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Week 5
1979
1979 gms
Redskins 16
@Falcons 7		 Buccaneers 17
@Bears 13		 Bills 31
@Colts 13		 Cowboys 38
Bengals 13		 Vikings 13
@Lions 10		 Saints 24
Giants 14		 Jets 33
Dolphins 27		 Oilers 31
Browns 10
Eagles 17
Steelers 14		 Raiders 27
Broncos 3		 Rams 21
Cardinals 0		 Chargers 31
49ers 9		 Chiefs 24
@Seahawks 6		 Mon:Packers 27
Patriots 14

Washington Redskins 16 at Atlanta Falcons 7

Sunday, September 30, 1979
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Washington Redskins (4-1-0)3103016
Atlanta Falcons (2-3-0)70007

Game Info
Stadium Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Start Time 1:00pm
Surface grass
Weather 72 degrees, relative humidity 79%, wind 8 mph
Vegas Line Atlanta Falcons -3.0
Over/Under 37.0 (under)

Scoring

Team Stats

Passing, Rushing, & Receiving

Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Danny Buggs WAS 10 134 0 41
Joe Theismann WAS 19 26 233 0 1 41 6 6 0 0
Clarence Harmon WAS 5 25 0 14 2 36 0 28
John Riggins WAS 18 56 1 11 1 4 0 4
Buddy Hardeman WAS 5 26 0 11 2 9 0 9
John McDaniel WAS 2 30 0 22
Benny Malone WAS 14 18 0 5
Don Warren WAS 1 14 0 14
Jean Fugett WAS 1 6 0 6
Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
William Andrews ATL 15 59 1 10
Wallace Francis ATL 2 53 0 35
Steve Bartkowski ATL 6 26 105 0 3 35
Lynn Cain ATL 3 39 0 15
Alfred Jenkins ATL 1 13 0 13
Bubba Bean ATL 7 11 0 5

Defense & Returns

Def Interceptions Fumbles Kick Returns Punt Returns
Tm Sk Int Yds TD Lng FR Yds TD Rt Yds Y/Rt TD Lng Ret Yds Y/R TD Lng
Buddy Hardeman WAS 0 0 0 0 2 1 0.5 0 0
Joe Lavender WAS 2 43 0 0
Lemar Parrish WAS 1 0 0 0
Lonnie Perrin WAS 0 0 0 0 2 55 27.5 0 0
Def Interceptions Fumbles Kick Returns Punt Returns
Tm Sk Int Yds TD Lng FR Yds TD Rt Yds Y/Rt TD Lng Ret Yds Y/R TD Lng
Lynn Cain ATL 0 0 0 0 2 28 14.0 0 0
Dennis Pearson ATL 0 0 0 0 3 47 15.7 0 0
Frank Reed ATL 1 0 0 0

Kicking & Punting

PAT FG Punting
Tm XPM XPA FGM FGA Pnt Yds Y/P Lng
Mike Bragg WAS 2 84 42.0 0
Mark Moseley WAS 1 1 3 4 0 0 0
PAT FG Punting
Tm XPM XPA FGM FGA Pnt Yds Y/P Lng
John James ATL 6 225 37.5 0