Angeles Rams (9-6-0)0283334
Atlanta Falcons (5-10-0)060713

( 7- 0) LA Wendell Tyler 5 yard rush (Frank Corral kick) ( 7- 6) ATL Haskel Stanback 2 yard rush (kick failed) (14- 6) LA Billy Waddy 25 yard pass from Vince Ferragamo (Frank Corral kick) (21- 6) LA Jim Youngblood 34 yard interception return (Frank Corral kick) (28- 6) LA Cullen Bryant 4 yard rush (Frank Corral kick) (31- 6) LA Frank Corral 18 yard field goal (34- 6) LA Frank Corral 24 yard field goal (34-13) ATL Mike Moroski 2 yard rush (Tim Mazzetti kick)
                     LA              ATL
First Downs:         15              24
Rushes-yards:        35-171          32-108
Yards/rush:          4.9             3.4
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     10-15-188-2     24-41-276-2
Sacked-yards:        1-11            6-37
Net pass yards:      177             239
Net yards/pass:      11.1            5.1
Total net yards:     348             347
Total plays:         51 (68% run)    79 (40% run)  
Yards/play:          6.8             4.4
Fumbles-lost:        0-0             5-3
Turnovers:           2               5
Penalties-yards:     3-24            8-85

Attendance: 49,236

Passing:
LA: Vince Ferragamo, 10 of 15 for 188 yards and 1 TD (2 int) ATL: Steve Bartkowski, 16 of 27 for 179 yards (2 int); Mike Moroski, 8 of 14 for 97 yards
Rushing:
LA: Wendell Tyler, 18 for 138 yards and 1 TD; Cullen Bryant, 9 for 23 yards and 1 TD; Jim Jodat, 4 for 3 yards; Lawrence McCutcheon, 2 for 5 yards; Eddie Hill, 2 for 2 yards ATL: William Andrews, 13 for 28 yards; Haskel Stanback, 11 for 33 yards and 1 TD; James Mayberry, 4 for 16 yards; Mike Moroski, 3 for 31 yards and 1 TD; John James, 1 for 0 yards
Receiving:
LA: Preston Dennard, 3 for 62 yards; Drew Hill, 2 for 71 yards; Cullen Bryant, 2 for 1 yard; Billy Waddy, 1 for 25 yards and 1 TD; Terry Nelson, 1 for 17 yards; Wendell Tyler, 1 for 12 yards ATL: Wallace Francis, 10 for 108 yards; Haskel Stanback, 4 for 31 yards; Alfred Jackson, 3 for 40 yards; Alfred Jenkins, 2 for 46 yards; William Andrews, 2 for 18 yards; Jim Mitchell, 1 for 14 yards; Billy Ryckman, 1 for 13 yards; James Mayberry, 1 for 6 yards
Kick returns:
LA: Eddie Hill, 2 for 35 yards ATL: Ray Strong, 5 for 109 yards; James Mayberry, 2 for 21 yards
Punt returns:
LA: Eddie Brown, 2 for 33 yards
Interceptions:
LA: Jim Youngblood, 1 for 34 yards and 1 TD; Nolan Cromwell, 1 for 29 yards ATL: Rolland Lawrence, 1 for 38 yards; Tom Pridemore, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
LA: Ken Clark, 2 for 75 yards ATL: John James, 3 for 117 yards
Field Goals:
LA: Frank Corral, 2/3


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