Atlanta Falcons 31 at Houston Oilers 27
Sunday, November 29, 1981
Atlanta Falcons 31, Houston Oilers 27
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final |
| Atlanta Falcons (7-6-0) | 10 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 31 |
| Houston Oilers (5-8-0) | 0 | 13 | 0 | 14 | 27 |
| | ATL | HOU |
| ATL | William Andrews 3 yard rush (Mick Luckhurst kick) | 7 | 0 |
| ATL | Mick Luckhurst 36 yard field goal | 10 | 0 |
| HOU | Mike Holston 15 yard pass from Ken Stabler (kick failed) | 10 | 6 |
| ATL | Alfred Jackson 43 yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Mick Luckhurst kick) | 17 | 6 |
| ATL | Alfred Jenkins 42 yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Mick Luckhurst kick) | 24 | 6 |
| HOU | Dave Casper 15 yard pass from Ken Stabler (Toni Fritsch kick) | 24 | 13 |
| ATL | Alfred Jackson 0 yard fumble return (Mick Luckhurst kick) | 31 | 13 |
| HOU | Earl Campbell 18 yard rush (Toni Fritsch kick) | 31 | 20 |
| HOU | Adger Armstrong 3 yard pass from Gifford Nielsen (Toni Fritsch kick) | 31 | 27 |
| ATL | HOU |
| First downs | 18 | 23 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 33-111-1 | 20-83-1 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 18-25-371-2-1 | 25-48-245-3-3 |
| Sacked-yards | 3-23 | 1-10 |
| Net pass yards | 348 | 235 |
| Total yards | 459 | 318 |
| Fumbles-lost | 2-1 | 1-0 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 3 |
| Penalties-yards | 5-35 | 1-10 |