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Detroit Lions 28 at Atlanta Falcons 43
Sunday, October 5, 1980
Stadium: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, Start Time: 1:00, Surface: grass,
Weather: 60 degrees, relative humidity 70%, wind 12 mph
Weather: 60 degrees, relative humidity 70%, wind 12 mph
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions (4-1-0) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 28 |
| Atlanta Falcons (3-2-0) | 17 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 43 |
Scoring
| DET | ATL | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Lions | Eddie Murray 43 yard field goal | 3 | 0 |
| Falcons | Frank Reed 16 yard blocked punt return (Tim Mazzetti kick) | 3 | 7 | |
| Falcons | Buddy Curry 30 yard fumble return (Tim Mazzetti kick) | 3 | 14 | |
| Falcons | Tim Mazzetti 26 yard field goal | 3 | 17 | |
| 2nd | Falcons | Alfred Jenkins 43 yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Tim Mazzetti kick) | 3 | 24 |
| Falcons | Joel Williams 42 yard fumble return (Tim Mazzetti kick) | 3 | 31 | |
| Falcons | Tim Mazzetti 33 yard field goal | 3 | 34 | |
| Lions | Eddie Murray 32 yard field goal | 6 | 34 | |
| 3rd | Falcons | Safety, Williams tackled Danielson in end zone | 6 | 36 |
| 4th | Lions | Freddie Scott 43 yard pass from Gary Danielson (Eddie Murray kick) | 13 | 36 |
| Falcons | William Andrews 11 yard rush (Tim Mazzetti kick) | 13 | 43 | |
| Lions | Leonard Thompson 79 yard pass from Gary Danielson (Eddie Murray kick) | 20 | 43 | |
| Lions | Freddie Scott 6 yard pass from Gary Danielson (kick failed) | 26 | 43 | |
| Lions | Safety, Cole tackled R. Smith in end zone | 28 | 43 |
Team Stats
| DET | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 17 | 19 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 27-72-0 | 36-191-1 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 23-36-348-3-1 | 11-22-183-1-2 |
| Sacked-yards | 5-50 | 2-9 |
| Net pass yards | 298 | 174 |
| Total yards | 370 | 365 |
| Fumbles-lost | 5-3 | 1-0 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 2 |
| Penalties-yards | 7-63 | 9-118 |
Passing, Rushing, & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Gary Danielson | DET | 23 | 36 | 348 | 3 | 1 | 79 | 5 | 28 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Leonard Thompson | DET | 3 | 129 | 1 | 79 | ||||||||||
| Freddie Scott | DET | 5 | 107 | 2 | 43 | ||||||||||
| Jesse Thompson | DET | 3 | 40 | 0 | 16 | ||||||||||
| Dexter Bussey | DET | 5 | 18 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 10 | ||||||
| David Hill | DET | 3 | 29 | 0 | 16 | ||||||||||
| Horace King | DET | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 8 | ||||||
| Billy Sims | DET | 14 | 21 | 0 | 8 | 2 | -5 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Rick Kane | DET | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 8 | ||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Steve Bartkowski | ATL | 11 | 22 | 183 | 1 | 2 | 43 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 11 | ||||
| Lynn Cain | ATL | 21 | 102 | 0 | 13 | ||||||||||
| William Andrews | ATL | 13 | 78 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17 | ||||||
| Alfred Jenkins | ATL | 3 | 66 | 1 | 43 | ||||||||||
| Junior Miller | ATL | 4 | 54 | 0 | 34 | ||||||||||
| Wallace Francis | ATL | 3 | 46 | 0 | 23 | ||||||||||
Defense & Returns
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| John Arnold | DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 124 | 17.7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Ken Callicutt | DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Ray Oldham | DET | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Walt Williams | DET | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Tom Pridemore | ATL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Reggie Smith | ATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 37 | 9.3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Kicking & Punting
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Eddie Murray | DET | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tom Skladany | DET | 5 | 213 | 42.6 | 0 | ||||
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| John James | ATL | 4 | 163 | 40.8 | 0 | ||||
| Tim Mazzetti | ATL | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |