Sunday October 11, 1981
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 10/11/1981:



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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE149.8  (8)166.6  (24)316.4  (20)14
DEFENSE130.8  (18)140.0  (2)270.8  (3)14
OFFENSE133.4  (13)186.2  (18)319.6  (17)15
DEFENSE114.0  (6)222.8  (22)336.8  (14)18

Line: Falcons by 4

Team1234F
Los Angeles Rams (4-2-0)13771037
Atlanta Falcons (3-3-0)0217735

( 7- 0) LA LeRoy Irvin 75 yard punt return (Frank Corral kick) (10- 0) LA Frank Corral 25 yard field goal (13- 0) LA Frank Corral 37 yard field goal (13- 7) ATL William Andrews 25 yard rush (Mick Luckhurst kick) (13-14) ATL Junior Miller 11 yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Mick Luckhurst kick) (13-21) ATL Alfred Jenkins 23 yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Mick Luckhurst kick) (20-21) LA Henry Childs 1 yard pass from Jeff Rutledge (Frank Corral kick) (27-21) LA Drew Hill 36 yard pass from Jeff Rutledge (Frank Corral kick) (27-28) ATL Alfred Jackson 8 yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Mick Luckhurst kick) (27-35) ATL William Andrews 2 yard rush (Mick Luckhurst kick) (34-35) LA LeRoy Irvin 84 yard punt return (Frank Corral kick) (37-35) LA Frank Corral 25 yard field goal
                     LA              ATL
First Downs:         14              19
Rushes-yards:        33-87           33-152
Yards/rush:          2.6             4.6
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     14-31-188-1     17-38-214-2
Sacked-yards:        3-23            2-17
Net pass yards:      165             197
Net yards/pass:      4.9             4.9
Total net yards:     252             349
Total plays:         67 (49% run)    73 (45% run)  
Yards/play:          3.8             4.8
Fumbles-lost:        4-1             1-1
Turnovers:           2               3
Penalties-yards:     6-36            5-35

Attendance: 57,841

Passing:
LA: Jeff Rutledge, 11 of 20 for 130 yards and 2 TDs (1 int); Pat Haden, 3 of 10 for 58 yards; Frank Corral, 0 of 1 for 0 yards ATL: Steve Bartkowski, 17 of 38 for 214 yards and 3 TDs (2 int)
Rushing:
LA: Wendell Tyler, 14 for 48 yards; Cullen Bryant, 10 for 31 yards; Jeff Rutledge, 4 for -1 yards; Pat Haden, 2 for 14 yards; Preston Dennard, 2 for -8 yards; Mike Guman, 1 for 3 yards ATL: William Andrews, 21 for 119 yards and 2 TDs; Lynn Cain, 12 for 33 yards
Receiving:
LA: Preston Dennard, 4 for 84 yards; Henry Childs, 4 for 26 yards and 1 TD; Cullen Bryant, 3 for 30 yards; Wendell Tyler, 2 for 12 yards; Drew Hill, 1 for 36 yards and 1 TD ATL: Alfred Jackson, 4 for 47 yards and 1 TD; William Andrews, 4 for 35 yards; Wallace Francis, 3 for 59 yards; Junior Miller, 3 for 34 yards and 1 TD; Russ Mikeska, 2 for 16 yards; Alfred Jenkins, 1 for 23 yards and 1 TD
Kick returns:
LA: Drew Hill, 5 for 150 yards ATL: Reggie Smith, 7 for 156 yards
Punt returns:
LA: LeRoy Irvin, 6 for 207 yards; Drew Hill, 1 for 12 yards ATL: Scott Woerner, 5 for 63 yards
Interceptions:
LA: Rod Perry, 1 for 9 yards; Nolan Cromwell, 1 for 0 yards ATL: Bobby Butler, 1 for 8 yards
Punting:
LA: Frank Corral, 7 for 309 yards ATL: John James, 9 for 394 yards
Field Goals:
LA: Frank Corral, 3/3


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