Sunday December 21, 1980
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 12/21/1980:



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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE149.3  (5)204.0  (9)353.3  (3)23
DEFENSE94.3  (1)226.9  (25)321.1  (13)40
OFFENSE169.5  (1)201.1  (11)370.6  (2)34
DEFENSE118.7  (10)161.1  (3)279.8  (3)39

Line: Rams by 3

Team1234OTF
Atlanta Falcons (12-4-0)7703017
Los Angeles Rams (11-5-0)30140320

( 7- 0) ATL Alfred Jackson 13 yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Tim Mazzetti kick) ( 7- 3) LA Frank Corral 26 yard field goal (14- 3) ATL Junior Miller 9 yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Tim Mazzetti kick) (14-10) LA Jewerl Thomas 37 yard rush (Frank Corral kick) (14-17) LA Preston Dennard 17 yard pass from Vince Ferragamo (Frank Corral kick) (17-17) ATL Tim Mazzetti 18 yard field goal (17-20) LA Frank Corral 23 yard field goal
                     ATL             LA
First Downs:         21              23
Rushes-yards:        42-165          37-256
Yards/rush:          3.9             6.9
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     13-26-225-1     20-34-213-0
Sacked-yards:        4-41            3-22
Net pass yards:      184             191
Net yards/pass:      6.1             5.2
Total net yards:     349             447
Total plays:         72 (58% run)    74 (50% run)  
Yards/play:          4.8             6.0
Fumbles-lost:        3-2             3-2
Turnovers:           3               2
Penalties-yards:     3-68            7-52

Attendance: 62,469

Passing:
ATL: Steve Bartkowski, 13 of 26 for 225 yards and 2 TDs (1 int) LA: Vince Ferragamo, 20 of 34 for 213 yards and 1 TD
Rushing:
ATL: William Andrews, 21 for 78 yards; Lynn Cain, 19 for 81 yards; James Mayberry, 2 for 6 yards LA: Jewerl Thomas, 19 for 144 yards and 1 TD; Cullen Bryant, 13 for 67 yards; Mike Guman, 3 for 24 yards; Preston Dennard, 1 for 21 yards; Nolan Cromwell, 1 for 0 yards
Receiving:
ATL: Alfred Jenkins, 4 for 91 yards; Wallace Francis, 2 for 40 yards; William Andrews, 2 for 36 yards; Lynn Cain, 2 for 27 yards; Junior Miller, 2 for 18 yards and 1 TD; Alfred Jackson, 1 for 13 yards and 1 TD LA: Cullen Bryant, 7 for 47 yards; Preston Dennard, 6 for 96 yards and 1 TD; Drew Hill, 2 for 19 yards; Jewerl Thomas, 2 for 18 yards; Lydell Mitchell, 1 for 13 yards; Terry Nelson, 1 for 12 yards; Mike Guman, 1 for 8 yards
Kick returns:
ATL: Mike Smith, 3 for 58 yards LA: Drew Hill, 4 for 65 yards; Ivory Sully, 1 for 20 yards
Punt returns:
ATL: Kenny Johnson, 1 for 7 yards LA: LeRoy Irvin, 2 for 6 yards
Interceptions:
LA: Johnnie Johnson, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
ATL: John James, 5 for 195 yards LA: Frank Corral, 5 for 198 yards
Field Goals:
ATL: Tim Mazzetti, 1/2 LA: Frank Corral, 2/5


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