Sunday December 6, 1981
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 12/06/1981:



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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE124.2  (17)238.2  (5)362.4  (10)37
DEFENSE98.3  (1)226.9  (22)325.2  (11)39
OFFENSE109.2  (25)203.1  (15)312.3  (22)24
DEFENSE137.1  (20)182.5  (6)319.5  (8)38

Line: Falcons by 3

Team1234F
Atlanta Falcons (7-7-0)367723
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (8-6-0)773724

( 3- 0) ATL Mick Luckhurst 38 yard field goal ( 3- 7) TB Jerry Eckwood 1 yard rush (Bill Capece kick) ( 6- 7) ATL Mick Luckhurst 44 yard field goal ( 6-14) TB Jimmie Giles 38 yard pass from Doug Williams (Bill Capece kick) ( 9-14) ATL Mick Luckhurst 32 yard field goal (16-14) ATL William Andrews 8 yard rush (Mick Luckhurst kick) (16-17) TB Bill Capece 42 yard field goal (23-17) ATL William Andrews 2 yard rush (Mick Luckhurst kick) (23-24) TB Kevin House 71 yard pass from Doug Williams (Bill Capece kick)
                     ATL             TB
First Downs:         23              22
Rushes-yards:        27-137          28-93
Yards/rush:          5.1             3.3
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     24-34-237-1     19-29-336-0
Sacked-yards:        1-1             1-9
Net pass yards:      236             327
Net yards/pass:      6.7             10.9
Total net yards:     373             420
Total plays:         62 (43% run)    58 (48% run)  
Yards/play:          6.0             7.2
Fumbles-lost:        0-0             1-1
Turnovers:           1               1
Penalties-yards:     6-50            6-49

Attendance: 69,221

Passing:
ATL: Steve Bartkowski, 24 of 34 for 237 yards (1 int) TB: Doug Williams, 19 of 29 for 336 yards and 2 TDs
Rushing:
ATL: William Andrews, 17 for 80 yards and 2 TDs; Lynn Cain, 10 for 57 yards TB: Jerry Eckwood, 11 for 54 yards and 1 TD; James Wilder, 7 for 16 yards; James Owens, 7 for 15 yards; Doug Williams, 2 for 1 yard; Theo Bell, 1 for 7 yards
Receiving:
ATL: William Andrews, 13 for 98 yards; Alfred Jenkins, 6 for 96 yards; Alfred Jackson, 1 for 13 yards; Junior Miller, 1 for 10 yards; Wallace Francis, 1 for 10 yards; James Mayberry, 1 for 6 yards; Lynn Cain, 1 for 4 yards TB: James Wilder, 6 for 96 yards; Kevin House, 5 for 126 yards and 1 TD; Jimmie Giles, 3 for 62 yards and 1 TD; Theo Bell, 3 for 33 yards; Jerry Eckwood, 2 for 19 yards
Kick returns:
ATL: Reggie Smith, 5 for 116 yards TB: John Holt, 4 for 78 yards
Punt returns:
ATL: Tom Pridemore, 1 for 0 yards; Scott Woerner, 1 for 0 yards TB: John Holt, 2 for 7 yards
Interceptions:
TB: Cedric Brown, 1 for 1 yard
Punting:
ATL: John James, 3 for 134 yards TB: Larry Swider, 3 for 117 yards
Field Goals:
ATL: Mick Luckhurst, 3/4 TB: Bill Capece, 1/2


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